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• over the past couple of months to produce a bill that we can present to our colleagues on the House floor
• I'm proud of the work of this committee and look forward to bringing this bill to the floor for consideration
• Thank you for your consideration. OK, members, any questions for Ms. Crockett?
• Thank you for your time and consideration. I'm available to answer any questions you see fit.
• So we urge your consideration of the riders I described.

Bills: SB1 , HB500 , SB 1

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

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• We are now at privileges of the floor. There are none. Messages from the floor. There are none.
• So listen to the floor managers.
• So hopefully the opposition will take this into consideration.
• I will not be supporting it on the floor today.
• Our next floor session is tomorrow morning, May 28th at 9 a.m.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through confirmations and floor legislation. Three California Housing Finance Agency and State Mining and Geology Board appointments were confirmed unanimously. The chamber then took up several policy bills, with debate often focusing on housing, public safety, energy, and local government impacts. Among the major measures, SB 1173 on lesser related offense jury instructions passed after supporters argued it would give judges limited discretion and improve fairness, while opponents warned it could create inconsistency. SB 1354, barring out-of-state military or law enforcement activity in California without the Governor’s permission, passed despite objections that it conflicted with federal commander-in-chief authority. SB 1090, the Altadena disaster-speculation bill, passed to restrict unsolicited purchase offers in fire-affected areas, and SB 966 passed to preserve refinery worker safety participation rights. SB 1256, a local housing/land-use bill, passed unanimously after discussion of fire-safety concerns and ongoing amendments. The Senate also approved SB 865 on music festivals, SB 866 on homelessness planning and regional coordination for jurisdictions not receiving HAP funds, SB 938 on peace officer training requirements for certain immigration-enforcement-related applicants after the author committed to major amendments, SB 1359 on natural gas planning to reduce ratepayer costs, SB 923 on privacy rights under the CCPA, SB 1098 on utility memorandum and balancing accounts, SB 1010 on refrigerant recovery for cooling appliances, SB 937 on restricting flashbang use in crowd control and immigration enforcement, SB 1082 on inter-district pupil transfers, and SB 1087 on modernizing regional transportation planning. Several bills drew split votes and pointed debate over mandates, taxes, local control, and regulatory certainty, but most ultimately passed.

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• Where we do have some consideration is with regard to how long it takes for them to then go through and
• Where we do have some consideration is with regard to how long it takes for them to then go through and
• The floor is yours again, Chief Deputy Smith. Go ahead and proceed with your presentation.
• You have the floor? Legislative Audit. I just wanted to make sure I make a comment here.
• "Hearing none, seeing none, the floor is back to you, Chief Deputy Smith.

Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its May 21, 2026 meeting by voice vote. It then received an update from the State Controller’s Office on a pilot deadline change for local government financial reporting, which moved the submission date to July 1. Staff reported that most of the roughly 1,300 expected submissions were received by that date, survey feedback was largely positive, and cities and counties generally supported the change, though some confusion remained about audit timing. Members also reviewed a new automation tool that reads uploaded financial documents and populates reports automatically. The Controller’s Office said the tool is working well for most smaller entities and has improved compliance tracking, but still needs refinement for more complex filings. Committee members asked whether the tool is visible to filers and were told it currently operates on the state’s side only. The main discussion focused on possible statutory changes to make the July 1 deadline permanent and to move audit-report language from one section of statute to another so audits would be reported through the same system and the State Controller would have clearer enforcement authority. Committee members generally supported exploring the change, but Legislative Audit staff cautioned that a hard July 1 audit deadline could conflict with federal single-audit requirements for some entities. The committee did not take a formal vote, but members agreed to work with LSO and stakeholders on draft language before the next meeting, scheduled for November 18 at 10:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Floor session is now convening. The House will come to order without objection.
• Members' guests will be granted privileges of the floor.
• They're here to testify in our Military Affairs Committee today after floor about some of the issues
• With your permission, my seat and I would like to introduce some guests on the floor. Thank you.
• Chairman, the Committee on the Committee on the Consideration of HB 2074 respectfully recommends bill

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• The first bill under consideration for proposed amendment is House Bill 1541.
• consideration for proposed amendment is House Bill 1143.
• Returning to the sixth order of business, consideration of proposed amendments, the next bill under consideration
• The next bill under consideration for final passage is House Bill 1283.
• consideration will be Senate Bill 2117.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call showing 46 members present. It then took up multiple House messages and amendments, appointing conference committees on several measures, including SB 2007, SCR 4007, SB 2374, SB 233, and House bills 1029, 1218, and 1022. The chamber also considered a series of House bills on the sixth and 14th orders, often adopting committee amendments before final passage or, in some cases, rejecting the bill outright. Among the major policy items, the Senate passed HB 1524 on regional planning council grants, HB 1143 increasing a food bank appropriation to $10 million, HB 1126 modernizing cosmetology licensing and inspections, HB 1542 making student applications for admission exempt records, HB 1613 regulating law enforcement use of robots, HB 1582 directing a study on false reports and accusations, HB 1214 revising school transportation funding, HB 1448 creating a study on advanced technologies, HB 1280 on drainage project voting rules, HB 1499 protecting records related to federal judges, and several Senate bills returned from the House, including SB 2221, SB 2117, SB 2198, SB 2120, and SB 2214. The Senate also adopted amendments to HB 1541 on septic systems before rejecting it on final passage. Several high-profile bills failed after debate. HB 1566, dealing with kratom regulation, saw an amendment to convert it to a study fail on a 21-25 vote, after which the chamber laid the bill over for one legislative day rather than take final action. HB 1283, which would have eliminated cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams in the state employee plan, was defeated 22-24 after extensive debate over cost, precedent, and insurance impacts. HB 1527, requiring Holocaust education in statute, also failed 22-24, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the subject and opponents arguing curriculum belongs in standards rather than statute. The Senate adjourned after announcements, scheduling its next meeting for Monday, April 14, 2025.

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• Would someone like to move the committee substitute for consideration?
• Move the committee substitute for consideration. Okay. Representative Dixon, whenever you're ready.
• This goes to the House floor, I believe, next.
• unanimously, they're probably not going to be heard on the floor.
• unanimously, they're probably not going to be heard on the floor.

Summary: The House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee met on February 3 and first took up House Bill 153, the Low Carbon Construction Material Rebate Act, with a committee substitute that added an Environmental Product Declaration program and shifted administration to the Environment Department. Sponsor Representative Dixon said the bill would create rebates for buyers of lower-carbon construction materials, support local manufacturers, and reduce industrial emissions. Support came from the New Mexico Home Builders Association, Sierra Club, and the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. Some members questioned whether the bill would actually lower housing costs or instead create future price pressure once subsidies expire, and raised concerns about rulemaking and whether some materials would be incentivized even without state help. The committee voted 7-4 to do pass the committee substitute and do not pass the original bill. The committee then heard House Bill 154, which would broaden and decouple New Mexico’s advanced energy tax credit definitions from federal law and add fusion energy and related components as eligible advanced energy products. Representative Dixon said the change would give the state more flexibility to include emerging technologies while keeping the existing credit structure and cap intact. The Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, a Santa Fe fusion company, a Los Lunas economic development official, and an online fusion company all testified in support, arguing the bill would provide certainty, attract investment, and help build a local supply chain. One member suggested future consideration of nuclear fission, while another questioned whether some renewable technologies were still appropriate, but the committee ultimately voted 9-2 to do pass HB 154. House Bill 184, a technical fix to the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund, was then presented by Representative Small. The amendment adopted by the committee delayed the three-year moving average for distributions by one year and extended the time to use funds from two years to three years, with the sponsor saying this would better reflect the fund’s growth and give projects more time to complete. Witnesses from Western Resource Advocates, conservation districts, and Conservation Voters New Mexico supported the measure, saying it would strengthen successful outdoor, watershed, and conservation programs. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill unanimously. Finally, the committee heard House Memorial 20, which would create a study group to examine barriers to renewable energy transmission and project development. The sponsor said the goal was to bring agencies, stakeholders, and possibly courts together to identify ways to speed up renewable infrastructure while preserving environmental review and public input. Sierra Club, Western Resource Advocates, Defenders of Wildlife, and the League of Women Voters supported the memorial, but several members said it should be broadened to include all energy infrastructure or more clearly address transmission, permitting, tribal, federal, and military coordination. In response to those concerns, the sponsor asked to roll the memorial for further discussion and possible revisions rather than advancing it that day.

Transcript Highlights:

• The floor is now open for public testimony on Senate Bill 611.
• So we're. recovering from the floor earlier, but thank you for the opportunity.
• We'll have a bill coming to the floor soon for K-12. well.
• The floor is now open for testimony on Senate Bill 1206. 801 Solon and Melanie Wolfe.
• Chairman and members, for your consideration. Thank you very much.

Bills: SB207 , SB611 , SB920 , SB1174 , SB1207 , SB1325 , SB1396 , SB1551 , SB1619

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

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• So thanks again for your patience and consideration, and I would appreciate your favorable consideration
• Our family has owned land next to the plot of land that is under consideration for a cemetery in Mr.
• I appreciate your favorable consideration, and I close. Thank you so much for your testimony.
• I actually did a study myself of going from the third floor to the ground floor in both a single-stair
• Happy to add that in a committee sub or floor. Happy to work with your office on that.

Bills: HB447 , HB897 , HB993 , HB2673 , HB3671 , HB3680 , HB3897 , HB4506 , HB4753 , HB4812 , HB4894 , HB5148 , HB5437 , HB5650 , HB5652 , HB5654 , HB5656 , HB5661 , HB5665

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

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• So, uh, we have a motion on the floor. That's it, and we need to take care of this motion first.
• There is a motion on the floor right now, and I'm not going to pull the motion back.
• There is a motion on the floor right now, and I'm not going to pull the motion back.
• The motion is on the floor for ITL 703. No further discussion from the committee.
• The motion is on the floor for ITL 703. Madam Clerk: Representative Spills Barry, yes.

Summary: The committee first took up HB 112, which would require students in the University and Community College systems to pass the U.S. citizenship civics naturalization test. A motion was made to retain the bill, and the committee voted unanimously to retain it, resulting in no report. HB 510, dealing with due process rights for students, student organizations, and faculty in higher education disciplinary proceedings, was passed over for a later meeting so the University and Community College systems could meet with the committee. The committee then discussed HB 659, creating a college graduate retention incentive program, but retained it without further debate after noting the prime sponsor was unavailable. HB 770, concerning tuition credits for community service, was also held for later in the day because an amendment was expected. The most extensive discussion centered on HB 583, which would have the state participate in Medicaid direct certification for free and reduced-price school meals. Supporters argued it would identify more eligible students, reduce paperwork, improve accuracy in school funding formulas, and bring in additional federal child care scholarship money; opponents argued it would significantly affect school funding calculations and should be delayed. The committee rejected the amendment by a 10-8 vote and then voted 10-8 to retain the bill, with a majority report and minority report to follow. HB 646, requiring school districts to establish an online application for free and reduced-price meal participation, was also debated. One member said many districts already do this voluntarily and that the bill was unnecessary; another proposed an amendment to convert the mandate into a grant program to offset startup costs, but the committee proceeded on the underlying motion and voted 10-8 to retain the bill, with a majority report and a minority OTP report. HB 665, concerning eligibility for the free school meals program, was then retained by an 11-3 vote. Finally, the committee began work on HB 703, which would prohibit school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid balances and appropriate funds for that purpose. An amendment was explained that would remove state payment of district meal debt and instead require district policies against shaming or bullying students and allow voluntary donations to reduce debt. After discussion, a motion was made to ITL the bill, with the sponsor saying constituents opposed subsidizing the program and wanted districts to retain collection tools; further debate was underway when the transcript ended.

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• Ma'am, the floor is yours. You are recognized. Thank you, Mr.
• Ma'am, you are recognized and have the floor.
• Ma'am, the floor is yours. You're recognized. Thanks. Thank you, Mr.
• The floor is yours. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon.
• Ma'am, you are recognized and you have the floor. Thank you, Chief.

Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee heard and advanced a series of bills on inmate medical billing, court-order transmission, animal abandonment during disasters, first responder peer support, firearm purchase waiting periods, capital felony aggravators, domestic violence protections, boating safety, restitution for leaving the scene of a crash, xylazine trafficking, and offenses against law enforcement officers. Testimony was generally supportive across the agenda, with some opposition or caution raised on the xylazine bill, the boating safety bill, and parts of the law-enforcement-officer bill. Several measures were presented as responses to specific tragedies, including the Martin County jail medical billing bill, the Baker Act transmission bill, Trooper’s Law for restrained dogs, the Jason Rayner Act, and Lucy’s Law. HB 407 would cap certain emergency medical charges for Martin County jail inmates at 110% of Medicare rates, mirroring Department of Corrections practice; it passed 15-0. HB 513 would require faster electronic transmission of certain court orders, including Baker Act orders, to law enforcement within six hours; it passed 15-0. HB 205, Trooper’s Law, creates a third-degree felony for abandoning a restrained dog during a natural disaster; it passed 15-0. HB 421, as amended, expands peer support for first responders to certain support personnel involved in crime scene work or evidence handling; it passed 16-0. PCS for HB 383 would let law enforcement, correctional officers, correctional probation officers, and active military service members bypass the three-day handgun waiting period without a concealed carry permit; it passed 18-0. HB 693 adds an aggravating factor in capital cases when the victim was gathered with others for a school, religious, or public government meeting; it passed 17-1 after opposition testimony from Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. PCS for HB 19 and HB 41, the Haven Act, would expand domestic and dating violence protections, including a feasibility study for a web-based 911 alert system and confidentiality/public-records protections for victims; both passed 18-0. PCS for HB 289, Lucy’s Law, would align boating penalties with driving offenses and expand boating safety card requirements; it passed 18-0 despite concerns from one witness that the bill should go further. HB 479 would allow courts to order restitution in leaving-the-scene property-damage cases; an amendment changing mandatory to discretionary restitution was adopted, and the bill passed 18-0. PCS for HB 57 would regulate xylazine, add trafficking penalties, and include veterinary-use exceptions; it passed 17-0 after one witness opposed mandatory minimums. HB 175, the Jason Rayner Act, clarifies that officers are protected when acting within the scope of their duties and adds manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses requiring life imprisonment; it passed 17-0 after debate over self-defense and unlawful police conduct.

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• And thank you for your consideration this afternoon. I respectfully request your aye vote.
• The motion is due pass to the Assembly Floor.
• File item number three, SB 1154, the motion is due pass to the Assembly Floor. Fong: Aye.
• Thank you for your time and your consideration. Thank you so much, and welcome. Okay.
• We just celebrated unanimously a floor presentation for LGBT pride. Things have changed so much.

Committee: House Higher Education

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• We want to make sure that the public has every opportunity to add their input as well for our consideration
• We want to make sure that the public has every opportunity to add their input as well for our consideration
• Has that ever been a consideration that you've talked about in the Senate?
• </c> Senator Fate if you had considerations Senator Fate if you had considerations of<00:45:30.079><c
• ><c> talked</c><00:45:42.160><c> about</c> consideration that you've talked about consideration that

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• and to use the floor leader's mic?
• A lot of times we do entourages on the floor, we introduce people on the floor.
• Floor Leader.
• Floor Leader.
• Floor Leader.

Bills: SR31 , SB2060 , SB2184 , HB1371 , HB1411 , HB1933 , HB2361 , HB2398 , HB2893 , HB3006 , HB3044 , HB3127 , HB3322 , HB3147 , HB1276 , HB3472 , HB3522 , HB3704 , HB4303 , HB4319

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and spent much of the day on recognitions and special presentations, including Capitol Cowboy Day honoring Oklahoma State University, the Doctor and Nurse of the Day, Miss Oklahoma Teen Taylor Meeks, military families for Purple Up for Military Kids Day, and several visiting groups in the galleries. During the OSU presentation, university leaders highlighted OSU’s agricultural research and asked for support for an upcoming agronomy research bill, and Coach Eric Morris was welcomed as the new head football coach. The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 31, designating April 15 as Purple Up for Military Kids Day in Oklahoma, which was presented with remarks about the sacrifices of military children and families and the significance of wearing purple. The Senate also advanced and passed several measures, including bills dealing with duplicate statutory sections and statutory interpretation, a negotiated oil and gas bill, the True Grit Trail, nitric oxide sales to minors, foster care and juvenile transition documents, a paraprofessional certification change, an Indian education council sunset extension, veterans’ tax refund donations, a Route 66 specialty license plate, cell phone restrictions in K-12 classrooms, tire pyrolysis funding, ABLE Commission reporting, scholarship-granting organization tax credits, municipal ordinance publication deadlines, and agency rule authority and review. Most bills were advanced without objection and passed by wide margins, with a few closer votes on House Bill 2398, House Bill 3127, House Bill 3704, and House Bill 1276. House Bill 1276, extending the classroom cell phone prohibition, drew the most debate, with supporters citing improved student focus and classroom interaction and one member raising local control concerns before voting yes. House Bill 3704, concerning participation in a federal tax credit for scholarship-granting organizations, prompted questions about double-dipping on tax benefits and state sovereignty, but it ultimately passed 38-8. The Senate then announced a Technology and Telecommunications meeting for the next morning and adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 16.

Transcript Highlights:

• I see Senator Kelly Duner is with us, so Senator Duner, if you want to come on up and testify, the floor
• The floor is yours. Go right ahead. Okay, thank you.
• Thank you for your time and consideration. Thank you for your testimony. Any questions, comments?
• The floor is yours. Thank you. I'm just going to take a few minutes to speak to you this morning.
• The floor is yours. Thank you. I'm just going to take a few minutes to speak to you this morning.

Bills: S2732 , S2738 , S2739

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: healthcare, direct primary care, insurance, referrals, network providers, payment denial, insurance costs, manufactured homes, homeowners insurance, affordability, state regulations, insurance market, consumer protection, mobile homes, firefighting, water supply, cistern program, rural areas, urban interface, state funding

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• So if I’m the tiniest college, I’m going to get the most consideration.
• If I’m just below the average, I’ll get a little bit of consideration, but not as much as that tiniest
• So if I'm the tiniest college, I'm going to get the most consideration.
• If I'm just below the average, I'll get a little bit of consideration, but not as much as that tiniest
• But it is a variety of sizes of institutions that are in that below the floor.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Summary: The Appropriations Committee for Higher Education met to review Florida’s workforce and Florida College System funding models as part of budget planning. Chair Harrell opened by emphasizing the state’s growing focus on technical education and workforce pathways, and the committee first heard from Tara Goodman of the Department of Education on district workforce education. Goodman explained the programs funded through district workforce dollars, including career certificates, applied technology diplomas, registered apprenticeship, and adult general education, and described the model’s reliance on lagged enrollment, program cost weights, local tuition offsets, and supplemental factors such as disability services, GED testing, and minimum funding for small rural districts. She also noted federal support through Perkins and WIOA and said the model is used to determine unmet need and guide appropriations. In response to questions, she said health care programs are generally among the higher-cost offerings and may be supplemented by pipeline funds. The committee then heard from Kathy Hebda, Chancellor of the Florida College System, on the college system’s funding model. Hebda described the main funding sources, including the program fund, student success incentive funds, pipeline funds, tuition and fees, and performance-based incentives, and explained that the current model was developed by the 28 college presidents under legislative direction. She said the model uses a three-year average FTE, weights workforce enrollment more heavily than non-workforce enrollment, gives significant weight to completions, includes a small-college factor and regional cost differentials, and also provides targeted funding to bring colleges up to a floor based on per-FTE funding. Senators asked about colleges below the target, cost differences among programs, faculty salaries, and health insurance costs; Hebda said the model is meant to provide flexible operating dollars that colleges can use for those expenses, but specific salary and benefit decisions are left to the institutions. Seminole State College President Georgia Lorenz also testified in support of the college funding model, saying it holds institutions accountable for enrollment and completions, can be adjusted to reflect state priorities like workforce, and addresses differences in size and regional costs. No bills were voted on, and the committee adjourned after brief closing remarks thanking Seminole State College and the presenters.

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• And that's what we took into consideration when we passed it out of fiscal review.
• Speaker, I've listened to the debate going here on the floor.
• We need to be honest about the comparisons that have been made on this floor.
• Lies are being told on this floor.
• We're going to third read it and finally pass it here on the floor today.

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• Moving to privilege of the floor, we have none at this time.
• Moving on to consideration of the daily file, the second reading file, the Secretary will read.
• of your guests on the floor and in the gallery.
• Our next floor session is scheduled for Monday, March 23rd at 2:30 p.m.
• Our next floor session is scheduled for Monday, March 23rd at 2.30 p.m.

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• </c> willing to work with me on floor willing to work with me on floor amendment<00:16:45.199><c> uh<
• If it comes back to the floor in the state, she will be voting against it.
• If it comes back to the floor in the state, she will be voting against it.
• Thank you. ...that could be considered on the floor.
• Uh, that concludes the four bills we had under consideration on the calendar for today.

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:57:06.639><c> All</c> consideration of Senate Bill 82. All consideration of Senate Bill 82.
• It was amended on the House floor.
• So appreciate that language in the amendment. floor again. So, not from a lack of floor again.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Floor is yours, Senator. Listen. &gt;&gt; Floor is yours, Senator. Listen.
• &gt;&gt; Floor<03:13:54.399><c> is</c><03:13:54.560><c> yours.</c> &gt;&gt; Floor is yours.

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• The report would be more complete and capture relevant data while still allowing full consideration of
• And I'm committed to make sure that we try to get to a landing place before it gets to the floor.
• Thank you for your time and consideration.
• And I ask that you please support SB 381 and send it off of suspense to the floor.
• Thank you so much for all your time and consideration. Thank you.

Committee: House Appropriations