Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 132.
• Chair lays out House Bill 4739.
• Leave the bill pending. Senator Johnson. House Bill 3805.
• House Bill 431 would expand the language in House Bill 362 that was passed back in the 85th session to
• House Bill 431 would expand the language in House Bill 362 that was passed back in the 85th session to

Bills: HB431 , HB1522 , HB1922 , HB2467 , HB2468 , HB3228 , HB3229 , HB3306 , HB3803 , HB3804 , HB3805 , HB3806 , HB4219 , HB4238 , HB4344 , HB4386 , HB4739

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several House bills without opposition, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061. Each was moved out of committee with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard HB 3306, which would extend existing construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management work for electric utilities and transmission and distribution utilities. The sponsor said the bill would reduce litigation and insurance costs for ratepayers, while construction industry witnesses argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity in a way Texas law has generally prohibited since 2011. HB 3306 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill to repeal an outdated Finance Code provision requiring remittance of a portion of certain delinquency charges to the state, and HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all Department of Banking-requested cleanup bills dealing with confidentiality and supervision rules for perpetual care funds, state banks, and trust companies. Those bills were briefly explained and left pending without testimony. HB 4219, aimed at improving Public Information Act compliance by requiring timely notice when records do not exist or are being withheld, allowing complaints to the Attorney General, and imposing training and fee consequences for noncompliance, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst and was also left pending. The committee then heard HB 4238 on coerced debt and identity theft. The sponsor explained that the committee substitute narrows the bill to court-ordered findings of identity theft/coerced debt, gives collectors seven business days to stop collection activity, and removes a section to avoid litigation over court orders. A law professor and a family violence advocate testified in strong support, describing coerced debt as a barrier for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors trying to rebuild credit and access housing, jobs, and utilities. The bill was left pending. HB 1522, which would require local governments to post meeting notices three business days in advance and make budget materials more accessible online and in physical form, also drew support, though a school business officials representative raised concerns about the timing language, proposed-budget wording, and taxpayer impact statements for school districts; the bill was left pending after discussion. Later, the committee heard additional pending bills, including a PUC background-check bill that would expand the commission’s authority to check current employees and contractors and obtain FBI criminal history information, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending HOA solar-panel protections to solar tiles, and HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance and recycler solvency. HB 3228 received support from a Sierra Club witness who said recycling and disposal plans are needed for end-of-life renewable energy equipment, and HB 3229 was described as requiring recyclers to show financial resources at 125 percent through a letter of credit or bond. These bills were heard and left pending.

Transcript Highlights:

• For example, New Mexico did pass House Bill 33 back in 2023.
• Today, I will talk about Senate Bill 3, the Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act.
• We will talk about some of the crisis funding that's available through Senate Bill 3 as well.
• Okay, now to talk about the fun stuff of Senate Bill 3: Key Milestones and Accomplishments.
• I'm sure you know all about Senate Bill 3. This was legislation that was passed in January.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• number 47, House Bill 4072.
• I declare House Bill 4031 to have passed. Agenda item number 26. House Bill 4037.
• Members, House Bill 4037.
• I declare House Bill 4037 to have passed. Now agenda item number 31. House Bill 4043.
• We'll go to House Bill 4036. That's number 25. Before. We'll go to House Bill 4036.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of appropriations and budget bills, with most of the early action focused on retirement cost-of-living adjustments. Senate Bills 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148, and 1149 all advanced, covering COLAs for retired teachers, public employees, police, judges, and a special “tweener” group of police and fire retirees. Members questioned the actuarial impacts, funded ratios, and timing of the apportionment changes, and the author explained that the retirement bills were based on TRS or system actuarial estimates and that the 2036 apportionment cutoff could be revisited by future legislatures. SB 1149 was described as a one-time $25,000 payment for a limited group of older retirees, with estimated costs of $3.5 million for police and $5.8 million for fire. Most of these retirement measures passed on votes of 23-24 ayes with one nay. The committee also considered House Bill 4071, creating the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program to match the federal “Trump accounts” with up to $250 per eligible child, capped at $12.5 million. Democrats criticized it as a poor use of funds and objected to the federal program’s uncertainty and the emergency clause; the bill passed 17-8. House Bill 4072 created a taxpayer endowment trust fund by moving $200 million from the Revenue Stabilization Fund and redirecting a portion of future gross production tax overages into the new fund until it reaches $1 billion, after which it would generate future revenue streams. Members raised concerns about investment risk, oversight, and whether the fund was a “shell game,” but it passed 18-6. Several agency budget and limit bills were also approved, including HB 4057 for $25 million to expand the Bureau of Narcotics headquarters, SB 1158 for $252,000 to fund medication for minors in custody, SB 1164 for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse with $1.2 million in new appropriations plus $5.97 million for the 988 revolving fund, and HB 4040 for the Department of Health rural health transformation cash-flow needs tied to federal reimbursement. The committee also passed HB 4051 on FMAP preservation, SB 1161 for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, SB 1162 for the State Department of Health, and SB 1163 for DHS, where the largest discussion centered on avoiding an Advantage waiver waitlist, SNAP administrative costs, and child abuse multidisciplinary care centers. Most of these bills passed with little or no debate, though some drew questions about federal matching dollars and reporting requirements. Education-related items were also approved, including HB 4030, the State Department of Education budget limits bill, which maintained prior-year funding for textbooks, early intervention, literacy coaching, school security, and other line items; HB 4044 for OEQA’s growth-based teacher compensation and NBCT stipends; HB 4065 for school security funding at the School of Science and Math; HB 4067 for the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf; and HB 4038 directing $5 million of ODOT FY27 appropriations to the eight-year work plan. The committee also advanced HB 4046, which directs funding to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, Aviation Revolving Fund for projects including McAlester, Fort Sill, Altus, and Enid, with members questioning why additional money was needed so soon after prior appropriations. Throughout the meeting, most measures were reported as passed by wide margins, with a few dissenting votes on bills viewed as controversial or as reallocating funds away from other priorities.

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• We House Environment on a vote of 8-3-0.

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• That's basically the bill.
• So that's the bill.
• So that's the bill.
• this bill does that.
• Move the bill. The bill has been moved. Would you like to close?

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• House bills and resolutions.
• Second reading of House bills. The next bill up for consideration is House Bill 1181. Mr.
• In 2023, House Bill 1522...
• Second reading of House bills. The next bill for consideration is House Bill 1417.
• Second reading of House bills. The next bill for consideration is House Bill 1417. Mr. Secretary.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call, then approved journal corrections and moved to elect Senator Kyle Davison as President Pro Tem. Davison was nominated, elected by unanimous ballot, escorted to the rostrum, sworn in, and gave remarks thanking his family, colleagues, and faith, emphasizing relationships, service, and stewardship. The chamber also recognized National Public Health Week with a floor statement honoring public health workers and training programs, and that statement was ordered printed in the journal. The Senate then considered several House bills, beginning with HB 1485, which increases the personal needs allowance for Medicaid residents in certain facilities by $15 per month and indexes it to inflation; the amendment was adopted and the bill passed 46-1. HB 1018, the State Historical Society budget, was amended to adjust one-time and ongoing funding for museum exhibits, repatriation compliance, archives storage, local historic grants, and the military gallery project, then passed 42-0 with one senator excused from voting due to a conflict. HB 1181, defining gender in state code as an individual’s sex and removing a broader application section, passed 41-6. HB 1144, adding a penalty and enforcement mechanism related to transgender student accommodations and restroom use in public schools, passed 40-7 with its emergency clause. The Senate also passed HB 1600, creating an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota School of Law and shifting its funding to the strategic investment and improvements fund, by 34-13. HB 1019, the Parks and Recreation budget, was amended to fund deferred maintenance, technology, sewer work, matching grants, and other park projects, add language requiring legislative approval for new or renamed state parks, and clarify use of the Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library line of credit; a proposed amendment to remove funding for the International Peace Gardens cactus conservatory failed 20-27, and the bill then passed 39-8. HB 1417, dealing with parole/probation violations, court fees, and a study of criminal justice fees, passed 40-7 after amendments. The most extensive debate centered on HB 1450, which would require parent or guardian access to a minor’s medical exam room and notice of questions asked of the minor, with exceptions for emancipation and suspected abuse or trafficking. Supporters framed it as a parental rights and transparency measure, while opponents warned it could hinder screening for abuse, neglect, mental health concerns, and confidential care; multiple senators shared personal experiences on both sides. A proposed amendment to narrow the bill failed 21-26, and the transcript ends amid continued debate on the bill itself, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• and later sections of those bills are struck down by courts, but the rest of the bill remains intact
• and later sections of those bills are struck down by courts, but the rest of the bill remains intact
• Senate Bill 8D is the governor's bill proposing 28 congressional districts. Counsel and Mr.
• What you have heard from these two gentlemen is the bill, Senate Bill 8D.
• It's happened on a number of bills.

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and took up a presentation from the Governor’s office on proposed congressional reapportionment. Executive Office of the Governor counsel Mo Jazeel argued that mid-cycle congressional redistricting is legally permissible, that race should not be used in drawing districts, and that the Florida Fair Districts provisions are inconsistent with federal equal protection principles and, in the executive branch’s view, are inseverable. Jason Parada then presented the proposed map, explaining that it was drawn using 2020 census block data, with county growth estimates used only as a guide, and that the plan was designed to be race-neutral while also considering compactness, county and municipal boundaries, and other traditional redistricting criteria. He said the map keeps 48 counties and 382 municipalities whole, has compactness scores comparable to the current map, and makes the largest changes in South Florida, with some districts remaining unchanged and others reconfigured around population shifts and geographic boundaries. Members questioned both presenters extensively about the legal basis for disregarding the Fair Districts Amendment, the use of partisan data, the absence of racial analysis, and whether the map truly reflects population growth. Jazeel said the executive branch’s position is that race-based provisions in the state constitution cannot be used if they conflict with the U.S. Constitution, and that the forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Calais could further clarify the law. Parada said he did not use race in drawing the map, did use partisan information as one of several traditional criteria, and relied on 2020 census data for population equality. Senators also pressed him on who reviewed the map, why the public and legislators had limited time to review it, and whether the plan was intended to favor Republicans; Parada denied partisan intent and said he was the only person who moved lines on the map, though he consulted with other Executive Office of the Governor staff and counsel. Several senators raised concerns that the map did not clearly reflect Florida’s recent population growth, that some districts remained highly irregular, and that the plan appeared to be based on a legal theory contingent on future court rulings. The presenters responded that congressional districts must be equal to the person, that growth estimates can only guide orientation rather than replace census data, and that the map was designed to preserve as much of the existing structure as possible while making the largest adjustments in South Florida. No vote or final action on the map was taken during the excerpted portion of the meeting, and the committee continued with questions and discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• This session, your bills are bipartisan.
• with a vote of 35 to 31. contribute $3 for every one to help us contribute $3 for every one to help us
• The the houses Ways and Means Committee.
• The bill passed out income tax relief.
• So, in 3 years, let's 3-year look back.

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 1 and Senate File 123 both... House Bill 1 and Senate File 123 both...
• House Bill 1 and Senate File 119 have attempted to be resolved in the House amendments, but it is clunky
• Um, House Bill 1 and different ways.
• House 30 ring amendment this bill.
• bills, but we need to visit about House bills, but we need to visit about Senate<00:41:04.160><c> files

Bills: SF0032 , SF0010 , SF0001 , HB0001

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• I think that's in a different section of the bill. So housing programs, $2.5 million.
• On page 9, line 16, since we changed what the House underfunded, what should that be in the bill?
• That was House Bill 1425. Does that get added in here, or will that be in conference committee?
• into this bill.
• Bill 1012.

Bills: SB2015

Committee: Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met with all members present and took up several bills, focusing most of the discussion on SB 1577 and SB 1619, along with a detailed review of the HHS budget bill draft. On SB 1577, Senator Magrum explained that the bill was being revised to focus on wastewater rather than raw water, possibly shifting the Washburn project to the Department of Water Resources so it could access matching funds, and potentially converting the bill into a line of credit if federal money is restored later. Members discussed whether to keep an emergency clause or instead use a date-based approach, and agreed the bill would likely be handled through the full committee and possibly reconsidered later. On SB 1619, Senator Davison said amendments were still being worked on, including changes requested by the Bank of North Dakota, and the committee planned to hold it for possible amendment before full committee consideration. The bulk of the meeting was a section-by-section review of the HHS appropriations bill draft. Members discussed one-time funding items such as technology projects, child care programs, housing programs, behavioral health facility grants, infant and toddler care provider support, juvenile justice diversion, medical housing, and other public health and human services projects. Several adjustments were noted, including reductions or changes to IMD-related funding, incarcerated-person treatment funding, the child welfare technology project, and the provider rate increase. The committee also discussed the FTE block grant structure at length, with staff explaining that the apparent increase in positions reflected budgeting mechanics, zero-dollar “phantom” positions, and positions approved previously but not counted in the FTE total. Members raised concerns about transparency and whether the bill should list FTE numbers, but staff said the block grant was intended to give the department flexibility while quarterly reporting would provide oversight. Other topics included Medicaid expansion funding and provider reimbursement rules, the move toward certifying human service centers as certified community behavioral health clinics, a moratorium on new ICF beds, and studies or reports on Medicaid, obesity, disability services, truancy, and behavioral health facility grants. The committee also discussed removing or revising broad intent language in Section 31 so the department would report findings rather than implement changes without further legislative action. No final votes were taken in the transcript; instead, members agreed to make a few technical adjustments, continue reviewing the bill, and likely revisit it the next day before moving it to conference committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• Bill 3, the vaccine bill second.
• Next, I yield to Senator Lopez for Senate Bill 3. Senate Bill 3.
• Senators, we are debating Senate Bill 3 with the emergency clause.
• President, I now move that Senate Bill 3...
• I think in about 45 minutes we'll have the House bill.

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• It was a one page bill that turn into 184 page Bill.
• So based on, you know, what bills are out there, whether it's the will of the the leadership in the House
• The vote by mail bills also supported by House Rep Barnaby.
• And we have a citizenship bill supported by House rep Bernie Jacques and then the other the bill as a
• And we are looking to support Senator Garcia's bill, the citizenship bill in the House and 25% of our

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• House Bill 1D, a bill to be entitled an act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• House Bill 1D, a bill to be entitled an act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• House Bill 1D, a bill to be entitled an act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• House Bill 1D, a bill to be entitled an act establishing the congressional districts of the state.
• House Bill 1D, a bill to be entitled in Act establishing the Congressional Districts of the State.

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• and later sections of those bills are struck down by courts, but the rest of the bill remains intact
• Senate Bill 8D is the governor's bill proposing 28 congressional districts. Counsel and Mr.
• What you have heard from these two gentlemen is the bill, Senate Bill 8D.
• It's happened on a number of bills.
• It's happened on a number of bills.

Committee: Senate Rules

Transcript Highlights:

• To the Honorable Members of the Florida Senate and House of Representatives: Whereas Article 3, Section
• of Representatives, whereas Article 3, Honorable members of the Florida Senate and House of Representatives
• When the House is not taking this bill up, we have passed this bill. The House isn't taking it.
• So my thoughts would be that I'm hoping that if we do pass this bill, and even though the House isn't
• So my thoughts would be that I'm hoping that if we do pass this bill, and even though the House isn't

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• Keep in mind, this does not include House originated bills.
• Keep in mind, this does not include House originated bills.
• Keep in mind, this does not include House originated bills.
• Keep in mind, this does not include House originated bills.
• Keep in mind, this does not include House originated bills.

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• House Bill 5000, an act to allow single-family homes on small lots in areas with adequate infrastructure
• But it couldn't be a multifamily; it would have to be house, house, house, house, right?
• Bill 5000.
• We thank all of you for your leadership on that bill. of housing in Massachusetts.
• This bill brings together an otherwise gridlocked Congress around the shared goal of expanding housing

Bills: H5009

Committee: Joint Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

Keywords: collective bargaining, worker rights, labor relations, public counsel services, state employees

Transcript Highlights:

• to read this bill again.
• If inflation is above 3%, it will be maximum 3%.
• at 3%; fiscal year 28, 3%, again capped at 3%; and then for fiscal year 29 we actually saw inflation
• capped at 3% and fiscal year 28 3% again capped at 3% and then<00:08:54.720><c> for</c><00:08:54.880
• billing?

Committee: House Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Our budget in the introduced version of House Bill One is 2. 0.02 billion of which 75% of which is federal
• We have $64 million still unexpended from that appropriation, of the appropriation from House Bill 1.
• The program was created by House Bill 4256 of the 88th.
• Turning to page 6 item 3 is Senate bill 28 and Senate at joint resolution 75 from the 88th legislature
• House Bill 1 is introduced, made the following changes to our base request, the reduction of $43.5 million

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

Transcript Highlights:

• As you are aware, through your leadership and the legislative process to refine and pass House Bill 171
• Level, but geometry was added in House Bill 171. Graduate profiles and next step plans required.
• However, in House Bill 171, the Next Step Plan must now align with their district's graduate profiles
• Came down to the barrier for students to graduate and we're not with the flexibility of the House Bill
• We love House Bill 171 and the flexibility of the graduation requirements because again, it's not specific