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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 16th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The senator from Long Beach was the first Latino man or woman to chair the Transportation Committee,
- Hildreth worked in California public libraries, was previously State Librarian of California, and was
- Estes Soler has made advancing health, preventing violence, and expanding economic opportunity public
- Pacific Beach Coalition's longtime president, she leaves a lasting legacy of service and stewardship
- Through her dedicated public service and impressive advocacy, she has championed public safety, prioritized
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- That's part of why we're putting that financial dashboard on the website so that the public can access
- ><c> access.
- </c> are open to the public. are open to the public.
- </c> and preschool to be like public schools. and preschool to be like public schools.
- </c> public funds. public funds.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jun 8th, 2026
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- access.
- to the public.
- to the public.
- access to the coast.
- access to the coast.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 22, 2026 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Any public testimony?
- Chair: We have a public appearance card.
- Public testimony?
- There's less access to the base.
- public— Representative Griffitts: services.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 28, 2026 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Public testimony on the bill.
- Public testimony? Debate members, any debate?
- Is there public testimony on the bill?
- Also, not only for public access, the minute that fence is put up to keep the cattle there the public
- Is there public testimony?
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- , but also provide access.
- And Palm Beach County is a better county today because of your love for Palm Beach County.
- The right side is for our public employees, not just the ones that wear a badge, but for all of our public
- The right side is for our public employees, not just the ones that wear a badge, but for all of our public
- There won't be a public school union because there won't be any public schools.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Apr 21st, 2025
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Obstacles to wildlife movement are also a major threat to public safety.
- either our beautiful redwood trees or our beaches.
- public chargers.
- And I represent the City of Long Beach, the community of Long Beach, which includes the port.
- vote for public safety is to vote no on this bill.
Committee:
House Transportation
Summary:
The Assembly Transportation Committee heard several bills focused on traffic safety, climate resilience, wildlife crossings, parking enforcement, and EV charging reliability. AB 605 would create a pilot program for lower-emissions cargo-handling equipment at ports using hydrogen internal combustion technology; it drew support from the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, ILWU, and others, with South Coast AQMD expressing concern about possible NOx emissions and limits on future regulation. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to Natural Resources. AB 1132 would require Caltrans to add community resilience indicators, including impacts on vulnerable users, to climate vulnerability assessments; supporters included Greenlining Institute and AARP, while some members raised budget concerns. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 382 would lower school-zone speed limits to 20 mph starting in 2029 and allow more flexible enforcement methods; it received broad support and passed to Appropriations. AB 902 would require wildlife crossings and connectivity considerations in transportation projects in identified connectivity areas; after committee amendments, opposition from builders and local government groups moved to neutral, and the bill passed as amended to Local Government.
The committee also advanced AB 1014, which would give Caltrans more discretion to lower speed limits on state highways based on local safety conditions rather than the 85th percentile rule. Supporters said it would improve safety in rural and tribal communities, while one member asked about federal funding and NHTSA; the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 1022 would repeal authority to tow or immobilize vehicles solely for unpaid parking tickets, while preserving other safety-based towing authority; supporters described the practice as a harmful “poverty tow,” and opponents argued it would weaken parking enforcement, especially for out-of-state plates and booting. The bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. AB 1423 would apply reliability standards to publicly funded EV chargers installed before 2024 and allow enforcement of uptime rules; EV charging industry groups opposed the retroactive approach, while supporters emphasized taxpayer accountability. It passed to Utilities and Energy.
The committee also approved a consent calendar of five bills earlier in the hearing. Multiple roll calls were held open for additional votes, and the chair recessed the committee near the end of the meeting to allow the final author to arrive and complete the hearing.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-04 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill does not conflict with, one, state and federal laws ensuring access, in this case, to public
- And we say 381 or analogous state and federal laws ensuring males and females have access to public health
- and federal laws ensuring males and females have access to public health services corresponding to their
- to public health care. ...conflict if they are in accordance with state and federal laws, ensuring access
- Who is not accessing what everyone else can access?
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Regulated Industries Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THIS DOESN'T SOUND TOO BAD $1 MILLION RIGHT NEXT TO THE BEACH IN MELBOURNE?
- THERE IS AN ASSOCIATION IN MADEIRA BEACH.
- THEY HAD THE HURRICANE COME THROUGH AND IT EXPOSED SOME COLUMNS NEAR THE BEACH.
- YOU ARE A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT AND YOUR ASSOCIATIONS ARE BETTER FOR IT.
- I'VE SEEN THIS WRITTEN BEFORE IN DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS AND IN DIFFERENT PUBLICATIONS.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 7024 saves from repeal the current public records and public meeting exemptions for cybersecurity
- I think it is meant to harass and chill access to funding.
- commitment to public safety with some accountability.
- This is the linked public records bill.
- This is the linked public records bill that creates a limited public records exemption for the body camera
Summary:
The Committee on Rules met and first approved several open-government sunset repeal bills and related measures. SB 7024 and SB 7026, both sponsored by Senator Mayfield, were explained as consolidating and extending public records/public meetings exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies; both were reported favorably. SB 7020, sponsored by Senator Trumbull, reenacted an aquaculture records exemption for records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and was also reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 14 and SB 24, claims bills for relief involving Miami-Dade County, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg; all were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved CS for SB 806, a consumer right-to-repair bill creating portable wireless device and agricultural equipment repair acts, despite opposition from several industry groups, and reported it favorably.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-06-02 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- All public services are threatened.
- In Palm Beach County, we have a unique district.
- What about public safety?
- We can assume public dollars paid for the website, but we do want to put in statute that no public dollars
- And so I appreciate you adding that safety, you know, to ensure that public funds are used for the public
Summary:
The House met in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and adopted the special order report setting the day’s calendar. The chamber then took up CS/House Joint Resolution 1F, the Governor’s property tax proposal, which would raise the homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and restrict county and municipal ad valorem revenue to public safety and certain other uses. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf said the measure would return money to homeowners and give local governments flexibility, while opponents repeatedly argued the ballot language was misleading and that the proposal could create large local revenue shortfalls, shift costs to other taxpayers, and threaten local services and debt obligations.
Members debated a series of amendments aimed at protecting specific programs from the bill’s effects. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to exempt Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was defeated 25-74 after supporters said those entities fund child care, mental health, aftercare, and family support, while opponents said local governments could still choose to fund them. Rep. Cross’s amendment to include water management districts in allowable uses of ad valorem taxes was also defeated, despite testimony that the districts are essential for flood control, water supply, Everglades restoration, and drought response. Rep. Eskamani’s amendment to require the Legislature to backfill public safety funding failed 25-71 after debate over whether the proposal could reduce police and fire budgets and response times.
The House then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other aging services, and opponents saying the state already funds senior programs. Finally, Rep. Gant’s amendment to protect veteran services was introduced and debated, with members emphasizing housing, mental health, transition assistance, and homelessness concerns for veterans; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment. Throughout the debate, sponsors and supporters of the main resolution maintained that local governments would retain spending discretion and could use other revenue sources, while critics argued the measure lacked clear backfill provisions and could force cuts or tax shifts at the local level.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jul 9th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First Amendment, since they would continue to access all the public information on a social media platform
- The bill only precludes minors from accessing access— The bill only precludes minors from accessing addictive
- that a lot of us in our age may not access or even care about accessing.
- , or Palm Beach.
- Oh, how gosh, it's Palm Beach. I'll probably get hate mail for saying West Palm Beach.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Let's take up tab 4, Senate Bill 774, relating to 911 public safety telecommunicator employment-related
- Members, SB 774, which most of you have seen, extends enhanced workers' compensation benefits to 911 public
- My name is Jessica Hall, and I work for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
- This is a group of public servants that have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
- Artificial reefs in Palm Beach County.
Committee:
Senate Fiscal Policy
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- to transfer the Ewa Beach Public and School Library from the state public library system to James Campbell
- the Ewa Beach Public and School Library from the state public library system to James Campbell High
- Eva Beach Public and school library from Eva Beach Public and school library from the<00:35:57.839><c
- And probably the public would have more access if the school maintains it and has the operations to run
- The amount of public that use it doesn't weigh out on the fact that the students need to have access,
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The joint committees heard Senate Bill 659, which would exempt the Department of Education from the electronic procurement system for purchases of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed agricultural or food products up to $100,000, and require geographic preference guidelines for locally sourced products. The Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and State Procurement Office all testified in support or support of the intent. DOE said the bill would give it short-term flexibility to buy local items not currently on the vendor list, such as poi and limu, while procurement staff said they would provide written comments and a corrected version of their testimony.
Committee members questioned why the bill was needed, why the threshold would rise from the current $24,999 small-purchase limit to $100,000, and whether the department should instead amend its vendor list or RFP process. Members raised concerns about efficiency, administrative burden, whether the bill was a temporary fix for procurement planning gaps, and whether purchases would remain compliant with federal USDA rules if federal school-lunch funds were used. DOE responded that the measure would help it expand local purchasing, support farmers, and allow purchases of products not currently available through existing distributors, and said it was working with partners on food-safety certification and federal compliance.
The committees then voted to pass SB 659 with amendments. The Joint Committee on Education approved it 3-2, and the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Environment later approved the amended measure 4-0. The chair noted an amendment and a deferred effective date, and the motion was adopted.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Jan 28th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- We do have some public appearance forms. Wait, there is no minute. Okay, good.
- To succeed, the program must be fully funded, predictable, and easy to access.
- Teachers will want to stay in our Florida public schools.
- Loan forgiveness must be reliable and easy for students to access.
- It's okay; it's in the public domain. But Ms.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Senators, the HHS budget is really working to expand access to essential services and drive public health
- Recently, the public defender of the state...
- public university for the second consecutive year.
- From my perspective, if a child is going to traditional public school, public charter, or a private school
- Accessible to landlords at no cost.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors.
The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects.
Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Oct 14th, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Cocoa Beach type thing so that people don't get it confused.
- I want to mention in public Floodplain.
- I want to mention in public comment here or in public testimony, 97% of these dollars of the state's
- There's a lot of public works directors.
- There's a lot of public works directors.
Summary:
The committee first heard a presentation from Major General James Hartzell of the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs on the agency’s mission, outreach efforts, state veterans nursing homes, and support programs. He highlighted Florida’s large and growing veteran population, the state’s existing nursing homes and the planned 10th home in Collier County, and the department’s dental assistance program, which served 245 veterans in the first quarter of the fiscal year and completed 1,631 procedures while saving more than $525,000. He also discussed veteran service officers, the benefits guide, the department newsletter, efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, and mental health outreach through the Overwatch/Firewatch program. Senators asked about future nursing home locations, adult day health care, homelessness, and the dental program; Hartzell also announced that retired Colonel D.J. Reyes will become deputy executive director on November 7.
The committee then heard from Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Division of Emergency Management, on disaster response, recovery, and agency modernization. He described the State Emergency Response Team, the new Florida Central Operations and Coordination Office warehouse in Auburndale, and the new state emergency operations center in Tallahassee, which is ahead of schedule and designed to hold about 220 people and withstand 200-mph winds. Guthrie reviewed recovery efforts for recent storms, including debris removal, volunteer villages, sheltering, and FEMA reimbursement totals for Hurricanes Milton, Helene, Debbie, Idalia, Ian, and earlier storms. He also discussed the Elevate Florida home-elevation program, the Florida Recovery Obligation Calculation training initiative, the DEMES platform, and WebEOC, noting that 60 counties and 22 colleges and universities are using the system.
Members asked Guthrie about flood-response resources for cities, training for local officials, and lessons from inland flooding after recent storms. He explained how local governments can request pumps and other assistance through county and state channels, described upcoming elected-official training, and emphasized mutual aid and EMAC as key future disaster-response tools. The committee took no formal votes or other legislative action and adjourned at the end of the meeting.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
House Chamber - Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 14
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill will allow us to ...the beach.
- And it would be a much more confidential accessibility just by having the number publicized and then
- Number two... public places anymore.
- schools is because they didn't leave the public schools, the public schools left them.
- It prohibits public K-12 schools and public libraries from presenting or sponsoring drag performances
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-04 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill does not conflict with, one, state and federal laws ensuring access, in this case, to public
- And we say 381 or analogous state and federal laws ensuring males and females have access to public health
- The bill does not conflict with, one, state and federal laws ensuring access, in this case, to public
- And we say 381 or analogous state and federal laws ensuring males and females have access to public health
- and federal laws ensuring males and females have access to public health services corresponding to their
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, introductions, and a moment of silence honoring service members killed in the conflict in Iran, including Florida native Captain Cody Cork. The chamber then moved through a special order calendar, taking up several bills on education, public safety, insurance, health, and local government policy. Many measures were accompanied by sponsor explanations and supportive remarks from members, often emphasizing constituent impacts, public safety, and administrative efficiency.
The first major bill, SB 1062 on speech and debate education, was expanded through a delete-all amendment and passed 37-0 after extensive floor debate praising debate programs as a civic and educational tool. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office; an amendment clarified that criticism of Israel is not prohibited, and the bill passed 37-0. SB 1230/HB 1019 addressed PFAS “forever chemicals,” especially in firefighting foam, with phase-outs, testing, enforcement, and exceptions for certain federal, military, and emergency uses; it also passed 37-0 and was dedicated in memory of former firefighter Joe Casello. SB 1706 expanded the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program with tighter eligibility rules, and SB 186 required broader seizure-response training and seizure action plans in schools; both passed unanimously.
The Senate also approved SB 598 updating funeral and cemetery regulation, SB 990 authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies, SB 554 modernizing nonprofit corporation law, SB 560 streamlining foster care medication and oversight procedures, SB 684 easing electronic signature requirements for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, and SB 778 revising forensic client services for certain defendants with intellectual disabilities or autism. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including SB 432, SB 928, and SB 620. Most of these measures passed by votes of 36-0 or 37-0 after brief debate or no debate.
The most contentious item was SB 1134 on official actions of local governments related to DEI. The sponsor argued the bill would stop taxpayer funding and promotion of discriminatory or indoctrinating DEI practices, citing examples from several counties and cities. Multiple amendments sought to narrow penalties, protect good-faith officials, and preserve local proclamations and observances, including LGBTQ Pride Month and other cultural events, but those amendments were rejected. Debate centered on vagueness, local discretion, and whether the bill would chill legitimate government activity. The transcript cuts off during questioning on the underlying bill, before final disposition is shown.