Transcript Highlights:

• <00:01:06.960> services<00:01:07.479> at<00:01:07.600> the aging and disability
• services at the aging and disability services at the Department<00:01:08.159> of<00:01:08.320
• So we don't currently have a fully integrated model as I just mentioned for people with disabilities
• So we don't currently have a fully integrated model as I just mentioned for people with disabilities
• So we don't currently have a fully integrated model as I just mentioned for people with disabilities

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• That is why my bill, AB 1798, prohibits life and non-health disability insurers from using non-diagnostic
• GINA and CalGINA allow life and disability insurers to use genetic information for underwriting, which
• Florida, France, Canada, Australia, and other countries do not allow life and disability insurance to
• Florida, France, Canada, Australia, and other countries do not allow life and disability insurers to
• Have the discretionary income to afford the rising cost of food, housing, gas, and life and disability

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the Master Plan for Aging, a comprehensive commitment to California's older adults, people with disabilities
• So we did convene our first aging and disability lived experience advisory board.
• Yet California's own working disabled program, which supposedly encourages part-time work, requires that
• a person still meet a Social Security Administration definition of disability based on 1995 clinical
• that to keep my health care, I must remain in total poverty, and to keep my health, I must stay disabled

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Many Floridians with disabilities do not have driver's licenses.
• It targets disabled Floridians, poor Floridians, and it's a bureaucratic blockade.
• It targets disabled Floridians, poor Floridians, and it's a bureaucratic blockade.
• It's anti-disabled community.
• Students, seniors, and people with disabilities will feel the pain more than anyone.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for SB 1342, a transit-oriented development bill intended to expand housing near fixed transit corridors. The sponsor said the measure builds on the Live Local Act by reducing regulatory barriers and encouraging private investment around transit investments. An amendment was adopted that narrowed definitions, limited the bill to land use and development regulations, removed a private cause of action, and exempted certain sensitive areas including military installations and environmentally sensitive lands. Supporters argued the bill would increase housing supply and maximize the return on state transit spending, while local government groups and other opponents warned it would preempt local zoning, impose uniform density rules, and create infrastructure, evacuation, and public input concerns. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee then considered CS for SB 1334, an elections bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship in certain voter registration and verification processes, update candidate qualification rules, require U.S. citizen markers on driver licenses and ID cards, and clarify that paper ballots are the primary voting method. Two technical amendments were adopted. The sponsor said the bill would streamline verification by allowing agencies to rely on Real ID and DHSMV records, reduce duplicate documentation, and improve communication between state systems. Senators questioned the fiscal impact, data-sharing procedures, storage of sensitive documents, effects on students, disabled voters, and people without driver licenses or Real IDs. A large number of public speakers opposed the bill, arguing it would burden eligible voters, especially students, seniors, disabled people, low-income residents, naturalized citizens, and people with name changes, while a smaller number supported it as an election integrity measure. The bill was ultimately not finished in the portion of the transcript provided, but the committee continued taking testimony and questions. Later, the committee took up CS for SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. A strike-all amendment was adopted to align the bill with the House version and authorize FDOT to fund vertiports and charging systems as part of public-private partnerships, including up to 80% of the non-federal share when federal funds are available and up to 100% if FDOT elects to do so. The sponsor framed the bill as helping Florida lead in advanced air mobility, and the measure was reported favorably with support from industry and local government representatives. Finally, the committee heard SB 174, which would designate a portion of State Road 985 in Miami-Dade County as Charlie Kirk Memorial Avenue and direct FDOT to install markers at an estimated cost of $2,400. The sponsor said the designation was tied to Turning Point USA activity at FIU and civic engagement. Several senators objected in debate, arguing Kirk was divisive and that the state should reserve road memorials for figures more broadly deserving of honor; others defended the designation as symbolic and non-regulatory. The transcript ends during the sponsor’s closing remarks, before a final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, this one is to help our disabled community.
• Um, this one is to help our disabled community.
• Um, this one is to help our disabled community.
• Um, this one is to help our disabled community.
• really isn’t any particular standard here for what the notices have to say for individuals with disabilities

Bills: SB2064, SB2312, SB2811, SB2662, SB2744, SB2809, SB2862, SB2343, SB2336, SB2075, SB2308, SB2601, SB2397, SB2219, SB2849, SB2449, SB2781

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government contracts, transparency, record retention, public oversight, Hawaii Revised Statutes, building permits, task force, state-owned lands, construction, regulatory process, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise

Summary: The committee met for decision-making on measures heard earlier in the week and took up a series of government operations, procurement, public records, public meetings, and related bills. Several measures were deferred one week to February 12, 2026, including bills on state construction projects, government accountability, gubernatorial appointments, the legislature, public procurement, and a bill on Hawaiian lei sales, largely so the committee could compare similar measures, address concerns, or integrate related reports. The committee also deferred SB 2449 on public meetings for the year, citing concerns that the proposed business-day definition was overly prescriptive and unnecessary. The committee passed several bills with amendments. These included measures clarifying UIPA applicability to records created or maintained by agencies, with amendments changing “government function” to “agency function” and committee report language noting Attorney General concerns and exempting ERS for now; SB 2811 on state building projects with technical amendments and a delayed effective date; SB 2809 on budget-related reports; SB 2336 on trees, with a Senate draft and removal of “political subdivision”; SB 2308 on small purchase vendor compliance, setting the threshold at $5,000 and adding a delayed effective date; SB 2601 on procurement, reorganizing misdemeanor language and leaving funding/FTE issues to Ways and Means; SB 2219 on a capital visitor center working group; and SB 2849 on public meetings, with technical amendments and a delayed effective date. Bills on neighborhood board concerns and public notice were also adopted, with SB 2929 drawing testimony both for and against. Testimony was generally supportive on procurement and small business measures, especially SB 2928 establishing permanent small business procurement coordinator positions, which drew strong support from the State Procurement Office, DBEDT, the Chamber of Commerce, DOT, the Ethics Commission, and others. On public notice, the County of Maui supported allowing website posting, while another witness raised concerns about accessibility, centralized notice locations, and impacts on kūpuna and people with disabilities. On search and rescue, the committee heard support for creating a statewide coordination structure, along with discussion of where such an office should reside; the Attorney General raised constitutional and placement concerns, while witnesses suggested law enforcement, DLNR, or DoD as possible homes. The committee also heard support for a bill protecting home addresses of covered public servants and candidates, though the Public First Law Center urged broader coverage and a better fit with existing law.

Transcript Highlights:

• economically disadvantaged students, students of major racial and ethnic groups, children with disabilities
• For English learner students with disabilities and long-term students, that percentage on track remained
• Both include those with a regular diploma, as well as those with significant cognitive disabilities who
• Both include those with a regular diploma, as well as those with significant cognitive disabilities who
• disabilities.

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• honored today to introduce the Self Advocates and Advocates of State Council and developmental disabilities
• be tomorrow, a celebration of the invaluable contributions that individuals with developmental disabilities
• March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, a nationwide campaign dedicated to raising public
• awareness of their abilities, strengths, and achievements of individuals with developmental disabilities
• Um, I too would like to introduce some advocates for the State Council of Developmental Disabilities

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• for the immediate need of airway clearance devices to be made readily available to schools and disability
• no current policies or procedures to rescue an individual who may use a wheelchair or who has a disability
• communities there are no disability communities there are no current<00:03:30.840> policies<00
• <00:03:36.680> this<00:03:36.799> is or who has a disability this is or who has a disability
• Act the Ada law and to create Disability Act the Ada law and to create an<00:04:08.799> immediate

Keywords: The previous live stream for this committee experienced a technical issue. This is the complete meeting recording recovered from backups., 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 44, “Landon’s Law,” sponsored by Rep. Candy Massaroni. The bill would allow schools to keep anti-choking devices such as LifeVac on hand while limiting liability. Testimony from Equal First Aid and LifeVac emphasized that choking is a leading cause of death for children, that the devices are noninvasive and FDA-registered, and that updated Red Cross guidance allows their use when standard rescue protocols fail or are not feasible. Lauren McCubbins, Landon McCubbin’s mother, gave emotional testimony about her 8-year-old son’s death from choking at school and urged the committee to give schools an added rescue option. Members asked questions about how the device works, whether the Heimlich maneuver remains part of the protocol, and whether the bill is limited to LifeVac or applies to similar devices. The bill was reported favorably, with a roll call vote showing unanimous support from members present. The committee then heard a bill sponsored by Rep. J. Baker aimed at reducing administrative burdens in schools and supporting teacher recruitment and retention. The measure would lengthen the required evaluation cycle for tenured teachers from every three years to every five years, provide teachers a copy of their employment contract upon request, streamline professional development provisions, update continuous school improvement plan filing requirements, restore schools’ ability to use Title II funds for certain programs after an unintended consequence of prior legislation, and require KDE to review reporting requirements and eliminate those not required by law. Rep. Baker said the bill was developed with teachers and administrators through a working group and is intended to reduce “check-the-box” tasks so educators can focus on instruction. Amanda Butler of Spencer County Schools and other educators testified that the changes would save time, preserve funding for mentor and induction programs, and reduce repetitive paperwork. Rep. Fleming asked for clarification on the longer evaluation cycle, and an educator witness explained that each evaluation involves pre-observation, observation, and post-observation time and that districts would still retain flexibility to evaluate more often if needed. No final vote on this bill was included in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• The next witness was Dentry Boldis of the State Council on Developmental Disabilities.
• uh we've received written disabilities uh we've received written testimony<00:37:36.000> from
• community in any type of um our disabled community in any type of um situation<00:38:34.960> where
• Tobacco is the leading preventable cause of disability and death in our state, so we're spending over
• I've been an advocate for the disabled since before the Rehabilitation Act, when it was barrier-free

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 655 would limit collection of unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties to the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency. The Department of Transportation opposed the bill, saying it could significantly affect state and county revenues and that the fiscal impact was hard to estimate. The Tax Foundation noted the bill would shorten the existing collection period, while an individual testifier supported it as a narrow measure that would help owners of old or inherited vehicles. In questioning, the department said it could not quantify the cost but suggested it would prefer case-by-case flexibility rather than a fixed five-year limit. HB 697 would authorize Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement personnel to inspect and certify evidence from automated speed enforcement systems and would appropriate funds for the program. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, citing the workload created by the red-light camera pilot and the need to assist police and prosecutors. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended technical amendments so the verification language would apply consistently across the chapter and allow the appropriate reviewing entity to act. The committee also heard support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and opposition from three individuals. HB 711 would require defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child while driving under the influence to provide financial support to the surviving child. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that criminal restitution must be tied to verified losses and that this type of long-term support is better handled in civil court, where trusts, conservatorships, and insurance claims can be addressed. The Department of Transportation supported the bill as a deterrent to impaired driving, and police, prosecutors, and an injury prevention group also submitted support. Members questioned whether the measure was better suited to civil litigation, and the public defender agreed that the civil system was the proper venue. HB 108 would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require county liquor commissions to adopt rules. The Attorney General raised constitutional concerns, saying the bill’s different treatment of out-of-state manufacturers could violate the dormant Commerce Clause and recommended revisions. Brewers and distillers testified in support, saying the bill would put beer and spirits on a similar footing with wine direct shipment, help small producers reach consumers, and support the local economy without increasing underage access. They also said the bill should be amended to address grandfathering language. No final votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a governor's proposal relating to making changes for market and receipt-based rates for disability
• 13.120> older<00:09:13.360> adult<00:09:13.760> and<00:09:14.480> uh disability
• , older adult and uh disability, older adult and uh behavioral<00:09:15.120> health<00:09:15.440
• It requires all individuals providing direct care authorized under a disability waiver to enroll in MA
• It limits administrative fees for market- and receipt-based services provided under the disability waivers

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Samuel Jan with Disability Rights California.
• This process requires a for individuals who are gravely disabled or a danger to themselves or others.
• Care Court was designed to intervene before someone becomes gravely disabled, and it already applies
• Care Court was designed to intervene before someone becomes gravely disabled, and it already applies
• She could not give informed consent; she was too gravely disabled. Family was called and consented.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 331 by Sen. Menjivar, which would require large-group health plans to cover hearing aids for children. The author and supporters described the bill as a long-running effort to address a developmental emergency and reduce out-of-pocket costs for families, while opponents were absent. Testimony from parents, advocates, medical experts, and organizations emphasized the importance of early access to hearing aids; committee members voiced strong support, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, with several members requesting to be added as coauthors. The committee then heard SB 608, also by Sen. Menjivar, to expand access to condoms in school-based health centers and related settings and to prevent barriers such as ID checks. Supporters, including students and school health advocates, argued the bill would improve sexual health and reduce stigma, while opponents from family and faith groups argued it would undermine parental authority and normalize early sexual activity. The bill was supported by committee members and moved forward on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Next, SB 971 by Sen. Choi proposed community-based healthy aging partnerships for older adults, with testimony from the California Senior Legislature and supporters from aging and dementia organizations. The measure was described as voluntary and focused on connection, independence, and local collaboration; there was no opposition, and the committee moved it on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 869 by Sen. Weber Pierson, which would require warning icons and statements on chain restaurant menus for beverages with very high added sugar content. Supporters framed it as a transparency and public health measure, while restaurant and beverage industry representatives opposed it unless amended, citing cost and menu-space concerns; the bill was nevertheless moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations after a roll call vote, with some members voting no and the measure placed on call. The committee also considered SB 950 by Sen. Weber Pierson, aimed at ensuring timely coverage of FDA-approved, medically necessary treatments for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease on commercial plans. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association and a patient advocate, said the bill would reduce delays and barriers to care, while health plan representatives opposed it over step therapy and utilization-management concerns. Members discussed the limited treatment window and the need for early access, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. In addition, SB 490 by Sen. Umberg would set timelines for DHCS investigations of unlicensed sober living homes and allow counties to assist if the department cannot act in time; supporters from Anaheim and a patient-brokering survivor described serious abuse and oversight gaps, while county behavioral health representatives opposed the county role as an unfunded and potentially liability-creating burden. After discussion, the bill was also moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1037 by Sen. Weber Pierson on health insurance affordability and rate review, with supporters arguing it would tie premium increases more closely to affordability targets and public reporting; the transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• And it wasn't in the disabled veterans.
• /c><00:25:52.799> veterans<00:25:53.120> in<00:25:53.360> the something for disabled
• veterans in the something for disabled veterans in the tax<00:25:53.679> bill<00:25:54.000>
• Uh, Chair Robbins made a comment about the disabled veterans, and I think you said something like, shame
• made a comment about the disabled made a comment about the disabled veterans<00:42:15.520> and

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Furthermore, without efficient credentialing pathways, many students with disabilities are not getting
• In the 2019-2020 school year, 11.7% of California students had a learning disability. 2023-2024 school
• This growth of 2% represents an additional 78,731 students with disabilities. in the California school
• Chair and members, Gregory Kramer on behalf of Disability Rights California and we're proud to support
• And without a robust pipeline of these educators, students with disabilities remain underserved, and

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Many of the buildings are falling out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA.
• The campus requires multiple renovations to make the building compliant with the Americans with Disabilities
• having a storm, or if we do not have the ability to serve individuals that may have a physical disability
• Disability Rights Nebraska brought something forward. We brought that to Administrative Services.
• We are being told it is not disability rights in Nebraska brought something forward.

Keywords: 956, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They all serve students with severe intellectual disabilities.
• They all serve students with severe emotional and behavioral disabilities.
• They all serve students with visual, hearing, and speech disabilities.
• To educate one of these children with a severe disability costs $75,000 to $120,000 due to their disability
• That's how much... ...dollars due to their disability.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved several journals, and welcomed a number of guests, including Irish dignitaries, scholarship winners, interns, student pages, and members of Omega Psi Phi. After confirming a quorum, the chamber received committee reports and referred new bills and resolutions, then recessed for caucuses and committee meetings before returning to floor action. In the afternoon session, the House considered several bills and amendments. It approved amendments to House Bills 426, 1127, 2551, and Senate Bill 146, while rejecting an amendment to HB 1127 that would have tightened background-check requirements for out-of-state dentists. The chamber also agreed to HB 2234, which creates a spent grain donation tax credit and updates the malt beverage tax credit, and HB 2551, which limits text-message notices by the Turnpike Commission and other agencies about unpaid fines, fees, or tolls. Senate Bill 146, creating the Veterans Trust Fund Board, was amended to add audit-related changes and then agreed to. The House then took final passage votes on several bills. HB 133, allowing a process to petition for reinstatement of parental rights, passed 191-11; HB 138, barring parental incarceration as the sole basis for termination of parental rights, passed 200-2; HB 2207, on capital development loans, passed 202-0; and HB 2224, dealing with utility rate and tax-related changes, passed 202-0 after extensive debate over affordability, consumer protections, and tax relief. HB 2473, repealing the Flood Insurance Education Information Act of 1996, also passed unanimously, and HB 2544, addressing school administrator rights and compensation disputes, passed 141-61. The most extensive debate centered on HB 2632, which reallocates educational tax credit caps and replaces the EITC and OSTC programs with a new options tax credit framework beginning in 2027-28. Supporters said it would improve transparency, accountability, and access for the poorest students, while opponents argued it would reduce scholarship opportunities, add burdens, and harm families and schools that rely on the current programs. After lengthy debate, the House passed HB 2632 by a vote of 105-97. The chamber then announced a Finance Committee voting meeting, recommitted several bills to Appropriations, and adjourned until June 23, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• firefighters to include Parkinson's disease and occupational diseases to be compensated for death and disability
• very strongly if you can do that and you've got Parkinson's and uh you should be able to get your disability
• . disability. disability.
• and uh you should be able to<00:04:40.880> get<00:04:40.960> your<00:04:41.199> disability
• to get your disability. to get your disability. >> Any<00:04:42.880> questions?

Bills: HB431, HB466, HB523, HB521, SB182, SB300

Keywords: Monroe County, sheriff, sheriff compensation, county salary, expense allowance, local act, county general fund, retirement contributions, law enforcement pay, public official salary, county budget, Alabama local legislation, service contracts, consumer protection, advertising disclosure, insurance, contract cancellation, parole procedures, advocacy, parole board

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 1447 aims to create an exception for individuals with disabilities to use their assistive
• The use of these assistive programs is vital to students with disabilities and their education. as this
• Alexander Zaback on behalf of Disability Rights Texas, and you'll be testifying.
• I'm a special education attorney in Houston with Disability Rights Texas.
• Second, by providing an exception for students with disabilities, school districts and students have

Bills: SB204, SB570, SB735, SB784, SB1207, SB1396, SB1447, SB2392, SB2540, SB747, SB875

Keywords: parental rights, education, school trustees, training, handbook, truancy, attendance policy, chronic absenteeism, school attendance, student absence notifications, parent notification, home visit, attendance officer, truancy court, school district, open-enrollment charter school, student support services, school counselor, principal, administrator

Transcript Highlights:

• While Governor Wallace has proposed painful cuts to disability care and special education services to
• While Governor Wallace has proposed painful cuts to disability care and special education services to
• it could potentially double the impact and reduce proposed cuts to Minnesota nursing homes and disability
• Minnesota's spending is mostly in special education and disability service waivers.
• service waivers why notare disability service waivers why notare and<00:24:17.120> why<00:24:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of our students under the age of 22 who had not been previously identified as a student with a disability
• It may not be a learning disability, it may be a gap in learning. It may be a learning disability.
• Uh, keep a close eye on that there may be a disability and that 60% it appeared to not be a disability
• So again, with our student population, it's very important that we identify gap in learning or disability
• sock with a fan motor in it, uh, and, and beat this correctional officer to the point that he's disabled

Transcript Highlights:

• Would this affect any of them that are going through the process, that have a learning disability that
• When a parent with a child with a disability opts to use a voucher and attend a private school, they
• , intellectual disability, et cetera.
• And so this is a program that's funded by the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council and...
• I've been an advocate with Family Network on Disabilities of Broward County for 25 years.

Summary: The Student Academic Success Subcommittee met with a quorum and heard four bills, all of which were reported favorably by unanimous votes. The chair opened with remarks about student performance and assessment, then the committee took up House Bill 1111 by Rep. Valdes, which would eliminate the certificate of completion for students who do not meet standard high school graduation requirements. Supporters argued the certificate is a meaningless “participation trophy” that can mislead students and families, while the sponsor said students would instead be pushed toward additional support, concordance testing, or other pathways to a standard diploma. Members raised questions about effects on ESE students, timing, and alternative pathways; the bill passed 17-0. The committee next approved House Bill 921 by Rep. Overdorf, which adds cursive writing instruction for grades 2 through 5 and defines cursive proficiency. The sponsor and supporters said cursive has historical, cognitive, and fine-motor benefits and helps students read signatures and historical documents. The bill also passed 17-0. After a brief recognition of visiting students, the committee heard House Bill 423 by Rep. Bartleman, which requires private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to give parents written notice about which services in an IEP, 504 plan, ELL plan, or similar plan will be honored. Supporters framed it as a transparency and consumer-protection measure for families, especially those with children with disabilities; the sponsor emphasized it does not require private schools to provide specific services, only to disclose them. The bill passed 17-0. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 251 by Rep. Tendrich, which would recognize January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida. The sponsor and public witnesses described rising antisemitism, the importance of remembrance, and the need for education about the Holocaust. Members from both parties shared personal reflections and support, and a survivor’s letter was read into the record. The bill passed 16-0. At the end of the meeting, the chair noted the committee had gone four-for-four on unanimous support and adjourned.