Video & Transcript Research : 'damage caps'

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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Judiciary Feb 11th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any potentially cause $1000, more in damages, punishable as a second-degree felony.
  • If we need to break that door, break the lock open, that it absolves the sheriff's office of any damage
  • But for example, the there's legislation on different cap attorneys fees that regulates the conduct of
Keywords: 999, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, February 13, 2026

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • So right now that cap is set at within.
  • So right now that cap is set at that<01:15:53.040> cap<01:15:53.360> is<01:15:53.520>
  • You will that cap is set at three ms.
  • I realize you're exceed cap was three.
  • Um, I will I will be overall cap is 12.
Bills: SF0082
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Committee on Housing (01/28/2026)

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • So that means anybody, you know, sometimes there are unauthorized people there causing damage or health
  • So that says there can be a 540A action for anyone that's causing health and safety concerns or damage
  • :18:46.880> or causing health and safety concerns or causing health and safety concerns or damage
  • they're causing all kind of vetted, and they're causing all kind of disruption,<00:26:02.080> damage
  • , damage, health safety concerns.<00:26:04.240> And<00:26:04.400> the<00:26:04.559>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The subcommittee took up a proposed amendment to HP 598, with Nick Norman walking members through changes intended to preserve the existing eviction framework rather than create a separate expedited process. He said the amendment folds the bill’s changes into current law, adds limits on post-judgment motions and continuances, shortens or eliminates certain discretionary stays in default situations, and speeds issuance of notices and writs of possession. The amendment also adds language to RSA 540A to allow action against tenants, family members, guests, or occupants engaging in conduct that damages property or threatens health and safety, and it changes the effective date to 90 days after passage. Norman also said the amendment was meant to reduce frivolous delays and court fiscal impacts. Members raised concerns about several provisions, especially the clause barring discretionary stays after tenant default, the use of the word “immediately” for issuing writs, and the reduction of discretionary stays from 90 days to 60 days. One member asked for clarification on whether any meritorious circumstances should still allow a stay, and another suggested defining a specific timeline for judgments after hearings. Norman responded that the default provision was aimed at cases where tenants do not appear at all, and he said the intent was to prevent abuse of the process. He also discussed the new RSA 540A language as a way to address serious health and safety problems, including unauthorized occupants and hoarding. Other testimony was generally supportive of the amendment as an improvement over the original bill, but several witnesses urged changes. New Hampshire Legal Assistance said it would likely be neutral if recommended edits were made, and suggested clarifying language, preserving the ability to strike defaults, and allowing longer stays by agreement of the parties. That witness and others argued that a 60-day cap could interfere with negotiated move-out agreements and could be too short in some cases, especially for elderly or disabled tenants. There was also discussion of narrowing the new 540A remedy to the specific person causing the problem, while preserving protections for innocent household members, particularly in domestic violence situations. No vote or final action was taken in the excerpt; the chair indicated the committee would consider revised language before executive session.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 3/20/2026 #2

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In addition, the bill caps the amount of applications that a county may submit at 10 applications during
  • first is technical, and amendment number two alters the time frame from 90 to 120 days and adds the cap
  • In addition, the bill caps<00:03:26.239> the<00:03:26.400> amount<00:03:26.720> of
  • c><00:03:26.879> applications<00:03:27.440> that<00:03:27.680> a caps the amount
  • of applications that a caps the amount of applications that a county<00:03:28.400> may<00:03:
Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum and quickly moved through committee reports and second-reader bills, adopting committee amendments and sending several measures to third reading without objection. Bills advanced included SB 10 on State Highway Administration approval timelines for speed monitoring systems; SB 487 on speed monitoring systems in safety corridors; SB 689 creating a task force on post-release services and re-entry; SB 811 requiring reporting of new home sale prices in multiple listing services; SB 877 authorizing a Baltimore City stop sign monitoring pilot in the 41st district; SB 937, the Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act, limiting use of criminal history in tenant screening; SB 984 barring private immigration detention facilities; SB 465 on out-of-court statements and second-degree assault; SB 187 on pre-release services for incarcerated women; SB 388, the Decade Act, revising multiple economic development and tax credit programs; and SB 844, the annual corrective bill. Most of the floor discussion focused on explaining amendments and the policy effects of the bills. Supporters described the housing bill as expanding second-chance opportunities while adding safeguards, and a senator asked detailed questions about how landlords could screen for serious offenses and sex offender registry status. SB 984 was described as an emergency measure preventing state and local approval of private detention facilities and authorizing enforcement by the Attorney General. SB 465 was presented as closing a gap in Maryland law on witness intimidation and aligning the state with broader practice. SB 187 would rename and expand the women’s pre-release facility into a re-entry facility and require progress reports. The most extended debate came on SB 165, the on-site wastewater systems bill. One amendment to exempt redevelopment properties from inspection was offered and failed by roll call with 27 votes in the negative. A second amendment to require consultation with Maryland Realtors in developing regulations was then offered; supporters argued it would help avoid delays in property settlements and bring real estate professionals into the regulatory process, while opponents said the bill concerned broader wastewater regulations, not just property transfers. The transcript cuts off during that amendment’s discussion, before the final vote is shown.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So the committee substitute for House Bill 4623 aligns the bill with other tort claims, aims at caps,
  • It keeps the damages at 500K, but they are changed instead of per incident. It is per claimant.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Commerce and Small Business Committee Apr 23rd, 2025

Commerce and Small Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • one of the fine issues that the real estate commission wanted to address by increasing the max or the cap
  • County has become a model for the rest of the country on helping lower insurance rates and storm damage
Bills: SB186, SB212, HB566, SB186, SB212
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Mar 17th, 2025

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment creates a cap on time served in the Florida Legislature with a total of 16 years: eight
  • ability to advocate for institutional knowledge and the power that it can have in a community, and the damage
Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed Senator Yarborough’s bill and Senate Bill 1170 at the sponsor’s request. The committee first considered Senate Bill 982 by Senator Bernard, which was amended to remove language the sponsor said had been declared unconstitutional in 2016. As amended, the bill addresses qualifying fee payment issues, allows qualifying fees to be paid by properly executed checks or debit cards linked to a candidate campaign account, creates a private right of action for qualifying challenges limited to candidates, and addresses campaign expenditures by debit card. Mark Heron testified in support, saying the bill would clarify recent qualifying disputes. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported SB 982 favorably. The committee then took up Senate Joint Resolution 536, a proposed constitutional amendment to impose legislative term limits of eight years in the House and eight years in the Senate, with carve-outs for current officeholders and redistricting. An amendment to change the limits to 12 years in each chamber failed on a tie vote. Public testimony was mixed but largely opposed, with speakers from county and small-county groups arguing the proposal was a one-size-fits-all statewide mandate that would override local choice and reduce institutional knowledge. Several members debated whether the eight-year limit was the right number, with some supporting term limits in principle but questioning a lifetime ban on returning to office. The resolution was ultimately reported favorably. The committee also considered Senate Joint Resolution 802, which would place on the 2026 ballot an eight-year term limit for county commissioners and school board members, with school board limits applied retroactively and county commissioner limits prospectively. An amendment to change the limit to 12 years failed. The Florida Association of Counties, a county commissioner, and representatives of the Small County Coalition testified against the measure, arguing that counties should retain local control through county charters and local referenda. Some senators supported the concept of term limits but raised concerns about imposing a uniform statewide rule on counties and school boards. After debate, the joint resolution was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators who had missed votes were allowed to register their positions on SB 982 and SJR 536, and the committee moved to rise.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-03 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The statute is already in place where it's at a 10% cap. We are already capped at 10%.
  • The statute is already in place where it's at a 10% cap.
  • Currently the cap for physicians to supervise physician assistants is 10.
  • This bill would eliminate that cap.
  • The cap just sets to 10, and we're just eliminating that cap. Representative Skidmore.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously. The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We also now have a statutory cap on TK of 24, and I think some of the concerns we've heard is that, as
  • TK rolls out and it has a class size cap of 24, that means that potentially districts could increase
  • ratio. average to kindergarten through grade 3, excluding TK, and then have TK already have a statutory cap
  • recollection from the Department of Education that Rate 2 will be fully funded at the base or the max cap
  • , preventing students from attending school, either because the weather schools were destroyed or damaged
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

January 14, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Unique Ability Scholarship. 125,000 students. 60,000 students is the max under the program, under the cap
  • This year, it could grow by 40,000 students under that cap. We have hit that cap.
  • There are some states that still even have a cap on growth in their states, not many these days, but
  • because schools open, we understand all parents are in different... ...situations, depending on the damage
Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee held its first interim meeting, took roll, and established a quorum. Members introduced themselves, many noting backgrounds in education, school boards, local government, or parenting, and Chair Jenna Persons-Mulicka outlined the committee’s goal of building the fiscal year 2025-26 Pre-K-12 budget. She also reviewed the fiscal year 2024-25 education budget, noting that the Pre-K-12 portion totals about $21 billion, with the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) as the largest driver, along with major funding for VPK, school readiness, and school recognition. She explained that federal COVID relief funds have ended and that recent school choice legislation has affected budget structure. Commissioner Manny Diaz and department leaders then gave overviews of their divisions. Diaz highlighted Florida’s education rankings, record graduation rate, progress monitoring, expanded school choice participation, charter school growth, and teacher salary investments, while emphasizing a focus on literacy, math, and early learning. Carrie Miller described the Division of Early Learning’s school readiness and VPK programs, their funding, eligibility, accountability systems, and the importance of kindergarten readiness. Paul Burns outlined the Division of Public Schools’ work on educator quality, literacy, standards, certification, family outreach, federal programs, and school improvement. Suzanne Pridgen reviewed finance and operations functions, including budget management, FEFP calculations, grants, procurement, transportation, and emergency management. Adam Emerson described parental choice programs, including scholarships, charter schools, schools of hope, virtual education, and home education. Darren Norris detailed the Office of Safe Schools’ responsibilities for risk assessments, compliance inspections, threat management, grants, and training created after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas tragedy. Members asked questions about several issues, including whether the Safe Schools office recommends changes to the school safety grant distribution formula, whether early learning eligibility should shift from federal poverty level to state median income, how scholarship payments are verified to avoid funding students who return to public school, and whether daily attendance systems could improve funding accuracy. Other questions addressed hurricane-related survey disruptions, VPK provider reimbursement rates and instructional hours, teacher salary increases, school start time costs, and how voucher schools handle IEP accommodations. Department officials generally said some issues remain under review, supported moving school readiness eligibility to SMI, noted that scholarship and enrollment data are cross-checked and adjusted when needed, and said progress monitoring now helps schools support mobile students. On school safety, officials said exemptions are allowed in statute for some items but not for classroom doors, and that district-specific conditions matter. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond receiving presentations and discussion.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In the '20s, a 15-foot rise on Cypress Creek, massive damage, people lose their lives.
  • That was an unprecedented flood, the worst flood we've had, millions of dollars in damage.
  • Camp Mystic was the most severely damaged.
  • Just again, unprecedented rises in the river, massive damage to the area, and specifically damage to
  • On July 3rd, you'll notice we're now like in all caps, right? We're a little bit more urgent.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

February 2026 State Budget and Economic Forecast Presentation - 2/27/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> Are you worried though about collateral >> Are you worried though about collateral damage
  • :20:05.280> who<01:20:05.440> rely<01:20:05.679> on<01:20:05.840> the damage
  • There are cuts to and caps on student loans that are pushing college out of reach.
  • <01:29:44.239> on<01:29:44.480> student There are cuts to and caps on student There
  • are cuts to and caps on student loans<01:29:45.199> that<01:29:45.520> are<01:29:45.679
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 03/21/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:08:30.960> to<00:08:31.199> not enforcement injuries and damage to not enforcement
  • injuries and damage to not only<00:08:31.599> the<00:08:31.919> property<00:08:32.399>
  • But the stakeholders that were meeting at that time put this population cap in that even back then we
  • But the stakeholders that were meeting at that time put this population cap in that even back then we
  • <03:09:52.319> lifted to see that population cap lifted to see that population cap lifted
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 27th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • That bill ensured that property owners damaged by those hurricanes would be able to rebuild and not be
  • maintains all of the provisions of Senate Bill 180 in all of the counties who sustained hurricane damage
  • , but it exempts from Senate Bill 180 those counties which had no hurricane damage and therefore did
  • by the storms while keeping all of Senate Bill 180's protections in place for areas that sustain damage
  • If something's commercially, you can just cap it with a couple inches of concrete versus residential.
Summary: The committee took up a series of land use, housing, local government, and public notice bills, along with a firefighter cancer bill and a bill on temporary door locking devices. SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention was explained as clarifying access to death benefits and a one-time cancer payment for firefighters; it was reported favorably. SB 1612 required local governments to accept electronic payments online; it also passed favorably. SB 1180 created a recall framework for elected community development district board members and, through a strike-all amendment, also addressed synthetic turf enforcement and expanded compact urban mixed-use district definitions; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. SB 936 allowed temporary door locking devices above the finished floor and directed the Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code; it passed favorably. The committee also considered SB 380 on legal notices, which would let certain local government entities publish notices on their own websites or other designated sites instead of relying on newspapers in more cases. The Florida Press Association, Common Cause, and newspaper representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would fragment public notice access and make notices harder to find and verify, while supporters said it would modernize and reduce costs. The bill’s amendment clarified which agencies were covered, and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 962 on affordable housing narrowed prior zoning preemption language so working farms and farm operations would not be unintentionally captured by Live Local-style rules; it passed favorably. SB 1444 on state preemption and religious expression, private clubs, and minor home construction drew support from religious freedom advocates and opposition from cities and counties, which warned of vague terms and overbroad preemption; it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 218, which would limit the reach of last session’s hurricane recovery land-use preemption to counties actually damaged by hurricanes and restore normal local land-use authority in unaffected counties. SB 1434 on infill redevelopment would streamline zoning and subdivision approvals for environmentally impacted parcels in certain urban counties to encourage housing on contaminated or underused land; counties and local-government groups opposed it as an overbroad preemption and raised concerns about the environmental threshold and density provisions, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1020 on chickees prohibited local ordinances from blocking chickee construction if setback requirements are met and made unauthorized attempts to circumvent the building code a misdemeanor; it passed favorably. Finally, SB 948 on local government land development regulations and orders, as amended, proposed a statewide starter-home framework with lot-split and zoning changes to increase housing supply; local-government and planning groups warned it would function as a rigid statewide zoning code and could drive overdevelopment, while housing advocates supported it as necessary state action. The committee reported the bill favorably after extensive debate.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • bond volume cap recycling program are bond volume cap recycling program are only<01:09:55.560> testifier
  • We cap the funding at $2 million per year, cap the amount of funding per ADU at 8% of the appraised value
  • We cap the funding at $2 million per year, cap the amount of funding per ADU at 8% of the appraised value
  • the funding at $2 million per we cap the funding at $2 million per year<01:33:20.320> cap<01:
  • the amount of funding per Adu year cap the amount of funding per Adu at<01:33:21.880> 8%<01:33
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint Housing and Public Safety/Water and Land hearing first took up HB 1096, which would repeal statutory tenant-selection preferences for disabled veterans and spouses of deceased veterans in state low-income housing. HPHA testified in support, saying the change was a housekeeping measure because the same preferences already exist in administrative rules and could be adjusted later to align with other local preferences, while also noting the federal VASH program provides stronger veteran housing support. Several members questioned why the preference should be removed at all, emphasizing that veterans have long been underserved and asking for a stronger justification; the committees ultimately deferred HB 1096. The later Housing/Hawaiian Affairs agenda heard HB 606 HD1, a measure to extend Act 279 funding and related exemptions for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. Supporters argued the bill would give DHHL more time to use the $600 million appropriation to acquire land, work with developers, and address a wait list of about 29,000 applicants, while also helping restore Hawaiian communities and reduce the Hawaiian diaspora. Opponents focused on accountability and oversight, saying DHHL needs clearer plans, measurable goals, and stronger safeguards before receiving more money, and warning that prior spending and strategic-plan changes had reduced the number of applicants served. The committee also heard testimony that the bill would help DHHL fulfill long-standing obligations to Native Hawaiians and that the housing need affects the broader state, not only Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Session (06/05/2025)

New Hampshire Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It start and the cap is $100 for a size.
  • Nobody's talking about the damage that you're doing.
  • Nobody's talking about the damage.
  • We just passed damage that you're doing.
  • , a bill that says if you do the damage, a bill that says if you do the damage, you<07:33:24.398>
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/26/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Everything that's gray, that's basically damaged to the brain.
  • Everything that's gray, that's basically damaged to the brain.
  • Enrollment and the cost of the program has its multifaceted cap rates are a big part of that.
  • Enrollment and the cost of the program has its multifaceted cap rates are a big part of that.
  • Enrollment and the cost of the program has its multi-faccented cap rates are a big part of that.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:00 pm

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • So my question is: do you think that we should look at increasing the cap of those programs like tax
  • Still, with respect to the caps, I think there's, and that could be for the Secretary of ANF as well,
  • Incremental financing, you know, caps are in place for various reasons.
  • And now all of this must be managed within the confines of Proposition 2 1/2, which, as we know, caps
  • And again, under a tightly capped property tax, communities simply don't have the adequate resources
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 55, the governor’s FY25 supplemental budget proposal to spend about $1.3 billion in surplus Fair Share revenue. House and Senate chairs framed the bill as a one-time opportunity to invest fairly in education and transportation, while also noting the need to protect the state’s long-term fiscal balance. Administration officials said the proposal should be considered alongside the FY26 budget and related bills, since the governor’s broader Fair Share plan aims for roughly an even split between education and transportation over time. Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz, Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, and Education Secretary Patrick Tutwiler outlined the administration’s priorities. Transportation funding would go mainly to the MBTA and related reserves, including money for the Federal Transit Administration reserve, MBTA stabilization reserve, low-income fares, winter resilience, RTA workforce support, MassDOT workforce and project delivery, and micro-transit grants. Education funding would support universal preschool expansion, early education and care capacity, early literacy tutoring, adult basic education and ESOL, early college and career technical education, MyCAP expansion, and special education circuit breaker funding. The administration emphasized that many of these investments are one-time or multi-year measures designed to address current needs without creating unsustainable recurring costs. Committee members raised concerns about regional equity, especially the large share of transportation money going to the MBTA versus regional transit authorities and rural areas. Several members asked for more detail on how the proposal would benefit Western Massachusetts and other non-MBTA regions, and whether micro-transit and Chapter 90-related investments would be sufficient. Education questions focused on special education reimbursement shortfalls, federal funding cuts to school districts, and how CTE and vocational investments would align students with workforce needs. The administration said it would provide additional data on MBTA versus RTA investment and explained that the special education circuit breaker and transportation reimbursement changes were intended to improve predictability and relief for districts. After the administration panel, Jessica Tang of AFT Massachusetts testified in support of using Fair Share funds to protect public education amid federal uncertainty and cuts. She argued that schools are facing a fiscal cliff, that vulnerable students would be hit hardest by funding losses, and that the Fair Share revenue should be used to preserve services and support students’ needs.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Special Session F Jun 2nd, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those making $60,000 or less would have their assessments capped at 4% of their income.
  • Those making between $60,000 and $100,000 would have property taxes capped at 5% of their income.
  • And those making between $100,000 and $150,000 would have property taxes capped at 6% of their income
  • . ...and $150,000 would have property taxes capped at 6% of their income.
  • This bill lowers the assessment cap on non-homestead properties from 10% to 5%.
Summary: The Senate took up Committee Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 2F, a proposed constitutional amendment on property tax reform. The measure would increase the homestead exemption in stages, lower the assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and limit county and municipal ad valorem tax revenues to specified uses such as public safety, education, infrastructure, natural resources, debt service, employee benefits, and certain administrative costs. Supporters, led by Senator Avila, argued the proposal would provide meaningful property tax relief and push local governments to rein in spending, while opponents warned it would shift costs to fees, reduce local flexibility, and threaten funding for core services. Several amendments were offered and rejected. Senator Sharief proposed an income-based circuit breaker for property tax relief; Senator Smith offered a sunset clause; and Senator Berman proposed revising the ballot statement to better match the amended proposal and remove outdated references. Each amendment failed on recorded votes. During questioning and debate, senators pressed Avila on the ballot language, the effect on local services, whether the legislature could later restrict local spending by statute, and whether renters would benefit. Avila said the ballot language was not his and repeatedly stated he was presenting the governor’s proposal, while also saying local governments would need to prioritize budgets and that future legislatures could address implementation details. After the amendment votes, the joint resolution was read a third time and moved into final debate. Supporters said the proposal would give homeowners relief and force fiscal discipline at the local level. Opponents, including Senators Nathan, Bracey Davis, Smith, Polsky, and Errington, argued the measure was rushed, lacked a completed fiscal analysis or replacement revenue, and could harm police, fire, libraries, parks, housing, and other local services. They also criticized the ballot summary as misleading, especially regarding the staged homestead exemption increase. The transcript ends during debate, before any final vote on the joint resolution itself.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-06-02 (9:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those making $60,000 or less would have their assessments capped at 4% of their income.
  • Those making between $60,000 and $100,000 would have property taxes capped at 5% of the income.
  • And those making between $100,000 and $150,000 would have property taxes capped at 6% of their income
  • And $150,000 would have property taxes capped at 6% of their income.
  • This bill lowers the assessment cap on non-homestead properties from 10% to 5%.
Keywords: 998, house, all