Video & Transcript Research : 'Freedom Drive'

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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Judiciary Mar 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • vote no on Senate Bill 734. not because that tragedies do not happen, but because that the upward drive
  • And whenever you have a an issue that has the potential of a very good potential to drive up health care
  • I but I didn't understand the part when you talked about driving up health costs, maybe I missed something
  • How do you see this bill driving up help to allow me recognized, sir, that. >> If you'll allow me to
  • It will drive new doctors, young doctors and doctors at the cutting edge out of this state.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • , of course, the rules and regulations saying the medical want to marijuana, which means you can't drive
  • He was driving a Ford F 3.50.
  • 20 illegal aliens and Giannis block has been continued illegally entering the United States while driving
  • that where you can drive through them.
  • It's important that we drive the safest vehicles on the road that are the best equipped with the best
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 03/25/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, today our NHS program has a day-long blood drive. So, students get to come volunteer.
  • For example, today our NHS program has a day-long blood drive. So, students get to come volunteer.
  • For example, today our NHS program has a day-long blood drive. So, students get to come volunteer.
  • <00:10:05.400> So, program has a day-long blood drive.
  • So, program has a day-long blood drive.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 59 (4-14-26) - Part 1

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • College should be again the broadest freedom students have possible to learn.
  • College should be again the broadest freedom students have possible to learn.
  • and limit the chill academic freedom and limit the richness<05:21:09.760> and<05:21:10.000>
  • College should be again the broadest<05:21:38.560> freedom<05:21:39.040> students<05:21
  • :39.440> have<05:21:39.680> possible broadest freedom students have possible broadest freedom
Keywords: 958, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/10/26

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:47:55.600> than that we should have fewer freedoms than that we should have fewer freedoms
  • Now, I'm not going to drive the price.
  • We talk about other things that drive We talk about other things that drive the<01:39:24.480>
  • Now, the paid family leave did not drive Now, the paid family leave did not drive the<01:39:28.760
  • did that drive the health insurance up? did that drive the health insurance up?
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (05/08/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • us with the steps we need to take to pass just and good legislation and give us the motivation, a driving
  • passion to take necessary a driving passion to take necessary action.<00:06:54.720> We<00:06:
  • We have always been a state that's<01:10:33.520> about<01:10:33.840> freedom.
  • What this bill is that's about freedom.
  • Thank you. him. his wife, who can no longer drive him. his wife, who can no longer drive her her her
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • So they have a lot of resources for people our age and give us opportunities to learn how to drive and
  • So they have a lot of resources for people our age and give us opportunities to learn how to drive and
  • This is a freedom of choice matter. ...and he wasn't received his back pay until recently.
  • This is a freedom of choice matter. And as Americans, we can choose to get a vaccine if we want.
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix on its new tuition-free, three-year regional medical school branch in Yuma, which is intended to address Arizona’s primary care shortage by training students in a rural setting and linking them to rural residency opportunities. Members asked about who could apply, whether out-of-state applicants were eligible, and whether graduates would be required to remain in rural Arizona; the presenter said there is no post-graduation practice commitment, but the program is designed to encourage retention through rural training and residency placement. The committee then considered several child welfare and behavioral health bills. HB 2923 would expand judicial review procedures for court-ordered mental health treatment, adding timelines, notice, counsel protections, and a clear-and-convincing standard for continued treatment; the sponsor and a retired judge said it fills gaps in a 1974 statute. HB 2035 would expand kinship foster care to extended family members, require more notice and written findings when kin placement is denied, and strengthen presumptions favoring placement with relatives or other significant adults; DCS said the bill largely reflects current policy but raised a timing concern about a required report before preliminary protective hearings. HB 2611 would create a Youth Safety Rights and Mental Health Protection Act for foster youth and group homes, adding rights related to immediate and unbiased health care, anti-bullying protections, retaliation safeguards, drug screening, and safety rules; foster youth and former foster youth testified strongly in support, while DCS was neutral and noted possible implementation and fiscal impacts. The committee also heard HB 4004, which would require DCS to investigate credible abuse or neglect reports even when one parent is considered protective, and to take protective action when warranted. Several parents testified that DCS had previously closed or minimized cases because a protective parent existed, leaving children exposed to abuse; DCS did not testify against the bill, and members later said the agency should not use the presence of a safe parent as a reason not to investigate. The committee also considered pharmacy and AHCCCS-related bills: HB 2434 would revise the controlled substances prescription monitoring program and reporting requirements; HB 2732 would continue the State Board of Pharmacy; HB 2733 would make several pharmacy regulation changes including delivery, continuing education, and change-of-ownership rules; and HB 2932 would require AHCCCS contractors to reimburse noncontracting labs referred by contracting providers, which health plans opposed as undermining managed care tools while a lab provider argued it would improve fair payment and competition. On the floor, the committee also took up HB 2086, which would prohibit government and business mask and vaccination mandates, HB 2830, which would require instruction on fetal and prenatal development and bar abortion-related curriculum materials, and HB 2035, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004. Amendments were adopted on several bills, including HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932. Final committee votes gave HB 2035, HB 2086, HB 2434, HB 2611, HB 2732, HB 2733, HB 2830, HB 2923, HB 2932, and HB 4004 do-pass recommendations, with HB 2086, HB 2611, HB 2830, and HB 2932 reported as amended.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Feb 4th, 2026

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the foundation that all of our freedoms are
  • Driving Ms.
  • The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy and the foundation that all of our freedoms are
  • Driving Ms.
Bills: S0460, S0748, S1180, S1334
Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum and took up several election-related bills. CS/SB 1180 by Senator Arrington, which creates a recall framework for elected community development district board members and also addresses synthetic turf regulation and CDD eligibility, was presented briefly and then approved unanimously. SB 460 by Senator Polsky, requiring the governor to call special elections within set deadlines after vacancies and allowing judicial relief if deadlines are not met, also passed unanimously after members discussed flexibility for emergencies and the cost of delayed elections. The committee then heard SB 748 by Senator Bracy Davis, which would add constitutional voting-rights restoration language to the sentencing score sheet given to felony defendants. Supporters said it would improve clarity and notice without changing eligibility, and the bill was favorably reported unanimously. The committee also confirmed several appointees, including Jim Milliken and Alicia McShea to the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, Robert P. Estalas as Director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, and additional gubernatorial appointees listed on the agenda, all by favorable votes. The longest discussion centered on Senator Grall’s strike-all amendment for SB 1334, an elections bill dealing with citizenship verification, Real ID and SAVE database use, paper-ballot voting, candidate qualification rules, and related election administration changes. Supporters argued it would streamline verification and ensure only citizens vote, while opponents warned it would create burdens, disenfranchise eligible voters, and impose costs and administrative confusion. After extensive public testimony both for and against, the committee adopted an amendment to allow supervisors of elections to observe holidays when not otherwise required to be open, then approved the strike-all as amended by a 6-2 vote, with Senators Polsky and Bernard voting no. The meeting then adjourned after members recorded their votes on earlier items.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-PEER Jan 13th, 2026

ALC-PEER

Transcript Highlights:
  • cover the total expected need of eligible students for the 2025-26 school year in the Educational Freedom
  • This is for the educational freedom account program. The next item is D2.
  • Rock area, mainly an urban area, some sort of recreational avenues for them that they don't have to drive
  • country, as they do, to go on the Washita Trail, they have running events, they have hiking events, it drives
Keywords: 1204, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Apr 7th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • These rising costs are driving producers out of the industry.
  • That's what's driving it for me; that's what I'm paying attention to quite a bit.
  • So, if you were stationed in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and spent time during your tour of duty
  • who have already lost... our beloved ones to the very service that protected our nation and our freedoms
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to drive the point home that, and even Ms. Chevalier, if...
  • Parents need the freedom with information to. Make the best choice for their child.
  • believe that you're... the language in Section 9 is... addressing, that it is giving the parents the freedom
  • She drives and she's looking at colleges. That's wonderful.
Bills: SB568, SCR5, SB57, SB1447, SB27, SB24
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Feb 11th, 2025

Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • And in fact, just this past week, our partners at Stanford Health Freedom launched an action alert specifically
  • I grew up in the mountains of Georgia, playing and running through the streams and having such freedom
  • And last year, driving an avalanche of bipartisan opposition to... ...2011, and last year driving an
Summary: The committee first heard SB 200, which would implement recommendations from DEP’s 2020 Recycling Goal Final Report by creating a technical assistance group to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan by 2026. The bill focuses on recycling education and outreach, evaluating the former recycling grant program, and developing markets for recyclable materials. Supporters from the waste and recycling industry and counties said the bill would finally create a real plan to help Florida move toward its recycling goals. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience, which would promote green, gray, and hybrid infrastructure, direct USF’s Flood Hub to develop guidelines, require DEP rulemaking on erosion and mangrove protection, and study whether nature-based flood reduction could help lower insurance costs. Supporters appeared in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 7000 as a committee bill to continue a public records exemption protecting site-specific location information for threatened and endangered species. Members next took up SB 56 on weather modification activities. The bill would prohibit the release of chemicals or substances into the atmosphere to affect weather or sunlight, define geoengineering, increase penalties through an amendment, and create a DEP reporting hotline with possible referral to DOH or emergency management. The sponsor and several supporters argued the bill was needed to address public concerns and lack of oversight, while several senators questioned the evidence, the role of state agencies, and whether the bill was ready for passage. Despite opposition from some members, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 62 creating a resilient building tax credit program, after amending it to shift agency references from DEP to DBPR and add university advisory members, and CS for SB 80 to clarify state park management as conservation-based, require public notice and advisory input for plan changes, and improve reporting on park repairs; both bills were reported favorably after testimony from supporters and conservation groups who sought tighter language to prevent incompatible uses. Finally, the committee received presentations from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on gopher tortoise relocation, wildlife disease surveillance, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. FWC described tortoise relocation and recipient-site programs, ongoing monitoring of wildlife diseases such as chronic wasting disease and feline leukomyelopathy, and efforts to address fish die-offs and update sanctuary agreements amid state-federal jurisdiction issues. No votes were taken on the presentations.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Ethics and Elections Apr 22nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • College in 1997, and then was able to attend night school down at the FSU campus in Panama City, driving
  • I led the defense team, so we protected the free speech and academic freedom of faculty members and students
  • The public expects accountability, ...you wrote, 'The public expects accountability, but academic freedom
  • I am the director of the Stan Marshall Center for Education Freedom at the James Madison Institute.
Summary: The committee first took up 127 gubernatorial appointees grouped in blocks and, after brief testimony in favor of several nominees, voted to recommend confirmation of the block nominees to the full Senate. The committee then moved through a series of University of West Florida and other board nominations, hearing from each nominee about their background and priorities, with most emphasizing service, local ties, student success, military partnerships, and university growth. Several nominees also answered questions about governance, faculty hiring, diversity, and the university’s strategic direction. For the University of West Florida Board of Trustees, the committee heard from Paul Bailey, Rebecca Matthews, Rachel Moyah, Ashley Ross, Christopher Young, and Adam Kissel. Bailey stressed his local roots, legal background, and support for UWF’s pre-law program and military connections; Matthews highlighted her education and state-government experience, current role as board chair, enrollment growth, fundraising, and alignment with state directives; Moyah cited her education and school board experience, fiscal discipline, and recent positive financial and enrollment figures; Ross emphasized fundraising, workforce needs, cyber opportunities, and support for the governor’s higher education agenda; and Young focused on business accountability, audit oversight, rural access to education, and expanding military-related opportunities. Each of these nominees was questioned about issues such as diversity, “woke” culture, faculty ideology, and the role of the board, and each was ultimately recommended for confirmation by roll-call vote. Adam Kissel’s nomination drew the most extensive debate and public testimony. Kissel described his background in free speech advocacy, federal education policy, philanthropy, and higher education reform, and said he would support UWF’s growth, free-speech protections, military and veteran engagement, and stronger graduation rates. Senators pressed him on prior writings favoring privatization of public higher education, comments about replacing administrators with AI, his work with the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025, and how his views fit with serving on a public university board; he said his long-term libertarian views did not conflict with his short-term support for UWF receiving more resources. Public testimony was split, with supporters praising his free-speech credentials, military focus, and alignment with the governor’s reforms, while opponents questioned his commitment to public higher education and whether he could be trusted to learn the university from the ground up. After debate, the committee voted to recommend Kissel’s confirmation to the full Senate.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Ethics and Elections Apr 22nd, 2025

Ethics and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • College in 1997, and then was able to attend night school down at the FSU campus in Panama City, driving
  • I led the defense team, so we protected the free speech and academic freedom of faculty members and students
  • Kissel, less than a year ago, you wrote, 'The public expects accountability, but academic freedom concerns
  • I am the director of the Stan Marshall Center for Education Freedom at the James Madison Institute.
Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met to consider a large slate of gubernatorial appointees, with 127 nominees on the agenda. The committee first approved the grouped nominees in Tabs 1 through 54 by unanimous roll call vote after brief public testimony in support of several appointees. The committee then took up individual University of West Florida and Pensacola State College-related nominations, including noting that Dr. Joel Rudman had resigned from the Pensacola State College board before appearing, leaving no action to take on that tab. Several UWF trustees were confirmed after testimony focused on their qualifications and priorities for the university. Paul Bailey emphasized his local ties, legal background, and interest in UWF’s military connections and pre-law program; Rebecca Matthews highlighted her education and public service background, current role as UWF board chair, enrollment growth, fundraising, and alignment with state directives; Rachel Moyah discussed her education leadership experience, finance role, and positive enrollment and fundraising trends; Ashley Ross described her fundraising and higher education background and stressed workforce, advancement, cyber, and military partnerships; and Christopher Young spoke about his Panhandle roots, business experience, audit and compliance work, and support for military and student opportunity. Each of these nominees was confirmed by roll call and forwarded to the full Senate. The most contentious nomination was Adam Kissel for the UWF Board of Trustees. Kissel described his background in higher education policy, free speech, philanthropy, and federal education work, and said he would focus on free speech, accreditation, military/veteran support, honors programming, and graduation rates. Committee members questioned him closely about prior writings on privatizing public higher education, his views on free speech versus Senate Bill 266, Project 2025, AI in administration, and his fit for UWF. Public testimony was split, with supporters praising his free-speech credentials and reform views, while opponents, including former UWF leaders, warned he was too ideological and not sufficiently grounded in the university community. After debate, the committee voted 5-4 not to confirm Kissel, so his name will not be forwarded to the full Senate.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • In support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Mr.
  • My father served as an infantryman in Vietnam, and I served as a cavalry scout in Operation Iraqi Freedom
  • Baghdad, Iraq, I saw firsthand the immense sacrifices that they and their families make to uphold the freedoms
  • suddenly we're going to have a community deeply angry at uniformed military who were just told to go and drive
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • That will—you have the right balance between safety and driving out innovation?
  • We all have the right to drive a car responsibly.
  • That's like being punished for driving a car simply Known standard.
  • Creating a chilling effect on civic and personal freedoms. The misuse isn't theoretical.
  • He drives around every morning and looks at the cost. And that is legal. And it's beneficial.
Summary: The committee heard several AI- and consumer-protection-related bills, with extensive testimony from authors, supporters, and industry opponents. SB 53 by Senator Wiener would create transparency requirements for large AI developers, including disclosure of safety and security protocols, reporting of critical safety incidents, whistleblower protections, and the CalCompute public cloud. Supporters said it is a narrower, transparency-based follow-up to last year’s vetoed AI safety bill, while opponents argued it still relies too much on company size, could expose trade secrets, and should be narrowed further. The committee approved SB 53 on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with the roll held open for absent members. SB 766 by Senator Allen would codify the FTC’s Cars Rule and create a three-day cooling-off period for certain used-car purchases, along with stronger disclosure rules on pricing, add-ons, and government affiliation claims. Supporters said it would save consumers money and time and help buyers avoid bad deals, while dealer and industry groups said amendments addressed many of their concerns. Several former opponents moved to neutral, and the committee passed SB 766 unanimously as amended to Appropriations. SB 7 by Senator McNerney would regulate automated decision-making systems in employment by requiring notice, human review for discipline and termination, and limits on predictive behavior analysis. Labor and consumer advocates supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or overly automated workplace decisions, while employer and industry groups raised concerns about scope, notice burdens, and the predictive-analysis ban. The committee passed SB 7 to Appropriations on a 4-2 vote, with the roll held open. SB 833, also by Senator McNerney, would require human oversight of AI used in critical infrastructure, along with training and system assessments; it drew limited opposition focused on scope, and the committee passed it as amended to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote, also holding the roll open. Later, the committee took up SB 11, which would address AI-generated voice, image, and video cloning and deepfakes by clarifying likeness protections, requiring consumer warnings, and addressing misuse and evidence tampering. Supporters framed it as a targeted response to nonconsensual deepfakes, while industry groups said recent amendments improved the bill but still had concerns about penalties and warning language. The committee also heard SB 720, the Safer Streets Act, which would let cities opt into a revised red-light camera system that shifts from driver to owner liability, removes facial identification, makes violations civil rather than criminal, and directs revenue toward transportation safety projects; the author presented the bill, but the transcript ends before any final action on SB 720.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • If you could be in Houston and get to San Antonio and or Austin in one hour already if I need to drive
  • It's their freedom to reach opportunities to stay connected with the ones we love and to build something
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/15/2026 - House Floor Session

Arizona House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It should be celebrated by all of us who agree with freedom, who agree that parents are those who are
  • most appropriately... ...freedom, who agree that parents are those who are the most appropriate individuals
  • retirement accounts but are currently working seniors, they're working, you know, at Walmart, they're driving
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and introductions of the Doctor of the Day and student guests, including JAG students and Hila Ben High School visitors. Attendance was recorded at 49 present, 3 absent, and 8 excused. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider HB 2153, the annual tax conformity bill, which was described by supporters as aligning Arizona tax law with recent federal changes and providing relief through no tax on tips and overtime, a 25% increase in the child tax credit, a new child care expense deduction, and expanded senior retirement-income deductions. Opponents argued the measure would primarily benefit wealthy individuals and corporations, leave out some seniors without retirement accounts, and reduce revenue needed for public services. HB 2153 drew extensive debate and multiple questions about its effects on seniors, small businesses, wages, child care, and the timing of tax filing forms already issued by the Department of Revenue. Supporters emphasized taxpayer certainty, conformity with federal forms, and economic growth; critics said the bill was fiscally irresponsible and unfair. The Committee of the Whole approved the bill 31-26, and the House later adopted the report and referred the bill to engrossing. The House then took up the Senate mirror measure, SB 1106, substituted for HB 2153, and held floor explanations of vote. After further debate along similar lines, the House passed SB 1106 by a vote of 31-27 with 2 not voting and transmitted it to the Senate. The remainder of the session included personal privilege remarks, committee schedule announcements, a long list of first-read bills and referrals, and finally a motion to adjourn until Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Should schools ban immigration enforcement without a warrant? 2/18/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But how can you honestly promise safety to a student when their families are risking their freedom every
  • And for the past two months, she's been trapped in her home, unable to leave, her joy gone, her freedom
  • stolen, and she is one of her freedom stolen, and she is one of the<00:36:30.400> countless<00
  • Parents are terrified to drive their own children to school, fearing that a random checkpoint or being
  • seeing it with my own eyes as well. seeing it with my own eyes as well. driving<01:15:51.920>
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: House File 3435 was moved before the committee and, after an author’s DE1 amendment was offered and adopted, the bill was sent to the general register. The bill, as described by Co-Chair Jordan, would limit immigration enforcement on school grounds unless agents present a judicial warrant, identification, and notify school leadership; supporters said it is intended to create clear separation between ICE/DHS activity and schools while preserving local law enforcement responses to other emergencies. Testimony was overwhelmingly in support of the bill. School leaders, teachers, union representatives, and Education Minnesota’s general counsel argued that immigration enforcement near schools has caused fear, absenteeism, disrupted operations, and serious mental health harms for students and staff. Several witnesses described students carrying passports or birth certificates, families keeping children home, and schools shifting large numbers of students to virtual learning. Speakers from districts in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota said the presence of ICE or federal agents near schools and bus stops has undermined attendance, trust, and the ability to teach and learn. Witnesses also emphasized that the bill would provide needed clarity for educators and administrators about how to respond if federal agents come to school property. Some speakers framed the issue as protecting all children and families, including immigrant and refugee communities, and said schools should remain safe, stable places focused on education rather than immigration enforcement. No opposition testimony or committee vote beyond adoption of the DE1 amendment and the motion to place the bill on the general register was shown in the transcript.
DE

Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session - Session 2 - 38th Legislative Day Jun 18th, 2026

Delaware Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Dear Lord, we thank you for our freedom and all those who fought to secure and protect our promised inalienable
  • For many in the American South, that legal freedom was not immediately realized or recognized.
  • commemorated Juneteenth as June 19 National Independence Day to mark the true physical anniversary of their freedom
  • Throughout the years, the Delaware General Assembly has recognized and celebrated ...of their freedom
  • While that number is not insignificant, it is important to understand what is driving that increase.
Summary: The Senate reconvened, read committee reports, and assigned House Bill 89 with House Amendment 1 and House Bill 393 with House Amendment 1 to the Senate Finance Committee. It then adopted Consent Calendar 64, which included resolutions recognizing Take Our Children to Work Day, Juneteenth, National Farmers Day, Invisible Disabilities Week, Stonewall Uprising Remembrance Day, National Nonprofit Day, and two property-assessment working group resolutions. The calendar passed by a unanimous roll call, and the chamber heard remarks supporting Juneteenth, Delaware agriculture, invisible disabilities awareness, and the nonprofit sector. The Senate passed the fiscal year 2026 and 2027 revenue estimates in Senate Joint Resolution 16 and Senate Joint Resolution 17, and approved the fiscal year 2027 operating budget in Senate Bill 335 after extended debate on budget growth, recurring costs, health care, education, public safety, retiree obligations, and fiscal restraint. It also passed Senate Bill 336, the one-time supplemental appropriation bill, which includes one-time investments such as a $100 million transition toward a weighted education funding formula, election support, early childhood education, classroom projects, lead remediation, and campaign finance modernization. Several members praised the budget process and staff, while others cautioned against future spending growth. Among policy bills, the Senate passed House Bill 369 to codify the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety, House Bill 268 to increase penalties for assaulting postal workers, House Bill 374 to require workforce reporting on large public works projects, Senate Bill 253 with House Amendment 1 to standardize school bullying parental-notification procedures, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 342 to modernize the Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, House Bill 402 to extend Clean Air Act Title V permit fees, and Senate Bill 346 with Senate Amendment 1 to streamline Environmental Appeals Board timelines. The Senate also began consideration of House Bill 293, which would add hate crimes to the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program, but the transcript cuts off before its vote is shown.