Transcript Highlights:

• So, they're being, the ABA is calling them business associates.
• Does any police call the roll on CS for SB 1674? Cindy, please call the roll on CS for SB 1674.
• We would just call 911.'
• Cindy, please call the roll on CS for CS for CS for SB 954.
• Cindy, please call the roll on CS for CS for CS for SB 1742.

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. The sponsor explained that the bill, as amended, would align Florida law more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” requiring providers to furnish requested records within set timeframes, allowing a limited extension with notice, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several members asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill affected meaningful-use rules or post-mortem access. Multiple witnesses opposed the bill, arguing it could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with existing privacy rules, and burden providers; supporters said it would improve patient access and consistency. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. The bill would direct DEP to establish rules for synthetic turf and limit local governments from banning it if state rules are followed, while also addressing change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor work, building code updates, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and single-trade inspections. Amendments removed the pool and spa contractor provisions and the tall mass timber language. Testimony on the bill centered heavily on the pool industry, with contractors and the Florida Swimming Pool Association opposing expansion of scope to general and building contractors, while some speakers supported other parts of the bill. After adopting the amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. The bill would allow minors to be tested for STDs without parental consent but require parental consent for treatment, expand parents’ rights to access records and control certain health decisions, and restrict health care services, medical procedures, and biofeedback devices for minors absent consent or an exception. An amendment moved survey and questionnaire provisions into the education code, added an explicit court-order exception, clarified DNA and biofeedback provisions, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions. The committee heard extensive public testimony both for and against the bill, with supporters emphasizing parental authority and opponents warning it could delay STI treatment, mental health care, and other services for vulnerable minors. The transcript ends during public testimony on the bill, before any final committee action is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Chair calls the Education Finance Committee to order for Thursday, March 13, 2025.
• We will call that IT-TRAC.
• could keep your testimony to around two to three minutes, that’d be helpful. collaborative we will call
• that it Trak collaborative we will call that it Trak okay<00:02:00.600> this<00:02:00.840>
• abs and you can support students called abs and you can support students in<00:26:35.880> special

Bills: HF846, HF1538, HF1959

Keywords: education, special education, apprenticeship, funding, grants, intermediate school districts, teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district

Transcript Highlights:

• About two years ago, I had one of the hottest bills in the building, and it was called the Squatters
• To the question about, you know, multi-factor authentication or cross-referencing property records, I'm

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Good afternoon, I call the meeting of the Education Finance Committee to order. We have a quorum.
• He was what I call a non-traditional learner—very bright, similar to your story—but he just wasn't learning
• The values of the Youth Council include youth voice, authentic relationships, youth in service, and access
• They call for a variety of really intentional solutions.
• I was able to jump on a Zoom call yesterday and really want to thank you for your collaboration with

Bills: HF1966, HF54, HF2043, HF1171, HF2741

Keywords: HF1966, Minnesota Association of Alternative Programs, STARS program, alternative education, alternative programs, education finance, general fund appropriation, student support services, career readiness, employment skills, academic skills, social skills, student conferences, training grants, Minnesota Department of Education, specialized education, at-risk students, nontraditional education, HF54, Silver Lake

Transcript Highlights:

• His team, as we call them, are some of the kindest, most caring people you can imagine.
• ASL instruction from MDS his team as and ASL instruction from MDS his team as we<00:23:37.080> call
• them are some of the kindest we call them are some of the kindest most<00:23:38.799> caring<00
• Shakopee students engage in authentic, hands-on learning experiences with our community partners.
• What I'm going to say is that the early 1900s have called; they would like their school structure back

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is about 12:30 on January 23rd, and I call the meeting to order.
• The division also works to reduce injuries by leading the state safety program called M-SAFE.
• There's multi-factor authentication, all these things that protect.
• <01:08:31.319> Our our supervisors managers call Our our supervisors managers call Our Workers
• In national jargon, we call this a central panel model.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Sheble, please call the roll. Representatives Bacon. Barone. Basenaker. Bottoms. Bradfield.
• Colorado scapes, as we like to call Colorado scapes, as we like to call them,<00:36:39.720> um
• of the words well about the authenticity of the words well which<00:47:53.880> I<00:47:54.000
• That's called the free market. That's what the free market does.
• That's called the go to coffee shop B. That's called the free<01:17:04.040> market.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• That just helps build authentic relationships within the community between the schools, the farmers,
• within the authentic relationships within the community<00:15:11.320> between<00:15:11.639>
• Crystal Fitz Simons, interim president for the Food Research and Action Center, which is commonly called
• Frack we are which is commonly called Frack we are the<01:03:11.359> leading<01:03:11.920>
• care leaders, nonprofit and advocacy groups, and education and youth partners in the coalition we call

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Appreciate calling in, friend. Hi, friend. Good friend. Any other questions, members?
• Okay, next we have the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization, often called Ulu.
• <00:18:08.240> in calling in calling in friend<00:18:10.600> Hi<00:18:10.799> friend
• called called umle<00:19:24.799> testifying<00:19:25.480> in<00:19:25.679> support<
• We just called you on House Bill 1291. Would you like to testify on that one? Not that one? Okay.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a series of transportation and public safety bills, beginning with HB 706, which would require skateboard users under age 16 to wear helmets. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, and the chair noted written support from AAA Hawaii, Kulani Medical Center for Women and Children, and several individuals. No opposition was mentioned, and the bill appeared to draw no questions. Members then heard HB 860, which would grant immunity to the state or county that repairs or maintains a street when ownership or jurisdiction is disputed. DOT and DLNR supported the bill, with county support from Maui and a Hawaii Island county representative, while the Hawaii Association for Justice opposed it. The committee also heard HB 1162, requiring applicants for a motorcycle instruction permit to complete an approved basic rider course, with DOT support and a recommended amendment to exempt motorcycles used for training; the Public Defender asked about the current process, and DOT explained the bill was intended to improve safety given motorcycle fatalities. HB 1259, allowing speed-limit reductions within 10 mph of the current limit without an engineering study, also drew DOT support and support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and individuals. The committee next considered HB 1158, a governor’s package bill limiting civil liability for people who provide firefighting services with vessels at commercial harbors or roadsteads to gross negligence or wanton conduct. DOT Harbors said the bill was prompted by lessons from the Lahaina fires and was intended to encourage privately owned firefighting-equipped vessels to assist without hesitation; the Hawaii Harbor Users Group and an individual supported it. HB 54, which would make a third or subsequent excessive speeding offense a Class C felony and allow vehicle forfeiture, drew DOT support but strong opposition from the Public Defender, who argued the bill was overly harsh, would force jury trials, and could create sentencing problems; the Public Defender also said existing penalties were already significant. The committee then heard HB 1334, which would exempt donations of wild game meat, including axis deer, to charitable and nonprofit organizations from certain meat inspection and transportation laws; DLNR and multiple community and food-related groups supported it, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 698 on animal cruelty, which would increase criminal penalties for various offenses. The Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing the cases are rare, enforcement is limited, and the proposed penalties—up to Class A felony treatment in some cases—were too severe; animal welfare advocates strongly supported the measure, saying cruelty cases are widespread, underreported, and under-enforced, and that stronger penalties are needed as a deterrent. No votes or final actions were taken on any of the bills in the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Ninety days resulted in a massive increase in calls to call centers.
• Ninety days resulted in a massive increase in calls to call centers.
• First, someone to call.
• Do they call 2-1-1 or do they all call 988?
• Do they call two and one or do they all call nine and eight?

Summary: The joint Assembly Health and Select Committee on Native American Affairs held an oversight hearing on AB 988, California’s 988 crisis line and mobile crisis response system, followed by a discussion of suicide prevention and intervention in California Indian communities. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized that AB 988 was intended to create a true alternative to 911 for behavioral health crises, with “someone to call, someone to come, and somewhere to go,” and that Native communities continue to face disproportionately high suicide rates and barriers to culturally responsive care. The first panel of call center and stakeholder witnesses largely argued that implementation is falling short of the law’s intent. They said 988 call centers are underfunded, text/chat answer rates remain far below call answer rates, staffing is strained, and the system still lacks meaningful statewide interoperability between 988 and 911. Several witnesses said mobile crisis teams are not being dispatched through 988 as envisioned, and that funding formulas and governance are too opaque. San Joaquin County was presented as a local success story, with integrated 988, access lines, and mobile crisis handoffs that have reduced reliance on emergency departments and involuntary holds. Witnesses also discussed the need for better tribal outreach, the role of CCBHCs, and the importance of culturally competent services. State officials from CalHHS and DHCS described the five-year 988 implementation plan, the current governance structure across multiple agencies, and efforts to support training, public awareness, and referral tools. They reported growth in 988 contacts, ongoing training with the Trevor Project, a statewide resource directory, and a tribal awareness campaign. DHCS also outlined proposed trailer bill language that would create a formal designation process for 988 centers, set statewide standards, and require existing centers to obtain designation by 2029. Officials said current funding includes SAMHSA grants, block grant dollars, and an expected $67.3 million from the 988 fund in the next budget year, with a large share earmarked for Medi-Cal mobile crisis services. No formal vote or committee action was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Ninety days resulted in a massive increase in calls to call centers.
• Ninety days resulted in a massive increase in calls to call centers.
• First, someone to call.
• Do they call 2-1-1, or do they all call 988?
• Do they call two and one or do they all call nine and eight?

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Roll call required. The roll call machine is now open and will remain open. Roll call required.
• On roll call number two, on roll call number two, on roll call number two, Representative Fiola votes
• This is roll call number 204. This is roll call number 204. Roll call 204. Thank you. Thank you.
• This is roll call number 205. This is roll call number 205. Roll call number 205. You know.
• This is roll call number 206. This is roll call number 206, roll call number 206. Thank you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first adopted several resolutions from the Committee on Rules, including congratulations to four Eagle Scouts and recognition of Sturbridge on the 250th anniversary of the United States. The chamber then took up a series of bills reported by Ways and Means and other committees, repeatedly suspending the rules to move them forward. These included the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, a Fall River land conveyance bill, a Belmont alcohol licensing bill, a Reading senior property tax exemption bill, and a Linfield funding transfer bill, with each measure advancing by amendment or being passed to a third reading or engrossment. A major portion of the session focused on the Massachusetts Consumer Data Privacy Act, with multiple members speaking in support. Supporters described the bill as a broad consumer privacy framework that would limit data collection, require consent for sensitive data, ban the sale of precise location data, restrict targeted advertising to minors, create consumer rights to access, correct, delete, and opt out of data uses, and provide enforcement tools for the Attorney General and, in limited cases, a private right of action. Several members emphasized protections for reproductive health, immigrant communities, and neural data, while others argued the bill would not burden small businesses and would instead hold large data holders accountable. The House adopted the Ways and Means amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading, then later passed the bill to be engrossed and enacted. The House also considered and enacted Senate 2563, a bill updating language in the laws concerning individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Members described the measure as removing outdated and offensive terminology and replacing it with person-first language without changing substantive law. After debate, the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then enacted it by roll call. In addition, the House enacted the fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill, House 5470, and approved a bill extending deadlines for Middleton and Milton, both by roll call votes with no opposition. Later, the House took up a temporary summer 2026 local-option pilot allowing municipalities to extend liquor license hours and permit public consumption in designated districts. Supporters framed it as an economic development and tourism measure tied to major upcoming events, and the House adopted an amendment, passed the bill to be engrossed, and then concurred with the Senate version. The session ended with the House adopting an adjournment order and adjourning to meet again the following Monday in informal session.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Clerk will call the roll.
• The Clerk will call the roll.
• Calra has asked to move the call. Mr. Calra has asked to move the call. File item number six.
• I moved the call. Tonga Paz, move the call. File item 22.
• This Johnson moves a call. Thank you. Members, we're going to lift the call on file item 22.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Clerk will call the roll. José Solache.
• The Clerk will call the roll.
• Calra has asked to move the call. Mr. Calra has asked to move the call. File item number six.
• I moved the call. Tonga Paz, move the call. File item 22.
• This Johnson moves a call. Thank you. Members, we're going to lift the call on file item 22.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving through the daily file. Several measures were taken up and passed, including bills on county jail accountability (AB 2257), claims against public agencies (AB 2529), affordable housing management metrics (AB 2689), digital wellness instruction in schools (AB 2071), pedestrian and bicycle safety project streamlining (AB 1976), manufactured home transport permits (AB 2012), a Surplus Land Act amendment tied to an Inland Empire soccer project (AB 2139), a Monterey Bay stewardship authority (AB 1548), online electrician licensing (AB 1707), a Caltrans study of navigation apps’ traffic impacts (AB 2105), coastal resiliency permitting reforms (AB 2051), downtown housing streamlining and financing (AB 2074), Cal Fire compensation (AB 2129), emergency care authority for Del Puerto Health Care District (AB 2282), charter school facilities hardship relief (AB 2316), theft by a peace officer under color of authority as serious misconduct (AB 2337), an Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-serving institution designation (AB 2374), energy and cannabis support bills (AB 2464, AB 2537), and a suicide prevention plan requirement for treatment facilities (AB 2562). Most of these measures passed with broad bipartisan margins, and several were described as support bills with no opposition. The floor also debated a major criminal justice measure, AB 2727, which would raise the threshold for elderly parole eligibility for people serving sentences for violent sex offenses and add screening safeguards. Supporters from both parties emphasized child protection, survivor trauma, and specific local cases involving offenders who had become eligible for release; the bill passed 66-0. Another significant debate centered on AB 1958, which would clarify procedures under the California Racial Justice Act by refining how disparity claims are established and rebutted; the author said he would take Senate amendments to address concerns from district attorneys. The Assembly also considered AB 2313, a gas-to-electric transition bill allowing customers with planned service line replacements to opt out of gas service and use funds to electrify their homes. Members raised concerns about cost shifts and equity, and the author responded that the bill includes no-cost-shift language, larger credits for disadvantaged communities, and would not proceed if the math does not work; it passed 41-21. The final major item was AB 1709, a high-profile social media safety bill creating a minimum age of 16 for accounts on platforms using addictive features and establishing an e-safety commission. The author and many supporters from both parties framed the bill as a response to youth mental health harms, addictive design, and the need for age-based safeguards, while some members raised concerns about impacts on LGBTQ youth and other isolated young people who rely on online spaces. Supporters said the bill targets addictive design rather than speech and is intended to preserve safe online connection while limiting harmful features. The measure drew extensive bipartisan support and was still under debate at the end of the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's not just one call, somebody reporting.
• For example, Sarah, who called... And deserve a safe place to call and get help.
• But before calling the hotline, she had nowhere to call for help.
• For example, Sarah, who called and deserve a safe place to call and get help.
• But before calling the hotline, she had nowhere to call for help.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Will we start just calling it one thing at that point?
• It's not just one call, somebody reporting.
• But before calling the hotline, she had nowhere to call for help.
• For example, Sarah, who called and deserve a safe place to call and get help.
• But before calling the hotline, she had nowhere to call for help.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an extensive presentation on the administration’s housing reorganization proposal, which would centralize multifamily affordable housing finance under the new Housing Development and Finance Committee (HDFC) and align it with the Governor’s trailer bill language. Administration officials said the plan is intended to create a one-stop application and award process, reduce duplicative timelines and costs, and pair state subsidy with private activity bonds and federal tax credits more efficiently. They also described proposed changes to the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, including shifting a larger share of funding toward housing-related awards while preserving a portion for sustainable communities investments. The Legislative Analyst’s Office generally supported the streamlining concept but recommended changes to the proposed bond set-aside timing and urged flexibility for integrated applications and future reporting on demand. Senators, especially Senator Cabaldon, raised concerns that the proposal could weaken the original climate-and-transportation purpose of the sustainable communities program and that the reorganization would be undercut by the lack of new housing production funding in the budget. The item was held open without a vote. The committee then received a report from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee on federal and state housing tax credits. Staff explained that the federal H.R. 1 change lowering the bond-financing threshold from 50% to 25% greatly expanded the number of projects able to use the 4% federal tax credit, allowing California to fund many more projects and units. They also described the state low-income housing tax credit as an important gap-filling tool for projects that still need additional subsidy, and noted existing set-asides for rural, homeless, at-risk, and extremely low-income projects. Members discussed rehabilitation as well as new construction, and the item was informational only. Finally, the Civil Rights Department reported on the effects of federal civil rights policy changes and on three programs facing expiration: California vs. Hate, the Community Conflict Resolution Unit, and Investigations and Conciliation Enhancement. Director Kevin Kish said federal cuts and policy shifts have reduced support for fair housing and other civil rights functions, while CRD’s caseload has grown from about 8,700 open matters a year ago to more than 12,000, with a six-month wait for interviews despite overtime triage efforts. Senators expressed strong support for continuing the programs and concern about the broader federal rollback of civil rights enforcement. The department said it is using overtime, intake triage, and outreach partnerships to manage the workload and direct Californians to appropriate state, local, and nonprofit resources.

Transcript Highlights:

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• gave us, call it a roughly<00:20:33.120> eight-month<00:20:33.679> window<00:20:34.000
• What we now call local education revenue has been frozen since July 1, 2014.
• What<00:31:34.320> we<00:31:34.480> now<00:31:34.720> call<00:31:35.039> local
• very authentic in your comments. I know very authentic in your comments.

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:08:06.680> January incoming president has called January incoming president has called
• <00:56:35.720> the another population of one called the another population of one called the
• you but they discovered one they called you but they discovered one they called uh<00:57:23.079>
• <01:01:44.319> for vote uh president Trump has called for vote uh president Trump has called
• treasury I believe in what people call treasury I believe in what people call Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• TAMRA, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> Chair Fine: HERE. >> Sen. DiCeglie: HERE. >> Sen.
• SEEING NONE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO CLOSE ON THE BILL PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL ON SB 582. >> Sen.
• Fine: PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL ON CS FOR SB 312. >> Sen. Arrington: YES. >> Sen. Brodeur: >> Sen.
• ERASURE IS A OPPRESSION FOR CALLING PEOPLE NAMES THEY DON'T WANT TO BE CALLED AS BULLYING.
• CHAIRMAN SPOKE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL CALL ON CS FOR SENATE BILL 440. >> Sen. Arrington: NO.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Will the clerk call the roll?
• Chair calls Honorable Chuck DeVore. Invited testimony. Chair calls Honorable Chuck DeVore.
• The chair calls Ed Johnson for Senate Bill 506. Mr.
• I actually have been on many statewide Zoom calls and things like this.
• If not, the chair will open public testimony and calls Ed Johnson.

Bills: SB801, SB1200, SB1410, SB1717, SB1862, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB506, SB2626, SJR63

Keywords: SB 801, birth certificate, birth record, certified copy, homeless, homelessness, unhoused, vital records, state registrar, local registrar, county clerk, fee waiver, identity documents, ID access, housing insecurity, shelter, transitional housing, Health and Safety Code, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission

Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard testimony on several bills, with most measures left pending after public testimony closed. SB 801, by Sen. Menéndez, would require DSHS and local clerks to issue birth certificates at no cost to people experiencing homelessness. The author and Maria Benavides of SA Youth said the fee and mailing requirements are major barriers to obtaining ID, housing, and work, and Benavides described clients who were able to secure housing and employment after getting birth records and IDs through her program. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard a set of bills related to the Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of America naming issue: SB 1410 would require state agencies to use “Gulf of Mexico” in official documents, SB 1717 would conform state law to the federal renaming to “Gulf of America,” and SJR 63 would amend the Texas Constitution to match that change. Support testimony for the latter two emphasized alignment with federal action and the use of different geographic names by different countries. All three measures were left pending. Members then heard SB 1200, which would require plaintiffs suing defense contractors to disclose in discovery whether they are receiving litigation funding from adversarial nations such as China, Russia, or Cuba. The author and Texans for Lawsuit Reform said the bill targets third-party litigation funding and foreign influence on lawsuits, especially those affecting defense contractors; the committee substitute narrowed the definition of defense contractor and expanded applicability to actions involving defense contractors’ activities. SB 2626, which requires continuing medical education on pregnancy-related emergencies for OB-GYN physicians and nurses, drew support from witnesses who said it would reduce confusion about Texas abortion law and improve care in emergencies. SB 506, SB 2681, SB 1862, SB 1863, and SB 2216 all focused on elections, including ballot language standards, voter registration challenges, interstate voter-roll cleanup, procedural audits, and election equipment security; testimony split between supporters who said the bills improve transparency and integrity and opponents who warned of vague standards, added costs, and possible voter disenfranchisement. Each of those bills was left pending after testimony.