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• I ask for your favorable support.
• I ask for your favorable support.
• I’m excited to support this bill.
• I’m excited to support this bill.
• I’m excited to support this bill.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of the day’s doctor of the day, an intern, and a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day. After routine announcements, the Senate moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion bills substituted in place of Senate versions. The first major floor action was passage of a tax-related bill conforming Florida’s Internal Revenue Code to federal changes while excluding certain provisions from H.R. 1; it passed 34-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid, which proposed stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services, pharmacy and drug rebate reforms, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. A Berman amendment to require Medicaid expansion before work requirements was rejected, as was an Osgood amendment to add photo-ID protections and exemptions for certain SNAP users. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning about implementation, exemptions, and potential impacts on beneficiaries. The chamber also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on gold and silver legal tender, public records exemptions for financial institutions and custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government finance transparency, digital voyeurism, and insurance customer representative licensing. Most of these measures were adopted after brief explanation, minor amendments, or substitution of House companions, with votes generally in favor and several passing unanimously or by wide margins. Later, the Senate took up CS/SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin access, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition. The bill’s first amendments clarified anti-kickback rules for vaccine manufacturers and required informational materials to address risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy; the transcript ends during consideration of this bill, before final passage is shown.

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• We have talked to the supporters of the initiated measure. They are in full support of this bill.
• that supported this bill.
• Our conversations with the supporters were all local people that supported this bill.
• Our conversations with the supporters were all local people that supported this bill.
• It's got growing support and from the public.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call and a review of special-session procedure: bills would be heard in filing order, with related school-lunch bills grouped together, and any bill advancing would require a motion, second, and majority vote to be introduced. Members also discussed that the committee was functioning much like a delayed-bills committee, with final referral to either Appropriations or Policy depending on the bill’s fiscal impact. The first major proposal was Senator Schibley’s bill to create a narrow, statewide Bank of North Dakota bridge-loan program for struggling nonprofit medical facilities, prompted by Jacobson Memorial Hospital’s financial crisis. He argued the hospital and surrounding EMS services could close without short-term help, while committee members questioned the added language, the population cap, the $10 million fund with $5 million per applicant limit, and whether the program could open the door to future requests. Representative Headland then presented two cleanup bills from the prior property-tax session: one to fix notice and tax-certification issues for local taxing districts, and another to correct how the primary residence credit is applied so taxpayers receive the full benefit rather than counties retaining part of the reimbursement. Members asked about township hearing timing, the estimated $10–15 million annual impact, and whether the credit issue could be fixed retroactively; Headland said the bill was intended to correct the problem going forward. Three school-lunch bills drew extensive discussion. Representative Vetter proposed a small administrative appropriation to add an FTE to help eligible families enroll in the existing free/reduced lunch program, saying the goal was to ensure needy children are signed up and that the state should not subsidize meals for wealthy families. Representative Nathe offered a broader bill mirroring the pending initiated measure but placing the program in statute instead of the Constitution, moving implementation up a year, and funding it with a one-time $65 million from the strategic investment fund; he said this would preserve legislative flexibility and avoid constitutional entrenchment. Representative Dressler proposed raising the state-funded eligibility threshold from 225% to 300% of poverty, arguing it would expand access while still preserving federal reimbursements and encouraging better enrollment systems. Members debated costs, future budget pressure, whether the bills set a precedent for responding to ballot measures, and whether the program should include breakfast and other operational details. Other proposals included Senator Powers’ bill to create a hyperbaric oxygen board and support rural access to hyperbaric chambers for wounds, concussions, PTSD, and other conditions; Representative Tolman’s reporting-requirements bill to force new or expanded programs to justify purpose, alternatives, evaluation methods, and full implementation costs; Representative Frelich’s bill addressing the ongoing redistricting litigation and what happens if the Supreme Court or lower courts alter the current map; and a bill requested by the Public Service Commission and ITD for FERC litigation support and ADA website/document compliance. The committee also heard a rural-health eligibility bill from Representative Twait aimed at steering federal rural health dollars toward rural providers, with questions focused on whether the mileage limits would exclude some communities. One Holocaust education item was deferred until the sponsor could be located.

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• If you don't support an abortion anytime, anywhere, up to birth, you know...
• And I could probably even consider supporting this bill if we took that one section out.
• President, and for this reason, I just can't support this bill at this point. But, Mr.
• They never, ever stood for more government subsidy money supporting big business.
• I cannot support it the way it is.

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• I rise today as chair of subcommittee number one on public health in strong support of SB 101.
• I rise in support of the staff who have worked tirelessly to try and figure this piece of it out.
• And the reason that I can't support this budget today is for a few reasons.
• May she rest in peace, who had Medi-Cal and IHSS support during the day.
• We cannot in good conscience support a budget that creates a two-tier healthcare system.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> support of 1689. support of 1689.
• </c><00:57:24.559><c> that</c> in support in support in theory that in support in support in theory that
• On line seven, you will see that elderly adult services is changed to long-term supports and services
• </c> Counties then be in support? Counties then be in support?
• We support the bill. Happy appropriate. We support the bill.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• With that, I ask for your favorable support.
• I ask for your favorable support.
• I ask for your favorable support.
• So I'm excited to support this bill.
• We should be proud of that history and stand up to support our unions that in turn stand up to support

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I ask for your favorable support.
• I ask for your favorable support.
• So I'm excited to support this bill. I can only Not just some. So I'm excited to support this bill.
• And you said, 'You have my full support.'
• We should be proud of that history and stand up to support our unions that in turn stand up to support

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• We support the Sierra Club comments submitted by Dr.
• participation by working families, the elderly, and communities of color.
• participation by working families, the elderly, and communities of color.
• Students, you know, there's a huge need for federal support.
• We are Republicans and we are conservative, and we support it.

Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first regional hearing, focused on South and Central Texas, including Bexar County, Travis County, and the Rio Grande Valley. After establishing a quorum, the committee adopted its rules on a 6-3 roll-call vote, with Senators Alvarado and Miles voting no. Chair Phil King explained the regional-hearing format, the use of 2020 census data, the online testimony process, and the availability of written comments and future hearings. Several members then gave opening remarks, with Republicans emphasizing public input and Democrats arguing the special session and mid-decade redistricting were unnecessary and aimed at minority districts. A major procedural issue arose over whether the committee should invite or subpoena the DOJ attorney who authored the July 7 letter that prompted the redistricting discussion. Senator Miles moved to subpoena the attorney; the motion was seconded but then set aside after the chair said the committee could not take formal action on a non-procedural matter during a regional hearing under the adopted rules. The chair said he would consult legal counsel about issuing an invitation, and members discussed the August 7 deadline referenced in the DOJ letter. The committee then moved on to public testimony. Witnesses, including Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, law professor Ellen Katz, and Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe, argued that the DOJ letter misread the law and that the targeted districts were lawful opportunity or coalition districts. They said the Fifth Circuit’s Pettway decision was limited to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and did not declare coalition districts unconstitutional, and they cited Bartlett v. Strickland as warning against intentionally dismantling effective minority districts. Garcia and Bledsoe said the hearing was politically motivated and would harm Black and Latino representation; Katz said Texas would act illegally if it followed the DOJ letter’s instructions. Members asked questions about the legal status of coalition districts, the 2021 map-drawing process, and the difference between opportunity, coalition, and crossover districts. The hearing continued with additional public witnesses, including labor representative Emily Amps, who said workers and communities of color were being harmed by the proposed redistricting effort.

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• This bill I have supported in the previous year.
• I fully support HB 2103. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Any questions of this witness?
• We do support House Bill 2423.
• Full support. Any questions of this witness? Saying none, thank you, sir. Anyone else?
• Chairman, and I do support HB 2473. Thank you. Representative Casteel.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• WHOM ARE TUNED IN TODAY WATCHING ALL ACROSS FLORIDA ON BEHALF OF US THANK YOU WE HAVE HAD HISTORICAL SUPPORT
• THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND WE HAVE BEEN MOVING MOUNDS BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT SO I WANT TO THANK YOU
• I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO ARE HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY SUPPORTING US.
• SO THE LACK OF SUPPORT NOT ONLY SLOWS DOWN THE OVERALL EFFICIENCY OVER THE COURT SYSTEM BUT ALSO PUTS
• I URGE YOU TO SPONSOR AND SUPPORT THE LONG TERM SENTENCING BILL PRESENTLY AND DRAFTING.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• With that, I ask for your favorable support.
• I ask for your favorable support.
• So I'm excited to support this bill.
• And you said, you have my full support.
• We should be proud of that history and stand up to support our unions that in turn stand up to support

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c><00:05:00.039><c> and</c> to Mental Health support and to Mental Health support and communication
• Let's get... comprehensive substance use... no, let's go family support and consumer support programs
• </c><00:14:05.959><c> to</c> lock lack the resources or support to lock lack the resources or support
• </c> administration of the Family Support administration of the Family Support Program<00:25:55.840><
• </c><00:47:51.440><c> Services</c> residential Support Services residential Support Services criteria

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of the AME Zion Church in Auburn and worked with the church to found the Harriet Tubman Home for Elderly
• OF THE AME ZION CHURCH IN AUBURN, AND WORKED WITH THE CHURCH TO FOUND THE HARRIET TUBMAN HOME FOR ELDERLY
• served as a stop along the Underground Railroad where local residents quietly provided shelter and support
• I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this resolution, as we reflect on Harriet Tubman's legacy
• , I want to thank again the leader and this chamber for this resolution, and of course, I proudly support

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on March 9, 2026, approved the prior journal, and took up several procedural items, including substituting identical Senate Bill 6734A for Assembly Bill 4382A and adopting a resolution calendar with exceptions for Resolutions 1718 and 1723. The chamber also received amendments on another bill and heard multiple guest introductions, including students from Ahavas Bas Yaakov of Monsey and Dr. Angela Odoms-Young, who was recognized for her work on food and nutrition policy and health equity. A major portion of the session was devoted to Resolution 1680 commemorating Bronx Day. Senators Fernandez, Bailey, Myrie, Serrano, Sepúlveda, Krueger, and others spoke in praise of the Bronx’s history, diversity, culture, resilience, and contributions to music, fashion, sports, and civic life. The Senate also adopted Resolution 1718 recognizing Harriet Tubman Day, with remarks highlighting Tubman’s work on the Underground Railroad, her Civil War service, and her later life in Auburn, and adopted Resolution 1723 marking the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday and emphasizing the continuing importance of voting rights protections. The Senate then passed a series of bills from the calendar. These included measures on general municipal law, public health, executive law, education, vehicle and traffic law, criminal procedure, labor law, and legislative law. Several members explained their votes on health-related bills: Senator Cleare spoke about period poverty and access to free menstrual products in educational institutions; Senator Webb supported a bill requiring hospital governing boards to include a registered professional nurse; and Senator Murray, joined by Senator Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, described personal experiences with blood clots and pulmonary embolism in support of a bill creating a working group on the issue. Most bills passed with broad support, though some had notable negative votes, and the Senate adjourned until Wednesday, March 11 at 3:00 p.m.

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• I am very supportive of this. Thank you, Mr.
• I will say, and I'm supportive of ETS, I'm going to vote for it.
• A lot of these folks are elderly. The actual homeowner has been deceased for some time.
• send it to finance, and that is unfortunate for homeowners because, again, many of my clients are elderly
• Are you in support of the versions of those bills that you see? We haven't taken a position.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• , support, support, Mr.<01:56:37.199><c> Senator</c><01:56:37.520><c> Hoffman.
• </c> would ask for member support. would ask for member support.
• . support. support.
• I'd ask for members<03:22:12.960><c> support.</c> members support. members support.
• I will be supporting the A50. I would recommend that members support it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:07:30.280><c> this</c> is up here, we we would support this is up here, we we would support this
• Just in support of this Gillette.
• So, just stand in support conversation. So, just stand in support of<00:31:40.360><c> it.
• It's supported by Mining Association.
• So I do support looking at it solutions.

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The joint Minerals Committee met to select interim topics and announced its meeting dates for April 27-28 in Casper, June 4-5 in Casper, and August 27-28 in Cheyenne. Members heard public testimony on several economic development and minerals-related topics and were asked to identify their top priorities for later ranking and consensus. No formal votes were taken during this portion of the meeting. A major topic was removing obstacles to energy development in Wyoming, including possible regulatory, bonding, and permitting barriers. Testimony from the Mining Association and Energy Capital Economic Development supported revisiting barriers to development, similar to the earlier Regulatory Reduction Task Force. Another related topic was industrial siting exemptions on coal mine property, with testimony arguing that mineral-related projects such as rare earths, uranium conversion, and ferroalloys should not have to go through the full industrial siting process when communities have already dealt with similar development. Members also discussed industrial siting bonding requirements, including whether bonding or advance payments should be used to cover impacts on local services and emergency response, especially for projects like solar farms or battery storage. The committee also discussed coal bed methane industrial sovereign zones, tied to House Bill 120, with testimony seeking to include coal bed methane in value-added manufacturing zones. The sponsor said the goal was to create industrial zones that support economic development while protecting scenic values and limiting industrial sprawl. Another topic was sourcing curling stones in Wyoming, which was presented as a lighthearted but potentially useful way to promote Wyoming stone and broader dimension-stone quarrying; a state geologist testified that Wyoming has granite with similar mineralogy to stone used for curling stones elsewhere. Child care as an economic driver was withdrawn. The committee also heard support for a Business Council restructure review, though several members said the Minerals Committee should do the substantive review because the Business Council falls within its jurisdiction, while still coordinating with Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard a proposal for a domestic preference in residential general service contracts, extending Wyoming preference concepts beyond construction into goods and services, with testimony emphasizing local economic multipliers and possible exceptions for federal funding or other procurement limits.

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• <00:16:58.480><c> they're</c><00:16:58.800><c> they're</c> self-supporting they're they're self-supporting
• And I'm to support public schools.
• You know, for example, the support.
• So uh confinement and some support.
• ><c> by</c><03:35:25.600><c> the</c> don't think that's supported by the don't think that's supported

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a House budget briefing focused on the overall state budget and the first of three divisions. The presenter reviewed the size and structure of the budget, noting that the state had eliminated the interest and dividends tax and still balanced the budget. He explained the major spending categories in the general fund and total budget, emphasizing that health and human services and education remain the largest areas, while transportation is largely self-funded. He also walked through the revenue picture, including business taxes, insurance taxes, court fees, communications taxes, and Medicaid recoveries, and said the remaining interest and dividends tax revenue reflected late payments from prior assessments. Members asked about the size of the tax cut from eliminating the interest and dividends tax, federal funding stability, and why Medicaid was being reduced if federal support was expected to remain steady. The response was that the lost revenue would have been about $200 million absent repeal, and that the budget gap was addressed through many small cuts across departments. On federal funds, the presenter said most aid is tied to multi-year grants and that core programs such as Medicare and Medicaid were expected to remain relatively stable, though some federal reductions could occur. He also said some agency reductions came from eliminating long-vacant, funded positions and from expected lapses. The discussion then moved into Division One, which covers smaller and miscellaneous agencies. The division made cuts to the governor’s office, eliminated a temporary position at the Governor’s Commission on Disability, reduced Department of Information Technology spending through a back-of-budget cut, and found savings in Administrative Services. It also delayed maintenance at the Sununu Youth Services Center, stopped advertising for paid family medical leave, changed retiree health insurance funding, and consolidated several personnel-related boards into one. The division eliminated the Commission on Aging and the Office of the Child Advocate, made a temporary special education advocate position permanent, reduced the Secretary of State’s budget, kept municipal rooms-and-meals distributions flat, and made changes to the retirement system, including $55 million to improve Group 2 retirement benefits and a new retirement structure for future state hires. The judicial branch was also asked to find savings and received two additional judges because of expected caseload increases from other eliminations.

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• I mean, like I said, I support... So is there another problem with this?
• I mean, like I said, I support veterans.
• I also support veterans. I have family members that are veterans.
• I'm also going to vote yes right now because I support veterans.
• But do know that I support veterans in all ways, last year supporting the $2 million for our homeless

Bills: SB1055, SB1065

Keywords: immigration enforcement, law enforcement, illegal aliens, state legislation, civil penalties, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, veterans, military health, mental health treatment, funding allocation, 1182, all

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• I get no child support.
• </c><01:18:43.960><c> young</c> that we need to do to help support young that we need to do to help support
• They take advantage of our elderly people.
• They take advantage of our elderly people.
• </c> appreciate your support appreciate your support today<01:37:04.360><c> okay</c><01:37:04.600><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I stand opposed to the pending amendment, but in support of the underlying Bill 834. Thank you, Mr.
• I rise in opposition to the motion to recommit in support of LB 834, and I believe in support of the
• I do not support the recommit motion. I will support LB 834.
• So I would encourage everybody to support the amendment when it comes up. Thank you, Mr. President.
• I do support this recommit motion.

Bills: LB737, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB1216, LB1256, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787, LB365A, LB823, LB900, LB903, LB940, LB954, LB1127, LB1127A, LB1205, LB1240, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR505, LR507

Keywords: LB737, Olmstead, developmental disabilities, disability services, community-based services, integrated settings, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, stakeholder advisory committee, independent consultant, public hearing, legislative oversight, disability rights, community integration, housing, employment, education, transportation, community supports, self-advocacy