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• I lift up each legislator here today to you. I lift up each legislator here today to you.
• appropriate to ask a legislative employee to opine on a pending piece of legislation.
• NICS, moves to the rules be waived. Nesbee 7008.
• It preserves legislative oversight.
• It preserves legislative oversight.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Cody Popple of the FSU Police Department for his actions during the April campus shooting. The Speaker also outlined the final week of session, noting the chamber had passed 253 House bills and 149 Senate bills to date, with budget negotiations still unresolved and the 2026-27 budget not expected to be completed that week. The special order report was adopted, setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The chamber then took up several Senate bills, mostly technical or open-government sunset review measures, and passed them with little or no opposition: SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on Florida statutes; SB 7006, SB 7014, SB 7002, SB 7012, SB 7024, SB 7016, SB 7026, SB 7008, SB 7000, and SB 7004 on public-records or meeting exemptions; and SB 7022 on public records related to exams. Members asked questions on a few of these bills, especially the exam-records bill and the military and gaming-related exemptions, but the measures generally advanced without amendment. Votes ranged from unanimous to modest opposition, with SB 7026 passing 106-3 and SB 7022 passing 101-8. The most substantial debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the emergency preparedness and response trust fund in the Executive Office of the Governor. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment to let the fund expire, arguing the money had been misused and that the Legislature should retain control over spending; several members supported her position, while others said the fund is needed for rapid disaster response. A strike-all amendment from Rep. Griffiths was adopted instead, adding accountability provisions and expanding the fund to cover man-made emergencies as well as natural disasters. The bill then passed 82-25. The House also passed CS/CS/SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS/SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, CS/SB 474 on military affairs, and SB 488 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles issues, with SB 488 still under amendment debate when the transcript ends.

Transcript Highlights:

• work on this important legislation. work on this important legislation.
• affirmative, the rules are suspended. affirmative, the rules are suspended.
• affirmative, the rules are suspended. affirmative, the rules are suspended.
• The rules are suspended. Bill affirming. The rules are suspended.
• reject this harmful legislation. reject this harmful legislation.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This legislation enables...
• revised piece of legislation.
• Instead, the summary ruled against me.
• We are all in court, no rules, no court with rules. Let us be parted to case there.
• No rules. None. No rights. And the first rule is for Mass.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law. On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.

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• Owens of Watertown moves to suspend the rules. Mr.
• Rules are suspended. Question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Joint Rule 12 is suspended. Joint Rule 12 is suspended. Report of committee.
• Rule 7A is suspended. Second reading of the bills.
• Rule 7A is suspended. Second reading of the bill.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with routine proceedings, including the adoption of a resolution congratulating Anna Karaza on her 100th birthday after the rules were suspended. The chamber also received a gubernatorial message recommending legislation to address federal tax changes in Massachusetts, which was referred to the Committee on Revenue. In addition, the House concurred in Senate petitions concerning student access to food and nutritional information and a celiac disease screening pilot program, and it suspended Joint Rule 12 for petitions including another celiac screening pilot program and a sick leave bank for a Department of Transitional Assistance employee. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended several local bills for consideration, including measures involving Boston police age requirements, a bridge designation in New Bedford, tax deferrals in Wellesley, and a Westwood charter change. After suspending Rule 7A, the House gave second readings and ordered several bills to a third reading, including Boston police age-waiver bills, the New Bedford bridge designation, and local bills for Wellesley and Westwood. The House then passed to be enacted two engrossed bills amending the Provincetown charter and establishing an appointed town clerk in Avon, and it also passed a Westwood alcohol license bill to be enacted. The House observed a moment of silent tribute for Joseph Crowley Jr. of Woburn, honoring his long service to the community and school committee. Later, the chamber passed several bills to be engrossed, including Boston police age-waiver bills for Pierre Charles Darius and Kenny Gatow and a Plainville charter amendment. A Senate bill amending the Sandwich charter was also engrossed after the House adopted an amendment offered by Representative Walsh. The House then recessed and later adjourned to meet the next day in informal session.

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• promagates rules. promagates rules.
• rules. We can't tell them what to do. rules. We can't tell them what to do.
• . legislation. legislation.
• central to this legislation, right? central to this legislation, right?
• Any comments on this legislation? legislation? legislation? >> All<01:54:32.719> right.

Bills: SF0045, SF0058, SF0067

Keywords: pari-mutuel wagering, simulcasting, historic horse racing, HHR terminals, horse racing, gaming commission, Wyoming Gaming Commission, local control, city approval, county approval, municipal approval, permit renewal, gaming permit, wagering regulation, racetrack, live pari-mutuel event, district court appeal, public notice, land use, public safety

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• Great legislators have worked hard for decades to pass strong, smart environmental legislation.
• I think the rule of law matters.
• Um, we will pass a law to undermine recent court rulings and to bypass a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling
• It wasn't just a rule. It was a risk. It wasn't just a rule. It was a culture. It was taboo.
• As the 2026 legislative As the 2026 legislative session draws to a close, I am proud of our many collective

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Mr.
• Joint Rule 12 is suspended. Question now is on... The ayes have it. Joint Rule 12 is suspended.
• The Committee on Rules and the Committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, report recommending
• Rules are suspended. Question now is on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye.
• Rule 7A is suspended. Second reading of the bills.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several procedural matters. It adopted a Rules Committee report extending the reporting deadline for the Committee on Aging and Independence to December 3, 2025. The House also concurred in Senate referrals and suspended Joint Rule 12 on multiple petitions, including a proposal on education reporting for out-of-home placement students, a petition on applied behavioral analysis reimbursement rates, seasonal communities and housing-related petitions, and a witness intimidation petition. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling then reported a slate of local bills for consideration, including measures on South Boston park and field space, memorial markers for fallen officers in Milton and Canton, sustainable water resource funds, charter changes for Millis and Cambridge, a Hanson local licensing matter, a Haverhill Board of Health membership increase, and the Cambridge Employment and Job Training Trust. The House suspended Rule 7A, took second readings, and ordered these bills to a third reading. Later, the House considered and passed to be engrossed three bills on third reading: a Melrose senior citizen property tax exemption, a new charter for the City of Cambridge, and a Maynard alcohol license bill. The session concluded with adoption of an adjournment order setting the next meeting for Thursday at 11 a.m., and the House adjourned accordingly.

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• <00:13:13.160> rule Senate rules rule Senate rules rule 56<00:13:15.040> um 56 um 56
• "Members read these rules. Members follow these rules. This one doesn't.
• "Members read these rules. Members follow these rules. This one doesn't.
• "Members read these rules. Members follow these rules. This one doesn't.
• "Members read these rules. Members follow these rules. This one doesn't.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• HB 2159, Mexican wolf land, permanence rules.
• That's my ruling. You didn't hear it ruling?
• being legislation for it, having there's not a process.
• oversight when they're not the legislators.
• I would like to speak to legislators and possibly legislative council and all.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• rule.
• This asks for the extension of the 5-year rule to at least 10 years has been a legislative ask through
• least 10 years um has been a legislative least 10 years um has been a legislative ask<00:54:30.040
• legislature with special legislation legislature with special legislation because<00:59:18.319><
• forgets why it's there what the rules forgets why it's there what the rules are<01:05:52.119>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senator Liur asked whether the rules committee generally considers this type of legislation here, noting
• They are trying to change that with legislation, which is why those proposals need review by the rules
• consider the this type of legislation consider the this type of legislation here?
• Um and that also rules committee.
• There's 201 legislators.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• rendering of the last legislative rendering of the last legislative session<00:16:10.399> in<
• Speaker, I move suspension rules for >> Mr.
• rule say I. rule say I. >> Any<00:21:10.320> opposed? >> Any opposed?
• the Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor the Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for<00:26:46.960><
• :28:22.720> Academy legislator, he championed Space Academy legislator, he championed Space Academy

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Okay, Rules Chair Pasadamo, you're recognized.
• Seeing no debate, Rules Chair waives close.
• It requires proposed rules that require ratification, but fail to be ratified within one legislative
• It must also provide a history note for rule reviews, even if the rule is unchanged or only a technical
• Before I recognize Rules, the Rules Chair for another motion, are there any announcements?

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing FSU Day at the Capitol, Catholic lay leaders, seniors advocates, Broward County school officials, and veterans-related guests. The chamber then moved through its special order calendar, beginning with several Florida Statutes revision bills. SB 36 adopted the 2025 Florida Statutes and prior session law; SB 38 conformed statutory terminology for the Division of Criminal Investigations; SB 40 removed repealed provisions; and SB 42 cleaned up obsolete language, cross-references, and typographical errors. Each passed unanimously or nearly unanimously after brief explanations and no substantive debate. The Senate also passed CS/SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience, as amended to strengthen the Florida Flood Hub’s role under USF and clarify research and modeling responsibilities; CS/SB 116 on veterans, which expanded veteran awareness and coordination efforts, added mental health training, and authorized adult day health care; SB 118 on presidential libraries, which preempted local regulation to give a future Florida presidential library maximum flexibility; CS/SB 126 on prescription hearing aids, allowing mail distribution for adults after appropriate professional evaluation; SB 150 on abandoning restrained dogs during natural disasters, amended to conform to the House; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice from being expanded to certain serious cardiac conditions; and SM 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure. Most of these measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though SB 118 drew questions about local zoning, parking, and safety and passed 36-3, with one senator later changing to a no vote over local control concerns. Later, the Senate approved CS/CS/SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process for removing unauthorized persons from commercial property, and CS/SB 348 on ethics, which would penalize false claims of military rank or honors for material gain and require paycheck withholding for delinquent ethics fines owed by public employees. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 7012 on child welfare, which included a CPI/case manager recruitment program, a treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits, and improved data collection and capacity analysis for commercially sexually exploited children. CS/SB 108 on administrative procedures was adopted after a detailed explanation of rule review, transparency, and rulemaking deadlines, and CS/SB 160 on public accountancy passed after an amendment clarifying contracted services and discussion of CPA licensure pathways. The longest and most celebratory debate centered on CS/SB 110 for rural communities. The bill created an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance grant program, housing and road funding, school and health care investments, and related rural support measures. Amendments refined transportation priorities in the Everglades agricultural area and clarified the FARM road program. Senators from across the chamber praised the bill as a long-awaited investment in rural Florida, agriculture, broadband, health care, and quality of life. After extensive debate and emotional closing remarks from the sponsor and leadership, the bill passed overwhelmingly.

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• Report from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration.
• Nisca from the Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration, pursuant to Rules 1.21 and 3.33, designates
• and legislative administration. rules and legislative administration.
• <00:12:37.600> and Nisca from the committee on rules and Nisca from the committee on rules
• legislative administration pursuant to legislative administration pursuant to rules<00:12:40.560

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Each local delegation operates according to its own internal rules.
• rules.
• Many delegations have adopted rules requiring proposed local bills...
• Do you know how many legislative delegations there are in the state of Florida?
• So, as you mentioned, certain delegations have different rules.

Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee heard and passed two measures before receiving a staff presentation on the local bill process and local delegation meetings. HB 4007, by Rep. Snyder, would cap reimbursement for certain inmate emergency medical services in Martin County at 110% of the Medicare rate, with a higher cap if a provider shows it is operating at a loss. Snyder said the bill is intended to create predictability and save taxpayer dollars; members asked about fiscal effects and whether other counties could adopt similar language. Public testimony came in support from Martin County and related local officials, and the bill was reported favorably by a 17-0 vote. The committee also passed HM 4005, by Rep. Daly, which urges Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure. Daly argued Florida’s troop allocation is outdated and inadequate for the state’s population and disaster demands, contributing to burnout and recruiting problems. Members asked about the basis for the current allocation, possible budget and infrastructure impacts, and the National Guard’s needs; there was no opposition or public testimony, and the memorial was reported favorably by a 17-0 vote. After the votes, Reps. Holcomb and Kendall gave a detailed presentation explaining how local bills differ from general laws, constitutional limits on local legislation, required local delegation meetings and notice, certification and economic impact forms, and amendment procedures. Members asked several process questions, including about multi-county delegations and Miami-Dade’s special status. The meeting ended with a few recognitions and adjournment before session.

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• And it requires the Department of Financial Services to submit draft legislation and rules to the legislature
• And it requires the Department of Financial Services to submit draft legislation and rules to the legislature
• The Department of Financial Services is to submit draft legislation and rules to the Legislature by January
• It also discusses the implementation and legislative ratification of the rules of this new law.
• Lastly, the implementation of and legislative ratification of the rules: the chief financial officer

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348. The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0). The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.

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• Uh, this is under Rule 44 going to be referred to the Rules Committee. It’s okay.
• The Rules Committee was late, so they didn’t get their work done.
• The rules committee was late, It's okay.
• legislative counsel. legislative counsel.
• I would move that the rules President.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Legislation providing. for a universal education savings account program, legislation to provide salary
• Legislation creating the Texas Cyber Command, legislation reforming the bail system in Texas to end revolving
• Members I move to suspend all necessary rules take up and consider H.R. 120.
• There is none, the rules are suspended.
• The chair hears none, the rules are suspended.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Is it in statute or is it a rule? It's a rule at the federal level.
• I want to go on record in support of the legislation.
• legislative body, to be able to maintain your control, to be the legislators to create law.
• As a legislative body, it is going to be on the side of the compact, not you as a legislator or me as
• If that would be your prerogative or future legislators' and legislative bodies' prerogative, you can

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• is preliminary ruling, but that ruling is preliminary ruling, but that ruling is not<00:42:34.560
• Federal government, it follows its rules, not in deference to state rules.
• the permit, and followed the rules. the permit, and followed the rules.
• wetlands rules. wetlands rules.
• They followed the rules. They children. They followed the rules.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House returned from recess and took up S. 208, a bill on standards for law enforcement identification. The House Judiciary Committee explained that it had rewritten the bill into a model-policy approach focused on Vermont state and local agencies, rather than imposing direct requirements on all law enforcement, because of constitutional and preemption concerns raised by a recent Ninth Circuit decision. The amended bill would direct the Law Enforcement Advisory Board to develop a statewide policy on officer identification and facial coverings by July 2027, require agencies to adopt a consistent policy by October 1, 2027, and deem agencies to have adopted the model policy if they do not act. The committee reported the bill favorably on a 6-5 vote. Members then debated an amendment offered by Representatives Berbeco and McGill to restore federal officers to the bill. Supporters argued that public authority should not be anonymous, that visible identification is necessary for transparency, accountability, and public trust, and that the bill should apply to federal agents as well as state and local officers. They said the amendment included exemptions for undercover work, tactical teams, protective equipment, and safety concerns, and argued Vermont should not wait for courts to resolve every constitutional question before acting. Opponents on the Judiciary Committee said the language remained likely unconstitutional and could jeopardize the bill’s passage; the committee had found the amendment unfavorable on an 8-1 vote. The floor debate continued with several members speaking in favor of the amendment, including arguments that other states have adopted similar requirements and that Vermont should lead on the issue. One member raised a point of order that was not sustained, and the Speaker ruled federal authority relevant to the question. The transcript ends while debate on the amendment was still underway, after a request for a roll-call vote was granted, with no final floor vote on the amendment shown in the excerpt.