Video & Transcript Research : 'fee simple'

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FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 4, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • An additional 10% will be charged for the assessment fee, and I see some exception here.
  • They can be very complicated, but there is a simple takeaway.
  • There is a simple takeaway.
  • There is a simple takeaway.
  • The simple and most important point of these slides...
Summary: The Insurance and Banking Subcommittee received a lengthy presentation from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation CEO Tim Serio, with Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworski also answering questions. Serio reviewed Citizens’ role as Florida’s insurer of last resort, its statutory funding structure, eligibility rules, depopulation program, reinsurance obligations, and the surcharge/emergency assessment mechanisms that can be used if Citizens runs a deficit. He emphasized that recent legislative reforms, combined with lower litigation and improved market conditions, have helped the private market recover and reduced Citizens’ policy count from a peak of about 1.41 million in 2023 to 936,182 at the end of 2024, with a projected drop to about 771,000 by the end of 2025. He also said the reforms reduced Citizens’ rate need and helped avoid an emergency assessment after the 2024 storms. Members asked about Citizens’ rate increases, why Citizens still seeks higher rates despite lower litigation, how the 20% eligibility threshold works, whether Citizens should be wind-only, and whether the state or federal government could help with deficits. Serio explained that Citizens is still charging below actuarially sound rates in most areas, that rate filings reflect reduced litigation and lower reinsurance exposure, and that assessments on all Florida property policyholders are the reason Citizens tries to build surplus and depopulate. He said the depopulation program is working better than in the past, with less than 2% of takeout policies returning to Citizens, and that the Office of Insurance Regulation has been vetting takeout companies more carefully. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on claims handling after Debby, Helene, and Milton, including flood-versus-wind disputes and Citizens’ use of the Division of Administrative Hearings for some claim disputes. Serio said Citizens had received 76,625 claims from the three storms and had paid nearly $823 million in indemnity and expenses as of January 7, 2025. He said many closed-without-payment claims were either below deductible, withdrawn, duplicate, or flood-only, and that Citizens had asked its internal audit function to independently review the claims data and denials. He also described Citizens’ storm outreach, catastrophe response centers, managed-repair program, and claim review process, and said the corporation remains focused on paying valid claims while minimizing the risk of assessments on the broader Florida market.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Eight - Tuesday, May 12

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The fees are based on the level of emissions that they put out.
  • Those are swept into the general Accounts are funded by permit fees.
  • Importantly, companies that pay environmental fees today would continue to pay the same fees they're
  • So that we don't have to raise the fees.
  • So is there a cap on that fee, or does that go back to their program?
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by a 129-0 vote. Members then spent considerable time on points of personal privilege and introductions, including remarks recognizing law enforcement wellness, personal health updates, legislative service and family sacrifices, interns, visiting students, and special guests such as a St. Louis entrepreneur honored with a House resolution and a visiting governor from Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The chamber then received Senate messages and committee reports before moving to conference requests on Senate Bills 835 and 1111 and Senate Bill 1020, both of which were approved for conference committees. The House also passed Senate Bills 977 and 1011, a measure barring international organizations or foreign law from exercising authority in Missouri or being used to deny “fundamental rights,” after debate over its scope and concerns about foreign-law venue rules and its practical effect; the final vote was 99-45. Senate Bill 1470, dealing with legislative research and statutory publication procedures, was amended and passed 148-1 after debate over reducing committee size, shifting publication to a primarily web-based format, and preserving printed archival copies. The House then adopted and finally passed Senate Bill 1940, the public notices/newspaper bill, by 142-1, with discussion focused on modernizing notice publication rules and election-related deadlines. It also took up Senate Bill 1871, which included county clerk and election administration provisions and a Senate amendment incorporating campaign finance language; debate emphasized ballot testing timelines and election transparency. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, before a final vote is shown.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Feb 4th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you. compare rates, fewer fees because fewer compare rates, fewer fees because fewer fees<00:14
  • The impact of this bill reaches far beyond that simple statement.
  • <00:43:44.800> Are fees? You talking about interest? Are fees?
  • Is there a fee for being a member? I believe it.
  • Is there a fee for being a member? I believe it.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Just as simple, yes. Senator Kuby? Aye. Senator Leach? Senator Werner? Aye. Senator Kavanaugh? Aye.
  • This is a fairly simple bill. This is a fairly simple bill.
  • So it's a simple ask to address a big looming problem that's in front of us, so we can come up with a
  • plate. ...to pay a $32,000 implementation fee to design the Police Foundation special plate.
  • This license plate allows citizens to support safer communities in a simple, visible, and meaningful
Summary: The committee approved the January 27, 2026 minutes and held SB 1138 for further changes. It then heard SB 1035, which appropriates about $34 million from the General Fund for a 5% pay increase for Arizona Department of Corrections sworn officers and civilian employees, with an amendment extending the raise to private prison employees under contract. Supporters said DOC pay is not competitive and vacancies are high; opponents questioned paying private prison staff and raised concerns about private prison incentives. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1035 a do pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote. The committee also approved two memorials to rename highways: SCM 1002 for L.F. Quinn Memorial Highway and SCM 1006 for PFC Michael Nolan Memorial Highway. Both measures drew emotional testimony about the honorees’ public service and military sacrifice, and both received do pass recommendations, with SCM 1002 passing 9-1 and SCM 1006 passing 9-1 after members discussed tribal jurisdiction and agreed to follow up with a letter to the tribe. SB 1065, which would appropriate $3.64 million for the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund, was supported by the sponsor and researchers who said the treatment can help veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, pain, and related conditions. Some members objected that the FDA has not approved HBOT for many of the claimed uses and questioned prior unspent funding, but the bill still received a do pass recommendation on a 6-4 vote. SB 1248, which clarifies funding and attendance-count rules for county jail and juvenile detention education programs, also passed unanimously. Later, the committee approved SB 1204, a $5.5 million General Fund appropriation to design and analyze improvements to the U.S. 60/Loop 303 interchange, after testimony from local officials and residents about severe congestion, crashes, and public safety delays; it passed 8-1. SB 1207, a $150,000 study on financing mechanisms for development-related infrastructure along the same corridor, also passed 7-1. Finally, SB 1001, which restores $1 million for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, passed 9-0 after testimony from blind seniors and advocates about long waitlists and the program’s role in preserving independence. The committee then began SB 1274, a police foundation specialty license plate bill, with sponsor and foundation testimony describing wellness, remembrance, and youth programs funded by plate revenues, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that measure.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Mar 19th, 2025

Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a very simple bill.
  • Most often parties bear Committee Member: their own attorneys' fees.
  • Is it really just that simple? Oh yeah, well, that's a given.
  • Chair, in fact, the commission has never levied fees on any state.
  • And if we need additional monies, let's increase the fee on the doctors.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Health and Human Services (04/15/2026)

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • <02:29:50.080> informed upon simple principles of informed upon simple principles of informed
  • So that’s a simple example, and those are the few things I wanted to bring out.
  • So that’s a simple example, and those are the few things I wanted to bring out.
  • So that's a simple example federal law.
  • It's a simple<02:50:28.080> disclosure.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture. (3-24-26)

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • These bills are always easy and simple, but you know, this is always a popular issue, and when we're
  • A $25 convenience fee stays local, ensuring that there is not an unfunded mandate and does not create
  • that to say may have a $25 fee so that now it is 100% voluntary at all levels.
  • A<00:30:41.320> $25<00:30:42.000> convenience<00:30:42.600> fee<00:30:43.480>
  • stays<00:30:43.960> local A $25 convenience fee stays local A $25 convenience fee stays local
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Rules Feb 3rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1396 doesn't ban litigation financing; it doesn't ban contingency fees.
  • It sounds appealing when we say that about attorney's fees.
  • So the very limited and simple intent of this legislation is just to require local governments...
  • The very limited and simple intent of this legislation is just to require local governments to adopt
  • Just a simple change for that very reason, for my concerns that I had earlier. Any other debate?
Summary: The Committee on Rules met and first approved several open-government sunset repeal bills and related measures. SB 7024 and SB 7026, both sponsored by Senator Mayfield, were explained as consolidating and extending public records/public meetings exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies; both were reported favorably. SB 7020, sponsored by Senator Trumbull, reenacted an aquaculture records exemption for records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and was also reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 14 and SB 24, claims bills for relief involving Miami-Dade County, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg; all were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved CS for SB 806, a consumer right-to-repair bill creating portable wireless device and agricultural equipment repair acts, despite opposition from several industry groups, and reported it favorably.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • A few big ones that we're waiting for are the fees.
  • And then the fee for the newspaper publication was $2,046.65. The other fees are...
  • The fee for the newspaper publication was $2,046.65.
  • The other fees associated with this were, with our lawyer fee, $1,250.85.
  • It isn't as simple as just saying, no, you shouldn't.
Summary: The Administrative Rules Committee met on June 11 and first approved the March 12, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rules tied to recent legislation, including North Dakota’s participation in the physician assistant licensure compact and a new physician nutrition continuing education requirement. The Board said it was waiting on compact rules and fee information before finalizing its own changes. The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the Office of Management and Budget on broad personnel rule revisions, including salary administration, recruitment, leave, sick leave, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR language and implement recent legislation such as enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions and new hire leave. Members questioned the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but OMB and counsel said those standards come from statute, not the rules. The committee also heard and accepted rule packages from the Lottery, the Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the State Electrical Board, the Industrial Commission, PERS, and Health and Human Services, with each agency describing mostly technical, clarifying, or statutory-conforming changes and noting the public notice and comment process. The most significant action came during the Gaming Commission rules presentation. After questioning whether the commission had authority to raise the poker tournament buy-in limit from $300 to $1,500, members moved to void Section 99-01.3-09-01 on the ground that the agency lacked statutory authority for that change. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed several gaming-related issues, including online raffles, kiosk use, advertising restrictions, and the broader policy question of whether charities should be allowed to own bars, but took no further formal action on those topics.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 11, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Even with additional funding last year, Florida Medicaid reimbursement fees are still the lowest.
  • Even with additional funding last year, Florida Medicaid reimbursement fees are still the lowest.
  • And it's a fairly simple procedure after you've done a bunch of them.
  • And it's a fairly simple procedure after you've done a bunch of them.
  • This is called a simple extraction.
Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee heard and advanced three bills. HB 21 would create a new licensed profession of dental therapy under the Department of Health and Board of Dentistry, allowing trained dental therapists to provide a limited scope of care under a supervising Florida-licensed dentist through a collaborative management agreement. Sponsor Rep. Cheney argued the bill would help address severe dental shortages and improve access in underserved areas; opponents from the Florida Dental Association and oral surgery groups warned that the bill would allow irreversible procedures by less-educated providers and could compromise patient safety. Supporters, including dentists, hygienists, and community health center leaders, said dental therapists would expand access and free dentists to handle more complex care. An amendment was adopted to require proof of local anesthesia training, adverse-incident reporting, and updated background screening language. The bill was reported favorably as amended by a 14-1 vote. The committee then considered HB 27, which creates the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact to allow licensed social workers to practice across member states, including through telehealth, and to help military families and address workforce shortages. Supporters from the National Association of Social Workers and other advocates said the compact would improve mobility, reduce administrative burdens, and expand access to mental health services, especially in underserved and rural areas. A technical amendment restoring model language and setting an effective date of July 1, 2025 was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as amended on a 15-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 29, the public-records companion to the social work compact, which creates exemptions needed for compact compliance and allows the compact commission or its committees to meet in closed session when discussing information exempt under law. After a technical amendment authorizing closed meetings for exempt matters was adopted, the bill was reported favorably as amended on a 15-0 vote. The meeting then adjourned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • The slide deck in front of you, I've really tried to keep this fundamental and simple, and then we can
  • <00:22:44.200> reason five years to roll over simple reason five years to roll over simple
  • underlying bill that it was a simple underlying bill that it was a simple little<00:33:34.399>
  • We don't want to use your fee schedule, and they often ask for waivers.
  • We don't want to use your fee schedule, and they often ask for waivers.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee took up HB 297 with a non-germane amendment proposed by the Insurance Department to create the Granite State Home Mitigation and Resiliency Program. Commissioner DJ Beton explained that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce rising insurance premiums and avoid surplus lines coverage by funding proactive home and property improvements such as roof fortification, exterior and foundation work, flood protection, and tree removal. He said the proposal was developed after leadership asked for more statutory detail and for the idea to be vetted through policy committees rather than handled only in the budget process. Beton said the program would be funded by the first $1 million collected annually from the insurance premium tax, with grants of up to $10,000 awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. He described the program as modeled on similar efforts in other states, with means testing tied to the Department of Energy’s weatherization/home heating assistance criteria. He also said the department would administer the program using one existing staff position, with coordination through Treasury, and that unspent funds would roll over for several years before reverting to the general fund. Members asked about the unusual use of a non-germane amendment and how the bill would be handled procedurally, since the underlying bill and the new insurance proposal were unrelated. The chair explained that the amendment was being used as a vehicle to move the department’s proposal through the committee process and that the committee could later accept one part, both parts, or neither. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting shown; the discussion ended with questions about administration, staffing, and the relationship between the underlying bill and the amendment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/26

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This proposal establishes that fee This proposal establishes that fee schedule.<00:29:20.159>
  • from fees. from fees.
  • > waived, for the parents, the fee is waived, for the parents, the fee is waived, which<00:31:
  • fee exemption process is not in statute. fee exemption process is not in statute.
  • fee-for-service claims. fee-for-service claims.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Environment and Natural Resources Jan 27th, 2026

Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill further prohibits the imposition of taxes, fees, penalties, charges, offsets, or assessments
  • It's not an additional fee or surcharge.
  • Unfortunately, the bill as written doesn't just prevent fees and taxes on its citizens.
  • The simple reality is we are smarter than we used to be.
  • Why am I paying more in stormwater fees? And what exactly is that going to? That's transparency.
Summary: The committee took up several environmental bills, beginning with SB 1682 on local administration of vessel restrictions. Senator Trumbull said the bill would give cities and counties tools to address abandoned, derelict, and long-term anchored vessels while following state standards and FWC guidance. Members from affected areas spoke in support, citing recurring derelict vessel problems and the difficulty and cost of removal once vessels sink. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1468 on advanced wastewater treatment, which would require DEP to compile a detailed statewide report on wastewater treatment plants, including construction age, treatment levels, contaminant data, spill history, flood risk, and receiving waterbody impairment information. Florida Rural Water Association testified that any move to require advanced treatment for all plants over one MGD could create major financial burdens without dedicated funding. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/SB 1294 on biosolids management, with a strike-all amendment adopted. Senator Bradley said the revised bill would require bulk Class AA biosolids fertilizer and compost products to be land applied only at agronomic rates and, absent a bona fide sale, only at permitted DEP-approved sites, with a transition date moved to July 1, 2028. Supporters said it would protect water quality and legitimate fertilizer and compost markets, while rural utilities asked for funding and flexibility. The committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1628 on net zero policies by governmental entities. Senator Avila said the bill would prohibit local governments and other governmental entities from adopting or funding net zero policies, imposing related fees or taxes, or operating cap-and-trade or carbon trading programs. The committee adopted an amendment clarifying the definition of carbon dioxide. The bill drew extensive debate: supporters argued it would protect residents and businesses from higher costs and preserve predictability, while opponents said it would block local climate and clean-energy policies, including electric buses, energy-efficiency measures, and climate resilience planning. After public testimony on both sides, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 1474 on biosolids management, which Senator Gates said would require biosolids and septage to be treated at the highest practical level when wastewater treatment facilities are reasonably accessible and would bar Class B land application within 50 miles of a permitted wastewater facility. An amendment applying the statutory definition of septage was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 558 on stormwater system standards. Senator Burgess said it would create statewide standards for municipal and county stormwater systems using FDOT guidelines and third-party inspections, with an amendment making technical changes and broadening who may perform inspections. Supporters said uniform standards could improve safety and reduce failures, while contractors, engineers, and industry groups warned it could raise costs, delay projects, and preempt stronger local standards. The bill remained under discussion as the transcript ended.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Transportation (02/17/2026)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • simple bill. simple bill.
  • Very simple.
  • Very simple.
  • Very simple.
  • Very simple.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE Apr 22nd, 2026

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE

Transcript Highlights:
  • them, but ultimately, if there's not going to be an increase to tuition or the creation of a student fee
  • for the institutions to go take that money back through a specific and prescribed student athletic fee
  • And it's actually very simple.
  • I mean, we can make accounting as complicated as we want, but at its core, it's pretty simple.
  • But it's, at its core, pretty simple.
Summary: The committee reconvened and took up several amendments and bills. Senate Bill 15 was amended to transfer Keep Arkansas Beautiful functions to ARDOT and replace the current commissioners with an advisory council; the amendment was adopted without objection. An amendment to Senate Bill 7 lowering the claims-data threshold for group health insurance from 50 employees to 25, to help smaller employers and municipalities shop for coverage, was also adopted. An amendment to Senate Bill 41 that would have restricted University of Arkansas at Fayetteville athletic funding from academic funds was rejected after members questioned its scope and fiscal basis. The committee then considered an amendment to House Bill 1051 that would cap online sports-betting free play at 5% of gross receipts. Senator Hester argued the current unlimited promotions were predatory and effectively subsidized casinos, while other members questioned the tax and accounting assumptions and whether the proposal belonged in a fiscal committee. The amendment failed, and a separate agriculture-related amendment from Representatives Vaught and Painter to exempt certain tractor parts tied to diesel exhaust fluid systems was also not adopted, with members citing drafting and enforcement problems and suggesting it should go through the revenue committees. After suspending the rules to add items, the committee adopted a technical correction to Senate Bill 4 clarifying physician licensure language so the rural workforce pathway would apply to underserved and primary care shortage areas, rather than the narrower federal term originally used. The committee also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 77 deleting a fund-transfer section and instead increasing appropriation authority and creating a matching-fund mechanism to help Arkansas TV pay PBS dues, with supporters saying it would leverage private donations and preserve PBS access while allowing the commission to decide programming. The bill passed as amended, and the meeting adjourned.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • So we have a fee package that we’re working on.
  • deposited shall be retained as an application fee.
  • permit to any applicant the initial fee permit to any applicant the initial fee deposited<04:35:
  • <04:35:57.600> oplc<04:35:58.279> has<04:35:58.400> to fee oplc has to fee oplc
  • their time question of application fees their time question of application fees is<04:36:14.320>
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The meeting was an orientation-style overview from the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), led by Executive Director Deana Jurus and staff. They described the office’s mission to protect public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and the public trust, and outlined the agency structure: enforcement, licensing and board administration, operations, legal counsel, board counsel, and the hearings bureau. OPLC said it currently supports 57 boards, including seven advisory boards, and has about 104 filled positions out of 120 authorized. They also noted new voluntary certifications for doulas, lactation consultants, and community health workers that are in rulemaking. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how boards and staff divide responsibilities under RSA 310:4. Staff explained that the office handles application processing, complaint intake and initial review, records retention, 91-A requests, and rule drafting, while boards make final decisions on licensure criteria, complaint dismissals or investigations, disciplinary actions, and some hearing matters. They also described the rule structure by chapter number ranges and the distinction between full licensing boards and advisory boards. The committee asked about complaint notifications, and OPLC said it is tightening policies so complainants are told whether a matter is closed or moving forward. The licensing process was discussed in detail, especially for nursing. Bethany Katrell explained that applicants apply through an online portal, may receive approval to sit for exams, can work under provisional authority in some cases, and then receive full licensure after exam results and criminal background checks are complete. OPLC said the portal now reduces back-and-forth paperwork and that, as of the latest biweekly report, 87% of applications were decided within the statutory 90-day period and 57% within 14 days. Members also raised questions about why some professions require board approval before taking an exam, and OPLC said that requirement varies by statute or board rule. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/28/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • <04:00:56.319> It<04:00:56.479> is fee. It's not really a tax. It is fee.
  • uh a better fee. uh a better fee.
  • from salt, you know, fees.
  • We deal with taxation, fees.
  • We deal with taxation fees. Committee. We deal with taxation fees.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 11th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this amendment provides a simple safeguard.
  • Members, this amendment provides a simple safeguard.
  • This is a simple amendment. None of these IDs should be eliminated. This is a simple amendment.
  • It's no different than just from a simple level ourselves.
  • that is equivalent to the fees assessed to enrolled students or a reasonable fee based on the school's
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 46 (3-13-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill also maintains an important fee exemption.
  • This bill also maintains an important fee exemption.
  • This bill also maintains an important fee exemption.
  • Very simple little bill.
  • Continues this simple little bill.
Keywords: 958, all