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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/1/25

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're a small city of under we do. We're a small city of under 20,000<00:47:56.240> residents.
  • Small correction: Hilltop is small, modest.
  • Small correction: Hilltop is small, modest.
  • really vital need for this very small really vital need for this very small community<00:52:43.440
  • really great project for small really great project for small businesses<01:13:07.840> and
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/27/2026)

Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I made a claim in small claims court. It took our small claims court 60 days to serve the person.
  • Chair. claim in small claims court. It took our claim in small claims court.
  • >> It's really small.
  • where it's small world, it's small<04:40:40.000> business.
  • small businesses to manage and maintain. small businesses to manage and maintain.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
WV

West Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 09:19 pm

West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • For a small business owner, to be exact... Fairly simple amendment.
  • And one of the things that defines a small business in federal law is 50 employees.
  • government, you start creating confusion in small businesses.
  • I'm just going to read a small part from this email.
  • So if I'm a small employer—and small, we're now at 50 on the amendment,… …we're now at 50 on the amendment
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate considered and passed House Bill 4245, the Department of Revenue rules bundle covering 27 rules from six agencies. Members withdrew the committee amendment, adopted a floor amendment making changes to two lottery rules and one tax rule related to pre-need cemetery companies, then passed the bill 30-1. The Senate also adopted a title amendment and made the bill effective from passage by a 31-0 vote. Later, when the House rejected the Senate’s amendments, the Senate receded from its amendments and again passed the bill, making it effective from passage. The chamber also adopted several concurrent resolutions from the Rules Committee, including studies on school finance transparency, divorce grounds, the Southern West Virginia water crisis, athletic trainer access in public secondary schools, the eastern gray fox population, upland game bird stamp purchases, and the Public Service Commission. Senate Concurrent Resolution 50, calling for a study of the PSC, was also adopted. In addition, the Senate passed House Bill 5381, which expands the Office of Energy’s role to develop a comprehensive energy policy and grid stabilization plan, and House Bill 5412, the Future Ready Education Act, after amending it to require annual vocational and agriculture offerings unless not viable and to set science-of-reading training requirements for K-5 literacy teachers by 2028-29. The Senate passed House Bill 845, a supplemental appropriation to the Governor’s Office Civil Contingent Fund, after concurring in a House amendment that reappropriated federal match grant funds and increased the civil contingency surplus fund from $15 million to $25 million; it was made effective from passage. The chamber also concurred in House amendments to House Bill 4106 on constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program, House Bill 5453 revising the school aid funding formula for special education weighting, and other measures including House Bill 4009 on portable benefits, Senate Bill 164 on substitute teacher definitions, and House Bill 4606 on pretrial release for certain felonies. A lengthy debate centered on House Bill 4198, the E-Verify Safe Harbor Act. The Judiciary Committee amendment would have required public and certain private employers to use E-Verify, while a further amendment from the Senator from Randolph would have limited the mandate to public employers and made E-Verify optional for private employers with liability protections for good-faith use. After extensive discussion about small business impacts, federal-state conflicts, and enforcement, the Senate adopted the Randolph amendment and then passed the bill 31-3, with a title amendment also adopted. The Senate later refused to concur in House amendments to House Bill 4010, concurred in House amendments to House Bill 5438, receded from amendments to House Bill 4765, and adjourned sine die.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Finance Apr 9th, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The current incentives for Texas are relatively small compared to other states, and I think going to
  • We represent everyone from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses to chambers across the state.
  • And for veterans, ...option for small businesses below the no-tax-due threshold and for veteran-owned
  • So, option for small businesses below the no-tax due threshold and for veteran-owned startups.
  • And for the last decade, I've been a practitioner who specifically represents small businesses up to
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several tax and economic development bills. SB 935 would exempt counties from the motor fuels tax on fuel used exclusively in county vehicles; Sen. Hall and Cass County Judge Travis Ransom argued it would save counties money without changing fund allocations, and the bill was left pending while the committee waited for the House version. SB 2206 would extend and revise Texas’s research and development incentives by tying the franchise tax credit more closely to federal law and changing the program’s effective date; supporters from business, manufacturing, and tax policy groups said it would protect innovation jobs and help startups, while the Comptroller’s office explained the fiscal note and said the committee substitute was no longer needed. The committee later withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending before ultimately voting it out favorably. The committee also heard SB 2020, which would repeal the “rehab tax” on nonresidential remodeling. Sen. Campbell said a large fiscal note led him to delay a full presentation, but builders, architects, and contractors testified that the tax raises remodeling costs, complicates audits, and discourages reuse and reinvestment in existing buildings. The bill was left pending. SB 2018 would create a two-year “strong families” tax credit for businesses donating to nonprofits that provide family support services; supporters from Family First, Buckner International, and Texas Baptist said it would strengthen families, father engagement, and upstream prevention, while the author said the Comptroller and HHSC were still working on administration details. That bill was also left pending. After a quorum was established, the committee heard and later reported several bills favorably. SB 1030 would exempt certain aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul parts from sales tax for general aviation; industry, airport, and local economic development witnesses said it would keep high-wage aviation work in Texas and improve competitiveness with neighboring states, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 214 would create a temporary sales tax holiday for qualifying residential HVAC systems; it was laid out and left pending. SB 1901 would make administrative and ethics changes to the Opioid Abatement Fund Council, including staggered terms, conflict rules, and fund reallocation procedures; it was reported favorably. SB 266 would repeal the Texas Research Incentive Program and use the appropriation to address the existing backlog of unmatched donations; the chair and Sen. Paxton said the state should honor past commitments, and the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House veterans panel OKs bill to aid struggling American Legion, VFW posts 2/12/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • halls are places where people gather for birthday parties, celebrations of life, weddings, and, in small
  • <00:08:30.879> towns weddings and in towns small towns weddings and in towns small towns especially
  • Only a small percentage can, without an exception from the Gambling Control Board.
  • The Legion runs a golf tournament and one other small community fundraiser.
  • <00:15:38.759> community one other small community one other small community fundraiser<00
Keywords: 1183, house
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Our fellows strengthen classrooms through small group instruction.
  • I just want to share some of my own small goals—All town wins.
  • Because the sudden withdrawal of a million dollars on a small charter school...
  • For a small school with 3 to 4 full-time employees, it is a large portion of their staff.
  • Our small class sizes, our IB prep, and our reading and math interventions.
Keywords: 996, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Mar 17th, 2025

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, but the United States Small Business Administration has an entire section of their website as it
  • relates to small businesses. ...administration has an entire section of their website as it relates to
  • Orange County, including the small unincorporated area of Christmas. Last time I saw Mr.
  • We built these communities, live there, raise our families there, and run small businesses there.
  • Chris Doolin, representing the Small County Coalition, waving against.
Summary: The committee first heard SB 1134, which would extend the use of qualified private providers in the building permit process to residential solar energy systems and certain single-trade inspections, and would allow computer-based plan review tools. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce long solar permitting delays and lower costs. A late amendment clarifying the word “application” was adopted, and after some discussion about local permitting problems and the need to work with municipalities, CS/SB 1134 was reported favorably, with Senator Pizzo voting no. The committee then took up SB 784, dealing with issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers for plats. The bill sets a 14-day timeframe, and an amendment was adopted that would allow use of a private provider if the deadline is missed and would limit fee collection if verification is not completed. Members discussed whether the bill should include more flexibility and whether private providers are appropriate for this function, but the committee ultimately reported CS/SB 784 favorably. SB 1738, allowing counties that previously opted out of transportation concurrency to opt back in while maintaining current levels of service, was also reported favorably without significant opposition. Next, SB 1080 on local government land regulation was presented as a measure to speed up development permit and order approvals, limit repeated information requests, prevent hearing delays, and impose penalties for noncompliance. Local government testimony argued it would rush planning and weaken public input, while supporters called it common-sense streamlining. After debate, the bill was reported favorably, with several no votes. SB 1260, which clarifies county constitutional officer budget procedures and creates an appeal process for clerks and supervisors of elections similar to that used by sheriffs, was also reported favorably after members raised concerns about county budget timelines. Finally, the committee considered SB 420, as amended by a strike-all, which would prohibit counties and municipalities from adopting or funding DEI-related ordinances, programs, or policies, while carving out compliance with state and federal law and defining DEI-related terms. The amendment removed retroactivity and delayed the effective date, but members from both parties raised concerns about vague definitions, impacts on women- and minority-owned business programs, local commemorations, and the loss of attorney’s fees for prevailing counties. Public testimony was sharply divided, with many speakers opposing the bill as an attack on local control and inclusion, and a few supporting it as a merit-based standard. The amendment was adopted, but the bill drew extensive opposition in debate and was not yet reported in the portion of the transcript provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/11/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • In a time when the state budget projections show only a small surplus, Projections show only a small
  • So, uh, this is going to be a small part of that headache.
  • <01:27:02.960> utilize Uh large and small employers utilize Uh large and small employers utilize
  • the large market, 200 some in the small the large market, 200 some in the small market,<01:43:46.000
  • Um, individual and small group market.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (02/09/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Small businesses that are here, not that want to come here, but small businesses are here.
  • And above all, it affects the small And above all, it affects the small businesses<03:07:08.560>
  • <03:09:58.960> Small small businesses eligible. Small small businesses eligible.
  • Small guys, big boys.
  • We have amazing small businesses.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Education Subcommittee Jan 22nd, 2026 at 09:00 am

A&B Education Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, when we look at the chart in the bottom, that may be a little bit small for you, but you have
  • It's a fairly small investment.
  • It's a huge accomplishment for our nimbleness and how small we are.
  • This is supporting small mayors, small town mayors, business bankers, business leaders, community developers
  • Very indicative of small communities is that you have a small number of people trying to do great things
Keywords: 914, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Oct 15th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't say this just because Representative Small (member_12971) is here, but Las Cruces has a very
  • They're not small dollar amounts.
  • We're a very small piece of them.
  • system planning where we could use a different process than small system funding versus large system
  • I think part of the problem is we're a small agency, and as a small agency, when we ask for a new staff
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • It simply reinvests a small portion of the revenue that tourism already generates back into the marketing
  • of dollars in discretionary spending within the state budget, and this bill simply ensures that a small
  • Modernizing the trust fund is an investment in those communities, small businesses, jobs, and the tax
  • This new delivery tax would raise costs for families, hurt small restaurants, and cut into the earnings
  • this year after facing the same criticism that delivery taxes unfairly burden working families and small
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills related to advertising, economic development, tourism, digital advertising, delivery taxes, and alcohol taxation. The first panel supported H. 3249, which would create a high school trade partnership program linking public schools with private employers, especially in manufacturing, and would offer employers a tax credit for participation. Representative Soder, Uxbridge High School leaders, and others argued the bill would strengthen career pathways, build a skilled workforce, and keep students and jobs in Massachusetts. The committee then heard testimony on H. 3031 and S. 2003 to modernize the Massachusetts Tourism Trust Fund by dedicating an additional share of hotel occupancy tax revenue to tourism promotion. Tourism and hospitality representatives from Cape Cod, Southwick Zoo, and Indian Ranch said the proposal would not raise taxes but would reinvest existing visitor-generated revenue into marketing that supports jobs, local businesses, and municipal tax receipts. A tech-industry coalition opposed several digital advertising tax bills and a delivery tax bill, warning they would raise costs, create uncertainty, and burden consumers, small businesses, and delivery workers. The largest portion of the hearing focused on S. 2029, which would raise the alcohol excise tax by 10 cents per drink and dedicate the revenue to public health programs. Public health experts, advocates, a student prevention leader, and representatives from Jane Doe, Inc. argued the tax would reduce alcohol-related harms, address decades of inflation-driven erosion in the tax, and generate substantial new funding for prevention, treatment, domestic violence services, and community schools. Committee members asked questions about the current tax structure, inflation, and how the proposal compares with neighboring states. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair adjourned after public testimony concluded.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • San Antonio, where I'm from, is probably like every other district; it is a city of small businesses.
  • Over 90% of the people who work in San Antonio work for a small business.
  • For small businesses, time is money, and every day that a business waits on a permit is a day of lost
  • And this is to benefit, as the vice chair would say, the little dogs, the small dogs.
  • They're just such a small fix for convenience stores that we could make a difference.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House/Senate DFL Press Conference 3/19/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • Small blue pieces of pills were still visible on his lips, but he was gone.
  • > pieces<00:10:36.920> of dead small pieces small blue pieces of dead small pieces small blue
  • So this is not a small addition to this legislation, which is this pop-up timer feature.
  • So this is not a small addition to this legislation, which is this pop-up timer feature.
  • So this is not a small addition to this legislation, which is this pop-up timer feature.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: Rep. Zach Stevenson and Sen. Mann presented Minnesota legislation aimed at requiring warning labels on social media platforms, modeled on the Surgeon General’s recommendation, and adding pop-up notifications every 30 minutes to show users how long they have been on a platform. They argued that social media use is linked to serious mental health harms among youth, including anxiety, depression, sleep disruption, self-harm, and suicidal ideation, and said the bill is part of a broader effort to add guardrails on big tech. They also referenced related Minnesota efforts on deepfakes, child influencers, platform-use disclosures, and a separate effort to remove cell phones from classrooms. The hearing featured emotional testimony from parents Bridget Noring and Tabitha Urbansky, who described losing sons to fentanyl poisoning after drugs were arranged through Snapchat. Both said social media platforms can function as drug markets and that warning labels and other restrictions could help prevent similar tragedies. Eric Mishy of SAVE and the Kids Campaign also testified in support, saying social media is contributing to anxiety, depression, suicide, sextortion, trafficking, bullying, and drug sales, and that companies have not done enough to stop these harms. In response to a question about the pop-up feature, Stevenson said the idea is new in Minnesota but similar to “are you still watching” prompts on streaming services, intended to add friction and interrupt addictive use. He and others said no state had yet enacted similar warning-label laws, though several have proposed them, and they emphasized that regulating technology companies is difficult because of their resources and lobbying power. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript, though the bill was scheduled for a House Commerce Committee hearing the next day.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • of Earth to provide a unique perspective on how close encounters affect the physical structure of small
  • So my amendment will ensure that 88% of all Arizona taxpayers will get a small tax cut and not have to
  • And so many of these communities, they have very small stores.
  • Small stores. And so, for example, there's a place up near the border of Arizona and New Mexico.
  • It's a larger, it's a small piece of the larger strategy to take choice away from people.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, a journal approval, and a series of guest introductions recognizing groups at the Capitol for Environmental Day, Women’s and Reproductive Health Day, Arizona Nurses Day, Aerospace Day, and International Mother Language Day, along with a Doctor of the Day and a judicial proclamation honoring Justice Daphne Barak-Erez. The chamber also made temporary committee appointments and referred several bills between committees before moving into Committee of the Whole and later third reading votes. The main floor action centered on several SNAP-related bills. SB 1002, dealing with public assistance verification, passed the Committee of the Whole after a Kavanagh floor amendment and then passed third reading 17-9-13, with supporters saying it targets fraud and lowers error rates and opponents arguing it duplicates existing checks, adds bureaucracy, and could harm eligible families. SB 1331, on SNAP military employment and training, SB 1333, on SNAP error-rate audit and penalties, SB 1334, on SNAP work requirement waivers and exemptions, and SB 1368, on SNAP purchase restrictions, all advanced from Committee of the Whole and then passed third reading by the same 17-13 margin, with Democrats and some others warning they would increase hunger, burden rural and tribal communities, and restrict access, while supporters said they promote work, accountability, and healthier choices. The Senate also considered SB 1638, a tax conformity bill. A Sundareshan floor amendment to narrow the bill to standard deduction conformity was debated at length, with supporters saying it would protect most taxpayers from filing confusion and limit revenue loss, and opponents arguing it removed other agreed-upon tax provisions and still left uncertainty. The amendment failed 17-13, the Finance Committee amendment was adopted, and SB 1638 then passed as amended. Finally, SCR 1011, a concurrent resolution calling for a federal constitutional convention on congressional term limits, received a do pass recommendation and passed the Committee of the Whole.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence May 7th, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've seen small delivery...
  • I'm a small business owner here in Texas.
  • I think this all kind of started with a small accident in 2021.
  • I've got a small picture here; this was a rear-end accident that happened at a red light.
  • These are small. family-owned trucking companies.
Bills: HB4806
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And I'm a small school adjustment.
  • necessarily a small school adjustment. necessarily a small school adjustment.
  • <01:19:57.320> adjustment allowing that small school adjustment allowing that small school adjustment
  • provides that small school adjustment. provides that small school adjustment.
  • > overall<01:38:46.400> enrollment, small increase of overall enrollment, small increase
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The House Postsecondary Education Committee held its first-ever meeting and first meeting of the session, with Chairman Tipton outlining committee procedures, attendance rules, and the process for submitting committee substitutes. After a roll call confirmed full attendance, the committee heard a presentation from Senator David Givens on the history and purpose of Kentucky’s performance-based funding model for postsecondary education. Givens said the model was created to replace an older “shares” approach that distributed funds based largely on prior-year allocations, and argued the new system better aligns funding with student success and the state’s long-term educational attainment goals. Council for Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson and CPE staff then explained the model in more detail. They said the system was designed to address long-standing funding disparities among institutions, reward outcomes such as degrees, credit-hour progression, and completion in high-demand fields, and support the state’s “60 by 30” goal of having 60% of Kentuckians hold a postsecondary credential by 2030. Thompson said Kentucky is now at 56.2% attainment, above the national average, and highlighted gains in graduation and retention rates, lower student borrowing, and improved completion outcomes. He also emphasized that the model is part of a broader strategy that includes affordability, adult learners, low-income students, and wrap-around support services. CPE staff described the work group process that developed and periodically revises the model, noting that the General Assembly created the framework in House Bill 303 and later enacted Senate Bill 153 and Senate Bill 191 to codify changes. They explained that in 2016 the legislature carved out about 5% of institutional budgets, roughly $43 million, to be redistributed through the new model, and that the model has been reviewed every three years with changes made each time. Recent revisions included increasing the student-success weight, adding a premium for low-income students, creating a premium for adult learners, and redefining underrepresented students as first-generation college students. No votes were taken at this meeting, and the committee adjourned after the informational presentation and discussion.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/12/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Affordable projects make up a very small percentage of overall housing builds.
  • Affordable projects make up a very small percentage of overall housing builds.
  • The other thing is we're concerned that this may actually encourage the small water companies, which
  • Many of them are small family-owned businesses that have not come in for a number of years, on average
  • The other thing is we're concerned that this may actually encourage the small water companies, which
Summary: The committee began with a presentation on the modernization of the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. Testimony from the port authority chair, a county supervisor, and the Nogales mayor emphasized that the port is outdated, flood-prone, congested, and a safety concern because CBP facilities and traffic lanes sit on or near the international boundary and stormwater infrastructure. Speakers said the port is critical to local and state commerce, tourism, and tax revenue, and requested state support and letters backing federal funding efforts. Members discussed the sewer/stormwater flooding issue, the estimated $1.5 billion to $2 billion cost, and the need for federal action; the chair said a letter of support would be prepared for committee members to sign. The committee then heard and passed HB 2237, which appropriates $4.5 million for Apache Junction’s Superstition Trails and visitor gateway project, and HB 2926, the Workforce Housing Accelerator Act. HB 2926 would create expedited permitting for workforce housing, provide a single point of contact, reduce the state portion of prime contracting tax for qualifying projects, and lower the population threshold for certain industrial development authority bond actions. After an amendment, the bill passed 6-1. Testimony in support came from the sponsor and housing advocates, who said the bill would help address Arizona’s missing-middle housing shortage and reduce regulatory delays. The committee also passed HB 2113, which would require RUCO to intervene in utility rate cases when proposed residential rate increases are 100% or more. The sponsor argued RUCO should focus more on rural customers facing large percentage increases, while RUCO’s director said the office has only nine staff, a $1.9 million budget, and limited capacity, warning the bill could increase costs and delay cases. Members discussed rural ratepayer impacts, and the bill passed 5-1-1. HB 2824, authorizing local C-PACE programs for voluntary financing of commercial property improvements, also passed unanimously after testimony that it would support energy, water, and infrastructure upgrades without state general fund exposure. Finally, HB 2939, a rural investment tax credit bill tied to large qualifying investments and net new jobs, passed unanimously after Lucid Motors testified in support. The committee held HB 2950 due to time and adjourned, noting it would be heard first next week.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 02/05/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • bodega and small businesses in the State of New York.
  • The Bodega and Small Business Association put out their own memo in support of this bill because our
  • small businesses understand that big food companies should not be providing unknown chemicals in food
  • BODEGA AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
  • THE BODEGA AND SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION PUT OUT THEIR OWN MEMO IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL BECAUSE OUR
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Imam Tahir Kukaj of the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, who offered remarks about gratitude, diversity, and support for Kosovo’s independence. The Journal was approved, and the chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Resolution 1516 commemorating the 18th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence and Resolution 1317 honoring the Stillwater Girls Varsity Soccer Team and Head Coach Christine Ihnatolya for winning the NYSPHSAA Class C state championship. Both resolutions were adopted, and the sponsors were authorized to seek additional co-sponsors. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed a series of bills, including measures on environmental conservation, education, public health, civil service, penal law, public service, labor, and a retroactive real property tax exemption for the Silver Lake Foundation. Most bills passed with broad support, though several drew recorded no votes from a small group of senators. Senator Fahy explained her vote on a bill renaming an OASAS scholarship in honor of Father Peter Young, emphasizing his work on addiction, incarceration, and homelessness. Two items drew extended debate. On Calendar 141, Senator Walczyk appealed the chair’s ruling that an amendment to a public service bill was nongermane; the Senate voted 21 to overrule the chair, so the ruling stood, and the bill then passed 52-6. On Calendar 213, Senators Kavanagh and Borrello debated a food-safety bill concerning disclosure of certain food ingredients and chemicals; supporters said it would improve transparency and protect children’s health, while opponents argued federal action was already underway and a national standard would be preferable. After the bill was restored to the non-controversial calendar, it passed 56-2. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, February 9 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days as legislative days.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 17th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • SPECIFIES PLANTS CHOOSING FOR LANDSCAPING ARE NATIVE TO THE STATES HERITAGE AND ENSURES QUALIFIED SMALL
  • SO I REALLY VIEW EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE CAN TO SUPPORT THE SMALL NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN FLORIDA THAT
  • I'M CURIOUS AS TO HOW SMALL MANUFACTURERS WILL BE DEFINED AS THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS, COULD YOU GIVE
  • THE BILL IS FOCUSED ON THE SMALL MANUFACTURER, 20 EMPLOYEES OR LESS AND TRYING TO GROW TO BECOME THE
  • I WANT THIS TO BE A VALID FUND THAT WILL HELP THAT SMALL MANUFACTURER GET STARTED WITH AN EVALUATION,
Keywords: 999, senate, all