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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
January 15, 2025 - 01:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- Generally speaking, under Florida law, the general premise is in order for us to act on a misdemeanor
- Generally speaking, under Florida law, the general premise is in order for us to act on a misdemeanor
- So pre-arrest diversion is generally...
- The next step, that case is going to be set generally for what’s called arraignment.
- They generally are the ones.
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Subcommittee held its first meeting of 2025, took roll, confirmed a quorum, and heard member introductions before turning to an informational panel on how a criminal case moves through Florida’s system. The chair emphasized respectful committee process and introduced staff, then invited the panel to explain the path from arrest through prosecution, first appearance, arraignment, discovery, trial, plea negotiations, and sentencing.
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri described law enforcement discretion, probable cause, misdemeanor and felony arrest rules, pre-arrest diversion, jail operations, and the statewide uniform bond schedule. He also discussed jail overcrowding, supervised release, mental health and substance abuse issues in jails, and the need for better case management and diversion resources. Judge Frank Allman explained first appearance, bond setting, arraignment, trial procedures, plea colloquies, and sentencing under Florida’s punishment code, including downward departures and victim impact statements.
State Attorney Jack Campbell outlined charging decisions, the higher proof burden prosecutors must meet, coordination with law enforcement, Baker Act proceedings, victim notification, informations versus grand jury indictments, and the role of diversion and treatment courts. Public Defender Matthew Mets described indigency screening, discovery, the growing volume and technical complexity of evidence, mitigation work, and the importance of treatment-based resolutions. Members asked about time-served credit for supervised release, mental health recidivism, homelessness enforcement, ICE holds, and sentencing discretion; no votes were taken and the meeting ended after the informational presentation and discussion.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We are not an agency that uses general fund. Our budget is 100% out of our own fund generation.
- We are purely a generator of general fund.
- Clark, how much do you add in to the general fund this year? Mr.
- So that is why we had requested that general fund increase.
- Or, uh, generally, just LIDA? Data centers.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- election. that is significantly smaller than the general election.
- Alameda County, similarly, 330,000 in the primary, 683,000 in the general.
- The election is going to happen in the general.
- a general where elections are decided.
- We're talking about turnout in a primary versus a general, because the electorate generally believes
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Disbursements tested were properly posted to the general ledgers.
- Charles Lafer, Associate General Counsel for UA Little Rock. All right.
- Charles Lafer, Associate General Counsel.
- They do; they have to take revenue from their general account to replace it.
- Our policy in the past has been that I will try to answer any general questions that I can.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 27th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- fund and a 3.5% general fund increase.
- , we don't have a general counsel, so, so the departments can say.
- I'm asking for a generalization of 17%.
- We can end up with having $100 million in general fund or whatever, $50 million in general fund set aside
- So if we decided to do something, it would be state general funds.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 18th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Generation after generation, from Harriet Tubman to Angela Davis to Patrice's colors, our ancestors were
- Generation after generation from Harriet Tubman to Angela Davis to Patrice's colors, our ancestors were
- It's a reminder that freedom has too often been denied and fought for, generation after generation.
- The General Fund generated by these changes will allow the state to prevent some of the most devastating
- This will generate about a billion dollars a year for local governments.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (02/04/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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can markets so that the next generation can markets so that the next generation - This is the New Hampshire General Court, not the Indiana General Assembly.
- agent general is actually age 66. agent general is actually age 66.
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We general. It's age discrimination. We general. It's age discrimination.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Chief Justice, members of the General Assembly, and my fellow Vermonters.
- The T fund has struggled while the general fund has become healthier.
- The T fund has struggled while the general fund has become healthier.
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So also comes out of the general fund. - So also comes out of the general fund.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Finance Committee Meeting Jun 25th, 2026 at 11:00 am
Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Madam Comptroller General.
- Thank you, Madam, Comptroller General.
- And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
- And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
- But of course also Ruth Ann, the Comptroller General, Burt Skulletti, the Deputy Controller General,
DE
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you, Madam Comptroller General.
- Thank you, Madam, Comptroller General.
- And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
- And that was done at the direction of the General Assembly.
- But of course, also Ruth Ann, the Comptroller General, Bert Scogletti, the Deputy Controller General,
Summary:
The Joint Finance Committee met to review and vote on the fiscal year 2027 Grants and Aid Act, which was expected to be pre-filed as Senate Bill 337. Members first reviewed Section 1, covering county seat payments, paramedic operations, senior center allocations, senior center transportation, and Homeland Security grants. They approved Section 1 after discussion of how senior center transportation is being moved from DART to grant-in-aid and how some organizations can appear in both the senior center formula and the general aging category.
The committee then worked through Section 2, which included one-time appropriations and the various grant categories for aging, arts/historical/recreation, economic housing or labor services, family and youth services, health or disability services, and neighborhood and community services. Members discussed several specific items, including New Castle County reassessment-related funding, Friends of Cooch’s Bridge, Slaughter Neck Community Action Organization, Plastic-Free Delaware, Love, Inc. of the Delmarva, and the Southern Delaware Horse Retirement Association. One aging line for Slaughter Neck was reduced back to flat funding after members questioned a large increase, and the revised category total was adjusted accordingly. Each of the Section 2 subcategories was then adopted.
Section 3, covering fire companies and public service ambulance companies, was approved with increases across apparatus, ambulance, rescue truck, aerial truck, rescue boat, substation, and insurance rebate equalization funding. Section 4, for veterans organizations and youth programs such as Boys State, Girls State, and Trooper Youth Week, was also adopted. The committee then approved the epilogue sections, which included eligibility, audit, payment, and reporting rules; special provisions for the Wilmington Senior Center contingency; conditions tied to several one-time appropriations; withholding funding from Merri-Dell Volunteer Fire Company pending a corrective report; and reprogramming $1,485,000 from a prior SMART food program appropriation toward SNAP/WIC-related food access initiatives. The meeting ended with remarks thanking staff and noting that it was likely the last JFC meeting for two members, followed by adjournment.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jun 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- general gender an image made through include an image made through generative artificial intelligence
- Since 2019, the creation of AI-generated deepfakes has risen by over 500%.
- In 2020, over 100,000 AI-generated nude images of women In 2020, over 100,000 AI-generated nude images
- of women were created, most of which consisted of AI-generated pornography.
- Over 9,500 websites have identified AI-generated pornography.
Summary:
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard a long agenda focused largely on AI-related consumer protection, child safety, and privacy bills. Members first adopted the consent calendar, then took up SB 1050, which would require disclosures when advertisements use AI-generated or synthetic performers. Supporters, including SAG-AFTRA, Common Sense Media, and labor groups, said consumers should know when an ad depicts a non-human performer and that the bill protects both consumers and workers. Opponents from TechNet, the Motion Picture Association, broadcasters, and business groups argued the bill was too broad, lacked a deception standard, could burden accessibility uses and short audio ads, and created litigation risk. The committee voted the bill out on a party-line-leaning roll, with several members noting concerns but supporting continued work on the measure.
The committee also approved SB 1111, which creates liability and remedies for non-consensual digital replicas using a person’s voice or likeness, and SB 1146, which targets deceptive AI-generated health advertisements that depict synthetic health care providers. Both measures drew support from consumer, labor, medical, and child-safety advocates and faced no formal opposition. Members emphasized the need to prevent deepfake abuse, especially in health-related ads where consumers could be misled into trusting fake doctors or medical endorsements.
Several child- and privacy-focused bills were also heard and advanced. SB 867 would place a four-year moratorium on AI chatbot-powered toys for children, with supporters warning about harmful content, addictive design, and privacy risks; some opposition raised definitional concerns and asked for clearer standards. SB 1247 would give child influencers the right to delete monetized content posted during their minority, and it moved forward without opposition. SB 1000 updated California’s AI Transparency Act to align content provenance rules with newer technology and international standards, with support from Google and Adobe and no opposition. Finally, SB 957 would require social media companies to notify users when the federal government seeks their data through administrative subpoenas, give users time to challenge the request, and report disclosures; supporters framed it as a First Amendment and due process protection, while one member opposed it as an overreach against federal law enforcement. All of the measures discussed were reported out of committee, with several rolls left open for absent members.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Joint Legislative Auditing Committee Dec 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- For the Auditor General to conduct an operational audit of the City of Miami Beach. Thank you.
- And we welcome your Auditor General to come in and work with us, if so be.
- The town has generally been nonresponsive to us.
- If they don't, then the Auditor General notifies the committee.
- If they don't, then the Auditor General notifies the committee.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to consider several audit requests and enforcement items related to local government accountability. The committee heard requests for operational audits of the City of Miami Beach, the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority, and the City of Daytona Beach. In each case, the requesting member cited concerns about transparency, financial management, or compliance with state law. Representatives from Delray Beach DDA testified that an internal audit had already been completed, that findings were limited, and that they were working to cure issues such as procurement, credit card, and disbursement policies; the DDA chair also said the organization was willing to cooperate and was considering transitioning out of operating Old School Square. For Daytona Beach, the sponsor pointed to excess building permit revenues, vehicle purchases, and reported P-card irregularities as reasons for a broader audit. The committee approved all three audit requests, directing the Auditor General to finalize the scope while considering the stated concerns.
The committee also received a presentation on the statewide performance reviews of 21 neighborhood improvement districts. The reviewers reported that 15 districts were active and six inactive, with common issues including outdated or missing performance plans, weak web presence, inadequate meeting notices, and limited management mechanisms. They said staffing levels often correlated with the ability to meet statutory requirements, and recommended that several districts be reviewed to determine whether they were still needed. Members asked about staffing, inactivity criteria, and how the districts were administered, and staff explained that city or county liaisons often supplement district staffing.
Later, staff reviewed enforcement actions for local governments that failed to file required financial reports or omitted required information from submitted audits. The committee discussed a list of noncompliant counties, municipalities, and special districts, including the town of Rayford, which staff said had long-standing reporting problems, no apparent municipal services, and no response to repeated outreach. The committee voted to send a letter to the Union County legislative delegation encouraging a local bill to dissolve Rayford. It also approved staff recommendations to proceed against entities still missing required filings or missing audit information, with authority for the chair and vice chair to delay action if additional information is later provided in good faith.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This generates approximately $3.8 billion to the state each year. $50,000 of that revenue goes to the
- And Senate Bill 1030 will allow that general aviation, general aviation...
- And Senate Bill 1030 will allow that general aviation, general aviation.
- General aviation economy to really grow and really help our airports all around the region.
- General aviation to continue to grow in North Texas. Thank you. Thank you.
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.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 7, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- THE RISE OF GENERATIVE AI IS A GAME CHANGER. NOT ABOUT IMPROVING PROCESSES THAT REIMAGINING THEM.
- MY COMMENTS WILL BE MORE GENERAL IN TERMS OF THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. MR.
- PREDICT, GENERATIVE AND AGENTIC. GENERATIVE IS THE ONE THAT WE USE IN THE INDUSTRY MAINLY.
- Catlin: I THINK, IN GENERAL, OTHER PANELISTS HAVE COVERED IT WILL. I THINK MR.
- WERE THOSE DENIALS THAT WERE REVIEWED BY AI OR JUST FILES IN GENERAL THAT WERE REVIEWED BY AI?
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So far, your appropriations uh for the general fund from the general obligation would be 137 million.
- And then row 18 um shows you the adjustment for the general fund to 137 million.
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fund appropriations uh for the general fund appropriations uh for the general - <00:10:10.000>
fund you the adjustment for the general fund you the adjustment for the general - <00:10:33.040>
fund they're to reduce the general fund they're to reduce the general fund
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Madam Speaker, I move that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which
- Madam Speaker, I move that the Committee on General and Housing be relieved of House Bill 403, which
- And you have relieved the Committee on General and Housing of House Bill 403 and committed the same to
- And you have relieved the committee<00:14:45.920>
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and <00:14:46.880>housing <00:14:47.199>of committee on general and housing of
Summary:
The House opened with a devotional by Representative Ken Wells, who reflected on his father’s approach to news and argued that reducing time spent watching it could improve people’s well-being. After the Pledge of Allegiance, the chamber took up five new bills: H.891 on the definition of harassment in Title 16, H.892 on school attendance requirements, H.893 creating a municipal emergency shelter program and reimbursing municipalities for emergency housing costs, H.894 prohibiting snowmobiles on the BB Spur Rail Trail, and H.895 on secondary enforcement of certain motor vehicle violations. Each was read for the first time and referred to the appropriate committee; H.566, concerning sealing postcharge court diversion records, was referred to Ways and Means under House Rule 35A.
The House also read H.C.R. 166, a congratulatory resolution honoring the Pick and Shovel in Newport City on its 50th anniversary. A member from Newport City spoke in support, describing the store’s history and the Hamlet family’s long service to the community, and invited the family to the chamber. Additional announcements recognized Vermont Law and Graduate School’s 50th anniversary and congratulated Vermont athletes, including Ben Ogden and Paula Moltzan, with one member correcting the record on Moltzan’s event. The House also voted to move H.403, relating to fair labor and housing standards for agricultural workers, from General and Housing to Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry.
In the day’s only floor action on legislation, H.611, miscellaneous provisions affecting the Department of Vermont Health Access, was taken up on third reading and passed. The House then announced caucus meetings and other events, including a producer night hosted by the Agency of Agriculture, and adjourned by motion until Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Natural Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Jun 17th, 2026
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- The public can participate virtually by registering through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's
- Representative Alonna Berry. through the meeting link posted on the General Assembly's website, instructions
- I just have a general question. It says provides protections for exceptional value wetlands.
- And you may remember that that has a series of general permits and exemptions and things to take a lot
- I just have a general question. It says provides protections for exceptional value wetlands.
Bills:
SB9
Keywords:
wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands, Delaware, environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon sink, permitting process
Summary:
The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met to consider two Senate bills. SB 321, with Senate Amendment 1, would change community solar billing so subscribers receive one consolidated utility bill instead of separate bills from the utility and the solar provider. Supporters said the bill would simplify enrollment and payment, improve customer retention—especially for low-income customers—and include safeguards such as guaranteed savings and an escrow mechanism to prevent cost shifts to other ratepayers. After public testimony from solar developers, the Public Advocate, the Sierra Club, and others, the committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, so the vote was circulated to absent members and the bill was later reported out for floor action.
The committee then heard SB 9, with Senate Amendment 1, a long-negotiated wetlands protection bill. The sponsor and DNREC explained that it would create a state non-tidal wetlands program with exemptions for certain agricultural, conservation, and routine activities, general permits for some lower-impact projects, and individual permits for higher-value wetlands. Witnesses described the bill as a compromise among environmental, agricultural, development, and local government stakeholders, while some members raised questions about flooding, landowner impacts, wetland delineation, and the role of the regulatory advisory committee. Public testimony was broadly supportive from environmental groups, the Farm Bureau, builders, engineers, and affordable housing advocates. The committee then voted to release SB 9 from committee.
At the end of the meeting, members offered thanks and remarks recognizing the chair’s service and leadership on environmental and energy issues. Both bills were ultimately released from committee and reported out.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 January, 2026; 4:00 PM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have Sergeant Major Shane Cook, General Tommy Tilman, and the Adjutant General Bobby Ginn with us
- Gan and the remaining Tate and General Gan and the remaining group<00:12:56.480>
here. - It's a really a national organization, been very generous. >> Senator Williams, announcement, Mr.
- organization been very generous. organization been very generous.
- Now, after we adjourn, I would ask, uh, General, if you would come down to the foyer, please, sir.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, received an invocation from Father Joe Tarnis, and approved dispensing with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill and resolution titles. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including military leaders in the gallery, and later recognized multiple senators for announcements and requests to adjourn in memory of various individuals, including community members, public servants, and family members of senators.
The main measure taken up was Senate Bill 2018, the Mississippi National Guard TRICARE Premium Reimbursement Program. Senator Tate explained that the bill would reimburse eligible traditional National Guard members for health care premiums if they are TRICARE-eligible, not covered by another employer, and actively drilling. There were no questions on the bill, and it was passed by use of the morning roll call. Senator Barr requested to be recorded as not voting, and Senator Chisum was added as a co-sponsor by unanimous consent; the presiding officer then stated the entire Senate would be co-sponsors.
During announcements, senators noted upcoming committee meetings, including the AIR Artificial Intelligence Regulatory Task Force, Public Health, Appropriations subcommittee meetings, and Tourism. Senator Tate also asked members to gather for a photo with General Bobby Ginn after adjournment and praised the bill as a retention and recruitment tool for the National Guard. The Senate then agreed to recess until 5:00 p.m., with the journal to reflect adjournment until 10:00 a.m. the next morning.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Health care provider wellness program 3/18/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> To be placed on the general register.
- The general register.
- Oh, so the general ways and mean. Oh, so the general register.<00:08:30.879>
Apologies. - The general register. Apologies.
- Thank you, Vice Chair. general register as amended. Thank you, general register as amended.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Auditing Committee Feb 10th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- ONCE THE AUDITOR GENERALS OFFICE WAS INVOLVED?
- THE AUDITOR GENERAL WOULD HAVE SENT OUT LETTERS TO THOSE WHO NEEDED AN AUDIT.
- COMMITTEE DIRECTED THE AUDITOR GENERAL TO PERFORM THE WORK SINCE 2003.
- THE AUDITOR GENERAL MAY USE HER DISCRETION TO INCLUDE OPERATIONAL TOPICS.
- LaMarca: QUESTION FOR THE AUDITING GENERALS OFFICE.