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• later, they want to throw it to the side so they continues can continue to collect quarters from a computer
• A couple things were 7 Senator Burgess a good question before about permits and statutory other crime

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Gives an objective recorded evidence of a crime either occurring or not occurring with a sponsoring witness
• Computers can't be humans, exactly.

Bills: HB 767, HB 1242, HB 1373, HB 1404, HB 1708, HB 1936, HB 2041, HB 2198, HB 2270, HB 2315, HB 2415, HB 2427, HB 2455, HB 2457, HB 2522, HB 2523, HB 2686, HB 2763, HB 2775, HB 2944, HB 3034, HB 1683, HB 1695

Keywords: highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, HB 1242, Texas Transportation Code, U.S. Highway 281, Brooks County, Ernesto Soliz Cantu, memorial highway, road naming, TxDOT, road signage, commemorative resolution, memorial markers, county road 304, Huppergate Road, Los Robles Trail, Farm-to-Market Road

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• And what the real crime here is, and I'll give you an example of the massive inflation that's really
• And the difference is, is we will have people there looking, but we will also have a computer system

Summary: The committee received an overview from Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including staffing, licensing, forestry, law enforcement, and consumer services. He emphasized agriculture as a major economic driver and a national security issue, arguing that Florida should protect farmland, aquifer recharge areas, and the wildlife corridor through the Rural and Family Lands program. He said the program is cost-effective because the state buys development rights rather than land outright, keeps land on local tax rolls, and helps preserve farmland in perpetuity. He also highlighted the Fresh From Florida marketing program, increased social media reach, and the department’s efforts to reduce vacancies and improve pay and efficiency. Members asked about nutrient management, citrus disease, housing, disaster recovery, wildfire prevention, interdiction stations, and concealed carry permitting. Simpson said SB 1000 and updated best management practice manuals, informed by University of Florida research, are helping agriculture use less water and fertilizer, and he described citrus greening as having devastated the industry while noting research, replanting programs, and CUPS as possible paths to recovery. On housing, he argued that allowing H-2A farmworker housing on farms would ease pressure on the broader housing market, and on disasters he described a zero-interest loan program for farmers affected by hurricanes and other events. He also detailed wildfire preparedness improvements, including upgraded helicopters, dozers, drones, and prescribed burns. The commissioner said ag interdiction stations are catching stolen semis, drugs, human trafficking, and other illegal activity, and that the department wants more technology, including X-ray scanning, to inspect more trucks. He also discussed concealed carry administration, saying the department cleared a large backlog and that constitutional carry reduced but did not eliminate permit demand because permits still provide reciprocity and other benefits. Members generally praised the department’s work, expressed support for rural land protection, Fresh From Florida, water-quality improvements, and foreign-interference concerns, and the meeting ended with no formal votes or other committee action beyond adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm a fellow in basically supply and demand balancing and did that for computers.
• Bedroom communities are going to be ridden with crime if, heaven forbid, five unrelated people might
• The average person today is inside, sitting in front of their computer or looking at their phone.
• I don't have any particular suspicion that a crime is or is about to be committed, usually, the thing

Bills: HB24, HB2015, HB2149, HB2559, HB2701, HB2797, HB3172, HB24

Keywords: zoning, public notice, local government, residential development, protests, water conservation, municipal utility districts, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental regulation, groundwater management, nonconforming uses, zoning regulations, land use, property rights, municipal authority, municipal moratorium, development moratorium, property development, subdivision, site plan

Bills: SCR56, SCR79, SCR85, SCR120, SCR129, SCR181, SCR63, SCR112, SCR194, SCR195, SCR196, HB202, HB963, HB1050, HB1511, HB1546, HB1550, HB1553, HB1643, HB1656, HB1658, HB1664, HB1667, HB1682, HB1700, HB1721, HB1810, HB1823, HB1824, HB1878, HB1969, HB2005, HB2078, HB2152, HB2246, HB2270, HB2279, HB2289, HB2385, HB2417, HB2429, HB2503, HB2599, SB253, SB847, SB1142, SB1432, SB2043, SB2050, SB2074, SB2102, SB2135, SB2138, SB2140, SB2320, SB2340, SB2386, SB2396, SB2397, SB2398, SB2433, SB2446, SB2521, SB2544, SB2567, SB2578, SB2580, SB2595, SB2601, SB2645, SB2673, SB2706, SB2727, SB2802, SB2852, SB2892, SB2929, SB2972, SB3007, SB3069, SB3073, SB3076, SB3136, SB3138, SB3157, SB3204, SB3234, SB3247, SB3302, SB3324, SB3325, HB1815, HB2592, HCR32

Keywords: lifeguards, first responders, public safety, ocean safety, emergency response, community wellbeing, invasive species, octocoral, Pearl Harbor, environment, Navy responsibility, marine ecosystem, ecosystem preservation, shoreline maintenance, civil service, classification review, compensation systems, labor shortage, employee retention, department collaboration

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• do it for you and it have a computer do it for you and it alerts<00:37:00.160><c> Jonathan</c><00:37
• ><c> Prevention</c><04:44:23.920><c> and</c> Ibato from the Crime Prevention and Ibato from the Crime
• </c><04:57:02.718><c> And</c> white collar crime and trafficking.
• And white collar crime and trafficking.
• > they're not big crimes that are being they're not big crimes that are being you<05:00:56.160><c> know

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• I mean, if you do a basic Google search, an income tax is a payment imposed on individuals computed on
• individuals</c> payment received imposed on individuals payment received imposed on individuals computed
• on the basis of their income computed on the basis of their income that<02:09:21.920><c> they</c><02
• We voted unanimously on Senate Bill 23, which expands the crime of endangering the welfare of a child
• We voted unanimously on Senate Bill 23, which expands the crime of endangering the welfare of a child

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• can have, I can look it up, but I don't want to have everybody stand here watching me punch on my computer
• We are working with the Organized Crime Task Force to address some of that when it is a bigger picture
• We're also in a move to upgrade our computer system so that folks can log in and get behind the firewall

Keywords: 914, all

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• If you want to go ahead and look at it on your computer, it is linked in the agenda. Thank you.
• If you want to go ahead and look at it on your computer, it is linked in the agenda.
• the heat off of Medicaid and the way to solve a lot of our problems in terms of... ...poverty and crime

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• What is going on with my computer? Okay, we'll get underway shortly.
• 04:45.840><c> with</c><00:04:46.039><c> my</c> what is going on with my what is going on with my computer
• c> we'll</c><00:04:48.919><c> get</c><00:04:49.080><c> underway</c><00:04:49.800><c> shortly</c> computer
• okay we'll get underway shortly computer okay we'll get underway shortly I<00:04:50.600><c> just</c>
• if animals are confiscated or taken into protective custody without the owner being charged with a crime

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion. The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations. Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.

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• The Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred House Bill 468FN, an act establishing the crime and
• :45:32.239><c> act</c><01:45:32.480><c> establishing</c><01:45:33.040><c> the</c><01:45:33.199><c> crime
• </c><01:45:33.440><c> and</c> 468FN, an act establishing the crime and 468FN, an act establishing the
• crime and penalties<01:45:34.080><c> for</c> penalties for penalties for unlawful<01:45:35.840><c> use
• House Bill 468 establishes the crime of unlawful use of unmanned aircraft systems and penalties therefor

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'd say it's strong on crime.
• They read this bill and hear this testimony, and they might say it's soft on crime.
• I'd say it's strong on crime, but it's stronger on common sense.
• And with that growth comes more crimes and more filings that need to be prosecuted.
• State, and with that growth comes more crimes and more filings that need to be prosecuted.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects. Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.

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• I didn't see it, but I also don't have my computer to do, like, seek and find schools.
• c><00:58:54.960><c> don't</c><00:58:55.240><c> have</c><00:58:55.359><c> my</c><00:58:55.520><c> computer
• </c><00:58:56.119><c> to</c><00:58:56.200><c> do</c> but I also don't have my computer to do but I also
• don't have my computer to do like<00:58:57.280><c> seek</c><00:58:57.520><c> and</c><00:58:57.799><c
• whistleblowers as if they are<01:36:32.520><c> creating</c><01:36:32.920><c> a</c><01:36:33.080><c> crime

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And when the old MMA their software, the computer software, was not functioning, or things were not aligning
• for crimes that they would commit the same way that we do for members that commit gang-related offenses
• That's what this is to do is to protect property and prioritizing property over crime fighting or protecting
• ago, it was stated by the election board secretary that there was nothing in statute that addressed crimes
• Title 57, Section 332.2. which speaks specifically to a crime that has been reclassified from a felony

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

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• Policymakers, educators, and families still do not have publicly available data on crime. absenteeism
• If that's what I put in the computer then yes that's correct. You may begin. Thank you.
• would worry that it would be kind of washing our hands. of kids and just sending them to be on a computer
• These efforts, our district, like many others, is facing an alarming increase in severe crimes occurring
• House Bill 6 addresses this gap by mandating expulsion for violent crimes, as we've mentioned earlier

Bills: HB6, HB27, HB 123, HB210, HB213, HB222, HB610, HB 1085, HB1481, HB6, HB27, HB123, HB210, HB213, HB222

Keywords: mental health, telehealth, public schools, discipline management, behavioral interventions, financial literacy, high school education, curriculum requirements, economics, personal finance, HB 123, kindergarten readiness, early literacy, early numeracy, reading screening, math screening, foundational literacy, foundational numeracy, dyslexia screening, reading intervention

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• and also cannot be brought against a health care provider who has, again, not been convicted of a crime
• assistant state attorney, who fought for victims of domestic violence, who fought for victims of crimes
• And not only that, the Supreme Court—there's case law for the death penalty for crimes committed by people
• Data consistently shows that 18- to 20-year-olds have higher rates of violent crime and suicide compared
• under the influence, possession of hallucinogens, fraud, attempted burglary, larceny, and 20 other crimes

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report for the day. The chamber took up House Bill 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill removes strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is completed at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, led by Rep. Cross and others, argued the bill relies too heavily on buyer-beware principles and does not adequately notify future buyers or renters. The bill passed 87-24 after debate. Members then considered House Bill 145 on suits against the government. Rep. McFarland said it updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident, with a later automatic increase, while preserving the liability shield and improving access to compensation for people harmed by government negligence. The bill also aligns the statute of limitations with private claims and allows entities to settle above the cap. After brief debate, the House passed the bill 104-7. The House next debated CS/HB 289 on wrongful death for an unborn child, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow claims involving unborn children and their parents. The bill prompted extensive questioning and debate about damages, definitions, medical care, surrogacy, and whether the measure could affect abortion access or expose doctors, friends, family members, and surrogates to lawsuits. Multiple amendments sought to carve out protections for mothers, health care providers, abortion care, perinatal professionals, surrogates, and victims of rape, incest, or human trafficking, but each was defeated. The final vote on the bill itself was 33-78, so the motion failed and the bill did not advance.

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• and also cannot be brought against a health care provider who has, again, not been convicted of a crime
• assistant state attorney, who fought for victims of domestic violence, who fought for victims of crimes
• Data consistently shows that 18- to 20-year-olds have higher rates of violent crime and suicide compared
• assault of a child, a criminal illegal, and a registered sex offender from Somalia convicted of 17 crimes
• under the influence, possession of hallucinogens, fraud, attempted burglary, larceny, and 20 other crimes

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• I can pull it up on my computer if you give me a moment. Now, this is the one that we find here.
• </c><00:08:03.520><c> Now,</c> computer if you give me a moment.
• Now, computer if you give me a moment.
• </c><00:14:06.000><c> We</c> crime sitting as the judge, right?
• We crime sitting as the judge, right?

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee discussed House Bill 185, which would amend RSA 3109 to add timelines for OPLC’s complaint review and investigation process. Members reviewed the existing five-year limitation period for misconduct complaints and noted that the bill would add a 30-day deadline for the office to make a recommendation to the board and a 90-day deadline to complete investigations. Some members raised concerns that the new deadlines could conflict with the existing statute of limitations, create pressure to dismiss cases too quickly, and potentially undermine the separation between OPLC’s investigative role and the boards’ adjudicatory role established by House Bill 655. Nicholas Fry, OPLC general counsel, testified that the agency’s fiscal note originally assumed it would need roughly double its staff to meet the proposed deadlines, though a later amendment reduced that estimate somewhat. He said OPLC would still need additional personnel, including investigatory paralegals and a physician investigator for the Board of Medicine, to meet the timeframes. He also explained OPLC’s current complaint and hearing procedures, including new consumer-friendly correspondence, website guidance, and efforts by the enforcement division to improve transparency and communication with complainants and licensees. Bob Quinn of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors testified in support of the bill’s basic goal of speeding up intake and investigation, saying the 30-day intake/review period was reasonable and that the bill would not change OPLC’s role in that first step. He argued, however, that the investigation step is where delays occur, especially for lower-priority complaints, and that some cases have remained unresolved for years. Committee members also questioned how the added staffing costs would be paid, with discussion of whether they would come from license fees or the general fund. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Alan Turing, who helped us defeat the Nazis by breaking the Enigma Code, was the father of modern computing
• . computing, a hero to all of humanity.

Bills: SB1637, SB1, HB300, SB2601, SB37, HB2011, HB3595, HB3071, SB12, HB3372, SB457, HB2067, SB2337, SB447, SB1506, SB1566, SB763, HB3556, SB13, SB2018, SB331, SB379, HB145, SB441, SB2878, HB2885, HB2017, HB5246, SB8, SB2308, SB1540, HB 119, SB1405, SB3059, SB15, SB568

Keywords: SB 1637, deadly conduct, Texas Penal Code, Section 22.05, firearm, gun, pointing a gun, recklessness presumption, peace officer, law enforcement, police, officer-involved shooting, use of force, justification, self-defense, defense of others, Chapter 9, criminal prosecution, Penal Code amendment, appropriations

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• I contacted the Financial Crimes Task Force. They set up a sting.
• They collared three Thai nationals, part of an international organized crime ring that is scamming my
• I contacted the Financial Crimes Task Force. They set up a sting.
• They collared three Thai nationals, part of an international organized crime ring that is scamming my
• They can mine all kinds of data from your age and your ZIP code, to the kind of computer that you might

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.