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• All senators, indicate your presence, please. McCorm is present, Mr. President.
• All senators, please indicate your presence. A quorum is present, Mr. President.
• One, performance measures.
• Most automakers establish performance measures for their dealers based on previous sales.
• If you wish to substitute, please indicate any differences. Thank you.

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to the special order calendar and took up a long series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills before final passage. Among the measures approved were bills creating an expedited DNA testing grant program for local law enforcement, adding aggravating factors in capital cases involving gatherings for religious, school, or government activities, requiring state health coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients, authorizing indemnification for commuter rail providers, prohibiting abandonment of migrant vessels in Florida waters, and creating new specialty license plates. The Senate also passed bills on Alzheimer’s awareness, relocating the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter schools, sex offender registration, utility worker protections, juvenile justice, student mental health reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School, school readiness, sexual images involving children, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county property appraiser employees. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and Brownfields. Debate was especially extensive on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered but failed 13-23 after arguments over election-related communications and the scope of existing law. The certified recovery residences bill also drew notable debate, with supporters emphasizing housing as essential to recovery and opponents raising concerns about implementation and local control. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes, including the capital aggravating factors bill, charter schools, and the Office of Faith and Community measure.

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• All senators, indicate your presence, please. McCorm is present, Mr. President.
• All senators, please indicate your presence. A quorum is present, Mr. President.
• One, performance measures.
• Most automakers establish performance measures for their dealers based on previous sales.
• If you wish to substitute, please indicate any differences. Thank you.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. Members then moved to the special order calendar after adopting a motion to reconsider the earlier failed vote on CS/SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. The chamber also temporarily postponed several bills during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, Brownfields, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills with little or no opposition, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included expedited DNA testing grants for law enforcement; additional aggravating factors in capital felony sentencing; fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients; commuter rail indemnification; disposition of migrant vessels; specialty license plates; an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign; relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University; charter school changes; registration rules for sexual predators and offenders; assault and battery penalties for utility workers; juvenile justice revisions; reporting of student mental health outcomes; foster home licensure transfers; water access facilities and boating-related funding; Florida Virtual School changes; school readiness program improvements; protections against lewd sexual images of children; age-related criminal offense provisions; tampering with electronic monitoring devices; certified recovery residences; and codification of the FSU Election Law Center. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly, though the charter school bill and the aggravating factors bill drew more divided votes. One of the most debated measures was SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office employees while on duty and using government resources, citing alleged election-related emails and concerns about mixing government and religious influence. Supporters argued the amendment was needed as a guardrail; opponents said existing law already covered the conduct and that the amendment could be confusing or overly broad. The amendment failed 13-23, and the underlying bill passed 27-9 after extended debate about faith, politics, and the office’s role. Another notable debate involved SB 954 on certified recovery residences, where senators emphasized the need for stable housing in addiction recovery and the bill passed unanimously after supportive remarks from members who had personal experience with recovery. The Senate also passed SB 674 on bonuses for county tax collector and property appraiser employees after questions about safeguards and the purpose of the bonuses.

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• If it's performed pursuant to the standards set forth in 390, then it would be within the applicable
• Florida is facing a huge shortage of physicians, particularly OB-GYN physicians who perform births.
• Okay, he indicated he was here for information. Sharman Smith, see her making her way up.
• Property owners must post clear and visible signage indicating the presence of a dangerous dog.
• Property owners must post clear and visible signage indicating the presence of a dangerous dog.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice to family or other named persons about major events such as a ward’s death or medical relocation. Senator Jones said the bill was intended to curb abuse by bad actors while not affecting good-faith guardians. Fortuna Smuggler and Phyllis Smith spoke in support, describing the need for family notification and closure. The bill passed unanimously, 8-0, and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 1284 on wrongful death for an unborn child. Senator Graal explained that the bill would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover economic and non-economic damages for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize a wrongful death action against the mother or a health care provider acting within the applicable standard of care. The amendment drew questions about abortion, medical emergencies, and whether fathers could sue; the sponsor said the bill was not intended to create claims against mothers or lawful medical care. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters arguing it gives families parity and accountability, and opponents warning it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice pressure, and worsen physician shortages. The committee approved the bill as amended by a 6-4 vote. Finally, the committee heard a strike-all amendment to SB 1288 on parental rights. The amendment would strengthen parental consent requirements for minors’ medical care, with exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal categories of minors, and other existing statutory exceptions. It also would require parental consent for treatment related to STD screening, give parents more control over school or health surveys, and address use of biofeedback devices. Supporters said the measure restores parents’ authority and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment, while opponents argued it could block needed care for minors in unsafe homes, reduce access to STI treatment and mental health services, and create unintended consequences. The amendment was adopted, and the committee continued hearing testimony on the bill.

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• The diversity of this coalition indicates how important it is for the SAF policy to get the SAF policy
• The diversity of this coalition indicates how important it is for the SAF policy to get the SAF policy
• The diversity of this coalition indicates how important it is for the SAF policy to get the SAF policy
• The constant work they perform on a daily basis can be taken for granted and go unrecognized.
• The constant work they perform on a daily basis can be taken for granted and go unrecognized.

Bills: HF1669, HF4709, HF3531, HF4048

Keywords: tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, electricity generation, property tax exemption, renewable energy, incentives, economic development, fuel delivery, tax exemption, retail transactions, diesel exhaust fluid, fuel lubricants, healthcare tax, gross receipts tax, hospitals, chiropractors, healthcare providers

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• ,<00:03:07.040> and<00:03:07.280> some<00:03:07.440> operations performance, and
• some operations performance, and some operations highlights. highlights. highlights.
• over the past improved in performance over the past year. year. year.
• of the top performers in the country. of the top performers in the country.
• indicate to the participants of the of indicate to the participants of the of the<00:52:35.520> UI

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• schools based on the performance of their schools.
• , the Nevada School Performance Framework, or District Performance Framework.
• The act also revises provisions regarding the Nevada Educator Performance Framework.
• The Act also revises provisions regarding the Nevada Educator Performance Framework.
• Subsection 3 indicates the account does not revert funds.

Keywords: 909, all

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• just wanted to, on behalf of the Nucleon team, thank the Advanced Committee for selecting Nucleon to perform
• It also required the state to perform a study that will inform rules for regulating SMRs, which will
• And it also required the state to perform a study that will inform rules for regulating SMRs, which will
• As I indicated, there are several state agencies that will be presenting today, and we asked them to
• The first one, social and economic indicators at the Center for Social Research, one of our cornerstone

Keywords: 908, all

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• We call it a risk-informed, performance-based framework for advanced reactors.
• We've got our high-performance computing systems with these models on them that you can leverage right
• And that's really like, I know for me, contributing to that is part of my performance goals that I am
• It's also critical and strategic materials are keys to performance.
• Enabling activities include validation of technical performance, techno-economic analysis to evaluate

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies. Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.

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• All that we were trying to do in this underlying amendment is say let's put an attendance indicator on
• All that we were trying to do in this underlying amendment is say let's put an attendance indicator on
• So, if you think about every single one of our sports stadiums, all of the theaters, the performing arts
• So, if you think about every single one of our sports stadiums, all of the theaters, the performing arts
• So, if you think about every single one of our sports stadiums, all of the theaters, the performing arts

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We indicated some preference for it. So give us a little of your background.
• the, or actually, not individuals, but the LEAs can use that beyond the initial program year of performance
• The pandemic did have an impact on how CTE is performed, but we're making a steady strength and growth
• The pandemic did have an impact on how CTE is performed, but we're making a steady strength and growth
• Finally, I want to take a look briefly and just share with you about our performance incentive funds

Summary: The Higher Education Appropriations Committee met for its first session of the year, took roll, welcomed new member Senator Bracey Davis, and had members briefly describe their backgrounds and interest in higher education. Chair Harrell framed the committee’s focus on maintaining Florida’s top national ranking in higher education and workforce development, with an emphasis on funding decisions tied to student success, workforce needs, and the state college system. Senior Chancellor Kevin O’Farrell presented the Department of Education’s workforce and Florida College System budget requests and data. He described requested increases for adult education, Florida College System program funding, workforce development, and several grant programs, including workforce capitalization, apprenticeship/teacher apprenticeship, Open Door, and CAPE industry certifications. He highlighted record enrollment and completion growth across Florida’s colleges and technical centers, major gains in career dual enrollment, and expansion in programs such as nursing, AI, cybersecurity, welding, HVAC, and manufacturing. Members asked about labor-market demand, the impact of artificial intelligence on future job training, teacher apprenticeship details, mission creep and duplication in CTE programs, student placement and wages after graduation, and articulation between technical college clock hours and college credit. South Florida State College President Fred Hawkins testified about challenges facing a rural college, including low local college-going rates, long travel distances, limited faculty recruitment due to salaries, and the need for more operational funding to expand capacity. He cited strong job placement and licensure outcomes in nursing, dental hygiene, EMT/paramedic, and radiography, and said the college is exploring AI tools to improve student services and reduce staffing pressure. Pinellas Technical College Executive Director Mark Hunter described strong dual enrollment, high job placement, employer partnerships, and a reported 400% return on investment, while also warning that many programs have waiting lists because of staffing and equipment constraints. He explained how technical college coursework is aligned with state college credit through content-based articulation agreements. The committee then opened the floor for public comment, but no additional business was taken up, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Native American women, all of whom were of childbearing age, including several procedures performed on
• And I'm well aware of the performance-based reporting and state reporting norms.
• Badger, as a lawyer, someone who's looked into this, and you indicated the very difficult time in trying

Bills: SM14

Keywords: forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice

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• REQUIREMENTS EVACUATION IS NOT DONE CONSISTENTLY BUT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL ANYWHERE SURGERIES ARE PERFORMED
• TERMS OF SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGIES THAT TRULY GENERATE QUALITY OF CARE IMPROVEMENTS IN NURSING HOME PERFORMANCE
• THERE IS ALSO LANGUAGE IN THE BILL THAT INDICATES A SUBCONTRACTOR CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• They treat and transport sick and injured patients in and out of the hospital arena and perform technical
• ...perform technical rescues, and contain hazardous material incidents.
• The legislative advocacy performed by that team—Tony Murray, Hank Harris, and Corey Lever—I really appreciate
• Some of you may have not had the opportunity yet to tour our Management Performance Hub that's in the
• Management Performance Hub.

Keywords: 964, all

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• , school districts still have to perform.
• But this is not tied to the student's performance at all.
• might not. not affect their performance at all.
• If it causes them to fail their performance. We give them this extra instruction.
• And so they should be able to perform, to implement discipline in that instance.

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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• In January 2024, which followed an expansion, as the black line indicates, only 11.3% of families had
• It's a very, very, very important indicator of the economy.
• It's a very, very, very important indicator of the economy.
• So we have, I think families are some of our best indicators of why this is working...
• So we have, I think families are some of our best indicators of why this is working.

Summary: The committee heard first from LFC staff on a brief about New Mexico’s universal child care expansion. Staff said child care assistance has clear benefits for parents and families, but LFC has not found evidence in New Mexico that it improves children’s educational outcomes; they argued pre-K is the better tool for that goal. The brief highlighted four concerns with universal access: an estimated annual cost of about $849.7 million, a sharp decline in registered homes, possible crowding out of lower-income families, and reduced access for children under age two. Staff also suggested possible mitigations such as prioritizing slots for low-income and at-risk families, reinstating sliding-scale co-pays, and tying quality improvements to workforce wages. Members raised questions about the cost estimate, funding sources, provider quality, and whether the data showed actual crowding out. Several lawmakers expressed support for child care generally but concern about the fiscal impact and whether universal access would divert resources from the families most in need. Others emphasized the importance of child care for workforce participation, rural communities, and family stability, and questioned how registered homes are counted and regulated. LFC staff clarified that the cost estimate was for child care assistance only, not the entire ECECD budget, and that the data showed declines in the share of lowest-income children and infants/toddlers served, though not causation. The ECECD secretary then presented the department’s response, saying universal child care is intended to complete a cradle-to-career system and that the department has already seen strong uptake, increased capacity, and rising workforce participation. She said 6,206 families were found eligible in the first month, the share of infants and toddlers served rose, and new provider applications and licensed slots increased after the November rollout. The department also emphasized wage increases, quality improvements, and a new wage scale/career lattice, while projecting a lower near-term cost than LFC’s estimate and requesting additional funding for child care, early pre-K, home visiting, workforce systems, and capacity-building. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on questions and testimony.

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• as they claim to perform in their white papers and in their code.
• as they claim to perform in their white papers and in their code.
• as they claim to perform in their white papers and in their code.
• sure that they they actually do perform sure that they they actually do perform as<00:51:34.800>
• <00:54:11.200> that in this space but only to indicate that in this space but only to indicate

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met on November 12 and first approved the September 17 and October 15 draft minutes unanimously after brief discussion. Members also identified themselves for the record, including a new member from Bumpsk Bank, a staff attorney from the Secretary of State’s Bureau of Securities Regulation, a prior crypto commission participant, and a uniform law commissioner involved in tokenization projects. The main presentation was by UNH law professor Seth Orinberg, who discussed the federal GENIUS Act and the pending Clarity Act and how they affect New Hampshire’s options in the digital asset space. He described the GENIUS Act as governing payment stablecoins/stable tokens, defining them as blockchain-based assets used primarily for payments, redeemable for a fixed amount of national currency, and required to maintain stable value. He said the law creates three possible state roles: hosting federally qualified issuers, becoming a state qualifier for issuers up to a $10 billion threshold, or exploring state-backed issuance as a sovereign. He noted that the state-qualification path would require conforming legislation, examination capacity, and coordination with Treasury, while the sovereign-issuer theory is legally uncertain and may become a test case. Orinberg also outlined the core compliance framework he said applies to covered issuers: 100% reserve backing in high-quality liquid assets, monthly public reserve reporting, no yield or interest-like rewards, segregation of reserve assets, immediate redemption at face value, and anti-money-laundering/know-your-customer obligations. He then turned to the Clarity Act, describing it as a broader market-structure bill that would create categories such as digital asset, digital commodity, digital security, and ancillary asset, with self-certification procedures for issuers. He said the two federal laws together would separate payments from investments, preempt inconsistent state standards for covered payment stablecoins, and likely reshape the boundaries of state authority over digital assets.

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• Clarkson being willing to serve and confident both nominees will perform their roles well.
• Last week the department indicated that it would be providing this committee with an updated status of
• One of the questions I have, you had indicated that you were proud to outsource some of the OGC work
• The Department of State indicated the pause or demise of USAID.
• My understanding is that, I started to say Senator Rubio, but Secretary of State Senator Rubio indicated

Keywords: USDA, nominations, Judge Vaden, Tyler Clarkson, agriculture policy, rural America, tariffs, farmer advocacy

Summary: The meeting focused on the nominations of Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Mr. Tyler Clarkson for General Counsel at the USDA. Members expressed concerns regarding the challenges farmers and ranchers face, especially in navigating the impacts of recent tariffs imposed by the President. Significant attention was given to how these nominations could influence agriculture policy and support rural communities amidst economic uncertainty. The committee emphasized the necessity for strong leadership in the USDA to advocate for farmer needs and ensure the proper implementation of assistance programs.

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• Do we have any remaining members of the public who wish to indicate their support for the measure?
• Do we have any remaining members of the public who wish to indicate their opposition for the measure?
• Do we have any remaining members of the public who wish to indicate their support for the measure?
• Do we have any remaining members of the public who wish to indicate their opposition to the bill?
• Any remaining members of the public who wish to indicate their support for this measure?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That does not generate a performance funding or a teacher bonus when students successfully completes
• students to earn a C or higher and of course, in the course require Friday diploma to generate waited performance
• And the school is not responsible to perform the exams.
• removes the opt in and makes an opt opt out and it it basically states that screenings may only be performed
• And as you also indicated, they're they're they're in many cases have to children in a school who have

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I was not paid to perform for the President.
• All right, probably doesn't affect or shouldn't affect any about his performance.
• Performance either. Glenn, I've got you here on behalf of yourself.
• It has nothing to do with you all and your performance.
• Do you have an indication?

Bills: HB4011, HB2680, HB4325, HB4327, HB4944, HB1761, HB4688, HB3453, HB40, HB1707, HB4749, HB2322, HB3647, HB4139, HB4081, HB2203, HB2100, HB4170, HB3104, HB4623, HB40

Keywords: partition, heirs' property, real estate, co-ownership, family property, non-heir cotenant, right of first refusal, pilot services, liability limitation, maritime commerce, Matagorda Bay, Lavaca Bay, transportation code, maritime industry, civil liability, barratry, penalties, legal actions, damages, wrongful death