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• prevent censorship based solely on disagreement with ideas while still allowing for age-appropriate content
• Um, so this bill would sort of set out that timeline, allow our hearings to focus more on the content
• would unleash investment, growth,<04:39:59.680> and<04:39:59.840> job<04:40:00.160> creation
• /c><04:40:00.718> But<04:40:00.798> it<04:40:01.040> didn't growth, and job creation
• But it didn't growth, and job creation.

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• Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, having under consideration House Bill 2192 relating to video content
• regulatory affairs the government efficiency have under consideration hospital 2192 relating to video content
• Number four, Nick Kupper has spent so much time passing age-verification for adult content bills, the

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Madam Speaker, I moved to amend House Bill 4420 by deleting the content of the entire measure and by
• But they're going to submit their curriculum to OECU and make sure that the content meets the science
• Madam Speaker, I moved to amend House Bill 3021 by deleting the content of the entire measure and by

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• Madam Speaker, I move to amend Senate Bill 546 by deleting the content of the content of, I move to amend
• Senate Bill 546 by deleting the content of the entire measure and by inserting in lieu thereof the following

Keywords: 914, all

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• The bill required that the department outline the content of these signs in its rule.
• The bill required that the department outline the content of these signs in its rule.
• In August 2024, Chapter 65C-46 was finalized and laid out the content for these signs for safe homes.

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee heard a presentation from Representative Esposito on a proposal to strengthen oversight of agency rulemaking under Chapter 120. The bill would require cost-benefit analysis at the front end and after implementation, create an eight-year sunset and review process for rules, and require express legislative authority for agency rulemaking. Members questioned the lack of concrete examples of burdensome rules, the effect on already slow rulemaking, the choice of an eight-year sunset, and the bill’s origin; Esposito said she was working with stakeholders and cited her chamber-of-commerce background and research with the Cicero Institute. No vote was taken on the bill itself. Staff then reported on legislatively mandated rulemaking from 2023 and 2024, noting that most required rules had been adopted, proposed, noticed, or scheduled, with a few agencies still outstanding. The Department of Financial Services explained a delayed notice of rule development for the MySafe Florida Home condominium pilot program as an oversight that has since been corrected, and the Department of Education said it did not proceed with rulemaking for the Fostering Prosperity grants because the program received no funding in the 2025 budget. The Department of Health described delayed rulemaking for the sickle cell disease and trait registry, saying the registry and opt-out forms were being implemented and that notices of rule development had now been filed. Members pressed the department on why rules took so long and discussed the need for statutory deadlines. The Department of Children and Families reported on two 2023 human-trafficking-related rules: signage requirements for residential treatment facilities and children’s safe homes, and a new certification process for adult safe homes. DCF said the signage rule is now moving forward and the adult safe home certification rule has been submitted for final review after workshops and stakeholder feedback. Senators questioned the lengthy timeline and the lack of oversight during the interim, while the chair emphasized the need for time-certain deadlines in legislation and for JAPAC oversight hearings. The committee also considered staff-proposed amendments to Chapter 120 addressing emergency rules pending legislative ratification and the process for initiating ratification, including a one-year limit and notice to JAPAC. After discussion, the committee voted to forward the proposed amendments to the Senate President and House Speaker. Finally, members discussed a proposed amendment to the administrative law judge appointment and retention process under Section 120.65. DOAH’s interim director opposed the change, saying ALJs and workers’ compensation judges have different functions and warning against shifting appointment power to cabinet officers whose agencies appear before DOAH. Members raised concerns about timeliness, consistency, and accountability in DOAH decisions. The committee voted to forward this proposal as well, with Senator Smith voting no on that motion.

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• One of Anne Margaret's proudest achievements was the creation of the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute
• GMGI is a prime example of her focus on economic development and job creation.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate met for final passage on several measures, beginning with adoption of an emergency preamble for H 4587, a sick leave bank bill for David A. Russell of the Department of Correction. The chamber then took up and passed to be engrossed S 1919, providing for the retirement of Greg Heath, a former firefighter in Westfield, and H 4287, authorizing West Springfield to grant four additional off-premises alcohol licenses. The Senate also adopted an order to adjourn in memory of Representative Anne Margaret Ferrante, with Senator Tarr offering a detailed tribute to her life, public service, and advocacy for Gloucester, fishermen, economic development, and children’s literacy. After a moment of silence, the Senate passed to be enacted H 4149, revising the charter of Lynn; H 4286, allowing Somerset an additional wine and malt beverage license; and H 4439, creating a simplified procedure for accepting subdivision roads in Marlborough. Finally, the Senate passed H 4587 to be enacted and laid it before the Governor. The chamber adopted an order to meet again the following Thursday at 11 a.m. and adjourned in memory of Representative Ferrante.

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• House Bill 5674 is the creation of the River Ranch Municipal Utility District Number One, consisting
• The Bastrop County Commission has adopted a resolution supporting the creation of the district, and all

Bills: HB103

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• beverages at certain Racing Facilities to State Affairs, Senate Bill 1578 by Parker, relaying the creation
• Fund to Water Agricultural and Rural Affairs, Senate Bill 1607 by Campbell, relating to the creation

Bills: SJR60, SJR62, SJR65, SJR66, SJR67, SJR68, SCR27, SCR28, SCR29, SB1576, SB1577, SB1578, SB1579, SB1580, SB1581, SB1582, SB1583, SB1584, SB1585, SB1586, SB1587, SB1588, SB1589, SB1590, SB1591, SB1592, SB1593, SB1594, SB1595, SB1596, SB1597, SB1598, SB1599, SB1600, SB1601, SB1602, SB1603, SB1604, SB1605, SB1606, SB1607, SB1608, SB1609, SB1610, SB1611, SB1612, SB1613, SB1614, SB1615, SB1616, SB1618, SB1619, SB1620, SB1622, SB1623, SB1624, SB1625, SJR60, SJR62, SJR65, SJR66, SJR67, SJR68, SCR27, SCR28, SCR29, SB1576, SB1577, SB1578, SB1579, SB1580, SB1581, SB1582, SB1583, SB1584, SB1585, SB1586, SB1587, SB1588, SB1589, SB1590, SB1591, SB1592, SB1593, SB1594, SB1595, SB1596, SB1597, SB1598, SB1599, SB1600, SB1601, SB1602, SB1603, SB1604, SB1605, SB1606, SB1607, SB1608, SB1609, SB1610, SB1611, SB1612, SB1613, SB1614, SB1615, SB1616, SB1618, SB1619, SB1620, SB1622, SB1623, SB1624, SB1625

Keywords: SJR 60, Texas constitutional amendment, property tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, rainwater harvesting, graywater system, water conservation, water reuse, residential tax incentive, local government finance, county commissioners court, appraisal value, environmental incentive, November 2025 ballot, Article VIII, tax relief, healthcare workforce, education funding, higher education, economic growth

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• more pathways to a Tier 2 license, including taking a certain number of upper-level courses in the content
• more pathways to a Tier 2 license, including taking a certain number of upper-level courses in the content
• of Minnesota should be focused on recruiting more teachers that are truly passionate about their content
• of Minnesota should be focused on recruiting more teachers that are truly passionate about their content
• are truly passionate about their content are truly passionate about their content areas<00:57:25.039

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I think the better way of pursuing job creation... ...better way.
• I think the better way of pursuing job creation as a policy is to have an intense, laser-like focus on
• We don't have to pursue job creation as a policy one project at a time.
• I mean, we're supposed to be about job creation and economic development.

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• Oh, and under 101, the creation of department—it's the department of the struck real estate appraisal
• Oh, and under 101,<00:24:33.200> the<00:24:33.440> creation<00:24:34.320> of<00:
• 24:34.640> department 101, the creation of department 101, the creation of department um<00:24

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• Many delegates did walk out, and that led to a split in the party with the creation of the Dixiecrats
• led to a split in the party<00:15:12.480> with<00:15:12.639> the<00:15:12.880> creation
• <00:15:13.040> of<00:15:13.120> the party with the creation of the party with the creation

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• HB 125. by Slauson relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
• This is the creation of the Tarleton Medical School and I move passage.
• Clerk: HB 363 by Bell of Kaufman, relating to the notice and petition for the creation of a municipal
• Guerra: was the bill we heard yesterday regarding the creation of the Texas Geothermal Energy Production

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• logical landscape SB 936 would assess the impact of AI automation robotics on job placement and job creation
• to commerce to create job opportunities for for Floridians, our lawful citizens of the U.S. the creation
• venture capitalists, tax credits to create jobs and economic investment in the state of Florida to the creation
• It focuses on data center tax exemptions, meaning it entice a significant investment job creation to

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• Their founding of the area also led to the creation of the Klein Independent School District, which as
• Committee on Environmental Regulation HB 3873 by Johnson Earling, the creation of additional judicial
• law enforcement officers who are members of the teacher retirement system in Texas, including the creation
• HB 4137 by Zwiener relating to the composition of the 22nd Judicial District, the creation of the additional

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• As a matter of fact, y'all helped us and supported the creation of And when I say y'all, I'm sorry, I
• The creation of the Texas. recognized apprenticeships.
• regional community partners to grow and strengthen the Texas economy for all residents through the creation
• Enterprise Zone Program is... is a tool for local communities to partner with the state to promote job creation

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• The second change was the creation of an express provision of law providing that the offer of judgment
• The initial work group also recommended the creation of a public records exemption for scandalous, sham
• businesses or others filing a high volume of cases pro se and in good faith, the work group recommended creation
• Now, the successor work group also reviewed the initial work group's recommendation for the creation

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and heard several Office of the State Courts Administrator presentations. Judge Mark Mahan discussed the impact of 2023’s HB 837 litigation reforms on court operations, explaining that the law’s changes to comparative negligence, filing deadlines, collateral source evidence, premises liability, bad faith claims, attorney’s fees, and offer-of-judgment rules triggered a major March 2023 civil filing surge. He described how filings tripled statewide, with especially large increases in auto negligence and premises liability cases, and outlined how circuits responded through active case management, added resources, and workflow changes. Members asked whether the bill’s immediate effective date contributed to the surge and whether clearance rates would normalize over time; Judge Mahan said the court system viewed its response as a success and expected rates to settle as the backlog is worked through. The committee then received a presentation on problem-solving courts from Jennifer Grandal and Judge Nina Richardson. Grandal reviewed Florida’s drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, dependency and early childhood courts, noting statewide best-practice standards, annual reporting requirements, funding sources, and data collection systems. Judge Richardson gave a local perspective on treatment courts, emphasizing that they address underlying mental health and substance use issues, rely on judicial supervision and sanctions as well as incentives, and help participants achieve recovery and avoid reoffending. She said the programs are accountable, transparent, and effective, and thanked the Legislature for continued support. Finally, Judge Rachel Nordby and Eric McClure outlined the judicial branch’s legislative agenda. Nordby summarized the Supreme Court workgroup’s recommendations to expand Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including broader coverage, fewer qualifying adverse cases, a longer lookback period, and a public records exemption for stricken defamatory or sham material. McClure then highlighted additional agenda items: modernizing the duty-judge statute, expanding senior management retirement eligibility, authorizing additional judgeships based on workload studies, removing the statutory cap on court-ordered nonbinding arbitration compensation, protecting appellate clerks’ personal information, allowing alternative authentication for certain judicial notarizations, and creating a hearsay exception for guardian ad litem reports and testimony. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after member introductions and staff introductions.

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• Yes, I have a question about the creation of a new group in the retirement plan.
• Yes, I have a question about the creation of a new group in the retirement plan.
• There's been year-over-year creation of industries whether it's the north country, the seacoast, the
• There's been year-over-year creation of industries whether it's the north country, the seacoast, the
• Since its creation, there schools.

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Summary: The meeting was a House budget briefing focused on the overall state budget and the first of three divisions. The presenter reviewed the size and structure of the budget, noting that the state had eliminated the interest and dividends tax and still balanced the budget. He explained the major spending categories in the general fund and total budget, emphasizing that health and human services and education remain the largest areas, while transportation is largely self-funded. He also walked through the revenue picture, including business taxes, insurance taxes, court fees, communications taxes, and Medicaid recoveries, and said the remaining interest and dividends tax revenue reflected late payments from prior assessments. Members asked about the size of the tax cut from eliminating the interest and dividends tax, federal funding stability, and why Medicaid was being reduced if federal support was expected to remain steady. The response was that the lost revenue would have been about $200 million absent repeal, and that the budget gap was addressed through many small cuts across departments. On federal funds, the presenter said most aid is tied to multi-year grants and that core programs such as Medicare and Medicaid were expected to remain relatively stable, though some federal reductions could occur. He also said some agency reductions came from eliminating long-vacant, funded positions and from expected lapses. The discussion then moved into Division One, which covers smaller and miscellaneous agencies. The division made cuts to the governor’s office, eliminated a temporary position at the Governor’s Commission on Disability, reduced Department of Information Technology spending through a back-of-budget cut, and found savings in Administrative Services. It also delayed maintenance at the Sununu Youth Services Center, stopped advertising for paid family medical leave, changed retiree health insurance funding, and consolidated several personnel-related boards into one. The division eliminated the Commission on Aging and the Office of the Child Advocate, made a temporary special education advocate position permanent, reduced the Secretary of State’s budget, kept municipal rooms-and-meals distributions flat, and made changes to the retirement system, including $55 million to improve Group 2 retirement benefits and a new retirement structure for future state hires. The judicial branch was also asked to find savings and received two additional judges because of expected caseload increases from other eliminations.

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• It would need to be baked of content.
• <01:02:42.559> based communication styles and content based communication styles and content
• <01:02:45.599> I on real time feedback and content. I on real time feedback and content.
• based on real-time styles and content based on real-time feedback<01:21:10.480> in<01:21:10.800
• > content<01:21:11.600> is<01:21:11.679> that feedback in content is that feedback

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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