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• Senators, under tab 4, we have CS for SB 480 by Senator Harrell, Information Technology.
• We have CS for SB 480 by Senator Harrell, Information Technology. Good morning, Senator.
• The state's been on that since 2001, when we first started the State Technology Office.
• Since 2001, when we first started the State Technology Office, we've had many, many iterations from the
• Agency for Enterprise Information Technology to the Division of State Technology and now to Florida

Summary: The committee first took up SB 694, which would compensate the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for the wrongful convictions, incarceration, and death tied to the 1949 case. Senator Bracey Davis described the bill as a final step after prior state apologies, pardons, and exonerations. The committee adopted a $4 million amendment that divided compensation equally among the four families and updated the recipient for Ernest Thomas’s share. Multiple family members and advocates testified in support, emphasizing the decades of trauma and the need for full justice. Senators in debate largely supported the bill, and it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 330, which clarifies disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers by refining the definition of heart disease and allowing certain officers who transfer agencies to rely on a prior physical under specified conditions. SB 474 also passed, expanding military leave protections to include public officials and employees who serve in the Coast Guard or Florida State Guard, adjusting pay eligibility for federal service, and updating related retirement and assistance provisions. SB 96, the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program bill, was amended to expand eligibility to veterans with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level and to move funding into the General Appropriations Act; members debated whether the broader eligibility could increase demand, but the bill was reported favorably. The committee also advanced SB 7018 on child welfare, making the Step Into Success pilot program permanent statewide, adjusting visitor/background-check rules for out-of-home placements, and creating a best-practices program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. CS/SB 480 on state IT governance was reported favorably after amendments that strengthened vendor performance metrics and restored state data center security provisions; it creates a new central IT governance structure under the Governor’s office and aims to improve oversight of procurement, spending, and technical debt. SB 1066, addressing partial restoration of the Ocklawaha River and Kirkpatrick Dam, passed after a late-file amendment and extensive testimony from environmental, recreation, and local economic interests. SB 1216, which gives school districts more flexibility in educator compensation, and SB 1120, which increases oversight and reporting for water management district spending, were also reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 1366 on claims against the government, which raises sovereign immunity caps, ties future adjustments to CPI, shortens claim deadlines, and changes attorney-fee provisions. The bill drew support from local government and public-hospital groups as a compromise, but also significant concern from some senators about the impact on self-insured agencies and whether the fee changes would discourage attorneys from taking cases. The discussion remained ongoing, and the bill was still moving forward as the meeting continued.

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• And so this gives us and them an opportunity to wind down the technology, maybe to get people licensed
• They have their rules, but they needed to implement the technology, and They had gone out for an RFP
• As someone who's built licensure technology in the past, it can take months to do that.
• bridge from our licensing technology.
• To their licensing technology, they have to be able to talk.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• As many others have mentioned, this will provide an increase in one of the areas of technology that we
• They have their rules, but they needed to do the technology and so they had gone out for RFP last year
• As someone who's built licensure technology in the past, it can take months to do that.
• But about $300,000 of that is because we have to build a technology bridge from our licensing technology
• To their licensing technology, they have to be able to talk.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• Together with the technology advisory council, we've made incredible progress strengthening the security
• Together with the technology for all.
• Together with the technology advisory<00:26:23.440> council,<00:26:23.919> we've<00:26:
• <00:31:20.880> So new technology but no new uh FTEEs.
• So new technology but no new uh FTEEs.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Sensing and capture technology, motion capture technology, for example.
• Display technology, generative AI, and interactivity—these emerging applications are very applicable
• We have a role in... ...exploring the applications of this new technology and in providing facilities
• of the investments already made, Texas is positioned to be a leader in the emergence of these technologies
• we're researching new methods and applications of techniques, and we're providing facilities, technologies

Bills: HB4568, HB5458, HB4543, HB2703, HB3728, HCR113, HCR126

Keywords: film industry, incentives, grants, Texas, moving image, economic development, production companies, content standards, HB 5458, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, chronic wasting disease, CWD, cervids, deer, elk, moose, wildlife management, game animals, disease management

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• And knowing that we are improving our technology to be able to manage a system better that I think also
• It is sort of, as I've been told, I'm not a technology expert, it's sort of the hub of the UI, PFL, DI
• With the Department of Technology and the critical role they have coming up right now, you know, I have
• been curious also not being a technology expert about the size and scale and the cost of a project like
• Completely lockstep with department, California Department of Technology.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Chairman, I'm a very big fan of the five biggest technology interests and basic democracies forming a
• technology NATO.
• We should be saying to the world nobody should be buying technology or equipment that has a government
• We have over 600 new ships on order with some of the latest technology in the world, so we're playing
• That's why the United States is saying no government backdoors in technology and getting five other technology

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• Another grant inspired their interest in ocean technology and set them on the path to study engineering
• Today, Sacramento County is a leader in agriculture, clean energy, and technology, and remains one of
• number of injuries occur during traffic stops, agencies can adopt safer tactics or deploy new technologies
• /c><03:20:41.600> new safer tact tactics or deploy new safer tact tactics or deploy new technologies
• If certain regions report technologies.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• expands income verification technology expands income verification technology and<00:05:23.320><
• , including lost technology systems, including lost federal<00:05:38.640> support<00:05:39.040
• service delivery through technology service delivery through technology modernization modernization
• <00:09:37.920> systems and alignment of technology systems and alignment of technology systems
• sustain cross-agency technology sustain cross-agency technology modernization<00:09:49.720> work

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The concern is the technology is in place; it is difficult to know if it is static or not.
• And the best way to ensure that we’re not getting to the point that the technology is being used for
• So we can talk about the technology and whether it does the facial scans, which is completely creepy
• Is we’re all trying to head to advanced recycling technology.
• IS WE'RE ALL TRYING TO HEAD TO ADVANCED RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY.

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.

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• They strive to provide equal access to information and resources, bridging gaps in education and technology
• <00:02:14.920> And<00:02:15.040> they in education and technology.
• And they in education and technology.
• When it comes to the DNA technology, they can move about the same number of cases.
• , When it comes to the DNA technology, When it comes to the DNA technology, they<01:30:04.680>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• These schools invest heavily in teachers, facilities, mobile classrooms, technology, but are consistently
• In doing so, AB 1053 will improve the quality of educational technology and ensure that educators...
• for his efforts to improve equity and access to educational technology and support that all students.
• , and there's technology that is really, actually makes things more difficult, not just for teachers,
• But certainly, not everything needs a technological solution. I'll just say that.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard AB 84, a charter school accountability measure focused on non-classroom-based charter schools and fraud prevention. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to respond to the A3 charter fraud case and related scandals by strengthening audits, transparency, authorizer oversight, and funding determination rules, while ensuring public education dollars are used for public education. Supporters included FCMAT, CSEA, CTA, and CSBA, who argued the bill would improve oversight and protect taxpayers. Opponents, including the California Charter Schools Association, Green Dot, many charter parents, educators, and charter operators, said the bill was too broad, would impose major new costs and bureaucracy on all charter schools, and could reduce options for families, especially those using flexible, homeschool, or special-needs charter programs. After extensive testimony and committee discussion, the bill passed on a 5-1 vote and was sent to Appropriations, with the item left open for additional votes. The committee then approved a consent calendar of 11 education bills, including AB 542, AB 563, AB 731, AB 753, AB 784, AB 964, AB 988, AB 1034, AB 1233, AB 1255, and AB 1381, all moving to Appropriations. The consent calendar passed unanimously. Later, the committee heard AB 1454, a literacy and reading instruction bill authored by Assembly Members Rubio and Revis. The bill would require the state to create professional development resources for evidence-based literacy instruction, update English language arts and English language development instructional materials, and revise administrator preparation standards to include literacy training. The authors and a broad coalition of supporters, including CTA, EdVoice, Families in Schools, Decoding Dyslexia, school administrators, and parent advocates, described the measure as a compromise aimed at improving reading outcomes and addressing California’s literacy crisis. There was no opposition testimony at the hearing, and members voiced strong support for the bill and its collaborative approach.

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• Laban Technology Committee is waiting for quorum. Not yet. Almost. Might have it.
• Laban Technology Committee is waiting for quorum. Not yet. Almost. Might have it.
• committee is waiting Laban technology committee is waiting for Quorum not yet.
• Okay, Labor and Technology Committee same recommendations, SD yes, SD1, okay.
• ><01:17:08.199> technology<01:17:08.920> AI Materials space technology AI Materials space

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing covered Senate Bill 426, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the City and County of Honolulu, the Department of Human Services, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Education, the Attorney General’s office, the Early Childhood Action Strategy, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, the University of Hawaiʻi’s early childhood educator project, and a Zoom testifier who described the importance of investing in high-quality early childhood education. Committee discussion focused on the program’s estimated cost, with figures of about $14.5 million in 2025-26 and $15 million in 2026-27, and on whether the program would require ongoing base-budget funding. The committee recommended technical, non-substantive amendments, including a statewide-concern amendment and a deferred effective date, and both committees adopted the recommendation by vote. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1622, which would appropriate funds to establish the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaiʻi to support statewide artificial intelligence initiatives. University representatives described the proposal as the product of campus-wide input and outlined five pillars: governance and policy, outreach and engagement, research and development, workforce development, and AI tools for key sectors such as health care, creative industries, manufacturing, data science, astronomy, and climate change. Members questioned staffing distribution, tuition, enrollment timing, housing, campus placement, and whether positions would be permanent or temporary; the university said it planned about 10 positions across campuses, would start with internal resources, and would house the effort under the Vice President for Research and Innovation initially. The committees recommended an SD1 with the appropriation amounts blanked out, a July 31, 2050 effective date, and committee-report language on housing and West Oʻahu, and the higher education and labor/technology committees adopted the amended recommendation. Finally, the Higher Education Committee took up Senate Bill 1488, a housekeeping measure to consolidate existing University of Hawaiʻi conference center statutes into a single revolving fund structure, and Senate Bill 636, which would fund retention and internship coordinator positions and broader enrollment management efforts at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. SB 1488 drew university support and no opposition. SB 636 prompted substantial questioning about Hilo’s declining enrollment, current retention rate of 72.8 percent, and the scope of the request, which includes not only two named positions but also about $432,000 for enrollment management initiatives such as data analysis, IT support, and other student services. Hilo said it is targeting 3 to 5 percent annual enrollment growth and that the positions would support recruitment, retention, internships, and data-driven enrollment strategy. The committee pressed for a clearer broader plan, but the discussion in the transcript ended before a final vote on SB 636 was shown.

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• already, but more than that, they're looking—what they told us was that there's a significant technological
• They did come and tell us, as I said, at the Health Care Budget Subcommittee, that the technology piece
• Are we doing anything for that technology piece? Does that technology piece line up with?
• They've identified technology; we know that, and there will certainly be a cost associated with that.
• R4 Technologies is waving in support.

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• I WILL TALK ABOUT NUMBERS IN A FEW MINUTES ABOUT HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO THROUGH TECHNOLOGY SPEED THAT
• PROCESS UP ABOUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO THROUGH TECHNOLOGY SPEED THAT PROCESS UP ABOUT HOW WE GET THOSE
• WE ARE DOING THIS VIA TECHNOLOGY AGAIN SO WE DON'T WASTE TIME SENDING PEOPLE DOWN TO LOOK AT RECORDS.
• AT MOVABLE BRIDGES SO WE FUNDED A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE AND OUTFIT ALL OUR BRIDGES WITH DETECTING TECHNOLOGY
• THERE'S A LOT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES OUT THERE, A LOT OF THINGS CHANGING AND I WILL TALK ABOUT ONE OF THEM

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• up to date on their safety training include that putting OSHA regulations as well as the latest technology
• on equipment when manufacturers released new models and new technology on their equipment.
• It's no different than when you buy a new vehicle or you buy the technology of the cell phone.
• Modern technology technology on today's equipment require skill training to maintain its safety.
• This technology is illegal.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• job training skills. ...cover the startup costs associated with the development of new career and technology
• These programs provide early-stage technology funding for small businesses.
• In the biotech and technological sciences world, competition is fierce.
• Professionally, I have a focus on translating biomedical technologies into new ventures.
• We've established this Texas Technology and Innovation Program, given what's happened in other states

Bills: SB209, SB529, SB1265, SB1592, SB1728, SCR37, SCR38

Keywords: SB 529, Texas Tax Code, municipality, hotel and convention center, hotel convention center project, tourism development, economic development, tax revenue pledge, revenue commitment, qualified project, municipal finance, local government, special district, hotel occupancy tax, nearby establishments, convention center financing, city population 130000, Section 351.155, Section 351.157, child care

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• This legislation creates clear definitions around blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and self-hosted
• Within the bill, section one deals with definitions that will help govern this technology.
• This legislation creates clear definitions around blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, and self-hosted
• Within the bill, section one deals with definitions that will help govern this technology.
• we do have a motion on the technology we do have a motion on the bill<00:12:52.720> in<00:12:

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:30 HB421 Discussion: 01:28 HB421 Vote: 02:19 HB184 Discussion: 03:20 HB184 Vote: 05:44 HB210 Discussion: 07:28 HB210 Vote: 08:14 HB415 Discussion: 09:05 HB415 Vote: 09:43 HB701 Discussion: 11:16 HB701 Vote: 13:42, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and moved quickly through several House bills related to health insurance, insurance regulation, dental benefits, and digital assets. Members repeatedly noted the need to keep testimony brief because of overlapping committee schedules and the late-session pace. The chair also reminded House members to coordinate floor sponsors since consent calendars were not being used this year. House Bill 421, presented by Rep. Amy Neighbors with support from Dr. Russell Williams, would require full coverage of FDA-approved bowel preps with no out-of-pocket cost and no prior authorization barriers. House Bill 814, presented by Rep. Mike Klein and explained by Sen. Girdler, would extend the insurance regulatory sandbox through December 2030; supporters said the committee substitute was a vetted NAIC model already adopted in 28 states. House Bill 210, presented by Rep. Pollock with Dr. Steve Robertson of the Kentucky Dental Association, would clarify assignment-of-benefit provisions so dentists are paid directly and with more transparency. House Bill 415, also by Rep. Pollock, would clarify that health insurance coverage mandates apply only to primary major medical policies. House Bill 701, presented by Rep. Adam Bowling with Ash Gun of Coinbase, would establish clearer rules for blockchain and digital assets, affirm Kentuckians’ right to hold and transact digital assets, align money transmission licensing with digital assets, and specify that certain crypto activities are not securities. Members discussed the bill in general terms, including a light exchange about crypto market volatility, but no substantive opposition was raised. Each bill received a favorable expression by roll call, and the committee adopted the committee substitute and title amendment on HB 814. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, and the chair said another meeting later in the week was possible.

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• We have a 1:00 agenda joint with the Committee on Labor and Technology.
• That's the order that we'll be taking the three agendas in: first the joint with Labor and Technology
• The meeting will proceed in this order: first the joint agenda with Labor and Technology, followed by
• Okay, Labor and Technology committee, same recommendations. Any questions or concerns?
• The Labor and Technology committee has the same recommendations. Any questions or concerns?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Housing met on February 6, 2025, first in a joint session with the Committee on Labor and Technology. The joint committees heard SB 1235, which would create a Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation program for government employee housing, including a revolving fund and a leasehold rent-to-own program. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC, the Department of Budget and Finance, and UPW, with one testifier opposing the bill because it was limited to state workers and should be broader. The committees recommended passage with amendments, including technical changes, $450,000 for two positions, removal of an income restriction, and clarification that leasehold and day-one projects are eligible; both committees adopted the recommendation unanimously, and the joint meeting adjourned. The Housing Committee then took up SB 67, SB 1133, and SB 1333. SB 67 would bar inclusionary zoning requirements on certain housing offered for sale or rent to qualifying residents, and it received support from HHFDC, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and others; the committee recommended passage with technical amendments and adopted it. SB 1133 would allow counties to set rent increase limits tied to CPI and create a long-term residential lease tax credit; testimony included support from the Department of Taxation and opposition from Hawaii Realtors, NAIOP Hawaii, and the Tax Foundation, which warned about rent-control consequences. The committee recommended passage with amendments that made the credit nonrefundable, allowed limited carry-forward, restricted claims in certain family-lease situations, set filing deadlines, and applied the measure to disaster-affected counties; the recommendation was adopted. SB 1333 would allow certain counties to use surcharge revenues for transportation and housing infrastructure and extend the surcharge period. DBEDT, OPSD, HCDA, county officials, and the Grassroot Institute supported the bill, while the Tax Foundation opposed it, arguing temporary taxes were becoming permanent. The committee recommended passage with technical amendments, and members noted concerns that prior surcharge revenues had not produced enough housing projects, which were to be reflected in the committee report. Finally, the committee deferred SB 834 indefinitely because it had already been deferred indefinitely by the Hawaiian Affairs Committee, and the Housing Committee adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• to Senator Leek, I think this is a tangible way that we see an agency that actually is good at technology
• So again, through the technology, connecting all the dots now, through the standardization, looking at
• It's well over 5,000 percent of the money that has been invested in us from a technology and personnel
• And again, because we’re getting all that information digitized and we’re engaging the technology at
• the front end, ...getting all that information digitized and we’re engaging the technology at the front

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard two hurricane-recovery presentations focused on Florida’s response and long-term recovery efforts. Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, reviewed response and recovery operations for Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, including meals, water, sheltering, search and rescue deployments, power restoration, debris removal, flood-control efforts, and generator distribution. He also described ongoing public assistance and mitigation funding, the state’s FROC system for standardizing and speeding reimbursement documentation, and the Elevate Florida residential mitigation program, which will use about $400 million to elevate or reconstruct eligible flood-insurance properties and may expand to county-run programs. Senators asked about manufactured homes, school shelter hardening, mobile home tie-downs, reimbursement for USAR teams, debris hauling, regional sheltering, and FEMA review delays; Guthrie said the state is trying to move recovery faster and more proactively, while acknowledging some limits and federal bottlenecks. The committee then heard from Justin Domer, Deputy Secretary of Community Development at Florida Commerce, on HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery programs. He explained that Commerce administers long-term recovery funds through its Office of Long-Term Resiliency for housing, infrastructure, and economic development, with funds used as a last resort after FEMA and insurance. Domer outlined the process for the most recent $925 million allocation covering multiple disasters, including Idalia, Debby, Helene, Milton, Broward flooding, and North Florida tornadoes, and said the state currently manages about $3.4 billion in DR funds, rising to over $4 billion with the new allocation. He highlighted completed and ongoing housing programs for Hurricane Irma, Michael, and Ian, plus workforce recovery programs and subrecipient infrastructure grants. Senators asked about Broward and Fort Lauderdale funding, homeowner turnaround times, and mobile home eligibility; Domer said Broward and Fort Lauderdale will have separate HUD-directed programs, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.