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• Number nine, DHS Division of Aging and Adults and Behavioral Health Services with ATA Services.
• How many people does it take a week to keep the human development centers up to staff?
• So how many people does it take with the current turnover rate in a week's time to keep them up to par
• Number nine, DHS with Kids Source Incorporated.
• Or do we just let the amendments pile up and we just keep paying a bill because we like the contractor

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Now he's got nine kids and a grandchild to boot. He and his wife, Sarah, live in suburban Chicago.
• As Ambassador to the Holy See, you will keep a direct line between the United States and the Vatican
• To counter this influence, I hope that you will help strengthen ties with Chile to keep our hemisphere
• Sarah whose unwavering support and love has been my anchor through this journey and to our beautiful nine
• As neighbors, the United States and Chile also share a common commitment to keeping our hemisphere and

Keywords: legislative process, public involvement, community engagement, transparency, introductions

Summary: The meeting was characterized by a series of introductions and personal anecdotes shared by the committee members, with a focus on the importance of community engagement and transparency in legislative processes. Members expressed their commitment to open hearings and the necessity for public involvement in discussions impacting constituents. Several members remarked on how personal experiences shape their legislative priorities, thus reinforcing the human element of governance. However, there was a noticeable absence of discussion regarding specific bills, indicating that the session may have been more exploratory or introductory in nature.

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• And just in Zachary, we get the inmates in there now to keep the grass and all cut.
• The inmates are the guards that come to keep the property clean.
• Supplemental funds was for the use of keeping the cemetery up.
• Deferred it to keep it in committee until the next meeting. Sir? Yep.
• him on as well as keep on the state senator from District 1.

Summary: The House Municipal Committee met and first advanced HB 990 by Rep. Lyons, which would extend existing lien/privilege authority for unpaid utility service charges and user fees to parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts, including Jefferson Parish. Lyons explained it was intended to address master-metered multifamily properties and align Jefferson Parish with other parishes. After questions about tenant impacts and administrative burden, the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then heard HB 1087 by Rep. Adams, authorizing the City of Zachary to use inmate labor to cut grass at a private cemetery known as the Zachary Public Cemetery. Members raised concerns about using unpaid prison labor on private property, whether the cemetery was abandoned, and whether the bill should be narrowed. The author and city representative explained the city already contracts with DCI for inmate work and that the bill was meant to clarify legality. The motion to advance was withdrawn, and the bill was voluntarily deferred to a later meeting for further work. Several other bills were advanced, including HB 893 by Rep. Knox on the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, HB 1007 creating the Foeberg Nouveau-Marine Improvement District in Orleans Parish, and HB 1153 by Rep. Coates establishing a clearer local burn-ban framework with amendments on notice, lifting bans, and penalties. The committee also considered HB 1215 by Rep. Baham on the disposition of removed historical statues and monuments; after amendments and extensive questions about costs, coordination with the lieutenant governor’s office, and local zoning authority, the bill was voluntarily deferred. Later, HB 362 and HB 484 by Rep. Newell were handled, with HB 362 advanced and HB 484 deferred after confusion over a proposed amendment to the New Orleans Regional Business Park board. Several other bills and resolutions were announced as deferred or not heard, and the committee adjourned after scheduling a larger agenda for the next meeting.

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• We look forward to keeping this committee updated as our regional model moves forward. Thank you.
• Which would be good if you wanted to keep it open, right? To close seems a bit interesting. Right?
• Nine to zero. All right, nine to zero. All right, nine to zero.
• Item number nine, SB 1072, due pass to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Haney: Aye.
• Nine to zero, with one member not voting. Item number four, SB 802.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• of it is just keeping keeping the uh the of it is just keeping keeping the uh the conversation<00
• <00:24:57.399> Kids<00:24:57.760> Safe ssis don't keep Kids Safe ssis don't keep Kids
• <00:53:07.839> families long-term stability keeps families long-term stability keeps families
• wants or wait for permanency and keep wants or wait for permanency and keep them<00:55:00.240>
• <00:59:59.079> our home this bill is about keeping our home this bill is about keeping our

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

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• relayed to me is one of our biggest concerns with how the original contract was structured is Navitus keeps
• 20%... ...concerns with how the original contract was structured is Navitus keeps 20% of those, and
• And so please keep up the good work. Thank you. Thank you, sir.
• So I know they're looped as two separate items, eight and nine, but generally just... ...to explain both
• If not, all those in favor for approval of review of items eight and nine on these rules, let it be known

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• Number nine states that the midwifery advisory committee's duties are at the discretion of the board.
• Instead of trying to censor the content, we could just keep the kids off social media.
• Senators Ted Cruz and Senator Brian Schatz to give them encouragement on this idea that could actually keep
• I believe that we have the capacity and the laws that we have right now to ensure that we keep people
• Two, three, nine seven. Mr.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recorded attendance, welcomed former Senator Limpancrazi, and recognized page Owen Washburn and his family. The chamber then moved through messages and second-reading listings, and the Committee of the Whole considered several House bills. HB 2398, dealing with watercraft operation and peer-to-peer watercraft sharing insurance, received a floor amendment clarifying the types of insurers that may provide primary commercial boat liability coverage and was reported do pass as amended. HB 2477, relating to the Arizona Education Savings Plan, was amended to add investment guardrails, conflict-of-interest protections, an advisory team, limits on land investments, and statutory treatment of the local government investment pool, then reported do pass as amended. The Committee of the Whole also considered HB 2251 on midwifery, which was amended to transfer oversight of licensed midwives from the Department of Health Services to the Naturopathic Physicians Medical Board, add a licensed midwife to the board, separate midwife and naturopathic funds, apply investigative and disciplinary procedures, and make conforming changes; it was reported do pass as amended. HB 2991, concerning minors’ access to technology content and social media, drew extensive debate. A floor amendment revised age-signal and parental-consent procedures, changed default settings language, removed a private right of action, and made other technical changes. Senators Tise, Epstein, and others argued the bill still raised serious First Amendment and censorship concerns, while Senator Bullock defended it as a child-safety measure that did not require uploading ID. The bill was ultimately reported do pass as amended. In third reading, the Senate adopted the Committee of the Whole report, retained HB 2397 on the calendar, and voted on several bills. HB 2104, HB 2105, HB 2763, HB 2786, HB 2771, HB 2782, and HB 4117 passed; HB 2457, HB 2494, and HB 2696 failed. HB 2457 and HB 2494 drew opposition over local control and land-use concerns, while HB 2696, aimed at fuel and gas prices, drew criticism that the Commerce Authority was not the right vehicle and that the issue was driven by federal policy. HB 4117, relating to offenses against public order and religious services, passed after sharp debate over whether it would protect worship or chill protest and free speech, with opponents warning of vague language and potential political prosecutions. The Senate also voted to reconsider its prior action on HB 2311 and HB 2601, requested the House return HB 2995 for reconsideration, and adjourned until Thursday, June 11, at 10:00 a.m.

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• Nine, states that the midwifery advisory committee's duties are at the discretion of the board.
• Instead of trying to censor the content, we could just keep the kids off social media.
• Senators Ted Cruz and Senator Brian Schatz to give them encouragement on this idea that could actually keep
• I believe that we have the capacity and the laws that we have right now to ensure that we keep people
• Two, three, nine seven. Mr.

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• Canterbury and thank you for willing to be here today, and we all sympathize with you and we'll continue to keep
• So we're allowing people to age with dignity in their own homes and keeping them at home instead of having
• So it's very... ...with dignity in their own homes and keeping them at home instead of having to be in
• All right, all right, three to nine. The motion has failed. Three to nine. The motion has failed.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• So anything we can do to try to help create a framework, a toolbox, a toolkit to keep these people alive
• This amendment keeps mainly all of the information of what I just included and shared with you in this
• Nine of those bullets hit him as a result. Lauren Mann: That's one example.
• I filed bills, not too many, nine. And I'm passionate about each one. I'll take that back.
• They keep us safe.

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• It was a good government, keeping the trains running on time, bipartisan bill.
• but in some states, same-day registration is... day registration is allowed, and it's really hard to keep
• track of; it's hard to keep it fair.
• special sessions, which are repeatedly increasing, to the point where we're now up to, I believe, nine
• Sorry, we've been here nine months. I know where you live, but Mr. President.

Bills: SB 2, SB 3, SB 10, SB 16, SB 5, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, SB 19, SB 54, HB23, HB17, HB16, SB19, SB53, SB54, HB16, HB17, HB23, HB27, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB2, SB3, SB10, SB16, SB5

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

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• There being nine ayes. King, aye. Schwertner, aye.
• There being nine ayes and zero nays, House Bill 5061 is favorably reported.
• I've gone through this several times already where we're at a point in having to decide do we want to keep
• And keep things consistent in what I can see, what I can plan for in getting our costs down and the liability
• The Comptroller's Office used to keep a database of that.

Bills: HB431, HB1522, HB1922, HB2467, HB2468, HB3228, HB3229, HB3306, HB3803, HB3804, HB3805, HB3806, HB4219, HB4238, HB4344, HB4386, HB4739

Keywords: HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, open meetings, public notice, transparency, government efficiency

Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several House bills without opposition, including HB 11, HB 132, HB 1041, HB 1606, HB 2286, and HB 5061. Each was moved out of committee with a recommendation that it do pass and be printed, and several were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then heard HB 3306, which would extend existing construction-contract indemnity exceptions to electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management work for electric utilities and transmission and distribution utilities. The sponsor said the bill would reduce litigation and insurance costs for ratepayers, while construction industry witnesses argued it would shift liability onto subcontractors and create broad-form indemnity in a way Texas law has generally prohibited since 2011. HB 3306 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4739, a Comptroller-requested cleanup bill to repeal an outdated Finance Code provision requiring remittance of a portion of certain delinquency charges to the state, and HB 3803, HB 3804, and HB 3806, all Department of Banking-requested cleanup bills dealing with confidentiality and supervision rules for perpetual care funds, state banks, and trust companies. Those bills were briefly explained and left pending without testimony. HB 4219, aimed at improving Public Information Act compliance by requiring timely notice when records do not exist or are being withheld, allowing complaints to the Attorney General, and imposing training and fee consequences for noncompliance, drew support from a journalist and a policy analyst and was also left pending. The committee then heard HB 4238 on coerced debt and identity theft. The sponsor explained that the committee substitute narrows the bill to court-ordered findings of identity theft/coerced debt, gives collectors seven business days to stop collection activity, and removes a section to avoid litigation over court orders. A law professor and a family violence advocate testified in strong support, describing coerced debt as a barrier for domestic violence and elder abuse survivors trying to rebuild credit and access housing, jobs, and utilities. The bill was left pending. HB 1522, which would require local governments to post meeting notices three business days in advance and make budget materials more accessible online and in physical form, also drew support, though a school business officials representative raised concerns about the timing language, proposed-budget wording, and taxpayer impact statements for school districts; the bill was left pending after discussion. Later, the committee heard additional pending bills, including a PUC background-check bill that would expand the commission’s authority to check current employees and contractors and obtain FBI criminal history information, HB 3805 updating money services business regulation, HB 431 extending HOA solar-panel protections to solar tiles, and HB 3228 and HB 3229 on wind and solar recycling financial assurance and recycler solvency. HB 3228 received support from a Sierra Club witness who said recycling and disposal plans are needed for end-of-life renewable energy equipment, and HB 3229 was described as requiring recyclers to show financial resources at 125 percent through a letter of credit or bond. These bills were heard and left pending.

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• I THINK THIS GOES TO SAVING FLORIDA FARMERS A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA BURDEN TO KEEP THESE FARMS ALIVE SO
• THIS KEEPS THE SPIRIT OF LETTING VOTERS DECIDE WHETHER TO CONTINUE LOCAL TAXES AND REQUIRES ALL TAXES
• COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE AS RELATES TO OTHER STATES IN TAKING THOSE FEDERAL GRANTS SO WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP
• APARTMENTS WITH MORE THAN NINE UNITS AND APARTMENTS WITH MORE THAN NINE UNITS INCLUDED AS WELL.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We'll keep testimony around 2 minutes.
• testify we'll keep see if you can keep testify we'll keep see if you can keep your<00:04:18.120>
• <00:37:52.480> that money is needed in order to keep that money is needed in order to keep
• I just keep reproducing my own stock.
• like with any other chickens I just keep like with any other chickens I just keep reproducing<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Except today, keep accruing titles here.
• >> keep<00:14:47.760> acrewing<00:14:48.240> titles<00:14:48.639> here.
• I'll keep my comments very brief. I just would like to reiterate some points.
• <01:23:56.000> their that while also keeping their that while also keeping their populations
• Uh the first one beginning on line nine Uh the first one beginning on line nine um<01:27:03.440>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This is primarily due to the fact that infants are not strong enough to be able to keep their head up
• I would like to thank Senator Yarborough for introducing this good bill to help keep our kids safe.
• Thank you for your time and your dedication to keeping Florida's children safe. Thank you.
• Since that date, we've passed that same legislation in nine states.
• Since that date, we've passed that same legislation in nine states.

Bills: S0428, S0606, S0192, S0162, S0340

Keywords: drowning prevention, water safety, swimming lessons, swim vouchers, child drowning, infant safety, toddler safety, pool safety, bath safety, safe bathing practices, postpartum education, newborn care, childbirth education, birth centers, home birth providers, Department of Health, public health, water competency, swim instruction, infant supervision

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up several health-related bills, with a strong focus on drowning prevention and patient safety. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7. Supporters, including a pediatric emergency physician and YMCA leadership, cited Florida’s high child drowning rates and argued that swim lessons reduce risk and should be available to more children. Senator Harrell noted the need to consider increasing the program’s funding as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 606 by Senator Smith, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and, after amendment, no longer home birth providers. A parent who lost a child to drowning testified in support, and senators emphasized the preventability of such deaths. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 340 by Senator Harrell would require nursing students to complete a two-hour human trafficking course before licensure; after a strike-all amendment shifted the requirement from nursing programs to the students themselves, the bill received support from advocates and was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also considered SB 162 by Senator Davis, which would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively inexpensive and already common in many facilities, while opponents and some senators questioned the medical evidence, enforcement, and possible impacts on rural and smaller facilities. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably, with some members voting no. SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull on behalf of Senator Martin, would remove the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; the Florida Chiropractic Society supported the change as pro-small-business, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also received an OPAGA presentation comparing Florida’s health care practitioner regulation system with other states, focusing on board autonomy, rulemaking oversight, board composition, appointments, term limits, and funding mechanisms.

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• If it's in that drought status, you're trying to keep it in that lower tax establishment?
• And I believe the answer is yes, it is that you can keep it.
• Possibly, so please keep your comments within that timeframe. Who's the first? Is that Kaylee?
• We think that's within your purview and urge you to keep it there. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Madam Chair, we can't roll a two two nine two nine seven that is now.

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• And I've tried to keep him involved as much as humanly possible.
• I've tried to keep him involved as much as humanly possible.
• Higher barriers to keep their unions while other unions will not.
• I will keep using the word. The Senate is a deliberate body.
• men safe and so they wouldn't keep getting killed.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Members, please, let's keep our neighborhood safe... Mr.
• President Pro Tem, members, please, let's keep our neighborhood safe, let's keep our neighborhood legal
• We're only two months into 2026, and ICE has already killed or detained to death at least nine people
• Committee of the Whole number nine is called to order.
• I was in 4-H for nine years.

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• Keep in mind, this doesn't include either of the most expensive presidential years in history, 2020 and
• In Minnesota, we can say no to special interest money in politics, keep pushing forward a more inclusive
• <00:32:45.480> talking you know we're going to keep talking you know we're going to keep talking
• Then, in the beginning of section nine, we're explicitly requiring in statute, not a cross-reference,
• in nine um we're explicitly requiring in statute<01:03:15.680> not<01:03:15.799> a<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all