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• If you did not see the adjusted notice, we are not taking up House Bill 2926 this evening.
• I don't claim them when my wife does. They're rotten, about as bad as I am.
• I don't claim them when my wife does. They're rotting, about as bad as I am.
• They're adjustable. I can make sure those feet fit. My Gold Wings, I've got a big backrest.

Summary: The Transportation Committee first met in executive session on House Bill 2741. Members adopted a committee amendment correcting a wording error, then voted the House committee substitute do pass by a roll call of 9 ayes, 2 noes, and 1 present. Supporters said the bill addressed safety concerns, especially for commercial vehicles, while opponents objected to the subjective standard for proving proficiency and to the $3,000 penalty for violations. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bills 1831, 2328, and 2553, all related to motorcycle passenger safety for children. The bills would require young child passengers to wear helmets, be able to reach foot pegs, and ride on properly equipped seats; the discussion also focused on whether officers could stop motorcycles based on a reasonable suspicion that a child passenger was underage or improperly secured. Bill sponsors said the measures were intended to prevent child deaths and injuries, citing the death of Calvin James, a 4-year-old grandson of one witness, as the reason for “Calvin’s Law.” Testimony was mixed. Family members and several supporters, including emergency nurses, argued the bills were common-sense child protection measures and could prevent traumatic brain injuries or fatalities. Motorcycle advocacy groups and some witnesses said the bills were overbroad, could lead to arbitrary stops or family services involvement, and needed clearer definitions for terms like “proper passenger seat.” Several members raised questions about enforceability, age verification, and whether the fine structure was an effective deterrent. No votes were taken on the three motorcycle bills, and the committee adjourned after closing the hearing.

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• If you did not see the adjusted notice, we are not taking up House Bill 2926 this evening.
• I don't claim them when my wife does. They're rotten, about as bad as I am.
• I don't claim them when my wife does. They're rotting, about as bad as I am.
• They're adjustable. I can make sure those feet fit. My Gold Wings, I've got a big backrest.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• proposing pay additives in accordance with 110, and 60, performance pay, and a competitive pay adjustment
• of 2 percent and a special pay adjustment of 3 percent, for a total wage increase of 5 percent.
• The state claims the cost is not worth the benefit, but we cannot understand how they put a price tag
• Even the state's own data contradicts their claims.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met to hear informational presentations on several state employee bargaining units at impasse. The Department of Management Services outlined the status of negotiations for FDLE special agents, correctional/security services, sworn law enforcement officers, Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and Florida State Fire Service employees. In each case, most contract articles had been resolved, but key disputes remained over wages and several non-economic provisions such as hours of work, grievance language, safety, grooming, seniority, equipment, travel, and on-call pay. DMS emphasized that the state had offered competitive pay increases, special pay, recruitment/retention funds in some units, and that insurance costs would remain unchanged for employees. Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association argued that the state was requiring firefighters to perform work far outside their job descriptions, including major construction and renovation, and that wildland firefighters were being undercompensated for long hours, on-call duty, and callback work. They also pressed for higher wages, an incentive-based pay plan, additional compensation for firefighter-EMTs, more protective clothing, and stronger decontamination and cancer-prevention measures. The Police Benevolent Association’s Florida Highway Patrol unit sought a larger career development plan, veteran stipends, broader grooming/tattoo allowances, improved vehicle safety, and more pay, while the law enforcement unit raised concerns about vehicle safety, performance evaluation quotas, and a $7,000 across-the-board raise. The security services unit representing correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers focused on a substantial wage increase, retention pay, special pay for death row and close management assignments, and overtime treatment for lieutenants and captains. Committee members asked only a few clarifying questions, including whether correctional officers receive overtime, which DMS confirmed they do. No votes were taken and no formal action was scheduled; the meeting was expressly for information only. The committee thanked the presenters, noted that the materials and testimony would be taken under advisement, and adjourned without objection.

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• It will require them to install a powered height adjustable adult-sized changing table that is capable
• That amount will be adjusted annually each year. This does not establish a private cause of action.
• Currently, these claims are limited to a one-year window. This bill simply changes that.
• This bill simply changes that our victims can now have a two-year window in order to file their claim

Bills: HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, SB 14, HB 12, HB 1522, HB 422, HB 675, HB 204, HB 748, HB 912, HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, HCR 123, HCR 124, HR 57, HR 87, HR 111, HR 228, HR 230, HR 322, HR 624, HR 625, HR 626, HR 627, HR 628, HR 630, HR 631, HR 634, HR 635, HR 636, HR 637, HR 638, HR 639, HR 640, HR 645, HR 646, HR 648, HR 649, HR 651, HR 652, HR 653, HR 654, HR 664, HR 665, HR 668, HR 675, HR 676, HR 678, HR 679, HR 680, HR 683, HR 686, HR 688, HR 689, HR 694, HR 695, HR 697, HR 698, HR 699, HR 472, HR 622, HR 632, HR 633, HR 643, HR 655, HR 657, HR 660, HR 661, HR 662, HR 663, HR 667, HR 670, HR 674, HR 681, HR 682, HR 696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• recall, the Florida Kid Care Program has a CHIP component and also the Medicaid component; this just adjusts
• This just adjusts the CHIP component.
• Therefore, you would not have coverage for any claims or any services that may have been received during
• Therefore, they would not have coverage for any claims, for any services that may have been received

Summary: The committee received a briefing from AHCA Deputy Secretary Brian Meyer and Florida Healthy Kids CMO Ashley Carr on implementation of HB 121, which was enacted in 2023 to expand Florida’s KidCare/CHIP eligibility from 200% to 300% of the federal poverty level and replace the sharp premium “benefits cliff” with a tiered premium glide path. Sponsor Rep. Bartleman described the bill as a bipartisan effort to help working families keep children insured while moving toward economic self-sufficiency. The presenters explained that the program remains a joint federal-state structure, with Medicaid unchanged and the bill affecting only the CHIP-related portions of KidCare. AHCA said implementation has been delayed by federal CMS actions. The agency reported that CMS first rejected a state plan amendment approach, then required revisions to the premium tiers under a new maintenance-of-effort interpretation, and later issued a new interpretation of continuous 12-month eligibility that would prevent disenrollment for nonpayment of premiums. AHCA said it submitted an 1115 waiver, but negotiations over special terms and conditions reached an impasse, and the state has filed litigation challenging CMS’s interpretation. Members asked about the cost of litigation, the effect on future bills, the review process for CMS documents, disenrollment and reenrollment rules, and whether any additional legislative action is needed; AHCA said no further state action is needed at this time and that the key issue is the pending federal litigation. Several members and the sponsor emphasized the need for immediate implementation and asked about possible interim relief. AHCA said current coverage remains in place under the preexisting program, that there is a 30-day grace period for premium payment, and that reenrollment does not require a penalty or back payment, though coverage is not active during lapsed periods. The committee also heard public comment from Nicholas Hessing of the Children’s Services Council of Broward County and the Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils and Trusts, who supported HB 121 and said the expansion could make about 17,600 additional children eligible in Broward County alone. The meeting ended with Rep. Bartleman thanking staff and expressing hope that the new federal administration would allow the program to move forward, and the chair adjourned the meeting.

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• Opponents also claim that this creates a massive new government bureaucracy. It does not.
• That's the only person raising a mental illness claim that will qualify.
• </c><01:39:18.880><c> that</c> raising a mental illness uh claim that raising a mental illness uh claim
• </c> appeal to a zoning board of adjustment appeal to a zoning board of adjustment to<07:17:16.558><c
• </c> an act relative to toll rate adjustments an act relative to toll rate adjustments and<07:48:13.600

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So that's that Budget Adjustment Request Authority.
• I don't know if we can make adjustments, but it's really economic development expansion into circular
• And the reason why there was an adjustment in the SEG was because charter schools were not serving in
• When we're making these adjustments, and again to the point, I'm going to keep on driving this.
• They're going to be the BAR, the Budget Adjustment Request Language that Director Brydie mentioned.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Our members are not only responsible for financing claims, but also for developing and Our members are
• not only responsible for financing claims, but also for developing and implementing policies designed
• But what I wanted to say is since I've been working on the issue of these delayed claims for the last
• But what I wanted to say is since I've been working on the issue of these delayed claims for the last
• 2019 and signed, that removed the statute of limitations for five years on old sexual misconduct claims

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And I didn't want to have to be trying to see a screen laying down on the adjustment table.
• The payments will allow for real-time adjustments to resources and services offered based on patient
• If they receive a waiver service on that day, they're not able to claim that day.
• So if they receive more than four hours, they're not able to claim that. Okay.
• But we, of course, know because we claim the higher match rate for the CHIP kids.

Keywords: 908, all

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• and the development of projects by barring subdivision action lawsuits and substantially similar claims
• Essentially similar claims have already been litigated on the CEQA, and that has been cleared.
• We are adjusting that to $250,000 or less moving forward based on inflation.
• We are adjusting that to $250,000 or less moving forward based on inflation.
• False claims from the Board of Supervisors have been made regarding SB 1193, suggesting it will prevent

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Judiciary has had under consideration engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4625, relating to quit claim
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4625, relating to quit claim deeds.
• Individuals, as well as the Attorney General, could bring claims under this law.
• House Bill 544 adjusts the fees paid by parolees from $40 a month to $50 a month.
• These fees have not been adjusted since 2004, and this change does not alter the exemption for parolees

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• So what this bill simply does is it says someone that claims to be a nurse has to actually be a human
• To address our carrier partners' concerns, the bill allows a long runway for them to adjust to any new
• The bill allows a long runway for them to adjust to any new criteria in the following plan year and the
• Solving contract pharmacy and claims data reporting is part of that effort.
• TAP-Hartley plans will see an estimated 4.7% increase per claim.

Bills: SB5877, SB5904, SB5988

Keywords: anesthesiology, medical personnel, surcharges, licensing, healthcare regulations, nursing titles, licensure, healthcare professionals, patient safety, professional standards, opioid treatment, accreditation, health department, fee authority, substance abuse, 904, all

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• Section two incorporates the sparsity adjustment that was removed two years ago, and it adds 200 for
• </c><00:04:24.520><c> um</c> incorporates the sparsity adjustment um incorporates the sparsity adjustment
• </c><00:04:34.759><c> with</c> adjustment uh adjustment for cities with adjustment uh adjustment for
• In 2023, their sparsity adjustment was only 100, and I had a bill that would increase that to 200, and
• </c> achievement of number one uh claiming achievement of number one uh claiming reclaiming<01:18:15.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're also recommending that base adjustment of $15 million, which Connor did touch on.
• And the difference is that UNM is covered by the New Mexico Court Claims Act.
• They're not part of the New Mexico Tort Claims Act. So there's just some disparity there.
• And so I am not a fan of BAR adjustments to begin with.
• BAR authority, then they would execute that budget adjustment request. And you're right.

Bills: SB37, SB29

Keywords: high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education, dual language program, reading intervention, reading difficulty, reading improvement plan, literacy coach

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• those mills that the state of Wyoming collects for the school foundation program, we're going to adjust
• but it's to actually implement this, but, you know, you're much more well-versed in how we have to adjust
• to them is going from 25% adjustment to them is going from 25% to<00:22:06.960><c> the</c><00:22:07.679
• the exemption actually resides claiming the exemption actually resides for<01:04:41.280><c> not</c><
• </c><01:22:08.080><c> to</c> probably something I'll never claim to probably something I'll never claim

Bills: SF0110, SF0044, SF0046

Keywords: property tax, residential real estate, tax assessment, primary residence, tax revenue, gambling, lotteries, raffles, social relationships, charitable gaming, gaming, liquor establishments, skill based amusement games, regulations, age restrictions, 916, all

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• So, the Marian Adjustment Center.
• </c><00:35:47.280><c> center</c> exclude the the Marian adjustment center exclude the the Marian adjustment
• Senator, during that conversation, any thought on adjustments?
• We I u any thought on adjustments?
• </c> but she in her story at least she claims but she in her story at least she claims that<02:05:17.920

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Agency Updates: 00:01:45 26RS SB 125: 00:02:10 26RS SB 101: 01:14:58, 958, all

Summary: The Juvenile Justice Oversight Council met on February 6, 2026, took roll, approved a motion to convene, and heard agency updates from materials in the packet. The council then took up Senate Bill 125 out of order because Senator Carol was present. The bill was presented as a collaborative effort focused on creating a secure, state-run high-acuity mental health facility for justice-involved youth who need specialized psychiatric care and cannot be appropriately served in detention or by private hospitals. Speakers said the facility would fill a gap in services, improve safety and treatment outcomes, and be designed with trauma-informed, medically equipped spaces rather than a jail-like setting. The presenters also outlined other parts of the bill, including a placement process in which DJJ and CHFS would evaluate youth and provide recommendations before the judge makes the final decision, with certain hospital-declination provisions to be delayed until the new facility is operating. They described payment incentives for hospitals treating high-acuity youth, confidentiality and escape-related disclosure provisions, and contracts with a public teaching university for clinical services. The proposed facility was described as a 24-bed center at Central State, with staffing to include mental health professionals and juvenile detention staff receiving enhanced training. Dr. Clark Lester said staffing needs would vary by youth and could include one-to-one supervision for some patients. The bill also addressed female juvenile detention capacity. Speakers said the number of detained girls has risen sharply since 2024, peaking at 51 in 2025, and that current facilities cannot meet the separation requirements for boys and girls or high- and low-level youth. The proposal would build two female detention centers, with possible locations discussed in central Kentucky and western Kentucky, and a third or fourth center could be added if population data show the need. Members asked about hospital placement authority, staffing, and average length of stay for girls; the presenters said the current court-order process would remain until the new facility is built and that they would provide additional data later. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• </c><03:53:19.520><c> the</c> death among American women, claiming the death among American women, claiming
• Every fraudulent claim weakens a program that countless injured federal employees depend upon.
• In some cases, a single each claim.
• that they have access to claiming that they have access to presidential<07:25:18.718><c> pardons.
• 07:29:43.680><c> of</c> missiles claimed the lives of missiles claimed the lives of 25-year-old<07:29

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• There's also an avenue. regarding accredited claims agencies are folks that they take a written exam
• Again, illegal to charge a fee on initial claim.
• Um, to quality claims representation before the VA through our County Veterans Service Officers.
• I mean, and you go to a county Marin service officer, you know, they're going to file your claim.
• And QC on that claim is performed.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Uh Sometimes adjusting for inflation.
• </c><00:40:42.000><c> to</c> other conversations or adjustments to other conversations or adjustments
• Boards are right budget adjustments.
• > staff,</c><01:09:11.279><c> and</c> sizing programs, adjusting staff, and sizing programs, adjusting
• </c><01:13:17.679><c> average</c><01:13:17.920><c> daily</c> is the adjusted average daily is the adjusted

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One, adjusting core share percentage and funding ceiling. teams.
• One, adjusting core share percentage and funding ceiling.
• : adjust the reimbursement timing to protect near-term capacity.
• Third-party claims. That would be the claim from out-of-basin states.
• Third-party claims. That would be the claim from out-of-basin states.

Keywords: 908, all