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• just offer this as an amendment, since it has to do with sewage and septage, to the managed care cleanup
• As an amendment, since it has to do with sewage and septage, to the managed care cleanup bill that you

Bills: S0204 , S0540 , S0772 , S1294 , S1474 , S1504 , S1708

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Keywords: gaming, slot machines, veterans organizations, regulatory compliance, Florida Gaming Control Commission, declaratory statement, criminal penalties, financial regulation, vulnerable adults, information security, financial exploitation, licensing, biosolids, agronomic rate, land application, environmental protection, Florida statutes, nutrient management, recordkeeping, farming

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• So that's a cleanup on the bill. And so I would ask you to please arrest this or introduce this.
• So that's a cleanup on the bill. And so I would ask you to please arrest this or introduce this.

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Keywords: 989, all

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• environmental remediation fund pursuant to Section 39-3605C, Idaho Code, water quality monitoring, cleanup
• Cleanup projects and aquifer protection.

Keywords: 989, all

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• Chairman, members, House Bill 129 by Representative Walters designates a portion of Louisiana Highway
• Harry Blake Senior Memorial Highway, and we have a set of amendments. Thank you, Mr. Odom. Rep.
• Amendment number two inserts a new section that specifies that the portion of Louisiana Highway 3194
• His work was so righteous that he survived an assassination attempt while driving along a highway. ..
• .survived an assassination attempt while driving along Highway 1.

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on March 17 and first took up three bills by Rep. Walters. HB 129, as amended, designated a portion of Louisiana Highway 173 as the Dr. Harry Blake Senior Memorial Highway and also added a new memorial highway designation for a portion of Louisiana Highway 3194 in Shreveport for Virginia Green Evans. The bill was reported with amendments after brief remarks honoring both individuals. HB 130, as amended, redesignated the elevated portion of Interstate 220 in Caddo Parish as the American Legion Post No. 14 Memorial Bridge; the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill. HB 854, as amended, created several specialty license plates, including additions for Haynesville Junior and Senior High School and Lincoln Preparatory High School, and revised the fee structure so annual fees would be forwarded to the Alzheimer’s Association, Louisiana chapter, and the R. Tamney Fleming Lupus Foundation. Members raised a general concern about the growing number of specialty plates and OMV production capacity, but the bill was still reported with amendments. The committee then discussed the proposed privatization of the Cameron Ferry Service. The Secretary explained that the process began with an unsolicited proposal from Laborde, was approved for competitive solicitation, and resulted in a responsive qualified bid. He said the goal was to negotiate a contract for Laborde to operate the ferry system, including staffing and operations, while the company would handle fuel and maintenance. Members asked whether privatization would save money; the Secretary said it was more about improving service and reliability than reducing costs, especially given the need for consistent labor and the upcoming new ferries. He also said the department was aiming to complete the process by the end of the fiscal year, around July 1. Finally, the committee adopted the minutes from the 2025 regular session en bloc and then adjourned.

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• And so what we did as part of these amendments to these rules is do some general cleanup.
• So a lot of general cleanup, new program, and repeal of two rules and combining of some rules.
• This was generally a cleanup of some definitions, some consolidation of definitions into a single rule

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Keywords: 1204, all

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• So, with that, I'd ask for your green light for this cleanup and clarification bill on camping on our
• So, with that, I'd ask for your green light for this cleanup and clarification bill.
• So, with that, I'd ask for your green light for this cleanup and clarification bill on camping on our

Keywords: 989, all

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• The rest of the bill is cleanup from last year's. With that, a yo for questions.
• Stevenson on the cleanup aspects of this bill. And that's exactly right.
• It's cleanup language from last year. That was passed into an 85% rule last year.

Bills: SB1936 , SB1612 , SB1543 , SB1260 , SB1988 , SB1859 , SB2041 , SB1257 , HB4272 , HB3277 , HB3148 , HB3651 , HB3323 , HB4287 , HB4105 , HB3304 , HB3345

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: forfeiture, criminal offenses, law enforcement, Class D1 offenses, property seizure, SB1612, mandatory reporting, violent injury reporting, gunshot wound, stab wound, poisoning, burn injury, explosive injury, medical reporting, healthcare providers, law enforcement notification, evidence preservation, patient video records, confidentiality waiver, misdemeanor penalty

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• House Bill 4326 is cleanup language.
• Like every large piece of legislation, after implementation, there's some cleanup.
• House Bill 4331 is a TrS cleanup bill at a high level.

Bills: HB3674 , HB4326 , HB4331 , HB3029 , HB2963 , HB3551 , HB2973 , HB3019 , HB3461 , HB2961 , HB3261 , HB3759 , HB3429 , HB3069 , HB3372 , HB3705

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: school resource officer, sexual assault training, law enforcement training, CLEET, school safety, mental health, continuing education, HB4326, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma's Promise, scholarship, tuition assistance, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, eligibility expansion, adopted students, foster care, DHS custody, child-placing agency, tribal custody

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• It's really all about a cleanup. We go through a process.
• I strongly encourage all of you to support this cleanup, and that's all it is.
• bills that are maybe addressing that, but we need to keep this very pure and very clean, just to be a cleanup

Bills: HB2120 , HB2173 , HB2261 , HB2786 , HB2792

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes, property tax, electronic communication, tax assessment, tax correction, real estate, agriculture, tax classification, land use, nonprofit organizations, transaction privilege tax, tax exemption, textbook rental, education, business leasing

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• That's a question this fee is for DTSC to monitor and verify that cleanup is being done.
• This bill also applies key principles from the state's permit streamlining act to the cleanup review
• For example, the bill would require DTSC to review and provide an initial response to cleanup plans within

Summary: The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard three bills after beginning without a quorum and later establishing one. SB 328 would cap DTSC hazardous waste generation and handling fees for infill housing and master development projects and set response timelines for cleanup reviews. Supporters said the current fee structure has made some housing and remediation projects infeasible, while opponents warned that capping fees for one sector could shift costs to other hazardous waste generators. The committee discussed the need for broader DTSC fee reform, and SB 328 was approved on a 7-0 vote and sent to the Committee on Revenue and Taxation. SB 754 would require manufacturers of disposable menstrual products to test for and disclose concentrations of certain contaminants, with DTSC able to verify results and publish them. Supporters framed the bill as a transparency and public health measure, citing recent studies finding toxic metals in tampons and emphasizing consumer right-to-know. Opponents, including manufacturers and hygiene product groups, argued the bill adds duplicative testing, vague requirements, and public disclosure that could be misinterpreted, and urged amendments. The committee members generally supported the goal of transparency, and the bill passed 5-2 with not voting members, moving to Appropriations. SB 466 would provide temporary legal protections for public water systems that are complying with approved chromium-6 compliance plans while they work toward the new drinking water standard. Supporters from Los Banos, Coachella Valley Water District, and other water agencies said the measure would help avoid costly litigation during a lengthy and expensive compliance period, especially for systems dealing with naturally occurring chromium-6. Committee members raised concerns about limiting recourse for harmed individuals and discussed possible alternative language, but the author said the bill would not affect state enforcement authority. SB 466 passed 7-0 and was sent to the Committee on Judiciary. The committee also adopted a consent calendar of additional measures by voice vote.

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• And we appropriated the 16 million to MNERD, who does the well cleanup.
• Now, I've got my oil reclamation fund and my oil well cleanup crossed.
• We think we're going to look in that 16 million that was appropriated for well cleanup out of the fund

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• Members, this is a cleanup bill requested by TDLR.
• Members, this is another cleanup bill requested by TDLR to close the loopholes in existing massage licensure
• Chairman and members, Senate Bill 764 is another cleanup bill.

Bills: SB 21 , SB21 , SB72 , SB140 , SB262 , SB370 , SB372 , SB495 , SB627 , SB703 , SB764 , SB842

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: emergency alerts, weather alerts, public safety, local government, municipality, county, website posting, online notice, emergency management, disaster preparedness, evacuation, National Weather Service, NOAA, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, localized alerts, hazard warnings, severe weather, watch warning advisory, public information

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• highway out front and um they their highway out front and um they their permit<00:09:46.399><c> gets<
• and driveway features, including any required affected highways which could require affected highways
• </c> all alterations to the existing Highway all alterations to the existing Highway monitor<00:13:02.320
• state highways.
• </c><00:43:51.520><c> Meeting</c><00:43:51.880><c> those</c> and highways Meeting those and highways

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This includes $195 million for petroleum storage tank cleanup, $12 million for dry cleaning cleanup,
• Waste cleanup programs of 221 million.
• This includes 195 million for petroleum storage tank cleanup, 12 million for dry cleaning cleanup, and
• 14 million for hazardous waste clean up. tank cleanup, $12 million for dry cleaning cleanup, and $14
• million for hazardous waste cleanup.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding. The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0. The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.

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• The last part of the definition cleanup is we don't want a boarding house or rooming house, because those
• The last part of the definition cleanup is we don't want a boarding house or rooming house, because those
• The last part of the definition cleanup is we don't want a boarding house or rooming house, because those
• The last part of the definition cleanup is we don't want a boarding house or rooming house, because those
• The last part of the definition cleanup is we don't want a boarding house or rooming house, because those

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• What this RS does is it establishes a new provision for single-county highway districts.
• What this RS does is it establishes a new provision for single county highway districts.
• district to go Thank you. ...grow outside into another county, it allows for that single-county highway
• The City of Star is growing toward Canyon County, and currently they are serviced by Ada County Highway
• Canyon County, and currently they are serviced by Ada County Highway District, so it presents an issue

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 989, all

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• On preservation, we are focused both on preservation and maintenance of our state highways and our state
• On safety, we're focused on making sure that we reduce fatalities on Washington's highways.
• and the safety of our highways.
• and the safety of our highways and so I think this is something that we really have to put an emphasis
• But, you know, $1.7 billion for preservation, with $1.3 billion of that going to our highways, is going

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: Senate Transportation Committee leaders presented a bipartisan transportation budget package made up of three bills: a supplemental budget, a bond proposal, and a resources bill with technical updates. Chair Mark Olius and Ranking Member Curtis King said the plan is balanced over six years, uses conservative assumptions, and includes no new taxes, relying instead on bonding and existing revenue changes. They emphasized three priorities: preservation and maintenance of highways, bridges, ferries, and flood-damaged infrastructure; safety, including more funding for State Patrol staffing and tribal traffic safety; and job creation through infrastructure investment. The supplemental budget would add about $1.7 billion for preservation over six years, including roughly $1.3 billion for highways, plus $100 million for preservation-related safety improvements. It also includes funding for ferry preservation, flood recovery loans for local transportation infrastructure, Columbia River dredging, the Fairfax Bridge, and State Patrol staffing. Questions from members and reporters focused on how much roadwork the preservation money would cover, why the proposal does not include funding for three additional new ferries, and how federal FEMA aid and ongoing mediation over treaty obligations factored into the budget. The senators said the first three ferries are fully funded, that future vessel purchases will be revisited later, and that flood recovery funds were included now so local governments can repair roads without waiting for federal action. The resources bill would create a mobile driver’s license program for 2028 and dedicate a portion of future sales tax revenue to ferry operations. It also repeals the luxury aircraft tax and replaces it with higher aviation fuel taxes and annual registration fees, which the senators said better avoids unintended consequences for aircraft businesses while still requiring transportation users to contribute. The package also includes studies on hydrogen ferries and updating the in-state shipyard bid credit, and it proposes more efficient ferry maintenance and emergency response capacity at Eagle Harbor. No votes were taken in the transcript, and the senators said they would continue presenting the proposal to caucus members for support.

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• designation of the Farmer Market Road 3535 in Camp County and Camp County, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway
• HB 3353 by day all relating to the limitation of liability of certain highway, road and street contracts
• 11 in Morris County of the Army Staff, Sheriff Sergeant Samuel Cass Memorial Highway for the Subcommittee
• HB 3413 by Spiller relating to the designation of portion of US Highway 183 in Eastland County as the
• Deputy Sheriff David Boseker Memorial Highway, refer to the Committee on Transportation.

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• </c><00:11:30.079><c> fund</c> with safe to make the highway fund with safe to make the highway fund
• When you say dedicated, you're including the Highway Fund.
• Okay, so lines three through five are Highway Fund requests.
• This is your Highway block grants to cities and towns, so 12% of the previous year's Highway Fund revenue
• </c> about $15 million hole in the highway about $15 million hole in the highway fund<01:22:55.440><c

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division II work session focused on organizing the committee’s remaining budget work and reviewing a set of recommended changes to House Bills 1 and 2. Mr. Landrian explained the committee’s tracking sheets and draft amendment package, noted that the division was being asked to find roughly $200 million in reductions, and said the governor’s lottery proposal in House Bill 2 could help offset part of that target. Members also discussed how revenue estimates tied to fee changes would be handled, with the chair saying the committee could seek Ways and Means input but would ultimately decide the estimates itself. The committee then considered four mostly technical amendments to House Bill 2. It voted unanimously to delete Section 81, which duplicated CCSNH dual and concurrent enrollment language already moving in House Bill 192; to delete Sections 143 and 144, which duplicated police standards and training extra-duty language already in House Bill 778; to adopt a correction to Section 151 that removed an inadvertently repeated sentence; and to delete Section 178 because the same Lottery Commission language already appears in House Bill 1. The committee also agreed to approve Section 4 of House Bill 1, the Lottery Commission boilerplate language, while deferring action on Section 2 of House Bill 1 until the university and community college budget is settled. A substantial portion of the meeting was spent planning upcoming work sessions and discussing possible revenue measures. The committee planned to invite Fish and Game on Monday to review a large set of follow-up materials and to discuss a possible amendment requiring hunters and trappers to pay the license fee before taking free training classes, with a second chance to retake the class if needed. Members also discussed possible fee adjustments for Safety and Fish and Game, including using dedicated-fund fees to reduce reliance on general funds and help stabilize the Highway Fund and Fish and Game Fund. The chair emphasized that all actions were recommendations until the committee’s final deadline and encouraged members to review draft language carefully before voting.

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• program, which is the primary fix-it-first program to rehab and maintain the highway system.
• So it would have gone into the State Highway Operation and Protection Program in the same way.
• I don't think we're ready to say, oh, we're going to cut Highway Patrol X amount.
• We value the Highway Patrol and we want X.
• We value the Highway Patrol and we want X.

Keywords: 988, house, all