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• This helps students who lack family support to secure safe, stable housing independently.
• youth receive supportive services and case management, also providing assurances to landlords to secure
• Locations that are controlled by law enforcement, if you think Secret Service or specialized security
• Sergeant, please secure the chamber. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• Once that is done, now the next property will use the border of that property and the underlying property

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes related to the FSU campus shooting, Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and visiting student and community groups. The chamber then moved into special order bills and adopted a resolution honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. A number of measures were taken up and passed, including child care and early learning provider regulation updates, false reporting/swatting penalties, health care billing and collection protections, hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, trust fund interest rules for IOTA accounts, transportation-related changes, public records exemptions for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate court clerks, municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, motor vehicle offenses involving obscured plates and impersonating law enforcement, trespass at large-scale ticketed events, refund of patient overpayments, stem cell therapy standards, insulin administration by direct support professionals and relatives, pre-arranged transportation services, and the Uniform Commercial Code update for digital assets. Several bills were amended before passage, often by substituting House companions and adopting late-filed amendments. The transportation bill was significantly revised to remove speed-limit increases and utility-related provisions while adding beach equipment removal, flood-wake enforcement, expectant mother parking permits, and local regulation of micromobility devices; it passed 37-0. The trust fund interest bill drew the most debate, with supporters arguing it right-sized a volatile funding stream for legal aid and opponents warning it would sharply reduce support for legal aid organizations; it passed 28-10. The municipal water and sewer rate bill also prompted extended debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records exemption bills for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate clerks passed with varying margins, with supporters emphasizing safety and anti-doxing protections. One bill on cardiac emergencies and another on education were temporarily postponed. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, often unanimously, after brief sponsor explanations and little or no debate. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the late USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and recognized several visiting groups in the gallery. After completing the day’s special order calendar, the Senate recessed for lunch until 1:30 p.m. or on call of the President.

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• been meeting with members of Congress for the past 4 years to brief them on the state's actions to secure
• the border.
• security expenses and requesting full reimbursement.
• My mother's, uh, Application for some of her benefits from Social Security and the management of that
• We are able to collect documentation through a secure server and review that without having to go on

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• that they are fired from a Friday night email or when they show up to work and are turned away by security
• Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters and distinguished members of the Homeland Security and Government
• The long-term viability, fiscal stability, and national security of our incredible country.
• He also did a little time in the State Department as Senior Official for Civilian Security.
• For more than three years, a Social Security employee was running a home inspection business.

Keywords: nominations, Scott Cooper, Eric Ulan, federal workforce, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, accountability, collective bargaining

Summary: The committee convened to discuss the nominations of Scott Cooper for Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Eric Ulan for Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget. This meeting highlighted the critical roles both positions play in managing the federal workforce, which comprises over two million civilian employees. Concerns were raised regarding the current administration's approach to federal employment, citing issues like mass firings and the undermining of collective bargaining rights. Members expressed the need for better accountability and transparency within the federal system, emphasizing the importance of attracting talented public servants.

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• specifically things are working, but the big buckets of areas that we're doing things in safety, security
• So, on the next slide, which is 1, safety, security, and stability. 1.2 support small businesses.
• Similarly, you can proactively request a grant to install a camera system or some sort of security monitoring
• So, the long and the short of it is that these are managed 24/7, operated sites with staff and security
• Our goal 3 is around our government to government with our 23 sovereign nations in the state borders,

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• Customs and Border Patrol was there. Greg Bovino was there.
• Motans, not the armed thugs of ICE and the border patrol, are brave.
• pulled off the Alex Prey investigation, which has been left to an internal division at Homeland Security
• pulled off the Alex Prey investigation, which has been left to an internal division at Homeland Security
• pulled off the Alex Prey investigation, which has been left to an internal division at Homeland Security

Keywords: 1183, house

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• House Bill 5092 seeks to facilitate the development and research of national security-related technology
• bill also directs RES to cooperate with and participate in critical infrastructure and national security
• My name is Steven Bain, and I'm director of the Critical Infrastructure Information Security Institute
• One of our focus areas where we want to really grow into is national and regional security and, and we
• Acknowledge the dau as practitioners and educators, and align with our border.

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• and could go across the border to buy products.
• and could go they live on the border and could go across<00:23:12.240> the<00:23:12.400> border
• <00:23:14.159> Would across the border to buy products.
• Would across the border to buy products.
• go ahead and and secure some land for<00:44:09.200> it.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Over 300,000 children are missing at the border.
• <00:48:23.079> 300,000 uh are missing at the border. 300,000 uh are missing at the border.
• to secure 6 and a.5 million per bianium. to secure 6 and a.5 million per bianium.
• In fact, one of my townships, Revena Township, borders the state of Wisconsin.
• isn't all that far away from the border isn't all that far away from the border either.<03:14:42.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And securing the first state title in in school history.
• They secured their spot by defeating LBJ Austin with a score of 75 to 56 in the semifinals.
• For the purposes of creating criminal offenses or for the Committee of Homeland Security, Public Safety
• The private securities personnel refer the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Veterans
• Refer to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans Affairs.

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• As a matter of fact, the Everglades is a five-minute drive from my house, and my entire district borders
• We're very proud of the work that that department's doing in securing our environment, not only in securing
• And so if you're going to protect farming as a national security issue that it is, you have to do these
• We're very proud of the work that that department's doing in securing our environment, not only in securing
• our environment, but looking this year to add regional water. our environment, not only in securing

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Committee met to organize for the session, confirm a quorum, and hear introductory remarks from members about their districts and interests. Chair Esposito outlined the committee’s jurisdiction and budget overview, noting a total budget of about $7.2 billion, with major funding tied to the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Fish and Wildlife, and the Department of Citrus. She also described major cost drivers such as Everglades restoration, water quality, resiliency, land acquisition, and rural family lands, and asked members to review agency requests in small groups later in the process. Agency leaders then presented budget and program updates. Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson emphasized department efficiency efforts, including IT modernization, staff reorganization, rural and family lands conservation, best management practices, Fresh From Florida marketing, hurricane recovery loans for farmers, and completion of the Connor Complex headquarters. DEP Secretary Alexis Lambert highlighted record investments in Everglades restoration, water quality projects, resilience grants, land acquisition, state parks, and enforcement. FWC Executive Director Roger Young discussed conservation research, fisheries and wildlife management, law enforcement, disaster response, and pressures from growth, boating, invasive species, and derelict vessels. Department of Citrus Executive Director Shannon Shep reviewed the industry’s decline due to hurricanes and citrus greening, current research and marketing efforts, and e-commerce campaigns to support Florida citrus sales. Members asked questions about citrus production declines, future replanting and therapies, rural family lands, PFOS cleanup, mangrove restoration, flooding and pump infrastructure, agricultural theft, and derelict vessel removal. Officials generally responded with updates, emphasized science-based management and enforcement, and in several cases said they would follow up with more detailed information later. No formal votes were taken; the meeting ended with the chair directing members to provide feedback on agencies for further budget review and then adjournment.

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• Troopers and House security personnel are present to ensure everyone's safety.
• It has only pushed sales across borders. borders. borders.
• So sales tax are paid, jobs are created, just across the border.
• Just across the border. border. border.
• Customs and Border Patrol can now arrest Customs and Border Patrol can now arrest and<01:45:14.960>

Bills: HF3547, HF3651, HF4043, HF4282, HF4095

Keywords: fireworks, public safety, regulation, tax revenue, local government, sale, safety standards, fire safety, ethanol, fuel equipment, compatibility standards, law enforcement, peace officer, unauthorized practice, criminal justice, civics education, jail medication, correctional facility, detention, incarcerated persons

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• For example, we have 170,000 people who cross the border every single day from Mexico.
• county with Mexico on the eastern portion of the border with California.
• , south of the border.
• Tariko, who represents Simsa, which is one of the HMOs that provides health care south of the border.
• These funds would be secured savings, savings projected from any future prison closure within the state

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 22 and took up a special order of bills focused largely on prior authorization and utilization management in health care. The chair framed the discussion as part of a broader legislative effort to reduce delays and barriers to care, especially in behavioral health, chronic disease management, cancer treatment, and rehabilitation services. AB 384 by Assembly Member Connolly would prohibit prior authorization for inpatient mental health or substance use emergency admissions and related physician care; supporters said it would prevent dangerous delays in crisis care, while insurers and health plans warned about fraud, abuse, and ambiguity around residential treatment facilities. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and passed the committee on a party-line style vote, with Republicans largely absent or not voting. The committee then heard AB 510 by Assembly Member Addis, which would require health plans, upon request, to provide a peer reviewer of the same or similar specialty when a treating provider appeals a prior authorization denial or modification. Supporters argued that specialty-matched review would make appeals fairer and more clinically informed; opponents said the requirement was too rigid and that timelines and electronic submission rules needed changes. After discussion about the need for timely, specialty-specific review, the bill was approved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. AB 539 by Assembly Member Schiavo would extend prior authorization approvals to one year or the duration of the physician’s prescribed treatment for chronic conditions; supporters cited repeated denials and treatment interruptions, while opponents raised concerns about overbreadth, fraud, and the need for shorter validity periods. The bill was also passed as amended and placed on call. The committee next considered AB 669 by Assembly Member Haney, which would bar concurrent and retrospective review for the first 28 days of medically necessary substance use disorder treatment and limit prior authorization for related outpatient medications. The bill was presented with a powerful personal story from Ryan Matlock’s mother about her son’s death after an insurer cut off treatment early; supporters said the measure would keep patients in care long enough to stabilize, while opponents argued it would reduce oversight and could allow lower-quality or non-evidence-based care. The bill was moved on a due pass as amended motion and placed on call. Finally, AB 512 by Assembly Member Harabedian would shorten prior authorization response times to 24 hours for urgent requests and 48 hours for non-urgent requests; supporters said delays can worsen outcomes, while opponents warned the timelines were unrealistic and could increase administrative burdens and safety issues. The bill was approved as amended and placed on call. AB 574 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez was then heard; it would allow up to 12 medically necessary physical therapy sessions for a new episode of care without prior authorization, with supporters emphasizing stroke and neurological recovery and opponents warning of reduced oversight and unnecessary care. The transcript ends during testimony on AB 574, before final action is shown.

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• short example, is that the Freedom Festival cost about $650,000, and $96,000 of that is for just security
• $400,000 of the appropriation for trees on the upper mall and the northern portion of the lower mall bordering
• $400,000 of the appropriation for trees on the upper mall and the northern portion of the lower mall bordering
• $400,000 of the appropriation for trees on the upper mall and the northern portion of the lower mall bordering
• To put benches on the upper mall and the northern portion of the lower mall as well, again bordering

Keywords: 1183, house

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• LA Metro works closely with cities to secure competitive federal, state, and local funding and build
• The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly identified or acquired approximately 23 warehouses
• We have already seen a significant increase in ICE and Border Patrol operations over the past several
• I am concerned that this bill may give local governments a false sense of security in exercising this
• discretion and potentially exposing... ...a false sense of security in exercising this discretion and

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.

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• Currently, 14 other states have already adopted similar licensure portability standards, including border
• portability standards, portability standards, uh<00:08:41.680> including<00:08:42.159> border
• <00:08:43.880> And uh including border state of Iowa.
• And uh including border state of Iowa.
• , you know, justice key role in securing, you know, justice for<01:37:46.360> the<01:37:46.480

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Finally, and importantly, we address secure detention of status offenders.
• The bill prohibits the secure detention of children under 14 for status offenses.
• <01:33:52.960> That<01:33:53.199> borders<01:33:53.520> are end of World War
• That borders are end of World War II.
• That borders are not<01:33:53.920> changed<01:33:54.239> by<01:33:54.480> force.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and a declared quorum. The chamber excused an absent senator, approved the prior journal, received House communication that the House had passed HB 168, 185, 249, and 455 and requested concurrence, and heard committee reports advancing SB 37 and SB 214 from Agriculture, SB 157 and SB 189 with a committee substitute from Banking and Insurance, and SJR 54 with a committee substitute from Families and Children. The Senate also introduced SB 226 on pre-need burial contracts and SR 113 honoring Robert Connley Young. The main floor debate centered on SB 101, an act relating to children, which would require a mandatory 12-month expulsion for students in grades 6-12 who assault a school employee, with exceptions for certain students with disabilities under an IEP and for incidents involving provocation by a school employee. The bill also creates a mandatory reporting requirement for assaults and penalties for intentionally failing to report them. The sponsor argued the measure responds to widespread, underreported assaults on teachers, citing 25,000 reported incidents since 2021 and sharing testimony from a teacher whose career ended after repeated assaults. Supporters said the bill would improve school safety, accountability, and classroom control, while opponents argued it is too harsh for children, could permanently remove students from school, and should leave more discretion to principals and districts. After debate, the Senate adopted Senate Committee Substitute 1 for SB 101 and then proceeded to final passage. Several senators spoke for and against the bill during roll-call explanation, with supporters emphasizing teacher safety, parental responsibility, and consequences for repeat offenders, and opponents warning about lost educational opportunities and the need for second chances. The transcript cuts off during the roll call, but the chamber had already adopted the committee substitute and moved to vote on SB 101 as amended.

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• increases in the low-income weight and additional assistance, $44,800,000 to the Department of Economic Security
• There is no doubt about that because the continuation of the Department of Economic Security is tied
• We're talking about adult protective services at the Department of Economic Security and Department of
• underground storage tank revolving fund for administrative costs and remediation of sewage discharge in border
• to have the last word on this, because she has a continuation bill for the Department of Economic Security

Keywords: 1182, all

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• And so I checked into it, and I found that you don't even need somebody's Social Security number to be
• You can steal somebody's house today and you don't even need their Social Security number.
• What we can do is the best we can within our borders.
• So our concern is that gives a sense of false security. It slows things down.
• It might give you a sense of false security, but you're not actually catching people's identities or

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• The security? We have Jackson Memorial Hospital north in North Miami Beach.
• When we need the security in that building, it is paid for by North Miami Beach.
• Citizens are being harassed by emboldened private security guards.
• Citizens are being harassed by emboldened private security guards just last week.
• I represent all eight that border where this incinerator was proposed to go.

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1730, a Live Local Act bill on affordable housing. The sponsor described it as a set of technical and policy adjustments to strengthen implementation, including changes to zoning, height, parking, moratoriums, attorney fees, and related land-use rules. An amendment by Senator Claudio was adopted, adding provisions such as a 10-story height limit near single-family neighborhoods, exclusions for certain protected areas, and changes to fee and use definitions. The committee then reported the bill favorably. Members next considered CS/SB 1674 on unrated bonds for Israel bonds, with a clarifying amendment adopted to make clear the bill applied only to Israel bonds. CS/SB 140 on charter schools was also approved after debate over parent-led conversion of public schools, municipal job-engine charter schools, and surplus school property; opponents warned about local control and impacts on teachers and communities, while the sponsor said the bill preserved district authority and created new school-choice and economic-development options. The committee also passed SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers, and CS/SB 954 on recovery residences, after strike-all amendments that addressed zoning, ADA concerns, bed caps, staffing ratios, and limits on operation in certain multifamily settings. Senators expressed support for expanding treatment housing but also raised neighborhood and staffing concerns. The committee then approved CS/SB 1714 on local housing assistance plans, which would allow SHIP funds for limited lot-rental assistance for mobile-home owners and require local plans to address mobile-home park closures. SB 658 on standardized construction lien release forms was reported favorably despite testimony from contractors and lawyers warning about possible effects on lien rights and the separate House proposal. The committee also reconsidered and then approved CS/SB 482 after a late-filed amendment addressing local government art fees and a key issue over defining “extraordinary circumstances,” with counties and cities saying more work remained. Finally, the committee passed SB 24 and CS/SB 4, both local claims bills, CS/SB 712 on synthetic turf and related construction rules, SB 952 repealing the emergency firearms/ammunition restriction, CS/SB 1164 allowing email notice delivery in landlord-tenant matters with opt-in safeguards, and SB 202 on municipal water and sewer rates, which drew extensive opposition from North Miami Beach and Miami Gardens officials over utility surcharges and revenue impacts. The meeting ended with SB 202 still under heavy questioning and testimony about the fairness and financial consequences of the surcharge structure.

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• security and long-term prosperity. security and long-term prosperity.
• Do we need to have border be run. Do we need to have border enforcement?
• <00:55:41.760> bill Department of Homeland Security bill Department of Homeland Security bill
• the Department of Homeland Security the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations<01:46:00.719
• resilient, and secure? resilient, and secure?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1012, house, all