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• They call it it, guarantee a result.
• It is a calling for many of us.
• It is a calling for many of us. profits. It is a calling for many of us.
• Um I did a what's called a month.
• most of which we call this pyramiding. most of which we call this pyramiding.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On Monday, they finally made a call to Senator Davis and Senator Brooks.
• So we are blocked out of a lot of the programming that may be Arkansas specific.
• We get blocked out of some of the national programs that maybe Louisiana doesn't carry.
• I call that accountability.
• I call that accountability.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• On Monday, they finally made a call to Senator Davis and Senator Brooks.
• So we are blocked out of a lot of the programming that may be Arkansas-specific.
• We get blocked out of some of the national programs that maybe Louisiana doesn't carry.
• I call that accountability.
• I call that accountability.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, recognized guests, and adopted consent-calendar resolutions before taking up House Resolution 1052 regarding Arkansas Girls State. Rep. Vaught explained that about 150 eligible girls were denied registration because a counselor missed the deadline, and said the House would instead host an “elite Girls State” program for them this summer. He then moved to withdraw the resolution, and the withdrawal was accepted. The chamber also presented a citation to Pastor Richard Hamlin for his service during the session. The House then considered several Senate appropriation bills. Senate Bills 3, 4, 7, 15, 21, and 31 all passed with broad support and emergency clauses. Senate Bill 77, an unfunded appropriation related to Arkansas Television Network/PBS matching funds, drew extended debate. Supporters said it would encourage private donations and could help with programming and infrastructure, while opponents argued the department had not requested the money and that the House should not force additional funding. The bill failed on the first vote, was brought back for a second vote after questions about the rules and the nature of the appropriation, and failed again. After the fiscal session business concluded, Rep. Meeks moved to adjourn sine die, and the House agreed. The House caucus then met to elect the Speaker-designate for the 96th General Assembly. The chamber suspended the formal election process by voice vote and unanimously elected Speaker Brian S. Evans as Speaker-designate. Evans thanked members, reflected on the 95th General Assembly, and pledged continued leadership and accountability.

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• Missy please call the Roll. >> Chair Snyder here, Vice Chair Botana here ranking that is excused.
• So we call it case internally and it's in Hendry County. And again, it's a pretty wet forest.
• The 3rd pillar of management is what we call ranch management.
• So a lot of our land management equipment is what we call status to. You know, it's old equipment.
• The newest tool the agency has at its disposal is the D Block Grant program, which was approved by the

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• >> Chair McClain: WE WILL NOW COME TO ORDER, TATYANA PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> Chair McClain: HERE. >>
• HONOR FOR ME TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE SECOND SESSION. >> Chair McClain: I AM NOT GOING TO CALL
• DON'T KNOW IF ALL OF YOU CAN READ IT AND WHAT YOU SEE IN THE LIGHTER BLUE IS 25 TO 30% AMI, WHAT WE CALL
• THAT'S THE 61 TO 80% AMI WITH FOLKS WHO WE CALL WORKFORCE AMI AND WE HAVE A CHUNK THAT'S THE 120% MEDIAN
• IN FLORIDA AND THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ADMINISTER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The session opens the machine for a quorum call. Members in the house for a quorum call.
• The clerk will begin the roll call. A roll call is now in progress.
• Sergeants, announce the roll call. The roll call is now in progress. More.
• Sergeant, out for calling the roll. Roll call is now in progress.
• Calling all.

Bills: HB4028, HB4075, HB4077, HB4074, HB4076, SB1221, SB1921, SB2118, SB1932, SB2134, HCR1025, SB1432, HCR1024, HCR1022, SB1122, HB4029, HB4063, HB4073, HB4078, SB1936, SB44, SB237, SB248, SB1360, SB985, SB1204, SB1239, SB1307, SB2143, SB1428, SB1390, SB1400, SB1405, SB1732, SB1832, SB1859, SB1989, SB2018, SB1427

Keywords: tax deduction, venture capital, economic development, Oklahoma, investment, water resources, appropriations, funding, state treasury, infrastructure projects, emergency act, emergency management, disaster relief, pandemic response, state appropriations, HB4074, Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Health Care Workforce Revolving Fund, health workforce, health care workforce

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• House Bill 181 by Representative Blocke-Laz is an act to amend Titles 24 and 47 relative to Medicaid
• House Bill 181 by Representative Blocke-Laz and Act of Men Titles 24 and 47, relative to Medicaid program
• Senator Price now moves for suspension of the rules for the purpose of calling House Bill 1017 by Representative

Bills: SR107, SCR53, SCR54, SCR55, SCR12, HB167, HB181, HB243, HB316, HB321, HB335, HB492, HB578, HB624, HB708, HB864, HB906, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB1005, HB1032, HB1077, HB1095, HB1104, HB1118, HB1157, HB1187, HB1189, HB1195, HB1198, HB1220, HB221, HCR58, SB283, SB338, SB488, SB520, HB90, HB127, HB138, HB150, HB201, HB268, HB273, HB285, HB315, HB354, HB355, HB360, HB376, HB445, HB506, HB606, HB649, HB665, HB681, HB721, HB746, HB757, HB781, HB835, HB844, HB857, HB872, HB886, HB889, HB892, HB972, HB982, HB987, HB1037, HB1068, HB1072, HB1078, HB1085, HB1132, HB1137, HB1167, HB1174, HB1232, HB1238, SB68, SB76, SB149, SB191, SB196, SB318, SB162, SB382, SCR33, SCR30, SB112, SB194, SB307, SB341, SB346, SB363, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, SB513, SB408, SB131, SB145, SB333, SB464, SB466, SB500, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB228, SB246, SB249, SB268, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB312, SB319, SB323, SB369, SB431, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB501, HCR14, HB537, HB652, HB653, HB661, HB726, HB756, HB851, HB964, HB966, HB34, HB35, HB48, HB474, HB553, HB758, HB852, HB10, HB16, HB36, HB44, HB46, HB52, HB61, HB78, HB98, HB102, HB124, HB126, HB131, HB135, HB141, HB142, HB164, HB170, HB171, HB179, HB194, HB231, HB245, HB280, HB292, HB294, HB297, HB305, HB336, HB337, HB351, HB436, HB594, HB789, HB956, HB957, HB995, HB1040, HB50, HB117, HB120, HB122, HB139, HB148, HB149, HB185, HB199, HB247, HB271, HB286, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB842, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB119, HB129, HB677, HB850

Keywords: condolence resolution, memorial resolution, tribute, sympathy, Joel Parker Sr., Louisiana Senate, rodeo, cowboy, horse trainer, stock and rodeo producer, black cowboy, African American history, community recognition, funeral resolution, celebration of life, Lottie Stampede Arena, Easter Sunday Rodeo, ranching, plantation work, faith community

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• We participate in something called the National Role of Recruitment Network.
• Representative Block. Thank you so much, Madam Chair. And thank you, Dr. Harrison.
• Madam Chair, Representative Block, typically the overlap comes not with and nurse practitioners.
• Madam Chair, Representative Block, I was on the Health Policy Commission. I'm not an employee.
• I'm sure those calls were also made to the legislature.

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• Please call the roll on SB 638.
• Please call the roll on SB 960.
• Susan, please call the roll. Susan, please call the roll. Senator Bernard. Yes. Senator Boyd.
• Susan, please call the roll on CS for SB 1262. Susan, please call the roll on C.S. for SB 1262.
• They don't know to call you all because they call us, but we don't really have that oversight.

Summary: The committee began by postponing SB 1742 on condos until the following week, then took up SB 1298 on building construction. Senator Simon said the bill would require continued education for long-licensed building professionals, clarify interagency sharing of building officials, limit residential inspectors to one- and two-family homes, revive a paid internship for residential planning examiners, modernize permit signatures, and clarify contractor responsibility when work changes hands. The bill drew supportive waivers and was reported favorably. Members then considered SB 940 on third-party restaurant reservation platforms. A delete-everything amendment was adopted to target bots and unauthorized resale of restaurant reservations, while preserving direct restaurant-platform relationships and requiring consumer contact information when reservations are made through noncontractual platforms. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and Booking Holdings supported the measure, and CS/SB 940 was reported favorably. SB 638 on home inspectors also passed after the sponsor explained it would raise education requirements from 120 to 200 hours, add instruction on building code, wind mitigation, four-point and insurance inspections, and require $300,000 in errors-and-omissions coverage; it was reported favorably. The committee next approved SB 960 on elevator accessibility, allowing additional shorter support rails while keeping the existing 42-inch rail requirement. SB 196 on foods containing vaccines or vaccine materials was amended to address mRNA language and cosmetics safety standards, with the committee adopting amendments and then reporting the bill favorably. SB 1418 on heated tobacco products was amended to clarify the definition of heated tobacco products and exclude other forms such as hookah; it also passed favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of board and commission appointees. Finally, SB 1262 on construction contracting was amended to add contractor continuing-education topics, strengthen penalties for unlicensed activity, create a standardized disciplinary reporting system, and require timely refunds and project completion standards; it was reported favorably with support from the Florida Home Builders Association. SB 1304 on solar facilities was then approved after extensive testimony from rural county commissioners and local officials who argued that utility-scale solar on agricultural land has grown without sufficient local oversight and that decommissioning rules are needed to protect farmland and communities. The bill would repeal the current by-right treatment of solar facilities on ag land and authorize counties to adopt decommissioning ordinances; it was reported favorably after a technical amendment.

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• The House Administration Committee meeting is now called to order in accordance with House rules.
• Please note that any votes taken will be done by a roll call vote.
• To begin today's meeting, we'll have a roll call attendance.
• To begin today's meeting, we'll have a roll call attendance. Chair Harris, present.
• I'd like to call an attorney. I'd like to call an attorney.

Bills: SB231

Keywords: school social workers, salary supplement, LCSW, mental health, education funding, Delaware Code, certification, professional standards

Summary: The House Administration Committee met and first considered Senate Bill 231, which would extend the existing 6% salary supplement for school-based mental health professionals with advanced credentials to school social workers who hold licensed clinical social worker credentials and have passed the national exam. The bill sponsor and multiple witnesses described school social workers as essential to student mental health, crisis response, attendance, and family support, and argued the measure corrects an oversight and inequity in the current salary supplement structure. Public testimony was uniformly supportive, and the committee voted to release the bill. The committee then heard Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 212, a constitutional amendment to protect the rights to hunt, fish, and trap. Supporters, including sportsmen’s groups and individual residents, said the amendment would preserve longstanding traditions, support wildlife management, and guard against future threats to hunting and trapping. An opposing witness argued there was no current threat in Delaware and said the Constitution should not be used to protect trapping or elevate hunting and trapping over other wildlife management approaches. Despite the opposition, the committee voted to release the substitute bill. Finally, the committee took up Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 284, the First State Emergency Response Act, which would create a 25-foot buffer around first responders at emergency scenes after warning, with misdemeanor penalties for knowingly entering or remaining in the zone to interfere with duties. Supporters said the bill would protect police, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics from interference, while opponents from the ACLU and the Office of Defense Services raised concerns about vague terms, potential First Amendment impacts, enforcement clarity, and jurisdictional issues. Committee members also questioned how the buffer would be marked and enforced. The sponsor and staff said they would continue working on the language, and the committee voted to release the bill.

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• >> Chair: Please call the roll. >> Chair: I am here. >> Vice Chair: Present. >> Rep.
• Bobbi Block, First Amendment Foundation, is an opponent wishing to appear. >> You are recognized. >>
• Block: Members, I am with the First Amendment Foundation.
• Close. >> [Speaker unidentified]: Your guardrails are a four-corner document called the Constitution,
• Just get a little backup and you'll be calling somebody like me.

Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum present and heard several bills, with HB 1483 temporarily postponed. The most contentious measure was HB 945, which would create a state counterintelligence/counterterrorism team within FDLE. The sponsor said it was aimed at terrorists, nation-state actors, and other criminal threats, not political speech, and noted an amendment would address First Amendment concerns later. Opponents from the First Amendment Foundation, ACLU Florida, and other groups argued the bill was too vague, lacked guardrails, and could enable surveillance of protected speech or political activity. Members also raised questions about fiscal impact, oversight, warrants, and the bill’s July start date. Despite those concerns, the committee reported HB 945 favorably by roll call vote. The committee then unanimously passed HB 6507, a claims bill appropriating funds to compensate for damages caused by departmental negligence. HB 813, which clarifies Florida’s firefighter cancer law and death-benefit provisions, also passed after an amendment narrowed the bill and added language allowing a firefighter’s family to receive the death benefit if the firefighter separates from employment and dies within one year. Firefighter representatives supported the bill as a compassionate fix, while one local firefighter representative opposed the amendment, saying it would remove protections and create an arbitrary cutoff. Sponsors responded that DROP would not be affected and that the change was intended to help terminally ill firefighters spend their final days at home without losing survivor benefits. Finally, HB 365, dealing with law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism, passed favorably. Supporters, including family members and autism advocates, said in-person training and positive interactions are crucial to preventing escalations and tragedies during police encounters. They described real-life incidents where lack of training led to harmful outcomes and urged adoption of the bill’s training provisions. Members from both parties voiced support, calling the measure overdue and important for both public safety and the autism community. The chair closed the meeting by noting it was likely the committee’s last budget meeting and adjourned without objection.

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• We're going to call up our first panelist, the Department of Housing and Community Development.
• We call it the more program.
• It was called the MORE Program.
• And Madam Chair, if I may, Megan Tokunaga, Block Department of Finance.
• that we call it care coordination, which generally involves multiple follow-up calls to identify services

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Text her and we can just call her and text her. We can just call her.
• Oh, do you want me to call her? Okay, I'm going to call her. Okay, what is it?
• We are going to call you. We're trying to call you. Hello? Yes, ma'am. I mean, I am here.
• Senator Bradley moves that we move forward with a confirmation of a block vote.
• Please call the roll. Regina. Please call the roll. Regina. Senator Bracey Davis. Senator Burgess.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider a slate of trustee confirmations for several Florida state colleges and universities. Chair Harrell outlined the process, including swearing in nominees, allowing brief presentations and questions, taking public comment after each nominee, and voting on the full slate at the end unless a member was pulled for separate consideration. One nominee, Edward Fleming, was not heard and was deferred to a future meeting. The committee also dealt with several technical issues for remote participants before proceeding through the agenda. Nominees and reappointees emphasized their personal ties to their institutions and focused their remarks on workforce development, affordability, and partnerships with local employers. Several highlighted nursing and allied health programs, with committee members repeatedly asking about NCLEX pass rates; reported figures included Polk State at 100%, Lake-Sumter at 97.5%, Northwest Florida State at 100%, Daytona State at 95%, Pasco-Hernando at 97% for associate degree and 100% for practical nursing, Pensacola State at 90% practical nursing and 85% RN, and Hillsborough College at 87.5%. Other priorities mentioned included construction technology, agriculture and ag technology, surveying/geodetic programs, maritime and diesel mechanics, aircraft maintenance, dual enrollment, AI, cybersecurity, and support for military and veteran transitions. After hearing from all nominees, the committee asked whether any names should be voted on separately; none were requested. Senator Bradley moved a block vote to recommend confirmation, the motion was approved by roll call, and all nominees heard that day were recommended for confirmation except Tab 10, Edward Fleming, who was postponed to a later meeting. The committee then adjourned.

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• All right, with that we will call the Senate Finance Committee meeting to order.
• In addition to that, we keep what's called IBNR, incurred but not reported.
• In addition to that, we keep what's called IBNR, incurred but not reported.
• IBNR incurred but not not what's called IBNR incurred but not not reported.<00:26:05.279> And
• Before you go, Call the Senate Finance Committee out of recess.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'd like to call to order this hearing of the Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee.
• But right now we're blocked by not even being able to take action ourselves, and one would hope that
• But right now we're blocked by not even being able to take action ourselves, and one would hope that
• But right now we're blocked by not even being able to take action ourselves, and one would hope that
• For almost 25 years, we've been using a restorative practice called Circle.

Bills: HF1662, HF1224, HF1836, HF1367, HF1168, HF1999, HF1792, HF102, HF2127, HF104

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, foreclosure

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• research or they call the advisor or<00:25:24.880> they<00:25:25.039> call<00:25:25.200
• or they call the insurance department. or they call the insurance department.
• It's not a policy call that I've made. It's not a policy call that I've made.
• We use a company called Verif.
• <01:41:40.159> that block that transaction and block that block that transaction and block

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee focused primarily on a bill concerning long-term care insurance rate increases and consumer notice. Members and staff discussed replacing or supplementing a proposed public hearing requirement with annual reporting, website updates, and consumer-facing disclosures about approved rate increases, carriers writing the products, and how the products work. Several participants emphasized that long-term care policies are long-term products, that rate increases can be spread over many years for actuarial reasons, and that consumers need better information about trends and the impact of increases. A major point of disagreement was whether the bill should try to cap premium increases. One member argued the real problem is unexpected increases of 15% to 20% and urged a statutory cap to protect consumers. Insurance department representatives and others responded that hard caps had been struck down in prior case law, that the department’s core responsibility is solvency, and that carriers need sufficient premium to pay future claims. They also said the market is struggling because many carriers stopped selling the product, leaving in-force policies to bear the cost, and that overly restrictive caps could cause insurers to withdraw from the state. The discussion then shifted toward a compromise requiring carriers to notify policyholders before a rate increase is approved and allowing a 60-day comment period. Participants debated whether the notice should come from the carrier, how confidentiality rules would apply before approval, and what the department should do with public comments. The department said it already reviews filings carefully and that submitted rates are often adjusted before approval; lawmakers noted that prior commissioners had pushed back on increases in some cases, including a seven-year moratorium. No final vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair repeatedly tried to move the subcommittee along to other bills.

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• I was calling Mr. >> thanks, Mr. Chairman. I was calling Mr. Speaker.<01:16:59.760> Sorry.
• 'No, I'm just calling.' It says on the information sheet to call.
• > my I repeatedly would call my I repeatedly would call my pediatrician's<03:05:10.960> office
• It says on the I'm just calling."
• It says information she seat to call.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Clerk will call the roll. Addis, Agriar-Curie, Arons.
• The clerk will call the roll. All members vote.
• Seats have blocked traffic in emergency vehicles and driven through crime scenes and downed wires.
• So they're not the first on the chopping block whenever we're in a budget crisis.
• Till Monday, June 2nd at 1 PM, quorum call is lifted and we are adjourned.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So let's go ahead and make sure we have a quorum, and please Regina call the roll for us.
• And Regina, please call the roll on CS for SB 1246. Senator Bracey Davis. Senator Burgess.
• We also fully endowed a program called the Veterans...
• We call it Goat Day. Last year was our 40th year.
• Regina, please call the roll. Senator Bracey Davis. Yes. To 25. Regina, please call the roll.

Bills: S0720, S1246

Keywords: tuition, resident status, incarceration, education, equal access, nursing shortage, health care, education funding, workforce development, LINE Fund, monetary contributions, nonmonetary contributions

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to consider one bill, a postponed bill, and a slate of trustee confirmations. The committee first took up CS/SB 1246, which expands the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) fund to support health science workforce shortages beyond nursing, including allied health programs. The bill also broadens eligible uses of funds, revises matching requirements and grant criteria, and updates reporting requirements. A strike-all amendment was adopted without objection, and the committee then reported the bill favorably after supportive testimony from Florida State College at Jacksonville, the Florida Hospital Association, the College of Central Florida, and the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Senator Davis also noted a favorable vote on the bill for the record. The committee then temporarily postponed SB 720 at the sponsor’s request. Chair Harrell explained that the bill had been incorporated into a larger committee measure and would likely be heard later in another form. Public witnesses who had come to speak on the bill were not heard because of the postponement. The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmations for trustees at several state colleges, including Chipola College, Tallahassee State College, Pensacola State College, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, and St. Petersburg College. The appointees emphasized themes of affordability, workforce training, nursing and allied health success, dual enrollment, community partnerships, and local economic development. After hearing from the appointees, the committee approved a block motion to recommend confirmation of all appointees on tabs 2 through 25. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The first block of columns there is for the current budget biennium, fiscal years 26 and 27, and because
• You'll then see in the second block of three columns that those are the tails columns for the fiscal
• <00:16:13.079> in<00:16:13.200> the<00:16:13.440> second<00:16:13.880> block
• <00:16:14.400> of you'll then see in the second block of you'll then see in the second block

Keywords: 1187, senate, all