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• Hold on one second. Just talk loud. If you're almost in opposition.
• For these reasons, NRDC respectfully requests an aye vote. Thank you so much.
• Thirty days is the norm because you get charged for holding it longer than that.
• How do you know what license plate reader data to hold in connection with this death?
• Stores hold the records for at least 60 days, and the law sunsets in 2030.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on artificial intelligence, child safety, mental health, and privacy. SB 574 by Senator Umberg would require transparency and human oversight when attorneys, judges, and court neutrals use AI; it drew support from privacy advocates and committee members, with no opposition. SB 1276, the End Child Exploitation Act, would update child sexual exploitation laws to cover live-streamed and AI-generated abuse material and clarify that viewing such content can be criminally punishable; prosecutors, child advocacy groups, and others supported it, while no one appeared in opposition despite opposition on file. SB 813 would create a California AI standards and safety commission and a voluntary two-tier certification framework for AI safety standards; supporters said it would create scalable, independent oversight, while TechNet and CalChamber opposed it as duplicative, under-defined, and likely to create a de facto mandate. The committee discussed market pressure, federal preemption concerns, and the role of voluntary standards, but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. Senator Padilla also presented SB 300, which would strengthen protections for minors from sexually explicit chatbot content by moving from a reasonableness standard to an affirmative duty to prevent such exposure and to prohibit facilitation. Supporters said new evidence showed greater risks and that companies can and should build stronger safeguards; opponents, including TechNet and CCIA, argued the bill was premature because SB 243 had only recently taken effect and warned it could create strict-liability-like exposure. Padilla then presented SB 903, which would bar AI chatbots from being advertised as therapists, require licensed clinician oversight and informed consent for AI use in psychotherapy, and protect patient confidentiality; it received broad support from mental health professionals and labor groups, while industry and health associations were opposed unless amended over triage and crisis-detection language. The committee members emphasized the need for human judgment in mental health care and noted ongoing negotiations on amendments. The committee also heard SB 1119, a companion to AB 2020, which would require annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, default child settings, parental controls, limits on data use, public incident reporting, and third-party audits for chatbots used by children. Supporters argued the bill would address documented harms and improve transparency, while industry groups objected to ambiguous standards, liability exposure, and the private right of action. A roll call vote was taken on SB 1119 after quorum was established; the motion to pass to Appropriations succeeded on a 5-1 vote, with one no vote and the measure left on call for absent members. Finally, SB 354, a privacy bill for insurance consumers, would modernize outdated insurance privacy rules, bar sale of personal information, and expand consumer rights to know, correct, and delete data. Supporters said it would implement Proposition 24’s privacy mandate, while a large coalition of insurers, agents, brokers, and related businesses opposed unless amended, mainly seeking a small-business exemption and narrower treatment of publicly available information; members and the author said negotiations were ongoing and the bill had already been substantially revised.

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• The Kentucky has also been requested.
• primary one is bed hold reimbursement. primary one is bed hold reimbursement.
• > the Bed hold reimbursement allows the Bed hold reimbursement allows the facility<00:26:00.080
• hold reimbursements. hold reimbursements.
• We also recommend that KDVA request We also recommend that KDVA request funding<00:32:23.760>

Keywords: 958, all

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• >> Roll call requested. Roll call granted. >> Roll call requested.
• President, I request a roll call. >> Mr. President, I request a roll call.
• President, I would request a roll call. >> Roll call requested. Roll call granted.
• President, I would request a roll Mr. President, I would request a roll call. call. call.
• Requested roll call granted. >> Roll call. Requested roll call granted.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is an appropriation or fund transfer request. J1 is a FY 26 request. J1 is a FY 26 request.
• These are cash fund appropriation requests. K1 are FY 26 requests.
• K2 are FY 27 requests.
• These are budget classification transfer requests. L1 are the FY 26 requests.
• These are pay plan appropriation requests. N1 are the 26 requests.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Each year, the state has received far more tax credit requests than the cap currently allowed.
• Each year, the state has received far more tax credit requests than the cap currently allows for research
• In 2025, the Department of Revenue approved applications that requested over $104 million in tax credits
• You have the responsibility to hold companies accountable when they harm Floridians.
• Are enforced no matter who holds office or what their politics are.

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism considered a series of bills affecting tax policy, workforce development, business regulation, consumer protection, rural development, and artificial intelligence. SB 1076 would raise Florida’s research and development tax credit cap from $9 million to $50 million beginning with the 2027 allocation, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1266 would create a cybersecurity experiential internship and clearance-readiness program with the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida; an amendment removed an appropriation from the bill, and the committee reported it favorably. SB 554, a broad update to Florida’s not-for-profit corporation law, was also reported favorably after supportive testimony from Florida Bar representatives. SB 1004, aimed at protecting buyers of dogs and cats from deceptive sales and predatory financing practices, received strong support from animal welfare advocates and was reported favorably. SB 1074, which provides rounding rules for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, was likewise reported favorably. SB 214, expanding the rural community definition to include special districts in rural counties for economic development purposes, was reported favorably. SPB 7030, a public records exemption tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations, was adopted as a committee bill and favorably reported. The committee also heard extensive discussion on SB 998, the Department of Commerce package. The bill would modernize the Florida Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program, clarify rural community eligibility for certain unincorporated areas, exempt military entities from a reverter clause on land conveyances, and revise E-Verify enforcement procedures. Members questioned the E-Verify provisions, including penalties, protections for workers incorrectly flagged, and the treatment of gig workers. Senator Smith opposed the bill, arguing it creates unequal treatment between employers and immigrant workers, while Senator Wright supported the military-related provisions. Despite the debate, SB 998 was reported favorably, with Senators Bracy Davis, Smith, and Errington voting no. The committee also took up SB 482, an “Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights” that would create consumer protections for companion chatbots, require parental consent and access for minors, mandate periodic disclosures that users are interacting with AI, restrict certain uses of personal data and likenesses, and give the Attorney General enforcement authority. The bill drew both support and criticism: supporters emphasized child safety, transparency, and consumer protection, while opponents raised concerns about privacy, broad definitions, lack of audit mechanisms, and the absence of a private right of action for adults. Senators Smith and Davis urged clearer definitions and stronger accountability, but both said the bill was a starting point. The committee reported SB 482 favorably. The meeting ended with recorded affirmative votes requested by Senators Yarbrough, Wright, and Davis on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.

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• As Michelle described, uh, when there was a request by the chair at that point.
• uh, which is something we reported on last year, was adding and expanding to the inventory, the holdings
• The one section for the executive, judicial, and legislative facility holdings, and the second section
• is focused on the higher end holdings.
• So, unfortunately, we were not successful in receiving the $120 million that we did request for uh executive

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• In 1848, break their hold.
• <02:08:12.680> for The chair will entertain requests for The chair will entertain requests
• Corporation holds subsurface ownership. Corporation holds subsurface ownership.
• Speaker, I request the yeas and nays. The gentleman will request the yeas and nays.
• The yeas and nays are requested.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• this was a uh local police or requested this was a uh local police or requested uh<00:06:17.599>
• <00:33:57.360> those a flavor in my town to hold those a flavor in my town to hold those you
• <00:33:58.360> know<00:33:58.679> hold<00:33:59.240> hold<00:33:59.480> the
• hold the numbers to a tax you know hold hold the numbers to a tax Gap<00:34:01.720> um<00:34:
• the the money is not there to to hold the the money is not there to to hold tuition<01:42:40.000

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 713, which would require mile markers on Route 112, the Kancamagus Highway. The sponsor and DOT testimony described the road as a heavily traveled but isolated corridor with little or no cell or radio service, frequent accidents and breakdowns, and serious public-safety problems when emergency responders cannot quickly locate incidents. Members discussed where markers should be placed, how frequently they should appear, whether both sides of the road should be marked, and the potential cost; DOT said the project could be done with federal funds and might be combined with other work to reduce mobilization costs. The committee agreed the bill was straightforward and voted OTP 18-0, with discussion that a friendly amendment might be offered later to refine the language. The committee then heard HB 563, concerning calculation of adequate education grants. Testimony explained that the bill would add fiscal capacity disparity aid in FY 27 and increase the special education differentiated aid factor, while also reducing extraordinary needs grants so the overall fiscal impact would be net neutral. Members noted the changes were limited to the second year because of the budget process and school district ballot timing. Supporters argued the fiscal capacity aid would help property-poor towns and should be expanded, while others emphasized the bill’s budget-neutral structure. The committee voted to retain HB 563 for further consideration in the budget process. Finally, the committee opened HB 675, which would limit the authority of school districts to make certain appropriations. A Derry resident and former local official testified in favor, arguing that property taxes are too high, that school spending has outpaced town-side tax caps, and that local voters should have more control over school budgets. Committee members questioned whether the issue should instead be handled locally through existing processes or broader governance changes, and one member noted the state’s constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education. The discussion continued, but no final action on HB 675 was taken in the portion provided.

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• or could hold is more important than the Constitution and the people they swore to serve.
• Members, would you hold it down, please? Representative Woodson has the floor. You're recognized.
• Members, would you hold it down, please? Representative Woodson has the floor. You're recognized.
• And yet and still, we are allowing—y'all continue to hold the water of a governor who is a lame duck
• Members, please hold it down. Leader, just cool.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• And many have been participating for many years and hold the accounts of—I don't know.
• Hold, please. Sorry, we need to read the House bill a first time since we adopted it.
• Included in this bill is a road designation that holds deep significance.
• Or do they have flexibility to decide that they're not going to approve that request?
• ...of holding committee meetings and conducting other Senate business. Any objection?

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests, students, advocates, and a resolution honoring the late USF men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Senators also observed moments of silence for victims of recent campus violence and for former FSU President John Thrasher. The chamber then moved to special order bills, with several members explaining measures and, in some cases, substituting House companions before final passage. Among the bills passed were measures updating child care and early learning provider regulation; strengthening penalties and cost recovery for false reporting and swatting; extending protections against extraordinary medical debt collection; expanding hazardous walking condition criteria for schoolchildren; creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students; and requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose which accommodations they will provide. The Senate also passed a bill adjusting interest rules for trust accounts funding legal aid, after extended debate over the impact on legal aid funding and banking practices, and a transportation package that was heavily amended to address issues such as school bus camera hearings, beach vehicle use for equipment removal, flooded-street wake restrictions, expectant mother parking permits, micromobility regulation, and traffic signal modernization. The chamber also approved public-records exemptions for Agency for Health Care Administration investigators, Judicial Qualifications Commission employees, and appellate court clerks; a municipal water and sewer rate bill affecting Miami-Dade residents near a plant; motor vehicle offenses involving impersonating law enforcement and obscured license plates; trespass penalties at law-enforcement-controlled locations and large ticketed venues; refund requirements for patient overpayments; stem cell therapy authorization with source and consent limits; and insulin administration authority for direct support professionals and relatives in group homes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including cardiac emergencies, chemicals and consumer products, and motor vehicle manufacturer/franchise dealer legislation. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though the trust fund interest bill drew notable opposition and passed 28-10, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill passed 37-1.

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• is good cause to deny the request.
• Can make the request to have a remote proceeding, is that correct?
• First of all, I'd like to thank—wait, hold on just a minute.
• The bill does many things, but it includes the holdings in Troxell.
• They're fit parents; they hold that right; it's inherent.

Bills: HCR16, HB782, HB2159, HB2288, HB3281, HB3819, HB4656, HB4696, HB5494, HCR16

Keywords: fatherhood, family support, fatherlessness, community engagement, youth development, social policy, male role models, child development, policy reform, role models, mental health, parenting, single-parent homes, welfare reform, economic opportunity, mentorship, community initiatives, children, welfare programs, education

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• the technology replacement request. the technology replacement request.
• still have the TRP request.
• <01:42:12.400> Your<01:42:12.719> request. budget amendment request.
• Your request. budget amendment request. Your request.
• requests.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Is this present a formula for how we will factor them into whatever the next request?
• support for a one-time $60 million, $63 million budget request.
• We request your support. Thank you. Thank you very much.
• We request your support. Thank you. Thank you very much.
• We will hold the roll open here for about 10 minutes.

Summary: The committee heard AB 108, a budget bill junior that would amend the 2025 Budget Act to create a one-time $25 million General Fund grant program at HCAI for hospitals in immediate and significant financial distress. The bill also included a technical change related to property tax deferments for eligible low-income seniors. Finance explained that eligible hospitals would have to be not-for-profit, have less than 10 days cash on hand, show best efforts to exhaust other financing, and have a payer mix of more than 50% government payers and uninsured patients; the bill also gives HCAI expedited contracting and rulemaking authority. Members and the LAO noted the proposal is intended as a short-term bridge until July 1, while broader hospital support is expected in the May Revision and next year’s budget. Much of the discussion focused on whether $25 million is enough, how many hospitals would qualify, and whether the 10-day cash threshold is too narrow. Several senators argued the administration had not provided enough data or a clear methodology, and raised concerns about fairness compared with the earlier Distressed Hospital Loan Program, which used broader criteria and provided loans rather than grants. Members also raised broader policy issues affecting hospital finances, including Medi-Cal reimbursement rates, seismic retrofit costs, federal funding changes, and the need for better data and more immediate assessment of hospital distress. The LAO said the current proposal is narrower than the prior loan program and emphasized the need for better reporting and analysis going forward. Public commenters, including the California Hospital Association, district hospital representatives, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and county officials, supported the bill and urged additional longer-term funding for distressed hospitals. The chair and several members said the bill is a short-term emergency measure for a small number of hospitals at risk of imminent closure, while broader solutions will be addressed later in the budget process. AB 108 was then moved and passed out of committee on an 18-0 vote, with the roll held open briefly to secure remaining votes.

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• have to make sure the legislature holds have to make sure the legislature holds the<00:08:57.640
• this section of of tenant holding over. this section of of tenant holding over.
• What this amendment holding over cases.
• That assumption does not hold tenants.
• Hold on 1 minute.

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, April 3, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 113 members present and took up House Bill 774, a local enabling bill on residential landlord-tenant good-cause termination and eviction standards. The sponsor and floor leader described the bill as intended to create stability for families and communities by limiting nonrenewal of leases without good cause, while emphasizing that it would only take effect if adopted by local counties. The bill’s stated good-cause grounds include repeated late rent payment, lease violations, and other specified reasons. Several amendments were offered and debated. One amendment sought to require tenants to keep paying rent, late fees, and other lease obligations during any legal challenge to a nonrenewal; the floor leader argued this was redundant because existing law already requires payment during holdover proceedings, and the House rejected the amendment by roll call, 79 in the negative. Another amendment added a good-cause ground where housing is tied to employment on the property and the employment ends; the floor leader accepted it as a friendly amendment, and it was adopted. A further amendment exempted short-term rentals such as VRBOs from the bill; it was also accepted as friendly and adopted. The House then rejected another amendment that would have changed the late-rent good-cause standard from four notices in a 12-month period to three. The sponsor argued the change would reduce the time and financial burden on small landlords, while the floor leader responded that the bill did not alter existing eviction timelines for nonpayment and that the current four-instance standard was appropriate. Finally, an amendment to extend access to the state’s eviction counsel fund to low-income landlords was offered, with the sponsor arguing for fairness to small property owners; the floor leader opposed it, saying the fund was created to represent low-income tenants and that most landlords are already represented. The transcript cuts off before the final vote on that amendment.

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• I'll appear when a legislator requests for us to be present.
• Also, these handouts from the Chief Justice—hold on to these.
• Also, these handouts from the Chief Justice—hold on to these.
• And we hold that standard on purpose because there's a lot of authority and integrity.
• and we hold that standard and we hold and we hold that standard and we hold that<00:47:42.640>

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• Request that they be able to be permitted to do so at the appropriate time.
• I think if there was agreement after the initial request or force or threat.
• The unanimous consent has been requested. It is sustained.
• So the same request can be granted in one courthouse and denied in another.
• The chair requests unanimous consent to withdraw my motion.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• How quick we are to resort to acts of violence when common virtues should hold sway over even our most
• HOW QUICK WE ARE TO RESORT TO ACTS OF VIOLENCE WHEN COMMON VIRTUES SHOULD HOLD SWAY OVER EVEN OUR MOST
• The cooperation of all Members is requested.
• THE COOPERATION OF ALL MEMBERS IS REQUESTED.
• HOLDING HIM OR HER AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE UNTIL I AM SAFELY RETURNED. THESE DAYS WE.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• That program is solid, though on hold, so we would really like to see it.
• Maybe twice a year if you're holding over cattle from the previous year.
• These changes have been requested by the livestock community for many years.
• We have a lot of need, a lot of people requesting it.
• I think we're going to request some more funding.

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• So we'll go through general fund budget requests.
• <00:26:36.720> you through general fund budget requests you through general fund budget requests
• This is not a request for funds, just a request to set a minimum loan limit to ensure the administrative
• <00:41:02.560> to<00:41:02.680> set request for funds just a request to set request
• <00:43:28.480> for<00:43:28.599> additional not a request for additional not a request

Bills: HF1063

Keywords: grain buyers, grain dealer, grain elevator, agriculture, financial reporting, audit, CPA review, independent accountant, financial statement, balance sheet, cash flow, nonpublic data, licensee oversight, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, grain purchase volume, insolvency, nonpayment, warehouse chain, fiduciary duties, producer protection

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• <01:33:47.600> I request to maintain my license. I request to maintain my license.
• > for<01:34:08.080> revalidation request detail report for revalidation request detail
• I waited on hold for 2 terminated.
• <02:26:09.280> on a chair was to put in that request on a chair was to put in that request
• I think there was an email request that was sent to the commissioner requesting a follow-up because of

Keywords: 1187, senate, all