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• sales tax on motor vehicles to eligible nonprofit scholarship funding organizations to include the purchase
• tax paid on certain public works construction projects; a three-year sales tax exemption on the purchase
• We are offering up a ton of tax relief to people who go and purchase tennis tickets, to people who go
• and purchase guns.
• It specifies that the department must prefer to use or purchase state- or locally owned land before purchasing

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Senator Donnell C. Childers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Antonio Richardson as law enforcement officer of the day. A quorum was announced, the journal was approved, and the Speaker said the chamber would take up 11 budget conference reports, with debate and final votes on each report. The first report considered was HB 7031E, the tax package, followed by HB 501E, the state budget appropriations bill. On HB 7031E, Chair Duggan explained that the conference report included a range of tax reductions and tax-related changes, including sales tax holidays, property tax and homestead-related provisions, reductions in certain taxes and fees, and new exemptions or administrative clarifications. He said the package also added items such as sales tax relief for certain university construction projects, a tennis admissions exemption, and changes to agricultural property tax treatment, and that the amendment reduced state and local tax revenues by $272.2 million. Members questioned the bill about the child care tax credit reduction from three years to one, the homestead exemption provision for certain diplomats and foreign service personnel, the absence of gas tax relief and combined reporting, and the inclusion of firearm accessories and tennis tickets in sales tax holidays. After structured debate, the House adopted the conference report and passed HB 7031E by a vote of 88-11. The House then began the conference report on HB 501E, the $114.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, which was described as below the prior year’s spending level and leaving more than $14 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined major allocations across education, higher education, IT, health care, transportation and economic development, justice, state administration, and agriculture/natural resources. Highlights included increased FEFP funding and veteran teacher raises, full funding for Bright Futures, major IT modernization projects, Medicaid and behavioral health funding, transportation and local infrastructure spending, correctional and law enforcement investments, fire station and emergency response funding, and large environmental and water-quality appropriations. Members asked detailed questions about school voucher fraud oversight, scholarship funding, teacher raises, preeminence funding, ADAP changes, SNAP data tools and error rates, Medicaid rate changes, prison wastewater monitoring, and other budget items, but the transcript ends during the budget questions before final action on HB 501E is shown.

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• Are you okay with them requiring an ID to purchase ivermectin?
• 12-year-old will be able to go purchase the medication. On their own?
• Then we agree you got to be an adult in order to purchase it.
• But you're okay if your child did purchase it?
• Right, so do you know what the protocol is when you purchase or when you buy?

Bills: HB 265, HB25

Keywords: youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code

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• The rule ensures that motorists have the choices to purchase the cleanest type of vehicle that they want
• The rule ensures that motorists have the choices to purchase the cleanest type of vehicle that they want
• Currently, Minnesota consumers are purchasing electric vehicles at a rate of 6% a year.
• electric vehicles at a rate purchasing electric vehicles at a rate of<00:09:05.880> 6%<00:09:
• able to get your first vehicle purchase able to get your first vehicle purchase and<00:21:49.640

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So just keep that in mind as we're looking at purchasing thousands and thousands and thousands of acres
• So just keep that in mind as we're looking at purchasing thousands and thousands and thousands of acres
• So just keep that in mind as we're looking at purchasing thousands and thousands and thousands of acres
• If it doesn't, you might find someone with deep pockets and they're going to purchase that land and say
• up there and had some big land purchases up there and other<00:59:32.559> and<00:59:33.040>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Uh, you can purchase additional PIP as a part of your policy.
• for the same purchasing power. for the same purchasing power.
• But in order to do that, we have to protect the purchasing power of our dollar.
• <01:06:57.800> power protect the purchasing power protect the purchasing power of<01:06:59.280
• That's a 97% drop in the purchasing That's a 97% drop in the purchasing value<01:07:56.840> of

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:38 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 00:01:34 Proposed Legislation for the 2026 Session 00:10:14 Basic and Added Reparation (PIP) Benefits 00:10:41 Prior Authorization 00:46:15 Measures to Strengthen Kentucky’s Economic Infrastructure 00:59:46, 958, all

Summary: The committee met in a special-called session of the Interim Joint Committee on Banking and Insurance and first took up three Department of Insurance regulations tied to House Bill 256, the Strengthen Kentucky Homes program: 806 KAR 22:00, 22:10, and 22:20. Commissioner Sharon Clark said the program would provide $5 million in grants to help homeowners strengthen roofs, with regulations covering eligibility and operations, contractors and evaluators, and reinspections in cases of suspected fraud. A committee substitute to 806 KAR 22:10 was explained as a technical correction to conform to the statutory preference for in-state contractors and evaluators. Representative Hampton moved and Representative Rudy seconded approval of the substitute, and it was adopted by voice vote; the amended regulations were then reviewed. Clark also said the grant money would be distributed statewide rather than targeted to storm-prone areas. The committee then heard an update from Commissioner Clark on mental health parity in response to questions from Representative Pollock. Clark said the department reviews insurer filings and conducts market conduct examinations, but does not have authority over provider reimbursement rates or to require providers to join insurer networks. She said complaints are investigated and, when needed, teams review claims and data on site to check compliance with parity requirements. No action was taken on that discussion. After approving the November 4 meeting minutes, the committee heard testimony on a proposed PIP reform package from Representative Josh Bray, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Justice Association, and State Farm. Supporters said the bill would apply the workers’ compensation fee schedule to most PIP medical claims, keep the $10,000 PIP limit in place while stretching benefits further, reduce balance billing, modernize benefit amounts, and address fraud and delayed billing. They noted hospitals would be exempt from the fee schedule, while hospital-based physical therapy would be included, and said the compromise reflected negotiations among stakeholders. Some members questioned whether exempting hospitals undercut the bill’s purpose and asked about possible rate effects; proponents said they had not done a rate analysis and that the bill could lead to more treatments within the existing PIP limit. No vote was taken on the PIP proposal during this meeting.

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• Drugs are purchased, I believe, in Massachusetts. police found drugs in the car.
• Even in a conversation, the person who provided the drugs cautioned the purchaser, "Be careful.
• the drugs from an individual the decedent had purchased drugs from in the past.
• <00:40:46.480> drugs that um the deedent had purchased drugs that um the deedent had purchased
• , and when they were purchased.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:10:23.520> fresh financially afford purchasing fresh financially afford purchasing fresh
• We offer affordable healthy foods, and we purchased from over 60 local vendors.
• We offer affordable healthy foods, and we purchased from over 60 local vendors.
• We offer affordable healthy foods, and we purchased from over 60 local vendors.
• <01:20:13.440> and the teams to use funds to purchase and the teams to use funds to purchase

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:15:34.800> tickets since they did not purchase tickets since they did not purchase tickets
• They were just purchased from a guy in a parking lot or a back alley by the stadium.
• They were just purchased from a guy in a parking lot or a back alley by the stadium.
• They were just purchased from a guy in a parking lot or a back alley by the stadium.
• Price controls do the purchased.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Second, clarifying the phrase 'purchase a rental unit' as used in the bill.
• And uh um they can purchasing units.
• And some of these products are addressing the rent with option to purchase numbers.
• <00:25:38.960> um option to purchase um option to purchase um numbers.<00:25:41.080> And
• for rent-with-option-to-purchase. for rent-with-option-to-purchase.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Housing, meeting jointly with the Committee on Health and Human Services, heard testimony on Senate Bill 2787, which would expand use of the rental housing revolving fund to provide loans or grants for purchasing rental units, and Senate Bill 2957, which addresses tenant displacement and relocation protections, as well as Senate Bill 2866, which would make the state rent supplement program for kupuna permanent and appropriate funds for it. Testimony on SB 2787 included support from DHHL, HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, and others, while the Attorney General recommended clarifying language and standards for grants, and the Tax Foundation questioned whether grants fit the revolving-fund structure. On SB 2957, supporters including OHA, PACT, medical-legal advocates, and tenant representatives emphasized relocation hardships from the KPT redevelopment, language access, and the need for clearer minimum safeguards; the Attorney General suggested defining “comparable units” and correcting a drafting error. On SB 2866, HPHA, Catholic Charities, AARP, the Executive Office on Aging, and others supported making the kupuna rent supplement program permanent to prevent homelessness among low-income seniors. During discussion on SB 2957, members questioned HPHA and tenant counsel about the KPT low-rise relocation process and what “comparable housing” meant in practice. HPHA said all tenants were relocated, but counsel described disputes over comparability, disability and family-size issues, and at least one offered unit that was not livable. For SB 2787, members questioned DHHL about why it sought funding from the rental housing revolving fund rather than other sources; DHHL said it was still exploring options and had mostly used its funds for infrastructure, with only a small portion used as revolving funds. The chair expressed concern about relying on scarce housing funds and urged more efficient use of DHHL’s existing resources. In decision-making, the committees voted to pass SB 2957 with amendments and SB 2866 with amendments. For SB 2957, the amendments would replace the bill with a working group on tenant displacement and relocation, include a blank appropriation and defective date, and request $75,000 for the working group; the motion was adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator Favela excused. For SB 2866, the amended version would include a blank appropriation, defective date, and committee report language noting requests for $110,160 for two HPHA public housing specialist positions and $2.16 million for the state rent supplement program; this motion was also adopted, with Senator Favela excused. After the joint hearing adjourned, the committee returned to the housing-only agenda and continued discussion of SB 2787 before moving on to SB 3089, which would amend the down payment loan assistance program for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers; testimony on SB 3089 was beginning when the transcript ended.

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• You know, this has to do with, uh, purchasing a very safe and effective drug over the counter.
• When you go to purchase Sudafed, I think that was one of the other drugs that is behind the counter,
• Are you OK with them requiring an ID to purchase ivermectin?
• You won't send your child in, but you're OK if your child did purchase it.
• So what do you know what the protocol is when you purchase or when you go to purchase over the counter

Bills: HB 265, HB25

Keywords: youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid, public health, child protection, camp operator, camp counselor, Health and Safety Code

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• If you're going to purchase a $50,000, Purchase, you know, a $50,000 pickup truck, and you say, boy,
• It is 25% of the purchase price of the vehicle.
• Currently, under 301.210, a title is supposed to be provided to the purchaser at the time of sale.
• I mean, they can purchase it by the month, but they can't just purchase it for one month and never purchase
• I think I'm pretty certain because you have 30 days to register a vehicle once you purchase it.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Can they be under the age of 18 to purchase ivermectin over the counter? Ms.
• However, there is no age limit to purchase ivermectin.
• Representative Collier: For a 14-year-old to be able to purchase? Ms.
• Before a local government may purchase a new system, they will be required to submit the proposed purchase
• It will allow the state to place a strategic pause on purchases that impair radio interoperability.

Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert

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• and developed these products and the rights of the consumer to fully own the products that they purchase
• Then, if a contract of purchase and sale is entered into without the seller providing notice, the purchaser
• This ensures that all purchasers are informed and protected. fully informed before finalizing their purchase
• secondary benefit you might get from the purchase or evaluation of that potential insurance product.
• If we get downgraded, number one, the pool of potential purchasers of our debt shrinks because people

Bills: HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252, HB1732, HB2221, HB2467, HB2468, HB2517, HB2518, HB2963, HB3016, HB3689, HB3960, HB4386, HB4490, HB4751, HB5247, HJR175, HB2213, HB106, HB144, HB145, HB252

Keywords: HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund, production safety, leasehold operations, electric utility, distribution poles, inspection

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• You know, the idea that we are going to not subsidize the purchase of junk food raises the question of
• The challenges of food deserts include where people can purchase food, and that’s why a long time ago
• Healthier foods, which mothers are attaining a lot of their purchases wherever they can, especially when
• Senate Bill 379 prohibits the purchase of certain food and drink items under the Supplemental Nutrition
• the purchase of any food or beverage item produced or processed or manufactured within the state of

Bills: SJR37, SJR57, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB503, SB533, SB565, SB578, SB599, SB686, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB920, SB924, SB961, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1024, SB1026, SB1038, SB1059, SB1185, SB1202, SB1207, SB1252, SB1330, SB1396, SB1484, SB1527, SB1535, SB1596, SB1619, SB1697, SB1737, SB1741, SB1841, SJR36, SJR12, SJR57, SJR37, SCR22, SCR12, SB565, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB1024, SB686, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB379, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB1527, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB961, SB1038, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB318, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB924, SB1029, SB1185, SB1202, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1697, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SJR81, SJR50, SCR39, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, constitutional amendment, voting rights, water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law, voter registration, proof of citizenship, Election Code, criminal offenses

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• And they know that if the state is going to purchase that data, make it available to the public, that
• <00:07:52.160> that<00:07:52.400> data, state is going to purchase that data, state
• is going to purchase that data, make<00:07:53.199> it<00:07:53.360> available<00:07:53.759
• work in greater Minnesota, those cost a lot of money, well beyond where the average consumer can purchase
• That's a great achievement. consumer can purchase them. So hopefully consumer can purchase them.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Members, right now we have the ability in this state to go to a tobacco store or Walmart or purchase
• Members, right now we have the ability in this state to go to a tobacco store or Walmart or purchase
• That restaurant would still be able to purchase this, or is that not the case in this bill? Mr.
• Inan: Yeah, that is how the bill is currently structured, that if you are a consumer, you cannot purchase
• Representative Inan: If you are a consumer, you cannot purchase the flavored nitrous oxide, or Galaxy

Keywords: 919, house, all

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• Operational purchases for maintaining these vehicles are primarily done through the Wright Express card
• We follow DMS guidelines on the purchase of the vehicles.
• vehicles are assigned a WEX card, with supervisors having a separate card that allows them to make purchases
• Repairs over $2,500 require a purchase requisition and then a subsequent purchase order to be performed

Summary: The Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum and heard several presentations on state fleet management. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services described its new fleet tracking rollout using AT&T/GeoTab devices, funded with $804,000, to monitor vehicle location, fuel use, idle time, driver behavior, and maintenance needs in real time. Members asked about whether the system was unique to FDACS and whether it duplicated reporting to the Department of Management Services; the agency said it was still implementing the system and would follow up on those questions. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission presented on its large and diverse fleet, including more than 4,000 assets, and explained that it uses both the statewide FleetWave system and the Samsara telematics platform. FWC said FleetWave is used for monthly reporting and replacement tracking, while Samsara provides real-time location and diagnostics, reducing administrative burden and improving accountability. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Florida Highway Patrol then outlined their fleet operations, emphasizing that most assets support law enforcement, that multiple manual systems create data inaccuracies, and that they are seeking a $750,000 increase to modernize fleet management with telematics, automated receipt processing, and a centralized database to improve safety and efficiency. The committee also considered SPB 7010, which would authorize the Department of Financial Services and local governmental entities to allow post-tax Roth contributions in deferred compensation plans, in addition to existing pre-tax contributions. After a brief explanation, there was no debate or public testimony, and the committee voted to submit the bill as a committee bill. The roll call showed the measure was favorably reported, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• The resolution also notes the Local Food Purchase Assistance program.
• USDA's termination will mean $47 million in reduced purchasing from farmers for food banks at a time
• when they need additional support and over $100 million in reduced direct food purchasing here in California
• For example, in Fresno County, a pension firm purchased and subsequently abandoned...
• For example, in Fresno County, a pension firm purchased and subsequently abandoned 7,000 acres of trees

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Agriculture met with an initial quorum delay, then heard four items: AJR 6 on protecting federal funding for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care program, AB 732 on abandoned agricultural land, AB 1042 on honeybee health, and consent item AB 1506. The chair reviewed hearing procedures and public comment rules before moving through the file in order. AJR 6, authored by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry, urged federal officials to preserve funding for local food programs that connect California farmers with school meals and food banks. Supporters, including a farm owner and a school nutrition director, said the program benefits children’s nutrition, helps small farms, and strengthens local economies. There was no opposition, and the committee members who were present voted to adopt the resolution; later absent members were added, bringing it to eight votes and sending it out. AB 732, by Assemblymember Macedo, would give county agricultural commissioners a faster enforcement tool against abandoned or neglected orchards and vineyards by allowing civil penalties instead of relying only on liens. Testimony from growers and a county agricultural commissioner described pest infestations, economic losses, and high abatement costs tied to neglected land, and the bill was presented as a response to SGMA-related fallowing and low commodity prices. The committee voted due pass to the Judiciary Committee, and after absent members were added it also reached eight votes. AB 1042, by Assemblymember Ransom, proposed a Managed Honeybee Health Program with grants, research, technical assistance, and an expanded advisory committee to support pollinators essential to California crops. Witnesses from the fresh fruit and beekeeping sectors emphasized that bee declines threaten crop production and the broader agricultural economy. The committee voted due pass to Appropriations, and the bill ultimately received eight votes. The consent calendar item, AB 1506, was also approved and sent to Appropriations.

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• help our boaters and anglers enjoy Florida's waters, as well as a Second Amendment summer for the purchases
• shifting the burden on red flag laws, such as taking away the rights of young adults to be able to purchase
• We need to be able to purchase firearms. We need to be able to purchase firearms.
• accomplishments that together we have achieved over these past six years include: we banned China from purchasing

Summary: The Florida House and Senate met in joint session to open the 2025 legislative session, receiving the Florida Cabinet, the Florida Supreme Court, and then Governor Ron DeSantis. The session included a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a motion to appoint a committee to notify the governor that the joint session was ready to receive his message. The committee was appointed, the governor was introduced, and the joint session recessed until his arrival. In his address, Governor DeSantis highlighted Florida’s economic performance, low unemployment, business growth, tourism, and insurance reforms, and urged further action on property insurance, the My Safe Florida Home program, and tax relief. He also called for continued immigration enforcement, praised school choice and teacher pay initiatives, defended higher education reforms, and discussed Hope Florida, hurricane recovery, environmental restoration, and infrastructure. He specifically urged lawmakers to address petition fraud and the constitutional amendment process, condominium reform, and stronger Second Amendment protections. The governor also reviewed prior legislative accomplishments, including tax cuts, parental rights and education measures, anti-DEI actions, law enforcement bonuses, and other conservative policy changes. He thanked legislative leaders and cabinet officials, encouraged continued cooperation over the next 60-day session, and closed by urging lawmakers to build on Florida’s record of productivity. After the governor departed, the joint session voted to dissolve.

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• <00:48:34.160> They for purchase power agreements." They for purchase power agreements."
• enter into a purchase power agreement. enter into a purchase power agreement.
• come up with uh power purchase come up with uh power purchase agreements<00:52:37.359> over
• <01:05:31.440> power participate in a purchase power participate in a purchase power agreement
• <02:14:58.400> power 112 relative to purchase power 112 relative to purchase power agreements

Keywords: 1189, house, all