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• This change codifies current state fire marshal rules.
• Senate Bill 178, agronomic study for emerging crops, establishes an agronomic study to be conducted by
• It covers Florida driving laws and rules of the road, the responsibilities associated with obtaining
• conducted on 10 to 25 percent of the system.
• Everyone expect everything to the amendment that's before us that reads each MS4 entity shall conduct

Summary: The committee first heard CS for CS for SB 344, which would modernize the Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 based on Public Service Commission recommendations. The bill drew no opposition and was reported favorably. Members then took up several Senator Burton measures: CS for SB 714 on non-opioid advanced directives, which was amended to create a Department of Health website access point for a voluntary form allowing patients to notify providers they do not want opioid medications; CS for SB 738 on child care and early learning providers, which streamlines and updates child care regulation and was supported by industry and business groups; CS for SB 756 on health insurance coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities, which removes the age-8 diagnosis limit and age cap for mandated autism-related coverage; and CS for CS for SB 1356, creating a Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn genetic testing pilot, later amended to add FIU and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to the board and remove specific appropriations. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 1624 on higher education, a broad bill affecting tuition policies, workforce programs, institutional governance, and naming changes. The bill generated extended discussion over replacing references to “minority” with “underrepresented,” with the sponsor explaining the intent was to focus on low-income access and student support, while members raised concerns about impacts on majority-minority institutions and preeminence pathways. An amendment added guardrails for private religious postsecondary institutions by requiring public review of affidavits of compliance and giving the Commission for Independent Education enforcement authority. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. The committee then passed CS for SB 1626 on child welfare, which addresses military-family investigations, emergency shelter certification, children’s services council appointments, criminal-background exemptions, group-home rates, licensing extensions, small residential group homes, missing-children procedures, and psychotropic medication refills; it was amended to adjust council board composition and then reported favorably. Additional bills approved included SB 178, directing Florida A&M University to conduct an agronomic study on emerging crops for land taken out of production; SB 1162, expanding boating improvement funding for trailer parking and offering lease incentives for clean marine manufacturers; CS for CS for SB 958, creating a type 1 diabetes early detection information program for parents and schools; CS for CS for CS for SB 1070, requiring ECGs for student athletes with phased implementation and exemptions, after extensive testimony from parents and advocates about sudden cardiac arrest; CS for SB 774, requiring electronic transmission of certain court orders to sheriffs within six hours; SB 1516, creating an International Aerospace Innovation Fund administered by Space Florida; SB 994, revising driver education requirements and prompting a commitment to add distracted-driving instruction; and CS for CS for SB 1402, expanding eligibility for dropout retrieval programs. The committee also took up SB 810 on stormwater management systems, amending it to focus annual inspections on vulnerable MS4 infrastructure. That bill drew significant opposition from the Florida League of Cities, counties, and stormwater groups, who argued the mandate would duplicate existing permit requirements and impose major costs, but supporters said it was a basic flood-prevention measure. The transcript ends during debate on SB 810, before a final vote is shown.

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• We apply these rules consistently to all people who participate in our proceedings regardless of the
• that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative proceedings.
• As you came into the hearing room today, the sergeants directed your attention to the rules for public
• Outside the door, the rules for today's hearing include no talking or loud noises from the audience.
• No engaging in conduct that disrupts, disturbs, or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of this hearing

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But yeah, I wouldn't rule that out that we would have some kind of activation that...
• I wouldn't rule out any tactics like that.
• These rules are really essential to ensuring that priority... ...and SB 149.
• So that has been conducted. So that was done by the Department of Technology?
• So that has been conducted. So that was done by the Department of Technology?

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard informational updates and budget requests from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz), the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), and the California Film Commission. Go-Biz Director D.D. Myers described the California Jobs First strategy, including regional economic planning, sector working groups, and investments in priority industries such as ag-tech, space and defense, life sciences, semiconductors, and microelectronics. She also outlined budget proposals for a five-year extension of the CalCompetes tax credit, support for export promotion, additional staffing for the film tax credit program, innovation and emerging technologies work, and the new California brand campaign. Senators questioned the campaign’s purpose, its relationship to tourism promotion, and whether it could obscure regulatory and business-climate concerns; Myers said it was intended to counter misinformation, promote California’s economic strengths, and support business attraction and retention, not to shut down debate about policy challenges. CalOSBA Deputy Director Claire Whitmer and program partners reported on the California RISE program, the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, and technical assistance/capital infusion programs. CalOSBA said RISE’s first cohort awarded $16.9 million to 61 employment social enterprises, which collectively expanded operations and employment for people facing barriers to work; a second round is being launched with updated services and a new grant administrator. The Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund fully distributed $11.6 million to 100 recipients, but witnesses said demand far exceeded available funding and that the sector remains fragile after the pandemic and AB 5-related cost increases. The technical assistance and capital programs were described as serving more than 112,000 businesses in the last year, helping start 3,780 new businesses and leverage significant loan and equity capital, with emphasis on outreach to women-, minority-, veteran-, rural-, and low-wealth-owned firms. Committee members focused on whether these programs produce durable outcomes and reach underserved communities. One senator asked for longitudinal data on employment social enterprises and whether jobs created through incentives persist over time; CalOSBA said it would provide prior studies and future tracking. Another senator pressed for more outreach and support for small businesses at different stages of development, especially those in disadvantaged communities that may struggle to access capital. The California Film Commission then presented a request for three permanent positions and ongoing funding to administer the expanded film and television tax credit program. Commissioners said the program is tracking demographic and career-pathway data, with about 90% of productions opting into new diversity provisions and reporting due to the Legislature in 2027. The LAO supported the film commission staffing request given the larger program size and expanded applicant pool. No votes were taken; the items were informational or budget requests under review.

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• Let's see, lines 2.12 and 2.16 amend when OLA can conduct a special review.
• <00:27:39.039> a 2.16 is authorizing Ola to conduct a 2.16 is authorizing Ola to conduct a
• So, again, those are just minor changes we think on when we can conduct special reviews.
• And Auditor Randall, have you ever, in the conduct of your job or your predecessor's conduct of their
• <01:13:39.040> in Minnesota student survey conducted in Minnesota student survey conducted

Bills: HF1867, HF1240

Keywords: lottery, retailer contracts, Minnesota Statutes, contract qualifications, public integrity, criminal background, legislative auditor, public funds, state government, compliance, transparency, 1183, house

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• As a reminder to the committee and our visitors and witnesses today under House Rule 4, Section 13, House
• committees are subject to the same rules of decorum that govern House proceedings.
• Under those rules, the chair is responsible for preserving order and decorum during committee meetings
• Some kind of regulation to help us to conduct business accordingly, you know, morally, all that.
• Our labs ran thousands of tests ruling out all the usual diseases.

Bills: HB294

Keywords: energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties, sustainability, real estate

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• As Chair of this committee and in accordance with our Senate rules, we are authorized to meet in a hybrid
• During that period, DHSR, in consultation with DSA and interested stakeholders, shall conduct outreach
• The disparate impact rule makes clear the federal government will no longer enforce its provisions.
• This bill risks creating liability not for discriminatory conduct, but for demographic outcomes that
• Rather than providing clear rules that help housing providers avoid violations before they occur, the

Summary: The Senate Land Use Committee met in hybrid format but did not have a quorum, so it did not approve minutes or take formal votes. The committee first heard House Bill 457, which would raise the appraisal threshold for certain DELDOT real property dispositions from $10,000 to $25,000 to match federal highway standards and reduce the time and cost of selling small surplus properties. There was little discussion and no public comment on that bill, and the chair indicated it would be circulated. The committee then took up House Bill 451, which would codify a disparate impact framework under Delaware’s Fair Housing Act. The bill was described as clarifying that housing policies or practices can violate the law even without discriminatory intent if they have an unjustified discriminatory effect on a protected class, using a burden-shifting test similar to federal law. The sponsor and DHSA said the measure was intended to preserve fair housing protections amid uncertainty at the federal level, and an additional amendment was discussed that would delay implementation for 180 days and require DHSR, with DSA and stakeholders, to conduct outreach, education, and training. Public testimony was divided. Supporters, including Housing Alliance Delaware, YWCA Delaware, and the Delaware Human and Civil Rights Commission, said the bill would protect against discriminatory outcomes, align state law with longstanding fair housing principles, and preserve recourse if federal enforcement changes. Opponents and housing-provider groups, including the Delaware Association of Realtors, Greater Wilmington Housing Providers, and the Delaware Apartment Association, argued the bill could create liability for neutral policies, rely on statistical outcomes landlords cannot easily measure, and increase litigation and costs; several asked for more time, a right-to-cure process, or further amendments. The committee adjourned without taking a formal vote.

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• Additional comments will be ruled out of order.
• facilitate the committees business and public participation in today's hearing, we will not permit conduct
• that disrupts, disturbs or otherwise impedes the orderly conduct of legislative proceedings.
• Violations of these rules may subject you to removal or other enforcement action.
• While the ruling centered on election timing, it has been wide-ranging.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Let's adopt the committee rules. The committee rules have been distributed.
• They're the same committee rules we had last session.
• Are there any questions about the proposed rules for the Jurisprudence Committee?
• Very well, Senator Middleton moves that we adopt the rules for the committee. Is there objection?
• Hearing none, the rules are adopted. Thank you very much. Thank you, sir.

Summary: The committee first adopted its rules, which were distributed in the same form as the prior session’s rules. Members then took up several bills, beginning with SB 711, an HOA/condominium association bill that would extend and conform property-owner protections to condominium associations; the bill’s author and a Community Associations Institute representative testified in support, and the bill was left pending. SB 942 would allow child support and certain prenatal/postnatal medical expenses to be calculated from the date of conception rather than birth; it drew supportive testimony from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Attorney General’s Child Support Division, and was also left pending after testimony. SB 1448, an estates and probate cleanup bill, would require transfer of original wills by qualified delivery, add notice and electronic-order requirements for statutory probate courts, and make other clarifications; it received supportive testimony from the Texas Real Estate and Probate Institute and was left pending. The committee also heard SB 1403, the Attorney General’s Title IV-D child support modernization bill, which updates notice, review, remote-hearing, and administrative-process provisions and clarifies several enforcement and evidence rules; the AG’s office testified that it would improve efficiency, and the bill remained pending. SB 1404 would allow courts to require an email address in final SAPCR orders when other contact information is nondisclosed and clarify service and judgment requirements; the Attorney General’s office described it as a good-government measure, and it was left pending. SB 1559 would require transfer of protective orders into divorce or custody cases to avoid conflicting orders; family-law practitioners and a family court judge testified that it would resolve longstanding conflicts identified by multiple courts of appeals, and the bill remained pending. Finally, the committee considered SB 746, a guardianship bill that would address conflicts of interest in guardianship proceedings, allow guardian ad litem appointment earlier in the process, and require timely court action on annual guardianship reports and accounts; a committee substitute would remove some provisions and extend a reporting deadline from 20 to 30 days. TREP supported the bill, and one practitioner suggested requiring courts to state reasons when rejecting annual accounts. SB 1536 would require dementia and Alzheimer’s training for certain family guardians, with a committee substitute narrowing the scope and reducing the training time from three hours to one; the Alzheimer’s Association supported the measure and the substitute, and the bill was left pending. No bills were voted out of committee during the meeting.

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• Speaker, I'm directed to inform the House that the Senate has passed Senate Rules Committee substitute
• It is ordered removed from rules, ordered printed, and referred to the House Appropriations and Finance
• It is removed from rules, ordered printed, and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
• It is removed from rules, ordered printed, and referred to the House Judiciary Committee.
• Senate Rules Committee substitute for Senate Bill 132 has been read by title and is referred to the House

Bills: HB111, HB103, HB60, HB108, HB120, HB145, HB154, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB38, HB47, HB63, HB64, HB127, HB165, HB184, HB200, HM20, HM51

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• Our goal is to conduct these proceedings efficiently while ensuring everyone the opportunity to observe
• conduct these proceedings efficiently conduct these proceedings efficiently while<00:01:29.600><
• of project needs were being met, uh, within the rules of how GO bonds, uh, can be used.
• We<00:04:49.360> conducted<00:04:49.840> meetings<00:04:50.160> with<00:04:50.479
• > requesting We conducted meetings with requesting We conducted meetings with requesting entities

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Osborne, can you explain to me why unprofessional conduct?
• Same rules as the other two. And pull that down. Oh, watch yourself, though.
• And same rules. If you represent anybody, let us know who. And I think I have. Same rules.
• Same rules. Thank you, Chairman and members of the committee.
• Same rules. four years without a legislative increase is not sustainable.

Bills: HB2211, HB2229, HB2389, HB2403, HB2445, HB2502, HB2620, HB2813, HB2872, HB2889, HB2960, HB4028, HCR2007

Keywords: contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life

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• We intend to conduct meetings with respect and in conformance with Senate rules, but no quorum is necessary
• We intend to conduct meetings with respect and in conformance with Senate rules, but no quorum is necessary
• the ATF rule can stand.
• However, in a ruling early this year, as Sen.
• We accept the ruling of the court, and I think this must be fixed legislatively. Sen.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's within the fourth degree by continuity, unless the department first. conducts an investigation,
• is currently based on financial need as determined by income thresholds. executive commissioner's rules
• The new rules that we're going to have for the kinship, and that can't get here fast enough. for them
• . try to remove any of the rules that were hindering taking care of kids, and also to make sure that
• Reason to believe, ruled out, unable to determine. unable to complete, and administrative closure.

Bills: HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

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• In general, this provision seeks rules.
• I'm not saying that it type of conduct.
• ,<01:44:38.719> and in their real estate laws, rules, and in their real estate laws, rules
• And we believe that this would fall under that prohibited conduct.
• And we believe that this would fall under that prohibited conduct.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow state-chartered credit unions to compensate board members if the membership approves it. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, intended to help credit unions recruit and retain qualified directors and align New Hampshire with other states that already allow such compensation. Credit union representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank supported the bill, saying board service has become more complex because of cybersecurity, asset-liability management, and other regulatory demands, and that compensation could be modest and take forms such as meeting fees or educational reimbursement. In response to committee questions, they said compensation would be set by the membership, disclosed in advance, and subject to bylaws and internal policies; they also noted that board members must be credit union members and that voting procedures vary by institution, with some using mailed ballots rather than proxy voting. Members raised questions about why credit union boards were historically excluded, what kinds of compensation were contemplated, whether there would be a cap, and how voting and confidentiality would work. Testimony explained that the historical rationale was the nonprofit, volunteer mission of credit unions, but witnesses argued that the modern environment and competition for talent justify a change. They also said the bill would not mandate compensation and would not create a salary structure comparable to banks, but would allow members to approve modest compensation or reimbursements. After no further testimony, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25. The committee then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Senator Howard Pearl, concerning the definition of deposits in land sales and escrowed accounts. Pearl said the bill would clarify that buyer funds for upgrades and luxury items in new-home construction are not treated as refundable deposits that must be held in escrow, arguing that the current Attorney General interpretation raises builder costs, increases home prices, and can limit buyer choices. He said the proposal would allow those upgrade funds to be paid directly to builders for construction, with signed disclosures making clear that the buyer requested the items and bears the risk if financing falls through. The hearing on Senate Bill 26 had just begun when the transcript ended.

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• Pursuant to Assembly Rule 96, I request unanimous consent...
• She is truly an encyclopedia of committee rules.
• Speaker, there's a Rules Committee resolution at the desk to suspend Joint Rule 61.
• I ask that we take that rule waiver now.
• The rules are suspended. Ayes 56, noes 1. The rules are suspended.

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. Members then handled several procedural motions, including suspending rules to allow committee hearings and guest access, re-referring bills, and removing one bill from the consent calendar. The chamber also observed Holocaust Remembrance Day with a lengthy ceremony and remarks from many members across caucuses, emphasizing the importance of remembering the Holocaust, combating antisemitism and other forms of hate, and supporting survivors and descendants. ACR 59, the California Holocaust Memorial Day resolution, was adopted by voice vote after 76 coauthors were added. After the ceremony, the Assembly took up the daily file. AB 390, which strengthens California’s “slow down, move over” highway safety law, passed 64-0. AB 439, making small changes to the Coastal Act and reporting requirements, passed 44-11 after debate over Coastal Commission oversight. The body also approved a rules waiver to allow the Education Committee to meet on AB 1468. Later, AB 50, allowing Medi-Cal enrollees to access over-the-counter contraceptives without a prescription, passed 67-0 urgency and 67-0 overall; AB 55, streamlining alternative birth center licensing, passed 68-0; AB 596, protecting workers’ right to wear masks or respirators unless there is a direct safety hazard, passed 53-8; AB 631, requiring animal shelters to post intake and outcome data, passed 60-0; and AB 792, allowing consolidated negotiations for court interpreter contracts, passed 52-1. The Assembly also passed AB 867, banning cat declawing, by 68-0 after bipartisan support; AB 1089, expanding local permitting authority for Western Joshua Tree projects, by 16-0; and AB 1154, clarifying ADU rules, by 63-1. SCR 57, proclaiming Dolores Huerta Day, was adopted 66-0. The second-day consent calendar was then adopted 71-0. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory remarks for Mary Hammer, a longtime San Lorenzo Valley community leader and environmental advocate, followed by recognition of her family and friends in the chamber.

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• Privilege rulings result in more information becoming available to the plaintiffs.
• They have ruled that.
• We have a platform accountability rule, a very simple one.
• Implemented platform accountability rules. I'm not sure.
• Installations still follow the NEC and state licensing rules. ...rules and utility interconnection requirements

Bills: HB346, HB1360, HB1510, HB1606, HB1804, HB1805, HB2156, HB2391, HB2767, HB3022, HB3044, HB3272, HB3293, HB3493, HB3809, HB3824, HJR110, HB2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• And at DHS we've been conducting meetings with individual counties, so Ramsey, Hennepin, Blue Earth,
• And at DHS we've been conducting meetings with individual counties, so Ramsey, Hennepin, Blue Earth,
• We've been working really closely at DHS with the Office of Addiction and Recovery to conduct all of
• We had proposals in happened um and at DHS we've been happened um and at DHS we've been conducting<00
• <00:43:09.520> and landscape understanding these rules and landscape understanding these rules

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:20:04.960> to of ethics and codes of conduct to of ethics and codes of conduct to include
• <00:20:42.159> is I So the code of conduct is I So the code of conduct is between<00:20:44.400
• <00:21:10.640> for now we're going at a code of conduct for now we're going at a code of conduct
• They're not following the rules. They're not following the rules. Any questions?
• They're not following the rules. They're not following the rules.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Speaker and members, I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up House Resolution 476.
• I move to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider House Resolution 480.
• The rules are suspended. resolution the clerk will read the resolution.
• I'm going to suspend all necessary rules take up and consider HR 498 you've heard the motion is there
• Chair hears none the rules are suspended. The following resolution, the clerk will.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And finally, in this letter, she gives an update on their new procurement rules.
• This is a requirement for every state in the nation to have this seatbelt survey conducted.
• This is a requirement for every state in the nation to have this seatbelt survey conducted.
• This is for conducting a statewide skills assessment for information technology personnel.
• This is to conduct a statewide information technology applications assessment.

Keywords: 1204, all