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• </c> Support Services to get the loan Support Services to get the loan application<02:47:41.560><c> through
• </c><03:30:11.000><c> home</c> funds the next one is for in home home funds the next one is for in home
• </c> providing uh Services um in the home providing uh Services um in the home like<03:30:33.199><c>
• ><c> uh</c> like cleaning uh home prep uh like cleaning uh home prep uh preparation<03:30:35.840><c>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• c><00:14:19.320><c> and</c><00:14:19.519><c> Community</c><00:14:19.920><c> Based</c> for Medicaid Home
• and Community Based for Medicaid Home and Community Based Services<00:14:20.639><c> waiver</c><00:14
• 14:34.680><c> both</c> We're adding $15 million in both fiscal years for the health care education loan
• years for the health Healthcare fiscal years for the health Healthcare education<00:14:57.279><c> loan
• loan repayment program for<00:14:59.839><c> dle</c><00:15:00.320><c> we're</c><00:15:00.480><c> adding

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee met in decision-making only and first took up HB 300, the Senate majority budget package. The chair described the bill as a response to economic uncertainty and reduced revenue forecasts, and outlined a wide range of appropriations and staffing changes across state agencies, including agriculture, education, health, public safety, housing, labor, natural resources, and corrections. The package emphasized one-year funding for many new programs, vacancy reductions, and investments in services such as preschool, mental health, wildfire mitigation, cybersecurity, public access, and workforce development. HB 300 was recommended to pass with amendments and was adopted unanimously, with members voting yes and no reservations noted only as procedural responses. The committee then acted on HB 794 and HB 795, both recommended to pass with amendments by changing the defective date to 2050; both measures were adopted without discussion. On the 101 agenda, HB 400, the Judiciary budget bill, was recommended to pass with amendments. The bill included vacancy reductions, security funding, permanent staffing for several court and justice programs, and support for civil legal services, immigration-related services, and technology licenses. HB 400 was adopted. HB 410 was also adopted with amendments and a defective date change to 2050. On the 102 agenda, the committee passed several bills either unamended or with targeted amendments. HB 3, HB 134, HB 177, HB 237, HB 648, HB 713, HB 735, HB 1391, and HB 1462 were passed unamended. HB 214 passed with amendments expanding eligibility for retired employees to fill labor-shortage or succession-planning positions, including certain management positions excluded from collective bargaining; one member raised concerns about school resource officers and community fit, which the chair said could be addressed in the committee report. HB 441 passed with amendments to direct cigarette tax funds to the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund, with a discussion about whether e-cigarettes should be included. Other measures passed with amendments included HB 448, HB 667, HB 727, HB 740, HB 806, HB 1020, HB 1345, and HB 1365, generally involving date changes, blank appropriations, or technical language. HB 1391 was adopted with a reservation from Senator Kim. The meeting concluded with HB 1462 adopted unamended.

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• Over 100,000 Armenians were forced to leave their homes.
• And millions were displaced from their homes.
• I'm proud to represent Fresno, home to one of the oldest and most established Armenian communities in
• On behalf of the Latino Caucus and as a proud Assemblymember representing the city of Montebello, home
• Home to one of the largest Armenian communities outside of Armenia.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• But there are folks in my home state that are waiting to buy a home, and we know that's still an issue
• Final question, if you went home tonight...
• occur if people literally couldn't be in their homes anymore.
• Part of the American dream, but families are struggling to afford homes.
• It ended with millions of people losing their homes, millions of people losing their homes. their jobs

Bills: SB257

Committee: Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Keywords: supply chain resilience, critical supply chains, critical goods, manufacturing, domestic manufacturing, reshoring, nearshoring, supply chain security, supply chain shock, supply chain disruption, critical infrastructure, emerging technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, cybersecurity

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• Chairman, Representative Sherwood, just again for the folks at home, if the bringer of that motion could
• </c> tax strategies, grants, and loan tax strategies, grants, and loan programs<02:49:44.560><c> to</
• And then Mountain Home Molly has a this.
• This is the veterans home in Buffalo.
• </c> Uh this is the veterans home in Buffalo. Uh this is the veterans home in Buffalo.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c><01:12:58.760><c> with</c> miss shift one time staying home with miss shift one time staying home
• He said, 'If I did this with my budget at home, I wouldn't have a home budget at home because you guys
• He said, 'If I did this with my budget at home, I wouldn't have a home budget at home because you guys
• </c> long-term care and nursing home long-term care and nursing home facilities<02:03:36.639><c> hoping
• </c> bill deals with cannabis micro bus loans bill deals with cannabis micro bus loans and<02:19:22.280

Keywords: 1183, house

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• program that we are authorized or required by statute to carry out; a capital project grant or loan
• by a covered agency of at least $12 million, or a transportation project grant or loan of at least $15
• communities that are impacted, the vulnerable populations, and the exposure of the infrastructure and homes
• action, which I'll get to questions on that in a minute, development and adoption of new grant or loan
• That's in relation to a new grant or loan program, and so our interpretation for external boards and

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: 904, all

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• program that we are authorized or required by statute to carry out; a capital project grant or loan
• by a covered agency of at least $12 million, or a transportation project grant or loan of at least $15
• communities that are impacted, the vulnerable populations, and the exposure of the infrastructure and homes
• action, which I'll get to questions on that in a minute, development and adoption of new grant or loan
• That's in relation to a new grant or loan program, and so our interpretation for external boards and

Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a work session on HEAL Act implementation, beginning with an orientation from Environmental Justice Council member David Mendoza. He described the law’s purpose as integrating environmental justice into agency decision-making, community engagement, tribal consultation, strategic planning, and environmental justice assessments, with the goal of reducing environmental health disparities and improving accountability to communities and tribes. He also discussed the council’s role, the interagency work group, challenges with limited volunteer and agency capacity, and concerns about inconsistent assessment formats and future funding pressures. Committee members asked about council composition, including the balance of tribal, community, business, and other representation, whether the HEAL Act increases permitting time or costs, how “overburdened” and “vulnerable” populations are defined, and whether the council should be refreshed or audited. Mendoza said the statute is not limited to racial categories and can include rural and low-income communities, that the council has not quantified permitting delays, and that there is no formal audit requirement, though the council is discussing how to improve its work. Members also raised questions about the relationship between the Environmental Justice Council and the Office of Equity, with Mendoza saying the bodies are complementary but should coordinate more closely. The Department of Agriculture then reported on its HEAL Act work. Director of Equity and Environmental Justice Nicole Johnson said WSDA conducts environmental justice assessments for significant actions, applies an equity lens to licensing, funding, rulemaking, and strategic planning, and has completed 11 EJ assessments to date. She highlighted pesticide regulation, animal health, and weights-and-measures work as examples of environmental and economic justice, and said the department recently hired a full-time tribal consultant and has only 1.5 FTE supporting HEAL implementation. Members asked whether WSDA’s assessments apply to its role on boards such as the Forest Practices Board; Johnson said the department’s current understanding is that assessments are conducted on agency work. The Department of Natural Resources then presented on its HEAL Act implementation, focusing on strategic planning, community engagement, tribal consultation, environmental justice assessments, and equitable funding. DNR officials said environmental justice is being embedded in the agency’s 2025-2029 strategic plan, in its Community Access and Impact Plan, and in its advisory committee and board representation efforts. They reported conducting EJ assessments for sustainable harvest calculations, agency request legislation, and a prescribed burn manager certificate program, and said DNR has invested about $130 million in overburdened communities and vulnerable populations in fiscal year 2025 through wildfire resilience, youth education, and urban forestry programs. Committee members pressed DNR on how it identifies impacted communities, why landowners were not more visible in the process, how agency-request legislation is being assessed, and whether assessments are required for actions taken through other boards and commissions. DNR said its current interpretation is that assessments apply to internal agency actions, that some notices may appear on OFM’s notices page rather than the completed-assessments dashboard, and that it would follow up on specific questions about its posted assessments and process.

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• 324, the Construction Disruption Assistance Act, creates the construction impact relief revolving loan
• program under the Department of Commerce to provide eligible small businesses with low-interest loans
• They were going after federal loans, and they were able to leverage the Appalachian Regional Planning
• of environmental site assessment requirements that those federal dollars, you know, those federal loans
• And they ask what the terms of the loan are and say, I'll tell you later.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee heard and favorably reported several bills. SB 1672 removed duplicative state provisions related to labor pools; CS/SB 940 prohibited third-party sale of restaurant reservations without the restaurant’s consent; and CS/SB 1820 made changes to motor vehicle manufacturer and dealer franchise law, including disclosure of performance measures, anti-retaliation protections, and limits on franchise termination or nonrenewal. The committee also approved CS/SB 324, creating a revolving loan program to help small businesses affected by prolonged public works construction, and SB 936, which creates a recurring three-year study of the effects of AI, robotics, and automation on Florida’s workforce and economy. SB 1322, the Florida Rural Jobs Act, was amended and reported favorably to encourage private investment in rural small businesses through a state tax credit program. The committee also reported favorably on CS/SB 910, which regulates for-profit veterans’ benefit assistance services, and CS/SB 656, which extends protections from extraordinary collection actions to all bill-of-care payment actions by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 1264, a broad Department of Commerce agency bill. The strike-all amendment added or revised provisions on Secure Florida, the RISE venture capital tax credit program, data center tax exemptions, business development classifications, military land transfers, and other economic development matters, while also repealing regional planning councils from statute. That repeal drew extensive opposition from local officials and regional council representatives, who argued the councils are important for emergency management, grant writing, planning, and support for small and rural communities. Supporters of the amendment said the councils could continue locally without state statutory involvement. After debate, the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, though Senators Davis and Smith voted no. The committee also considered CS/SB 1238, which would tighten reemployment assistance rules by disqualifying claimants who fail to meet job-search requirements or refuse work, and by adding verification and reporting requirements. Supporters framed it as adding guardrails and preventing fraud, while opponents argued Florida’s unemployment system is already difficult to access and that the bill would add unnecessary barriers and costs. Despite opposition from labor and advocacy groups, the bill was reported favorably, with Senators Smith and Arrington voting no. Finally, the committee unanimously recommended confirmation of Alexis Yarborough and John Gilbert to the Board of Supervisors of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District.

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• In a recent analysis of these types of home-sharing programs, the majority of home providers aged 55
• Home-sharing programs.
• or return to their home after a stay at a nursing home or hospital.
• or return to their home after a stay at a nursing home or hospital.
• </c><00:38:01.160><c> or</c> home after a stay at a nursing home or home after a stay at a nursing home

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• In order to allow those struggling to breathe to feel safe in their home, ...homes during a wildfire
• It's also the safety net for birthing centers and home births.
• I was told to lock up all the knives in my home.
• Bring healing home where our veterans belong. Thank you. Thank you.
• An extended loan repayment period will enable continued care. Open.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health bills focused on access to preventive care, behavioral health, hospital services, and patient safety. Early items included AB 554, which would expand and protect access to HIV prevention drugs like PrEP, including injectable forms and coverage protections; supporters said it would shore up access amid federal threats, while insurers opposed it as a costly benefit mandate. AB 577 would limit insurer and PBM practices that steer medications away from physician offices and require more transparency and patient consent; doctors and patient advocates supported it, while health plans and insurers warned it could raise drug costs and disrupt specialty pharmacy networks. AB 546 would require coverage for portable HEPA purifiers for vulnerable enrollees during declared emergencies, especially wildfire smoke events, with support from air quality and public health groups and opposition from insurers concerned about benefit expansion and cost. The committee also heard AB 224, which would codify California’s updated essential health benefits benchmark plan after a public review process, adding infertility treatment, hearing aids, and durable medical equipment if approved by CMS for the 2027 plan year. DMHC said the state had completed the review and needed legislation to meet federal timing, and the measure drew broad support. AB 1032 would require plans and insurers to reimburse up to 12 additional behavioral health visits for enrollees in wildfire-affected counties for a limited period after an emergency; supporters argued it would fill gaps in trauma care after disasters, while insurers said existing parity and continuity-of-care rules already address the issue and that the bill could create inequities. AB 849 would require trained chaperones for sensitive ultrasound exams and training on how to observe and intervene; it was backed by a survivor and patient advocates, with hospitals and health districts raising staffing concerns. Later, AB 1196 would direct the Department of Public Health to update outdated rules requiring three surgeons for certain heart surgeries using cardiopulmonary bypass; supporters said the rule no longer reflects modern practice and strains staffing, while cardiology representatives had no formal opposition but wanted to review amendments. AB 1113 would codify a right to wear a mask for health reasons in public spaces, with support from disability and public health groups. AB 1386 sought to add perinatal care to the list of basic hospital services, prompting testimony about maternity ward closures, workforce shortages, and rural access; the author said the bill would be amended further and that the committee would need to revisit timelines and implementation details. The committee also heard AB 1429, which would address Kaiser’s repeated mental health parity violations and improve access to behavioral health care, though the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill is shown. Several bills were moved with motions and seconds, but many were held for quorum; AB 1196, AB 1113, and AB 1386 were among the measures advanced to a roll call or held on call, and the committee repeatedly noted that final votes would occur when quorum was available.

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• When your child's in Utah, how do we make those things really work when they come home?
• When your child's in Utah, how do we make those things really work when they come home?
• And the answer is when they come home? And the answer is they<00:08:22.200><c> don't.
• Fund, with loan payback by our users.
• It will be the home of the Minnesota State Capitol, and it is a state downtown.

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I am a mobile home park owner in Youngstown Mobile Home Park, and I do support AB 635. Thank you.
• I am the co-chair of the Student Homes Coalition. Homes is a statewide organization.
• And additionally, mobile home parks are home to some of our most vulnerable communities as I know.
• Mobile home parks are largely overseen... ...mobile home residents included, continue to suffer through
• I'm a resident and an owner of a mobile home at Youngstown Mobile Home Park.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard a long agenda of housing-related bills, beginning with AB 518 on low-impact camping areas. The author and supporters said the bill would streamline permitting for small rural camping operations on private land, expand outdoor access, and support rural economies, while opponents from campground associations and counties warned it could undermine existing regulation, create enforcement problems, and allow advertising of unpermitted sites. Members raised concerns about fire safety and local control, but the bill was ultimately passed as amended on an 8-0 vote. The committee then approved AB 635, which would require HCD to refer up to 25 of the most serious mobile home residency law complaints to the Attorney General. Supporters said mobile home residents need stronger enforcement against egregious park-owner violations, while opponents argued the existing program is underused, costly, and should remain subject to a sunset. After discussion of the program’s surplus and enforcement role, the bill passed 9-1. AB 893, which expands ministerial approval for mixed-income housing near college campuses and broadens eligibility for affordable units to students, faculty, and staff, also drew strong support from student advocates and housing groups and respectful opposition from the League of California Cities over local control and height limits; it passed 10-0. AB 925, the Mobile Home Emergency Safety Act, would require stronger emergency preparedness measures in mobile home parks, including accessible exits, working fire hydrants, and gas shutoff access, with a fee increase to fund enforcement. Supporters framed it as a life-safety measure in disaster-prone areas, while opponents argued the bill duplicates existing requirements and imposes an unnecessary fee increase. The committee voted 6-1 to send it to Appropriations, with the bill left on call. The consent calendar, including several other housing and local government bills, was approved 8-0. The committee also heard AB 712, which would increase penalties and attorney-fee protections for applicants enforcing state housing laws against public agencies; supporters said it would improve compliance, while special districts opposed the bill as overly broad and unclear. Members discussed indemnification and timing issues, and the bill was advanced with amendments to Judiciary.

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• Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
• And Chicano artists have both a home here in New Mexico and across our nation as a stage.
• Home of a four-day school week. Home of a graduating class of five, and go Pirates. Dr.
• Speaker, gentlelady, every social worker will have to have a home state. Mr.
• Speaker, gentlelady, every social worker will have to have a home state. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM18 , HM21 , HB10 , HB11 , HB12 , HB13 , HB14 , HB31 , HB50

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• I know our property tax, our home is re-evaluated and goes up three percent.
• So up until December 31st of last year, we had a 10 credit for small commercial businesses and home consumers
• in fact, the installer that I first worked with said, "You know, you go to the bank and you get a loan
• , and the bank will give you a loan because basically you can tell the bank when you get the credit comes
• To you, home consumer credit goes to you. So it goes, you know, depends on the businesses.

Bills: SB101 , SB58 , SB55

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB58, metropolitan redevelopment, redevelopment property, property tax exemption, payments in lieu of taxes, PILOT, municipal redevelopment, local government

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• find out they've not only lost their savings, they might now be in potential danger of losing their homes
• This bill is a public records exemption for a cybersecurity event and also for loan originators.
• This bill is a public records exemption for a cybersecurity event and also for loan originators.
• rely on humidifiers, trachs, suction catheters, fully set up oxygen and respiratory setups in their home
• Medical supplies cost more, therapy costs more, equipment costs more, hospital stays cost more, and home

Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Sen. Wright. That bill expanded the state recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, created a DFS grant review panel, and established a PTSD institute within DFS for first-responder behavioral health. Fire chiefs, the Florida League of Cities, and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks by Sen. Rousan. A substitute amendment was adopted that clarified daily transaction limits, registration requirements, expiration rules, and OFR authority to deny registrations. Testimony focused on protecting seniors from crypto-ATM scams while giving the industry regulatory certainty. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 198. Members next approved CS/SB 772, which allows portable electronics limited licensees to sell eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504, which updates insurance customer representative licensing pathways by allowing a high school insurance and personal finance course to count toward pre-licensure education. The committee also favorably reported Sen. Gruters’ CS/SB 1038 and CS/SB 1040, which together create the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and its trust fund framework, and CS/SB 1440, which expands public records exemptions and cybersecurity-related protections for financial institutions, loan originators, money service businesses, and credit unions. Sen. Burton’s SB 1668 on the NICA program drew extensive testimony from a NICA board member and family advocate, who urged stronger funding to preserve lifelong care for catastrophically injured children; the bill was reported favorably despite concerns from the Florida Justice Association about benefit restrictions and retroactivity. Finally, the committee approved CS/SB 570, creating a DFS task force on payment scams, after an amendment reduced FDLE’s required representation. At the end of the meeting, Sen. Burton requested to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1286, and Sen. Passidomo requested affirmative votes on tabs 3, 5, and 9; the committee then adjourned.

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• IN SOME CASES RESIDENTS WHO ARE IN THEIR 90S AS THEY WERE EVICTED FROM THEIR HOME AND THIS WAS THE CASE
• AND THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY NURSING HOMES ARE SO HIGHLY REGULATED.
• CCRC'S LIKE FLEET LANDING ARE FINANCED BY PUBLICLY ISSUED DEBT, THE LOANS FROM BANKS AND WHEN MANAGEMENT
• GOES TO SECURE THOSE LOANS THOSE BANKS WANT TO LOOK AT THE PROPOSED RUPTURE OF THE DEBT AND SEE CLEARLY
• AS FAR AS WE ARE CONCERNED, THOSE BEST PRACTICES IN RURAL HAVE BEEN A HOME RUN.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The program provides grants and loans for acquisition and improvement of manufactured home parks, including
• She said the Manufactured Home Park Redevelopment Program provides grants and loans for the acquisition
• per home.
• home home park residents to manufactured home home park residents in<00:25:53.240><c> practice</c><00
• Of manufactured home owners actually own their home but rent the dirt their home sits on, right?

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And in this data, what we're counting are mortgages, rents, utility bills, home maintenance.
• So energy... energy costs are felt in home utility bills.
• I've lived on the Central Coast, and now I call the Capital Region home.
• home.
• , any ideal loans, their survival during an unprecedented economic crisis.

Committee: House Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I have my bill printed from home.
• I have my bill printed<00:37:07.520><c> from</c><00:37:07.920><c> home.
• So the gas goes to home priority.
• He has two homes, one in Epping and one in North Carolina.
• He has two homes, one in Eping Carolina.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all