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• this office will operate will actually focus and address where we have misstepped in the past and prevent
• this office will operate will actually focus and address where we have misstepped in the past and prevent
• , and would be able to measure reading ability more accurately.
• That raises an important question: Are we measuring performance consistently across states, or are we
• This is the most appropriate and effective way of measuring student achievement in an apples-to-apples

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• out but to create effectively a hydraulic barrier to prevent the chromium, from moving further south
• This is about preventing future contamination of our people and our environment.
• So to some degree, we need to be better at prevention versus reacting.
• But, just generally speaking, there's not something out there That prevents.
• And then also just how we would work with the schools to make sure it's mixed plate and measured.

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• </c> for Disease Control and Prevention for Disease Control and Prevention announced<03:44:20.640><c>
• </c> treatment programs and prevention treatment programs and prevention efforts.<04:16:54.640><c> He
• </c><04:33:51.760><c> Without</c> measure under consideration. Without measure under consideration.
• . measure. measure.
• </c> prevent conflict and promote stability. prevent conflict and promote stability.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• President, I ask for the Senate's support on this necessary transparency measure.
• But he did go on to say, however, the question of preventability remains.
• But he did go on to say, however, the question of preventability remains.
• And now states are beginning to act to prevent this.
• It does not impact fraud prevention or compliance systems.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, approved the journal, and moved through messages and committee reports before taking up several bills on third reading. Early actions included transmitting enrolled bills to the House, filing gubernatorial and House messages, and introducing new appropriation bills. The chamber then debated and passed Senate Bill 1420, which creates a long-term funding source for medical education by dedicating 1% of certain insurance premium tax revenue beginning in 2028; the bill passed 18-16. Senate Bill 1430, revising firearms preemption enforcement and adding penalties and remedies against local laws, rules, executive orders, or policies that conflict with state firearms law, also passed, 31-3. Senate Bill 1432, the Health and Welfare indirect support budget, passed 23-11, and Senate Bill 1433, the Medicaid enhancement budget, passed 20-15 after extensive debate over rising costs, federal-state funding shares, and the effects of House Bill 345 and federal policy changes. Senate Bill 1434, the Welfare division budget, passed 24-10, and Senate Bill 1437, an appropriation for Idaho State Police tied to DNA collection for sexual battery and domestic violence offenses, passed as well. Senate Bill 1439, which delays a school facilities model report deadline to 2027, passed unanimously. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1264 as amended, creating a rural health transformation account and oversight committee for federal rural health funds, after debate over legislative control versus executive administration of the funds; it passed 25-10. The latter part of the meeting focused heavily on Senate Bill 1418, the Kratom Consumer Protection and Safety Act. Supporters described kratom as a legal botanical product that needs consumer protections, age limits, labeling, manufacturing standards, and restrictions on synthetic or highly concentrated 7-OH products, citing concerns from physicians, law enforcement, and addiction specialists. Opponents argued the bill could amount to de facto legalization, questioned the lack of input from the State Board of Pharmacy, raised concerns about warrantless inspections, and urged either a full ban or further study. The debate remained ongoing in the transcript, with multiple senators asking questions and offering contrasting views on regulation versus prohibition.

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• </c><00:04:48.560><c> maintenance</c> routine, and and preventive maintenance routine, and and preventive
• <c> maintenance</c><00:09:16.800><c> or</c> Outside of uh preventive maintenance or Outside of uh preventive
• Uh other preventive way to treat that.
• And these are all uh preventive repairs.
• </c><00:39:59.839><c> action</c> with and that it is preventable action with and that it is preventable

Keywords: 0:00:15 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:01:15 Maintenance Update 0:21:07 Approval of Minutes 0:21:32 Regional Offices 0:43:47 SHIFT Scoring 1:04:24 Local Assistance Road Program 1:16:41 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum and first received a maintenance update from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials James Ballinger and John Moore. They described how repeated disasters, including floods, tornadoes, and ice storms, have strained routine road maintenance and forced crews to focus on emergency response, snow and ice removal, pothole patching, ditching, signal repairs, mowing, striping, sign work, and other day-to-day upkeep. They said snow and ice costs have averaged about $60 million to $61 million annually in recent years, disaster response has totaled hundreds of millions of dollars over five years, and the cabinet often must carry those costs until FEMA or FHWA reimbursement arrives. They also said maintenance work is increasingly contracted out because of staffing and resource limits, and that competitive pay is needed to retain employees and contractors for around-the-clock emergency work. Members then discussed traffic roundabouts and other intersection designs. Senator Hickden asked about their cost savings and safety benefits compared with traffic signals, and cabinet staff said they would provide life-cycle cost figures later. They emphasized that roundabouts and related designs reduce serious injuries and fatalities, with serious injuries down roughly 70% to 80% and fatalities over 90% in their experience. Chair Douglas and others asked about roundabout sizing for trucks and farm equipment, and staff explained that designers tailor the inscribed diameter to local traffic needs and context. The committee also briefly discussed red-light running and traffic-light cameras, with members stressing the safety risks of drivers ignoring signals. The committee adopted the minutes from the prior meeting by motion and voice vote. It then heard from Sarah Jackson and Matthew Cole on the Real ID and driver licensing transition. They said the cabinet has expanded from almost no regional offices to 35, grown driver licensing staff from 89 to 400, and now issues about 1.3 million credentials annually. They reported improvements in office capacity, queue management, staffing, and compensation, including added workstations, new or expanded offices in Louisville, Lexington, and Bardstown, and the use of contract staff. They said statewide average wait times have fallen to just under 30 minutes, and Kentucky’s Real ID adoption rate has risen to 42.9%. Members asked follow-up questions about driver testing and CDL scheduling. The presenters said all permit and CDL testing is coordinated through Kentucky State Police, with written tests available in most regional offices and CDL testing at a smaller number of KSP locations. Senator Douglas asked when the driver testing requirements were last updated, and the presenters said that was set by KSP. The discussion ended with additional questions about which regional offices lack KSP testing presence, but no further action was taken before the transcript ended.

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• universal prevention, to hopefully prevent the disorders from occurring in the first place.
• universal prevention, to hopefully prevent the disorders from occurring in the first place.
• <00:49:52.280><c> that</c><00:49:52.440><c> institu-</c> prevent that institu- prevent that institu-
• </c> how will your uh success be measured? how will your uh success be measured?
• We're doing both pre and measurement.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the August 12 minutes and then handled a large agenda of 355 contracts totaling about $278.7 million. It agreed to defer three Office of Energy Policy items to the October 2025 meeting and reviewed a deferred Kentucky Educational Television contract without objection. The main substantive discussion centered on two University of Louisville legal services PSC amendments and a Seven Counties Services MOA item. For the University of Louisville items, members questioned a large increase in hourly rates and the scope of the legal services, especially complex litigation work and a Colorado estate matter. University officials said the contracts followed an RFP, involved specialized litigation, included local counsel where required, and were expected to be offset by savings in other PSCs and by a potential financial recovery in the Colorado matter. The committee also discussed whether the $125 hourly rate was a statutory requirement or committee policy; the chair later said staff would verify whether it was an executive-branch regulation or statutory rate. Both University of Louisville items were ultimately approved, though Senator Meredith voted no on one and Senator Douglas explained his support while urging future adjustments and more information sharing. The Seven Counties Services contract drew questions about how the $18.7 million would be used and whether federal changes could affect future funding. Cabinet officials described 988 crisis response, outpatient mental health and substance use treatment, prevention, recovery, and harm-reduction services, and said they were monitoring federal developments daily. Representative Petrie and Senator Thomas pressed the cabinet on the long-running Seven Counties bankruptcy and the need to push for resolution; officials said the matter was pending on a motion for reconsideration and that they would try to help move it along. The contract was approved. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the remaining agenda items as reviewed without objection, but Senator Meredith voted no on the blanket approval motion because of numerous retroactive contract requests and what she said were insufficient explanations such as administrative error or staff being on conference. She said retroactive approvals should be rare and supported stronger internal controls.

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• Prevention is one of the most cost-effective tools that we have.
• Yes, prevention is the best way that we— I agree with you, lady.
• I am Director of Advocacy for Prevent Ed.
• So the work that prevention centers do is to prevent the direct and indirect cost to the state of millions
• So the work that prevention centers do is to prevent the direct and indirect cost to the state of millions

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So that's the immediate approach to prevention of postpartum mortality.
• So that's the immediate approach to prevention of postpartum mortality.
• Wadawan a little bit about safety and harm prevention.
• Wadawan a little bit about safety and harm prevention.
• There are multiple ways that we measure network adequacy as a health plan.

Summary: The committee held a panel discussion focused on how Florida health care organizations are working to improve access, quality, and affordability. Panelists from Florida Community Care/Independent Living Systems, Sunshine Health, AdventHealth, UF Health, and Nemours described their approaches, including Medicaid managed care, value-based contracting, community partnerships, mobile screening units, smart-room technology, telehealth, and specialized programs for maternal health, children, and complex chronic conditions. Several speakers emphasized that managed care and coordinated care can improve outcomes while reducing unnecessary utilization and costs. Members asked about the impact of Medicare’s V28 changes, mobile cancer screening, urgent care versus emergency room billing, pediatric specialty access, complaint resolution, Black maternal mortality, provider shortages, network adequacy, and the use of AI in prior authorization. Witnesses said V28 has affected providers and revenue, UF Health’s mobile screening program is expanding beyond a few cancer types, and its urgent care model bills patients at the appropriate level rather than both urgent care and ER rates. Nemours said it reduced specialty wait times through scheduling changes, telemedicine, and registry tools, while AdventHealth described postpartum coordination and maternal heart programs to reduce maternal complications and mortality. On complaints and access problems, panelists said their organizations use patient/member advocates, care managers, call centers, and escalation processes to resolve issues, and Sunshine Health specifically discussed a transportation complaint that was addressed with its vendor and the family. Sunshine Health also said it is not using AI for prior authorization, though it is exploring responsible uses elsewhere, and Florida Community Care said it is not using AI in utilization management. In closing, panelists identified workforce shortages, provider burnout, and high-cost drugs as the biggest ongoing challenges. The meeting ended with thanks to the panel and adjournment after Representative Brackett moved to rise, without objection.

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• AB 1167 was designed and intended by the Legislature to prevent operators from shifting closure costs
• At this time, we'll take people that would like to support this measure. Come up to the microphone.
• At this time, we'll take people that would like to support this measure. Come up to the microphone.
• To be very clear, this bill does not prevent timber harvest. It just makes sure that...
• To be very clear, this bill does not prevent timber harvest.

Summary: The committee heard a series of natural resources bills, with several measures accepted on committee amendments and moved forward on party-line or near-unanimous votes. AB 2461 on oil and gas bonding and well-closure financial assurance drew strong support from environmental groups and some legislators, while an industry representative was neutral and warned about unintended consequences and reduced transfers. Senators Laird and Cabaldon supported the bill as a clarification of AB 1167, and the committee voted do pass as amended to Appropriations, with the bill placed on call. The committee also approved a consent calendar of 10 bills, which was moved and held on call. AB 53 by Assemblymember Ramos, as amended, would expand tribal eligibility for conservation grants and loans and express legislative intent to create a process for returning ancestral lands to federally recognized tribes. Tribal and environmental supporters argued the bill recognizes tribal stewardship and helps remove barriers to conservation participation, while county, farm bureau, and habitat league witnesses raised concerns about long-term land management, public accountability, easements, and jurisdiction if lands are transferred. Committee members emphasized the importance of preserving conservation protections and continuing work on the land-return framework; the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations and held on call. AB 2679 on Lake Tahoe corridor safety and access was supported by local officials and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, who described dangerous parking, pedestrian conflicts, and a successful shuttle pilot, and the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 1666, creating biomass innovation parks and other incentives for non-combustion uses of forest and agricultural biomass, received broad support from business, conservation, and local government witnesses, with senators framing it as a way to address wildfire debris and create rural jobs; it also advanced do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2494, which would modernize the demonstration state forest system and elevate biodiversity, recreation, carbon storage, and tribal stewardship over maximum sustained production, drew strong support from environmental and tribal advocates but significant opposition from forest industry, county, and research witnesses who warned it could undermine research, sustainable forestry, and local economies; the author said he would continue negotiations, and the bill was moved do pass to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2234, which updates the definition of geothermal exploratory projects, and AB 2521, which seeks to use the California Council on Science and Technology for watershed-wide water availability analyses to help identify excess water for groundwater recharge. Both bills had support from sponsors and some stakeholders, while AB 2521 drew concerns from agricultural water interests about agency reliance, public trust considerations, and funding. Both measures were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2410 would extend a CEQA exemption for certain fuels-reduction projects in high fire-risk areas; local government groups supported it as a wildfire-prevention tool, while environmental and other opponents argued the remaining exemption still weakens habitat protections and public review, and one witness sought to remove conventional herbicides from the exemption.

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• SB 17 is also a gun crime prevention bill.
• New Mexicans to prevent gun violence.
• Chair, Senator, what we're trying to do is prevent that from happening. And Mr.
• But your bill today, you said, prevents crime or would help.
• So on page 9, 9-11, this is saying you need to maintain your records in a way to prevent loss.

Bills: SB3, HB70, HB49, HB60, HB151, HB164, SB17, SB35, SB164

Keywords: mental health, commitment, involuntary commitment, civil commitment, assisted outpatient treatment, AOT, court-ordered treatment, behavioral health, psychiatric hold, danger to self, danger to others, suicide prevention, self-harm, homicide risk, capacity, decisional capacity, guardianship, treatment guardian, crisis stabilization, crisis triage center

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 35, which would create one additional judgeship in the First Judicial District. Senator Trujillo and Chief Judge Bichai explained that the position had been approved through the judiciary’s unified budget process based on caseload and weighted-caseload needs. Members asked about how the new judge would be appointed, election timing, and courthouse space; the judge said the district would make room temporarily and that technology had helped with courtroom efficiency. One member of the public testified in opposition, alleging questionable case-assignment practices in the district court. The committee then voted do pass on SB 35 to the Finance Committee without objection. The committee then heard Senate Bill 17, the Stop Illegal Gun Trade Act, with extensive testimony on both sides. Supporters, including the sponsors, gun-violence survivors, prosecutors, law enforcement, city representatives, educators, and advocacy groups, argued that the bill would address a retail-to-criminal pipeline by requiring gun dealers to secure inventory, train employees, track sales, report suspicious activity, and restrict future sales of certain military-style firearms and large-capacity magazines. They cited gun violence statistics, local homicides, and the impact on children and schools. Opponents, including NRA and industry representatives, sheriffs, ranchers, dealers, and other citizens, argued the bill would violate the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments, create a de facto registry, impose costly burdens on lawful businesses, and fail to stop criminals. Several opponents also raised concerns about litigation costs and the effect on rural gun owners. Committee members then questioned the sponsors and debated the bill’s definitions, recordkeeping, confidentiality, and dealer requirements. Senator Duhigg offered and the committee adopted several amendments, including removing narrow loss-language tied to fire/theft/flood, changing backup timing language back to the federal standard, and revising the confidentiality/IPRA language to protect names and personal identifying information of transferees. The sponsors said the bill was intended to align with or build on federal standards in some areas while adding state-level dealer oversight. The chair allowed extended amendment discussion and indicated the committee would continue working through the substitute bill.

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• We're not talking about trying to measure whether or not there are real impacts that we need to worry
• You mentioned on suicide prevention and how challenging it is, and can you ask or tell us, you know,
• Equally important is the role of programs like the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention
• economic and career preparation that prevents crises and secures lasting stability.
• Deborah Sampson Act 5303 which is the preventing gender-based harassment.

Keywords: veteran services, homelessness, unemployment, VA funding, mental health, congressional oversight, testimonies, American Legion, Dole Act, suicide prevention

Summary: This meeting focused on veteran services, emphasizing the urgent need to address the alarming rate of unemployment and homelessness among veterans. Numerous testimonies were presented detailing the impact of mass furloughs and cutbacks at the VA on personnel, notably veterans who were serving as employees. Various representatives expressed deep concern over how these firings could drastically affect the quality of care available to those who have served the nation. There was a strong call for Congress to bolster funding for existing programs aimed at alleviating veteran homelessness and improving overall care quality, especially in mental health services.

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• In addition to dire health outcomes, preventing the spread of diseases is costly.
• Consequences can include preventable risks for both the pregnant individual and the child.
• The CDC has reported to us that over 80% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable.
• The measurements won't. The measurements won't. Numbers won't be on it.
• Kai Klossin, on behalf of Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, in support. Thank you.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c><03:19:33.439><c> and</c> support the passage of this measure and support the passage of this measure
• These measures will improve assistance.
• </c> forward to a day where we are preventing forward to a day where we are preventing deaths<05:07:18.560
• </c> the support they deserve helps prevent the support they deserve helps prevent housing<05:59:28.080
• </c> funding and protect proven prevention funding and protect proven prevention strategies.<07:22:21.520

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Is there anyone else who wishes to testify against the measure?
• Anyone like to testify for or against the measures.
• None recognizes Representative Gerdes to close on the measure.
• Is there anyone else who wishes to testify against the measure?
• the Chairman Canals to close on the measure.

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• This bill creates a narrow public records exemption to prevent personal home addresses and identifying
• At its core, this bill is about dignity, prevention, and healthier beginnings.
• And I think this gives us a pathway to address that problem, to evaluate, to measure, to track data so
• Administrative hurdles don't just measure compliance.
• We want to measure two or three times and cut carefully.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The committee first considered SB 268, a public records bill for emergency physicians. A strike-all amendment narrowed and clarified the exemption, and the sponsor said it was intended to protect current emergency department physicians and eligible family members who submit a written request. Emergency physician Dr. Sean Patterson and several health care organizations supported the bill, citing threats, harassment, and safety concerns tied to mandatory reporting and patient encounters. The committee adopted the amendment and reported SB 268 favorably as a committee substitute. The committee then heard SB 514, creating the Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach counties for pregnant and postpartum women, with priority for those affected by substance use disorder. Members discussed how the Department of Health would implement the pilot, collect data, and work with existing maternal health partners. An amendment changed the funding source to specific appropriations in the General Appropriations Act. Supporters said doula care can improve maternal and infant outcomes and help address Florida’s maternal health crisis. The bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 36, on use of professional nursing titles, drew extensive debate over whether nurses with doctoral degrees should be able to use the title “doctor” in clinical and advertising settings while clearly identifying themselves as nurses. The sponsor said the bill was about transparency and patient clarity, while several senators raised concerns that patients could confuse DNPs with physicians. Supporters from nursing groups said the bill protects earned credentials and does not expand scope of practice. The committee adopted an amendment aligning the bill with the House version and reported SB 36 favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also reported favorably SB 864, creating a public records exemption for uterine fibroid research data; SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care management for certain health professionals; SB 1404, revising memory care licensing for assisted living facilities; and SB 914, clarifying dry needling authority for occupational therapists. Finally, the committee took up SB 1758, a broad public assistance bill affecting Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described reforms including stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services through a waiver, pharmacy program changes, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. Members questioned the work requirement, implementation costs, eligibility verification, and due process concerns, while the sponsor said the bill would require federal approval and legislative review before implementation. Three amendments were adopted to adjust drug list update timing, expand public testimony on the high-cost drug list, and require faster prior authorization responses with a temporary supply in emergencies. The transcript cuts off before the final disposition of SB 1758.

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• We want to hold people accountable, and we want to prevent it.
• Still, there is a difference between losing a loved one... ...we want to prevent it.
• The measure also requires certain public and private employers to establish reasonable procedures and
• Amendment 576 specifies traffic calming does not include measures or combinations of measures that reduce
• So why would anybody want to deny us in the minority an opportunity to help prevent that? So, Mr.

Keywords: 909, all

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• Are we inadvertently punishing a jurisdiction that has taken other measures to try to keep up with their
• Are we inadvertently punishing a jurisdiction that has taken other measures to try to keep up with their
• And so repealing them here prevents any future conflict between a circuit realignment plan that the..
• . ...prevents any future conflict between a circuit realignment plan that the Judicial Conference may
• But this is to prevent the possibility... ...used to be years ago.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Campbell if you could explain the difference in the sub and the original measure the committee substitute
• 10. 1032 and Senator Hinojosa, you've explained the difference in the substitute and the original measure
• And then it, you know, the legal action only kicks in if the institution doesn't correct the measure.
• that is. the heart of what viewpoint discrimination is and what the First Amendment is intended to prevent
• And also to prevent further crimes because crimes will be committed when they show up at their homes

Bills: SB2972, SB1909, SB2815, SB735, SB2233, SB800, SB1069, SB2683, SB2986, SB2058, SB2310, SB2055, SB1032

Keywords: expressive activities, freedom of speech, public forum, higher education, protests, student rights, antisemitism, public institutions, disciplinary policy, student organizations, compliance, institutional policy, disciplinary sanctions, diploma designation, institution merger, academic records, student options, Holocaust education, Holocaust Remembrance Week, genocide education

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• that measure because it's a real issue.
• So we support a Measure A.
• whether we vote yes or no on this measure at the county level.
• So this measure is on call. So this measure is on call.
• The measure goes 8-0. The measure is out. Thank you. While we get Mr.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This is really just as a safekeeping measure for the public.
• One, performance measures.
• Most automakers establish performance measures for dealers based on previous sales.
• One, performance measures.
• Next, we're going to take up tab 14, CS for CS for SB 1078 on fire prevention.

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft systems. The bill increases penalties for flying drones over critical infrastructure, prohibits drones equipped with weapons or explosives, creates a first-degree felony for drones carrying a weapon of mass destruction, and includes a law enforcement exception. A lay-filed amendment by Senator Pizzo warning against the use of force to shoot down drones was debated but failed, and the bill was then reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SB 846 addressing notary public fraud in immigration-related services, SB 650 on hazardous walking conditions for school transportation, SB 922 on employment agreements including non-compete and garden leave provisions, and SB 1820 on motor vehicle manufacturer and dealer relations, covering performance measures, retaliation, and franchise termination standards. Several bills focused on education, health care, and disability issues. SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, would require disability history and awareness instruction across grade levels; it drew emotional testimony from the bill sponsor, family members, and supporters, and was reported favorably. SB 998 would allow advanced practice registered nurses to certify deaths and file death certificates in hospice settings under physician protocol, and SB 1412 would modernize home health agency rules by expanding administrative flexibility and contract service use; both passed. SB 1736 would allow direct support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home settings for individuals with developmental disabilities, and it was also reported favorably. The committee also advanced several regulatory and court-related measures. SB 1650 expands Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including allowing designation based on conduct in a single case and extending the look-back period, while SB 1652 creates a public records exemption for certain stricken non-criminal court filings; both were approved. SB 1076 on roofing contractors was amended to require continuing education for roof-to-wall connections and then passed, and SB 1078 on fire prevention was amended with stakeholder-agreed language before being reported favorably. SB 1080 on local government land regulations, after multiple amendments and significant debate over agricultural enclaves and local control, was also approved. Other major measures included SB 818 on utility relocation, which creates a relocation fund funded by a portion of communications services tax revenue and was supported by multiple industry and local-government groups after a compromise amendment; SB 868 on social media use by minors, which would require a decryption mechanism for law enforcement access under subpoena and prohibit disappearing messages for minors, remained under discussion as the transcript ended. The committee also heard SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers against the City of Gainesville, and reported it favorably after testimony that the city would pay the settlement amount.