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• Madam Chair, members, House Bill 2342, homeowners associations, shade structures.
• homeowners associations cannot prohibit the use or installation of commercially produced shade structures
• Senate amended the bill to include an awning, gazebo, pergola, or canopy in the definition of shade structure

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills that had returned from the Senate with amendments, with members repeatedly noting that sponsors intended to concur on most items. Topics included public health and vaccination rules (HB 2086, HB 2248), state investment in gold and silver (HB 2140), property records and voter-registration privacy (HB 2327), municipal and county regulation of business property and development fees (HB 2460, HB 2946, HB 2999), legislative subpoenas (HB 2745), cold plunge regulation (HB 2439), nursing-facility complaint timelines and licensed health aide rules (HB 2195, HB 2189), court-ordered treatment review (HB 2923), Access/Medicaid reimbursement and prior authorization for diagnostic services (HB 2932), inmate mental health study committee language (HB 2673), prenatal development instruction in schools (HB 2830), public records requests by legislators (HB 4056), parents’ rights and social transitioning in schools (HB 2249), school district financial compliance and facilities contracting (HB 2481, HB 2482), Native American language proficiency for graduation (HB 2895), advanced math auto-enrollment (HB 2423), special education and military-family procedures (HB 2621), AI rules for state agencies (HB 2592), eviction record sealing (HB 2244), tax filing penalties (HB 2016), shade structures in HOAs (HB 2342), homelessness-related community restitution (HB 2028), medical records timelines (HB 2557), PFAS firefighting foam restrictions (HB 2641), family-court expert testimony and prisoner transition services (HB 2662, HB 2440), address confidentiality protections (HB 2594), guardianship notice attestation (HB 2661), utilities for high-load customers (HB 2756), and nuclear-ready community planning (HB 2456). The committee also briefly moved to Caucus Calendar 19 for additional bills on mobile food vendors, school board training, out-of-state travel and meeting transparency, and a medical-intervention nondiscrimination bill. Several bills drew substantive discussion or criticism. Members debated HB 2932 at length, with staff explaining that Access said the bill would have a high fiscal impact because it would require reimbursement for non-contracted lab services and eliminate prior authorization for a broad range of diagnostic services, potentially increasing costs substantially. HB 2249 also prompted concern from members who argued it could force teachers to out students and create civil liability for using preferred pronouns or failing to notify parents about social transitioning. HB 2830 was criticized as requiring prenatal-development instruction while barring discussion of sexual activity or reproduction. HB 2028, which allows community restitution instead of a $20 probation assessment for people who are indigent and experiencing homelessness, was questioned as potentially punitive. HB 2481 was discussed as a way to help, rather than punish, small rural school districts struggling with financial-record compliance. The caucus also noted that several of the measures were sponsored by Democrats, which was highlighted as notable during the meeting. No formal votes were taken in the transcript. The caucus chair repeatedly asked for questions, and in most cases there were none, after which the sponsor was understood to intend concurrence with the Senate amendments. The meeting ended with adjournment after the caucus moved through the remaining calendar items.

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• complicated, especially navigating customer needs and how TENS will be implemented, both from a physical structure
• complicated, especially navigating customer needs and how TENS will be implemented, both from a physical structure
• complicated, especially navigating customer needs and how TENS will be implemented, both from a physical structure

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 4122, and Representative Halons moved that the bill be laid over for possible inclusion. The committee first adopted the DE3 author’s amendment without objection. Halons explained that the bill, developed through the Thermal Energy Network Deployment Work Group and extensive stakeholder negotiations, would allow public utilities to build thermal energy networks and recover costs, while keeping the projects under Public Utility Commission oversight similar to electric and natural gas services. He noted a small technical correction may still be needed in the cost recovery language. Testimony was uniformly supportive. Aurora Vautrin of 100% Campaign said the bill advances Minnesota’s leadership on thermal energy networks and thanked the authors, work group, labor, and utility partners. Jamie Fitzke of CenterPoint Energy described the company’s planned thermal energy network pilot as part of the 2021 Natural Gas Innovation Act framework, emphasizing that the technology is promising but still new, especially in Minnesota’s extreme cold climate, and that the amended bill reflects substantial compromise and preserves PUC oversight and customer protections. Kevin Pranis of LiUNA supported the bill as a way to create jobs and use existing labor skills from gas, water, and related infrastructure work, while also noting that geothermal cost and drilling challenges remain. Committee members expressed enthusiasm for the proposal and its potential to make Minnesota a leader in thermal energy networks. In closing, Halons said the bill had gone through many iterations and acknowledged the compromise language, but stressed that it is a major step because it explicitly authorizes utilities to build TENS and rate recover, creating a foundation for future utility planning. The bill was then laid over.

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• Literally, you can't widen a road, build a structure, or sell a piece of property in Florida without
• maybe we can talk about some tighter language that really ensures that they are not using the fee structure
• Using the fee structure to gouge people further.

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee heard and reported favorably several bills. SB 386, by Sen. Trumbull, would create consumer rights and manufacturer obligations for defective farm equipment, modeled on lemon-law concepts, and passed without opposition. SB 528, also by Sen. Trumbull, would strengthen Florida’s manufacturing sector through Department of Commerce responsibilities, a chief manufacturing officer role, workforce grants, and reporting requirements; it drew questions about whether it differed from last year’s bill and was supported by several appearance forms before passing favorably. SB 806, a right-to-repair bill for portable wireless devices and agricultural equipment, drew the most testimony: supporters said it would expand consumer choice and repair access, while dealers and industry representatives argued existing manufacturer agreements already provide access and warned the bill could disrupt dealer/manufacturer relationships and future technology; it nevertheless passed favorably. The committee also approved SB 696 on trademark registration, which would modernize the trademark classification system, allow online applications, and clarify document verification procedures, and SB 930, which creates a 15-member Florida Retirement Savings Task Force to study retirement coverage gaps and recommend policy options without imposing employer mandates. SB 826, by Sen. Leak, would address reward cards that function like gift cards but expire, while excluding loyalty programs; the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association raised concerns about unintended consequences and the need for tighter definitions, but the bill was reported favorably after the sponsor said the language would be refined. SB 874 would expand professional licensure reciprocity for experienced out-of-state surveyors and mappers to address workforce shortages, and it also passed favorably. After a pause, the committee took up CS/SB 838 on electronic payments of retail installment contracts. Sen. Yarbrough said the bill clarifies that reasonable convenience fees for optional electronic payments are permissible, provided they are disclosed and a fee-free option remains available, to reduce ambiguity and litigation. Members questioned whether the bill could authorize or expand fees and whether the “reasonable” standard was sufficiently clear; the sponsor said the fees are tied to processor costs and are not intended as revenue. An amendment adding the word “retail” was adopted, and the committee substitute was reported favorably. Several members later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on bills they had missed, and the meeting adjourned.

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• This, you can see, the present structure. This is how the building looks today.
• The building is structurally very sound.
• know how to run and operate their systems, how to maintain their dams, how to bill billing rate structures

Keywords: 914, all

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• will be allowed to participate for 15 years of additional service in a drop program that will be structured
• be allowed to participate for 20 years of additional service in a drop program that will also be structured
• The program offers a 25% tax credit for the rehabilitation of certified historic structures or non-property

Bills: HB104, HB2434, HB2529, HB2688, HB3161, HB3486, HB3487, HB3745, HB4044, HB4226, HB4945, HB104

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, retirement, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, salary supplement, county judges, judicial functions, state law, government compensation, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age

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• We've had numerous people who don't run because of the way that the filing fees are structured.
• Not because of the fact that the filing fees exist, but because of the way they are structured.
• In fact, the petition structure is the same, so it's the same.

Bills: HB2139, HB2253, HB3632, HB4171, HB4309, HB4508, SB760, SB1470

Keywords: voting access, polling place, disability, caretaker provisions, ballot delivery, election code, HB 2253, Texas Election Code, bond election, bond issuance, local government, election cancellation, disaster declaration, natural disaster, emergency election, county election officer, polling place notice, open meeting, election workers, voter safety

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• corridor, and by statute 228:57-a, the property qualifies for a dock lease, as there had been a structure
• corridor, and by statute 228:57-a, the property qualifies for a dock lease, as there had been a structure
• statute 228:57-a, they qualify, or the property qualifies, for a dock lease, as there had been a structure

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee met to approve the February 24 minutes and complete committee organization by confirming Senator Maki as vice chair. The committee then considered several Department of Safety and Department of Transportation lease requests, along with an informational report from the New Hampshire Council on Resources and Development. The Department of Safety sought approval for a 15-year lease at 17 Freetown Road in Raymond to relocate DMV operations from Epping. The department said the move was needed because the Epping site had limited parking and inadequate interior space, and that the longer lease was justified by fit-up costs and the need to ensure ADA-compliant accessibility. Members asked about fit-up costs and future DMV space needs, and the request was approved. The Department of Transportation presented a lease for JCB LLC for a private, non-commercial dock and pedestrian at-grade crossing on the Concord-to-Lincoln railroad corridor in Belmont. Members discussed the private nature of the dock, the role of DEIS approval, and the annual lease fee, which was read into the record before the request was approved. The committee then approved a bundled request covering 18 similar dock and mooring lease renewals in Belmont, Meredith, and Laconia, with discussion focused on the renewal process, waiver of administrative fees, and the standardized lease costs. The Council on Resources and Development item was informational only and required no action. The committee set its next meeting for June 30 at 9:30 a.m. and then adjourned.

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• BE THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES IN THIS FIELD IS A BIG STEP FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE STIGMA STRUCTURED
• TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE CORE CURRICULUM OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES IN MATH AND LITERACY STRUCTURE
• SOMEWHAT TIRELESSLY ON THIS POLICY OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND THE ARTICLE IS TO MOVE FORWARD A STRUCTURAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• AND ALSO IF THERE IS LEGISLATION REQUIRING NOMINATING COMMISSION SIMILAR TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE JCC
• THERE IS A BALANCE THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED IN CHANGING THE CURRENT STRUCTURE, WHICH MAY RAILROAD THE
• THESE CERTAINLY ARE QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE EXPLORED BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF WE WENT TO A STRUCTURE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• and there may be good actors, there may be bad actors, but by taking the step to codify and put a structure
• around how... ...but by taking the step to codify and put a structure around how these dropout retrieval
• programs should operate, we're bringing structure and health to the system.

Summary: The Education and Employment Committee met with a quorum and heard four bills. CS/HB 1145 on workforce education clarified that public charter schools may receive CAP grant funds, expanded the number of college system money-back programs from three to six, and standardized eligibility rules while allowing institutions some flexibility. Supporters said it would help students access career training without adding new funding in the bill. The committee also heard CS/HB 1079, which expands dropout retrieval program eligibility to any individual who has withdrawn from high school and is not engaged in education, while resolving statutory conflicts about program structure; some members raised concerns about FERPA, student privacy, and third-party funding, but the bill was reported favorably despite one no vote from Rep. Valdes. The committee then considered HB 251, which would designate January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida. The sponsor and supporters described the bill as a response to rising antisemitism and emphasized education, remembrance, and opposition to hate. Testimony came from a Miami-Dade school board member, a student, and other supporters, and members spoke strongly in favor of the measure. The bill was reported favorably with no opposition. Finally, the committee heard CS/HB 261 on middle and high school start times. The bill revises the earlier mandated later-start-time law by allowing districts to comply through a report to DOE detailing start times, planning efforts, public input, and impacts, rather than requiring immediate uniform implementation. Supporters from small school districts, Miami-Dade, PTA, and other organizations said the change preserves the health goal while giving districts flexibility to address transportation, dual enrollment, athletics, and staffing constraints. Members debated the need for parental involvement and detailed reporting, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably on a unanimous vote.

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• So, there's quite a bit of need in the state and significant infrastructure demands. structure and new
• the board report to the committee on the state's progress towards fixing our water infrastructure. structure
• We do consider that when we're looking at structuring our financing in various programs, so it's definitely

Bills: SB7

Keywords: water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, 1185, senate, all

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• It also cleans up the structure of the four grant programs to clearly separate the specific requirements
• And so, finally, I just want to emphasize our appreciation for the tier. ...structure that's in the committee
• Priority structure is important to ensure that these are getting where they need to go, that they're

Bills: HB18, HB742, HB754, HB1644, HB2187, HB1887, HB 1275, HB37, HB1503, HB1699, HB1700, HB2735, HB1741, HB1731, HB1675, HB18, HB37

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting, good faith report

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• . >> Not because of presidential libraries but because of other unique structures or or situations.
• Next we go to Tab 13 CS Senate tomorrow, 3, 1, 4, on Florida National Guard increase force structure
• examine the resource allocations of the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in its force structure

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• are arrayed from Brownsville to El Paso in three task forces under the control of a joint command structure
• In the fees and the fee structure, it's not consistent throughout because there's different ownership
• But he is, of course, in the structure underneath me, and I am underneath the Attorney General.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 1120, the follow-up “Keep It Clean” bill from Representative Andrew Myers, which would create grant funding for local governments and organizations to improve garbage removal and related clean-water programs, especially around frozen lakes and winter recreation areas. Myers said the earlier Keep It Clean effort to enforce litter laws on frozen lakes had already reduced garbage in the water, and he framed this bill as a way to expand that success with additional resources. Testifier Robin Dwight of the Upper Red Lake Area Association and Keep It Clean Coalition described growing problems with trash and human waste on ice, said the coalition now has 60 members representing more than 10,000 lakes, and explained that local programs use dumpsters and separation systems to manage waste. Tom Johnson of the MPCA and Assistant Commissioner Bob Myers of the DNR both testified in support, saying improper disposal of human and solid waste is a real and growing problem and that the public education campaign has changed behavior on the ice. Members asked about the bill’s results and funding needs. Representative Pelz asked for more context on the coalition’s impact, and Dwight said the group has been active for about three years and recently launched a survey to gather more data on infrastructure needs for wheelhouse users. Representative Fiser asked what dollar amount would be needed, and Myers said the bill seeks general fund dollars, with a rough ideal range of one to two million dollars, though he emphasized he wanted to work with the committee on the final amount and funding mechanism. The discussion also noted a second related bill with a $10 wheelhouse fee as another possible funding option. No opposition testimony was presented. After discussion, the chair renewed the motion to lay over House File 1120 for possible inclusion in a future bill, and the bill was laid over.

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• PRIVATE SECTOR, ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES IN PARTICULAR ON THE RIGHT YOU SEE HIGH-LEVEL STRUCTURE
• THE DEPLOYMENT OF HYDROKINETIC OF A STRUCTURE AND HYDRO STATION APPLICATIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE
• THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE TRUST WE ARE STRUCTURED TO PROVIDE THE TRAINING TO ALLOW THEM

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And so we've created a new structure, and this structure creates the old structure created an inconsistency
• in governance, and the new structure helps us with certainty and accountability.
• structure<03:45:11.040> creates<03:45:11.680> the structure and this structure
• creates the structure and this structure creates the old<03:45:12.160> structure<03:45:12.479>
• new structure in governance and the new structure helps<03:45:16.560> us<03:45:16.800> with

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 8, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• pay $25,000 surety bond, no matter if they had one well or 1,000 wells, and so we put in a tier structure
• And so, at that point, they would have to come up to the new transition structure value if That makes

Keywords: 914, all

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• If we believe more public accountability is needed, the discussion should be about board structure and
• If we believe more public accountability is needed, the discussion should be about board structure and
• <01:55:11.440> Thus,<01:55:11.880> I structural readiness to answer.
• Thus, I structural readiness to answer.
• that structure daily life. that structure daily life.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Those are small agencies that have a similar structure.
• agencies that have a similar structure. agencies that have a similar structure.
• You know, the whole structure just doesn't make sense to me.
• You know, the whole structure just doesn't make sense to me.
• The whole structure just doesn't make sense to me.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all