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• And so, because we are still in this generation of trying to find the new material to work with, adequate
• and appropriate material to work with, because we care about the dolphins and whales and turtles, we
• that we're working with our materials that we're working with and<00:32:45.159> so<00:32:46.159
• to work with adequate and material to work with adequate and appropriate<00:32:55.159> material
• to work with um appropriate material to work with um because<00:32:57.240> we<00:32:57.360>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And so we had to be very conscientious about the industry, about the supply of materials, the supply
• We have been utilizing our innovation, our resources, and our labs like State Materials Office, you know
• We've seen how numerous commodities and materials over the past five years have continued to rise in
• This is something we've started... ...to do for the whole supply chain, all materials.
• This is something we've started doing, understanding where the materials that we need come from, where

Summary: The Committee on Transportation received a presentation from the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles on Florida’s camera-based traffic enforcement programs: red light cameras, school bus stop-arm cameras, and school zone speed cameras. The department explained how the programs work, including human review of recorded violations, issuance of civil notices to vehicle owners, and escalation to uniform traffic citations if unpaid or uncontested. Officials also outlined the fee structure and reported preliminary data showing 42 red light camera jurisdictions, 496 red light cameras, and more than 923,000 notices of violation in fiscal year 2024-2025, along with growth in school zone and school bus programs. Senators asked about camera placement, signage, review procedures, and whether reviewers or vendors receive revenue from citations; several questions were left for follow-up because the witness did not have all statutory or operational details. The committee then heard an update from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the Moving Florida Forward Infrastructure Initiative, funded by a $4 billion general revenue investment leveraged into a $7 billion program for 20 major projects. He said the initiative is advancing high-priority congestion relief projects across the state, with 80% of the plan expected to be underway by the end of 2026 and the remaining projects in 2027. Perdue highlighted new delivery methods such as modified phased design-build, voluntary acceleration, and structured acceleration, along with workforce and supply-chain efforts, including regional hiring events and aggregate planning. He cited projects such as I-4 congestion relief lanes, Golden Glades, I-95 at US-1, I-75 auxiliary lanes, and I-275 improvements as examples of the program’s progress. Members questioned FDOT about traffic management during construction, subcontracting opportunities for small businesses, public transit planning, contractor safety and fatalities, bridge strikes, logistics access near ports and airports, aggregate supply, local government coordination, and federal funding uncertainty. Perdue said FDOT continuously reevaluates traffic control plans, works with local governments and industry partners, uses small business participation targets, and requires contractors to be in good standing with OSHA and to implement corrective action plans after incidents. He also said Florida’s transportation revenues are flat, the state remains largely state-funded, and additional resources are the main need for future transportation delivery. The committee adjourned after the chair requested FDOT staff provide senators with district-specific project information.

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• So the definition of burden of proof is not materially affected or immaterial.
• The misuse of AI to create non-consensual intimate visual materials, often called "deepfakes," has grown
• The bill addresses AI misuse in creating and distributing intimate visual materials.
• and fail to remove such material within 72 hours of a removal request.
• There is a 10-year limitation for filing lawsuits starting from when the victim discovers the material

Bills: HB4922, HB4713, HB4256, HB872, HB1571, HB4266, HB4559, SB251, SB441, SB1719

Keywords: healthcare liability, emergency medical care, standard of proof, negligence, legal reforms, Texas General Arbitration Act, arbitration, binding arbitration, statute of limitations, limitations period, tolling, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 16.073, alternative dispute resolution, ADR, civil procedure, lawsuit filing, court jurisdiction, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, procedural law

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• The bill creates and clarifies that only AA material biosolids can be applied in the state, removes the
• I think we've been working toward this goal of making it AA material for several years.
• The bill does not define what a reasonable cause is, so would that be if the subcontractor or material
• supplier, you know, there was defective work or... ...or material supplier, you know, there was defective
• work or the materials weren't to the specifications, etc.?

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture received a presentation from Florida Forest Service Director Rick Dolan on the agency’s wildfire response, forest management, and emergency support roles. He described the service’s four regions and 14 districts, its year-round wildfire response, use of bulldozers, helicopters, and drones, and the current high fire danger due to drought conditions. Dolan also highlighted prescribed burning, fuels mitigation, state forest management, the pine seedling nursery, and the agency’s role in hurricane response and incident management. Members asked about equipment loans and whether more prescribed burning could reduce wildfire impacts; Dolan said Florida already leads the nation in prescribed fire and emphasized public education and fuels reduction. The committee then considered and unanimously reported favorably Senate Bill 386, which creates a farm-equipment consumer protection process similar to a lemon law, allowing purchasers to seek repair or replacement of defective major farm equipment at no cost. The committee also took up Senate Bill 290, the Agriculture and Consumer Services omnibus bill. The bill would modernize fair association rules, preempt local bans on gas- and diesel-powered farm and landscape equipment, allow surplus of certain state-owned lands for bona fide agricultural use while excluding parks, forests, and wildlife lands, create a veterinary loan repayment program, make Farmers Feeding Florida permanent, expand Forest Service training opportunities, criminalize signal-jamming devices, increase penalties for CDL and English-proficiency exam cheating, restrict certain door-to-door solicitation, protect food safety inspectors, clarify biosolids rules, and add criminal and vendor-list penalties for contractors who fail to pay subcontractors. The committee adopted three amendments to align dates and technical language and to authorize native seed research and marketing through the Florida Wildlife Foundation. Testimony on SB 290 included support from several industry groups, concerns from the Home Builders Association about the new contractor-payment criminal penalties, and opposition from a citizen worried about the new surplus-land process for conservation lands. Despite concerns, CS/SB 290 was reported favorably. Finally, the committee unanimously recommended confirmation of the appointees listed on tabs 4 and 5, and then adjourned.

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• Only if the Department determines the proposed structure will materially harm wildlife, harm wildlife
• Material impact is a standard; however, it is certainly a standard.
• next to a wildlife refuge, I mean, at some point in time, would you admit that there might be a material
• It has a material impact.
• The fact of the matter is, where development is located that materially impairs migratory bird patterns

Bills: HB3129, HB3251, HB3556, HB3724, HB3887

Keywords: construction, wildlife impact, height restrictions, national wildlife refuge, environmental regulations, HB 3887, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Parks and Wildlife Code, performance bond, payment bond, contractor bonding, public works, construction contracts, public building, procurement, bid security, subcontractors, suppliers, contractor payment protection, project completion

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• AS IT PERTAINS TO THE ISSUE OF IF THE RULE IMPERMISSIBLY REFERS TO MATERIALS THAT WERE INCORPORATED IN
• INCORPORATED WITH REFERENCE INTO THE RULE WHICH IS LIMITED TO THE MATERIAL AS IT EXISTS AT THE TIME
• AND CHANGES IN THE MATERIAL ARE NOT EFFECTIVE UNLESS THE RULE IS AMENDED TO INCORPORATE THE CHANGES.
• WITH OTHER RELEVANT STATUTORY MATERIAL.
• REQUIRED TO COVER THE COST OF THAT PROCESS AND THE OPERATING COST AND THE MEETING SPACE AND THE MATERIALS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• There is a training video and materials that is being created at no cost and will be provided to the
• Animal Control Advisory Panel, who is the governing body of all animal control, that way all the materials
• that um is being video and materials that um is being created<00:02:59.480> at<00:02:59.879><
• <00:03:12.920> are<00:03:13.280> together that way all the materials are together that
• way all the materials are together and<00:03:13.760> it<00:03:13.879> will<00:03:14.040

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon Recess of the Senate Chambers. There is not an exact time for this meeting therefore a placeholder time for the live stream has been set for 1:00PM est. Roll Call - 00:03 Discussion on HB 508 – 00:34 Vote on HB 508 – 03:52 Discussion on 805 – 05:00 Vote on HB 805 -09:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first adopted a Senate committee substitute covering House Bills 718 and 194, then heard testimony on House Bill 508, House Bill 805, and the committee substitute for Senate Bill 111. HB 508 would let applicants for the Kentucky Employee Child Care Assistance Program view and download the required agreement and submit it by mail, email, or online, codifying a change the Cabinet for Health and Family Services had already agreed to make. The child-protection portion of the committee substitute would require animal control officers to receive training to identify child abuse and neglect, with the sponsor saying the training materials would be provided at no cost to local governments. For HB 805, the sponsor said the committee substitute mainly cleans up last year’s juvenile justice legislation, including changing “plaintiff” to “victim,” narrowing language on confidentiality of juvenile records when information is disclosed in a civil suit, and changing a status offender provision from mandatory to discretionary charging for escape when absent without leave from a DJJ facility. The bill also incorporates “Baby Maya’s Bill,” requiring the Cabinet to physically locate a child within a set time and, in certain cases involving prior removals, contact law enforcement if the child cannot be found. A committee member asked whether the changes would affect public access to records for juveniles transferred to circuit court on felony charges, and the sponsor said they would not. The committee then voted on HB 805 as amended by the committee substitute and passed it 7-0 with favorable expression. A title amendment was also adopted. After brief thanks and comments from members, the committee adjourned.

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• That smaller material, those type money.
• That smaller material, those type of<00:16:10.880> things<00:16:11.040> that<00:16:11.360
• particularly where we're trying to get those multiple-use benefits of a fuel break that may have material
• particularly where we're trying to get those multiple-use benefits of a fuel break that may have material
• And a number of cases will be paid by the cost from the private sector for that material to go back into

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration

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• Thank you so much for attending the Radioactive and Hazardous Materials Committee meeting.
• Well, good morning, Honorable Chair Steinborn and members of the Radioactive and Hazardous Materials
• How much material is stored now at the bottom of the facility?
• Regardless of where the material is coming from, it's basically with DOE.
• Thanks to Grant's Mining District for radioactive materials. We're cleaning up PFAS.

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• I'm wondering if of the materials.
• the specific curricular material the specific curricular material mentioned<03:11:53.040> the
• the the uh the coverage of the material the the uh the coverage of the material is<04:07:03.040>
• they be um submitting all the materials, they be um submitting all the materials, the<05:37:32.320>
• materials materials but<05:48:31.520> still<05:48:31.840> I<05:48:32.000> don't

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• We have hazardous materials.
• We do have a revolving fund under the hazardous materials section of code.
• We have hazardous materials.
• We do have a revolving fund under the hazardous materials section of code.
• We have hazardous materials.

Keywords: 908, all

Bills: HR119, HR120, HR121, HR122, HR123, HR124, HR125, HR126, HR127, HR128, HR129, HR130, HR131, HR132, HCR53, HCR54, HCR55, HCR56, HR115, HR116, HR117, HR118, SCR19, SCR26, SB102, SB222, SB255, SB270, SB273, SB314, SB418, SB420, HB21, HB24, HB29, HB31, HB39, HB45, HB49, HB77, HB136, HB150, HB211, HB263, HB273, HB299, HB315, HB324, HB376, HB377, HB422, HB431, HB444, HB450, HB519, HB533, HB538, HB549, HB559, HB562, HB663, HB664, HB715, HB717, HB805, HB822, HB823, HB834, HB864, HB867, HB1011, HB1017, HB1018, HB1068, HB1134, HB1137, HB1234, HB1235, HB1236, HB310, HCR6, HCR19, HCR10, HR74, HCR26, HCR35, HCR7, HB51, HB82, HB143, HB145, HB160, HB180, HB192, HB393, HB430, HB445, HB506, HB515, HB521, HB565, HB590, HB614, HB638, HB670, HB672, HB685, HB692, HB752, HB773, HB781, HB799, HB860, HB874, HB887, HB917, HB937, HB956, HB965, HB972, HB977, HB982, HB1006, HB1010, HB1044, HB1072, HB1088, HB1179, HB1200, HB76, HB132, HB181, HB210, HB250, HB265, HB275, HB291, HB322, HB342, HB475, HB486, HB616, HB635, HB639, HB690, HB740, HB757, HB761, HB774, HB808, HB855, HB872, HB883, HB886, HB903, HB949, HB962, HB996, HB1003, HB1036, HB1054, HB1071, HB1076, HB1078, HB1113, HB1132, HB1146, HB1232, HB1233, HB140, HB750, HB911, HB52, HB154, HB400, HB463, HB570, HB631, HB637, HB870, HB952, HB961, HB399, HB868, HB905, HB401, HB901, HR20, HB9, HB58, HB151, HB193, HB284, HB459, HB476, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB615, HB682, HB733, HB915

Keywords: condolences, public service, environmental justice, sustainability, local government, military service, World War II, veteran, community, Italian Festival, cultural celebration, Tickfaw, Italian-American, community pride, heritage, Miss Louisiana Teen USA, Heaven Riley Breaux, recognition, youth empowerment, community service

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• <00:40:28.080> in to digital library materials in to digital library materials in Minnesota
• > State accessible education material State accessible education material State Services<00:42:55.400
• , accessible education materials, uh E A E E A M in formats of braille and audio materials.
• <00:58:27.120> that for material that for material that you<00:58:28.359> know,<00:
• Again, the exact same material, the exact same story that is being told, the exact same material being

Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698

Keywords: data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency

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• had with the Arts and Creative Materials had with the Arts and Creative Materials Institute.<01:
• So the plated keys of the same material.
• And then also with regard to the artist materials that Mr.
• And following that materials to the EU.
• WEIMA, the Arts and Craft Materials WEIMA, the Arts and Craft Materials Institute<01:33:31.360><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're an artist materials store in St. Paul on Grand Avenue.
• either way without matching materials either way without matching materials the<00:27:09.399>
• With regard to professional artist materials, you've heard Mr.
• <00:34:57.960> that uh with the with the uh material that uh with the with the uh material
• had requested a ban on artist materials had requested a ban on artist materials that<00:35:12.720

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• If it's asking you what your age is and blocking the child from seeing pornographic material, I'm not
• If it's asking you what your age is and blocking the child from seeing pornographic material, I'm not
• and the access point to the material and the access point to the material that<00:51:50.000>
• <01:03:00.319> on definitely being exposed to material on definitely being exposed to material
• ,<01:10:50.080> you the only way of sharing material, you the only way of sharing material

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee work session focused on House Bill 293, which would prevent minors from accessing obscenity on certain internet-connected electronic devices. Chair Pardell opened by noting the bill had been discussed several times and that the goal was to find language acceptable to the committee. Representative Coutab argued the bill is important for child safety, said parents vary in technical ability, and pointed to Apple as evidence that filtering tools can be implemented. He asked whether the other members saw a path forward and what it might look like. Representatives McFarland and Tur both said they support the underlying concern but questioned the bill’s structure and practicality. McFarland emphasized parental responsibility and individual liberty, said any final language should avoid infringing on rights or creating indirect pressure on corporations, and suggested looking at other states’ approaches and Apple’s closed ecosystem as a limited example. Tur said the bill may solve one problem while creating others, especially by placing the burden on device manufacturers and browsers rather than on the content providers; he cited the recent Texas Paxton decision as an example of a more targeted age-verification approach aimed at websites. Both expressed concern that a broad device-level mandate may be difficult to implement consistently across different platforms. Chair Pardell responded that the bill is intended to add protective measures rather than impose a blanket ban, and compared it to existing restrictions on minors accessing alcohol, tobacco, or pornographic magazines. She said the proposal is meant to ask for the user’s age during device setup, not to require identification or database checks, and stressed that parents would still be responsible for entering accurate information. Members also discussed whether Apple’s tools are generalizable to Android and other ecosystems, whether the market is already developing solutions, and whether a parent-facing filter or device-level controls would be the best route. Pardell said the committee had received public feedback and that another work session would likely be held in October; no vote or final action was taken.

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• and administrative changes in order to authorize a local jurisdiction to include diverted organic material
• in 2022, agencies and jurisdictions were to procure eligible end products made from that diverted material
• In 2022, agencies and jurisdictions were to procure eligible end products made from that diverted material
• The diverted organic material must be processed at a facility using technologies authorized by CalRecycle
• Right now, 1383 requires that 90% of all waste as of this year be converted into material that cannot

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on January 22, 2026, for its regular order hearing and suspense-file hearing. In regular order, the committee approved consent-calendar bills AB 683, AB 763, AB 1126, and AB 1278 on unanimous due-pass motions, and AB 34 and AB 442 on a second unanimous due-pass motion. The committee then heard and advanced several bills, including AB 35, which would create an APA exemption for Proposition 4-funded programs to speed implementation of water, wildfire, energy-storage, and grid-support projects; AB 748, establishing pre-approved housing programs for local agencies; AB 939, allowing immediate transfer of certain affordable homeownership units to qualified nonprofit housing organizations; AB 643, adding a narrow organic-waste-derived agricultural fertilizer product to SB 1383 procurement options; and AB 96, removing the high school diploma requirement for certified Medi-Cal peer support specialists. Testimony on these bills was largely supportive, with sponsors and coalition representatives emphasizing reduced delays, lower costs, and improved housing, environmental, or behavioral-health outcomes. The Department of Finance offered general budget comments but no bill-specific positions. The committee voted the bills out, with AB 643 and AB 96 receiving no recorded opposition in the transcript and AB 939 passing with some members noting support and interest in coauthoring. The committee also received a presentation-only discussion of AB 1091, a proposal to authorize eight-letter specialty license plates, which the author said could generate revenue for rural programs such as the Williamson Act; the bill was not acted on at that time. After public comment, the committee moved to the suspense-file hearing on 53 bills. Using a substituted motion for due-pass and due-pass-with-amendments items, the committee held some bills and advanced many others, often with amendments that narrowed scope, deleted provisions, or required reports or studies. Bills held in committee included AB 405, AB 298, AB 333, AB 296, AB 1091, AB 1241, and AB 577, among others. The committee reported moving 43 bills to the Assembly floor, with several on A roll calls and others on B roll calls or with amendments, and noted that amendment language would be posted later online.

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• <00:05:17.120> as and those valuable materials as and those valuable materials as mentioned
• However, the rest of the report notes that there will be an increase in the amount of material—solar
• On the hazardous side, are there any hazardous materials or chemicals that we're also concerned about
• <00:15:18.440> or<00:15:19.040> chemical primary uh material or chemical primary uh
• <00:16:19.040> or<00:16:19.319> chemicals any hazardous materials or chemicals any

Keywords: 1183, house

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• in terms of recover dozens of materials in terms of actual<00:45:24.560> digital<00:45:24.880
• We surpassed 21,000 last abuse material.
• It is included in your materials.
• It is included in your<00:54:20.720> materials.
• The DE1 amendment was your materials.

Bills: HF2354, HF3407, HF4359, HF4192, HF3356, HF3695, HF1597, HF3155, HF3871, HF4437, HF4446, HF3990

Keywords: medical assistance, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, ghost guns, unserialized firearms, 3D-printed guns, 3D printer firearms, CNC milling, home-built firearms, firearm serialization, serial numbers, unfinished frame, unfinished receiver, ghost gun ban, gun control, firearm design files, CAD files, digital gun blueprints

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• An analysis of leading curriculum materials reveals that approximately 35% of the content is redundant
• An analysis of leading curriculum materials reveals that approximately 35% of the content is redundant
• An analysis of leading curriculum materials reveals that approximately 35% of the content is redundant
• , such as those on the State Fire Marshal's Building Materials Listing.
• This will help accelerate the adoption of BML-certified building materials in wildfire-prone areas.

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met as a subcommittee and heard several bills focused on insurance transparency, wildfire mitigation, market access, and workforce issues. AB 75 would require insurers to give homeowners 30 days’ notice before collecting aerial images of their property and allow homeowners to review those images; supporters said it would improve privacy and prevent inaccurate non-renewals, while consumer and industry groups both sought amendments. AB 234 would add the Assembly Speaker and Senate President pro Tem, or designees, as non-voting members on the California FAIR Plan governing committee; the Department of Insurance supported it as an oversight measure, while Consumer Federation of California said it was only a small first step toward broader transparency reforms. AB 428 would let water corporations join joint powers authorities for pooled insurance, with supporters citing rising insurance costs for small water systems and no remaining opposition after amendments. AB 943 would streamline producer pre-licensing education by removing the 20-hour per-line requirement while keeping ethics training; industry sponsors said it would reduce barriers to entry, while consumer advocates warned it could lower professional standards. AB 1209 would create a pathway for cannabis employers to secure workers’ compensation coverage and related services through a state-coordinated network; supporters said it would help bring the industry into compliance, while one member raised concerns about creating a special carveout for a federally restricted industry. AB 1 would require periodic review of the state’s Safer from Wildfire regulations every five years, and it drew broad support from the department, insurers, local governments, and industry groups as a way to keep wildfire mitigation incentives current. The committee also took up a consent calendar including AB 69, AB 487, and AB 570, all of which were sent to Appropriations. The committee approved AB 75 to Privacy and Consumer Protection, AB 234 to the Assembly Floor, AB 428 to Local Government, AB 943 to Appropriations, AB 1209 to Business and Professions, and AB 1 to Appropriations. Most measures passed on strong or unanimous votes after members added coauthor requests and expressed support for the bills’ consumer protection, transparency, or wildfire-related goals.