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• You'll see in several spots in each of those three sections replacing a reference to epinephrine auto-injectors
• c><00:08:05.360> uh in each of those three sections uh in each of those three sections uh replacing
• c> a<00:08:06.800> reference<00:08:07.120> to<00:08:07.280> epinephrine replacing
• a reference to epinephrine replacing a reference to epinephrine auto<00:08:08.160> injectors<

Bills: HF1306

Keywords: education, school policy, teacher training, student health, emergency response, 1183, house

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• workgroup report that within 90 days, you're at risk for 90 ...days after your surgery, 80% of hip replacement
• surgeries, 80% of these knee replacement surgeries are going to result in a blood clot.
• I know nothing can replace your loss, but I'm proud that I'm going to co-sponsor this bill so we can
• An ophthalmologist performing a procedure is absolutely not a technician who can be replaced by someone

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five health-related bills. HB 1089, which would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to Florida’s newborn screening panel, was presented as a way to enable earlier diagnosis and treatment; a pediatric neurologist from Nemours testified in support, noting existing FDA-approved therapies and ongoing clinical trials. After supportive debate, the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1083 would standardize patient access to medical records by setting deadlines for providers to produce or allow inspection of records and requiring electronic delivery when available. Supporters said it would reduce delays in care and costs, while two industry groups appeared in opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing rules more closely with federal law and removes some state exceptions, drew opposition from physicians who argued paper prescriptions are still needed for emergencies, shortages, and price shopping. The sponsor said the bill’s goals were patient safety, fraud prevention, and efficiency; despite concerns, it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1421, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which would create a statewide blood clot and pulmonary embolism registry, require hospital reporting and risk-assessment policies, and expand training requirements in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. The bill was presented with emotional testimony from Emily Adkins’ parents, who urged support and co-sponsorship in her memory. Members from both parties praised the family’s advocacy, and the PCS passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. Finally, HB 449 on optometry would expand optometrists’ authority to prescribe certain medications and perform specified laser and non-laser eye procedures after certification. The bill and amendment drew strong opposition from ophthalmologists and their association, who raised patient-safety, training, and delegation concerns, while optometrists argued the bill would improve access, especially in rural areas and counties without ophthalmologists. The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended passed on a recorded vote and was reported favorably.

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• Who is responsible for the potable water lines, the maintenance, repair, and replacement of potable water
• So if we adopt this— The substitute amendment to the strike-all, which will replace the— Yes, which will
• replace the— Yes, which will replace the strike-all amendment.

Summary: The committee took up several bills and reported each favorably after brief debate and roll call votes. SB 578 would allow wine to be sold in recyclable containers, aligning wine with beer container rules; it had support from Americans for Prosperity. SB 606 clarified when nonpaying guests may be removed from public lodging establishments, updated notice and checkout provisions, and removed a mandatory arrest requirement, with support from Florida Realtors, the Asian American Hotel Association, and the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association. SB 202 addressed a long-running dispute between Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach over a water utility surcharge, requiring the utility to charge residents in the city where the plant sits the same rate as its own residents; supporters argued it was a fairness issue, while North Miami Beach opposed it as a burden on its residents. All three bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 570, which updates and clarifies the scope of work for swimming pool and spa contractors, and CS/SB 928, which targets non-approved disposable nicotine devices by restricting advertising and display visible to minors, increasing inspections and penalties, and adopting an amendment to clarify the bill does not cover fully unlawful products and to add a 500-foot school buffer for smoke shops. SB 346, dealing with state preemption of local regulation of hoisting equipment, was reported favorably after testimony about the St. Petersburg crane collapse during Hurricane Milton; supporters said local governments need authority to address hurricane-related crane safety, while builders and contractors warned against patchwork regulation and urged a more targeted approach. The committee then considered SB 652, creating Veterinary Professional Associates to perform certain tasks under veterinarian supervision, including limited surgical procedures after an amendment clarified those procedures are limited to spay/neuter and non-cavity surgeries. Supporters said the bill would expand access to veterinary care and help shelters, while some veterinarians expressed concern about training and safety; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee took up SB 354 on the Public Service Commission, adopting a substitute amendment that would expand the commission, require stronger financial expertise and more detailed rate justifications, set rate-filing schedules, tighten storm-hardening review, and add transparency rules for nonprofit water and wastewater utilities; the bill drew support from consumer advocates and AARP, while Florida Rural Water warned of unintended consequences for nonprofit systems. The transcript ends while testimony on SB 354 is still underway, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• We are going to replace this bill with the language and Senate version, Senate Bill 1390 SD1, and basically
• are<00:30:59.880> going<00:31:00.159> to<00:31:01.159> uh<00:31:01.320> replace
• <00:31:01.880> this<00:31:02.039> bill we are going to uh replace this bill we are
• going to uh replace this bill with<00:31:02.399> the<00:31:02.559> language<00:31:03.039

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• But there will be—the current commissioners will be replaced.
• But to write it in this way, what this is going to do is whenever somebody goes to try to get a replacement
• But to ride it in this way, what this is going to do is whenever somebody goes to try to get a replacement

Summary: The committee resumed consideration of several amendments to fiscal bills. It adopted Senator Johnson’s amendment to Senate Bill 15, which shifts responsibility for Keep Arkansas Beautiful-related functions and roadside litter cleanup coordination toward ARDOT, with the current commissioners becoming an advisory council. The committee also adopted Representative Perry’s amendment to Senate Bill 7, lowering from 50 to 25 the employee threshold for employers to request claims data from insurers for group health coverage, aimed at helping smaller businesses and municipalities obtain more competitive insurance quotes. Representative McKinsey’s amendment to Senate Bill 41, which would have blocked a University of Arkansas at Fayetteville athletic funding transfer and imposed a one-year rider, was rejected after questions about the university’s finances and whether such a transfer had ever occurred. Senator Hester’s amendment to House Bill 1051, intended to cap online sports betting free play at 5% of gross receipts, also failed after debate over whether the proposal was properly fiscal language and whether the free-play incentives constituted a subsidy. Representative Walker’s amendment to a Save the Children appropriation, which would have converted the funding into a matching grant to encourage private donations, failed for lack of a motion. Representative Vaught’s amendment related to an agricultural tax exemption for certain tractor parts and diesel exhaust fluid systems likewise failed, with concerns raised about drafting, enforcement, and whether it belonged in revenue tax committees. The committee then added two late items: Representative Johnson’s technical correction to a physician licensure pathway bill, which was adopted to broaden qualifying underserved-area definitions, and Senator Tucker’s amendment to Senate Bill 77, which deleted a fund-transfer section and created a matching appropriation mechanism to help Arkansas TV/PBS retain affiliation and pay dues. Senate Bill 77 passed as amended, and the meeting adjourned.

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• When a retailer repeatedly orders or cannot sell the replacement product, wholesalers are forced into
• a cycle of continually replacing unsold inventory, which ultimately leads to excess product being pulled
• credit to the retailer for a future purchase if there have been two instances of quality control replacements

Bills: SB1241, SB1242, SB1442, SB1592, SB1623, SB1625, SB1913, SB1940, SB1949, SB2102, SB592, SB992

Keywords: ticket sales, resale, consumer protection, fraud, bots, transparency, refunds, event tickets, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana license, commercial grower, grow operation, bond requirement, land reclamation fee, revolving fund, environmental remediation, redevelopment, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA

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• We don't want to replace the current codes.
• We don't want to replace the current codes.
• And this is not in replacement with the current system.

Keywords: 996, all

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• and infrastructure construction, employee recruitment and retention, cost of capital equipment replacement
• will go to businesses and renters because fees, assessments, fire, non-homestead millage rates could replace
• With the history of water spending in the State of Florida, it does not suggest this would be replaced

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• week, but she finally gave up because people wouldn't show, and then she was stuck trying to find replacements
• There's no exception to our expectation that the state will automatically replace federal funding.
• fact, under bullet 2 of 3, where we said there's no expectation that the state will automatically replace

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• It's important to note that these measures have been replaced with agency calculated child course at
• This measure began in calendar year 2020 and it replaced a similar measure with that data collection
• This is a he just measure that also began in calendar year 2020 replacing similar measure with the different

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• Now I prepared an amendment for Senate Bill 111, but I'm going to ask for a committee amendment to replace
• to<00:15:47.760> ask Senate Bill 111, but I'm going to ask for a committee amendment to replace
• . >> The amendment is 2025-304S. >> Second. >> And you have discussion. >> So this amendment is a replace-all

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This facility was replaced with a reduced-sized, unmanned compressor plant in 1992. Plant in 1992.
• A 14-acre landfill was finally closed in 1990 and replaced with a solid waste transfer center.
• earlier that before I became president, I was the Red Willow Farm president for four years, and we replaced

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• but I know that they are continually... increasing and working on the resiliency of their grid, replacing
• But the most difficult job for an officer in the military is to replace somebody that's been relieved
• And so when that new commander has to come in to replace someone that's been relieved for cause, it doesn't

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Replaceal. Replaceal. Replaceal. Excused.<00:02:23.840> And<00:02:24.080> Rep.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• SPECIFICALLY THIS REPLACES EXEMPTIONS FOR THE PRACTITIONER RECENTLY DETERMINING THE DRUG WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL
• I GET PAID ABOUT $1,300 BY MEDICARE FOR A HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT AND THAT INCLUDES THREE MONTHS OF FOLLOW
• IF I GET FINE FOR ONE PAGE, 110,000 DOLLAR FINE I HAD TO DO SEVEN HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENTS AND FOLLOW

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• YOU ARE REPLACING THAT IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF YOUR BILL WITH THE TERM UNDERREPRESENTED.
• EACH OF THE PLACES WITH IT WHICH IT IS LISTED IN THIS LEGISLATION AND FOR ITS PURPOSE OF WHAT IT IS REPLACING
• EXECUTORS OF THE RESPECTIVE PROGRAMS IN EACH SUBSECTION IN WHICH WE REMOVE ENUMERATED CATEGORIES AND REPLACE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So in my closing, I want to clarify that the amendment requires replacing firefighter gear with less
• The amendment clarifies that gear may be replaced in a phased-in manner similar to the way gear replacement

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several insurance, financial regulation, and public safety bills. SB 1656, a large Office of Insurance Regulation bill, was taken up with a delete-all amendment and extensive discussion. The bill would increase transparency in insurance rates and mitigation data, update reciprocal insurer rules, limit use-and-file rate filings, expand cybersecurity breach notification, and strengthen oversight of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). Residents and senior advocates generally supported stronger oversight to prevent bankruptcies like the Unison case, while CCRC operators and industry groups warned that lien authority, reserve requirements, and other provisions could raise borrowing costs and burden well-run communities. The committee adopted the delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably after debate and public testimony. The committee also passed SB 1658 on the public records database for uniform mitigation verification forms, with a clarifying amendment protecting policyholders’ personal information. SB 1612 on financial institutions was reported favorably after an amendment and substitute amendment dealing with credit union investment limits and reimbursement rules for board members. SB 1740, an insurance bill aimed at reducing premiums and insolvency risk, was amended to prioritize rate-decrease filings and prohibit AI as the sole basis for claim denials; it was then reported favorably. SB 1212 on firefighter health and safety was amended to add occupational disease language and other firefighter protections, including safer gear, cancer prevention, and possible telehealth mental health services, and was also reported favorably. Finally, SB 1184 on residual market insurers was amended to preserve existing excess-and-surplus line standards, strengthen consumer disclosures, and clarify Citizens-related appointment rules before being reported favorably. Throughout the meeting, committee members repeatedly noted that several bills were still being refined with stakeholders, and multiple public witnesses testified in support of or opposition to the CCRC and insurance provisions, focusing on resident protection, financial stability, and unintended cost impacts.

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• important because you can't just take somebody off the street or somebody straight out of college and replace
• because, you know, you can't just take somebody off the street or somebody straight out of college and replace
• somebody that has 30 years of experience. street or somebody straight out of college and replace somebody

Summary: The Transportation Committee met and first considered SB 88, which would allow local governments to authorize utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) on certain low-speed county roads and municipal streets, with limits on who may operate them and where they may travel. An amendment from Sen. Wright was adopted to require minimum motor vehicle insurance, keep a registration certificate in the vehicle, and delay the effective date to January 1, 2026 for implementation. The bill drew mixed testimony: supporters said it would create a safe, locally controlled path for UTV use and reflect how the vehicles are already being used, while opponents from the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association and Florida Justice Association argued UTVs are designed for off-road use and lack the safety features needed for public roads. After debate, the committee reported CS/SB 88 favorably, with Sen. Davis voting no and several members expressing support while noting safety concerns for future work. The committee then heard SB 274, which designates a portion of International Drive in Orlando as Harris Rosen Way in honor of the late hotelier and philanthropist Harris Rosen. Sen. Arrington described Rosen’s business success and extensive charitable work in Central Florida, and the bill received supportive comments from committee members and a representative from UCF. The committee voted the bill favorably without opposition. The final item was a discussion on transportation workforce issues led by FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue, with remarks from Florida Transportation Builders Association president Dan Hurtado. Perdue said Florida’s growing transportation needs, an aging workforce, and projected retirements require a broader workforce strategy, including a proposed Transportation Academy, craft and trade programs, learning labs, and a transportation research institute. He said FDOT has already reduced vacancies through recruit-and-retain efforts and hiring events, but still needs more skilled workers. Hurtado said FTBA supports expanding workforce development efforts and noted the industry’s own Florida Connect Academy. No vote was taken on the workforce discussion, and the committee adjourned at the end of the meeting.

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• Sarah Krinsky is replacing Sarah Kinskidke. Maddie Wachman. Let, um, I do see that much.
• So I'll pause there to see if there are any immediate ideas or thoughts for a replacement.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission met to review the state budget process and discuss maternal and perinatal health funding. Members heard that the House did not adopt several maternal health amendments, including funding for community-based perinatal mental health grants, implementation of maternal health law items, private insurance coverage for midwifery care, a midwifery workforce development fund, birthing center grants, and the Tufts Center for Maternal Health Advancement. On the Senate side, several items were adopted, including funding for the Mass NOW menstrual equity program, $1 million for the Neighborhood Birth Center, and an out-of-state resident reproductive health training pilot; however, proposed funding for a midwifery workforce development fund, a health education trust fund, and the Tufts center was not adopted. Commission members discussed whether to send a letter to the conference committee. Several members emphasized that while the Senate wins were positive, the commission’s core mission is perinatal and postpartum mental health, and that the letter should note the lack of explicit support for perinatal mental health and PMAD-related needs, as well as the importance of infant mental health and the parent-infant relationship. The commission voted unanimously to send a letter to the conference committee highlighting the broader maternal health wins while urging continued investment in perinatal and postpartum supports. The meeting also covered commission vacancies and future planning. Staff reviewed open seats, including a House minority seat, several governor-appointed seats, an optional commissioner seat, and appointments for the Senate and House co-chairs. Members suggested possible representation from the Children’s Trust, families impacted by addiction, and midwifery. The commission also noted that April and June meeting minutes would be circulated for later approval, and that the legislative session is nearing its end with several pending bills related to perinatal mood disorders and postpartum issues. The meeting adjourned after no further new business.

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• They then worked to replace that with a three-year exemption from on-site agricultural property inspections
• improvement for the current tax year or any prior tax year in which the improvement existed, and then also replaces

Keywords: 1182, all