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• And for you presenters, if you are not on the committee, I ask that you present from the podium and..
• Will there be questions of the committee on the amendment?
• Thank you, committee.
• Thank you, committee.
• And I think I appreciate the questions on consumer protection because I think that's what you'll hear

Bills: SB1673, SB1500, SB1447, SB1646, SB2007, SB1275, SB2074

Keywords: prosthetics, health insurance, medical necessity, patient rights, insurance liability, pharmacy benefits manager, healthcare providers, claims processing, reimbursement, insurance regulation, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, mental health, substance use disorders, utilization review, benefit coverage, pharmacy

Bills: SF0050, SF0084, HB0133, HB0116, HB0011, HB0044

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, conservation districts, supervisors, elections, agriculture, local governance, beneficial use

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• All right, committee. Um, we got two bills here to work on.
• And based on some of the additional feedback from our Colorado River Advisory Committee on January 21st
• Discussion committee on the amendment. Discussion committee on the amendment.
• Committee Committee Committee discussion<01:22:15.199> on<01:22:15.360> the<01:22:
• The chair thanked everybody who testified today on this bill and said the committee would move on to

Bills: SF0050, SF0084, HB0133, HB0116, HB0011, HB0044

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, conservation districts, supervisors, elections, agriculture, local governance, beneficial use

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• All right, the Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government will now
• So unless a senator requests a separate vote on an individual appointee, we will take one vote on all
• So we're on the amendment. Does anybody have any questions on it?
• Does any senator wish to be recorded as voting on bills before the committee today?
• Does any senator wish to be recorded as voting on bills before the committee today?

Bills: S0204, S0540, S0772, S1294, S1474, S1504, S1708

Keywords: gaming, slot machines, veterans organizations, regulatory compliance, Florida Gaming Control Commission, declaratory statement, criminal penalties, financial regulation, vulnerable adults, information security, financial exploitation, licensing, biosolids, agronomic rate, land application, environmental protection, Florida statutes, nutrient management, recordkeeping, farming

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government met with a quorum present and first took up confirmation votes for appointees on tabs 2 through 6, which were recommended favorably without public testimony. The committee then heard CS/SB 1474, which would direct DEP to stop issuing or reissuing permits for Class B biosolids land application when a wastewater treatment facility is reasonably accessible within 50 miles, and it was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 1708, which removes a timing requirement for veterinarians licensed in good standing elsewhere to qualify for Florida licensure; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and the ASPCA and was reported favorably. Members then considered CS/SB 204 on illegal slot machine operations. An amendment was adopted that set the baseline penalty at a second-degree misdemeanor, elevated violations involving six or more machines or repeat offenses to a third-degree felony, and made violations by a person of authority involving six or more machines or multiple prior convictions a second-degree felony. Testimony supported the bill’s effort to target larger illegal operations while protecting veterans’ organizations and other lawful users from felony exposure; the bill as amended was reported favorably. The committee also adopted a strike-all for CS/SB 1294 addressing Class AA biosolids, requiring agronomic-rate application, recordkeeping, IFAS guidance, and application of fertilizer-related requirements to bulk land application products, with an effective date of November 1, 2026; it was reported favorably after limited questions about oversight and IFAS’s role. Later, CS/SB 772 was heard to allow portable electronics limited licensees to sell “iware” insurance and define that term, and it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1504 updated pre-licensure education for the 440 customer service representative license so a high school student completing a half-credit insurance and personal finance elective can apply upon turning 18; it received supportive testimony from industry groups and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee adopted a strike-all amendment to CS/SB 540 creating cybersecurity program requirements for mortgage and money service businesses, extending oversight to certain investment advisers, clarifying emergency suspension authority for anti-money laundering violations, extending payment deadlines for examination costs, and adjusting director experience requirements for financial institutions; the bill as amended was reported favorably. Senators McClain and Truenow requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tabs 11 and 13, and the committee adjourned at the end of the agenda.

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• Thank you, Madam Chair, members of the committee. Are we on 301 or 300? 300.
• Okay, no one online. Are there any questions from committee members? Senator Scott.
• So that's a do pass on Senate Health and Public Affairs Committee substitute for Senate Bill 146.
• No one online. So with that, we'll go to questions or comments from committee members.
• I know three of us in here are on two committees together, which is so nice.

Bills: SB246, SB146, SB300, SB301, SB309, SM17

Keywords: massage therapy, licensure, health and safety standards, continuing education, establishment licensing, civil rights, sovereign immunity, damages, public body, lawsuit limitations, legal notice, child welfare, computing infrastructure, data management, Department of Health, appropriation, foster care, Indian children, cultural competency, training services

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• And I don't know if your people did a separate one. Thank you. Committee substitute.
• So committee members, you're going to receive a handout that has the wrong bill number on it.
• We're not the Finance Committee. And so on a policy level, I support these programs.
• We're not the Finance Committee. And so on a policy level, I support these programs.
• And I'm not here to speak on behalf of the committee. My name is Van Romero.

Bills: SB47, SB195, SB196, SB197, SB198, SB78

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, soil conservation, water resources, training services, outreach programs, environmental protection, animal care, veterinary services, spay and neuter, Las Vegas, community funding, animal welfare, animal shelter

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• The next bill on the calendar is HB 276.
• We say a little over clinics in Alabama.
• <00:09:57.120> the right, we have the substitute on the right, we have the substitute on the
• the clarifying issues on the substitute. the clarifying issues on the substitute.
• This was a short one, so thank you all for coming.

Bills: HB146, HB276

Keywords: youthful offender, criminal justice, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, social media, minor safety, child online safety, teen accounts, parental controls, age verification, digital privacy, online platform regulation, content moderation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General enforcement, cyber safety, mental health, youth mental health, screen time

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• Let it fall on the system that is designed to protect them.
• See no one else on the web. We'll go to questions or comments from the committee. Dr.
• Harris Schmidt drafted the law on the protection of the physician.
• Good afternoon, Madam Chair and Senators on this committee.
• And as one of the only four women on this committee, as a Catholic and as an...

Bills: SB41, SB33, SB32, SB30

Keywords: sexual crimes, statute of limitations, criminal justice, victim rights, child abuse, individualized treatment, investigational treatment, health care, life-threatening illness, patient rights, physician recommendation, informed consent, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child protection, prosecution, crime amendments, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting

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• In fact, what was brought back is things that this committee has already killed, already voted no on.
• I urge you to vote no on SB 457. Thank you. Thank you, Chair and members of the committee.
• It doesn't seem like anyone, even on the different committees, is working together collaboratively to
• It doesn't seem like anyone, even on the different committees, is working together collaboratively to
• It is to make comment on other issues that are under the purview of the committee.

Bills: AB275, SB371, SB457

Keywords: criminal procedure, wiretap, law enforcement, child protection, sexual offenses, SB371, Nevada, trespass, criminal trespass, NRS 207.200, property rights, misdemeanor, warning period, 24 months, 36 months, no trespassing, posted signs, fencing, private property, public property

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• Senator Menéndez sends up the committee substitute on House Bill 114. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• One of our hashtags in the VFW is "No one does more for veterans."
• Is there a committee substitute for this? We do not have one at this time. Okay.
• Thank you again, committee, for this bill. We need to pass it. Thank you. We do expect one to come.
• Being no further business, the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs is now adjourned, and the recess

Bills: HB39, HB114, HB1875, HB1894, HB1965, HB2513, HB39, HB114

Keywords: veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot, remembrance, monthly designation, honoring military, Texas legislation, rural services, paid leave, fire protection personnel, military service, public employees, employment benefits

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• The Senate Veteran Affairs Committee will come to order. Clark will call the roll. Hancock? Here.
• There is a committee substitute. Senator Parker sends up the committee substitute.
• The chair recognizes Senator Parker on the substitute. Thank you, Mr.
• Senator Parker moves adoption of the committee substitute. Is there an objection? Wait, hold on.
• Senator Menéndez is recognized on the committee substitute. So very good.

Bills: HB39, HB114, HB39, HB114, HB1875, HB1894, HB1965, HB2513

Keywords: public school finance, property values, homestead exemptions, funding allocation, education policy, public school bonds, school funding, guarantee prohibition, education finance, state law change, veterans, mental health, Texas Veterans Commission, peer support, suicide prevention, community mental health, grant program, cemetery, General Land Office, burial plot

Bills: SB 82, SB 1807, SB 2254, HB 119, HB 130, HB 581, HJR 98, SB 1988

Keywords: business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation

Bills: HB1480, HB1781, HB1905, HB2018, HB2842

Keywords: library grants, construction, public libraries, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, community resources, livestock, rodeo, grant program, agricultural education, county fairs, funding, economic development, prescribed burn, Texas A&M Forest Service, Parks and Wildlife Department, fire safety, environmental management, agricultural conservation, land preservation, environmental protection

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• The Senate Committee on Criminal Justice will come to order the clerk will please call the roll.
• , please register at one of the kiosks located behind the committee hearing room.
• You know, we have that on the bill, on Senate Bill 442. That provides for that type of protection.
• We should err on the side of protecting the child.
• I appreciate this bill and appreciate the committee's hard work on this issue to protect it.

Bills: SB20, SB1621, SB412, SB441, SB442

Keywords: child protection, sexual offenses, visual material, artificial intelligence, criminal penalties, law enforcement, defense against prosecution, obscenity, judicial officer, deepfake, deep fake, synthetic media, AI-generated content, machine learning, nonconsensual pornography, revenge porn, sexually explicit media, intimate images, digital manipulation, visual depiction

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• Okay, hey, we had training on that, Representative McDonald. Well, I'll recess the committee.
• Bill that can have a profound impact on protecting Minnesota's children.
• <00:20:08.559> and committee on Human Services finance and committee on Human Services finance
• Next on the list, we have Laura Newton. Thank you for coming before the committee.
• > stuff work a lot on the child protection stuff work a lot on the child protection stuff together

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

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• For those of you that have been on the committee or have been incumbents, and I don’t see any new members
• Since last year, where I shared with a lot of you that were here in the committee or on the floor that
• Committee on Human Services Finance and Policy.
• <00:18:49.960> and committee on Human Services finance and committee on Human Services finance
• The motion prevails, and you are on your way, Chair and committee.

Bills: HF1346, HF1169, HF1276

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

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• Hold on one second. All right. You may proceed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and committee members.
• It must be submitted on official party letterhead and signed by the state central committee chairman.
• And granted, and I think that's one of the, I would hope the committee would agree, one of the pluses
• The last one we have. Yeah. Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection. I thought.
• The SLFPA East board is not solely focused on its core mission of flood protection.

Bills: HB9, HB177, HB181, HB202, HB225, HB398, HB459, HB540, HB906, HB1052, HB1057, HB1245

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, court reporter, official court reporter

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• Since we ran so late on the floor today, he had to leave, so you'll be unable to address the Committee
• after the word customer and before the word 'protection,' the word 'ratepayer' on page 4, line 4, by
• Clerk, call the roll on the amendment.
• That is 8 ayes and one nay. I received eight ayes and one nay. I declare it to have passed.
• Chairman, and committee. We are back on pause.

Bills: HB2992, HB3183, HB3464, HB4170, HB4338

Keywords: HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, large load customer, electric rates, utility tariffs, cost causation, rate design, public power utility, municipal utility, electric cooperative, investor-owned utility, load growth, interconnection

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• We have one more speaker. Okay, let's move on. Miss...
• One moment, I have some notes here on that, but I brought a slightly annoying folder with the committee
• here on that but I brought a slightly annoying folder with the committee today so essentially what we
• Chair and committee members. For the record, Alexis Sustar, up here on behalf of Yuma County.
• But I'll be voting present today, just in committee, with hope to support it on the floor.

Bills: SB1137, SB1200, SB1419, SB1447, SB1560, SCM1004

Keywords: underground utilities, utility locating, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, excavation safety, damage prevention, one-call center, locate request, white lining, large project coordination, buried infrastructure, subsurface utilities, utility marking, locator wire, locator strip, interactive positive response system, landlord duties, apartment community, mobile home park

Summary: The committee heard several water and energy-related measures. SB 1200, as amended, addressed Arizona Department of Water Resources treatment of certain “conduit lakes” in active management areas, allowing some existing lake systems to continue using groundwater mixed with effluent for irrigation or landscaping purposes. ADWR testified in opposition to the amendment’s policy implications and enforcement concerns, while HOA, homebuilder, and resident witnesses argued the bill would grandfather existing communities, avoid costly system redesigns, and reflect prior agency practice. The committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and then passed SB 1200 on a 6-3 vote. SB 1419, dealing with residential rooftop solar installations, was amended to add consumer-protection and disclosure requirements, including roof inspection and installation standards, clearer contract disclosures, and contractor responsibilities. County and industry witnesses said the bill was the product of a lengthy stakeholder process aimed at addressing misleading sales practices and installation problems, though some technical issues were still to be resolved on the floor. The committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1419 on a 6-1 vote with two members present and one absent. SB 1447, which extends Pinal AMA groundwater withdrawal fee provisions and related fund deadlines, was supported by irrigation and agricultural interests as a way to finance local infrastructure and conservation during Colorado River uncertainty; it passed 7-1 with one present and one absent. SB 1560 raised the maximum single loan amount from the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund from $3 million to $20 million. WIFA said the current cap was too low for larger rural water projects and that the change would better match demand without harming the fund’s revolving nature; the bill passed 8-1 with one absent. The committee also approved SCM 1004, urging Congress to clearly define EPA powers and duties, despite some members saying it was unnecessary or backward-looking; it passed 6-2 with one absent. The meeting then adjourned.

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• And with conversations that I've had with members on the committee, I think, judging by questions and
• Thank you, committee. And your bill looks like we have a PCS on there, and it is House Bill 3646.
• One last question on this.
• One last thing.
• I don't know on this one.

Bills: HB3048, HB3259, HB3646, HB3696, HB3780, HB3781, HB3802, HB3818, HB4294, HB4488, HB2929

Keywords: insurance, nonadmitted insurers, surplus lines, insurance regulation, Oklahoma, health insurance, contracting entities, medical providers, enrollment, beneficiary rights, property and casualty, rates, filing, Insurance Commissioner, regulation, property, regulations, actuary, rate filing, independent review