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• So that really is working in conjunction with that repeal of the ERISA exemption, and we would be relying
• And kind of going slightly out of order here because we repeal the section where that currently resides
• Section 13, that new language that we had suggested on Monday, that is the repeal of that prescription
• Section 14 is the repeal of the Prescription Drug Transparency Program.
• So that is why we're looking for that delayed effective date only for the licensure portion.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Industry and Business reconvened to work on House Bill 1584, which would create a new pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) regulatory structure within the Insurance Department. Insurance Commissioner John Godfrey and Deputy Commissioner John Arnold explained a revised set of amendments negotiated with Representative Casper and the North Dakota Pharmacists Association. They said the bill largely kept the House policy intact but added technical corrections, narrowed some references in Chapter 19-02, created a separate PBM licensing class, set a delayed effective date for licensing, and established emergency authority so the department could begin building the new division. They also described the proposal to fund the program through existing trust fund resources, PBM license fees, and a transfer of about $1.6 million from the prescription drug transparency program fund, while allowing the department flexibility to hire needed attorneys, pharmacists, and examiners. A major point of discussion was Section 10, which would have required the Attorney General to represent and bear costs for lawsuits related to the bill. Chief Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness said the language was too broad and would go beyond normal constitutional defense work, potentially obligating her office to cover all lawsuits against the commissioner or state under the section. Representative Casper said the intent was only to avoid the Insurance Department having to seek emergency funding for litigation, and both he and department officials said they were open to removing the section or narrowing it. After further discussion, the committee agreed to remove Section 10 from the amendments. The committee then voted 4-0 to adopt the amended amendment package, and then voted 4-0 to give House Bill 1584 a do pass recommendation as amended and refer it to Appropriations. Members noted the bill was still a work in progress, but said the revised version was intended to move the PBM regulation issue forward while continuing discussion in the appropriations process.

Transcript Highlights:

• take action, which may be either making no change, a technical change, a substantive change, or repealing
• It will also allow agencies to repeal an emergency rule through notice and explanation within the Florida
• What this would do would exempt any potential delays in comp plan amendments or anything like that for
• SB 40 deletes statutory provisions that were repealed by an earlier session of the Legislature.
• The repeal or expiration date has now occurred, rendering the provision of no effect.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 108 on administrative procedures. That bill, as amended, would require agencies to review all rules on a five-year cycle, submit regulatory plans and annual reports, publish intended agency action within 90 days of new rulemaking authority, improve public access to incorporated materials, and streamline rule publication and correction procedures. After brief testimony from the Florida Bar’s Administrative Law Section and support from Americans for Prosperity and the James Madison Institute, the committee adopted two amendments and reported CS for SB 108 favorably. The committee then approved several other measures, including the Senate veterans package (CS for CS for SB 116), which made technical changes and was supported by veterans and advocacy groups; SB 118 on presidential libraries, which preempts local barriers while preserving state and federal law and building codes; CS for SB 126 allowing mail distribution of prescription hearing aids after a Florida-licensed professional examination; CS for SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” making it a third-degree felony to abandon restrained animals during declared disasters; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice expansion for complex cardiac conditions; SM 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure; CS for SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process to remove unauthorized persons from commercial property; CS for SB 348 on ethics, addressing false military rank claims and delinquent ethics fines; SB 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day; CS for SB 160 expanding CPA licensure pathways and clarifying administrative outsourcing; and CS for SB 50 promoting nature-based coastal resilience measures. Most of these bills received supportive testimony and were reported favorably. The committee also considered and reported favorably the annual reviser bills SB 36, SB 38, SB 40, and SB 42, which adopt the 2025 Florida Statutes, conform statutory names, remove expired provisions, and clean up obsolete language and cross-references. Throughout the meeting, members asked questions on a few bills, but no roll-call votes were recorded as opposed; each measure was approved and reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested that a few missed affirmative votes be recorded, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• That... repealed uh with the passage of HB2. repealed uh with the passage of HB2.
• that passed prior to the full repeal. that passed prior to the full repeal.
• And while inspections have been repealed, the equipment laws have not been repealed.
• equipment laws have not been repealed. equipment laws have not been repealed.
• budget last year to repeal inspections. budget last year to repeal inspections.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 346, seeks to repeal that preemption. Senate Bill 346, seeks to repeal that preemption.
• Repealing goes beyond the scope of the 2010 court case and expands and expand it. Preemption.
• And so I I do oppose the repeal. I think the senator for our time together.
• The legislature should repeal the preemption so that they could operate in this space.
• We are booking owned dogs pays out into August right now which means that 6 month delay.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When communication is delayed, when...
• In fact, what I think will happen is three or four years from now, this body is going to have to repeal
• Repeal more laws, codify fewer, and return power to individuals, families, and local communities.
• , explanation of each repeal, substitution, and reconstruction in the bill.
• So, let us concur without delay and move House Bill 1340 on today.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• extremely saddened to see that instead of reversing or delaying much, while I did see a delay for the
• Some of these delays will include tuition and books, payments...
• At that point, we had to delay payments to vendors and delay tuition payments... ...had to delay payments
• It's meant for a delayed receipt of federal funds.
• pushing back the delay for assets.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The hearing opened with Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst’s Office remarks on the May Revision, which both described efforts to reduce large out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases, spending reductions, and reserve use. Finance said the May Revision more than halves projected deficits in later years, while LAO stressed that revenues are at unprecedented levels yet the state still faces a significant structural deficit and is drawing down reserves; LAO urged maintaining at least the administration’s level of budget solutions and adding to reserves rather than new ongoing commitments. The chair echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations and noted the tension between service reductions and requests for additional administrative positions. The committee then heard a series of California Health and Human Services and HCAI proposals, including additional legal support for CalHHS to respond to federal HR1 changes; a net-zero transfer of positions for a centralized eligibility/data-sharing platform; 988 crisis line implementation funding and continued work with the Trevor Project to train crisis centers to better serve LGBTQ youth; EMS data system maintenance funding; HCAI implementation of AB 1312 hospital charity care screening; SB 660 data exchange framework funding; CalRx biosimilar insulin reappropriation; and a diaper access initiative that would provide free diapers to newborns in participating hospitals and support a future direct-to-consumer purchasing option. Members questioned the diaper program’s universal design, the use of a Public Contract Code exemption, and the selection of Baby2Baby, with the chair expressing concern about optics and the lack of an income threshold. The committee also discussed distressed hospital funding, with HCAI requesting up to $50 million for another round of grants to hospitals in immediate financial distress. HCAI said it receives annual and quarterly financial reports but the data lag limits real-time monitoring, and the LAO recommended stronger program parameters and turnaround plans. Members argued the repeated need for distressed hospital aid reflects a structural problem, not a short-term gap, and raised broader concerns about hospital reimbursement and patient flow. Other items included reverting $19.6 million in unused opioid settlement funds from HCAI to DHCS for General Fund offset, and a Rural Health Transformation Program request to increase HCAI spending authority to cover the full federal award. Later, DMHC presented funding requests to implement PBM licensing and financial review requirements under AB 116, modernize the managed care complaint system, and build an electronic claims settlement data system under AB 3275. The final major discussion focused on the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission, which opposed the May Revision’s proposed reduction of its Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy grants. The Commission argued these programs are core to Proposition 1’s goals of statewide innovation and community accountability, while Finance said the proposal is consistent with Proposition 1’s maximum funding levels and reflects a broader effort to prioritize direct services and use unspent prior-year funds; members pressed for more information and questioned whether the cuts would undermine the new behavioral health framework.

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• The provision would delay it till fiscal year 2030.
• Section 81 is a two-part repealer.
• Section 81 is a two-part repealer. 115. Section 81 is a two-part repealer.
• This repeals from Senate File 2162.
• <01:53:35.599> as design standards that are repealed as design standards that are repealed

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the agency a penalty award of up to $100 a day for each day a record's inspection was unreasonably delayed
• Services B&O tax credit, which the Legislative Auditor recommended be repealed; the precious metals
• passed House Bill 1372, which authorizes JLARC to alter its work plan if legislative changes require delaying
• However, we'll remove any expired preferences or repealed preferences and, of course, add newly enacted
• I'll have to check and see the total after considering new preferences enacted and old preferences repealed

Summary: The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on May 7, 2025, with quorum present. The commission approved the October 22, 2024 meeting minutes and then received its annual open government refresher from the Attorney General’s office, which reviewed key requirements under the Public Records Act and Open Public Meetings Act, including record retention, response deadlines, exemptions, and meeting notice rules. Staff then provided a 2025 legislative session update, noting that the legislature passed 23 tax-preference-related bills, with several signed by the governor and others pending. Highlights included bills that extended or repealed certain preferences, added reporting requirements for newspaper and digital content exemptions, authorized JLARC to adjust its work plan when data is unavailable, and created a new exemption for zero-emission buses. The commission approved updates to the 2026 tax preference review schedule, which includes eight preferences in seven reviews, and approved unchanged testimony questions for 2025. The commission also received the 2025 expedited preference review report covering 52 tax preferences, presented as an interactive table drawing on prior JLARC reviews and Department of Revenue studies. Staff then outlined the process for developing the next 10-year review schedule for 2027-2036, including surveying the legislature, incorporating new and repealed preferences, and considering a possible rolling 10-year schedule. No public comment was registered. The meeting ended with acknowledgments of Ron Buing’s long service on the commission and an announcement that the next meeting would be held August 6, 2025.

Transcript Highlights:

• Now they're telling us, vote for it today and they'll repeal it, maybe next week.
• They'll repeal it. I've got a solution for you.
• They go uninsured, they delay care, and they skip refills. They get sicker.
• THEY GO UNINSURED, THEY DELAY CARE AND THEY SKIP REFILLS. THEY GET SICKER.
• They repeal work requirements for able-bodied adults? That's an 80-20 issue in this country.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• to do with this bill we tried to repeal to do with this bill we tried to repeal any<03:22:31.479
• It repeals RSA 266:8.
• <03:27:16.279> to like that it repeals to like that it repeals to 2668<03:27:18.319> what's
• <03:28:13.960> different doing there is it's repealing different doing there is it's repealing
• conducted each time uh delaying conducted each time uh delaying responses<04:42:07.280> to

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Transportation Committee held a public hearing on HB 249, which would allow bicycles, and in the bill’s language human-powered vehicles and e-bikes, to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs when safe. The bill sponsor, Rep. Seth Miller, said the measure is intended to improve cyclist safety and traffic flow at no cost to the state, citing Idaho and Delaware as examples where similar laws were associated with fewer crashes or injuries. He emphasized that the bill would remain optional, would not let cyclists ignore cross traffic, and would help riders avoid the unstable “wobble” that comes from repeatedly stopping and starting, especially on cargo bikes or other heavier bicycles. Committee members raised concerns about predictability, liability, and whether the proposal creates a special class of vehicle. Rep. Crawford asked why the bill also addresses left turns on red for one-way streets; Miller said that provision is meant to address situations where bicycles do not trigger signal equipment and could otherwise be stranded at a light. Rep. Gannon questioned the lack of explicit liability language, and Miller said he did not know of a separate provision but would be open to an amendment if the committee wanted clearer language. Rep. Hill and Rep. Emble expressed concern that other drivers would not know what cyclists intend to do and that the bill could create special rules; Miller responded that cyclists would still be required to yield and that the law would not change right-of-way rules. Several witnesses testified in support. Michael Frank, a Spofford cyclist and League cycling instructor, said the bill would help him safely commute and carry heavy groceries by reducing the effort and exposure involved in restarting after a full stop. Tim Blagden, former head of the Bike Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, said the bill reflects how many people already ride, saves energy and time, and would still require cyclists to stop at red lights unless the intersection is clear. He also noted that traffic signals often do not detect bicycles. No vote was taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• >> And again, this has a reverse repealer >> And again, this has a reverse repealer
• of Human Services extend repeal of zone. of Human Services extend repeal of zone.
• <01:59:12.640> a amendment number one, which repeals a amendment number one, which repeals
• <02:01:11.960> in that we're extending the repealers in that we're extending the repealers
• repealer in it. repealer in it.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 11 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with an invocation by Reverend Anthony Phillips, and dispensed with the reading of the journal and committee reports. The chamber also recognized several guests in the galleries, including family members of senators, medical professionals for Early Childhood Day, and advocates and local officials. After introductions, the Senate moved into the calendar and began considering bills and motions. Among the measures taken up, the Senate passed House Bill 1393 to create the Mississippi Energy Infrastructure Fund, with the sponsor explaining it would allow MDA to support energy projects and require compliance with state procurement laws. The Senate also passed House Bill 420, which provides a full homestead ad valorem tax exemption for honorably discharged veterans age 85 or older and allows an unremarried surviving spouse to keep the exemption; senators asked about eligibility, age limits, and safeguards against improper exemptions. Another bill passed was House Bill 1941 on the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, which would allow funding through bonds or other means in addition to direct appropriation and raise the DFA processing cap from 2% to 3%; several senators raised concerns about state debt and the funding mechanism. The Senate concurred in Senate Bill 2906, which gives the Secretary of State additional time to establish minimum cybersecurity standards for county election systems. It also adopted motions to table reconsideration on several House bills, including House Bill 908 on absentee ballot receipt dates, House Bill 525 on mandatory minimum penalties for sexual battery, and House Bill 538 on sanctuary policies and immigration enforcement. The chamber voted to reconsider and then again pass House Bill 1613, described as a bill on aggravated trafficking weight and pill counts that also included a chemical abortion ban, after some senators who were absent earlier asked to go on record. For House Bill 2409, dealing with a comprehensive mitigation program for retrofitting insurable homes, the Senate voted not to concur and invited conference. The Senate also passed and retained numerous other items as it worked through the calendar.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:55:12.559> the July 1st 2027 so we're delaying the July 1st 2027 so we're delaying the
• <03:44:21.319> laws currently are oh oh and it repeals laws currently are oh oh and it repeals
• <04:04:30.000> the chairman this amendment repeals the chairman this amendment repeals the
• of the law that is trying to be repealed.
• compromise was rather than off yes delay compromise was rather than off yes delay the<04:16:53.720

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met to review Division One of a very large budget package, with the chair explaining that the budget was being analyzed in three divisions over multiple days. Members first discussed procedure, including when amendments and line-item votes would be taken, and agreed to proceed with the division’s presentation before questions. Representative Maguire then outlined the division’s approach as a series of tradeoffs to close a large budget gap, emphasizing cuts, some revenue changes, and a focus on overall spending levels as well as individual reductions. The presentation covered a wide range of agencies and policy areas. Major proposed changes included cuts or eliminations to several boards and commissions viewed as costly or duplicative, such as the Housing Appeals Board, Board of Tax and Land Appeals, Human Rights Commission, Commission on Aging, Office of the Child Advocate, and the Personnel Appeals Board, with some functions consolidated into other boards. The division also proposed back-of-the-budget cuts to the Information Technology Department, Judicial Branch, Justice Department, Retirement System, Corrections, and Environmental Services, along with fee increases in several areas. Other notable items included ending marketing for Paid Family Leave, reducing job advertising and tourism promotion, defunding the Arts Council, moving liquor enforcement functions out of the Liquor Commission, and shifting some funds such as the College Savings Commission money to Division Two. Several members questioned specific cuts, especially the elimination of the Council on Aging, the reduction in regional planning commission grants, and the large cut to tourism advertising. Maguire defended the choices as necessary budget tradeoffs, arguing that some programs duplicated work done elsewhere, that regional planning grants were not among the most essential items, and that tourism promotion was a form of spending he viewed skeptically. He also explained that the public defender’s budget was partially restored after a credible claim of a governor’s budget error, and that the committee would continue refining corrections-related cuts because the House was only halfway through the budget process and further changes could still occur in the Senate and conference committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are multiple repeals in here where you’re repealing rulemaking of the land surveyors statute.
• <04:50:44.320> um then you're also repealing um then you're also repealing um disciplinary
• <04:50:52.320> um RSA 310 a70 is set to be repealed um RSA 310 a70 is set to be repealed um
• repealed so we're back to square one repealed so we're back to square one again<04:51:46.040> which
• <04:52:43.040> and information for repeal and information for repeal and consolidation<04:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an orientation-style overview from the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC), led by Executive Director Deana Jurus and staff. They described the office’s mission to protect public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and the public trust, and outlined the agency structure: enforcement, licensing and board administration, operations, legal counsel, board counsel, and the hearings bureau. OPLC said it currently supports 57 boards, including seven advisory boards, and has about 104 filled positions out of 120 authorized. They also noted new voluntary certifications for doulas, lactation consultants, and community health workers that are in rulemaking. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how boards and staff divide responsibilities under RSA 310:4. Staff explained that the office handles application processing, complaint intake and initial review, records retention, 91-A requests, and rule drafting, while boards make final decisions on licensure criteria, complaint dismissals or investigations, disciplinary actions, and some hearing matters. They also described the rule structure by chapter number ranges and the distinction between full licensing boards and advisory boards. The committee asked about complaint notifications, and OPLC said it is tightening policies so complainants are told whether a matter is closed or moving forward. The licensing process was discussed in detail, especially for nursing. Bethany Katrell explained that applicants apply through an online portal, may receive approval to sit for exams, can work under provisional authority in some cases, and then receive full licensure after exam results and criminal background checks are complete. OPLC said the portal now reduces back-and-forth paperwork and that, as of the latest biweekly report, 87% of applications were decided within the statutory 90-day period and 57% within 14 days. Members also raised questions about why some professions require board approval before taking an exam, and OPLC said that requirement varies by statute or board rule. No votes or formal actions were taken during the discussion.

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• The first is it removes the delay repeal language.
• The first is it removes the delay repeal language in Section 11 and instead it replaces it with an authorized
• allocation dates beginning July 1, 2027 and then prior to July 1, 2032, which essentially acts as that delayed
• repeal.
• With the delayed start of 2027, that would ensure that the rules and everything will be accommodated

Keywords: 996, all

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• I think it makes significantly delayed.
• Repeals existing law that requires a different impasse procedure to apply in those situations.
• Repeals existing law that requires a different impasse procedure to apply in those situations.
• <01:03:49.359> repeals fund be resolved by arbitration. repeals fund be resolved by arbitration
• > machine<01:18:56.719> operations repeals the hoist and machine operations repeals the

Bills: SB2543, SB2014, SB2115, SB3095, SB3264, SB2114, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3131, SB3144

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

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• So that part of the part of the delay.
• You now delays that roll into weekends.
• is to try and reduce the amount of delay is to try and reduce the amount of delay in<01:12:56.960
• standard. and House Bill 1002 repealing standard. and House Bill 1002 repealing the<02:06:11.679
• <03:53:04.960> We your RPS is essentially repealed. We your RPS is essentially repealed.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• occurred to take action, which may be either making no change a technical change, substantive change or repealing
• It will also allow agencies to repeal an emergency rule through notice an explanation within the Florida
• And sometimes it can seem like the delay of implementation is painfully slow.
• What this would do would exempt any put potential delays in comp plan, amendments or anything like that
• The repeal or expiration date has now occurred rendering the provision of no effect. >> Thank you for

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• >> The only change is that as of August 1st, 2026, the repeal of that small carveout is repealed.
• <01:21:57.520> It that small carveout is repealed. It that small carveout is repealed.
• What happened was when HB2 delayed What happened was when HB2 delayed the<01:22:04.159> start
• We're delaying timely permanency.
• for these children should be delayed for these children should be delayed because<02:01:18.320><

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• uh the causes of delays I think would<01:15:02.400> be<01:15:02.560> the<01:15:02.639>
• There's rulemaking that can be done essentially the Legislature can repeal rules in certain ways.
• They need to have a 60-day public comment period before we repeal them, and so that has occurred for
• rules in certain ways there's can repeal rules in certain ways there's expedited<01:31:17.600> Ru
• So effectively this rule is superseded by federal requirements, and we do plan to repeal it.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We did all this without cutting services or delaying projects.
• Senate Bill 346 seeks to repeal that preemption.
• It seeks to empower local governments to regulate hoisting equipment, including cranes, by repealing
• So I do oppose the repeal. I thank the senator for our time together, but I do want to...
• I do oppose the repeal.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, reporting each favorably after hearing sponsor presentations, public testimony, and member questions. SB 578 would allow wine to be sold in recyclable containers, aligning wine with beer container rules; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and passed without debate. SB 606 clarified when guests in public lodging or food service establishments may be removed for nonpayment, updated notice and checkout provisions, and removed a mandatory arrest requirement, with support from hotel and restaurant industry groups; it also passed favorably. Members then heard SB 202, which addresses a municipal water utility surcharge issue affecting Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach by requiring the utility to charge residents where the plant sits the same rate it charges its own residents. The sponsor and supporters described it as a fairness issue, while North Miami Beach argued it would shift costs and threaten utility finances; the bill was reported favorably. SB 570 modernized and clarified the scope of work for swimming pool and spa contractors, and SB 928, as amended, regulated non-approved disposable nicotine devices by restricting advertising and display, increasing inspections and penalties, and adding a school-buffer provision; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 346, which repeals state preemption over local regulation of hoisting equipment and cranes, prompted by concerns after Hurricane Milton and a crane collapse in St. Petersburg. Supporters said local governments need authority to address storm-related crane safety, while industry representatives warned against patchwork regulation and said local oversight already exists in some areas. Finally, the committee took up SB 652, creating Veterinary Professional Associates to perform certain tasks, including limited surgeries under veterinarian supervision; animal welfare groups supported it as a way to expand access, while some veterinarians opposed the surgery provisions. The bill was reported favorably after amendment. The committee then began SB 354, a major overhaul of Public Service Commission oversight, including expanding the commission, adding financial expertise, tightening rate-setting and storm-hardening review, and increasing transparency for nonprofit water and wastewater utilities; the substitute amendment was adopted and public testimony was heard from consumer advocates and utility-related groups, but the transcript ends before final action on the bill.