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• I do have a question for AG.
• I do have a question for AG.
• I do have a question for AG.
• written testimony and support from the Policy Advisory Board for Elderly Affairs, Executive Office on Aging
• and support were noted from the Policy Advisory Board for Elderly Affairs, the Executive Office on Aging

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The language in that bill said that we, the program, needed to prioritize grant awards based on age and
• The language in that bill said that we, the program, needed to prioritize grant awards based on age and
• The language in that bill said that we, the program, needed to prioritize grant awards based on age and
• And we opened the grant application to those individuals in this first group if they were over age 60
• If there were enough homeowners that were over age 60 and low income, potentially they could have eaten

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee heard presentations from the Department of Financial Services on the My Safe Florida Home program, the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot, and the Florida PALM financial system replacement project. For My Safe Florida Home, Stephen Fielder explained the wind-mitigation grant program, including its inspection-first process, two-to-one matching grants for most homeowners, low-income exemptions from the match, and eligible improvements such as roofs, clips/straps, water barriers, and opening protection. He reported roughly 109,000 initial inspections, nearly 59,000 grants approved, 31,000 final inspections, 25,000 reimbursements, and about $240 million paid out through the end of 2024. Members asked about premium savings, contractor pricing, fraud, owner-builder eligibility, reimbursement timing, and whether the program should have a dedicated funding source; Fielder said the program is currently closed, more than 40,000 people have signed up for updates, and the office has seen some price-gouging and impersonation issues but no major fraud trend. The committee also discussed the new prioritization rules that took effect July 1, 2024, which direct grant awards by age and income. Fielder said the program used a survey of existing applicants to implement the new priority groups and that the first group was over age 60 and low-income. Members raised questions about how premium reductions are measured, whether insurance company changes or rising insured values affect the data, and whether the program can track long-term outcomes after reimbursement. Fielder said the office reports raw premium changes based on declarations pages, knows the insurer for participants, and has validated results with multiple insurers, but does not track homeowners after they leave the program or enforce continued insurance coverage. For the My Safe Florida Condo Pilot, Fielder said the program is modeled on the home program but uses association-level applications, a maximum grant of $175,000 per association, and a similar two-to-one match. He said the application window opened briefly in November and was closed quickly because available funding could be exhausted and the department is prohibited from creating a waiting list. He identified several needed statutory changes, including better distinguishing condos from single-family homes, adjusting roof requirements for flat concrete roofs, and revisiting the unanimous unit-owner vote requirement, which he said has been a major obstacle. Chair Lopez noted the pilot is intended to be a learning process and thanked DFS staff for identifying implementation issues. The final presentation covered Florida PALM, the state’s effort to replace the 40-year-old FLAIR accounting system with a PeopleSoft-based financial management system. Fielder and PALM Director Jimmy Cox said the project began in 2014, the state contracted with Accenture in 2018, cash management went live in 2021, and the project was paused in 2022 for legislative review and remediation. They said the system is expected to go live in 2026, possibly in July rather than January, and that the project has spent about $225 million to date, with a current-year budget of about $60.9 million and a projected next-year request of about $64 million. Members asked about cybersecurity, cloud hosting, project scope, and whether the system is unique to Florida; staff said the system is not Florida-specific, access is credentialed through agency identity management, and the cloud host location is confidential. After the presentations, Chair Lopez assigned members to work with specific agencies on budget review meetings, asked them to discuss agency structure, priorities, staffing, waste reduction, and other budget issues, and set a deadline to report findings in the first week of regular session. The meeting then adjourned without objection.

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• establishing a sick leave bank for Maria Latendra, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance, age
• former State Representative for South Boston, who passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, at the age
• former State Representative for South Boston, who passed away peacefully on December 22, 2025, at the age

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up several final-passage matters, including adopting an emergency preamble for a sick leave bank for Maria Latendra of the Department of Transitional Assistance, passing a bill authorizing the Dartmouth Fire Department District No. 1 Prudential Committee to appoint a treasurer, and enacting a bill validating proceedings at the Town of Millbury annual town meeting by the required two-thirds vote. The Senate also passed to be engrossed local bills reorganizing the Town of Rochester’s government into a select board and town administrator form, and further regulating the term of the town moderator in Norwood. The chamber then considered and adopted a concurrent order from the Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight extending the committee’s deadline to act on 58 bills until January 31. Senators discussed the extension’s size and the need to comply with Joint Rule 10, with assurances from the committee chair that the bills would be handled well before the new deadline. The Senate also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer a House petition establishing a sick leave bank for Manny Jean Goldstein of the Department of Children and Families to the Committee on Public Service. Later, the Senate adopted an order to adjourn until Monday at 11 a.m. and then adjourned in memory of the Honorable Michael F. Flaherty, Sr., with remarks honoring his service as a former state representative, judge, Navy veteran, and advocate on public safety and substance use disorder issues.

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• Sydney Grosnickle, Delaware Farm Bureau, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization representing farmers, ag
• Chair, I invited the Deputy Secretary of Ag to come today if he wanted to say something about this.
• So, working with the Department of Ag and the attorney for the Agland Preservation Board, it's really

Bills: SB311, HB371

Keywords: pesticide, licensing, agriculture, landscaper, grain inspector, record keeping, Delaware agriculture, certified applicators, regulatory compliance, HB371, Delaware Agricultural Lands Preservation Act, farmland preservation, agricultural lands, agricultural preservation district, Farmland Preservation Advisory Board, county advisory board, Delaware Foundation, Department of Agriculture, DNREC, planning and zoning

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee met with a quorum present and considered three bills. Senate Bill 53 would codify and continue the Farm to Community Program if federal support is reduced or unavailable, prioritize Delaware farmers, and require reporting and transparency. Testimony in support came from the Delaware Farm Bureau, the Academy of Medicine and Public Health, and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jimmy Crone, who said the department supports the bill. Members raised no questions, and the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. The committee then heard Senate Bill 311, a Department of Agriculture maintenance bill updating Title 3 provisions related to plant industry and pesticides. The bill removes an outdated $100 license fee, requires certified private applicators to keep pesticide application records available for inspection, expands the definition of landscaper to include commercial entities installing their own nursery stock, and removes a good-character requirement for grain inspector applicants. With no public comment or questions, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call. Finally, House Bill 371, sponsored by Representative Vanderwyn, would streamline the Agland Preservation Act by eliminating a redundant county advisory board step for farmland preservation districts. Representative Vanderwyn and Deputy Secretary Crone explained that the advisory boards were more useful when the program was new, but now the county planning and zoning commissions and the Department of Agriculture already provide the needed review. After brief discussion, with no public comment, the committee voted to release the bill by roll call and then adjourned.

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• This wouldn't they would still have to go through the AG for that authorization, right?
• Like all other agencies, or does this exclude them from having to get their permission from the AG for
• There haven't been any issues per se with the AG. So, this isn't anything like that.

Bills: SB1332, SB1378, SB1525, SB1771, SB1919, SB1998, SB2018, SB260, SB264

Keywords: housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, SB1525, tourism, recreation, conference, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission

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• Aging disability services by Representative Rizzo and members.
• consistently and transparently based on need and available capacity with respect to area agencies on aging
• improves consistency enforcement, fiscal accountability and legislative transparency across Florida's aging

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• A child must be age 4 years or younger.
• This graph shows the distribution of applications received in blue and those awarded in yellow by age
• The majority of applications received and worded were for the 2, 3, year old age groups.

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• somebody may have been really successful in managing that, but then as people begin to slow down and the aging
• process kicks in, we also see some of it begin to show up. begin to show up as the aging process happens
• It then begins to surface. for a lot of years it then begins to show up later in life as they age.

Bills: SB241, HB304, HB295, HB361

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, crime management, Alabama law, impoundment, driver licenses, vehicle redemption, local identification cards, HB295, Alabama National Guard, military punishment, non-judicial punishment, Article 15, court-martial, special court-martial, disciplinary measures, commanding officer, Adjutant General, Governor

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• that my cowsky that came to ag day had her baby in her belly. last night so Kali is a girl and she's
• The conference brings together ag students and teachers from 368 chapters throughout California to learn
• Shanks is his wonderful wife Judy, his best friend and fellow ag teacher George Wald from Anderson High

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I think that most kids my age don't know any of this either.
• Many of them are aging out.
• The average age of my election staff is 72, with my oldest being 85.
• Perhaps even something to consider lowering the age from 16 to a younger age.
• As the election worker pool ages, health limitations naturally increase.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• The AG could sue.
• And that's I think what the AG the law.
• I'm just—the ages between 14 and 24, just curious. Why 24?
• How was the upper age determined as what a youth is? Mr. Baudry. Mr.
• I'm just the ages between Uh thank you.

Bills: HF3878, HF4131, HF3796, HF4097

Keywords: airport workers, wage standards, labor rights, minimum wage, economic equity, surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, consumer rights, automated decision systems, Minnesota Statutes, suitable seating, employee seating, workplace seating, occupational safety, workplace safety, labor standards, employer requirements, chair, stool

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• I was 11 years old in 1990, the same age as my youngest students now.
• Despite all of this, from an early age I knew that I wanted to be a lawyer and that nothing would stop
• from an early age I knew that<00:43:46.160> I<00:43:46.240> wanted<00:43:46.480> to
• 16 to 24 from 23 young women are ages 16 to 24 from diverse diverse diverse backgrounds<01:26:43.440
• <01:48:38.400> any their minds and bodies at that age any their minds and bodies at that age

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I am the mom of three children ages 9, 10, and 16, and I am here today as the co-director of Minnesotans
• to look to states like California and Maine, where these programs were rapidly implemented and the age
• to look to states like California and Maine, where these programs were rapidly implemented and the age
• to look to states like California and Maine, where these programs were rapidly implemented and the age
• to look to states like California and Maine, where these programs were rapidly implemented and the age

Bills: HF22, HF45

Keywords: parent's bill of rights, parental rights, minor consent, minors, parents, guardians, education rights, school records, home schooling, charter school, private school, health care consent, medical privacy, patient records, exam room access, biometric data, DNA samples, blood samples, mental health, physical health

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• By replacing the separate aging footprints of the St.
• By replacing the separate aging By replacing the separate aging footprints<00:25:10.480> of
• need to have a broader conversation with university about their vision, their strategic plan for the ag
• need to have a broader conversation with university about their vision, their strategic plan for the ag
• need to have a broader conversation with university about their vision, their strategic plan for the ag

Bills: HF4266

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• This bill as amended increases the mandatory retirement age for members of the State Police Retirement
• System from age 60 to 62 and makes corresponding changes to eligibility requirements for the deferred
• This bill as amended increases the mandatory retirement age for members of the State Police Retirement
• System from age 60 to 62 and makes corresponding changes to eligibility requirements for the deferred
• participation in DROP until reaching age participation in DROP until reaching age 62<00:15:32.760

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 16, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened on Monday, March 16th, with an invocation focused on safety during storms, support for first responders, and recognition of Women’s History Month. A quorum was present, and the President noted the chamber was preparing for a very busy week, with possible double sessions and a Saturday session if needed. The House message on House Bill 297, concerning adult education and high school diploma pathways, was received and referred to the appropriate standing committees. The chamber then took up several committee reports, mostly adopting committee amendments and favorable reports without objection. Among the bills advanced to third reading were SB 85 on use of Information Technology Investment Fund revenues, SB 520 on public safety spending flexibility in charter counties, SB 558 creating a Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program, SB 641 on procurement exceptions for historic preservation services, SB 647 establishing a catastrophic disability benefit tier for certain law enforcement retirement members, SB 654 raising the State Police mandatory retirement age to 62 and adjusting DROP rules, and SB 668 on Children’s Cabinet funding for local management boards. SB 756, a Baltimore City PILOT/tax exemption bill for a Downtown Rise District project, was also advanced. Several bills were special ordered to allow time for amendments or further discussion. SB 334 on machine gun convertible pistols was special ordered to the next day after members said amendments were not ready. SB 309, concerning a statewide sales and use tax exemption for precious metal bullion or coins, was also special ordered for the next day so members could add co-sponsors. SB 818 on State Center development contract requirements and an advisory group was special ordered to the appropriate time the next day after discussion of its community input and federal-law compliance provisions. The Budget and Taxation Committee then reported on the fiscal 2027 operating budget, SB 282, and the budget reconciliation and financing act, SB 284. The committee chair said the budget left a $250 million cash surplus and $2.2 billion in the rainy day fund, kept general fund spending below the current year, imposed no tax or fee increases, and funded priorities including behavioral health in schools, child care scholarships, local government disparity grants, nursing homes, developmental disabilities services, public schools, Medicaid, energy assistance, and economic development. Both SB 282 and SB 284, along with their committee amendments, were laid over until the next day for second reading debate.

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• And it occurred to me that Sydney has not aged one minute.
• She has four children under the age of five—four.
• We always get into this fight, but we're basically the same age. But thank you. I love you, Sidney.
• You imagine struggling to work... ...at the age of 64 years old, 63 years old, 62 years old.
• I spend so much time trying to educate people about why school-age vaccinations are needed.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then devoted most of the first part of the meeting to a farewell-style recognition of Senator Joe Gruters. Senators from both parties offered extended remarks praising his loyalty, political instincts, family involvement, and work as a legislator and as incoming Republican National Committee chair. Gruters responded with remarks about his background, including overcoming a childhood speech impediment, his service in the Legislature, and major policy efforts he highlighted such as alimony reform and the undergrounding of utilities. A ceremonial gift was presented to him recognizing his work on a 2019 public-safety/immigration bill, and the Senate adopted a motion to spread his remarks upon the journal before recessing briefly. After the recess, the Senate returned to regular business. No committee reports, governor’s messages, House messages, or reconsideration matters were reported. The chamber then moved to third reading and temporarily postponed CS/CS/CS/SB 354, relating to blue ribbon projects. The next bill, CS/CS/SB 1758, relating to public assistance, was taken up, and Senator Gaetz explained that it contained five reforms to the public assistance system previously discussed by the Senate. Debate was about to continue when the transcript ended.

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• :00.160> the particularly when the victims under the particularly when the victims under the age
• Uh, that does not I don't age of 16.
• you're getting almost into the statutory rape uh category that when someone is, you know, under the age
• Correct. when someone is, you know, under the age when someone is, you know, under the age of<00:37:15.599
• of 16, if there's less under the age of 16, if there's less than<00:37:22.640> 36<00:37:23.119

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 25 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 611, which would require the Mississippi Board of Law Enforcement Standards and Training to provide discovery to an officer facing suspension of certification. Representative Burch said officers currently may receive only a brief notice of alleged misconduct without access to the underlying information, and the bill would give them the materials related to the infraction. There were no questions, and the committee approved the motion by voice vote. The next measure, House Bill 1142, would modernize notice requirements for judgment nisi and bench warrants by allowing clerks to notify bail agents electronically or by personal notice instead of certified mail. Representative Owen said the change would reduce county costs, align bail-agent notice with the electronic notice already used for attorneys, and had support from the clerks’ association. Senators asked whether notice would still appear on MEC, and Owen said attorneys already receive notice there and bail agents could receive it electronically as well. The committee then adopted the motion by voice vote. The committee then heard House Bill 1404, sponsored by Representative Yates, creating the crime of fraudulent utility conversion. Yates explained the bill was aimed at apartment complexes and other landlords that collect utility payments from tenants as part of rent but fail to remit those funds to the utility provider, citing large unpaid water bills and similar legislation in Louisiana. Senators raised concerns about intent, possible criminal liability for landlords or LLCs when utility bills are delayed, faulty, or disputed, and the severity of penalties, which could reach 20 years in prison for higher amounts. Yates said she was open to adding intentional-conduct language and clarified the bill targets those who collect tenant utility money and do not remit it, not tenants themselves. Members discussed possible amendments, including adding mens rea language and a defense for disputed bills, but no final action on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• Uh, there's a 95 AG opinion that covers that.
• Uh there's<00:07:20.720> a<00:07:21.039> 95<00:07:21.680> AG<00:07:22.080> opinion
• <00:07:22.479> that<00:07:22.880> um<00:07:23.039> that there's a 95 AG opinion
• that um that there's a 95 AG opinion that um that covers<00:07:23.759> that.
• They're covered by that AG opinion. Is there an amendment too, or is that just the amendment?

Bills: HB268, SB279, SB304, SB303, SB298

Keywords: lottery winnings, lottery prize, state lottery, income tax exemption, tax exemption, gambling, games of chance, prize proceeds, Alabama Department of Revenue, state income tax, tax relief, winnings, jackpot, lotto, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building

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• There's, on that note, it's acceptable for a lot of Cowboy fans to be on this floor, given our age.
• President, Senator, you said under the age of 30? Mr.
• Would you agree, Senator, that the state of New Mexico, the aging population is getting older? Mr.
• But with all due respect, we know that our population is aging every year.
• We know that our population is aging every year. Thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: 996, all

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• The program provides appropriate age and gender benchmarks, ensuring students not only engage in physical
• Senator Powers said there are measurements, including the 2025 standards for age groups, such as pull-ups
• It would be the same for ag. I mean, ag didn't get anything on this PRC, obviously.
• And that's for all ages, really. We're from pamper's to grampers. We're older adults, families.
• And we know that we have an aging population.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2401, which would require physicians to complete continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health as part of the state’s rural health transformation effort. HHS supported the bill, saying it would help physicians better address chronic disease and preserve federal grant points tied to the state’s application. A member of the public also testified in favor, arguing that better nutrition education could improve diabetes outcomes and reduce costs. The committee then adopted an amendment to add the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to the background-check statute so the occupational therapy compact could proceed, and it passed the bill as amended on a roll call vote. The committee next heard House Bill 1621, which would require the Presidential Fitness Physical Fitness Test in elementary, middle, and high school physical education courses. HHS said the bill was part of the rural health transformation application and could help preserve federal funding, but members raised many questions about the test’s criteria, adaptive options for students with disabilities, equipment needs, and whether the bill should apply to non-public schools. Senator Clemens offered an amendment to limit the requirement to public schools, but it failed. Senator Hogan then offered an amendment to clarify exemptions and allow DPI to align implementation with federal guidance; that amendment passed. A further amendment adding language allowing DPI to establish criteria for and exceptions to the test also passed. The committee then approved the bill as amended on a roll call vote. The committee also considered House Bill 1622, which joins North Dakota to the physician assistant licensure compact. HHS said the compact would improve access to care, especially in rural areas, support military families, and help preserve rural health transformation funding. Members noted the compact had been discussed in a prior session and that many earlier concerns had been resolved. After brief discussion about the compact process and its consistency with other interstate compacts, the committee voted to do pass the bill. Finally, the committee began Senate Bill 2402, which expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution powers. HHS and the Board of Pharmacy supported the bill as a way to improve access to care and maintain rural health transformation funding. Senator Roers introduced a detailed amendment negotiated with the Board of Medicine and Board of Pharmacy to narrow and clarify the bill, including notification requirements, limits on certain drug categories, and patient-protection language for therapeutic substitution. The Board of Pharmacy then testified in support of the broader bill and explained the CLIA-waived testing provisions and the repeal of the older, narrower pharmacist-testing language. The hearing and amendment discussion were still underway when the transcript ended.