Transcript Highlights:

• Shepard always saw the benefit of those numbers and what those numbers did to your formula and provided
• Number one: are they EO compliant? Number two: I. do the capital improvement planning processes.
• Solution to a number of things are in there, and crime, as you all know, is number one going on right
• If you have any questions, my phone number is on that two-page sheet.
• Secretary I know we just saw numbers.

Transcript Highlights:

• Amendment number five defines first responder activity, and number 10 provides that first responder activity
• Numbers six and seven make technical changes.
• So it's not phone conversations.
• Number two, the least restrictive means.
• Amendments numbers one through four are technical, and number five restores the provision in present

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 718, which would limit liability for landowners who allow free use of private property for aeronautical activities at non-public airports. The author said the bill was modeled on Arkansas law and was intended to help private airstrips. After brief questions about fees and the effective date, the bill was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 134, dealing with material harmful to minors online, was then amended to clarify that interactive computer services may not deliver harmful material to minor accounts they created, while removing algorithm restrictions and cure language; it was reported as amended. House Bill 410, which would require notification before recording direct in-person conversations, drew substantial testimony. The author said the bill was aimed at privacy concerns raised by wearable AI devices and hidden recording tools, and the adopted amendments changed the measure from consent to notification and added exceptions for first responders, evidence preservation, civil or administrative proceedings, criminal matters, and recordings in one’s own residence. Supporters said the bill protected ordinary people from secret recordings, while opponents warned it could chill family-law recordings, citizen journalism, HOA disputes, and other legitimate uses. The bill was ultimately reported as amended. House Bill 318, which would reduce the presumption of paternity period from 300 days to 150 days, was heavily criticized by family-law practitioners and a law professor who said the current 300-day rule tracks gestation and that shortening it would shift burdens onto mothers; the author then voluntarily deferred the bill. A companion study resolution, HCR 19, directing the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the presumption of parentage, was reported favorably. The committee also heard House Bill 970 on competing custody orders. The author described cases where different courts issued conflicting custody rulings for the same child, but judges and attorneys raised concerns about the bill’s “earliest order controls” rule, its effect on out-of-state orders, protective orders, and the lack of a clear mechanism for judges to discover prior orders. After testimony from judges and committee discussion about possible fixes and a unified filing system, the bill was voluntarily deferred. House Bill 163, another private-airstrip liability bill, was reported favorably, and House Bill 170 and House Bill 194, both dealing with construction/design professional contracts and preemptive periods, were reported as amended or favorably after testimony that they would align design-professional rules with contractor rules and keep Louisiana projects under Louisiana law. House Bill 254, limiting acts of donation of motor vehicles to certain relatives and charities, was reported as amended after discussion about tax treatment and possible loopholes. Finally, the committee began House Bill 485, a proposed constitutional amendment declaring parental rights fundamental and subjecting government restrictions to strict scrutiny. Supporters argued it would protect parents’ authority over children’s upbringing, education, care, and control, while opponents said the language was overly broad and could complicate child welfare, public health, and school safety measures. The author said the amendment would not protect abuse or neglect and was meant to ensure government interference meets strict scrutiny, but the transcript cuts off before final action on the measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• A number of things I'd like to look at that, but the real number I want to see is if we have 27 employees
• One number focuses just on that Quality Assurance Unit, whereas the other number is focusing on the whole
• I can't see it on my phone at all.
• Number seven is a financial cleanup bill.
• those numbers yet.

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• Um, and the number one thing that I got all the questions about there was shared facilities and when,
• I got on the phone with NHLA.
• I got on the phone with our core team with Chris Freeman, who often works with my core team.
• I got on the on the phone with NHLA.
• He and I have talked about this 540B problem a number of times.

Committee: House Housing

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:42:20.839><c> and</c> please ensure that all cell phones and please ensure that all cell phones
• </c><00:54:31.920><c> if</c><00:54:32.040><c> you</c> phone number and please indicate if you phone number
• </c><01:12:05.159><c> of</c> registered or sold uh and any number of registered or sold uh and any number
• you chose that number.”
• The number is not necessarily fixed; if the committee wanted to alter the number somewhat, that would

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:

• The increases just from more sales get that number back to a great, healthy number total.
• They have to review those numbers before final number approval.
• And so I see the numbers.
• And so I see the numbers. I see the for our public schools. And so I see the numbers.
• It's done on the phone.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding. The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0. The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.

Transcript Highlights:

• I love numbers. I hope everybody else loves numbers as much as I do.
• Let's see, case number EL 2025-1-1-1- Let's see, case number EL 2025-179, order number 25E-1230.
• That number is also not in the bill, but I'm happy to get that number for you. Senator Pizzo.
• Senator Simon's writing down the numbers.
• That number is also not in the bill, but I'm happy to get that number for you. Senator Pizzo.

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• So in foster care, your number in Idaho as of Monday is 122.
• Again, I have the congregate care numbers back to that.
• I will send you, Representative, my cell phone number. I'd be happy to get started. Thank you.
• Last fall, Idaho was ranked number one in the country for the number of students that participate in
• Stay on the phone there. Hold on. Anything else, Mr. Langrell?

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• you can say, you know, uh, and really since you want to require this of judges, um, even sort of a number
• :20.240><c> the</c> departure which just means that if the departure which just means that if the number
• </c><00:13:22.720><c> of</c> number of months is whatever number of number of months is whatever number
• </c> &gt;&gt; You<00:19:55.280><c> might</c><00:19:55.440><c> be</c><00:19:55.600><c> phoning</c><00:
• a friend right here &gt;&gt; You might be phoning a friend right here unintentionally. unintentionally

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• </c> number of people who have those needs. number of people who have those needs.
• And that driver on that Uber/Lyft ride on his phone brought me back.
• And that driver on that Uber/Lyft ride on his phone brought me back.
• As we passed a phone in his right hand.
• Drivers numbering in the tens of thousands are small business operators.

Bills: HF3553 , HF3513 , HF3576

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• For the number of youth between the ages of 10 and 17, for the number of youth who have adjudicated 707B
• DOJ does have total numbers of youth dispositions to youth on probation.
• So the total that we are seeing is 1% of that roughly 400 number.
• And they've approved over $122 million across the number of programs.
• And our last issue will be issue number six, which will be informational only.

Summary: The committee heard a broad public safety budget hearing focused on youth justice funding, probation incentive grants, and disaster response and recovery. On the youth justice item, the Office of Youth and Community Restoration described a proposed change to the JJRBG funding formula that would shift resources away from a DJJ-based measure and toward county youth population, serious offenses, and step-down placements in less restrictive programs. Members asked about data on Native American youth; OYCR said statewide data are limited, but its SYTF data show about 1% of youth in secure youth treatment facilities were Native in 2024. The Department of Finance had no objections, and the item was discussed as a way to support alternatives to long-term incarceration. The committee then reviewed the community corrections performance incentive program for county probation departments. The Department of Finance proposed stabilizing the program with a maintenance payment, updating the performance baseline, and adding a growth factor; the LAO agreed the formula needed changes but recommended using 2022-23 data instead of 2021-23, using marginal rather than average cost assumptions, rejecting the growth payment and minimum guarantee, and adding stronger oversight through the BSCC. Finance said it was open to some technical changes but opposed a new BSCC audit framework, noting Judicial Council already surveys probation departments and that evidence-based practice use has increased over time. Members and staff indicated the proposal still needed further work. A major portion of the hearing focused on the January 2025 Southern California wildfires and state disaster response. A resident of Altadena gave emotional testimony about evacuation failures, loss of home, and the need for accountability. LAO and Cal OES outlined the disaster response and recovery system, including mutual aid, alert and warning, debris removal, FEMA and state funding streams, and the long timeline for reimbursement. Cal OES said it had pre-positioned resources, temporarily took over the county’s wireless emergency alert function for about three weeks, coordinated debris removal and recovery operations, and had already allocated more than $286 million in state funds. Officials also discussed the 100% federal cost share for emergency work for 180 days and the uncertainty created by changing federal processes and the cancellation of the BRIC resilience program. The committee also heard two smaller Cal OES items: a request to reappropriate about $22 million for the law enforcement mutual aid reimbursement program, which the LAO said should be placed in statute with clearer goals and reporting, and an update on Victims of Crime Act funding, where Cal OES said federal VOCA allocations have fallen sharply and that roughly $224 million would be needed to maintain current service levels if federal funding does not improve. Public comment included a request for funding to expand datacasting and emergency alert receivers for wildfire and earthquake warning.

Transcript Highlights:

• As we begin the committee, I will ask everyone to please silence your cell phones.
• Or the number, the population of children, that seems backwards looking.
• Or the number, the population of children, that seems backwards looking.
• It should not fluctuate that much with the number of kids in care.
• Happy to work with the CBCs if that's a number that you all would like to get.

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up a presentation from the Department of Children and Families on HB 7089, which revises how Florida’s community-based care (CBC) lead agencies for child welfare are funded. Representative McFarland described the bill’s background, arguing that the prior formula relied too heavily on outdated, static factors and produced inequities among CBCs. She emphasized that the new approach is intended to provide a more stable, transparent, and statute-based funding method that better supports prevention, case management, and family services while reducing year-to-year political uncertainty. DCF Chief of Staff Casey Penn explained that HB 7089 required an actuarially sound, reimbursement-based formula developed with CBC and provider input. The new model uses a cost-based structure with three tiers: Tier 1 for operational and administrative costs, Tier 2 for per-child/per-month service costs, and a possible Tier 3 incentive component for performance measures if the Legislature chooses to fund it. The model includes regional growth factors, inflation adjustments, a 2% risk corridor for Tier 2, a hold-harmless provision for agencies that would otherwise receive less than prior funding, and the ability for CBCs to retain some state general revenue savings. DCF said the model produced a total budget need of about $1.392 billion, roughly $28.6 million above the prior year after offsets, and that the department is also updating its child welfare case management system to improve data quality and future modeling. Members asked about whether prevention spending is captured, how Tier 3 incentives would work and how much they might cost, how the formula accounts for insurance, hurricanes, child acuity, and staffing costs, and whether CBC executives’ compensation is capped. DCF said prevention is included in the model but is not yet separately broken out due to data limitations, Tier 3 is optional and not yet costed, and the formula can incorporate additional growth factors if needed. On executive pay, DCF explained that compensation is limited by statute for CBC contracts, but multiple contracts and non-state funding sources can affect total compensation; staff later clarified that CBC CEOs with multiple contracts had been reviewed for compliance. The meeting ended after questions, and Representative Miller moved to adjourn; the subcommittee adjourned without any vote on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• And, like I said, amendment number six is technical.
• Amendment number five defines first responder activity, and number 10 provides that first responder activity
• Number six... ...and seven make technical changes.
• Number two, the least restrictive means.
• Amendments numbers one through four are technical, and number five restores the provision in present

Bills: HCR6 , HCR19 , HB81 , HB134 , HB154 , HB163 , HB170 , HB194 , HB254 , HB318 , HB410 , HB473 , HB485 , HB718 , HB970

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Transcript Highlights:

• We looked at all of the numbers.
• That's not a huge number.
• We reviewed numbers after number after number.
• I have had the distinct pleasure of... ...reviewed numbers after number after number.
• That's a great number.

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• I just had a very simple question on page three, number two.
• I just had a very simple question on page three, number two.
• I just had a very simple question on page three, number two.
• I just had a very simple question on page three, number two.
• &gt;&gt; Your<00:27:24.799><c> phone</c> &gt;&gt; Your phone &gt;&gt; Your phone &gt;&gt; again.<00:27

Committee: House Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:03:41.280><c> 37</c> way, way ahead. 24 is a bad number. 37 way, way ahead. 24 is a bad number
• 00:03:46.239><c> that</c> represents the highest numbers that represents the highest numbers that we've
• </c> some of these statistics is the number some of these statistics is the number of<00:04:19.480><c
• Number one is speed.
• Number one is speed. If a to that. Number one is speed.

Summary: Senator Judy Seeberger and traffic safety officials held a press conference focused on a deadly Minnesota motorcycle season and urged both drivers and riders to take greater care. Seeberger described several near-misses and a preventable crash at an intersection near her home, and asked motorists to put phones down, avoid impaired driving, and look twice or three times at stop signs, lane changes, and intersections. Mike Hanson, director of the Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety, said 37 motorcyclists had been killed so far this year, compared with 24 at the same time last year, and warned the state could approach 90 motorcycle fatalities if current trends continue. He said about half of motorcycle deaths are single-vehicle run-off-the-road crashes, often tied to speed, inattention, or skill level, while the other half involve a motorcycle and another vehicle; he also noted passenger fatalities are higher than usual and that riders over 60 are now being killed more often than younger riders. Hanson and others emphasized education, training, visibility, helmets, high-visibility gear, and sober driving. He said the state’s motorcycle safety training program is expanding with 11 additional basic rider courses, which should train about 121 more riders, and that safety materials are available to clubs and community groups. He also highlighted the new lane filtering and splitting law, saying it is limited to 25 mph or less and must be done within a rider’s skill level; he said he has seen it done both safely and unsafely and urged riders to follow the law and not be “knuckleheads.” Representatives from the Saint Croix Valley Riders and the Litas St. Croix Valley also spoke. Don Morley said his group promotes safety and awareness, reimburses members for rider training, and supports the new lane filtering/splitting law while stressing that riders and motorists must share the road. Heather Sevlin and other speakers tied the safety message to the death of Dana Milan, saying her crash was preventable and calling for justice and accountability in the impaired-driving case involving Robert Rodriguez, who they said was on a second DUI offense. In response to questions, Seeberger said she would support stricter penalties for repeat impaired or reckless drivers but would not support mandatory helmet legislation. Hanson said the legislature should continue to rely on rider experts and training advocates when considering motorcycle safety policy.

Transcript Highlights:

• Reminder to please silence your cell phones if you haven't done that.
• I would like to own it where I would know that number. I understand.
• Oh, it's the number of positive detections over the number of total... Okay.
• I just was wondering the numbers.
• I'm not exactly, I don't have a number for you.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:

• She has for a number of years.
• She has for a number of years.
• She has for a number of years.
• She has for a number of years.
• What's the number one top of the list?

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Summary: The committee heard multiple gubernatorial confirmation nominations, beginning with GM509 for Jay Stone to the Environmental Advisory Council. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and other supporters praised Stone’s more than 30 years of engineering experience and said he would help balance environmental protection with economic development. Stone said he wanted to contribute to environmental health and sustainability, and identified sea level rise and PFAS in drinking water as key concerns. The committee then moved to GM531 and GM532, nominations of Judson Leair and Nicholas Ta to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides. The Department of Agriculture and Hawaii Farm Bureau supported both nominees. Leair emphasized his farming background and said pesticide policy should be more comprehensive, selective, and threshold-based rather than relying on broad-spectrum use; Ta said he would focus on integrated pest management, label compliance, education, and using the least amount of pesticide necessary, including non-chemical alternatives such as exclusion and behavior changes. The committee next considered GM533, Janet Ashman’s nomination to the Advisory Committee on Pesticides. The Department of Agriculture, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau all supported her, citing her experience, responsiveness, and prior service. Ashman said she wanted to help make pesticide regulations more understandable and stressed targeted pest control, scouting, and more precise products. Members asked about the complexity of pesticide regulations and the shift away from broad-based pesticide use; Ashman explained that regulations are complicated for both farmers and homeowners and that newer, more targeted products are needed as pests develop resistance. The committee then heard GM57 for Don Hegger Nordl to the Environmental Advisory Council. Supporters said she has environmental planning experience and knowledge of Chapter 343 and related rules. Nordl said she could bring state, county, and federal experience to the council and identified the need for more volunteers and broader professional representation as the council’s biggest challenge. Finally, the committee took up GM697, Dean Matsukawa’s nomination as deputy director of the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and several other testifiers strongly supported him, highlighting his 30 years with the department, his family farming background, and his understanding of farmers’ needs, especially access to capital and biosecurity challenges. Testifiers said he is calm, logical, experienced, and already familiar with the department’s work. Matsukawa was described as a reluctant nominee who was sought out for the role. The transcript does not show any final votes or committee action on the nominations during the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• He then described a 2013 voyage, saying The Arc went from Alaska to San Diego after a phone call in late
• San</c><00:04:08.720><c> Diego</c><00:04:09.360><c> got</c><00:04:09.519><c> a</c><00:04:09.680><c> phone
• </c><00:04:10.000><c> call</c><00:04:10.519><c> in</c> Alaska to San Diego got a phone call in Alaska
• to San Diego got a phone call in late<00:04:11.040><c> August</c><00:04:11.599><c> that</c><00:04:12.560
• The next steps for subsequent RFPs, and that is done by letter or just phone calls?

Committee: Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, there's a number of those. It's on a banned list.
• Number two, what I would say is considered technical.
• Number seven on this amendment set is technical, adjusting the numbering of subsections to ensure the
• Number eight, the parent opt-out.
• Number 11, I would offer, is technical.

Bills: HR171 , HCR49 , HB632 , HB1084 , SB310 , SB351 , SB399

Committee: House Education