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• Administration to invest money into Bitcoin from the General Revenue Fund, Budget Stabilization Fund, trust
• That value of that coin goes to zero pretty quick.
• that's been described as vapor, and we can understand those terms that are used would lead you to not trust
• doing something that is consequential, representatives, that while we cannot tangibly see, we have to trust
• Someone told me that they trust in the integrity of the members we have serving in the House of individuals

Summary: The Insurance and Banking Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. HB 487 would authorize the CFO and State Board of Administration to invest up to 10% of certain state funds in Bitcoin, require specified custody methods, allow Bitcoin lending under rule, and create a process for accepting taxes and fees in Bitcoin. The sponsor and several proponents argued it would diversify state investments, hedge inflation, and position Florida as a leader in digital assets. Members raised concerns about volatility, security, valuation, and whether Bitcoin was being singled out over other cryptocurrencies, but the bill was reported favorably after debate and a roll call vote. The committee then considered HB 7011, an Open Government Sunset Review measure for records of insolvent insurers. The bill would continue some exemptions but make additional records public, including underwriting files, risk-solvency assessments, corporate governance annual disclosures, and the names, benefits, and compensation of insurance executive officers. There was no public testimony, and members discussed privacy and safety concerns, but the bill passed and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HB 1433 on hurricane mitigation grants and insurer regulation. The bill would tighten restrictions on former executives of failed insurers, raise capital requirements for new insurers, and require mitigation credits when homeowners receive Safe Florida Home funds. An amendment was adopted to require a licensed person to make final claim-denial decisions when AI or automation is used and to prioritize filings that lower rates. Consumer advocates supported the transparency and consumer protections, while industry representatives urged caution on the AI provisions. After debate, the amended bill was reported favorably. The meeting ended with closing remarks from the ranking member, vice chair, and chair reflecting on the committee’s work and likely final meeting of the term.

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• . >> Chair Canady: Yes. 19 yea, zero nay. >> Chair Canady: The bill as reported favorably, congratulations
• >> 19 YEA, ZERO NAY. 88 >>Chair Canady: THE BILL AS  REPORTED FAVORABLY, CONGRATULATIONS
• Yeager: Yes. >> Chair Canady: Yes. 19 yea, zero nay. >> Chair Canady: By your vote, the bill is reported
• Yeager: YES. 189 >>Chair Canady: YES. 190 >> 19 YEA, ZERO NAY. 191 >>Chair Canady:
• Yeager: >> Chair Canady: Yes. 18 yea, zero nay. >>Rep. Persons-Mulicka: 670 >>Rep.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and began by welcoming students and coaches participating in the inaugural Sunshine State Debate. Members then heard and voted on a series of education-related bills, with most measures receiving favorable reports by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The first bill, HB 1081, created a Cybersecurity Internship Clearance Readiness Program in the Department of Commerce for NCACE-designated universities and Florida College System institutions; a friendly amendment expanded access to private schools, and the bill passed 19-0. HB 1201 updated Florida’s epilepsy/seizure plan law to clarify protections for charter school students, require acceptance of physician-submitted plans, extend training validity to five years, and expand training to regular bus drivers; epilepsy advocates supported it, and it passed 19-0. HB 851 required annual autism-specific professional learning opportunities for teachers and school-based administrators, and it also passed 19-0. HB 615, dealing with IEPs, required quicker parent notice when services are missed, faster access to service logs, individualized parent orientation, and standardized district service logs; parents and advocates testified strongly in support, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 1503 added technology-related competencies to education courses and directed the Department of Education to develop computer science certification coverage; it passed 19-0. HB 371 required public schools to display portraits of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington in common areas and passed 19-0 after testimony both for and against. HB 731 revised extracurricular eligibility rules and allowed local policies for compensating coaches and activity sponsors; an amendment broadened manual requirements and clarified fee actions, and the bill passed 18-0. The committee also took up HB 173, a parental rights bill that drew the most extensive debate and public testimony. The bill would require parental consent for many medical decisions for minors, give parents access to medical records, and expand parental review/opt-in rights for certain school surveys and biofeedback devices. Supporters argued it restores parental authority, improves safety, and prevents children from being cut out of important medical decisions; opponents warned it would remove confidential access to STI treatment, crisis mental health care, and other services for minors in unsafe or abusive homes. Members raised questions about abuse exceptions, emergency care, and how the bill would affect routine treatment and time-sensitive care. The bill was not voted on in the portion provided, and debate continued through multiple rounds of sponsor responses and member comments.

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• The problem is we're being held to an expectation of zero.
• She's a science officer for the Ocean Science Trust.
• about Ocean Science Trust.
• By now, you know, you're dealing with a zero-sum game.
• I'm the executive director of the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture held its annual State of the Fishery forum, focusing on salmon, Dungeness crab, kelp, ocean conditions, and related aquaculture and committee reports. Opening remarks from committee leadership emphasized climate impacts, reduced federal NOAA support, state investments through Proposition 4, coastal resilience funding, and the importance of fisheries to rural economies and tribal communities. Secretary of Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot described a decade of drought and climate stress, highlighted progress such as Klamath River dam removal, wetland restoration, and the state’s salmon strategy, and warned that federal funding uncertainty and staffing cuts could undermine restoration and fishery recovery efforts. Senator Cortese raised concerns about illegal cannabis cultivation damaging riparian habitat and water flows, and both Crowfoot and Fish and Wildlife Director Bonham said enforcement against illicit grows remains a major environmental priority but is constrained by resources. Director Bonham provided a broad update on California fisheries, reporting encouraging signs for salmon after several difficult years, including improved ocean conditions, stronger returns in some runs, and successful short recreational openings in 2025. He also noted major challenges, including reduced federal hatchery production at Nimbus, ongoing uncertainty around winter-run and spring-run recovery, and the need for continued habitat restoration, monitoring, and hatchery investment. On Dungeness crab, Bonham said the fishery remained valuable but constrained by whale entanglement risk, warming ocean conditions, and domoic acid concerns; he described new marked-line distribution, ropeless and alternative gear trials, and ongoing aerial and vessel monitoring. He also said the department’s unified cannabis enforcement task force had served numerous warrants and seized large amounts of illegal cannabis, but more funding is needed for sustained operations. In the salmon panel, Yurok Tribe fisheries director McCovey said the Klamath still faces low run sizes, climate-driven warming, wildfire impacts, and federal uncertainty, but he pointed to dam removal, restoration work, and AB 263’s river-flow protections as major advances. PCFFA president Bradshaw stressed that the three consecutive salmon closures have devastated coastal communities and argued for major reinvestment in aging Central Valley hatchery infrastructure and better broodstock management at Fall Creek. CalTrout’s Schneider said salmon remain at risk statewide, but cited Prop 4, habitat reconnection, floodplain restoration, improved water management, and monitoring as the main tools for recovery. In the crab panel, CDFW’s Schumann reported that the 2024–25 season produced record prices per pound and about $55 million in value despite delays and trap reductions, but he warned that three confirmed whale entanglements and elevated whale presence could force a conservative opener for 2025–26. PCFFA’s Domrash supported marked line, alternative gear, and a new gear-recovery network, while also criticizing the current ramp system as a response to a problem not fully grounded in science.

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• amendment just a couple of weeks ago that would have ensured that a local municipality or charitable trust
• This report passes unanimously with 50 yeses, zero noes. The Secretary will inform the House.
• Forty-eight I, zero knows. This report has passed. Secretary will inform the House.

Keywords: 964, all

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• told the House last week, we realize that the decisions y'all make daily in here make you a hero or a zero
• back home. makes you a hero or a zero back home.
• Trust me, I drive mine on a paved road, but I don't enjoy it.

Bills: HB352, HB366, SB272, SB296

Keywords: HB352, cotton, cotton bale assessment, cotton levy, cotton producers, agriculture, forestry, Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee, per bale fee, commodity assessment, producer referendum, cotton sales tax, Alabama Code 2-8-199, cotton commission, agricultural funding, HB366, Lakyn Canine Act, police dog, K9, K-9

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• There being four ayes and zero nays, the committee substitute to Senate Bill 393 is reported to the Senate
• There being four ayes and zero nays, Senate Bill 2406 does pass.
• This practice violates the public trust.

Bills: SB 1079, SB 1243, SB 1504, SB 1579, SB 1708, SB 1844, SB 1851, SB 1879, SB 1921, SB 1951, SB 2237, SB 2238, SB 2406, SB 2407

Keywords: SB 1079, Texas, county government, commissioners court, Local Government Code, Chapter 263, surplus property, salvage property, data storage device, hard drive, electronic media, digital records, confidential information, protected information, privacy, records retention, information security, data destruction, device disposal, sensitive data

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was marked by significant discussions on multiple bills aimed at enhancing governance and protecting taxpayer interests. Among the notable legislations was SB1951, where Senator Paxton emphasized reforms to reduce erroneous penalty notices imposed by appraisal districts, eliminating the financial incentive for such penalties. The session concluded with public testimonies that highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability in taxpayer dealings. Additionally, Senator Middleton presented SB1504 and SB2237, focusing on the operational frameworks of local authorities and executive severance payments, respectively, both of which sparked considerable debate among committee members.

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• <00:32:43.679> in encourage um greater long-term trust in encourage um greater long-term trust
• Trust me, if you skip not 10 vaccines.
• It passed 18 to zero out of committee. So, yeah.
• It passed 18 to zero out of committee. So, yeah.
• It passed 18 to zero out of statement.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• At that it eventually reached zero.
• I rise today in support of my bill, the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act.
• I thank the Trust Lands Completion Act.
• > lands<03:48:26.800> within exchange scattered trust lands within exchange scattered trust
• Trust me, I know.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Secretary will lock the board and record the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Secretary will lock the board and record the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Secretary will lock the board and record the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• So thank you for the memories, the lessons, and the trust you have placed in me.
• We talk often in this chamber about home rule and trusting local leaders.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, introductions, and a moment of silence honoring service members killed in the conflict in Iran, including Florida native Captain Cody Cork. The chamber then moved through a special order calendar, taking up several bills on education, public safety, insurance, health, and local government policy. Many measures were accompanied by sponsor explanations and supportive remarks from members, often emphasizing constituent impacts, public safety, and administrative efficiency. The first major bill, SB 1062 on speech and debate education, was expanded through a delete-all amendment and passed 37-0 after extensive floor debate praising debate programs as a civic and educational tool. SB 1072 created an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office; an amendment clarified that criticism of Israel is not prohibited, and the bill passed 37-0. SB 1230/HB 1019 addressed PFAS “forever chemicals,” especially in firefighting foam, with phase-outs, testing, enforcement, and exceptions for certain federal, military, and emergency uses; it also passed 37-0 and was dedicated in memory of former firefighter Joe Casello. SB 1706 expanded the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program with tighter eligibility rules, and SB 186 required broader seizure-response training and seizure action plans in schools; both passed unanimously. The Senate also approved SB 598 updating funeral and cemetery regulation, SB 990 authorizing protected cell captive insurance companies, SB 554 modernizing nonprofit corporation law, SB 560 streamlining foster care medication and oversight procedures, SB 684 easing electronic signature requirements for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, and SB 778 revising forensic client services for certain defendants with intellectual disabilities or autism. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including SB 432, SB 928, and SB 620. Most of these measures passed by votes of 36-0 or 37-0 after brief debate or no debate. The most contentious item was SB 1134 on official actions of local governments related to DEI. The sponsor argued the bill would stop taxpayer funding and promotion of discriminatory or indoctrinating DEI practices, citing examples from several counties and cities. Multiple amendments sought to narrow penalties, protect good-faith officials, and preserve local proclamations and observances, including LGBTQ Pride Month and other cultural events, but those amendments were rejected. Debate centered on vagueness, local discretion, and whether the bill would chill legitimate government activity. The transcript cuts off during questioning on the underlying bill, before final disposition is shown.

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• Rondo needs the community trust that it has built up with the state and local entities working on this
• Rondo needs the community trust that it has built up with the state and local entities working on this
• And prohibiting that funding for Reconnect Rondo undermines years of trust-building and equity-centered
• And prohibiting that funding for Reconnect Rondo undermines years of trust-building and equity-centered
• Black communities like Rondo, and from 2017 to 2020 our research found that Black contractors received zero

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I respect that because I trust them to determine how best to conduct their business.
• I respect that because I trust them to determine how best to conduct their business.
• proposing to set negative SIS to zero proposing to set negative SIS to zero dollars<00:45:46.079
• Um there of zero or less um enrolling.
• It's a fact, though, where we were financially with a zero target in higher ed.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• this bill is to ensure that, despite a change of insurance, the patient still has access to that trusted
• Allowing PAs to sign these Section 12 orders is a zero-cost way for the Commonwealth to ease the strain
• He was very vulnerable, and he developed something like that to his PA, who he tried to trust.
• He was very vulnerable, and he developed something like that to his PA, who he trusted.
• I'll spare the details of the various incidents, but just trust me that they're awful. Thank you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on a large group of behavioral health and insurance-related bills. Topics included expanding access to mental health services by allowing physician assistants to authorize Section 12 emergency holds and be recognized as licensed mental health professionals (H. 1131/S. 773); improving coverage for community behavioral health centers so commercial insurance matches MassHealth’s bundled outpatient and crisis services (H. 1276/S. 703); eliminating cost sharing for certain behavioral health services (S. 718); extending detox and clinical stabilization coverage from 14 to 30 days and adding transitional support services (H. 1319/S. 772); requiring coverage for dual-diagnosis treatment in psychiatric facilities (H. 1277/S. 771); and preserving access to treatment for serious mental illness through coverage of coordinated specialty care and assertive community treatment (H. 1135/S. 709). The committee also heard bills on preventive behavioral health services for children (H. 1228/S. 802) and post-pregnancy mental health care, including postpartum depression and pregnancy loss-related care (H. 1314/S. 823).

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• But the two major funds that I want to mention today are the Educational Excellence Trust Fund and the
• First, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund is funded with a, quote, off-the-top deduction from gross
• In 2025, $320 million was transferred from the Educational Excellence Trust Fund, and this represents
• In general revenue, the Educational Excellence Trust Fund in blue at $321 million, and the Educational
• So you'll see in FY25 there were zero transfers.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• <01:06:40.160> It's not whether we trust science. It's not whether we trust science.
• we trust to follow the science?
• But I don't trust doctors anymore.
• But I don't trust doctors of his job.
• > that<01:48:56.000> sacred restore the trust that sacred restore the trust that sacred

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• trust the more qualified individuals. trust the more qualified individuals.
• So if you come to a zero, the maximum amount I can give you is 10.
• So if you come to a zero, the maximum amount I can give you is 10.
• If you come to me with zero, I can give you 10.
• If you come to me with zero, I can give you 10.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• These include documents for mortgages, easements, powers of attorney, deeds of trust, and vital records
• And that's what we're zeroed in on in this bill.
• This bill has zero impact on public works and the applicability of prevailing wage to public works.
• Jake Schultz, on behalf of the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County and SEPBarrants Fund, is in support.
• Rika Mastradinato, with the Trust for Public Land. Good afternoon, members and staff.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• members this will not lead to zero members this will not lead to zero parking<02:55:13.000> spots
• <04:54:06.958> or real property under an LLC a trust or real property under an LLC a trust
• Would you consider a non-natural trust to be a non-natural person?
• Would you consider a non-natural trust to be a non-natural person?
• <05:22:05.280> to putting the property into trust to putting the property into trust to benefit

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:21:15.720> friend, others, for being a trusted friend, others, for being a trusted friend
• Zero. Once that money goes into a machine, it's gone forever.
• It could even be zero.
• It could even be zero. zero. zero.
• The concept of Vision Zero suggests we are working toward making all of those numbers zero.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There are guidelines and suggestions with zero accountability.
• Parents do with zero accountability.
• <05:37:43.520> Senator pass by a vote of five to zero.
• Senator pass by a vote of five to zero.
• Senator Pearl by a vote of five to zero.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <01:41:40.400> Zero<01:41:40.800> naysay.
• >> 17 yay, zero nays. >> 17 yay, zero nays. Consent.
• <04:04:58.560> Zero<04:04:58.800> Naz.
• >> 18,<04:52:51.200> zero<04:52:51.520> nays. >> 18, zero nays.
• And this is really about trusting the parents.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on House Bill 1571, which would direct the Department of Education to review and revise statewide academic standards and curriculum and make an appropriation. Representative Kristen Noble, the sponsor, said the bill is intended to update outdated standards, especially in math, and to have the department create a list of high-quality curriculum and materials aligned to the revised standards. She noted she would likely amend the bill to change a requirement that districts “shall” select from the list to “may,” and said a misplaced crossed-out section would need to be restored and moved by amendment. She also said assessments would need to be updated to match any new standards. Testimony from Marie Banfield strongly supported the bill and the move away from a mandate, arguing that current standards are outdated and that Common Core and related standards have not improved student outcomes. She criticized the math standards for emphasizing multiple strategies and written explanations over computation, and said stronger standards would better support students, including those with learning or communication challenges. She also argued that New Hampshire should follow examples such as Massachusetts, which she said used rigorous standards successfully. Nate Green of the Department of Education did not take a position on the bill but explained that the bill would affect statewide academic standards, state assessments, and potentially federal compliance. He distinguished academic standards from minimum standards in statute, said any standards revision would require work with content experts, State Board approval, and then a corresponding assessment update that could take about two years. He estimated assessment development costs could range from about $200,000 to $500,000 for minor revisions and $1 million to $2 million for a wholesale new set of standards. He also said the bill would apply to public and charter public schools, not private or homeschool students, and that the department does not currently provide a statewide list of curriculum materials because curriculum decisions have historically been local.