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• A million years ago, I was leading a group in our leadership organization, Leadership Daytona, at the
• I need to take a group of people to a neighborhood that they’ve never been to.
• I took a group of our business people in our community down a street called Keats Street, and it is a
• A million years ago, I was leading a group in our leadership organization, leadership Daytona 19 time
• That could even be something like a physician's group going against a larger company, or a farmer that

Summary: The Committee on Rules met and first approved several open-government sunset repeal bills and related measures. SB 7024 and SB 7026, both sponsored by Senator Mayfield, were explained as consolidating and extending public records/public meetings exemptions for cybersecurity information and trade secrets held by agencies; both were reported favorably. SB 7020, sponsored by Senator Trumbull, reenacted an aquaculture records exemption for records held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and was also reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 14 and SB 24, claims bills for relief involving Miami-Dade County, and SB 16, a claims bill for Heriberto Sanchez Mayan against the City of St. Petersburg; all were reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved CS for SB 806, a consumer right-to-repair bill creating portable wireless device and agricultural equipment repair acts, despite opposition from several industry groups, and reported it favorably.

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• But hey folks, what do you call a group of musical wells? No one.
• <00:08:48.399> of folks, what do you call a group of folks, what do you call a group of musical
• Uh, you know, I ran a sportsman's group in this state for close to two decades.
• <01:43:23.040> in you know, I ran a sportsman's group in you know, I ran a sportsman's group
• There's a lot of times we're in a group.

Keywords: 916, all

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• group identified in our census. group identified in our census.
• I was a board member for the Dell’s group home for a number of years, and they do great work.
• So, we don't need to pit one group of people against another group of people, but we need to work together
• So, we don't need to pit one group of people against another group of people, but we need to work together
• Not by blocking employees innovation.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• than having a large amount going to a few groups.
• And we appropriate some funding to a group about a year ago.
• <01:28:01.440> And<01:28:02.080> one to uh a group about a year ago.
• And one to uh a group about a year ago.
• Now, however, there is a group that is capable and has done some work.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are a block of tickets available and it's going to be on a first come, first serve basis.
• There<00:44:59.440> are<00:44:59.760> a<00:44:59.840> block<00:45:00.280> of<
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Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 23 March, 2026; 4:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation by Brother Marvin Curtis, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Routine business followed, including dispensing with the reading of the journal and committee reports, and several items on the calendar were passed and retained without debate. The chamber then moved to nominations and concurrence items. The main debate centered on Senate Bill 2588, the “Safeguard Honesty, Integrity and Elections for Lasting Democracy Shield Act.” Senator England moved to concur with House changes, explaining the bill would require voter-registration checks against DPS records and the federal SAVE database to verify citizenship, with the House amendment triggering SAVE review when no driver’s license or DPS information is available. Senator Blount opposed concurrence and moved to invite conference, arguing the bill could wrongly flag or burden lawful voters—especially elderly or inactive voters without current DPS records—and that the SAVE database was not designed to verify all state voter rolls. Senators Sparks and Dupree questioned Blount about whether the database would help prevent illegal voting and whether the bill’s process was similar to existing voter-roll maintenance procedures. England responded that the bill was narrowly tailored, not intended to disenfranchise anyone, and that even one non-citizen vote could undermine election integrity. The Senate rejected Blount’s motion to invite conference and then adopted England’s motion to concur, passing the bill by a recorded vote of 20-31-16 as reported in the transcript. Earlier, the Senate also considered a nomination for the Emergency Communications Authority Advisory Board, with McClendon speaking against the nominee and Williams defending the appointment before the motion to table reconsideration prevailed. In other action, Senate Bill 2477, concerning Rural Health Transformation Fund monies and competitive bidding requirements, was explained by Senator Bryan as adding guardrails and prioritizing rural providers; it passed by use of the afternoon roll call. At the end of the session, senators made announcements about upcoming committee meetings, including Judiciary, Forestry, Public Health and Welfare, and Gaming, and several members offered adjournments in memory of local residents and public figures. Senator England also thanked Elections Committee staff and noted that the committee’s work for the year was complete.

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• Abandoned waste attracts additional dumping, creates fire hazards, blocks sidewalks, harms local businesses
• people; it's about all people, the commercial insurance holders who are going to be hurt, business groups
• and open-ended standards that would expose local governments to endless litigation from activists' groups
• and open-ended standards that would expose local governments to endless litigation from activists' groups

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate took up a series of bills focused on consumer protection, housing, worker safety, privacy, and local fiscal authority. Measures discussed included SB 1312 on abandoned cemeteries, SB 1112 on towing fee notices, SB 877 on insurance claim transparency after wildfire losses, SB 1046 on Cal/OSHA standards for Tijuana River Valley pollution exposure, SB 1091 on anti-displacement housing preservation, SB 951 on notice and protections when AI displaces workers, SB 1030 repealing the “man in the house” rule for public assistance, SB 1218 tying vehicle registration to unpaid illegal dumping fines, SB 1013 regulating automated license plate reader data, SB 1116 making technical changes to the starter home housing law, SB 1201 protecting veterans from food assistance cuts, and SB 1164 strengthening state voting rights protections. The Senate also considered SCR 171, declaring May 20, 2026, California Nonprofits Day, and welcomed Berkeley Mayor Adina Ishii during floor introductions. Debate was often divided along policy and fiscal lines. Supporters of the local tax authorization bill AB 1768 argued it would let voters in Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties decide whether to backfill major health and human services cuts tied to federal changes, while opponents said it would raise costs, bypass normal tax-policy review, and worsen affordability. SB 1013 drew strong support from senators who said ALPR data needs tighter safeguards, but opposition warned the bill would hamper law enforcement investigations. SB 951 on AI-related layoffs received support as a worker-protection measure, while SB 1164 drew opposition over concerns about litigation and expanded Attorney General oversight. SB 1030 was framed as a long-overdue repeal of a discriminatory welfare rule, and SB 1201 was presented as a way to shield vulnerable veterans from federal food assistance cuts. Most measures passed on strong bipartisan votes, often unanimously. SB 1312, SB 1112, SB 877, SB 1046, SB 1091, SB 1030, SB 1218, SB 1116, SB 1201, SB 1164, and SCR 171 were adopted, and AB 1768 passed as an urgency measure after extended debate. SB 951 also passed, with some no votes. The Senate then announced committee meetings for budget subcommittees and adjourned until the next floor session.

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• As far as the permanently disabled list, really we just want to protect a group of people who, for the
• And it's a small group of people. In St.
• And so really, we just want to hide this group of people in that larger list, not hide that these people
• A lot of people block entrances.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Our data is hosted in the private tenant so we block external AI services.
• And this commission has a work group that is reevaluating those best practices to make recommendations
• I like I said, my number one group is I hire see allies into par positions as in turns to where they
• And honestly, as a prosecutor, probably the number one group that has made the bench lately or former

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• And what your state economists do as a part of the consensus revenue estimating group every year is over
• target, and daily I hear, you know, you hear news reports about this is not gonna be on the chopping block
• There were a number of changes made, and I think the panel or the group would benefit. Thank you.
• One of the data center groups that I've been talking to, it is currently profitable enough, and this

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• involved a 30-year-old highly intoxicated subject in crisis who armed himself with an AR-15 and chased a group
• And in the same hour of time block. Um, the deprivation of someone's property.
• concerned Texan with any expansion of the death penalty, even as a father of five, with 2 in this age group
• But again, I, I will concur, especially as an educator, that a lot of this age group is susceptible to

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• We have the capability and infrastructure to develop modular power plants to service large block load
• And so that's why our group urges any type of service-oriented, contracted service-oriented response.
• conversations, and we look forward to the conversations based on an economic impact study by the Perryman Group
• Since you mentioned you've been involved since the beginning with the groups that you represent, was

Bills: SB6, SB11, SB33

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• My office is committed to working with those groups to find opportunities to improve this legislation
• And when we met with the the managing group, we really kind of got the run around. with excuses like,
• I'm not going to cover the blocking and tackling of the bill, but ultimately in our research...
• Thank you Madam Chair, Madam Chair, members, my name is Laird Duran, I am with the Friedkin Group representing

Bills: SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1206, SB 1460, SB 1802, SB 1906, SB 1917, SB 2340, SB 2455, SB 2680, SB 2690, SB 705, SB 748

Keywords: SB 1113, converter's license, converter license, motor vehicle dealer, auto dealer, vehicle conversion, converted vehicles, direct sales, retail sales, trailer, semitrailer, manufactured trailer, chassis, manufacturer's statement of origin, MSO, Occupations Code, Transportation Code, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, dealer licensing, general distinguishing number

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Business and Commerce Committee was marked by discussions on several significant bills, with a keen emphasis on legislative updates and committee substitutes. Notably, Senator Blanco presented a new committee substitute for SB2610, which modifies the employee cap from 100 to 250 and extends the update timeline for cyber security programs for small businesses. This substitute was adopted unanimously, reflecting a collaborative agreement among the committee members. Additionally, there were discussions surrounding SB1856 as Senator Crayton provided insights into how stakeholder feedback influenced the bill's committee substitute. The committee ultimately voted in favor, pushing it towards the local and contested calendar, indicating the bill's progression through legislative channels.

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• Because while tariffs are the headline, what blocks so many American agricultural products from other
• USDA direct loans more than any other racial group.
• I met this weekend with a half a dozen agriculture groups leadership in Kansas to talk about the circumstance
• The farmers and farm groups that I visited with over the weekend also indicated that food aid is a component

Keywords: USDA, nominations, Judge Vaden, Tyler Clarkson, agriculture policy, rural America, tariffs, farmer advocacy

Summary: The meeting focused on the nominations of Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Mr. Tyler Clarkson for General Counsel at the USDA. Members expressed concerns regarding the challenges farmers and ranchers face, especially in navigating the impacts of recent tariffs imposed by the President. Significant attention was given to how these nominations could influence agriculture policy and support rural communities amidst economic uncertainty. The committee emphasized the necessity for strong leadership in the USDA to advocate for farmer needs and ensure the proper implementation of assistance programs.

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• We're basically allowing this group to... ...a bond for allowing non-profits to use bonding authority
• race-based admissions in 2023, rocking this critical tool that prevented preferential treatment from blocking
• Many company facilities are located in the state, including those of Puris, Eat Just, the Buehler Group
• It just feels like we have so many groups that already do this kind of outreach work about college, and

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• I do have one question for Representative Hudson, and I'm curious if any victim advocate groups have
• I have not engaged with victim advocacy groups.
• still important, if you're going to say that victims want this, to at least talk to those advocacy groups
• particular place, but in my career, in 30 years in Sherburn County, had there been two murders within a block

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Smith: SENATORS, LET'S NOT ALLOW THE AMERICAN DREAM TO FADE FOR THIS GROUP OF STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM
• THROUGH THE PROCESS WE HAVE A LOT OF THIRD-PARTY REGISTRATION COMPANIES, ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL ALLOW GROUPS
• Speaker: WE'VE ATTEMPTED OVER THE PEOPLE FROM USING OFFICIAL -LOOKING STATIONERY, OFFICIAL VOTING GROUPS
• I HAVE WINDS THAT WRAP AROUND THE BLOCK AND I KNOW THESE AGENCIES, THE DRIVERS LICENSES ARE GOING BACK

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I PRACTICE IN THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LAW GROUP.
• WE HAD THE ENTIRE GROUP COME TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT WHAT WE ARE ASKING IS DOABLE.
• THEY ARE OVER 30 YEARS OLD AND A BLOCK FROM THE BEACH. THE BUILDING WAS NOT WELL RESERVED.
• THEY HAVE A BRIGHT GROUP BY IT IS HARD - I WANT TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE TO PEOPLE BECAUSE WE GET EMAILS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We are changing some of the membership of the study group, and we are going to replace...
• It's been a generational block to prevent people from getting into the industry.
• Actually, Citi Group, I think it was Citi Group, did a study where they said in a few years there'll
• No, I understand, but there is a difference between a study group and a task force.
• I was asked to bring this resolution by a group.

Bills: HB410, HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HR307, HR273, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR32, HB776, HB42, HB119, HB159, HB302, HB1017, HB1028, SB217, SB283, HB953, SB208, HR74, HB998, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, SB237, HB36, HB74, HB75, HB258, HB259, HB414, HB459, HB784, HB848, HB956, HB1095, HB1220, HB1252, SB469, SB479

Keywords: recording, privacy, notification, direct conversation, law enforcement, first responder, penalties, oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding

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• Joining us in the gallery this morning is a group of interns from the Department of Labor and Industrial
• As you know, the Mauna Kea Stewardship Group is also an attached agency to DLNR, and we'll just have
• Couple blocks away.
• And we also want to welcome Ben's many friends, including members of Ben's Senate boxing group.
• Were you in his boxing group? Yes, okay, thank you. Ben, you taught him well.

Bills: HB1800, HB1860, HB2250, HB472, HB649, HB1391, HB1481, HB1509, HB1511, HB1515, HB1518, HB1541, HB1548, HB1576, HB1618, HB1642, HB1643, HB1661, HB1667, HB1678, HB1682, HB1688, HB1692, HB1707, HB1710, HB1711, HB1713, HB1718, HB1721, HB1728, HB1737, HB1740, HB1741, HB1785, HB1801, HB1802, HB1804, HB1810, HB1815, HB1824, HB1838, HB1839, HB1853, HB1854, HB1864, HB1870, HB1881, HB1888, HB1890, HB1891, HB1894, HB1920, HB1959, HB1960, HB1969, HB1973, HB1974, HB2023, HB2050, HB2078, HB2094, HB2095, HB2104, HB2137, HB2152, HB2158, HB2171, HB2207, HB2218, HB2246, HB2270, HB2271, HB2272, HB2279, HB2282, HB2289, HB2293, HB2297, HB2300, HB2309, HB2310, HB2314, HB2319, HB2329, HB2338, HB2339, HB2344, HB2361, HB2385, HB2395, HB2417, HB2429, HB2443, HB2452, HB2474, HB2475, HB2498, HB2505, HB2547, HB2576

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

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• in addition to our canine units, our drone units are specific, and our dive and search and rescue groups
• The groups that came together and the masses that had to unite did a really good job.
• The statutory requirements encompass the big groupings they are looking at: youth camp staffing, day
• These groups have insights and expertise, not just in protocols, but in protocols generally.
• We would get an alert, and then I believe, don’t, I don’t... the J's are just a block right now.

Keywords: 997, house, all