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• We want to continue, uh, the literacy piece.
• Ours dropped continuously for 11 straight years until this year.
• We continue to grow in at-risk numbers, be it EL population as well as special needs population continues
• It just continues to increase.
• They continue over and over and over again. Define that.

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• Okay, so if I might continue, Mr. Speaker. Continue. Thank you.
• Continuing on the 8th order, Representative Sanford.
• Continuing on the 8th order, Representative Sanford. Okay.
• The House will continue on the 12th order of business. Santa Duna.
• Continuing on the 12th order of business, do concur with Senate amendments.

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Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, and roll call, establishing a quorum. It then took up a series of appropriations and policy bills, with the most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. The House approved amendments that shifted governance of the department and veterans’ home from ACOVA to the governor, citing concerns about ACOVA’s salary-setting actions and broader appropriation oversight. Members opposed to the change argued ACOVA had studied compensation and acted within its role. The amended bill passed 57-34, and the final bill passed 69-22 with the emergency clause carrying. The House also passed Senate Bill 2001, the legislative branch budget, which funds the 2027 session, legislative staff, chamber upgrades, IT improvements, and salary adjustments for legislative leaders; the bill passed 62-29, but the emergency clause failed. Senate Bill 2019, the Career and Technical Education budget, passed 82-10 with emergency clause. Senate Bill 2021, the Information Technology Department budget, passed 75-17 after discussion of data center migration, service automation, mainframe transition, ERP study, and DPI’s move from PowerSchool to Infinite Campus. Other measures passed included Senate Bill 2228 for rural grocery store sustainability grants, Senate Bill 2390 creating a rural catalyst community grant program, Senate Bill 2188 adjusting the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, and Senate Bill 2265 authorizing a veterans national cemetery grant and line of credit with added reporting safeguards. Several House bills returned from the Senate were concurred in and then passed, including House Bill 1361 on mandatory minimum sentences for human trafficking offenders, House Bill 1017 for the Game and Fish Department, House Bill 1588 on firearms and dangerous weapons provisions, House Bill 1429 on harassment and stalking involving robots, House Bill 1591 on county fair resiliency grants, House Bill 1537 on service agreement protection for water projects, House Bill 1203 on edible medical marijuana products, and House Bill 1027 transferring administration of the State Fire and Tornado Fund from the Insurance Commissioner to OMB. The House also rejected a motion to reconsider Senate Bill 2307, which dealt with library materials and obscenity-related restrictions, by a vote of 48-51. In addition, the chamber appointed conference committees on several House and Senate measures where concurrence had failed, and laid over Senate Bill 2340 for two legislative days.

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• Okay, we'll now continue with the regular order of business. Are there any reports of committees?
• So we want to make sure to continue that march and that mission.
• So we want to make sure to continue that march and that mission.
• We're also requiring DVA to evaluate. make sure to continue that march and that mission.
• So I look forward to continuing this conversation as we continue to work to make sure that the entire

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing FSU Day at the Capitol, Catholic lay leaders, seniors advocates, Broward County school officials, and veterans-related guests. The chamber then moved through its special order calendar, beginning with several Florida Statutes revision bills. SB 36 adopted the 2025 Florida Statutes and prior session law; SB 38 conformed statutory terminology for the Division of Criminal Investigations; SB 40 removed repealed provisions; and SB 42 cleaned up obsolete language, cross-references, and typographical errors. Each passed unanimously or nearly unanimously after brief explanations and no substantive debate. The Senate also passed CS/SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience, as amended to strengthen the Florida Flood Hub’s role under USF and clarify research and modeling responsibilities; CS/SB 116 on veterans, which expanded veteran awareness and coordination efforts, added mental health training, and authorized adult day health care; SB 118 on presidential libraries, which preempted local regulation to give a future Florida presidential library maximum flexibility; CS/SB 126 on prescription hearing aids, allowing mail distribution for adults after appropriate professional evaluation; SB 150 on abandoning restrained dogs during natural disasters, amended to conform to the House; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice from being expanded to certain serious cardiac conditions; and SM 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure. Most of these measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though SB 118 drew questions about local zoning, parking, and safety and passed 36-3, with one senator later changing to a no vote over local control concerns. Later, the Senate approved CS/CS/SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process for removing unauthorized persons from commercial property, and CS/SB 348 on ethics, which would penalize false claims of military rank or honors for material gain and require paycheck withholding for delinquent ethics fines owed by public employees. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 7012 on child welfare, which included a CPI/case manager recruitment program, a treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits, and improved data collection and capacity analysis for commercially sexually exploited children. CS/SB 108 on administrative procedures was adopted after a detailed explanation of rule review, transparency, and rulemaking deadlines, and CS/SB 160 on public accountancy passed after an amendment clarifying contracted services and discussion of CPA licensure pathways. The longest and most celebratory debate centered on CS/SB 110 for rural communities. The bill created an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance grant program, housing and road funding, school and health care investments, and related rural support measures. Amendments refined transportation priorities in the Everglades agricultural area and clarified the FARM road program. Senators from across the chamber praised the bill as a long-awaited investment in rural Florida, agriculture, broadband, health care, and quality of life. After extensive debate and emotional closing remarks from the sponsor and leadership, the bill passed overwhelmingly.

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• And, and I, I suspect that we're going to continue to do that level of work.
• I know that your public service continues.
• And, uh, we continue to serve in our efforts in this building.
• continuity of care, mental health.
• That's problematic without any kind of mental health continuity of care.

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• They thought that that was not something they wanted to continue to pursue.
• unwind the balance sheet to continue the quantitative tightening?
• Would you agree that we still need good equity data to continue?
• But I don't want to continue that.
• I think that there is a decent degree of support for continued independence.

Bills: SB257

Keywords: supply chain resilience, critical supply chains, critical goods, manufacturing, domestic manufacturing, reshoring, nearshoring, supply chain security, supply chain shock, supply chain disruption, critical infrastructure, emerging technologies, semiconductors, microelectronics, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, advanced manufacturing, blockchain, cybersecurity

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• The Army continues to play a lead role in combating Iranian aggression.
• I don't believe we can continue to have that kind of pattern there.
• Senator Shaheen, continue to serve this country.
• So what I'd like to do is continue the conversation that we're Started in my office.
• And that is at scale, even when it continues to show up day after day, night after night.

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• I do have continuing concerns, particularly about the auction-like slide.
• The record volume of cargo that our members continue to carry demonstrates our commitment.
• We appreciate the committee's continuing support and commitment.
• So continued investment, obviously.
• Okay, so just for the record there, continue.

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• :28.480> what that we're going to continue doing what that we're going to continue doing what
• fairness, predictability, and continuity fairness, predictability, and continuity of<00:22:09.760
• of care is so that their continuity of care is going<00:33:29.600> to<00:33:29.760> continue
• going to continue going to continue >> and<00:33:30.799> I<00:33:31.039> agree
• <03:28:29.680> I'm continue to improve. I'm continue to improve.

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• Trump global war on terrorism continues.
• > to<02:38:38.080> support Speaker, HR 3944 continues to support Speaker, HR 3944 continues
• <02:42:23.439> this appropriations bill that continues this appropriations bill that continues
• <06:28:35.760> funding There is no reason to continue funding There is no reason to continue
• Let us continue to the United States.

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• Yeah, just encourage that continued dialogue. I've worked in this area.
• Native fish populations continue to decline.
• And we look forward to continuing those conversations. Thank you.
• And we look forward to continuing those conversations. Thank you.
• I'm committed to continue to work on this bill.

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• These qualities are essential as the University of Hawaii continues to navigate financial pressures,
• financial continues to navigate financial pressures,<00:03:55.640> workforce<00:03:56.240>
• And he continues to contribute to our community through his work with the Pacific. previously served
• <00:05:37.840> And<00:05:37.920> he<00:05:38.000> continues<00:05:38.520>
• And he continues to Holdings Inc.

Bills: SB2057, SB2109, SB2400, HB1752, SB2599, SB2930

Keywords: immigration enforcement, sanctuary policy, detainer, ICE, federal immigration authorities, 8 U.S.C. 1357(g), 8 U.S.C. 1373, 8 U.S.C. 1644, deportation, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen, migrant rights, local police cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, hold request, judicial warrant, probable cause, civil immigration enforcement, county police, state police

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• On the, I love the change that we have made here with continuity of coverage.
• So I appreciate that and hope we can continue to push that.
• So how do they provide proof of continuing education?
• It's not a problem for people to get continuing education.
• Each of the agency's current rules, all of which they recommend keeping and continuing to enforce.

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed several agency rules and most were approved without objection. The Department of Agriculture moved to repeal rules tied to the now-repealed Arkansas Catfish Processors Fair Practice Act. The Department of Human Services updated Medicaid policy to clarify that pregnant women may still be referred to child support enforcement but will not be sanctioned during pregnancy and the 60-day postpartum period, removed the word “forcible” from rape/incest good-cause language, and eliminated a 90-day waiting period for ARKids B when group health coverage ends. DHS also received approval for a CMS cell and gene therapy model for sickle cell disease and a technical Medicaid medication-assisted treatment update that does not change coverage. The Department of Labor and Licensing presented several rules. One created procedures for the department to issue interpretations in local construction plan disputes under Act 591 of 2025. The Contractors Licensing Board and Residential Contractors Committee amended rules to raise the restricted commercial license threshold and light building project limit from $750,000 to $1.5 million, and to allow deferral of owner-complaint investigations while related civil litigation is pending. The HVACR Licensing Board presented broader cleanup and policy changes under Act 746 of 2025, including eliminating the Class C license by moving those holders into Class B, expanding work limits for Class A and B licensees, changing continuing education to eight hours per three-year code cycle, and keeping annual license renewal. Members asked detailed questions about impacts on businesses, training, youth working with parents, and whether any unintended burdens were created; the board said it had notified licensees and had received little pushback. The committee also granted the Department of Inspector General’s request for exclusion from rulemaking reporting for Act 473 of 2025, concluding that the statute was sufficiently detailed and did not require additional rules. In addition, the Arkansas State Library’s report was accepted, with the Department of Education stating that the library’s three existing rules should remain in effect. During the update on outstanding 2023-session rulemaking, Education explained that many delayed rules were held back because they were likely to be amended again in 2025, and members expressed concern about the length of time some rules have remained unfinished. The meeting ended after written 2025 rulemaking updates were noted, with no further action taken.

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• Please introduce yourself for the record and continue with your testimony. >> Good afternoon, Chair Igo
• <00:02:19.440> with<00:02:19.599> your the record and continue with your the record
• and continue with your testimony. testimony. testimony.
• The tenant continued yelling, using expletives, and demanding the inspector get into a bedroom.
• The tenant continued aggressively.

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Summary: The committee heard House File 4141, which would amend Minnesota Statutes 609.2231 to add housing and redevelopment authority (HRA) employees and agents to the list of public employees receiving enhanced criminal penalties for assault while performing official duties. Representative Johnson said the bill does not create a new crime, but simply extends existing protections to HRA staff who work in high-contact, high-stress settings such as inspections, enforcement, benefit decisions, and evictions. Testifiers Melissa Taporn and Terry Smith, both representing Minnesota housing authorities/NARO, supported the bill and described numerous incidents of threats, assaults, and weapon-related confrontations involving HRA staff across the state, arguing the change is needed for worker safety, retention, and continued delivery of housing services. Committee members expressed support for the proposal, with Vice Chair Dos saying it would create reasonable guardrails to help keep workers and residents safe. Discussion also noted that repeated or unsafe inspections can add costs back onto housing operations. The chair said the bill would likely be incorporated into the committee’s broader housing policy work with possible tweaks. No vote was taken; House File 4141 was laid over for possible inclusion.

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• [applause] Mahalo to the agriculture chair and vice chair for their continued support of Hawaii's local
• <00:04:58.080> support vice chair for their continued support vice chair for their continued
• He strengthened global ties and finalized a partnership in 2018, forging a connection that continues
• She has served on the bar association's mandatory continuing legal education board of directors, the
• ><00:10:59.920> legal association's mandatory continuing legal association's mandatory continuing

Bills: HB9, SB2069, SB2342, SB2861, SB3123, SB2623, SB585, SB2211, SB2446, SB2919, SB2125, SB2116, SB2999, SB2656, SB2001, SB3169

Keywords: HB9, Hawaii Purple Heart state, Purple Heart, Purple Heart recipients, veterans, military, armed forces, service members, combat wounded, war veterans, military honors, state designation, symbolic legislation, honorary designation, Chapter 5 HRS, Hawaii Revised Statutes, military appreciation, veteran recognition, SB2069, Hawaii housing

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• The continue that care and that is the bill and I ask for your favorable support.
• We respectfully ask that this could committee continue to advance House Bill 13.
• The Legislature's continued investment in the frame program.
• And with your continued legislative support, access is expanding and we'll continue to do so.
• They continue to express that.

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• Please continue. Thank you.
• Trade and movement of goods between Texas and Mexico continues to fuel the US economy.
• Two examples, 20 and the importance of this program to continue.
• Mexico continued to import. And the supply chain continued.
• To ensure Texas accommodates to continued growth is required to support bills like HB 4810.

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• Continue. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Continue. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Continue. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Going to practice when you're out in practice. Continue.
• Continue. So, doctor, would it be acceptable if we just took everything out of there under A?
• And I'm required by the board to do continuing education every year.

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Summary: The conference committee on House/Senate Bill 2129 met to resolve the House amendment to the Senate-passed bill, which concerns exemptions related to veterinary practice. The main dispute centered on the House language adding terms such as “specialized or holistic trade” and expanding exemptions to include acupuncture/acupressure and non-veterinary dentistry, while the Senate preferred a narrower, more definitive list of exempt activities. Senators and House members discussed whether the word “includes” made the exemption open-ended, and whether equine dentistry should be treated as veterinary medicine or allowed as a separate practice. Testimony from Dr. Sarah Lyons of the North Dakota Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and veterinarian Troy Dutton emphasized that dentistry, including equine dentistry, is generally considered the practice of veterinary medicine and can involve invasive procedures and animal safety risks. They argued the House amendment lacked educational or licensing requirements and could allow untrained individuals to perform procedures such as dentistry or acupuncture. House members raised concerns about rural access, shortages of veterinarians, and the practical reality that some horse owners and equine practitioners currently perform float work and similar services. After extended discussion, the committee did not reach agreement. Members noted that the House amendment language differed from the Senate version on the key exemption provisions, and that further review of proposed alternative language would be needed. A motion was made and approved by roll call that the committee was unable to agree at this time and would schedule another meeting. The meeting was then adjourned pending rescheduling.

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• WHAT THE RULE OF FAMILY LAND DOES IS BUYING THOSE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS IN PERPETUITY WE CONTINUE TO HAVE
• WE CONTINUOUSLY WORK THROUGH THE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES WITH THE FARMER COMMUNITIES TO CONTINUALLY
• WHEN WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, IT WILL TAKE YEAR AFTER YEAR USING THE CRAFT PROGRAM TO CONTINUE TO
• THE ONLY WAY THAT WE WILL SOLVE IT IS TO CONTINUE TO PLANT AND SEE WHAT WORKS.
• THE WORK LOAD CONTINUES TO GROW, RIGHT? POPULATION GROWS.

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• <00:45:58.880> to may allow the district to continue to may allow the district to continue
• >> Continue. >> Continue. >> Continue.
• I strongly believe we'll continue to lose students through the cracks if our systems continue to work
• I strongly believe we'll continue to lose students through the cracks if our systems continue to work
• I strongly believe we'll continue to lose students through the cracks if our systems continue to work

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• I really hope that funding will continue so that we can continue to provide this excellent service for
• We can continue to review direct certification going forward and would love to continue working with
• We can continue to review direct certification going forward and would love to continue working with
• We can continue to review direct certification going forward and would love to continue working with
• We can continue to review direct certification going forward and would love to continue working with

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