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• <00:46:21.200> Yes,<00:46:21.400> I >> Is there any prevention for that?
• So, we look at preventative<01:13:27.560> or<01:13:27.800> getting<01:13:28.000> to<
• <01:29:42.160> medicine, cause medicine, preventive medicine, cause medicine, preventive medicine
• their condition, uh prevent their condition, uh prevent decompensation<03:47:06.200> that
• <04:19:25.640> crises, front-load services to prevent crises, front-load services to prevent

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Does this prevent that from happening?
• Well, I don't think anybody can prevent a suit, but I think that addresses the same.
• Well, I don't think anybody can prevent a suit, but I think that addresses the situation here.

Keywords: 914, all

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• It authorizes the Institute to focus on research, prevention, care, education, collaboration, and outreach
• It authorizes the Institute to focus on research, prevention, care, education, collaboration, and outreach
• It authorizes the Institute to focus on research, prevention, care, education, collaboration, and outreach

Bills: S0176, S0372, S0720, S0816

Keywords: campus safety, higher education, university safety, college safety, student safety, threat assessment, violence prevention, credible threat, campus security, law enforcement notification, emergency response, public universities, Florida College System, student conduct, workplace violence, security escorts, incident reporting, title IX-like safety procedures, institutional safety policy, school violence

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary met with a quorum present and considered several bills and one confirmation. Senate Bill 720, relating to resident status for tuition purposes for previously incarcerated Floridians, was presented by Senator Osgood and supported by testimony from Eddie Fordham, who described his own reentry and college experience and the difficulty of proving residency after long incarceration. Senators Jones and Rodriguez spoke in favor, emphasizing rehabilitation and access to education. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then approved Senate Bill 372, which would extend the state employee tuition waiver program to sheriff’s office employees on a space-available basis, with support noted from the Florida Sheriffs Association. Senate Bill 176, dealing with campus emergency management, conduct, and workplace violence policies, was also reported favorably after discussion focused on clearer reporting protocols, protective measures, and timely updates for students, faculty, and staff; several groups waved in support. Members also voted to recommend confirmation of Douglas Broxton to the Board of Governors of the State University System. Finally, Senate Bill 816, establishing the University of Florida Diabetes Institute in statute to advance research, prevention, care, education, collaboration, and outreach on diabetes, received supportive testimony from medical and university representatives and favorable comments from senators, including remarks about research, federal funding, and improved outcomes. The bill was reported favorably, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• It's extremely important that we start prevention efforts early, and hearing from high schoolers like
• You can always support us and a healthier New Mexico by supporting tobacco and nicotine prevention funds
• Thank you for always supporting nicotine prevention and collaborating with us on creating a healthier

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• I rise to prevent the motion of sending the...
• I move to prevent the motion of sending the confirmations to committee.
• <01:27:52.760> these Constitution and preventing these Constitution and preventing these nominations
• somewhat preventable.
• Kayla's loss inspires us to do something to prevent future losses, to prevent the loss of some other

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened under a call, established a quorum, received a chaplain’s prayer and the pledge, and then proceeded through routine business. Members adopted the committee reports except those relating to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave second reading to Senate File 203 and several House files, and referred Senate File 5200 to Rules and Administration. The chamber also adopted a motion to return Senate File 4390 from the general orders calendar to the Finance Committee. The main floor activity centered on a series of motions to send withdrawn executive appointments back to their originating committees under Senate Rule 8.2. Senator Putnam moved to return appointments from the Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee, including the Board of Animal Health, the Veterans Affairs commissioner, and the Rural Finance Authority. Senator Swadzinski moved a similar action for Education Policy appointments, and Senator Her did so for Environment, Climate, and Legacy appointments, including the DNR commissioner, the PCA commissioner, the Clean Water Council, and related boards. Senator Wicklund later moved to return Health and Human Services appointments, including the Children, Youth and Families commissioner, Health commissioner, VNSHUR Board, and EMS director. These motions prompted extended debate. Supporters of returning the appointments argued that the Senate has a constitutional advice-and-consent duty and that committee hearings should occur before floor consideration. Opponents, mainly Republicans, argued that sending the appointments back without floor action avoided accountability and transparency, especially in light of fraud concerns in state programs and agencies. Some authors said hearings had not yet been scheduled or that the committee process should come first; others noted at least one hearing had already occurred on a health nomination. The debate repeatedly focused on whether the Senate was fulfilling its constitutional role or delaying confirmation review. Roll-call votes were requested on the appointment motions. The Putnam, Swadzinski, Her, and Wicklund motions were each adopted by narrow 34-33 margins, returning the appointments to committee rather than leaving them on the confirmation calendar for floor action.

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• The best mitigation plan is prevention.
• I mean, we should be proactive to prevent fatalities.
• As I said earlier, prevention is the best course for mitigation.
• Prevention is certainly a focus. You know, we’re doing after-action prevention. How do we do that?
• I'm just asking what's preventing you.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• We should begin our work with the recognition that we all care about preventing theft and abuse.
• <00:02:04.799> theft<00:02:05.240> and we all care about preventing theft and we all
• care about preventing theft and abuse<00:02:06.840> we<00:02:07.000> have<00:02:07.159
• those agencies have in place to prevent those agencies have in place to prevent pause<00:03:35.120
• You know, how does this bill prevent fraud from occurring?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I would say to you, you're absolutely right that preventing fraud, dealing with fraud, avoiding fraud
• And so in each of those cases, we have a different set of tools by which we seek to prevent fraud and
• absolutely right that uh preventing absolutely right that uh preventing fraud<01:14:58.719> dealing
• and I'm uh you same processes to prevent and I'm uh you know<01:15:41.880> here<01:15:42.040>
• <01:18:28.080> and we're right on top of a prevention and we're right on top of a prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I do believe very strongly that there are places where guns create more danger than they prevent.
• the kind of gun truly about preventing the kind of gun violence<01:02:09.520> and<01:02:10.079
• preventing chronic absenteeism. preventing chronic absenteeism. recognize<01:20:27.760> the
• So section 1124 requires the AOE to develop a model policy on the prevention of chronic absenteeism and
• of chronic absenteeism on the prevention of chronic absenteeism and<01:25:51.120> truency<01:

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Without an alternative option, this bill could prevent eligible citizens from registering to vote or
• It changes the foreign nationals contribution language to include only language preventing a political
• So you're saying that the state of Florida can prevent someone who believes that they are eligible to
• So I understand that it prevents a carbon tax—it creates a carbon tax prevention.
• A carbon tax—it creates a carbon tax prevention.

Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, public servants, and a resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with some measures temporarily postponed and others advanced after brief debate and, in several cases, substitution of House companions for Senate bills. The first major bill passed was CS/CS/HB 355 on health care patient protection, which requires hospitals with emergency departments to have pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment, and a designated pediatric coordinator; it passed 36-0. The Senate also passed CS/HB 1113 on public records, expanding confidentiality protections for victims and temporarily protecting the name of a law enforcement officer who becomes a victim in the line of duty; it passed 33-4. CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity was amended to place the program under the Florida Digital Service and to adjust grant timing, then passed 37-0. CS/CS/HB 925 on clerks of court passed 38-0 after amendments affecting revenue retention, legal notices, traffic citation distributions, and municipal fee sharing. CS/CS/HB 679 on trademark registration modernization and CS/CS/HB 589 on septic permit timing also passed unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/HB 991 / SB 1334, an elections bill that would use Real ID data to verify citizenship, change voter ID rules, alter candidate qualifying requirements, and revise election administration procedures. Senators offered and debated numerous amendments on documentation fees, senior exemptions, human review versus automated systems, student and retirement-center IDs, and effective dates; most were defeated, though one amendment adding stock-trading disclosure language for candidates was adopted. The bill’s sponsor cited election-crimes reports and specific prosecutions involving non-citizens as justification for the measure, while opponents argued it could disenfranchise eligible voters, especially students and seniors. The transcript ends during continued questioning and debate on that elections bill, before final disposition is shown.

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• Looking at how to explore waste, fraud, and abuse, and prevent it, they decided to advertise the program
• This just prevents land ownership from hostile entities, which include China, Iran, North Korea, and
• And it's true that it'll prevent several people from owning...
• And it's true that it'll prevent several people from owning... ...and it's true that it'll prevent several
• It also prevents greenhouse gas emissions from cattle and reduces water usage, which is crucial with

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The employees of these facilities should not be prevented from giving pregnant people the choice of necessary
• <00:03:36.599> from<00:03:36.760> giving should not be prevented from giving should
• not be prevented from giving pregnant<00:03:37.400> people<00:03:37.680> the<00:03:37.879
• to prevent unwanted or unplanned<00:46:03.640> pregnancies<00:46:04.280> before<00:46:
• 1,624 women received shaken baby prevention education, and 1,527 women received child abuse prevention

Keywords: 1183, house

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• SB 1135 gives communities the tools to prevent conflict and respond when it occurs.
• These tools can include tactics,” “The tools to prevent conflict and respond when it occurs can include
• Prevention is a tried-and-true strategy and has been successfully utilized by the department in the past
• Wildlife-vehicle collisions are a preventable safety problem on California's roads.
• These collisions are preventable with the right investment in crossing infrastructure.

Summary: The committee heard several wildlife and water-related bills. SB 872, by Senator McNerney, would create a Delta Levees and Canal Subsidence Fund and allow waiver of local cost-sharing for Delta levee repairs to protect the State Water Project and Delta infrastructure. Supporters from water agencies, environmental groups, counties, and agricultural interests said the bill is needed to address levee failure and canal subsidence; there was no opposition, and the bill was held open until a quorum was present, with broad support expressed. SB 1108, by Senator Caballero, would establish the Grasslands Ecological Area Conservancy in the Central Valley to coordinate conservation, habitat restoration, public access, and voluntary easements in a region described as the largest remaining wetland/grasslands complex west of the Mississippi. Support came from the Grasslands Water District, Audubon, conservation groups, and local stakeholders, who emphasized the area’s importance to migratory birds, wildlife corridors, and land-use transition under groundwater sustainability. There was no opposition, and the bill received favorable committee support. SB 1135, by Senator Blakespear, would reestablish and strengthen the statewide wildlife coexistence program to reduce human-wildlife conflict through nonlethal deterrence, education, and compensation for livestock losses. Supporters cited rising wildlife incidents, wolf depredation, and the need for proactive tools; opponents and some committee members raised concerns about rural impacts, funding, and the absence of law enforcement/public safety as a specifically named advisory role. After discussion and amendments that moved the cattlemen and Farm Bureau to neutral, the bill passed out of committee on a due-pass motion, though some members voted no or abstained. SB 1305, by Senator Richardson, would direct CDFW to study the feasibility of grizzly bear reintroduction and prepare a roadmap, with tribal consultation and stakeholder engagement, but would not itself authorize reintroduction. Tribal sponsors and conservation groups supported the bill as a planning and cultural restoration effort, while hunting, ranching, and county groups opposed it, arguing California already faces major wildlife-management and funding challenges and that the proposal would create new conflicts. Committee members debated costs, appropriations, and whether the study should include funding estimates; the bill was amended and passed on a due-pass motion. The committee also heard SB 1250, by Senator Cortese, which would require Caltrans to incorporate wildlife connectivity into transportation planning; supporters said it would reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve habitat connectivity, and the bill was presented in support as the hearing continued.

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• Another item that might be of interest to you on that same page, the opioid addiction prevention and
• We provide a lot of defense and we try to mitigate any losses and prevent losses for this state.
• When you have everybody in-house together, it is a much more effective environment, and it also prevents
• "Is that, what prevents that?"
• potentially any damage to any evidence or... ...the cause of that, to prevent potentially any damage

Summary: The committee met to review the Attorney General’s budget and related agency operations, beginning with Legislative Council staff walking members through compliance reports and a blue-sheet base budget document. Staff highlighted current-biennium items such as FTE changes, one-time appropriations, litigation funding, opioid settlement receipts, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked for clarification on items including the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then gave an overview of the office’s structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal services to state and local government, and concerns about attorney pay lagging behind other agencies. Members discussed whether attorney compensation should be benchmarked more consistently across state government and whether some legal work could be consolidated within the AG’s office. Ness also addressed questions about AG opinion turnaround times, boards-and-commissions training, the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, office leases, and the state’s criminal justice information systems. The crime lab presentation drew significant attention. Director Jennifer Penner described severe space, safety, and infrastructure problems at the current lab, including cramped work areas, glycol leaks, outdated fire and burglar alarms, air-handling limits, and equipment failures that have delayed toxicology work. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that the preferred location would be near the current health department site, but in a new building. Members asked about possible evidence risks, backlog status, and whether the proposed building would solve the current problems; Penner said it would and noted backlogs have improved overall, though some delays remain. The committee also heard from the new Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director, who described the unit’s civil and criminal work, federal-state funding split, and examples of fraud such as billing for services not provided or upcoding. The gaming division reported continued growth in charitable gaming and e-tabs, with members expressing concern about large trust-account balances, site competition, and possible misuse of proceeds. Finally, BCI outlined its caseload, cybercrime work, missing Indigenous persons task force, and the surge in CSAM cyber tips; members asked about AI-generated CSAM, and the AG’s office noted that last session’s law increased penalties and expressly allowed AI-generated CSAM to be prosecuted like other CSAM. No formal votes or actions were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• The resolution also emphasizes the United States' responsibility to prevent the undermining of democracy
• Authority preventing further encroachment and returning power where it belongs: to the states and to
• federation open to all nations, with the defined and limited powers adequate to preserve peace and prevent
• I believe strongly that free and fair elections are essential to preventing history from repeating itself
• What it would do is prevent any future change by the Supreme Court by overturning its past ruling.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing of the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs was opened by Chair Joe McGonagle and Vice Chair Senator Mike Rush, who noted that Chair John Velis was deployed with the Massachusetts National Guard. The chairs explained the hybrid format, three-minute testimony limit, live streaming, and filing deadlines, and said the committee would hear 11 House bills and eight Senate bills dealing with federal and overseas issues. Much of the hearing centered on competing resolutions about Article 5 constitutional conventions, along with related resolutions on D.C. statehood, child labor, Citizens United, and Cambodia. Supporters of H. 4692 and S. 284, a joint resolution to rescind all prior Massachusetts Article 5 convention applications, argued that old resolutions from the 1930s and 1970s could be used to count Massachusetts toward the 34-state threshold for calling a federal constitutional convention. Testifiers from Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, the ACLU, Reproductive Equity Now, labor groups, and others warned that a convention would have no clear rules, could not be reliably limited to specific topics, and could put civil rights, reproductive rights, labor protections, and other constitutional protections at risk. Several speakers also cited a recent federal lawsuit and said the safest course was to remove outdated applications from the books. A large opposing panel testified in support of H. 3888, a resolution calling for a Convention of States to propose amendments limiting federal power, imposing fiscal restraints, and establishing term limits. Supporters argued that Article 5 provides a lawful way to address federal overreach, debt, and congressional stagnation, and said the process would be limited by state applications and ratification by 38 states. Some committee members and witnesses raised concerns about a runaway convention, broad language in the resolution, and whether Congress could or should set rules for such a convention. Representative Gentile also testified in support of several related resolutions on overturning Citizens United, D.C. statehood, and the child labor amendment, while Representative Howard and Representative Tongue supported a Cambodia resolution condemning political oppression and urging free and fair elections. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• maps that cracked Memphis, cracked Tennessee, took Black population centers and split them up, preventing
• AB 1586 would require school resource officers to receive opioid overdose prevention, overlooked.
• AB 1586 would require school resource officers to receive opioid overdose prevention, School resource
• officers to receive opioid overdose prevention training every two years, and directs the Department
• When unnecessary permitting delays prevent business owners from taking on needed interior improvements

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The whole purpose of the United Front, which embeds in everything they do, is to prevent Americans from
• The purpose of the Chinese government is to prevent that engagement from happening. Full stop.
• But if you engage with them in an official capacity, it is their purpose to prevent any potential real
• But if you engage with them in an official capacity, it is their purpose to prevent any potential real
• I think that it would prevent us from doing business.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 399 by Senator Bass, which would create the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council to review and potentially block certain gifts, contracts, academic partnerships, and research partnerships involving foreign adversary sources. Bass said the bill is intended to protect university research, intellectual property, and students from foreign influence, and would also require public disclosure of certain foreign-linked arrangements and a plan to eliminate foreign-adversary-linked software. Supporters from State Armor argued Louisiana universities have been vulnerable to Chinese Communist Party influence and intellectual property theft. Representatives from Tulane University and Lenovo raised concerns that the bill could create duplicative review, delay research, raise costs, and sweep in legitimate private or multinational entities; a proposed amendment to exempt entities operating under a CFIUS national security agreement failed 4-8. After debate, the committee moved SB 399 favorably. The committee then considered Senate Bill 310 by Senator Cloud, presented by Representative Carlson, which would require public school and college health centers to display information about pregnancy resources available in Louisiana. Supporters from Louisiana Right to Life said the bill would help connect pregnant students with existing state and private assistance programs, while the ACLU submitted a red card in opposition without speaking. The bill was moved favorably without objection. The committee also advanced House Resolution 171 by Representative Turner, which calls for a study of the workforce-oriented TOPS Tech and M.J. Foster programs, with business and workforce groups supporting the study as a way to measure outcomes and return on investment; it was moved favorably. Next, the committee took up House Bill 1084 by Representative Turner, a tuition autonomy bill for public post-secondary institutions. An amendment was adopted to add a conceptual framework for tuition-setting considerations, but the bill would still remove the existing 10% over two years cap and allow institutions to set tuition more freely. Turner argued universities need more flexibility because state funding has declined and campuses face deferred maintenance and operating pressures. Several members, especially Representative Carlson, warned that higher tuition could reduce access and that the bill did not address broader structural problems in higher education. Despite those concerns, HB 1084 was moved favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 351 by Senator Jackson Andrews, which would let families apply for child care assistance through CCAP once pregnancy is known, rather than waiting until after birth, to help move them up the waiting list. An amendment was adopted to have BESE, rather than the department, handle rulemaking and to allow the House and Senate education committees to approve the implementation process. The bill was then discussed as a way to help parents return to work sooner, and the hearing continued with questions from members.

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• This bill not only establishes grooming as a felony offense, but it also works to prevent it from ever
• 00:17:23.040> to felony offense, but it also works to felony offense, but it also works to prevent
• it from ever happening in the prevent it from ever happening in the first<00:17:26.920> place."
• , and one of the things that I talked about that was so important was the need to do education to prevent
• , and one of the things that I talked about that was so important was the need to do education to prevent

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call establishing a quorum, approval of the prior day’s journal, adoption of committee reports, and the first readings of several House and Senate files. The chamber also received Senate File 476, which was referred to Ways and Means, and Senate File 4807, which was sent for comparison with a House file. The Speaker announced members to escort the Governor to the joint convention on April 28. The main floor action was House File 3489, an education bill establishing field trip supervision rules and creating the criminal offense of grooming. Representative Bennett described the bill as a response to survivor testimony and explained that it would prohibit staff from being alone with students in certain circumstances, create felony penalties for grooming, make grooming grounds for educator license discipline, add grooming to mandatory reporting and training, and allow the Department of Education to look back further in investigations. Bennett and several members also noted the bill’s fiscal note, including added investigative staffing and prison costs. During debate, multiple members from both parties voiced support, emphasizing student safety, mandatory reporter training, clearer field trip rules, and better communication with licensing boards. Several members thanked survivor Hannah LaPresto and Detective Chad Clausen for their work and testimony, and some members stressed that grooming is a deliberate process and that the bill is intended to protect children without vilifying educators. Representative Jordan also highlighted prevention through education about consent and grooming. No amendments were offered, and the bill was given its third reading; members repeatedly urged a green vote, though the transcript provided does not include the final roll-call result.

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• This ensures consistency and clarity for grocers and consumers, preventing systematic advantages for
• Forbearance prevents disaster-related hardship from becoming a loan default by providing relief until
• Preventing foreclosures after disaster stabilizes communities and helps speed up rebuilding.
• And then I also don't see how it would prevent fraud.
• And then I also don't see how it would prevent fraud.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I want to focus briefly on the constitutional implications of the bill and explain why it helps prevent
• Now, as it's... ...fisc, and the second is it prevents special-interest enrichment.
• It prevents cities from waiving taxes that cost them little or nothing but impose real costs on other
• And this bill does not prevent reassessment.
• It prevents reassessment when nothing is actually changed.

Bills: SB1090, SB1293, SB1414, SB1429, SB1503, SB1536, SB1633, SB1724, SB1764

Keywords: savings and loan, technical correction, Arizona Revised Statutes, financial institutions, prohibitions, GPLET, abatement, tax incentives, local government, property improvement, central business district, insurance, settlement demands, time limits, third-party claims, regulatory compliance, initiative, referendum, ballot measures, petition circulators