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• <00:10:43.760> So plan. So we're really proud of that. So plan.
• So we're getting local support.
• They sometimes support treatment vouchers, peer support specialist training and support, community awareness
• > support,<00:26:40.480> community training and support, community training and support
• We need to support them just like we need the support from our federal government.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:08 Approval of Minutes 00:43 KOAP Report 00:59 KY Office of Drug Control Policy 23:04, 958, all

Summary: The committee met on September 18, 2025, approved the July 10 minutes, and received Brandon Reid’s monthly report on Kentucky agriculture development and finance activity for July and August. Reid emphasized the long-running structure created under House Bill 611 and Senate Bill 28, the role of county agriculture development councils in all 120 counties, and the importance of the program as a national model for supporting Kentucky agriculture. He also introduced new staff and interns, including a new loan programs manager, Rachel Coward, and project manager Kylie Davis. For July, the development board reported $3.4 million invested in agriculture and the finance corporation reported $3.1 million in loans. Highlights included 11 county council meetings, site visits, program reviews, and 18 project reports. July approvals included county agriculture incentive programs, deceased farm animal removal programs, youth incentive programs, county/state projects, infrastructure loans, an agriculture processing loan, and beginning farmer loans. Staff also noted that all 120 counties had submitted their required five-year comprehensive plans on schedule. Bill McCloskey then highlighted several funded projects, including Dino’s Farm LLC in Jefferson County, which received support to purchase a meat processing facility and equipment, with the goal of creating market opportunities for goat, sheep, and cattle producers and establishing Kentucky’s first halal meat processing facility. Other projects included a veterinarian facility project to address large animal vet shortages and Grow Appalachia at Berea College, which provides technical assistance and market support for small-scale and eastern Kentucky producers. Members discussed the need for programs such as high tunnels and other small-scale opportunities in rural areas, and staff noted related resources such as CAPE and NRCS funding. For August, the board reported $500,000 in development board investments and just over $3 million in finance corporation loans, along with fewer staff activities than July but continued county council, site visit, and project review work. August approvals included county agriculture incentive programs, deceased animal removal programs, youth incentive programs, county/state projects, agriculture infrastructure loans, beginning farmer loans, and a horticulture incentives loan. Additional project updates included another veterinary equipment purchase, emergency safety equipment in Graves County, and a food safety and efficiency incentive for Jared Cornet.

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• The planning into the planning board.
• This is planning boards. This is the planning process.
• This is the planning is planning boards. This is the planning process.<01:09:27.120> Okay.
• planning board's role. planning board's role.
• with a planning board has given its planning board the site plan review authority.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It already has bipartisan support. So we ask you again to please support Senate Bill 694.
• Joseph Pender, waive speaking in support. Joseph Pender, waive speaking in support.
• Jason Tashay, waives speaking in support. Jody Mochell, waives speaking in support.
• Jessica Swiki waives speaking in support. John Bell waives speaking in support.
• Van Bell, waives speaking in support. Alexander Hanson, waives speaking in support.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 694, which would compensate the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for the wrongful convictions, incarceration, and death tied to the 1949 case. Senator Bracey Davis described the bill as a final step after prior state apologies, pardons, and exonerations. The committee adopted a $4 million amendment that divided compensation equally among the four families and updated the recipient for Ernest Thomas’s share. Multiple family members and advocates testified in support, emphasizing the decades of trauma and the need for full justice. Senators in debate largely supported the bill, and it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 330, which clarifies disability provisions for firefighters, law enforcement officers, and correctional officers by refining the definition of heart disease and allowing certain officers who transfer agencies to rely on a prior physical under specified conditions. SB 474 also passed, expanding military leave protections to include public officials and employees who serve in the Coast Guard or Florida State Guard, adjusting pay eligibility for federal service, and updating related retirement and assistance provisions. SB 96, the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program bill, was amended to expand eligibility to veterans with incomes up to 400% of the federal poverty level and to move funding into the General Appropriations Act; members debated whether the broader eligibility could increase demand, but the bill was reported favorably. The committee also advanced SB 7018 on child welfare, making the Step Into Success pilot program permanent statewide, adjusting visitor/background-check rules for out-of-home placements, and creating a best-practices program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare. CS/SB 480 on state IT governance was reported favorably after amendments that strengthened vendor performance metrics and restored state data center security provisions; it creates a new central IT governance structure under the Governor’s office and aims to improve oversight of procurement, spending, and technical debt. SB 1066, addressing partial restoration of the Ocklawaha River and Kirkpatrick Dam, passed after a late-file amendment and extensive testimony from environmental, recreation, and local economic interests. SB 1216, which gives school districts more flexibility in educator compensation, and SB 1120, which increases oversight and reporting for water management district spending, were also reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 1366 on claims against the government, which raises sovereign immunity caps, ties future adjustments to CPI, shortens claim deadlines, and changes attorney-fee provisions. The bill drew support from local government and public-hospital groups as a compromise, but also significant concern from some senators about the impact on self-insured agencies and whether the fee changes would discourage attorneys from taking cases. The discussion remained ongoing, and the bill was still moving forward as the meeting continued.

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• And finally, we'll hear from the Metropolitan Planning and Transportation Planning Organizations.
• And so we've looked at our five-year plan.
• Are we planning for that so the state can help plan for that in the future? And let's do this.
• It's gone through the local plan. It's gone through the local planning process.
• Predominantly, the requirements are the long-range plan, a unified planning work program, which is a

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee heard an overview from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the state’s transportation work program, with emphasis on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, major roadway projects, workforce needs, seaports, airports, spaceport infrastructure, and the role of MPOs/TPOs in planning. He said the $4 billion general revenue investment in Moving Florida Forward has been leveraged into a roughly $7 billion-plus program, with 20 projects underway and about 70% of the initiative expected to be under construction by year’s end. He highlighted I-4 as the centerpiece, describing a new procurement approach, phased delivery, and added lanes intended to provide congestion relief during construction. He also discussed a projected 38% growth in transportation workforce needs and proposed a Florida Transportation Academy and a research institute to support training and innovation. Tiffany King of the Florida Airports Council said Florida’s 128 public-use airports have about $5.7 billion in unfunded projects through 2029, and stressed that airport priorities include not only terminals and passenger capacity but also safety, security, gates, and environmental work. Michael Rubin of the Florida Ports Council said Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports now have a $195.9 billion economic impact, support about 1.2 million jobs, and generate $7.4 billion in state and local taxes; he noted that ports still have about $4 billion in project needs, including dredging and intermodal connections. Jeff Sheffield of the North Florida TPO described the value of regional, community-based planning and said his four-county TPO has helped align local priorities with FDOT funding. Members asked about whether the state is planning for advanced air mobility and “flying cars,” whether Moving Florida Forward bypassed MPOs, how long major projects take, cost escalation, regionalization of MPOs, port governance, airport governance, and the contractor qualification system. FDOT and the witnesses said the state is working on policy and planning for advanced air mobility, that Moving Florida Forward did not bypass MPOs because the projects were already locally prioritized, and that the main delay is funding rather than the planning process. They said long-range plans are updated regularly and can be amended when priorities change, and that regional MPO structures can improve coordination. The committee took no formal vote; the meeting concluded after questions and comments, including discussion of workforce training opportunities for incarcerated individuals and a motion to adjourn by the ranking member.

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• The governor is supportive of this project, and the request is for $50 million for planning, design,
• The governor is supportive of this project, and the request is for $50 million for planning, design,
• The governor is supportive of this project, and the request is for $50 million for planning, design,
• The governor is supportive of this project, and the request is for $50 million for planning, design,
• is portion of the plan which that plan is portion of the plan which that plan is scheduled<05:43:

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• proposals the premium security plan proposals the premium security plan we've<00:02:48.400> discussed
• and Technology improvements to support and Technology improvements to support our<00:03:41.239><
• Minnesota has not updated our benchmark plan since 2013, and the department plans on creating a new benchmark
• plan since 2013 and the department plans plan since 2013 and the department plans on<00:08:00.840
• <00:08:02.280> based on creating a new Benchmark plan based on creating a new Benchmark plan

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• region or any planned projects.
• that's captured in the state water plan is included in their planning, essentially.
• by the regional water plan.
• So every five, the districts redo their joint groundwater planning, but also the regional water planning
• We want… Express our support and appreciation for you in supporting these really important groundwater

Bills: HB24, HB27, HB24, HB27

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management, 997, house, all

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• I would ask for your support.
• I'm here to express my strong support for HB 2804.
• So that being said, why would President Trump support this bill?
• I just need to know, like, do you have a plan?
• Does your organization support these populations?

Bills: HB2388, HB2804, HB2926

Keywords: HB2388, Arizona Commerce Authority, ACA, small modular reactor, SMR, nuclear energy, advanced nuclear, data center, data centers, economic development, study, appropriation, general fund, jobs, wages, tax revenue, broadband, infrastructure, secondary businesses, tertiary businesses

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• Do you have a plan?
• Do you have a plan?
• Do you have a plan?
• Do you have a plan?
• Do you have a plan?

Bills: HF10, HF27

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation

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• And just State Paid Family Leave Plan.
• participants in this plan. participants in this plan. um<00:09:15.760> this<00:09:16.080>
• Yep. signups were uh five in support, 19 signups were uh five in support, 19 opposed,<00:34:39.040>
• So I would support appropriate number. So I would support it<00:46:12.400> Mr.
• You know, either we're supporting the funding or we're not supporting the funding.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The plan is to start construction by November of this year.
• One key element that's missing from our plan is a convention center hotel.
• Public amenities and downtown revitalization to support this rapid expansion.
• I am the Mayor of Pflugerville, and I am supporting the bill.
• Industry generates over $3.5 billion annually and supports more than 30,000 jobs.

Bills: SB1071, SB1444, SB1483, SB1556, SB1703, SB1756, SB1854, SB2036, SB2133, SB2297, SB2622, SB2779, SB2955, SB2979

Keywords: municipality, tax revenue, hotel project, convention center, economic development, hotel tax, municipal authority, local governments, local authority, convention centers, hotel occupancy tax, municipal finance, local tax revenue, tourism, hotel and convention center project, Tax Code Chapter 351, city revenue, special district, Texas municipalities, venue financing

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• I appreciate your consideration and respectfully ask for your support.
• Joining me in support is County Commissioner Susan Zimzaloni.
• the city, and then plans for the balance within our Phase Two.
• The Economic Development Authority now plans to expand the commercial park.
• So thank you for your support today.

Bills: HF568, HF433, HF1689, HF3135, HF3137, HF3145, HF2887, HF2819, HF2802, HF2664, HF2267, HF799, HF800, HF3049, HF296, HF580, HF1438, HF1237

Keywords: special education, education funding, construction, Minnesota, regional educational programs, HF433, Cloquet Area Fire District, fire station, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, general obligation bonds, public safety, emergency services, fire protection, local infrastructure, Minnesota capital budget, DEED grant, municipal facilities, station construction

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• this plan.
• Um, the owners of the Raino and Racetrack are very supportive of this TID plan, um, and they may want
• , and the legislature will have the opportunity to see the plan, either vote the plan up or down.
• I think you see a lot of bipartisan support, probably all bipartisan support.
• support.

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• for that IT system functionality to support the new committee.
• We were supporters of SB 908, the bill that created licensure.
• Therefore, we urge the subcommittee to support...
• While we also urge support for investing in the Cultural District Program, While we also urge support
• this nonprofit, support the people they support.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• All of her planning—what are the results of your planning?
• But a plan—just funding for just planning—is not a goal.
• But a plan, just funding for just planning, is not a goal.
• it going to take for the plan?
• Um, any plan to contain it?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Um, our city council supports this.
• timelines to get their plans approved. timelines to get their plans approved.
• <00:58:41.280> chair, support this bill. Thank you, Mr. chair, support this bill.
• plan will reflect that. plan will reflect that.
• and I am going to support it. Thank you. and I am going to support it. Thank you.

Bills: HF4319, HF3295, HF3589, HF3587, HF3588, HF4295, HF3571, HF3895

Keywords: public utilities commission, Lake City, port authority, Red Wing, terms of appointment, local government, elections, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, voter access, polling place, ballot, unexpected needs, election judge, public information, political parties, HF4295

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• and on the costs of that plan.
• I do plan to substitute. I do plan to substitute. And amend. Yes, thank you. Sure.
• And the idea was a grand plan.
• plan tailored to their needs.
• He was still planning to move forward with his plan. 'Did you talk to Angela?' One call.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Danny Martinez, Americans for Prosperity, waives in support.
• And then we have Adam Basford at AIF waives in support.
• There are certain counties that don't, and some counties I would argue do planning and land planning
• Danny Martinez, Americans for Prosperity, waives in support.
• All right, Alex Kelly for the Commerce waives in support.

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• <00:06:14.759> and they do system reliability planning and they do system reliability planning
• non-energy work right they they support non-energy work right they they support all<00:47:25.680
• <00:51:47.480> rural funded program that helps support rural funded program that helps support
• <01:25:32.480> and resource planning and resource planning and coordination<01:25:34.320><
• > are commission last week uh these plans are commission last week uh these plans are voluntary

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that care level of academic support. that care level of academic support.
• the Minnesota Council of Health Plans. the Minnesota Council of Health Plans.
• <01:43:15.520> Supportive<01:43:16.080> housing supportive housing.
• Supportive housing supportive housing.
• support people exiting institutions. support people exiting institutions.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all