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• The risk to completed plan review.
• took an important step in 2023 defining took an important step in 2023 defining OC<01:42:19.040>
• Chair. >> Senator Umar Verbet. there any um uh defining element to who there any um uh defining element

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• ash zone, which I know that you both have worked quite a bit, and the committee has, on trying to define
• Because I think the way that I'm reading it now is the new way we're defining it is pretty defined based
• Currently, every employer in the state contributes less than two cents per $100 in insurance premium
• When utilities partner with home protection companies to deliver these repair plans, the transactions
• Business necessity in the bill is defined quite narrowly and is taken from a case that is actually related

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• In the strike-all, the amendment adds language to provide increased penalties for contributing to the
• It defines intimate image and digitally forged intimate images.
• It defines intimate image and digitally forward intimate images. distribution of intimate images.
• It defines intimate image and digitally forward intimate images and builds on a patchwork of crimes that
• It defines court official to clarify those who are protected under law, including judges, prosecutors

Summary: The committee first considered the appointment of Michelle Whitworth to the Florida Commission on Offender Review. Whitworth described her 30 years of criminal justice experience, and the committee voted to recommend her confirmation favorably. The committee then took up SB 1692 on material harmful to minors, adopting a delete-all amendment that shifted the focus to K-12 instructional materials and objections by parents or residents. Supporters argued it would create clearer standards and protect children from pornographic content, while opponents warned it would worsen book bans and remove consideration of literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. After extensive debate and public testimony, the bill as amended was reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably on several criminal justice and public safety bills. SB 1422 increased penalties for certain drone-related offenses near critical infrastructure and for weaponized drones; SB 1360 clarified xylazine’s veterinary use while creating stronger trafficking penalties; and SB 1732 increased penalties for animal cruelty involving minors and for contributing to a minor’s delinquency. SB 776 added an aggravating factor for the assassination or attempted assassination of a head of state, and SB 984 added aggravating factors for capital felonies committed where people are gathered for religious, school, or government activities. SB 1640 made domestic violence lethality assessment forms confidential, and SB 1268 updated FDLE operations and increased reimbursement for retired police dogs. All of these bills were reported favorably after brief debate and mostly supportive testimony. Later, the committee approved SB 1084 on sexual cyber harassment, with a strike-all amendment addressing digitally forged intimate images and extending prosecution time limits. SB 1654 updated sexual offender and predator registration rules, including definitions of residence and online reporting for in-state travel, though one witness raised concerns about vague language and employer privacy. SB 1774 created a rebuttable presumption in certain second-degree murder cases when the victim had a controlled substance in their system, drawing criticism that it could devalue victims who used drugs. Finally, SB 1838 strengthened protections for court officials against tampering, harassment, and retaliation, with an amendment adding magistrates, hearing officers, and related staff; defense attorneys warned the tampering language could inadvertently reach zealous advocacy. Each of these measures was ultimately reported favorably, and the meeting ended with adjournment.

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• So can you define what that means to you. What are you looking for in terms of that?
• Can that be further defined, or can you point me to where that might be, Madam Chair?
• I think I have three things that I've heard: defining child advocate, defining child outcomes, and reporting
• Methamphetamine is always kind of defined by itself.
• That's why we defined it in there because we had to add that in.

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• E17 is intent language and it absolutely will become more defined in the coming weeks.
• This bill will only contribute to the climate of fear and erasure of the Palestinian people.
• And because this bill does not define exactly what they mean by anti-semitism I oppose this bill.
• The planned expansion of the UCP is also problematic.
• For more UN videos visit www.un.org for more information on the plan.

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• district or charter school to securely transmit ...the current map of each school campus and floor plan
• We know there are two main contributing causes to school shootings today.
• This bill would expand the use of what it defines as evidence-based psychotherapy.
• This bill would expand the use of what it defines as evidence-based psychotherapy.
• House Bill 2693, amending Section 23-24, A.R.S., relating to accountable health plans.

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• That's $471... million in economic contribution to the state of New Mexico that was lost.
• We need to reform our malpractice law and define occurrence such that a single injury is only grounds
• Define occurrence such that a single injury is only grounds for a single lawsuit.
• I think eliminating it would be great, but I think we need to also have plan B ready to go.
• And they've always got a plan, and it always involves incentives.

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• My plan was to continue to grow, hire more veterinarians, technicians and other support staff.
• My son blind and I plan for the day that he can take over my job when I'm ready to hand over the reins
• Now we're expected to plan for a future without Gulfstream Park.
• We can't just we're not going to just move forward with with nothing with no plan.
• I'm not going to do that to these people were going to have a plan. You're recognized to close.

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• Speaker, gentle lady, I'm told that under the current reserve plan, it's $53 a month.
• It requires PED to develop accountability and evaluation plans with DFA, LESC, and LFC.
• So Presbyterian has actually incorporated this into a number of their plans.
• Speaker, gentleman, yes, commercial plans.
• , etc. or I'm sorry, BeWellNM plans, I think we call them still.

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• Please explain any differences if you plan to substitute.
• This also creates institutional housing plans for at-risk students.
• SB 508 titled the Family and And a student's IEP plan.
• Please explain the differences if you plan to substitute. Thank you.
• Please explain the differences if you plan to substitute.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes to those affected by the Florida State University shooting and recognition of Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, student advocacy groups, conservation organizations, and visiting school groups. Members also adopted Senate Resolution 1878 honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. The chamber then moved into special order business and considered a series of bills, many of them with House companions substituted in and passed by wide margins or unanimously. Among the measures passed were bills updating child care and early learning provider regulation, imposing costs on false swatting reports, extending protections against extraordinary hospital collection actions, expanding hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, clarifying school choice disclosure requirements under the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, adjusting interest rules for trust accounts supporting legal aid, revising transportation and traffic enforcement provisions, expanding public records exemptions for certain judicial and health care investigators and appellate clerks, changing municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, strengthening motor vehicle offenses involving impersonation and obscured plates, increasing trespass penalties at certain law-enforcement-controlled sites and large ticketed events, requiring refunds of patient overpayments, authorizing certain stem cell therapies, allowing relatives and direct support professionals to administer insulin in group homes, addressing rideshare impersonation and transit funding rules, and updating the Uniform Commercial Code for digital assets and emerging technologies. Several bills drew notable debate. The trust fund interest bill prompted extended discussion over legal aid funding, bank participation, and whether the measure would reduce support for legal services; it ultimately passed 28-10. The transportation bill was heavily amended, including removal of speed-limit increases and changes to school bus camera enforcement and micromobility rules, and passed 37-0. The Miami-Dade water and sewer rate bill sparked debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records bills protecting agency investigators and JQC employees also drew questions about accountability and transparency before passing. Most other measures passed with little or no opposition, and a few bills were temporarily postponed or set aside.

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• Okay, the UTP is our ten year planning document.
• We have a robust training plan that we rolled out. more than a year ago, online, in-person, self-paced
• And what we plan to do is provide a quarterly distribution. of plates that way they don't have to store
• Again, so if the plan is to keep six months supply and we need two plates so on hand y'all are going
• Maitland, Odessa, and Reeves County, and these producing counties, so that they can continue to contribute

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• Many of you have heard me say it numerous times, but please indulge me because it's kind of life-defining
• of you have heard me say it numerous times but please indulge me because it's it's kind of life-defining
• Yet, the public defines them by what a few opportunistic cell phone carriers post on Facebook.
• Laws are nothing more than the rules that define society. It's what lets us live in harmony.
• That's the contribution.

Summary: The House met on the final day of session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 126-0 vote. Most of the early floor time was devoted to points of personal privilege, with members and the Speaker offering extended tributes to departing colleagues, House staff, law enforcement, military service, and the work of the chamber. Several members also used the occasion to reflect on their careers, thank constituents and families, and discuss issues such as property tax reform, police service, mental health, and bipartisan cooperation. The House then took up Senate messages and committee reports, followed by several bills and resolutions. Senate Substitute for House Bill 2636, dealing with mortgage modification and related consumer protections, was adopted 142-1 and finally passed 144-1. Senate Substitute for House Bill 2397, concerning water district dissolution and related safeguards, was adopted 129-16 and finally passed 127-17. Senate Substitute No. 2 for House Bill 2576, a naming and commemorative bill adding observances and memorial highways/bridges, was adopted 136-4 and finally passed 134-6. The chamber also received Senate action on Senate Bill 1408 and Senate Joint Resolution 87, and committee reports recommended passage on several deferred measures. The House also debated Senate Joint Resolution 95, which proposed creating a constitutional Show Me Prosperity Fund as a sovereign wealth fund intended to eventually eliminate state-imposed taxes through long-term investment returns. Supporters argued it would promote fiscal sustainability and long-term prosperity, while opponents warned that it would lock away money during a period of projected budget shortfalls and could leave the state unable to access funds when needed. The resolution was discussed at length with questions about funding mechanics, investment authority, and emergency access, but the transcript provided does not include a final vote on the resolution.

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• through actually defines them through actually defines them through the<00:46:15.440> term
• Um we see that language defined.
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• digital messaging, we stop punishing families and prioritize what matters: housing and employment planning
• Housing and employment planning, normalization, lower recidivism rates.
• I don't think we are defined by what's been done to us. We are each unique and beautiful souls.
• I don't think we are defined by what's been done to us. We are each unique and beautiful souls.
• Often, the person who is detained is also the primary breadwinner for that household and contributes

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• Are those things defined? Are those things defined in the bill or in statute at all? I don't know.
• Are those things defined? And are those things defined in the bill or in statute at all?
• My question is, is a scholarship defined as an award for a student to fund educational-related expenses
• The bill defines acquisition costs using a federally recognized benchmark, as you’ve probably heard the
• a fair and cost-based floor for reimbursements to make clear that the PBMs bear the cost, not the plan

Bills: HR179, HR180, HR181, HR182, HR183, HR184, HR185, HR186, HR187, HCR75, HCR76, HCR77, HCR78, HCR79, HR165, HR166, HR168, HR169, HR170, HR171, HR172, HR173, HR174, HR175, HR176, HR177, HR178, HCR65, HCR66, HCR67, HCR68, HCR69, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR73, HCR74, SCR34, SB34, SB43, SB52, SB56, SB165, SB173, SB189, SB190, SB260, SB322, SB345, SB374, SB387, SB401, SB448, SB449, SB455, SB487, SB496, SB502, SB505, HB362, HB893, HB990, HB1007, HB1153, HB1243, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HB55, HB385, HB394, HB396, HB406, HB608, HB622, HB676, HB772, HB897, HB1030, HB1035, HB1038, HB1045, HB1049, HB1056, HB1058, HB1059, HB1092, HB1100, HB1117, HB1160, HB1161, HB1162, HB1177, HB1180, HB1189, HB1216, HB1239, HB1240, HB59, HB74, HB159, HB330, HB364, HB414, HB458, HB525, HB568, HB786, HB1008, HB1033, HB1034, HB1041, HB1062, HB1070, HB1079, HB1112, HB1118, HB1139, HB1151, HB1176, HB1182, HB1196, HB1214, HB1241, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB368, HB433, HB441, HB447, HB466, HB481, HB741, HB1242, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, SB244, HB977, HB181, HB31, HB664, HB9, HB192, HB225, HB306, HB310, HB366, HB635, HB911, HB1230, HB1236, HB615, HB864, HB1103, HB1175, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB393, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB996, HB1003, HB1082, HB1113, HB1234

Keywords: neighborhood, crime prevention, security districts, law enforcement, community safety, funding, Counseling Day, mental health, Louisiana Counseling Association, community support, mental wellness, Louisiana State University, athletics, NAIA, sports achievements, recognition, success, competition, education, higher education

Summary: The House opened with a prayer, pledge, quorum call, and several personal privileges recognizing guests and special observances, including Junior League Day, Renewable Energy Day, Wholesalers Day, and Sin Law Day. Members also introduced and adopted a number of commemorative resolutions, including condolences, recognitions of schools and community figures, and resolutions related to LSU, ALS Awareness Month, and local festivals. Several Senate and House measures were referred or laid over, and the chamber announced upcoming scheduling changes for House and Senate bills. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 385, which would require certain TOPS scholarship recipients to repay one semester of aid if they fail to meet academic requirements, subject to listed exemptions and an option to avoid repayment by entering certain high-demand career and technical programs. Opponents questioned the bill’s impact on students, its possible constitutional issues, administrative costs, lack of a fiscal note and implementation details, and whether it would worsen brain drain or convert a merit scholarship into a loan. The motion to recommit the bill to Appropriations failed 34-16, but after continued questioning and criticism, the author later moved to return the bill to the calendar, and that was agreed to. The House then passed House Bill 55, which restricts public disclosure of juror information, after adopting an amendment clarifying that juror interviews are still allowed if jurors choose to participate. The chamber also passed House Bill 394 extending the conditional parole programming period from nine months to 24 months, House Bill 396 making autopsy photographs admissible in criminal proceedings, House Bill 406 directing the Department of Education to study whether it should supervise interscholastic high school athletics, House Bill 622 aligning state criminal history record handling with federal requirements, and House Bill 676 creating the crime of fraudulent patient referrals, or body brokering, with amendments clarifying lawful marketing arrangements. House Bill 1030, concerning reimbursement for non-emergency medical transportation for certain mental health-related services, was taken up with amendments and then temporarily returned to the calendar.

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• plans.
• So that the state plan state plan.
• So, just plan or a WSBA sponsored plan.
• Um, if a school district contributes $800 a month from the have these plan limitations with cash have
• I've read the entire state plan. I've read the entire Whisbait plan. I've read the entire web plan.

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• “Or buying contraception in a drugstore or Plan B?
• It's defined as an event with attendance exceeding 5,000 persons.
• We haven't defined that in the bill.
• So let me just ask: in the CRAs, they also had to do these plans, these redevelopment plans.
• And those plans may require work for the next three years because it was part of a long-term plan.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard Senate Bill 1272 on guardianship, which would limit a guardian’s ability to isolate an adult ward from family and require notice of major events such as a ward’s death or relocation to a more restrictive setting. Senator Jones and supportive speakers said the bill was intended to protect wards from abuse and isolation by bad actors, while still preserving good-faith guardianship. With no opposition testimony or debate, the committee voted 8-0 to report the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS for Senate Bill 1284, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow civil claims for the death of an unborn child. An amendment was adopted to define “unborn child” as a member of the species Homo sapiens carried in the womb and to state that the act does not authorize claims against the mother or against health care providers acting within the lawful standard of care. The bill drew extensive debate and testimony. Supporters argued it would give parents parity and fuller damages, including economic losses and mental anguish, when negligence causes the death of an unborn child. Opponents, including the ACLU, medical professionals, and reproductive rights advocates, warned it could be used to target abortion care, increase malpractice exposure, worsen physician shortages, and create speculative damages. The committee approved the bill 6-4. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 1288 on parental rights, with a strike-all amendment that would strengthen parental control over minors’ medical decisions, surveys, and biofeedback devices, while adding exceptions for emergencies, court orders, certain legal statuses, and situations involving abuse or out-of-home placement. Supporters said the measure restores parents as primary decision-makers and protects children from inappropriate questioning or treatment without consent. Opponents argued it could block minors from confidential care for STIs, mental health, or abuse-related issues, and could chill school and medical screenings. The transcript ends during testimony and debate on this bill, before any final vote is shown.

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• I could not budget or plan for that timeline.
• I know firsthand that mothers in crisis don't always have a plan.
• I know firsthand that mothers in crisis don't always have a plan.
• I know firsthand that mothers in crisis don't always have a plan.
• , also known as the IEP, education plan, 504 plan, or English language learning plan.

Summary: The Rules Committee took up a large agenda of bills, with many measures reported favorably after brief explanations, amendments, and testimony. Early bills included CS/SB 658 on lien waivers and releases, which was amended to preserve enforceability despite form differences and then passed; CS/CS/SB 736 on brownfields redevelopment, which drew support from business and redevelopment interests and passed; and CS/SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, which was amended to bar certain building or fire code provisions affecting fuel-source choices and then passed despite opposition from environmental advocates. The committee also advanced CS/CS/SB 1132 on right-to-repair for certain equipment, where manufacturers, dealer representatives, and industry groups warned the bill could undermine dealer networks and existing repair programs, while supporters argued it would improve consumer access and help farmers and equipment owners. The bill still passed. Other measures reported favorably included CS/SB 1378 on restitution for leaving the scene of property-damage crashes, CS/CS/SB 768 on foreign-country controlling interests in health care licensing, CS/SB 772 on school access to glucagon for diabetes emergencies, CS/SB 1400 on removal of nonconsensual altered sexual depictions, and CS/SB 1696 on transportation network company impersonation and transit funding. A major portion of the meeting focused on affordable housing. CS/SB 1730, a follow-up to the Live Local Act, made several changes to zoning, height, density, parking, moratorium, and enforcement provisions, with members raising concerns about parking reductions, attorney’s fees, local control, and impacts in the Keys and other sensitive areas. Supporters said the bill closes loopholes and improves workforce housing implementation, while some witnesses urged additional exemptions for areas of critical state concern. The bill was reported favorably after amendment. Later, the committee considered several bills from Senator Leak, including CS/SB 576 on service of process, CS/SB 606 on public lodging and food service establishments, and CS/SB 1164 on electronic delivery of landlord-tenant notices. CS/SB 606 drew substantial debate over whether hotels and extended-stay properties should be able to remove nonpaying guests without treating them like residential tenants; the sponsor said the bill clarifies transient occupancy and removes mandatory arrest provisions, and it passed. CS/SB 1164, which allows email notice delivery by agreement, passed despite concerns from tenant advocates that the bill should include clearer consent and safeguards. The committee also approved CS/SB 1374 on school district reporting of educator arrests and misconduct, CS/SB 940 on third-party restaurant reservation sales, and began hearing CS/SB 1690 on surrendered infants, which would authorize infant safety devices or “baby boxes” as a legal surrender option, with supportive testimony from proponents describing crisis situations and the need for anonymous surrender options.

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• And then the goal is to narrow down those priorities and develop an action plan that has concrete policy
• We have had some great strategic planning sessions over the last two days, cross-system meetings with
• Did you increase on an average for the individual plan? 35.7% increase.
• It depends on the type of plan.
• Sounds like a plan. Thank you, Madam Chair. That was my question.

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• The port is responsible for adding more than 1 billion. contributed to the regional economy, $12 billion
• Our plan was impossibly simple: hold the line and improve.
• The bill would not define these areas as public property, but rather just ensure that the sidewalk users
• Authorities or municipal activities that are defined in Chapter 54 of the transportation code are cause
• The city, the county, and school districts would find this detrimental to the necessary planning for

Bills: SB682, SB1013, SB1369, SB1422, SB2001, SB2080, SB2366, SB2705, SB2841

Keywords: memorial highway, Captain Kevin Williams, Firefighter Austin Cheek, Smith County, transportation, pedestrian right-of-way, sidewalk users, bicycle safety, micromobility, electric scooter, motor-assisted scooter, electric personal assistive mobility device, skateboard, roller skates, driveway crossing, alley crossing, traffic safety, yield law, Texas Transportation Code, vehicle-pedestrian collision