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• My phone rings. If one of my constituents calls, this is my published number.
• Um, and I answer them, and I answer every phone call and every email.
• My phone rings. If one of my accessible. My phone rings.
• </c> number. It would call here right now. number. It would call here right now.
• Um, I'm out phone call and every email.

Committee: Senate Education

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• We all do rounding for fractions and rounding to whole numbers and things like that.
• President and Senators, number one, I strongly, again, advise you. Mr.
• And number two, I would ask us all to reconsider the actual cuts we're making.
• This is all about numbers right now, and we don't have the numbers to uphold that and to balance our
• I attended a number of Medicaid town halls.

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• Yeah, so that's the idea is that we're adjusting that number from 275.
• And it's numbers 44 through 48.
• Yeah, you have voted House Committee Substitute Number Two for House Bill 2668 due pass.
• Representative, tell us your bill number again. 26, 27. Okay, thank you.
• It's hard to get some real numbers on that from some of our districts on this.

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Summary: The Special Committee on Property Tax Reform met in quorum and first took up House Bill 2780 in executive session. Members discussed a committee substitute and two amendments. One amendment changed the proposed school levy floor from $1.50 to $2.20, with supporters saying it better balanced local effort and taxpayer relief; another technical amendment clarified confusing language about levy limits. After adopting the substitute and amendments, the committee voted House Committee Substitute Number Two for HB 2780 do pass by 11-5. The committee then considered House Bill 2668, which bundled several property tax election and ballot-related changes, including tax abatement language, clearer ballot wording, alphanumeric designations, debt-service clarification, a November election requirement for property tax increase measures, and related bond language. Members asked whether new construction language remained in the bill, and the sponsor said it did not. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted House Committee Substitute Number Two for HB 2668 do pass by 9-6. Next, the committee heard and approved House Bill 2944 after adopting Amendment 06H. The amendment, offered with support from county collectors and the sponsor, would streamline administration of senior property tax credits by reducing annual reapplication burdens, allowing county offices to verify eligibility through state resources or lists, and adjusting deadlines for mailed payments and assessor notices when postal delays or technical problems occur. Members raised questions about trusts, residency, fiscal impact, and whether the language was broad enough, but the amendment was adopted and the committee then voted the substitute do pass 15-0. In public hearing, Representative Taylor presented House Bill 2667, which would allow counties to create a prorated property tax credit for totaled motor vehicles and would also exclude increases in aggregate personal property valuation from being treated as new construction. Committee members and an informational witness from the Missouri Special Districts Association raised concerns about fairness, administrative complexity, multi-county district consistency, and possible impacts on special taxing districts. No vote was taken on HB 2667 before the hearing was closed and the meeting adjourned.

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• So that's a number one issue.
• So that's a number one issue.
• So that's a number one issue.
• With this legislation, what is the number we're trying to get down to?
• Okay, there is one delete-all amendment, barcode number 624532.

Bills: S0266 , S0394 , S0540 , S0632 , S0642 , S0832 , S0834 , S1028

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with SB 834 on insurance requirements for nonprofit religious organizations and health care sharing ministries. The bill repeals a recent restriction on licensed insurance agents marketing or selling faith-based health care sharing programs. Supporters argued the change restores free speech and consumer education while preserving existing fraud and disclosure protections; opponents said allowing agents and brokers could create consumer confusion and has been associated with bad actors. A title amendment was adopted, and after debate the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard and passed SB 642, which extends reporting and duty requirements to foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and SB 394, a technical bill updating reinsurance intermediary manager law to match current DFS practice. SB 266, which lets vulnerable adults rescind public adjuster contracts without penalty, was reported favorably after testimony from supporters in the insurance and elder law communities and a public adjuster who said the intent was good but the bill may need refinement. SB 832, a residential property insurance transparency bill requiring rate breakdown reports and a consumer resource center, also passed after discussion about consumer clarity and whether the required cost categories can be compiled as written. Later, the committee approved SB 540, which creates cybersecurity requirements for mortgage and money service businesses, closes a regulatory gap for certain investment advisers, adjusts OFR examination-payment deadlines, changes de novo charter requirements, allows virtual credit union meetings, and makes other financial regulation updates. Several amendments were adopted, including a substitute amendment removing fintech sandbox provisions. Finally, SB 1028 on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation was reported favorably after debate over a commercial lines clearinghouse intended to reduce Citizens’ exposure and shift more business to the private market; members discussed taxpayer risk, market competition, and consumer protections. The meeting ended with adjournment.

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• No one's been able to tell me I get a grid number that doesn't correspond or correlate or reconcile with
• Number two, are you comfortable with the idea that we vote on bills like this or we allow things like
• The other issue on the bill is the number of increasing the Public Service Commission.
• But recently with a new city in Broward County, Madam Chair, I had Pam Roush on the phone and the local
• representative for legislative affairs, but a gentleman on the phone could not tell me where any of

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and considered four bills, all of which were reported favorably. SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives was presented as a negotiated “glitch bill” to narrow statutory language so co-ops can choose generation and power purchases based on cost and reliability without exposure to lawsuits aimed at banning fuel sources; it was supported by the Florida Electric Cooperatives Association and passed without debate. SB 364 on public accountancy was described as a modernization and licensure-efficiency bill to increase the supply of CPAs; an amendment correcting a drafting error and restoring automatic mobility language was adopted without objection, and the bill as amended was reported favorably. A public comment on the bill was briefly redirected after it appeared to address a different subject. The committee then took up SB 200 on utilities, which addresses solar decommissioning and storm protection plans. Chair Bradley said the bill would authorize counties to require decommissioning plans for utility-scale solar facilities at the end of their useful life, direct DEP to develop best management practices, and require the Public Service Commission to consider whether storm protection plan costs are reasonable relative to expected customer benefits. County and consumer groups spoke in support, and the Small County Coalition said the bill was a needed step that did not restrict solar development; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 126 on the Florida Public Service Commission, which was presented as a reform and “glitch” bill and amended to add CPA and financial analyst expertise, require stronger PSC order explanations, tighten intervention requirements, cap returns on equity at the national average for comparable utilities, set periodic ROE review schedules, and require affordability to be considered in rate-related proceedings. The PSC staff deputy executive director answered extensive questions about storm hardening, cost recovery, risk, and affordability. Several members and public speakers supported the bill’s goals but raised concerns about the affordability standard, the ROE cap, and comparisons to other states; others said the bill would improve transparency and accountability. The amendment was adopted, and CS for SB 126 was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• It was oversubscribed within less than 5 days, the 30 million dollar number.
• of >> Florida currently leads the nation in the number of children who accidently drowned in residential
• Florida also leads the nation and the number backyard pools we have over a million backyard residential
• our pool as well just to make sure that the heater was working, making sure the pump is working a number
• Your phone, your cell phone is a gambling device or parts thereof counties knowingly some of the penalties

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• Please make sure your cell phones and other communication devices, including...
• Please make sure cell phones and other communication devices, including laptops, are turned off and placed
• And so we know there's a number of concerned citizens and stakeholders on this bill.
• It's just a plan that's come forward that would recommend, and those numbers would come out with the
• And if there was a number... ...that survey, would the public know what that result is?

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met for its first meeting of session and heard four bills. HB 209, the State Parks Preservation Act, would limit development in state parks and require stronger public notice and participation for land management plan changes. Members discussed protections for cabins and existing lodging, and an amendment aligned the bill with the Senate and clarified conservation-based recreational uses. Support came from Audubon Florida, Nature Conservancy, and others, and the bill was reported favorably with committee substitute after a unanimous roll call. HB 143 would create a Florida Resilient Buildings Tax Credit for new construction and retrofits that meet LEED-based resiliency standards, with a new advisory committee under DBPR to help administer the program. An amendment moved the process under DBPR, added UCF and FIU to the advisory council, and made technical conforming changes. The bill drew supportive testimony from a Boca Raton city council member and was reported favorably with committee substitute, with one no vote. HB 295 would direct DEP to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan based on its 2020 recycling report, including education, market development, and recommendations for statutory changes. Testimony emphasized that the plan would be voluntary and would not impose costs or mandates on homeowners or businesses. The bill passed without amendments and was reported favorably. HB 585 would let owners of former phosphate mining lands record notice and obtain a Department of Health radiation survey to support a narrow defense against strict liability claims; an amendment clarified the notice content and limited the definition to mined lands, not gyp stacks. The bill drew extensive questions about notice, radiation thresholds, disclosure to buyers, and liability scope, but supporters from Mosaic, the Florida Chamber, and a health physicist argued it would improve transparency and help redevelop lands. It was reported favorably with committee substitute, with one soft yes and one no vote.

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• My phone has been ringing off the hook with people telling me stories about their loss and how crimes
• I work with victims and I get messages every day—phone calls, and I'm not lying.
• Where did that number come from?
• The two questions are, number one, in on page five, you've got some changes here where it talks about
• The first thing is that we So there's a number of municipalities that bleed over.

Bills: HB43 , SB81 , SB178 , SB138 , SB89 , SB183 , HB27 , HB188 , HB199 , HB190 , SB117 , HB43 , HB27

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, custodial sexual misconduct, sexual misconduct, inmate abuse, prisoner exploitation, correctional staff, jail staff, detention center, probation officer, parole officer, Department of Corrections, Department of Youth Services, sheriff, county jail, municipal jail

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• I do have fiscal getting us that number.
• I know fiscal getting us that number.
• Again, I'm kind of sketching out numbers working with fiscal to try and get that number.
• </c> Again I'm kind of sketching out numbers Again I'm kind of sketching out numbers working<00:31:35.039
• But that is going to be a part number.

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• We're going to be taking executive action on other bills, and we're going to hold hearings on a number
• Too many families receive that phone call that their loved one has lost their life.
• She has case number 26001-246.
• We discovered that she had turned off the location sharing on her phone.
• Number one is the cost that is associated.

Committee: House Community Safety

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• We are going to take up Tab number 9. Let's see.
• Good job reading it on your phone. Come on up.
• But without DEI, that's going to exacerbate the numbers, and LGBTQ+ people will not be hired.
• Good job reading that on your phone. All right. Come on up. Who's next? What's your name?
• Number one, the Lieutenant Governor is not elected on their own.

Summary: The committee first confirmed Heather L. Turnbull to the Florida Commission on Community Service without debate. It then took up SPB 7022, which sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2025, updates rates to address unfunded liability, and preserves the 3% employee contribution rate. Senator Fine said the bill would increase FRS Trust Fund revenue by about $310 million annually and also gives certain elected officers an option related to DROP accumulations. An amendment was adopted, the bill was submitted as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1710, a bill by Senator DeSantis/DeSigley to prohibit state agencies, vendors, and grant recipients from using state funds for DEI-related policies, trainings, and programs, and to impose related restrictions on medical institutions of higher education. Senator Polsky and others questioned the bill’s broad and vague language, its effect on health-related work, public-facing agency positions, private contractors, and medical school admissions. The sponsor said the bill was intended to stop DEI from influencing state agencies and that the medical-school portion would likely be amended out later. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill would harm health care, education, access, and minority communities; a few supporters said DEI is ideological and should be removed from government and public institutions. After debate, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote, with Senator Errington voting no. The committee then began SB 1678, relating to entities that boycott Israel, with a delete-all amendment. Senator Leak said the bill would expand Florida’s anti-BDS framework to cover nonprofits, foreign educational institutions, foreign government funds, academic boycotts, political subdivisions, and certain grants, while the amendment aligned the bill with existing law and clarified procurement and divestment provisions. Testimony included support from proponents who said Florida should not do business with entities engaged in boycotts of Israel, and opposition from speakers who argued the bill would restrict academic freedom and conscience. Debate continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• </c> with a phone call to me in the summer. with a phone call to me in the summer.
• He was the catalyst when he made the first phone call.
• </c><00:55:22.800><c> Number</c> uh Committee Sub number three.
• Number uh Committee Sub number three.
• And I know there are a number of you who received texts, emails, and likely even some phone calls about

Summary: The Health Services Committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 414 with a committee substitute. The bill, described by sponsors and supporters as a continuation of prior maternal-health legislation, was framed as a clarification of medical standards and an effort to improve care for women and families facing complicated pregnancies. Representative Tate, Representative Nemes, Adair Wushar of Kentucky Right to Life, and Dr. Jeff Goldberg of ACOG Kentucky all testified in support, saying the substitute was developed collaboratively to reduce confusion in the law and help physicians provide evidence-based care without fear of criminal penalties. Supporters said the committee substitute was intended to define what is not an abortion under Kentucky law and to spell out medical treatments for conditions such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, sepsis, hemorrhage, preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, and fetal demise. Dr. Goldberg said current statutes contain significant ambiguity and have created unintended barriers to treating pregnancy complications, including emergency situations, and he gave examples of patients who were delayed or harmed because physicians were uncertain about what the law allowed. Representative Nemes said the measure was the result of unusual cooperation among groups that do not usually agree and described it as a first step toward fixing a discrete problem. Representative Wilner raised concerns that the language could effectively require a patient to be in severe distress before treatment is clearly permitted and that it was too prescriptive about how physicians should manage miscarriages. In response, Dr. Goldberg and the sponsors said the substitute was not perfect, was meant as a short-term solution, and was designed to give doctors more confidence in providing routine, medically necessary care for pregnancy complications. The transcript indicates the committee substitute was adopted, but no final vote on the bill itself is shown in the excerpt.

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• Please make sure all your cell phones are off and all communication devices are silent.
• As a reminder, the highlighted numbers on the right side of the spreadsheet represent where we've made
• As a reminder, the highlighted numbers on the right side of the spreadsheet represent where we've made

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and Natural Resources met briefly for a conference committee discussion on the budget spreadsheet and conforming bill. Representative Esposito presented the House’s first offer to the Senate, noting highlighted changes on the spreadsheet intended to narrow differences between the chambers. Senator Broder thanked the House for the offer and said the Senate would review it and return with a response. No public comment or member statements were offered. The committee reminded members to watch for the one-hour notice, and Chair Mayfield moved to adjourn. The motion was adopted without objection, and the meeting ended.

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• Senate file numbers 856 and numbers. Senate file numbers 856 and 3446. 3446. 3446.
• </c><00:13:23.120><c> numbers</c><00:13:23.760><c> 39</c> that Senate resolution number numbers 39 that
• Um, what<01:08:56.880><c> number</c><01:08:57.120><c> is</c> what number is what number is it?
• We've done nothing about it. numbers Senator Huffman got were numbers numbers Senator Huffman got were
• numbers.

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• I was trying to get your number because I know we've been playing phone tags.
• I'll spell it: 3261 is a school support employee identification number bill.
• This number does not associate with any PII; it's relevant to their legal name.
• number that's used to track them.
• So, just had the question of where that number came from.

Bills: HB3674 , HB4326 , HB4331 , HB3029 , HB2963 , HB3551 , HB2973 , HB3019 , HB3461 , HB2961 , HB3261 , HB3759 , HB3429 , HB3069 , HB3372 , HB3705

Committee: House A&B Education Subcommittee

Keywords: school resource officer, sexual assault training, law enforcement training, CLEET, school safety, mental health, continuing education, HB4326, Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program, Oklahoma's Promise, scholarship, tuition assistance, higher education, State Regents for Higher Education, eligibility expansion, adopted students, foster care, DHS custody, child-placing agency, tribal custody

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• They they must complete certain number of races today.
• I don't have the exact numbers with me right now.
• cell phone so visually appealing.
• numbers.
• I don't have that number available cer.

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• get stolen, was the county assessor Anna Camacho, who knew the victim of the crime and picked up the phone
• And if a sale came up and you were involved in the program, she would pick up the phone and dial you
• We do have a good number of programs available in Arizona.
• Chair, real quickly, I have a Michelle Robbins that's signed in for two bill numbers that aren't on the
• Oh, no, I'll save it for my phone. Okay, thank you. Thank you, sir. I thank you for your service.

Summary: The House Committee on Government heard and advanced several bills, beginning with HB 2842 on deed fraud prevention. The bill would create an early alert system so escrow agents notify the Arizona Department of Real Estate when a property transaction is opened, allowing property owners to be alerted before a fraudulent sale is completed. Representative Contreras, a victim, and other witnesses described serious deed fraud cases and said the bill would provide proactive protection; the Department of Real Estate commissioner said most tracked fraud cases would have gone through escrow and outlined a simple registration and alert process. The committee adopted a Blackman amendment changing the receiving agency from DIFI to the State Real Estate Department and then passed HB 2842 with a do pass recommendation. The committee also passed HB 2667, which tightens eligibility for state first-time homebuyer and down payment assistance programs by requiring two years of Arizona residency and two years of owner occupancy, and barring out-of-state investors from using the homes as vacation or short-term rentals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to ensure the programs benefit Arizonans who are invested in the state, but committee members and representatives from local housing entities warned it could conflict with federal FHA rules, reduce lender participation, and create unintended consequences for local IDA programs. Despite those concerns, the bill received a do pass recommendation. HB 2020, which reduces certain school disruption offenses involving minors to a class one misdemeanor and narrows the definition of interference with an educational institution, also passed after testimony from a parent describing a student being charged with a felony for a school altercation and a nonprofit witness urging more trauma-informed treatment of children. Other measures advanced included HB 2793, which streamlines annexation procedures for single-owner annexations and modernizes notice requirements, with amendments clarifying treatment of municipally owned adjacent territory and allowing electronic newspaper publication; HB 2327, which allows eligible individuals to request suppression of identifying information held by county recorders, assessors, and treasurers to protect privacy while preserving title plant access; and HB 2858, which gives Arizona bidders a preference in state procurement tie situations, supported by local business groups as a way to keep public money in-state. The committee also passed HB 2660, which sets procedures and due process protections for health profession board licensing actions and adds JLAC to the list of entities receiving investigative reports, with the sponsor and a naturopathic physician arguing that board actions can chill speech and lack adequate oversight. Finally, the committee approved HB 2063 to appropriate $1.5 million for the Independent Correctional Oversight Office, HB 2681 to change civil service appeal deadlines from calendar days to business days, and HB 2812 to raise the sick-leave payout cap for retiring state employees from $30,000 to $57,000; members discussed possible future amendments to let retirees direct those funds into health savings arrangements. Most bills were reported out with do pass recommendations, and the committee adjourned after the final vote.

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• We haven't seen an uptick in the number of complaints or the number of people complaining about incompetent
• We have a very small number of people.
• And then the number of slots that the legislature appropriated last biennium and the number that are
• They can apply over the phone.
• So, I'm curious on when you're talking about the number of kids in place. and our number of kids without

Committee: House Human Services

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• Let me give you those numbers. It's astonishing. Let me give you those numbers.
• You say five is kind of a number. You say 10 is kind of a number.
• But yes, the numbers did go down while the number of calls did go up. Well, and I...
• But yes, the numbers did go down while the number of calls did go up.
• I checked that number.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• I recognize the member from House file number 4239, House file number 4239, an<00:06:48.639><c> act</
• The states with the highest per capita gun death in 2024 were number one Mississippi, number two New
• Mexico, number three Alaska, number four Alabama, number five Wyoming, number six Louisiana, number seven
• Arkansas, number eight Montana, number nine Tennessee, and number 10 Missouri.
• </c> of cell phones go off at the same time. of cell phones go off at the same time.