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• The secretary mentioned the job opening report, how many jobs there are available compared to how many
• Yes, the Workforce Solutions Department published their August employment report.
• Every other industry was reporting a job loss there. not including agriculture.
• Tax, so it's reported together with SIT and it's filed on those forms.
• One of the issues embedded in this structure about...

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• Are there reports of committees? Not on the desk, Mr. President.
• Please read the next bill: Senate Bill 726, a bill to be entitled an act relating to false reporting.
• Senate Bill 726, false reporting differences of House Bill 279.
• It also creates a second-degree felony if a person makes a false report of an emergency using the 911
• The differences are largely the structure of the statute.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes related to the FSU campus shooting, Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and visiting student and community groups. The chamber then moved into special order bills and adopted a resolution honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. A number of measures were taken up and passed, including child care and early learning provider regulation updates, false reporting/swatting penalties, health care billing and collection protections, hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, trust fund interest rules for IOTA accounts, transportation-related changes, public records exemptions for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate court clerks, municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, motor vehicle offenses involving obscured plates and impersonating law enforcement, trespass at large-scale ticketed events, refund of patient overpayments, stem cell therapy standards, insulin administration by direct support professionals and relatives, pre-arranged transportation services, and the Uniform Commercial Code update for digital assets. Several bills were amended before passage, often by substituting House companions and adopting late-filed amendments. The transportation bill was significantly revised to remove speed-limit increases and utility-related provisions while adding beach equipment removal, flood-wake enforcement, expectant mother parking permits, and local regulation of micromobility devices; it passed 37-0. The trust fund interest bill drew the most debate, with supporters arguing it right-sized a volatile funding stream for legal aid and opponents warning it would sharply reduce support for legal aid organizations; it passed 28-10. The municipal water and sewer rate bill also prompted extended debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records exemption bills for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate clerks passed with varying margins, with supporters emphasizing safety and anti-doxing protections. One bill on cardiac emergencies and another on education were temporarily postponed. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, often unanimously, after brief sponsor explanations and little or no debate. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the late USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and recognized several visiting groups in the gallery. After completing the day’s special order calendar, the Senate recessed for lunch until 1:30 p.m. or on call of the President.

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• corporate and business tax structure. corporate and business tax structure.
• It's structured so that take it.
• retention figures or outcome reporting retention figures or outcome reporting tied<04:07:40.560>
• estimate that fewer than nine reporters estimate that fewer than nine reporters serve<05:07:06.798
• <05:31:58.558> and then we have the cost of reporters and then we have the cost of reporters

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• So, a relatively straightforward preliminary engineering report can be a multi-year project if it's in
• They are required to report to our committee. We have Lynn Mosteller. She's the Executive Director.
• Our annual report under our statute is due December 1st.
• There's a map of that one in the annual report.
• They've got to tie into your power line structure.

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• Mean, Oklahoma has very much been the state dictating all of the structures.
• They still have to comply with every single audit and financial mandate, but they may want to structure
• And down there, I actually was a reporter on a local newspaper that covered county government.
• It requires the drug to be produced with a mutually agreed upon time frame and requires reporting to
• And where Oklahoma taxpayer dollars does not belong is artificially creating a structure whereby you

Bills: SJR47, SB1491, SB1579, SB1806, SB1552, SB483, SB63, SB137, SB346, SB514, SB1344, SB1360, SB1380, SB1437, SB1189, SB1217, SB1221, SB1262, SB1272, SB1325, SB1339, SB201

Keywords: voter ID, elections, constitutional amendment, Oklahoma, proof of identity, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, foster care, adoption assistance, transitioning youth, Department of Human Services, voluntary services, county home rule charter

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• :27:51.440> that<00:27:51.840> have been any reports that that have been any reports that
• And I know, as you said, sir, you read the media reports, and I think everybody does.
• >> Yes, sir. >> That's been publicly reported.
• But it was very interesting the way they structured these facilities.
• There was structured these facilities.

Bills: HB60

Keywords: geoengineering, weather modification, environmental safety, atmospheric pollutants, criminal pollution, Meeting Start: 00:00:02 Roll Call: 00:00:08 26 RS HB 60 - AN ACT relating to geoengineering: 00:01:35 Department of Corrections Update: 00:32:59 Kentucky Parole Board Update: 01:19:21, 958, all

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• I also printed out a 58-page NCSL report about foreign contributions. There's court cases.
• I also printed out a 58-page NCSL report about foreign contributions. There's court cases.
• I also printed out a 58-page NCSL report about foreign contributions. There's court cases.
• I also printed out a 58-page NCSL report about foreign contributions. There's court cases.
• That way it'll get in the final report. Also, happy to take any questions.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I've yet to receive the written report against me. I've yet to receive it. Okay, thank you.
• This bill represents hope and structure.
• Therefore, I urge you to report this bill favorably. Thank you very much. All right.
• They cannot describe their day, defend themselves, or report an incident.
• They cannot describe their day, defend themselves, or report an incident.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a hearing focused primarily on special education-related bills, with testimony centered on two major themes: transition planning for students aging out of school-based services at age 22, and the fiscal strain special education costs place on districts. Committee members explained hearing procedures, noted the House was in formal session, and periodically stepped out for votes while staff recorded testimony. A separate bill on special education due process was also taken up briefly, along with a bill on special education finance and another on equitable access/data reporting. On House Bill 752 and Senate Bill 313, witnesses from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, self-advocates, and Senator Comerford described the “Turning 22” transition as a crisis point that often leaves families without adult placements, services, or clear communication. Testimony emphasized earlier planning, more accountability, better data collection, and a commission to improve coordination and residential placement. Several parents and advocates shared personal accounts of traumatic transitions, delayed placements, and the need for plans to begin at least a year before age 22. The committee later closed testimony on these bills after hearing from all signed-up speakers. House Bill 4217, on special education due process, drew support from Representative Sullivan-Almeida, parents, and advocates who argued that the burden of proof should shift from families to school districts. Testimony described costly legal battles, delays, and parents having to become experts in reading instruction or hire advocates and attorneys to secure services. Brody Dwyer, a 10-year-old student with dyslexia, and his mother described how evidence-based instruction helped him after years of struggle. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 546/Senate Bill 317, which would require DESE to publish cross-tabulated data on race, disability, gender, income, and other factors; advocates said this would better expose disparities and help address the school-to-prison pipeline. Finally, on House Bill 691/Senate Bill 430, school leaders, educators, and union representatives testified that special education costs are outpacing district budgets and that increasing circuit breaker reimbursement and creating a commission to study long-term sustainability would help prevent staffing cuts and service reductions. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee repeatedly closed testimony on individual bills as speakers finished and moved through the agenda.

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• that we can make sure that our structure that we can make sure that our structure is<00:03:00.360
• The preliminary report is due 20 days prior to the regular session in 2026, and then the final report
• But in the meantime, those are the two reporting deadlines.
• But in the meantime, those are the two reporting deadlines.
• Seeing none, Vice Chair, voting on Senate Bill 1359. report okay questions of concerns seeing report

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Labor and Technology heard several labor and personnel measures. Senate Bill 1567 would require the Department of Human Resources Development to conduct a comprehensive review of the executive branch classification and compensation system and allow it to contract with a third party outside normal procurement rules. Director Brana Hashimoto testified in support, saying the state has more than 1,400 classes of work and limited staff to keep the system current; she said outside vendor help and market data are needed to update class specifications, minimum qualifications, and pay structures. She noted the project scope and timeline would depend on funding, and said the governor had approved about $1 million for the effort. Members asked about vendor scope, comparisons to the private sector and other public employers, consolidation of obsolete classes, and whether the exemption from procurement rules would speed the work. The committee also heard Senate Bill 326 on defense of state employees, with testimony in support from HGEA, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, and the Hawaii State Teachers Association. Senate Bill 337 would expand the pool of interest arbitrators used in collective bargaining disputes by allowing the Hawaii Labor Relations Board to request a list from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and to use arbitrators from both FMCS and the American Arbitration Association; HGEA supported the bill, saying the broader pool would improve selection and address communication issues. Senate Bill 1233 would create a State Internship and Workforce Development Program within DeHerd. The University of Hawaiʻi, HGEA, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and the Chamber of Commerce supported it. DeHerd said the program could help place interns into vacancies and convert them to civil service jobs, but said it would need about five FTE and roughly $330,000 in salaries to administer a program serving about 50 to 75 interns at a time; members questioned whether the positions could be filled and whether the program could proceed without added resources. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1359, which would increase the employer-based composite monthly contribution to the Hawaii EUTF Benefits Trust Fund beginning in January 2026 and then tie future increases to Medicare Part B premium changes with a lag. The EUTF administrator testified, and a member noted the measure resembled a bill that had died in conference the prior year. Senate Bill 1454 would give the Labor and Industrial Relations director authority to issue wage payment violation orders, establish penalties and appeals, and broaden the definition of wage; the department supported it, explaining it would align procedures under chapter 387 with existing chapter 388 enforcement and make investigations easier. Finally, the committee moved through a series of collective bargaining cost-item bills for various bargaining units and related entities, with testimony generally in support from Budget and Finance, HGEA, UH, HHSC, UPW, and other unions and associations. One amendment request was to include bargaining units 1 and 10 in the temporary hazard pay funding bill, and the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association noted its airport firefighters unit was still in arbitration and would provide final numbers later.

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• This waiting period can cause further damage to the structure as well as threaten public safety.
• necessary to protect public safety, prevent further damage to the building, or protect the overall structure
• without knowing how far this emergency repairs could go, especially if we're talking about protecting structural
• Subsection E is also modified to create a true structured option either initially by petition and then
• The chair moves that House Bill 954 without amendment be reported favorably to the full House with the

Bills: HB24

Keywords: groundwater, conservation, water permits, sustainability, resource management

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• Item number six, reports of standing committees.
• reports of standing committees. reports of standing committees.
• move to adopt standing committee report move to adopt standing committee report numbers numbers
• , the facts, and initiating a structured, the facts, and initiating a structured, inclusive<00:41
• in a final report response.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The first item on the agenda is within your tab one, and it's a report on the committee's previous objections
• Lynn Valentine, you can come forward and give us your report, please. Thank you.
• Thank you very much for your report today. Sincerely. Appreciate it. Thank you for appearing.
• Also, if there's legislation requiring a nominating commission, similar to the structure of the JCC's
• Fiscal year, it's in our report. About 3,000 of those 6,600 cases involve child support.

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee reviewed several agency rules and objections under Chapter 120. First, the committee revisited prior objections to Agency for Health Care Administration rules containing sunset provisions. AHCA’s general counsel said the agency amended 26 of the objected rules but declined to amend five others, arguing sunset provisions are lawful, are not themselves rules, and were consistent with a 2019 gubernatorial directive. Committee members questioned that position, especially for licensing and certificate-of-need rules, and urged the agency to consider legislative changes; no formal action was taken on that item during the discussion. The committee then considered an objection to Department of Management Services Rule 60G-1.001 defining the Governor’s Mansion grounds. Committee staff argued the rule is vague and improperly refers to future land acquisitions without updating the rule since 1998. DMS defended the rule as a general definition tied to publicly recorded property and a master lease, but said it would not object if the Legislature chose to codify the definition in statute. After discussion, the committee voted to file the objection. Members also received informational updates from the Department of Environmental Protection on the Solaris state lands inventory system, and from the Florida Gaming Control Commission on its response to the Tampa Bay Downs unadopted-rule litigation, in which the commission said it has stopped relying on the prior tax interpretation and will not promulgate a rule on that issue. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation said it would remove an unsupported cigar wholesale dealer permit reference, repeal an obsolete excise-tax deduction rule, and amend penalty guidelines and an affirmation in its alcohol, beverage, and tobacco rules. Finally, the Division of Administrative Hearings’ interim director discussed case-processing times, possible changes to ALJ status, and whether the Florida Rules of Evidence should apply in administrative proceedings, emphasizing the need to weigh costs, independence, and impacts on pro se litigants. The chair noted this was likely the committee’s final meeting of the year.

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• Motion to adopt the committee report. We have a motion to adopt the committee report.
• I move adoption of the committee report. Senators, there's a motion to adopt the committee report.
• And in that report, I don't know if it's in that report or not, because I haven't seen it, Mr.
• In that report, are there any requirements in that report that says specifically...
• There's nothing in error with the report. There was nothing in error with the report. There was...

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• The report that we have sent to you is the heavy text report.
• You know, we're writing this report.
• And that we could utilize the report. all commissioners saw the text of the report and that we could
• utilize the report.
• You know, we're writing this report.

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Summary: The Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met virtually to review and gather feedback on its annual report covering July 2024 through June 2025. The chair summarized the report’s main themes: five public meetings on employment data, benefit cliffs, developmental services priorities, health care, civil rights, and workforce stability; active work by the Disability Employment, Workforce Support, and new Long-Term Services and Supports/Health Equity subcommittees; and the second annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebration with more than 300 participants. Commissioners praised the report and suggested improvements, including shortening it with an appendix, adding charts/graphs, including dates and raw data alongside percentages, and producing a more visual slide deck or presentation version after submission. Commissioners also discussed the need for clearer outcome-focused goals and strategic planning, especially given limited staff capacity. The chair responded that the annual report is a statutory requirement and that a separate strategic planning effort is underway through the executive board. She said the team would continue refining the report, incorporate feedback, and prepare both a text version and a more visual hard-copy version with photos and alternative text. The report was described as due to appointing authorities by October 30, and the commission planned to continue collaborating on presentation materials. Before adjourning, members briefly discussed the 2025 Paul Spooner Generational Leadership Summit, which was described as successful but still in need of funding for future years. The chair also previewed the commission’s first community event on November 4, a hybrid community listening session and resource fair, with about 170 registered participants and roughly 35 in-person organizations. The meeting ended with a motion and second to adjourn.

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• The structure of the program is just like the compensation support program.
• The SOP report ensures that programs are accurately portrayed to the public.
• But I think we could figure out a way to do it, because as my self-reporting bill...
• At this point, it is structured to be a monthly subsidy payment that would go directly to the provider
• In our survey on early placement, relatives reported greater satisfaction when three things occurred:

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• <00:20:04.320> centers<00:20:04.640> for<00:20:04.880> structured evening reporting
• centers for structured evening reporting centers for structured activities<00:20:05.840> and<
• Evening reporting<00:21:33.840> centers<00:21:34.240> for<00:21:34.480> structured
• c> reporting centers for structured reporting centers for structured activities<00:21:35.360> and<
• Every demographic is different. reported recently. Uh, in 2019, I think reported recently.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s Grants Management Division on federal victim-services funding. Staff described the main grant programs they administer, including STOP VAWA, VOCA victim assistance, sexual assault services, Byrne state crisis intervention, and Project Safe Neighborhoods. They emphasized that VOCA is especially volatile because it is funded by the federal Crime Victims Fund, which has declined sharply in recent years, reducing Kentucky’s available awards and forcing cuts to state, local, and nonprofit subgrants. They also outlined steps the cabinet has taken to stabilize funding, including changing the subaward formula, aligning the grant period with the state fiscal year, subawarding one year behind the federal cycle, and retaining a reserve. Members asked about how funds reach victims, how subgrantee amounts are determined, and requested a breakdown of grant recipients and amounts; staff said they would provide that information later. The committee then received a detailed presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice on alternatives to detention. Commissioner Randy White and staff explained that ATDs are short-term, less restrictive placements for low-risk youth, including electronic monitoring, home supervision, group homes, foster care, private child care, community programs, mentoring, evening reporting centers, and in-home wraparound services. They described the referral and approval process involving court-designated workers, detention alternative coordinators, courts, and county attorneys, and said DJJ currently has 16 ATD-related contracts, with placements, programs, and electronic monitoring among them. They also reported that between July 1, 2024, and July 30, 2025, 1,652 juveniles were involved in the process, including 168 diversion cases. Members questioned the cost of juvenile detention versus adult incarceration, whether families pay for electronic monitoring, whether there is a national model for juvenile detention, and what alternatives exist for truancy and contempt cases. DJJ said families do not generally reimburse for electronic monitoring, there is no single national model, and day treatment centers are an important alternative for some youth. The department also said it builds daily routines and wellness education into its facilities, and that more than two-thirds of its programs are evidence-based. Officials said they currently monitor vendor performance through quarterly reviews and can end contracts for poor performance, but that data tracking is still largely manual. They said the new JCOM system, now in pilot in the eastern region, should improve reporting and help identify outcomes and recidivism more effectively.

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• create a new organizational structure create a new organizational structure because<00:35:40.839
• /c> encourage more reporting of crimes we encourage more reporting of crimes we need<01:06:47.400>
• the challenges of reporting the challenges of reporting investigating<01:11:21.640> and<01
• Thank you, Vice Chair. report that dbed may need one FTE to report that dbed may need one FTE to facilitate
• side and lastly in the committee report side and lastly in the committee report that<01:34:30.719

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Reports of standing committees.
• The clerk will read the report. Mr.
• The Auditor General's Report? The Auditor General's Report, among other things.
• We will need to rise and report. The ayes have it, and so ordered. We will need to rise and report.
• The chair recognizes the Majority Leader to rise and report. Rise and report. Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• uh and structural challenges throughout uh through<00:01:35.600> no<00:01:35.840> fault
• These reports were completed in 2024.
• These reports were completed in 2024.
• outcome of that report? outcome of that report? >> Mr.<00:35:18.320> Nelson.
• However, there would still be reports made so the committees were alerted to those overruns.

Bills: HF4421, HF1937, HF4675, HF4715, HF4684

Keywords: county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services

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• the way, I know you had Eric Wallett from the Department of Revenue here talking about the incident report
• here talking about the incident report. here talking about the incident report.
• Um I just read this report recently that I think was from like a couple months ago that there are 88
• Um I just read this report recently that I think was from like a couple months ago that there are 88
• state's structural budget imbalance. state's structural budget imbalance.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House File 5055, the governor’s supplemental tax budget. Commissioner of Revenue Paul Marquart outlined the proposal as a balanced budget package that would leave a positive bottom line in the current biennium and beyond. He emphasized family-focused tax relief, especially a new refundable young child credit for children ages 0 to 4, which would provide up to $3,000 for one child or $6,000 for two or more, benefit about 104,000 families, and phase out at higher incomes. He also described federal conformity changes, including updates to business interest deductions, dependent care credits, and Section 179 expensing, along with omitted federal items such as research expensing and opportunity zones due to cost and policy concerns. Marquart also defended broader tax modernization proposals, including expanding the sales tax to selected consumer services such as accounting, banking, brokerage, and legal services while lowering the statewide sales tax rate, and creating a social media tax on consumer data collection that would fund an AI readiness special revenue fund rather than the general fund. He said these changes would make the sales tax less regressive and better aligned with the modern economy. Additional provisions mentioned included a gun-related gross receipts tax on firearms and ammunition, cannabis tax technical changes, historic structure rehabilitation conformity, and added auditors for tax compliance. Testimony from outside groups was mixed. Nan Madden of the Minnesota Budget Project supported the governor’s approach as a response to federal tax and spending changes, praised the decision not to conform to opportunity zones or federal no-tax-on-tips/overtime provisions, and urged even stronger revenue measures. Brian Lake of the Minnesota State Bar Association strongly opposed the proposed sales tax on consumer legal services, arguing it would burden low- and middle-income people in sensitive cases and create unfairness when individuals litigate against the state. Tanner Fritsinger of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the sales tax base expansion and the social media tax as ways to broaden revenue without raising the base rate. The committee chair thanked the commissioner and then began hearing public testimony, with additional testifiers queued up.