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• And again, it's a case there will never be enough money ever.
• And again, it's a case there will never be enough money ever.
• And I'm not saying that in every case, but it does happen in some cases.
• , And I'm not saying that in every case, And I'm not saying that in every case, but<00:29:57.600>
• but it does happen in some cases. but it does happen in some cases.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But in other cases, it has not proved to be a silver bullet.
• But the business case is what they're trying to accomplish.
• But it shouldn't be a case anymore.
• And many of these cases is just I just say it.
• And that's why you'll often see, you know, it's cases.

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• Well, and I would say in most cases, actually in the vast majority of cases, we never get to that because
• And had to end up in a court case.
• I don't know that specific case, um, so I would have to look into the details of that specific case,
• I don't know if he might be familiar with that case, but I'm not familiar with that case. OK.
• I'm sure you guys would certainly like that to be the case.

Bills: HB24

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

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• I was trying to see some additional ones just in case, you know, that.
• Prior to a case called Powell v.
• There was a second case that came out called Burgess v.
• Just tendering the limits on a case is not generally enough, especially on a third-party case, most importantly
• Your case is going to move forward. Was that the beginning of her 10 days?

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several insurance- and trust-related bills. CS/HB 265, relating to post-judgment execution proceedings involving terrorism, was presented as a measure to help victims enforce long-standing judgments against terrorist assets; it received no opposition in testimony and was reported favorably. CS/HB 1173, concerning the Florida Trust Code, clarified that the Florida Attorney General is the only public official with standing to enforce charitable trusts administered in Florida; members discussed that it was intended to resolve ambiguity identified by a court decision, and it also passed favorably. The committee then took up PCS/HB 643 on residual market insurers. The bill would remove the “diligent effort” requirement for surplus lines placements, revise surplus lines eligibility, and let Citizens policyholders elect arbitration through DOAH or the courts at renewal or issuance. The sponsor argued the changes would reduce red tape and give consumers more options, while an opponent from the Florida Justice Association warned that removing diligent-search protections could push more policyholders into higher-cost, less-regulated surplus lines coverage and that arbitration could favor insurers. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of premium credits for arbitration, the effect on Citizens, and the loss of consumer protections, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, PCS/HB 1047 on insurance regulation generated extensive debate. The bill would reduce pre-licensure hours for general lines agents from 200 to 60, clarify restrictions on public adjuster conduct, require claims-handling manuals only for active residential property insurers, and define “sufficient evidence” for bad-faith claims with examples and a 10-day objection/response process. Supporters said it would streamline claims handling and clarify timelines; opponents and several members argued it could burden policyholders, especially after disasters, and might make it easier for insurers to delay or deny claims. There was also concern about the reduced training hours for new agents and the lack of detail on what constitutes sufficient evidence or a specific objection. After a divided debate, the bill was reported favorably by a 12-6 vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I'm sure these cases are complex.
• a backlog and you're moving the cases through.
• One thing I'm very proud of is that when I took the bench, we had 959. cases.
• So I've reduced the docket... by over 150 cases in the last six weeks.
• And in case we didn't know, you've got your green on to show your allegiance.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• you see things like chatbots and all those types of functions that are out there as far as great use cases
• Building upon these successful use cases and recognizing AI's vast potential, we believe it's crucial
• You know, I gave the building permit example, but maybe we could extend it to a more serious case.
• If we were to extrapolate that out to more complex constituent use cases, let's say you have hundreds
• There’s a lot of cases. It just depends on which area that you’re looking for. Follow-up?

Summary: The subcommittee met to hear a panel discussion on artificial intelligence and automation in Florida government. Panelists from Worldwide Technology, OpenAI, the James Madison Institute, and the Florida Digital Service described AI as a tool to improve efficiency, constituent services, fraud detection, translation, HR workflows, public safety, and regulatory review, while emphasizing that AI should supplement rather than replace workers. They also stressed the importance of data readiness, workforce training, governance, and having existing technology systems and policies in place before broader deployment. Members asked about public records concerns, vendor vetting, model integrity, and how to balance innovation with privacy and security. Chief Schoonover said agencies are already using or exploring AI in areas such as Medicaid analysis, environmental data, emergency management, tax forms, and child support, and noted that the Digital Service publishes prohibited vendor and application lists. OpenAI discussed its red teaming, safety evaluations, privacy controls, and government products such as ChatGPT Gov, and said it does not train on personal data or target users with ads. The committee also discussed concrete examples of efficiency gains, including reduced call times, faster translation turnaround, and streamlined HR classification work, as well as concerns about job disruption and constituent access. In closing, members raised data center infrastructure and energy needs, with panelists noting that AI depends on substantial compute, power, cooling, and utility capacity. The chair concluded by encouraging continued dialogue and noting that future AI legislation should be targeted to specific problems rather than overly broad.

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• Indeed, despite having 39% more cases this fiscal year than during the same period last fiscal year,
• One of the things we found was the fact that in some cases we had to go dig out the CO date.
• And in some cases, they don’t understand the process. It kind of lays around, and nothing happens.
• Because in this case, again, they were about 50%. Citizens says, well, we're going to give you 1.1.
• I was very encouraged by the 11% of your cases that are now being our lack of jurisdiction cases, because

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met for a panel discussion on current issues affecting Florida condominiums. DBPR Secretary Melanie Griffin highlighted the department’s expanded condo education, complaint, and ombudsman services under HB 1021, including new online resources, board member certification, increased outreach, and broader complaint jurisdiction. She said the division has filled most of its new positions and that the new condo website is intended to improve transparency and access to records and information. Other panelists focused on insurance, inspections, and market impacts. Insurance agent Mike Clarkson said the condo insurance market remains difficult, especially for older buildings, and raised concerns about roof replacement demands, Citizens’ depopulation practices, and the mismatch between reserve studies and insurer timelines. Building officials representative Ron Laceca described challenges with phase one and phase two inspections, including incomplete databases, limited contractor capacity, and the need for local flexibility and better recordkeeping. University of Florida researcher Bill Hughes said his data show the condo market has not suffered a major overall decline from the new laws; he argued the rules have made costs more transparent and may strengthen the market over time. Community association manager Jamie Ballard said the biggest pressures on associations are rising insurance costs and early roof replacement requirements, and she supported board certification while opposing the continuing education exemption for long-tenured CAMs. In committee discussion, members pressed witnesses on whether recent condo laws caused insurance and roof-cost problems, and witnesses generally said those issues are driven more by the market than by the legislation. Senators also discussed possible reforms, including better data collection, clearer reporting duties for managers, and possible changes to insurance and reserve practices. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment.

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• And as is often the case, it was far more upsetting for her as a parent than it was for me as a kid.
• that come before us and the facts of the case.
• that come before us and the facts of the case.
• that come before us and the facts of the case.
• So I will be scrutinizing all of those through rate cases.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• > of<00:29:43.440> cases.
• This bill would other types of cases.
• ,<00:29:58.400> tax things like eminent domain cases, tax things like eminent domain cases
• difficult criminal cases in our state. difficult criminal cases in our state.
• the in that case the in that case uh uh uh uh<00:50:18.520> they<00:50:18.680> would

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.

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• I understand what you're saying, but the reality is when people bring a case to court, regardless of
• what that court is, regardless of whether they have a case out on them, they still have to go to the
• I understand what you're saying, but the reality is when people bring a case to court, regardless of
• <00:20:37.760> uh of the case and a co-chair the case uh of the case and a co-chair the case
• He said, “Have you ever charged out a case where there wasn’t a preliminary test of a NIK test?”

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard extended debate on a bill requiring cooperation with ICE and reporting related to undocumented people in certain criminal contexts. Representative Rymer argued the measure was meant to align with federal priorities focused on violent offenders and to ensure local governments respond to federal inquiries, not proactively target immigrants. He also said the bill was intended to address serious crimes and protect victims, citing examples of violent offenders and trafficking-related cases. Several members raised concerns that the bill’s language was broader than described and could affect family court matters, health care, elder care, and routine interactions with government agencies. Testifiers and members warned it could be used as leverage against undocumented people in custody, child support, domestic violence, and labor exploitation situations, and could discourage people from reporting crimes or seeking help. The sheriff’s association and county attorneys’ association letters were cited as raising due process, equal protection, civil rights, and public safety concerns. The discussion also focused on the bill’s definitions and mechanics, especially whether section three would require reporting after arrests that do not lead to charges and how county attorneys would know when to report. Representative Pinto pressed on the bill’s reference to “violent crime” and whether drug possession could be swept in, while Rymer argued the bill was narrower than critics suggested. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided; the exchange remained at the discussion and questioning stage.

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• So if you were to make a case and you made a weak case, or you did something during the investigation
• So if you were to make a case and you made a weak case, or you did something during the investigation
• So if you were to make a case and you made a weak case, or you did something during the investigation
• So if you were to make a case and you made a weak case, or you did something during the investigation
• we discussed was specifically the case we discussed was specifically the case of<01:11:05.920>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So I think that opportunity to look at those on a case-by-case basis still allows the best application
• that can work in cases like this also. that can work in cases like this also.
• be a felony, in fact will in some cases be a felony, right?
• .<00:58:02.000> Uh case.
• Uh case.

Bills: SF0007, SF0008, SF0009, SF0010

Keywords: theft, penalties, larceny, criminal offense, felony, Wyoming, absconding, law enforcement, criminal justice, fentanyl, controlled substances, minors, drug distribution, enhanced penalties, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, 916

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• Case planning and making appropriate modifications is needed.
• If you have a juvenile justice case, you also have the child welfare case.
• What was the argument for no detention in that case?
• In some cases, I would have to say yes.
• s office would dismiss the case because they're required.

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• that the ruling in Louisiana did not overturn the Milligan case in the state of Alabama.
• So, I wanted to begin by asking her, are you familiar with the case Purcell versus Gonzalez?
• I heard you mention a minute ago the 1983 case where the Democrats chose their candidates.
• I heard you mention a minute ago the 1983 case where the Democrats chose their candidates.
• I'm going to point you to joint status report in this case of Alabama State Conference...

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• be a punitive measure based on something that perhaps the student did, when it appears that in most cases
• One of the first things that I saw is I've done some of these cases, status offender cases, specifically
• Because I'm assuming that's done now in a lot of cases.
• So if that's the case in this instance, there's a little bit of a higher bar before we get to that point
• cases.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its prior meeting and then took up House Bill 5537, a bill to repeal several obsolete or outdated code sections. Counsel explained that the bill would remove provisions related to professional development, a behavioral interventionist pilot program, county lists of facilities for child daycare, and high school graduation rates, with a proposed amendment adding another outdated education code section from 1923. The committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 5537 to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass as amended. The committee then considered House Bill 4656, which would shift truancy policy toward chronic absenteeism and earlier intervention. Counsel said the committee substitute would replace punitive status-offense treatment with wraparound services, student support specialists, and a new child-in-need-of-supervision process, while also ending compulsory attendance at age 18 and removing criminal penalties for 18-year-olds. Members questioned how the new thresholds would work, including the role of attendance directors, prosecutors, judges, and the Department of Human Services, and whether the bill would change current diversion funding or court authority. Witnesses from Fayette County, Greenbrier County, and Taylor County largely opposed the bill or urged caution. The Fayette County attendance director said current truancy procedures, including school-based probation and court involvement, help secure family participation and services, and warned that removing the status offense would weaken enforcement. A Greenbrier County probation officer said diversion programs are effective and that court involvement often leads to needed services. A Taylor County juvenile prosecutor said status-offense jurisdiction gives courts meaningful leverage and flexibility, and asked that counties be allowed to keep existing approaches that work locally. After testimony, the committee voted to report HB 4656 to the full Senate without recommendation and with a recommendation that it be re-referred to the Committee on Education, then adjourned.

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• the statute is by making is in a case the statute is by making is in a case where<00:34:30.639><
• that won't be appropriate in every case. that won't be appropriate in every case.
• and you you know there are often cases and you you know there are often cases where<00:52:48.880
• In this case, it's less about get it.
• In other cases a particular program.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• health court cases.
• and probate cases. and probate cases.
• ,<00:13:54.560> including commercial litigation cases, including commercial litigation cases
• She also serves as the cases.
• and for many cases with a lot of cases and for many cases with a lot of people,<02:24:50.560> I

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• has already come into rates outside of the general rate case.
• That's actually, there's actually, it's not through the general rate case.
• In my experience, that's not the case.
• , and I litigate this case, and I've read all the case law.
• The survivors should experience improved outcomes in any of those cases.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the California Earthquake Authority’s SB 254 report and broader options for reforming California’s utility wildfire recovery system. The chair framed the discussion around the Palisades and Eaton fires, the scale of wildfire-related costs on utility bills, and the need to weigh trade-offs among survivors, ratepayers, utilities, insurers, and taxpayers. The first panel featured wildfire survivors William Abrams and Joy Chen, who described long delays in compensation, housing insecurity, and what they viewed as a system that protects utility shareholders more than victims. They urged greater transparency, clearer accountability for utility spending and safety performance, faster and fuller compensation for survivors, and reforms such as independent audits and better alignment of utility incentives with wildfire prevention and restitution. The second panel began with Tom Welsh of the California Earthquake Authority, who explained that the SB 254 report was intended as a broad inventory of policy pathways rather than recommendations. He described the report’s process, including stakeholder submissions, workstreams, and a convergence process, and outlined the current wildfire fund structure: utilities remain liable, the fund reimburses eligible claims after a covered wildfire, and the CPUC later determines prudency and possible reimbursement back to the fund. RAND’s Lloyd Dixon summarized compensation data, saying utilities paid about $38 billion between 2017 and 2024, with major shares going to injured parties, insurers, and public entities, while litigation costs and survivors’ own losses remain substantial. He noted that legal fees and delays reduce the amount survivors ultimately receive. Utility and public-interest witnesses offered differing views on the report’s pathways. PG&E’s Tyson Smith said the report shows inaction is the worst outcome and argued for community wildfire risk reduction, equitable allocation of catastrophe costs, and state-led resilience tools. LADWP’s Fernando Valero emphasized the vulnerability of municipal utilities and cities, and supported inverse condemnation reform, a state-sponsored liability insurance framework, damages and subrogation limits, and stronger insurance access. Consumer Attorneys of California’s John Fisk argued that IOU-caused fires are not natural disasters but the result of negligence and sometimes criminal conduct, and opposed reducing utility liability while supporting stronger oversight and audits. The Public Advocates Office’s Nathaniel Skinner focused on affordability, saying ratepayers already bear large and growing wildfire costs and warning against shifting more costs onto bills without measurable risk reduction and tighter accountability. Committee members then began questioning witnesses about what counts as measurable mitigation, how to define full and fair compensation, and how any fast-pay process should work.

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• Yet, there is a gap in current federal statutes and case law.
• <00:24:37.600> against prohibitions in some cases against prohibitions in some cases against
• That was an sexual assault cases.
• cases brought against this<00:38:51.839> law.
• But um that's that's one case as well.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 3477, Representative Long’s “Universal Constitutional Remedies Act,” which would create a civil damages remedy for constitutional violations by government actors, including federal officials. Long and supporting testifiers argued the bill fills a gap in current law, noting that people can sue state and local officials under Section 1983 but generally lack a meaningful damages remedy against federal actors. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability, make harmed individuals whole, and is consistent with the Supremacy Clause and federal law. Public testimony included Dr. Roger Day, who said the bill was important to people harmed by “color of law” abuses and urged broad, inclusive language. Members then considered amendments. The A1 amendment, offered by Representative Duran, removed subdivision 2, which had required federal law enforcement partners entering agreements with Minnesota to agree to abide by the state and federal constitutions; the amendment was adopted. The A2 amendment, which would have added a six-year lookback and limited the bill to future causes of action, was debated at length and rejected. The A3 amendment, which would have required state agencies to absorb litigation costs, was also debated; House fiscal staff said a fiscal note was not complete and costs were uncertain, and the amendment was not adopted. In discussion after amendments, opponents argued the bill would conflict with federal supremacy, duplicate or interfere with existing federal remedies, and could create fiscal and operational burdens. Supporters responded that the bill is modeled on existing remedies for state and local officials and that federal accountability is currently inadequate. The bill, as amended by A1, was then moved toward the general register, with a roll call requested on the bill.

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• <00:23:13.280> He the case then we should revisit. He the case then we should revisit.
• <00:47:17.920> by would have to be an individual case by would have to be an individual case
• by case<00:47:18.319> basis.
• <00:47:48.319> by<00:47:48.560> case<00:47:48.720> basis individualized case
• by case basis individualized case by case basis language?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all