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• Not because of presidential libraries, but because of other unique structures or situations.
• Next we go to Tab 13, Senate Memorial 314, on Florida National Guard increased force structure by Senator
• examine the resource allocations of the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in its force structure

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 108 on administrative procedures. That bill, as amended, would require agencies to review all rules on a five-year cycle, submit regulatory plans and annual reports, publish intended agency action within 90 days of new rulemaking authority, improve public access to incorporated materials, and streamline rule publication and correction procedures. After brief testimony from the Florida Bar’s Administrative Law Section and support from Americans for Prosperity and the James Madison Institute, the committee adopted two amendments and reported CS for SB 108 favorably. The committee then approved several other measures, including the Senate veterans package (CS for CS for SB 116), which made technical changes and was supported by veterans and advocacy groups; SB 118 on presidential libraries, which preempts local barriers while preserving state and federal law and building codes; CS for SB 126 allowing mail distribution of prescription hearing aids after a Florida-licensed professional examination; CS for SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” making it a third-degree felony to abandon restrained animals during declared disasters; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice expansion for complex cardiac conditions; SM 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure; CS for SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process to remove unauthorized persons from commercial property; CS for SB 348 on ethics, addressing false military rank claims and delinquent ethics fines; SB 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day; CS for SB 160 expanding CPA licensure pathways and clarifying administrative outsourcing; and CS for SB 50 promoting nature-based coastal resilience measures. Most of these bills received supportive testimony and were reported favorably. The committee also considered and reported favorably the annual reviser bills SB 36, SB 38, SB 40, and SB 42, which adopt the 2025 Florida Statutes, conform statutory names, remove expired provisions, and clean up obsolete language and cross-references. Throughout the meeting, members asked questions on a few bills, but no roll-call votes were recorded as opposed; each measure was approved and reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested that a few missed affirmative votes be recorded, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• The structure of this tax credit is modeled after the existing Florida strong families tax credit.
• program by an eligible charitable organization must be expended 100% for the expansion of current structures
• You can't get the contracts and to be able to just miraculously structure practice as the guys in the

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• That means whatever force structure and capability we'd have to counter the Soviet threat would probably
• So the power is in the hands of the government or the Department of Defense to change incentive structures
• And so the onus is on the Department to change those incentive structures, and Congress can help.

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• Well, depending on how complicated the structures are if you're building a simple home that you know
• huge problem, and rising in costs and labor, those are all things you have to have to build any structure
• , but certainly residential structures.

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• Depending on how complicated the structures are, if you're building a simple home that you've built a
• Those are all things you have to have to build any structure, but certainly residential structures.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So adding a sixth would be a pretty big structural change, but this gets to the intent, which is to make
• So adding a sixth would be a pretty big structural change, but this gets to the intent, which is to make

Bills: S7038, S1694

Keywords: education, Florida College System, tuition waivers, vocational rehabilitation, state universities, accreditation, public safety, technology education, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, computer science, high school graduation

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard and approved CS/SB 1694, which would revise general education core standards at public postsecondary institutions to incorporate technology-related instruction. The adopted amendment shifted the bill away from creating a sixth core course and instead required technology integration within existing core courses to include digital literacy, AI tool application, and related instruction in areas such as software engineering, networks, databases, and cybersecurity as applicable. For high school computer science courses, the amendment added guidance on critical evaluation of AI results, AI limitations, and ethical use of AI. The committee adopted the amendment and then voted the bill favorably. The committee also took up confirmation appointments on tabs 1 through 2 and, on one motion, recommended confirmation of all appointees favorably. In addition, it considered SPB 7038 on postsecondary education and workforce development, which addresses tuition and fee policies, consumer protections, career and technical education, student acceleration, and institutional operations. Members asked about dual enrollment expansion, CIE licensure exemptions, and the removal of the Classic Learning Test as a fee-waiver qualifier; staff said the dual enrollment change was intended to expand student options without necessarily increasing enrollment, the CLT removal was an error to be corrected, and a Florida Dental Association representative raised concern about preserving the long-standing exemption for dental assisting programs. The committee moved SPB 7038 as a committee bill and reported it favorably.

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• There's a structured clinical model that's established that involves one preparation, which is getting
• > model There's a structured clinical model There's a structured clinical model that's<01:36:06.639
• The bill today does not legalize recreational use; it creates a structured medical pathway, supervised
• recreational use, creates a structured recreational use, creates a structured path,<01:42:42.800
• is they are putting in those structures is they are putting in those structures to<01:51:15.119>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But we have a lot of projects that don't actually involve a structure.
• a structure. a structure.
• And we brought that into the report that you can see structured here, which gives sort of background
• here, which gives can see structured here, which gives sort<00:40:11.400> of<00:40:11.480>
• Here we see the same structure of the same maps, but I'm showing you seasonal change in precipitation

Bills: HF4470, HF2418, HF3417, HF3365, HF3463

Keywords: HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions

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• some further discussion in another presentation later today on the overall transportation finance structure
• finance structure but um suffice<00:04:16.079> to<00:04:16.239> say<00:04:16.400> for
• This is tied to, or kind of mapped to, how the motor vehicle registration tax formula is structured,
• or a portion of that is structured or a portion of that formula<00:07:46.639> so<00:07:46.880
• by the commission and you know structure by the commission and you know we're<00:53:16.319> we're

Keywords: 1183, house

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• All the civil stuff was judge-made law and judge-interpreted and structured stuff.
• When, in 2011, this structure was created by the legislature, there were several purposes.
• Same is the system, same is the structure here. So why do we need this amendment?
• Well, the difference is the legislature created this structure, Section 162.
• Just to understand the structure, the NPHO engages the physician as an employee under the contract.

Bills: HB2242, HB2446, HB2799, HB4502, HB2920, HB2790, HB5620, HB5060, HB5076, HB5080, HB5081, HB5128, HB5130, HB3847, HB5116, HB2969, HB4546, HB4202, HB5624, HB3964, HB4803, HB872, HB4775, HB4777, HB4961, HB5570, HB2988, HB4260, HB1375, HB5009, HB5411, HB5134, HB4388, HB3095, HB1387

Keywords: constables, civil rights, local government, law enforcement, policy-making authority, affidavit, medical bills, civil actions, reasonable charges, healthcare services, judicial statistics, court performance, family law, civil cases, efficiency reporting, court security, emergency management, harassment penalties, judicial safety, court committee

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 4961, which would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages after a collision. The author said the bill is intended to create incentives to maintain insurance and to address what he described as an unfair system for insured drivers. Texans for Lawsuit Reform and Texas Eagle Forum testified in support, while the Texas Trial Lawyers Association opposed it, warning the bill could also affect pedestrians, passengers, children, and others who did not choose whether a vehicle was insured. The bill author clarified that passengers would be included in the bill’s coverage. No vote was taken and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5570 would extend a legislative attorney CLE exemption to attorneys appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate to boards or commissions. The author said the measure is meant to ease time burdens and encourage service, and a witness supported it as a modest incentive for public service. A committee member noted a discrepancy in the number of affected attorneys, and the author agreed to verify the correct figure. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 2969, which would restrict the State Bar from adopting rules or penalties that unreasonably burden attorneys’ religious exercise or free speech based on sincerely held beliefs. The author and several witnesses from Texas Values, Alliance Defending Freedom, and Cecilia Wood argued the bill protects lawyers of faith from an ABA model rule they described as a speech code. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending. House Bill 4260, which would prohibit county judges and county commissioners from practicing law in courts over which they have jurisdiction, drew opposition from the County Judges and Commissioners Association, which argued existing ethics rules already address conflicts and that the bill would burden rural officials. The author said the bill was prompted by concerns about judges using their office to pressure others. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5134 would limit Rule 202 pre-suit depositions to people who have suffered or reasonably expect actual damages and would allow attorney’s fees against abusive petitioners. The author said the bill is aimed at preventing harassment and fishing expeditions, especially in family-law disputes. Questions focused on how the standard would work and how it differs from current law; the author said the main change is fee-shifting and a clearer legislative directive. The bill was left pending. House Bill 3095, a committee substitute version of a similar uninsured-motorist bill, would bar uninsured motorists from recovering non-economic damages and limit economic recovery, with several exceptions. Trial lawyers argued it was unconstitutional because it capped economic damages and could unfairly affect innocent drivers, pedestrians, and older people who no longer drive. The author acknowledged constitutional concerns and said the bill would need further work; the committee withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending. Finally, House Bill 4388 would require all judges, including county judges who perform administrative duties, to remain subject to the Code of Judicial Conduct. Supporters said some elected judges avoid accountability by relinquishing judicial functions, while opponents argued the bill is too rigid and unnecessary because existing remedies already exist. House Bill 3964 would limit public nuisance claims to their historical role and bar such claims against lawful conduct, conduct already covered by other remedies, and products. The author and supporters said the bill is meant to prevent courts from using public nuisance to make policy, while opponents argued it would eliminate useful remedies and could affect local actions against environmental or product-related harms. The author said the bill would not affect statutory nuisance claims, private nuisance claims, or other causes of action, and would be amended to clarify some provisions. The bill was left pending.

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• They need to have received, or be in the process of receiving, the evidence-based structured literacy
• They have to demonstrate they've had the structured literacy training before the board issues their Tier
• > literacy<00:51:10.880> uh<00:51:11.119> training<00:51:12.119> um structured
• literacy uh training um structured literacy uh training um before<00:51:12.839> their<00:51:13.119
• literacy training uh before structured literacy training uh before the<00:51:52.599> uh<00:51

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And really the structure of all that, because we have plea bargains, downward departures, we have good
• And really the structure of all that, because we have plea bargains, downward departures, we have good
• You're going to structure the data in the analytical systems so that you can point analysis tools, uh
• constitution are structured but we have constitution are structured but we have article<01:20:25.840>
• <01:25:58.239> u careful about how we're structuring u careful about how we're structuring

Keywords: 1183, house

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• deficit motans deserve real structural deficit motans deserve real solutions<01:01:05.480> to
• So, as to your question about how states structure the reinsurance programs, every state is a little
• So, as to your question about how states structure the reinsurance programs, every state is a little
• the reinsurance programs um uh structure the reinsurance programs um every<01:18:34.800> state
• change that can address the structural change that can address the cost<01:36:35.400> issue<01

Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations

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• Right now, because we don't have any reporting requirements and any regulatory structure of any type,
• Right now, because we don't have any reporting requirements and any regulatory structure of any type,
• Right now, because we don't have any reporting requirements and any regulatory structure of any type,
• Right now, because we don't have any reporting requirements and any regulatory structure of any type,
• Right now, because we don't have any reporting requirements and any regulatory structure of any type,

Bills: HF1262, HF1741, HF472, HF1668, HF2055, HF1786, HF1876, HF1089, HF1121, HF509, HF1545, HF2027, HF642

Keywords: food truck, liquor license, temporary license, community events, catering, municipal regulations, food hall, St. Louis Park, on-sale, intoxicating beverages, food vendors, common seating area, HF472, Mankato, Minnesota State University Mankato, MSU Mankato, Taylor Center, special liquor license, on-sale wine license, malt liquor license

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• <00:04:48.960> things we there would be some structural things we there would be some structural
• We actually are a 50-year-old structure.
• The structure.
• We're 47, but the structures are now 50 years old.
• We're 47, but the structures are now 50 years old.

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• So basically HF 21 will change the structure and statute of how emergency powers operate.
• So basically HF 21 will change the structure and statute of how emergency powers operate.
• So basically HF 21 will change the structure and statute of how emergency powers operate.
• So basically HF 21 will change the structure and statute of how emergency powers operate.
• So basically HF 21 will change the structure and statute of how emergency powers operate.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• certainty and structure to this dynamic certainty and structure to this dynamic so<00:20:52.480> that
• in place as it is before the structure in place as it is before you<00:28:49.679> now.
• Can this bill be viewed as a structural subsidy for the insurers? For the insurers.
• Um, so a structured subsidy? Yeah, I'm not quite following that.
• address this type of structural address this type of structural challenge<02:13:50.800> by

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And then we would be able to spend it in the formula, the way we've structured House Bill 20, which we're
• I mean, I think it's very likely, especially the way we're now structuring it, that it would be at or
• that the chairman spoke of can definitely have a big impact, potentially has a big impact on the structure
• There, again, were various different ways that the House and the Senate structured the bill.
• So unless we broke that down and looked at it, I don't know that there's been a cost structure change

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the prior day’s journal by a 107-1 roll call vote. Members then spent a substantial portion of the morning introducing guests, including family members, students, interns, nonprofit representatives, a park ranger recognized for life-saving work, and legislative staff being honored for service or graduation. Committee reports and Senate messages followed, including Senate refusals to concur on several amendments to Senate Bill 1421 and the appointment of a conference committee on House Bill 2818. The main floor debate centered on the conference committee report for House Bill 2002, the K-12 education budget. The budget chair explained that the report maintained record-level overall funding for the foundation formula but changed the mix of funding sources, including a reduction in capital commission dollars and use of blind pension funds, with possible later ARPA dollars to offset shortfalls. Several members argued the bill still underfunded schools by about $190 million and raised concerns about relying on projected or one-time funds; others defended the budget as meeting or exceeding constitutional requirements and noted record spending per pupil and recent increases in education funding. A substitute motion to send the bill back to conference failed 62-89, and the conference report was then adopted 83-68; the bill was subsequently third read and passed 83-68. The House then adopted and passed House Bill 2003, the higher education budget, by 119-28 on adoption and 109-32 on third reading. Debate there focused on restoring the governor’s recommended funding while directing higher education institutions to develop a new performance-based funding formula by the end of the year. Members generally described the compromise as a step toward a more sustainable model while preserving current funding levels. Next, House Bill 2004, covering the Departments of Revenue and Transportation, was adopted 128-21 and passed 127-27; discussion highlighted transportation funding, rural roads, and a small local safety appropriation that had already been addressed by MoDOT. The House then began debate on House Bill 2005, the Office of Administration budget, with members emphasizing IT accountability, state employee functions, and ongoing technology consolidation/deconsolidation issues.

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• Uh next, historic structure rehabilitation matches it more closely with the federal government priorities
• Uh next, historic structure rehabilitation matches it more closely with the federal government priorities
• revenue, and help address the additional revenue, and help address the state's<00:32:12.400> structural
• state's structural budget imbalance. state's structural budget imbalance.
• to seriously consider substantial revenue raisers, not just cutting expenditures, to address its structural

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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• We can try to organize structures<00:10:47.920> to<00:10:48.160> make<00:10:48.320>
• You spoke a little bit about the team structure that you have.
• Or what is the basic structure that you're putting together within the cabinet?
• I commend you for the structure in this manner.
• But is is structure in this manner.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Health Services Committee heard a presentation from Dr. Steven Stack, Secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, on Kentucky’s Rural Health Transformation Program. He said Kentucky received about $213 million in federal funding, among the highest awards nationally, after a fast application and negotiation process. He emphasized that the grant is time-limited, must be used for the specific goals in the state’s application, and cannot be treated as a general bailout or replacement for existing funding. He also noted the state will use a website, ruralhealthplan.ky.gov, to share the full application, award terms, and future opportunities. Dr. Stack outlined five focus areas: maternal health and prenatal/early childhood supports; EMS and trauma response workforce and transfer capacity; behavioral health crisis care through the EMPATH model and mobile crisis services; oral health access through more hygienists, telehealth, and hub-and-spoke models; and rural community hubs for chronic disease prevention and innovation, including food-as-medicine and healthier lifestyle interventions. He stressed that the program is meant to be transformative, not duplicative, and that it cannot pay clinician salaries, fund new construction, replace EMR systems broadly, or duplicate billable services. He said the state will work with community partners, hospitals, universities, and others, including the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, to begin implementation. Members responded positively overall. Senator Berg praised the award and the goal of integrating care across the state, but raised concerns about access to prenatal care and about possible future changes to water fluoridation, warning both could harm children and rural families. The chair and other members thanked Dr. Stack for the update and congratulated him on the award. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.