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• The cartel controls about 75 to 80 percent of the cattle market in Mexico.
• The cartel controls about 75 to 80% of the cattle market in Mexico.
• be paramount to control the spread of the flies.
• There wasn't much of anything being done about movement control at that time.
• The system in place is critical for us to control this pest and its impacts on animals in Texas.

Summary: The joint hearing focused on preparedness for the New World screwworm threat and brought together the House Committees on Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Agriculture and Livestock. USDA officials, Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, and Texas Animal Health Commission leadership described the pest as a serious risk to livestock, wildlife, rural economies, and beef prices, and emphasized coordination among federal, state, industry, and Mexican partners. Witnesses repeatedly stressed that Texas is currently seeing no confirmed U.S. detections, but that recent confirmed cases in northern Mexico, including Nuevo León, remain a concern because of their proximity to the border. USDA testimony outlined current surveillance and response efforts, including more than 120 screw worm-specific traps along the Texas border and neighboring states, thousands of additional dual-purpose traps, wildlife inspections, weekly coordination with Mexico’s Senasica, and a new USDA New World Screwworm Directorate. Officials said the existing Panama sterile fly facility is maxed out at about 100 million flies per week, while a dispersal facility in Tampico is helping move flies farther north in Mexico. They also described plans for a retrofitted sterile fly facility in Metapa, Mexico, expected to come online in 2026, and a new domestic production facility at Moore Air Base, with phase one targeted for late 2026 or early 2027 and phase two adding substantially more capacity later. Members pressed USDA on timelines, production capacity, the reliability of Mexican reporting, the risk from wildlife, and whether modular or mobile facilities could be deployed faster. USDA said it is also exploring innovative technologies, including a genetically engineered sterile male fly, but that such tools still require EPA review and field validation. Commissioner Miller highlighted Texas biosecurity efforts, five permanent inspection stations, cooperation with FDA and EPA on treatments such as Exzolt, and other pest issues affecting Texas agriculture. He also noted research into fly bait and private-sector efforts to speed sterile fly production. Texas Animal Health Commission officials described extensive state preparedness work, including weekly coordination calls, field response trainings, outreach to producers and veterinarians, and a Texas Screwworm Response Team. They said Texas has trained more than 100 inspectors and other personnel, with additional trainings planned, and that the state is expanding its cattle fever tick rider program. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing; the main action was the exchange of testimony and questions about readiness, surveillance, and facility timelines.

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• them but they don't want controlling them but they don't want them<00:54:31.160> in<00:54:31.319
• Thank you very much. complexity of coercive control that complexity of coercive control that we've<00
• The board can include construction, but it also includes Health and Human Services, the controller, so
• <01:24:52.239> a<01:24:52.360> single<01:24:52.639> entity<01:24:53.600> that
• <01:24:53.719> has<01:24:53.880> the entity a single entity that has the entity a single

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 1324, which would require the Judiciary to contract for legal services for residential tenants in landlord-tenant disputes and allow attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide those services, with an appropriation. The Department of the Attorney General recommended removing reference to Hawaii Public Housing Authority tenants because HPHA eviction proceedings are administrative and could conflict with the bill. Hawaii Appleseed and other testifiers strongly supported the measure, citing studies showing much higher tenant retention when counsel is available, and suggested adding notice of the right to counsel at key points such as rent increases, eviction notices, and lease signing. The committee adopted amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested change and a technical amendment, and passed the bill out with a recommendation to move it forward; members voted aye, with one member voting with reservations and several excused. The committee then heard House Bill 126 on property forfeiture, which would increase transparency and accountability in civil asset forfeiture by clarifying covered property, changing disposition rules, and removing language requiring liberal construction of the forfeiture act. The Attorney General said forfeiture remains an important law enforcement tool and that the bill would not impair its use. The Office of the Public Defender supported the measure but argued civil forfeiture is broadly problematic because many people cannot meaningfully challenge it and are not entitled to counsel. Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill, saying forfeiture is useful in fighting illegal activity and that added procedures would delay enforcement and reduce operational funding from forfeiture proceeds. Community Alliance on Prisons, the Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, and other supporters urged reform or abolition of civil forfeiture, citing transparency concerns and the risk of abuse. No vote on HB 126 was taken in the portion provided. The final measure discussed was House Bill 166, which would require the state to defend professionally licensed or certified state employees in certain civil actions, allow employees to hire their own counsel at their own expense, and set a process for the Attorney General to transfer or withdraw representation if the state declines to defend. Testimony from the Hawaii Association for Justice and labor representatives was in strong support, describing the bill as a negotiated clarification that balances employee protections with accountability and noting it had passed previously but died in conference. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on HB 166.

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• the Department of Health Administration, Attorney General, and FDLE on the justice administration entities
• Bradley:** This clarifies the role and responsibilities of the NW Regional Data Center as the lead entity
• and business practices of Florida's water management districts to support their mission of flood control
• Puts taxpayers in control by a referendum and improves planning for resiliency.
• Entities that boycott Israel by Senator Leek, and I believe this is our last tab. **Sen.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And lastly, the 83rd True Command, a command and control headquarters located here in Tallahassee.
• The Division of Corporations is the state's central location for filing business entities, trade and
• Florida Division of Emergency Management serves, bottom line, as the command and control center for both
• These plans together establish the framework that ensures all entities are adequately prepared for and
• , falling on the tail of response, works to maximize disaster assistance for all eligible public entities

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met to organize for the session, take roll, and hear introductory remarks from members and agency heads. Members briefly introduced themselves and their districts, with several noting transportation, economic development, emergency response, military, and hurricane recovery issues in their areas. Chair Shove then outlined the subcommittee’s jurisdiction and current-year budget, noting a total of about $20.3 billion, with most funding coming from trust funds and only a small share from general revenue. The committee also heard that upcoming meetings would include presentations from major agencies in the subcommittee’s purview. The first agency presentation was from the Department of Military Affairs and the Florida National Guard. Major General John Haas described the Guard’s three missions—supporting national security, responding to state emergencies, and adding value to the state—and highlighted deployments for hurricanes, border security support, and ongoing support to the Department of Corrections. He emphasized that the Guard is understrength relative to Florida’s size and demand, said recruiting is strong, and identified force structure growth as the main challenge. Members asked about aircraft, funding sources, and recruiting; Haas explained the Guard’s helicopter and fixed-wing fleet, said aircraft purchases are funded through legislative appropriations, and reported strong interest in the Florida State Guard’s recruiting pipeline. Executive Director Mark Thieme then described the Florida State Guard’s expansion into air, ground, and maritime capabilities, including Black Hawks, boats, drones, canine search-and-rescue teams, and ground support units. He said the agency supported immigration enforcement and hurricane response, and asked for continued legislative support to expand aviation, maritime, and medical capabilities. Members praised the Guard’s disaster response work and asked about aircraft, funding, and staffing. Secretary Cord Byrd of the Department of State followed, focusing on election administration, election security, the SunBiz and voter registration IT systems, arts and culture, corporations, libraries, and historical resources. He said Florida’s election system remains a national model, reported two prosecutions for non-citizen voting, and discussed modernization needs for legacy IT systems. The committee also asked about voter lookup tools, password privacy for SunBiz, and arts funding vetoes. Secretary Alex Kelly of the Department of Commerce described the agency’s broad portfolio, including workforce, economic, community, and international commerce functions, plus housing recovery, broadband, small business support, rural infrastructure, defense-community grants, and law enforcement recruitment bonuses. He said access to capital is the biggest barrier for small businesses and noted ongoing work with CareerSource, the Department of Corrections, and other partners on workforce and reentry. Secretary Jared Perdue of the Department of Transportation then outlined FDOT’s record budget and five-year work program, emphasizing emergency response, preservation and maintenance, safety, and major investments in roads, ports, airports, transit, and spaceport infrastructure. He said the department has removed millions of cubic yards of storm debris, is ahead of schedule on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, and faces a large unfunded project backlog. Members asked about supply chain issues, project priorities, and workforce needs, and Perdue said FDOT is open to collaboration on recruitment and retention.

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• within the county and municipality, so we at the state level are absolutely taking away that local control
• How do we rectify this whole issue of local control and then perhaps accompany that some 500 other counties
• out of state corporation and, in return, handcuffing our local government's ability to effectively control
• Talk about a licensed USDA entity. I think we need to look into that a little further.
• , but we can ensure that our local businesses and our local municipalities are able to have local control

Bills: HB3419, HB3624, HB3748, HB4335

Keywords: corruption, nonpublic information, government accountability, criminal law, public office, counties, property taxation, watercourse, boundaries, effective date, county government, administration, local resources, public institutions, construction, maintenance, animal welfare, pet shops, commercial breeders, county regulations

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• page, I wanted to share a definition of a cooperative, which is an organization that is owned and controlled
• And then those same members are the ones who control the co-op.
• Each member gets one control the co-op.
• As mentioned, education is a big piece of cooperation in building all these entities for businesses,
• entities that come into<00:14:38.000> a<00:14:38.079> cooperative,<00:14:39.000> as

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:32:03.919> its control its control its dissemination<00:32:05.720> I<00:32:05.919><
• and protect them from out ofc control and protect them from out ofc control spending<01:05:30.480
• Then reducing the number of superintendents centralizes control over a large number of districts.
• Then reducing the number of superintendents centralizes control over a large number of districts.
• <01:15:30.080> over superintendent centralizes control over superintendent centralizes control

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• IS ANOTHER BILL BY SENATOR LEEK BUT HE IS ANOTHER COMMITTEE SO WE ARE GOING TO PLATE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
• DISCLOSURES ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
• FINANCIAL HARM OR OTHER ADVERSE IMPACTS AS WELL AS INFORMATION OF A CONFIDENTIAL NATURE CONCERNING ENTITIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• any amount is controlled.
• not be... ...be a controlled substance.
• They went to 99.9% seizure control.
• It helps control nematodes and aids with weed control the following year.
• These sorts of controls already exist at the federal level, like, controlled substance regulations, right

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• System, and the Public Personnel Retirement System to invest up to 10% of the public monies under its control
• Senator Epstein, just the fundamental difference is that one is a public entity and one's a private..
• . ...one is a public entity and one's a private.
• Chair, if I could: one is a public entity, but it's all public money.
• It is a method for a person or entity to transfer control of their assets to another person or entity

Bills: SB1042, SB1043, SB1044, SB1135, SB1136, SB1142, SB1180, SB1221, SB1252, SB1254, SCR1003

Keywords: public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation

Summary: The committee began with staff and page introductions, then took up a series of previously heard bills, mostly related to cryptocurrency and tax administration. SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, and SCR 1003 dealt with allowing public entities to invest in virtual currency, accept cryptocurrency payments, and exempt virtual currency from property tax. Supporters framed the measures as modernization, while opponents argued crypto is risky, fraudulent, and a poor use of public funds. All four measures were recommended do pass on narrow 4-3 votes, with Democrats generally opposed. The committee also heard SB 1221, which would require the Department of Revenue to notify legislative tax chairs before adopting a new interpretation or application of tax law that could adversely affect taxpayers. The sponsor said the bill was meant to front-load disputes and avoid surprise tax changes; it passed 4-3. SB 1142, which would have Arizona opt into a new federal scholarship tax credit program and require ADOR to administer it, drew extensive testimony. Supporters said it would expand scholarship opportunities for students in public, charter, private, and home education settings and keep donations in Arizona. Opponents argued it would divert money from public schools, lack accountability, and primarily benefit wealthier families. The bill passed 4-3 after lengthy debate. The committee then questioned Department of Revenue officials about a press release on Arizona tax forms and federal conformity after H.R. 1. Members focused on why the department told taxpayers not to wait to file, how the state conforms to federal changes, and whether amended returns would be needed if the Legislature changes the forms later. DOR said the forms were issued assuming conformity, that most taxpayers would not be affected by pending changes, and that amended returns could be required for some retroactive provisions; members criticized the guidance as confusing and potentially costly. Finally, the committee heard SB 1254, which would require both grantor and grantee signatures on conveyance documents before recording, to reduce deed fraud and clarify acceptance of property transfers. County assessors supported the bill, saying it would close a loophole and improve records; it passed 6-0 with one member not voting. The committee then began SB 1252, the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act, with testimony from the Arizona Uniform Laws Commission explaining that it would create a more uniform framework for asset assignments and creditor claims, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that measure.

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• That includes things like updating state-controlled permitting processes and regulations for railroad
• For decades, the countryside was still in the dark because for-profit entities would not extend service
• In some cases demanded it because in these areas, other telecom entities were not providing high-speed
• That creates an enormous benefit for telecom entities because although they certainly could do so, they
• They cost money and take time, and they're passed through to the attaching entity.

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• This bill prohibits individuals or entities from leaving migrant vessels in Florida waters, and that
• So insofar as you have any control, people ask you for your commitment, your endorsement, your cash.
• So insofar as you have any control, people ask you for your commitment, your endorsement, your cash.
• But, guys, one of the things we can control is how many people get killed on the roadways.
• We have no state control over drones, but you think we'd do over this? Senator Angolia, thank you.

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to the special order calendar and took up a long series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills before final passage. Among the measures approved were bills creating an expedited DNA testing grant program for local law enforcement, adding aggravating factors in capital cases involving gatherings for religious, school, or government activities, requiring state health coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients, authorizing indemnification for commuter rail providers, prohibiting abandonment of migrant vessels in Florida waters, and creating new specialty license plates. The Senate also passed bills on Alzheimer’s awareness, relocating the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter schools, sex offender registration, utility worker protections, juvenile justice, student mental health reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School, school readiness, sexual images involving children, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county property appraiser employees. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and Brownfields. Debate was especially extensive on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered but failed 13-23 after arguments over election-related communications and the scope of existing law. The certified recovery residences bill also drew notable debate, with supporters emphasizing housing as essential to recovery and opponents raising concerns about implementation and local control. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes, including the capital aggravating factors bill, charter schools, and the Office of Faith and Community measure.

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• possession of your personal property via eminent domain, the way it works is that the state or the entity
• MDOT may update the Minnesota Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to integrate these signs into
• devices to integrate these signs control devices to integrate these signs into<00:04:11.280> official
• And I said, so what's the difference if you post it publicly or the entity does, whether that's the city
• Uh those were control and uh funding.

Bills: HF1532, HF1290, HF2231, HF2013

Keywords: eminent domain, reimbursement, property acquisition, appraisal, landowner rights, HF1290, AED, automatic external defibrillator, defibrillator signage, wayfinding signs, roadside signs, directional signage, public access AED, emergency medical response, cardiac arrest, sudden cardiac arrest, public safety, Minnesota Department of Transportation, road authority, transportation law

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• So if I understand correctly, you're saying because it's a state entity or a local entity ordering no
• cities from having certain gun control. cities from having certain gun control.
• <01:01:38.960> ordering federal government, the entity ordering federal government, the entity
• entity that or or a local entity entity that or or a local entity ordering<01:02:24.640> no
• Again, private towns or other entities.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Ladies and this to help control it.
• we lose control. we lose control.
• , we regulate, we maintain control, we regulate, we maintain control, which<01:28:31.760> is
• So in as a state we then lose control.
• ,<03:50:03.359> educational Wyoming government entities, educational Wyoming government entities

Keywords: 916, all

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• :52.640> treatment entities managing wastewater treatment entities managing wastewater treatment
• <00:58:53.520> your is an accessible way to control your is an accessible way to control your
• XL is not the financial entity. The developer comes to the subscribers.
• XL is not the financial entity. The developer comes to the subscribers.
• XL is not the financial entity. The developer comes to the subscribers.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for that entity.
• an entity an entity and<03:03:54.600> then<03:03:54.840> days<03:03:55.240> later
• We have an independent entity that audits, but no enforcement.
• We have an um entity with enforcement.
• independent entity that audits, independent entity that audits, but<03:08:34.680> no<03:08

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's most likely to be your Medicaid agency, but it could be other entities.
• And so just keeping an other entities.
• Um so Medicaid fraud control units.
• to conduct the trials uh and the control to conduct the trials uh and the control trials<01:42:50.080
• It is a controlled trial.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met and approved the minutes from its August 27 meeting. It then received a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislators on the Medicaid provisions in the 2025 budget reconciliation bill, referred to as HR1. She explained that the bill is estimated by CBO to save the federal government $911 billion over 10 years, with more than 20 Medicaid-specific provisions, most of the savings concentrated in five policies and largely backloaded into 2030-2034. She emphasized that the bill’s effects will vary by state, but that expansion states and hospitals are expected to be most affected, in part because of changes to eligibility, provider taxes, and state-directed payments. Castanza highlighted several new funding and flexibility provisions, including a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund for 2026-2030 and a new home- and community-based services waiver option effective July 1, 2028, with $100 million in grants in fiscal year 2027. She also outlined major eligibility changes for Medicaid expansion adults: work or community engagement requirements effective January 1, 2027; twice-yearly redeterminations for the expansion population effective the same date; and new cost sharing for certain expansion adults effective October 1, 2028. She noted that Kentucky, as an expansion state, would be subject to these changes and that state agencies would face significant implementation demands, especially because federal guidance and timelines are tight. A substantial portion of the presentation focused on financing changes. Castanza described new limits on provider taxes, including a 0% safe harbor for new taxes and a phased reduction for existing taxes in expansion states beginning in 2028, while nursing facilities and intermediate care facilities are exempt from the reduction if already taxed. She also explained that state-directed payments will be capped and phased down over time, with existing arrangements grandfathered only briefly; she said Kentucky has 11 approved state-directed payments and could see significant fiscal effects. She added that the bill also bars Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood or similarly situated providers for one year, changes immigrant eligibility rules effective October 1, 2026, lowers the federal match for certain emergency services, and expands the scope of the federal erroneous payment recoupment provision effective October 1, 2029. Throughout, she stressed that federal savings may translate into state cost shifts and that implementation timing will be critical.

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• The economy has been rapidly consolidating, particularly in grocery, where just four firms control over
• ,<00:23:13.280> and<00:23:13.440> it disputes that we don't control, and it disputes
• <00:29:42.799> of those factors are outside the control of those factors are outside the control
• Um, I'm glad that the entities.
• Control and Prevention. Control and Prevention.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We really need to control the population, and allowing rifles, which are far more accurate, is a much
• <00:31:32.000> the longer we really need to control the longer we really need to control the
• The issue is what power counties have to be able to control in their jurisdiction the application of
• For the record, Tom Johnson, government relations with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
• <01:42:02.560> over Minnesota now much of the control over Minnesota now much of the control

Keywords: 1187, senate, all