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• We have the resources.
• We have the resources. We need Kentucky. We have the resources.
• I would like to announce to the members of the Natural Resources and Energy Committee, we will meet in
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Summary: The House convened with 98 members present, declared a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received Senate concurrence requests on Senate Bills 263, 281, and 324. The chamber then moved through second readings and committee reports on a range of measures, including education, agriculture, banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing, and task force resolutions. Among the reported bills were measures on KEES scholarships for non-certified schools, a residential safe room rebate program, dual credit scholarships, impeding a first responder, motor vehicles, tallow-based cosmetic products, animal health emergencies, mortgage loan income limits, deferred deposit fees, child protection, Attorney General operations, corrections operations, school leadership, school transportation, advanced mathematics coursework, and task forces on charitable gaming and early childhood education governance. The House passed House Bill 642, a Teachers' Retirement System housekeeping bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said the bill updates survivor benefit documentation, raises the daily earnings limit for retired members returning to work from $170 to $200, removes an unused early-return provision, reinstates a pension waiver program, clarifies benefit tier calculations using an earlier participation date in another state system, and allows a parent member to manage payments for a disabled child without a court order. Members asked about substitute teaching limits, retirement penalties, budget impact, and a removed provision involving index funds; the sponsor said he would follow up on the day limits and stated he did not believe the bill would add to unfunded liability. The bill passed 96-0. The House also passed House Bill 780 on recording commissioner’s deeds, after adopting a floor amendment that removed fines and penalties. The bill allows a city to petition circuit court if a deed is not recorded within 30 business days, and the court may compel filing and award costs and attorney’s fees. Members discussed whether the bill effectively created a lawsuit-based enforcement mechanism rather than a fine, and supporters said it would help local governments identify responsible property owners and address code enforcement and public safety issues. The bill passed 96-0. House Bill 541, concerning peace officers, also passed after a committee substitute; the sponsor said it cleans up Kentucky Law Enforcement Council procedures, strengthens certification standards, clarifies revocation language, and reflects input from law enforcement groups. It passed 95-0. House Bill 195, the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, passed after a committee substitute and floor amendment. The substitute added Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension alongside UK Cooperative Extension, and the floor amendment changed the pilot’s implementation date to January 1, 2027 and adjusted the program’s term timing. Supporters said the bill would expand urban agriculture education, connect youth to food systems and career pathways, and help students in urban counties learn practical agricultural skills; it passed 97-0. The House then took up House Bill 794 on financial exploitation, which expands protections to all adults age 65 and older, adds felony penalties for knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploiting those adults, allows the attorney general to seek extradition from another state, and requires investment advisers to complete three hours of continuing education on financial exploitation. Members cited real-world scam experiences and urged stronger penalties, but the bill passed 96-0.

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• We have a resource witness from TRS here to answer any questions if you have about that.
• Which is currently in the books, it's 3251 of the penal code.
• The scratch off material covering the activation code is then removed.
• Most people don't realize that the Texas penal code compared to most states and the feds is quite the
• I believe there is a resource witness here from the, uh, PRB who would be able to clarify any questions

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• The lands are owned by the state and also by the Department of Land and Natural Resources, OHA, DHHL,
• As you've just heard, what you face is an urgent $560 million annual shortfall to fund natural resource
• So these investments are vital to the protection of Hawaii's natural resources. Thank you.
• Indigenous wisdom Keepers natural Indigenous wisdom Keepers natural resource<03:46:06.239> managers
• Some of these other natural resources, environmental stewardship, climate hazard mitigation...

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• natural way to store water.
• from activities that threaten sensitive resources.
• I want to thank the chair of the Natural Resources Committee, who's been active in helping us shape this
• I want to thank the chairs of Natural Resources and Emergency Management for working with me on this
• As amended in the Natural Resources Committee, AB 2716 gives oil and gas well operators reasonable alternative

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• Of the resources that we have and that we administer.
• And so they're a Very important resource for our state.
• It is going to take more resources.
• And so while we have flat federal resources and relatively flat state resources, costs go up.
• And all of that contributes flat state resources, costs go up.

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• He asked about the practical nature of what the dollars will do.
• naturally lead to a relevant job but naturally lead to a relevant job but that's<00:29:06.840> not
• code with three coding learned how to code with three coding languages<00:37:34.480> learned<00
• I always tell folks there's need everywhere, in every zip code in this state.
• I always tell folks there's need everywhere, in every zip code in this state.

Bills: HF1936, HF849, HF989, HF1130, HF1223, HF1907, HF1847, HF1957

Keywords: workforce development, youth employment, career guidance, education, job skills, Duluth Promise, education funding, career training, employment support, youth apprenticeship, economic development, minority support, internship program, Bloomington, funding, youth mentorship, job training, disadvantaged youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youthprise

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• regulatory sections of Prop. 64, and it works to protect water quality and other natural resources.
• resources from the illegal cannabis grows, and enforce laws against illegal operations.
• Resources Legacy Fund respectfully urges you to honor the promises made to voters and prioritize the
• Resources Legacy Fund respectfully urges you to honor the promises made to voters and prioritize the
• The more we spend through tax codes, the fewer resources we have to allocate.

Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee met with a delayed start while waiting for quorum, then heard several bills before moving to the suspense file. AB 564 by Assemblymember Haney would freeze the planned cannabis excise tax increase at 15% rather than allow it to rise to 25%; supporters argued the legal cannabis industry is struggling against the illicit market and high taxes, while opponents said the measure would reduce funding for children, youth programs, environmental restoration, and enforcement promised under Prop. 64. The bill was sent to suspense during regular order and later approved out of suspense on a 6-0 vote with amendments, including a five-year sunset and a reduced rate. AB 1265, also by Haney, would extend and expand the state historic tax credit to encourage rehabilitation of vacant historic buildings for housing and mixed-use projects; preservation and housing advocates supported it, and it was also sent to suspense rather than voted on immediately. The committee then heard AB 1377 by Assemblymember McKenna, which would require studios seeking optional diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility film tax credits to complete the plans they submit to the California Film Commission. Labor supporters said studios should do more than make good-faith efforts, and the bill passed 5-1 to Appropriations. AB 1416 by Vice Chair Ta would clarify disaster-related property tax deferrals for homeowners who have requested installment plans, and it passed 7-0 to the Assembly Floor. Afterward, the chair gave a general warning that the bills on suspense represented large revenue losses and emphasized the committee’s need to weigh tax expenditures against other state priorities. On the suspense file, the committee approved AB 27, AB 53, AB 97, AB 231, AB 232, AB 429, AB 613, AB 984, and AB 1485, mostly on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while AB 547 passed 5-1. Several other bills, including AB 386, AB 389, AB 490, AB 6991, AB 814, AB 1057, AB 1219, AB 1282, AB 1354, AB 1431, AB 1435, and AB 1481, were held in committee. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after completing the suspense-file actions.

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• resources.
• Conservation and preservation of Florida's land and water resources is essential to maintaining the quality
• The bill before you today is the Florida version of Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
• Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
• resources are adequately protected from potential accidents or blowouts.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests, students, advocates, and a resolution honoring the late USF men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Senators also observed moments of silence for victims of recent campus violence and for former FSU President John Thrasher. The chamber then moved to special order bills, with several members explaining measures and, in some cases, substituting House companions before final passage. Among the bills passed were measures updating child care and early learning provider regulation; strengthening penalties and cost recovery for false reporting and swatting; extending protections against extraordinary medical debt collection; expanding hazardous walking condition criteria for schoolchildren; creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students; and requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose which accommodations they will provide. The Senate also passed a bill adjusting interest rules for trust accounts funding legal aid, after extended debate over the impact on legal aid funding and banking practices, and a transportation package that was heavily amended to address issues such as school bus camera hearings, beach vehicle use for equipment removal, flooded-street wake restrictions, expectant mother parking permits, micromobility regulation, and traffic signal modernization. The chamber also approved public-records exemptions for Agency for Health Care Administration investigators, Judicial Qualifications Commission employees, and appellate court clerks; a municipal water and sewer rate bill affecting Miami-Dade residents near a plant; motor vehicle offenses involving impersonating law enforcement and obscured license plates; trespass penalties at law-enforcement-controlled locations and large ticketed venues; refund requirements for patient overpayments; stem cell therapy authorization with source and consent limits; and insulin administration authority for direct support professionals and relatives in group homes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including cardiac emergencies, chemicals and consumer products, and motor vehicle manufacturer/franchise dealer legislation. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though the trust fund interest bill drew notable opposition and passed 28-10, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill passed 37-1.

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• In Minnesota, she said, there is a good mix of the kinds of resources these companies are looking for
• that have uh more than enough resources that have uh more than enough resources to<00:08:58.800>
• An algorithm is simply a code.
• , their lived experience, is going to be baked into that code.
• Lived experience is going to be baked into that code.

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• House Bill 769 by Representative Boyd is an act in the Code of Criminal Procedure relative to arrests
• Relative the Louisiana Uniform Construction Code Commission to provide for legislative purpose, it lies
• Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources.
• House Bill 1224 by Representative McMakin is an act to amend the Children's Code relative to a child
• Resources.

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• Madam Chair, Warner, Senator Gonzales, we have prior authorizations on some codes.
• We have prepayment review on some codes.
• And, Madam Chair, to Damon, my specific code would be for behavioral health.
• how long the prior authorization turnaround time is for that current code.
• I think that's just human nature, trying to correct it.

Bills: SB1051, SB1114, SB1115, SB1122, SB1132, SB1162, SB1169, SB1171, SB1172, SB1173, SB1174, SB1175, SB1179, SB1188, SB1233, SB1236, SB1242, SB1316, SB1368

Keywords: SB1051, Arizona hospitals, immigration status, patient intake, admission forms, registration forms, health care reporting, uncompensated care, emergency department, lawfully present, undocumented immigrants, noncitizen patients, hospital funding, Arizona Department of Health Services, ADHS, border security, health care institutions, patient privacy, medical access, immigration policy

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• Isn't that already part of our election code?
• Senator Miles: Isn't that already part of our election code?
• Senator Miles: So all these things are already in our election code.
• The Commission will conduct a comprehensive review of the Education Code.
• They embed themselves in their natural habitat.

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 5.14 and move the intent calendar deadline to 8:00 p.m. that day, also allowing the Secretary to make the calendar available as soon as practicable. The chamber then took up and passed several House bills, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. HB 2128, relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue capabilities, passed unanimously. HB 4157, on liability protections for commercial spaceflight and exploration, passed 28-3. HB 2240, concerning certain void marriages, passed after adoption of a Birdwell amendment extending filing deadlines to 90 days for certain active-duty service members and Foreign Service officers. HB 367, on verification of excused absences for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses, passed unanimously after clarifying school district forms and TEA model forms. HB 1506, expanding expedited handgun license eligibility to certain retired county court judges, passed 29-2. HB 4449, on alcohol sales in annexed municipal areas, passed 29-2. HB 3812, on health plan prior authorization requirements, passed 30-1. The Senate also announced a long list of bills and resolutions signed in the presence of the Senate. A major portion of the meeting centered on HB 521, a voting-related bill on curbside voting for voters with disabilities. Senator Paxton described it as an anti-misuse measure requiring a signed eligibility form for curbside voting, creating a 20-foot electioneering buffer, limiting election officer assistance in marking ballots unless a second officer is present, and adding reporting requirements for people who assist seven or more curbside voters. Senators Miles, Menendez, Johnson, Campbell, Cook, and others questioned whether the bill would burden disabled voters, create a de facto registry of volunteers, and impose a harsh Class A misdemeanor penalty for failing to complete the form. Paxton said the bill was intended to protect legitimate curbside voters and curb abuse, and the chamber adopted Paxton Floor Amendment No. 1 after a recorded vote. Zaffirini’s Floor Amendment No. 2, allowing an escorting voter to receive his or her own ballot at the curbside or entrance, was adopted. Menendez’s Floor Amendment No. 3 to reduce the penalty failed. The bill was then passed to third reading on a 20-11 vote, with a motion by Senator Miles to have the exchanges reduced to writing and placed in the journal adopted. The Senate also passed HB 3000, creating a grant program for rural ambulance service providers, after a comptroller-related amendment; HB 5616, establishing the Texas Presidential Library Promotion Program and funding for traveling exhibits, after narrowing the bill to mobile exhibits only; HB 4211, addressing certain residential property interests controlled by entities, which passed 30-1; HB 1178, creating temporary educator certificates for out-of-state certified educators and military spouses, which passed unanimously; HB 2243, creating the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention, which passed after debate over the need to streamline education mandates; and HB 42, increasing and reallocating the constitutional Higher Education Fund appropriation by 50% to $1.18 billion, which passed 31-0. Finally, HB 2512, a Fort Worth-specific bill limiting ETJ release for land subject to active development agreements, passed after debate over broader ETJ and de-annexation policy, with a local-only clarifying amendment adopted and a proposed broader amendment withdrawn. The meeting ended with the Senate beginning consideration of HB 3372, which would bar school district administrators from receiving financial benefits tied to outside consulting or contracting with education entities, though the transcript cuts off during questions on that bill.

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• Chair: Welcome to the Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee. Kendall, please call the roll.
• Kilsheimer: Florida's waste energy facilities were built in the wake of a law called the Florida Resource
• resources that we as a nation, as well as the state, have spent billions of dollars in protecting.
• Okay, we have a strike-all, bar code 254525. You're recognized to explain your amendment.
• As we know, beaches are our most important economic resource in the state of Florida.

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• So models are essentially just made up of numbers and code.
• Some real-world examples include a state in the Northeast streamlining human resource workflows, where
• Specifically, we would recommend updating existing penal code sections on CSAM to include AI-generated
• By leveraging natural language processing and generative AI, government agencies can deploy chatbots
• Organization looks at the information that's created, you can create the natural workflow of how it's

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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• I agree with refunding resources. You pay for something, you expect to use it.
• The overwhelming majority of licensed operators invest significant time and resources to comply with
• What makes California uniquely... ...resources responsibly and at scale.
• natural advantages to lead.
• We have the resources and planning to lead.

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• <02:16:33.599> There natural resource trust account.
• account<02:19:07.840> not natural resource trust fund account not natural resource trust fund
• Agency 039, Wildlife Natural Resource Trust, is closed.
• Natural Resource Trust. Natural Resource Trust.
• Agency 039, Wildlife Natural Resource Trust, is closed.

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• With that, for the Court of Appeals, it's behind tab 2, agency code 215.
• District, Agency Code 239, page in Volume 2 is page 31.
• AOC is an amazing resource, but I will say sometimes it's not...
• So I think those are natural. Really high.
• For Natural Resources, we have Representative Susan Herrera, Representative Tara Lujan, Representative

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• of aquatic resources and also requires a state.
• functions of the state for water resources.
• Geothermal is among the cleanest and most reliable renewable energy. resources we have.
• Imperial County is home to one of the largest geothermal resources in the world, a natural energy source
• There are natural alternatives to plastic litter.

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• <00:08:20.479> resources, the department of natural resources, the department of natural resources
• protect natural resources, protect public and worker health and safety, avoid sensitive areas, and use
• protect natural resources, protect public and worker health and safety, avoid sensitive areas, and use
• Reclamation, protect natural resources, protect public and worker health and safety, avoid sensitive
• resources for more people and natural resources for more than<01:51:15.040> a<01:51:15.280>

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• Seeing no objection, our dress code has been relaxed just for our guests on the floor.
• They apply to other forms in terms of where they're seeking the resources.
• Additional resources are available in order to proceed and to go forward with this.
• I don't have the aggregate amount in terms of the additional resources that each...
• What acequias have been destroyed, if you will, by nature and some of the natural disasters that will

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