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• Right, so that was not one of the items that didn't make it through, but we've been trying like hell
• And that's my only concern, is that, you know, these tests... a lot of time and energy, and we really
• The reasonable assurance test is the test. But how we define...

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• Those are warehouse items that we maintain, something that we can readily, rapidly deploy.
• challenged with COVID and then one hurricane after another hurricane, so I think you've passed the test
• We have a suborbital launch site and test site in West Texas.
• Additionally, our engines business unit is constantly innovating the way to build American-made and tested

Summary: The committee held its first meeting of the session, with members introducing themselves and expressing support for veterans, military families, first responders, space industry growth, and domestic security. The first presentation was from the Florida Division of Emergency Management on the 2024 hurricane season and recovery efforts. Officials described response and recovery operations for Hurricanes Debbie, Helene, and Milton, including sheltering, meals, water, tarps, power restoration, flood control, debris removal, and public assistance funding. They emphasized that recovery is ongoing, that mitigation and resiliency investments are critical, and that Florida’s shelter space remains in deficit in many counties, especially for special needs populations. Senators asked about improving logistics capacity, technology for grant processing, HOA/private property debris issues, drainage and culvert maintenance, and ways to expand shelter capacity; the witness said more technology, better local coordination, and county-by-county planning would help, while noting limits on state authority over private property and county emergency manager qualifications. Committee members praised FDEM’s response and asked how the Legislature could help, including whether more logistical hubs, pumps, and flood-control equipment were needed. The witness said technology investments could reduce fatigue and improve grant and recovery processing, but that manpower would still be necessary. The committee also discussed the statewide emergency shelter plan, the use of schools as shelters, and the need to identify vacant commercial space and other facilities for future sheltering and special-needs needs. The witness said FDEM works with counties and commerce partners to identify available space and uses legislative funding for shelter retrofits and new construction when needed. The second presentation was from Blue Origin on its Florida operations. The company outlined its work in New Glenn, New Shepard, Blue Ring, lunar landers, and engine production, highlighting its Space Coast presence, more than 3,600 Florida employees, and over $3 billion invested in facilities. Blue Origin also described partnerships with Space Florida, public school Space Academies, internships, SkillBridge, and STEM outreach through Club for the Future. Members asked about the upcoming New Glenn launch window, which the company said was targeted for later that week, and the committee expressed interest in Blue Origin’s role in Florida’s space economy. The meeting ended with no further business and a motion to adjourn, which was adopted.

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• It’s unnecessary now that we have live testing.
• It’s unnecessary now that we have live testing.
• It’s unnecessary now that we have live testing.
• We have to send in brain stems and lymph nodes for testing.
• And lymph nodes for testing.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, you know, you're a member, you can ask the chair to put it on as a continuing agenda item.
• So, you know, you're a member, you can ask the chair to put it on as a continuing agenda item.
• But we have, for example, lead testing, making advances in lead testing in one- and two-year-olds.
• But we have, for example, lead testing, making advances in lead testing in one- and two-year-olds.
• in in terms typical health related items in in terms of<01:30:42.000> saying<01:30:42.239>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met on January 23, 2026, to approve prior minutes and receive an update from the Department of Health and Human Services. The main presentation focused on “Project Compass,” an internal cross-department effort to prepare for changes to Medicaid and SNAP eligibility. Department staff said the goal is to maintain continuous coverage for eligible people, align policy, operations, communications, legal, finance, and eligibility work, and use the new integrated New HEIGHTS system to streamline implementation. They emphasized outreach to beneficiaries, providers, managed care organizations, and other partners, and said temporary manual workarounds had already been used to stay in compliance with fast-moving SNAP changes. Members questioned how the department would avoid repeating the costly outreach effort used in a prior Medicaid work-requirement rollout. Department officials said they are focusing on ex parte processes, sharing eligibility information across programs, and using community partners to reduce duplicate contacts and paperwork. They also said the department is monitoring the SNAP error rate closely, expects automation and a planned system contract amendment to help reduce it, and noted that current error rates are trending downward and remain below the national average. Questions were also raised about possible future SNAP restrictions on certain foods; the department said it can implement whatever the legislature directs, but that defining and administering such restrictions would be complex. The commissioner and CFO then outlined the department’s budget reduction plan. They said the department has begun implementing required “back of the budget” reductions for fiscal year 2026, using contract savings and not cutting existing services where possible. Examples included dental and home-visitation contracts, where spending was adjusted based on utilization and projected need. Officials said they had already written down a little over $15 million in prior-year encumbrances, but that this one-time source will not be available next year, making fiscal year 2027 more difficult. They also explained the difference between legally required back-of-budget cuts and lapse, and said staffing remains a major challenge because vacancies have increased and customer-facing service levels are strained. Dr. Jonathan Ballard then began an update on opioid overdose fatalities, presenting the latest medical examiner data and describing the long-term rise in deaths after fentanyl entered the illicit drug supply, with a peak in 2017 and a later increase in 2022. The transcript cuts off before his full presentation and any further committee action beyond discussion of the minutes and receipt of the department updates.

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• <01:35:11.280> And items receive the highest sanctions.
• And items receive the highest sanctions.
• And we want providers to tell the parents whether or not they've tested and, if they've tested, what
• parents whether or not they've tested parents whether or not they've tested and<01:39:57.760>
• > the<01:39:58.880> results and if they've tested, what the results and if they've tested

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Next item on the calendar, please. Mr.
• Next item on the calendar, please. Aye. Aye. All those opposed say nay. The ayes appear to have it.
• Next item on the calendar, please. Mr.
• Next item on the calendar, please. Mr.
• Final item on the calendar, please. Mr. Chairman, your Committee on Rules recommends HB 2004.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• . >> Today members, we have 2 agenda items to include a panel discussion on the resolution of the outstanding
• the development of the PRE K through 12 fiscal year, 26, 27 budget as we move into our first agenda item
• There's still lays because there's testing that needs to be done as well.
• Reason wise student might require about funding is item. Emerson spoke to the volume, et cetera.
• So there's a variety of different items weeks. It's been streamlined about 25 26.

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• , and the fence, which is the person or people who collect and resell those items for profit.
• The people are receiving these stolen items and then selling them on the black market.
• specifically Section 31.16A2 of the proposed ORT statute may engulf people acting alone and taking items
• She did clarify you're not wanting to test.
• When that child is groomed to be some specialty item, Then it's the charge is 3 times as much on these

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• Chairman, that is correct, and there is a technical item or a policy choice.
• uh<00:01:59.280> a<00:01:59.360> technical<00:02:00.480> um<00:02:00.680> item
• <00:02:01.000> or<00:02:01.160> a<00:02:01.240> policy uh a technical um item
• or a policy uh a technical um item or a policy choice. choice. choice.
• A house-cleaning item, and I appreciate earlier the motion to have the AWEC be part-time.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Uh, there was all kinds of chemicals, carcinogens, and what have you that they came out and tested the
• A lot of that soil and tested the soil.
• And you found in a lot of those cases, when they tested them, a lot of those children were in special
• <01:04:50.960> for to test for to test for amas<01:04:53.520> in<01:04:53.839> water
• I appreciate you bringing those items to my attention, and it definitely makes it a better bill.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a prayer by Pastor Jeremy Ward and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Sophia Woods. A quorum was established with 27 senators present, and the Senate adopted routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The chamber also referred Executive Message 69, appointing Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission, to the Committee on Confirmations. The Senate received several Judiciary Committee reports. House Bills 41 and 149 and Senate Bills 230, 87, 169, 238, and 233 were reported favorably, with amendments on Senate Bills 87, 169, and 233. Those measures received second reading and were placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 31, commending Mackenzie Grace Stigel, and Senate Joint Resolution 32, recognizing the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science for its national ranking; guests from the school were welcomed in the gallery. The Rules Committee report was then adopted by a 33-0 vote, setting a special order calendar that included Senate Bill 71 on administrative rules, along with several other bills on dredging, county subdivisions, legislative matters, public corruption, rural hospital investment, minority affairs, campaign finance, and natural resources. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 71, the “sound science” bill, which would limit state agencies from adopting environmental rules more stringent than federal law and require science-based standards where federal law is absent. Senator Coleman-Madison offered an amendment to preserve stronger scientific and causal standards, arguing the bill could weaken protections in heavily burdened communities; the amendment failed on a roll call vote of 25 nays to 1 yea. Senators then continued debating the bill’s effect on ADEM’s authority, emergency rulemaking, federal standards, and environmental enforcement in Alabama.

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• Right now, the way the PCF is pictured, it's a line item in the OSI budget, and that really doesn't give
• I think we should be thinking along the lines that the PCF needs to be operated not like a line item
• The 2 o'clock presentation on your agenda item number 7, I told you we would scratch today.
• We actually have that as a test case because it is being used already by hospitals, and it's being used
• Of lab testing. He voted for the bill, Republican. I'm going through the Republicans, all right?

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• If there's no further discussion on this particular item from the committee, I am just going to... ..
• We will go to item number two, which should have been at 10:30, and I think we're about a half hour behind
• On page 12, we want to talk a little bit about the policy item that we are going to be reintroducing
• require any formal education; it’s on-the-job training, like what we did with Be Pro, Be Proud, sort of testing
• Whether an artificial intelligence is giving biased outputs by proactively testing it.

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• It is the item of business before the House.
• exercise influence towards a member can be immediately removed from their position as found on page 146, item
• over a member if there is an allegation of gross misconduct against employees as found on page 146, item
• In the double-blind test at the Henry Ford Clinic, doctors are in charge. Doctors have been denied.
• Here's a journal from the American Medical Association conducting their own double-blind test.

Bills: HB25, HB48, HB149, HB254, HB26, HB192, HCR3, HCR4, HCR5, HCR6, HCR8, HCR14, HCR16, HR1, HR2, HR3, HR4, HR6, HR7, HR8, HR9, HR12, HR11, HR13, HR14, HR15, HR16, HR20, HR22, HR23, HR24, HR25, HR26, HR27, HR28, HR29, HR30, HR31, HR32, HR33, HR45, HR48, HR49, HR51, HR52, HR55, HR56, HR57, HR59, HR60, HR61, HR62, HR63, HR64, HR65, HR66, HR70, HR71, HR72, HR74, HCR2, HCR7, HR10, HR21, HR35, HR36, HR37, HR38, HR39, HR40, HR42, HR43, HR44, HR46, HR47, HR50, HR53, HR54, HR67, HR69, HR75, HCR 5, HCR 6, HCR 8, HCR 14, HCR 16, HR 1, HR 3, HR 4, HR 6, HR 7, HR 8, HR 9, HR 12, HR 11, HR 13, HR 14, HR 15, HR 16, HR 20, HR 22, HR 23, HR 24, HR 25, HR 26, HR 27, HR 28, HR 29, HR 30, HR 31, HR 32, HR 33, HR 45, HR 48, HR 49, HR 51, HR 52, HR 55, HR 56, HR 57, HR 59, HR 60, HR 61, HR 62, HR 63, HR 64, HR 65, HR 66, HR 70, HR 71, HR 72, HR 74, HCR 7, HR 10, HR 21, HR 35, HR 36, HR 37, HR 38, HR 39, HR 40, HR 42, HR 43, HR 44, HR 46, HR 47, HR 50, HR 53, HR 54, HR 67, HR 69, HB 25, HB 48, HB 149, HB 254, HB 26, HB 192

Keywords: ivermectin, pharmacist authority, prescription-free, healthcare regulation, patient access, HB 48, Texas alert notification systems, emergency alerts, public warning systems, alert fatigue, notification fatigue, Texas Division of Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety, DPS alerts, emergency management, State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, STEAR, disaster notifications, weather alerts, Amber Alert

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• I can get back to you on what items are currently stopped and what items are currently on the clock.
• I can get back to you on what items are currently stopped and what items are currently on the clock.
• I can get back to you on what items are currently stopped and what items are currently on the clock.
• I can get back to you on what items are currently stopped and what items are currently on the clock.
• I can get back to you on what items are currently stopped and what items are currently on the clock.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• that would prompt and allow testing that would prompt and allow criminal<00:43:24.280> proceedings
• um samples from blood DNA stored tested um samples from blood DNA stored tested and<01:05:35.359
• that can be done is the of many tests that can be done is the newborn<01:05:45.319> screening
• <01:05:45.960> test<01:05:46.960> and<01:05:47.160> newborn Newborn screening tests
• My concern is that if some of these diagnostic tests are not done because health care is complicated,

Bills: HF22, HF45

Keywords: parent's bill of rights, parental rights, minor consent, minors, parents, guardians, education rights, school records, home schooling, charter school, private school, health care consent, medical privacy, patient records, exam room access, biometric data, DNA samples, blood samples, mental health, physical health

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• personal items and no charges filed." personal items and no charges filed."
• Chair, I'll end it there with one item.
• Chair, I'll end it there with one item.
• It's going to cost more to test it, by the way. So, that's another...
• It's going to cost more to test it, by the way. So, that's another...

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, a lot and test drive the car before.
• We looked at a car, like a Volvo, and the test drive had a nice big screen map software.
• conflate though these there's two items conflate though these there's two items and<04:19:07.040
• There's two items on this list of requiring subscriptions that are very troublesome.
• >> as far as you know, there is no item >> as far as you know, there is no item that's

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• governments, it's going to private parties, which raises anti-donation issues, and money's being spent on items
• We call it the who test: Who benefits? Does it reduce harm? And what are the likely outcomes?

Bills: HB25, SB38, SB101, HB199

Keywords: juvenile delinquency, firearm possession, criminal background checks, state law, gun control, youth offense, conviction, public safety, SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration

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• And look, this should be a negotiated item between buyer and seller.
• And look, this should be a negotiated<00:14:44.639> item<00:14:45.040> between<00:14:45.360
• > buyer<00:14:45.680> and negotiated item between buyer and negotiated item between buyer
• House Bill 236, State Athletic Commission, blood testing of contestants timing. >> House Bill 236, State
• Athletic Commission, blood testing of contestants timing. >> House Bill 236 is on third reading and

Keywords: House streaming session for Friday, February 20, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The Maryland House met in session with 122 members present, received the journal, introduced several House bills and Senate Bill 37, and referred bond initiatives and executive nominations to committee. The chamber then took up a series of third-reading bills. House Bill 146, concerning on-site wastewater system inspection and pumping requirements and implementation dates, drew extended debate. Supporters described it as a consumer protection and water-quality measure, while opponents argued it would add significant costs to home sales and rentals, especially in rural areas. After discussion of septic-system costs, enforcement, and the pace of replacement approvals, the bill passed 93-36. House Bill 220, dealing with individual water submeters, also prompted debate over a $1 monthly administrative fee and a provision affecting unpaid water bills in eviction proceedings; members clarified that the eviction language had been struck by floor amendment. Some members argued the bill could raise housing costs, while the sponsor said it mirrored existing electric and gas submetering law. The bill passed 95-34. House Bill 236 on blood-testing timing for contestants before the State Athletic Commission passed 130-0, House Bill 241 extending sunset provisions for state boards and commissions passed 130-0, House Bill 242 on unemployment insurance confidentiality passed 130-0, House Bill 259 revising the Maryland Community Investment Venture Fund passed 120-10, and House Bill 308 on private mailboxes for associations passed 120-2. During the floor session, members also discussed septic-system policy more broadly, including the cost of inspections, the need for timely repairs, and whether government should intervene in real-estate transactions. One member explained that a floor amendment had removed a disputed provision from HB 220, which is why it did not appear in the reprint. The House also received a gubernatorial message with executive nominations, referred it to House Rules, and then heard committee and subcommittee announcements about upcoming votes, budget hearings, and caucus meetings.

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• File item one, House Resolution 8 by Assemblymember Fong. The clerk will read.
• For those items in the first extraordinary session, our speaker is asked to address the body.
• Moving to business on the file, item one, Senate Bill 1 by Assemblymember Gabriel.
• I can see this bill funding litigation to stop DNA testing of migrant children at the border so that
• Moving on, this is item two, Senate Bill two.

Keywords: 988, house, all