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• <00:32:42.200> uh access uh access uh um<00:32:44.279> and<00:32:44.480> oftentimes<
• We should, you know, have access to everything.
• We should, you know, have access to everything.
• <01:34:44.400> um means it's Market access for those um means it's Market access for those
• We want members to have access to these drugs.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It simply ensures that providers have access to the information necessary to understand why a payment
• reimbursement rates or create a new payment obligation system, but ensures that these providers have access
• I'm here to briefly present AB 2292, which would ensure that workers can access state disability insurance
• I'm here to briefly present AB 2292, which would ensure that workers can access state disability insurance
• The bill is about ensuring timely access to these earned benefits during the time that workers are most

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We don't anticipate actually having access to any funds until March.
• Sustainable access: really focusing on transforming and helping rural providers become long-term reliable
• access points by improving their efficiency and encouraging collaboration across facilities and systems
• Implementing provider training and remote care technologies to expand access, improve local capacity,
• But we do anticipate that we will have accessible funds in March at some point.

Bills: SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• They create reporting requirements for contracts involving technology and access to personally identifiable
• They also reduce China's ability to plan ahead and preposition across U.S. systems to have access that
• for Chinese companies to perform data collection through back doors and to exploit built-in system access
• And it has to spread the code, access that device.
• Bruce Bartlett: Because it takes time to do the updates on some of the software to get access into the

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• This is the place where a patient would take advantage of their ability to access state medicine.
• They ultimately show up in higher prices, reduced access, and less investment and innovation.
• They ultimately show up in higher prices, reduced access, and less investment and innovation.
• When you look at what access is to the national fund and what the requirements are for eligibility, it's
• Data centers already make massive infrastructure investments to ensure robust and reliable energy access

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and voted on several bills. SB 986 would prohibit smoking or vaping marijuana in public places and also restrict smoking in rooms and bars; the sponsor said it is intended to protect public health and outdoor spaces, while the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the goal but raised concerns about impacts on designated smoking areas, and cannabis advocates warned about unintended effects on patients and property rights. The committee reported SB 986 favorably. The committee also passed SB 678, which restores statutory authority for DBPR’s long-standing rule allowing alcohol distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise taxes; a strike-all amendment was adopted, including retroactive application to January 1, 2025, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 800, which increases penalties for repeat unlicensed engineering practice and creates an engineering student loan assistance program for engineers working for state agencies and water management districts, was amended and reported favorably as well. Members then considered SB 408 on vaccine advertising and liability. The sponsor argued the bill would address declining public trust in vaccines by allowing claims against manufacturers that advertise in Florida, while opponents said the measure is preempted by federal law, raises First Amendment concerns, and would create unnecessary litigation. After extensive testimony and debate, the committee reported SB 408 favorably. The committee also heard SB 484 on data centers, which would set PSC tariff requirements so large load customers pay their own costs, preserve local planning authority, and limit water permits for large data centers; testimony was mixed, with supporters emphasizing ratepayer protections and economic benefits and critics warning about overregulation and confidentiality limits. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SB 1118, which creates a time-limited public records exemption for certain data center development information held by local governments, after the sponsor said it was meant to prevent extended NDAs while still allowing local notice and input. SB 1050, requiring veterinarians to provide written prescriptions so pet owners can choose their pharmacy, was also reported favorably. The meeting ended after several members recorded votes on bills they had missed.

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• This is the place where a patient would take advantage of their ability to access state medicine.
• They ultimately show up in higher prices, reduced access, and less investment and innovation.
• When you look at what access is to the national fund and what the requirements are for ...what access
• Data centers already make massive infrastructure investments to ensure robust and reliable energy access
• Data centers already make massive infrastructure investments to ensure robust and reliable energy access

Bills: S0408, S0986, S0678, S0800, S1050, S0484, S1118

Keywords: vaccine advertisement, manufacturer liability, harmful vaccine, healthcare, court action, smoking regulation, public health, vaping, marijuana, public places, Florida Statutes, alcohol distribution, tax deductions, extraordinary losses, warehouse breakage, regulatory compliance, veterinary, prescription, pharmacy, client rights

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries considered several bills and took final action on each. SB 986, by Senator Gruters and presented by Senator Rodriguez, would prohibit smoking or vaping marijuana in public places and in certain indoor spaces; restaurant and lodging representatives supported adding marijuana and vaping to clean indoor air rules but asked to preserve designated smoking areas on private property, while cannabis advocates warned the bill was overly broad and could affect patients and property rights. The committee voted the bill favorably. SB 678, by Senator Mayfield, would restore statutory authority for DBPR to continue allowing alcohol distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise tax calculations; the committee adopted a strike-all amendment and reported the committee substitute favorably. SB 800, also by Senator Mayfield, increases penalties for repeated unlicensed engineering practice and creates an engineering student loan assistance program for engineers working for state agencies and water management districts; after adopting an amendment clarifying eligibility, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard SB 408, by Senator Grall, which would create a Florida cause of action against vaccine manufacturers that advertise in the state, allowing injured individuals to sue in Florida courts. Supporters argued the bill would rebuild public trust and hold manufacturers accountable, while opponents from the Florida Justice Reform Institute, American Tort Reform Association, BIO, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, and several medical and business groups argued the field is largely preempted by federal law, that existing federal compensation programs already address vaccine injuries, and that the bill raises First Amendment and policy concerns. After debate focused on vaccine injury data, compensation rates, and liability, the committee voted SB 408 favorably. The committee also considered SB 484 and SB 1118, both by Senator Avila, dealing with data centers. SB 484 would preserve local planning authority, bar nondisclosure agreements that prevent disclosure of potential data center development, require the PSC to set large-load tariff requirements so data centers pay their own costs, and limit consumptive use permits for large-scale data centers absent no harm to water resources and compliance with local zoning; supporters emphasized ratepayer protection and economic development, while some witnesses urged flexibility for behind-the-meter projects and confidentiality in negotiations. The bill was reported favorably. SB 1118 would create a time-limited public records exemption for county or municipal information about data center siting and protect proprietary business information; Senator Pizzo raised concerns about how the exemption would affect disclosure of competing projects and local officials’ ability to speak, but the sponsor said he would work on clarifying the language. The committee also passed SB 1050, by Senator Calatayud, which requires veterinarians to provide pet owners with written prescriptions and information about pharmacy choice while preserving veterinary judgment and emergency dispensing authority. The meeting concluded after all bills were reported favorably and members recorded additional votes on prior items.

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• We recommended that the districts review the process for which they provide public access.
• Public access is important because it's the transparency of information.
• Public access is important because it's the transparency of information that allows accessibility for
• One is web compliance and information accessibility.
• Twelve of the districts failed to provide public access to information.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to consider several audit requests and enforcement items involving local governments and special districts. The committee approved operational audits of the City of Miami Beach, the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority, and the City of Daytona Beach. In each case, the requesting member described concerns about transparency, financial management, or internal controls, while local officials or representatives generally said they were willing to cooperate and, in Delray Beach’s case, noted that an internal audit had already been completed and that some issues were being corrected. The committee also received a presentation on the statewide review of neighborhood improvement districts. The reviewers reported that 15 of 21 districts were active and six inactive, with common findings including outdated or missing performance plans, weak web presence, inadequate meeting notices, and limited management mechanisms. They said staffing levels often correlated with the ability to meet statutory requirements, and they recommended updates to district governance and transparency practices. On enforcement, staff reviewed local governments and special districts that had failed to file required financial reports or had submitted audit reports missing required information. The committee approved staff recommendations to proceed under the statutory enforcement process for the noncompliant entities, with flexibility for the chair and vice chair to delay action if additional information is provided in good faith. The committee also voted to send a letter to the Union County Legislative Delegation encouraging a local bill to dissolve the Town of Rayford, based on staff’s view that the town lacked employees, services, debt, and a clear reason to continue existing as an incorporated municipality.

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• so an officer, whether it be a police department officer or a sheriff's deputy, do they have that access
• But FDLE provides every agency in the state access to those systems, and we certify for those systems
• It was unacceptable where kids were able to access inappropriate sites.
• So this prevents people accessing it from the outside and restricts student communications to approved
• Our constitutional roles are essential to public safety, access to the justice system, stewardship of

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to hear budget presentations from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), an FDLE update on the Uniform Arrest Affidavit and Florida Incident-Based Reporting System (FIBERS), the Department of Juvenile Justice on Florida Scholars Academy, and the Clerks of Court Operations Corporation. FDLE requested funding for a wide range of items, including a new Fort Myers regional operations center lease, technology upgrades for missing persons alerts and criminal justice data systems, replacement breath-test instruments, recurring support for critical public safety contracts, cybersecurity, a career offender registry unit, expanded wellness and peer support for law enforcement, cryptocurrency seizure efforts, vehicle replacement, forensic lab and digital forensics upgrades, a repaired Jacksonville firearm range, and additional resources for criminal alien detection, fentanyl enforcement, and other operational needs. Senators questioned FDLE about the reported 79% increase in officer misconduct cases, body cameras, masking by officers, public records request burdens, and the status of criminal alien detection funding. FDLE’s second presentation explained that FIBERS is Florida’s incident-based crime reporting system and that 61% of agencies, covering 74% of the population, have transitioned to it. The agency also described the Uniform Arrest Affidavit initiative, which standardizes arrest data for statewide sharing. Senators asked about NCIC/FCIC access, hate crime reporting requirements, and why more agencies have not adopted the UAA and FIBERS systems; FDLE said it is working with law enforcement associations and vendors to address technology and implementation barriers. The committee also heard from DJJ Secretary Matt Walsh, who praised FDLE’s wellness program and then reported on Florida Scholars Academy’s first year, including unified education across 39 residential facilities, security fixes after early website access issues, strong enrollment and graduation numbers, and extensive support for students with disabilities. Walsh said the program still faces staffing shortages and a wait list for residential beds, and estimated about 260 additional beds are needed. The final presentation came from Clerk of Court and Comptroller Stacey Butterfield, who said clerks are operating with outdated funding levels and requested $22 million to stabilize operations. She highlighted reimbursement shortfalls for injunctions for protection and other high-risk cases, rising postage and summons costs, and the need to fund clerk staffing for 37 new judges under the “fund the entire courtroom” concept. Senators asked about SB 532, a CPI-based court-fee bill, and about collections of court fines and fees. Butterfield said clerks work with defendants on payment plans and collections, but the system still faces a structural deficit. After the presentations and questions, the committee adjourned without taking any substantive votes or other action.

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• that we distributed showing some of the points that Commissioner Fuentes pointed out on some of the access
• That the drainage district has provided shows pictures of all the access roads.
• There's always been talk about access roads, and I know we're going to meet with the representatives
• I've had this discussion over and over about access roads and the fact that...
• to hospitals, it's access to all.

Keywords: 997, house, all

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• Texas Attorney General encourages the use of public data that is complete, accurate, timely, and accessible
• In addition, by giving researchers more time to access these records, they can better formulate future
• And so, with that, I feel like this bill would really help make it accessible for everyone.
• It's a little bit hard for us to have access to it.
• So that's mainly how I get access to them. So you all aren't buying them online at this point?

Bills: HB2814, HB4477, HB5084, HB5108, HB5127, HB5383, HB5611, HB5663, HB5664, SB1563, HB2668, HB3841, HB4114

Keywords: juvenile justice, release documents, children, identification, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, civil service, staffing requirements, local government, positions exemption, Texas legislation, fireworks, Lunar New Year, retail permits, public safety, Texas law, holiday sales, HB 5108, deaths in custody, custodial death, jail death

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• This hotel would have been a great location for an emergency shelter; it had walkable access to a metro
• It would have been a great location to have walkable access to Atlas Staffing.
• If there were safety concerns, city inspectors could still have access.
• What are your ideas or alternatives to ensure that every community can have access to a shelter?
• It's a bill that is around clarifying and making more accessible and more understandable what is and

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• members, but I also think it's important that if we hear a member saying that she does not receive access
• members, but I also think it's important that if we hear a member saying that she does not receive access
• members, but I also think it's important that if we hear a member saying that she does not receive access
• members, but I also think it's important that if we hear a member saying that she does not receive access
• members, but I also think it's important that if we hear a member saying that she does not receive access

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• to bridge the gap, right, between when a business is impacted by a storm and when they're able to access
• Pine Island, we restored access in three days.
• And Sanibel ultimately restored access in close to 15 days, but we were able to send a utility convoy
• Our initial response is just simply to get access restored.
• I know that's not typical for state government, but it's a life safety issue when there is not access

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met to continue its review of hurricane impacts and state response. The committee first heard from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which described its four core functions—preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation—and highlighted its 24/7 State Watch Office, regional training efforts, and disaster assistance work. Deputy Executive Director Keith Pruitt detailed the state’s 2024 storm response, including Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, citing large-scale mission support, flood-control deployments, meal and water distribution, power restoration, debris removal, and billions in disaster funding and mitigation dollars. He also discussed debris management challenges and recommended that local governments update and exercise debris plans and maintain contingency contracts.

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• TRIO and GEAR UP help underserved students access and succeed in higher education.
• <03:01:29.760> Because live have access to education.
• Because live have access to education.
• to make sure that people accessing to make sure that people accessing the<05:26:52.638> money
• Moreover, many of the lending rules ensure accountability and fair access.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Representative, I thought there was already doing This, we do have a lake access grant program.
• Representative, can they do this to like roll the supposed to be taken care of These access roads, these
• lake industrial access grants, are designed for counties to go out and ask for funds from ODOT to repair
• county roads inside the County that's do for tourism and or industrial access around the edges of cities
• but there is roads that ODOT's supposed to be taking care of, and you and I both have a lot of lake access

Bills: HB3882, HB4273, HB4280, HB4281

Keywords: transportation, revolving fund, grants, infrastructure, economic development, income tax, aerospace, higher education, tax credit, qualified employee, funding, safety, state highways, bridges, apportionment, Oklahoma, transportation funding, sales tax, road maintenance, public safety

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• allowable grant activities um accessing allowable grant activities um accessing caregiver<00:12:
• <00:46:49.839> to<00:46:50.000> affordable mental illness have access to affordable
• mental illness have access to affordable housing<00:46:50.800> paired<00:46:51.119> with
• without access to the supportive<00:47:38.079> housing<00:47:38.319> they<00:47:38.640
• > housing,<01:23:53.920> supportive access to stable housing, supportive access to stable

Bills: HF2115, HF2276, HF1644, HF99, HF2068, HF2707, HF2704, HF2406, HF1674, HF1579

Keywords: human services, aging services, disability services, behavioral health, long-term care, nursing home, nursing facility, assisted living, waiver services, medical assistance, Medicaid, case mix reimbursement, PDPM, RUG, direct care and treatment, developmental disabilities, day services, positive support, guardian, conservator

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• So we could just change cost rate... actual rate of available and accessible hotels and motels.
• and accessible hotels and motels motels motels so<00:28:59.600> discussion<00:29:00.600> my
• State Fire Code has a number of access requirements; it's Chapter 18.
• requirements it's chapter 18 um access requirements it's chapter 18 um essentially<01:05:04.880>
• points um there is a compelling access points um there is a compelling interest<01:22:30.679> not

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Volkow has told us that if everyone who needs this medication, buprenorphine, could have access to it
• We have a lot of access.
• to it we could drop our overdose access to it we could drop our overdose death<00:42:56.200> rate
• Right now, we have barriers to access to this care. Unfortunately, a lot of it is stigma.
• We just want access to care like everybody else, and that's going to take it away from us.

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:19 Discussion of 25RS HB 785 00:30:25 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 785 00:32:15 Discussion of 25RS HB 61 00:36:42 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 61 00:38:07 Discussion of 25RS HB 788 00:51:01 Discussion of 25RS SB 14 01:11:09 Discussion of 25RS HB 685 01:44:57 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and took up House Bill 785, as amended by a committee substitute that combined language from HB 785 and HB 787. The bill was described as addressing Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) audits, provider contract notice and amendment procedures, mental health parity compliance, and related transparency requirements. Supporters said the measure would tighten notice to providers, limit repeated contract amendments and rate reductions, require more standardized audit procedures, and add reporting on Medicaid claims, appeals, and grievances. It also includes a provision requiring coverage of at least two evaluation-and-management billable services per physician per recipient per date of service, and a section addressing narcotic/opioid treatment program licensing and reimbursement language. Testimony in support came from Representative Kim Moore, John Inman of BrightView Health, Michelle Sandborne of the Children’s Alliance, and Kelly Cormic of RYSE. They argued that MCOs often use audits and recoupments in ways that are burdensome, opaque, and financially damaging to providers, especially smaller and rural ones. They cited examples of multiple audit requests in short timeframes, large record requests with short deadlines, delayed or absent feedback, and recoupments taken before appeals are resolved. They also said parity laws are not being consistently enforced and that the bill would give the Department of Insurance authority to suspend or revoke an MCO certificate of authority for willful or repeated parity violations. Committee members generally expressed support for provider protections and transparency, while asking for clarification on the narcotic treatment and E/M billing provisions. Tom Stevens of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans testified in opposition, saying the bill is complex to implement and should be handled through the broader Medicaid oversight work of House Bill 9, the MOAB. He said the issues raised were better suited for that bipartisan stakeholder process and noted the committee substitute had not yet been fully reviewed by his group. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute and then moved to a vote on the bill; the roll call began, with several members recorded as voting yes, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote result is shown.

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• As you heard, equity and accessibility should not disproportionately impact any specific students or
• I think they just had a lot more access to their personal devices during that time.
• to their personal had a lot more access to their personal devices<00:30:26.880> during<00:30:
• to their phones from having zero access to their phones in<00:30:35.360> middle<00:30:35.679>
• drawing unwanted access potentially drawing unwanted attention<00:53:44.680> to<00:53:44.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate Education Policy Committee heard testimony on Senate File 508, a bill to restrict cell phone use in schools. Senator Mann said the proposal was based on roundtables with school districts across the state and on reports from other states, and argued that cell phones are harming student attention, mental health, classroom culture, and student-teacher relationships. She said K-8 restrictions are broadly supported, while high school policies should be more flexible, and emphasized that districts should control implementation. The bill also includes funding for education efforts around why the restrictions are being adopted and how students can use technology responsibly. Testifiers largely supported the bill or the general goal of limiting cell phone use. Dr. Anna Tyranny, a parent and licensed psychologist, said cell phones and social media can contribute to anxiety, poor concentration, cyberbullying, and inappropriate sharing, and urged a balanced approach that includes digital literacy education. St. Cloud Area Public Schools Superintendent Laori Pam and Tech High School staff member Molly Kenzie described their district’s policies, which keep phones away for the day in elementary and middle school and restrict them during class in high school. They cited U.S. Department of Education guidance, research on mental health and sleep disruption, and the need for age-appropriate, equitable, and consistently communicated policies. St. Cloud reported that its middle school policy, piloted and then expanded districtwide, led to a 50% reduction in cell phone discipline referrals and fewer classroom power struggles. The district said high school violations remain concentrated in certain grades, especially ninth and eleventh, and that it continues to address the issue through PBIS teams. No vote or final committee action on the bill was described in the transcript.

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• <01:39:40.080> access<01:39:40.400> to make sure the law is followed. access to make
• ,<02:23:32.960> whether maintenance of means of access, whether maintenance of means of access
• <02:28:29.439> if for the expanded public lands access if for the expanded public lands access
• That is what is they can access.
• but to try and ban access for children. but to try and ban access for children.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 18, 2025, 1012, house, all