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• And the proposed budget places an emphasis on programs and initiatives that provide training to help
• It also, we are moving the program to the center to help with the training and ability to support multi-year
• It also, we are moving the program to the center to help with the training and ability to support multi-year
• program, and $182.6 million for the SHIP program.
• And it introduces the creation of structured career paths and training programs that's going to build

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects. Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.

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• reinstates the pension waiver program. reinstates the pension waiver program.
• I guess my question is, is it kind of a one-and-done training, or do you know is this ongoing training
• , is it kind of a one-and-done training, is it kind of a one-and-done training, or<00:49:35.240><
• or do you know is this ongoing training or do you know is this ongoing training because<00:49:37.560
• That creates a significant programs.

Keywords: 958, all

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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• I know they have a program... They have a lot of initiatives going on, specifically with Luna.
• They eat these vegetables as part of their lunch program at the school.
• We need a training on how to use these new phones.
• We need a training on how to use these new phones.
• Community-based domestic violence programs. House Bill 130.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• It amends a statute that permits city governments to adopt training incentive programs to encourage appointed
• Instead, state law permits cities to implement this program.
• It is important to note that neither state law nor a city can mandate training.
• > encourage training incentive programs to encourage training incentive programs to encourage appointed
• Madam Secretary, please call the roll." training. As a former mayor, I can tell training.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:07 Attendance Roll Call: 00:14 SB 68 Discussion 01:21 SB 68 Vote 04:40 SB 20 Discussion 05:34 SB 20 Vote 08:12 Adjournment: 09:15, 958, all

Summary: The Senate State and Local Government Committee met and first took up Senate Bill 68, sponsored by Senator Maize Bledsoe. The bill would give the Kentucky Horse Park authority to bar or restrict participation by individuals sanctioned by the U.S. Center for SafeSport, with supporters saying it would help protect young athletes, adult athletes, and visitors at the multi-use state facility. Testimony from the Horse Park and the U.S. Equestrian Federation emphasized that the measure would have no fiscal impact and would be implemented through existing horse mounted police operations, without actively checking every visitor against the sanction list. The committee then considered Senate Bill 20, sponsored by Senator Maiden and presented with the Kentucky League of Cities. The bill would amend the city training incentive program statute to let cities set different incentive amounts for appointed and elected officials and remove the current statutory minimum and maximum amounts, giving local governments more discretion by ordinance. Senator Maiden said the measure is intended to encourage training for city officials and improve local government operations, and noted it had passed the Senate unanimously the previous year in similar form. Both bills were approved by the committee without opposition. Senate Bill 68 passed 10-0 with favorable expression, and Senate Bill 20 passed 9-0 with favorable expression. During the vote on Senate Bill 20, Senator Elkins explained his aye vote, saying he appreciated that the bill used permissive language and did not create an unfunded mandate. The committee then moved toward adjournment.

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• and some of the um the training and some of the um the training and certification<04:15:29.840>
• and they will have ongoing training and they will have ongoing training.<04:15:52.239> The<04
• <04:20:28.720> or e-collars whether it's in training or e-collars whether it's in training
• So I think the time for training... So I think the time for training... Oh, sorry.
• programs. So, that's pretty important. programs. So, that's pretty important.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I believe it's two different programs, as the young lady explained.
• problematic program that... ...problematic, so I don't understand why we take a problematic program
• that has errors and we found that in order to look at even programs that are using this particular program
• Armed Forces Reserves for active duty or training, rather than on training duty, or to attend camps,
• It doesn't matter where he attends veteran programs or veteran programs; it's about helping the veteran

Bills: HB2416, HB2663, HB2759, HB2806

Keywords: border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, public safety, immigration, military leave, national guard, employment rights, paid leave, disaster response, veterans services, education programs, funding, appropriation, Yavapai county, lawful presence, public programs, verification

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• uh which is a really purchasing program uh which is a really interesting<00:02:52.640> program
• That program began as a pilot four years ago and became a full-fledged program two years ago.
• But of dairy with an eye program.
• there is trainings that have to happen. there is trainings that have to happen.
• He said it is a good program.

Bills: HF2446

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• And I will put in the record later today a list of programs.
• The freeze on funding affects vital programs, including suicide prevention programs.
• The program last year.
• I totally lost my train of thought.
• There is a lack of training in community care.

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• training, and demonstrated competencies. training, and demonstrated competencies.
• educational processes and programs educational processes and programs approved<04:06:18.080>
• the specificity of the type of program the specificity of the type of program or<04:18:27.760>
• <04:18:38.960> accredited add or an equivalent program accredited add or an equivalent program
• <04:19:26.000> have model the the program that would have model the the program that would have

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Because I think the program is well run, it's just a little bit tired.
• Because I think the program is, it's well run, it's just a little bit tired.
• One of them would be to codify a rural set-aside in that LIHTC program.
• This really lowers our ability to reach out to those programs, even programs like Housing Works, to get
• We also need to keep making investments in programs like Raft and HomeBASE.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held its second introductory hearing to frame the session’s housing agenda. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty described the hearing as a chance to hear a wide range of perspectives on Massachusetts’ housing crisis, including underbuilding, zoning and permitting barriers, rising costs, and the need for both state and local action. The committee heard from court, municipal, advocacy, and regional housing leaders, with recurring themes of increasing supply, preserving existing housing, preventing displacement, and expanding resources for renters and homeowners. Chief Justice Diana Horan of the Housing Court said the court is handling more than 40,000 new filings annually with only 15 judges, and estimated the court would need about 21 judges to meet demand. She described complications from RAFT-related stays, mental health and guardianship issues, aging housing stock, and the new eviction sealing law, which she said was being implemented smoothly but may require additional resources if filings continue to rise. The Massachusetts Municipal Association and MAPC emphasized that municipalities need flexibility, funding, and better tools such as MassWorks, Housing Works, H-DIP, 40R reforms, inclusionary zoning changes, and a local option transfer fee; they also said local control concerns and long permitting timelines remain major barriers. MAPC and others stressed that supply growth alone will not solve the crisis and urged continued support for subsidized housing, access to counsel, and modular/off-site construction. Advocates and housing providers focused on displacement, preservation, and tenant protections. Homes for All Massachusetts and Mass Law Reform Institute called for rent stabilization, stronger tenant protections, foreclosure prevention, elimination of junk fees, continued funding for RAFT and HomeBASE, and expanded access to counsel. Mass Union of Public Housing Tenants said the state needs far more extremely low-income housing, more operating subsidy, and major investment to repair public housing, while also supporting tenant technical assistance during redevelopment. Franklin County’s housing authority warned that rural communities are being left out of many state programs and asked for a rural LIHTC set-aside, a permanent rural credit boost, and a review of housing choice programs. A Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation researcher presented findings that communities that add housing generally see stronger municipal finances, and that housing growth can improve property tax and state aid outcomes. Seasonal community representatives from Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket described extreme affordability pressures and the need for tailored tools. Nantucket’s housing trust chair said the island has made progress through local funding, inclusionary zoning, and deed-restricted units, but still needs a real estate transfer fee and faster ways to preserve year-round housing. Across the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly returned to the need for a mix of production, preservation, tenant protections, and local flexibility, rather than relying on any single policy solution.

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• the UI program is now.
• As you mentioned, the High Road program is a one-time funded grant program. Right.
• The High Road Training Partnership Program is one that my colleagues speak to.
• What are the completion and placement rates for the ERIKA program and for the High Road Training Partnership-funded
• several years: the youth apprenticeship program, the women's apprenticeship program.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• programs to be consistent with the training required by the training established by the Secretary of
• programs to be consistent with the training required by the training established by the Secretary of
• <00:10:39.200> with training programs to be consistent with training programs to be consistent
• > the<00:10:41.920> training the training required uh the training the training required
• About excusing training for election judges in very small precincts.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The State and Local Government and Elections Conference Committee met on May 13, 2025, to adopt agreed-upon provisions from the elections article. The chair noted they initially lacked a quorum on both sides, but later confirmed quorum was present. Members and staff walked through a grid of proposed sections, covering voter registration and student proof-of-residence rules, public voter information list deadlines, electronic rosters for combined polling places, absentee ballot procedures, candidate filing and ballot preparation notices, write-in candidate timelines, municipal boundary adjustments, emergency polling place signage, county election training, special election filing periods for legislative vacancies, school district election timing, voting system testing, town elections, hospital board elections, and repeal of the voting equipment grant account. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, including wording fixes, consistency edits, and updated effective dates, with many provisions set to take effect January 1, 2026. One item, line 15, involving a cannabis-related provision, was set aside because an amendment had not been posted and printed in time; members agreed to take it up later. The committee also discussed a mix of House-only and Senate-only provisions, including third-party presidential electors, phonetic spelling on affidavits of candidacy, notification of ballot preparers when candidate names change, emergency polling place procedures, training requirements, and rules for temporary polling places on tribal land. After the staff walkthrough and brief questions, Vice Chair Aldenorf moved to adopt the provisions in the document titled “Elections Provisions Proposed Sections for Adoptions, May 13, 2025,” excluding line 15, and include them in the conference committee report. The motion passed on a voice vote with no opposition recorded. The committee then adjourned, with members noting that work on remaining elections provisions could continue afterward.

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• It would take a lot of training.
• It would take a lot of training.
• And personally, I have been trained, to do these procedures.
• All optometry students are extensively trained in performance.
• And that's the reason for the training.

Summary: The subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up five health-related bills. HB 1089, which would add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to Florida’s newborn screening panel, was presented as a way to enable earlier diagnosis and treatment; a pediatric neurologist from Nemours testified in support, noting existing FDA-approved therapies and ongoing clinical trials. After supportive debate, the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1083 would standardize patient access to medical records by setting deadlines for providers to produce or allow inspection of records and requiring electronic delivery when available. Supporters said it would reduce delays in care and costs, while two industry groups appeared in opposition. Members from both parties spoke in favor, and the bill passed 17-0 and was reported favorably. HB 1297, which aligns Florida’s electronic prescribing rules more closely with federal law and removes some state exceptions, drew opposition from physicians who argued paper prescriptions are still needed for emergencies, shortages, and price shopping. The sponsor said the bill’s goals were patient safety, fraud prevention, and efficiency; despite concerns, it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. The committee then considered PCS for HB 1421, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which would create a statewide blood clot and pulmonary embolism registry, require hospital reporting and risk-assessment policies, and expand training requirements in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. The bill was presented with emotional testimony from Emily Adkins’ parents, who urged support and co-sponsorship in her memory. Members from both parties praised the family’s advocacy, and the PCS passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. Finally, HB 449 on optometry would expand optometrists’ authority to prescribe certain medications and perform specified laser and non-laser eye procedures after certification. The bill and amendment drew strong opposition from ophthalmologists and their association, who raised patient-safety, training, and delegation concerns, while optometrists argued the bill would improve access, especially in rural areas and counties without ophthalmologists. The amendment was adopted, and the bill as amended passed on a recorded vote and was reported favorably.

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• WHERE ADDING MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING TO VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING PILOT PROGRAMS, FIXING BAD
• FOR WHAT WE ARE ASKING THEM TO DO WITH THE HEALTH SURVEY AND ALSO THE VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING
• PILOT PROGRAM THAT WE ARE APPROPRIATING $300,000 TO THAT AND 300,000 OR THE SURVEY. >> Chair Trumbull
• IN ADDITION PHARMACIST CAN RECEIVE POSTGRADUATE ADVANCED TRAINING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND ADDITIONAL
• CLINICAL TRAINING IN MEDICATION MANAGEMENT INCLUDING THOSE FOR HEART FAILURE, CORONARY HEART DISEASE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• , get trained by this program. ...to being fired.
• , get trained by this program.
• , get trained by this program.
• There are technically two training programs: a jail enforcement program, which would train them on how
• <01:29:03.639> program sure to apply for a training program sure to apply for a training program

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• My employment background made me a good fit for that board, having dealt with residency training, and
• Since you worked on the residency program, how do we get more MDs?
• <00:11:06.480> How<00:11:06.560> do program, how do we get more MDs?
• How do program, how do we get more MDs?
• <00:30:34.640> to way that we could have a program to way that we could have a program to

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Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee heard and considered a series of gubernatorial nominations to boards and commissions. Early nominees included Falleno Vital for the Boxing Commission, Rebecca Moore for the Board of Nursing, and Alexander Smith and Zachary Johnson for the Board of Public Accountancy. DCCA and board representatives testified in support of each, and the nominees who were present briefly described their qualifications and willingness to serve. The chair noted the unusually large volume of written testimony in support of the boxing nominee and emphasized that these are voluntary positions and nominees had already been vetted through questionnaires and resumes. The committee then heard several nominations to the Hawaii Board of Optometry, the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Board, and the Hawaii Medical Board. Ashley Porter and Katherine Mao spoke in support of their optometry nominations, Nathan Konishi supported his motor vehicle repair board nomination, and Gary Belchure discussed his reappointment to the medical board. A substantial portion of the discussion on the medical board focused on physician shortages, especially on the neighbor islands, and efforts to address them through the Interstate Medical Compact and pending legislation such as SB 1365. Board staff also discussed possible pathways for foreign medical graduates and the need for criminal background checks to fully participate in the compact. The latter part of the hearing shifted to real estate commission nominations, including Audrey Abbe and Denise Lacosta. Testimony and member questions focused heavily on condominium governance, deferred maintenance, reserve studies, insurance costs, and the need for better education and oversight of volunteer board members and property managers. Both nominees said older buildings, rising insurance premiums, and lack of expertise among volunteer boards are major challenges, and they suggested more training, clearer guidance, stronger enforcement against unlicensed property management, and better access to qualified consultants and financing. No votes were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and moved through the agenda nominee by nominee.

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• training.
• This is a good VA education and job training program when it works, and we have continued to improve
• programs.
• programs.
• By expanding in-person and hybrid training options for skilled trade programs, we're bridging skill gaps

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We have gone through the process of training, and we continue to do the training required to keep that
• We also have established in the MDVA, in the last three or four years, a very robust training program
• . training program staffed by former CVSOs working at the CVSO ranks to make sure that they understand
• program, which includes college courses to ensure that they are fully trained and educated to represent
• We have over 2,300 VFW-accredited service officers trained on how to handle this.

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• My training is in family medicine, with degrees in public health and genetics.
• Workers are being asked, often unknowingly, to train their own replacements.
• Nobody wants to be using their data to train their replacement.
• Nobody wants to be using their data to train their replacement.
• Nobody wants to be using their data to train their replacement.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We need to have responsibility acknowledged by the employees during that training.
• We need to have responsibility acknowledged by the employees during that training.
• grant programs.
• taxpayer dollars in state Grant programs taxpayer dollars in state Grant programs uh<00:25:44.080
• criminals out of Grant funded programs criminals out of Grant funded programs and<00:26:01.520><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all