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• My team worked with...
• That was unlike the previous structure of PSPRS, but it's certainly contemplated and embedded in the
• This legislation simply provides the structure needed to bring those assets together in a thoughtful,
• This legislation simply provides the structure needed to bring those assets together in a thoughtful,
• After you vote, if you want to tag team and run out and get something to eat, I'm fine with that.

Bills: SB1041, SB1050, SB1131, SB1138, SB1249, SB1267, SB1272, SB1317, SB1461, SB1488, SB1504, SB1517, SB1523, SB1580, SB1582, SB1584, SB1585, SB1602, SB1630, SB1654, SB1672, SB1673, SB1718, SB1761, SB1819, SB1826, SB1827

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, veterans, lifetime pass, state parks, Arizona, access, disabled veterans, cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, automated license plate readers

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• So my team is looking at into the fight.
• Would it structure this as a regulator?
• default service procurement structure default service procurement structure that<04:12:00.239>
• year and found that this structure year and found that this structure increases<04:12:23.279>
• performance ratemaking structures. performance ratemaking structures.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And just to close, I do want to mention that my team and I have been discussing this bill with a wide
• I just want to thank our committee team for the analysis they did on this bill.
• And just to close, I do want to mention that my team and I have been discussing this bill with a wide
• I just want to thank our committee team for the analysis they did on this bill.
• And a big shout-out to our incredible team: Lori, our secretary; Nicole; and Ethan.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I've got our upper leadership team here with us: Timothy Dwyer, Director of Operations; Doctor Lanner
• with many review boards that are specified under state statute, as well as feedback to the trauma teams
• We have structure in place and we're ready to do that.
• The our contraband interdiction Teams for the first time. We released that a few weeks ago.
• It was easier to control because they did not want to lose their chance to be on those rodeo teams.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Sarah and her team are awesome. Thank you, Mr.
• Sarah and her team are awesome to work with and are very professional and bring the right questions at
• This is our team that takes Florida small and emerging businesses around the world and really connects
• So we specifically dedicate time and some of our best talent on the right teams to ensure that that value
• Housing for the team members that make our hotels and restaurants run is a very crucial issue.

Bills: S0048

Keywords: housing, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, local government, zoning regulations, military families, density bonus, homeownership, property taxes

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard presentations on the Governor’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and then considered one bill, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, with transportation and economic development receiving about $18 billion statewide and $601 million in general revenue. Agency heads then presented priorities for Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, State, Transportation, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard, emphasizing workforce development, housing, tourism marketing, aviation and space infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, emergency preparedness, and military readiness. In the Commerce presentation, Secretary Kelly highlighted funding for housing programs, the Hometown Heroes program, the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, rural infrastructure and workforce grants, Reconnect and Florida WINS systems, law enforcement and firefighter recruitment bonuses, defense support, Visit Florida, Space Florida, and SelectFlorida. Senators asked about Visit Florida’s private match requirements and whether the agency fully leveraged prior appropriations; Visit Florida’s CEO said the match was met and exceeded, though it is difficult but important. The Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles presentation focused on trooper pay, pursuit vehicles, aviation assets, and enterprise data systems, with questions about immigration enforcement and body cameras. Military Affairs requested funding for readiness centers, training facilities, education and health benefits for Guardsmen, and maintenance of existing armories; members discussed Guard deployments, staffing levels, and a proposed firing range project. The Department of State requested funds for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and defended its arts grant process and rule changes. Transportation’s budget emphasized a $14.3 billion work program, road and bridge maintenance, aviation and aerospace, safety initiatives, and seaport investments, while Emergency Management requested funding for preparedness, flood mitigation, WebEOC, grants management, and alert systems; senators also asked about the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility. For CS/SB 48, Senator Gates explained that the bill would require local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs would be allowed by right without a separate hearing. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, saying ADUs could help provide long-term housing for service workers. After questions about local government and HOA authority, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 48 favorably by roll call vote.

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• I look forward to leading and working again with the dedicated teams of engineers, hydrologists, and
• He served on my team from 2012 to 2017.
• First, as a member of the President's team, I would fulfill my statutory role of providing objective
• One of the first things I would do, if confirmed, is meet with the team to understand what steps, if
• The team at Interior has been working very hard to try to see if there's any ways to streamline them

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• Not only does Musk and his team have access to that information at Treasury, they have the ability to
• During my time at VA, our Veterans Benefits Administration team made great strides in increasing productivity
• At the Doge-Musk transition team, accessing IT systems that include veterans' private information. and
• Why we did not listen to the employees, why that was not structured in there in a good implementation
• If confirmed, as you heard Secretary Collins describe, he wants to convene a team of everybody involved

Keywords: veterans affairs, VA modernization, employee layoffs, mental health, suicide prevention, transparency, senate committee, bipartisan support, oversight

Summary: The meeting involved detailed discussions on various veterans' issues, particularly focusing on the challenges faced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amidst a backdrop of significant staffing changes. Members expressed deep concerns over the recent layoffs of over 1,000 VA employees, emphasizing the crucial nature of these positions in the context of mental health support for veterans, particularly amid rising suicide rates. Senators articulated the need for transparency and effective communication between the VA and Congress to avoid further breakdowns in services. The session also spotlighted the ongoing modernization of VA systems and the urgent need to streamline processes to benefit veterans effectively.

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• team and then go from there.
• team and then go from there.
• Jones or any of your team members?
• Our tax structure is a well-known fact.
• And I think um in our leadership team.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Uh, and so that is our team. Uh, Senator Westlin will be here in just a little bit. of Minneapolis.
• Uh Senator Wesland will be here in team.
• I received notification when I was out with our team.
• Um, every morning and every team.
• grocery and rent support from the team grocery and rent support from the team of<00:48:50.559>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We've had requests related to governance structures and cost savings, and physical infrastructure, how
• Our students use the park for team-building walks, picnics, and fitness electives.
• 00:24:31.760> meets<00:24:32.039> with<00:24:32.200> potential our admissions team
• meets with potential our admissions team meets with potential students<00:24:33.000> and<00:24
• So they consulted our team, and then we helped her get sober and stay sober and also recover from her

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So let me ask you this question, team.
• Our crisis teams, our mobile mental health crisis teams that cover all 87 counties in Minnesota, are
• our mobile Mental issue our crisis teams our mobile Mental Health<01:10:51.120> crisis<01:10:
• :10:52.400> 87 Health crisis teams that cover all 87 Health crisis teams that cover all 87 counties
• <01:13:43.600> they these alternative response teams they these alternative response teams

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It doesn’t seem to add up to be really worth it the way it’s currently structured.
• <01:47:47.320> to regulatory framework and structure to regulatory framework and structure
• A proper study must be completed before any legislative structure is created. Mahalo.
• <02:19:42.599> that building a regulatory structure that building a regulatory structure that
• <02:20:55.560> is<02:20:55.760> created structure is created structure is created Mahalo

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• But there GIS governance structure.
• It doesn't survive structure.
• , vision of a a governance structure, vision of a a governance structure, uh<02:00:18.240> you
• depending on what what kind of structure depending on what what kind of structure as<02:00:56.880
• Jason and Karen and the team in front of Jason and Karen and the team in front of you<02:53:33.880>

Keywords: 916, all

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• So, I'm asking my team...
• For my team, January isn't just another month on the calendar.
• While the rest of the world sees winter wonderland, my team sees high-stakes safety.
• For my team, January isn't just another month on the calendar.
• building code safety, uh structural building code safety, uh structural integrity,<00:56:23.680>

Bills: SF856, HF4482, HF3672, HF1234, HF4591, HF3554, HF936

Keywords: Inspector General, fraud prevention, state audit, public funds, misuse, transparency, government accountability, HF4482, Minnesota Historical Society, state historic sites, historic site management, historic preservation, county historical society, local historical society, municipality, county government, admission fees, grants-in-aid, site operations, site maintenance

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• beverages and the products related to them in hemp, that significantly changes the way this bill structures
• have everybody on board, but you guys know that I don't run legislation until I have everybody on the team

Bills: HB3334, HB4248, HB4454, HB3851

Keywords: alcohol regulation, retail, recordkeeping, reporting, state laws, HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation

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• Application and the current Kohler proceeding at the commission, and I led the team that's addressing
• So we're very concerned the way it's structured.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• um as well to build the the structures um as well as<01:05:30.480> then<01:05:30.720> operate
• <01:19:53.199> Uh whether that's their dodgeball team.
• Uh whether that's their dodgeball team.
• the country, whether you're at MIT or Stanford, gets routed through Lexington and answered by our team
• that students are model the structures that students are making.<01:25:40.639> you<01:25:40.719

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the August 14 meeting. The first presentation was from the National Retail Federation on artificial intelligence in the retail sector. NRF described AI use cases in three areas: consumer-facing tools such as chatbots, product descriptions, and marketing; employee-facing tools such as company-specific apps trained on employee manuals; and internal uses such as supply chain forecasting, inventory planning, fraud detection, cybersecurity, and coding support. The presenters said retail has been among the top deployers of AI and emphasized that the goal is to improve both customer and employee experience. NRF also outlined its principles for responsible AI use, organized around governance and risk management, customer engagement and trust, workforce applications, and business partner accountability. The group said retailers should maintain strong internal oversight, be transparent with customers, ensure compliance with existing laws, closely review workforce-related uses because they can be high-risk, and clearly define responsibilities between retailers and third-party developers. In policy discussion, NRF urged a tiered approach focused first on high-risk uses such as hiring, health care, financial, mortgage, and rental decisions, warned against fragmented rules that could favor only the largest firms, and encouraged voluntary standards and worker upskilling incentives. In response to a question about dynamic pricing, NRF said its members do not target consumers based on pricing and offered to follow up with more information. The committee then moved to a follow-up discussion on energy policy and data centers, hearing from Bartley Cleland of NetChoice. He explained that AI runs largely in data centers and that cloud computing shifts processing and storage away from individual devices, which he argued improves efficiency and can reduce costs. He said electricity demand has been rising over time and that AI will increase compute-related electricity use, but framed electricity as a normal input to economic growth. No votes or formal actions were taken after these presentations.

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• has been opposed to LB 1050, and I could read you the name of all the coalition and the education teams
• Every child doesn't have the same experiences at home, doesn't have the same support structures where
• While not unique, we talked earlier about hunger, poverty, the educational structure within the family
• This is not a minor adjustment; that is a structural expansion. How do we know?
• The NDE is just creating that framework or structure to piece it together.

Bills: LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504

Keywords: paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes

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• President, I was asked by the former dean of the law school, Dean Alfred Matheson, to be on his legal team
• years of being a part of that lawsuit, I learned an incredible amount about policing, about the structure
• It creates structured guardrails in a market that is already evolving.
• But it will be a night to applaud the work of our team, our staff.
• But it will be a night to applaud the work of our team, our staff, and everyone here that makes this

Keywords: 996, all

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• Care Court was created to provide a structured, coordinated pathway to treatment for individuals with
• Care court was created to provide a structured, coordinated pathway to treatment for individuals with
• I also want to say that my team and I have been in discussion with a wide variety of stakeholders, many
• DiGu Zamoa, policy team, on behalf of the Mesabedita Group and the Central American Resource Center,
• Our legal team, with the facilitation of the mayor of Los Angeles, Bass, met with vice presidents of

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on civil rights, housing, public safety, and administrative process. Early items included SB 46, which would authorize the Secretary of State to remove constitutionally ineligible presidential and vice presidential candidates from California ballots; SB 1078, requiring notice to the Civil Rights Department when court filings involve civil rights violations; SB 989, expanding access to Care Court by letting first responders refer cases through county behavioral health agencies; SB 998, clarifying and expanding discrimination prevention coordinators in the new Office of Civil Rights; SB 1146, requiring disclosure for AI-generated health advertisements and giving physicians a limited private right of action; SB 1164, a California Voting Rights Act expansion responding to federal voting-rights rulings; SB 1256, a housing bill aimed at limiting repeated litigation over the Harmony Grove Village South project; SB 1267, addressing HOA liability and indemnification for EV charger installations; and SB 1425, authorizing an encroachment permit program for high-speed rail right-of-way management. The committee also later heard SB 873, restricting ICE arrests near courthouses, and SB 1160, requiring eviction data reporting by zip code. Most bills drew support from sponsors, advocacy groups, labor organizations, or local officials, while opposition centered on concerns about county workload, due process, fire safety, civil liberties, or the scope of the policy changes. Members generally expressed support for the bills while noting unresolved issues and the need for amendments or further stakeholder work, especially on SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, SB 1425, and SB 1160. The Judicial Council opposed SB 1160 because of the burden of adding zip-code reporting to court systems, while the author and supporters argued the data would help target eviction-prevention efforts. SB 873 drew strong support from public defenders, immigrant-rights groups, and court-related stakeholders, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department opposing. SB 989 drew support from firefighters and family advocates, while Disability Rights California opposed, arguing Care Court is too costly and diverts resources from community-based services. SB 1164 received broad civil-rights and voting-rights support, with cities opposing unless amended over definitions, cure periods, and litigation risk. SB 1256 drew support from housing and labor interests and opposition from local residents and environmental groups concerned about fire safety and evacuation. SB 1267 was supported by the HOA and utility stakeholders after amendments addressing liability concerns. After quorum was established, the committee voted to pass a consent calendar and then approved the listed bills, sending them to the appropriate committees or to Appropriations, including SB 46, SB 873, SB 989, SB 998, SB 1078, SB 1146, SB 1164, SB 1256, SB 1267, and SB 1425. The transcript ends with SB 1160 still under discussion, with members indicating support for the bill’s goals but acknowledging the Judicial Council’s implementation concerns and the need for further work.