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• switch like an RTK and a tractor and man the truck and not have to put critical infrastructure that feeds
• switch like an RTK and a tractor and man the truck and not have to put critical infrastructure that feeds

Bills: HF3553, HF3513, HF3576

Keywords: vehicle platooning, transportation, public safety, pilot project, Wilkin County, Grant County, autonomous vehicles, transportation regulations, driverless cars, safety standards, first responder interaction, school bus, third-party testing, driver certification, transportation regulation, 1183, house

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• We were the only high school that got to feed y’all in our culinary class.
• They're on feeding tubes, on breathing machines. They can't be here.

Bills: S0036, S0620, S0796, S0934, S1080, S1096, S1366, S1536, S1548, S1580, S1588, S1620, S1756, S7034, S7044

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, payment bond exemption, Habitat for Humanity, Florida Forever Act, land acquisition

Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.

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• What the sheltering and even debris removal and feeding and housing, if we have to get to that point,
• What the sheltering and even debris removal and feeding and housing, if we have to get to that point,

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management on its hazard mitigation plan and recent emergency events on Oahu. Chair Dela Botti opened the meeting by explaining that the briefing was intended to review the mitigation planning process, the city’s hazard mitigation plan, and lessons learned from recent tsunami and wildfire threats, building on earlier briefings with state emergency management and transportation officials. Director Collins and hazard mitigation staff officer Ian Kio presented the plan, describing it as a five-year FEMA-required document focused on reducing long-term risk to people and property, not an operations plan for active disasters. Kio outlined how the plan was developed over roughly 18 months with a core team, steering committee, consultant support, and public input, and said it was formally adopted by the mayor’s office and approved by FEMA in July 2025. He said the updated plan was aligned more closely with the state hazard mitigation plan, expanded to cover 15 hazards including climate change and sea level rise, and organized around hazard risk rankings and mitigation strategies. He identified the highest-risk hazards as climate change and sea level rise, floods, health risks, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires, and said the plan includes short-, medium-, and long-term actions such as education, Firewise community planning, flood mapping, and major infrastructure projects like tsunami walls and street elevation work. He also emphasized that the plan will be maintained with yearly updates and ongoing public feedback. Collins then discussed after-action findings from the July 6 Meli fire and the recent tsunami response, noting that reviews are still ongoing. He said the fire response showed strong initiative and teamwork, including police officers helping with fire suppression support and door-to-door evacuation efforts before firefighters arrived, and a staff duty officer who initiated a wireless emergency alert without waiting for higher-level direction. He said these actions reflected a culture of rapid decision-making when lives are at stake. Collins also urged residents to prepare by making family plans, gathering supplies, checking flood and tsunami risk maps, retrofitting homes, and obtaining insurance before disasters occur. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the informational briefing.

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• Rather than feed into the President's cruelty, we are standing up for the communities we were elected
• to continue a food stamp program which is often going to the able-bodied, often corrupted, often feeding

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, June 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• and build these relationships, but they have been able to accommodate Amelia's needs such as tube feeding
• and build these relationships, but they have been able to accommodate Amelia's needs such as tube feeding

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We consume over a million or a billion pounds of food industry byproducts that are turned into feed materials
• Industry byproducts that are turned into feed materials that would otherwise go into landfills.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint House Agriculture and Food Systems and Tourism hearing focused on HB 189 and HB 966, both dealing with agricultural tourism. HB 189 would require counties to adopt ordinances governing review and permitting of agricultural tourism as secondary uses on working farms, require the principal agricultural use to pre-exist any tourism-related permit, and limit ag tourism to land where productive agriculture is occurring. HB 966 would create statewide uniform standards for agricultural tourism, require county registration of activities, require ag tourism to coexist with agricultural activity on a farming operation, and end the tourism use when agricultural activity ceases. Testimony on HB 189 was mixed. The Department of Agriculture and Kualoa Ranch opposed the bill, arguing that the proposed restrictions and income-based limits could burden bona fide farms and ranches, reduce flexibility for counties, and harm food production, jobs, and diversification efforts. Kualoa Ranch said ag tourism supports its food sales and community market and warned the bill could cost more than 350 jobs. The Hawaiʻi Cattlemen’s Council also opposed the measure for similar reasons. The Hawaiʻi Farmers Union supported the bill with suggested amendments, including clearer language around agricultural dedication. The Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau supported the intent of the bill but urged caution, saying ag tourism should remain tied to actual agricultural production and that counties need flexibility to address abuses without imposing overly rigid standards. Members discussed how to define a bona fide agricultural operation and whether property tax agricultural dedication could serve as a clearer qualifier. They also raised concerns about how counties would enforce revenue thresholds or separate accounting for tourism and farm income, and whether state law should better target clearly non-agricultural uses such as gondolas or other abusive developments. The Department of Agriculture and Farm Bureau said counties already have authority to regulate ag tourism through ordinances, but that any new standards should avoid unintended burdens on true farmers and ranchers. HB 966 was then introduced, and initial testimony again reflected support for the bill’s intent from some agricultural groups and opposition or caution from others. Kualoa Ranch said ag tourism can help educate visitors and support agriculture, the Hawaiʻi Farmers Union supported county flexibility, and the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau reiterated concerns about the bill’s income comparison provisions and the need to distinguish legitimate agricultural tourism from misuse. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• We raised, you know, we had about 30 to 40 sows raising piglets, feeding her pigs, and it's astronomical
• Vul continued: We had about 30 to 40 sows raising piglets, feeding her pigs, and it's astronomical what

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• These programs are tremendously valuable to feed people right into our industries, and they can tailor
• These programs are tremendously valuable to feed people right into our industries, and they can tailor
• These programs are tremendously<00:30:54.480> valuable<00:30:55.200> to<00:30:55.440> feed
• <00:30:55.840> people tremendously valuable to feed people tremendously valuable to feed people

Keywords: 916, all

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• situation perhaps, like maybe it's somebody who's hoarding, like, 20 cats in their place and they're not feeding
• situation perhaps, like maybe it's somebody who's hoarding, like, 20 cats in their place and they're not feeding
• :18.800> not 20 cats in their place and they're not 20 cats in their place and they're not feeding
• <03:30:21.359> if<03:30:21.680> I<03:30:21.920> did<03:30:22.239> not feeding
• them etc etc. um if I did not feeding them etc etc. um if I did not report<03:30:23.040> that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We were prepared for the trouble with feeding. We were prepared for the newness of it all.
• We have a data feed that indicates our site, our patients, and our providers so that they know when the
• um we<03:10:02.479> have<03:10:02.560> a<03:10:02.680> data<03:10:02.960> feed
• ><03:10:03.359> that<03:10:03.479> indicates<03:10:03.880> our we have a data feed
• that indicates our we have a data feed that indicates our site<03:10:04.520> our<03:10:04.720

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So we have the Waki River Basin that feeds 10 communities around that.
• 26.319> that so we have the Waki River Basin uh that so we have the Waki River Basin uh that feeds
• 19:27.840> around<04:19:28.239> that<04:19:28.479> so<04:19:28.720> it feeds
• 10 communities around that so it feeds 10 communities around that so it is<04:19:29.080> awkward<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented an overview of its budget and operations, emphasizing that it is the lowest-spending agency in state government and that its general fund allocation has declined since 2019. Commissioner Arling House explained that DAS also handles back-office functions for several administratively attached boards, which has affected staffing and spending comparisons. He said the department’s current general fund spending is roughly split between retiree health and other operations, and that the presentation was based on adjusted authorized spending rather than the original budget figures. A major portion of the meeting focused on retiree health benefits and the long-term effort to control costs. Deputy Commissioner Cassie Keane described how the state moved from a projected deficit in retiree health to savings through a series of changes, including higher premium contributions, co-pay adjustments, and shifting Medicare retirees into Medicare Advantage arrangements to capture federal reimbursement. She said the state has about 12,500 retirees and spouses on the plan, with roughly 10,906 Medicare retirees and 1,580 non-Medicare retirees, and that the savings have depended heavily on federal funding and procurement decisions. She also noted that Medicare retirees pay Part B premiums and that the state has grandfathered older retirees from some premium contributions. Members asked about what the expenditures cover, why the state offers retiree health instead of simply giving retirees a payment to buy coverage themselves, and whether out-of-pocket costs changed under Medicare Advantage. Keane said the plan covers actual health claims or insurance premiums, that co-pays and maximum out-of-pocket limits remain in place, and that the state has no authority to change benefit details without legislative action. She explained that retiree health is a long-standing employee benefit that wraps around Medicare and is not collectively bargained in the usual sense, though its eligibility rules and cost-sharing have been tightened over time to better target the benefit to long-term state service. The discussion also covered vendor performance problems. Keane said Anthem recently won the contract back from Aetna, but its pharmacy subsidiary, Caroline, caused serious service disruptions. DAS responded by withholding payments, assessing more than $2 million in performance guarantees, and hiring a third-party auditor to review the pharmacy processes. The current contract runs through the end of calendar year 2026, and officials said they are watching federal Medicare Advantage reimbursement changes closely because future savings are uncertain.

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• It's a much, you know, it moves everybody away from algorithms and memorization into exploration.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• and monthly nutritional segments for AARP Alabama, while also partnering with Urban Ministry and Feeding
• also partnering with Urban<05:05:13.040> Ministry<05:05:13.480> and<05:05:13.640> Feeding
• <05:05:13.960> Alabama<05:05:14.400> to Urban Ministry and Feeding Alabama to Urban
• Ministry and Feeding Alabama to provide<05:05:15.000> fresh<05:05:15.280> meals<05:05:

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then adopted a resolution honoring Dr. Todd Freeman, Superintendent of Vestavia Hills City Schools, as Alabama Superintendent of the Year. Senators praised his leadership in public education and noted the recognition was especially meaningful as one of the last such honors in the current chamber. The Senate also adopted a resolution commending the 2026 Alabama Law Institute Senate interns for their service, and members offered personal remarks thanking the interns and encouraging them to remain and contribute to Alabama in the future. The chamber then took up several conference committee and House messages. The Senate concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 341 after extended remarks, and later concurred in the conference report on Senate Bill 32, described as a veterans-related bill that would make benefits automatic for those under the federal poverty level and allow cities and counties to opt in for veterans above that level. The Senate also received House amendments to Senate Bill 199, concerning sex offenders, and voted to non-concur and send the bill to conference, naming conferees. In resolutions from the Rules Committee, the Senate adopted an amended House Joint Resolution 198 establishing the Alabama Mental Health Task Force. It also adopted House Joint Resolution 326, which recognizes the need for a north-south transportation route in East Alabama. Throughout the meeting, senators made extended floor remarks about slowing down on legislation, focusing on rural hospitals and other priorities, and the importance of treating children, seniors, and low-income residents fairly.

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• timber trees have large canopies and avoid wildlife because there's no sunlight at the floor, hence no feed
• timber trees have large canopies and avoid wildlife because there's no sunlight at the floor, hence no feed
• timber trees have large canopies and avoid wildlife because there's no sunlight at the floor, hence no feed
• Representative Darby. ...wildlife because there's no sunlight at the floor, hence no feed for the animals

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We can and must condemn the horrors of war without feeding hatred.
• 00:30:27.679> without condemn the horrors of war without condemn the horrors of war without feeding
• 29.360> We<00:30:29.600> can<00:30:29.679> mourn<00:30:30.080> Palestinian feeding
• We can mourn Palestinian feeding hatred.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Now, we can legislate to reduce some of the needs people have like battling hunger by feeding kids at
• needs people have like battling<02:36:38.319> hunger<02:36:38.640> by<02:36:38.880> feeding
• <02:36:39.200> kids<02:36:39.359> at battling hunger by feeding kids at battling hunger
• by feeding kids at school.<02:36:40.560> We<02:36:40.800> can<02:36:40.960> reduce<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'll start passing these down, and you guys can help feed the other side.
• <03:53:36.399> one<03:53:36.840> pass help<03:53:52.520> you<03:53:52.640> feed
• c> other<03:53:53.199> side<03:53:53.960> um<03:53:54.080> we'll help you feed
• the other side um we'll help you feed the other side um we'll just<03:53:54.439> go<03:53:54.760

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• very large and fast competition right now, and it has to do with providing efficient compute and feeding
• 00:18:26.480> and with providing efficient compute and with providing efficient compute and feeding
• 18:28.240> and<00:18:28.400> so<00:18:28.559> that<00:18:28.960> these feeding
• it with energy and so that these feeding it with energy and so that these AI<00:18:29.480> models

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard CACR 6, a proposed constitutional amendment by Representative Keith Ammon to recognize a fundamental right to use computation resources. Ammon argued that computing is now essential to daily life, speech, education, and economic opportunity, and said the amendment was intended to push back against government or corporate restrictions, citing a 2023 federal executive order on AI registration and reporting as an example of the kind of precedent he wanted to oppose. He said the proposal should be simple and clear because it would go to voters, and he compared the right to compute to other constitutional rights that do not require the government to provide the underlying tools. Committee members raised concerns about the breadth of the language, including whether it could affect encryption, authentication, network security, energy use, and other regulatory issues. Representative McFarland questioned whether the amendment could interfere with security measures, while others asked whether it would prevent ordinary network management such as throttling or require the state to provide internet access or hardware. Ammon responded that the right would not entitle someone to other people’s resources and said encryption and similar issues would sort themselves out. Several members also raised concerns about child safety, public safety, and whether existing laws could still regulate misuse of computing; Ammon said reasonable limits would still apply, similar to other constitutional rights. Sarah Scott of Americans for Prosperity testified in support, saying the amendment would protect innovation, individual autonomy, and economic competitiveness by preventing overregulation. After questions concluded, the chair closed the hearing on CACR 6. The committee then opened House Bill 615, sponsored by Representative Dan Maguire, which would substantially rewrite the state’s drug-forfeiture law. Maguire said the bill is intended to improve fairness and efficiency in cases where property such as cars or cash is seized in connection with drug offenses, noting that the criminal case and the civil forfeiture case are currently handled separately, with the property case prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office. He explained that the bill addresses courtroom procedure for these forfeiture actions and is meant to make the process more specific and orderly.

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• ><01:56:16.800> earths<01:56:17.119> from<01:56:17.440> coal<01:56:17.760> feed
• recover rare earths from coal feed recover rare earths from coal feed stocks<01:56:18.480> that

Keywords: 916, all