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• BARRETO JUST RECENTLY, THIS WAS EITHER A WEEK OR TWO WEEKS AGO, LED THE EFFORT TO REINTRODUCE OR RELEASE
• I SHOULD SAY, RELEASE 50,000 JUVENILE REDFISH INTO BISCAYNE BAY.
• THAT TO ME WAS OF OTHER SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN THE FIRST RELEASE IN MORE THAN 30 YEARS.

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• Senate Bill 112 by Senator Hodges, provides that public school boards may adopt a policy to authorize released
• SB 112 provides that public schools may adopt a policy to authorize release time for K-12 students...
• Schools may adopt a policy to authorize release time for K through 12 students, subject to parental approval
• voluntary program that authorizes but does not require local school boards to adopt policies allowing release
• Our organization is one of the larger release-time religious organizations in the country right now.

Bills: HCR97, HR168, SCR33, SB112, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB488, SB504, SB507, SB518

Keywords: hunting education, firearm safety, outdoor recreation, curriculum, youth education, conservation, collegiate athletics, funding, name image likeness, revenue sharing, NCAA compliance, student-athlete support, financial sustainability, work-based learning, task force, internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing, cooperative education, co-op

Summary: The House Education Committee met on May 12, 2026, and first approved SB 518, which gives LSU a two-year pilot authority to buy and sell certain real estate within one mile of campus to support redevelopment and student needs. Senator Foyle and LSU representatives said the bill is intended to help the university act more quickly on deteriorating nearby properties and some Greek housing transactions, with safeguards such as appraisal and fair-market-value requirements. Members asked about whether the authority would affect mostly commercial property and whether the pilot could later be expanded to other universities; the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then reported SCR 33, creating a one-year Work-Based Learning Coordination Task Force to study and better coordinate internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing, and related programs across state agencies and employers. Support testimony emphasized that Louisiana’s education and workforce systems are too siloed and that the task force would map existing efforts, identify gaps, and recommend a statewide structure. HR 168 also passed, directing the Board of Regents to study collegiate athletic program funding after concerns raised by athletic directors about deficits and accounting practices. Members next approved SB 488, a school safety drone response pilot program, after testimony described drones as a supplemental security tool that could respond faster than police and work with law enforcement; an amendment required coordination with the Department of Education, State Police, and the Sheriffs’ Association. HCR 97 was reported favorably to ask BESE and Wildlife and Fisheries to study age- and grade-appropriate hunting, conservation, and shooting sports education for grades 5-12. The committee also approved SB 112, allowing local school boards to adopt parental-consent release-time policies for religious instruction, with amendments on instructor qualifications, grade reporting, and constitutional safeguards; SB 504, expanding individual graduation plans to include vocational options and charter schools; SB 346 and SB 347, addressing harmful deepfakes involving K-12 and college students; and SB 353, authorizing postsecondary systems to digitize student IDs for LA Wallet, though members raised concerns about naming a specific vendor. The meeting adjourned after SB 353 was reported favorably.

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• :23:17.440> could<00:23:17.679> get<00:23:17.919> immediate<00:23:18.400> release
• <00:23:18.720> on >> And if I could get immediate release on >> And if I could
• get immediate release on those. >> And if I could get immediate release on those.
• The gentleman's requested immediate release. Is there objection?

Keywords: MS House Floor - 25 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer led by Pastor Darren Leech, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. After confirming a quorum, the chamber dispensed with reading the journal and handled routine introductions. Members welcomed several guests in the galleries, including Mick Bulock of NCSL and multiple youth and community groups. The House also recognized Pastor Leech’s remarks about public service and stewardship. A series of congratulatory resolutions were taken up and adopted, many by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. These included resolutions honoring Derek Hall for winning Super Bowl 60 with the Seattle Seahawks, the Columbia Academy Lady Cougars cross country and softball teams for state championships, and other special recognitions. The House also adopted STR 536 and several additional resolutions from the rules calendar, with votes reported at 118 yeas, 0 nays on multiple items. On the conference calendar, the House concurred in House Bill 1150, which merged the engineers and surveying boards, added an exception so title attorneys were not affected, and changed board member terms from six years to four years. The concurrence motion passed 122 yeas, 0 nays. The House also adopted a conference report on item 60 related to state security operations center language, removing a reverse repealer, by a vote of 117 yeas, 0 nays. Later, members continued introducing guests and honoring school groups, including the Winston Academy football team for its state championship, the Jeff Davis County Mayor’s Youth Council, Columbus High School’s boys basketball team and Mr. Basketball honoree Michael Hood Jr., Heritage Christian Academy, and Mississippi State basketball player Josh Huard, who was recognized for the Coach Wooden Citizenship Award. The House then adjourned until 10:00 a.m. the next day, with the journal left open until the last conference report is filed.

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• There are many viral videos that have been released.
• Charlie Kirk shouldn't have a problem with this amendment because Charlie Kirk actually called for the release
• Every file should be released to the public. Right?
• I thought it was relevant since Charlie Kirk did advocate for the full and unredacted release of DOJ
• And so y'all, Charlie Kirk said to release the files.

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• We are currently undergoing a new economic impact study, hopefully releasing that here later in the first
• early in the second quarter, depending on what date we can find to have a big celebration about the release
• As you'll remember in 2017, we released the economic impact study under the 78 size Winnie May at the
• with many news cameras, many industry leaders, the governor, lieutenant governor, etc., etc., to release
• to that study, spent the last probably 18 months working on that effort, and are very excited to release

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• They're released its notice of funding opportunity on September 15th with an application day of November
• directors kind of getting information about this up until the the notice of funding opportunity was released
• error rate is above 3%, depending upon the guidance and policy that's developed, which hasn't been released
• And and the released at. That's the message.
• According to data that was released from the department last year on Florida has about 2.6 billion dollars

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• That one's still in process and will be released as an RFP future and in this fiscal year.
• That one's still in process and will be released as an RFP future and in this fiscal year.
• process<00:12:53.600> and<00:12:53.839> will<00:12:54.079> be<00:12:54.240> released
• /c><00:12:54.560> as<00:12:54.720> an<00:12:54.880> RFP process and will be released
• as an RFP process and will be released as an RFP future<00:12:56.240> and<00:12:56.399> in

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Summary: The committee approved the minutes from its June 30 meeting and then considered Capital Project 2515, a request from the Pease Development Authority Division of Ports and Harbors to spend up to $125,000 from the Harbor Dredging and Pier Maintenance Fund to replace a deteriorated 99-foot floating dock at Rye Harbor. Acting Director Richard Hartley said the dock is used for passenger loading and unloading for charters and whale-watching tours and is in poor condition. Representative Edgar moved approval, Representative Wiler seconded, and the motion carried. The committee then received several informational items, including quarterly and maintenance reports from the Department of Administrative Services, the Community College System of New Hampshire, and the Pease Development Authority. It also heard a presentation from the Department of Health and Human Services on Capital Project 2516, the Beneficiary Service Improvement project supporting closed-loop referrals and related systems. DHHS described the project as a mix of Medicaid enterprise functions and New Hampshire Care Connections tools, including provider modules, third-party liability, event notifications, and closed-loop referrals to connect health and human service providers. Officials said the project is largely federally funded, with capital funds representing only part of the overall effort. Members asked about the accounting breakdown, prior committee review, provider participation, patient experience, and public response. Representative Burr questioned whether the project had been fully presented previously and raised concerns about the scope and necessity of the $8 million effort; DHHS responded that earlier work was discussed in other committees and that the current presentation covered only capital funds. Senator Waters asked about user response and patient experience, and DHHS said feedback has been generally positive but the system is still in design and implementation. In response to questions about participation, DHHS said 84 providers are currently on the network and clarified that a “provider” generally means an individual organization or health system, not each individual clinician. The committee also set its next meeting for December 9 at 9:00 a.m. at Granite Place, Room 228, and then adjourned.

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• of emergency that those drums could, based on the pressure, at some point in time in the future, release
• to make representations that they're working with to clean up the PFAS spill, or it's not spill, release
• So in about mid June we're going to release, uh, an aggregate, uh, aggregate level data, so no HIPPAA
• That continued to release PFOS into the ground, um, into an ill-maintained lined lagoon or lined, uh,
• Um, recently, there were hearings on tritium releases and plutonium pit production at Los Alamos National

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• Department of Energy released a policy flash unilaterally cutting the facilities and administration rate
• Additionally, the President is expected to release an outline known as a skinny budget later this month
• monitoring everything that's going on and the next big date is May when the President's budget will be released
• So the, at the federal level, the president's budget is actually supposed to be released.
• So there isn't a real set deadline or time frame as to when the president's budget will be released.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• In 2017 is when John Deere released Customer Service Advisor.
• In 2017 is when John Deere released Customer Service Advisor.
• When manufacturers release new models and new technology on their equipment, our techs are not equipped
• When manufacturers release new models and new technology on their equipment, our techs are not equipped
• We can't release that equipment back to the owner of the equipment unless we maintain the emission standards

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and first heard SB 1826 by Senator Martin, which would restrict ultra-processed foods served to public school students during the school day. Senator Martin said the bill is aimed only at government-purchased food in public schools, not parents’ lunches or after-school sales, and argued it is intended to protect children’s health and school performance. Members questioned the bill’s definition of ultra-processed food, its scope during the school day, and possible cost and compliance issues. Senator Rouson offered a friendly amendment extending the compliance date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2026, and the committee adopted it. Several industry groups and associations spoke against the bill, citing lack of a clear definition, FDA preemption concerns, costs, and the risk of a state-by-state patchwork; Moms for Liberty waived in support. Senator Martin then temporarily postponed the bill for further work. The committee next took up CS for SB 1132 by Senator Truenow on consumers’ right to repair certain equipment, including agricultural equipment and portable digital devices. An amendment by Senator Boyd was adopted to exclude security and life-safety systems and remove automobile-related provisions. Public testimony included opposition from TechNet, which said the bill is unnecessary because repair parts, tools, and manuals are already available and asked for changes to make the bill prospective and remove the private right of action. Agricultural equipment dealers and manufacturers testified against the bill, arguing that current repair resources and a memorandum of understanding with the Farm Bureau already address repair access, while warning that the bill could undermine dealer margins, parts inventory, training programs, safety, cybersecurity, and emissions compliance. Some members supported the concept but noted the bill still needed work. The committee voted 4-0 to report CS for SB 1132 favorably. The meeting concluded with a presentation from Florida 4-H youth leaders on the organization’s impact and goals. The presenters described 4-H’s role in leadership, agriculture, STEM, and healthy living, highlighted statewide participation and camp programs, and asked for continued support for camp improvements, especially the Camp Cherry Lake revitalization effort. Senators praised the students’ presentations and the value of 4-H before the committee adjourned.

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• with treatment is fundamental to the pretrial diversion program, so the court may only consider releasing
• amendment corrects a technical drafting error and makes the provision relating to the assessment and release
• And then what happens is about 70% of those individuals when they come back, they're released, they're
• We're wasting a lot of time, a lot of money, and then they're released back into the streets without
• They're released or they're on probation with no mental health treatment.

Summary: The committee met and took up several criminal justice, public safety, and boating measures. It first heard SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which would create mental health diversion options for eligible misdemeanor and felony defendants, expand mental health and substance abuse grant uses, require evaluations and treatment recommendations in certain cases, add Hillsborough County to a forensic diversion pilot list, and create a behavioral health data repository. After adopting a technical amendment, the bill received strong support from NAMI Florida, family advocates, sheriffs, and the Murphy family, and was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 86, expanding peer support programs for certain law enforcement support personnel, and SB 472, allowing inmates who complete approved education in correctional facilities to receive credit toward professional licensure requirements. Both bills were amended and then reported favorably without opposition. SB 276, which increases penalties for unlawfully sheltering or aiding an unmarried minor and creates a defense for actions taken to protect a minor from danger, drew questions about runaway youth, LGBTQ youth, and the scope of the defense; the sponsor said he was open to further amendment, and the bill passed favorably. Members then approved SB 402, updating the unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia statute to reference the armed forces by definition rather than by branch. SB 490, as amended, would let law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers carry concealed off duty and exempt law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and active military service members from the three-day waiting period for rifle and shotgun purchases; it passed 8-1 after debate over the waiting period and equal treatment concerns. Finally, the committee passed SB 628, Lucy’s Law, to strengthen boating safety and penalties, after adopting an amendment that removed proposed changes to warrantless blood draws and boating education requirements; the bill was supported by the family of Lucy Fernandez and passed unanimously. The meeting then adjourned.

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• not be deterred by a bill passed today or any new sentencing guidelines, they will ultimately be released
• <00:57:33.359> be guidelines, they will ultimately be guidelines, they will ultimately be released
• c> incarceration<00:57:34.799> by<00:57:35.040> the<00:57:35.200> state released
• from incarceration by the state released from incarceration by the state back<00:57:35.839> to
• I do work with victims, run a supervised visitation center, and have been involved in the fatality review

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• know, they talk about homesick, but we have them to show up later on Sunday evenings, and then we release
• them uh in the and then we release them uh in the afternoon<00:14:53.040> on<00:14:53.160>
• >> Yes, ma'am. >> So, the agencies will submit an RQS to our office and we will release an RFP or an
• <01:17:28.680> a<01:17:29.240> um uh released a um uh released a um an<01:17:30.240
• an RFP or an RFB depending on release an RFP or an RFB depending on which<01:20:00.240> is<01

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• 53:36.640> be for that conditional 40 million to be for that conditional 40 million to be released
• 38.880> to<00:53:39.119> be<00:53:40.079> u<00:53:40.800> completion released
• , there has to be u completion released, there has to be u completion of<00:53:41.520> the<00:
• can be released. can be released.
• of monies uh at a on the federal release of monies uh at a particular<00:54:37.200> point<00:

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Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. It adopted motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with reading the prior journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be taken up throughout the day. The chamber received multiple House messages and a gubernatorial confirmation, including House Bill 1 on motor vehicles, Senate Bill 170 on health insurance, and Senate confirmation 90 for Chenica Johnson Anom to the Alabama Cickle Cell Oversight and Regulatory Commission, all of which were referred to the appropriate committees. The Senate later concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill 170 by a 29-0-1 vote. Committee reports covered a wide range of measures, with favorable reports and, in several cases, amendments or substitutes. Judiciary reported favorably on House Bills 228, 132, 347, 405, 86, 263, and 302, and on Senate Bills 318 and 260; State Government Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 435, 97, and 407 and Senate Bill 361; Education Policy reported favorably on Senate Bills 337 and House Bills 520 and 75; Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reported favorably on House Bills 303 and 477 and Senate Bills 360, 325, 329, and 330; Transportation and Energy reported favorably on Senate Bills 341, 354, and 340; Veterans and Military Affairs reported favorably on House Bills 465 and 307 and Senate Bills 338 and 359; and Local Legislation reported favorably on Jefferson County Senate Bill 243 and Shelby County House Bill 532. These reports generally advanced the bills to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The Senate also confirmed George Pierce to the Alabama Ethics Commission by a 33-0 vote after a favorable committee report, with several senators offering brief remarks of congratulations. In motions and resolutions, the chamber adopted Senate Joint Resolution 77 honoring the Section boys basketball team and Senate Joint Resolution 78 honoring the North Sand Mountain girls basketball team for state championships. It also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 79 establishing a legislative study commission on child sexual abuse laws and policies. A senator additionally urged colleagues to support broadband expansion efforts in rural Alabama and to ask the education chair to place HB 4 on the agenda. The most substantial floor discussion concerned Senate Bill 146, the state general fund budget substitute. The sponsor explained several budget provisions, including a $12 million transfer and an additional $5 million for the judiciary to address funding for newly created judgeships, a conditional $40 million for the Department of Corrections tied to progress on the Elmore and Escambia prison projects, conditional funding for DHR tied to reducing its federal error rate and developing a SNAP-related plan, conditional mental health funding tied to reporting and data requirements, and language preserving legislative control over certain federal rural health care funds. The Senate adopted the committee substitute for SB 146 by a 32-0-1 vote and then continued with the budget explanation as the transcript ended.

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• I was personally responsible for the release and approval of those vaccine batches for that clinical
• I was personally responsible for the release and approval of those vaccine batches for that clinical
• Hundreds of batches were made annually, and I led the department responsible for releasing that product
• This concern, she says, is especially acute with respect to vaccines that have already been released
• vaccines that have already been released vaccines that have already been released and<02:50:28.160

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• Section 3 allows the department to authorize removal actions to address releases without first obtaining
• enforcement aren't contacting federal officers or holding individuals beyond when they would otherwise be released
• for a federal civil immigration purpose beyond the point at which the person would otherwise be released
• agency to do one of two things: hold that person for up to 48 hours after they would otherwise be released
• federal civil immigration purposes beyond the point at which that person would otherwise have been released

Keywords: 1064, all

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• It was early released on February 3, 2026. And to present that is... Ms.
• granted to the Department of Finance and Administration, so the report was dated February 2 and early released
• the State of Arkansas single audit report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, which was early released
• When would that audit be released to us so that we can discuss this matter?
• Can we have ahead of time—can we, can your motion—I'm just asking, include a release of any agency staff

Keywords: 1204, all

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• So one, we're talking about not releasing an individual's health care information that the health care
• First of all, doesn't the HIPAA law already restrict what medical information can be released?
• Is it because we're not allowed to release any information to anybody, including your wife?
• And so medical providers do a really great job of holding back the medical records and not releasing
• Unfortunately, what we have seen... ...holding back the medical records and not releasing them.

Bills: HB195, HB279, SB30, HB234, HB292, SB100, SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, judgments, independent providers, insurance, personal assets, settlements, healthcare, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records

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• Since its release, we have received extensive feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, and I want
• With the release of the 25-26 May revision, we are addressing The state's third consecutive deficit budget
• Our office released a report shortly ago, providing some overall recommendations on Maybe the state's
• Process for IT projects, and so our office released a report shortly ago kind of evaluating this process
• For the Conditional Release Program for Non-Sexually Violent Predators, DSH reports a one-time savings

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• Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program, I believe that NOFA should be being released
• We have released our multifamily super NOFA.
• We released our homeownership supernova last fall, and that has just closed.
• So that was released in November. We expect awards there by May.
• So next fiscal year, Cal ICH will be releasing public dashboards.

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