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• AB 749 directs the California Health and Human Services Agency to convene a blue ribbon commission to
• Secret Service. is going to be a part of this, as well as the U.S.
• Terry Friedman, IATSE Local 80, craft service worker in film and TV.
• Terry Friedman, IATSE Local 80, craft service worker in film and TV.
• We know that we have to continue to operate day-to-day service while also providing service for all the

Summary: The committee heard AB 749, which would create a blue ribbon commission to study equitable access to youth sports and recommend a statewide framework, including coaching standards, PE modernization, and funding models to reduce barriers for families. The author and supporters, including youth sports advocates, educators, coaches, and former athletes, argued that sports improve health, school engagement, and long-term opportunity, while noting racial and income disparities in participation. One member raised concerns that a new commission could add cost and regulatory burdens, but the bill was framed as a study measure rather than immediate regulation. The committee also took up AB 549, aimed at coordinating state and local security planning for major upcoming sporting events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, and Olympic and Paralympic Games. Supporters said the bill would improve interagency coordination, protect visitors and communities, and help prevent human trafficking and discrimination during mega-events. Members discussed the need to avoid over-policing and to center community values, but the bill advanced on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. AB 1291 addressed ticket purchasing for concerts, sports, and other live events by requiring electronic proof of purchase and allowing it to be used for entry if a ticket cannot be accessed through no fault of the buyer. Supporters said the measure would give consumers more certainty and help address problems in a monopolized ticketing market, while opponents from venues, sports teams, and entertainment groups warned it could undermine anti-scalping tools, create security problems, and burden venues with duplicate or fraudulent proofs of purchase. The committee approved the bill on a due pass as amended basis to Privacy and Consumer Protection, with the roll held open for absent members. The consent calendar item, AB 644, was also approved.

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• Deputy House, thank you for your service. Welcome to the Florida House.
• Under the Baker Act, involuntary services under the Marchman Act, and risk protection orders.
• Wouldn't a smaller window to turn in a petition result in less quality control?
• An effort to make sure you are submitting high-quality forms.
• It reduces unnecessary strain on emergency services, jails, and the courts.

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• ,<00:14:23.680> and uh law enforcement, labor services, and uh law enforcement, labor services
• service in these situations is perfect. service in these situations is perfect.
• I service for for those smaller cases.
• service of the writ of recovery. service of the writ of recovery.
• I just there's there's many more quality I just there's there's many more quality of<03:33:49.279

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Despite the comprehensive list, emergency services service members continue to face denials for occupational
• And so, um, civil service, um, people that have adopted civil service don't do that, but there's a lot
• The total cost of this would likely not exceed $1000 to $200 per year of service.
• The coverage stops upon separation of service, uh, and is not commensurate with the time of service,
• We can't have a healthy economy, um, without quality childcare.

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• , and quality of life, and, of course, the protection of trees.
• House Bill 969, this conference report directs the Department of Criminal Justice Services to convene
• This conference report relates to consumer protection, automatic renewal or continuous service offers
• This conference report relates to consumer protection, automatic renewal or continuous service offers
• service offers, disclosure and cancellation.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• And one of his initiatives for the university is to open a military service office.
• And one of his initiatives for the university is to open a military service office.
• A quality education side by side with very hands-on trades experience was essential for me.
• And thank you so much for your service.
• Just the quality of someone's work. That's what really counts.

Summary: The committee on Higher Education Appropriations heard and favorably reported two bills: SB 1570, which revives the former Project Leo program to help locate missing persons with special needs through voluntary tracking devices and coordination with sheriff’s offices, and CS/SB 1376, which creates a grant program to support genetic counseling education in response to a statewide shortage of genetic counselors. Both bills drew supportive comments, with the genetic counseling bill also receiving public support from a university representative. The committee then took up a large slate of confirmations. It first approved a block of reappointments to various university and college boards of trustees, including institutions such as UWF, Broward College, Chipola College, FIU, Pasco-Hernando, Polk State, St. Petersburg College, Valencia, FAMU, FAU, UCF, FSU, New College, UNF, USF, and Broward College. It then heard from numerous new appointees and some requested reappointments, many of whom emphasized workforce training, nursing, military and veteran support, dual enrollment, and local economic development as priorities for their institutions. Several nominees highlighted their personal ties to the schools and communities they would serve, including appointees to Pensacola State, Polk State, St. Petersburg College, UNF, UWF, FIU, the College of the Florida Keys, Valencia College, and Chipola College. Committee members repeatedly asked about nursing NCLEX pass rates, workforce alignment, and institutional growth. One reappointment, Thomas Zachary Smith to the UWF board, was pulled from the block for separate questioning about his past public comments and his role in Project 2025; he said he would serve in his personal capacity and treat all students equally. The committee also separately heard from a Florida Poly reappointment, I. Shapiro, who was questioned about prior remarks regarding race and Supreme Court nominations, and from a New College reappointment, Mark Bowerlaine, who described campus improvements and enrollment growth. The meeting ended amid ongoing confirmation processing and separate votes on the remaining nominees.

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• So our sound quality is better.
• that they follow up with those services.
• for our pretrial services program.
• of life, and good services.
• These are payments for Forest Service.

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• The same thing goes for quality teachers.
• . services.
• Around services provided to employers, I do think you need some sort of statewide advisory body.
• I called a local service. Company, and the guy says, "Yeah, sure, I'll get someone out there."
• There's a room very near here for Child Welfare Services.

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• Um uh we did services legal unit.
• And so what the intent of in service.
• to our ambient groundwater quality to our ambient groundwater quality standards.<01:30:57.920>
• groundwater quality standards. groundwater quality standards.
• services. That's all that's all public. services. That's all that's all public.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, and then it's administered by three<00:22:27.600> um<00:22:27.840> servicing<00:22:
• that are three um servicing carriers that are insurance<00:22:30.799> companies<00:22:31.280>
• uh can be types of medical services uh can be charged<01:01:28.240> for.
• <01:02:05.119> and reasonable value of that service and reasonable value of that service and
• have reasonable value of service have reasonable value of service disputes<01:02:59.839> is

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , AMS, Foreign Service, FAS, and the National Agricultural Statistics Service, frequently referred to
• ,<00:02:50.720> FAS, Service, AMS, Foreign A service, FAS, Service, AMS, Foreign A service
• Service, frequently referred to as NAS. Service, frequently referred to as NAS.
• service that belongs within agriculture. service that belongs within agriculture.
• But if we're going to receive a bill for services, then we should bill for services as well.

Bills: SB2350, SB2349, SB2407, SB3320

Keywords: agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, state employment, SB3320, Hawaii, Agribusiness Development Corporation

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SP 2350, which would transfer oversight of the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Development Division and the aquaculture and livestock support services branch to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. The Department of Agriculture and ADC both testified, with ADC opposing the bill as written while supporting the goal of strengthening agriculture. ADC said the transfer could create federal operational and coordination risks, jeopardize federal funding and program continuity, and was unnecessary because ADC is a business development entity, not a regulatory agency. The Hawaii Farmers Union also expressed concern that moving the programs could weaken the department’s ability to access federal resources, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau submitted written testimony and the Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association and H-Plan were noted as supporting the measure; the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council was noted as opposing it. Much of the discussion focused on aquaculture’s economic potential and the role of regulation, permitting, and funding. Committee members questioned why aquaculture had not grown faster, citing current gross revenues of about $66 million last year, a prior high of $82 million, and a possible long-term target of $500 million. Testimony identified permitting and feed costs as major barriers, along with market conditions and water quality issues affecting producers. ADC described ongoing efforts on feed development, permitting streamlining, coastal-state collaboration on seaweed and restorative aquaculture, and national advocacy for more parity in seafood import standards. Members also pressed the Department of Agriculture on its leadership and priorities, criticizing the lack of bills and resources dedicated to aquaculture and asking whether the department should have more authority to pursue land purchases and development opportunities. The department said it relies on divisions and industry feedback for bill ideas, noted it funds an annual aquaculture survey, and said it was pursuing congressional earmarks and other funding for aquaculture parks, research, and export/import issues. ADC said it would work with the department if the bill passed, but that its current statute does not give it regulatory authority and any such change would require a statutory amendment.

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• , and accessibility of services; traits of high-quality support coordination; best practices and areas
• array, financial viability, and service quality through a 360-degree view with subject matter experts
• . ...office, but DCF plays a major role in our mental health and substance abuse services.
• Next I have Victoria Zep waving in support, Family Support Services.
• Victoria Zep waving in support of Family Support Services.

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered three bills and a confirmation. On SB 1600, as amended, the sponsor explained that the original child welfare language was replaced with a strike-all requiring the Office of Insurance Regulation to work with DCF and community-based care lead agencies to study liability insurance coverage and availability, report findings to the Legislature by January 1, 2027, and allow penalties for failure to provide requested information. The committee adopted the amendment and amendment to the amendment, heard supportive testimony from child welfare advocates, and reported the committee substitute favorably. The committee also heard CS/SB 556, which would allow students with disabilities to satisfy a physical education graduation requirement through participation in Special Olympics, and clarify that two years of marching band participation can satisfy PE and fine arts credit. Special Olympics Florida, parents, and other supporters testified in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. On SB 794, the sponsor described requirements for background screening of employees in residential facilities and day training programs for people with developmental disabilities, plus a review of waiver support coordination quality, workforce needs, geographic service gaps, and related recommendations due in 2027. The committee adopted a conforming amendment and reported the bill. The committee then took up the confirmation of Taylor Hatch as Secretary of the Department of Children and Families. Hatch outlined DCF’s recent work on child welfare, behavioral health, peer support, and technology improvements, and answered questions about child welfare system challenges, funding formulas, opioid settlement dollars, and interoperability of agency systems. After public comment, the committee voted to recommend her confirmation favorably, with Chair Graal voting no. The meeting ended with a request to record one senator’s vote on SB 1600 and adjournment.

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• <00:02:34.800> affordable not have access to quality affordable not have access to quality
• Do we cover the monthly service?
• Do we cover the monthly service?
• Do we cover the monthly service?
• Do we cover the monthly service?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• complaints statewide of air quality complaints statewide of air quality issues.<00:32:35.679>
• <01:49:44.480> So default service. It's a pass through. So default service.
• It's just that's the way default service It's just that's the way default service is<01:49:58.960
• by a utility to provide default service by a utility to provide default service shall<01:50:21.199
• monopoly businesses, public service monopoly businesses, public service monopolies. monopolies.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's with the National Park Service and the Army Corps of Engineers.
• We worked with the Department of Veterans Services to create this initiative.
• Forest Service properties. However, I think it's a good point you bring up.
• You could answer it if you want, but like McGaffney up there, there’s no service, no cell service.
• That was us trying to make sure the services continued.

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• It's a thing to continue to be net services.
• You get legal protection services.
• of crime, and also for rehabilitative services.
• of crime, and also for rehabilitative services.
• This way it maximizes the connection to Medi-Cal and health services. Emergency Medi-Cal services.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• And as we know, it's an important service to allow people to age in place and receive their services
• For those who don't know, Indian Health Services individuals who are enrolled in Indian Health Services
• services, SUD services, and lower-level preventative behavioral health clinical services, are all really
• , particularly crisis services, SUD services, lower level kind of preventative based like behavioral
• for a critical life-saving service.

Summary: The committee met to hear introductory briefings from the Department of Health and the Health Care Authority on agency priorities, federal changes, and implementation challenges. Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham said his department’s listening tour is focused on strengthening governmental public health, improving health care quality and access, and responding to federal funding disruptions and the shutdown’s effects on programs such as WIC. HCA Director Ryan Moran said the agency is prioritizing coverage preservation, oversight of major contracts, affordability, behavioral health integration, rural health transformation, and internal agency operations. Members asked about licensure delays; Worsham said the backlog had been reduced from about four months to six weeks and should be caught up by January 1, with possible further process changes if needed. A major portion of the meeting focused on H.R. 1 and its Medicaid-related implementation. Governor’s health policy advisor Caitlin Stafford, HCA staff, and interim Medicaid Director Trinity Wilson said the state is working with DSHS, the Health Benefit Exchange, tribes, and other partners to prepare for eligibility changes, work requirements, and six-month redeterminations. They said the state expects up to 30,000 Apple Health enrollees could lose coverage under the law’s non-citizen eligibility changes, and that the work requirement/redetermination provisions could affect about 620,000 adults, with roughly 80,000 also enrolled in SNAP. HCA said it hopes to automate most verification, but about 15% to 20% of cases may require manual review, with technology costs estimated at up to $30 million. Staff also said they are trying to keep H.R. 1 implementation mostly in budget language rather than statute, and that communication and navigator support will be important to minimize confusion and coverage loss. The committee also received an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program created in H.R. 1. HCA said Washington submitted its application to CMS on November 5 after extensive stakeholder engagement, including more than 310 written comments, webinars, and tribal consultation. The application centers on six initiatives: rural hospital innovation, community care and prevention, tribal investments, technology and data, workforce development, and rural behavioral health. HCA said the state is likely to receive less than the full $200 million annual amount assumed in the federal program, and that an advisory committee may be created to help guide spending over the five-year program. Members asked about palliative care, small business impacts, and communication with enrollees; HCA said it expects to share outreach toolkits and that no 2026 statutory changes are currently anticipated, though that could change. The final panels covered organ donation and transplant services. Department of Health staff explained the 2023 “Lights and Sirens” law for organ transport vehicles, including licensing, driver qualifications, insurance requirements, and use of emergency lanes and traffic preemption; the department said one company is currently licensed and there have been no complaints. LifeCenter Northwest described the organ procurement process, the legal framework under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, and the rarity and complexity of deceased donation, noting Washington has seen strong growth in donation and transplants over the past decade. University of Washington Medical Center staff then outlined its transplant programs for kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, and multi-organ transplants, describing the multidisciplinary evaluation and waitlist process and the coordination required with donor organizations and hospitals.

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• Welcome to the House Standing Committee on Health Services.
• We have good quality controls and process and we really think this will really help improve access to
• We have good quality controls and process and we really think this will really help improve access to
• We have good quality controls and process and we really think this will really help improve access to
• We have good quality controls and process and we really think this will really help improve access to

Keywords: 00:00 - Call to Order/Roll Call 01:17 - Discussion of 26RS SB 137 07:15 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 137 09:42 - Discussion of 26RS SB 147 10:48 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 147 11:56 - Discussion of 26RS SB 56 13:48 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 56 14:43 - Discussion of 26RS SB 116 20:17 - Roll Call Vote on 26RS SB 116 21:23 - Adjournment, 958, all

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• THE STATE MATERIALS OFFICE IS ENSURING THAT WE BUILD QUALITY RELIABLE AND COST QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE
• FLORIDA IS LEADING THE NATION TO BE THE FIRST STATE WITH COMMERCIAL AVIATION SERVICES.
• AERIAL HIGHWAY NETWORK AND THE EXPANSION OF THE SUN TRACK TESTING FACILITY AS THE HUB FOR THESE SERVICES
• THERE ARE SOME COMPANIES THAT PROVIDE THIS TYPE OF SERVICE.
• IT'S HUGE TO DRIVERS AND THEIR EVERYDAY COMMUTE AND THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO US.

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• Other reductions elsewhere in the budget to core existing services.
• Dan Reagan, Deputy Director of Fiscal Service Division for the department.
• Certainly, I want to thank you, Secretary, for years of service to the state.
• TIRCP is important for long-term capital projects that improve service quality and reliability.
• The important role of 211 plays in our community, connecting people with vital services.

Keywords: 987, senate, all