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• . >> Chair Hooper: SILENCE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK PLEASE COMPLETE AN APPEARANCE

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• We do every time we meet, please silence your electronic devices.

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• All right, as always, please silence all electronic devices, and anybody wishing to speak before the

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met, took roll, and heard introductory remarks from members about their districts and transportation priorities, with several senators noting congestion and mobility challenges in their regions. The committee then received a presentation from the Florida Transportation Commission on its oversight role for FDOT, including annual and quarterly performance reviews, review of the five-year work program, and monitoring of tolling and transit authorities. Members asked whether the commission gets involved in project prioritization; the answer was no, because it is statutorily limited to high-level oversight rather than day-to-day project decisions. The committee next heard two reports related to transportation disadvantaged and paratransit services. FDOT’s Melissa Smith described the statewide Transportation Disadvantaged program, its governance structure, service models, and challenges such as fragmented administration, cost, inconsistent reporting, and rural service limitations. She outlined recommendations including better use of technology, regional partnerships, improved training, and alternative delivery models like microtransit and TNC partnerships. A University of South Florida researcher, Martin Katala, discussed best practices for paratransit and demand-response service, emphasizing route optimization software, dynamic dispatching, service standards, vendor accountability, and the use of TNCs and mobility management to improve efficiency and reduce travel times. A later presentation from UF’s I-Street program focused on emerging technologies for transit, including in-cabin monitoring, automatic restraints, accessible booking and tracking tools, and the need for statewide safety standards and better driver interfaces. Finally, FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue and District 5 Secretary John Tyler provided an update on the transition of SunRail local entities. They explained the differences among commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail, and said SunRail’s financial transition to local partners was completed on January 1, with operational transition to follow over up to three years. They contrasted that with Tri-Rail, where FDOT still funds operations and discussions about a future transition are ongoing. Members asked about the differences between SunRail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak, and Brightline, and the presenters explained that commuter rail serves regional daily commuters while intercity rail connects regions. The committee concluded without taking any formal votes or other legislative action.

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• 00:12:35.519> of Representative Craft is going to make our streets safer with his DWI and interlock

Keywords: 1183, house

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• If a ballot gets jammed in the ballot counting device, I should not touch it.
• :46:25.599> the<00:46:25.760> ballot<00:46:26.079> counting<00:46:26.400> device
• ,<00:46:27.359> I<00:46:27.599> should in the ballot counting device, I should in the
• ballot counting device, I should not<00:46:27.920> touch<00:46:28.160> it.
• It just adds the rescission mechanism to a simple bill to choose to purchase electronic balloting devices

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Summary: The committee convened for a day of public hearings on nine bills, with plans to later execute several early bills and possibly additional measures under House Rule 44. Chair Diane Pauer outlined time limits for sponsors and testimony, announced a lunch break around noon, and noted substitute members would be arriving later. The first hearing was on House Bill 1107, which would allow municipal budget committees to have one to three alternate members. Representative Valon, the prime sponsor, said the bill was intended to help towns like Epping deal with quorum problems during the compressed budget season and noted that alternates are common on other local boards. The New Hampshire Municipal Association testified in support, saying the bill would increase flexibility and help fill seats. Committee members raised concerns about whether alternates should be elected, how they would be selected, whether they would be sufficiently informed to vote, and whether the bill’s one-year term language and rescission provisions were clear. The sponsor and NHMA said the process would be consistent with other local boards, that alternates would typically be appointed after elections, and that they would follow up on possible statutory clarification. The hearing closed with six remote supporters, one paper supporter, and no opposition reported. The committee then heard House Bill 1118, sponsored by Representative Colby, which would raise the daily amount municipal employees may hold before remitting funds to the treasurer from the current $1,500 limit to $3,500. Colby said the existing thresholds are outdated, have not been updated in about 20 years, and create burdens for smaller towns that must make frequent bank deposits, sometimes far from town offices. She said the bill would improve efficiency and allow staff to focus more on serving residents, while still allowing municipalities to keep lower limits if they choose. Members asked about how the remittance process works in practice, what amounts municipalities typically collect, and whether the change reflected a broader trend of updating cash-handling thresholds. The sponsor explained that the bill only changes the dollar thresholds in the relevant statutes and does not require municipalities to adopt the higher limit. The transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1118 is reported.

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• If a ballot gets jammed in the ballot-counting device, I should not touch it.
• :46:25.599> the<00:46:25.760> ballot<00:46:26.079> counting<00:46:26.400> device
• ,<00:46:27.359> I<00:46:27.599> should in the ballot counting device, I should in the
• ballot counting device, I should not<00:46:27.920> touch<00:46:28.160> it.
• It just adds the rescission mechanism to a simple bill to choose to purchase electronic balloting devices

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• Members will record their votes by electronic device.
• :18:43.200> votes<06:18:43.600> by<06:18:44.000> electronic<06:18:44.638> device
• record their votes by electronic device. record their votes by electronic device.
• Members record their vote by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.
• <06:49:58.000> Sufficient Members record their vote by electronic device.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Members will record their votes by electronic device.
• members will record their votes by members will record their votes by electronic<04:06:38.720> device
• this is a 15minute electronic device this is a 15minute vote for e e e for e e e e e e e e e e e e e
• Electronic device. Five-minute vote. e for e [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] One minute.
• Members will record their vote by electronic device.

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• Also, it tends to be either document- or text- or device-driven type of case.
• document<01:09:01.839> or<01:09:02.159> text<01:09:02.560> or<01:09:02.880> device
• <01:09:03.520> driven either document or text or device driven either document or text or
• device driven type<01:09:04.400> of<01:09:04.640> case.

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• I who knows, and an immobilizing or restraining device.
• and and an immobilizing<02:05:06.880> or<02:05:07.040> restraining<02:05:07.520> device
• <02:05:08.239> Um immobilizing or restraining device.
• Um immobilizing or restraining device.

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• so that anybody that had an emergency could connect to the 911 system through a landline, a mobile device
• so that anybody that had an emergency could connect to the 911 system through a landline, a mobile device
• so that anybody that had an emergency could connect to the 911 system through a landline, a mobile device
• so that anybody that had an emergency could connect to the 911 system through a landline, a mobile device

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• this bill does in line four and five is it specifies used and unused syringes and similar medical devices
• and it specifies used and unused shrines and similar<00:10:58.480> medical<00:10:58.800> devices
• similar medical devices. similar medical devices.

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• to do: protect those low-wage workers, but make sure that our corporates and our high-tech medical device
• medical corporates and our our high-tech medical corporates and our our high-tech medical device
• 00.880> and<01:21:01.120> others<01:21:01.920> thrive<01:21:02.320> here device
• companies and others thrive here device companies and others thrive here in<01:21:03.239> Minnesota

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• And again, if I had been left to my own devices, it would have been a much different bill.
• been left<00:09:17.040> to<00:09:17.200> my<00:09:17.279> own<00:09:17.440> devices
• ,<00:09:17.839> it<00:09:18.000> would<00:09:18.080> have left to my own devices
• , it would have left to my own devices, it would have been<00:09:18.240> a<00:09:18.480> much

Keywords: 1183, house

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• people and animals and equipment more efficiently through this space, as well as lifts and other devices
• ><00:07:53.039> lifts<00:07:53.400> and<00:07:53.599> other<00:07:53.919> devices
• <00:07:54.560> to<00:07:55.240> uh well as lifts and other devices to uh well as lifts
• and other devices to uh reduce<00:07:56.000> workplace<00:07:57.080> injuries<00:07:58.080

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• Those include pans and pandas, rapid whole genome sequencing, orthotic and prosthetic devices, and some
• orthotic rapid hold jum SE sequencing orthotic and<00:40:26.160> prosthetic<00:40:26.680> devices
• <00:40:27.079> and<00:40:27.359> some and prosthetic devices and some and prosthetic
• devices and some biomarker<00:40:28.000> testing<00:40:28.400> so<00:40:28.599> again

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• When an older adult lacks broadband or a device or the skills to use technology confidently, they're
• When an older adult lacks broadband or a device or the skills to use technology confidently, they're
• So we help them with their own devices, kind of like free technological support for any questions they
• c><02:51:06.640> with<02:51:06.800> their<02:51:06.960> own<02:51:07.120> devices
• we um help them with their own devices we um help them with their own devices kind<02:51:07.680>

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• It will be a bit of a challenge, but most of these devices have information on what they’re capable of
• I don’t foresee anyone intentionally lowering the pressure on one of these devices because hunters are
• It will be a bit of a challenge, but most of these devices have information on what they’re capable of
• I don’t foresee anyone intentionally lowering the pressure on one of these devices because hunters are
• It will be a bit of a challenge, but most of these devices have information on what they’re capable of

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Bills: SJR12, SJR37, SB7, SB8, SB16, SB27, SB108, SB125, SB207, SB251, SB318, SB371, SB379, SB396, SB406, SB472, SB503, SB533, SB578, SB599, SB608, SB617, SB621, SB689, SB707, SB763, SB836, SB854, SB856, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB906, SB922, SB942, SB965, SB985, SB988, SB1021, SB1059, SB1084, SB1098, SB1185, SB1188, SB1202, SB1207, SB1307, SB1321, SB1330, SB1366, SB1388, SB1396, SB1453, SB1484, SB1497, SB1498, SB1535, SB1563, SB1596, SB1610, SB1619, SB1737, SB1738, SB1741, SB1816, SB1822, SB1841, SB1939, SB2188, SJR36, SJR12, SJR37, SJR81, SJR50, SCR22, SCR12, SCR39, SB875, SB318, SB707, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB1497, SB1498, SB241, SB304, SB621, SB1023, SB371, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB406, SB985, SB965, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB856, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB541, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB125, SB599, SB1330, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB472, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB108, SB8, SB507, SB533, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB503, SB16, SB310, SB311, SB396, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB1029, SB1185, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB1535, SB827, SB1585, SB207, SB1207, SB1619, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719, SB1386, SB287, SB2143, SB1245, SB261, SB1247, SB1948, SB2406, SB2407, SB1882, SB1197, SB1814, SB618, SB38

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, voter ID, citizenship, election integrity, voting rights, water infrastructure, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, water supply, environmental sustainability, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements, sheriff grants, law enforcement, county jail, federal immigration law