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• It also allows contracts, in addition to franchise agreements, reduces the details that are required
• So we are assigning in this bill, and I give it to you in the amendment because I tried to stay consistent
• substitute for committee substitute for Senate Bill 1076, a bill to be entitled an act relating to roof contracting
• provisions for property owners, and also requires mandatory contractor notices when they are signing a contract

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to the special order calendar and took up a long series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills before final passage. Among the measures approved were bills creating an expedited DNA testing grant program for local law enforcement, adding aggravating factors in capital cases involving gatherings for religious, school, or government activities, requiring state health coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients, authorizing indemnification for commuter rail providers, prohibiting abandonment of migrant vessels in Florida waters, and creating new specialty license plates. The Senate also passed bills on Alzheimer’s awareness, relocating the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter schools, sex offender registration, utility worker protections, juvenile justice, student mental health reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School, school readiness, sexual images involving children, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county property appraiser employees. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and Brownfields. Debate was especially extensive on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered but failed 13-23 after arguments over election-related communications and the scope of existing law. The certified recovery residences bill also drew notable debate, with supporters emphasizing housing as essential to recovery and opponents raising concerns about implementation and local control. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes, including the capital aggravating factors bill, charter schools, and the Office of Faith and Community measure.

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• Speaker, I move that the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned
• Speaker, I move the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted and the measures be properly assigned

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• children must now provide the pharmacy with a copy of the parent or guardian's consent instead of an assigned
• the post-secondary education services and support, or PESS. ...guardians' consent instead of an assigned

Bills: S0560, S0590, S0778, S1010

Keywords: child welfare, psychotropic medication, Department of Children and Families, community-based care, liability insurance, forensic services, defendants, mental health, judicial system, defense, legal definitions, minors, healthcare, parental rights, criminal penalties, civil action, sex-reassignment, investigations, economic damages

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs considered four bills. SB 590, by Sen. Bradley, would toll the statute of limitations for failure to report suspected child abuse by mandatory reporters until the offense is known to law enforcement; an amendment clarified retroactive application for offenses not already time-barred by the bill’s effective date. Sen. Bradley said the bill is intended to ensure accountability in institutional abuse cases and not to change the reasonable-suspicion reporting standard. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard SB 778, by Sen. Simon, which would update the definition of forensic client so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism whose charges were dismissed for incompetency can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents, reducing duplicative staffing and space needs at the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Barney Bishop appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably without amendment. SB 560, by Sen. Garcia, would streamline procedures for psychotropic medication prescriptions for children in DCF custody, reduce duplicative background checks and reporting, and simplify consent documentation. Amendments removed language allowing licensed clinical social workers and marriage and family therapists to serve as evaluators and narrowed changes to the Road to Independence Program’s postsecondary education services and supports, extending eligibility ages from 18 to 26 while keeping the five-year cap. Senators discussed the fiscal impact and funding blend for the education stipend. The committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. The committee then took up SB 1010, by Sen. Yarbrough, which adds criminal and civil enforcement for violations involving sex-reassignment prescriptions or procedures for minors and related parental-rights provisions. An amendment clarified that the civil action authority applies to minors and that damages benefit the affected minor. Public testimony was heavily divided, with supporters saying the bill enforces existing protections and opponents warning it would chill care, counseling, and school-based support for transgender youth. Senators Harrell, Sharief, and Rouson raised concerns about vagueness, standing, and impacts on teachers and health professionals; Sharief voted no, while the bill was still reported favorably.

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• He's given me some reading assignments, and I have to say I've developed a great deal of appreciation
• She then took a three-year assignment with the U.S.

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and heard four bills. CS/SB 150, by Senator Gates, would make it a third-degree felony to abandon a restrained animal during a declared weather emergency, such as a hurricane or tornado, and was presented as “Trooper’s Law” in response to a widely publicized rescue of a dog during Hurricane Milton. The bill drew supportive public cards and brief supportive remarks from Senator Boyd, then passed unanimously and was reported favorably. SB 374, by Senator Truenow, would refine the definition of farm product to include plant and plant products and bar local governments from adopting ordinances that limit the collection, storage, and processing of farm products on bona fide agricultural land. An amendment was withdrawn to allow further discussion on food waste issues. Speakers from composting, recycling, and poultry interests supported the bill, and it was reported favorably. SB 560, by Senator Martin, would restrict certain chemical additives in food products. The sponsor said the bill targets 10 chemicals he believes are harmful, noted that two have already been banned by the FDA, and argued Florida should act rather than wait for federal action. Industry and retail witnesses opposed the bill as creating a patchwork of state rules, raising costs, and disrupting supply chains, while some senators said they supported the bill for now but expected further changes. The committee reported the bill favorably, with Senator Rouson voting no. SB 572, the Pam Rock Act by Senator Collins, would create a statewide dangerous dog registry, add criminal penalties for certain dangerous-dog attacks, and require permits, microchipping, spay/neuter, and $100,000 liability insurance for dangerous dogs. The sponsor and the Rock family described severe attacks and deaths involving dangerous dogs and argued the registry would help protect the public. Some senators questioned the registry’s usefulness, the amount of information collected, and insurance availability, but the bill passed and was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.

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• formula itself, the SEG, is designed to equalize educational opportunity throughout the state by assigning
• If you look at that table on the top right of the actual page, you'll see the weight that is assigned

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• In January of 2023, we started that project by contracting with Tyler Technology and Champ Titles to
• In January of 2023, we started that project by contracting with Tyler Technology and Champ Titles to
• In January of 2023, we started that project by contracting with Tyler Technology and Champ Titles to
• <01:37:58.639> We uh within the the uh contract life.
• We uh within the the uh contract life.

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• This, in turn, makes home builders reluctant to contract with these factories, worried about what may
• Under current law, however, high-density housing obligations are still assigned to...
• Under current law, however, high-density housing obligations are still assigned to the historic district

Summary: The committee heard a long housing agenda with several bills presented before quorum was established. AB 1725, as amended, would require disclosure of nearby oil wells and methane monitoring issues in a specific district; the author and community witnesses described serious health and safety risks in Vista Hermosa Heights, while the California Apartment Association, California Building Industry Association, and California Chamber of Commerce opposed, arguing the bill targeted the wrong industry and that the state should instead fix abandoned wells directly. AB 2110, a local finance tool to create tax increment districts for workforce housing for education, health care, manufacturing, and public safety workers, drew no witnesses in support or opposition and was presented as a way to help workers live closer to jobs. AB 1732 would expand CEQA streamlining for public university and college housing projects; UC and several housing and labor groups supported it, while housing advocates raised concerns about amendments affecting existing 100% affordable housing exemptions. AB 1771, amended into a study bill, would direct HCD to report on the long-standing resident manager requirement for apartment buildings with 16 or more units; the rental housing industry supported studying the issue, while the chair emphasized the need to consider tenant protections and the impact on current resident managers before changing the law. The committee also heard AB 2185, which would direct state affordable housing programs to update guidelines to better support factory-built housing; it drew broad support from housing, labor, technology, and local government groups, with no opposition. AB 2748 would delay new EV-readiness requirements for 100% affordable housing developments, keeping the prior 40% standard through 2035; supporters said the higher standard would add significant costs and threaten project feasibility, while clean air and transportation advocates argued the code changes are modest, important for equity, and should not be rolled back. Members split along those lines, with some emphasizing housing production and others urging more public subsidy for EV infrastructure rather than delaying the code. SB 417, a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond for the November ballot, received extensive support from housing organizations, local governments, labor, and business groups, but Habitat for Humanity and the Los Angeles mayor’s office asked for specific allocations for CalHome and interim housing; the bill was ultimately moved to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote, with members noting ongoing negotiations over funding priorities. Finally, AB 1740 would create an urban multimodal community designation for Santa Monica, allowing local approval of certain low-impact coastal-zone activities—such as some housing, bike and bus lanes, outdoor dining, and building changes—without Coastal Commission review. The author and Santa Monica officials said the bill would reduce delays and uncertainty for infill housing and local economic recovery while preserving protections for sensitive coastal resources; supporters included housing, business, and city groups. The Coastal Commission and environmental organizations opposed, saying the bill would carve out broad exemptions, weaken public access and appeal rights, and bypass the local coastal program process that Santa Monica has not completed. Committee members debated the Commission’s role, with some criticizing it for opposing legislation and others arguing the bill was a common-sense way to modernize coastal permitting. A motion and second were made on AB 1740, and the bill was left pending with the committee’s action to be taken when appropriate.

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• I'm the nonpartisan fiscal analyst assigned to the Senate's Education Finance Committee.
• So, when we talk about the transportation, um, non-public schools can still contract with the public
• 09.200> uh schools non-public schools can still uh schools non-public schools can still uh contract
• with the public schools for contract with the public schools for transportation.<00:36:12.880> So
• This would resolve that for the contract year.

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• Co-chairmen Wet and Olsen wrote to you on October 14 requesting $5 million for anticipated contracts
• I'll just let the committee know in conversations with this agency, they have canceled this contract
• <04:07:33.040> or<04:07:33.279> this they have canceled this contract or this they
• So, all of the Whammy students do sign a contract.
• Uh, in the witchie do sign a contract.

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• It protects consumers and equips assigned agencies with the appropriate authority to provide efficient
• protects consumers and equips assigned agencies<01:21:31.760> with<01:21:32.000> the<01
• From sales of oil to commodities to financial contracts.
• , monetary policy, and federal contracts, monetary policy, and the<03:09:36.960> like.
• million in US in the US for contracts million in US in the US for contracts for<04:14:14.560>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 17, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• by the Institute for Parkinson's Disease within the University of South Florida and requires the contracted
• by the Institute for Parkinson's Disease within the University of South Florida and requires the contracted
• Health Care Administration to seek federal approval and update managed care and fee-for-service contracts
• proposal that Daryl and I worked on together, that he allowed me to put my name on, although he assigned
• Under the bill, the Department of Education shall establish program standards and a contract template

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including a resolution honoring Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a special-order calendar with multiple bills, many of them paired with House companions and amended before final passage. Early action included adoption of a tax conformity bill tied to federal changes in the Internal Revenue Code, with a 34-0 vote. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758, a Medicaid and SNAP reform bill. The sponsor described provisions to strengthen fraud enforcement, impose work requirements for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid drug purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Democrats offered amendments to delay work requirements until Medicaid expansion and to add protections for SNAP users such as caregivers, seniors, disabled individuals, and domestic violence survivors; both amendments failed. Senators also questioned implementation details, exemptions, and potential effects on vulnerable populations. After debate, the bill was placed on the calendar for third reading. The Senate also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a public records exemption and related Parkinson’s Disease Registry measures, designation of the SS American Victory as the state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on legal tender recognition for gold and silver, public records protections for financial and digital-asset custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government budget transparency, digital voyeurism, insurance customer representative licensing, and a medical freedom bill with amendments on vaccine-related materials and anti-kickback provisions. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, though the public records bill for gold/silver custodians and the legal tender repeal drew a few dissenting votes.

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• We contracted with the Texas Water Foundation.
• We contracted with the Texas Water Foundation.
• Staff are currently managing 49 grant contracts and six active loans.
• amongst the people that were doing these contract for deeds, and he was the Diablo Blanco.
• Would be a standard contract term, that they should not be able to resell it.

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• Senate Bill 56, Senator Neil, an act relating to utilization contracts or controls for nonopioid analgesics
• Senate Bill 226, Senator Elkins, an act relating to pre-need burial contracts.
• <00:06:18.080> or act relating to utilization contracts or act relating to utilization contracts
• That's a very difficult assignment, and I think that he performed that very well, very professionally
• That's a very difficult assignment, and I think that he performed that very well, very professionally

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• Assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment. D.
• Assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment. D.
• Assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment. D.
• Assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment. D.
• :58.799> to C assign appropriate designations to C assign appropriate designations to provisions

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• This was a task assigned to me by Representative Almy on a beautiful July week, where it was amazing
• But thank you for that assignment because I've learned a lot from the process.
• Um, this uh was<01:05:52.079> a<01:05:52.319> task<01:05:53.119> assigned<01:05:
• to me by uh was a task assigned to me by uh Professor<01:05:55.039> Almy<01:05:56.319> um<
• but thank you for that uh assignment but thank you for that uh assignment because<01:06:12.640><

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• Assignment of some joint conference committees.
• Assignment of some joint conference committees.
• Assignment of some joint conference committees.
• Assignment of some joint conference committees.
• There's no good in my mind that comes from it because we can all do, uh, you know, assign transfers of

Keywords: 916, all

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• Our agency workers, when they're assigned, they have to, um, conduct three outreaches.
• We assign to a community partner.
• Our agency workers<01:04:18.720> when<01:04:18.880> they're<01:04:19.119> assigned,<
• We assign to a community school.
• So when I get assigned a family, I don’t know them. I’ve never met them. I have no relationship.

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• My journey worker is extremely knowledgeable about all the work I'm assigned, being there to guide and
• My journey worker is extremely knowledgeable about all the work I'm assigned, being there to guide and
• HR folks at my district find spaces for us to collaborate, provide time for us to complete our assignments
• Naturally, having job-embedded assignments for things that are already happening—attending meetings,
• for things that are embedded assignments for things that are already<00:25:20.240> happening<

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• can<00:16:49.360> do<00:16:49.519> is<00:16:49.920> is<00:16:50.320> assign
• <00:16:50.720> somebody thing you can do is is assign somebody thing you can do is is assign
• ><03:09:17.520> but<03:09:17.680> they'll<03:09:17.920> be<03:09:18.080> assigned
• are yours okay but they'll be assigned are yours okay but they'll be assigned in<03:09:18.640>

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• A child who was personally known to me was assigned a year-long research project that included check-ins
• The child who was personally known to me was assigned a year-long research project that included check-ins
• Children are impressionable; telling them that being male or female is arbitrarily assigned...
• Telling them that being male or female is arbitrarily assigned and that perhaps their doctor got it wrong
• They are children who don't conform to the stereotypes our culture assigns to each sex.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a public hearing on a large slate of bills, with the chairs emphasizing time limits, written testimony, and grouping similar measures together. Early testimony focused on opioid use disorder education in schools (S.382), with Senator Keenan arguing that students should be taught about the risks of substance use disorder and naloxone use as part of health curricula. Representative DeCost also briefly introduced H.551, a narrow bill concerning parent rights for children in third grade and younger. Several bills were then closed without testimony, including measures on type 1 diabetes informational materials and other diabetes-related proposals. A major portion of the hearing centered on school health and emergency response bills. Supporters of H.652/S.342 on diabetes management in schools described inconsistent district practices and urged clearer standards so students can receive care in classrooms rather than being sent out of instruction. Bills on epinephrine access and seizure disorders drew extensive testimony: advocates for stock epinephrine in schools argued that unassigned epinephrine can save lives and should be funded in a cost-neutral way, while a pediatrician opposed one version as an unfunded mandate. For seizure-safe schools (S.422/H.635), students, parents, educators, and advocates described missed or delayed responses to seizures, stigma, and the need for staff training, seizure action plans, and emergency medication protocols. A separate bill, H.645, allowing anti-seizure medication on school buses, was supported by a parent and student who said current law forces costly and restrictive transportation arrangements. The committee also heard testimony on youth skin health bills (S.334/H.600/H.619), which would let students carry and apply sunscreen at school and camp without a physician’s note. Supporters from melanoma prevention, dermatology, and industry groups said the bills would remove unnecessary barriers and promote sun-safe habits, while one witness cautioned about drafting details and unintended consequences. The hearing then moved to CPR/AED education for graduation (S.456), where Senator Tarr, a student advocate, and the Red Cross all supported requiring hands-on CPR certification for high school students. Finally, the committee took testimony on healthy school lunches (H.539/S.401): supporters from the Healthy School Lunch Coalition and school food directors backed stronger nutrition standards and a standing advisory council, while Consumer Brands Association witnesses opposed the bill as too vague and potentially disruptive. A nutrition scientist also warned about unintended restrictions on medically necessary or innovative foods. The chairs closed the hearing on the healthy lunch bills and then opened testimony on universal school meals for virtual schools (H.700), with Superintendent Patrick Latuka supporting access for students in Commonwealth virtual schools who currently receive no meal support.