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• I'm still Claris Sanford, and I'm still government relations chair on the board of the Minnesota Child
• on the board of the Minnesota<01:07:16.920> child<01:07:17.279> care<01:07:17.599>
• on a preschool classroom bulletin board.
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• is no school board in Minnesota sitting<01:15:05.920> around<01:15:06.199> debating<01

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Karen Ling, on behalf of the boards of supervisors of Humboldt and Marin and the City and County Board
• It does not eliminate existing assessment appeals boards.
• I'm a member of SAG-AFTRA's NorCal Local Board.
• I'm here on behalf of my union's... ...SAG-AFTRA's NorCal Local Board.
• Karen Lang, I'll be for the Shasta County Board of Supervisors, in support.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• school board members for?
• school board members for?
• It's school board members, so is it documents that are pertinent to running the school board?
• sharing of documents requested to the entire school board.
• And then there was also stakeholder feedback that if one board member receives a document, all board

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Joseph Di Alessandro, the Pledge of Allegiance, and announcements confirming a quorum. Members also adopted the special order report and recognized several guests in the gallery, including former Speaker Dan Webster and law enforcement and civic visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, mostly on third reading, with several measures passing unanimously or by wide margins. Among the bills considered were measures on civil procedure and estates, including C.S. HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, C.S. HB 1337 on estates, HB 131 on curators of estates, and C.S. HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations. The House also passed C.S. HB 441 on conservation lands, which would lengthen notice and increase transparency for land swaps involving conservation property, and C.S. CS HB 919 on commercial service airports, which created a statutory definition for major airports and preempted local naming authority for several airports. HB 919 drew extensive debate over the proposed naming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump, with amendments to delay or alter the naming failing before the bill passed. Other bills approved included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS HB 461 allowing certain students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, CS HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services, CS HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to address fraud, and HB 271 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The House also passed HB 191 on re-employment assistance eligibility verification after extended questioning about its effects on benefits, appeals, and suitable work standards. One bill, CS HB 243 on electric bicycles, was temporarily postponed, and CS HB 1073 on school districts was also postponed.

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• Doug has been a board member and a member of FALA for several years.
• And the Board of Nursing is required to adopt the standards into rule.
• And that's across the board, public and private schools. That's what happens.
• Jack Corey, Board and Nurse Association. Thank you very much, Mr.
• And it empowers our Board of Nurse...

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up a series of health and human services bills, beginning with CS/SB 1602, which would require hospital emergency departments to have evidence-based pediatric care protocols, staff training, child-sized equipment and medications, a pediatric care coordinator, and participation in a national pediatric readiness assessment. The bill was reported favorably after no public opposition. CS/SB 1224, aligning Florida law with federal requirements for paramedics to administer controlled substances under physician or nurse practitioner direction, also drew supportive testimony from the Florida Fire Chiefs Association and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1182, requiring coverage of continuous glucose monitors under both pharmacy and durable medical equipment benefits, was likewise reported favorably after brief support from AARP. The committee then considered CS/SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which addresses venous thromboembolism by defining certain conditions as chronic diseases, creating a statewide registry, and requiring screening and training in hospitals, surgical centers, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. Family members and blood clot advocates strongly supported the bill, but assisted living representatives objected to being included, arguing the bill would impose unrealistic medical expectations and liability on residential care facilities. Senators also raised concerns about the assisted living provisions, but the bill was reported favorably after the sponsor said more changes were likely later. CS/CS/SB 954, dealing with recovery residences and treatment centers, was amended to reduce the number of active patients from 500 to 300 and then reported favorably after extensive debate over zoning, clustering, neighborhood impacts, and access to recovery housing. CS/SB 1050, which expands the developmental disabilities pilot program and creates an adult pathways waiver option, generated the most extensive testimony. Supporters said it would help reduce the long APD waitlist and expand services, while many families and advocates warned against managed care, citing provider shortages, weak oversight, and the importance of consumer-directed care. Committee members emphasized that participation is voluntary and that people can disenroll, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 614, requiring a public educational webpage about background screening and level-two screening requirements, and CS/SB 1578, expanding breast cancer screening coverage, were both reported favorably with little opposition. CS/SB 1060 created a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid financing and operations; after an amendment expanding the committee from three to five members, it was reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 1240, updating DCF substance abuse and mental health procedures including 988, methadone assessment, forensic evaluators, and Baker Act transfer timing, was amended and reported favorably after debate over transfer deadlines and facility responsibilities. Finally, the committee began hearing CS/SB 526, a major nursing education bill aimed at improving Florida’s low NCLEX passage rates by tightening program standards, requiring exit exams and remediation, mandating reporting and inspections, and limiting accreditation extensions. A strike-all amendment was introduced that would also require certain low-performing programs to offer a three-month graduate preceptorship. The transcript cuts off before the bill’s full debate and final action are completed.

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• Not all boards are created equal, as we all know.
• And we want to do that with the boards. This is not B&I doing something to the boards.
• So the smaller boards would not be using it nearly as much as, say, the Contractors Board.
• So the smaller boards would not be using it nearly as much as, say, the contractor's board.
• Boards will pay for their staff regardless of the board needs their system.

Bills: SB507

Keywords: SB507, Nevada, governmental administration, Office of Nevada Boards Commissions and Councils Standards, Department of Business and Industry, professional licensing boards, occupational licensing, regulatory fees, state account, nonreverting fund, Commission on Postsecondary Education, taxicab, taxi technology fee, Nevada Transportation Authority, Taxicab Authority, transportation network company, TNC, rideshare, Uber, Lyft

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• While the Board of Equalization has issued guidance regarding what qualifies as a trust under Prop 19
• Jean Hurst, here today on behalf of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, in support.
• Currently, the Franchise Tax Board is required to annually report specified data on penalty payments
• SB 999 is intended to simply extend an existing requirement for the Franchise Tax Board to publish the
• Tax Board to publish the health care minimum essential coverage individual mandate for March 1st to June

Summary: The Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee heard several bills, mostly related to Proposition 19, voluntary tax checkoffs, and local tax authority. SB 288 would clarify that the one-year residency and exemption deadline for inherited homes held in probate begins when legal ownership is established; it received support from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and others, no opposition, and was referred to suspense. SB 974 would explicitly include special needs trusts in Prop. 19-related inheritance rules; it had support from the Riverside County Board of Supervisors and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and passed 5-0 to Appropriations as amended. The committee also heard SB 575, which would restore the Sea Otter Voluntary Contribution Fund for voluntary tax return donations to sea otter conservation. Supporters cited sea otter recovery, research, and habitat protection needs; there was no opposition, and the bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. SB 999 would delay the Franchise Tax Board’s annual report on the health care individual mandate from March 1 to June 1 to allow more complete data; Health Access California supported it, and it passed 5-1 to Appropriations. SB 762 would authorize certain cities and counties, including Hercules, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara, to seek voter approval for local transaction and use taxes to address budget pressures, public safety, infrastructure, and safety-net service cuts. Local officials, labor groups, and health advocates supported it, while the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association opposed it; the committee adopted the urgency clause and then passed the bill to Local Government with urgency, with some no votes. SB 1073 would create a voluntary tax contribution fund to support the Historic South Los Angeles Black Cultural District; arts advocates and community supporters backed it, and the bill passed unanimously to the Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Committee as amended.

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• While the Board of Equalization has issued guidance regarding what qualifies as a trust under Prop. 19
• Jean Hurst, here today on behalf of the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, in support.
• Currently, the Franchise Tax Board is required to annually report specified data on penalty payments
• Currently, the Franchise Tax Board is required to annually report specified data on penalty payments
• SB 999 is intended to simply extend an existing requirement for the Franchise Tax Board to publish the

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• co-presidents of the Latino Short-T-T-R-A, as well as John Wix, Brindy Bringhurst, and John Hildebrand, board
• Representative Carbone, you are on the board. Is that to speak? No. Representative Powell.
• Board of Education, and United States Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was then the chief
• May we honor Pauli Murray by carrying forward her insistence that dignity and equality belong to everyone
• Succi is on the board, sir. Sorry, Mr. Speaker.

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• AND I AM A PAST BOARD MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD.
• BOTH LOCALLY AND AS A FORMER STATE BOARD MEMBER AND TREASURER OF THE FLORIDA HEALTHCARE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION
• SO WE ARE COMMITTED, WE MUST REMAIN COMMITTED TO HELPING PREVENT THAT KIND OF AN OUTCOME BUT IT'S EQUALLY
• Pizzo: QUICK QUESTION, ARE WE NOT GETTING OR RETAINING GOOD TALENT FOR FOR BOARDS OR OTHER POSITIONS
• COMFORTABLE BRINGING FORWARD THE CHANGE TO ALLOW FOR EXPENSES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And later to the San Diego County Board of Supervisors in 1982, which was just recently filled with another
• Williams serves on that governing board for the region's public transportation agency.
• In his first 29 years, meaning he was the founder of this, in his first 29 years and chaired the board
• We have Monica Montgomery-Step, who serves on the Board of Supervisors. We have Dr.
• His impact stretched beyond San Diego, reaching all who dare to. believe in equality, dignity, and future

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• These are all things that we could do and that we would stand equally and have wanted to do since the
• <00:15:07.959> and<00:15:08.800> have and that we would stand equally and have and
• after we were being watched that board after we were being rowdy,<00:31:11.480> rambunctious,
• I had Moms Demand Action and the NRA on board with this bill. I was so happy about that.
• up green with that bill and help board up green with that bill and help keep<00:48:53.080> our

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Okay, let's close the board. 26 present, zero absent, with our excused. Introduction of guests.
• He's a graduate of the Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and serves on the trustee board
• He's board certified in geriatric psychiatry and has an appointment as a clinical associate professor
• I think it deserves to be studied and not maybe rushed up to the board.
• But look at that board. With the exception of one member, Bill. But look at that board.

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• Can we get it across the board either allowed or you don't allow it?
• That issue is one pound is equal to one plant.
• Where are the other couple folks that are on the board?
• It's really weird that we have a board, but yet we can't.
• I believe that's on the board. She's been pretty helpful.

Keywords: 914, all

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• <00:14:40.959> Um board has approved in our budget. Um board has approved in our budget.
• <00:50:54.800> and an update on authority for boards and an update on authority for boards
• district boards have to vote for it. district boards have to vote for it.
• I've been on various dairy boards most of my working career, I guess, from township boards to DHIA boards
• board where I eventually was chairman. board where I eventually was chairman.

Bills: HF3474, HF3475, HF3508

Keywords: agriculture, funding, research, agricultural institute, state appropriations, education, leadership council, compensation, research institute, dairy assistance, investment, relief initiative, farm support, 1183, house

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• It's equally primary.
• It's equally primary.
• The board is clear.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission/task force met on April 17, 2026, with a quorum present. Members adopted the agenda and prior minutes, then received an update on the chronic wasting disease (CWD) index case in Washington Parish. Staff explained that a hunter-submitted deer tested positive in January 2026, the case was confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, and an emergency declaration was issued March 11 to extend the CWD control area into portions of Washington and surrounding parishes. The update also reviewed baiting restrictions in enhanced mitigation and buffer zones, the 180-day duration of the emergency declaration, and the department’s website tools for locating affected areas. The commission then agreed to table its own CWD task force recommendations while Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 was being considered during the legislative session. Senator Womack summarized SCR 24 as a “reset” of CWD policy. He said it would set a 1.5% apparent prevalence trigger, require at least 300 samples, shorten the management zone from 25 miles to 15 miles, and allow baiting/supplemental feeding from the opening of deer season through March 31 unless the trigger is met. He said the resolution would also help address feral hog issues and restore more normal hunting and economic conditions. Commission and staff members clarified that the resolution would not affect deer pens or livestock under the Department of Agriculture, and that if sampling goals are not met, feed bans would apply the following year. Several stakeholders testified on the economic and management impacts. Louisiana Farm Bureau representatives supported the effort to find a workable solution but asked for clarity on how the resolution would be implemented, especially whether emergency declarations would immediately impose new restrictions. They emphasized the need to avoid discouraging deer sampling and to consider impacts on feed suppliers, landowners, and hunting leases. A written statement from Vic Blanchard of the Louisiana Landowners Association opposed SCR 24 and HCR 4, arguing that easing restrictions would worsen CWD spread and undermine wildlife management. Other speakers said the resolution should preserve economic planning for feed businesses and allow the commission to continue monitoring disease prevalence. After public comment, the commission voted to table its recommendations and then adjourned without taking a vote on SCR 24 itself.

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• last version of our border security bill last session, because it may place law enforcement, school board
• show you the numbers that we would have to get signatures for in Bastrop County to make everything equal
• It's just an equal rights, property rights situation.

Bills: HB186, HB201, HB229, HB796, HB1506, HB2702, HB2885, HB3225, HB3909, HB4285, HB5138

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

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• But I will say the relationship that we have, whereas not all states are created equally, not all counties
• are created equally, not all county EMs are true practitioners in emergency management.
• management without, you know, capacity, but then you have other counties with city administrators and boards

Summary: The committee received a program review from the Florida Division of Emergency Management on the 2024 hurricane season and FEMA reimbursement process. Deputy Director Keith Pruitt described the impacts of Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, including major storm surge, flooding, tornadoes, debris removal, power restoration, flood-control deployments, sheltering, and logistics missions. He emphasized that Florida’s approach is “federally funded, state managed, locally executed,” and said the division has already obligated large amounts of public assistance funding and mitigation dollars while continuing to work on remaining missions and reimbursements. A major focus of the discussion was how local governments can better document and vet debris-removal and other disaster costs so they are eligible for FEMA reimbursement. Chair DiCeglie and other senators raised concerns about local planning, commercial debris collection, and whether counties and municipalities that spend money up front will be reimbursed. Pruitt explained that eligibility depends on documentation, scope of work, insurance, and FEMA rules, and that the state’s FROC process is intended to help counties identify eligible work before costs are incurred. He also said commercial debris may be eligible in some cases but is not guaranteed, and that counties should coordinate early with FDEM and FEMA. Senators also asked about possible FEMA reforms, the age of outstanding reimbursement claims, and a proposed state fund to advance money to fiscally constrained counties while they wait for FEMA payments. Pruitt said Florida’s system is a national best practice, but that more county-level training and clearer coordination would help reduce de-obligations and audit problems. He said the reimbursement-advance idea is still being developed, and that the state continues to look at ways to streamline mitigation through programs like Elevate Florida. The committee took no formal action beyond hearing the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after closing comments from senators praising FDEM’s work.

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• Members of the State Plumbing Board, effective July 2nd, 2025, for terms expiring July 1st, 2029: Sarah
• 00:31:28.320> the<00:31:28.400> State<00:31:28.640> Plumbing<00:31:28.920> Board
• <00:31:29.080> effective of the State Plumbing Board effective of the State Plumbing Board
• Members of the Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Board, for terms expiring December 13th, 2029:
• Members of the Workers’ Compensation Cost Containment Board, for terms expiring December 13th, 2029:

Keywords: 981, all

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• I report to a board political appointee.
• At this of the board of directors.
• And thus far, every loan that we have brought to the board has approved.
• But I do want to board has has approved.
• So get get all are on an equal footing.

Bills: HF2986, HF3555

Keywords: virtual power plant, VPP, distributed energy resources, DER, demand response, load management, grid modernization, peak demand, peak shaving, battery storage, energy storage, solar photovoltaic, solar panels, electric vehicles, smart thermostats, heat pumps, aggregator, public utilities commission, PUC, rate recovery

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• internship that is greater than or equal internship that is greater than or equal to<00:32:30.000
• I don't think that is a Kentucky Department of Education norm across the board.
• Um, but that is a way in which board.
• <01:04:37.839> And<01:04:38.000> as Board with a nutritionist.
• 34:56.400> working<01:34:56.719> with board, Chair Fleming, um working with board, Chair

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee approved the minutes unanimously and then heard extended testimony from Senator Jimmy Higdon, who reflected on Kentucky’s 2011 childhood obesity task force and said the state’s childhood obesity problem has worsened since then. He described prior recommendations from that task force, including more physical education, nutrition education, classroom-based physical activity, complete streets, bike lanes, sidewalks, and safe routes to school. Higdon also argued that government programs have contributed to obesity and drug abuse, focusing especially on SNAP and Medicaid, and said he has long advocated for a waiver to distribute SNAP benefits twice a month rather than once a month. Higdon said SNAP fraud and abuse are significant, claiming some recipients sell benefits and some retailers bend the rules on eligible purchases. He also said spreading benefits through the month could help families keep fresh food in the home and stabilize grocery store business, especially in food deserts and rural areas. In response to questions, he said he would not support allowing hot prepared foods under SNAP, though he said a grocery-store produce incentive similar to the farmers market match could be beneficial if structured separately. He also said the WIC program is a model for how SNAP could be better administered. Members thanked Higdon for his service and discussed whether the issue is food insecurity or poor nutrition. Senator Douglas emphasized adding stronger guardrails to nutrition-related programs, and Representative Proctor asked about the challenges of operating grocery stores in rural areas and food deserts. Higdon said independent grocers face thin margins, competition, and cyclical market pressures, and that SNAP distribution patterns can worsen those challenges. After Higdon’s testimony, the committee heard from Ann Cressilious, a registered dietitian with the Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, who began a presentation on the profession and on efforts to improve nutrition and access to nutrition information in Kentucky.