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• Chairman, Emily, when do we set the stipend for the law students? Mr.
• did a survey of some professionals with the law school, and they looked at what interns and law students
• I think there's sometimes barriers in addition to just salary with students participating, but to me
• it would make sense to just match what we did for the other student interns, for the law student interns
• out at the college... ...evening once a week, but I'm just wondering if all the students out at the

Summary: The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up a draft bill to make legislators’ and candidates’ residential addresses confidential in public records. Legislative Council and the Secretary of State explained the proposal was prompted by security concerns and would protect residential addresses while still allowing election officials to verify residency and keep candidate names and offices public. Members raised concerns about unintended consequences, transparency, and how the change would affect rural districts and residency enforcement. The Secretary of State suggested an amendment to end the confidentiality when a candidate’s term ends, and the committee agreed to hold the bill over for further discussion at the next meeting. The committee also reviewed follow-up materials on legislator security and best practices, including advice on situational awareness, internet hygiene, varying routines, and reporting threats, along with NCSL materials comparing capitol security practices in other states. Members discussed a recent security incident and the need to keep alert contact information current, and staff said they would continue working with the Highway Patrol on legislative-specific notifications. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to Garrity Consulting’s final report on mitigating the effects of legislative term limits. The consultants summarized survey, focus group, and stakeholder input showing concerns about loss of institutional knowledge, leadership turnover, onboarding demands, and workload pressures, while also noting public support for term limits and annual sessions. Recommendations included considering annual sessions or shifting biennial sessions to even-numbered years, restructuring organizational session and interim committee work, creating office hours and more structured orientation and mentorship, expanding ongoing training and staff support, improving public communication and virtual testimony rules, and addressing barriers to service such as employer support and travel costs. Members discussed the tension between making the legislature more effective and preserving a citizen-legislature model, and the report was received as a roadmap for future implementation rather than immediate action.

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• Ten percent of those students are students with disabilities, and all of our students take the same assessments
• Our students are treated just like university students.
• </c> full-time students away. full-time students away.
• ><c> students.
• </c> Our students are exceptional students. Our students are exceptional students.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting focused on Kentucky school choice and innovation, with discussion of the state constitution’s “common schools” requirement and how that has been interpreted alongside newer education models. Chairman Tipton described model laboratory schools, Gatton and Craft Academies, magnet and virtual programs, and said these options show that Kentucky has long expanded opportunity through innovation. He then turned the discussion to Senate Bill 207, which he said was designed to support schools of innovation. Senator Steve West reviewed the history of Kentucky charter schools and explained that SB 207 was modeled on a South Carolina approach. He said the bill allows a local school board to contract with a third-party entity to manage an existing school, seek waivers from certain state rules, and receive SEEK funding while also allowing outside private investment. He emphasized that the district initiates the process, that the school remains public, and that the bill includes accountability through a time-limited contract that can be ended if the school is not performing. Members asked about the difference between SB 207 and the earlier charter school law, whether schools could cherry-pick students, and whether teachers would remain district employees. West and Tipton said the new model is tied to an existing school rather than a new charter, cannot cherry-pick students, and keeps teachers as district employees. Representative Brown raised concerns that charters and exceptions could leave some children out, especially lower-income students, while West responded that the proposal is intended to expand choice for families who may not otherwise have it and cited examples from other states where similar models improved low-performing schools. No vote or formal action was taken during the discussion.

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• That's 60% of our students.
• to students in other states.
• As far as teachers of students with visual impairment, certified orientation and mobility providers,
• specific students.
• , for your students?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• centers, and prioritizes funding for 988 call centers, for dispatch technology, and for a backup mobile
• Call centers for dispatch technology and a backup mobile responder, building a sustainable behavioral

Summary: The committee briefly laid over Senate Bill 1570 at the office request, then took up Senate Bill 1369. The bill was described as a measure to keep Oklahoma’s 988 mental health lifeline operating after federal grant funding ends by creating a dedicated 988 revolving fund. It also would strengthen statewide oversight, set quality standards for crisis centers, and direct funding toward 988 call centers, dispatch technology, and backup mobile response services. After the bill explanation, there were no questions or debate. The committee moved to a vote, and Senate Bill 1369 passed unanimously by a vote of 5-0. The meeting then adjourned.

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• The chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile, Pro Tem Pringle.
• The chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile, Pro Tem Pringle. Mr.
• The chair further recognizes the gentleman from Mobile, Pro Tem Pringle, for a motion. Mr.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• WE WILL CLARIFY DEFINITIONS OF A MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES.
• WILL ALLOW PEOPLE DISPLAYING A VALID DISABLED PARKING STICKER EQUIPPED WITH PERMANENTLY INSTALLED MOBILITY
• BUT FOR RIGHT NOW I WANT TO HELP MY CONSTITUENT AND OTHER FOLKS AROUND THE STATE WITH WHEELCHAIR MOBILITY

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• Mobile structures, but on a set of...
• I'm completely in favor of a grant program that assists in the purchase of a mobile home on the dirt
• to move into these communities. independent senior living subdivisions, which are essentially nice mobile

Bills: SB2007, SB2104, SB2543, SB2545, SB2926, SB2938

Keywords: military status, vehicle registration, veterans, Texas transportation, state records, discrimination, employment rights, spouses of service members, labor code, SB 2543, Texas veterans cemeteries, state veterans cemetery, Texas Veterans Commission, Veterans Land Board, Natural Resources Code, veterans land fund, veterans housing assistance fund, veterans burial, burial eligibility, cemetery location

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• unexpected sedation, what they called unconscious sedation, and the safety concerns from that, as well as mobile
• And by mobile sedation, that sounds a little odd, but it's a kind of variation of a sleepwalking kind
• kits and wound supplies and peer-based support, where they are working with the amazing network of mobile
• health care units throughout the state, thanks to BSAS and the state’s investment in mobile health care
• And you alluded to the harm reduction programs and the mobile programs, which are really providing that

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Xylazine convened its second meeting, approved the minutes from its June 23 meeting, and reviewed its timeline and working groups. The co-chairs said the commission’s final report is due to the House and Senate clerks by March 30, 2026, and outlined three working groups focused on regulation/oversight of xylazine, treatment and outreach for exposed patients, and education/training for first responders, clinicians, treatment providers, and people who use substances. Staff will schedule working group meetings, with group presentations planned for December 11, followed by commission meetings in February and March to review and finalize the draft report. Public comment centered on research and practical responses to xylazine contamination in the drug supply. Dr. Tracy Green of Brandeis reviewed recent studies showing severe xylazine-related wounds and amputations in Philadelphia, withdrawal symptoms, the value of wound identification tools, and the usefulness of drug checking in detecting xylazine even when users did not suspect it was present. She urged expanded low-barrier wound care, more access to medications for opioid use disorder, overdose prevention sites, housing, and trauma-informed care, while cautioning that stricter controls could push the market toward other dangerous alpha-2 substances. Commissioners asked about early wound identification, dilution/cutting strategies, supplier engagement, and how to reduce stigma and improve treatment access. Tia Johnson of Boston Medical Center and Boston Health Care for the Homeless testified that xylazine contamination still requires naloxone for overdose response, but sedation can last longer and may require low-dose naloxone, oxygen support, and low-threshold monitoring spaces. She emphasized that xylazine-associated wounds can heal with consistent care, but patients often lose access to services when sent to hospitals unnecessarily. Commissioners discussed reimbursement barriers, especially in MassHealth and behavioral health settings, and the need for wound care to be available within detox and treatment programs rather than requiring transfers. The meeting ended with agreement to continue working group planning and adjournment.

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• The bill prohibits landlords under both the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act and the Manufactured/Mobile
• The bill prohibits landlords under both the Residential Landlord Tenant Act and the manufactured mobile
• because of your innovative housing practices and including everything that you all have done in upward mobility
• These single-family rentals are one of the best examples of helping families with upward mobility across
• These single-family rentals are one of the best examples of helping families with upward mobility across

Keywords: 904, all

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• rules requiring permittees to submit traffic control plans that address pedestrian access, maintain mobility
• rules requiring permittees to submit traffic control plans that address pedestrian access, maintain mobility
• access our hospitals or schools or parks, a lot of them access them by foot, and a lot of them have mobility
• access our hospitals or schools or parks a lot of them access them by foot and a lot of them have mobility
• state to implement, and we urge you to support SB 6311 and help ensure safe access to transit and mobility

Bills: SB6253, SB6311, SB6262, SB6335

Keywords: public transportation, governing bodies, transit authorities, local government, community planning, pedestrian safety, construction, accessibility, public safety, urban planning, vehicle weight, transportation, fees, public infrastructure, funding, state commission, infrastructure, traffic safety, responsibilities, 904

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• Members, as many of you know, mobile homes are a vital, naturally occurring source of affordable housing
• SB 722 does that by ensuring residents of mobile home parks are equally protected by adding them to the
• Half of the 10 largest mobile home parks in California are in my district, and three of those are in
• Sunnyvale, including the largest mobile home park in the state, with 900 spaces.
• That doesn't even include the mobile home parks across the state that are vulnerable because they are

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, observed a moment of silence for Alex Prettie, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several visiting groups in the gallery, including UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute fellows and community college representatives. The body approved the Senate journals and then confirmed two gubernatorial appointments: Dr. Hernando Garsohn as Chief Medical Officer at the Emergency Medical Services Authority and Stephanie Weldon as Deputy Director of the Office of Health Equity at the Department of Public Health, both by 39-0 votes. The chamber then took up a series of third-reading bills. Measures that passed included SB 799 on the South Bay Regional Housing Trust, SB 33 on public contracts and contractor payment claims, SB 222 to streamline permitting for heat pump installations, SB 300 to strengthen protections for minors in AI chatbot interactions, SB 457 on community land trusts and affordable housing, SB 479 allowing certain cities to share information in homeless response teams, SB 719 extending a reporting sunset on automated decision systems, SB 722 protecting mobile home park residents from demolition-related displacement, SB 832 updating the Upper Los Angeles River working group, SB 342 on contractor license lapse rules, SB 490 on inspections of unlicensed treatment facilities, SB 828 requiring better state-local permit verification after the Esparto fireworks tragedy, SB 849 barring physician license renewal after specified sexual misconduct, SB 742 addressing decommissioned electrical lines and wildfire risk, SB 96 on over-amplified streaming and digital ads, SB 677 as a technical cleanup to last year’s housing law, and SB 58 on hydrogen sulfide monitoring and public health. Most of these bills passed unanimously or with overwhelming support; SB 222 and SB 677 drew some no votes but still passed. The most extended debate centered on SB 694, which would align California law with federal VA accreditation rules for those assisting veterans with benefits claims and impose penalties for unauthorized claims assistance and data access. Supporters argued it would protect veterans from predatory “claim shark” practices and ensure only accredited providers charge fees; opponents said it would reduce veterans’ choice and could limit access to needed help. After a motion to pull the bill from Rules and take it up immediately passed 29-9, the Senate approved SB 694 on a 29-10 vote. The session concluded with unanimous approval of the consent calendar and adjournment until January 27, 2026.

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• Director Feene said the Guard averages seven annual mobilizations, supporting destructive weather and
• He said that in a single 90-day period, the Guard mobilized and deployed 94% of its available volunteers
• Since reconstitution, we average seven annual mobilizations every year, supporting destructive weather
• In a single 90-day period, we mobilized and deployed 94 percent of our available volunteers, a period
• we mobilized and deployed 94% of our available volunteers for simultaneous community resiliency efforts

Bills: S0048

Keywords: housing, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, local government, zoning regulations, military families, density bonus, homeownership, property taxes

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard presentations on the Governor’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and then considered one bill, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, with transportation and economic development receiving about $18 billion statewide and $601 million in general revenue. Agency heads then presented priorities for Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, State, Transportation, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard, emphasizing workforce development, housing, tourism marketing, aviation and space infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, emergency preparedness, and military readiness. In the Commerce presentation, Secretary Kelly highlighted funding for housing programs, the Hometown Heroes program, the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, rural infrastructure and workforce grants, Reconnect and Florida WINS systems, law enforcement and firefighter recruitment bonuses, defense support, Visit Florida, Space Florida, and SelectFlorida. Senators asked about Visit Florida’s private match requirements and whether the agency fully leveraged prior appropriations; Visit Florida’s CEO said the match was met and exceeded, though it is difficult but important. The Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles presentation focused on trooper pay, pursuit vehicles, aviation assets, and enterprise data systems, with questions about immigration enforcement and body cameras. Military Affairs requested funding for readiness centers, training facilities, education and health benefits for Guardsmen, and maintenance of existing armories; members discussed Guard deployments, staffing levels, and a proposed firing range project. The Department of State requested funds for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and defended its arts grant process and rule changes. Transportation’s budget emphasized a $14.3 billion work program, road and bridge maintenance, aviation and aerospace, safety initiatives, and seaport investments, while Emergency Management requested funding for preparedness, flood mitigation, WebEOC, grants management, and alert systems; senators also asked about the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility. For CS/SB 48, Senator Gates explained that the bill would require local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs would be allowed by right without a separate hearing. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, saying ADUs could help provide long-term housing for service workers. After questions about local government and HOA authority, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 48 favorably by roll call vote.

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• This this would be an opportunity to ask across the board how much mobility are there between members
• around the clock every day of the week. 96 1% of the individuals who call 9.80, were diverted from mobile
• response to forward diverted for mobile response teams or crisis stabilization units.
• So these mobile response teams are now if I'm in a statewide as a result of your legislative appropriations
• So again, the show's the expenditures first in the individual served for mobile response teams. 36 million

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• filling every classroom in the state of Florida, overfilling them to the extent you also provided some mobile
• We're going to put mobile units on compounds to accommodate... ...some mobile units in some locations
• We're going to put mobile units on compounds to accommodate classroom settings.
• We were able to get some mobile homes in recent years following the storms at a decent rate, so we've

Summary: The Senate Criminal Justice Committee met with Vice Chair Smith presiding in Chair Martin’s excused absence. After opening remarks from several senators, the committee heard a presentation from Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon on the state’s incentivized prisons program and related population-management efforts. Dixon said the department now operates eight incentivized prisons, which use enhanced privileges and programming for well-behaved inmates, and reported major reductions in disciplinary reports, staff assaults, inmate-on-inmate assaults, and uses of force compared with average institutions. He also described administrative management units for more disruptive inmates, short-sentence correctional institutions for those with less than a year to serve, and a reentry strategy that places inmates closer to home within 18 months of release. Dixon said Florida’s recidivism rate has fallen to about 21 percent, among the lowest in the nation, and emphasized that staffing, programming, and facility repairs remain ongoing needs. Committee members asked about access to education and workforce training, staffing levels, contraband, technology upgrades, heating and air-conditioning maintenance, and whether incentivized prisons could be expanded. Dixon said educational access is improving but remains limited by eligibility and staffing, that the incentivized facilities are at capacity, and that expansion depends on adding more administrative management unit beds. He also said the department is increasing use of technology, improving maintenance oversight, and continuing efforts to reduce contraband and improve staff recruitment and retention. Several senators praised the department’s work and urged more funding for prison infrastructure and officer pay. Public testimony largely supported the incentivized prisons model while calling for more seats, better staffing, and broader reforms. Family members of incarcerated people said the facilities were safer, more stable, and better for rehabilitation, though they asked for more programming, better treatment by staff, and clearer access to education and release-related opportunities. A Florida PBA representative emphasized that programs can only succeed with safe staffing levels and better pay and retention for correctional officers. No formal committee vote or bill action was taken, and the meeting ended after public testimony and closing remarks.

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• I'm a third-year law student at St. Mary's University in San Antonio.
• Texas, and I'm a student attorney in our Consumer Protection Clinic.
• I'm a graduate student at the LBJ School studying public affairs.
• It's given me student loans.
• These are the landlords that are providing housing to students.

Bills: HB32, HB15, HB171, HB421, HB581, HB644, HB745, HB349, HB917, HB204, HB923, HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: eviction, landlord rights, tenant rights, justice court, property law, court procedures, chemical dependency, court-ordered treatment, mental health, health care, treatment facility, juvenile justice, criminal justice reform, deep fake, digital impersonation, age verification, private cause of action, explicit content, consumer protection, HB 581

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• ><00:09:08.160><c> the</c><00:09:08.480><c> gentleman</c> The chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile
• Chair recognizes the lady from Mobile, Representative Wilcox. Thank you for the recognition, Mr.
• Thank you for your work with Hope Outdoors there in Mobile and Washington counties, too.
• </c><01:11:38.800><c> and</c> Hope Outdoors there in Mobile and Hope Outdoors there in Mobile and Washington
• The chair recognizes the gentleman from Mobile, Pro Tem Pringle. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• You'll also see that we have excluded mobile devices and voice assistant devices.
• You'll also see that we have excluded mobile devices and voice assistant devices.
• You'll also see that we have excluded mobile devices and voice assistant devices.
• So, you removed the mobile devices. Was there any particular reason?

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:21 HB 480 Discussion: 01:40 HB 480 Voting: 02:36 HB 577 Discussion: 05:14 HB 577 Voting: 08:38 HB 692 Discussion: 09:23 HB 692 Voting: 14:00 HB 869 Discussion: 15:21 HB 869 Voting: 18:56, 958, all

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• We're looking at portable and mobile dental care expansion.
• </c> at portable and portable and mobile at portable and portable and mobile dental<00:22:44.600><c>
• So, we're looking at a model where we can actually go in, have a mobile van dispatched, and they can
• training sites to go around the mobile training sites to go around the state<00:24:57.240><c> and</c
• </c> when we were talking about the mobile when we were talking about the mobile vans,<00:31:33.080><

Keywords: 958, all

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• representing the gamut of housing production, including affordable, mixed-income, mixed-use, workforce, student
• 2045. 81 targets are set across agriculture lands, forests, wetlands, urban areas, and beyond, mobilizing
• Forest, wetlands, urban areas, and beyond, mobilizing millions of acres to absorb and store more carbon

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• the world, which are polluting their way to our shores and endangering our coastlines as offshore mobile
• Offshore mobile source supertankers are dangerous coming into our ports.
• would ask my colleagues, when they see those seniors on fixed income and when they see those college students

Summary: The committee heard SB 872, which would direct $150 million annually each for Central Valley subsidence repairs and Delta levee work. Senator McNerney and supporters from Restore the Delta, the State Water Contractors, and many water agencies, labor groups, environmental organizations, and local governments argued the bill is urgent to protect water delivery for 27 million Californians, safeguard levees and state assets, and address climate-related flood risks. There was no opposition testimony, and members asked about the bill’s focus on state-owned conveyance; the author said the distinction reflects the separate state and federal water projects. The bill was held while the committee lacked a quorum, with no vote taken at that point. The committee then heard SB 981, which would require CARB to include cost-of-living impacts in its existing regulatory analysis for major rules. Senator Niello and supporters from agriculture, manufacturing, business, propane, restaurants, and commercial property groups said the bill would improve transparency about how regulations affect gasoline, electricity, food, housing, and business costs. Opponents, including Coalition for Clean Air and the Union of Concerned Scientists, argued it would add delay, cost, and redundant analysis to CARB rulemaking and could not reliably measure the effects the bill seeks to capture. Committee members raised concerns that CARB already estimates costs, that the bill is burdensome and narrow, and that it does not fully account for benefits or the role of other agencies. No vote was recorded in the transcript. SB 887, by Senator Padilla, would require data center projects to undergo CEQA review while creating a streamlined path for projects meeting strong environmental, labor, and community-benefit criteria, including zero-carbon electricity, on-site storage, recycled water or water-efficient cooling, and full cost responsibility for grid upgrades. Supporters said data centers are rapidly expanding, can strain energy and water resources, and should be held to clear standards while still allowing beneficial development; labor and environmental groups backed the measure. Opponents from the Data Center Coalition, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, and business groups said the bill is overly prescriptive, discriminatory toward one industry, and could drive investment and jobs out of state. After discussion, the committee established a quorum and voted 3-1 to pass SB 887 as amended to the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee, with the bill kept on call. The committee also heard SB 1008, which would renew a CEQA exemption for the closure of at-grade rail crossings ordered by the California Public Utilities Commission. Senator Ochoa Bogh and Union Pacific testified that the measure would help the state act quickly on rail safety by removing redundant environmental review for crossing closures, while still requiring collaboration with local jurisdictions and the PUC. There was support from railroad and business representatives and no opposition. The committee voted 4-0 to pass SB 1008 to the Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee, and the bill was kept on call.