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• projections for fiscal year 26 and 27 do not include the structural changes referenced in the governor's proposal
• grant. fiscal year 26 and 27 do not include the structural changes referenced in the governor's proposal
• To the Chair's point, what the governor's proposal does is adjust those parameters such that we end up
• So those rationing parameters are essentially proposed by the governor to balance the state grant, which
• So what we brought forward was the proposal around the two-year biannual funding at $1.5 million a year

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• Senate Bill 158 proposes eliminating cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams.
• Senate Bill 158 proposes eliminating cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams under
• Senator Harrell, you're recognized to explain the proposed bill. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
• Are there questions on the proposed bill as amended? I see none.
• And one of the problems is an organization set up like ASSET, as is being proposed, will remedy those

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and considered three items. First, it heard and passed SB 158, which eliminates cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations under the state employee health plan. Senator Berman described the bill as a way to remove financial barriers to early breast cancer detection, and several senators spoke in strong support, emphasizing the importance of follow-up screening and the life- and cost-saving value of early diagnosis. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then took up SPB 7024, a committee bill on state planning and budgeting. Senator Brodeur explained that the proposal modernizes and simplifies the state agency long-range planning process by focusing on key data points, removing stale measures, and improving how plans are presented to the Legislature. Senator Berman supported the bill, highlighting new provisions on implementation status and budget consequences if enacted laws are not carried out. The committee voted to submit the proposal as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7026, a major overhaul of state information technology governance. Senator Harrell described a transition from the current Florida Digital Service structure to a new cabinet-level Agency for State Systems and Enterprise Technology (ASSET), with enterprise-wide standards, interoperability, procurement oversight, cybersecurity coordination, technical debt tracking, a testing laboratory, workforce development, and annual IT expenditure reporting. Members raised questions about procurement authority, judicial branch inclusion, existing contracts, cybersecurity, and staffing; Harrell said agencies would retain final procurement decisions but would have to follow enterprise standards, the courts were not included, existing contracts would continue, and the bill would add significant state IT staffing. Several amendments were adopted, including changes on CIO selection conflicts, removal of the Northwest Regional Data Center from a definition, reporting on deviations from standards, and technical updates related to the data center and workforce positions. Public testimony strongly supported the bill as a needed modernization of Florida’s fragmented IT system. The committee then reported SPB 7026 favorably as a committee bill. The meeting adjourned after members recorded their votes on the three items.

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• EVALUATE THE SUBMISSIONS WHICH INCLUDED THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, THE APPROPRIATE AND IS IN THE PROPOSED
• LOCATION, THE REGIONAL ECONOMY, SIGNIFICANCE, THE APPROPRIATE AND IS IN THE PROPOSED LOCATION, THE REGIONAL
• I HAD MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WAS HORRIBLE WHEN I DEVELOPMENT WAS PROPOSED IN THIS YEAR A DEVELOPED DIRECTOR
• ZIP CODE OR SAME AREA AND OUTSIDE THE BULL'S-EYE AS IT EXPANDED THERE WAS A LARGER PENALTY AND I PROPOSED
• WITHOUT THE DEVELOPER APPROVAL I PROPOSE THE DEVELOPER WOULD PAY FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION SO THERE WOULDN'T

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Chair Grall, members, we turn to tab 4, SBB 7012, and Chair Grall, you are recognized to explain the proposed
• All right, members, do we have any questions about the proposed bill?
• Additional questions of the proposed bill. Senator Harrell. Thank you very much.
• All right, members, do we have any questions about the proposed bill?
• Additional questions of the proposed bill. Senator Harold. Thank you very much.

Summary: The Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs met with a quorum and first took up SB 398, which would create a statewide public health awareness campaign through the Department of Elder Affairs on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Senator Burgess said the campaign would focus on early detection, brain health, risk reduction, clinical trial access, and community resources. The committee heard supportive testimony from a caregiver, AARP, the Alzheimer’s Association, and others, with members discussing the need for culturally responsive outreach and continued funding. SB 398 was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 106, which would strengthen Florida’s exploitation injunction law for vulnerable adults by allowing service of an unascertainable exploiter through the same communication method used to contact the victim, such as text, Facebook Messenger, or WhatsApp. Senator Martin explained the bill as a way to close a loophole that lets scammers evade traditional service, and witnesses from the Florida Bankers Association and the Florida Bar’s Elder Law Section supported it, describing how the bill could stop ongoing thefts more quickly while preserving due process. Members asked about gift card scams, clerk workload, and the definition of an unascertainable respondent. SB 106 was reported favorably. The Department of Children and Families then presented an update on the Adoption Benefits for Qualifying Adoptive Employees Program, describing its expansion over time and the current one-time lump-sum benefit structure for eligible adoptive parents. The presentation covered eligibility rules, open enrollment, funding history, and the program’s impact on adoption placements, with members asking why tax collectors were included but other constitutional offices were not, and whether foster relatives could qualify. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7012, a committee bill addressing child welfare workforce shortages, treatment foster care for high-acuity children, and improved data collection on commercially sexually exploited children. The bill would direct DCF to recruit former public safety workers for CPI and case manager roles, create a treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits, and require more detailed, analyzable data and capacity studies. The bill drew support from child welfare advocates, with some members urging DCF to return with a more developed framework; it was adopted as a committee bill and reported favorably.

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• They are not their who who propose this.
• The purpose of securitization, the reason that the commission would approve a proposal and a utility
• We're going to take that amount, securitize it, here's the financing proposal."
• They would review that, proposal."
• , or for asbestos or for lead, which has also been proposed, that the department... ...been proposed

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• implemented uh the request for proposals implemented uh the request for proposals that<00:26:42.360
• I'm here only to speak to an administrative aspect of this proposal.
• I'm here only to speak to an administrative aspect of this proposal.
• I ask that you vote no to this proposal, not because it's a bad idea.
• <01:57:20.079> not that you vote no to this proposal not that you vote no to this proposal

Bills: HF1082, HF1042, HF1295, HF1686, HF1998, HF1775, HF1163

Keywords: public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, criminal sexual conduct, sexual assault, peace officers, law enforcement oversight, Minnesota National Guard, U.S. armed forces, military installation, armory, air base

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• And this particular proposal, in my mind, meets all four prongs of that category.
• So I think the two senators spoke to the proposal quite well before me.
• So I think the two senators spoke to the proposal quite well before me.
• So I think the two senators spoke to the proposal quite well before me.
• So I think the two senators spoke to the proposal quite well before me.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• A second, this proposal reflects significant collaboration.
• A second, this proposal reflects significant collaboration.
• A second, this proposal reflects significant collaboration.
• A second, this proposal reflects significant collaboration.
• c><01:27:00.680> plan a proposal or a plan a proposal or a plan um<01:27:02.600> as<01:

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• Thank you for inviting me to testify today on the governor's bonding proposal.
• Thank you for inviting me to testify today on the governor's bonding proposal.
• We see this proposal as a strong and important starting point for this session's conversation around
• So, what was the line that was not funded in the bill and in his proposal, and where is it?
• , and where is bill and in his proposal, and where is it?

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• We are going to accept Attorney General's proposed amendments, Department of Health's proposed amendments
• accept Attorney General's proposed accept Attorney General's proposed amendments,<01:00:21.760><
• , even HSCN's proposed amendments, even HSCN's suggested<01:00:26.799> amendments.
• We will adopt the proposed recommended changes from the Department of Taxation on effective dates.
• We will adopt the proposed recommended changes from the Department of Taxation on effective dates.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several health-related measures, with most of the discussion focused on bills addressing tobacco/vape enforcement, psychology licensure, hospital price transparency, prior authorization, and medical cannabis. The chair opened by explaining the one-minute testimony limit and that written testimony had been reviewed. For SB 2175 on disposable electronic smoking devices, the Department of Health said the bill’s placement in litter-control law was not a good fit because disposable e-cigarettes contain hazardous materials like lithium and nicotine, but it supported the intent and pointed to a related measure. Public health and tobacco-control advocates strongly supported the bill, citing youth use, toxic waste, battery fires, and the need to tighten definitions and remove exemptions; a long list of organizations and individuals were noted in support, with no opposition mentioned. For SB 2410, which would create a state directory and enforcement tools for authorized e-cigarette products, the Attorney General’s office strongly supported the measure and said it would help enforce the FDA-authorized list of products through certification, inspections, and civil penalties. The Department of Health said thousands of illegal products remain on the market and cited youth usage rates, while public health groups also supported the bill. One tobacco industry-related witness was noted in opposition. SB 2080, the psychology interjurisdictional compact, drew support from the Department of Corrections, which said it had severe staffing shortages and that the compact would help fill gaps, especially for forensic psychology and neighbor island facilities. Some committee members raised concerns about whether the compact would loosen licensure standards and reduce licensing revenue, and the Board of Psychology was said to be meeting and had not taken a formal position; testimony also noted the need for resources if the compact were adopted. The committee also heard SB 2276 on surgical assistance, with DCCA in opposition and a supporter from the field, but little discussion followed. SB 2277 on hospital price transparency drew support from consumer and patient advocates, who argued that clearer pricing would reduce medical debt and help patients shop for care; DCCA and the Department of Health offered comments, with the department suggesting an alternative enforcement model using outside review entities and noting that implementation would require significant staffing and funding. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, saying federal transparency rules already cover the issue and state law could create duplication. SB 2282 on prior authorization received comments from insurers and providers; HMSA asked that the bill be set aside pending the report of the prior authorization working group created by Act 151, while the Hawaii Medical Association said prior authorization is a major burden but deferred to regulators on resources. Finally, SB 2413 on medical cannabis was supported by the Office of Medical Cannabis and others, who said the bill would close a patient-access gap by allowing viable seed sales; one witness suggested clarifying jurisdictional language and allowing dispensaries to sell seeds to each other. The committee then began SB 2425 on health insurance, where an addiction treatment provider testified that insurers’ refusal to honor assignment-of-benefits payments can delay reimbursement and create relapse risk for patients, but the transcript cuts off before further action on that bill.

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• Thank you, Chair Meredith, Chair Moser, and committee members for allowing me time to discuss proposed
• <00:14:01.200> legislation<00:14:02.320> that to discuss proposed legislation that
• We're here today to talk about protecting vulnerable Kentuckians, a proposed piece of legislation for
• > states<00:33:11.000> like has been proposed for states like has been proposed for states
• I'm also curious why the proposal I'm also curious why the proposal doesn't<00:50:20.480> include

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee opened its sixth and final interim meeting with roll call, quorum confirmation, approval of the prior minutes, and a brief change in agenda order to preserve quorum and accommodate presenters’ schedules. Members then moved through several proposed health-related items with limited discussion, and the chair noted the committee would reconvene in January for further conversation. The first substantive item was a proposal relating to utilization controls for non-opioid analgesics in Medicaid. Senator Gerald Neal and Tara Hyde of People Advocating Recovery argued that pain parity is needed so patients can access non-opioid options without prior authorization or step therapy barriers, especially in acute pain situations and for people in recovery. Senator Berg supported the concept and suggested expanding the approach to other prescriptions by allowing physicians to explain why step therapy is inappropriate at the time of prescribing; another member cautioned against unintended cost increases if non-opioid drugs are used as add-ons to opioids. The committee then heard a proposal on physician assistants from Senator Scott and Andrew Rutherford of the Kentucky Academy of Physician Assistants. They described a shift from a supervisory to a collaborative practice model, with practice scope set at the practice level, limited Schedule II prescribing authority under guardrails, and permission for PAs to perform driver’s license vision testing. Supporters said the changes would improve rural access, reduce administrative burden, and align Kentucky with neighboring states; a question from Representative Bratcher focused on experience requirements and how the proposal compares with nurse practitioner rules. No vote was taken. Finally, Representative Nancy Tate, Adia Wuchner, and Representative Jason Nemes introduced a 2026 proposal aimed at “protecting vulnerable people.” They described a broad package focused on abortion pill trafficking, marketing to minors, commercial surrogacy, assisted suicide, and organ procurement safeguards, arguing that current law leaves gaps and that additional criminal and civil penalties are needed. The presentation was informational only, with no action taken before the meeting ended.

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• You can um go ahead and share your proposal.
• thank you chair and share your proposal thank you chair Kaa<00:15:59.240> co-chair<00:15:59.759
• The proposed program under this bill would offer much-needed financial support to child care providers
• <00:21:56.559> program growing Community the proposed program growing Community the proposed
• She agreed with Chair West’s assessment that this is a very large proposal that probably does not meet

Bills: HF1367, HF2732, HF1897, HF1424, HF1383, HF2728, HF2863, HF1685, HF2929

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

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• We make up Human Services 25.7% of the full budget, yet my calculation show that you know certain proposals
• Budget yet my calculation show that you know certain proposals out there, they want to take 65% of that
• The proposed waiver reimagine plan will take all of this away.
• Dependency on the agency infrastructure sets us back 20 years, even with proposed rate increases.
• Dependency on the agency infrastructure sets us back 20 years, even with proposed rate increases.

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• That is why the MPCA opposes the bill and recommends implementation of the MPCA's proposed changes for
• changes for electronic and proposed changes for electronic and other<00:24:06.159> internal<00
• The proposal to change the definition of the word 'product' insults our intelligence, and the change
• <01:16:27.760> exemption strongly opposes the proposed exemption strongly opposes the proposed
• available however unlike this proposal available however unlike this proposal it<01:21:51.360>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:27:08.440> changes of information on our proposed changes of information on our proposed
• The current proposal is budget neutral.
• This next slide covers some pros and cons of this proposed change.
• Proposed changes are unclear.
• <01:10:00.400> for a million doll contract is proposed for a million doll contract is proposed

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• <00:19:00.240> so these bunding uh funding proposals so these bunding uh funding proposals
• <00:38:04.280> and through this uh budgeting proposal and through this uh budgeting proposal
• I would just mention, since you also invoked the name of Governor Tim Walz, Governor Walz proposed an
• I would just mention, since you also invoked the name of Governor Tim Walz, Governor Walz proposed an
• I would just mention, since you also invoked the name of Governor Tim Walz, Governor Walz proposed an

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Summary: The committee first heard from the Minnesota Department of Administration on the governor’s capital budget requests. Commissioner Tamara Grundal described the state’s deferred maintenance backlog, saying Minnesota owns more than 4,800 buildings across 19 agencies, with an estimated replacement value of $11.2 billion and about $2.2 billion in deferred maintenance. She urged continued bonding support for asset preservation, CAPRA emergency repair funding, Capitol Complex security upgrades recommended by the ACAS advisory committee, and a budget-neutral account to help leverage federal funds for renewable energy storage and electric vehicle projects at state facilities. Members asked follow-up questions about prior security spending and CAPRA use. The commissioner said some 2018 security funds were used for items such as bollards, projectile-resistant glass, key card readers, and security kiosks, but specific details would be provided offline. On CAPRA, staff said recent projects included public safety upgrades, correctional facility repairs, water main and sewer work, roof repairs, lift station repairs, and boiler and steam trap replacements. The commissioner said the account has recently been used heavily, with about $1.9 million remaining, and estimated a typical target range of roughly $3 million to $5 million based on past spending and expected emergencies. A staffer said they did not know whether bonds had been issued ahead of time to fund the reserve and would follow up. The committee then heard from the Department of Public Safety on BCA capital projects. Commissioner Bob Jacobson and Superintendent Drew Evans said the governor’s proposal includes a new Southern BCA regional office and laboratory in Mankato, expansion of BCA regional office and lab space, and a new Minnesota State Patrol headquarters using trunk highway cash. Evans said the Mankato project is needed because of growth in DNA analysis, digital evidence, controlled substances, cyber tips, and sexual assault kit testing, and because the current St. Paul facility is over capacity. He said the new regional facility would improve turnaround times, reduce travel for scientists and law enforcement, support training, and improve evidence intake and crime scene response in southern Minnesota. Senator Pappas questioned the increase in the Mankato project cost from about $48 million to $68.6 million. Evans said the increase was driven by rising construction costs and additional specialized laboratory and support-space needs identified during design work with the Department of Administration. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• . proposing. proposing.
• It's pro-employee and pro-employer and pro-investment to support the streamlining proposal.
• The proposal to streamline your desk.
• Macro businesses can cultivate proposal.
• , neutral on a proposal, neutral on a proposal, does<04:05:59.040> that<04:05:59.439> neutral

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• 00:39:28.079> cap<00:39:28.400> on originally proposed a 2% cap on originally proposed
• This proposal will have deep and lasting impacts.
• This proposal will have deep and lasting impacts.
• > in The governor's proposed cuts in The governor's proposed cuts in committee<02:38:11.280>
• alongside the other body's proposals. alongside the other body's proposals.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• State forestry has implemented projects similar to this, what's proposed in this bill, years ago when
• State forestry has implemented projects similar to this, what's proposed in this bill, years ago when
• Committee comments, discussion on Senator Hicks’s proposed amendment.
• discussion on Senator Hick's proposed discussion on Senator Hick's proposed amendment.
• So, Senator, your proposal is to strike subparagraph G.

Bills: HB0078, HB0087, SF0070, SF0068, SF0017, SF0043

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, water development, feasibility studies, appropriations, water management, rehabilitation, irrigation, public works, agricultural supply, municipal water, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, forestry management

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• 05:25.440> And<00:05:26.479> um<00:05:26.560> I'm<00:05:26.800> just proposed
• And um I'm just proposed legislation.
• After meeting with Chris Santinel of DHS, the duties of the proposed study committee have been expanded
• <00:35:25.760> study<00:35:26.079> committee duties of the proposed study committee
• duties of the proposed study committee have<00:35:26.720> been<00:35:26.880> expanded<

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