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• They do not alter the structure or intent of the RPS, and they will not materially impact how the program
• do<01:17:35.160> not<01:17:35.480> alter<01:17:35.880> the<01:17:36.000> structure
• or intent of do not alter the structure or intent of the<01:17:37.520> RPS the RPS the RPS and
• to hear from John about their family business in Bath and kind of how thermal RECs have been an integral
• to hear from John about their family business in Bath and kind of how thermal RECs have been an integral

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The legislation also builds upon the existing licensing and regulatory structure in Minnesota by adding
• regulatory existing licensing and reg- regulatory existing licensing and reg- regulatory structure
• in Minnesota by adding new structure in Minnesota by adding new consumer<00:32:15.920> protections
• :46.920> how<00:38:47.080> we Senator Duckworth: The bills that we pass and how we structure
• if they choose, to offer custody and safekeeping services under rigorous financial security and integrity

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• AND DEVELOP THE PLAN TO CREATE A MAINTAINED INTEGRATED WORKFORCE DEVELOP A PROGRAM.
• OBVIOUSLY TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF THE PROGRAM BUT ALSO TO FEED RESEARCH.
• THIS YEAR WE HAVE INTEGRATED THE SYSTEM SO WE CAN SEE WHAT’S GOING ON.
• IS ONE OF THE BIGGER ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO GET THE LICENSEES THROUGH AN INTEGRATED.
• NINETEEN OF 20 ACTIVELY TO FENCING AND PCS ARE INTEGRATED.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Both are long-serving professional state troopers who are integral in this bill itself and, of course
• and integral in a testimony in a trial.
• and integral in a testimony in a trial.
• So I think it's important for the integrity of the state, the integrity of our elected officials, to
• I mean, I think— The integrity, functioning, or public trust of the office.

Summary: The committee first deferred Senate Bill 49, which would remove the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education from the list of offices subject to closed party primary elections, after the sponsor said additional amendments were being prepared. It then took up House Bill 1247, which creates a statewide sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator within the Department of Justice to improve access, evidence collection, and coordination for sexual assault survivors. Members adopted a committee amendment package that clarified the coordinating structure, geographic response considerations, reimbursement language, and related public records issues, and the bill was reported favorably as amended with support from health care and law enforcement-related groups. House Bill 1245, also dealing with public records, was amended to protect certain personal identifying information in criminal history records of criminal justice agency employees who serve as witnesses in criminal proceedings. The discussion focused on limiting release of Social Security numbers, home addresses, and dates of birth while preserving disclosure required for court proceedings and impeachment-related purposes. The committee adopted a further amendment narrowing the protection to those PII items in records held by the clerk of court, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 1011, allowing jurors to donate per diem compensation to CASA, and House Bill 1186, which standardizes construction code and inspector licensing records while protecting inspectors’ personal information, were also reported favorably. Senate Bill 425, which implements the constitutional mandate for removal by suit of certain elected officials for felony conviction, malfeasance, or gross misconduct, drew the most extended debate. Supporters said it creates a civil process to address serious misconduct when criminal prosecution is unavailable or incomplete, while opponents warned it could be abused for political targeting, duplicate existing remedies, and rely on vague standards. After amendments clarifying the process and standards, the committee voted 10-5 to report the bill favorably as amended. The committee also adopted amendments and reported favorably House Bill 1057, extending absentee-by-mail eligibility for overseas service members from one year to two years, and began discussion of House Bill 709, which would create a rulemaking notification system, a 10-year sunset for certain rules, and an Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the governor’s office.

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• Licensing, as I mentioned, it's a vertically integrated market.
• And as I stand here today, 19 of 20 actively dispensing MMTCs are integrated.
• Of 20 actively dispensing MMTCs are integrated. Notice I didn't use the 27 number.
• So they cannot dispense if they're not actively integrated, but some of them actually are.
• And then for the labs, eight of nine are integrated, and the ninth that is not integrated will cease

Summary: The Health Professions and Program Subcommittee met to receive oversight briefings on Florida’s medical marijuana program from the Department of Health’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) and from the University of Florida’s Consortium for Medical Marijuana Clinical Outcomes Research. OMMU Director Christopher Kimball outlined the program’s structure, including more than 900,000 active patients, nearly 7,000 caregivers, 27 MMTC licensees, 706 dispensing locations, and nine certified testing labs. He described the state’s pre-approval process for products and advertising, plain packaging requirements, seed-to-sale tracking, registry operations, and compliance efforts such as background checks, inspections, complaint investigations, and lab desk audits. He also said the Bureau of Public Health Laboratories in Jacksonville had been accredited to begin supporting testing. Members asked about telehealth, patient growth, product safety, advertising to children, inspections, and the status of MMTC licensure; Kimball said recertifications by telehealth now make up more than half of recertifications, that patient growth has slowed, and that ongoing litigation is delaying issuance of 22 new MMTC licenses. Kimball also discussed implementation of recent legislation and licensure changes, including licenses issued under HB 387 and SB 1582 to applicants from the original Pigford-related pool, with additional cure opportunities still ongoing. He said the department is monitoring diversion, inversion, and unapproved products, and that it coordinates with law enforcement when needed but does not itself have sworn authority. In response to questions, he said the department does not regulate physicians directly, but may refer concerns to the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, and that caregiver and physician participation requirements are set by statute. Members raised concerns about edibles, child access, and continued use of child-attractive branding; Kimball said the department tries to catch issues through pre-approval and enforcement, and that complaints involving children are treated as serious and investigated using available records and camera footage. Dr. Almond Winterstein then presented the consortium’s research overview. He explained that the consortium was created by statute in 2019, includes 10 universities, and is funded by annual state appropriations. He said its work includes grants, a research repository, a clinical core, outreach, and evidence synthesis, including a recent FDA-supported review of cannabis evidence. He emphasized that the current evidence base is limited and often low quality, with the strongest signals for symptom relief in PTSD-related symptoms, nausea, and some pain outcomes, but with many studies inconclusive or mixed. He also described the consortium’s use of registry data linked to Medicaid, Medicare, death, fetal death, and birth records to study safety and outcomes, including children, pregnancy, driving safety, opioid-sparing effects, and adverse events. Winterstein said adverse event reporting is sparse and likely underreported, with most reports mild but some serious events noted, and he expressed concern about use among young adults because of uncertain benefit-risk and possible effects on the developing brain. The committee discussed the need for better surveillance, more robust adverse event reporting, and the possibility of using linked data to identify harms more quickly. At the end of the meeting, the committee rose without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our system, our PBMs have become vertically integrated. They have.
• It is a great educational piece on how the vertical integration has damaged our healthcare system.
• It's the major vertically integrated ones that are problematic if you're asking what the dispensing fee
• Allow me to add that I agree, especially with the dynamic of vertical integration.
• It there are potentially 33 vertically integrated entities that do this. Is that correct?

Bills: SB1673, SB1500, SB1447, SB1646, SB2007, SB1275, SB2074

Keywords: prosthetics, health insurance, medical necessity, patient rights, insurance liability, pharmacy benefits manager, healthcare providers, claims processing, reimbursement, insurance regulation, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, mental health, substance use disorders, utilization review, benefit coverage, pharmacy

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• So far this session, 83 bills have been identified by the Texas GOP as helping to safeguard the integrity
• They've passed SB 396, which encourages a list and maintenance of the integrity of our voter rolls, and
• But so far in the Texas House we haven't passed a single election integrity bill.
• Even more conservative election integrity legislation is stuck in the House Elections Committee.
• But perhaps the most important bill we can pass this session on election integrity is SB 1026 by Senator

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• Is it completely integrated with all the agencies, and is it complete at this time?
• the FleetWave, which I'm not really sure who puts the information into the FleetWave or if it is integrated
• They don't integrate. They weren't intended to integrate.
• with the— Is that going to integrate with the FleetWave system?
• So when we convert to the POM system, is FleetWave going to be able to communicate and integrate from

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met for its first meeting of the session, took roll, and heard a presentation from Ken Plant of the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee on SB 108, the 2025 law overhauling Florida rulemaking. The presentation focused on new deadlines for agencies to begin and publish rules, limits on automatic sunset provisions, changes to emergency rule procedures, expanded public input on statements of estimated regulatory costs, a five-year review cycle for existing rules, and new licensing-reporting requirements. Members asked about the review timeline and emphasized the need to keep agencies accountable for meeting the new requirements. The committee then reviewed the Department of Management Services’ response to Auditor General Report 2025-1096 on fleet management. DMS said the audit found 10 issues, most of which it believes it has addressed, and described the statewide fleet system as tracking about 27,000 assets with limited staff. DMS highlighted two major improvement ideas that would require funding: an enterprise telematics system to automate vehicle data and improve tracking, and centralized fleet procurement to reduce duplication and save money. Members questioned the status of FleetWave implementation, missing vehicle records, integration with other state systems, and access controls for separated employees. DMS explained that FleetWave is fully implemented but still relies on manual data entry, that discrepancies with the state accounting system largely reflect mismatched or inconsistent entries, and that policies and procedures were updated after the audit. The department said it now works more closely with People First to deactivate access when employees leave. After discussion, no further business was raised, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• that go out the door, so this bill is designed to scrutinize and make sure that we have program integrity
• <00:02:36.280> we<00:02:36.400> have<00:02:36.560> program<00:02:37.000> Integrity
• <00:02:37.720> on sure that we have program Integrity on sure that we have program Integrity
• that we should be taking to make sure that we have<00:10:11.320> program<00:10:11.760> Integrity
• in our Medicaid have program Integrity in our Medicaid units<00:10:14.519> I<00:10:14.680>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• know components around integrity know components around integrity components<00:18:27.120> around
• Automation can increase speed and in some cases it can increase integrity.
• some cases it can increase integrity some cases it can increase integrity there<00:31:08.880>
• <00:32:11.440> of uh it fits with the program integrity of uh it fits with the program integrity
• > professional workplace integration and professional workplace integration and professional development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They've done a great job with program integrity, and it is true in 2023, we asked MHFA to do a lot of
• <00:27:00.960> and<00:27:01.200> it great job with program integrity and it great job
• with program integrity and it is<00:27:01.520> true<00:27:01.679> in<00:27:01.919>
• They're responsible for helping kids live their lives and go to school and be in an integrated school
• , without reimagining social structures, without reimagining social structures, apologizing,<03:02

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House adopted the conference committee report on House File 1141, the housing bill, and repassed the bill as amended by conference. Representative Howard said the compromise bill would help build thousands of homes, keep Minnesotans housed, and improve transparency and collaboration with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, while remaining budget-neutral by using MHFA interest earnings and fund transfers. He highlighted investments in housing infrastructure bonds, greater Minnesota workforce housing, manufactured housing, FHPAP, supportive housing, and added transparency for MHFA board meetings, while noting that some Senate provisions such as a manufactured housing bill of rights and a ban on private equity home purchases were not included. Several members spoke in support, emphasizing housing as a basic need and linking the bill to homelessness, workforce shortages, and health outcomes. Supporters praised the bill’s funding for supportive housing, first-generation homebuyer assistance, tenant hotline services, and manufactured housing, and said the bipartisan conference process improved the measure. Representative Kosowski and others argued the bill would help people stay housed, reduce pressure on schools, hospitals, and emergency rooms, and support communities across all 87 counties and tribal nations. Republican members raised concerns about spending and government growth, arguing the state should prioritize taxpayer relief, school safety, fraud prevention, and asset preservation instead of housing investments. Representative McDonald questioned the growth in MHFA staffing over the past decade, and Representative Howard responded that the agency had taken on many new responsibilities since the state’s larger housing investments and needed staff to administer programs effectively. After the motion to adopt the conference report prevailed, the bill moved to third reading, where further discussion continued in a generally supportive but divided debate.

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• this committee I'm responsible for Behavioral Health, Housing and Community Support, and program integrity
• this committee I'm responsible for Behavioral Health, Housing and Community Support, and program integrity
• adult protections and program integrity adult protections and program integrity and operations<00
• presentation um on DHS program integrity presentation um on DHS program integrity operations<01:
• operating a surveillance and integrity operating a surveillance and integrity review<01:11:39.280

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an introductory overview of its jurisdiction and staff roles. Nonpartisan House Research and House Fiscal staff explained that they draft bills and amendments, prepare bill summaries and background research, answer legal and fiscal questions, and help track revenue and budget effects. They also distributed a Budget Overview Brief intended to condense the larger budget materials into a more usable format for members. Staff then walked through the Human Services budget and the committee’s areas of responsibility. They described the department structure, noting that DHS oversees administration, compliance, rulemaking, and county support, and that the overall Human Services budget is large, with medical assistance as the dominant program. They also explained recent and upcoming reorganizations: many children and family-related functions are moving to the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Direct Care and Treatment is becoming its own agency, and some homelessness-related functions remain at DHS. Staff reviewed how the budget is organized by program and budget activity, the difference between direct appropriations and standing appropriations, and how forecasted programs and “tails” work in the budget process. The presentation also covered Medicaid financing and long-term care. Staff explained the federal-state FMAP match, including Minnesota’s current 51.16% federal match for most Medicaid spending, the CHIP match, and the 90% federal share for the expansion population. For long-term care, they outlined Medical Assistance services for elderly and disabled people, state-funded long-term care supports, and Board on Aging programs. They highlighted the personal care assistance program’s phaseout and replacement by Community First Services and Supports, and reviewed the five home- and community-based waivers. Members asked one question about refugee resettlement funding, specifically whether it covers flights; staff said they would need to follow up on the exact use of the federal funds. No bills were heard, and no formal votes or other committee actions were taken during this meeting.

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• This is a good example of the structure of the spreadsheet, and I can go into it more later if somebody
• preserve to preserve these structures preserve to preserve these structures across<00:29:48.600>
• Because the language of the bill, the structure of the proposed amendment is not a strike-all, so I'll
• > the<00:32:30.720> proposed<00:32:31.120> amendment the structure of the proposed
• amendment the structure of the proposed amendment is<00:32:32.080> not<00:32:32.480> a

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• for spent and reporting structures for spent and unspent<00:04:33.840> funds.
• We cannot ground ourselves our way out of this structural housing crisis.
• It can buy us structural housing crisis.
• Now we're facing a structural deficit as we move forward.
• Now we're facing a structural deficit as we move forward.

Bills: HF3403, HF3410, HF3424

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, eviction, rent, redemption

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• Even in moments of disagreement, she earned respect for her preparation, her integrity, and her commitment
• Her work created the market certainty and the structure that allowed businesses to invest, hire, and
• created the market certainty<00:35:23.440> and<00:35:23.760> the<00:35:24.000> structure
• and climate action, and working to distribute funds and resources equitably, and then working to integrate
• So it's one of the more significant structural changes to the framework, and it focuses on building and

Bills: HF3556

Keywords: community solar, energy, solar power, renewable energy, Melissa Hortman, 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the February 26, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3556, which would rename Minnesota’s community solar garden program the Melissa Hortman Community Solar Garden Program. The bill’s author described the measure as a tribute to Hortman’s leadership and her role in creating the program, noting its importance to Minnesota’s solar industry and the broader clean energy transition. The author moved HF 3556 to the general register, and the committee proceeded to testimony. Testifiers from the Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, solar industry groups, clean energy organizations, and community solar advocates all supported the bill. They credited Hortman with authoring and advancing the 2013 legislation that created Minnesota’s community solar program and said it became a national model that expanded access to solar for renters, lower-income households, and others who could not install rooftop systems. Several witnesses highlighted the program’s growth, including more than 1 gigawatt of approved projects, strong participation by low- and moderate-income subscribers, and job creation and private investment in Minnesota. Witnesses also emphasized Hortman’s personal leadership style, describing her as prepared, persuasive, collaborative, and deeply committed to clean energy and public service. Some recounted personal interactions with her and said the name change would preserve her legacy and ensure future Minnesotans remember her impact. No vote on the bill itself was taken during the testimony shown, beyond the motion to send HF 3556 to the general register.

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• it, are, and [they are] broken down by island and then how that relates to the number of flooded structures
• that each other are doing, conserving and adopting Native Hawaiian cultural resources and sites, integrating
• Integrating the valuation, an economic valuation, of our ecosystems and natural coastal resources into
• may go from adapting through flood May go from adapting through flood proofing or elevation of a structure
• , moving on over time to potentially identifying that that is a structure that needs to be relocated

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• We have seen this also in sports integrity issues, where you have players throwing pitches differently
• We have seen this also in sports integrity issues, where you have players throwing pitches differently
• have seen this also in sports integrity have seen this also in sports integrity issues,<01:05:49.480
• Program integrity is take it seriously.
• Program integrity is instrumental,<03:05:06.520> but<03:05:06.640> you<03:05:06.720>

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate was called to order, a quorum was established, and remote voting was authorized for several members. The body adopted committee reports except those related to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave Senate File 4067 a second reading, and referred newly introduced bills as listed on the agenda. It also adopted a motion to strike and re-refer House File 3379 to the Committee on Finance, and then moved into special orders and floor debate. The main floor action was on House File 2358, a public safety bill providing enhanced criminal penalties for certain coercion offenses. Senator Lang described it as creating a Minnesota crime targeting sexual extortion of children, including online extortion. Senator Maye Quade supported the bill and spoke about the tragic constituent story behind it. The Senate took a roll call and passed the bill 67-0, with its title agreed to. The Senate then began debate on Senate File 4511, which would clarify Minnesota gambling law to prohibit prediction-market style betting disguised as futures contracts. Senator Marty argued the bill was needed to stop companies such as Kalshi and Polymarket from using futures-contract language to evade state gambling restrictions and to protect existing regulated gambling businesses. Senator Johnson initially offered the A10 amendment to delay action until federal jurisdiction issues are resolved, but withdrew it after debate. He then offered the A8 amendment to preserve longer-term weather-related hedging contracts, which Senator Marty supported as a distinction from short-term, manipulable bets; the A8 amendment was adopted. Debate continued with questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach election-related or financial contracts.

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• From the arts to early childhood education to the environment to immigrant integration, Bob and his wife
• , environment to immigrant integration, environment to immigrant integration, Bob<00:03:26.360>
• , program under the current structuring, program under the current structuring, it's<01:40:02.680
• And it maintains market integrity and prevents distorted pricing and aligns the principles of fairness
• <02:55:48.280> and And it maintains market integrity and And it maintains market integrity

Keywords: House streaming session for Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a quorum call showing 116 members present, and approval of the previous day’s journal. It then took up three ceremonial resolutions. One honored Robert Buchanan for his philanthropy, community leadership, and service in the greater Washington region; another welcomed a visiting delegation from County Tipperary, Ireland, and recognized efforts to strengthen Maryland-Ireland ties; and a third congratulated Dr. Miriam Rogers on her retirement as superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools and her 2026 Woman in School Leadership Award. The chamber then moved through a series of committee reports, largely adopting favorable reports on bills without objection and ordering them to third reading. Measures included House Bills 435, 954, 1087, 1470, 936, 1110, 1554, 187, 324, 688, 776, 1152, 1320, and 1348, covering topics such as movie captioning in public accommodations, procurement and finance, health care facilities, school food procurement, tax foreclosure notice requirements, agricultural electricity tax study, expungement, child support rights, intercepted communications penalties, juvenile supervision, police orders studies, victim notification, and human trafficking reporting. Several bills were amended before being advanced, including House Bill 768 on benefits for children in custody, which added a foster youth savings program; House Bill 877 on institutional debt reporting, which changed reporting dates and required a data dictionary; House Bill 1092 on child advocacy centers, which clarified continuity-of-care standards and technical assistance grants; House Bill 310 on restrictive housing for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, which required assessment at admission; House Bill 634 on police training, which added training on intellectual and developmental disabilities; House Bill 750 on access to religious facilities; House Bill 752 on gift card valuation and forgery; House Bill 1005 on child abuse and neglect reporting; and House Bill 1105 on consumer protection limitations, which was amended to apply only to civil suits. House Bill 1105 drew additional discussion, with the minority leader asking for a special order to review the changes, and the House agreed to postpone it until the appropriate time the next day. Later, House Bill 953, which would authorize transfers from the Revenue Stabilization Account to the State Disaster Recovery Fund, prompted extended questioning about Western Maryland flooding, FEMA denials, and the state’s response; the bill was presented as a way to provide relief after federal aid was denied. The transcript ends with the House still in session and continuing through the appropriations report.

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• clarity of purpose<01:01:20.079> and<01:01:20.400> organizational<01:01:21.119> integrity
• purpose and organizational integrity. purpose and organizational integrity.
• that are expressly<01:02:53.680> missiondriven<01:02:54.640> and<01:02:54.960> structured
• It is a structural change.
• It is a structural change.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So right now we are able to integrate our system with WEX, right, which is the fuel management card when
• just over 3,000 assets currently managed by FleetWave, and at this point, 2,000 of those are also integrated
• It’s integrated with WEX and allows for daily fuel transaction uploads, which reduces the need for manual
• The system reads real-time data from the vehicle's computer and is able to integrate that information
• Samsara also integrates with WEX, so similar to FleetWave, daily fuel transaction uploads reduce the

Summary: The Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum and heard several presentations on state fleet management. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services described its new fleet tracking rollout using AT&T/GeoTab devices, funded with $804,000, to monitor vehicle location, fuel use, idle time, driver behavior, and maintenance needs in real time. Members asked about whether the system was unique to FDACS and whether it duplicated reporting to the Department of Management Services; the agency said it was still implementing the system and would follow up on those questions. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission presented on its large and diverse fleet, including more than 4,000 assets, and explained that it uses both the statewide FleetWave system and the Samsara telematics platform. FWC said FleetWave is used for monthly reporting and replacement tracking, while Samsara provides real-time location and diagnostics, reducing administrative burden and improving accountability. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Florida Highway Patrol then outlined their fleet operations, emphasizing that most assets support law enforcement, that multiple manual systems create data inaccuracies, and that they are seeking a $750,000 increase to modernize fleet management with telematics, automated receipt processing, and a centralized database to improve safety and efficiency. The committee also considered SPB 7010, which would authorize the Department of Financial Services and local governmental entities to allow post-tax Roth contributions in deferred compensation plans, in addition to existing pre-tax contributions. After a brief explanation, there was no debate or public testimony, and the committee voted to submit the bill as a committee bill. The roll call showed the measure was favorably reported, and the meeting then adjourned.