Transcript Highlights:

• First, AHCA would be required to employ the most cost-effective purchasing practices and, for the first
• This friendly amendment addresses a very practical concern regarding the proportion.
• And I'm looking at the practicality of this.
• My lovely wife has practically raised these five boys while I was out of the year.
• You carried a message of recovery to others, and you practice the principles in all your affairs.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• First, AHCA would be required to employ the most cost-effective purchasing practices and, for the first
• This friendly amendment addresses a very practical concern regarding the proposal to place photographic
• And I'm looking at the practicality of this. So if that individual was going...
• My lovely wife has practically raised these five boys while I was out of the year.
• You carried a message of recovery to others, and you practice the principles in all your affairs.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• protection, to Forest Management, Trust Land Management, Fire Protection, and Minerals and Scaling Practices
• It talks about innovation and the practice, the idea of it would be from practicing on improving student
• innovation innovation is idaho code uh 33 5802 it talks about innovation uh talks about and the practice
• the idea of it would be from practicing on uh improving student learning and student performance uh
• This is a good practice. It's well worth hard money.

Summary: The committee first approved a $3,700 dedicated-fund enhancement for the Endowment Fund Investment Board to replace a high-end laptop. It then took up Department of Lands items, rejecting a $125,000 general fund supplemental for fire preparedness after concerns were raised about prior firefighter bonus spending, but approving a separate supplemental to shift 1.25 FTP and $160,000 between the Abandoned Mines Lands Fund and the Navigable Waterways Fund to align expenditures with statutory uses. The committee then approved the Department of Lands’ FY 2027 budget enhancements, including radio equipment, vehicle storage, a UTV, legal counsel fund shifts, Idaho Geological Survey support, replacement items, and OITS hardware, along with language directing a transfer to the Geological Survey. It also approved a Parks and Recreation supplemental to allow fund transfers after program restructuring, and then approved the department’s FY 2027 enhancements for staffing, trail work, equipment, grant pass-throughs, staff housing, park construction, RV campsite development, and replacement items, with members discussing the use of federal funds and the department’s management of prior appropriations. The committee then considered the Department of Health and Welfare’s Division of Public Health Services. After debate over the Idaho Home Visiting Program, immunization assessment funding, disaster planning, lab testing, ARPA grants, HIV prevention, and hepatitis prevention, the committee rejected a substitute motion that would have restored more funding for home visiting and instead approved the original motion, which included funding for home visiting, immunization assessment restoration, lab testing, ARPA grants, HIV and hepatitis prevention, and a small general fund restoration for suicide prevention, while reducing three FTP. The committee also adopted reporting language for suicide prevention, HIV prevention, hepatitis prevention, and immunization assessment funds. It then moved to the Division of Early Learning and Development, approving a budget that included Idaho Child Care Program capacity funding, replacement items, population forecast adjustments, and the transfer of the Home Visiting Program from Public Health. The committee also approved language requiring an open competitive acquisition process for Idaho STARS after extensive discussion, then adopted language for Home Visiting reporting, Idaho Child Care Program reappropriation, and restrictions on Idaho Child Care Capacity Grant spending after debate over definitions and provider eligibility. Finally, it approved language exempting the division from certain transfer restrictions, and began the next budget for Family and Community Partnerships, which included a kinship navigation grant enhancement.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm thrilled with the success of the PBM unit after years of inaction against corrupt practices from
• And the collaboration between units is now lacking, and I'd like to restore that with the.
• We stood up two teams, and those two teams collaborating with federal, state, tribal, and county and
• Forensic motions practice, we're dealing with attorneys on the other side that that's all they do is
• So this effectively is a best practices counsel that would be coaching.

Committee: House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I WANT THEM TO COLLABORATE AND WORK TOGETHER.
• REGISTERED NURSING GRADUATES RECEIVE THE PROVISIONAL RN LICENSE AND PRACTICAL NURSES RECEIVE A PROVISIONAL
• FLORIDA AND WE WILL NOT ONLY BE GRADUATING GOOD NURSES BUT WE NURSES WHO PASSED THE EXAM AND CAN PRACTICE
• TO STUDENTS IN A MANNER WHICH PREPARES THEM FOR AN EXAM AND DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND PRACTICES
• HANDS-ON CLINICAL TRAINING GIVES STUDENTS PRACTICAL EXPRESS WHILE DELIVERING CARE TO FLORIDA'S FAMILIES

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We do know that some of the theft cases ended up in our collaborative justice courts, either pre- or
• We do know that some of the theft cases ended up in our collaborative justice courts, either pre- or
• I definitely encourage more collaboration and would love to see it made permanent in the budget process
• In practice, this means that when a survivor escapes trafficking or needs help escaping a trafficker,
• So that is a statement of work that is intended to meet industry best practices and standards and also

Summary: The subcommittee met to hear budget-related updates from the Judicial Branch and the Office of Emergency Services, with no votes taken. The Judicial Council supported the Governor’s proposed budget, highlighting $70 million for increased trial court operating costs, additional funding for court-appointed counsel, Court of Appeal case processing, and courthouse construction and facilities. Trial court representatives emphasized staffing retention problems, especially in counties like San Bernardino, and said stable funding is needed to avoid delays and maintain access to justice. Members also discussed the branch’s remote proceedings program, which has been used in more than 6 million hearings statewide since 2022 and was described as especially important in rural areas and for vulnerable litigants; several members urged making the authority permanent rather than extending it temporarily. A major portion of the hearing focused on Proposition 36 implementation. Finance said the Governor’s budget maintains the $130 million provided in the 2025 Budget Act for court workload and pretrial services, but adds no new Prop. 36 court funding. Judicial Council staff reported nearly 35,000 felony Prop. 36 filings in 2025, with most cases still pending and only a small share of treatment-mandated cases already dismissed after treatment. Witnesses said courts are using the funds for staffing, coordinators, clerks, and treatment-court operations, but that workload varies widely by county and that data collection is limited because courts report aggregate information rather than case-level outcomes. The LAO raised a technical concern about the Department of Finance’s Prop. 47 savings estimate and recommended revising the methodology at May Revision. The committee also reviewed the Orange Central Justice Center facility modification project, where the Judicial Council explained that hidden construction deficiencies and fire-life-safety issues caused costs to rise substantially after demolition began. The LAO said the project itself was supportable but recommended that the Legislature set an ongoing funding level for court facilities, require a long-term facilities plan, and consider more oversight of facility modification projects. Finance said it continues to fund courthouse projects individually and through the State Public Works Board, while acknowledging project delays and cost increases. Finally, Cal OES and advocates discussed victim services funding. Cal OES said it administers about $315 million annually for victim service programs, including VOCA-funded services, but federal VOCA allocations have fluctuated sharply and the state has used one-time General Fund backfills to maintain services. Trauma recovery center advocates warned that an 85% reduction in funding would sharply reduce services for survivors of violent crime, while human trafficking advocates urged reauthorization of the Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Program before funding reverts to pre-pandemic levels in July 2026. Members asked about federal and state funding stability, referral pathways, and the long-term value of these programs in preventing worse outcomes and reducing public costs.

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c> tradition of bipartisan collaboration, tradition of bipartisan collaboration, the<01:12:02.800>
• therewith appointing a committee to escort the tribal representatives. >> We're getting in good practice
• senators Lindstead and Weissman, concerning consumer protections to promote fair market pricing practices
• 10:26.400><c> fair</c><02:10:26.719><c> market</c><02:10:27.119><c> pricing</c><02:10:27.520><c> practices
• </c><02:10:27.920><c> in</c> promote fair market pricing practices in promote fair market pricing practices

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a newly identified director of this initiative who is a nurse midwife who practiced in rural
• This community collaboration hub is a way where we can go back and actually look at our outcomes.
• <00:34:54.639><c> Collaboratively?</c><00:34:55.720><c> I</c> collaboratively? Collaboratively?
• I collaboratively? Collaboratively?
• So there are some evidence-based practices that happen that are therapeutic in nature, not medication

Committee: Joint Health Services

Keywords: 958, all

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• </c><00:25:47.120><c> and</c><00:25:47.440><c> they</c> particular medical practice and they particular
• medical practice and they just<00:25:47.840><c> saw</c><00:25:48.080><c> something</c><00:25:48.400>
• We have an incredibly collaborative relationship with our MAFU.
• And in fact, in many collaborative.
• </c> We have a a incredibly collaborative We have a a incredibly collaborative relationship<01:15:57.679

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee chair opened by explaining that the committee has expanded from a traditional audit-follow-up role into an oversight role focused on whether audit recommendations are implemented and whether controls are in place to detect fraud. He said the committee was concerned about fraud uncovered in social service programs in other states and wanted to understand New Hampshire’s safeguards, especially around major contracts and program performance. Charles Buchanan, director of the New Hampshire Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and investigator Tim Brackett described the unit’s structure and mission. Buchanan said the unit, housed in the Attorney General’s Criminal Justice Bureau, investigates and prosecutes fraud by health care providers serving Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of residents in health care facilities. He outlined common Medicaid fraud schemes such as billing for services not rendered, upcoding, using unqualified staff, drug substitution, kickbacks, supplemental charges, and inflated customary charges. He also described resident abuse/neglect and drug diversion in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living settings. Brackett said his role is financial investigator/auditor and noted the unit is grant-funded and must include a prosecutor, investigator, and auditor. The witnesses then explained how cases reach the unit and how they are handled. Most referrals come from the state Department of Health and Human Services’ program integrity unit and from managed care organizations’ special investigations units, which look for fraud, waste, and abuse and refer credible allegations. Other sources include qui tam whistleblower actions, the national Medicaid Fraud Control Units association, citizen complaints, provider referrals, adult protective services law-enforcement referrals, local law enforcement, and federal agencies. Once a referral is received, the unit can accept or deny it; accepted matters may be investigated criminally or civilly, while nonviable matters can be referred back to HHS or other agencies for administrative action, including repayment demands and reimbursement offsets. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• the task force language and recommendations, the department's technical recommendations, and some practical
• 00:15:46.959><c> some</c> technical recommendations, and some technical recommendations, and some practical
• updates uh to allow for uh the practical updates uh to allow for uh the cost<00:15:51.199><c> of</c>
• Affairs, or MDVA, to collaborate with Affairs, or MDVA, to collaborate with other<00:57:32.480><c> organizations
• with organizations that to collaborate with organizations that serve<01:00:56.400><c> our,</c><01:00

Bills: HF3919 , HF3467 , HF3741

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, veterans affairs, food insecurity, homelessness, suicide prevention, state resources, reporting requirements, agency initiatives, veterans, educational assistance, tuition waiver, spouses, children, military service, benefits

Transcript Highlights:

• and positive change his collaboration and positive change his work<00:10:05.480><c> has</c><00:10:05.640
• These women showed us what it means to commit fully every practice, every set, every match.
• us what it means to commit fully showed us what it means to commit fully every<00:13:02.560><c> practice
• every set every match every practice every set every match they<00:13:05.160><c> gave</c><00:13:05.399
• and progress as spirit of collaboration and progress as the<00:21:14.760><c> oldest</c><00:21:15.159

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I don’t understand, you know, even as an attorney practicing in Maine, I don’t practice in New Hampshire
• I don’t understand, you know, even as an attorney practicing in Maine, I don’t practice in New Hampshire
• I don't an attorney practicing in Maine.
• Practical, less another examination.
• The practicality is, yeah, that happens sometimes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and consent calendar, then took up several rule items. For Department of Safety rule 2611, DMV leadership explained the rule had been under development since January but needed to be updated to reflect a new statutory change and to align the rule with RSA 266. Members discussed narrowing the rule to road-safety items rather than automobile inspection provisions, and the department said it would issue a new public notice and hold another hearing. The committee voted to grant a waiver and postpone the item until the October 15, 2026 meeting. The Board of Active Puncture Licensing item 26-47 was postponed one month at the agency’s request so it could incorporate OS feedback, with no waiver needed. The Insurance Department’s claim settlement rule 25-234 and related item 26-78 drew more extensive discussion over waiver language. Committee members objected that the proposed language gave the commissioner broad discretion to set waiver periods without clear criteria, while agency counsel argued the rule already contained standards and that the language allowed temporary waivers. After discussion about consistency, permanency, and the need for clearer documentation, the committee voted to postpone 25-234 with a waiver and to postpone 26-78. Finally, the committee considered Health and Human Services rule 2690, which sets SNAP certification periods for a pilot demonstration authorized by SB 499. Staff explained that federal changes now require the age threshold for the 36-month certification period to be 65 instead of 60, and that the agency had been directed to make the change by August 12. Agency staff said the rule needed to be updated to match federal direction, and members generally agreed. The committee discussed whether the federal citation was sufficient and whether the rule should reference the law change directly, but no final objection was raised in the portion shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• c> who</c><01:07:34.160><c> are</c><01:07:34.240><c> out</c> practicing out med who are out practicing
• </c> they're adults, but they're practicing they're adults, but they're practicing medicine.<01:07:38.240
• </c><01:08:14.960><c> medicine</c> providers to um to not practice medicine providers to um to not practice
• </c> allow physicians to be able to practice allow physicians to be able to practice medicine<01:08:35.520
• Okay, that's collaboration easily.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met for its third meeting, approved the minutes, and heard testimony from Dr. Jack on behalf of the American Beverage Association and Kentucky Beverage Association. Dr. Jack argued that the “totality of the science” supports low- and no-calorie sweeteners as safe and useful tools for reducing sugar and calories, citing FDA and other domestic and international reviews, clinical trials, and the FDA’s recent healthy-label rule. He also described the industry’s transparency efforts, including a “Good to Know” database compiling ingredient and safety information, and said the beverage industry has voluntarily worked to offer more choices with less sugar. Members questioned him about whether beverage ingredients are restricted in other countries, possible health effects beyond weight and cancer, concerns about metabolic issues and gut microbiome effects, whether sweeteners are addictive, and why companies do not simply remove sweeteners. Dr. Jack responded that most ingredients are permitted in many jurisdictions, that broad food-safety reviews have looked at multiple endpoints and found the ingredients safe, that the gut microbiome is still being studied, and that recent clinical evidence does not show increased sweetness preference. He also said business decisions about formulations are up to companies and noted that cane sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are metabolically similar. The committee also discussed consumer apps and ingredient-scoring tools; Dr. Jack said the industry’s website presents facts without interpretation and is based on food-safety agency assessments. At the end of his testimony, the chair accepted additional fact sheets for the committee. The meeting then moved on to introduce Dr. Gary Huber, who began testimony by emphasizing integrative medicine, metabolic syndrome, and the role of diet, exercise, sleep, and stress in health, but his full presentation was not included in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• The young men and women at the C's gain practical skills, educational advancement, and certifications
• I just want to remind everybody that people who participate and also practice their faith, or do not
• practice their faith, deserve respect from every single person.
• And also, you know, practice their faith or do not practice their faith, deserve the respect from every
• was a respected partner at Rose, Klein & Marias, where she devoted more than two decades to the practice

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through several floor recognitions and ceremonial presentations. Senator Perez presented SR 81, declaring March 2, 2026, as Read Across America Day. Senators Choi and Rubio spoke in support, emphasizing literacy, libraries, volunteer reading programs, and the importance of diverse books and student engagement. The resolution passed on a unanimous roll call vote, 37-0, and Perez introduced guests from the California Teachers Association. The chamber then honored the 50th anniversary of the California Conservation Corps, with Senator Laird leading the recognition and several senators praising the Corps’ service, conservation work, disaster response, and job-training role for young adults and veterans. The Senate also welcomed the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Agriculture Leadership Class and the College of San Mateo Bulldogs, including the 2025 state championship football team and a coach from the women’s softball team. Later, the Senate confirmed Dr. Chris Thayer as Director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and Dr. Gina Castro Rodriguez to the Board of State and Community Corrections, both by 29-0 votes. Senator Wahab presented SCR 125 recognizing the beginning of Ramadan, with Senator Becker offering supportive remarks about an iftar dinner and the meaning of the holiday. The resolution was adopted unanimously, 37-0. The Senate then took up several adjournments in memory, including Stephen Cassidy, John Joseph Zoria, Crystal Schoenfelder, and Belinda Baraghani, with multiple senators sharing personal tributes to their public service, community leadership, and mentorship. The session concluded with remarks on Ramadan and the Senate entering recess, with the next floor session scheduled for March 5, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• The CCC has also collaborated with local and tribal partners on the expansion of local community conservation
• The young men and women at the C's gain practical skills, educational advancement, and certifications
• I just want to remind everybody that people who participate and also practice their faith or do not practice
• And also, you know, practice their faith or do not practice their faith, deserve the respect from every
• was a respected partner at Rose, Klein and Marius, where she devoted more than two decades to the practice

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several floor recognitions and resolutions. Senators also welcomed guests including California Conservation Corps members, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo agriculture leadership students, and College of San Mateo championship athletes. The chamber approved the journals, stricken items from the daily file, and referred SCR 112 back to the Assembly floor. The main legislative actions were on two resolutions and two gubernatorial appointments. SR 81 by Senator Pérez, designating March 2, 2026 as Read Across America Day, was supported by Senators Choi and Rubio, emphasizing literacy, libraries, and reading access; it passed 37-0. SCR 125 by Senator Wahab, recognizing Ramadan, was supported by Senator Becker and adopted unanimously, 37-0. The Senate also confirmed Dr. Chris Thayer as director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and Dr. Gina Castro Rodriguez to the Board of State and Community Corrections, both by 29-0 votes. Much of the remainder of the session consisted of adjournments in memory. Senators honored Stephen Cassidy, former San Leandro school board member and mayor; John Joseph Zoria, a San Jose farmer and community figure; Crystal Schoenfelder, a workers’ compensation attorney and advocate; and Belinda Baraghani, a prominent Latina political strategist and community leader. The session ended with remarks about Ramadan’s themes of empathy and community, and the Senate recessed with the next floor session scheduled for March 5, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• amendment requires the DOE to establish a work group to update the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices
• teacher prep program uniform core curricula, which provide for cohesive, evidence-based teaching practices
• In collaboration with the Department of Education, with our outstanding education staff, and also our
• A statewide tool would reduce these inefficiencies and eliminate redundant monitoring practices.
• I plan on practicing family law. I'll be practicing elder law. Excellent. Okay, very good.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met and considered a wide range of education-related bills, with most measures receiving favorable reports. Early in the meeting, the committee approved CS/SB 754 on International Baccalaureate bonus funding, CS/SB 1122 on Florida Virtual School updates, and CS/SB 430 requiring public schools to adopt cardiac emergency response plans, train students and staff in CPR/AED use, and maintain accessible AEDs. Testimony on the cardiac bill came from the American Heart Association and the Florida chapter of the American College of Cardiology in support, and the chair noted a survey suggesting many districts already have AEDs in schools. The committee also approved CS/SB 1528 on educational opportunities for military children, which expands coordination and training under the interstate compact, and CS/SB 364, which would move the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys from the Department of Legal Affairs to Florida Memorial University for research and administrative support. The committee then adopted amendments and favorably reported CS/SB 1590 on educator preparation, which modernizes teacher standards and certification pathways, including updates to FEAPs, a revised teacher exam, and an alternative certification program. The SPLC testified in opposition to part of the bill, arguing that language on historical instruction and systemic racism was contradictory and could limit accurate teaching of history. The committee also approved CS/SB 1702 on education, incorporating a wireless-device-in-schools pilot and other education provisions, with support from the Florida Charter School Alliance and others. CS/SB 444 on human trafficking awareness was amended to require no-cost training for school employees and charter schools; FSU law students testified in support, emphasizing the need for school personnel to recognize trafficking indicators. The committee also approved CS/SB 650 on hazardous walking conditions, expanding transportation eligibility for students walking near limited-access facilities, though members noted the bill carried an indeterminate fiscal impact and no dedicated funding. Later, the committee favorably reported CS/SB 1102 on school readiness, which expands how disabilities can be identified for early learning services and ties additional funding to training on early identification of delays. It also approved SB 1382 on access to school readiness programs for economically disadvantaged households, revising eligibility and priority tiers to use state median income rather than federal poverty level and refining the waitlist and forecasting process. Several members recorded votes on bills they had missed during the meeting, and the committee adjourned after reporting all of the above measures favorably.

Transcript Highlights:

• been stolen, to me it's more important to incentivize these entities to invest in cybersecurity practices
• been stolen, to me it's more important to incentivize these entities to invest in cybersecurity practices
• Weak vendor management practices have allowed some IT projects to spiral beyond their initial scope,
• And that's whether it's software or any other management of any other practice, even going to elderly
• So I'm honored to be part of this committee, and I look forward to collaborating with all of you to do

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1183, by Rep. G. Lombardo, as amended by a strike-all. The bill would provide liability protection for local governments and private-sector entities that substantially comply with certain cybersecurity practices, including multi-factor authentication, disaster recovery plans, and related policies and procedures. Rep. Lombardo said the measure is intended to create incentives for better cybersecurity and to limit class-action exposure after incidents, while still allowing suits where negligence can be shown. Supporters included TechNet, the Florida Justice Reform Institute, the Florida League of Cities, Associated Industries of Florida, the Florida Association of Counties, and Dr. Edward Long of the James Madison Institute; Vice Chair Steele, Rep. Blanco, and Rep. McFarland also spoke in favor. Ranking Member Bracy Davis opposed the bill, saying she was not comfortable granting liability protections to entities that may have contributed to breaches and questioning whether substantial compliance would be self-attested. The amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably by a 14-2 vote. After the vote, the committee shifted into an extended discussion about Florida’s state IT governance structure, procurement, and project management. Members criticized the current federated model as fragmented and lacking clear accountability, with repeated references to long-running problems such as cost overruns, weak vendor oversight, workforce shortages, and the troubled I-Connect system. Several members argued that the state needs a single accountable leader or stronger enterprise authority over agency technology decisions. Ranking Member Bracy Davis raised concerns about the impact of broken systems on vulnerable populations and asked about the role of advisory councils. Rep. G. Lombardo, Vice Chair Steele, Rep. Miller, and Rep. Groh all emphasized the need for centralized leadership, better alignment of authority and budget, and more disciplined procurement and integration practices. A public witness, Victoria Zep of Team 180, testified in support of a more enterprise-wide approach and said the private sector also wants more organization and transparency. She criticized short procurement timelines, limited competition, and poorly written scopes, and urged the state to post procurements more openly and seek broader vendor input. She also discussed the need to respect agency-specific federal requirements while still improving statewide coordination. The chair closed by asking members to bring forward ideas for immediate and long-term reforms, including review of Senate Bill 7026, and the meeting adjourned without further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, the typical practice is to refer a bill to one committee and then bring it to the floor.
• workgroups so a workgroup from the budget subcommittees and their corresponding policy subcommittees can collaborate

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:26:49.360><c> and</c> um and having those best practices and um and having those best practices
• So the proposal here would practices.
• </c><02:20:37.920><c> that</c> Um I I don't think in practicality that Um I I don't think in practicality
• </c><02:47:50.880><c> that</c> board that this is best practice that board that this is best practice
• Best practices.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Act for example information on Practices Act for example information on Grant<00:08:59.440><c> grants
• The collaborative and intergenerational nature of these farms sets them apart from other businesses and
• The collaborative and intergenerational nature of these farms sets them apart from other businesses and
• The collaborative and intergenerational nature of these farms sets them apart from other businesses and
• The collaborative and intergenerational nature of these farms sets them apart from other businesses and

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all