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• . >> Chair Hooper: SILENCE YOUR ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK PLEASE COMPLETE AN APPEARANCE

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• PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.

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• All right, as always, please silence all electronic devices, and anybody wishing to speak before the

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met, took roll, and heard introductory remarks from members about their districts and transportation priorities, with several senators noting congestion and mobility challenges in their regions. The committee then received a presentation from the Florida Transportation Commission on its oversight role for FDOT, including annual and quarterly performance reviews, review of the five-year work program, and monitoring of tolling and transit authorities. Members asked whether the commission gets involved in project prioritization; the answer was no, because it is statutorily limited to high-level oversight rather than day-to-day project decisions. The committee next heard two reports related to transportation disadvantaged and paratransit services. FDOT’s Melissa Smith described the statewide Transportation Disadvantaged program, its governance structure, service models, and challenges such as fragmented administration, cost, inconsistent reporting, and rural service limitations. She outlined recommendations including better use of technology, regional partnerships, improved training, and alternative delivery models like microtransit and TNC partnerships. A University of South Florida researcher, Martin Katala, discussed best practices for paratransit and demand-response service, emphasizing route optimization software, dynamic dispatching, service standards, vendor accountability, and the use of TNCs and mobility management to improve efficiency and reduce travel times. A later presentation from UF’s I-Street program focused on emerging technologies for transit, including in-cabin monitoring, automatic restraints, accessible booking and tracking tools, and the need for statewide safety standards and better driver interfaces. Finally, FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue and District 5 Secretary John Tyler provided an update on the transition of SunRail local entities. They explained the differences among commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail, and said SunRail’s financial transition to local partners was completed on January 1, with operational transition to follow over up to three years. They contrasted that with Tri-Rail, where FDOT still funds operations and discussions about a future transition are ongoing. Members asked about the differences between SunRail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak, and Brightline, and the presenters explained that commuter rail serves regional daily commuters while intercity rail connects regions. The committee concluded without taking any formal votes or other legislative action.

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• Please silence all electronic devices.

Summary: The Education Postsecondary Committee held its first meeting and focused on state university centers and institutes, with an overview from the Board of Governors on how the more than 500 centers and institutes across Florida’s public universities are categorized, overseen, and reported. The Board described three categories: state-level centers, legislatively established centers, and university-established centers. Members were told universities must maintain policies, notify the Board of changes, publish public inventories, and submit annual reports and compliance certifications. Senator Harrell asked about funding sources and whether underperforming centers are reviewed for elimination; the response was that funding varies by center and that universities decide whether to maintain or disband centers under their own policies, with annual reporting and audit findings shared with the Board. Four university presentations followed. Florida Atlantic University highlighted its Center of Excellence in Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology, describing research in marine-derived drug discovery, genomics, imaging, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and ocean sustainability, along with spin-off institutes and partnerships that have generated significant grant and contract support. FIU presented its Center of Excellence for Hurricane Damage Mitigation and Product Development, emphasizing the Wall of Wind facility, hurricane and water intrusion testing, code and product innovation, insurance modeling, and future expansion toward higher wind speeds and flood simulation. Florida State University’s High-Performance Materials Institute described work in advanced materials, aerospace composites, sensors, nanocomposites, and AI-enabled materials development, along with patents, industry partnerships, and new facilities tied to economic development. The University of Florida’s Lastinger Center for Learning outlined its work on teacher professional learning, literacy, New Worlds Reading, tutoring, and mathematics supports, including microcredentials, statewide book distribution, and early results showing improved reading confidence and growth. Members generally praised the centers for their research, commercialization, workforce development, and education impacts. Senator Jones and Senator Harrell commended the Lastinger Center’s literacy work and the broader return on investment from these programs, while Senator Berman noted the value of the synergies across institutions. The chair emphasized that future funding requests should clearly show measurable success, commercialization, and statewide impact. The committee then adjourned without any formal votes on legislation.

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• had in committee, what it will do is had in committee, what it will do is allow the sharing of electronic
• allow the sharing of electronic allow the sharing of electronic monitoring data uh in certain monitoring

Bills: HB 1500, HJR 7, HJR 112, HB 34, HB 133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB 132, HB 2756, HB 166, HB 406, HB 186, HB 271, HB 331, HB 380, HB 1583, HB 1584, HB 1819, HB 621, HB 303, HB 552, HB 366, HB 463, HB 1211, HB 1327, HB 1461, HB 923, HB 1760, HB 2043, HB 2467, HB 5333, HB 5265, HB 1592, HB 1576, HB 1552, HB 2018, HB 3511, HB 1781, HB 2013, HB 2340, HB 2349, HB 2508, HB 2970, HB 2520, HB 865, HB 2851, HB 3385, HB 3336, HB 3529, HB 3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB 1397, HB 4236, HB 1804, HB 1926, HB 4041, HB 1965, HB 1964, HB 2679, HB 2730, HB 3698, HB 3699, HCR 77, HB 3354, HB 163, HB 201, HB 272, HB 333, HB 405, HB 519, HB 569, HB 654, HB 694, HB 791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1842, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1894, HB 1943, HB 1990, HB 2029, HB 2061, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 2622, HB 2626, HB 2652, HB 2692, HB 2842, HB 2885, HB 2914, HB 3016, HB 3096, HB 3129, HB 3248, HB 3251, HB 3255, HB 3479, HB 3611, HB 3623, HB 3701, HB 3724, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3810, HB 3816, HB 3832, HB 3887, HB 4127, HB 4129, HB 4130, HB 4131, HB 4163, HB 4187, HB 4229, HB 4238, HB 4454, HB 4588, HB 4643, HB 4736, HB 4738, HB 4739, HB 4945, HB 5015, HB 5616, SB 767, SB 1619, SB 1738, HJR 5, HJR 2, HB 1399, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 1445, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2558, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 33, HB 144, HB 109, HB 103, HB 148, HB 3809, HB 2217, HB 220, HB 2421, HB 2363, HB 421, HB 2455, HB 3711, HB 2559, HB 2775, HB 3126, HB 3666, HB 3595, HB 3260, HB 3376, HB 3826, HB 3770, HB 1831, HB 2614, HB 3113, HB 322, HB 431, HB 869, HB 1203, HB 1244, HB 1875, HB 1950, HB 2152, HB 2341, HB 2809, HB 2856, HB 3012, SB 1415, SB 1058, SB 487, SB 1499, SB 513, SB 1697, SB 1197, SB 1437, SB 1809, SB 836, SB 1879, SB 1145, SB 963, SB 1038, SB 1147, SB 914, SB 711, SB 1409, HB 3707, HB 589, HB 1360, HB 2337, HB 2391, HB 718, HB 23, HB 2436, HB 1500, HJR 7, HJR 112, HB 34, HB 133, HB 112, HB 119, HB 128, HB 130, HB 132, HB 2756, HB 166, HB 406, HB 186, HB 271, HB 331, HB 380, HB 1583, HB 1584, HB 1819, HB 621, HB 303, HB 552, HB 366, HB 463, HB 1211, HB 1327, HB 1461, HB 923, HB 1760, HB 2043, HB 2467, HB 5333, HB 5265, HB 1592, HB 1576, HB 1552, HB 2018, HB 3511, HB 1781, HB 2013, HB 2340, HB 2349, HB 2508, HB 2970, HB 2520, HB 865, HB 2851, HB 3385, HB 3336, HB 3529, HB 3309, HB 1127, HB 1232, HB 1397, HB 4236, HB 1804, HB 1926, HB 4041, HB 1965, HB 1964, HB 2679, HB 2730, HB 3698, HB 3699, HB 3354, HB 163, HB 201, HB 272, HB 333, HB 405, HB 519, HB 569, HB 654, HB 694, HB 791, HB 1006, HB 1136, HB 1240, HB 1266, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1842, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1894, HB 1943, HB 1990, HB 2029, HB 2061, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 2622, HB 2626, HB 2652, HB 2692, HB 2842, HB 2885, HB 2914, HB 3016, HB 3096, HB 3129, HB 3248, HB 3251, HB 3255, HB 3479, HB 3611, HB 3623, HB 3701, HB 3724, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3810, HB 3816, HB 3832, HB 3887, HB 4127, HB 4129, HB 4130, HB 4131, HB 4163, HB 4187, HB 4229, HB 4238, HB 4454, HB 4588, HB 4643, HB 4736, HB 4738, HB 4739, HB 4945, HB 5015, HB 5616, SB 767, SB 1619, SB 1738, HCR 77

Keywords: Information Resources, Department governance, cybersecurity, state assistance, procurement training, technology resources, advisory committees, water fund, Texas water supply, constitutional amendment, state revenue, infrastructure, parental rights, child upbringing, government interference, Texas legislation, science park district, economic development, technology innovation, higher education collaboration

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• <00:16:34.959> It's Now, when you electronically get it, you know, looking for information
• I'd be in an arrearage of $100, or do you just electronically let them know that I'm in arrearage?
• public servant in the performance of his or her official function, he or she makes any written or electronic
• <01:51:21.679> false<01:51:22.080> statement written or electronic false statement
• written or electronic false statement which<01:51:22.719> he<01:51:22.880> or<01:51:23.119

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• While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully
• While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully
• While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully
• While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully
• While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully

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• Article 12 deals with digital assets, the electronic record, but one thing it did not, does not, and
• truly private, meaning not underneath government, World Bank, CBDC, Tethers, aka any peer-to-peer electronic
• truly private, meaning not underneath government, World Bank, CBDC, Tethers, aka any peer-to-peer electronic
• peer-to-peer Bank cbdc tethers AKA any peer-to-peer Bank cbdc tethers AKA any peer-to-peer electronic
• cash systems with their own electronic cash systems with their own economies<01:40:17.960> this

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Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

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• We also talked about proper documentation in the electronic medical record and how it can help standardize
• Upgrades to health care facilities allow for reliable video consultations, timely review of electronic
• Currently, the SNAP card has an electronic strip on it. It does not have a chip. I don't know.
• That information on that electronic swipe, like a credit card, is easily hijacked and easily compromised

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• I attempted to submit testimony electronically and encountered a malfunction in the system.
• 04:15:21.040> testimony I attempted to submit testimony I attempted to submit testimony electronically
• <04:15:22.920> and<04:15:23.080> encountered<04:15:23.600> a electronically and
• encountered a electronically and encountered a malfunction<04:15:24.280> in<04:15:24.360> the

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• statute is no longer necessary because these types of documents are filed directly into the court's electronic
• c><00:20:08.960> court's filed directly into the court's filed directly into the court's electronic
• case<00:20:10.280> management<00:20:10.720> system<00:20:11.520> rather electronic
• case management system rather electronic case management system rather than<00:20:11.960> being

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• One thing that would be interesting is, as we get electronic court records, if we could figure out a
• One thing that would be interesting is, as we get electronic court records, if we could figure out a
• One thing that would be interesting is, as we get electronic court records, if we could figure out a
• 53.920> be<02:24:54.240> interesting One thing that would be interesting is, as we get electronic

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• Last night I sent you an email with our analysis of this bill, so you have that in your electronic documentation
• have that analysis of this bill, so you have that in<01:54:53.880> your<01:54:54.600> electronic
• <01:54:55.200> documentation in your electronic documentation in your electronic documentation

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• Whether you need to have a well disclosure, radon testing, driveway permits, or even an electronic visit
• <00:53:50.840> or<00:53:51.000> even<00:53:51.359> an<00:53:51.560> electronic
• driveway permits, or even an electronic driveway permits, or even an electronic visit<00:53:52.800

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It applies only to consumer electronic equipment.
• It applies only to consumer electronic equipment.
• It applies only to consumer electronic equipment.
• It applies only to consumer electronic equipment.

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• It requires the electronic positive response from operators at locating underground utilities.
• That's<00:21:12.800> where<00:21:12.920> electronic<00:21:13.520> positive That's
• where electronic positive That's where electronic positive response<00:21:14.360> makes<00:21

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• will allow the department to do is invest in a new customer relationship management system, an electronic
• customer relationship management system customer relationship management system uh<00:11:22.480> electronic
• c> system<00:11:23.360> which<00:11:23.600> would<00:11:24.399> not uh electronic
• system which would not uh electronic system which would not only<00:11:24.880> strengthen<00:

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• However, I believe that this improvement is not due to integration but due to the use of electronic medical
• /c><01:26:48.639> of integration but due to the use of integration but due to the use of electronic
• > medical<01:26:49.840> records<01:26:51.040> which<01:26:52.400> more electronic
• medical records which more electronic medical records which more pulled<01:26:53.520> more<01

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• He said he was there to share their story about electronic device implementation in Stillwater.
• 22.000> about I'm here to share about our story about I'm here to share about our story about electronic
• <02:00:22.880> device<02:00:23.280> implementation<02:00:24.719> in electronic device
• implementation in electronic device implementation in Still<02:00:25.280> Water.

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• that come back to us, and then by the 27th, we were able to then release the payment through an electronic
• 09.040> an then release the payment um through an then release the payment um through an electronics
• electronics fund transfer 2 weeks later. electronics fund transfer 2 weeks later.

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