Transcript Highlights:

• Countless patients are denied medically necessary care every single day because these companies want
• Technology is deeply ingrained in the day-to-day operations of small businesses.
• Small businesses are increasingly using digital tools to support their day-to-day work.
• There were just so many coming day after day after day.
• We recently celebrated Flag Day, a day We recently celebrated Flag Day, a day to salute the most common

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c><00:10:48.720><c> operations</c> we use to manage day-to-day operations we use to manage day-to-day
• ><c> Center</c> child care licensing Child Care Center child care licensing Child Care Center licensing
• /c><00:17:52.640><c> care</c> certification child foster care certification child foster care licensing
• So, maltreatment investigations for family child care providers and child care and child foster care
• </c> child care providers um and child care child care providers um and child care uh<00:37:02.200><c

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Patrick's Day parade.
• We could have child care at $10 a day for working-class Americans.
• for</c> could have child care at $10 a day for could have child care at $10 a day for workingclass<02
• here, healthc care here, child care here, healthc care here.<02:21:54.000><c> Let's</c><02:21:54.479
• billion a day.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Caring leave is to care for a family member with a serious health condition.
• </c> 8.7 weeks, medical 6.6, and caring 5.9. 8.7 weeks, medical 6.6, and caring 5.9.
• There's a deadline of 15 days for that application, 45 days in another classification, 60 days for the
• There's a deadline of 15 days for that application, 45 days in another classification, 60 days for the
• </c><01:07:14.720><c> of</c> care of loved ones, to take care of care of loved ones, to take care of

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The grant is to train health care providers on dementia care and best practices.
• The grant is to train health care providers on dementia care and best practices.
• The grant is to train health care providers on dementia care and best practices.
• If you use the two-day option, which they said really a lot of days is a day and a half, there's no fee
• If you use the two-day option, which they said really a lot of days is a day and a half, there's no fee

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a long series of bills, mostly in health, education, commerce, federalism, and government. In health, members discussed radiology technology updates (HB 2050), a tribal Medicaid waiver/drawdown measure with no state cost (HB 2177), an emergency medicine study committee (HB 2183), fetal death certificate and remains-transfer requirements (HB 2184), a physician assistant licensure compact (HB 2190), dementia care telemonitoring funding (HB 2202), SNAP error-rate reduction and fraud/eligibility oversight bills (HB 2206, HB 2442, HB 2797), child welfare protections like credit freezes and recorded interviews (HB 2321, HB 2322), and podiatric licensure compacts (HB 2438). Several of these were described as consent-calendar items, while HB 2206 and the SNAP-related measures drew discussion about fraud reduction, administrative burden, and work requirements. In commerce and finance, the committee heard bills on mobile food vendors and local permits (HB 2118), earned wage access services with fee caps and disclosure rules (HB 2309), CPA licensure changes (HB 2476), cash acceptance for retail purchases under $100 (HB 2555), drone delivery and unmanned aircraft guardrails (HB 2875), timeshare salesperson licensing (HB 2877), and a prohibition on state-mandated social credit scoring in lending decisions (HB 2903). The tax and retirement-related items included 529 plan conformity and Roth IRA transfer rules (HB 2477), annual tax conformity to the Internal Revenue Code (HB 2785), ASRS technical and disability-related changes (HB 2089, HB 2090, HB 2092), and a bill on employee health insurance definitions (HB 2089). The Arizona Commerce Authority bill (HB 2754) would add legislative members to the board and shift more control over trade offices and Arizona Competes Fund spending to the legislature. The education section focused heavily on school governance and finance. Bills included patriotic youth group presentations in schools (HB 2312), school board term limits (HB 2318), mandatory training for governing board members (HB 2379), independent municipal advisors for bond elections (HB 2320), restrictions on districts buying operating charter/private school sites to game enrollment formulas (HB 2376), conflict-of-interest limits for school facilities board architects and engineers (HB 2378), public meeting and travel transparency rules for districts (HB 2380), limits on long-term school property leases and reporting requirements (HB 2384), tighter bidding rules for school construction job orders using Building Renewal Grant funds (HB 2482), and a voluntary computer science proficiency seal (HB 2764). Sponsors repeatedly framed these as transparency, accountability, and anti-abuse measures, while some opposition centered on local flexibility, housing use, and existing training providers. In federalism and government, the committee heard bills to give counties more time to mail sample ballots (HB 2006), require courts to identify veterans at first appearance for possible veterans court referral (HB 2226), study veterans’ awareness of benefits (HB 2406), broaden military leave protections (HB 2663), require SAVE verification for voter registration and certain state services (HB 2806), require U.S.-sourced voting machine components by 2029 (HB 2901), affirm the Electoral College (HB 2902), and establish due process protections for justice of the peace courts against outside administrative action (HB 2976). Government committee items included a later deadline for library trustees’ annual reports (HB 2129), a two-year limit on certain adult protective services reports to the Attorney General (HB 2228), and an exemption for public and semi-public cold plunges from ADEQ spa rules (HB 2439). Several bills were reported as consent-calendar items, and a number of sponsors noted committee votes, fiscal neutrality, or favorable testimony in support of the measures.

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• work of the office of the the day-to-day work of the office of the child<00:14:58.320><c> advocate</
• care.
• c> to provide the day-to-day care and so to to provide the day-to-day care and so to be<03:48:49.199>
• You know that members of this committee know that you hear these cases day after day.
• They don't care.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Children and Family Law Committee opened with a brief prayer for Representative Grossman’s son, Oscar, who was reported to be in critical condition after a traumatic fall. The committee then took up House Bill 430, which would reduce DHHS retention of unfounded abuse and neglect reports from 10 years to 3 years. Prime sponsor Chairman James Spain argued that 10 years is excessive and burdens families with a long-lasting stigma, while emphasizing that founded reports and reports with reasonable concern would still be retained indefinitely. Committee members questioned whether longer retention helps identify malicious reporting or patterns of abuse, and whether parents understand the distinction between unfounded and unfounded with reasonable concern. The Office of the Child Advocate and DCF opposed the bill. Child Advocate Cassandra Sanchez said historical reports are important for identifying patterns, reviewing critical incidents, and understanding family dynamics, and that screened-out and unfounded reports can be essential context when later reports arise. She also noted that the records are highly confidential and not publicly accessible. DCF General Counsel Susan Larabe added that the bill could create inconsistencies by retaining screened-out reports longer than unfounded reports, and explained that unfounded reports can be used in court and in administrative reviews when there are multiple prior reports. The committee discussed how other states handle retention, with testimony that some keep records indefinitely and others for long periods. The hearing on HB 430 concluded, and the chair said the bill would not be executed until early March, leaving time for amendments. The committee then opened House Bill 187, concerning restraining orders sought by a parent on behalf of a minor child. Prime sponsor Representative Mike Belcher said the bill is intended to correct a gap in the law so children can access the same restraining-order protections adults can, through a parent or guardian, and framed it as an equal-protection issue. Members questioned why the proposal was placed in the child abuse and neglect statute rather than the civil restraining-order statutes, and whether it should instead be handled as a broader civil-law fix. Alanda Peterson, who said she created Jade’s Law, testified that the original wording was meant to protect all children, not just those harmed by family members, and supported expanding the language. The hearing continued with additional discussion of the bill’s scope and purpose.

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• </c> about how managed care operates. about how managed care operates.
• access to care.
• </c> better access to care. better access to care.
• , delaying care.
• , delaying care.

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think today would be a nice day to hear.
• </c><00:01:13.640><c> to</c> and so it was just a delightful day to and so it was just a delightful day
• </c> skipping school because they don't care skipping school because they don't care about<00:12:57.000
• </c><00:32:27.240><c> that</c> actually have access to the care that actually have access to the care
• We need to be careful.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to day supports.
• It was 2 days long.
• We made it so that it's, what does somebody need on a day to day basis.
• Than all the little items that you need for day to day living.
• Care in its third incarnation.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> attendance days. attendance days.
• </c> care best practices. care best practices.
• of care.
• </c> Affordable Care Act. Affordable Care Act.
• </c> per day. per day.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Fernando Valenzuela Day in California.
• And I watched my parents work very hard day in and day out. ...parents work very hard day in and day
• We thought those days were behind us.
• If you care about the strength of America, you care about the strength of our families, you care about
• Prescribed medical care, it truly acknowledges history.

Summary: The Assembly met on July 17, 2025, after a quorum call and prayer, then moved through a long ceremonial and floor session. The chamber recognized the 2025 Science and Technology Policy Fellows, the 2024-25 Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellows, and the 2025 Assembly Fellows, and also heard guest introductions honoring Brad Webb of Legislative Counsel, youth advocates supporting AB 1231, the Live Oak Lady Lions softball team, the new UC President J.B. Milliken, the Rohnert Park 11-and-under Cal Ripken All-Star team, and arts leaders from Auburn. The Assembly also took up several procedural motions, including removing some bills from the consent calendar and noting absences. On the floor, members adopted ACR 12 designating November 1 as Fernando Valenzuela Day, with broad support and 66 co-authors, and later adopted H.R. 56 recognizing August 2025 as Chicano Heritage Month, with 65 co-authors. The Assembly also adopted ACR 101 naming a portion of State Highway Route 46 the James Dean Memorial Highway, and H.R. 50 proclaiming November 25, 2025, as Elimination of Violence Against Women Day, with members emphasizing survivor support and prevention. In each case, authors and supporters highlighted the cultural, historical, or public-safety significance of the measures. The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments on several bills, including AB 359 on the Political Reform Act, AB 594 on student health insurance protections, AB 1085 banning license plate obstruction devices and penalizing sellers, AB 1286 on public employment transparency, and AB 1505, the Agriculture Committee omnibus bill. AJR 14, urging federal attention to the impact of tariffs on California ports, passed 44-1 after debate over trade policy and port jobs. AJR 17, calling for modernization of immigration law and a pathway to lawful status for long-term undocumented residents, passed 47-7 after extensive debate focused on immigrant families, the economy, and federal enforcement actions. The Assembly also adopted the resolutions by voice vote where required and recorded the roll-call results for the joint resolutions.

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• Uh, we're going to have a busy day. We're going to have people in and out all day.
• </c> Uh we're going to have a a busy day. Uh we're going to have a a busy day.
• So if you're here for an all day.
• </c> state care. state care.
• Every day I work with Bill 1219.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> care that they need, they do better. care that they need, they do better.
• </c> Officer for Direct Care and Treatment. Officer for Direct Care and Treatment.
• Paul Day, 4864. >> 4864.
• Paul Day in our committee.
• </c> cry on your last day. cry on your last day.

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We hope one day that we can work out cells out of substance We hope one day that we can work out cells
• But until that day comes, I can't think of a better organization handling it.
• We have those in health care.
• An access to care? Which was recommendation 13. Making sure that mobile response teams.
• So I know she cares.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm not deeply involved with the construction on a day-to-day basis, but I could certainly provide a
• </c> million out of the out of the rainy day million out of the out of the rainy day fund<00:31:54.960
• </c> of nursing home care in New Hampshire. of nursing home care in New Hampshire.
• </c> fast as the cost of nursing home care. fast as the cost of nursing home care.
• It's been changed to 60 days.

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> are taken care of after they are gone. are taken care of after they are gone.
• in and day out.
• in and day out.
• </c><03:57:28.640><c> That's</c> what they do day in and day out.
• That's what they do day in and day out.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Nobody does, because it moves day in and day out and over and over again.
• The child may be safe in one parent's care on a day-to-day basis, but that parent may, for whatever reason
• The child may be safe in one parent's care on a day-to-day basis, but that parent, The child may be safe
• in one parent's care on a day-to-day basis, but that parent may, for whatever reason, potentially be
• If you care enough to sue, you probably care enough to have the documents.

Committee: House Children and Families

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Budget Day.
• health care cost the same level as current.
• We're providing $20 million for security in Jewish day schools.
• to accessible quality health care for families and individuals in need.
• I wish you could stay with us all day. Do you have another one?

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met for Budget Day and heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper said the plan reduces overall spending from the prior year, keeps strong reserves, includes a 4% pay raise for state employees, maintains employee health care contributions, and makes major investments in water quality, transportation, and education infrastructure. Committee chairs then summarized their budget silos, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Members asked questions mainly about school funding, AP and dual enrollment support, voucher and scholarship impacts, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted a large consent package of amendments and then approved three late-file amendments: funding virtual college tours for high school students, funding the FSU Sunshine Genetics program, and providing money for the Port of Fernandina customs facility. The committee then voted to report SPB 2500, the General Appropriations Bill, as a committee bill. It also favorably reported SPB 2502 (implementing bill), SPB 2504 (state employees placeholder), SB 7022 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and DROP changes), CS/SB 1320 (recreating the Resilient Florida Trust Fund), SPB 2506 (gaming compact revenue distributions, including water projects and rural lands), SPB 2508 (29 new judgeships), SB 7014 (ending the court mediation and arbitration trust fund), SPB 2510 (K-12 conforming bill), SPB 2512 (higher education conforming bill), and SPB 2514 (health and human services conforming bill). The committee also took up several policy bills. It approved SB 7028 on cancer research, creating grant parameters, reporting requirements, a five-year pediatric cancer research incubator, and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute VisionGen Initiative. It approved CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality, adding resident satisfaction surveys, medical director standards, safety culture reviews, electronic health record requirements, financial reporting penalties, and a study of best practices. It approved CS/CS/SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion options, adds Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, expands grant uses, and creates a behavioral health data repository. It also approved SB 114 creating the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at FSU and moving the public hurricane loss model there. The committee then began considering SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, including a late-file amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• </c> currently serve 182 individuals a day. currently serve 182 individuals a day.
• Um, again, we hired our care 21.
• mental health care for our veterans is mental health care for our veterans is something<01:30:42.880>
• It's Clardy's day in veterans today, so I appreciate you being here today to celebrate your day.
• </c> suicide for a day. Thank you, Mr. Chair. suicide for a day. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee: House Veterans and Military Affairs Division

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• What we're trying to do is really open up access to care.
• A pill is as simple as taking it every day.
• It was Mother's Day 2018, the worst day of my life, when we had to leave our kids with rotating family
• day to be with their families, they would gladly pay it.
• It's open every day.

Committee: House Business

Summary: The House Business Committee introduced several RS measures and advanced one bill. RS 33-267, from Rep. Cheatham, would exempt four-plex dwellings from mandatory sprinkler requirements to reduce housing costs and would add heat-detection devices in new construction to address garage fires involving lithium-ion batteries. Members discussed whether heat detection was already being added in the rules package, and some expressed concern about changing prior sprinkler policy, but the RS was introduced. RS 33-022, a travel insurance regulatory framework based on a national model act, was also introduced after testimony that it would standardize consumer protections, disclosures, licensing, and a free-look period. RS 33-208, on third-party litigation financing, was introduced with support for disclosure requirements and a prohibition on foreign adversary participation. RS 33-065, aimed at reducing barriers to manufactured housing by easing zoning treatment and covenant restrictions, was introduced despite questions about consultation with cities and counties. RS 33-274, creating a voluntary portable benefits plan for independent contractors, was introduced after questions about how it would interact with existing benefit plans and whether contributions would be limited to hiring parties. The committee then heard House Bill 530 on oral chemotherapy parity. Rep. Bruce and Rep. Green described the bill as a response to cancer patients facing much higher out-of-pocket costs for oral anti-cancer drugs than for IV treatments, and several witnesses, including Susan G. Komen, a cancer patient, a St. Luke’s pharmacist, and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, testified in support. They said the bill would not create new coverage mandates but would require equal cost-sharing treatment for oral and IV anti-cancer medications, helping patients avoid delayed or abandoned treatment. Members debated whether the bill should include a $250 monthly cap on out-of-pocket costs; the sponsors said the substitute RS removed that cap while preserving parity, and some members preferred the cap for predictability. A motion to table the bill failed, and HB 530 was sent to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The substitute RS 33-222 was then introduced. Finally, RS 33-262, from Rep. Skog, was introduced to cap interest and fees on loans from non-regulated lenders, targeting payday and title lending practices described by supporters as predatory and trapping borrowers in cycles of debt. Members raised concerns about whether the cap could reduce access to short-term credit, while supporters cited examples of 200% to 300% or even higher effective rates. The committee also noted existing Idaho usury law questions during discussion. The RS was introduced, and the meeting adjourned after announcements about upcoming floor and committee schedules.