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• House Bill 703 states that when a government authority requires a communication service provider to move
• rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
• Beach counties in securing necessary insurance and indemnifications for operations on the Florida East Coast
• Every job in Florida should go to someone who is legally authorized to work in this country.
• So those are our real concerns with this, is that it places too much authority in the employer, who has

Summary: The committee first took up HB 703 on utility relocation, as amended by a strike-all. The sponsor said the bill would require government authorities that order communication service providers to move infrastructure to pay the relocation costs, clarify expedited timelines, and align the House bill with the Senate version. Supporters argued the communication services tax should help cover these costs, while cities and counties warned the bill would shift major unfunded costs to local governments and taxpayers, especially in fiscally constrained counties. After public testimony from local government and industry representatives and debate over fairness, coordination, and the tax’s intended use, the committee adopted the strike-all and then passed the bill favorably on a roll call vote. The committee then heard and passed CS/HB 379, a securities package updating Chapter 517. The bill and conforming amendment made several technical and policy changes, including expanding certain exemptions, updating foreign jurisdiction and exchange considerations, revising merger-and-acquisition broker rules, aligning fingerprinting requirements with FBI standards, and adding protections related to financial exploitation of specified adults. Industry and Office of Financial Regulation witnesses supported the measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably without opposition. Next, the committee passed CS/HB 867 establishing the Coastal Link Commuter Rail Service Act to create a legal framework for commuter rail operations along Florida’s coastal corridor and to help Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties secure insurance and indemnification for service on the Florida East Coast Railway right-of-way. The Florida Chamber supported the bill, and it was reported favorably without debate. The committee also passed CS/HB 1161, which revises Florida’s deepfake law to require covered platforms to remove altered sexual depictions and copies upon request by the victim; the bill drew emotional testimony from a student victim and broad support from members, and a severability amendment was adopted before the bill passed unanimously. The committee then passed CS/HB 453 on pool and spa contractors, which updates Chapter 489 terminology and scope-of-practice rules and, through amendment, limits certain equipment to commercially available products. Finally, the committee passed HB 955 requiring all private employers to use E-Verify for new hires, removing the small-employer exemption. Supporters framed it as workforce integrity and rule-of-law legislation, while opponents warned about labor shortages, burdens on small businesses, and impacts on immigrant workers. After debate, the bill passed 19-3. The committee then began hearing CS/HB 541 on minimum wage requirements, which would allow voluntary waivers of minimum wage for certain internships, pre-apprenticeships, and on-the-job training; the sponsor presented an amendment limiting the duration and clarifying minor waivers, and the committee heard both support from small business groups and opposition from labor, immigrant, and worker advocates before the transcript ended.

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• Nobel laureate Ed Prescott and two co-authors find that U.S. labor productivity would be 12.4% higher
• I, the chairman of the Illinois Housing Authority, is working to make sure that public housing in the
• Our public housing authority in Minneapolis has been using modular housing to build scattered side housing
• They're coming from the coast, and our housing market looks like a bargain to them.
• close to Idaho or tied with Idaho for having. the most number of residential construction permits authorized

Keywords: affordable housing, government investment, barriers, legislative solutions, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting focused on addressing the significant issue of affordable housing in America. Members expressed concern over the persistent barriers faced in the housing sector, despite substantial government investment aimed at alleviating these issues. It was highlighted that government interference plays a critical role in complicating the housing landscape, and discussions revolved around potential legislative approaches to mitigate these challenges. Several witnesses provided testimony, contributing to a thorough exploration of the topic.

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• telemedicine or in person, having the first conversation, finding out what's going on before you authorize
• </c><00:18:16.880><c> the</c> before you um authorize the before you um authorize the opioid<00:18:19.039
• :22:45.400><c> new</c> publish new rules that have those new publish new rules that have those new guard
• 00:22:47.880><c> but</c><00:22:48.039><c> as</c><00:22:48.159><c> of</c><00:22:48.440><c> right</c> guard
• rails around it uh but as of right guard rails around it uh but as of right now<00:22:49.039><c> New

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Now, of course, Aaron immediately called the authorities, but the Vallejo Police Department were unable
• </c> group chat as they unlawfully authorize group chat as they unlawfully authorize military<00:47:11.319
• Simply put, DOE far exceeded the bounds of its authority with this rule.
• with this rule if Congress Authority with this rule if Congress does<04:39:03.600><c> not</c><04:39:
• of Western Africa all are uh the coast of Western Africa all are succeeding<05:36:24.040><c> wildly<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And that is to really guard against this being an inducement to dropping small group coverage.
• And that is to really guard against this being an inducement to dropping small group coverage.
• And that is to really guard against this being an inducement to dropping small group coverage.
• And that is to really guard against this being an inducement to dropping small group coverage.
• , and so they would have to be granted our current licenses would have to be granted legislative authority

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• meeting to meet with the governor, there was a certain entity that kind of asked about the National Guard
• How do we get the National Guard to come out and help us.
• He was authorized to drive a school bus. Mr.
• President, Senator, it's a normal program and process that housing finance authorities can do.

Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

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• We're asking for co-authors. There are 53 co-authors added.
• So thank you much to the author.
• I want to thank our author from Oakland and the joint authors who've been working on this issue for so
• all three of our lead authors I rise today as a proud co-author of Assembly Bill 1138, and I simply
• So first of all, I'd just like to thank all of my joint authors, all of the colleagues and joint authors

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We've got GOP authors on the bill. It passed off the House floor last year.
• It passed off GOP authors on the bill.
• </c> and that's what we should be guarding and that's what we should be guarding against.<00:48:54.160
• So, we need to legal authority to do it.
• </c> recovery of funds and authority recovery of funds and authority enforcement<01:15:01.160><c> tools

Bills: HF4338

Keywords: human services, medical assistance, Medicaid, provider enrollment, provider revalidation, fraud prevention, program integrity, background study, background check, fingerprinting, licensing, license revocation, payment withholding, payment suspension, prepayment review, postpayment review, surety bond, compliance training, case management, targeted case management

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• Um, I think I'm co-author on the bill. So, I know it.
• Um, I think I'm co-author on the bill. So, I know it.
• Um, I think I'm co-author on the bill. So, I know it.
• who will outline the impact Authority who will outline the impact and<00:09:50.160><c> uh</c><00:09:
• The port authority was not able to use a half a million dollars in awarded PDAP funds and had to use

Bills: HF3700, HF3982, HF3927, HF3933, HF3949, HF4238, HF4275, HF4476, HF4504

Keywords: Duluth, Lake Superior Zoo, capital improvements, funding, bonds, appropriations, capital investment, port development, grant caps, state assistance, navigation facilities, Dakota County, state bonds, park improvements, infrastructure, transportation, safety, congestion, water infrastructure, bond issuance

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• And thank you, Representative Quam, for authoring and presenting your bill.
• </c> walkthrough this morning by the author walkthrough this morning by the author thank<00:54:15.160
• Representative Hill, you understand you have a DE3 author amendment? Yes.
• I want to thank Representative Hill for authoring this bill, HF 1418.
• </c> uh as well as my experience as an author uh as well as my experience as an author um<01:19:38.320

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So as we continue to work and streamline what the finance authority does, it is unnecessary.
• We work and streamline what the finance authority does.
• The fund is held in a trust account, you know, by the Agriculture Finance Authority.
• So I have no direct authority over them, only in an advisory capacity.
• So I have no direct authority over them only in an advisory capacity.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and welcomed a new member, then took up a series of agriculture-related bills, many focused on Louisiana seafood and producer protections. HB 121 by Rep. Domain would let the Department of Agriculture and Forestry seize and destroy adulterated imported seafood after a stop order, rather than relying on another agency to do it; the commissioner said the bill would improve enforcement without adding major cost, and it was reported favorably. HB 725, also by Rep. Domain, was amended to require retailers to keep invoices for imported seafood for six months so inspectors can verify country of origin and labeling; the committee adopted the technical amendment and reported the bill favorably. HB 367, dealing with Structural Pest Control Commission hearing notices, was described as a technical change to align notice procedures with the Administrative Procedure Act and was also reported favorably. HB 505, on certification cards for commercial applicators, pesticide salespersons, and agricultural consultants, was amended to keep unexpended pesticide fund money in the fund and streamline renewal timing; it too passed favorably. The committee then considered several measures aimed at protecting farmers from market losses. HB 344 by Rep. Coates raised the Grain and Cotton Indemnity Fund thresholds for suspending and restarting assessments, with the commissioner explaining that recent bankruptcies and broker failures had shown the need for a larger reserve; the bill was reported favorably. HB 370, a follow-up measure on the same fund, increased the assessment rate on agricultural commodities so the fund could grow faster, and it also passed without objection. HB 847, on Soil and Water Conservation Commission district supervisor elections, was amended to require certified nominating petitions, shift election administration to the Secretary of State, and remove outdated statewide election language; supporters said the change would modernize a system that had become costly and unwieldy, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 370 and HB 847 drew discussion about ballot access, election administration, and the nonpartisan nature of soil and water districts. The meeting also included a lengthy agriculture update from Commissioner Strain and a presentation from LSU Ag Center Dean Matt Lee. Strain discussed seafood imports, labeling enforcement, shrimp industry promotion, feral swine damage, fertilizer and diesel cost pressures, pesticide disposal, and export markets for rice and timber, emphasizing that Louisiana agriculture depends on testing, marketing, and international trade. Lee reported that LSU Ag Center research is ranked among the nation’s top agricultural programs, with major work in sugarcane variety development, and said the center’s research generates substantial economic returns for Louisiana producers. Several industry representatives, including Louisiana Farm Bureau and LSU Ag Center staff, spoke in support of the bills and the state’s agricultural programs.

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• We are not a taxing authority, so we can't do a mill levy, right?
• But we have no taxing authority. Okay. And Mr.
• And so currently, the State Transportation Commission has authorized authority to two communities, the
• The last bonds for using 2023 authority, I believe, were issued just three years ago.
• One patrol maintains cow guards. So, Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• House File 4055 provides 4.2 million in bonding through the Public Facilities Authority for critical
• Not worried about when school's in session, there's going to be crossing guards, there's going to be
• , there's going to be adults guards, there's going to be adults helping<00:31:13.560><c> them</c><00:
• ><c> by</c> House File 4599, authored by House File 4599, authored by Representative<00:40:12.360><c>
• </c> Perryman for authoring our bill. Perryman for authoring our bill.

Bills: HF4710, HF4055, HF3848, HF3989, HF4599, HF3767, HF3592, HF3575, HF3574, HF3543, HF4606, HF4489, HF3891, HF3438, HF3811, HF3400

Keywords: capital investment, water infrastructure, sewer systems, public funding, municipal development, Eveleth, wastewater treatment, state bonds, environmental compliance, infrastructure, bonds, economic development, local government, transportation, intersection improvements, Lake Elmo, HF4599, St. Joseph, Minnesota bonding bill, bond proceeds fund

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• Go ahead. duties, and authorities of DCYF. duties, and authorities of DCYF. uh<00:00:48.719><c> transferring
• Senator Lieske, I'm happy to be a co-author on this bill.
• happy to be a co-author on this bill. bill. bill.
• AM will continue to work with the author as the bill progresses.
• Thank you author as the bill progresses.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Localities will finally have the strategy; this will finally have the authority to strategically place
• carry from 10 to 15 rounds, and keeps in place exemptions for law enforcement, licensed security guards
• I have it on very good authority that you should really, really, really try to get your conference reports

Keywords: March 13, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• between direct support organizations and supplemental support and organizations which are already authorized
• access Florida virtual schools or if you're a member of the State Department in your, you know, guarding
• This bill gives FLDS broader authority to raise and spend the supplemental revenue while simultaneously

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• We own the animals, but the Department of Conservation has a certain amount of authority given to it
• Does it really make sense that we put a rear guard action in our rear that would increase that insurgency
• It says they should allow inspection by agents authorized by the division, that's a division of wildlife

Bills: HB509

Keywords: HB509, game breeder, game breeder license, cervid, deer breeder, whitetail deer, elk, fallow deer, deer farm, captive deer, cervidae, wildlife disease, disease testing, antemortem testing, state veterinarian, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, property rights, private property, animal transfer, breeding stock

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• Vice Chair, for the testimony, Craig Nakamoto, Hawaii Community Development Authority, with comments.
• Hi, Hakeim Oan Safi, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, in support. Thank you.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing and moved quickly through a long agenda, beginning with HB 606 on the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. DHHL and several community testifiers strongly supported the bill, describing it as a way to fulfill long-standing promises to Native Hawaiians, reduce the DHHL waitlist, keep families in Hawaii, and support housing production and the broader economy. Testifiers emphasized the cultural and economic importance of stable housing and noted the large number of people still waiting for DHHL homes. The committee then heard HB 1086, also relating to DHHL, which would allow the department to use a $75 million appropriation from the dwelling unit revolving fund as collateral for loans. DHHL, HHFDC, and other supporters said the measure would help DHHL obtain better loan terms and preserve trust funds for other uses. Members asked detailed questions about how the collateral would work, whether other agencies use similar structures, and what would happen if the collateral were drawn upon; staff explained that the funds would be encumbered for the loan and that a similar model had been used for a HUD-backed project. The committee also heard HB 739, which would create the COM homes program to fund counties to buy voluntary deed restrictions from eligible homeowners or buyers. Supporters said the program could help keep local workers in Hawaii by using existing housing stock and cited examples from places like Aspen and Vail. The Attorney General’s office recommended amendments to remove duration requirements to avoid right-to-travel concerns, and the Tax Foundation suggested clarifying the conveyance tax exemption so it also covers the instrument imposing the restriction. Members asked whether tax dollars would be used to buy homes, who would be eligible, and how enforcement would work; supporters said the program is voluntary and income-blind, with restrictions tied to living and working in the state. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• And then that county worker would approve the service authorization that indicates CFSS.
• </c><00:14:10.240><c> that</c> authorization that indicates CFSS. that authorization that indicates CFSS
• Then that plan is put into the system and that is for the amount of service authorized.
• So, the authorization is not unlimited. Your county has determined the amount that is authorized.
• So now that that's that is authorized.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There are a number of statutory authorities and responsibilities for our work around various types of
• Our Reinvest in Minnesota program is where that is authorized.
• The one on water storage, we have an approved authorization for the application.
• The one on water storage, we have an approved authorization for the application.
• The one on water storage, we have an approved authorization for the application.

Keywords: 1183, house