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• Committee reports.
• I move the committee rise and report. reports? The motion before the body is reports?
• will rise and report. will rise and report.
• Committee report, please. Committee report, please.
• and housing report. and housing report.

Keywords: 981, all

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• All those committee report be adopted.
• :35.360> the<00:15:35.480> previous<00:15:35.920> committee<00:15:36.200> report
• and that the previous committee report and that the previous committee report be<00:15:36.720>
• Number 6 be suspended for all further proceedings on Senate File 5000 and the previous committee report
• 5000 and the previous committee report 5000 and the previous committee report be<00:20:13.040>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senator Wirth for the committee's committee report: Madam President, I ask that all the committee reports
• Reader to read all the committee reports.
• Senator Duhigg moved adoption of the committee reports. We are on adoption of the committee report.
• The committee report is adopted. Aye. Opposed, nay. The committee report is adopted.
• I move adoption of the committee report. We are on adoption of a committee report.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Is there a motion to give this bill a favorable report as... Report as amended? Thank you.
• Reporter situation through... Oh, absolutely.
• The first reporter laws and all of the things that we're required to do.
• Something comes up and there would be a mandatory reporting?
• All in favor of giving this bill a favor report... ...favor of giving this bill a favor report as amended

Bills: SB324, HB395, HB222, HB310, HB285, HB144, HB251, HB380

Keywords: Morgan County, judge of probate, legal qualifications, equity jurisdiction, constitutional amendment, campaign finance, electronic notifications, civil penalties, Fair Campaign Practices Act, Secretary of State, sex offenders, treatment programs, electronic media, post office box restrictions, Class C felony, parole, probation, human cloning, criminal penalties, embryo

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• They issue these reports and nothing happens.
• They issue these reports and nothing happens.
• They issue these reports and nothing happens.
• They issue these reports and nothing happens.
• <00:42:53.440> and auditor will issue these reports and auditor will issue these reports and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• No objection; that bill will be reported favorable.
• Senator Cathey has offered up a motion to report HB 893 favorable.
• Senator Cathey has offered up a motion to report HB 107 favorable.
• HB 433 will be reported favorable. Thank you, Mr. President. Yes.
• Seeing no objection, HB 66 will be reported as amended.

Summary: The Local and Municipal Affairs Committee met with five senators present and first adopted the May 7 minutes. The committee then took up a series of local bills, beginning with HB 481, which revises the statutory cap on charges per character for public notices; after brief discussion, it was reported favorable. HB 1051, dealing with Shreveport commercial properties that have received insurance payments after fire damage and are dilapidated, was also reported favorable after questions about insurance, spoliation, and consultation with local departments. HB 1080, a related Shreveport measure clarifying the city’s authority to sue after filing a lien on dangerous property, likewise passed favorably after discussion of insurance-related issues. The committee next considered HB 864, which addresses combustible materials left under bridges and was amended to remove imprisonment as a penalty; it was reported favorable as amended. HB 893, concerning procurement rules for the New Orleans Sewage and Water Board as the city assumes more responsibility, was reported favorable. HB 107, creating a local improvement district, and HB 1153, establishing a statewide framework for parish and municipal burn bans after the I-12 fire, both received favorable reports. HB 213, restructuring the downtown development district and adding homeowners and lease owners to the board, and HB 433, renaming the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce in law to the Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership, were also reported favorable. HB 326, requiring the police chief of Tickfaw to reside in the village, passed without objection. HB 66, which adds administrative adjudication procedures for Alexandria and defines housing violations, was amended and reported favorable. Senator Barrow then presented SB 343 regarding the Baton Rouge Recreation and Park Commission, but said she would turn it into a study resolution; the committee deferred the bill without objection. HB 867, allowing the mayor to appoint the police chief in certain municipalities instead of election, was reported favorable. HB 1254, changing the New Orleans Regional Business Park board from 12 to 11 members and adjusting mayoral appointments accordingly, was briefly deferred at the author’s request and then reported favorable after discussion of avoiding tie votes. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, adopted without objection.

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• UH's act 242 annual report<00:59:25.359> in<00:59:25.760> 2023 report in 2023 report in
• So this is a good thing reporters.
• That's what this bill reports. reports. reports.
• It requires an annual report.
• Requires an annual report. Uh the data. Requires an annual report.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on HB 1872, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program to help early childhood providers participate in approved apprenticeship programs, require annual reporting, and appropriate funds. Testifiers in support included the University of Hawaiʻi, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the City and County of Honolulu, Commit to Keiki, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, the Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network Speaks, Parents for Public Schools of Hawaiʻi, and Kīʻoka Family Learning Centers. Supporters said the bill would reduce financial barriers, strengthen recruitment and retention, improve compensation and career pathways, and help address child care shortages and workforce instability. The committee then voted to pass HB 1872 with amendments, including an HD1 and a defective date to allow further discussion. The committee next took up HB 2489, which would appropriate funds for the University of Hawaiʻi to establish a bachelor’s degree program in American Sign Language interpretation, with a longer-term plan for a master’s program. Testimony in support came from the Disability Communication Access Board and the University of Hawaiʻi, and members also heard detailed support from DECAP and other advocates describing a statewide shortage of ASL interpreters, long waiting lists for ASL courses, and the need for locally trained interpreters who understand Hawaiʻi’s cultural and community needs. Witnesses said the shortage affects schools, courts, hospitals, emergency services, and other settings, and that the program could be expanded through articulation with other campuses. The committee voted to pass HB 2489 with amendments, again using an HD1 and defective date. After those two measures, the committee moved to HB 441 on campus safety, which would require students, including transfer students, to complete training on federal laws and university policies regarding sexual misconduct before initial registration and would change how often training is provided to students and employees. The University of Hawaiʻi stood on its written testimony, while supporters including IMUA Alliance and other testifiers urged passage, citing survivor experiences, national best practices, and the need for prevention before harm occurs. No vote on HB 441 was reached in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• This goes into, like, who can report, who they report to, some of those things are really interesting
• you report your achievement data.
• you report your achievement data.
• you report your achievement data.
• you report your achievement data.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• SB 1055, arrestees on lawful presence reporting, requires the U.S.
• to report abuse to anyone but 911 or, um, who was it in this?
• report to someone and count that as being reported?
• reporter.
• , but it's not my duty as a mandatory reporter to diagnose the abuse, correct?

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard a long series of Senate bills, mostly on third-read consent, covering education, public safety, health, courts, labor, and water. Several bills were briefly explained and then pulled from consent for further discussion, including measures on public records review standards (SB 1078), sexually explicit materials in schools/libraries (SB 1435 and SB 1567), burial costs in death cases (SB 1135), military flags in HOAs/COAs (SB 1184), court-ordered treatment guardianship (SB 1243), standardized state hiring (SB 1665), released-time religious instruction (SB 1741), firearm safety instruction in schools (SB 1424), student participation in extracurriculars after certain convictions (SB 1475), Celebrate Freedom Week (SB 1572), federal scholarship-granting organizations/vouchers (SB 1142), immigration-related arrest notifications (SB 1055), defamation standards (SB 1099), peace officer certification for military police veterans (SB 1107), mandatory reporting of child abuse/neglect directly to DCS (SB 1127), attorney licensing and discipline issues (SB 1148 and SB 1039), concealed weapons on college campuses (SB 1068), and firearm muffling devices/silencers (SB 1069). Members also raised constitutional, policy, and school-safety concerns on several of these bills, while supporters emphasized alternative pathways for students, veterans, and workers, and tighter reporting or licensing rules. Other bills were described without extended debate, including claims against the state for unpaid contracted services (SB 1097), workers’ compensation death benefits for surviving spouses who remarry (SB 1136), burial expense increases (SB 1135), state agency web pages for internal guidance (SB 1586), court-ordered treatment procedures and service of process in mental health cases (SB 1113), medical examiner authorization (SB 1123), tribal MOUs with DCS (SB 1125), controlled-substance scheduling conformity with federal classifications (SB 1188), EMT personal information protections (SB 1193), mammography notice updates (SB 1318), assisted-living referral disclosures (SB 1477), accommodation school GED instruction for 11th graders and students over 16 (SB 1166), credit enhancement board continuation (SB 1422), school district and charter school obligations related to religious release time (SB 1741), school firearm safety instruction (SB 1424), and school civics/freedom-week instruction (SB 1572). The committee also heard bills on CPA certification pathways (SB 1181), insurance adjuster licensing (SB 1415), county voter-registration rules online (SB 1040), campaign address privacy (SB 1259), federal land acquisition notification (SB 1281), water supply/demand assessments (SB 1202), environmental compatibility for power plants and small modular reactors (SB 1418), and groundwater recovery rules (SB 1785). The meeting ended with announcements and a brief recognition of Rep. Stephanie Hamilton with an “Affordability Award.” No final votes are shown in the transcript excerpt; instead, many bills were either left on consent, pulled for later discussion, or flagged for closed caucus. The chair then asked guests to leave so members could hold a closed caucus.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, I move that the Committee of the Whole rise and report.
• Chairman, I move on the Committee of the Whole Rises to report.
• Do have it so ordered. the report. And Mr.
• The clerk will review the report. Mr.
• Reports of standing committees. Without objection, reports of standing committees.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Communications the secretary will report Communications the secretary will report the<00:05:39.160
• Senator Murphy, for a motion to adopt the committee reports. Mr.
• President, I move the committee reports printed in the agenda be adopted.
• Mr President I move the reports Mr President I move the committee<00:07:21.680> reports<00:07
• The motion prevails. will report Senate concurrent resolution will report Senate concurrent resolution

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's where we report things.
• changing some of the reporting. changing some of the reporting.
• . reporting. reporting.
• media companies are going to report it. media companies are going to report it.
• We need a way to get that reported. We need a way to get that reported.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House received several Senate messages returning House File 3426 on natural resources and House File 4252 on higher education with Senate amendments, and in both cases the House refused to concur and moved to conference committee. The House also acceded to the Senate’s request for a conference committee on Senate File 4612, which concerns state government and Department of Health and Human Services provisions. Speaker appointments to the conference committees were announced for all three bills. The House then concurred in Senate amendments to House File 3522, a veterans bill allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to temporarily close state veterans homes under a CMS order. Representative Duran said the Senate had bundled several veterans-related bills into HF 3522, including measures on SGU veterans, National Guard pay, grant requirements in the MDBA process, burial eligibility in veterans and National Guard cemeteries, honor guard eligibility, and codifying a commandos task force. The bill passed 134-0 and was read to pass. On the floor calendar, Senate File 3210, a human rights bill on disability accommodations, was laid on the table by agreement for later consideration. House File 4017, a study bill on unlawful shipments of infectious or pathological waste, was presented as a worker-safety measure; an A6 technical amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 126-8. House File 4138, dealing with social media platforms and minors, was amended with A10 and A11 changes emphasizing transparency, privacy defaults, limits on data use, and a shift from “child” to “minor” in the age provisions; Representative Bonner argued for extending protections to age 18, while Representative Scott said the bill was a first step and opposed the amendment. The A11 amendment was adopted, and debate on the bill continued as the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• And uh as I I realize it's this report.
• If I may interrogate the reporter of the bill. >> The reporter will be interrogated. >> I'd like to thank
• will adopt the report.
• will adopt the report.
• will adopt the report.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• And then the third, uh, key element is annual reporting.
• And so this is just more comprehensive reporting.
• reporting is.
• I don't have a problem with the reporting.
• to the vaccine adverse events reporting system.

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• They need to be in good standing on all reporting requirements, including their HMIS reporting for prior
• and verify our grantee reported data.
• And so we, we have extremely good reports.
• We have a lot of reporting into what I'll call our fiscal reporting system.
• In this last month we had we did have some non reporters but typically we have fairly good reporting

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• These bills were reported out of this committee unanimously.
• A hundred thousand reports in the United States every day.
• If we accept that 99,000 reports of NCMEC will be made today, that means that 12,375... 12,375 reports
• Are they paid to report it to the National Center? Absolutely not.
• So some over-report, some don't report at all, so that's part of the challenge.

Keywords: child safety, Big Tech, CSAM, legislation, online exploitation, bipartisan, social media

Summary: The committee meeting focused on the pressing issues surrounding child safety online, with a particular emphasis on recent legislative efforts aimed at curbing child sexual exploitation and harmful content accessible through social media platforms. Senators engaged in a heated discussion regarding the implications of Big Tech's lobbying efforts against vital bills such as the Stop CSAM Act and the Kids Online Safety Act. Noteworthy testimonies highlighted real-life impacts of online dangers, including tragic cases of child exploitation and drug-related fatalities linked to social media interactions. The bipartisan nature of the committee's commitment to address these issues showcased a collective determination to make the digital environment safer for the younger generation.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'M THE ONE THAT COMMISSIONED THE REPORT.
• THEY HAVE AFTER THE FIRST REPORT, THE SECOND REPORT HAS TO COME THE THINGS THAT NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED
• THAT WAS HIRED TO DO THE REPORT CITED THE 2023 VERSION OF WHAT THE REPORTS WERE GOING TO INCLUDE.
• BECAUSE OF INSTEAD OF ONE REPORT WHICH HAD BEEN THE LAW THEY ARE NOW REQUIRED TO REPORTS.
• AND THEN HE FIGURED OUT NOW YOU GOT A COPY OF THE REPORTS AND EVEN A LOT OF THE REPORTS ARE VERY EXPANSIVE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Next order of business would be report of committees. Mr. Clerk, you have a report. I do.
• Does that conclude your report? It does. Does that conclude your report? It does.
• First order of business would be report of committees. >> You have a report. Please proceed.
• Clerk, that concludes your report. Mr. Clerk, that concludes your report.
• Clerk, does that conclude your report? report? report?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and approved the journal from February 17, 2026. The House communicated passage of several bills and requested concurrence, and committee reports were received, including favorable reports on Senate Bills 70, 74, 80, 127, and 154. Senate Bill 191 was also reported and then recommitted to the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Senate Bill 104 was passed over and retained its place on the calendar. The chamber then took up and passed Senate Bill 47, which provides line-of-duty death benefits for search and rescue volunteers, with supporters emphasizing the dangerous emergency work these teams perform and the need to treat them like other first responders. Senate Bill 159, concerning missing and unidentified persons and aligning Kentucky with federal “Billy’s Law” database requirements, also passed unanimously after testimony about its value in helping families and law enforcement. Senate Bill 85, allowing state retirement beneficiaries to establish special needs trusts, passed unanimously as well, with members describing it as a way to provide long-term security for dependents with special needs. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 78 honoring the CSX Santa Train and Senate Resolution 76 honoring Frank Ryard and the Ryard’s Scoreboard for its long-standing role in Kentucky high school athletics. Members spoke about the scoreboard’s importance to athletes, families, and sports coverage statewide. Later, new bills and a concurrent resolution were introduced, including measures on state government, duty-related disability benefits, arrest-related deaths, detainee fatality review, carbon dioxide sequestration, and a mental health alternative response task force. The Senate received notice that Senate Bill 172 had been delivered to the Governor, then recessed for committee meetings and adjourned until February 19, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, thank you, and then I do know that just reporting-wise, anything that is reported is only a fraction
• And reporting issues, yeah.
• Nobody liked to have to report. Reporting, you know, hospitals don't like to report.
• But anyway, I was saying, Madam Chair, that reporting is a problem because people don't like to report
• Licensing boards are pretty good about reporting what they're supposed to report.

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• And by your vote, CS for SB 756 is reported favorably.
• And by your vote, Senate Bill 178 is reported favorably.
• And by your vote, SB 1162 is reported favorably.
• to do an annual report, not an annual inspection, an annual report.
• We're just asking them to self-report.

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills and amendments, reporting several measures favorably. Early in the meeting, CS for CS for SB 344 modernizing the Telecommunications Access System Act was approved without opposition. The committee then adopted amendments and passed CS for SB 714 on non-opioid advanced directives, CS for SB 738 updating child care and early learning provider regulation, CS for SB 756 revising health insurance coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities, and CS for CS for SB 1356 creating a Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn genetic testing pilot. Later, the committee also approved CS for SB 1624 on higher education, CS for SB 1626 on child welfare, SB 178 on an agronomic study for emerging crops, SB 1162 on water access facilities and boat ramp parking, CS for CS for SB 958 creating a type 1 diabetes early detection program, CS for CS for SB 1402 expanding dropout retrieval eligibility, SB 774 requiring electronic transmission of certain court orders, SB 1516 creating an international aerospace innovation fund, and SB 994 revising driver education requirements. Most of these bills were reported favorably by roll call votes after brief explanations and, in several cases, amendments. Several measures drew substantive discussion and public testimony. CS for CS for SB 1624 prompted questions about replacing “minority” with “underrepresented,” the role of the Florida Department of Education’s Commission for Independent Education in overseeing private religious postsecondary institutions, and whether the changes could affect access for students at institutions such as FAMU and FIU. CS for CS for SB 1070 on ECGs for student athletes received extensive emotional testimony from parents and advocates describing children lost to sudden cardiac arrest and urging mandatory screenings; the sponsor said the bill would be cost-neutral for districts by encouraging partnerships with screening groups. SB 994 on driver education was discussed as a vehicle to add distracted driving instruction, and the sponsor agreed to work on that issue. SB 774 was presented as a response to a fatal delay in transmitting an ex parte order, with support from clerks and sheriffs. The most extended debate centered on SB 810 on stormwater management systems. The sponsor said the bill, as amended, would narrow annual inspections to infrastructure identified as vulnerable by MS4 entities, but the Florida League of Cities, Florida Association of Counties, and Florida Stormwater Association warned the proposal could impose major costs and duplicate existing MS4 permit requirements. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact, whether the bill would apply to FDOT or other entities, and whether annual inspections were feasible for large and small jurisdictions alike. Despite those concerns, the sponsor and several members emphasized flood prevention and public safety, and the bill remained under discussion with the sponsor indicating continued willingness to work with stakeholders.