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• A requirement that the commission due to a tax collector related to voted school millages must be paid
• by the county's board of county commissioners unless the tax collector chooses to waive that commission
• If the school board asks for it, the county commission must put it on the ballot.
• If the school board asks for it, the County Commission must put it on the ballot.
• The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will receive an additional $16.6 million.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Senator Don Childers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Antonio Richardson as law enforcement officer of the day. The chamber announced it would take up 11 budget conference committee reports, with no third-reading bills or special-order calendar items. Members were reminded that conference reports were subject to debate but not amendment, and that the required review periods had been satisfied. The first major action was on HB 7031E, the tax package. Representative Duggan explained that the conference report included a mix of retained, modified, and new tax provisions, including sales tax holidays, property tax and homestead-related changes, reductions in certain gaming and carbon-related taxes, changes to child care and documentary stamp tax credits, a new refund process for public works construction tax paid by universities and colleges, and other tax administration changes. Debate focused on the bill’s consumer impact, the reduction of the child tax credit from three years to one, the inclusion of firearm accessories in a sales tax holiday, the absence of gas tax relief and combined reporting, and the homestead exemption provision for certain deployed diplomatic and foreign service personnel. Critics argued the package favored niche or corporate interests over broad affordability relief, while supporters said it provided targeted tax relief and reflected conference negotiations. The House adopted the conference report and passed HB 7031E by a vote of 88-11. The House then began presenting the conference report for HB 501E, the state budget, which totaled $114.5 billion for fiscal year 2026-27 and was described as below the prior year’s spending level while maintaining reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined major budget areas: pre-K-12 funding included an increase in FEFP, salary increases for veteran teachers, stabilization funding, and support for declining enrollment; higher education included full Bright Futures funding, workforce programs, college operating support, university initiatives, and school guardian expansion; IT funding focused on Palm, ACCESS, APD’s I-Connect replacement, corrections systems, emergency management systems, and cybersecurity grants; health care funding covered Medicaid, nursing home rates, waiver provider increases, ADAP funding and restructuring, child welfare, and behavioral health; transportation and economic development included housing, cultural grants, jobs and rural infrastructure, Visit Florida, Space Florida, highway patrol equipment, and local transportation projects; justice funding included correctional construction, juvenile justice facilities, law enforcement grants, and clerk and due process reimbursements; state administration included fire stations, constrained counties, building maintenance, and Safe Florida Home; and agriculture/natural resources funding emphasized Everglades restoration, water quality, land acquisition, Florida Forever, state parks, and citrus research. Members then began questioning the budget details, including school voucher accountability, school funding formulas, public defender parity, prison technology, wastewater monitoring in prisons, ADAP policy, SNAP fraud controls and AI-assisted verification, Florida Forever funding, school lunch funding, and coral reef restoration. No final vote on HB 501E appears in the transcript excerpt.

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• And whereas one of its students, Samantha Anderson, secured an honorable mention in the fifth national
• Like, for instance, I, and most of you know, the Arts Commission, Mr. Chairman, I think Mr.
• Like, for instance, I, and most of you know, the Arts Commission, Like, for instance, I, and most of
• you know, the Arts Commission is dear to my heart, because spending $2 million on the Arts Commission
• So my thoughts are that our responsibility on that is... ...to make sure that we secure a secure and

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and several guest recognitions, including a student honored for a national Mandarin speech contest, a Ms. Black Arizona candidate, and a Madison Elementary School reusable-tray pilot program. The body also recognized interns and approved the prior journal. The chamber then moved through Committee of the Whole calendars and adopted committee reports recommending passage of a series of budget-related bills. The main legislative business centered on the 2026-27 budget package and related omnibus measures, including appropriations, budget implementation, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, K-12 education, state property, revenue/taxation, and transportation bills. Most of these measures were advanced with do-pass recommendations, with repeated debate focused on the tax omnibus and the overall budget’s policy choices. Supporters argued the package provided affordability, tax relief, conformity with federal tax changes, reduced government spending, and reforms to entitlement and other programs; opponents argued it favored corporations and wealthy taxpayers, cut health care, food assistance, housing, tourism, wildfire response, and education, and would forfeit federal matching funds. Several members specifically criticized the failure to close the data center tax exemption and to raise sports betting taxes, while supporters defended those provisions as pro-business and pro-growth. There was also discussion of fund sweeps, including university research funds, housing trust funds, and other agency balances, with opponents saying the sweeps targeted encumbered or already-committed money. After debate, the Senate adopted Committee of the Whole reports and advanced the bills, and later took up House bills introduced and placed on third reading, with members explaining their votes on HB 4138, the General Appropriations Act, largely along party lines. At the end of the session, the Senate processed messages from the House requesting the return of SB 1160 and SB 1786 for reconsideration, and the Senate requested the House return HB 2415 for reconsideration. The chamber also introduced and placed several House budget bills on third reading, including HB 4138 through HB 4153, continuing the budget process.

Transcript Highlights:

• And whereas one of its students, Samantha Anderson, secured an honorable mention in the Fifth National
• Like, for instance, I, and most of you know, the Arts Commission, Senator Sears: Like, for instance,
• I, and most of you know, the Arts Commission is dear to my heart, because spending $2 million on the
• Arts Commission makes a lot of sense.
• So my thoughts are our responsibility on that is to make sure that we secure a secure and renewable water

Keywords: 1182, all

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• appropriated monies to be used for hardware or software that enables the statewide deployment of a secure
• appropriated monies to be used for hardware or software that enables the statewide deployment of a secure
• Bill 1418 allows a utility, after providing 30 days' written notice to the Arizona Corporation Commission
• , how would you describe the relationship between the Corporation Commission and their decisions in the
• Chairman, is that because of the Corporation Commission that you have this relationship?

Bills: SB1041 , SB1363 , SB1418 , SB1419 , SB1445 , SB1447 , SB1488 , SB1519 , SB1523 , SB1560 , SB1580

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use

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• The school facilities construction<00:01:35.439><c> commission</c><00:01:35.759><c> reported</c><00:01
• :36.240><c> 20</c> construction commission reported 20 construction commission reported 20 prior<00:01
• Two estimates were secured, with a low bid from Grass Masters for a total of $139,734.
• Two estimates were secured, with a low bid from Grass Masters for a total of $139,734.
• Number five, State Property and Buildings Commission Project No. 132, Series B.

Keywords: 00:05 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:34 Approval of Minutes 00:56 Information Items 05:40 Project Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions 14:00 Project Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 20:40 Lease Rpt from Finance and Administration Cabinet 24:53 Rpt from OFM – Ky Infrastructure Authority 40:38 Office of Financial Management 47:39 Remaining 2025 Meeting Dates 48:05 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with routine business, including a quorum call, approval of the April minutes, and several informational reports. Those information items covered upcoming general obligation debt for Bullitt, Jefferson, and Warren counties; Kentucky Communications Network Authority updates tied to House Bill 6; Eastern Kentucky University asset preservation reallocations under House Bill 1; and School Facilities Construction Commission debt activity, including 20 prior debt issues totaling about $386 million with roughly 85% locally supported debt service and 15% SFCC participation. Members then discussed concerns about a Kentucky Communications Network Authority project, focusing on a reported discrepancy between an appropriation of $12.927 million and an apparent payment of about $8.532 million on a project with a cost estimate of $12.449 million. Several members asked for more detailed written information before the next Capital Projects meeting, noting that a lawsuit is pending and that they wanted to better understand the basis for the request and the spending to date. The committee also heard and unanimously approved a donor-funded Northern Kentucky University project to renovate tennis courts, with possible pickleball additions, after questions about why approval was needed, the project’s estimated $3 million cost, and its expected minimal ongoing operating costs. The committee next received Kentucky State University pool allocation reports for three projects: a $2 million McCullen Hall renovation, a $1.75 million walkway and miscellaneous repairs project, and a $2 million academic services building roof-and-window project. A member asked specifically about curb cuts and accessibility in the walkway project, and Kentucky State said existing curb cuts would be repaired and additional accessibility issues would be reviewed by engineers. The lease report from the Finance and Administration Cabinet included one lease modification requiring approval for the Attorney General’s office in Franklin County and one no-action modification for the Board of Cosmetology; the Attorney General lease was approved by roll call vote. Finally, the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented five loans and 37 grants, with action taken on the loan and grant items. The loans included a Hodgenville wastewater treatment plant increase, a Grant County sewer district treatment plant loan, a Mount Sterling dam rehabilitation loan, and two Morganfield drinking water loans for granular activated carbon treatment, one with full principal forgiveness. Members asked about the Morganfield project’s purpose and were told it was a remediation effort for a water-quality concern, and they also raised questions about engineering fees, which KIA said are compared against a U.S. Rural Development fee schedule that is industry accepted. The committee also reviewed cleaner water program grant reallocations from county allocation pools.

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• Senator K, do you sit on the commission yourself?
• </c><00:33:29.080><c> for</c> funds are at to the commission for funds are at to the commission for deferred
• </c><00:36:44.119><c> I</c> director of the Min Sports commission I director of the Min Sports commission
• </c> the Minnesota amateur sports commission the Minnesota amateur sports commission and<00:40:20.119
• </c> course our infrastructure commission course our infrastructure commission that's<00:54:31.280><c

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> financial security of older adults. financial security of older adults.
• </c> not point that out to this commission. not point that out to this commission.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Just got promoted to commission. &gt;&gt; Just got promoted to commission.
• </c><04:15:41.600><c> on</c> So, I am a member of the Commission on So, I am a member of the Commission
• And with before I knew it, I commission.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, because we were able to secure more funding in various sources.
• And then at the beginning of the next year, 2024, our Soil and Water Conservation Commission approves
• approves project applications commission approves project applications based<00:18:40.400><c> on</c>
• And I say we, that means me, fire commission, firefighters, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio.
• fire commission, firefighters, fire commission, firefighters, Tennessee,<00:40:45.599><c> Indiana,</

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:07 Chair Comments 00:00:36 Approval of Minutes 00:04:01 Volunteers of America 00:04:21 Soil and Water Conservation/Energy and Environment Cabinet 00:14:52 Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy/Justice & Public Safety Cabinet 00:21:05 Kentucky Department of Agriculture 00:26:01 Early Childhood Advisory Council 00:45:18, 958, all

Summary: The Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee met to review how tobacco settlement dollars are being used and to press recipients for detailed information on total funding, administrative versus program spending, and measurable outcomes. The chair emphasized that the committee was not there for general program overviews, but to assess return on investment and whether each program should continue to receive tobacco settlement support. The committee approved the minutes from its December 22, 2025 meeting and then heard presentations from several agencies and organizations. Volunteers of America Mid-States described its southeastern Kentucky restorative justice program, which uses an evidence-based New Zealand model for juvenile cases in nine counties. The group reported tobacco settlement funding of $516,000 in FY24 and $233,500 in FY25, representing about 17% and then about 5% of the program budget, respectively. It said the funding helped expand the program from 13 cases in 2021 to 180 youth served, and cited an independent evaluation showing recidivism of 24.5% compared with 40.4% in AOC data, along with a cost of a little under $20 per day versus detention and other placements. Some members questioned whether the program fit the tobacco settlement funding categories and suggested it might be better supported through other justice-related funding sources. The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Conservation explained that tobacco funds support $1 million in direct aid to conservation districts and $2 million in cost-share projects for farmers, with 5% of the cost-share appropriation allowed for administration, or about $100,000 in FY26. Officials said the direct-aid line was moved into tobacco funding in 2019, reducing money available for farmer cost-share, and described a multi-year project approval and reallocation process. Senator Webb asked for a more specific breakdown of the $850,000 direct-aid amount, and the cabinet said it would provide that information. The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy reported that in FY24 it expended just under $30 million across tobacco funds, general funds, restricted funds, and a one-time federal grant, with less than 2% used for administration. Officials said most tobacco settlement money goes to Kentucky ASAP local boards in all 120 counties, supporting prevention, treatment, and some law enforcement work. The Department of Agriculture then began its presentation, describing strategic investments, loan programs, county funding, administrative costs, and a reported return of about $2.30 for every dollar spent, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation was completed.

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• position in Social Security and stored in a cloud that no one from the Social Security Administration
• </c> having been taken from its secure having been taken from its secure position<00:27:57.679><c> in
• <c> stored</c> position in Social Security and stored position in Social Security and stored in<00:28
• </c> secure location. secure location.
• </c> of rights that we were able to secure. of rights that we were able to secure.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, September 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'm the executive director for the Idaho Apple Commission, the Idaho Cherry Commission, and the Idaho
• Hop Growers Commission.
• Commission.
• There is one thing I will point out: it used to be that the Apple Commission and the Cherry Commission
• and the Idaho Cherry Commission.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• </c> recordkeeping, and commission recordkeeping, and commission inspections.<00:57:39.440><c> And</c
• :21.200><c> who</c> liquor commission, the people who liquor commission, the people who actually<00:58
• covers and renamed the commission to the Governor's Commission on Addiction Treatment and Prevention
• ><c> way</c> Expanding the commission this way Expanding the commission this way dilutes<01:58:32.719
• This commission would bring way.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There is $5.6 billion in all funds allocated at the Texas Workforce Commission for local and state workforce
• So, a lot of your local Workforce Commission boards will receive some funding. ...dollars, and additional
• I'll just add that this is a joint program, mostly administered by the Health and Human Services Commission
• We're also supportive of many of the railroad commission programs, including the plugging program.
• I certainly would like to live out the remaining years of my life with economic security and dignity,

Bills: SB1 , HB500 , SB 1

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all

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• It removes the Environmental Regulatory Commission and gives rulemaking power to DEP while expanding
• It also clarifies that securities are not presumed abandoned solely due to the owner being inactive.
• And it also clarifies the dormancy period for all types of abandoned property, including securities,
• It also clarifies that securities are not presumed abandoned solely due to the owner being inactive.
• And it also clarifies the dormancy period for all types of abandoned property, including securities,

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Senate Joint Resolution 75, a joint resolution directing the Public Service Commission to explore measures
• Senate Joint Resolution 75, a joint resolution directing the Public Service Commission to explore measures
• Senate Bill 157, an act relating to total net income limits on loans secured by a mortgage.
• relating to total net income limits on relating to total net income limits on loans<00:33:16.000><c> secured
• </c><00:33:17.760><c> Senator</c> loans secured by a mortgage. Senator loans secured by a mortgage.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Cal Account will also help survivors increase their financial security.
• community banks and credit unions are joining the Bank On program, which works to ensure access to secure
• than enacting CalAccount, the state should explore ways to further promote Bank On, which is more secure
• Or is there a commission...? that would be responsible for implementing the program.
• With so many people feeling out of control in our economy, another option to build economic security

Committee: House Banking and Finance

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• DOES IT SAY PARENTAL RIGHTS HAVE TO BE SECURED BEFORE EMPLOYERS CAN OVERWORK TEENAGERS.
• THIS FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY OF FLORIDA'S YOUNG PEOPLE MUST BE THE FIRST TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES AND SECURE
• DEVELOPMENT SCOTT WORKMAN OVERSIGHT DISTRICT JERRY ATKINSON HAZELTON REEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE APPEALS COMMISSION
• ASPECT OF FREE SPEECH AND MAKES THEM MORE VULNERABLE TO HACKERS AND PREDATORS BY REMOVING VITAL SECURITY
• IN CONCLUSION, LOSS OF PRIVACY AND DATA SECURITY DUE TO LACKING AGE OR FUSION PROCESS DISRUPTION OF MINOR

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Those sales are a critical part of U.S. security policy.
• Security threats that we face today.
• We must prioritize America's security.
• This not only threatens the U.S. and Israel's security, but global security at large.
• Security Council Resolutions.

Committee: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Keywords: Senator Flinstone, HB22, SB4, amendments, public testimony, legislation, environmental impact, economic implications

Summary: The meeting featured a thorough examination of various bills, including substantial discussions on HB22 and SB4. Key points included amendments proposed by committee members, particularly from Senator Flinstone, who emphasized the need for clarifications on certain provisions. The committee actively engaged with several witnesses providing public testimony, some in favor of the proposed legislation while others highlighted concerns and potential implications. The discussions were vibrant, showcasing different perspectives, especially on the environmental and economic impacts of the bills in question. The meeting concluded with a consensus to reconvene after a recess to further address the outstanding issues related to the bills.

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• Ensuring that military security forces are notified within 24 hours allows commands to take appropriate
• </c> as stated before for national security. as stated before for national security.
• Testimony in support from the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission.
• Testimony in support from the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission.
• </c> mission to advocate for food security. mission to advocate for food security.

Bills: HB2264 , HB2336 , HB2298 , HB1518

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: protective orders, military, law enforcement, judicial coordination, victim safety, community safety, federal military installations, disaster response, emergency services, state funding, transportation department, public safety, Hawaii, education, high school diploma, veterans, wartime practices, armed services, HB1518, Hawaii SNAP

Summary: The committee opened by announcing that it would hear testimony but would not take decisions on the day’s bills, with action deferred to a later decision-making agenda. The first measure, HB 2264, would require notification to military security forces when a protective order is issued involving a military-affiliated person. Support came from the U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii National Guard, and DBEDT’s Military Affairs office, all emphasizing better coordination and faster notice to help protect victims and support command oversight. Family Court Judge Jesse Hall supported the intent but asked for deferral, explaining that a prior fax-and-email notification system had broken down and that the military had not re-engaged with the court. The Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence supported the bill but recommended narrowing it so it applies only when the respondent is actually marked as military-connected and delaying the effective date to January 1, 2027 to allow implementation. In questions, members discussed the current breakdown in communication, the number of military-marked TROs statewide, and whether the bill would be necessary if the old system were restored; the military witness said she would try to reestablish contact with the court. The committee then took up HB 2336, which would authorize the Department of Transportation to enter into agreements with the U.S. Department of Defense for services at federal military installations and charge an administrative fee. DOT and the Military Affairs office supported the measure, describing it as a way to speed projects, combine state and federal resources, and strengthen infrastructure that also supports disaster response and the economy. Members questioned why the bill was needed if similar arrangements had existed before, and whether Title 23 federal highway funds could be used; DOT responded that the bill would help expedite projects and supplement, not supplant, federal funding, while each project would still require review of the appropriate funding source. The committee also heard HB 2298, which would allow the Department of Education to award high school diplomas to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The U.S. Defense State Liaison Office, the Hawaii Office of Veterans Affairs, and DOE supported the bill, and DOE said implementation would have only a minimal printing cost. Finally, the committee heard HB 1518, which would require DHS, upon obtaining a federal waiver, to create a pre-release SNAP application process for inmates nearing release by January 1, 2028. DHS said it was already working on a pilot and stood on its testimony; the County of Hawaii, the Correctional System Oversight Commission, the ACLU of Hawaii, and the Hawaii Public Health Institute supported the measure, arguing it would improve reentry outcomes and would not cost the state additional money. No votes or final committee actions were taken on any of the bills during this meeting.

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• I thank you for the time, Madam Chair. reinvest it into securing future events, reinvest it into securing
• Other states are making significant investments to secure these events.
• Other states are making significant investments to secure these events.
• </c><01:33:33.680><c> And</c> investments to secure these events.
• And investments to secure these events.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• calculate a different definition of Minnesota adjusted gross income just to phase out your social security
• :15.360><c> social</c> income just to phase out your social income just to phase out your social security
• <c> subtraction</c><00:05:16.400><c> or</c><00:05:16.560><c> your</c><00:05:16.720><c> child</c> security
• </c><00:35:47.200><c> by</c><00:35:47.680><c> uh</c> lender on loans that are secured by uh lender on
• loans that are secured by uh agricultural<00:35:48.800><c> real</c><00:35:49.440><c> property.

Bills: HR1 , HF387

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: January 6 insurrection, pardon, law enforcement, violent crimes, public safety, justice system, political accountability, Blaine, local sales tax, special tax, restaurant tax, lodging tax, admissions tax, amusement tax, hotel tax, redevelopment, capital improvements, municipal finance, bonding authority, tourism tax