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• happy to answer questions now and later, and have also provided in your presentation some auxiliary materials
• And so we have a decision package in for Parkland, a 15-bed facility in the Parkland area that we hope
• We have a decision package in for a staffing model.
• We brought forth our agency experts to go over that material.
• So a lot of information to cover for you, brought forth our agency experts to go over that material.

Summary: The committee held a work session focused first on juvenile rehabilitation system capacity. DCYF officials said the juvenile rehabilitation population is older, includes more adult-sentenced youth, and has longer lengths of stay, especially for “post-25” youth who must remain in secure facilities and cannot go to community beds. They described overcrowding at Green Hill School, placement limits at Echo Glen and Harbor Heights, staffing turnover, mental health acuity, and the need for more medium-security and specialized mental health beds. DCYF said it is pursuing a Parkland facility proposal, a staffing model decision package, and a broader feasibility study and master plan update. No votes were taken; members were asked to follow up with questions later. The committee then heard on behavioral health system capacity from the Behavioral Health Administration and the Health Care Authority. DSHS described growth in forensic and civil bed need, expansion at Olympic Heritage, Maple Lane, and Brockman, and construction of a new 350-bed forensic hospital at Western State expected to open in 2028. HCA reported progress on long-term civil commitment beds, intensive behavioral health treatment facilities, PACT teams, and intensive residential treatment teams, saying the community-based system is being expanded to support step-down care and reduce hospital reliance. Members asked about whether capacity is right-sized, the difference between facility types, and federal match eligibility for services. A federal funding update followed, covering the effects of H.R. 1 and H.R. 5371 on SNAP, Medicaid, marketplace coverage, long-term services and supports, K-12, higher education, and hemp regulation. OFM and agency staff said H.R. 1 adds work requirements, changes non-citizen eligibility, increases state administrative and benefit costs, reduces Medicaid and marketplace subsidies for some groups, tightens redeterminations, and may significantly affect provider payments and state-directed payments. H.R. 5371 extended federal funding through January 30, 2026 and included some agency appropriations and other provisions, including changes affecting hemp producers. Members asked about SNAP error rates and special enrollment periods. Finally, budget coordinator Mary Monroe gave a 2026 supplemental budget preview. She reviewed the state’s near general fund outlook, noting revenue declines since the enacted budget, the effect of reversions, and a preliminary maintenance-level outlook showing a projected increase in NGFO spending over the four-year period. She said the supplemental will reflect updated caseload and cost forecasts and mandatory impacts from H.R. 1, but not policy proposals. No actions or votes were taken during the session.

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• As you see, it's a $135,325 grant, which on the materials-only side looks like about a 60.6% grant.
• deal that we find out where material deal that we find out where material goes<00:24:48.159>
• that passes up aquafer and the material that passes up and<00:24:55.919> down<00:24:56.080>
• Uh, we have a number of 100% materials-only grant projects, which Bill just mentioned.
• complete package that says here's<00:48:06.720> a<00:48:06.880> map.

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• A lot of times what you'll see is you'll see a package of these. things put together.
• I mean, we know that these packages, if you will, are all the time financed by various players.
• Yes. if you acquired a package of wells two years ago relative to a package of wells that you acquire
• But increasingly, there are wells that are Man, our chairman, panhandle guy, has a package of wells that
• And you put a batch of, take your aggregate and all the materials, the cement mix, and all that at a

Bills: SB1150, SB763, SB1061, SB1146, SB1198, HB279, HB310

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• Please make sure to take a look at the comments provided and all of the materials.
• Please make sure to take a look at the comments provided and all of the materials.
• all of the materials all of the materials I<00:01:00.519> also<00:01:00.760> want<
• craft your comprehensive package craft your comprehensive package um<00:28:59.000> I<00:28
• Thank you for this opportunity. on labor and materials these have driven on labor and materials these

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• Denise is a chemical engineer with a bachelor's and master's in hazardous materials management, is a
• career EHS professional, and a certified hazardous material manager emeritus.
• Let's say 10,000 pounds of raw material goes into the process, and they cook it down to 1,000 pounds.
• I'm putting in a 1-pound package.
• I mean, you've got every ketchup package, you've got every mustard package, you got T-shirts, you got

Summary: The committee hearing focused on biosolids, sewage sludge, and PFAS contamination, with the opening remarks and first three presenters arguing that land application of municipal sludge poses serious risks to soil, water, livestock, and human health. Representative Shaw cited EPA and state data on detected pollutants and PFAS in biosolids, while Denise Travick Poyer described her background in chemical engineering and PFAS work and said the EPA’s draft sewage sludge risk assessment shows unacceptable risk at very low PFOS/PFOA levels. She urged source reduction, more testing, and consideration of total organic fluorine, and noted examples from Michigan where industrial pretreatment and source reduction reduced PFAS in biosolids. Johnson County, Texas Commissioner Larry Woolley and Investigator Dana Ames presented a case study of alleged runoff from land-applied biosolids affecting a ranch, with high PFAS readings in soil, water, fish, cattle tissue, and a stillborn calf, and said the county and state had pursued investigations, lawsuits, and legislative responses. Sandra Trawick of Save Oklahoma Farms and Ranches argued that Oklahoma’s biosolids program relies heavily on Class B sludge, that current rules are outdated, and that land application exposes farms and rural communities to pathogens, chemicals, odors, flies, and runoff; she cited examples from Maine, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, and Oklahoma to support calls for stronger regulation or a ban. After the testimony, members asked about sampling methods, lab testing, EPA limits, and whether the cited PFAS blood levels were comparable to the soil and sludge measurements. Witnesses said the Johnson County samples were collected by a Texas A&M PhD contractor and tested at a single lab, and they explained that the EPA’s 4 parts per trillion figure applied to municipal drinking water standards. Questions also addressed whether sludge is incorporated into soil; Trawick said it had often been left on the surface, though she had seen better disking after public scrutiny. Members asked how biosolids compare with manure and feedlot waste, and witnesses responded that municipal sludge is more contaminated because it includes industrial, hospital, and household waste streams, unlike animal manure. The committee then moved to alternative solutions, hearing from Doug McKinney of Advanced Microbial Solutions, who promoted biological sludge removal using bacteria to reduce sludge volumes and avoid land application, citing cost savings for wastewater plants and correctional facilities. Jason Jepsen of Eden Energy followed with a pitch for an eight-stage waste-to-energy system that converts mixed waste into clean energy, biochar, and reusable products, framing waste as an asset and presenting his company’s technology as a no-land-application alternative.

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• What this does is the practice is already happening where our funeral providers can upsell certain packages
• This is a third-party package that they can provide.
• The reality is you know we could power this entire building for more than a year off of a piece of material
• That was highly enriched plutonium, so weapons material. You're also in the heat of a Cold War.
• The chair is preparing to close the package. Reent Williams, do you care to vote?

Bills: HR1038, HB3263, HB3127, HB2997, HB3115, HB2123, HB3587, HB3028, HB2035, HB3369, HB3620, HB3621, HB3622, HB3624, HB3175, HB3173, HB3178, HB1979, HB4476

Keywords: Oklahoma Youth Expo, OYE, 4-H, FFA, agriculture, agricultural education, youth expo, livestock show, junior livestock, scholarships, youth leadership, Oklahoma City, rural communities, ag mechanics, engineering contest, farm youth, student recognition, ceremonial resolution, house resolution, livestock competition

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• <00:03:10.959> The material incorporated by reference.
• The material incorporated by reference.
• techniques and update material techniques and update material incorporated<00:04:08.959> by
• update material incorporated by reference. reference. reference.
• :05:19.440> of amendments to this package of amendments to this package of regulations<00:05:20.160

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Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met in August with a quorum present and approved the prior meeting minutes without objection. The committee then reviewed several regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection, and heard brief explanations from agency representatives on each item. The Board of Pharmacy regulations would clarify what registered and certified pharmacy technicians may do under supervision and what certified technicians may not do, while updating registration applications. The Board of Cosmetology package included changes to executive director authority, licensure and reciprocity rules, school requirements, training hours, instructor ratios, sanitation and disease-related rules, complaint procedures, and permit terms; members asked about straight razor language and the increase in student-to-instructor ratios, and the board explained that cosmetologists are not permitted to use straight razors and that the higher ratio was intended to give schools flexibility, especially for part-time students and schools with wait lists. The Occupational Therapy emergency compact regulation added four compact rules adopted in April 2025, and Senator West raised a technical question about certification requirements under House Bill 6; the agency said it had been instructed to file the regulation as submitted. The Department for Fish and Wildlife Resources presented a package covering wildlife management area rules, a northern pintail bag limit increase, reportable disease reporting, and a repeal tied to boat registration fees. After a brief explanation of the new wildlife disease reporting rule, the agency requested and received a deferral of 301 KAR 2:031 to avoid a gap while replacement language is finalized. The Economic Development Finance Authority explained an emergency regulation for the Kentucky Entertainment Incentive Program, saying it was needed because the program had become oversubscribed and because administration was shifting to a new film office and council; members also asked about certification issues under House Bill 6, and the agency said it had filed the regulation as directed. The Department of Workplace Standards emergency PPE regulation was also discussed, with members asking about HB 6 certification language, and the agency gave the same response. The Department of Insurance regulation would create a $10,000 registration fee and a $1,000 annual licensing fee for pharmacy benefit manager licenses, with an agency amendment exempting PBMs that solely serve workers’ compensation plans. Members asked how many PBMs would be affected and why workers’ compensation PBMs were carved out; the agency said there were 70 registered PBMs total, four solely workers’ comp, and that workers’ comp rates are set by statute and could not absorb the fee. Finally, the Public Service Commission’s pole attachment regulation was summarized as a broadband-expansion measure that speeds application review, increases the number of poles allowed in a single application, and shortens dispute timelines; the commission explained it grew out of earlier legislative direction and subsequent emergency amendments, and the committee adopted the staff amendment.

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• clarifying that requirements around broadcast disclaimers also apply to digital media, including materials
• posted on websites including materials posted on websites and<00:07:56.560> social<00:07:56.920
• If this were to become law, what about all of our signs and existing material that has the old clause
• all of our signs and existing material all of our signs and existing material that<00:24:28.120>
• in a larger office and get packaged in a larger bill. bill. bill.

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• So you're talking about and obviously these ballot boxes in all election material have tamper evident
• So we have to election workers of opposing party that drive the election materials back on election night
• through a lot of checks and balances and we do that for the safety and security of the election materials
• there, whether it's the will of the the leadership in the House and Senate to come forward with a package
• behind the initiative was mailing petitions to the voters with a stamp to return envelope in that package

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• passage of legislation related to litigation reform, House Bill 837, which included a civil remedies package
• Finally, the litigation reform package creates a presumption that the lodestar fee is a sufficient and
• I want to get my materials ready. Chair Yarborough, Vice Chair Burton, and committee members.
• I did not speak about the materials because I figured you read them prior to my coming up.
• That chart, which is in your materials, shows the breakdown on the left side by the circuit judges and

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The checks that were written to me were for material paid back to me that I paid out of my own pocket
• us on this, we visited with a small city, Knoxville, and John Tyson was telling me about the CSA package
• So Candace and I got together and got with the city aldermen, and we purchased that package.
• And that's a software package. It really helps. I mean, it gives you a platform that you can go by.
• The financial records contained omissions and errors that are considered material as specified below.

Summary: The committee began with prayer and approval of the January 8 minutes, then received updates on delinquent private water and sewer reports. Staff reported that for the 2022 reports, 19 of 43 entities had had their turnback reinstated, while 24 remained in escrow; for the 2023 reports, 59 of 64 entities had filed, leaving five outstanding. The committee also filed a report on Adona, where staff said the city had made enough progress toward substantial compliance with municipal accounting laws to discontinue withholding turnback, and the committee adopted that recommendation. The bulk of the meeting focused on municipal accounting noncompliance cases. Gum Springs and Denning were presented with extensive repeat findings involving budgets not adopted by ordinance or resolution, missing or incomplete bank reconciliations, inadequate receipts and disbursement records, payroll issues, and improper handling of Act 833 funds or other city money. Both cities’ mayors and recorders-treasurers testified about efforts to correct records, obtain training, and work with the Municipal League; the committee voted to start the 60-day turnback-withholding clock for both and then filed the reports. Fargo was deferred because no city representative was present. Additional reports included Green Forest, Elaine, Strong, Brooklyn, Mineral Springs, Rondo, Waldo, Columbia County, and several private water and sewer entities. Strong drew significant concern over missing garbage-bag revenue, improper fund transfers, and deficit balances; the committee deferred that report to the March meeting. The committee also heard investigative or referred reports on the Faulkner County Fair Association, Brooklyn payroll direct-deposit fraud, and other entities with questionable disbursements or recordkeeping. In several cases, staff recommended filing the reports after responses were received; in others, the committee deferred action when responses were lacking or representatives were absent. The meeting ended with a motion to defer a Cross County Rural Water matter so the entity could appear at the next meeting.

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• Um package of four is actually 16 doses.
• I mean, it's childresistant packaging.
• <02:10:06.800> labeledratom hundreds of these packages labeledratom hundreds of these packages
• <02:45:12.720> that the alkaloids resulting in material that the alkaloids resulting in material
• probably be the investigative materials. probably be the investigative materials.

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• SB 1220 is the transportation package by the Florida Department of Transportation, and what it does in
• It authorizes the use of additional surface materials on SunTrail facilities and allows FDOT to consider
• SB 1220 is the transportation package by the Florida Department of Transportation. and what it is the
• transportation package by the Florida Department of Transportation.
• It authorizes the use of additional surface materials on Sun Trail facilities and allows F.D.D. to Thank

Summary: The Transportation Committee met with a quorum and first took up SB 1362 on advanced air mobility. Senator Harrell described the bill as creating a framework for vertiports and eVTOL operations, including DOT oversight, vertiport licensing, preemption of local design and operational regulation, and limited liability protections. An amendment was adopted that removed the bill’s sales tax exemptions and narrowed the sovereign immunity language so it would apply only to vertiports co-located at airports, aligning the bill more closely with the House companion. Supporters from eVTOL companies praised Florida’s leadership and the regulatory clarity, while the Florida Justice Association urged caution about extending immunity to unproven entities. The committee then reported the bill favorably. The committee next considered SB 260 on storage and cleanup of electric vehicles after crashes. An amendment narrowed the bill to EVs with visible battery or battery-compartment damage or saltwater submersion, clarified that the fee applies to storage rather than towing, and tied the proposal to existing fire marshal rules requiring damaged EVs to be stored away from structures. Insurance and rental-car industry representatives supported the narrowed approach but asked for more data reporting, clearer limits on cleanup language, and safeguards against overcharging or cost shifting. The bill was debated as a response to the space and safety burdens placed on tow operators, and it was reported favorably after amendment. The committee also approved SB 1352, which creates a secure online portal for license plate seizure/confiscation processing, allows disabled veterans to retain their DV plate alphanumeric designation, authorizes immediate issuance of DV plates by tax collectors, bans license plate covers/overlays that obscure plates, and routes online driver license/ID renewals to the customer’s county tax collector with service fees remitted accordingly. SB 1370 was reported favorably as well; it closes a loophole so drivers who never had a license can still be treated similarly to suspended-license offenders for habitual traffic offender purposes after repeated offenses. Finally, the committee considered SB 1220, FDOT’s transportation package, which included updates to trail prioritization, SunTrail materials and sponsorships, seaport and airport resilience planning, drone delivery and personnel delivery device provisions, LiDAR coordination, turnpike toll programming changes, and felony penalties for damaging autonomous vehicles. An amendment removed some provisions, including digital driver license authorization and the rapid rail transit compact, and added advanced air mobility corridor language and an FDOT study on alternative-fuel revenue impacts; after support from several stakeholders, the committee reported the bill favorably and adjourned.

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• our neighboring states, and quite frankly most of the states in America, is that we tax labor and material
• Most states just tax materials, so it results in a roughly double tax burden, even though our GRT rates
• We know to be true for the last four years, building materials are up by outrageous amounts: 50% increase
• I happen to be a developer as well, and I remember what my lumber packages were costing during COVID,
• So rather than piecemeal it and chip at it, how do we put a real package together to say this is how.

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• They're the ones that own the landfills or they're operating them in material recovery facilities as
• We had another materials recovery facility, again, had a fire there, and a waste-to-energy plant in Broward
• but these batteries get into the stream, and it will mess up an entire furnace full of recycled materials
• bringing these batteries into compliance, specifically also around the product instruction manual or packaging
• Senator Sigley, ironically enough, I feel like this kind of issue fits squarely within a package like

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources considered several environmental and infrastructure bills, most of them sponsored or presented by Senator McLean, along with measures on stormwater, wastewater, brownfields, marine facilities, and a confirmation package. SB 492 on mitigation banking would allow mitigation credits to be purchased outside an impact area when local credits are unavailable, with distance-based multipliers and a statutory credit release schedule; Senator Smith raised concerns about how far credits could be moved from the impacted ecosystem, while supporters said the bill would preserve net environmental benefit and provide predictability. The bill was reported favorably, with Senator Smith voting no. SB 800 would update Florida’s battery recycling program and require manufacturers to support more robust recycling and disposal information, prompted by testimony from waste, recycling, and industry groups describing truck, landfill, and facility fires caused by batteries. SB 1228 would advance a spring restoration project for Kentucky Springs and the Santa Fe spring flows by allowing JEA to amend a compliance plan to deliver more than 35 million gallons per day of reclaimed water to replenish the aquifer; it was reported favorably without debate. SB 796 would create a general permit for distributed wastewater treatment systems to help local governments address failing septic tanks, and SB 736 would update the Brownfields program with technical changes, revised definitions, and a change allowing smaller ownership interests to participate in cleanup efforts; both were reported favorably after supportive testimony. SB 810 on stormwater management required annual inspections of local government waterways and drainage works before hurricane season, motivated by flooding after recent storms. Senators Harrell and Smith questioned who would be responsible for inspections and repairs, the scope of structures covered, and the fiscal impact, and the sponsor said the bill would be refined to better define responsibilities and possibly narrow the scope to higher-risk infrastructure. The bill drew opposition from the Florida League of Cities and the Florida Stormwater Association, but also strong support from senators who emphasized the need for better preparedness; it was reported favorably. SB 1162 on water access facilities would add a clean marine manufacturer designation, provide a lease fee discount, and include parking for boat-hauling vehicles and trailers in the grant program; it was reported favorably. The committee also unanimously recommended confirmation of five Florida Inland Navigation District appointees, and Senator DeSantis? no, Senator DeCeglie recorded affirmative votes on SB 492, SB 800, and SB 1228 before adjournment.

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• ARE THE ONES WROTE COLLECTING YOUR GARBAGE, THE ONES THAT OWN THE LANDFILLS OR OPERATING THEM IN MATERIAL
• WE HAD ANOTHER MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITY THAT HAD A FIRE AND A WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT IN BROWARD COUNTY
• ARE BRINGING THESE BATTERIES INTO COMPLIANCE SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE PRODUCT INSTRUCTION MANUAL OR PACKAGING
• IRONICALLY ENOUGH I FEEL LIKE THIS ISSUE FITS SQUARELY WITHIN A PACKAGE LIKE THAT SO LET'S HAVE CONVERSATIONS

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <04:20:01.439> approach,<04:20:02.319> direct total package approach, direct total
• package approach, direct commercial<04:20:03.040> sales<04:20:03.359> is<04:20:03.600><
• material on this measure. material on this measure.
• <04:57:29.520> on and to include extraneous material on and to include extraneous material
• <05:14:58.878> while transfers of defense materials while transfers of defense materials while

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And so that was the licensing technical package.
• It was in uh fraud package last year.
• However, we passed a state anti-kickback package.
• Uh, we proposed this uh, uh, package.
• However, we passed a state anti-kickback package.

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• I BECAME AWARE OF THE HEMP ISSUE PARENTS ALL FOR MY DISTRICT RAISED ISSUES ABOUT WHAT WAS IN THE PACKAGING
• , HOW THE PACKAGING WAS DONE AND HOW UNREGULATED IT WAS AND WHAT ELSE MIGHT BE THE SUBSTANCE THAT WAS
• IN THAT PACKAGE.
• I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HELPS FLORIDA FARMERS WHEN WE ARE IMPORTING ALL THE MATERIALS SO I WOULD LIKE YOU

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• So, what is a tax package.
• At times, the cost of a bill that was not a tax package or described as a tax package added up to more
• That package was tax reform and 12 bills.
• And in 1969, another tax reform package.
• The 2024 package was tax relief in. 22 bills combined into one final tax package.

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