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• leave for the people who live in Congo. leave for the people who live in Congo.

• If we combine the insurance pools that cover us when we are young and healthy with the pool to

• to spend all of their savings, leaving to spend all of their savings, leaving nothing<01:06:46.319
• that's not paying into the same pool that's not paying into the same pool that<01:16:13.760>
• :49.360> too<01:22:49.600> many current system leaves far too many current system leaves

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Go big and leave Palm Beach County alone.
• Go big and leave Palm Beach County alone.
• safety features I just described, or they can use a pool cover, a pool fence, or a flotation alarm,
• So I'll be your wingman on a pool bill any day of the week. Additional debate.
• happened in lakes and ponds or retention ponds. 67% happened in swimming pools overall.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several introductions recognizing visitors, students, local officials, and professional groups in the gallery. The chamber then took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee confirming 42 executive appointments; the report was adopted by a vote of 36-0. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the Ripple Project for childhood cancer awareness and funding. The bulk of the meeting was spent on special-order bills, many of them open-government sunset review measures and policy bills. The Senate passed bills preserving or updating public records exemptions for aquaculture records, trade secrets, and cybersecurity information; a child-abuse reporting statute of limitations bill; a commercial driving schools bill; a human trafficking training requirement for nursing graduates; a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and its companion public-records bill; a nature-based coastal resiliency bill with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve; a chiropractic patient-funds bill; specialty license plate legislation; a one-time waiver for late financial disclosure fines; public school personnel compensation changes; the Florida Farm Bill with amendments protecting Everglades lands and technical corrections; homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders; disability presumption clarifications for firefighters and law enforcement; reinsurance intermediary manager conformity changes; patriotic displays in public schools; ADS-B aviation fee restrictions; autism-related law enforcement training and a blue envelope program; public post-secondary safety policy requirements; and a bill allowing licensed agents to market health care sharing ministries. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. Members debated a number of measures, especially the health care sharing ministries bill, where opponents raised consumer-protection and commission concerns and supporters argued for free speech, religious liberty, and expanded consumer choice; it passed 32-5. Other debated bills included the autism law enforcement bill, the school athletics bill addressing coach support for student-athletes, and the Farm Bill, where senators discussed surplus land safeguards and biosolids timing. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, often 37-0 or 38-0, with a few closer votes such as the patriotic displays bill (36-2) and the health care sharing ministries bill (32-5).

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• All unauthorized persons will please leave the chamber.
• Why are we leaving money on the table?
• SB 1112, relating to the Florida Labor Pool Act, strengthens protections to ensure labor pools treat
• All unauthorized persons will please leave the chamber.
• And there's late at night when his car's there, mine there, I'm leaving, I see him leave.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of the day’s doctor of the day, an intern, and a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day. After routine announcements, the Senate moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion bills substituted in place of Senate versions. The first major floor action was passage of a tax-related bill conforming Florida’s Internal Revenue Code to federal changes while excluding certain provisions from H.R. 1; it passed 34-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid, which proposed stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services, pharmacy and drug rebate reforms, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. A Berman amendment to require Medicaid expansion before work requirements was rejected, as was an Osgood amendment to add photo-ID protections and exemptions for certain SNAP users. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning about implementation, exemptions, and potential impacts on beneficiaries. The chamber also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on gold and silver legal tender, public records exemptions for financial institutions and custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government finance transparency, digital voyeurism, and insurance customer representative licensing. Most of these measures were adopted after brief explanation, minor amendments, or substitution of House companions, with votes generally in favor and several passing unanimously or by wide margins. Later, the Senate took up CS/SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin access, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition. The bill’s first amendments clarified anti-kickback rules for vaccine manufacturers and required informational materials to address risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy; the transcript ends during consideration of this bill, before final passage is shown.

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• Um so, I think one that made me leave.
• that appointment must come from a pool that appointment must come from a pool of<00:58:10.960>
• ,<01:01:46.120> you<01:01:46.200> know, about having a wider pool, you know, about
• having a wider pool, you know, restricting<01:01:47.040> the<01:01:47.120> governor<01:
• With us that he may not consider race or limit the pool of qualified applicants for appointments.

Bills: HF1323, HF4266, HF4413, HF3101, HF4572, HF4698, HF3650, HF2634

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, state grants, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium

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• A pooled surety program for small operators works out well.
• The federal partners do not allow a pooled approach.
• Our federal partners, due to current federal law, are unable to allow a pooled approach.
• And that kind of seems like that leaves the door open. I don't know.
• But my question is, are we leaving the door open, counsel? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 985, all

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• you registered as David Reagan, uh, on behalf of Texas Municipal League of Intergovernmental Risk Pool
• Some of them are the TML risk pool lawsuits. Uh, and it's just provided a lot of uncertainty.
• I think it would leave some ambiguity between the two statutes as it's listed now.
• And just to clarify, it's Robert Graves on behalf of Texas Association of Counties Risk Management Pool
• And uh What kind of financial legacy am I leaving for him? If I have to pay that $23,000.

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• You talk about people leaving and new people coming in.
• “This report is just on the activities of the pool.
• Do graduates leave the state and return later?
• Are they leaving because we're not paying enough?
• I hope that helps... ...to be leaving the state afterwards.

Keywords: 908, all

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• “This report is just on the activities of the pool.
• Do graduates leave the state and return later?
• Are they leaving because we're not paying enough?
• I hope that helps. ...to be leaving the state afterward.
• I’ve been asking the question, why did they leave? Well, this is the answer.

Summary: The committee convened, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received a memo summarizing major audit items. The State Auditor’s office and outside auditors then presented a series of audits, many of which were clean with unmodified opinions and no findings, including the Bank of North Dakota, the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, the Office of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, Lake Region State College, and the Office of the Governor. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association audit was also clean overall, but it repeated findings about limited segregation of duties and auditor assistance in preparing financial statements, which the auditor said were expected to continue because of the organization’s small size. Committee members asked about out-of-state board addresses, and the association explained those members were North Dakota residents using South Dakota mailing addresses. Several audits did include findings. The Council on the Arts audit identified two issues: payroll charged to federal awards without supporting time records, and $12,825 in Cultural Endowment Fund spending that was not allowable under state law, including staff training, retreats, and executive director candidate travel. The Department of Public Instruction audit found unsupported scholarship applications in the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, but additional testing confirmed the funds were credited properly and students completed required school district work, so no improper payments were identified. The University of North Dakota audit found a lack of documentation and transparency in School of Law admissions decisions; the auditor said the law school used a holistic process but did not keep notes or evaluation tools to show why applicants were admitted, waitlisted, or denied. UND leadership said the school is in good standing with the American Bar Association and agreed better documentation is needed, and the auditor said the issue was the missing documentation, not ABA accreditation itself. The most extensive discussion centered on the North Dakota Racing Commission audit, which found four findings: overspending the promotion fund’s 25% operating cap, grant conditions not being met, improper breeder fund awards, and improper procurement. The auditor said promotion fund spending exceeded the cap by $327,447 and the fund balance dropped sharply over the audit period. Racing Commission director Bruce Johnson said the agency had become complacent, that grant requests were treated as routine, and that controls and documentation need to be tightened. He also explained that the breeder fund overpayments involved two horses whose ownership transfers were not properly documented before racing, and that the procurement issue stemmed from an advertising contract that proceeded without proper written procurement procedures after a misunderstanding with the State Procurement Office. The auditor said the Racing Commission will now be audited every two years because of the findings. The committee also received updates on Dakota College at Bottineau’s bank reconciliations, which Minot State University said had been brought current after an 18-month backlog, with only one account still needing cleanup; members asked for a written report on the corrective actions. The North Dakota Fair Foundation was reported to have dissolved, with remaining funds transferred to another nonprofit account for continued support of the state fair. Finally, the Department of Public Instruction provided an update on school meal debt, revising the earlier estimate to about $1.1 million based on incomplete district survey responses, and said the Anti-Lunch Shaming law likely increased meal debt because schools must feed students regardless of account balance. Members discussed the need for a more accurate year-end debt figure and possible future reporting at a later committee meeting.

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• trying to pool resources.
• And so, that changes the risk pool and drives up the cost of EMRs.
• <03:11:03.680> and And so, that changes the risk pool and And so, that changes the risk pool
• limit that, our pool is smaller. limit that, our pool is smaller.
• <03:34:20.120> was insuring us just because our pool was insuring us just because our pool

Keywords: 916, all

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• The chair calls KJ pool. It's KJ Pool here.
• The chair call is KJ Poole.
• Yes, my name is KJ Poole with Neil Poole Records, um, in the Permian Basin, um, as well as, um, Texas
• Imperil, uh, and leave behind.
• If I was a package store, I would want to leave things exactly. Like they are.

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• This would severely limit our recruiting pool and could disqualify qualified candidates with valuable
• I'll leave it at that, Mr.
• I'll leave it at minerals that fund it. I'll leave it at that,<00:53:45.520> Mr.
• from the other body on the bonding pool from the other body on the bonding pool bill<00:56:12.960
• It's the exact year on the bonding pool.

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• c><00:24:14.159> of<00:24:14.480> that<00:24:14.960> smaller<00:24:15.440> pool
• there are fewer of that smaller pool there are fewer of that smaller pool fewer<00:24:18.000>
• students<00:24:37.520> that<00:24:37.919> is<00:24:38.159> why shrinking pool
• of students that is why shrinking pool of students that is why enrollment<00:24:39.120> is<00
• and I think things uh versus leaving and I think things like<00:52:55.680> the<00:52:55.920><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met to review the annual report on collaboration between the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire, and the meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and a gubernatorial proclamation recognizing the community college system’s 80th anniversary. Both chancellors praised the proclamation and described the report as a statutory follow-up to the public higher education task force. They said the two systems have built a close working relationship and that the collaboration is intended to continue, though progress may be limited by resources and staffing changes. Much of the discussion focused on transfer pathways and new academic models. The chancellors said House Bill 1530 helped drive the creation of more than 100, and possibly about 130, “universal pathways” between the systems, with a reported 30% increase in community college associate-degree graduates transferring to the university system in the last academic year. They also discussed direct-admit outreach for community college graduates, early college and CTE-to-workforce pathways, and the development of three-year bachelor’s programs at Plymouth State and in some health-care fields. Members asked about nursing, allied dental health, and radiologic technology, and the chancellors said they are exploring whether some programs can be streamlined, while noting that nursing’s requirements may limit how short a pathway can be. Members also raised concerns about whether transfer pathways could affect university enrollment, but the university chancellor said declining enrollment is more likely due to a smaller pool of college-age students and broader competition, not the transfer programs. Another topic was the ERP/technology platform recommendation from the task force: the university system is moving to Workday, while the community college system is working to align business practices and move from an on-premises system to a cloud-based solution. Officials said a shared enterprise system could create efficiencies in the future, but it is not expected in the short term; student-facing tools like Canvas are already shared. The committee also discussed House Bill 112, which would require passing a civics test for graduation, and the chancellors said they support civic education but see implementation challenges. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the report.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's got five primary components and objectives. and to raise a statewide pool of funds and to raise
• Everybody knows exactly how it pool.
• It goes back to the pre-2011 situation where all of the swept is sent into the pool.
• I guess uh that's how I want to leave I guess uh that's how I want to leave it.<01:39:56.800>
• That would leave six bills that we haven't dealt with yet.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Next items on the pool list are with the Auditor of Public Accounts and our numbers 11 and 12 on the
• items on the pool list, are with the Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities,
• :28:33.600> list pool list or next items on the pool list pool list or next items on the pool
• Now, what happens when that physician leaves the university?
• <01:42:26.639> the when that physician leaves the when that physician leaves the university

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the May 12 minutes, then deferred item 285 on the routine personal service contract green list for Western Kentucky University to the July 2026 meeting. It also noted that several deferred university contracts had been withdrawn by the institutions, and then approved the remaining agenda items without objection, including personal service contracts, amendments, memoranda of agreement, Kentucky Entertainment incentive agreements, deferred items, and corrections, except for items pulled for further review. The main pulled item was a Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts contract supporting Fayette District Court’s juvenile treatment court through Fayette County Public Schools. Court officials explained that the program, created under Supreme Court rules in 2022, serves court-connected juveniles with mental health and related needs, operates at the courthouse, and uses a school-employed program manager funded through a pass-through arrangement with Fayette County Public Schools and the Urban County Government. They said the program has had over 100 referrals, accepted about half, and had at least 25 successful graduates, with 11 high school graduates among participants. Members asked about who pays for drug screens, family involvement, and what counts as successful completion; the officials said the Urban County Government’s Division of Youth Services pays for drug screens and services, and that parents must participate in classes and support services. The committee then approved the contract review, with some members explaining their votes in support and one member emphasizing the committee’s role in reviewing contracts in the public interest. The committee also reviewed two Auditor of Public Accounts contracts. The auditor’s representative said contract 11, with Vantage Point Solutions, will examine the Kentucky Communications Network Authority/Kentucky Wired network for $700,000, well below the $1.5 million appropriated, and that a report is expected before the 2027 regular session. Contract 12 funds a special examination of investment managers used by Kentucky’s retirement systems, prompted by a Legislative Oversight and Investigations request to assess whether investments tied to ESG factors are consistent with fiduciary duties; the representative said the retirement systems have been cooperative and that findings are expected on a similar timeline, with some flexibility built into the deadline. After questions about the Texas litigation referenced in the explanation, the committee approved both auditor contracts without objection.

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• I request that leaves with absence be granted for absent members. >> Any objections?
• House of Representatives, your standing committee on rules begs leave to report that it has carefully
• We leave the journal open for the clerk to complete his paperwork and reconvene on Tuesday, January 27th
• :28.160> here don't want to leave here don't want to leave here >> with<01:00:29.839>
• driver in that pool. driver in that pool. >> Mhm. >> Mhm. >> Mhm.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• They are already leaving my practice.
• But you're essentially taking a large section of the pool of purse money from us.
• Commerce pairs are already leaving the state.
• Now you're asking us to leave. I'm also an agribusiness woman and agribusiness.
• Email them to has got to leave time.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• state building code, and then prohibits, through the scope statement, if we're on the 2021 swimming pool
• code, nobody can go to the 2024 swimming pool code.
• nobody<00:11:00.120> can<00:11:00.279> go<00:11:00.399> to know swimming pool
• > swimming<00:11:02.040> pool<00:11:02.360> code<00:11:03.079> they've<00
• :11:03.240> got the 2024 swimming pool code they've got the 2024 swimming pool code they've got

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first took up HB 428, with Philip Sherman of the Building Code Review Board presenting a detailed amendment intended to reorganize building-code statutes and limit local changes. He said the proposal would move code-related provisions into RSA 155-A, preserve municipalities’ ability to adopt and administer local enforcement mechanisms and additional non-state codes such as housing or property maintenance codes, but prohibit technical amendments to the State Building Code. He also explained that local administrative functions like permits, fees, certificates of occupancy, plan review, and staffing would remain local, while any local ordinance would still need BCRB confirmation. Members discussed the distinction between administrative and technical amendments, the need to keep fire-code provisions separate, and a date error in the draft’s submission deadline; Sherman suggested the effective-date language should be corrected to reference July 1, 2024. The committee did not vote on the amendment and instead agreed to circulate the draft and revisit it in a later subcommittee meeting before bringing it to the full committee. The discussion then shifted to fire-code issues, with State Fire Marshal Sean Tumi explaining that fire-code-related provisions should be cleaned up in the fire-code statutes and that the state should restrict technical local amendments while possibly allowing limited administrative local standards for transparency and operational consistency. He gave examples such as driveway access, sprinkler connections, key boxes, and other fire-system details that could benefit from local standardization if clearly disclosed. He noted that a separate Senate bill, SB 94, may be a more appropriate vehicle for some of the fire-code language. The chair again emphasized the need for further review and scheduled another subcommittee meeting before the matter would go to the full committee. The committee then began HB 244, and Sherman introduced it as a cleanup of the older municipal-building-code provisions scattered through the RSA 67X series. He said the bill would consolidate and update those references, continuing the effort to align municipal enforcement and appeals provisions with the statewide building-code structure. The transcript cuts off before any further action or vote on HB 244.

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• The prorated journalist fund and the needs-based bonus pool. Is that correct?”
• After leaving the abuse, I became homeless.
• I'll just leave it there.
• I'll just leave it there.
• I'll just leave it there.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard a series of May Revision budget items, beginning with the State Controller’s Office. SCO described requests for Fiscal Book of Record stabilization, payroll system implementation, ACFR reporting support, and unclaimed property outreach funding. Members focused on the Fiscal system’s July go-live, the improved timeliness of the ACFR, and the unclaimed property program’s roughly $15 billion balance and outreach efforts. The Department of Finance and LAO raised no major concerns, and the item was closed after discussion of how the new outreach funding would be used. The committee then considered several revenue proposals. Finance presented a proposal to tax pre-written digital software and SaaS, with estimated General Fund gains of $450 million in 2026-27 and $900 million ongoing; LAO suggested broader digital tax changes and a business-use exemption, while industry groups opposed the measure as a tax on essential digital tools. CDTFA also presented an administrative request tied to the software tax, and later a $10 million budget reduction reflecting lower operational needs. The committee then heard a federal conformity proposal for new children’s tax-deferred accounts, which LAO supported, and a proposal to cut the first-year LLC/LP minimum tax from $800 to $400, which Finance said would aid small business formation but LAO argued was poorly targeted and would reduce revenue. Another major item was a permanent business tax credit limitation beginning in 2027, capping credits at the greater of $5 million per corporation or 50% of pre-credit liability. Finance said it would raise about $850 million in 2026-27 and more in later years, while LAO noted it would mainly affect large firms using the R&D credit and could also touch California Competes and other programs. Public testimony split sharply between business groups opposing the cap and advocates supporting it as a progressive revenue measure. The committee also heard FTB’s CalFile realignment proposal, which would retain a smaller staff to continue improving the free filing system and return most of the prior funding to the General Fund. The hearing concluded with the California Arts Council’s request to reauthorize the Keep Arts in Schools voluntary contribution fund, which brings in about $221,000 to $266,000 annually for arts grants and teacher stipends. Members and advocates supported the item but also urged larger arts funding, including the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development then presented proposals for the California Civic Media Program, CA RISE reappropriation, and a reversion of unused Chips for America facility funds; LAO supported the latter two but was cautious about new civic media spending. Members raised concerns about the civic media program’s scope, including the exclusion of broadcast and the lack of a specific ethnic media set-aside, while GoBiz said funds would begin going out in the fall if approved.

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• So is the pool of people that'll be eligible for this, is that like a new pool every year, or is this
• <00:12:54.320> that'll<00:12:54.639> be is the pool of people that'll be is the pool
• :12:56.160> new eligible for this, is that like a new eligible for this, is that like a new pool
• every year, or is this there's pool every year, or is this there's nobody<00:12:58.800> get<00
• I do just want to speak briefly to the topic of pensions, but the part that we're leaving out, you know

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The amendment reduces that to one, which is $8 million for the swimming pool project.
• Uh going into the swimming pool project.
• And they are going to move the swimming pool out of that particular area.
• They closed their pool a number of away.
• <01:49:41.600> our commerce um from either leaving our commerce um from either leaving our

Keywords: 1187, senate, all