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• Not seeing any committee. Senator Woodward. Not seeing any committee. Senator Adams. Mr.
• Chairman and committee.
• Welcome to the committee. Just your name and who you represent. Thank you, Chairman, committee.
• Welcome to committee. Hi, thank you. Good morning, Chair, members of the committee.
• Bill 659 be held in committee.

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• We see that all people everywhere, we are a part of one humanity.
• All of humanity are my people.
• to the Public Safety Committee.
• These celebrations bring together faith, family, culture, and service.
• Moving on to announcements, committee schedules as follows: Joint Legislative Audit Committee upon adjournment

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• Committee on Jude B.
• It comes from the Committee on Judiciary C with committee amendments.
• It comes from the Committee on Judiciary C with committee amendments.
• It comes from the Committee on Judiciary C with committee amendments.
• It comes from the Committee on Education with committee amendments.

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• It'll go to Health and Human Services.
• on Health and Human Services.
• it'll go to Health different committee it'll go to Health and<00:17:07.000><c> Human</c><00:17:07.240
• Human Services the remainder of and Human Services the remainder of these<00:17:08.760><c> can</c><00
• /c><00:17:24.039><c> Services</c> committee on Health and Human Services committee on Health and Human

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• </c> Committee on Appropriations. Committee on Appropriations.
• ><c> that</c> Committee Committee concurred with that Committee Committee concurred with that change.
• </c> [clears throat] services. [clears throat] services.
• Does the committee Resources Committee.
• </c> Committee report. Committee report.

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• Human Services.
• on Health and referred to the committee on Health and Human<00:05:12.440><c> Services</c><00:05:13.120
• on Health and Human Services.
• I just want to remind people that the Human Services Committee will be meeting today.
• want to remind people that the Human Services<00:47:46.119><c> committee</c><00:47:46.680><c> will</

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• <c> to</c><00:04:26.880><c> improve</c> of human services more tools to improve of human services more
• </c><00:30:38.320><c> This</c> the Department of Human Services.
• This the Department of Human Services.
• We have 59 staff for detecting and addressing fraud in human services.
• </c> preding addressing fraud in human preding addressing fraud in human services.<01:37:28.480><c> We

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• We service millions of customers.
• And that is, if you look at the graphs put out by our own Health and Human Services Commission, we're
• There is a committee substitute.
• There is a committee substitute.
• There is a committee substitute.

Bills: HB111

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

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• ><c> championed</c> Throughout his service, he championed Throughout his service, he championed energy
• Postal Service.
• </c> killed him as a human. But watch out. killed him as a human. But watch out.
• Their service products reflect quality. Their service reflects<02:42:01.439><c> care.
• Your extraordinary service your service.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• whose absences from committee committee whose absences from committee meetings<00:31:57.600><c> are<
• to contact committee designated to contact protective<00:41:06.720><c> services</c><00:41:07.720><c>
• He said nobody wanted to take it on when the department took it over from Health and Human Services,
• </c> uh Health and Human Services so I am uh Health and Human Services so I am really<02:37:05.040><c
• In fact, not only are our milk inspectors in the Department of Health and Human Services trained to collect

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Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held an introductory orientation for members, many of whom were new or newly assigned to the committee. Leadership emphasized that the committee is intended to operate in a nonpartisan, collaborative way, and members introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in farming, gardening, food service, environmental work, water and waste issues, veterinary work, and related fields. Several members noted personal ties to homesteading, livestock, orcharding, food security, landfill concerns, and animal welfare, while others said they were eager to learn the committee’s work. The chair then reviewed committee procedures and expectations. Members were told the committee would generally meet on Tuesdays, with hearings starting around 10 a.m. and often running until about 4:30 p.m., and that absences, substitutes for executive sessions, and email communications would be handled through House rules and the committee’s email system. The chair also covered decorum rules for live-streamed meetings, including professional dress, limiting food and drink at the table, and giving full attention to witnesses. Members were reminded that legislative emails are subject to public records laws and that the committee may soon transition to a new email domain. The chair also explained logistics such as bill folders, committee room storage, and emergency procedures for evacuation or shelter-in-place. No bills were debated or voted on in this meeting, but the chair noted that the committee already had roughly two dozen bills pending, including animal welfare, landfill, policy, and cat-and-dog related measures. Members were told to expect a broad mix of topics beyond agriculture, including solid waste and animal-related legislation.

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• Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F.
• Thank you, committee members.
• As we have heard today, Health and Human Services issued the declaration to allow FDA emergency use of
• And now, as of today, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has declared an emergency under the
• Department of Health and Human Services has created this emergency use for the FDA as a pathway.

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• Madam President, reports from various committees.
• human resource officer, the county executive, and county council on ways to improve human resources
• human resource officer, the county executive, and county council on ways to improve human resources
• human resource officer, the county executive, and county council on ways to improve human resources
• Secretary, committee reports? Madam Reading Clerk, please read in. Committee reports.

Summary: The Senate reconvened, read committee reports, and assigned House Bill 89 with House Amendment 1 and House Bill 393 with House Amendment 1 to the Senate Finance Committee. It then adopted Consent Calendar 64, which included resolutions recognizing Take Our Children to Work Day, Juneteenth, National Farmers Day, Invisible Disabilities Week, Stonewall Uprising Remembrance Day, National Nonprofit Day, and two property-assessment working group resolutions. The calendar passed by a unanimous roll call, and the chamber heard remarks supporting Juneteenth, Delaware agriculture, invisible disabilities awareness, and the nonprofit sector. The Senate passed the fiscal year 2026 and 2027 revenue estimates in Senate Joint Resolution 16 and Senate Joint Resolution 17, and approved the fiscal year 2027 operating budget in Senate Bill 335 after extended debate on budget growth, recurring costs, health care, education, public safety, retiree obligations, and fiscal restraint. It also passed Senate Bill 336, the one-time supplemental appropriation bill, which includes one-time investments such as a $100 million transition toward a weighted education funding formula, election support, early childhood education, classroom projects, lead remediation, and campaign finance modernization. Several members praised the budget process and staff, while others cautioned against future spending growth. Among policy bills, the Senate passed House Bill 369 to codify the Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Community Safety, House Bill 268 to increase penalties for assaulting postal workers, House Bill 374 to require workforce reporting on large public works projects, Senate Bill 253 with House Amendment 1 to standardize school bullying parental-notification procedures, Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 342 to modernize the Delaware Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, House Bill 402 to extend Clean Air Act Title V permit fees, and Senate Bill 346 with Senate Amendment 1 to streamline Environmental Appeals Board timelines. The Senate also began consideration of House Bill 293, which would add hate crimes to the Victims’ Compensation Assistance Program, but the transcript cuts off before its vote is shown.

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• The decision was appealed by the Department of Human Services and That's the Lidberg case claim, the
• </c><00:04:26.080><c> Services</c><00:04:26.680><c> for</c> the Department of Human Services for the
• was denied by the Department of services was denied by the Department of Human<00:04:47.120><c> Services
• Services based on the Department's Human Services based on the Department's application<00:04:49.920
• </c><00:05:29.760><c> Services</c><00:05:30.560><c> and</c> Department of Human Services and affirmed

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Summary: The Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Claims convened on April 30, first without quorum and then with quorum, at which point the committee corrected and approved the prior minutes. Members then reviewed several claims held over for informational purposes, including injury claims for Fraser, Larson, Schmidt, Stuart, and Washington, and property claims for Lidberg, Robecky, and Young, with no action taken on those items. The committee dismissed a claim by Ms. Prevally seeking reimbursement for funds liquidated from irrevocable trusts after hearing that the matter had already been litigated in court and that subcommittee rules bar claims for public assistance compensation. The panel then approved two exoneration claims: James Jovan Davis, whose murder conviction was vacated after postconviction proceedings and who settled for $250,000, and Clayton Douglas Groves, whose sexual-conduct convictions were vacated after evidence of prior false accusations was admitted and who settled for $350,000. Testimony from counsel for both claimants emphasized wrongful conviction, the length of incarceration, and negotiated settlement amounts, with members asking about the basis for the compensation and attorney-fee allocations. The final exoneration claim, Marvin Haynes, was also approved. The committee heard that Haynes was convicted as a teenager, later exonerated after new evidence showed false evidence and suggestive eyewitness identification, and that the state and claimant had reached a $4.5 million settlement. The committee then turned to Department of Corrections injury claims, denying Arnold Baker’s claim for lack of evidence of a compensable permanent injury, and approving Mark Carroll’s claim for a $4,570.40 award after he suffered a compensable ankle fracture while working. In property claims, the committee discussed Anthony Edwards’s claim for food, a JPay tablet, and shoes. After testimony from Department of Corrections counsel about property inventory procedures and the lack of a current replacement tablet program, members agreed to compensate Edwards $70 for the missing shoes, deny the food claim, and deny the tablet claim because the tablet had been returned and any malfunction was reported outside the department’s reporting window.

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• Good afternoon, committee.
• Thank you, committee.
• Thank you, members of the committee, for your service in Florida. I waive in support.
• This is the Rules Committee. This is the Rules Committee of the Florida Senate.
• Friends Service Committee, a Quaker faith-based organization, and I'm urging you to vote no on this

Summary: The committee first took up CS/SB 1606 on patient access to records. The sponsor explained that the bill, as amended, would align Florida law more closely with HIPAA by defining “designated record set,” requiring providers to furnish requested records within set timeframes, allowing a limited extension with notice, and requiring records to be produced in the requested form if readily producible. Several members asked about patient portals, legal representatives, and whether the bill affected meaningful-use rules or post-mortem access. Multiple witnesses opposed the bill, arguing it could create cybersecurity risks, conflict with existing privacy rules, and burden providers; supporters said it would improve patient access and consistency. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee then considered CS/SB 712 on construction regulations. The bill would direct DEP to establish rules for synthetic turf and limit local governments from banning it if state rules are followed, while also addressing change orders, public works bidding, elevator rails, alarm contractor work, building code updates, spaceport exemptions, permit document limits, and single-trade inspections. Amendments removed the pool and spa contractor provisions and the tall mass timber language. Testimony on the bill centered heavily on the pool industry, with contractors and the Florida Swimming Pool Association opposing expansion of scope to general and building contractors, while some speakers supported other parts of the bill. After adopting the amendments, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 1288 on parental rights. The bill would allow minors to be tested for STDs without parental consent but require parental consent for treatment, expand parents’ rights to access records and control certain health decisions, and restrict health care services, medical procedures, and biofeedback devices for minors absent consent or an exception. An amendment moved survey and questionnaire provisions into the education code, added an explicit court-order exception, clarified DNA and biofeedback provisions, and added emergency behavioral health exceptions. The committee heard extensive public testimony both for and against the bill, with supporters emphasizing parental authority and opponents warning it could delay STI treatment, mental health care, and other services for vulnerable minors. The transcript ends during public testimony on the bill, before any final committee action is shown.

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• </c> service and sacrifice. service and sacrifice.
• Although we took very different paths to get to the Financial Services Committee, we found ourselves
• </c> His contributions to the Financial Services Committee and the House of Representatives will never
• His contributions to the financial<00:41:44.079><c> services</c><00:41:44.560><c> committee</c><00:41
• :45.040><c> and</c><00:41:45.280><c> the</c> financial services committee and the financial services

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• : AB 432, Bauer-Kahan, from the Health Committee to the Business and Professions Committee and then back
• to the Health Committee; and AB 564, Haney, from the Revenue and Taxation Committee to the Business
• and Professions Committee and then back to the Revenue and Taxation Committee.
• She also serves as chair of the council's Executive and Government Affairs Committees, emphasizing human
• Moving to announcements, we have one committee hearing this afternoon: Revenue and Taxation Committee

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then dispensed with the reading of the prior journal and handled routine motions, including re-referring AB 432 and AB 564 to committees. The main item of business was House Resolution 14, proclaiming March 2025 as Women’s History Month. Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry opened on the resolution, and members from the LGBTQ, Native American, Asian American Pacific Islander, Black, Latino, Jewish, and other caucuses spoke in support, emphasizing women’s historical contributions, ongoing inequities, and the importance of representation and parity in public life. Assemblymember DeMaio also supported the resolution while urging attention to girls’ sports. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 78 coauthors were added. The chamber then held its annual California Women of the Year ceremony, with Aguiar-Curry and other members recognizing honorees from across Assembly districts for leadership in education, health care, public service, advocacy, business, and community work. The lengthy roll call highlighted a broad range of women’s accomplishments and community impact. Guest introductions followed, including Sacramento District Attorney Tien Ho, VSP Vision Care executives celebrating the company’s 70th anniversary, and EMTs and ambulance support staff being honored by the California Ambulance Association. The Assembly also took up the second-day consent calendar, which was adopted 71-0. Assemblymember Schultz then delivered an adjournment in memory of Barbara Beckley, founding member and artistic director emerita of the Colony Theatre Company, praising her contributions to Los Angeles theater and the arts. The House then adjourned until Thursday, March 13 at 9 a.m., with a Revenue and Taxation Committee hearing scheduled upon adjournment.

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• We pray that human ingenuity will benefit the whole human family.
• I had the honor of working with Habitat for Humanity I’ve had the honor of working with Habitat for Humanity
• Habitat for Humanity is about more than building homes.
• Habitat for humanity is about more than building homes.
• Habitat for Humanity is about... Habitat for Humanity is about community.

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• Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs
• Benjamin Chan from the Department of Health and Human Services.
• </c><00:31:34.799><c> Services,</c> Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Health and
• </c> and then for uh our uh health and human and then for uh our uh health and human service<01:50:55.119
• </c> have been studied and health and human have been studied and health and human services<02:02:32.400

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• I'm Dan Hoffer, the political and legislative director representing over 25,000 human service workers
• services accessible.
• He thanked the committee.
• Any questions from the committee?
• Senate Committee on the Budget.

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Summary: The committee held a public hearing on several public safety bills, with testimony first on S.2681, Colby’s Law, which would establish safety standards for BMX and motocross tracks. Supporters, including the family of a child killed at a track, argued the bill is needed because some tracks lack basic protections such as barriers, emergency plans, on-site medical staff, and adequate track maintenance. A motocross track representative opposed the bill as overregulation that could impose major costs and argued existing safety efforts and voluntary safety committees are preferable. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on S.2680, which would expand emergency preparedness requirements around aging nuclear power plants and nuclear waste sites from a 10-mile to a 50-mile radius. Supporters from Cape Cod Downwinders, Massachusetts Peace Action, physicians, and other advocates said current law is outdated and insufficient, citing risks from radioactive waste storage, limited federal oversight, and the need for broader evacuation and emergency planning. Testifiers urged the bill’s passage, and no action was taken. A major portion of the hearing focused on the Protect Act, H.5158, dealing with limits on cooperation between state/local agencies and federal civil immigration enforcement. Sheriffs testified about how ICE detainers and notification requests work in practice, emphasizing discretion, public safety, and the difference between sentenced prisoners and pretrial detainees. Supporters from labor, education, and health care groups said immigrant communities are living in fear and asked for stronger protections, including bans on 287(g) agreements and clearer limits on ICE activity in schools, hospitals, and other sensitive locations. The hearing also included testimony on H.4697 regarding training and certification of constables and civil deputy sheriffs, with the Hampshire County sheriff saying sheriffs are already working with POST and MPTC on training standards and that the bill may be duplicative.

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• The purpose of the bill is to require the Department of Human Services to create an ALS services program
• The government agency impacted is the Department of Human Services.
• The bill removes the current sunset provision from the Department of Human Services drug screening program
• The Department of Human Services would be the agency affected.
• The Department of Human Services would be the agency affected.

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Summary: The committee met, approved the March 5, 2026 minutes, and then took up several health- and human-services-related bills. House Bill 5086, concerning peer support programs for covered caregivers, was explained as creating training and testimonial privilege protections; the committee adopted an amendment clarifying that boards may still require participation in a board-designated professional health program, and then reported the bill to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. House Bill 5004, an educational bill on PANS and PANDAS, was supported by the sponsor, who described his family’s experience and the importance of earlier diagnosis; it was reported to the Senate without amendment. House Bill 5327, which would require the Department of Human Services to create an ALS services program, also received supportive testimony from the sponsor and members, but the transcript reflects the bill being reported as House Bill 537; it was moved forward without amendment. The committee then considered House Bill 5096, which would remove personal care and intellectual/developmental disability waiver services from certificate-of-need review. The sponsor argued the change would reduce regulatory burden and expand access, while a county aging-program director testified that certificate-of-need revenues help fund senior meals and services and that eliminating the requirement would reduce important support for aging providers. After a division vote, the motion to report the bill failed 3-9. House Bill 4695, allowing PEIA patients to switch to an alternative medically appropriate covered treatment without new prior authorization if it costs no more than the original treatment, was explained as carrying an estimated $13 million annual cost to PEIA and was reported to the Senate. The committee also advanced House Bill 5582, enacting the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, after discussion of a committee amendment removing a new-background-check-at-initial-licensure provision; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported. Another House Bill 5582, concerning the TANF drug screening program, was described as removing the sunset date and allowing oral fluid testing in addition to urine samples; it too was reported. Finally, House Bill 5466 renamed the batterer intervention program as an abuse intervention program and allowed live synchronous virtual delivery with an in-person option; the sponsor said the change would expand access statewide, and the bill was reported to the Senate. The committee then adjourned.