Transcript Highlights:

• A reminder: please silence your electronics.
• Yeah, there's a very antiquated portal for mediating the property insurance cases, and I know they had
• Do you think that there will be interaction with the public or the users of these portals in order to
• things and make it much easier for consumers to really get their questions answered because whatever portal
• Develop future standards, and certainly that being able to access things through portals, have the system's

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and considered three items. First, it heard and passed SB 158, which eliminates cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations under the state employee health plan. Senator Berman described the bill as a way to remove financial barriers to early breast cancer detection, and several senators spoke in strong support, emphasizing the importance of follow-up screening and the life- and cost-saving value of early diagnosis. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then took up SPB 7024, a committee bill on state planning and budgeting. Senator Brodeur explained that the proposal modernizes and simplifies the state agency long-range planning process by focusing on key data points, removing stale measures, and improving how plans are presented to the Legislature. Senator Berman supported the bill, highlighting new provisions on implementation status and budget consequences if enacted laws are not carried out. The committee voted to submit the proposal as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7026, a major overhaul of state information technology governance. Senator Harrell described a transition from the current Florida Digital Service structure to a new cabinet-level Agency for State Systems and Enterprise Technology (ASSET), with enterprise-wide standards, interoperability, procurement oversight, cybersecurity coordination, technical debt tracking, a testing laboratory, workforce development, and annual IT expenditure reporting. Members raised questions about procurement authority, judicial branch inclusion, existing contracts, cybersecurity, and staffing; Harrell said agencies would retain final procurement decisions but would have to follow enterprise standards, the courts were not included, existing contracts would continue, and the bill would add significant state IT staffing. Several amendments were adopted, including changes on CIO selection conflicts, removal of the Northwest Regional Data Center from a definition, reporting on deviations from standards, and technical updates related to the data center and workforce positions. Public testimony strongly supported the bill as a needed modernization of Florida’s fragmented IT system. The committee then reported SPB 7026 favorably as a committee bill. The meeting adjourned after members recorded their votes on the three items.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> As a reminder, please silence all electronic devices.
• So we have a creation of actually productivity award-winning online portal.
• So our online portal allows a landowner or landowner rep representative to fill out an application online
• Once that application is filled out online, it goes into our portal and both the landowner and the office
• That all takes place within this portal. So we're able to run.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There's a House item for transportation project activity portal on line 93.
• The language of the portal goes from page R109 of the side-by-side to R12. trunk highway system lane
• This authorization to use electronic attestation also stems from a MnDOT policy bill.
• </c> authorization to use electronic authorization to use electronic attestation<01:07:29.839><c> for
• And these uh this authorization to use<01:07:46.000><c> electronic</c><01:07:46.400><c> assessation</

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• online portal for direct voter online portal for direct voter registration.<01:20:33.840><c> Representative
• I'll send you all of the stuff electronically, too.
• I'll send you all of the stuff electronically, too.
• I'll send you all of the stuff electronically, too.
• </c> email them the ballot electronically. email them the ballot electronically.

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Third, anyone is welcome to submit an electronic comment without testifying.
• You can do that online. ...There's an electronic portal linked in today's hearing notice.
• This information can be uploaded to the portal for today's hearing through the end of the hearing.
• We won't know that until that portal closes after this hearing.
• The electronic portal for today's hearing will close right after we adjourn.

Committee: House Congressional Redistricting, Select

Keywords: 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So essentially, you go through any one of our automatic photo registration portals, you innocently, either
• But I found the online portal, the New York State electronic ballot delivery system—you know how you

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Elections Committee held its final meeting of the session, with Chair Senator Gonzalez thanking members and staff for their work. The committee considered several election-related bills, including a voter ID proposal, protections against voter challenges and purging, a measure to address election disruptions, sample ballot posting, absentee ballot deadline notices for students, military and overseas voting changes, and notice requirements for expired address confidentiality protections. Senate Bill 2574, requiring government-issued photo ID to vote, drew opposition from Senators Walczyk and Myrie, who argued it would create barriers to voting and that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud; the bill was reported from committee with opposition. Senate Bill 3233A, dealing with illegal voter purging and challenges, prompted extended discussion about citizenship verification, privacy of citizenship data, and whether information should be shared publicly; it was reported to the floor with Senators Borrello and Walczyk voting no. Senate Bill 4602A, on remedies for election disruptions, was discussed in terms of county and state board roles and bipartisan decision-making, and it was reported to the Finance Committee with a no vote from one member. The remaining bills were advanced with little or no substantive debate: Senate Bill 6253A on posting sample ballots, Senate Bill 6259 on notifying students of absentee ballot deadlines, Senate Bill 6995 on voting by mail, Senate Bill 7689B on overseas military and special federal voters, and Senate Bill 9857 on notice when address confidentiality protections expire. Most were reported either to the floor or to the Finance Committee, and the meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.

Bills: HR207 , SB2595 , SB3199 , SB3132 , SB2591 , SB2089 , SB2108 , SB2970 , SB2530 , SB2442 , SB3076 , SB2532 , SB2721 , SB2055 , SB2312 , SB2152 , SB2438 , SB2982 , SB2528 , SB2919 , SB2446 , SB2315 , SB2544 , SB2060 , SB2069 , SB3011 , SB2342 , SB2075 , SB2578 , SB2580 , SB2835 , SB3084 , SB3322 , SB3053 , SB888 , SB709

Keywords: Dr. David Lassner, higher education, community engagement, university leadership, innovation, Hawaii education system, agribusiness, leasing, agriculture, Hawaii, food innovation, Department of Education, mental health, emerging therapies, psychedelic treatment, task force, clinical trials, trauma recovery, MDMA, psilocybin

Bills: HR207 , SB2595 , SB3199 , SB3132 , SB2591 , SB2089 , SB2108 , SB2970 , SB2530 , SB2442 , SB3076 , SB2532 , SB2721 , SB2055 , SB2312 , SB2152 , SB2438 , SB2982 , SB2528 , SB2919 , SB2446 , SB2315 , SB2544 , SB2060 , SB2069 , SB3011 , SB2342 , SB2075 , SB2578 , SB2580 , SB2835 , SB3084 , SB3322 , SB3053 , SB888 , SB709

Keywords: Dr. David Lassner, higher education, community engagement, university leadership, innovation, Hawaii education system, agribusiness, leasing, agriculture, Hawaii, food innovation, Department of Education, mental health, emerging therapies, psychedelic treatment, task force, clinical trials, trauma recovery, MDMA, psilocybin

Transcript Highlights:

• It's in the electronic cigarettes.
• It's it's in the electronic cigarettes.
• ,</c> the online portal, the online portal, &gt;&gt; uh,<04:09:43.359><c> we</c><04:09:43.600><c> had
• </c> uh in our uh online portal. uh in our uh online portal.
• Have to look on the portal here. HB 1620.

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environmental Policy Subcommittee took up HB 1621, which would require a baseline environmental impact study before development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. Members said the concept had merit, but they could not resolve major drafting and implementation issues, including how to define covered facilities, what the study would require, and how enforcement would work at the municipal or county level. Several members expressed concern about unintended consequences and said the proposal was not ready; the subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL), and the full committee later adopted that recommendation on a 16-0 roll call vote, placing the bill on consent. The committee then discussed HB 1053, involving electronically submitted pesticide use reports. Representative Comtois presented an amendment creating a department database and protecting confidential information, but said she still needed to check whether it was germane and to review administrative issues with the Department of Agriculture. After hearing from David Russo of the Division of Pesticide Control, the committee agreed to continue work on the amendment and took no action that day. The committee also reviewed HB 1186 on egg labeling and producer exemptions. Representative Comtois offered an amendment exempting small producers from most requirements except labeling, but Commissioner Sean Jasper asked for more time to review the impact and suggested the state might not need the existing egg law at all if federal USDA rules already cover the field. Members agreed to hold action until the following week. Finally, the committee began discussion of HB 1780 on penalties for violations involving seeds, plants, and nursery stock, focusing on labeling rules and germination-date requirements; testimony from industry and department representatives indicated they were working toward a compromise that would allow multiple relabelings, add production dates, and set a 36-month sale limit, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• to let families with multiple children qualify, and it opens up a couple of different application portals
• that is set up to where people can use those dollars to purchase literally whatever's in that portal
• that is set up to where people can use those dollars to purchase literally whatever's in that portal
• that is set up to where people can use those dollars to purchase literally whatever's in that portal
• This document is available electronically on the division's website.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up the fiscal status statement, certification of the state surplus, and the five-year baseline budget. Officials from the Office of Planning and Budget and the Division of Administration said the January fiscal status statement had no changes, and the commissioner certified a surplus of $577,073,871. They also reviewed the baseline outlook, noting projected imbalances in later years driven by declining revenue, including the redirection of motor vehicle sales tax, and rising costs such as inflation and Medicaid-related expenses. The fiscal status statement was approved without objection. The governor’s executive budget was then presented as a third consecutive standstill budget, with administration officials emphasizing efficiency savings, no reduction in services, and no reduction in state workforce. They said the budget relies on prior savings efforts and incorporates agency-level cuts and reorganization, while also addressing higher costs in corrections, DCFS, and health care. Major items highlighted included funding for LA GATOR, the high-impact jobs program, DCFS modernization, corrections population and overtime needs, nursing home and managed care adjustments at LDH, and additional support for the MJ Foster Scholarship Program. Members asked about the impact of inflation, the use of federal versus state funds, the future of voucher and GATOR funding, and whether more support should go to DCFS and the Hero Fund. The committee also received the calculation of the FY27 expenditure limit, set at $20.1 billion, and the annual comprehensive financial report for FY2025, which received a clean audit opinion. Members approved a BA-7 increasing federal funds for an executive office transportation grant, approved additions to the Act 751 higher education deferred maintenance project list and a Baton Rouge Community College project combination, and approved contract amendments for CPRA with Coastal Estuary Services and Access Sciences. The committee also corrected a legislative intent item naming the New Orleans Recreational Development Foundation. Finally, the judiciary presented a weighted caseload study for district and appellate courts, explaining it as an updated tool to assess judicial workload and potential judgeship needs; members discussed its limits, the role of specialty courts and commissioners, and the need for further legislative-judicial collaboration before any changes are made.

Transcript Highlights:

• proof of delivery could include first-class mail record, certified mail receipt, read receipt for electronic
• require consumers to take an affirmative action to deselect coverage, like unchecking a box on an electronic
• coordination of wildfire hazard and risk mitigation data sharing through the Natural Hazards Data Portal
• Is there anything in any of this work for the Natural Hazards Data Portal and WOTEC that prohibits any
• Is there anything in any of this work for the National Hazards Data Portal and WOTEC that prohibits any

Summary: The Consumer Protection and Business Committee held public hearings on three bills and then moved into a work session on insurance-related topics. House Bill 2428 would require life insurers to send advance written notice of an impending lapse or cancellation, including notice to a designated third party, and to provide proof of delivery; it would also require applicants to be told they may designate such a third party. The prime sponsor and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner supported the bill as a consumer protection measure for older or vulnerable policyholders, while the life insurance industry supported the concept but requested a delayed implementation date and a small technical amendment. The committee then heard House Bill 2399, which would prohibit post-loss assignments of benefits in property insurance. Staff and the prime sponsor described the practice as allowing contractors to step into the policyholder’s shoes and potentially take control of claims, litigation, and settlement, often to the consumer’s detriment. The Office of the Insurance Commissioner, the Washington State Association for Justice, PEMCO, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau all supported the bill, emphasizing consumer vulnerability after disasters and the risk of fraud or inflated claims. Members asked about steering by adjusters, alternative ways for homeowners to authorize others to help with claims, and the $50,000 per-violation penalty, which would go to the general fund. House Bill 2087 would enact a Washington Travel Insurance Act based on the NAIC model, creating a more detailed statutory framework for travel insurance licensing, travel retailers, travel administrators, disclosures, and prohibited sales practices. The sponsor and industry witnesses said the bill would expand consumer choice and standardize rules, while the Office of the Insurance Commissioner supported the compromise language but raised a remaining concern about claims being adjusted by unlicensed adjusters. The Attorney General’s Office testified that the bill should not be read to supersede Washington’s anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws, and the sponsor said amendments were being worked on to address that concern. In the work session, OIC and Department of Natural Resources staff presented the wildfire mitigation and resiliency work group report. They said the group reached consensus on several areas, including the importance of community-level mitigation, better data sharing, improved transparency around wildfire-related nonrenewals and cancellations, and a voluntary grant program to help homeowners retrofit to IBHS wildfire-prepared standards. Members asked about leadership for the recommendations, overlap with existing programs, privacy concerns in data sharing, and how the proposals would fit with broader statewide wildfire planning. The committee also received a briefing on flood insurance markets and claims after the December atmospheric flooding event, with staff noting that private flood policies generally offer broader coverage than the federal NFIP, and that Washington had seen about 700 federal claims and roughly $18 million paid out so far.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so by looking at where we are in that programmatic cycle And we have the application portal open
• We opened the portal with our mapping approvals from NTIA. on January 3rd, and it is currently open and
• And so this electronic transfer of funds—I will say that they do it after the fact instead of before.
• That $675 million portal is open now.
• We're sitting about number 13 in terms of where we've opened our portal for taking applications.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• and we are also accepting written testimony throughout. through the legislature's position letter portal
• That portal can be accessed through the committee's website at aelc.assembly.ca.gov.
• elected officials and members of the PUC to file their reports directly with the FPPC through the electronic

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• that the bill would direct the Coordinating Board to study the feasibility of developing... regional portals

Bills: HB 1022 , HB2856 , HB3114 , HJR5 , HB6 , HB 120 , HB210 , HB1458 , HB 1188 , HB3126 , HB6 , HB120 , HB210

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: HB 1022, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Texas State University System, Education Code, higher education, course levels, upper-level college, lower-division courses, community college-style courses, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Board of Regents, academic programs, university expansion, HB 2856, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, clinical training placements, clinical rotations

Transcript Highlights:

• give testimony, that this meeting is being recorded, which reminds me to ask you to turn off all electronics

Bills: HB 1022 , HB2856 , HB3114 , HJR5 , HB6 , HB 120 , HB210 , HB1458 , HB 1188 , HB3126 , HB6 , HB120 , HB210

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: HB 1022, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Texas State University System, Education Code, higher education, course levels, upper-level college, lower-division courses, community college-style courses, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde, Board of Regents, academic programs, university expansion, HB 2856, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, clinical training placements, clinical rotations

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, this bill relates to the creation of an electronic platform and mission portal known as MyTexasFuture
• awareness and application of public high school students into institutes of higher education using the electronic
• Members, this bill relates to the creation of an electronic platform and mission portal known as MyTexasFuture
• awareness and application of public high school students into institutes of higher education using the electronic
• Members, this bill relates to the creation of an electronic platform and mission portal known as MyTexasFuture

Bills: SB604 , SB843 , SB1636 , SB2395 , SB571 , SB1224 , SB1832 , SB2392 , SB747 , SB2623 , SB2624 , SB2185

Committees: Senate Education , Senate Education K-16

Keywords: bonds, education funding, Texas Permanent School Fund, financial transparency, speculative rating, school funding, deferred maintenance, tax revenue, education budget, school districts, education, finance, Texas Education Code, misconduct, child abuse, educators, investigation, criminal offense, education law, suspension

Transcript Highlights:

• Part of that system includes a portal that would allow members of the public to respond to the annual
• So if we allowed this portal for electronic response, correct?
• So if we allowed this portal for electronic response, correct?
• um you this portal for res mail<00:41:00.640><c> electronic</c><00:41:01.240><c> response</c><00:41:
• 01.920><c> correct</c> mail electronic response correct mail electronic response correct okay Um, the

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several Judiciary-related measures. SB 94 would increase the mandatory minimum jail term for a first knowing or intentional violation of a temporary restraining order from 48 to 72 hours. The Office of the Public Defender and the Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence opposed the bill, arguing the current penalty is effective, the measure treats very different conduct the same, and the mental health assessment language is unclear and could be harmful or misapplied. Some other testifiers were listed in support or opposition, but no vote was taken. SB 15 would raise the real property exemption amount for attachment or execution. The Hawaiʻi Financial Services Association offered comments rather than opposition, suggesting the bill should be clarified as applying to creditor claims rather than property taxes and possibly limited to a primary residence, with restrictions on frequency of use. Committee discussion focused on how the exemption would affect unsecured creditors, the role of recorded mortgages and judgment liens, and whether the bill should instead establish a clearer homestead-style exemption. The bill drew both support and comments, with no action taken during the hearing. The committee also took testimony on SB 117, which would protect people making sexual misconduct claims from defamation suits unless made with malice; SB 121, a constitutional amendment to give the Senate more time to confirm judicial appointments; SB 14, a reapportionment amendment tied to the decennial census and resident population; SB 175, which would raise the mandatory retirement age for judges and justices from 70 to 75; SB 173, creating a three-year pilot program for free child care for minor children of parties and witnesses attending First Circuit court hearings; and SB 261, increasing juror pay from $30 to $50 per day. Testimony on these measures was generally supportive in the case of SB 175, SB 173, and SB 261, with some opposition on SB 14 and SB 117. On SB 173 and SB 261, committee members asked questions about practical implementation, and on SB 261 the State Bar Association said the increase was overdue and intended to encourage jury participation.

Transcript Highlights:

• Ah, there’s an electronic version of the minutes.
• We advertise and talk about the benefits portal as if it’s the consolidated list of ways to alleviate
• We advertise and talk about the benefits portal as if it’s the consolidated list of ways to alleviate
• So it’s $335,000 to implement this into the benefits portal.
• Um, we all had electronic minutes.

Bills: HF1367 , HF2732 , HF1897 , HF1424 , HF1383 , HF2728 , HF2863 , HF1685 , HF2929

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child maltreatment, child abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, human trafficking, child protection, local welfare agency, county social services, Minnesota Department of Human Services, judicial review, district court appeal, venue, out-of-state abuse, cross-border investigation, Minnesota child welfare, family assessment, maltreatment determination

Transcript Highlights:

• Like I mentioned, we're in the process of developing a web-based portal where the person will be able
• and remote uh so they aren't electronic and remote uh so they aren't held<01:11:01.199><c> in</c><01
• One of our goals, primarily through the web-based portal, is to get information out to people before
• One of our goals, primarily through the web-based portal, is to get information out to people before
• One of our goals, primarily through the web-based portal, is to get information out to people before

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate on Citizens Portal, O2O, and then...
• Senate on Citizens Portal, O2O, and then—I'm sorry, I'm mismarked that.
• We're keeping that open: Citizens Portal. Okay.
• O-2O-2O-2-O-2-1 Citizens Portal, open.
• Page 18, Citizens Portal, 5.0202, House. All right, that's in the packet.

Committee: House Conference Committee on Budget

Keywords: 959, house, all