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• That includes executive committees.
• It simply gives the executive policy.
• but it did not include Bosey's executive but it did not include Bosey's executive directors. directors
• First, it allows Bosey's executive ways.
• Bosey's executive directors benefits.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from January 30, 2026, and then moved several bills to special order. The chamber first took up House Bill 1068, which would authorize the Legislative Council Executive Committee to set remote-participation policies for legislators serving on joint committees. Supporters described it as a bipartisan, zero-fiscal-note measure to provide flexibility and consistency for joint committee meetings. An amendment offered by Representative Luck to give the House’s majority position precedence in tie situations was debated and failed, and the bill then passed. The House next considered House Bill 1027, concerning boards of cooperative services (BOCES). The sponsor explained that the bill would allow BOCES executive directors to remain eligible for PERA retirement benefits while working full-time and would expand BOCES eligibility for postsecondary and workforce readiness funding. Supporters emphasized the importance of BOCES to rural education, special education, concurrent enrollment, and workforce training. The committee report was adopted and the bill passed. The chamber then took up House Bill 1045, dealing with housing protections for individuals with disabilities and assistance animals. Supporters said the bill would restore and codify federal housing guidance in Colorado law after federal guidance was withdrawn, reducing confusion for tenants and landlords and protecting people who rely on service animals. Opponents argued the bill could create presumptions, increase liability, and impose vague standards on housing providers. Amendment L005 to the committee report passed as a clarifying change, but Amendment L008 and a later amendment from Representative Brooks (L006) both failed. After the committee report was adopted, the bill itself passed. Representative Brooks then introduced another amendment package, including L007, and a title ruling was requested, leading to a brief recess.

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• executive executive session<04:09:10.199> thank session thank session thank you e e e e e e e
• fails I can recess the executive fails I can recess the executive session The members can work on
• session on House Bill 99. chair recesses the executive session on chair recesses the executive session
• with that I will close the executive with that I will close the executive session<06:08:39.320><
• 99 next I will open the executive 99 next I will open the executive session<06:08:49.280> on<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The curriculum, developed in partnership with organizations such as the Executive Office of Aging and
• But it would be up to the different organizations and, you know, agencies and executive offices within
• But it would be up to the different organizations and, you know, agencies, executive offices within the
• I'm the Executive Director of Prisoners Legal Services of Massachusetts.
• Well, the challenge comes in that the Executive Office of Elder Affairs has traditionally interpreted

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Aging and Independence/Elder Affairs Committee heard testimony on several bills, with the main focus on H.769/S.468, an act to improve care and prepare for the new era of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Legislators and advocates described the bill’s provisions, including expanded dementia training for first responders, a dementia services coordinator/director in state government, improved hospital discharge and caregiver access protections, dementia care coordination benefits for certain MassHealth members, public awareness and data collection requirements, and expanded support for geriatric workforce recruitment. Representative Danielle Gregoire and Senator Gomez framed the measure as a zero-cost, bipartisan continuation of the 2018 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Act, while the Alzheimer’s Association, Boston Public Health Commission, police representatives, clinicians, and family caregivers all testified in support, emphasizing public health needs, early diagnosis, caregiver involvement, and safer emergency and hospital care. The committee also heard testimony on H.796/S.476, which would establish an Office of Older Adult Advocate and a special commission on a statewide long-term services and supports benefit program. Representative Steve Ultrino supported an independent older adult advocate to help navigate fragmented state services and improve constituent services, while committee members asked about funding and the office’s relationship to existing secretariats. On the long-term care commission bill, NAFA Massachusetts and LeadingAge Massachusetts supported creating a stakeholder commission to review actuarial findings and explore public-private financing options for long-term care, stressing that neither public nor private coverage alone is sufficient and that middle-income families need more planning tools and options. The committee also took testimony on H.786/S.466, a bill to protect vulnerable elders by expanding the Executive Office of Elder Affairs’ authority to investigate abuse or neglect in non-traditional custodial settings such as prisons, jails, shelters, group homes, and certain treatment facilities. Prisoners Legal Services said the bill would close a jurisdictional gap that leaves some older adults without an investigative agency once they age out of DPPC coverage. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn.

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• If we have to go into an executive session, we'll go into an executive session tomorrow. ...we'll go
• Chairman, so, Elaine, I guess put it in executive session for tomorrow morning, and we'll try to get
• So I want LFC, the Secretary, the Attorney General, and we'll put an executive session on there.
• I think the executive was at $10 million.
• And keep in mind that the executive order disaster reform bill would create capacity.

Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

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• Johnson, Executive.
• Executive Director of Texas Ethics Commission and Mike Novak, Executive Director of Texas Facility Commission
• Is that executed, however, by the Facilities Commission?
• PUC's Executive Director. Mr.
• Again, I'm Connie Corona, Executive Director of the PUC.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Um, we have time to go into executive session. >> Move to go into executive session. >> The motion has
• >> Yeah. move to the executive session. >> Yeah. move to the executive session.
• vote to close executive session. vote to close executive session.
• Close executive session. >> Oh, thank you. Close executive session.
• Executive session is in favor say I. I.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Yeah, Representative, we'll get to that when we get through the executive session. I thought so.
• We are going to go into executive session. We are now in executive session.
• Being in executive session, I moved the Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1196 to be voted do pass.
• Being in executive session, I moved the Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1196 to be voted do pass.
• That does conclude the executive session on Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• My name is Carol Swartzlander, and I'm the executive director of the California Commission on Aging.
• To testify are Jennifer Griffin, Executive Director of Access Central Coast, and Christina Mills, Executive
• I'm the Executive Director of the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
• Services in San Luis Obispo County, and Jason Sullivan Halpern, Executive Director of the California
• Jason Sullivan Halpern, Executive Director of the California Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care met without an initial quorum and heard four Senate bills focused on older adults and people with disabilities. SB 837 by Senator Reyes would require Aging and Disability Resource Connection programs to provide disaster and emergency preparedness education tailored to older adults and people with disabilities. Supporters, including the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers and the California Commission on Aging, cited recent wildfire deaths and the need for better evacuation planning and preparedness. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to the Committee on Emergency Management. SB 971 by Senator Choi would create a Healthy Aging Community Partnerships Program to encourage voluntary local partnerships, including with community colleges and other entities, to support social connection, technology help, caregiver resources, and other healthy aging activities. Supporters said it would promote independence and prevent isolation at no mandated cost, while one member questioned whether the bill addressed a current legal gap and whether public health departments should be involved. The committee approved the bill on a due pass motion and re-referred it to the Committee on Health. SB 1261 by Senator Laird would allow Aging and Disability Resource Connections to continue operating for one to two years during transitions when an area agency on aging or independent living center operator changes, preventing service disruptions. Testimony from Access Central Coast and the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging emphasized the importance of continuity for thousands of clients. The committee passed the bill and re-referred it to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 991 by Senator Menjivar, presented by Assemblymember Gonzalez, would require the Department of Social Services to classify substantiated abuse in residential care facilities for the elderly by specific abuse type rather than a broad residents’ rights category. Ombudsman advocates argued this would improve transparency and accountability; members also discussed whether similar protections should extend to younger adults in other licensed settings. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to the Committee on Human Services.

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• And so, it is in fact a very technical and difficult thing to do and execute.
• These are executive agencies in Mississippi. I previously mentioned BDO and their work in Alabama.
• What is the time frame for executing future contracts with that immediately be made public?
• That one was not made public till long after it was executed.
• And then, as far as your role, are you currently the executive director of Mayfa?

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 4 June, 2026; 2:30 PM, 925, all

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• It's really got to have the support of first the executive, right?
• But I think because you have a Democrat executive and a Democrat legislature, that communication is more
• Doge, however, was, as a reminder, created by the President through executive order.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi explaining how federal agencies ought to implement that executive order.
• The federal government, or actually the executive, issued an executive order... ...on fast-tracking uranium

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• LEN TEAGLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION. WAIVING IN SUPPORT.
• SENATE BILL 820 CODIFIES THE OFFICE OF FAITH AND COMMUNITY WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
• ALSO IS ALIGNED WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RECENT EXECUTIVE ORDER ON FEBRUARY 7, 2025 TO ESTABLISH THE WHITE
• THIS CLARIFIES LANGUAGE REGARDING THE USE OF THE STATE AGENCY VERSUS EXECUTIVE AGENCY AND WORKING WITH
• YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AN OFFICE THAT IS CREATED WITHIN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• President on the Executive Council for the California Labor Federation, AFL-CIO.
• Six weeks ago, President Trump issued Executive Order 14399, which rips away the authority of states
• Six weeks ago, President Trump issued executive order 14399, which rips away the authority of states
• This is not the first time President Trump has tried to rewrite election rules by executive order.
• This is not the first time President Trump has tried to rewrite election rules by executive order.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, completed the prayer and pledge, and then held a lengthy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month ceremony. Members from both parties and several caucuses spoke in support of HR 107, emphasizing AAPI contributions, resilience, and the need to oppose hate and discrimination. The resolution was adopted by voice vote, and the chamber then recognized 13 honorees for the 2026 observance, including community leaders, educators, advocates, business leaders, and cultural institutions. After guest introductions, the Assembly took up the Daily File and passed a series of measures, including AB 2050 on HOA reserve funding, AB 2106 on lawsuits involving licensed design professionals, AB 1794 on direct home delivery of enteral formula, AB 1829 on CalWORKs-related student aid, AB 2038 extending wildfire insurance moratorium protections, AB 2281 on election cybersecurity, AB 2448 on protecting sensitive medical information, AB 2568 on water district board compensation, and AB 1658 on county public contract change-order authority. Most of these bills passed with broad support, though AB 2050, AB 2038, and AB 2448 drew some no votes. The Assembly also adopted AJR 29, a resolution opposing a federal executive order affecting vote-by-mail and election administration, after a contentious floor debate over election trust, voter access, and decorum. Additional measures passed unanimously or near-unanimously, including AB 2125 on notice in water-rights adjudications, AB 2784 on State Bar fees, AB 1614 on e-bike passenger restrictions, AB 2503 on high school heat safety guidelines, AB 1703 on osteopathic title protections, AB 1920 on community college Promise eligibility, AB 1999 on veterinary workforce and animal shelter care, and ACR 123 recognizing Duan Wu Jie. The chamber then began consideration of ACR 189 designating May 2026 as Foster Youth Awareness Month, with supportive remarks from members, before the transcript cuts off.

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• The executive office building was the next largest one.
• One is that it impedes on executive authority.
• Appropriation is the legislative authority, not the executive authority.
• And I think if the executive.
• Do executive agencies all have a chief information officer?

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• In 2004, the legislature elevated the Office of Indian Affairs to the executive cabinet position.
• Valeria Arakhan, Executive Director...
• Valeria Arrakhan, Executive Director at the Alliance, a native of Ecuador, is dedicated to advancing
• House Executive Message No. 73: House Executive Message No. 73: Speaker Martinez and members of the House
• House executive messages. All right, I'm going to refer... House Executive Messages.

Bills: HB111, HJR1, HB61, HB8, HB30, HB43, HB156, HJM2, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB70, SB3, HJM3

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• They have a new executive director. The staff is open.
• We associate our comments with that of the commission and the executive director. Thank you.
• I'm the executive director with the Muslim American Society Social Services Foundation.
• I am the executive director of Lyon Martin Community Health Services in San Francisco.
• I'm currently the executive director at the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on the Governor’s May Revision, focusing first on the Commission on Behavioral Health, then EMSA, and then the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The Department of Finance said the state faces a third consecutive deficit and that the May Revision includes difficult trade-offs, including proposed eliminations or reversions of some behavioral health and public health funds. The LAO echoed concern about the structural deficit and said it was still awaiting some budget details before offering a full analysis. For the Commission on Behavioral Health, Finance proposed eliminating $20 million in Mental Health Wellness Act funds, arguing the money would help offset General Fund costs and noting future Proposition 1 innovation funding. The commission strongly opposed the cut, saying it would eliminate or delay launch-ready grants for early childhood supports, full-service partnerships, and peer respite, and would eventually end ongoing grant programming. Several advocates and commissioners testified that the funds support underserved communities and that Proposition 1 is not a substitute for the existing programs. The chair asked Finance to look for alternatives, but no vote was taken. EMSA presented mostly technical budget adjustments: increased authority for the California Poison Control System, a correction to EMSIS funding, and a reappropriation for enterprise services and data management. CDPH then reviewed a broader set of May Revision proposals, including reversions from the California Reducing Disparities Project, workforce development, STD prevention, hepatitis C prevention, hospice, and extreme heat funding, as well as a new generative AI pilot for health facility survey reporting. Members raised concerns about cuts to CRDP and gender health equity programs, especially because many grants are mid-contract and serve underserved communities; CDPH said the reversions were part of solving the deficit and that CRDP had been successful, while also clarifying that abortion.ca.gov would not be eliminated. Public comment was overwhelmingly opposed to the CRDP and related cuts, with many speakers describing the programs as life-saving and cost-effective. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.

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• I'm executive I'm executive I'm sorry it said executive director that's sorry it said executive director
• director is is executive the executive director is is executive the executive director is is executive
• director instead of adding executive director instead of adding executive executive but I'm saying and
• then so if executive but I'm saying and then so if executive but I'm saying and then so if if the executive
• director doesn't do it if the executive director doesn't do it if the executive director doesn't do

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• I believe Executive Director David Seltz is here and will be joining us.
• I believe we'll be hearing from Executive Director Shappley Brooks. Brooks.
• I'm joined by our executive director, yes, and Patamasie Forbes.
• We want to invite up Executive Director Barbara Fain, who will testify.
• I am the executive director of the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard budget testimony from Department of Mental Health Commissioner Brooke Doyle, who said DMH serves about 29,000 people and is facing rising demand, higher operating costs, and uncertainty about federal funding. She explained that the FY26 budget prioritizes fully funding the state-operated inpatient system, which is at 100% occupancy and often serves people transferred from Bridgewater State Hospital, while making reductions in other areas to balance the budget. Those reductions include a 50% cut to case managers, a pause on closing the Pocasset unit pending a working group on Cape access, and changes to youth and contracted services such as right-sizing IRTP and CIRT, reducing Youth PACT from seven teams to three, scaling back flex and jail diversion grants as ARPA funds wind down, and preserving the behavioral health helpline and community-based crisis services. Members from Western Massachusetts and the Cape raised concerns about access, staffing, and the impact of cuts, and Doyle said the department would continue operating IRTP services, improve the referral process, and work with stakeholders on the Pocasset review and other access issues. The committee also discussed school-based mental health, 988, loan forgiveness for workforce recruitment, and the role of co-response programs for law enforcement. Secretary Robin Lipson then testified for the Executive Office of Aging and Independence, describing a proposed FY26 budget increase of about 21% to support councils on aging, home care, elder abuse investigations, caregiver support, care transitions, and nutrition programs. She said the agency is managing rising demand, especially from the growing 80-plus population, and noted uncertainty around federal Older Americans Act funding after the federal disbursement agency was disbanded. To control costs, the office will manage intake and caseload growth in a fully state-funded home care program, but current clients will not lose services. Lipson also highlighted a new $1 million line item for local mini-grants to support age-friendly initiatives. In questions, members focused on elder scams, and Lipson said scams are increasing and the agency is working with banks, district attorneys, and public awareness campaigns. The Health Policy Commission’s Executive Director David Seltz presented the agency’s FY26 request and said the biggest challenge is health care affordability, with family premiums near $29,000 annually and many residents delaying care because of cost. He emphasized that recent legislation significantly expands HPC’s role through a new Office of Pharmaceutical Policy and Analysis, which will examine the drug supply chain and pricing, and a new Office of Health Resource Planning, which will support statewide planning around closures and access gaps. The new law also creates task forces on maternal health access and primary care, and adds transparency and oversight for private equity in health care. Members asked about pharmaceutical costs, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, 340B, and maternal health closures; Seltz said the data show rapid growth in GLP-1 spending and that the new offices will help the state better understand cost drivers and access problems. The Center for Health Information and Analysis then began its testimony, describing its role as the state’s data hub for health care spending, utilization, quality, and affordability analysis.

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• It will be ordered journalized and referred to executive nominations.
• It will be ordered journalized and referred to executive nominations.
• Uh we have a report from the Executive Uh we have a report from the Executive Nominations<00:15:
• Report number four, the Senate Executive Report number four, the Senate Executive Nominations<00
• recognizing the chair of the Executive recognizing the chair of the Executive Nominations<00:15:

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, March 12, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation from Pastor Delman Coates, and received several guest introductions, including the doctor of the day, student visitors, homeschool advocates, community leaders, and the Braver Angels group. The chamber also journalized remarks welcoming Dr. Coates and recognized a prayer breakfast, with members offering brief thanks and acknowledgments before moving to legislative business. The Senate handled several messages and nominations, including withdrawal of an appointment, Johns Hopkins Police Accountability Board nominations, and Prince George’s County Board of License Commissioners nominations, all referred to Executive Nominations. The chamber also received House Bill 156 and an Executive Nominations Committee report recommending confirmation of a slate of appointments, which was special ordered for later consideration. A motion to return Senate Bill 463 to second reader and special order it for Tuesday was adopted without objection, and Senate Bill 473 was also special ordered for Tuesday. On third reading, the Senate passed a large number of bills, including measures on ignition interlock participation, school construction, port hearing notice, veteran status notation for educators, correctional officer scholarships, benefits exploitation, veterans trust fund applications, presidential electors, advance enrollment for children of active service members, retired law enforcement handgun permits, high-risk pregnancy discharge communication, charitable organization audit thresholds, child care criminal history checks, water pollution discharge permits, blockchain task force creation, franchise registration reform, licensing portability for foreign service members and spouses, Medicaid collaborative care cost-sharing, gift card fraud, school for the deaf board membership, vehicle dealer hearings, massage therapy advertising, protective body armor reporting, lithium-ion battery safety, pharmacy prescriber agreements for opioid use disorder treatment, human relevant research fund contributions, state and higher education email requirements, and auto insurance producer commissions. Most passed unanimously or by wide margins; Senate Bill 348 and Senate Bill 585 passed with 30 and 32 votes in favor, respectively. Senate Bill 140, concerning benefits exploitation, drew extended debate over constitutionality and pending litigation, with one senator citing an Attorney General opinion and another citing a Supreme Court case on neutral principles in church property disputes; the bill ultimately passed with 40 votes. Members later changed several votes on the floor, including on Senate Bills 172, 376, 428, and 48. The session ended while the clerk was beginning to read Senate Bill 629, with the remaining calendar not completed in the transcript.

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• Executive Office of the Governor, you are recognized to present the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Executive Office of the Governor, you are recognized to present the bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• power and the purview of that particular executive, whoever he or she may be, to actually interpret
• power and the purview of that particular executive, whoever he or she may be, to actually interpret
• What we're arguing with, what we disagree with, is truly the scope of executive power and the purview

Bills: S7040, S0110, S0434, S0856

Keywords: property assessment, wind damage, home improvements, real estate, tax exemption, Florida statutes, ad valorem taxes, property listings, tax estimation, disclosure, Florida, residential property

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up three property-tax related bills before turning to a broader discussion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund. SB 434, which would prohibit counties from increasing a residential property’s assessed value because the owner installed wind mitigation measures, was presented by Senator Lee and reported favorably. CS for SB 110, which clarifies that holders of 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends at death, was also reported favorably. SB 856, requiring online residential listing platforms to display estimated property taxes using prescribed calculation methods and not the current owner’s tax bill, drew support from property appraisers, Zillow representatives, and others and was reported favorably after questions about transparency and realtor obligations. The committee then considered SPB 7040, which would recreate and extend the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund through December 31, 2027. Senator DiCeglie and Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie argued the fund is needed for hurricane response, other natural and man-made emergencies, and reimbursement-based spending; they said the extension preserves legislative oversight that would otherwise lapse. Several senators questioned the use of the fund for immigration-related operations, detention facilities, and other non-disaster activities, as well as the lack of additional guardrails, reimbursement timing, and transparency. Guthrie said the division has used the fund for hurricanes, flooding, civil unrest, security operations, and other incidents, and that some reimbursements are still pending from the federal government. Public testimony on SPB 7040 was largely opposed. Speakers from the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Florida for All, and others argued the fund has been repurposed for immigration enforcement and detention-related spending rather than true emergencies, and raised concerns about deaths in detention and the absence of competitive bidding and oversight. Guthrie answered extensive questions about the South Florida and North Florida detention facilities, Operation Vigilant Sentry, State Guard support, reimbursement requests, equipment purchases, and legislative access to facilities. The committee did not take a final vote on SPB 7040 within the portion of the transcript provided.

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• So, I think we'll go into executive session.
• So, I think we'll go in executive time.
• Now, we have to close our executive session. We're going to come out of executive session.
• <00:17:26.720> Thank executive session. Second. Okay. Thank executive session. Second.
• But this is why we have executive session.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all