Transcript Highlights:

• Development, I am curious because these stricken lines have very specific information as far as how the evaluation
• I want to talk about the actual evaluation process and what language in the bill actually lays out, because
• INFORMATION AS FAR AS HOW 322 THE EVALUATION  PROCESS IS TO GO FOR MINORITY BUSINESSES IN THIS PARTICULAR
•   327 I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE ACTUAL EVALUATION PROCESS  AND WHAT LANGUAGE IN THE BILL ACTUALLY

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met to consider four conforming committee bills tied to the proposed 2026-27 House General Appropriations Act. Rep. Maggard presented PCB SAB 26-04, the annual retirement bill, which updates Florida Retirement System contribution rates based on the annual actuarial study and was said to produce a $31.7 million state savings. He also presented PCB SAB 26-02, which addresses collective bargaining impasses for state employees by tying resolution to spending decisions in the appropriations act or implementing legislation. Both bills drew brief questions, mainly from Rep. Gantt, and both passed favorably on roll call. Rep. Miller presented PCB SAB 26-03, which reorganizes state audit functions and creates the Florida Accountability Office, consolidating legislative audit work into four divisions and adding whistleblower protections and reporting requirements. Rep. Gantt asked whether the bill changed the use of outside auditors and whether it had a fiscal impact; Miller said the work would be absorbed within existing resources and that the Legislature would retain responsibility. A taxpayer witness supported the bill and urged stronger local-government audit standards and broader whistleblower coverage. The bill passed favorably. Rep. Abbott presented PCB SAB 26-01, a broader appropriations conforming bill focused on the State Employee Health Insurance Trust Fund, prescription drug formulary changes, a health insurance assessment on agencies and vacant positions, the $3 traffic violation surcharge for the State Law Enforcement Radio System, Capitol complex space management, and changes to the Office of Supplier Diversity. Much of the discussion centered on whether a closed formulary would make medications harder to obtain, with Abbott saying prior authorization would still allow access and that the change was needed to control costs and protect the trust fund. Rep. Gantt and Rep. Robinson raised concerns about employee health benefits and the repeal of supplier diversity provisions, arguing the committee lacked data on the impact to minority- and women-owned businesses; Abbott said the changes would still allow small businesses to compete and that the bill was intended to save money and modernize procurement. PCB SAB 26-01 also passed favorably, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were reported out.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill is very prescriptive in The evaluation criteria that we need to follow include seven agencies
• involved in evaluating these projects, including, of course, the New Mexico Finance Authority, the Energy
• So they're very Well-vetted projects when we evaluate these.
• Madam Chair, the way we work that is during the evaluation of the projects is when we involve all seven

Bills: HM26 , HB243 , HB109

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication

Transcript Highlights:

• They evaluate whether or not you've been talking shit about the government online, and look... ...they
• evaluate whether or not you've been talking shit about the government online, and they'll drop your
• They evaluate whether or not you've been talking to shit about the government online, and look. they
• evaluate whether or not you've been talking to you about the government online and they'll drop your

Committee: House House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Committee of Reference

Summary: The House Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Committee met for its first meeting, with members and staff introducing themselves and the chair outlining the committee’s purpose and expectations. The committee adopted its standing rules, including House-rule-based procedures for agendas and amendment deadlines, and then moved to a chair’s presentation since no bills were assigned yet. The chair’s presentation focused on what AI is and is not, examples of current uses such as transcription and image generation, concerns about misinformation, deepfakes, surveillance, job displacement, and the need for responsible governance. He emphasized Arizona’s role in AI infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing, including data centers, chip fabs, workforce development, energy, water, and national security considerations, while arguing the committee should be innovation-friendly and avoid overly burdensome regulation. Members then discussed their perspectives. Several expressed cautious optimism, highlighting AI’s potential in health care, education, public administration, and business, while stressing privacy, cybersecurity, human oversight, and safeguards against misuse. The vice chair and others noted the importance of state-level policymaking and the committee’s bipartisan approach. No legislation was heard, and the meeting ended with the chair stating the committee would meet weekly and begin hearing bills as they are assigned.

Transcript Highlights:

• They evaluate whether or not you've been talking shit about the government online, and look.
• They evaluate whether or not you've been talking shit about the government online, and they'll drop your
• They evaluate whether or not you've been talking to shit about the government online, and look. they
• evaluate whether or not you've been talking to you about the government online and they'll drop your

Committee: House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We want quality care, but I think, you know, if it's ever a question, that we should be able to evaluate
• applications, and so the criteria was always set forward in those applications and how they would be evaluated
• So that's how it's continuity, and the bill allows for a re-evaluation in seven months in hopes that
• My concern is that I know we'll re-evaluate this. Who knows what's going to happen federally?

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• It also authorized the Department of Health to conduct on-site inspections or evaluation to determine
• statutory provisions and subject the program to termination when failing to allow such inspectors or evaluations
• On lines 306 through 308, it states that a failure to allow an on-site evaluation is a violation.
• It states that a failure to allow an on-site evaluation is a, quote, violation of a legal obligation.

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Summary: The Committee on Health Policy met with a quorum and considered three bills. Senate Bill 526 on nursing education programs, sponsored by Senator Harrell, would tighten oversight of nursing schools by requiring admission criteria, exit exams, remediation plans, annual reporting, on-site inspections, and stronger action against programs with poor NCLEX results or adverse actions in other jurisdictions. After testimony from the sponsor and several committee questions, a late-filed amendment restored a two-year probation period instead of one year, and the bill was reported favorably. Senate Bill 714, also by Senator Harrell, would create a voluntary non-opioid advance directive allowing patients to document a wish not to receive opioids, including when incapacitated, with the form developed by the Department of Health and potentially included in electronic medical records. The sponsor said it would not prevent treatment discussions and would provide liability protection for providers who lack actual knowledge of the directive in emergencies. The bill drew no opposition in the meeting and was reported favorably. Senate Bill 170, sponsored by Senator Burton, would add nursing home quality and transparency measures, including consumer satisfaction surveys, patient safety culture surveys, electronic health record requirements, reporting to the Florida Health Information Exchange, a $10,000 fine for failure to submit required financial data, and reporting on Medicaid quality payments. An amendment clarified the fine’s application to both facilities and home offices. Testimony from AARP and the Florida Health Care Association supported the bill, and it was reported favorably after discussion about implementation and costs.

Transcript Highlights:

• have dialysis units that this would allow rural hospitals to have staff, which would allow them to perform
• 11.200><c> to</c> to have staff which would allow them to to have staff which would allow them to perform
• perform perform inpatient<00:18:15.280><c> dialysis</c><00:18:16.080><c> which</c><00:18:16.320><c>
• practices for the regulation of the practice of medicine and to address issues reported in P&I's 2024 evaluation

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

Keywords: Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It seems to make a great deal of sense, as performing screening to identify treatable disorders as early
• seems to make a great deal of sense it seems to make a great deal of sense as<00:37:56.480><c> performing
• </c><00:37:56.920><c> screening</c><00:37:57.520><c> to</c><00:37:57.640><c> identify</c> as performing
• screening to identify as performing screening to identify treatable<00:37:58.480><c> disorders</c><00
• there should be a better way to try and avoid it, and it sounds like there should be a process to evaluate

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• importance of public notice and participation in the permitting process and asks the department to evaluate
• If evaluations are incomplete, inadequate, or important information is ignored, the consequences will
• the complete disclosure, without redactions, of the full body of available information has been evaluated
• As a certified residential appraiser, I'm also asking that a full evaluation by a panel of certified
• And a process... ...so that economic impacts to Louisiana property owners are evaluated as thoroughly

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• like to suggest to the author to consider adding an amendment to ensure that with regard to HCD's evaluation
• of transferring existing mortgages or their interest rates to new homes, this evaluation should be informed
• to suggest to the author to consider adding an amendment to ensure that with regard to the HCD's evaluation
• This evaluation should be informed by mortgage industry stakeholder input.
• We're still evaluating the bill as amended by the committee.

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the audit internally may have undermined the quality and integrity of the audit if the county's evaluators
• the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, as the author noted, directed its executive office to evaluate
• “As a result of an extensive evaluation, the executive office has reached the conclusion that the negative
• Five elected supervisors and a countywide elected sheriff have already evaluated and rejected this particular
• and SB 1379 layers on additional mandates before that policy has even been fully implemented or evaluated

Committee: Senate Local Government

Summary: The committee heard a series of housing, local government, and governance bills, with most of the discussion focused on housing production, permitting, and local accountability. SB 1003, by Senator Grayson, would create an Infrastructure Partnership Financing Program to help local jurisdictions and developers jointly fund infill housing infrastructure; it drew support from housing advocates and senior housing groups, while Senator Seyarto questioned whether the state would actually fund another program. The bill was moved on a 3-1 vote and remained on call. SB 1014 would require local jurisdictions to provide good-faith estimates of on-site and off-site improvements within 30 business days of a preliminary application and limit later surprise requirements; Habitat for Humanity, SPUR, and other housing groups supported it, while the City of San Mateo and local government associations raised concerns about accuracy and timing. It passed 4-2 and remained on call. SB 1036, which would require credit under the Mitigation Fee Act for prior site uses when redeveloping a site, passed unanimously to the Senate floor. SB 1145 would streamline CEQA and federal reuse review for qualifying projects at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station; it drew broad labor and local support, but housing and legal advocates sought stronger affordability and enforceability provisions. The bill passed 6-0 to the Committee on Environmental Quality. The committee also considered SB 908, which would streamline permits for energy-code-compliant residential window replacements and limit local design restrictions and HOA barriers. Supporters said the bill would let homeowners and affordable housing providers reduce energy costs, while opponents argued it could override local design standards; it passed 3-1 and remained on call. SB 1172, the Local Tax Savings Act, would add guardrails and transparency to local tax-sharing and consultant agreements; it was supported by the City of Shafter and the League of California Cities and passed 4-0 to Revenue and Taxation, remaining on call. SB 1283 would expand ministerial approval for EV charging stations to include canopies and on-site energy storage systems and require local ordinance updates by 2027; EV industry groups supported it, while cities and counties warned about safety, liability, and local review. Members discussed battery storage safety and litigation concerns, and the bill passed 4-0 to Judiciary, remaining on call. The committee also heard SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner in response to in-custody death concerns. Supporters cited high death rates, settlements, and the need for independent investigations, while the sheriff’s association and county representatives argued the change would be costly, duplicate services, and override local control. The bill passed 4-1 to Public Safety and remained on call. Finally, SB 1414 would create an independent redistricting commission for San Bernardino County; supporters said it would improve transparency and remove conflicts of interest, while the county opposed the estimated $2 million cost and noted its existing advisory commission. Members generally supported independent redistricting, and the bill was discussed but no final vote was recorded in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• the audit internally may have undermined the quality and integrity of the audit if the county's evaluators
• the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, as the author noted, directed its executive office to evaluate
• executive office communicated the following to the board, and I quote: As a result of an extensive evaluation
• the executive office has reached the conclusion, the negative impacts of... ...of an extensive evaluation
• and SB 1379 layers on additional mandates before that policy has even been fully implemented or evaluated

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of housing, local government, and governance bills, beginning without a quorum and proceeding as a subcommittee until quorum was established. SB 1003, by Senator Grayson, would create an Infrastructure Partnership Financing Program to help local governments and developers fund infill housing infrastructure; supporters said infrastructure costs often prevent projects from penciling out, while a senator questioned whether the state would actually fund the new program. The bill passed the committee 3-1 on call. The committee also adopted a consent calendar covering SB 1169, SB 1086, SB 1126, and SB 1439-1442, also 3-1 on call. SB 1014 would require local jurisdictions to provide early good-faith estimates of on-site and off-site improvements and bar undisclosed later requirements; Habitat for Humanity, SPUR, and housing advocates supported the bill, while the City of San Mateo opposed the preliminary-application timing. Members raised questions about the 30-business-day deadline and coordination with other agencies. The bill passed 4-2 on call. SB 1036, which would require fee credits for prior site uses when redeveloping a site with similar prior uses, drew broad support and no opposition and passed 5-0 on call. SB 1145, a district bill for the Concord Naval Weapons Station reuse project, would streamline CEQA and federal base-closure review for qualifying projects; labor, the city, and county supported it, while housing legal advocates opposed unless amended over Surplus Land Act concerns. The bill passed 6-0 on call after discussion of affordability and enforceability amendments. The committee then heard SB 908, which would streamline permits for energy-code-compliant residential window replacements and limit city/HOA design restrictions; supporters said it would let homeowners and affordable housing providers lower energy costs, while local government groups opposed, citing local control and design standards. It passed 3-1 on call. SB 1172, the Local Tax Savings Act, would add guardrails and transparency to local tax-sharing consultant agreements; the City of Shafter and League of California Cities supported it, and it passed 4-0 on call. SB 1379 would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner; supporters cited in-custody death rates and public trust concerns, while the sheriff’s association and county representatives opposed on cost and local control grounds. The bill passed 4-1 on call. Finally, SB 1283 would expand streamlined permitting for EV charging stations to include canopies and on-site energy storage systems; EV industry supporters said the bill updates outdated rules, while cities and counties warned about safety review, liability, and litigation risk. Members discussed battery storage safety and local permitting authority, and the bill passed 4-0 on call. The committee also heard SB 1414, which would create an independent redistricting commission for San Bernardino County; supporters argued it would improve transparency and reduce political self-interest, while the county opposed due to its existing advisory commission and estimated implementation costs. The transcript cuts off during questioning on SB 1414, with no final vote shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• And on a high level, we'd also like to consider, long-term, the evaluation of some of the...
• And on a high level, we'd also like to consider, long-term, the evaluation of some of the Department
• The third item that the HCR asked us to evaluate and make recommendations on is identifying the level
• It's more difficult for us when we start thinking about national marketing, pricing evaluations, and
• all that to go out and seek customers. ...pricing evaluations and all that to go out and seek customers

Summary: The committee and invited witnesses discussed chronic wasting disease surveillance and response in Louisiana, focusing on both wild deer and captive deer facilities. LDWF staff said surveillance goals are being met in about 32 of 64 parishes, but there are gaps in low-sample areas, and they described current efforts using voluntary hunter-harvested deer sampling, targeted sampling in higher-risk animals, and coordination with D-MAP properties. Witnesses and members raised possible ways to improve detection, including incentives for testing, use of taxidermists and processors to collect samples from older bucks, possible mandatory testing tied to special doe days or special seasons, and better use of D-MAP or mobile sampling units. Several members also suggested environmental testing, better deer-density data, and clearer mapping of hotspots and source areas. A major portion of the discussion centered on how to respond when a positive CWD case is found. Members debated whether Louisiana should follow an Arkansas-style approach, including allowing baiting during hunting season while using other tools to manage disease, versus stricter no-bait or no-feeding rules. Some members argued that immediate restrictions after a positive discourage hunters from submitting samples and hurt landowners and feed businesses, and suggested delaying new restrictions until the end of the season while intensifying sampling. Others emphasized that any response should be science-based and should preserve hunter participation. There was also discussion of whether control areas should be parish-based or based on geographic distance, and whether the state should establish thresholds that would allow a control zone to be reduced or removed if enough negative samples are collected. For captive deer facilities, LDWF and LDAF staff reviewed the USDA herd certification program and current surveillance practices. They said Louisiana has about 350 licensed deer facilities, including breeder and hunting facilities, and that a 2024 positive in Jeff Davis Parish led to depopulation and 12 quarantine farms; follow-up testing in 2025 found no new positives in the traced facilities. Staff said the state has relied on USDA competitive grants for diagnostic testing in the last two years, covering roughly $100,000 to $150,000 annually, while department self-generated funds covered more than $800,000 over the last three years. Members and witnesses recommended mandatory enrollment in the USDA herd certification program, mandatory 24-hour reporting of positives to LDWF and USDA APHIS, and clearer, reciprocal communication between LDWF and LDAF when positives are found. No votes were taken; the chair said staff would compile the discussion and written recommendations for consideration at the April 9 commission meeting, with the understanding that the committee will later make formal recommendations to the Legislature.

Transcript Highlights:

• It broadens and clarifies how domestic violence claims are proven and evaluated, using...
• It broadens and clarifies how domestic violence claims are proven and evaluated, using, using, Cases.
• It broadens and clarifies how domestic violence claims are proven and evaluated, using a preponderance
• The court did not fully evaluate strangulation, coercive control, suicidal or filicidal ideation, and
• This bill gives courts the tools to recognize risk earlier, to evaluate danger more completely, and to

Bills: HB2495 , HB2557 , HB2594 , HB2615 , HB2800 , HB2861 , HB2862 , HB2931 , HB2995 , HB4042 , HB4070 , HB4117 , HB4136

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: vulnerable adults, sentencing, felonies, criminal justice, enhanced penalties, medical records, patient rights, healthcare access, privacy, healthcare providers, timeliness, address confidentiality, domestic violence, privacy protection, voter registration, court proceedings, parenting time, supervised visitation, family court, high-risk cases

Transcript Highlights:

• We investigate our clients' cases so that Texas courts may fairly evaluate whether there are constitutional
• Or is there like a re-evaluation of the So in that fact scenario where, um, DA gets newly elected, I
• Ombudsman is a separate state agency that was created in 2007 for the purpose of investigating, evaluating
• I do think there are basic core correctional practices that the agency needs to re-evaluate. really do
• the counties saw that the backlog, counties across across the state started re-assessing and re-evaluating

Committee: House Criminal Jurisprudence

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• implementation, the insurance department stands ready to work with legislators and stakeholders to evaluate
• with legislators and<01:42:07.679><c> stakeholders</c><01:42:08.480><c> to</c><01:42:08.800><c> evaluate
• </c><01:42:09.280><c> adjustments</c> and stakeholders to evaluate adjustments and stakeholders to evaluate
• > So</c><03:38:21.040><c> you</c><03:38:21.279><c> can</c><03:38:21.359><c> see</c> abortion was performed
• So you can see abortion was performed.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• How is it evaluated?
• And how quickly it reaches evaluated?
• Each one of the tips would be evaluated, and certainly if we saw that, we would address that.
• Kaufman noted, the routing would go to the local jurisdictions for evaluation if it came into us, and
• </c><00:58:02.240><c> and</c> one of the tips would be evaluated and one of the tips would be evaluated

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• have proof, that adoption of the Common Core math standards delayed algebra readiness and delayed performance
• But I do applaud Senator Boyd, and I thank you for what you're doing. ...delayed performance on algebra
• Senator, is just directing that communities of less than 15,000 be considered as part of their evaluation
• c><02:10:48.960><c> process</c><02:10:49.440><c> and</c><02:10:49.599><c> determining</c> their evaluation
• process and determining their evaluation process and determining where<02:10:51.199><c> to</c><02:10

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: Education - Room 216, 22 January, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• MnDOT does not object to performing the analysis and reporting those results to the legislature, but
• If it doesn't, we can re-evaluate<00:23:04.480><c> it</c><00:23:04.640><c> next</c><00:23:04.880><c>
• 23:05.840><c> Uh,</c><00:23:06.480><c> I</c><00:23:06.720><c> do</c><00:23:06.880><c> want</c> re-evaluate
• Uh, I do want re-evaluate it next year.
• and more of their bread-and-butter transactions are being moved away from their offices while they perform

Bills: HF2438

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

Transcript Highlights:

• And so, you know, traditionally they've done program evaluations for a long time.
• But I did leave in one section, program evaluation, changed the wording just a bit, and my hope there
• We've never gone in and evaluated the whole Department of Social Services, but they have looked at an

Committee: House Budget

Summary: The Budget Committee met in executive session and considered Senate Bill 1470, with a House Committee Substitute offered and adopted. The bill updates statutes governing the Joint Committee on Legislative Research and its oversight functions. The sponsor and Chairman Deaton described the measure as modernizing LR operations, including reducing the committee from 20 members to 12, adding legislative leadership and minority representation, allowing electronic delivery of reports, and changing references to public colleges and universities. They also explained that the bill would create post-implementation fiscal notes to compare projected and actual fiscal impacts after enactment. A major point of discussion was the bill’s provision allowing legislative oversight staff to access certain Department of Revenue tax-return information under confidentiality rules so they can independently verify data used in fiscal notes, especially for tax policy bills. Several members supported the goal of improving accuracy and checks and balances, while also raising concerns about protecting taxpayer privacy and ensuring the committee does not improperly access confidential information. The sponsor and chairman said the committee would not see individual returns, that staff would remain bound by confidentiality, and that they would follow up on any legal concerns before floor action if needed. Members also discussed a section striking language that had prohibited committee employees from opposing or urging legislation. The sponsor said this was cleanup because LR no longer drafts ordinary bills, only revision bills, and the remaining drafting role is limited and noncontroversial. Representative Mayhew said he would not offer a planned amendment at the meeting but still wanted clarification on the tax-information language. Representative Fogle asked how post-implementation fiscal notes would be shared, and the sponsor said the committee would likely determine the process. After adopting the substitute, the committee voted the bill do pass by a roll call of 25 yes and 1 no.