Transcript Highlights:

• He has camps for... Pennsylvania, I believe they are.
• But the caveat is that you have to be an amputee to attend his camp.
• And the solution that we are providing is our Freedom Camp.
• And, you know, this is the Missouri Freedom Healing Camp.
• Our camps are not just for the veteran. It's for their entire family.

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2535 in executive session. Members adopted a House committee substitute and two cleanup amendments, including clarifications related to Gold Star spouses and a correction to a property tax exemption amount for veterans. The substitute was then approved, and the committee voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 2535 do pass by a recorded vote of 15 ayes and 1 no. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 974, which Senator Black described as a consumer-protection measure aimed at preventing exploitation of veterans by unaccredited claims assistance companies. The bill would restrict compensation for referrals and certain claims work, require written agreements, cap fees tied to benefit increases, and prohibit upfront fees and misleading practices. Supporters, including a former VA official and several veterans, argued the bill would provide needed guardrails and choice for veterans navigating a difficult claims process. Opponents, including the VFW and Missouri veterans groups, argued the bill conflicts with federal law and could legitimize paid claims assistance outside the VA accreditation system; they urged striking the contested section and relying on existing federal rules and Missouri consumer-protection law instead. Testimony also covered several other provisions folded into SB 974, including military leave for public employees, National Guard-related items, survivor benefit tax deductions, and the MoGives living organ donor language. Witnesses on the organ donor provision said it would help service members avoid financial hardship while donating organs. The hearing ended without a vote on SB 974, and the chair announced the committee was out of time and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• as the resolution recounts, it was 80 years ago yesterday that the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
• short time after that, and Corrie and her sister Betsy were sent to the Ravensbrück concentration camp
• Betsy, the sister, became ill and died at the camp, and then through a clerical error, Corrie Ten Boom
• Senator West: ...Dachau, which was the concentration camp.
• And one gentleman in particular, as the commander of the concentration camp in which he'd been held in

Bills: SJR36 , SR8 , SR14 , SR15 , SR17 , HCR54

Keywords: accountants, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, advocacy, legislation, business issues, memorial, law enforcement, sacrifice, tribute, community support, service, community, Holocaust, remembrance, antisemitism, human rights, education, Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorialization, sexual assault

Transcript Highlights:

• >> camp, I think he said. >> A summer camp. Yeah.
• </c> England for summer camp for 8 weeks. England for summer camp for 8 weeks.
• </c> &gt;&gt; camp, I think he said. &gt;&gt; camp, I think he said.
• May let's go to &gt;&gt; A summer camp. Yeah.
• I guess if that summer camp to qualify.

Bills: HF495 , HF4321 , HF3902 , HF4161 , HF3755

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, HF4321, dependent care assistance programs, gross income exclusion, federal conformity, Internal Revenue Code, individual income tax, Minnesota tax law, tax conformity, child care assistance, employer-provided dependent care, taxable income, state income tax, retroactive tax change, family care benefits, housing tax credit

Transcript Highlights:

• Many rural river systems and flash flood alleys are home to youth camps, camp sites, RV parks, and other
• President, you were the first elected official to visit Camp Mystic, I think on Monday after the floods
• essentially eulogized as having gone to heaven because of the lack of a warning system, the lack of a camp
• Higher ground, and I want to thank you for being the first elected official to visit that camp.

Bills: SB 3 , SB 16 , SB 2 , SB 5 , SB 10 , HB17 , SB 54 , SB 9 , SB 7 , SB 17 , SB 4 , HB8 , HB25 , HB26 , HB192 , HB8 , HB25 , HB26 , HB48 , HB149 , HB192 , HB254 , HB17 , SB54 , SB9 , SB7 , SB17 , SB4 , SB3 , SB16 , SB2 , SB5 , SB10

Keywords: flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power, weather siren, emergency management, flood-prone area, warning system, real property theft, real property fraud

Transcript Highlights:

• following purposes: to consider and act upon the following legislation to ensure and enhance youth camp
• HB number one by Darby, relating to the resident youth camp plans and preparedness, authorizing civil
• number seventy-one by Gerben Hawkins relates to the emergency preparedness requirements for youth camps
• HB number seventy-five by McLaughlin relates to building standards for youth camps located within or
• No. 123 by Lalani relating to emergency preparedness and safety requirements for youth camps, referred

Keywords: 997, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So it's people coming into the parks, they're paying for camping, all the fees, the day-use fees, the
• We have such... ...kayak all over this state and camp.
• in the state park system was what we could afford. ...and camping in the state park system was what
• However, I did enough camping for 21 years, and I'm not camping anymore at anyone's park.
• We've got to make sure that we're taking care of this, and all my future camping is in the hotel.

Committee: House Government

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Mississippi National Guard has been involved in training many international partners down at Camp
• The Mississippi National Guard has been involved in training many international partners down at Camp
• </c><00:15:27.040><c> I</c> and so forth. worth at Camp Shelby.
• I and so forth. worth at Camp Shelby.
• </c><00:16:16.800><c> Um,</c> A newer type campus at Camp Shelby.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 15 January, 2026; 9:30 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Israel's mother was sent to multiple work camps and rarely spoke of the horrors she witnessed there.
• Israel's parents met in a displaced persons camp in Germany.
• Being one of the youngest survivors of the Auschwitz camp, her mother wanted to tell her story. story
• Jack joined the Polish resistance and eventually spent time in a forced labor camp, and Anna survived
• Ruth's father was held in the Auschwitz concentration camp for years before he was freed.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Mark Olski was born in 1945 on a cattle car heading from Auschwitz toward the Mentsin concentration camp
• , and he and his mother arrived at the camp just one day after its gas chambers had been made inoperable
• Non-Jews were sent to the concentration camps also.
• you're interested in the story, it will be in connection with the liberation of the concentration camp
• His mother was sent to a slave labor camp, and Oscar was assigned to work in the boiler room of a local

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the Journal, and recognized Dr. Heidi Teval as Doctor of the Day. Members then offered several points of personal privilege, including tributes to former Representative Noel Campbell, introductions of guests, and observances tied to Muslim Day at the Capitol, Food Bank Day, and Holocaust Remembrance Day. The chamber also heard remarks from Holocaust survivors and community members, and the House later adopted a proclamation recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The main legislative action was House Concurrent Resolution 2045, honoring the life and public service of former Congressman Raul Grijalva. The resolution detailed his career in education, county government, and Congress, and highlighted his work on public lands, tribal sovereignty, environmental protection, public education, and social justice. The House unanimously adopted the resolution and stood for a moment of respectful silence, then received the Grijalva family in the chamber. Additional floor business included referral changes for HB 2351 and HB 2573, the first reading of several bills, and the second reading of a larger slate of measures covering water, land, energy, agriculture, public safety, immigration, and other topics. No substantive debate or votes on those bills occurred during this session. The House also announced upcoming committee meetings and adjourned until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• A past where I sat at a workbench at a camp by a deep Adirondack lake, learning how to braid thin plastic
• She whispered, "And here," I said, "is the lanyard I made at camp."
• A past where I sat at a workbench at a A past where I sat at a workbench at a camp<00:01:46.440><c> by
• 46.560><c> a</c><00:01:46.600><c> deep</c><00:01:47.040><c> Adirondack</c><00:01:47.840><c> lake,</c> camp
• </c> the lanyard I made at camp." the lanyard I made at camp."

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• law that are needed to make it easier for the enforcement. of the ban and continue to allow open camping
• These changes should lead a robust. enforcement of the public camping ban.
• It was already a city-wide ordinance where you couldn't have public camping. they go and they give the
• the rights of the people who live in their neighborhood. and they have maybe a drainage ditch in the camp
• The Senate bill 241 relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place.

Bills: SJR12 , SJR81 , SB22 , SB32 , SB241 , SB393 , SB414 , SB458 , SB464 , SB568 , SB583 , SB609 , SB660 , SB664 , SB693 , SB731 , SB732 , SB746 , SB779 , SB783 , SB785 , SB868 , SB897 , SB921 , SB955 , SB1008 , SB1029 , SB1036 , SB1057 , SB1059 , SB1120 , SB1122 , SB1147 , SB1163 , SB1188 , SB1197 , SB1209 , SB1245 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1365 , SB1394 , SB1396 , SB1470 , SB1484 , SB1494 , SB1537 , SB1596 , SB1598 , SB1637 , SB1644 , SB1809 , SB1814 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1948 , SB2064 , SB2065 , SB2112 , SB2155 , SB2226 , SB2320 , SB2406 , SJR36 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SJR4 , SJR40 , SJR27 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SCR38 , SCR37 , SB1396 , SB1209 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB241 , SB304 , SB1023 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB955 , SB957 , SB541 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB1062 , SB711 , SB746 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB507 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB1567 , SB310 , SB311 , SB505 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1841 , SB1147 , SB1008 , SB2016 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB860 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1537 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB984 , SB619 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1877 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB660 , SB731 , SB921 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1058 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB2155 , SB508 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719 , SB287 , SB2143 , SB1245 , SB261 , SB1247 , SB1948 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB1882 , SB1814 , SB618 , SB38 , SB393 , SB1371 , SB1394 , SB1365 , SB2243 , SB2226 , SB2039 , SB1919 , SB1895 , SB1598 , SB1493 , SB1810 , SB1791 , SB1706 , SB1644 , SB1238 , SB783 , SB458 , SB22 , SB651 , SB897 , SB1809 , SB1080 , SB745 , SB826 , SB989 , SB1320 , SB1437 , SB2320 , SB2289 , SB1171 , SB664 , SB1637 , SB2064 , SB868 , SB1079 , SB1243 , SB1504 , SB1851 , SB1879 , SB2237 , SB1257 , SB2034 , SB1522 , SB883 , SB249 , SB1318 , SB1151 , SB596 , SB1191 , SB226 , SB570 , SB870 , SB991 , SB60 , SB365 , SB1067 , SB1786 , SB326 , SB1401 , SB1592 , SB1728 , SB1265 , SB586 , SB529 , SB217 , SB209 , SB1923 , SB1559 , SB1839 , SB387 , SB1874 , SB1872 , SB1873 , SB1921 , SB1883 , SB1677 , SB95 , SB1620 , SB1838 , SB2024 , SB2429 , SB1999 , SB511 , SB2309 , SB2166 , SB871 , SB510 , SB33 , SB2420 , SB1860 , SB1541 , SB1316 , SB1314 , SB1313 , SB1426 , SB1398 , SB1869 , SB1750 , SB1871 , SB36 , SB855 , SB1233 , SB760 , SB2425 , SB2037 , SB1758 , SB1759 , SB2365 , SB1924 , SB762 , SB1271 , SB1818 , SB605 , SB1405 , SB1762 , SB1968 , SB1977 , SB2077 , SB2148 , SB2321 , SB1967 , SB1662 , SB1663 , SB2124 , SB2204 , SB1855 , SB863 , SB37 , SB241 , SB1147 , SB1394 , SB1814 , SB1948 , SB2155 , SB1209 , SB1396 , SB609 , SB660 , SB921 , SR373 , SR374 , SR376 , SR377 , SR379 , SR381 , SR386 , SB2332 , SB3040 , SB3041 , SB2332 , SB3040 , SB3041

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, tax exemption, ad valorem, tangible personal property, income production, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, ad valorem taxation, franchise tax credit, personal property, public camping

Transcript Highlights:

• Some places, some of them have a little camp, some don't. But they use their property.
• Some places, some of them have a little camp, some don't. But they use their property.
• So, I mean, it's generally anything from building a dock at your camp, building a camp, industrial activities
• And that could be for a camp, you know?
• You know, it wasn't about the camps and stuff. This was about some major infrastructure, so.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Continuing with the list, places of worship, facilities licensed as a children camp or a day camp or
• summer camp, and finally health care facilities.
• </c> facilities licensed as a children camp facilities licensed as a children camp or<00:31:53.120><c
• </c><00:31:54.040><c> camp,</c><00:31:54.800><c> and</c> or a day camp or summer camp, and or a day camp
• :51.400><c> care</c> children's camps, health care children's camps, health care facilities,<00:33:52.560

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• By changing the wording of Christian's Law, we will take away this opportunity for children when camps
• I feel strongly that the role ...when camps no longer go to visit swimming pools.
• Please consider advocating for a delay on this bill ...on our municipal day camps.
• And to be honest, most camps throughout the state no longer take their campers to any open bodies of
• So even in Weston, we have cut out all trips to open bodies of water for our day camps, and we're just

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard testimony on several bills, beginning with a major workplace violence proposal for health care settings. Senator Lovely, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, and SEIU 1199 all supported legislation requiring hospitals and other health care employers to conduct facility-specific risk assessments, develop violence prevention plans, train workers, and provide reporting and protections for assaulted employees. Witnesses described workplace assaults as frequent and escalating, and committee members discussed balancing worker safety with concerns about criminalizing mental illness; testimony emphasized that the bill targets intentional assaults while preserving treatment and discretion for behavioral health crises. The committee also heard strong support for bills to strengthen traffic safety, including primary seat belt enforcement, rear-facing car seat requirements, and seat belts on school buses. AAA Northeast, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, law enforcement, legislators, and the Massachusetts Insurance Federation all backed the measures, citing crash data, injury prevention, and personal stories of traumatic brain injury. Senator O’Connor testified for school bus seat belts, saying Massachusetts should join other states requiring them, and later Sophia Furzada of the National Transportation Safety Board urged passage of school bus seat belt and child passenger safety bills, saying lap-shoulder belts would reduce injuries and save lives in crashes where compartmentalization is not enough. Other testimony included support for a bill to make 9-1-1 disability indicator forms more accessible and inclusive, with the witness arguing the form should better reflect mental health, developmental disabilities, language access needs, and a fifth-grade reading level. The committee also heard opposition to a proposal to extend Christian’s Law to swimming pools, with a parks and recreation director warning of unintended consequences for municipal camps and underserved communities. Finally, the committee took testimony on a bill to expand the Forensic Science Oversight Board to include workforce representation, which MOSES said would restore technical expertise to the board. At the end of the hearing, the committee adjourned without taking votes on the bills discussed.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Holocaust did not begin with concentration camps.
• She was talking about how her father had liberated the concentration camps and how he was traumatized
• One of the first groups where, when the units found these individuals out in these concentration camps
• The Holocaust did not begin with camps.
• My father-in-law was stuck in D.P. camps after surviving five camps and losing his entire family and

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum call, prayer, pledge, and several guest introductions recognizing visitors including Leadership Torrance participants, former Assembly Member Hector de la Torre, University of the Pacific President Christopher Callahan, and other higher education leaders. The body then approved the Senate journals and moved through the daily file and gubernatorial appointments. Three appointments to the Board of Behavioral Sciences were considered and confirmed, and a confirmation for the California Community Colleges Board of Governors was also approved. The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 140, designating April as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, with members speaking about research, advocacy, and the personal impact of the disease. Senate Resolution 92, marking California Holocaust Memorial Day, drew extensive floor remarks from multiple senators emphasizing remembrance, Holocaust education, antisemitism, and the need to confront hate and denial; the resolution was adopted unanimously. On third reading, the Senate passed AB 1389, an urgency measure ratifying a tribal-state gaming compact amendment with the Yurok Tribe, with no opposition and immediate effect. The chamber also received committee announcements about upcoming meetings of the Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection Committee and the Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee. The session concluded with adjournment in memory motions honoring John Bean, Cynthia Brantley Pierce, and Detective Armando “Mando” Santana, each described as a significant community leader or public servant whose work and legacy were recognized by the Senate. The Pro Tem then announced the Senate would recess briefly and return for the next floor session on Thursday, April 16 at 9 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Holocaust did not begin with concentration camps.
• and we did a Birkenau trip, and those are things... ...Birkenau trip, and those are things in that camp
• because I think partly because of stuff that he endured as an individual who had to go into these camps
• The Holocaust did not begin with camps.
• My father-in-law was stuck in D.P. camps after surviving five camps and losing his entire family and

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayers and the pledge, and spent much of the early portion of the session on guest introductions recognizing visitors from Leadership Torrance, former Assembly Member Hector de la Torre, and several university presidents and academic leaders. The body then moved through routine business, including approval of the Senate journals and reading of several bills on the second reading file, before taking up gubernatorial appointments. Three appointments to the Board of Behavioral Sciences were confirmed: Justin Hufft, Cali Rana Singhe, and Dr. Annette Walker. The Senate also confirmed Villian Corral to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. In each case, the appointing committee recommendation was noted and roll calls were taken, with the confirmations approved by the required vote margins. On third reading, the Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 140, designating April as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, with supportive remarks from several senators and advocates emphasizing research, awareness, and the lived experience of Parkinson’s disease. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 92, marking California Holocaust Memorial Day, with extensive floor statements from multiple senators on remembrance, education, antisemitism, and the importance of teaching Holocaust history. Finally, the Senate passed Assembly Bill 1389, an urgency measure ratifying a tribal-state gaming compact amendment with the Yurok Tribe; the measure and urgency clause both received unanimous support. The session concluded with committee announcements and several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including honors for coach John Bean, Cynthia Brantley Pierce, and Detective Armando “Mando” Santana. The Pro Tem then announced the next floor session and the Senate recessed.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Holocaust did not begin with concentration camps.
• few years ago, and we did a Birkenau trip, and those are things... ...and those are things in that camp
• One of the first groups where, when the units found these individuals out in these concentration camps
• The Holocaust did not begin with camps.
• My father-in-law was stuck in D.P. camps after surviving five camps and losing his entire family and

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> upstream in the areas where Otaki camp upstream in the areas where Otaki camp those<00:45:24.359
• </c> &gt;&gt; going to start evacuating Waikiki camp &gt;&gt; going to start evacuating Waikiki camp
• And so, goes into Waikiki camp.
• ,</c> from the Wahiawa dam to Waikiki camp, from the Wahiawa dam to Waikiki camp, the<00:58:05.600><c
• </c> Otaki Camp. Otaki Camp.

Bills: SCR21 , SCR75 , SCR50 , SCR149 , SCR47 , SCR163 , SCR169 , SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

Transcript Highlights:

• DMA is requesting $28 million to move forward with construction of a new Camp Landing readiness center
• Funding the Camp Landing Readiness Center and the cost-to-completion funding for the Zephyr Hills and
• Funding the Camp Landing Readiness Center and the cost-to-completion funding for the Zephyr Hills and
• funding are vital in supporting the increased readiness requirements of our guardsmen and positions Camp
• So this would allow us to resume recruiting, resume our initial entry training camps, and allow us to

Summary: The committee met to hear the Governor’s proposed budget for the Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development silo and to consider one bill. The Governor’s Office outlined a $117.4 billion state budget, including $18.3 billion for the TED area, with major allocations for the Department of Transportation, Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, State, Military Affairs, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard. Agency heads then presented their priorities, including housing and disaster recovery funds at Commerce; pay, vehicles, aviation, and data systems at Highway Safety; facility modernization, recruitment, retention, and maintenance at Military Affairs; election audit, conservation lab, and historic preservation funding at State; transportation, aviation, seaport, and safety investments at DOT; and emergency response, flood mitigation, grant systems, and alerting at Emergency Management. Members asked questions about Visit Florida’s private match, FHP’s role in immigration enforcement and body cameras, National Guard deployment tempo and staffing, State Guard staffing and facilities, arts grant rules, rail funding, and the number of detainees at the Everglades detention site. Several notable positions were expressed during questioning. Visit Florida said it met and exceeded its private match requirement and described the match as important to ensuring value from public dollars. The Highway Patrol said its aviation assets have been used more heavily in immigration enforcement and that in-vehicle camera systems were a higher priority than body cameras at present. The National Guard and State Guard both emphasized heavy operational demands, readiness needs, and the importance of additional funding for facilities, personnel, and equipment. The Department of State said its audit funding would help counties move to automated post-election audits and that its arts grant rule changes were intended to create more consistent scoring rather than reduce access. The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units. The bill requires local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, limits parking restrictions, and extends density bonus incentives to housing for military families receiving basic housing allowance. An amendment was adopted removing reusable tenant screening reports and clarifying that compliant ADUs are allowed by right without a separate hearing or permit. Testimony from the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, especially the long-term rental requirement, as a tool to help workforce housing. The committee reported the bill favorably by a roll call vote, and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Segueing into our National Guard, their construction—I know they have ongoing projects at Camp Blanding
• , as well as several readiness centers around the state. the community. at Camp Blanding as long as well
• from a five... ...on the Everglades detention camp, which will be reimbursed from a $500 million fund
• For example, how much money are we spending per detainee in a detention camp like Alligator Alcatraz?
• I'm camped out in a hotel because this is so critical to so many.

Bills: S7010

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: Roth contributions, deferred compensation, retirement savings, Florida Statutes, tax benefits

Summary: The Senate Committee on Appropriations met to take up SB 7010 by Senator Mayfield, which would authorize Roth post-tax contribution options in state and local deferred compensation plans. The bill was briefly explained, received one appearance in support, had no debate, and was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget on the governor’s recommended $117.4 billion “Floridians’ First Budget.” The presentation highlighted major spending areas including education, health care, public safety, transportation, environmental restoration, and economic development. Key proposals included increased FEFP funding for K-12 schools, teacher salary funding, higher education support, Everglades and water quality funding, emergency preparedness reserves, corrections staffing and pay increases, law enforcement recruitment bonuses, cybersecurity, and affordable housing and infrastructure investments. Members asked extensive questions about property tax reserve planning, litigation funding, emergency response fund balances and expenditures, the use of federal reimbursement for the Everglades detention facilities, the animal abuse hotline, Hope Florida, corrections staffing, and the proposed reduction in ADAP eligibility for HIV/AIDS medication assistance. A member of the public also testified at length about concerns that the ADAP changes would harm access to life-saving medications and alleged improper shifting of program funds. Committee members and the presenter acknowledged follow-up questions on several items, but no additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond the favorable report on SB 7010 and adjournment.