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• You'll see here the list of those, and what these programs do is we train Floridians with skills to assist
• the list of those, and what these programs do is we train, this focuses on training Floridians with skills

Summary: The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard two hurricane-recovery presentations focused on Florida’s response and long-term recovery efforts. Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, reviewed response and recovery operations for Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, including meals, water, sheltering, search and rescue deployments, power restoration, debris removal, flood-control efforts, and generator distribution. He also described ongoing public assistance and mitigation funding, the state’s FROC system for standardizing and speeding reimbursement documentation, and the Elevate Florida residential mitigation program, which will use about $400 million to elevate or reconstruct eligible flood-insurance properties and may expand to county-run programs. Senators asked about manufactured homes, school shelter hardening, mobile home tie-downs, reimbursement for USAR teams, debris hauling, regional sheltering, and FEMA review delays; Guthrie said the state is trying to move recovery faster and more proactively, while acknowledging some limits and federal bottlenecks. The committee then heard from Justin Domer, Deputy Secretary of Community Development at Florida Commerce, on HUD Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery programs. He explained that Commerce administers long-term recovery funds through its Office of Long-Term Resiliency for housing, infrastructure, and economic development, with funds used as a last resort after FEMA and insurance. Domer outlined the process for the most recent $925 million allocation covering multiple disasters, including Idalia, Debby, Helene, Milton, Broward flooding, and North Florida tornadoes, and said the state currently manages about $3.4 billion in DR funds, rising to over $4 billion with the new allocation. He highlighted completed and ongoing housing programs for Hurricane Irma, Michael, and Ian, plus workforce recovery programs and subrecipient infrastructure grants. Senators asked about Broward and Fort Lauderdale funding, homeowner turnaround times, and mobile home eligibility; Domer said Broward and Fort Lauderdale will have separate HUD-directed programs, and the committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• She has extreme skills for the position that she is going for this particular university.
• the university and say You know, near, mid, and far term analysis gaps, we see different engineering skill

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• days in the care of some of the special nurses and doctors with whom she worked at the Lafayette skilled

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several resolutions, including commendations for Healthy Birth Day, Incorporated, Empty Arms Bereavement Support, Incorporated, for recognizing September 19, 2025 as Stillbirth Prevention and Awareness Day, and for the town of Plymouth becoming the 451st International City of Peace. Both resolutions were adopted by voice vote. The chamber then advanced several local and private matters. A bill authorizing Lexington to grant ten additional on-premises wine and malt beverage licenses was read a third time and passed to be engrossed. A bill authorizing Melrose to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption was ordered to a third reading and then passed to be engrossed. The Senate also suspended the rules to take up a House bill establishing a sick leave bank for John C. Murphy and ordered it to a third reading. The Senate additionally suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer a House petition establishing a sick leave bank for Kathleen Roderick, an employee of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office, to the Committee on Public Service. The body adopted an order to adjourn on Thursday at 11 a.m. in full formal session without a calendar. It then agreed to adjourn in memory of K. Walsh, heard a tribute to her life and service in nursing and geriatrics, observed a moment of silence, and adjourned accordingly.

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• And through my work, I've developed a strong skill.

Keywords: 914, all

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• They're taking their assets, their businesses, and perhaps most importantly, their talents and skills

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: This transcript is a Republican response to the Governor’s State of the State address, delivered by Sen. Keith Wagoner. The speaker argues that Washington is facing an affordability crisis driven by state policy, citing high costs for housing, fuel, food, and living expenses, along with concerns about outmigration, crime, homelessness, drug overdoses, and declining student outcomes. He also criticizes recent budget decisions, saying the 2025 budget cut Medicaid funding for seniors and people with disabilities while raising taxes to record levels. A major theme is opposition to new taxes. The speaker says Democrats are proposing regressive taxes on items like cell phones, storage units, fuel, and employers, and warns these measures could lead to a state income tax, which he says voters have rejected 11 times. He contrasts this with Republican proposals for property tax relief and a sustainable spending limit, which he says were rejected by Democrats. He also criticizes Governor Ferguson for signing a budget with tax increases after previously promising not to do so. No formal votes or committee actions are described. The speaker instead urges the public to participate in the legislative process by testifying, emailing lawmakers, and pressing the governor to pursue more fiscally conservative policies. The closing message is a call for Republicans and citizens to work together to oppose new taxes and make Washington more affordable.

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• Labor will meet at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow in Committee Room 5 to hear its posted agenda.
• And Labor, Representative Cruz, moves to suspend the rules for the Labor Committee to meet at 11:00 a.m
• And Labor, Representative Cruz, moves to suspend the rules for the Labor Committee to meet at 11:00 a.m

Bills: HR295, HR296, HR297, HR298, HR299, HR300, HR301, HR302, HR303, HR304, HR305, HR306, HR307, HCR115, HCR116, HCR117, HR286, HR287, HR288, HR290, HR291, HR292, HR293, HR294, SCR61, SCR68, SB121, SB250, SB348, SB444, SB485, HR252, HR253, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, SB268, SB283, SB414, HCR98, HR179, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB74, HB108, HB956, HB1085, HB1137, HB75, SB39, SB99, SB111, SB112, SB124, SB134, SB174, SB189, SB190, SB201, SB233, SB236, SB258, SB270, SB273, SB288, SB307, SB313, SB320, SB321, SB325, SB326, SB331, SB339, SB341, SB345, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB357, SB359, SB387, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB419, SB422, SB426, SB435, SB437, SB440, SB451, SB464, SB470, SB487, SB488, SB495, SB504, SB505, SB518, SB523, HR84, HB646, HB998, HB1191, SB78, SB81, SB97, SB100, SB109, SB123, SB125, SB208, SB385, SB479, SB56, SB163, SB197, HB901, HR20, HR74, HR168, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Energy Caucus, Louisiana House of Representatives, energy policy, fossil fuels, oil and gas, natural gas, renewable energy, solar, wind power, nuclear power, legislative caucus, industry group, economic development, state legislature, House resolution, energy sector, victims' services, criminal justice, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Act No. 370

Summary: The House met on May 18, 2026, with a quorum present, and began with prayer, the pledge, leave requests, and several personal privileges recognizing visitors and groups at the Capitol, including early education advocates, a poster contest winner, Entergy’s River Bend Nuclear Station on its 40th anniversary, a Children’s Miracle Network champion, Community Action leaders, and Leadership Tangipahoa participants. The chamber also received Senate messages, enrollment reports, a conference committee report on Senate Bill 149 that was allowed to lie over, and a long list of House resolutions and Senate bills that were either introduced, referred, or set aside for later consideration. Several resolutions were adopted without objection, including measures recognizing Early Education Day, World Preeclampsia Awareness Day, Dora’s Voyager, Tourism Day, and National Mississippi River Day, while House Concurrent Resolution 98 on SNAP grocery delivery fees failed on reconsideration by a vote of 46 yeas to 39 nays. The House then took up a series of Senate bills. Among the measures passed were SB 39 on provisional massage therapist licenses; SB 111 on freshwater recreational fish limits in the Atchafalaya Basin; SB 124 on peer review confidentiality for health systems; SB 134 on child sexual abuse material and sexting involving minors under 17; SB 99 on electronic DEQ notifications; SB 190 on special-focus nursing facilities; SB 201 on juvenile life-without-parole sentencing procedures; SB 233 on a statewide data exchange compact; SB 236 on annual kidney disease reporting; SB 258 on juvenile traffic offenses; SB 270 on medical marijuana use by terminally ill patients in health care facilities; SB 273 on hospice care requirements; SB 307 on educational displays and a Ten Commandments monument on Capitol grounds; SB 320 on CODIS hit tracking; SB 321 on electronic bonds; SB 325 on excluding threatening persons from sports wagering; SB 331 on temporary exceptions to the Scenic Rivers Act for lower Pearl River Basin work; SB 339 on gaming-related background checks; SB 345 on annual OJJ reporting; SB 346 and SB 347 on deepfake misuse in schools and on campuses; SB 357 on judiciary cleanup provisions; SB 359 on hospital district commissioner terms; SB 387 on pharmacy benefit managers; SB 393 on explosives regulation; SB 401 creating a Prescription Drug Affordability Board; SB 415 creating the Empower Louisiana Food Purchase Program; SB 419 on pre-charged pneumatic devices for deer hunting; SB 422 on unsupervised probation for certain repeat DWI offenders; SB 426 on the Addictive Disorder Regulatory Authority and peer support credentials; SB 435 creating a Commission on Fatherhood Engagement; SB 437 on licensed treatment services in facilities housing judicially referred residents; SB 440 creating a Renaissance District in Rapides Parish; SB 451 on newborn hearing screening and intervention; SB 464 on severe obesity treatment coverage; SB 470 on pregnancy-related rules in correctional facilities; SB 487 on gaming premises rental agreements; and SB 488 creating a school safety drone response pilot program. Several bills were returned to the calendar for later action, including SB 189 on atmospheric releases affecting weather and climate, SB 326, SB 341, SB 353, and SB 495. A number of bills drew debate over policy and fiscal effects. SB 112 on school release time for religious instruction prompted questions about public-school participation, sponsoring entities, and parental consent; SB 189 on prohibiting intentional atmospheric release of substances for climate or weather modification passed 75-21 after questions about aircraft fuel dumping and agricultural exceptions; SB 201 on juvenile sentencing led to discussion of Supreme Court precedent and appellate review; SB 233 raised privacy concerns about interagency data sharing; SB 313 on electronic filing fees in criminal matters was criticized as a possible unfunded mandate and failed 25-68; and SB 451 on newborn hearing screening drew questions about board expansion, Medicaid coverage, and added administrative costs before passing 94-1. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, and the House repeatedly adopted motions to table reconsideration after final passage votes. The chamber also announced it would stop debate at 5:00 p.m. and continued working through Senate bills as the Natural Resources Committee finished its meeting.

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• I will continue to work with the studios, labor unions, and others so that future amendments will ensure
• Miller, and I come to you as president of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, the world's preeminent labor
• AB 2319, or 19, as currently written, has no meaningful labor standards.
• I strongly urge support of this bill with amended labor standard language.
• Guild, and I strongly support the passage of Assembly Bill 2319 after it's amended to include strong labor

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As was referenced earlier, in September of 2024, the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services,
• As was referenced earlier in September of 2024, the Department of Labor, Health, and Human Services,
• This added flexibility will help hospitals compete in the health care labor market, stabilize their workforce
• One is that we have a declining number of open labor and delivery units across the state of California
• One is that we have a declining number of open labor and delivery units across the state of California

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• worked with the Secretary directly, and she has estimations of what it would take to not only have the labor
• worked with the Secretary directly, and she has estimations of what it would take to not only have the labor
• Most of this money will go to labor and making sure that the systems work to make sure that we are directly
• And so what you are stating is that you already have in place, Workforce Solutions, labor.
• You would need to add to that labor with this program, but that you already are able to capture some

Keywords: 996, all

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• Moving on to the Department of Labor on page 270.
• Moving on to the Department of Labor on page 270.
• Okay, I'm moving on to the Department<00:40:39.440><c> of</c><00:40:39.599><c> Labor</c><00:40:40.240
• c> on</c><00:40:40.480><c> page</c><00:40:41.119><c> uh</c><00:40:41.359><c> 270</c> Department of Labor
• on page uh 270 Department of Labor on page uh 270 LBR922100-001,<00:40:44.880><c> House</c><00:40:45.119

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• towards a degree and workforce readiness in high-demand fields like healthcare, law enforcement, and skilled
• toward a degree and workforce readiness in high-demand fields like healthcare, law enforcement, and skilled
• fields like healthcare, law enforcement, fields like healthcare, law enforcement, and<00:25:31.040><c> skilled
• 32.120><c> or</c><00:25:32.480><c> as</c><00:25:32.600><c> an</c><00:25:32.679><c> accessible</c> and skilled
• trades, or as an accessible and skilled trades, or as an accessible step<00:25:33.800><c> towards</c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• inpatient hospital admissions, a 72% decrease in inpatient hospital admissions, a 72% decrease in skilled
• And then what if that came with a cooking class to actually have the skills of how to prepare a diabetic-friendly
• Having cooking skills and learning how to make food and feed yourself is huge and lasts for a lifetime
• Having cooking skills and learning how to make food and feed yourself is huge and last for a lifetime
• That young child would have regressed in their skills and not been able to move forward.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• That was actually our goal: to try to have a relationship around a particular skill.
• have a technical degree and want to go into management, that's one way to do it: to get those MBA skills
• and leadership and management skills to be able to progress through that workforce.
• little bit of, just that as our employees have interest in returning to school and upgrading their skills
• Not only across this country, but across the globe, people with technology skills are in high demand.

Keywords: 996, all

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• So you know what some person may define as communications other may define as a management skill, and
• So you know what some person may define as communications, other may define as a management skill, and
• c><00:27:01.520><c> as</c><00:27:01.679><c> a</c><00:27:01.840><c> management</c><00:27:02.320><c> skill
• </c> other may define as a management skill other may define as a management skill and<00:27:03.440><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with routine business, including the Pledge of Allegiance, seating alternates, and approval of the minutes and consent calendar. Both were approved without opposition. The committee then moved to the regular calendar, beginning with Department of Environmental Services drinking water rules (2532). Staff noted that the final proposal deleted requirements that had been in the initial proposal, making the published notice technically inaccurate because it said there were no substantive changes. The agency responded that the requirements still exist in other rules, that regulated entities and the Water Council were notified, and that the public had notice through related hearings. After discussion about whether a new noticed hearing was needed, the committee approved the rule. The next item was Department of Administrative Services personnel rule 2510 on seniority and employee performance evaluation. Staff raised informational comments and one unclear comment about language that appeared to require a checkbox even though no form exists, and about evaluation categories that could overlap. The agency said the checkbox language should be removed, but defended the overlapping categories as part of a long-standing template used by agencies for the past 10 years. Members discussed whether the language was too ambiguous or could lead to inconsistent application, but the committee ultimately approved the rule with a condition striking the checkbox language in the affected sections. The committee then considered personnel rule 25109 on investigations, discipline, non-disciplinary communications, and non-disciplinary removal. Staff recommended clarifying language distinguishing license suspension from termination for cause, and questioned whether the sexual-harassment discipline language was too broad because the same conduct could fit multiple discipline levels. The agency agreed to add the suggested clarification for the license-suspension provision, but argued the sexual-harassment language should remain because another rule already provides the factors for determining the appropriate discipline and the agency needs discretion for fact-specific cases. The discussion included concerns about how non-verbal conduct might be treated, but the committee moved toward conditional approval with the agreed clarification and approval of the rest of the rule as written.

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• controlled, state-of-the-art environment for firearms training, tactical exercises, and law enforcement skill
• This project aims to enhance the preparedness, marksmanship, and technical skills of law enforcement
• > technical</c> preparedness, markmanship, and technical preparedness, markmanship, and technical skills
• > of</c><00:47:51.839><c> law</c><00:47:52.000><c> enforcement</c><00:47:52.560><c> personnel</c> skills
• of law enforcement personnel skills of law enforcement personnel while<00:47:53.760><c> ensuring</c>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:09 Approval of Minutes 00:01:10 Welcome New Members 00:01:26 Information Items 00:01:49 COT Special Report 00:02:38 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:07:41 A. Department of Military Affairs 00:08:07 B. Department of Veterans’ Affairs 00:20:34 C. Kentucky Infrastructure Authority 00:25:54 D. Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet 00:35:05 E. Transportation Cabinet 00:55:53, 958, all

Summary: The Capital Planning Advisory Board met with a quorum, approved the May 21 minutes, and welcomed a new executive branch member, Secretary Keith Jackson of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The board also received two informational items: agency responses to prior questions and amendments made to capital plans after the last meeting. It then heard the Commonwealth Office of Technology’s report on executive branch IT capital project scoring, which reviewed 16 IT requests totaling about $330.5 million. COOT said projects were ranked through an independent panel using standardized criteria focused on feasibility, statewide alignment, readiness, impact, and risk; the CIO recommended moving an enterprise application and artificial intelligence inventory system from rank 11 to rank 4 because of its enterprise-wide impact and connection to Senate Bill 4. The Department of Military Affairs presented its capital plan, describing 43 million in projects for the current period and 13 projects totaling $65 million for 2026–2028, with most funding coming from federal sources and restricted agency funds and no general fund request in the latter period. Its projects included maintenance pool adjustments, a statewide Army master plan, the Somerset readiness center, Shelbyville and Ashland armories, a future home for the Kentucky Army National Guard band, and other facility upgrades. Members asked about the Somerset project’s cost growth and federal delay; the department said the project remains in conceptual design, is awaiting federal MILCON action, and would require a state match of about $9.8 million against $29.6 million federal funding if it is approved. Members also asked about staffing levels, and the department said state employee and Title 32 numbers have been relatively steady, while technician positions have declined. The Department of Veterans Affairs outlined seven projects for 2026–2028, led by a Radcliff Veterans Center HVAC replacement that needs an estimated additional $16 million to finish phase two after phase one was already funded. Other requests included a maintenance pool increase, renovations and exterior upgrades at Eastern and Western Kentucky veterans facilities, a cooling tower replacement at Thompson Hood, and parking lot and lighting improvements. The department said some projects were already in the six-year plan and that the Radcliff phase two could be bid in June 2026 if funded. Members confirmed that a columbarium wall project at Grayson is federally funded. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority presented its six-year capital plan, citing more than $3 billion in loan commitments since 1988 and over $5 billion in supported infrastructure projects. KIA requested $298.439 million in the first biennium, including $27.742 million in state match for federal clean water and drinking water revolving funds, $25 million for its state Infrastructure Revolving Fund, $185.697 million in federal capitalization grants, and $30 million in leverage bond authorization for each year of the two federally assisted loan programs. Members asked about drinking-water quality, and KIA said that function is handled by the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water, not KIA. KIA also said its loan rates currently range from 0.5% to 2.25%, averaging just under 1%, and that its revolving loan programs have had no defaults. The Tourism, Arts, and Heritage Cabinet began its presentation at the end of the transcript, with staff identifying themselves, but no project details or board action from that presentation were included in the excerpt.

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• state of Texas, especially related to child... adolescent medicine and so we need to leverage the skills
• we're seeing. serve, and we do continuing medical education, trying to build the knowledge, capacity, skills
• saying, we're here talking about the. budget, how do we compete for the type of professionalism and skills
• When patients are or individuals are in a jail setting you can't Medicaid because they don't have the skill
• set, the correctional officers, or the team to do the work. not have the skill sets.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Now, if we diesel cost and labor cost.
• Labor is a huge issue across the state.
• Everywhere I go across the state, everybody talks about labor, the importance of labor. earlier and I
• , the importance of labor.
• When I labor, the importance of labor.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:18 University of Kentucky Department of Agricultural Economics Presentation 00:02:18 Farm Credit Mid-America Presentation 01:12:41, 958, all

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• </c><00:53:17.320><c> The</c><00:53:17.440><c> bill</c><00:53:17.720><c> also</c> Department of Labor
• The bill also Department of Labor.
• The Secretary of Labor may adopt regulations to carry out the bill's provisions.
• Amendment two strikes the labor and wage provisions from the bill. There is no fiscal impact.
• to carry out Labor may adopt regulations to carry out the<00:57:12.280><c> bill</c><00:57:12.600><c>

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• The next report is a report of the Committee on Government, Labor, and Elections.
• ,</c> be the Committee on Government, Labor, be the Committee on Government, Labor, and<01:05:17.080>
• Recognizing the Chair of the Committee on Government, Labor, and Elections.
• </c> on Government, Labor, and Elections. on Government, Labor, and Elections.
• <01:10:17.160><c> non-compete</c> 1016, labor and employment, non-compete 1016, labor and employment,

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, April 11, 2026, 957, house, all

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• just for some context, my connection with the subject of this bill is I spent a dozen years on House Labor
• , and I was on House Labor during the terms that this program was put together.
• the committee that you want to stop and think about this, certainly both the insurance department, labor
• think about this, uh certainly both the insurance<00:51:21.040><c> department,</c><00:51:21.760><c> labor
• </c><00:51:22.160><c> department,</c> insurance department, labor department, insurance department, labor

Keywords: 1191, senate, all