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• “Yeah, I, first of all, are these individual bedrooms, I would like to see them perceived as efficiency
• I want to be real clear that we have not designed anything, really...” perceived as efficiency apartments
• And all of the efficiency apartments, or bedrooms as you call them, would need to have separate bathrooms
• What did you have for the projected square footage of the, quote, bedroom efficiency apartment, whatever
• They're trying to make the systems more efficient, more accountable, and of higher quality.

Bills: SB2015

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources division met with a quorum and spent much of the meeting on a proposed “medical home” concept for people with significant disabilities and medical needs. Matt Schwartz described the need for small, community-based homes so adults like his daughter could live in a least-restrictive setting without losing housing if service providers change. Architect Jeff Eubel presented a conceptual budget for one roughly 5,000-square-foot facility for four residents, explaining that the design would likely include four large sleeping units, common space, support areas, and medical infrastructure such as emergency power, oxygen, sprinklers, and accessibility features. Committee members and George Sink, joining by phone, raised questions about layout, zoning, ownership, staffing, and whether families would actually move loved ones into such facilities if they were far from home. The department said the concept was not in the governor’s budget and identified staff who could continue discussions; the committee did not take final action and instead discussed refining the language with interested members. The committee then turned to amendments related to long-term care and behavioral health funding. One amendment would reduce a planned $4 million general fund incentive payment and instead create a withhold-based quality program for nursing facilities, to be developed collaboratively by the department and providers and reported to Legislative Management by September 2026. The department said it could live with the language but preferred the governor’s timing; several senators questioned whether the committee should be directing an operational policy change and whether the study would simply delay implementation. No vote was taken, and the amendment was set aside for later consideration. A second amendment would clarify use of an existing $2 million general fund item for behavioral health services in nursing homes and basic care facilities, directing it toward training, technical assistance, consultation, and direct patient care for residents with medically based behavioral health disorders. Members noted the funding was already in the bill and discussed it in the context of other budget items, but again deferred action. The committee also clarified that a separate $750,000 juvenile justice diversion appropriation in House Bill 1425 was distinct from a similar amount in the budget and should likely remain in that separate bill. The chair indicated a goal of having amendments ready by the end of the week, and the committee recessed without final votes on the discussed items.

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• We're seeking efficiencies, but clearly we needed to do something because the 2030 plan I've been hearing
• So this is the coordination, the efficiencies, the innovations that when we work together can achieve
• We don't have to start from scratch to accommodate the efficiencies there as well.
• This is a matter of efficiency; it's our responsibility to ensure that every program that exists to help
• I think this is an easy bill, and we should prioritize efficiency and ease in how we get our services

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• To fund the judicial branch at a level that allows for fair and efficient justice to be done across our
• But for the benefit of the people of Texas. who deserve to see that fair and efficient justice is done
• But the Constitution charges the court to make rules for the efficient and uniform administration of
• How assigning a different judge for each hearing throughout the life of a case promotes the efficient
• Our own procedures promote the efficient administration of justice as best they can, and we're doing

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• Our goal is to retain consumer awareness efficiently so that we are not paying 5 to 25 percent to get
• Our goal is to retain consumer awareness efficiently so that we are not paying 5 to 25 percent to get
• Our goal is to retain consumer awareness efficiently so that we are not paying 5 to 25 percent to get
• More usable and more efficient in the way so, I mean, they actually can help agriculture instead of,
• think that somebody like you could cover perhaps a broader territory if, in fact, there's some efficiency

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture heard an update on the Florida citrus industry from Matt Joyner of Florida Citrus Mutual and Shannon Shepp of the Department of Citrus. Both described the industry’s steep decline over the past two decades due to citrus greening (HLB), hurricanes, freezes, and aging groves, but emphasized ongoing recovery efforts through research, replanting, and new therapies. They highlighted promising tools such as plant growth regulators, protective screens and covers, direct oxytetracycline application, CRISPR-based breeding, and the CRAFT program, which has expanded to more than 10,000 acres of solid-set plantings and over 20,000 acres including resets. Members discussed disaster relief, property tax pressures, grower participation, and the need for assessment relief and other state support. No votes were taken on the citrus presentation. Shepp also outlined the Department of Citrus’s marketing and research role, noting strong consumer demand for Florida orange juice, global advertising efforts, and clinical research tied to health messaging. She said the industry remains a major economic contributor, with thousands of jobs and billions in economic impact, and that the department is working to maintain demand while growers replant and reset groves. Senators asked about the CRAFT program, new grower participation, and how advertising and state policy could help sustain the industry. The committee then received a performance review of the Opa-locka Soil and Water Conservation Districts from David Jahossky of Malden and Jenkins. The review found wide variation among the 49 districts studied, with many lacking recurring revenue, staffing, proper meeting notices, records retention, formal performance goals, and timely financial reports. The report identified nearly 400 recommendations and noted that some districts had already dissolved or were considering dissolution. Senators questioned whether the districts were duplicative of other agencies and whether they still served a useful purpose; the presenter said there was overlap and collaboration but no duplication. A public commenter from Jefferson County argued that local boards still provide trusted, community-based support for producers and help connect them to cost-share and best management practice programs. The chair indicated the review would inform possible legislation to improve or restructure the districts, and the committee adjourned without taking a vote.

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• sister agencies or their one-time federal dollars that our sister agencies aren't able To deliver efficiently
• They frequently lack the efficiency, the size that they need to be able to be self-sufficient, and as
• get some private funds, mostly from Some of the utility companies for weatherization or energy efficiency
• We go in there and we weatherize and make the homes more energy efficient, and it's not just putting
• Efficiency measures.

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• </c><00:40:51.440><c> This</c><00:40:51.640><c> information</c> work more efficiently.
• This information work more efficiently.
• So there is the reporting that happens is very efficient on those road projects.
• , uh, on those happens is very efficient, uh, on those road<01:01:49.080><c> projects.
• </c><01:03:03.440><c> to</c> Ramsey also has a great efficiency to Ramsey also has a great efficiency

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The witness said, yes, it would be efficient for the state, but he could not say that it would not be
• The witness said yes, it would be efficient for the state, but he could not say that it would not be.
• </c> &gt;&gt; would it be more efficient &gt;&gt; would it be more efficient &gt;&gt; More<01:02:48.680
• ><c> efficient.
• Efficient<01:02:53.600><c> for</c><01:02:54.000><c> the</c><01:02:54.200><c> state?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2045 relating to combat sports and recommended passage with SD1. Members adopted requested changes from DCCA and the boxing commission, including clarifying that the onsite medical professional must be a licensed physician, specifying when a deputy combat sports commissioner must file a written report, removing the combat sports registry language and ambulance requirement, clarifying promoter payment requirements, and requiring advance coordination with the nearest emergency room or hospital. The bill also makes technical amendments and sets an effective date of July 1, 2050. The measure passed unanimously among members present, with Senators Fukunaga and Kim excused. The joint hearing then considered SB 2187 relating to the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Testimony was brief and largely in support, and the committees agreed to pass the bill with SD1, making technical non-substantive amendments and changing the effective date to July 1, 2050. The committees voted to adopt the recommendation, with members present voting aye and some senators excused. A longer portion of the hearing focused on several economic development measures, including SB 2072 on tourism, SB 3049 on a trade-oriented production capacity grant program, and SB 3166 and SB 3167 involving technology development and the blue economy. SB 2072 drew questions about cost, benefit, and the practicality of promoting Michelin-star restaurants in Hawaii. SB 3049 received broad support from DBEDT, HTDC, chambers, and industry groups, but members questioned whether a new grant program was needed, why DBEDT could not do it without legislation, and whether the state should instead use existing entities like HTDC; the discussion also covered matching funds, likely beneficiaries, and administrative capacity. SB 3166 and SB 3167 were supported by technology and ocean-sector witnesses who said the state needs coordinated planning, specialized expertise, and support for advanced manufacturing and ocean innovation, but members raised concerns about relying on third-party consultants, duplication of existing public capacity, ethics, cost, and whether the work should instead be done by state staff or existing institutions. No final votes on the later bills were captured in the transcript excerpt.

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• Just trying to see if combining resources would add more efficiencies.
• But if trying to look for efficiencies is going to cloud everything, then maybe...
• at least focus on efficiencies as part of analyzing the impacts.
• Okay, how does that sound, including efficiencies?
• Okay, so analysis of fiscal impacts and efficiencies. Okay. All right.

Summary: The Child Custody Review Task Force met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and then took up draft legislation to create a future interim committee to study the feasibility of a family court in North Dakota. Beth outlined the draft’s purpose, proposed 15-member membership, and the study topics, including constitutional authority, court structure, jurisdiction, fiscal impact, implementation, and possible phased-in approaches. Members discussed committee composition at length, ultimately agreeing to keep the committee at 15 by reducing legislative members from eight to six, adding two judges from different judicial districts, two family law section members with rural/urban representation, one parent subject to a custody order, and a clerk of court representative; the self-help, mental health, and domestic violence positions were debated, with domestic violence advocacy retained and some other positions removed or replaced. The committee also agreed to include analysis of state and local fiscal impacts and efficiencies, and to keep the provision on procedural rules in the draft. The revised draft was approved and recommended to Legislative Management, with one recorded no vote from Judge Hovey after the fact. The committee then turned to a second draft dealing with mandatory participation in a family transition program in contested parental-rights cases. Members first clarified that the term should be changed to a more general “parenting education course,” rather than a named private program, and discussed whether the bill should also require education about court process and family-law procedures. Some members argued the bill should specify content such as co-parenting, parental alienation, harassment, disorderly conduct, removal of a child from the jurisdiction, and contempt consequences, while others objected that the proposal was too vague, could impose costs without clear limits or waivers, and might amount to compelled legal advice or an undefined private program. Several members said the bill needed more specificity before it could be presented, and the discussion became increasingly divided over whether to keep the draft at all. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final action yet taken on the second draft.

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• this transition team was really important because I do want to ensure that we have a successful and efficient
• So we need to be more efficient with the use of those funds.
• If you can replicate that model in this, you have an opportunity for efficiencies and a greater delivery
• I hope that we would see some of those same efficiencies in a process like this.
• That's designed to get them efficient delivery of medical treatment.

Summary: The Labor and Industrial Relations Committee first took up House Bill 680 by Rep. Weibel, which proposes a major overhaul of Louisiana’s workforce development system. The bill and a large amendment package were described as modernizing workforce planning, consolidating some state-level strategy and administration, and strengthening coordination with local workforce partners, employers, and regional stakeholders. A transition advisory team with an 18-month sunset was added to help implement the changes, and members repeatedly raised concerns about preserving local input for different regions, parishes, and cities. Rep. Weibel, the secretary of Louisiana Works, parish officials, and other supporters said the goal is to shift more resources from overhead to training and direct services while keeping local boards and parish involvement in place. Testimony from a Utah official and from local government and business representatives emphasized that similar consolidations can create efficiencies without eliminating local responsiveness. The committee adopted the amendments and then reported HB 680 with amendments. The committee then heard House Bill 780 by Rep. Furman on workers’ compensation. The bill seeks to streamline disputes over compensation and medical benefits, reduce litigation, and lower costs by restoring an expedited preliminary determination process and changing the standard for penalties and attorney fees to an arbitrary-and-capricious standard. Supporters, including lobbyists and defense attorneys, argued that the current process is outdated, overly technical, and too litigious, especially because adjusters now often work remotely and the statute still relies on fax and certified-mail procedures. They said the bill would speed up decisions, reduce unnecessary attorney-fee claims, and help employers and injured workers alike. Opponents, including attorneys for injured workers, argued the bill would make it harder for workers to recover penalties when benefits are delayed, shift the burden in favor of insurers, and fail to address understaffing and defense costs. Members debated whether the bill’s new standard should replace the current “reasonably controverted” language; an amendment to restore that language was offered but opposed by the author and other members and was not adopted. The committee adopted technical amendments and other committee amendments, heard additional testimony, and continued debating the bill’s substantive changes.

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• California's architects are national leaders in climate resilience, energy efficiency, wildfire safety
• , and innovative in energy efficiency, wildfire safety, and innovative housing solutions.
• Many of our new state office buildings are highly energy efficient, carbon-free, and fully Our new state
• office buildings are highly energy efficient, carbon-free, and fully electrified.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• May decisions be shaped by conscience as much as calculation, by compassion as much as efficiency.
• Please read the next bill: Senate Bill 320, a bill to be entitled, an act relating to administrative efficiency
• the bill a third time: Senate Bill 320, a bill to be entitled, an act relating to administrative efficiency
• A bill to be entitled and act relating to administrative efficiency in public schools.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognitions for the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Thomas Clem of Lakeland, and a large YMCA delegation visiting for the organization’s 175th anniversary. Senators highlighted the YMCA’s youth leadership programs and community service, and the chamber entered a proclamation recognizing the YMCA’s long service and its work in community support, youth development, and public health efforts. The chamber then took up several bills on the special order calendar. Senate Bill 100 adopted the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 regular session’s statute materials; Senate Bill 102 removed repealed provisions from the statutes; and Senate Bill 104, the general reviser’s bill, deleted obsolete language, updated cross-references, and corrected drafting errors. Each of those bills was advanced to third reading and passed unanimously, 36-0. Senators also passed Senate Bill 7010, which authorizes Roth post-tax contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans, also by a 36-0 vote. Senate Bill 320, relating to administrative efficiency in public schools, drew the most substantive policy discussion. Its sponsor said the bill would reduce district-level mandates, expand teacher apprenticeship pathways, create longer-term teacher contracts and certificates, streamline salary supplements and assessments, increase flexibility in district finances and Title I use, adjust facility planning requirements, and shift oversight of district-run VPK programs. The sponsor emphasized reducing bureaucracy while preserving accountability and focusing resources on students; the bill passed 36-0. The Senate also withdrew Senate Bill 1720 from further consideration, waived rules to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House, and adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• Uh, Senate Bill 973 would increase efficiency and reduce bureaucratic barriers for property owners and
• These changes are practical and reasonable, reduces red tape, improves efficiency, and still allows taxing
• Um, so you think this would essentially make your process more efficient, uh, to be able to, You know
• So I think it'll make it more efficient, and I also think it'll save taxpayers money.

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• PERSONNEL RESPONSIBLE FOR SCHOOL SAFETY RECEIVE CONSISTENT HIGH QUALITY PREPARATION AND FIREARMS EFFICIENCY
• ARE REFLECTING THE NEEDED BALANCE BETWEEN BEING ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THESE REQUIREMENTS AGAINST THE EFFICIENCIES
• AREAS WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ULTIMATELY HAVING A UNIFORM APPROACH ACROSS THE STATE FOR EFFICIENCY
• THAT IS WHAT WE ARE GETTING AT HERE IS THAT BALANCE BETWEEN SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY AND I'M PROUD TO PRESENT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Additionally, by centralizing the procurement for frequently purchased items, we are gaining efficiency
• We're gaining those efficiencies. Enterprise...
• It is our vision to create more value for the state of Florida and will continue to gain efficiency..
• It is our vision to create more value for the state of Florida and will continue to gain efficiencies

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and first took up SB 268, a public records exemption bill for public officers. Senator Brodeur explained the bill on behalf of Senator Jones, saying it would protect partial home addresses, phone numbers, and certain family information for the governor, cabinet members, and other elected officials because of threats and harassment against public servants. An amendment narrowing and clarifying the definition of public officer and the process for claiming the exemption was adopted without objection. Chair Fine and Senator Brodeur both spoke in support of the bill, citing personal experiences with threats and the need to protect officials and their families. CS for SB 268 was then reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard a presentation from Brandon Spencer, Director of State Purchasing and Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Management Services, on state agency procurement and contracting practices, including IT procurements. He described the state’s procurement structure, including state term contracts, alternate contract sources, and agency procurements, and said the division now manages more than 960 enterprise-wide agreements, with that number continuing to grow. He also highlighted that roughly 21% of purchase order spend is on IT services, discussed statutory requirements for IT procurements, and said the division is working with Florida Digital Service to improve oversight, training, vendor accountability, and procurement options. No committee action followed the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after no further business was raised.

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• So we provide an independent, objective analysis of program performance, which includes how efficiently
• 44.800><c> how</c> program performance which includes how program performance which includes how efficiently
• and</c><00:13:45.839><c> effectively</c><00:13:46.399><c> programs</c><00:13:46.839><c> are</c> efficiently
• and effectively programs are efficiently and effectively programs are using<00:13:47.399><c> State</

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• </c> efficiency among all vehicles. efficiency among all vehicles.
• This is because of fuel-efficient vehicles. So we're just selling less gas.
• Even more so on a efficient vehicles.
• </c> mostly of this is just fuel efficiency mostly of this is just fuel efficiency because<01:08:33.440
• </c> and identifying potential efficiencies and identifying potential efficiencies related<01:28:42.719

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Um, that just isn't an efficient way to do business.
• Um that just<00:21:06.960><c> isn't</c><00:21:07.360><c> an</c><00:21:07.600><c> efficient</c><00:21:
• way to um do just isn't an efficient way to um do business.<00:21:10.400><c> We</c><00:21:10.720><c>
• </c><00:21:23.840><c> And</c><00:21:24.080><c> as</c> us more efficient and effective.
• And as us more efficient and effective.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I urge you to vote this bill down today because efficiency can't be the sole measure of success in public
• can't be the sole measure of efficiency can't be the sole measure of success<00:31:32.559><c> in</c>
• </c> to run our schools efficiently. to run our schools efficiently.
• </c><00:43:52.880><c> uh</c> together to efficiently implement it. uh together to efficiently implement
• It says we must make sure that we fund a common, efficient school system. Okay?

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call: 0:00:08 26RS SB 3: 0:02:50 26RS SB 1: 0:21:12, 958, all

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• Louisiana State Police to work hand in hand with local law enforcement to be more effective and efficient
• And you talked about efficiencies.
• But don't you think it would be premature to make arguments that this district is more efficient and
• Members, again, we're speaking of efficiency and how our courts work.
• This bill, since we are talking again about efficiencies in courts and we want to reduce judges and allow

Bills: HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, SCR30, SB57, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB450, SB465, SB501, SB525, HR3, HR80, HR197, HR243, SCR5, SCR35, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB398, HB646, HR84, HR188, HR205, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB302, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, HCR72, HB633, HB603, HB940, HB251, HB775, HB998, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, HB842, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Pineville High School, Lady Rebels, softball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Class 5A, state championship, high school sports, student athletes, commendation, resolution, athletics, girls softball, championship team, Pineville, school recognition, sportsmanship, coach Allison Frye, Louisiana legislature, House Resolution

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• to increase an existing bucket efficient to increase an existing bucket by<00:38:37.440><c> $2</c><00
• They just need their own dollars to come to them so they can do the work efficiently and effectively.
• They just need their own dollars to come to them so they can do the work efficiently and effectively.
• They need their own dollars to come to them so they can do the work efficiently and effectively.
• Um you know we more efficiently spent.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all