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• word here is only designed to make it clear that schools and districts have to have policies and procedures
• And that's why we took this approach of saying districts come up with a procedure for doing this, come
• up with a procedure for balancing these interests.
• But I think that's why we took this approach of saying districts come up with a procedure for balancing
• And so I trust schools and districts to be able to come up with a procedure that balances all of these

Committee: House Education

Summary: The House Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 515, sponsored by Representative Chris Matthias, which would require school districts to adopt procedures for reporting suspensions related to bullying, harassment, intimidation, and related conduct to families, while removing a prior state-level reporting requirement. Matthias said the bill is intended to help families respond quickly and to keep the focus on local school-level accountability; he noted earlier versions had included language about limiting access to means of harm and notifying law enforcement, but those provisions were removed after prior defeats. Quinn Perry of the Idaho School Boards Association testified in support, saying the bill improves communication and trust with families and eliminates redundant reporting to the Department of Education. The committee then voted to send HB 515 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee also received a presentation from Brooke Blevins of the Idaho Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the University of Idaho on educator preparation programs. She described collaboration among Idaho’s colleges and universities and said programs have expanded coursework and field experiences in classroom management, educator ethics, career and technical education, rural school preparation, literacy and the science of reading, and the ethical use of AI. Members asked about literacy instruction and the earlier state literacy funding, with several expressing concern that phonics and the science of reading had not been emphasized enough in the past. Blevins said higher education institutions are aligning with state literacy efforts and that the $50 million literacy initiative primarily funds Department of Education programs rather than universities. Committee members also asked about teacher preparation pathways and workforce readiness. Blevins said Idaho has multiple routes to certification, including traditional undergraduate programs, alternative authorizations, alternative programs, apprenticeships, graduate programs, and CTE pathways, and estimated that about 63% of current Idaho teachers were educated through institutions like those represented. She emphasized early field experiences to help candidates determine whether teaching is the right fit and said institutions are studying student success across different educational settings. No further action was taken on the presentation, and the chair adjourned the meeting after reminding members to review the rules in their folders for the following week.

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• The Liquor Commission?
• and commissions, so talk about a commission, yeah, this afternoon also.
• </c><01:09:00.080><c> hasn't</c><01:09:00.960><c> commissions</c> study commissions hasn't commissions
• :59.960><c> a</c> and commissions so talk about a and commissions so talk about a commission<01:10:01.480
• This is not a commission.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee first dealt with a brew pub license bill and corrected some sponsor/subcommittee roster confusion before voting to pass it without discussion. The main item of debate was a bill allowing patrons to take purchased alcoholic beverages into restrooms. The bill sponsor argued the current ban is outdated, rarely enforced, and can leave patrons vulnerable if they set drinks down and leave them unattended; he said establishments could still post their own rules if they wished. Liquor enforcement officials said they were neutral overall, noting both the risk of drinks being left unattended and the practical concerns of underage drinking, over-service, and restroom monitoring. Testimony split between those who saw the law as a non-issue and those who viewed it as a safety measure. One member said he had never seen anyone take alcohol into a restroom and opposed changing the law, while others cited drink-spiking concerns and suggested alternatives such as safe zones behind bars, drink covers, and alert apps. Industry representatives said many operators would prefer to keep the law as-is because it helps with policing drinking in their establishments, though they acknowledged the motivation behind the bill. Several members also raised drafting concerns, saying the wording was confusing about whether the rule applied to patrons or establishments. The committee ultimately voted 5-2 to recommend the bill ought to pass. Afterward, members discussed amending the language to clarify that establishments could still prohibit the practice, but one member suggested a simpler fix would be to strike the word “restroom” from the prohibition entirely. The committee then unanimously voted to reconsider its action so the language could be revised later, and the amendment discussion was left for a future meeting.

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• are performed in the correct procedures are performed in the correct manner.<00:25:49.520><c> Um,</c
• In Washington state, they do allow for some of these procedures, not all of them.
• Um but they procedures, not all of them.
• </c><00:31:59.679><c> and</c> perform. perform um these procedures and perform. perform um these procedures
• </c><00:47:07.359><c> may</c> removed and primary care procedures may removed and primary care procedures

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• For the record, Representative Daniel Papovich Miller, I'm here to introduce HB 1051 about the procedure
• 08:53.679><c> um</c><01:08:54.000><c> HB1051</c> about<01:08:57.520><c> the</c><01:08:57.759><c> procedure
• </c><01:08:58.239><c> requirements</c><01:08:58.719><c> for</c> about the procedure requirements for
• about the procedure requirements for school<01:08:59.279><c> bus</c><01:08:59.600><c> driver</c><01:09
• Number one, in all of the leases of larger landlords that I know of, the commission of criminal activity

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• By way of background, school districts must adopt policies governing asthma rescue procedures for students
• for students OSPI are the office Policies governing asthma rescue procedures for students.
• School-supplied albuterol must be accessed and administered in accordance with the uniform procedure
• into its policies governing asthma rescue procedures for students.
• of calling 911; the normal emergency procedure would be in place.

Bills: HB2246 , HB2360

Committee: House Education

Keywords: firearm violations, education, student discipline, school policies, safety measures, albuterol, asthma, inhaler, rescue inhaler, respiratory emergency, school nurse, student medication, self-administration, anaphylaxis, public schools, private schools, charter schools, tribal compact schools, K-12 health, medication policy

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• :08.080><c> older</c> defendant to be released under older defendant to be released under older commissants
• <c> RO</c><00:25:10.159><c> supervised</c><00:25:10.720><c> release</c><00:25:11.120><c> or</c> commissants
• or RO supervised release or commissants or RO supervised release or SR<00:25:12.320><c> or</c><00:25
• Some states have adopted formal ability-to-pay procedures to avoid this, such as ability-to-pay finding
• to avoid this um such to pay procedures to avoid this um such as<01:32:27.840><c> ability</c><01:32:

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Through the Texas Facilities Commission, there was a small amount of money allocated to sort of rehab
• The SPED Finance Commission recommended both the statute and increased appropriation to support that.
• It was a key recommendation of our SPED Commission.
• The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is alleging that the federal government specifically..
• The Texas Workforce Commission projects growth in jobs requiring a post-secondary credential.

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Each year, according to the rules of procedure and the enabling statute for the Select According to the
• rules of procedure and the enabling statute for the Select Committee on Pension Policy, the chair and
• For unofficial or procedural actions, you just need a simple majority.
• And for unofficial or procedural actions, that's things like the motion to adjourn, or anytime you wanted
• For more information, I did provide a link as well to the rules of procedure if you'd like to review

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Pension Policy

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The purpose is to give you a clear understanding of how these procedures affect investigations, what
• The process is the exclusive procedure for obtaining medical records.
• For procedures for living suspects, investigators must respect the constitutional rights of a living
• For procedures for deceased suspects...
• For procedures for deceased suspects, on deceased suspects, privacy rights do not apply.

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Summary: The committee convened with a quorum present and heard a presentation from FDLE Deputy Commissioner Vaden Pollard on homicide investigations, blood evidence, toxicology, medical records, and mental health records. Pollard explained that autopsy toxicology and medical examiner records are often critical in death investigations, but access to hospital blood tests, medical records, Baker Act records, and substance abuse treatment records is restricted by Florida law, HIPAA, and 42 CFR Part 2, usually requiring subpoenas, court orders, or consent. He also noted that autopsy reports are generally public, while photographs are confidential, and that medical examiners can access relevant prior medical history of decedents. Members questioned Pollard about what toxicology panels include, whether medications can be tested for, and whether medical examiner reviews can help determine if a deceased person had stopped taking prescribed psychiatric medication. Pollard said toxicology can include alcohol, drugs, and specific medications when relevant, but routine access to living suspects’ medical information is limited. He also discussed FDLE’s behavioral threat assessment work and said investigators may follow leads involving mental health treatment or facility releases when relevant to a case, though he could not speak to regulatory follow-up. The committee also discussed risk protection orders, with Pollard saying FDLE has used them effectively and that they can help prevent violence and connect individuals to services. The discussion then shifted to FDLE laboratory turnaround times and public safety impacts. Pollard said the average DNA turnaround time was 208 days for some cases, while sex assault kits are prioritized and generally remain under 90 days, with rush cases sometimes completed within 24 hours. He said backlog is tied to staffing and analyst capacity, and that faster processing is especially important in unsolved violent and sexual assault cases because delays can leave offenders on the street. The committee also noted that increased toxicology demands would affect toxicology staffing and workload, though not DNA processing. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• And we did that by adopting reasonable laws, rules, and procedures.
• it legislative processes and procedures, it carves out a special provision for a special interest.
• Currently, is there a live testing procedure that could be performed right now?
• Is there a live testing procedure out there right now? Well, there is, I have been told.
• There is a live testing procedure.

Bills: HB509

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: HB509, game breeder, game breeder license, cervid, deer breeder, whitetail deer, elk, fallow deer, deer farm, captive deer, cervidae, wildlife disease, disease testing, antemortem testing, state veterinarian, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, property rights, private property, animal transfer, breeding stock

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• </c><00:13:12.600><c> and</c><00:13:12.760><c> delete</c> evaluation procedures and delete evaluation
• procedures and delete material<00:13:13.560><c> incorporated</c><00:13:14.240><c> by</c><00:13:14.400
• requiring prior authorization procedures requiring prior authorization for<00:16:41.360><c> recipients
• So, as you all know, prior authorization is inspecting the medical necessity of a procedure before giving
• approval to have the procedure.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting’s minutes, and then reviewed a series of administrative regulations from multiple agencies. Most of the regulations were presented as technical updates or policy clarifications, and in each case the committee approved staff-suggested amendments without objection. The Department of Revenue regulation would delete a section on tax credits for trusts and estates to align with statute. The Kentucky Public Pensions Authority package updated definitions, sick leave credit rules, hazardous/non-hazardous employment participation, refund procedures, contribution limits, mortality table references, and incorporated federal tax references. The Board of Medical Licensure regulations addressed renewal and activation of inactive physician-assistant licenses and renewal/reinstatement timelines for athletic trainer licenses. The Fish and Wildlife regulations revised rules for Otter Creek and Peabody areas by deleting definitions and creating shooting-range permit exemptions. The committee also heard emergency vocational rehabilitation regulations that would clarify definitions, due process rights, federal compliance, service fees, in-state service preferences, and service-specific requirements; a workforce insurance regulation updating contribution/reporting rules for professional employer organizations; and a horse racing regulation adding license categories for allied animal health professionals, animal chiropractors, and equine dental providers, while updating fees, application timing, and special events licensing. Members asked questions about the horse racing licensure changes, and the agency explained they were responding to prior session changes and adding guardrails, including veterinarian sign-off for equine therapist licensure on the back side of a racetrack. The Department for Public Health package made several personnel and salary-related changes for local health departments, including salary ranges for new hires, probation and evaluation rules, salary increases after probation, and limits on certain leave payouts for employees who separate without proper notice or are dismissed for cause. The Office of Inspector General regulation added electronic prescription references and removed authority to create a new prescription number for partial dispensing of Schedule II prescriptions. The Department for Medicaid Services regulations updated provider group definitions, removed some service limits, required prior authorization for all genetic testing for non-MCO recipients, changed physician fee schedule updates from quarterly to annually, and added reimbursement for department-approved vaccines. Members asked detailed questions about genetic testing prior authorization and sleep disorder coverage; the agency said prior authorization is intended to take two to five days and that sleep disorder services generally involve sleep apnea-related treatments such as CPAP machines and sleep studies. The committee then adjourned and announced its next meeting for Tuesday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m.

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• You are in the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure. Ms. Gerizano, please call the roll.
• And because of, I mean, you have to go through all the procedures just to, again, nobody is going to
• Well, this sets up a procedure where you send out the notice, you get a 20-day notice, then the party
• Article 1426, we just added to the Code of Civil Procedure a motion to quash.
• People used a motion to quash all the time, but it was never in the Code of Civil Procedure.

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Summary: The House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure met on May 23, 2006, and considered a series of civil law bills, most of them reported favorably or as amended. Representative Mandy Landry’s HB 135, which updated motor vehicle exemptions from seizure in bankruptcy by raising vehicle value limits, allowing a second vehicle, increasing the exemption for vehicles adapted for persons with disabilities, and protecting certain HSA funds, was reported favorably. Her HB 297, expanding early lease termination rights to include stalking and cyberstalking victims, was also reported favorably after supportive testimony from housing and domestic violence advocates. Representative Robbie Carter presented HB 292 on security deposits, HB 215 on raising the small succession threshold from $125,000 to $200,000, HB 226 on requests for admissions, and HB 216 on service of process. HB 292 was amended to give landlords an additional 15 days to send itemized security deposit statements and then reported as amended. HB 215 was reported favorably over opposition from the Clerks of Court Association, which argued the higher threshold would reduce clerk-generated revenue. HB 226 was amended to require a Rule 10.1 discovery conference before filing a motion based on unanswered requests for admissions and then reported as amended. HB 216, which would have allowed parties to choose how they receive service in later filings, drew concerns about practicality and electronic service and was voluntarily deferred. The committee also reported favorably HB 609, which exempts veterans from one-time fees for obtaining private medical records needed for disability claims, and voluntarily deferred HB 170 and HB 194 at the authors’ requests. Representative Weibel’s HB 284, modeled on existing blight and expropriation procedures, would expand local government tools to address abandoned and blighted property and was reported as amended after questions about property rights, notice, heirs, and title protection. Finally, the committee took up HB 142, a Law Institute package of civil procedure revisions, including changes to default judgments, appeals, motions to quash, trial notices, small claims reconventional demands, and abandonment procedures; after discussion of the abandonment affidavit requirements and appeal record costs, the bill was reported as amended. The meeting ended with adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• and some jails already have these policies, but those who don't would simply have to establish procedures
• . already have these policies, but those who don't would simply have to establish procedures for this
• It is a routine procedure—not routine, but it is a procedure that is used in correctional facilities—and
• And this bill mandates that they come up with procedures to comply with the law.
• This bill mandates that they come up with procedures to comply with the law.

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The House met with a quorum, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, and then moved to second reading of House Bill 1604, a bill addressing standards for strip searches in local jails and related correctional procedures. The bill was described by supporters as implementing and clarifying existing federal law and providing local jails with clearer rules, while opponents argued it would create liability, staffing, bargaining, and operational problems, and would force female correctional officers to perform searches they objected to on privacy, consent, or religious grounds. Members debated a series of amendments, most of which were rejected. Amendment 1470, changing the implementation date from 2025 to 2026, was adopted. Amendment 1492, which would have added intent language and liability protections, failed. Amendment 1494, requiring same-sex staff for invasive searches with a medical exception, failed. Amendment 1493, creating a religious accommodation process for staff, failed. Amendment 1491, focused on consent and boundaries for female officers, failed on a recorded vote of 37 yeas and 50 nays. Amendments 1495, 1496, and 1497, which would have expanded exigent circumstances, limited repeated gender-identity changes, or allowed temporary restraint when no appropriate search staff were available, also failed. A striking amendment to replace the bill entirely was likewise rejected. On final passage, supporters said the bill would help local officials comply with federal and state requirements while protecting dignity and safety for incarcerated people. Opponents repeated concerns that the bill would be difficult to administer and would burden or endanger staff, especially women officers. The House then passed engrossed House Bill 1604 by a vote of 56 yeas to 39 nays, with three excused, and adjourned floor action for the day.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill revises chapters 59, 49, and 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
• Chapter nine of the Code of Criminal Procedure relates to trades business. and occupations injurious
• Chapter 49 of the Code of Criminal Procedure relates to death inquests and Chapter 50 of the Code of
• Criminal Procedure relates to fire inquests.
• The Code of Chrome procedure project is an interesting one. For decades, the code needed updating.

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:

• Because, as everyone has said on this floor, the lawfulness of the medical procedure is determined when
• And that was the harm that the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Commission found was in that very case: the murderer
• To develop and implement policies and procedures relating to pediatric patient care, conduct training
• on the hospital, and implement policies and procedures relating to pediatric patient care, conduct training
• on those policies and procedures, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, conduct the National

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report for the day. The chamber took up House Bill 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill removes strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is completed at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, led by Rep. Cross and others, argued the bill relies too heavily on buyer-beware principles and does not adequately notify future buyers or renters. The bill passed 87-24 after debate. Members then considered House Bill 145 on suits against the government. Rep. McFarland said it updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident, with a later automatic increase, while preserving the liability shield and improving access to compensation for people harmed by government negligence. The bill also aligns the statute of limitations with private claims and allows entities to settle above the cap. After brief debate, the House passed the bill 104-7. The House next debated CS/HB 289 on wrongful death for an unborn child, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow claims involving unborn children and their parents. The bill prompted extensive questioning and debate about damages, definitions, medical care, surrogacy, and whether the measure could affect abortion access or expose doctors, friends, family members, and surrogates to lawsuits. Multiple amendments sought to carve out protections for mothers, health care providers, abortion care, perinatal professionals, surrogates, and victims of rape, incest, or human trafficking, but each was defeated. The final vote on the bill itself was 33-78, so the motion failed and the bill did not advance.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, now we will turn to House Bill 606, which is an act relating to firearms procedures.
• </c><00:45:31.920><c> The</c> relating to firearms procedures. The relating to firearms procedures.
• H. 606 is an act relating to firearms procedures.
• . procedures. procedures.
• . procedures. procedures.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Can you tell us a little bit about what procedural safeguards are going to be in place to protect this
• </c> a little bit about what procedural a little bit about what procedural safeguards<00:28:42.640><c
• The way I understand procedurally how things work is that when the birth worksheet that is completed
• </c><00:56:11.520><c> So</c><00:56:11.680><c> it's</c><00:56:11.920><c> a</c> procedures as well.
• So it's a procedures as well.

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:51:24.000><c> is</c> kind of what this study commission is kind of what this study commission
• And the difference study commission.
• <c> um</c><02:15:54.000><c> other</c> And commissions can have um other And commissions can have um other
• So, I mean, the be a commission.
• </c> legislative committees or commissions legislative committees or commissions that<03:35:53.600><c

Committee: House Education Funding

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• ,</c><00:14:15.400><c> and</c> eliminating outdated procedures, and eliminating outdated procedures,
• I also appreciate the review of the current standards and outdated testing procedures to ensure that
• Member,<00:17:14.199><c> it's</c><00:17:14.360><c> a</c><00:17:14.400><c> procedural</c><00:17:15.040
• ><c> motion</c><00:17:15.439><c> so</c><00:17:15.560><c> it's</c> Member, it's a procedural motion so
• it's Member, it's a procedural motion so it's very<00:17:16.040><c> much</c><00:17:16.439><c> limited

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, and we have new members, and I want to make sure you know the procedure.
• But the bottom line is, these are the procedures that we as a House follow.
• This is procedure.
• This is procedure.
• So, this combination is not really a change in procedure, just a consolidation of workload?

Keywords: 1184, house, all