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• She reminds us that leadership requires discernment and listening, and that what truly matters is not
• May this grace remind us that leadership requires both discipline and daring.
• Senate Bill 320 removes unnecessary district requirements across assessments, personnel, facilities,
• It updates the school facility requirements to replace rigid 5-, 10-, and 20-year facility work program
• annual guidance on statutory and rural requirements.

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, pledge, and recognitions of guests, including YMCA youth and government participants and the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Thomas Clem. Senators also made introductory remarks honoring the YMCA’s 175th anniversary and its community service, and the chamber noted the president’s birthday. The body then took up several bills on the special order calendar. Senate Bill 100 adopted the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 regular session laws; Senate Bill 102 and Senate Bill 104 were reviser bills updating and cleaning up the Florida Statutes. Senate Bill 320, on administrative efficiency in public schools, would reduce district reporting and procedural requirements, expand teacher apprenticeship and certification options, adjust assessment and accountability rules, increase district flexibility in funding and facility planning, and shift some VPK oversight to school districts. Senate Bill 7010 would allow Roth post-tax contributions in state and local deferred compensation plans. Sponsors described each bill as improving efficiency, flexibility, or statutory clarity. All four bills passed unanimously, 36-0, after brief debate or no debate. The Senate also withdrew Senate Bill 1720 from further consideration. At the end of the session, the chamber adopted a motion to immediately certify all bills passed that day to the House and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• HB 3455 by Matt Schaefer relates to the main requirements and liability for experimental drugs and devices
• HB 3473 by Matthew Schaefer relates to the informed consent requirements before the provision of health
• HB 3493 by Alma Allen relates to certain training requirements for individuals who care for children
• HB 3497 by Richard Hayes relating to fees required to be provided by a tenant or prospective tenant in
• HB 3549 by Ward Johnson relating to requiring a school district or open enrollment charter school to

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c> required to prosecute crimes. required to prosecute crimes.
• ><c> to</c><00:32:55.919><c> collect</c> They could they're required to collect They could they're required
• :22:20.560><c> least</c><01:22:21.199><c> register</c> requiring people to at least register requiring
• The bill requires the state appeals.
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Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If all conditions are met, the Senate amendment requires it to be at least five years since the completion
• The Senate amendment requires a director subject to legislative appropriation or award of a federal grant
• makes other modifications to how the money is spent depending on the amount that's there and what is required
• So the bill creates new content verification requirements for commercial entities that publish sexual
• What the bill does is it outlines merchant requirements for selling digital, look like. Commerce.

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• Well, we were never required to do an RFP.
• The project has no local match requirement.
• This recommendation requires JLCB approval.
• This recommendation requires JLCB approval.
• No questions and no objections, so no motions required. Thank you.

Summary: The committee first heard a fiscal status statement from the Office of Planning and Budget showing that updated Revenue Estimating Conference forecasts reduced the FY26 general fund excess available from $292.6 million to $179.7 million, with lower revenues across the five-year baseline and larger out-year imbalances. With no questions, the statement was approved. Members then reviewed several Facility Planning and Control items, including approval of a new $3 million LSU Health Sciences Center project in New Orleans funded by self-generated revenues, a $343,600 increase for HVAC upgrades at the Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jackson, and a $700,000 increase for Southern University’s A.A. Leno Law Center addition. The committee also received informational change-order reports and approved Louisiana Economic Development contract extensions for Zender Communications and Graham Group, as well as a Department of Education contract amendment for the Louisiana Gator ESA program with Odyssey after questions about the contract’s up-to amount and procurement process. The Sabine River Authority sought approval for a $9.5 million increase to its operating budget and its 2026-2027 budget, explaining the increase was tied to taking over the Cypress Bend Resort hotel and related property; members asked about long-term self-sufficiency and local support, and the items were approved favorably. The Louisiana Department of Health received approval for 15 HERO Fund grant awards totaling about $4.6 million to support 541 new health care credentials statewide. The Water Sector Commission’s recommendations were also approved, including $619,850 more for St. Mary Parish Water and Sewer Commission No. 5 and emergency subfund support for the city of Tallulah, conditioned on a limited fiscal administration order. Finally, members reviewed an agreement between the LCTCS Board and its Facilities Corporation under Act 35, and the meeting adjourned without objection.

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• We are still in jeopardy of recurrence and require careful continuity of care monitoring by our out-of-state
• relevant to... ...protection and helps ensure that physicians practicing here have met the requirements
• He said there are significant requirements for that, as there are for the existing law.
• A course teaching. and disinfecting treatment areas and OSHA and CDC requirements.
• And for this Dental Assisting National Board exam, there is no requirement for any coursework at all

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

Summary: The Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee met first without quorum and heard several bills in subcommittee before later reconvening and taking formal votes. The consent calendar included SB 1263, SB 1148, SB 1376, and SB 1391. The committee also heard SB 1002, SB 1311, and SB 1416, all of which were ultimately advanced to the Senate Appropriations Committee, with SB 1311 amended. After quorum was reached, the committee later ratified the earlier actions and adjourned. SB 1002 by Senator Niello would expand the David Hall Act to allow certain patients who were originally eligible for out-of-state telehealth care because of an immediately life-threatening diagnosis to continue receiving that care after entering remission. Supporters, including a cancer survivor, said the bill would preserve continuity of care for patients who still need specialist monitoring. The Medical Board of California and the California Medical Association opposed the bill, arguing that licensure is an important consumer protection and that the bill would weaken oversight and standards of care. Senator Caballero supported the measure, emphasizing access to care, especially for rural patients. SB 1311, presented by the chair, updates the Dental Practice Act so unlicensed dental assistants can satisfy infection control training requirements either through the Dental Assisting National Board exam or approved courses. The California Dental Association and California Association of Orthodontists supported the bill, saying it would help strengthen the dental workforce and improve patient access. The California Academy of General Dentistry raised concerns that the exam option lacked hands-on training and should be limited unless amended. The committee approved the bill as amended. SB 1416 by Senator Wahab would shorten from 30 days to 21 days the time a physician or dentist has to refund duplicate payments to consumers. Support was brief and largely focused on the bill’s consumer affordability benefits, and no opposition was voiced. The committee passed the bill to Appropriations.

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• We did not require that any of this set come to the committee, and so are there questions of any of the
• The Gaming Commission is required to issue such statement within 60 days, and that statement is binding
• This is going to require that landowners, when they apply the Class AA biosolids to their land, that
• This amendment creates a new section in law to require a license, more... Strike-all, sir.
• This amendment creates a new section of law to require a licensed mortgage or money service business

Bills: S0204 , S0540 , S0772 , S1294 , S1474 , S1504 , S1708

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Keywords: gaming, slot machines, veterans organizations, regulatory compliance, Florida Gaming Control Commission, declaratory statement, criminal penalties, financial regulation, vulnerable adults, information security, financial exploitation, licensing, biosolids, agronomic rate, land application, environmental protection, Florida statutes, nutrient management, recordkeeping, farming

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• for state and federal laws... ...enforcement of purity and quality requirements for state and federal
• They also required a mandatory treatment of all brassica seed to prevent black leg disease.
• During rulemaking, the stakeholders agreed that these requirements were actually no longer necessary.
• labeling requirements and component standards for fertilizer and soil products nationwide.
• To clarify requirements for edible bean seeds brought into Idaho for planting.

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the minutes from February 2, 2026, and then considered five Idaho State Department of Agriculture rule dockets, all of which were approved. Andrea Thompson, administrator for the Plant Industries Division, presented the first three dockets: rules on seed production and distribution, commercial feed/fertilizer/soil and plant amendments registration and licensing, and planting of beans. She described mostly housekeeping updates, incorporation by reference of national and international standards, clarification of licensing and testing requirements, and a minor bean rule change confirming that edible bean seed brought into Idaho for planting must have an approved green tag rather than a yellow tag. The committee then reviewed invasive species and noxious weeds rules, including both a temporary and pending docket. Thompson explained the temporary Snake River quarantine and decontamination measures related to quagga mussel treatment, and the pending addition of golden mussel to Idaho’s emergency detection and rapid response list. She said Idaho has not found golden mussel in the state, and outlined the 2025 mussel response, including delimiting surveys, treatment, and a reduction in the impacted river area from 7.2 miles to 3.5 miles. Members asked questions about how golden mussel may have spread, whether it was intentional, what zebra mussels look like, and whether federal agencies were doing more at source waters such as Lake Mead and Lake Powell. All five dockets were moved and approved by voice vote, including the temporary and pending invasive species rules. The chair closed by thanking the department for its work and expertise, noted that the committee would not meet on Friday, and adjourned the meeting.

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• that we heard previously when it was laid out by Representative Orr, relating to the contract requirements
• So, SB 500 amends the Family Code to establish clear deadlines to provide required to the entities placing
• So, there's an attempt to actually reduce the required amount of information.
• This legislation And also requires both written and electronic notification of provider disenrollment
• It also strengthens consumer protections by requiring communities that present...

Bills: SB500 , SB1522 , SB1137 , SB1266

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: SB 500, Texas adoption law, Family Code, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child-placing agency, prospective adoptive parents, adoption records, confidential information, nondisclosure agreement, child history report, health history, social history, educational history, genetic history, termination of parental rights, permanency plan, single source continuum contractor, privacy, redaction

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• If you require assistance, please contact committee staff.
• Height, height setback and zoning requirements that apply to the primary dwellings will also apply to
• , it does not contemplate minimum square footage requirements.
• We'd also have a pretty heavy parking issue by overriding local parking, uh, requirements.
• Careful infrastructure planning is required to support all that growth.

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

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• This hearing is required by law to hear an independent report from the California...
• This hearing is required by law to hear an independent report from the California Actuarial Advisory
• Moving on to page 5, the additional disclosures required for Section 2029 require that we present information
• And it also determines the amount of the contributions that are required on an annual basis.
• the report the CalPERS requirements.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement and the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement held a joint hearing required by law to receive an independent report from the California Actuarial Advisory Panel on CalPERS. Opening remarks emphasized CalPERS’ role in providing retirement security for about two million members and the importance of pension funding to the state budget, especially amid economic uncertainty, market volatility, federal policy changes, and concerns about future fiscal pressure. Scott Tarando, CalPERS chief actuary and a CAP member, presented on the statutory disclosure requirements in Government Code Section 2029. He explained that CalPERS’ current discount rate is 6.8%, that lower investment returns increase contribution rates and unfunded liabilities, and that the plan uses a 20-year amortization period for new unfunded liabilities. He said CAP has recommended a reasonable amortization range of 15 to 20 years and that CalPERS’ longer smoothing period helps reduce volatility in employer contributions. He also explained the timing of actuarial data: the valuation used for current contribution rates is based on the prior fiscal year’s audited data, with the next year’s rates developed later in the annual cycle. Members asked about the relationship between average employee service life and amortization, whether current market and AI-related changes could justify using more current data, whether pension benefits change when valuations are updated, and how CalPERS’ funded status has changed over time. Tarando said retiree benefits do not change based on annual valuations, that the system’s funded status has improved from roughly the mid-60% range about a decade ago to around 80% or higher more recently, and that CalPERS is monitoring possible long-term workforce effects from AI but sees no immediate need to change assumptions. Michael Cohen of CalPERS said the system complies with information requests and is independently audited annually, but there has been no formal federal review released. In public comment, a representative of county governments praised the improved funded status and PEPRA reforms. The hearing concluded with remarks reaffirming fiduciary responsibility and the importance of protecting CalPERS beneficiaries.

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• This hearing is required by law to hear an independent report from the California...
• This hearing is required by law to hear an independent report from the California Actuarial Advisory
• Moving on to page five, the additional disclosures required for Section 2029 require that we present
• In terms of meeting the Government Code Section requirements, all of the information is published in
• And that period or amount was required in Section 2029 in terms of what we're supposed to report on,

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement and the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement held a joint hearing required by law to receive an independent report from the California Actuarial Advisory Panel on CalPERS. Opening remarks emphasized CalPERS’ role in providing retirement security for roughly two million members and the importance of actuarial assumptions to state budgeting and long-term pension health. Scott Tarando, CalPERS chief actuary and a CAP member, presented the report with Michael Cohen of CalPERS’ investment office available for questions. Tarando explained the statutory disclosure requirements under Government Code Section 2029, including sensitivity analysis around CalPERS’ 6.8% discount rate, and discussed how investment return assumptions and the 20-year amortization period affect contribution rates, unfunded liabilities, and budget volatility. He said shorter amortization periods would raise near-term costs but reduce long-term interest costs, and noted that CalPERS’ current approach is intended to smooth contribution changes over time. He also described the timing of the annual valuation process, explaining that contribution rates for a given fiscal year are based on the most recently audited year-end data and are approved by the board before being used in the budget process. Members asked about the relationship between average employee service life and amortization, whether more current data could be used, the effect of AI and labor-market changes on future assumptions, whether retirees’ benefits change with annual valuations, and CalPERS’ funded status. Tarando said the average expected working lifetime is about 11 to 12 years, while CalPERS uses a 20-year amortization period; he also said retiree benefits are set at retirement and do not change based on later valuations. He estimated CalPERS’ funded status had risen from the mid-60% range about 10 years ago to around 79% at June 30 and above 80% more recently. Cohen said CalPERS had complied with federal information requests and that no formal federal review had been released. During public comment, a county association representative praised the improved funded status and PEPRA reforms. The chairs closed by reiterating fiduciary responsibility and the need to protect CalPERS’ long-term stability, and the meeting adjourned.

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• ...training requirements for some out-of-state officers.
• For the pathways requiring an out-of-state academy to meet or exceed Indiana's requirements, is there
• The language also requires that the applicant be in good standing with prior law enforcement employers
• Are we requiring any sort of document... ...with prior law enforcement employers.
• local unit to request... ...requiring someone within the government of the local unit to request the

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• Next, we will take up CS for HB 221, minimum wage requirements.
• Many careers, however, do not require a degree, and many of these careers can often lead to even higher
• Article 10, Section 24 of the Florida Constitution states the current minimum wage requirement in the
• For up to 126 days, a parent or guardian signature is required for anybody under 18.
• There is no permissive language in that, so "shall" means they are required to.

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• Second, adjusting the post-residency service requirement for teaching anywhere in New Mexico, rather
• This delays that required deadline by a month. unit value by January 31st.
• All this does is delay that statutory requirement by a month. All right. Thank you, Senator.
• So they did not report those students at that time when required.
• They did not report those students at that time when required.

Bills: SB83 , SB106 , SB107 , SB123 , SJR1

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• Federal tax law requires a minimum interest rate on promissory notes and forgivable loans.
• It also requires standardized itemization of all lien-based medical bills.
• It requires standardized itemization of all lien-based medical bills.
• SB 623 also expands background checks and requires annual re-screening for drivers.
• SB 623 also expands background checks and requires annual re-screening for drivers.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary Committee met as a subcommittee and announced a large agenda, including a consent calendar and several bills pulled for separate hearing. Early in the hearing, the committee heard AB 1876, which would codify federal nondiscrimination protections in state health care law. The author and supporters said it would protect access to coverage and services for all protected classes, including transgender people, while opponents argued it would force coverage of disputed gender-affirming treatments and impose penalties on providers and insurers. No vote was taken during the informational-style presentation, and the author requested an aye vote when a quorum was present. The committee then heard AB 1650 on requiring rental vehicles used by government agencies for enforcement to be clearly marked, with supporters describing it as a transparency and public-trust measure in response to immigration enforcement activity and opponents later withdrawing opposition after discussions with the author. AB 635, dealing with the Mobile Home Residency Law Protection Program, would extend and revise a resident-funded legal assistance program for mobile home owners; supporters said it improves access to justice and enforcement, and there was no opposition. AB 1697 would extend the date for enforceability of certain employment contract provisions under AB 692 and add an urgency clause; the NFL supported it, SIFMA was support-if-amended, and the chair noted sympathy for some workers while expressing concern about high-paid executives. The committee also heard AB 2784, the annual State Bar fee bill, which held fees flat while making governance and reporting changes; it drew support from the State Bar and no opposition. AB 2782, the Assembly Judiciary Committee civil omnibus bill, made minor clarifying code changes and also drew no opposition. Other measures heard included AB 2662 on monitoring and reporting federal immigration enforcement impacts, AB 2235 on allowing judges to use alternate mailing addresses for safety, AB 1544 on courthouse access and transparency, AB 2624 expanding Safe at Home protections to immigrant service providers, AB 1857 to block grocery restrictive covenants that prevent new grocery stores in underserved areas, AB 1892 clarifying HOA duties and election notice rules, AB 634 banning products containing tianeptine, AB 1684 limiting HOA restrictions on home cooling systems, AB 1752 increasing appraisal reimbursement in eminent domain cases, AB 1660 improving compliance by financial institutions with public guardian requests, AB 782 narrowing a prior housing redevelopment law for certain charter cities, and AB 2195 limiting occupational license suspensions for low-income parents owing child support. Across these bills, testimony was largely supportive, with several measures drawing “support if amended” or no opposition after negotiations; the transcript does not reflect final votes on the bills discussed here.

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• I just... home without a required safety review.
• The Constitution does not require inaction. It requires that we will act.
• The Constitution does not require inaction.
• It requires that we act lawfully, and this bill does exactly that.
• It's simply requiring a timely safety check, nothing more, nothing less.

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee approved the minutes from March 4, 6, and 11, 2026, and then heard Senate Bill 1256, a DOGE Task Force code cleanup measure requested by the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to remove outdated statutory language about a 1990 report. The committee advanced SB 1256 to the floor with a due pass recommendation without opposition. The committee then took up House Bill 776, which would require the Department of Health and Welfare to rapidly verify and prioritize reports involving newborns and infants under one year old when there is a documented high-risk history, such as prior child abuse convictions, prior termination of parental rights, or prenatal substance exposure. Representative Tanner and multiple supporters framed the bill as a response to the death of “Baby Benji,” arguing it would not automatically remove children but would ensure quicker safety checks and better coordination with CPS, hospitals, and law enforcement. Several witnesses, including a hospital social worker, foster and adoptive parents, a psychologist, a police officer, and the child’s adoptive sibling’s mother, described delayed responses and said the bill could prevent future deaths. Opponents, including several committee members during debate, raised constitutional and due process concerns, arguing the bill could expand government authority, rely on prior history in a way they viewed as problematic, or amount to a reaction to a single tragic case. Supporters responded that the bill only speeds up existing child welfare procedures and does not authorize forced entry or automatic removal. After discussion, the committee adopted the motion to send HB 776 to the floor with a do pass recommendation by roll call vote of 12-4-4.

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• , and certain capital projects below the threshold, such as high-risk projects, may also be required
• pre-design is increased from $10 million to $15 million, and OFM is required to adjust the threshold
• So we do have match requirements for our grant programs.
• Progress reports required from our project sponsors are there.
• Yes, all our grants require ADA compliance.

Bills: HB2470 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2338

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: HB2470, school construction assistance, capital budget, school facilities, on-base schools, military base schools, military installations, public school construction, school plant projects, state funding assistance, superintendent of public instruction, OSPI, school capital funding, instructional space, school district construction, alternative learning experience, ALE, free and reduced-price meals, special housing burden, district growth

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• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1055 requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or U.S.
• If Arizona law enforcement agencies retained policies that failed to meet this requirement, they could
• There is a framework in the existing statute, actually on the same page, that requires a status check
• It requires U.S. ICE or U.S.
• And what's really great about it is it doesn't require drugs.

Summary: The Military Affairs and Border Security Committee heard two bills. SB 1055 would require immediate notification to ICE or CBP when a person unlawfully present in the U.S. is arrested by state or local law enforcement for a state or local offense. Supporters said it simply strengthens cooperation with federal authorities and clarifies existing law; opponents, including the ACLU of Arizona and several public commenters, argued it is redundant with current statute, could pressure officers to prolong stops or arrests, and would increase fear, racial profiling, and distrust of police in immigrant communities. Members debated whether the bill conflicted with SB 1070-era law and whether it would create new legal liability or merely add a reporting requirement after arrest. The committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1055 a do-pass recommendation. The committee then considered SB 1065, which appropriates $300,640,000 in FY 2027 from the general fund for a Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund. Senator Rogers described hyperbaric oxygen therapy as a non-drug treatment that could help veterans with PTSD and improve quality of life, while supporters emphasized the need to explore options for veterans’ mental health and trauma care. Some members said they supported moving the bill forward but had budget concerns or wanted more detail on how veterans would be selected for the program. The committee approved SB 1065 unanimously, 7-0, with a do-pass recommendation, and then adjourned until the following week.

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• Assembly Bill 234, introduced by Assemblymember Anderson, requires Medicaid coverage for screening for
• The amendment eliminates a requirement that the Nevada System of Higher Education institutions provide
• Assembly Bill 428, introduced by Assembly Members Flanagan, et al., requires certain health plans to
• Amendment 793 removes requirements for various health care providers to provide information relating
• It requires public elementary schools rather than the State Board of Education to prepare an academic

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