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• In law enforcement, our primary goals are public safety and pursuit of justice.
• I'm here today as a parent and a community leader who cares deeply about all Idaho and the safety of
• It's about public safety and it's about accountability.
• It's about public safety and it's about accountability.
• Common-sense step to strengthen public safety and support law enforcement.

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from January 19, 2026, and then introduced RS 32876 on human trafficking with an amendment. The bill would allow local law enforcement to submit human trafficking investigations to the Attorney General’s office, which could prosecute at its discretion. The sponsor said the measure is meant to help with complex interstate and intercounty cases and modeled it on the ICAC program; the motion to introduce the RS with the amendment carried. The committee then heard House Bill 489, which would add a sentencing enhancement for crimes committed while wearing a mask or other face covering. The sponsor and supporters, including several law enforcement officers and private citizens, argued it would deter masked criminal conduct, protect victims, and help identify offenders. Opponents and some members raised concerns about vagueness, unintended consequences, unequal enforcement, impacts on protests, religious or medical coverings, and the lack of an explicit intent requirement. A motion to send the bill to amending order failed 6-9, and the committee then approved HB 489 for the floor with a due pass recommendation by an 8-7 vote. After a short break, the committee took up House Bill 491, which would expand Idaho’s Good Samaritan framework to include mental health and suicidal crises and encourage bystanders to intervene without fear of liability. The sponsor described the bill as a response to Idaho’s high suicide rates and said it would support training and crisis response efforts; supporters from suicide prevention organizations and the public testified in favor. The committee then adopted a due pass recommendation for HB 491 by roll call vote.

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• This is a safety-first bill. It protects workers, and it gives Kentucky the time to do it right.
• It also provides a balanced and practical solution to a growing public safety issue. Mr.
• </c><00:14:37.199><c> It</c><00:14:37.519><c> protects</c> This is a safety first bill.
• It protects This is a safety first bill.
• </c> growing public safety issue. Mr. growing public safety issue. Mr.

Keywords: 958, all

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• within the medical services that were being delivered through behavioral health, but also in the safety
• Also in the safety and security that falls in line with the Department of Corrections.
• Missing critical mental health medications can affect a patient's stability and introduce increased safety
• Here we are talking about the security and safety of the inmates...
• suicidal inmates, formalize best practices in policy, and monitor implementation to enhance inmate safety

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services Interim Committee

Keywords: 985, all

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• Also, the superintendent must report to Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles for actions on the habitual
• And safety as well, it's an area I do a lot of work in the school safety, and we know if students are
• concerned about safety both at school or even in the transit to the school, whether that's by bus or
• reach out to them to talk about attendance and the importance of attendance and the importance of safety
• She oversees the Office of Safety and Security and also attendance and discipline and our attendance

Summary: The committee on Pre-K through 12 Education met to discuss chronic absenteeism, district attendance interventions, and related truancy procedures. Chair Simon reviewed Florida’s attendance laws and escalation process, including school-based interventions, child study team meetings, referrals to the Department of Juvenile Justice, truancy petitions, and possible sanctions for parents and driving privileges. The committee heard first from University of Florida professor Dr. Chris Curran, who presented state and national absenteeism data showing chronic absenteeism has risen sharply since the pandemic, with Florida at about 31.4% in 2023-24. He emphasized that absenteeism has multiple causes, including transportation, mental health, housing instability, safety concerns, and family barriers, and said effective responses include early warning systems, multi-tiered supports, mentoring, and community partnerships rather than relying only on punitive measures. Members questioned Dr. Curran about whether absenteeism is a behavior or barrier issue, whether exclusionary discipline is counted, the need for a uniform definition across districts, and whether more punitive truancy enforcement is effective. He said the issue is usually a mix of barriers and choices, that excused and unexcused absences both matter for chronic absenteeism data, and that root-cause analysis and supportive interventions are generally more productive than punishment alone, though consequences can still play a role. The committee then heard from Collier County Superintendent Leslie Ricciardelli and district staff, who described a highly structured attendance system built around attendance specialists, social workers, mental health staff, home visits, attendance contracts, multilingual outreach, and frequent parent notifications. They said Collier’s chronic absenteeism rate was about 9% in 2023-24 and credited their success to early contact, community partnerships, and a strong district culture around attendance. Volusia County Schools Executive Director Mike McAuliffe described a newer districtwide attendance initiative that uses automated letters, same-day notifications, data dashboards, MTSS tiers, incentives, and community supports such as bikes, washers and dryers, and faith-based partnerships. He reported Volusia reduced chronic absenteeism from 34% in 2023-24 to a projected 29% and said the district is now seeing about 20% in the first quarter of the current year. No formal votes were taken.

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• What programs is UNM using to either increase or initiate that will increase patient safety?
• What other initiatives are you using to increase patient safety?
• A very comprehensive patient safety program.
• These programs provide a critical safety net for marginalized individuals, the unhoused, and those most
• In a nutshell, can you tell me how you are, or if you're concerned about school safety?

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• Appreciate the work of the Public Safety Committee working with me on this legislation.
• Thank you very much, and also thank you to the public safety. I'm very grateful, thank you.
• she is trying to achieve for workers in California while at the same time understanding that the safety
• And in the public safety committee, my colleague from the high desert and my colleague from Modesto made
• Speaker, today I rise to present AB 66, a bill that addresses a critical public safety issue. issue in

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The bill does not include funding for public safety preparedness that is necessary for our conservation
• officers to be available for general public safety deployments and protection of state assets.
• </c><00:09:40.640><c> preparedness</c> funding for public safety preparedness funding for public safety
• officers to be available for general officers to be available for general public<00:09:46.320><c> safety
• deployments and protection public safety deployments and protection of<00:09:48.800><c> state</c><00

Bills: HF2439

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: environmental protection, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations, 1183, house

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• Across the state, we're hearing more and more about serious safety concerns and disruptions in the classroom
• At the end of the day, school safety is not a partisan issue.
• </c><00:02:35.040><c> is</c><00:02:35.360><c> not</c> the end of the day, school safety is not the end
• of the day, school safety is not a<00:02:35.920><c> partisan</c><00:02:36.680><c> issue.
• What we're seeing coming out of safety.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , particularly concerns by employers about federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards
• is to work with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and the federal Occupational Safety
• acquired specific job skills and behaviors that meet employer needs, importantly including workforce safety
• You seek safety in the bushes and hear women being brutally raped and murdered.
• public records exemption for building plans and similar documents depicting 911, E911, and public safety

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions and recognitions, including awareness resolutions and visiting groups in the galleries. The chamber then moved to a special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with most receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. Early measures included SB 88 on utility terrain vehicles, which would allow local governments to designate certain roads for UTV use under safety restrictions; it passed 32-5 after debate over safety concerns. SB 102 on exceptional student education would create a workforce credential and badge program for students with autism spectrum disorder or modified curricula, and passed 36-0 after discussion of workforce access and district costs. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults would allow alternative service of process through the same app used by scammers, and passed 37-0. SB 130 on compensation for victims of wrongful incarceration would extend filing deadlines and remove restrictive bars to compensation, and passed 38-0. SB 158 would eliminate cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams under the state employee health plan, and passed 38-0 after testimony about early detection and access to follow-up care. The most extensive debate came on SB 234, which would revise laws on resisting law enforcement and add a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter of a law enforcement officer. Supporters argued it was needed after the killing of Officer Jason Raynor and to clarify that violent resistance to officers is not justified; opponents raised concerns about removing “good faith” language, potential impacts on Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and the severity of the mandatory sentence. An amendment to restore “in good faith” failed, and after further debate the sponsor temporarily postponed the bill. The Senate then passed SB 262 on technical trust-code changes by a 36-0 vote, and later recognized Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members in the gallery. Additional bills passed with broad support. SB 274 designated portions of Orlando roadways as Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way, honoring philanthropist Harris Rosen and the late Senator Geraldine Thompson; it passed 38-0 and drew a motion for co-sponsorship. SB 280 created an enforcement mechanism for candidate party-affiliation qualification requirements and passed 38-0. SB 296 repealed the statewide mandate for later middle and high school start times and shifted the issue to local districts after reporting requirements, passing 38-0. SB 356 designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida and passed after remarks about the Holocaust memorial and the need to confront antisemitism. Throughout the session, senators frequently framed their votes in terms of public safety, education, access to care, civil justice, and commemorating community leaders and historical events.

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• We and the 10 other organizations that comprise the Public Safety Coalition stand in strong support of
• Moreover, the safety sites may encourage professionally unintended births, which are dangerous and can
• Back in July, we met with Public Safety, the Governor's office, secretary, a lot of the people on the
• Outside, even Monica Kelsey from Safety.
• The first thing I want to start with is whether or not the safety of baby boxes has even been proven

Committee: House House Judiciary

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• committed under Penal Code Section 6. 6.1a, as well as the drug-related crime mainly under Health and Safety
• best practices in collaborative courts is to identify participants based on their risk to public safety
• Promote community safety, preserve California's natural resources, enforce civil rights laws, and help
• to follow the evidence and make sure that funds for the implementation of Property 6 deliver the safety
• Programs like behavioral health, job training, and housing. deliver safety.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Okay, first up is House Bill 664, Representative John Blanton, work zone safety. Mr.
• But my ultimate goal is provide safety not only for the workers, primarily for the workers, but also
• But my ultimate goal is to provide safety not only for the workers, primarily for the workers, but also
• I would also point out that the fines collected from this would be put into the work zone safety fund
• I'm Leah Boggs, the general counsel to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.

Keywords: Roll Call 00:23 Roll Call Approval of Minutes 00:57 HB 664 Discussion 01:26 HB 664 Vote 08:25 HB 682 Discussion 10:46 HB 682 Vote 12:12 HB 493 Discussion 13:00 HB 493 Vote 20:20 HJR 5 Discussion 21:14 HJR 5 Vote 25:08 Kavis and Sherriff’s Inspection Discussion 27:40 Admin. Reg Consideration 35:40, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved prior meeting minutes, and then took up several transportation-related measures. House Bill 664, concerning work zone safety, was amended by the committee to clarify that a peace officer may issue a citation based on images from an automated speed enforcement device. Representative John Blanton said the bill was prompted by the 2019 death of Jared Lee Helton in a work zone and is intended to slow drivers, protect workers, and improve safety. The bill would allow automated devices to transmit speed and rear license plate images to an officer, require active worker presence and warning signage with flashing lights, keep the $500 fine, and direct fines to the work zone safety fund. After questions about whether citations would be mailed and whether a worker must be present, the committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 664 favorably with expressions of opinion that it should pass. House Bill 682, sponsored by Representative Ken Upchurch, was also amended by a committee substitute and reported favorably. The bill gives cable operators and broadband providers the same reimbursement treatment as other public utilities when their facilities must be relocated for construction projects. House Bill 493, sponsored by Representative Steve Pollock, was taken up next and, after a committee substitute was adopted, was reported favorably. Pollock described the bill as a transparency measure for towing and storage, creating a certification process through the Transportation Cabinet, requiring public rate sheets, and setting rates to be reasonable and customary in Kentucky. The substitute removed an initial $1,500 cap, extended notice timing to up to five days in some cases, and clarified fees related to investigations and fatalities. Senators asked about regional differences in towing rates, and Pollock said the cabinet would consider different situations and that posted rates would govern. House Joint Resolution 5, designating honorary road and bridge names, was amended by both a committee substitute and committee amendment and then reported favorably. Representative Josh Branscum said the resolution honors various Kentuckians and is especially in memory of Russell County Deputy Joshua Fipps, who was killed in the line of duty in September 2024. The committee approved the resolution and a title amendment. Later in the meeting, Senator Armstrong asked to be recorded as voting aye on HB 664, HB 682, and HB 493. The committee also received an update from Transportation Cabinet IT Director Heather Stout on the CAVIS system, including improved performance, upcoming integration with KY ELT, centralized lien management, online boat renewals, permanent fleet plates, rolling replating changes, temporary tag printing, insurance modernization, and an electronic sheriff’s inspection system expected to reduce fraud and streamline transfers. No vote was taken on the CAVIS update, and the committee also began consideration of a referred administrative regulation on hazardous materials endorsement requirements.

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• So, for example, I sit on the Public Safety Coordinating Council in three of the counties.
• And so that's kind of a line we have to straddle about safety and engagement.
• There's a public safety concern.
• There's a public safety. attorney. You have to get the judges on board.
• There's a public safety concern.

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee held a panel discussion on Florida’s mental health and substance abuse system, with representatives from DCF, AHCA, two managing entities, and two providers describing how the state’s behavioral health network is funded and operated. Members focused on the implementation of prior legislative investments, especially the $50 million in recurring funding from Representative Maney’s bill and the earlier $126 million community behavioral health appropriation. Witnesses said the newer funds were used mainly for crisis beds, discharge planning, outpatient services, regional collaboratives, and a USF Marchman Act report, while the larger behavioral health appropriation supported CAT, FACT, FIT, forensic teams, residential and outpatient services, and crisis care, with most dollars going directly to services and only a small share to administration. A major theme was access to crisis care and the role of mobile response teams, 988, and central receiving facilities in diverting people from Baker Act admissions and reducing readmissions. DCF and providers said mobile response teams have expanded, are being used to de-escalate crises and connect people to care, and have shown strong diversion results and reductions in Baker Acts in some regions. Members also asked about waitlists, children in crisis, and how to handle people without housing or support; providers said discharge planning is individualized but often constrained by homelessness, transportation, and a lack of safe placements, and several witnesses identified housing as one of the biggest barriers to recovery and stability. The committee also examined provider sustainability, reimbursement, and funding gaps. Witnesses described delays caused by contract timing, cost allocation rules, and Medicaid reimbursement rates that do not always keep pace with labor and operating costs, especially for smaller providers and rural networks. DCF and AHCA said managing entities can provide advances, retroactive rate adjustments, and technical assistance, and that Medicaid managed care plans have network standards and complaint/dispute processes. Members raised concerns about a reported $7 million loss in federal non-sustainable funds, provider closures, and whether there is a formal ombudsman process for disputes; DCF said the federal reductions were known and tied to one-time funds, and that the department generally handles provider issues informally while working with managing entities to preserve continuity of care.

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• The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety estimates that the modern Florida Building Code
• Uwarski served as legal counsel for the Georgia Office of Insurance and Safety Commissioner.
• We'll move on to Michael Newman, the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. Mr.
• I'm General Counsel of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety.
• It provides families with physical safety and economic security and supports strong communities, stable

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee heard a series of presentations focused on mitigation, flood and wind resilience, and insurance discounts. Kevin Guthrie of the Florida Division of Emergency Management outlined several funding streams for mitigation, including federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program dollars, BRIC grants, flood mitigation assistance, and the state hurricane loss mitigation program. He emphasized the new Elevate Florida initiative, which will use about $400 million initially to elevate or reconstruct flood-prone homes, starting with National Flood Insurance Program properties and severe repetitive-loss homes, with no current per-home cap. Guthrie said the state will contract directly with licensed vendors and aims to reduce future flood losses, lower insurance costs, and keep properties on the tax rolls rather than relying on buyouts. Insurance Commissioner Mike Yaworski described Florida’s windstorm mitigation discount program, explaining that the 1802 inspection form is used to assess a home’s overall “envelope” and determine statutory discounts. He said the office is updating the program based on a new wind loss study, with likely changes including greater recognition of roof types such as metal roofs and possible territorial risk adjustments. He also said the Legislature now requires the office to revisit the study every five years. Stephen Fielder of the Department of Financial Services reported on My Safe Florida Home, noting that the program offers inspections and grants for roof and opening protections, has completed more than 100,000 inspections, and has reimbursed hundreds of millions of dollars. He said the department has validated its discount calculations with insurers and that the program is intended to help homeowners reduce premiums through verified mitigation work. Michael Newman of the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety said Florida’s building code is nationally leading and that post-Ian surveys found no wind-driven structural damage in buildings built after adoption of the code. He argued that mitigation should be treated as a system, not isolated upgrades, and suggested adding Fortified designation to the state’s mitigation form to better document verified resilience improvements. Bill Truex, a county commissioner and builder, stressed the need to educate homeowners about floodproofing and roof choices, citing examples where flood panels prevented damage and noting that asphalt shingles often do not last as long in Florida as their marketing suggests. In panel discussion, senators asked about program eligibility, outreach to elderly and digitally challenged residents, contractor vetting, roof-life disclosures, and whether flood insurance should be more broadly required. Officials said outreach will include call centers and in-person assistance, and several participants urged better consumer disclosure and more data-driven guidance on roof and mitigation choices.

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• State, Department of Transportation, Department of Military Affairs and the Department of Highway Safety
• So a little bit to driver safety here. You know, really, we've got a office of driver safety.
• We participate lot of safety coalitions.
• And then the last part of the driver safeties. We also have a medical review unit.
• And it's not a safety inspection.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Protect us from all evil and strengthen those who have been called to preserve our safety and security
• /c><00:42:10.520><c> and</c><00:42:10.960><c> Security</c><00:42:11.960><c> with</c> preserve our Safety
• We're number one for opportunity, for taxpayer return on investment, public safety, and child well-being
• Heather, for being here. taxpayer return on investment Public taxpayer return on investment Public Safety
• <00:52:51.000><c> and</c><00:52:51.280><c> child</c> Safety and child Safety and child well-being<00:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• in their community, but right<00:13:19.120><c> now</c><00:13:19.280><c> our</c><00:13:19.400><c> safety
• </c><00:13:19.760><c> net</c><00:13:19.960><c> health</c><00:13:20.200><c> care</c> right now our safety
• net health care right now our safety net health care providers<00:13:21.360><c> and</c><00:13:21.600
• </c> drugs to our safety net providers. drugs to our safety net providers.
• That's what this program was designed for, to help out safety net hospitals like HCMC that are doing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• House Bill 639, Transportation, Aviation, Passenger Health and Safety, Aviation Health and Safety Act
• The intent of this bill is safety.
• </c><01:20:38.840><c> It's</c> the intent of this bill is safety.
• It's the intent of this bill is safety.
• 20:40.560><c> and</c><01:20:40.720><c> also</c> safety for everyone involved, and also safety for everyone

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 957, house, all

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• It is the state's safety net hospital. It serves people from all 87 counties in the state.
• role providing significant safety role providing critical,<00:06:38.840><c> often</c><00:06:39.120><
• But we also have safety net revenues.
• The state safety net will begin to unravel.
• safety net will begin to unravel. unravel. unravel.

Bills: HF4343

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house

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• But it does nothing to improve safety.
• </c><00:12:11.440><c> concerns</c> cause the same sort of safety concerns cause the same sort of safety
• </c> as you know um and and cause safety as you know um and and cause safety concerns<00:12:16.079><c
• What I will tell you is I was in safety.
• </c> that goes to the Department of Safety that goes to the Department of Safety will<05:41:00.080><c

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

Keywords: 1189, house, all