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• </c> executive director for city and county executive director for city and county of<00:18:20.480><c
• They have the authority to properly.
• There have the authority to subpoena.
• </c><01:11:56.880><c> to</c> agreement by federal authorities to agreement by federal authorities to
• </c><01:15:35.120><c> under</c> under our statutory authority under under our statutory authority under

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• AUTHORIZES THE USE OF A VALID CERTIFICATE AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD FOR CERTIFICATION OF TEACHER EXCELLENCE
• ENSURES IMPLEMENTATION IS CONSISTENT FOR THE IMPACT OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN BREVARD, CLAY AND SARASOTA COUNTIES
• AUTHORIZING A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY WITH FOUR INCORPORATED MUNICIPALITIES, WHERE IS THE MAGIC
• SO THIS PARTICULARLY IMPACTS PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN BRADFORD CLAY AND SARASOTA COUNTIES AND THOSE SENATORS
• DEPARTMENT APPROVED PANIC ALERT SYSTEMS AND STORE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO STORE THE ALERT DATA FOR AUTHORIZED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And so I just want to thank the author again for being a champion on this issue.
• And so I just want to thank the author again for being a champion on this issue.
• And so I just want to thank the author again for being a champion on this issue.
• All members vote who desire to vote, members this is for co-authors.
• There are 52 co-authors added.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled routine procedural business including re-referrals of several Senate bills, removal of AB 1156 from the inactive file, and withdrawal of ACR 210 to the second reading file. The chamber also heard multiple guest introductions, including family members of members and two CIF Scholar Athletes of the Year, Ryan Liu and Mona Sugawara, before moving to the daily file and consent calendar. The main floor item was ACR 191, which designated June 5 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in California. Assemblymember Stephanie and several colleagues spoke in strong support, sharing personal and district-level experiences with gun violence, highlighting the impact on children, schools, graduations, and communities, and urging continued state and federal action. Speakers emphasized prevention, safe storage, community violence intervention, and the need to resist complacency; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added. On the consent calendar, ACR 206 and several Senate concurrent resolutions were adopted, with ACR 206 passing 60-0. The Assembly also heard an adjournment in memory for Michael George Savan, a longtime Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department commander, Marine Corps Reservist, and former Lomita mayor and councilmember. The house then announced the next session schedule and adjourned until Monday, June 8 at 1 p.m.

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• Louis County on the in northern St.
• Louis County has the aware, northern St.
• /c><01:00:56.400><c> night</c> from Pine County last night from Pine County last night [clears throat
• Counties and organizations must work with recipients to ensure services continue.
• 09:40.000><c> period</c> authorizes a limited continuity period authorizes a limited continuity period

Bills: HF3174 , HF3800

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: background study, disqualification, set-aside, permanent disqualification, Office of Administrative Hearings, chief judge, human services licensing, substance use disorder treatment, SUD treatment, chemical dependency, recovery, rehabilitation, abstinence, foster care, child foster care, vulnerable adults, caregiver background check, license holder, direct contact, risk of harm

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• Ryan Donahue with Habitat for Humanity, Seattle, King, and Kitsap counties.
• Yakima County faces the state's highest rates of overdose.
• Yakima County faces the state's highest rates of overdose.
• My name is Ty Mensor, Chair of the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners.
• county dollars.

Summary: The committee first heard a briefing on the proposed Senate capital budget, Substitute Senate Bill 6003, which would spend about $723 million total using debt-limit bonds, Climate Commitment Act funds, and other cash resources. Staff described major investments in housing and homelessness, human services, local infrastructure, flood response, water conservation and clean energy, K-12 school modernization and seismic work, and higher education projects. Members then took public testimony from a wide range of advocates and project sponsors, most of whom urged the Senate to preserve or increase funding for specific projects in the final budget, including affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, child care facilities, food banks, behavioral health and substance use treatment centers, tribal courthouse relocation, school modernization, community colleges, university projects, floodplain restoration, community forests, and local civic or cultural facilities. Several witnesses also asked the Senate to match or approach House funding levels on items such as the Housing Trust Fund, permanent supportive housing, the Community Forest Program, Floodplains by Design, and CCA-supported clean energy and water projects. The chair noted that amendments to the capital budget were due the next day at noon. The committee then received a briefing on Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251, which would restructure Climate Commitment Act accounts by repealing three existing accounts and replacing them with two new accounts: a CCA operating account and a CCA capital account. Staff explained that the bill would preserve most existing uses while changing revenue distribution formulas, capping Ecology administrative costs, expanding allowable uses for EV-related costs, housing, and carbon capture/sequestration, and changing reporting and tribal consultation provisions. The bill also shifts some reporting from annual to biannual and modifies the thresholds for tribal-supported and overburdened-community investments. The fiscal note was described as relatively small, with the main impact being the revised revenue allocation structure. Public testimony on the CCA bill was mixed. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, said the restructuring better aligns spending with the intent of the CCA and could improve investments for tribes and overburdened communities. Critics, including the Washington Policy Center, argued the bill still lacks strong requirements to ensure CCA spending is effective and objected to reducing the frequency of the state’s climate-spending report. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• The county commissioners here in Tarrant County, just like our Tarrant County commissioners, we're afraid
• here in Tarrant County, just like our Tarrant County commissioners, the county commissioners here in
• Tarrant County, just like our Tarrant County commissioners, we're afraid that they might lose power
• Precinct Chair in Nacadojas County.
• And let me tell you, sir, I'm pretty sure you know, Hidalgo County is one of the most corrupt counties

Summary: The Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first regional hearing, focused on South and Central Texas, including Bexar County, Travis County, and the Rio Grande Valley. After establishing a quorum, the committee adopted its rules on a 6-3 roll-call vote, with Senators Alvarado and Miles voting no. Chair Phil King explained the regional-hearing format, the use of 2020 census data, the online testimony process, and the availability of written comments and future hearings. Several members then gave opening remarks, with Republicans emphasizing public input and Democrats arguing the special session and mid-decade redistricting were unnecessary and aimed at minority districts. A major procedural issue arose over whether the committee should invite or subpoena the DOJ attorney who authored the July 7 letter that prompted the redistricting discussion. Senator Miles moved to subpoena the attorney; the motion was seconded but then set aside after the chair said the committee could not take formal action on a non-procedural matter during a regional hearing under the adopted rules. The chair said he would consult legal counsel about issuing an invitation, and members discussed the August 7 deadline referenced in the DOJ letter. The committee then moved on to public testimony. Witnesses, including Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, law professor Ellen Katz, and Texas NAACP president Gary Bledsoe, argued that the DOJ letter misread the law and that the targeted districts were lawful opportunity or coalition districts. They said the Fifth Circuit’s Pettway decision was limited to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and did not declare coalition districts unconstitutional, and they cited Bartlett v. Strickland as warning against intentionally dismantling effective minority districts. Garcia and Bledsoe said the hearing was politically motivated and would harm Black and Latino representation; Katz said Texas would act illegally if it followed the DOJ letter’s instructions. Members asked questions about the legal status of coalition districts, the 2021 map-drawing process, and the difference between opportunity, coalition, and crossover districts. The hearing continued with additional public witnesses, including labor representative Emily Amps, who said workers and communities of color were being harmed by the proposed redistricting effort.

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• I'm the state representative for District 82, Whitley County and parts of Laurel County.
• And so I thank my Jefferson County.
• ,</c><00:25:57.560><c> so</c> Jefferson County, so Jefferson County, so thank<00:25:59.240><c> you</c
• ,</c> Mobile County, Mobile County, And<00:53:42.840><c> he</c><00:53:43.040><c> had</c><00:53:43.200
• </c><00:56:50.760><c> attorneys</c> those county attorneys those county attorneys when<00:56:52.440><

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 958, all

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• </c> I will note that is for the county I will note that is for the county jails.<00:51:54.800><c> I<
• </c> coordinator for the Marramac County coordinator for the Marramac County Recovery<01:12:08.960><c
• County participates currently, and Cheshire County currently participate in the 287 program?
• The county doesn't have any hours.
• </c><04:07:14.479><c> to</c> authorities or the state authorities to authorities or the state authorities

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• With 33 counties completed already this year.
• I appreciate the museum for going to the seven counties.
• They've been to my county twice, planted trees, and it's just a great thing that we do here.
• The clerk will read Senate Bill 1439 by the author.
• They have not done so in this state, but they have in many others, many cities, many counties.

Bills: HR1046 , SB1733 , SB1439

Keywords: Oklahoma City, terrorism, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, memorial, remembrance, first responders, community support, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, fossil fuels, liability protection, climate change, energy independence, oil and gas, 914

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• Whether through her leadership on the Chicago Housing Trust or the Cook County Land Bank Authority and
• Whether through her leadership on the Chicago Housing Trust or the Cook County Land Bank Authority and
• </c> under different FISA authorities. under different FISA authorities.
• . authorities. authorities.
• authority.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• It also authorizes Florida College System institutions and state universities' trustees to serve until
• individually or collectively, and authorizes cash transfers with conditions.
• Johns County School District IT Academy advisory board, which advises the academies on what paths to
• , and the majority of students who graduate from Pensacola State will stay in those counties.
• , where the University of West Florida is located, all the way to Walton County.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education heard and approved two bills before moving into confirmation hearings for several university and college board nominees. CS/SB 1458 on apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships was presented as a measure to improve consistency and transparency in local education agency partnerships, cap LEA administrative funding at 10% when applicable, and require public meetings and work papers for workforce funding model decisions. Support was noted from Associated Builders and Contractors, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Foundations for Florida Futures, and Independent Electrical Contractors. The bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/CS/SB 1726 on higher education governance and presidential searches after adopting a delete-all amendment and a late-filed amendment defining the final group of presidential applicants as no fewer than three. The amended bill added provisions on trustee citizenship and residency/alumni eligibility, interim president succession planning, longer presidential contract renewals, limits on candidate polling by universities, syllabus posting, textbook/open-access material lists, and other governance and academic policy changes. Senators raised concerns about the minimum-three finalist requirement, interim president selection, trustee eligibility, and polling restrictions, while supporters said the bill would depoliticize leadership selection and improve transparency. The bill was reported favorably after the amendments were adopted. The committee then heard confirmation testimony from multiple appointees and reappointees, including nominees for FAMU, UNF, Pensacola State College, UWF, and UF. Most nominees emphasized ties to their institutions, student success, workforce development, military connections, and institutional growth. Several UWF nominees were questioned extensively about their votes for former chair Scott Yenner and his controversial comments about women and other groups; some said they were unaware of those remarks at the time of the vote and would not have supported him with that knowledge. Public testimony on UWF expressed concern about the nominees’ lack of higher education experience, their ties to the region, and the impact of Yenner’s views. The committee later voted to recommend a block of non-UWF nominees favorably, and it agreed to vote on the UWF nominees individually, with some remaining nominees deferred to a later hearing due to time.

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• Uh, perhaps either the amendment's author, Senator Westlin, or Chris Turner from fiscal would have more
• </c><00:21:09.679><c> that</c> uh in particular for the counties that uh in particular for the counties
• </c><00:21:31.520><c> uh</c> have the same impacts to counties uh have the same impacts to counties uh
• Uh, Madame Chair, Senator Latz, do you know if the county attorneys are in favor of this concept?
• So, the county that issues these records. Senator Latz: Thanks.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> Shawn Daringer with the Wright County Shawn Daringer with the Wright County Sheriff's<00:06:51.759
• I am Ray County Sheriff for having me. I am Ray County Sheriff Shawn<00:07:21.280><c> Daringer.
• The Wright program in Wright County.
• <00:07:30.080><c> 14</c><00:07:30.639><c> assigned</c> County Sheriff's Office has 14 assigned County
• So in Ray County we find districts?

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We at Chelan County PUD think it's a very important one to be having right now.
• Where we are in Chelan County, we are on the front lines of this crisis.
• We represent just shy of 9,000 utility workers in 35 of Washington's 39 counties.
• We represent just shy of 9,000 utility workers in 35 of Washington's 39 counties.
• Not a city, not a county, and not our state has gone after those grants.

Bills: HB2275 , HB2238

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

Keywords: wildfire prevention, Washington wildfire council, fire safety, environmental protection, state regulations, HB 2238, HB2238, statewide food security, food security strategy, hunger, food insecurity, food access, food assistance, anti-hunger, nutrition education, food system literacy, agricultural viability, supply chain resilience, Washington Department of Agriculture, food policy forum

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• Our staff, as I mentioned, right now we're at 23,447 full-time authorized positions. 79% of those are
• We were there to do those cross-jurisdictional extended cases that left their county areas.
• comprised of 67 county courts, 20 judicial circuits, the circuit courts, and 16 county courts, 20 judicial
• We've worked with the immigration authorities for years. We have not stopped working with them.
• Some, like Miami-Dade County, were a single-county circuit, but there are many offices around the state

Summary: The Justice Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the justice budget and the major agencies within it. Chair Maney explained that the committee would hear broad presentations rather than detailed budget questions, and the first panel included the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Corrections, Commission on Offender Review, Department of Law Enforcement, Office of the State Courts Administrator, and the Attorney General’s Office. Each agency described its mission, staffing, budget, and major responsibilities, with repeated emphasis on public safety, rehabilitation, staffing shortages, technology needs, and the importance of mental health services and education in reducing recidivism. Secretary Hall described DJJ’s prevention-to-aftercare continuum, including civil citation, detention, probation, and residential commitment programs, and highlighted reductions in juvenile arrests and commitments. Secretary Dixon said DOC’s biggest issues are staffing, overtime, and inflation, while noting progress in education, reentry, and a low recidivism rate. FDLE Commissioner Glass outlined the agency’s investigative, forensic, intelligence, and protective functions, including work on fentanyl enforcement and crime reporting systems. The State Courts Administrator emphasized the judiciary’s constitutional role, case volume, and challenges in providing interpreters, experts, and technology support. Chief Deputy Attorney General Guard described the office’s litigation, criminal appeals, consumer protection, and opioid recovery work, especially defending state laws and recovering opioid settlement funds. Members then asked questions about prison conditions, immigration enforcement, court filing fees, crime reporting, staffing ratios, and transnational gangs. Agency leaders responded that they were not aware of ICE contracts in some cases, that FDLE works with immigration authorities and detention facilities under existing authority, and that filing fees are a legislative policy decision. The committee also heard from the Justice Administrative Commission, prosecutors, public defenders, guardian ad litem, regional conflict counsel, and capital collateral regional counsel, who focused on indigent representation, dependency and death penalty cases, and persistent staffing and retention problems. No votes were taken, and the meeting concluded after the presentations and questions.

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• My dad had served on the county council in Sussex for 20 years, and Ron had come before the county numerous
• authority within clearly defined parameters.
• It does not authorize unlimited tax increases.
• From Kent County, one. So we have good taste.
• From Kent County, one. So we have good taste.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• Um it's not often us in Carbon County.
• </c> authority really needs to be clear. authority really needs to be clear.
• </c> up to help cities, towns, and counties up to help cities, towns, and counties joint<01:20:09.840
• </c><01:30:25.360><c> consensus</c> council and then the county consensus council and then the county
• . county. county.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• The Yurok Tribe is located in Humboldt and Delmarke County in Northern California.
• Doerneret County.
• Del Norte County, the lack of a rural area.
• He surrendered to law enforcement and was booked into Sacramento County Jail.
• Our task force covers San Diego, Riverside, and Imperial Counties.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As I return to Orange County, I do not see an ending.
• Board of County Commissioners, and that is the amendment.
• Sheriff's Office and not the Broward County Board of County Commissioners, and that is the amendment.
• Three deputies and police veterans in Pasco County were injured, a deputy in River County, a deputy in
• We have already told cities and counties they can't act.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for two service members killed in the Middle East, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members adopted the special order report and then began taking up the special order calendar. The first major measure was HB 7031, the annual tax package, which included a hunting, fishing, and camping sales tax holiday, a back-to-school holiday moved earlier in the summer, property tax changes for mobile home parks and other exemptions, reductions in pari-mutuel taxes and fees, extensions and expansions of several tax credit programs, vacation-rental tax collection changes, and a full decoupling from federal tax changes in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill drew questions about the fiscal impact of decoupling and the firearm-accessories holiday; supporters emphasized fiscal caution, housing and home-hardening provisions, and family tax relief, while opponents objected to the firearm-related tax break. HB 7031 passed 105-2. The House then passed CS/CS/CS HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, which updates business development rules, board membership, and creates a strategic spaceport hub designation. CS/CS HB 639/CS SB 246 on specialty license plates also passed after a strike-all amendment that added several new plates, revised the Fraternal Order of Police plate, and tightened financial and nonprofit requirements for plate sponsors. CS HB 697 on drug prices and coverage passed after debate on pharmacy benefit manager reforms requiring equal reimbursement, prohibiting forced losses on drugs, and allowing consolidated appeals. CS/CS HB 1263 on the Office of Insurance Regulation passed with an amendment clarifying fingerprinting provisions, and CS/CS HB 527 passed with a human-review requirement for insurance claim denials so AI cannot be the sole basis for denying or reducing claims. Additional bills approved included CS HB 1449, which limits use of the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program when a claim is already in the federal process and, by amendment, narrows the bill to out-of-network emergency services and claims of $50,000 or less; CS HB 93, requiring surgical smoke evacuation systems in hospitals and surgical centers, which passed overwhelmingly after emotional bipartisan praise for the sponsor’s multi-session effort; and CS HB 1217, which prohibits governmental entities from adopting net-zero greenhouse gas policies, after Democrats argued it would preempt local climate and resilience efforts and Republicans argued it protects energy reliability and affordability. The House also passed CS/CS HB 1461 establishing a framework for licensing and regulating advanced nuclear reactors, with supporters framing it as a step toward reliable, affordable, cleaner energy. Later, CS HB 1229 on residential homes for medically or technologically dependent children was explained as creating a licensure program for medically complex children’s homes and was rolled over for final passage as the transcript ended.

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• <00:04:01.519><c> and</c><00:04:01.640><c> school</c> counties and school counties and school districts
• In this case, that means cities, townships, counties, and school districts.
• When I say them, it's both the county and the employees that will be paying this tax.
• </c><01:13:18.280><c> the</c> million a year as the counties the million a year as the counties the school
• </c> for two years with changes in authors for two years with changes in authors changes<01:15:28.800

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house