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• forgot to um that there is that study forgot to um that there is that study that<00:45:35.359>
• >> sure what it would be characterized as.
• >> sure what it would be characterized as.
• And it gets interesting to study. >> Yeah.
• interesting to study. interesting to study.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You referenced an NIH study. In that study, were they talking... Mr.
• Speaker, you referenced an NIH study.
• So again, in that study, the 2023 study, it specifically says regarding...
• So again, in that study, the 2023 study, it specifically says regarding the effects of pornography.
• And the study that continuously keeps being referred to, I pulled it up.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, moments of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests and visitors. The chamber then adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report setting the day’s calendar and debate times. The main measure taken up was HB 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors in public schools and charter schools, which the sponsor described as a clarification of existing law to keep pornographic or sexually explicit material away from minors and to give districts clearer standards for review and objection processes. The bill drew extensive debate over constitutional concerns, local control, litigation risk, and the scope of the definition of “harmful to minors.” Members supporting the bill argued it was needed to close loopholes and protect children, while opponents warned it could lead to overbroad book removals, conflict with federal court rulings, and costly lawsuits. A series of amendments sought to narrow or redirect the bill: proposals by Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris would have preserved literary value review, protected educational and abuse-prevention materials, exempted LGBTQ-inclusive books, limited objections, preserved funding for districts, or delayed enforcement during ongoing litigation. Supporters of the amendments framed them as protecting parental choice, academic value, student safety, and district finances; opponents said they would weaken the bill’s child-protection purpose. All of the amendments failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. Debate continued along the same lines, with opponents emphasizing book removals, First Amendment concerns, and the impact on students and schools, and supporters reiterating that the bill was intended to prevent minors from accessing obscene material. The transcript provided ends during structured debate and does not include the final vote on HB 1119.

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• In a study of over 65,000 Association.
• Um there are numerous<01:02:08.640> studies numerous studies numerous studies uh<01:02:10.960>
• Um, but uh, available uh, for study.
• So, this is a space we're interested in studying further. We're interested in studying further.
• <03:51:34.560> this existence of an office to study this existence of an office to study this

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our CFO, former Senator Blazingoglia, has done a remarkable job working to root out waste, fraud, and
• So my characterization of what our new forecast is, is a retention of what we had before, adjusting for

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met for its first meeting of the session, with a quorum present and several members excused. Chair Avila opened by framing the committee’s main focus as property tax relief and housing affordability, noting the complexity of any changes to Florida’s long-standing property tax structure and emphasizing the need to preserve funding for schools and local public safety. He also introduced new committee staff member Tamisha Black and thanked staff for summer work supporting analysis of potential proposals, including constitutional amendment concepts and other property tax relief ideas. Staff director Azar Khan then presented an update on the General Revenue forecast, explaining that collections remained above estimate but at a slower pace than the prior year, with recent economic indicators slightly weaker than earlier forecasts. He said the new forecast mostly reflected modest adjustments, with a notable share of the increase coming from earnings on investment rather than the usual drivers such as sales tax or corporate income tax. Khan also gave a detailed presentation on ad valorem millages, explaining the different millage types used by school districts, counties, municipalities, special districts, and water management districts; the rollback rate; TRIM notice and hearing timelines; voting thresholds for adopting higher millages; and long-term trends showing millage rates declining over time even as total taxes levied have increased. Members used the presentations to discuss property tax relief options and the relationship between local property taxes and state revenue. President Passidomo praised staff and Senator Bernard’s summer work on proposals. President Gaetz asked about converting homestead property tax revenue to sales tax and was told the rough equivalent could be around a 2.8-cent sales tax increase, though with important behavioral and distributional caveats. Senator Rouson asked about the decline in corporate income tax estimates, and Khan said it likely reflected changes in national corporate profit expectations and collection patterns, promising a follow-up. The Department of Revenue’s Lizette Kelly confirmed that TRIM data, including adopted millages, rollback rates, and maximum millage calculations, are collected by jurisdiction and can be provided to the committee. No bills were taken up and no votes occurred beyond adjournment, which was adopted by motion.

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• Don't let us waste your time. We don't need to waste your time.
• Don't let us waste your time. We don't need to waste your time.
• Don't let us waste your time. We don't need to waste your time.
• Don't let us waste your time. We don't need to waste your time.
• Don't let us waste your time. We don't need to waste your time.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Bills: HB2936, HB2937, HB2951, HB2960, HB2979, HB2980, HB3062, HB3082, HB3087, HB3148, HB3152, HB3262, HB3264, HB3266, HB3268, HB3269, HB3278, HB3299, HB3544, HB3606, HB3678, HB3790, HB3903, HB3996, HB4139, HB4140, HB4142, HB4143, HB4144, HB4260, HB4272, HB4296, HB4324, HB4339, HB4341, HB4342

Keywords: HB2936, children, child protection, adoption, Oklahoma Adoption Code, gestational carrier, gestational agreement, surrogacy, intended parent, preplacement home study, home study, prospective adoptive parent, foster placement, child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, lewd molestation, sex offender registry, Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act

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• She's a legal studies major currently working on her honors undergraduate thesis at UCF.
• She's a legal studies major currently working on her honors undergraduate thesis at UCF.
• They already have much of those, any studies that are required, Rates.
• I think that it's been too easily characterized as a ban on net zero policies.
• I mean, certainly that's a characterize as a ban on net zero policies.

Summary: The Florida Senate convened with a quorum, opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, public servants, and a resolution honoring Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza for winning the Heisman Trophy. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with some measures temporarily postponed and others advanced after brief debate and, in several cases, substitution of House companions for Senate bills. The first major bill passed was CS/CS/HB 355 on health care patient protection, which requires hospitals with emergency departments to have pediatric emergency care policies, training, equipment, and a designated pediatric coordinator; it passed 36-0. The Senate also passed CS/HB 1113 on public records, expanding confidentiality protections for victims and temporarily protecting the name of a law enforcement officer who becomes a victim in the line of duty; it passed 33-4. CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity was amended to place the program under the Florida Digital Service and to adjust grant timing, then passed 37-0. CS/CS/HB 925 on clerks of court passed 38-0 after amendments affecting revenue retention, legal notices, traffic citation distributions, and municipal fee sharing. CS/CS/HB 679 on trademark registration modernization and CS/CS/HB 589 on septic permit timing also passed unanimously. The most extensive debate centered on CS/CS/HB 991 / SB 1334, an elections bill that would use Real ID data to verify citizenship, change voter ID rules, alter candidate qualifying requirements, and revise election administration procedures. Senators offered and debated numerous amendments on documentation fees, senior exemptions, human review versus automated systems, student and retirement-center IDs, and effective dates; most were defeated, though one amendment adding stock-trading disclosure language for candidates was adopted. The bill’s sponsor cited election-crimes reports and specific prosecutions involving non-citizens as justification for the measure, while opponents argued it could disenfranchise eligible voters, especially students and seniors. The transcript ends during continued questioning and debate on that elections bill, before final disposition is shown.

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• What would this do, let's say... for a cartoon characterization of someone?
• Numerous studies have shown discriminatory and unequal access to health care, housing, and employment
• And what we've learned really since 20 15 is that when trans people are able to be a part of studies
• Every bill proposed by a single author is a waste. of Texans tax dollars.
• Stop wasting taxpayer dollars by proposing irresponsible- single-author bills.

Bills: SB29, SB406, SB447, SB875, SB893, SB1033, SB1346, SB1362, SB1539, SCR22, SB 29

Keywords: business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, birth certificate, biological sex, gender identity, health and safety, sex assignment, SB 875, Texas, independent school district, ISD, school board trustee, superintendent, campus administrator, electioneering, political signs, early voting

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• This outreach, what I characterized, if we're able to do it at the level we would like, characterizing
• But if we're sitting here and not getting the right information and going back and forth, it's a waste

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• kids and English language learners and their there is no comparable increase for bilingual education waste
• or the dual language waste and so I would recommend that you include that same .005 increase at least
• So studying the history of Texas education.
• Chair, members, I'm My comments are specifically related to the study that was done by Dr.
• My opposition is really because of the longitudinal study.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• gets down into the waste, it interacts with the waste, picks up some of the contaminants in the waste
• gets down into the waste, it interacts with the waste, picks up some of the contaminants in the waste
• gets down into the waste, it interacts with the waste, picks up some of the contaminants in the waste
• it interacts with down into the waste it interacts with the<00:20:07.280> waste<00:20:08.000>
• > it contaminants in the waste and then it contaminants in the waste and then it gets<00:20:11.280

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This is a time to demand strict regulations for permits, demand environmental impact studies, and for
• impact studies Mrs Johnson for<00:28:06.200> the<00:28:06.399> public<00:28:06.799>
• <00:41:16.680> that concluded after a year-long study that concluded after a year-long study
• This is, on a jobs-per-dollar basis, a huge waste of money.
• of Department of fair characterization of Department of commerce's<01:23:32.880> position<01:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• These allow for electronic signatures for purposes of human services background studies.
• These allow for electronic signatures for purposes of human services background studies.
• These allow for electronic signatures for purposes of human services background studies.
• These allow for electronic signatures for purposes of human services background studies.
• These allow for electronic signatures for purposes of human services background studies.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• without that data, this is<00:56:23.119> a<00:56:23.680> frustrating<00:56:24.160> waste
• <00:56:24.400> of<00:56:24.559> the is a frustrating waste of the is a frustrating
• waste of the committee's<00:56:25.119> time.
• bill right now, especially without any numbers, is really an unfortunate timing and an unfortunate waste
• by an overlap and characterized by an overlap and intersection<01:36:12.719> with<01:36:13.040

Bills: HF1323, HF3500

Keywords: undocumented, financial aid, state policy, higher education, noncitizen eligibility, funding, storm damage relief, Bemidji State University, reforestation, state appropriations, 1183, house

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• Yeah, I guess I would characterize it that way, yeah. It's due process. Okay, thank you Mr.
• I won't waste time on the importance of the space program and how crucial it is that the state funds
• HB 2542 by Kitzman, relating to the establishment of a workgroup to study and make recommendations on
• Have you seen the study showing that doulas improve birth outcomes?
• Department to manage and contain chronic wasting disease; referred to the Committee on Culture.

Bills: HB1520, HB1545, HJR110, HJR203, HB245, HB1465, HB1482, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB4264, HB 1043, HB837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB1646, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB2295, HB1353, HB1531, HB1988, HB5398, HB3960, HB3923, HB1407, HB1764, HB2221, HB2214, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5008, HB5092, HB3421, HB3663, HB3748, HB3800, HB3756, HB2613, HB3782, HB5246, HB4344, HB4044, HB4066, HB2702, HB2807, HB2869, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB4153, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB3352, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB4432, HB4960, HB3214, HB3915, HB3508, HB2145, SB304, SB608, SB2312, SB494, SB530, HB45, HB2520, HB35, HB47, HB318, HB349, HB554, HB1359, HB1373, HB2254, HB2259, HB2853, HB3073, HB3088, HB353, HB355, HB786, HB762, HB705, HB932, HB849, HB 1119, HB3041, HB713, HB3104, HB3970, HB4042, HB4490, HB1731, HB2607, HB3689, HB1788, HB1612, HB138, HB15, HB1971, HB1338, HB2989, HB267, HB 1201, HB2954, HB5265, HB1804, HB5061, HB1520, HB1545, HJR110, HJR203, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB1809, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB3527, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HB245, HB1465, HB1482, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB4264, HB 1043, HB837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB1646, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB2295, HB1353, HB1531, HB1988, HB5398, HB3960, HB3923, HB1407, HB1764, HB2221, HB2214, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5008, HB5092, HB3421, HB3663, HB3748, HB3800, HB3756, HB2613, HB3782, HB5246, HB4344, HB4044, HB4066, HB2702, HB2807, HB2869, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB4153, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB3352, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB4432, HB4960, HB3214, HB3915, HB3508, HB2145, HCR6, HCR12, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR78, HCR80, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR90

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• , because I did have some concerns on some of the more difficult permits that might need a traffic study
• /c><00:21:12.120> have<00:21:12.360> issues<00:21:12.640> with need a traffic study
• or have issues with need a traffic study or have issues with slope<00:21:13.279> and<00:21:13.480
• The slight difference in discharge characterizations should not overshadow their commitment and sacrifice
• The slight difference in discharge characterizations should not overshadow their commitment and sacrifice

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• , will fall out of allowed tolerance under law with the state's, the state comptroller's appraisal study
• Only if they fall outside of the state comptroller's value study. not, they may make all these changes
• Yeah I mean this again is what the teacher vacancy task for spent about a year studying and it's a mix
• I know I would not characterize that.
• There have been a lot of historic studies on performance-based compensation, both of teaching... and

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:24:24.320> uh<00:24:24.480> ad something that was studied uh ad something that
• was studied uh ad nauseium<00:24:25.279> by<00:24:25.520> several<00:24:25.919> task
• If it were me or a family characterized.
• Why waste your time? Um, my question is on, um, Miss Heidi, who brought up, uh, archiving data.
• an interesting phrase as I was studying an interesting phrase as I was studying this<01:27:42.159

Bills: HB0117, HB0126

Keywords: informed consent, abortion, civil liability, coercion, healthcare rights, fetal heartbeat, termination of pregnancy, medical emergency, Wyoming legislation, rights of minors, healthcare regulations, parental consent, 916, all

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• We're studying a large number of important topics for the state. including hydrogen storage, subsurface
• tremendously successful star... program over the last four years, but actually started at the Bureau studying
• Texnet, real-time monitoring and timely earthquake sources. characterization provide the basis for changing
• SALS is an agency of the city of San Antonio, providing water, waste water.
• If that helps answer your question it does and have you and your team studied ways in if this were to

Bills: HB206, HB 1285, HB1335, HJR107, HB206

Keywords: pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources

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• I served on the redistricting committee, and it was one of the largest wastes of time I've ever had in
• I served on the redistricting committee, and it was one of the largest wastes of time I've ever had in
• So, um, I disagree with that characterization.
• So, um, I disagree with that characterization.
• um I would also say characterization um I would also say that<00:06:53.800> in<00:06:53.919><

Bills: HF390, HF1202, HF550

Keywords: government data, data practices, record keeping, penalties, legal enforcement, public meetings, transparency, government accountability, interagency groups, Minnesota Statutes, redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house