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• AND, I BELIEVE THAT AMOUNTS TO A >> Through you, Mr.
• "How is that amount determined?"
• "How is the amount of $20 million arrived at?"
• to swimming and equal amount to fire protection?
• BUT WHY ARE WE ALLOCATING AN EQUAL AMOUNT TO SWIMMING AND EQUAL AMOUNT TO FIRE PROTECTION.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s Journal and moved into motions, resolutions, and budget-related business. Senator Gianaris called up Senate Print 5898A for reconsideration; the Senate voted 59 ayes to restore the bill to the third reading calendar. Several amendments were also received on third-reading bills, and the Finance Committee was called into session while the chamber proceeded with resolutions. The Senate adopted Resolution J.2106 recognizing Second Chance Month and the mental health impacts of incarceration, with Senator Brisport speaking in support and a guest from the community recognized in the chamber. The body also adopted Resolution J.1492 designating May 27, 2026, as Taiwan Heritage Day, with remarks from Senators Sepúlveda, Stavisky, and Liu highlighting Taiwanese contributions to New York and expressing support for Taiwan amid current geopolitical tensions. The Finance Committee then reported several budget bills, including Senate Prints 9003D, 9004D, 9007C, and 9009C, which were moved to third reading. The remainder of the session focused on the supplemental and controversial budget calendars, especially tax and spending provisions. Senators debated the “Protecting Our Wallets” energy rebate, with supporters describing it as a one-time check for eligible taxpayers and critics arguing it was too small and not tied directly to utility bills; the chamber accepted the message of necessity and laid the bills aside. Members also debated extensions and changes to tax provisions affecting corporations, alternative fuel exemptions, Broadway and theatrical production tax credits, charitable deductions for certain 501(c)(3)s, nicotine pouch taxes, a new New York City pied-à-terre tax, and a standardbred horse-racing testing fee. Several senators criticized the budget as raising costs or favoring certain industries, while supporters defended the measures as revenue-raising, affordability, or public-health policies. No final votes on the controversial budget bills are shown in the excerpt beyond procedural rulings, adoption of the resolution calendar, and acceptance of committee reports.

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• portion derived from funding distributed from the legacy fund.
• Tax statement, that dollar amount. Okay.
• of tax you owe, or the amount of PRC for each of them.
• The credit itself, the amount of the credit.
• If there's no discount on the $1,684.21, then the state would pay the full amount on those amounts less

Summary: The subcommittee of the Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met to begin its study of whether the content of the real estate tax statement should be revised to improve transparency. Legislative Council staff reviewed the study directive from HB 1176 and the statutory requirements for tax statements, including required line items such as true and full value, mill levy, legislative tax relief, primary residence credit, legacy fund share, discounts for early payment, and special assessments. The Tax Department then explained how the current uniform statewide statement is prescribed and approved, and noted that changes are typically driven by statute and implemented collaboratively with counties and vendors. County officials from NDACO, including auditors from McKenzie and Richland counties, described the full annual property tax timeline from budgeting through mailing final statements. They explained how counties gather budgets, calculate levies, verify taxable values, handle centrally assessed property, and prepare required notices and statements. They also said public attendance at budget hearings is generally very low, though the notices and statements generate some calls, mostly about whether attendance is required or why taxes are changing. Several members questioned the usefulness of the legislative tax relief line and the complexity of the 5% discount calculation, and county officials said the current process can be confusing and depends on manual data entry and coordination among counties, vendors, and taxing districts. The committee also discussed assessment frequency, valuation equalization, the 3% cap, and whether more frequent reassessment would reduce large jumps in taxable value. County officials said they try to use rotating reassessments and sales-ratio reviews to keep values within statutory tolerance, but staffing, training, and local market changes make the work difficult. NDACO staff estimated, based on a small county survey, that tax statement preparation and mailing costs average about 74 cents per statement, with outsourcing generally cheaper than in-house printing, and said HB 1176 added some mailing and administrative costs even if the tax statement itself did not change dramatically. Software vendors from CPT and Tyler then began presentations showing how their systems handle budgeting, valuation notices, tax statement generation, primary residence credit processing, and levy worksheets, emphasizing that many of the required calculations and reports are still manually entered or verified by county staff.

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• JUST AS A HOLISTIC VIEW THIS IS WHERE THE FUNDING HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
• REMINDER, THIS IS THE PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN USED TO DISTRIBUTE DEVICES AND OR PROVIDE TRAINING OF THOSE
• THIS SLIDE IS A HOLISTIC VIEWPOINT OF THE $1.16 BILLION IN HOW WE PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE IT.
• ONCE IT IS APPROVED WE WILL BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE TO ALL STATE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES THAT ARE INTERESTED
• IF I MAY RECAP WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING IN FIBER AND INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• That's the amount of money above the FY 26 or FY25 appropriation levels.
• Can you remind us of the overall amount and where that was targeted, please?
• Must shrink by a commensurate amount in order to balance that out.
• The amount that has been coming into the fund, while it's fairly Stable, the amount that has been spent
• So the amount we process and distribute each year has almost doubled, but our FTE count is about the

Keywords: 996, all

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• <00:10:38.399> originally higher than the amount originally higher than the amount originally
• high coming in higher than the amount high coming in higher than the amount originally<00:13:57.760
• Uh their loan is in the amount<00:14:34.320> of<00:14:34.880> $373,000 amount of $373,000
• the city's existing water distribution the city's existing water distribution system.<00:14:51.360
• We do look at the amount of depreciation they have.

Keywords: November 20, 2025 00:12 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:58 Information Items 06:50 Finance and Administration Cabinet 09:10 KY Infrastructure Authority 21:20 Office of Financial Management 29:14 Meeting Recessed 44:58 Reconvened 45:07 Approval of Minutes 46:35 Next Meeting Date 47:05 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee met without a quorum for much of the meeting, so several agenda items were initially heard only for information. Early updates included six informational reports, such as an Auditor of Public Accounts compliance examination with no findings, university equipment and allocation reports, school district bond issuances, Western Kentucky University’s planned public-private partnership housing redevelopment, and quarterly Kentucky Communications Network Authority reports. Members then questioned WKU officials about the P3 housing project, including the number of RFQ responses, property tax responsibility, ownership of the student life foundation, and the status of repairs to residence halls. WKU said the foundation has owned the property since 2000, one hall would be razed or demolished at the end of the academic year, and repairs to the other two were expected to be completed by fall 2027. The committee also heard a Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources acquisition project for Mount River Farms in Wayne County and a Department of Corrections roof replacement project at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, but no votes were taken until a quorum was later established. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority then presented six loans and four grant reallocations, including loan increases for Adair County Water District and the City of Harlan, new loans for Litchfield, Louisa, Southeastern Water Association, and Flatwoods, and grant reallocations under the Cleaner Water Program. Members asked about Harlan’s 30-year term and special condition requiring a revenue increase; KIA explained the longer term is reserved for disadvantaged communities and that the condition was meant to reinforce standard debt coverage requirements, while depreciation is reviewed but not included in cash-flow calculations. After a recess, Senator Thomas arrived and a quorum was reached. The committee approved the prior minutes and then took a consolidated vote on the action items, which passed. The final items included a Kentucky Economic Development Authority revenue bond refunding for CommonSpirit Health, several Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit and single-family bond issuances, a Western Kentucky University bond issuance, and SFCC debt issues. Members discussed the housing transactions, noting they are developer-financed and not subject to a traditional bidding process, and expressed concern about whether the process could produce more units for the same amount of money. The meeting adjourned after all information items were approved and the next meeting date was announced.

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• Lyle has done an extensive amount of philanthropic work which includes his support.
• HB 3904 by Derazio relating to the billing and payments associated with distributed renewable generation
• HB 3905 by Derazio relating to the interconnected or deployment of distributed generation for the retail
• Davis of Dallas relating to the certain distributions from deferred retirement option plans established
• HB 3994 by Chalk Clay relating to the computation of certain tax penalties and interest amounts for to

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• <01:44:56.639> this over that amount of people in this over that amount of people in this house
• <02:21:53.040> energy added a reference to distributed energy added a reference to distributed
• <02:26:05.120> line that said that any distribution line that said that any distribution line
• <02:33:46.800> utilities, distribution utilities, distribution utilities, Eversource,<02:33:49.200
• drown before amounting to anything. drown before amounting to anything.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So there's no like one set amount.
• The agency has Spent a decent amount but still has a good amount left.
• That's why this is such a large amount there.
• You'll note that the amounts that are requested here—the total amount would be divided by three years
• That's based on the distribution of those funds.

Keywords: 996, all

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• the specific and exact amount. the specific and exact amount.
• um, we are celebrating this large amount um, we are celebrating this large amount of<00:05:21.400
• <00:56:53.240> of we can do the the specific amount of we can do the the specific amount of
• I'll distribute the responses. Okay?
• distribute the the responses.<00:59:21.160> Okay?

Bills: HB20, HB276, HB644, HB812, HB816, HB916, HB1131, HB1247, HB1518, HB1525, HB1537, HB1541, HB1546, HB1553, HB1562, HB1565, HB1566, HB1576, HB1577, HB1591, HB1605, HB1612, HB1613, HB1614, HB1618, HB1620, HB1650, HB1656, HB1658, HB1661, HB1664, HB1668, HB1676, HB1707, HB1711, HB1713, HB1715, HB1718, HB1727, HB1749, HB1756, HB1774, HB1776, HB1801, HB1802, HB1805, HB1813, HB1815, HB1831, HB1838, HB1853, HB1854, HB1859, HB1863, HB1871, HB1872, HB1918, HB1920, HB1952, HB1965, HB1966, HB1967, HB1969, HB1972, HB1973, HB1974, HB1975, HB1980, HB1985, HB2005, HB2023, HB2031, HB2033, HB2062, HB2113, HB2114, HB2116, HB2138, HB2139, HB2156, HB2158, HB2159, HB2171, HB2208, HB2268, HB2270, HB2272, HB2273, HB2276, HB2289, HB2310, HB2315, HB2335, HB2338, HB2339, HB2340, HB2343, HB2361, HB2384, HB2387, SB2338, SB2431, SB2438, SB2593, SB2907, SB2671, SB2321, SB3084, SB2401, SB3033, SB2972, SB3032, SB2806, SB3014, SB2108, SB2981, SB2973, SB2423, SB2078, SB2322, SB2397, SB2896, SB2088, SB2347, SB2408, SB2970, SB2851, SB2713, SB2697, SB2312, SB2192, SB2363, SB2530, SB3028, SB2024, SB3007, SB2599, SB2596, SB2662, SB2930, SB3334, SB2378, SB3019, SB3231, SB2240, SB2372, SB2175, SB2046, SB2298, SB2922, SB2835, SB3263, SB2174, SB2128, SB2006, SB2489, SB3134, SB2982, SB2425, SB2849, SB2797, SB2795, SB2575, SB2521, SB2765, SB2386, SB2852, SB2022, SB2117, SB2277, SB2387, SB2688, SB2885, SB3132, SB3219, SB2169, SB2591, SB2090, SB2983, SB888, SB3249, SB2611, SB2429, SB2463, SB3154, SB3131, SB3152, SB3315, SB2448, SB2054, SB2140, SB2520, SB2377, SB2986, SB2010, SB2189, SB2026, SB3010, SB2818, SB2002

Keywords: lava insurance, homeowners, insurance market, subsidy, Hawaii, condominiums, annual report, filing fee, real estate, developer, residency, property regime, PFAS, single-use plastics, environmental health, food ware, pollution reduction, local produce, agriculture, Hawaii Revised Statutes

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• It's all about the distribution of weight to the ground. I'll get you, Representative. No, you...
• What's being asked for here is to increase that amount to a... Higher.
• of trucks you... ... traffic loading, the amount of trucks you get a design yield count.
• We're talking basically about the rear axle because of the way the logs distribute weight.
• The mills kind of dictate how they want to see that load, you know—how the loads are distributed for

Bills: SB46

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Is there a dollar amount associated with your analysis here?
• Are you saying that 365 CP would not accurately distribute costs?
• Because they run at the same amount all the time. They run the same amount overnight.
• They run the same amount overnight.
• It's a tremendous amount of growth just caused by people.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So any actual dollar amount on that I can't answer. >> Okay. Follow up at all?
• So any in but the actual dollar amount So any in but the actual dollar amount on<00:16:01.920>
• > originally<00:56:22.960> planned the amount that was originally planned the amount that
• And the BLM, what percentage and what dollar amount are they providing?
• They're going finally distribute funds.

Bills: HB0122, SF0004, SF0012, SF0013, SF0067, SF0070, SF0124

Keywords: healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, Medicaid, emergency medical services, ground ambulance, healthcare funding, reimbursement rates, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment

Transcript Highlights:

• Class A, underground. facilities are those that distribute electrical energy, natural gas, petroleum
• Underground facilities, by contrast, include systems used to produce, store, distribute water, slurry
• So I want to put some numbers out there about the amount. amount of investment that is going to happen
• amount of data that is collected is not being used to its full benefit. benefit.
• Um, particularly given the amount of infrastructure we're going to be putting in the ground.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• There are 255 awards distributed through those four grant programs and serving 65 counties.
• Again, this is a holistic view of where the funding has been distributed throughout the state.
• Reminder, this is the program that has been used to distribute. $25 million.
• And for the BEAD programs, you can see three arms of this BEAD program and the funding distribution of
• This slide here is just a holistic view of the $1.16 billion on how we plan on distributing that.

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism met briefly and first announced that Senate Bill 232 by Senator Rodriguez was temporarily postponed at the sponsor’s request. The main item was a presentation from Leo Garcia of the Office of Broadband on Florida’s broadband programs, current deployment progress, and upcoming funding opportunities. Garcia said the office is administering multiple grant programs that have awarded hundreds of millions of dollars for broadband infrastructure, community facilities, and digital device access, with a focus on rural areas, workforce development, and digital literacy. He also described the state’s strategic plan and partnerships with local governments, ISPs, workforce boards, community colleges, and community action agencies. Garcia explained that Florida has already deployed over 1,100 miles of fiber and enabled about 4,300 connections, and said the remaining unserved and underserved locations should drop significantly by the end of 2026 before the BEAD program addresses the rest. He said BEAD is a fully federal program for Florida, providing $1.16 billion from NTIA, with most of it reserved for infrastructure and additional amounts for workforce training and cybersecurity/digital literacy. He noted that Florida is prioritizing fiber but will also use fixed wireless or satellite where fiber is not cost-effective or feasible. He also said the office is seeking additional spending authority for the Digital Capacity Grant Program. Members asked about county coverage, especially Duval County, and Garcia said Duval and Monroe had not yet received funds because they currently have limited unserved or underserved areas, but they are expected to be addressed through BEAD and related workforce and literacy efforts. Senator Davis raised permitting delays as a major challenge, and Garcia said the office is exploring ways to help local communities process permits more quickly. Senator Wright asked about competition with satellite-based broadband providers, and Garcia said the state is technology-agnostic but prioritizes fiber for reliability. There were no public comments, no votes or formal actions taken, and the meeting adjourned.

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• And the maximum amount of money allowed in an account is $150,000.
• And if we were to add the total amount And if we were to add the total amount of<00:53:50.680>
• amount of debt. amount of debt.
• <01:10:46.720> of the um the income distribution of the um the income distribution of beneficiaries
• are distributed to their beneficiaries. beneficiaries. beneficiaries.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Tax Expenditure Review Commission met on June 17, 2026, approved the January 20, 2026 minutes, and then adopted updated commission procedures. The procedural changes, presented by Legislative Budget Office Director Christian Larson, required a quorum of voting members to complete evaluations before a formal recommendation vote, and allowed members to bundle or unbundle tax expenditures for voting. The commission approved the revised procedures by roll call vote, with five ayes and four excused. The commission then reviewed member evaluation summaries for tax expenditures presented in December 2025 and January 2026. It first considered the alcoholic beverage tax credits for small brewers and microdistilleries, and after discussion voted to recommend repeal of those two expenditures, while leaving the small winery credit for a later meeting because it lacked enough member responses under the new procedures. The vote on the repeal recommendation passed 4-1, with Commissioner Marquart voting no. The commission next approved the lawful gambling bundle, which included bingo, raffle, and related exemptions. Larson reported that most members recommended continuation for each item, and the commission voted to recommend continuing all six lawful gambling expenditures. It then reviewed the residential utility services bundle—residential heating fuels, residential water services, and sewer services—where members generally favored continuation but several noted possible modifications or caps for higher-income users; the commission voted to recommend continuation of the bundle. Finally, the commission reviewed the data center equipment sales tax exemption, which Larson said had an estimated annual revenue loss of $95 million and was intended to create jobs in construction and data center industries. Members raised questions about its effectiveness and whether the exemption should be modified or capped, but the commission ultimately voted to recommend continuation. The meeting concluded with these recommendations set to be included in the commission’s 2026 annual report.

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• <00:46:57.120> of dollars which reflects an amount of dollars which reflects an amount of
• The total amount is $577,282,206.
• . amounts. amounts.
• five of the bill increasing the amount five of the bill increasing the amount that<01:29:32.120>
• how they would be distributed, funds and how they would be distributed, it<02:14:36.040> gave

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also recognized several guests and groups, including the doctor of the day, visitors from Quebec, the Sumrall High School boys soccer team, Starkville public safety officials, and the Hattiesburg High School choral arts program. A resolution honoring the long-standing partnership between Quebec and Mississippi was read and adopted, and Ms. Nathalie Rivard of Quebec addressed the Senate about historical ties and economic cooperation between Quebec and Mississippi. The Senate then moved through a series of procedural actions on the calendar, including multiple motions to table reconsideration on medical cannabis and ARPA-related bills, and several motions to not concur and invite conference on workforce and budget measures. Among those were Senate Bill 2294, the Mississippi Future Innovators Act, Senate Bill 2288 on workforce training, Senate Bill 2401 on workforce development, Senate Bill 2189 on budget transfers, Senate Bill 2895 on ARPA funds, and Senate Bill 2917 on appropriations transfers. These motions were adopted, sending the measures to conference or otherwise advancing them as noted. A major portion of the meeting focused on appropriations bills. House Bill 1935, the Education Department appropriation, was explained in detail and adopted after a strike-all amendment; the bill includes funding for the student formula, teacher and assistant pay raises, special education supplements, school attendance officers, testing contracts, early learning coaches, and CTE instructor raises, with offsets from reduced or eliminated line items such as school safety platforms and certain vendor programs. The Senate also adopted strike-all amendments and passed House Bills 1936 and 1937 for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and the Library Commission, and then moved on to House Bill 1933 for the Bureau of Building. The Senate recessed until 2:30 p.m. and announced an appropriations meeting shortly after recess, while leadership noted that many supplemental appropriations bills would be considered later with attention to whether they contained reverse repealers and would go to conference or final passage.

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• care needs. amount, and then they can apply for money to be awarded to them for health care needs.
• Those have mostly been distributed already.
• Those were straight amounts that were granted in the bill that didn't go to the legislature.
• Those are set amounts per hospital that were allocated in that bill. Okay.
• So, are you going to have a cap on the amount of money that can be given to any one application?

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• Hb 438 provides comprehensive rules for it for testing, which is new for distribution sale and promotion
• So we put restrictions on the size of amount of THC. The can be in all of those products.
• I don't know if you're playing a manufacturing distributable him projects endeavors.
• Eagle distributors waiving in support Greg McLeod Pepin distributing waiving in support James Allred
• If you can't tell me exactly how much is it and what I'm taking and you can't prescribe the proper amount

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Uh, ideally we want to distribute medications and medical interventions that are safe and not injuring
• Uh, ideally we want to distribute medications and medical interventions that are safe and not injuring
• <00:56:14.799> of current mandated vaccines, the amount of current mandated vaccines, the
• amount of followup<00:56:18.880> and<00:56:19.200> monitoring,<00:56:19.839> safety<
• and related components to distribute and related components to distribute systemically<01:10:54.000

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met as a special House committee on COVID response efficacy, noted absences, and restated its mission to review New Hampshire’s pandemic response, including federal guidance, federal funds, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID treatment, patient bill of rights implementation, and vaccination policies. The main business was discussion of a proposed letter or report language concerning current COVID vaccine recommendations for young children, especially those under age two, and how to support any conclusions with cited scientific and state sources. Representative Polozov argued that the committee should ask the governor or agencies to reconsider current recommendations, saying the committee should focus on whether vaccination is needed for that age group, whether it is effective, and whether the risks outweigh the benefits. He said he had distributed articles and wanted the committee to pair its conclusions with scientific and statistical data. Other members asked him to identify the specific New Hampshire DHHS and American Academy of Pediatrics sources for the recommendation, clarify the age range being discussed, and separate any evidence about adverse effects in other age groups from the infant/toddler demographic so the letter would be transparent and not misleading. Members generally agreed the letter should be carefully sourced and refined, with citations for each claim. The chair said the committee would treat the request as urgent and try to finalize a version by the next meeting, noting that some members would be traveling. The committee also discussed scheduling additional testimony in September and October, possibly with extra meetings, to continue gathering evidence and to hear from witnesses. The chair then began reviewing supporting articles, including studies he said were new since the 2024 report, and introduced a 2025 South Korea cohort study and another 2025 Italian cohort study as examples of the evidence he wanted to incorporate into an updated 2026 report.

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• Most manufacturers do not have control of their own distribution.
• The consistency is very important for both the manufacturer, the distribution, and the resale of goods
• to over 1,200 convenience stores, and we buy these products from manufacturers and distribute them to
• our wonderful state of Florida, and so that disrupts... ...products for manufacturers and distribute
• When you remove attorney fees and everything else, that's why we specifically chose that amount.

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and heard four bills. CS/SB 150, by Senator Gates, would make it a third-degree felony to abandon a restrained animal during a declared weather emergency, such as a hurricane or tornado, and was presented as “Trooper’s Law” in response to a widely publicized rescue of a dog during Hurricane Milton. The bill drew supportive public cards and brief supportive remarks from Senator Boyd, then passed unanimously and was reported favorably. SB 374, by Senator Truenow, would refine the definition of farm product to include plant and plant products and bar local governments from adopting ordinances that limit the collection, storage, and processing of farm products on bona fide agricultural land. An amendment was withdrawn to allow further discussion on food waste issues. Speakers from composting, recycling, and poultry interests supported the bill, and it was reported favorably. SB 560, by Senator Martin, would restrict certain chemical additives in food products. The sponsor said the bill targets 10 chemicals he believes are harmful, noted that two have already been banned by the FDA, and argued Florida should act rather than wait for federal action. Industry and retail witnesses opposed the bill as creating a patchwork of state rules, raising costs, and disrupting supply chains, while some senators said they supported the bill for now but expected further changes. The committee reported the bill favorably, with Senator Rouson voting no. SB 572, the Pam Rock Act by Senator Collins, would create a statewide dangerous dog registry, add criminal penalties for certain dangerous-dog attacks, and require permits, microchipping, spay/neuter, and $100,000 liability insurance for dangerous dogs. The sponsor and the Rock family described severe attacks and deaths involving dangerous dogs and argued the registry would help protect the public. Some senators questioned the registry’s usefulness, the amount of information collected, and insurance availability, but the bill passed and was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.