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• To this day, that action members.
• </c><01:31:26.800><c> Thank</c><01:31:26.960><c> you,</c> care of. Thank you, care of.
• It's those who care to show up.
• </c> foster care. foster care.
• . when the child aged out of foster care when the child aged out of foster care and<02:45:45.439><c>

Summary: The Finance Committee met on October 30 to act on a series of House bills that had been moved during the budget process and, in many cases, were already addressed in the state budget. The chair explained that bills covered by the budget would generally be reported inexpedient to legislate, while some others would be placed on the consent calendar or handled separately. Early votes were largely unanimous, including House Bill 54, which would allow alternate treatment centers to operate for profit; the committee voted 25-0 ought to pass and sent it to the consent calendar. The committee then recommended inexpedient to legislate on House Bill 97, a wastewater and infrastructure appropriation bill, because the funding had been replaced in House Bill 2 with $2.5 million in each of fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Representative Rum opposed the ITL motion, arguing the projects would otherwise burden local property taxpayers and that the funding was important for housing and municipal infrastructure, but the motion passed 14-11. House Bill 111, dealing with the right-to-know ombudsman, was also reported ITL 14-11 on the grounds that the budget already made significant reforms and separate action could create conflicting statutory language. House Bill 164, creating funding for a local government records manager position in the Secretary of State’s office, received a unanimous amendment appropriating $150,000 for fiscal year 2027 and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended, moving to the regular calendar. House Bill 197, the Property Tax Relief Act, drew extended debate over whether restoring a state contribution to retirement system costs would reduce local property taxes; supporters framed it as tax relief for municipalities and school districts, while opponents said the effect would be minimal or offset by other retirement-system changes. The committee ultimately voted 14-11 ITL, with a minority report requested. House Bill 215, requiring landfill permit applicants to submit a report on potential harms and benefits, was amended and then passed 25-0 ought to pass as amended. House Bill 216, which would remove a workers’ compensation-related service-credit limit for certain disability retirement cases, was voted ITL 25-0 after the sponsor said the fiscal impact was too uncertain. Finally, House Bill 219, which would redirect renewable portfolio standard funds and was amended to delay its effective date to July 1, 2027, advanced after debate over electricity costs and renewable energy policy; the committee adopted the amendment unanimously and then voted on the bill as amended.

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• So, okay, it’s 120 days of the general election.
• So clarifying, this would be for 120 days prior to?
• So, okay, it’s 120 days of the general election.
• It would be published to the Florida Administrative Code within seven days.
• I am a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Bills: S0500 , S0536 , S0762 , S1582 , S1632 , S1634 , S1742 , S1750 , S1792

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Summary: The committee first considered SB 536, which updates Florida’s criminal gang statutes to reflect modern recruitment and communication methods, including social media and encrypted messaging. Senator Martin and supporters said the bill does not criminalize gang membership, but helps law enforcement and prosecutors establish gang-related connections for warrants and sentencing enhancements. Senator Smith raised concerns about the lowered threshold for being observed with gang members and possible unintended impacts on business owners and others; Martin said the language was not intended to cover ordinary business interactions and that a gang tattoo must be one used by the gang. After an amendment aligning the Senate bill with the House version was adopted, the committee reported CS/SB 536 favorably. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 762, which allows chief judges to assign capital conflict cases across regional counsel offices, with an amendment requiring judges to consider judicial economy and geographic proximity. Testimony from regional counsel emphasized projected long-term savings, estimated at about $150 million over 10 years. The committee then approved CS/SB 1742, creating a new indecent exposure offense involving sexual conduct directed at minors, and CS/SB 1750, which increases penalties for serious sex crimes and child sexual abuse material offenses; both bills were amended before passage, with law enforcement groups appearing in support. The committee next took up SB 1582, which creates statewide data sharing for secondhand dealer and pawnbroker transactions without creating a new state-run database, while preserving confidentiality protections and law enforcement access. An amendment was adopted, and pawnbroker and recycling stakeholders testified in support. The linked public records bill, SB 1792, creating an exemption for those transaction records while allowing certain information to be released to alleged owners, was also reported favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 500, which provides FDLE protective security details to major party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices after primary certification and until the general election is resolved; a technical amendment was adopted, and the bill was described as mirroring federal candidate protection practices. The longest and most contentious discussion was on CS/SB 1632, which would bar Florida courts from enforcing foreign or religious law in a way that overrides the U.S. or Florida constitutions and would create a process for designating foreign or domestic terrorist organizations, with related consequences for schools, funding, and student conduct. Senator Grall said the bill is intended to protect constitutional principles and target violent, criminal conduct rather than protected speech or religious practice, and she explained that designations would follow a public process with judicial review. Senators Smith and Polsky pressed repeatedly on First Amendment, due process, vagueness, and academic-speech concerns, asking how “promotion” would be defined and whether students, attorneys, or advocacy groups could be swept in; Grall said she was open to clarifying language but maintained the bill is aimed at furthering illegal acts, not mere opinion. Numerous speakers opposed the bill, warning it could be used to target Muslim students, religious communities, advocacy groups, and political dissent, while a few supporters argued it was needed for public safety. The transcript ends during public testimony on SB 1632, with no final committee vote shown in the excerpt.

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• We talk about relationships every day.
• Obviously, I drive here every day and I see it.
• It remained in the shop for a total of 51 days.
• We're all going to be careful now.
• It's been a long day. I thought you were Janine. It's okay. It's been a long day.

Bills: HB2003 , HB2057 , HB2109 , HB2111 , HB2112 , HB2114 , HB2256 , HB2259 , HB2317 , HB2323 , HB2398 , HB2443 , HB2446 , HB2574

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: driver education, instruction permit, underage drivers, motorcycle licenses, traffic regulations, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety

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• It did not highlight one of the sections for the child and adult foster care and adult day services requiring
• And so these studies for child and adult foster care and adult day services have a county component,
• </c> change for child foster care studies. change for child foster care studies.
• You can't care for seniors or care for disabled people until you've passed the background study.
• can't care for seniors or care can't you can't care for seniors or care for<01:04:24.359><c> disabled

Bills: HF4525 , HF3002 , HF3665 , HF4420

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

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• So may the truth of who you are humble us this day.
• And that every day his plans perish.
• have rainy day accounts in...
• In three days for a special session on some—is that correct? >> We were given three days' notice.
• A couple of days ago, I received a phone call.

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• </c> that time and continuing uh to this day that time and continuing uh to this day uh<00:11:40.920>
• </c><00:50:44.559><c> how</c> in a healthy Market nobody cares how in a healthy Market nobody cares how
• list and we have 10 days to turn that around, rather than extending another 60 days and then extending
• </c><01:20:21.920><c> I'm</c> the chairman said uh I'm Rob dais I'm the chairman said uh I'm Rob dais
• </c> those do care those do care you<01:25:25.000><c> know</c><01:25:25.159><c> a</c><01:25:25.280><c

Committee: House Housing

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• It's not a typical motel, hotel type situation where you're in and out in a day or a couple of days,
• It's not a typical motel, hotel type situation where you're in and out in a day or a couple of days,
• It's not a typical motel, hotel type situation where you're in and out in a day or a couple of days,
• It's not a typical motel, hotel type situation where you're in and out in a day or a couple of days,
• and bad days.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

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• you're done 21 not going to wait 21 days you're done 21 days<00:10:44.000><c> went</c><00:10:44.240>
• </c><00:12:46.279><c> of</c><00:12:46.560><c> their</c><00:12:47.199><c> one</c> care which centri care
• one of their one care which centri care one of their one of<00:12:47.440><c> their</c><00:12:47.600>
• These are individuals who care.

Committee: Senate Elections

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• They also only did half-day kindergarten, and they thought we could provide the 15 minutes a day for
• the kids in half-day kindergarten to keep them on track and be with other kids who were in whole-day
• or full-day kindergarten.
• or full-day kindergarten.
• We already do this for Memorial Day and for Veterans Day, but whereas Constitution Day falls in September

Summary: The committee first addressed House Bill 415, which would remove the requirement that schools provide menstrual products. Members supporting an ITL said the mandate was unfunded, had been in place since 2019, and was already working without complaints from districts. Other members opposed the bill, arguing menstrual products are essential and that the requirement helps students, especially those with fewer resources. The committee voted ITL on HB 415 by a roll call of 17 yeas, 0 nays. The committee then took up House Bill 388, concerning public reports on special education. Supporters of ITL said they agreed with the goal of transparency but were concerned about student privacy, especially in small districts, and thought the bill’s information requests went too far. They noted that related issues could potentially be addressed in another bill, HB 557. The committee voted ITL on HB 388, 17-0. House Bill 730, which would require schools and some colleges to provide information on adoption, was also moved ITL. The sponsor said adoption is personally important to him but that the bill was not the right vehicle and involved entities such as colleges and the Attorney General unnecessarily; he said related ideas might be folded into other bills later. The committee agreed and voted ITL, 17-0. The committee then discussed House Bill 671, a preschool/early literacy proposal involving a statewide nonprofit digital program, likely Waterford. Members raised questions about who would be covered, data privacy, prior use of federal ESSER funds, whether the program had measurable results, and whether the bill’s nonprofit requirement was too restrictive. Department of Education witness Melissa White said the state had spent $400,000 in FY22 and $600,000 in FY23 on a Waterford contract using ARP ESSER funds, but she did not have participant counts and said the department could not measure literacy gains for that population. She also said the bill’s funding level would likely require an RFP and that, if enacted as written, the program would probably still be Waterford-based. The discussion continued without a final vote in the portion provided.

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• care.
• </c><00:11:37.120><c> care.
• </c><00:11:37.760><c> Uh</c> and require 24-hour a day care. Uh and require 24-hour a day care.
• </c> increasing investments in in home care increasing investments in in home care whether<00:15:50.480
• </c> obviously have to take very special care obviously have to take very special care of<00:44:45.760

Summary: The meeting was the first of the year for the Capital Planning Advisory Board. Members were called, a quorum was confirmed, new co-chairs and members were welcomed, and the board approved the prior year’s meeting minutes. The chair also reviewed the capital planning timeline, packet organization, and the list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, protecting existing infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and improving service delivery. Its major requests included a $21 million maintenance pool for 14 campuses and 175 buildings, phase 2 construction funding for a new public health laboratory, an 18-bed psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents with severe mental health needs, and several projects at Western State Hospital, Western State Nursing Facility, Hazlewood, and Oakwood. Members asked about the youth facility’s relationship to a separate DJJ project, vacant buildings, the high per-bed cost of the children’s hospital, and how the cabinet determined the need for the youth facility. CHFS said the youth project would be a separate facility serving high-acuity youth, the cost reflected the specialized nature of the unit and an 18-bed cap, and the broader youth plan also includes prevention, in-home services, and coordination across agencies. The Kentucky Department of Education then described projects for its three state-operated facilities: the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. It requested additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building after bids came in higher than expected, plus funding for a new education finance application system to support SEEK budgeting. Other priorities included a maintenance pool, FFA pool renovation, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, lighting improvements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size of the FFA pool, and construction cost assumptions; the department said it tracks students through the schools and short-course programs, the pool size figure may have been a typo, and current construction estimates are being adjusted upward because of inflation and supply-chain pressures. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system to connect job seekers and employers, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would help match workers with employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility has safety and code concerns. The adult education system was described as outdated and lacking adequate case-management and tracking capabilities.

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• IN INFRASTRUCTURE SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE PLACES THAT THE FOLKS IN MY DISTRICT WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY
• REALLY FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT NO STATE WOULD BE PROUD OF THAT WE ASK OUR STAFF TO WORK IN EVERY DAY
• BUT WITH ALL THAT SAID WHAT MATTERS AT THE END OF THE DAY IS HOW WE ARE DOING AND WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT
• WE SHOULD HAVE ANY DAY NOW 2021 RESULTS, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT FROM THE CORE.
• OVER A DECADE AGO THAT CHANGED AND MOST OF OUR EDUCATION IN FLORIDA YOU CAN GO TO A PRISON ANY DAY OF

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• Does anyone care to change their vote? If not, the clerk will take the call.
• Does anyone care to change their vote? If not, the clerk will take the call.
• Does anyone care to change their vote? If not, the clerk will take the call.
• Does anyone care to change their vote? If not, the clerk will take the call.
• The day that everybody's been waiting for, alcohol day, will take place on Monday at 1 p.m., February

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• This year, we have the 30-day years.
• </c> family or an authorized residential care family or an authorized residential care employee<02:04
• </c> know, more or less we're about 90 days know, more or less we're about 90 days from<02:38:33.200>
• </c><02:38:38.880><c> before</c> is, you know, about uh 90 days before is, you know, about uh 90 days
• </c> move it up about uh 80 days. move it up about uh 80 days.

Committee: Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

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• </c><01:19:19.560><c> of</c> you're talking about is taken care of you're talking about is taken care
• Those are seven individuals who all day, every day, are taking in inquiries and calls from the public
• </c><03:13:41.640><c> every</c><03:13:41.920><c> day</c> seven individuals who all day every day seven
• individuals who all day every day that<03:13:42.439><c> they</c><03:13:42.560><c> come</c><03:13:42.760
• the machine at the end of the day, last we checked, I checked it, was $239 per machine per day, and

Summary: The meeting featured presentations from the Department of Administrative Services and the Treasury Department on state revenue reporting and unclaimed property. State Comptroller Dana Call explained DAS’s role in compiling statewide revenue reports, including the annual revenue plan set through the budget process and the monthly revenue focus reports that track cash receipts. She noted that unrestricted general fund revenue is about $2 billion annually, while miscellaneous other revenue is a much smaller and less predictable category, averaging roughly $30 million to $32 million a year. She also described two more material internal revenue lines: statewide indirect cost recoveries and post-retirement benefit recoveries, which are billed to agencies and often tied to federal reimbursement rules. Members asked about the interest line in the revenue charts and about how the figures were presented, and Call clarified that the totals were in millions and that the interest item would be explained by the Treasurer. She also explained that the indirect cost and post-retirement recoveries are internal cost allocations that flow back into the unrestricted revenue pool and are reflected in agency budgets as interagency costs. Treasurer Monica Meissner then outlined Treasury Department functions, including bank deposits, statewide disbursements, banking relationships, investments, debt management, compliance, the FONA College Savings Program, the ABLE Plan, scholarship programs, and the abandoned property program. In discussing unclaimed property, she said holders report property after a five-year dormancy period, the state uses automated systems and outreach to locate owners, and claim activity has increased. In fiscal year 2024, the state returned about $12.2 million to citizens through roughly 12,000 claims; over the last 10 years, about $72.6 million has been returned. She also said the state escheated $19.9 million to the general fund and $1.8 million to counties last year, and explained that securities-related proceeds are harder to estimate because they depend on market conditions. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• the requirement to issue notifications whenever a user-engagement. once per day, and it removes the
• they will need additional staffing for administrative capacity to consistently meet any kind of 60-day
• they will need additional staffing for administrative capacity to consistently meet any kind of 60-day
• does provide victims that additional level of trauma care that you may be referencing.
• And so the trauma care would be embedded in that. Thank you very much. Appreciate that.

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on several technology and economic development bills. Staff briefed proposed substitutes and amendments for House Bill 2157 on high-risk AI, House Bill 2225 on AI companion chatbots, House Bill 2351 on emergency responder protections, and House Bill 2186 on federal fund acquisition for economic development. Members discussed the competing approaches in the two proposed substitutes for HB 2225, including enforcement, disclosures, minor protections, and crisis-response requirements. The committee then voted to adopt the proposed substitute for HB 2225 and report it out with a due pass recommendation, with a 7-3 vote and three excused. It also passed HB 2186 out of committee with a unanimous due pass recommendation after discussion about reducing fiscal impact. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2397, which would require timely reimbursement within 60 days for state agencies and local jurisdictions mobilized under the Washington State Fire Services mobilization plan. Fire officials and fire finance staff testified in support, describing reimbursement delays of six to ten months that strain local budgets and can discourage participation in wildfire deployments. Testifiers said the bill would improve cash flow and staffing stability, while also noting the need for technical clarification on when the 60-day clock starts and possible staffing needs at the State Patrol. No one testified in opposition. The final public hearing was on House Bill 2417, which would add victim-rights protections to the Washington Code of Military Justice, aligning state military justice procedures with the federal Uniform Code of Military Justice. The prime sponsor and military legal experts testified that the bill closes a gap so victims serving in the Washington National Guard receive the same notice, participation, and fairness protections regardless of whether they are in state or federal status. Veterans’ advocates also supported the bill, saying it would improve trust, reporting, and accountability. The bill was scheduled for future executive action, and the meeting adjourned after the hearings.

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• These 1 million Texas saltwater anglers collectively spend over 15 million fishing days, with well over
• of residents without access to private health care.
• On this island, the spirit of June 19th is honored, not just in the... one day, but every day through
• All day, all day. And yeah, four-hour ones.
• Vice Chair Forrest, you actually eat candy for 31 days straight? Not Richard. Let the kids.

Bills: HB1397 , HB1886 , HB3088 , HB4187 , HB4229 , HB4230 , HB5032 , HCR6 , HCR34 , HCR50 , HCR55 , HCR58 , HCR70 , HCR71 , HCR72 , HCR74 , HCR75 , HCR80 , HCR86 , HCR93 , HCR100 , HCR107 , HCR116 , HCR117 , HCR6

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: Texas Constitution, Declaration of Independence, victory or death letter, display, historic preservation, lifeguard requirements, public beaches, municipalities, county regulations, exemptions, Parks and Wildlife, procurement, goods and services, revenue generation, Texas legislature, historical preservation, Texas Historical Commission, fees, nonprofit organizations, fundraising

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• Board members who believe that in a four-day school day, our rural schools are better served and have
• So they get a 30-day written notice, correct?
• And then they have 30 days.
• So say within those 30 days, it gets noticed.
• I thought I heard that they have 30 days.

Bills: SB23 , SB73 , SB210 , SB234 , SB243 , SB244 , SM16

Committee: House House Education

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, driver education, driver's ed, driving school, motorcycle safety, traffic safety, vulnerable road users, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, cyclist, bike lane, micromobility, scooter, moped, motorcycle training, DWI prevention

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• And are we worried about someone being a citizen one day and then not being a citizen the next day?
• then not being a citizen the next day?
• And are we worried about someone being a citizen one day and then not being a citizen the next day?
• 60 days or five years?
• or 60 days or five years?

Committee: House General Laws

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• All in the chamber and gallery will rise as we begin our day with prayer by the gentleman from Jackson
• I move for the approval of the House Journal for the 61st day, Thursday, April 30, 2026, and I ask for
• I move for the approval of the House Journal for the 61st day, Thursday, April 30, 2026, and I ask for
• I had three brothers; they had passed on, but my father took care of all of us.
• I had three brothers; they had passed on, but my father took care of all of us.

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• You're the one who calls leaders to serve with integrity, to pursue what is right, and to care for the
• We come before you this day not in pride but in humility, recognizing that all authority is given by
• /c> to pursue what is right, to pursue what is right, and<00:11:31.160><c> to</c><00:11:31.280><c> care
• the</c><00:11:31.920><c> people</c><00:11:32.880><c> entrusted</c><00:11:33.360><c> to</c> and to care
• for the people entrusted to and to care for the people entrusted to their<00:11:33.600><c> decisions