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• of a baby, development of a fetus.
• He explained that in Potter syndrome the child never develops kidneys and, as a result, never develops
• fully developed lungs.
• kidneys and, as a result, never develops fully developed lungs.
• </c><01:32:23.320><c> kidneys</c> never develops kidneys never develops kidneys and<01:32:24.679><c>

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The only way we were able to do that was to put everything with the development project on hold.
• The only way we were able to do that was to put everything with the development project on hold.
• Our developers have to do these back-end pulls. That's very costly. It takes a lot of time.
• not the developers.
• But just on development, risk mitigation... Yes. I mean, I think those are all...

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• When data is collected by assessing offices, it may be entered into a spreadsheet or a model to develop
• This is how value is created, or, you know, the opinion is developed through analyzing market inputs,
• You develop the amount of expenses that are associated with that.
• ><c> expenses</c> develop the amount of expenses develop the amount of expenses uh<00:43:10.880><c> that
• </c><00:43:47.680><c> what</c> very important in trying to develop what very important in trying to develop

Bills: HF3676 , HF2959 , HF3233

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

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• Uh, Department of Human Resources Development, uh, Brena Hashimoto, and I believe she's with City and
• Thank you. uh Department of Human Resources<00:07:59.360><c> Development,</c><00:08:00.800><c> uh</c>
• <00:08:00.960><c> Brena</c> Resources Development, uh Brena Resources Development, uh Brena Hashimoto
• </c><01:14:32.320><c> is</c> its research and development is its research and development is incentivized
• </c><01:14:50.560><c> phase</c> in its research and development phase in its research and development

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard several bills, beginning with SB 2010, which would authorize impoundment of motor vehicles for certain alleged or committed traffic violations. The Department of Transportation supported the bill, while the Department of the Attorney General asked for clarification in section 4 on who could seek remedies and what remedies would be available. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, citing unclear officer-initiated impound criteria, potential strain on judicial or administrative resources, and concerns about hardship for families and indigent owners; the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill with amendments, saying it should be limited to traffic offenses and could serve as an alternative to fines or imprisonment. The chair then recessed before moving to the next items. The committee next heard SB 2527 on commercial driver licensing, which would require state and county firefighters exempt from CDL requirements to be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy equivalent to or stronger than federal DOT standards. DOT, the Department of Human Resources Development, county officials, and the Hawaiʻi Firefighters Association all indicated support. SB 2697, which would prohibit driving on roadway shoulders except in limited circumstances, also drew DOT support, with the Attorney General, judiciary, and others submitting comments. SB 2812, requiring driver license applicants to be tested on the dangers larger vehicles pose to pedestrians and bicyclists, was supported by DOT but opposed by the Public Defender, who argued the excessive-speeding portion was too broad for first offenses and that the DUI-related language was unnecessary because DUI relicensing already requires re-examination. SB 291, clarifying that drivers whose licenses were revoked for certain alcohol-related offenses must undergo re-examination before relicensing, received DOT support. The committee then took up SB 3044, which would remove references to pedestrian countdown timers and the requirement that pedestrians begin crossing before the timer starts. DOT opposed the bill, but Hawaiʻi Appleseed supported it, arguing the current rule is confusing and can lead to citations even when pedestrians can safely cross. The Department of Health submitted late comments emphasizing the importance of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and physical activity, and the chair noted the split in testimony. Finally, SB 2995 proposed a zero-emissions rideshare rebate program funded by a rideshare fee and administered by DOT. Earthjustice strongly supported the bill, describing it as a fee-and-rebate structure to help rideshare drivers transition to zero-emissions vehicles. A witness for Tom Yamachika suggested that if the state wants to tax ridesharing, it should amend existing tax law instead of creating a new chapter, but the bill’s supporters said DOT was better suited to administer the rebate program and that similar models exist in California and Washington. The committee also heard SB 3153, which would authorize DOT to designate airport special district zones at airports statewide to improve security and enforcement; DOT’s airports deputy director supported the measure, saying it would clarify jurisdiction and help address trespassing and hazards, and senators asked about boundaries, mapping, and coordination with the Attorney General. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• The bill before you, the Iagain Treatment Drug Development Grant Program Act, creates a highly controlled
• </c><00:19:34.240><c> Grant</c><00:19:34.640><c> Program</c> Treatment Drug Development Grant Program
• Treatment Drug Development Grant Program Act,<00:19:35.919><c> creates</c><00:19:36.240><c> a</c><00
• Respectfully, I ask for your support for the Icane drug development grant program. Mr.
• </c> support for the Icane drug development support for the Icane drug development grant<00:26:06.400

Keywords: MS House Floor - 21 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

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• The Workforce Housing and Development Program right now does not have income limits.
• The Workforce Housing and Development Program right now does not have income limits.
• The Workforce Housing and Development Program right now does not have income limits.
• program right now does not Development program right now does not have<00:46:24.400><c> income</c><00
• <00:46:40.240><c> program</c> development program development program Awards<00:46:43.640><c> then</c

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• No single entity has the jurisdiction, authority, or resources to develop and implement a broad strategy
• direct the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to, upon appropriation, conduct a study to develop
• The bill further requires the department to continue and expand scientific research efforts to develop
• The fee increased from $9.50 to $15, which is modest in context and was developed with input from the
• The fee increased from $9.50 to $15, which is modest in context and was developed with input from the

Committee: House Water, Parks, and Wildlife

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Looking ahead to 2030, there are a number of developments at the federalism... of my book, state and
• So looking ahead to 2030, there are a number of developments at the federalism.
• So, looking ahead to 2030, there are a number of developments at the federal level that I think could
• For frame development, the Census Bureau uses the information from the Postal Service, that Delivery
• This was not new, and it was not developed just for census.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on the Census

Summary: The hearing focused on census data privacy, administrative data sharing, and the role of state and local governments in improving census accuracy, especially for the 2030 census. Dr. Philip Rocco testified first, arguing that the census is increasingly intergovernmental and that state and local investments in address list work, outreach, and complete count commissions can materially improve self-response and reduce undercounts. He emphasized that hard-to-count communities are most affected when states delay planning, politicize census work, or lack capacity, and he pointed to examples such as LUCA participation, outreach funding, and group quarters review as important tools. He also warned that recent federal actions and a broader climate of distrust could threaten 2030 operations, and urged Massachusetts to begin readiness planning now. Members then questioned Dr. Rocco about the use of administrative data such as DMV, TANF, SNAP, and WIC records, and about group quarters enumeration. He explained that those data-sharing efforts were voluntary agreements with the Census Bureau, unlike group quarters data, which are often provided by facility administrators and sometimes state agencies. He said the Trump-era effort to use DMV and other records was tied to Executive Order 13880 and was widely resisted because states had confidentiality and legal concerns, and because the stated purpose appeared to shift toward citizenship-related uses. On group quarters, he described e-response, paper response, in-person enumeration, and administrator-provided directory information, noting that privacy issues arise mainly from FERPA limits on university data and from missing demographic details in administrative records. A second panel, Beth Giroz and Amy O'Hara, then explained how administrative data are used by the Census Bureau and why data quality and privacy concerns matter. They described administrative data as records collected for operational purposes, useful for frame-building, nonresponse follow-up, enumeration, and post-enumeration evaluation, but often incomplete or mismatched on key census variables such as race, ethnicity, household relationships, and residence timing. They highlighted that some sources, like IRS, Medicare, USPS, SSA, and Bureau of Prisons records, are especially valuable, while others such as SNAP, TANF, WIC, Medicaid, CHIP, foster care, and driver’s license data vary in completeness and sharing. They stressed that privacy means collecting only what is needed, and that the Bureau typically uses limited header or roster data rather than full records. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing, and the committee recessed briefly before continuing testimony.

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• Looking ahead to 2030, there are a number of developments at the federal level. 2020 census count was
• So looking ahead to 2030, there are a number of developments at the federalism.
• So looking ahead to 2030, there are a number of developments at the federal level that I think could
• For frame development, the Census Bureau uses the information from the Postal Service, that Delivery
• This was not new, and it was not developed just for the census.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on the Census

Keywords: 1212, all

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• Canada is developing an SMR plan. Canada is developing an SMR plan. It's on the doorstep.
• Canada is developing the installation of SMRs.
• And you mentioned it briefly, but one really important point is all the economic development and the
• That's why Missouri has been chosen by the Department of Energy to help lead the way in the development
• The consultation of the Animal Welfare Association shall develop and...

Summary: The House first approved the previous day’s journal by roll call vote, 112-2, and then spent time on numerous guest introductions and recognitions. Guests included former Rep. Bill E. Kidd, students and school officials from several districts, pharmacy students, community and labor representatives, Alliance for Life members, Link community partners, and the student who led the Pledge of Allegiance. A personal privilege announcement also recognized a legislator’s son’s birthday. The main floor debate centered on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 21, 22, and 1626, the Missouri Nuclear Clean Power Act. Supporters argued the bill would remove a roadblock to small modular nuclear reactors by allowing construction work in progress (CWIP), lower long-term electricity costs, attract industry, and help Missouri meet future baseload demand, especially for data centers and other large users. Opponents said the measure would shift risk and cost overruns to ratepayers, cited past nuclear cost overruns and safety concerns, and argued Missouri voters had previously rejected such financing. After extended debate and several inquiries, the House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bills perfected and printed. The chamber then perfected and printed House Bill 1881, which would make xylazine a Schedule III controlled substance. The sponsor and supporters said the drug is a dangerous animal tranquilizer increasingly used in illicit fentanyl mixtures, while the bill preserves legitimate veterinary and agricultural uses. Members from both rural and urban districts supported the measure, and the House adopted an amendment clarifying penalties for knowingly starving an animal and false reporting in animal abuse cases. Finally, the House took up House Bill 2292, which would encourage cross-reporting among agencies handling child, elder, and companion animal abuse. The sponsor said abuse in one area often correlates with abuse in the others and that the bill would use existing agencies rather than create a new department. An amendment was also offered to strengthen elder-abuse investigations by allowing post-certified investigators in the Department of Health and Senior Services to assist law enforcement and obtain records. The discussion emphasized protecting vulnerable Missourians and improving coordination among investigators and local police.

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• So, development of a protocol that would address some of those shortfalls.
• , organized, a coalition for CWD where we were tasked to develop industry best management practices for
• , organized a coalition for CWD where we were tasked to develop industry best management practices for
• And the department saw with clear heads to develop a response plan.
• Perhaps if we wrap up the SCR or whatever it is that got us here, maybe we develop a new one, and maybe

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee continued discussing recommendations for chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance and response in Louisiana’s wild and captive deer herds. Members and staff reviewed current surveillance results, noting that LDWF had met goals in 32 of 64 parishes and that voluntary hunter-harvest sampling was falling short in other areas. Several ideas were raised to improve sample collection without making it broadly mandatory, including incentives for hunters, taxidermists, and possibly processors; use of DMAP properties and mobile sampling units; and targeted sampling of older bucks and other higher-risk animals. Members also discussed whether to use parish-level or other geographic control areas, and whether to mirror aspects of Arkansas’s approach, including testing to reduce or remove restrictions when prevalence remains low. The committee also heard from LDWF and LDAF about captive herd surveillance and reporting. LDAF described its licensed deer facilities, a 2024 positive in Jeff Davis Parish that led to depopulation and quarantines, and follow-up testing that has remained negative at quarantined farms. Witnesses said the agencies currently share information informally and through USDA/NVSL channels, but there is no specific law or regulation requiring 24-hour notification between agencies. The Wildlife Federation and several members recommended mandatory enrollment in the USDA herd certification program, mandatory reporting of positives, and clearer coordination between LDWF and LDAF. Members also discussed the cost of testing, with LDWF saying USDA grants covered diagnostic testing for the last two deer seasons, while department self-generated funds covered earlier costs. A major portion of the meeting focused on how to respond when a positive wild deer is found. Some members favored immediate restrictions, while others argued for keeping existing season rules in place through the season and using the positive as a trigger for intensified sampling, with the goal of avoiding unnecessary penalties and encouraging hunters to submit samples. There was also discussion of whether baiting should be prohibited, allowed during hunting season, or phased based on testing results, with Arkansas’s statewide baiting allowance and county-based disease management zones used as a comparison. The chair emphasized that no final recommendation would be adopted at this meeting; instead, staff was directed to compile the discussion and written recommendations for consideration at the April meeting, when the committee expects to vote and the commission may need to act quickly through its notice-of-intent or emergency rule process before the next hunting season.

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• Additionally, the article granted authority to local governments toward economic development abatements
• </c><00:08:55.920><c> abatements</c><00:08:56.480><c> to</c> economic development abatements to economic
• development abatements to landbait<00:08:57.200><c> organizations.
• holding property that Bloomington was holding for<00:09:02.240><c> economic</c><00:09:02.800><c> development
• </c><00:09:03.600><c> and</c><00:09:03.839><c> it</c> for economic development. and it for economic development

Bills: HF9

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: energy policy, renewable energy standard, carbon-free standard, solar standard, hydroelectric, hydropower, electric utility, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, renewable portfolio standard, carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, greenhouse gas emissions, climate policy, nuclear power plant, certificate of need, fossil fuel plant demolition, utility compliance delay, beneficial electrification, sales tax exemption

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• Based on my experience in getting a feel of the prison environment, I quickly developed a sense of stagnancy
• Instead, we are wed to a sentencing grid developed over 50 years ago, which has undergone very little
• change, despite all the information we've learned in the years since about brain development.
• Research on adolescent development and personal experience shows that few adolescents, or adolescents
• This is what we know young people need while their brains are developing, while they're growing.

Bills: HB2389 , HB2456

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: juvenile justice, youth sentencing, juvenile rehabilitation, DCYF, Department of Children Youth and Families, community supervision, community transition services, suspended disposition, less restrictive alternative, sentencing grid, juvenile confinement, juvenile prison, rehabilitation, recidivism, mental health treatment, substance use disorder, chemical dependency, trauma-informed care, racial disparities, equity

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• CHS should therefore develop a system to track step-down visits to ensure quality care.
• We'll do this by forming a joint policy review committee, developing standardized definitions, making
• I also want to note that this application was developed on a very accelerated timeline.
• We continue to develop comprehensive and integrated crisis response systems.
• Our third request is developing rural receiving centers.

Committee: Joint Health and Human Services Interim Committee

Keywords: 985, all

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• , by Assembly Member Hibbetts, makes an appropriation to the College of Southern Nevada for the development
• Assembly Member Hibbitts, etc. makes an appropriation to the College of Southern Nevada for the development
• President, your Committee on Revenue and Economic Development, to which were referred Assembly Bills
• Assembly Bill 598, introduced by Sam Brieger, revises provisions relating to the development of certain
• Senate Bill 431 introduced by Senate Committee on revenue and economic development revises provisions

Keywords: 909, all

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• In fact, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation, one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the
• Before the development of a geothermal project, developers need to drill a small number of exploratory
• This bill is about speeding up clean energy and giving geothermal developers the regulatory expediency
• Keeping kids on probation for too long interferes with healthy development, compounds trauma, limits
• That's money that we could be investing in youth development and opportunity, and all the systems of

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then moved through guest introductions, including students and fellows from California Lutheran University, UC Merced’s CAPE program, the Maddy Institute, and Madera High School’s Madtown Robotics Team 1323, which was recognized for multiple robotics world championships. The chamber also adopted an adjournment in memory and took up the daily file. Several bills and resolutions were considered and passed, including AB 1390 on school board compensation thresholds, AB 1338 on air district cost recovery for fence-line air monitoring, AB 648 on community college housing, AB 1207 on cap-and-trade price ceilings, ACR 66 recognizing Skin Cancer Awareness Month, AB 49 on keeping ICE out of public schools, AB 317 on a CEQA exemption for certain single-family homes, AB 527 on geothermal exploratory wells, AB 665 on the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ombudsman report, AB 940 creating quantum innovation zones, AB 1021 on workforce housing for education agencies, AB 1112 on property tax apportionment in Rancho Mirage, AB 1318 on nonprofit eligibility for public funding, and AB 1470 on using student housing loan funds for affordable housing in downtowns and commercial districts. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 49 and AB 1318 were urgency bills and passed with the required higher vote threshold. The floor also adopted H.R. 40, declaring May 25 as Rosenda’s Day to honor a teen killed by a drunk driver, and H.R. 42, recognizing May as Behavioral Health Awareness Month. Both drew extensive personal testimony from members about mental health, suicide, substance use, and the need to reduce stigma and expand access to care. Additional health-related bills passed, including AB 408 creating a physician health and wellness program, AB 546 requiring coverage for HEPA purifiers for certain enrollees after wildfire disasters, AB 967 expediting licenses for out-of-state physicians, and AB 968 expanding pharmacist authority to provide non-hormonal contraception. The Assembly also debated AB 1056 on phasing out gill net fishing and AB 1376 on limiting juvenile probation terms, with supporters framing both as conservation or rehabilitation measures and opponents warning about economic harm or public safety concerns. Both bills ultimately passed. Throughout the session, members repeatedly emphasized public safety, education, housing, climate, health care access, and support for immigrant and youth communities, with recorded roll-call votes and voice votes taken on each measure.

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• federal revenue, but we want to help educate you throughout the interim on what that really means and develop
• numbers, uh, they're stark, uh, the budget reconciliation process, what it might mean for our budget development
• What's going to be key for us in our budget development is understanding the details of the kinds of
• , working with our federal partners to develop.
• And then we are working on developing.

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• And that $10,000 doesn't include a $5,500 parks dedication fee and the developer fee.
• And that $10,000 doesn't include a $5,500 parks dedication fee and the developer fee.
• Hale, here on behalf of the nearly 10,000 builders, remodelers, and developers, associate members of
• The builder-developer pays that up front before the construction even takes place.
• The builder developer pays that up front before the construction even takes place.

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 5695, which would create the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District in Bastrop County between Elgin and Bastrop. Representative Gurdis said Bastrop County commissioners unanimously supported the district. There was no public testimony, the bill was left pending, and later reported favorably to the full House on an 8-0 vote. The main debate centered on Senate Bill 291, which would require condemning entities to pay landowner attorney’s fees if they fail to provide 10 years of appraisal reports with an initial offer in an eminent domain case. Supporters, including Rita Beving and Charles Maley, argued the bill would add an enforcement mechanism and better protect landowners in a process they described as intimidating and lopsided. Opponents, including Tom Zabel and Lisa Kaufman, said current law already provides a remedy through abatement and attorney’s fees under Section 21.047 of the Property Code, and warned the bill could create inconsistency, delay public infrastructure projects, and increase costs. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard House Bill 5699, a simple MUD boundary change in Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 that would allow a tract to leave one district and join another. Representative Schofield said the landowner and district agreed to the change and to pay the tract’s share of debt. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote. Later, the committee considered House Bill 5489, which would impose a four-year moratorium on impact fees. Representative Dyson framed it as an “active study” to test whether impact fees raise housing costs. College Station officials and other opponents argued impact fees help fund infrastructure for growth and that local governments should retain control; supporters said the fees are regressive and add to housing prices. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 292, which would update the Landowner Bill of Rights to add information on surveys, require separate offers for property not sought in condemnation, and require the rights document to be delivered with the initial offer. Supporters said it would improve transparency and fill gaps in the current document, while opponents said it was unnecessary because the law already exists and warned against revisiting a 2021 compromise. The transcript ends during that discussion.

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• This has created a new level of consistency, oversight, and professional development for our campuses
• We asked each university to develop an initial plan that was submitted to the CFA.
• It was calibrated with the strategic plan developed by the city of Chula Vista in its vision for the
• Opportunity to develop a stand-alone CSU campus. I know he's been wanting one for a long time.
• We lead and establish partnerships with California libraries through funding, program development, and

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And finally, the bill requires FDOT to develop and submit a report regarding the widening of Interstate
• We have Gary Hunter with the American Resort Development Association speaking in support.
• And it's not just that they're supporting this industry's growth and development.
• Let's keep thoroughbred industry development strong in Florida.
• Let's keep thoroughbred industry development strong in Florida.

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The committee first handled Senate confirmations, hearing two support waivers from the Florida Swimming Pool Association, and then voted to recommend confirmation of all appointees in a block vote. It then took up several bills, adopting amendments and reporting each measure favorably: CS/SB 462 on transportation, which included FDOT authority over speed limits, EV-related funding, MPO changes, workforce grants, and an I-4 widening report; SB 1574 on energy infrastructure investment, creating a PSC mechanism for renewable natural gas infrastructure cost recovery; SB 1002 on utility service restrictions, limiting local government energy-source restrictions; and SB 726 on swatting, adding liability for prosecution/investigation costs and restitution for injuries or property damage. The committee also approved CS/SB 496 on timeshare management and CS/SB 1076 on roof contracting, both with technical or clarifying amendments. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 408 on thoroughbred permit holders and decoupling live racing from gaming licenses at Gulfstream Park and Tampa Bay Downs. Senator Burgess presented a strike-all amendment that would delay decoupling for seven years, with a three-year notice period and a four-year guarantee of racing and current purse/breeder award structures. The sponsor and supporters said the longer runway was intended to create room for negotiations and align Florida with other pari-mutuel operations. The committee heard extensive public testimony, overwhelmingly opposed, from horsemen, breeders, veterinarians, farm owners, sales companies, and related businesses who warned the bill would reduce racing, depress breeding, threaten tens of thousands of jobs, and harm a major agricultural industry. A few speakers, including representatives of the Miccosukee Tribe, opposed the bill as a casino expansion that would benefit out-of-state interests and undermine existing gaming arrangements. No final vote on SB 408 was taken in the portion provided, and the committee continued public testimony after a recess.