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• for the Legislative Education Study Committee, an act relating to school personnel, creating new licenses
• pass for unlimited use of camping areas.
• sections of the Nursing Practice Act to clarify the scope of practice for different categories of licensed
• Representative Thompson (member_12088), an act relating to professional licensure, creating a new license
• for speech-language pathology assistance and repealing the Apprentice in Speech and Language License

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• My first ever boat excursion was on a rented boat from Walter Fox's Fish Camp. ...rented boat from Walter
• Fox's Fish Camp right there on Highway 98.
• W's father; he had fishing camps on that lake.
• Is there any way that the lake could charge or create some sort of license to use it and charge enough
• issues where... ...mitigation issues where you could say, all right, we've made X off of all of our licenses

Bills: HB471, HB473

Keywords: water authority, sewer management, fire protection, local governance, board of directors, local officers, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions, 1136, house, all

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• As you can imagine, many of those starts on those camping trips, fishing trips, or hiking trips started
• Veterans Day will be free for day use and camping at New Mexico State Parks.
• Camping expenditures per day per person were $61.74.
• The change in colors, camping is through the roof as well. But other state parks slow down.
• But we also increased camping fees.

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• In fact, one of our exceptional items we're asking for is the funding for licenses.
• And he has the ability to detect it, but not the license to get that notification.
• No ma'am there never has been a license right now jailers are licensed and then there's of course a license
• Many of the existing facilities at Camp Bowie are passed through useful lines.
• . in issuing those licenses out there in the state.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Approximately one-third of people don't have a driver's license because they're too young, too old, can't
• , I know that my children and other students are starting to less aggressively look for driver's licenses
• The Austin City Council repealed an ordinance prohibiting camping in public spaces.
• Soon after, the city was inundated with tents and homeless people camped in parks, on public property
• is a lawsuit pending that seeks to compel the city to honor the will of the voters and enforce the camping

Bills: HJR58, HJR63, HB263, HB542, HB905, HB 1288, HB1402, HB2003, HB2262, HB2323, HB2429, HB2876, HB3019, HB263

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, elderly, retirement, benefits, transit-oriented projects, constitutional amendment, state highway fund, funding allocation, voter approval, highway fund, funding, public transportation, transit projects, transportation, local transit, fund allocation, voting rights, election integrity, ballot access

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• <00:02:37.840> um<00:02:38.840> to license um to license um to uh<00:02:42.519> unfortunately
• with suspended license.
• people who have had their license people who have had their license revoked<00:14:23.279> for
• automatic suspension of driver's license automatic suspension of driver's license so<00:19:04.960
• suspended license speeding uh license suspended license speeding uh driving<00:21:13.760> a<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This amendment requires the agencies to provide information regarding their licensing timeframes that
• authorizes the distribution and sale of prescription hearing aids through the mail after a Florida-licensed
• The distribution and sale of prescription hearing aids through the mail after a Florida-licensed audiologist
• January 27th because it marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
• Senate Bill 160 is a CPA licensure bill that will add additional pathways to become licensed in Florida

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 108 on administrative procedures. That bill, as amended, would require agencies to review all rules on a five-year cycle, submit regulatory plans and annual reports, publish intended agency action within 90 days of new rulemaking authority, improve public access to incorporated materials, and streamline rule publication and correction procedures. After brief testimony from the Florida Bar’s Administrative Law Section and support from Americans for Prosperity and the James Madison Institute, the committee adopted two amendments and reported CS for SB 108 favorably. The committee then approved several other measures, including the Senate veterans package (CS for CS for SB 116), which made technical changes and was supported by veterans and advocacy groups; SB 118 on presidential libraries, which preempts local barriers while preserving state and federal law and building codes; CS for SB 126 allowing mail distribution of prescription hearing aids after a Florida-licensed professional examination; CS for SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” making it a third-degree felony to abandon restrained animals during declared disasters; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice expansion for complex cardiac conditions; SM 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure; CS for SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process to remove unauthorized persons from commercial property; CS for SB 348 on ethics, addressing false military rank claims and delinquent ethics fines; SB 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day; CS for SB 160 expanding CPA licensure pathways and clarifying administrative outsourcing; and CS for SB 50 promoting nature-based coastal resilience measures. Most of these bills received supportive testimony and were reported favorably. The committee also considered and reported favorably the annual reviser bills SB 36, SB 38, SB 40, and SB 42, which adopt the 2025 Florida Statutes, conform statutory names, remove expired provisions, and clean up obsolete language and cross-references. Throughout the meeting, members asked questions on a few bills, but no roll-call votes were recorded as opposed; each measure was approved and reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested that a few missed affirmative votes be recorded, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• This provides additional administrative flexibility and convenience for license holders.
• , conservation camps, conservation camps, >> [clears throat] >> [clears throat] >&
• Senator Camp. Yes. Senator Clarkson. Yes. Senator Cummings. Yes. Senator Dunleavy. Yes.
• <01:52:02.080> Senator<01:52:02.400> Camp.<01:52:03.120> Yes.
• Senator Camp. Yes. Senator Baruth. Yes. Senator Camp. Yes. Senator<01:52:03.920> Clarkson.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• She needed her food handlers licensing.
• The Gila Valley Library does a STEM camp in the summers, and they do about like three hours of STEMX
• STEM camp in the summers, and they do about like three hours of STEM activities, I think about three
• She needed her food handlers licensing.
• When I was there, there was a woman there who was Pakistani, studying to get her medical license.

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the New Mexico Rural Library Initiative in support of fully funding the rural library endowment with an additional $29.5 million. The presenters described rural libraries as essential community infrastructure that provide not only books and internet access, but also early childhood programs, adult education, workforce support, telehealth, disaster response, and civic meeting space. They argued that the endowment would provide stable annual support for staffing and operations, help sustain libraries in very small towns and tribal communities, and support new or developing libraries. Members asked about eligibility, county coverage, how funds are distributed, and whether the state tracks broader outcomes such as job placements or certifications; the presenters said the State Library administers the funds and that the initiative itself is a nonprofit capacity-building organization, not the fund manager. Some members raised concerns about whether an endowment is the best long-term model versus recurring annual appropriations, and about the need for better reporting and state-library involvement. The committee then heard from food bank leaders Jill Dixon and Katie Anderson about food security and its economic impact. They said New Mexico’s five food banks and more than 500 partner agencies serve all 33 counties, distribute over 45 million meals, and rely mostly on philanthropy, with some state and local support. They emphasized that SNAP is a major economic driver, supporting grocery access, jobs, and local spending, and that recent legislative growth funding helped food banks respond to a surge in demand during a SNAP disruption. They also highlighted food banks as community hubs that can connect people to health care, job training, and other services, including through clinic referrals and closed-loop systems. In response to questions, they said food access gaps remain in some rural areas, that clients can generally seek food at other distribution sites without barriers, and that longer-term solutions should include more grocery access, healthy corner stores, and stronger broadband and health care infrastructure. The final presentations came from the Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce and the Artesia Chamber of Commerce. Gallup-McKinley described a shrinking workforce, youth outmigration, crime, health care shortages, malpractice costs, and gross receipts tax burdens as major barriers to rural economic growth, and urged action on workforce pipelines, housing, public safety, malpractice reform, and tax/regulatory changes. Artesia highlighted its murals, library, sports tradition, oil and gas, agriculture, federal training center, and refinery, while also noting workforce shortages, health care recruitment challenges, housing constraints, and the need for quality-of-life investments and more flexible regulation. The committee also briefly heard a bill presentation proposing a New Mexico-Ireland Trade Commission to promote bilateral trade and investment, especially in technology, agriculture, and energy sectors. No votes were taken because quorum was not reached, and the endorsement item was not acted on.

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• Um, there's a summer camp on one of these roads. Does anybody know?
• I actually contacted someone at the summer camp, and they had no idea the road outside their camp, where
• 100,000 fishing licenses.
• more hunting licenses by around sells more hunting licenses by around 20,000<01:34:24.880> than
• I have friends who live in Pittsburgh, uh, I have friends who have camps up there.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an orientation for the Resources, Recreation and Development Committee, led by Chair Bob Harb. He reviewed committee procedures, including pink cards for witnesses, blue sheets for counts, use of drawers in the committee room, scheduling practices, and how bills would be posted and distributed. Members briefly introduced themselves and explained why they wanted to serve on the committee, with several citing interests in conservation, water quality, outdoor recreation, land use, and related local issues. The committee then opened a hearing on HB 1113, relative to OHRV operation on certain highways within the town of Windsor. Representative Ré Colcombe, the sponsor, explained that the bill would allow local OHV/UTV access across a short section of state road in Windsor so residents on divided portions of town could travel legally between areas. He said the town selectmen were already allowing OHRV use on town roads, the route was paved, traffic impacts were expected to be minimal, and local police had no objections. He also said the town would hold public hearings and notify abutters as required, and that if the select board ultimately opposed the proposal he would recommend killing the bill. Members asked about the legal authority for the change, speed limits, traffic volume, winter maintenance, and whether the Department of Transportation or select board had to approve the route. Colcombe said the town must hold a public hearing and that the change would need to be incorporated into RSA 258:10, section 4. He said the road is maintained by the town in winter and by the state in summer. An opponent, Anne Davis, testified that she opposed the bill, saying ATV use should be treated as a tool for forest management rather than recreation, that law enforcement capacity in Windsor was a concern, and that she believed affected residents should be fully notified before any approval. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• After that, I was a deputy commander of Sump Camp Air Force Base. I know a lot.
• Sump Camp Air Force Base. I know a lot of veterans.
• Several years ago, I went to the Alabama driver's license office in Coli to get my driver's license renewed
• I asked the state trooper to put "veterans" on my driver's license. I handed her a piece of paper.
• The state of Alabama could not have "veteran" put on the driver's license.

Bills: HB154, HB153, HB180, SB70

Keywords: veterans affairs, Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs, State Board of Veterans Affairs, commissioner, governor appointment, board advisory, veteran service organizations, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, veteran service officers, district managers, state veterans home trust fund, veterans benefits, military veterans, disabled veterans, elderly veterans, active-duty service members, state agency reorganization, executive authority, governance reform

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• We are licensed entities in this state.
• <00:33:58.480> and cryptocurrency kiosks licensed and cryptocurrency kiosks licensed and operating
• Chair. >> Are there some operators that aren't licensed? >> Uh, Mr.
• So my point is that the Department of Commerce should be regulating the licensed operators.
• If you have the in both of those camps.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee heard House File 3642, as amended by the DE1, which would prohibit virtual currency kiosks in Minnesota. The author, Chair Kaggel, said the bill is intended to stop scammers from using crypto kiosks to defraud vulnerable people, especially older adults, because the transactions are often irreversible and hard to trace. Representative Perryman spoke in support, describing local fraud cases and saying the issue had come to her attention through St. Cloud residents and police. The bill was laid over for further work with the Department of Commerce and other interested members. Testimony from law enforcement and advocates strongly supported the ban. A St. Cloud police sergeant said the problem is statewide and described a case in which a 78-year-old woman lost $80,000 after being directed to a kiosk. A Woodbury detective said current safeguards, including warnings, limits, and refund provisions, have not stopped weekly victimization and that scammers coach victims to bypass protections. An AARP Minnesota volunteer said kiosks are a preferred vehicle for scammers because they move stolen funds quickly and are especially harmful to older adults, and he noted that the 2024 consumer protections have not been enough. The Department of Commerce also supported the bill, saying crypto kiosks are a growing fraud vector and citing 120 complaints over three years, nearly $1 million in reported losses, and 70 cases with $540,000 in losses already in 2025. The department said many victims do not report losses, so the true amount is likely higher. In contrast, Coinflip’s general counsel opposed a ban and argued that fraud should be addressed through stronger regulation, refunds, blockchain analytics, and customer-service requirements rather than prohibiting a legal product. He said scams would continue through other channels if kiosks were banned. In discussion, members asked about the number of kiosks, how long they have been operating in Minnesota, and the scale of losses; the department said there are about 350 licensed kiosks operated by 8 to 10 operators, though the total number may be higher.

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• moving into the state with professional licensing. >> Thank you.
• Yeah. >> I should have just camped out. Um, let's see.
• <00:28:30.399> Um,<00:28:31.039> let's >> I should have just camped out.
• Um, let's >> I should have just camped out.
• <00:35:15.839> testing, requirements for licensing, testing, requirements for licensing, testing

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• He asked whether, if the facility was licensed and went through all the permitting processes, Senator
• Senators, this bill is about driver license data for voter list maintenance.
• In fact, I think Senator Flores had a bill yesterday about camping. That might would this...
• Yesterday about camping, that might would this be allowed under your bill?
• Would this be camping? Kind of? Okay, okay.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, heard an invocation, recognized a Karnes County Day delegation and the Texas Association of Museums, received a governor’s message on Texas Diabetes Council appointments, and introduced the Doctor of the Day. The chamber then took up several resolutions, including SR 388 honoring the Texas Association of Museums, and adopted SRs 380, 382, and 387 by voice vote. Senator King was excused due to a family death, and the journal reading was dispensed with. The Senate then moved through a series of bills, most of them on expedited suspension of the regular order and three-day rule. Measures passed included SB 868 on Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program funding for high-wildfire-risk areas; SB 264 exempting certain family motor-vehicle transfers from tax; SB 2112 on oyster mariculture penalties; SB 1484 on catfish labeling and marketing; SB 660 on bollards near hospital emergency rooms; SB 1809 creating offenses for gift card fraud; SB 32 and SJR 81 providing business personal property tax relief and a related constitutional amendment; SB 1267 modernizing boat titling and adding disclosure for hidden hull damage; SB 1470 allowing DPS data sharing for voter list maintenance; SB 2406 and SB 2407 implementing Sunset recommendations for the Sabine River Authority and Lower Neches Valley River Authority; SB 609 on school district compliance with legally required policies; SB 921 on ex parte Medicaid eligibility renewals; SB 2320 increasing DWI penalties; SB 1822 requiring disclosure and oversight of AI-based utilization review algorithms; SB 693 on notaries public and deed theft prevention; and SB 664 setting statewide qualifications and oversight for magistrates and related judicial officers. One of the most contested items was SB 779 on common law public nuisance claims, which drew extended debate over whether the bill would limit lawsuits against lawful, regulated activities and whether it would preserve private nuisance and other existing remedies. Despite objections, the Senate suspended the rules and passed the bill to engrossment by a 17-12 vote, holding it there. Another debated measure was SB 1008 on state and local authority over the food service industry; after a perfecting amendment, it was passed to engrossment and then to final passage. Several bills were adopted or passed with near-unanimous support, while others, including SB 1267, SB 1470, SB 1822, and SB 2320, saw some opposition but still cleared the chamber.

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• You can't be a peace officer without being licensed.
• So now we have one child from Camp Mystic, and we... We have one adult male.
• We provided security protection for many locations: Camp Mystic, many of the camps, and many residents
• These camps and this property, they know that.
• And those summer camps, those are for-profit businesses, correct? I can't speak to that.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Success the immersive Spartan Camp Success the immersive Spartan Camp experience<00:21:25.279>
• <03:51:08.239> upon earn their FAA A&P license upon earn their FAA A&P license upon
• midwives and only one licensed midwife in the entire state who has been born and raised here.
• Most recently, we sheltered the Red Cross at our camp. Our bunk houses are beyond repair.
• sheltered the Red Cross at our camp sheltered the Red Cross at our camp our<06:06:36.760> bunk

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We have a staffing, turnover, and vacancy crisis, not only in our licensed teacher group, but across
• vacancy crisis, not only in our licensed vacancy crisis, not only in our licensed teacher<00:10:
• We are deporting people without due process to extermination camps in El Salvador.
• We are deporting people without due process to extermination camps in El Salvador.
• to extermination camps in El Salvador. to extermination camps in El Salvador.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Sen. Erin Maye Quade, Rep. Esther Abad, and other Minnesota DFL legislators held a press event focused on responding to Trump administration and federal Republican actions that they said threaten health care, education, housing, public health, and other state services. Speakers argued Minnesota must not make “false trade-offs” between core services and should instead protect programs like Medicaid, school funding, disability services, nutrition, and public health by raising additional revenue and closing tax breaks for wealthy individuals and corporations. Rep. Abad and others outlined possible revenue options, including a fifth-tier income tax, a corporate rate match, closing tax exemptions for luxury items and second homes, a social media tax, and ending data center tax exemptions. They said these measures would not fully replace possible federal cuts, but could help mitigate harm and preserve services. Several speakers also criticized Republican opposition to tax increases and said the state should ask wealthy taxpayers and corporations to contribute more. Testimony from Olivia Dylan, a laid-off Minnesota Department of Health epidemiologist, described the impact of federal public health funding cuts and MDH layoffs on outbreak response, nursing home support, lab work, and tribal public health. Sean Leaden of SEIU Local 284 described low pay and staffing shortages among hourly school workers and said underfunding has hurt students and employees. Sen. Doran Clark and Rep. Emma Greenman framed the issue as both a budget and democracy question, arguing that federal cuts and attacks on public programs undermine self-governance and community well-being. In response to questions, speakers said Minnesota cannot fully backfill expected federal Medicaid losses, but can use state tools to reduce harm and should press Republicans to identify what services they would cut instead.

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• Representative Backer, the next topic is the health-related licensing boards.
• I need not go through each individual licensing board and their funding here.
• Representative Backer, the next topic is the health-related licensing boards.
• , and has had the preview of many of these conversations and licensing.
• <00:55:51.799> nursing my life career as a licensed nursing my life career as a licensed nursing

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The meeting was an informational walkthrough for the Health Finance and Policy Working Group, focused on committee structure, budget basics, and major health-related accounts and programs. Staff explained the roles of House Research and House Fiscal, then reviewed key funds used by the committee, including the general fund, government special revenue fund, federal funds, the health care access fund, remediation account, and drinking water revolving fund. They also outlined the committee’s main budget areas, noting that medical assistance is the largest general fund item and that the Department of Health is a substantial agency funded by a mix of federal, general fund, and special revenue dollars. A major portion of the presentation covered subsidized health coverage programs. Staff described Medical Assistance (Minnesota’s Medicaid program) as an entitlement for eligible Minnesotans, with no premiums or cost sharing, and explained its managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems. MinnesotaCare was presented as a separate federal-state basic health program for people who are not eligible for MA, with income limits, premiums for adults age 21 and older, and cost-sharing requirements; staff noted that federal premium tax credit changes affect MinnesotaCare premium ranges. The presentation also summarized MNsure’s role in the individual market and in determining eligibility for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, MinnesotaCare, and MA. The committee also received an overview of health-related licensing boards and occupational regulation. Staff said Minnesota has 16 health-related licensing boards, funded mainly through the state government special revenue fund and subject to legislative appropriation, and explained that health occupations may be regulated by the Department of Health, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, or the boards under chapter 214. Interstate licensure compacts were briefly noted as a way to ease practice across states. No bills were debated and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• If so, we will revoke their license and be a little harder on them.
• We had a youth camp, camp paddle trails down gradient that was complaining because their campers in the
• We did license commercial float operators on the Illinois River.
• We had a maximum ceiling of 3,900 commercial flotation device licenses, one license per boat or flotation
• It was called a wild stretch. 205 licenses in that stretch.

Bills: SB2122, SB330, SB2071, SB2169, SB2069, SB2095, SB2157

Keywords: poultry, agriculture, out-of-state processing, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, regulation, food safety, elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, milk, dairy, dairy farm, milk products, Grade A milk, pasteurization, raw milk, milk inspection

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• Allowing tax collectors to issue and deliver titles, registrations, and license plates directly, cutting
• This amendment ensures clarity and consistency in how requests for certain specialty license plates are
• The Camping World Stadium is a $400 million project. The Kia Center is a $226 million project.
• The Camping World Stadium is a $400 million project. The Kia Center is a $200 million.
• The Camping World Stadium is a $400 million project. The Kia Center is a $226 million project.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and considered a series of bills, most of them receiving favorable reports. SB 132, as amended, would require the Department of Financial Services to contract for a study on whether Florida should recognize gold and silver as legal tender; an amendment advanced the report deadline to December 1, 2025, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1050, also amended, expands the intellectual and developmental disabilities managed care pilot program statewide, emphasizes that enrollment is voluntary, adds transparency and reporting requirements for APD, creates a statewide family care council, and requires related studies and coordination; it was reported favorably after supportive testimony about reducing the APD wait list. SB 820 codifies the Office of Faith and Community in the Governor’s office, and the bill drew extended debate over church-state separation and concerns about political activity by the office; despite opposition from several senators, it was reported favorably. SB 1060 creates a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid financing and operations, with supporters citing the size of the program and the need for stronger legislative review; it passed favorably. SB 7032 presumes Medicaid eligibility for permanently disabled individuals receiving certain long-term services during redetermination, to prevent gaps in care, and was reported favorably with broad support. SB 12, a claim bill for a minor injured in a DCF-related case, was also reported favorably without opposition. The committee also approved several infrastructure and tax-related measures. SJR 318 proposes an ad valorem exemption for certain tangible personal property used in agriculture or agritourism, such as equipment and tractors, and was reported favorably with support from agricultural and business groups. SB 818, as amended, revises utility relocation funding for public road and rail projects, shifting the financing structure after constitutional concerns were raised and adding a $50 million grant program; it passed after discussion of the impact on local governments and utilities. SB 1348 modernizes DMV services through tax collectors, adds a distracted driving course option, bans appointment scalping, and extends certain disabled parking permit terms; it was reported favorably. SB 1664 requires voter reapproval of local taxes, including tourist development taxes and local option sales taxes, when they expire, with special rules for taxes tied to revenue bonds; it drew significant debate over impacts on tourism-dependent counties and was reported favorably despite opposition from some members and local government groups. SB 1050, SB 820, SB 1060, SB 7032, SB 12, SJR 318, SB 818, SB 1348, and SB 1664 all received favorable committee votes, and the meeting ended with final missed-vote requests and adjournment.