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• $48.6 billion, or 41.4% of the total state budget, to be spent on services that benefit our seniors, disabled
• It's partially online now. It will fully come online October 1 of this year.
• retains his homestead exemption for that portion of the property on which the owner maintains a permanent

Summary: The committee met to hear the Governor’s proposed budget for the Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development silo and to consider one bill. The Governor’s Office outlined a $117.4 billion state budget, including $18.3 billion for the TED area, with major allocations for the Department of Transportation, Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, State, Military Affairs, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard. Agency heads then presented their priorities, including housing and disaster recovery funds at Commerce; pay, vehicles, aviation, and data systems at Highway Safety; facility modernization, recruitment, retention, and maintenance at Military Affairs; election audit, conservation lab, and historic preservation funding at State; transportation, aviation, seaport, and safety investments at DOT; and emergency response, flood mitigation, grant systems, and alerting at Emergency Management. Members asked questions about Visit Florida’s private match, FHP’s role in immigration enforcement and body cameras, National Guard deployment tempo and staffing, State Guard staffing and facilities, arts grant rules, rail funding, and the number of detainees at the Everglades detention site. Several notable positions were expressed during questioning. Visit Florida said it met and exceeded its private match requirement and described the match as important to ensuring value from public dollars. The Highway Patrol said its aviation assets have been used more heavily in immigration enforcement and that in-vehicle camera systems were a higher priority than body cameras at present. The National Guard and State Guard both emphasized heavy operational demands, readiness needs, and the importance of additional funding for facilities, personnel, and equipment. The Department of State said its audit funding would help counties move to automated post-election audits and that its arts grant rule changes were intended to create more consistent scoring rather than reduce access. The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units. The bill requires local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, limits parking restrictions, and extends density bonus incentives to housing for military families receiving basic housing allowance. An amendment was adopted removing reusable tenant screening reports and clarifying that compliant ADUs are allowed by right without a separate hearing or permit. Testimony from the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, especially the long-term rental requirement, as a tool to help workforce housing. The committee reported the bill favorably by a roll call vote, and then adjourned.

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• We are very grateful for the partial funding we have received, but will be asking for additional funding
• Conservation, FEMA, the Federal Highway Administration to be able to do immediate repair work and getting permanent
• about that until the storm is off the coast and coming, and you've got elderly folks or folks with disabilities

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• study and report on gaps in acute care access for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• unfunded accrued liability payment for employees who experience a partial dissolution in the firefighters
• ' retirement system, eliminates the concept of partial dissolution for the municipal police employees
• unfunded accrued liability payment for employees who experience a partial dissolution in the firefighters
• ' retirement system, eliminates the concept of partial dissolution for the municipal police employees

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• House Bill 3906 creates an Oklahoma Supported Decision Making Act to give adults with a disability a

Bills: HB1322, HB2015, HB2933, HB2941, HB2959, HB2977, HB2981, HB3040, HB3055, HB3062, HB3087, HB3115, HB3134, HB3244, HB3297, HB3298, HB3299, HB3304, HB3319, HB3321, HB3322, HB3323, HB3345, HB3407, HB3471, HB3497, HB3500, HB3505, HB3544, HB3581, HB3648, HB3755, HB3764, HB3765, HB3767, HB3906, HB3974, HB3982, HB4104, HB4105, HB4106, HB4107, HB4108, HB4126, HB4130, HB4139, HB4144, HB4170, HB4202, HB4226, HB4227, HB4236, HB4260, HB4343

Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, landlord, tenant rights, rental agreement, housing safety, tenant protections, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting

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• New employees would receive partial payment upon their hiring and the remaining portion upon their one-year
• , once you kind of— that's right— you're saying that this reduction in force is just going to be permanent
• It will be permanent, yes. It's going to be permanent. Yes. This is. It will be permanent, yes.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• suitable seating, our members already comply with workplace accommodation requirements under OSHA, disability
• Section 10 amends the dollar amount multipliers for permanent partial disability impairment ratings.
• has commenced payment of compensation after receipt of notice or knowledge that the employee's disability
• stipulated facts. notice or knowledge that the employee's notice or knowledge that the employee's disability
• is not the result of personal disability is not the result of personal injury injury injury to<00:44

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It supports adults and individuals with disabilities. It's more than just health care.
• Prior to Medi-Cal expansion, only seniors, people with disabilities, very low-income children, and their
• I assume those are going to be for those that have work permits or are even permanent residents.
• I mean, for some of those hospitals, you know, so we had a partial closure recently down in Southern
• A new federal directive to restrict undocumented children from Head Start will further disable programs

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on the impacts of H.R. 1 on California’s Medi-Cal program and on community health effects from recent immigration enforcement actions. Committee leaders said H.R. 1 would sharply reduce federal funding, increase administrative burdens, and worsen access to care, especially for Medi-Cal enrollees, immigrant families, rural communities, and reproductive health patients. The second half of the hearing examined how ICE raids and related federal actions are creating fear, reducing clinic and emergency department use, and disrupting children’s access to schools and early childhood education. Department of Health Care Services Director Michelle Bass outlined the main H.R. 1 provisions affecting Medi-Cal: work requirements, semiannual eligibility redeterminations, shorter retroactive coverage, new cost-sharing, limits on provider taxes and state-directed payments, reduced federal support for emergency and lawful immigrant coverage, and a one-year ban on Medicaid funding for prohibited abortion providers. She estimated millions could lose coverage, with tens of billions of dollars in federal funding at risk. Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California warned the defunding provision could force clinic closures, service reductions, and loss of access to family planning, STI testing, and cancer screenings. The California Hospital Association said the financing changes could cut hospital revenue by tens of billions over 10 years and threaten access, especially for rural and safety-net hospitals. The Western Center on Law and Poverty argued the law would increase churn, paperwork, and uninsured rates, disproportionately harming working adults and people experiencing homelessness. Committee members asked about implementation timelines, notification systems, administrative costs, the effect on immigrant eligibility, and whether California could delay or mitigate some provisions. Bass said the state was still assessing federal guidance, planning county and provider outreach, and exploring a possible delay for work requirements and a transition period for provider-tax changes. Members also discussed how state budget actions may need to be revisited in light of H.R. 1, and how California might preserve access through state-only funding or other policy changes. In the second panel, CHIRLA, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and the Children’s Partnership described the health consequences of immigration enforcement. Speakers said raids and data-sharing fears are causing anxiety, trauma, and avoidance of care, with Los Angeles County reporting declines in emergency, urgent care, and clinic visits after enforcement actions. The Children’s Partnership said school and early childhood absences are rising in some communities and that enforcement is undermining children’s emotional well-being and access to education. Members asked for more data and discussed possible state protections, telehealth, mobile care, and legal and policy responses to reduce fear and preserve access to health and education services.

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• I'm totally disabled, my husband's disabled, and we were supposed to be able to not just do the hearing
• Also disabled voices like mine.
• Was it not set up for someone with disabilities to attend, or was it just too big of a crowd?
• Yeah, well, yeah, I'm disabled, but there's nothing wrong with my mind.
• Speak up for the disabled people. No, I couldn't get there, and my husband, he can't.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• I'm, uh, as a producer myself, I'm kind of partial to the language as far as ownership goes.
• kind<00:15:58.480> of as a producer myself, I'm kind of as a producer myself, I'm kind of partial
• <00:16:00.079> as<00:16:00.160> as<00:16:00.320> far<00:16:00.399> as partial
• to the language as as far as partial to the language as as far as ownership<00:16:01.040> goes.
• modification strategies to address destructive scratching are ineffective, owners who are elderly, disabled

Bills: HF4080, HF3693, HF1857, HF4350

Keywords: agriculture, livestock, retailers, ownership interest, exclusive contracts, meat packing companies, dominant retailers, state law, Department of Agriculture, appropriation, funding, agriculture policy, state budget, animal welfare, cat declawing, animal cruelty, therapeutic procedures, civil penalties, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, aquatic life

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• plans, as well as short-term coverage, dental and vision, Medicare supplements, long-term care, disability
• And so it's kind of not a fix-all on a permanent basis, but it It's kind of not a fix-all on a permanent
• You’re not going to—it’s not like a level-funded or partially self-funded.
• You're not going to, it's not like a level funded or partially self-funded.
• , or... ...patients who have had a cognitive disability, a stroke, or brain injury, are approximately

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• And if you were doing a partial manual count only by location and you put everything in the same bucket
• The alternative is to do as the code says, with precinct-level granularity in this partial manual count
• is it clarifies the sitting interpretation of the election code, which allows essentially for the partial
• Here, yeah, the idea of the partial manual count is to verify that the precinct scanner was correctly
• House Bill 521 addresses accommodating voters with a disability and creating a criminal offense.

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 600 makes changes to Florida bail bonds and partial release laws.
• Bail Bonds and Partial Release Laws.
• tightens restrictions on soliciting by bail bond agents and agencies, clarifies procedures related to partial
• bill requires clerks of the court to automatically discharge an existing bond if the court revokes partial
• It tightens definitions of residence types—permanent, temporary, transient—and shortens timeframes to

Bills: S0436, S0532, S0600, S0644, S0682, S0928, S1072, S1332, S1632, S1634

Keywords: foreclosure, court clerks, budget management, judicial sales, Florida statutes, bail bonds, pretrial release, forfeiture, criminal justice, bond conditions, surety, attorney fees, litigation costs, court jurisdiction, equitable awards, financial resources, domestic violence, protective injunctions, electronic monitoring, enhanced penalties

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to consider several criminal justice and court-related bills, along with the committee’s proposed $7.9 billion budget. The committee first heard and approved CS/SB 600 on bail bonds, as amended to adjust solicitation, cash bond return, forfeiture remission timing, and clerk procedures; CS/SB 436 on felony battery, which expands qualifying prior offenses and was amended to correct a drafting issue; CS/SB 928, “Missy’s Law,” requiring immediate remand to custody after conviction for dangerous crimes; SB 1332 on career offender registration, adding in-person reporting, more detailed registration requirements, and stronger penalties for noncompliance; and CS/SB 682 on violent criminal offenses, a domestic violence measure adopted via a substitute amendment that adds stricter penalties, electronic monitoring, injunction protections, and related procedures. All of those bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 1072 creating an anti-Semitism task force in the Attorney General’s Office. The bill drew extensive public testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing rising anti-Semitic incidents and the need for statewide review, and opponents raising concerns about free speech, the definition of anti-Semitism, and possible conflation of criticism of Israel with hate speech. Senators also discussed the bill’s scope and the IHRA definition before it was reported favorably. In addition, CS/SB 532 on clerks of court was amended to clarify foreclosure sale procedures and funding predictability for clerks, then reported favorably. CS/SB 644 on attorney’s fees, suit money, and costs was also approved after amendments that aligned family-law fee provisions and codified standards for fee awards in dissolution and paternity cases; the sponsor said the bill was intended to curb vexatious litigation and improve consistency across districts. After the bill actions, the chair summarized the criminal and civil justice budget, describing it as a disciplined proposal that addresses corrections deficits and future inmate growth while funding core public safety needs. The committee then heard substantial public testimony on prison conditions, staffing, pay, heat, infrastructure, and the possibility of reducing prison populations or adding air conditioning in facilities. The chair announced that SB 1632 and its conforming bill SB 1634 would be temporarily postponed to the following week, and the record was supplemented with the names of many people who had registered to speak for or against those bills. The meeting concluded after members were invited to record votes and the committee adjourned.

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• being in place since 2023, NAMI Minnesota and the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
• NAMI Minnesota and the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities continued to hear from
• I took a partial leave of absence from work to care for him.
• I am the Ombudsman with the Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.
• As time moves on to permanency within 6 to 12 months, like holy buckets, the parent of this child who

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Veterans State Nursing Homes, and a one-time decrease in federal corona. virus relief funds, which is partially
• that you guys are doing in that field and and you know. a home for veterans who have 70 percent disability
• Black, Hispanic, Native American, service-disabled veteran. and woman.
• There were no vet service disabled veteran experience.
• We built an all-inclusive park so kids with disabilities can actually participate in park activities.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So is it partially implemented, fully implemented, not yet implemented, things of that nature.
• So is it partially implementation level.
• I also unofficially represent the people with print disabilities.
• <00:53:14.000> Minnesota with print disabilities Minnesota with print disabilities Minnesota
• Uh, they did it for people with co-reading disabilities. It was much more than that.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Budget Caucus Public Commission met with a quorum present, approved the September 3, 2025 minutes, and then heard a presentation from Legislative Budget Office Director Christian Larson on proposed updates to the fiscal note uniform standards and procedures. The main changes clarified that agencies must still complete a fiscal note when a bill or section cannot be implemented because of federal law, with the note explaining the implementation issue and costing only the portions that can be implemented. A second change said technical comments about possible future litigation may be included in the narrative but not in the cost tables. Members discussed how these rules would apply when only part of a bill is unimplementable versus when an entire bill is, and whether requiring a note in those cases is the best use of agency time. The commission also approved a new procedure on funding-source assumptions for expanded programs, including assuming the current funding source unless the bill says otherwise and defaulting to the general fund if no source is identified. The updated standards and procedures were adopted by a 7-0 roll call vote, with Senator Wickland excused. The commission then received a second presentation from Director Larson on a possible analysis of the accuracy of fiscal estimates and budget items after enactment. He described this as a variance analysis comparing fiscal note estimates to actual fiscal impacts, intended to improve future estimates, inform the legislature, and increase accountability. He summarized practices in other states, noting that most variance reviews are ad hoc, while Utah and Tennessee have more formalized legislative reports; he also referenced an LBO pilot review done in 2022 based largely on Tennessee’s model. The presentation outlined possible report formats, including a single annual report, standalone briefs, or topic-specific reviews, and raised implementation questions such as who would select items for review, whether the analysis should be limited to fiscal notes, what statutory authority or data access would be needed, and what resources would be required from both agencies and the LBO. Members did not take action on the second presentation. Representative Anderson and Vice Chair Pratt commented that the proposal is complicated but potentially useful for improving future fiscal notes and transparency, and the chair indicated the discussion was for future consideration rather than an immediate decision.

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• Finally, disability determination services is tied to the Social Security Administration.
• Finally, disability determination services is tied to the Social Security Administration.
• Finally, disability determination services is tied to the Social Security Administration.
• Finally, disability determination services is tied to the Social Security Administration.
• Finally, disability determination services is tied to the Social Security Administration.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee held an introductory organizational meeting for the newly named Workforce and Economic Development Committee, with Chair Dave Baker noting a quorum and that no votes or formal actions were scheduled. Members and staff introduced themselves and described their districts, backgrounds, and priorities. Several members emphasized worker protections, labor experience, small business concerns, rural economic issues, and the importance of balancing employer and employee interests. Others highlighted education-to-workforce pathways, affordability, support for seniors, and opportunities for immigrant and refugee communities. Chair Baker said he wants the committee to find a balance between protecting labor and ensuring a strong employment base, fair rules, and fair taxes, while also acknowledging concerns about recent policy trends and the need to get proposals right before they leave the committee. Members from both parties echoed themes of collaboration and economic opportunity, though some Republicans criticized past rules and regulations as burdensome on small businesses. The committee also welcomed nonpartisan staff and DFL/GOP staff, including the committee administrator, legislative assistant, House Research, and fiscal analysis staff. The committee then received an overview from DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek and deputy commissioners. Varilek described DEED’s mission as empowering growth of the Minnesota economy for everyone, increasing prosperity and extending it broadly, and coordinating with other agencies such as Labor and Industry to avoid duplication and use taxpayer dollars efficiently. He said DEED focuses on business attraction, retention, and expansion, workforce development, and helping Minnesotans—including people with disabilities—prepare for jobs and independent living. A deputy commissioner began outlining the economic development division’s structure and operations, but the transcript cuts off before the full presentation was completed.

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• And one other change, it now allows the use of partial...
• And one other change, it now allows the use of partial Social Security numbers to also kind of try to
• And we wanted those folks in the immigrant refugee community who also may have a disability or also may
• is leading the Disability Subcommittee, and then the LGBTQ Commission. ...employment is leading the
• Disability Subcommittee, and then the LGBTQ Commission is leading the LGBTQ Subcommittee.

Keywords: 904, all

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• them the same access to the courts as people without disabilities.
• Cole, I've got you with the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities Against the bill.
• , a cross-disability advocacy organization advocating for Texans with disabilities to live, work, learn
• House Bill 32 violates due process and harms disabled vets.
• Ensure disabilities and accommodations for veterans.

Bills: HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: flood risk, campground, safety regulations, civil penalty, guest safety, Harris County, flood control, governance, expansion, public health, local governance, environmental management

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• A very important point is that the substitute will permanently eliminate data centers from the research
• So I just ask that you please support this bill to make our spay-neuter law permanent. Thank you.
• Are we able to use the whole full amount, a partial amount? And thank you, Mr.
• the governor did last year when she signed the bill for the property tax exemption based on VA disability
• This is an affordability issue for some of these veterans with disabilities who may not be able to work

Bills: SB97, SB55, SB40, SB38, SB120, SB113, SB116, SB117, SB118

Keywords: tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance

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• There's a question whether that the road coming in from the other direction may permanently flooded and
• :57:53.200> have<00:57:53.320> to<00:57:53.440> be<00:57:53.760> be permanently
• flooded and have to be be permanently flooded and have to be be closed.<00:57:54.240> So<00:57
• , and they don't correct them permanently, and they don't need<04:14:29.960> to<04:14:30.040><
• For people with long-term disabilities, that biologically their system cannot adapt to make them

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on Senate Bill 562, which would create a home damage mitigation and resilience grant program aimed at helping homeowners make property improvements that could reduce insurance costs and non-renewals. Commissioner DJ Bettencourt of the New Hampshire Insurance Department explained that the program is modeled in part on Alabama’s safer homes program, but tailored for New Hampshire hazards such as floods, microbursts, heavy snow, ice, and falling trees. He said the grants would be limited to primary residences, subject to a means test, capped at $10,000, and intended to help homeowners make targeted improvements such as roof fortification or tree removal that could improve underwriting outcomes and lead to premium discounts. Bettencourt said the program would not use state taxpayer funds and would instead rely on philanthropic donations, possible federal or regional housing-bank funding, and other outside sources. He said the department would not need new staff, and that a current position could be reconfigured to help administer the program part-time. Committee members asked about the funding language, the meaning of “loans” in the bill, whether there were any other states using a similar no-state-funds model, and how many homeowners could be helped. Bettencourt said Rhode Island and Connecticut were moving forward in a similar way, and that the number of beneficiaries would depend on how much money is raised. Members also questioned how the grant program would actually lower premiums, whether savings would apply only to participants or more broadly, and how the IBHS evaluation process would work. Bettencourt and department staff said the direct benefit would be to the homeowner whose property is improved, though neighbors could also benefit in some cases. They explained that IBHS is a building-safety organization that certifies contractors and inspectors and that its standards can qualify homes for insurer discounts. Questions were also raised about confidentiality provisions, first-come-first-served grant awards, rollover of unused applications, and possible tax treatment of donations. The sponsor said those details would be addressed through rulemaking or existing tax rules, and no vote was taken during the hearing.