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• Children should not be manipulated by systems pretending to be human.
• Children should not be manipulated by systems pretending to be human.
• this bill, making it less innovative and more government regulated, we can jeopardize our education system
• And that system is depending on advancements that we made.
• And that system is depending on advancements that we make in this legislature to continue to be able

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then administered the oath of office to newly elected Senator Brian Nathan of District 14, who was welcomed by the chamber. The Secretary read the governor’s amended special session proclamation, which expanded the call to include legislation on artificial intelligence protections, an AI Bill of Rights, related public records exemptions, and medical freedom, in addition to congressional redistricting and related litigation funding. The chamber then read the bills filed within the call: SB 2D (Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights), SB 4D (public records), SB 60 (medical freedom), and SB 8D (congressional districts). The Rules Chair moved SB 2D and SB 4D forward, and the Senate took up SB 2D first. On SB 2D, the sponsor said the bill was intended to protect parents and children from deceptive AI practices, safeguard personal information and image rights, and ensure technology serves rather than deceives Floridians. Senator Grall opposed the bill, arguing it weakened protections and gave parents a false sense of security, while Senator Busillo supported it as a necessary but imperfect first step that should be implemented carefully. After debate, the Senate passed SB 2D by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nay. The Senate then passed SB 4D, the companion public records exemption bill, after brief discussion about which investigative files would be exempt during enforcement proceedings; the vote was 33 yeas and 4 nays. The Rules Chair announced committee scheduling, noted SB 60 (medical freedom) would be temporarily postponed in Rules, and the Senate also set SB 8D for special order on Wednesday, April 29. The chamber adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29.

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• done for Wisconsinites instead of this political theater and farce you've made of our legislative system
• So the conflation of various categorizations is confusing and deliberately circumventing a system. ..
• .confusing and deliberately circumventing a system.
• We don't want our justice system for sale, for hire... ...heard.
• We don't want our justice system for sale, for hire by third-party activist groups because it will come

Committee: Senate Senate Special Committee on Oversight of the Department of Justice

Keywords: 970, all

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• Our tax system is on an honor system.
• You have to report it and track it on an honor system, and that's how we currently operate.
• On an honor system, and that's how we currently operate.
• , they can go buy in the grocery store, they can go to restaurants, they can easily opt in to the system

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee opened with roll call, approved the February 3 and 4 minutes, and set aside House Bill 496 at the sponsor’s request for a later date. The committee then introduced RS 33187, sponsored by Representative Wheeler, which would create an evidence-based cardiac emergency response framework for Idaho schools, including AED access, staff training, and coordinated response plans. Wheeler cited a real-life school cardiac incident and said the American Heart Association supports the concept; the committee voted to introduce the RS. The committee next heard House Bill 526 from Representative Ehlers on cottage food operations. The bill would allow small sellers with annual sales of $5,000 or less to sell certain time- and temperature-controlled foods, such as ice cream, bacon, and salsa, under cottage food rules rather than requiring commercial kitchen inspections and permits. Ehlers said the measure is intended to reduce barriers for entrepreneurs while keeping labeling requirements in place, including contact information, home-kitchen disclosure, and allergen warnings. Elizabeth Criner of Food Northwest testified in opposition to the bill as drafted, saying the current cottage food rules are designed for shelf-stable products and that expanding to time- and temperature-controlled foods raises food safety concerns. She also said the bill was unclear about whether existing labeling and safety rules would still apply, especially for allergens. Committee members asked about allergen labeling, the $5,000 threshold, and consumer responsibility. Despite those concerns, the committee voted to send House Bill 526 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then adjourned and announced it would meet again the next day at 8:30 a.m.

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• If you recall, this is the bill that deals with middle housing and on-site sewage systems.
• It then limits the authorization to use on-site sewage systems to middle housing in the LAMIRDs.
• is middle housing in a LAMIRD in a rural county, it can use either a publicly owned sanitary sewer system
• or a large on-site sewer system.
• finally, for the non-rural counties, the middle housing can only use a publicly owned sanitary sewer system

Bills: HB1974 , HB2118 , HB2236 , HB2269

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: land bank, land banking authority, affordable housing, housing crisis, housing supply, public corporation, public housing authority, nonprofit housing, tax-foreclosed property, blight remediation, redevelopment, anti-displacement, equity, redlining, racial segregation, deed restriction, affordability covenant, property tax exemption, excise tax exemption, predevelopment

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• following legislation to ensure and enhance youth camp safety, legislation to improve early warning systems
• Public Safety radio communication systems for the Committee on Disaster Preparedness and flooding select
• school performance ratings and interventions and sanctions under the Public school accountability systems
• HB Number 48 by DARB relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems
• the governor's reviews of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems

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• Transportation to work with Texas Parks and Wildlife as well as federal agencies to... install a system
• I envision this as kind of an animal intrastate highway system, allowing them to navigate without having
• In 2021, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was authorized to implement a system. of digital tagging
• Senate Bill 1247 simplifies and consolidates non-resident hunting licenses to make the system more efficient
• This change will streamline the non-resident hunting license system while keeping Texas... hunting opportunities

Keywords: wildlife corridors, animal-vehicle collisions, HB5259, licensing, concurrent resolutions, cultural significance, Senate Bill 1247, public safety, environmental conservation

Summary: The meeting of the committee centered around significant legislative measures, including several bills aimed at enhancing wildlife safety through the establishment of wildlife corridors and licenses for outdoor activities. Key discussions highlighted House Bill 5259, led by Vice Chair Flores, which proposes a wildlife corridor action plan to reduce animal-vehicle collisions in Texas. This bill is crucial given Texas's alarming rate of wildlife-vehicle accidents, and testimonies from supporting members emphasized the need for action to protect both wildlife and public safety. Furthermore, Senate Bill 1247 was brought forward, simplifying the non-resident hunting license system to improve compliance and conservation funding. The committee also addressed multiple concurrent resolutions recognizing towns for their cultural significance, reflecting a broader commitment to community identity and heritage.

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• been replaced with an upfront charge for all new. large loads interconnecting to the transmission system
• cost, the impact that that development, that housing addition will have on the water and wastewater systems
• One, they can have a big impact, but also we didn't want someone. gaming the system and coming in and
• literally next door is dark and people are freezing to death and so this is just meant to establish a system
• found that one utility in particular was also putting some of these large loads. their distribution system

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• They may not have the 40,000 gallons of water that's required, but they can look in this system and know
• So coordinating this where it's available, not just sitting in a single system, but coordinating this
• I sent resources to the Panhandle Fires through the state statewide mutual aid system, and so there is
• Our water district management and aquifer systems...
• The system hasn't been updated for inflation.

Bills: SB480 , SB767 , SB790 , SB971 , SB1066

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Keywords: water resources, interlocal contracts, local government, collaboration, planning activities, wildfire response, firefighting equipment, emergency services, state database, Texas Forest Service, customer complaints, Public Utility Commission, water service, complaint process, utility regulation, SB 971, Texas Water Assistance Program, Water Code, rural political subdivision, rural water

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• Our MyFlorida Marketplace team maintains a suite of systems that supports e-procurement throughout the
• They train and support more than 160,000 users of that system in the United States and around the world
• purchases for state agencies, we do support these procurements through the MyFlorida Marketplace system
• We do support these procurements through the MyFlorida Marketplace system and by providing policy, guidance
• First, this graph represents the data pool from the Florida Accountability Tracking System, also known

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and first took up SB 268, a public records exemption bill for public officers. Senator Brodeur explained the bill on behalf of Senator Jones, saying it would protect partial home addresses, phone numbers, and certain family information for the governor, cabinet members, and other elected officials because of threats and harassment against public servants. An amendment narrowing and clarifying the definition of public officer and the process for claiming the exemption was adopted without objection. Chair Fine and Senator Brodeur both spoke in support of the bill, citing personal experiences with threats and the need to protect officials and their families. CS for SB 268 was then reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then heard a presentation from Brandon Spencer, Director of State Purchasing and Chief Procurement Officer at the Department of Management Services, on state agency procurement and contracting practices, including IT procurements. He described the state’s procurement structure, including state term contracts, alternate contract sources, and agency procurements, and said the division now manages more than 960 enterprise-wide agreements, with that number continuing to grow. He also highlighted that roughly 21% of purchase order spend is on IT services, discussed statutory requirements for IT procurements, and said the division is working with Florida Digital Service to improve oversight, training, vendor accountability, and procurement options. No committee action followed the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after no further business was raised.

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• It's projects coming into the system.
• </c> these systems pencil out as you stated? these systems pencil out as you stated?
• the transmission system and the distribution<05:40:09.840><c> system</c><05:40:10.080><c> and</c><05:
• </c> you have to build a whole new system. you have to build a whole new system.
• </c> add actually add benefit to the system add actually add benefit to the system and<05:50:26.080><

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><00:47:08.240><c> to</c> to one, develop a scoring system to to one, develop a scoring system to
• Our monetary system was reserved.
• Since then, we have not had that system.
• Appreciate it. we have not had that system. Okay, well, we have not had that system.
• </c><02:20:58.520><c> still</c> the criminal justice system still the criminal justice system still applies

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, April 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• </c><02:08:57.920><c> experienced</c> open AI chat GPT systems experienced open AI chat GPT systems experienced
• </c><02:15:01.360><c> or</c> intelligence companion system or intelligence companion system or conversational
• Joel Edwards, individual in support on Zoom. be an easier system for all employees be an easier system
• </c><02:34:00.960><c> And</c> uh undoing our private TVI system.
• And uh undoing our private TVI system.

Bills: HB20 , HB2612 , HB2404 , HB2459 , HB2194 , HB1880 , HB2284 , HB1969 , HB2458 , HB1546 , HB2161 , HB1721 , HB1641 , HB2137 , HB1782 , HB2360 , HB1965 , HB1897 , HB1513

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: lava insurance, homeowners, insurance market, subsidy, Hawaii, mortgage, debt, secured transactions, real property, Hawaii Revised Statutes, cooperative associations, electric utility cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, mutual help, food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 20, which would create a lava zone insurance subsidy/fund. The Insurance Division opposed the bill, arguing that lava zones 1 and 2 are the highest-risk areas, that a subsidy would not reduce the underlying risk or loss costs, that it could invite similar subsidy requests for other hazards, and that the bill may conflict with HICV by diverting funds from the CRF. Members discussed the lack of authorized homeowners insurance in those lava zones, the role of HPIA and the surplus market, and the difference between the proposed lava-zone subsidy and the Hawaii Hurricane Relief Fund. The chair noted 37 submitted testimonies in support and one in opposition, and the committee then moved on without taking a vote on HB 20 in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 2612, relating to mortgages, which would clarify that a mortgage does not exist independently of the debt it secures and is not independently enforceable from that debt. The Hawaii Credit Union League and Hawaii Financial Services Association opposed the bill, while several individuals testified in support, arguing it would restore Hawaii’s long-standing lien-state rule and prevent so-called “zombie mortgages” after the Hawaii Supreme Court’s White decision. Supporters said the bill would protect borrowers from delayed foreclosures and predatory lending practices, while opponents and the Insurance Division emphasized that foreclosure actions still require proof of standing and possession of the note, and that lenders generally pursue foreclosure without seeking deficiency judgments. Committee members questioned the Insurance Division about how the current market works, whether lenders could wait out the statute of limitations and then foreclose only on the mortgage, and whether equitable tolling or later defaults could allow refiling. The division said it is still trying to attract authorized insurers back into the lava-zone market, but has seen little progress. No vote or final action on HB 2612 was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Uh last year we had a red flag system.
• </c> into the system does not lower price. into the system does not lower price.
• </c> enormous gift to Cassella Waste Systems. enormous gift to Cassella Waste Systems.
• So the ge the hydrogology of the system.
• Those are treat system to be installed.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So they're not going into the system as young folks, right?
• young folks, going into the system as young folks, right?
• And for Maui, it said... you know, system to figure out how do you know, system to figure out how do
• I think that's just a system.
• Is it going to be a system fall under the system, or is it going to fall under Manoa? >> Yeah.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c> of upgrade the system. of upgrade the system.
• And towards the workman's comp system.
• </c> firsthand how well this system works. firsthand how well this system works.
• our rules in place our our system our rules in place our systems<05:11:05.760><c> in</c><05:11:06.000
• </c><05:12:22.000><c> and</c> current system the facilities and current system the facilities and programs

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• ,</c><00:05:19.680><c> including</c> service system, including service system, including classification
• </c><00:13:59.600><c> And</c> management system. And management system.
• </c> improve the system. improve the system.
• The retirement system executive director.
• I retirement system executive director.

Bills: SB1 , SB4 , SB6 , SB9 , SB16 , SB17 , SB20 , SB22 , SB28 , SB29 , SB36 , SB41 , SB45 , SB77 , SB85 , SB87 , SB96 , SB98 , SB110 , SB126 , SB139 , SB143 , SB164 , SB167 , SB171 , SB186 , SB188 , SB195 , SB197 , SB198 , SB204 , SB205 , SB206 , SB207 , SB209 , SB210 , SB211 , SB217 , SB219 , SB220 , SB225 , SB231 , SB237 , SB238 , SB241 , SB244 , SB246 , SB247 , SB272 , SB294 , SB315 , SB346 , SB364 , SB366 , SB367 , SB386 , SB392 , SB403 , SB415 , SB427 , SB431 , SB437 , SB457 , SB459 , SB469 , SB471 , SB478 , SB484 , SB489 , SB502 , SB503 , SB507 , SB508 , SB510 , SB516 , SB517 , SB518 , SB519 , SB521 , SB535 , SB543 , SB550 , SB564 , SB568 , SB570 , SB575 , SB577 , SB578 , SB590 , SB607 , SB616 , SB621 , SB634 , SB644 , SB647 , SB649 , SB652 , SB655 , SB656 , SB663

Keywords: agricultural lands, foreign ownership, state agriculture policy, real estate regulation, land conservation, SB4, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, stewardship, Hawaiian affairs, cemetery, burial site, ancestral remains, cultural preservation, state land management, agency transfer

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• everyone involved just because they have this continuity of a technology contract that all their systems
• c> can</c><00:05:21.919><c> meet</c><00:05:22.479><c> you</c><00:05:22.639><c> know</c> all their systems
• can meet you know all their systems can meet you know speak<00:05:23.360><c> with</c><00:05:24.560><
• The current bundled payment reimbursement system did not anticipate one-time curative treatments that
• as a whole and determine the potential to strengthen our system through the combined efforts of the

Bills: HF4438 , HF4467 , HF4379 , SF3402 , HF4349 , HF4064 , HF84 , HF85 , HF3804

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, WIC, community health, licensing, speech-language pathology, audiology, contract term limits, healthcare services, provider enrollment, disenrollment, premium payments, medical assistance, substance use disorders, mental health, children's mental health, early childhood, early intervention, consultation grants, Head Start, child care

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• It is a cloud-based system our cattle.
• </c><00:25:22.640><c> We</c> Food Systems Infrastructure Grant.
• We Food Systems Infrastructure Grant.
• </c> the federal system the federal system um um um could<00:57:38.120><c> put</c><00:57:38.280><c> us
• </c><01:37:53.080><c> We've</c> But it's the system capacity.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They would not have the ability to just go into the system and access this.
• They would not have the ability to just go into the system and access this.
• I would have to say this systems?
• </c><00:34:49.280><c> would</c> having one of these systems would having one of these systems would prevent
• It wasn't considered a— that box with the pricking system so you that box with the pricking system so

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up an insurance-related chronic pain bill and an amendment modeled on language from Massachusetts and Maine. The sponsor explained the amendment was developed after stakeholder meetings because the original bill would have created an unaffordable insurance mandate in New Hampshire. The amendment was intended to improve access to non-opioid therapies by limiting prior authorization and step-therapy barriers so they are not more restrictive than for other treatments, including opioid therapies. After questions, the committee took a straw vote and advanced the amendment. The next item was a department-sponsored bill involving the state’s all-payer claims database. Insurance Department officials explained that the bill would encourage self-funded employer plans to opt in voluntarily by giving them aggregated, deidentified claims information in return. They said self-funded plans cannot be required to report data because of federal law, but the bill would provide an incentive while protecting employee privacy. Members asked detailed questions about who would see the data, whether individual employees could be identified, and how privacy would be enforced; the department said access would be aggregated and deidentified, and employer privacy issues would be governed by ERISA and the U.S. Department of Labor. The committee also discussed a glucose-monitoring bill. Members debated whether the bill was aimed at type 1 diabetes coverage or broader access to continuous glucose monitors, and whether it would amount to an unnecessary insurance mandate that could raise premiums. Department testimony estimated the equipment cost and said the annual impact per member would be modest, but also noted that non-insulin therapies have not consistently shown clinically significant A1C reductions. The chair and some members emphasized that the bill should be considered on its own terms as a CGM coverage issue, not as a general diabetes mandate. The committee discussed the bill’s cost implications and asked the department for any prior cost analysis.

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• </c><00:12:44.519><c> work</c> data infrastructure data systems work data infrastructure data systems
• It is the data systems. It is the laboratorians.
• </c> we not only test private Water Systems we not only test private Water Systems when<00:22:19.600>
• </c> prevented this or it's the systems prevented this or it's the systems responsibility<00:45:03.599
• </c><00:45:38.319><c> I</c> involved in the Health Care system I involved in the Health Care system I

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met on March 28 for a Health and Human Services Oversight Committee meeting, approved the draft minutes from February 21, and then received updates from DHHS on the sudden termination of about $80 million in federal COVID-era funding. Commissioner Lori Weaver and Trisha Tilly said the funding had been expected to continue through September 2026, but an email ending it immediately created a 15-month budget gap. They explained that most of the money supported public health work, especially epidemiology, laboratory capacity, data systems, community health workers, outbreak response, and some behavioral health supports. DHHS said it had notified contractors, was reassessing which activities could continue, and had managed to avoid layoffs for its 20 affected staff by shifting funding sources, though some contract lab staff had to leave and some work would stop or be put on hold. Senators and representatives asked about impacts on labs, staffing, and the state budget lapse, and DHHS said the water lab and testing supplies would be affected and that the department was trying to backfill where possible with other federal funds. The committee then heard a maternal mortality report from the Maternal Mortality Review Committee. Alison Power and Caroline Naami explained that the MMRC reviews maternal deaths to identify contributing factors and make recommendations, and that it had completed one CDC grant and received another five years of funding. For 2023, the state recorded five pregnancy-associated deaths, including three from overdose, two from cardiovascular causes, and one homicide; the share of deaths related to substance use fell from 62.5% in 2022 to 40% in 2023. Over the 2019–2023 period, half of pregnancy-related deaths were due to overdose, most occurred postpartum, and many involved Medicaid recipients, transportation or financial barriers, and deaths at home. The committee said mental health and substance use remained the main drivers of maternal mortality, but that 79% of pregnancy-related deaths in the five-year aggregate were considered preventable. Presenters highlighted recommendations and ongoing interventions, including expanding Medicaid coverage through one year postpartum, strengthening behavioral health access, partnering with the Department of Corrections on care for pregnant and postpartum women, and continuing clinical education through the Northern New England Perinatal Quality Improvement Network. Members asked why the maternal mortality rate had declined in recent years; staff said the 2021 spike was tied to the pandemic and that recent declines likely reflected both that spike and the impact of interventions, though the small number of cases makes trends hard to interpret. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.