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• come from are like our community, uh, we have estimated about 6% of our membership are on medical devices
• What do we do about the medical uh uh device issue?
• All, all utilities have to file integrate resource planning documents or at least plans of what kind
• So, uh, in my mind, and the documentation we have with the USDA, uh, the, the project is a, is a funded
• We've uh sent the documents saying, here's our contractors.

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• It updates the law to better address scanning devices, re-encoders, and the misuse of access device information
• Unlike general planning documents, POLST is designed for individuals whose serious or advanced illness
• Unlike general planning documents, POLST is designed for individuals whose serious or advanced illness

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, committee reports, and approval of the prior journal. Members also granted several leaves of absence and welcomed a number of guests, including Ireland’s Consul General and Deputy Consul General, student shadows, an intern, and the Neshaminy High School baseball team, which was recognized for winning the 2026 PIAA Class 6A state championship. The chamber then recessed briefly for an Education Committee meeting and party caucuses before returning to session. On the floor, the Senate advanced several measures. Senate Bill 362, addressing SNAP skimming, passed 49-0 after remarks about protecting food assistance benefits from theft. Senate Bill 469, providing discounted fishing and hunting licenses for current and retired law enforcement, also passed 49-0 after an amendment was withdrawn. Senate Bill 730, codifying Pennsylvania POLST forms for end-of-life medical orders, saw a tabled amendment from Senator Boscola on physician-assisted dying after a 28-21 vote, then passed 49-0. The Senate also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 1206 clarifying a temporary license pending FDA approval, and sent House Bill 1344 and Senate Bill 1377 to the House after unanimous final passage. Other bills were moved to appropriations or held in order, including Senate Bill 49, House Bill 96, Senate Bill 535, Senate Bill 536, House Bill 538, Senate Bill 743, Senate Bill 1262, Senate Bill 1273, House Bill 1286, and Senate Bill 1372. House Bill 1862 and House Bill 2017 each received amendments and were re-referred to the Appropriations Committee. The Senate also agreed to consider newly reported committee bills, including measures from Finance, Judiciary, Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, and Education. In petitions and remonstrances, Senators Tartaglione and Costa focused on minimum wage and utility affordability, urging action on consumer protections, LIHEAP funding, data center energy costs, and related energy policy. The session concluded with the signing of House Bill 1877 in the presence of the Senate and a recess until June 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., unless recalled earlier.

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• Just as a reminder, I would ask everyone to please silence all electronic devices and anyone wishing
• I think that is fairly well documented and under no circumstances do we want to encourage that shortage
• I felt my own small claims court against Aust Bill trying to get access to his internal documents.
• And it is quite frankly, the reduction in our ability to spend money on systems and devices that can

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• However, beyond the issue of people simply not reading these documents, God knows I don't.
• However, beyond the issue of people simply not reading these documents, God knows I don't.
• However, beyond the issue of people simply not reading these documents, God knows I don't.
• electronic devices have on young people. electronic devices have on young people.
• I give you a little example in the document. I just went last night into the Apple App Store.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:46:26.600> that<00:46:26.880> actually<00:46:27.640> understands device that
• I have a background in the medical device space as an analyst, and one of the areas that I just want
• I have a background in the medical device space as an analyst, and one of the areas that I just want
• device framework was really an extension of how it was regulated within drugs and food.
• Um, the second the doing is documented.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Before we begin, let's make sure that all electronic devices are turned off or into silent mode.
• So as a follow up, you can share with the committee some of those documentation.
• We use gaggle and gaggle looks for that on any of our devices, not through AI any of our devices and
• The technology you can't use your own device in a controlled environment because you have to have.
• No, we're not currently using any devices for for I use of AI for them.

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• <00:25:13.520> on<00:25:13.680> the provides and maintains a device on the provides
• <00:25:38.560> How<00:25:38.840> in device resumes normal operations.
• How in device resumes normal operations.
• , and vice enforcement and devices, and vice enforcement and licensure. licensure. licensure.
• said that could be a 200-page document said that could be a 200-page document and<02:00:50.040><

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

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum and began by reading House messages and first-reading bills, including SB 8 on identity fraud and deepfakes and HB 145 on election misinformation and deepfakes, which was referred to Rules. The chamber then handled several concurrence and conference matters. On HB 154, the Open Meetings Act bill for county boards of education, the Senate initially moved to recede from its amendments and accept the House version, but debate centered on a Senate transparency amendment limiting school boards’ ability to censor recordings. A motion to reconsider the amendments was laid over for 15 minutes. On SB 514, a third-degree assault bill, the House refused to recede and a conference committee was appointed. A guest introduction also welcomed a 10-month-old visitor to the gallery. In second-reader business, the Senate adopted committee amendments and advanced SB 504, which strengthens data privacy protections and limits use of personal data for immigration enforcement, and SB 790, the Public Health Reform Act, which revises the Commission on Public Health, updates the Maryland Medical Reserve Corps, adds health equity review processes, and makes related administrative changes. Both bills were reported favorably with technical and conforming amendments and ordered printed for third reading. The chamber then took up HB 191, which would require merchants to accept cash for essential consumer goods and set related rules and exceptions; members questioned its scope, exemptions, and enforcement, and the bill was laid over pending clarification about whether stadiums are covered. Finally, HB 564 on pet cremation and burial services added consumer protection and disclosure requirements for pet cremation providers; its technical amendment was adopted and the bill was ordered passed for third reading.

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• Now we have this situation of a document full of blacked out lines. That is not a meaningful.
• She can't FOIA her own documents from the Department of Justice. Is this law working for her?
• , as relevant documents may be in the thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of pages.
• to sign pardons and other presidential documents.
• We stall in turning over documents to the American people, don't they?

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• Please silence all electronic devices. Thank you. Great. We have a quorum present.
• Please silence all electronic devices.
• Some of those expenditures did not have appropriate documentation, issues in the information and technology
• Just putting... ...appropriate documentation, issues in the information and technology controls at AHCA
• RNA vaccines, to protect residents by prohibiting the government and businesses from requiring documentation

Summary: The Health Policy Committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of health care, Medicaid, and patient-access measures, along with confirmation votes. The committee first reconsidered and amended SB 1606 on patient access to records, clarifying portal obligations, deleting a section affecting nursing home facility records, and setting a January 1, 2026 effective date; the bill then passed favorably as a committee substitute. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of appointees and separately confirmed Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after Harris testified about priorities including financial accountability, managed care oversight, transparency, and quality improvement. Senators asked about audit findings and Medicaid managed care performance, and several witnesses and committee members voiced support for her appointment. The committee then advanced a series of bills, most of them with amendments, including claims bills SB 28 and SB 22 for South Broward Hospital District settlements, SB 772 on undesignated glucagon in schools, SB 998 on death certification by physician assistants and APRNs, SB 1412 on home health administration flexibility, SB 1800 creating a Parkinson’s disease research consortium at USF, SB 306 on managed care network access during holidays and after hours, SB 1768 on stem cell therapies by physicians, SB 1602 on pediatric readiness in emergency departments, SB 1156 on the home health aide program for medically fragile children, SB 1490 on Children’s Medical Services and managed care administration, and SB 1182 on Medicaid coverage of continuous glucose monitors. Most of these bills received support from industry, advocacy, or provider groups and were reported favorably as committee substitutes. The most debated measure was SB 1270, a broad strike-all amendment combining provisions on mRNA vaccine documentation, vaccination-status protections in the Patient Bill of Rights, medical marijuana reporting and background-screening definitions, compact language, and volunteer immunity. The committee heard extensive testimony both for and against the vaccine-related provisions, including concerns about discrimination, patient safety, provider discretion, and medical liability. After additional technical amendments and a time-certain motion, the bill passed favorably as a committee substitute, with Senators Davis and Osgood voting no and Senator Harrell expressing a weak yes. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected tabs, and the committee adjourned.

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• when Grizzy hears about it because people contact her, she will get up in the dead of night to go document
• It is documented in history.
• Career-Oriented Education. 2801 by Simmons relating to the definition of an epinephrine delivery device
• and the use of those devices in public and private schools for the committee on public education, HB
• texas juvenile justice development and prisoners serving a sentence in a county jail with certain documents

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Please silence all electronic devices.
• Please silence all electronic devices.
• for pediatric care in hospital EDs, including having appropriate medications, appropriate measuring devices
• Appropriate medications, appropriate measuring devices, et cetera, and that is the bill. Super.
• involuntary examinations under the Baker Act and clarifying when facilities must act after a physician documents

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up a series of health and human services bills, beginning with CS/SB 1602, which would require hospital emergency departments to have evidence-based pediatric care protocols, staff training, child-sized equipment and medications, a pediatric care coordinator, and participation in a national pediatric readiness assessment. The bill was reported favorably after no public opposition. CS/SB 1224, aligning Florida law with federal requirements for paramedics to administer controlled substances under physician or nurse practitioner direction, also drew supportive testimony from the Florida Fire Chiefs Association and was reported favorably. CS/SB 1182, requiring coverage of continuous glucose monitors under both pharmacy and durable medical equipment benefits, was likewise reported favorably after brief support from AARP. The committee then considered CS/SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which addresses venous thromboembolism by defining certain conditions as chronic diseases, creating a statewide registry, and requiring screening and training in hospitals, surgical centers, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities. Family members and blood clot advocates strongly supported the bill, but assisted living representatives objected to being included, arguing the bill would impose unrealistic medical expectations and liability on residential care facilities. Senators also raised concerns about the assisted living provisions, but the bill was reported favorably after the sponsor said more changes were likely later. CS/CS/SB 954, dealing with recovery residences and treatment centers, was amended to reduce the number of active patients from 500 to 300 and then reported favorably after extensive debate over zoning, clustering, neighborhood impacts, and access to recovery housing. CS/SB 1050, which expands the developmental disabilities pilot program and creates an adult pathways waiver option, generated the most extensive testimony. Supporters said it would help reduce the long APD waitlist and expand services, while many families and advocates warned against managed care, citing provider shortages, weak oversight, and the importance of consumer-directed care. Committee members emphasized that participation is voluntary and that people can disenroll, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/SB 614, requiring a public educational webpage about background screening and level-two screening requirements, and CS/SB 1578, expanding breast cancer screening coverage, were both reported favorably with little opposition. CS/SB 1060 created a joint legislative oversight committee for Medicaid financing and operations; after an amendment expanding the committee from three to five members, it was reported favorably. CS/CS/SB 1240, updating DCF substance abuse and mental health procedures including 988, methadone assessment, forensic evaluators, and Baker Act transfer timing, was amended and reported favorably after debate over transfer deadlines and facility responsibilities. Finally, the committee began hearing CS/SB 526, a major nursing education bill aimed at improving Florida’s low NCLEX passage rates by tightening program standards, requiring exit exams and remediation, mandating reporting and inspections, and limiting accreditation extensions. A strike-all amendment was introduced that would also require certain low-performing programs to offer a three-month graduate preceptorship. The transcript cuts off before the bill’s full debate and final action are completed.

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• safety device on our roads.<00:16:15.120> It's<00:16:15.360> in<00:16:15.600> use
• this during the period of program suspension other than by use of an ignition interlock device.
• <00:31:21.039> Um<00:31:21.840> so of an ignition interlock device.
• Um so of an ignition interlock device.
• That means probably they'd be out there driving but without the interlock device.

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• act relating to crime, increasing the penalty for a felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device
• to five years imprisonment, adding a new crime of felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device
• imprisonment, increasing the penalty for a serious violent felon in possession of a firearm or destructive device
• the Taxation and Revenue Department, providing for photographic copies of a voter's identification document

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• Sections 2 through 5 relate to an amusement device...
• Sections 2 through 5 relate to an amusement device...
• Sections 2 through 5 relate to an amusement device...
• Sections 2 through 5 relate to an amusement device...
• receipts tax on amusement devices.

Bills: HF2274, HF1932

Keywords: taxation, income tax, property tax, corporate tax, homestead credit, local government aid, tax credits, economic development, taxpayer assistance, tax credit outreach, tax preparation, free tax help, IRS, Department of Revenue, general fund appropriation, earned income tax credit, child tax credit, volunteer income tax assistance, VITA, low-income taxpayers

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• A few housekeeping measures: I want to ask everyone to silence their electronic devices.
• A few housekeeping measures: I want to ask everyone to silence their electronic devices.
• Committee members will be using their laptops to view handouts and other documents.

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• All right, and as an administrative reminder, please silence all electronic devices.
• Please silence all electronic devices. I'm doing mine as well.
• missing in action in those positions not filled as to why they had some of these purchases not documented

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee heard the Auditor General’s operational audit of the City of Mexico Beach, which identified nine findings. The audit cited significant turnover in key management positions, late filing of required annual financial reports, weaknesses in competitive procurement and purchase approval controls, a duplicate payment on stormwater repairs that was later largely refunded, issues with the city accountant’s contract and IRS classification, IT access control problems, and the lack of fraud-reporting policies. Committee members asked about corrective action, and the Auditor General said a follow-up audit is required by statute within 18 months, with no enforcement authority beyond reporting progress back to the committee. Mayor Rich Wolf and city staff responded that the city had experienced major turnover and was rebuilding its finance and administrative team. He said the city had hired a city administrator, financial director, city clerk, and accounting firm, and was working to create policies, procedures, forms, and review processes to address the findings. Members discussed whether the turnover and hurricane-related workload contributed to the problems, and city officials said some of the larger purchases were storm-related and tied to FEMA or emergency work. The committee then received a staff update on enforcement for local governments that have not filed required financial reports. Staff said 400 entities had been notified, and as of the meeting two counties, 33 municipalities, and 48 special districts still owed reports or audits. The committee adopted a motion to proceed under section 11.42, Florida Statutes, including possible withholding of state funds for municipalities and enforcement actions for special districts, with authority for the chair and vice chair to delay action if new information warranted it. Finally, the committee unanimously directed the Auditor General and OPPAGA to conduct the required 2024-2025 audit of the Department of the Lottery, with the Auditor General handling financial, internal control, and compliance issues and OPPAGA developing operational recommendations. Members also briefly discussed whether the committee had reviewed transportation surtaxes and expressed interest in improving the timeliness and transparency of the audit and enforcement process before adjourning.

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• Consequently, the maximum GSF calculator, which is a component of the adequacy planning guide, a required document
• In fact, we encourage our team to take the document and say, "Maintenance people, we're coming."
• What was done was real-time energy devices were installed on energy and water systems at a school district
• In each phase of the pilot program, We installed devices at more and more school districts across the
• What it does is it starts to create a document that can't be deleted, and then over time...

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• So then we're uploading all of the data because there is so... much on these devices that everybody is
• interesting is how Mexico is cracking down on oil tanker trucks going south to Mexico to check the proper documents
• Check to see what kind of oil they have and the proper ownership documents.
• prolonged service outages, disrupting 9-1-1 availability, flood control, weather warnings, medical devices
• Christmas lights... ...lights, and when you go to recycle them, do you have to bring an ownership document

Bills: SB552, SB1099, SB1124, SB1208, SB1372, SB1506, SB1667, SB1804, SB1806, SB1870, SB1936, SB1937, SB2180, SB2405, SB2569, SB2570, SB1646

Keywords: community supervision, criminal justice, illegal alien, deferred adjudication, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, SB 1099, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigration status, felony sentencing enhancement, criminal penalty increase, Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, affirmative finding, judgment finding, deportation, public safety, immigration enforcement, sentencing reform, felony offense

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• School is required to document that determination.
• Should continue the school is required to document document that determination.
• Members, this bill relates to the use of personal wireless communication devices. is by students during
• she needed, she was doing great and then when she hit high school we went to a one-to-one One, a device

Bills: SB530, SB757, SB769, SB1085, SB1241, SB1242, SB1409, SB1878, SB2138, SB2314, SB2231, SB2361, SB2431, SJR59

Keywords: accreditation, postsecondary education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, baccalaureate degrees, junior colleges, program delivery, faculty recruitment, higher education, performance standards, student loan debt, degree programs, funding, students with disabilities, accessibility, enrollment, report, SB 1085, Sul Ross State University, Rio Grande College, Del Rio

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• It's well documented, it's well recognized, and we need to take action to address it.
• To something of other critical importance: floating devices.
• I am not against the use of personal flotation devices.
• I feel strongly that the role of personal flotation devices in swimming pools should be studied further
• The only person testifying on flotation devices is next.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security heard testimony on several bills, beginning with a major workplace violence proposal for health care settings. Senator Lovely, the Massachusetts Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Hospital Association, and SEIU 1199 all supported legislation requiring hospitals and other health care employers to conduct facility-specific risk assessments, develop violence prevention plans, train workers, and provide reporting and protections for assaulted employees. Witnesses described workplace assaults as frequent and escalating, and committee members discussed balancing worker safety with concerns about criminalizing mental illness; testimony emphasized that the bill targets intentional assaults while preserving treatment and discretion for behavioral health crises. The committee also heard strong support for bills to strengthen traffic safety, including primary seat belt enforcement, rear-facing car seat requirements, and seat belts on school buses. AAA Northeast, the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts, law enforcement, legislators, and the Massachusetts Insurance Federation all backed the measures, citing crash data, injury prevention, and personal stories of traumatic brain injury. Senator O’Connor testified for school bus seat belts, saying Massachusetts should join other states requiring them, and later Sophia Furzada of the National Transportation Safety Board urged passage of school bus seat belt and child passenger safety bills, saying lap-shoulder belts would reduce injuries and save lives in crashes where compartmentalization is not enough. Other testimony included support for a bill to make 9-1-1 disability indicator forms more accessible and inclusive, with the witness arguing the form should better reflect mental health, developmental disabilities, language access needs, and a fifth-grade reading level. The committee also heard opposition to a proposal to extend Christian’s Law to swimming pools, with a parks and recreation director warning of unintended consequences for municipal camps and underserved communities. Finally, the committee took testimony on a bill to expand the Forensic Science Oversight Board to include workforce representation, which MOSES said would restore technical expertise to the board. At the end of the hearing, the committee adjourned without taking votes on the bills discussed.