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• No other public entity is going to be, or private entity is going to be able to request that information
• > be<02:36:01.840> able<02:36:02.000> to or private entity is going to be able to
• And this information, it's within these private entities that are registered agents.
• <02:49:56.479> entities<02:49:56.880> that it's within these private entities that
• it's within these private entities that are<02:49:57.200> registered<02:49:57.600> agents.

Keywords: 916, all

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• It's private.<00:22:04.559> It's<00:22:04.799> protected. private.
• Now, to operate as that entity, an entity has to file with our office, submit a fee, and submit a sworn
• Private and secret and confidential.
• , your home address is completely private, your home address is completely private, completely<01
• Imagine for public and private.

Bills: HF1151, HF1239, HF1240, HF2020, HF2514, HF2515, HF2451

Keywords: Compensation Council, salaries, state officials, judicial compensation, legislative process, public funds, misuse, law enforcement, accountability, state government, legislative auditor, compliance, transparency, retirement benefits, health insurance, dependents, state employees, Medicare, legislative studies, government oversight

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• school district has to provide that entity the first right of refusal for property.
• This is allowing you to do fireworks on private property.
• President, would you be willing to share which entity requested this measure?
• Why are we losing employees to the private sector?
• We want to do things like the private sector does.

Bills: SB1627, SB227, SB366, SB1193, SB1433, SB1450, SB1481, SB1749, SB1810, SB1812, SB1921, SB1948, SB2044, SB2178, SB169, SB1877, HB1409, SB1266, SB1432

Keywords: criminal code cleanup, duplicate statutes, statutory consolidation, repealer bill, emergency clause, Title 21 crimes, Title 47 DUI, child abuse reporting, child neglect, child sexual abuse material, child pornography, sex offenses, rape, stalking, domestic abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, sex trafficking, gang-related offense, eluding police

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• and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related
• Abortion assistance entity means. Can you read that word that starts with a P? Yes, sir.
• All this bill does is address governmental entities.
• However, today I'm here as a private citizen testifying for myself.
• Local governments aren't intervening in private decisions.

Bills: SB 6, SB 11, SB 33

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related
• But did somebody from the private sector donate money to them and say? Hey, here you go.
• Abortion assistance entity means, can you read that word that starts with a "P"? Yes, sir. Okay.
• You know, that's a separate thing to be brought up by the legislature or other entities.
• However, today I'm here as a private citizen testifying for myself.

Bills: SB6, SB11, SB33

Keywords: electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state

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• There are some the DOT. ...entities, and the answer is yes.
• It applies to all private and public owners of facilities—cities, counties, private companies, public
• If I might, you mentioned some entities require a permit.
• Now, I don't know that private utilities or private enterprise free market would handle this the same
• Now, I don't know that private utilities or private enterprise free market would handle this the same

Summary: The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee met with a quorum present and first heard HB 11 from Representative Robinson. The bill would address an unintended consequence in Florida’s municipal utility surcharge law by requiring the same water/utility rate for residents when a utility facility is physically located within one municipality but owned by another, rather than allowing the owning municipality to impose a 25% surcharge. The sponsor and several members described it as a fairness issue affecting residents who do not receive local tax support for the facility but still bear the surcharge. Public testimony included support from AARP and Miami-Dade County and opposition from North Miami Beach. The bill was reported favorably on an 18-0 vote. The committee then held a panel discussion on utility use of public rights-of-way and utility relocation. Panelists from FDOT, county government, gas, water, electric, and communications sectors described the permitting process, noting that FDOT uses a detailed utility accommodation manual and that local governments may use permits, franchise agreements, or ordinances depending on the utility type. They emphasized that utilities often must coordinate early with agencies using long-range work programs and project plans, and that the process differs by utility and jurisdiction. Communications witnesses discussed Chapter 337 and the 60-day local permitting shot clock, while others noted the role of Sunshine State One Call in locating facilities before excavation. A major focus was who pays for relocations when road or infrastructure projects require utilities to move. FDOT and several panelists said utilities generally bear the cost when they are in public right-of-way, with exceptions such as certain interstate/interchange projects and easement impacts. Utility representatives said relocations are often effectively new builds, can be costly, and are ultimately reflected in rates or customer costs. Members also asked about easements versus right-of-way, damage and disputes during construction, broadband workforce needs, and whether legislation could improve coordination. Panelists largely said the existing process works best when agencies, contractors, and utilities communicate early and continuously, and that more legislation may not be necessary compared with better planning, staffing, and use of technology.

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• And then I could also push an entity to do the survey.
• And then I could also push an entity to do the survey.
• A whole bunch of other people...” “...other entities.
• So a private citizen may not... ...from an ETJ? So a private citizen may not, but a developer can.
• is no private property right in an ETJ.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• **Dave Nelson**: It's a good entity to maintain it.
• So it's a private road. **Dave Nelson**: Yes, sir. So it's a private road? Yes, sir.
• After the 1986 Tax Act, there was a bit of indecision on how to handle private entities or private works
• We have basically any governmental entity, local governmental entity, that issues debt; we enumerate
• I’m a private sector guy.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The argument was just because a local government is providing dollars to a private business.
• It is not the government's place to tell that private business how to operate.
• It prohibits the government entities from acting as the Thank you, Mister Chair.
• It prohibits the government entities from acting as the policies from receiving state funds.
• partnerships between state and private entities.

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• entities as well as some public entities in the state.
• The state government remits federal money to UC and CSU through the public universities to private entities
• I've already mentioned, including public and private entities and individuals directly.
• , private entities, individuals, etc.
• , private entities, which include businesses, as well as any governmental entity or public entity that

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This was a private road.
• First, we have governmental entities that are competing with the private sector, and the governmental
• entities are doing the exact same thing, but yet the governmental entity has immunity that the private
• citizens and private property rather than the governmental entity.
• entity.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• . entities. entities.
• addresses private. addresses private.
• to entity to entity, passed from entity to entity to entity, the<02:20:25.040> city<02:20:25.280
• <02:23:29.600> entities accepted by public and private entities accepted by public and private
• At the current time it's private, and as it's transferred to another entity, do we have assurance that

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's coming at a heavy price to our private property owners.
• Our contract, we cannot give away private property owner rights.
• We are not for profit entities. We're designated that by the IRS.
• Those were on private.
• facilities on private easements.

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• The private entity has to consent to the use of the information before it can be used.
• consent of the private entity or by way of a court order.
• When you say private entity, do you mean the party collecting the data or the party whose data is being
• We do see it being sold to other public and private entities. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• to then get a court, use that, ...would allow that private entity to then get a court, use that data

Bills: HB294, SB40, SB43, SB35

Keywords: cannabis, cannabis packaging, cannabis labeling, cannabis regulation, Cannabis Control Division, adulterated cannabis, artificial color additive, food dye, youth appeal, minor appeal, child-resistant packaging, black-and-white packaging, edibles, product labeling, consumer protection, marijuana, hemp, dispensary, licensed cannabis business, cannabis manufacturer

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• Entities in Texas. This bill remedies that gap and allows DUNAs to exist as legal entities.
• at the entity level.
• I mean, you can take any entity and qualify it for 508.
• A private visit will be even better. Thank you very much. My apologies.
• We need a new foundation, one that's open, one that's private.

Bills: HB2226, HB2269, HB2343, HB2760, HB3621, HB4079, HB4204, HB4518, HB4531, HB4555, HB4850, HB4876, HB4903, HB4996, HB5122

Keywords: construction trust funds, Property Code, Chapter 162, construction payments, mechanics lien, contractors, subcontractors, laborers, material suppliers, materialmen, real property improvement, assignment of payment rights, unpaid trust funds, trust fund beneficiaries, construction industry, payment protection, Texas construction law, property owners association, landscaping, grass maintenance

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• being represented by private attorneys. being represented by private attorneys.
• entities and and not to the private entities and and not to the private individuals.
• business entities and not private<03:09:29.760> individuals<03:09:30.240> or<03:09:30.479
• a legal entity.
• definition of business entity? Mr. definition of business entity? Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the private credit market.
• Kick-up in defaults in the private credit market.
• But the fact is that we've run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as quasi-public, quasi-private entities for
• a growing... ...a private markets program that's significant in size, and we have a growing private
• markets program with the private debt and the private equity, and in order to accommodate this vintage

Keywords: 908, all

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• So we're talking about a private employer who contracts with the state.
• So they want to do it with their own private money.
• They want to do it with their own private money.
• And as was stated, this is an extreme overreach into private business.
• we don't want them to invest in entities that boycott Israel.

Summary: The committee first confirmed Heather L. Turnbull to the Florida Commission on Community Service without debate. It then took up SPB 7022, which sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2025, updates rates to address unfunded liability, and preserves the 3% employee contribution rate. Senator Fine said the bill would increase FRS Trust Fund revenue by about $310 million annually and also gives certain elected officers an option related to DROP accumulations. An amendment was adopted, the bill was submitted as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1710, a bill by Senator DeSantis/DeSigley to prohibit state agencies, vendors, and grant recipients from using state funds for DEI-related policies, trainings, and programs, and to impose related restrictions on medical institutions of higher education. Senator Polsky and others questioned the bill’s broad and vague language, its effect on health-related work, public-facing agency positions, private contractors, and medical school admissions. The sponsor said the bill was intended to stop DEI from influencing state agencies and that the medical-school portion would likely be amended out later. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill would harm health care, education, access, and minority communities; a few supporters said DEI is ideological and should be removed from government and public institutions. After debate, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote, with Senator Errington voting no. The committee then began SB 1678, relating to entities that boycott Israel, with a delete-all amendment. Senator Leak said the bill would expand Florida’s anti-BDS framework to cover nonprofits, foreign educational institutions, foreign government funds, academic boycotts, political subdivisions, and certain grants, while the amendment aligned the bill with existing law and clarified procurement and divestment provisions. Testimony included support from proponents who said Florida should not do business with entities engaged in boycotts of Israel, and opposition from speakers who argued the bill would restrict academic freedom and conscience. Debate continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• Domestic private entities that have outsourced jobs abroad potentially undermine the state's economic
• House Bill 4921 addresses this by prohibiting state investments in domestic private entities that outsource
• It addresses domestic private entities that, within the previous two years, have created employment suitable
• It also restricts tax and fee benefits for private entities that have outsourced jobs as described or
• By state officials or entities.

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• And certainly in private meetings with me and those types of things.
• Additionally, it addresses exempt entities and entities that may qualify as a payment stablecoin issuer
• The bill before you expands representation on the commission for those entities to include those entities
• The fee owner may use a private provider.
• So this is in relation to private providers.

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.