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• I move the Speaker appoint a committee of three to act with a like committee of the Senate as a conference
• concur with the Senate amendments to the House measures as read and that a committee of three be appointed
• Continuing on the 12th order, the Speaker appoints to the Conference Committee on 1003: Representative
• to serve with a like the House measures as read and that a committee of three be appointed to serve
• Continuing on the 12th order, the Speaker appoints to the Conference Committee on 1003.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then received a gubernatorial message listing numerous bills signed by the governor. The chamber also handled conference committee business, including appointing conferees for House Bills 1003 and 1169 after refusing to concur with Senate amendments, and adopting a conference committee report on House Bill 1053, which repealed a Century Code section related to the length of the state highway system. A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 2137, which would allow supplemental feed for hunting and include an expiration date. The House divided the proposed amendments into two parts. Division A, dealing with baiting limits and setbacks near livestock facilities, drew extensive debate over private property rights, enforceability, livestock protection, and hunting access, and failed 14-76. Division B, requiring chronic wasting disease surveillance and a report to Legislative Management, also drew debate over whether the reporting requirement was necessary or too late to be useful; it failed 44-46. With both divisions defeated, the House then passed the underlying bill 56-34. The House also laid over Senate Bills 2340, 2326, and 2289. Later, it defeated Senate Bill 2325, which would have created a process for non-federal easements on wetland areas, by a vote of 4-84. It passed Senate Bill 2210, directing a legislative management study on watershed-based water management, 85-3; Senate Bill 2387, establishing rights for sexual violence survivors, 89-0; and Senate Bill 269, allowing state agencies to satisfy legal notice requirements by posting on their websites if newspaper publication is missed, 72-17. The House then excused absent members and adjourned until Monday, April 14, 2025.

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• Members of the Senate elected or appointed to serve in the first session of the 57th Legislature, except
• Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the President appoint a committee of three Senators to
• If there is no objection, the Chair will appoint Senators Scott, Figueroa, and Solz to inform the House
• They are in such shape that they have doctor's appointments and different things.

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• I do know we are likely to have another committee hearing to deal with the appointments to the campaign
• c><00:04:08.560> with<00:04:08.799> the<00:04:09.439> uh<00:04:09.680> appointments
• hearing to deal with the uh appointments hearing to deal with the uh appointments to<00:04:10.239

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The citizens of Texas did not elect or authorize the appointment of executive officials to enact laws
• And then the other question maybe for you, sir, is whether the fact that he was sort of appointed in
• "Whether the fact that he was sort of appointed in a circuitous way—does that factor into the legal arguments
• He was appointed.
• The other one for you was the way in which former Senator Hancock was appointed.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Have those two been appointed to the council, and how many are we trying to get to?
• they're not approved within 45 days, the local council, according to the statute, can make the appointment
• It says that the governor will make the appointment, but on recommendations.
• So I'm trying to see who should be. the appointment but on recommendations so I'm trying to see who should
• members of the councils up to the governor's office I just want to get that clear okay follow-up the appointment

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met to receive an update from the new director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities on implementation of House Bill 1103. The director said APD is working to update the funding algorithm through a contracted study due November 15, 2025, expand transparency on its website, launch an online crisis application by the end of 2025, improve client choice in qualified organizations and waiver support coordinators, and coordinate with AHCA on the managed care pilot and Florida HealthFinder listings for APD providers. He also said APD is working on family resource materials, a monthly newsletter, and stronger transition planning with DCF. Members asked about whether the new algorithm would include transportation and what services might change, but the director said the replacement model is still being developed and any new methodology would be implemented through rulemaking. Questions also focused on Family Care Councils, including the statewide council’s membership and appointment process; the director said the statute sets the process and APD is helping councils recruit and organize. On transparency, members praised the website improvements and asked for more interactive data tools. The director said APD would consider suggestions and continue expanding public reporting. The committee also discussed eligibility and waiver notices, including concerns about outdated language in APD letters and how autism cases are reviewed. The director said clinicians and behavioral analysts review cases and asked to see the specific letter. On the pre-enrollment list, the chair asked about the wait list, and the director said APD recently sent 5,612 service offers to people on the list and is working to better distinguish those who truly need services from those who do not. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• I've served, I mentioned earlier, as a specially appointed criminal... ...civil prosecutor for district
• Somebody who has been very well respected, been appointed that job nine times.
• This group will include representatives appointed by major firefighter associations, the Texas Fire Chiefs
• House Bill 148 will ensure that all board members, whether elected or appointed, have a clear understanding
• If passed, a board official may not be appointed or placed.

Bills: HB148, HB334, HB554, HB762, HB1520, HB1593, HB3526, HB3810, HB5092, SB2215, HB2607, HB148

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, HB 554, fireworks, Juneteenth, Juneteenth holiday, retail fireworks permit, Texas Occupations Code, Local Government Code, county commissioners court, drought conditions, Texas A&M Forest Service, fire safety, holiday sales

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• The Joint Committee is charged with appointing the Public Counsel.
• The public counsel is appointed for a four-year term and may not serve more than 12 consecutive years
• The Public Counsel is appointed by a majority vote of the members of each house of this committee.
• is required by section 350.061, Florida Statutes, to receive applications, conduct interviews, and appoint
• is required by section 350.061, Florida Statutes, to receive applications, conduct interviews, and appoint

Summary: The joint committee met with a quorum present and first received an overview of its jurisdiction and duties related to appointing the Florida Public Counsel. Staff explained the committee’s authority under joint rules and state law, noted that the current Public Counsel’s term expires February 28, 2025, and that applications for the next four-year term were open with a February 6, 2025 deadline. The committee then heard an extensive update from Public Counsel Walt Truerweiler on the Office of Public Counsel’s work representing utility ratepayers before the Public Service Commission and in appeals. Truerweiler described the office’s caseload and priorities, including electric, gas, water, and wastewater rate cases; storm recovery dockets; cost-recovery clauses; rulemakings; and customer service hearings. He emphasized that the office seeks to challenge unsupported or imprudent costs, find value for customers, and use expert analysis and customer testimony to shape outcomes. He highlighted recent and ongoing matters, including major Duke, TECO, Sunshine water/wastewater, and hurricane recovery proceedings, and said the office had fully litigated four of its last five rate cases, while also achieving a major settlement in Duke that reduced a requested increase and imposed cost controls on solar projects. Members praised the office’s work and asked about the benefits of settlements, staffing and compensation, and how the office decides when to fully intervene versus provide guidance or monitor a case. Truerweiler said settlements can create predictability, reduce uncertainty and expense, and produce tangible value for both customers and utilities. He also acknowledged recruitment challenges, including lower pay than comparable agencies and difficulty attracting attorneys who do not want in-person litigation work. The committee took no substantive action beyond receiving the presentations, and adjourned after a motion was adopted.

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• We are in further receipt of communications informing the House that the Senate has appointed conferees
• informing the House that the<00:14:16.399> Senate<00:14:16.639> has<00:14:16.800> appointed
• <00:14:17.120> conferies<00:14:17.600> to the Senate has appointed conferies to the
• Senate has appointed conferies to the<00:14:17.839> noted<00:14:18.079> House<00:14:18.240

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• One of Martin's first official acts after his appointment as temporary was to fire numerous prosecutors
• They are trying to appoint a U.S. attorney who glorifies people who attack cops, and they are now seeking
• He had been appointed by a Republican president.
• Here's a guy doing his job, appointed by President Trump, does his job, acts in a nonpartisan basis,

Keywords: nomination, Patrick Davis, Assistant Attorney General, Ed Martin, January 6th, public testimony

Summary: This meeting focused primarily on the nomination of Patrick Davis to serve as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legislative Affairs. Members discussed Mr. Davis's qualifications and experience, emphasizing his commitment to effectively serving the American public and working collaboratively with Congress. The committee also briefly revisited the nominations of John Eisenberg and Brett Shumate but decided to hold them over until the next meeting. Additionally, concerns regarding the nomination of Ed Martin as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia were raised, particularly regarding his past statements and conduct related to the January 6th insurrection and its aftermath. The discussion highlighted the importance of reviewing Mr. Martin's responses to various questions before proceeding with a vote on his nomination.

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• So within that there are also appointment wait time standards.
• Again, we've had appointment wait time standards in New Hampshire since 2018.
• appointment weight time standards. appointment weight time standards.
• > wait<01:13:55.199> time Again, we've had appointment wait time Again, we've had appointment
• <01:33:24.159> in trying to schedule appointment in trying to schedule appointment in network

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Now, there's this whole new slew of closures due to the appointments not being scheduled.
• Now, there's this whole new slew of closures due to the appointments not being scheduled.
• <02:52:53.439> Um that they set up this appointment.
• Um that they set up this appointment.
• I don't know that the appointment.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• standby legal counsel to handle appoint standby legal counsel to handle any<00:45:15.920> Brady
• This bill also allows a mortgagee, at its discretion, to appoint a licensed real estate professional
• , to appoint a licensed real<01:03:09.520> estate<01:03:09.720> professional<01:03:10.240
• <01:30:59.640> with<01:30:59.840> a that they made an appointment with a that they
• when people come to make an appointment when people come to make an appointment or<01:31:48.640>

Bills: HF3951, HF4005, HF962, HF4585, HF3870, HF4542, HF3893, HF4293, HF4075, HF4057, HF3809

Keywords: submetered utility service, tenant rights, digital payment, eviction protection, housing policy, biometric data, consent, data protection, civil penalties, privacy laws, HF4585, Minnesota, harassment restraining order, HRO, restraining order, temporary restraining order, petitioner notice, service of process, law enforcement notification, sheriff

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• However, we are concerned with the changes in the bill to the exam appointment availability.
• However, we are concerned with the changes in the bill to the exam appointment availability.
• Putting new appointment restrictions into law now will have the impact of actually decreasing exam appointment
• Putting new appointment restrictions into law now will have the impact of actually decreasing exam appointment
• Putting new appointment area.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um, we do have other folks on this committee who are also directly appointed.
• <00:26:50.000> to have those be a direct appointment to have those be a direct appointment
• So that um is also directly appointed.
• As I said, there's a variety of ways that you can get appointed to MOSAC.
• So if you can get appointed to MOSAC.

Bills: HF3884, HF3881, HF3882, HF3883, HF3363, HF3362

Keywords: tribal governments, Metropolitan Council, grant programs, funding, local government, small business, contracting, veteran-owned businesses, compliance, government contracts, housing finance, reporting requirements, regional development, city programs, elected officials, campaign access, multiple unit dwellings, residential access, voter registration, 1183

Summary: The committee met on March 4, 2026, and first approved the minutes from March 2 by voice vote. It then took up several Metropolitan Council agency bills, with members repeatedly moving to lay them over for possible inclusion or, in one case, to re-refer a bill to another committee. The first three bills discussed were House File 3884, House File 3881, and House File 3882, all presented as administrative or programmatic changes intended to streamline Met Council processes. House File 3884 would allow tribal governments and tribal development entities to apply directly for Metropolitan Council Livable Communities Act grants and community tree planting grants, rather than applying through a city or other local government. Testimony from Met Council staff said the bill would simplify access and align the Met Council’s tree-planting program with existing DNR authority. House File 3881 would expand the Met Council’s contracting authority to include small businesses more broadly, require an annual report to the legislature on small-business contracting, and repeal a duplicative statute on certificates of compliance. House File 3882 would make a range of administrative cleanups, including removing an obsolete housing-bond review role, clarifying outdated statutory language, extending the review cycle for metropolitan significance rules from every two years to every 10 years, clarifying reporting and Livable Communities Act provisions, changing regional parks operations-and-maintenance reimbursements to rely on audited financial statements, and clarifying agricultural preserves procedures. The committee also considered House File 3883, which was amended with an A1 amendment before adoption. That bill updates appointments to the Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee, known as MOSAC, including direct appointments for certain county representatives and adding a tribal representative appointed by the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, while also cleaning up outdated language and eligibility provisions. A former MOSAC member spoke in support of the committee’s work, and the chair said the bill was common-sense and renewed the motion to lay it over as amended. Finally, the committee began House File 3363, a bill described by the author as a response to safety concerns after the June events, aimed at removing public access to legislators’ home addresses from Campaign Finance Board materials; discussion had just begun when the transcript ended.

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• The Senate to act with a like conference committee appointed on the part of the House.
• Senator Murphy moves that the foregoing appointments be approved.
• All those opposed say no. be and they hereby are appointed as a be and they hereby are appointed as a
• <01:44:58.320> To<01:44:58.639> that appointments be approved.
• To that appointments be approved.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It establishes a commission with balanced appointments across the executive and legislative branches,
• It's hard to understand or justify that we don't appoint...
• It's hard to understand or justify that we don't appoint lawyers for individuals who are again facing
• I was treated like a waste of an appointment slot. It made me feel dismissed, unsafe, and devalued.
• A pediatrician told The New York Times that no-show pediatric appointments had increased 30%.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy public hearing on a wide range of civil rights, immigration, hate crimes, and reparations bills. Chair Edwards and Chair Day opened with strict testimony rules, including two-minute limits, written testimony options, and decorum requirements. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell testified in strong support of S. 1126/H. 1920, the Combating Hate in the Commonwealth bill, saying Massachusetts needs stronger tools to address rising hate and bias incidents. Her Civil Rights Division chief explained that the bill would give the division civil investigative demand/subpoena power, expand civil rights enforcement, close loopholes in the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, add protected classes to the hate crimes law, and require better hate-crime data reporting. The committee also heard support for H. 1954 on access to counsel in immigration proceedings, H. 4684 on law enforcement identification and public trust, and H. 1927 to exonerate individuals accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts. Several bills focused on discrimination and civil rights enforcement. Supporters of S. 1248 on organizational standing said fair housing nonprofits need explicit authority to bring discrimination complaints in their own names, especially as federal protections are under attack. On H. 1246, advocates urged adding sex and gender as protected classes in the hate crimes statute, arguing women are not protected under current state law. H. 1820 drew testimony for protections against height and weight discrimination. H. 1995 would regularize sentencing for hate crimes by requiring diversity awareness training for both convictions and continuances without a finding, and H. 1056/H. 1589 would broaden hate-crime victim standing and require restitution to be used to repair harm. H. 1886 would clarify that defense-based social service staff are exempt from mandated reporter obligations when working under attorney-client privilege. The committee also heard testimony on H. 1889/S. 1064, a bill to eliminate disparate impact. Environmental justice advocates, fair housing attorneys, and community members argued that neutral policies can still produce discriminatory outcomes and that Massachusetts should allow state-court claims and a private right of action to address them. Committee members raised concerns about litigation floodgates, punitive damages, and the scope of protected classes, while supporters said the bill would mainly target systemic harms and injunctive relief. Additional testimony supported H. 1922/S. 119, the Fair Investment Act, which would create civil rights protections in venture capital and other investment settings for founders and investors, especially women and minority entrepreneurs. The hearing also included testimony on H. 1683, the Sex Trade Survivor Act, which would expand vacatur and expungement relief for trafficking survivors, remove archaic offenses from the code, and create an interagency commission; supporters emphasized reducing barriers to housing, employment, and reentry. Finally, the committee heard extensive support for H. 1753/S. 1181, establishing a commission to study reparations in Massachusetts. Testifiers described the state’s history of slavery, redlining, and ongoing racial disparities, and urged the committee to report the bill favorably. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

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• I've got appointed to Bill Bearhead. I'm representing District 20.
• Is that a security issue, or is it now open to the public without an appointment?
• I don't know if it's by appointment only.
• Is that a security issue, or is it now open to the public without an appointment?
• I don't know if it's by appointment only.

Keywords: 908, all

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• He was appointed by the Laramie County and Platte County Commissioners to fill the vacant seat of Darren
• I appointed replacements as follows: I appointed Senator Ide to chairman of agriculture.
• I appointed standing committee members as follows.
• The council's 13-member commission appointed by the governor, where representation across the state is
• President, the House of Representatives appointed the following employees for the 2026 budget session

Keywords: 916, all

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• Can we phone a friend, someone in the room, to explain who appoints those people to that commission?
• Can we phone a friend, someone in the room to explain who appoints those people to that commission?
• I think there's 25, or up to 25, that can appoint from various faith backgrounds.
• And again, the appointing ability is by the president, the speaker, and the governor.
• Appoint good men and women to those positions. Rabbi, I got you. But that's the truth.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer by Rabbi Moshe Umatz, the Pledge of Allegiance led by pages, and several introductions and recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar after a motion to reconsider SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. Several bills were also set aside during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included funding for expedited DNA testing grants for local law enforcement (SB 1072/HB 847), additional aggravating factors in capital cases involving religious, school, or government gatherings (SB 984/HB 693), fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients (SB 924/HB 677), commuter rail indemnification for Miami-Dade and Broward counties (SB 916/HB 867), restrictions on disposing of migrant vessels in Florida waters (SB 830), specialty license plates including Miami Northwestern and several colleges and institutions (SB 824), an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign (SB 398), relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University (SB 364), charter school changes allowing parent conversion and municipal job-engine charter schools (SB 140), sex offender registration reporting changes (SB 1654/HB 1351), penalties for assaulting utility workers (SB 1386), juvenile justice revisions and truancy process updates (SB 1344), reporting of student mental health outcomes (SB 1310/HB 969), foster home license transfer simplification (SB 1174/HB 989), water access facility funding and boating industry incentives (SB 1162/HB 735), Florida Virtual School operational changes (SB 1122), school readiness program support for children with disabilities (SB 1102), sexual image offenses involving minors (SB 1180/HB 757), age-related defenses in child sex offense cases (SB 1136/HB 777), tampering with electronic monitoring devices (SB 1054/HB 437), certified recovery residences and local zoning accommodations (SB 954), and the FSU Election Law Center (SB 892). Most of these bills passed with strong bipartisan support, though SB 984 and SB 140 drew some opposition. One of the most extensive debates centered on SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office staff, citing emails and campaign-related communications tied to Amendment 4; the amendment failed on a 13-23 vote. Senators then debated the bill’s relationship to state election law, free speech, and the role of faith-based outreach. Supporters emphasized the office’s service network and reported benefits to children and families, while some senators raised concerns about interfaith representation and political use of government resources. The bill was then read a third time and the Senate proceeded toward a final vote as the transcript ended.

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• not an accident but it's an appointment not an accident but it's an appointment it's an appointment
• that's from you it's an appointment that's from you it's an appointment that's from you reminded in scripture
• authorities shall the appointing authorities shall the appointing authorities shall coordinate their
• appointments to assure coordinate their appointments to assure coordinate their appointments to assure
• like the federal that's not appointed like the federal that's not appointed like the federal that's

Keywords: 1136, house, all