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• ><00:05:00.480><c> that</c> Our idea is if we're going to have pilots, we want these pilots on the boats
• </c><00:05:20.960><c> with</c> we want these pilots on the boats with we want these pilots on the boats
• with the<00:05:21.240><c> boats</c> the boats the boats underway<00:05:23.120><c> and</c><00:05:23.360
• waiting<00:05:28.360><c> to</c><00:05:28.440><c> get</c><00:05:28.560><c> the</c><00:05:28.640><c> boat
• </c><00:05:28.880><c> started</c> waiting to get the boat started waiting to get the boat started literally

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

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• You could actually extend your dock, which would be a bigger intrusion on the lake, bring boats with
• with gasoline and other lake bring boats with gasoline and other things<01:21:19.120><c> uh</c><01:21
• c><01:27:15.719><c> these</c><01:27:15.960><c> new</c><01:27:16.280><c> dugin</c><01:27:16.760><c> boat
• but these new dugin boat houses i' say<01:27:18.679><c> probably</c><01:27:19.040><c> five</c><01:27
• houses over public approach to boat houses over public Waters<01:38:53.080><c> thank</c><01:38:53.239

Committee: Senate Commerce

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• I handled a lot of fatalities. I handled a lot of catastrophic claims, and I'm...
• I handled a lot of fatalities, I handled a lot of catastrophic claims, and I'm very familiar with this
• When we get a catastrophic loss or a fatality, we do everything we can to make that right, to settle

Committees: House Commerce , House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

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• Florida Department of Children and Families has shared data that has shown an increasing trend in fatal
• Between 2009 and 2024, a total of 1,333 fatal drownings were recorded.
• Between 2009 and 2024, a total of 1,333 fatal drownings overall, all ages, were recorded. 890 took place

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries heard and advanced several bills, with the most extensive discussion centered on condominium issues, gambling enforcement, and public safety. CS/SB 592 on the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program was amended to clarify the three-story eligibility threshold and to add sliding glass door wind-driven rain mitigation devices as an eligible improvement. A late-filed amendment to appropriate $500 million for the program failed on a 3-4 roll call vote, and the bill was then reported favorably. Members also took up CS/SB 1742, a broad condominium and cooperative association reform bill, which would give associations more flexibility on reserves after milestone inspections, require substitute budgets over certain spending increases, improve disclosure and conflict-of-interest rules, expand data collection, and extend some disclosure rescission periods; the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 622 on pari-mutuel permit leasing, as amended to allow leasing to same-class permit holders or Hialeah permit holders and to make related wagering licenses discretionary rather than automatic. SB 1404 on illegal gambling was reported favorably after amendments allowing veterans organizations to seek declaratory rulings on machine compliance and adding ethics/revolving-door restrictions for Gaming Commission personnel; a late amendment concerning a Miami casino property was withdrawn. Testimony on that bill came from prosecutors, the Gaming Control Commission, veterans groups, and amusement machine operators, with supporters emphasizing organized crime enforcement and opponents seeking clearer definitions and compliance guidance. On public safety and infrastructure, SB 1682 to include 911 dispatchers in the definition of first responder was reported favorably with strong support from dispatchers and committee members. SB 818 on utility relocation and SB 1228 on spring restoration were also reported favorably, with counties opposing the utility bill as a taxpayer cost shift. SB 948 on flood disclosures for rental properties and condominium sales/rentals was reported favorably after support from environmental and flood advocacy groups. The committee also heard SB 604 on residential pool safety requirements, but the chair temporarily postponed it after concerns were raised about how the inspection requirement would work in cash transactions and whether it would require permits or delay closings.

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• Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to submit annual reports to certain legislative committees regarding boating
• what it does, and I think that would be a good thing for us to kind of help them navigate safety and boating

Bills: HCR54 , HCR79 , HCR87 , HCR94 , HCR104 , HB1209

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee met on March 27 with a quorum present, approved prior minutes, and then took up several resolutions and one bill related to wildlife, water resources, and conservation. H.C.R. 79, as amended, urged the U.S. Forest Service and the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to work together to allow the use of dogs for hunting in Kisatchie National Forest; supporters described it as a traditional hunting practice that has been restricted for years and could benefit local hunters and businesses. H.C.R. 104, as amended, asked the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and modernize the collection, retention, and access to subsurface data, with members emphasizing the need to avoid sharing company-specific information. H.C.R. 87 was reported favorably to support correspondence from U.S. Sen. Kennedy regarding duck flyway management, H.C.R. 54 was reported favorably to study the impact of flooded corn on migratory waterfowl and restore an enforcement mechanism related to hunting over intentionally flooded crops, and H.C.R. 94 was reported favorably to require annual boating safety reports to legislative committees. The committee then heard HB 1209, which would have paused new cooperative endeavor agreements for surface water withdrawals while allowing existing agreements to continue and be renewed through December 31, 2036. The author said the bill was intended to give the state time to develop a more comprehensive, data-driven surface water strategy and to address invasive species such as giant salvinia, which he said has severely affected waterways in his district. Members and witnesses acknowledged the seriousness of the issue, but there was concern that the bill was too complex to move quickly in the session. The committee discussed converting it into a study resolution instead, and the bill was deferred without objection. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I'm also a voter at Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor and a member of the public who regularly pays for parking
• Some small state boat harbors, including that of Awalua and Mailani and Maui, have towed thousands of
• Some small state boat harbors, including that of Awalua and Mailani and Maui, have towed thousands of
• including &gt;&gt; Some small state boat harbors including that<01:21:30.040><c> of</c><01:21:30.120
• Boat Harbor that were getting towed for<01:24:33.600><c> meter</c><01:24:33.920><c> violations.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing either support or comments rather than opposition. HB 2395, relating to taking marine deposits for research, education, management, or propagation, received support from the University of Hawaii and DLNR. HB 2585, relating to agricultural tourism, drew broad support for its intent to keep agritourism secondary to farming, but agencies and farm groups raised concerns about enforcement, county authority, and the rebuttable presumption language. Testifiers included OPSD, the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Farm Bureau, a small farm operator, and others, with some urging clearer definitions, simpler registration, and protections for bona fide farms and hosted farm stays. HB 1728, on rainwater catchment systems, was supported in principle by DLNR, which cited drought conditions and said it deferred to counties and the Department of Health on safety and regulation. HB 1881, which would prohibit passenger ropeways on mountain lands, drew strong support from community testifiers who said it would help prevent development disguised as agritourism and protect forests and country lands. HB 1990, establishing penalties and possible foreclosure for unresolved zoning violations, received comments from the Attorney General recommending removal of AG references and more county-centered enforcement, while the Hawaii Association of Realtors warned the 30-day timeline could create problems for absent or unaware homeowners. The committee also heard HB 1712, which would expand and make permanent certain seats on the State Building Code Council. The Plumbers and Fitters union supported the bill, but BIA Hawaii requested amendments to add “licensed contractor” language, and architects and other professionals opposed the measure, arguing that increasing the council from 12 to 15 voting members would make it less efficient and harder to reach quorum. Finally, HB 2151, relating to hempcrete, was supported by a Kauai workforce development advocate and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, who said hempcrete could support agriculture, manufacturing, and affordable housing while reducing carbon and reliance on imported materials. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Most of these fatalities that have accounted for our record-breaking year have never even made it to
• So the state is in the same boat as the private employers.
• So the state is in the same boat as the private employers.

Bills: HB1316 , HB2401 , HB2557 , HB2720 , HB1073 , HB2685 , HB2640 , HB2403

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: postsecondary education, homelessness, foster youth, education access, support programs, commission, gender equity, boys, men, advocacy, state policy, special education, parental rights, educational access, evaluation reports, disability services, behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access

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• This is spread across a number of different accounts, like the ATV accounts, the boat accounts, and the
• </c> like the ATV accounts, the boat like the ATV accounts, the boat accounts,<00:20:09.120><c> and</
• Line 133 just shows the spending from any fines or when they have to sell an abandoned boat.
• </c><00:24:00.640><c> So</c><00:24:00.799><c> that</c><00:24:01.039><c> just</c> abandoned boat.
• So that just abandoned boat.

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Some cities are reporting an increase in traffic fatalities since the enactment of the municipal court
• Some cities are reporting an increase in traffic fatalities since the enactment of the municipal court
• As the senator mentioned, we've experienced an increase in traffic fatalities.
• Louis are going down, and the number of traffic fatalities is going up. That was from 2023.
• In Lincoln County, I can tell you that we have one traffic safety goal, and that's zero fatalities.

Committee: House Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

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• And if it were to fail, it could cause fatalities for sure because it sits right above the campus and
• It's a fairly small dam, but inundation mapping shows that if it fails, it could cause fatalities because
• 00.720><c> cause</c> shows that if it fails it could cause shows that if it fails it could cause fatalities
• 01.680><c> there</c><00:13:01.839><c> are</c><00:13:01.920><c> people</c><00:13:02.079><c> who</c> fatalities
• because there are people who fatalities because there are people who live<00:13:02.480><c> beneath</

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee heard testimony from the Energy and Environment Cabinet on the state-owned dam repair program and Kentucky’s electric grid resilience program. On dams, Commissioner Tony Hatton explained the legal definition and hazard classifications for Kentucky dams, noting there are 975 regulated dams statewide, including 76 state-owned dams, and that hazard ratings are based on potential loss of life or property damage if a dam fails. He described the cabinet’s screening criteria, including inundation mapping, engineering condition, and compliance status, and said the cabinet uses a design-bid-build procurement process to manage public funds responsibly. Hatton outlined current and planned dam projects funded from the prior biennium, including Willisburg Lake in Washington County, where work will address hydraulic capacity, unstable downstream slopes, and likely require a coffer dam, flood wall, auxiliary spillway, and raw water line replacement. He also said Big Bone Lake State Park Dam will be decommissioned, Clemens Lake Dam at Morehead State University is in design for a major rehabilitation, and additional projects include Marion County Sportsman’s Dam, Chenoa Lake Creek/Canning Creek Dam, and a rehabilitation study for the Mud River at Lake Malone. The cabinet also requested $500,000 for routine repairs and maintenance. Members questioned cost estimates, inflation, and whether it would be better to fund design separately; cabinet officials said estimates are current best engineering estimates, costs have generally stayed within about 10%, and the current funding flow requires all funds to be available before bidding. The committee then received a status update on the electric grid resilience program, a five-year federal formula grant under Section 40101(d) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Officials said Kentucky has received years one through three of funding, which has been allocated to state park facilities and municipal electric utilities, while years four and five have not yet been received and would go to distribution cooperatives and remaining municipal utilities. Projects discussed included upgrades at Ken Lake State Park and Kentucky Dam Village, plus municipal projects in Owensboro, Princeton, Williamstown, and Hopkinsville. The cabinet said the selected projects focus on hardening infrastructure, replacing poles, wires, conductors, and transformers, improving vegetation management, and adding or upgrading outage management systems. Officials reported that all projects are under contract and moving into subcontracting and construction, while the Department of Parks is finalizing an agreement with Western Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative for the park-related work.

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• Nearly 90% of these cardiac arrests are fatal.
• it's estimated that more than fatal it's estimated that more than 23,000<00:44:18.359><c> children</
• </c><01:09:36.920><c> for</c><01:09:37.279><c> our</c><01:09:37.520><c> youth</c> Arrest fatalities for
• our youth Arrest fatalities for our youth outnumber<01:09:39.319><c> all</c><01:09:39.520><c> those<
• thank you followup oh yes fatalities thank you followup oh yes thank<01:24:55.080><c> you</c><01:24:

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• Our son Luke was just 20 years old when he experienced a fatal overdose in our home in 2016.
• risks of even legitimately prescribed narcotics and how they can lead to substance use disorder and fatal
• overdose in our home experienced a fatal overdose in our home in in in 2016<00:03:17.799><c> his</c>
• Dementia is a fatal disease.
• </c> offering respit care dementia is a fatal offering respit care dementia is a fatal disease<00:50:

Committee: Senate Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• They spent it on a bass boat. That's not what the court ordered the money.
• But then I decide to, the example is given, go and buy a new boat with the money, I'd be guilty of fraud
• The spouse goes out and buys a boat. The spouse goes gambling.
• injured, money... ...money could be given out in, say, in West Virginia, that could be used to buy a boat
• created special funds so that the money actually gets used for monitoring instead of being used to buy a boat

Bills: HB79 , HB437 , HB646 , HB1089 , HB1099 , SB173 , SB180 , SB260 , SB424 , SB476

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Keywords: expert witness, expert testimony, witness fees, pecuniary interest, conflict of interest, civil procedure, evidence law, Louisiana evidence code, Louisiana civil litigation, expert report, discovery, pretrial disclosure, litigation transparency, settlement, damages award, treating physician, medical expert, forensic expert, civil court, criminal court exception

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• Senate Bill 1162 expands Florida's boating improvement program to allow for much-needed funding for parking
• for vehicles with boat trailers at our public boat ramps.
• provides incentives for our manufacturers to implement environmental best management... ...our public boat
• Fuel Tax Collection Trust Fund may be awarded for the construction and maintenance of parking for boat-hauling

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The committee first heard CS for CS for SB 344, which would modernize the Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 based on Public Service Commission recommendations. The bill drew no opposition and was reported favorably. Members then took up several Senator Burton measures: CS for SB 714 on non-opioid advanced directives, which was amended to create a Department of Health website access point for a voluntary form allowing patients to notify providers they do not want opioid medications; CS for SB 738 on child care and early learning providers, which streamlines and updates child care regulation and was supported by industry and business groups; CS for SB 756 on health insurance coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities, which removes the age-8 diagnosis limit and age cap for mandated autism-related coverage; and CS for CS for SB 1356, creating a Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn genetic testing pilot, later amended to add FIU and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to the board and remove specific appropriations. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 1624 on higher education, a broad bill affecting tuition policies, workforce programs, institutional governance, and naming changes. The bill generated extended discussion over replacing references to “minority” with “underrepresented,” with the sponsor explaining the intent was to focus on low-income access and student support, while members raised concerns about impacts on majority-minority institutions and preeminence pathways. An amendment added guardrails for private religious postsecondary institutions by requiring public review of affidavits of compliance and giving the Commission for Independent Education enforcement authority. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. The committee then passed CS for SB 1626 on child welfare, which addresses military-family investigations, emergency shelter certification, children’s services council appointments, criminal-background exemptions, group-home rates, licensing extensions, small residential group homes, missing-children procedures, and psychotropic medication refills; it was amended to adjust council board composition and then reported favorably. Additional bills approved included SB 178, directing Florida A&M University to conduct an agronomic study on emerging crops for land taken out of production; SB 1162, expanding boating improvement funding for trailer parking and offering lease incentives for clean marine manufacturers; CS for CS for SB 958, creating a type 1 diabetes early detection information program for parents and schools; CS for CS for CS for SB 1070, requiring ECGs for student athletes with phased implementation and exemptions, after extensive testimony from parents and advocates about sudden cardiac arrest; CS for SB 774, requiring electronic transmission of certain court orders to sheriffs within six hours; SB 1516, creating an International Aerospace Innovation Fund administered by Space Florida; SB 994, revising driver education requirements and prompting a commitment to add distracted-driving instruction; and CS for CS for SB 1402, expanding eligibility for dropout retrieval programs. The committee also took up SB 810 on stormwater management systems, amending it to focus annual inspections on vulnerable MS4 infrastructure. That bill drew significant opposition from the Florida League of Cities, counties, and stormwater groups, who argued the mandate would duplicate existing permit requirements and impose major costs, but supporters said it was a basic flood-prevention measure. The transcript ends during debate on SB 810, before a final vote is shown.

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• House Bill 1012, Public Health Local Suicide Fatality Review Teams Authorization.
• It establishes requirements for local suicide fatality review teams, including quarterly meetings, data
• with local child and overdose fatality review teams.
• Review Committees in Suicide Fatality Review Committees in coordination<01:11:30.680><c> with</c><01
• </c> overdose fatality review teams. overdose fatality review teams.

Summary: The House convened with 124 members present, offered a prayer, and recognized foster youth visiting the chamber. Members then adopted two House resolutions honoring Dr. Sonja Santelises for 10 years as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools and recognizing Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, for 104 years of service, scholarship, and sisterhood. The House also received Senate bills and began taking up committee reports. Several bills were reported favorably and advanced to third reading, including measures on higher education grants, public safety pay restrictions, retirement and pension system work group extensions and cost-of-living adjustments, synthetic turf and aquaculture studies, rail crew requirements, Howard County speed limits, election address confidentiality, IT investment fund uses, ethics financial disclosures, Public Information Act divorce records, aging-in-place grants, judicial assignments, clerk and register salaries, and firearm literature distribution. House Bill 428, concerning temporary assignment of former judges, was special ordered until the next day after the minority whip requested time for an amendment. The chamber also considered and adopted amendments on several bills. House Bill 437, the Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026, was amended to exempt the Chesapeake Bay Bridge project and then special ordered after questions about greenhouse gas impacts on major highway expansion projects. House Bill 457 on menstrual hygiene products at higher education institutions, House Bill 538 on student enrollment disclosures, House Bill 561 on child care credential funding, House Bill 720 on a veterans scholarship, and House Bill 212 on out-of-state vehicle registration all received amendments and favorable reports as amended. HB 212 drew extended debate about Maryland residents using out-of-state tags, with supporters saying it would help enforce registration laws and opponents raising concerns about legislative вмешательство in vehicle regulation and enforcement discretion.

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• an</c><00:27:17.120><c> area</c><00:27:17.520><c> for</c><00:27:17.679><c> a</c><00:27:17.840><c> boat
• </c> exists to build out an area for a boat exists to build out an area for a boat launch<00:27:18.480
• Um, you mentioned a boat launch and, uh, we have a system of water recreation and public water accesses
• Uh, and so there's um boat kids.
• Uh, and so there's um boat accesses<00:32:42.720><c> in</c><00:32:42.960><c> parks</c><00:32:43.360><

Committee: House Legacy Finance

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• /c> somebody would have an open spot on somebody would have an open spot on their<01:46:58.159><c> boat
• and asking if a veteran their boat and asking if a veteran wanted<01:47:00.400><c> to</c><01:47:00.480
• How am I ever going to get into a boat?
• It's a $150,000 boat. I'm going to ruin your boat. He's like, don't worry about it.
• And he pulls the boat out, and then he turns around. He's like, oh my God, we forgot about Ron.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans

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• Two, to fund backlog repair and deferred maintenance, especially at small boat harbors and state parks
• at small boat harbors and state<00:05:10.199><c> parks</c><00:05:11.039><c> to</c><00:05:11.240><c>
• </c> 16 and that included uh the Mala boat 16 and that included uh the Mala boat ramp<01:42:44.480><c
• “The boat guys got to wash their boats on a certain time, and if they cannot use certain water, that’
• </c> some constructions to expand our boat some constructions to expand our boat house<02:26:36.439><

Transcript Highlights:

• Kaiser said, the Department of Health, when I collected this data for 2022, 2023, and 2024 on fatalities
• In Wyoming, there have been fatal overdoses in which it was the only substance detected.
• </c> and fatal respiratory depression. and fatal respiratory depression.
• c><00:19:14.720><c> there</c><00:19:14.880><c> have</c><00:19:14.960><c> been</c><00:19:15.120><c> fatal
• </c> Um in in Wyoming there have been fatal Um in in Wyoming there have been fatal overdoses<00:19:16.000

Bills: HB0103 , HB0070 , HB0091

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Sock Rapids Fire Department, I have experienced numerous issues and accidents, including a few fatalities
• In the last 10 years, there have been 35 crashes at CSAH 3, including two fatalities.
• . 88 crashes have occurred at fatalities. 88 crashes have occurred at the<00:35:44.960><c> Signalized
• , and there have including one fatality, and there have been<00:35:49.040><c> 43</c><00:35:49.599><c>
• Um, yes, the county, after the fatality of a previous county commissioner, there was a great deal of

Bills: HF1569 , HF460 , HF850 , HF707 , HF798 , HF852 , HF366 , HF365 , HF836 , HF866 , HF885 , HF959 , HF1196 , HF1788 , HF1349 , HF2272 , HF2652 , HF1251 , HF607

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: transportation, bond issuance, capital investment, infrastructure, road improvements, HF460, Sibley County, Highway 21, County State-Aid Highway, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, transportation grant, infrastructure improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, stormwater, public works, local infrastructure