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• food banks that are experiencing increasing demand for home delivery to seniors and veterans, pantry boxes
• be is that they buy refrigerated trucks oftentimes, and those are more expensive than just regular box
• Thus, those components of a chassis, a box, and a refrigerator.

Bills: HB 1039, HB2289, HB2370, HB2404, HB3066, HB3076, HB3117, HB3118, HB3169, HB3178, HB3179, HB3182, HB3196, HB3241, HB3377, HB3500, HB3567, HB3715, HB3954, HB4098, HB4109, HB4222, HB4226, HB4412, HB4659, HB4682, HB4683, HB4755, HB4926, HB5165, HB5562, HB5596

Keywords: hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax authority, border counties, tax legislation, municipalities, hotel tax revenue, convention centers, economic development, local government authority, HB 2370, HOT tax, venue projects, convention center, municipal finance, local government code, Section 334.0082, tourism tax, debt financing, bond repayment

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• And so to have a general permit that says as long as you check off boxes within 30 days, you can begin
• Using the example that you gave made me think of a DirecTV box, right? Okay.
• So they can come take the box if you don't pay. But this isn't my cable.

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• grant program that helps producers that want to access farm-to-school markets to do, to check the boxes
• However, to apply to our program, you need to check certain boxes as well.
• To apply to our program, you need to check certain boxes as well.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the administration’s spending plan for Proposition 4’s climate smart agriculture and biodiversity chapters, along with related trailer bill language. CDFA outlined proposed funding for existing programs such as SWEEP, Healthy Soils, Urban Agriculture, and invasive species work, plus new or phased-in programs including year-round and mobile farmers’ markets, tribal food sovereignty, and regional farm equipment sharing. The Department of Conservation described funding for the California Farmland Conservancy Program and Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program, while the Department of Finance and LAO discussed pending allocations and generally found the overall approach reasonable, though LAO suggested the Legislature may want more statutory guidance and reporting, especially for new programs. Members focused on implementation details, equity, and accountability. Questions covered how programs would serve vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, whether new solicitations would be reopened for previously oversubscribed grants, how outcomes are tracked, and how to structure guidance for new programs such as farm equipment sharing. The chair emphasized that the Legislature wants clearer direction on program design and noted that AB 2313 should guide implementation of the regional farm equipment sharing allocation. The committee also discussed the administration’s request to directly appropriate bond funds to departments and to exempt bond program guidelines from the Administrative Procedures Act; LAO supported the APA exemption with possible legislative guardrails for public notice and comment. The committee then heard on the farm-to-school proposal, with CDFA requesting $24.9 million General Fund for incubator grants, technical assistance, and network support. CDFA said the program has reached nearly half of California schoolchildren and has shown strong demand and positive evaluation results. LAO supported the core program but recommended rejecting the $3 million technical assistance component as too broad and suggested the Legislature consider using Proposition 98 for some of the funding. Members debated that point, with some expressing concern about using General Fund dollars for a new discretionary request during a tight budget year. The biodiversity and nature-based solutions chapter included funding for the Wildlife Conservation Board, state conservancies, and tribal nature-based solutions. WCB described major recent investments and proposed projects tied to 30 by 30, habitat restoration, tribal partnerships, and public access. Members raised concerns about long-term stewardship, the size of the WCB allocation, and whether the Legislature should receive more detail on how funds will be distributed. The committee also heard requests for Bolsa Chica wetlands maintenance and Rincon Island decommissioning funding from the State Lands Commission, with members questioning long-term liability, remediation costs, and the role of private oil operators. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with public comment from stakeholders largely supporting the APA exemption, farm-to-school funding, biodiversity investments, and related conservation programs.

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• within all the uh v a nursing homes i'm sorry VA hospitals we call medical centers but also in the C box
• You've got someone in Texas who checks the box and then says, yes, I'm going to Florida.
• You've got someone in Texas who checks the box and then says, yes, I'm going to Florida. Yeah.

Summary: The committee took up SB 116 by Senator Burgess, a veterans bill aimed at several FDVA-related changes. The bill would reduce annual nominations to the Florida Veterans Hall of Fame from 20 to 5, expand FDVA’s survey work to assess veterans’ awareness of available programs and their health literacy, add mental health training to the veterans suicide prevention pilot, strengthen coordination and reporting between Veterans Florida and FDVA, direct FDVA to develop a plan for adult day health care facilities statewide, and allow the Florida Veterans Foundation to use a portion of Gadsden flag plate proceeds for administrative costs. Senator Burgess said the measure builds on prior “Forward March” efforts and helps close service gaps for aging veterans and others who may not know about available benefits. Testimony on SB 116 was uniformly supportive. FDVA leadership said adult day health care could be added at existing facilities such as Port St. Lucie and Lake City, and that the state would need authority and funding to move forward. A veterans legal collaborative, AARP Florida, and Endeavors all voiced support, with speakers emphasizing the importance of better outreach, mental health awareness, and care options that allow veterans to remain at home. The committee then voted favorably on SB 116. The remainder of the meeting was devoted to agency and stakeholder presentations. Florida National Guard officials described a high operational tempo, deployments at home and abroad, hurricane response efforts, and the need to grow the force and infrastructure. FDVA’s adjutant general reported Florida now has the nation’s second-largest veteran population, rising in-migration of younger veterans, a large and aging Vietnam-era population, strong claims and outreach activity, declining veteran homelessness, and improved suicide prevention outcomes. The Florida Veterans Foundation outlined its emergency relief, dental, transportation, and license-plate-funded programs, while Veterans Florida and CareerSource Florida detailed workforce, apprenticeship, SkillBridge, entrepreneurship, and job-fair programs for veterans and spouses, along with efforts to expand recurring funding and better protect customer information.

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• You know, education is a big box, and some students fit into the box easily and other students don't
• fit into the big box as easily.

Summary: The Education Administration Subcommittee held an introductory meeting focused largely on member introductions and “homework” reports about education issues in each district. Members raised a wide range of concerns and priorities, including early childhood care and VPK access, school choice and school closures, teacher recruitment and retention, conflict resolution and school safety, early literacy and preparedness, technology and AI/STEM instruction, attendance and mental health, ESE services, dual enrollment and career/technical education, caregiving youth, and real-time student enrollment/funding tracking. Several members also emphasized local challenges such as housing-driven teacher turnover, disaster-related attendance problems, and funding inequities across counties. The committee then heard a detailed presentation on Florida’s early learning system from Chancellor Carrie Miller of the Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning. She outlined the structure and funding of School Readiness, VPK, and the Gold Seal Quality Care program, the role of early learning coalitions and DCF, and the state’s quality and accountability measures. She highlighted the importance of kindergarten readiness, teacher quality, and the new School Readiness Plus program, which helps families transition off subsidy more gradually. Additional panelists from the Children’s Forum, the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe, and a Tallahassee child care provider discussed workforce shortages, low wages, provider turnover, the TEACH scholarship program, Help Me Grow, local coalition operations, and the need for more providers and more consistent regulation. During questions, members asked about wait lists, special needs services, teacher retention, provider onboarding, and DCF regulation. The panel said Miami-Dade’s wait list was about 4,000 children and described priority categories for service; they also said children with disabilities are screened and referred for support, though not given a separate priority category. Panelists reported that TEACH has helped reduce turnover through education support and service commitments, but said wages and career pathways remain major issues. Members also pressed for clearer, more consistent licensing standards and more support for new providers entering the field. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the meeting.

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• Those packages produce boxes that go into the consumers, and when that consumer takes the box out, puts
• Those<00:06:54.760> packages<00:06:55.360> produce<00:06:55.720> boxes<00:06:56.200
• > that<00:06:56.320> go Those packages produce boxes that go Those packages produce boxes
• consumers and when that consumer<00:06:58.760> takes<00:06:59.000> the<00:06:59.120> box
• out, puts it on consumer takes the box out, puts it on the<00:07:00.800> curb,<00:07:01.760><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• apply across the internet, or would you still have to go in and, like, you know, unclick all those boxes
• There are a variety of requirements applicable to entities that collect data which relate to the boxes
• So, certainly there still will be opt-out boxes, opt-in boxes.
• isn't<01:34:57.040> to<01:34:57.120> check<01:34:57.360> a<01:34:57.400> box
• The point isn't to check a box, missed.

Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698

Keywords: data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency

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• And then we have a recently a box truck and a reefer truck.
• We're building a garage to house our reefer truck, our electric reefer truck and box truck.
• <00:29:32.400> truck And then we have a recently a box truck And then we have a recently a
• box truck and<00:29:32.800> a<00:29:32.880> reefer<00:29:33.280> truck.
• our electric reefer truck and and box our electric reefer truck and and box truck. truck. truck.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So do we get rid of the boxes? >> Did you pick?
• So do we get rid<00:41:40.400> of<00:41:40.480> the<00:41:40.720> boxes?
• rid of the boxes? rid of the boxes? >> Did<00:41:43.599> you pick?
• I don't know how these guys survive, but they do, uh, because you see all the holes where the boxes and
• and and and where the where the boxes and and and animals<01:09:08.560> have<01:09:08.799>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I don't know if you can see the shirts on folks, but there's a boxing club that gets together and
• boxes and makes sure that they're doing everything they can to keep their bodies healthy and working
• So, if I have an insecticide box on my planter, and that's how we did it before we had treated seeds,
• My planter still has a 1977 model planter has insecticide boxes on it.
• 1977 model planter has insecticide boxes 1977 model planter has insecticide boxes on<01:35:33.920

Bills: HF3965, HF3704, HF3260, HF3718

Keywords: pesticide, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, chemical safety, local agriculture, insecticides, pollinators, seeds, environmental health, neonicotinoids, systemic insecticides, civil penalties, pest management, land trends, report, appropriation, farmers, veterinary medicine, veterinary technology

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• So, um, in the strike-all what we did, um, this is the safe deposit box bill that we passed earlier this
• uh debanking language. did, um, this is the, uh, safe deposit did, um, this is the, uh, safe deposit box
• , uh, bill that we passed earlier box, uh, bill that we passed earlier this<00:53:32.160> session.
• <00:53:47.359> So might be in these safe deposit boxes.
• So might be in these safe deposit boxes.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 5 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then confirmed a quorum, dispensed with the journal reading, and moved into the calendar. Members also introduced several visitors and groups in the galleries, including AFL-CIO representatives, Volunteer Mississippi, the Mississippi Alliance of Nonprofits and Philanthropy, New England College students on a civil rights tour, and other guests and constituents. The chamber then proceeded through a series of motions to reconsider, table, or advance bills on the calendar. On the appropriations calendar, the House passed several Senate bills after adopting strike-off or amendment language. Senate Bill 2896, described as a potential trooper pay raise measure, was amended and passed 128-0. Senate Bill 2898 increased the MIMA disaster assistance trust fund from $20 million to $40 million and passed 128-0, and Senate Bill 2924 authorized spending from that fund and passed 119-0. Other appropriations measures included Senate Bill 2825 on the healthcare industry zone act, Senate Bill 2832 extending a repealer for the short-line railroad tax credit, Senate Bill 2834 on motor vehicle specialty tags, Senate Bill 2835 allowing banks to use third-party vendors to check liens, and Senate Bill 2846 on conduit bonds; each was explained as largely conforming to House language or adding reverse repealers, and each passed overwhelmingly. The Ways and Means calendar included Senate Bill 2850, which removed a reverse repealer and updated the Advantage Jobs Act to align incentives with prior commitments and future tax changes; it passed 119-0. Senate Bill 2873 expanded administrative forfeiture procedures to products on the cigarette and ends registry and passed 117-1. Senate Bill 2882 clarified that tax assessors cannot require settlement statements for homestead exemptions and passed 118-0. Senate Bill 3111, which would exempt up to 10 cases of wine donated annually to nonprofits from alcohol taxes, drew some concern and passed 97-13 after a reverse repealer was added. Senate Bill 316 added energy storage facilities such as batteries to the definition of alternative energy for local ad valorem tax purposes and passed 114-1. Senate Bill 3124 revised the Pregnancy Resource Act to allow individuals as well as businesses to participate in the tax credit, adjust reporting and in-state requirements, and incorporate House language; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• And in what I've presented to you, there's a blue box which represents $13 million.
• And then there's $20 million in the red box, which represents the number of miles.
• a there's a there's a there's<00:40:48.600> a<00:40:48.680> blue<00:40:49.000> box
• which represents $13 there's a blue box which represents $13 million.<00:40:51.720> That<00:40
• which represents the number of uh box which represents the number of miles. miles. miles.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on March 2 and approved the February 23 minutes after a quorum was reached. The main presentation was from the Department of Human Services on non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT), a federally required Medicaid benefit that helps Minnesota Health Care Program enrollees get to medically necessary appointments. DHS said the program served more than 250,000 people in 2025 at a cost of $127 million, with participation up about 14% over five years, and described the seven transportation modes, provider enrollment requirements, STS certification, background checks, prior authorization rules, and planned transitions to a single administrator for parts of the program in 2026 and 2027. DHS officials emphasized fraud prevention efforts, saying NEMT is one of the agency’s high-risk Medicaid services. They described enhanced prepayment review, provider revalidation and site visits, removal of inactive providers, and a provider moratorium in metro counties. Inspector General James Clark said the governor’s anti-fraud proposal would add pre-enrollment risk assessments, more staffing and technology, and electronic visit verification. He also noted that about 80% of NEMT spending is in managed care and that managed care organizations have their own compliance and special investigations units. Committee members raised concerns about fraud, oversight, and privatization. Chair Robbins questioned DHS about the absence of the commissioner and the program’s use of brokers, citing past concerns and asking about the vendor MTM’s history; DHS said the RFP for the new broker had closed and the vendor selection was still underway. Representative Pinto questioned why oversight is outsourced to managed care organizations and suggested bringing more oversight back in house. MTM representative Phil Stahlberger defended the company’s record, said the Missouri dispute was about contract terms from about 15 years ago, and said MTM currently works in Minnesota counties and many other states, with on-site reviews, trip verification, and complaint review processes. No further votes or final actions on the NEMT policy were taken in the portion provided.

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• You chose the curtain instead of the box. >> Okay. Thank you, gentlemen.
• You chose the curtain instead of the box. >> Okay. Thank you, gentlemen.
• You chose the curtain instead of the box. >> Okay. Thank you, gentlemen.
• You chose the curtain instead of the box. >> Okay. Thank you, gentlemen.
• instead of the box." instead of the box."

Bills: SF0045, SJ0001

Keywords: pari-mutuel wagering, simulcasting, historic horse racing, HHR terminals, horse racing, gaming commission, Wyoming Gaming Commission, local control, city approval, county approval, municipal approval, permit renewal, gaming permit, wagering regulation, racetrack, live pari-mutuel event, district court appeal, public notice, land use, public safety

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• Or I could just check this box that says I decline conscientiously. Because it's easier, right?
• Just check this box. Let's make it easy. It's modern. No foul.
• Then we check that box.
• If something happened and that baby is no longer living, then we would check the 'no' box.
• But when it's you, you want to get out of your box and be a doctor. Y'all gotta pick one.

Bills: HB3772, HB1656, HB4504, HB1896, HB4420, HB4421, HB4076, HB3708, HB2806, HB3540, HB1586, HB5459, HB4553, HB4535, HB3811, HB3749, HB4255, HB4051, HB5098, HB3554, HB4539, HB5274

Keywords: e-cigarettes, health and safety, regulations, directory, penalties, regulation, certification, compliance, manufacturers, FDA, nicotine, mental health, emergency detention, paramedic authority, mental illness, healthcare facility, public health, covenants not to compete, health care practitioners, physicians

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• while still achieving the critical goals of providing meals to seniors and thinking outside of the box
• is<00:10:17.519> crucial<00:10:18.079> in<00:10:18.320> this outside of the box
• is crucial in this outside of the box is crucial in this space<00:10:19.079> right<00:10:19.240
• I've tried to explain that a text box on a meeting feedback form is not considered driving a meaningful
• on a meeting feedback form is not box on a meeting feedback form is not considered<01:26:05.080>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We start with the creation of the request for proposals, which includes the 10 steps listed in box one
• /c><00:37:36.440> steps<00:37:36.760> listed<00:37:37.040> in<00:37:37.240> box
• ><00:37:37.560> one<00:37:38.240> we<00:37:38.400> move the 10 steps listed in box
• one we move the 10 steps listed in box one we move on<00:37:38.760> to<00:37:38.920> the
• 16.720> um<00:59:17.720> as<00:59:17.839> you<00:59:18.200> do The next box

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It’s not 18 people, and uh, it really wasn’t us that told the Hunter Box.
• It’s not 18 people, and uh, it really wasn’t us that told the Hunter Box.
• /c><00:17:41.039> told<00:17:41.240> the<00:17:41.360> Hunter<00:17:41.640> Box
• <00:17:42.000> they wasn't us that told the Hunter Box they wasn't us that told the Hunter
• Box they that<00:17:42.480> came<00:17:42.640> out<00:17:42.799> of<00:17:42.960

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So I just think that we're opening up a box that's much bigger than just the ethnic studies changes in
• like we're opening so I just think that like we're opening up<01:13:12.679> a<01:13:12.880> box
• that's much bigger than just up a box that's much bigger than just the<01:13:14.679> ethnic<01
• this<01:51:34.840> was<01:51:35.000> a<01:51:35.520> empty<01:51:36.040> box
• and recognized that this was a empty box and recognized that this was a empty box as<01:51:36.599

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We have this massive electrical box on the wall, and right in front of that electrical box is a pallet
• coyote cartoon we have this massive coyote cartoon we have this massive electrical<00:31:18.760> box
• on the wall and right in electrical box on the wall and right in front<00:31:21.159> of<00:31
• :21.320> that<00:31:21.480> electrical<00:31:22.000> box<00:31:22.240> is
• <00:31:22.360> a<00:31:22.559> pallet front of that electrical box is a pallet front of

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the plan is to have two of the rinks have all-glass boards and zero ESS in and out of the players' boxes
• and out of the penalty boxes, I guess will be the case too, but it just allows for that young athlete
• out<01:44:54.560> of<01:44:54.679> the<01:44:54.760> players<01:44:55.239> boxes
• and<01:44:56.360> out<01:44:56.480> of<01:44:56.560> the out of the players boxes
• and out of the out of the players boxes and out of the penalty<01:44:56.960> boxes<01:44:57.320

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Minnesota Department of Administration on the governor’s capital budget requests. Commissioner Tamara Grundal described the state’s deferred maintenance backlog, saying Minnesota owns more than 4,800 buildings across 19 agencies, with an estimated replacement value of $11.2 billion and about $2.2 billion in deferred maintenance. She urged continued bonding support for asset preservation, CAPRA emergency repair funding, Capitol Complex security upgrades recommended by the ACAS advisory committee, and a budget-neutral account to help leverage federal funds for renewable energy storage and electric vehicle projects at state facilities. Members asked follow-up questions about prior security spending and CAPRA use. The commissioner said some 2018 security funds were used for items such as bollards, projectile-resistant glass, key card readers, and security kiosks, but specific details would be provided offline. On CAPRA, staff said recent projects included public safety upgrades, correctional facility repairs, water main and sewer work, roof repairs, lift station repairs, and boiler and steam trap replacements. The commissioner said the account has recently been used heavily, with about $1.9 million remaining, and estimated a typical target range of roughly $3 million to $5 million based on past spending and expected emergencies. A staffer said they did not know whether bonds had been issued ahead of time to fund the reserve and would follow up. The committee then heard from the Department of Public Safety on BCA capital projects. Commissioner Bob Jacobson and Superintendent Drew Evans said the governor’s proposal includes a new Southern BCA regional office and laboratory in Mankato, expansion of BCA regional office and lab space, and a new Minnesota State Patrol headquarters using trunk highway cash. Evans said the Mankato project is needed because of growth in DNA analysis, digital evidence, controlled substances, cyber tips, and sexual assault kit testing, and because the current St. Paul facility is over capacity. He said the new regional facility would improve turnaround times, reduce travel for scientists and law enforcement, support training, and improve evidence intake and crime scene response in southern Minnesota. Senator Pappas questioned the increase in the Mankato project cost from about $48 million to $68.6 million. Evans said the increase was driven by rising construction costs and additional specialized laboratory and support-space needs identified during design work with the Department of Administration. No votes or formal actions were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.