Bills: HB149 , HB2017 , HB705 , HB223 , HB 1056 , HB2854 , HB4623 , HB3000 , HB46 , HB 117 , HB3619 , HB4464 , HB5646 , HCR84 , HB500 , HB2963 , HB5509 , HB1973 , HB3909 , HB718 , HB252 , HB5666 , HB 119 , HB346 , HB5624 , HB5658 , HB5677 , HB1545 , HB3073 , HB4081 , HB 121 , HB4236 , HB3848 , HB4144 , HB40 , HB5682 , HB3697 , HB3333 , HB3642 , HB20 , HB549 , HB2731 , HB4233 , HB4690 , HB 127 , HB2525 , SB1637 , SB1 , SB1198 , SB509 , SB13 , SB15 , SB30 , SB268 , SB331 , SB441 , SB447 , SB457 , SB568 , SB650 , SB763 , SB1540 , SB1610 , SB1660 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2217 , SB2337 , SB2753 , SB2900 , SB2972 , SB3059 , HB14

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, community supervision, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, municipality, procurement

Bills: HB149 , HB2017 , HB705 , HB223 , HB 1056 , HB2854 , HB4623 , HB3000 , HB46 , HB 117 , HB3619 , HB4464 , HB5646 , HCR84 , HB500 , HB2963 , HB5509 , HB1973 , HB3909 , HB718 , HB252 , HB5666 , HB 119 , HB346 , HB5624 , HB5658 , HB5677 , HB1545 , HB3073 , HB4081 , HB 121 , HB4236 , HB3848 , HB4144 , HB40 , HB5682 , HB3697 , HB3333 , HB3642 , HB20 , HB549 , HB2731 , HB4233 , HB4690 , HB 127 , HB2525 , SB1637 , SB1 , SB1198 , SB509 , SB13 , SB15 , SB30 , SB268 , SB331 , SB441 , SB447 , SB457 , SB568 , SB650 , SB763 , SB1540 , SB1610 , SB1660 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2217 , SB2337 , SB2753 , SB2900 , SB2972 , SB3059 , HB14

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, intoxication manslaughter, criminal penalties, community supervision, mandatory supervision, parole eligibility, Grayson's Law, cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, municipality, procurement

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• wanted to disinherit their children, they could leave them all their children a dollar or, you know, a nominal
• wanted to disinherit their children, they could leave them all their children a dollar or, you know, a nominal
• wanted to disinherit their children, they could leave them all their children a dollar or, you know, a nominal
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Committee: House Judiciary

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• . >> Rules and Executive Nominations will meet on Monday at 2:30 p.m. in room 205. >> Rules. >> Monday
• &gt;&gt; Rules<00:12:29.840><c> and</c><00:12:29.920><c> Executive</c><00:12:30.600><c> Nominations</
• c><00:12:31.200><c> will</c> &gt;&gt; Rules and Executive Nominations will &gt;&gt; Rules and Executive
• Nominations will meet<00:12:31.720><c> on</c><00:12:31.920><c> Monday</c> meet on Monday meet on Monday

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• amendment does is convert it over to a study committee, understanding that I would most likely be nominated
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• most likely be nominated to serve on<00:09:28.880><c> that</c><00:09:29.200><c> committee.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

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• Transmit nominations to the circuit court of the first circuit and the intermediate court of appeals.
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• :04:28.639><c> court</c><00:04:28.880><c> of</c><00:04:29.040><c> the</c> nominations to the circuit
• court of the nominations to the circuit court of the first<00:04:29.520><c> circuit</c><00:04:30.080>

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• I'm honored to be nominated by our governor, Ron DeSantis, to serve as a trustee for the St.
• I'm honored to be nominated by our governor, Ron DeSantis, to serve as a trustee for the St.
• I'm honored to be nominated by our governor, Ron DeSantis, to serve as a trustee to be nominated by our

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education

Summary: The committee first heard CS/SB 270, which would extend Bright Futures eligibility by 12 months for certain students whose parent was serving overseas in public service and then retired, giving military and diplomatic families more time to return to Florida without losing scholarship eligibility. Senator Burgess also explained a late-filed amendment to set the bill’s effective implementation for the 2025-26 school year, and the committee adopted the amendment without objection. The bill received supportive testimony, including from Senator Smith, and was reported favorably by a roll call vote. The remainder of the meeting focused on confirmation hearings for appointees to state college boards of trustees, with the chair emphasizing a new process of hearing from each nominee individually rather than taking a blanket vote. Nominees from Tallahassee State College, St. Johns River State College, South Florida State College, Broward College, State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota, Palm Beach State College, Pasco-Hernando State College, and Valencia College described their backgrounds and priorities, which largely centered on workforce development, nursing and health sciences, dual enrollment, fiscal responsibility, student retention, and partnerships with local employers and communities. Several nominees highlighted their own educational or professional ties to the colleges, and some noted the importance of serving rural or military-connected communities. One nominee, John Aloko for Pasco-Hernando State College, was not present because he was attending a conference in Hawaii and was deferred to a later hearing. After hearing all other nominees, the committee voted to recommend confirmation of the remaining appointees in a block vote, covering Tabs 2 through 22 except Tab 8, and the motion passed. Two members later asked to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on earlier items.

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• I wholeheartedly support Mariana Padilla and her nomination as the Secretary of Public Education.
• Chair, I move that the Senate Rules Committee. support the nomination of Mariana Padilla to Cabinet Secretary
• I look forward to supporting this nomination. And with that, I'll ask for a roll call vote.
• Amy, we have two letters that were sent in support of your nomination.

Committee: Senate Senate Rules

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• And today we'll consider President-elect's nomination of Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management
• It is a profound honor to be nominated a second time by President Trump to serve as the Director of the
• But I do continue to have very serious concerns regarding your nomination, starting with your position
• Congratulations on the nomination, Mr. Vought. I want to go back to the comment that Senator...

Committee: Senate Senate Budget

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• Chair, members, Senate Bill 1663 establishes the Freedom of Speech Monument Committee to nominate and
• This proposal would create a Freedom of Speech Monument Committee to accept nominations of individuals
• This proposal would create a Freedom of Speech Monument Committee to accept nominations of individuals

Committees: House Government , House House Government Committee of Reference

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• Plotker nominated me to be a representative of the House on this advisory council.
• Fortunately, the governor agreed and nominated me and allowed me to serve on this advisory council.
• Nominated me and allowed me to serve on this advisory council.

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

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• thank you for your leadership, and I don’t have any questions, and I look forward to making the nomination
• honored by the appointment by Governor Newsom and grateful to the committee for considering my nomination
• We support his nomination and his appointment to this position. Thank you. Good afternoon.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules convened with quorum and first approved several governor’s appointments not required to appear, including Deborah Garns, Davis Rabbit, Cindy Silva, Vincent Wells, and Lee Herrick as California Poet Laureate, all by 5-0 votes. The committee also approved reference of bills to committees and floor acknowledgments, each by unanimous 5-0 votes. The committee then heard testimony on the appointment of Trista Gonzalez as Director of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration. Gonzalez described her 33-year career in tax administration, emphasized taxpayer service, efficient collection, and support for small businesses, and answered questions about lithium extraction tax registration, online sales tax enforcement under Wayfair and AB 147, and CDTFA’s work with illicit cigarette, tobacco, and cannabis activity. Members praised her responsiveness to legislators and constituents, and public commenters from Ryan LLC and the California Society of Enrolled Agents supported her confirmation. The committee voted 5-0 to send her nomination to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Aaron McGuire, executive director of the Board of State and Community Corrections, on his confirmation. He discussed the board’s expanded responsibilities, including annual detention facility inspections, grant administration, and the new in-custody death review division. Members questioned him about grant oversight, audits, implementation of SB 519, access to local agency records, standards for detention facilities, and conditions in Los Angeles County juvenile facilities. McGuire said the board is using inspections, technical assistance, and public reporting to improve compliance and transparency, and that additional trailer bill language clarified access to records. Public support came from nonprofit reentry providers and Giffords. The committee approved his nomination 5-0, and then adjourned.

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• I don't have any questions, and I look forward to making the nomination to take you to the floor.
• honored by the appointment by Governor Newsom and grateful to the committee for considering my nomination
• We support his nomination and his appointment to this position. Thank you. Good afternoon.

Committee: Senate Rules

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• Anyone can be nominated by anyone—obviously a teacher, but a parent, a student, another faculty member
• And I'll share in his application, once we've said, hey, you've been nominated, we'd love for you to
• Finally, I want to dedicate my last slide to the girl that nominated me, Emmy Curtis, talk about making

Committee: Senate Education

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• HB 2790, nominating petition. HB 2791, state historic preservation. HB 2792, new property tax.
• 2775 in international crime with 2778 retail licensing 2779 health care 2786 tpt exemption 2789 nominating
• petition 2779 health care 27 86 tpt exemption 2789 nominating petitions 2790 state historic preservation

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• The governor appoints the judges from a list of three persons nominated by a statewide nominating committee
• Each judge is appointed for a period of four years and then subject to periodic review by the nominating

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee heard a presentation from Representative Esposito on a proposal to strengthen oversight of agency rulemaking under Chapter 120. The bill would require cost-benefit analysis at the front end and after implementation, create an eight-year sunset and review process for rules, and require express legislative authority for agency rulemaking. Members questioned the lack of concrete examples of burdensome rules, the effect on already slow rulemaking, the choice of an eight-year sunset, and the bill’s origin; Esposito said she was working with stakeholders and cited her chamber-of-commerce background and research with the Cicero Institute. No vote was taken on the bill itself. Staff then reported on legislatively mandated rulemaking from 2023 and 2024, noting that most required rules had been adopted, proposed, noticed, or scheduled, with a few agencies still outstanding. The Department of Financial Services explained a delayed notice of rule development for the MySafe Florida Home condominium pilot program as an oversight that has since been corrected, and the Department of Education said it did not proceed with rulemaking for the Fostering Prosperity grants because the program received no funding in the 2025 budget. The Department of Health described delayed rulemaking for the sickle cell disease and trait registry, saying the registry and opt-out forms were being implemented and that notices of rule development had now been filed. Members pressed the department on why rules took so long and discussed the need for statutory deadlines. The Department of Children and Families reported on two 2023 human-trafficking-related rules: signage requirements for residential treatment facilities and children’s safe homes, and a new certification process for adult safe homes. DCF said the signage rule is now moving forward and the adult safe home certification rule has been submitted for final review after workshops and stakeholder feedback. Senators questioned the lengthy timeline and the lack of oversight during the interim, while the chair emphasized the need for time-certain deadlines in legislation and for JAPAC oversight hearings. The committee also considered staff-proposed amendments to Chapter 120 addressing emergency rules pending legislative ratification and the process for initiating ratification, including a one-year limit and notice to JAPAC. After discussion, the committee voted to forward the proposed amendments to the Senate President and House Speaker. Finally, members discussed a proposed amendment to the administrative law judge appointment and retention process under Section 120.65. DOAH’s interim director opposed the change, saying ALJs and workers’ compensation judges have different functions and warning against shifting appointment power to cabinet officers whose agencies appear before DOAH. Members raised concerns about timeliness, consistency, and accountability in DOAH decisions. The committee voted to forward this proposal as well, with Senator Smith voting no on that motion.

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• Now, when I look at the person who's been nominated for commissioner, she was an assistant commissioner
• Now, when I look at the person who's been nominated for commissioner, she was an assistant commissioner
• Now, when I look at the person who's been nominated for commissioner, she was an assistant commissioner
• Now, when I look at the person who's been nominated for commissioner, she was an assistant commissioner
• Now, when I look at the person who's been nominated for commissioner, she was an assistant commissioner

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• The bill makes some accommodations regarding the date change in session law, including that nominating
• Tammy Igen here has been nominated to serve as the director of the Office of Administrative Hearings.
• So although the governor is responsible for your nomination, the OAH is expected to operate independently
• I'm going to ask Senator Finchum as my stand-in to move the executive nomination.
• move the Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee recommendation that the full Senate confirm the nomination

Bills: SB1285 , SB1289 , SB1326 , SB1328 , SB1329 , SB1330 , SB1392 , SB1402 , SB1425 , SCR1013 , SCR1014

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: sentencing, correctional facilities, multiple sentences, death penalty, aggravating circumstances, juvenile offenses, class 2 felony, foreign donations, election administration, certification, Arizona Revised Statutes, transparency, public disclosure, parents' rights, family law, shared parenting, best interest of the child, state interference, family court, custody

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• positions, and one of the reasons is that they are appointed by the governor after being vetted by the nominating
• the governor after being vetted<00:37:13.560><c> by</c><00:37:13.640><c> the</c><00:37:13.760><c> nominating
• </c><00:37:14.319><c> committee</c><00:37:15.200><c> but</c> vetted by the nominating committee but vetted
• by the nominating committee but then<00:37:15.480><c> they</c><00:37:15.640><c> also</c><00:37:15.880
• Is that just basically because that's probably the committee that the nomination would come through?

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment met with a quorum and first considered Senate Bill 3, relating to student athletes and NIL. Senator Max Wise said the bill would modernize Kentucky’s NIL framework so universities remain competitive and student-athletes can benefit, noting the state’s earlier NIL law and the need to act before a pending national settlement. Several members supported the bill but expressed concern that NIL has changed college athletics and could eventually affect high school sports. The committee reported Senate Bill 3 favorably. The committee then took up Senate Bill 15, relating to minimum wage exceptions for minor league baseball players. Senator Amanda Bledsoe and MLB representative Josh Allen explained that the bill would align Kentucky law with the players’ collective bargaining agreement, treating the players as salaried rather than hourly workers and addressing overtime issues. Members discussed the minimum weekly salaries at Single-A and Triple-A, along with housing, meals, and health benefits under the agreement. The committee adopted a committee substitute, passed a title amendment, and reported Senate Bill 15 favorably. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 103, which concerns the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and services for people with disabilities. Senator Danny Carroll and provider advocates said the bill would add regulatory oversight, require reporting to the legislature and governor, and give preference to in-state services when available, while preserving access to out-of-state services when needed. Testimony focused on Kentucky’s low employment ranking for people with disabilities, unused federal funds, provider funding concerns, and an OVR order of selection that would limit services to the most severe cases. The committee adopted a committee substitute and reported Senate Bill 103 favorably after supportive comments from members about the program’s impact on employment and quality of life.

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• to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination
• Finally, the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5125, the District of Columbia Judicial Nominations
• FINALLY, THE RULE PROVIDES FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5125, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS
• THE JUDICIAL NOMINATION The Judicial Nomination Commission currently limits President Trump's choices
• The President nominates, the Senate confirms.

Bills: HB1670 , HR493 , HR492 , HR491 , HB5140 , HB4922 , HR713 , HR721 , HB2721 , HR707

Keywords: fertility, health benefits, family planning, assisted reproductive technology, employees, fertility treatment, ART, in vitro fertilization, IVF, infertility, family building, reproductive health, oocyte preservation, sperm preservation, embryo preservation, artificial insemination, gamete donation, embryo genetic testing, federal employee health benefits, FEHB