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• Senate amendments are concurred in. Senate amendments are concurred in.
• Senate amendments are concurred in. Senate amendments are concurred in.
• Senate amendments are concurred in. Senate amendments are concurred in.
• Senate amendments are concurred in. Senate amendments are concurred in.
• Senate amendments are concurred in. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a lengthy consent and concurrence calendar. Early actions included adopting the consent calendar, approving a rule waiver to allow floor amendments on several Senate bills, and re-referring a few bills to committees. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for the father of Assembly Member Stephanie and for Thomas Dennis Moore, with family present for both tributes. On the floor file, members approved or concurred in a wide range of measures. Notable bills included SB 1247 on minors’ online exploitation and removal of material when they reach adulthood; SB 1223 requiring competitive bidding at state and county fairs; SB 1238 adding disclosures and duties for HOA managers; SB 983 creating a Port of San Diego job-order contracting pilot; SB 959 addressing school funding during wildfire smoke days; SB 1443, an education omnibus cleanup bill; and SB 802 creating a Sacramento County homelessness joint powers authority, which drew extensive debate over Housing First, treatment, accountability, and local coordination. SB 923 strengthened privacy deletion rights, and AB 1267 set 18 as the minimum age for marriage, drawing broad bipartisan support and emotional testimony from survivors and advocates. The concurrence file then moved through many Assembly bills, most of them technical, support, or cleanup measures, with votes largely in favor. These included bills on Medi-Cal, youth athletics, digital financial assets, jail administration, health care prior authorization, fish and wildlife, elections, emergency services, pupil safety, employment, victim rights, attorney discipline, emergency medical response, seed program funding, naloxone training, child care facilities, cannabis, and dual language immersion coordination. Several bills were passed with unanimous or near-unanimous votes, while a few drew some opposition, including AB 801 on fair lending examinations, AB 1661 on oil-field community assistance, AB 2161 on Medi-Cal work requirement implementation, and AB 2230 on child care facilities. The chamber also adopted multiple Senate amendments and continued a number of items to later consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Grawl, you are recognized on the amendment. Thank you.
• Honhard, will you please call a roll on Senate Bill 1346 as amended? Senator Berman? Yes.
• Seeing opposition, Senator Harrell, you are recognized on that amendment. Senator Osgood? Yes.
• Senator Harold, you are recognized on that amendment. Thank you very much.
• And that was the amendment. Are there questions on the amendment? Senator Gaetz, in questions.

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Summary: The committee took up a large health policy agenda. SB 1568 on electronic prescribing was explained as a federal conformity measure, but members raised concerns about preserving patients’ ability to obtain paper prescriptions and about exemptions for emergency, hospice, and other situations. Emergency physicians testified in support of e-prescribing but asked for flexibility, and the bill was reported favorably despite Senator Harrell’s opposition. SB 1606 on patient access to records sought to standardize record-production timelines and require electronic delivery when available; after an amendment correcting a drafting error, the bill drew concerns about HIPAA, behavioral health confidentiality, and the distinction between personal and legal representatives, and it was reported unfavorably as a committee substitute. The committee then approved SB 1346 on fentanyl testing, with a technical amendment, to require hospitals and campus emergency departments to test for fentanyl in urine testing for suspected overdose or poisoning. SB 1224 on administration of controlled substances by paramedics was amended to clarify language and reported favorably. SB 656 on health care billing and collection activities was substantially revised by strike-all amendment to allow sale of medical debt to third parties under new limits, including no interest or fees and return of debt if charity care applies; it was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 68 expanded health facilities authority financing to include not-for-profit LLCs and parent companies, and SB 524 added Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the newborn screening panel; both were reported favorably. Later, the committee approved SB 1842 on out-of-network referrals after multiple amendments, requiring providers to verify network participation at the point of service and notify patients in writing, though several members and physicians warned it could burden providers and increase workload. The committee also advanced proposed committee bill SB 7028, which revises the Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program, adds oversight and reporting requirements, creates a pediatric cancer research incubator, and establishes the Bascom-Palmer VisionGen initiative; cancer center representatives testified in strong support, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee bill. SB 172 on specialty titles and designations was amended to clarify enforcement and was reported favorably after supporters said it would prevent misleading use of specialist titles, while opponents argued it could confuse practitioners’ titles. Finally, SB 1690 on surrendered infants was reported favorably after supporters said it would codify and expand safe-haven baby box procedures and opponents raised safety concerns about the devices. The committee also noted SB 1606 remained pending for reconsideration next week before adjourning.

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• She concurs with the Senate amendments. Perfect. Thank you.
• I concur in the Senate amendment. Thank you. HB 2641.
• I concur in the Senate amendment. Thank you. HB 2641.
• The Senate amended the bill by allowing the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives
• The Senate amended the bill by allowing the Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives

Summary: The Republican caucus reviewed a long list of House bills returned from the Senate with amendments, generally asking staff to describe the changes and then confirming whether the sponsor concurred. Many measures were accepted with little or no debate, including bills on tax filing penalties (HB 2016), court-ordered restitution for homeless or indigent defendants (HB 2028), vaccination and mask restrictions (HB 286), bullion investments by the state treasurer (HB 2140), nursing care complaint timelines (HB 2195), privacy protections for county records (HB 2327), cold plunge regulation (HB 2439), medical records access timelines (HB 2557), licensing board procedures (HB 2660), school and public records provisions, AI governance (HB 2592), fingerprint clearance temporary work authorization (HB 2916), development fees (HB 2946), affordability infrastructure districts (HB 2999), distracted driving penalties (HB 2109), health aide scope of practice (HB 2189), eviction record sealing (HB 2244), backyard structure rules in planned communities (HB 2342), inmate transition services (HB 2440), nuclear-ready community designation criteria (HB 2456), address confidentiality protections (HB 2594), groundwater/medical reimbursement changes (HB 2932), traffic citation signature authority (HB 2369), advanced math enrollment (HB 2423), school district training and intervention requirements (HB 2435), job order contracting limits (HB 2482), special education and placement rules (HB 2621), DCS parent rights notice changes (HB 2661), domestic violence expert testimony standards (HB 2662), inmate mental health study committee provisions (HB 2673), legislative subpoena enforcement (HB 2745), ACA trade office oversight (HB 2752), utility reporting changes (HB 2756), Native American language proficiency credit (HB 2895), mental health judicial review timelines (HB 2923), mobile food vendor licensing (HB 2118), medical intervention/school attendance rules (HB 2248), school board finance training (HB 2379), and school board meeting access/video requirements (HB 2380). Sponsors repeatedly stated they concurred with the Senate amendments, and no roll-call votes were taken in the transcript. A few items were set aside or sent back, including HB 2035 and HB 2249, and one bill (HB 2594) was left pending because the sponsor had not yet responded.

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• SENATOR HARRELL WE HAVE ONE AMENDMENT.
• THANK YOU SENATOR SIMON. WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT BUT FIRST ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL SENATORS?
• SENATORS WISHING TO DEBATE ON THE AMENDMENT? OKAY.
• SENATOR SIMON YOU MAY CLOSE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED.
• SENATOR GRALL YOU MAY CLOSE ON THE AMENDMENT.

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• Senate President: Senator Leek, you may explain the amendment. Senator Leek: Thank you.
• Senate President: Additional debate? Senator Leek, close on the amendment.
• Senator Leek: Waive close on amendment.
• Senate President: Show this amendment passes and read the next amendment.
• Senate President: Questions on the amendment?

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• Senator Bernard, I see you have a strike-all amendment pending.
• Senator Simon, I see you have a strike-all amendment pending.
• Amendment Barcode 290226. Senator Simon, you're recognized on the strike-all amendment.
• Senator Calatayud, you're recognized on the amendment.
• Senator Rodriguez (member_1163), having withdrawn the amendment, the amendment is now withdrawn.

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• I move adoption of Amendment 565. Senator Peterson moves adoption of Amendment No. 565.
• I move Amendment 594. Senator Schumake moves adoption of Amendment No. 0594.
• The amendment is not adopted. Senator Schumake. Mr.
• Senator Chapman moves Amendment No. 588 be adopted.
• The amendment is adopted. Senator Kaufman: Mr.

Bills: SB5223 , SB5928 , SB6071 , SB5995 , SB5966 , SB5841 , SB6061 , SB5944 , SB5520 , SB6087 , SB6076 , SB5916 , SB6016 , SB6137 , SB6009 , SB5833 , SB6161 , SB5890 , SB5973 , SJM8015 , SB5816 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5536 , SB5834 , SB5837 , SB5872 , SB5879 , SB5899 , SB5925 , SB6019 , SB6148 , SB6190 , SB6237 , SB6086 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5992 , SB5924 , SB6134 , SB6263 , SB5395 , SB6282 , SB5905 , SB6302 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5970 , SB5609 , SB5827 , SB5838 , SB5845 , SB5862 , SB5880 , SB5901 , SB5922 , SB5943 , SB5971 , SB5975 , SB5981 , SB5982 , SB5984 , SB5988 , SB5994 , SB6034 , SB6035 , SB6070 , SB6097 , SB6110 , SB6246 , SB6248 , SB6278 , SJM8016 , SB5496 , SB6054 , SB5835 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6247 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB6194 , SB5909 , SB5868 , SB6026 , SB5974 , SB6044 , SB5906 , SB6081 , SB6239 , SB5923 , SB6323 , SB6210 , SB6045 , SB6106 , SB5346 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5968

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, wildfire risk, disclosure, safety, environmental policy, risk assessment, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, zero emission, cargo handling, port district, environmental impact, grant allocation, healthcare

Transcript Highlights:

• We're back on the bill as amended. Are there questions on the bill as amended? Senator Osgood.
• Debate on the bill as amended. Anyone? Senator Osgood. Thank you, Mr.
• Senator Calatayud, do you recognize to close on the bill as amended?
• Let's take up the amendment to the amendment, barcode 162-312, by Senator Burgess.
• Take up the amendment to the amendment, barcode 698062, by Senator Burgess.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K through 12 Education met with a quorum present and took up three bills. SB 1618, by Senator Calatayud, was presented as a broad education package affecting VPK through grade 12. It included changes to VPK enrollment flexibility, repeal of the Council for Early Grade Success, agriculture and financial literacy curriculum updates, reading intervention requirements, limits on certain public-school spending, corporal punishment consent, educator certification and screening provisions, and changes to the school recognition program. A late-filed technical amendment clarifying prior legislation for certain private schools in Brevard, Clay, Sarasota, and Bradford counties was adopted. Senator Osgood raised concerns about the bill’s school recognition provisions and the impact on paraprofessionals and other support staff, and the sponsor said she would continue those discussions. SB 1618, as amended, was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS for SB 1058, which would update Florida references from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in state, district, and charter school materials beginning after July 1, 2025, without requiring existing materials to be changed. The bill was presented by Senator Calatayud on behalf of Senator Gruters and was reported favorably without amendment or opposition. Next, the committee heard CS for SB 1470 on school safety, which would align school security guard training with guardian program requirements, refine locked campus and classroom rules, and improve panic alert and digital map coordination. Several amendments were adopted, including a late-filed amendment capping guardian training fees, creating a stakeholder work group for a Florida Institute of School Safety, adjusting locked-zone requirements and exceptions, requiring substitute teachers to receive safety protocol training, and a funding amendment providing $450,000 in recurring funds for a centralized panic alert and digital map system. Support was voiced by school district, sheriff, and safety representatives, and Senator Osgood praised the recurring funding as avoiding an unfunded mandate. The committee also passed SB 1472, linked to SB 1470, extending a public records exemption to school security guards’ records held by FDLE, with the exemption set to sunset in 2030 unless renewed. President Gaetz questioned the need for the exemption, and Senator Burgess responded that it was intended to protect school safety personnel from exposure of personal information after an incident. All three bills were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• So that's the amendment, and I ask for your support. Thank you, Senator.
• Thank you, Senator. Is there a discussion on the amendment?
• Thank you, Senator. Counsel, can you restate the amendment, please? Thank you, Senator.
• Thank you, Senator. Counsel, could you please repeat the amendment before we vote?
• As amended be reported to the full Senate with recommendation for passage.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

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Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:

• BANK YOU SENATOR BERMAN FOR THIS IMPORTANT AMENDMENT.
• ALL THOSE THAT THIS IS AN AMENDMENT COMING FROM A FRIENDLY SENATOR THIS AMENDMENT IS UNFRIENDLY TO BE
• ONE SENATOR BERMAN TO CLOSE ON THE AMENDMENT.
• ON THE DESK. >> PLEASE READ THE FIRST AMENDMENT >> AMENDMENT BARCODE 739-2365 BY SENATOR INGOGLIA.
• SUBSTITUE AMENDMENT. BARCODE 231 840 BY SENATOR INGOGLIA, BEFORE LINE 14 INSERT AN AMENDMENT.

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• SENATOR GRUTERS YOU MAY CLOSE. >> Senator Gruters: WAIVE ON THE AMENDMENT. >> Chair: ALL IN FAVOR?
• SENATOR GAGE YOU MAY CLOSE AS AMENDED. >> Senator Gaetz: WITH THANKS TO THE CHAIR I WAIVE CLOSE. >> PLEASE
• SENATOR AVILA YOU MAY CLOSE ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. >> Senator Avila: WAIVE CLOSE. >> Chair: PLEASE CALL
• SENATOR TRUENOW YOU MAY CLOSE ON THE AMENDMENT. >> Senator Truenow: WAIVE CLOSE.
• SENATOR TRUENOW YOU MAY CLOSE ON THE AMENDMENT. >> Senator Truenow: WAIVE CLOSE. >> Chair: THOSE IN FAVOR

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• to the committee amendment to Senate Bill 1016.
• amendment to Senate Bill 1624 be adopted.
• 1335 as amended to report it recommends Senate bill 1335 as amended to report it recommends Senate bill
• I move that the floor amendment to Senate Bill 1683 be adopted.
• Third reading of bills: Senate Bill 1188. Senate Bill 1188 amends A.R.S.

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• Senator Collins's office amendment, which the clerk will read. Amendment number 575 by Mr.
• Senator Durant offers an amendment, which the clerk will read: Amendment 796 by Mr.
• Senator Durant offers an amendment, which the clerk will read: Amendment number 877 by Mr.
• I hope this amendment is adopted. Senator Jalen. Mr.
• Senator Collins offers an amendment, which the clerk will read: Amendment 228 by Mr.

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• Any debate on the amendment? Senator DeSigley, you are recognized to close on the amendment.
• We do have two amendments. Let's take up amendment barcode 793-128 by Senator Martin.
• Senator Truenow, you're recognized to explain the amendment. 20223 by Senator Truenow.
• Delete-all amendment barcode 32934 by Senator Calatayud.
• Delete all amendment barcode 32934 by Senator Claudiud.

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation, adopting a substitute amendment that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and fund a traffic signal modernization program with $10 million annually from the State Transportation Trust Fund. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales tax transfer to the trust fund, a bid protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for SB 628, “Lucy's Law,” on boating safety, which would strengthen penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless vessel operation. Lucy’s parents gave emotional testimony in support, describing the fatal 2022 boating crash and urging stronger accountability. The sponsor withdrew pending amendments, and the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, was next; the strike-all amendment covered a broad range of agriculture-related changes, including water fluoridation restrictions, labeling rules, drone restrictions over farmland, disaster recovery programs, an honest services registry, FFA-related provisions, and agricultural land preservation. Testimony included support from agricultural and gun-rights groups, opposition from banking, dental, and local-government advocates, and a lengthy public debate over fluoridation and financial discrimination. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems was reported favorably with little debate. The committee then took up CS for SB 1618 on K-12 education, adopting a delete-all amendment that combined a wide range of education provisions, including VPK flexibility, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention requirements, teacher assignment reporting, restrictions on spending public funds on political or social activism, postsecondary and workforce-related changes, and other school and college system updates. Several speakers opposed the activism-related funding restriction, while the sponsor said the bill was intended to keep publicly funded schools focused on education; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 7016 on initiative petitions, adopting a strike-all amendment that would sharply tighten petition circulation rules and increase penalties. The proposal would require circulators to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, impose training and registration requirements, shorten petition submission deadlines, require more identifying information on petition forms, limit sponsors to one amendment per election cycle, and create new enforcement and investigation triggers, including a 25% invalid-signature threshold. Sponsors argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect the integrity of constitutional amendment petitions, while senators raised concerns about due process, public-records issues, burdens on volunteers, and the impact on voters and sponsors. The bill was not reported in the portion provided, and the discussion remained ongoing at the end of the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Any debate on the amendment? Senator DeSigley, you are recognized to close on the amendment.
• We do have two amendments. Let's take up amendment barcode 793-128 by Senator Martin.
• Senator Trunow, you're recognized to explain the amendment. 20223 by Senator Trunow.
• Delete all amendment barcode 32934 by Senator Claudiud.
• By Senators Grawl and Gates. Senator Gates, you are recognized to explain the amendment.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation. A substitute amendment was adopted that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate aviation flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and dedicate $10 million annually for a traffic signal modernization program. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales-tax transfer to the State Transportation Trust Fund, a bid-protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for CS for SB 628, Lucy’s Law, which strengthens boating safety penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless operation. After the sponsor withdrew a pending amendment, the committee heard emotional testimony from Lucy’s parents and others in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee next considered CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, under a strike-all amendment. The bill’s major provisions included removing non-purity additives from public water systems, requiring clearer labeling for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, criminalizing drone harassment over farmland, updating agriculture disaster recovery programs, creating an honest services registry for charities tied to countries of concern, expanding FFA-related scholarships and school infrastructure, and allowing the state to repurchase certain former agricultural lands converted to solar fields. Testimony included strong support from agriculture and related groups, opposition from the Florida Bankers Association over a private right of action related to financial discrimination, and criticism from speakers opposed to fluoride removal. The bill was amended and then reported favorably despite some opposition. The committee also reported favorably SB 796, which authorizes DEP general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems to replace failing septic tanks. The committee then took up a large strike-all for CS for SB 1618, a K-20 education package. The amendment combined provisions on VPK flexibility, early grade success, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention, teacher assignment transparency, restrictions on spending public funds for political or social activism, emergency opioid antagonists, corporal punishment consent, teacher certification pathways, and other higher-education and workforce items from SB 1624, including guardrails for certain private religious postsecondary institutions. Members questioned the new prohibition on using public funds for political or social activism, with the sponsor saying it was intended to keep public schools from being a battleground for ideology; Equality Florida and the ACLU opposed that section. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee began extensive debate on CS for SB 7016, a major initiative-petition reform bill. The sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse documented in a large Office of Election Crimes and Security report and would impose tighter rules on petition circulators, including Florida residency and U.S. citizenship requirements, training, shorter submission deadlines, stronger penalties, new identification requirements on petitions, and a 25% invalid-signature trigger for investigations by election-crimes officials. Senators raised numerous questions about due process, public records, penalties, the treatment of volunteers and former felons, the verification process, and the practical effect of the new deadlines and thresholds. The discussion was ongoing when the transcript ended, and no final vote on SB 7016 is shown in the excerpt.

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• Bill 20 as amended, Senate Bill 137 as amended.
• Senate Bill 20 as amended, Senate Bill 137 as amended, passed in second reading in order to engross and
• Senate Bill 20 as amended is adopted.
• Bill 141 as amended, Senate Bill 143, Senate Bill 80 as amended passed on second reading and ordered
• Senate Bill 141 as amended, Senate Bill 143, Senate Bill 80 as amended passed on second reading and ordered

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• Senator Bradley. There is a delete all amendment.
• Senators Senator Bradley, you're recognized to close on the amendment.
• Senator Bernard, you're recognized to close on the amendment to the amendment. Waive close.
• Is there any debate on the amendment? Senator leader recognized to close on the amendment.
• senators know Senator leak is recognized to close on the bill as amended?

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• Senator Burzichelli? Yes. Senate Bill 4219, as amended, is amended.
• On a motion to amend and release Senate Bill 533, Senator Amato? Yes. Senator Steinhardt? Yes.
• Senate Bill 533, as amended, is favorably released. Senator Steinhart? Is he yes? Senator Testa?
• On a motion to amend and release Senate Bill number 1090, Senator Amato? Yes. Senator Steinhardt?
• On a motion to amend and release Senate Bill number 1834, Senator Amato? Yes. Senator Steinhardt?

Committee: Senate Senate Budget and Appropriations