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• I'm sure you have seen that document they put out. They're not a particularly political entity.
• I'm sure you uh have seen that that that uh uh uh that<00:18:54.960> document<00:18:55.480>
• that document they put out. that document they put out.
• for those patients that cannot consent for those patients that cannot consent to<01:28:17.120>
• Our patients often cannot consent or do not have someone to place or consent on their behalf.

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• The but from the consent of the people.
• unanim ask unanimous consent unanim ask unanimous consent >> that<03:53:42.640> a<03:53:
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent >> Mr.
• > hearings<04:37:11.520> were supervisory documents and hearings were supervisory documents
• documented than his death. documented than his death.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I'll make a motion for consent. I'll make a motion for consent.
• consent.
• All those in favor of consent consent.
• It's consent. it? Um, I'll take that up. It's consent.
• I'll take all the consent. Yeah. I'll take all the consent. Yeah.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:48:48.000> All objection to consent? Seeing none. All objection to consent?
• Is there any objection to consent? it. Is there any objection to consent?
• Is there objection to consent? Seeing none, all those in favor of consent say I.
• those in favor consent say I. those in favor consent say I.
• Is there objection to consent? Seeing none, all those in favor of consent say I.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• On OGSR, parental consent requirements before terminating a pregnancy, excuse me, by Health Policy.
• that if a minor seeks an abortion, they may request a... well, it requires that they have parental consent
• get a... ...judicial bypass, and they may get a waiver before the circuit court for that parental consent
• ; a corporate governance annual disclosure and supporting documents, including executive compensation
• We believe that allowing public access to these documents will provide greater transparency regarding

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, many involving public records exemptions and government operations. Several measures were reported favorably, including SB 342 on an Agency for Health Care Administration public records exemption for employees facing threats; SB 7018 preserving a public records exemption tied to parental consent/judicial bypass records for minors seeking abortions; SB 626 lowering quorum requirements and allowing remote participation for the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys; SB 710 protecting personal information of Crime Stoppers employees, board members, volunteers, and their families; SB 300 extending clerk personal-information protections to appellate court clerks; and SB 302 creating a similar exemption for Judicial Qualifications Commission employees. The committee also approved SB 7010 and SB 7008, which preserve and narrow public records exemptions related to the Department of Financial Services as receiver for insolvent insurers and the financial technology sandbox, respectively. The committee also heard and advanced several policy bills. SB 820 codifies the Office of Faith and Community in the Executive Office of the Governor; Senator Polsky questioned whether the office was duplicative of existing services and raised concerns about religion in state governance, while supporters argued it complements existing networks and helps connect Floridians to services. SB 1144 codifies the Hope Florida program, with supporters describing it as a connector to community resources and critics again raising concerns about overlap, private donations, and accountability; both SB 820 and SB 1144 passed on largely party-line votes with Senator Polsky voting no. SB 804 would redesignate the SS American Victory as the state flagship, but Senator Rodriguez opposed giving up the current flagship designation for the Key West schooner, though the bill still passed favorably. SB 214 designates August 21 as Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day and passed without opposition. SB 1088 requires certain state customer-service phone lines to offer callback features, and SB 576 makes technical fixes to service-of-process law; both were reported favorably. Additional bills included SB 1524, a broad Department of State measure with a strike-all amendment that revises grant-review procedures, adds an America 250 funding focus, and changes commission-fee and oath requirements; Senator Arrington and Senator Polsky expressed concerns about reviewer qualifications, grant criteria, and the impact on arts and cultural programs, and both voted no while the bill still passed. SB 1640, on confidentiality of lethality assessment forms in domestic violence cases, was amended to allow disclosure to domestic violence centers while barring disclosure to state attorneys, and it passed favorably. SB 1160 expands health insurance premium benefits for certain officers catastrophically injured or killed in the line of duty; supporters from the Fraternal Order of Police appeared in support, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee also confirmed eight appointments to the Florida Commission on Community Service, the Investment Advisory Council, the Public Employees Relations Commission, and the State Retirement Commission. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded on specific bills, and the committee adjourned.

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• And you will see on the first document that we have moved as much as we can.
• So I think there's some really important things to understand here: right now, the first document you
• And you will see on the first document that we have moved as much as we can.
• So we asked for your consent on the amendments in front of us.
• Your consent on the amendments in front of us. Is there any discussion?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened and handled several House messages and conference committee appointments before taking up a series of bills. It appointed conference committees on Senate Bill 2265 and House Bills 1454, 1448, and 1524. The chamber also adopted a Senate amendment to House Bill 1216, delaying its effective date for the copay accumulator prescription drug bill to January 1, 2026, with later renewal timing for non-PERS plans. House Bill 1216 then came up for final passage. Senators debated whether allowing copay accumulator programs to count manufacturer coupons toward deductibles would help patients with expensive drugs or unfairly shift costs to insurers and other policyholders. Supporters said it would help people afford life-saving medications and that the coupon payments go to pharmacies, not insurers; opponents argued it could raise premiums and create perverse incentives for drug pricing. The bill passed 29-18. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2160, which changes health insurance benefits under the Uniform Group Insurance Program to move from a grandfathered to a non-grandfathered plan, with supporters emphasizing added benefits and flexibility and opponents warning of higher costs and irreversible changes. That bill passed concurrence 33-14 and final passage 39-8. The Senate next concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 2339, the wildfire mitigation bill, which requires utility mitigation plans to be updated every two years, incorporate national electric standards, and creates a rebuttable presumption of reasonable care if the plan is followed. The bill then passed final passage 46-1. The chamber also adopted conference committee reports and passed House Bill 1460 on adult foster care and monitoring devices, House Bill 1440 on cigar lounge tobacco use, and Senate Bill 2374 on insurance-related provisions including property insurance arbitration, managed repair programs, and surplus lines issues; SB 2374 also added a study on towing and recovery coverage. The session ended with announcements of upcoming conference committee meetings and adjournment until April 22, 2025.

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• and what documentation. and what documentation.
• consent calendar. consent calendar.
• It's on consent. So, thank you.
• >> on consent. >> on consent.
• consent calendar. consent calendar.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Why don’t they archive all legal documents?
• <03:04:38.560> calendar like this put on the consent calendar like this put on the consent
• I've never seen a bill pass that should be on consent that is purposely not going to be on consent.
• I've never seen a bill pass that should be on consent that is purposely not going to be on consent.
• So if we say no consent, then it doesn't go on consent. That's good to know; I never do that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , science. while in the United States, a notary public is simply someone authorized to witness document
• That is well documented.
• You're a consent. I will have to check on that.
• I’m glad there is some informed consent. I just don’t think it’s enough.
• I had questions earlier, but I am so thrilled that at this point we do have that consent, informed consent

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft systems. The bill increases penalties for flying drones over critical infrastructure, prohibits drones equipped with weapons or explosives, creates a first-degree felony for drones carrying a weapon of mass destruction, and includes a law enforcement exception. A lay-filed amendment by Senator Pizzo warning against the use of force to shoot down drones was debated but failed, and the bill was then reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SB 846 addressing notary public fraud in immigration-related services, SB 650 on hazardous walking conditions for school transportation, SB 922 on employment agreements including non-compete and garden leave provisions, and SB 1820 on motor vehicle manufacturer and dealer relations, covering performance measures, retaliation, and franchise termination standards. Several bills focused on education, health care, and disability issues. SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, would require disability history and awareness instruction across grade levels; it drew emotional testimony from the bill sponsor, family members, and supporters, and was reported favorably. SB 998 would allow advanced practice registered nurses to certify deaths and file death certificates in hospice settings under physician protocol, and SB 1412 would modernize home health agency rules by expanding administrative flexibility and contract service use; both passed. SB 1736 would allow direct support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home settings for individuals with developmental disabilities, and it was also reported favorably. The committee also advanced several regulatory and court-related measures. SB 1650 expands Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including allowing designation based on conduct in a single case and extending the look-back period, while SB 1652 creates a public records exemption for certain stricken non-criminal court filings; both were approved. SB 1076 on roofing contractors was amended to require continuing education for roof-to-wall connections and then passed, and SB 1078 on fire prevention was amended with stakeholder-agreed language before being reported favorably. SB 1080 on local government land regulations, after multiple amendments and significant debate over agricultural enclaves and local control, was also approved. Other major measures included SB 818 on utility relocation, which creates a relocation fund funded by a portion of communications services tax revenue and was supported by multiple industry and local-government groups after a compromise amendment; SB 868 on social media use by minors, which would require a decryption mechanism for law enforcement access under subpoena and prohibit disappearing messages for minors, remained under discussion as the transcript ended. The committee also heard SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers against the City of Gainesville, and reported it favorably after testimony that the city would pay the settlement amount.

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• Consent. We got a motion to consent, second. All those in favor and consent, aye.
• in favor say I I I any opposed consent in favor say I I I any opposed consent we<00:29:46.559>
• and consent I I those in favor and consent I I CL<00:29:54.840> and<00:29:55.000> Senator<
• consent all those in favor for consent consent all those in favor for consent say<01:17:10.760><
• seconds that consent. All those in favor say aye. We'll let Senator Long take that one. Yes.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• risk insolvency assessment summary report, a substantially similar summary report and supporting documentation
• Fluoride is a choice we are making today if we pass this bill, and it will have measurable, well-documented
• The claimant and South Broward Hospital District agreed to a consent judgment for $6.4 million.
• a bill to be entitled an act relating to the removal of altered sexual depictions posted without consent
• a bill to be entitled an act relating to the removal of altered sexual depictions posted without consent

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance led by pages, and several introductions recognizing guests, family members, and a USF Day at the Capitol presentation. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar, where it first passed two Open Government Sunset Review bills: CS/SB 7010, preserving a public records exemption for certain Department of Financial Services receiver information, and SB 7008/HB 7003, preserving confidentiality for financial technology sandbox application records. Both measures passed unanimously. The Senate also passed CS/SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings relating to terrorism, a bill intended to help victims enforce judgments against terrorist entities, and CS/CS/SB 910 on veterans benefits assistance, aimed at improving veterans’ access to benefits and transition support. Additional measures passed included CS/CS/CS/SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands, SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems, CS/CS/CS/SB 700, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, and several claims bills, including relief for Darlene Angerville and J.R., Eric and Jennifer Miles on behalf of EEM, and Marcus Button. SB 994 on driver’s license education requirements also passed after an amendment making texting while driving a moving violation with points and a distracted-driving course requirement. The most extended debate centered on CS/CS/CS/SB 700, where senators discussed provisions on fluoride in drinking water, labeling of plant-based products, drone penalties, charity registration, agricultural housing, and other agriculture-related policy changes. Several amendments on fluoride were offered and defeated, while a technical amendment on financial institution definitions was adopted. Senators also briefly discussed the policy implications of the bill’s fluoride language and its relationship to local control and public health. Several other bills on the calendar were temporarily postponed, and at the end of the session the Senate adopted motions to certify passed bills to the House, retain postponed bills on the special order calendar, and remove CS/SB 7016 from the special order calendar. The Senate then adjourned until April 16.

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• Representative Gagne moved consent. There was no objection.
• >> Consent >> Consent >> Consent >> also<00:27:06.400> 16<00:27:06.720
• consent. Any objection to that? consent. Any objection to that?
• Representative Gagne moved consent, and there was no objection.
• It will not be in the consent calendar. And that does it, folks.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• um or information relative to documents um or information relative to uh<00:54:47.520> any<00
• <01:23:01.679> uh employment authorization documents uh employment authorization documents
• Been scrubbed, wording parsed, or documents taken down entirely in an effort to be compliant.
• That has some documents attached to it, so that might be helpful when you are looking at it.
• that now and that has some documents that now and that has some documents attached<03:53:20.159>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Under unanimous consent, the Chair hears no action.
• Under unanimous consent, the Chair hears no action. Report of Committee.
• Under unanimous consent, the Chair withdraws the roll call. Does the Chair hear objection?
• House by striking out in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the text contained in House Document
• Consent to withdraw the question for a quorum. Quorum roll call to the chair. Objection.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House received a gubernatorial message requesting certain fiscal year 2026 appropriations before final action on the general appropriation bill, and referred it to the Committee on Ways and Means. It also adopted several congratulatory and honorary resolutions, including recognitions for retiring members and public servants, and later welcomed a number of guests and honorees to the chamber. The main legislative business was House Bill 423, establishing a sick leave bank for James Caruso of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. After the Public Service Committee reported the bill ought to pass, the House suspended the rules, gave it a second reading, and ordered it to a third reading. Later, the House also took up House No. 1590, a sick leave bank bill for Eric Inakwick of the Trial Court, adopted an amendment adding an emergency preamble, and passed it to be engrossed as amended. A major action of the day was adoption of the conference committee report on the joint rules for the 2025-2026 legislative session. Members from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing reforms intended to improve transparency, public access, committee notice, live streaming, posting of votes and summaries online, and more efficient handling of legislation. The report was adopted by roll call, 147-2. The House also approved an order transferring matters from the Joint Committee on Agriculture to the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries, and from Elder Affairs to Aging and Independence. The House briefly questioned quorum several times, then recessed and later adjourned to meet Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session. The chamber also recognized the retirement of Chief Court Officer Gene DePersio, with remarks entered into the record.

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• <00:30:22.320> from you're getting that initial consent from you're getting that initial consent
• they could document the need for that. they could document the need for that. you<03:55:12.319><
• That cannot go on the consent zero.
• That will um go on the House consent That will um go on the House consent calendar<04:22:14.319>
• and that will go on the House consent and that will go on the House consent calendar<06:17:28.638

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I did reduce that document from 74 pages down to about 34 or so, just so that I wasn't print-killing
• You go into the bill history and then there's a part where you can click on the Senate documents.
• I did reduce that document from 74 pages down to about 34 or so, just so that I wasn't print-killing
• You go into the bill history and then there's a part where you can click on the Senate documents.
• administration committee um on consent administration committee um on consent with<00:14:14.480>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met on House Bill 637, which was described as a measure to make whole certain New Hampshire Retirement System retirees who were not included when Senate Bill 57 was incorporated into the 2023 budget. The chair and several members reviewed the bill’s legislative history and fiscal impact, citing estimates that the broader change would cost about $1.4 million to the state and $5.74 million to municipalities, with an actuarial liability increase of about $45 million. The chair argued that the omission of already-retired members was not an oversight but a policy choice made in the Senate, based on the bill’s prospective language and the budget process used in 2023. Testimony and discussion focused on whether the bill should be treated as a fairness correction or as an expensive policy expansion. Supporters, including retirees and representatives of employee groups, said the language was unclear, the fiscal note did not match the bill’s effect, and the change would unfairly leave out actual retirees who had expected the same treatment as active members. They also argued that the retirement system historically linked benefits to Social Security and that the bill would restore equity for those affected. Opponents emphasized the cost, the prospective nature of the original language, and the view that the Senate knowingly chose not to extend the change retroactively. After discussion, the chair moved to recommend the bill inexpedient to legislate, and the motion was seconded. Members then heard brief public comments after the motion was withdrawn and reintroduced because of the weather and the public’s travel. At the final vote, the subcommittee recommended inexpedient to legislate on a 3-2 vote, with the chair noting that the full committee would take up other bills at a later subcommittee hearing.

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• So the chair would request unanimous consent to strike title without any objection.
• Chairman, I would like to request unanimous consent to strike the title.
• Chairman, ask unanimous consent to strike the title.
• Senator Uhl has requested unanimous consent to strike the title without objection.
• Chairman, I would also request the union's consent to... Strike title.

Bills: SB1415, SB1714, SB1962, SB26, SB172

Keywords: nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives, performance awards, efficiency, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, state procurement, state purchasing, State Purchasing Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, OMES, exempt entities, purchasing exemptions, state contracts

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• :44:13.920> into<00:44:14.240> the unanimous consent to insert into the unanimous consent
• This is a unanimous consent that makes sense.
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent >> Mr.
• Speaker, I ask unanimous consent Mr.
• without the consent of the other side. without the consent of the other side.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• , uh, not only the corporate documents, uh, not only the corporate documents, the<00:17:53.039>
• So, the one difficulty I sometimes have is not everything is in those documents.
• Uh and that's in state law. documents documents uh<00:18:11.360> for<00:18:11.600> any<
• not everything is in those documents. not everything is in those documents.
• <00:18:49.200> and consumer to review those documents and consumer to review those documents

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Consent to work from a committee substitute today without objection. That should be the order.
• Senator Pugh asks for consent to work from a committee substitute without objection.
• Senator Urasian has consented that we strike the title.
• Senator Anney is asking for his consent to work from a committee substitute.
• Senator Reinhart asked unanimous consent to strike the title without objection.

Bills: SB1290, SB1332, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1386, SB1390, SB1428, SB1584, SB1696, SB175, SB1778, SB1794, SB1806, SB1836, SB201

Keywords: 2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, human trafficking