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• Final passage of House Bill 1069 as amended by the Senate. Remarks?
• Speaker, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5998
• Speaker, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 605
• Speaker, the Senate refuses to concurring the House amendments to engross substitute Senate Bill 5998
• Speaker, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to engross substitute Senate Bill 6,05,

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, the flag was escorted by the Muckleshoot Veterans Color Guard, and the day opened with a prayer from Dennis Anderson Sr. The House approved the previous day’s minutes, welcomed representatives from the Urban Native Education Alliance, and then moved through caucuses and Senate messages before taking up a long series of third-reading votes on bills that had returned from the Senate. Several measures drew debate over Senate amendments. House Bill 1069, concerning bargaining over supplemental retirement benefits for certain public employees, passed 78-17 after supporters said it would help correctional workers and critics said the Senate changes weakened the bill. Second Substitute House Bill 1128, creating a child care workforce standards board, passed 68-27 amid arguments over child care shortages, wages, and affordability. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155, banning non-compete agreements, passed 62-33; supporters framed it as pro-worker and pro-entrepreneurship, while opponents said contracts should be voluntary and important in business sales. The House also passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1187 on ambulance billing and collections (93-2), Substitute House Bill 1390 phasing out the Community Protection Program (51-44), Engrossed House Bill 1501 on housing-related local requirements (58-37), House Bill 291 on bargaining communication rights (92-3), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2110 on ambulance staffing/training (95-0), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2165 on impersonating peace officers (66-29), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2219 on child care regulations and opioid-related safety language (67-28), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2266 on housing siting and local flexibility (56-39), Substitute House Bill 2350 on notice and accountability for developmental disability services (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2360 allowing schools to keep and administer albuterol with parental-notification changes (79-16), Second Substitute House Bill 2384 on financial transparency for continuing care retirement communities (78-17), Second Substitute House Bill 2429 on behavioral health planning and appropriations (95-0), Substitute House Bill 2496 protecting tribal sacred sites (71-24), and House Bill 2510, on which the House did not concur in Senate amendments. The chamber also granted conference requests on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bills 5998 and 605 and appointed conferees for each.

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• Senator Pizzo, you're recognized to close on the amendment.
• However, let's take an amendment-to-amendment barcode, 748-172 by Senator Harrell.
• Senator Truenow, you are recognized to explain the amendment to the amendment.
• Senator Truenow, you're recognized to close on the amendment to the amendment. Way close.
• Senator Truenow, you're recognized to close on the amendment as amended. Way close.

Bills: S0086 , S0554 , S0760 , S0774 , S0778 , S0844 , S1022 , S1230 , S1246 , S1594 , S1630

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Summary: The Fiscal Policy Committee met and first reported favorably SB 774, which extends enhanced workers’ compensation benefits to 9-1-1 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries, after adopting a late-filed amendment declaring an important state interest. The committee also heard supportive testimony from a Palm Beach County dispatcher. SB 770, which updates the definition of forensic clients so certain individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism can be housed with other Chapter 916 residents in secure forensic settings, was reported favorably as well. Members then approved CS/SB 86, which declares unauthorized operation of a commercial vehicle by an unauthorized alien an imminent safety hazard and imposes driver, carrier, and enforcement consequences, despite questions about vehicle impoundment and cargo handling and one appearance in opposition. SB 1594, which protects veterans’ benefits received on behalf of foster youth from being used as reimbursement and instead sets them aside for education and transition services, was reported favorably after supportive testimony. The committee also approved CS/SB 760, creating a new offense for willful violations of no-contact pretrial release conditions in certain violent crime cases, though the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers raised concerns about expanded warrantless arrest authority in one section. The committee next reported favorably CS/SB 554, a complete rewrite of Chapter 617 governing nonprofit corporations, after a technical delete-all amendment. It also approved CS/SB 844, requiring continuing education on sickle cell disease care for certain health care professionals; the bill drew extensive supportive testimony from advocates and patients describing pain management gaps and health disparities. SB 1022, expanding Florida Children’s Initiatives by adding programs in Bay County and Broward County, and CS/SB 1246, broadening the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund to include health science workforce programs and related uses, were both reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1230, which restricts the use, sale, and distribution of aqueous film-forming foam containing intentionally added PFAS and requires inventory and disposal reporting, after adopting amendments that removed airports from one provision. It also approved CS/CS/SB 128, directing DEP to erect markers for the Andrew Red Harris Spoil Island water body designation. Several senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on specific bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• President, members of the Senate, the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee recommends 291 amendments
• to the Senate recommends 291 amendments to the Senate Bill<00:21:08.840><c> 283.
• Turning our attention to amendments 233 through 235, amendment 234 adds local Senate bond initiatives
• The senator has an amendment. Pages will collect and distribute the senator's amendment.
• President, I have an amendment at the desk. >> Senator has an amendment.

Summary: The Senate convened with 42 members present and a quorum, opened with an invocation by Pastor Jaylen Robinson, and recognized several guests and honorees. Early floor remarks included a welcome to students from Forest Oak Middle School, a young Senate shadow from Woodlawn High School, and guests from Charles H. Flowers High School. The chamber also noted a doctor of the day and announced that panoramic photos in the Senate lounge were available for order by March 27, with eye exams available in the State House. The main legislative business was Senate Bill 283, the President’s Maryland Consolidated Capital Bond Loan of 2026. The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee presented 291 amendments, described as funding priorities for jobs, infrastructure, and reliability while staying within debt affordability limits. The amendments covered school construction, natural resources, higher education, housing, Maryland Environmental Service, miscellaneous grants, local Senate bond initiatives, jails and detention centers, and pre-authorizations for fiscal 2028. Four amendments were separated for individual roll calls: 30, 35, 46, and 241, all of which were adopted. The remaining committee amendments were adopted without objection, and the favorable committee report as amended was then taken up. During debate on the capital budget amendments, one senator raised concerns about the bill and the difficulty of tracking the amendments on the electronic system, prompting discussion about technical issues and the availability of the documents on the website and in paper form. The chair said the committee had been working on the bill for months and urged the body to proceed. A question was raised about Amendment 264, which deauthorized a Willing Helper Society renovation project in Charles County; the chair explained the money had not been spent, was about to expire, and was repurposed to a Boys and Girls Club of Southern Maryland project to keep the funding in Charles County.

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• Okay, but the amendment would do—the amendment that the Senator from Marion is... that would not change
• Thank you, Senator. Is there further discussion on the amendment?
• Thank you, Senator. Is there further discussion on the amendment?
• This strike-and-insert amendment comes primarily from the House's amendment to Senate Bill 473, which
• Thank you, Senator. The chair recognizes Senator Brooke. Do you have an additional amendment?

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• It is Senator Abbas' amendment 1102s, and I'd like to introduce that because Senator Ganon, Senator Abbas
• Oh, we'll have him the Senator Oh, we'll have him the amendment. amendment. amendment.
• Seconded by Senator Ganon. We do have an amendment by Senator Ganon. It is number 1195S.
• Thank you, Senator. Is there any further discussion on amendment 1206?
• on Senate uh the amendment<00:12:05.120><c> 1206?

Committee: Senate Judiciary

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• 00:50:27.760><c> amendment</c><00:50:28.720><c> Senator</c> &gt;&gt; discussion on the amendment Senator
• &gt;&gt; discussion on the amendment Senator Craig.

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• And Senator Kavanaugh, all the bill is amended. The bill is amended. The whole bill is amended.
• Senator Mesnard, the bill is amended. Mr.
• Senator Warner, the bill's amended. Yes, Mr.
• Senator Angus, the bill is amended. Thank you.
• Senator Rogers, the bill is amended. Mr.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the journal. The body then extended the session under Rule 27 and agreed to request House consent to adjourn until April 27, 2026. It moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House bills, including HB 2170 (procurement code-related), HB 2415 (kratom regulation), HB 2700 (housing technology study committee), and HB 2950 (special districts/tourism improvement areas). Amendments were adopted on HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2950, and the committee reported HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2700 do pass; HB 2950 was later defeated on third read. The Senate also heard a brief welcome for visiting students and a personal privilege statement on Earth Day and environmental issues. The Senate then entered an additional Committee of the Whole for HB 2035 (child welfare and placement), HB 2249 (parental bill of rights), and HB 2573 (DUI/local referendum-related language). HB 2035 received a Warner amendment expanding the definition of extended family to include adoptive family members; HB 2249 received a Mesnard amendment adding liability and technical changes; and HB 2573 received a Rogers technical amendment. All three were reported out do pass as amended. On third read, HB 2573 passed 20-9, with several senators explaining opposition based on referendum and emergency-clause concerns tied to a Marana data center dispute; HB 2170 passed 17-12; HB 2415 passed 22-7; HB 2035 passed 26-3; and HB 2249 passed 17-12. HB 2950 failed 10-19. The Senate also considered House Concurrent Resolution 2043, substituting it for the Senate version and sending it to third read. The resolution, which calls for a convention to propose a federal constitutional amendment limiting congressional terms, passed 16-13 after several senators warned about the risks of a constitutional convention and the lack of limits on its scope. The House’s message on adjournment was read, committee meetings for April 27 were announced, and members made personal privilege remarks, including birthday wishes and an announcement about the annual legislative charity softball game. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, April 27, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• :08.400><c> amend</c><00:36:08.720><c> Senate</c> Senator Farnsworth moves to amend Senate Senator Farnsworth
• <c> amend</c><02:26:53.840><c> Senate</c> Senator Dreheim moves to amend Senate Senator Dreheim moves
• > amend</c><03:03:49.760><c> Senate</c><03:03:50.080><c> File</c> Senator Pratt moves to amend Senate
• > amend</c><03:13:22.880><c> Senate</c><03:13:23.200><c> file</c> Senator Karan moves to amend Senate

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• 1871, with Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 2, Senate
• Amendment 2, Senate Amendment 2 as amended, Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 3, Senate Amendment
• Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment 2, Senate
• Amendment 2 as amended, Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 3, Senate Amendment 3 as amended, and
• Senate Amendment 4. in which the concurrence of the House is... ...as amended and Senate Amendment 4

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• Amendment barcode 722464 by Senator Berman: delete lines 15 through 17 and insert amendment.
• Senator Berman's amendment that she had, all that asked for was guardrails.
• Please read the first amendment: late-filed Amendment Barcode 958950 by Senator Leak, delete lines 40
• Late-filed Amendment Barcode 958950 by Senator Leak, delete lines 40 through 45, and insert amendment
• All right, let's read that first amendment: late-filed Amendment Barcode 8708 by Senator Yarbrough, delete

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• And this is your number for Senator Hickey’s amendment: 0.233.
• Your number for Senator Hickey’s amendment is 0.23-659.3.
• So, Senator, would you like to move your amendment? Yes, I would like to move the amendment.
• I have no other amendments in front. Senator.
• Senator Hickey. Senator Hickey, you do have a proposed amendment. Yes.

Bills: HB10 , HB12 , HB34 , SB130 , SM21

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: physician assistants, interstate compact, medical services, licensure, cross-state practice, military families, regulatory authority, physical therapy, licensure compact, interstate practice, healthcare, military spouses, criminal background check, HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district

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• This amendment is just adding the verbiage of the House, of our House version, onto the Senate bill,
• The Senate bill and that is the amendment. Are there questions of the sponsor?
• This amendment simply merges the good work from the House with the good work of the Senate and turns
• The amendment replaces a Senate bill with the substance of House Bill 1325, which makes practical updates
• Please vote down this amendment. Senator Harris. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests including law enforcement officers and several student visitors. The chamber then adopted the special order report and moved to the special order calendar, with members also approving the journal and establishing a quorum. Later in the day, the House paused for several introductions and farewell remarks, including extended closing speeches from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf reflecting on their service, staff, constituents, and policy priorities. The House passed several bills, often after brief explanations and amendments. CS/SB 590 on the statute of limitations for failures to report child abuse was clarified to apply prospectively and passed 111-0. SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder was amended to include House language and passed 111-0. CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) passed 112-0 after an amendment merging House and Senate provisions, and CS/SB 1246 on the linking industry to nursing education fund passed 112-0 after amendments expanding eligible contributions and program support. Additional bills approved included CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care standards, CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences, CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts for aviation safety, CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services, and CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, which would allow school coaches to use limited personal funds to support student-athletes with items such as food, transportation, and rehabilitation services, with parental consent added by amendment. Most of these measures passed unanimously or near-unanimously, with SB 422 passing 108-2. The House also heard debate on CS/CS/SB 1134, a bill restricting counties and municipalities from taking official actions related to DEI and limiting the use of public funds for DEI-related activities and contracts. Members questioned how the bill would affect local government practices, observances, and staff functions, and the sponsor explained several exceptions and enforcement provisions.

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• We do have one amendment. Let's take up that amendment, Senator Collins.
• Senators, we are now in debate on the amendment. Is there a debate on the amendment?
• The amendment is adopted. Senators, we are back on the bill as amended.
• Show the amendment is adopted. Senators, we are now back on the bill as amended.
• Show the amendment is adopted. Senators, we are now back on the bill as amended.

Committee: Senate Finance and Tax

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met and first considered CS for SB 1290, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles agency package. The bill would align Florida law with IFTA and federal motor carrier rules, raise the crash-reporting damage threshold from $500 to $2,000, define “economically disadvantaged area,” update registration and email-notice procedures, and revise the definition of tank vehicles. An amendment was adopted to allow nonprofits to perform VIN inspections under an MOU and to create a DV-embossed specialty plate option for eligible disabled veterans. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably. The committee then passed SB 1292, which exempts certain email addresses collected by DHSMV for notification purposes from public records disclosure. The committee also considered two flood-resiliency measures by Senator DeSantis/DeSigley. SJR 174 would amend the Florida Constitution to allow the Legislature to exclude from assessed value improvements made to mitigate flood damage, with the proposed amendment to appear on the 2026 ballot. SB 176 provided the implementing details, including eligibility tied to flood-risk areas or prior flood damage, square-footage limits for rebuilt or elevated homesteads, and documentation requirements for property appraisers. Members asked about how rebuilding and square-footage caps would work, and the sponsor explained the intent was to encourage elevation and resiliency without allowing major expansion. A technical amendment was adopted to SB 176, and both measures were reported favorably. After the bills, staff director Azar Khan gave a brief presentation on the latest General Revenue conference results, noting collections were running ahead of forecast and explaining the main forecast adjustments, including increases in sales tax and investment earnings and a reduction in corporate income tax projections. No questions were raised on the presentation. The committee then noted that additional bills were still moving through earlier committees, invited members to follow up with staff, and adjourned without any recorded votes beyond the committee actions on the bills and amendments.

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• by House Amendment 1 and Senate Amendment 1.
• Chief Clerk, please read in Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300 as amended by Senate Amendment 1.
• Madam Speaker, Senate... 300 as amended by Senate Amendment 1.
• Chief Clerk, please call the roll on Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 300, amended by Senate Amendment
• Chief Clerk, please call the roll on Senate Bill 315 as amended by Senate Amendment 1 and House Amendment

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• The amendment is not adopted. Senator Tarr offers another amendment. Thank you.
• Senator Tarr offers another amendment, which the clerk will read. Amendment Number 34 by Mr.
• Senator Moore, opposite amendment, which the clerk will read. Amendment number 65 by Mr.
• Amendment number 159 by Mr. Rodrigues, Senate Ways and Means Amendment.
• underlying Senate Ways and Means Amendment.

Summary: The Senate continued debate on House 5175, An Act Relative to Energy Affordability, Clean Power, and Economic Competitiveness, taking up a series of amendments focused on clean energy procurement, oversight, gas infrastructure, housing impacts, and ratepayer costs. Amendment 22, offered by Senator Rogers, was rejected 5-34 after he argued the underlying bill already improves clean energy procurement and reduces utility middlemen. Senator Tarr then offered Amendment 34 to expand reporting, oversight boards, and consumer representation, and to strike provisions on consumer choice, gas program frameworks, and municipal procurement authority; it was also rejected 5-34 after supporters of the bill said the legislation already strengthens oversight through the EEAC, a new review board, and DPU audits. The chamber also considered Amendment 77 by Senator Eldridge to end ratepayer-funded gas line extension subsidies for new construction. Supporters said the subsidy unfairly shifts costs to all ratepayers, favors gas over cleaner alternatives, and could save about $1.6 billion over ten years; opponents argued it could raise housing construction costs, especially for gateway cities and large projects. After extended debate, the amendment failed 19-20. Senator Moore withdrew Amendment 65, which would have created a commission on reducing emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles while preserving long-term zero-emissions goals. Several other amendments were adopted, including measures on low-income discount charges, environmental justice protections, data and tax printing, and increased access to plug-in solar. The Senate also adopted the Ways and Means amendment, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed it to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 32-8. Separately, the Senate adopted a Judiciary extension order after removing two bills from it, and agreed to adjourn in memory of Robert G. Najarian.

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• Senator Driskill, as amended. Senator French, aye. Senator Gierau, aye. Senator Laursen, aye.
• Agency 024 as amended. Senator Driscoll. I. Senator French. I. Senator Garu. I. Senator Larson. Hi.
• </c> amended. Senator Driscoll. amended. Senator Driscoll. &gt;&gt; Hi. &gt;&gt; Hi. &gt;&gt; Hi.
• </c> Agency 031 as amended. Senator Driscoll: I. Senator French: I. Senator Guru: I.
• 045 is amended. >> Senator Driskill. >> I. >> Senator French. >> I. >> Senator Gierau. >> I. >> Senator

Committee: Joint Appropriations

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• Senate file 57 amendment is withdrawn.
• I move second reading amendment number one to Senate File 81.
• I move second reading amendment number one to Senate File 81.
• Okay, next amendment for our consideration, second reading Amendment Number Two to Senate File 81.
• First time on the amendment, second reading amendment number two to Senate File 81.

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• I move that we accept the Senate amendments. Shall the Senate amendment be adopted?
• Shall the Senate amendment be adopted? Shall the Senate amendment be adopted?
• Shall the Senate amendment be adopted? Shall the Senate amendment be adopted?
• I move that we agree with the Senate amendment. Shall the Senate amendment be adopted?
• The Senate amendment...

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• And this amendment is just adding the verbiage of the House, of our House version, onto the Senate bill
• The amendment replaces a Senate bill with the substance of House Bill 1325, which makes practical updates
• Read the amendment to the amendment.
• Show the amendment to the amendment adopted. We're back on the amendment.
• Please vote down on this amendment. Senator Harris. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Army Sergeant Benjamin Pennington, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum and journal business before taking up the special order calendar. Several bills were explained and moved through amendment and final passage, including CS/SB 590 on the statute of limitations for mandatory reporters’ child-abuse reporting violations, which was clarified on the floor to apply prospectively only and passed 111-0. CS/SB 418 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder was amended to align with the House version and passed 111-0. The chamber also recognized Spina Bifida Week and guests in the gallery before considering additional measures. Members then passed CS/CS/SB 1668 on the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), described as preserving the program’s actuarial soundness, by a 112-0 vote; CS/SB 1246 on the Linking Industry to Nursing Education Fund, expanded to support broader health science education programs and non-health-care partner contributions, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 1404 on memory care facility standards by 111-0; CS/CS/SB 1030 on recovery residences, including transfer-of-ownership and MAT-related provisions, by 168-0; CS/CS/SB 178 on athletics in public K-12 schools, allowing limited coach support for student welfare with parental consent and other guardrails, by 112-0; CS/CS/SB 422 on automatic dependent surveillance broadcasts, limiting use of ADS-B data for airport billing, by 108-2; and CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral, cemetery, and consumer services, modernizing licensure and exclusivity rules, by 111-0. The House also took up CS/SB 1134 on official actions of local governments and DEI-related restrictions. The sponsor argued the bill would prohibit counties and municipalities from official DEI actions and related funding while preserving numerous exceptions for holidays, observances, public safety, and other activities. Members asked extensive questions about how the bill would affect local programs, events, and offices, and Representative Gant offered an amendment to narrow the bill’s DEI definition by removing two prongs; debate centered on vagueness, enforcement, and local-government impacts. The transcript cuts off during consideration of that amendment, so no final action on the bill is shown. The session also included lengthy farewell remarks from Representatives Eskamani and Overdorf, reflecting on their service, staff, constituents, and policy priorities.

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• Counsel regarding the amendment to the amendment. Senior Senator from the 17th: Thank you, Mr.
• Are there further amendments to the amendment? If not, tomorrow, Senator.
• Thank you, Senator. Are there questions regarding the Senator from Mason's amendment?
• Further amendments. Senator from Mason.
• Amendments. Senator from Harrison: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Committee: Senate Finance