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• They work all seasons and in all weather, on holidays. Companies work 24/7.
• They work all seasons and in all weather.

Keywords: 985, all

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• that ensures that people have economic security, that communities have the support that they need to weather
• that ensures that people have economic security, that communities have the support that they need to weather

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And then what we're looking at right now, the spring and early summer weather patterns and what are projected
• OK, so that's basically a drought monitor map that is sent up by the National Weather Service and basically

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• Fast forward 20 years, where Texas has consistently experienced more extreme weather events and where
• Utilities borrow a lot of money to build and maintain their infrastructure and to recover from extreme weather

Bills: HB551, HB 1281, HB1378, HB1617, HB2868, HB2881, HB3374, HB4439, HB4726, HB4732, HB4878, HB4914, HB4921, HB4958, HB5200, HB5318, HB5360, HB5402, HB5568, HB5573, HB5623, HJR218

Keywords: political contributions, address privacy, Texas Ethics Commission, election transparency, campaign finance, international organizations, World Health Organization, jurisdiction, state law, enforcement, United Nations, World Economic Forum, attorney general, Texas attorney general, state sovereignty, legal enforcement, Texas Attorney General, electric energy storage, municipal regulation, county regulation

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• Well, the biggest challenge if you're a farmer is the weather. It's always going to be the weather.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• offering a steady, consistent, and reliable renewable energy source that is operable regardless of weather
• The goal was to close the gap in emergency preparedness related to severe weather, train derailments,

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• agriculture infrastructure on land that has been taken out of production due to disease and adverse weather
• cornerstone of our economy, but growers have faced increasing challenges from disease and extreme weather

Summary: The committee first heard CS for CS for SB 344, which would modernize the Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 based on Public Service Commission recommendations. The bill drew no opposition and was reported favorably. Members then took up several Senator Burton measures: CS for SB 714 on non-opioid advanced directives, which was amended to create a Department of Health website access point for a voluntary form allowing patients to notify providers they do not want opioid medications; CS for SB 738 on child care and early learning providers, which streamlines and updates child care regulation and was supported by industry and business groups; CS for SB 756 on health insurance coverage for individuals with developmental disabilities, which removes the age-8 diagnosis limit and age cap for mandated autism-related coverage; and CS for CS for SB 1356, creating a Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a newborn genetic testing pilot, later amended to add FIU and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to the board and remove specific appropriations. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for CS for SB 1624 on higher education, a broad bill affecting tuition policies, workforce programs, institutional governance, and naming changes. The bill generated extended discussion over replacing references to “minority” with “underrepresented,” with the sponsor explaining the intent was to focus on low-income access and student support, while members raised concerns about impacts on majority-minority institutions and preeminence pathways. An amendment added guardrails for private religious postsecondary institutions by requiring public review of affidavits of compliance and giving the Commission for Independent Education enforcement authority. After debate, the bill was reported favorably. The committee then passed CS for SB 1626 on child welfare, which addresses military-family investigations, emergency shelter certification, children’s services council appointments, criminal-background exemptions, group-home rates, licensing extensions, small residential group homes, missing-children procedures, and psychotropic medication refills; it was amended to adjust council board composition and then reported favorably. Additional bills approved included SB 178, directing Florida A&M University to conduct an agronomic study on emerging crops for land taken out of production; SB 1162, expanding boating improvement funding for trailer parking and offering lease incentives for clean marine manufacturers; CS for CS for SB 958, creating a type 1 diabetes early detection information program for parents and schools; CS for CS for CS for SB 1070, requiring ECGs for student athletes with phased implementation and exemptions, after extensive testimony from parents and advocates about sudden cardiac arrest; CS for SB 774, requiring electronic transmission of certain court orders to sheriffs within six hours; SB 1516, creating an International Aerospace Innovation Fund administered by Space Florida; SB 994, revising driver education requirements and prompting a commitment to add distracted-driving instruction; and CS for CS for SB 1402, expanding eligibility for dropout retrieval programs. The committee also took up SB 810 on stormwater management systems, amending it to focus annual inspections on vulnerable MS4 infrastructure. That bill drew significant opposition from the Florida League of Cities, counties, and stormwater groups, who argued the mandate would duplicate existing permit requirements and impose major costs, but supporters said it was a basic flood-prevention measure. The transcript ends during debate on SB 810, before a final vote is shown.

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• The oldest project, the first project, that started over 40 years ago, and we have weathered many storms
• This is not a storm that can simply be weathered.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You know, we're getting close to that time of year, especially with this warmer weather, where we're
• We're getting close to that time of year, especially with this warmer weather, where we're going to see

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And so really, there's weather impacts.
• It's probably weather-related or maybe natural disaster-related, anything else? And I think, Mr.

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• And all distinguished members, I am the most aged and well-weathered of the panel after going to church
• I'm well-weathered and well-aged, and I love it. I'm looking forward to next year.

Summary: The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met to organize the new term, take roll, and hear introductory presentations from the six agencies under its jurisdiction: the Agency for Health Care Administration, Agency for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Children and Families, Department of Elder Affairs, Department of Health, and Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The chair outlined the committee process, including assigning members to review agencies and make budget recommendations. Each agency head gave a high-level overview of their budget, staffing, major programs, and priorities, with recurring themes including Medicaid, long-term care, disability services, child welfare, mental health, aging services, public health, and veterans’ health care. Several agency leaders highlighted recent initiatives and funding priorities. AHCA emphasized Medicaid managed care, provider regulation, Hope Florida, hospital-at-home, and cancer-related efforts; APD discussed iBudget services, Hope Florida, a managed-care pilot, online applications, and forensic care costs; DCF focused on child protection, foster care, adult protective services, food/cash/medical assistance, mental health, and opioid treatment; Elder Affairs highlighted Alzheimer’s services, community-based senior care, guardianship, ombudsman services, and disaster outreach; DOH covered cancer innovation, maternal telehealth, cybersecurity, HIV/hepatitis/syphilis screening, and school nursing; and Veterans Affairs described benefits and health care access for veterans, long-term care, and federal reimbursement. Several speakers also raised concerns about rising costs, provider rates, disaster response, and access to services. The committee heard two public comments from disability advocates about Medicaid redeterminations affecting iBudget waiver recipients and provider payment delays. In response, AHCA and APD said they were coordinating on data sharing, early outreach, escalation processes, and efforts to reduce disenrollments and make recertification smoother. Members then asked questions about provider rates, opioid settlement spending, managed care quality measures, pediatric rare disease grants, group home transparency, senior outreach, ABA services moving into managed care, annual Medicaid recertification, veterans’ service utilization, waiting lists for elder services, and prevention spending. No formal votes were taken during the meeting.

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• Um, this is how we get alerts for when there's weather issues and other problems that we need to address
• when um this is how we um get alerts for when when<00:26:16.559> there's<00:26:16.960> weather
• issues and other when there's weather issues and other other<00:26:18.400> problems<00:26:18.720
• , what's going on in Wyoming weather, what's going on in different<03:15:14.960> municipalities,
• > spotty<03:16:29.840> cell also have harsh weather, spotty cell also have harsh weather

Keywords: 916, all

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• Why don't we take the same precautions that we do with a storm, which is a weather event, when we're
• Why don't we take the same precautions that we do with a storm, which is a weather event, when we're
• There could be a shortage of election workers due to widespread sickness or due to weather issues.
• <04:38:48.320> There sickness or due to weather issues.
• There sickness or due to weather issues.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• In Champlin, our programs are still at the mercy of weather, leading to canceled practices and fewer
• house at our community center will replace the aging seasonal dome, which is vulnerable to harsh weather
• vulnerable aging seasonal dome, which is vulnerable to<01:23:10.640> harsh<01:23:11.120> weather
• c> nearing<01:23:12.200> the<01:23:12.360> end<01:23:12.720> of to harsh weather
• and nearing the end of to harsh weather and nearing the end of its<01:23:13.040> useful<01:23

Keywords: 1183, house

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• amended project timeline for the possible significant installation delays that are either due to weather
• amended project timeline for the possible significant installation delays that are either due to weather
• amended project timeline for the possible significant installation delays that are either due to weather
• invasive species unit supervisor at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. either due to weather
• So either due to weather and or floods.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That money is paid into the Department of Commerce, weatherization, and low-income efficiency.
• c> is paid in to the Department of is paid in to the Department of Commerce,<00:14:36.480> weatherization
• ,<00:14:37.519> and<00:14:37.760> low<00:14:38.079> income Commerce, weatherization
• , and low income Commerce, weatherization, and low income efficiency.<00:14:39.360> That<00:14
• And the money that the data centers are going to give to weatherization, I'm sure they're laughing at

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Bucks has been extremely popular, most of the time our farmers markets only take place during warm weather
• Bucks has been extremely popular, most of the time our farmers markets only take place during warm weather
• 01:13:16.159> warm markets only take place during warm markets only take place during warm weather
• <01:13:17.280> Many<01:13:17.520> participants<01:13:18.159> who weather months
• Many participants who weather months.

Bills: HF2779, HF1645, HF1885, HF1289, HF1534, HF2707, HF1675, HF3046

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• offers valuable planning time ahead of standardized testing and provides options in case of inclement weather
• offers valuable planning time ahead of standardized testing and provides options in case of inclement weather
• 44.840> inclement provides options in case of inclement provides options in case of inclement weather
• weather weather disruptions<01:38:47.719> in<01:38:48.000> article<01:38:48.440> four

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• March 1st, no matter the weather, the historic Old Dairy Queen opens, and the Dilly Bar was invented
• The ability to store grain better allows farmers to weather market downturns and market their grain at
• to store grain better allows<01:18:51.840> Farmers<01:18:52.159> to<01:18:52.280> weather
• <01:18:52.560> market allows Farmers to weather market allows Farmers to weather market downturns

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They think they'll have it completed this spring, but you always hedge on the side of weather with trout
• Unfortunately, you know, the weather dictates that, so there are years that they can't even get it done
• Unfortunately, you know, the weather dictates that, so there are years that they can't even get it done
• Unfortunately, you know, the weather dictates that, so there are years that they can't even get it done
• Unfortunately, you know, the weather dictates that, so there are years that they can't even get it done

Bills: HF1250

Keywords: outdoor heritage, land acquisition, wildlife management, conservation easements, environmental restoration, 1183, house