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• Out at Port Canaveral, we have the Jacqueline, which is our landing platform vessel, and the Harvey Stone
• Our booster landed last week with our launch, successful launch, and it is back in port this morning.
• We will continue to work with the state of Florida and Port Canaveral as we continue to operate at North
• We will continue to work with the state of Florida and Port Canaveral as we continue to operate a North
• Of course, the state's invested over half a billion dollars in its space ports across state Of course

Summary: The committee on Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security met with a quorum present and heard a series of presentations focused on Florida’s space and aerospace industry. Blue Origin’s Anna Spencer described the company’s Florida operations at Rocket Park, including New Glenn manufacturing and launch activities, Blue Moon lunar lander work, workforce development, and recent booster recovery and launch milestones. Amazon’s Beth Cooley presented an update on Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper), outlining the satellite broadband network, customer terminals, dark skies mitigation efforts, Florida facilities and jobs, and launch plans; members asked about RV/mobile applications, satellite counts, and the role of fiber, but no action was taken. Starcatcher Industries CEO Andrew Rush then described his company’s effort to create an orbital energy grid that beams power to satellites to extend mission life and increase available power, citing demonstrations in Jacksonville and Cape Canaveral and plans for a first satellite launch next year. Space Florida CEO Rob Long gave a strategic update on the state’s aerospace sector, citing billions in private investment, hundreds of projects in the pipeline, the leverage of state spaceport funding, workforce and university programs, and the need for additional tools and infrastructure to keep Florida competitive. He emphasized growth in launch activity, manufacturing, research, and military support infrastructure, and said Space Florida would bring forward legislative proposals. Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro delivered the strongest policy message of the meeting, warning that KSC’s aging infrastructure and relatively smaller NASA budget share could cause Florida to lose aerospace leadership to states like Texas unless the state strengthens its partnership, research investment, and infrastructure support. Members questioned her about federal restrictions on commercial investment in common-use infrastructure, the need for more state-federal alignment, and how Florida can preserve its role as the launch capital of the world. After the presentations and questions, Senator Burgess moved to adjourn, there was no objection, and the committee adjourned.

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• financial report, the popular report, the public utilities annual report, and the annual comprehensive port
• I also have a port authority. We have the port authority in our county.
• We prepare monthly interim financial reports for the county as well as the port authority.
• supervisor of elections, the clerk of our own, and the MPO Metropolitan Planning Organization and Port
• They run a port. They provide several other... Okay. They run an airport. They run a port.

Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee met to review how county budgets are developed and how constitutional officers fit into that process. Davin Suggs of the Florida Association of Counties gave an overview of county budgeting, explaining the statutory framework, the role of property taxes and TRIM notices, the fiscal-year timeline, fund balances and reserves, and the Department of Revenue’s oversight. He emphasized that county budgets include the board’s budget plus the budgets of constitutional officers, and that relationships and communication are critical to resolving budget issues. A panel of constitutional officers then described their offices’ budget processes and responsibilities: Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons discussed law enforcement budgeting and the importance of negotiated agreements with county commissions; Alachua County Property Appraiser Aisha Solomon explained the June 1 budget deadline, valuation methods, and the appeal process for property assessments; Manatee County Clerk and Comptroller Angelina Coleniso outlined the clerk’s court and finance duties, the county-side budget process, and the clerk’s personal liability under section 129.09 for unlawful expenditures; Leon County Supervisor of Elections Mark Early described the cyclical nature of election costs, staffing, equipment, and the impact of turnout and election law changes; and Columbia County Tax Collector Kyle Keene explained that tax collectors’ budgets are reviewed by the Department of Revenue, with fee offices funding themselves through service charges and budget offices relying on county support. Members asked about personal liability for unlawful spending, conflicts between clerks and county commissions, property valuation and storm damage adjustments, reserve levels, and whether tax collectors can retain excess fees. Responses noted that clerks must refuse illegal expenditures, property appraisers use market-based assessments with VAB and court review available, counties should maintain healthy fund balances for cash flow and emergencies, and tax collectors generally must zero out year-end balances and distribute excess revenues to taxing authorities. The committee took no votes and adjourned after thanking the panelists for their testimony.

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• They control strategic ports in places like Sri Lanka. And Piraeus in Greece.
• we should recognize the many areas across the globe that talked about medicines going to waste in ports
• unexploded ordnance, and last year the Department of Defense signed an $864 million defense deal with Port
• I think the recent port opened in Peru is a perfect example. When we show up, we win.
• high-speed rail line linking the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, desalinization solar plants, and port

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• The Port Gibson project is among them that Commissioner Simmons has helped spearhead to breathe new life
• uh to for the for the uh bypass to go uh to for the for the uh bypass to go around<00:20:02.799><c> Port
• Gibson so that we can around Port Gibson so that we can continue<00:20:05.200><c> the</c><00:20:05.440
• &gt;&gt; With<00:21:32.559><c> Port</c><00:21:32.799><c> Gibson</c><00:21:33.200><c> being</c><00:21:
• </c> &gt;&gt; With Port Gibson being among them. &gt;&gt; With Port Gibson being among them.

Keywords: Highways and Transportation - Room 216, 18 February, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• same price you sold it 25 years ago and think you're going to be able to stay in business, and we can visit
• Worcester County's Opportunity Music Connection, a music program with in-person family visits at the
• Music Connection, a music program with in-person family visits at the end of each session of the concert
• It's a three-hour program: jail visit, dinners provided, group discussions.
• Let me just jump in on this because there's three different ports that I oversee, and I oversee because

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The meeting was the third public session of the Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration. Members introduced themselves, and the commission approved the prior meeting minutes. The main presentation came from the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association, led by several sheriffs, who described the role of sheriffs’ offices as independently elected county institutions that operate jails and houses of correction, regional lockups, civil process, 911 communications in some counties, school resource officers, and investigative units. They emphasized that most of their population is pretrial, that admissions and releases are far higher than the Department of Correction’s, and that their facilities now house more people overall than DOC despite having a smaller budget. The sheriffs argued that their work has shifted toward rehabilitation, reentry, and public health, highlighting extensive programming in mental health, substance use treatment, medication-assisted treatment, education, vocational training, and gender-specific, trauma-informed services. They said standardized risk/needs assessments and better funding would help make services more consistent across counties. They also described specialized units and models such as regional evaluation and stabilization units, older-adult housing, emerging adult and gang-intervention programs, and reentry centers that connect people to housing, employment, family support, and community services. Several examples were cited, including Suffolk’s Project Evolve, Middlesex’s older-adult unit, Hampden’s MAGIC program, Worcester’s STOP program, and county reentry centers across the state. A major theme was that these programs are expensive but, in the sheriffs’ view, reduce recidivism and improve safety by stabilizing people before release and supporting them afterward. They pointed to COVID-19 as a period when sheriffs adapted facilities for quarantine and medical care, and said they continue to work with public health partners. They also stressed that their facilities are heavily audited by state and federal agencies and that maintaining humane, safe conditions requires significant staffing and operating costs. Commission members responded favorably at points, noting the importance of the turnover in sheriff populations and the need to understand the different correctional mission compared with DOC. The meeting ended with discussion of future commission dates and a note that the presentation materials would be shared electronically.

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• I will tell you, if you haven't been, please come over and visit. I think you will be blown away.
• And I've had the opportunity to visit the working farm at the college, and it's tremendous.
• This allows me the opportunity to visit our campus routinely.
• I'll also say that if you haven't been to New College recently, please come visit.
• And I appreciate the opportunity and glad that we were able to visit on teams and look forward to the

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• add one more thing that was really brought to my attention by the child advocates that have been visiting
• </c> &gt;&gt; on standing committee port 1000. &gt;&gt; on standing committee port 1000.
• Um I have my cousin's daughter is upstairs, one of the students that's visiting.
• Um I have my cousin's daughter is upstairs, one of the students that's visiting.
• Um so I the students that's visiting.

Bills: HB2117, HB2155, HB1832, HB1601, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2004, HB1810, HB2323, HB1691, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB2214, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB1964, HB2218, HB1535, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1724, HB1733, HB2416, HB2001, HB1603, HB1753, HB2140, HB1962, HB1963, HB2096, HB1959, HB1960, HB2293, HB2288, HB1752, HB1573, HB469, HB2091, HB1851, HB1688, HB1696, HB2417, HB2375, HB2333, HB2152, HB1881, HB2395, HB1721, HB1921, HB1730, HB1697, HB1824, HB2282, HB2078, HB2321, HB2279, HB1522, HB2097, HB2433, HB2106, HB2274, HB2452, HB1764, HB2438, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2216, HB1934, HB2454, HB2427, HB2207, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB2386

Keywords: arts education, data mapping, task force, creative economy, cultural preservation, workforce development, geographic information systems, agriculture, data collection, statistical program, sustainable practices, Hawaii, aquaculture, biosecurity, food security, sustainable seafood, regulatory framework, interagency coordination, environmental stewardship, invasive species

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• Vice Chairman, members, Jennifer Maroussack, Executive Director of the Port Association of Louisiana.
• One in five jobs in Louisiana is port-related. One in five jobs.
• My port directors keep commerce flowing in Louisiana.
• Brian Hanks with Betelan, Chet Chasseau with Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Mr. Kevin Hayes,...
• Hanks with Betaland, Chesson with Greater Lafourche Port Commission, Mr.

Summary: The committee first took up HB 804, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which was presented as a narrowly focused ban on climate-change damages lawsuits rather than a measure affecting emissions claims, pollution claims, or private property rights. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to stop speculative suits targeting energy producers, farmers, truckers, manufacturers, and other businesses for global climate impacts, while preserving claims for actual legal violations under state or federal environmental and safety laws. After a substitute amendment was adopted to clarify and streamline the bill, the committee heard extensive support from oil and gas, chemical, business, port, and legal reform groups, along with a few opposition speakers who argued the bill could still be read to shield industry too broadly or weaken climate accountability. HB 804 was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 802, as amended, which creates a watershed conservation fund tied to the Amite River Basin. The author explained that the bill was narrowed from a statewide proposal to a basin-specific program to reduce flood risk and restore watershed areas using existing severance revenue from sand mining, modeled in part on coastal restoration funding. Supporters from the concrete industry, landowners, levee boards, and conservation groups described it as a practical, low-cost, non-government solution to help remediate old sand and gravel pits and improve flood control. With no opposition cards and no objections, HB 802 was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HB 934, as substituted, which would allow licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer fawns under specific conditions, including disease monitoring, release only within the same management zone, and other handling requirements. The author said the bill was meant to prevent the euthanizing of orphaned fawns that could be rehabilitated and to create a lawful pathway for licensed care. A supporter described her experience rescuing an orphaned fawn that was later confiscated and killed, while the Louisiana Wildlife Federation opposed the measure, warning it could effectively create a captive deer program, undermine wildlife conservation principles, and lead to dangerous or inhumane facilities. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 934, before final committee action is shown.

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• We're making it a state crime for a person to come into Mississippi, not through a proper port of entry
• We're making it a state crime for a person to come into Mississippi, not through a proper port of entry
• We're making it a state crime for a person to come into Mississippi, not through a proper port of entry
• We're making it a state crime for a person to come into Mississippi, not through a proper port of entry
• We're making it a state crime for a person to come into Mississippi, not through a proper port of entry

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 3 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

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• We have tremendous advantages in Minnesota from having a port in Duluth, from the renewable energy we
• We have tremendous advantages in Minnesota from having a port in Duluth, from the renewable energy we
• We have tremendous advantages in Minnesota from having a port in Duluth, from the renewable energy we
• We have tremendous advantages in Minnesota from having a port in Duluth, from the renewable energy we
• We have tremendous advantages in Minnesota from having a port in Duluth, from the renewable energy we

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c><01:21:02.920><c> I</c><01:21:03.000><c> know</c> committee on very sight visits I know committee
• on very sight visits I know you<01:21:03.199><c> said</c><01:21:03.320><c> you've</c><01:21:03.440><
• </c><01:21:13.800><c> the</c><01:21:13.880><c> uh</c> allowing the committee to visit the uh allowing
• And, like the director said, thank you for some of you for taking the time to visit the airports and
• </c><05:29:43.080><c> our</c> Hawaii P20 who just visited our Hawaii P20 who just visited our commission

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center. Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu. A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

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• They are here visiting the Capitol, learning about the work that we do.
• I never had a chance to visit the Capitol.
• Thank you for coming today to visit us and welcome. Welcome, Rio Hondo. Welcome, welcome.
• They are visiting Sacramento to participate in the statewide community college legislative conference
• has grown up, and he's leaving our office, thankfully heading back to the district and going to the Port

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, offered a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then spent much of the session on guest introductions recognizing visitors, community college delegations, students, caregivers, a retired Assembly staff member, and a championship high school football team. Members also observed an adjournment in memory for Alex Preddy, a VA nurse killed in Minnesota, and later for Kathy Wooten and Rowena Ramos. The chamber then moved through the daily file and third reading file, with several items passed, retained, or continued. Among the bills taken up, AB 34 on renewable portfolio standard exemptions for publicly owned utilities passed 55-0; AB 35 to accelerate implementation of Proposition 4 climate resilience funds passed 62-0; AB 52 on food and agriculture equity passed 50-6; AB 72 creating an EV economic opportunity zone passed 58-0; AB 96 removing a diploma requirement for Medi-Cal peer support specialists passed 55-0; AB 230 extending Pierce’s disease control programs passed 64-0; AB 277 requiring background checks for behavioral health employees passed 59-0; AB 647 clarifying a county RV disposal pilot passed 54-0; AB 664 authorizing limited bachelor’s programs at Southwestern Community College passed 60-1; AB 673 creating a support grant for unaccompanied homeless youth passed 55-1; AB 710 on dynamic electricity pricing passed 54-0; AB 748 streamlining pre-approved housing plans passed 65-0; AB 767 expanding protections around sexually violent predator placements near schools and daycares passed 65-0; AB 883 protecting officials’ personal information from data brokers passed 66-0; AB 946 expanding 30x30 conservation efforts to urban areas passed 65-0; AB 1054 creating a deferred retirement option program for CHP and Cal Fire passed 61-1; AB 1070 on missing middle housing code simplification passed 66-0; AB 1159 strengthening student data privacy passed 54-4; AB 1204 revising the Local Control Funding Formula passed 54-1; AB 1265 extending the historic building tax credit passed 64-0; AB 1349 banning speculative ticketing passed 61-0; AB 1359 allowing seniors 80+ to opt out of jury service without a doctor’s note passed 67-1; AB 643 on organic waste procurement credits passed 48-4; AB 685 creating a small business resiliency fund passed 63-0; AB 714 tightening oversight of commercial driving programs passed 65-1; and AB 805 establishing a youth apprenticeship bridge program passed 66-0. Several other items were passed and retained or continued without debate. Debate on AB 1054 drew the sharpest disagreement, with opponents warning about pension costs and supporters arguing it would help retain experienced CHP officers and firefighters. AB 767 also prompted strong comments about public safety and placement of sexually violent predators in rural communities. On AB 1349, supporters from both parties backed the anti-speculative ticketing bill as consumer protection, while AB 664 drew support from members emphasizing access to higher education in underserved regions. The Assembly then adjourned until January 29, 2026, after announcing upcoming session dates and recording a few vote changes from the dais.

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• They are here visiting the Capitol, learning about the work that we do.
• I never had a chance to visit the Capitol.
• Thank you for coming today to visit us, and welcome. Welcome, Rio Hondo. Welcome, welcome.
• They are visiting Sacramento to participate in the statewide community college legislative conference
• has grown up, and he's leaving our office, thankfully heading back to the district and going to the Port

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• health science centers, award over 60% of the medical degrees in Texas, had over 11 million patient visits
• the funding of that center in Laredo. which is the 10th largest city in Texas, the largest inland port
• I just want to add that some of the technology that you all have there, I've gone to visit and saw the
• We conducted 2.8 million patient visits last year, and our extramural funding has doubled in the last
• LBJER today is one of the busiest emergency room in Houston with about 80 15,000 visits, but then we

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Port votes I. Senator Jeang votes I. Port votes I. Senator Jeang votes I.
• Senator Port votes no. Senator votes no. Senator Port votes no.
• Senator Port votes yes. Senator Ports votes aye. Senator Kunish votes no. Senator Kunis votes no.
• Senator Port Senator Bowden votes I. Senator Port votes<01:05:09.760><c> yes.
• Senator Ports votes I. votes yes. Senator Ports votes I.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And Senator Port Senator Latz votes aye. And Senator Port votes<00:11:11.000><c> aye.
• And Senator Port votes no.
• votes</c> Port votes no.
• And Senator Port votes Port votes no.
• </c> a Senator Port bill. a Senator Port bill.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We continue to have the ports of landing for about 50% of cargo that's going across the country.
• When we can stop stuff at our ports of entry, we're protecting other trees and landscapes from our invasive
• I had the pleasure of visiting probably one of the most successful Farm to School programs in the state
• Yeah, it also gives me an excuse to come visit. Okay, so thank you, Madam Secretary.
• But I didn't see the 10 acres, so I was looking forward to a visit.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c><00:12:52.399><c> with</c> of advocacy training they visited with of advocacy training they visited
• I was able to visit personally four high schools that day: Blackduck, Bemidji, St. Joseph, and St.
• </c> Zoom event I was able to visit Zoom event I was able to visit personally<00:13:47.720><c> four</
• I had the opportunity to visit all of the state correctional facilities.
• I want to thank Commissioner Schnell for joining me at many of those visits.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• NCPA includes 16 public utility members, a rural electric cooperative, as well as BART and the Port of
• Members, I am pleased if they would stand to invite the Vacaville PAL, who are visiting us today from
• Vaisakhi is a cherished holiday, a time to honor the spring festival, share good food with family, and visit

Summary: The Assembly convened without a quorum, then quorum was established and the chamber proceeded with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and a series of procedural motions. Members approved multiple unanimous-consent requests to suspend rules, re-refer bills to committees, and allow committees to notice bills pending re-referral. The day also included several guest introductions recognizing student leaders, public power executive Randy Howard, a family member of Assemblymember Gallagher, higher education leaders, Leadership Torrance, and the Vacaville PAL program. On the floor, the Assembly adopted several resolutions and heard extensive remarks in support of them. ACR 160, proclaiming April 2026 as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, was adopted by voice vote after co-authors were added. H.R. 98, designating California Holocaust Memorial Day, received broad bipartisan support and was adopted after 76 co-authors were added. H.R. 100, recognizing Vaisakhi, also passed by voice vote after 73 co-authors were added, with members highlighting Sikh history, service, and cultural contributions. The Assembly then took up several bills on the third-reading file. AB 1977, relating to online notarization and notaries public, passed 69-5. AB 1987, which would direct wildlife-area fees back to operation and maintenance of state wildlife areas, passed 69-0. Other items on the second- and third-reading files were passed and retained, continued, or placed on the consent calendar as noted by the presiding officer. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes for La Mesa Police Officer Lauren Craven, community organizer Cynthia Brantley Pierce, coach John Beam, and Ralph Cavallo. The Assembly then adjourned until Thursday, April 16, at 9 a.m.