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• So, you all are welcome to join us and enjoy the day with us, but if you want us to call you from your
• Chairman, for getting us rescheduled.
• Actual distrust of government makes them very careful of what they share because of how it. may be used
• Earn us more flexibility to provide us with the news than we give farmers and ranchers who provide our
• It's a good lesson for us.

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• amendment as amended is now before us. amendment as amended is now before us.
• sharing it today.
• Despite some examples shared today, these agreements, when done properly, can be generally mutually beneficial
• I mean, um are those agreements<00:29:17.600> legit? agreements legit? agreements legit?
• >> share Baker or anything? >> share Baker or anything?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Revenue sharing is the institution's entering into agreement.
• experience or what rev share agreement that you... ...with the students that you're working with right
• now when you have a rev share experience or what share agreement there?
• So they're signing rev share agreements while they're still in high school; they're...
• signing rev share agreements while they're still in high school, they're getting paid while they're

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on name, image, and likeness (NIL) and financial literacy for student athletes, with members framing California as a national leader on NIL but emphasizing the need for stronger protections and more consistent education. The chair and witnesses discussed how NIL opportunities now include both third-party endorsement deals and school revenue-sharing arrangements, and how the current landscape varies widely by institution, leaving athletes with a patchwork of rules and support. Several witnesses argued that student athletes, especially younger ones and those from low-income or first-generation backgrounds, are vulnerable to predatory contracts, tax problems, and pressure from family, agents, or lenders. The first panel featured Tyree Dillingham and Brandon Copeland, who called for standardized financial literacy, better guardrails against predatory NIL advances, and a player-led association or similar collective voice for athletes. They described examples of athletes not understanding paychecks, taxes, or contract terms, and warned that some schools and collectives blur the line between education and marketing. Copeland also argued that college athletics now functions like a professional business and that athletes need representation and a standard contract structure to protect them. The second panel focused on lived experience, including testimony from attorney Anthony Coronae and student athlete Mikey Williams. Coronae described reviewing a contract that he said functioned like a predatory loan disguised as marketing support, with the company taking exclusive rights to Williams’ NIL and requiring repayment far beyond the advance. Williams testified that he signed without a lawyer, later lost endorsements, scholarship, and housing stability, and only later learned the contract’s consequences. He said a required financial literacy course at Sacramento State helped him begin to understand budgeting, taxes, and contracts, and he urged the legislature to require legal review or stronger safeguards for athletes. The third panel, from San Diego State University, highlighted a more structured institutional model. Athletic director Brendan Hill described a mandatory four-year life-skills program that includes financial literacy, resume workshops, internships, and branding education, while student athlete Sloan Benchoff said the program helped her manage money and prepare for post-college life. Witnesses agreed that support is uneven across schools, that some agents and lenders are exploiting athletes, and that California should consider standardized financial education and agent regulation while also being careful not to create rules that unintentionally restrict athlete rights. No formal vote or bill action was taken at the hearing.

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• And it did make us better.
• We have an agreement, not a signed agreement, but I'm going to honor the agreement.
• That being said, I always honor my agreements, and I cannot vote for this because I made an agreement
• You invited us and welcomed us at Scott County and showed us what your day-to-day job was like.
• So shout-out to all of the folks who shared that with us. And for doing the work.

Bills: HF2436, HF2929

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, HF2929, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, food assistance, nutrition assistance, public benefits, eligibility determination, income eligibility, federal poverty guidelines, poverty level, county agency, Tribal agency, human services, children and families, benefits administration

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• NOW, I USE THAT LOOSELY.
• THAT'S JUST AN AGREEMENT WE HAVE BETWEEN THEM AND US.
• THERE ARE 27 STEPS TO EVEN GET TO ELIGIBILITY AN AGREEMENT WE HAVE BETWEEN THEM AND US.
• UNFORTUNATELY AND I USED TO BE A FORMER ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR I USED TO HAVE A BOARD NOT SO
• USE INFRASTRUCTURE.

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• Are you making any progress on a power-sharing agreement for Democrats now, on week three, not showing
• Are you making any progress on a power-sharing agreement for Democrats now, on week three, not showing
• Are you making any progress on a power-sharing agreement for Democrats now, on week three, not showing
• He told us today that he was not going to recognize us.
• But he did tell ... agreement or negotiating a Way agreement or negotiating a Way Forward<00:04:04.439

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House Republican leaders held a press availability focused on the ongoing Minnesota House stalemate caused by the absence of Democratic members, which left the chamber without a quorum. Speaker Lisa Demuth and Leader Harry Niska said Republicans were present and ready to work, argued that Democrats were refusing to attend session, and said the Secretary of State had not allowed motions to be taken on the floor. They also criticized Secretary of State Steve Simon for adjourning the House and for not recognizing Republican motions or members. Niska described a proposed motion under Article 4, Section 13 of the Minnesota Constitution that would have compelled absent members to attend the next session and would have withheld their legislative salary and per diem until they returned. He said the motion was blocked and argued that the Constitution gives the House authority to compel attendance and impose penalties. The leaders repeatedly said Democrats needed to “show up for work,” and said the situation was delaying negotiations over a power-sharing agreement and other House business. The discussion also touched on Representative Brad Tabke, whose seat has been part of the dispute. Republicans said Tabke had not appeared in the chamber and that his absence was not helping negotiations. Demuth said Republicans would return the next day at 3:30 p.m. and continue working if Democrats appeared. No votes were taken, and no motion was adopted during the availability.

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• There's no more thoroughly vetted formula than the FCC's, which has been used across the US and for all
• We didn't feel that mediation was an option for us as much as alignment with a different plan for us,
• Uh, a little, little bit about us.
• Gene, go ahead, kick us off, or commissioner, sorry, Commissioner Stokes, kick us off. No problem.
• It's, it's gonna cause us lots of trouble because it's gonna force us into a position of do we enforce

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• <00:02:38.400> through and um and let you take us through and um and let you take us through
• agreements that had existed at the time. agreements that had existed at the time.
• out that agreement.
• So basically, we would receive money through the lease agreement. They'll pay us each month, right?
• that would require us to pay that out. that would require us to pay that out.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 118, as amended, which contains several unrelated provisions with a modest fiscal note. Nathan White of the Department of Health and Human Services explained that section 1 would change the personal needs allowance for Medicaid-eligible residents of private and county nursing homes from an adjustment every five years to an annual adjustment, increasing the state cost by about $50,000 per year. He also described section 2, a one-time appropriation of about $160,000 to make certain Hampstead employees whole for missed bonuses and lost leave during the state’s transition of the facility to Dartmouth management. White then outlined sections 3 through 5, which would create a dedicated fund for Hampstead lease revenue to cover the state’s contractual obligation to match Dartmouth capital improvements dollar-for-dollar up to $3 million. He said the state receives about $1.141 million in lease revenue in the first year, with a 3% annual escalator, and that the fund would hold lease revenue until needed for reimbursement. Members questioned how the matching arrangement would work, what happens if Dartmouth spends before the fund has enough money, and whether the state could refuse to match certain improvements. White said Dartmouth has final determination under the agreement if disputes arise, and that if the bill does not pass the state could face difficulty meeting the obligation without cutting services or finding other general funds. Several members also raised policy concerns about the personal needs allowance becoming an automatic cost driver. Brian Clark, attorney for the Bureau of Adult and Aging Services, clarified that current law requires the allowance to be updated at least every five years, but the legislature could change it in an off year if it chose. He also explained that the allowance is money residents retain from their own income, such as Social Security, as part of Medicaid cost-of-care calculations, and that the department does not regulate how residents keep those funds. No vote was taken during the discussion, and the committee paused to correct the bill copy before continuing testimony.

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• Um, I will say that I think probably speaking for each one of us, there's aspects about the agreement
• <00:02:15.840> I'd for us to come to some agreement.
• I'd for us to come to some agreement.
• Yet, even while these approaches may be different, I believe all of us share the common goal in creating
• goal<00:07:48.800> in all of us share the common goal in all of us share the common goal

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• give us a maintenance cost.'
• Certain uses and need to have different uses into the future.
• The budget allows us to take advantage of this option agreement, which has to be exercised by December
• So in 2024-25, you all awarded us or provided us $600,000.
• The May Revision continues that agreement that was made last year in order to use the Greenhouse Gas

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This is a very specific problem, not used across the board, but used by a lot of people, by certain bad
• Using a PLA reduces the total cost by 4 percent.
• What it also requires is to use local people.
• And that's where I think all of us agree.
• So on the ratings side, we do require companies to file with us the models that they're using to determine

Bills: SB388, SB455, SB917, SB925, SB1006

Keywords: dispatchable generation, electricity, natural gas, ERCOT, energy credits, utilities regulation, renewable energy, arbitration, insurance contracts, surplus lines, Texas law, insurance policy, boiler inspection, boiler safety, inspection report deadline, certificate inspection, authorized inspector, inspection agency, Health and Safety Code, board of boiler rules

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• some formal agreement.
• So, then I'm going to share with my co-chair here, Chair Champion.
• Um, and would be glad to have us move forward with the Senate language otherwise.
• So, we've got that as an informal agreement.
• informal agreement. informal agreement.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I welcome those with us in the audience today.
• against us.
• So it would impact us.
• And third, streamlining of data sharing.
• And third, streamlining of data sharing.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 399 by Senator Bass, which would create the Louisiana Higher Education Research Security Council to review and potentially block certain gifts, contracts, academic partnerships, and research partnerships involving foreign adversary sources. Bass said the bill is intended to protect university research, intellectual property, and students from foreign influence, and would also require public disclosure of certain foreign-linked arrangements and a plan to eliminate foreign-adversary-linked software. Supporters from State Armor argued Louisiana universities have been vulnerable to Chinese Communist Party influence and intellectual property theft. Representatives from Tulane University and Lenovo raised concerns that the bill could create duplicative review, delay research, raise costs, and sweep in legitimate private or multinational entities; a proposed amendment to exempt entities operating under a CFIUS national security agreement failed 4-8. After debate, the committee moved SB 399 favorably. The committee then considered Senate Bill 310 by Senator Cloud, presented by Representative Carlson, which would require public school and college health centers to display information about pregnancy resources available in Louisiana. Supporters from Louisiana Right to Life said the bill would help connect pregnant students with existing state and private assistance programs, while the ACLU submitted a red card in opposition without speaking. The bill was moved favorably without objection. The committee also advanced House Resolution 171 by Representative Turner, which calls for a study of the workforce-oriented TOPS Tech and M.J. Foster programs, with business and workforce groups supporting the study as a way to measure outcomes and return on investment; it was moved favorably. Next, the committee took up House Bill 1084 by Representative Turner, a tuition autonomy bill for public post-secondary institutions. An amendment was adopted to add a conceptual framework for tuition-setting considerations, but the bill would still remove the existing 10% over two years cap and allow institutions to set tuition more freely. Turner argued universities need more flexibility because state funding has declined and campuses face deferred maintenance and operating pressures. Several members, especially Representative Carlson, warned that higher tuition could reduce access and that the bill did not address broader structural problems in higher education. Despite those concerns, HB 1084 was moved favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 351 by Senator Jackson Andrews, which would let families apply for child care assistance through CCAP once pregnancy is known, rather than waiting until after birth, to help move them up the waiting list. An amendment was adopted to have BESE, rather than the department, handle rulemaking and to allow the House and Senate education committees to approve the implementation process. The bill was then discussed as a way to help parents return to work sooner, and the hearing continued with questions from members.

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• you with one last grant agreement that we will title the completion agreement."
• at the 75% cost share.
• that agreement that we all agree to support one another in making beneficial use, in constructing a distribution
• beneficial use of the project.
• I mean, they're doing finance, they're doing shared finances, shared HR and shared payroll, and particularly

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• , or shared for any other purpose except as may be required Used or shared for any other purpose except
• , or shared for any other purpose except as may be required by law.
• And Democrat commissioners to have agreement on this? Why just allow one commissioner?
• Bipartisan agreement if you're going to extend voting.
• That didn't happen, and so once again inviting you to work with us.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Elections Committee held its final meeting of the session, with Chair Senator Gonzalez thanking members and staff for their work. The committee considered several election-related bills, including a voter ID proposal, protections against voter challenges and purging, a measure to address election disruptions, sample ballot posting, absentee ballot deadline notices for students, military and overseas voting changes, and notice requirements for expired address confidentiality protections. Senate Bill 2574, requiring government-issued photo ID to vote, drew opposition from Senators Walczyk and Myrie, who argued it would create barriers to voting and that there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud; the bill was reported from committee with opposition. Senate Bill 3233A, dealing with illegal voter purging and challenges, prompted extended discussion about citizenship verification, privacy of citizenship data, and whether information should be shared publicly; it was reported to the floor with Senators Borrello and Walczyk voting no. Senate Bill 4602A, on remedies for election disruptions, was discussed in terms of county and state board roles and bipartisan decision-making, and it was reported to the Finance Committee with a no vote from one member. The remaining bills were advanced with little or no substantive debate: Senate Bill 6253A on posting sample ballots, Senate Bill 6259 on notifying students of absentee ballot deadlines, Senate Bill 6995 on voting by mail, Senate Bill 7689B on overseas military and special federal voters, and Senate Bill 9857 on notice when address confidentiality protections expire. Most were reported either to the floor or to the Finance Committee, and the meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.

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• Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us this morning. So any questions for the witness?
• Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us this morning. So any questions for the witness?
• Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us this morning. So any questions for the witness?
• So, you might want to reach out to us. us. us.
• And it's not clear to me that under the agreement that they're allowed to share data that they collect

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It clarifies which jurisdiction can share building officials via interagency agreements.
• It clarifies which jurisdiction can share building officials via interagency agreements.
• We have this agreement.
• There's no contractual agreement. There's no share, there's no share, there's no The reservation.
• There's no contractual agreement. There's no share, there's no information that you have to put in.

Summary: The committee began by postponing SB 1742 on condos until the following week, then took up SB 1298 on building construction. Senator Simon said the bill would require continued education for long-licensed building professionals, clarify interagency sharing of building officials, limit residential inspectors to one- and two-family homes, revive a paid internship for residential planning examiners, modernize permit signatures, and clarify contractor responsibility when work changes hands. The bill drew supportive waivers and was reported favorably. Members then considered SB 940 on third-party restaurant reservation platforms. A delete-everything amendment was adopted to target bots and unauthorized resale of restaurant reservations, while preserving direct restaurant-platform relationships and requiring consumer contact information when reservations are made through noncontractual platforms. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association and Booking Holdings supported the measure, and CS/SB 940 was reported favorably. SB 638 on home inspectors also passed after the sponsor explained it would raise education requirements from 120 to 200 hours, add instruction on building code, wind mitigation, four-point and insurance inspections, and require $300,000 in errors-and-omissions coverage; it was reported favorably. The committee next approved SB 960 on elevator accessibility, allowing additional shorter support rails while keeping the existing 42-inch rail requirement. SB 196 on foods containing vaccines or vaccine materials was amended to address mRNA language and cosmetics safety standards, with the committee adopting amendments and then reporting the bill favorably. SB 1418 on heated tobacco products was amended to clarify the definition of heated tobacco products and exclude other forms such as hookah; it also passed favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of a block of board and commission appointees. Finally, SB 1262 on construction contracting was amended to add contractor continuing-education topics, strengthen penalties for unlicensed activity, create a standardized disciplinary reporting system, and require timely refunds and project completion standards; it was reported favorably with support from the Florida Home Builders Association. SB 1304 on solar facilities was then approved after extensive testimony from rural county commissioners and local officials who argued that utility-scale solar on agricultural land has grown without sufficient local oversight and that decommissioning rules are needed to protect farmland and communities. The bill would repeal the current by-right treatment of solar facilities on ag land and authorize counties to adopt decommissioning ordinances; it was reported favorably after a technical amendment.

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• the agreement, members.
• Agreement can be terminated and canceled at any time.
• An agreement can be terminated and canceled at any time.
• We don't even know what they're saying to us when they're asking us stuff, but they see it coming and
• It wasn't just me because I'm not used to being called first.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several insurance and banking bills. HB 1399, relating to property insurance affiliates, would increase Office of Insurance Regulation oversight of transactions between property insurers and affiliates, require fair-and-reasonable documentation, review of dividends and asset pledges, contract termination clauses, affiliate registration, and penalties for violations. Members from both parties generally supported the goal of transparency and accountability, though some raised concerns about costs and whether the bill would actually return money to insureds. The bill was reported favorably. HB 427, on public adjuster contracts, would allow vulnerable adults or their legal representatives to rescind public adjuster contracts without penalty, reflecting the sponsor’s personal concerns about protecting elderly and otherwise vulnerable family members from predatory contracting. Public testimony included support from several industry and elder-law groups, while the public adjuster association warned the bill could unfairly target one profession and urged broader language. Members debated whether the bill should be expanded to cover other solicitations and whether legal representatives should be treated differently, but the bill was ultimately reported favorably. The committee also approved HB 893, which aligns bank handling of law-firm trust accounts with Florida Supreme Court rules and supports legal aid funding, and HB 767, a transparency bill requiring insurers to provide consumers with plain-language explanations of rate increases and related factors. Members emphasized consumer education and clearer disclosures, and HB 767 passed 2-0. Later, HB 381, the Office of Financial Regulation agency bill, was amended and reported favorably; it updates financial regulation provisions including cybersecurity-related requirements, money services business rules, credit union and financial institution provisions, and fee timing. HB 777, a related public-records bill protecting nonpublic personal information submitted to OFR, was also heard and moved forward without opposition.

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• MEMBERS, PRESIDENT ALBRITTON SHARED AN ORGANIZATIONAL SESSION SOMETHING THAT MOST OF US HAVE HEARD BEFORE
• BENEFIT STAND DOWN WORKSHOP FORMS TOWN HALLS MANY OF YOU ALL CALL US. PLEASE ASK US.
• THEY ARE SERVING WITH US AND THEY TELL US WHEN THEY HAVE A PROBLEM.
• THEY TELL US WHAT THEY DON'T LIKE. THEY CALL US OUT.
• AFFECT US.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• agreement for that facility.
• agreement for that facility.
• And then when vendors come to, you know, to bid on a solicitation, they're required to use that agreement
• They seem to say that it's working, but we'll find out if it works for us or what works for us.
• I don't just... ...but we'll find out if it works for us or what works for us.

Summary: The task force first approved the March 25, 2026 minutes as amended, including a correction removing language that suggested the auditor’s office would contract with a security vendor. Members then moved to a bill draft on concessions (LC 27.0161.00000), which would raise the competitive solicitation threshold from $25,000 to $50,000, allow requests for proposals in addition to bids, clarify that proceeds go to the entity’s operating fund or general fund, and make other technical updates. OMB explained the draft and answered questions about scope, fragmentation, vendor restrictions, school districts, and whether concession proceeds could be directed to nonprofits; OMB said the draft could be refined further, including clarifying covered entities and contract length. No vote was taken on the draft during the discussion. OMB also reported on other survey items. It said a proposal to broadly allow agencies to create pre-qualified architect/engineering/land surveying vendor pools would not move forward, because the existing authority is working well for the agencies that already have it. On legal notices, OMB said it has been working with the North Dakota Newspaper Association on modernization, including an ADA-compliant online notice system and possible statutory updates to reflect changing technology and notice definitions. On click-through agreements for routine IT purchases, OMB and the Attorney General’s office said policy clarification—not statutory change—was enough, and the $20,000 threshold was intended to distinguish low-dollar adhesive contracts from purchases where terms can be negotiated. The committee also heard that OMB and the Center for Distance Education had resolved questions about alternate procurements and food/beverage expenditures through existing policy, so no statutory changes were needed there. North Dakota University System representatives gave a brief update on ongoing collaboration with OMB on statutory efficiency ideas, including concessions and surplus property. Finally, the task force discussed a draft on requirements for new or expanded spending programs, which would require agencies to identify purpose, expected benefits, alternatives, success measures, and full implementation costs, and would require reporting on outcomes over time. Members debated whether OMB or Legislative Council should collect and report the information, how to use the new program evaluators, whether real-time dashboards should be used, and how to choose which programs to evaluate; staff from Legislative Council said they would work with OMB and the auditor’s office to revise the draft and process.