Transcript Highlights:

• From the reconciliation bill that they've been, uh, we do not have any.
• From<00:18:58.720><c> the</c><00:18:58.840><c> reconciliation</c><00:18:59.760><c> bill</c><00:19:00.000
• And then the other thing I think you mentioned in terms of the federal bill, reconciliation bill, I don't
• And then the other thing I think you mentioned in terms of the federal bill, reconciliation bill, I don't
• Uh, there is a provision in the reconciliation bill that requires that we look at eligibility for the

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee for Health and Family Services met for its first meeting, established quorum, and heard a presentation from Department for Medicaid Services Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Becktold. The department reviewed its compliance with House Bill 695, which requires legislative approval before certain Medicaid eligibility, service, benefit, or waiver changes, along with fiscal impact reporting to the Legislative Research Commission. They described current waivers, including home and community-based waivers, managed care and transportation waivers, and the 1115 re-entry waiver, and said the community engagement waiver is in public comment and on track for submission to CMS. They also said required reports and other HB 695 tasks, including a pharmacy rebate fund, budget analyses, expenditure reports, and a behavioral health scorecard, are underway or completed as required. The CFO outlined Medicaid’s budget, saying the department has two appropriation units and projecting near-full use of state funds while leaving some federal funds unspent because of matching-rate differences. They reported roughly 211 filled positions and 11 vacancies. Members asked about the vacancy makeup, the behavioral health scorecard, and whether a provider involved in quality metrics could have a conflict if used in the scorecard process; the department said it would follow up. Members also asked about the community engagement waiver and its interaction with federal policy, and the department said CMS guidance is still pending and that it will proceed under HB 695. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on federal Medicaid policy changes under a reconciliation bill, including possible limits on provider taxes, directed payments, cost-sharing, and community engagement requirements. Department officials said the final federal impact is still uncertain because the Senate bill is not finalized, but they have modeled several scenarios and warned that any reduction in federal support or benefits would be harmful, especially for hospitals and rural hospitals. They estimated Medicaid benefits are funded about 80% federal and 20% state overall, with expansion populations closer to 90% federal funding, and said administrative costs would also rise if federal requirements change. Members also asked about work requirements and eligibility. The department said the community engagement waiver would mainly affect the expansion population, which they estimated at about 450,000 people out of roughly 1.5 million total Medicaid enrollees, and that many groups are exempt, including children, the aged, blind, disabled, and people in substance use disorder treatment. Officials said they can provide data on how many enrollees are working or work-ready and explained that their eligibility system is designed to prevent duplication by automatically placing people in the correct category and correcting errors quickly. They also noted a federal proposal to require expansion eligibility reviews every six months, compared with current annual renewals.

Transcript Highlights:

• they're looking at their bank account online—obviously not just waiting until they do their bank reconciliation
• they're looking at their bank account online—obviously not just waiting until they do their bank reconciliation
• Just waiting until they do their bank reconciliation to look at those things, since this has been such

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Summary: The Legislative Audit Education Institution Subcommittee met to adopt the previous minutes and review 57 education audit reports, 52 of which had no findings and were filed as reviewed. The committee heard several findings involving school district spending and internal control issues, including Camden-Fairview’s use of operating funds for an employee awards banquet and unauthorized credit card charges, Forest City’s use of operating funds for an end-of-year celebration and entertainment event, Nettleton’s fraudulent vendor payment scheme involving $1.9 million in attempted transfers, Cedar Ridge’s misallocation of Title I funds and payroll/bank reconciliation errors, and Green County Technical’s diverted vendor check that was recovered. Three of the reports had been referred to the prosecuting attorney and attorney general. Members asked questions about whether district officials were present, how the questionable expenditures were broken down, and whether school boards had prior knowledge or approval. The committee deferred the Camden-Fairview, Forest City, and Nettleton reports to the June meeting and requested district representatives attend to answer questions. Cedar Ridge and Green County Technical were not deferred; Cedar Ridge was filed, and Green County Technical was reviewed without further action. Staff also discussed recurring fraud and banking-control issues seen in school audits, including altered checks, email-based banking changes, and the use of positive pay and in-person verification for deposit changes. Members encouraged better communication with school districts and noted that clean audits should be recognized. The committee then filed the remaining no-finding reports and adjourned with no new business.

Transcript Highlights:

• In summary, the PBM alert electronic reverse auction drug benefit procurement and reconciliation conducted
• In summary, the PBM alert electronic reverse auction drug benefit procurement and reconciliation conducted
• In summary, the PBM electronic reverse auction drug benefit procurement and reconciliation conducted
• Point number one, the line by line electronic reconciliation line by line electronic reconciliation identified
• </c> benefit procurement and reconciliation benefit procurement and reconciliation conducted<01:10:49.040

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:

• And I think that because the post-election certificate is the actual reconciliation for an election,
• And I think that because the post-election certificate is the actual reconciliation for an election,
• And I think that because the post-election certificate is the actual reconciliation for an election,
• And I think that because the post-election certificate is the actual reconciliation for an election,
• This is a critical part of the reconciliation that is performed after the polls close.

Committee: House Election Law

Summary: The House Election Law Committee held an orientation and then opened a public hearing on House Bill 67-FN-A, which would make permanent the use of accessible voting machines in local elections and provide funding for additional systems. The chair outlined committee procedures, noting a heavy workload of roughly 70 to 80 bills, mostly Tuesday meetings, likely time limits on testimony, and a default of executive session unless a bill is specifically noticed. Members and staff were introduced, and the Secretary of State’s office described its election-related responsibilities, including voter registration, cybersecurity, ballot-counting equipment, and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) program. Secretary of State David Scanlan and Deputy Secretary Aon Hennessy explained the current pilot program created by last year’s law, which requires accessible voting systems for local elections and allows the state to share machines with municipalities during the first half of 2025. They said the office has made hardware available, but towns have raised concerns about the speed of implementation and the cost of programming each election, especially for towns with multiple ballot questions. Scanlan said the state is also vetting longer-term options, including devices that could remain in polling places year-round, and suggested the committee consider delaying the bill’s effective date to January 1, 2026 to better align with implementation needs. Hennessy said the current state devices are older and complicated to reset for each election, and estimated programming costs could be about $600 for a small single-election ballot and much higher for towns with multiple elections. Supporters of the bill emphasized the importance of accessible voting for people with disabilities. Representative Robert Wy said the measure builds on 2024 law and would move the pilot into a permanent agreement, citing ADA concerns and prior testimony about discriminatory voting experiences. Fred Forier, a legally blind voter from Exeter, testified that accessible voting systems allow him to vote privately and independently and urged support for the bill. Committee members asked about the gap if the pilot ends before a permanent system is in place and about the cost range for programming. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the committee moved on after public testimony began.

Transcript Highlights:

• predictability of future outcomes; two, monetary incentives to retain unspent state funds through a reconciliation
• Reconciliation and risk corridors. This slide represents two aspects of the model once implemented.
• First is the reconciliation of child months.
• Per the reconciliation process, budget can be moved between the CBCs within Tier 3 as surpluses arise
• That’s the reconciliation process.

Bills: S0042 , S0578 , S0624 , S7018

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first heard SB 624, which would codify DCF’s current practice of allowing batterers intervention programs to offer supplemental faith-based activities so long as participation is voluntary. The bill drew support from faith-based and family organizations, which argued it would restore access to effective rehabilitation options and remove discriminatory barriers. SB 624 was reported favorably after a roll call vote. The committee then heard SB 42, which would require child protective investigators and child protection teams to rely on qualified medical professionals when a child has a documented pre-existing diagnosis or when a parent requests an exam, and would require clearer notice to parents and custodians at the start of an investigation. Testimony overwhelmingly came from parents, advocates, and disability rights representatives describing cases in which medically complex children were allegedly misdiagnosed as abuse victims and families were separated unnecessarily. Members expressed sympathy and support, and SB 42 was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered CS/SB 578, creating an Alzheimer’s disease awareness initiative within the Department of Elder Affairs to promote early detection, brain health education, research updates, and clinical trial awareness, with outreach focused on older adults and at-risk populations. An amendment was adopted to place the campaign within the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative. A caregiver testified about the need for public education and early diagnosis, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also took up SPB 7018, a committee bill on child welfare that would extend the definition of “visitor” for foster homes to reduce repeated background checks, make the Step Into Success foster youth workforce pilot permanent and statewide, and create a program through the Florida Institute for Child Welfare to catalog best practices among community-based care lead agencies. The bill was approved as a committee bill and reported favorably. Finally, the Department of Children and Families presented its 2025-26 final funding methodology and rates report for community-based care. Members questioned the proposed tiered model, including insurance costs, risk corridors, prevention funding, performance measures, and regional funding disparities. No vote was taken on the presentation, but members discussed the possible need for follow-up legislation and additional stakeholder input.

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• .<00:14:38.760><c> First,</c><00:14:39.760><c> the</c><00:14:40.079><c> reconciliation</c><00:14:40.959
• First, the reconciliation bill action.
• First, the reconciliation bill passed<00:14:41.839><c> the</c><00:14:42.079><c> US</c><00:14:42.399><
• <00:15:29.440><c> bill</c><00:15:29.680><c> will</c><00:15:30.000><c> raise</c> reconciliation bill will
• raise reconciliation bill will raise electricity<00:15:31.040><c> rates</c><00:15:32.000><c> 9%</c><

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• </c> reconciliation effort. reconciliation effort.
• Be it by reconciliation, rescission, or through the regular order annual appropriations process, this
• Be it by reconciliation, rescission, or through the regular order annual appropriations process, this
• <02:55:15.920><c> reconciliation</c><02:55:16.720><c> bill</c><02:55:17.439><c> that</c><02:55:17.760
• ><c> added</c> reconcili reconciliation bill that added reconcili reconciliation bill that added nearly

Bills: HR1115 , SB3971 , HB4294

Keywords: rules resolution, special rule, House procedure, floor consideration, lead ammunition, lead tackle, fishing tackle, hunting, wildlife management, federal lands, federal waters, Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, immigration and nationality act, inadmissible, deportable, public benefits fraud, fraud against the United States, alien deportation, law enforcement animals

Transcript Highlights:

• First part, regarding the recoupments, the department could not evidence the reconciliation of the requested
• account, and what you're saying, the timing is not in a systematic way that allows us to do that reconciliation
• account, and what you're saying, the timing is not in a systematic way that allows us to do that reconciliation
• Talk to me a little bit about any suggestions that you have for a reconciliation process that's going
• think Adam said he's got, I think he has 36 people, whatever, in his department for all of that reconciliation

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met for its first meeting of the 2025 session to hear the Auditor General’s operational audit on 2024-25 school funding accountability challenges, focused largely on the Family Empowerment Scholarship and its interaction with the FEFP. Deputy Auditor General Matthew Tracy described rapid growth in scholarship enrollment, timing mismatches between scholarship payments and public-school funding calculations, delayed membership survey processing, weak cross-check and recoupment procedures, inconsistent handling of parent survey responses, and limited documentation for withholding and returning funds. The audit said these issues contributed to funding inequities, duplicate-payment risks, and an unexpected draw on state education funds, and it recommended separating scholarship funding from the FEFP, aligning application windows with budget timing, strengthening controls and staffing, and creating clearer, documented recoupment and balance-limit processes. Committee members questioned whether current law gives the department and scholarship funding organizations enough authority and whether the system is effectively a pay-and-chase model. Several senators expressed concern about the lack of timely reconciliation, the size of the funds involved, and the absence of clear records showing how money was recovered or withheld. Adam Emerson, executive director of the Office of School Choice, said the department is working more closely with school districts and scholarship funding organizations, including pausing payments when districts identify students still enrolled in public schools, and said the office wants to improve the process. President Gates then previewed legislation he said would address the audit’s findings by funding Family Empowerment Scholarships as a separate FEFP categorical, expanding the Education Stabilization Fund, setting clearer application and acceptance deadlines, moving to monthly payments with eligibility verification before each payment, assigning student IDs for scholarship assistance, lowering SFO management fees, requiring annual audits, and requiring prompt return of audit-related funds. Public comment included a private-school attorney describing losses from unpaid scholarship amounts. Members generally supported the need for reform, with several senators saying the program should be preserved but better structured and more accountable. The committee adjourned after the discussion, with no vote taken on the legislation.

Transcript Highlights:

• in the midst of managing this important work of implementing state changes, the federal budget reconciliation
• The most recent projection from the Kaiser Family Foundation for the Reconciliation Bill estimates that
• Conversation and the reconciliation bill that just got passed.
• You know, the bill—the reconciliation bill—just passed last week, so we're still in the process of analyzing
• I don't think that every time we brought up this reconciliation bill trying to have this conversation

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• budget that won't show up in the forecast, but we know that we may see that when they act on reconciliation
• when they we know that we may see that when they act<00:04:51.000><c> on</c><00:04:51.199><c> reconciliation
• ><c> April</c><00:04:53.120><c> uh</c><00:04:53.199><c> or</c><00:04:53.400><c> we</c> act on reconciliation
• in April uh or we act on reconciliation in April uh or we could<00:04:53.720><c> see</c><00:04:53.880

Transcript Highlights:

• If you serve 950, reconciliation happens, and obviously you're not getting paid for the 50 kids that
• have done that modeling as far as, because we really wanted to make sure that when we get to reconciliation
• on this, that the CBCs understood how the model would work from reconciliation.
• On this, that the CBCs understood how the model would work from reconciliation.

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up a presentation from the Department of Children and Families on HB 7089, which revises how Florida’s community-based care (CBC) lead agencies for child welfare are funded. Representative McFarland described the bill’s background, arguing that the prior formula relied too heavily on outdated, static factors and produced inequities among CBCs. She emphasized that the new approach is intended to provide a more stable, transparent, and statute-based funding method that better supports prevention, case management, and family services while reducing year-to-year political uncertainty. DCF Chief of Staff Casey Penn explained that HB 7089 required an actuarially sound, reimbursement-based formula developed with CBC and provider input. The new model uses a cost-based structure with three tiers: Tier 1 for operational and administrative costs, Tier 2 for per-child/per-month service costs, and a possible Tier 3 incentive component for performance measures if the Legislature chooses to fund it. The model includes regional growth factors, inflation adjustments, a 2% risk corridor for Tier 2, a hold-harmless provision for agencies that would otherwise receive less than prior funding, and the ability for CBCs to retain some state general revenue savings. DCF said the model produced a total budget need of about $1.392 billion, roughly $28.6 million above the prior year after offsets, and that the department is also updating its child welfare case management system to improve data quality and future modeling. Members asked about whether prevention spending is captured, how Tier 3 incentives would work and how much they might cost, how the formula accounts for insurance, hurricanes, child acuity, and staffing costs, and whether CBC executives’ compensation is capped. DCF said prevention is included in the model but is not yet separately broken out due to data limitations, Tier 3 is optional and not yet costed, and the formula can incorporate additional growth factors if needed. On executive pay, DCF explained that compensation is limited by statute for CBC contracts, but multiple contracts and non-state funding sources can affect total compensation; staff later clarified that CBC CEOs with multiple contracts had been reviewed for compliance. The meeting ended after questions, and Representative Miller moved to adjourn; the subcommittee adjourned without any vote on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• We also review reconciliations for any T-Doc-calculated distributions.
• We also review reconciliations for any T-Doc calculated distributions.
• We also looked at bank reconciliations and found those to be correct at Lake Region State College.
• One of our top priorities has been bringing their bank reconciliation process up to date.
• the process of working on cleanup of outstanding items on the bank reconciliations.

Committee: Joint Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• , and those financial reconciliations should happen at least once before final payment is made.
• </c><00:19:56.159><c> and</c> Performing financial reconciliations and Performing financial reconciliations
• </c> those financial reconciliations should those financial reconciliations should happen<00:19:58.880
• at all in 2022 and they reconciliations at all in 2022 and they could<00:20:42.120><c> not</c><00:20
• of these seven agent area reconciliation of these seven agent area agencies<00:20:50.440><c> in</c><

Committee: Senate Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• He continued that any reconciliation for overpayment or underpayment of default service rates needed
• So no such reconciliation prevent that.
• :50:16.719><c> and</c> no reconciliation of actual and no reconciliation of actual and estimated<01:50
• </c> talking about is that the reconciliation talking about is that the reconciliation goes<01:51:15.760
• goes only into default reconciliation goes only into default service<01:51:34.400><c> rates.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:

• This includes things like site visits, financial reconciliation, invoice oversight and approval, reporting
• your process from issuing the RFP, going through the grant process, and progress reports and reconciliation
• :15:46.440><c> reports</c><00:15:46.880><c> and</c> progress reports and progress reports and Reconciliation
• 48.639><c> uh</c><00:15:48.880><c> because</c><00:15:49.440><c> I'm</c><00:15:50.319><c> I'm</c> Reconciliation
• uh because I'm I'm Reconciliation uh because I'm I'm hearing<00:15:50.800><c> from</c><00:15:51.000>

Committee: House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Anyone who says this reconciliation package doesn't help small businesses either doesn't understand it
• </c> drafting the text of the reconciliation drafting the text of the reconciliation bill,<02:32:59.680
• package across the finish reconciliation package across the finish line.<04:58:15.200><c> Mr.
• Okay, for those of us in the House, we have a reconciliation budget.
• </c> the House, we have a reconciliation the House, we have a reconciliation budget.<05:29:08.000><c>

Bills: HR377

Transcript Highlights:

• And what this does is that it's called the Tulsa Reconciliation Education Scholarship Program.
• And what this does is that it's called the Tulsa Reconciliation Education Scholarship Program.
• And keeping that in mind, that's as we're going to talk about reconciliation, with whom are we reconciling
• , if not with those descendants... ...reconciliation.
• one as superior or more righteous or more pious and slowly reduce the accountability and the reconciliation

Bills: HJR1024 , SB1316 , SB1491 , SB1552 , SB1679 , SB1877 , SB2040 , SB2133 , SB2153 , SB2174 , SB2180 , SB227 , SJR39 , SJR47 , SJR48

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met and first laid over Senate Bill 2133 and skipped several bills because the Pro Tem and Senator Hall were not present. The committee then took up Senate Bill 1552, which would expand an option for very large counties to adopt local charters; an amendment was adopted to raise the population thresholds so the bill would apply only to future growth. After discussion that the measure was optional and not a mandate, the bill passed 12-7. The committee also passed SJR 39, a proposed constitutional amendment to lower the cap on annual increases in property tax assessed value from 3% to 1% for homestead and agricultural property and from 5% to 3% for other property, despite opposition that it would worsen funding pressures and create inequities between long-term owners and new buyers. SJR 47, moving voter ID requirements into the Constitution, and SJR 48, changing how the state handles ad valorem reimbursement for tax-incentive projects, both passed 16-2. The committee next passed Senate Bill 1491, which requires replacement presidential electors to take the same oath as the original slate, and Senate Bill 2174, which changes the membership mix of the State Fire Marshal Commission to include more business-oriented voices; both measures drew little opposition and passed overwhelmingly. Senate Bill 1877 also passed unanimously; it creates a centralized reporting system for 510 reports, with members noting it should have no fiscal impact because an existing state filing system would be used. House Joint Resolution 1024, which revises the Judicial Nominating Commission by removing certain lawyer/non-lawyer and party-balance restrictions and capping service at 12 consecutive years, passed after significant debate over judicial independence and political influence. The committee then approved Senate Bill 2040, which updates the Tulsa Reconciliation Education Scholarship Program by simplifying eligibility rules, changing the income cap to $128,000 and indexing it to inflation, and clarifying that unused funds may still be used for room, board, and books; supporters said it preserves a long-standing scholarship with no fiscal impact. Senate Bill 1316 passed 17-1 and would require agencies to periodically sunset a percentage of administrative rules, though the author said he may lengthen the cycle after reviewing other states’ models. Senate Bill 1679, the Preserving Oklahoma Values Act, passed 16-2 after debate over its references to foreign law and Judeo-Christian Western values; supporters said it protects due process and equal protection, while opponents warned it could marginalize other faith traditions and create legal uncertainty. Finally, the committee passed Senate Bill 227, clarifying which oil and gas facilities are exempt from ad valorem tax and ensuring flow lines, gathering lines, and injection wells are treated consistently; Senate Bill 2153, directing state agencies to use the terms Judea and Samaria instead of West Bank in official documents; and Senate Bill 2180, a transparency measure on foreign lobbying that was amended before passing 17-0. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• atrocities committed against Native Americans and affirms this state's commitment to healing and reconciliation
• By supporting this resolution, we recommit ourselves to healing and reconciliation and to fostering respectful
• We stand in solidarity with the calls for justice and reconciliation for tribal communities.
• We stand in solidarity with the calls for justice and reconciliation for tribal communities.
• for Native American communities, and to recognize these injustices in order to forge a path of reconciliation

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules to withdraw SB 104 and SB 138 from Budget and Fiscal Review and to allow several committees to notice bills. Members also introduced guests and honorees, including Equality California Comcast Fellows, tribal youth from the Yohavitham Nation, a legislative fellow, a Chinese language school delegation, local elected officials, staff, and an intern shadowing an Assembly member. On the floor file, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1216 (education omnibus technical changes), AB 377 (high-speed rail), and AB 951 (health care coverage), all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The body also adopted ACR 103 designating California Western Monarch Protection Week and ACR 71 designating a portion of Highway 101 as the Little Saigon Freeway, both after supportive remarks about environmental conservation and Vietnamese American history. AJR 18, an apology and acknowledgment of historic harms against California Native Americans, drew extensive bipartisan and caucus support and was adopted with 68-0 after 66 coauthors were added. The most contentious debate came on SCR 66, proclaiming Law Day, where members argued over the rule of law, executive power, and recent court fights involving both the Trump administration and Governor Newsom; the resolution was ultimately adopted after 51 coauthors were added. The Assembly also adopted SJR 3 urging Congress to oppose SNAP cuts, with debate focused on food insecurity, fraud, and work requirements; it passed 69-0 after 70 coauthors were added. SB 757, authorizing local governments to use nuisance abatement liens and special assessments to collect cleanup costs, passed 68-0, and the second-day consent calendar, including ACR 94 on antimicrobial resistance, was adopted. The session concluded with multiple adjournments in memory, including tributes to Jane Day, agricultural leader John C. Harris, and Willie Earl Arno. The Assembly then announced committee meetings and upcoming check-in and floor session dates before adjourning until Thursday, July 17, at 9 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• On the last page of the spreadsheet, you'll just see the reconciliation.
• On the last page of the spreadsheet, you'll just see the reconciliation.
• c><00:07:49.039><c> the</c> spreadsheet, you'll just see the spreadsheet, you'll just see the reconciliation
• .<00:07:50.880><c> This</c><00:07:51.520><c> uh</c><00:07:52.400><c> division's</c> reconciliation.
• This uh division's reconciliation.

Bills: HF2446 , HF2563 , HF2444

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• The Republicans in the House passed a reconciliation bill that will have a significant impact on our
• The Republicans in the House passed a reconciliation bill that will have a significant impact on our
• The Republicans in the House passed a reconciliation bill that will have a significant impact on our
• The Republicans in the House passed<00:38:19.280><c> a</c><00:38:19.520><c> reconciliation</c> passed
• a reconciliation passed a reconciliation bill<00:38:22.000><c> that</c><00:38:22.240><c> will</c><00