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• But they're working within a system that was never designed to function as one.
• But they're working within a system that was never designed to function as one.
• JPAs function because participation is voluntary.
• JPA's function because participation is voluntary.
• These are practical, targeted adjustments that help the law function as intended.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of local government and housing-related bills, with testimony often centered on regional coordination, permitting reform, and local control. SB 802 by Senator Ashby would require Sacramento-area jurisdictions to form a joint powers authority to coordinate homelessness and housing response; supporters argued the region has long lacked accountability and coordination, while Sacramento County, Folsom, and others opposed the mandate as an unprecedented state-imposed JPA. The bill drew extensive support from local officials, business groups, service providers, and advocates, and opposition from county, city, and nonprofit representatives who said a local process was already underway. Committee members expressed support for the concept, but the bill was held pending a quorum and later discussed again with strong encouragement for regional collaboration. The committee also heard SB 222, SB 677, SB 908, SB 226, SB 828, and SB 1193. SB 222 would streamline permitting for residential heat pump and water heater installations; supporters said it would lower costs and speed clean-energy adoption, while local government groups argued the main barrier is upfront cost, not permits. SB 677 would curb what the author described as abusive appeals and delays in affordable housing approvals, with developers testifying about frivolous subdivision map appeals and TEFRA hearing delays; the California Native Plant Society sought an amendment to preserve appeals on habitat lands. SB 908 would simplify permits for energy-code-compliant window replacements, and SB 226 would clarify financing authority for a West Sacramento baseball stadium proposal; both passed unanimously. SB 828, prompted by the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion, would tighten fireworks storage and licensing rules, expand inspection and seizure authority, and increase fines; it also passed unanimously after testimony from fire officials and a pyrotechnic operator who opposed it unless amended. SB 1193, a county-specific Alameda County transparency bill, generated the sharpest debate. The author argued it would prevent waste, favoritism, and conflicts of interest in discretionary spending by requiring board approval, a public spending log, and clearer whistleblower procedures. Alameda County and county associations opposed it as overly broad and burdensome, saying existing processes already provide transparency and that the bill would reduce flexibility during fiscal stress. After committee questions about the bill’s purpose and the county’s current practices, the measure passed 7-0, with the author indicating willingness to accept an amendment restoring a four-fifths vote threshold. The committee then moved out of order to SB 1090, which would impose a temporary moratorium on state housing density laws in Altadena through 2030 in response to post-fire displacement concerns. The author said the bill is intended to protect long-term residents from investor-driven redevelopment after the Eaton Fire, while acknowledging amendments to align the moratorium with affordable housing development timelines. The transcript cuts off during the presentation of this bill, so no final action is shown for SB 1090 in the excerpt.

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• I think this is not simply a function of private insurance...
• When we think about this, what is it that we need for a healthy market to function?
• A market to function needs to be informed. So this is—it needs to be transparent.
• If this is due to market actions, then maybe this is just how markets are functioning.
• It's impossible to cost shift if you have a functioning market, right?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• You might think that, in the context of the structure, it's considered to no longer be functional at
• Historically, it had been looked at as the project is, if maintained, maintains its complete functional
• It was functioning before that water was coming faster out of the north.
• That’s going to depend significantly on the age of the project, the condition it’s functioning in, that
• That is a function of the water quality, and Commissioner Goring talked about that earlier this morning

Keywords: 908, all

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• And that is not the function of this legislature.
• And that is not the function of this legislature.
• They are core government functions.
• They are core government functions.
• Although the bill contains a limited initiatives, they are core government functions.

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

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• And it does have that function.
• There are some other statutory functions, like issuing recommendations, that we can no longer do until
• Are there some things you cannot do because you don't have a functioning board? I mentioned, Mr.
• But some of it's also, it doesn't perform the function that it needs to.
• If they go back to the switching function, they will need to show that those monitors can actually do

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Environment Department on PFAS contamination in private wells in La Cienega, Santa Fe County. Staff said the plume likely came from historic use of firefighting foam associated with airport and National Guard fire-training activities, with possible additional contribution from septic systems and consumer products. They described the contamination as affecting about 200 private wells, the short-term response of providing residential filters through a $2 million legislative appropriation, and ongoing work to define the plume’s full extent, identify responsible parties, and consider longer-term regional water solutions. Members asked about filter costs, replacement schedules, disposal of used cartridges, follow-up testing, health studies, and whether cleanup or containment had begun; the department said cleanup would follow once the plume is fully mapped and that DOH is soliciting interest in a blood study. The committee also discussed the need to track disposal of PFAS filters and the possibility of broader statewide capacity for similar work. The committee then took up abandoned uranium mine cleanup. NMED and EMNRD staff reviewed the new uranium mine reclamation program created by HB 164, the state dashboard tracking sites, and the FY26 appropriation of $20 million for neglected contaminated sites, of which $12 million is being used for neglected uranium mines and the remainder for other contaminated sites. They said six contractors were hired, three priority sites in Grant County are moving forward quickly, and additional sites are being prepared for possible FY27 work. Members pressed for details on how funds are spent, why the revolving fund remains unfunded, how federal, state, tribal, and landowner requirements are coordinated, where contaminated material will be moved, and whether cleanup could also address homes built with contaminated materials. Staff said the work is governed by multiple regulatory layers, that the state is seeking an additional $25 million for FY27-FY28 plus a time extension, and that partnerships with tribes would require longer-term agreements. The committee also discussed federal cleanup efforts and the new Good Samaritan law, with members urging stronger advocacy for New Mexico sites, including tribal lands, and asking whether the Attorney General should pursue legal action against federal parties responsible for legacy contamination. Staff explained that some sites are already covered by settlement funds tied to responsible parties, while neglected sites are those with no responsible party and no other cleanup program. The committee then heard from EMNRD on Class VI carbon sequestration primacy. Staff said New Mexico currently has no operating Class VI wells, about 27 Class II acid-gas injection wells are operating, and only a small number might be candidates for conversion. They explained that the state’s primacy application would require more public outreach than federal rules alone, and that cost estimates for post-injection site care are based on long planning horizons, with some costs borne by operators and some by the state after closure. No votes were taken on the substantive items discussed; the committee approved the prior meeting minutes and took a brief recess between presentations.

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• In functioning in this world of emergency classifications, the Department of Administration literally
• In functioning in this world of emergency classifications, the Department of Administration literally
• So it troubles us then that with the Attorney General’s function, not as the chief legal officer but
• as an administrative officer of an important state government function, that he gets more protection
• <00:15:26.519> that important state government function that important state government function

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We should all want state programs to operate and function as intended and within expected costs.
• We should all want state programs to operate and function as intended and within expected costs.
• <00:08:43.320> and employers about basic functionality and employers about basic functionality
• as vital as Paid Family and Medical Leave functions seamlessly from day one.
• as vital as Paid Family and Medical Leave functions seamlessly from day one.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We had a great, functional, respectful, and effective relationship with each other that really allowed
• This creates new products for them to sell as well as their ability to function in the cannabis space
• 58.320> to them to sell as well as their ability to them to sell as well as their ability to function
• the<00:11:59.480> cannabis<00:11:59.960> space<00:12:00.280> should function
• in the cannabis space should function in the cannabis space should they<00:12:00.560> need<00

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Senate File 4401, a cannabis bill, was presented as a broad maintenance package developed through months of work with more than 80 stakeholders, including small businesses, labor, tribal representatives, medical licensees, and the Office of Cannabis Management. The author said it makes a series of technical and policy adjustments, including support for small businesses, hemp QR codes, privacy protections, event coordinator changes, clearer product definitions, investor and timeline changes, and a bridge for hemp businesses to enter cannabis. It also addresses medical cannabis access by renaming medical combination licenses as macro licenses, eliminating the grow-and-sale ratio, correcting canopy estimates, requiring key products to be stocked, and creating a first step toward a medical psilocybin program with a report and federal funding directive. Representative West supported the bill overall but criticized the canopy reduction for medical combination licenses, arguing it changes the rules midstream and could lead to litigation and taxpayer costs. He said the bill helps social equity applicants by allowing more outside investment and described the hemp provisions as a way to save that industry. The author responded that the bill right-sizes a temporary system and reflects stakeholder agreement on needed changes. After discussion, the author again urged a green vote and thanked staff and prior cannabis workers for their help. There were no amendments at the desk, the bill was given a third reading, and the House passed Senate File 4401 by a vote of 92 ayes to 42 nays, with the title agreed to.

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• And these people that need to use these vehicles to get to and fro to work or for daily function, I think
• And these people that need to use these vehicles to get to and fro to work or for daily function, I think
• And these people that need to use these vehicles to get to and fro to work or for daily function, I think
• authorizes the clerk of court to retain 10% of the revenues received from penalties to fund clerk-related functions
• authorizes the clerk of court to retain 10% of the revenues received from penalties to fund clerk-related functions

Bills: S0382, S0628, S0654, S0696, S0880

Keywords: transportation facility designations, road naming, highway designation, honorary designation, memorial highway, memorial boulevard, memorial interchange, airport naming, FDOT markers, Florida Department of Transportation, State Road 80, SR 80, U.S. 90, U.S. 41, A1A, Turnpike interchange, Kissimmee Park Road, Bobby Bowden, Donald Trump Highway, President Donald J. Trump Highway

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum and considered five bills, all of which were reported favorably. First, SB 628 designated a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as “Warrior Sacrifice Way” to honor Ensign Joshua Watson, Petty Officer Muhammad Hatham, and Cameron Walters, who were killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack. Senators spoke in support, emphasizing remembrance and support for the families. The committee then heard CS/SB 382 on electric bicycles and scooters. The bill would require riders on shared pathways to yield to pedestrians, sound an audible signal before passing, and limit speed near pedestrians, while creating an e-bike safety task force and reporting requirements. Law enforcement, local officials, and school board representatives supported the bill and described safety concerns and data gaps, while several senators raised questions about enforcement and asked that e-scooters be addressed more explicitly. The bill was reported favorably. Members also approved SB 880, creating a Miami Northwestern Alumni Association specialty license plate to fund scholarships and school programs, and SB 696, which allows online trademark registration applications and updates Florida’s trademark classification and verification procedures. Finally, the committee took up CS/CS/SB 654 on traffic infraction enforcement cameras for red light, school zone speeding, and school bus violations. The bill and an amendment added guardrails on data use, hearings, reporting, signage, and contract limits; senators raised concerns about privacy, surveillance, and school zone enforcement, and a Hillsborough County sheriff’s representative testified that all-day school zone enforcement has improved safety. All measures were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after recording additional affirmative votes on SB 628 from Senators Martin and Smith.

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• The district is no longer functioning. It is no longer necessary. It is defunct. It is obsolete.
• to respond to that 1000 person a day number, and how will the state as a whole be able to still function
• I think it's a very common sense approach to allow cities and counties to function as they do and to
• If it's a separate function of law enforcement, in most cases 9-1-1 is a component unit of the sheriff's
• The Association of Counties is committed to protecting the integrity, functionality, and fairness of

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• and talked about they are currently deficient in their ability to be able to perform all of their functions
• The bill makes numerous changes to the functions of these programs and the various practice acts they
• author and committee staff for the inclusion of the amendments which should improve the board's functions
• optometry for over 30 years, and it is easy to say without hesitation, that we've never seen a board function
• service to keep us up to date, and we dedicate part of a senior staffer's time to simply managing this function

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Now, instead, think about how much better you feel and function after a good night's sleep.
• This disrupts our sleep patterns and our body and brain functions.
• As highlighted in the prior testimony, brain function is... really affected by sleep.
• And so that then affects how our brain functions.
• critically important for our metabolic health, our overall health, our mental health, how our brain functions

Keywords: daylight saving time, Sunshine Protection Act, health impacts, clock change, legislative discussion

Summary: The committee meeting was dedicated to discussing significant legislative topics, focusing particularly on the implications of daylight saving time (DST). Senator Scott advocated for the Sunshine Protection Act, which aims to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes and keep daylight saving time year-round. He emphasized the negative health impacts associated with DST, including increased risks of heart attacks and accidents immediately following the time changes. Various witnesses provided personal testimonies and expert opinions, highlighting the confusion and health disruptions caused by the current time change practices.

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• Kind of necessary function happening happens, uh, and is able to happen without, um, you know, inconveniencing
• both on the trucking side and the restaurant side, I will make a comment that it is an essential function
• to, it's an essential function and necessary.
• So I mean, how would that, how would that functionally work?
• If we are a sovereign state and a functional republic, it's incumbent on the federal system to reimburse

Bills: HB 246, HB 796, HB 1056, HB 1544, HB 1846, HB 2001, HB 2618, HB 2625, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3069, HB 3114, HB 3157, HB 3228, HJR 98

Keywords: federal directives, state authority, Tenth Amendment, government enforcement, local governance, gold standard, legal tender, currency, transactional currency, financial transactions, electronic payment systems, state finance, regulatory compliance, electric trucks, charging infrastructure, advisory council, transportation, sustainability, criminal penalties, official information

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• Utah office are state treasurer performs a port area functions that are critical to the banking investment
• They want U.S. dollars and that functions quite well today in on a commercial application.
• That is a function of the Congress and the U.S. government.
• I think that from inheritance standpoint, that gold and silver function is money.
• that there's already payment systems at work in this country or perhaps abroad and that that are functioning

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:08:40.959> of have power over core functions of have power over core functions of education
• Get rid of the people with functions.
• <00:10:42.640> to expertise and give the core functions to expertise and give the core functions
• structure, authority, or functionality structure, authority, or functionality of<03:10:59.600>
• programs would continue their functions programs would continue their functions without<03:11:09.000

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We have more functionality than we had before.
• functionality than we had before. functionality than we had before.
• I would say that they functionally have the same level of service.
• <00:32:06.880> have I would say that they functionally have I would say that they functionally
• talk to each other but functionally talk to each other but functionally today<00:32:32.240> I

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:15 Kentucky Department of Education 00:01:20 Kentucky Communications Network Authority 00:36:45 Accelecom 01:01:22 Auditor of Public Accounts 01:29:50, 958, all

Summary: The Information Technology Oversight Committee met to hear a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education officials David Couch and Mike Lingham on the history and current status of Kentucky’s K-12 internet network, including its relationship to KentuckyWired. They described the original KETS design from 1995, when KDE established district internet hubs and left local districts to connect to them, and said that model helped Kentucky become a national leader in school connectivity and cloud-based services. They also emphasized the importance of E-rate eligibility, saying it has saved the state substantial money and remains central to KDE’s network contracting. Couch and Lingham said the current “next generation Kentucky K-12 internet” contract with Education Networks of America is more reliable, offers more functionality, and costs less than the prior system, including lower bandwidth and firewall costs. They explained that the transition was complicated by build-out and provisioning issues, especially the need for more “type two” connections through local providers, which pushed some implementation past the June 30, 2024 E-rate deadline. As a result, 39 sites remain on type two connections, and KDE absorbed the loss of federal discount dollars for the portion of the transition that extended into July. The witnesses also discussed home internet access for students. They said KDE has tracked home access for about 20 years and estimates about 4.5% of students still lack adequate internet at home, with roughly 3% able to reach access nearby and 1.5% having no access. They said the biggest barrier is usually cost rather than lack of available lines, and noted that temporary hotspot support during COVID helped students continue schoolwork. Senator Williams asked about the costs of the transition, the current type two sites, and the potential cost of any future transition, but the transcript cuts off before a full answer was given.

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• components of Vehicle Safety functions components of Vehicle Safety functions in<00:49:58.839>
• who work in pediatric oncology see immeasurable losses as a child undergoes chemotherapy, loses function
• who work in pediatric oncology see immeasurable losses as a child undergoes chemotherapy, loses function
• who work in pediatric oncology see immeasurable losses as a child undergoes chemotherapy, loses function
• who work in pediatric oncology see immeasurable losses as a child undergoes chemotherapy, loses function

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Its main functions are to assist in election administration, administer the Safe at Home program to provide
• <00:02:28.800> are<00:02:29.080> to<00:02:30.280> um Minnesota its main functions
• <00:28:54.600> voter Minnesota has a well-functioning voter Minnesota has a well-functioning
• That can continue to handle all of the expanded functionality that the system is being taxed with.
• <01:08:46.679> that required deadlines and functions that required deadlines and functions

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Now, there are several FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder, which function...
• And it has messed up its executive functioning, which is the decision-making.
• Are they able to function? Are they able to keep a job? Are they able to pay a mortgage?
• That is the functional yardstick of success in substance use treatment.
• The way to measure impact is it's personal for that person, the level of functioning.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• they're performing some service, and it is not apparent that it is performing this governmental function
• So someone would know if this entity is performing a function of government that covers them under the
• would be, I would say, subparagraph three, and for any entity that is performing a governmental function
• <00:24:35.279> on as performing a governmental function on as performing a governmental function
• <00:25:03.120> shall performing a governmental function shall performing a governmental function

Keywords: Judiciary, Division A - Room 216, 29 January, 2026; 3:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee met to discuss several bills, beginning with a block motion on Senate Bills 2138, 2697, 2707, 2717, and 2726. Those measures were described as code-section updates involving redrawn Supreme Court districts, youth court reforms, Administrative Office of Courts matters, replacement of the MyKids youth court computer system, and Mississippi opioid settlement commission procedures. The committee agreed to take them up together, and the motion to report them title sufficient and due pass carried without opposition. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2890, dealing with the judicial operations fund. Members were told the fund no longer has sufficient revenue to cover court operations and requested judicial raises, and the proposed committee substitute would repeal the fund while conforming related code references. The substitute was adopted and the bill was reported title sufficient and due pass. Senate Bill 2730, granting immunity to nonprofits and churches that open during declared emergencies, was amended with a reverse repealer and then passed as amended. Next, Senate Bill 2135 was explained as a change to jury summons procedures so clerks could use the SEMS active/inactive voter designation and summon only active voters, without removing anyone from the voter rolls. The bill drew no opposition and passed, though a reverse repealer was later requested on similar procedural grounds in other bills. Senate Bill 2360 would create a public registry of entities that, though appearing private, are covered by the Mississippi Tort Claims Act; members discussed whether such entities should also be required to identify themselves on websites and written materials, and an amendment to that effect was adopted. A reverse repealer was then added, and the bill passed as amended. Finally, Senate Bill 2362 was presented as a proposal to create a private cause of action under the Unfair Trade Practices Act, allowing claimants to sue directly while still notifying the Attorney General. The sponsor said the bill would not add extra damages and noted similar laws in other states. The committee discussion was cut off in the transcript before a final vote on that bill is shown.