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• benefit to businesses, to the state, to the Met Council as well as, of course, to small business enterprises
• benefit to businesses, to the state, to the Met Council as well as, of course, to small business enterprises
• veteran-owned businesses, etc. ...to the state, to the Met Council as well as, of course, to small business enterprises

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In the vibrant landscape of manufacturing in Florida, small- and medium-sized enterprises like Veterans
• investment in cybersecurity measures, a burden that can be overwhelming for small- and medium-sized enterprises
• investment in cybersecurity measures, a burden that can be overwhelming for small and medium-sized enterprises

Committee: Senate Commerce and Tourism

Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee met to hear an overview of its jurisdiction and then focused primarily on Florida manufacturing. Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly described manufacturing as central to a more resilient, diversified economy, citing the 2023 Florida Manufacturing Report and noting strong growth in manufacturing businesses, jobs, exports, and workforce programs. He emphasized that most Florida manufacturers are small businesses, that the sector is increasingly STEM- and technology-driven, and that the state’s main challenge is workforce aging and the need to retain trained talent. Members also discussed how to better expose students and parents to manufacturing careers, improve startup access to capital, and strengthen regional manufacturing corridors and transportation links. Kevin Carr of FloridaMakes said Florida is on track to become a top-five manufacturing state, but warned that productivity, technology adoption, and workforce shortages remain key issues. He said a proposed manufacturing bill would create a chief manufacturing officer and help address workforce, technology, and market-visibility challenges. Bain Beecher of PGT Innovations described the company’s growth and community role, but highlighted obstacles such as affordable housing, insurance costs, permitting delays, supply-chain disruptions, and limited awareness of manufacturing careers among students and parents. Andrew Kosowski of Veterans Metal focused on small- and medium-sized manufacturers, citing labor shortages, the cost of adopting new technology, regulatory burdens, and cybersecurity compliance as major pressures, and urged support for the draft manufacturing bill. Brian Giuliani of the Port of Tampa Bay outlined the port’s cargo mix, infrastructure investments, and role in moving fuel, construction materials, and manufactured goods, saying the port’s expansion and transloading plans could better connect Florida manufacturers to suppliers and markets. Committee members repeatedly stressed the need to promote manufacturing careers earlier in school, improve public perception of the industry, and reduce barriers to investment. No formal vote was taken during the discussion, but the panelists broadly supported the draft manufacturing legislation and the committee’s focus on manufacturing policy.

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• So, one of the promises enterprise.
• </c> private enterprise. private enterprise.
• So when Homes for America or Enterprise or Kai or Osprey, if they get a $2 million LIHTC tax credit,
• <01:53:01.599><c> for</c><01:53:01.840><c> America</c><01:53:02.239><c> or</c><01:53:02.480><c> Enterprise
• </c><01:53:03.040><c> or</c> uh homes for America or Enterprise or uh homes for America or Enterprise

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• Under current law, certified small businesses, micro-businesses, and disabled veteran business enterprises
• expands state contracting opportunities for certified small businesses and disabled veteran business enterprises

Summary: The committee heard several measures focused on economic development, procurement, workforce equity, federal infrastructure funding, and food security. SB 1044 by Senator Reyes would raise and then index to inflation the cap for streamlined state contracts awarded to certified small businesses, microbusinesses, and disabled veteran business enterprises for services and IT work; supporters said the current cap is outdated and limits access, while opponents representing goods suppliers and some small business groups argued the bill could disadvantage goods contractors and should preserve lower thresholds for those contracts. After discussion about the ceiling versus floor effect of the cap and the impact on different types of businesses, the bill was approved as amended and sent to Appropriations. SB 247 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would create a bid preference for projects that hire workers from disadvantaged communities; supporters framed it as a way to connect public infrastructure spending to family-sustaining jobs, while union construction employers opposed it because they said they cannot control worker dispatch through hiring halls and the bill would be difficult to implement. The committee advanced the measure to Appropriations despite those concerns. The committee also approved SJR 6 by Senator Cortese, which urges the federal government to honor commitments under the bipartisan infrastructure law, CHIPS and Science Act, and Inflation Reduction Act, with supporters emphasizing the importance of certainty for California infrastructure, clean energy, and semiconductor investments. SB 1025 by Senator Hurtado would establish an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate food assistance efforts and develop a statewide food security strategy; supporters from a Kern County food bank and the University of California said the state’s response to hunger is fragmented and needs better coordination, while committee members asked about deliverables and timelines. The bill was sent to Appropriations. The committee also took up consent items SB 700 and SB 1340, which were moved on consent to Appropriations, and the hearing ended with the remaining votes recorded and the bills advanced. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly discussed the need for clearer implementation details, data on program impacts, and how to balance equity goals with operational realities for state agencies, contractors, and small businesses.

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• Arizona and Ireland, and whereas the Consulate General of Ireland to the southwestern United States, Enterprise
• Arizona and Ireland, and whereas the Consulate General of Ireland to the southwestern United States, Enterprise

Keywords: 1182, all

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• is added detailing valuation determinations when a high-impact data center or power generation enterprise
• is within a certified... ...determination when a high-impact data center or power generation enterprise

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• It's an enterprise in and of itself within the agency.
• It's an enterprise. Hiring isn't an afterthought.

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• AGENCY LEGISLATIVE REQUEST WHICH INCLUDES TWO VERY SPECIFICALLY RELATED AND THOSE 2 ARE SIMPLY ENTERPRISE
• I'M SORRY. >> Chair: KEEP FOLLOWING UP DMS PART OF IT. >> WHAT THEY DO IS PUT ENTERPRISE PROCUREMENTS

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• LIST, EATING COMPANIES ON THE BOYCOTT IS RELIST AND 570 COMPANIES ON THE PROHIBITED CHINESE STATE ENTERPRISES
• LOOKING AT EXPOSURE IN MORE DETAIL THE SBA IS TAKEN ADDITIONAL ACTIONS THE ON THE STATE ON ENTERPRISE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• In commercial zones and in mixed-use zones, these are places that we're already planning for future urban
• It legalizes housing in commercial and mixed-use zones.
• You grow them in the commercially zoned areas.
• , your local pub, your local grocery store, et cetera, can no longer be zoned for that.
• Now, 20% of zoned commercial areas is probably too restrictive for cities.

Bills: SB5223 , SB6071 , SB5966 , SB6061 , SB5520 , SB6016 , SB5890 , SB5973 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5536 , SB5879 , SB5899 , SB6190 , SB6086 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5924 , SB6134 , SB6263 , SB6282 , SB6302 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5970 , SB5609 , SB5827 , SB5862 , SB5880 , SB5901 , SB5943 , SB5971 , SB5975 , SB5981 , SB5988 , SB6097 , SJM8016 , SB5496 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB6194 , SB5909 , SB5868 , SB6026 , SB6044 , SB6239 , SB5923 , SB6045 , SB6106 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5968 , SB5489 , SB5762 , SB5832 , SB5847 , SB5963 , SB5969 , SB6027 , SB6032 , SB6049 , SB6066 , SB6079 , SB6082 , SB6113 , SB6114 , SB6160 , SB6162 , SB6164 , SB6176 , SB6289 , SB6309 , SB6319 , SB6347 , SB6308 , SB6200 , SB6080 , SB5911 , SJM8014 , SB6177 , SB6052 , SB6182 , SB5828 , SB6335 , SB6017 , SB6346 , SB6262 , SB5470 , SB5990 , SB6244 , SB5961

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development

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• In commercial zones and in mixed-use zones, these are places that we're already planning for future urban
• It legalizes housing in commercial and mixed-use zones.
• You grow them in the commercially zoned areas.
• You grow them in the commercially zoned areas.
• Now, 20% of zoned commercial areas is probably too restrictive for cities.

Bills: SB5223 , SB6071 , SB5966 , SB6061 , SB5520 , SB6016 , SB5890 , SB5973 , SB5053 , SB5249 , SB5536 , SB5879 , SB5899 , SB6190 , SB6086 , SB5574 , SB5873 , SB5924 , SB6134 , SB6263 , SB6282 , SB6302 , SB5950 , SB6074 , SB6096 , SB5970 , SB5609 , SB5827 , SB5862 , SB5880 , SB5901 , SB5943 , SB5971 , SB5975 , SB5981 , SB5988 , SB6097 , SJM8016 , SB5496 , SB5907 , SB6031 , SB6155 , SB6158 , SB6227 , SB5947 , SB6085 , SB6234 , SB6274 , SB6194 , SB5909 , SB5868 , SB6026 , SB6044 , SB6239 , SB5923 , SB6045 , SB6106 , SB6089 , SB6170 , SB5954 , SB5968 , SB5489 , SB5762 , SB5832 , SB5847 , SB5963 , SB5969 , SB6027 , SB6032 , SB6049 , SB6066 , SB6079 , SB6082 , SB6113 , SB6114 , SB6160 , SB6162 , SB6164 , SB6176 , SB6289 , SB6309 , SB6319 , SB6347 , SB6308 , SB6200 , SB6080 , SB5911 , SJM8014 , SB6177 , SB6052 , SB6182 , SB5828 , SB6335 , SB6017 , SB6346 , SB6262 , SB5470 , SB5990 , SB6244 , SB5961

Keywords: criminal offense, fingerprinting, law enforcement, state regulations, public safety, overpayment recovery, modernization, health care, legislation, healthcare, nutrition, medically tailored meals, dietary support, food security, chronic illness, tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development

Summary: The Senate opened with the usual ceremonial items, approved the previous day’s journal, received House messages, and introduced several bills. It also adopted Senate Resolution 868 honoring April as National Donate Life Month. Senators Gaynor and Dozier spoke in support, sharing personal stories about organ donation and transplant recipients, and the resolution was adopted by voice vote. The chamber also recognized guests in the gallery connected to those stories. The Senate then confirmed several gubernatorial appointments, including Colin L. Bannister to the Workforce Education, Investment, Accountability, and Oversight Board, Amina Hussein to the Washington State University Board of Regents, and Ramatou-Libah to the Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees. Each confirmation passed with broad support after brief remarks from Senator Schoesler, and several senators were excused from voting. The Senate also acknowledged MLA Jody Tour of British Columbia and a personal privilege recognition for Senator Leis receiving Finland’s Order of the Lion. On legislation, the Senate passed Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 6026, dealing with residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones, after adopting and rejecting several amendments that narrowed or clarified exemptions and local-control provisions. Senators argued both for housing supply and for preserving local planning flexibility. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 6106 on layoff notifications and worker information protections, Senate Bill 5890 on speeding and reckless driving standards, Senate Bill 5536 on equitable distribution of real property in divorce, and Substitute Senate Bill 6097 allowing federally recognized tribes to participate in the Conservation Futures Program. Senate Bill 5988, authorizing fee authority for Department of Health accreditation services for opioid treatment programs, passed after a close vote with one nay. The meeting ended with the Senate standing at ease for caucus and lunch.

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• </c><00:35:34.240><c> fund</c> goes into essentially an Enterprise fund goes into essentially an Enterprise
• And what that would be done is that kept in our Enterprise Fund.
• </c><00:44:39.240><c> fund</c><00:44:39.520><c> that</c> kept in in in our Enterprise fund that kept
• in in in our Enterprise fund that would<00:44:39.800><c> basically</c><00:44:40.720><c> uh</c><00:44:
• fund there to little bit of a Enterprise fund there to put<00:51:46.680><c> back</c><00:51:46.920><c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with testimony from Charlotte Harding of the Conservation Land Stewardship Program, who explained that the office protects the state’s interests in conservation lands by monitoring conservation easements and related stewardship obligations. She described the program’s funding sources: a land conservation endowment held at the State Treasury and administered by the Council on Resources and Development, plus transfers from Fish and Game for easements not covered by the endowment. Members discussed how the endowment is funded when new easements are created, the program’s staffing, the loss of a state vehicle, and the need to increase in-state travel so staff can use personal vehicles for field monitoring. Harding said the office has two full-time positions and a seasonal employee, that the work is mostly monitoring rather than hands-on land management, and that enforcement issues are referred to the grantee agencies or, if needed, to the Council on Resources and Development. She also noted that the office works directly with landowners to resolve smaller issues and that stewardship has become a greater focus in the conservation community because ongoing oversight requires funding. Members asked about examples of properties under the program, including LCIP lands such as Musquash Headwaters, Hidden Valley Boy Scout Camp, and Nash Stream, and the committee did not take a motion before moving on. The committee then heard from Paul Breen and Susie Anzelone of the Pease Development Authority regarding the Division of Ports and Harbors operating budget. They explained that the authority provides finance, legal, environmental, and engineering support to the division, which operates New Hampshire’s only deep-water berth at Market Street, as well as facilities in Hampton, Rye, the Portsmouth Fish Pier, and navigational waters in the Piscataqua and Great Bay. They described the authority’s history after the closure of Pease Air Force Base, the transfer of roughly 2,400 acres, and the creation of a self-sustaining enterprise fund tied to airport and port operations. They emphasized that the division does not draw on the general fund because revenues from wharfage, dockage, parking, registration, and mooring fees cover operating costs, with any surplus retained for capital improvements and replacement. Members questioned several budget lines, including a sharp increase in overtime and workers’ compensation. Breen said overtime is driven largely by security needs at the deep-water port and fluctuates with vessel traffic, such as salt shipments, while workers’ comp is a DAS-set cost and not something the division controls. He said the budget is conservative and that if revenues fall short, capital projects would be the first items scaled back. The discussion also covered fee-setting, with Breen saying rates are reviewed against the local market and infrastructure constraints, and that some smaller facility fees had recently been increased after being stagnant for years.

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• is to encourage more business growth and thus collect more in business profits tax and business enterprise
• 01:14:03.720><c> tax</c><01:14:04.040><c> and</c><01:14:04.120><c> business</c><01:14:04.480><c> enterprise
• </c> profits tax and business enterprise tax. profits tax and business enterprise tax.
• tax</c><01:30:33.080><c> or</c><01:30:33.280><c> a</c><01:30:33.320><c> combination</c> business enterprise
• tax or a combination business enterprise tax or a combination of<01:30:34.040><c> both.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Enterprise, um, and also allow the IG to review agency's compliance with those best practices.
• doing, and there's a need for more coordination and information sharing across the entire state enterprise
• doing, and there's a need for more coordination and information sharing across the entire state enterprise
• </c><00:45:25.280><c> So,</c><00:45:25.920><c> um,</c><00:45:26.160><c> this</c> entire state enterprise
• So, um, this entire state enterprise.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, our next request is enterprise application and AI inventory system.
• Um, but that is one of the base necessary aspects of having AI systems throughout your enterprise.
• But on the enterprise application and AI inventory system, am I correct in that part of this system would
• But on the enterprise<01:12:01.040><c> application</c><01:12:01.679><c> and</c><01:12:01.920><c> AI</
• c><01:12:02.400><c> inventory</c> enterprise application and AI inventory enterprise application and

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:05 Approval of Minutes 00:01:48 Welcome New Members 00:02:03 Information Items 00:02:35 Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:03:33 A. Cabinet for Health and Family Services 00:04:00 B. Kentucky Department of Education 00:17:03 C. Education and Labor Cabinet 00:29:33 D. Energy and Environment Cabinet 00:42:38 E. Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:53:30 F. Justice and Public Safety Cabinet 01:13:28 G. Personnel Cabinet 01:31:04 H. School Facilities Construction Commission 01:41:39, 958, all

Summary: The meeting was the first of the year for the Capital Planning Advisory Board. Members were called, a quorum was confirmed, new co-chairs and members were welcomed, and the board approved the prior year’s meeting minutes. The chair also reviewed the capital planning timeline, packet organization, and the list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, protecting existing infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and improving service delivery. Its major requests included a $21 million maintenance pool for 14 campuses and 175 buildings, phase 2 construction funding for a new public health laboratory, an 18-bed psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents with severe mental health needs, and several projects at Western State Hospital, Western State Nursing Facility, Hazlewood, and Oakwood. Members asked about the youth facility’s relationship to a separate DJJ project, vacant buildings, the high per-bed cost of the children’s hospital, and how the cabinet determined the need for the youth facility. CHFS said the youth project would be a separate facility serving high-acuity youth, the cost reflected the specialized nature of the unit and an 18-bed cap, and the broader youth plan also includes prevention, in-home services, and coordination across agencies. The Kentucky Department of Education then described projects for its three state-operated facilities: the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. It requested additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building after bids came in higher than expected, plus funding for a new education finance application system to support SEEK budgeting. Other priorities included a maintenance pool, FFA pool renovation, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, lighting improvements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size of the FFA pool, and construction cost assumptions; the department said it tracks students through the schools and short-course programs, the pool size figure may have been a typo, and current construction estimates are being adjusted upward because of inflation and supply-chain pressures. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system to connect job seekers and employers, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would help match workers with employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility has safety and code concerns. The adult education system was described as outdated and lacking adequate case-management and tracking capabilities.

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• footnote number six, which is on page 32 starting on line 818, is to define the transportation enterprise
• funding uh not one time um in enterprise funding uh not one time and<01:15:32.400><c> rather</c><01:
• Seeing none, Director Richards proceeded to agency 77, Enterprise Technology Services, on the bottom
• In addition to the TRP reduction, JAC reduced $3.4 million for the enterprise platform, $620,000 for
• </c><01:44:16.560><c> technology</c> agency 77 and uh enterprise technology agency 77 and uh enterprise

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: 916, all

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• originally appropriated in the 2022 Budget Act for the California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise
• The purpose of CA RISE is to provide funding and technical assistance to employment social enterprises
• appropriation will be added to the pool of funds available as grants to eligible employment social enterprises
• originally appropriated in the 2022 Budget Act for the California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprise
• The purpose of CA RISE is to provide funding and technical assistance to employment social enterprises

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We have had some recent success with some zone changes.
• We're an enterprise agency, one of the few, generating approximately 75% of our own annual operating
• There is also work with technical assistance on food enterprises that are feeding into the overall supply

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• It could, think of a gang, think of a criminal enterprise that is trafficking in minors, selling them
• collecting money, if they're providing muscle, if they're providing protection of that criminal enterprise
• heard in your back-and-forth with Senator Gates, Senator Burton, because I think I was kind of in that zone

Summary: The committee met and first reported favorably CS for SB 1782, which creates a new offense for dangerous excessive speeding, with support noted from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida PBA. It also reported favorably CS for SB 306, which addresses Medicaid managed care provider network access by requiring after-hours and holiday appointment availability and a minimum level of primary care participation. CS for SB 716, imposing mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses committed by registered sex offenders or predators, and CS for SB 1084, expanding protections against non-consensual dissemination of intimate images and digitally forged intimate images, were also approved. The committee then approved CS for CS for SB 1604, a corrections package that would require prepayment of court costs for certain inmate lawsuits, shorten the limitations period for confinement-condition claims, allow consecutive sentencing in some cases, and revise mental health treatment procedures in correctional settings. Members discussed constitutional concerns and access-to-courts issues, but the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 1804, which creates a capital offense for trafficking a child 12 or younger or a mentally incapacitated person for sexual exploitation, drew extensive debate and opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Floridaans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty; despite objections about constitutionality and ethics, it was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 1838, expanding protections for court officials against tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for CS for SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which creates a statewide VTE registry and requires blood clot screening and training in hospitals and care facilities. Members and public witnesses spoke in strong support of the blood clot bill, including family members and survivors. Finally, the committee reported favorably CS for SB 1252, directing FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database, CS for SB 468, increasing penalties for fleeing or eluding law enforcement and allowing vehicle impoundment, CS for SB 490, expanding off-duty concealed carry eligibility for correctional officers and correctional probation officers, and CS for SB 572, the Pam Rock Act on dangerous dogs, which was amended to refine enclosure, confiscation, euthanasia, and insurance requirements.

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• changed here in a second, but essentially what Accenture is doing is they're integrating the board's enterprise
• is doing is they're integrating the is doing is they're integrating the board's<00:06:46.080><c> enterprise
• </c><00:06:46.639><c> resource</c><00:06:47.120><c> planning</c> board's enterprise resource planning
• board's enterprise resource planning system<00:06:48.400><c> with</c><00:06:48.800><c> the</c><00:06

Keywords: 924, joint, all