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• Unfortunately, there are reports from some veterans indicating that they have been denied eligibility
• Additionally, community providers report complications with transmitting health care information and
• Despite efforts to expedite access through the VA Mission Act, many warriors have reported wait times
• And there was a mention of the electronics record program.
• There was a provision in the Joel Act that would have provided more accountability for the electronics

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• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2914, electronic monitoring healthcare facilities, allows a resident
• Members, House Bill 2914, electronic monitoring health care facilities, allows a resident to use electronic
• It goes on and is very prescriptive to outline notice and consent forms, roommate consent, electronic
• addition, the organization that receives the money on or before December 31, 2027, must submit a report
• addition, the organization that receives the money on or before December 31, 2027, must submit a report

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a caucus review of a large slate of House and Senate bills, with staff giving short descriptions and members flagging a few concerns. Topics included veterans’ services and courts, child care grants, midwife medication authority, home- and community-based services funding, EMS reciprocity, prescription monitoring, electronic monitoring in care facilities, pregnancy resource center funding, mental health transportation, Access coverage for mild obstructive sleep apnea, school spending requirements, mobile home park training, local government investment pools, task order contract posting, tourism improvement areas, child welfare and kinship placement, neglect standards, family court evidence, prostate cancer cost sharing, assisted living hearings, manufactured home installer licensing, supervised parenting time, vulnerable adult trespass penalties, uranium contamination monitoring, a gas and petroleum refinery study committee, and state park fee exemptions for veterans. Several bills were described as unanimous or on consent, while others drew objections or were noted as controversial. Members raised privacy concerns about electronic monitoring in nursing homes, due process and rural capacity concerns about restricting police transport for mental health patients, opposition to pregnancy resource center appropriations, concerns about environmental review for power plant replacement, and questions about the Access sleep apnea mandate as potentially favoring vendors. Some bills were noted as having committee amendments, including changes to appropriations, eligibility criteria, reporting requirements, and definitions. No floor votes were taken in the transcript itself; instead, the chair repeatedly noted whether bills were unanimous, on consent, or had split votes in committee. The caucus also heard brief announcements about an upcoming breakfast with the CAP director, a Latino Caucus meeting, and an Affordability Award presented to Representative Volk, after which the caucus adjourned.

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• Please silence all electronic devices.
• And Senators, by your vote, Senate Bill 1520 is reported favorably.
• And Senators, by your vote, Senate Bill 1520 is reported favorably.
• And Senators, by your vote, CS for Senate Bill 678 is reported favorably.
• And Senators, by your vote, CS for Senate Bill 680 is reported favorably.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met and reported several bills favorably after brief presentations, no substantive opposition, and mostly unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls. CS/SB 118, by Senator Trunow, clarified how non-ad valorem special assessments may be levied on recreational vehicle parks, and an amendment removed a requirement that local governments consider RV park occupancy rates when apportioning assessments. The bill was supported by the Florida Retail Federation and passed favorably. SB 1520, by Senator Kalatayud, made changes to the Live Local Act’s missing middle property tax exemption, including allowing vesting upon final site plan approval for one year and expanding the data used for local government opt-out decisions; it also passed favorably with support from Landlord Housing Partners. The committee also approved CS/SB 678, by Senator Mayfield, which reestablishes the framework allowing distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise tax calculations and applies retroactively to January 1, 2025. Support came from the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, Wine and Spirits Distributors of Florida, and Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits. CS/SB 680, also by Senator Mayfield, addressed double taxation of electricity used at EV charging stations by creating a sales tax exemption for separately metered electricity sold to station operators and transferred to consumers; Tesla and the Florida Retail Federation supported it, and Senator Gates spoke in favor, describing the bill as a fair solution to a prior tax administration problem. CS/SB 450, by Senator Polsky, updated property tax exemption rules for permanently and totally disabled veterans’ surviving spouses, including allowing transfer of up to 120% of the prior homestead exemption amount to a new residence. The amendment and bill were supported by the Property Appraisers Association of Florida and passed favorably. Finally, CS/SB 1074, by Senator Gates, was amended to establish uniform rules for rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of penny distribution issues, while protecting sales tax calculations and providing liability protections; it also included safeguards for pawn and recycling transactions. The Florida Retail Federation, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, and Associated Industries of Florida supported the measure, which was reported favorably. Senator Gates requested to be recorded as voting yes on all bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• And then you go to the report, the accuracy of the results.
• Senator Bettencourt moves that House Bill 1661 be reported.
• The bill is reported favorably to the full Senate.
• And one nay, that we report it favorably to the full Senate.
• Report it favorably to the full Senate.

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

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• gentleman who are visiting us and committee members are our daily reminder to please silence all electronic
• This is directly from the Ncsbn who does the reporting for and collect so on and so forth.
• Will be reported favorably at this time. I'm going to die.
• >> And by your vote, Senate Bill 714, will be reported favorably. Congratulations.
• This point in time, only 50% of those reports that are due are being submitted and requires AHCA to report

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Um and then I guess as to the reporting Um and then I guess as to the reporting um<01:03:36.720>
• can see what that reporting looks like. can see what that reporting looks like.
• <02:14:53.199> Has electronically without anybody. Has electronically without anybody.
• So about 90% is electronic. >> About 90% electronic, even higher on the business side.
• . electronic. electronic.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• > role<01:10:29.120> in<01:10:29.280> our reports play a crucial role in our reports
• <01:32:11.920> health we're in the age of electronic health we're in the age of electronic
• >> And so there ought to be an electronic >> And so there ought to be an electronic >&
• <01:47:11.119> are oversight, and transparent reporting are oversight, and transparent reporting
• statutory compliance. reporting, including when footage is reporting, including when footage is withheld

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee approved the October 15, 2025 minutes and then held a broader discussion on current challenges with data retention and government transparency. Judy Randall of the Office of the Legislative Auditor said historical data is essential for post-audits, which often look back three to five years, and that retention decisions must balance audit needs with the burden of separating public and nonpublic data. She described the records-retention panel process as informal and largely based on individual judgment, noting she had objected to a proposed 60-day email retention period and generally uses a three-year guideline, though she said that standard is not grounded in a formal rule. Members discussed whether auditing standards should set retention periods, with Randall saying auditing is a good starting point but other offices, including the attorney general, also have needs, and that some agency discretion is unavoidable because of the gray area between official records and non-records. Representative Elkins raised the related principle of data minimization, arguing that government should not keep data longer than needed and citing a University of Minnesota legacy data warehouse breach as an example of the risks of retaining unnecessary sensitive information. Randall agreed that data no longer needed is a liability and said her office purges workpapers after five years. Representative Scott pressed whether three years is enough for fraud investigations and financial records; Randall responded that a reasonableness standard is needed and that longer retention can produce diminishing returns, though she said she would follow up on whether financial records should be treated differently. Tanya Tacker of the Rum River Special Education Cooperative testified in support of updating Minnesota’s data-retention laws for schools. She said districts want to protect student information and maintain transparency, but the current general retention schedule dates to 1985 and 2000 and does not reflect digital records, modern systems, or the volume of special education data. She urged modernizing the schedule, clarifying what must be kept in paper versus digitized form, aligning state rules with IDEA and other federal requirements, and providing practical guidance and tools. Members praised the specificity of her recommendations. Dr. BB Newman testified that retention failures in St. Anthony Village have made it difficult to obtain routine municipal and police data, with records delayed, missing, or inconsistently produced and no clear explanation of what systems were searched or whether records were destroyed. Newman argued these gaps undermine statutory access rights and force residents into costly litigation, and recommended stronger retention auditing, documentation of destruction, mandatory disclosure of systems searched, and consequences for noncompliance. In response to questions, Senate counsel said there is generally no direct penalty, but affected parties may seek mandamus, Data Practices Act claims, or informal mediation/opinions from the Data Practices Office. The discussion closed with calls for clearer standards and possible legislative updates to improve compliance and transparency.

Transcript Highlights:

• Committee on Substance Abuse reports House Bill 252 favorably.
• We'll report it to the full Senate.
• House Bill 4751 is reported to the full Senate.
• The committee substitute to House Bill 5247 is favorably reported.
• The Legislative Budget Board's own report confirmed this.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Attendance will now be recorded by electronic roll call.
• Attendance will now be recorded by electronic roll call. Thank you.
• SB 1628, class denial prior authorization reporting.
• SCR 1032, educator salary increases, school reporting.
• Reports of standing committees without objection.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, electronic roll call, and approval of the journal. Members then introduced several guests, including Doctor of the Day Dr. Kelly Arari, representatives and students from Arizona Western College, a Tempe Leadership participant, Flagstaff officials who were present to testify on a public safety bill related to detox centers, and participants in the Doty London Excellence in Public Service program. The chamber also adopted a legislative proclamation honoring Dr. Daniel P. Kor for his decade of leadership at Arizona Western College, citing record enrollment, expanded transfer and dual-enrollment opportunities, financial stability, and broader educational impact in Yuma and La Paz counties. Senators noted the college’s role in rural health-care training and referenced the planned University of Arizona regional medical campus in Yuma. In addition, the President announced a temporary committee appointment and a referral change for SB 1176. A lengthy second-reading calendar of Senate bills and one concurrent resolution was read, covering topics including taxes, education, housing, public safety, health care, elections, water, labor, and appropriations. No floor debate or votes on those measures occurred in the transcript. Committee announcements were made for the following day, and the Senate adjourned by motion to Thursday, February 5, 2026, at 11 a.m.

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• There are countless examples of this kind of behavior, which we've cataloged in our report, The Electronic
• Hello, Justin Brooklyn for Consumer Reports in support. Thank you.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation in support. Thank you.
• When violence happens, it gets reported that a woman raped an inmate with her penis.
• Jewish identity is widely understood as encompassing Hate crime and other reporting.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• That completes my report, Mr. Chair. Any questions from the committee on this report?
• That completes my report, Mr. Chair. Any questions from the committee on this report?
• Item D: Report and update on the delinquent December 31st, 2023, water and sewer reports.
• That completes my report, Mr. Chair. This committee, have any questions on this report?
• And was this report filed? We need to file this report, okay.

Summary: The committee approved the February 12 minutes and received updates on delinquent municipal water and sewer reports for 2022 and 2023, noting continued progress toward compliance and reinstatement of turnback funds for several cities. It also deferred several matters to the June 4 meeting, including Fargo’s municipal accounting noncompliance report, Jericho’s street-fund misuse issue, Biggers and Holly Grove deferred reports, and a group of private water and sewer reports lacking proper responses. Members then heard and filed a detailed report on the City of Strong, which involved repeat findings on undeposited receipts, improper use of solid waste funds, unsupported spending, late payroll tax payments, accounting control problems, and fund balance issues. Mayor Darrell Howell described corrective steps, including new internal controls, outside CPA assistance, repayment of misapplied funds, budget amendments, and efforts to address the findings; the committee commended the city’s efforts and filed the report. The committee also filed reports on Thornton Waterworks, Calhoun County, Salem, Briarcliffe, Compton Water Association, Montgomery County Regional Public Water Authority, Camden, Johnson County, and Sparkman, while deferring several private water reports and other unresolved items. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Pulaski County Regional Solid Waste Management District and other regional solid waste districts. The audit found issues in Pulaski County involving unapproved payroll items, missing credit card documentation, unapproved contracts, vehicle and cell phone documentation problems, lack of competitive bidding, and weak internal controls; members questioned the district’s practices and deferred the report to June while requesting district representatives appear. The committee also reviewed a statewide report on six regional solid waste management districts, with findings in Pulaski, Faulkner, and Benton counties and no findings in three others; that report was likewise deferred for Pulaski County questions. The meeting ended after a lengthy discussion with Cross County Rural Water System about overdue audit posting, water quality problems, grant-funded improvements, board notice practices, and the broader challenges facing rural water systems, after which the committee filed the report and adjourned.

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• So I think that’s what I intend to recommend in this report, and I think we will write a report a little
• So I think that’s what I intend to recommend in this report, and I think we will write a report a little
• of this committee is to provide a report of this committee is to provide a report on<00:29:06.320
• So I think that’s what I intend to recommend in this report, and I think we will write a report a little
• , want to comment about in our report, want to comment about in our report, then<01:19:32.080>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Discussion of the KentuckyWired Network 00:00:55 Discussion of the Water Resource Information System 00:35.40 Discussion of Geographic Information Systems 00:52:30 Discussion of Committee Report to LRC 01:15:05, 958, all

Summary: The Information Technology Oversight Committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then heard a presentation from Leadcore representatives Jimmy Bird, Mike Murray, and Rebecca Moss on the Kentucky Wired network. Leadcore described its role as the design-builder and service provider under the KCNA contract, saying the network was built with roughly 13,200 feet of fiber, mostly aerial, and that the use of non-armored cable was a Kentucky-side decision made to reduce cost. They also said aerial construction and non-armored cable increase maintenance challenges, including storm damage and squirrel-related damage, and reported FY25 service activity of 104 break-fix events, 30 maintenance replacements, 64 storm-damage events, and nearly 13,000 feet of fiber replaced to date. Committee members questioned whether the original project anticipated this level of replacement and whether any forecast existed for maintenance under non-armored cable. Leadcore said it did not do a formal forecast and could not say whether the replacement rate was above or below norms, though it acknowledged the decision not to use armored cable came from the Kentucky side of the contract. Members also asked about whether replacements caused network degradation; Leadcore said it tries to replace cable at existing splice points to avoid degradation and, where needed, uses armored cable for replacement sections going forward. The committee then explored Leadcore’s relationship with Excel and KCNA. Leadcore said it has a service-level agreement for KCNA-related fibers but not for dark fibers used by Excel, and that Kentucky Wired fibers get priority on service requests. It said outages are reported through a 1-800 number and that it was not aware of any access problems to the huts. On the tech refresh, Leadcore said its understanding is that maintaining the network is its responsibility, but the technology refresh is not; it said only a very limited amount of refresh has occurred and that this did not match the original contract intent. Leadcore also said it had not been asked to defer maintenance. The chair closed by saying the testimony would inform a committee report and that he intended to recommend clawing back or withholding some previously authorized Kentucky Wired and refresh funding until an audit is complete, with the committee to vote on a report later.

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• Reports of committees will be deemed read and amendments deemed adopted.
• Electronic dance music, or EDM, just didn't show up one day.
• Electronic dance music isn't just a genre. It's a movement, it's culture, it's a sanctuary.
• And I think electronic dance music in particular, as we think about EDM, we think about the electronic
• I'm proud to introduce a pioneer trailblazer in electronic dance music, Pasquale Rotella.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and opened with a prayer, a Father’s Day reflection, and a moment of silence for the victims of the Minnesota lawmaker shooting. Members then moved through guest introductions recognizing student legislative programs, Black conservation leaders, interns, and first responders, including an off-duty firefighter who saved a driver’s life. The chamber also heard multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, most notably for former Senator and Los Angeles Councilman Nate Holden, whose civil rights and housing discrimination work was highlighted, along with tributes to Stephen Golden Kranz, Emily Carpenter, and Doug Kranwinkel. On the Daily File, the Assembly adopted ACR 90, Assembly Member Gibson’s resolution recognizing Juneteenth. The measure drew strong support from multiple caucuses, including the Latino, Jewish, LGBTQ, Women’s, and AAPI caucuses, with members emphasizing Juneteenth’s historical significance, the legacy of slavery, and the continuing need to combat racism and inequality. The resolution was adopted by voice vote after 66 co-authors were added. The Assembly also adopted ACR 92, Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez’s resolution declaring June 2025 as Electronic Dance Music Month in California. Supporters described EDM as a cultural and economic force rooted in diverse communities and praised its values of inclusion and unity; the resolution received 65 co-authors and passed by voice vote. Finally, HR 45, Assembly Member Castillo’s resolution for Animal Rights Awareness Week, was adopted by voice vote after 55 co-authors were added, with the author and a guest from Sierra Pacific Fur Babies speaking about animal rescue and welfare work. The session ended with announcements and adjournment until June 19.

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• So HB 585 amends Alabama law relating to money transmission businesses and establishes new reporting
• So the new reporting requirements is the same thing that we passed through the House last year.
• But um under existing law money transmission businesses, including businesses that conduct electronic
• establishes new reporting requirements. establishes new reporting requirements.
• /c><00:08:02.560> cash requires reporting of suspicious cash requires reporting of suspicious

Bills: HB585

Keywords: Washington County, circuit clerk, compensation, county government, local legislation, 1136, house, all

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• There is a report that's required if you go to 8.5, subdivision 13, that talks about a report that needs
• That's why the legislature put together the report, and we have just finished the report just two days
• together the report together the report and<00:12:30.040> we<00:12:30.240> have<00
• and we have just finished the report and we have just finished the report just<00:12:31.399>
• <00:30:04.080> include other key ideas in the report include other key ideas in the report

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On page 23, section 24 requires reporting on personal contributions to campaigns.
• On page 23, section 24 requires reporting on personal contributions to campaigns.
• The next section is also about local campaign reports and requires them to include email addresses.
• The next section is also about local campaign reports and requires them to include email addresses.
• Section 30 comes from Senator Marty's 1996 and requires local campaign report clarification.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Reports of committees: Report of the Committee on Commerce.
• House Bill 797 reported favorably. House Bill 950 reported favorably.
• House Bill 177 reported favorably. House Bill 181 reported favorably.
• House Bill 202 reported favorably. House Bill 225 reported favorably.
• favorably 906 reported favorably 1052 reported favorably house bill 1057 reported favorably and house

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• House of Representatives your report House of Representatives your report House of Representatives your
• that it has carefully examed to report that it has carefully examed to report that it has carefully
• the house is reports throughout the day the house is reports throughout the day the house is now in
• media including but not an electronic media including but not an electronic media including but not
• media possessing any Electronic media possessing any Electronic media including but not and then it

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Uh, when we were first here with you last, it also included electronic waste.
• Uh when we were in the electronic waste.
• This was something that was created and report sent to the legislature this fall.
• I'm here with Clean Water Action and Recycling Electronics for Climate Action.
• We are a business association for electronics recyclers here in Minnesota.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Please silence all electronic devices.
• Please silence all electronic devices.
• So we will have that report.
• It is reported favorably. Thank you. Thank you.
• Your reporters? Yes. And by your vote, CS for CS for CS for SB 1842 is reported favorably.

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.