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• So we did a lot of analysis and studies before setting established rates, trying to minimize the flexibility
• So we do need, or this committee needs, clarity on what is happening with the TIP funds.
• Madam Chair, I would need to confirm with my team if that was submitted to CMS. Okay, thank you.
• Madam Chair, we'll need to take that back to our team to give you a specific answer on it.
• experts would review it to ensure that the services are what we have expected, that they meet the needs

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Okay, I need to make it a question. Yes, ma'am. And that question is what? Oh, my God.
• If you look at the staff analysis, it's a delete on lines 266 to 268.
• And I still need an explanation on 266 to 268. I think some of the districts...
• My best judgment is maybe they need a budget and a staff.
• Maybe they need an outside audit and report. Maybe they need an outside audit and report.

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met and first took up CS/HB 973, a broad special districts bill focused heavily on soil and water conservation districts. The bill would dissolve 35 soil and water districts effective December 31, 2025, based on an OPAGA review that found widespread problems such as lack of revenue, inactive boards, poor notice practices, public records issues, and late financial reporting. It also would let special districts use state contracts, authorize FDLE background checks for district employees, preserve fire district taxing/service authority after annexation, extend liability protections for outdoor recreation on certain district lands, tighten eligibility for soil and water supervisors, and shift complaint review to the Commission on Ethics. Supporters argued the districts are often inactive, duplicative, and costly to review, while opponents said many districts provide local conservation, water quality, outreach, and volunteer services and should be given more time to remediate. Public testimony on HB 973 was mixed. Several soil and water district chairs and related advocates opposed the bill, saying their districts provide local conservation, flood, invasive species, education, and coordination services at little or no taxpayer cost, and that abolishing them would remove local representation and collaboration. The bill’s proponent, the Florida Association of Special Districts, supported the measure as a limited-government and accountability reform, arguing that districts with no revenue or contracts should not continue. Members debated whether the bill was relying on the OPAGA report while also eliminating future performance reviews, whether the Department of Agriculture could absorb the added responsibilities, and whether the districts should have been given more time to correct deficiencies. The committee ultimately voted the bill favorably, with one no vote from Representative Hinson. The committee then considered CS/HB 995, which applies to Monroe County and the Florida Keys. The bill would exempt Habitat for Humanity in the Keys from construction performance bond requirements for affordable housing, extend the Florida Keys land acquisition/set-aside authority in Florida Forever for 10 more years, and extend the hurricane evacuation time frame from 24 hours to 24.5 hours to allow up to 825 additional residential permit allocations, phased in over 10 years and directed largely toward vacant buildable lots and workforce housing. An amendment was adopted to codify the 825-unit allocation and the distribution framework. With no opposition offered on the bill, the committee reported HB 995 favorably by unanimous vote.

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• We need to know where schools are.
• We need to know NCLEX rates, and we need to make sure that program directors file those annual reports
• That curriculum needs to be well established. The clinicals need to be well established.
• That curriculum needs to be well established. The clinicals need to be well established.
• And we're going to need more nurses.

Summary: The committee heard and approved several health care bills. Senate Bill 68, by Senator Harrell, would require all hospital emergency departments to be prepared to treat children by maintaining pediatric equipment, staff training, written policies, a pediatric care coordinator, and completion/public posting of the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment. Senator Harrell said the bill is intended to improve pediatric emergency care in general hospitals, and the bill was supported by the Florida College of Emergency Physicians and the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It passed favorably. The committee also approved Senate Bill 154, which corrects the Mobile Act for dentists and dental hygienists by requiring graduates of out-of-state dental schools seeking licensure by endorsement to have attended a CODA-accredited school. The bill drew support from dental and dental hygienist groups and passed favorably. Senate Bill 40, by Senator Sharif, would require Medicaid managed care networks to ensure at least half of primary care providers offer appointments outside regular business hours, including evenings and weekends, to improve access and reduce emergency room use; it also passed favorably. A lengthy discussion centered on Senate Bill 254, also by Senator Harrell, which would tighten oversight of nursing education programs, create a temporary provisional license and preceptorship for new graduates awaiting NCLEX results, require remediation for low-performing programs, add standardized admission and exit-exam requirements, and allow the Department of Health to inspect programs unannounced. Supporters said the bill would improve quality and help students gain experience, while opponents warned it could reduce the number of nursing programs and worsen shortages, especially among private schools. After debate and testimony from nursing and school representatives, the bill passed favorably, with Senator Davis voting no. The committee then received an OPPAGA presentation on interstate health care licensure compacts. OPPAGA reviewed how Florida uses licensure by endorsement, telehealth registration, and compacts for nurses, psychologists, and physicians, and explained the potential benefits and drawbacks of joining additional compacts, including portability, data sharing, and emergency staffing versus costs, administrative burdens, and possible conflicts with Florida scope-of-practice laws. No action was taken on the presentation, and the meeting adjourned after Senator Davis requested to be recorded in support of SB 68 and SB 154.

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• All these people need to be at the table because someone needs to be responsible.
• We look forward to being a partner in these needed reforms. Thank you.
• Needed reforms. Thank you.
• We need to pass this bill. I think Mr. Aaron wants to be a joint author." Mr.
• Happy to accept the amendments outlined in the analysis.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard a lengthy agenda of Senate bills, with most measures ultimately advancing on party-line or broad bipartisan votes after substantial testimony and several amendments. Early in the hearing, SB 418 by Sen. Menjivar was presented as a health access bill to codify ACA nondiscrimination protections in state law and require coverage for up to a 12-month supply of medically approved hormone therapy; supporters framed it as protecting continuity of care amid federal threats, while there was no opposition testimony. The committee later also took up SB 456, which would exempt muralists from contractor licensing requirements for commissioned fine art murals; supporters said recent enforcement had chilled mural projects and harmed artists and communities, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. SB 641, part of the wildfire response package, and SB 774, a sunset review bill for the Department of Real Estate and Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers, also advanced with support and no opposition. SB 775 and SB 776, sunset extensions for the behavioral sciences, psychology, and optometry boards, passed after witnesses described technical changes and the need to keep the boards operating. SB 777, dealing with abandoned cemeteries, drew testimony from local governments, industry, and counties; after amendments removed a local takeover mandate and shifted the bill toward a stakeholder working group and study process, opposition softened or was withdrawn and the bill moved forward to Local Government. SB 790, on interstate reciprocity for online higher education, generated the most debate, with supporters arguing California students and institutions need stronger consumer protections and access to the national reciprocity framework, while opponents said the bill’s terms conflicted with the existing compact; it passed as amended to Appropriations after committee members emphasized continued work on student protections. The consent calendar, including SB 389 and SB 861, was also approved, and the committee adjourned after additional vote changes were recorded.

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• Members, Senate Bill 6162 I need to discuss.
• We conduct a rate study each year based on our analysis.
• Spending money they don't need to spend is on them. not us.
• "Whatever you need, Mr. Chairman. That'd be good."
• We need to invest $154 billion by 2050 to meet the infrastructure needs: $75 billion in new water supply

Bills: SB1169, SB1285, SB1583, SB1611, SB1898, SB1976, SB2160, SB2161, SB2658, SB2661, SB2662, SB2692, SB1055, SB1359, SB2660

Keywords: water service, sewer service, public utility, joint operation, infrastructure, municipality, compliance, SB 1285, bats, bat protection, wildlife protection, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101, hunting bats, bat possession, bat sales, bat trade, pest control, licensed pest control professional, animal control officer

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• So more work needed to be done, and more policies needed to be developed and implemented.
• So more work needed to be done and more<00:07:41.120> policies<00:07:42.400> needed<00:
• certain islands that that may need certain islands that that may need something<00:24:59.600>
• assuming, you know, we're going to need assuming, you know, we're going to need enough<00:43:07.200
• also definitely need to similar and we also definitely need to allocate<01:26:32.800> funding<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And a little bit of analysis, a little bit about the fund, and then lastly a link to more.
• We need to be wiser, we need to be on top of all those things. I think that is crucial to our work.
• So we need to look at what we did in 2020.
• We need to be, um, practical.
• That's who brought us to the dance, and we need to dance with her as long as we can.

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• scale needed to prevent more tragic loss while establishing...
• We need a motion. Thank you. Please call the roll.
• Survivors need space to heal.
• Survivors need space to heal.
• during their time of need, like when they're seriously ill.

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met to hear several bills related to insurance coverage, wildfire risk, workers’ compensation, and paid family leave. SB 8 by Senator Ashby would extend workers’ compensation and disability protections to Sacramento County park rangers, with testimony emphasizing that they perform law-enforcement-like duties and should receive the same protections as comparable officers. SB 429 by Senator Cortese would create a public wildfire catastrophe model and related wildfire safety program, with support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates who said public access to modeling data would improve transparency and help evaluate private insurance risk models. The committee also heard SB 525 by Senator Jones, which would require the FAIR Plan to offer coverage options for manufactured and mobile home owners, including replacement cost coverage. Supporters said the bill would help lower-income residents obtain meaningful insurance protection, while no opposition testified. SB 495 by Senator Allen, as amended, would require insurers to provide a larger contents-coverage advance after a total loss during a declared emergency without requiring an immediate itemized inventory, extend proof-of-loss deadlines, and require insurers to provide catastrophe modeling and reinsurance data to the Department of Insurance. Several insurers withdrew opposition after amendments, and the Department of Insurance and United Policyholders supported the measure. SB 590 by Senator Durazo would expand paid family leave to cover care for designated persons or chosen family members, with strong support from AARP, labor, civil rights, caregiving, and health organizations, and testimony from a parent describing the need to care for a non-legal family member during surgery recovery. The committee also took up consent items SB 230 and SB 854. After roll calls, SB 8, SB 429, SB 495, SB 525, and SB 590 all received do-pass votes, with SB 429 sent to the Committee on Emergency Management, SB 495 to Judiciary, and SB 525 and SB 590 to Appropriations. The consent calendar bills were also approved, and the committee adjourned.

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• I know there's some analysis behind it about what effects it might have.
• The students who need them the most, we're getting ready to limit the opportunities.
• Some public schools cannot accommodate the needs for all their students.
• We need to fully fund our public schools.
• I guess they didn't... need that help.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• I agree that tenants need to be protected.
• So that's the are really in need.
• disaster preparedness and the the need disaster preparedness and the the need for<01:11:34.159><
• <01:30:52.960> for and gave no indication of the need for and gave no indication of the need
• > and policy analysis and data analysis and policy analysis and data analysis and make<01:33:59.040

Bills: HB2246, HB2119, HB1929, HB1953, HB1572, HB2549, HB2594, HB2551, HB2595, HB2548, HB2459, HB1931, HB1604, HB1616, HB1736, HB2233, HB2241, HB1891, HB1803, HB2567, HB2534, HB2399, HB2172, HB1595, HB1811, HB2168, HB1780, HB1781, HB1785, HB2122, HB2012, HB2398, HB1779, HB2296, HB1894, HB1925, HB2019, HB1896, HB2294, HB2298, HB2300, HB2344, HB2345, HB2391, HB2037, HB2201, HB1941, HB1635, HB1943, HB2325, HB1926, HB2490, HB1710, HB2545, HB1976, HB2173, HB1804, HB1563, HB2015, HB1619, HB2475, HB1889, HB2367, HB2187, HB1765, HB1452, HB2231, HB1700, HB1705, HB1626, HB1897, HB1642, HB1523, HB2593, HB815, HB1655, HB1596, HB1732, HB1842, HB2476, HB2478, HB2022, HB1588, HB2575, HB1163, HB2153, HB772, HB1519, HB2050, HB2309, HB2147, HB2329, HB2274, HB2280, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2306, HB2148, HB2088, HB1764, HB2438, HB2117, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2155, HB1832, HB2216, HB1601, HB1934, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2454, HB2004, HB2427, HB2207, HB1810, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB2323, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB1691, HB2386, HB2423, HB2121, HB1984, HB1593, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB1643, HB2558, HB1864, HB1898, HB2214, HB2167, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB322, HB1964, HB2218, HB2616, HB1535, HB1574, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2250, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1740, HB1724, HB1733, HB1799, HB1725, HB2049, HB2161, HB1970, HB2519, HB1790, HB2416, HB1873, HB2001, HB2151, HB1603, HB1880, HB1753, HB2198, HB1511, HB1991, HB2546, HB1615, HB1939, HB2140, HB2429, HB1870, HB1850, HB1782, HB2137

Keywords: agriculture, federal grants, Hawaii, grant administration, revolving fund, department of agriculture and biosecurity, grant compliance, financial support, coffee, pest control, subsidy program, coffee berry borer, coffee leaf rust, economy, biosecurity, invasive species, Molokai, advisory board, quarantine, environmental protection

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• and then as needed.
• and then as needed.
• and then as needed.
• <01:01:43.760> an those people are not going to need an those people are not going to need
• thinking 50 or so people would have need thinking 50 or so people would have need an<01:02:41.279

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:07:27.520> to the pieces uh that we actually need to the pieces uh that we actually need
• We need to follow that up with how we treat them and the changes that we make.
• We need to follow that up with how we treat them and the changes that we make.
• that care, needing somebody to assist them to get out of bed so they don't fall.
• <00:54:10.640> to have three other votes and I need to have three other votes and I need to

Bills: HF500, HF718, HF1096, HF1246, HF1469

Keywords: nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, workforce development, job training, economic stability, low-income, career pathways, education funding, Summit Academy, employment, STEM programming, GED preparation, Neighborhood Development Center, NDC, small business, entrepreneurship, business training

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• Or do you think that no matter what comes along, we're gonna need this power and we're gonna need to
• We need to be clear.
• What y'all would need?
• We did it in the analysis.
• We need that power, and stifling that power and that need is going to stifle the state.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• But I know we need to make sure we have a good definition.
• We need to. We definitely need that for DVT and pulmonary embolism.
• We're saying that the training needs to be geared toward what you said and what the analysis on the bill
• So we need to be mindful of what we're doing.
• They need to have the ability to make those choices.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Furthermore, based on an analysis of fuel costs paid by the library compared to mileage recorded in library
• Furthermore, based on an analysis, validity of these purchases could not be determined.
• Furthermore, based on an analysis of fuel cost paid by the library compared to mileage recorded in library
• And I'm for more and more scholarships, especially for people that are in need-based.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• We also have the technical witnesses available as needed respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• I want to appreciate the Chief Consultant for the detailed bill analysis.
• The survey provides invaluable services to the state such as post fire slope stability analysis where
• I need a second. Okay. Any comments from the committee? Would you like to close? On behalf of...
• kid was born here in California to ensure that the protections they have in California They don't need

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Both need no growth.
• Both need no growth.
• <00:53:46.559> to well, that's the momentum that needs to well, that's the momentum that needs
• And he made the comment yesterday, if we need to look at what to do in education, we don't need to go
• need to go to go to Harvard we need to go to Hattisburg<01:14:32.960> Mississippi<01:14:33.840

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• <00:40:05.960> to and a particular interest, we need to and a particular interest, we need
• We understand the the need<00:46:42.640> for need for need for um<00:46:44.000> consistency
• We need modern policies that it's 2026.
• , call an expectation-based analysis, call an expectation-based analysis, where<01:07:19.800>
• and I say I don't need you to leave. and I say I don't need you to leave.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• peak demand needs. peak demand needs.
• meeting those needs. meeting those needs.
• So, we need more need to make decisions.
• which I think is definitely needed. which I think is definitely needed.
• you if needed. you if needed. >> Representative<01:30:48.480> Allen.

Bills: HF4470, HF2418, HF3417, HF3365, HF3463

Keywords: HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions

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• <00:31:30.600> this right now regarding who needs this right now regarding who needs this
• <00:32:00.720> this needed from do regarding who needs this needed from do regarding who needs
• Pranis suggested, he thinks we need to work to get them the tools they need to do the job.
• Pranis suggested, he thinks we need to work to get them the tools they need to do the job.
• Pranis suggested, he thinks we need to work to get them the tools they need to do the job.

Bills: HF47, HF335

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF335, Greater Minnesota, economic development, public infrastructure, grant program, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, business development, infrastructure grants, local government aid, general fund appropriation, rural development, site development, utilities, roads