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• Cause otherwise, it's really retrospective cause it's really back-looking because it's, hey, you did
• I, if I understand correctly, when you're filing a personal financial statement, it normally dates back
• We would have to go back to the drawing board on this and change that portion of this. Yeah.
• Going back to item 5 of the, uh, public agenda, adoption of amendments, commissioners will now take up
• So, this opinion, uh, was before you, the last meeting, it's, it's back before you with, uh, a minor

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• don't think it's fully ever come back don't think it's fully ever come back together.
• And I was looking back at Mr.
• we'd be glad to get back to you on that. we'd be glad to get back to you on that.
• Allison, back to you. Uh >> Great. Allison, back to you.
• uh back in 20 2016. uh back in 20 2016.

Keywords: 916, all

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• whenever they're trying to just take back their property. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• And so, I think what we're looking at is adding that day back so that it might give them that day to
• And so, it's just adding a little of that time back.
• And so, that's why we're coming back with a much more compromised, smaller addition here.
• I'd have to go back and check. I. Don't believe that that is true. No.

Bills: SB1450, SB1458, SB1232, SB1238, SB1325, SB1209, SB1362, SB2072, SB1451, SB1540, SB1581, SB1535, SB1266, SB1927, SB1460, SB2084, SB2182

Keywords: criminal court costs, court fees, fines, assessments, waiver, ability to pay, indigent defendants, post-release relief, probation compliance, parole, deferred sentence, suspended sentence, restitution, child support, municipal court, district court, criminal justice reform, court debt, legal financial obligations, fee waiver

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• pain, because back pain could definitely be a chronic condition.
• Both Jimmy and I, high school sweethearts, couldn't wait to get back.
• That law, as I understand it, goes back to 2013.
• We're going to put that back in. Why did you do that?
• Members, we will come back after...

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• I'm certain so that members can be back time certain at 6 o'clock. time certain 6 o'clock.
• I got back online and then I went back to Iraq for six more. months. I got hurt there.
• When I made it back from there, this is when y'all came into my life.
• Now to back it up a little bit, when I got hurt, I got introduced to the opioids.
• But the Lord kept putting me back in here.

Bills: SB128, SB640, SB672, SB904, SB1141, SB1263, SB1525, SB1528, SB2041, SB2306, SB2308, SB2357, SB2446, SB2695, SB2857, SB2891, SB2583

Keywords: hospital reporting, child abuse, neglect, administrative penalty, medical ethics, child protection, SB 640, Texas Family Code, Department of Family and Protective Services, DFPS, child welfare, foster care, managing conservatorship, suicide attempt, youth suicide, mental health, child protective services, state custody, annual report, reporting requirements

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• I turn it back over to the chair. All right, thank you.

Bills: SB96, SB97, SB130, HB230, SB154, SB93, SB99, SB96, SB97, SB130, HB230, SB154, SB93, SB99

Keywords: salvage title, salvage certificate of title, rebuilt title, flood vehicle, junk vehicle, total loss, motor vehicle title, vehicle branding, insurance claim, insurance company, Department of Revenue, vehicle inspection, rebuilder, automotive dismantler, parts recycler, secondary metals recycler, junkyard, vehicle identification number, VIN, stolen vehicle

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• This bill will ensure that schools cannot suspend students for behavior related to the RAP.
• The chair will advise the members that at this point we're waiting for papers back from the House.
• We will be back to do final roll calls on the sub-budget and on the final action.
• The chair will advise the members that at this point we're waiting for papers back from the House.
• We will be back to do final roll calls on the sub-budget and on the final action.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate first debated and advanced Senate Bill 2561, an act to promote student learning and mental health, centered on a statewide bell-to-bell restriction on student cell phone use in schools. Supporters argued the bill would reduce distraction, improve academic performance and mental health, and encourage social interaction, while preserving flexibility for districts and exceptions for emergencies, special education, health needs, and instructional uses. Several senators emphasized local control and the need for public input, and a number of amendments were considered: some were withdrawn, some were rejected, and others were adopted, including an amendment requiring consistent and necessary exceptions and another requiring public hearings and local public input. The bill was then ordered to a third reading and passed to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 38-2. The Senate also took up a conference committee report on a $259 million FY2025 supplemental appropriations bill. The report funded EMS costs, home care, the Healthy Incentives Program, DTA chip card technology, veterans benefits, the state police crime lab, the SSI state supplement, the Fair Housing Fund, and the National Guard, and included major indigent defense provisions: $40 million for 320 new CPCS staff attorneys, rate increases for private bar advocates, guardrails to reduce future work stoppages, and an independent review of the indigent defense system. Senators questioned the timing of the report, the inclusion of items not previously voted on by either branch, and the funding sources, including use of the transitional escrow fund and excess revenues. The report was accepted, the emergency preamble was adopted, and the supplemental budget was enacted. In addition, the Senate passed other measures, including a bill authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the Linfield Center Water District and a municipal roads and bridges financing bill, both by roll call vote. The chamber also enacted a health care protections bill, and it concurred in referrals on a governor’s municipal empowerment legislation. The session included a brief memorial tribute and adjournment in memory of Harry C. Christensen.

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• And, amongst them, take a look at these issues and report back for the 2027 legislative session.
• 20.640> report take a look at these issues and report take a look at these issues and report back
• <00:14:21.360> for<00:14:21.520> the<00:14:21.720> 2027 back for the 2027 back for
• well as other industry leaders in support of the Molokai Community Energy Resilience Action Plan, or C-RAP
• 170 and HCR 180 to provide the Department of Ag and Biosecurity the encouragement and legislative backing

Bills: HCR206

Keywords: data centers, electric utilities, Hawaii State Energy Office, renewable energy, environmental impact, regulatory safeguards, ratepayers, grid reliability, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees met on several concurrent resolutions focused on energy, agriculture, water, and food security. Testimony on HCR 206 HD1 concerned the Hawaii State Energy Office and data centers, with comments submitted by the PUC, the Energy Office, and others; the measure was recommended for passage without amendment, though one committee deferred formal action until a later meeting because of quorum issues. HCR 31, recognizing 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists in Hawaii, received strong support from the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, which emphasized managed grazing, groundwater infiltration, and food production; it was recommended and adopted as passed unamended. HCR 33, on the Pua Kōloa sewage project, was amended to add UH Hilo as a stakeholder and resource for research, monitoring, and technical assistance, then recommended for passage with amendments. The committees also heard and advanced a series of resolutions on environmental and land-use issues. HCR 36 establishing a sister-state relationship with Okayama, HCR 19 designating March as March for Water Month, HCR 162 creating an arts and data mapping task force, HCR 61 on reforestation investment, HCR 106 endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and HCR 178 urging a Maui water set-aside were all recommended for passage as is and adopted. HCR 14, authorizing a perpetual non-exclusive easement for drainage purposes, was recommended for passage with technical, non-substantive amendments. HCR 179, addressing the Aha Moku Advisory Committee, was amended to create a working group with legislative, Aha Moku, DLNR, and OHA representation to report back for the 2027 session, and was recommended for passage with amendments. In the agriculture and environment hearing, HCR 117 on statewide food security drew testimony from a high school student and others stressing Hawaii’s vulnerability to supply disruptions and the need for local food resilience; it was passed as is. HCR 103, supporting expanded tree canopy and shade trees to reduce urban heat islands, also passed as is after a member noted storm damage concerns and suggested careful plant selection. HCR 180, urging the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to explore co-locating renewable energy projects with agricultural reservoirs and irrigation infrastructure, received strong support from Molokai Clean Energy Hui and others describing the Kalaupapa Reservoir floating solar project and its community planning process; it was passed as is. HCR 144 HD2, calling for a comprehensive statewide food security strategy, was also recommended and adopted without amendment.

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• IS BORN IN ENGLAND AND MOVED BACK TO THE U.S. AT THREE MONTHS OLD.
• WENT TO AUBURN AND MOVE BACK TO TALLAHASSEE. KIND OF FOUND A HOME HERE.
• AND THEN THEY WANT TO COME BACK WHEN THEY GET OUT.
• WOULD YOU COME BACK AND LET US KNOW IF YOU FIND OUT OF ANY OR EVEN SEND US SOMETHING?
• I WILL GO BACK TO MY THANK YOUSE THEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

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• So going back to the first question, I have a clarifying question for you.
• Bringing it back to the dais. Assemblymember? Yes, thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
• In, and in, I could go back to 2023, we had 10, um, cases then with 9 convictions.
• I'm back with the Department of Finance.
• Now we bring it back to the dais. Obviously, I have a fair amount to talk to.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I can dig into that and come back to you on it. Okay, yeah, that's a good question.
• Let me back up.
• Back around the insurance as well.
• As to why, I guess I can ask Representative Bojani when he comes back up to close, but why?
• Oh, you're back? Any questions for this witness? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HB303, HB 1107, HB 1063, HB1517, HB1991, HB2464, HB3509, HB3527, HB303

Keywords: municipality, local government, Type A, Type B, Type C, change authority, emergency medical services, civil service status, municipal government, public safety, local government code, school funding, education, state budget, local control, equity, tenant legal services, eviction, low-income tenants, disability rights

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• Looking forward to it bouncing back quickly.
• roadblocks, and after storms we're finding the opportunities where it's even more difficult to get back
• So if we can find a way to get people back to work, help continue our economy moving forward, that gets
• I'd have to go back and look at the situation that was happening.
• We can go back and issue more bonds if we'd like to.

Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee met with a quorum and began with member introductions and remarks from the chair emphasizing the committee’s focus on government efficiency, accountability, and oversight of executive branch agencies. Members shared their districts and backgrounds, with several noting hurricane recovery in their communities and a shared interest in reducing bureaucracy and improving service to Floridians. The committee’s only presentation was from Chris Spencer, Executive Director of the State Board of Administration, who gave an overview of the SBA’s governance structure, investment responsibilities, and divestment policies. He explained the SBA’s management of more than $257 billion in assets, including the Florida Retirement System, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, and Florida PRIME, and reviewed the Protecting Florida’s Investments Act restrictions covering Northern Ireland, Cuba, Venezuela, Israel, Sudan, Iran, and China. He also described the implementation of HB 7071, including the required divestment from direct holdings in Chinese companies, and said the SBA had reduced its direct Chinese holdings from 33 companies totaling over $172 million to 13 companies totaling about $64 million, with completion expected ahead of the September 1, 2025 deadline. Members asked detailed questions about the Israel boycott list, Morningstar and MSCI, how the SBA gathers information, whether Cuba’s federal designation changes affect Florida law, how companies are removed from scrutinized lists, and whether divestment timing could affect returns. Spencer said the SBA uses public and paid research sources, gives companies a 90-day cure period in some cases, and brings list changes to the trustees for approval. He also explained that the China benchmark change is intended to reduce passive exposure while still allowing active investment decisions, and said the PFIA restrictions have had a modestly positive overall effect on pension performance. The chair also asked about the Florida Retirement System funded ratio and the CAT Fund’s capacity; Spencer said the pension fund is at 80.7% funded, that actuarial assumptions are reviewed regularly, and that the CAT Fund currently has more than $10.5 billion in liquid claims-paying capacity and is expected to remain well positioned for hurricane losses. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• It tells us who are in the front end in the back end but doesn't tell us a lot about what's happening
• And then going back for a minute, we have case management systems that are specific to certain kinds
• They are welcome to stay in the program and continue to work or if they leave, they can come back in
• When you go back with your staff, if you could get back with me with the data on Page D 9, 9, still there
• And 23. 24, you'll see the cases rising back to trim levels and increasing steadily.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And I'll go back to where it really started for me.
• or this is why we're going to come back or this is why we're going to come back and<00:35:00.119
• We may want to come back if you have more beyond this one.
• <01:10:27.440> if thank you we may want to come back if thank you we may want to come back
• on to this bill and uh I'll turn it back on to this bill and uh I'll turn it back to<01:36:17.760

Keywords: 1183, house

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• >> Back on the bill.
• We're back on the aye's have it.
• Also in the back and forth.
• Also in the back and forth.
• Chairman back and forth.