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• There are angels walking on the face of the earth.
• <00:27:57.120> There<00:27:57.200> are<00:27:57.360> angels<00:27:57.679> walking
• There are angels walking on a sacrifice.
• There are angels walking on the<00:27:58.240> face<00:27:58.399> of<00:27:58.480> the

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation, pledge, roll call, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The House clerk then reported that the House had passed House Bills 134, 214, 281, and 416 and requested concurrence. The clerk also read the second-reading calendar, including Senate Bills 1, 3, 48, 84, 105, and 122, and a new filing, Senate Bill 141 on legal advertisements. The Rules Committee later reported those bills to the regular orders or to appropriations, and the Committee on Committees referred several bills to Agriculture and to Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor. The chamber then took up and passed Senate Bill 20, relating to city government and training incentive programs for appointed and elected local officials. The sponsor described it as a straightforward measure to encourage training for city officials and board members; it passed unanimously, 35-0. Senate Bill 68, relating to the Kentucky Horse Park, also passed unanimously. Its sponsor said the bill would give Horse Park leadership authority to remove individuals restricted by U.S. Center for SafeSport actions in order to protect guests, staff, and participants. Members also adopted Senate Resolution 65 honoring John and Debbie Rogers on their 50th wedding anniversary and Senate Resolution 50 honoring the Lexington Opera House on its 140th anniversary. Several members requested co-sponsorships on bills and resolutions, and announcements were made about Military Kids Day on February 19 and the Black History Celebration beginning February 3 at the Thomas D. Clark Kentucky History Center. New floor amendments were introduced to Senate Bills 3, 34, and 39, and new filings included Senate Bills 142 and 143 and Senate Resolutions 69 and 70. The Senate then adjourned until 4 p.m. Monday, February 2, 2026.

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• Basically, we had sealed or open containers was never to have somebody, you know, walk into a restaurant
• and roll out with a wine bottle and then walk the streets.
• So walk me through how you think this proposal is constitutional. You're right, nice.
• This is a bipartisan issue where workers from every walk of life, every political ideology, want to be

Summary: The committee first took up HB 455, a local bill for the City of Lake Wales that would allow open containers in a downtown arts district. The sponsor said the city had invested heavily in the area and wanted to support business growth. An amendment clarified that the allowance was intended for cups, not bottles taken from restaurants, and the bill was then adopted favorably without opposition. Members then heard HB 1049 on building permit requirements, which would remove permits for certain work under $7,500 and for battery or backup power systems, while also preempting local governments from adding extra permitting rules. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying modular homes on RV lots, and another addressing contractor “splitting” of projects to avoid the threshold and requiring five years of record retention. County and local-government groups raised concerns about inspections and permitting, while several business and advocacy groups supported the bill. It passed favorably. HB 1175, dealing with safety design standards for office surgery suites, was presented as a measure directing the Florida Building Commission and State Fire Marshal to establish new standards to improve safety and efficiency. There was no amendment or public testimony, and it passed favorably. The committee then spent extensive time on HB 221, which would let workers waive the state minimum wage for certain work-based learning, internship, or pre-apprenticeship positions for up to nine months, later narrowed by amendment to 252 days, or 126 days for minors with parental consent, and defining the program as structured learning. Supporters framed it as a way to expand apprenticeships and help small businesses offer training opportunities; opponents argued it would create free or subminimum labor, invite abuse and coercion, and raise constitutional concerns. Despite strong opposition testimony from labor, civil rights, and policy groups, the bill passed favorably after debate. The committee also heard HB 4035, a Palm Beach County local bill requiring applicants for a certificate of competency to pass the licensing exam before applying to the Construction Industry Licensing Board. The sponsor said it would streamline and modernize the process, and members discussed it briefly in support. The transcript ends before the final action on that bill is fully shown.

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• If they have questions, we'll walk through the bills, and of course before the bill. Introduction.
• So I'm going to very quickly walk you through page 79, which is just a summary of the committee-endorsed
• I'm going to walk you through the structure of the document really quick so you all know how to navigate
• So, I was wondering if you or one of the staff could walk us through how a school district could add

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• So let's walk through the status of each of these funds. ...here within the state.
• So let's walk through the status of each of these funds, and I'll start with the water supply development
• talking to WIFA so that we can have these conversations all at the same time and make sure we're walking
• talking to WIFA so that we can have these conversations all at the same time and make sure we're walking

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources Committee was called to order with member and staff introductions, then heard a presentation from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA). Director Chelsea McGuire described WIFA’s core revolving loan programs for clean water and drinking water infrastructure, its rural water supply development fund, its conservation grant fund, and the long-term water augmentation fund. She said WIFA has invested nearly $3 billion over 30 years in water infrastructure, awarded $87.3 million under the rural fund, and allocated about $211 million in conservation grants expected to save 6.6 million acre-feet of water. She also reported that the conservation grant fund is fully allocated and that WIFA is seeking renewed funding support from the legislature. A major focus was the long-term augmentation fund, which WIFA is using to evaluate large-scale water supply projects through a competitive solicitation and due-diligence process. McGuire said 17 proposals were received and seven projects were selected for further development, including desalination, reuse, groundwater storage, and exchange-based supply arrangements involving Arizona, California, and Mexico. She emphasized that the next phase will include public engagement, technical and financial analysis, and input from potential water buyers, and that the projects are intended to address an identified supply gap of 100,000 to 500,000 acre-feet per year over the next 10 to 15 years. Members generally praised WIFA’s work, especially its support for small and rural communities, and asked about public transparency, conservation savings, federal funding for revolving funds, and the cost and timeline of augmentation projects. McGuire said the revolving funds remain financially stable even if federal funding declines, though forgivable-principal grants could be affected. She also said smaller utilities often need staff help to navigate applications and that WIFA is working to make the rural fund’s process more predictable and accessible. Several senators urged the legislature not to cut WIFA’s funding, while McGuire argued that stable state support is needed to keep project costs down and maintain momentum. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• And as Chairman Klein said, I'm just going to walk through some of the proposed changes to the policy
• Subdivision D, that's just another change to Legislative Council, kind of offering assistance to walk
• There's no change here, but just to kind of walk through the process.
• And then with the next two documents, there aren't many changes, so I don't think I need to really walk

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met with a quorum, approved the previous meeting minutes, and heard an update from Garty Consulting on the interim study of legislative term limits. The consultants outlined their research plan and preliminary themes, including loss of institutional knowledge, shifts in power toward executive agencies and lobbyists, reduced long-term policy capacity, faster leadership turnover, and recruitment/support challenges. They also described possible recommendation categories ranging from constitutional and statutory changes to procedural and cultural adjustments. Committee members asked about how other states repealed term limits, how the public survey would address perceptions of term limits, and how stakeholder focus groups would be selected. The committee also heard a presentation from NCSL on term limits in other states, including examples from Nevada, Montana, and Colorado, with discussion of training programs, staffing changes, annual-session debates, bill limits, and impacts on decorum and leadership continuity. Several members requested follow-up data on part-time versus full-time legislatures, taxpayer costs, and nonpartisan staff devoted to oversight. The committee then considered revisions to the legislature’s workplace harassment policy and related forms. Legislative Council explained changes that clarified the definition of harassment, added captions for readability, extended several deadlines, allowed informal resolution before a review panel is appointed, clarified the role of Legislative Council in intake and documentation, and updated confidentiality/open-records language. Members, especially Senator Hogan, said the revisions better formalize the role of counsel and provide a less intimidating path for resolving complaints. The committee adopted the revised policy and forms by roll call vote. Finally, the committee approved a motion to enter executive session at 1:00 p.m. to review the results of a capital threat assessment and discuss legislator security, citing the applicable open-meetings exemptions. Members were instructed to limit discussion to the stated purpose and not take final action until returning to open session.

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• Oklahoma craft beer trail our Oklahoma wine trail, the MIO store at the state fair, if you've ever walked
• We've got a team that can help them walk through whether it's a water permit, an air permit, a disposal
• We're there to help walk them through that process. That's been a big success over the last year.
• If you could take just a couple of minutes and kind of walk through the plan, how you all see that vision

Keywords: 914, all

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• Would you just walk us through any statutory framework regarding AI in the state of Florida?
• Walk us through what Dbpr is is doing today. >> As an agency, we're continually looking for ways to improve
• the constituents to interface with chatbots through common knowledge ask frequently asked questions, walk
• I think it would help standardize, especially for data sharing, has all the just H H s agencies walking

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• I will turn it over to our policy analyst to walk us through the work session items for this morning.
• Let's just take the typical, a characterized crime of a person's walking down the street and someone
• They may be, you know, the lady might have a purse over her shoulder walking in a parking lot.”
• “You know, the lady might have her purse over her shoulder, walking in a parking lot.

Bills: SB60, SB85, SB323

Keywords: elderly, vulnerable persons, criminal penalties, theft, civil penalties, criminal justice reform, traffic stops, law enforcement, data recording, public safety, racial profiling, SB323, Nevada, Department of Corrections, offenders, inmates, incarcerated people, prison phone calls, free phone calls, family communication

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• so if they have donors that they know of, family members, people who are frequent donors, kind of walk
• veterinarians, we could be regular people, right, because every people in Texas come from different walks
• That direct donor, like, kind of what, what is the walk me through how you want to or the loophole, yeah
• I could not imagine walking into a hospital and not being able to get what I need, but at the same time

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• Our guests, our friends would walk in on a busy night and walk right back out because we simply didn't
• So walk me through what you just laid out, and I think Speaker Phelan mentioned it in his layout, so
• Can you walk us through that process, please? Yes, but that does depend.

Bills: HB 1301, HB2278, HB2776, HB2820, HB3848, HB3920, HB4172, HB4215, HB4284, HB4285, HB4463, HB4517, HB4690, HB4765, HB4766, HB4767, HB4768, HB4769, HB4773, HB4830, HB5506

Keywords: alcohol, beverages, winery permit, restaurant, malt beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, alcohol production, home brewing, family use, craft beverages, massage therapy, licensing, criminal offenses, sexually oriented businesses, public safety, bingo, charitable gaming, operating capital, regulation, funding

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• cover, but I think it is really valuable information to review when you have time because it really walks
• of the Regional literacy network is consistency in terminology and support, so everybody's kind of walking
• Can someone just walk us through?
• You will hear more from Adosh Unni and Kathy Erickson, and they will walk through the these proposals

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation

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• And they walk at their graduation, they flip their tassel, and all.
• thing that we work for the most is to see that day of commencement, where you see all of the students walking
• Families come away from out of town to see their kid, family kid, walk across the stage, and that's the
• attend graduations together, as she used to be the mayor of Wellington, and every single child that walks

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met during Budget Week and first considered three member bills. House Bill 1111, by Rep. Valdes, would eliminate the option for students to leave high school with a certificate of completion instead of a standard diploma. Valdes said the bill was inspired by students who met credit requirements but could not pass a required assessment, and argued the certificate does not provide access to college, trade school, or military service. The bill passed unanimously, 15-0. CS for House Bill 127, by Rep. Kendall, would support students with disabilities by using existing Florida Department of Education curriculum to create micro-credentials and coordinating with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA on workplace safety. Goodwill, the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Florida PTA, and others supported the bill, which also passed unanimously, 15-0. House Bill 1367, by Rep. Booth, addressed chronic absenteeism by requiring statewide definitions and more uniform attendance reporting, along with rules for excused and unexcused absences and early identification of chronically absent students. Testimony emphasized inconsistent district policies and the need for clearer data and interventions. The bill passed 13-0, with some members noting concerns about implementation details and future rulemaking. The committee then took up PCB-P-PKB-2501, the proposed conforming bill for the fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget. The chair said the bill was designed to align statutes with budget and scholarship funding procedures, especially around the Florida Education Finance Program and scholarship payments. The PCB would require Florida student ID numbers for scholarship students, standardize cross-checking against FTE survey data, set quarterly payment dates, and use one data source for both reporting and withholding scholarship-related FFP amounts. It also would reduce certain add-on weights by 50%, remove the budget stabilization program, and repeal the educational enrollment stabilization program. Several members raised concerns that the add-on weight reductions could hurt career and technical education, AICE, IB, and CAPE programs, while the sponsor argued the data showed too much spending in an “other” category and that the reductions were aimed at aligning funding with actual program costs. Public testimony was mixed: some supported tighter accountability and clearer payment rules, while others warned against undermining expensive career-readiness programs. The PCB passed 11-2. After the conforming bill, the chair presented the proposed fiscal year 2025-2026 Pre-K through 12 budget, totaling just under $21 billion, about $400 million below the current year. She said the budget reflects a need to slow spending growth and includes $20 million for New Worlds Scholarship Accounts, $7 million for security grants at Jewish day schools and preschools, $14 million for public school transportation stipends, an overall FEFP increase of about $747.7 million, $100 million for teacher salary increases, and increases in the base student allocation and funds per student. The committee did not vote on the budget recommendation at this meeting; it was distributed for review and will move to the Budget Committee next week.

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• Um, there's the aspect of having a board and having a group of people from different walks of life reviewing
• having a group of people<00:13:02.639> from<00:13:02.880> different<00:13:03.120> walks
• <00:13:03.440> of<00:13:03.600> life people from different walks of life people from
• different walks of life reviewing<00:13:04.480> things.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2037, which would replace the current executive board model for Direct Care and Treatment with a commissioner-led structure. Representative Frederick moved the DE1 amendment, which was adopted, to conform the bill with Senate language and place the CEO under the commissioner. Frederick said the change was intended to preserve some continuity while increasing accountability and insulating direct health care services from politics. Frederick argued that the existing executive board, which meets only a few times a year and hires the CEO, would leave the legislature and governor with limited ability to respond quickly to serious problems in a billion-dollar agency. He said the bill is about accountability to Minnesota taxpayers and creating a structure more like other state agencies. Public testimony was closed without any outside witnesses. Members discussed the tradeoffs between board governance and a commissioner model. Chair Schumacher noted Frederick would become chief author of the bill, and several members said they appreciated the effort to balance accountability, continuity of care, and operational expertise. Questions focused on the role of the advisory council; Frederick said it would remain in place so stakeholders could advise the commissioner and CEO, and that legislators are included among its members. The committee then laid over House File 2037, as amended, for possible inclusion in a later bill.

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• other really strong part about this bill, too, is it's really showcasing how people from different walks
• really uh showcasing how people from really uh showcasing how people from different<00:15:07.839> walks
• > of<00:15:08.240> life<00:15:08.399> can<00:15:08.639> live different walks
• of life can live different walks of life can live together<00:15:09.120> because<00:15:09.440

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chairman, for the testimony and explanation, kind of walk through of the bill.
• explanation you for the uh testimony and explanation kind<00:10:05.399> of<00:10:05.519> walk
• 06.519> the<00:10:07.040> of<00:10:07.160> the<00:10:07.560> bill kind of walk
• through of the of the bill kind of walk through of the of the bill uh<00:10:08.720> we<00:10:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Because my initial question was with regards to whether this was a portal that people had to walk through
• We walk into the building, Bernco, is that...
• And I believe that when you walk through that corridor to go into the building... ...and when you're
• And I'm assuming, and I don't want to speak for your company, sir, that I know in Bernco when you walk

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• THEY ARE ON SITE, WALKING CLASSROOMS OBSERVING INSTRUCTION THAT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM SO THEY
• SMALLER BUT STILL ABLE TO HAVE TEAMS THROUGH OUR STATE REGIONAL DIRECTORS WHO ARE ABLE TO BE ON SITE AND WALK
• WE WALKED THE HALLS IN MY SUPERINTENDENT SENT ME A TEXT.
• THEY VISITED 20 CLASSROOMS MANY OF THE SAME THINGS THAT BSI LOOKS FOR IN THE WALK-THROUGH THAT IS WHAT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <04:20:00.880> the other dangerous people walking the other dangerous people walking the streets
• sidewalks around the courthouse walking sidewalks around the courthouse walking up<04:20:09.920>
• that you walk under every single<04:54:21.040> day.
• I was standing helping kids walk across I was standing helping kids walk across the<05:17:34.798>
• Those parent to walk up with those kids.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• just giving you rather than walking just giving you rather than walking through<00:04:04.840>
• just in in you know the matter they walk just in in you know the matter they walk in<01:14:18.880
• You know, you can walk anywhere nowadays and see it, whether you're walking into a waiting room at a
• :16:03.600> a and see it whether you're walking into a and see it whether you're walking into
• are they doing is they're watch walking are they doing is they're watch walking down<04:16:13.279

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 362, which would grant the Department of Education rulemaking authority related to educator licensure and testing requirements, including passing scores on professional education assessments. Representative Ladd said the bill is intended to preserve New Hampshire’s standards for classroom teachers and CTE instructors, while allowing DOE flexibility through rulemaking. He emphasized maintaining high standards, including for career and technical education, and said he was open to DOE clarifying the language further. Committee members raised concerns that the bill, as written, could remove language recognizing industry-recognized credentials for CTE instructors. Department of Education Director Steven Appy said DOE had drafted an amendment to clarify that the requirement applies to an initial New Hampshire license, to exempt CTE teachers from content exams, and to preserve current administrative practice allowing basic academic skills testing and industry-recognized credentials as substitutes. The committee discussed the distinction between basic academic skills tests and content assessments, and Appy said the amendment was meant to avoid conflating those requirements. The chair said the committee would take up executive session on HB 362 and related bills later. The committee then took up House Bill 90, which narrows and defines the rules for part-time teachers, especially in concurrent enrollment settings. Representative Ladd explained that the bill is meant to allow qualified college faculty or adjuncts from the University System or Community College System to teach high school concurrent-enrollment courses when local schools lack a teacher with the needed master’s-level credentials, particularly in math and STEM subjects. He said the bill is intended to expand student access to college-level coursework, save money, and preserve standards, while still requiring background checks and adherence to ethics and conduct rules. Members began asking questions about how the bill would work in practice, including certification and endorsement issues, but the hearing was not concluded in the portion provided.

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• It is concerning to know that you can simply walk away from providing service.
• I think if this is a measured approach, ...to know that you can simply walk away from providing service
• licensed by the Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing Division, a facility staff person walked

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Aging and Long-Term Care met without an initial quorum and heard four Senate bills focused on older adults and people with disabilities. SB 837 by Senator Reyes would require Aging and Disability Resource Connection programs to provide disaster and emergency preparedness education tailored to older adults and people with disabilities. Supporters, including the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers and the California Commission on Aging, cited recent wildfire deaths and the need for better evacuation planning and preparedness. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to the Committee on Emergency Management. SB 971 by Senator Choi would create a Healthy Aging Community Partnerships Program to encourage voluntary local partnerships, including with community colleges and other entities, to support social connection, technology help, caregiver resources, and other healthy aging activities. Supporters said it would promote independence and prevent isolation at no mandated cost, while one member questioned whether the bill addressed a current legal gap and whether public health departments should be involved. The committee approved the bill on a due pass motion and re-referred it to the Committee on Health. SB 1261 by Senator Laird would allow Aging and Disability Resource Connections to continue operating for one to two years during transitions when an area agency on aging or independent living center operator changes, preventing service disruptions. Testimony from Access Central Coast and the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging emphasized the importance of continuity for thousands of clients. The committee passed the bill and re-referred it to the Committee on Appropriations. SB 991 by Senator Menjivar, presented by Assemblymember Gonzalez, would require the Department of Social Services to classify substantiated abuse in residential care facilities for the elderly by specific abuse type rather than a broad residents’ rights category. Ombudsman advocates argued this would improve transparency and accountability; members also discussed whether similar protections should extend to younger adults in other licensed settings. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was re-referred to the Committee on Human Services.