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• Shall the Senate amendment be adopted? Shall the Senate amendment be adopted? No.
• The Senate amendment is rejected.
• We made some amendments here in the House.
• We remain ready to pass a responsible budget.
• This is the budget the House passed. This is the budget we will continue to fight for.

Keywords: March 12, 2026 - Regular Session Part 2, 976, house, all

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• The amendment to the amendment.
• The amendment to the amendment is coded A-30.
• The amendment to the amendment is not adopted. There is an amendment to the amendment at the desk.
• The amendment to the amendment is coded A-28.
• The amendment is coded A-20. There is an amendment to the amendment.

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• I don't have Amendment Mr amendment no I don't have Amendment Mr chair<00:36:58.960> I<00:36:59.079
• the A5 amendment.
• Chair, I'll move the A8 amendment. Senator Ron moves the A8 amendment.
• I just think we should do it in the budget bill, just in the budget bill.
• my amendment to be the e19 oh you amend my amendment to be the e19 oh you good<02:51:24.960> Senator

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Section 5 is the largest House amendment Section 5 is the largest House amendment and probably is the
• So what happened, that's the fifth instance of amendment goes to um instance of amendment goes to what
• The seventh instance of amendment...
• So, we were able to fund that money in the budget, or we made sure that money was in the budget.
• That's why we have a capital budget.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• amendments or corrections.
• amendment.
• So we need to adopt the amendment. I don't even know if they have that amendment.
• They can look at the amendment. He just went over the amendment line by line.
• That made me a nice amendment. That made me a nice amendment. Well, and Mr.

Bills: SB152, SB145, SB190, HB247

Keywords: telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion, rural internet, broadband infrastructure, eligible telecommunications carrier, ETC, tribal consent

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• There are six instances of amendment instead of doing a strike call and giving you the full budget adjustment
• The first instance of amendment, section 37, which deals with section B.330 of the budget.
• So the house basically amendment.
• This is just a $25,000 budget.
• <00:10:46.000> So Feeding Verters in the 26 budget. So Feeding Verters in the 26 budget.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Welcome to Assembly Budget. Full room here. Welcome to Assembly Budget Sub 4.
• The May revision follows through with the governor's budget commitment to balance the budget over both
• That would be budgeted as $25 million within CNRA's budget, $25 million within WCB's budget, and $75
• Budget assumed roughly $3.77 billion in both the current year and budget year.
• budget year.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• they're in the budget bill. they're in the budget bill.
• . budget. budget.
• A38 amendment. A38 amendment.
• Wiklund A-35 amendment? Wiklund A-35 amendment?
• amendment? amendment?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 2 to Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment
• 2 as amended, Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 3, Senate Amendment 3 as amended, and Senate Amendment
• 2 to Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment 2, Senate Amendment
• 2 as amended, Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 3, Senate Amendment 3 as amended, and Senate Amendment
• “I believe the amendment is an administrative amendment.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Um in legislative budget assistant.
• And the second amendment<00:05:12.800> is amendment is amendment is 2637s.<00:05:14.800> That's
• <00:18:09.520> this policies that put in this budget this policies that put in this budget
• So I'll be supporting the budget. budget. budget. Thank<00:18:25.840> you. Thank you.
• within this budget. So, thank you, Mr. within this budget. So, thank you, Mr.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So there's more policy than we would like in these budget bills, but they are mostly budget bills and
• So there's more policy than we would like in these budget bills, but they are mostly budget bills and
• > they are mostly budget bills and almost they are mostly budget bills and almost all<00:08:01.120>
• complete budget agreement passed. complete budget agreement passed.
• <00:18:36.559> for there are things in this budget for there are things in this budget for

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senate Bill 593 with amendments.
• immediately be related to the budget.
• The clerk will read with amendments.
• Speaker, the Budget Chair, the Budget Sub-Chairs, and so many members for their hard work involved in
• The chair passes, Senate amendments are concurred herein. Senate amendments are concurred in.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• amended by the Senate. amended by the Senate.
• of the the HHS budget. of the the HHS budget.
• I >> about<02:10:11.440> amendment. >> about amendment.
• >> about amendment.
• [laughter] "Okay." to the amendment. So, if your motion is to the amendment.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting covered two committee of conference items. On HB 1260, the House and Senate debated a Senate amendment dealing with sealing certain divorce-related financial records. House members argued the amendment conflicted with the Keane Sentinel decision and would improperly flip the burden of proof on public access to court records, raising constitutional concerns under the state constitution’s open government and privacy provisions. Senate members responded that the privacy amendment and modern conditions support more protection for sensitive financial information, especially in limited uncontested divorces, but several members agreed the issue should be studied in a separate bill with a full hearing next year rather than resolved in conference. The committee ultimately voted unanimously to have the Senate recede and pass HB 1260 in the form originally passed by the House, preserving the underlying bill without the Senate amendment. The committee then took up HB 1574, which extends free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs and provides funding for SNAP administrative costs. The main dispute was the Senate’s addition of $4.4 million for SNAP administration. Senator Gray and DHHS officials said federal changes will shift more administrative costs to the state and that underfunding administration could raise the SNAP error rate, which could trigger future federal penalties and larger state costs; DHHS reported a current error rate of 7.57%, below the national average, and said a higher error rate could cost the state roughly $12 million in a partial fiscal year and nearly $16 million in a full year. Representative Papovich said he understood the department’s needs but was reluctant to support the bill as amended, noting the Senate language resembled a prior bill that had already failed in the House. The discussion ended with the committee still considering the Senate amendment, with members weighing the immediate appropriation against possible future costs.

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• I have an amendment uh to replace— >> See the amendment. >> Thank you. >> Clerk will see the amendment
• It's a friendly amendment. Uh, you heard the lady's explanation of the amendment.
• Speaker, I do have one other amendment. >> Clerk, see the amendment.
• We're passing the budget today, but the budget doesn't take effect till October.
• I have an amendment—really just one amendment—that would change two lines.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• As far as transparency and local budgets, the amendment increases local government financial transparency
• The amendment requires posting tentative budgets and budget amendments at least five days before hearings
• That is the amendment. That is the amendment to the amendment.
• This is Senator Burton's amendment that we have just amended by Senator Martin's amendment to her amendment
• the amendment passes, about the amendment to the amendment—but if the bill passes without the amendment

Bills: S0036, S0620, S0796, S0934, S1080, S1096, S1366, S1536, S1548, S1580, S1588, S1620, S1756, S7034, S7044

Keywords: nursing title, advanced practice registered nurse, advertising, professional standards, disciplinary action, candidate qualifying, federal office, election integrity, regulatory compliance, political candidacy, veterinary medicine, telehealth, veterinary professional associate, animal health, public safety, access to veterinary services, payment bond exemption, Habitat for Humanity, Florida Forever Act, land acquisition

Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.

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• I would move the A50 amendment. Senator McQuade moves the A50 amendment.
• This is an HHS budget and it's referenced right in the amendment section 8, and it applies.
• role on the A5 list amendment. role on the A5 list amendment.
• This is the A1 amendment. going to offer the A1 amendment. Senator going to offer the A1 amendment.
• This is the A1 amendment. amendment. amendment.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• amendment goes insolvent. amendment goes insolvent.
• the next budget.
• uh 6 months into the next budget. uh 6 months into the next budget.
• Seeing none, we're back to the bill as amended. So, we have ought to pass as amended.
• So, we have ought to pass as as amended. So, we have ought to pass as amended. amended. amended.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• and I have some um amendments amendments and I have some um amendments to<00:01:20.799> adopt
• The A7 is adopted. amendment. And that members is the um amendment.
• Has anybody else got an amendment? Yeah. Has anybody else got an amendment?
• I'll predict the budget that the budget.
• Any other amendments?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I have two amendments.
• I will move for the A1 amendment.
• Um, it's a technical amendment and has all in favor of the A1 amendment, uh, say I. Any opposed?
• The A1 amendment is adopted. Next, we have the A2 amendment.
• /c><00:02:07.520> as<00:02:07.719> was Amendment uh the A2 Amendment as was Amendment uh

Keywords: 1183, house

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• These just move money around from one budget activity to the DHS budget after the various changes that
• Section 15 is from the governor's budget bill.
• Section 3 is from the Governor's Budget Bill.
• budget bill includes responsible reforms to address the projected budget shortfall and investments to
• Just amendments. We look forward to the amendments, and we will have...

Bills: HF2434

Keywords: healthcare, personal care assistance, worker retention, disability services, state funding