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• I tell him if I can do this job, you can do this job. If I can do it, anybody can do it.
• That patchwork is especially damaging for defense credit unions because our members are forced to be mobile
• the future of what people are going to be, where they're going to be working, between AI eliminating jobs
• For example, in Massachusetts... ...alone, we have a study that says that we provide 40,000 jobs and
• My summer job didn't begin until June. That two months, credit cards were my savior.

Keywords: 1212, all

Summary: The Special Commission on the future of credit card payments and their impacts on small businesses heard extensive testimony from credit unions, retailers, payment industry groups, and a credit card issuer. Much of the discussion focused on proposed state laws that would limit interchange fees on the tax and tip portions of transactions, especially Illinois’s Interchange Fee Prohibition Act and similar efforts in other states. Witnesses opposing the proposals argued that interchange helps fund fraud protection, cybersecurity, rewards, and access to credit, and warned that state-by-state rules would create a patchwork that could harm state-chartered banks and credit unions, raise compliance costs, and reduce consumer access to credit. Supporters of reform argued that swipe fees are a significant burden on merchants, especially small businesses, and that current pricing is opaque and often bundled with other processor charges. Several witnesses emphasized that the current payment system provides major benefits to merchants and consumers, including security, convenience, faster settlement, online commerce, and broader access to credit. One witness from Capital One said the industry’s losses from fraud and default are substantial and that interchange helps offset those risks; he also noted that merchants already have some tools, such as surcharging where allowed and negotiating clearer processor contracts. Retail representatives and the National Retail Federation countered that small businesses are under pressure from many costs and that interchange and related fees remain a real pain point, with some urging the commission to consider reforms that would return more money to businesses without disrupting the system. There was also discussion of the recent Visa/Mastercard antitrust settlement, with industry witnesses describing it as a significant merchant win that includes temporary rate reductions, more surcharge flexibility, and the ability to decline certain card tiers. No votes were taken. The meeting concluded after all scheduled testimony was heard, with the commission chair saying the session had been productive and that the committee would continue gathering testimony and written comments before making recommendations.

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• member for child care that can swing taking care of the child and meeting responsibilities of their job
• And of course, that makes me feel like I'm doing a good job on behalf of my constituents.
• The districts and DEP have not done a good job of rolling this out.
• Good job, team. Thank you. We really appreciate it.
• Good job, team. Thank you. We really appreciate it.

Bills: S0598, S0934, S1260, S1300, S1452, S1510, S1566, S1580, S1668, S7034

Keywords: funeral homes, cemetery law, cremation, embalmer, funeral director, preneed contract, preneed funeral, human remains, unclaimed cremated remains, disposition of remains, hospice, palliative care, end-of-life care, direct disposal, mortuary science, funeral service arts, licensure by endorsement, cemetery license, contiguous acres, consumer services

Summary: The committee first took up appointments, recommending confirmation of James Patrick Grambling and Brian J. Aungst on a single favorable vote. It then heard and approved several committee bills, including CS/CS/SB 1260 on building code inspections, which directs the Department of Management Services to contract with private providers for plan review and inspections; CS/SB 1668 on NICA, which updates benefits, oversight, funding, and immunity language; SB 1300 on a workforce/CDL training program for selected nonviolent inmates; CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services; CS/SB 1580 on illegal gaming enforcement; CS/SB 934 on Florida Keys affordable housing tax exemptions; and CS/CS/SB 1452, an agency bill updating DFS programs and licensing rules. Each of those bills was reported favorably after committee debate and, in several cases, amendments were adopted. The committee spent substantial time on CS/CS/SB 1510, the DEP package, which reorganizes environmental rulemaking and land acquisition authority, expands septic-to-sewer and nutrient-reduction requirements in sensitive areas, updates stormwater and resilience provisions, and revises related permitting and grant programs. Two amendments were adopted, including one adding solar-energy and stormwater-related provisions and another removing septic disclosure reporting language. Testimony included support from DEP and concerns from environmental advocates about septic timelines and implementation. The bill was ultimately reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/CS/SB 1566 on local government budget transparency, requiring counties and municipalities to post budgets and related materials online for extended periods in a standardized format. The League of Cities opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate, while the sponsor argued it would improve taxpayer access and accountability; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 7034, a rule ratification for minimum flows and levels for the lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee rivers and priority springs, with testimony focused on the proposed Water First restoration strategy, conservation measures, and concerns about water quality, funding, and local opposition. The transcript ends during closing remarks on that ratification bill, before a final vote is shown.

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• I wanted to give our thanks to all of you for including our $4 million ask for the Hidden Village mobile
• To all of you for including our $4 million ask for the Hidden Village mobile homes park acquisition,
• intended purposes: reducing pollution, supporting adaptation, and growing the economy and creating jobs
• My job is to work daily with communities and the fish impacted by the recent flooding across our state
• You have a very difficult job, but the legislature has a long track record of meeting the moment and

Bills: SB6003, HB2353, HB2431, HB1983

Keywords: capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning, construction costs, inflation adjustment, capital facilities, project review, allotments, lease approval

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• Many older adults and people with disabilities rely on e-bikes for mobility and access to outdoor spaces
• While these bikes increase mobility, they work more like motorcycles, and kids are simply too young and
• As an older sister, it is my job to keep... ...with my younger sister and her friends involving e-bikes
• And also, those young folks did a terrific job. Glad to see them here. Thank you.
• And also, those young folks did a terrific job. Glad to see them here. Thank you.

Bills: SB5234, SB6110, SB6176

Keywords: snowmobile, snowmobile registration, vehicle registration fees, registration fee, Department of Licensing, DOL, recreational vehicles, winter recreation, vintage snowmobile, parks and recreation, vehicle license fee, RCW 46.17, fee schedule, renewal fee, initial fee, Washington state, electric-assisted bicycles, electric motorcycles, transportation regulation, safety standards

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• And it's our job to come and get with our delegation and make sure that doesn't happen and that they
• Good job. Thank you. Thank you. What would be in the federal law. Got you. Thank you. Good job.
• And not only do they pay the ride, they have an automatic job after graduation.
• And I want to also let you know we have a mobile processing unit.
• The expensive part is having the vehicle to pull that mobile processor, and a CDL driver.

Summary: The House Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development met with a quorum, adopted the minutes from its October 3, 2024 meeting, and Chairwoman Butler noted that HCR 82 would be voluntarily deferred in favor of continuing work on HCR 77 related to a pilot program for landscaping and crawfishing. The committee then considered HCR 205, which urges the USDA to use its Commodity Procurement Program to purchase domestic Louisiana shrimp. Representative Kerner and Commissioner Mike Strain described the shrimp industry’s low prices, full cold storage, and the need for urgent federal action to support shrimpers and move product into schools, nursing homes, and food banks. Members discussed domestic sourcing rules, enforcement against imported seafood, and marketing challenges; HCR 205 was reported favorably without objection. The committee also took up HCR 188, which memorializes Congress to oppose any federal farm bill provision that could negatively affect the use of hunting dogs. Chairwoman Butler and Commissioner Strain explained that the concern centered on vague language in a farm bill section that could be interpreted to restrict hunting dogs used for tracking or field trials. Members agreed the language should be removed if it remained in the bill, and HCR 188 was reported favorably without objection. The committee then heard a presentation from Orlando McMeans of the Southern University Ag Center and College of Agriculture, along with Dr. Calvin Walker. They outlined the center’s research, extension, and academic programs, including enrollment growth, dual-enrollment efforts, 1890 scholars, JAG Stars scholarships, beef cattle and aquaculture research, viticulture, precision nutrition, and food access initiatives. They also described major facility projects, including a high-tech meat processing facility, research labs, a vineyard, and a proposed disaster-safe shelter. Members asked about butcher training, cattle genetics, and the shelter’s potential uses, and the committee adjourned after the presentation.

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• It brings 10,000 jobs to our region, which is critical, especially these days.
• It brings 10,000 jobs to our region, which is critical, especially these days.
• associated with building festivals and the indirect impacts felt across hotels, restaurants, vendors, and jobs
• The key is mobilizing private capital to the cause.
• supporting one of our most vulnerable populations, and we need to ensure that they feel safe while on the job

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And you can see here this program alone is create 5,000 jobs.
• but by the private sector, not to mention the number of the fiscal impact associated with previous jobs
• jobs.
• If you don't know John's from my home district and and they really did a great job on a pledge co after
• But, yeah, this is a great example of good work and you do a great job back home.

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• This is an all-consuming job. with major responsibilities.
• I love my job and the kids; it just isn't enough to make it. many jobs.
• It's a really complex ecosystem, just like any job, as you can imagine.
• And I know it's a tough time, a tough job, and we, I don't even want to be in the middle of the pack;
• Sometimes it feels like a thankless job, I'm sure.

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• The way that it is designed to work is that these are mobile units. It's a pilot program.
• But what they'll do, they'll take a mobile unit.
• The mobile unit, is that 24-7?” “Yes, ma’am, that’s correct.”
• “Well, if they are captured using from this mobile unit, there should be a prosecution.
• And, you know, right now they're doing a fantastic job supporting the farm economy right now that is

Keywords: 1204, all

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• where there's a persistently low-performing school is when those highly effective teachers do their jobs
• The Senate did an amazing job removing a lot of concerns that we had with the bill.
• building permits for residential manufactured housing units placed in recreational vehicle parks, mobile
• home lots, or mobile home condominium cooperatives or subdivisions in the Florida Keys area of critical
• building permits for residential manufactured housing units placed in recreational vehicle parks, mobile

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Use of mobile tracking device on a vehicle by an authorized peace officer referred to the Committee on
• and Civil Jurisprudence HP 2243 by Oliverson relating to the creation of the Texas Commission of the Job
• HB 2263 by Fairly relating to the web page of mobile application for the provisions of pregnancy-related
• HB 2352 by Dutton relating to requiring wireless telephone service providers and mobile device manufacturers
• Economic Stbilitation Fund for the Committee on Appropriations, HB 105 by GM relating to the Texas Jobs

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• of chemo prior to his transplant, which made him sick, lose his hair, get mouth sores, weaken his mobility
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• Somehow, Chloe will know, and we will have done our job for her.
• Somehow, Chloe will know, and we will have done our job for her.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Expanding access to this modern necessity will... jobs. However, Appalachia is a vast jobs.
• HR 7342, the Made in America Jobs Act of 2026, promotes the reshoring of jobs and industry back to the
• </c> allow for increased job opportunities. allow for increased job opportunities.
• HR66618 doing their jobs.
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Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• And when I say nine, we've got two round trips of the Mardi Gras service that go to Mobile.
• Louisiana, Mississippi, and their respective DOTs, and the city of Mobile.
• Louis, Gulfport, Biloxi, Pascagoula, and Mobile, originating and terminating in New Orleans.
• One leaving Mobile at the same time.
• There are no sidings that will accommodate a 15,000-foot train between New Orleans and Mobile.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works met on March 9, 2026, established a quorum, and approved the March 3 minutes. The chair introduced new members and then moved through four priority-program items: the statewide flood control program, the airport construction and development priority program, the port construction and development priority program, and the state highway priority program. DOTD staff said there were no changes to the flood control, airport, or port projects from the prior week, and the highway priority packet reflected about $1.2 billion in total investment, including about $913 million slated for construction in the upcoming fiscal year. Members also discussed the written justifications for projects raised during the road show but not included in the highway priority list, with the department explaining that those comments would continue to be tracked and addressed in future priority programs. Each of the four programs was approved without objection. The committee then received a presentation from Amtrak’s Todd Stennis on Louisiana service and the new Mardi Gras route between New Orleans and Mobile, which began in August 2025. He described the route as a state-supported service funded by Louisiana, Mississippi, the city of Mobile, and their transportation agencies, and said ridership had exceeded projections, with more than 80,000 riders in about six months against a first-year estimate of 76,000. He also outlined strong on-time and customer-service performance, station usage patterns, fares, and planned capital improvements funded through federal CRISI grants and state matches that are intended to improve rail fluidity and shorten travel times over the next several years. A substantial portion of the Amtrak discussion focused on railroad crossing safety after members raised concerns about recent accidents and fatalities. Stennis emphasized the blue emergency placards at crossings, the 800-number system for reporting incidents, and ongoing coordination with Operation Lifesaver and the host railroads to improve public messaging. Members also asked about an app used to identify crossings when signs are unreadable, and Stennis said he would follow up. The meeting concluded with a motion by Vice Chair Carter to adjourn, which carried without objection.

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• I think people of color or women should get the job if they're the best person for the job, but these

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Assembly Bill by Assemblymember Connolly, an act relating to mobile homes.
• AB 456 improves the buying and selling process for mobile home owners.
• And we need to do a better job of financing and paying for these projects.
• And it was my job as their educator and at will employee.
• Because that one page was also my job as an at will employee to make a copy to serve as.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You did a great job answering what you could. I appreciate that.
• This committee in particular has done a phenomenal job in doing that.
• loss of jobs or addition of jobs. Just curious to hear your thoughts on both.
• Let me speak to the job opportunities.
• broadband jobs. jobs.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• </c> transition away from retail to job transition away from retail to job creating<00:05:04.720><c>
• </c><00:07:54.080><c> in</c> toot to promote safety and mobility in toot to promote safety and mobility
• </c><00:09:22.519><c> through</c> increased density and Mobility through increased density and Mobility
• The mall provides 2,400 jobs, and those employees come from all over the metro area.

Bills: HF1746, HF2585, HF1159, HF2574, HF2839, HF157, HF158, HF160, HF338, HF512

Keywords: Oakdale, tax increment financing, local government, funding, urban development, tax increment, St. Paul, redevelopment, housing authority, housing trust fund, low-income housing, property taxation, Minnesota statutes, vacant property, housing, commercial to residential conversion, Minneapolis, urban redevelopment, public parks, tax capacity

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• Madam Chair and members, HB 2482 caps the maximum dollar amount of an individual job order for job order
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2118, mobile food vendors licensure...
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2118, mobile food vendors licensure, and with that I'm looking for

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills that had returned from the Senate with amendments, with members repeatedly noting that sponsors intended to concur on most items. Topics included public health and vaccination rules (HB 2086, HB 2248), state investment in gold and silver (HB 2140), property records and voter-registration privacy (HB 2327), municipal and county regulation of business property and development fees (HB 2460, HB 2946, HB 2999), legislative subpoenas (HB 2745), cold plunge regulation (HB 2439), nursing-facility complaint timelines and licensed health aide rules (HB 2195, HB 2189), court-ordered treatment review (HB 2923), Access/Medicaid reimbursement and prior authorization for diagnostic services (HB 2932), inmate mental health study committee language (HB 2673), prenatal development instruction in schools (HB 2830), public records requests by legislators (HB 4056), parents’ rights and social transitioning in schools (HB 2249), school district financial compliance and facilities contracting (HB 2481, HB 2482), Native American language proficiency for graduation (HB 2895), advanced math auto-enrollment (HB 2423), special education and military-family procedures (HB 2621), AI rules for state agencies (HB 2592), eviction record sealing (HB 2244), tax filing penalties (HB 2016), shade structures in HOAs (HB 2342), homelessness-related community restitution (HB 2028), medical records timelines (HB 2557), PFAS firefighting foam restrictions (HB 2641), family-court expert testimony and prisoner transition services (HB 2662, HB 2440), address confidentiality protections (HB 2594), guardianship notice attestation (HB 2661), utilities for high-load customers (HB 2756), and nuclear-ready community planning (HB 2456). The committee also briefly moved to Caucus Calendar 19 for additional bills on mobile food vendors, school board training, out-of-state travel and meeting transparency, and a medical-intervention nondiscrimination bill. Several bills drew substantive discussion or criticism. Members debated HB 2932 at length, with staff explaining that Access said the bill would have a high fiscal impact because it would require reimbursement for non-contracted lab services and eliminate prior authorization for a broad range of diagnostic services, potentially increasing costs substantially. HB 2249 also prompted concern from members who argued it could force teachers to out students and create civil liability for using preferred pronouns or failing to notify parents about social transitioning. HB 2830 was criticized as requiring prenatal-development instruction while barring discussion of sexual activity or reproduction. HB 2028, which allows community restitution instead of a $20 probation assessment for people who are indigent and experiencing homelessness, was questioned as potentially punitive. HB 2481 was discussed as a way to help, rather than punish, small rural school districts struggling with financial-record compliance. The caucus also noted that several of the measures were sponsored by Democrats, which was highlighted as notable during the meeting. No formal votes were taken in the transcript. The caucus chair repeatedly asked for questions, and in most cases there were none, after which the sponsor was understood to intend concurrence with the Senate amendments. The meeting ended with adjournment after the caucus moved through the remaining calendar items.

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• hour around-the-clock care, hands-on support to manage things like breathing, feeding, positioning, mobility
• They support their breathing, their swallowing, their communication, their positioning, and their mobility
• Senator Burton did a great job on my close, so I'm done. Thank you.
• Senator Burton did a great job on my close, so I'm done. Thank you.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Sen. Wright. That bill expanded the state recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, created a DFS grant review panel, and established a PTSD institute within DFS for first-responder behavioral health. Fire chiefs, the Florida League of Cities, and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks by Sen. Rousan. A substitute amendment was adopted that clarified daily transaction limits, registration requirements, expiration rules, and OFR authority to deny registrations. Testimony focused on protecting seniors from crypto-ATM scams while giving the industry regulatory certainty. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 198. Members next approved CS/SB 772, which allows portable electronics limited licensees to sell eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504, which updates insurance customer representative licensing pathways by allowing a high school insurance and personal finance course to count toward pre-licensure education. The committee also favorably reported Sen. Gruters’ CS/SB 1038 and CS/SB 1040, which together create the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and its trust fund framework, and CS/SB 1440, which expands public records exemptions and cybersecurity-related protections for financial institutions, loan originators, money service businesses, and credit unions. Sen. Burton’s SB 1668 on the NICA program drew extensive testimony from a NICA board member and family advocate, who urged stronger funding to preserve lifelong care for catastrophically injured children; the bill was reported favorably despite concerns from the Florida Justice Association about benefit restrictions and retroactivity. Finally, the committee approved CS/SB 570, creating a DFS task force on payment scams, after an amendment reduced FDLE’s required representation. At the end of the meeting, Sen. Burton requested to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1286, and Sen. Passidomo requested affirmative votes on tabs 3, 5, and 9; the committee then adjourned.