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• Please silence all electronic devices.
• These devices are installed in the OBD2 port, which is located under the dash.
• Devices connect.
• Many of the devices contain crash detection technology, including accelerometers and gyroscopes.
• The devices contain crash detection technology, including accelerometers and gyroscopes.

Summary: The Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability met with a quorum and heard several presentations on state fleet management. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services described its new fleet tracking rollout using AT&T/GeoTab devices, funded with $804,000, to monitor vehicle location, fuel use, idle time, driver behavior, and maintenance needs in real time. Members asked about whether the system was unique to FDACS and whether it duplicated reporting to the Department of Management Services; the agency said it was still implementing the system and would follow up on those questions. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission presented on its large and diverse fleet, including more than 4,000 assets, and explained that it uses both the statewide FleetWave system and the Samsara telematics platform. FWC said FleetWave is used for monthly reporting and replacement tracking, while Samsara provides real-time location and diagnostics, reducing administrative burden and improving accountability. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Florida Highway Patrol then outlined their fleet operations, emphasizing that most assets support law enforcement, that multiple manual systems create data inaccuracies, and that they are seeking a $750,000 increase to modernize fleet management with telematics, automated receipt processing, and a centralized database to improve safety and efficiency. The committee also considered SPB 7010, which would authorize the Department of Financial Services and local governmental entities to allow post-tax Roth contributions in deferred compensation plans, in addition to existing pre-tax contributions. After a brief explanation, there was no debate or public testimony, and the committee voted to submit the bill as a committee bill. The roll call showed the measure was favorably reported, and the meeting then adjourned.

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• Next in line for takeoff is Committee Substitute for HB 1093 by Representative Spencer, Air Mobility.
• HB 1093 Advanced Air Mobility and Infrastructure Act is about economic competitiveness, Rep.
• Advanced Air Mobility is moving from testing to deployment to states that put the right policies in place
• Advanced Air Mobility is discussed in the context of air taxis, but that's only one use case. Rep.
• Members, the Advanced Air Mobility and Infrastructure Act positions Florida to lead in advanced aviation

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• <00:53:41.240> County, Mobile County, Mobile County, And<00:53:42.840> he<00:53:43.040>
• Um, as Senator Storm mentioned, we have taken a multidisciplinary approach to looking at both Mobile,
• So, we would hope to mobilize those supports very early on versus waiting until the court's involved.
• So, we would hope to mobilize those supports very early on versus waiting until the court's involved.
• So, we would hope to mobilize those supports very early on versus waiting until the court's involved.

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• . >> And that was, um, we have not yet audited the mobile crisis intervention program, which has been
• Chair will make a motion that the next audit to do will be the one on the mobile crisis intervention
• >> The mobile crisis will—it's a smaller scope.
• <00:51:44.000> crisis the mobile crisis the mobile crisis intervention<00:51:47.440> program
• ,<00:54:14.160> I've<00:54:14.400> heard on the mobile crisis, I've heard on the mobile

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Performance Audit and Oversight Committee met to accept prior minutes and receive updates on ongoing audits. Audit staff reported progress on three education-related reviews: special education (34 of 71 observations completed, draft expected in the second quarter and final in the summer), education freedom accounts (22 of 41 observations completed, draft expected in the second quarter and final in the summer), and the doorway program (5 of 13 observations completed, draft expected by the end of February and final by April or May). No committee questions were raised on the audit status update. The committee then discussed possible future oversight topics, beginning with SNAP and concerns about fraud and work requirements. Members suggested inviting DHS officials and contract administrators to explain program operations and compliance, and also discussed whether the Department of Justice Medicaid fraud unit or other experienced officials could provide useful context. Members noted New Hampshire’s existing oversight layers, including the Executive Council and the joint HHS oversight committee, while also expressing interest in hearing more directly from department staff about staffing and contract management capacity. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on whether to pursue an audit of special education at the local school level. Members debated whether to wait for the ongoing statewide special education review and a legislative study commission report, or to begin scoping a local audit now so work could start sooner. Supporters argued that local-level spending, identification rates, and effectiveness vary widely by district and that an audit should examine both costs and outcomes; others cautioned that the scope would need to be manageable given limited audit staff and that the statewide report may help narrow the focus. The committee also briefly discussed a potential audit of the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services, but no decision was made on that item.

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• They got used to it, and they looked up from their devices.
• In this bill, we essentially ban access to personal electronic devices from the first bell to the last
• District-issued devices like Chromebooks or laptops are left alone. They're not touched.
• That separates access to that phone device from the student during the school day.
• We knew that for generations, schools communicated effectively without personal devices.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first recognized several student athletes and teams, including East Bridgewater cheerleaders, Medway athletes and teams, and the Housatonic Valley basketball team, and adopted a resolution congratulating the William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps on its 25th anniversary. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to advance a petition concerning an extension of a lease authorization for conservation land. The chamber then took up Senate 2581, as amended, a major education and youth technology bill. The bill was rewritten to promote safe technology use and distraction-free education, including restrictions on personal electronic devices in public schools and limits on social media access for children. Members debated whether the policy should be bell-to-bell or allow more local flexibility, and several amendments were offered. An amendment from Attleboro to preserve district-specific policies was rejected, while a consolidated amendment tightening social media restrictions and related protections was adopted. The House also considered and passed several other bills, including measures amending the Sandwich charter, authorizing Springfield to help certain residents with local tax obligations, authorizing charity alcohol auctions, and directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific police applicant. In addition, the House rejected concurrence on a Senate version of a higher education infrastructure bill and instead appointed a committee of conference. Later, the House accepted a conference report on modernizing cannabis laws after debate focused on regulatory streamlining, equity, ownership caps, and hemp regulation. The report was adopted by roll call, and the House then passed the amended education bill to be engrossed before adjourning to the next day.

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• how long they plan to support the devices and to let them know when they're approaching end of life.
• disclose how long they will support the software on the devices.
• years after that product was launched, leaving consumers with an unusable device.
• There are 20 billion internet-connected devices right now and growing.
• Even though it's not an IoT device, we should always update our phones, our Ring cameras.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• last time they bought a device, they weren't aware it might lose software support at some point.
• disclose how long they will support the software on the devices.
• years after that product was launched, leaving consumers with an unusable device.
• Manufacturing devices also has a big ecological impact.
• There are 20 billion internet-connected devices right now and growing.

Summary: The committee began as a subcommittee due to the lack of a quorum and heard several privacy- and technology-related measures. The first item was H.R. 117, a resolution urging Congress to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The author and supporters argued the law is outdated and shields platforms from accountability for harms such as harassment, exploitation, scams, and other online abuse. Witnesses, including a survivor parent and a gender justice advocate, described harms to children, women, and LGBTQ people and urged a two-year sunset to force federal reform. Some members supported the resolution as a call for federal action, while one member said he could not support it because the resolution was too general and lacked specificity about the reforms being sought. No vote was taken because the committee lacked a quorum. The committee then heard SB 898, which would require manufacturers of connected consumer products to disclose how long they will support the software and to notify consumers when products approach end of life. The author said consumers deserve transparency about security updates and continued functionality, and supporters from Consumer Reports and PIRG emphasized cybersecurity risks, consumer confusion, and electronic waste from unsupported devices. Opponents, including business and industry groups, raised concerns about enforcement through the unfair competition law, notice burdens, labeling issues, and compliance challenges, especially for products with long support windows or third-party dependencies. One member expressed support, noting the cybersecurity risks of end-of-life devices, but again no vote was taken because there was no quorum. The committee also heard SB 435, which would narrow the CCPA definition of publicly available information to limit how businesses classify data as public. The author and supporters said the bill would close a loophole that allows data brokers and others to monetize personal information without meaningful consent and could help prevent surveillance and misuse of data, including by government agencies. Opponents argued the bill would upset the balance between privacy and the free flow of information, create compliance uncertainty, and retroactively reclassify information that businesses reasonably believed was public. Some members said they supported the goal of stronger privacy protections, while others said the bill was too broad. The committee again could not vote due to the lack of a quorum. Later, the committee heard SB 923, which would expand Californians’ right to delete personal information to cover data obtained from third parties and require online businesses to offer a web form or similar method for deletion requests. Supporters, including the California Privacy Protection Agency and consumer advocates, said the bill would make deletion rights meaningful and better address data broker practices. Opponents sought an opt-out-of-processing alternative and raised operational and legal concerns, but supporters said deletion is not the same as retention or processing limits. Members largely spoke in favor of the bill’s privacy goals, but no action was taken. The committee also heard SB 947, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” which would require human review for certain automated employment decisions and limit predictive analysis in workplace discipline and termination. Labor groups supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or erroneous AI-driven decisions, while business, public employer, and local government groups opposed it as overbroad and burdensome. Members voiced support for human oversight in employment decisions, but the item was not voted on because the committee still lacked a quorum. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1114, the SOGI Data Privacy Act, which would restrict disclosure of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex data to federal agencies absent a court order or legal requirement; the author and witness framed it as a response to federal efforts to obtain sensitive LGBTQ-related data.

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• one of the most significant responses that we've implemented is the use of the ignition interlock device
• And that's where I interlock device.
• You've got to use the device at least daily in order to maintain the requirements of the program.
• Interlock device itself, they can't start the vehicle. It's got a rolling retest.
• You've got to use the device at least daily in order to maintain the requirements of the program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He is doing meditation He is doing meditation On an upward mobilization On an upward mobilization That's
• tension On an upward mobilization On an upward mobilization That's tension 154 155 156 157 158 159 160
• Burke and representatives from two of Beijing. town's largest employers, a small company named Exxon Mobil

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• of these programs that you've been describing for us include manufactured housing, also known as mobile
• Is that a mobile home park that you're funding or individual home purchases?
• How is, Madam Chair, how are the inspections for mobile homes going along? Have you seen a change?
• Call them stem walls or whatever for them to set the mobile homes on.
• The rate of manufactured or mobile housing is nearly triple that of the nation.

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• We've had several shootings in Mobile and Baldwin County.
• This is the Sanger Theater in downtown Mobile. You look at what other issues.
• <00:48:07.359> You Sanger Theater in downtown Mobile.
• You Sanger Theater in downtown Mobile.
• I've prosecuted in Tuscaloosa County, but I can tell you I've prosecuted in Mobile.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Availability of cooling devices, families are given something irreplaceable: time.
• That cooling device gave me the chance to hold my daughter, to memorize her face, and to...
• Most hospitals that offer cooling devices only have them because a family didn't...
• These devices are no bigger than any of these desks in this room.
• But it was an amazing device, and such a little thing as the support and care that this device provided

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744, HB18, HB37, HB116

Keywords: rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, perinatal bereavement, healthcare, hospital training, bereavement support, maternal care, fetal demise, stillbirth, neonatal death, parent-child relationship, involuntary termination, family law, child welfare, child protection, HB 388, HB388

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• Please silence all electronic devices.
• Is an Apple Watch or an Oura ring considered a biofeedback device?
• And the same thing with this biofeedback device.
• And the same thing with this biofeedback device.
• The biofeedback devices, like the example you mentioned in St.

Summary: The committee on Pre-K through 12 Education took up SB 1288, a parental rights bill by Sen. Grall, which would expand the Parents Bill of Rights to require written parental consent for minors’ medical care and prescriptions, give parents access to medical records, require parental review/consent for surveys and questionnaires, and restrict use of biofeedback devices without parental permission. The sponsor said the bill is intended to restore parents’ role in major medical decisions and to address concerns about schools or providers collecting sensitive information from children without parents’ knowledge. She said she was open to clarifying language, especially around exceptions and definitions, but maintained that parents should generally be the decision-makers. Committee members pressed the sponsor on how the bill would affect minors who are abused, homeless, estranged from parents, or otherwise without a safe guardian, as well as access to STI treatment, mental health care, contraception, and care after sexual assault. The sponsor repeatedly said children in unsafe situations should come into the child welfare or law enforcement system and that she was open to changes for truly unsafe or unavailable parents, but she rejected the idea that the bill was merely about notification rather than consent. She also defended the survey provisions as a way to stop routine questioning of children about suicide and other sensitive topics without parental awareness, and said the biofeedback language was aimed at school settings where data about children’s anxiety or stress is allegedly being shared with classmates. Public testimony was heavily divided, with many speakers opposing the bill and describing personal experiences with abuse, rape, mental health crises, lack of supportive parents, and the need for confidential access to birth control, STI testing, and counseling. Opponents argued the bill would delay care, endanger vulnerable minors, and reduce access to medically necessary services and surveys that can identify risk. Supporters said the bill would restore parental authority, improve transparency, and protect children from inappropriate surveys and biometric monitoring. During debate, Sen. Berman and Sen. Davis opposed the bill, saying it conflicts with existing law and could harm vulnerable youth, while Sen. Yarborough supported it, arguing that not all parents are bad actors and that the state should not treat all families as if they were. The transcript ends with debate underway and no final vote or action recorded.

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• They are sometimes called mobile homes, but that's a misnomer. They're not actually that mobile.
• <00:26:48.000> that's<00:26:48.240> a called mobile homes, but that's a called mobile
• They're not actually that mobile.<00:26:50.920> It<00:26:51.080> takes mobile.
• It takes mobile.
• going to have stability in the mobile going to have stability in the mobile home<01:13:07.440>

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• Please silence all electronic devices, and anyone wishing to speak before the committee should complete
• an appearance form and Please silence all electronic devices, and anyone wishing to speak before the
• And that is Senator Leak, SB 1168, on installation or use of tracking devices or applications.
• Section 923.425 makes installing, placing, or using a tracking device or application on another person's
• There is currently not an increased penalty for unlawful installation or use of a tracking device or

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met and considered five bills, all of which were reported favorably. The committee first heard SB 1168 by Senator Leek, which increases the penalty for unlawfully installing or using a tracking device or app on another person’s property when done in furtherance of a dangerous crime; an amendment broadened the bill to cover both furtherance of and commission of such crimes. The bill passed unanimously. The committee then approved SB 1286 by Senator Grall, clarifying that parents allowing children to engage in unsupervised activities like biking, walking, or playing outside does not by itself constitute child harm or neglect unless the conduct is reckless and endangers the child. That bill also passed without opposition. The committee next took up CS for SB 1198 by Senator DiCeglie, creating a new statute addressing fraudulent use of gift cards and setting penalties and guidelines for such conduct. Several organizations and businesses, including AARP, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Walgreens, and the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, appeared in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 774 by Senator Wright, which requires clerks of court to electronically transmit certain involuntary mental health, substance abuse, and risk protection order paperwork to the county sheriff within six business hours after entry; the bill was presented in response to a fatal delay in serving an ex parte order in Volusia County. An amendment clarified the six-hour requirement applies to business hours, and the bill passed unanimously. Finally, the committee considered CS for SB 806 by Senator Yarbrough, which clarifies that the Florida Attorney General is the exclusive public official with standing to assert the rights of qualified beneficiaries in Florida charitable trusts. Senator Ruson raised concerns about whether the bill could limit out-of-state attorneys general and potentially affect litigation over trust distributions, but said he would support the bill while continuing discussions before Rules. The committee adopted the bill and it was reported favorably. Senator Simon later asked to be recorded in support of SB 1168 and SB 1286, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• And a lot of times in rural device.
• Current technology allows drivers to purchase a device that essentially turns that device into a cell
• <00:31:44.480> and<00:31:44.720> features language uh so that devices and features
• language uh so that devices and features installed<00:31:45.440> in<00:31:45.600> a<00:
• and what is being done electronic device and what is being done with<00:42:41.280> it.

Bills: HF3131, HF3436, HF3106, HF3241, HF3531

Keywords: cancer, disability, parking certificates, transportation, state law, school bus, schoolchildren, student safety, traffic safety, stop arm, flashing red lights, amber lights, passing a school bus, 20 feet, vehicle stopping distance, driver duties, school transportation, Minnesota traffic law, school bus law, bus stop signal

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• Current Texas law states that a person may not use a wireless communication device within 100 ft of a
• and instead requires that a person may not use a wireless communication device inside a voting station
• Excuse me, there are other, other sections of that code that address recording devices and photos.
• Section 61.014 deals with the use of wireless devices within 100 ft of the voting station.
• Um, otherwise, we just need to then be collecting all devices at the 100-foot.

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• Move previous relating to Mobile County.
• to Mobile County. to Mobile County. Move<00:56:13.560> previous<00:56:13.960> roll.
• to Mobile County. Move previous roll. to Mobile County. Move previous roll.
• to Mobile County. Move previous roll. to Mobile County. Move previous roll.
• I recognize the gentleman from Mobile, Representative Bracy.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• not conviction, but when they get released on bond, they are going to be wearing some GPS tracking devices
• Who pays for the device?
• defense fund can be requested to come in and pay for those devices.
• Do you have any idea how much those devices— Those devices—ten years ago, I ran a company doing that,
• You're going to have to pay for this device, and you've been convicted of no crime.

Bills: SB137, SB504, SB1213, SB1216, SB1221, SB1224, SB1232, SB1238, SB1255, SB1256, SB1258, SB1264, SB1266, SB1325, SB1441, SB1448, SB1450, SB1460, SB1496, SB1543, SB1589, SB1597, SB1621, SB1655, SB1679, SB1687, SB1716, SB1730, SB1733, SB1769, SB1921, SB1932, SB1936, SB1980, SB2011, SB2030, SB2084, SB2112, SB2170, SB2182

Keywords: electronic monitoring, Department of Corrections, criminal justice, rehabilitation, public safety, SB1213, earned credits, inmate credits, good time, sentence reduction, DOC, prison reform, corrections policy, inmate classification, class levels, rehabilitation credits, achievement credits, vocational training, educational credits, prison programs

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• Pro Temp recognize general for Mobile Pro Temp recognize general for Mobile Pro Temp Pringle Mr Speaker
• and and and this this bill is in Mobile and and and this this bill is in Mobile and and and this this
• in March of 1976 I called him Mobile in March of 1976 I called him Mobile in March of 1976 I called
• I'm not going to tell you Mobile and I'm not going to tell you Mobile and I'm not going to tell you
• police cash marage had two Mobile police cash marage had two Mobile police officers who stopped him

Bills: HCR 21, HCR 22, HCR 23, HCR 24, HCR 25, HCR 26, HCR 27, HCR 31, HCR 41, HCR 42, HCR 43, HCR 44, HCR 45, HCR 52, HCR 53, HCR 66, HCR 67, HCR 73, HR 8, HR 10, HR 13, HR 20, HR 21, HR 50, HR 59, HR 61, HR 71, HR 74, HR 79, HR 84, HR 86, HR 90, HR 91, HR 102, HR 103, HR 107, HR 113, HR 125, HR 126, HR 132, HR 142, HR 145, HR 149, HR 150, HR 152, HR 167, HR 179, HR 181, HR 183, HR 186, HR 192, HR 196, HR 199, HR 207, HR 211, HR 212, HR 213, HR 216, HR 249, HR 256, HR 259, HR 261, HR 263, HR 272, HR 281, HR 285, HR 294, HR 295, HR 300, HR 305, HR 311, HR 313, HR 315, HR 316, HR 323, HR 331, HR 339, HR 340, HR 346, HR 349, HR 352, HR 357, HR 358, HR 360, HR 363, HR 374, HR 377, HCR 20, HCR 28, HCR 30, HCR 32, HCR 49, HR 14, HR 15, HR 19, HR 23, HR 24, HR 25, HR 26, HR 27, HR 29, HR 47, HR 48, HR 55, HR 56, HR 66, HR 85, HR 92, HR 93, HR 95, HR 96, HR 140, HR 155, HR 164, HR 204, HR 241, HR 242, HR 250, HR 253, HR 260, HR 262, HR 265, HR 279, HR 310, HR 312, HR 328, HR 332, HR 359, HR 362, HR 367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award