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• We move to concur children to the bill.
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Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, quorum call, and a brief visit from Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman, who thanked delegates for their work on the budget and legislation. The chamber then handled several conference committee and Senate messages, including House Bill 153 on residential rental apartment air conditioning requirements. The conference report changed the bill from four to 10 units, removed preemption language, and required existing units with air conditioning to keep it; the report was adopted and the bill passed on third reading with 90 affirmative votes. The House also took up a number of Senate bills on third reading. Among those passed were measures on digital asset and blockchain task force establishment, franchise registration and disclosure law changes, professional licensing portability for foreign service members and spouses, medical cannabis protections for fire and rescue employees, workers’ compensation presumptions for Carroll County correctional deputies, speed monitoring systems approval timing, veterans cemeteries interment, motorcycle safety awareness in driver testing, IT investment fund uses, child care credential funding, school bus fire safety standards, local stop-sign monitoring pilot programs, stalking penalties, divorce records under the Public Information Act, local boards of elections qualifications, local sourcing database creation, and mutual insurance holding company conversions. Most passed overwhelmingly, though several drew notable dissent, including Senate Bills 10, 223, 439, 467, 757, 775, and 877. Members used vote-change time to shift positions on several bills, and the floor leader and committee chairs answered questions on the record. On Senate Bill 10, delegates discussed the bill’s “shot clock” for State Highway Administration responses to local speed camera requests; the chair later clarified that if State Highway does not act within 120 days, approval is deemed granted. On Senate Bill 775, the Judiciary chair explained that the bill requires destruction of firearms in gun buyback programs and serial-number checks to identify stolen or evidentiary firearms, with some firearms potentially returned if stolen. The House also adopted a favorable committee report on Senate Bill 949, which the floor leader said mirrors House Bill 1069 and would allow Maryland to count state-level ballots if federal action prevents counting federal ballots. The chamber also handled an amendment and conference committee process on Senate Bill 141 concerning election misinformation, disinformation, and deep fakes, with the House and Senate appointing conferees after each declined to recede. Several bills were passed by large margins, including Senate Bills 46, 68, 85, 314, 371, 426, 480, 512, 654, 808, 968, and 982, while a few had narrower margins such as Senate Bills 443 and 757. No final adjournment or sine die action occurred in the excerpt.

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• My husband and I, Jeb, live in Fayetteville, and we have two children that are no longer children.
• Longer children. I was born and raised in Fort Smith.
• We like to say he didn't want to miss football season.
• I know what it's like to have to choose which utility bills to get paid so that my children can eat.
• Pete Guest, Economic Policy Director at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families.

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1001, sponsored by Representative Les Eaves, which would lower the individual income tax rate to 3.7% retroactive to the current year and reduce the corporate rate to 4.1% beginning in 2027. Eaves argued the bill continues Arkansas’s recent tax-cut strategy, would provide broad relief to working families, and would keep the state competitive while preserving future surpluses rather than cutting existing services. He and Representative Bray emphasized that prior tax cuts have benefited taxpayers and supported economic growth. Several opponents testified against the bill, including representatives from Arkansas Appleseed, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, a pastor, and individuals speaking about disability services and food insecurity. They argued Arkansas cannot afford further revenue reductions given needs in public education, early childhood care, Medicaid and food assistance, rural hospitals, and supported living services. Witnesses said the tax cut would disproportionately benefit higher earners while providing little or no relief to lower- and middle-income families, and urged the committee to prioritize public investments over tax cuts. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to limit witness testimony to five minutes each. Representative Eaves closed on the bill and moved to pass it. Following discussion, the committee voted to pass HB 1001, and the meeting adjourned.

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• This includes Big B for school-age children and Little B for preschool children.
• This includes Big B for school-age children and Little B for preschool children.
• And if a parent misses an appointment, you go, plan your schedule, and if a parent misses an appointment
• What can we do to make sure that children with autism... ...make sure that children with autism who may
• I would hate to miss something.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting and received an overview of the Pre-K-12 education appropriations jurisdiction and base budget. Staff explained that education funding is driven largely by enrollment and per-student formulas, with most money coming from state and local sources. The presentation highlighted the major budget areas: early learning, the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP), non-FEFP K-12 programs, federal programs, and the State Board of Education. Members asked about instructional materials funding and how scholarship students who return to public schools are counted and funded; staff explained that instructional materials remain in the base and that funding depends on survey timing, with districts ultimately funded through the enrollment count process. The committee then reviewed federal IDEA funding for students with disabilities. Department of Education officials explained how IDEA Part B funds are split between state set-asides and local educational agencies, and noted that Florida ranked fourth nationally in total IDEA Part B funding and received a 95% state determination for meeting IDEA requirements. They also described the bureau’s responsibilities, including monitoring, dispute resolution, instructional support, and the Hope Florida unit for ages 3 to 5. Members asked for more information on student performance outcomes and how the state measures success beyond compliance, and the department agreed to provide follow-up data. The final major topic was the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS), including associate centers, multidisciplinary centers, and specialized centers for deaf/hard of hearing and visually impaired students. Presenters described services such as child find, family support, assessments, professional learning, accessible instructional materials, and technical assistance. Committee members focused on whether families and schools have equal access to services across the state, how IEP disputes and reevaluations are handled, and whether more support is needed for parents, teachers, and rural districts. FDLRS representatives said they do not write IEPs but help connect families to districts, provide training and assessments, and support compliance and data collection; they also emphasized staffing and resource needs, especially for low-incidence disabilities and multilingual family outreach.

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• Similarly, the minority teacher scholarship program is also missing.
• You've alluded to the time you've missed with your family.
• You've alluded to the time you've missed with your family.
• She was told we will give you some benefits because you had children.
• You had children that could get benefits and you could take advantage.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Senator Donnell C. Childers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Officer Antonio Richardson as law enforcement officer of the day. A quorum was announced, the journal was approved, and the Speaker said the chamber would take up 11 budget conference reports, with debate and final votes on each report. The first report considered was HB 7031E, the tax package, followed by HB 501E, the state budget appropriations bill. On HB 7031E, Chair Duggan explained that the conference report included a range of tax reductions and tax-related changes, including sales tax holidays, property tax and homestead-related provisions, reductions in certain taxes and fees, and new exemptions or administrative clarifications. He said the package also added items such as sales tax relief for certain university construction projects, a tennis admissions exemption, and changes to agricultural property tax treatment, and that the amendment reduced state and local tax revenues by $272.2 million. Members questioned the bill about the child care tax credit reduction from three years to one, the homestead exemption provision for certain diplomats and foreign service personnel, the absence of gas tax relief and combined reporting, and the inclusion of firearm accessories and tennis tickets in sales tax holidays. After structured debate, the House adopted the conference report and passed HB 7031E by a vote of 88-11. The House then began the conference report on HB 501E, the $114.5 billion budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, which was described as below the prior year’s spending level and leaving more than $14 billion in reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined major allocations across education, higher education, IT, health care, transportation and economic development, justice, state administration, and agriculture/natural resources. Highlights included increased FEFP funding and veteran teacher raises, full funding for Bright Futures, major IT modernization projects, Medicaid and behavioral health funding, transportation and local infrastructure spending, correctional and law enforcement investments, fire station and emergency response funding, and large environmental and water-quality appropriations. Members asked detailed questions about school voucher fraud oversight, scholarship funding, teacher raises, preeminence funding, ADAP changes, SNAP data tools and error rates, Medicaid rate changes, prison wastewater monitoring, and other budget items, but the transcript ends during the budget questions before final action on HB 501E is shown.

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• AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND I WILL INVITE MISS NIPPER BACK UP AND WE CAN TAKE
• AND SO SHE TAKES CARE OF THE CHILD THE ENTIRE WEEK WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN.
• CHAD BARRETT THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
• SECOND THE FLORIDA FUNDING FOR CHILDREN MODEL THAT WAS IMPLEMENT IT FISCAL YEAR 22 23.
• CBCS CANNOT CONTROL THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN NEEDING SERVICES THAT COME IN.

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• THE CHILDREN SPECIALTY HOSPITAL SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS ARE TO PAYMENTS HERE. ONE FOR GE.
• YOU KNOW, THERE REIMBURSED AT $25 PER HOUR FOR CHILDREN RECEIVING PRIVATE NURSING SERVICES WHICH IS A
• EVEN THOUGH I MISS YOU ON THE VETERANS SPACE.
• WE KNOW UNFORTUNATELY CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES END UNFORTUNATELY CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL
• WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND OF COURSE AHCA.

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Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then heard testimony on the use of artificial intelligence in therapy and mental health settings. Representative Lisa Willner and Brenda Rosen of NASW Kentucky argued for “guard rails” on AI chatbots so they cannot present themselves as licensed therapists or replace school counselors, psychologists, or social workers. They said AI can support licensed professionals, but warned that chatbots cannot reliably recognize nonverbal cues, escalate crises, or provide accountable care, and they cited examples of harmful chatbot interactions, including a suicide case and a chatbot telling a user to “Please die.” The witnesses also raised concerns about data privacy, commercialization of sensitive mental health conversations, and the use of personal clinical content to train AI models. They said minors should require parental consent and suggested transparency about how a chatbot is trained and who created it. They distinguished between unvetted consumer chatbots and AI tools that have been scientifically validated or approved as digital therapeutics, noting that some evidence-based tools may be useful for specific conditions such as depression, anxiety, or eating disorders. Committee members asked whether regulation should be handled by the legislature or by professional boards, and whether a multi-state model would be preferable to 50 different state approaches. The witnesses generally favored expert-led standards and said a board or panel of experts could review and approve mental health chatbots, but members cautioned that boards can become too restrictive and that legislation should preserve flexibility and avoid discouraging children from seeking help. The discussion ended with a request for the witnesses to restate their proposed policy ideas, including privacy protections, bans on commercialization, limits on training AI with clinical content, transparency requirements, and informed consent.

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• Parents and guardians may need to increasingly miss work due to either caring for sick children or becoming
• state we can decide state we can decide that<00:59:34.480> children that children that children
• 18,000 children. 18,000 children.
• <02:03:10.159> And children. It was like unheard of. And children.
• the<02:21:04.560> children<02:21:04.800> aren't the children or the children aren't

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• SHE TESTIFIED SHE HAS DEVELOPED FACIAL NUMBNESS, HAD TO MISS SCHOOL BECAUSE OF MIGRAINES AND AVOID SPEAKING
• AFTER MISS NOLTTE ANA HIGGINS IS NEXT. GOOD MORNING. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MR.
• JUST WANTED TO BRING CLARIFYING LANGUAGE SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, YOUNG MEN LIKE THIS DON'T HAVE TO MISS
• I'M VERY TORN ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE STUDENT ATHLETES AND THEY WERE ABLE TO PLAY
• AND I HAD STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED MY CHILDREN WHO ATTENDED ONE PRIVATE, ONE PUBLIC.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Chair recognizes Miss Rogers and I'll let the other ladies, the lady in the middle.
• Chair recognizes Miss Rogers and I'll let the other ladies, the lady in the middle.
• Chair recognizes Miss Rogers and I'll let the other ladies, the lady in the middle.
• all come up. um like I go to you, Miss all come up. um like I go to you, Miss Rogers,<00:39:36.160
• for as many uh children as we can<00:57:23.280> serve.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Miss Bar structures her cases.
• Miss Baird said it best.
• And how we leave this institution will matter to our children, to their children, and to their children
• <01:43:04.159> It<01:43:04.400> will children, and to their children.
• It will children, and to their children.

Keywords: 958, all

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• I urge this children and teens.
• And then I to defend these children?
• We've all agreed they are children.
• Miss Barrow.
• things over our children. Thank you. things over our children. Thank you.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Unfortunately, the two-year delay in human trafficking training creates missed opportunities to help
• Unfortunately, the two-year delay in human trafficking training creates missed opportunities to help
• I hope the committee passes this bill to help constituents and children and safety. Thank you.
• I hope the committee passes this bill to help constituents and children and safety.
• can still be involved with their children.

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard and advanced four member bills. CS/HB 303 would require nurses to complete the existing two-hour human trafficking prevention course before initial licensure, rather than waiting until renewal; the sponsor said this closes a gap for new nurses, and supporters from the Florida Nurses Association and other groups said it would improve early identification and reporting of trafficking victims. Members asked whether the bill changed reporting duties, and the sponsor said it did not. The bill passed unanimously, 24-0. PCS/HB 1069 would treat independent sanctioning authorities as qualified entities for background screening purposes and allow an unscreened athletic coach to work only if directly supervised by a screened coach. The sponsor said the measure is intended to help families and youth sports organizations while keeping children safe, and members discussed how it would apply to Little League and whether disqualifying offenses would still bar work with children. The bill received support from several organizations and passed 25-0. HB 491 would allow batterers intervention programs to offer voluntary faith-based content alongside required cognitive behavioral therapy, without mandating participation. Supporters argued the bill restores options for clients seeking faith-based counseling and said it does not use taxpayer funds or impose religion; members emphasized the voluntary nature of the program. The bill passed 24-0. HB 569 would change how the Agency for Persons with Disabilities organizes forensic client services by grouping clients based on clinical needs rather than legal charges, which the sponsor said would improve efficiency and reduce duplication. The agency and Florida Smart Justice Alliance supported the bill, and it also passed unanimously, 24-0. The committee then adjourned.

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• About 330,000 of those are children. Uh, we have, we run something called an ASAP program.
• point as well, was Miss Gunlock correct in<00:20:46.960> her<00:20:47.280> assessment<
• And what that is, is the children that we put on for TANF. That's the old welfare check.
• And what that is, is the children that we put on for TANF. That's the old welfare check.
• This is, as stated by Miss Gunlock, not a new bill.

Bills: SB61, SB8, SB58, SB60, SB167

Keywords: school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice, reciprocal licensing, background check, continuing education, workforce shortage, military spouse, active duty military, compact commission

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• If not, Miss Wells and the rest of you, if y'all can come up, please come forward. Good morning.
• And then we did as well, and Miss Barnhill put you on the spot too, but we did meet with Miss Barnhill
• of this state, for the well-being of these children, is going to the Department of Agriculture?
• “That’s just because I need, I guess, better glasses because I was missing that appropriation 10 that
• And you can call it whatever you want to call it, but that still involves 440,000 other children and

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Um, so, members, uh, as Miss Adrian said, we had a $50 million general fund cut in both the first biennium
• Uh, tomorrow this committee will be taking up the children and families bill and the health bill, and
• and<00:08:36.719> families<00:08:37.039> bill<00:08:37.279> and up the children
• and families bill and up the children and families bill and the<00:08:37.599> health<00:08:37.919

Bills: SF1832, HF2440

Keywords: economic development, small business, workforce training, grants, entrepreneurship, equity, community support, labor market, employment, funding, data analysis, 1183, house

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• occur um when the stays for children occur um when the children<00:35:09.440> have<00:35:09.680
• > provisions<00:40:30.720> that children and families provisions that children and families
• <00:58:20.720> I'm the children and families area. I'm the children and families area.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to children from the north of Ireland. to children from the north of Ireland.
• > John<00:30:37.840> and To his cherished children, John and To his cherished children,
• color children, especially children of color children, especially children of color on<00:43:
• We're going to miss her so worked with. We're going to miss her so very<02:12:07.520> much.
• children. With that, I reserve. children. With that, I reserve.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And do all the children go home on the weekends?
• Do we have a place to move those children?
• I'm missing something. No, that's correct.
• An important one missing.
• As a parent of children with learning differences.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Missed the Wynn, if you could read that into the record. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members.
• Okay, I'm missing the win on the amendment set 4461. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, members.
• We heard testimony the other day, a lady who lost three children.
• But the truth is, many survivors do leave children behind.
• Missing the win, if you could read in Chairman Morris' bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HB79, HB437, HB646, HB1089, HB1099, SB173, SB180, SB260, SB424, SB476

Keywords: carbon capture, damages, environmental liability, legal liability, site restoration, expert witness, expert testimony, witness fees, pecuniary interest, conflict of interest, civil procedure, evidence law, Louisiana evidence code, Louisiana civil litigation, expert report, discovery, pretrial disclosure, litigation transparency, settlement, damages award

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 476, which would add clearer warning language for garnishees responding to interrogatories and create a limited procedure for a new trial when a garnishee shows it never held property of, or owed money to, the judgment debtor. After brief questioning about how garnishment works, the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then took up Senate Bill 260 on youth athletics, which establishes required injury-mitigation training content for youth sports coaches, including emergency preparedness, concussions, heat injuries, overuse injuries, equipment, heart defects, and sudden cardiac effects. An amendment was adopted to remove language allowing the department to spend donated funds to purchase the courses, and the bill was reported as amended. House Bill 79, which removes the damage threshold for carbon capture release, was also reported favorably after sponsor testimony that carbon capture should be treated like other industries and not receive a special liability cap. Senate Bill 424, clarifying service by mail, delivery, or electronic means by defining “counsel of record” as someone who actually represents a party, was reported favorably as well. Senate Bill 180, a constitutional amendment allowing the surviving spouse of a deceased disabled veteran to make a one-time transfer of an expanded property tax exemption to another qualifying property, received a ballot-language amendment and a 6.8A report, then was reported as amended. The committee spent the most time on House Bill 1089, which creates “care accounts” for future medical damages in delictual actions. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would ensure future medical awards are actually used for medical care, function like a money market/HSA-style account, and potentially reduce costs; opponents raised concerns about the account being owned by the judgment debtor, possible reversion of unused funds to the wrong party, unclear mechanics for payment, and the impact on survivors of trafficking and sexual abuse who may need flexible, non-billing-code-based care. Several members suggested exclusions or clarifying amendments for med-mal, intentional torts, and sexual abuse victims, and the bill was reported favorably on a 6-1 vote after amendment. Finally, House Bill 437 was taken up, which bars expert witnesses from having a pecuniary interest in the outcome of the case. An amendment excluding criminal traffic and juvenile proceedings was adopted, and members discussed that the bill would prohibit contingent-style expert fee arrangements while still allowing cross-examination about an expert’s prior testimony and payment history. The discussion emphasized that the rule would apply to both plaintiffs and defendants.