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• for the life and health You provide to us each day, and we pray Your blessings upon this body of legislators
• It is our request that You continue to bless our state and nation. and our families and each person represented
• Garrison: HCR 1635 extends the session to 11:59 PM, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, and provides legislation

Keywords: legislative session extension, General Appropriations Act, budget process, session deadlines

Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for a brief session focused on procedural matters. Representative McClure moved to waive rules and introduce House Bill 5017 and House Joint Resolution 5019. The primary business was Representative Garrison's House Concurrent Resolution 1635, which extends the 2025 regular legislative session until 11:59 PM on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The resolution specifies that only the General Appropriations Act (GAA), its implementing bill, and an enumerated list of conforming bills, joint resolutions, and general bills may be considered during the extension. All other legislative measures will be indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration as of 12:00 AM on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The resolution was adopted.

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• The committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will come to order. A quorum is present.
• The committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will adopt the calendar for the day and establish
• A roll call has been requested. The clerk will take the roll. Chair votes aye. Co-Chair Long, no.

Bills: HF3321

Keywords: legislative corrections, technical errors, legal consistency, Minnesota statutes, overhauling laws

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• Smith's testimony, Senator Paxton thanked her for her insights and requested further data on the long-term

Keywords: Senate Committee, local government, SB2183, SB2046, committee substitute, legislative measures

Summary: The meeting of the Senate Committee on Local Government was characterized by the passage of several significant bills, including SB2183, SB2046, SB434, and others with recommendations for further consideration. Discussions involved voting on committee substitutes and the implications of various legislative measures. Senator Paxton and other members provided insights and moved bills forward with emphatic support, leading to their successful passing out of committee. Importantly, the bills addressed various local government concerns, showcasing the committee's focus on practical legislative solutions.

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• </c><00:05:18.560><c> when</c> fiscal notes usually are requested when fiscal notes usually are requested
• </c> Constitution about the um legislative Constitution about the um legislative salary<00:41:19.240>
• or the spouse of a former legislators or the spouse of a current<00:41:26.079><c> legislator</c><00:
• </c><00:42:00.720><c> than</c> setting the salary of legislators than setting the salary of legislators
• He then requested a roll call.

Bills: HF550

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

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• It's a big part of what we do every week as we come together to consider legislation and deal with the
• Congress have simply rolled over and let a president seize power that the Constitution assigns to the legislative
• look at an example from history in the 1970s when President Richard Nixon refused to spend money appropriated
• have been doing and funding worthwhile. projects and it may be that Congress will need to pass legislation
• organizations that are unable to access the federal funding that they have been awarded, that we appropriated

Keywords: fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.

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• Governor Hobbs has had appropriation requests in several of her budget proposals, and so this is something
• Governor Hobbs has had appropriation requests in several of her budget proposals, and so this is something
• Governor Hobbs has had appropriation requests in several of her budget proposals, and so this is something
• Chairman, Representative Carter, yes, we solicited requests from all of our divisions for legislation
• this year, and... ...requests from all of our divisions for legislation this year, and so typically,

Bills: HB2067, HB2068, HB2127, HB2164, HB2200, HB2201, HB2242, HB2283, HB2284, HB2285, HB2286, HB2287, HB2304, HB2306, HB2399, HB2601, HB2609, HB2760, HB2761, HB2859, HB2887, HB2892, HB2893, HB2894, HB2978, HB4027, HCM2012, HCM2016

Keywords: appropriation, transportation, infrastructure, Apache Junction, funding, Show Low, road extension, special license plates, nonprofits, charitable contributions, Reay Lane, Graham County, HB 2200, State Route 89, SR 89, Chino Valley, Arizona Department of Transportation, ADOT, road widening, highway expansion

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• </c> legislation to get that ball rolling. legislation to get that ball rolling.
• Um, we can request data from them. We have to put in basically a data request to them.
• Um, we can request data from them. We have to put in basically a data request to them.
• </c><00:18:35.200><c> to</c> to put in basically a data request to to put in basically a data request
• </c> or is it just solely on request? or is it just solely on request?

Bills: HF4588, HF3685, HF4577, HF4932

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, mental health, behavioral health, rural health, rural areas, access to care, task force, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, general fund appropriation, veteran suicide prevention, PTSD, service members, military families, telehealth, rural psychiatry, high school diploma, armed forces, education policy, military service

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• In closing, I ask you to please support our legislative request to continue to fund the previous $8 million
• In closing, I ask you to please support our legislative request to continue to fund the previous $8 million
• In closing, I ask you to please support our legislative request to continue to fund the previous $8 million
• In closing, I ask you to please support our legislative request to continue to fund the previous $8 million
• In closing, I ask you to please support our legislative request to continue to fund the previous $8 million

Bills: HF1439, HF1004, HF498, HF1326

Keywords: HF1439, Minnesota Grocers Association Foundation, Carts to Careers, workforce development fund, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, grocery industry, food industry, food retail, retail workforce, job training, career pathways, scholarships, certifications, workforce pipeline, one-time appropriation, industry training, labor shortage, youth employment, apprenticeship

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• This piece of legislation deals with the emergency management agency of Alabama.
• This allows us to tear this building down and dispose of the things that are in it by the legislative
• , this is only my third session, but I've already noticed he's been a wrecking ball on a lot of legislation
• So, it's not just legislation. So, it's not just them at the state house. Hey, Grinch Jr.'

Bills: HB207, SB269, SB279, SB291, SB266

Keywords: cybersecurity, Office of Information Technology, data management, telecommunications, state government, emergency management, public awareness, promotional materials, education, state funding, Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures

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• The legislative building itself was completed in 1928 and will turn 100 years old in 2028.
• gifts, grants, or donations to the account, and money from the account may only be spent after appropriation

Bills: SB6313

Keywords: Capitol Centennial Stewardship, funding, gifts, grants, donations, legislative support, 904, all

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• </c><00:04:22.560><c> uh</c><00:04:22.880><c> the</c> of why we're requesting uh the of why we're requesting
• or is appropriate.
• If there are enduring appropriate.
• </c> to provide information to legislators. to provide information to legislators.
• </c> legislators as we can. legislators as we can.

Bills: HF3378

Keywords: human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house

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• The only question that I have is, I think there were requests...
• And at this time, Chairman, we're not asking for additional appropriation.
• And then it requires a report to the next legislative assembly.
• Okay, so we're good with the legislative intent. I would add that. With legislative intent.
• So it labels it legislative intent and then requires a report.

Bills: SB2399

Keywords: mental health, psychiatric treatment, reimbursement, medical assistance, legislative report, 908, all

Summary: The committee reconvened and first reconsidered House Bill 1612, the aerospace medical and mental health support center bill. Senator Cleary offered an amendment to reduce the general fund appropriation from $500,000 to $250,000 and require the university or project sponsors to find the remaining funding from other sources. The amendment passed, and the bill was then recommended do pass as amended, with members citing concerns about university funding, but others supporting the project as a one-time seed investment. The committee also discussed a possible future FMAP increase beginning October 1, 2026, which could reduce general fund costs by roughly $9 million, though members noted the figures were still preliminary and could be addressed later if needed. The committee then returned to Human Services budget items, including early childhood and child care funding, a community cultural center grant, and several other adjustments. Members discussed reducing the “best in class” amount, changes to child care grants and quality/infrastructure funding, and clarifying that prior child care assistance appropriations were in fact being spent. They also agreed to reduce the 1915(i) Medicaid waiver line by $2 million, with the understanding that the entitlement would still be funded as needed. The committee also considered taking guardianship funding out of House Bill 1012 because a separate bill, Senate Bill 2029, would move that funding elsewhere; members agreed that removing it from the budget could help the overall bill and could be restored if the separate bill failed. Several study amendments were discussed. Senator Cleary proposed adding a maternal health study related to prenatal services, doulas, midwives, and Medicaid, and members expressed support. The committee also discussed a software/case-management study proposal, but the department said it had not requested it and would not support it as presented, so members leaned against advancing it unless the department first evaluated it. Another amendment would authorize the department to work with the city of Grafton on a long-term plan for the LSTC campus and require a report back to the legislature; members supported that as legislative intent. The committee also agreed to remove a truancy study section for later conference discussion, and it reviewed other possible study ideas, including assistive technology, before adjourning to await updated long sheets and bill text.

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• , to the 70th Legislative Assembly.
• Together with any legislation necessary to implement its recommendations to the 70th Legislative Assembly
• The executive budget request was $626.
• And so the executive budget request salary, the $626...
• salary the 626 executive budget request salary the 626.

Bills: SB2399

Keywords: mental health, psychiatric treatment, reimbursement, medical assistance, legislative report, 908, all

Summary: The Senate Appropriations HR Division met to work through amendments and budget items in House Bill 2012/HB 1004, focusing first on long-term care, disability services, and behavioral health. Members discussed competing approaches to a four-plex for medically complex individuals, a value-based care payment withhold for nursing facilities, accreditation requirements for providers, a study of developmental disability services, and funding for Family Voices and Ann Carlson-related services. Several amendments were accepted or set aside after discussion, including a study amendment for disability services and a Family Voices grant amendment that was adjusted to remove “one-time” language so it could continue as an ongoing grant. The committee also agreed to keep or defer some items for conference committee, including the youth crisis stabilization pilot and other long-term care proposals. A major discussion centered on the state hospital project. Members debated whether the $330 million project should remain in the DHS budget or be moved to the OMB budget for construction management. After discussion of costs, alternates, and the role of a steering committee and BND loan language, the committee agreed to remove the state hospital funding and related loan language from the DHS budget while leaving the steering committee language in place. The committee also considered a proposed Altru grant for additional beds and settled on a smaller planning-focused approach, with a $1 million grant and a line of credit concept to be refined later. The committee then turned to behavioral health items, including QRTP funding, nursing home behavioral health training, and a youth crisis stabilization pilot. Members generally supported keeping the QRTP funding level, but were divided on the nursing home behavioral health training and the crisis stabilization pilot, with some preferring to leave those issues for conference committee. The division also reviewed the HHS block grant and underfunding structure, with Donna Ackland explaining salary, vacancy, and flexibility calculations; the committee discussed adjusting the underfund and revenue assumptions but did not finalize every number before moving on. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 1577 on wastewater treatment grants. Senator Davison moved to hoghouse the bill into a study-focused version using the proposed amendment language, and the motion passed. The committee then moved HB 1577 as amended with a do pass recommendation; the roll call passed with Senators Cleary, Davison, Dever, and Mathern voting yes, and Senator Magrum not recorded as voting. The meeting adjourned with plans to return later in the day to continue budget work.

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• Both of which engaged and provided requested documents and communications.
• The subpoena authorization being requested today, I believe, is premature.
• Those documents are directly responsive to the request they were given.
• Chairman, and to the Ranking Member on Monday of this week, requesting that Elon Musk appear, requesting
• You did not make that request. You did not make that request.

Keywords: oversight, subpoena, illegal immigrants, Massachusetts Port Authority, O'Hare Airport, legislative practices

Summary: The meeting was convened by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, where robust discussions were held regarding the need for improved oversight within the Senate. The chairman emphasized the historical decline in oversight activities and proposed motions to authorize subpoenas related to an ongoing investigation involving the Massachusetts Port Authority and allegations of illegal immigrant sheltering at airports. This prompted a detailed examination of the current practices and measures needed to address such issues effectively, particularly in light of recent reports from O'Hare Airport. The committee engaged in deliberations that highlighted the importance of maintaining legislative oversight to safeguard national interests.

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• The Legislative Auditor is here, and she's making her way up.
• </c><00:04:30.000><c> auditor</c><00:04:30.360><c> is</c> the leg legislative auditor is the leg legislative
• and legislative staff.
• </c> because we already have Appropriations because we already have Appropriations for<00:31:34.919><
• It has to be appropriated by the Legislature, so policymakers have the choice.

Bills: HF3

Keywords: legislative auditor, reporting, accountability, state finance, executive agency oversight, 1183, house

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• A request can come in on draft legislation.
• A request can come in on draft legislation.
• A request can come in on draft legislation.
• A piece of legislation has been introduced, the request comes on behalf of a chair of a committee.
• A request can come in on draft legislation.

Bills: HF3

Keywords: legislative auditor, reporting, accountability, state finance, executive agency oversight, 1183, house

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• From the custodians, the troopers, the parking attendants, the support staff, the legislative staffs,
• Please grant our requests for the wisdom of Solomon as legislators navigate the political journey and
• I know that I am asking for the miraculous, but that is what you, legislators, are asking for.
• We have the greatest legislative body in the country.
• He'll be there again this year with more blockbuster legislation.

Bills: SCR7

Keywords: legislature, adjournment, permissions, Texas Constitution, session, legislative authority, 1185, senate, all

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• Today, more than 20 states have active legislation, with another 15 states expected to introduce legislation
• Today, more than 20 states have active legislation, with another 15 states expected to introduce legislation
• </c> about a legislator named Joe Rolette. about a legislator named Joe Rolette.
• </c> will be uh repealing the Legislative will be uh repealing the Legislative COVID-19<00:58:23.400>
• There were a couple of wrinkles we felt needed to be addressed. and Legislative Liaison for the and Legislative

Bills: HF1458, HF2063, HF2164, HF1377, HF927, HF1059, HF1910, HF2232

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

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• act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or for appropriations
• I am requesting permission to move Amendment 54A.
• </c> And I've bit my tongue on this to make sure legislation gets through this building.
• The Treasury request is incredibly The Treasury request is incredibly important<00:52:08.760><c> because
• </c> tomorrow in legislator parking spaces. tomorrow in legislator parking spaces.

Keywords: Continuation of today's legislative session, beginning at 7:45 pm., 981, all

Bills: HJR1086, SB392

Keywords: judicial rules, public safety, state agencies, permanent rules, legislative approval, 914, all