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• Solar developers will need to partner with agricultural specialists to perform the agricultural elements
• need to partner with agricultural need to partner with agricultural specialists<01:37:07.360>
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• ,<01:38:28.239> our extension our agriculture, our extension our agriculture, our ecosystems

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house

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• If we want agriculture to stay strong in Louisiana, it starts right here with them.
• Reported favorably from Agriculture. With the third reading. Morning hour 15.
• Agriculture reports favorably. With the third reading, we commit to House and Government.
• Reported from Agriculture with amendments.
• Reported by Agriculture with amendments. Adopt the amendments. Third reading.

Bills: HR218, HR219, HR220, HR221, HR222, HCR91, HCR92, HCR93, HR210, HR211, HR212, HR213, HR214, HR215, HR216, SCR29, SCR38, SB100, HR171, HCR49, HCR65, SCR23, HB276, HB508, HB512, HB599, HB632, HB656, HB998, HB1052, HB1084, HB1171, HB1193, HB1194, HB1204, HB1209, HB1250, SB2, SB19, SB24, SB50, SB70, SB96, SB101, SB103, SB104, SB114, SB122, SB159, SB160, SB173, SB180, SB182, SB260, SB412, SB418, SB424, SB442, SB460, SB476, HCR41, HCR76, HCR77, HCR63, HCR69, HCR86, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, HB64, HB68, HB92, HB130, HB167, HB227, HB243, HB321, HB335, HB398, HB492, HB624, HB689, HB708, HB804, HB906, HB926, HB955, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB985, HB1005, HB1029, HB1069, HB1077, HB1095, HB1104, HB1107, HB1187, HB1203, HB1217, HB1220, HB730, HB225, HB175, HB198, HB437, HB457, HB488, HB646, HB763, HB909, HB971, HB981, HB1066, HB1089, HB1125, HB1154, HB1231, HB1246, HB1248, HB1249, SB47, SB82, SB106, SB206, SB210, SB248, SB305, SB376, SB397, SB441, HCR32, HB59, HB617, HB897, HB911, HB1223, HB798, HB824, HB989, HB1140, HB1166, HB1244, HB901, HB79, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB459, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB996, HB1035, HB1113, HB1180, HB1234, HB1240, SB89

Keywords: EJ Fields, Shreveport, Louisiana, gospel music, commendation, resolution, honorary resolution, Billboard Gospel Airplay, Mediabase Gospel Airplay, Mercy Endureth, music award, ministry, artist recognition, cultural heritage, spiritual heritage, African American gospel, local hero, state commendation, St. Charles Parish, parish day

Summary: The House met with 89 members present and began with prayer, the pledge, and routine journal and leave requests. The early part of the session was largely ceremonial, with multiple personal privilege remarks recognizing visiting groups and special days at the Capitol, including St. Bernard Parish Day, Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association Day, ARPEC members, retired public servant Barney Arsenault, Deaf History Month, Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, Young Farmers and Ranchers, Louisiana Housing Corporation participants, and Louisiana Hospital Day. The chamber also received Senate messages, including concurrence in several House concurrent resolutions, Senate passage of a number of bills, and a list of Senate resolutions lying over. The House then moved through a long series of resolutions and bills, many of them adopted without objection. Among the measures approved were resolutions designating or commending various observances and groups, and bills addressing inmate documentation upon release, court filings on letter-sized paper, safe harbor protections for trafficking victims, public benefits verification, travel meal reimbursement limits for state employees, the Governor’s Task Force on Impaired Driving, school emergency operation plans, justice of the peace jurisdiction in East Baton Rouge Parish, unaffiliated voter participation in party primaries, electronic monitoring rules, crime victims’ compensation terminology, the indigent defender fund threshold for small municipalities, sex offender identification procedures, the Office of State Public Defender, microbrewery special-event permits, alternative power sources for nursing facilities, relay attack device penalties, and a capital-case intellectual disability bill. Several of these passed overwhelmingly; some were temporarily returned to the calendar or tabled after passage. A few bills drew more discussion. HB 335 on citizenship verification for public benefits passed 77-17. HB 398, limiting meal reimbursements for state travel to GSA rates with an exception process, passed 62-32 after questions about scope and lodging. HB 906 on presidential preference primary qualification and party rules for unaffiliated voters passed 68-19. HB 897, protecting health data collected by pregnancy centers and imposing fines for unauthorized disclosure, passed 94-0 after an amendment and questions about its application. HB 1107 on intellectual disabilities in capital cases passed 75-11 after amendments informed by disability advocates. HB 1187, allowing Citizens Property Insurance to direct certain emergency assessment overages to the Fortify Homes Program or reserves, passed 87-9. HB 1220 on the State Board of Medical Examiners passed 95-0. The House also reconsidered and successfully revived HB 225 after suspending the rules, and several bills were returned to the calendar for later consideration, including HB 689 before it was later brought back and passed 84-7 after amendment. The session concluded with notice of additional Senate messages and upcoming floor scheduling.

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• item number two, which is SB 321 with Senate Amendment 1, an act to amend Title 26 of the Delaware Code
• agenda item number one, which is SB 9 with Senate Amendment 1, an act to amend Title 7 of the Delaware Code
• Code, Section 8071, 8077, and is tasked with reversing the trend and decline of extinction of the state's
• The Farm Bureau appreciates the inclusion and clarification of agricultural exemptions within the bill
• In addition, we really value the representation afforded to agriculture through the seats allocated to

Bills: SB9

Keywords: wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands, Delaware, environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon sink, permitting process

Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met and first considered SB 321 with Senate Amendment 1, the community solar utility billing bill. The sponsor explained that it would consolidate the two-bill system for community solar subscribers into one utility bill, with the utility forwarding the subscriber fee to the solar facility through an escrow mechanism so costs are not shifted to other ratepayers. Testimony from the solar industry, the Public Advocate, and environmental advocates supported the measure, emphasizing easier enrollment, fewer barriers for low-income customers, and guaranteed savings. The committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, but after a roll call vote it was released from committee. The committee then heard SB 9 with Senate Amendment 1, a wetlands protection bill creating a state non-tidal freshwater wetlands permitting program. The sponsor and DNREC described a framework of exemptions, general permits, and individual permits based on wetland type and value, with an advisory committee to develop regulations. Witnesses explained that “exceptional value” wetlands would include unique wetland communities and high-functioning wetlands, and that the bill was intended to preserve important habitat while allowing farming, drainage, and other exempt activities to continue. Some members raised concerns about flooding, land classification, and the balance of the advisory committee, while supporters said the bill was the product of broad stakeholder consensus and would protect wetlands without unduly harming agriculture or development. Public comment on SB 9 was strongly supportive from environmental groups, the Delaware Native Species Commission, the Home Builders Association, the Farm Bureau, The Nature Conservancy, and affordable housing advocates, who said the bill balanced conservation with practical land use concerns. After remote testimony, the committee took a roll call vote and SB 9 was released from committee. The meeting concluded with remarks thanking the chair for her service and instructions for members to sign the backers before adjournment.

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• ON ITEMS THAT MUST BE LOCATED ON PROPERTIES CLASSIFIED AS AGRICULTURAL LAND MUST BE USED IN PRODUCTION
• OF AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENTS OR AGRI-TOURISM OWNED BY THE LANDOWNER OR LEASE OWNER OF AN AGRICULTURAL
• PRESENT ON LAND CLASSIFIED AS AGRICULTURE TO GET THE EXEMPTION – THE OPTION FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO CREATE
• FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS WE MOVE EQUIPMENT FROM ONE PIECE OF PROPERTY TO THE NEXT SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING
• THERE ANY QUESTIONS, SEEING NO QUESTIONS WE WILL GO TO THE STRIKE ALL, LET'S TAKE UP AMENDMENT BAR CODE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Overall agricultural output. There was a study that is being done.
• The fund was created in North Dakota Century Code 4.1-01-21.1.
• 61-28-04 and the North Dakota Administrative Code 33.1-16-02.1.
• So approximately 70% of our taxable parcels are agricultural.
• So it does affect agriculture significantly.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Thank you, Senator Westlin. trust code and I do have um Lauren Baron trust code and I do have um Lauren
• technical changes to our trust code technical changes to our trust code which<00:03:32.519> was
• <00:03:40.840> that chapters of the Minnesota code that chapters of the Minnesota code that
• Nope, this is all in the probate code.
• <00:18:47.480> more opportunity to um bring the code more opportunity to um bring the code

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• businesses, tourism, and agriculture businesses, tourism, and agriculture to<00:06:47.600> a<
• America, the department of agriculture America, the department of agriculture and<00:07:02.800><
• I'm the director of agricultural development at the Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food.
• . agriculture. agriculture. 18<00:19:10.559> uh<00:19:11.440> F<00:19:12.000> FFA
• So number one, they violate uh US code. So number one, they violate uh US code.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um for the Department of Agriculture.
• , code, code, fire department. >> Right.
• and the fire code has a uh has fire code and the fire code has a uh has a<02:10:12.239> set<02
• <02:33:09.920> And uh substances on agriculture. And uh substances on agriculture.
• >> It's a code that USGS used.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Unanimous consent to allow for a relaxed dress code to allow jeans worn by our guests, not our members
• . ...for a relaxed dress code to allow jeans worn by our guests, not our members, our guests.
• President, that 4-H does bring to the table, and I know that agriculture is important to the state of
• From the ages of 12 to 15, Ruth worked in the agricultural fields, planting, harvesting, and picking
• Both of her parents have worked in agriculture.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Article 12 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
• There is already a process in place for agricultural enclaves.
• It redefines an agricultural enclave to have only, when I described agricultural enclave before, I said
• It has to be bona fide agricultural. A single person or an entity.
• lands, working agricultural lands in the state of Florida.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests, students, advocates, and a resolution honoring the late USF men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Senators also observed moments of silence for victims of recent campus violence and for former FSU President John Thrasher. The chamber then moved to special order bills, with several members explaining measures and, in some cases, substituting House companions before final passage. Among the bills passed were measures updating child care and early learning provider regulation; strengthening penalties and cost recovery for false reporting and swatting; extending protections against extraordinary medical debt collection; expanding hazardous walking condition criteria for schoolchildren; creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students; and requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose which accommodations they will provide. The Senate also passed a bill adjusting interest rules for trust accounts funding legal aid, after extended debate over the impact on legal aid funding and banking practices, and a transportation package that was heavily amended to address issues such as school bus camera hearings, beach vehicle use for equipment removal, flooded-street wake restrictions, expectant mother parking permits, micromobility regulation, and traffic signal modernization. The chamber also approved public-records exemptions for Agency for Health Care Administration investigators, Judicial Qualifications Commission employees, and appellate court clerks; a municipal water and sewer rate bill affecting Miami-Dade residents near a plant; motor vehicle offenses involving impersonating law enforcement and obscured license plates; trespass penalties at law-enforcement-controlled locations and large ticketed venues; refund requirements for patient overpayments; stem cell therapy authorization with source and consent limits; and insulin administration authority for direct support professionals and relatives in group homes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including cardiac emergencies, chemicals and consumer products, and motor vehicle manufacturer/franchise dealer legislation. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though the trust fund interest bill drew notable opposition and passed 28-10, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill passed 37-1.

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• And what this bill will do is apply the Trump tax cuts to the Arizona tax code.
• It is a common-sense, pro-taxpayer bill that conforms Arizona's tax code with the federal tax code and
• , that we now are trying to apply to the Arizona tax code with this bill.
• By conforming Arizona's tax code with the federal tax code, we provide immediate relief to seniors, working
• Agriculture, Ways and Means. HB 2261, court fees assessed. Judiciary.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• <01:05:24.720> So strictly for agriculture. Right? So strictly for agriculture. Right?
• agricultural soils. agricultural soils.
• PAS landing on uh agricultural soils. PAS landing on uh agricultural soils.
• Every day I'm agricultural land.
• for over 30 years on agricultural for over 30 years on agricultural topics. topics. topics.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• He says there is an interconnectedness between the code of criminal procedure and the government code
• You're reading that piece of code. I'm not. Okay.
• I'm not aware of that particular is of that piece of code. I'm not talking. the case, sir.
• I'm not aware of that particular is of that piece of the code.
• You're reading that piece of code. I'm not. Okay.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, heard the invocation and pledges, and then took up a series of memorial resolutions and recognitions. Members adopted memorial resolutions honoring former President Jimmy Carter and Dr. Alice Gail Hudgens, with remarks highlighting their public service and community impact, and adopted resolutions recognizing Victoria College’s 100th anniversary and May 2025 as Mental Health Awareness Month. The chamber also recognized Texas A&M system interns and later granted permission for several committees to meet while the House was in session. The House then moved through a long third-reading calendar, passing a number of bills on wide margins. Measures approved included SB 304 on municipal court jurisdiction over nuisance abatement ordinances, SB 608 on reporting evidence collection kits, SB 2312 creating a Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict, SB 494 creating a petroleum theft task force, SB 530 on postsecondary accreditation, HB 45 giving the Attorney General a role in prosecuting human trafficking cases, HB 35 on peer support for first responders, HB 47 and HB 3073 on sexual assault policy and prosecution, HB 318 and HB 3000 creating rural sheriff and ambulance grant programs, HB 554 on Juneteenth fireworks sales with county opt-in authority restored, HB 705 and HB 932 joining licensure compacts for cosmetology and occupational therapy, HB 849 allowing county park boards to meet by video conference, HB 1119 on mental health bed reporting, HB 3041 on students with nontraditional secondary education, HB 713 on maternal mortality review reporting, HB 3104 on Webb County bailiff appointments, HB 3970 on electricity planning for large loads, HB 4042 on Railroad Commission safety provisions for gas distribution pipelines, HB 4490 protecting next-of-kin information, HB 1731 on the physician assistant compact, HB 2607 on Walker County Hospital District governance, HB 3689 on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association funding, HB 1788 on continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists about abuse and trafficking, HB 1612 on hospital direct payments for uninsured patients, and HB 138 on health impact cost and coverage analysis. Several bills drew extended debate or amendments. HB 353, creating a trespass offense near schools and daycares, prompted questions about constitutional concerns and property rights before passing. HB 3211 on optometrists in managed care plans received a perfecting amendment and a Medicaid-related amendment setting a minimum payment level. HB 1056 on gold and silver specie and a state-based currency prompted detailed questioning about its mechanics and fees, followed by a point of order challenging the caption. The House also adopted or postponed a number of items, including postponing HB 2520 and HB 1359 until later in the calendar before later passing both, and laying several bills on the table subject to call. Many measures passed overwhelmingly, while a few, including HB 3326 on loan forgiveness for adjunct professors and HB 3237 on energy consumption goals, passed with narrower margins.

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• Senator, the references on line 5 refer to the most current International Energy Conservation Code.
• Agricultural production? I hope it doesn't mean electric tractors and stuff like that.
• The Dust Bowl was in large part because of bad agricultural practices.
• I just think the agriculture community understands what they have to do, and they're doing it.
• It's probably not going to happen, but it could be drinking water or agricultural water.

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• Uh, and then we'll reconvene after that. code. Then we're going to take the last code.
• Uh chair's landlord-tenant code.
• Agriculture and Biosecurity in support. Agriculture and Biosecurity in support.
• They do have a very unique culture and agriculture, a lot of subsistence agriculture.
• HB 2551 HD1 relating to agriculture. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity is in support.

Bills: HB2459, HB1616, HB1799, HB1604, HB1732, HB1736, HB1931, HB772, HB2153, HB2122, HB2009, HB2012, HB1779, HB2296, HB2397, HB2398, HB1596, HB2233, HB1976, HB1563, HB815, HB1655, HB1851, HB1941, HB2037, HB1635, HB2201, HB1943, HB1163, HB2452, HB2429, HB2148, HB2306, HB2007, HB2049, HB2616

Keywords: food innovation, agribusiness, food safety, market access, branding, economic diversification, performance indicators, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, housing development, commercial projects, county authority, public works, construction standards, exemption, zoning, housing

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• This water is a crucial resource for agriculture, municipal and industrial use across the state.
• Agricultural users are struggling, and recently, the only sugar mill in Texas located in the Rio Grande
• The valley was predominantly an agricultural driven area, and over the last couple of years I'm sure
• While our growers struggle, agriculture in Chihuahua, Mexico continues to expand, largely because of
• This is no longer just an agriculture issue, it's a food security crisis and economic emergency and human

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• The fund was created in North Dakota Century Code 4.1-01-21.1.
• North Dakota Administrative Code 33.1-16-02.1.
• Of those 13,000 taxable parcels, 8,800 are agricultural.
• So approximately 70% of our taxable parcels are agricultural.
• So it does affect agriculture significantly.

Summary: The committee opened its third interim meeting with roll call, approved the November 13, 2025 minutes, and the chair reviewed prior committee work, including a denied request for a fertilizer-capacity study and a planned later discussion of the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger issue. Commissioner Doug Goring then presented Department of Agriculture updates on uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, the state’s irrigation potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and supply in North Dakota. Members asked about funding sources, fertilizer storage and availability, natural gas and water needs for future fertilizer plants, and how the model zoning website would help counties and townships apply setback and odor tools. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the department is proposing changes to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and updated hydrologic data, while still limiting the model to direct, demonstrable costs and benefits. He said the goal is to make the analysis more realistic and consistent without changing statute, and he provided examples of how project benefits could change as drains age or as rainfall and flood data evolve. Committee members and water-user representatives generally supported continued work on the proposal, while raising concerns about downstream impacts, closed-basin projects, and whether the changes would meaningfully affect project approvals. The committee then heard from John Paskowski, state engineer, on Devil’s Lake, the West End and East End outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. He reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow limits, and explained that the control structure is intended to prevent a catastrophic uncontrolled release by slowing erosion and head cutting. Members asked about water quality trends, the length of the downstream flow constraint, and whether the Tolna Coulee area had been studied for possible natural overflow or silt buildup. The discussion emphasized ongoing flooding concerns, mitigation for affected landowners, and the need to balance outlet operations with downstream water quality and infrastructure protection.

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• These are lawful activities and an important part of California's agricultural heritage.
• And I say this because I represent an agricultural community.
• on legitimate agricultural issues.
• These are the building code requirements.
• And so that's why we want to update our codes to reflect the situation today.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• That water has not been provided to our agricultural community.
• The tax code, which I'll be able to pull for you, does say these are the criteria to maintain your agricultural
• Is that the Department of Agriculture or TRDD?
• And whether it should continue to be valued as agricultural land.
• agricultural community for water conservation.

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• So trying to tie road length to the fire code is tying it to something that the fire code doesn't address
• So trying to tie road length to the fire code is tying it to something that the fire code doesn't address
• want to flag that the state fire code want to flag that the state fire code does<00:52:17.520>
• the fire code doesn't something that the fire code doesn't address.<00:52:41.839> Um<00:52:42.960
• Um it can be brought by code.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all