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• We actually had to transfer land. We didn't have to.
• Land bolding legislative budget board.
• We'll have to meet these demands on less agricultural land. Than we use for production today.
• Land fires. We also provide a range of technical assistance to private landowners.
• Both will advance research, development and applications in the state of Texas.

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• We've worked very closely with HHS as they've planned. land, the hospital, we actually had to transfer
• land.
• We'll have to meet these demands on less agricultural land than we use for production today.
• Texas is 95% land owned by private citizens. and we do conservation services with them, and also to our
• Both will advance research development and applications in the state of Texas.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• For the Committee on Public Education, HB 3703 by Alan Rawlings concerns the applicability of certain
• HB 3780 by Lauterbach relates to the application of nepotism prohibitions on persons appointed or employed
• Trucks relates to the municipal regulation of the removal of an ash juniper tree for the Committee on Land
• Alders relates to the dissolution of the Rose City Municipal Utility District for the Committee on Land
• As a legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the appraised value of certain land

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So the net where we landed last session.
• We did launch the application in January of 2026.
• Um received five complete applications.
• Try to get your application in as soon as possible.
• application in as soon as possible. application in as soon as possible.

Bills: HF3379

Keywords: housing stabilization, disability services, predatory funding, provider requirements, housing accessibility, 1183, house

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• The only items that must be held confidential and exempt from disclosure are the applicants' reasons
• And information regarding whether the applicant has a sufficient plan to test, monitor, and assess the
• Substitute for Senate Bill 832, a bill to be entitled, an act relating to former phosphate mining lands
• This is an act related to former phosphate mining lands. On the desk, Mr. President.
• It says that if a landowner were to get a survey and also then put notice on the record that the land

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, doctor and gallery introductions, and several recognitions, including USF Day at the Capitol and visitors from Miami Gardens, Teach For America Florida, and Pathways to Prosperity. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and considered a series of bills, with several measures temporarily postponed and others passed after debate and roll call votes. The Senate unanimously passed several Open Government Sunset Review bills, including SB 7010 and SB 7008, which preserve public records exemptions related to insolvent insurance company receiverships and financial technology sandbox applications. It also passed SB 1430 on post-judgment execution proceedings for terrorism victims, SB 910 on veterans benefits assistance, SB 796 on general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems, SB 28 and SB 22 as claims bills involving South Broward Hospital District, SB 8 for relief related to a Pasco County School Board accident, SB 1718 preserving a public records exemption for minors seeking abortions without parental consent, and SB 994 on driver’s license education requirements. SB 832 on former phosphate mining lands also passed, but with two amendments and some opposition. A major portion of the meeting focused on SB 700, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, which included technical updates, restrictions on certain additives in public water systems, limits on ESG practices in farm lending, drone-related penalties, truth-in-labeling provisions for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, charity registration requirements, agricultural worker housing, and support for FFA and 4-H. The most contentious debate centered on fluoride provisions in the bill: multiple amendments by Senators Berman and Polsky to remove the fluoride language, require targeted fluoride assistance, or order an OPAGA study were all defeated, while a technical amendment by Senator Truenow was adopted. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning. At the end of the session, the Senate adopted motions to certify passed bills to the House, retain postponed bills on the special order calendar, and return CS for SB 7016 to second reading, then adjourned until April 16.

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• The statute does not speak to the unauthorized application of grid services.
• And the PUC doesn't look at new applicants.
• Hopefully it lands. But yes, keep flying it through the compromise.
• ...Act and the restrictions under the FIAC restrictions when applicable.
• You talked about financial backing and the land and all that.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• tribal sovereignty, advocating tirelessly for Native American tribes and the protection of ancestral lands
• Grijalva played a key role in authoring the National Landscape Conservation System Act and the Federal Lands
• , which contained legislation that protects, conserves, and restores nationally significant public lands
• Business on the Speaker's desk: I wish to announce that H.P. 235-1 is withdrawn from the Committee on Land
• health; HB 2517, pollutants in drinking water; HB 2518, subsequent; HB 2538, state waters; HB 2543, land

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It's just working the land.
• All are crops and manure application.
• land or grass land you can get pasture land or grass land to<01:40:56.800> um<01:40:57.600>
• lease right private or on public lands. lease right private or on public lands.
• could be public or private lands. could be public or private lands.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The applicant cannot just go get that credit. They have to go through the regulator.
• Remember, these banks, the way the model is, this land is preserved in perpetuity.
• So a grade A wetland might be a large tract of land.
• Let the rest of the land come online, so to speak.
• And the same happens for land use and zoning at the local level.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee heard and acted on several bills related to wetlands, emergency management, fishing licenses, disaster recovery, the Florida Keys, brownfields, wastewater treatment, and spring protection. HB 1175 on mitigation banking drew the most discussion, with supporters saying it would create more predictable release of mitigation credits and help address shortages, while opponents warned it could weaken watershed-based wetland protection and allow credits to be used farther from the impact site. The committee adopted a strike-all amendment making the changes prospective after July 1, 2025, and then reported the bill favorably with committee substitute by a 12-3 vote. The committee also considered HB 1535, a broad emergency management strike-all that would expand local storm-preparedness information, debris removal coordination, shelter planning, permitting procedures after storms, limits on post-storm fee increases and moratoria, and changes to election procedures after disasters. Members raised questions about FEMA coordination, shelter standards, impact fees, and the 100-mile post-storm land-use restrictions. After adopting the strike-all, the bill was reported favorably with committee substitute on a 17-0 vote. HB 673, which would extend the same fishing-license convenience to freshwater guides that saltwater captains already have, and HB 705, which extends a public-records exemption for disaster recovery assistance applicants, were both reported favorably without amendment. Later, the committee approved HB 995 for the Florida Keys, which combines affordable-housing incentives, a Habitat for Humanity bond exemption, an extension of the Florida Keys Stewardship Act, and a modest increase in hurricane evacuation time to allow additional residential permits; it was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. HB 733 on brownfields received a technical strike-all and was also reported favorably. HB 645 creating a general permit for distributed wastewater treatment systems passed unanimously, and HB 691 on a reclaimed-water project tied to Outstanding Florida Springs passed 16-1 after concerns were raised about cost, water quality, and whether the bill could broaden the intent of existing spring-protection law. The meeting adjourned after all agenda items were completed.

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• Um, as I said, we support the intent, uh, for sure, but there needs to be a practical application.
• I know Haima's weighed in application.
• <00:19:35.200> and testifying for Department of Land and testifying for Department of Land
• of Land and Natural Resources,<00:19:51.919> Division<00:19:52.240> of<00:19:52.400>
• <00:27:38.000> and provided by the Department of Land and provided by the Department of Land

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several public safety and emergency-related measures. SB 3192, on emergency healthcare license waivers, drew support from nursing and healthcare advocates who said automatic emergency licensure during a governor-declared emergency would help avoid delays in bringing qualified clinicians to disaster areas, citing the Lahaina wildfire response. The committee reported 13 supportive testimonies, none in opposition, and one comment. It later recommended passage of SB 3192 with technical non-substantive amendments and a defective effective date, and the recommendation was adopted by vote. SB 2121, requiring ASL interpretation and visible picture-in-picture display during official emergency announcements, received supportive testimony from the Disability and Communications Access Board and the Hawaii Association of Broadcasters. DAP demonstrated why captions alone are not sufficient and why an interpreter on screen improves effective communication. Broadcasters supported the bill’s intent but raised practical concerns about implementation and staffing, suggesting amendments. SB 3239, which would appropriate funds to HMA for bilingual resources and services for residents with limited English proficiency, was supported by legal aid and immigrant-rights advocates who emphasized the need for language access during disasters and noted the large LEP population in Hawaii. After discussion, the chair proposed folding the sign-language and multilingual access concepts into SB 21109, a broader emergency preparedness communications bill, and the committee deferred SB 2121 and SB 3239. The committee also heard SB 2645 on fire prevention and the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire marshal supported the bill’s provisions to modernize the office, create cross-certified assistant fire marshals, shift inspections to a risk-based schedule, establish the state fire code as the baseline, and create a special fund, but DLNR opposed the section changing the marshal selection process from a council-based appointment to gubernatorial appointment. The chair ultimately recommended passage of the proposed SD2 with blank appropriation amounts and committee-report concerns, and the recommendation was adopted. The committee then passed SB 21109 with amendments, incorporating the deferred sign-language and language-access ideas into the broader emergency communications framework. It also later took up measures from the prior day’s agenda, passing SB 2882, SB 3191, and SB 2339 with amendments, including changes to the state buildings, water safety/drowning prevention, and building code council measures.

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• <00:30:07.840> and publicly discuss the applicants and publicly discuss the applicants and
• land. Thank you. land. Thank you.
• And the other element was the airport needed to acquire the land rights over top of part of the land
• differential tax rate between the land differential tax rate between the land and<04:20:16.479><
• relative to governmental land uses. relative to governmental land uses.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We have a land grant institution, Madam Chair and Madam Vice Chair, with a Department of Etymology in
• The amount of land that we have across our state and the great need that we have to take care of our
• It's a very difficult process and it makes it hard on the applicants.
• Big applicants can go Back and they can find ways to find additional resources.
• They have staff to do the applications. For small communities, we do it for them.

Bills: HM26, HB243, HB109

Keywords: insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication

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• Filing an application for the place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention
• HB 3795 by police relating to the applicability and reporting requirements to private schools and other
• You've heard of the Committee on Land and Resource Management.
• Alders relating to the dissolution of the Rose City Municipal Utility District for the Committee on Land
• HB 3827 by Dyson relating to the unlawful solicitation and distribution of a voter registration application

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• Award degree-applicable or certificate-applicable credit for prior student learning at each campus.
• grants tribal law enforcement officers of specified tribes state peace officer authority on Indian land
• Additionally, the application of tribal ecological knowledge in health and safety is crucial.
• There is a lot of policy that needs to be confirmed in the conversations regarding the applicability
• The cannabis industry has thrived on the backs of tribal lands and people.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• The Voting Rights Act has practical application at the districting level and in drawing districts for
• So there's a scheme that is applicable and authorized in all counties, whether charter or non-charter
• So there's a scheme that is applicable and authorized in all counties, whether charter or non-charter
• Up against the law and the application of the law in ensuring that the districts are lawfully drawn.
• You know them all: law enforcement, transportation, water supply, affordable housing, and land use.

Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss Florida county commission districting options, with an overview from Ginger Delagall of the Florida Association of Counties. She explained the constitutional, statutory, local charter, and federal Voting Rights Act framework governing county commissions, including the default five-member at-large model for non-charter counties, the option for seven-member mixed boards with a referendum, and the broader flexibility available to charter counties, which can choose different board sizes, election methods, and term limits. She also described the current distribution of county structures across the state and noted a few counties in transition or litigation, including Orange, Lee, and Alachua. County commissioners from Bay, Madison, Pinellas, Polk, and Bradford counties testified about how their current systems work in practice. Commissioners from Bay and Polk defended at-large systems as promoting countywide accountability, broader perspective, and collaboration, especially in large or diverse counties. Commissioners from Madison and Bradford supported single-member districts as improving local access, clarity, and responsiveness, particularly in smaller rural counties. Pinellas Commissioner Dave Eggers described a mixed system in a large charter county and said it balances district-level responsiveness with countywide accountability. Several members asked about Orange County’s mayor-chair structure, the effects of single-member versus at-large representation, and whether counties had considered changing their systems. In questions and discussion, members raised concerns about accountability, representation, gerrymandering, countywide versus district-specific interests, and whether certain structures better serve rural or urban counties. Delagall said the association had not done cost or equity studies comparing systems. The panel repeatedly emphasized home rule and local choice, with commissioners and Delagall urging the Legislature to let counties and their voters decide their own form of government. No votes were taken on any bill or proposal, and the meeting ended with adjournment after the presentations and discussion.

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• organization he was testifying on behalf of, or was he testifying on behalf of the Minnesota Public Lands
• Land use changes, invasive species spread, and a changing climate all create challenges to maintaining
• Our Lands and Minerals Division is our small The majority of the Lands and Minerals Division's (LAM)
• These increases in quantity and complexity of permitting applications have outstripped current resources
• , creating an application backlog.

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• House Bill 49, an act relating to professional engineering and land surveying scholarships.
• and retaining more professional engineers and land surveyors.
• It being 97 members voting aye, no members voting nay. engineering and land surveying scholarships.
• Our Kentucky Board of Licensure for professional engineers and land surveyors, they identified a need
• , which was recruiting and retaining more professional engineers and land surveyors.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:29 Report of Committees 05:19 Orders of the Day/HB 470 06:54 HB 49 13:46 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 16:47 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 28:04 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 29:37 ConC/Rules Report 33:49 Floor Amendments 35:16 Adjournment 37:07, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received favorable committee reports on several bills, including measures on background checks, proactive post-secondary admission, public post-secondary employment, tuition waivers, vehicle wheels, choking prevention in schools, state parks, veterans’ benefits, and a resolution on a VA accreditation pathway for private veterans’ benefits assistance companies. The chamber then considered and passed House Bill 470, relating to peer support specialists and declared an emergency. Members adopted a committee substitute and a floor amendment that extended the registration deadline for alcohol and drug peer support specialists to January 1, 2028, clarified employer and work group provisions, removed the temporary peer designation, and created a work group to modernize oversight of peer support specialists. The bill passed 97-0. House Bill 49, creating a scholarship program for professional engineering and land surveying students funded by board fees and fines in exchange for post-graduation service in Kentucky, also passed 97-0. During announcements, members recognized visiting groups, upcoming committee meetings, and events, including a Kentucky Justice Association reception, a magistrates and commissioners breakfast, Jewish Advocacy Day, and a Lewis Ridge pump storage project meeting. The House also adopted a citation honoring the Hopkins County Central High School High Voltage Dance Team for winning two national titles. New bills and resolutions were introduced, the Committee on Committees and Rules referred bills to committees and posted several measures for the next day’s calendar, and the House adjourned until 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

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• Uh, I'm an attorney and a land surveyor. Been an attorney for 26 years and a land surveyor for 40.
• And by the way, an easement is the right to use somebody's land, not the ownership of the land, just
• says if if you're not posting your land says if if you're not posting your land and<00:43:19.120
• <00:51:49.720> have A lot of the large tracts of land have A lot of the large tracts of land
• <00:54:05.600> in also own a an urban parcel of land in also own a an urban parcel of land

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• And then from that, we submitted applications and the average is $200 million then per year.
• You don't see a lot of specifics in this bill because the specifics will come as applications come to
• required to contribute some land for what are known as jug handles.
• One of the parcels of land that... The roads in order to accommodate the new underpass.
• The negotiations for the sale of that land are ongoing. They will be completed soon.

Bills: SB2401, SB2402, SB2403, SB2404

Keywords: SB 2401, North Dakota, Century Code, occupational therapy, occupational therapy board, criminal history record check, background check, licensee investigation, physician continuing education, medical license renewal, nutrition education, metabolic health, chronic disease prevention, health occupation boards, medical board, licensure fee, audit response, disciplinary action, Title 43, board of medicine

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up second reading and final passage of several House bills related to the Rural Health Transformation Program and other matters. House Bill 1621, requiring the presidential fitness test in school physical education with exceptions and a delayed effective date, passed 43-3. House Bill 1623, appropriating federal rural health transformation grant funds and creating a related loan program and reporting structure, passed 46-0 after extensive debate about using the federal money for community health, infrastructure, and sustainability. House Bill 1622, joining the physician assistant licensure compact, also passed unanimously 46-0. House Bill 1625, authorizing the Ray Richards Golf Course land sale to support a Grand Forks transportation project and golf course improvements, passed 46-0. House Bill 1626, clarifying that the primary residence credit is applied after the early payment discount so taxpayers receive the full $1,600 benefit, passed 40-6.

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• Applications are submitted online.
• But I just think there was application after application that had either the same EIN or the same checking
• Application after application had either the same EIN or the same checking account, and it just didn't
• , and then it lists the requirements for the application.
• Next is the application for benefits.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee was called to order, a quorum was established, and the minutes from the prior meeting were approved. The first major presentation came from Montana Public Employees Retirement System executive director William Hollahan, who gave an overview of Montana’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Compensation Act plan. He explained that the plan covers volunteer firefighters in unincorporated areas, is funded by 5% of state fire insurance premium taxes, and currently serves 228 departments with about 2,936 active members and 1,242 retirees. He described eligibility rules, annual training and reporting requirements, benefit levels for partial and full pensions, disability, death, medical, and funeral benefits, and said the plan is actuarially sound with roughly $60 million in assets and a funded ratio slightly above 100%. Committee members asked about prior-service credit, whether EMS personnel are included, the effect on recruitment and retention, and whether expanding coverage would require a funding analysis; Hollahan said prior service is not credited, EMS is not currently included, and any expansion would need financial review. Tim Walleen of Workforce Safety and Insurance then presented a draft North Dakota workers’ compensation solution for volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS personnel. He explained that volunteer responders are already covered by workers’ comp for medical and wage-loss benefits, but the proposal would set a minimum annual wage of $30,000 for calculating wage-loss benefits for qualifying volunteers, with the benefit paid at two-thirds of that amount. Representative Porter suggested tying the volunteer definition to existing code rather than a fixed dollar amount, and Walleen agreed. Questions focused on whether search and rescue or other volunteer emergency services could be included, whether departments would face new paperwork, and whether volunteer organizations can already elect coverage; Walleen said there would be no additional paperwork and that volunteer coverage is already available. The committee also heard from volunteer fire service representatives and the state fire marshal. An Oakes-area firefighter, Mr. Olson, testified that small departments are struggling with retention, communication, and administrative burdens, especially around separate bookkeeping and funding rules for donated or fundraising money, and he said departments need clearer guidance from the state. State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark introduced himself and outlined a broader effort to improve education, support, and coordination for fire departments, including a planned 10% audit of certificates of existence beginning in 2027, more outreach through his office, and better assistance with training, reporting, and grant access. He said his office is authorized under current law to provide these services, but the role has been vague and underused. Finally, Arnagard Rural Fire District Chief Rick Schreiber testified in favor of new recruitment and retention ideas, including retirement-style benefits, health insurance, tax incentives, scholarships, grants, and more remote or regional training. He said volunteer departments are losing members, that local tax and donation funds are already stretched, and that any new retirement or incentive program should be sustainable and likely involve a mix of state and local support.