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• Um, for fishing and other fraud.

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• right reflection of the mercy you have shown, the healing miracles you performed for the sick, the fish
• you served to the multitudes, and the grace that you You performed for the sick, the fish you served

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

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• closure of a state-run shooting range to be passed by the legislature before the Arizona Game and Fish
• that, in addition to agency public hearings and a written recommendation, any closure of a Game and Fish

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting covered a large number of bills and resolutions across education, federalism, government, health, commerce, and judiciary-related topics. In education, members heard bills on moving the statewide testing window later, allowing paper-based testing in more cases, posting school administrator compensation data, expanding who may receive student directory information, reviewing duplicative ADE reporting requirements, requiring religious excusals, creating a school fitness recognition program, and a proposed ballot measure on sex-designated school sports and private spaces. In federalism, the committee discussed banning foreign nationals from funding ballot-measure committees and a proposal to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting. Other items included memorials urging the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations and the IMF, and a government bill penalizing agencies that fail to submit financial reports on time. Health and human services bills focused on lactation care, a state certification program for lactation providers, prohibiting gender transition procedures for minors, requiring chief medical officers at state agencies to hold active licenses, clarifying air ambulance statutes, seeking a SNAP waiver to restrict non-eligible food purchases, and collecting hospital patient immigration-status data for reporting. Sponsors generally framed these as consumer protection, public health, or administrative cleanup measures, while some members raised concerns about cost, privacy, and possible legal conflicts. In commerce, the committee heard bills on digital goods disclosure, protections for child content creators, liability limits for river outfitters, landlord utility billing transparency, appraisal management company definitions, unemployment eligibility verification, and association-based health plans. Several measures were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments. The judiciary portion included bills creating a civil cause of action for violations of anti-DEI laws, expanding hate-crime-style penalties to include political affiliation and expression, adding reporting requirements for name changes by sex offenders, penalizing possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present individuals, adding penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, allowing speed-limiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, extending inmate transition services, increasing penalties for sexual extortion involving older teens, requiring legislative approval to close state shooting ranges, and advancing an Article V convention resolution for congressional term limits. Several sponsors emphasized public safety, parental rights, election integrity, or government accountability, while some members raised constitutional or implementation concerns, particularly on liability, voting systems, and the term-limits resolution. Multiple bills were reported as being on consent calendars, with some pulled for amendments or further discussion.

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• Bill 198, introduced by Senator Compos, an act making an appropriation to the Department of Game and Fish
• Bill 198, introduced by Senator Compos, an act making an appropriation to the Department of Game and Fish

Keywords: 996, all

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• The bill already exempts fishing game. If you read the bill, I only changed this definition.
• The bill already exempts fishing game. If you read the bill, I only changed this definition.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• when it was made, allowed for those in wheelchairs to be able to pull themselves up to the edge and fish
• on their own, because he was a southeast Texas sportsman, hunting and fishing.

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• haven't talked about quality of life, and that if you recruit rural students who like to hunt and fish
• , they want to go back and hunt and fish, and maybe run a few cattle or whatever they do.

Bills: HB42, HB 125, HB 1233, HB2853, HB3148, HB3326, HB3701, HB4066, HB4361, HB4762, HB4909, HB4912, HB42, HB125

Keywords: higher education, funding, financial allocation, state budget, Texas A&M University, University of Houston, education funding, medical education, osteopathic medicine, healthcare workforce, Tarleton State University, industry-recognized credentials, workforce development, career opportunities, feasibility study, student fees, university funding, student union, education, UT El Paso

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• I'm definitely a fish out of water up here. I think I'm the only geologist in this room.
• that the Apalachee regional planning councils able to get for Franklin County from the the National Fish

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Next is House Bill 928, which is an act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes
• H. 928, an act relating to technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes.
• technical which is an act relating to technical corrections<01:22:38.920> to<01:22:39.160> fish
• <01:22:39.640> and<01:22:39.840> wildlife corrections to fish and wildlife corrections
• to fish and wildlife statutes.<01:22:41.120> Please<01:22:41.440> listen<01:22:41.880>

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through first readings and referrals of several bills. House Bill 950, the pay act for certain state employees, was read and referred to Appropriations, and House Bill 951, the government appropriations bill, was read and referred to Ways and Means. Senate bills referred included S. 138 on commercial property assessed clean energy projects, S. 181 on eliminating a pre-sentence investigation requirement for deferred sentences, S. 206 on licensure of early childhood educators, S. 219 on an energy navigator program report, S. 239 on the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Working Group, and S. 291 on travel disclosures for legislators and certain executive officers, each sent to the appropriate committee. The chamber also read several House concurrent resolutions adopted on the consent calendar. These included resolutions congratulating Rice Memorial High School’s Division Two girls soccer team and Division One field hockey team, designating March 2026 as Athletic Trainers Month in Vermont, and remembering the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters in Japan. The Japan remembrance resolution included a message from the Japanese consul general expressing gratitude for Vermont’s solidarity and friendship after the disaster. Later, members offered announcements recognizing guests in the gallery, including Rice Memorial athletes and coaches, representatives of the Vermont Association of Athletic Trainers, and students and teachers from Pondbrook and Sterling College. The House also heard a detailed floor speech in support of House Bill 861, which would establish a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator. The sponsor described accessibility barriers faced by disabled Vermonters, argued that ADA responsibilities are currently uneven across state government, and said a coordinator would improve coordination, compliance, and access across agencies. The House then announced the order of upcoming bills, starting with H. 861 and H. 931, but no final vote on H. 861 was taken in the portion provided.

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• 66, sponsored by Senator French, donated hunting licenses amendments, an act relating to game and fish
• Senate File 26, sponsored by Travel, Game and Fish Property Tax Exemption Amendments.
• ><01:48:55.120> Travel,<01:48:55.800> Game<01:48:56.040> and<01:48:56.160> Fish
• sponsored by Travel, Game and Fish sponsored by Travel, Game and Fish Property<01:48:56.840>

Keywords: 916, all

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• There are a couple of other places where, you know, I'm maybe in the fishing game, but certainly in some
• There are a couple of other places where, you know, I'm maybe in the fishing game, but certainly in some
• I I'm maybe um where there are you know I I'm maybe in<00:32:25.200> the<00:32:25.360> fishing
• > game<00:32:25.919> but<00:32:26.640> certainly<00:32:27.039> in in the fishing
• game but certainly in in the fishing game but certainly in some<00:32:27.440> of<00:32:27.519

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We see significant evidence that streams with buffers have much healthier fish and insects.
• We see significant evidence that streams with buffers have much healthier fish and insects.
• 00:08:10.919> have<00:08:11.120> much<00:08:11.280> healthier<00:08:11.639> fish
• <00:08:11.840> and buffers have much healthier fish and buffers have much healthier fish and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That includes American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and California Indians.
• . not American Indian or Alaskan natives.
• Like almost all the other provisions, American Indians and Alaskan Natives are exempt.
• 01:11:23.840> and<01:11:24.080> Alask<01:11:24.560> Alaskan<01:11:24.960> natives
• <01:11:25.360> are Indians and Alask Alaskan natives are Indians and Alask Alaskan natives

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We've looked at kind of detailed race and race in general, but we can look also at the nativity, or where
• or where the look also at the Nativity or where the parents<00:25:24.559> of<00:25:24.720>
• ><00:30:50.640> of districts with uh larger numbers of districts with uh larger numbers of native
• indigenous<00:30:52.679> children<00:30:53.440> where<00:30:53.559> you native
• or indigenous children where you native or indigenous children where you can<00:30:53.799> see

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Education Finance Committee met on January 21 with a quorum present for the first meeting of the 2025 biennium. The co-chairs described the temporary power-sharing arrangement in the tied Senate, introduced committee staff and pages, and had members briefly introduce themselves and share what subject they would teach. After the introductions, the committee moved to a presentation from State Demographer Susan Brower. Brower reviewed Minnesota’s school-age population trends and projections, noting that the state had just under 1 million children ages 5 to 17 in 2023 and that, for the first time, the older adult population exceeded the school-age population. She said the school-age population is concentrated in the Twin Cities metro and other regional centers, and projected an overall decline of about 5% over the next 15 to 20 years, driven mainly by declining birth rates and long-running net outmigration of young adults. She also explained that growth is expected in some areas, especially along the I-94 corridor north of the metro, while northern regions are projected to see the largest declines. She clarified for members that her figures measure resident children, not school enrollment, and that boundary changes are not reflected in the district-level data. The presentation also covered demographic change among students. Brower said about 35% of Minnesota children ages 5 to 17 are children of color, with growing multiracial populations and increasing linguistic diversity. She reported that about 20% of school-age children have at least one foreign-born parent, and about 18% of enrolled students speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish, Somali, and Hmong the largest home languages. She also discussed child poverty, saying Minnesota’s rate is just under 10%, below the national rate of about 15%, and that poverty is concentrated in Minneapolis-St. Paul, some first-ring suburbs, and parts of northern Minnesota, including districts with larger Native populations. Members asked questions about whether the projections accounted for migration and whether open enrollment affected the figures; Brower said the data reflect where children live, not where they attend school, and that the projections are based on recent migration and birth patterns, with future changes more likely to come from international immigration than from domestic migration.

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• Patrol Administration and Corporal Landon Mills, Law Enforcement Warden with the Arkansas Game and Fish

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Highway Patrol Administration and Corporal Landon Mills, Law Enforcement Warden, the Arkansas Game and Fish

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum of 97 members present, and granted leave to Representatives Brad Hall and Brandon Aker. The chamber recognized several guests, including law enforcement officers, the doctor and nurse of the day, former Representative Carlton Wing, leadership groups from Hot Springs and Huntsville, NCSL liaison Susan Haltine, family members of Representative Jeremy Wooldridge, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and several representative-elects who will join the next General Assembly. The only bill taken up was House Bill 1001, the appropriation for the Arkansas House of Representatives for fiscal year 2025-2026. Representative Vaught presented the measure as the House’s operating appropriation for the fiscal session, no one spoke against it, and the bill passed with the emergency clause by a vote of 96 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 present. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 1 p.m. the next day. Members announced upcoming meetings for House Management, the Joint Budget Committee and its subcommittees, the Rules Committee, the Energy Caucus, and the House Prayer Caucus.

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• I don't know if you ever knew him, but he was quite a spicy, fiery Pentecostal-type leader for Native
• But if you get a chance, let me break—go over into 450, and Native America.
• They're amazing people, and they're traveling this nation, ministering to Native American tribes throughout
• Thank you for the question, because the one piece of it also is that tribal native languages will count

Bills: SB1090, SJR49, SB633, HR1059, SB650, SB2063, SB122, SB1614, SB1884, SJR52, SJR53, HJR1101, SJR50, HB3021, HR1058, SB514, SB382, HB3320, SB740, SB833, SB2143, SB1209, SB244

Keywords: SB1090, Oklahoma Homeowner Repair Contract Protection Act, home repair, home solicitation contract, cooling-off period, right to cancel, consumer protection, contract rescission, certified mail cancellation, home solicitation sales, contractor regulation, home improvement scams, public finance, State Treasurer, Invest In Oklahoma, OCAST, venture capital, private equity, growth funds, direct investment

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including the Nurse of the Day and a guest pastor, on the National Day of Prayer. Members also made announcements about prayer activities in the Capitol and welcomed former Speaker Charles McCall to the gallery. The chamber then moved through a long floor calendar of Senate bills, joint resolutions, and a conference committee report, with several measures amended on the floor before final passage. Among the bills passed were SB 1090, a consumer protection measure aimed at giving homeowners time to cancel contracts with predatory door-knocking roofers and contractors; SJR 49, repealing a Wildlife Conservation Commission rule on surety for oil and gas leases; SB 633, a juvenile code measure described as protecting children from fentanyl poisoning; SB 650, a public utilities bill tied to transparency and accountability for state employee salary increases; SB 263, amended to include a “lemonade stand” provision; SB 122, a transportation-related bill on proof of insurance; and SB 1614, creating a teacher induction program, which also received emergency passage. SJR 52 and HJR 1101, both dealing with agency rules, also passed, as did SJR 53 on Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority rules. The most debated item was SB 1884, which would strengthen equal access for school employees to teacher professional organizations and related membership/dues procedures. Supporters argued it would clarify existing law, ensure fair access, and give teachers more choice and legal support; opponents said the problem was compliance with current law, not a need for new statute, and warned against duplicating existing protections. After extended debate, the bill failed 47-44. Members then took up SJR 50, a major Medicaid expansion-related resolution revising earlier trigger language; supporters said it preserved expansion unless federal funding changed and gave lawmakers flexibility, while opponents argued the state had not done enough fiscal analysis before proposing changes. SJR 50 passed 69-18. Finally, the House adopted a conference committee report on HB 3021, consolidating graduation requirements into the ICAP framework and clarifying related school rules, and the bill passed with emergency status.

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• incredible convening of tribal historic preservation officers and other tribal Officials to launch our Native
• institution and truly make it live up to that national vision. $1.5 million for the next phase of our Native
• them into the federal registry, and then working with all affiliated tribes, Pueblos, nations, and Native
• The federal Native American graves, is there federal matching money that comes in to match that?

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• down here the original content. and translated version, and when the parent responds back in their native
• We want to make it easy to understand so we make sure it's translated into the native language of the
• translate or to provide the system in the many different languages, including Spanish and all the native
• especially given that we have tribal sovereignty to consider and a lot of federal laws. to consider around Native

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• In addition, Senate President, she is the first female and Native Hawaiian to serve as CIO.
• <00:21:07.520> first<00:21:07.880> female<00:21:08.880> and<00:21:09.039> Native
• <00:21:09.440> Hawaiian is the first female and Native Hawaiian is the first female and Native

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with all 25 members present, approved the prior day’s journal, and heard several introductions, including visiting staff, guests, and Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, who was recognized for her work with the food bank and noted as acting governor that week. The chamber also received House communications returning several Senate concurrent resolutions adopted unamended, and one House-amended resolution, SCR 192, was taken up. Senator Wakai moved to disagree with the House amendments to SCR 192, the motion was seconded and carried, with conferees to be named later. Standing committee reports were then taken up, including reports 1931 to 1939 for one-day notice and report 1940 for adoption, which was adopted without objection. The Senate then considered a series of advice-and-consent nominations, beginning with education-related appointments. Senators spoke in support of nominees to the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board, the State Board of Education, and the School Facilities Authority Board, while Senator Awa and others raised objections to several nominees, arguing that campaign donations by some appointees created the appearance of “pay to play.” Despite those objections, the nominations were ultimately confirmed. The chamber also confirmed Dwight Takamini as chair of the Hawaii Labor Relations Board after strong support from multiple senators who cited his labor, legislative, and public service background. The Senate next confirmed Christine Sakuda as chief information officer for the Office of Enterprise Technology Services, with supporters emphasizing her IT leadership and public service and noting she is the first female and Native Hawaiian to hold the post. The chamber also confirmed Kahuanoi AD Jackson as judge of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit and Sonia H. Toma as judge of the District Family Court of the Second Circuit, with senators highlighting their prosecutorial and public service experience and the favorable testimony received in committee. After these confirmations, senators introduced the new appointees and their families in the gallery. Later, the Senate adopted additional standing committee reports on House concurrent resolutions and passed SB 849 HD2 on final reading, relating to wildlife conservation, by unanimous consent. The body also reconsidered and reversed earlier disagreement on House amendments to SB 116 and SB 946, agreeing that the amendments were technical and giving one-day notice for final reading. The meeting concluded with a late introduction of the Honokaʻa Jazz Band, which was praised for its national recognition and community service, and senators invited members to a later concert in the rotunda.