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• Given the consistent appreciation in agricultural land and assets, market value can be very high for
• <00:42:26.400> consolidation increase in agricultural consolidation increase in agricultural
• This is the single most progressive tax in our tax code.
• And this is the single most progressive tax in our tax code.
• and the Minnesota Internal Revenue code and the Minnesota tax tax tax code<01:09:23.679> and<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• To support these pieces of code into our law, I say, respectively, bring them again.
• To support these pieces of code into our law, I say, respectively, bring them again.
• c> that<01:48:11.440> order Until our code reflects that order Until our code reflects that
• on agriculture, water and natural<02:14:26.639> resources.
• on Agriculture, Water, and Natural<02:15:04.159> Resources.

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• First from the New Mexico Agricultural Leadership Program, and this program is designed to foster leaders
• Dean's Office at NMSU, Aaron Romero, American Ag Credit, Agriculture, Michael Purdy, the New Mexico Department
• of Agriculture, and Sherilyn Essidy.
• Trust Farm Credit, and Christina Wilson, New Mexico State University Coordinator of the New Mexico Agricultural
• the Health Care Purchasing Act, the Public Assistance Act, and sections of the New Mexico Insurance Code

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• While we focused on consumers, powerful seed companies and fertilizer suppliers and other agriculture
• While we focused on consumers, powerful seed companies and fertilizer suppliers and other agriculture
• While we focused on consumers, powerful seed companies and fertilizer suppliers and other agriculture
• companies and agriculture companies and agriculture uh<00:09:58.959> uh<00:09:59.120>
• ,<00:15:53.920> then Razor, seeing a discount code, then Razor, seeing a discount code, then

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House File 3794, as amended by the A4 amendment, was heard in committee. Representative Greenman described the bill as a ban on surveillance-based pricing and wage discrimination, with a disclosure requirement for companies using automated data to set individualized prices or wages. The A4 amendment was adopted; Greenman said it updated language based on attorney general and stakeholder feedback and added a burden-shifting provision that would let consumers or workers establish a presumption, which companies could then rebut with data. Greenman and supporters argued the bill would stop companies from using personal data and AI tools to charge different prices to different people, while still allowing ordinary market-based discounts and clearly offered group discounts such as those for veterans, students, or teachers. Supportive testimony came from the Minnesota Farmers Union, a neighborhood bookstore owner, Consumer Reports, and a small business owner. They said surveillance pricing undermines fairness, transparency, and competition, and cited examples such as different online prices based on location, browser history, or loyalty-program data. Testifiers also warned that AI-driven pricing and discounting can be opaque and discriminatory, and that small businesses cannot compete with large firms that control more data. Consumer Reports said consumers should not have to use workarounds like VPNs to compare prices and noted that some discounts based on personal data may also need sunlight and guardrails. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Progress. They argued the bill’s definitions are too broad and could sweep in ordinary business analytics, loyalty programs, targeted promotions, inventory tools, and even spreadsheets, creating compliance risk and discouraging innovation and investment. They also warned the bill could burden small businesses and interfere with workplace management and compensation decisions. During member discussion, several legislators voiced support for the bill as a transparency and fairness measure, while one member noted that the most egregious examples appear to be in e-commerce and said the committee was laying the bill over for further consideration.

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• Our second request is the future of advanced agricultural research in Minnesota, or a farm that would
• :10:10.720> research<00:10:10.959> in of advanced agricultural research in of advanced
• agricultural research in Minnesota<00:10:11.600> or<00:10:11.839> farm<00:10:12.560>
• <00:15:28.480> and on modern approaches for agriculture and on modern approaches for agriculture
• from soil to how cycle of agriculture from soil to how the<00:15:46.240> soil<00:15:46.560>

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security, 1183

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• Another one that I would show you is a change that we made in coding to be real honest; agriculture,
• We're actually, it's going to be coded just as apprenticeships to make sure we know what we're giving
• We're putting culture back into agriculture.
• We based this number on our expenses when we moved from the Jim Thorpe to the Agriculture building.
• It's in the code. Yeah, I'm sorry. That's thank you. Reserve. Low. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Keywords: 914, all

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• For sale to keep it in agriculture. Members, that is the bill.
• We believe that's unnecessary. ...of the agriculture business. We believe that's unnecessary.
• And yet, despite what this bill implies, big agriculture... ...milk at a Waffle House.
• Florida agriculture is understood and we take the steps to keep Florida green.
• And the Ethics Commission does not have jurisdiction over the elections code.

Summary: The committee first took up CS for CS for CS for SB 462 on transportation. A substitute amendment was adopted that would require counties receiving transportation surtax proceeds to report how the money is used to the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, prohibit certain airport fees tied to collegiate aviation flight training, create a Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority pilot program, and dedicate $10 million annually for a traffic signal modernization program. The amendment also removed several provisions from the bill, including a sales-tax transfer to the State Transportation Trust Fund, a bid-protest-related contracting requirement, and repeal of the Metropolitan Planning Organization Advisory Council. A late-filed amendment was tabled, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS for CS for CS for SB 628, Lucy’s Law, which strengthens boating safety penalties for leaving the scene of a vessel accident and reckless operation. After the sponsor withdrew a pending amendment, the committee heard emotional testimony from Lucy’s parents and others in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee next considered CS for CS for SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, under a strike-all amendment. The bill’s major provisions included removing non-purity additives from public water systems, requiring clearer labeling for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, criminalizing drone harassment over farmland, updating agriculture disaster recovery programs, creating an honest services registry for charities tied to countries of concern, expanding FFA-related scholarships and school infrastructure, and allowing the state to repurchase certain former agricultural lands converted to solar fields. Testimony included strong support from agriculture and related groups, opposition from the Florida Bankers Association over a private right of action related to financial discrimination, and criticism from speakers opposed to fluoride removal. The bill was amended and then reported favorably despite some opposition. The committee also reported favorably SB 796, which authorizes DEP general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems to replace failing septic tanks. The committee then took up a large strike-all for CS for SB 1618, a K-20 education package. The amendment combined provisions on VPK flexibility, early grade success, agriculture education, financial literacy, reading intervention, teacher assignment transparency, restrictions on spending public funds for political or social activism, emergency opioid antagonists, corporal punishment consent, teacher certification pathways, and other higher-education and workforce items from SB 1624, including guardrails for certain private religious postsecondary institutions. Members questioned the new prohibition on using public funds for political or social activism, with the sponsor saying it was intended to keep public schools from being a battleground for ideology; Equality Florida and the ACLU opposed that section. The amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee began extensive debate on CS for SB 7016, a major initiative-petition reform bill. The sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse documented in a large Office of Election Crimes and Security report and would impose tighter rules on petition circulators, including Florida residency and U.S. citizenship requirements, training, shorter submission deadlines, stronger penalties, new identification requirements on petitions, and a 25% invalid-signature trigger for investigations by election-crimes officials. Senators raised numerous questions about due process, public records, penalties, the treatment of volunteers and former felons, the verification process, and the practical effect of the new deadlines and thresholds. The discussion was ongoing when the transcript ended, and no final vote on SB 7016 is shown in the excerpt.

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• For the climate smart agriculture section of Proposition 4 for CDFA.
• threat of conversion to non-agricultural uses.
• Agricultural lands, agricultural land conservation planning, easements, or similar long-term conservation
• In climate-smart agricultural practices.
• I'm with the California Climate and Agriculture Network.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We like to talk about Oklahoma being an agriculture state, and with the chair's permission, I would like
• Without our pollinators, our agriculture would be bare.
• Without our pollinators, our agriculture would be bare.
• So, by supporting this bill, you are not only safeguarding our food system, agriculture, and ecosystems
• Like I say, we talk about agriculture a lot in this building, with it being the backbone of the state

Bills: SB378, SB540, SB1061, SB1475, SB1531, SB1534, SB1684, SB1824, SB1826, SB2049

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, SB1061, Oklahoma Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act, SAFE Act

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• The clerk will give the Oral Code Adding Order. A quorum is present.
• clerk will report the amendments to House File Number 23, the first engrossment, and the amendment is coded
• An act relating to agriculture, modifying financial reporting.
• compromise and negotiation among grain elevators and grain buyers in Minnesota and the Department of Agriculture
• That's also something that the Department of Agriculture feels they have the ability to do.

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• Each has a separate fund code within the University's accounting system, allowing us to manage the funds
• One of those that I'll mention is around nutrient management and agriculture.
• One of those that I'll mention is around nutrient management and agriculture.
• One of those that I'll mention is around nutrient management and agriculture.
• Number two, advanced agriculture, through which we intend to bring the future of animal agricultural

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• agriculture With agriculture be with agriculture With agriculture be with agriculture being<00
• United States Department of Agricultures United States Department of Agricultures rural<00:53:01.839
• ><03:35:28.720> submitted<03:35:29.040> by<03:35:29.200> the Code, code of the rule
• submitted by the Code, code of the rule submitted by the Environmental<03:35:30.080> Protection
• The code says include, not exclude or only.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• upon final Or during the bill referral period, if permission is granted in room 1 with point 14 agriculture
• Compact for animal health initiatives for the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock.
• HB number 238 by Guillen, relating to pest control, of the Committee on Agriculture and Livestock.
• Error code: 520 That again, they have to register with the volunteer management system while they're
• This amendment is a simple amendment that would require counties to update their minimum building codes

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 5, HB20, HB 22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Summary: The committee meeting primarily focused on the discussion and passage of several key bills, including SB5, which pertains to supplemental appropriations for disaster relief. This bill was passed unanimously, highlighting the committee's commitment to addressing disaster preparedness. HB20, aimed at reducing fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, also saw significant debate, with positive sentiments expressed by its sponsor, Mr. Darby. Additionally, HB22, which expands the authority of the comptroller to fund emergency communication systems, was passed with overwhelming support, indicating a consensus on improving emergency response capabilities within the state. The session concluded with discussions about future legislative measures aimed at strengthening infrastructure against disasters.

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• Um, you know, we are situated where we could possibly get biochar into agricultural soils for those agricultural
• Um, you know, we are situated where we could possibly get biochar into agricultural soils for those agricultural
• Um, you know, we are situated where we could possibly get biochar into agricultural soils for those agricultural
• soils uh for those agricultural soils uh for those agricultural<00:11:35.920> benefits.
• ,<00:12:38.000> and<00:12:38.320> manufacturing agricultural, and manufacturing agricultural

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• And there's certainly precedent for this throughout the code.
• An act amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to energy drinks.
• An act to amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code relating to energy drinks.
• a moped is a motor vehicle, and code will do that.
• Five of the Delaware Code relating to Delaware banks and trust companies.

Summary: The House received a series of Senate communications and committee reports, then took up a long consent calendar and several individual measures. Early actions included passing consent calendar items, recognizing Freedom of Speech Week and Juneteenth, and hearing numerous introductions and tributes, including remarks honoring House fellows, Father’s Day, and Representative Mara Gorman. The chamber also adopted several procedural motions and recesses, with roll calls recorded throughout. Among the bills considered, the House passed House Bill 134 on animal cruelty, increasing penalties for repeat offenses; House Bill 131 with Senate Amendment 1 on pet stores and animal welfare; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320 on technical corrections to the Delaware Constitution; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 407 on technical updates to the Hazardous Substance Control Act; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 on salary supplements for certain school employees; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 450, the Road Delaware Act, on land use and permitting reform; House Bill 459 on restricting energy drink sales in schools; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 439 on electric moped and motorcycle disclosures; and House Bill 444, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, after amendment delaying its effective date to July 1, 2027. House Amendment 1 to House Bill 459 was adopted, and House Amendment 1 to House Bill 444 was adopted before final passage. The House also rejected House Amendment 1 to House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 after debate over salary supplement policy for school-related certifications, then passed the substitute bill itself. House Bill 407 prompted questions about the increase in civil penalties, which DENREC said was intended to update outdated fines and align the penalty structure with other laws. House Bill 444 drew floor speeches emphasizing voting rights protections and concerns about voter suppression and dilution. The session ended with the House moving to recess after continuing consideration of House Bill 355, the Speaker Truth Act, which had just adopted an amendment changing damages language to attorney’s fees and costs.

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• 1214, Patterson, 1250, Papan, 1275, Elhawary, 1276, Carrillo, 1308, Hoover, 1322, Committee on Agriculture
• It makes it clear that AB 98 provisions do not apply to certain poor properties or agricultural uses,
• It makes clear that AB 98 provisions do not apply to certain poor properties or agricultural uses, provides
• The bill updates California's Elections Code to reflect our modern voting system and create small, but
• So the code for ADUs can be confusing depending on the city and also very complex to navigate.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 14, 2025, for a regular order hearing with a large consent calendar and many individual bill presentations. The committee first approved numerous bills on consent, then heard a series of measures spanning reproductive health, child care eligibility, transportation, mental health diversion, county recorder fees, groundwater management, election deadlines, parking enforcement, consumer protections, housing, immigrant and student protections, and utility/CPUC oversight. Several bills were taken up only for presentation because they were on suspense, including ACA 4 on long-term housing funding, and the committee later approved a very large suspense calendar as a whole. Among the bills discussed, AB 260 would protect medication abortion access and providers; AB 904 would clarify child care subsidy eligibility during family leave or job search; AB 1014 would give Caltrans more flexibility on speed limits in rural highway segments; AB 46 would clarify judicial discretion in mental health diversion; AB 1413 and AB 929 addressed groundwater adjudication and SGMA-related protections for small community water systems and wetlands; AB 930 would count vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day and received within seven days; AB 1022 would end towing solely for unpaid parking tickets; AB 290 and AB 302 dealt with automatic payments for the California Fair Plan and medical data protections; AB 1303 would remove the need for a Social Security number for California Lifeline eligibility; and several housing bills, including AB 920, AB 956, AB 1470, AB 893, and AB 1021, sought to streamline approvals or expand housing options. AB 1318 and AB 49 focused on immigrant-serving nonprofits and keeping immigration enforcement out of schools, while AB 1532 extended telecommunications and transportation access programs and added CPUC accountability measures. Testimony was generally supportive for the bills heard, with authors and sponsors emphasizing low or absorbable fiscal impacts, consumer protection, housing production, public safety, and protections for vulnerable communities. Opposition appeared on a few measures, including concerns about ADUs, towing authority, charter school-related issues, and the scale of proposed housing funding in ACA 4. Several members also commented in support of the housing and immigrant-protection measures, and some bills were voted out with recorded no votes or not-voting members noted. After the suspense calendar was deemed approved, the committee opened public comment on bills not presented that day, heard a long list of supporters and opponents on various measures, and then adjourned.

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• The bill exempts agricultural land, land owned or operated by a local government for public park purposes
• Thank you again, Senators, for allowing me to present Senate Bill 686 on agricultural enclaves.
• Thank you again, Senators, for allowing me to present Senate Bill 686 on agricultural enclaves.
• It does not weaken Florida's building code, fire code, floodplain management, or delegate state environmental
• It would depend on their dress code, I'm sure.

Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility to certain contaminated or brownfield properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added adjacency and density/intensity limits, and excluded agricultural land, park land, land outside the urban growth boundary, and land near military installations. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote, with limited support and opposition noted in waived appearance forms. Members then took up CS/CS/SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators. The strike-all added public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided: proponents argued the bill would help protect children and law enforcement, while opponents, including treatment experts and homelessness advocates, said there was no empirical evidence the restrictions reduce abuse and warned of retroactive punishment and increased homelessness. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 8-1. The committee also approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstates to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses and clarifying exclusions for protected areas. Opponents argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive plans, while supporters framed it as a property-rights measure; the bill was reported favorably 10-0. SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a technical update to nonprofit law modeled on prior for-profit corporate revisions, also passed unanimously after supportive waived testimony. Later, the committee approved SB 1338 on charitable giving, which creates a donor remedy for endowment restrictions and limits state reporting burdens on certain regulated or exempt organizations; members discussed cy pres and the sponsor said further changes would be worked out later. CS/SB 532 on court fees was amended to let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than half, with supporters saying clerks have been underfunded for years; it passed 10-0. The committee also favorably reported SB 218 on land use regulations, which restores normal land-use authority to counties not affected by recent hurricanes, and CS/SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability, which creates a presumption against liability for entities that comply with cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements; the cybersecurity bill drew concerns about retroactivity and the adequacy of compliance incentives but passed 9-2.

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• The funding protection of some of the key agricultural lands on the urban edge.
• We're also thinking about conservation of our agricultural lands.
• The SRA fee has been suspended since July 2017 per public resources code.
• And they're outlined in public resource code 4214.
• With a request for a continuous appropriation of 15% GDRF to fund agricultural climate solutions.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• the task of merging the two and I worked with Representative Maguire, Phil Sherman from the Building Code
• <00:54:42.319> from<00:54:42.559> the<00:54:42.720> building<00:54:43.040> code
• <00:54:43.280> review Sherman from the building code review Sherman from the building code
• slight change, make a committee amendment on page three, line four, included in the state building code
• , provided they are not more or less stringent than the state building code.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So under Century Code Sections 4.1-3604 and 4.1-404, these require the reports of 14 different agricultural
• And then a biannual report of the Agricultural Commissioner on the status of the pesticide container
• So under Century Code Sections 4.1.3604 and 4.1404.
• These require the reports of 14 different agricultural commodity promotion groups.
• . in a joint hearing of the Senate and House Agricultural Committees.

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