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• The Trump administration's 2025 hunt fish rule combined these limited lead regulations for new hunting
• The Trump administration's 2025 hunt fish rule combined these limited lead regulations for new hunting
• The Trump administration's 2025 hunt fish rule combined these limited lead regulations for new hunting
• The Trump administration's 2025 hunt fish rule combined these limited lead regulations for new hunting
• For new hunting and fishing opportunities with its lead-free hunting voluntary incentive program.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• White-tailed deer hunting remains the most popular hunting activity. in Texas and the department continues
• Love to hunt. Hunting fish and all that. We're members.
• We're talking about high-fenced hunting.
• So not everybody that's hunting in a high-fence area is releasing a deer that's been... or is hunting
• And they do hunt. Hunting itself is a management practice.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• hopefully more interest in deer hunting hopefully more interest in deer hunting in<00:07:52.759>
• this year there were zero deer hunting this year there were zero deer hunting deaths<00:10:34.360
• > incident deaths and one deer hunting incident deaths and one deer hunting incident with<00:10
• and the future of deer hunting.
• and the future of deer hunting.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• with deer hunting and crop damage.
• So, uh... ...with deer hunting and crop damage.
• I have two sons that hunt.
• I hunted, and this is something that's needed in the state of Delaware: hunting, trapping, and fishing
• We do believe that there is no legitimate threat to hunting and fishing in Delaware or the state's hunting

Bills: SB231

Keywords: school social workers, salary supplement, LCSW, mental health, education funding, Delaware Code, certification, professional standards

Summary: The House Administration Committee met and first considered Senate Bill 231, which would extend the existing 6% salary supplement for school-based mental health professionals with advanced credentials to school social workers who hold licensed clinical social worker credentials and have passed the national exam. The bill sponsor and multiple witnesses described school social workers as essential to student mental health, crisis response, attendance, and family support, and argued the measure corrects an oversight and inequity in the current salary supplement structure. Public testimony was uniformly supportive, and the committee voted to release the bill. The committee then heard Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 212, a constitutional amendment to protect the rights to hunt, fish, and trap. Supporters, including sportsmen’s groups and individual residents, said the amendment would preserve longstanding traditions, support wildlife management, and guard against future threats to hunting and trapping. An opposing witness argued there was no current threat in Delaware and said the Constitution should not be used to protect trapping or elevate hunting and trapping over other wildlife management approaches. Despite the opposition, the committee voted to release the substitute bill. Finally, the committee took up Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 284, the First State Emergency Response Act, which would create a 25-foot buffer around first responders at emergency scenes after warning, with misdemeanor penalties for knowingly entering or remaining in the zone to interfere with duties. Supporters said the bill would protect police, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics from interference, while opponents from the ACLU and the Office of Defense Services raised concerns about vague terms, potential First Amendment impacts, enforcement clarity, and jurisdictional issues. Committee members also questioned how the buffer would be marked and enforced. The sponsor and staff said they would continue working on the language, and the committee voted to release the bill.

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• poor people, multi-generation families, and it is so common for an owner of a firearm, usually a hunting
• because he inherited a gun, a hunting because he inherited a gun, a hunting rifle<00:31:00.720><
• c> if<00:32:08.399> it<00:32:08.640> is<00:32:08.799> mandatory used for hunting
• <00:32:59.600> So hunting to have a mandatory sentence.
• So hunting to have a mandatory sentence.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• And they also allow hunting and fishing easements for those enthusiasts that love to hunt and fish and
• And they also allow<00:04:09.720> hunting<00:04:10.440> and<00:04:10.600> fishing
• hunting and fishing easements for those<00:04:11.959> enthusiasts<00:04:12.560> that<00
• enthusiasts that love to hunt and those enthusiasts that love to hunt and fish<00:04:13.640> and<
• , and enjoy this beautiful planet hunt, and enjoy this beautiful planet that<00:04:42.360> God

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House received a message from the Senate announcing concurrence in the conference committee report on Senate File 2077, an environment and natural resources appropriations bill. Representative Heintzeman explained that the report incorporated language from the Legacy and Lands bill, an extension of unemployment insurance benefits for miners, and an $80,000 appropriation for the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. Representative Vang urged adoption, noting the bill had already passed earlier in the day with strong support. Several members spoke in favor of the conference report and the bill, emphasizing its outdoor heritage and conservation provisions, support for the Iron Range miners’ UI extension, and the related land and water protection measures. Representative McDonald and Representative Gilman highlighted the bill’s legacy and conservation benefits, while Representative Fischer and Representative Igo praised the work of the authors and the inclusion of the miner unemployment insurance extension. The House adopted the conference committee report and then took up third reading of the bill as amended by conference. After further supportive remarks, the clerk called the roll and the bill was repassed as amended by conference by a vote of 111 ayes and 22 nays, with the title agreed to. The chamber then adopted a motion to recess to the call of the Speaker.

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• of requiring hunters to purchase an upland game bird stamp along with the purchase of a standard hunting
• license prior to hunting upland game birds in wildlife management areas in the state.
• license prior to hunting upland game birds in wildlife management areas in the state.
• license in West Virginia and that hunting upland game birds is a popular sport among hunters in the
• It's a senior citizen license for fishing, hunting, and trapping. Okay. All right. Thank you, sir.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Natural Resources Committee met, established a quorum, and first approved the minutes from the previous meeting. The committee then considered and adopted an originating concurrent resolution to study the decline of the eastern gray fox population in West Virginia and to have a joint committee report findings to the Legislature in 2027. It also adopted a second originating concurrent resolution to study the economic feasibility of requiring an upland game bird stamp for hunters, with the same 2027 reporting deadline. Both resolutions were reported to the full Senate with recommendations that they be adopted. The committee next took up engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4176, which amends the law governing the senior citizen lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping license (class XS). Counsel explained that current law allows class XS license holders to participate in special youth deer season, and the bill would remove that privilege. A senator asked for clarification about whether the bill expanded youth or special-needs hunting opportunities, and counsel confirmed it did not; it only eliminates the XS holder’s participation in youth deer season. After discussion, the Vice Chair moved the committee substitute, and the committee voted to report House Bill 4176 to the full Senate with the recommendation that it do pass. The meeting then moved to adjourn.

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• , Ballard, Bostar, Brandt, Cavanaugh, Clements, Clouse, Conrad, DeBoer, Dungan, Dorn, Fredrickson, Hunt
• Clements, Clouse, Dorn, Dungan, Fredrickson, Greco, Hallstrom, Hansen, Hardin, Holdcroft, Hughes, Hunt
• Senator Hunt voting yes. Vote is 47 ayes, 0 nays, 2 excused/not voting. Mr.
• Voting no: Senators McKeon, Conrad, and Hunt. Not voting: Senators Dover and Mervin?
• Voting no: Senators Anderson, Armendariz, Hansen, Hunt, Riepe? The vote is 36 ayes, 13 nays. Mr.

Bills: LB737, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB1216, LB1256, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787, LB365A, LB823, LB900, LB903, LB940, LB954, LB1127, LB1127A, LB1205, LB1240, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR505, LR507

Keywords: LB737, Olmstead, developmental disabilities, disability services, community-based services, integrated settings, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, stakeholder advisory committee, independent consultant, public hearing, legislative oversight, disability rights, community integration, housing, employment, education, transportation, community supports, self-advocacy

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• Use the duck hunt. Representative Marshall? Awesome. 2216. 2216. 2216. 2216. Senate Bill 2216.
• But is that what do we believe that higher fees generally encourage more people to hunt?
• I think the net effect would be increasing waterfowl access to hunting in the state.
• We had pretty much consensus that the 50-gallon in a single hunting location was okay.
• It gives some idea to Game and Fish and to the hunting community. The 50 feet...

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Natural Resources Committee reconsidered Senate Bill 2159, which concerns a study related to nuclear energy and waste. Members discussed a proposed amendment to clarify that the study would address above-ground storage of nuclear waste, not underground storage, reflecting concerns raised by constituents about earlier nuclear-related proposals. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave SB 2159 a unanimous 13-0 do pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2245, described as a hunting-related bill, and recommended it do pass on a 13-0 vote after brief discussion with Game and Fish support noted. Senate Bill 2216, the duck stamp bill, was also advanced 13-0. Testimony on SB 2216 explained that it would help Game and Fish better track resident duck hunting participation and generate revenue for waterfowl habitat, PLOTS access, and possible federal matching funds. The most extensive debate centered on Senate Bill 2137, which addresses baiting rules and chronic wasting disease surveillance. An amendment was proposed to set a 50-gallon limit at a hunting location, require a 50-foot setback from property used for animal agriculture, and direct continued disease surveillance with a report due before December 31, 2028. After discussion about fence setbacks, livestock concerns, and the department’s authority to manage disease, the committee adopted the amendment by a 7-6 vote and then passed the bill as amended on an 8-4 vote. The committee also noted several remaining bills would be taken up the following week and adjourned, with no meeting the next day.

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• grew up in Hunt and Kerrville.
• grew up in Hunt and Kerrville.
• I was prohibited from going to the Hunt Store reopening, the Hunt Store concert. I have not...
• I was prohibited from going to the Hunt Store reopening, the Hunt Store concert.
• at the Hunt store.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness hearing convened in Kerrville with quorum, public testimony limited to three minutes and invited testimony to 10 minutes. Leaders from both chambers, along with the lieutenant governor and speaker, framed the hearing as an unprecedented joint effort focused on learning from the July 4 flood, honoring victims, and identifying actions to reduce future loss of life. The committee also heard opening remarks about decorum, logistics, and the intent to continue work in future sessions. The first panel included Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, Emergency Management Coordinator William B. Thomas IV, Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring Jr., Kerrville City Manager Dalton Rice, Upper Guadalupe River Authority representative William Rector, Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk, and Real County Judge Bella Rubio. They described the flood as sudden and catastrophic, with Kerr County reporting 108 deaths and two missing. Local officials emphasized that they received no timely warning of the scale of the event, that responders and volunteers acted heroically under extreme conditions, and that communications, cell coverage, and rural emergency resources were strained. Several witnesses said the county’s existing alert systems were limited by geography, sparse broadband, and the speed of the flood. Testimony focused on possible improvements, including real-time flood gauges and predictive monitoring, stronger rural emergency management staffing and training, better interoperability and alerting tools such as IPAWS, CodeRED, WENS, and sirens, and expanded broadband and radio coverage. Kerrville asked for a flood warning system before next summer and state help for stormwater, floodplain, and disaster recovery funding. UGRA described its past and current flood-warning and mitigation efforts, including gauge funding, a new software-based flood prediction project, and consideration of additional retention dams. Kendall and Real counties highlighted successful or needed alerting and evacuation practices, while also stressing the difficulty of funding and maintaining such systems in small rural counties. Members asked detailed questions about the timeline of the flood response, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and whether regional consolidation or additional infrastructure could improve future preparedness.

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• There's no service out in Hunt. I do a lot of work in Hunt.
• There's no service out in hunt. I do a lot of work in hunt. Done a lot of work.
• texas i was born at the hunt peterson hospital or sorry said peterson in Hunt, Texas.
• I was given one to myself that's a little bit deeper into Hunt, right before the Hunt crossing.
• at the Hunt store.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness and flooding hearing opened with quorum calls, prayer, testimony time limits, and remarks from legislative leaders emphasizing decorum, respect, and the goal of learning from the July 4 flood to prevent future loss of life. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows said the special session and hearings were intended to hear directly from local officials and residents, and that the state would pursue immediate and longer-term legislation and continue working beyond the current session. The committee then heard invited testimony from Kerr County, Kerrville, Kendall County, Real County, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, followed by member questions. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, and emergency management coordinator William B. Thomas described the flood as a sudden, unprecedented event that overwhelmed local systems before many officials or residents understood the danger. They said the county received multiple National Weather Service and IPAWS alerts, but the rain fell in remote upstream areas with limited gauges, and the flood rose too quickly for normal response. They detailed the emergency response, including dispatchers handling heavy call volumes, deputies and volunteer firefighters conducting rescues, and state and federal partners assisting. County officials said 108 people died, including 37 children, and two remained missing. They called for better real-time flood detection, stronger rural emergency management resources, improved broadband and cell coverage, and more funding for swift-water rescue and warning systems. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and City Manager Dalton Rice said the city had floodplain rules, emergency plans, and prior preparedness efforts, but the event exposed gaps in communications and regional warning capacity. They urged the Legislature to fund a flood warning system, whether sirens, automated alerts, or a hybrid, and asked for support for predictive weather modeling, broadband expansion, a hazard mitigation fund, and disaster recovery resources. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority said it had long funded gauges and pursued flood-warning and mitigation projects, including a new software-based flood prediction system and possible retention dams, and planned to dedicate reserve funds to feasibility studies and infrastructure improvements. Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk said his county’s emergency action plan and early alerts helped prevent deaths there, and he recommended easier access to alerting tools, a river-wide warning system, simpler grant applications, and regional coordination. Real County Judge Bella Rubio said rural counties face major challenges because of limited cell service, broadband, staffing, and funding, especially for camps and visitors along the Frio and Nueces rivers, and argued that reliable alert systems should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. Members asked about the timeline of the flood, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and funding, and several witnesses said the key lessons were better communications, better warning systems, and more investment in rural flood mitigation and emergency response.

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• Ninety-nine point nine percent of our hunts are all done on donated private ground.
• to hunt.
• And over 38,000 acres of private ground in the valley to hunt.
• I'm Rob Oakley with Hunt of a Lifetime. We're a nationwide organization.
• And we were taking kids out on those hunts. And last year, we did the same.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• if we had a hunting season. if we had a hunting season.
• Regarding hunting licenses, the lowest amount charged for a hunting license is...
• Regarding hunting licenses, the lowest amount charged for a hunting license is...
• amount for a hunting license? amount for a hunting license?
• Total<03:12:48.680> hunting, Total hunting, Total hunting, the<03:12:50.160> total<03:12

Keywords: 916, all

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• So we always base our hunts on our Fish and Game and, most importantly, our wildlife.
• to hunt.
• valley to hunt.
• And it's amazing. ...and over 38,000 acres of private ground in the valley to hunt.
• I'm Rob Oakley with Hunt of a Lifetime. We're a nationwide organization.

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to wildlife access, groundwater enforcement, desert plant regulation, outdoor equity, and water supply planning. SB 1021 would direct the Fish and Game Commission to create accommodations for children with life-threatening illnesses to participate in hunting and fishing opportunities; supporters described the bill as therapeutic and family-centered, while an opposition group argued the state should focus on non-lethal outdoor activities. SB 997 would give the North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency lien authority to enforce fees and penalties under SGMA; the author and agency said the bill closes an enforcement gap for a special-legislation GSA, and it drew broad support from local government and agricultural groups. The committee also considered SB 1061, which would streamline relocation permits for Western Joshua trees on private property; the author and local officials said the current law creates burdens for homeowners and infrastructure, while supporters framed the bill as a balance between conservation and property rights. Members also heard SB 1268, which would codify the Outdoors for All initiative to expand park access and outdoor equity, especially in underserved communities; it received strong support from environmental, parks, local government, and community organizations, with members praising the effort to improve access. SB 1085 would restore water supply assessment requirements for large developments even when CEQA exemptions apply, so local agencies still receive early information about water availability; the sponsor and water agencies said the bill helps prevent “paper water” problems and supports planning in drought conditions, and the building industry indicated it would remove its opposition after amendments. The committee accepted amendments on several bills, took roll once quorum was established, and advanced the measures by vote. Votes taken included SB 997, SB 1021, SB 1061, SB 1085, and SB 1268, all of which were reported out of committee, with SB 1061, SB 1085, and SB 1268 later recorded as passing 11-0. SB 997 was approved on a due-pass motion to Judiciary, SB 1021 was sent to Appropriations as amended, SB 1061 and SB 1085 were sent to Appropriations and Local Government respectively, and SB 1268 was sent to Natural Resources. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning after completing the votes.

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• <00:13:32.360> on if if we're going to increase hunting on if if we're going to increase hunting
• public<00:13:40.880> land, increase hunting on public land, increase hunting on public land
• Didn't have any private land to hunt.
• archery, hunting. archery, hunting.
• property and hunting. property and hunting.

Keywords: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 18 March, 2026; 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The Wildlife, Fisheries Committee met to consider several Senate nominations to the Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund board. The nominees included Richard Webster, Peyton Locky, Josh Ragio, and reappointee Van Ray. Each nominee briefly described his background and connection to the outdoors, conservation, or related business experience. Committee members repeatedly emphasized that the board should focus on projects that improve public access and advance conservation, while also considering projects across all regions of Mississippi, including north Mississippi. Members also raised concerns about the use of trust fund money for land purchases, noting that buying land can remove property from county tax rolls. Several senators urged the nominees to favor projects that maximize public benefit, avoid overemphasis on city parks or ball fields, and consider leasing land instead of purchasing it when possible. The nominees generally agreed that projects should be judged on merit, public access, and conservation value. One nominee, Webster, was reminded to file a statement of economic interest with the Mississippi Ethics Commission before floor consideration. The committee voted to advise and consent on Senate Nominations 2, 51 and 52, 53 and 54, and 89, moving all of them to the floor. The votes were taken by voice vote with no opposition recorded. Van Ray also discussed the committee’s earlier work creating procedures for the program and said the board had already supported many projects statewide, with a moratorium on land purchases currently in place.

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• I've hiked, hunted, and fished across nearly every corner of New Mexico, and I can say with...
• You guys like to hunt. You're probably pretty familiar with it.
• Because you already hunt there. You already fish there. You can go there and zip line.
• My grandfather knew, you know, we would hunt on public land.
• We would hunt on private land or folks that he had worked for for much of his adult life.

Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

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• for for hunting in the turkey<00:18:06.640> seasons.
• People that hunt in bow hunt, and I'd say if it was 300 people, maybe five people didn't like it.
• People that hunt in bow hunt forward.
• People that hunt in bow hunt and<00:27:09.279> I'd<00:27:09.520> say<00:27:09.760> if
• principles that define archery hunting. principles that define archery hunting.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One of the acts of hunting and fishing is going to buy the ammo for hunting and fishing.
• act of uh the hunting and fishing. act of uh the hunting and fishing.
• So, I could hunting and fishing.
• <00:18:44.880> Uh, the act of hunting and fishing. Uh, the act of hunting and fishing.
• part of my hunting and fishing activity. part of my hunting and fishing activity.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I'm joined by my colleague and House co-chair, Representative Dan Hunt.
• Good afternoon, and thank you, Chair Keenan and Chair Hunt.
• Thank you to the chairs, Keenan and Chair Hunt, and everyone Thank you to the chairs, Keenan, Chair Hunt
• Chairs Keenan and Hunt, members of the committee.
• Thank you, Chair Keenan and Chair Hunt.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Election Laws held a public hearing focused primarily on ranked choice voting (RCV) legislation and several local home rule petitions, along with one petition to authorize remote participation in Concord town meetings. Chairs Keenan and Hunt outlined hearing procedures and noted the committee would hear both in-person and virtual testimony. The committee also took testimony on Concord’s request for remote participation in open and special town meetings, with supporters arguing it would make town meeting more accessible to residents with childcare, mobility, work, or disability barriers while preserving direct democracy. A large portion of the hearing centered on RCV local-option bills and municipal petitions from communities including Concord, East Hampton, Salem, Chelsea, Arlington, Revere, Amherst, and others. Supporters—among them local officials, legislators, election advocates, educators, veterans, and nonprofit leaders—said RCV would reduce vote-splitting, encourage more candidates, promote more positive campaigning, improve representation, and increase turnout. East Hampton officials described their existing use of RCV, saying it produced record turnout, was easy for voters to understand with education, and could be expanded to multi-winner races without major added cost. Concord and Amherst witnesses said their voters had already approved local steps toward RCV and urged the committee to let municipalities implement the system without further delay. Testimony in favor of the local-option RCV bill emphasized home rule and local control, with several witnesses arguing the state should not block communities that have already voted to adopt RCV. Speakers from MassVOTE, the AFT Massachusetts, Voter Choice Massachusetts, Progressive Massachusetts, the Boston Teachers Union, and Veterans for All Voters said the reform would strengthen democracy, broaden participation, and save money by avoiding low-turnout preliminary elections. Some witnesses also referenced examples from Cambridge, Maine, and Utah to argue that RCV is workable, nonpartisan, and familiar to voters. The hearing ended with no votes or final committee action taken in the transcript provided.

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• Representative Petuskey, seconded by Representative Hunt, moves to pass on Amendment 1579. tincture.
• Now the motion, Representative Petuskey, seconded by Representative Hunt, moves to pass as amended.
• Representative Hunt. Representative Hunt.
• Okay, Representative Hunt, seconded by Representative Petuskey, moves inexpedient to legislate.
• <00:40:52.600> Petuskey Hunt seconded by Representative Petuskey Hunt seconded by Representative

Keywords: 1189, house, all