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• data that many of our partners across Washington's hunger safety net look to is the Feeding America Map
• Here's a map of our region. It's a very large region.
• That map that you’re seeing there shows detections of avian influenza.
• That map that you're seeing there are detections of avian influenza.

Keywords: 904, all

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• As you look at the map of the district, we have spread them out.
• So in 2026, the MAP funding, we were able to help four entities for about a million dollars, and then
• This map gives you a better sense of the connections and ownership throughout the state.
• If you remember the map I showed before, the north has a network, and the south has a network; they don't

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• integrated public alert and warning systems, information on evacuation routes, or real-time fire mapping
• So if we look at just like well-served map in this area. But your chair, she doesn't play.
• Having spent now three years in the world of well-served and all the things and all the maps.
• have three wireless carriers offering service in that territory, and if it's based on their coverage maps

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• He didn't just fight for numbers in a report or dots on a map. He fought for our people.
• fight for numbers in a report or dots on fight for numbers in a report or dots on a<00:21:26.960><c> map
• 21:27.280><c> He</c><00:21:27.520><c> fought</c><00:21:27.760><c> for</c><00:21:28.000><c> our</c> a map
• He fought for our a map.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• It's much harder to be able to say, okay, I need to pull up a map, uh, where I can see block by block
• c> to</c><00:19:25.360><c> pull</c><00:19:25.600><c> up</c><00:19:25.760><c> a</c><00:19:26.000><c> map
• </c> able to say okay I need to pull up a map able to say okay I need to pull up a map um<00:19:27.600

Keywords: 1183, house

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• in part because that's a term that the EPA uses, and they have a nifty gadget that makes you able to map
• I will ask you about is when you plot health outcomes—cancer, asthma, and toxicity—on New Mexico's map
• We moved away from a few of those terms to ensure that we could use the instrument from the EPA to map
• I look here at the map with GDP, and from what I take from this is, once again, we're the United States

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• He said his wife is a teacher, and when he asked her what she would do if she had a big map, she said
• He added that his wife is a teacher and said that if she had a big map, she would just put something
• Representative Standish said that if a school had a big map, they could just put something over it and
• got involved he saw people were in limbo about what they were supposed to buy in textbooks and on maps
• to buy on our maps, those type things.<00:20:11.840><c> And</c><00:20:12.000><c> so</c><00:20:12.240

Bills: SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81, SB8, SB22, SB137, HB295, HB2, HB343, HB220, HB303, HB81

Keywords: emergency management, public funds, educational materials, state legislation, disaster response, uniformity, state laws, legislative commission, appointments, government structure, resilience, natural disasters, risk management, Alabama Resilience Council, Chief Resilience Officer, state planning, environmental protection, community preparedness, Alabama Office of Civic Engagement, Alabama Office of Minority Affairs

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• where the clerks of these subdivisions are going to make sure they provide an accurate and detailed map
• where the clerk of these subdivisions are going to make sure they provide an accurate and detailed map

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from Tuesday, March 24, by motion with no discussion. It then took up Senate Bill 1351, which would bar a person rejected by the Senate for a gubernatorial appointment from being nominated for the same seat for one year and require the governor to fill vacancies within 90 days. Representative Scott presented the bill as a check on executive power, and members asked about how it would interact with other appointment laws and what would happen to unconfirmed officials already serving. There was no public testimony, and the committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next reconsidered Senate Bill 1376, dealing with candidate filing procedures for political subdivisions. Representative Dygert explained that filings would shift to county clerks, with supporting map and notification requirements, and that the change was intended to simplify filing, especially in rural areas and with online filing beginning in 2027. Members raised concerns about accessibility and whether the change could discourage candidates, but Dygert said county clerks and the Secretary of State’s office supported the bill. The committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee reconsidered Senate Bill 1299, which would prohibit government entities from requiring digital identification to access government services and would preserve the validity of physical ID. Representative Barbieri said the bill would not ban digital IDs, only prevent them from being mandatory, and noted enforcement provisions for the Attorney General and private injunctive relief. Members discussed possible effects on federal-state programs and on private or quasi-public uses of facial recognition or digital access systems. The committee voted to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation, then adjourned.

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• Chairman, this isn't exactly germane to the question, but I have in the packet a map of other states
• Chairman, this isn't exactly germane to the question, but I have in the packet a map of other states

Summary: The committee first set aside RS 33066, Health Care Sharing Ministries, and then took up House Bill 733 on income taxes and partnerships. Representative Jeff Ehlers presented HB 733 as a way to let Idaho handle partnership audits at the partnership level, rather than auditing each individual partner, mirroring federal practice and reducing burden for both taxpayers and the Tax Commission. Ken McClure of the Idaho Society of CPAs and Jacob Swigart, a CPA partner, testified in support, explaining that the bill would simplify audits, reduce amended-return filings, and apply to pass-through entities such as partnerships, LLCs, and S corporations. Questions from members focused on interstate effects, limited partners, and how disputes would be handled; witnesses said the underlying audit and appeals process would remain unchanged, with only the payment and reporting mechanism shifting to the entity level. The committee then voted to send HB 733 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next heard RS 33066 from Senator Ben Taves, which would amend Idaho law to treat health care sharing ministry expenses as eligible medical expenses for medical savings accounts. Senator Taves said the change would allow MSA funds to be used for these ministry expenses, which are not currently treated like traditional insurance premiums under Idaho tax law. After no questions, the committee voted to introduce RS 33066. At the end of the meeting, the committee approved the minutes from February 23 and 24, 2026, and announced that it would not meet the following day, with the next meeting scheduled for the following week.

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• THE EXEMPTION INCLUDES THE MAPS INDICATED BY THIS SYSTEM AND REPEALS THE PUBLIC MEETING EXEMPTION FOR
• SO, WHAT HAPPENS LIKE TO THE MAPS THAT ARE IN THE CLASSROOMS NOW DO THEY HAVE TO GET NEW ONES?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• “So while I respect the potential for food hazards, and I always look at those all days, every day, I
• “So while I respect the potential for food hazards, and I always look at those all days, every day, I
• So while I respect the potential for food hazards, and I always look at those all days, every day, I

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a work session and then an executive session on HB 396, which would allow processing of beef cows, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by USDA. Representative Comtois presented a revised amendment after earlier drafting issues were corrected. She explained that the amendment now limits the amenable species language to cuts of meat rather than meat food products, fixes labeling language, removes an exemption from federal law, strikes a seasonal date range, and restores a section that had been removed. She also said the amendment distinguishes between amenable and non-amenable species and keeps a registration statement acknowledging the federal-law conflict. Committee members and witnesses debated the policy. Representative Howard questioned whether the bill should educate farmers rather than legislate them and raised concerns about requiring a farmer to register as violating federal law. Representative Comtois argued the bill supports small farmers, year-round meat processing, and intrastate activity, and described problems she said had occurred at USDA facilities. Representative Miner and others expressed support for moving the amendment forward. DHHS food safety officials testified that the department has no oversight of custom exempt facilities, that USDA is the only inspector in that system, and that if the bill passed there would be very limited regulatory oversight unless there were complaints or a foodborne outbreak. They also noted the original September 1 to April 30 date range had been tied to bison because of size and temperature concerns, and said the current language appeared to address bison, elk, and red deer documentation rather than the livestock species named in the bill. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau’s policy director, Rob Johnson, said the organization had recently voted down a policy opposing state regulations that would allow uninspected meat sales at retail until federal law changes, and that he needed to consult further with leadership before taking a position on HB 396. He suggested the bill should use the term “beef cattle” for consistency with livestock statutes. In executive session, Representative Comtois moved to approve amendment 2025-3090H, Representative King seconded, and members reiterated both support and reservations. The transcript ends during executive-session discussion, with no final recorded vote on the bill shown in the excerpt.

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• structure that's already been set up where there are trainings that are supposed to prevent this hazard
• feel that the version in print really looked at a five-year-old with a neurodiversity as a workplace hazard
• Hello, my name is Amaya Hazard and I serve as a student board member elect for Inglewood Unified School

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Let's go </font> <font color="aaaaaa">to all vessels by marking </font> <font color="aaaaaa">other hazards
• Sb </font> <font color="aaaaaa">other hazards. just Let's go </font> <font color="aaaaaa">ahead brings

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• legal and financial service providers must be sharp; they must be alert and aware of the risks and hazards
• legal and financial service providers must be sharp they must be alert and aware of the risk and hazards
• Texas Enterprise Risk Management Guidelines, and those incorporate, for the use of all agencies, all-hazard

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Summary: The committee first heard the Legislative Budget Board and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on the Secretary of State budget. LBB said the recommendation would reduce the agency’s appropriation by about $40.3 million overall, with major changes including removing federal HAVA funding and one-time business system replacement money, adjusting the agency’s base request, deleting an outdated Interstate Crosscheck rider, and directing HAVA funds to be drawn down first. Secretary Nelson and staff defended the agency’s needs, emphasizing election security, business filings, international protocol, and the Texas Register, and requested additional staff, a new website, digitization of records, IT and cybersecurity upgrades, and renovation of the Rudder Building. Senators discussed voter-roll maintenance, cross-checking data, call-center response times, and the need for online voter registration and more efficient election administration. No votes were taken. The committee then took up the Office of the Governor and trustee programs. LBB outlined a $2.4 million decrease for the office proper and a much larger decrease in trustee programs, driven by unexpended balances and the removal of one-time federal and border-security items, while noting continued funding for disaster response, victim assistance, and $2.9 billion for border security at roughly the prior level. Governor’s staff said Texas remains focused on border security, economic development, and public safety, and discussed efforts to seek federal reimbursement for prior border spending. Members asked about the National Guard’s status, possible federal assumption of border costs, the music incubator program, the Semiconductor Innovation Consortium, the Governor’s University Research Initiative, defense economic adjustment grants, and a new $5 million nonprofit security grant proposal. Staff said the semiconductor program has 12 approved projects totaling about 948 jobs and $17 billion in capital investment, and that the nonprofit security request was added late to address threats to houses of worship and other nonprofits. No formal action was taken. Finally, the committee heard the Texas Facilities Commission and lease-payment recommendations. LBB said the Facilities Commission recommendation would reduce appropriations by about $2.0 billion, mainly by removing border wall construction funding and capital complex bond funding, while adding money for higher utility costs, Rudder Building refurbishment, and additional staff. The lease-payment recommendation would decrease general revenue by $9.3 million. LBB also noted new riders related to completing the State Library and Archives building, tenant communication during disruptions, and a space-utilization report. In agency testimony, members asked about border wall maintenance responsibility, total facilities-related debt, and the status of capital complex construction. The Rudder Building renovation and related security needs were repeatedly discussed as important one-time infrastructure investments.

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• The states highlighted on the map have tax exemptions specifically for airplane modification work.
• The state's highlighted on the map have tax exemptions specifically for airplane modification work.
• The states highlighted on the map have tax exemptions specifically for airplane modification work.

Summary: The Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences met on August 4, 2026, with all five commissioners present. The commission approved the May 26, 2026 minutes, welcomed new commissioner Diane Tabilius, and re-elected Andy Knopfsiger Meadows as chair and Dr. Sharon Keiko as vice chair. JLARC staff also introduced two Evans School interns who are assisting with preliminary research for the 2027 review cycle. JLARC presented preliminary findings on seven tax preference reviews, focusing most heavily on the Main Street communities credit, the Equitable Access to Credit Program, and the urban data center exemption. Staff concluded that the Main Street preference has helped increase the number of communities and businesses and recommended continuing it, while also recommending that DAHP collect more detailed and standardized business-count data. The Equitable Access to Credit Program was found to support underserved communities and was also recommended for continuation. The urban data center exemption was found to have been used only for refurbishment projects, not new construction, and staff recommended letting it expire; commissioners and Representative Paulette discussed the need for better performance measures, cost-per-job analysis, and clearer legislative intent language in tax preference statements. Staff then reviewed airplane modification, landfill biogas, automotive adaptive equipment, and housing for people with developmental disabilities. The airplane modification preference was found to likely support jobs and state tax revenue and was recommended for continuation. The landfill biogas preference was also recommended for continuation, with a suggestion for more detailed reporting on use and renewable natural gas production. The automotive adaptive equipment exemption was found to continue providing relief to disabled veterans and service members and was recommended for continuation, while the housing transfer exemption for adults with developmental disabilities had not been used and was recommended to expire. No public testimony was taken at this meeting, and the commission noted that public testimony would be heard at its September meeting before final comments are adopted in October.

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• was very cool, they take aerial photos, and they use AI to analyze those photos, and they create a map
• Photos, and they use AI to analyze those photos, and they create a map of all the trees that are in urban
• With AI, everyone ...photos, and they use AI to analyze those photos, and they create a map of all the

Summary: The meeting began with a report on institutions of higher education for annual certification/solvency, which required no action and was noted as coming later in the week. The main presentation featured students from Arkansas State University, Valley View High School, and the University of Central Arkansas discussing artificial intelligence in education and the workforce. They argued that AI should be taught responsibly in K-12 and higher education to prepare students for jobs, support Arkansas’s growing tech sector, and reduce misuse such as cybercrime, scams, plagiarism, and academic dishonesty. They also cited survey results from teachers showing broad support for responsible AI instruction, district-level management, and teacher training, while noting concerns about critical thinking, ethics, and unequal access. Examples were given of AI already being used at UCA and the University of the Ozarks, and the group suggested a statewide AI library and related training built on the Access Act framework. Committee members asked about student reactions, and the presenters said responses are mixed, especially in the arts, but that AI is already being used in real-world careers and should be integrated with clear standards. The committee then heard from a Pine Bluff community coalition led by Pastor Jesse Turner about school-based outreach and youth support programs. The group described long-running work in Pine Bluff schools and Watson Chapel, including Pass on Patrol, mentoring, anti-bullying and nonviolence efforts, drug and vaping education, gun-violence prevention, and leadership clubs for students. They emphasized that their approach is nonreligious in the schools, focused on encouragement, citizenship, scholarship, and keeping students engaged in class. They also highlighted the use of free curriculum resources on African American history and said they help students see themselves as having promise rather than being “at risk.” Members asked about whether the programs could be shared elsewhere and about impacts on behavior; the group said some materials are trademarked but can be adapted with support, and cited reported reductions in negative behavior and referrals in participating schools. The meeting ended after members praised both the AI presenters and the Pine Bluff outreach group, and the committee adjourned with no votes taken.

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• I have a map. It's easily accessible.
• I have a map. It's easily accessible.
• I have a map. It's easily accessible.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Chair, Senator, rural Arizona, if we were to get out a map and we're going to start plotting where our
• Chair, Senator, rural Arizona, if we were to get out a map and we're going to start plotting, you know
• , where our Rural Arizona, if we were to get out a map and we're gonna start plotting, you know, where

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• EVA does not replace GPS or maps, IP addresses, or existing databases.
• our current market is taking the devices in, groups like Hubble Networks, we take in their tags, we map
• our current market is taking the devices in, groups like Hubble Networks, we take in their tags, we map

Summary: The Committee on Science and Technology met with a full audience and began with brief introductions, including an intern from Arizona State University. The committee heard two presentations before taking up its only bill. The University of Arizona’s Thomas Diaz de la Rubia spoke about fusion energy, describing it as a potential clean, safe, baseload power source and arguing Arizona should build the talent, supply chains, and research infrastructure to commercialize fusion. Members asked about timelines, regulation, competition with China, and the relationship to small modular reactors; he said fusion could be commercially relevant in roughly 12 to 15 years if public and private investment continues, and that the U.S. should avoid losing manufacturing and supply chains as it did in other technologies. He also discussed the university’s broader space and national security work. XRDNA CEO Charles Ableman then presented a spatial addressing and coordination system called EVA, describing it as a way to align data about where and when physical objects exist across systems, with a security layer called a sphere of influence. He said the company is testing with space and logistics partners, uses AI provenance tools, and sees its near-term use case in space operations and interoperability. The committee then considered HB 2809, which would require state agencies handling sensitive or protected data to implement post-quantum encryption meeting or exceeding CMMC 2.0 standards, using a U.S.-based vendor and U.S.-developed or maintained components. The bill would place the master encryption key with the Auditor General and set procedures involving the Auditor General and Attorney General. Sponsor Rep. Gillette explained that the bill was simplified from a prior version after concerns that agencies would have to connect offline systems to the internet; the amendment clarified that encryption can be installed without internet connectivity and without requiring other systems to be online. He argued the measure is needed to modernize weak legacy systems and protect data after prior breaches and failed IT projects. Members generally supported the concept but raised questions about implementation, costs, vendor neutrality, and the Auditor General’s role; the Secretary of State’s office was described as neutral and still evaluating implementation. The committee adopted the Pingarelli amendment and then passed HB 2809 as amended on a 9-0 vote, with several members explaining that they supported the bill but wanted continued stakeholder input and careful attention to execution.

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• municipality, when I served on our city council, it was important for me to add community gardens to our MAPS
• municipality, when I served on our city council, it was important for me to add community gardens to our MAPS
• Our MAPS 4 projects. So our city is looking at how we can feed our communities as well.

Bills: SB2108, SB2121, SB2171, SB2061, SB2112, SB2138

Keywords: feral swine, nuisance control, wildlife management, hunting permits, agriculture, cultivated meat, food safety, public health, misbranding, advertising, food labeling, food distribution, state regulations, hunting licenses, fishing licenses, veterans, controlled hunts, deer population, wildlife conservation, food policy

Summary: The committee laid over several bills at the start of the meeting, including SB 1550, SB 2173, and SB 2114, and announced a new rule prohibiting video recording on phones in the committee room. The committee then took up a series of agriculture-related measures, with most of the discussion focused on feral hog control, lab-grown meat, hunting regulations, local food policy, open-range cleanup, and prescribed burn liability coverage. SB 2108, as amended, was presented as a feral swine control bill. Supporters said it would reduce property damage, disease spread, and regulatory barriers for landowners and hunters, while opponents raised concerns about people who capture hogs for food and the impact on self-provisioning. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-2. SB 2121, which would ban the sale of cell-cultured, lab-grown meat, drew debate over free-market choice versus protecting Oklahoma agriculture and food safety; it passed 9-3. SB 2171, which would extend the residency requirement for a lifetime fishing license from six months to one year and create a velvet buck season under controlled hunts, passed 12-1 after debate about trophy hunting, commercialization, and deer management. SB 2061 would create an Oklahoma Food Policy Council within the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to coordinate local food networks and producer-to-consumer access. Testimony from the agency said some related work is already being done through its Market Development Division, but the council would formalize broader representation; the bill passed 12-1. SB 2112, as amended, cleaned up prior open-range language to include leased land and passed unanimously. SB 2138 would establish a prescribed burn indemnity fund to help cover damages from escaped prescribed burns; members discussed coverage levels, funding, and whether it primarily protects the burner or neighboring landowners. It also passed unanimously. The meeting ended with an announcement about a Marshallese group performing in the rotunda and then adjournment.