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• .<00:35:38.440> Meaning,<00:35:38.920> once<00:35:39.120> a<00:35:39.200> land
• Meaning, once a land has redevelopment.
• Uh the Re Land Group won the since 2002.
• So, and I think this could have applications throughout the Commonwealth.
• So, and I think this could have applications throughout the Commonwealth.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:25 SB 100 Discussion 02:59 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 31:10 SJR 134 Discussion 32:41 SJR 134 Roll Call Vote 33:43 SB 222 Discussion 34:43 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 39:55, 958, all

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• The Division of Forests and Lands in the Forest and Lands Division is responsible for the biocontrol
• and lands um in the the forest and lands and lands um in the the forest and lands division<03:55
• Somebody spoke about agricultural land and protecting agricultural land.
• have<04:01:33.840> an protecting agricultural land we have an protecting agricultural land
• <04:01:50.760> in agriculture is by setting that land in agriculture is by setting that land

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held an introductory orientation for members, many of whom were new or newly assigned to the committee. Leadership emphasized that the committee is intended to operate in a nonpartisan, collaborative way, and members introduced themselves and described their backgrounds in farming, gardening, food service, environmental work, water and waste issues, veterinary work, and related fields. Several members noted personal ties to homesteading, livestock, orcharding, food security, landfill concerns, and animal welfare, while others said they were eager to learn the committee’s work. The chair then reviewed committee procedures and expectations. Members were told the committee would generally meet on Tuesdays, with hearings starting around 10 a.m. and often running until about 4:30 p.m., and that absences, substitutes for executive sessions, and email communications would be handled through House rules and the committee’s email system. The chair also covered decorum rules for live-streamed meetings, including professional dress, limiting food and drink at the table, and giving full attention to witnesses. Members were reminded that legislative emails are subject to public records laws and that the committee may soon transition to a new email domain. The chair also explained logistics such as bill folders, committee room storage, and emergency procedures for evacuation or shelter-in-place. No bills were debated or voted on in this meeting, but the chair noted that the committee already had roughly two dozen bills pending, including animal welfare, landfill, policy, and cat-and-dog related measures. Members were told to expect a broad mix of topics beyond agriculture, including solid waste and animal-related legislation.

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• <03:34:29.040> used standing wood and Timber on land used standing wood and Timber on land
• business it's also a way for the land business it's also a way for the land owners<03:37:09.800>
• <04:12:26.560> in to a Michigan company holding land in to a Michigan company holding land
• speaking earlier and these small land speaking earlier and these small land owners<04:36:12.561>
• in the registry are only the large land in the registry are only the large land owns<04:36:18.320

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The underlying bill deals with requirements for applicants for a respiratory care license.
• The underlying bill deals with requirements for applicants for a respiratory care license.
• Council and moves the profession under the board for architects, professional engineers, professional land
• This act also allows the Board of Registration for the Healing Arts to require applicants to list all

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Professional Registration and Licensing held a public hearing and then executive session on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1083. The bill, as explained by the sponsor, would require respiratory therapists in Missouri to hold an active RRT credential rather than a CRT, while grandfathering current CRT licensees, and would also add random renewal audits to confirm licensees maintain active credentials. The Senate substitute also included provisions affecting interior designers, physician licensure background checks and disclosure requirements, social worker supervision experience, and speech-language pathologist clinical fellowship supervision requirements. Testimony was generally supportive of the respiratory therapy, speech-language pathology, and social work provisions, with witnesses saying the changes would improve patient care, reduce barriers to licensure, and help address workforce shortages, especially in rural areas. The interior design portion drew the most discussion, with Representative Nolte disputing the sponsor’s claim that the relevant board was in full agreement and saying the board had concerns; the interior designers’ witness responded that they had negotiated changes with board representatives and made additional revisions. One witness also asked the committee to consider adding language from House Bill 2300 and Senate Bill 895. In executive session, the committee adopted an amendment that added or clarified language on residential care and assisted living facility accreditations, a three-year work-experience requirement for temporary licensure language, cleanup language regarding an osteopathic college, and a speech-language pathology fix clarifying supervision could be from any state. The committee then rolled the amendment into the substitute and voted do pass on House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1083 by a vote of 21-1, with Representative Nolte voting no.

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• records received by the Office of Financial Regulation relating to financial technology sandbox applications
• So the exemption is very specific, so it’s not exempting all information in the application.
• It specifically points to very specific information in the application that would be proprietary information
• Services, it revises the definition of condominium to exclude detached units on individual parcels of land

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed SB 480 before taking up four bills. SB 282, relating to home service warranty association finance requirements, was explained as aligning Florida’s home warranty solvency rules with the framework already adopted for motor vehicle extended warranties. Two amendments were adopted: one correcting a cross-reference tied to the $100 million net worth option and another making a technical title change. A representative of the Florida Service Agreement Association waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered two proposed committee bills preserving public records exemptions. SB 7008 would continue the exemption for certain records held by the Office of Financial Regulation related to financial technology sandbox applications, with staff explaining the exemption is narrow and intended to protect proprietary information. SPB 7010 would continue the exemption for sensitive records held by the Department of Financial Services when acting as receiver for an insolvent insurer, including policyholder personal information, claim data, and trade secrets; staff said the exemption mirrors existing protections and allows consumers to request their own information. Both measures were moved as committee bills and reported favorably. Finally, SB 592 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program was heard. The bill narrows eligibility to certain condominiums, changes owner approval from unanimous consent to 75%, and clarifies eligible roof mitigation techniques. Two amendments were adopted: one requiring the grant work to match the initial inspection report and comply with inspection requirements, and another limiting grants to work that results in a mitigation discount. Testimony was supportive, including from home inspectors and AARP Florida, and senators praised the program’s benefits for hardening homes and lowering insurance costs. SB 592 was reported favorably, and the committee adjourned.

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• And we as the University of Minnesota are a land-grant institution, and it's our duty and our role and
• focusing on our land grant Mission and<00:38:02.400> what<00:38:02.560> is<00:38:02.839
• to me as I responded that I applicable to me as I responded that I support<00:48:58.119> the<
• I think the original intent of the land grant act back in the day, agriculture was an important part
• <01:48:13.159> grant the original intent of the land grant the original intent of the land

Keywords: 1183, house

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• like President certain federal lands like President Trump<00:14:15.519> I<00:14:15.639> know
• At the time, President Trump asked him and others, what are you doing to clear the land in such a way
• in such a way doing to clear the land in such a way that<00:20:30.840> makes<00:20:31.000>
• <00:21:09.120> Management<00:21:09.600> in to be aggressive on Land Management in to
• be aggressive on Land Management in California<00:21:10.520> yet<00:21:11.200> and<00:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, January 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Are there any Trust Land Management.
• loan application to SLIB. loan application to SLIB.
• right now on agency 060 state lands? right now on agency 060 state lands?
• Roll lands and investments as amended?
• > investments<03:45:09.480> is Agency 060 state lands investments is Agency 060 state lands

Keywords: 916, all

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• agreement application.
• agreement application.
• agreement application.
• agreement application.
• <00:23:22.080> Um we're going to land on. Yep. Um we're going to land on. Yep.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the draft minutes from September 26. Senator Gray then raised the idea of creating a continuing subcommittee or recurring agenda item on palliative care and hospice, noting that the issues are evolving and suggesting the committee revisit the idea in coming months. The bulk of the meeting focused on Department of Health and Human Services updates. Officials described contingency planning for SNAP amid the federal shutdown, including a USDA notice that November benefits may not be fully funded, letters to participants warning of possible delays, and coordination with the New Hampshire Food Bank and local pantries. They said New Hampshire serves about 42,000 SNAP households, with average benefits around $300 a month, and that the department is also preparing to transfer funds for a special fiscal committee meeting. WIC was discussed separately: officials said WIC benefits had been extended through November 7 using additional USDA funds, but that some community agency-based WIC services may need to pause while money is redirected to food benefits. Officials also outlined New Hampshire’s rural health transformation grant application under the federal One Big Beautiful Bill, describing a potential five-year, up-to-$1 billion opportunity focused on critical access hospitals, small rural hospitals, federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, and EMS. Members asked about transportation, workforce, and nursing retention; officials said transportation is included in the proposal, housing is not, and workforce supports may include lower tuition or awards but not loan repayment or traditional scholarships. They also said the final application would be submitted in early November and that priorities would be adjusted depending on the eventual federal award. Finally, Medicaid director Henry Lipman gave a quarterly postpartum coverage update. He said postpartum coverage is now nearly universal nationwide, and in New Hampshire 2,351 women had used the benefit through May 2025. He reported that mental health services were the most frequently used postpartum service, followed by preventive care, substance use disorder treatment, and cardiovascular-related care, and noted that Medicaid women have experienced a disproportionate share of maternal deaths. Committee members asked about rural distribution and the share of women receiving mental health services, and Lipman said the department would follow up with additional data. The meeting then moved into the annual update on New Hampshire’s 10-year mental health plan, with staff describing progress toward a more integrated continuum of care and improved data infrastructure.

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• House Bill 943, Real Property and Land Use and Development, by Rep. Lopez.
• If you could bring it in for a landing, please, ma'am. Thank you very much for your time.
• If you could bring it in for a landing, please, ma'am. Thank you very much for your time.
• result in affordable housing being built on agricultural land.
• land-use designation can result in affordable housing being built on agricultural land.

Summary: The committee heard five housing- and resilience-related bills. HB 793 would create an International Aerospace Innovation Fund administered by Space Florida to support aerospace research, workforce development, and commercialization; it was amended with a clarifying change and passed unanimously. C.S. for HB 411 would extend an affordable housing property tax exemption to certain nonprofit projects on leased land through a housing finance authority, such as Habitat for Humanity projects; it also passed unanimously. HB 701 would require local housing assistance plans to allow mobile home owners on leased land to seek help with lot rent, and it passed unanimously after an amendment and testimony from mobile home advocates and AARP in support. The committee also considered C.S. for HB 393, which expands the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to help eligible condominiums fund hurricane mitigation projects, including roof-related work, with added eligibility and inspection requirements. The bill drew support from condo and housing groups and passed unanimously with committee substitute. The final and most extensive measure, HB 943, would significantly revise state land-use and development rules to promote affordable housing by limiting local restrictions, changing zoning and approval standards, adjusting parking and impact fee rules, and expanding accessory dwelling unit and mixed-use provisions. It generated extensive testimony, with many local officials, city and county groups, and preservation advocates opposing it as overly broad and preemptive, while housing and business groups supported it. HB 943 was amended several times during the meeting, including changes related to church-owned property, parking, historic landmarks, manufactured homes as accessory dwelling units, and fair housing language. The sponsor repeatedly said the bill was a work in progress and that additional changes would be made. After debate from members emphasizing both the need for more housing and the need to preserve local control, the committee approved HB 943 on a 14-1 vote, with Rep. Casello voting no.

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• testimony and a lot of you that want to address the committee today, and I have to be fair in its application
• And if there's 10 applicants, well, maybe... ...that are going to be there.
• Clarify the application of DUI laws when driving automated vehicles, which is an emerging issue.
• Again, that's what... crimes to keep consistency and application of the law.
• Those of you who are even remotely considering voting for it, give her the chance to try to land this

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• 2,000 acres, and then there was some other thing that they were supposed to do with another piece of land
• 2,000 acres, and then there was some other thing that they were supposed to do with another piece of land
• They have complied with all of the applications that are required under law. Right.
• Just a comment: you know, you lose land value and you lose water access.
• language, it would still create... ...SB 1092 by removing the retroactivity and applicability language

Bills: HB2109, HB2168, HB2198, HB2226, HB2415, HB2440, HB2665, HB2805, HB2811, HB2825, HB2857, HB2874, HB2966, HB4067, HB4117, HCR2001, HCR2016, HCR2051

Keywords: distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, attorney general, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks

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• Would that qualify for a destination forward application.
• Thank you, Madam Chair, because I really want to show the pride of being from the land of enchantment
• Two of those sites are on Tribal land.
• So we will start applications for trade port designations in the next month, requesting letters in.
• That will be an application The quantum innovation hub is an example of one.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Assembly Bill 1061 by Assemblymember Quirk-Silva and others, an act relating to land use.
• If birthright citizenship was not the law of the land, at the time of my birth, I may not have been a
• And we know that then when a project is stopped on a piece of land because of CEQA, no one else picks
• up the mantle to try to develop on that land.
• portal that allows applicants to track and manage their permits all in one place.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Applicants will be required to undergo an annual safety consultation to use scuba gear, and they will
• require an information sheet from DLI on applicable federal and state worker safety standards so they
• federal and state worker applicable federal and state worker safety<00:18:14.480> standards<00
• And so I have some concern about that part, and, um, you know, I think we have landed in a good spot
• And so I have some concern about that part, and, um, you know, I think we have landed in a good spot

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They are actively investing, deploying technologies, and helping build the real-world applications and
• Hydrogen trucks and vehicles are being deployed in goods movement and freight applications.
• Hydrogen trucks and vehicles are being deployed in goods movement and freight applications.
• The strongest air quality case for hydrogen is in fuel cell electric applications. Thank you.
• And that's just one application. My project, I have partners at Calamco.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• National forests represent 40% of the land mass in my county, Ventura County.
• Neglecting it endangers more than land. As is the very spirit of our communities.
• And we have a lot of acreage of public land controlled by the federal government.
• Assembly Bill 76 by Assemblymember Alvarez, an act relating to land use.
• that land.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Through your goodness and your power, we have been blessed to live in this great country, in this great land
• good of all people, so that none are excluded, so that all become blessed and enriched in this great land
• challenges, he was always a great steward and emphasized the importance of being a good steward of our land
• And whereas today... ...the importance of being a good steward of our land.
• 2911 Dispute Resolution; 2916 Registrar of Contractors; 2916 Traffic Co-Instructor; 2920 Software Applications

Keywords: 1182, all

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• for Girl State, simply because... ...access or even application for Girl State simply because their
• And, you know, with 25% of the applicants of Girl State being denied access to Girl State, we feel like
• Boy State, on the other hand, has continued to take applicants. So that's factually what happened.
• Preventing students from attending due to an application error undermines that purpose of the program
• Those are about the 610 girls that did get their applications in on time. The counselors did.

Summary: House Management considered a series of House resolutions honoring individuals, teams, and organizations. Resolutions passed recognizing April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and commending CASA programs, the Mountain Home Bombers’ boys and girls cross-country championships, a corrected honor for a girls’ team roster, Mount St. Mary Academy’s state golf title, Central Arkansas Christian High School Choir, a local candy shop, Joe T. Robinson’s football and swim/dive state championships, Arkansas Tech University’s Golden Suns and their cross-country team, and North Little Rock’s girls basketball championship. One resolution honoring the Passion Play was pulled from the agenda and moved to regular session. Most of the honors were approved without opposition after brief presentations and no questions. The committee then took up House Resolution 1052, which drew extended discussion. Sponsors and several legislators argued that many Arkansas girls selected for Girls State were being denied participation because school counselors missed an application deadline, despite the students meeting requirements and similar deadline flexibility having been granted in prior years. They said the issue affected roughly 150 girls statewide, that the American Legion Auxiliary board had not been responsive to calls or requests for a meeting, and that the legislature was offering to help with space, funding, or volunteers if needed. Supporters framed the resolution as a matter of fairness, civic opportunity, and not punishing students for adult mistakes, especially since Boys State deadlines had been extended in some cases. Committee members asked about the impact on girls whose brothers were allowed to attend Boys State and whether the situation sent a negative message about equal opportunity. Sponsors said the girls were being treated unfairly and that the resolution was intended to urge the Auxiliary to allow participation. After discussion, the committee voted to pass the resolution. The meeting then adjourned.

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• House Bill 715 by Representative DeSatel is an act in Title II relative to aerial applicators to require
• aerial applicators to operate federally compliant transponders and two-way radios.
• 32 relative to motor vehicle liability security, providing for proof of insurance requirements applicable
• , so it really is for emergency situations so that you don't have somebody suing you because they landed
• Cosmetic products are still applicable to be following federal law.

Bills: SR134, SR135, SR136, SR137, SR140, SR141, SR142, SCR75, SCR77, SCR12, HB75, HB1199, HB221, HCR89, HCR96, HCR103, HCR108, HCR58, HB9, HB177, HB181, HB198, HB202, HB223, HB225, HB387, HB398, HB457, HB459, HB540, HB591, HB616, HB766, HB775, HB783, HB797, HB895, HB906, HB950, HB975, HB1028, HB1052, HB1057, HB1076, HB1100, HB1139, HB1155, HB1160, HB1182, HB1186, HB1220, HB1222, HB1223, HB1224, HB1228, HB1231, HB1245, HB1256, SCR3, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB426, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB523, SB56, SB163, SB341, SB504, SB322, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR31, HCR47, HCR41, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB386, HB392, HB431, HB441, HB559, HB664, HB685, HB715, HB741, HB822, HB856, HB908, HB980, HB990, HB999, HB1010, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, HB316, HB511, HB799, HB1039, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB17, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB271, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB750, HB759, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1018, HB1036, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB441, SB449, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB149

Keywords: SR134, Senate Resolution 134, Isaac Herzenberg, Metairie Park Country Day School, Country Day, javelin, track and field, Class 2A, state championship, high school athletics, student athlete, Louisiana Senate commendation, honorary resolution, sports recognition, University of Nebraska, Baton Rouge, LSU Bernie Moore Track Stadium, sportsmanship, collegiate athletics, condolence resolution

Summary: The Senate met with 23 members present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then took up a long calendar of resolutions and House bills. Early action included adopting numerous Senate resolutions, such as studies on the Upper Pontchartrain Basin, economic development boards, remote notarization, retirement system investments in China, and several commendations. The chamber also concurred in House Concurrent Resolutions on the Louisiana Maneuvers museum/trail study, roundabout education, plumbing code review, and economic ties with Taiwan, with most of these adopted unanimously or near-unanimously. A special recognition was also held for 2025-26 Teachers of the Year from Senate District 15. On the bill calendar, the Senate advanced a wide range of measures. Several bills dealt with education, public safety, and local government, including allowing virtual school students to participate in school activities, requiring mayoral training, updating rules for justice of the peace jurisdiction, and increasing penalties or fees in certain local matters. Other measures addressed health and human services, such as suicide prevention signage and 988 hotline placement on school IDs, Medicaid and provider payment rules, medical records fees for veterans, mental health protective custody procedures, and housing support for trafficking survivors. The chamber also passed bills on insurance, insurance-related venue rules, prompt payment to contractors, hazardous waste cleanup funding, and motor vehicle insurance requirements for out-of-state vehicles. The Senate also approved several criminal justice and public safety measures, including school threat penalties, autopsy photographs as evidence, impaired driving-related provisions, and restrictions on cell-cultured food products and labeling. Additional bills covered economic development and business regulation, such as wood pellet and brick manufacturing incentives, digital asset custody, CPA licensure pathways, and licensing for motor vehicle/recreational product dealers. Most bills were passed by wide margins, though a few drew notable opposition, including the constitutional and policy measures on gender/sex terminology, child custody arbitration, and the out-of-state vehicle insurance bill. Many bills were amended on the floor before final passage, and motions to reconsider were routinely laid on the table.