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• With our Emergency Food Bank, Ms. Kaye Rustaller with the Family Resources and Referral Center.
• As our constituents have started the lengthy process to rebuild their homes and recover from this loss
• It's what keeps the lights on, the house warm, and the food cooked.
• governing bodies if there's something that's going wrong that they can address it through a legislative process

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It helps us understand the process, so different processes are used.
• I kind of think of the process as mining.
• And so those processes can vary.
• If we want to protect our farmers and secure our food. Food supply and keep Texas leading.
• Are you familiar with that process? Very much so. Is that really?

Bills: HB3619, HB3652, HB4572, HB4891, HB4941, HB5103, HB5105, HB5106, HB5224, HB5600

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• , to purchase, transport, and distribute fresh food products.
• Senators, we will take up the amendment process.
• After the process, the consent calendar process will be utilized considering the amendments as follows
• Any questions on the amendment process?
• They were in process but they are technically late filed.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:07:14.599> I ways um and as part of that process I ways um and as part of that process
• be in processing uh in processing<00:08:01.360> driveway processing driveway processing driveway
• <00:16:55.959> as only a portion of the overall process as only a portion of the overall process
• associated with each step in the process associated with each step in the process to<00:18:05.280
• You come in on your bicycle for ice cream, for food, for lodging. Everything's right there.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• be having an event that's open to the public, and they might have small items, beverages, or other food
• be having an event that's open to the public, and they might have small items, beverages, or other food
• be having an event that's open to the public, and they might have small items, beverages, or other food
• <00:09:30.399> and<00:09:30.600> non-alcoholic refreshments and food and non-alcoholic
• refreshments and food and non-alcoholic non-alcoholic<00:09:32.880> beverages<00:09:33.360>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:21:11.320> as math through our intervention process as math through our intervention process
• We fought RSV and severe food allergies, which we continue to fight.
• /c><00:31:18.320> RSV<00:31:19.039> and<00:31:19.240> severe<00:31:19.559> food
• infant we fought RSV and severe food infant we fought RSV and severe food allergies<00:31:20.360
• for those who have anxiety, depression, other mental struggles, suicidal thoughts, life-threatening food

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met with a quorum and heard first from the Washway Nicotine Youth Advocacy Group, which urged stronger enforcement of Kentucky’s Tobacco 21 law. Youth advocates described the harms of flavored vaping products, argued that nicotine use is targeting children, and called for retailer licensing, annual compliance checks, harsher penalties for illegal sales, and more funding for enforcement. Committee members praised the presentation, and one senator said he had heard a bill on licensed retailers may be coming soon. The committee then heard a lengthy presentation from Cloverport Independent School District and the Kentucky Virtual Academy about the state’s virtual school model. Superintendent Keith Haynes and principals Brandy Fagan and Sally Johnson said KYVA serves about 2,800 students, many of whom are at-risk or have health, safety, behavioral, or family reasons for choosing virtual education. They emphasized that the program uses live synchronous instruction, provides devices and materials, and offers special education and related services. They also said the school had a large wait list and that virtual programs need more flexibility in staffing ratios, scheduling, and testing windows. School leaders acknowledged criticism of KYVA’s proficiency scores and said many students entered far below grade level, with 59% not proficient in English language arts and 79% not proficient in math on recent state testing. They argued the program is too new to judge solely on one year of data and pointed to growth in MAP scores, as well as middle and high school rankings in the top half of Kentucky schools. Fagan and Johnson outlined improvement efforts, including daily interventions, small-group instruction, literacy programs, staff training, and expanded clubs and student activities. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• and the same analytics that is powered by the same technology and the same analytics that drives our food
• And as we all know, U.S. dairy and beef competitiveness and U.S. dairy and beef security, food security
• We actually benchmark diversity in our computerized breeding process. Of that.
• ago, and they failed to do so. process two years ago, and they failed to do so.
• And I also have processed water buffalo that has been hunted off a ranch as well.

Bills: HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Texas A&M professor Chris Seaberry on chronic wasting disease (CWD) genetics in deer and elk. He argued that susceptibility to CWD is polygenic, that genomic prediction can identify more resistant animals with high accuracy, and that selecting for resistant breeding values plus the PRNP codon 96 S allele could reduce disease prevalence. He said his work has been used in USDA/APHIS programs, that some facilities have been cleaned up using these methods, and that concerns about inbreeding, increased shedding, or harm to hunting quality are overstated. Committee members questioned the science, the risk of releasing potentially infected animals, the financial incentives for breeders, and whether wildlife agencies were resisting the program for philosophical or institutional reasons. The witness and senators also discussed the Department of Wildlife’s role, the Attorney General’s opinion, and whether the state should act more quickly or wait for more data. The committee then took up House Bill 3270, which would shift rulemaking authority for the deer-release/CWD program from the Department of Wildlife to the Department of Agriculture after members said Wildlife had failed to promulgate rules for two years. The Department of Wildlife testified that it believed it had complied by collecting native deer samples and that it had been operating under a different understanding until the Attorney General’s March 5 opinion clarified the original law. After debate over agency inaction, the adequacy of the science, and the impact on deer breeders and hunters, the committee voted 3-9 against the bill, and HB 3270 failed. The committee also confirmed Jessica Wilcox to an executive nomination by a 12-0 vote. It then advanced House Bill 3145, which clarifies tagging rules for commercial hunts by making $10 tags apply only to male native wildlife and $0 tags apply to female, feral swine, and exotic wildlife; the bill passed 12-0. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3056, which would allow unpasteurized cow, goat, and sheep milk to be sold at feed stores and farmers markets with labeling; members questioned gallon limits and whether the bill included adequate warning language, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• They went through that adjudication process.
• But as you all know, that's a once-a-year process.
• to wait for the MFP loan process.
• That way, it is a more expedited process for our heirs.
• Going through the process, the subdivision process, to make sure you have proper access, drainage, you

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• And so this the legal status processes.
• US as well as solve our uh food US as well as solve our uh food insecurity<00:23:24.880> as
• He chose to work at a food shelf.
• He chose to work at a food shelf.
• He knew that he was never food shelf.

Bills: HF3403, HF2687, HF2381

Keywords: HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords

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• , Caribbean, and West African food in our annual Black History Month food event.
• food in our annual Black History Month food event.
• wellestablished local public process wellestablished local public process that's<00:59:22.319>
• But when that happens, there's a process But when that happens, there's a process in<00:59:50.000
• face during the investigation process. face during the investigation process.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the corrected journal, and heard several announcements about upcoming committee meetings, events at the Capitol, and recognitions, including Music Therapy Day, Black History Month activities, adoptable puppies, and a Colorado Agricultural Forum. Members also celebrated Representative Story’s birthday and recognized the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) for its long-running support of arts, culture, science access, and economic impact in Colorado. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 12, designating February 20, 2026, as Colorado FFA Day, by a vote of 64-1 with one excused. The chamber then moved to special orders for several bills. The first major bill considered was House Bill 1017, which would prohibit insurers from receiving criminal restitution unless they are direct victims. Sponsors argued the bill prioritizes human victims, prevents restitution from becoming an unpayable burden on low-income defendants, and clarifies the law in response to court concerns and stakeholder feedback. Opponents argued it would shift costs to taxpayers and policyholders and could increase civil litigation and insurance premiums. An amendment, L005, was adopted to clarify the bill’s scope, and the bill then passed as amended. The House also took up House Bill 114, concerning minimum lot size and local land-use rules. An amendment, L002, was offered to prohibit certain local lot frontage, setback, open-space, or coverage requirements that would effectively prevent construction of a single-family home on a 2,000-square-foot residential lot. Supporters framed the measure as protecting housing access, while opponents argued it would override local land-use decision-making and public hearing processes. The transcript ends during debate on a substitute motion related to the amendment, before final action on House Bill 114 is shown.

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• Usual permitting is a long and thorough process, taking up to a year. year.
• This is a civil administrative process through the agency; it's an administrative process, not a criminal
• In the process for many, many years.
• Say it takes to get those tie-ins and approval processes.
• I think of interest, how does someone get to where they control this process?

Bills: SB243, SB1586, SB1891, SB1959, SB2159, SB2568

Keywords: migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing

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• , so he asked her to walk through what that public comment process involves.
• changes or no changes, then it can continue on in the process.
• so can you kind of walk making process so can you kind of walk us<00:40:08.640> through<00:40
• involves director solo chair process involves director solo chair representative<00:40:15.960> uh
• and through the process again um if<00:41:37.280> there<00:41:37.400> are<00:41:37.640

Bills: HF1419, HF500

Keywords: nursing facilities, reimbursement rates, elderly care, minimum wage, healthcare funding, nursing home, employment standards, worker rights, Minnesota Statutes, labor compensation, 1183, house

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• <00:09:44.560> And medical, food or household things.
• And medical, food or household things.
• >> I mean, we'll take everything into consideration as part of that process, Senator, because that's.
• multi-step process where we eliminate multi-step process where we eliminate sort<00:18:05.440> of<
• <00:20:37.200> of allows for self-certification process of allows for self-certification process

Bills: SB2543, SB2435, SB2352

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

Summary: The Committee on Government Operations reconvened on February 10, 2026, to take up measures previously heard on February 5. It advanced SB 2983 on criminal destruction of trees with technical, non-substantive amendments and a committee report note asking Judiciary to clarify that removal of invasive species remains allowed; the measure passed with one no vote. SB 2930 on the state risk management revolving fund also passed with amendments, including blanking out the amount, setting a defective date, and directing Ways and Means to review a spreadsheet before further action. The committee likewise passed SB 2928 on making the small business procurement program permanent and SB 2970 on standards of conduct for state agency contracts, adopting the Ethics Commission’s recommended language assigning compliance responsibility to department directors and deputy directors. SB 2927 and SB 3068 on procurement were deferred to a time certain on February 12, and SB 3015 on personal information, SB 2929 on public notice, and SB 2938 on search and rescue were also deferred for further discussion or to avoid re-referral issues. SB 2662 on external consultants was amended to remove a cap and preemptive approval language, narrow the expertise standard, and note possible auditor staffing or appropriation needs; it then passed with amendments. The joint GVO-EIG hearing then took up SB 2543 on state construction projects and an Office of the State Construction Manager within DAGS. Testimony from the Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund strongly supported the bill, saying it could reduce wasteful spending on large design-build projects and free money for tax credits and other public needs. DAGS, the University of Hawaii, and DLNR offered written comments, while one witness from KIC opposed the measure and asked for an exemption for member-owned electric cooperatives. A Hawaii Solar Energy Association witness also supported the bill but asked that landscape architects be excluded from the bill’s definition of design professionals, and Rocky Mold said Kauai permitting was efficient enough that he had no objection to carving it out. The committee adopted amendments from DNR, DAGS, and UH and passed SB 2543. The hearing also considered SB 2435 on EV charging infrastructure at state facilities. DAGS and the Hawaii State Energy Office supported the concept and explained that the goal was to retrofit managed parking facilities with infrastructure that can meet current and future EV needs, while acknowledging that some stalls can sit unused and that the state must balance space and enforcement. Members raised concerns about whether dedicating 25% of stalls to EV charging would reduce usable parking, and about rural and Big Island conditions where EV range and battery capacity remain limiting. The discussion noted that DOT, DNR, DOE, and DOH may have their own parking facilities outside DAGS control. The committee then indicated it would broaden the bill to apply to all state agencies and lower the threshold in response to member concerns, with final action not fully shown in the transcript.

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• thanks for our lives, give thanks for our families, and give thanks for the people that prepared the food
• as teaching lessons in gardens, parks, or forests, planting and sending gardens to learn biology, food
• sovereignty, and responsibility, taking field trips to rivers, tribal museums... ...food sovereignty
• And I just wanted to talk about that whole process of what we went through because our tribal council
• Because you know federal recognition process is a 15- to 20-year project, depending on who's in your

Summary: The Select Committee on Native American Affairs held a historic hearing at Table Mountain Rancheria focused on tribal education, culture, resilience, leadership, and trust. The opening prayer and remarks emphasized the significance of holding the first committee hearing on tribal land. Members said the hearing was intended both to hear testimony about ongoing problems in schools and to identify next steps for legislation and policy, especially as the session neared its end. The committee also referenced recent efforts supporting Native students’ right to wear regalia at graduation and broader concerns about representation in education and state institutions. The first panel centered on Native students’ experiences in public schools. Bella Garcia described a two-year fight with Clovis Unified over wearing tribal regalia at graduation, including a restrictive approval form and administrators who she said denied Native identity and made her feel invisible. Morningstar Ghali connected those experiences to the legacy of boarding schools, racial profiling, suspensions, and the “boarding school to prison pipeline,” and called for culturally responsive education, Native educators, counselors, Native studies, and restorative justice. Janet K. Bill, from the Attorney General’s Office of Native American Affairs, described her own path from tribal Head Start to Stanford, law school, tribal council, and state service, and said education, justice, and sovereignty are linked. Members asked about restorative justice, representation, and how to build pipelines into leadership and education roles. The second panel focused on solutions. Chairwoman Michelle Heredia Cordova urged a reimagined education system that is more personalized, experiential, culturally grounded, and balanced with land-based learning, while also recruiting Native teachers and creating stronger tribal partnerships. Chairman Leo Sisku said schools should educate educators, stop tokenizing Native students, and create accountability and consequences for discriminatory behavior; he also supported stronger tribal-school partnerships and more positive outreach. Chairman Fred Bean emphasized consistent engagement from tribal leaders at every level of schooling, stronger transitions from elementary to college, and programs that prepare Native youth for leadership, trades, and higher education. Chairman Shaineto of Tule River argued that schools and administrators should face consequences for violating Native students’ rights, and that Native people should not have to keep educating institutions about basic cultural respect. Committee members responded by discussing possible statewide solutions, including regional tribal boards, better enforcement of existing laws, stronger pipelines into teaching and leadership, and improved representation on boards and in state agencies. Several members raised the need to implement existing laws, fill vacant Native appointments, and consider broader protections for Native regalia and cultural expression. No formal vote was taken in the transcript, but the hearing concluded with a clear call for continued collaboration, accountability, and legislation driven by Native voices.

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• We know that disagreement is part of the process, and as members come in, I will remind them that this
• To contract with one of those vendors came along with that process. Okay, yes.
• Process for IT projects, and so our office released a report shortly ago kind of evaluating this process
• On the best vendor to use rather than a sort of an open bidding process.
• banks, express concerns about paying rent, buying food, and diapers.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Someone who drove drunk and killed someone in the process.
• , they<00:14:00.560> want<00:14:00.639> to<00:14:00.720> put<00:14:00.880> food
• c><00:14:01.199> the<00:14:01.360> table,<00:14:01.600> they they want to put food
• on the table, they they want to put food on the table, they need<00:14:01.920> to<00:14:02.079
• want to get reinstated quickly, get the vehicle returned promptly, and not wait out a forfeiture process

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• It wouldn't create a process for experts, educators, parents, and stakeholders to develop age-appropriate
• I assure you that architects, engineers, and land surveyors will be a very important part of this process
• And in recent days, he wrote and was very unhappy about kind of the process that happens in the legislature
• supported by the Alaska Commission on Aging, TIAA, the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association, Food
• Association, Food Bank of Alaska, American Red Cross of Alaska

Keywords: 905, all

Summary: The Alaska Legislature met in joint session to consider gubernatorial vetoes of five bills. Members first took up House Bill 52 on minors and psychiatric hospitals, with supporters arguing it would improve transparency, family communication, oversight, and reporting around seclusion and restraint in psychiatric facilities. Opponents of the veto cited DOJ findings and media reports about abuses at a North Star facility. The override failed, 36-24, falling short of the 40 votes needed. The joint session then considered Senate Bill 41 on mental health education. Supporters said it would help develop age-appropriate mental health curriculum and could aid suicide prevention, while critics argued it was mischaracterized and did not impose a state takeover of local schools. The veto override failed, 38-22. Members next considered House Bill 314 on architects, engineers, surveyors, and interior designers, focusing on the AELS Board’s continuation and the need for professional oversight during major infrastructure work. That override passed, 45-15. The legislature then voted on Senate Bill 21, the Alaska Work and Save Program, which supporters said would expand retirement savings access for workers and small businesses, including an option to direct PFD funds into retirement accounts. The override failed, 39-21. Finally, House Bill 195 on pharmacists and physician assistants was debated as a health care access measure that would let pharmacists provide more services under a standard-of-care model; supporters said it would reduce costs and improve access, while some members raised concerns about scope and abortion-related issues. The veto override passed, 43-17. The joint session then adjourned.

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• Whoever has food must do likewise. Let us be reminded, charity is not optional. It is commanded.
• The bill now simply clarifies the process for private ambulance service providers seeking agreements
• This bill restores essential legal clarity and stability to the development process.
• The sugar food was her second job. She served on that job for 39 years until her death.
• The desk will remain open to process appropriate business.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved procedural motions including suspension of rules for same-day action on certain bills and removal of several measures from the consent calendar. Members also introduced guests and interns from their districts and offices. The chamber then moved through a large number of second- and third-reading items, with many bills deemed read and amendments deemed adopted, and several items passed or retained on file without debate. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 104, a budget measure making technical and conforming changes to the 2025 Budget Act and extending loan repayment terms for two Imperial County hospitals, and to AB 138, which ratified additional collective bargaining agreements and related addenda. Members also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1114 on private ambulance toll fee waivers, AB 642 on emergencies, AB 1051 on state highways, AB 1533 appropriating funds for state claims, SB 611 on housing and land-use litigation delays, SB 251 appropriating funds to pay claims against the state, and AB 1459 on hazardous materials regulatory programs. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 611 and the claims bills were presented as urgency measures and passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The consent calendar was adopted after ABs and SBs on the remaining list were approved, and the Assembly also re-referred SB 104 and SB 138 to the Budget Committee and moved SB 773 to the inactive file. The session concluded with adjournment-in-memory tributes for James Raymond Bell, a juvenile justice reform advocate, and Gail Yolanda McGowan, followed by notice of committee meetings and an announcement that the House would stand in summer recess and reconvene on August 18, 2025, at 1 p.m.

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• Inspection Program. and confers a grant to a non-profit organization. ozone through a competitive bidding process
• provides additional... agriculture inspectors to help border authorities expedite the inspection process
• Currently, the bridge process includes roughly 6,000 commercial trucks traveling northbound and southbound
• Our work supports food chain... economic development, and hundreds of thousands of jobs in agriculture
• It's our own food, whether it be eggs or beef or anything else, if given the right and taken the power

Bills: HB2013, HB4163, HB4810

Keywords: property owners associations, chickens, urban farming, land use, homeowner rights, agriculture, municipal regulation, governmental requirements, farm management, inspections, border control, trade, state funding, 1184, house, all

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• To every firefighter, first responder, and volunteer who sustained these efforts by bringing food and
• <00:15:13.040> and these efforts by bringing food and these efforts by bringing food and water
• blocked all food, water, and medicine<02:09:39.440> into<02:09:39.760> Gaza.
• But just in this round of what process.
• That's what the political process is about. That's what democracy is about.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, September 4, 2025, 1012, house, all