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• Essentially, it demonstrates the amount dispersed, which you had provided, uh, representative Tinder hall, except
• You know, you hear about Mexico having to pay debt to Texas to South Texas farmers, except the problem
• makes them stronger in a system called systemic acquired resistance, which is basically making the tree
• Yes sir, uh, put it in perspective, I didn't plant a pecan tree till I was 42 years old.
• education that we're on the right road and I sure believe we are, and I can tell by looking at my trees

Transcript Highlights:

• It demonstrates the Mount Disperse which you had provided representing Tender Hall except it goes back
• You hear about Mexico having to pay debt to Texas to South Texas farmers except the problem is they don't
• makes them stronger in a system called systemic acquired resistance, which is basically making the tree
• I didn't plant a pecan tree until I was 42 years old.
• education that we're on the right road and I assure. believe we are, and I can tell by looking at my trees

Bills: HB3032, HB3434, HB3574, HB5339, HB5646

Keywords: nursing education, clinical sites, health facilities, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, legislative study, healthcare training, tuition, financial assistance, higher education, public institutions, student support, nonresident students, Texas Education Code, resident tuition, scholarships, regenerative agriculture, grants, sustainable farming, soil health, bioremediation

Transcript Highlights:

• So, fertilizer use is regulated, tree removal, the amount of tree removal is regulated, development is
• So, fertilizer use is regulated, tree So, fertilizer use is regulated, tree removal,<01:00:06.960
• tree removal, the erosion, the runoff. tree removal, the erosion, the runoff.
• Every single entity supports this except for one.
• Every single entity supports this except for one.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, and so, we did originally have a lot of exceptions to these cases because there are valid reasons
• to these cases because of exceptions to these cases because there<00:18:51.880> are<00:18:52.040
• So, there are those exceptions included in here.
• For those of you who don't know what a pole barn is, it is five cedar trees that have been peeled and
• that have been it is five cedar trees that have been peeled<01:01:50.680> and<01:01:50.880>

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• a tree for the vice president's residence.
• Under the leadership of Rex and tree.
• It's been 41 years Corson's tree farms.
• since a Michigan grown Christmas tree since a Michigan grown Christmas tree was<02:13:45.679>
• contest and even providing champion tree contest and even providing a<02:13:59.119> tree<02:13

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 1, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• planting with Sandia Corps in Trees, New Mexico, wreaths across America for our veterans, and hugs for
• No dinners, no nothing except this basketball game, because we could have raised. Nothing else.
• The record show the roll has been called and all those present voted in the affirmative except those
• If any of you have been to the state fair, you know those beautiful trees and grass area right in the
• The green space is where we want to do grass and trees, and that's just a continuation of that middle

Keywords: 996, all

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• . exception. exception.
• Why do you need a special exception? You have it by right.
• Why do you need a special exception? You have it by right.
• Uh the buildings have been Tree Shop.
• Um that little those trees down are you?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that are that are um uh given exceptions that are that are um uh given here<00:09:18.079> um
• <00:09:53.360> that include all of these um exceptions that include all of these um exceptions
• My name is Greg Crockstead, and I am the Chief Executive Officer of Rainbow Tree Care.
• are taxable but land clearing services are taxable but land clearing services for<01:09:28.480> tree
• brush and shrub and stump for tree brush and shrub and stump removal<01:09:31.359> are<01:09:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee met to hear a presentation from the Commissioner of Revenue on Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Flanagan’s tax proposal, with members told no public testimony would be taken because bill language was not yet available. The commissioner said the proposal would lower the statewide sales tax rate by 0.75 percentage points while expanding sales tax to selected professional services such as legal, brokerage, banking, and accounting, with several carve-outs. He emphasized that the plan would not add business-to-business sales taxes, arguing that taxing business inputs leads to tax pyramiding and higher hidden consumer costs. The commissioner said the rate cut would be the first sales tax rate cut in state history and estimated it at about $95 million annually, while the service expansions would raise about $203 million to $205 million annually, for a net increase of roughly $110 million per year. He said the proposal is part of the governor’s broader budget, which he described as addressing long-term structural deficits and funding other priorities such as an R&D credit, an expanded sustainable aviation fuel credit, fraud prevention, and service-member retention bonuses. He also said the carve-outs and exemptions would be reflected in the revenue estimate. Members questioned whether the proposal was truly a tax cut or instead a tax increase, and several asked for a revenue-neutral rate if all or more services were taxed. One member raised concerns about how pro bono legal work with a fee would be treated, and another asked about possible streamlining issues and whether fees are treated as taxes in statute. The commissioner said a fee would be taxable depending on the arrangement and that the department would review the language carefully once drafted. He also said the department would provide more detailed estimates later, including what the rate would be if the tax were made revenue neutral. No votes or formal actions were taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• And whereas, he's known to be an exceptional floor leader and debater, command of policy, quick wit,
• AND WHEREAS HE'S KNOWN TO BE AN EXCEPTIONAL FLOOR LEADER AND DEBATER.
• it replied, 'You can try a tree, a beam, your roof, or a window.'
• IT REPLIED YOU CAN TRY A TREE, A BEEN. , YOUR ROOF OR A WINDOW. A.I.
• So that is also an exception. Through you, Mr. President, if the sponsor would continue to yield?

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then processed a series of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate bills, which were so ordered. Several bills were also recalled from the Assembly, had reconsideration votes taken, and were restored to the third reading calendar after receiving 58 ayes. Amendments were received on a number of bills, and those measures retained their place on the calendar. The main business of the day was Privileged Resolution 2318, sponsored by Leader Stewart-Cousins, honoring Senator Michael Gianaris with the President Pro Tempore and Senate Majority Leader’s Legislative Legacy Award. The resolution and floor remarks reviewed his long career in the Assembly and Senate, his role as Deputy Majority Leader and floor leader, and his work on housing, criminal justice, voting rights, labor, environmental, consumer, transit, animal welfare, and other major legislation. Members from both parties spoke at length, praising his strategic skill, mentorship, humor, and influence, while also noting his support for younger members and his commitment to family. Several senators described personal experiences showing Gianaris’s mentorship and political guidance, and many referenced his Greek American identity, Queens roots, and interests such as Star Wars and the Mets. Senators also emphasized that he was leaving on his own terms to spend more time with his wife and daughters. The resolution was adopted with broad support, and Gianaris then spoke in response, reflecting on nearly 30 years in state government, the major laws passed during his tenure, and the relationships he built in the chamber.

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• I mean, we do do it now for brown tree snake, for example.
• For brown tree snake, for example, we have an ongoing program at Joint Base Pearl Harbor and Daniel K
• We inspect about 97% of all the flights that come from Guam or other areas where brown tree snakes are
• snaks are known areas where Brown tree snaks are known to<00:49:18.920> occur<00:49:19.559>
• Part four and five, sections 21 to 26, would go into effect January 1st, 2027, except within section

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing focused on a bill reorganizing Hawaiʻi’s biosecurity and invasive species framework, including moving or renaming responsibilities within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and clarifying the role of the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council (HISC). Testimony from the Hawaiian Invasive Species Council, DLNR, Oʻahu and Big Island invasive species committees, the Sierra Club, farmers, and community members generally agreed that invasive species management is critical, but many opposed consolidating HISC or broader biosecurity functions into a single department. Supporters of the existing interagency model emphasized HISC’s statewide coordination role, its links to DLNR and other agencies, and its ability to fill gaps with federal funding and cross-agency collaboration. Several testifiers raised concerns that the bill could weaken existing authority or create unintended legal and operational problems. The Sierra Club and others warned about possible interstate commerce issues, loss of authority to regulate movement of infested material within an island, and the need to preserve HISC as an independent or elevated coordinating body rather than placing it inside one agency. Community testimony described real-world impacts from little fire ants, coqui frogs, and landscaping-related introductions, and argued that the current system has produced service gaps and duplication when funding or responsibilities shift. One testifier also urged removing hemp movement reporting provisions, saying they do not aid biosecurity and should be treated like other crops. DLNR and Department of Agriculture representatives said they support the overall goal of stronger biosecurity but stressed that invasive species work is broader than agriculture alone. They noted that DOA, DLNR, and other partners each have different missions and capabilities, and that staff safety, terrain, and training matter when responding in remote areas. The department said it was recruiting for new positions, with some of the 44 funded positions still being finalized, and that implementation would require phased rulemaking, standards, training, and outreach. Members asked about the bill’s practical impact, staffing needs, and whether inspectors are prohibited from hiking; the department said no blanket prohibition exists, but staff use judgment based on safety and terrain. No vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Only have an allowable use for these things, except they also have an allowable use for the operations
• One day, the tree in front of my house that was on city land was to be cut down.
• And they notified me that they were going to pay me $750 out of the city coffers to cut my tree down
• , which I wasn't cutting down and wasn't... ...said that I didn't have permission to cut down a tree,
• But they insulated wires from the tree... Thank you, everybody.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• One piece of recognizing from everybody. ...in the same district with the exception of that's making
• I know that the concern about the length of the road is if a tree falls across the beginning of the road
• risk that's insurable, and if an insurance company says the fire truck could never get there if a tree
• get<00:35:08.680> there<00:35:08.880> if<00:35:09.000> a<00:35:09.160> tree
• <00:35:09.440> fell could never get there if a tree fell could never get there if a tree fell

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• EXCEPT THIS GASKET IS NOT A TUBE IN YOUR CAR. IT'S NOT A RADIATOR.
• Check your family tree. Talk to your parents. Talk to your loved ones.
• Check your family tree. Talk to your parents. Talk to your loved ones.
• Check your family tree. Talk to your parents. Talk to your loved ones.
• Check your family tree. Talk to your parents. Talk to your loved ones.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• ever-flowing stream, so that one day, soon and very soon, the mountains will bow down in solidarity, the trees
• us and make us walk all the way across the state here, but they also burned the homes, burned the trees
• percent of airmen that are PCSing to New Mexico are denied because of something called an EFMP, Exceptional
• I'm sure that all of you've been aware of the old adage, the best time to plant trees, That all of you've
• been aware of the old adage, the best time to plant trees 20 years ago, the next best time is now.

Keywords: 996, all

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• But if too many ornaments get added to this Christmas tree, the damage it could do.
• And when they showed us that map, you saw this water tree, if you will.
• That's the exception.
• So those exceptions you're talking about, as you can see, for example, on line 1-54.
• You're close, except for the Battle of San Jacinto.

Bills: SJR12, SCR39, SB7, SB8, SB27, SB29, SB125, SB241, SB371, SB396, SB406, SB464, SB568, SB578, SB608, SB617, SB660, SB689, SB693, SB707, SB731, SB732, SB763, SB779, SB836, SB854, SB857, SB875, SB878, SB879, SB906, SB920, SB921, SB922, SB942, SB965, SB985, SB996, SB1029, SB1035, SB1036, SB1059, SB1084, SB1098, SB1101, SB1185, SB1188, SB1321, SB1332, SB1366, SB1388, SB1396, SB1453, SB1484, SB1494, SB1536, SB1563, SB1596, SB1610, SB1619, SB1737, SB1738, SB1741, SB1816, SB1822, SB1841, SB1939, SB2155, SB2188, SB2230, SJR36, SJR12, SJR81, SJR50, SCR22, SCR12, SCR39, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB241, SB304, SB1023, SB204, SB609, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB406, SB985, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB608, SB955, SB957, SB1120, SB541, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB125, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB414, SB1062, SB578, SB711, SB746, SB942, SB1404, SB1448, SB1738, SB507, SB689, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB763, SB667, SB1059, SB617, SB1567, SB310, SB311, SB505, SB1209, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB1029, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB878, SB1350, SB462, SB827, SB1585, SB1396, SB920, SB1484, SB1273, SB1741, SB7, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1366, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1816, SB1841, SB2188, SB1147, SB879, SB1008, SB1536, SB2016, SB1453, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB27, SB568, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB906, SB860, SB1563, SB993, SB693, SB1610, SB1537, SB836, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB922, SB984, SB1084, SB619, SB1098, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1877, SB464, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB660, SB731, SB921, SB268, SB1822, SB1188, SB1939, SB1589, SB397, SB1388, SB2230, SB1058, SB1036, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB1035, SB2155, SB508, SB29, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719, SB1386, SB287, SB2143, SB1245, SB261, SB1247, SB1948, SB2406, SB2407, SB1882, SB1197, SB1814, SB618, SB38, SB393, SB2065, SB1371, SB1394, SB1365, SB2243, SB2226, SB2039, SB1919, SB1895, SB1598, SB1493, SB1810, SB1791, SB1706, SB1644, SB1238, SB783, SB458, SB22, SB651, SB897, SB7, SB125, SB578, SB608, SB617, SB763, SB836, SB878, SB906, SB920, SB942, SB985, SB1084, SB1366, SB1388, SB1563, SB1737, SB1738, SB1816, SB1939, SB406, SB689, SR327, SR346, SR351, SR352

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

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• and Bittersweet thank you I the trees and Bittersweet thank you I don't<00:18:01.840> know<00
• Some of our vendors in there don't really do anything else the rest of the year except build up their
• and ash trees in New Hampshire.
• , not their elm trees, but their ash trees, which are pretty much wiped out in the state of New Hampshire
• So plan to be here essentially every day after starting on the 13th, except for Tuesdays.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, Fort Bend in Harris County, uh, we destroy trees down there every day.
• Matter of fact, we're destroying some trees in the valley today.
• Uh, there's an insect called the emerald ash bore that, uh, is wiped out ash trees all across the United
• not, not all that, you know, detrimental, or, you know, the Certain humaniac bureaucrat, you know, tree
• Over half a million cattle graze pastures in South Texas, nearly all of them, except for the wild ones

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• Do you know that forest fires are burning more than twice as much tree cover today as they were two decades
• Fire-related tree cover costs in the world occurred in northern boreal regions, like northern Minnesota
• This bill is no exception.
• We have three million dollars for the Greater Minnesota manufacturer housing program, parks, and trees
• We also have some funding in here for tree plantings for our side of the aisle.

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• :04:51.120> in<00:04:51.240> education Today I have the privilege of honoring two exceptional

Bills: HB1800, HB2095, HB1158, HB1518, HB1752, SCR23, SCR24, SCR25, SCR26, SCR27, SCR28, SCR29, SCR30, SCR31, SCR32, SCR33, SCR34, SCR35, SCR36, SCR37, SCR38, SCR39, SCR40, SCR41, SCR42, SCR43, SCR44, SCR45, SCR46, SCR47, SCR48, SCR49, SCR50, SCR51, SCR52, SCR53, SCR54, SCR55, SCR56, SCR57, SCR58, SCR59, SCR60, SCR61, SCR62, SCR63, SCR64, SCR65, SCR66, SCR67, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR71, SCR72, SCR73, SCR74, SCR75, SCR76, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SCR80, SCR81, SCR82, SCR83, SCR84, SCR85, SCR86, SCR87, SCR88, SCR89, SCR90, SCR91, SCR92, SCR93, SCR94, SCR95, SCR96, SCR97, SCR98, SCR99, SCR100, SCR101, SCR102, SCR103, SCR104, SCR105, SCR106, SCR107, SCR108, SCR109, SCR110, SCR111, SCR112, SCR113, SCR114, SCR115, SCR116, SCR117, SCR118, SCR119, SCR120, SCR121, SCR122

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

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• And then, of course, they're sort of extensively trained in confidentiality and its exceptions or its
• And so we have been, we've created an HR family tree where staff can begin with us and they promote with
• If there's any sort of crisis, any sort of exception to confidentiality, they're talking to me in the
• If there's any sort of crisis, any sort of exception and... know a little bit about what happened.
• If there was any sort of crisis, any sort of, like, exception to confidential confidentiality, they're

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on youth mental health and treatment access, with the chair framing the issue around California’s Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), school-based supports, and the need to coordinate education, health, and community systems. The first panel featured PPIC researcher Shalini Mostala, who said teen mental health remains a serious concern but recent California Healthy Kids Survey data show improvement in chronic sadness and suicidal thoughts since the pandemic peak. Youth advocate Ella Cruz described her own struggles, emphasized stigma reduction, peer support, and the importance of youth voices in shaping policy and outreach. Members asked about phone use, cultural stigma, and how to encourage young people to seek help and connect with trusted adults and peers. The second panel, led by CYBHI director Dr. Sohill Sood and DHCS Deputy Director Autumn Boylan, provided implementation updates. Dr. Sood said recent data show more students receiving counseling, lower stigma, and a drop in reported suicidal ideation, while also highlighting growth in certified wellness coaches and the CYBHI fee schedule. He said the program has generated more than 230,000 claims and over $11 million in new revenue for participating entities, though implementation is still early and technical assistance remains important. Fresno County’s Trina Frazier described a multi-tiered system of care with wellness centers, mobile therapy units, and strong outcomes in attendance, suspensions, and academic performance, while Rachel Kroberniski of the James Morehouse Project described a long-running school wellness center and a peer-to-peer model that helps students feel connected and supported. Members pressed witnesses on rural staffing, billing coordination, higher education participation, and how to sustain services after one-time grants expire. In the final panel, WestEd’s Lisa Eisenberg discussed what makes the fee schedule work best, saying schools are most successful when they build on existing staff, relationships with health plans, and data-sharing agreements rather than creating entirely new systems. Across the hearing, witnesses and members repeatedly returned to themes of flexibility, sustainability, youth-led and peer-based supports, and the need to reduce stigma while improving coordination across schools, counties, providers, and colleges. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the hearing.