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• OK, so the process is going to be to register and permit these things.
• are returned, um, as non-deliverable, what's the process?
• That's exactly the, uh, process that I think is appropriate. OK.
• NARO is a nonprofit that was formed in 1980 to advocate and educate mineral and royalty owners.
• You don't have to negotiate for your organization, but you can help advise the process.

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• Miner, and Infrastructure Director Roos to come on up. Chair De La Cruz will be here again shortly.
• Miner. Sorry, Mr. Miner. I knew it as soon as I said it. Dr. Minor, no, I apologize.
• So it was more of a process protest vote than anything.
• And so I'd like to get that $90 million back, and I'd like to get that road in process.
• I'm in Volume 3 for Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources, and I don't find that fund.

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• I did not begin this process introducing a full ban.
• We have a money transmitter license, and that is a rigorous process.
• Representative Miner Brown and Senator Poor.
• House Bill 450 is a significant opportunity to streamline the state's permitting processes.
• Delaware's permitting process regularly stretches beyond two years.

Bills: HB373

Keywords: infused beverages, THC, alcohol control, regulation, non-intoxicating cannabinoids, marijuana, legalization, taxation

Summary: The Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee met in hybrid format and heard testimony on several bills. HB 373, as amended, would regulate hemp-derived THC-infused beverages by defining the products, limiting them to 10 mg of Delta-9 THC per container, restricting sales to package stores and licensed marijuana retail stores, requiring testing and labeling, and imposing a 50-cent per container tax; the sponsor said the bill is intended to create guardrails and protect youth, and a wholesaler representative testified in support. HB 398 would allow racinos to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. and remove local authority to require earlier closing times; the sponsor and Bally’s representative said it would help Delaware remain competitive and increase revenue, and no opposition was heard. HB 433 would let municipalities and counties extend last call for bars, restaurants, and clubs from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.; a witness from Connect Delaware supported it as a competitiveness and retention measure, emphasizing that it is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 441, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks/crypto ATMs in Delaware and require existing machines to be removed within 90 days. The sponsor and supporters, including AARP, the Delaware Department of Justice, and the League of Women Voters, argued the machines are heavily used in scams, especially against older adults, and that regulation has not been effective. CoinFlip opposed the bill, saying it is a regulated operator, that the fraud statistics are overstated or incomplete, and that Delaware should instead adopt a regulatory framework and amendment. HB 465 would update the criminal code to formally define virtual currency and incorporate it into theft, money laundering, racketeering, and search-and-seizure provisions; the sponsor said it would align Delaware law with modern crypto-related crimes, and no opposition was presented. The committee then heard HB 467, which would prevent landlords from requiring renters to buy insurance from a specific company while still allowing them to require coverage meeting lease terms; the sponsor described it as a consumer-choice bill and there was no public opposition. HB 435 would require payment parity for certified registered nurse anesthetists and physicians when the same services are provided; the sponsor, nurse anesthetists, the Delaware Health Care Association, the Department of Insurance, and ChristianaCare supported it as a workforce and access-to-care measure, with no opposition. Finally, HS 1 for HB 450, the Road DE Act, would overhaul permitting and traffic-impact review, emphasize peak-hour traffic, set density standards in growth areas, create a transportation impact fee, and direct some revenue to open space, farmland, and coastal restoration; realtors, builders, environmental groups, engineers, and GEAR supported it as a way to speed permitting, reduce sprawl, and improve infrastructure planning. The committee adjourned after public comment; no votes were recorded in the transcript.

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• an amendment to the federal mineral an amendment to the federal mineral leasing<00:08:54.480>
• to continue to be a prolonged process. to continue to be a prolonged process.
• on the process.
• estate and uh 69% of our mineral estate. estate and uh 69% of our mineral estate.
• additional, you know, federal mineral additional, you know, federal mineral royalty<02:49:06.319

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• Producers of nuts, dairy, processed fruits and vegetables suffered the biggest losses during the last
• These policy shocks that are coming, we can't, our legislative process is much slower than that, right
• But at some point, this may start to affect critical minerals.
• So China is an important supplier of certain critical minerals.
• I mean, so through the budget process, for example, one option could be providing some funding to HCD

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• would provide grants available for the testing of new technologies to further the progress of EOR, a process
• My name is Nathan Anderson, director of the Department of Mineral Resources. Thank you.
• It's only a similar process to gas used on the lease.
• owner, the state and the mineral owner, want barrels.
• So I think this is certainly worth your consideration, recognizing where we’re at in the process.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee met to consider Senate Bill 2397 and a proposed amendment creating a development incentive well program for North Dakota oil and gas production. Representative Dockter explained the amendment as a way to encourage exploratory and innovative drilling in light of the state’s financial outlook and the growing share of stripper wells. Department of Mineral Resources Director Nathan Anderson and DMR geologist Timothy Nashim presented background on the Bakken and Three Forks formations, with Nashim describing research showing that Middle Three Forks second-bench development can add reserves in some areas but not others, and that roughly 600 additional wells in the strongest area could yield about 250 million barrels of oil. Continental Resources representatives William Houser and John Argo supported the amendment. They said the bill would give a temporary oil extraction tax exemption for certified development incentive wells, limited to 36 months or 300,000 barrels, and would also update tax treatment for gas used in enhanced oil recovery and on-site electric generation. They argued the measure would encourage new technology and testing in existing spacing units, complementing House Bill 1483, which they said focused on geographic expansion into non-Bakken and non-Three Forks areas. Argo said Continental still invests heavily in North Dakota but is shifting rigs elsewhere because of economics, and he urged incentives to spur exploration and preserve the basin’s long-term future. North Dakota Petroleum Council executive director Ron Ness also supported the concept, calling it a targeted, low-risk way to encourage innovation and future barrels. Committee members asked about royalty treatment, the difference from House Bill 1483, pressure maintenance, and how the program would be administered. DMR said the amendment should clarify that the operator bears the burden of proving a well qualifies and that only one incentive well per stratigraphic interval should be certified. No vote was taken; the committee paused to work on revised language and indicated the bill would likely need further adjustment, possibly in conference committee.

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• So typically the mineral rights would follow the surface ownership.
• or the surface separately from the minerals.
• is a long process.
• Questions about the effects of the merger or on the process?
• So it's important that we be part of the process if we can be.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Our flag here is one for vagueness in due process because the Fifth Amendment requires that criminal
• Holder, so are you identifying both the First Amendment and a due process issue in the bill as currently
• So we've got Fifth, First, and due process? Mr. Chairman, Representative Mathis, yes. Thank you.
• see as a possible conflict with Article 10, Section 3 of the Arizona Constitution, which says that mineral
• says nothing herein shall prevent the leasing of any said lands for enumerated purposes, including mineral

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Rules Committee considered several bills and resolutions for whether they were constitutional and in proper form. House Bill 2076, concerning school safety and concealed firearms carried by school employees, drew a constitutional concern because its civil-liability immunity language would also cover private school employees and potentially violate the anti-abrogation clause; staff recommended limiting that immunity to public school employees. House Bill 2136, creating crimes for civil terrorism and subversion, raised due process vagueness concerns because “subvert” was undefined, and members also discussed possible First Amendment overbreadth. House Bills 2158 and 2159, both involving Mexican wolves, were flagged for federal preemption under the Endangered Species Act because the bills would authorize conduct conflicting with federal protections; sponsors were said to be considering amendments. House Bill 2497, on hunting and wildlife regulation, raised legislative entrenchment concerns because it would restrict future legislatures, with members also discussing but not resolving a possible dormant Voter Protection Act theory. House Bill 2755, allowing renewal of certain state trust land mineral leases without auction, was flagged for a possible conflict with the constitutional 20-year lease limit, and House Bill 4030 and HCR 2052, dealing with a tax and fee moratorium/referral, prompted debate over Article 9, Section 19 and whether the moratorium could reach constitutionally excluded taxes. Each of those individual measures was ultimately recommended as constitutional and in proper form by a 5-2 vote, with one member absent on each roll call. The committee also noted that House Bill 2956 was held. At the end of the meeting, the committee took a mass motion covering many additional bills, memorials, and resolutions; the Rules Attorney stated they had been reviewed and were constitutional and in proper form, and the committee approved the mass motion by a 7-0 vote with one absent.

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• The important thing to note about this is it does not specifically include coal and mineral interests
• The important thing to note about this is it does not specifically include coal and mineral interests
• The important thing to note about this is it does not specifically include coal and mineral interests
• The important thing to note about this is it does not specifically include coal and mineral interests
• The title process for real estate professionals, which could include attorneys, title search agents,

Keywords: Reuploaded to restore the end of the meeting Meeting Start 00:01 Roll Call 00:05 HB 131 discussion 01:55 HB 131 vote 05:08 HB 256 discussion 07:09 HB 256 vote 08:58 HB 290 discussion 10:59 HB 290 vote 13:25 HB 368 discussion 15:11 HB 368 vote 31:30 Adjournment 36:27, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered four bills. House Bill 131, sponsored by Representative Meredith, was amended with a committee substitute and would allow former second class city fire departments more scheduling flexibility, including hybrid shift patterns, while preserving existing collective bargaining agreements. There was no opposition or questions, and the committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill favorably by voice/roll call vote. House Bill 256, sponsored by Chairman Flannery, would impose a 40-year statutory limit on root-of-title interests to clear dormant title issues and improve marketable title, while excluding coal and mineral interests. A committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. House Bill 290, sponsored by Representative Wilson, would update county law library funding/use rules to allow more modern expenditures such as online legal services; Representative Willner supported it as a useful modernization, and the bill also passed favorably on a unanimous roll call. House Bill 368, sponsored by Representative Decker, would expand local governments’ ability to use online public notice alternatives instead of relying solely on newspaper publication in smaller counties. Supporters from local government groups argued the change would save money, improve efficiency, and still keep the public informed, while the Kentucky Press Association cautioned that website standards should be addressed and noted concerns about losing newspaper notice revenue. After discussion, the committee passed the bill favorably by roll call vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional yes votes for HB 131, HB 256, and HB 290, and the committee adjourned.

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• 32:49.600> process<00:32:50.720> surface drill process is the process surface drill process
• And we're mineral uh federal minerals.
• The federal permit process gives surface landowners who happen to live above federal minerals a say in
• The federal permit process gives surface landowners who happen to live above federal minerals a say in
• The federal permit process gives surface landowners who happen to live above federal minerals a say in

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, April 23, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• minerals than are in electronic waste.
• already mined and already processed already mined and already processed minerals<00:18:36.080>
• <00:36:31.920> we this in engaging in the state process we this in engaging in the state process
• storage Transportation processing storage Transportation processing refurbishment<01:15:29.639><
• Chair and members, this has been a very collaborative process.

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• our investment in the permanent mineral our investment in the permanent mineral trust<01:47:02.639
• They build in uh 6% vetted process.
• There's oversight throughout the entire process. There's oversight throughout the entire process.
• mineral royalties. mineral royalties.
• permanent mineral trust fund. permanent mineral trust fund.

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• um and in that process uh you know<00:09:40.839> ignores<00:09:41.839> all<00:09:42.079
• <00:15:48.519> who<00:15:48.680> might as well as the names of miners who might as
• well as the names of miners who might have<00:15:48.920> been<00:15:49.079> interviewed
• we have seen in other cases where miners we have seen in other cases where miners are<00:15:54.800
• Thank you. these reports so there is a process for these reports so there is a process for a<00:17:10.640

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard several bills on building codes, taxation, police reports, National Guard benefits, and discriminatory reporting. SB 48 would have required the State Building Code Council to assess financial impacts of code adoption on homes and include utility costs; testimony was mixed, but the bill drew concerns about housing costs and code timing. SB 120 would have changed the State Building Code Council’s responsibilities and code adoption process; the International Code Council and Sierra Club opposed it, while BIA Hawaii and others supported it, arguing current code cycles raise costs and counties need more flexibility. The committee later noted that county building departments had not submitted testimony on SB 48 or SB 120. SB 138 would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for hurricane-resistant safe rooms. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation raised concerns about blank provisions and revenue uncertainty, while Hawaii Emergency Management stood on written comments. The committee recommended passage with amendments, including a clarifying tax language change and an effective date of July 1, 2077. SB 112 would allow immediate family members of deceased persons to receive police closing reports after a set period; the Attorney General and prosecuting attorney supported access in principle but requested explicit redaction authority for minors and confidential personal information. The committee adopted amendments reflecting those concerns and passed the bill. SB 88 would authorize allowances for TRICARE, dental, and vision coverage for Hawaii National Guard personnel ordered to active duty for more than 30 days. It received support from National Guard and Department of Defense representatives and was passed as is. SB 16 would create civil remedies for discriminatory reporting to law enforcement based on protected characteristics and require public guidance from the Department of Law Enforcement and Civil Rights Commission; it received support from the department and several advocates, with one opposition testimony. The committee passed SB 16 with an amended effective date and technical changes. In final action, the committee deferred SB 48 and SB 120, and adopted the chair’s recommendations on the remaining measures before adjourning.

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• and then ultimately the enforcement process.
• We are in the process of trying to evaluate many of those sites.
• I think there was the reverse osmosis and the brine. ...process.
• We will actively be looking at that as well in this process.
• Moving forward is a robust outreach process.

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• <00:07:58.639> Uh detail to that process. Okay. Sure. Uh detail to that process. Okay.
• <01:17:32.000> And Representative Miner. Thank you. And Representative Miner. Thank you.
• Thank you, Representative Miner.
• Thank you, Representative Miner. Thank you, Representative Miner.
• Representative Miner. Thank you, you. Representative Miner. Thank you, Madam<02:07:39.679> Chair.

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Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 302, which would update New Hampshire’s solid waste facility background-check law so the state can continue to access federal FBI criminal databases for checks on key owners and officers. Senator Howard Pearl and DES Waste Management Director Mike Whimsatt said the bill is the third attempt to correct prior drafting problems that prevented the FBI from accepting the language. They explained that the existing statute has long required background checks for hazardous and solid waste facility applicants because of concerns about organized crime, but the current wording is too ambiguous for federal use. The bill also includes technical corrections, clarifies which company officers must be checked, specifies which DES officials receive the results, and removes the Department of Justice as an unnecessary middleman. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, whether family members are covered, who pays the cost, and whether permits have ever been denied; Whimsatt said the applicant still pays, the checks focus on key officers, and at least one permit had been denied in the past due to a felony conviction. The hearing then closed, with one person listed in favor on the blue sheet and no opposition noted online. The committee then opened Senate Bill 229, which would allow retailers to sell uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat and remove the sunset on the existing program. Senator Pearl said the bill would expand market opportunities for farmers while keeping labeling and traceability requirements in place, including identifying the meat as uninspected and maintaining records of the source farms. Representative Bixby, who had worked on earlier legislation, explained the current framework in detail: the animals are raised on closed farms, must be fenced, cannot be newly imported, and are subject to annual veterinary herd inspections and recordkeeping. He said the prior bison inspection regime was too burdensome for farmers to maintain, and the current law was intended as a workable compromise. Questions from members focused on how many farms participate, how many animals have been sold, and whether the program posed disease risks; the witness said he did not know the exact numbers, and Bixby said the existing import and fencing rules help prevent chronic wasting disease from entering the state. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was left before the committee for further consideration.

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• <01:46:20.280> alcohol<01:46:20.639> to<01:46:20.800> miners tickets to miners
• alcohol to miners tickets to miners alcohol to miners various<01:46:21.560> other<01:46:21.800
• <03:47:00.680> are blockchain yet and what the miners are blockchain yet and what the miners
• But that's why this hearing process is a little different than most hearing processes.
• This is what we call a housekeeping bill. processes I I would say I would in e in processes I I would

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Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 552, which would remove the “full-time student” requirement for children ages 19 to 25 covered under the state retiree health insurance plan. The prime sponsor said the change would align retiree coverage with state employee and ACA plans, would not cost taxpayers because retirees pay the premiums, and could even reduce administrative burden and possibly state costs. The chair noted the bill simply removes the words “if full-time student” from statute and said the proposal affects very few retirees and has no cost to the state. No opposition was presented, and the chair closed the hearing on HB 552 after no further testimony. The committee then opened a public hearing on House Bill 648, which would require commercial insurance coverage for glucose monitoring devices and supplies for people with diabetes. The prime sponsor, a retired dietitian and diabetes educator, gave extensive testimony describing diabetes as common, costly, and serious, and argued that continuous glucose monitoring is important for managing type 2 and gestational diabetes, preventing hypoglycemia, and improving safety and decision-making. She said CGMs can alert users to dangerous blood sugar changes, help people understand how food, activity, and medication affect glucose, and save lives while offering a strong return on investment. During questions, a committee member asked whether the bill should specify that the monitoring be tied to prescribed treatment, and the sponsor agreed that adding “prescribed” would be appropriate. The member also asked about the proper threshold for coverage and whether the bill should be tied to fasting-test diagnosis; the sponsor responded that A1C is only one measure of control and does not show daily fluctuations, and said she was not prepared to recommend a specific threshold but could provide clinical guidelines later. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the sponsor indicated support for the bill’s general approach to broader CGM access.

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• That's also part of the current process.
• It also adds statistical analysis of the case processing times of the judge.
• fish and game to dees and that process fish and game to dees and that process is<05:16:41.360>
• And with the United US mineral security.
• China dominates processing for many of these materials. Recycling is not a nice idea.

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• procedure, the way normal due process procedure, the way normal due process works<00:21:50.240><
• is to be punitive to um in the process is to be punitive to um in the process unless<00:52:37.520
• <01:28:28.080> of to educate and train the process of to educate and train the process of
• go through this process?
• We went through the process. It was not an easy process, but we got through it.

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• practice of not having people go on this app that are renting them out is obviously undermining the process
• It also creates a process for the board to expunge certain disciplinary actions imposed on a licensee
• members, as passed the House, House Bill 2755 enabled the State Land Commissioner to renew existing mineral
• or mineral material leases without public auction if certain conditions were met, and outlined additional
• The Senate amended the bill by removing provisions relating to mineral leases and their renewals, the

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Jamie Miner.
• We have seen time and time again throughout the legislative process where definitions change. Mr.
• So this isn't an uncommon process.
• Chair: Year in and year out, we pass statutes in this building that change the regulatory process.
• This requires an entirely different thought process. But that's what we're trying to do.

Summary: The committee took up AB 2285, a bill related to cryptocurrency staking and broader crypto regulatory issues. The author said the amendments would give California clearer guidelines for staking-as-a-service, maintain consumer disclosures, and remove a fee cap to make the business model workable. Supporters, including representatives of the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Satoshi Action Fund, said the bill would provide needed clarity and help Californians participate in blockchain-related opportunities. Opposition came from the Consumer Federation of California and credit union representatives, who argued the bill would weaken consumer protections, create an uneven playing field for state-chartered institutions, and move California into the middle of unresolved federal debates over the Clarity Act. They also raised concerns about fraud, money laundering, and the effect of the bill on DFPI’s authority and pending litigation involving Coinbase. The author responded that staking is distinct from buying crypto, that blockchain can improve traceability, and that the bill was still a work in progress with room for further amendments. Members discussed preemption, the pending federal framework, and whether the bill should wait until federal law is settled. The chair emphasized California’s role in setting policy and said other states were allowing consumers to benefit from staking. The committee ultimately adopted a due pass as amended motion and sent AB 2285 out on a 7-2 vote.