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• this case, what I'm going to show you right here is an actual output from a real run that was done in Iowa
• Altoona, an obscure—not say obscure; that's probably, they might take offense at that—but a town in Iowa
• Currently employed in Iowa, deployed specifically for the child exploitation task force.
• The City of Phoenix Aviation Department runs Sky Harbor, Deer Valley, and Goodyear Airports.
• None of those entities... ...and run Sky Harbor, Deer Valley, and Goodyear Airports.

Committees: House Government , House House Government Committee of Reference

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• But she was like, it was kind of deer-caught-in-the-headlights look.
• That allows independent hunting for qualified 16- and 17-year-olds to hunt without direct supervision
• Many Delaware teenagers participate in hunting, shooting sports, agricultural deer depredation programs
• This can create practical barriers for families, hunting clubs, and outdoor sports participants.
• , trapping, game animals, game birds, deer, and protected wildlife.

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• But, you know, they pulled out of us and they went down South Iowa.
• But, you know, they pulled out of us and they went down South Iowa.
• You've got a draw... ...that runs down, and if you're walking it deer hunting or turkey hunting and all
• I can't hunt right in the middle of my decoys.
• And so, we let them hunt, but they never shot anything. Representative Belts?

Committee: Joint Agriculture and Water Management Committee

Summary: The committee met for its third interim meeting, approved the prior meeting minutes, and heard a series of statutory reports from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Water Resources. Chair Hauck noted that Legislative Management had denied the committee’s earlier request for a fertilizer capacity study, and that the committee would also revisit the proposed Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger later in the day. Commissioner Doug Goring reported on several agriculture topics, including uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, irrigation expansion potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and usage in North Dakota. He emphasized that fertilizer supply depends heavily on natural gas and water, that most nitrogen fertilizer is imported, and that large-scale fertilizer plants require very large capital investments. Members discussed fertilizer storage, natural gas pipeline capacity, water availability, and the role of state infrastructure in supporting value-added agriculture. A major portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the tool was created under 2017 legislation to help evaluate projects expected to cost $1 million or more, and that the department is proposing adjustments to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and changing hydrologic data. He said the changes would remain focused on direct, demonstrable costs and benefits, not indirect impacts, and would be implemented through guidance and operating procedures rather than statutory changes. Committee members and water users discussed whether the revisions would better reflect real-world conditions, including deferred maintenance, changing rainfall patterns, and downstream effects. A representative from the Water Resource District Association said the group was working with DWR and hoped to review test scenarios before the June meeting. The committee then received a detailed presentation on Devils Lake, its outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. State Engineer John Paskowski reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow constraints, and the purpose of the Tolna Coulee structure in limiting head cutting and preventing uncontrolled downstream releases. Members questioned whether the structure was effectively a dam, whether the lake would naturally overflow without it, the last time the outlets ran, and whether water quality in Devils Lake has improved over time. Paskowski said the outlets last operated in August 2025, that sulfate levels still limit operations, and that the lake has freshened somewhat but not enough to eliminate water-quality concerns. The discussion also touched on whether water from flooded areas or closed-basin systems could be reused for irrigation, and on the broader implications of wet cycles, inundated land, and drainage management across the state.

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• The Attorney General of Iowa found that nearly 98% of all transactions in that state were the result
• So, as I mentioned, our Attorney General, as well as Iowa and three other states' attorneys general,
• And between 70% and 90% of all transactions, and in Iowa, you heard even 98%, are based on fraud.
• Two things back in 1998: the first off-site fabrication application that we know of was at Deer Island
• At Deer Island, where the boilermaker took the boiler maker and sent them off-site, basically right down

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Summary: The House Bonding Committee met to hear testimony on H. 5527, the Mass Wins Act, with Secretary of Economic Development Eric Paley opening by describing the bill as a follow-on to Mass Leads. He said the proposal includes $305 million in bond authorizations, with $180 million for new programs and $125 million to expand existing ones, plus $140 million in deauthorizations of unused or redundant authorizations. He highlighted investments in applied AI and quantum, robotics, business expansion capital, defense innovation, global business attraction, ag tech and food science, downtowns, and the creative economy, and said the bill is intended to support geographic equity and small business growth across the Commonwealth. Committee members questioned the administration on several policy sections, including the MassCEC climate-tech certification language, housing-related provisions tied to 40B compliance and site plan review, the removal of the LCSW exam, AI transparency and federal preemption concerns, and the effect of lower LLC filing fees. Paley generally said some contested sections were added by the Economic Development Committee rather than the administration, defended the MassCEC discretion language as necessary for climate certification, and said the administration would follow up on committee-added provisions. He also said the bill’s housing provisions were meant to help address the state’s need for more homes and that the deauthorizations were housekeeping measures that did not affect current capital plan projects. Public testimony covered a wide range of topics. AARP and local advocates urged a statewide ban on cryptocurrency ATMs, arguing they are heavily used in scams, impose high fees, and drain money from seniors and local economies. Housing groups supported codifying site plan review and adding parking reform and YIGBY-style housing on faith-owned land. Building trades asked to include off-site fabrication in prevailing wage law. The Massachusetts Public Banking Campaign backed the bill and urged inclusion of a public bank concept. Several witnesses supported Section 106, the Transparency and Frontier AI Act, as a way to require safety plans, audits, incident reporting, and whistleblower protections for the largest AI companies, while an AI startup group argued the section would overregulate smaller firms and should be separated from the bond bill. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• In our second successful black bear lottery hunt, we expanded hunting opportunities to two additional
• or deer.
• I've actually been an alligator hunt before, and I've told people out of state, and they say, oh man,
• So just, you know, different species throughout each one: deer in the central part of the state, all
• And then obviously our coastal WMAs allow for waterfowl hunting.

Committee: House Appropriations

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• Violations result in points on a person's hunting license.
• Currently, annual hunting licenses expire on December 31st each year.
• </c><00:03:44.239><c> The</c> for certain hunting requirements.
• The for certain hunting requirements.
• , annual hunting licenses Currently, annual hunting licenses expire<00:04:03.599><c> on</c><00:04:03.840

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• violations related to harvesting deer.
• Deer still faces fines and criminal charges.
• 654 would establish a process for dismissing criminal charges against hunters who unintentionally hunt
• deer with an antler spread no more than one inch greater than the maximum antler spread measurement.
• of certain deer, authorizing fees.

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Summary: The committee met with limited attendance at first, then took up a series of water, agriculture, and rural affairs measures. HB 3898 would allow the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for brackish water desalination projects in certain border counties and related nonprofit suppliers even if the projects are not in the state water plan. Supporters said it is needed to address severe water shortages in places like Webb County and to support future planning; opponents, including the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts, argued it bypasses the regional and state water planning process. The bill was left pending after testimony. The committee also heard HB 5339, which would create a higher-education grant program for regenerative agriculture research. A rancher testified that regenerative methods improved soil health, water retention, and farm viability, while a senator noted existing university research but said better coordination could help. Public testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. Members then heard HB 1523, a temporary prohibition on TCEQ issuing Austin a Class 5 injection well permit for an aquifer storage and recovery project in Bastrop and Lee counties until December 2027. Local officials from Bastrop supported the pause, citing unanswered questions about water treatment, recovery rates, and impacts on the aquifer, while Austin Water opposed the substitute, saying the project is central to its long-term water plan and that stakeholder talks were already underway. TCEQ explained its ASR permitting process and said public participation is possible but not always used in the current authorization process. The bill was left pending. HB 5659, concerning the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District and requiring majority city-council approval before certain water sales or interbasin transfers, drew testimony from district officials who said the change could interfere with existing contracts and district authority, but the chair emphasized the need for local buy-in and said the stakeholders had reached a workable compromise; testimony was closed and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HB 1690, which would expand notice requirements for groundwater export permits so neighboring landowners and potentially affected aquifer areas are informed by certified mail and publication. The sponsor tied the bill to impacts from the Vista Ridge project, and no one testified against it; it was left pending. HB 3333 would prohibit TCEQ from issuing new wastewater discharge permits directly into the Devils River in Val Verde County. The sponsor and a conservation witness said the bill protects one of Texas’s most pristine rivers and reflects a local stakeholder agreement, while TCEQ said it can ensure water quality but acknowledged the river’s unique sensitivity; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard HCR 108 urging continuation of the U.S.-Mexico tomato suspension agreement, with supporters warning of major Texas job and consumer-price impacts if it ends, and HCR 76 urging federal action on imported shrimp, citing public health and industry concerns; both were left pending. Additional measures heard and left pending included HB 4158 on compensation for Texana Groundwater Conservation District directors, HB 654 creating a dismissal path for certain first-time deer hunting violations after self-reporting and hunter education, HB 4530 requiring Texas Water Development Board review of groundwater rights placed in the Texas Water Trust, HB 2128 directing a study of rural versus urban firefighting and rescue disparities, and HB 278 requiring groundwater districts and management areas to track progress toward desired future conditions over shorter intervals. On HB 278, witnesses split over whether the bill’s interim tracking would improve accountability or create new triggers that could be used against local districts, but no final vote was taken and the bill was left pending.

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• at East Tennessee State University. going on to complete osteopathic medical school in Des Moines, Iowa
• , with a later residency at the University of Iowa and the University of Washington in Seattle.
• Senate Bill 2147 relates to the ownership of breeder deer in this state to Water, Agricultural, and Rural

Bills: SCR8 , SCR24 , SCR25 , SB1 , SB65 , SB315 , SB371 , SB372 , SB379 , SB400 , SB402 , SB406 , SB427 , SB487 , SB502 , SB509 , SB535 , SB610 , SB707 , SB740 , SB761 , SB840 , SB875 , SB893 , SB918 , SB925 , SB965 , SB987 , SB990 , SB995 , SB1006 , SB1018 , SB1073 , SB1106 , SB1121 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1300 , SB1343 , SB1362 , SB1379 , SB1447 , SB1532 , SB1555 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR57 , SCR25 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR24 , SCR8 , SB565 , SB372 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB740 , SB14 , SB1006 , SB504 , SB925 , SB1121 , SB995 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB815 , SB1379 , SB1300 , SB1497 , SB1499 , SB1498 , SB65 , SB241 , SB304 , SB402 , SB621 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB1106 , SB686 , SB112 , SB371 , SB204 , SB400 , SB609 , SB1447 , SB670 , SB502 , SB427 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1555 , SB1362 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB987 , SB1539 , SB893 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB509 , SB985 , SB965 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB24 , SB1194 , SB1253 , SB1215 , SB1532 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB650 , SB583 , SB673 , SB840 , SB213 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB378 , SB610 , SB918 , SB1343 , SB608 , SB487 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB990 , SB1019 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB958 , SB535 , SB761 , SB1 , SB541 , SB315 , SB379 , SB1018 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB1527 , SB125 , SB599 , SB1330 , SB53 , SB916 , SB896 , SB1352 , SB973 , SB785 , SB710 , SB472 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB1547 , SB961 , SB1038 , SB513 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB108 , SB8 , SB318 , SB507 , SB533 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB1198 , SB1146 , SB763 , SB667

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• general hunting, special hunting, and spring turkey hunting.
• This ensures fair processing and supports Parks and Wildlife's ability to manage hunts.
• This change has allowed flexibility in choosing which hunting license to purchase.
• I go over to the BLM lands and hunt quail.
• Or does it include deer hunting? No, deer and large animals are still subject to a full licensure.

Bills: SB34 , SB119 , SB261 , SB532 , SB1035 , SB1245 , SB1247 , SB1267 , SB1442 , SB1930 , SB1948 , SB2078 , SB2112 , SB2143 , SB2155

Committee: Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

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• But, you know, they pulled out of us and they went down to South Iowa.
• You've got a draw that runs down, and if you're walking it deer hunting or turkey hunting and all of
• And that's about the furthest thing from our truth, from our minds, is against hunting.
• I can't hunt right in the middle of my decoys.
• And so, we let them hunt, but they never shot anything. Representative Bells?

Committee: Joint Agriculture and Water Management Committee

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• But, you know, they pulled out of us and they went down South Iowa.
• You've got a draw that runs down, and if you're walking it deer hunting or turkey hunting and all of
• And that's about the furthest thing from our truth, from our minds, is against hunting.
• I can't hunt right in the middle of my decoys.
• And so, we let them hunt, but they never shot anything. Representative Bells?

Summary: The committee opened its third interim meeting with roll call, approved the November 13, 2025 minutes, and the chair reviewed prior committee work, including a denied request for a fertilizer-capacity study and a planned later discussion of the Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger issue. Commissioner Doug Goring then presented Department of Agriculture updates on uncrewed aerial systems grants to detect noxious weeds, the state’s irrigation potential, the low-carbon fuels program for ethanol plants, the Environmental Impact Mitigation Fund, model zoning ordinances for animal feeding operations, and fertilizer production and supply in North Dakota. Members asked about funding sources, fertilizer storage and availability, natural gas and water needs for future fertilizer plants, and how the model zoning website would help counties and townships apply setback and odor tools. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Department of Water Resources’ economic analysis tool for water conveyance and flood-related projects. Dr. Dwayne Poole explained that the department is proposing changes to better account for end-of-useful-life conditions and updated hydrologic data, while still limiting the model to direct, demonstrable costs and benefits. He said the goal is to make the analysis more realistic and consistent without changing statute, and he provided examples of how project benefits could change as drains age or as rainfall and flood data evolve. Committee members and water-user representatives generally supported continued work on the proposal, while raising concerns about downstream impacts, closed-basin projects, and whether the changes would meaningfully affect project approvals. The committee then heard from John Paskowski, state engineer, on Devil’s Lake, the West End and East End outlets, and the Tolna Coulee control structure. He reviewed lake history, outlet capacities, sulfate and downstream flow limits, and explained that the control structure is intended to prevent a catastrophic uncontrolled release by slowing erosion and head cutting. Members asked about water quality trends, the length of the downstream flow constraint, and whether the Tolna Coulee area had been studied for possible natural overflow or silt buildup. The discussion emphasized ongoing flooding concerns, mitigation for affected landowners, and the need to balance outlet operations with downstream water quality and infrastructure protection.

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• Look at the deer; they need more area.
• Because if you leave just a small area for the deer to winter and the wolves and other predators have
• need more area trees look at the deer need more area because<00:20:41.159><c> if</c><00:20:41.240><c
• to Winter and the wolves for the deer to Winter and the wolves and<00:20:45.039><c> other</c><00:20:
• There's 1.8 million acres of wildlife management areas that provide outdoor recreation and hunting.

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• Go to school in the trees and go hunting and go fishing. Where else can you do that?"
• </c> Go to school in the trees and go hunting Go to school in the trees and go hunting and<00:19:35.760
• He explained that he had spent two years in Iowa and attended a community college there.
• ><c> had</c> University of Iowa, but each college had University of Iowa, but each college had their<
• Um, I'm going to punt before with Iowa.

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

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• ,<01:24:33.480><c> fishing,</c><01:24:34.120><c> and</c> hunting, fishing, and hunting, fishing, and
• trapping and also to retrieve a deer during deer season.
• Thank you for your time. deer hunter myself, we have an exemption deer hunter myself, we have an exemption
• </c><01:35:00.720><c> Nothing</c><01:35:01.120><c> will</c> deer during deer season.
• Nothing will deer during deer season.

Committee: Senate Environment, Climate, and Legacy

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• passive observers of nature, nor were we wandering bands of nomads looking for a berry to eat or a deer
• to hunt.
• We mentioned Iowa; other states as well.
• We mentioned Iowa; other states as well.
• </c><01:39:55.360><c> uh</c><01:39:55.520><c> theirs</c><01:39:55.840><c> is</c> Iowa, other states as

Bills: HF3898 , HF3957 , HF4372 , HF4350 , HF3692 , HF4085

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension

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• I mean, not as long as I've been hunting and fishing, but it's been around for a long time.
• So that is beneficial to both the low-fenced hunter. and those that hunt behind high fences.
• So deer in a captive setting in a pen And those depopulation events occur in. generally in cooperation
• Some of them involve a phased depopulation plan. allows that facility owner potentially to turn deer
• Again, to mitigate risk and allow them to derive some income from the hunting opportunities.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII

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• I bought it to go elk hunting out west in the mountains, and it's pretty unique.
• </c><00:37:17.720><c> out</c> or so I bought it to go elk hunting out or so I bought it to go elk hunting
• season spotlight in a field during deer season and<00:42:41.040><c> spot</c><00:42:41.839><c> or</c>
• <00:42:42.119><c> shine</c><00:42:42.800><c> deer</c><00:42:43.800><c> that's</c><00:42:43.960><c> a<
• /c><00:42:44.079><c> gross</c> and spot or shine deer that's a gross and spot or shine deer that's a

Bills: HF2066 , HF340 , HF341 , HF566 , HF2107 , HF2130

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: electric bicycles, tax rebate, transportation, environment, local economy, fleeing peace officer, culpable negligence, traffic laws, public safety, motor vehicle offenses, driving violations, penalties, license suspension, traffic enforcement, all-terrain vehicle, ATV, class 1 ATV, class 2 ATV, road rights-of-way, public roads

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• Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from...
• Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from Thank you.
• Iowa, 60.9% of their energy comes from renewable energy sources, and Missouri is at 11.3.
• Deering. Representative Mr. Dearing. Mr.
• Chairman, members of the committee, Mike Deering, I'm the executive vice president for the Missouri Cattlemen's

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

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• from the deer activity there.
• from the deer activity there.
• </c> the damage to the environment the deer the damage to the environment the deer in<01:45:07.360><c
• </c><02:24:49.240><c> animals</c> you know they're popular hunting animals you know they're popular hunting
• </c><03:49:16.520><c> did</c> through the budget review so deer did through the budget review so deer

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• Harvested many elk and many deer. So. Some animals with it. Harvested many elk and many deer.
• So, this legislation regulates transmission, transmitting trail cameras, and drones during hunting.
• It exempts predator hunting, including wolves, mountain lions, and other predatory wildlife.
• season for everyone except people who have the ability to hunt on private land.
• And so we felt like we needed to move forward to some type of legislation for the hunting year.