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• TSCRA is a 148-year-old trade association and is the state's largest and oldest livestock association
• From damage fences that allow livestock to escape to destroyed infrastructure that disrupts daily operations

Bills: SB2601

Committee: Senate Border Security

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security met with a quorum and heard one bill, Senate Bill 2601 by Senator Blanco, laid out by Senator Hinojosa of Hidalgo. The bill amends the Landowner’s Compensation Program, which was created last session and is administered by the Office of the Attorney General, to expand eligibility to land lessees, cover damage to the land itself as well as structures and real property, add continuous smuggling of persons as a covered border crime, prohibit insurers from using claims under the program in rate calculations, and require law enforcement to provide border crime reports to the Attorney General within 14 days. The committee substitute also makes the bill a legislative council draft. Public testimony was unanimously supportive. Representatives of the South Texans Property Rights Association and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association said the program has helped landowners but needed cleanup and broader access, especially for lessees who manage property day to day and may otherwise not receive compensation. Testimony also emphasized ongoing problems with fence damage, debris, pollutants, and other border-related property damage. Members asked about implementation, including how conflicts between landowners and lessees would be handled; the response was that documentation of authority and lease responsibilities would be required. After public testimony closed, the committee adopted the committee substitute without objection. Senator Hinojosa then moved that SB 2601 be reported favorably to the full Senate with the committee substitute, and the motion passed on a 5-0 vote. The bill was also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar, with no objection.

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• I think that is, let's see, relative to cruelty to livestock, right?
• But what we're talking about here with this animal cruelty law is livestock.
• And a lot of people don't understand the differences between livestock, the different livestock—you know
• </c> that this bill is about livestock. that this bill is about livestock.
• </c><01:59:07.119><c> farmers,</c> consult with livestock farmers, consult with livestock farmers, livestock

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

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• </c><01:20:44.040><c> related</c> bin accidents and livestock related bin accidents and livestock related
• </c><01:30:49.600><c> this</c><01:30:49.719><c> into</c><01:30:49.960><c> a</c><01:30:50.119><c> livestock
• </c> department rolled this into a livestock department rolled this into a livestock disease<01:30:50.960
• high-path avian influenza that is occurring and you are depopulating turkeys, chickens, or other livestock
• for the presence of avian influenza in those agricultural workers, farm workers, or poultry and livestock

Bills: HF47 , HF434 , HF1503 , HF1702

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

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• We do have either crops or livestock to support us.
• One you don’t see on there as much, well, we do have number eight in livestock production, but we’re
• </c><00:08:09.720><c> production</c><00:08:10.199><c> but</c><00:08:10.319><c> we're</c> in livestock
• production but we're in livestock production but we're continuing<00:08:10.960><c> to</c><00:08:11.080
• kind of the same thing h5n1 in livestock kind of the same thing uh<01:08:46.000><c> probably</c><01:

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Bills: SJR39 , SJR47 , SB227 , SB1942 , SB1627 , SB625 , SB1716 , SB1303 , SB2180 , SB504 , SB1209 , SB1448 , SB1597 , SB1679 , SB2182 , SB2112 , SB2170 , SB2084 , SB1496 , SB1595 , SB1655 , SB1876 , SB1621 , SB1944 , SB1266 , SB2072 , SB2104 , SB1769 , SB1827

Keywords: property valuation, tax limit, homestead, income threshold, elderly, constitutional amendment, voter ID, elections, Oklahoma, proof of identity, gross production tax, ad valorem tax, property exemption, Oklahoma Tax Commission, oil and gas production, regulatory impact, economic implications, dental insurance, health care, medical necessity

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• Austin County 4-H Livestock Quiz Bowl Team. HR 199 by Guerra, Manuel M. Vela.

Bills: HCR21 , HCR22 , HCR23 , HCR24 , HCR25 , HCR26 , HCR27 , HCR31 , HCR41 , HCR42 , HCR43 , HCR44 , HCR45 , HCR52 , HCR53 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR73 , HR8 , HR10 , HR13 , HR20 , HR21 , HR50 , HR59 , HR61 , HR71 , HR74 , HR79 , HR84 , HR86 , HR90 , HR91 , HR102 , HR103 , HR107 , HR113 , HR125 , HR126 , HR132 , HR142 , HR145 , HR149 , HR150 , HR152 , HR167 , HR179 , HR181 , HR183 , HR186 , HR192 , HR196 , HR199 , HR207 , HR211 , HR212 , HR213 , HR216 , HR249 , HR256 , HR259 , HR261 , HR263 , HR272 , HR281 , HR285 , HR294 , HR295 , HR300 , HR305 , HR311 , HR313 , HR315 , HR316 , HR323 , HR331 , HR339 , HR340 , HR346 , HR349 , HR352 , HR357 , HR358 , HR360 , HR363 , HR374 , HR377 , HCR20 , HCR28 , HCR30 , HCR32 , HCR49 , HR14 , HR15 , HR19 , HR23 , HR24 , HR25 , HR26 , HR27 , HR29 , HR47 , HR48 , HR55 , HR56 , HR66 , HR85 , HR92 , HR93 , HR95 , HR96 , HR140 , HR155 , HR164 , HR204 , HR241 , HR242 , HR250 , HR253 , HR260 , HR262 , HR265 , HR279 , HR310 , HR312 , HR328 , HR332 , HR359 , HR362 , HR367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

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• You know, my family, we did livestock. We do livestock over in southeast Idaho, and when we...
• You know, my family, we did livestock.
• We do livestock over in southeast Idaho, and when we haul from Blackfoot down to Hyrum, Utah, to take

Committee: House Transportation and Defense

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• What will happen to livestock during a wildfire?
• firefighters are not going to get there soon, and when they do, they aren't going to mount a horse and move livestock
• What will happen to livestock during a wildfire?
• firefighters are not going to get there soon, and when they do, they aren't going to mount a horse and move livestock

Bills: AB93 , AB204 , AB414 , AB504 , AB598

Committee: Assembly Commerce and Labor

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• With five years in 4-H and two in FFA, she has gained experience in livestock judging, wildlife habitat
• experiences, he has been able to be held accountable for maintaining a straight schedule for his livestock
• This Wilson grew up in Lee County, where she showed just about every livestock there is, according to
• She has always dreamed of being a livestock vet, and we sure need those, Mr. Speaker.

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• They attack pets, the hounds attack pets, people, and domestic livestock.
• Hounds attack pets, people, and domestic livestock. There's many examples of that.
• as a result of, and that's farmers losing their livestock as a result of animal behavior, whether it's
• It's all about how trash and livestock and feed are managed. It's all about human behavior.
• What we need to do is contain human food attractants and livestock attractants. That's what works.

Committees: House Water, Parks and Wildlife , House Water, Parks, and Wildlife

Summary: The committee heard a series of water, parks, transportation, energy, and fisheries bills, with authors and supporters generally emphasizing targeted exemptions, improved access, or regulatory clarity. AB 430 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to study and publicly release the economic and environmental impacts of repeated emergency water curtailment regulations; farm, water, and local government groups supported it as a transparency measure. AB 1139 would expand a CEQA exemption so county park agencies can open existing roads and trails for non-motorized recreation, with supporters citing outdoor access and opponents warning about impacts to species, riparian areas, tribal resources, and fire risk. AB 929 would temporarily exempt small community water systems and managed wetlands from certain SGMA pumping reductions and fees; supporters said it protects vulnerable communities and wetlands, while agricultural and water interests argued it undermines basin-wide groundwater management and could worsen SGMA implementation. The committee also heard AB 1225, creating an Accessibility Advisory Committee for State Parks, which drew broad support from disability advocates and committee members and no opposition. Additional measures focused on infrastructure and environmental policy. AB 975 would give Sutter County a narrow, temporary exemption from streambed alteration agreements for certain damaged small bridges and culverts, with county officials describing long delays in repairing flood-damaged crossings and no opposition heard. AB 514 would declare state policy encouraging local water suppliers to develop emergency water supplies for drought or service interruptions; it received broad support from water agencies and no opposition. AB 550 would allow incidental take permits for species under consideration for listing, aimed at reducing delays for clean energy projects; supporters said it would prevent regulatory limbo, while environmental groups sought amendments to clarify the permit standard, limit the use of scientific research as mitigation, and add a fee provision. The committee also took up AB 697 on the Highway 37 corridor, authorizing an incidental take permit for the near-term project between Mare Island and Sears Point to advance mobility and habitat restoration. Supporters from local transportation agencies and county officials said the corridor is a major bottleneck and the interim project is needed now, while environmental and tribal opponents argued it would fast-track highway widening, increase emissions, and affect tribal cultural resources. Members discussed tolling limits, equity, and the long delay on the corridor; the bill was moved out on a vote, with some members noting they would continue to monitor it. Finally, AB 1056 would phase out transferable set gill net permits after 2027, allowing only limited family transfers thereafter; supporters framed it as a gradual conservation reform consistent with Fish and Game Commission findings, while fishing groups opposed it as harmful to working fishermen.

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• A couple other programs we have: the livestock investment grant.
• was really the first grant program in the Agri program too, really kind of came out of creating a livestock
• A couple other programs we have: the livestock investment grant.
• A couple other programs we have: the livestock investment grant.
• A couple other programs we have: the livestock investment grant.

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

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• , the different livestock—you know, there's swine, there's cows, there's all kinds of livestock—and it
• </c> that this bill is about livestock. that this bill is about livestock.
• The first part of it would be in consultation with livestock farmers, livestock veterinarians, state
• :45:55.119><c> fa</c> livestock veterinarians, the stair fa livestock veterinarians, the stair fa state
• </c><01:59:07.119><c> farmers,</c> consult with livestock farmers, consult with livestock farmers, livestock

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Summary: The Environmental Policy Subcommittee took up HB 1621, which would require a baseline environmental impact study before development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. Members said the concept had merit, but they could not resolve major drafting and implementation issues, including how to define covered facilities, what the study would require, and how enforcement would work at the municipal or county level. Several members expressed concern about unintended consequences and said the proposal was not ready; the subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL), and the full committee later adopted that recommendation on a 16-0 roll call vote, placing the bill on consent. The committee then discussed HB 1053, involving electronically submitted pesticide use reports. Representative Comtois presented an amendment creating a department database and protecting confidential information, but said she still needed to check whether it was germane and to review administrative issues with the Department of Agriculture. After hearing from David Russo of the Division of Pesticide Control, the committee agreed to continue work on the amendment and took no action that day. The committee also reviewed HB 1186 on egg labeling and producer exemptions. Representative Comtois offered an amendment exempting small producers from most requirements except labeling, but Commissioner Sean Jasper asked for more time to review the impact and suggested the state might not need the existing egg law at all if federal USDA rules already cover the field. Members agreed to hold action until the following week. Finally, the committee began discussion of HB 1780 on penalties for violations involving seeds, plants, and nursery stock, focusing on labeling rules and germination-date requirements; testimony from industry and department representatives indicated they were working toward a compromise that would allow multiple relabelings, add production dates, and set a 36-month sale limit, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• </c> protect their stock, their livestock. protect their stock, their livestock.
• and not sit there um and and livestock and not sit there and<03:02:02.880><c> wait</c><03:02:03.200>
• indemnity fund to address threats to livestock health.
• </c><03:49:05.199><c> indity</c> money in the disease livestock indity money in the disease livestock
• </c> fund to address threats to livestock fund to address threats to livestock health. health. health

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• I think certain species of animals fall under the category of pet versus livestock or other kinds of
• rules and: Regulations in place to allow, under certain situations, to protect your property, your livestock
• Would you believe that I believe in freedom of being able: To harvest livestock or animals from the wild

Bills: HB3239 , HB3391 , HB3557 , HB4128

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, advertising, animal cruelty, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, wildlife conservation, hunting regulations, mountain lions, black bears

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• not apply to dogs lawfully engaged in hunting where permission has been granted, does not apply to livestock
• absolutely property rights person, and I struggle all the time with pets that are chasing deer or chasing livestock
• absolutely property rights person, and I struggle all the time with pets that are chasing deer or chasing livestock

Bills: SB1550 , SB2065 , SB2110 , SB2111 , SB2114 , SB2152 , SB2159 , SB2172

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Summary: The committee took up several agriculture and wildlife-related bills. Senate Bill 1550, presented by Senator Axson, would give county commissioners more authority to issue burn bans during drought conditions and provide liability protection for those decisions; it passed 13-0. Senate Bill 2065, presented by Senator Bullard with help from Lucille Morehouse, would designate several native pollinators and recognize the importance of pollinators to agriculture and food production; it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 2152, by Senator Kern, would allow the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to move black bear muzzleloader and archery season earlier, starting no earlier than September 1; it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 2159, by Senator Peterson, would designate wheat as the state crop; it passed 12-0. Senate Bill 2172, also by Senator Peterson, would prohibit future ownership, sale, trade, or breeding of primates while allowing existing lawful owners to register and comply with rules, with exceptions for sanctuaries, research, veterinary, law enforcement, and zoo settings; it passed 11-0. The committee also heard Senate Bill 2110 from Senator Murdoch, which would allow farmers to sell ungraded eggs. Members raised concerns about the low egg limit and asked about sales to restaurants and urban farms; the author said he would work on the number and other details. The bill passed 11-0. Senate Bill 2111, also by Senator Murdoch, would remove the orange-clothing requirement for hunters on private hunt reserves or private hunt facilities; it passed 12-0. Finally, Senator Guthrie presented Senate Bill 2114, as amended by committee substitute, to make it unlawful to knowingly, recklessly, or negligently allow a dog to harass wildlife on property without permission, while excluding lawful hunting, livestock protection dogs, and brief accidental crossings. Members discussed dog hunting, property rights, and possible GPS or collar language; the chairman struck the title to allow further work on the bill. The measure passed 12-1. The meeting then adjourned after the chair noted the committee would continue with more bills in future meetings.

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• We're all private land livestock operators now, so thank you very much. from Pocatello District 29.
• We're all private land livestock operators now, so thank you very much. Thank you.
• Private land livestock operators now. So thank you very much. Thank you, Representative Petzke.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

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• deaths. ...severely limited in legal options to dispose of routine livestock deaths.
• Over the past six years, our team has conducted livestock mortality composting research under exemptions
• We have conducted livestock mortality composting research under exemptions from CDFA, CalRecycle, and
• We have conducted livestock mortality composting research under exemptions from CDFA, CalRecycle, and
• Now, according to the county's 2022 crop report data, livestock production...

Committee: House Natural Resources

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on AB 1243, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025, which would direct CalEPA to identify major fossil fuel companies, study California’s climate damages, and assess fees on large polluters to fund resilience, recovery, and related projects. The author and supporters argued the bill would shift costs from taxpayers to the companies most responsible for climate harm, while dedicating funding to disadvantaged communities, home hardening, school resilience, clean energy, and jobs. Supporters included environmental justice groups, health advocates, youth activists, labor-aligned climate groups, and many individual witnesses who described climate impacts in their communities and urged polluters to pay. Opposition came primarily from the building trades, business groups, and petroleum-related organizations, who argued the bill would raise fuel and consumer costs, create uncertainty for business, and accelerate refinery closures and job losses. They said California already has cap-and-trade, which they described as a better tool for funding climate action and reducing emissions, and warned that retroactive liability for past emissions was legally and economically problematic. Committee members questioned both sides on consumer impacts, job effects, and whether cap-and-trade already addresses the problem. After discussion, the committee voted 6-1 to pass AB 1243 to the Judiciary Committee, with Assembly Member Ellis voting no and Assembly Member Muratsuchi not voting. The chair and members noted the bill would continue to be discussed, and the author closed by emphasizing the need to fund climate resilience while holding polluters accountable. The transcript then began a separate presentation on a wildfire mitigation bill, with the author introducing committee amendments and describing wildfire prevention and recovery needs, but that item was not completed in the excerpt.

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• People use them to access property and check on livestock and various distances.
• People use them to access property and check on livestock and various distances.
• check</c><00:05:10.479><c> on</c> access property and and check on access property and and check on livestock
• </c><00:05:12.720><c> Usually</c> livestock and various distances.
• Usually livestock and various distances.

Bills: HB461 , HB465 , HB469 , HB473 , SB94 , SB303 , HB461 , HB465 , HB469 , HB473 , SB94 , SB303

Committee: House Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: fundraising, Alabama Educational Television, state authority, public broadcasting, legislation influence, emergency management, public funds, educational materials, promotional materials, state agency, ambulance services, balance billing, health insurance, emergency transportation, reimbursement rates, water recreation, public access, water bodies, recreational use, water commissions

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• My name is Amanda Sparks, and I am here to share the voice of New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau members
• New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau proudly represents farming and ranching families across our state
• Members of the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau strongly support Senate Bill 143.
• Some of their youngsters showed livestock. There was a cross-contamination between a certain...
• And Madam Chair, I think that's a way that we can also help our farmers and livestock because it does

Bills: SB47 , SB110 , SB122 , SB143 , SB168

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

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• And even if you're just going to raise some livestock, cattle or hogs, you're going to have to have land
• , livestock, livestock, cattle<00:02:16.959><c> or</c><00:02:17.120><c> hogs,</c><00:02:17.599><c> you're
• Will even agriculture, farming, flowers, whatever, be livestock be allowed in that area?
• And again, using reason and common sense, again, mention of livestock coming into an area that is only
• And again, using reason and common sense, again, mention of livestock coming into an area that is only