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• Father, we thank you so much for the ability we have to be here today to serve the great people. of Oklahoma

Bills: HCR1030, HB1370, SB893, SB2, SB1589

Keywords: legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation

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• But our, I mean, can Oklahoma legally enforce these laws in other states?
• It is 100% within our purview, and Oklahoma has been a leader in this area.
• County with Oklahoma County Board or it's the Excise Board that deals with the budget.
• a perfect example Oklahoma we all know that if if your cows get out you're not liable for what those
• So the Oklahoma constitution allows municipalities to effectively do their own home rule.

Bills: HB3057, HB3130, HB3310, HB3314, HB3985, HB4113, HB4486

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, gender transition, minors, health services, punitive damages, parental rights, health care providers, purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval

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• Department of Environmental Quality.
• Follow up: Is there an apprenticeship program for utility contractors?
• And so what this does in rural Oklahoma is it slows down the speed.
• who have invested in Oklahoma and put some of their life savings in.
• Senate Bill 241 creates the Oklahoma Ticketing Accountability Act.

Bills: SB1241, SB1242, SB1442, SB1592, SB1623, SB1625, SB1913, SB1940, SB1949, SB2102, SB592, SB992

Keywords: ticket sales, resale, consumer protection, fraud, bots, transparency, refunds, event tickets, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana license, commercial grower, grow operation, bond requirement, land reclamation fee, revolving fund, environmental remediation, redevelopment, Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA

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• Senate Bill 1396 ensures that Oklahoma 988 Mental Health Lifeline remains operational after federal grant
• The bill strengthens statewide oversight, establishes quality standards for crisis centers, and prioritizes
• backup mobile responder, building a sustainable behavioral health crisis response system across Oklahoma
• Ross, Oklahoma. Move for adoption and yield for questions.

Bills: SB1369, SB1570

Keywords: mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, revolving fund, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, 914, all

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• And it is an area that needs a lot of resources and it does need a lot of programs.
• Not a program industries have operated under for seven years.
• That level of fiscal and regulatory uncertainty discourages investment and jobs.
• Clean skies bring great jobs and a healthy and resilient New Mexico.
• The cumulative burden of those emissions has impacted our quality of life.

Bills: SB12, SB36, SB92, SB120, SB133, SB151, SB18, SB96

Keywords: tax credit, physician, healthcare, income tax, rural health, quantum technology, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, journalism, local news

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• to run this is also because we get to talk about how much prehistoric flora and fauna we have in Oklahoma
• People didn't know we have two formations, one in the Panhandle and one in southeast Oklahoma, where
• For oversized overweight loads, and Oklahoma had some of the lowest permit fees in this region.
• If you'll give us your name, occupation, and also where you live in Oklahoma, please.
• I've been a plumbing contractor in the state of Oklahoma for 33 years.

Bills: HB2929, HB2956, HB2955, HB3128, HB3880, HB4294, HB2970, HB3338, HB3443, HB3783, HB3800, HB3818

Keywords: homeowner insurance, insurance premium, claim history, insurance regulation, at-fault claims, flood insurance, state law, consumer protection, appraisal management, Real Estate Appraiser Board, appraiser registration, background checks, ownership requirements, captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive

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• This piece will help us to, from my understanding, would you agree to retain some of the high-quality
• But I believe that our Oklahoma businesses, which make up a large number of the members of this, are
• homeowner's insurance in the Oklahoma Insurance Code.
• Oklahoma Insurance Department. Thank you so much. Underwriting purposes.
• Oklahoma Insurance Department. Thank you so much. Have pass, see no questions.

Bills: HB2929, HB2956, HB2955, HB3128, HB3880, HB4294, HB2970, HB3338, HB3443, HB3783, HB3800, HB3818

Keywords: homeowner insurance, insurance premium, claim history, insurance regulation, at-fault claims, flood insurance, state law, consumer protection, appraisal management, Real Estate Appraiser Board, appraiser registration, background checks, ownership requirements, captive insurance, protected cell, sponsored captive, captive insurer, insurance commissioner, premium tax, dormant captive

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• This bill creates the Oklahoma Home Warranty Transparency Act.
• This is an Oklahoma City request bill. This is a request bill.
• In 2024, Oklahoma City police officers worked more than 16,700 traffic collisions.
• This is a request bill from the Oklahoma Press Association.
• And I know several programs that do that.

Bills: HB3790, HB2941, HB2959, HB3087, HB3974, HB3500, HB3697, HB3262, HB3582, HB4226, HB3037, HB4139, HB4143, HB4144, HB2936, HB3322, HB4296, HB3278, HB4202, HB4176, HB3303, HB3648, HB4119

Keywords: home repairs, consumer protection, contracts, homeowner rights, rescission, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting, immunity, controlled substances, penalties, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent

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• Members, this bill relates to prohibiting the regulation of homeschool programs.
• Members, this bill relates to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans. known
• as the JET grant program.
• representation of prospective student-athletes and student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs

Bills: HB322, HB126, HB3062, HB1481, HB2310, HB2674, HB121, HB2243, HB3627, HB1178, HB367, HB5515

Keywords: JET Grant Program, career education, technical education, community colleges, technology solutions, high demand jobs, student athletes, name image likeness, compensation, intercollegiate athletics, representation, fentanyl prevention, drug poisoning awareness, higher education, mental health resources, substance abuse education, student policy, communication devices, school regulations, disciplinary measures

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• applicability of uniform grant and contract management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board programs
• The Texas Water Trust was established in 1979 by the legislature as a program within the Texas Water
• Wildlife Department's ability to manage water rights in the trust to support in-stream flows, water quality
• There is that PUC and TCEQ and Texas Water Development Board are all involved in our DCP program.
• There is that PUC and TCEQ and Texas Water Development Board are all involved in our DCP program.

Bills: HB4530, HB4931, HB5559, HB5560

Keywords: water rights, Texas Water Trust, water bank, environmental conservation, water quality, instream flows, aquifer, water injection, Edwards Aquifer, environmental regulation, groundwater, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water conservation, drought, utility regulation, water use restrictions, Public Utility Commission, civil penalties, drought contingency, environmental protection

Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and first took up several pending bills for reconsideration and committee substitute adoption. House Bill 2692, relating to codification and clarification of local laws concerning the San Antonio River Authority, was reported favorably to the full House and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars by an 11-0 vote. House Bills 1407, 1520, 1535, 2970, 4153, 291, 3663, and 3915 were also reconsidered or laid out as pending business, with committee substitutes adopted where needed and each bill reported favorably, generally by unanimous vote, to the full House and then to Calendars or Calendars/Calendars-related referral as applicable. The committee then heard House Bill 4530, which would expand the Texas Water Trust framework to include groundwater rights, require Texas Water Development Board review and approval of groundwater dedications, and notify local groundwater districts when groundwater rights are placed in the trust. The bill’s author and witnesses from the Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and Chispa Texas supported the measure as a conservation tool and a way to create a clear process for voluntary donations; a Texas Water Development Board witness testified neutrally. The bill was left pending. House Bill 4931, relating to an aquifer storage and recovery project in Medina County, drew support from the author, the Medina County judge, and a regional water alliance witness, who described severe stress on the Edwards Aquifer, low levels at Medina Lake, and the need for a local water-supply tool. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5559, which would clarify enforcement of drought contingency plans for investor-owned water utilities and involve the PUC in model plan development, received support from groundwater district representatives but also concerns from water company and utility witnesses about enforcement authority, approval procedures, and potential conflicts with existing obligations to provide continuous service; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5560, which would raise the maximum civil penalty for certain groundwater conservation district enforcement actions from $10,000 to $25,000 per violation, prompted debate over whether current law is already sufficient; supporters said the higher cap would better deter overpumping, while opponents argued existing penalties are already severe. That bill was also left pending, and the committee adjourned subject to call of the chair.

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• applicability of uniform grant and contract management standards to certain Texas Water Development Board programs
• The Texas Water Trust was established in 1979 by the legislature as a Representative Romero: program
• To support in-stream flows, water Representative Romero: quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and bay
• the PUC and TCEQ and Texas Water Development Board are all involved in our Drought Contingency Plan program

Bills: HB 4530, HB 4931, HB 5559, HB 5560

Keywords: water rights, Texas Water Trust, water bank, environmental conservation, water quality, instream flows, aquifer, water injection, Edwards Aquifer, environmental regulation, groundwater, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water conservation, drought, utility regulation, water use restrictions, Public Utility Commission, civil penalties, drought contingency, environmental protection

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• This program will expedite the plugging of certain orphaned wells and help increase oil and gas production
• ensures that the Railroad Commission has the ability to only approve plugging activities under this program
• That program has To my knowledge, it has never been utilized because for one thing, the surface owners
• remove the liability and kind of encourage surface owners, you may have some participation in that program

Bills: SB 1150, SB 763, SB 1061, SB 1146, SB 1198

Keywords: concrete plants, environmental regulation, permit process, air quality, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, SB 1061, uranium mining, production area authorization, TCEQ, Water Code, groundwater, groundwater conservation district, restoration table value, restoration values, contested case hearing, Chapter 2001, mineral rights, surface owners, notice requirements, environmental permitting

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• What about Oklahoma?
• It's not just Oklahoma. Is it prevalent in Oklahoma?
• This is how we set the course of the state of Oklahoma.
• And how does the program look?
• I was raised in Muskogee County, so I'm an eastern Oklahoma child.

Bills: HB3270, HB3145, HB3056

Keywords: farmed cervidae, chronic wasting disease, genetic resistance, wildlife management, agriculture, wildlife tagging, hunting regulations, Cervidae family, feral swine, exotic wildlife, conservation, commercial hunting, raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, 914, all

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• Y'all do a really good job.
• Uh, the fact is, is that this program does not require any funding upfront.
• Uh Texas has done a great job of growing.
• Right now, when the TCQ receives a water quality complaint.
• and the committee would have adequate time to produce a quality report.

Bills: HB 937, HB 2078, HB 2080, HB 3322, HB 3350, HB 4212, HB 4630, HB 4896, HB 4951, HB 5348, HB 5675, SB 565, SB 971, SB 1662, SB 2124

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

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• Y'all do a really good job. Y'all systems like yours aren't the intent of this bill.
• What a good job you guys do. And so you said 732 properties, right?
• Water availability and quality. The committee substitute makes two changes to the bill.
• The fact is that this program does not require any funding up front.
• Texas has done a great job of growing. As a businessman, I appreciate it.

Bills: HB937, HB2078, HB2080, HB3322, HB3350, HB4212, HB4630, HB4896, HB4951, HB5348, HB5675, SB565, SB971, SB1662, SB2124

Keywords: special districts, notice requirements, Water Code, government transparency, public meetings, meeting notice, transparency, public engagement, notice, elections, groundwater management, water conservation, joint planning, environmental impact, desired future conditions, groundwater, conservation district, environmental quality, regulatory review, water utility

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• House Bill 3980 creates the Rule Loan Assistance Program.
• The program will provide loan repayment assistance to assistant district attorneys who commit to long-term
• House Bill 3981 creates a locality and locality incentive program.
• The program provides a financial incentive of up to $50,000 over five years to assistant district attorneys

Bills: HB2650, HB2696, HB3177, HB3264, HB3298, HB3321, HB3322, HB3497, HB3499, HB3500, HB3742, HB3845, HB3941, HB3970, HB3980, HB3981, HB4421

Keywords: probate, estate administration, summary administration, decedent, inheritance, open records, educational records, cybersecurity, student privacy, confidential information, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes

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• Thanks to THC GME, our system has multiple family medicine residency programs.
• THCs have the highest success rate of any program for retaining... in communities of need.
• Right now, both programs are only funded through... March 31st.
• You can sometimes sell the idea of a pilot program, but SNAP, as you know, is a federal program, and
• We could improve that program. We could make it better, more accessible, more usable.

Keywords: health policy, lifespan, quality of life, community health, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.

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• The Environmental Protection Division's job is to... ...provide legal enforcement support to an array
• , and beautiful, while ensuring that our state maintains a thriving economy and remains a leader in job
• System, which is a federally delegated program from the Environmental Protection Agency.
• Robert Sadlier, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
• Act. standards, which are surface water quality standards.

Bills: SB766, SB290, SB494, SB1145

Keywords: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water regulation, environmental protection, pesticide management, natural resources, LP-gas, property owner notice, gas installations, safety notification, petroleum theft, task force, oil and gas, law enforcement, economic impact, environmental regulation, water permits, water quality, land application, 1185, senate

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• I invite all of Oklahoma to pray.
• Association, Downtown OKC, the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum, EMSA, and Oklahoma City University
• One student wrote, 'Oklahoma has a standard, and it's our job to keep it.'
• Others were in the Oklahoma State Water Resources Board, somewhere at the Job Corps office or the state
• Because that's our job here Is to set the energy policy we want in the state of Oklahoma.

Bills: HR1046, SB1733, SB1439

Keywords: Oklahoma City, terrorism, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, memorial, remembrance, first responders, community support, child abuse, reporting requirements, sexual misconduct, law enforcement, school personnel, confidentiality, student safety, fossil fuels, liability protection, climate change, energy independence, oil and gas, 914

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• report to Senate Bill 1134 by Caldwell, of the House and Hall of the Senate, an act relating to the Oklahoma
• Senate Bill 1134 by Caldwell, of the House and Hall of the Senate, an act relating to the Oklahoma.
• reappropriate some of the APA funds, some of these, some of These hospital rural hospital rebuild programs
• We have about 437,000 people that suffer from asthma here in Oklahoma.
• It leads to approximately 1 million ER visits per year and affects Oklahoma.

Bills: HCR1026, SB1130, SB1134, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1142, HR1049

Keywords: light pollution, bird mortality, migration, energy conservation, wildlife protection, University Hospitals Authority, funding, behavioral health, appropriation, adolescent health, emergency legislation, Oklahoma State University, Medical Authority, human performance, pharmaceutical expansion, emergency funding, juvenile justice, youth services, pandemic relief, healthcare