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• House Bill 4126 exempts private property owners from activities that involve dirt bikes and off-road
• Members, House Bill 4107 is an outdoor siren bill.
• It aims to address the issue of aging outdoor sirens in Oklahoma that are not encrypted.
• They can activate any tornado siren that is not encrypted.
• This is just for those outdoor sirens that also have a PA system in them. Most of them do.

Bills: HB1322, HB2015, HB2933, HB2941, HB2959, HB2977, HB2981, HB3040, HB3055, HB3062, HB3087, HB3115, HB3134, HB3244, HB3297, HB3298, HB3299, HB3304, HB3319, HB3321, HB3322, HB3323, HB3345, HB3407, HB3471, HB3497, HB3500, HB3505, HB3544, HB3581, HB3648, HB3755, HB3764, HB3765, HB3767, HB3906, HB3974, HB3982, HB4104, HB4105, HB4106, HB4107, HB4108, HB4126, HB4130, HB4139, HB4144, HB4170, HB4202, HB4226, HB4227, HB4236, HB4260, HB4343

Keywords: domestic violence, offenders registry, public safety, law enforcement, victim protection, conviction records, landlord, tenant rights, rental agreement, housing safety, tenant protections, insurance regulation, homeowner claims, premium discounts, catastrophe mitigation, civil penalties, fentanyl, overdose, first responders, drug reporting

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• Senate amendments to House File 2563, a bill for an act relating to legacy appropriating money from outdoor
• <00:12:00.640> The<00:12:00.880> House programs and activities.
• The House programs and activities.
• <00:12:59.760> heritage,<00:13:00.160> clean money from outdoor heritage, clean money
• from outdoor heritage, clean water,<00:13:00.880> parks<00:13:01.200> and<00:13:01.360

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• which is to work with Minnesotans to conserve and manage the state's natural resources, to provide outdoor
• host family reunions, picnics, school trips, weddings, meetups for hiking, bird watching, winter activities
• which is to work with Minnesotans to conserve and manage the state's natural resources, to provide outdoor
• There's 1.8 million acres of wildlife management areas that provide outdoor recreation and hunting.
• Representative Allen, uh, primarily with the Outdoor Heritage Fund.

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• habitats while also growing our community of hunters and anglers, partnering with those who love the outdoors
• The first one there is about building our base of hunters and anglers and people who love the outdoors
• We have the Outdoor Oklahoma magazine, Outdoor Oklahoma TV show.
• And this is some of our research and management activities.
• I don't get out and see the outdoors as much as I should.

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• that protect conserve support activities that protect conserve preserve<00:09:08.040> and<00:
• I think more Minnesotans expected it to go to actual outdoor projects. ...going to outdoor-related projects
• I think more Minnesotans expected it to go to actual outdoor projects.
• I think more Minnesotans expected it to go to actual outdoor projects.
• outdoor outdoor recreation<01:08:11.760> and<01:08:12.760> it<01:08:12.880> is<

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• California's wildlife areas provide natural habitat, control flooding, and give the public access to activities
• that state-owned tidelands and submerged lands are not used to facilitate new offshore drilling activities
• That's what AB 1946 is about, understanding and recognizing co-equal goals associated with outdoors for
• the middle of the city, but you can create a great area where there's parks and recreation and activities
• so much time and, and resources to create these great spaces and, um, but the fundamentally the Outdoors

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• IT ALSO PROVIDES THEY BE MANAGED ON A CONSERVATION BASED PUBLIC OUTDOOR RECREATIONAL USES IN ORDER TO
• CONSERVATION BASED ACTIVITY.
• AND SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITS THE DIVISION AUTHORIZING CERTAIN USES OR CONSTRUCTION OF ACTIVITIES WITHIN
• ARE NOT PART OF ANY ILLICIT ACTIVITY BUT A PART OF A SLOT MACHINE OR DEVICE.
• ACTIVE PROCUREMENT MANAGER, ONE OF THE TWO THAT THEY OWNS AND OPERATES HERE IN FLORIDA.

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• And it's school-based, very Representative Jordan: "Dangerous, very dangerous sport activity.
• Many disabled veterans rely on ATVs as a means of mobility and access to the outdoors.
• Mental health is a critical issue among veterans, and access to outdoor recreation plays a key role in
• financial burdens and allows veterans with service-connected disabilities to continue to enjoy the outdoors
• burdens and allows it laws veterans with service-connected disabilities to continue to enjoy the outdoors

Bills: HF1355, HF78, HF1846, HF1225

Keywords: commercial diving, scuba diving safety, aquatic plant management, workplace safety, environmental regulations, HF78, Minnesota veterans, veteran retreats, Camp Bliss, Walker, Independent Lifestyles Inc., Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans affairs grant, general fund appropriation, family members, spouse, domestic partner, children, therapy, transportation

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• citizens still like to get out and go fishing, even if from shore or pier, and it will keep them active
• citizens still like to get out and go fishing, even if from shore or pier, and it will keep them active
• We have a robust network of more than 50 locations that constantly measure pollutants in the outdoor
• We have a robust network of more than 50 locations that constantly measure pollutants in the outdoor
• encumbered but folks are actively encumbered but folks are actively applying<01:02:09.400> for

Bills: HF276, HF413, HF411

Keywords: human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form

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• Seeing none, please call the next regulation. rules for the renewal and activation of rules for the renewal
• and activation of inactive<00:03:51.960> physician-assistant<00:03:52.920> licenses.
• gt;> 301, 3012, and 013 amend provisions for Otter<00:04:49.440> Creek<00:04:49.919> Outdoor
• c><00:04:50.360> Recreation<00:04:51.040> Area<00:04:51.880> and Otter Creek Outdoor
• Recreation Area and Otter Creek Outdoor Recreation Area and Peabody<00:04:52.560> Wildlife<00

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Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior meeting’s minutes, and then reviewed a series of administrative regulations from multiple agencies. Most of the regulations were presented as technical updates or policy clarifications, and in each case the committee approved staff-suggested amendments without objection. The Department of Revenue regulation would delete a section on tax credits for trusts and estates to align with statute. The Kentucky Public Pensions Authority package updated definitions, sick leave credit rules, hazardous/non-hazardous employment participation, refund procedures, contribution limits, mortality table references, and incorporated federal tax references. The Board of Medical Licensure regulations addressed renewal and activation of inactive physician-assistant licenses and renewal/reinstatement timelines for athletic trainer licenses. The Fish and Wildlife regulations revised rules for Otter Creek and Peabody areas by deleting definitions and creating shooting-range permit exemptions. The committee also heard emergency vocational rehabilitation regulations that would clarify definitions, due process rights, federal compliance, service fees, in-state service preferences, and service-specific requirements; a workforce insurance regulation updating contribution/reporting rules for professional employer organizations; and a horse racing regulation adding license categories for allied animal health professionals, animal chiropractors, and equine dental providers, while updating fees, application timing, and special events licensing. Members asked questions about the horse racing licensure changes, and the agency explained they were responding to prior session changes and adding guardrails, including veterinarian sign-off for equine therapist licensure on the back side of a racetrack. The Department for Public Health package made several personnel and salary-related changes for local health departments, including salary ranges for new hires, probation and evaluation rules, salary increases after probation, and limits on certain leave payouts for employees who separate without proper notice or are dismissed for cause. The Office of Inspector General regulation added electronic prescription references and removed authority to create a new prescription number for partial dispensing of Schedule II prescriptions. The Department for Medicaid Services regulations updated provider group definitions, removed some service limits, required prior authorization for all genetic testing for non-MCO recipients, changed physician fee schedule updates from quarterly to annually, and added reimbursement for department-approved vaccines. Members asked detailed questions about genetic testing prior authorization and sleep disorder coverage; the agency said prior authorization is intended to take two to five days and that sleep disorder services generally involve sleep apnea-related treatments such as CPAP machines and sleep studies. The committee then adjourned and announced its next meeting for Tuesday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m.

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• The agency will inspect the pits as part of its inspection. to ensure no oil and gas activities pollute
• With gaining a better understanding of the root causes of surface breakouts and seismic activities.
• Thank you. is remediation activities.
• Associated with different activities that the agency may be developing in terms of our work.
• I think it's, you know, in order to keep a healthy deer herd across the state you need to have active

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We're going to have an adaptive reuse of this structure for an indoor and outdoor classroom and community
• We're going to have an adaptive reuse of this structure for an indoor and outdoor classroom and community
• <00:08:37.440> classroom<00:08:38.000> and<00:08:38.120> community and outdoor
• classroom and community and outdoor classroom and community space.<00:08:39.560> Uh<00:08:39.760
• as that activity exists today and ensure that there is fairness between businesses that are located

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• We're in Sedona, so we have very high levels of OHV activity causing environmental damage and all kinds
• It's over 35 different member groups, both conservation, hunting, outdoor enthusiasts, and I'm the representative
• We’ve got more and more—we want to encourage people to come out in the outdoors, so how do we figure
• But I’m also, you know, an advocate for outdoor recreation.
• That is not OHV, that is not hunters, that is not outdoor enthusiasts creating that.

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• That is something very much on our radar that we are actively working toward.
• That kind of activity from what is still a small company is significant.
• So, over 2,500 active apprentices, but at this moment predominantly in the trades.
• And I started the presentation with a lot of activity. Activity is not a great measure.
• Our outdoor recreation department put $500,000 into it. The tribe found another $200,000.

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• , firearm offenses, drug trafficking, and other serious criminal activities.
• that keeps them law enforcement activity that keeps them safe.<01:04:57.599> Um,<01:04:58.160
• Uh it's it's not probably activity.
• provision to uh promote gang activity. provision to uh promote gang activity.
• people or running gang activity from inside a prison.

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• We are actively engaged in that work. It is a joint effort. There is an experience-based pathway.
• For a facility itself and reducing potential outdoor space for the facility.
• Outdoor space requirements: in many cities, it's currently difficult for early childhood educators and
• providers to find facilities that satisfy outdoor space requirements.
• In denser areas like Seattle, where I am, it’s the outdoor space that significantly limits the number

Summary: The committee held a work session on form-based codes, child care facility siting, and street standards/frontage improvements. On form-based codes, Commerce’s Dave Anderson explained that these codes emphasize building form, orientation, and the public realm more than traditional use and density tables, and that they are typically applied in specific districts rather than citywide or statewide. Lacey’s Vanessa Dolby described the city’s Woodland District code, developed through community charrettes, fiscal and market analysis, and subdistrict-specific standards to create a walkable downtown. She said the approach has helped produce a more desirable built environment and more flexibility in permitted uses, but also noted it can be less user-friendly for applicants and still requires some use restrictions; both presenters said a hybrid approach is often best. The committee then heard from DCYF and multiple providers about barriers to opening child care facilities. DCYF officials said Washington has more than 6,500 licensed providers and that a new pre-licensing support team is helping applicants navigate licensing, but local zoning, building, fire, parking, utility, and occupancy requirements still create delays and confusion. Testifiers described long permitting timelines, inconsistent local interpretations, costly upgrades, and utility hookup delays; one Yakima provider said county requirements, a floodplain-related elevation certificate, and a private well issue stopped her in-home child care proposal, while others described traffic impact fees, parking mandates, and zoning barriers that made projects infeasible. Enterprise Community Partners highlighted examples of successful local reforms, including fee waivers, expedited permitting, and zoning changes in several cities, and DCYF said it is working toward a 2026 action plan and a resource guide for providers. In the final section, planners and developers discussed how street standards and frontage improvement requirements can undermine infill and middle housing. Poulsbo’s planning manager said current standards were designed for greenfield subdivisions and often force costly curb, gutter, sidewalk, stormwater, and utility upgrades on small infill sites, sometimes adding tens of thousands of dollars and causing projects to be abandoned. A Seattle-based developer made similar points about small middle-housing projects being burdened by frontage work, curb ramps, buried standards, and EV-ready parking requirements that can trigger expensive undergrounding. Committee members asked about possible state-level changes, including whether child care should be treated as an essential public facility and whether parking requirements had already been reduced; one senator noted that minimum parking requirements for child care facilities were eliminated in prior legislation, with implementation phased in over the next few years.

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• ,<00:25:39.200> and raise awareness, inspires activism, and raise awareness, inspires activism
• <00:25:44.320> be activism and community, will be activism and community, will be celebrated
• ><03:54:32.560> program homeless prevention activities program homeless prevention activities
• shall be from the parks and two outdoor shall be from the parks and two outdoor recreation<04:33
• <05:00:39.120> mines Mining and Safety, in active mines Mining and Safety, in active mines

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• <00:35:54.960> Native motans are living outdoors. Native motans are living outdoors.
• to be the ones who are outdoors to be the ones who are outdoors in<00:36:03.200> greater<
• particularly because of ice activity particularly because of ice activity across<00:41:12.000>
• <01:04:27.920> prohibiting, entities from actively prohibiting, entities from actively prohibiting
• Instead, we are actively motans.

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• Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 2026 men's outdoor track and field national men's outdoor track
• The 2026 title outdoors was the 11th NCAA outdoor championship for our Hogs and the 53rd, yes, 53rd national
• Surveillance pricing feeds your personal information and your online activity into an algorithm.
• Yet, our president is actively making this crisis worse.
• The anxiety they feel, particularly my son, when they have an active shooter drill.

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

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• An earlier version of this bill filed last session sought to address both indoor and outdoor air pollution
• So, for instance, research has shown that people in older, leakier buildings breathe in more outdoor
• We decided to work on getting HEPA filters into schools, knowing that 70% of outdoor pollution makes
• spend about 90% of their time indoors, where pollutants are often two to five times higher than outdoors
• This change would allow school nurses to redirect their time to other evidence-based activities such

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Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on environmental health, disease prevention, and access to care. Major topics included restricting polystyrene use, creating a pancreatic cancer awareness and early-detection initiative, improving indoor air quality through a task force and new regulations, expanding access to epinephrine in public places, improving access to health care for people with long COVID, creating an OBGYN loan repayment program for underserved areas, expanding access to hygiene products, modernizing licensure for dietitians and nutritionists, updating school postural screening requirements, and restricting harmful diet pills and muscle-building supplements. Several legislators also testified in support of their own bills, including measures on menstrual product access and ingredient disclosure, and surgical smoke protections. Testimony on the polystyrene bill emphasized local municipal bans and the need to reduce plastic pollution. Pancreatic cancer advocates and patients described the disease’s low survival rate, the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the need for an awareness campaign and implementation of commission recommendations. Indoor air quality supporters from environmental justice groups, public health organizations, and residents described asthma, mold, pollution, and the need for a task force with technical expertise; some witnesses urged adding remediation professionals to the task force. On epinephrine access, family members of a man who died after a bee sting and an allergy organization stressed that anaphylaxis can be sudden and fatal and that stock epinephrine in public venues could save lives. Long COVID advocates said the condition affects hundreds of thousands of residents and called for better surveillance and access to care, with a request to include MECFS in the bills’ scope. Other testimony focused on workforce and equity issues. Supporters of the OBGYN loan repayment bill said it would help address maternal health disparities and provider shortages, especially in rural and underserved communities. Hope and Comfort described widespread hygiene insecurity and a long waiting list for basic products, urging a task force to study statewide solutions. Dietitians and nutritionists supported modernization of licensure to clarify standards for medical nutrition therapy while allowing broader wellness counseling. School nurses backed reducing mandatory postural screenings, arguing the current law is not evidence-based, is not reimbursed by MassHealth, and takes time from other student health needs. On the supplement bill, the industry trade group opposed restrictions as overbroad and burdensome, while a public health expert cited research linking weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to serious harms and urged passage. The committee also heard support for menstrual product access and surgical smoke protections, with legislators and advocates describing those bills as longstanding priorities.