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• We work to conserve land by facilitating, purchasing, or accepting donations of land...
• We work to conserve land by facilitating, purchasing, or accepting donations of land and conservation
• We, as a land trust and a land conservancy, also accept donated conservation easements, purchase conservation
• depends on the land and what those landowners, those willing sellers, those landowners that are donating

Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture convened with a quorum and heard presentations focused on land conservation and agricultural preservation in Florida. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services briefed the committee on the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program, explaining that it protects active agricultural lands through permanent conservation easements while keeping land in private ownership and on the tax rolls. The presentation emphasized eligibility for greenbelted active agricultural operations, required best management practices, and the program’s role in protecting food supply, water resources, habitat, and military buffering. Officials said the program’s 2025 ranked list includes 428 projects, with about 75 projects expected to start this year, and noted strong partnership funding from federal, local, and conservation partners. Committee members asked about eligibility, annual re-ranking, local government involvement, and the number of projects likely to receive funding. Tracy Dean of Conservation Florida testified in support of continued and increased funding for land conservation, arguing that Florida is losing agricultural and natural lands and that conservation easements and fee-simple acquisitions are complementary tools. She said land trusts work with willing landowners to protect ranches, wetlands, forests, and wildlife corridors, and stressed the importance of maintaining momentum so projects do not stall as land values rise. In discussion with senators, she said public access to conserved lands depends on the specific deal and the landowner’s goals, and that access is more commonly provided through lands acquired for parks, forests, and other public green space. The Department of Environmental Protection then updated the committee on the Florida Forever program. DEP said the program uses both conservation easements and fee-simple acquisitions, with about half of acquisitions done through easements, and that it provides benefits including water quality, habitat protection, recreation, and military readiness. Officials reported 60 projects on the 2025-26 work plan, most in the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and said the state has invested more than $1.4 billion since 2019, acquiring over 374,000 acres. They highlighted recent acquisitions for Sandy Creek State Forest, Catfish Creek Preserve State Park, and a new state park in Walton County, as well as the program’s 200th conservation easement. The committee also discussed funding levels, payment in lieu of taxes impacts on small counties, and broader priorities such as citrus, roads, and support for agriculture; no votes were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment.

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• But we can hear, so even when we ask people to just donate the rest of their tissue, extra tissue, extra
• property right, we're going to be talking about introducing an intellectual property right, not the donation
• That's different from tissue when you donate tissue.
• In the current process, when we have that, we say to our patients, "Look, if you donate your tumor tissue

Bills: SB315, SB584, SB1228, SB1484, SB1860, SB1802

Keywords: DNA privacy, genetic privacy, genetic testing, genetic material, DNA ownership, property right in DNA, genetic consent, biological sample, genomics, genetic data, HIPAA, health information privacy, health care provider, research ethics, human subjects research, law enforcement DNA, forensic DNA, paternity testing, medical examiner, genetic discrimination

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• And that in other states has shown to increase the amount of people donating blood, which we know can
• And unfortunately, we are in a crisis of needing more blood to be donated to save people.
• And additionally, and only really in cases of emergency,... ...donated to save people.

Bills: HB4284, HB1250, HB4190, HB3086

Keywords: animal abuse, offender registry, public safety, animal welfare, criminal justice, Oklahoma legislation, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund, grants, state funding, law enforcement technology, cyber crime, fraud prevention, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, insurance fee, digital forensics, investigative support, revolving fund, prisons, corrections

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• they're going to be asking for our blood, and they're going to be asking for us to go make blood donations
• However, this is going to save people's lives, and I would be greatly honored if we could all donate
• If we could all donate our blood to save somebody's life tomorrow, from 11 to 2, and it's going to be

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Today, I'd like to recognize the life-saving impact of organ, eye, and tissue donation, and proclaim
• Additionally, 494 tissue donations were facilitated in the organization's history.
• Many of you know that I donated a kidney 25 years ago to my mother.
• I donated a kidney 25 years ago to my mother.
• Just on the point of organ donation, many of you...

Bills: HB145, HB164, HJR6, HR1, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB166, HB295, HB306, SB29, SB37, HB99, HB206, HB213, HB270, HJR5, SB104, SB193, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, lobbying, transparency, public records, government oversight, accountability, constitutional amendment, legislative sessions, veto override, New Mexico legislature, session length, House Resolution 1, HR1, House investigatory subcommittee, special committee, legislative investigation

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• A particular note: the bill will allow philanthropic donations to come in order to support the purpose
• In particular, the bill will allow philanthropic donations to come in order to support the purpose of
• <00:43:41.280> to<00:43:41.440> come for uh philanthropic donations to come for uh
• philanthropic donations to come in<00:43:41.960> in<00:43:42.079> order<00:43:42.319>
• alone is not sustaining fund donations alone is not going<01:17:23.120> to<01:17:23.320> be

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony on several measures related to child welfare, health care access, overdose response, disability services, and waste management. For SB 710 on child welfare, the Department of Human Services, the Office of Wellness and Resilience, the Attorney General’s office, and multiple advocacy groups testified in support, with the Governor’s office noting support but deferring to the Attorney General on implementation because of separation-of-powers concerns. For SB 952 on child welfare services, DHS, the Governor’s office, and child- and trauma-informed care advocates supported the bill, saying it would help families access services, provide basic material support, and reduce strain on the child welfare system. SB 954 on a home health services rate study also drew support, including from DHS, the Hawaii Healthcare Association, and a public testifier who said the study would help ensure funds reach low-income, disabled, and kupuna recipients. SB 957 on overdose prevention received support from the Department of Health and the Attorney General, who said overdose prevention centers are evidence-based but raised federal-law concerns and recommended amendments; the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center and others also testified in support. The committee then moved to the 1:00 regular calendar and heard SB 850 on disability health disparity, which was supported by the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Hawaii Disability Rights Center, self-advocates, and others. Testimony emphasized that a disparity study could improve workforce development, training, and services for people with disabilities. SB 838 on continuous glucose monitoring drew support from health agencies and advocates, with testimony stressing that monitors can be critical for some diabetes patients. SB 829 on health care was supported by the Department of Health and health care stakeholders, who said it would help rotating physicians serve neighbor islands without local hospital privileges and align with CMS rules. SB 446 on waste management drew mixed testimony: the Department of Health and several public entities provided comments, the County of Maui opposed, and environmental advocates urged stronger aquifer protections and limits on ash reuse. During decision making, the committee adopted recommendations to pass SB 298, SB 322, SB 299, SB 450, SB 451, SB 949, SB 710, SB 957, SB 69, and SD 952 with various amendments, including technical changes, blank appropriations, and defective dates. SB 323, SB 324, SB 712, SB 950, SB 954, and SB 959 were deferred, largely because companion House measures were moving or similar Senate measures had already passed. The chair also announced recesses to find quorum and noted that some bills from the earlier Monday calendar were being deferred to avoid duplication.

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• Minnesota taxpayers an opportunity to contribute to supporting crime victims in Minnesota through a tax donation
• The bill will allow voluntary tax-deductible donations to be made directly into the VOCA account.
• The bill will allow voluntary The bill will allow voluntary tax-deductible<00:21:03.280> donations
• <00:21:03.880> to<00:21:03.960> be<00:21:04.080> made tax-deductible donations
• to be made tax-deductible donations to be made directly<00:21:04.760> into<00:21:04.920> the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a tax credit where companies can donate and get a tax credit against their business taxes.
• It's a tax credit where companies can donate and get a tax credit against their business taxes.
• > companies<00:21:32.000> can credit where companies can credit where companies can donate
• 34.360> a<00:21:34.720> tax<00:21:35.240> credit<00:21:35.840> against donate
• and get a tax credit against donate and get a tax credit against their<00:21:36.400> business

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• bill is, it will allow for 30 days of paid leave for state employees who provide for a living organ donation
• Just as a point of reference, living organ donation is fairly rare, only about 100 Louisianians have
• donated an organ while living in the past year.
• Living organ donation is fairly rare; only about 100 Louisianians have donated an organ while living
• anatomical gifts, provides for clarification related to anatomical gift authorization, refusal of donation

Bills: HR286, HR287, HR288, HR289, HR290, HR291, HR292, HR293, HR294, HCR114, HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR282, HR283, HR284, HR285, HCR112, HCR113, SCR62, SCR64, SB132, SB135, SB405, HR179, HR216, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, SB39, SB99, SB111, SB112, SB124, SB134, SB174, SB189, SB190, SB201, SB233, SB236, SB258, SB270, SB273, SB288, SB307, SB313, SB320, SB321, SB325, SB326, SB331, SB339, SB341, SB345, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB357, SB359, SB387, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB419, SB422, SB426, SB435, SB437, SB440, SB451, SB464, SB470, SB487, SB488, SB495, SB504, SB505, SB518, SB523, SB228, SB408, HR168, HR174, HR194, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR102, HCR104, SCR23, SCR38, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB75, HB705, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, SCR3, HB582, HB625, HB646, HB998, HB1191, HB1255, SB81, SB100, SB109, SB197, SB374, SB479, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: HR286, House Resolution 286, LED, Louisiana Economic Development, rural development, energy efficiency, renewable energy, public-private partnership, tax credits, economic development, workforce training, school energy costs, community colleges, technical colleges, local government, building modernization, on-site energy generation, public facilities, rural parishes, distressed communities

Summary: The House met with a quorum, received a guest minister for prayer, approved the journal, and heard several announcements and recognitions, including NEC Awareness Day, a European Union delegation visit, and the Glenmore Wildcats baseball team’s state championship. Members also received Senate messages, including concurrence on some House measures, the filing of Senate bills, and several Senate resolutions and bills laid over for later consideration. The chamber then took up a long series of resolutions and bills. Among the resolutions adopted were measures on a Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission, support for migratory waterfowl studies, hunting education in schools, SNAP delivery-fee studies, fraud prevention for seniors, subsurface data preservation, boating safety reporting, and visual acuity screening data. Some items were temporarily returned to the calendar, including a sales-tax uniform-base rule resolution and several Senate measures. The House also adopted a resolution creating an agricultural national security task force and another supporting a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On legislation, the House passed bills on missing-person alerts for people with disabilities (“Brian’s Call”), first responder status for public works employees, planning commission procedures, historic preservation district rules, judges’ supplemental compensation, the Baker Economic Development District, New Orleans downtown development district tax authority, a local crime prevention district, clerks of court records, hotel occupancy taxes in Shreveport-Bossier, firefighter cancer screenings, Shreveport police civil service rules, local ethics entity funding, hemp/alcohol age restrictions, OMV digital signatures, LED recreation, TOPS Tech eligibility for veterans, anatomical gift recordkeeping, crypto kiosk fraud protections, firefighting foam definitions, and consumer data privacy. Several bills failed, including HB 705 on legislative contempt penalties and HB 75 on gaming promotional play. One bill on vehicle insurance reinstatement fees was amended and passed, and a bill on judicial compensation fund adjustments was amended and passed after questions about CPI indexing.

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• I've helped hospitals set up composting programs, zero-waste initiatives, including food donation programs
• I've helped hospitals set up composting programs, zero-waste initiatives, including food donation programs
• That's a whole anti-donation clause that we could go down a nice little rabbit hole for.
• Many years ago, I sponsored and passed a bill that allowed restaurants to donate their leftover food
• Many years ago, I sponsored and passed a bill that allow restaurants to donate their leftover food for

Bills: SB47, SB110, SB122, SB143, SB168

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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• They received a large donation from Claremont Savings Bank in the amount of $100,000.
• <00:29:39.919> All<00:29:40.159> the fiscal sponsor for donations.
• All the fiscal sponsor for donations.
• <00:30:00.640> from They received a large donation from They received a large donation from
• opportunity to promote, but donations opportunity to promote, but donations are<00:30:21.760>

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• donated by a community<01:41:35.119> member<01:41:35.520> with<01:41:35.520> the
• addition to the donation of land, we've $2.5<01:41:58.400> million<01:41:58.880> in<01
• in private donations and pledges plus<01:42:13.440> the<01:42:13.679> land.
• And we continue to campaign<01:42:15.440> for<01:42:15.600> donations<01:42:16.000>
• for<01:42:16.239> the<01:42:16.400> private campaign for donations for the private

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I think, you know, we just voted to ought to pass for people to allow for their bodies to be donated
• <00:23:46.480> bodies<00:23:47.000> to<00:23:47.120> be<00:23:47.480> donated
• <00:23:48.520> to allow for their bodies to be donated to allow for their bodies to be donated

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That the Colorado Department of Transportation may accept and expend gifts, grants, and donations for
• That the Colorado Department of Transportation may accept and expend gifts, grants, and donations for
• present this resolution recognizing the Road of Remembrance in Boulder County. gifts, grants, and donations
• for the gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose<00:29:59.960> of<00:30:00.040> the

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from the previous day, and heard several announcements about committee schedules and visiting groups, including Greeley Day at the Capitol and students from Wildcat Mountain Elementary. Committee notices covered upcoming hearings in Judiciary, Business Affairs and Labor, Education, Transportation/Housing/Local Government, Health and Human Services, and Capital Development. The main floor action was consideration of House Joint Resolution 1022, which designates a portion of Arapahoe Road in Boulder County as the “Road of Remembrance.” Sponsors and supporters described the history of the World War I memorial effort, the stone pillars at Arapahoe Road and US 287, and the current effort to preserve and relocate the pillars while marking the roadway. Several members spoke in favor, emphasizing veterans’ remembrance and historic preservation. The resolution was adopted by a vote of 60-0, with five excused, and Representative Bottoms was added as a co-sponsor. Afterward, the House heard additional recognitions for advanced placement students and an announcement that the majority leader had paid outstanding fines. The chamber then laid over the balance of the calendar until the next day and recessed later in the day.

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• interested in joining my team, perhaps you could stop down to the office and see James and make a donation
• see James and down to the office and see James and make<00:22:30.559> a<00:22:30.960> donation
• <00:22:32.000> for<00:22:32.559> the<00:22:32.799> Special make a donation for
• the Special make a donation for the Special Olympics.<00:22:34.480> Are<00:22:34.720> there

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• congregation, some people in my congregation, actually own bourbon distilleries, if they want to donate
• congregation, some people in my congregation, actually own bourbon distilleries, if they want to donate
• congregation, some people in my congregation, actually own bourbon distilleries, if they want to donate
• If they want to donate some bottles and auction them off, do they have to get a permit to do that?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Licensing and Occupations met on March 27, 2025, with a quorum present and first took up House Bill 255, relating to physical therapy. The bill sponsor and representatives of the Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy and APTA Kentucky said the measure is mainly a cleanup and modernization bill that updates outdated statutory language, changes PTAs from “certified” to “licensed,” gives the board authority to purchase liability insurance, moves fee and fine caps into regulation without changing current fees, renames temporary permits as provisional licenses, and creates a pathway to more easily recognize some internationally trained physical therapists already practicing in other states. Senators asked whether the bill changed training, scope of practice, Medicaid, or supervised practice standards; witnesses said it did not, and that supervised practice requirements remain in place with out-of-state practice accepted only when equivalent or more stringent. The committee approved HB 255 with favorable expression. The committee then considered House Bill 618, an alcoholic beverages measure with a Senate committee substitute. The bill was described as having three parts: allowing restaurants to buy limited quantities of alcohol from retail outlets to meet customer demand while keeping the three-tier system intact and requiring quarterly reporting; creating a temporary auctioneer license to auction previously retail-sold alcohol in original packaging, such as estate or bourbon collections; and giving quota bar license holders the same opportunity restaurants already have to sell barrel picks by the bottle. Testimony supported the bill as a way to help restaurants, auctioneers, and bars, while a senator raised a question about sales tax on auction sales and another noted that nonprofit or church-related alcohol auctions already require permits under existing law. One senator suggested future guardrails to encourage local purchasing, but no amendment was adopted. The committee passed HB 618 with favorable expression.

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• So I see this as another example of funding legislation with gifts, grants, and donations.
• And so I don't know, I again I wasn't able to ask are... ...are the donations already secured?
• Just by way of clarification regarding gifts, grants, and donations, that would... ...gifts, grants,
• and donations, that would include things like attorneys like me who would provide their services pro
• So we do in fact have a pathway for gifts, grants, and donations.

Keywords: 981, all

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• to fund nonprofit vehicle programs offering affordable car repair, low-interest vehicle loans, or donate
• to fund nonprofit vehicle programs offering affordable car repair, low-interest vehicle loans, or donate
• to fund nonprofit vehicle programs offering affordable car repair, low-interest vehicle loans, or donate
• Grants are made, as Senator Her said, to nonprofit organizations to support car repairs, car loans, or donated
• <00:05:27.280> vehicles repairs, car loans, or donated vehicles repairs, car loans, or donated

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that means that our designated donations that means that our designated donations after<00:25:22.960
• Could you collect donations? Can you be a shelter?"
• Could you collect donations?
• We map donations? Can you be a shelter?"
• ,<00:45:54.640> but for the coordination of donations, but for the coordination of donations

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force met with a quorum, approved the August meeting minutes, and heard a presentation from Dr. Jerry Brosky of the Kentucky Mesonet and Kentucky Climate Center. He described the Mesonet’s statewide weather network, now with 84 stations in 78 counties, real-time data used by the National Weather Service, mobile apps, and more than a billion observations. He said recent legislative funding has allowed upgrades such as soil temperature and moisture sensors, cameras at every site, and improved communications and power systems, and has enabled expansion into new counties. He also highlighted products used for flooding, drought, and heat safety, including a wet bulb globe temperature tool being developed with the Department of Public Health. In response to questions, he said counties interested in a station should contact his center, that a station typically costs about $50,000, and that the program is already considering a second Pike County site. The committee then heard from Ryan Drain of Blue Skies and Chris McGee of the American Red Cross on long-term disaster recovery and a software platform called Darcy, short for Disaster Aware and Ready Communities Initiative. McGee explained the Red Cross’s long-term recovery work, including support for recovery groups, direct financial assistance, grantmaking, and coordination with local and federal partners. He emphasized that disasters are occurring more frequently and with repeated impacts, and shared examples from Kentucky and other states showing the need for organized recovery and storm shelter support. Drain said Darcy was developed after the 2021 Mayfield-Graves tornado recovery to replace fragmented spreadsheets and PDFs with a centralized, survivor-led system for preparedness, response, and recovery, designed to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and shorten recovery time. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond adoption of the minutes.

Bills: SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB255, SB199, SB47, HB605, HB216, HB621, HB148, HB389, HB509, HB248, SB336, SB293, SB43, HB420, HB60, HB188, HB106, HB105, HB11

Keywords: SB255, cannabinoid, hemp, hemp-derived THC, THCa, delta-8 THC, HHC, CBD, THC, novel cannabinoid products, hemp products, intoxicating hemp, delta-8, retail license, Department of Revenue, Department of Agriculture and Industries, testing and labeling, third-party laboratory, product safety, public health