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• service dogs have in the lives of individuals with disabilities by enhancing their independence, mobility
• disabilities by enhancing<01:23:38.800><c> their</c><01:23:39.120><c> independence,</c><01:23:39.840><c> mobility
• ,</c> enhancing their independence, mobility, enhancing their independence, mobility, and<01:23:40.480
• Some of the aspects are mobility impairments, visual and hearing impairments, autism, epilepsy, and diabetes

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 94, which would prohibit municipal amendments to the state building code and move New Hampshire toward a more uniform statewide code. Senator McConi and several supporters, including the Josiah Barlo Center for Public Policy, the State Fire Marshal, the Associated General Contractors of New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association, argued that local variations create confusion, raise housing costs, and make compliance harder for builders operating in multiple towns. The Fire Marshal said the goal is a single state building and fire code with only limited administrative amendments at the local level, not technical changes, and noted that municipalities could still seek exceptions through the Building Code Review Board if needed. The chair explained that a similar House bill was already moving forward with fire code and administrative amendment language, and members agreed that retaining SB 94 would avoid conflicting bills. The committee then voted to retain SB 94 by roll call, 13-0, with no minority report. The committee then took up Senate Bill 30, which would designate the Virginia opossum as New Hampshire’s state marsupial. Senator Fenton presented the bill as a light-hearted measure inspired by Chesterfield School fourth graders, who had submitted written testimony and supported the idea. Members discussed the bill in a humorous but mostly supportive way, with one member objecting that it trivialized the legislature, while others said it could help engage students in the legislative process. The committee voted ought to pass on SB 30, 11-2, and agreed to place it on consent with no minority report. Later, the committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 95, concerning youth camp cabins and state fire/building codes. Senator McConi said the bill would exempt new residential cabins in youth recreation camps from sprinkler requirements and allow them to omit electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems, while requiring any such systems that are present to comply with state code. He said the measure was intended to resolve recurring interpretation problems that have caused expense and uncertainty for camp owners, and he praised work with the Fire Marshal’s office to reach a workable compromise. Representative Schmidt asked about cabin sizes and whether larger cabins with multiple occupants would still be safe; the senator explained that camps typically use counselors, drills, and supervision, and that the people behind him could answer more detailed questions. The transcript cuts off before the hearing concludes or any vote is taken on SB 95.

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• </c> costs Exxon Mobile costs Exxon Mobile $250,000<00:34:25.399><c> in</c><00:34:25.560><c> fees</c>
• So far, 1,400 employees have been dismissed, and an internal memo shows 880,000 more to come, firing
• Some of the public employee unions will be cranky.
• A little math I was doing standing there off the top of my head: if you had 70,000 federal employees
• A little math I was doing standing there off the top of my head: if you had 70,000 federal employees

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It's feeding Exxon Mobil. It's oil, not Exon Mobile, but Exxon and Chevron, right?
• It's feeding Exxon Mobile. It's group. It's feeding Exxon Mobile.
• It's oil<00:32:31.679><c> not</c><00:32:32.000><c> Exon</c><00:32:32.320><c> Mobile,</c><00:32:32.559
• but</c><00:32:32.640><c> Exxon</c><00:32:33.519><c> um</c><00:32:33.679><c> and</c> oil not Exon Mobile
• , but Exxon um and oil not Exon Mobile, but Exxon um and Chevron,<00:32:34.480><c> right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met with a quorum, approved the agenda, and approved the November 12 minutes after a motion, second, and unanimous voice/online consent. The chair said the meeting would include two presentations—one from Noah Herman of Fortress Global and one from John Kicko and team from Hedera—followed by discussion of the commission’s next steps and public comment. The chair also noted he was still seeking a clerk for note-taking. Herman’s presentation focused on stablecoins, blockchain use cases, and operational considerations for states and other institutions. He described Fortress as an enterprise crypto-wallet and treasury platform serving corporates, governments, and nonprofits, and used examples such as Save the Children and a large global commodities firm to illustrate custody and treasury management on blockchain rails. He said stablecoins are designed to maintain a U.S. dollar peg, are increasingly backed by treasuries and subject to greater transparency, and are being adopted by major firms and payment companies because they can improve speed, reduce cost, and simplify payments. He also highlighted market growth, including claims that stablecoins now represent a significant share of on-chain activity and are a major holder of U.S. Treasuries. He identified custody as a key issue for state and institutional use, outlining qualified custody, managed custody, and self-custody models. He said the main practical challenge for the commodities client was moving funds safely and quickly across global time zones and that blockchain rails could solve problems that traditional banking rails could not. He framed the broader trend as one of accelerating institutional adoption, citing recent acquisitions and product launches by Visa, Stripe, Citi, and PayPal as evidence that stablecoin infrastructure is becoming mainstream.

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• thinking about ways we can open those up and make them more inviting and accessible for people of all mobility
• thinking about ways we can open those up and make them more inviting and accessible for people of all mobility
• all</c><01:48:43.760><c> um</c><01:48:44.040><c> all</c> people of all um all people of all um all Mobility
• > Vision</c><01:48:47.000><c> hearing</c><01:48:48.000><c> uh</c><01:48:48.639><c> different</c> Mobility
• Vision hearing uh different Mobility Vision hearing uh different socioeconomic<01:48:50.159><c> outcomes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They are a mobile control and reporting center responsible for decentralized command and control of joint

Keywords: 989, all

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• It's created some unintended safety challenges in these confined mobile spaces, along with regulatory

Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly on broadband, artificial intelligence, business law, public safety, funeral services, health care transparency, and licensing. HB 2293 extended the Oklahoma Broadband Office sunset to December 31, 2030 to allow it to administer remaining broadband grant funds. HB 3545 set standards for state agency use of AI, including human oversight for high-risk decisions, transparency for AI-generated content, and annual public reporting. HB 3546 prohibited AI systems and other non-human entities from being granted legal personhood under Oklahoma law. HB 3260 added the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association to the list of approved continuing education providers for funeral directors. HB 3147 created a Route 66 centennial specialty license plate to support preservation and centennial activities, HB 3369 eased food truck fire code requirements by allowing portable extinguishers instead of mandatory automatic suppression systems, HB 4453 created the Oklahoma Health Care Cost Transparency Board, HB 3660 addressed national organic reduction, HB 3081 lowered the age for fire extinguisher technicians from 21 to 18, HB 2035 allowed funeral homes to sell certain third-party transportation packages, and HB 3498 modernized corporate and LLC statutes to improve Oklahoma’s competitiveness for business formation. Most bills were presented by their authors, several with proposed committee substitutes or corrections that were adopted without objection. Members asked a few questions, particularly on the AI bills, the Route 66 plate, the food truck fire code change, and the corporate law modernization. The AI personhood bill drew discussion about legal liability and human rights, while the corporate code bill was described as modeled on Delaware-style business law to attract and retain companies in Oklahoma. Votes were largely unanimous in favor. HB 3545, HB 3546, HB 3260, HB 3147, HB 3369, HB 4453, HB 3081, HB 2035, and HB 3498 all received do-pass recommendations, with vote totals ranging from 11-0 to 16-0. HB 3660 passed 15-1. HB 3673 was laid over at the author’s request, and Chairman West’s bill was also laid over to the committee’s next meeting on Thursday.

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• I think all of us can speak to this, but we've all been mobilized for state issues.

Keywords: 923, senate, all

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• behalf of the California Legislature We have unspeakable gratitude to the countless Californians mobilizing

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• I don’t know the ISP, and I don’t know the employee, but the employee stated a concern that the plan
• I don’t know the ISP, and I don’t know the employee, but the employee stated a concern that the plan
• I don’t know the ISP, and I don’t know the employee, but the employee stated a concern that the plan
• </c> bill came about because of one employee bill came about because of one employee correct<03:24:49.560
• I’m just representing the old mobile telephone companies.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• These are tiny homes, tiny homes on wheels, what are also considered trailers and mobile homes, and yurts
• I didn't know either. trailers and mobile homes, and yurts. trailers and mobile homes, and yurts.
• So, those of you who live in single-family neighborhoods, get ready for tiny homes, trailers, mobile
• passage of which amendment the Senate asks concurrence of the House: House Bill 1705, establishing an employee
• passage of which amendment the Senate asks concurrence of the House: House Bill 1705, establishing an employee

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> employee. Everybody else is a volunteer. employee.
• </c><04:52:23.360><c> This</c> electioneering by public employees.
• This electioneering by public employees.
• This is relative to authorization of mobile driver's licenses.
• </c> bonuses for child care employees. Yep. bonuses for child care employees. Yep.

Keywords: 10am HB 1 & HB 2, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 1 and HB 2 reviewed comparison documents and worked through a long list of House and Senate positions, agreeing on some technical or already-enacted items while setting aside others for later discussion. Early on, members agreed to delete a House Bill 2 section tied to a bill already passed into law, and a representative explained a technical amendment to the EFA provisions clarifying enrollment-cap repeal language and compulsory attendance rules for EFA students. That amendment was discussed but a vote was postponed because not all members were present. The committee also noted that the overall EFA budget numbers had already been settled separately. Several items were either agreed to or held for further negotiation. Members agreed to delete sections already covered by other enacted bills, including BTLA-related language, and to accept a technical amendment changing "municipalities" to "political subdivisions" in a section affecting funding eligibility. They also agreed on some items involving workers’ compensation second injuries, certain pilot-program language, and some sections related to state loan repayment and other technical corrections. In contrast, they set aside or disputed items involving site evaluation, lottery-related provisions, opioid abatement, the Commission on Aging, Granite Advantage premium costs, renewable energy/offshore wind funding, special education funding, and several education trust fund and unique-fund provisions. The committee spent substantial time on policy disputes. The House side argued against keeping money in dedicated Fish and Game funds rather than increasing the main Fish and Game fund, while the Senate side defended its approach and raised concerns about fee impacts, including one tied to the fishing license. The members also discussed a housing appeals board proposal, with one member suggesting a possible compromise that would preserve some function while shifting duties and possibly sunsetting the arrangement later; the contracts for the positions were noted as running through June 30, 2028 and June 30, 2029. Another extended discussion concerned the child advocate records-access section, which one side wanted removed as policy that should go through the normal bill process, while another member asked to hold it and suggested a possible middle-ground, time-limited approach. Later, the committee agreed to remove sections already handled in other bills, including House sections 254 and 255, and discussed but did not resolve disputes over liquor licensing functions, cannabis-related language, cost containment, special education, and several fee and fund provisions. The Senate explained its position on the governor’s commission language, saying opioid abatement trust funds could not be used for that purpose and that the commission should continue to be funded through 5% of gross liquor profits; it also described renaming the body the Commission on Addiction Treatment and Prevention and expanding its scope to include problem gambling. The meeting ended with several major items still open for later negotiation.

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• These rules are the rules for mobile home and recreational parks.
• The employee couldn't be here today, so I'm going to try to handle it myself.
• The employee couldn't be here today, so I'm going to try to handle it myself.
• wage and hour act purposes, replaces the 20-factor test for determining whether a person was an employee
• determining factor really centers around how much control the employer has over the activities of the employee

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

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• These rules are the rules for mobile home and recreational parks.
• The employee couldn’t be here today, so I’m going to try to handle it myself.
• Wage and Hour Act purposes, replaces the 20-factor test for determining whether a person was an employee
• determining factor really centers around how much control the employer has over the activities of the employee
• determining factor really centers around how much control the employer or has over the activities of the employee

Keywords: 1204, all

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• So, I agree that I think these, from the take of the employees there, they think the commitments need
• If they only have a year, which every employee we ran into said that is not enough time to make a difference
• Remind me again, just remind me, and for the committee, you've been a state employee for how many years
• Over 25. 25 years as a state employee, and then you've been with CYFD for how long?
• This is a mobile gun battle.

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• So one of the things in Arkansas that they did, that he said they did, is that there were mobile coolers
• issues, maybe we can come up with some ideas to help with that as well, is to have those kinds of mobile
• of specialty permission or whatever, but we can work toward what you're saying, not necessarily a mobile

Summary: The meeting began with roll call, approval of the agenda, and approval of the prior minutes, followed by a presentation from Julie Grenwald of Louisiana Hunters for the Hungry. She described the nonprofit’s work collecting and distributing protein to food banks and agencies statewide through freezer clean-out days, deer donations processed by more than 50 processors, fish donations through Venice Marina, and a paused-but-planned-to-reopen feral hog program. Members asked about processor locations, signage, exotic species, funding, sponsorships, and disease safety; Grenwald said the program is protected under Louisiana’s Good Samaritan Law and that wildlife and fisheries agents help connect processors and promote the program. She also noted the organization is looking for more partners and ways to expand access and awareness. The task force then received an update from Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on chronic wasting disease testing. Jonathan Bordelon reported more than 2,800 samples collected and over 2,300 results returned, with nine positives to date: eight in Tensas Parish and one confirmed new detection in Concordia Parish from a hunter-harvested deer. He said the Concordia positive triggered the state’s CWD response plan, including a declaration of emergency and a future rulemaking process to adjust control-area boundaries. Members asked about symptomatic deer, harvest trends, and whether the disease appears to be spreading along the river; Bordelon said most positives were asymptomatic hunter-harvested deer and that harvest numbers remain near record highs. William McKinley of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks then gave an extensive presentation on Mississippi’s CWD experience. He said Mississippi has had 529 detections across 18 counties since 2018, with prevalence rising from about one in 500 samples to roughly one in 40 this year, and that some counties near the Tennessee line are seeing severe impacts. He described Mississippi’s surveillance system, voluntary sampling, taxidermist partnerships, targeted tags for properties near positives, bans on feeding and baiting in CWD zones, and research on environmental contamination, raccoons, and strain differences. Members asked about high-fence enclosures, live deer movement restrictions, Tennessee’s regulations, environmental testing capacity, and whether more aggressive measures or LSU research capacity could help Louisiana; McKinley said the disease is expanding despite management efforts and emphasized early detection, rapid response, and continued interstate coordination.

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• But again, we were active pretty quickly to be able to mobilize our attorneys to work with the ASECIA
• And being able to mobilize one of our consultants out to the areas to help with those assessments of
• We also worked with DOT in trying to mobilize and provide matching funds for their efforts in doing debris

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• said that, Washburn has some unique challenges, where we have 38% of our students are, like, highly mobile
• kind of special, and they bring that special energy to pick me up on days where I know they’re low. mobile
• and their poverty level so so mobile and their poverty level so so we've<00:31:28.279><c> got</c><00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I was also glad to hear that there's mobility scooters there because of being a little disabled here
• And I was also glad to hear that there's mobility scooters there because of being a little disabled here
• And I was also glad to hear that there's mobility scooters there because of being a little disabled here
• For example, they were hit with a health insurance increase for their employees that they simply hadn't
• </c><03:29:25.760><c> our</c><03:29:26.000><c> militia</c> that the power to mobilize our militia that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Our Indian Affairs, Stanley Rup Sioux Tribe enrolled member employee, I thought she would be here too
• flip them, turn them over, you know, to re-bolster that community because that's where a lot of the employees
• Today we have 15 employees, two of them are part-time. We have four programs.
• We mobilize patrol units and investigators immediately, ensuring a rapid response, maintaining frequent

Summary: The Tribal and State Relations Committee met at Standing Rock with tribal council members, state legislators, and agency representatives to discuss state-tribal coordination and local priorities. Early discussion focused on process concerns, including the short agenda time and the need for better communication, more advance notice, and more relevant state department staff at future meetings. Tribal leaders asked for lists of state tribal liaisons and bills affecting tribes, and state members said they would follow up, share grant and deadline information, and plan another meeting in Bismarck with program experts and agency staff. A major portion of the meeting centered on health, child welfare, law enforcement, housing, infrastructure, and sovereignty issues. Tribal speakers said rural health transformation funding and other state programs often do not fit direct-service tribes or IHS-funded systems, and they raised concerns about Medicaid, ICWA, foster care delays, human service zones, housing shortages, and the placement of Native children off-reservation. They also discussed missing and murdered Indigenous people, search-and-rescue cooperation, cross-deputization, extradition and banishment ordinances, and the need for stronger law enforcement partnerships that respect tribal sovereignty. Other concerns included poor roads, water and sewer needs in Sioux County communities, census accuracy, and the impact of data centers and other development on water and health. Economic development and regulatory issues were also discussed. Standing Rock representatives raised concerns about charitable gaming and e-pull tabs, saying the machines function like Class III gaming and have harmed tribal revenue while spreading into local businesses. They also described problems with county-issued fireworks permits and state/county liquor licensing rules that they said undermine tribal authority within reservation boundaries. In response, legislators said the committee would continue to look at these issues, and one member suggested possible legislation such as limiting e-tabs near tribal lands. The committee also heard from Joseph McNeil of Sage Development Authority about a 235-megawatt wind project on tribal, allotted, and fee land; he said federal permitting delays have stalled the project and asked for state support to help move it forward. The meeting concluded with a presentation from Dave Archambo of Wojou, a nonprofit focused on land regeneration, buffalo, food sovereignty, cultural programming, and youth wellness. He described the organization’s work on buffalo processing, gardening, fishing, hunting, language, and arts programs, and framed it as a response to historical trauma and community healing. The committee then broke for lunch and planned to resume with the Wojou presentation after the recess.

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• That person could instead be an employee of a... ...school district doing something similar.
• That is economic mobility for inner-city communities and neighborhoods that have historically been underrepresented
• I sailed around the world both as an employee and just for fun.
• Mobly and Kirkmmer, Representatives Brown and Tagert, concerning local ordinances' impacts on state employees

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