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• So mine is 16 years. That was... Senator Nichols, H.J.R. was 15 years.
• That is the canary in the coal mine because of the length it takes to develop supply.
• We are the canary in the coal mine, as Senator Perry says, just a different mine.

Bills: HB3077, HJR2, HJR7, HJR7

Keywords: alcohol, taxation, reporting requirements, sales, distribution, death tax, inheritance tax, estate tax, property transfer, constitutional amendment, water fund, Texas water supply, state revenue, infrastructure, HJR 7, Texas Legislature, quorum, majority quorum, two-thirds quorum, legislative procedure

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• These are coming from Wall Street's words, not mine.
• we've watched this turn into a massive investment for every single... ...from Wall Street's words, not mine
• Because I was instructed by a contractor friend of mine that I could fight what they said they were going
• to pay me through that desk. ...contractor friend of mine that I could fight what they said they were

Summary: The Insurance and Banking Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. HB 487 would authorize the CFO and State Board of Administration to invest up to 10% of certain state funds in Bitcoin, require specified custody methods, allow Bitcoin lending under rule, and create a process for accepting taxes and fees in Bitcoin. The sponsor and several proponents argued it would diversify state investments, hedge inflation, and position Florida as a leader in digital assets. Members raised concerns about volatility, security, valuation, and whether Bitcoin was being singled out over other cryptocurrencies, but the bill was reported favorably after debate and a roll call vote. The committee then considered HB 7011, an Open Government Sunset Review measure for records of insolvent insurers. The bill would continue some exemptions but make additional records public, including underwriting files, risk-solvency assessments, corporate governance annual disclosures, and the names, benefits, and compensation of insurance executive officers. There was no public testimony, and members discussed privacy and safety concerns, but the bill passed and was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard HB 1433 on hurricane mitigation grants and insurer regulation. The bill would tighten restrictions on former executives of failed insurers, raise capital requirements for new insurers, and require mitigation credits when homeowners receive Safe Florida Home funds. An amendment was adopted to require a licensed person to make final claim-denial decisions when AI or automation is used and to prioritize filings that lower rates. Consumer advocates supported the transparency and consumer protections, while industry representatives urged caution on the AI provisions. After debate, the amended bill was reported favorably. The meeting ended with closing remarks from the ranking member, vice chair, and chair reflecting on the committee’s work and likely final meeting of the term.

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• Okay, so 490 is mine. You're totally fine; we're all together.
• okay<00:15:56.240> so<00:15:56.360> 490<00:15:56.800> is<00:15:56.959> mine
• <00:15:57.279> you're<00:15:57.440> totally yes okay so 490 is mine you're totally
• yes okay so 490 is mine you're totally fine<00:15:58.079> we're<00:15:58.199> all<00:15

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 01:32 Discussion on 25RS HB 164 10:07 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 164 11:30 Discussion on 25RS HB 242 13:09 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 242 15:08 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 17:37 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Families and Children held its first meeting of 2025, with the chair welcoming new members and Vice Chair Wilson. After roll call, the committee took up House Bill 164, sponsored by Representative Wesley, which concerns an honorary adoption situation. The committee adopted a House committee substitute clarifying that any survivor benefits or inheritance would not go to honorary adoptive parents, and heard emotional testimony from Caitlyn Rollins about fostering and adopting a child who later died before a scheduled adoption date. Members discussed the bill’s purpose as providing closure and ensuring legal parentage is recognized in life and death, while also noting a possible drafting issue about whether all listed conditions must be met. The committee agreed to address that concern through a possible House floor amendment, and HB 164 passed favorably 16-0. The committee then heard House Bill 242, sponsored by Representative Sam, and testimony from child welfare researcher Matthew Walden. The bill is intended to increase transparency in Kentucky’s child welfare system by making program data available to researchers while protecting privacy. With no questions from members, the bill passed the committee favorably by a 16-0 vote. Finally, the committee reviewed referred administrative regulations and considered agency amendment 490 related to adoption assistance and Title IV-E adoption assistance. CHFS representatives explained that the amendment removes a civil determination requirement from certain sections because the cabinet cannot make such determinations and already relies on substantiations and other safety checks. The committee approved the agency amendment by voice vote, then concluded its review of the remaining regulations without further action. The next meeting was announced for February 20, 2025, and the committee adjourned.

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• A new way, a new mining, a future mining activity for Minnesota.
• A new way, a new mining, a future mining activity for Minnesota.
• A new way, a new mining, a future mining activity for Minnesota.
• A new way, a new mining, a future mining activity for Minnesota.
• A new way, a new mining, a future mining activity for Minnesota.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Um very good friend of mine and mine.
• My my >> not<01:10:38.719> mine. >> not mine. >> not mine.
• I guess we had a misprint. >> On mine it says three-fifths. >> Well, on mine says 2/3.
• >> Well, on mine says 2/3. Thank you, sir. >> Well, on mine says 2/3.
• mine. You'll always be a friend of mine. mine. You'll always be a friend of mine.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 10 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum and dispensed with the reading of the journal. Members also introduced a number of guests and visitors, including University of Southern Mississippi programs, 4-H participants from across the state, and several local constituents. A Mississippi 4-H president, Morgan White, addressed the chamber and spoke about the value of 4-H in building leadership, confidence, and agricultural skills, and noted the state’s first-in-the-nation 4-H slingshot curriculum and competition. The chamber then moved to the calendar and took up several bills. House Bill 943 was called up and passed after a committee substitute was adopted; the bill was explained as removing a repealer related to joint reports of examination by the Commissioner of Banking and Finance and the Federal Reserve Bank. House Bill 1265 also passed after being explained as extending a repealer for the debt service management act. House Bill 1477 was taken up next and generated extended discussion; it would create a process for abandoned safety deposit box contents, requiring notice to owners, allowing a period to cure delinquency, and then transferring contents to the Treasury Department for eventual disposition. Members asked several questions about House Bill 1477, especially about how long property would be held, how heirs would be notified, how cash and tangible items would be treated, and whether documents such as wills should be scanned or preserved before destruction. The bill’s sponsor said cash would remain unclaimed property, tangible items would generally be sold at public auction, and the Treasury Department would hold property for a minimum period before sale, with heirs still able to claim it for a time. The sponsor also said the bill had support from banking and credit union groups. No final vote on House Bill 1477 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• It was a big thrill of mine a couple of years ago to be able to stand there and hold that thing.
• They mined about a thousand tons out of it maybe four or five years ago.
• When you look at the mine, and hopefully if it goes right, the mine opens up by us, but it's a little
• It's not going to be the simplest mine in the world to get into production.
• All those opposed. the mine and hopefully if it goes right, the mine and hopefully if it goes right,

Keywords: 916, all

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• thank you Mr chairman and Senators mine thank you Mr chairman and Senators my<00:52:15.119> name<
• in Nashua, but mine falls had this metering question requirement, and so getting into the program was
• original net metering program and mine original net metering program and mine fall<00:55:30.280>
• questions thank you very much mine questions thank you very much mine appreciate<00:58:16.200>
• had it a elsewhere um whereas mine had it a little<01:20:30.040> higher<01:20:30.719> I

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• A friend of mine from Delano has a son who also did this work.
• A good friend of mine, Hawken, has described to me what it was like to be underwater, doing and pulling
• A friend of mine from Delano, who's a very good friend of the family's, Jeff, and I have been texting

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• through all of the work of a constituent through all of the work of a constituent of<00:20:32.360> mine
• 33.200> much<00:20:33.400> myself<00:20:33.760> but<00:20:34.000> our of mine
• and not so much myself but our of mine and not so much myself but our office<00:20:34.360> will

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Uh, just this past week, uh, a colleague of mine, a Republican, asked to join author of the bill, so
• I'm fearful for the many boys and girls who, whose dreams like mine was to come to Texas will be destroyed
• The bill author even recognized it, but universities like mine overcomplied needlessly.

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• , avoid community events, and feel isolated simply because the world isn't built for children like mine
• No parent... ...mine. It shouldn't be this way.
• Powered height-adjustable changing tables will give families like mine the dignity, the safety, and the

Bills: SB1, SB83, SB159, SB160, SB1

Keywords: workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, adult-size changing table, changing station, accessible restroom, public bathroom, public building, public entity, ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, accessibility, restroom renovation, new construction, grant program, state grant, local government facilities

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• <00:09:21.120> have My mother's experience and mine have My mother's experience and mine have
• woman that's a constituent of mine. woman that's a constituent of mine.
• It also happened to another friend of mine. Uh, it's not uncommon.
• It also happened to another friend of mine. Uh, it's not uncommon.
• <01:21:38.159> Uh, to another friend of mine. Uh, to another friend of mine.

Keywords: 916, all

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• And Senator Webber mentioned his staff and mine, Mr. Montressor and Mr.
• <00:35:43.680> staff<00:35:44.200> and<00:35:44.520> and<00:35:44.680> mine
• uh his staff and and mine, uh Mr. uh his staff and and mine, uh Mr.
• And we provided payment in lieu of taxes in communities like mine with a lot of public lands to help
• lieu of taxes in communities like mine lieu of taxes in communities like mine with<00:52:39.000>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I was just going to pass mine, then pass yours, and yours would override mine.
• <00:56:33.600> then<00:56:33.760> pass >> I was just going to pass mine then
• yours<00:56:34.640> would<00:56:34.760> override<00:56:35.080> mine.
• <00:56:35.680> But yours and yours would override mine.
• But yours and yours would override mine.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Chair and members, House Bill 2889 appropriates $1 million from the State General Fund to the State Mine
• The bill directs the State Mine Inspector to establish a statewide registry and monitoring program for
• The bill directs the State Mine Inspector to establish a statewide registry and monitoring program for
• Some of you might know that around Navajo Nation alone, there are over 500 abandoned uranium mines, and
• Barry Arons, another good friend of mine, is going to tell you why he doesn't like your bill.

Bills: HB2211, HB2229, HB2389, HB2403, HB2445, HB2502, HB2620, HB2813, HB2872, HB2889, HB2960, HB4028, HCR2007

Keywords: contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2211 only for discussion, not a vote. The strike-everything amendment would make it unprofessional conduct for certain health care licensees to submit an independent dispute resolution offer above 300% of Medicare or 300% of the qualified payment amount. The chair said he wanted more stakeholder meetings and broader consensus before moving the bill. Testimony was split: an ARMA representative opposed the measure, arguing it reflected insurer concerns, QPA data lacked transparency, and licensing discipline was the wrong tool for billing disputes; a Blue Cross Blue Shield representative supported it, saying a small number of private equity-backed providers were driving up surprise-billing costs and abusing the No Surprises Act. No action was taken on HB 2211. The committee then considered HB 4028 on accessory dwelling units. The bill would remove the 1,000-square-foot cap as an absolute limit, change setback rules, bar municipalities from requiring an administrative use permit and certain elevation criteria, and extend the deadline for cities to adopt ADU regulations. Rep. Kyle Powell said the bill was meant to give homeowners more flexibility and help address housing shortages. Supporters framed it as a property-rights and housing issue, while opponents from neighborhood and city groups warned it would allow oversized ADUs, increase density, create safety and parking concerns, and weaken local zoning control. After extensive debate, the committee voted 8-9 with one present, and HB 4028 failed. The committee next passed HB 2620, as amended, by a 17-0 vote with one member not voting. The bill appropriates $300,000 per year for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans’ Services for grants to emergency shelters serving veterans. An amendment removed age and non-congregate-setting limits for eligible shelters. Rep. Blackman said the bill was intended to help homeless veterans, and shelter advocate Nathan Smith supported it, saying targeted resources could help veterans exit homelessness and stay housed. The committee then took up HB 2960, which would create a veterans specialty court grant program. The bill was amended to have the Office of the Courts administer the fund and to allow support for expansion of existing veterans courts. Testimony highlighted the success of the Lake Havasu veterans court and the need for more standardized programs and data collection; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 2960.

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• But should that ex-boyfriend, husband of mine, be able to bring up, oh my God, you shared it 20 years
• But should that ex-boyfriend, husband of mine, be able to bring up, oh my God, you shared it 20 years
• But should that ex-boyfriend, husband of mine, be able to bring up, oh my God, you shared it 20 years
• But should that ex-boyfriend, husband of mine, be able to bring up, oh my God, you shared it 20 years
• But should that ex-boyfriend, husband of mine, be able to bring up, oh my God, you shared it 20 years

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2567, a Judiciary package measure concerning temporary restraining orders for threats and harassment tied to a public employee’s official actions. Representatives from the Attorney General’s Office and the Judiciary said they had worked out a compromise to address earlier concerns, including a two-year pilot project, broader coverage for state officers and employees across all branches and counties, a special fund to pay for private counsel in some cases, and authority for Judiciary staff attorneys or Judiciary funds to represent Judiciary personnel. Members asked about coverage for retired judges, funding limits, and whether the measure could be used for workplace disputes; the witnesses said retired judges and per diem judges could be covered if the harassment related to their work, the fund would be limited and subject to available appropriations, and petitions would not be allowed between employees in the same branch. The chair recommended passage with amendments, and the committee adopted the recommendation unanimously. The committee then heard SB 2448, which creates a civil remedy for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images under the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act. The bill’s proponent from the Uniform Law Commission explained that a plaintiff would need to show intentional disclosure or threat of disclosure of a private intimate image without consent, and said the privacy question would be fact-specific. Supporters, including the Commission on the Status of Women and Imua Alliance, favored giving survivors civil recourse. Opponents from the Sex Abuse Treatment Center and others warned that the term "private" could invite victim-blaming and broad discovery into a survivor’s past, while still acknowledging the need for some privacy limitation to avoid overbreadth, especially for people who intentionally distribute intimate content online. Committee members questioned whether the definition of "private" should be tightened. The bill’s proponent said the term should remain because it aligns with the related criminal statute and helps keep the measure focused on classic revenge-porn situations, while still allowing Hawaii-specific changes if needed. The committee did not take final action on SB 2448 in the portion provided, but testimony and discussion centered on balancing survivor protections with concerns about discovery and the scope of liability.

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• a dozen companies who would like to be doing that, and more who would like to be cleaning it and mining
• Who would like to be cleaning it and mining it for critical minerals.
• July 1 the budget kicked in, and by July 4 or 7 we had already had our uranium mining contracts in place
• Chair and Vice Chair, so you're talking about the abandoned uranium mine site cleanup that we got the
• Well, so those particular mines we're addressing on a site-by-site basis, and in some cases where it's

Summary: The committee first recognized Mark Roper of the Economic Development Department for his long service and retirement, with members and the secretary praising his work on economic development across the state. Secretary Rob Black then presented EDD’s budget and special appropriation requests, describing strong recent job and income growth and outlining the department’s strategy around science and technology, site readiness, workforce development, foreign direct investment, and rural/community programs. He highlighted wins in advanced energy, quantum, space and defense, and biosciences, and asked for funding for quantum/DARPA matching funds, additional site readiness work, LIDA closing funds, JTIP training support, New Mexico Partnership, and healthy foods and other community programs. Members asked detailed questions about the quantum proposal, site readiness, the new mapping tool for industrial sites, workforce participation, trade missions, foreign investment, tariffs, water and produced water, tribal site evaluation, and public engagement on major projects. Black said the quantum request was intended to match federal dollars and build a workforce pipeline, that the site-readiness software would be a set enterprise license, and that the department was working with tribes and local partners on future site evaluations. He also said tariffs have created uncertainty but New Mexico’s infrastructure and foreign trade zones could help attract manufacturing, and he acknowledged concerns about transparency and community input while noting that some projects, such as Pacific Fusion, had gone through extensive public processes. The committee also discussed specific projects and funding balances, including Mantis Space’s move to Albuquerque, the status of Virgin Galactic’s spaceport lease, and the current LIDA fund balance and encumbrances. Black and Deputy Secretary Isaac Romero said the department was trying to use State Investment Council-backed venture funds to attract companies and that the new investments were already producing deals and jobs. Members generally supported the department’s direction but pressed for more targeted expertise, faster deployment, and stronger community involvement in future economic development decisions. Later, Secretary de Blassie of the Department of Health presented the department’s budget request and progress report. He said DOH had improved revenue cycle management, reduced old Medicaid-pending cases, increased census at facilities, improved budget and contract timeliness, and responded effectively to the measles outbreak. The department requested additional base funding for epidemiology and response, the DOH helpline, the Vital Records Virtual Vault, state labs, and the veterans home, along with special requests for respiratory vaccinations and marketing and lab equipment replacement. He also noted progress on MOUD and the medical psilocybin program, and said the department was not seeking to launch new programs given the limited time left in the administration.

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• because when someone dials 911, you want the rigs to roll out of the garage, like a good friend of mine
• We continue to see rural communities like mine losing access to services.
• She said, 'If that doesn't send a shiver down your spine, it certainly did mine.'
• Because families like mine and the other 330,000 families across the state could see...
• Live in your districts say. 10% from centers like mine.

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• lister in my town, I had a conservation easement come through on a property that would not allow mining
• Fortunately this year, we did reach out to you again, and we property that would not allow um mining
• property that would not allow um mining of<00:04:26.840> any<00:04:27.040> type.
• <00:04:34.320> rights<00:04:35.240> reserved already had the mining rights reserved
• already had the mining rights reserved by<00:04:36.360> another<00:04:36.760> group,<00

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first passed H.953, an act approving an amendment to the charter of the town of Panton, on third reading by voice vote. It then took up S.325 on regional planning and Act 250 tier jurisdiction, where a Lowell member offered an amendment to redefine conserved land for purposes of the conserved land inventory and Vermont’s conservation goals. The Speaker ruled that amendment not germane, and the House sustained that ruling. A separate Williamstown amendment to expand interim housing exemptions was then debated; supporters said it would help housing growth in already developed areas, including rural towns, while opponents from the Environment Committee and Ways and Means said it remained unfavorable and could affect towns that rely on Act 250 review. The House rejected that amendment by voice vote. A Barre City member then offered a wetlands amendment to limit Class 2 wetland buffers in targeted housing areas, arguing it would support housing in designated growth areas while still protecting most wetlands; after discussion, the member withdrew the amendment. The House then passed S.325 in concurrence with proposal of amendment by voice vote. The House next postponed action on S.208, relating to standards for law enforcement identification, for two legislative days. It then considered S.209, prohibiting civil arrest in sensitive locations. The Judiciary Committee explained that the bill expands existing civil-arrest protections beyond court proceedings to include schools, government buildings, DMV offices, libraries, polling places, social service sites, places of worship, camps, and health care facilities, while preserving exceptions for judicial warrants, court orders, contempt, and court security. The committee also described changes to remedies and definitions, including exclusions for temporary custody during a mental health crisis. Testimony cited included representatives from medical, immigrant justice, legal, library, municipal, faith, education, and civil rights groups; the bill was reported favorably by Judiciary on a 6-5 vote. A Bennington member offered an amendment to S.209 that would remove the governor’s statutory exemption to authorize 287(g) agreements, arguing such agreements can undermine due process, public safety, and trust in law enforcement. The Judiciary Committee had already found the amendment not germane, and the member withdrew it. Debate then continued on the committee-recommended bill, with a Sheldon member speaking from a law-enforcement perspective to argue Vermont already does not conduct civil immigration arrests and warning the bill could create confusion and liability for officers. The transcript ends during that discussion, before final action on S.209 is shown.

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• And certainly, now we move to Chairman Netto from Tule River, who's a good friend of mine.
• And certainly, now we move to Chairman Netto from Tully River, who's a good friend of mine.
• We beat that project, and they can't mine our project, not until the day the last of our tribal people
• I heard a tribal chairman talk about this mining project for 100 years.
• Because once they mine that in the state of California, you want to look at what a diamond mining project

Summary: The Select Committee on Native American Affairs held a historic hearing at Table Mountain Rancheria focused on tribal education, culture, resilience, leadership, and trust. The opening prayer and remarks emphasized the significance of holding the first committee hearing on tribal land. Members said the hearing was intended both to hear testimony about ongoing problems in schools and to identify next steps for legislation and policy, especially as the session neared its end. The committee also referenced recent efforts supporting Native students’ right to wear regalia at graduation and broader concerns about representation in education and state institutions. The first panel centered on Native students’ experiences in public schools. Bella Garcia described a two-year fight with Clovis Unified over wearing tribal regalia at graduation, including a restrictive approval form and administrators who she said denied Native identity and made her feel invisible. Morningstar Ghali connected those experiences to the legacy of boarding schools, racial profiling, suspensions, and the “boarding school to prison pipeline,” and called for culturally responsive education, Native educators, counselors, Native studies, and restorative justice. Janet K. Bill, from the Attorney General’s Office of Native American Affairs, described her own path from tribal Head Start to Stanford, law school, tribal council, and state service, and said education, justice, and sovereignty are linked. Members asked about restorative justice, representation, and how to build pipelines into leadership and education roles. The second panel focused on solutions. Chairwoman Michelle Heredia Cordova urged a reimagined education system that is more personalized, experiential, culturally grounded, and balanced with land-based learning, while also recruiting Native teachers and creating stronger tribal partnerships. Chairman Leo Sisku said schools should educate educators, stop tokenizing Native students, and create accountability and consequences for discriminatory behavior; he also supported stronger tribal-school partnerships and more positive outreach. Chairman Fred Bean emphasized consistent engagement from tribal leaders at every level of schooling, stronger transitions from elementary to college, and programs that prepare Native youth for leadership, trades, and higher education. Chairman Shaineto of Tule River argued that schools and administrators should face consequences for violating Native students’ rights, and that Native people should not have to keep educating institutions about basic cultural respect. Committee members responded by discussing possible statewide solutions, including regional tribal boards, better enforcement of existing laws, stronger pipelines into teaching and leadership, and improved representation on boards and in state agencies. Several members raised the need to implement existing laws, fill vacant Native appointments, and consider broader protections for Native regalia and cultural expression. No formal vote was taken in the transcript, but the hearing concluded with a clear call for continued collaboration, accountability, and legislation driven by Native voices.