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• It is home to over 75,000 Texans who enjoy the beautiful outdoors and over 300 miles. of the shoreline
• They have secured more than five hundred million dollars in investments including light rail expansion

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• On line 74, it says for Outdoor Equity Grants.
• And then this Outdoor Equity Grant Fund is just for getting underserved youth outdoors.
• Or getting underserved youth outdoors. So, Mr.
• Where is the Outdoor Recreation Equity Fund?
• And then the Outdoor Equity—so that we are putting isn't.

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• Bill 165, introduced by the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources, revises provisions relating to outdoor
• mitigate the exposure of employees who occasionally, frequently, or constantly perform critical tasks outdoors
• employees when they are exposed to poor air quality, and provide training to employees who work outdoors
• employees when they are exposed to poor air quality, and provide training to employees who work outdoors
• may be exposed to poor air quality. ...poor air quality and provide training to employees who work outdoors

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• More Minnesotans than ever before are enjoying our outdoor opportunities in new and different ways than
• and creating new and expanded outdoor opportunities.
• program, which provides hands-on introductory outdoor skills development opportunities.
• By connecting more people to the outdoors and creating new and expanded outdoor opportunities.
• program, which provides hands-on introductory outdoor skills development opportunities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the line of questioning that we're going down when we have such a rich history of camping and an outdoor
• watched as folks will leave their campsite and absolutely everything—every air conditioner, every light—is
• watched as folks will leave their campsite and absolutely everything—every air conditioner, every light—is
• watched as folks will leave their campsite and absolutely everything—every air conditioner, every light—is
• conditioner every light is left on. conditioner every light is left on.

Bills: HF1606, HF3733, HF743, HF2627, HF4071

Keywords: nudification technology, image rights, privacy protection, sexual exploitation, cybersecurity, recreational camping, utility fees, electricity charges, consumer protection, energy policy, health insurance, insulin, step therapy, diabetes, patient care, prescription drugs, pet shops, animal welfare, dog sales, cat sales

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• Let's be proactive, and then as approaches and this group, I want it to be a deal where we light a fire
• Uh, they were very much in the light of alternative payment models, major reforms to our hospitals and
• Again, in light of one of the top ranked priority from our public The top ranked priority from our public
• 122 and our federal partners authorized... ...leaning into what I believe Wyoming is rich in: our outdoor
• Offering time-limited grants to communities to refresh outdoor space, exercise space, community centers

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• Actually, we'll recognize that motion because all the lights just went off.
• The light went off for the other questions. So we do have a motion.
• Most of us are outdoors, and most of us want to be outdoors hunting and enjoying clean water.
• Carrier, but before I light you up, I'd like to ask—” “...you. It's from Rep.
• Carrier, but before I light you up, I'd like to ask Representative McCormick, if this one continues to

Summary: The committee first considered several local property-transfer and wildlife/fisheries bills, including SB 229 (Bojeur Parish property transfer), SB 71 (Lafayette Parish property transfer), and a series of Department of Wildlife and Fisheries measures. SB 203 simplified possession rules for fish on multi-day trips and remote camps; SB 429 created an administrative path to register “orphan” boats with lapsed registrations; SB 204 removed a residency-based restriction on certain commercial fishing gear licenses; SB 205 reduced duplicate registration requirements for federally documented boats; SB 213 clarified titling rules for vessels and outboard motors; and SB 257 removed Social Security number requirements from certain commercial fishing tags. Each of these bills was reported favorable, generally without objection, after brief explanations from sponsors and department counsel about reducing red tape, improving enforcement, or modernizing records. The committee also heard SB 214, which would allow the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District to stop pumping during an imminent flood threat identified by the National Weather Service or GOSEP, addressing liability concerns and giving local officials more flexibility in emergencies. SB 274, as amended, required lead hazard risk assessments for certain child care, early learning, and pre-kindergarten facilities and required hazards found in assessments to be addressed before licensing. Both bills were reported favorable. SB 379, a technical reorganization bill for the Department of Conservation and Energy, received two amendment sets: one changing investment language and another standardizing judicial-review procedures and online notice requirements; it was reported favorable after those amendments. The committee then adopted HCR 62, urging FEMA to review flood maps every five years instead of every ten and to better account for local flood-protection projects, with members discussing the burden of flood insurance and the need for FEMA to recognize levees, pump stations, and elevated homes. HCR 78 was also reported favorable, memorializing Congress to pass the American Seafood Competitiveness Act of 2026 in support of Louisiana’s seafood industry. HB 662, as substituted, was reported favorable after being rewritten to codify the department’s internal protocol for seized sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife, prioritizing release, rehabilitation, placement, and euthanasia as a last resort. Finally, the committee considered two more contentious items. HR 216, which urged repudiation of the Louisiana Climate Action Plan of 2022, drew extended debate over whether the plan had been adopted without legislative input and whether it could affect permits or future policy; after discussion, the sponsor voluntarily deferred the resolution to return with a revised approach focused on a legislative hearing or review. SCR 24, dealing with chronic wasting disease rules, was introduced with amendments that would raise the prevalence threshold, cap samples, allow zone removal after three years without new detections, and lift baiting/feed prohibitions above a higher prevalence level; the transcript cuts off before final action on that measure.

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• And I still love the outdoors.
• And I still love the outdoors.
• And I still love the outdoors.
• <01:45:08.159> edpack, outdoor edpack, outdoor edpack, a<01:45:10.719> tent,<01:45:11.679
• And I still love love love the<01:46:29.920> outdoors. the outdoors. the outdoors.

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• You just mean the decision, or the, you know, red light, green light type question, because the way I
• <00:04:59.360> green<00:04:59.880> light<00:05:00.440> type the you know red
• light green light type the you know red light green light type uh<00:05:01.320> question<00:05
• Outdoor advertising has seen tremendous growth nationwide across all media.
• I'm just here to share ATA outdoor I'm just here to share ATA outdoor media<06:15:01.120> and<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division 2 work session first took up HB 506, a bill dealing with the return of seized firearms. Members discussed how the measure would shift background-check processing for firearm returns through the Department of Safety, while the physical firearms would still remain with local police unless State Police had taken custody. The department said the bill would change which cases come to it, and members clarified that the bill concerns the background-check decision rather than possession of the firearms. The committee then voted OTP on HB 506 FN by a 7-0 roll call. The committee next discussed HB 671, establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. Department of Education staff explained that the bill grew out of a COVID-era Waterford contract that provided home-based early literacy support for families using federal relief funds, at a cost of about $600,000 per year, but that the program ended when those funds expired. Members raised concerns that the bill’s $1 appropriation was not realistic, that the prior program lacked sufficient outcome data, and that the references to ESSA tier-one benchmarks were unclear. The department said it was conducting a broader literacy needs assessment and updating the state literacy plan, including data from the zero-to-five range, K-5, and dyslexia-related work. Waterford representatives described the program as an early-literacy, pre-K readiness service for children ages zero to five, originally designed to work in homes with computers and internet provided where needed, and later expanded in some settings such as daycares and pre-K classrooms. They said the program used assessments at the beginning and end, had served hundreds of children, and was intended to support family engagement and kindergarten readiness. Despite that testimony, members remained concerned about funding and the lack of clear results, and one member moved to retain the bill for more information. The discussion ended with the bill retained rather than advanced.

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• Oh, excuse me, the DNR has expensed considerable resources toward outdoor activities like off-highway
• It provides for an outdoor pursuit that is accessible without great expense.
• <01:54:30.400> engagement regulations promoting outdoor engagement regulations promoting outdoor
• considerable resources toward outdoor considerable resources toward outdoor activities<01:54:37.360
• direct promotion of any many Outdoor direct promotion of any many Outdoor Pursuits<01:54:54.679>

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• for loose batteries to include medium-format batteries, such as those that you see in e-bikes and outdoor
• I’m going to vote to let you see the light of day so that you can do that.
• I think it’s a drop in the bucket that we need to consider in light of...

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• program for loose batteries to include medium-format batteries, such as those that you see in e-bikes, outdoor
• I'm going to vote to let you see the light of day so that you can do that.
• I think it's a drop in the bucket that we need to consider in light of...

Summary: The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard three main bills after initially lacking a quorum and deferring the consent calendar. SB 501 by Senator Allen would expand California’s battery extended producer responsibility program to include medium-format batteries, such as those used in e-bikes, lawn equipment, and portable power systems. Supporters from local governments, recycling groups, environmental organizations, and battery stewardship interests said the bill would reduce fire risks, improve collection and recycling, and close a gap in existing law. One industry witness sought clarification about off-highway vehicles and a battery association requested guardrails for mixed battery formats; the California Retailers Association moved from opposition to neutral after discussions with the author. SB 1125 by Senator Menjivar would create a statewide, state-funded low-income drinking water rate assistance program administered by the State Water Resources Control Board, contingent on funding. The author and supporters said many Californians face water debt and that the bill would help address affordability while working around Proposition 218 limits on local ratepayer-funded assistance. Water districts, local governments, environmental justice groups, and conservation organizations testified in support, and there was no opposition. SB 1259 by Senator Blakespear, as amended, would require refineries to provide advance information on closure, cleanup costs, and timelines to help communities plan for refinery transitions and remediation. Supporters, including the City of Benicia, environmental justice groups, and advocacy organizations, argued that communities need transparency before closures occur and that other energy sectors already provide similar planning information. Opponents from labor, petroleum, and business groups argued the bill was unnecessary, burdensome, and could discourage refinery investment or signal premature decline of the industry. After extensive debate, the committee voted to pass SB 1259 as amended to the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee, and also approved SB 501 and SB 1125; the consent calendar items SB 1253 and SJR 13 were adopted.

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• Raised in rural California by a single mom who worked two jobs just to keep the lights on and food on
• And every day I think to myself, thank God the lights are still on.
• Assembly Concurrent Resolution 104 by Assembly Member Wallace relative to outdoor workers.

Summary: The Assembly met with a quorum present after a roll call and prayer, then proceeded through routine journal, procedural, and guest-introduction business. Members recognized several guests, including local district officials, Japanese business leaders, and students/interns, and the chamber also observed remarks about the Texas flooding tragedy during the prayer. The body then moved through the daily file, including second-reading items and concurrence votes on AB 390, which expands the slow-down/move-over law to stationary vehicles, and AB 1478, which allows retailers to absorb mattress recycling fees; both measures had Senate amendments concurred in by recorded vote. The Assembly adopted AJR 12, a bipartisan resolution recognizing Head Start Month and urging Congress and the President to protect and increase Head Start funding. Multiple members spoke in support, emphasizing the program’s role in early education, health, nutrition, and family support, especially in rural and low-income communities; the resolution received 70 ayes and no noes after 69 co-authors were added. The chamber also adopted ACR 96, designating a portion of Highway 101 in Humboldt County as the Patty Berg Memorial Highway, and SCR 50, which calls for state review of climate adaptation and maladaptation criteria to improve climate resilience planning; both measures passed without opposition. On the consent calendar, the Assembly added co-authors to ACR 81 and adopted the second-day consent calendar and remaining consent items, all by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The body also approved a motion to return AB 529 from engrossing and enrolling to the Senate for further action. The session concluded with numerous adjournment-in-memory tributes, most notably for Rincon Tribal Council Chairman Bo Mazzetti and former legislative secretary George Steffes, followed by a moment of silence for each and adjournment until Monday, July 14 at 1 p.m.

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• For the state preservation board, agency request number one to delete rider six, Texas mall outdoor.
• Okay, let's move on to, I'm sorry, Senator Zaffirini, I didn't see your light, please go ahead.
• In light of that, the higher ed work group kept everything very lean.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• <00:10:41.080> and has let's see is a light and has let's see is a light and restrictions<
• lands along bus rapid transit and light lands along bus rapid transit and light rail<00:46:55.800
• be bump-outs, there needs to be a light be bump-outs, there needs to be a light change,<00:51:16.440
• Uh, great way to promote clean water access to the outdoors, ice fishing, snowmobiling.
• Uh, great way to promote clean water access to the outdoors, ice fishing, snowmobiling.

Bills: HF3373, HF4449, HF3486, HF4180, HF4227, HF2505

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

Summary: The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 3373, which was laid over. The bill sought trunk highway bond funding for preliminary and final design work at the 70th Street interchange in St. Paul Park. Representative Hansen, Mayor Keith Frankie, and Washington County Commissioner Karla Bigham described the interchange as undersized and increasingly unsafe because of refinery truck traffic, aggregate hauling, nearby growth, and changing traffic patterns. Members asked about prior study, cost, and greenhouse gas requirements, and the bill author said the request was about $500,000. Chair Cosgrove noted the bill would be laid over and suggested the issue could involve future statutory exemptions. The committee then took up House File 4449, also laid over, after adopting the A4 author’s amendment. Representative Jones presented the bill as a transit planning and accountability measure for the Twin Cities metro. It would set numeric transit goals, require better coordination between road projects and future transit projects, and give the Met Council more tools to support transit-oriented development, including property acquisition and development around transit corridors. Jones argued the bill would help avoid rebuilding roads twice and improve transit ridership, frequency, speed, and reliability. Representative Olson offered an amendment to exempt highway projects primarily addressing documented safety issues, arguing that safety projects should not be burdened by added transit requirements or costs. Jones said she supported the safety concern but opposed the amendment as written because the bill was aimed at major construction projects. After a roll call, the amendment failed on an 8-8 tie. The bill itself remained laid over for further work, with the chair noting there was still time to refine the proposal.

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• daycare centers to have cameras in their infant and toddler rooms as well as cameras that observe all outdoor
• Daycare safety does not stop at the classroom doors, outdoor play areas, or common places for injuries
• play areas or common doors, outdoor play areas or common places<00:18:17.600> for<00:18:17.760
• By implementing these common-sense reforms—cameras with audio, outdoor surveillance, parental access,
• audio, outdoor surveillance, parental access,<00:19:52.559> and<00:19:52.799> extended

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So if you get outdoors in Minnesota in the spring, summer, or fall, you will notice the thousands of
• <00:02:48.440> in today so if you get outdoors in today so if you get outdoors in Minnesota
• 03:06.440> and<00:03:06.959> NOS<00:03:07.959> if In a nutshell, your shared outdoor
• :25.440> is<00:03:25.560> a<00:03:25.720> privilege<00:03:26.519> and Outdoor
• Experience is a privilege and Outdoor Experience is a privilege and protecting<00:03:27.080> it

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• AB 616 promotes outdoor recreation and provides more equitable access to California's beautiful state
• own district, I go to Rio de Los Angeles State Park, and many of our constituents get to enjoy the outdoors
• This program helps break down these barriers, encouraging Californians to explore and enjoy the outdoors
• We love to call it the outdoor district.
• I feel like as our housing situation gets denser and denser, the opportunity to be outdoors becomes more

Summary: The committee heard several water, parks, and wildlife bills. AB 764 would expand the list of exotic non-game birds that can be managed in California to better control mute swan populations; the author and California Waterfowl said swans are invasive, aggressive, and rapidly increasing, while no opposition testified. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 616 would make the State Library Parks Pass program permanent by allowing state parks to transfer annual day-use passes to the State Library free of charge; supporters said it improves equitable access to parks, especially for low-income families, and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. AB 293 would require groundwater sustainability agencies to post board membership and a link to Form 700 filings online. Supporters, including the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, argued it would improve transparency and public trust, while opponents said the requirement was redundant and could discourage service on GSA boards. The bill passed, but with some no votes. AB 639 would narrow the definition of dams so certain weirs used for irrigation would not be subject to dam regulations; the author and technical witnesses said the structures pose no safety risk and are already closely managed, while members urged the bill be narrowed further to the Kings River area. It passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 679 would streamline land transfers for Big Basin Redwoods, Año Nuevo, and Butano State Parks by exempting those acquisitions from the Public Works Board process. Supporters said it would speed conservation and park rebuilding after the CZU fire, while one member opposed it over cost and broader state land-management concerns; it passed as amended. AB 454 would remove the sunset on the California Migratory Bird Protection Act, making state protections for migratory birds permanent after federal rollback concerns; it passed as amended to Appropriations. The committee also adopted its 2025-26 rules and approved the consent calendar, and the meeting adjourned after add-on votes were taken for absent members.

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• The strategic directions identified in that plan were to connect people in the outdoors, acquire land
• They just want to get outdoor recreate.
• They just want to get outdoor and<00:15:38.399> and<00:15:38.720> have<00:15:38.880>
• <00:22:19.760> And people connected to the outdoors.
• And people connected to the outdoors.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• program for the City of Needles, a rural and geographically isolated community that relies heavily on outdoor
• You walk down the hall and you see doors with red lights, which means the doors are closed and no one's
• For many low-income communities, this means more time outdoors, better physical and mental well-being
• , and stronger connections to the outdoors.

Summary: The Assembly met on May 7, 2026, after an initial delay caused by the absence of a quorum, then proceeded with prayer, a moment of silence for victims of a hate-motivated attack at the Islamic Center in San Diego, and the Pledge of Allegiance. The Speaker pro tempore then moved through the daily file, repeatedly urging members to be on time and at their desks as the House of Origin deadline approached. Procedural actions included dispensing with the journal, deferring some items, and moving AB 1667 to the inactive file. The bulk of the session was devoted to floor consideration of many bills, most of which passed with little or no opposition. Measures approved included bills on artificial intelligence provenance information (AB 2713), community college trustee compensation (AB 2528), transit camera enforcement and privacy (AB 1837), excess proceeds claims in taxation (AB 2705), HOA technical cleanup (AB 1892), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), child care planning in local general plans (AB 1914), greenhouse energy code flexibility (AB 2200), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), housing cleanup and density bonus measures (including AB 2390, AB 2480, AB 1567, AB 1751, and others), spay/neuter access (AB 2010), workforce housing financing tools (AB 2110), supportive housing and homelessness-related changes (AB 2146), mental health and health plan notification measures (AB 1598, AB 2613), student aid and education bills (AB 1534, AB 1636, AB 1669, AB 1728, AB 1784, AB 1871), public safety and criminal justice bills (AB 1546, AB 1572, AB 1872, AB 1877, AB 1932), and several health and social services measures (AB 1602, AB 1628, AB 1680, AB 1825, AB 1845, AB 1906, AB 1907, AB 1925). Most bills were described as support measures, often with bipartisan backing and no opposition, and passed by wide margins. A few bills drew more discussion, especially AB 1751, a housing/townhome bill that sparked extended debate over wages, prevailing wage, stakeholder engagement, and whether the measure could depress pay for construction trades; despite concerns and an opposition speech, it ultimately passed 44-0. AB 1793, which would allow symmetrical rounding of cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of the penny’s phaseout, also drew light debate and passed 47-1. AB 1932, an urgency measure expanding community-based crisis response, passed with one no vote on both the urgency and the bill. Several urgency or 54-vote bills, including AB 1534 and AB 1932, required later roll calls or calls to be lifted, but all measures described in the transcript were ultimately approved.