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• Representative Howard said the author of the bill did not mean to leave out half of the horse population
• <04:06:15.080><c> of</c><04:06:15.239><c> the</c> authorization of the authorization of the owner<04:
• I was completely knocked off guard. I couldn’t think of or comprehend what was going on.
• :40:37.040><c> off</c> vehicles I was completely knocked off vehicles I was completely knocked off guard
• I couldn't think of or comprehend guard I couldn't think of or comprehend what<04:40:39.878><c> was<

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on several environmental bills, beginning with HP 152, which would prohibit the sale and use of adhesive-based rodent traps. Members discussed whether the bill should be amended to allow professional pest control use while restricting retail sales to the public. Testimony and member comments focused on animal welfare concerns, the relative humaneness and effectiveness of glue traps versus snap traps, consumer education, enforcement difficulties, and whether the bill should instead be limited to professionals. No vote was taken on HP 152 during the discussion. The committee then turned to HB 171, establishing a moratorium on new landfill permits. Representative Gruber distributed an amendment shortening the proposed moratorium from five years to three years as a compromise. Members supporting the moratorium said it would give the Department of Environmental Services time to update rules and reflect recent landfill-siting reforms, while opponents argued that three years was too long, could tie the hands of a future legislature, and might be difficult to pass in the Senate. Others noted the House, Senate, and governor had each discussed different lengths of moratorium, making the bill a likely bargaining position in later negotiations. Throughout the landfill discussion, members emphasized that the three-year version was intended as a middle ground between a one-year proposal associated with the governor and a six-year Senate bill. Several members said the moratorium reflected years of bipartisan work on solid waste and landfill policy and would help create time for new rules to take effect. The transcript provided does not show a final committee vote or other action on HB 171 during this segment.

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• I am proud to be a co-author of this bill. I am proud to stand for life.
• </c><00:16:09.360><c> I</c><00:16:09.600><c> am</c> to be a co-author of this bill.
• I am to be a co-author of this bill.
• I'm proud to be an author of this bill.
• </c> I'm proud to be an author of this bill. I'm proud to be an author of this bill.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We provide authority to NMED to hold polluters responsible for pollution that may threaten groundwater
• We establish rulemaking authority, clarify cleanup and financial liability language, and align our law
• Speaker, gentlemen, we're adding the authority for the Water Quality Act to regulate these organisms.
• The second is electric school buses through the Public Schools Facilities Authority.
• And both my Senate co-sponsor and my have stated that yes, it would be already authorized. So, Mr.

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• authority to to recommend<00:32:10.240><c> increasing</c><00:32:10.760><c> those</c><00:32:10.960><c
• One of the first things I realized is that we had 38 authorized full-time positions; only 32 of them
• One of the first things I realized is that we had 38 authorized full-time positions; only 32 of them
• So I'll start with the broad authority of the AG.
• of the AG the attorney general authority of the AG the attorney general has<05:42:40.680><c> uh</c><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard an overview from the Agriculture Commissioner on the department’s major divisions and staffing. He described the Office of the Commissioner, Agricultural Development, Pesticides, Regulatory Services, Weights and Measures, Animal Industry, Plant Industry, and Soil Conservation, noting that many programs are federally funded or supported by dedicated fees and fines. He said the department has 44 full-time positions plus one DoIT employee shared with other agencies, and that HR services are now contracted through Administrative Services. He also explained that Soil Conservation is administratively attached to the department and funded through Moose Plate grants and county contributions, not direct state funding. Members asked about specific program functions and issues, including weights and measures inspections, animal health, bird flu response, internships, invasive species, and the Big E/New Hampshire building. The commissioner said weights and measures covers nearly all commercial measuring devices and products sold by weight, and that inspectors are currently part-time police officers, though the department is discussing removing that requirement. He said the department is actively involved in bird flu monitoring, including regular calls with USDA and the state veterinarian and collecting milk samples from dairy farms. On invasive species, he focused on Japanese knotweed and bittersweet, saying the department has only one staff person working on the issue, mainly as a coordinator with DOT and towns, and that eradication is extremely difficult. He also said the department does not run student internships and refers inquiries to UNH Cooperative Extension. The committee discussed budget and revenue issues, including three new general fund positions, one of which is the assistant commissioner and another a biological scientist for invasive species. The commissioner said the department had been in “triage mode,” that an assistant commissioner was needed because of workload, and that the department is a net positive to the General Fund each year. He said some fees and fines have not been updated in decades and would require legislation to change, including a proposed $5 fee for each animal database certificate to help fund a system that costs about $250,000 annually to maintain. In response to questions about budget reductions, he said the department protected personnel, reduced the cost-of-care fund, fair grants, and land preservation funding to about $25,000 each, and did not plan to buy new vehicles or computers. He also said he could not support including the $50,000 Conservation District resilience grant program in his budget under the current reduction targets, though he remained hopeful it might be funded another way.

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• In 2012, the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program was authorized at a federal
• And then the way that the authorization went, it was a latter approach to the matching funds.
• The only thing I can speak to is that that was in the original McVee authorization federally.
• The only thing I can speak to that is that that was in the original McVie authorization federally.
• Is that that was in the original McVee authorization federally.

Committee: Joint Protection and Victim Services Committee

Summary: The committee first approved the December 16 minutes and then heard a presentation from Dr. Ramona Danielson on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their economic and public-system impacts. She explained that ACEs are population-level risk indicators, not individual diagnostic tools, and said higher ACE exposure is associated with more chronic illness, mental health challenges, child welfare and justice involvement, and lower workforce participation. She cautioned that precise dollar estimates are difficult because of the many interacting factors across the life course, but said the direction of the impact is clear and that evidence-based interventions and protective factors can reduce harm. Members asked about definitions of a “healthy family,” same-sex couples, divorce, substance abuse, trends in ACEs, and home visiting; she emphasized supportive relationships, protective factors, and the importance of positive childhood experiences. The committee then heard from Allison Mahoney and Missy Barranco, along with a recorded family story from Abby, about evidence-based home visiting programs in North Dakota. Abby described how Healthy Families North Dakota supported her family after a premature birth and NICU stay by providing weekly in-home coaching, developmental screenings, postpartum mental health check-ins, referrals, and parenting support. The presenters explained that home visiting is voluntary, relationship-based, and usually begins prenatally or shortly after birth, with referrals coming from hospitals, WIC, pregnancy navigators, human service zones, self-referrals, and other community partners. They said North Dakota currently has four main evidence-based models operating through 12 organizations, with Healthy Families available in all 53 counties, though only a fraction of eligible families are served. Funding was described as a patchwork of federal MIECHV/Title IV-E, Medicaid, state and tribal funds, philanthropy, charitable gaming, and other grants; members discussed whether the Legislature or agencies should expand support and how to improve outreach and sustainability. Finally, the committee received a memorandum on artificial intelligence and sexual exploitation, focusing on AI-generated child sexual abuse material, deepfakes, sextortion, and chatbot-related risks. The report summarized federal and state law, including North Dakota’s existing computer-generated image provisions, the federal PROTECT Act, the Take It Down Act, and recent federal executive orders on AI policy. Members discussed the need for child-safety protections, the limits of executive orders, and broader concerns about AI’s effect on critical thinking and misinformation. The committee then heard from BCI Special Agent Cassidy Halsef, who said AI is already driving a sharp rise in child exploitation cases in North Dakota, including AI-generated explicit images of real minors and school-based incidents involving mass-shared manipulated images. She said investigators are seeing more cyber tips, more difficult forensic work, and lasting harm to victims and families, and urged stronger legal penalties, specialized training, victim services, and prevention education in schools and communities.

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• </c><02:51:54.479><c> programs</c> programs or set or authorize programs programs or set or authorize
• Congress must create guard children.
• </c> colleagues to update its authorizing colleagues to update its authorizing statute<04:20:56.000><
• Without objection. authorizations, licenses, or other authorizations, licenses, or other grants<04:51
• <04:51:56.480><c> the</c> grants of authority issued by the grants of authority issued by the commission

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 28, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Clower campus and our newest facility, which we were just, um, provided the former New Mexico National Guard

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• . and we secure Medicaid for Authority. and we secure Medicaid for those<01:07:22.000><c> who</c><01:
• Of course, the Declaration of Independence, authored by Thomas Jefferson, makes the famous statement
• authored authored by<02:29:47.760><c> Thomas</c><02:29:48.160><c> Jefferson,</c> by Thomas Jefferson
• One of the first authors. There are more than 18 million Americans over the age of 65.
• One of the<05:04:00.000><c> first</c><05:04:00.480><c> authors.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, July 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• And those policies, in an overarching fashion, are to enable school district personnel to have the authority
• > enforce</c><00:03:07.920><c> school</c><00:03:08.239><c> and</c><00:03:08.480><c> district</c> authority
• to enforce school and district authority to enforce school and district behavioral<00:03:09.599><c>
• But I guess I am inclined to authority.
• tool questions until than some authoring tool questions until April<03:32:59.439><c> 16th.

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: 916, all

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• as Representative Tepper and co-author Mr.
• Yeah, and it may have been a question for the author, but.
• So really, our authority comes from those two places.
• Do you have the authority to reach out to them and discuss it with them?
• Yeah, acting outside of our authority.

Bills: HB149 , HB252 , HB643 , HB1442 , HB1500 , HB1672 , HB1851 , HB1893 , HB2028 , HB2768 , HB2818 , HB149 , HB252

Committee: House Delivery of Government Efficiency

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, employment compensation, state agencies, salary payments, general appropriations, government efficiency, public works, contractors, payment bonds, government contracts, construction law, transparency, open meetings, government accountability, public access

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• One last thing I want to say about this bill, as I'm a co-author on it: when I met with Safe Passage
• </c><00:16:57.199><c> on</c> about this bill as I'm in co-author on about this bill as I'm in co-author
• They're caught off guard and suddenly lacking the support they had planned for.
• </c> for a bill that we are both co-author for a bill that we are both co-author I'm<01:30:34.600><c>
• </c> I'm carrying and and she's a co-author I'm carrying and and she's a co-author on<01:30:36.679><c

Bills: HF1346 , HF1169 , HF1276

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: mandatory reporting, training requirements, child maltreatment, abuse detection, local welfare agency, child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services

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• . >> And I imagine Claremont is changing guard as we speak on things like this again that can put that
• Claremont Claremont u is &gt;&gt; and I imagine Claremont Claremont u is changing<03:33:53.359><c> guard
• </c><03:33:53.680><c> as</c><03:33:53.920><c> we</c><03:33:54.399><c> speaking</c> changing guard as
• we speaking changing guard as we speaking on<03:33:57.439><c> things</c><03:33:57.680><c> like</c><03

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission met to approve the May 18, 2026 minutes and then focused on how SB 57’s special education cost study should inform HB 1099, which creates a separate study committee on residential placements and related education costs. Members discussed sending the commission’s minutes and findings to that new committee, noting the short timeline for its work and the need to be specific about unresolved issues so the new group does not duplicate the same questions. A major topic was the cost and responsibility for students placed at Spalding and similar residential programs, especially transportation and whether costs are paid through the Department of Education’s episode-of-treatment (EOT) fund, local districts, DHS, or Medicaid. Staff explained that for students with disabilities, EOT funds cover special education and transportation costs tied to the placement, while students without disabilities are handled through DHS care-management and best-interest meetings. Members raised concerns about whether some students at Spalding are receiving no schooling, whether transportation costs are substantial, and whether Medicaid reimbursement could offset some expenses. The commission also discussed confusion over district responsibility when students placed in residential programs attend school in another district, using Winnisquam as an example. Several members said the receiving district was not notified that DHHS-approved programs could bring in additional students and costs, and they suggested DHHS or its care-management entity should notify both the district of residence and the receiving district when a program is approved. The group agreed this notification issue, along with transportation funding, privacy concerns in Medicaid-to-schools billing, and the distinction between special education placements, EOT placements, and other voluntary residential placements, should be passed to the HB 1099 study committee for further work.

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• At that point, the Supreme Court wrote a very good ruling authored by Justice Jane Bland that restored
• And this gave authority to the State Board of Education to govern the review and approval process of
• And thank you, Senator Campbell, for authoring this legislation.
• Just a quick question, maybe to the authors.
• It's been inconsistent in my experience that the security guard picked up the phones one day and then

Committee: Senate Education K-16

Summary: The committee continued hearing testimony on Senate Bill 2252, which would expand early literacy and numeracy screening, parent notification, intervention supports, and teacher training, including math academies and early childhood supports. Supporters from Texas 2036, Good Reason Houston, Texas Business Leadership Council, and several parents argued that early identification of skill gaps, clearer data for families, and stronger teacher preparation would improve student outcomes, workforce readiness, and long-term earnings. They cited low math proficiency statewide, the importance of early intervention, and examples of districts using screeners and data dashboards to guide instruction and resource allocation. One witness also highlighted home visiting as a family-support model, while another urged more funding for pre-K partnerships and stronger support for parents with reading materials and guidance. A district special education administrator testified neutrally, saying the bill reflects practices already used in her district but expressing concern that it could reduce local control and teacher discretion by standardizing screening and tying it to funding. A Texas Classroom Teachers Association representative supported the intent but warned that mandatory math academies and intervention academies could burden teachers if implemented like prior reading academies, and a substitute teacher/teacher-of-the-year witness asked for clearer protections around special education information and pay for alternative certification candidates. After public testimony closed, SB 2252 was left pending. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2253, as substituted, which would phase out routine hiring of uncertified teachers over time, require parent notification when a teacher is uncertified, and expand high-quality preparation pathways such as university programs, residencies, improved alternative certification, and grow-your-own programs. Senator Creighton said the bill responds to the rise in uncertified teachers and aims to strengthen the teacher pipeline with more structured preparation, mentorship, and oversight by SBEC. Invited testimony strongly supported the measure: a Texas Tech researcher said uncertified teachers and fast-track programs are associated with significant learning losses, while year-long residencies and mentored pathways produce stronger outcomes and higher earnings for students. Leaders from Dallas College and Sam Houston State University described successful residency and grow-your-own models, high completion and retention rates, and the need for paid residencies and stipends so candidates can afford to enter the profession. Committee members asked about the difference between mentorship and residency, the cost-effectiveness of paid residencies, retention incentives, and how to scale the model statewide. The committee also adopted the substitute for SB 2253 and later paused to vote out several other bills, including SB 1191, SB 1786, SB 226, SB 326, SB 570, SB 870, SB 991, SB 60, SB 365, SB 1401, and SB 1067, all of which were reported favorably, many with unanimous votes and some placed on the local and uncontested calendar.

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• ><c> uh</c><00:08:19.360><c> they're</c> authorized that here and uh they're authorized that here and
• our authorizing board without our authorization<00:16:27.199><c> a</c><00:16:27.519><c> couple</c><00
• borrow</c><00:58:32.559><c> from</c> authorizing the borrowing borrow from authorizing the borrowing
• JAC has added section 305, which authorizes the flex authority for the governor to transfer up to 10%
• </c><01:04:15.520><c> the</c> authorizes the flex authority for the authorizes the flex authority for

Keywords: 916, all

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• Um, again, it would not mandate that local authorities do anything.
• Again, it would not mandate that local authorities do anything.
• </c><01:09:50.440><c> to</c> commissioner's delegated authority to commissioner's delegated authority
• </c><01:50:03.240><c> official</c> removed by an authorized official removed by an authorized official
• A lot of people could be caught off guard just by crossing a border with a different speed.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 1901, A.R.S., by adding Section 11, Article 5, A.R.S., relating to the county water augmentation authority
• House Bill 2752, amending section 41-504, A.R.S., relating to the Arizona Commerce Authority.
• It authorizes lethal take of Mexican wolves in violation of the Endangered Species Act and threatens
• It gives existing federal review authority in recent state action.
• The bill promotes accountability, financial responsibility, without expanding the district authority

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several guest introductions and proclamations, including recognition of Dr. Victoria Tannenbaum as Doctor of the Day, Lutheran Day at the Legislature, a veterans treatment court judge, and Adrian Ace Stubbs Day. Attendance was recorded at 56 present, one absent, and three excused. The chamber then moved through communications, committee reports, and first/second readings before beginning a long third-reading calendar. Members considered and voted on a wide range of bills covering tax administration, groundwater and water rights, licensing timeframes, homicide, school employee transparency, mining, retirement system cleanup, utility regulation, AI and digital privacy, sexual extortion, adult protective services, salvage vehicles, veterinary board changes, geological survey reorganization, court fees, real estate licensing, probation, and several education-related appropriations and policy measures. Many bills passed on largely party-line votes, while others passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. Several members explained votes on issues such as superintendent contract transparency, ESA administration funding, mining reclamation, water supply and drought policy, motorcycle safety, AI and adult-content verification, and abortion-pill coercion. The House also passed multiple concurrent resolutions and memorials, including measures on election administration, Judea and Samaria, Route 66, and a memorial to rename State Route 69. Election-related debate was especially pointed, with supporters arguing for precinct-based voting and opponents warning of cost, reduced access, and logistical burdens. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to begin consideration of measures on Calendar No. 1, starting with HB 2174 and related amendments.

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• very much. ...by adding Section 11, Chapter 5, A.R.S., relating to the County Water Augmentation Authority
• language in the current law to make sure that when folks serving in the Army Reserve or the National Guard
• It authorizes lethal take of Mexican wolves in violation of the Endangered Species Act and threatens
• It gives existing federal review authority in recent state action.
• The bill promotes accountability and financial responsibility without expanding the district authority

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I do want to mention that, you know, you mentioned that one of the authors of the IHRA definition has
• The vast majority, and I'm pretty much sure almost all the other authors, do not feel that way.
• They used the tower to guard a perimeter, and they put up barbed-wire fences.
• I know earlier the representative took issue with the fact that he was just one author here.
• He identifies himself as the drafter and the author of this definition.

Committee: House Emerging Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

Bills: HR113 , HCR121 , HR152 , HCR162 , SB2835 , HR61 , HCR67 , HR94 , HCR102 , HR20 , HCR19 , HR98 , HCR106 , HR57 , HCR63 , HR96 , HCR104 , HR132 , HCR140 , HR133 , HCR141 , HR77 , HCR85 , HR90 , HCR98 , HR155 , HCR165 , HR156 , HCR166 , HR74 , HCR82 , HR190 , HCR200 , HR15 , HCR13 , HR83 , HCR91 , HR117 , HCR125 , HR193 , HCR203 , HR119 , HCR127 , HR114 , HCR122 , HR116 , HCR124 , HR22 , HCR22 , HR120 , HCR128 , HR32 , HCR32 , HR115 , HCR123 , HR138 , HCR146 , HR182 , HCR192 , HR88 , HCR96 , HR50 , HCR54 , HR169 , HCR179 , HR170 , HCR180 , HR31 , HCR31 , HR86 , HCR94 , HR23 , HCR24 , HR7 , HCR8 , HR12 , HCR10 , HR136 , HCR144 , HR108 , HCR116 , HR33 , HCR33 , HR175 , HCR185 , HR129 , HCR137 , HR192 , HCR202 , HR194 , HCR204 , HR19 , HCR18 , HR131 , HCR139 , HR163 , HCR173 , HR109 , HCR117 , HR56

Keywords: Hawaii, House Resolution, HR113, Mermaid Caves, Nanakuli, coastal hazards, sea caves, shoreline safety, public safety, digital maps, navigation apps, Google Maps, Apple Maps, point of interest, recreational destination, emergency response, drownings, rescues, cave safety, DLNR

Bills: HR113 , HCR121 , HR152 , HCR162 , SB2835 , HR61 , HCR67 , HR94 , HCR102 , HR20 , HCR19 , HR98 , HCR106 , HR57 , HCR63 , HR96 , HCR104 , HR132 , HCR140 , HR133 , HCR141 , HR77 , HCR85 , HR90 , HCR98 , HR155 , HCR165 , HR156 , HCR166 , HR74 , HCR82 , HR190 , HCR200 , HR15 , HCR13 , HR83 , HCR91 , HR117 , HCR125 , HR193 , HCR203 , HR119 , HCR127 , HR114 , HCR122 , HR116 , HCR124 , HR22 , HCR22 , HR120 , HCR128 , HR32 , HCR32 , HR115 , HCR123 , HR138 , HCR146 , HR182 , HCR192 , HR88 , HCR96 , HR50 , HCR54 , HR169 , HCR179 , HR170 , HCR180 , HR31 , HCR31 , HR86 , HCR94 , HR23 , HCR24 , HR7 , HCR8 , HR12 , HCR10 , HR136 , HCR144 , HR108 , HCR116 , HR33 , HCR33 , HR175 , HCR185 , HR129 , HCR137 , HR192 , HCR202 , HR194 , HCR204 , HR19 , HCR18 , HR131 , HCR139 , HR163 , HCR173 , HR109 , HCR117 , HR56

Keywords: Hawaii, House Resolution, HR113, Mermaid Caves, Nanakuli, coastal hazards, sea caves, shoreline safety, public safety, digital maps, navigation apps, Google Maps, Apple Maps, point of interest, recreational destination, emergency response, drownings, rescues, cave safety, DLNR