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• House Bill 1143 is about the Great Plains Food Bank, and we have one amendment, if you want to follow
• Madam President, Senator Burckhard: Madam President, again, this bill is about the Great Plains Food Bank
• It's the only food bank we have in the state, and it's in an old building.
• The Great Plains Food Bank is the state's only food bank, by the way, and it has served the state for
• The Food Bank has already purchased a new plot of land for this facility, centrally located near the

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Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum call showing 46 members present. It then took up multiple House messages and amendments, appointing conference committees on several measures, including SB 2007, SCR 4007, SB 2374, SB 233, and House bills 1029, 1218, and 1022. The chamber also considered a series of House bills on the sixth and 14th orders, often adopting committee amendments before final passage or, in some cases, rejecting the bill outright. Among the major policy items, the Senate passed HB 1524 on regional planning council grants, HB 1143 increasing a food bank appropriation to $10 million, HB 1126 modernizing cosmetology licensing and inspections, HB 1542 making student applications for admission exempt records, HB 1613 regulating law enforcement use of robots, HB 1582 directing a study on false reports and accusations, HB 1214 revising school transportation funding, HB 1448 creating a study on advanced technologies, HB 1280 on drainage project voting rules, HB 1499 protecting records related to federal judges, and several Senate bills returned from the House, including SB 2221, SB 2117, SB 2198, SB 2120, and SB 2214. The Senate also adopted amendments to HB 1541 on septic systems before rejecting it on final passage. Several high-profile bills failed after debate. HB 1566, dealing with kratom regulation, saw an amendment to convert it to a study fail on a 21-25 vote, after which the chamber laid the bill over for one legislative day rather than take final action. HB 1283, which would have eliminated cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams in the state employee plan, was defeated 22-24 after extensive debate over cost, precedent, and insurance impacts. HB 1527, requiring Holocaust education in statute, also failed 22-24, with supporters emphasizing the importance of the subject and opponents arguing curriculum belongs in standards rather than statute. The Senate adjourned after announcements, scheduling its next meeting for Monday, April 14, 2025.

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• Congratulations and welcome, Representative Dalton Banks.
• Congratulations, Representative Banks.
• Representative Banks, um, you've Rep.
• > Representatives Banks, Brown, Garinger, Representatives Banks, Brown, Garinger, McCam,<01:22:32.239
• Vice Chair Banks. >> Thank you, Chairman. Vice Chair Banks.

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• to act as active practice requirement and adverse action reported to the national practitioner Data Bank
• Data bank reports if the report and action does not constitute a violation of Florida law, a role the
• encumbered license in another state and having an adverse report to the national practitioner Data Bank
• , not practicing in a similar scope and having an adverse report to the national practitioner Data Bank

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• assessment doesn't result with banks assessment doesn't result with banks paying<04:50:26.320>
• and small banks are the same or ... >> It applies to any bank, trust company, or credit union that would
• The overcharge is that the same for a small bank as a big bank?
• banks and small banks >> It eliminates big banks and small banks are<04:54:15.040> the<04
• bank as a big bank? bank as a big bank?

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• Mortenson, Sanford, and Essentia, CHS, and Ag Country, and also financial institutions like Dakota Bank
• , Bell Bank, First Western Bank, Gate City Bank, just to name a few.
• Mortensen, Sanford, and Essentia, CHS, and Ag County, and also financial institutions like Dakota Bank
• , Belmont, and Ag County, and also financial institutions like Dakota Bank, Bell Bank, First Western
• Bank, Gate City Bank, just to name a few.

Summary: The committee met at NDSU and approved the April 9 minutes. The main purpose of the meeting was an informational presentation from NDSU President David Stewart and university leaders on the university’s priorities, including enrollment, student success, research, commercialization, and use of New Horizons funding. Stewart emphasized a “One NDSU” approach, thanked legislators for past support, and said the university will focus on recruitment and retention, a new strategic plan, and growing research and tech transfer while serving North Dakota’s workforce needs. University leaders said NDSU is using tuition waivers more strategically and will work to reduce them over time through scholarship optimization. Provost Sherry Vale described academic portfolio reviews, program closures or consolidations, strategic hiring, and workload policies aimed at aligning resources with demand. They also highlighted student outcomes, including high completion rates, strong employment placement, and NDSU’s role in producing a large share of the state’s engineers, nurses, and agriculture graduates. Several students testified about how NDSU’s mentoring, internships, research, and support services helped them succeed. The committee also heard from partners on New Horizons-related collaborations: Gateway to Science described K-12 STEM outreach in rural and tribal areas, and Sanford Research discussed joint research efforts, including COBRE-related work, obesity and GLP-1 studies, and a joint biostatistics hire. Later speakers highlighted Governor’s School and NDSU’s research and commercialization efforts, including growth in research expenditures and invention disclosures. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• somewhere, take time out, but they can't gamble from the carpool lane, or standing in line at the bank
• Yeah, it's basically the phone because it's on 24/7 and connected to your bank account.
• Like, it knows what's coming in and out of your bank account.
• and connected to your bank account. and connected to your bank account.
• When are you out of your bank account.

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• issuers are not regulated like banks.
• issuers are not regulated like banks. issuers are not regulated like banks.
• And we saw this when Silicon Valley Bank And we saw this when Silicon Valley Bank collapsed<00:48
• It's $2 billion in their bank account.
• They will earn in their bank account.

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• Removing this exemption will ensure uniform enforcement, which was agreed to by the banks and everybody
• You have to go subpoena bank records.
• Then once you get those bank records, go through them, and then get additional bank records under subpoena
• You have to go subpoena bank records.
• Then once you get those bank records, go through them, and then get additional bank records under subpoena

Bills: SB330, SB663, SB1020, SB1152, SB1164, SB1896, SB2111, SB2196, SB2383, SB2581, SB2797, SB2798, SB2371

Keywords: county funding, prosecutors' offices, elections, law enforcement, local government, community supervision, budget approval, corrections department, strategic plan, judicial oversight, SB 1020, Texas, personal bond office, pretrial release, electronic monitoring, GPS monitoring, global positioning system, bond conditions, probation, parole

Summary: The committee heard several criminal justice bills, with testimony largely focused on public safety, court procedures, and local criminal justice administration. SB 2371 would expand mandatory skimmer-reporting requirements from gas pumps to ATMs, point-of-sale systems, and virtual currency kiosks, with the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center saying centralized reporting would improve investigations, preserve evidence, and help identify organized criminal groups. SB 2581 would repeal a special law governing commissary funds in certain large counties; the sponsor and the Sheriff’s Association said it would restore parity with other counties while keeping spending subject to audit and inmate-benefit limits. Both bills were laid out and left pending after testimony, with no public witnesses opposing them at the hearing. The committee also heard SB 330, which would require voter approval before counties over a certain size reduce prosecutor funding, similar to an existing law for law enforcement budgets. Supporters argued prosecutors are essential to public safety and need stable funding, while an opponent from the Texas Civil Rights Project said the bill would restrict local budget flexibility and impose costly elections. SB 663 would remove district judges’ approval role for community supervision and corrections department budgets, replacing it with judge review after TDCJ-CJAD approval; probation officials said the change would reduce delays and confusion without reducing judicial oversight. SB 1020 would require more immediate sharing of ankle-monitor violation information and clarify that such records are not judicial work product; the Harris County DA’s office and Crime Stoppers supported it, citing inconsistent local practices and delays that can hinder prosecutions. The committee then took up SB 1164 on emergency detention and court-ordered mental health services. The bill, from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health, would update emergency detention forms, clarify officer duties, allow filings in the county where a person is apprehended or located, and add a factor related to a person’s inability to recognize symptoms or appreciate treatment risks. Supporters included family members, law enforcement, and mental health and judicial witnesses who described cases where earlier intervention might have prevented tragedy; opponents warned the broader language could be misused and emphasized due process and the need for dangerousness to remain the standard. SB 2111 on indigent defense would expand access to counsel at first hearings, strengthen managed assigned counsel programs, create internships and fellowships, and adjust other defense-related procedures; the Texas Indigent Defense Commission and county defense program leaders supported it, while the committee substitute removed some provisions to reduce fiscal impact. Finally, SB 2383 would let recently retired DPS officers return to work in limited roles to help address staffing shortages, and SB 2797 would create reciprocal discovery requirements for criminal cases; prosecutors and some committee members said it would reduce trial surprise and improve truth-seeking, while others questioned whether the bill fully matched the state’s disclosure obligations and whether it could burden defense rights. Several bills were left pending after testimony, and the committee established a quorum later in the hearing.

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• . >> Representative Banks here. >> Representative Davis excused. >> Representative Forstrom excused.
• I think the first one on our list here for interim topics is from Dalton Banks, and I'll turn it over
• <00:10:55.040> Representative<00:10:56.000> Banks. >> Yeah, go ahead.
• Representative Banks. >> Yeah, go ahead. Representative Banks.
• <00:15:01.600> and this over to Representative Banks and this over to Representative Banks

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Summary: The committee met briefly to hear and sort through interim topic proposals, with members noting they needed to finish quickly before floor work. The first topic, from Representative Banks and Representative Ottman, would allow non-veterinarians to perform pre-check pregnancy testing on cattle to help address veterinary shortages, while still requiring a certified veterinarian for cattle sold as bred. No public testimony was offered, and the committee agreed to move through the full list and rank topics later rather than taking an immediate vote. A second topic, brought by the County Commissioners Association through Jeremiah Ryman and Joy Hill, concerned subdivision fencing laws. Hill said recent statutory changes moved fencing requirements into the subdivision statutes, creating cost and planning problems for developers and county officials. She said the preferred option would be repeal; if not, counties should have flexibility to exempt some subdivisions, and at minimum the law should be clarified because key terms and requirements are unclear. The committee asked a few questions and then moved on. Representative Davis and Holly Kennedy of the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts discussed updating conservation district statutes. Kennedy said districts are currently barred from borrowing money for major purchases and that election rules can force board members to vacate seats if they move within the district but outside their original locality. The association supported revisiting those provisions. The committee also heard a topic on comparing recreation rules on state lands and federal lands, with the sponsor saying the goal was to identify disparities and possible improvements. Later topics included preventing orphaned water rights, with Keith Kennedy of the Wyoming Association of Irrigation Districts asking for statutory clarification so water rights are properly transferred during divisions and not forfeited, especially in small subdivisions and family exemptions. Another proposal from Representative Ottman addressed a tribal buffalo issue involving whether animals crossing between reservation land and fee land are treated as wildlife or domestic animals; members emphasized the topic was for information and discussion rather than legislation. Senator Pearson also proposed revisiting fence-out laws for livestock to give landowners more protection when repeatedly dealing with wandering animals, while others cautioned that any changes would need to be handled carefully because of differing livestock rules and the state’s fence-in/fence-out framework. Finally, Senator Hicks raised livestock identification concerns, arguing producers should retain flexibility under prior law to identify animals as they choose and that veterinarians should not be forced into new federal tagging requirements.

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• Foundations and banks brought ideas to scale solutions and expand lending after securing $940 million
• <01:20:47.400> loans pool as well as traditional bank loans pool as well as traditional bank
• Bank, so many more driving economic growth here in Minnesota.
• Bank, so many more driving economic growth here in Minnesota.
• Bank, so many more driving economic growth here in Minnesota.

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• So did thousands of federal employees who sought help from food banks to provide for their families.
• Center, 225,000. >> Hoy Good Food Alliance, 1 million. >> Family Law Clinic, 140,000. >> Hoy Food Bank
• Kauaii Food Bank, 95,000. Kahu Foundation, 83,000. Hulu EU Medical Youth Project, 250,000.
• Maui Food Bank, 895,000. Maui Hub, 45,000. Maui United Way, 100,000.

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Summary: The hearing was an informational briefing on Act 310, which set aside $50 million to support Hawaii nonprofits facing uncertainty, including organizations affected by federal funding disruptions. The chair and Senate co-chair thanked Aloha United Way for handling applications, as well as the governor, lieutenant governor, legislative leadership, and House and Senate members for helping craft the measure and review the needs statewide. They noted the process drew more than 200 applications totaling over $150 million, showing demand far exceeded available funds, and encouraged unsuccessful applicants to apply again through the regular grant-and-aid process in January. The Senate co-chair explained that the committee prioritized organizations serving healthcare, human services, education, the arts, food distribution, and at-risk populations, especially amid concerns about SNAP, WIC, federal employees, and possible future disruptions. The co-chair then read a long list of recommended awardees and funding amounts, including major allocations to groups such as Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island, Child and Family Service, Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Hawaii Food Bank, The Food Basket, West Hawaii Community Health Center, and several YWCA and YMCA organizations, among many others. After the awards list was read, the chair asked for discussion or objections. Hearing none, the list of nonprofit awards was adopted, and the informational briefing was adjourned.

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• Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratton, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratton, Brown,<01:51:54.159> Gary
• Angelos, Banks, Bear, Angelos, Banks, Bear, Brady, Bratton, Bratton, Bratton, Brown,<01:55:19.440>
• Representative Andrew Banks: No further changes. Closing vote.
• representative Banks please. representative Banks please.
• banks, providing for the conversion of state banks into special purpose depository institutions, requiring

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• Speaker, last week I stood alongside Senator Coons and Blunt Rochester at the Food Bank of Delaware,
• To Prime Minister Trudeau in Canada, freezing the bank accounts of peaceful protesters.
• <02:30:11.040> from prohibit the Federal Reserve banks from prohibit the Federal Reserve banks
• That failure was Bank failed in 2023.
• government-run central bank digital government-run central bank digital currency<03:18:18.640> would

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• He currently serves as the president and CEO of AB Bank, a sixth-generation family-owned community bank
• He currently serves as the president and CEO of AB Bank, a sixth-generation family-owned community bank
• He currently serves as the president and CEO of AB Bank, a sixth-generation family-owned community bank

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• Bank Stadium. Currently the city pays into four obligations related to the stadium."
• Bank Stadium. Currently the city pays into four obligations related to the stadium.
• Bank Stadium.
• Bank Stadium, not the city of Minneapolis.
• Bank Stadium, not the city of Minneapolis.

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• You know, when you think about an account holder at a financial institution, a credit union, or a bank
• , An account holder at a financial institution, a credit union, or a bank, and they pass away, there's
• that from happening and to kind of minimize that, this bill allows for financial institutions like banks
• My question is, if it's a state licensed bank, can they get it? Yes, sir.
• We've had a discussion earlier this week, and I was informed how state-licensed banks operated a little

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Summary: The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 6, 2026, with five members present. After adopting the April 28 minutes, the committee heard a brief presentation on the new Leadership Louisiana Health Fellows Program, which is intended to bring together health care, business, policy, and education leaders to study Louisiana health challenges and build a network for action. Members expressed support for the program and its potential value to health policy work. The committee then advanced several bills, often with technical or substantive amendments. SB 57, a nutrition-labeling bill, was amended to push its effective date to December 31, 2028 and reported as amended. HB 62 increased the membership of the Louisiana Women’s Policy and Research Commission to 27 members and was reported as amended. HB 193 updated membership rules for the sickle cell commission foundations so long-serving executive directors would not have to reapply repeatedly, and it was reported as amended. HB 815 would allow financial institutions to receive death certificates to help families manage accounts after a death; it was reported favorably after a question about state-licensed banks. SB 405 was substantially revised to codify LDH’s new Ascend nursing-facility quality initiative, including statewide quality oversight goals, stakeholder involvement, reporting requirements, and tools such as dashboards and surveys; after reconsidering prior action and adopting the new amendment, the bill was reported as amended. The committee also approved HB 222, which provides Medicaid dental coverage when needed for another covered medical procedure, and HB 420, which requires background checks for all DCFS employees with access to sensitive information. HB 475 requires verbal consent when AI is used to record or transcribe a medical visit and was reported favorably after a technical question. HB 246 updated membership of the Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board and the council on grandparents raising grandchildren, including replacing an inactive coalition seat with the state police superintendent or designee. HB 486 would enter Louisiana into the psychology inter-jurisdictional compact to expand access to mental health care, and HB 574 updated outdated board names on the Mental Health Advisory Services Board; both were reported favorably. Later, the committee reported HB 949, which creates a licensure framework for radiologist assistants to help address imaging workforce shortages, especially in rural areas, and HB 584, which requires foster children to be provided luggage instead of trash bags for their belongings and restores “rights” language in the Foster Youth Bill of Rights. The committee also reported HB 1214, restructuring certain LDH facilities into a single system under the secretary’s office; HB 1092, a technical renaming/terminology cleanup bill; and HB 203, which adds members to the uterine fibroids commission. Throughout the meeting, members and witnesses emphasized access to care, workforce shortages, child welfare, and quality improvement, and the committee repeatedly adopted amendments and reported the bills favorably or as amended before adjourning.

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• House Bill 1608 seeks to address these issues by creating a veterans land bank program overseen by the
• This will ensure that the land bank properties revert back to the possession of local taxing authorities
• I do operate our land bank program which serves the entire state of Texas.
• Yeah, the Veterans Land Bank is set up to do a number of different things, and I'm, well, state, I'm
• So this gives the Veterans Land Bank the opportunity to purchase that from the cities that are impacted

Bills: HCR7

Keywords: memorial, tribute, military service, community contribution, Texas legislature

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• grocery prices and reductions in critical food programs have driven demand to historic highs, and food banks
• You go to your local food bank, ask them about usage rates.
• So, a bill like this may seem small, but having more eggs at food banks could be lifelines for certain
• So, a bill like this may seem small, but having more eggs at food banks could be lifelines for certain
• It could be at Channel One Food Bank, it could be at West Tanka Food Shelf in my district.

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• So from what I understand currently the bank that we are dealing with is not the bank that is able-account
• that we are dealing with is not the bank that we are dealing with is not the<01:35:45.040> bank
• <01:35:55.280> I in a relationship with the one bank I in a relationship with the one bank
• Um bank, how to document that properly.
• <02:45:49.520> situation accounts the bank situation accounts the bank situation um<02:45:

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Summary: The House Finance Division 3 work session opened with routine announcements, including new and absent members, a tribute to former chair Rep. Jess Edwards, and an explanation that Division 3 is advisory and will make recommendations to full Finance. Chair Mooney also distributed a self-created index to the budget binder and reviewed the committee’s options under House Rule 45. Members discussed scheduling a future visit to the Veterans Home in Tilton, with several October dates unavailable, and the chair said she would circulate possible dates. The committee also reviewed the second-year budget context and sources of funding, including surplus monies, existing and new revenue streams, grants, reappropriations, and the rainy day fund. The committee then took up several retained bills and repeatedly heard that their substance had already been addressed in the budget. House Bill 519, funding the Waypoint Youth and Young Adult Shelter, was moved ITL and passed 10-0. House Bill 547, county reimbursement funds, was also moved ITL and passed 10-0 after members noted the reimbursement had been included in HB 2. House Bill 570, repealing the prescription drug affordability board, was moved ITL and passed 10-0, with minority members saying they still believed the board had value but acknowledging the repeal had already occurred in HB 2. House Bill 704, concerning caregiver respite and senior volunteer programs, received the most discussion. Mr. Ripple explained that most items were already funded or suspended in the budget, leaving only the senior volunteer grant program unfunded. Chair Mooney offered amendment 2963H to fund the RSVP program at $180,000 for one year, contingent on surplus funds, and DHHS witnesses explained that RSVP is a federally funded AmeriCorps program that would be added to existing state licensing structures. The amendment was adopted unanimously, and the bill was reported ought to pass as amended on a 10-0 vote. The committee then heard House Bill 751, which would require licensure of outpatient substance use disorder treatment facilities and create an ombudsman-related complaint process. DHHS witnesses said the bill had been narrowed substantially from an earlier certification model with multiple positions and IT costs to a licensing model using existing department infrastructure, reducing the fiscal note to $211,000 for one position. They also said the ombudsman section was no longer needed because licensed facilities would fall under existing oversight. Members questioned how many facilities exist and whether licensing fees would cover costs; DHHS said it did not know the full provider landscape and that licensing revenue across the board does not cover the department’s costs. Rep. Daniels then proposed amendment 2964H to form a study committee because of the remaining questions and lack of a clear revenue stream, and the committee was still discussing that amendment when the transcript ended.

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• This relates back to the land bank provision that we added on there.
• go back and tweak one line, kind of referencing how those appointees are actually put on that land bank
• Just wanted to clarify, the land bank is the only issue. That's it.
• I just wanted to clarify, the land bank is the only issue. That's it. And a very small one at that.

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