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ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Pursuant to Section 36-103 of Idaho Code, all wildlife, including wild animals, wild birds, and fish
- So we're getting close to the end of session, which means that turkey season's coming up, and I'm going
- to be buying a turkey tag.
- In both of those cases, there's the turkey tag: 100% of that money goes to Fish and Game.
Summary:
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and first considered a trailer appropriation for House Bill 730, which changes how SNAP eligibility is determined. The committee heard that the bill would require $351,000 one-time from the General Fund for system changes in the Division of Welfare. One member argued the change was unnecessary because Idaho already has a low SNAP error rate and uses existing verification systems, but the motion passed in both chambers and received a do-pass recommendation.
The committee then took up trailer actions for House Bill 898, moving the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Members discussed whether the move was requested by the governor and whether it would improve coordination and permitting efficiency; supporters said it would streamline federal review and the historical society director supported the move. The committee approved reducing the Historical Society budget by 12 FTP and $1,699,700, then approved adding the same staffing and funding to SMEC, and also adopted language exempting SMEC from certain transfer restrictions.
Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 128, creating the Idaho High Need Students Fund for extraordinary special education costs. The analyst explained that the recommended one-time $5 million dedicated fund appropriation would also require a $5 million cash transfer, and that increasing special education spending could raise the state’s federal maintenance-of-effort obligation. The committee approved the $5 million appropriation and two transfers: $1 million from the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund and $4 million from the driver training account, all with do-pass recommendations.
Finally, the committee revisited the Department of Fish and Game budget. After discussion of habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, fisheries inflation, wolf depredation, communications, OITS replacements, and replacement items, a substitute motion that would have funded a larger package failed in the House, and the original motion passed instead. The committee approved a reduced Fish and Game budget package and adopted language directing the $200,000 wolf depredation enhancement specifically to wolf trapping. The meeting ended with brief discussion of the next day’s agenda and timing, including pending items such as rural health transformation and state police-related legislation.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (04/23/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, in the 80s, there were virtually no turkeys. Um, I saw your face when I mentioned turkey.
- Um, in the 80s, there were virtually no turkeys. Um, I saw your face when I mentioned turkey.
- Um, I there were virtually no turkeys.
- So, you are you seem mentioned turkey.
- Um, our bear turkeys in the state.
Committee:
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We are also planning to conduct a survey of turkey hunters this summer to evaluate the impacts on turkey
- </c><01:26:26.400><c> Harvest</c> on our deer and turkey Harvest on our deer and turkey Harvest specifically
- Similarly with turkeys, we have seen less of an effect on the turkey harvest.
- We've seen less than 10% of the turkey harvests being taken with a crossbow.
- We've seen less than 10% of the turkey harvests being taken with a crossbow.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She was Pennsylvania's wild turkey expert for 26 years.
- </c><00:13:16.079><c> Turkey</c> convention of the National Wild Turkey convention of the National Wild
- > a</c> career to the wild turkey and played a career to the wild turkey and played a major<00:13:26.959
- </c> management and the research of wild management and the research of wild turkeys.<00:13:57.760><c
- </c><00:14:00.959><c> turkey</c> of the most accomplished wild turkey of the most accomplished wild turkey
Bills:
HB6422 , HB3410 , HB2247 , HB6460 , HB6427 , HB5663 , HB6267 , HB6618 , HB7342 , HCR73 , HB7388 , HB6481 , HB6480 , HB2474 , HB4624
Keywords:
water quality, EPA, environmental protection, coastal restoration, federal funding, supersonic flight, aviation, FAA regulations, aerospace standards, noise standards, certificates, FAA, digital access, regulations, drones, recreational use, unmanned aircraft, regulation, airspace, airport construction
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/05/2025)
Fish and Game and Marine Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, with the wild turkey, $500 is not enough.
- It's not like we've got 100,000 wild turkeys in the state.
- Also, with the wild turkey, $500 is not enough.
- It's not like we've got 100,000 wild turkeys in the state.
- wild turkey 500 it's 100 also with the wild turkey 500 it's not<05:18:45.440><c> like</c><05:18:45.600
Committee:
House Fish and Game and Marine Resources
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Do we dare go even mildly wild so that ideas, solutions, perspectives, possibilities that used to be
- . begins to go wild.
- The concern that crossbow use may harm turkey or deer populations simply has not been the case.
- </c> has negative impacts on deer or turkey has negative impacts on deer or turkey populations. populations
- And for turkey hunting, the expansion.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She said the report also included wild turkey populations because the change affected spring archery
- turkey seasons.
- </c> with this report to include our wild with this report to include our wild turkey<01:03:12.400><c
- turkey season.
- We were firearms turkey season.
Bills:
HF624
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- matter where you go across the state, there are people, whether it's working through in our area, the Wild
- Turkey Federation... ...the state, there are people, whether it's working through in our area, the Wild
- Turkey Federation is in charge of collecting that to distribute to family.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (03/25/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- They've been eating some wild berries, I guess, and they're probably fermented. I know. I know.
- Why'd you take turkey out?
- We took turkey off because you can't take turkey with a rifle, and they don't make any air shotguns yet
- c><00:31:55.600><c> off</c><00:31:55.799><c> because</c> turkey out we took turkey off because turkey
- ><c> no</c> you can't take turkey with a rifle no you can't take turkey with a rifle no and<00:31:59.159
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- University of Mexican gray wolves and the wild and undermines the science-based administration of the
- know, Mexican gray wolves were nearly eliminated from this earth and were totally absent from the wild
- Gray wolves reintroduced into the wild. These animals are far from recovered.
- There are only 319 wolves in the wild. Less than half of those are in Arizona.
- We have an abundance of turkeys. Thank you. We have wild boars. We have bobcats.
Summary:
The committee took up two bills. SB 1075 would create a foreign entity review commission and bar the conveyance, sale, lease, or sublease of state land to hostile foreign entities without commission approval, with penalties for violations. Supporters said it was needed to protect land and critical infrastructure from foreign ownership, while opponents argued it duplicated existing safeguards and could burden lawful property transactions. The bill passed on a 5-4 vote, with one member absent.
The committee then heard SB 1280, which would prohibit the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting Mexican gray wolf pups into Arizona or using public funds or resources for that purpose. The sponsor and supporters said the state should not spend money importing wolves and argued the population had already reached recovery goals, while opponents from Sierra Club and Humane World for Animals said the bill would undermine science-based recovery efforts and genetic diversity for a highly endangered species. Members debated wolf recovery numbers, population status, and potential impacts on ranchers and public safety.
After public testimony and member discussion, the committee voted SB 1280 out with a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote, with one member absent. The meeting then adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/16/2026 - House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The University of Mexican Gray Wolves and the wild and undermines the science-based administration of
- know, Mexican gray wolves were nearly eliminated from this earth and were totally absent from the wild
- Gray wolves reintroduced into the wild. These animals are far from recovered.
- There are only 319 wolves in the wild. Less than half of those are in Arizona.
- We have an abundance of turkeys. We have wild boars. We have bobcats.
Committees:
House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference
Keywords:
foreign ownership, land sales, review commission, national security, property rights, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, Mexican gray wolf, Mexican wolf, Mexican gray wolf puppies, Arizona Game and Fish Commission, Arizona Game and Fish Department, endangered species, wolf reintroduction, wolf translocation, cross-fostering, wildlife management
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, we did opt with this report to include our wild turkey populations because this change did extend
- </c> use had any impact on our deer or turkey use had any impact on our deer or turkey populations<00
- </c> deer and and and turkey deer and and and turkey um<00:04:30.520><c> participation.
- turkey season.
- We were firearms turkey season.
SC
South Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Jun 25th, 2026
South Carolina House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I think you're going down a road of, I think it's wild west is okay.
- I'm not okay with the Wild West. No, no, that's not where I'm going.
- So we got back to the Wild West.
- Wild West.
- We got to go tell Turkey Lurkey. Turkey Lurkey, the sky is falling! The sky is falling!
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 19th, 2026
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It was a wild session.
- It's kind of wild.
- It's kind of wild. but to the general leader from Senate of That. It's kind of wild.
- They're not wild kids, Wild Friends. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And gentlelady. Wild Friends.
- Speaker, kind lady, encouraging these, I'm not going to call them wild children, the wild friends, encouraging
Bills:
HB145 , HB279 , HB292 , SB35 , HJM1 , HM7 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM32 , HM51 , HM1 , HM39 , HM29 , HM43 , HM30 , HM52 , HM64 , HM65 , HM66 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HM17 , HM46 , HM13 , HM20 , HM54 , HM31 , HM35 , HM36 , HM59 , HM2 , HM16 , HM47 , HM53
Summary:
The House met on the final day of session with quorum present and spent much of the morning and afternoon on announcements, expressions of gratitude, and ceremonial business. Members repeatedly thanked committee staff, leadership, clerks, security, sergeants-at-arms, analysts, and family members for their work during the session. The Speaker also recognized committee chairs, vice chairs, and ranking members, and reflected on the importance of committee leadership and the personal perspective gained during the session.
The chamber took up several memorials. House Memorial 4, requesting an LFC study on expanding health insurance access for public higher education educators and graduate student employees, passed 36-23 after debate over whether the study should focus on expansion and affordability. House Memorial 30, directing a study of public education governance and the possibility of a statewide education commission, passed 57-0. House Memorial 24, calling for a study of the possible consequences of restructuring the Las Vegas land grant, passed 60-0. House Memorial 26, a Wild Friends memorial about insects and an interagency workshop on insect identification, ecology, and habitat protection, passed after extensive supportive debate from members who emphasized science education, pollinators, and ecological balance.
The House also approved a large consent calendar of memorials by a 55-0 vote, then cleared additional ceremonial memorials from the Speaker’s table, including New Mexico Food and Farms Day, International Year of the Woman Farmer, Lincoln County Day, New Mexico TRIO programs, and New Mexico Speech-Language-Hearing Association Day, which also passed 55-0. The chamber received a Senate message concurring in House amendments to Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 273, as amended. The House then stood in recess subject to the call of the Chair while awaiting any further Senate messages and final adjournment business.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/17/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> chickens, turkeys, run the gamut. chickens, turkeys, run the gamut.
- </c><04:34:51.600><c> Like</c> turkeys in the field for hours. Like turkeys in the field for hours.
- :05.920><c> year</c><04:52:06.080><c> for</c> do 400 turkeys every year for do 400 turkeys every year
- mean the dog got the turkey?
- >> Uh, it means I got the turkey. >> Oh, you got the turkey.
Committee:
House Environment and Agriculture
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 01/22/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- course, Senator Westrom has some of those in his area, but hogs are another big issue as well as turkeys
- uh we'll talk a issue as well as turkeys uh we'll talk a little<00:07:48.759><c> bit</c><00:07:48.919
- He said the virus was also in wild birds, and they were able to use the fund.
- a day because we have a just in turkeys a day because we have a just in time<00:46:26.319><c> system
- </c> with Eric sawatsky who's a uh turkey with Eric sawatsky who's a uh turkey producer<01:28:00.400>
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Culture, Recreation & Toursism May 1st, 2025 at 10:05 am
Transcript Highlights:
- Ocelots are endangered wild cats in South Texas.
- TPWD currently offers this option for deer, turkey, and red drum.
- hunting licenses, including separate permits for general hunting, special hunting, and... spring turkey
Keywords:
wildlife corridors, animal-vehicle collisions, HB5259, licensing, concurrent resolutions, cultural significance, Senate Bill 1247, public safety, environmental conservation
Summary:
The meeting of the committee centered around significant legislative measures, including several bills aimed at enhancing wildlife safety through the establishment of wildlife corridors and licenses for outdoor activities. Key discussions highlighted House Bill 5259, led by Vice Chair Flores, which proposes a wildlife corridor action plan to reduce animal-vehicle collisions in Texas. This bill is crucial given Texas's alarming rate of wildlife-vehicle accidents, and testimonies from supporting members emphasized the need for action to protect both wildlife and public safety. Furthermore, Senate Bill 1247 was brought forward, simplifying the non-resident hunting license system to improve compliance and conservation funding. The committee also addressed multiple concurrent resolutions recognizing towns for their cultural significance, reflecting a broader commitment to community identity and heritage.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Or deer or ducks or turkey. So, but I don't want to make light of the concern.
- And we pay, because of the decline in the market for wild skins, we are actually having to pay nuisance
- Yeah, so just the lack of a market for wild hides.
- Really, the commercial value in wild-caught alligators is in meat right now.
- But it's just, it's, it's a species that used to get a lot more for commercial value for wild harvested
Summary:
The committee first adopted the 2025 minutes, then took up House Bill 727, which would allow burning untreated, unpainted dimensional lumber such as two-by-fours. The bill was presented as a narrow exemption to existing restrictions on burning construction debris, and it was reported favorable without objection.
Members then heard from DEQ Secretary Courtney Burdett on House Bill 697, the department’s sunset/recreation bill. She outlined DEQ’s work on permit modernization, interagency coordination, field inspections, spill response, criminal investigations, environmental education, and small business assistance. Members raised issues including a large waste-tire site, an oil spill response, and a stormwater discharge issue at Smitties. The committee praised DEQ’s responsiveness and reported the bill favorable without objection.
House Bill 758, dealing with DEQ fees, was then considered. The bill and amendment package would update and increase various permit and program fees, add annual or biennial CPI-based adjustments, and remove outdated provisions, with the stated goal of aligning revenues with expenditures and reducing reliance on the state general fund. Several industry and landowner groups supported the measure, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorable.
The committee also advanced House Bill 726, which increases penalties for abandoning vessels and related gross littering. Members discussed how abandoned boats are identified, owner notice procedures, registration versus title issues, hurricane-related losses, and protections for older or distressed owners. Wildlife and Fisheries said the bill targets intentional dumping and that existing law allows case-by-case discretion for true hardship situations. The bill was reported favorable. House Bill 756, concerning personal watercraft, was also reported favorable after testimony that it would require reasonable suspicion for vessel stops, align state rules more closely with federal boating safety standards, and update provisions on accident reporting and inflatable PFDs.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 767, which creates recreational alligator hunting license and lottery fees contingent on separate legislation authorizing the season. Supporters said the measure would help create a recreational opportunity while generating conservation funding, but landowners and commercial harvesters warned the fee may be too low, the proposal may be moving too quickly, and recreational harvest could affect commercial operations and landowner interests. After extensive discussion, the committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill favorable. House Bill 964, authorizing a state property transfer in Caddo Parish, was also reported favorable, and the meeting adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- account, salmon count, the pheasant habitat improvement account, the wildlife acquisition account, wild
- turkey management, the W stamp and the wolf management and monitoring account.
- race account Wildlife account the wild race account Wildlife acquisition<00:26:03.159><c> account</c
- ><00:26:03.960><c> wild</c><00:26:04.159><c> turkey</c> acquisition account wild turkey acquisition account
- wild turkey management<00:26:04.919><c> the</c><00:26:05.039><c> W</c><00:26:05.679><c> stamp</c><00
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Contract Review Committee Meeting Jun 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Almost a half a million dollars to kill wild pigs? >> Yes, sir.
- industry out there, people that would go out and... ...people that would go out and capture these wild
- problem that for every action there's an equal reaction, and us trying to stop people from moving wild
- ... ...trying to stop people from moving wild pigs around created a bigger problem for the landowners
- >> Casey Bates. >> Okay. >> B A T E S and not from the House of Turkey. >> Thank you. >> [laughter] >