Transcript Highlights:

• Our game and fish fund represents 19% of DNR's budget and receives sources of funding from hunting and
• second question is about bird flu and whether there are any outreach plans, including with the turkey hunting
• one<00:51:16.400> with<00:51:16.640> the<00:51:16.880> turkey<00:51:17.280> hunting
• <00:51:18.480> um<00:51:19.359> industry one with the turkey hunting um industry one
• with the turkey hunting um industry to<00:51:21.359> uh<00:51:21.599> maybe<00:51:21.920

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> Good morning, Chairman Hunt.
• >> Hunt. >> Hunt. >> Hunt. >> Hunt. >> Hunt. >> Hunt.
• Representative Spear, second by Representative Hunt, moves ought to pass as amended.
• Chairman Hunt, long time. Nice to see you again. My name is Anina Hansen.
• Good afternoon, Chairman Hunt and honorable members of the committee.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 1281, which would establish standards and voluntary certification for agency-owned “facility comfort dogs” used by police and other public safety agencies. Representative Morton, the prime sponsor, said the bill is intended to create a consistent statewide framework because different departments currently use different policies. He emphasized that the bill is meant to distinguish comfort dogs from service animals, emotional support animals, and therapy dogs, and noted that a small amendment may be needed to make that distinction clearer. He also said the bill is timely under the ADA because comfort dogs fall outside service-animal protections, but still need training standards for public safety and consistency. Committee members questioned whether the bill was too detailed and whether the legislature should be setting rules on matters like training methods, diet, and breeding. Laura Barker of Hero Pups, who helped train New Hampshire’s first police comfort dog, supported the idea of a minimum standard but said the bill should be less prescriptive and should not interfere with therapy dogs or private handlers. She explained that comfort dogs vary in temperament and deployment needs, that raw diets raise zoonotic disease concerns, and that the program should remain voluntary and not cost the state money. Detective Michelle Jones of Portsmouth Police opposed the bill as written, saying the term “facility comfort dog” is confusing, the bill is overly restrictive, and some provisions go beyond what should be mandated by statute; she suggested a more flexible, guideline-based approach and noted that departments already have their own SOPs and can enforce them internally. Justin Brassen of the Manchester Police Department also testified, describing the history of comfort dog programs in New Hampshire and the work of a prior subcommittee formed through the governor’s commission on PTSD among first responders. He said there are currently no statewide standards and that the earlier study involved police, fire, EMS, dispatch, corrections, and NAMI New Hampshire, with the goal of creating a thoughtful work product. He agreed the bill needs work and answered questions about how departments handle training and public access. By the end of the hearing, members and witnesses discussed possible amendments, and one committee member suggested the bill may be better handled through interim study because of the amount of work still needed.

Transcript Highlights:

• I used to go hunting with my family. I cherish those memories with them.
• This is the same family that grew up hunting with me, same family that cherishes their guns and they
• <01:59:51.360> that recreation, who cherish the hunting that recreation, who cherish the hunting
• This bill is a blatant attack not only on hunting and heritage, but on our constitutional rights.
• and heritage, but on our on hunting and heritage, but on our constitutional<03:22:49.040> rights.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And so the hunt for that issue began, and she wanted to find out where Gracie's...
• The hunt for that issue began, and she wanted to find out where Gracie's heart was, what happened to

Summary: The Senate Committee on Judiciary B met on May 21 with a quorum present, approved the May 14 minutes, and then took up a long agenda of bills and resolutions. It first reported Senate Resolution 125 favorably, which urged the Navy to expedite funding and implementation of medium-unmanned surface vessels, citing jobs and private investment tied to Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City. The committee then heard House Bill 1253, the Gracie Claire Rushing Act, from Chairwoman Butler and Crystal Romero, who described the painful history of Gracie’s death, exhumation, and discovery that her heart had not been returned after autopsy; the bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee also reported favorably House Bill 89, a local retirement health insurance measure for the Third and 30th Judicial Districts; House Bill 1257, barring elected officials and immediate family members from owning interests in electronic monitoring companies; House Bill 1029, as amended, creating a moratorium on alcohol beverage licenses in House District 3 until 2027; House Bill 1011, making a juror-per-diem donation program for CASA permissive statewide; House Bill 1064, creating a domestic violence intervention court pilot in East Baton Rouge Parish with support from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and YWCA; House Bill 816, prohibiting foreign adversaries from buying land near military installations; and House Bill 940, creating a counter-unmanned aircraft system task force to coordinate law enforcement response to drone threats. The committee then heard House Bill 1247, which addresses the shortage of sexual assault nurse examiners by creating a statewide SANE coordinator in the Attorney General’s office and a response standards subcommittee; after adopting a technical amendment set, it was reported favorably with amendments. House Bill 335, expanding public-benefit eligibility verification to entities administering benefits and adding legislative auditor oversight, was also amended after concerns from food banks and disaster-response nonprofits, with members agreeing to work on additional floor amendments to protect essential services during emergencies. House Bill 623, a tobacco-related deadline fix, was voluntarily deferred to allow more time for drafting. The committee also reported favorably HCR 64, extending a report deadline for the Supreme Court drug and specialty court office. Later, the committee reported favorably House Bill 243, changing recusal procedures so cases go first to the Attorney General rather than a private lawyer; House Bill 451, allowing hearing notices to be sent more than 30 days in advance and electronically; House Bill 1251, reducing permit costs for very small in-state distillers; House Bill 1053, allowing salons, barbers, and boutiques to offer limited complimentary wine or champagne without a permit; House Bill 153, barring criminal-justice debt from being reported to credit agencies; House Bill 59, authorizing East Baton Rouge Parish to transfer funds to the public defender’s office; HCR 50, a task force request; HCR 102, continuing the Senior Task Force on Fraud Prevention; and House Bill 1098, part of the aerospace package addressing liability related to sonic booms. The meeting ended with adjournment after a brief exchange about LSU and McNeese football.

Transcript Highlights:

• Navy Commander Jack Hunt became the first university president, moving the school.
• Jack Hunt became the first university president, moving the school from Miami to Daytona Beach, Florida

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, approved the prior journal, and moved through several Committee of the Whole calendars. On Calendar 1, HB 2192 (employment/video content matters of public concern) was amended and given a do pass recommendation. HB 2592 (government information technology) was amended to remove legislative approval of certain emergency or temporary AI-related rules and received a do pass recommendation. HB 2752 (Commerce Authority trade office) received a do pass recommendation after a Mesnard amendment and an Epstein amendment was debated; the Epstein amendment failed on division, and the bill was retained on the calendar. HB 2916 (traffic schools and instructors fingerprint clearance) was amended to allow work to begin while fingerprint clearance is pending and received a do pass recommendation. HB 2946 (development fees) was amended to address municipal distinctions based on dwelling size/bedrooms and received a do pass recommendation. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted. On Calendar 2, HB 2918, HB 2999, HB 1418, and HCR 2059 were considered. HB 2999 (special taxing districts/infrastructure finance districts) drew the most discussion; a Mesnard floor amendment made several changes to tax-rate, bond, and infrastructure provisions, and the bill was ultimately amended and given a do pass recommendation. HB 1418 (sheriff auxiliary authority) and HCR 2059 (county services) also received do pass recommendations. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted. On Calendar 3, HB 2035 (DCS kinship care placement requirements) was amended to change a reporting deadline and received a do pass recommendation. HB 241 (child neglect financial resources exception), HB 2594 (child confidentiality), and HB 2932 (groundwater transportation fee/withdrawal-related provisions) were also considered; HB 2594 and HB 2932 were amended and received do pass recommendations. The Committee of the Whole report was adopted. On Calendar 4, HB 2109 (portable wireless communication devices/distracted driving penalties for motorcycles), HB 2118 (mobile food vendors’ licenses), HB 2244 (eviction satisfaction of judgment), and HB 4011 (HOA duties) were all advanced, with committee or floor amendments adopted where offered, and the report was adopted. The Senate also took up an additional Committee of the Whole for HB 2440 (transition program), adopted a technical floor amendment, and advanced the bill. Later, the chamber adopted a proclamation recognizing Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on its centennial and welcomed guests from the university. The Senate received a House request to return SB 1113 for further amendment and appointed free conference committees for HB 2133 and HB 2010. On third reading, HB 2592 passed 16-9-1, HB 2916 passed 26-1-3, HB 2946 passed 27-0-3, and HB 2999 passed 21-6-3, with Senator Epstein explaining her no vote on HB 2999 due to concerns about homeowner cost uncertainty. The Senate then adjourned until April 15, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• frustrating and disappointing to me that many Texans... we heard from grieving Texans—Texans from Hunt
• After having witnessed the destruction and the damage yesterday, driving to Hunt to see Camp Mystic,

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB5, SB11, SB12

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

Transcript Highlights:

• Hunt? Gallant? Goulding? Here. Gurr? Hunt? Jackson? Karris? Kasama? Here. Nguyen? Chair Considine?

Bills: SB507

Keywords: SB507, Nevada, governmental administration, Office of Nevada Boards Commissions and Councils Standards, Department of Business and Industry, professional licensing boards, occupational licensing, regulatory fees, state account, nonreverting fund, Commission on Postsecondary Education, taxicab, taxi technology fee, Nevada Transportation Authority, Taxicab Authority, transportation network company, TNC, rideshare, Uber, Lyft

Transcript Highlights:

• There was a concern that started with the hunting and fishing community, which began with Sam's group
• It's not just for hunting and fishing. It's for all of us. It's amazing habitat work.

Bills: HF2563

Keywords: HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning

Transcript Highlights:

• HB 654 by Leo Wilson relating to the dismissal of criminal charges related to illegal hunting of certain
• HB 696 by Cortez relaying to the Waiver Committee. favors of state park interest fees and hunting and

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Bills: HB3281, HB3320, HB3081, HB3127, HB3128, HB3498, HB2035, HB3765, HB4324, HB3678, HB4170, HB3495, HB3040, HB3062, HB4140, HB4106, HB4109, HB4104, HB3581, HB3620, HB3942, HB3279, HB3378, HB3383, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3420, HB3130, HB3700, HB3379, HB3129, HB3132, HB3315, HB2950, HB3242, HB3041, HB4428, HB4429, HB1064, HB3265, HB3721, HB3028, HB3313, HB3588, HB3020, HB3724, HB3392, HB3466, HB4060, HJR1074, HB3501, HJR1070, HB3794, HB3796, HB3928, HB2955, HB4453, HB4460, HB4128, HB3659, HB3270, HB3145

Keywords: administrative procedures, guidance documents, transparency, public inspection, rulemaking, sunset laws, statutory entities, regulatory compliance, emergency provisions, board re-creation, fire extinguisher, licensing, public safety, age qualification, State Fire Marshal, medical marijuana, employment rights, safety-sensitive positions, workplace policies, public assistance

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:28:54.399> I'm themed meals and scavenger hunts.
• I'm themed meals and scavenger hunts.
• To her siblings, Henry and Julia, grandparents Janet and Mike McCulla and Doug and Margaret Hunt, and
• <00:31:14.240> Doug<00:31:14.480> and<00:31:14.640> Margaret<00:31:15.039> Hunt
• ,<00:31:16.080> and McCulla and Doug and Margaret Hunt, and McCulla and Doug and Margaret

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We can get out there and enjoy it whether it's hunting or bird watching or just even helping preserve
• I like going to hunt on farmers' lands that allow us to hunt there.
• I like going to hunt on farmers hunter.
• > us<00:29:53.440> to<00:29:53.600> hunt<00:29:53.840> there.
• <00:29:54.399> I lands that allow us to hunt there. I lands that allow us to hunt there.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So if you go broad spectrum, the amount—so we have spent a tremendous amount of our own money hunting
• You said it's going to be approved before hunting season?
• And we do believe we'll have something approved so that we can treat deer before we go into the hunting
• But we have to remember all those hunting ranches now that are solely hunting.
• Losing the hunting opportunities, losing the ecotourism, it's going to sink us.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 44.000> being Attorney Choi, about feeling like being Attorney Choi, about feeling like being hunted
• <01:24:46.160> with<01:24:46.280> me<01:24:46.400> as<01:24:46.520> a hunted
• , it really resonates with me as a hunted, it really resonates with me as a woman,<01:24:47.120> and
• And as I can articulate to you, it is because many times these young people feel like they're being hunted
• begin with, I'm a hunter, and the most precarious position you get in as a hunter is when you're hunting

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> First reading of the bill: landowner license limits and limited quota hunt areas.
• Next Senate file for consideration is Senate File 66. >> First reading of the bill: donated hunting licenses
• Next Senate file for consideration is Senate File 66. >> First reading of the bill: donated hunting licenses
• Next Senate file for consideration is Senate File 66. >> First reading of the bill: donated hunting licenses
• Next Senate file for consideration is Senate File 66. >> First reading of the bill: donated hunting licenses

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And is Representative Hunt here? I do not see him either. Are you introducing it? All right.
• And is<00:23:20.640> representative<00:23:21.200> Hunt<00:23:21.520> here?
• is representative Hunt here? is representative Hunt here?
• I think Representative Hunt actually cited its sponsors as being maybe a strong reason why it received
• I think Representative Hunt actually cited its sponsors as being maybe a strong reason why it received

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, in statute, our agreement with the Leech Lake Band is they get 5% of the sales of our hunting and
• the<00:58:32.000> sales<00:58:32.599> of<00:58:32.720> our<00:58:32.880> hunting
• of our hunting and fishing licenses<00:58:34.960> uh<00:58:35.119> are<00:58:35.559>
• And it's basically to keep off-reservation hunting, fishing, and gathering from tribal members.
• fishing off reservation uh hunt fishing Gathering<00:59:50.280> um<00:59:50.440> from<

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• legislative study group, just looking demographically by specific student populations, always on the hunt
• legislative study group, just looking demographically by specific student populations, always on the hunt
• legislative study group, just looking demographically by specific student populations, always on the hunt
• legislative study group, just looking demographically by specific student populations, always on the hunt
• <00:14:44.480> for populations always on the hunt for populations always on the hunt for bright

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• In addition to farming, I hunt and fish in the area and reside nearby.
• If it has fur, feathers, or scales, my family has hunted or fished out there.
• I had the pleasure<01:25:25.640> to pleasure to pleasure to duck<01:25:26.680> hunt<01:
• :27.680> day<01:25:28.040> of<01:25:28.200> the<01:25:28.360> end duck hunt
• in the coldest day of the end duck hunt in the coldest day of the end of<01:25:28.600> the<01

Bills: HF3879

Keywords: outdoor heritage, conservation, habitat restoration, natural resources, wildlife management, 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then took up House File 3879, the Legacy Finance Outdoor Heritage bill. The committee adopted the DE1 author’s amendment, which incorporated the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council’s revised recommendations and made technical corrections, and staff explained that the bill appropriates about $191.081 million in Outdoor Heritage funding, plus carryforwards and an extension for a carp deterrent project at Lock and Dam. Staff also noted the bill makes no changes to the Clean Water Fund or Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, and the bill was moved to the Committee on Ways and Means. A large portion of the meeting focused on the Roseau Lake rehabilitation/Roseau River restoration project and related concerns about landowner impacts, eminent domain, drainage, and whether Outdoor Heritage dollars are being used on private property. Landowners and their attorney testified that the project threatens private farmland, that they do not consent to easements or takings, and that funding should be paused until litigation and legal questions are resolved. They described flooding, drainage problems, financial burdens, and long-term harm to family farms, and asked the committee to suspend funding for the project. Supporters of the project, including Roseau Mayor Dan Fabian and farmer/watershed district manager Jason Bratton, said the project is part of a broader flood-mitigation effort following the 2002 Roseau flood and would help control water, reduce flood damage, and improve conditions for downstream farmers. After testimony, the committee considered the A5 amendment, offered by Representative Heintzeman, which would delete the Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Project Phase 3 from the bill. Members debated the amendment, with some emphasizing landowner concerns and pending litigation and others defending the project and the council’s vetting process. The transcript cuts off during continued discussion, and no final vote on the A5 is shown in the provided text.

Transcript Highlights:

• Go to school in the trees and go hunting and go fishing. Where else can you do that?"
• <00:19:34.480> trees<00:19:34.880> and<00:19:35.039> go<00:19:35.200> hunting
• Go to school in the trees and go hunting Go to school in the trees and go hunting and<00:19:35.760
• drew me to the actual campus was, um, it's on the lake, you know, we could do some fishing, hiking, hunting
• drew me to the actual campus was, um, it's on the lake, you know, we could do some fishing, hiking, hunting

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee opened with quorum and decorum reminders, then approved the minutes from February 26, 2026. Members briefly set aside a planned follow-up on GO students from Minnesota State after being told the questions had been fully answered, and moved on to Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College’s storm damage presentation. Bemidji State President John Hoffman and facilities staff described the June 21 derecho that hit Bemidji, causing widespread roof, window, tree, and infrastructure damage across both campuses and the surrounding community. Hoffman said the institutions were already recovering from pandemic-era enrollment and budget losses, but had improved new student enrollment, retention, fundraising, and deficits before the storm. He emphasized that the campuses were well insured, but that restoring the tree canopy and campus character would take far longer than repairing buildings. Facilities worker Brent Steinmets gave a personal account of the storm response and cleanup, describing days of chainsaw work, debris removal, window repairs, and stump grinding, and noting that many employees were also dealing with damage at their own homes. Members asked what kind of funding request was being made, and Hoffman said Chair Duran was preparing a bill tied to the storm damage and reforestation needs, while alumni had already raised more than $80,000 through a “Replanting Our Roots” campaign. He said the institutions had spent about $50,000 in deductible costs and another $25,000 in unreimbursable overtime, and had hired a landscape architect to plan reforestation. Members also asked about enrollment growth and staffing reductions; Hoffman said overall enrollment was up a little more than 2% since fall 2022, new student enrollment had risen 17%, NTC headcount was up 75%, and the campuses had reduced about 30% of instructional faculty and close to 30% of overall employees while reorganizing programs and administration. Discussion also focused on preserving liberal arts and applied liberal arts offerings, with Hoffman saying the institutions were emphasizing critical thinking, communication, citizenship, interdisciplinarity, and human intelligence alongside workforce training. No vote was taken on the storm-related funding proposal during the meeting.