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• If anybody wants to co-sponsor one of our veterans drills that I've got here, I've got it here. co-sponsor
• one of our veterans drills co-sponsor one of our veterans drills that<00:20:45.679> I've<00:20

Bills: HB131, HB77, HB131, HB77

Keywords: Alabama Board of Athletic Trainers, diversity, government oversight, Sunset Law, congressional districts, HB77, absentee voting, absentee ballot, disabled voter, disability accommodation, voter assistance, ballot delivery, ballot application, designee, caregiver, election manager, vote by mail, mail ballot, ballot harvesting, voter access

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• was in the Legislative Auditor report and the presentation that is given here so that we can really drill
• was in the Legislative Auditor report and the presentation that is given here so that we can really drill
• was in the Legislative Auditor report and the presentation that is given here so that we can really drill
• was in the Legislative Auditor report and the presentation that is given here so that we can really drill
• was in the Legislative Auditor report and the presentation that is given here so that we can really drill

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• We have an agreement with the drilling company.
• We allow them to drill on us, but that's all it goes.
• Now all of a sudden we're going to start coming back in, just like we're drilling another oil well.
• I'm not aware of eminent domain in drilling operations, sir.
• They're going to drill whether they have an agreement or not.

Bills: HB4338, HB3977, HB2100, HB2975, HB3056, HB3406, HB3720, HB4316, HB3405, HB1907, HB3142, HB3173, HB3270, HB3728, HB2440, HB2596, HB3466, HB3469, HB4338, HB3977, HB2100, HB2975, HB3056, HB3406, HB3720, HB4316, HB3405, HB1907, HB3142, HB3173, HB3270, HB3728, HB2440, HB2596, HB3466, HB3469

Keywords: HB4338, Oklahoma Brine Development Act, brine unitization, produced water, produced water unit, oil and gas wastewater, produced water recycling, reclaimed water, constituent elements, brine rights, solution gas, Corporation Commission, unitization, royalty interests, surface owner, oil and gas produced water, recycling and reuse, wastewater disposal, mineral extraction, lithium extraction

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• Turning to the third page of the presentation is a drill down into the into the Environment Department
• Is a drill down into the energy, minerals, and Natural Resources department.
• So my question is more is like drilling down a little bit.
• I think there's some agency representatives here that could maybe provide some of that drill down information
• Every, uh, department's gonna be coming in front of us, so we will be able to drill down, but any kind

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• We're gonna take up tab 4 Senate Bill, 1300 on permits for drilling exploration and extraction of oil
• that and contemplated situations that I think Senator Simons trying to cure regarding permits for drilling
• You may have seen around Tallahassee, some signs about drilling and it came up because there's an owner
• who has a site near Apalachicola that was granted a permit to drill is now I believe in litigation.
• that factor in among the other factors regarding what the E P must consider when granting a permit to drill

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I also served as a drill sergeant, an air assault instructor, and an infantry platoon sergeant, as well
• Uh, when a National Guard soldier, both airmen and Army go to drill on drill weekend, it's Title 32,
• That's what we trained to do every single drill weekend and all my training, that is not going to cease
• A lot of those benefits could be removed, benefits such as drill pay, um, GI Bill, retirement pensions

Bills: HB39, HB227

Keywords: public school finance, property values, homestead exemptions, funding allocation, education policy, HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids

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• Is it required to do the initial work, like the slimhole drilling and the various testing?
• As indicated in our written testimony, some of these rights are mandatory subjects of negotiation and
• As indicated in our written testimony, some of these rights are mandatory subjects of negotiation and
• There's one in particular that I'm drilling down on: the wildfire education programming priority, as
• down on the Wildfire education drilling down on the Wildfire education programming<02:49:06.640>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard three House bills related to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. HB 606 would extend the Act 279 special fund to June 30, 2028, continue deposits and appropriations to help eliminate the DHHL waitlist, and require a strategic plan and annual reporting. DHHL strongly supported the measure, saying most of the initial $600 million had been used and that the need remains large, with more than 29,000 people on the waitlist. Public testimony also supported the bill, emphasizing its importance to Native Hawaiian families and concerns about Hawaiians leaving the islands because of housing costs. A member noted the bill is a priority and that the committee will keep working on how to fund another $600 million. HB 1086 would exempt DHHL homestead lot and housing development from general excise and use taxes. DHHL supported the bill, saying any tax savings would reduce the eventual cost of housing for low-income beneficiaries. The Department of Taxation said it could administer the measure and noted it is already being implemented under the governor’s emergency proclamation, with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2026. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered technical comments and urged the committee to weigh existing benefits already received by DHHL beneficiaries. HB 1307 would appropriate funds for DHHL water well development and geothermal exploration on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL said the bill is a follow-up to prior study funding and would support slim-hole drilling, site evaluation, and consultant work to identify viable geothermal resources, especially on Hawaiʻi Island. Several testifiers opposed the bill, arguing there had been inadequate beneficiary consultation, raising environmental, cultural, and safety concerns, and objecting to using $20 million for geothermal rather than housing. In response to committee questions, DHHL staff explained that the goal is to gather information for a future public-private partnership to develop geothermal electricity, and that a Chapter 343 environmental review would be required later in the process. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• And my question is really to drill down, you know, a major difference.
• The question is really to drill down: a major difference is AP credit, standardized national exam, one
• Regular drills, coordination with local emergency agencies, districts also upgraded security infrastructure
• Regular drills, coordination with local emergency agencies, districts also upgraded security infrastructure
• Again, we brought the ALICE training back into this one, some of the CPR, defensive driving, mandatory

Keywords: 908, all

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• And my question is really to drill down: a major difference...
• The question is really to drill down: a major difference is AP credit, standardized national exam.
• Regular drills, coordination with local emergency agencies, districts also upgraded security infrastructure
• Regular drills, coordination with local emergency agencies, districts also upgraded security infrastructure
• Again, we brought the ALICE training back into this one, some of the CPR, defensive driving, mandatory

Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on dual credit programs from North Dakota higher education leaders, a school superintendent, and teachers. Valley City State University described its dual credit model, emphasizing quality control through annual teacher training, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty qualification review, school visits, and pathways aimed at the College Studies Certificate. Members asked about teacher employment, course scheduling, revenue, scholarships, and whether a centralized model might improve efficiency; VCSU said most instructors are K-12 employees, online offerings are still small, and centralization could weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College similarly stressed access and partnerships, noting about half of its headcount is still in high school, with both online and face-to-face dual credit options, district reimbursement arrangements, and support for rural schools. Lake Region also said dual credit helps students who might not otherwise see themselves as college-bound, but reduced tuition can still be a barrier for some families. Fargo Public Schools reported continued growth in dual credit, with 50 courses offered in partnership with several NDUS institutions and a 12.61% increase in participation. The superintendent highlighted a growing education pathway, including students completing Introduction to Education and field experience, and said the district is exploring a grow-your-own teacher pipeline. He also raised concerns about inconsistent institutional processes, teacher credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity, arguing for more aligned statewide systems. In response to questions, he said AP and dual credit can coexist, with AP often better for highly selective out-of-state colleges and dual credit better for students targeting North Dakota institutions, and he described some use of Arizona State online courses in earlier rural partnerships but said Fargo is focused on local institutions. Two teachers then testified on the classroom perspective. A West Fargo anatomy and physiology teacher said dual credit has expanded access, lowered costs, and prepared students well, but agreed that foundational science courses may be more effective when taken later in high school to reduce knowledge loss before college. A Drake-Anamoose English teacher, who has taught dual credit for more than 20 years, said the program has supported many students who went on to a wide range of careers and emphasized that small rural schools rely on dual credit to provide opportunities they otherwise could not offer. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Drills than fire drills.
• It unleashes American energy production and allows us to drill, baby, drill.
• The C.B.O. determined that the Republican plan to explode the deficit will have mandatory cuts to Medicare

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We would have expected that oil prices this low for this long would be a severe hindrance on drilling
• , but our drilling rigs have actually recovered back to the previous highs.
• for the GRT and for total volumes, but we're not sure exactly how long oil producers can continue to drill
• You can drill a new well comfortably and profitably in the mid 60s, but for independent and smaller producers
• Okay, and Madam Chair, we don't know how much because we haven't really been able to drill down as to

Keywords: 996, all

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• And your heart nearly stops until you hear the words, 'This is just a drill.'
• You think about how bored you are, and you think about how this is just a drill.
• They have active shooter drills from kindergarten to 12th grade.
• :52:06.479> kindergarten active shooter drills from kindergarten active shooter drills from kindergarten
• for duck and cover tornado drills. for duck and cover tornado drills.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up a motion to suspend the rules so House File 5140 could be recalled from committee, given second and third readings, and placed on passage. Representative Long and Representative Greenman argued the bill was an urgent, comprehensive gun violence prevention package that had already passed the Senate and should be acted on immediately in response to recent shootings, including Annunciation School, Burnsville, and Accent Signage. They said families, students, survivors, doctors, and community members had been pressing legislators to act, and Greenman described the bill as including mental health, intervention, anonymous threat reporting, bans on weapons of war, ghost guns, and binary triggers. Representative Heintzeman opposed the urgency motion and focused on specific bill language, arguing that parts of the proposal were unclear or overly broad. He questioned whether the language on protruding grips would effectively ban all handguns, whether the penalties section could turn lawful gun owners into felons for possessing multiple noncompliant items, and whether the firearms assembly language could criminalize routine cleaning and reassembly of guns. He said these issues should have been addressed in committee and argued members needed clearer answers before voting on urgency. Greenman responded that the language was intended to target additional protruding grips, not ordinary handgun grips, and said she was willing to adopt an amendment to clarify that point. On the penalties and assembly questions, she said the bill was aimed at certifying existing weapons, banning ghost guns, and preventing harm, and repeatedly urged members to vote for the urgency motion so the full bill could be considered. The exchange remained focused on the motion to suspend the rules and on the substance of the gun violence prevention package; no final vote or other action is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• How do you think it gets from under the ground through our three big drills and all that we have?
• drill a hole in the sand to put the beach equipment in, that they used that sand drill to threaten the
• They used that sand drill to threaten the beachgoer.
• I heard that someone was threatened by a beach chair vendor who uses a sand drill to drill a hole in
• They used that sand drill to threaten the beachgoer.

Summary: The committee heard and acted on a long agenda of local, housing, education, construction, and claims bills. It first took up SB 1730 on affordable housing/Live Local changes, adopting an amendment that narrowed and clarified several provisions, including density, height, parking, attorney fees, and exclusions for certain protected areas, then reported the bill favorably. It also approved SB 1674, which clarifies that local investment restrictions cannot block Israel bonds, after a clarifying amendment. SB 140 on charter schools was reported favorably after significant debate over school conversion, teacher contracts, local control, and the use of surplus school property for housing or other public purposes; several speakers opposed it as harmful to public schools, while the sponsor said it preserved district authority and added options for municipalities and job creation. The committee also passed SB 96 and SB 4, two local claims bills, and SB 1714, which allows SHIP funds to help mobile home owners with lot rent and requires local housing plans to address mobile home park closures.

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• minds together and also my experience as a school resource officer and how this stuff flows during a drill
• this stuff flows officer and how how this stuff flows during<00:04:39.919> a<00:04:40.080> drill
• 41.240> we<00:04:41.400> put<00:04:41.520> it<00:04:41.600> on during a drill
• and how do we put it on during a drill and how do we put it on steroids<00:04:42.440> and<00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• know, high level, cursory, you know, what funding supports these different things, and then we can drill
• It's a mandatory process.
• As Representative Black's inquiry, question of you was, you know, where do we see abstinence as a mandatory

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Financial assurance or paying drilling permit fees. With that, I move passage.
• Staffing report processes, retaliation, and mandatory overtime protections for nurses providing administration
• With your amendment, would we switch from that mandatory language to language that would allow the state

Bills: HB1520, HB1545, HJR110, HJR203, HB245, HB1465, HB1482, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB4264, HB 1043, HB837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB1646, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB2295, HB1353, HB1531, HB1988, HB5398, HB3960, HB3923, HB1407, HB1764, HB2221, HB2214, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5008, HB5092, HB3421, HB3663, HB3748, HB3800, HB3756, HB2613, HB3782, HB5246, HB4344, HB4044, HB4066, HB2702, HB2807, HB2869, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB4153, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB3352, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB4432, HB4960, HB3214, HB3915, HB3508, HB2145, SB304, SB608, SB2312, SB494, SB530, HB45, HB2520, HB35, HB47, HB318, HB349, HB554, HB1359, HB1373, HB2254, HB2259, HB2853, HB3073, HB3088, HB353, HB355, HB786, HB762, HB705, HB932, HB849, HB 1119, HB3041, HB713, HB3104, HB3970, HB4042, HB4490, HB1731, HB2607, HB3689, HB1788, HB1612, HB138, HB15, HB1971, HB1338, HB2989, HB267, HB 1201, HB2954, HB5265, HB1804, HB5061, HB1520, HB1545, HJR110, HJR203, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB1809, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB3527, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HB245, HB1465, HB1482, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB4264, HB 1043, HB837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB1646, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB2295, HB1353, HB1531, HB1988, HB5398, HB3960, HB3923, HB1407, HB1764, HB2221, HB2214, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5008, HB5092, HB3421, HB3663, HB3748, HB3800, HB3756, HB2613, HB3782, HB5246, HB4344, HB4044, HB4066, HB2702, HB2807, HB2869, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB4153, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB3352, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB4432, HB4960, HB3214, HB3915, HB3508, HB2145, HCR6, HCR12, HCR34, HCR50, HCR55, HCR58, HCR70, HCR71, HCR72, HCR74, HCR75, HCR78, HCR80, HCR93, HCR100, HCR107, HCR116, HCR117, HCR90

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• Um, again, it was a mandatory for it was just weird the way it was written.
• Um, again, it was a mandatory for it was just weird the way it was written.
• Um, again, it was a mandatory for it was just weird the way it was written.
• Um, again, it was a mandatory for it was just weird the way it was written.
• Um, again, it was a mandatory for it was just weird the way it was written.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• WE DRILLED OUR FIRST 5 WELLS FOR ABOUT 8 MILLION A POP WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR NEXT FOUR WHICH WILL BE
• DRILLING SIMULTANEOUSLY OVER THE NEXT SIX YEARS CLOSER TO 11 MILLION WOULD ULTIMATELY HAVE 95 MILLION
• THAT 2032 BASED ON THE GROWTH BASED ON AN ADDITIONAL MILLION GALLONS A DAY PER YEAR, WE WILL NEED TO DRILL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And your heart nearly stops until you hear the words, 'This is just a drill.'
• You think about how bored you are, and you think about how this is just a drill.
• have experiences with lockdown drills have experiences with lockdown drills and<03:41:15.760>
• They have active shooter drills from kindergarten to 12th grade.
• before lockdown drills became routine. before lockdown drills became routine.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House first adopted a conference committee report on House File 3426, a natural resources bill. Representative Jordan said the report largely reflected the House position, with changes including removal of the word “random” regarding DNR checks, clarification of minimum grant amount limits for trail maintenance and other projects, a two-year sunset on those caps, and repeal of obsolete language requiring DNR approval of ENRTF-funded acquisitions. Representative Heintzeman said the changes were technical and supported the bill. The motion prevailed, and the bill was given third reading. The House then concurred in Senate amendments to House File 4239, the campaign finance bill, and House File 4240, the elections bill. Representative Fryberg said HF 4239 addressed campaign disclaimers and privacy of addresses on campaign documents, with a compromise $10,000 security spending limit, authority for the Campaign Finance Board to dismiss frivolous complaints, and limits on sharing addresses with caucus leaders. HF 4240, the Secretary of State’s administrative bill, added an immediate effective date for a Three Rivers Park Commissioner disclosure requirement, removed an appropriation and related policy language, included amendments on special school district elections and betting on elections, and corrected a discrepancy with public safety language. Both bills were passed as amended by the Senate, with 118-15 and 127-6 votes respectively. The House also passed Senate File 3720, the workers’ compensation advisory council recommendations. Representatives Baker and Berg described bipartisan, unanimous council recommendations updating the workers’ compensation reinsurance process, allowing appellate judges to be assigned when needed, adding psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners as PTSD diagnosticians, updating attorney fee notice rules, increasing compensation for permanent partial disability, clarifying witness rules at employer medical exams, extending the time for employers to deny liability from 60 to 90 days, and correcting a prior error affecting DLI commissioner authority. The bill passed 132-1. Finally, Representative Long moved to suspend the rules to recall House File 5140, the comprehensive gun violence prevention package, from committee and bring it directly to passage. Long and Representative Greenman argued the Senate had already passed the bill and urged immediate action, citing the Annunciation shooting and other gun violence incidents. Representative Heintzeman raised concerns about the bill’s language, arguing a provision on protruding grips could make all handguns illegal and questioning other penalty provisions. Debate on the motion and bill continued, but no final vote on HF 5140 is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• When you drill an oil well, you get a lot of oil...
• This is what price do you need as an oil producer to drill a new well, to get new production?
• If you remember that steep drop-off curve, you have to keep drilling more and more wells just to keep
• And of course there are producers above that amount that cannot profitably drill a new well at $62 a
• barrel, and then there are some folks who can still drill profitably a new well below $62 a barrel.