Video & Transcript Research : 'exceptional trees'
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NH
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- is 20 years ago; second best time to plant a fruit tree is today.
- is 20 years ago; second best time to plant a fruit tree is today.
- is 20 years ago; second best time to plant a fruit tree is today.
- The second best time to plant a fruit tree is today. Yeah, we should pass this bill.
- All right, Senate Bill 284 is next, and it's the last except for one other thing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 04/23/26
Rules and Administration
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- capital a state park, because then she could go and access various other funds in order to build some trees
- capital a state park, because then she could go and access various other funds in order to build some trees
- capital a state park, because then she could go and access various other funds in order to build some trees
- capital a state park, because then she could go and access various other funds in order to build some trees
- capital a state park, because then she could go and access various other funds in order to build some trees
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not a native tree and it's very evasive.
- Uh, just as bad as the cedar tree, which, which is, uh, ash juniper.
- Because we cannot imagine a world without trees, we must also ensure a future where we can continue to
- So part of it is, is, is the way the tree is written, it says a recommend or sorry.
- A pecan tree uses 4 acre feet of water per acre per year.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services (01/28/2025)
Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I can tell you about all the members of my family tree that are labor unions, or my experience working
- I can tell you about all the members of my family tree that are labor unions, or my experience working
- A tree fell down on her moving car, and she died on the spot.
- Tree service is a hugely dangerous job, who knew that?
- dangerous work in they I mean Tree dangerous work in they I mean Tree Service<04:47:32.480>
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NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Standing Committee on Finance and Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation - 06/02/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Something you had indicated, and I think it speaks to a lot of this, because we have an exceptional park
- ... ...renewable energy in places that are already developed, so we're not, you know, cutting down trees
Summary:
The joint meeting of the Senate Finance Committee and the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks, and Recreation considered Governor Hochul’s nomination of Kathleen “Kathy” Moser to serve as Commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Moser described her background in conservation and public lands, and said her priorities would include improving access and belonging for all New Yorkers, maintaining health and safety, modernizing infrastructure, addressing climate change and sustainability, and strengthening partnerships with local governments, community groups, and the Legislature.
Members questioned her on a range of park issues, including visitor fees, safety at swimming areas such as Lake Welch, security measures at parks, access for urban residents through nature buses and school transportation grants, maintenance and capital needs, event permitting, workforce recruitment and retention, and coordination around the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Moser said the department has targeted capital and safety investments at popular parks, is installing fencing, lighting, cameras, and license plate readers at entrances at selected sites, and is planning extensive 250th commemoration programming and historic-site renovations.
She also discussed efforts to expand community stewardship, including partner groups, culturally specific amenities like cricket fields, and outreach through traveling exhibits and social media. Senators raised concerns and suggestions about renewable energy siting, cell service in rural areas, invasive species prevention, and local infrastructure needs. After questioning concluded, the committees voted to advance the nomination, and the motion was reported to the Senate floor.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Agriculture and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- It's like: Putting out bear feed, being in a tree, and it's just a slaughter.
- Would you believe that I've never had anyone complain about the bears, with the exception of one time
Keywords:
veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, advertising, animal cruelty, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, wildlife conservation, hunting regulations, mountain lions, black bears
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 2, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- There is an important exception.
- And so I want to make sure that we are not unintentionally tree EV drivers differently because they are
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I just wanted to point out every member of this committee, except for the chair has a county or a part
- standing up on a raised area here and these tires are all the way around us, off in the brush, in the trees
Bills:
HB205
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In some extreme cities, they may make you have a tree survey. They make you have a park survey.
- And Texas is no exception to that.
TX
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C New Offenses and Changed Penalties May 8th, 2025
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- You remember I sponsored the terrorist threat bill, and this is similar, except this is dealing with
- Well, I mean, just... you know, I'm a person that believes in... and as we go through the Tree of Life
- I hear all these other exceptions, but we can't get caught up and not addressing the core problem.
- I hear the exceptions for charity and different things, and we need to address that.
Keywords:
jury duty, nursing mothers, exemption, legal rights, parental responsibilities, sexual extortion, criminal law, felony, threat, blackmail, SB116, machine gun conversion devices, switches, pistol conversion device, auto sear, firearm accessories, machine gun, automatic weapon, semiautomatic pistol, gun control
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Administrative Rules Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We added to the scope, except where indicated.
- We added to the scope, except where indicated.
- Page 9, or I'm sorry, Proposal 9, on page 60, was just an exception for the... ...page 60.
- This was just an exception for the AFCI circuits in an individual branch circuit in a dwelling.
- Yeah, that was, the NEC incorporated that, so now that exception was no longer needed.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/16/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- I take exception to that.
- And how everybody in this room, except those of us that are indigenous to this country, ...room, except
- So, except for going outside the world, you stay in the state.
- So, except for going outside the world, you stay in the state.
- So, except for going outside the world, you stay in the state.
Keywords:
National Guard, active duty, combat, Arizona, declaration of war, state law, military service, property tax, exemptions, veterans, disabilities, widows and widowers, Arizona Revised Statutes, immigration enforcement, local law enforcement, federal cooperation, law enforcement training, public safety, military affairs, funding
Summary:
The committee first approved the February 9, 2026 minutes and then took up Senate Bill 1618, which would restructure the Military Affairs Commission by changing membership, adding defense and industry expertise, expanding advisory roles, requiring more frequent meetings, and directing the commission to focus on sustaining and attracting military missions and defense-related economic activity. After testimony in support from the Southwest Mission Acceleration Center and a DEMA representative, the committee adopted the Gowan amendment and gave SB 1618 a do-pass recommendation by a 6-1 vote.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 1047, the “Defend the Guard” bill, which would bar Arizona National Guard members from being sent into active-duty combat overseas unless Congress has declared war or otherwise expressly authorized the action. Supporters, including veterans and activists, argued it would restore constitutional limits and protect Guard members from unauthorized wars; opponents warned it could harm Guard readiness, federal funding, and the Guard’s role in state missions. After extended debate, the committee passed SB 1047 on a 4-3 vote.
Next, Senate Bill 1474 was heard, which would require state and local law enforcement to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, prohibit restrictions on such cooperation, and require sheriff’s offices to enter 287(g) agreements under the amendment. The bill drew strong opposition from clergy and community members who argued it would increase fear, racial profiling, and unfunded mandates, while supporters said it would improve cooperation and public safety. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1474 a do-pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote.
The committee also considered Senate Bill 1620, which would revise the Arizona Space Commission by reducing governor appointments, adding the lieutenant governor as chair, and making legislative and executive leaders nonvoting advisory members. The sponsor said the changes would better align the commission with Arizona’s growing aerospace and space interests. The bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 5-1 vote. Finally, the committee began consideration of Senate Bill 1365, which would remove the income cap for the property tax exemption available to disabled veterans on their primary residence; discussion focused on the fairness of eliminating the cap, and the committee moved to adopt the strike-everything amendment before the transcript cuts off.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/13/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
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our - The trees are going to be okay.
- The trees are going to be okay.
- The trees are going to be okay.
- mushroom hunting to the same oak trees mushroom hunting to the same oak trees the<01:40:18.320><
AR
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- with Senate Memorial Resolution for— and Senators, let me make a note of housekeeping: with the exception
- talking about stories in the back and found out several years ago I was flipping through an old family tree
- ranking evaluated candy shops across the United States and highlighted establishments that offer exceptional
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- On that note, when he asked for exceptional items, that stops right there, right, Chairwoman?
- There's a tile of the tree, if I recall, where you and your... ...wife met.
- I think I've never really been able to explain it, except I think he knows where I'm coming from—you
Bills:
SB 8, SB 1, SB 2, SB 5, SB 10, HB27, HB7, HB17, HB1, SB 9, SB 7, SB 17, SB 4, HB20, HB18, HB7, HB17, HB1, HB20, HB18, SB9, SB7, SB17, SB4, SB1, SR85, SR87, SB8, SB5, SB2, SB10, HB27
Keywords:
sex designation, restroom access, civil penalties, private civil right of action, women's privacy, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, disaster relief, flood preparedness, emergency funding, local government support, meteorological forecasting, abortion, healthcare, jurisdiction, civil action, qui tam
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Mar 25th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- But we need exceptions for our patients that may be traveling from out of state or just patients that
- This is the time frame that the health care providers and facilities except for nursing homes, U.S. produce
- Appreciate it. >> Next, we'll hear from a tree Nunez from the University of Miami waiving in support.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jun 23rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- referring to in this bill are specifically wood that is being removed for wildfire mitigation, not trees
- But where logging and thinning is happening, cut trees can be locked, scattered, and left on the forest
- I'm familiar with the process of pyrolysis taking trees or agricultural material, woody biomass, at high
- It also converts those trees into some kind of nasty liquids like bio-oil that are toxic, tar.
Summary:
The Assembly Natural Resources Committee met with some initial delay while waiting for quorum, then approved the consent calendar items SB 234, SB 484, and SB 839. The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire mitigation, biomass use, climate resilience, and geologic hazard mapping. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance climate, air quality, public health, and land management goals, with testimony both supporting and opposing biomass-related proposals.
SB 88 (Caballero) would direct state agencies to support beneficial uses of forest and agricultural biomass, including biochar and low-carbon energy. Supporters argued it would reduce open burning, improve air quality, and create rural economic opportunities; opponents, including environmental groups, argued woody biomass energy is costly, polluting, and harmful to forests and communities. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 653 (Cortese) defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management also passed, with supporters describing it as a voluntary framework to align wildfire fuel reduction with biodiversity and habitat restoration; no opposition was heard, and a member requested to be added as a coauthor.
The committee also approved SCR 50 (Stern), which urges state climate agencies to define maladaptation and develop criteria for reviewing climate-related policies and investments, and SB 567 (Limón), a pilot program to study converting idle oil wells into gravity energy storage wells. SB 567 drew support from the sponsor and labor/local government witnesses, while the Water Replenishment District opposed unless amended, citing groundwater protection concerns in key basins and asking for additional safeguards. Finally, SB 831 (Limón) passed, clarifying the scope of geologic hazards to include conditions tied to climate change and natural disasters such as post-fire debris flows, subsidence, and coastal erosion. All measures were reported out of committee, with several absent-member votes later added to complete the roll.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Banking & Insurance (3-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- One, it expands existing statutes to all contractors and tree removal companies.
- One, it expands existing statutes to all contractors and tree removal companies.
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and <00:05:34.400>tree - One, it expands existing statutes to all contractors and tree removal companies.
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Meeting Start: 00:00
Roll Call: 00:12
HB390 Discussion: 01:05
HB390 Vote: 02:35
HB233 Discussion: 04:18
HB233 Vote: 07:12
HB423 Discussion: 08:17
HB423 Vote: 10:51, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first considered House Bill 390, which would complete the Department of Transportation’s transition from the old AVIS system to CAVIS for insurance verification. Rep. Michael Meredith explained that the current insurance verification process still runs on the old system, creating a 30- to 45-day reporting delay that allows people to register vehicles by showing only an insurance card. Members voted to give the bill a favorable expression, with Chair Carpenter noting it would support real-time verification and could help reduce uninsured motorists.
The committee then heard House Bill 233, a consumer protection measure aimed at post-disaster repair scams. Rep. Wade Williams said the bill expands existing protections to all contractors and tree removal companies, creates a five-day cancellation period after an insurer says some services are not covered, bars mechanic’s liens in certain consumer financial disputes while preserving them for work outside the insurance claim, and adds a $5,000 civil penalty enforced by the Attorney General. After questions about how it differed from Senate Bill 24, the bill also received favorable expression.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 423, with a committee substitute adopted at the outset to allow commercial insurers and the Department for Medicaid Services to provide more specific reasons for prior-authorization denials. Rep. Kim Moore and Cory Meadows of the Kentucky Medical Association described the bill as a long-negotiated prior-authorization reform that would create a gold-carding or exemption program for qualifying providers, reduce red tape, and speed patient care. The committee approved the substitute and then gave the bill favorable expression. At the end, Senator Yates corrected the record to be marked as voting yes on House Bill 390 and House Bill 233.