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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/23/2026 - Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee

Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm representing the Arizona sportsmen for wildlife conservation.
  • I'm representing the Arizona sportsmen for wildlife conservation.
  • How can we have less mitigation damage and less long-term impact?
  • It's a national wildlife area, you know.
  • Those have negative impact on wildlife there.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Mar 20th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the executive director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation.
  • He said it is a wildlife refuge in a state park and that there is no hunting allowed in Harriman.
  • He repeated that it is a wildlife refuge.
  • They expand on impact.
  • I'm looking at the fiscal impact and some of these things.
Committee: House State Affairs
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 5th, 2026

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Might be impacted by the reduction in these populations.
  • Game and Fish is well versed in the wildlife of our state.
  • Game and Fish is well versed in the wildlife of our state.
  • These impacts are happening today.
  • These impacts are happening today.
Bills: SB154 , SB187 , SB193 , SM3
Summary: The Senate Conservation Committee first took up Senate Memorial 3, presented by Senator O’Malley on behalf of Senator Bergman and a group of Rio Doso High School students and Wild Friends. The memorial asks state agencies to participate in a no-cost workshop on insect identification, ecology, monitoring, and management, and to help educate the public about insects. Students, conservation specialists, and an entomologist testified that insects are essential to pollination, ecosystems, agriculture, and biodiversity, while also noting declining insect populations and the need for more public understanding. Some senators raised concerns about the memorial’s wording, including whether it should be broadened from insects to arthropods and whether the Department of Agriculture, rather than Game and Fish, should be involved. The committee discussed timing and implementation, and the sponsor agreed to work on amendments. The memorial passed on a due pass motion by a vote of 8-0, with one excused. The committee then heard Senate Bill 154, which would require wildfire-related homeowners coverage to include flood damage caused by post-fire conditions for a five-year period. Senator Duhigg and the Office of the Superintendent of Insurance argued the bill responds to the Ruidoso fires and subsequent flooding, noting that many homes were destroyed by mudslides and that flood insurance is often unavailable or inadequate. Supporters, including Ruidoso officials, affected residents, and attorneys, said the bill would help homeowners recover from cascading wildfire and flood losses. Opponents from the insurance industry and business groups warned the bill would be an outlier, could significantly raise premiums, and might reduce availability of homeowners insurance statewide. Committee members questioned how the mandate would work, whether it should be optional, and how costs would be allocated. The bill passed on a 5-4 vote. Finally, the committee briefly heard Senate Bill 187, which appropriates $202,000 from the general fund to the New Mexico Finance Authority’s Water Project Fund for future water projects authorized by the legislature. The Finance Authority said the funding would help address a gap between available money and the 113 recommended projects, totaling about $522 million, including water conservation, flood prevention, storage, wastewater, and watershed projects. Members asked for more detail on the locations and types of projects, and the Finance Authority said it would provide the list from the companion authorization bill. The committee then moved the bill forward on a do pass motion.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Agriculture Feb 18th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • WE WORK ACROSS THE STATE FROM PENSACOLA THE FLORIDA KEYS PROTECTING WATER AND WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES
  • AND PERMANENTLY CONNECTING FUNCTIONAL FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.
  • WHEN WE THINK ABOUT LAND CONSERVATION AND AGRICULTURAL LAND WE DON'T THINK ABOUT WILDLIFE.
  • THIS IS BECAUSE WE HAVE NO FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR WITHOUT AGRICULTURE.
  • I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE HAVE NO FLORIDA WILDLIFE NO REAL PATHS TO CONSERVING A FUNCTIONAL FLORIDA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Jan 22nd, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • , is responsible for providing fish and wildlife recreational and commercial opportunities.
  • , is responsible for providing fish and wildlife recreational and commercial opportunities.
  • The bill in front of you, House Bill 2343, requires the Department of Fish and Wildlife to either get
  • I'm the deputy director of the wildlife program at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, here
  • Bill has a fiscal impact not in the governor's budget and I'm happy to take questions.
Bills: HB2515 , HB2343 , HB2301 , HB2272 , HB2367
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • And it has an impact on the school district.
  • Impact aid is competitive and not guaranteed.
  • Impact aid is competitive and not guaranteed.
  • And I'm going to start with the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program.
  • I'm going to dig in now a little bit to the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program.
Bills: HB2470 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2338
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee, February 17, 2026 - PM

Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> advance their business as it impacts advance their business as it impacts Wyoming.<00:15:29.760>
  • </c> get some elements out of the wildlife get some elements out of the wildlife natural<00:26:27.760
  • </c><01:04:18.240><c> and</c> upon our wild lands, our wildlife and upon our wild lands, our wildlife
  • </c> wrong decisions impact the entire state. wrong decisions impact the entire state.
  • I'm a wildlife biologist.
Bills: SF0025 , SF0027 , SF0043 , SF0066
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-23 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this resolution stands as a testament to his impact on our state and our young men.
  • This resolution reaffirms the importance of the Florida Wildlife Corridor.
  • The Wildlife Corridor is something that we all treasure.
  • After speaking with the attorneys, it does not cause a significant impact.
  • It requires two-thirds of legislature and a statement of significant fiscal impact.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and moments of silence, including tributes related to the FSU campus shooting, Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim, John Thrasher, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and visiting student and community groups. The chamber then moved into special order bills and adopted a resolution honoring Coach Abdur-Rahim. A number of measures were taken up and passed, including child care and early learning provider regulation updates, false reporting/swatting penalties, health care billing and collection protections, hazardous walking conditions for schoolchildren, young adult housing support for foster and homeless students, the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, trust fund interest rules for IOTA accounts, transportation-related changes, public records exemptions for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate court clerks, municipal water and sewer utility rates in Miami-Dade, motor vehicle offenses involving obscured plates and impersonating law enforcement, trespass at large-scale ticketed events, refund of patient overpayments, stem cell therapy standards, insulin administration by direct support professionals and relatives, pre-arranged transportation services, and the Uniform Commercial Code update for digital assets. Several bills were amended before passage, often by substituting House companions and adopting late-filed amendments. The transportation bill was significantly revised to remove speed-limit increases and utility-related provisions while adding beach equipment removal, flood-wake enforcement, expectant mother parking permits, and local regulation of micromobility devices; it passed 37-0. The trust fund interest bill drew the most debate, with supporters arguing it right-sized a volatile funding stream for legal aid and opponents warning it would sharply reduce support for legal aid organizations; it passed 28-10. The municipal water and sewer rate bill also prompted extended debate over fairness, fiscal impact, and accusations of racism, but passed 36-2. Public records exemption bills for AHCA investigators, JQC employees, and appellate clerks passed with varying margins, with supporters emphasizing safety and anti-doxing protections. One bill on cardiac emergencies and another on education were temporarily postponed. Most measures were adopted by wide margins, often unanimously, after brief sponsor explanations and little or no debate. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the late USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim and recognized several visiting groups in the gallery. After completing the day’s special order calendar, the Senate recessed for lunch until 1:30 p.m. or on call of the President.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • improving my farm's impact on the environment.
  • improving my farm's impact on the environment.
  • improving my farm's impact on the environment.
  • improving my farm's impact on the environment.
  • Striving to continue improving my farm's impact on the environment, I personally really wanted the wildlife
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill was written for management of Jackson but impacts all 14 forests.
  • They're highly impactful at 0.2% of the forest land base.
  • The language is ambiguous and will impact our ability to inform stewardship.
  • For many of these families, these impacts are not abstract.
  • Well, my district is doubly impacted.
Summary: The committee heard a series of natural resources bills, with several measures accepted on committee amendments and moved forward on party-line or near-unanimous votes. AB 2461 on oil and gas bonding and well-closure financial assurance drew strong support from environmental groups and some legislators, while an industry representative was neutral and warned about unintended consequences and reduced transfers. Senators Laird and Cabaldon supported the bill as a clarification of AB 1167, and the committee voted do pass as amended to Appropriations, with the bill placed on call. The committee also approved a consent calendar of 10 bills, which was moved and held on call. AB 53 by Assemblymember Ramos, as amended, would expand tribal eligibility for conservation grants and loans and express legislative intent to create a process for returning ancestral lands to federally recognized tribes. Tribal and environmental supporters argued the bill recognizes tribal stewardship and helps remove barriers to conservation participation, while county, farm bureau, and habitat league witnesses raised concerns about long-term land management, public accountability, easements, and jurisdiction if lands are transferred. Committee members emphasized the importance of preserving conservation protections and continuing work on the land-return framework; the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations and held on call. AB 2679 on Lake Tahoe corridor safety and access was supported by local officials and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, who described dangerous parking, pedestrian conflicts, and a successful shuttle pilot, and the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 1666, creating biomass innovation parks and other incentives for non-combustion uses of forest and agricultural biomass, received broad support from business, conservation, and local government witnesses, with senators framing it as a way to address wildfire debris and create rural jobs; it also advanced do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2494, which would modernize the demonstration state forest system and elevate biodiversity, recreation, carbon storage, and tribal stewardship over maximum sustained production, drew strong support from environmental and tribal advocates but significant opposition from forest industry, county, and research witnesses who warned it could undermine research, sustainable forestry, and local economies; the author said he would continue negotiations, and the bill was moved do pass to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2234, which updates the definition of geothermal exploratory projects, and AB 2521, which seeks to use the California Council on Science and Technology for watershed-wide water availability analyses to help identify excess water for groundwater recharge. Both bills had support from sponsors and some stakeholders, while AB 2521 drew concerns from agricultural water interests about agency reliance, public trust considerations, and funding. Both measures were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2410 would extend a CEQA exemption for certain fuels-reduction projects in high fire-risk areas; local government groups supported it as a wildfire-prevention tool, while environmental and other opponents argued the remaining exemption still weakens habitat protections and public review, and one witness sought to remove conventional herbicides from the exemption.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House passes HF2442, the omnibus climate and energy finance bill 5/7/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I had a bill that wanted a 3/4 mile setback on wildlife areas, only state wildlife areas, so that if
  • </c> wanted a 3/4 mile setback on wildlife wanted a 3/4 mile setback on wildlife areas,<00:30:42.640>
  • 30:44.559><c> so</c> areas, only state wildlife areas, so areas, only state wildlife areas, so that<00
  • Now, these are climate impacts, and there are other things that impact these, but this is the Earth telling
  • If we could are impacted by air quality.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 9th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This bill has proposed changes that would allow the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to cite certain
  • This bill has proposed changes that would allow the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to cite certain
  • Wildlife Department. Passage to engrossment. Senator Alvarado moves passage to engrossment.
  • The bill doesn't impact... that, doesn't stop that, doesn't speak to that.
  • We know that magistrates are making decisions that potentially have an impact on the public.
Bills: SJR4 , SJR40 , SJR81 , SCR37 , SCR39 , SB22 , SB32 , SB33 , SB36 , SB38 , SB95 , SB209 , SB249 , SB311 , SB326 , SB365 , SB458 , SB609 , SB660 , SB664 , SB693 , SB732 , SB745 , SB760 , SB762 , SB779 , SB783 , SB785 , SB868 , SB871 , SB883 , SB921 , SB955 , SB993 , SB996 , SB1008 , SB1057 , SB1067 , SB1151 , SB1171 , SB1210 , SB1255 , SB1265 , SB1267 , SB1271 , SB1307 , SB1313 , SB1316 , SB1318 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1365 , SB1426 , SB1470 , SB1484 , SB1494 , SB1559 , SB1592 , SB1596 , SB1598 , SB1637 , SB1677 , SB1706 , SB1758 , SB1762 , SB1786 , SB1809 , SB1818 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1871 , SB1967 , SB2064 , SB2077 , SB2112 , SB2148 , SB2320 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SJR36 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SJR4 , SJR40 , SJR27 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SCR38 , SCR37 , SB921 , SB609 , SB660 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB304 , SB1023 , SB204 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB955 , SB957 , SB541 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB1062 , SB711 , SB746 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB507 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB1567 , SB310 , SB311 , SB505 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1841 , SB1008 , SB2016 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB860 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1537 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB984 , SB619 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1877 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB731 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1058 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB508 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719 , SB287 , SB2143 , SB1245 , SB261 , SB1247 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB1882 , SB618 , SB38 , SB393 , SB1371 , SB1365 , SB2243 , SB2226 , SB2039 , SB1919 , SB1895 , SB1598 , SB1493 , SB1810 , SB1791 , SB1706 , SB1644 , SB1238 , SB783 , SB458 , SB22 , SB651 , SB897 , SB1809 , SB1080 , SB745 , SB826 , SB989 , SB1320 , SB1437 , SB2320 , SB2289 , SB1171 , SB664 , SB1637 , SB2064 , SB868 , SB1079 , SB1243 , SB1504 , SB1851 , SB1879 , SB2237 , SB1257 , SB2034 , SB1522 , SB883 , SB249 , SB1318 , SB1151 , SB596 , SB1191 , SB226 , SB570 , SB870 , SB991 , SB60 , SB365 , SB1067 , SB1786 , SB326 , SB1401 , SB1592 , SB1728 , SB1265 , SB586 , SB529 , SB217 , SB209 , SB1923 , SB1559 , SB1839 , SB387 , SB1874 , SB1872 , SB1873 , SB1921 , SB1883 , SB1677 , SB95 , SB1620 , SB1838 , SB2024 , SB2429 , SB1999 , SB511 , SB2309 , SB2166 , SB871 , SB510 , SB33 , SB2420 , SB1860 , SB1541 , SB1316 , SB1314 , SB1313 , SB1426 , SB1398 , SB1869 , SB1750 , SB1871 , SB36 , SB855 , SB1233 , SB760 , SB2425 , SB2037 , SB1758 , SB1759 , SB2365 , SB1924 , SB762 , SB1271 , SB1818 , SB605 , SB1405 , SB1762 , SB1968 , SB1977 , SB2077 , SB2148 , SB2321 , SB1967 , SB1662 , SB1663 , SB2124 , SB2204 , SB1855 , SB863 , SB37 , SJR39 , SCR1 , SCR27 , SCR32 , SCR42 , SCR6 , SB2232 , SB819 , SB2078 , SB2252 , SB1962 , SB2253 , SB825 , SB1577 , SB1184 , SB2018 , SB2206 , SB1901 , SB1030 , SB2368 , SB1963 , SB1960 , SB1643 , SB1625 , SB1299 , SB841 , SB668 , SB584 , SB231 , SB2411 , SB1085 , SB2431 , SB2231 , SB1490 , SB530 , SB34 , SB1261
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment Apr 15th, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • , where is that impact?
  • Cole Garrett, General Counsel, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  • How would it impact them? It would suspend the feeding band.
  • Cole Garrett, General Counsel, Wildlife and Fisheries.
  • But what it does is it shows you the impacts of the disease. But the impacts are focal.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • physical impact statement to add<00:04:49.360><c> its</c><00:04:49.600><c> response</c><00:04:50.000
  • inside those facilities but also the wildlife outside.
  • inside those facilities but also the wildlife outside.
  • inside those facilities but also the wildlife outside.
  • inside those facilities but also the wildlife outside.
Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met on February 10 with a quorum present, approved the minutes, and then reviewed a long agenda of agency regulations, most of which were accompanied by staff-suggested amendments for drafting conformity under KRS Chapter 13A. The Department of Financial Institutions’ 808 KAR 9:10, the Secretary of State’s 030 KAR 2:11, the Office of the Attorney General’s 04 KAR 5:10, the Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology’s emergency 201 KAR 17:120, the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources’ 301 KAR 2:41, the Department for Environmental Protection’s 401 KAR 47:110 and 48:320, the State Police regulations 502 KAR 1:012 and 1:121, the Department for Public Health’s 902 KAR 4:15, the Department for Medicaid Services’ 907 KAR 1:15, and the Department for Community Based Services’ 921 KAR 1:400 were all discussed and, where applicable, staff amendments were approved without objection. The Workplace Standards emergency regulation 803 KAR 2:320E was also presented without amendment, and the Department of Insurance’s 806 KAR 9:360 was taken up but ultimately deferred at the agency’s request. Several regulations drew brief substantive discussion. The Fish and Wildlife rule on foxhound training enclosures was explained as expanding both commercial and non-commercial provisions for training with dogs involving red fox and coyotes, with enclosure standards intended to protect wildlife inside and outside the facilities. The environmental protection rules were tied to House Bill 478 and addressed permit-by-rule timelines, reporting, and operating standards for certain construction and demolition debris landfills, including sites up to two acres; members asked whether these facilities were private or municipal, and staff said they were a mix, often tied to private demolition contractors or single projects. The State Police fee increase for hazardous materials endorsements was described as reflecting a federal TSA fee change, and the witness estimated the new fee at about $23. The most extended debate concerned the Board of Education’s 704 KAR 3:535 on full-time virtual and remote learning programs. The agency amendment would cap enrollment in such programs at 10% above a district’s prior-year in-person enrollment, while also clarifying accountability, staffing, and monitoring requirements. Education officials said the cap was intended to address concerns about district capacity and student performance, and they cited Cloverport as an example of a district with high virtual participation and participation-rate issues. Members expressed concern that the amendment was too open-ended for regulation and suggested the issue might be better addressed in statute; no motion was made to adopt the agency amendment, so the regulation was left to proceed to the committee of jurisdiction. The Department of Insurance also discussed implementation of Senate Bill 188, saying it had received more than 3,000 complaints since the law took effect and was still working through enforcement and complaint processing before asking to defer its PBM licensing regulation.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Feb 28th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Washington Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They are growing, about their impacts on our power grid, on our water, and frankly, the impacts of artificial
  • What they didn't even say is the property tax impact.
  • What they didn't even say is the property tax impact.
  • There won't be no impact on the illicit market. There will be no impact on our tax collections.
  • There will be no impact from cross-border sales.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Apr 15th, 2026

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We can look at places that have some of the biggest impacts in terms of water quality impacts.
  • In terms of water quality impacts.
  • only animals impacted by Second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides affect our wildlife and ecosystem
  • They've had a devastating impact on our state's rivers, wildlife, agriculture, drinking water resources
  • Devastating impact on our state's rivers, wildlife, agriculture, drinking water resources, and ecosystems
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 2 February, 2026; 3:00 P.M.

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee will come to order.
  • </c> commissioners, Tennessee wildlife commissioners, Tennessee wildlife commissioners,<00:10:22.399>
  • </c> the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Enforcement<00:15:17.600><c> Division
  • ,</c> commercialization of wildlife, commercialization of wildlife, especially<00:15:22.720><c> through
  • </c><00:38:14.000><c> uh</c> was kind of going to the wildlife uh was kind of going to the wildlife uh
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

House of Representatives Apr 16th, 2026

Louisiana House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is funded at $207 million.
  • enforcement vehicles and boats; $500,000 out of the Wildlife Program for enhancement of wildlife habitats
  • Next schedule is Schedule of Wildlife and Fisheries, Pages 110 through 115.
  • The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is funded at $207 million.
  • enforcement vehicles and boats. $500,000 out of the wildlife program for enhancement of wildlife habitats
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Feb 25th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • The two-year general fund impact is $64,000, and the four-year general fund impact is $1.2 million.
  • The two-year general fund impact is $3.69 million, and the four-year general fund impact is the same
  • info impact.
  • This would provide one-time funding to Fish and Wildlife to evaluate and mitigate impacts to shrub-steppe
  • There's academic impact. There's well-being impact.
Bills: HB2289