Video & Transcript Research : 'deer hunting'
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DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day- REASSEMBLE Part 1 Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I remember during our committee hearing around hunting, you made the point that hunting rights are under
- I understand that for many people, the right to hunting is fundamental to their family foundation.
- I remember during our committee hearing around hunting, you made the point of hunting rights are under
- But the fact that you brought it up here, I understand that for many people, the right to hunting is
- But if your argument is to vote for hunting because they are under attack... You.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- This is an important date to avoid dangerous accidents between speeding ATVs and hunting dogs used by
- This is an important date to avoid dangerous accidents between speeding ATVs and hunting dogs used by
- This is an important date to avoid dangerous accidents between speeding ATVs and hunting dogs used by
- in the North country and hunting in the North country and supporting<01:20:55.159>
the <01:20: - Fish and Game are also already in the entire area because of bird hunting season.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- not just New Hampshire, but other states around the country where they see declining revenues from hunting
- They see declining revenues from hunting and fishing licenses.
- We've informally spoken with the developer community and with the hunting community, and there is, I
- <01:46:31.159>
and <01:46:31.400>with <01:46:31.520>the <01:46:31.679>hunting - developer community and with the hunting developer community and with the hunting community<01:46
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Not long ago, my husband Brian and our 10-year-old son, George, were driving to a friend's hunting camp
- After a successful hunt the next morning, they were driving back home.
- You can farm, you can hunt, you can fish, and you can see the stars.'
Summary:
The transcript covers the opening of the Arkansas House and a joint session of the 95th General Assembly’s fiscal session. The House first established a quorum, granted leave for absent members, recognized guests, and adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session with the Senate for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address. Several bills and resolutions were read for the record, including House Resolution 1002 and House Bills 1001, 102, and 103, before the House recessed to await the Senate and then the governor.
In the joint session, leaders recognized the late Representative Stan Barry with a moment of silence, introduced constitutional officers, judges, and other guests, and appointed committees to escort the governor. Governor Sanders then delivered a lengthy fiscal-session address focused on her budget priorities and policy agenda. She emphasized continued funding for education under LEARNS, teacher pay and literacy gains, public safety and law enforcement funding, government efficiency and tax cuts, and the 1033 initiative aimed at helping vulnerable Arkansans move from crisis to self-sufficiency. She also urged lawmakers to avoid new Medicaid mandates or ongoing spending and said she would call a special session to cut income taxes further if the budget is passed.
After the governor’s remarks, the joint session adjourned. The House then reconvened briefly, adopted a motion to adjourn until the next day, and announced that the Joint Budget Committee would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 2 May 17th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House File 286 a couple of weeks ago when Representative Hewitt challenged people to have a scavenger hunt
- So you can start your scavenger hunt when you go home looking for those signs.
- others who also served or who are in first responder roles, getting them outside to go canoeing, hunting
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships Mar 31st, 2025
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships
Transcript Highlights:
- The chair calls Lauren Hunt. Who is testifying in favor.
- Hunt members? Not hearing any, Ms. Hunt, thank you for being here. Thank you very much.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Minnesota Sustainable Foraging Task Force 10/8/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And then the other point was that permits are currently required for hunting and fishing, and this could
- and fishing and required for hunting and fishing and this<00:15:14.720>
could <00:15:14.800>- If they're hunting for berries or other vegetation, they should know how to identify the species.
- If they're hunting for berries or other vegetation, they should know how to identify the species.
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other <00:43:06.079>ve hunting for berries or other ve hunting for berries or
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It does not send ferrets to hunt in the field.
- It does not send ferrets to hunt domain.
- It does not send ferrets to hunt in<06:42:56.160>
the <06:42:56.320>field. - No hunting permissions silently passed. Game laws remain firm, intact, and complete.
- If I know that this bill, though titled to say hunting with ferrets, has nothing to do with hunting with
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Legislative Session - Session 2 - 42nd Legislative Day Jun 30th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Delaware House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I remember during our committee hearing around hunting, you made the point that hunting rights are under
- But if your argument is to vote for hunting because they are under attack from certain people, we're
- I remember during our committee hearing around hunting, you made the point of hunting rights are under
- But the fact that you brought it up here, I understand that for many people, the right to hunting is
- But if your argument is to vote for hunting because they are underagogy, view.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Motion to suspend rules in order to debate gun control, gun violence prevention package 5/14/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It's a hunting rifle.
- He hunted pheasants.
- He hunted pheasants.
- Guns aren't for hunting. They can be used for hunting, but guns are to protect ourselves.
- Guns aren't for hunting. They can be Guns aren't for hunting.
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.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/16/2025)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't see Representative Hunt there, but I can introduce it for him.
- For the record, I'm Senator Avard, District 12, just introducing the bill for Representative Hunt.
- Thank you, Representative<00:18:13.840>
Hunt. - As Representative Hunt said, Representative Hunt has been the chair of the House Commerce Committee that
- <00:35:11.119>
are rates that Representative Hunts are rates that Representative Hunts are proposing
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Deer, and Ms. Penson Stadler. Last presentation of the day, and again, we apologize.
- not<01:33:47.040>
thank <01:33:47.199>you <01:33:47.320>Mr <01:33:47.520>deer - <01:33:48.520>
and Members if not thank you Mr deer and Members if not thank you Mr deer and
Keywords:
agriculture, agricultural education, leadership development, Minnesota Agricultural Education and Leadership Council, MAELC, chapter 41D, grant funding, general fund appropriation, commissioner of agriculture, farm education, youth agriculture programs, ag literacy, workforce development, extension education, research funding, extension services, technology transfer, grant programs, 1183, house
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Ernest Thomas was hunted down and shot more than 400 times. The other three were convicted.
- Ernest Thomas was hunted down and shot more than 400 times. The other three were convicted.
Keywords:
special districts, funding, financial assistance, rural community, state agency, economic development, compensation, wrongful conviction, civil rights, historic injustice, reparation, cybersecurity, internships, workforce development, education, economic growth
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered three bills. First, SB 214 by Senator McLean, a rural access bill for special districts, was amended to allow independent special districts in rural areas to receive certain state and federal financial assistance payments directly for verified work rather than relying on reimbursement. Testimony in support came from representatives of water and sewer entities and the Florida Association of Special Districts. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 214 favorably.
Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1266 by Senator Collada on cybersecurity internships and workforce readiness. The bill was amended to create a cybersecurity experiential learning opportunity and clearance readiness program within the Department of Commerce, working with Cyber Florida at USF. A proposed amendment to the amendment was withdrawn by Senator Bernard. With no opposition noted, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 1266 favorably.
Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 694 by Senator Bracey Davis, which provides compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for wrongful convictions and related harms. The bill was presented as a justice and redress measure, with supportive testimony from Delatry Hollinger and comments from Senator Smith and the chair praising the effort. The committee reported CS/SB 694 favorably, and then adjourned without further business.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Anna Nguyen, Cindy Asmussen, and Daniel Hunt. Cindy Asmussen.
- Daniel Hunt. We have you registered on behalf of yourself for SB8, is that correct? That's correct.
- My name is Daniel Hunt. I'm here to speak in favor of SB8.
- Zeke Silva, and Daniel Hunt. Thank you. We have you registered as Cindy Asmussen.
- My name is Daniel Hunt. I'm here to speak in favor of HB 7.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- OK, Daniel Hunt, Dr. Wu, and Jason Yuan. Santiago Zhang? After all of that, I believe it is wrong.
- The record shows you're Daniel Hunt.
- My name is Daniel Hunt. I'm here to speak in favor of HB1743.
- Daniel Hernandez, Daniel Hunt, Jacqueline Klein, and Karen Crawford. Thank you. Thank you.
- Daniel Hunt: We'll show Daniel Hunt registered on behalf of the State Republican Executive Committee
Bills:
HB256, HCR19, HB256, HB1308, HB1554, HB1743, HB2308, HB2351, HB2858, HB3676, HB3784, HB4312, HB4552, HB4823, HB4852, HB5007, HB5010, HB5520, HB5524, HCR19
Keywords:
severe weather, adaptation plan, vulnerability assessment, environmental protection, state agencies, federal agents, transparency, law enforcement, identification, public trust, immigration enforcement, HCR 19, Texas concurrent resolution, federal immigration enforcement, masked agents, facial coverings, visible identification, uniforms, badges, name tags
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (03/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Hunt, do you want to speak to the motion? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
- Representative Hunt seconded the motion.
- Representative Melier moved to pass on 960, and Representative Hunt seconded.
- Representative Press seconded by Representative Hunt.
- Okay, so that was Hunt and second by Representative Burrow.
Summary:
The subcommittee first took up several bills and repeatedly chose to retain or table them rather than advance them. House 167, dealing with past wax, was voted ought to pass; House 312 was retained because members said NCAA-related advertising and uniform policy issues were still unresolved; House 434, requiring insurers to provide rental cars for at least seven days, was voted inexpedient to legislate; and House 454, on biodegradable packaging claims, was also voted inexpedient to legislate after members said the proposal lacked a workable enforcement mechanism and would likely be only a symbolic state-by-state measure. House 721, making gold legal tender, was retained, with members saying the bill needed more work and that the issue was less compelling in New Hampshire because the state has no sales tax.
The committee then discussed House 310, which was amended to create a study commission on blockchain and related regulatory issues. The amendment expanded the commission’s charge to include legal, regulatory, financial, technological, and environmental considerations, added review of federal developments, included blockchain-based trust and stable token issues, broadened membership, and extended the repeal and report dates by a year. Members said the commission would help New Hampshire develop expertise and a report for future legislation, while also noting that federal action could affect the state’s role. The amendment was adopted 8-1, and the bill itself was then retained.
Finally, the subcommittee heard a revised amendment to House 406 on business filings and registered agents. The Secretary of State’s office explained that the amendment, drafted with input from the Business and Industry Association, narrows the bill to address fraudulent or unauthorized entity filings after a written complaint and sworn statement, sets minimum requirements for registered agents, bars use of commercial mail-drop addresses as registered offices, and allows removal or cancellation of fraudulent filings with penalties for false filings. Members asked about which entities must maintain registered offices and how the rules would affect home-based businesses; the sponsor said most New Hampshire business entities must have a registered office, with some exceptions such as domestic nonprofits and trade names. The discussion emphasized concerns about synthetic entities, identity misuse, and the need for a physical in-state registered agent address.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Not long ago, my husband Brian and our 10-year-old son, George, were driving to a friend's hunting camp
- After a successful hunt the next morning, they were driving back home, and George said, 'Daddy, I've
- You can farm, you can hunt, you can fish, and you can see the stars.
Summary:
The meeting was the opening of the Arkansas General Assembly’s 2026 fiscal session, beginning with quorum calls, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests, including law enforcement officers, a doctor of the day, nurse of the day, constitutional officers, Supreme Court justices, and family and friends of legislators. The House adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address, appointed committees to notify the Senate and the Governor, and later received the Senate into the chamber before recessing for the joint session.
In the joint session, members observed a moment of silence for former Representative Stan Berry, then heard Governor Sanders’s fiscal session address. Her remarks focused heavily on the proposed budget and her administration’s priorities: fully funding education and the LEARNS Act, supporting teachers and literacy efforts, funding public safety and corrections, expanding the 1033 initiative to move people from crisis to career, and holding down government growth while pursuing further income tax cuts. She also highlighted economic development, low cost of living, and support for veterans, while emphasizing conservative policy themes and thanking several Arkansans whose stories illustrated the administration’s agenda.
No substantive legislation was debated or voted on beyond the adoption of House Resolution 1001 and the procedural motions to adjourn the joint session and then adjourn the House until the next day. The House announced that Joint Budget would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 5 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Report of committee: The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Hunt
- The Committee on Rules, to whom was referred the order filed by Representatives Hunt of Boston and Mendez
Summary:
The House convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports and related procedural orders. Members adopted a resolution recognizing the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The House also adopted multiple orders extending committee reporting deadlines, including for the Election Laws, Environment and Natural Resources, and Revenue committees, and concurred in Senate petitions after suspending Joint Rule 12 for several matters.
The chamber then advanced a series of local and House bills. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered several bills to a third reading, including measures on electronic scanning of identifications, police age-limit waivers or civil service eligibility for named individuals in Boston and Haverhill, and a bill on the contracting of digital replicas. Later, the House passed to be engrossed bills including a Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance bill and additional police-related local bills, and passed to be enacted a land conveyance bill for Wellesley and other enacted measures such as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, a Fall River police chief appointment bill, a Seekonk charter amendment, and a Billerica police age-limit bill.
The House also adopted an order for a joint convention with the Senate to receive the Governor’s communication on January 22, 2026. At the end of the session, members adopted an order to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. and a special adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, former Quincy legislator, mayor, and clerk magistrate. The House then adjourned to meet Thursday next at 11 a.m. in an informal session.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Ernest Thomas was hunted down and shot more than 400 times.
- Ernest Thomas was hunted down and shot more than 400 times.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered three bills. First, SB 214 by Senator McLean, described as a targeted rural access bill, would allow special districts in rural communities and areas of opportunity to receive certain state and federal financial assistance payments by invoice rather than reimbursement. An amendment expanding the benefit to independent special districts in those rural areas, including water and wastewater projects, was adopted, and the bill then passed favorably. Support was noted from representatives of water and sewer cooperatives, a water and sewer district, Resiliency Florida, and the Florida Association of Special Districts.
The committee then took up CS for SB 1266 by Senator Kalata on cybersecurity internships and workforce readiness. The bill was substantially revised by a delete-all amendment creating a cybersecurity experiential learning opportunity and clearance readiness program within the Department of Commerce, working with Cyber Florida at the University of South Florida and participating institutions to provide certification and clearance-related training. A proposed amendment to the amendment was withdrawn, and the committee reported the bill favorably.
Finally, the committee heard CS for SB 694 by Senator Bracey Davis, which would provide compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for wrongful convictions and related harms. Senator Bracey Davis and a supporter testified about the history of the case, prior legislative apologies, pardons, and exonerations, and the need for compensation as a final step. Members spoke in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation - 01/20/2026
Environmental Conservation
Transcript Highlights:
- An act to amend the Environmental Conservation Law in relation to waiving fishing, hunting, and trapping
- license fees for certain first responders. ...Conservation Law in relation to waiving fishing, hunting
Summary:
The New York State Senate Environmental Conservation Committee held its first standing committee meeting of the year, led by Chair Pete Harckham and Ranking Member Dan Stec. Harckham opened by emphasizing the committee’s productive, cordial approach and noted that federal environmental policy changes may require the state to take on more responsibility. Stec highlighted a potential area of future work involving constitutional amendments related to closed prisons in the Adirondacks and other Forest Preserve counties, framing it as both an environmental and economic issue.
The committee then took up a 15-bill agenda of repasses, with members generally offering brief comments and moving the bills forward. Measures advanced included bills on wild or exotic animals, a parkland alienation exemption for renewable energy projects, civil penalties, surveillance cameras, lifetime licenses for honorably discharged disabled veterans, coal tar in pavement products, toxic substances in playground surfacing, toxic air contaminants, fee disposition, major project public participation in disadvantaged communities, PFAS discharge disclosure, license fee waivers for certain first responders, emergency additions to invasive species lists, and a bottle redemption fraud task force. Most bills advanced unanimously or with little opposition; the civil penalty bill and the coal tar bill each drew one nay, and one bill on fee disposition was referred to Finance.
During discussion of the PFAS disclosure bill, Senator May said DEC had recently issued new guidance on PFAS disclosure in wastewater treatment, but argued the bill was still needed because it would apply more comprehensively to all SPDES permit holders statewide. The meeting concluded with Harckham thanking members and staff, asking legislators to submit new bills or completed work for committee review, and directing them to send materials to Marie Kelly and counsel staff for follow-up.