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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Committee May 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • With me are Aaron Bone with the Medical Board and George Sorries on behalf of the California Medical
  • Aaron Bone with the Medical Board of California. I appreciate Mr.
  • Aaron Bone with the Medical Board of California.
Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 21, 2025, with 86 bills on the agenda. The committee first approved two consent motions covering a group of bills eligible for the Assembly floor consent calendar and another group of unanimous bills not eligible for floor consent. Several bills were then heard individually, with authors and supporters emphasizing that many had no or minimal state costs and were aimed at climate, health, or regulatory improvements. Among the bills discussed were AB 39 on local planning for electrification and EV charging infrastructure; AB 1129 allowing local health jurisdictions to opt into reporting birth defects and early-life health conditions; AB 1332 to allow narrow direct shipment of medicinal cannabis to seriously ill patients; AB 1056 phasing out transfer of certain gillnet permits except for a one-time family transfer; AB 408 creating a new Medical Board health and wellness program for physicians; AB 546 requiring health plans to cover portable HEPA air purifiers for vulnerable people during wildfire emergencies; AB 942 revising rooftop solar subsidy rules to reduce costs for non-solar ratepayers; and AB 967 expediting licensure for out-of-state physicians. Supporters generally framed these bills as improving access, equity, public health, or affordability, while opponents on AB 942 and AB 967 raised concerns about implementation, workload, contract issues, and impacts on existing programs. The committee took action on each bill after testimony and questions. AB 39, AB 1129, AB 1332, AB 1056, AB 408, AB 546, AB 942, and AB 967 were all moved out of committee on roll call votes, with some members voting no or not voting on certain measures. The suspense calendar was then read and deemed approved, and the committee opened general public comment, where speakers voiced support for bills including AB 715, AB 1138, AB 782, AB 98, AB 53, AB 258, AB 330, AB 650, AB 649, AB 1048, and AB 425. The meeting adjourned after public comment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Culture, Recreation & Tourism May 1st, 2025

Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • These advantages on average include height, muscle mass, and even bone density.
  • As stated earlier, suppressing testosterone does not account for the muscular differences or the bone
  • than cisgender women in tests measuring lower body strength and lung function, and that trans women's bone
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bones. Ms. Lomba will be missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her.
  • Bones. Ms. Lomba will be missed by all who have the pleasure of knowing her.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then adopted an emergency preamble for Senate No. 2799, establishing a sick leave bank for a Department of Elementary and Secondary Education employee. The chamber also adopted a congratulatory resolution honoring the Warren Public Library on its 150th anniversary. Several local bills then advanced, including Senate No. 2509 on filling mayoral vacancies in New Bedford, House No. 4171 on vacancies among town meeting members in Milford (as amended), and House No. 4233 amending the Charter of the City of Malden, which was passed to be enacted and sent to the Governor. Senate No. 2799 was also passed to be enacted. The Senate adopted a committee report extending the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure’s reporting deadline to March 5, 2026. It also suspended Joint Rule 12 to refer a House petition concerning the Massachusetts Uniform Commercial Code to the Committee on Financial Services. Multiple Senate orders were then adopted setting expedited procedures for Ways and Means consideration of several bills, including campaign finance reporting by state ballot question committees (Senate No. 507, new draft 2898), property tax bill shocks (Senate No. 1933, new draft 2899), municipal tax relief (Senate No. 1935, new draft 2900), property tax deferral (Senate No. 2713, new draft 2901), a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption (Senate No. 2036, new draft 2902), and honoring Blue Star Families (Senate No. 2903). The Senate also adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and dispense with printing a calendar. At the close of business, members moved to adjourn in memory of Mary Ann Lomba of Dorchester, with remarks noting her community service and family, and the motion prevailed. The Senate adjourned in her memory.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/30/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Martinez, Joe Wee, Randy Della Cruz, Sam Theara, Jennifer Ritchie, Brett Mingham, Vicus Mattal, Brett Bone
  • Brett Bone, Keong Kapalczynski, Rosa Berrios, and Jerry Gertke.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then heard several introductions of guests and proclamations. Members recognized a Sierra Vista justice of the peace, the doctor of the day, representatives connected to Lobo Week and the endangered Mexican gray wolf, McDonald’s officials and operators visiting for the McDonald’s All-American Games, and labor representatives for AFL-CIO Day. A proclamation was read honoring Lobo Week and encouraging support for Mexican gray wolf recovery, and another proclaimed March 25–31, 2026 as McDonald’s All-American Games Week, citing the event’s youth athletics, charitable, and economic impact in Arizona. Senator Gonzalez also submitted a statement criticizing Senate rules as undemocratic and unconstitutional. The chamber then took up House Bill 2874, relating to campaign contributions and expenses. Senator Mesnard moved to reconsider the Senate’s prior third-reading passage of the bill, and the motion carried by a 16-12 vote. On reconsideration, the Senate voted on the bill without the emergency clause; Senator Gonzalez spoke against the emergency clause and the reconsideration process, arguing there was no emergency and objecting to the majority’s ability to bring the bill back. The bill passed on reconsideration without the emergency clause and was transmitted to the House. The Senate also handled routine calendar items, including recording governor and House messages, committee reports, and notices of caucus and committee meetings. The body adjourned until Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Judiciary Feb 10th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're talking about one of the most dangerous types of crashes that exist, and that's a T-bone collision
  • We're talking about one of the most dangerous types of crashes that exist, and that's a T-bone collision
  • So we didn't specify T-bone collision.
  • We're talking about one of the most dangerous types of crashes that exist, and that's a T-bone collision
  • So we didn't specify T-bone collision.
Summary: The committee first considered CS/SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all amendment narrowed eligibility to certain contaminated or brownfield properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added adjacency and density/intensity limits, and excluded agricultural land, park land, land outside the urban growth boundary, and land near military installations. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably on an 8-0 vote, with limited support and opposition noted in waived appearance forms. Members then took up CS/CS/SB 212 on sexual offenders and sexual predators. The strike-all added public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided: proponents argued the bill would help protect children and law enforcement, while opponents, including treatment experts and homelessness advocates, said there was no empirical evidence the restrictions reduce abuse and warned of retroactive punishment and increased homelessness. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 8-1. The committee also approved CS/CS/SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstates to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses and clarifying exclusions for protected areas. Opponents argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive plans, while supporters framed it as a property-rights measure; the bill was reported favorably 10-0. SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a technical update to nonprofit law modeled on prior for-profit corporate revisions, also passed unanimously after supportive waived testimony. Later, the committee approved SB 1338 on charitable giving, which creates a donor remedy for endowment restrictions and limits state reporting burdens on certain regulated or exempt organizations; members discussed cy pres and the sponsor said further changes would be worked out later. CS/SB 532 on court fees was amended to let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than half, with supporters saying clerks have been underfunded for years; it passed 10-0. The committee also favorably reported SB 218 on land use regulations, which restores normal land-use authority to counties not affected by recent hurricanes, and CS/SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability, which creates a presumption against liability for entities that comply with cybersecurity frameworks and reporting requirements; the cybersecurity bill drew concerns about retroactivity and the adequacy of compliance incentives but passed 9-2.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We went back for more tests, and an MRI showed a lesion in my bone.
  • I had to wait eight days for a bone biopsy, eight days of fear, wondering what was happening to me.
  • Finally, a pathologist noticed something unusual in my bone marrow biopsy.
  • an answer: Gaucher disease type 1, a rare genetic disease that causes pain, fatigue, and damage to bones
  • But in 2021, when Sophie was 13 years old, she experienced a bone crisis where her bone marrow was literally
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on children’s health, tobacco control, newborn screening, pediatric cancer, palliative care, and professional licensure. Early testimony highlighted Senate bills to expand newborn screening for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, lysosomal storage disorders, and congenital CMV, with families and clinicians describing severe diagnostic delays, missed treatment windows, and the benefits of early detection. Speakers also supported a bill to improve pediatric cancer research through a dedicated trust fund, and a bill to extend pediatric palliative care services to age 22, with parents and providers emphasizing continuity of care for seriously ill young people. Several witnesses gave personal accounts in support of the newborn screening measures. Families described children who endured years of misdiagnosis before receiving diagnoses such as Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, Pompe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and CMV, often after irreversible damage had already occurred. Medical and advocacy witnesses said Massachusetts already collects some of the relevant screening data and argued that results should be reported to families, while others urged the committee to add conditions to the state panel because effective treatments already exist. The committee also heard support for a bill to establish a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder program and training for providers. On tobacco and youth health, testimony supported bills to ban internet tobacco sales, strengthen youth protections, and reduce lung cancer deaths through point-of-sale information and quit-line access. A student testified about easily purchasing flavored nicotine products online without meaningful age verification, and public health advocates backed measures to keep tobacco out of children’s environments. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to ensure parents have access to their children’s medical records through age 16, with exceptions for sensitive services already protected by law. The committee additionally took testimony on an optometry licensure bill, where ophthalmologists opposed language they said could broaden scope of practice and allow optometrists to use the title “optometric physician,” while optometry educators and students supported the bill as a modernization measure with no scope expansion. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair repeatedly reminded speakers of time limits and noted that written testimony could be submitted for additional comments.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Local Government (3-10-26)

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> That's an interesting partisan point, but what is the meat on those bones?
  • >> The meat on the bones would be splitting up neighborhoods that would consistently have a typical makeup
  • >> That's an interesting partisan point, but what is the meat on those bones?
  • >> The meat on the bones would be splitting up neighborhoods that would consistently have a typical makeup
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/28/2026)

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • transplant instead of um that bone transplant instead of um that bone marrow<00:31:21.919> from
  • Um so we bone and cartilage products.
  • each of the 206 bones in the human body. each of the 206 bones in the human body.
  • Judes actually the bone marrow and St.
  • You if you get a bone marrow transplant, you're in the hospital for three weeks.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (02/09/2026)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those injuries included broken bones and dislocated shoulders.
  • Those injuries included broken bones and dislocated shoulders.
  • bones and dislocated shoulders. bones and dislocated shoulders.
  • Like, we had kids with, you know, fractured facial bones.
  • I I had a case fractured facial bones.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 1331, which would allow the town of Derry to incorporate the Derry Cooperative School District as a department of the town through a charter amendment. The prime sponsor and several supporters argued the change would increase local control, streamline overlapping town and school functions, and potentially help align school spending with Derry’s tax cap. Supporters also said Derry is large enough to warrant a structure more like Manchester or Nashua, and one witness cited a 2018 nonbinding Derry ballot question that passed 597 to 547 in favor of seeking authorization for this change. Opposition came from NEA New Hampshire President Megan Tuttle, who said the association and the Derry Education Association opposed the bill because schools are not simply another municipal department and because Derry voters had already rejected merging the district into town government. She argued the state should respect local control and the community’s prior decision. Committee members asked about the scope of the proposed charter change, the role of the school board, and the reported prior vote, and the sponsor clarified that the amendment would be limited to this specific purpose rather than opening the entire charter. The hearing then moved to House Bill 1374, which would change the procedures for withdrawing from a cooperative school district. Representative Mary Murphy said current law gives other cooperative towns too much control over a withdrawing town’s decision, and her bill would remove the requirement for approval by the other towns while raising the withdrawing town’s approval threshold to a supermajority. She pointed to Francis Town’s 2024 withdrawal vote and said the bill was intended to protect students and local decision-making. The sponsor asked for an ought to pass recommendation, and committee members asked follow-up questions about the prior withdrawal vote and the number of voters involved.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 17th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Deputy Lahara sustained multiple broken bones, fractures, abrasions, and internal injuries, and remained
  • Deputy Lahara sustained multiple broken bones, fractures, abrasions, and internal injuries, and remained
  • here, most likely next year, given where we are in session, to really put a little more meat on these bones
Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and took up a long agenda of House and Senate bills, many of them conforming or “orphan” measures that were amended with delete-all or strike-all amendments to place them in conference posture. Among those reported favorably were HB 5015 on the State Group Insurance Program, HB 5009 creating the Florida Accountability Office, HB 5013 on state-funded property reinsurance, HB 5201 on state financial accounting, HB 5203 on the Capitol Center, and HB 5501 on documentary stamp tax distributions. The committee also approved SB 1292 on public records exemptions for certain email addresses, SB 1290 on highway safety and motor vehicle agency changes, SB 26 on an uncontested claims settlement, SB 176 and SJR 174 on homestead property assessment for flood-mitigation improvements, and SB 1122 on Florida Virtual School procedures. Several substantive bills drew discussion. SB 924, covering fertility preservation services for cancer patients under the state health plan, received supportive comments from members and was reported favorably. SB 1160 expanded health insurance premium coverage for law enforcement officers and their families when catastrophic injury or death occurs in the line of duty or during official training, and it also passed. HB 1662, the Department of Transportation package, established or revised programs involving the Florida Transportation Academy, transportation research, rural transit, airport and seaport accountability, advanced air mobility, landscaping, and HOV lane changes; it was amended after testimony from the Florida Airports Council about landing-fee language and questions from members about AAM and HOV lane implementation, then reported favorably. The committee also heard and approved SB 600, which codifies a statewide manufacturing office and creates a Florida manufacturing promotional campaign and grant framework, and SB 602, the fee bill tied to that campaign. That pair prompted the most extensive debate, with members asking about grant structure, eligibility, oversight, and whether the program could become a “slush fund”; the sponsor and Florida Makes said the program is aimed at small manufacturers, would be subject to rulemaking, and is intended to support training and modernization. SB 602 passed on a mostly party-line vote with Senator Pizzo voting no. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned without further business.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, April 30, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They've proven themselves to be partisan actors and they don't make any bones about that. Fine.
  • They've proven themselves to be partisan actors and they don't make any bones about that. Fine.
  • They've proven themselves to be partisan actors and they don't make any bones about that. Fine.
  • They've proven themselves to be partisan actors and they don't make any bones about that. Fine.
  • Proven themselves to be partisan actors, and they don't make any bones about that. Fine.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Transcript Highlights:
  • limits for a horse that hasn't really developed a proper fusion of the epiphyses at the end of the long bones
  • Their bones aren't fused yet. They end up with stress fractures. They end up with pulled tendons.
  • You see their bones falling out of them in the horse racing tracks. ...and roughly about a thousand a
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a hearing on a range of gaming, racing, horse protection, problem gambling, and lottery bills. A major focus was H. 356 and related horse-racing legislation, which drew strong support from residents and animal-welfare advocates who argued that proposed racetrack and simulcast developments should require upfront traffic, environmental, public health, and economic studies, plus stronger local approval and transparency. They said past proposals in several communities had lacked adequate information and had imposed costs on towns. Opponents, including the New England Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, argued that the bills would harm racing, breeding, farms, and related jobs, and said horse racing is already heavily regulated and that claims about slaughter and safety were overstated. Several speakers also supported S. 280, which would protect horses and phase out or restrict horse racing, citing animal cruelty, injuries, and deaths. The committee also heard extensive testimony on SB 235 and HB 332 to authorize regulated online casino gaming (iGaming). DraftKings, FanDuel, IDEA, and the Sports Betting Alliance supported the bills, saying iGaming is already occurring illegally in Massachusetts and should be brought into a regulated, taxed market with age verification, responsible gaming tools, and consumer protections. They projected substantial annual tax revenue and argued legal iGaming would not cannibalize brick-and-mortar casinos, instead creating a “rising tide” effect. Opponents, including Local 26, the National Association Against iGaming, and problem-gambling advocates, warned of job losses, casino cannibalization, increased addiction, and greater harm to vulnerable players, citing experiences in other states and rising helpline calls. The committee asked for follow-up information on revenue and market-size estimates. Later, Rep. Scanlon testified in support of S. 240 and S. 241, which would standardize gambling disclaimers and require annual reporting on problem-gambling treatment funded through the Public Health Trust Fund. He said the bills would make it easier for people to find help and improve oversight of treatment programs. Rep. Garcia testified in support of H. 434, which would change the formula for distributing lottery revenues, arguing that gateway and lower-income communities such as Chelsea contribute heavily to lottery sales but receive too little back in local aid. After hearing additional testimony and reading into the record bills that received no testimony, the committee recessed briefly, then closed the hearing by motion and vote.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House/Senate Press Conference 5/14/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • ribeye<00:16:10.360> or<00:16:10.840> a Often times, if we want a ribeye or a T-bone
  • meat raffle and grill up something they're very proud of, which would be a couple of ribeyes or T-bones
  • Right now, they're taking a T-bone and having to split it with their wife or husband, so we want to get
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The meeting was a press event and advocacy push for HF 4090 and SF 4515, bills that would modernize Minnesota’s charitable meat raffle rules. Speakers, including Amanda Jackson of Allied Charities, Rep. Jim Nash, Sen. Judy Seeberger, and Sen. Zach Duckworth, argued that the current ticket and prize limits are decades old and no longer reflect inflation or current meat prices. They said raising the ticket cap to $5 and the prize limit to $200 would help charitable organizations keep raffles attractive and financially viable without expanding gambling overall. Testimony from representatives of the American Legion and a youth wrestling club emphasized that meat raffles help fund veterans’ programs, youth sports, scholarships, travel costs, and other local needs. Speakers also said the events support bars, restaurants, and local meat markets, and that the money stays in the community. Several lawmakers described the proposal as bipartisan and noncontroversial, while also criticizing efforts to tie it to other legislative disputes. One speaker said the Senate had just taken a procedural step to bring the bill directly to the floor, and another said the conference committee report had failed but could still be revived. The event concluded with a mock meat raffle demonstration and a call for a clean vote on the legislation. No formal committee vote on the bill was taken during the transcript, but the speakers said the measure remained alive procedurally and positioned for further action in the Senate and House.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • So they come in with broken bones, dislocated shoulders, you know, that sort of thing.
  • They come in with broken bones, dislocated shoulders, and there is this sick underground world of individuals
Bills: SJR36, SB2, SR9, SR10, SR16
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Jan 26th, 2026

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • He has been through about 25 rounds of chemo, three of them high-dose chemo, a bone marrow transplant
  • He's permanently immunocompromised, and he still has a high-dose chemo, a bone marrow transplant, pelvic
  • He was fully vaccinated, but due to his bone marrow transplant that nullified everything that he had
  • getting chemotherapy, long courses of corticosteroids, certain types of immunotherapies, stem cell or bone
Bills: S1082, S1168, S1756, S1156, S1480
Summary: The committee took up several health-related bills. SB 1082, on a statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, was presented as a way to let providers and insurers use the federal independent dispute resolution process for emergency out-of-network claims under state-regulated commercial plans. A late-filed amendment clarified when providers and health plans could access the state program, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 1168, which would centralize background screening clearinghouse functions at the Agency for Health Care Administration, also passed as amended after an amendment requiring sealed and expunged records to be included in screenings for qualified entities. Supporters said centralization would improve turnaround times, reduce duplication, and save costs; the sponsor said the bill also addresses coaches’ background screening language from last session. The committee then approved SB 1156, which moves ambulatory surgery center regulation out of the hospital-focused chapter of law into a standalone section, and SB 1480, as amended by a strike-all, which would grandfather certain temporary certificate holders practicing in areas of critical need if federal designation changes affect those areas. Testimony on SB 1480 emphasized continuity of care for patients in underserved communities, and the bill was reported favorably. The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would require state-approved educational materials on childhood vaccines, require practitioners to provide those materials and alternative schedules before vaccination, expand school immunization exemptions to include conscience-based objections, clarify that the Surgeon General cannot order vaccination during a public health emergency, and authorize pharmacists to provide ivermectin behind the counter without a prescription with written information and safeguards. The sponsor argued the bill strengthens parental choice and informed consent. Committee members raised concerns about vaccine-preventable disease risks, immunocompromised children, school outbreaks, and the impact of adding a new exemption. A Department of Health representative said the department would need to provide details on the history of exemption consultations and noted that removing the earlier consultation requirement had not been shown to increase outbreaks. The committee adopted a friendly amendment to give physicians the same liability protection as pharmacists for ivermectin dispensing, but rejected a substitute amendment that would have required a consultation for exemption requests. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed to the bill, with physicians, pediatric specialists, cancer advocates, parents of immunocompromised children, and public health groups warning that it would lower vaccination rates and endanger vulnerable Floridians. The bill remained pending after testimony, with the committee continuing to hear public comment.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • They like mostly the brain, the spinal cord, and lymphoid tissue—our lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow
  • You could see a deer, you know, next season on there that's skinny and a bag of bones, and it ends up
  • You could see a deer, you know, next season on there that's skinny and a bag of bones, and it ends up
  • You know, next season on there that's skinny and a bag of bones, and it ends up being chronic hemorrhagic
  • and around Jasper, you know, the story... you know, next season on there that's skinny and a bag of bones
Keywords: 965, house, all
Summary: The meeting began with roll call, adoption of the agenda, and approval of the prior minutes. The main presentation was from Julie Grenwald of Louisiana Hunters for the Hungry, who described the nonprofit’s protein donation programs, including freezer clean-out days, deer and fish processing partnerships, and a paused feral hog donation program that had collected about 3,500 hogs and 137,000 pounds of pork before funding ran short. She said the group has donated roughly 300,000 pounds of protein over two years, works with food banks and local agencies, and is protected under Louisiana’s Good Samaritan Law. Members asked about processor locations, exotic species, signage, sponsorships, and whether the program could expand to other invasive species or mobile drop-off options; Grenwald said expansion is possible if processors and funding are available. The task force then received a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries update from Jonathan Bordelon on chronic wasting disease testing. He reported more than 2,800 samples collected and over 2,300 results returned, with nine positives total: eight in Tensas Parish and one confirmed in Concordia Parish on Richard K. Yancey WMA, which triggered preparation of an emergency declaration and future rulemaking to adjust the control area. He said harvest and sampling remain near record levels, most samples are voluntary, and the agency continues to monitor symptomatic deer reports and public submissions. The final major presentation was from William McKinley of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, who gave a detailed overview of Mississippi’s CWD response. He said Mississippi has 529 detections across 18 counties, with prevalence rising from about one in 500 samples to about one in 80 statewide, and much higher in some counties. He described Mississippi’s surveillance system, targeted tags within three miles of positives, environmental sampling, feeder bans in CWD zones, and research showing contamination at feeders and in scrapes. He also discussed possible multiple strains, including one linked to the Wisconsin whitetail strain and another around Vicksburg/Issaquena, and said the disease appears to be expanding about 3.5 miles per year. Members asked about high-fence enclosures, live deer movement restrictions, baiting and feeding rules, hunter participation, and whether Louisiana should develop similar environmental testing capacity; no votes were taken on these issues, but members discussed possible future legislative or budget action.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It goes to swelling, anemia, bone problems, and then they can no longer urinate.
  • whatever your engine levels change, you know, people happen to not be as good at sports because their bones
  • Mary Bone. Shannon Ayers. Thank you. 1631 1632 1633 That's fine. I have a seat there.
  • We're gonna be looking for make in Benton, Shannon Ayers, Mary Bone, Marcia Strickler, Malakey, Aidan
  • Mary Bone.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Those are the first symptoms it goes to swelling anemia bone problems, and then they can no longer urinate
  • whatever your engine levels change, you know, people happen to not be as good at sports because their bones
  • Mary Bone. Shannon Ayers. Thank you. 2240 2241 2242 That's fine. I have a seat there.
  • We're gonna be looking for make Egan Benton, Shannon Ayers, Mary Bone, Marcia Strickler.
  • Mary Bone.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • One, our granddaughter's friend, has two pins in her hip bones and is still recovering from a serious
  • and Manal, a person half his age chose to push through to run a red light, to make the light, and T-boned
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 03/19/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • The reality is that it will simply help us cut a little less into the bone.
  • us cut a little less into the bone. us cut a little less into the bone.
  • When I say bare bones, we have nothing. No art, no gym, no CTE, nothing.
  • When I say bare ago and are bare bones.
  • No art, no gym, bones, we have nothing.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all