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• Studies are showing breakthrough contaminants in areas of ongoing concern. No scientist from NMSU.
• The FIR cites a 2025 study by the consortium concluding that, quote, comprehensive studies assessing
• I have a master's in environmental studies.
• We've heard that there are three new studies, all done by the same researchers.
• They're not doing the types of studies that folks like Zach and his team, Dr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• House Memorial 2 simply asks that we conduct a study by the Legislative Education Study Committee on
• Some studies have said nationally that it's an hour.
• The study is urgently needed to ensure instructional decisions are driven by evidence, not by trends,
• I would strongly urge the committee to look at this study.
• I know this study is geared towards elementary school classrooms.

Bills: SB194, SB200, SB203, SB204, SJR3

Keywords: appropriation, higher education, sports facilities, community college, Luna Community College, KANW, educational radio, rural news, public education, funding, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, cultural heritage, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University

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• Um, and at that time, if I recall, the study spaces were not that large.
• All of our study spaces, there's like maybe five dedicated study rooms in our current library.
• All of our study spaces, there's like maybe five dedicated study rooms in our current library.
• <00:37:02.400> spaces, a Zoom call. all of our study spaces, a Zoom call. all of our study
• there's like maybe five dedicated study there's like maybe five dedicated study rooms<00:37:06.400

Bills: HF4266

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• > insurance<00:07:29.240> covers Studies show that when insurance covers Studies show that
• Thank you. other countries that have studied this other countries that have studied this as<00:23:13.240
• There are so many causes for infertility, and that is what I study every day.
• <00:26:50.280> every um and that is is what I study every um and that is is what I study every
• That's what I studied in in school day.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard House File 4609, the Minnesota Building Families Act, and laid it over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill. The bill would require insurance coverage for infertility diagnosis and treatment, including IVF-related care, and the author emphasized that it would not change Minnesota’s current surrogacy laws. She also noted the bill already contains a religious exemption and clarified that it had been referred through commerce but came to health first because of reviser delays. Supporters testified that infertility is common and financially devastating, describing personal experiences with miscarriages, cancer-related fertility loss, and large out-of-pocket costs such as second mortgages, retirement withdrawals, and fundraising. A physician testified that infertility is a disease, that delays in care can worsen outcomes, and that insurance coverage can improve health outcomes and reduce multiple births and costs. Supporters also argued that fertility coverage is already offered by some large employers and in other states without major premium increases. Opponents, including representatives of the Minnesota Catholic Conference and Minnesota Family Council, argued the bill would subsidize IVF and potentially surrogacy, which they said raises ethical concerns about embryos, commodification, and exploitation of women. They urged the committee to vote no and instead support restorative reproductive medicine or other approaches that address underlying causes of infertility. In member discussion, some legislators expressed sympathy for families affected by infertility and miscarriage but raised concerns about insurance costs, success rates, and the need for guardrails; others noted adoption as another way families are built. No vote was taken beyond laying the bill over.

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• :05:25.199> a<00:05:25.319> recent<00:05:25.560> feasibility<00:05:26.080> study
• <00:05:26.360> found that a recent feasibility study found that a recent feasibility study
• The study was completed at the end of last year.
• But that study suggested that a hotel facility...
• So it was really reassuring to see that the market study suggests that there's real opportunity here.

Keywords: This meeting will take place upon Recess of the Senate Chambers. There is not an exact time for this meeting therefore a placeholder time for the live stream has been set for 1:00PM est. Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:17 HB 114 Discussion 00:38 HB 114 Vote 01:56 HB 808 Discussion 02:24 HB 808 Vote 06:30, 958, all

Summary: The Standing Committee on Economic Development, Labor, and Tourism met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 114, sponsored by Representative Truett. He explained that the bill clarifies the recreational use statute by expressly adding rock climbing, bouldering, and rappelling, removing liability for landowners who give permission for those activities on their property. After no questions, the committee voted unanimously in favor and reported the bill to the floor with a favorable expression. The committee then took up House Bill 808, sponsored by Representative Ken Upchurch, which would establish the Burnside Island Development Authority to promote recreation and tourism at General Burnside Island State Park in Pulaski County. Testimony described the authority as a public-private partnership entity that could develop lodging, restaurant, and recreational facilities, with potential for significant tourism and economic development. Members asked about expected economic impact and how revenues would be used; witnesses said direct fees would go back to the authority for the bill’s purposes, and referenced a feasibility study suggesting substantial private investment and indirect tax benefits. Several senators expressed support but also raised questions about whether the proposal had been fully reviewed by Appropriations and Revenue and about the governor’s potential response. The committee ultimately voted to report House Bill 808 favorably to the floor, with Senator Boswell requesting his vote be recorded. The meeting then moved toward adjournment.

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• If you look at it, study after study shows that diversity.
• We offer courses to our Texas high school students in African American studies and Mexican American studies
• So this session marks the third. time that I file my, now we call it social studies bill, to ensure that
• all Texas high school students have access to. to Mexican-American studies and African-American studies
• But we know that these studies make sure that kids.

Keywords: education, curriculum, HB178, diverse history, equity, testimony, higher education crisis, representation

Summary: The meeting was characterized by impactful discussions focused primarily on education and the representation of diverse histories in Texas's curriculum. Notably, Representative Christina Morales advocated for HB178, a bill aimed at ensuring that all Texas high school students have access to Mexican-American and African-American studies as part of their graduation requirements, moving from elective-only status. This bill garnered support from both sides of the aisle, highlighting a cooperative effort to improve educational equity in Texas. Several representatives shared personal stories reflecting on the importance of inclusive education, showcasing the bill's far-reaching implications for students' sense of identity and history.

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• Conservation Commission on derelict vessels enforcement challenges and the long-term vessel storage study
• Not all of the 450 areas were located in the primary focus of the other counties in the study.
• In the case in Monroe County, the study found that as much as 77% of the vessels that were removed in
• The focus of the study was to determine the impact of long-term storm does a long-term stored vessels
• The study also found the there was a portion of that wrist vessel citations that were left unpaid or

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• for very long-term studies as well.
• long-term studies as well.
• establishing a commission to study establishing a commission to study transitioning<01:34:20.960
• subject needs needs more study. subject needs needs more study.
• chair of a study committee to to study chair of a study committee to to study this<03:30:12.560>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:12:06.160> as um weight raver waiver rate study as um weight raver waiver rate study as
• This is a study related to modifying MIn choices.
• This is a Senate-only position that funds a substance use disorder treatment staff study.
• Um, this is a one-time staff study.
• lensure and disability waiver rate study lensure and disability waiver rate study as<00:54:37.920

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• And then as you look at Section 2... ...and then as you look at Section 2, adding language to the study
• around the thresholds for conducting EAs as part of the study.
• we just added, basically you added after we go through the interim, they're still going to do the study
• is done, they can... ...the end of the day and after the assessments and the study is done, they can
• So in a nutshell, it just lets us go do the study and go forward with that threshold in place, if that

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The conference committee on House Bill 1218 met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, which concerns environmental assessment requirements and cost-share analysis for drainage projects. Members discussed revised language that would keep the existing $1 million threshold in place for assessment drain projects, maintain the moratorium on environmental assessments for those projects, and add study language to examine thresholds for when environmental assessments should be required. The House side explained that the goal was to prevent the threshold from being lowered again, while also allowing the interim study to gather more data on agricultural benefit valuation and cost-benefit analysis. Senator Engett asked why additional study time was needed if more than 50 environmental assessments had already been completed. In response, members explained that the current tool has gaps in how agricultural land benefits are valued, which can affect cost-share calculations, and that the study period would help improve the analysis. They also noted that the bill would not affect municipal water supply or flood control projects, with the main issue being assessment drains in agricultural land. No votes were taken. The committee agreed the revised language should be put into proper legislative form, and the chair indicated the committee could reconvene later that morning, possibly at 11:00 a.m., before adjourning the meeting.

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• Along with studying political science and philosophy of law at FSU, he has also spent time studying abroad
• So do we have an impact study?
• Senator Martin: I haven't seen something called an impact study, but there were studies that were done
• study.
• Senator, there was a study done going back to what Senator Berman asked you about the feasibility study

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348. The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0). The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.

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• Next week in Alabama, we will release a top-quality, peer-reviewed study.
• Next week in Alabama, we will release a top-quality, peer-reviewed study that proves fortification works
• We commissioned the study. The university research center conducted the study.
• The study used claims data south of I-10 in the aftermath of Hurricane Sally, a Category 2 storm that
• The study will also look at underwriting factors such as resident populations and sources of income to

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met to consider several bills focused on California’s insurance market, wildfire resilience, and consumer protections. AB 888, the California Safe Homes Act, was heard first. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Alabama Insurance Commissioner Mark Fowler testified in support, describing state grant programs that help homeowners harden roofs and create defensible space, with the goal of reducing losses and improving insurance affordability and availability. Supporters from the insurance industry, local government, and the Rebuild Paradise Foundation also backed the bill, and committee members emphasized the need for more incentives for mitigation. The bill passed the committee on a do pass motion and was sent to Appropriations. AB 290, by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, would require the FAIR Plan to offer automatic payments and address non-renewal grace-period issues. The author described her own experience being forced onto the FAIR Plan and facing a large premium increase, while Consumer Federation of California called the bill common-sense consumer protection. The FAIR Plan opposed unless amended, saying it was already handling major wildfire claims and other operational demands and requested more time and changes to the non-renewal grace-period language. Members across the committee supported the bill as a needed modernization measure, and it passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 1339, by Assemblymember Gonzalez, would direct the Department of Insurance to study insurance availability and pricing for affordable housing providers and report policy recommendations. Supporters from affordable housing organizations said rising premiums were forcing providers to cut services, defer maintenance, and use reserves, threatening housing stability for low-income residents. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. AB 646, by Assemblymember Wallace, also passed to Appropriations; it concerns disclosure related to motor vehicle protection products and catalytic converter theft deterrence, with support from auto dealers and industry groups. The committee also approved AB 1531 on consent. Members later added on to the record in support of the bills, and the hearing concluded without recorded opposition votes on the measures that advanced.

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• Members, immediately upon adjournment from the House floor, we have our Wednesday Bible study. study,
• which will be at the Capitol Commission House Bible Study, room 3W9 just above us. in the back hall,
• Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, HB 1593 by Compost relating to the Advisory Committees to Study
• 1631 by Gomez relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study
• HB 1639 by Patterson relating to the study of increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters.

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• So nursing, social work, addiction studies—we have the only bachelor's degree in addiction studies in
• Now the study itself was done at a level of not just C-level staff.
• There have been a number of studies.
• So a couple of studies I wanted to share with you.
• My kids have never had a study hall. They don't know what a study hall is.

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• >> Okay, the motion is interum study. All >> Okay, the motion is interum study.
• study and I'll second that. study and I'll second that. Further<00:16:47.120> comments.
• interim study? interim study?
• interim study say I. interim study say I.
• >> Have a motion room study. Do I have a >> Have a motion room study.

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• Though most of my time in university, I studied engineering.
• I have a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies, which includes psychology and education.
• To study that, we worked in partnership with the Legislative Finance Committee, the Public Education
• So, it's a memorial asking us to study that.
• The fifth item we have is Senate Bill 102, to study a universal basic income.

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• So I’ll be studying that. But I think what the point is, Mr.
• Has there been a study on our larger volume Water loss.
• Is it anything like that been studied specifically?
• the study before we can get to the zone designation.
• Those are the ones that we still haven't done a study for, and so we have to do the study before we can

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• <01:15:52.160> can afford to do the reserve study can afford to do the reserve study can actually
• , The department is conducting the study, The department is conducting the study, and<01:16:14.280
• <01:16:36.000> if you have an efficient and true study if you have an efficient and true study
• Well, aren't they mandated to do a reserve study? It's not about the study.
• Program Feasibility Study. Program Feasibility Study.

Keywords: House streaming session for Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum and then moved through messages from the Senate, introducing several Senate bills and referring them to committees. It then took up multiple third-reading calendars and considered a large number of bills across public health, criminal law, education, estates and trusts, social services, and state government. Most bills passed with broad margins, including measures on fiduciary attorney-client privilege, food labeling and prohibited ingredients, human trafficking awareness training, pharmacy prescriber-pharmacist agreements, provisional social work licensure, structural racism training funding sources, youth delinquency prevention funding, menstrual hygiene product labeling, school resource officer sexual activity prohibitions, nurse licensure enforcement, physician delegation changes, child support income definitions, AI-related child sexual abuse material, trauma-informed care resources, restrictive housing for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities, open movie captioning, autism and dementia police training, gift card fraud, scholarship eligibility, retention proceeds, graduate scholarship eligibility, intercepted communications penalties, benefits for children in custody, juvenile supervision petitions, institutional debt reporting, contraception access reporting, surgical smoke evacuation systems, tax foreclosure notice requirements, special police officer study, child advocacy center standards, victim notification at charging, human trafficking reporting, drug dispensing cost surveys, school board nominating commission changes, the Henrietta Lacks Commission, ID card photograph requirements, and several others. A few bills drew substantive floor discussion. House Bill 963 on appointment of personal representatives was supported as a way to help families and heirs access assets, including in cross-border situations. House Bill 877 on institutional debt reporting prompted debate over whether the bill was useful and whether it would burden colleges; supporters said it would create needed aggregate data and a data dictionary to better understand debt incurred directly from institutions. House Bill 1076 on over-the-counter contraception access and reporting was clarified as a reporting measure that harmonizes prior reporting requirements and does not use taxpayer funds to purchase contraception, though grants had supported vending machine installation. House Bill 288 on extending a state of emergency for schools was explained as applying to natural disasters, civil disasters, public health emergencies, or specific security threats, with one member expressing concern about state involvement and learning loss from prolonged closures. House Bill 746 on the Medicaid/health insurance collaborative care model was briefly delayed by a computer issue, then passed after a short pause. Several members announced vote changes after the roll calls, including corrections on House Bills 65, 771, 769, 900, 1058, 1076, 1490, 1540, and 1554. Final actions on the floor were overwhelmingly favorable to the bills considered, with only a handful of measures drawing notable negative votes, including House Bills 410, 963, 1042, 1058, 1076, 1152, 1540, and 1554. The House also passed a number of local and policy bills with strong bipartisan support, and no amendments or motions to postpone were recorded in the excerpt.

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• <00:24:05.280> the establishing a committee to study the establishing a committee to study
• So, I'd like to see a study better.
• It needs to be studied rules on this.
• Representative KTO said that all avenues would be looked at in the study committee.
• Representative KTO said that all avenues would be looked at in the study committee.

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Summary: The committee first took up a Senate message on HB 179, relative to hazardous waste accident fees. Members reviewed the Senate amendment, which would cap the daily non-payment penalty at no more than $1,000 per day and limit the cumulative penalty to 25% of the cost, with no additional daily penalty if the responsible party is following an agreed payment plan. Members discussed the change from the committee’s earlier version, which had allowed penalties up to 100% of the damages, and agreed the revised language was reasonable. The committee voted to concur with the Senate amendment and indicated the bill could be placed on consent. The committee then recessed SB 302, requiring background checks for solid waste facility owners, because a late request for an additional change had not yet been fully reviewed. It next voted on SB 229, relative to the sale of uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat. Supporters said the bill would expand retail access to these meats, support New Hampshire farms, and improve food security. Members also noted the Department of Agriculture did not object, that the bill would remove a sunset and keep more workable inspection rules in place, and that the animals involved are largely from closed herds. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 229 and agreed to place it on consent. Finally, the committee considered SB 50, establishing a committee to study the regulation of private animal boarding facilities. Members described disturbing testimony about missing, injured, or dead dogs and the lack of clear oversight, licensing, or even a reliable list of kennels in the state. They discussed possible study topics including licensing, inspection authority, standards, penalties, and protections for both pet owners and boarding operators, including disclosure of medical conditions. The committee voted unanimously to pass SB 50 and also agreed to place it on consent. After the executive sessions, the committee heard a presentation from the New Hampshire Food Alliance on the state’s first food and agriculture strategic plan, introduced by director Nicole Cardwell, with participation from advisory committee members including Rep. Bixby and Commissioner Sean Jasper.

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• Because there's a NEPA study that's been done and approved and in place.
• And then also we got $5 million of that environmental study. There's $2.3 million left there.
• on Highway 2 to Montana, and a study that was included that we could lose funding for.
• So if that’s the case, is South Dakota part of this NEPA study?
• So if that's the case, is South Dakota part of this NEPA study?

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Summary: The committee met to consider Senate Bill 2012, the Department of Transportation budget, with Representative Brandenburg presenting a detailed House amendment package and Speaker Robin Weisz explaining the overall funding strategy. The discussion focused on restructuring transportation funding streams, including moving Prairie Dog money into a flexible transportation fund, adjusting gas tax distributions, increasing the legacy earnings transfer from 7% to 8%, and authorizing a $155 million bond for Highway 85. Members also discussed DOT operations, bridge funding, rest areas, electronic titling, and the use of funds for grants to counties, cities, and townships. A separate provision would let the DOT consider whether local ordinances or policies unreasonably restrict permitted agriculture or energy projects when scoring grant applications, which drew significant debate about local control and whether the language was punitive. Testimony from Brandenburg and Weisz emphasized that the plan was intended to provide more predictable funding, preserve the ability to match federal dollars, and direct money where needs are greatest through a grant process. Weisz said the package was designed to simplify multiple revenue buckets, ensure DOT can meet federal match requirements, and free up money for the general fund while still supporting transportation needs. Several members raised concerns about whether cities, counties, and townships would receive as much as under the prior Prairie Dog structure, whether the bridge allocation was correctly reflected in the bill, and whether the local-policy language would penalize subdivisions that oppose energy projects. Supporters argued the state needed to protect revenue tied to energy development and that local governments would still receive distributions plus additional grant opportunities. The committee adopted the House amendment to SB 2012 by a vote of 19-1-3, then rejected an amendment to remove the local-policy language on a 5-15-3 vote. The committee then passed SB 2012 as amended on a 20-0-3 vote, with Representative Brandenburg designated as the carrier. The chair announced that Senate Bill 2014 would not be taken up at that time and the committee recessed until called back.