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• and farming and use system for hunting and farming and two<00:53:39.000> ski<00:53:39.319>
• Now let me be clear about this: there is nothing illegal about this; it's just a loophole. to RSA 795
• <03:37:16.439> about illegal about illegal about this<03:37:19.319> it's<03:37:19.560><
• It's not like I said it's nothing illegal; it's just a loophole that's that needs to be closed up to
• It's not like I said it's nothing illegal; it's just a loophole that's that needs to be closed up to

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Wayne Hunt, I know you all know Mr.
• Wayne Hunt, who we call the godfather of the act development board and rightly so, but um his passion
• Wayne Hunt, I know loans. You see Mr.
• Wayne Hunt, I know you<00:05:20.160> all<00:05:20.320> know<00:05:20.479> Mr.
• who<00:05:21.759> we you all know Mr. for Wayne Hunt, who we you all know Mr. for Wayne Hunt

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:18 KOAP Report 00:58 Approval of Minutes 53:58, 958, all

Summary: The Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight Committee met on June 11 but did not have a quorum, so it could not approve the prior minutes. The committee then received a compliance and program update from Brandon Reed and Bill McClowski of the agricultural development board, who said the office is fully staffed, has digitized most records, and has added a Facebook page to share board actions, projects, and compliance work. They also reported that the board and finance corporation continue to operate with strong county-council participation and that the office had completed numerous site visits, program reviews, and project closeouts over the reporting period. The presenters reviewed monthly funding actions from December through May, including board approvals ranging from hundreds of thousands to several million dollars, with a December finance meeting delayed by a snowstorm. They highlighted that the Kentucky Agriculture Finance Corporation now has 57 loans generating more than $2 million per month in payments, and that the revolving loan program has grown to support more than $24 million annually in repayments available for relending. They also noted that 75% of the portfolio is in beginning farmer loans and that the office had recently surpassed 1,000 active loans. Several projects were discussed in detail. These included a grain facility in Callaway County supporting organic corn production for expanding egg-layer operations, a Union County cattle business expansion, a West Liberty Veterinary Clinic project to build a working cattle facility, a Grayson County farmers market project, a Casey County veterinary services project, and a packing warehouse for the Kanye family to support specialty crops. The presenters emphasized that county and state tobacco settlement funds are often combined, sometimes with participation loans, to leverage local investment. They also stressed the importance of supporting greenhouses, farmers markets, specialty crops, and large-animal veterinary services as key agricultural priorities. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the lack of quorum and the informational presentations.

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• high-quality wildlife habitat within the Roseau Lake Wildlife Management Area, and improve public hunting
• enhance high quality wildlife habitat within rose, a lake wildlife management area and improve public hunting
• I want to continue to utilize my family's land, which has been prone to frequent flooding, for ag hunting
• I want to continue to utilize my family's land, which has been prone to frequent flooding for egg hunting

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• Assembly Members De Silva, Dahlia, DeLong, Flanagan, Hansen, Hardy, Hunt, Koenig, Leroux Hatch.
• Hunt, Koenig, Leroux Hatch, Mosca, Orentlicher, Chair Torres-Fossett. Thank you, Mr. Lindley.

Keywords: 909, all

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• When the U.S. withdrew from Southeast Asia, communist forces relentlessly hunted us down because of our
• Asia, communist force relentlessly Asia, communist force relentlessly hunted<00:10:39.040> us<
• us down because our loyalty to hunted us down because our loyalty to America.
• the last thing, the angling and hunting the last thing, the angling and hunting licenses.<00:40:
• We offer veterans and spouses retreats, PTSD, wellness and socialization, a turkey hunt, female veteran

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Resolutions filed by Representative Hunt of Boston and other members of the House.
• Resolutions filed by Representative Hunt of Boston and other members of the House, congratulating the

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first adopted a series of resolutions, including memorial square dedications in Stoneham, congratulations to IBEW Local 103 on its 125th anniversary, and a commendation recognizing Massachusetts School Administrators Association in honor of National Principals Month. It also adopted orders extending committee reporting deadlines for several Public Health and Public Safety and Homeland Security matters, and concurred in a joint rule suspension to allow consideration of a sick leave bank petition for a Chief Medical Examiner’s Office employee. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then placed several bills on the calendar, and the House suspended Rule 7A to take them up. Those bills included measures on firefighter employment and retirement in Quincy, Bedford, and Lancaster; designation of Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties; a bill on obstructed views while driving; a disability pension for Lieutenant Deputy Sheriff Brian McPherson; and a cemetery matter in Norton. All were advanced to third reading. The House also considered and adopted amendments to charter bills for Cambridge and Medford, and later concurred in a Senate amendment to the Somerville charter bill. On final action, the House passed to be enacted the Cambridge, Medford, and Somerville charter bills. It also enacted sick leave bank legislation for Gregory Baker of the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office and Akita Jandara Patel of the Department of Corrections. Additional third-reading bills, including the Acton Memorial Library bill, an Air Library bill, and the John C. Murphy sick leave bank bill, were passed to be engrossed. The session included a moment of silence for the September 11 attacks and a special adjournment in memory of former Representative Robert F. Donovan before adjourning to meet again Monday at 11 a.m. in informal session.

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• And so the hunt for that issue began, and she wanted to find out where Gracie's...
• The hunt for that issue began, and she wanted to find out where Gracie's heart was, what happened to
• And so the hunt for that issue began, and she wanted to find out where Gracie's heart was, what happened

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• House Bill 3145 is basically just a language cleanup bill for commercial hunt areas.
• Just curious, if I own my own property and I hunt a feral pig, am I going to have to get a tag for that
• Though, this is just for commercial hunt areas. That's it. No more questions.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• Assembly Bill 220, introduced by Assembly Member Hunt, authorizes the issuance of identification cards
• Assembly Bill 220, introduced by Assembly Member Hunt, authorizes the issuance of identification cards
• Assembly Bill 386, introduced by Assembly Members Golden and Hunt, revises provisions relating to assessments

Keywords: 909, all

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• These are all for the bill, but not wishing to testify, and Ray Hunt, police officers union out of Houston
• Municipal Police; Scott Rubin, Texas Police Chiefs Association; Lauren Locata Clet and Orion, AAA; and Ray Hunt
• Scott Rubin, Texas Police Chiefs Association, Lauren Locata Clet and Orion, AAA and Ray Hunt.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation heard a series of memorial and honorary designation bills, including SB 876 naming the Crescent Bypass the Bob Cornett Parkway, HB 2523 renaming part of State Highway 48 for Deputy Constable Ruben Garcia, HB 2457 naming a portion of US 287 the Molly Mullins Mile, HB 2763 naming a TxDOT facility for Eduardo Eddie Garcia Jr., HB 3135 creating specialty license plates for retired firefighters, HB 2415 naming part of FM 969 for Senior Police Officer Louis Andy Taylor, HB 2143 naming part of FM 1097 for Army Specialist Joey Lynn, HB 767 naming part of SH 249 for Colonel Paul P. Mendez, HB 2198 naming part of Highway 34 for Officer Jacob Candenosa, SB 1230 naming part of FM 10 for Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson, SB 2515 naming part of Loop 323 for fire chief Jimmy Wayne Seaton, SB 2688 naming part of US 281 for the McIlroy family, and SB 2790 naming part of US 67 for Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. Most of these bills were presented by senators on behalf of House authors and were supported by family members, local officials, or law enforcement groups, with testimony emphasizing public service, sacrifice, and roadway safety. The committee also heard SB 2799, which would create new criminal penalties for reckless driving that causes bodily injury or serious bodily injury; the sponsor and a Montgomery County prosecutor said the bill would fill a gap between misdemeanor reckless driving and aggravated assault and give prosecutors more proportional charging options. A separate policy bill, HB 1672, was described as removing an administrative delay in DPS motor carrier enforcement, and HB 3012 would eliminate a $3 administration fee for driving courses. After public testimony, the committee voted to report each listed bill favorably to the full Senate, generally by a 6-0 roll call, and recommended them for the local and uncontested calendar; all bills were left pending until the final vote, then reported out and the committee recessed.

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• Thank you very much, Chairman Hunt, members of the committee.
• And the retailers were purchasing from the illegal wholesalers.
• illegal vape products. illegal vape products.
• was buying it from illegal wholesalers. was buying it from illegal wholesalers.
• So how do we really know when it comes to this illegal wholesale stuff coming into the state?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• hand to go after fraud, abuse, overpayment, and neglect, including wrongful payments for services to illegal
• well, the legislature wasn't clear enough about what they meant about providing Medicaid services to illegal
• provides a permanent exemption for certain liquefied petroleum tanks and a sales tax holiday for certain hunting
• industry, where Chinese elites and billionaires are going outside of China, where domestic surrogacy is illegal

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.

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• Assembly members: Dahlia, Edgeworth, here; Gonzales, Goulding, Gray, Haythin, Hibbitts, Hunt, Jackson
• Motion by Vice Chair Wynn, second by Assembly Member Hunt. Is there any discussion on this motion?

Keywords: 909, all

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• I allow hunting on my property, and I often find cigarettes there. This is not just about a house.
• I allow hunting on my property, and I often find cigarettes there. This is not just about a house.
• I allow hunting on my property, and I often find cigarettes there. This is not just about a house.
• I allow hunting on my property, and I often find cigarettes there. This is not just about a house.
• someone was illegally parked on a<02:28:24.160> side<02:28:24.479> street<02:28:25.359

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It also has outstanding public recreation benefits and waterfowl hunting, so we provide all that, and
• I've always wanted to deer hunt the forbidden zone, but just because it's the forbidden zone.
• My client did not illegally drill any wells.
• So there was no unpermitted test hole drilled, nothing illegal, no penalties.
• If you want to make that illegal and make it an automatic conflict of interest, go ahead.

Summary: The committee held a hearing on high-capacity groundwater wells proposed in Anderson, Henderson, and Houston counties, with members framing the issue as one of local water supply, fairness, and the need to modernize groundwater law while protecting private property rights. Opening remarks focused on the scale of the proposed Redtown Ranch and Pine Bliss projects, the potential export of tens of thousands of acre-feet of groundwater annually, and concerns that the applications lacked sufficient technical detail and could harm nearby landowners, cities, agriculture, and manufacturing. Members also noted the broader context of the recent flooding tragedy in central Texas and the Legislature’s intent to address water-related loss of life in the upcoming special session. Witnesses from the Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts and the Texas Water Development Board explained the current groundwater management framework. They described groundwater conservation districts as the state’s preferred management method, the role of groundwater management areas and desired future conditions, and how the Water Development Board uses those conditions to calculate modeled available groundwater. They emphasized that districts rely on local data, monitoring wells, and planning processes, but that information is often more limited in areas without a district, where the rule of capture applies. Members pressed witnesses on recharge rates, export permits, subsidence, the effect of pumping on nearby wells, the age and real-time availability of model data, and whether the proposed project would exceed modeled available groundwater in some counties. TCEQ explained its limited oversight role over groundwater conservation districts, including inquiries, compliance actions, and, in extreme cases, dissolution authority. Water Development Board staff also outlined funding programs, saying the New Water Supply for Texas Fund is limited to projects such as brackish desalination, reuse, ASR, and other new-supply projects, and does not fund fresh groundwater exports alone. They said the project at issue had not applied for board funding. A water lawyer then testified on the rule of capture, ownership in place, and district regulation, arguing that districts must use permitting and other tools to manage production within modeled available groundwater and that the Legislature could consider additional authority over groundwater exports under current law.

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• My name is Stan Hunt, the House Chair, joined by the Senate Chair, Senator John Keenan, introducing members
• Chair Keenan and Chair Hunt, Ranking Member Frost, and distinguished committee members, thank you for

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Committee on Election Laws held a hearing with House and Senate chairs and several members participating in person and online. The main bill discussed was House Bill 5086, the Electoral Count Reform/Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors Act, which would require presidential electors in Massachusetts to sign a faithfulness pledge, automatically replace any elector who casts a vote contrary to the state’s popular vote, and update state procedures to meet federal Electoral Count Act deadlines and paperwork requirements. Testimony in support came from Public Citizen, the Uniform Law Commission, and Protect Democracy United. Witnesses argued the bill would protect against coercion, threats, and “faithless electors,” and said it would help ensure Massachusetts’ electoral votes reflect voters’ choices and cannot be rejected on technical grounds. One witness noted the bill is already enacted in many states and has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, and several organizations endorsed the model approach. Members asked about how the bill would interact with Massachusetts’ participation in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The witness said the bill is compatible with the compact and suggested a minor clarifying amendment to avoid any implication that the state is stepping away from it. After testimony and questions, the chair noted that testimony had also been received on the other two bills from Representative Breguire, the governor’s office, and Representative Hogan, and the committee then adjourned without taking a vote in the hearing.

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• Assembly members Carter, DeLong, De Silva, here; Edgeworth, Flanagan, Gallant, Goulding, Hunt, here;
• Assembly members Carter, Gallant, Goulding, Gerth, Hunt, here; Jackson, Keras, Kasama, Kassama, Wynne

Bills: SB156, SB467

Keywords: gun violence, firearm safety, special counsel, data collection, community initiatives, grants, Attorney General, public safety, suicide prevention, cybersecurity, information security, state agency, data protection, confidentiality, 909, all

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• spoke and also those who didn't, we're going to go to the committee for any questions from Senator Hunt
• I know my husband's gonna want to put the elk license plate on his hunting jeep, assuming he can afford

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• Macarios and then Griffith, Hunt, and Massik.
• <00:26:16.240> and Macarios and then Griffith Hunt and Macarios and then Griffith Hunt and
• Let's go to Bill Griffith, Greg Hunt, and Holly Massik. Mr.
• Hunt. Greg Hunt, economic development manager for the city of St.
• Not about Ethan Hunt or anything. No, no. I think we covered that pretty well.

Bills: HF2048, HF2360, HF2006, HF950, HF912, HF3140, HF2931

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

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• Kasha Hunt with Political Solutions, here on behalf of the American Academy...
• Kasha Hunt with Political Solutions, here on behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics, in support
• Kasha Hunt, with Political Solutions, on behalf of the California Dermatologists.
• Kasha Hunt with Political Solutions on behalf of the California Children's Specialty Care Coalition in
• Kasha Hunt with Political Solutions here on behalf of March of Dimes in support. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 331 by Sen. Menjivar, which would require large-group health plans to cover hearing aids for children. The author and supporters described the bill as a long-running effort to address a developmental emergency and reduce out-of-pocket costs for families, while opponents were absent. Testimony from parents, advocates, medical experts, and organizations emphasized the importance of early access to hearing aids; committee members voiced strong support, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, with several members requesting to be added as coauthors. The committee then heard SB 608, also by Sen. Menjivar, to expand access to condoms in school-based health centers and related settings and to prevent barriers such as ID checks. Supporters, including students and school health advocates, argued the bill would improve sexual health and reduce stigma, while opponents from family and faith groups argued it would undermine parental authority and normalize early sexual activity. The bill was supported by committee members and moved forward on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Next, SB 971 by Sen. Choi proposed community-based healthy aging partnerships for older adults, with testimony from the California Senior Legislature and supporters from aging and dementia organizations. The measure was described as voluntary and focused on connection, independence, and local collaboration; there was no opposition, and the committee moved it on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 869 by Sen. Weber Pierson, which would require warning icons and statements on chain restaurant menus for beverages with very high added sugar content. Supporters framed it as a transparency and public health measure, while restaurant and beverage industry representatives opposed it unless amended, citing cost and menu-space concerns; the bill was nevertheless moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations after a roll call vote, with some members voting no and the measure placed on call. The committee also considered SB 950 by Sen. Weber Pierson, aimed at ensuring timely coverage of FDA-approved, medically necessary treatments for early-onset Alzheimer’s disease on commercial plans. Supporters, including the Alzheimer’s Association and a patient advocate, said the bill would reduce delays and barriers to care, while health plan representatives opposed it over step therapy and utilization-management concerns. Members discussed the limited treatment window and the need for early access, and the bill was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. In addition, SB 490 by Sen. Umberg would set timelines for DHCS investigations of unlicensed sober living homes and allow counties to assist if the department cannot act in time; supporters from Anaheim and a patient-brokering survivor described serious abuse and oversight gaps, while county behavioral health representatives opposed the county role as an unfunded and potentially liability-creating burden. After discussion, the bill was also moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1037 by Sen. Weber Pierson on health insurance affordability and rate review, with supporters arguing it would tie premium increases more closely to affordability targets and public reporting; the transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on that measure.