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• Members, this bill provides for the construction of accessory dwelling units on residential lots.
• The bill defines ADUs as independent, complete residential units.
• Is it per unit?
• It's a per-unit calculation that's lower than a house, but when you multiply it by all the units in multifamily
• So how much is it per unit?

Bills: HB5489 , HB5695 , HB5699 , SB291 , SB292

Committee: House Land & Resource Management

Keywords: impact fee, moratorium, local government, Texas legislation, infrastructure funding, municipal utility district, eminent domain, bonds, assessments, infrastructure, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Harris County, Municipal Utility District, territory exclusion, debt service taxes, property taxation, condemnation, property acquisition, real property, appraisal reports

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• destroyer will arrive on the 9th, and the I don't know. destroyer will arrive on the 9th, and the United
• Here in Massachusetts, ideas found their backbone in presses and farms and workshops with purpose.
• Hey, did I see a little nurse farms there at the very end of that video? I think so.
• This program is connecting Massachusetts farms with the cafeterias and school communities.
• This program is connecting Massachusetts farms with the cafeterias and school communities.

Summary: The special commission on the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution met without a quorum, but proceeded with updates on upcoming commemoration activities. Co-chairs Representative Sean Garballey and Senator Paul Mark opened the meeting and welcomed Superintendent Armstrong from the National Parks of Boston. The main focus was the approaching slate of major events tied to the Revolution and July 4th, including Bunker Hill observances, Harborfest, Sail Boston, and the Boston Pops Spectacular. Dusty Rhodes gave a detailed overview of Sail Boston, describing the arrival and anchoring of tall ships, the parade of sail, public boarding opportunities, harbor fireworks, and the Sail Boston festival site. He noted the complexity of coordinating ships, pilots, tugboats, and public safety across multiple agencies, and said the event budget is over $5 million. Kate Fox and Sheila Green then reported on Massachusetts 250 programming: strong website and email engagement, merchandise sales, grant-funded exhibits and murals across the state, multicultural outreach, the I Civics “We Declare” student project, the America 250 time capsule contributions, the July 8 national reading of the Declaration of Independence, the flag sojourn, and a new schools-and-farms partnership with state agencies. Jonathan Lane of Revolution 250 updated the commission on Bunker Hill activities, the Gloucester Battle reenactment, Treaty Day in Watertown, and the Declaration of Independence project. He said funding had been secured to reprint the Ezekiel Russell Declaration of Independence for distribution to all 351 cities and towns, with printing underway and hopes to deliver copies by July 4. The commission also discussed creating a Massachusetts-specific time capsule and forming a working group to gather ideas and possible contributions from cities and towns. Members expressed support, offered to help, and the meeting ended with thanks, announcements of an upcoming documentary screening, and a motion to adjourn that passed unanimously.

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• Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• allegiance to the flag Pledge allegiance to the flag of<00:07:09.280><c> the</c><00:07:09.360><c> United
• States of America and to of the United States of America and to the<00:07:12.160><c> republic</c><00
• She was the matriarch of the Lazy Acres Christmas Tree Farm, having begun it in 1980 with her husband
• She was the matriarch of the Lazy Acres Christmas Tree Farm, having begun it in 1980 with her husband

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• Farm Bureau is a federation of New Hampshire's 10 county farm organizations consisting of about 2,500
• farm families and supporters.
• ><c> county</c><03:10:42.720><c> farm</c> New Hampshire's 10 county farm New Hampshire's 10 county farm
• </c> build the housing units we do not have. build the housing units we do not have.
• </c> construction of more residential units. construction of more residential units.

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

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• </c> uh farms. uh farms.
• a farm<00:57:27.320><c> winery.
• It was It was very farm winery.

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• I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
• :42.640><c> America</c><00:01:43.520><c> and</c><00:01:43.840><c> to</c><00:01:44.079><c> the</c> United
• States of America and to the United States of America and to the republic<00:01:44.960><c> for</c><00
• Uh, there's a tractor pull, farm truck pull.
• Uh, there's a tractor pull, farm truck pull.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call establishing a quorum, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The House clerk then informed the Senate that the House had passed House Bills 49 and 470 and requested concurrence. The clerk also read the second-reading calendar, which included Senate Bills 45, 98, 118, 145, 153, 155, 158, and 160, all of which were sent to the Rules Committee. Committee reports placed several bills on the calendar, including SB 69, 56, 72, 57, 172, 9, 141, and 110, with various committee substitutes and title amendments noted. The Rules Committee later posted those bills for the next day’s regular orders, and the Committee on Committees made several referrals, including SB 41 to Appropriations and Revenue; SBs 124 and 152 to Education; SBs 125, 138, 162, and 170 to Judiciary; SJR 90 to Transportation; SBs 47, 104, and 159 to Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection; and Senate Resolutions 85 through 89 to the floor. During floor business, members filed amendments and co-sponsorship requests, including amendments to SB 39 and SB 110 and co-sponsorships for bills such as SB 98, SB 172, SB 63, SB 135, SB 179, and SB 169. Senators also made several announcements and remarks, including notice of upcoming committee meetings, a reception for working families, the National Farm Machinery Show, and concerns about coal, energy affordability, and a constituent’s high utility bill. One senator called up Senate Resolution 82 for the next day, and the chamber adopted Senate Resolution 84, honoring Harriet Thompson of Winchester for her service to the Clark County Republican Women’s Club and the Republican Party. New legislation was introduced, including SB 180 on property valuation, SB 184 on education reporting, SBs 185-187 on branch budget recommendations and branch budget bills, SB 188 on railroad safety, and SCR 96 to reestablish the disaster prevention and resiliency task force. No floor votes were taken on the bills themselves during this meeting beyond the adoption of SR 84. The Senate then recessed for committee meetings, returned, and adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2026.

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• They don't want to insure this type of housing units.
• we can increase the number of units that we need in the state.
• Will the number of units that are needed in the state?
• Will the number of units that are needed in the state?
• My name is Victoria Montoya, and I am an ex-farm worker.

Committee: Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development

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• . >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it
• includes apparel, including a broad selection of footwear, small and large appliances, building supplies, farm
• includes apparel, including a broad selection of footwear, small and large appliances, building supplies, farm
• includes apparel, including a broad selection of footwear, small and large appliances, building supplies, farm
• includes apparel, including a broad selection of footwear, small and large appliances, building supplies, farm

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• Representative, does this just identify structures like on a farm?
• If it was like a farm, would they be using this to identify farm equipment, tractors, trailers, etc.
• SB2018 amends the statute defining residential rental housing as including 20 units or more and excludes

Bills: SB44 , SB134 , SB1378 , SB1400 , SB1403 , SB1832 , SB2018 , SB2143

Committee: House A&B Finance Subcommittee

Keywords: sales tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, contractors, charitable purposes, state law, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, Olympics, funding, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, local businesses, revolving fund, event hosting, sales tax, tax exemption, tax refund, Oklahoma Sales Tax Code

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• , we will show that it also depends on the retaliation that other countries would have toward the United
• I won't go into all of these statistics, but I just want to call out that we have over 32,000 farms in
• A lot of the smaller farms that are selling directly are having to do that.
• The first is small business export assistance, and today we have the managing director of that unit,
• Another unit that we have is called industry sector development.

Committee: House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans

Summary: The committee held a work session focused on the effects of tariffs on Washington’s economy and agriculture. An OFM economist said tariffs are raising prices, reducing output and jobs, and lowering state revenue, with the most affected sectors including aerospace, food and beverage manufacturing, and agriculture. Members asked about newer trade deals, crop-specific impacts, inflation versus some deflationary effects in fuel, and whether the net employment effect was negative; the witness said retaliation by other countries largely eliminates any tariff benefits and that updated analysis would be needed as tariff rates change. Washington Department of Agriculture staff then described how import tariffs raise costs for farm inputs such as equipment, parts, packaging, and fertilizer, while export retaliation has hurt key markets, especially China and, in some sectors, Canada. They said Washington agriculture is highly export-dependent, with major exports including wheat, potatoes, apples, cherries, dairy, and wine, and noted that some growers support tariffs on competing imports because they see them as leveling the playing field. Commerce officials followed with an overview of small business export assistance, financing, business recruitment, and industry-sector support, emphasizing the importance of federal STEP funding, foreign consulting networks, and state efforts to attract investment and help businesses adapt to tariff pressures. The committee then heard a series of emergency management updates. The Military Department described 2025 disaster response, including the denied bomb cyclone disaster declaration, wildfire activity, and concerns that FEMA is shifting more responsibility and cost to states and locals, with possible reductions or restructuring of preparedness, mitigation, and disaster grants. Members discussed the need for a funded state disaster assistance framework, mitigation priorities such as unreinforced masonry and tsunami shelters, and language-access support. A cybersecurity briefing followed, outlining the state’s advisory committee, grant program, and plans for a volunteer cyber incident response team, with concerns about the loss of MS-ISAC funding and the need to preserve state matching funds. Finally, emergency management staff reviewed disaster resilience and tsunami preparedness, saying federal support is becoming less reliable while state programs face budget pressure. They highlighted mitigation grants, outreach, and planning work, including tsunami vertical evacuation structures and coastal evacuation mapping, and said Washington’s tsunami program depends heavily on NOAA and FEMA funding. The session concluded with a detailed update on World Cup and counter-drone planning, including federal security grants, fan zones, base camps, and the need for authority to mitigate unmanned aerial systems; members asked how local jurisdictions would participate and what mitigation tools might be used. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken.

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• That's where these community-scale projects are really going to help get that per-unit cost down.
• That's where these community-scale projects are really going to help get that per-unit cost down.
• That's where these community-scale projects are really going to help get that per-unit cost down.
• I am the chief medical officer for Bridging Care, representing United CCO.
• This center will provide 36 units of immediate housing for individuals and families in need.

Summary: The committee first heard a briefing on the proposed Senate capital budget, Substitute Senate Bill 6003, which would spend about $723 million total using debt-limit bonds, Climate Commitment Act funds, and other cash resources. Staff described major investments in housing and homelessness, human services, local infrastructure, flood response, water conservation and clean energy, K-12 school modernization and seismic work, and higher education projects. Members then took public testimony from a wide range of advocates and project sponsors, most of whom urged the Senate to preserve or increase funding for specific projects in the final budget, including affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, child care facilities, food banks, behavioral health and substance use treatment centers, tribal courthouse relocation, school modernization, community colleges, university projects, floodplain restoration, community forests, and local civic or cultural facilities. Several witnesses also asked the Senate to match or approach House funding levels on items such as the Housing Trust Fund, permanent supportive housing, the Community Forest Program, Floodplains by Design, and CCA-supported clean energy and water projects. The chair noted that amendments to the capital budget were due the next day at noon. The committee then received a briefing on Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251, which would restructure Climate Commitment Act accounts by repealing three existing accounts and replacing them with two new accounts: a CCA operating account and a CCA capital account. Staff explained that the bill would preserve most existing uses while changing revenue distribution formulas, capping Ecology administrative costs, expanding allowable uses for EV-related costs, housing, and carbon capture/sequestration, and changing reporting and tribal consultation provisions. The bill also shifts some reporting from annual to biannual and modifies the thresholds for tribal-supported and overburdened-community investments. The fiscal note was described as relatively small, with the main impact being the revised revenue allocation structure. Public testimony on the CCA bill was mixed. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, said the restructuring better aligns spending with the intent of the CCA and could improve investments for tribes and overburdened communities. Critics, including the Washington Policy Center, argued the bill still lacks strong requirements to ensure CCA spending is effective and objected to reducing the frequency of the state’s climate-spending report. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• I grew up on a four-generation family farm north of Joplin, Missouri, and just always had a love for
• And a lot of these warrior transition unit hospitals would have guys who were injured... ...transition
• unit hospitals would have guys who were injured, gals that were injured, and a lot of times military
• chaplains would go to these warrior transition units and maybe they would come across somebody who had
• And our goal is to minister to them, help them do a better job... ...the United States, and our goal

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

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• So, like, let's say I'm a Hispanic farm worker working in Quincy.
• H-2A, they're foreigners coming in working on a farm instead of Washington.
• I represent the United Steelworkers Union. I'm a staff representative and District 12.
• As a representative of members Local 338 and the Washington L.E. chairman for the United Steelworkers
• Most of our farms do not operate under permits.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on two main bills. ESSB 5975 dealt with lead limits in cookware and a proposed striker that would shift more of the standard-setting and testing process to the Department of Ecology under Safer Products for Washington. Supporters, including industry groups, Ecology, the Department of Health, and environmental advocates, said the striker would provide clearer, science-based, and more workable standards while still reducing lead exposure. Some witnesses, including environmental groups, argued the bill should remain stronger, while others said the striker was an acceptable compromise. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee also heard extensive testimony on ESSB 5360, which would create tiered criminal penalties for violations of the Water Pollution Control Act, Clean Air Act, and Hazardous Waste Management Act, including felony penalties for knowing or negligent conduct in certain circumstances. The prime sponsor and Attorney General’s Office said the bill targets egregious polluters, adds whistleblower and worker protections, and responds to serious environmental harm cases. Tribal, environmental, and advocacy witnesses supported the bill as a way to hold repeat polluters accountable. Labor, business, industry, county, utility, and forestry representatives opposed it, warning that the language could expose workers and permit holders to criminal liability for mistakes or routine operations and that the bill needed more stakeholder work. At the end of the meeting, the committee took executive action on Substitute Senate Bill 6269, which updates the Motor Fuel Quality Act by modernizing the definition of motor fuel and folding alternative fuels into that definition. The bill passed the committee on a 19-0 vote, with two members excused, and was reported out with a do-pass recommendation.

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• Brian Mueller, here on behalf of the Hawaii Farm Bureau.
• Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau in support. The Farm Bureau will stand on its testimony in support. Thank you.
• Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau in support. Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau was down on its written testimony in support.
• Hawaii farm bureau and support Hawaii farm bill was down on its written testimony in support.
• And then, Hawaii Farm Bureau in support, standing on its written testimony in support.

Bills: HCR93 , HCR14 , HR85

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: image-based sexual abuse, working group, gender-based violence, Hawaii Commission on the Status of Women, prevention efforts, survivor protections, new technologies, legal reform, HCR14, House Concurrent Resolution, perpetual easement, non-exclusive easement, state submerged lands, submerged lands, shoreline easement, drainage outfall, stormwater outfall, lagoon outfall, pipelines, Kahala Hotel & Resort

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• Missouri's farms declined between 2017 and '22. Missouri has lost 70... Mr.
• Speaker, Missouri's farm decline between 2017 and 2022: Missouri has lost 7.8% of our farms.
• Missouri producers from 2017 to 2022—Missouri has lost 3,062 farms.
• And upon beginning my teaching career, many of the students I had were farm kids.
• As the years progressed, I had students whose grandparents were on the farm or farming.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the previous day’s journal by roll call vote, 102-1. Members then used points of personal privilege and special guest introductions to recognize constituents, advocacy groups, students, school officials, physical therapy advocates, domestic violence service providers, and others. One member delivered an emotional statement about the arrest of the suspect in his sister’s 26-year-old murder case, thanking law enforcement and prosecutors involved in the cold-case investigation. The chamber then took up House Bills 2097 and 1905, a measure to expand an agriculture education pilot program into a statewide option for elementary schools. Supporters from both parties described it as a way to teach children where food comes from, connect agriculture with literacy and math, and encourage interest in farming and related careers. The House adopted the committee substitute and perfected and printed the bills. Members also considered House Bill 2167, which would codify and expand authority for Attorney General investigators and, through amendments, address House and Senate security officers and certain other state officers. Debate centered on whether the bill improperly broadened the original subject and whether it would give too much arrest power or create safety and constitutional concerns. One amendment to the amendment failed on a roll call, 62-68-1, but the House adopted the St. Charles amendment 61-43 and then perfected and printed HB 2167 as amended. Finally, the House took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2747 and 2047, a clean-slate/automatic expungement bill. Supporters said it would give people who have completed their sentences a second chance and improve access to jobs and stability; the sponsor also explained a related change limiting death-penalty sentencing in hung-jury cases so judges would not impose death in that circumstance. The House adopted an amendment requiring expungements to be shared with consumer reporting agencies, then adopted the committee substitute and perfected and printed the bill as amended. The House also announced upcoming events and then recessed until 2 p.m.

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• Currently the United they're completed.
• So that’s the—” from this other with the uh United from this other with the uh United Family<00:34:04.159
• You know, large animals, veterinarian, farm animal focus.
• That's obviously um, farm animal focus.
• </c><00:37:02.720><c> Health</c> am I really like the United Health am I really like the United Health

Committee: Senate Higher Education

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• It requires an individual to have entered the United States before January 1st. outdated.
• It requires an individual to have entered the United States before January 1st, 1972.
• They keep our farms, hospitals, and tech industries running every single day.
• Santos was the son of immigrant farm workers. Santos would be there.
• Santos was the son of immigrant farm workers.

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then handled a large procedural and floor agenda. Members suspended rules for adjournments in memory, guest introductions, and expedited committee action, rereferred AB 1199 to Health and AB 2728 to Local Government, and removed several items from calendars or returned bills to the Senate at authors’ requests. The chamber then moved through concurrence and third-reading files, with many measures passing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including AB 230 on Pierce’s disease control, AB 1636 on a Cerritos College seamless enrollment pilot, AB 1982 on alcoholic beverages, AB 2120 on school district employees, AB 2413 on political reform and billboard use, AB 2437 and AB 2453 on vehicles, AB 2596 on housing, AB 1760 and AB 1873 on technical clarifications, AB 2312 on tidelands, AB 2390 on housing cleanup, AB 2685 and AB 2778 on agriculture, and ACR 194 on Women’s Equality Day. The Assembly also adopted several resolutions and Senate measures. HR 112 designating Black Music Month drew extensive remarks about Black artists’ influence and was adopted with 62 coauthors. HR 132 declaring September Young Women’s Reproductive Health Awareness Month was adopted with 50 coauthors. SJR 8 urging federal immigration reform passed 45-2, with supporters emphasizing immigrant contributions and the need to modernize the registry system. SCR 7 on permanent standard time was debated at length, with supporters citing health benefits and opponents warning about darker mornings and voter intent; the resolution ultimately passed 41-3 after a roll call. Other Senate bills passed included SB 105 on penny rounding for local agencies, SB 928 on AI guardrails in CSU classrooms, SB 1038 on CalPERS audit notices, SB 308 on community college reporting, SB 1172 on tax-sharing consultant fees, SB 1159 on AI-generated public participation, SB 1055 on flood project procurement, SB 1285 on juvenile dismissals, SB 1274 on industrial cities and transportation funding, SB 965 easing library card access for 16- and 17-year-olds, SB 1375 creating a narrow CEQA exemption for certain transit projects, SB 952 on clean energy accounting for water agencies, and SB 917 expanding farmers market wine sales eligibility. Several measures drew notable opposition or discussion. On SB 965, one member objected that the bill should preserve parental decision-making, while supporters argued it would remove an unnecessary barrier to library access. On SB 952, one member criticized state energy policy and the bill’s project labor agreement, but the measure still passed 64-1. On SB 1375, supporters framed the bill as reducing duplicative environmental review for major transit projects like Diridon Station while preserving other protections. The chamber also added coauthors to consent-calendar resolutions and adopted the second-day consent calendar items without objection. The meeting concluded with multiple adjournments in memory, including tributes to Eric L. Washington Jr., Ivan Garza, Darryl Preston Jackson, Richard “Dick” Oliphant, and former Madera Mayor Santos Garcia. Members described Washington as a community leader and peacemaker, Garza as a young athlete whose life was cut short, Jackson as a mentor and founder of the 1020 Club, Oliphant as a civic leader who helped shape the Coachella Valley, and Garcia as a labor advocate and public servant who fought for working families and helped reopen Madera Community Hospital. The Assembly observed moments of silence in their honor before adjourning.

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• Missouri Farm Bureau.
• I used to farm full time.
• And you can see that as you get into 17 to 24 units, even 25-plus units, we're at $7 a unit.
• And one unit, when we're talking a unit, one unit is 100 cubic feet, there's 784 gallons.
• So that would, if I use eight units, it's $1.75 per unit then? Is that how that works? Correct.

Committee: Joint Water Topics Overview Committee

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• There is also a compensation program through the Farm Services Administration.
• Yes, for the record, Patrick Bray, Arizona Farm and Ranch Group.
• To grow self-cultured meat, you have to have the AC units running continually to be able to keep that
• He said that 48 units sold in six months at a restaurant is not something that will sweep the nation
• He said technology has been doing a lot of great things in rural Arizona, farming, and ranching, and

Bills: HB2155 , HB2156 , HB2162 , HB2762 , HB2791

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

Keywords: Arizona Beef Council, agriculture, market development, beef products, terminating council, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, game and fish commission, wildlife, appointment, commission membership, Arizona Revised Statutes, food labeling, cultivated cells, cell-cultured products, consumer information, food safety, cell-cultured protein

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• Starting with the mandates of double food production and increase Farm-to-School, we were looking at
• Starting with the mandates of double food production and increase Farm-to-School, we were looking at
• Starting with the mandates of double food production and increase Farm-to-School, we were looking at
• Starting with the mandates of double food production and increase Farm-to-School, we were looking at
• Starting with the mandates of double food production and increase Farm-to-School, we were looking at