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• operations. fence hunting operation.
• hunting in Alabama.
• I've hunted all my life. I'm an avid hunter. I've hunted all my life.
• That's where the animals are released to hunt in. Any movement of released to hunt in.
• But, uh, my hunting has been cut very short. But... hunting has been cut very short.

Bills: HB509

Keywords: HB509, game breeder, game breeder license, cervid, deer breeder, whitetail deer, elk, fallow deer, deer farm, captive deer, cervidae, wildlife disease, disease testing, antemortem testing, state veterinarian, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, property rights, private property, animal transfer, breeding stock

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• We've heard today about hunting licenses, how there's more hunting licenses than OHVs.
• We've heard today about hunting licenses, how there's more hunting licenses than OHVs.
• And what we have going on at the same time is hunting, bird hunting, um, bow hunting, and this I'm going
• And what we have going on at the same time is hunting, bird hunting, um, bow hunting, and this I'm going
• What we have going on at the same time is hunting, bird hunting, um, bow hunting, and this I'm going

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Standing corn has been legal forever for waterfowl hunting.
• and the future of hunting, you know, from now on?
• So the, um, hunting over, hunting over any kind of food...”
• To harvest them and hunt them.
• it without having to pay to go to a private club to hunt.

Summary: The committee first heard from Arkansas State Police leadership about the agency’s role in federal immigration enforcement. Colonel Mike Hager said State Police has completed 287(g) training for all but 12 officers and is authorized to assist ICE in limited circumstances, but is not an immigration enforcement agency. He emphasized that troopers only make immigration-related notifications after lawful stops or arrests for other offenses, and that the agency uses discretion and chain-of-command approval for any planned operation. Members asked about how immigration status is determined, whether stops are tracked, whether local agencies are participating, and whether there are costs or reimbursement mechanisms; Hager said the agency began tracking encounters in September and had 48 detentions since then, most tied to other criminal violations such as DWIs or domestic violence. He also said there were no current planned immigration operations beyond assisting federal partners. The committee then received an update from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Doug Schoenrock on wildlife management areas, waterfowl habitat, and related infrastructure. He reported that most moist-soil units and green tree reservoirs were flooded or near normal, with one new pump not yet operational and a vandalized Ed Gordon/Point Remove pump back in service since December. He also said the Lake Conway dam and water-control work were progressing, with a public meeting scheduled at Mayflower High School. Questions followed about dock removal notices, maintenance on other water-control structures, and a recent fatal boating accident at Baumito WMA, which Schoenrock described as a high-speed collision in flooded timber and said the agency was working on a safety memorial effort with the victim’s widow. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on duck season, drought conditions, and criticism of the Flyway Federation’s push to restrict hunting over standing corn. Schoenrock said Arkansas remains the nation’s top duck-hunting destination, but drought and warm weather have reduced water availability and caused ducks to move north; he cited survey numbers showing 1.4 million ducks in the state at the end of December but a much lower January count. He argued that standing corn is legal and that federal habitat and water policy, not Arkansas law, drives long-term duck populations. Members raised concerns about changing migration patterns, the role of private clubs, federal regulation, and the possible effects of wind turbines and solar panels on waterfowl; Schoenrock and Commissioner Chris Caldwell said the commission is studying those issues, including a University of Arkansas at Monticello project on avoidance behavior, and that no immediate regulatory changes were announced. The committee took no formal vote and adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• I mean, I don't hunt, but I do wildlife research that is effectively hunting.
• It's just hunting without a hunting.
• [snorts] ...hunting doesn't authorize it to use it while hunting, so it's about possession while hunting
• grouse hunting."
• Is that combined hunting and fishing? That's combined hunting and fishing.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:00:28.799> However, hunting, and trapping. However, hunting, and trapping.
• Um, I license, and hunt or fish or trap.
• and hunting, fishing, and trapping. and hunting, fishing, and trapping.
• And the fact license to hunt and fish.
• <01:05:12.000> and a law in place to ban hunting and a law in place to ban hunting and fishing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Only bow hunting.
• That's bow hunting, and the final one...
• This bill doesn't limit hunting.
• And in the 12 seconds I have left: Sunday hunting. We have long opposed Sunday hunting.
• And in the 12 seconds I have left: Sunday hunting. We have long opposed Sunday hunting.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing covered a wide range of animal, wildlife, hunting, and environmental bills. Early testimony focused on deer management, with Rep. Markey urging creation of a deer commission to address crop damage, vehicle collisions, and Lyme disease, and Sen. Durant supporting bills to allow Sunday bow hunting, expand crossbow use, and reduce the 500-foot dwelling restriction for archery hunting. Supporters framed these measures as practical wildlife-management tools, while questions centered on how they would differ from existing Fish and Wildlife authority and whether they would allow hunting closer to residences. Later, Rep. Sena also spoke in support of a bill to increase protected wildlife management areas and another to require non-lead ammunition, arguing both would benefit biodiversity and reduce environmental harm. A substantial portion of the hearing addressed animal welfare and commerce. Multiple witnesses supported bills to ban or phase out the retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in pet shops, arguing that pet stores rely on puppy mills and obscure the source of animals, while opponents said the bills would hurt responsible breeders, small businesses, and consumer choice. The committee also heard strong testimony for bills to ban the sale of cats and dogs in pet shops, with supporters citing sick animals, consumer deception, and the need to cut off the puppy mill supply chain. In a separate animal-testing segment, witnesses backed bills requiring non-animal testing methods for cosmetics and household products, saying alternatives are more accurate and humane; biomedical research representatives opposed those bills and a related research-animal measure, warning of unintended restrictions on research institutions and arguing animal models remain necessary for many studies. The committee also heard testimony on horseshoe crab conservation, with supporters of H. 898 urging an end to taking horseshoe crabs for bait because of population declines, shorebird impacts, and the species’ importance to biomedical science. On wildlife trafficking, witnesses backed bills to ban intrastate sales of ivory and rhino horn, saying Massachusetts should close loopholes that aid poaching and align with federal law and other states; one antique dealer testified in support, saying he avoids such items and still sees them in the marketplace. Additional testimony supported bans on fur products from factory farms and on force-feeding birds for foie gras, with advocates emphasizing cruelty, public health, and environmental concerns. The hearing was lengthy and heavily attended, with the chairs repeatedly limiting testimony to three minutes and inviting written submissions; no committee votes or final actions were taken during the transcript excerpt.

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• Voting no: Senators Hunt and Sanders. LB 955 passes.
• No, Senator's Hunt and Juarez. Vote is 47 A's, 2 days, Mr. President. LB. 955 passes.
• So, there was a lot of pressure on me to honor the legendary Senator Megan Hunt.
• Hunt, or as McClure.
• Voting no: Senators Machaela Cavanaugh, Conrad, Hunt, Juarez, McKinney, and Raybould.

Bills: LB764, LB815A, LB839, LB888, LB955, LB972A, LB1029, LB1087, LB1091, LB1126A, LB1181A, LB1237A, LB1261A, LB304A, LB762, LB889, LB929, LB966, LB1022, LB1187, LR508

Keywords: law enforcement, correctional services, Department of Correctional Services, corrections officers, state prison employees, peace officer, certification, police standards, training academy, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Nebraska Police Standards Advisory Council, criminal justice, correctional staff, conditional officer, law enforcement authority, public safety, LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill

Transcript Highlights:

• able to hunt. able to hunt.
• Our hunting um sort of into hunting.
• It's hunting. You know, we need to go, we need to hunt.
• It's hunting. You know, we need to go, we need to hunt.
• in a um in an about hunting and hunting in a um in an ethical<00:16:26.320> way.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• of be hunting licenses quota and of be hunting licenses quota and non-quota<00:44:52.520> a<00
• So if I want to hunt, let's say I want to hunt up in Ely and I apply for a bear permit, I would buy a
• license and say I want to hunt.
• with a gun or a rifle, or to hunt?
• you can't do that with bear bear hunting you can't do that with bear bear hunting Senator<00:53:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You cannot hunt a coyote at night except for the certain particular season for night hunting coyote,
• You can't hunt them at night, correct.
• You cannot hunt a coyote at night except for the certain particular season for night hunting coyote,
• You cannot hunt a coyote at night except for the certain particular season for night hunting coyote,
• You cannot hunt a coyote at night except for the certain particular season for night hunting coyote,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Our apprentice hunting license allows first-time hunters to hunt with a hunter without taking hunter
• Our apprentice hunting license allows first-time hunters to hunt with a hunter without taking hunter
• Our apprentice hunting license allows first-time hunters to hunt with a hunter without taking hunter
• Our apprentice hunting license allows first-time hunters to hunt with a hunter without taking hunter
• Our apprentice hunting license allows first-time hunters to hunt with a hunter without taking hunter

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• for hunting and for varmint hunting for hunting and for varmint hunting that's<00:31:46.960>
• AR-10s in .308, which I've taken elk hunting, I've taken deer hunting, that would be prohibited.
• .<00:56:42.880> Um hunt.
• Um hunt.
• elk hunting, I've taken deer hunting. elk hunting, I've taken deer hunting.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3433 and House File 3402 together, both aimed at restricting assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. The bill authors described the measures as bans on the sale and possession of enumerated military-style semi-automatic weapons and magazines over 10 rounds, while allowing current owners to keep firearms through a BCA certification process. They framed the bills as a response to the Annunciation School shooting and broader gun violence, emphasizing public support and the need to act to protect children and communities. Testimony in support came from Annunciation families and a Hennepin Healthcare emergency physician. Survivors and family members described the shooting’s aftermath in personal detail, including the death of children, severe injuries, long-term trauma, and ongoing medical treatment. They argued that the type of weapon mattered because it increased the speed and severity of the attack, and that limiting access to these weapons could slow future mass shootings and save lives. The physician said the injuries he treated showed how high-velocity rifles cause far greater tissue damage and urged swift action to limit access. Opposition testimony came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Law Center and the NRA. They argued the bills would not have prevented the Annunciation shooting, contended that the 1994 federal assault weapons ban did not reduce crime, and said the legislation would likely face constitutional challenges because the firearms and magazines are in common use and protected by the Second Amendment. They also raised concerns about the bill’s grandfathering, registration, renewal, inspection, storage, and ammunition restrictions, and suggested lawmakers should instead focus on mental health intervention and other upstream causes of violence. The hearing ended with the committee moving into member discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• The absolute best weapon for a youth to deer hunt with is a rifle.
• Land is a quality place to hunt.
• Crossbows do not replace skill or ethical hunting.
• <00:21:24.320> and continue that tradition of hunting and continue that tradition of hunting
• And he hunt big game in Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I have friends that I hunt with that are natives, and we go in there and hunt, so on school trust land
• I have friends that I hunt with that are natives, and we go in there and hunt, so on school trust land
• I have friends that I hunt with that are natives, and we go in there and hunt, so on school trust land
• I have friends that I hunt with that are natives, and we go in there and hunt, so on school trust land
• I have friends that I hunt with that are natives, and we go in there and hunt, so on school trust land

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <03:09:30.080> or form of ethical Fair Chase hunting or form of ethical Fair Chase hunting
• I'm a fisherman, and I have no problem with hunting, but crow hunting is very different.
• hunting but Crow hunting no problem with hunting but Crow hunting is<03:37:39.840> very<03:37:
• I'm not hunting. I don't have a horse in this race. A bunch of my friends hunt.
• <04:29:43.359> and naive people to CWD can go hunt and naive people to CWD can go hunt and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• who hold a hunting license to hunt<00:35:15.480> migratory hunt migratory hunt migratory Canada
• Hunting with the ammunition. Hunting with the ammunition.
• This is all hunting.
• hunt for their families.
• They hunt for hunt for their families. They hunt for their<01:51:23.280> livelihood.

Keywords: House streaming session for Saturday, March 21, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 126 members present, heard the prayer, approved the previous day’s journal, and then took up a series of Senate messages and committee reports. Senate bills on consent calendars 21 and 22 were read the first time and referred to committees. The House then adopted favorable reports, often without amendment, on a wide range of bills including workers’ compensation evaluation procedures (HB 1325), a state shark designation (HB 97), several local alcoholic beverages measures, commemorative months for Muslim American Heritage and Jewish American Heritage (HB 661), and local license commissioner changes in Anne Arundel, Worcester, Harford, Baltimore City, and Prince George’s counties. Several bills were amended before being ordered printed for third reading. HB 121 (Baltimore County alcohol sales) was amended to change the sponsor to the Baltimore County delegation. HB 1335 on Department of Information Technology workforce recruitment and retention was amended to convert the measure into a study and recommendations report. HB 1037 on PSC oversight of broadband and VoIP was similarly amended from direct oversight to a study and report. HB 1164 on water and sewage rate consolidation and limited-income mechanisms was amended to remove rate-consolidation provisions, require a PSC study, and delay implementation. HB 1381 on stopping or parking in bike lanes added exceptions for emergency, transit, disability pickup/drop-off, disabled vehicles, loading/unloading, and construction or maintenance; HB 1504 prioritized sidewalk and bicycle pathway projects near highways with complete streets or Vision Zero policies; HB 912 adjusted community cat trap-neuter-return rules; and HB 969 clarified electric vehicle charging billing and service fees. The most extended debate centered on HB 639, the Transportation Aviation Passenger Health and Safety Act. After amendments turned it into a reporting measure for fixed-base operators and aviation service companies regarding flights carrying detained individuals, warrants, refueling, and emergency-response documentation, members questioned its practical operation, safety implications, and possible federal preemption issues. The floor leader explained the bill as amended was intended to gather information for Maryland safety and emergency planning. On motion of the committee chair, the House agreed to special order HB 639 until the end of the session for further clarification. The House also amended and advanced HB 1063 on hunting management, including deer damage permits and Sunday hunting rules, and heard a brief statement from an Eastern Shore delegate about the Rural Caucus’s approach to offering amendments rather than opposing bills outright. The session ended with HB 972, creating the Maryland Fair and Agricultural Education Promise Fund, amended to rename the bill in honor of the late Delegate Charles Otto and to replace lottery funding with an annual appropriation; the House adopted the amendments and the favorable report.

Transcript Highlights:

• Fuse, Hunt, I bought, Jacobson, Warris, Cal, Lippon, Cal, Lennaske, McKinney, Mayer, Mojure, ProCob,
• Clements, Conrad, DeBoer, Dungan, Dover, Fredrickson, Greco, Hallstrom, Hardin, Holcroft, Hughes, Hunt
• Clements, Conrad, DeBoer, Dungan, Dover, Fredrickson, Greco, Hallstrom, Hardin, Holcroft, Hughes, Hunt
• Clements, Conrad, DeBoer, Dungan, Dover, Fredrickson, Greco, Hallstrom, Hardin, Holcroft, Hughes, Hunt
• Clements, Conrad, DeBoer, Dungan, Dover, Fredrickson, Greco, Hallstrom, Hardin, Holcroft, Hughes, Hunt

Bills: LB737, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB1216, LB1256, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787, LB365A, LB823, LB900, LB903, LB940, LB954, LB1127, LB1127A, LB1205, LB1240, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR505, LR507

Keywords: LB737, Olmstead, developmental disabilities, disability services, community-based services, integrated settings, DHHS, Department of Health and Human Services, stakeholder advisory committee, independent consultant, public hearing, legislative oversight, disability rights, community integration, housing, employment, education, transportation, community supports, self-advocacy

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• So, we're widely recognized as the top five deer hunting state, a top five waterfowl hunting state, certainly
• Just to follow up, are they for someone going in to get a license, say a hunting license.
• because it made them lose their opportunity to hunt.
• The hunting access is...
• When we ask somebody what would... allow you to go hunting more or what limits you from going hunting

Keywords: 914, all

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• lands to hunt and harvest deer.
• But because, um, you know, if you're pheasant hunting or duck hunting, for instance, or deer hunting,
• <00:08:35.760> for peasant hunting or uh duck hunting for peasant hunting or uh duck hunting
• resources for pheasant duck hunting resources for pheasant duck hunting whatever<00:10:38.800>
• the liability of people who are hunting the liability of people who are hunting in<00:14:26.839>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• These are not hunted in small... pets. These are not hunted in small enclosed areas.
• This bill has nothing to do with hunting.
• for people to hunt.
• I don't care how big a hunt lease you have, how long a hunt lease you have, you cannot put any bait if
• If you get caught with bait on your hunt lease, you lose your hunt lease.

Keywords: 1136, house, all