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• There's grazing, for example, under pastures, under solar. Why couldn't it be in this case?
• for<00:07:32.400> example<00:07:32.759> under<00:07:33.479> with there's grazing
• for example under with there's grazing for example under with pastures<00:07:34.280> under<00
• Would they be allowed to graze cows in this area? Representative Murphy, thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Would they be allowed to graze cows in this area? Representative Murphy, thank you, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, but nonetheless, we just did it the old-fashioned way and the animals just grazed and we raised hay
• Um, but nonetheless, we just did it the old-fashioned way and the animals just grazed and we raised hay
• Um, but nonetheless, we just did it the old-fashioned way and the animals just grazed and we raised hay
• Um, but nonetheless, we just did it the old-fashioned way and the animals just grazed and we raised hay

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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• wolves on a landowner's private land or on public and state trust lands leased to the landowner for grazing
• ranchers have been reporting that if they're over the migratory bird path, they've been prohibited from grazing

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.

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• That's in the wraps around my grazing area.
• That's in the raps around my grazing area. There's an abandoned mine just 1,000 feet to the west.

Bills: SB66, SB79, SB108

Keywords: environment, cleanup, contamination, uranium mining, abandoned sites, state funding, mosquito control, public health, surveillance, prevention funds, local government grants, food security, agriculture, food bank, regional program, appropriation, 996, all

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• Should alternative proteins lead to reductions in livestock intensification and the expansion of grazing
• exposure and transmission, especially in regions of the world where that intensification is matched with grazing

Summary: The Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation held its first informational hearing to examine the state of alternative protein research, industry growth, and policy needs in California. The chair opened by noting California’s $5 million public investment in UC research in 2022 and framed the hearing around three panels: the climate, environmental, and security potential of alternative proteins; industry scaling and commercialization; and university-led research and workforce development. Members emphasized that the committee will continue with site visits and additional hearings across the state. The first panel focused on the case for alternative proteins as a climate, land, water, biodiversity, and food-security solution. Shana Fertig of the Good Food Institute argued that plant-based, fermentation-derived, and cultivated proteins can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and water use while helping California meet its climate and conservation goals. Zane Swanson of CSIS added that alternative proteins could reduce risks tied to zoonotic disease, antimicrobial resistance, supply-chain disruption, and broader national security concerns. In questions, members discussed the role of pharmaceuticals in animal agriculture and how alternative proteins might complement, rather than replace, traditional farming by creating new markets for California crops and helping farmers diversify. The second panel featured industry leaders Ethan Brown of Beyond Meat, Myra Passick of Upside Foods, and Arye Elfenbein of Wildtype. Brown highlighted plant-based meat’s health and climate benefits, criticized misinformation campaigns against the sector, and urged better labeling, reduced subsidies for factory farming, and more plant-based food in public institutions. Passick described cultivated meat as a scalable food-production technology, said Upside Foods has already produced millions of pounds annually at its Emeryville facility, and asked for grants, low-interest loans, and possible participation in cap-and-trade or similar revenue programs. Elfenbein described cultivated seafood as a way to address overfishing, contamination, traceability problems, and the heavy import dependence of the U.S. seafood supply, while also noting conservation benefits and the need for California to remain a hub for the industry. The final panel centered on research and workforce development. UCLA’s Amy Rowat described state-funded work on technical bottlenecks such as growing fat cells and creating edible scaffolds, along with a Future Food Fellows program that trains students across science, engineering, law, and policy. UC Santa Cruz economist Galina Hale argued that alternative proteins are necessary to meet future protein demand while reducing food-system emissions, and said California must support the sector through grants, loans, procurement, and research centers to avoid losing leadership to other states and countries. The hearing ended with the chair thanking the witnesses, noting that all materials would be posted online, and saying the committee would continue building policy and budget proposals to support the sector.

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• One major grazing lease loss, one bad season, and it all comes crashing down.
• Mere weeks after I found out I was pregnant with our son, we lost our largest grazing lease.

Bills: HB43, HB519, HB 1275, HB1592, HB2842, HB3088, HB3479, HB4163, SB823, HB609

Keywords: agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, bovine producers, dairy farms, permits, bovine tuberculosis, public health, wildlife management, disease prevention, alert system, Texas A&M, white-tailed deer, public safety

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with only four members initially present, so quorum was not established until later in the hearing. The committee heard several agriculture-, wildlife-, and food-labeling-related bills, including HB 3479 on expanding the Rio Grande vegetative management program beyond carrizo cane to other noxious vegetation, SB 823 on shrimp origin labeling and restrictions on misrepresenting imported shrimp as Texas or Gulf shrimp, HB 3088 on giving Texas Parks and Wildlife more flexibility to procure resale goods for park gift shops, HB 1275 on permits for non-bovine dairy farms in certain TB-affected areas, HB 519 on honey production and packaging rules, HB 609 on cleaning oyster cages in-bay with bay water only, HB 1592 on a voluntary AgriLife pest and disease alert system, HB 2842 on targeted urban deer depredation permits, and HB 4163 on limiting city requirements that agricultural operators maintain roadside rights-of-way. Testimony generally came from industry groups, agency resource witnesses, and affected producers, with most witnesses supporting the bills and several bills drawing questions about enforcement, labeling responsibility, and the scope of local authority. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 823, where Vice Chair Hancock and others questioned why wholesalers would be covered if they cannot relabel products. The bill author and restaurant association witness said the measure was intended to improve transparency and allow enforcement against intentional mislabeling, while preserving a good-faith defense and clarifying that the bill does not create a private cause of action. HB 519 also drew supportive testimony from beekeepers and a family farm, who argued that current rules treat honey extraction and bottling too much like food manufacturing and burden small operations. HB 609 was presented as a way to save time and resources for cultivated oyster mariculture by allowing cage cleaning in the bay without soaps or chemicals, and HB 1592 was described as a voluntary opt-in alert system for pests and diseases coordinated through AgriLife and other state agencies. HB 43 generated the most detailed policy debate. The bill would restructure and expand the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority, update grant and loan programs, and create a pest and disease control depredation program. The committee substitute reduced some funding caps, changed references from predators to depredating animals, and made the financial provisions contingent on appropriations. Supporters from Texas Farm Bureau, cotton growers, grain and feed interests, and young farmers described severe drought, inflation, land loss, rising input costs, and shrinking infrastructure as major threats to agriculture, while one witness urged preserving priority for young farmers. After testimony, the committee adopted the committee substitute and reported HB 43 favorably. The committee also voted HB 519, HB 609, HB 1275, HB 1592, HB 3088, HB 3479, HB 2842, and HB 4163 favorably, with several recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. SB 823 was reported from committee on a 6-2 vote after adoption of the committee substitute. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would tentatively reconvene Friday morning and then recessed subject to the chair's call.

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• Currently, this land is used for livestock grazing and hay production by TDCJ.
• the loss of 15 acres of pasture land will not significantly affect its operations as alternative grazing

Bills: HB153

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• Currently, this land is used... for livestock, grazing, and hay production by TDCJ.
• of pasture land will not significantly affect operations. ...affect its operations as alternative grazing

Bills: HB153, HB1410, HB1461, HB1760, HB1762, HB3261, HB3773, HB153

Keywords: education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, private prisons, inmate confinement, criminal justice reform, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, government contracts, inmate housing

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• As you all know, we have a lot of public grazing land in Wyoming.
• Whenever we have a disease with any of those herds that are doing common grazing on public lands, it
• If you don't have that... that are doing common grazing on public that are doing common grazing on public
• The other ones within that grazing association I got to say how it was.
• I got to within that grazing association I got to say<01:44:17.280> how<01:44:17.440> it

Keywords: 916, all

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• And without grazing, you actually trigger something more devastating in some respects: wildfires.
• ,<01:49:29.360> manage<01:49:29.840> habitat, grazing, manage habitat, grazing, manage
• But when you do not allow grazing, what you do is you give us a time for wildfires, you endanger the
• But when you do not allow grazing,<01:51:43.520> what<01:51:43.760> you<01:51:43.920>
• , what you do is you give us give grazing, what you do is you give us give us<01:51:47.040> a<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, December 11, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• , trying to get somebody to actually say whether the land becomes sterile or not when it comes to grazing
• , trying to get somebody to actually say whether the land becomes sterile or not when it comes to grazing
• When I say existing, it supports agriculture and rural uses that they already do when it comes to grazing

Bills: HB2014, HB2055, HB2145, HB2150, HB2696, HB2755, HB2763, HB2781, HB2782, HB2787, HB2795, HB2889, HB2975, HB2985, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2020, HCR2038

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals

Bills: HB4440, HJR1067, HJR1087, HB4426, HB3704, HB4311, HB3044, HB4191, HB3465, HB3972, HB3759, HB3625, HB1411, HB2980, HB3015, HB3147, HB3277, HB3323, HB3443, HB3882, HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770

Keywords: Medicaid, low-income adults, healthcare, eligibility restrictions, constitutional amendment, Medicaid expansion, SoonerCare, health coverage, federal matching funds, FMAP, Article XXV-A, state question, special election, Title 63, public assistance, healthcare funding, federal-state match, Medicaid eligibility, Oklahoma Constitution, ad valorem

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• If there's a grazing lease, for example, on that property, it's not going to come into play because it
• If<00:45:50.960> if<00:45:51.200> there's<00:45:51.440> a<00:45:51.599> grazing
• <00:45:52.000> lease,<00:45:52.400> for If if there's a grazing lease, for If if there's
• a grazing lease, for example,<00:45:52.960> on<00:45:53.200> that<00:45:53.440> property

Keywords: 916, all

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• May the fields of the wilderness be rich for grazing and the hills be clothed with joy.
• the fields of the wilderness be rich May the fields of the wilderness be rich for<00:07:09.960> grazing

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• You're not allowed to graze that maybe once in a 10-year period.
• informed decisions when they're talking about how many cows to put on an acre or whether or not to allow grazing

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• I'd love them to see do is to take a look at all the exposures that there are around the state in grazing
• land and see—my instinct is that fencing them out, keeping the grazing out from what I've seen, degrades
• Defends multiple use, responsible development of resources, agriculture, grazing, than 1500 workers across
• multiple use, responsible development of resources,<01:21:41.040> agriculture,<01:21:41.679> grazing
• , Resources, agriculture, grazing, recreation, hunting, fishing, trapping, and the list goes on.

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• <00:15:13.920> worked<00:15:14.320> with have um conservation grazing worked with have
• um conservation grazing worked with local<00:15:15.040> ranchers<00:15:15.880> on<00:15
• can't Farm them but you can hay them you can't Farm them but you can hay them and<00:26:50.760> graze
• 51.720> based<00:26:51.960> on<00:26:52.159> what<00:26:52.360> you and graze
• them and based on what you and graze them and based on what you want<00:26:52.600> to<00:26:52.760

Bills: HF1250

Keywords: outdoor heritage, land acquisition, wildlife management, conservation easements, environmental restoration, 1183, house

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• But when those things are fenced off, they're closed to the wildlife as far as people, animals grazing
• I just haven't seen any, as the senator had mentioned, as far as any type of grazing within any solar
• :10.720> animals wildlife as far as uh people animals wildlife as far as uh people animals grazing
• 12.640> this<00:33:12.920> the<00:33:13.080> best<00:33:13.680> areas grazing
• on some of this the best areas grazing on some of this the best areas that<00:33:14.240> they

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One of the most concerning statistics for us as ranchers is the steep decline in grazing lands.
• In the last 25 years, we've lost approximately 6.7 million acres of grazing land and our members have
• to have that grazing land to maintain their herds and keep their operations financially feasible. challenge

Keywords: 1184, house, all