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• We're very proud of the International District.
• He and Representative Al Park then helped change that old name into the International District.
• And the largest unincorporated... ...portion of Bernalillo County actually is in my district, and that's
• The **Senate Conservation Committee** requested a little more time, so we're going to come in at 11:30
• Conversate in conservation. Conversation with conversation. Conversation in conservation.

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• I am Jim Nash, District 48A.
• former Chair Hanson or Lee, Chair Hansen, for speaking so kindly of my bill as being the more conservative
• the more conservative and better alternative<00:01:52.200> to<00:01:52.719> the<00:01:
• So thank you for that. fish in her district and they will fish in her district and they will remain<00
• There's one from the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Conservation Minnesota.

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Summary: The committee heard House File 276, sponsored by Rep. Jim Nash, which would reduce the cost of fishing licenses by $10 for anglers age 65 and older. Nash described the bill as a modest fee reduction for longtime anglers, emphasizing the role of older fishermen in mentoring kids and supporting community activities, and noting that the bill includes a fiscal impact. He also said the proposal was a more conservative alternative to a previous bill and framed it as a way to recognize seniors who have long paid full-price license fees. Pat Rivers, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Division, testified that unlike the previous bill, HF 276 would not affect sport fish restoration dollars coming to Minnesota. He said the general fund reimbursement acknowledges that angling is a major economic driver for the state, supporting spending on gas, resorts, bait, and related purchases. Members echoed support for the concept, with comments about helping older residents stay engaged in fishing and about the need to keep the fund sustainable. The chair noted that the packet included letters of support from the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and Conservation Minnesota. No opposition testimony was presented. At the end of the discussion, the motion was renewed and House File 276 was laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill.

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• On behalf of our 3rd District, I extend our condolences to his family.
• ON BEHALF OF THE OUR 3RD DISTRICT AND EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY.
• MOST PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT ARE INTERESTED IN THEIR HUSTLE.
• I spent the August recess mostly in my district, but I spread out a little bit beyond my district because
• I SPENT THE AUGUST RECESS MOSTLY IN MY DISTRICT, BUT I SPREAD OUT A LITTLE BIT BEYOND MY DISTRICT BECAUSE

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• Senator Harrell responded to these concerns in her district.
• Nature Conservancy, waving in support. Thank you so much.
• We have Chief Conservation Officer George Wharton here from FWC.
• The management plan provides the conservation actions needed to conserve tortoises.
• To date, 149 sites have been enrolled in the program, conserving 97,000 acres across the state.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 200, which would implement recommendations from DEP’s 2020 Recycling Goal Final Report by creating a technical assistance group to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan by 2026. The bill focuses on recycling education and outreach, evaluating the former recycling grant program, and developing markets for recyclable materials. Supporters from the waste and recycling industry and counties said the bill would finally create a real plan to help Florida move toward its recycling goals. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience, which would promote green, gray, and hybrid infrastructure, direct USF’s Flood Hub to develop guidelines, require DEP rulemaking on erosion and mangrove protection, and study whether nature-based flood reduction could help lower insurance costs. Supporters appeared in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 7000 as a committee bill to continue a public records exemption protecting site-specific location information for threatened and endangered species. Members next took up SB 56 on weather modification activities. The bill would prohibit the release of chemicals or substances into the atmosphere to affect weather or sunlight, define geoengineering, increase penalties through an amendment, and create a DEP reporting hotline with possible referral to DOH or emergency management. The sponsor and several supporters argued the bill was needed to address public concerns and lack of oversight, while several senators questioned the evidence, the role of state agencies, and whether the bill was ready for passage. Despite opposition from some members, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 62 creating a resilient building tax credit program, after amending it to shift agency references from DEP to DBPR and add university advisory members, and CS for SB 80 to clarify state park management as conservation-based, require public notice and advisory input for plan changes, and improve reporting on park repairs; both bills were reported favorably after testimony from supporters and conservation groups who sought tighter language to prevent incompatible uses. Finally, the committee received presentations from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on gopher tortoise relocation, wildlife disease surveillance, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. FWC described tortoise relocation and recipient-site programs, ongoing monitoring of wildlife diseases such as chronic wasting disease and feline leukomyelopathy, and efforts to address fish die-offs and update sanctuary agreements amid state-federal jurisdiction issues. No votes were taken on the presentations.

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• I'm the president and CEO of Irvine Ranch Conservancy.
• Working on one piece, the local fire district is over here.
• The resource conservation district is just working in their space.
• Chair, Mark Fenstermaker for the California Association of Resource Conservation Districts, representing
• the 95 districts across the state.

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• this instead the energy conservation this instead the energy conservation standard<04:11:31.840>
• <04:18:22.000> meeting spent last week in my district meeting spent last week in my district
• Conservation.
• <04:40:41.360> program<04:40:42.080> energy<04:40:42.560> conservation conservation
• program energy conservation conservation program energy conservation standards<04:40:43.718> for<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• My district alone has over 25,826 students in close to 38 schools.
• As I said, in my district, citizens, legal residents, and undocumented As I said, in my district, citizens
• One municipality in my district has up to 30 openings for law enforcement.
• Look, I'm a conservative. You should press the green button. Look, I'm a conservative.
• It's personal to every constituent in every district.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, pledge, quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The chamber then took up House Bill 1B, the immigration bill, and members were told they would have one opportunity to question the sponsor on both the House version and the anticipated Senate changes. Representative McClure described the bill as a major immigration-enforcement package creating a chief immigration officer housed in the Department of Agriculture, an Office of State Immigration Enforcement, a local law enforcement grant program, a state immigration council, and new penalties and enforcement tools. He also outlined anticipated Senate language, including stronger 287(g) participation requirements, enhanced penalties for unauthorized aliens, a mandatory death penalty provision for certain capital offenses, and additional coordination with federal agencies. The bill drew extensive questioning from Democrats about due process, constitutional issues, school and workplace impacts, and the treatment of people whose immigration status changes over time. Members asked about birthright citizenship, TPS, asylum seekers, pretrial detention standards, the lawful basis for detaining someone based on suspected status, and whether teachers, social workers, school resource officers, and even children could be required to cooperate with immigration enforcement. McClure and Representative Garrison repeatedly said the bill would require cooperation with federal authorities, that status determinations would be handled under existing court procedures, and that the Senate death-penalty language was intended to fit within Hurst by requiring a jury finding beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was an unauthorized alien. They also said the bill did not provide DMV funding, did not address teacher shortages, and included appropriations such as $25 million for the local law enforcement participation incentive program and broader funding for enforcement and training. Several amendments were considered. Representative Chambliss offered an amendment to protect schools, churches, and places of worship from enforcement activity; supporters argued it would preserve trust in sacred and educational spaces, but the amendment failed. Representative Escamani offered an amendment to preserve in-state tuition for Dreamers; supporters emphasized the educational and economic contributions of Dreamers and the hardship of higher tuition, but that amendment also failed. The debate ended with no bill vote in the excerpt, but the House completed the amendment votes and continued consideration of the immigration measure.

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• district that's owned by a soil conservation district, most of whom have probably never seen it?
• It was built in the 30s or the 40s when those districts were being initiated.
• Services or Soil Conservation Services back in the days.
• I would suggest that if the Soil Water Conservation District can reach out to Natural Resources Conservation
• I can check with my District 6 office.

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• I'm District 13, and you're sitting in my district right now. And I've been on the AEN committee.
• Senate District 7 which is up country Senate District 7 which is up country East<00:01:30.400> Maui
• >> Senate District 23. Okay. >> Senate District 23. Okay. >> Country.
• The conservation programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and its legion of
• <01:18:10.000> agriculture support for conservation agriculture support for conservation agriculture

Bills: SB874, SB2097, SB2098, SB2126, SB2154, SB2153, SB2160, SB2123, SB2110

Keywords: veterinary medicine, prescription, consumer rights, transparency, pet medication, sustainable agriculture, climate adaptation, food system resilience, grant program, Hawaii agriculture, agriculture, clean plant program, disease-free plants, plant propagation, small farms, midsize farms, sustainable farming, Hawaii, data analysis, market study

Summary: The committee heard several agriculture-related bills. SB 874 on veterinary medicine would require veterinarians, upon a client’s request, to provide a written prescription for an animal patient in an existing veterinary client-patient relationship, allow Hawaii-licensed pharmacies to dispense those prescriptions, and authorize the Veterinary Medicine Board to set penalties. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive, with supporters citing lower costs and consumer choice; the Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association said veterinarians already should be doing this and supported the bill if amended. One testifier in opposition argued the bill needed a conspicuous notice requirement so pet owners know they can request prescriptions. Committee members and the Department of Agriculture said they were not aware of widespread problems, and discussion focused on whether the measure was already consistent with current practice and whether amendments would address remaining concerns. The committee also heard SB 2097, which would create a climate-resilient food systems grant program in the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and appropriate funds. The department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and others supported the bill, saying it could help farmers and ranchers invest in resilience, infrastructure, and technology. Several testifiers asked for clearer definitions, especially for terms like “food hubs” and “resilience hubs,” and suggested adding technical assistance and clearer eligibility criteria. The department explained the program was intended for shovel-ready projects in the middle of the supply chain, with a focus on farmers in a certain revenue range, and said it was modeled on a USDA program. SB 2098 would establish a clean plant program to produce and distribute disease-free plant material to growers, nurseries, and other producers. Testimony was supportive, emphasizing biosecurity, nursery industry needs, and preventing invasive species and crop disease. The department described the program as using tested clean stock, tissue culture facilities, and data collection to support future planting decisions, and estimated a two-year ramp-up. Members questioned whether the program duplicated existing work at CTR/other partners and whether data collection should be centralized, but the department said the effort would build on existing varieties and partnerships rather than overlap them. Finally, SB 2126 would create a conventional farming grant program for small and midsize conventional farmers. Supporters from the department, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council said conventional agriculture deserves support and that the bill would help increase food production. Opposition and comments focused on the bill’s exclusion of organic farmers; one farmer said the measure was unfair unless amended to include organic producers, while a Farmers Union witness said the bill was too vague about the grant’s purpose and should be clearer about its goals. In response to questions, the department said the exclusion of organic farming was not intentional and that the bill was meant to support all agriculture, though no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• This is 1,352 constituent letters that cover all 80 districts of the Assembly and all 40 Senate districts
• My district. This goes on in our area over and over, so we won't continue that.
• This is a sponsor, Michael Jared, on behalf of the Nature Conservancy.
• Matthew Bakerworth, Planning and Conservation, in strong support. Thank you.
• Open Space District, East Bay Regional Park District, and the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, in support

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• Dresser is a liberal or a conservative and should or shouldn't be confirmed.
• <00:16:04.720> and me that Miss Nolan is a conservative and me that Miss Nolan is a conservative
• Dresser is a liberal or a conservative Dresser is a liberal or a conservative and<00:16:10.480><
• Attorney's Office in Burlington, covering the District of Vermont.
• <00:37:10.400> court Nationality Act strips a district court Nationality Act strips a district

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• constituent concerns across my district constituent concerns across my district and<00:10:07.040
• was never to weaken conservation was never to weaken conservation efforts.<00:10:53.200> It
• and implementation of conservation and implementation of conservation actions<00:40:50.079> often
• My background, I've been a conservation My background, I've been a conservation chairman<01:03:22.799
• <01:36:24.880> 11, um, from Hillsboro District 11, um, from Hillsboro District 11, representing

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• I think $1,000 was pretty conservative.
• I think $1,000 was pretty conservative.
• I think $1,000 was pretty conservative.
• I think $1,000 was pretty conservative.
• Senator Tim Lang, District 2.

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• the in the conser or conservation world. the in the conser or conservation world.
• Some of whom live in his district.
• Obviously, it did not come from my Senate district. Thank you.
• did not come from my Senate district. did not come from my Senate district.
• For local school districts, the 2026.

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Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a roll call establishing a quorum of 35 members, and approval of the previous day’s journal. The chamber also received messages from the House that it had passed House Bills 43, 139, 297, 414, and 485 and requested concurrence. Second reading reports placed several bills in the Rules Committee, including measures on property disposition, children, school district sick leave, unemployment insurance, and status offenses, and a new resolution was introduced honoring the 10th anniversary of the 2016 session and its bullying-prevention legislation. The main floor action was on Senate Bill 39, relating to fishing in privately owned lakes and ponds. Senators debated multiple floor amendments, with several withdrawn and floor amendment 6 adopted. Supporters said the bill clarified private property rights and allowed stocking of F1 Florida bass without changing existing license requirements, while opponents and some supporters emphasized protecting the public trust, conservation funding, and the North American wildlife management model. After extended debate, the Senate passed SB 39 as amended by a vote of 29-8. The Senate then took up Senate Bill 154, relating to elections. The sponsor said it would strengthen election integrity by removing non-photo identification options, specifically Social Security cards and EBT SNAP cards, from the list of acceptable voter verification methods. Opponents argued the bill would make voting harder without evidence of fraud, citing that many Kentuckians used those IDs in the last election and that transportation and access barriers already exist. The transcript cuts off during debate on SB 154 before a final vote is shown.

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• Open-air burning is no longer allowed in the San Joaquin Valley Air District, but without alternative
• Our agency, along with eight other air districts spanning 11 counties in the northern Sacramento Valley
• I'd like to focus on one study that we conducted in 2011, where our district demonstrated that there
• This bill is sponsored by the Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District and has received bipartisan
• Ellis's district.

Summary: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee met with some initial delay while waiting for quorum, then approved the consent calendar items SB 234, SB 484, and SB 839. The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire mitigation, biomass use, climate resilience, and geologic hazard mapping. Members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance climate, air quality, public health, and land management goals, with testimony both supporting and opposing biomass-related proposals. SB 88 (Caballero) would direct state agencies to support beneficial uses of forest and agricultural biomass, including biochar and low-carbon energy. Supporters argued it would reduce open burning, improve air quality, and create rural economic opportunities; opponents, including environmental groups, argued woody biomass energy is costly, polluting, and harmful to forests and communities. The bill passed as amended to Appropriations. SB 653 (Cortese) defining environmentally sensitive vegetation management also passed, with supporters describing it as a voluntary framework to align wildfire fuel reduction with biodiversity and habitat restoration; no opposition was heard, and a member requested to be added as a coauthor. The committee also approved SCR 50 (Stern), which urges state climate agencies to define maladaptation and develop criteria for reviewing climate-related policies and investments, and SB 567 (Limón), a pilot program to study converting idle oil wells into gravity energy storage wells. SB 567 drew support from the sponsor and labor/local government witnesses, while the Water Replenishment District opposed unless amended, citing groundwater protection concerns in key basins and asking for additional safeguards. Finally, SB 831 (Limón) passed, clarifying the scope of geologic hazards to include conditions tied to climate change and natural disasters such as post-fire debris flows, subsidence, and coastal erosion. All measures were reported out of committee, with several absent-member votes later added to complete the roll.

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• The bill creates the Duke Farms Stewardship District.
• HB 4059 deals with the already existing Sunbridge Stewardship District.
• This amends the charter of the North Springs Improvement District, a special water district in Broward
• There's an exception for it in districts and this Representative Chambliss: local water district that
• You're the district to the north of me and I heard about this issue.

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• Small political subdivisions, such as soil and water conservation, districts or irrigation districts,
• also sensitive and I hear the fact that there are smaller, for example Soil and Water Conservation District
• It does not include tribal offices or any small community office, conservancy district, water board.
• Initial contours of the district office and district legislative aid program.
• The district office policy...

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• <00:39:22.560> offices the district offices the district offices individually.<00:39:26.160
• district offices, they're coll-located. district offices, they're coll-located.
• through their sending school district. through their sending school district.
• 971 the wildlife habitat conservation. 971 the wildlife habitat conservation.
• Yet none of the funding is going to be earmarked for conservation of that species or conservation of

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• . ...he actually got that land conserved under the conservation and recreational lands program back that
• It covers multiple districts, and that's why it is completely appropriate.
• This is multi-district and needs to be addressed that way.
• I have not heard of any fraud at all in my district. Quite the opposite.
• And, of course, the vice mayor of Palmetto Bay, a town in my district.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Joseph Di Alessandro, the Pledge of Allegiance, and announcements confirming a quorum. Members also adopted the special order report and recognized several guests in the gallery, including former Speaker Dan Webster and law enforcement and civic visitors. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar of bills, mostly on third reading, with several measures passing unanimously or by wide margins. Among the bills considered were measures on civil procedure and estates, including C.S. HB 1407 on commencement of civil actions, HB 895 on trustee settlement and discharge, C.S. HB 1337 on estates, HB 131 on curators of estates, and C.S. HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over military installations. The House also passed C.S. HB 441 on conservation lands, which would lengthen notice and increase transparency for land swaps involving conservation property, and C.S. CS HB 919 on commercial service airports, which created a statutory definition for major airports and preempted local naming authority for several airports. HB 919 drew extensive debate over the proposed naming of Palm Beach International Airport after President Donald J. Trump, with amendments to delay or alter the naming failing before the bill passed. Other bills approved included HB 409 requiring K-12 schools to observe Veterans Day, CS HB 461 allowing certain students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours, CS HB 1115 creating grants for genetic counseling education, HB 569 revising forensic client services, CS HB 505 regulating virtual currency kiosks to address fraud, and HB 271 on foreign and alien bail bond insurers. The House also passed HB 191 on re-employment assistance eligibility verification after extended questioning about its effects on benefits, appeals, and suitable work standards. One bill, CS HB 243 on electric bicycles, was temporarily postponed, and CS HB 1073 on school districts was also postponed.

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• It requires the Air District to also post transparently critical pollution information on its website
• It brings balance to the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District by adding city representation
• Hi, I'm Belen Leon with the Air Pollution Control District. I'm not sure it should be.
• County Air Pollution Control District.
• It would have categorically prevented the Air District from issuing permits to Title V facilities.

Summary: The committee considered several coastal, climate, and air quality measures. Senator Laird presented SCR 136 marking the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act and Coastal Conservancy Act, and SJR 12 opposing the federal offshore oil and gas leasing program; both drew broad support from environmental groups, local governments, and other advocates, with no opposition heard. Senator Padilla presented SB 10, requiring state climate plans to include gender impact assessments, with supporters arguing climate harms fall disproportionately on women and LGBTQ+ people; the bill also drew no opposition in the hearing. Senator Padilla also presented SB 675 to restructure the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District board and expand public transparency, while supporters cited severe air quality problems and opponents raised concerns about unfunded mandates, consultation, and impacts on local permitting and economic development. Senator Allen presented SB 1229 to limit disaster-rebuild coastal permit exemptions when replacement structures would newly impede coastal access or sensitive protections, with supporters saying it would prevent investor abuse of post-disaster rebuilding rules. After testimony, the committee took up the measures and recorded votes. SCR 136, SJR 12, SB 10, SB 675, and SB 1229 all advanced on party-line or near-party-line votes, with some members voting no on the more regulatory measures. The consent calendar was also approved, including ACR 157, SB 899, SB 949, SB 963, SB 1008, SB 1207, SB 1428, and SJR 5. All of the listed measures were sent onward, generally to Appropriations, and the committee concluded its hearing after the roll calls.