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• According to the Indian Education Fund assessments and supplemental state tuition, I'm not going to give
• given all of that, and also that the governor had provided an executive order for $90 million for Indian
• For other things in the Bilingual Education Act, the Indian Education Act, the Hispanic Education Act

Committee: Senate Senate Education

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• I, I thought I had Indian food before, but I didn't till he got there.
• Uh, will be the adopted amendment to NAC 6352 implementing the Indian Education Act.
• eliminated. had proposed the elimination of language about the Assistant Secretary consulting with the Indian

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• We have our director of legislative and executive affairs, Lindsay Bachman.
• Those are all options available to tribes, pueblos, and Indian nations, and those would still be available
• And these costs have increased working with the communities out in Indian Country.
• I think it's an all-day affair.
• I think it's an all-day affair.

Bills: HB1

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• As Vice President of Government Affairs and Corporate Citizenship, Lupe represents PepsiCo's diverse
• representatives from the Office of Sacramento State President Luke Wood, Vice President for External Affairs
• Among American Indian or Alaska Native residents age 25 and over, 16.8% have earned a bachelor's degree

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then approved a procedural motion by a 41-17 roll call to re-refer AB 2690 and AB 1863 to Appropriations and to allow guests for the Latino Spirit Awards ceremony. House Resolution 92, recognizing Cinco de Mayo Week, was adopted after supportive remarks from members of several caucuses, and the chamber then held the 2026 Latino Spirit Awards ceremony honoring 11 individuals and organizations in higher education, human rights, philanthropy, health and science, advocacy, business, environmental justice, journalism and media, culinary arts, and a legacy award for Los Tigres del Norte. After the ceremony, the Assembly resumed business with guest introductions and moved through the daily file, passing or retaining a number of bills and resolutions. Among the measures taken up, the Assembly passed AB 1657 on domestic violence restraining order procedures (64-0), AB 2042 on civil procedure and service of process (66-0), AB 1660 on probate and public guardians (45-10), AB 1917 on criminal procedure and reinstatement of dismissed charges (43-15), AB 2148 clarifying that public school employees are human beings in the context of AI (69-0), AB 1647 protecting juvenile statements at transfer hearings (63-0), AB 1555 expanding community college access in Siskiyou County (66-0), AB 1608 on High-Speed Rail Inspector General oversight and reporting (45-18), AB 1803 requiring anti-hate speech training in workplace harassment prevention (50-9), AB 2128 protecting tenants in subsidized housing from certain federal work requirements and time limits (44-16), AB 2576 as a land-use cleanup bill protecting historic resources (61-0), AB 2601 allowing concurrent review for certain housing projects, and AB 2764 on extended foster care eligibility (60-0). Several items were passed and retained on file, and AB 2601 was interrupted by a call of the house before later business continued. The chamber also adopted ACR 159 on indigent defense after adding 59 coauthors, then heard guest introductions from chief public defenders from multiple counties. ACR 179, designating Wildland Urban Interface Preparedness and Resilience Day, was adopted with 65 coauthors after remarks on wildfire risk and forest management. Later, ACR 183 establishing Black Health Equity Advocacy Week was presented with extensive testimony from members of multiple caucuses emphasizing racial health disparities, maternal mortality, life expectancy gaps, and the need for systemic change; the debate continued beyond the excerpt provided. Throughout the session, members repeatedly used guest introductions to recognize visiting groups and individuals, including Delta Sigma Theta Sorority members, UAW President Shawn Fain, California Women in Agriculture, and others.

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• As Vice President of Government Affairs and Corporate Citizenship, Lupe represents PepsiCo's diverse
• by representatives from the Office of Sac State President Luke Wood, Vice President for External Affairs
• Among American Indian or Alaska Native residents age 25 and over, 16.8% have earned a bachelor's degree

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• My issue is that this—and I said in a hearing a few weeks ago—the Indians were not just run off of their
• They're conflicted because of the relationships with those lobbyists, government affairs, as well as

Bills: HB 1520 , HB 1545 , HJR 110 , HJR 203 , HB 245 , HB 1465 , HB 1482 , HB 294 , HB 793 , HB 809 , HB 3928 , HB 334 , HB 2037 , HB 1973 , HB 285 , HB 4341 , HB 4264 , HB 1043 , HB 837 , HB 1234 , HB 1193 , HB 1194 , HB 1646 , HB 1729 , HB 2498 , HB 1314 , HB 2295 , HB 1353 , HB 1531 , HB 1988 , HB 5398 , HB 3960 , HB 3923 , HB 1407 , HB 1764 , HB 2221 , HB 2214 , HB 2517 , HB 2518 , HB 2213 , HB 5008 , HB 5092 , HB 3421 , HB 3663 , HB 3748 , HB 3800 , HB 3756 , HB 2613 , HB 3782 , HB 5246 , HB 4344 , HB 4044 , HB 4066 , HB 2702 , HB 2807 , HB 2869 , HB 2898 , HB 3181 , HB 3250 , HB 4153 , HB 2091 , HB 2115 , HB 2542 , HB 2768 , HB 3349 , HB 3352 , HB 4406 , HB 1593 , HB 1899 , HB 3133 , HB 4432 , HB 4960 , HB 3214 , HB 3915 , HB 3508 , HB 2145 , SB 304 , SB 608 , SB 2312 , SB 494 , SB 530 , HB 45 , HB 2520 , HB 35 , HB 47 , HB 318 , HB 349 , HB 554 , HB 1359 , HB 1373 , HB 2254 , HB 2259 , HB 2853 , HB 3073 , HB 3088 , HB 353 , HB 355 , HB 786 , HB 762 , HB 705 , HB 932 , HB 849 , HB 1119 , HB 3041 , HB 713 , HB 3104 , HB 3970 , HB 4042 , HB 4490 , HB 1731 , HB 2607 , HB 3689 , HB 1788 , HB 1612 , HB 138 , HB 15 , HB 1971 , HB 1338 , HB 2989 , HB 267 , HB 1201 , HB 2954 , HB 5265 , HB 1804 , HB 5061 , HB 1520 , HB 1545 , HJR 110 , HJR 203 , HB 1887 , HB 1914 , HB 2402 , HB 2306 , HB 1809 , HB 2350 , HB 3000 , HB 3237 , HB 3326 , HB 3211 , HB 1056 , HB 2081 , HB 2187 , HB 3092 , HB 3308 , HB 3526 , HB 3750 , HB 3527 , HB 4219 , HB 4230 , HB 4290 , HB 5238 , HB 4804 , HB 4749 , HB 245 , HB 1465 , HB 1482 , HB 294 , HB 793 , HB 809 , HB 3928 , HB 334 , HB 2037 , HB 1973 , HB 285 , HB 4341 , HB 4264 , HB 1043 , HB 837 , HB 1234 , HB 1193 , HB 1194 , HB 1646 , HB 1729 , HB 2498 , HB 1314 , HB 2295 , HB 1353 , HB 1531 , HB 1988 , HB 5398 , HB 3960 , HB 3923 , HB 1407 , HB 1764 , HB 2221 , HB 2214 , HB 2517 , HB 2518 , HB 2213 , HB 5008 , HB 5092 , HB 3421 , HB 3663 , HB 3748 , HB 3800 , HB 3756 , HB 2613 , HB 3782 , HB 5246 , HB 4344 , HB 4044 , HB 4066 , HB 2702 , HB 2807 , HB 2869 , HB 2898 , HB 3181 , HB 3250 , HB 4153 , HB 2091 , HB 2115 , HB 2542 , HB 2768 , HB 3349 , HB 3352 , HB 4406 , HB 1593 , HB 1899 , HB 3133 , HB 4432 , HB 4960 , HB 3214 , HB 3915 , HB 3508 , HB 2145 , HCR 6 , HCR 12 , HCR 34 , HCR 50 , HCR 55 , HCR 58 , HCR 70 , HCR 71 , HCR 72 , HCR 74 , HCR 75 , HCR 78 , HCR 80 , HCR 93 , HCR 100 , HCR 107 , HCR 116 , HCR 117 , HCR 90

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

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• Senate Bill 1475 is looking to rename the bridge over I-35 at Indian Hills the Toby Keith Interchange
• Senate Bill 1475 is looking to rename the bridge over I-35 at Indian Hills the Toby Keith Interchange

Bills: SB378 , SB540 , SB1061 , SB1475 , SB1531 , SB1534 , SB1684 , SB1824 , SB1826 , SB2049

Committee: House Commerce & Economic Development Oversight

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, dentist, dental hygienist, dentistry

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• It included Seattle Indian Health Board. ...horrific experience in our court system.
• It included Seattle Indian Health Board and other leaders.

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: Washington State Sen. Manka Dhingra opened a press conference focused on survivor-centered policies and funding for victim services, saying the state should continue supporting survivors despite a difficult budget climate and reduced federal support. She highlighted prior state actions such as extending the statute of limitations for sexual assault, restricting firearms for abusers, protecting survivors from discrimination, easing access to protection orders, and addressing female genital mutilation, while emphasizing the need to fund services that are trauma-informed and victim-centered. Much of the event focused on the request to restore about $21.38 million in victim services funding. Colleen McIngles of the King County Children’s Justice Center warned that without the funding, programs statewide would close, eliminating forensic interviewers, advocates, and coordinated response teams. Kate Garvey of the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center said agencies have already laid off staff and are triaging clients, and that the money would only maintain existing services. Several speakers tied the need for funding to broader public safety and survivor support, including references to federal VOCA cuts and the national reckoning over the Epstein case. Legislators also discussed several bills. Sen. T’wina Nobles described SB 5169, which would reduce the need for child victims and witnesses to repeatedly relive trauma in court. Rep. Jamila Taylor and Rep. Roger Goodman discussed HB 1591, which would provide mitigating treatment, resentencing options, and possible vacatur for survivors whose criminal conduct was connected to coercion or abuse. Rep. Chris Stearns and Sen. Tina Orwall discussed court-process reforms in SB 6017 and related efforts to prevent retraumatization of sexual assault survivors, along with recognition of female genital mutilation as sexual assault. Rep. Lauren Davis shared her personal experience with domestic violence and argued that cuts to system-based victim advocacy have left many survivors without support. The press conference also celebrated unanimous Senate passage of the Ebony Alert bill, which advocates said is needed to improve responses to missing Black women and girls; speakers urged the House to pass it next.

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• federal hospital... character, but it allows for any rural hospital located on a federally recognized Indian
• notification and benefits for laid-off employees act by updating the definition of employer to exclude Indian

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to place a large package of bills on the floor calendar, along with several individual measures. The package poll was advanced with bipartisan support, though Senator Braun noted some bills would face debate on the floor. Most motions were approved without objection, and the committee repeatedly advanced housing, education, health care, transportation, labor, public safety, and administrative measures. Among the bills discussed were proposals on housing supply and permitting efficiency, including measures affecting residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones, peer review fees for housing applications, and factory-built housing standards. Other bills addressed wildfire-resistant building materials, disabled placard renewal periods, preschool access for military families, insurance fraud penalties, higher education support for student parents, affordable health coverage, rural hospital reimbursement and critical access status, and collective bargaining in agriculture. Several members voiced support for bills they described as bipartisan or practical, while some opposition was raised to measures involving sheriffs’ accountability, immigration-related protections, and agricultural labor issues. A few bills drew more substantive debate. Senate Bill 5974, concerning sheriff accountability and replacement standards, advanced despite Senator Short’s objection that sheriffs are locally elected and should not be subject to state replacement procedures. Senate Bill 6045, which would create a framework for agricultural collective bargaining, was opposed by Senators King and Mazzol, but after a division vote it advanced 10-6. The committee also advanced measures recognizing Diwali, protecting privacy in government records, limiting immigration enforcement access in certain public spaces, and establishing a public-private P-20W partnership account. The meeting concluded after all listed measures were advanced and the committee adjourned.

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• INDIAN RIVER HAD CONTROL DEFICIENCIES RELATED TO TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.
• INDIAN RIVER RELATED TO RECORDS DENIAL, THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF ITEMS RELATED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• There are services, one example being services delivered by an Indian Health Service, where the federal
• </c> being Services delivered by an Indian being Services delivered by an Indian Health<01:03:49.480>
• Child Welfare Act, or ICWA, and the Minnesota Indian Family Preservation Act, or MIFPA. responsible
• </c><01:26:22.199><c> Child</c><01:26:22.440><c> Welfare</c> compliance with the Indian Child Welfare
• </c> act or IA and the min innesa Indian act or IA and the min innesa Indian family<01:26:25.320><c>

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Frank Molina on behalf of the Yaqui Tribe of San Manuel Nation and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
• Klamath Indigenous Land Trust, Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group, California Rural Indian
• I'm the Government Affairs Director for the Infant Nutrition Council of America.

Committee: House Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• health and substance use. disorder services, primary and rural health care programs, such as the Indian
• Health Program, American Indian Maternal Support Services, and tribal emergency preparedness programs
• Chair of the Military and Veteran Affairs Committee, and health care can sometimes be an issue of national

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• There's a large House Research publication on American Indians, Indian tribes, and state government gambling
• There's a large House Research publication on American Indians, Indian tribes, and state government gambling
• c><00:41:11.880><c> on</c><00:41:12.359><c> um</c><00:41:12.560><c> American</c><00:41:12.960><c> Indians
• </c> um uh publication on um American Indians um uh publication on um American Indians Indian<00:41:13.800
• tribes and state government um Indian tribes and state government um gambling<00:41:16.240><c> regulation

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Of course, Prairie Island Indian Community doesn't have a system yet; they'd be brand new.
• Of course, Prairie<00:56:26.520><c> Island</c><00:56:26.760><c> Indian</c><00:56:27.000><c> community
• </c><00:56:27.359><c> doesn't</c> Prairie Island Indian community doesn't Prairie Island Indian community
• </c><00:58:11.160><c> Our</c><00:58:11.320><c> communities</c> Island Indian community.
• Our communities Island Indian community.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the Indian River Lagoon, of course, is the most biodiverse estuary in the entire country.
• And I too want to thank you, Representative, I mean, Senator Trumbull, this is a big issue in Indian
• River County, Indian River waterways.
• River County, Indian River waterways.
• And this process will help. issue in Indian River County, Indian River waterways, and this process will

Keywords: 998, house, all

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance led by pages, and several guest recognitions before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up a series of claims and relief bills, including SB 6 for L.E. against DCF, SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata, and later other measures such as child welfare, public records, and professional licensing bills. Most of these bills were explained by sponsors as targeted fixes or relief measures, and several were substituted with identical House bills before final passage. Votes were overwhelmingly favorable on these items, including unanimous or near-unanimous approvals on the claims bills and education-related measures. A major floor debate centered on CS/CS/SB 354, the Blue Ribbon Projects bill, which would create a new framework for large-scale planned developments on at least 15,000 acres with substantial conservation set-asides. Supporters argued it would provide a structured path for long-term growth and development, while opponents from both parties warned it was too vague, could undermine local control, and lacked enough specificity on conservation, infrastructure, and land-use protections. After extensive debate, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than brought to a final vote. The Senate also passed SB 21 on land-use regulations tied to hurricane recovery, SB 530 on lottery operations, SB 556 on Special Olympics as a PE substitute for students with disabilities, SB 688 on naturopathic medicine, SB 758 on the Justice Administrative Commission, SB 830 creating public-records exemptions for certain local officials and their families, SB 878 on clinical laboratory personnel, SB 914 on dry needling by occupational therapists, and SB 1002 on child welfare and parental drug abuse. Another lengthy and contentious discussion involved CS/CS/SB 1632 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles, which included provisions on foreign law, domestic terrorist designations, and restrictions on public support for designated organizations. Senators debated an amendment to remove references to Sharia law; that amendment failed. A second amendment with broader revisions and notice procedures was then taken up, with questions focused on notice, appeal rights, and the designation process. The transcript ends during that amendment discussion, before final disposition is shown. Throughout the session, many bills were substituted with identical House companions and then passed by recorded vote, often with strong bipartisan support.

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• That includes American Indians, Alaskan Natives, and California Indians.
• conduct these redeterminations every six months for the adult expansion group who are not American Indian
• or Alaskan natives. not American Indian or Alaskan natives.
• Like almost all the other provisions, American Indians and Alaskan Natives are exempt.
• and Alask Alaskan natives are Indians and Alask Alaskan natives are exempt.<01:11:26.880><c> This</c

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• United States and Canada for the government-endorsed atrocities inflicted upon their children at Indian
• 01:52:35.280><c> their</c><01:52:35.440><c> children</c><01:52:35.760><c> at</c><01:52:36.000><c> Indian
• </c> inflicted upon their children at Indian inflicted upon their children at Indian residential<01:52
• 43.440><c> 1800</c><01:52:44.000><c> 00s</c> ...means of solving what in the 1800s was known as the Indian
• I also worked for the Indian Health Service in Alaska, and I worked with natives for a long time, and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• If you look back at the period of removal, when we were forcibly removed under federal Indian policy,
• Nation is to achieve what we want to achieve, we'll open a me a hospital this summer, the largest in Indian

Bills: HB3976 , HB3000 , HB3001 , HB3003 , HB3004 , HB3066 , HB3904 , HB3644 , HB1687 , HB3920 , SR40

Keywords: rural hospitals, small hospitals, grant program, healthcare funding, Oklahoma health department, cosmetology, barbering, massage therapy, State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, Service Oklahoma, license renewal, license reinstatement, licensing fees, sunset extension, board membership, human trafficking, victim services, beauty school, barber school, esthetics

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• As part of broader planning under the GMA, a federally recognized Indian tribe whose reservation or ceded
• Counties that enter into negotiations with a federally recognized Indian tribe are eligible for technical

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 904, all