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• House Bill 1902, appropriation, Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
• Bill 1902 appropriation, Soil and House Bill 1902 appropriation, Soil and Water<01:52:31.040> Conservation
• <01:52:32.400> House Water Conservation Commission. House Water Conservation Commission.
• Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Soil and Water Conservation Commission is House Bill 1902.
• We're going to start with the Forest Commission, House Bill 1893.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 12 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the pledge, and then dispensed with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber also recognized several guests and groups, including the doctor of the day, visitors from Quebec, the Sumrall High School boys soccer team, Starkville public safety officials, and the Hattiesburg High School choral arts program. A resolution honoring the long-standing partnership between Quebec and Mississippi was read and adopted, and Ms. Nathalie Rivard of Quebec addressed the Senate about historical ties and economic cooperation between Quebec and Mississippi. The Senate then moved through a series of procedural actions on the calendar, including multiple motions to table reconsideration on medical cannabis and ARPA-related bills, and several motions to not concur and invite conference on workforce and budget measures. Among those were Senate Bill 2294, the Mississippi Future Innovators Act, Senate Bill 2288 on workforce training, Senate Bill 2401 on workforce development, Senate Bill 2189 on budget transfers, Senate Bill 2895 on ARPA funds, and Senate Bill 2917 on appropriations transfers. These motions were adopted, sending the measures to conference or otherwise advancing them as noted. A major portion of the meeting focused on appropriations bills. House Bill 1935, the Education Department appropriation, was explained in detail and adopted after a strike-all amendment; the bill includes funding for the student formula, teacher and assistant pay raises, special education supplements, school attendance officers, testing contracts, early learning coaches, and CTE instructor raises, with offsets from reduced or eliminated line items such as school safety platforms and certain vendor programs. The Senate also adopted strike-all amendments and passed House Bills 1936 and 1937 for Mississippi Public Broadcasting and the Library Commission, and then moved on to House Bill 1933 for the Bureau of Building. The Senate recessed until 2:30 p.m. and announced an appropriations meeting shortly after recess, while leadership noted that many supplemental appropriations bills would be considered later with attention to whether they contained reverse repealers and would go to conference or final passage.

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• I mean, I do believe that one of the very principles of a very conservative state, which we are, is that
• state which we are is that conservative state which we are is that we<01:41:42.880> always<01
• So there, that, you know, there's a conservative principle there as well.
• <01:49:39.760> and<01:49:39.920> and legislature is conservative and and legislature
• is conservative and and really<01:49:40.719> cutting<01:49:41.040> back<01:49:41.199><

Keywords: 916, all

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• I am on one of the Lake Conservation groups, and this would be a disaster if people started building
• I am on one of the Lake Conservation groups, and this would be a disaster if people started building
• I am on one of the Lake Conservation groups, and this would be a disaster if people started building
• I am on one of the Lake Conservation groups, and this would be a disaster if people started building
• jackasses the the the tax on Forest jackasses the the the tax on Forest Products<03:42:41.760>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.

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• The Forest Society pays the premiums for this program, so there's no cost for employees, and the way
• protection of New Hampshire Forest protection of New Hampshire Forest writes<02:16:22.719> in
• <02:16:35.280> Society our eligible employees Forest Society our eligible employees Forest
• He said the Forest Society has 40 employees enrolled in the program.
• Respectfully, Jack Savage, president, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 437, which would change New Hampshire law on undischarged mortgages by creating a shorter period after which certain old mortgages would be treated as unenforceable. Prime sponsor Representative Bill Boyd said the bill was developed with input from bankers, lawyers, realtors, the Attorney General’s office, and the Banking Department, and he noted a drafting correction needed on line 18. He explained that the proposal would replace current law with a new framework modeled partly on Massachusetts, including a five-year expiration after a stated maturity date and a 35-year period for mortgages without an expiration date. Supporters said the bill would help clear obsolete title defects, reduce costly quiet-title litigation, and make real estate transactions easier for consumers, attorneys, and conveyancers. Representative Mary Hakken-Phillips, Susan Cole of the New Hampshire Association of Realtors, and Michelle Coffin all testified in support, describing the bill as a consumer protection measure. They said undischarged or improperly discharged mortgages often surface during title searches, causing delays, legal expenses, and failed or delayed closings. Coffin and Hakken-Phillips emphasized that many of these cases involve old, effectively obsolete mortgages and that the current process often requires expensive court action even when no one contests the title. Cole described a recent transaction in which a title defect caused a buyer to walk away and later restart the financing process, creating costs for both buyer and seller. A committee member asked about notice to mortgage holders; the response was that the lender bears responsibility for recording and extending the mortgage, and that due process rights would remain if a lender later contested the discharge. Ryan Hill of the New Hampshire Bankers Association said the banking industry had reviewed the bill and was generally comfortable with it, while requesting a delayed effective date so members would have time to adjust their recording practices. He said the bill’s January 1, 2028 effective date reflected that request. After closing the hearing on HB 437, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 721, the Gold and Silver Legal Tender Act. Representative Juliet Harvey-Bolia introduced it as a bipartisan economic justice bill intended to recognize gold and silver as legal tender, protect against inflation, and address concerns about trust, taxes, and government taking. She argued that gold is a stable store of value and discussed tax treatment in neighboring states, federal history, and digital gold platforms. The hearing on HB 721 was still in progress when the transcript ended, with the chair limiting questions because of time.

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• This says the spruce, pine, fir grown in our forests within a certain climate zone are of the same quality
• This says the spruce, pine, fir grown in our forests within a certain climate zone are of the same quality
• We represent landowners, loggers, foresters, and the forest products industry.
• We represent land owners, loggers,<03:04:37.760> forester,<03:04:38.240> in<03:04:38.399
• > the<03:04:38.479> forest loggers, forester, in the forest loggers, forester, in the forest

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I serve as the Statewide Fire Protection Forester for DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
• funds to support hazardous fuel reductions on community lands that are adjacent to the division's forest
• for dlnr division of Forestry Forester for dlnr division of Forestry and<04:02:10.159> Wildlife
• I grew up on Smokey the Bear, only you can prevent forest fires.
• I grew up on Smokey the Bear, only you can prevent forest fires.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Chair, even though we do support our forest products industry.
• Chair, even though we do support our forest products industry.
• Chair, even though we do support our forest products industry. All right. Uh, questions, members?
• c><00:23:43.440> do<00:23:43.560> support<00:23:43.960> our<00:23:44.040> forest
• >> even though we do support our forest >> even though we do support our forest products

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Subtotal for forests is 19.9 million.
• Subtotal for<00:08:29.360> forests<00:08:29.840> is for forests is for forests is 19.9<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We work with the Texas A&M Forest Service, which we, there is a representative from the Texas Commission
• That's usually done through the Texas Forest Service We are partnered with the Texas Forest Service that

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• 45 days, and they're going to do what that loved ones' wishes were, whether it's love being in the forest
• , just take me up to the forest, whether it's whatever.

Bills: HB4322, HB4202, HB4203, HB4457, HB3983, HB3660, HB3802, HB2933, HB2955, HB2956, HB3781, HB3521, HB3794, HB3796, HB3800

Keywords: funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer, funeral director in charge, dual licensure, mortuary science, Oklahoma Funeral Board, funeral establishment, commercial embalming establishment, crematory, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, apprenticeship, licensing requirements, professional regulation, undertaker, mortician, burial services, death care industry, workers' compensation

Summary: The Business and Insurance Committee first handled a series of executive nominations, including appointments or reappointments to the Oklahoma Securities Commission, Real Estate Commission, State Athletic Commission, Accountancy Board, Commission on Consumer Credit, Uniform Building Code Commission, Abstractors Board, Used Motor Vehicle Dismantler and Manufactured Housing Commission, and State Banking Board. Most nominees briefly addressed the committee, and the nominations were advanced by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. One HB 4488 was laid over at the start of the meeting. The committee then considered several bills. HB 4322, which would remove a dual-licensure requirement for funeral directors and embalmers, drew questions about consumer protection and body care procedures and passed 6-3. HB 4202, changing workers’ compensation fee schedule treatment for radiology, passed unanimously. HB 4203, directing the Uniform Building Code Commission to explore guidelines for single-exit configurations in certain buildings up to four stories, passed 7-2 after concerns were raised about fire safety. HB 4457, dealing with specialty pharmacies, pharmacy benefit managers, and access to specialty medications, passed unanimously. Members also debated HB 3983, which would move Oklahoma’s moist smokeless tobacco tax to a weight-based system; supporters argued it would improve fairness and revenue stability, while opponents said it would raise taxes on some products and lacked consumer protections. It passed 6-3. HB 3660, authorizing natural organic reduction as an additional end-of-life option, prompted a lengthy debate over dignity, religious concerns, and consumer choice; it passed 5-4. HB 3802, prohibiting auto insurers from raising premiums solely because a spouse died, passed unanimously. HB 2933, a consumer protection insurance bill, passed 9-0 after extensive discussion of claims handling and insurer accountability. Additional insurance and regulatory measures—HB 2955, HB 2956, HB 3781, HB 3521, HB 3796, HB 3794, and HB 3800—were also advanced, most with little or no opposition. The chair closed by noting all executive nominations and legislation had been cleared from the committee for the year.

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• Environment Arizona, the Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Environmental Coalition, Friends of Ireland, Forest
• Environment Arizona, the Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy Environmental Coalition, Friends of Ireland, Forest

Keywords: 1182, all

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• > bill<06:00:53.360> would At its core, the bill ignores some key fiscal and social conservative

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, leaves of absence, guest introductions, and memorial remarks honoring former Representative Carolyn Gargas of Hollis, who was remembered for her long House service, work on child and family issues, and community involvement. The House then adopted a consent calendar and approved a motion to withdraw House Bill 431, which would have created a commission to review draft rules on minimum standards for public school approval and state academic standards; the motion failed after a roll call vote, so the bill remained in play. The House next took up House Bill 109-FN, relative to false reports to law enforcement. The majority supported the bill as a way to add penalties for knowingly false reports about law enforcement officers, arguing officers deserve protection from false accusations and that the knowingly standard is a high bar. The minority opposed it as duplicative of existing law and warned it could chill legitimate complaints against police. After debate and a division vote, the majority committee report of ought to pass was adopted, 198-173. The House also considered House Bill 218-FN, which would provide victims of crime a free police report. The committee amendment changed the bill so victims would receive a written confirmation that a crime occurred rather than the initial police report, to avoid conflicts with right-to-know law and active-investigation confidentiality. Supporters said the change was a small but important clarification agreed to by law enforcement and domestic violence advocates, while opponents argued the original language was already workable and that the floor amendment was unnecessary. A division vote was requested on the amendment, and the transcript ends during that debate before the final outcome on HB 218 is shown.

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• Plumbing unions are super conservative. They're plumbers. They're working-class people.
• Plumbing unions are super conservative. They're plumbers. They're working-class people.
• Plumbing unions are super conservative. They're plumbers. They're working-class people.
• Plumbing unions are super conservative. They're plumbers. They're working-class people.
• Plumbing unions are super conservative. They're plumbers. They're working-class people.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• timber harvesting, thereby in conflict with the New Hampshire definition of a productive working forest
• The DNCR and forest lands have lost credibility with the businesses and political leaders of Coos County
• timber harvesting, thereby in conflict with the New Hampshire definition of a productive working forest
• or fuest lands have lost cril forest or fuest lands have lost cril abilities<00:43:34.800> with
• You have our forest and AEG, manufacturing, and our outdoor work and hospitality.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• don't have the stats to back it but my 11 counties I would guess are the most effective and all forested

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• policies, enacting a more conservative policies, enacting a more conservative vision,<02:21:34.479
• <02:21:53.920> policies support of the conservative policies support of the conservative policies
• This is conservative policy at its best.
• This is conservative policy at its best.
• This is conservative policy at its best.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• The Forest Service is beginning the process to repeal the 2001 roadless rule, a move that's been long
• About half of that is in the Forest Service.
• When government puts up gates and keeps people out from doing forest practices that are positive, or
• It's led to overgrown, unhealthy forests and prevented rural counties from using this land to create
• prevented<02:26:00.000> rural unhealthy forest and prevented rural unhealthy forest and prevented

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Conservatives believe in Stewardship must never come at the expense of basic human dignity.
• bill 596 was coauthored by one of my House District 9 predecessors, Kevin Calvi, one of the most conservative
• the enjoyment by the public of whatever's available, whether it's waterfront or you know, pristine forest
• This just extends the sunset on the gross production tax portion that goes to the OwRB conservation commission

Bills: SB1687, HB1687, HB4431, HB2894, HB2979, HB3262, HB3298, HB3369, HB3431, HB3462, SB1226, SB1876, SB1916, SB1920, HB3467, HB3498, HB3500, HB3521, HB3581, HB3650, HB3673, HB3764, HB3767, HB3781, HB3800, HB3831, HB3834, HB3941, HB2749, HB3970, HB3972, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, HB3996, HB4095, HB4104, HB4191, HB4248, HB4298, HB4338, HB4427, HB4428, HJR1023, HB3660, HB3718, HB4326, HB3443, HB3880, HB3649, HB3000, SB1651, SB504, SB372, SB1326, SB1633, SB248, SB1242, SB1238, SB423, SB1989, SB1286, SB904, SB1213, SB1216, SB1827, SB65, SB1390, SB259, SB1944, SB540, SB2139, SB346, SB1595, SB1400, SB1555, SB1209, SB2110, SB1670, SB1061, SB2104, HR1057, SB1946, SB1734, SB1316, SB1360, SB1557, SB1684, SB2049, SB1410, SB2011, SB1437, SB1204, SB1732, SB1775, SB2084, SB1380, SB1572, SB1772, SB1224, SB710, SB1338, SB1266, SB1303, SB1307, SB1562, SB1794, SB1191, SB1983, SB1832, SB1448, SB1534, SB1593, SB1597, SB1630, SB1489, SB1726, SB1796, SB1806, SB1877, SB1451, SB1553, SB1632, SB1423, SB1425, SB1502, SB2180, SB1725, SB2182, HB3003, HB3004, HB4434, HB4324, HB4342, HB2137, HB4432, SJR50, SJR52, SJR53

Keywords: driver licenses, exam proctor, Service Oklahoma, commercial training, background checks, advance directive, advance health care directive, health care proxy, medical power of attorney, durable power of attorney for health care, living will, surrogate decision-maker, default surrogate, health care agent, capacity determination, supported decision making, mental health directive, psychiatric advance directive, end-of-life care, life-sustaining treatment

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• And coming around is a letter of testimony from Wagner Forest Management, one of our members, in opposition
• Doing a little bit of research into a bill about conservation commissions, we realized in RSA 36A, uh
• is a citation that uh the town and city treasurers have the authority uh for the funds of the conservation
• there is a citation that the town and city treasurers have the authority for the funds of the conservation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Um, next we have Patrick Felker, followed by Forest Gregory.
• Um, next we have Patrick Felker, followed by Forest Gregory.
• Um, next we have Forest Gregory.
• Um, next we have<01:25:26.080> Forest<01:25:26.480> Gregory.
• If you're with us have Forest Gregory.

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals