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• It was about binary triggers. It was about unserialized 3D-printed ghost guns.
• It was about binary triggers. It was about unserialized 3D-printed ghost guns.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota House members and gun-violence prevention advocates described an ongoing floor sit-in aimed at pressuring Speaker Lisa Daudt to bring a Senate-passed gun violence prevention package to a vote before the end of session. Speakers, including Reps. Kristi Pursell, Zaina Mohamed, Julie Green, Samantha Sencer-Mura, and Emma Greenman, said the sit-in had lasted about 36 hours and framed the effort as a response to recent shootings, especially the Annunciation tragedy, and to demands from families, survivors, students, doctors, clergy, and other Minnesotans for action. The proposed package was described as the most comprehensive gun-violence reduction legislation Minnesota has considered, including an assault weapons ban, high-capacity magazine limits, restrictions on binary triggers and unserialized 3D-printed ghost guns, safe-storage requirements, school safety measures, and mental health supports for children in crisis. Speakers argued that red flag laws and background checks passed in 2023 were already saving lives, and that the new package would extend those protections. They criticized House leadership for not bringing the bill forward and said refusing a vote denied legislators and voters a chance to take a public position. Sen. Ron Latz, chair of the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, said the Senate passed the package 34-33 and sent it to the House, and he urged the House to act. He also said the red flag law had been used more than 400 times and noted that Speaker Daudt herself had benefited from a red flag order, arguing she should extend similar protections to others. Maggie from Protect Minnesota echoed the call to listen to the public and said the state was watching to see whether lawmakers cared enough to act. No vote was taken during the exchange; speakers said they would continue the floor action and urged Minnesotans to call the House and demand a vote.

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• we have a lot of criminals trying to come in and fly in right below that $1,000 mark so it doesn't trigger
• agree that once all the counties are not using the same systems in reporting, that could cause a triggering

Bills: HB4125, HB2951, HB3082, HB4142, HB4106, HB1752, HB3268

Keywords: firearm rights restoration, nonviolent felons, Oklahoma firearm laws, gun ownership, pardon, expungement, public safety, transportation of inmates, Department of Corrections, correctional facilities, sentencing, health records, firefighters, sex offenders, employment restrictions, Oklahoma laws, bomb, explosive device, incendiary device, simulated bomb

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• that I think you addressed in this bill, which I'd just like to emphasize is I believe there's a trigger
• and also with discussions with our economists, uh, Chairman Small and I and others talked about triggers

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• People with strikes face harsher sentences if they fail treatment, and even old drug offenses can trigger
• So we're still spending that money down last year's budget Activities or development which means this
• I know Isaac's got some other program activities and policies.
• Activities he was going to share with you. Thank you, but Mr.
• ONA has raised concern about the lack of accurate. statistical data and is actively collaborating on

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We hear about, for example, most recently, the—I want to use the right term—surge or purge, the activity
• But the new report also found that the automated system responsible for triggering those notifications
• In New Mexico, you can point a gun in someone's face, not pull the trigger, and you're facing 18 months

Keywords: 996, all

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• Uh slide 11 is upcoming activities.
• Um, activities start at 09 a.m. and we're doing two evolutions.
• , no sand and gravel activities, etc.
• Chair, that triggered a comment. OK, that's just not true.
• So in terms of day to day activities, right?

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• There was a reduction to the active transportation account.
• There was a reduction to the active transportation account.
• There was a reduction to the active transportation account.
• Then moving down to transit and active Then moving down to transit and active transportation,<01
• um uh for a project to meet activities um uh for a project to meet the<01:48:27.760> eligibility<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• points that are critical: One, if you grow biofuels on ag land, or if you import it, there’s no EIS trigger
• points that are critical: One, if you grow biofuels on ag land, or if you import it, there’s no EIS trigger
• land, or if you import it, there's no ag land, or if you import it, there's no EIS<00:45:43.680> trigger
• EIS trigger. EIS trigger.

Bills: HB1986, HB1694, HB1695, HB2030, HB1673

Keywords: clean fuel standard, alternative fuels, carbon intensity, emission reduction, greenhouse gases, transportation, sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy, Hawaii, economic development, carbon footprint, aviation sector, renewable fuels, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation, clean vehicles

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard testimony on three measures related to cleaner fuels. On HB 1986, which would require the Department of Transportation to adopt rules for a clean fuel standard by January 1, 2028 and include reporting and public informational sessions, testimony was largely supportive from state commissions, fuel companies, airlines, and other industry and advocacy groups. Supporters said the bill would create a long-term framework for reducing emissions and developing cleaner fuels in Hawaii. Opposition came from Energy Justice Network, which argued that so-called clean fuels are not carbon-free, would be costly, and could delay a needed transition to electrification. The department later said it was monitoring the bill and was concerned about costs. No vote or final action was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard HB 1694, a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit bill that would provide a per-gallon credit for SAF, cap annual credits at $20 million, require reporting, and sunset in 2035. The Department of Taxation testified on administration, while the Department of Transportation said it supported the measure as a short-term strategy to jump-start SAF until the clean fuel standard ramps up. Airlines, fuel companies, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, and others supported the bill, saying it would send a market signal, help close the cost gap with conventional jet fuel, and encourage local production and investment. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network, Life of the Land, and Ted Metros, argued the bill would be expensive, could lock in a transitional fuel system, and would not produce enough fuel to meet demand. Committee members asked about the likely impact and the share of total fuel demand the credit could support; DOT said the supported gallons would be only a very small percentage of annual demand and that the credit was intended to work alongside the future clean fuel standard. Finally, the committee took up HB 1695 HD1 on renewable fuel, which expands the renewable fuels production tax credit. Testimony was again mixed but generally supportive from the Department of Transportation, Department of Taxation, Island Energy Services, airlines, the Tax Foundation, Pana Pacific, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau. Supporters said the measure would encourage local feedstock production, create agricultural opportunities, and help attract investment in renewable fuels. Pana Pacific requested an amendment to explicitly include camelina in the definition of renewable feedstocks. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network and Life of the Land, repeated concerns about cost, imported feedstocks, and the risk of undermining full electrification goals. The hearing transcript does not show any vote or final committee action on HB 1694 or HB 1695 HD1.

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• We are still able to look at the entire five years if there is a trigger in there, you know, an asset
• We are still able to look at the entire five years if there is a trigger in there, you know, an asset
• We are still able to look at the entire five years if there is a trigger in there, you know, an asset
• We look at three, and if there's anything that triggers a five-year look-back, we would continue to do
• <01:11:26.840> that<01:11:27.080> clarified<01:11:27.600> it automatic trigger

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• In situations like that, the board provides extensive oversight into the activities of that accountant
• So the board is well aware of the financial activities that are occurring at the organization, and we
• So we are... ...regularly having active conversations.
• This report outlines prior-year activities and financials.
• Because I do think there's been some misinformation on the activities of your organization.

Summary: The committee was called to order, the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer were offered, and the minutes from the previous meeting were approved. Members then received a memo summarizing major audit items and began hearing audit presentations from the State Auditor’s Office and private auditors on a range of state agencies and organizations. Several audits were reported as clean, including the Bank of North Dakota, the North Dakota Guaranteed Student Loan Program, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the State Treasurer, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation’s flexible transportation fund, Lake Region State College, and the Department of Environmental Quality. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association also received an unmodified opinion, though repeat findings were noted for limited segregation of duties and financial statement preparation due to its small staff. The Council on the Arts audit found two findings: payroll charged to federal awards without adequate timekeeping records, and unallowable expenditures from a restricted cultural endowment fund. The Department of Public Instruction audit identified unsupported scholarship applications in the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, though additional testing showed the funds were used for their intended purpose. The most extensive discussion centered on the North Dakota Racing Commission audit, which identified four findings: overspending the promotion fund’s 25% operating limit, grant conditions not being met, improper Breeders Fund awards, and improper procurement for advertising services. Racing Commission director Bruce Johnson acknowledged complacency and weak controls, said the agency would tighten procedures, and explained that the commission had since worked with procurement and would follow the rules more closely. Auditors also explained that the commission would now be audited every two years because of the findings. Another major discussion involved the University of North Dakota School of Law, where auditors found a lack of documentation supporting admissions decisions for post-baccalaureate programs. UND officials said they remain in good standing with the American Bar Association but agreed better documentation and tools are needed; the committee pressed for more transparency and follow-up on admissions criteria. The committee also received an update on Dakota College at Bottineau, where Minot State University reported that bank reconciliations had been brought current after a significant backlog and would now be maintained through shared services. Members requested a written follow-up report on the issues and corrective actions. Finally, the North Dakota Fair Association explained that its foundation has been dissolved and remaining funds were transferred to another nonprofit for continued support of the state fair, and the Department of Public Instruction provided an update on school meal debt, saying the reported amount was about $1.1 million from a partial district survey and that debt remains a local issue, though it could be revisited if school meal funding changes.

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• House Bill 75 by Representative Jackson provides relative to gaming activities to modify definitions
• So the main thing, this bill is not just triggered to this one amendment with that language in this deal
• those honorably discharged to qualify for TOPS Tech by just proving that they've been discharged from active
• and it also allows the Louisiana Supreme Court to approve certain rules that extend eligibility to active
• entities created by rule or order of the Louisiana Supreme Court. ...allowing eligibility to extend to active

Bills: HR286, HR287, HR288, HR289, HR290, HR291, HR292, HR293, HR294, HCR114, HR275, HR276, HR277, HR278, HR279, HR280, HR282, HR283, HR284, HR285, HCR112, HCR113, SCR62, SCR64, SB132, SB135, SB405, HR179, HR216, HR223, HR225, HR274, HCR89, SB39, SB99, SB111, SB112, SB124, SB134, SB174, SB189, SB190, SB201, SB233, SB236, SB258, SB270, SB273, SB288, SB307, SB313, SB320, SB321, SB325, SB326, SB331, SB339, SB341, SB345, SB346, SB347, SB353, SB357, SB359, SB387, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB419, SB422, SB426, SB435, SB437, SB440, SB451, SB464, SB470, SB487, SB488, SB495, SB504, SB505, SB518, SB523, SB228, SB408, HR168, HR174, HR194, HCR54, HCR74, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR98, HCR102, HCR104, SCR23, SCR38, HCR26, HB250, HB265, HB339, HB427, HB445, HB463, HB468, HB606, HB639, HB649, HB665, HB746, HB781, HB853, HB861, HB872, HB886, HB916, HB937, HB1054, HB1068, HB1117, HB1237, HB75, HB705, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB54, SB56, SB72, SB79, SB97, SB105, SB123, SB125, SB129, SB163, SB171, SB252, SB287, SB375, SB386, SB461, SB466, HR84, SCR3, HB582, HB625, HB646, HB998, HB1191, HB1255, SB81, SB100, SB109, SB197, SB374, SB479, SB78, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB302, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: HR286, House Resolution 286, LED, Louisiana Economic Development, rural development, energy efficiency, renewable energy, public-private partnership, tax credits, economic development, workforce training, school energy costs, community colleges, technical colleges, local government, building modernization, on-site energy generation, public facilities, rural parishes, distressed communities

Summary: The House met with a quorum, received a guest minister for prayer, approved the journal, and heard several announcements and recognitions, including NEC Awareness Day, a European Union delegation visit, and the Glenmore Wildcats baseball team’s state championship. Members also received Senate messages, including concurrence on some House measures, the filing of Senate bills, and several Senate resolutions and bills laid over for later consideration. The chamber then took up a long series of resolutions and bills. Among the resolutions adopted were measures on a Louisiana-United Kingdom Trade Commission, support for migratory waterfowl studies, hunting education in schools, SNAP delivery-fee studies, fraud prevention for seniors, subsurface data preservation, boating safety reporting, and visual acuity screening data. Some items were temporarily returned to the calendar, including a sales-tax uniform-base rule resolution and several Senate measures. The House also adopted a resolution creating an agricultural national security task force and another supporting a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. On legislation, the House passed bills on missing-person alerts for people with disabilities (“Brian’s Call”), first responder status for public works employees, planning commission procedures, historic preservation district rules, judges’ supplemental compensation, the Baker Economic Development District, New Orleans downtown development district tax authority, a local crime prevention district, clerks of court records, hotel occupancy taxes in Shreveport-Bossier, firefighter cancer screenings, Shreveport police civil service rules, local ethics entity funding, hemp/alcohol age restrictions, OMV digital signatures, LED recreation, TOPS Tech eligibility for veterans, anatomical gift recordkeeping, crypto kiosk fraud protections, firefighting foam definitions, and consumer data privacy. Several bills failed, including HB 705 on legislative contempt penalties and HB 75 on gaming promotional play. One bill on vehicle insurance reinstatement fees was amended and passed, and a bill on judicial compensation fund adjustments was amended and passed after questions about CPI indexing.

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• that result in SNAP benefits being awarded in incorrect amounts, whereas fraud is the intentional activity
• It says able-bodied adults without dependents must work or participate in qualifying activities. dependents
• I mean, that triggered food insecurity.
• Chair, members of the committee, there are set qualified activities.
• approximately 770 hires and 271,000 encounters, an encounter being when you see a patient, with activity

Keywords: 996, all

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• As you can see, we've got quite a bit of activity going on with everything from value-added agriculture
• We actively interview the companies in our industrial base and ask them every day they open the doors
• Jerry's fortunate to have Josh Orozco, who also sits and works with the workforce board, we need to activate
• These areas are designed to attract investment and foster economic activity in key sectors such as automotive
• So the chip release triggers a hardware investment.

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• the first Trump administration, in which he served a long period of time, but most importantly is active
• CNN has reported that Russia and China are actively trying to recruit disgruntled employees.
• My parents and my upbringing abroad triggered a lifelong passion for international relations that has
• What can we do better to to try and get them to stop this these drills, the gray zone activity, that
• and restore funding to those programs that reduce mass migration and those programs that affect actively

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• Employees even actively participated in the massacre on October 7th, 2023.
• It's important for the United States to be active at the table at the UN to protect and advance U.S.
• Programs such as UNRWA have actively assisted. terrorists.
• I asked Secretary of State Rubio whether he intends to go to the United Nations and again trigger the
• It's also created a ripe environment for criminal activity with cyber scam centers engaging in human

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• I've been active in the movement to end trafficking and sexual exploitation for over a decade and can
• I've been active in the movement to end trafficking and sexual exploitation for over a decade and can
• Trafficking activity has been identified in every county of our state, with victims ranging in age from
• in<02:21:12.840> the<02:21:13.439> involuntary<02:21:14.439> emergency triggered
• in the involuntary emergency triggered in the involuntary emergency admission<02:21:15.560> process

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• First, just a recap of the activity that we've had in our grant programs this biennium.
• So on page six, you can see how many active grants we have in each one of these programs.
• Total grants active currently are 108, with total grants...
• We'll start to see some of this activity go... ...by the end of this year.
• We'll start to see some of this activity going if we get a few more.

Summary: The committee took roll, approved the March 18 minutes, and then received a compliance-report update on the Industrial Commission and related funds and programs. Staff reviewed the status of one-time appropriations and grant programs, including electric grid resiliency, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the salt cavern business-case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members asked about funding balances, reimbursement timing, matching requirements, and how some commitments would affect the State Investment Fund and future biennia. Industrial Commission staff then gave a broader update on the agency’s administrative office, grant management system, leadership transitions at several commission agencies, and active grant rounds. They reported that the grant management system is nearing completion, that several agency leadership searches have concluded, and that the commission’s grant programs currently have 108 active grants totaling more than $165 million. They also described the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority round, the oil and gas research program’s enhanced oil recovery awards, the grid resiliency grants, the salt cavern study, and the research technology park program, noting that some projects are awaiting federal funds or additional matching cash. Ron Ness, speaking for the Oil and Gas Research Council, focused on the state of the oil industry and the enhanced oil recovery “Bakken 2.0” effort. He said production remains steady, but future growth depends on better infrastructure, longer laterals, and new EOR methods such as CO2, natural gas, and surfactants. He emphasized the importance of the Bakkeneast pipeline and related gas-utilization projects, the recent DOE funding that will return some money to the research council, and the need to modernize tax and incentive rules for CO2-based recovery. Members discussed the potential economic benefits for oil, agriculture, and manufacturing. The Bank of North Dakota then presented its compliance report and a broader strategic update. Bank leadership reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, participation lending, student lending, disaster programs, and legislatively directed programs, and said the bank is managing for a flatter deposit base and stronger liquidity because of fintech competition and changing market conditions. They reported improved earnings, with net income rising to about $231 million, and described Rough Rider Coin as a new internal payment rail for North Dakota banks and credit unions, not a public cryptocurrency. Members asked about student loan eligibility, disaster lending, and the bank’s capacity to support state programs while maintaining its balance-sheet and liquidity requirements.

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• And that they have the tools they need while they're in the classroom to want to stay there. been actively
• In just months, it has attracted over 3,000 aspiring educators and is actively connecting them to quality
• You have alternative certified teachers, such as programs such as ours, which actively recruit. career
• There's also a related section for the public education grant that would be triggered by students who
• It goes into the principal's activity account that he turns around and spends on the kids. decreased

Bills: SB451, SB762, SB1490, SB1262, SB1459, SB1750, SB1962, SB2252, SB2253, SB2365

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

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• This is the kind of activity that they are condoning.
• Coast Guard is actively in operations in Bahrain protecting the United States.
• Coast Guard is actively in operations in Bahrain protecting the United States.
• Coast Guard is actively in operations in Bahrain protecting the United States.
• Coast Guard is actively in operations in Bahrain protecting the United States.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• and $27.82 million for business-type activities.
• Those are some of the activities that are going on regarding that. Okay. Thank you.
• So what is the—if they're not, what would trigger, if the Legislature had not triggered this audit, would
• Below is a summary of the new activity and revenues those projects have generated.
• a summary of the new activity and revenues those projects have generated.

Keywords: 908, all