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• Great Lakes are home to 177 in the five Great Lakes are home to 177 species<06:13:14.000><c> of</c><06
• ><c> Act,</c> the Great Lakes Mass Marketing Act, the Great Lakes Mass Marketing Act, today.<06:15:13.600
• fishing</c><06:17:56.638><c> economy,</c> With the Great Lakes fishing economy, With the Great Lakes
• </c><06:20:21.840><c> Lakes</c> program to all the Great Lakes program to all the Great Lakes hatcheries
• It join us fishing on the Great Lakes.

Bills: HB1522 , HB1917 , HB3937 , HR600

Keywords: Federal Retirement Fairness Act, FERS, federal retirement, creditable service, temporary employees, temporary federal service, Postal Service, USPS, Office of Personnel Management, OPM, retirement buyback, annuity, pension, civil service retirement, federal workforce, government employees, Members of Congress, retirement benefits, Great Lakes, fishery management

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• Uh the Great Lakes Aquarium File 1281.
• </c><01:15:07.360><c> Stocking</c> the Great Lakes Aquarium. Stocking the Great Lakes Aquarium.
• </c> and the Great Lakes Aquarium. and the Great Lakes Aquarium. Thank<01:16:00.640><c> you.
• And at the Great Lakes Aquarium, visitors will witness their conservation in action.
• </c><01:17:23.199><c> Lakes</c><01:17:23.679><c> which</c> largest estuary on the Great Lakes which largest

Bills: HF2411 , HF2471 , HF1440 , HF1393 , HF1631 , HF1259 , HF280 , HF1281 , HF1459

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: cultural heritage, funding, White Earth Nation, tribal community, construction, Delano, sesquicentennial, community events, fall of Saigon, Saigon anniversary, Vietnam War commemoration, Vietnamese Minnesotans, Cambodian Minnesotans, Lao Minnesotans, Southeast Asian refugees, Asian American heritage, cultural heritage fund, Minnesota Humanities Center, Council on Asian Pacific Minnesotans, equity funding

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• </c> her great victory. And with that, Mr. her great victory. And with that, Mr.
• I'm proud to be a part of what I consider to be a great country in no need of being made great.
• I'm proud to be a part of what I consider to be a great country in no need of being made great.
• We got to make that great.
• We got to make that greatness greatness greatness accessible<08:25:02.558><c> to</c> accessible to accessible

Bills: HCR22 , HR1039 , HR586 , HR970 , HR877 , HR1228 , HR983 , HR981 , HCR9

Keywords: HIV/AIDS, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Black health, public health, HIV testing, HIV prevention, PrEP, antiretroviral therapy, viral suppression, U=U, undetectable equals untransmittable, AIDS, Minority AIDS Initiative, community health centers, culturally competent care, health disparities, racial disparities, health equity, Black Americans, African Americans

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• Chair: The Tennessee River Valley or Conille Lake Valley, we have an aquatic weed issue and have had
• are several places in the state, particularly in North Alabama, where some areas were flooded by a lake
• Now, on both sides of the lake, there's simply a dead-end road that goes to nowhere.

Bills: SB110 , SB64 , SB42

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Keywords: weight limits, trucking regulations, transportation, enforcement authority, portable scales, SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants

Bills: SB64 , HB249

Committee: House Agriculture and Forestry

Keywords: SB64, Alabama, state waters, public waters, aquatic plants, aquatic vegetation, lake management, waterway maintenance, environmental regulation, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, DCNR, commercial contractors, vegetation removal, mowing aquatic plants, uprooting plants, Class C misdemeanor, fine, water quality, invasive species, lakes

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• </c> fisheries within the Great Lakes basin. fisheries within the Great Lakes basin.
• in the Great Lakes by 90%.
• in the Great Lakes by 90%.
• in the Great Lakes by 90%.
• </c><04:34:28.320><c> Lakes</c> assets for the entire Great Lakes assets for the entire Great Lakes region

Bills: HB3187 , SB284 , HB2400 , HR1098 , HB3872 , HB3176 , HB3620 , HB2815 , SB2878 , HR1045 , HR972 , HB2876 , HB3962 , HB4183 , SB216 , HR923 , HB5457 , HB5810 , SB222

Keywords: Perry County Arkansas, Perryville, Forest Service land, federal land conveyance, quitclaim deed, public purpose, education, youth development, land transfer, property disposal, reversion clause, CERCLA, environmental liability, historic preservation, National Historic Preservation Act, USDA, federal property, county government, public use, surplus land

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• Love tariffs, they're great.
• It's a great bill. So anyway, man, it's just early, kind of early for Trump.
• Great timing.
• A swimming pool wouldn't be ever defined as a pond or lake, right?
• Their concern are people that build these large lakes and ponds.

Bills: HB1523 , HB2109 , HB2694 , HB3525 , HB3898 , HB4646 , HB5188 , HB5219 , HB5320 , HB5651 , HB5655 , HB5659 , HB5662 , HB5672

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

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• Yeah, it's a great comment. It is a real issue.
• We also have another lake, Lake Tehuacana, which is a third arm of Richland Chambers, that we're also
• It's a third arm of Richland Chambers Lake. My whole life it's been Lake to Walk any. I'm sorry.
• If this lake comes in, hydroelectric power station coming out, Oklahoma— If this lake comes in, hydroelectric
• This has been a great discussion.

Bills: HB1523 , HB2109 , HB2694 , HB3525 , HB3898 , HB4646 , HB5188 , HB5219 , HB5320 , HB5651 , HB5655 , HB5659 , HB5662 , HB5672

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources heard House Bill 2109, which would remove certain long-proposed reservoir projects from the state water plan after 50 years without progress. Chairman Van Deaver and many landowners, local officials, timber interests, and conservation advocates testified in support, arguing that the Marvin Nichols Reservoir has burdened Northeast Texas landowners for decades with the threat of eminent domain, depressed property values, and uncertainty over homes, farms, ranches, schools, churches, and cemeteries. Supporters also said the project would flood tens of thousands of acres, require extensive mitigation, harm timber and agriculture, and that Texas now has better alternatives such as conservation, reuse, aquifer storage and recovery, and desalination. Several members expressed sympathy for the affected families and questioned whether a project could remain in the plan indefinitely without progress. Opposition came from North Texas water interests, including the North Texas Commission, Tarrant Regional Water District, and the Texas Water Association, who argued that the bill would interfere with the state’s long-term water planning process and remove needed future supply options for a fast-growing region. They said Region C faces major projected shortages by 2070, that conservation and reuse have already delayed the need for new supplies, and that reservoirs remain one tool in the state’s water-planning toolbox. TWDB staff explained the existing inter-regional conflict process and noted that the substitute would affect several unique reservoir sites, not just Marvin Nichols. After testimony, Chairman Van Deaver closed by urging passage of the bill, but the committee withdrew the substitute and left HB 2109 pending. The committee then took up House Bill 5188, a brackish groundwater bill. The author said the bill would reduce permitting burdens for wells in designated brackish groundwater production zones, and the committee substitute added requirements on monitoring, groundwater-rights ownership, and allocation of pumpage limits while removing some exclusions and export-fee provisions. Texas Wildlife Association testified against the bill, warning that the exemptions could weaken groundwater conservation districts’ ability to protect freshwater resources and surface-owner rights. San Antonio Water System testified in favor, saying brackish groundwater is a key future supply and that the substitute would help speed development of desalination and brackish projects. The Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts testified neutrally but raised concerns about reduced district oversight, especially around injection-well exclusions and the loss of export fees, and said discussions on the bill were ongoing.

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• At a time of great power competition, we must, as Mr. Lutnick told us, stay in the lead.
• Leadership is like what a great economy is like. That will require decisive action.
• So, great, Mr. President. We will be calling on you for your help in that effort.
• Additionally, five more bills were negotiated with our House colleagues, which shows a great deal of
• Lutnick was great in his hearing on fisheries, on fish issues.

Bills: SB161 , SB195 , SB216 , SB245 , SB246 , SB257 , SB258 , SB260 , SB278 , SB281 , SB283 , SB93 , SB98 , SB99 , SB306 , SB314 , SB315

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Keywords: vehicle safety, crash test, crashworthiness, NHTSA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Car Assessment Program, NCAP, motor vehicle safety standards, 49 CFR parts 571 and 572, THOR dummy, THOR-50M, THOR-05F, WorldSID, female crash test dummy, male crash test dummy, occupant protection, frontal impact, side impact, vehicle ratings, automotive safety

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• education, Working collaboratively in the future to fund and support education in the newly created Great
• Have a great meeting. Take care. Yeah. And thank you again. Have a great meeting. Take care. Yeah.
• Have a great day. You're welcome. We will circle back to try again with Greg Snedeker.

Bills: H5171 , H5261 , H5294 , H5317 , S3026 , S3033

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Keywords: Holyoke, municipal governance, acting mayor, city council, local government, Oxford, town charter, municipal government, town manager, residency requirement, local approval, charter amendment, home rule, local governance, municipal administration, residence of officials, Worcester County, Worthington, solar, solar photovoltaic

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• Great to have everybody here today. It's going to be a wonderful day.
• Great to see you, Representative Anderson. Thank you for coming before our committee.
• So it's great to see him again.
• So with that, I want to bring forward the Great Start Child Care Tax Credit.
• </c><01:36:40.320><c> committee</c> committee and this is a great committee committee and this is a great

Bills: HF1 , HF1384

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• Senate Bill 1264 expands the definition of great bodily injury to include.
• And this bill ensures domestic abuse resulting in great bodily injuries is treated as. A felony.
• Could you repeat the question as far as great bodily harm?
• If it's over 10% of the body, then that would be considered great bodily injury.
• Other than changing the definition of great bodily injury, that's duplicate section cleanup.

Bills: SB1192 , SB1264 , SB1284 , SB1810 , SB1921

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: substance abuse, counseling, assessment fees, mental health, alcohol and drug programs, domestic violence, domestic abuse, assault and battery, assault, battery, strangulation, dangerous weapon, family or household member, intimate partner, pregnant woman, great bodily injury, batterers intervention program, batterers' intervention, anger management, victim safety

Bills: SSB1141 , SSB1129 , SSB1128 , SSB1106 , SSB1061 , SF234

Committee: Joint State Government

Keywords: certified public accountant, CPA qualifications, state regulations, accounting education, professional experience, address confidentiality, domestic abuse, voting rights, program participants, elections, ranked choice voting, instant runoff voting, RCV, alternative voting methods, election reform, ballot tabulation, majority vote, preference voting, local elections, municipal elections

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• Great, okay, fantastic. It's going to be in and out all day.
• Oh, great. Okay, no questions. Thank you very much. Thank you.
• Great, come on up. Wow, no problem. Yeah, I should have. I didn't know.
• Great, great. Good morning. I'm Carol Disney. I'm the founder of Save North Andover Wildlife.
• Great. We can hear you and see you. Go ahead, please. Oh, you. Sorry about that. Hi.

Bills: H5432 , H5433 , S3093 , H5363 , H5137 , H5247

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: Newbury, rodenticides, second generation anticoagulant rodenticides, SGARs, pesticides, pest control, wildlife protection, environmental regulation, local bylaw, municipal authority, private property, rodent control, anticoagulant poison, public health, Massachusetts local option, Wellfleet, fertilizer, nitrogen, phosphorus, nutrient pollution

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• In the meantime, uh, Representative Senator Miller, if it can wait, great.
• So, uh, that's some really great stuff.
• We're laying the really great stuff.
• </c><01:29:51.640><c> great</c> this next week, we'll have a great great this next week, we'll have a
• great great clarification<01:29:52.720><c> for</c><01:29:52.960><c> you.

Bills: HF4277 , HF3819 , HF3489 , HF4408 , HF3901 , HF4316

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child care, child care center, day care, licensed child care, video security cameras, surveillance, security cameras, maltreatment, child abuse, child safety, public and shared areas, camera mandate, child care assistance program, CCAP, Great Start Compensation Support, early learning scholarships, licensed provider, Minnesota Statutes 142B.68, Harvey's Law, privacy

Bills: SF465 , SF219 , SSB1221

Committee: Joint Ways and Means

Keywords: Iowa Economic Development Authority, IEDA, Iowa Finance Authority, IFA, strategic infrastructure, brownfield redevelopment, grayfield, redevelopment tax credit, historic preservation tax credit, community attraction and tourism, Vision Iowa, sports tourism marketing, homelessness, McKinney-Vento, title guaranty, Iowa title guaranty, arts and culture, Iowa cultural trust, Iowa great places, film office

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• These are great jobs with great pay and benefits and meaningful work.
• These<00:53:40.680><c> are</c><00:53:40.800><c> great</c><00:53:41.280><c> jobs</c> These are great jobs
• These are great jobs uh<00:53:42.600><c> with</c><00:53:42.800><c> great</c><00:53:43.160><c> pay</c
• He's been a great advocate for us.
• </c> a great advocate for us. a great advocate for us.

Bills: HF4308 , HF4153 , HF4703 , HF4711

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

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• Adopts the language for great bodily injury that we use in statute for domestic violence into the statute
• Have a great day. Representative Schreiber, you're now recognized to present House Bill 4196.

Bills: HB4260 , HB2981 , HB3695 , HB2960 , HB3967 , HB3968 , HB4339 , HB4341 , HB4342 , HB2940 , HB4295 , HB4196 , HB3134 , HB1016

Committee: House Civil Judiciary

Keywords: workers' compensation, first responders, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, health presumption, emergency services, firefighters, peace officers, emergency medical technicians, open meetings, school boards, transparency, public access, education governance, HB3695, Oklahoma, motor vehicles, personal injury accident, traffic offense, DUI

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• </c> you know we're doing this great work. you know we're doing this great work.
• They do great work.
• Great. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• </c><01:53:18.400><c> Great.</c> office. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Great. office. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Great.

Bills: HF2362 , HF2136 , HF1316 , HF2009 , HF1918 , HF1614

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: youth intervention, funding, mental health, education, community programs, HF1316, child support, new hire reporting, centralized work reporting system, independent contractors, payors, employers, payor of funds, withholding orders, income withholding, child support enforcement, Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families, gig economy, rideshare drivers, delivery drivers

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• It is about ensuring that decisions of great... consequence are made with transparency, accountability
• No, I don't have all the data I need to make a great argument for you, sir, but I would say that, you

Bills: HB4 , HB54 , HB775 , HB850 , HB 1122 , HB 1249 , HB1405 , HB2336 , HB2757 , HB3372 , HB3622 , HB4442 , HB4687 , HB4893 , HB5089 , HB5515 , HB5606 , SB10 , SB24 , HB1573 , HB3369 , HB4 , HB54 , SB 10 , SB 24

Committee: House Public Education

Keywords: non-human behaviors, education, Texas schools, policy, regulation, funding, teacher salaries, school districts, state budget, non-enrolled students, University Interscholastic League, participation, eligibility standards, school participation, academic standards, Texas education, interscholastic league, extracurricular activities, academic proficiency, AED