Video & Transcript Research : 'ag mechanics'

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

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  • And then 10% is on ag literacy. Then 10% is on ag literacy.
  • Interesting questions about the reach of ag and ag education. Great question.
  • Two years ago, we started our own ag education center. It's called Little Ag Ventures.
  • Two years ago, we started our own ag education center. It's called Little Ag Ventures.
  • Two years ago, we started our own ag education center. It's called Little Ag Ventures.
Bills: HF711, HF653
TX
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  • They did not end up in the final report, but we believe that many of the financing mechanisms that...
  • They did not end up in the final report, but we believe that many of the financing mechanisms that we
  • In today's day and age, it's just very, very reliable. And so I don't envision a future where we...
  • are significant energy demands growing around the world, here in Texas, as well as the retirement of aging
  • The mechanism for a state-owned, state-funded system to be... able to lease to private companies land
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Education Feb 17th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oklahoma's Ag in the Classroom program was created in 1992 and is consistently recognized as the nation's
  • Again, I think we would be preaching to the choir if we're talking about ag schools.
  • I know all of us have the opportunity to participate with Read and Accurate Ag Book in the Classroom
  • And that's ag.
  • Having those positive male role models at a critical development age is absolutely the right direction
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 23rd, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • At AARP, we know that older adults want to stay in their homes and communities as they age.
  • Eleven AGs have gotten involved in this practice, and so I encourage everybody to follow suit and take
  • remember this bill by Chairman Lujan relating to certain deadlines. and other timing factors affecting mechanics
  • out SB920 by Senator Johnson relating to certain deadlines and... other timing factors affecting mechanics
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 23rd, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Very commonly, there are different mechanisms for voting.
  • We have different voting mechanisms for different treatments, but yes, it is proportional.
  • It's a step in furtherance, whether it's going through a gated mechanism to vote, to be on communication
  • Its activity could be, but the organizational structure being diffused through a voting mechanism wouldn't
  • It provides an enforcement mechanism through the existing DTPA and Declaratory Judgment Act procedures
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 3862, which would restrict social media app use for minors and limit smartphone/social media access in classrooms. Supporters, including representatives from Champions for Childhood, argued that smartphones and social media are linked to addiction, distraction, cyberbullying, and worsening youth mental health, and said the bill would help parents and schools protect children. After testimony, the committee left HB 3862 pending. Members then heard HB 3712, a construction retainage bill that would stop owners from withholding reserved funds on specially fabricated materials once they are delivered, approved, and warranted, while still allowing retainage for labor and installation. Witnesses from the precast concrete industry said current retainage practices delay payment for years and create financial risk for subcontractors and suppliers. The bill was left pending after closing. The committee also heard HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill requiring manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information for owners and independent repair providers, with carve-outs for medical devices, vehicles covered by existing repair agreements, trade secrets, and security protections. Support came from consumer, environmental, repair, and policy groups, while one witness from Safelite was neutral and urged removal of the MOU reference for auto manufacturers. HB 2963 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4308, which would create county industrial development districts to attract industrial employers and finance infrastructure through local elections and a board structure. Supporters, including the Fort Bend County commissioner, said the bill would help counties diversify tax bases and create jobs; the bill was left pending. Later, the committee took up several pending bills and voted to report HB 74, HB 112, HB 2214, HB 3016, HB 3133, HB 3173, HB 3807, HB 4063, HB 4115, HB 5008, and HB 2652 favorably to the full House, with some sent to the Local and Consent Calendars. The committee also heard HB 3874 on construction contract transparency and HB 4196 on creating a task force to modernize manufacturing, both of which were left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 3344, which would create a licensing and regulatory framework for re-roofing contractors; supporters said it would curb storm-chasing and protect homeowners, while one roofing contractor opposed it as too restrictive and argued existing fraud laws are sufficient. HB 3344 was also left pending.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 15th, 2025 at 10:04 am

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is rated for ages four and up.
  • There's another app called Exposed 2 that is for ages 12 and up.
  • That's what the bill says, shall create, to deal with every age of the user.
  • Unlike age verification in person, digital platforms have no visual cues.
  • Therefore, we support the bill's provisions for age verification, display of age ratings, and parental
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to technology, construction, economic development, and consumer protection. HB 3862 would restrict minors’ access to certain social media apps and limit smartphone use in classrooms; supporters, including Champions for Childhood, argued that smartphones and social media contribute to addiction, distraction, depression, self-harm, and trafficking risks, and the bill was left pending. HB 3712 would change Texas retainage rules so owners could not withhold payment on specially fabricated construction materials once they are delivered, approved, and warranted; subcontractors and suppliers said current retainage practices delay payment for years and create financial risk, and the bill was left pending. HB 2963, the right-to-repair bill, would require manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information for independent repair of digital devices, with exemptions for medical devices, vehicles under existing agreements, and trade-secret protections; consumer, environmental, business, and repair advocates supported it, while Safelite asked that automotive manufacturers not be excluded from the bill, and it was left pending. HB 4308 would create county industrial development districts to attract major employers and finance infrastructure through local elections and bonds; Fort Bend County supported it as a tool to add jobs and broaden the tax base, and it was left pending. The committee also heard HB 3344, which would create a licensing system for re-roofing contractors, require insurance and bonding, and establish a public database and complaint process. Supporters said it would help curb storm chasers and protect homeowners after storms, while opponents argued it would add burdens on legitimate small roofers, duplicate existing fraud laws, and potentially restrict consumer choice and contractor pricing flexibility. After extensive testimony and questions, the bill was left pending. HB 4196 would create a task force on modernizing manufacturing through digital integration and automation; Schneider Electric and the Texas Workforce Commission supported it as a way to improve competitiveness and create skilled jobs, and it was left pending. HB 3874 would require contractors to receive copies of incorporated contract documents before signing if requested; subcontractors and construction attorneys said it would improve transparency and prevent parties from being bound by unseen terms, and it was left pending. In pending business, the committee voted out several bills. HB 74, creating the Port Verde Port Authority District, was reported favorably to the full House without amendment. HB 112, relating to a science park in certain counties, was reported favorably as substituted. HB 2214, on floodplain notice requirements for leased dwellings, HB 3016, on rental vehicle damage waivers, HB 3133, on explicit deepfake material on social media, HB 3173, on workforce development program planning and evaluation, HB 3807, on child care waiting list priority for children of certain child care workers, HB 463, on unilateral memoranda of contract for residential property, HB 4115, on shareholder proposals to certain domestic corporations, and HB 5008, on use of the Skills Development Fund by certain entities, were all reported favorably, most without amendment and some as substituted. HB 2652, creating a certified caregiver pilot program in the Borderplex workforce area, was also reported favorably and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 15th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is rated for ages four and up.
  • of 52. ...age of 22.
  • Age verification laws violate the First Amendment.
  • Therefore, we support the bill's provisions for age verification, display of age ratings, and parental
  • The mechanics lien may be claimed on lines 19 and 20.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 8th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • Age limit for membership or for admission into your building? So 21 is our age.
  • Our quality employees, those are hard to find in this day and age.
  • the passengers but for the mechanic as well.
  • And I started working on elevators at the age of 18 as an apprentice.
  • There's about. 22 million Texans over the age of 21.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • mechanics.
  • These two gentlemen made This squeeze shoot-out, they start out in ag mechanics.
  • ag mechanics Now we have our grand champion, Mr.
  • Please congratulate Brodie Bezo on the grand champion in ag mechanics.
  • Mechanics at the OE this year.
OK
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  • SB 1410 is an Ag in the Classroom request bill from the Department of Agriculture.
  • Members, Senate Bill 1477 limits concurrent enrollment to students 21 years of age or under.
  • How many students currently are enrolled in programs over the age of 21? More than one.
  • Are enrolled in programs over the age of 21? More than one, less than 10,000. Thank you.
  • It also can't be used for retention or promotion, and it also requires that it must be age appropriate