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• product declarations tool.
• So environmental products... Declarations act as a nutrition label for the products.
• Environmental product declarations act as a nutrition label for products such as a concrete producer
• The result is an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) that includes: 1.
• Product Declarations (EPDs).

Bills: HB573, HB1499, HB1768, HB3071, HB3249, HB3866, HB4112

Keywords: environmental enforcement, legislative oversight, inspection, concrete plants, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, environmental product declaration, grant program, ready-mixed concrete, manufacturers, sustainability, concrete plant, concrete batch plant, wet batching, dry batching, central mixing, standard permit, TCEQ, environmental regulation, air quality, construction permit

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation, 1185, senate, all

Bills: HB101, HB290

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding, PFAS, agriculture, criminal offense, pollution, Johnson County, environmental regulation, 1185, senate, all

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• Um, with new products, new offerings.
• decisions on their product timelines. decisions on their product timelines.
• products they buy for their children. products they buy for their children.
• environmental policy for the chamber. environmental policy for the chamber.
• ,<00:47:15.839> product page regarding products, product page regarding products, product

Bills: HF4253, HF4257, HF3236, HF4264, HF4149, HF4019

Keywords: boat storage structures, public waters, natural resources, rule amendments, watercraft canopy, PFAS, environmental regulation, manufacturers, public health, product safety, groundwater, water appropriation, water-use permit, water permit, aquifer test, aquifer, well construction, groundwater permit, Department of Natural Resources, DNR

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• Staff, you may declare seven eyes, zero nays.
• Ok, I, Representative Hardin, declare your measure to have passed. Thank you, committee.
• Declare the vote. Having received zero nays. Tell you that your bill passed. Congratulations.
• Does the governor currently have to declare an emergency before a burn ban can be placed?
• You can't declare your bill to have passed. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, members.

Bills: HB2975, HB3405, HB3406, HB3728, HB3902, HB3977

Keywords: poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation

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• Constitution, Congress alone holds the power to declare war.
• First, uphold the law of the Union, declare war, and then send them on the next plane over.
• Again, if Congress declares war, we go on the next plane over, simply put.
• The last time we declared war was in 1942.
• This is why declarations of war are essential.

Bills: HB39, HB227, HB930, HB 1078, HB39, HB227

Keywords: highway designation, veteran recognition, commemorative, transportation, Brazoria County, Texas National Guard, combat duty, military activation, state requirements, emergency response, active combat duty, military service, Congressional action, Governor responsibilities, Congressional declaration, state law, conflict, armed forces, congressional approval, war declaration

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• Our ag production will be preserved over time. With that, Mr. Chair, I yield.
• be allowed to advertise their product when it's the same product.
• Do we want to consume a product that could risk our health.
• that buy raw milk and raw milk products.
• I declare Senate Bill 1117 to have passed.

Bills: SB2173, SB2028, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134

Keywords: landowner, energy negotiation, agricultural preservation, orphaned wells, renewable energy, raw milk, unpasteurized milk, milk products, dairy, pasteurization, food safety, consumer warning label, health warning, farm sales, direct-to-consumer sales, ungraded milk, goat milk, raw milk cheese, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, agricultural regulation

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• tax, 70% is put into the environmental tax, 70% is put into the environmental fund,<01:19:05.040
• So, there are environmental fund.
• the environmental fund. the environmental fund. Representative<01:31:55.800> Schultz.
• how great of a role the environmental how great of a role the environmental fund<01:32:06.160>

Bills: HF3426, HF3896, HF1426, HF3793, HF4061, HF4246

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, wild rice, watercraft regulation, environmental protection, aquatic ecosystems, HF1426, product stewardship, extended producer responsibility, EPR, electronics recycling, e-waste, battery recycling, circuit boards, printed circuit boards, electrical products, covered products

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• Restorative aquaculture provides a pathway to increase local seafood production while improving environmental
• <00:35:22.079> while<00:35:22.400> improving<00:35:23.040> environmental production
• while improving environmental production while improving environmental conditions.<00:35:25.040>
• products, are using them correctly. products, are using them correctly.
• . product. product.

Bills: SB2350, SB2349, SB2407, SB3320

Keywords: agriculture, aquaculture, livestock, agribusiness, Department of Agriculture, regulatory functions, employee benefits, restorative practices, sustainability, environmental stewardship, local food systems, Native Hawaiian, workforce development, agricultural development, Hawaii Island, property manager, state employment, SB3320, Hawaii, Agribusiness Development Corporation

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SP 2350, which would transfer oversight of the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Development Division and the aquaculture and livestock support services branch to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. The Department of Agriculture and ADC both testified, with ADC opposing the bill as written while supporting the goal of strengthening agriculture. ADC said the transfer could create federal operational and coordination risks, jeopardize federal funding and program continuity, and was unnecessary because ADC is a business development entity, not a regulatory agency. The Hawaii Farmers Union also expressed concern that moving the programs could weaken the department’s ability to access federal resources, while the Hawaii Farm Bureau submitted written testimony and the Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association and H-Plan were noted as supporting the measure; the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council was noted as opposing it. Much of the discussion focused on aquaculture’s economic potential and the role of regulation, permitting, and funding. Committee members questioned why aquaculture had not grown faster, citing current gross revenues of about $66 million last year, a prior high of $82 million, and a possible long-term target of $500 million. Testimony identified permitting and feed costs as major barriers, along with market conditions and water quality issues affecting producers. ADC described ongoing efforts on feed development, permitting streamlining, coastal-state collaboration on seaweed and restorative aquaculture, and national advocacy for more parity in seafood import standards. Members also pressed the Department of Agriculture on its leadership and priorities, criticizing the lack of bills and resources dedicated to aquaculture and asking whether the department should have more authority to pursue land purchases and development opportunities. The department said it relies on divisions and industry feedback for bill ideas, noted it funds an annual aquaculture survey, and said it was pursuing congressional earmarks and other funding for aquaculture parks, research, and export/import issues. ADC said it would work with the department if the bill passed, but that its current statute does not give it regulatory authority and any such change would require a statutory amendment.

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• Peer to peer counseling is so much more productive than going to somebody who's a doctor who does not

Bills: HB101

Keywords: voter approval, local tax, disaster declaration, tax rate increases, community funding

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• I declare the same to have passed. Thank you, committee. Let's move to House Bill 2975.
• Having received 11 ay's, two nays, I declare the same to have... Passed. Congratulations.
• I declare the same to have passed.
• I declare the same to have passed. I am going to pass the gavel over to my vice chair.
• That declares House Bill 1772 has passed. No, thank you, members.

Bills: HB3406, HB2975, HB3977, HB3263, HB2988, HB3404, HB1770

Keywords: agriculture, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, HB3977, State Veterinarian, Oklahoma veterinary license, food animal veterinary practice, livestock, animal health, State Board of Agriculture, veterinary qualifications, appointed office

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• Seeing we have 14 in favor and zero against, I will declare your bill as duly passed and moved on to
• Any members wishing to vote or change their vote, declare the vote. 'Ayes' and 'nays'.
• Declare the vote: I nay. With a two-to-three vote, we will report your bill out to pass.
• Seeing none, the clerk will declare the vote.
• Seeing none, the clerk will declare the vote. It is nay with a 140 vote. We will report.

Bills: HB3057, HB3130, HB3310, HB3314, HB3985, HB4113, HB4486

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, gender transition, minors, health services, punitive damages, parental rights, health care providers, purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, marijuana tax, public service impact tax, county funding, voter approval

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• I declare House Bill 2786 to be advanced. Chair passes to Vice Chair.
• I declare the same to have passed. The chair moves back to Enter Hall.

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• Please close the queue and declare the vote.
• Declare the vote. With 26 aye and 5 nay, we'll report that out with a due pass. Thank you, members.

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• <00:24:29.600> Representative declaring an emergency.
• Representative declaring an emergency.
• <00:39:27.920> an depreating wildlife and declaring an depreating wildlife and declaring an
• education and declaring an emergency. education and declaring an emergency.
• of the Medicaid state plan and declaring of the Medicaid state plan and declaring an<02:02:37.280

Bills: SB141, SB124, SB56, SJR116, SB94, SB37, SB127, SB197, SB66, SB70, SB133, SB160, SB214, SB312, SB52, SJR62, SJR75

Keywords: legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development

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• But, as you told me last week, if you don't declare a party, you can't vote.
• party, what if that party doesn't want to declare how registration as the Democratic Party?
• party, what if that register to declare party, what if that party<00:09:16.680> doesn't<00:09
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• doesn't want to declare how party doesn't want to declare how registration<00:09:19.400> as<00

Bills: SB237, HB541, SB237, HB541

Keywords: hemp, hemp beverages, psychoactive cannabinoids, psychoactive hemp products, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, delta-10 THC, cannabidiol, CBD, intoxicating hemp, hemp-derived THC, cannabis regulation, marijuana alternatives, alcoholic beverage control, ABC Board, licensing, permit, excise tax, age verification, under 21

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• This is decision-making on SB 2094, requiring state agencies that monitor environmental toxins and pollutants
• to establish environmental action levels, or EALs, to ensure the preservation of a safe environment.
• toxins and pollutants to environmental toxins and pollutants to establish<00:00:54.000> environmental
• action levels or establish environmental action levels or EALs<00:00:56.079> to<00:00:56.239>
• <00:05:27.120> capacity industry looking at production capacity industry looking at production

Bills: SB2094

Keywords: toxic chemicals, environmental action levels, public notice, environmental safety, pollution control, Hawaii State Constitution, public participation, government transparency, environmental health, 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2094, which would require state agencies monitoring environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels and limit changes to those levels without meeting procedural requirements. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including inserting estimated costs for a secure portal website and webinars into the committee report and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among those voting, with excused members noted. The committee then considered several other measures and adopted recommendations to pass them with amendments, generally adding technical and clarifying changes and setting a defective date of 2525. SB 2862 was amended to broaden the preamble, make additional appointees confirmable, clarify reporting requirements for gubernatorial appointees, and was held for further discussion. SB 2781 on lei production created a working group to review existing studies and conduct a statewide study of Hawaii’s floriculture industry. SB 3015 adopted California’s definition of PII, applied it to government agencies and political subdivisions, created a private cause of action, and required a compliance report. SB 3230 removed a categorical prohibition on certain third-party project management procurements while preserving state oversight responsibility, in line with procurement office requests. The joint GVO Health and Human Services agenda then focused on two related bills requiring universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. SB 2932 would apply to new state building construction beginning July 1, 2026, and testimony from disability advocates, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others supported the measure while asking for language clarifying that the requirement applies only where technically feasible and, in some cases, only to state-managed buildings. SB 2268 was described as broader, extending beyond government buildings into the private sector and including a private right of action; witnesses supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, especially for smaller businesses, and requested the same technically infeasible language and other clarifications. Both bills were advanced with amendments, and the committee noted adoption of the recommendations.

Bills: SB 243, SB 1586, SB 1891, SB 1959, SB 2159, SB 2568

Keywords: wastewater treatment, environmental permits, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, package plant, environmental protection, water utilities, sewer services, ratemaking, regulatory authority, Class A B C D utilities, rate proceedings, financial integrity, aquifer, Edwards Aquifer, water injection, environmental regulation, groundwater management