Bills: SF0025, SF0026, SF0066, SJ0009

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, property tax, Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, tax exemption, employee residences, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations, public lands, local governance, land management, resource development, federal agency, agriculture

Bills: SF0025, SF0026, SF0066, SJ0009

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, property tax, Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, tax exemption, employee residences, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations, public lands, local governance, land management, resource development, federal agency, agriculture

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• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1280 prohibits the Arizona Game and Fish Commission from transporting
• That Game and Fish is really using, and they have far exceeded that number both now in the wild and also
• the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, and those decisions should remain guided by science and expertise
• The Game and Fish, as of December 25, says there's a minimum of 319 Mexican gray wolves.
• The Game and Fish, as of December 25, says there's a minimum of 319 Mexican gray wolves.

Bills: SB1075, SB1144, SB1280

Keywords: foreign ownership, land sales, review commission, national security, property rights, veterinary technicians, certification, education alternative, Arizona Revised Statutes, veterinary education, Mexican gray wolf, Mexican wolf, Mexican gray wolf puppies, Arizona Game and Fish Commission, Arizona Game and Fish Department, endangered species, wolf reintroduction, wolf translocation, cross-fostering, wildlife management

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• I represent the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, and we are registered neutral for the bill.
• I represent the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, and we are registered neutral for this bill.
• the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
• the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
• And I thank the Game and Fish Commission for coming and speaking to it.

Bills: SB1005, SB1202, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1287

Keywords: cosmetics, animal testing, prohibition, manufacturers, sales regulation, state preemption, groundwater, water conservation, Arizona water resources, drought management, water quality, solar radiation management, environment, regulation, Arizona Revised Statutes, weather modification, licensing, environmental impact, public safety, cloud seeding

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• Angie Bruce, Director of Wyoming Game and Fish.
• Anything for the Game and Fish? Thanks for being here. Really appreciate it.
• We've helped Game and Fish put GPS collars on them.
• We've helped Game and Fish put GPS collars on them.
• We've helped Game and Fish put GPS collars on them.

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• that<00:04:49.040> a the game and fish commission that a the game and fish commission
• I know that puts a burden on the landowner and on the game and fish biologists, their wardens, to be
• Wyoming Game and Fish has a wonderful donated tag program.
• uh through Wyoming Game and Fish. uh through Wyoming Game and Fish.
• <01:19:51.440> own game and fish through their own game and fish through their own regulations

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• weed and pest.
• and this body the sponsor or and and this body obviously<00:11:23.400> to obviously to obviously

Bills: SF0025, SF0027, SF0043, SF0066

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

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• And really, when you're four fish.
• <00:06:36.800> and in getting people out fishing and in getting people out fishing and especially
• <00:07:21.120> and through anglers keeping more fish and through anglers keeping more fish
• Um, wildlife management areas get money from the Game and Fish Fund to manage those.
• <00:41:32.000> manage the the game and fish fund to manage the the game and fish fund to manage

Bills: HF624

Keywords: HF624, Minnesota fishing law, game and fish, walleye stamp, walleye stamp validation, angling, angler, fishing lines, two lines, four lines, open water fishing, ice fishing, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, fishing regulations, fish harvest, conservation, Minnesota Statutes 97C.315, 1183, house

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• by going out and dropping a line and doing a little bit of fishing.
• I'm the Executive Director for the Minfish Sport Fishing Foundation and Coalition.
• Our primary concern is wanting to improve fishing in Minnesota through proper management and quality
• Maybe they went and fished with Billy next door; they come back home, they talk to mom and dad and say
• As opposed to March and April, when this proposed fishing season would occur.

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• dropping a line and doing a little bit of fishing.
• fish sport fishing foundation the minf fish sport fishing foundation and<00:03:12.560> Coalition<
• Maybe they went and fished with Billy next door.
• Maybe they went and fished with Billy next door.
• <00:07:17.960> door<00:07:18.520> they and fished with Billy next door they and fished

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• festivals and for museums, exhibits and festivals and for museums, exhibits and collections<00:18
• And uh that is what we wanted you to do, to be rigorous in that grant. have skin in the game you know
• later<00:30:55.039> and<00:30:55.200> maybe and so sooner than later and maybe and
• c> losers<00:45:43.440> and<00:45:43.920> and And there's winners and losers and and
• c> Fund and the and the work they do and uh Fund and the and the work they do and uh uh<01:11:04.560>

Bills: HF4148

Keywords: Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Outdoor Heritage Fund, executive director, natural resources, conservation, wetlands, prairies, forests, wildlife habitat, fish and game, bipartisan hiring, interview panel, legislative branch, Minnesota Statutes 97A.056, administrative expenses, nonpartisan staff, council governance, environment and natural resources

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• the hands of Game and Fish.
• Game and Fish Department.
• in with Game and Fish?
• So this bill is asking a game and fish to break So this bill is asking a game and fish to break the law
• always agreed with Game and Fish or U.S.

Bills: HB2023, HB2100, HB2147, HB2158, HB2159, HB2162, HB2197, HB2497, HB2787, HCM2006

Keywords: land division, property disclosure, real estate, affidavit, Arizona Revised Statutes, small land subdivision, land use, real estate regulation, county ordinance, water supply requirements, property access, civil penalties, wildlife management, deer permits, private land, landowner rights, human-wildlife conflict, predatory animals, hunting regulations, game and fish

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• And she's really, really engaged and really has taken a very proactive and more... aggressive tone and
• and farmers and ranchers.
• And yes, now it's a federal state and really... a very local and important local issue.
• This project is a game-changer and could be part of the long-term solution in addressing our water crisis
• Random Texas at Gunn and Rod Estates, and the bills were going to go up 600%, and I tipped my hat to

Bills: SCR13, SB1248

Keywords: water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, harvest reports, wildlife harvest data, public information act, open records, confidentiality, hunter privacy, angler data, game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals

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• And she's really, really engaged and has taken a very proactive and more aggressive tone in dealing with
• They keep their citrus and avocado farms and wheat and poppy fields irrigated and broker the supply of
• And yes, now it's a federal, state, and really now a very local and important local issue.
• This project is a game changer and can be part of the long-term solution in addressing our water crisis
• This project is a game changer and can be part of the long-term solution in addressing our water crisis

Bills: SCR13, SB1248

Keywords: water rights, treaty compliance, Rio Grande, agriculture, drought, international water, Texas water supply, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, TPWD, harvest reports, wildlife harvest data, public information act, open records, confidentiality, hunter privacy, angler data, game animals, game birds, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals

Summary: The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met without a quorum at first, then later established quorum and proceeded with testimony and votes. Senate Bill 1248, by Chair Perry, was explained as a narrow Open Records Act exception to protect harvest report location data collected through Texas Parks and Wildlife’s digital tagging system. Support testimony came from Matt Wagner of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, who said the bill would protect private land and sensitive biological information while preserving useful wildlife data. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending until later in the meeting. The committee then heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, which urges the State Department and the International Boundary and Water Commission to press Mexico to comply with the 1944 Water Treaty and deliver its share of Rio Grande water. Senator Hinojosa, farmers, municipal officials, and other witnesses described severe water shortages in South Texas, low reservoir levels, crop losses, the closure of the Valley sugar industry, and the need for alternative supplies such as desalination, reuse, and drainage-runoff projects. Members also discussed treaty enforcement, regional drought, and the role of cartels and Mexican water storage, while emphasizing that Texas must also invest in its own water infrastructure. The committee also considered Senate Bill 740, which the committee substitute amended to require the Public Utility Commission to adopt a standardized application form for system improvement charges and complete related rulemaking by September 1, 2026, applying only to applications filed on or after that date. Members discussed concerns about water wholesalers using the process to delay cases and drive up costs, and the need for more transparency and PUC resources. The committee voted to adopt the substitute and report SB 740 favorably. After returning to the earlier items, the committee voted SB 1248 out favorably and recommended it for the local and uncontested calendar, and voted SCR 13 out favorably as well. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• In 2015, the Arizona Legislature, in cooperation with the cattle growers and the Arizona Game and Fish
• In the fiscal year 2026, the Legislature transferred $250,000 from the Game, Non-Game and Fish Fund and
• I have only had one ad hoc meeting, and I found the Game and Fish Department to be very partisan, and
• I have only had one ad hoc meeting, and I found the Game and Fish Department to be very partisan, and
• I understand that they have a place and that they need to be represented in the Game and Fish.

Bills: HB2155, HB2156, HB2162, HB2762, HB2791

Keywords: Arizona Beef Council, agriculture, market development, beef products, terminating council, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, game and fish commission, wildlife, appointment, commission membership, Arizona Revised Statutes, food labeling, cultivated cells, cell-cultured products, consumer information, food safety, cell-cultured protein

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• So all the kids can get their pre-gaming activity in and get outside and run around before they, you
• their dogs track and locate in trees squirrels, non-game, and fur-bearing animals.
• The $50 acquired for the field trial event is deposited in the Game and Fish and Water Safety Account
• the dog took game, and the game went up the tree, climbing.
• watching your dog do what it's trained and bred to do, and not necessarily to take game.

Bills: SB2801, SB2232, SCR18

Keywords: SB 2801, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Parks and Wildlife Code, field trial permit, hunting dog field trial, coonhound trial, dog trial, squirrel hunting, fur-bearing animals, nongame animals, hunting license exemption, wildlife management, public land permit, private land hunting, game fish and water safety account, permit fee, commission rules, Parks and Wildlife Department, Unplug Texas Day, digital detox

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• I understand the hit that it might take and would take to the Game and Fish Fund.
• This will increase the urgency of a fee increase to ensure the solvency of the Game and Fish Fund, and
• This will increase the urgency of a fee increase to ensure the solvency of the Game and Fish Fund, and
• This will increase the urgency of a fee increase to ensure the solvency of the Game and Fish Fund, and
• provide fish for the Waconia Lions wild game dinner, and they are called the Old Guys Fishing Club.

Bills: HF276, HF413, HF411

Keywords: human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form

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• I write grants, gather donations, and use that money to purchase and package seed packets and give them
• My EA has chickens, and... In West City, and she raises them and sells eggs out of it.
• And with that, I'm gonna say a few words, and And that's just who the senator is that's running this
• And I think his intention is good, and I think he will.
• And if you've got ideas, please come to me, and let's talk about it and let's find a solution.

Bills: SB1550, SB2065, SB2110, SB2111, SB2114, SB2152, SB2159, SB2172

Keywords: burn ban, drought, emergency powers, county commissioners, fire safety, wildfire prevention, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, hunting regulations, orange clothing, commercial hunting, game and fish, wildlife management, wildlife, trespass, dogs, hunting

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• This language sets fees and fines for hunting guides operating within our state.
• It would be a higher price for nonresidents and their helpers for providing assistance.
• However, our gaming ODIC feels like this protects their landowners.
• It's $1,000, and then $2,000 for out-of-state. Thank you. Any further questions? Is there a motion?

Bills: SB330, SB2069, SB2095

Keywords: elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, waterfowl hunting, crane hunting, hunting guide, hunting outfitter, wildlife conservation, commercial hunting, outfitter license, guide license, hunting services, licensed guide, licensed outfitter, game and fish, hunting for compensation, waterfowl guide

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• And so this bill changes that.
• And so this bill changes that.
• And so this bill changes that.
• and whatnot, and we are working through those details.
• bill is really important and we support. bill is really important and we support.

Bills: SF0050, SF0068, SF0084, HB0087, HB0029, HB0061, HB0090

Keywords: groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development