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• It is a right-to-repair bill specific to agricultural equipment.
• Could you just talk to me about what other states are doing in this right-to-repair space?
• Could you just talk to me about what other states are doing in this right-to-repair space?
• So right now, we're not adding more people to be licensed.
• right thing to do.

Bills: HB3056 , HB3391 , HB3657 , HB3617 , HB4055 , HB3720 , HB3902

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: raw milk, unpasteurized, farm sales, Oklahoma Milk and Milk Products Act, local producers, advertising, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, animal cruelty, labor, employment definitions, agricultural services, Oklahoma Workforce Commission, confidentiality, data access, right to repair, agriculture, OEM, repair providers

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• to re-farm. finance debt to cash flow, it's clear that Congress needs to act quickly to strengthen the
• us, and allowed us to continue to farm when it mattered most.
• put the tools together to be able to get going, whether it's access to capital or to land or to farm
• in farm bills to come.
• trying to accomplish in encouraging beginning farmers to begin farming and to stay in farming?

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Keywords: farm bill, rural economy, crop insurance, access to credit, young farmers, USDA funding freeze, agricultural policy, risk management

Summary: The meeting of the agricultural committee focused on significant concerns regarding the current state of America's rural economy, highlighting the need for a strong five-year farm bill to address the challenges faced by farmers, particularly young and beginning farmers. Key testimony was given by multiple stakeholders including agricultural leaders and young farmers, emphasizing issues related to crop insurance, access to credit, and the adverse impact of recent USDA funding freezes. Various members discussed the necessity of risk management tools that farmers rely on to secure financing, which is crucial for sustaining agricultural operations and supporting rural communities. The importance of timely legislative action was underscored, as many farmers reported struggles in the current economic climate, raising urgency for reforms within the Farm Bill framework.

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• And I respect the right of the right to work, and I respect the right of the right to work in the United
• When you compare right-to-work states with non-right-to-work states, you see that the right-to-work states
• right to do.
• I want to now direct your attention to right-to-work laws in states that have chosen to pass right-to-work
• to be a right-to-work state.

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Keywords: PRO Act, labor laws, worker rights, unionization, right-to-work, public testimony, political polarization

Summary: The meeting centered around an in-depth discussion of the PRO Act, with representatives expressing passionate opinions both for and against the legislation. Representative Chavez de Rimmer emphasized the importance of worker freedom, arguing that the PRO Act would infringe upon individual rights by coercing unionization. This perspective was strongly received by members from right-to-work states, who articulated their concerns about the potential erosion of workers' choices and protections. Speaker after speaker conveyed conflicting views on labor laws, indicating a deeply polarized environment surrounding labor issues at the moment.

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• It is broad right now, and I'm fine with changing it in statute if we need to.
• My belief on this is that it's the right of the individual to make the choice for themselves.
• Needed to go to 500 to 1000 cows.
• go back to what we got to keep people safe.
• Right, if you have a cow over here and I want some milk, I should be able to purchase that milk from

Bills: SB2173 , SB2028 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

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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• I also did a little research talking to one of my local urban farms, and they tell.
• Specifically with our urban farms and farmers' market for a specific number that may be comparable to
• Would the author be willing to make an amendment right now to change it to 1500 eggs per month?
• So, does that mean if I allow somebody to have fishing rights, now they're in lawful control of my land
• lease rights can cross each other on property, but if I have the right to be there, then I should have

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

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: burn ban, drought, emergency powers, county commissioners, fire safety, wildfire prevention, pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, SB2110, eggs, ungraded eggs, graded eggs, egg sales, poultry, farmers market, direct-to-consumer sales, local food

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• We are going to start right at the top with House Bill 1346.
• Would you be willing to do an amendment to take the one cent especially, where we're at right now, but
• Would you be willing to do an amendment to take the one cent especially, where we're at right now, but
• or otherwise off-farm direct to the consumer.
• happen to some of these farming operations.

Bills: SB1346 , SB1509 , SB1928 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB2110 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB722 , SB3

Committee: House Agriculture

Keywords: water infrastructure, wastewater, investment program, loans, local government, SB1509, groundwater, water wells, well spacing, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, basin, subbasin, maximum annual yield, aquifer management, water allocation, water permits, temporary permits, irrigation

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• It is legal right now to sell ungraded eggs direct-to-consumer, and farmers all over the state at hundreds
• They don't want small farms to compete, even at the community level.
• All right. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. What is the benefit to consumers of having graded eggs?
• Do you think you could run a farm on... $6,000 a year? I mean, it's tight, right?
• I mean, for $6,000 a year... your feed cost is going to be there. Right, right.

Bills: SB1864

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Keywords: eggs, ungraded eggs, egg grading, poultry, farm products, local food, small farmers, direct-to-consumer sales, wholesale food sales, food safety, refrigeration requirements, sanitation standards, occupational license, dealer-wholesaler license, Texas Department of Agriculture, restaurants, small grocery stores, cooperatives, farmers cooperative, agricultural regulation

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• Right now, just think if it took twice the amount of time for the city manager to travel through that
• All right. Thank you. Easy peasy. All right. We're going to take testimony.
• All right, thank you committee members. I'm honored... whoops, excuse me. I'm honored to present.
• I'm happy to answer any questions, and I respectfully reserve the right to close.
• All right. We'll proceed to public testimony. Is there anyone else who wishes to testify?

Bills: HB 1026 , SCR37

Committee: House S/C on International Relations

Keywords: transportation, Farm-to-Market Road, highway designation, Texas Transportation Commission, state highway system, SCR 37, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Panama Canal, Texas ports, port infrastructure, maritime trade, shipping lanes, supply chain resilience, global commerce, exports, LNG, liquefied natural gas, crude oil, refined petroleum, agriculture

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• With me, to my far left, is Representative Ramos. To her right is Representative Higgins.
• Is there any way that this, I guess I'm trying to make sure that we just don't have a right to take action
• Our goal is to strengthen the law, secure individual owners' rights to non-confidential information,
• And I'm an example of somebody who had to go to court. It's just not the right way to do it.
• I’m going to go to D.A. Hayden right after that. Senator Collins and Senator Miranda.

Bills: H4783 , H4826 , H4876 , H5111 , H5116 , H5244 , S2975 , S2976

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Keywords: homelessness, homeless, unsheltered, unhoused, shelter rights, anti-camping, anti-loitering, public space, public land, encampment, sleeping in public, life-sustaining activities, right to rest, right to sleep, vehicle dwelling, RV living, tiny home, civil rights, municipal liability, affirmative defense

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• Members, House Bill 3617 is the agricultural equipment right to repair.
• the tools and the parts that they need to be Operational, I do think that it is a step in the right
• Well, Regrettably, I'd like to have everybody get meters, but look, right now, the best thing I can do
• , I think, right now, is to ask them to be participate in the voluntary system and get.
• But my good friend to the right of me here would love to address that hog situation a little more.

Bills: HB4246 , HB4230 , HB3617 , HB3657 , HB2976 , HB3391 , HB4459 , HB4128 , HB3989 , HB2989 , HB4060 , HB3145 , HB2992 , HB3464 , HB4246 , HB4230 , HB3617 , HB3657 , HB2976 , HB3391 , HB4459 , HB4128 , HB3989 , HB2989 , HB4060 , HB3145 , HB2992 , HB3464

Committees: House Energy , House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

Keywords: HB4246, water rights, rural water, wastewater, drinking water, environmental quality, DEQ, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma Rural Water Association, technical assistance, water infrastructure, small systems, utility operators, emergency water response, nonprofit contractors, vendor qualification, competitive bidding, best value procurement, central purchasing act, rural utilities

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• God, to be so easily to.
• I think that Oklahoma is right to say we're We're going to stick with our own local CASA and our own
• I'm now going to have to vote no on a bill that I planned to vote yes on.
• The intention is just to let the DA have more discretion here. because the law right now draws a line
• to 5:30.

Bills: SB2065 , SB1641 , SB1642 , SB1589 , SB1597 , SB1216 , SB2173 , SB2028 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB2014 , SB1805 , SB2044 , SB1836 , SB1380 , SB2179 , SB1436 , SB1558 , SB933 , SB1651 , SB1328 , SB1572 , SB1966 , SB175 , SB1475 , SB1950 , SB2049 , SB2052

Keywords: pollinator, state symbols, agriculture, insects, environment, business entities, limited liability company, LLC, foreign LLC, domestic LLC, limited partnership, foreign limited partnership, registered agent, Secretary of State, annual certificate, good standing, certificate of authority, designated office, email address, electronic mail

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• Move to adoption.
• Wants to attend Central Arizona College to study Polysci.
• He wants to attend the Air Force Academy to study physics.
• He wants to attend the Naval Academy to study aviation.
• Right, she wants to attend Randall University to study business management.

Bills: HR1037 , HR1043 , SB1491 , SB1451 , SB1286 , SB1581 , SB1521 , SB201 , SB1290 , SB169 , SB1377 , SB1991 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB1928 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB2110 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB722 , SB3

Keywords: National Poetry Month, poetry, education, cultural celebration, arts and humanities, child abuse, prevention, community support, family safety, child welfare, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, voter registration, election integrity, Secretary of State, cancellation of registration, gender neutrality

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• And there is no remedy to right the wrong. It is not justice.
• At some point this has to end, and we need to get permanence in the child's constitutional right to have
• At some point this has to end, and we need to get permanence in the child's constitutional right to have
• SB 1330 permits a right to jury trials in outlined cases.
• a child's right to have equal access to both co-parents as it pertains to the best interests of the

Bills: SB1285 , SB1289 , SB1326 , SB1328 , SB1329 , SB1330 , SB1392 , SB1402 , SB1425 , SCR1013 , SCR1014

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: sentencing, correctional facilities, multiple sentences, death penalty, aggravating circumstances, juvenile offenses, class 2 felony, foreign donations, election administration, certification, Arizona Revised Statutes, transparency, public disclosure, victims' rights, attorney fees, government accountability, right to counsel, legal representation, parents' rights, family law

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• You know I was talking to the senator here to my right, and I have people in my district as well that
• we are taking away people's rights to feed themselves in ways that they were able to do before this.
• This guy said that consumers have the right to buy what they want to buy if they know what it is.
• to farm to table, your urban gardens, your community gardens, and being able to have a local food economy
• have to work with as we look at the farm-to-school initiative.

Bills: SB2108 , SB2121 , SB2171 , SB2061 , SB2112 , SB2138

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: feral swine, nuisance control, wildlife management, hunting permits, agriculture, cultivated meat, food safety, public health, misbranding, advertising, food labeling, food distribution, state regulations, hunting licenses, fishing licenses, veterans, controlled hunts, deer population, wildlife conservation, food policy

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• You don't need to speak. Yeah, I don't need to speak. All right. All right, Brianna Romero.
• establish a right to hunt.
• So a couple of things here when it comes to the right to vote—the right to hunt, sorry—as prescribed
• the right to vote the right to hunt sorry as prescribed in Representative Way said, “The right to hunt
• Right. But you have to have a license, but not a permit. Right.

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

Committees: House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs , House House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee of Reference

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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• Just how you wanted to spend it. All right, pending business, if we're ready to vote.
• children and other employees to leave the farm operation.
• Frazier, I didn't want to bust out the shot clock. But I'm about to. Okay, all right.
• We want to have more rights and more privileges because we farm Texas grapes. And I think that...
• I would like to have some witnesses here and would like to reserve the right to close, please.

Bills: HB589 , HB705 , HB1842 , HB1874 , HB2349 , HB2614 , HB2827 , HB3012 , HB3214 , HB3308 , HB3385 , HB3529

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Keywords: cosmetology, licensure, interstate compact, state regulations, public safety, workforce mobility, charitable raffles, nonprofit, wildlife conservation, ticket sales, fundraising, master electrician, electrical work, occupational licensing, work scope, Texas law, Texas Real Estate Commission, TREC, real estate broker, sales agent

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• right and shall have no right to reinstatement or renewal.
• the Constitution to establish a right to affordable health care.
• Rights is adhered to or aspired to by the whole world.
• Human Rights is adhered to or aspired to by the whole world.
• To testify virtually, Elizabeth New. Go right ahead.

Bills: SB6258 , SB6182 , SB5947 , SJR8206 , SB5823 , SB6292

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: Washington Medical Commission, medical license, license relinquishment, voluntary surrender, nondisciplinary pathway, physician regulation, health professional licensing, disciplinary database, National Practitioner Data Bank, license renewal, license reinstatement, medical board, professional discipline, credential surrender, healthcare regulation, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund

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• What I'm going to do is start over here on my right, your left, and I'm going to introduce Avery White
• Now, members, last fall, this team right here went to Indianapolis and they are your national champion
• So I'm I'm wanting to Understand this. So this amendment is not giving construction rights.
• What happens to that other $200,000 dollars? Does the state have the right to make that choice?
• I mean grandma's apple pie has got to be unreal for it to go for 2,500 dollars, right?

Bills: SB378 , SB985 , SB1246 , HB3720 , SB1500 , SB1984 , HB4118 , SB1644 , SB1546 , SB483

Keywords: bail bondsman, bondsman license, multicounty agent bondsman, surety bondsman, Insurance Commissioner, bail bond regulation, bond deposit, forfeiture, deposit ratio, writing capacity, license transfer, power of attorney, surety bond, bail industry, Oklahoma insurance law, financial solvency, administrative action, Oklahoma Local Food for Schools, school meals, local food procurement

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• You have the right to ask, Under the law, you have the right to remain silent in any interactions with
• You have the right to ask, am I being detained or am I free to leave?
• You have the right to refuse consent to assert. You have the right to ask for a lawyer.
• rights to their clients.
• But the law right now still states you have that right to feel safe...

Bills: SB1092 , SB1094 , SB1139 , SB1239 , SB1240 , SB1248 , SB1326 , SB1502 , SB1512 , SB1540 , SB1616 , SB1635 , SB1669 , SB1673

Committees: House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Keywords: probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, family court, therapeutic intervention, expert testimony, parenting time, child development, sex offenders, statute of limitations, prosecution

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• those the right to change you so desire without objection.
• Senator Logan, Senator those the right to change as they desire without objection.
• emergency, giving those the right to change as they desire without objection, that will be the order
• , giving those the right to change as they desire without objection, that will be the order.
• emergency, giving those the right to change as they desire without objection, that will be the order

Bills: HB1675 , HB3242 , HB1739 , HB3320 , HB3047 , HB4434 , HJR1089 , HB4432 , HB3718 , HB3705 , SR43 , HB1933 , HB4248 , SB1847 , SB1778 , HJR1086 , HB3001 , HB3002 , HB3003 , HB3004 , HB3005 , HB3007 , HB3008 , HB1590 , HB1242 , HB3818 , HB4305 , HB1979 , HB1225 , HB3931 , HB4454 , HB3849 , HB1746 , HB3720 , HB4275 , HB4300 , HB3586 , HB2268 , HB3755 , HB4117 , HB4294 , HB3650 , HB4298 , HB3270 , HB3145 , HB3056

Keywords: emergency management, severe weather, youth camp, summer camp, overnight camp, day camp, outdoor education, adventure camp, wilderness program, campground safety, tornado preparedness, flooding, flash flood, high winds, hail, lightning, extreme heat, extreme cold, wildfire smoke, evacuation plan