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NH
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you. >> Thank you. - For the record, my name is Colleen Smith, and I'm the bureau chief of the Bureau of Public Health Protection
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight committee (6-12-25)
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- Um, and I'm interning with the Office of Consumer and Environmental Protection, and I'm currently about
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Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:50
Approval of Minutes 00:01:21
KOAP Report 00:01:42
Community Farm Alliance and KY Double Dollars 00:20:25
Feeding Kentucky 00:40:55, 958, all
Summary:
The Tobacco Settlement Oversight Committee received a monthly report from the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy and the A Development Board/Finance Corporation. Staff reviewed May activity, including county council visits, loan and grant approvals, farm safety funding, and support for beginning farmers, agricultural infrastructure, processing, and county/state projects. The committee also recognized an intern and thanked Tara Roberts for her service as she prepares to leave the agency. Members were reminded about a June 20 anniversary event marking 25 years of the office and related programs.
A major topic was K-CARD, the Kentucky Center for Agricultural and Rural Development. Staff explained that the program is being expanded to provide more technical assistance for beginning farmers and farm families, including help with business plans and estate planning/farm transition discussions. Members asked how farmers would access the service and were told the extension office would be the front-line contact, with K-CARD providing the technical assistance and neutral-site consultations.
The committee also discussed support for large food animal veterinarians. Staff said the incentive program has helped more than 33 veterinarians and is intended to support existing providers rather than quickly increase numbers; members raised concerns about the pipeline and selection process at Auburn University, and staff said discussions with the university were ongoing. The committee then heard from Community Farm Alliance on Kentucky Double Dollars, Fresh Rx for Moms, and farmers market support programs. CFA reported expansion to roadside stands, more retail onboarding, seven new counties, and estimated economic and farmgate impacts, emphasizing that state funding helps leverage federal and private dollars and stabilize local food access programs. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken beyond approving the May minutes.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Probation records must be redacted or, if redaction is not possible, withheld to protect information,
- They contain a lot of HIPAA-protected, treatment-protected information that should not be public record
- They contain a lot of HIPAA protected, treatment protected information that should not be public record
- Protecting them is not optional. It's critical to ensure reliable service and public safety.
- public safety. ...dangerous behavior and protecting public safety.
Bills:
SB1046, SB1317, SB1376, SB1416, SB1448, SB1471, SB1493, SB1498, SB1502, SB1504, SB1538, SB1544, SB1550, SB1579, SB1581, SB1584, SB1624, SB1673
Keywords:
telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 26th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That in Texas we protect the victims, not punish them. I move passage. Mr. Speaker. Mr.
- I'm pleased to say that this bill is among the strongest protections. against deed fraud in Texas history
- So, given the pressures, the financial pressures on our school districts, this will be the beginning
- No longer will surrogates be able to protect ballot traffickers.
- Speech like that was protected under the First Amendment.
Keywords:
HB 8, Texas public school accountability, school accountability, public school transparency, STAAR, state assessments, instructionally supportive assessment program, Student Success Tool, Texas Education Agency, TEA, accountability ratings, A-F ratings, through-year assessment, benchmark testing, norm-referenced assessment, college career military readiness, CCMR, local accountability plan, school district performance, campus turnaround
TX
Bills:
SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB34, SB18, SB 2, SB 3, SB 5, SB 9, SB 10, SB 14, SB 16, SB 18, SB 34
Keywords:
flooding, public safety, outdoor warning sirens, disaster preparedness, emergency response, flood warning, outdoor sirens, local government, safety measures, flood management, emergency preparedness, municipal safety, disaster response, disaster relief, emergency funding, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, hemp regulation, consumable products
NH
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- I'm the Bureau Administrator for Public Health Protection within the Department of Health and Human Services
- I'm the Bureau Michelle Roers.
- I'm the Bureau Chief for Public Health Protection within the Department of Health and Human Services,
- I'm the Bureau Chief for Public Health Protection<01:27:46.239>
within <01:27:46.639>the the Lake Centipe Protective Association. the Lake Centipe Protective Association.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And yet we don't do enough to protect it.
- When we protect connected lands, we're protecting our wildlife.
- Where are these critical lands for protection?
- Most of the biodiversity protection and land protection in the state is covered by hunting and fishing
- A big focus of the legislation is land that protects water, including for flood protection, water quality
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition No. 25-15, H.5505, “An Act to Protect Water and Nature.” Committee co-chairs outlined the Article 48 initiative process and explained that the hearing was divided into expert, proponent, opponent, and public-comment sections. The first witness, Undersecretary Stephanie Cooper of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, described current state and federal funding sources for land conservation and outdoor recreation, said existing programs are oversubscribed, and noted that the proposal aligns with the Commonwealth’s 30% land conservation goal by 2030 and 40% by 2050. She also flagged possible governance clarifications in the petition, including board structure and administrative authority, while saying the administration has the expertise to manage such a fund.
Proponents from Mass Audubon, the Trustees of Reservations, Mount Grace Land Trust, the Massachusetts Rivers Alliance, the Authentic Caribbean Foundation, and Bemis Associates argued that Massachusetts needs a dedicated, sustained revenue stream for conservation, clean water, climate resilience, and public access to nature. They said current funding is inconsistent and insufficient, cited estimates that the state may need roughly $300 million or more annually to meet conservation targets, and emphasized benefits to public health, mental health, biodiversity, flood protection, and the outdoor recreation economy. Several speakers said the measure would dedicate a portion of existing sales tax revenue tied to sporting goods, recreational vehicles, and golf courses, and that it would support both urban and rural communities, including underserved communities.
Committee members pressed witnesses on the bill’s fiscal and constitutional implications, including how much sales tax revenue would be redirected, whether the measure is constitutional, how funds would be allocated among communities, and why the proposal includes certain revenue sources but not others such as ticket sales. Proponents said the measure would likely direct up to about $100 million annually when fully phased in, that it was designed as a “subject to appropriation” mechanism, and that legal review had found it constitutional. They also acknowledged that the proposal would reduce general fund flexibility but argued it would create a long-term investment in natural resources. The hearing concluded after public testimony, and the committee announced it would accept written testimony until March 27 at 5 p.m.; no vote was taken on the petition at the hearing.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jul 9th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- They're at 0% interest, and if they run into some sort of financial burden—if their well breaks, their
- So we'll look at their financial situation at that.
- We work with the programs bureau or the ERG, which is an engineering firm, to help us provide actual
- What they need are actual attorneys and financial planners... to take all these technical aspects and
- as the Bureau Chief.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 2, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . consume. consume.
- . consume. consume.
- . consume. consume.
- The bill raises the death tax exemption, protects family farms, and protects financial security for generations
- . consume. consume.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture - 03/10/2026
Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- And Long Island was here at the reception, the taste reception the Farm Bureau put on.
- But yet you have people that want to buy it to consume it... I guess a couple things.
- But yet you have people that want to buy it to consume it.
- So it's a pretty good program, pretty well protected category of employers, employees.
- Here we had kids come in with the Farm Bureau.
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture first moved through a series of animal welfare bills, reporting all of them to the floor. The measures included bills on sentencing for aggravated cruelty to animals, additional aggravated cruelty provisions, penalties for animal abandonment, requiring owners or lessors of vacated properties to inspect for abandoned animals, and restricting surgical depopulation procedures on dogs and pets. Members generally expressed support, and each bill advanced by motion and voice vote with no noted opposition or recusals; one additional bill was held by the sponsor.
The committee then heard from Agriculture and Markets Commissioner Richard Ball, who gave an update on state and federal agriculture issues. He discussed the Northeast Dairy Business Innovation Center, federal farm bill negotiations, specialty crops, labor and H-2A reform, dairy margin coverage concerns, possible cuts to EQIP, organic certification funding, trade and USMCA review, tariffs and input costs, and disaster concerns affecting Long Island seafood producers. He also highlighted state programs such as Nourish New York, Dairy Modernization, farm-to-school efforts, and workforce development initiatives.
Members asked questions about raw milk sales, H-2A labor, solar siting on farmland, farm-to-school expansion, tariff impacts, and support for farmers facing federal cuts and rising costs. Ball said raw milk sales remain limited to licensed on-farm sales with inspections and warnings, supported reform of H-2A and broader labor policy, urged protecting prime and actively farmed land from solar development, and emphasized the need to preserve food access programs like Nourish New York and farmers market nutrition benefits. The meeting ended after the commissioner’s testimony and member discussion, with no further formal action beyond the earlier bill reports.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Feb 18th, 2026 at 11:38 am
New Mexico House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB145, SB37, HB279, HB292, SB35, SB48, SB20, SJR1, SB38, SB41, SB73, SB100, SB111, SB132, SB152, SJR7, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM39, HM29, HM43, HM59, HM30, HM52, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50, HB2, HB70, HB180, SB151, SB240, SB273, HB95, HB247, HB332, HB8, HB253, HB4, HB96
Keywords:
high-wage jobs, tax credit, job creation, New Mexico, economic development, high-quality literacy instruction, science of reading, structured literacy, reading instruction, literacy assessment, dyslexia screening, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, biliteracy, English language learner, ELL, bilingual education
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In Dallas, it's the, it's our convention and visitors bureau.
- So from domestic violence to providing services to children, protecting vulnerable children, elder care
- Ensuring that social workers have the financial stability to live in communities they serve will help
- According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the rate of inflation between May 2019 and May 2024 was
- And that's always my concern when you don't have to go through a bidding process as far as protecting
Bills:
HB158
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, I'm Brenty Rod, president and CEO of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau.
- Uh, of not being, uh, the greatest table fare, but I can tell you I have consumed them myself.
- This is bad for consumers and its in the public.
- protections.
- House Bill 4588 regarding improper management of aquatic vegetation creates undue financial burden and
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/25/26
Health and Human Services
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maintain, MDH's mission is to protect, maintain, MDH's mission is to protect - would be financial penalties for the<01:05:08.200>
state. - The current 146A fails to protect public protection and provides no mechanism for accountability.
MN
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development May 12th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- This is about protecting Louisiana's agriculture, protecting our jobs, and protecting our industry that
- So we really need to protect our industries. We need to protect these jobs.
- Bureau.
- Joe Mapes with Farm Bureau. Richard Fontno with Farm Bureau.
- Joe Mapes with Farm Bureau, Richard Fontno with Farm Bureau, Floyd Carrier, Mr.
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Development met on May 12, 2026, approved the April 28 minutes, and heard extensive testimony on House Concurrent Resolution 77, which urges federal action to address labor shortages affecting Louisiana’s crawfish industry and other seasonal employers. Representative Butler, Commissioner Strain, industry representatives, landscapers, nursery operators, and Farm Bureau supporters argued that H-2A/H-2B visa limits and processing delays are hurting crawfish processors, landscapers, nurseries, and related businesses, causing lost production, higher costs, and broader economic harm. Members emphasized that the workers discussed are legal guest workers, not illegal immigration, and several senators voiced support. HCR 77 was reported favorably, with a motion to co-author also noted.
The committee then considered House Bill 81 on property rights and accountability for violations. Representative Boyer presented the bill, but Senator Long asked that it be voluntarily deferred so he could work on possible amendments and improve the measure before it advances. The author agreed, and the bill was deferred.
The committee also heard and acted on several bills related to agricultural policy and food systems. House Bill 512, concerning cell-cultured meat, was presented as a measure to protect livestock producers and allow continued research while prohibiting the product; after questions about research and labeling, it was reported favorably. House Bill 717, a labeling companion measure for cell-cultured meat, was also reported favorably. House Bill 1194, which would direct the LSU AgCenter to study food deserts and develop a plan, drew concern from the AgCenter over capacity and funding; members agreed to report it without action so it could be recommitted to finance and worked on further. Finally, House Bill 663, revising the membership of the Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District board, was presented on behalf of the absent author and reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
NH
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- Regardless of what they have in terms of a financial commitment, I am not their financial adviser.
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But financial adviser. I'm their lawyer. But financial adviser. - This is consumer legal funding.
- This is consumer legal funding. that. This is consumer legal funding.
- type of protection. type of protection.
NH
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- In addition, the Consumer Protection Agency in 2024 said that OHRV fatalities surged by 127% over the
- In addition, the Consumer Protection Agency in 2024 said that OHRV fatalities surged by 127% over the
- and I am the registration bureau and I am the registration bureau administrator<01:12:05.440>
- And then risk mostly financial risk.
- If we have invested financial risk.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 27th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
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- Regarding financial literacy, this body They helped get financial literacy as a local option.
- Talking about the consumer fund, not all of the money has flowed directly back to the consumer fund.
- Some of it goes directly to consumers.
- The same group that is engaged in the META lawsuit, the SNAP lawsuit, and various other consumer protection
- protection work that's done by the CFPB.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (01/28/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
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