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• It also does not have clear language on whether or not it places restrictions on abortions for emergency
• I really feel strongly that the six-week abortion is already very restrictive.
• I really feel strongly that the six-week abortion is already very restrictive.
• This bill language lays the groundwork for further restrictions on reproductive rights, including potential
• ... ...the groundwork for further restrictions on reproductive rights, including potential criminalization

Summary: The subcommittee considered a long agenda of civil justice and claims measures. HB 1173, relating to the Florida Trust Code, was presented as a clarification of standing in trust litigation after recent case law; after questions about who may sue, an amendment was adopted clarifying that an expressly named charity retains standing, and the bill passed 14-2. HB 1437, on attorney’s fees in motor vehicle PIP disputes, drew testimony from insurers and reform groups opposing a return to fee-driven litigation and from medical groups supporting fee recovery for prevailing parties; it passed 17-0. CS/HB 147, addressing prohibited debt-collection communications during nighttime and early morning hours, was described as a clarification of an outdated statute in light of modern communications, with support from business groups and no opposition in the vote; it passed 18-0. The committee then heard several claims bills against the Department of Children and Families. HB 6511, for relief of L.P., described severe injuries to a child after DCF allegedly failed to act on warning signs; a technical amendment was adopted and the bill passed 18-0. HB 6515, for relief of Michael Barnett, involved DCF’s alleged failure to investigate domestic violence that preceded the killing of three children and injury of a fourth; members asked about the settlement amount and the case’s circumstances, and the bill also passed 18-0. HB 1517, expanding wrongful death law to allow parents of an unborn child to recover for the child’s death, generated the most extensive debate. The sponsor said it aligns civil law with existing criminal definitions and excludes claims against mothers and providers of lawful medical care, including IVF; opponents warned it could be used to target reproductive care, support networks, and domestic violence survivors, while supporters framed it as a justice measure for families. An amendment clarifying damages rules for minors and unborn children was adopted, and the bill passed 13-4. Finally, HB 947, on evidence of medical damages in personal injury and wrongful death cases, sought to allow broader evidence at trial and to change “shall” to “may”; supporters said it would improve fairness and transparency, while opponents argued it would weaken post-2023 tort reforms and reintroduce inflated medical damages. The amendment was adopted and the bill was then taken up with additional opposition testimony.

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• You also had. coming out of the pandemic, once the restrictions were lifted and households started going
• Had not been spent during that period because of restrictions and reduced activity by households and
• Uh, so that when restrictions ended and everyone starts spending again, you had that, a big increase
• you who may not know, the state is subject to 5 different statutory and constitutional spending restrictions
• We ought to take 12, or all of those restrictions and apply it down to the local level because until

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• If you restrict it too much and make it too expensive, there's going to be horses suffer because people
• If you restrict it too much and make it too expensive, there’s going to be horses suffer because people
• care uh<00:09:30.079><c> I</c><00:09:30.399><c> if</c><00:09:30.480><c> you</c><00:09:31.200><c> restrict
• it</c><00:09:31.839><c> too</c><00:09:32.120><c> much</c><00:09:33.079><c> people</c> uh I if you restrict
• it too much people uh I if you restrict it too much people and<00:09:33.800><c> make</c><00:09:33.959

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Summary: The Senate Agriculture Committee met to reconsider a committee substitute for a bill dealing with equine dental care and the regulation of non-veterinarian dental practitioners. The chair reopened the bill after prior testimony, and members focused on how the bill would set standards for training, testing, insurance, continuing education, and a registry for practitioners. Discussion also centered on whether the measure would affect veterinary practice or create a precedent for other animal care areas; supporters said it was meant to preserve access and affordability for horse owners, especially in rural areas where veterinarians are scarce or unavailable for routine work. A major topic was the bill’s grandfathering or “legacy candidate” provision. Senators asked how existing practitioners would qualify, whether they would need to apply, and what documentation would be required. Committee witnesses, including a Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association representative and the Board of Veterinary Examiners executive director, said the board could set licensing terms by regulation, including an application process, background/history checks, and letters of recommendation from licensed veterinarians. They also said the process would include an application window to allow current practitioners time to comply. Several members explained their votes in favor, while noting lingering concerns they wanted addressed on the floor. Supporters emphasized that the bill was the product of years of work, surveys, stakeholder meetings, and multiple drafts, and that it was intended to legitimize existing practitioners while protecting animal welfare. The committee substitute was approved, the bill passed the committee unanimously, and the meeting adjourned.

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• The department has verified compliance through attestations and contract amendments restricting the use
• The department has verified compliance through attestations and contract amendments restricting the use
• And so we'll continue to work with lead agencies if there are any restrictions or challenges that present
• of accountability and transparency, we don't want to go so far down the road of regulation and restrictiveness
• of accountability and transparency, we don't want to go so far down the road of regulation and restrictiveness

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee held its first meeting of the term and heard introductory remarks from the chair, vice chair, ranking member, and members, who broadly described their interest in child welfare, mental health, aging services, homelessness, and agency accountability. The chair then outlined the subcommittee’s jurisdiction, including child welfare, mental health and substance abuse safety net services, domestic violence, developmental disabilities, elder services, and child support, and introduced the Department of Children and Families (DCF) as the first agency panel for the term. DCF presented an implementation update on HB 7089, a 2024 law aimed at increasing accountability and transparency for community-based care (CBC) lead agencies that deliver most child welfare services under contract. The department said the bill was prompted by forensic examinations that found problems such as noncompetitive procurement, related-party transactions, excessive executive compensation, and weak financial oversight. DCF described new contract requirements and monitoring tools covering board governance and annual training, conflict-of-interest disclosures, financial penalties for noncompliance, fidelity bond requirements, limits on direct service provision by lead agencies, related-party procurement rules, procurement thresholds, real-property approvals, compensation caps, expanded public reporting, and a new Future of Child Protection and Funding Work Group. DCF reported that some lead agencies had completed required board training, others were still on schedule, and two agencies exceeding the direct-service threshold had been referred to the Auditor General. Members asked DCF about the reasons for the bill, the impact on children, the work group’s regional representation, aging-out youth, the Embrace Families transition, board training requirements, and whether enforcement actions had been taken. DCF said the bill was intended to protect funds for children and families and improve oversight, and clarified that the Central Florida lead agency contract was awarded through competitive procurement rather than an absorption. DCF also said the board training was designed to be meaningful but not overly burdensome, with timing left partly to lead agencies as they implement the new requirements. The committee then heard from two CBC leaders, who generally supported the accountability goals of HB 7089 and said their agencies had already addressed most of the new governance and disclosure requirements. They reported that board training had been completed or was being scheduled, but both agencies said the fidelity bond requirement has been difficult or impossible to obtain in the market as written, though they were able to secure the separate performance bond. The CBC witnesses also warned that recruiting providers is increasingly difficult, especially for higher-acuity children and group-home placements, due to limited provider supply, regulatory burden, insurance costs, and rising risk. They said these pressures are contributing to budget deficits in some areas and urged lawmakers to consider the funding model, insurance and indemnification issues, and the risk of overregulation reducing provider participation.

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• :10:04.760><c> around</c><00:10:05.000><c> those</c><00:10:05.160><c> age</c><00:10:05.360><c> restrictions
• </c> getting around those age restrictions getting around those age restrictions pretty<00:10:06.120>
• if Minnesota's going to go into sports betting, online sports betting, a bill that would have restrictions
• It has real restrictions in it. Nowhere in the country has anything like this.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><02:01:31.040><c> Um,</c><02:01:31.440><c> and</c> regulations and restrictions on.
• Um, and regulations and restrictions on.
• None of them, standing alone, has been presented as the dramatic restriction it is a part of.
• None of them, standing alone, has been presented as the dramatic restriction it is a part of.
• Who actually bears the cost of these cumulative restrictions?

Keywords: 981, all

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• This slide includes a list of release recommendations used by ISC, from least restrictive to more restrictive
• </c> recommendations on the least restrictive recommendations on the least restrictive non-financial<
• <00:22:41.200><c> to</c><00:22:41.520><c> more</c><00:22:41.760><c> restrictive.
• </c> restrictive to more restrictive. restrictive to more restrictive.
• means consistent with least restrictive means consistent with community<01:26:11.199><c> safety</c><

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• All of our funding is currently restricted, uh, meaning that they cannot yet be spent.
• ,</c><00:25:38.080><c> uh,</c> our funding is currently restricted, uh, our funding is currently restricted
• There are restrictions Medicaid losses.
• </c><00:53:43.760><c> I</c><00:53:44.000><c> would</c> general uh by restricting entry.
• I would general uh by restricting entry.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Select Subcommittee first took up adoption of three previously prepared nonpartisan committee summary reports dated October 15, November 13, and November 21. Senator Rasmusson objected to the lack of advance notice about the day’s testifiers and criticized the practice of having nonpartisan staff summarize what he described as a partisan agenda. The chair responded that the committee’s purpose is to gather information, not hear bills, and that the summaries were intended as neutral resources for the Senate. Senator Coopek moved adoption, the motion was opposed by Rasmusson and another member, and the motion passed. The committee then turned to the day’s hearing on federal impacts on Minnesota, with the chair focusing on federal funding threats and the effect of congressional budget actions on health care, especially in greater Minnesota. The first presentation came from the Minnesota Department of Health on the state’s rural health transformation work. Assistant Commissioner Carol Broom introduced the team and described the rural hospital transformation program as a major opportunity to invest in rural health, while acknowledging longstanding challenges such as demographics, transportation barriers, and the financing of care. Nitha Moibi outlined the state’s rural health chart book and data showing an aging population, workforce shortages, and many health professional shortage areas, and described proposed strategies including workforce pipelines, bridge payments for low-volume birth hospitals, telehealth access points, mental health urgent care, and chronic disease prevention. Acting Assistant Commissioner Anna Ashby of the Minnesota Management and Budget office explained the state’s application to CMS for the Rural Health Transformation Program, which was created in federal law and awarded Minnesota just over $193 million for federal fiscal year 2026. She said the application was shaped by public comments, stakeholder meetings, and legislative outreach, and included initiatives on preventive care, workforce, care access, behavioral health, and provider financial stability. She also reviewed implementation constraints, including a January 30 revised budget deadline, limits on administrative spending, restrictions on using funds to offset Medicaid losses, and the need to show measurable progress to remain eligible for future funding. The presentation noted that most year-one funding would go to rural hospitals, with additional support for federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, tribal partners, and technical assistance.

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• House Bill 410, an act limiting local authority to adopt restrictions on the building and development
• </c><01:21:39.280><c> the</c> eventually lead us to restrict the eventually lead us to restrict the number
• Their patronage is restricted only to their membership or for guests that have to be signed in.
• Their patronage is restricted only to their membership or for guests that have to be signed in.
• Their patronage is restricted public.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The way I like to think of it, though, is I don't think we're really putting that much of a restriction
• I understand I'm not arguing it solves all the world's problems, but I think it's a worthwhile restriction
• It only imposes a two-year restriction on lobbying after legislative service.
• <01:48:12.400><c> on</c><01:48:12.560><c> lobbying</c><01:48:12.960><c> after</c> restriction on lobbying
• after restriction on lobbying after legislative<01:48:13.719><c> service</c><01:48:14.040><c> I</c><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Yes, I mean, if you're sort of restricting the amount, you're restricting the risk.
• Yes, I mean, if you're sort of restricting the amount, you're restricting the risk.
• Yes, I mean, if you're sort of restricting the amount, you're restricting the risk.
• Yes, I mean, if you're sort of restricting the amount, you're restricting the risk.
• Yes, I mean, if you're sort of restricting the amount, you're restricting the risk.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a work session on HB 505, which would allow the sale of freeze-dried foods produced in homestead food operations. Members raised concerns about the bill’s broad language, especially the provision stating freeze-dried food would not be considered potentially hazardous. Several suggested narrowing the bill to specific products such as processed foods, berries, fruit, dairy products, ice cream, or vegetables, and requiring use of commercial freeze-drying equipment rather than dehydrators. There was also discussion of oxygen absorbers, moisture control, sanitation, and whether the issue should be handled in statute or rules. By the end of the discussion, members generally agreed the topic should be treated in a separate section of law rather than folded into the existing homestead food license, and the chair said the matter would be sent to the food safety subcommittee, with the possibility of a study committee if more time was needed. The committee then moved to HB 277, a technical correction to the animal cruelty statutes. Representative Bixby explained that current law refers to a “colt,” which applies only to male baby horses, leaving fillies unaddressed; the bill would replace “colt” with “foal” and make related wording changes so the restriction applies to any horse under 90 days old not being nursed by its dam. The New Hampshire Farm Bureau testified in support, saying the change was requested to clarify and modernize the statute and that the issue had been identified during work on related animal cruelty legislation. No votes were taken in the portion provided. The chair recessed the work session until 11:00 a.m. and announced that Representative Ktoa would take over the hearing on HB 277.

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• The amended Senate bill includes the same prohibitions as the House bill regarding restrictions on the
• The amended Senate bill includes the same prohibitions as the House bill regarding restrictions on the
• The bill requires hospital, restrictions on the acquisition or delivery of 340B drugs.
• Are you asking the state to restrict three-fourty?
• Are you asking the state to restrict 340B access based on a theoretical loss?

Bills: SB5420, SB5877, SB5868, SB5109, SB5832, SB5922, SB5944, SB5988, SB6065, SB6103, SB6151

Keywords: veterans, military spouses, service members, uniformed services, National Guard, reservists, active duty, qualifying discharge, veterans preference, hiring preference, public employment, state benefits, license renewal, professional licensing, retirement service credit, pension, public retirement system, Washington RCW, military leave, reemployment rights

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• This bill allows parole and probation officers to restrict adult sex offenders convicted of child-related
• So what this is is an attempt to restrict that grooming of children. Thank you, Senator Kelly.
• Well, it does give them the authority to set up the rules and restrictions on it.
• </c><00:51:37.040><c> and</c> uh the rules and restrictions and uh the rules and restrictions and to<
• ...of an adult offender who is convicted of a sex offense involving a child to restrict the sex offender

Bills: SB118, SB203, HB420, HB414, HB363, HB405, HB261, HB263, HB327, HB348, HB228, HB282, SB273, HB7, SB296, SB199, SB47, SB204, HB80, HB11, HB192

Keywords: bail, offenses, constitutional amendment, criminal justice, law enforcement, public safety, dental insurance, medical loss ratio, premium regulation, insurance commissioner, rebate, consumer protection, Baldwin County, local bill, education funding, school tax, privilege license tax, county tax revenue, municipal school board, Baldwin County Board of Education

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• Bush administration issued a memo to ICE restricting immigration at or near schools, other institutions
• immigration at or near restricting immigration at or near schools,<00:53:51.440><c> other</c><00:53:
• state's restrictions on its employees,<00:54:30.160><c> citing</c><00:54:30.559><c> Supreme</c><00:54
• The only restrictions in this bill are placed upon the actions of school district and charter schools
• The only restrictions in this bill are placed upon the actions of school district and charter schools

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The poorest performing states are those that restrict APRN practice and require physician delegation,
• How can we continue to justify these restrictions? the status quo and expect a different outcome?
• Currently, there is little to no information about the cost of these agreements, the restrictions placed
• Of care if statutory restrictions were lifted.
• Removing restrictions on APRN practice could encourage more CNMs to practice in the state.

Bills: SB1888, SB3003, SB2417, SB2459, SB3055, HB1393, HB2884, SB2943

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

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• The House bill includes provisions not in the Senate bill related to school district restrictions on
• This piece of legislation restricts our districts from extra resources.
• This piece of legislation restricts our districts from extra reporting requirements on charter schools
• Senator Martin, I see that there's language in here that restricts the use of glass auxiliary containers
• If the laws are just going to restrict small businesses or prevent consumers from taking the Styrofoam

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge, and heard several member introductions and recognitions. The Rules Chair moved CS/CS/SB 622 to the end of the special order calendar, which was adopted without objection. SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed, as were later bills SB 716 and CS/CS/CS/SB 1348. The chamber then took up a series of bills, often substituting House companions and adopting amendments before final passage. Measures approved included a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan (HB 295, 38-0), mitigation banking and land development changes with a phosphate mining lands amendment (CS/CS/SB 492, 35-3), aggravated animal cruelty with a searchable FDLE database and sentencing multiplier (HB 255, 37-0), the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism and related training/funding (HB 711, 37-0), newborn screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (CS/CS/HB 1089, 36-0), and revisions to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program to expand eligible mitigation projects and adjust approval thresholds (CS/CS/HB 393, 37-0). The Senate also passed workforce education legislation allowing charter schools access to grant funding and expanding money-back guarantees (HB 1145, 37-0), a statewide study on automation and workforce impact (HB 827, 35-0), parole guideline revisions (HB 181, 37-0), court-appointed psychologist procedures in family law cases (HB 901, 37-0), sexual cyber harassment protections covering digitally forged intimate images (HB 1451, 37-0), a home health aide program for medically fragile children with training and reimbursement provisions (CS/CS/SB 1156, 37-0), substance abuse and mental health care changes including 988 oversight and involuntary examination procedures (HB 1091, 37-0), a feasibility study for a statewide pond data database (HB 1359, 37-0), and Department of Law Enforcement housekeeping changes and retired police dog reimbursements (HB 1053, 37-0). The most extensive debate centered on the charter schools bill (HB 443), which expanded charter autonomy, reporting parity, enrollment flexibility, and governance rules; after a delete-all amendment and a friendly amendment, it was placed on the third-reading calendar rather than immediately voted on. Several bills were briefly discussed with concerns about transparency, accountability, funding, and constitutional issues, but all bills brought to a vote during this segment passed.

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• This restriction has fueled the growth of illegal sales and untitled... ...vehicles.
• Our bill mirrors that approach. ...least restrictive means to achieve this goal.
• It restricts no work, no travel, and no work.
• It restricts nothing about that, nothing.
• It restricts nothing about that, nothing.

Bills: HB1455, HB1777, HB2101, HB2136, HB2609, HB3142, HB3552, HB3846, HB4155, HB4514, HB4879, HB4995, HB5014, HB5139, HB5228, HB5436, HCR40

Keywords: mental health, jail diversion, law enforcement, reporting requirements, criminal justice, data collection, criminal justice reform, intellectual disability, mental illness, data reporting, public safety, reporting, substance abuse, sex offender, driver's license, identification, gunshot detection, unreported gunshots, municipal police, crime investigation

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard several bills, generally leaving them pending after testimony. HB 4995 would create a training/certification program allowing licensed physicians and certain EMS personnel assigned to tactical units to carry firearms during high-risk deployments, with supporters saying it would protect tactical medical staff and improve emergency care; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill left pending. HB 2609 would repeal the OmniBase/failure-to-appear-or-pay license hold program; the author and supporters argued it unfairly compounds debt and traps drivers in noncompliance, while judges and municipal court representatives said it is an effective, voluntary tool that prompts court appearances and reduces warrants. HB 4879 would create a grant program to help local law enforcement pay for lab testing of suspected hemp/THC substances, and HB 5436 would allow licensed auto recyclers to purchase certain untitled vehicles for scrap or parts to curb illegal sales, VIN cloning, and chop shop activity; both bills drew supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard HB 1777, which would place a discrete sex-offender designation on driver’s licenses and state IDs for registrants under Chapter 62. The author said the marker would help law enforcement and businesses quickly identify potentially dangerous offenders and cited other states and research in support, while opponents argued it would function as a scarlet letter, increase harassment, and punish people who are already complying with the law. HB 4155 would create a Family Violence Criminal Homicide Prevention Task Force in the Governor’s Office to study risk factors, coordinate agencies, and recommend policy changes; the author, HHSC, TCFV, and a survivor testified in support, emphasizing the number of family violence homicides and the need for coordinated, data-driven prevention, and the bill was left pending. Finally, HB 4514 would authorize DPS to use facial image verification, with consent and confidentiality protections, to help businesses verify identities and combat fraud. Supporters from the lumber and identity-verification industries said it would reduce losses from fake IDs and organized theft, while the author stressed privacy safeguards and limited, consent-based use. The committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending.

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• This regulatory structure will also mean... ...maintain the federal restriction on THC of no more than
• testing of products, child-resistant packaging, and responsible marketing restrictions, making sure
• Beyond limiting product offerings and the bill's existing route to market, market restrictions concerns
• Our restrictions in Texas are forcing people towards the unregulated synthetic. that we've all heard
• I'm just saying there could be a lot more restrictions.

Bills: HB28, SB3, SB 3

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program

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• However, this outdated restriction on the National Taxpayer Advocate prevents her from hiring the team
• I graduated high school in 1957, and as I was about to graduate, RESTRICTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE.
• Statehouses cooking up new restrictions.
• These restrictions were Jim Crow laws.
• THESE RESTRICTIONS WERE JIM CROW LAWS.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 31, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Neither the state or a political subdivision can make any law, rule, regulation, ordinance that restricts
• Any regulations, restrictions, or requirements on fuel or fuel policy should happen at the very least

Summary: The committee first met in executive session on House Bill 2748. Members considered a committee substitute and adopted a House committee amendment that restored recess language and clarified age-appropriate physical activity provisions. After rolling the amendment into a new substitute, the committee voted the bill do pass by a roll call of 6 ayes, 4 noes, and 1 present. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2774, which would prohibit the state or political subdivisions from restricting the sale or use of equipment, vehicles, tools, or similar items based on fuel source. Representative Knight presented the bill as a short measure aimed at preventing fuel-source restrictions. Testimony in support came from the American Petroleum Institute, Missouri Petroleum and Convenience Association, Missouri Propane Gas Association, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Farm Bureau, and Missouri Golf Association, with supporters emphasizing consumer choice, free-market fuel policy, and economic benefits for biofuels and related industries. During questioning, a member asked whether the bill would affect homeowners associations banning gas-powered lawn equipment; the witness said it would not, unless the HOA were a political subdivision. No opposition testimony was offered, and the hearing on HB 2774 was concluded before the committee adjourned.