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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 14th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We’ll pass and retain file items 66 through 75. That brings us to file item number 76.
  • We're going to go back to file order where we left off. That's file item number 85.
  • Title insurers file title rates while underwritten title companies file escrow rates.
  • We will pass and retain on file items 110 and 111. File item 112. File item 112.
  • That brings us to the Senate Third Reading File, file items 123 to 129.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • File Item 6, SB 1252, from DeRazzo, and File Item 7, SB 1280, by Senator Viadaris, have been pulled from
  • When we will place it on call, we will now move back and file to file number 8.
  • When we will place it on call, we will now move back and file to file number 8.
  • file item 4, SB 1271.
  • File item 3, SB 1150. File item 3, SB 1150. Please call the absent members.
Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills, beginning with SB 1124, which would require the California Department of Public Health to create and post lung cancer screening eligibility signage at tobacco point-of-sale locations. The author and supporters said the bill is intended to raise awareness of a screening that many eligible Californians do not know exists; retailers raised concerns about signage size, distribution, and notice to stores. The bill was presented while the committee lacked quorum, so no vote was taken at that time. Members then heard SB 1150, which would require clearer patient notice when cancer cases are reported to the California Cancer Registry. The author and committee chair emphasized patient awareness and privacy, while registry and university stakeholders said they appreciated the amendments and would continue working on the language. SB 1400 followed, proposing changes to Alameda Health System governance to give Alameda County more flexibility and direct oversight; county and labor supporters said the current structure is too rigid for today’s health care environment, and no opposition was heard. The committee also heard SB 1094, which would expand substitution of biosimilars and generics to lower prescription drug costs. Supporters, including health plans and Sharp Health Care, said the bill would reduce premiums and out-of-pocket costs, while opponents from biotechnology and rheumatology groups raised concerns about pharmacist substitution, patient switching, and therapeutic equivalence. After quorum was established, SB 1094 passed 6-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations. The committee then heard SB 1314, which would create a statewide definition for smoke shops, impose a 600-foot buffer from sensitive sites, and restrict nitrous oxide sales; it drew broad support from local government, pediatric, and law enforcement groups and passed 6-0 on call. SB 1309, which would eliminate cost-sharing for medically appropriate lung cancer screening follow-up care, also passed 7-0 and was re-referred to Appropriations after testimony from clinicians, advocates, and insurers. Finally, SB 1199 was introduced to ban copay accumulators, with the sponsor and author arguing it would ensure patient assistance counts toward out-of-pocket maximums and improve medication access.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 14th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pass and retain on file items 66 through 75. That brings us to file item number 76.
  • Pass and retain on file item 86, file item 87.
  • Pass and retain on file items 90, 91, 92. File item 93.
  • We will pass and retain on file items 110 and 111. File item 112.
  • That brings us to the Senate Third Reading File, file items 123 to 129.
Summary: The Assembly convened after initially lacking a quorum, then completed the prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, journal motions, and a long series of procedural actions, including suspending rules to move bills and approve a large Appropriations Committee hearing list. Members also made several guest introductions, including Shannon Lee, district staff from Assemblymember Jeff Gonzalez’s office, and later guests tied to agritourism and education recognitions. The floor debate centered heavily on AJR 31, a resolution urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Supporters argued that recent Supreme Court decisions and redistricting efforts in other states were weakening Black and other minority representation and that California should take a clear stand for voting rights. Opponents argued the measure promoted racial division, conflicted with equal protection principles, and that districts should be drawn based on place or communities of interest rather than race. After a contentious debate with repeated parliamentary warnings over decorum, the Assembly suspended the rules to take up the resolution, added coauthors, and passed AJR 31 by a vote of 58-8. The Assembly then moved through a series of bills and resolutions, generally approving them with little or no opposition. These included AB 2341 clarifying emergency language translation rules for local agencies; AB 1816 extending court supervision for certain sex-offender rehabilitation programs; AB 2561 protecting consumer privacy settings on phones and digital devices; ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day; ACR 190 recognizing California Day of the Teacher; AB 1581 improving identification of Native American students in public schools; AB 1586 requiring opioid overdose prevention training for school resource officers and safety planning; AB 1665 requiring mental health training for school coaches; AB 1693 streamlining retail tenant-improvement permitting; AB 1768 authorizing a local tax measure related to health funding; AB 1712 facilitating a water-system sale for Santa Fe Springs; AB 1792 addressing sexually exploitive AI imagery in health education; and AB 1822 prioritizing school projects that address extreme heat. Most measures passed overwhelmingly, several unanimously, and the resolution on agritourism and the teacher day were adopted by voice vote.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Law & Justice Feb 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Law & Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then with regard to civil infractions, the statutory time limit for filing an infraction with the
  • The contract then has to be filed with the court so it can be reviewed by a court.
  • But what we're seeing is people who are filing lots of these probate cases involving people who they
  • Frequently, when a probate is launched, the person launching the probate has to file a petition.
  • Sometimes, well, actually, all the time, you need to file within four months of the probate being filed
Bills: HB2543
NV

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 29th, 2025 at 11:00 am

Nevada Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Order of Business 13: General File. Thank you. Order of Business 13: General File.
  • Order of Business 13: General File.
  • Order of Business 13: General File.
  • AB 6 is ordered to the general file.
  • Order of Business 13: General File.
Keywords: 909, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/09/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • , subsection H, as well as subsection J forfeiture case number and court in which the case was filed.
  • </c><00:23:14.000><c> Um</c> court in which the case was filed.
  • Um court in which the case was filed.
  • people to kind of file you know file<00:53:14.720><c> something</c><00:53:15.040><c> against</c><00:
  • It has to be filed within 30 days. So, the discovery would be right after.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 76 Jul 30th, 2026

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they refused to accept the Commonwealth smaller than its own promise.
  • Dozens of lawsuits continue to be filed, exposing them one at a time and putting their livelihoods, families
Keywords: 1212, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Quirk-Silva today. ...substituting in for Farías and Quirk-Silva today, and we have five bills on file
  • So I refuse, and I'm thankful for the author for fighting for the scraps that we get and how quickly
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs heard several veteran-focused measures, with extensive testimony in support from veterans’ organizations and individual veterans. SB 888 would exclude VA service-connected disability compensation from household income calculations for the low-income disabled veterans’ property tax exemption, addressing a situation where disability benefits can disqualify veterans from tax relief. SB 1354 would prohibit military personnel from another state, territory, or district from entering California to perform military or law enforcement functions without the Governor’s express permission, while preserving Title X activity, training, and mutual aid arrangements. SB 623 would place the Veterans Bond Act of 2026 on the ballot to authorize a $1.25 billion general obligation bond for the CalVet Home Loan Program, which supporters said is nearing depletion of bond authority and remains a critical path to homeownership for veterans and military families. SB 1407 would increase the state income tax exclusion for military retirement pay and surviving spouse benefits to the first $40,000, subject to income caps, as a retention measure to keep military retirees in California. Supporters for the bills emphasized housing stability, affordability, retention of veterans in California, and the economic benefits of keeping military retirees and their income in the state. SB 888 and SB 623 drew broad support from veterans’ groups, county veterans service officers, and related organizations, with no opposition testimony. SB 1354 also received support from veterans’ advocates, while committee members sought clarification on training, mutual aid, and the bill’s scope, and the author agreed to work on amendments. SB 1407 drew strong support from veterans and military organizations, but also formal opposition from the California Tax Reform Association, which argued the state already provides generous veteran benefits and that the tax break would be unfair to other public servants. The committee voted to advance all four measures. SB 888 was approved and re-referred to Revenue and Taxation; SB 1354 was approved as amended and re-referred to Public Safety; SB 623 was approved as amended, given urgency, and re-referred to Housing and Community Development; and SB 1407 was approved and re-referred to Revenue and Taxation. The consent item, SCR 143, was adopted unanimously. After the initial votes, the committee later took add-on votes to confirm passage of SB 888 and SB 1354, and the meeting adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Military and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Substituting in for Avila Farias and Cork Silva today, and we have five bills on file today, one which
  • So I refuse, and I'm thankful for the author for fighting for the scraps that we get and how quickly
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Jan 27th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Wallace refused. Wallace then pulled a gun and shot Officer Raynor in the head.
  • There is a late-filed amendment, barcode 32734, without objection, showing the amendment introduced.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and heard a long agenda of bills, beginning with CS/SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements and allow challenges by qualified candidates or political parties. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and impose a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; the sponsor and local law enforcement supporters emphasized the Raynor case, while criminal defense lawyers objected to deleting existing force-limit language and to the mandatory life penalty. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills extending or preserving public records exemptions, including CS/SB 7014 on social media platform investigations, SB 7016 on small business loan program records, CS/SB 7012 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigations, CS/SB 7000 on emergency shelter recipient information, CS/SB 7002 on Department of Military Affairs records, SB 7004 on conviction integrity unit reinvestigation materials, SB 7006 on Florida Public Service Commission records and meetings, and SB 7008 on Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. Other measures reported favorably included SB 624 allowing optional faith-based activities in batterers’ intervention programs, HB 167 protecting former phosphate mining lands from certain strict-liability claims, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units and housing supply, SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, CS/SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure, SB 292 creating a records exemption for appellate court clerks and families, CS/SB 296 expanding domestic violence safety tools and address confidentiality protections, CS/SB 298 as the public-records companion, SB 386 on farm equipment lemon-law style protections, and SB 168 expanding public nuisance law to include gambling houses. Several bills drew supportive testimony from local governments, advocacy groups, industry groups, and affected families, with some opposition on SB 156 and SB 290. For CS/SB 48, the committee adopted two amendments before reporting the bill favorably. SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was temporarily postponed after the chair allowed public testimony but no final action was taken. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded their votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Oct 2nd, 2025

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • documentation from CPB, and then that also gets compared to the federal documentation that they have on file
  • It's troubling to me that some of us have refused to consider this legislation during this year's session
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 13th, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are moving on to business on the daily file assembly third reading.
  • The real challenges facing middle class and working families, but we also refuse to ignore the real fiscal
Keywords: 988, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Mar 11th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • All have refused to change. They're afraid to change what we have always done.
  • So thank you for filing that bill.
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met with a quorum present and observed a moment of silence for Senator Geraldine Thompson. The committee first took up CS/SB 102, a bill by Senator Gates directing the Department of Education to develop a workforce credential program for students with autism spectrum disorder or students on a modified curriculum, in coordination with the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities and OSHA. Supporters said the bill would help autistic students gain job skills and workplace safety credentials, while an opponent argued the bill should clearly make participation voluntary, expand to other exceptional student groups, include funding, and add stronger accountability. The bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 166, the Administrative Efficiency in Public Schools bill by Senator Simon. The bill would reduce or remove several state mandates and give districts more flexibility on testing, teacher evaluations, contracts and certification, school board operations, instructional materials timelines, audits, facilities planning, emergency make-up days, federal fund use, and public VPK oversight. Senators asked about the impact on student proficiency, teacher evaluations, and the transfer of public VPK oversight to districts; Simon said the tests would remain but count as 30 percent of the grade, districts would retain flexibility in evaluation measures, and only public VPK would shift to districts. Public testimony was largely supportive, with some speakers praising reduced testing and local control, while one senator cautioned that Florida still has a math proficiency problem. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 296 by Senator Bradley, which would repeal the 2023 statewide mandate requiring later middle and high school start times and return the decision to local districts, while still requiring districts to inform the community about the health, safety, and academic impacts of sleep deprivation and consider later start times. Supporters argued the mandate created transportation, staffing, and scheduling problems and that local control was more practical, while opponents emphasized sleep science and the benefits of later start times for teens. Several senators discussed the tension between research and district resources, and the bill sponsor said the measure preserves the conversation about sleep while allowing local scheduling decisions. CS/SB 296 was reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 27th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • File item number six. The Daily File, starting with Governor's appointments. File item number six.
  • We will now lift the call on file item 76. The call on file item 76.
  • We will now move to file item... We will now move back in the file to file item 48, SB 1366.
  • File item 16. Aye, 30 noes, 8. That measure passes. File item 63, SB 1037.
  • File item 37, SB 1124. Or, Secretary. File item 37, SB 1124.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That would have been when we filed the floor amendment, Senator.
  • And so Was the author prevented from filing a bill during the normal bill filing period before the session
  • Why didn't he file a Bill rather than waiting for the House to come up with one.
  • So what happens if that refusal conflicts with the child's medical or psychological needs?
  • They file their complaint.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Apr 16th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I got so many phones. bill was filed again.
  • We'll file a passage. Senator West moves final passage of committee subsequent Senate Bill 1080.
  • And roughly 100 school districts filed suit in 2023. They're ruling...
  • Given that providers often refuse to accept Medicare because of its below-market reimbursement rates.
  • I have filed legislation reforming certain aspects of TDI as well as putting in various parameters of
Bills: SCR37, SB60, SB226, SB231, SB264, SB387, SB570, SB596, SB651, SB769, SB855, SB863, SB991, SB1079, SB1085, SB1151, SB1191, SB1214, SB1243, SB1247, SB1314, SB1364, SB1372, SB1401, SB1409, SB1504, SB1522, SB1625, SB1662, SB1663, SB1728, SB1759, SB1762, SB1804, SB1818, SB1838, SB1839, SB1851, SB1855, SB1872, SB1873, SB1874, SB1877, SB1879, SB1901, SB1919, SB1921, SB1923, SB1936, SB1937, SB1968, SB1977, SB2034, SB2053, SB2066, SB2077, SB2124, SB2143, SB2166, SB2180, SB2204, SB2231, SB2237, SB2243, SB2321, SB2569, SJR39, SJR68, SCR29, SCR42, SB22, SB30, SB33, SB37, SB75, SB217, SB240, SB331, SB393, SB505, SB530, SB546, SB552, SB584, SB586, SB618, SB626, SB636, SB732, SB762, SB769, SB825, SB844, SB870, SB884, SB926, SB964, SB1080, SB1099, SB1150, SB1177, SB1184, SB1261, SB1262, SB1314, SB1325, SB1364, SB1398, SB1455, SB1506, SB1524, SB1577, SB1596, SB1620, SB1624, SB1642, SB1643, SB1646, SB1667, SB1727, SB1760, SB1789, SB1791, SB1804, SB1806, SB1851, SB1868, SB1870, SB1901, SB1923, SB1927, SB1951, SB1960, SB1962, SB2010, SB2023, SB2024, SB2037, SB2051, SB2052, SB2056, SB2066, SB2122, SB2129, SB2180, SB2183, SB2185, SB2207, SB2226, SB2252, SB2323, SB2361, SB2368, SB2405, SB2420, SB2425, SB2569, SB2717, SB2949, SB1, SJR36, SJR50, SJR39, SJR63, SJR68, SCR12, SCR39, SCR38, SCR37, SCR42, SCR29, SB1596, SB33, SB505, SB37, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB1505, SB583, SB957, SB1502, SB507, SB1026, SB1349, SB1433, SB1434, SB264, SB1364, SB1376, SB1585, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB619, SB1122, SB1877, SB732, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB964, SB287, SB2143, SB261, SB1247, SB1882, SB618, SB393, SB2243, SB2226, SB1919, SB1791, SB22, SB651, SB1080, SB826, SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1851, SB1879, SB2237, SB1257, SB2034, SB1522, SB1151, SB596, SB1191, SB226, SB570, SB870, SB991, SB60, SB1401, SB1728, SB586, SB529, SB217, SB209, SB1923, SB1839, SB387, SB1874, SB1872, SB1873, SB1921, SB1883, SB1620, SB1838, SB2024, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB2166, SB510, SB2420, SB1860, SB1314, SB1398, SB855, SB2425, SB2037, SB1759, SB1924, SB1818, SB1762, SB1968, SB1977, SB2077, SB2321, SB1662, SB1663, SB2124, SB2204, SB1855, SB863, SB2252, SB1962, SB2253, SB825, SB1577, SB1184, SB2018, SB2206, SB1901, SB2368, SB1963, SB1960, SB1643, SB1625, SB1299, SB841, SB668, SB584, SB231, SB1085, SB2431, SB2231, SB1490, SB530, SB1261, SB552, SB1099, SB1646, SB2180, SB1804, SB1937, SB1936, SB2569, SB1372, SB1506, SB1806, SB1868, SB2361, SB2314, SB769, SB1409, SB2122, SB434, SB1214, SB1951, SB2183, SB2046, SB1667, SB1870, SB1727, SB2405, SB2127, SB1975, SB1760, SB1734, SB1335, SB2066, SB2129, SB2246, SB2439, SB1624, SB1244, SB1468, SB2717, SB1612, SB1262, SB604, SB2395, SB2185, SB1832, SB1745, SB1746, SB2207, SB2023, SB1784, SB1524, SB626, SB528, SB437, SB269, SB1137, SB968, SB636, SB747, SB1325, SB1789, SB1455, SB2056, SB75, SB1940, SB2052, SB1927, SB2010, SB1579, SB2068, SB3034, SB844, SB1920, SB1177, SB1558, SB1236, SB1044, SB926, SB884, SB463, SB331, SB227, SB240, SB517, SB1200, SB1410, SB1626, SB1845, SB1863, SB2216, SB2681, SB1717, SB2053, SB546, SB2141, SB2949, SB2323, SB2200, SB2332, SB2199, SB1642, SB1150, SB1757, SB2050, SB1138, SB2051, SB2626, SB2458, SB1864, SB30, SB2201, SB1862, SB1583, SB1055, SB2660, SB1898, SB2662, SB2161, SB2964, SB2881, SB1065, SB801, SB2743, SB2533, SB1413, HJR4, SB2073, SB3014, SB3013, SB2774, SB2702, SB2629, SB2443, SB2349, SB2167, SB2145, SB2121, SB758, SB648, SB647, SB512, SB438, SB1721, SB2268, SB1495, SB2705, SB2366, SB1422, SB1369, SB1013, SB682, SB2692, SB2570, SB2797, SB2111, SB1896, SB1164, SB1020, SB663, SB2371, SB1152, SB2196, SB2383, SB2581, SB2798, SB330, SB646, SB843, SB1998, SB1418, SB2788, SB1169, SB2873, SB1754, SB1534, SB1718, SB2779, SB2004, SB1143, SB1756, SB912, SB2119, SB2032, SB527, SB1580, SB1952, SB2601
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, January 12, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They filed their paperwork and waited in good faith.
  • And while bankruptcy filings in recent years have slowed, early data suggests that bankruptcy filings
  • The death file that's generated by Social Security is the best, if not the only, national file that identifies
  • :51.120><c> by</c><04:54:51.440><c> Social</c> deathm file that's generated by Social deathm file that's
  • </c> about the development of a digital file about the development of a digital file on<05:07:24.400>
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 19, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:10:57.120><c> The</c> Speaker of the House, refuse to act.
  • The Speaker of the House, refuse to act.
  • Republicans are refusing to pay federal workers.
  • And the most recent Secretary of Homeland Security lied to them as domestic terrorists and refused to
  • to recant from that defamatory refused to recant from that defamatory lie. lie. lie.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Transcript Highlights:
  • And over two years, there have been a handful of complaints filed.
  • So, at the end of the night, we have a full complement of an event file of folks who have worked any
  • The chair works on... ...as well, but I came here to advocate for the constituents that asked me to file
  • And because of that, we're not given that ability to refuse the right to serve a customer.
  • normally have served that I think I would just add that, as I said earlier, you lose that right to refuse
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 452, a right-to-repair bill for agricultural equipment. Farm Bureau and several manufacturers’ representatives opposed the bill, arguing that existing memorandums of understanding already provide farmers access to parts, diagnostics, and repair information, and warning that broader software access could increase emissions tampering and safety risks. Supporters, including repair advocates, a legislator, and a farmer representative, argued that the MOUs are not binding, that farmers need enforceable repair rights to avoid costly delays during critical harvest periods, and that owners should be able to repair equipment they bought without dealer lock-in. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on bills to limit or eliminate “grab-and-go” alcohol sales at large venues, including House Bill 325 and Senate Bill 225. Union workers from Fenway Park and the TD Garden described self-checkout alcohol kiosks as creating public safety and compliance problems, including underage access, over-serving, theft, and difficulty monitoring intoxication in crowded settings. They said workers are often understaffed and bear discipline when violations occur. In contrast, the Boston Red Sox and Aramark defended the supervised self-checkout model, saying it speeds service, is widely used, and operates with multiple layers of supervision, training, and regulatory oversight; they said they had not received violation notices and that any incidents are isolated. Senator Edwards also testified in support of House Bill 369, aimed at restricting marketing of certain harsh cosmetic products to children, and in support of the grab-and-go bill. She argued that children should not be targeted with products containing toxic chemicals and that alcohol service should remain supervised by trained staff to protect consumers and jobs. Senator Collins and other legislators also spoke in favor of restricting grab-and-go alcohol service, citing concerns about underage drinking and overconsumption. The hearing additionally included a separate bill on Sunday morning alcohol service, with Representatives Scanlon and Lewis arguing for allowing sales beginning at 8 a.m. on Sundays rather than 10 a.m., but that bill was only discussed briefly and no action was taken.