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HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Fri Mar 21, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're trying to develop agriculture as an industry, and so it needs all the elements to do that.
  • I've been working in the industry for 50 years. I watched the sugar industry go down.
  • and so it agriculture as a industry and so it needs<00:22:47.600><c> all</c><00:22:47.760><c> the</c
  • ><c> the</c><00:23:26.400><c> sugar</c><00:23:26.640><c> industry</c><00:23:26.960><c> go</c> years.
  • I watched the sugar industry go years.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Mar 20th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker and gentlelady, to develop a plan to do away with extractive industry jobs.
  • And Then we can't even find a way to tax the industry. So, Mr.
  • But I'm also reminded that the state of the industry is very dynamic, as you well know.
  • So the state of the industry, Mr.
  • Speaker and gentlemen, that's not to disparage the individuals working in those industries because I
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the past in business in the spirituous liquor industry, at least one of whom must currently be a
  • I do not represent any industry or group. I do not represent a region. I represent all of Arizona.
  • They’re national players, responsible players, in the parking industry.
  • Well, when was the last time that the industry really looked at it?
  • We invest billions of dollars as an industry just in the Phoenix market to attract buyers.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-EDU, WAM, WAM-GVO, WAM Public Hearings 03-28-2025

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • to come to agreeable language industry to come to agreeable language thank<00:09:37.120><c> you</c><
  • Hawaii Food Industry Association."
  • Hawaii Food Industry Association." "Foundation Children Action Network. Oh, sorry about that.
  • This is a without a tax incentive you do not have a film industry. They will not come.
  • This is a without a tax incentive you do not have a film industry. They will not come.
Summary: The committee took up House Bill 422, relating to school impact fees. The Education Committee recommended passage with amendments, and Ways and Means concurred. The amendments would repeal the construction fee component of the school impact fee while retaining the land impact fee and in-lieu fee requirements, remove related statutory language, exempt certain developments from school impact fees, raise the unit threshold for satisfying the land component to 100 units, require the School Facilities Authority to adopt rules and policies, and require a report to the Legislature on the effect of repealing the construction portion of the fee. The measure was also given a sunset date of June 30, 2029, with the committee report to note that the changes are intended to test the efficiency and efficacy of the fee structure and could be made permanent if the report supports that outcome. The committees adopted the recommendation, with one senator initially voting no and then changing to yes after the amendments were explained. The meeting also included a separate hearing on House Bill 1155, concerning procurement for Department of Transportation projects and construction manager/general contractor procurement. DOT testified that it supported the concept but wanted to narrow the bill, saying the current language was too broad and that the goal was to allow more innovative procurement while preserving selection safeguards. The State Procurement Office said it supported the bill’s language but was willing to work with DOT on alternative wording. Several construction-related organizations, including subcontractors, iron workers, elevator constructors, and building trades representatives, opposed the bill, arguing that exemptions from the procurement code would weaken protections such as retainage, equality, and prompt payment and could invite favoritism or corruption. In response to those concerns, the chair proposed amendments limiting the exemption to DOT, narrowing the qualifying contracts, adding a two-year sunset, requiring a report after the first year, and clarifying that project management could not be procured under the section. The amended recommendation passed, though several members voted with reservations. A separate item, House Bill 476, was briefly called up at the end of the agenda, with a recommendation to pass with amendments to increase a rate from 7.25% to 8%, but discussion was not completed in the portion of the transcript provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 1/23/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of that research highlights that Minnesota does have a strong and diverse industry base, where we
  • decade and beyond, some of that research highlights that Minnesota does have a strong and diverse industry
  • They also grouped permits together by similar industries and types of projects to try to get that as
  • I'd like to thank my colleagues from those industries for their support and input on the bill and for
  • I'd like to thank my colleagues from those industries for their support and input on the bill and for
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (02/03/2026)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:14:06.560><c> and</c> conduct for firearms industries and conduct for firearms industries and
  • </c> apply to virtually every other industry apply to virtually every other industry in<00:16:24.880>
  • </c> in America except the firearms industry. in America except the firearms industry.
  • Some will argue that holding the firearms industry to the same standards as every other industry will
  • And we've seen this in other industries like the tobacco industry, like the car industry, where at the
Committee: Senate Judiciary
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><02:43:46.960><c> They're</c> They're industry-written bills that give the crypto industry everything
  • </c><02:51:42.479><c> has</c> past few years, the crypto industry has past few years, the crypto industry
  • </c> is the brazeness with which the industry is the brazeness with which the industry buys<02:52:09.600
  • </c><02:52:38.720><c> talking</c> representatives with industry talking representatives with industry
  • </c><07:36:54.320><c> more</c> contracts, giving the industry more contracts, giving the industry more
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Nov 18th, 2025

Regulated Industries

Transcript Highlights:
  • All right, members, the Committee on Regulated Industries will now come to order.
  • We'll take up tab 1, SPB 706, by Regulated Industries, relating to OGSR Florida Public Service Commission
  • selected representatives from Florida's public electric, gas utility, and water and wastewater utility industries
  • Moving on to tab 2, SPB 708 by Regulated Industries, relating to...
  • Tab 2, SPB 708, by Regulated Industries, relating to the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Mr.
Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum present and took up two Open Government Sunset Review bills. SPB 706 would preserve the public meeting and public records exemptions for portions of Florida Public Service Commission hearings involving proprietary confidential business information, such as utility financial data, plant designs, and other sensitive records discussed in rate or related proceedings. Staff explained that the exemptions are set to repeal in 2026 and that PSC-related stakeholders unanimously supported renewing them; the committee adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill and then reported it favorably. The committee then considered SPB 708, which would remove the scheduled repeal date for public records and meeting exemptions covering confidential information held by the Florida Gaming Control Commission. Staff said the bill maintains current policy and that interviews with the commission and stakeholders supported keeping the exemptions in place. The committee again adopted a motion to submit the bill as a committee bill and reported it favorably. No opposition was presented on either measure, and there were no substantive amendments. After both roll calls, the committee completed its business and adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It asks refineries to provide the same type of transparency we already expect from other industries in
  • But we still rely upon the petroleum industry to provide the fuel that brings groceries to our stores
  • This is done for nuclear power plants, for coal mining, coal ash ponds, wind and solar industry.
  • Yes, we could be, you know, shoveling money to refineries or to any industry we wanted to.
  • And Valero has been a industrial partner to Benicia...
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So notice and refunds are standard industry practices. In the analysis, there's one example.
  • Our industry is not stabilizing; it is contracting.
  • This in our industry is what we are looking at as death by a thousand cuts.
  • This in our industry is what we are looking at as death by a thousand cuts.
  • Julie Lacheski on behalf of industrial labs in support. Thank you.
Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1921 on video game shutdowns. The author and Consumer Reports supported requiring game operators to give 60 days’ notice before ending server support and to offer a menu of remedies, including refunds or playable/offline alternatives, while the Entertainment Software Association opposed the bill as an unwarranted new standard for digital products and raised safety and legal concerns about community servers. Members questioned the scope of refunds, copyright, and community-server issues, and the author said he was open to further amendments. The bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. AB 1965, dealing with cannabis testing, was presented as a measure to strengthen the Department of Cannabis Control’s authority over testing labs and improve product safety and transparency. The California Cannabis Operators Association supported the bill, saying it would help ensure consistent standards and protect consumers in a market with a large illicit component. There was no opposition, and the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 2141, which would allow the Board of Pharmacy to resolve certain disciplinary matters through a voluntary pre-accusation settlement process. The author and a supporting pharmacist said it would speed resolution of smaller, technical cases and reduce costs, while a member raised concerns about transparency and whether the public would have less information about licensee misconduct. The bill passed the committee on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations, with Senator Menjivar voting no, and was placed on call. AB 2163, creating strategic clean energy and critical mineral development zones, was supported by the author and Imperial County as a way to prioritize geothermal and lithium development in areas like the Salton Sea region; it passed on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. Later, AB 1990 on compounded weight-loss drug advertising drew significant debate. Supporters argued it would curb misleading ads and require disclosures about risks and non-FDA approval, while opponents from the compounding pharmacy community said it would create burdens, duplicate existing false-advertising law, and could harm patient access. Members questioned whether the bill actually addressed targeting minors and whether it would force use of FDA-approved labeling; the author said the bill was meant to add specificity and guardrails. The bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Senate Judiciary, with some no votes, and placed on call. The committee also heard AB 2783 on court reporters, which would add a national certification pathway and extend a remote reporting pilot; it drew support from court reporting stakeholders and passed unanimously on a due-pass motion to Senate Appropriations, placed on call. Finally, AB 2771, the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education sunset bill, and AB 2772, the interior design certification sunset bill, were presented and heard with mixed testimony: AB 2771 received support from student and borrower advocates and was moved to Senate Education, while AB 2772 drew both support and strong opposition over CCIDC governance and accountability, with the committee hearing extensive public comment before the transcript ended.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Apr 21st, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Brass's point, those hard-to-fill positions, because these men and women can make much more in industry
  • The transactional gold that's being discussed here is a very niche field within a much larger industry
  • , and other industries.
  • So there are a number of sectors within this total industry.
  • within a much larger industry.
Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 350, which would extend the grade levels at Ecole Pointe-au-Chien from fourth through eighth grade. The sponsor and several members emphasized the school’s importance to Terrebonne Parish, French immersion, and school choice. An amendment was adopted making the bill subject to appropriation, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Members then approved House Bill 749, which authorizes the Louisiana Tuition Trust Authority to contract with a program manager for certain savings programs, including ABLE, START, and START K-12, in response to a prior cyber incident and to improve security and customer service. An amendment simplified the bill’s effective-date language so provisions would take effect upon execution of the contract. The bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee also advanced House Bill 979 to increase the survivor benefit for law enforcement officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty from $250,000 to $350,000. Testimony from the governor’s office said the increase could be covered within existing appropriations and that the amount was consistent with inflation since the benefit was last set. The bill was reported favorably. Later, House Bill 42 creating a phased retirement option for public post-secondary employees in the Teachers’ Retirement System was reported favorably, and House Bill 205 to allow local clerks of court to supplement election commissioner pay by up to $100 per election was also reported favorably after extensive testimony about staffing shortages and stagnant pay. The committee additionally reported favorably House Bill 12 extending survivor benefits to reserve officers killed in the line of duty, and House Bill 324 on judicial salaries, after amending it to remove future COLA provisions and leave only the permanent stipend increase.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Apr 7th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • It reduces unnecessary red tape, reflects how the industry operates today, and keeps strong safeguards
  • Members of the committee, my name is Randy Haney, and I’m here today to represent the Boiler Industry
  • These are amendments that we worked with the insurance industry, the chemical industry, and the contractors
  • It talks about the hard work that happened in the agriculture industry and in the military.
  • Boyd are maybe capable of using those devices because they are industrial-strength fireworks.
Summary: The committee met on April 7, 2026, and first handled several fire marshal-related bills. HB 917, a licensing and regulatory cleanup for life safety and property protection work, was amended with technical changes and reported favorably. HB 565 clarified that the State Fire Marshal, rather than local authorities, would handle fire safety inspections for early learning and child daycare centers; members adopted an amendment limiting the standards to state or federal codes and addressing ventilation and suppression requirements for small facilities, and the bill was reported favorably with amendments. The committee then took up HB 937, which would shift amusement ride setup inspections back to the State Fire Marshal, require licensing and insurance for rides and inspectors, and repeal provisions related to inflatable amusement devices. The author and fire marshal cited a serious festival ride accident in Pointe Coupee Parish as the impetus, and members discussed inspection timing, insurance costs, and whether background checks or public inspection certificates should be required. After technical and agreed-upon amendments, the bill was reported favorably. HB 799, a boiler inspection consolidation bill, was presented as a cleanup measure that would centralize boiler regulation under the fire marshal and rely on licensed inspectors meeting national standards. Stakeholders from industry and the fire marshal’s office described it as an efficiency and safety measure, and the committee adopted a substantive amendment on shutdown procedures and licensing details before reporting the bill favorably. HB 461, which would have allowed parishes and municipalities to adopt fortified roof standards, drew extensive testimony both for and against; supporters argued it could improve resilience and lower insurance costs, while opponents warned it would undermine Louisiana’s uniform building code, add cost, and create inconsistency. The author ultimately moved to voluntarily defer the bill. Finally, the committee began HB 977, a bill on minors’ use of applications that would require age verification, parental consent, and app store/developer safeguards. An amendment clarified definitions, consent rules, data-sharing limits, and a good-faith compliance defense. Members raised concerns about the 45-day cure period, the lack of a private right of action, and whether app stores would become gatekeepers, but the bill remained pending at the end of the excerpt.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Today is March 26th, and this is the hearing of the Labor and Industrial Relations Committee.
  • And y'all be, you're saying you will be more aware of the different industries in the different areas
  • You go to our other schools where that is the industry that you need.
  • You've heard a lot over the course of time through the governor and today about business and industry
  • Representative Chairman Bo Ye, welcome, welcome to Labor and Industrial Relations. Mr.
Summary: The Labor and Industrial Relations Committee first took up House Bill 680 by Rep. Weibel, which proposes a major overhaul of Louisiana’s workforce development system. The bill and a large amendment package were described as modernizing workforce planning, consolidating some state-level strategy and administration, and strengthening coordination with local workforce partners, employers, and regional stakeholders. A transition advisory team with an 18-month sunset was added to help implement the changes, and members repeatedly raised concerns about preserving local input for different regions, parishes, and cities. Rep. Weibel, the secretary of Louisiana Works, parish officials, and other supporters said the goal is to shift more resources from overhead to training and direct services while keeping local boards and parish involvement in place. Testimony from a Utah official and from local government and business representatives emphasized that similar consolidations can create efficiencies without eliminating local responsiveness. The committee adopted the amendments and then reported HB 680 with amendments. The committee then heard House Bill 780 by Rep. Furman on workers’ compensation. The bill seeks to streamline disputes over compensation and medical benefits, reduce litigation, and lower costs by restoring an expedited preliminary determination process and changing the standard for penalties and attorney fees to an arbitrary-and-capricious standard. Supporters, including lobbyists and defense attorneys, argued that the current process is outdated, overly technical, and too litigious, especially because adjusters now often work remotely and the statute still relies on fax and certified-mail procedures. They said the bill would speed up decisions, reduce unnecessary attorney-fee claims, and help employers and injured workers alike. Opponents, including attorneys for injured workers, argued the bill would make it harder for workers to recover penalties when benefits are delayed, shift the burden in favor of insurers, and fail to address understaffing and defense costs. Members debated whether the bill’s new standard should replace the current “reasonably controverted” language; an amendment to restore that language was offered but opposed by the author and other members and was not adopted. The committee adopted technical amendments and other committee amendments, heard additional testimony, and continued debating the bill’s substantive changes.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 10, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their accolades underscore their impact and the respect that they have earned within the industry.
  • u>%</u> THEIR ACCOLADES UNDERSCORE THEIR IMPACT AND THE RESPECT THAT THEY HAVE EARNED WITHIN THE INDUSTRY
  • Agriculture is our top industry in North Carolina, and the bill would accomplish a partnership between
  • Don't harm the industries producing the real wealth of this country.
  • DON'T HARM THE INDUSTRIES PRODUCING THE REAL WEALTH OF THIS COUNTRY.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Apr 21st, 2026

Energy, Utilities and Communications

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we've had, you know, some industries leave, which pushed the cost to consumers.
  • No other industrial customers are held to this standard. These aren't incentives.
  • That's reasonable if applied to other similar industrial and commercial campuses.
  • The reasons this is important to the industry are threefold.
  • I particularly hear some of the concerns of the trucking industry.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:48:56.400><c> or</c> collapse of the coal industry or collapse of the coal industry or challenges
  • as opposed to a commercial industry.
  • as opposed to a commercial industry.
  • </c><01:21:10.640><c> This</c> private industry for $3.3 million.
  • This private industry for $3.3 million.
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and heard a brief member introduction before taking up an overview of major tax provisions in HR1, referred to by the presenters as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representatives from the Kentucky Society of CPAs explained new federal deductions for tips, overtime, and car loan interest; a new tax-favored “Trump account” for children; expanded bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing for businesses; changes to R&D expensing; and a new limit on wagering loss deductions. Members asked several clarifying questions about the duration of the provisions, W-2 and 1099 reporting changes, and how overtime deductions would work. The presenters emphasized that tips and overtime remain subject to payroll taxes and that many of the business provisions are permanent, while the individual deductions are temporary through 2028 or otherwise phased in over time. The discussion then shifted to individual and nonprofit provisions, including the increase in the state and local tax itemized deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 with income-based phaseouts, the temporary senior deduction, and a new deduction for car loan interest with income limits and vehicle qualifications. On charitable giving, the presenters described a permanent nonitemizer deduction, new floors for individual and corporate charitable deductions, and a new scholarship-granting organization credit that would allow donors to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal credit up to $1,700, beginning in 2027. Members focused heavily on the SGO provision, asking about state implementation, oversight, whether churches would qualify, and whether the credit could support both public and private education. The presenters said the state would need to establish the mechanism and that additional federal guidance is still pending. After the tax presentation, the committee heard from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on workforce issues, with a focus on child care and housing as barriers to labor force participation. Chamber representatives said they were not proposing large new government programs, but rather targeted policy recommendations for the 2026 session. They described Kentucky’s long-term decline in workforce participation since 2000, attributing much of it to demographic change, an aging population, and fewer younger workers entering the labor force. The presentation continued into a broader discussion of workforce trends and the need for practical policy responses, but no votes or formal actions were taken on these informational items.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's really tied to a very important element of a much broader industry than just the EV.
  • It's a large industry, but it does include all of these batteries.
  • And I say industry than just the EV.
  • all of industry, but it does include all of these<00:57:45.760><c> batteries.
  • </c> through uh HIF, Hopkinsville Industrial through uh HIF, Hopkinsville Industrial Foundation.<01:03
Summary: The committee received an informational presentation from the Kentucky Department of Education and the School Facilities Construction Commission on school facilities funding. Staff explained the main funding sources used for school construction and renovation, including the mandatory “nickel” property tax levy, growth and equalized growth nickels, the equalized facility funding nickel, the Fort Knox/BRAC-related nickel for Hardin County, and the recallable nickel that districts can adopt locally. They also described the state equalization formula, noting that local construction costs have risen and that state support is formula-driven rather than a dollar-for-dollar match. The SFCC outlined how unmet facility need is calculated through district facility plans, which are developed locally with community, staff, and board input and then reviewed by KDE staff for consistency and reasonableness. The commission said it will update the statewide unmet need report this fall, adopt it in December, and provide the figure to the committee in January 2026. It reported that the statewide unmet facility need was about $7 billion in 2023, with about $951 million in local revenue available, and said its offers of assistance are paid as debt service over eight years. The commission also said the most recent legislative offer of assistance was its smallest since SFCC’s creation in 1985, and requested an additional $60 million for the next biennium. Members asked about how districts use nickel tax levies, who determines facility need, whether the process includes physical inspections, and how bonding capacity affects offers of assistance. Staff said nickel levies are generally adopted with regular tax rates, that facility need is locally developed but reviewed by KDE, and that KDE project managers and district-hired architects review plans on paper rather than through in-person inspections. They also explained that bonding capacity can affect a district’s ability to use or receive assistance. Questions were also raised about federal funds tied to earlier KIX grants and about districts with zero remaining offers of assistance; staff said most grant-funded projects are underway or complete, and that a zero balance means a district has spent its available assistance. No votes or formal actions were taken.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy Feb 11th, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • water, several different terms, but what this would do would expand Oklahoma's iodine production industry
  • I appreciate also what we're going to do in expanding the iodine industry.
  • I will tell you that our oil and gas industry is a phenomenal partner in making sure that what we're
  • recycle and reuse wastewater now rather than disposing of it because, again, we're, oil and gas industry
  • And again, you know, we lead the world in technology in the oil and gas industry, and we're going to
Bills: HB2976 , HB4459 , HB3142 , HB4316 , HB4338 , HB4230
Committee: House Energy
Summary: The House Energy Committee met for its second scheduled meeting and announced it would need to meet again the following week because of bill reassignments and new agenda items. The committee first considered House Bill 2976, which requires the Department of Environmental Quality to promulgate water quality criteria rules for aluminum. An amendment was adopted to extend the rulemaking deadline to December 31, 2027, to allow time for an OU study on aluminum in water to be completed. The bill then passed 9-0. The committee next heard House Bill 4459, which would create a five-year averaging option for certain water users, mainly irrigators, allowing flexibility in annual use while requiring measurement and reporting over the five-year period. Members questioned whether the bill could encourage excessive use during drought years and whether it would improve reporting accuracy; the author said he was open to discussing a possible reduction from 200% to 150% and emphasized long-term aquifer conservation. HB 4459 was reported out due pass. House Bill 3142, described as a revised version of a bill vetoed last year, also passed unanimously after the author said it addressed the governor’s veto concerns. The committee then advanced House Bill 4316, which updates outdated language related to rural water districts and passed 11-0. House Bill 4338, the so-called Brine Act, was adopted with a PCS and would allow wastewater or produced water to be used in ways that could expand Oklahoma’s iodine production industry; the author said it would create value from material now disposed of and would not change disposal rules. Members asked about treatment and environmental safeguards, and the author said the bill only recognizes the activity as legal and does not mandate it. HB 4338 passed 11-0. Finally, House Bill 4230, which expands the ability to use qualified outside suppliers for training and technical assistance, passed 11-0 after brief questioning about who those suppliers might be.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Insurance Apr 22nd, 2026

Insurance and Banking

Transcript Highlights:
  • It'd be nice if the insurance industry addressed it first. That would be nice, yes.
  • It'd be nice if the insurance industry addressed it first. That would be nice, yes.
  • I think it's evenly distributed among pretty much all the players, though, from the insurance industry
  • I've got hundreds of photos of this where the insurance industry denied the carrier.
  • They're usually the same companies, and they give the entire industry a bad reputation, in my opinion
Summary: The Insurance Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2250, sponsored by Rep. Jacqueline Zimmerman, which would require insurers to cover full siding replacement when storm damage affects only part of a home and matching siding is not reasonably available. Zimmerman said the bill would codify existing Missouri case law, address homeowner complaints after hailstorms, and make clear that insurers must restore a reasonably uniform appearance. Committee members generally expressed support for the goal, while also discussing possible scope changes, such as limiting coverage to street-facing elevations, and possible disclosure requirements to better explain policy coverage to consumers. The Missouri Insurance Coalition testified in opposition, saying the bill could increase premiums for all homeowners and that consumers should be able to choose more affordable policies with less coverage. Coalition witnesses said matching siding issues are often cosmetic, that carriers already offer different policy options and riders, and that requiring full wrap coverage could create upward pressure on rates. They also noted that severe weather has made these disputes more common and said the Department of Commerce and Insurance and brokers can help consumers understand their policies. Committee members debated whether partial repairs truly make homeowners whole, and several compared the issue to blending paint on cars or matching repairs after hail damage. After the HB 2250 hearing ended, the committee established a quorum and moved into executive session on House Bill 3328. The committee adopted a House committee substitute that renamed the program the Stronger Home program, removed IBHS certification in favor of a non-biased third-party testing lab, and removed an adjuster cap. The committee then voted 9-0 to report the House committee substitute for HB 3328 do pass, and the meeting adjourned.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Insurance Apr 22nd, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It'd be nice if the insurance industry addressed it first. That would be nice, yes.
  • a lot of ideas on what we could do to improve the process, to protect the risk of the insurance industry
  • a lot of ideas on what we could do to improve the process, to protect the risk of the insurance industry
  • I've got hundreds of photos of this where the insurance industry denied the carrier.
  • They're usually the same companies, and they give the entire industry a bad reputation, in my opinion