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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force (8-20-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, there was an incursion in '22 in domestic poultry prior to my coming on board.
- Um, since then we've been very fortunate not to have any more incursions in our domestic poultry, but
- With corn, for example, one out of every four rows of corn grown in Kentucky goes to feed poultry.
- </c><00:47:05.760><c> Um</c><00:47:06.160><c> so</c> Kentucky goes to feed poultry.
- Um so Kentucky goes to feed poultry.
Summary:
The committee met to adopt the minutes of the second meeting by voice vote, then heard an update focused on disaster preparedness, resiliency, response, and coordination among state agencies and partners. The chair emphasized avoiding duplication of resources and highlighted the importance of agriculture-related response issues, including animal evacuation, feed distribution, and the role of extension services during disasters. The Department for Public Health was invited to explain its role in emergency planning and response.
Public Health described its Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch as the lead coordinating agency for Emergency Support Function 8, covering health and medical services under Kentucky’s emergency operations framework. Testimony outlined its broad responsibilities, including support for hospitals, morgues, local health departments, behavioral health, crisis counseling, suspicious package testing, disease outbreaks, and coordination with emergency management, EMS, transportation, and nonprofit and private partners. Officials also described the agency’s risk-assessment process, training and exercise programs, and deployed assets such as PPE caches, deployable communications, a federal medical station, a mobile treatment center, and alternate care support used in events like the eastern Kentucky floods and COVID-19.
The agency also discussed funding through federal cooperative agreements for public health emergency preparedness and hospital preparedness, noting that these programs have evolved since 9/11 and have been shaped by major disasters and emerging threats. Officials said Kentucky’s funding has declined over time and that current awards are partially funded for the first time in the program’s history. They expressed support for efficiency if federal programs are consolidated, but cautioned that combining programs could risk further funding losses.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- On my farm, I grow tomatoes and peppers for value-added products and raise poultry.
- I will be leasing land to start a livestock operation raising heritage pork and pasture poultry as well
- but also supports local farmers by enabling them to sell surplus crops that would otherwise go to waste
- </c><00:23:54.400><c> Last</c><00:23:54.720><c> year,</c> would otherwise go to waste.
- Last year, would otherwise go to waste.
Bills:
HF2446
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 27th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Kathy, so you're saying that this is no longer going to be classified as a waste of sugar cane
- that this is no longer going to be classified as a waste of sugar cane, correct? Right.
- photographs, and I'm sure they would make no representation that this large stockpile of hazardous waste
- that this large and I'm sure they would make no representation that this large stockpile of hazardous waste
- When we're talking about the prohibitions in the state of Florida, that was under the Poultry Protection
Committees:
House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development , House Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture & Rural Development
Keywords:
crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2A program, seasonal workforce, Louisiana economy, Healthy Food Retail Act, food access, food deserts, economic opportunity, public health, Louisiana agriculture, community development, fresh food, agriculture, national security, food production, supply chain, security task force, farm labor, Chinese investments
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry Committee Feb 11th, 2026
Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the Catman Association, Poultry and Egg Association, the Extension Veterinarian, the state veterinarian
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- 00:07:21.440><c> and</c><00:07:21.599><c> Egg</c> uh Catman Association, Poultry and Egg uh Catman Association
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AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Banking and Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a third-generation poultry and hay farmer from Pike County.
- another piece hire another employee or another piece of machinery or update worn out equipment in my poultry
- bills for my houses, you know, it ranges anywhere from $30,000 to $40,000 a year, depending on the poultry
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- amendment today, but keep the conversation moving to see if there is something we can do with food waste
- Nancy Stewart waved in support for Florida Poultry Federation.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and heard four bills. CS/SB 150, by Senator Gates, would make it a third-degree felony to abandon a restrained animal during a declared weather emergency, such as a hurricane or tornado, and was presented as “Trooper’s Law” in response to a widely publicized rescue of a dog during Hurricane Milton. The bill drew supportive public cards and brief supportive remarks from Senator Boyd, then passed unanimously and was reported favorably.
SB 374, by Senator Truenow, would refine the definition of farm product to include plant and plant products and bar local governments from adopting ordinances that limit the collection, storage, and processing of farm products on bona fide agricultural land. An amendment was withdrawn to allow further discussion on food waste issues. Speakers from composting, recycling, and poultry interests supported the bill, and it was reported favorably.
SB 560, by Senator Martin, would restrict certain chemical additives in food products. The sponsor said the bill targets 10 chemicals he believes are harmful, noted that two have already been banned by the FDA, and argued Florida should act rather than wait for federal action. Industry and retail witnesses opposed the bill as creating a patchwork of state rules, raising costs, and disrupting supply chains, while some senators said they supported the bill for now but expected further changes. The committee reported the bill favorably, with Senator Rouson voting no.
SB 572, the Pam Rock Act by Senator Collins, would create a statewide dangerous dog registry, add criminal penalties for certain dangerous-dog attacks, and require permits, microchipping, spay/neuter, and $100,000 liability insurance for dangerous dogs. The sponsor and the Rock family described severe attacks and deaths involving dangerous dogs and argued the registry would help protect the public. Some senators questioned the registry’s usefulness, the amount of information collected, and insurance availability, but the bill passed and was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c><00:08:57.839><c> sales</c> sales of cattle, sales of poultry, sales sales of cattle, sales of poultry
- It's benefited also pork and poultry.
- It's benefited also pork and poultry.
- It's benefited also pork and poultry.
- It's benefited also pork and poultry.
Committee:
Joint Agriculture
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Apr 21st, 2025
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Tony Hackett from Californians Against Waste in support.
- This bill does not. biomass waste.
- We're on track to create a lot of forest biomass waste.
- It seems like a waste of government resources, a waste of government funds.
- , poultry, and other by-products without harming the environment.
Committee:
House Natural Resources
Summary:
The committee heard extensive testimony on AB 1243, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025, which would direct CalEPA to identify major fossil fuel companies, study California’s climate damages, and assess fees on large polluters to fund resilience, recovery, and related projects. The author and supporters argued the bill would shift costs from taxpayers to the companies most responsible for climate harm, while dedicating funding to disadvantaged communities, home hardening, school resilience, clean energy, and jobs. Supporters included environmental justice groups, health advocates, youth activists, labor-aligned climate groups, and many individual witnesses who described climate impacts in their communities and urged polluters to pay.
Opposition came primarily from the building trades, business groups, and petroleum-related organizations, who argued the bill would raise fuel and consumer costs, create uncertainty for business, and accelerate refinery closures and job losses. They said California already has cap-and-trade, which they described as a better tool for funding climate action and reducing emissions, and warned that retroactive liability for past emissions was legally and economically problematic. Committee members questioned both sides on consumer impacts, job effects, and whether cap-and-trade already addresses the problem.
After discussion, the committee voted 6-1 to pass AB 1243 to the Judiciary Committee, with Assembly Member Ellis voting no and Assembly Member Muratsuchi not voting. The chair and members noted the bill would continue to be discussed, and the author closed by emphasizing the need to fund climate resilience while holding polluters accountable. The transcript then began a separate presentation on a wildfire mitigation bill, with the author introducing committee amendments and describing wildfire prevention and recovery needs, but that item was not completed in the excerpt.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- The fluoride added to our water supplies is the toxic industrial waste product of the phosphate fertilizer
- This is poor efficiency for a policy and wasteful financially.
- So why are we adding Chinese industrial waste to our drinking water?
- Even a child can see the waste here. Your brain doesn't need fluoride.
- We know that it infects poultry. We know that it infects dairy cattle.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Health
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing focused on children’s health, disease prevention, screening, treatment, and pharmacy-related bills. The chair explained that the session was for public testimony only, with no votes or decisions taken that day, and outlined the three-minute limit for individual testimony. The committee then heard testimony on a range of bills, including H. 2413 on adding electromagnetic sensitivity to the state’s MAVEN registry, S. 1508 and H. 2433 on creating an amputation prevention task force, H. 2535 and S. 1551 on establishing a naloxone purchase trust fund, S. 1635 on authorizing pharmacists to provide opioid use disorder treatment, H. 2385 on creating a special commission on avian influenza, and S. 1497 on patient safety and non-FDA-approved compounded drugs.
Testimony on H. 2413 came largely from advocates and individuals who described electromagnetic sensitivity as a real health condition and argued that adding it to the registry would improve data collection, provider education, and public awareness. Testimony on the amputation prevention task force bills came from the American Diabetes Association and podiatry groups, who said diabetes-related amputations are often preventable, disproportionately affect people of color, and could be reduced through earlier screening, better care coordination, and improved insurance coverage for preventive foot care. On the naloxone trust fund bills, a representative, emergency physician, and nurse testified that hospitals often cannot reliably send overdose patients home with naloxone because of billing and reimbursement barriers, and that a bulk-purchase fund would expand access at no added cost to payers or providers.
The committee also heard strong support for S. 1635 from pharmacists and public health researchers, who said community pharmacists could safely initiate and maintain buprenorphine treatment and help close gaps in opioid use disorder care. On H. 2385, a local board of health chair supported a special commission on avian influenza, citing gaps in emergency preparedness and the need for clearer coordination across agencies. On S. 1497, a pharmacy representative opposed restrictions on compounded drugs from outsourcing facilities, warning that changes could reduce access to life-saving medications and harm patient safety. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Rural Issues Mar 25th, 2026
Special Committee on Rural Issues
Transcript Highlights:
- And so I think we have to be very careful about that, that we're not being wasteful when we are taking
- Chair, members of the committee, Michael Henderson for the Poultry Federation, want to go on record in
- Chair, members of the committee, Michael Henderson for the Poultry Federation, want to go on record in
Committee:
House Special Committee on Rural Issues
Summary:
The Special Committee on Rural Issues heard House Bill 3375, sponsored by Rep. Koslow, a broad eminent domain reform measure aimed at protecting landowners, especially farmers and ranchers. The bill would create protections for beginning farmers and ranchers, require 15 days’ notice before surveyors enter property, extend the response period in eminent domain cases from 10 days to 60 days, bar eminent domain for wind and solar facilities, require land restoration and maintenance after construction, increase compensation to 125% of fair market value in certain cases, add tax-liability compensation, change treatment of heritage and blight-related compensation, and allow attorney’s fees when a landowner wins a higher award than the condemning authority offered. Members raised concerns about the bill’s scope, its effect on energy development, and several drafting and implementation issues, including surveyor access, maintenance standards, and whether the bill could create conflicts with existing attorney-fee provisions. The sponsor said he was open to changes and noted that an HCS would address some drafting errors and feedback.
Testimony in support came from the Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, a landowner/banker, and attorney Brent Hayden, who argued that landowners are often pressured into quick, low offers and should be treated as partners rather than obstacles. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency, due process, compensation, and restoration standards, and that it would not stop infrastructure development. Hayden described current eminent domain practice as giving landowners little leverage over route selection or restoration and said the bill would create needed discipline for condemning authorities. Several supporters also defended the wind-and-solar restriction as a response to the amount of land those projects can require and to concerns about using eminent domain for generation projects.
Opposition came from the Missouri Energy Development Association, municipal utilities, and MoDOT. Opponents said they agreed some reforms may be reasonable but warned the bill, as written, could increase costs, delay projects, and create litigation risk that would ultimately be passed on to customers and taxpayers. MoDOT said the fiscal impact could be substantial, potentially doubling annual right-of-way spending. Utility representatives also cautioned that the bill could conflict with existing attorney-fee rules and should be aligned with compromise language from other legislation. The hearing ended without a vote or committee action, with the sponsor and witnesses indicating further negotiations and possible revisions were expected.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 27th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- avian influenza, the deadly virus that invaded the U.S. 2022 and has since killed over 160 million poultry
- Alarmingly, there have been numerous transmission... of the virus from cattle and poultry to farm workers
- something y'all would consider, but we've looked at modern... maybe having some apparatus to our solid waste
Committee:
House Appropriations - S/C on Article III
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- a household hazardous waste facility.
- , and that includes household hazardous waste management.
- or household hazardous waste.
- and treated as universal waste from state hazardous waste. requirements if the solar PV modules are
- Zero Waste Marin, Zero Waste San Diego, and Zero Waste Sonoma in support. Thank you.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- What this saves is how many times farmers are turning away consumers, how much time gets wasted by people
- These herds have moved. and we're not near as bad as poultry on how it affects us, as far as the detriment
- That's why the high-path avian influenza has been so hard for the poultry industry.
- And so we can talk about that offline and not. waste everybody else's time on that.
- Prohibited foods would include meat, poultry, seafood, and seafood products.
Bills:
HB3000 , HB2622 , HB2283 , HB541 , HB1776 , HB1803 , HB1669 , HB2588 , HB220 , HB3415 , HB50 , HB1314 , HB 107 , HB220 , HB50 , HB107
Committee:
House Public Health
Keywords:
ambulance service, rural healthcare, grants, financial assistance, qualified counties, mental health, patient transport, female attendants, security measures, healthcare regulation, epinephrine, anaphylaxis, health care, school safety, training, emergency response, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 4/24/25 - Part 2
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, over the next biennium, this bill provides $1.7 million for additional meat and poultry
- Uh increasing protections for workers<00:24:08.000><c> in</c><00:24:08.320><c> poultry</c><00:24:08.720
- ><c> and</c><00:24:08.960><c> meat</c><00:24:09.200><c> packing</c> workers in poultry and meat packing
- workers in poultry and meat packing facilities.<00:24:10.960><c> Uh</c><00:24:11.520><c> working</c>
- Our farms have really stepped up to the task, but really it's been the coordination throughout the poultry
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Apr 27th, 2026
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Kathy, so you're saying that this is no longer going to be classified as a waste of sugar cane
- large... ...and I'm sure they would make no representation that this large stockpile of hazardous waste
- a resident. and I'm sure they would make no representation that this large stockpile of hazardous waste
- When we're talking about the prohibitions in the state of Florida, that was under the Poultry Protection
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Concurrent Resolution 23, which would create an Agricultural-based National Security Priorities Task Force to study issues such as Chinese drones, farmland ownership, and other technology-related concerns that could affect farmers and national security. Senator Kathy Stewart said the goal was to avoid unintended consequences in legislation and to bring agriculture stakeholders together. The resolution was moved favorably with no objections.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 502 on sugarcane bagasse storage. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, and the American Sugar Cane League, said the bill would clarify that bagasse is an agricultural byproduct and would protect storage practices that comply with department best practices from local ordinances. Several residents from St. Martin Parish testified in opposition, saying a large bagasse pile near their homes was out of compliance, created dust and odors, and caused health and property-value concerns. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably with no objections.
House Bill 512, by Representative Schamerhorn, would prohibit the manufacturing and sale of cell-cultured food products in Louisiana while allowing university research to continue. An amendment was adopted to make the bill effective only if certain federal court rulings allow such a ban. The sponsor and Commissioner Strain argued the issue is still scientifically uncertain and that the state should avoid costly litigation; the bill was reported favorably with amendments after no objections.
House Bill 1194, the Healthy Food Retail Act, was amended to shift food-desert research and mapping duties to the LSU AgCenter, while the financing authority would continue handling grants and related funding mechanisms. Supporters said the bill would improve data on food deserts and help target grocery access in underserved urban and rural areas; some members raised concerns about government subsidies and long-term dependence, but the sponsor and Commissioner Strain said the program is intended as infrastructure support to launch stores, not ongoing operating aid. After debate, the bill was reported favorably with amendments by a 10-3 roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably House Concurrent Resolution 65, which urges federal action to reclassify crawfish-industry job duties as agricultural labor for H-2A purposes; testimony emphasized labor shortages, the impact on crawfish and rice producers, and the need for more legal guest workers. The meeting ended with a brief informational handout on direct marketing and custom slaughter plants and adjournment.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-07
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Paragraph F is for meat and poultry inspection services. Paragraph G is for changes.
- Clause 4 is for meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Dennis Albionni on behalf of the California Grain and Feed Association and Pacific Ag Poultry Association
- Dennis Albionni on behalf of the California Grain and Feed Association and Pacific Ag Poultry Association
- Dennis Albiani, on behalf of California Grain and Feed Association and Pacific Egg and Poultry...
- Dennis Albiani, on behalf of the California Grain and Feed Association and Pacific Egg and Poultry, we
Committee:
Senate Transportation
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (2-18-25) - Part 2
Transcript Highlights:
- They're taking it to Gainesville, Georgia, to a feed mill that ships it directly over to a poultry facility
- They have the biofuel refineries, they have the feedlots, they have the poultry operations, they have
- meaningful way to be able to get them to a processor in a quicker, meaningful fashion in order to get our poultry
- be making the feed in the Ronda area and trucking the feed down to Gainesville, Georgia, to feed poultry
Summary:
The committee heard extended testimony from Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell and several senators about using agriculture economic development funds to make Kentucky farms more profitable and attract related businesses. Discussion focused on expanding markets for corn, soybeans, beef, dairy, and other products through biofuels, sustainable aviation fuel, feedlots, processing plants, transportation, and other infrastructure that would keep more value in-state. Members also discussed the profitability pressures on farmers, high land prices, and the need for small-farm support and aggregation programs such as Kentucky Proud, BCAL, KOAP, CAP, food-is-medicine efforts, LFPA, and farm-to-school initiatives.
Senators raised specific ideas and concerns, including raw milk and food-freedom innovation, support for 5-acre and other small farms, and the possibility of a beef processing plant in Kentucky. Shell said raw milk testing is not currently a department function but could be explored with legislative direction, and he emphasized that Kentucky must first prove it can feed cattle at scale before a processor is likely to locate here. He also argued that changing conditions in the West and Midwest, including water limits, workforce shortages, and regulatory pressure, could make Kentucky increasingly competitive for beef processing and feedlot operations.
Several senators shared personal farming experiences to underscore the difficulty of making a living in agriculture and the need for off-farm income or value-added businesses. They cited examples such as grain storage, dairy products, chicken and hog operations, and restaurant or rental income supporting farm operations. Commissioner Shell said the fund is intended to fill gaps and attract businesses that need Kentucky agricultural products, creating premium markets and more local jobs.
After questions concluded, the committee took up the bill, with a motion by Senator Richardson and a second by Senator Nunn. The roll call was taken, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee then moved to adjourn.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/10/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Cek, Northern Crops Institute grants appropriation; Senate File 305 from Senator Lang, meat, poultry
- Senator Cek, Northern Crops Institute grants appropriation; Senate File 305 from Senator Lang, meat, poultry
- 00:35:32.560><c> Senator</c><00:35:32.839><c> Lang</c><00:35:33.200><c> meat</c><00:35:33.480><c> poultry
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 4th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that protect public first responders from accidental releases of spills of hazardous materials and waste
- Unified Program Agency Reimbursement Program accomplishes this by funding hazardous materials and waste
- It's a hazardous waste. Assemblymember Hadwick, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
- AB 998 allows schools to manage confiscated vapes as household hazardous waste and allows hazardous waste
- AB 998 will improve safety in our schools and responsibly manage the vape waste stream in California.