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• So, uh, I don't know what that means, but just if you want to be a leader in this body, get on the egg
• committee<01:07:32.480> members<01:07:33.319> uh<01:07:34.200> I get on the egg
• committee members uh I get on the egg committee members uh I just<01:07:34.440> wanted<01:07:
• <01:24:20.600> committee<01:24:21.080> she<01:24:21.239> said I joined the egg
• committee she said I joined the egg committee she said that's<01:24:21.639> a<01:24:21.840>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate convened for opening day of the 94th legislative session, with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and remarks honoring the late Senator Carrie Dike, whose seat was left empty. Leaders from both parties described her as a unifying, hardworking public servant and noted the chamber’s grief at her death. A quorum was established by roll call of members from all districts. The Senate then elected Bobby Joe Champion and Jeremy Miller as co-presiding officers by a vote of 65 ayes and 1 pass, and they were sworn in. In their remarks, both emphasized cooperation, open dialogue, and working forward together despite a projected budget deficit and other difficult issues ahead. The chamber also elected Thomas Bodin as Secretary of the Senate by 66 votes, and then approved a slate of other officers—including assistant secretaries, engrossing secretary, sergeant at arms, assistant sergeant at arms, and chaplain—by one roll call with 66 votes. Senate Resolution No. 1, which set the temporary organization of the Senate and memorialized the organizing agreement between the two caucuses, was adopted by a vote of 66 ayes and 0 nays. The resolution covered temporary leadership structure, staff and appointments, committee memberships and schedules, adoption of temporary rules from the prior session with updated committee names, and procedures for resolving future issues. After adoption, the Senate set aside time for members to speak in tribute to Senator Dike, with several senators offering personal remembrances and condolences to her family and staff.

Transcript Highlights:

• in and talk about how they were in a homeowner's association, they bought a few chickens to provide eggs
• I doubt that the egg production is cost-effective. effective.

Bills: HB294, HB405, HB519, HB294

Keywords: food production, property owners' association, home gardening, cottage food, urban agriculture, livestock, community standards, renewable energy, ethanol, biodiesel, incentives, agriculture, grants, honey production, beekeeping, food safety, local regulation, energy efficiency, tax exemption, residential properties

Transcript Highlights:

• members, there's, uh, currently an ad valorum tax exemption for farm input products such as poultry, eggs
• The committee sub just clarifies that eggs will continue to retain their current exemption after we had

Bills: HB195, HB247, HB255, HJR6, HJR31, HJR34

Keywords: HB 195, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Schedule IV, controlled substances, mifepristone, misoprostol, carisoprodol, Health and Safety Code, drug scheduling, pharmacy regulation, prescription drugs, reproductive health, abortion medication, medication abortion, women's health, prescribing, dispensing, law enforcement, drug control, education reform

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• So I okay, but that sounds like a chicken-or-egg thing to me. So I can elaborate, Mr. Chair.
• <01:16:33.120> Yeah, chicken or egg thing to me. Yeah, chicken or egg thing to me.
• I think Chair pointed out we have a chicken or the egg.
• That's the chicken-or-egg thing.
• And so earlier it seems like egg thing.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational briefing on the Public Utilities Commission’s performance-based regulation (PBR) framework and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ whistleblower complaint process. Chair Jared Kohole opened the meeting, noted it was informational only with no public testimony, and explained that members would hear presentations and then have an opportunity for questions. The committee heard first from Ulupono Initiative, which provided background on why utilities are regulated, how Hawaii’s cost-of-service model and rate cases work, and why PBR was adopted to shift utility incentives away from a capital-investment bias and toward performance, efficiency, cost control, and policy goals such as renewable energy and reliability. Ulupono described Hawaii’s PBR structure as a five-year multi-year rate plan with annual revenue adjustments, a customer dividend, a Z factor for extraordinary exogenous events, and an exceptional project recovery mechanism for large projects. It also outlined performance incentive mechanisms tied to renewable portfolio standard progress, interconnection speed, reliability, and shared savings. The presentation said the current docket is evaluating a possible hybrid approach that would combine forward-looking forecasting with historical results, and Ulupono advocated for stronger incentives, arguing the current rewards are too small relative to utility revenues and should be more meaningful to better align utility behavior with legislative intent. The PUC then presented its own overview, emphasizing that the PBR docket is open and active and that the briefing was limited to the record to avoid ex parte concerns. The commission described the development of PBR in Hawaii through multiple phases beginning in 2018: an initial collaborative phase to set goals, a formal contested-case phase that produced the initial framework, later phases adding scorecards, reported metrics, and additional performance incentive mechanisms, and subsequent refinements including sunset of some mechanisms and adjustments after the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The PUC said the framework is intended to be customer-centric, administratively efficient, and protective of utility financial integrity, and that current work includes evaluating how to balance forward-looking and historical test-year approaches within the rebasing process. No votes or formal actions were taken at the briefing.

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• of<00:48:45.800> getting<00:48:46.079> baby<00:48:46.400> chicks price of eggs
• of getting baby chicks price of eggs of getting baby chicks with<00:48:47.040> a<00:48:48.040
• ><01:42:54.840> mentioned<01:42:55.360> the<01:42:55.599> the<01:42:55.760> egg
• but uh Mr der mentioned the the egg but uh Mr der mentioned the the egg impact<01:42:57.000>
• at least in in that impact on on egg at least in in that part<01:43:06.719> of<01:43:06.880><

Bills: HF1621, HF1701, HF1796, HF1676, HF40, HF1428, HF1540

Keywords: HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy

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• in<01:04:31.079> new<01:04:31.480> sales<01:04:31.920> of<01:04:32.079> egg
• about 187 million in new sales of egg about 187 million in new sales of egg based<01:04:32.680><
• 01:12:45.080> sector<01:12:45.320> should<01:12:45.480> be entrepreneur in the egg
• Input expenses are minimizing our profit margins, which spiralize into the egg industry, and I'll give
• um with the rural the department of egg um with the rural finance<01:42:59.320> Authority<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Farm Bureau appreciates the existing egg exemption to the ESS law for seasonal employees.
• It comes from consolidation among suppliers and buyers of egg products.
• Chair: Let's try to keep it to the egg. Senator Pratt: Okay, Mr. Chair.
• I am frustrated that we're just focusing on egg and not the entire problem.
• If you want me to focus on egg, I'll do that.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• some things that were in the original bill that were taken out when it comes to the Creamery Board, Egg
• some things that were in the original bill that were taken out when it comes to the Creamery Board, Egg

Keywords: 964, all

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• And the next one that you wanted to discuss was HB 1186, having to do with eggs. >> Thank you, Madam
• After eggs, I have a new amendment that should be, I hope everyone has a copy of it, 2026-0613H.
• After eggs, I have a new amendment that should be, I hope everyone has a copy of it, 2026-0613H.
• So there may actually not be any reason for us to have requirements relative to sale of eggs.
• We really don't have any eggs.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environmental Policy Subcommittee took up HB 1621, which would require a baseline environmental impact study before development of certain manufacturing and storage facilities. Members said the concept had merit, but they could not resolve major drafting and implementation issues, including how to define covered facilities, what the study would require, and how enforcement would work at the municipal or county level. Several members expressed concern about unintended consequences and said the proposal was not ready; the subcommittee voted unanimously to recommend inexpedient to legislate (ITL), and the full committee later adopted that recommendation on a 16-0 roll call vote, placing the bill on consent. The committee then discussed HB 1053, involving electronically submitted pesticide use reports. Representative Comtois presented an amendment creating a department database and protecting confidential information, but said she still needed to check whether it was germane and to review administrative issues with the Department of Agriculture. After hearing from David Russo of the Division of Pesticide Control, the committee agreed to continue work on the amendment and took no action that day. The committee also reviewed HB 1186 on egg labeling and producer exemptions. Representative Comtois offered an amendment exempting small producers from most requirements except labeling, but Commissioner Sean Jasper asked for more time to review the impact and suggested the state might not need the existing egg law at all if federal USDA rules already cover the field. Members agreed to hold action until the following week. Finally, the committee began discussion of HB 1780 on penalties for violations involving seeds, plants, and nursery stock, focusing on labeling rules and germination-date requirements; testimony from industry and department representatives indicated they were working toward a compromise that would allow multiple relabelings, add production dates, and set a 36-month sale limit, but no final action was taken in the portion provided.

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• /c><00:02:23.640> mostly<00:02:24.080> aimed<00:02:24.600> at<00:02:25.600> egg
• <00:02:25.959> water, This is mostly aimed at egg water, This is mostly aimed at egg water
• /c><00:32:46.640> in<00:32:46.800> ranching<00:32:47.160> and<00:32:47.280> egg
• , from the folks in in ranching and egg, from the folks in in ranching and egg, obviously<00:32:48.120

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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• <00:36:09.280> of<00:36:09.400> fresh<00:36:09.680> local<00:36:10.000> egg
• <00:36:10.200> products um consist of fresh local egg products um consist of fresh local egg
• 11.200> local<00:36:11.560> value-added<00:36:12.240> processed<00:36:12.720> egg
• <00:36:13.440> by or local value-added processed egg by or local value-added processed egg

Bills: SB2706, SB2320

Keywords: workforce development, agriculture, biosecurity, pilot program, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, University of Hawaii, Leeward Community College, DHRD, training, apprenticeship, career pathways, credentialing, job training, internship, hands-on experience, state employment, workforce pipeline, agricultural jobs, biosecurity jobs, general fund appropriation

Summary: The committees first heard SB 2371, which would prioritize lease offers on agrivoltaics parcels for beginning farmers, require annual compliance reports to DAB, authorize penalties for noncompliance, and allow solar facilities on certain agricultural lands. DAB, the State Energy Office, PUC, and Hawaii Farm Bureau generally supported the intent, while OPPSD recommended amendments to preserve agricultural lease affordability and strengthen food-production language. Members questioned whether the bill would meaningfully encourage solar on ag lands, whether beginning farmers would have enough information to use such parcels, and how the bill would interact with Land Use Commission review. The Farm Bureau said agrivoltaics remains challenging and largely in pilot form, and noted the Mililani project as a promising example of dual use. The committees voted to pass SB 2371 with amendments, with one member expressing a preference that it be opened to all farmers rather than only beginning farmers. The next measure, SB 2800, appropriates funds to DAB, DLNR, and ADC for acquisition, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems. All testifying agencies and the Farm Bureau supported the bill, and members pressed them for estimates of needed funding and the condition of existing systems. DAB cited major repair needs, including Waimea, Molokai, Kahuku, and Kawailoa, and said its backlog could total roughly $65 million; ADC estimated about $35 million for several systems; and DLNR said its current needs for three systems were about $35 million, with the largest cost tied to piping in Kekaha. The committees amended the bill to defer its effective date to July 1, 2050 and to blank out the appropriation amounts in the bill text, with the agencies’ requested amounts to be included in the committee report for consideration. SB 2800 then passed in AEN, Water and Land, and EIG. The final measure discussed was SB 2718, a food hub pilot program beginning in 2028 that would require state departments and UH to source 30% of certain food purchases from local agricultural products, create a nutrition- and ʻāina-based school program, and have DAT partner with a regional aggregator for Native Hawaiian staple crops. DAT, DOH, the Farm Bureau, Food Plus Policy Group, HAPA, and others supported the bill’s intent, while the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opposed it, saying it is already struggling to meet the current local procurement percentage and faces procurement and quantity barriers, especially for staple items used daily. The testimony focused on whether agencies could realistically meet the higher local purchasing target and whether smaller farms could supply the needed volumes.

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• to thank Senator Rest for stepping in here for Senator Westerm, who researched and found that this egg
• This egg processing bill, which did not apply to milk previously, we think is a great solution.
• I would just comment that, you know, in the egg industry, milk production is one of those elements that
• you<00:54:56.079> know<00:54:56.960> in<00:54:57.200> the<00:54:57.359> egg
• comment that um you know in the egg comment that um you know in the egg industry<00:54:58.800>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Because we have a president who said he was going to help bring down prices, eggs are going through the
• Waffle House just added a 50 cent surcharge for eggs, and yet he's talking about undermining these very
• Under the Trump administration, the cost of a dozen eggs is now over seven dollars.
• I heard those same eggs talked about a lot last year under the Biden prices.
• same eggs were about four dollars in October.

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• <00:37:47.720> um<00:37:48.000> each<00:37:48.480> County<00:37:48.880> egg
• that they set up um each County egg that they set up um each County egg society<00:37:49.560>
• Amendment uh the spirit of the Legacy Amendment uh each<00:37:55.920> County<00:37:56.200> egg
• Society<00:37:56.680> is<00:37:56.760> awarded<00:37:57.079> an each County egg
• Society is awarded an each County egg Society is awarded an equal<00:37:57.720> Grant<00:37:58.720

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• /c><00:15:16.759> created<00:15:17.199> so<00:15:17.399> that<00:15:17.560> egg
• base was also created so that egg base was also created so that egg properties<00:15:18.279>
• acre so it's basically the uh portion<00:37:44.520> of<00:37:44.640> an<00:37:44.760> egg
• property<00:37:45.560> that<00:37:45.720> that<00:37:45.839> is portion of an egg
• property that that is portion of an egg property that that is really<00:37:46.200> the<00:37:

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Tax Committee met to hear a House Research presentation from Jared Swanson on Minnesota’s property tax system. Before the presentation, the chair announced that the committee would put the governor’s budget on hold until the department could provide the information needed for a proper hearing. The committee then approved the prior meeting minutes without objection. Swanson gave an overview of how property taxes are structured and collected in Minnesota, explaining that the state uses a levy-based system in which local governments set levies and counties collect and distribute payments. He described the property tax cycle, the difference between referendum market value and net tax capacity, and how classification rates shift tax burdens among property types. He also outlined the state general property tax, noting it is split between commercial-industrial property and seasonal recreational property, and reviewed how Minnesota compares with other states, with residential taxes generally around the middle and commercial-industrial taxes relatively higher. The presentation also covered major property tax relief and aid programs. Swanson explained three broad relief mechanisms: shifting burdens through exclusions and classification rates, state-paid credits and refunds, and state aid to local governments or levy reductions. He discussed local government aid (LGA), township aid, and county program aid (CPA), including their funding levels, formulas, and general-purpose nature. Members asked why some cities receive no LGA and how the funds may be used; Swanson said cities with strong tax bases often receive zero aid and that the money generally can be used for the same purposes as property tax revenue. No votes were taken on the presentation itself.

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• For many years, hydrogen faced a classic chicken-and-egg challenge between technology readiness and market
• You know, it's the chicken and the egg, cart and horse, and, you know, that.
• The chicken and the egg, cart and horse, and, you know, that.
• I understand the risk factor in this whole chicken-and-the-egg... ...thing.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy held an informational hearing on California’s hydrogen leadership, with Chair Bob Archuleta framing hydrogen as a complementary clean-energy pathway for hard-to-electrify sectors and emphasizing the need for balanced policy, community benefits, and strategic use of public funds. The first panel of private-sector witnesses from the California Hydrogen Business Council, Bosch, Hyundai, and Sierra Northern Railway described existing deployments in buses, trucks, rail, ports, and industrial uses, and argued that the technology is commercially ready but needs stable policy, faster permitting, stronger demand signals, and more infrastructure. They highlighted projects such as Hyundai’s NorCal Zero freight trucks, Bosch’s hydrogen components and refueling technology, and Sierra’s hydrogen switcher locomotive, while also noting major cost barriers, especially for fuel and equipment, and the need for continued state incentives and coordinated infrastructure planning. Committee members focused on labor standards, community engagement, and the current scale of hydrogen vehicles and fueling infrastructure. Witnesses said they work with labor groups, building trades, and safety organizations, and that early community involvement and first-responder training are important. In response to questions, panelists estimated roughly 15,000 to 16,000 light-duty fuel cell vehicles in California, around 100 hydrogen trucks, and growing bus deployment, with South Korea cited as having much larger fleets. They also discussed hydrogen fuel costs, with one rail operator saying delivered fuel had fallen from more than $60 per kilogram to about $35 per kilogram but would need to drop below $10 per kilogram for broad commercial viability. CARB’s incentive and regulatory programs, including heavy-duty vehicle subsidies and low-carbon fuel standards, were described as important supports, though federal tax credit changes and uncertainty were said to be slowing progress. The second panel addressed hydrogen’s public-health, air-quality, and climate role. CAPCOA, the Coalition for Clean Air, the building trades, and a UC Berkeley researcher argued that hydrogen should be used selectively in the most polluted, diesel-heavy settings such as ports, freight corridors, rail yards, transit depots, and backup power for data centers. They stressed that fuel cell applications provide zero tailpipe emissions, but cautioned that hydrogen produced from fossil fuels or used in combustion rather than fuel cells reduces the environmental benefit. The UC Berkeley witness presented modeling suggesting large reductions in NOx and particulate exposure, with significant avoided premature deaths and health savings if hydrogen displaces diesel in heavy-duty sectors. Panelists also urged that hydrogen not delay direct electrification, that environmental justice be central to deployment, and that infrastructure and safety planning include community engagement and measurable local benefits. The final panel featured public-sector updates from SamTrans, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Port of Long Beach, and the First Public Hydrogen Authority. SamTrans described its transition of more than 300 buses to battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses, including a large order of 108 hydrogen buses, but said the loss of expected ARCHES funding created a major gap for fueling infrastructure and that state support is needed for grants, tax exemptions, and axle-weight rule changes. GoBiz said the federal cancellation of ARCHES funding disrupted the market, but that private capital remains available if demand and cost-reduction signals are strong; it pointed to permitting streamlining and targeted state action as key next steps. The Port of Long Beach reported 106 hydrogen fuel cell trucks in port drayage, a $10 million hydrogen truck grant program, and a request for proposals for a public fueling station, while warning that high costs, fuel shortages, and the Colton incident have slowed momentum. First Public Hydrogen Authority described efforts to aggregate municipal demand, support green hydrogen production projects, and create long-term market certainty for suppliers and off-takers. Committee members repeatedly pressed witnesses on where state funding should go next, with several suggesting that near-term support for transit fleets, fueling infrastructure, and targeted high-impact corridors would be the most effective way to keep hydrogen deployment moving.

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• Farmers advance legislation relating to egg policy.
• Farmers advance legislation relating<00:14:21.480> to<00:14:21.680> egg<00:14:21.920>
• relating to egg policy. relating to egg policy.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The problem with nurdles in the ocean is they resemble fish eggs. They resemble something to eat.
• Anyone who's smelled the rotten egg smell every time they go down 183 knows that we have an issue in
• one of the following meal components: one pound of vegetables, a half pound of beef or chicken, two eggs
• In other words, if you eat two eggs and two cups of milk, your risk profile would be higher.

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

Transcript Highlights:

• When it comes to tourism, let's not kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
• /c><00:57:42.319> laid<00:57:42.559> the<00:57:42.720> golden<00:57:43.079> egg
• <00:57:44.079> I<00:57:44.240> vow<00:57:44.480> to goose that laid the golden egg
• I vow to goose that laid the golden egg I vow to protect<00:57:45.000> the<00:57:45.160> environment

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• In early spring, they begin their journey inland to lay eggs on native milkweed, completing a vital and
• milkweed and overwintering habitats, a changing climate, and harmful pesticides that affect monarchs from egg
• A changing climate and harmful pesticides affect monarchs from egg to adult.

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, adopted the previous day’s journal, and handled several procedural motions, including suspending rules to allow committee notices and moving some bills and items on and off the file. Members also introduced a number of guests and fellows on the floor, including Equality California Comcast Fellows, tribal youth visitors, interns, local officials, and community representatives. On the floor file, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1216 (TK-12 omnibus education technical changes), AB 377 (high-speed rail), and AB 951 (health care coverage), and adopted ACR 103 declaring July 14-18, 2025 as California Western Monarch Protection Week. The body also adopted AJR 18, a resolution calling for an official legislative apology to California Native Americans for historic injustices and affirming support for healing and reconciliation, and ACR 71 designating a portion of State Route 101 as the Little Saigon Freeway. Each of these measures drew supportive remarks from multiple members, and co-author rolls were opened before final adoption. The Assembly also adopted SCR 66 proclaiming Law Day, after a lengthy partisan debate over the rule of law, executive power, and recent federal and state actions; the resolution was ultimately adopted by voice vote after 51 co-authors were added. Members then adopted SJR 3 urging Congress to reverse SNAP cuts and protect CalFresh benefits, with debate focused on food insecurity, fraud, work requirements, and the impact on low-income Californians; the resolution passed with 69 ayes and no noes after 70 co-authors were added. SB 757, authorizing local governments to use nuisance abatement liens or special assessments to collect abatement costs, also passed 68-0, and ACR 94 on anti-microbial resistance was adopted on the consent calendar. The session concluded with adjournments in memory honoring Jane Day, agricultural leader John C. Harris, and Willie Earl Arno, followed by announcements of committee meetings and the schedule for the next floor session. The Assembly adjourned until Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9 a.m.