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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 2156, livestock conservation. Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Appropriations.
- HB 2157, livestock affairs and appropriations. HB 2158, letter to diminution.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer by Deacon Ernesto Ramirez and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Representative Rachel Keshel. The journal from January 12 was approved, and Dr. Andrew Carroll was introduced as Doctor of the Day. Members also heard a proclamation recognizing January 13 as Arizona Human Trafficking Awareness Day, with remarks highlighting the work of the Arizona Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition and the importance of survivor-led prevention and awareness efforts.
The chamber then handled routine business, including messages from the Senate and two motions related to adjournment. The House agreed to grant the Senate consent to adjourn after Thursday, January 15, 2026, until Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and also requested the Senate’s consent for the House to do the same. Members observed personal remarks for former Senator Barbara Left and Representative Kyle Powell.
A long list of bills and resolutions was introduced and read for first and second reading, covering topics such as elections, water policy, education, public safety, health care, agriculture, taxation, and several memorials and resolutions. No substantive debate or votes on those measures occurred in this transcript. Committee announcements were made for several meetings, and the House adjourned until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Skyless Strainers from Hidalgo County is the state livestock ambassador.
- Skyless Strainers from Hidalgo County, She's the state livestock ambassador.
- She's the state livestock ambassador.
- She began her journey in the livestock industry at the age of 14, showing cattle in 4-H.
Summary:
The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered an invocation and pledges, and then spent much of the session on ceremonial recognitions and guest introductions. Certificates and remarks highlighted the 30th anniversary of 529 education savings plans and 4-H Day, with senators praising 529 plans as a family education-savings tool and 4-H as a major youth leadership program in all 33 counties. Members also recognized Scouts in America, including Michaela Kern as the first female Eagle Scout from Eddy County, and heard additional presentations tied to New Mexico State University, the College Assistance Migrant Program, and regional councils of government.
Several senators used the floor to introduce students and community members from across the state, especially 4-H participants, NMSU CAMP students, and local youth leadership groups. Comments emphasized agriculture, leadership development, public service, and the importance of volunteer support. One senator also raised concerns about a prior Indian Day incident involving the Navajo Nation being placed at the back for the pledge, urging better decorum and respect in the chamber.
The Senate then processed a governor’s message authorizing Senate Bill 149 for consideration and adopted multiple committee reports moving bills and memorials through the process, including measures referred to education, health and public affairs, tax/business/transportation, rules, finance, and judiciary committees. The body also introduced Senate Memorials 24 and 25 and Senate Joint Memorial 4. A call of the Senate was ordered after objection to moving to third reading, and the sergeant-at-arms reported Senators Sanchez and Tobiassen missing; the chamber remained under call while other business continued. The session ended with committee schedule announcements and a recess until noon the next day.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/26
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And the last piece is reintegrating crops and livestock.
- And the last piece is reintegrating crops and livestock.
- I'd make sure to have livestock on my farm as well, and so I could have a less expensive and fluctuating
- and rotational grazing which I livestock and rotational grazing which I thought<01:29:11.800><c> was
- </c> as you stated we separated livestock as you stated we separated livestock from from from row<01:
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 18 February, 2026; 11:00 AM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- This is our county livestock shows and our Dixie National show.
- And our Senate action is the same on that 266,540 for your county livestock shows and 1.2 across the
- This is our county livestock shows and our Dixie National show.
- And our Senate action is the same on that, 266,540 for your county livestock shows and 1.2 across the
- shows and 1.2 uh across the livestock shows and 1.2 uh across the board<00:50:05.920><c> for</c><00:
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- across it, typically the farm areas are flat, relatively treeless, and they're aged corn, soybeans, livestock
- across it, typically the farm areas are flat, relatively treeless, and they're aged corn, soybeans, livestock
- Some people say, well, we're farming the sun, or we're going to run livestock or sheep or anything.
- Some people would say, well, we're farming the sun, or we're going to run livestock or sheep or anything
- All the setbacks around me that the other people received that had the livestock, they farm all that.
Committee:
House Utilities
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- there are contaminants that accumulate in the soil over time, and whether those move into crops or livestock
- there are contaminants that accumulate in the soil over time and whether those move into crops or livestock
- How might it be taken up by crops and livestock? What are those levels?
- And then we bring in the livestock nutritionist...
- That's not much in comparison, and that's only about 2 million pounds per day, 8% of what our livestock
Committee:
House Agriculture
Summary:
The meeting focused on the use of biosolids on farm and ranch land, with testimony from Oklahoma State University experts, a conservation official, and an engineering representative about the benefits, risks, and regulatory implications. Dr. Lusk described OSU’s long history of soil fertility research and said biosolids can provide nutrients and organic matter, but also may carry contaminants such as PFAS, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and pathogens. He emphasized that many questions remain unanswered, especially about contaminant uptake into soil, crops, livestock, and humans, and said existing EPA and Oklahoma DEQ regulations address some treatment and application standards but may not fully cover PFAS. Dr. Arnell expanded on nutrient management, explaining that biosolids can function similarly to manure as a fertilizer source, especially for nitrogen and phosphorus, but should be tested, incorporated into soil, and applied under permit conditions to reduce runoff and other losses. He said PFAS testing methods are not yet standardized and that more research is needed to determine sampling protocols, movement in soil, and long-term effects.
Committee members asked whether farmers and ranchers should be notified of risks, whether PFAS is currently tested, how many counties use biosolids, and what research would be needed for a dissertation-level study. The witnesses generally agreed that landowners should be informed of known risks and uncertainties, but said the science is still developing. Dr. Arnell said a unified testing method is needed before reliable PFAS monitoring can be done, and suggested that a multi-year study would be required to understand soil movement, crop uptake, and livestock impacts. Greg Scott of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission framed the issue as a waste-management problem, noting that human waste streams contain contaminants and that soil type affects how pollutants move; he said sandy soils pose greater movement risks than clay soils and that current best practice is incorporation, careful timing, and avoiding steep or sensitive sites. He also said PFAS are widespread and not naturally occurring in the way some other compounds are, and that liability and cleanup costs are major concerns.
Mary Elizabeth Mock of Garver Engineering focused on the practical and financial consequences of a possible moratorium on land application, saying most of Oklahoma’s biosolids are currently land applied and would otherwise have to go to landfills. She warned that many landfills are nearing capacity, tipping fees could rise sharply, and cities such as Tulsa and Norman could face large increases in disposal costs, which would ultimately be borne by ratepayers and taxpayers. She also said septic system maintenance costs could rise if land application options shrink, potentially leading to deferred maintenance and system failures. Mock urged a tiered, data-driven approach to PFAS regulation and said advanced treatment technologies may help in the future, but they are still emerging and expensive. No votes were taken; the session consisted of presentations and member questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And livestock is also a key part of that, so we can't forget our base core mission as we talk about all
- And livestock is also a key part of that, so we can't forget our base core mission as we talk about all
- And livestock is also a key part of that, so we can't forget our base core mission as we talk about all
- A emergency making sure the Board of Animal Health has what they need to keep livestock alive and keep
- Animal Health has what they need to keep livestock alive and keep all of us safe.
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 2156, livestock conservation. Land, Agricultural and Rural Affairs and Appropriations.
- HB 2157, livestock affairs and appropriations. HB 2158, letter to diminution.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-07
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- On line 149 is the livestock protection grant, which is specified for avian influenza that was carried
- , conjunction with $1,414 back to believe him, and also the additional dollars specified for the livestock
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-AEN, HRE Public Hearings 01-30-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- and we want something about livestock and we want someone<01:01:17.680><c> who</c><01:01:17.799><c>
- We do not have an animal science teaching lab for livestock, for, you know, pigs, goats, sheep, chickens
- </c><01:10:04.800><c> for</c> Science teaching lag for livestock for Science teaching lag for livestock
- This is where livestock, sustainable agriculture, all kinds of practical education will come together
- This is where livestock, sustainable agriculture, all kinds of practical education will come together
Summary:
The joint Committee on Higher Education and Agriculture heard Senate Bill 1158, which would authorize general obligation bonds and appropriations for a controlled environment agriculture research and demonstration facility at the Magoon Research and Teaching Site in Manoa. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the University of Hawaiʻi, Department of Agriculture, Farm Bureau, Maui County, MetroGrow Hawaiʻi, and other agricultural groups, who said the project would strengthen food resilience, support year-round production, create clean jobs, and provide a demonstration site for urban vertical farming. University representatives said the project would include demolition of an existing condemned building, a research and lab component, and a multistory vertical farm, with an estimated cost of $6 million and a projected two-year build time.
Members questioned whether Manoa was the best location, whether the project fit the university’s broader strategy, and whether the request would displace other priorities. The University said the site is tied to SEAR activities, close to students and faculty, and intended to support hands-on training and commercial-scale production. In response to concerns about soil testing and stakeholder needs, the University said it would restart the soil testing lab using internal funds, though not as part of this bill, and would request additional staff for efficiency. The committee then recessed and later reconvened in decision-making, where the chairs recommended and the committee adopted amendments to SB 1158, including a name correction and deferral to July 31, 2050, and the bill passed with amendments.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 663, relating to the University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and SEAR research and experiment stations. The University testified that the stations are important for locally relevant agricultural research but are short staffed, with 34 positions down since 2005, and that the bill requests eight new positions, including agricultural technicians and four county community coordinator positions, to improve station operations, community engagement, and workforce development. The Farm Bureau supported the measure, saying the positions are needed to revamp extension services and that Manoa is an appropriate urban location for the vertical farming component. Members questioned why vacant or existing positions could not be used instead of new ones, and the University explained that some listed vacancies reflected old federally funded positions or inaccurate counts, promised a written update, and said it was working to fill current openings. No final vote on SB 663 was reached in the portion provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 05/18/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I also appreciate the farm to school and early care grants and the livestock grant program, particularly
- And I also appreciate the farm to school and early care grants and the livestock grant program, particularly
- And I also appreciate the farm to school and early care grants and the livestock grant program, particularly
- <00:25:06.640><c> grant</c><00:25:07.039><c> program,</c><00:25:07.520><c> particularly</c> livestock
- grant program, particularly livestock grant program, particularly prevention<00:25:09.039><c> for</c
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Apr 13th, 2026
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill deals with procedures for livestock transport vehicles when they are involved in an accident
- we've had incidents where the wrecker service is not doing a good job of knowing how to deal with livestock
- If you're talking about a well, a well to feed your livestock on the pasture, we're not talking about
Bills:
SB3 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB1928 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB2110 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB259 , SB1191 , SB1246 , SB1314 , SB1439 , SB1613 , SB1930 , SB1976 , SB330 , SB2069 , SB2095
Committee:
House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
Summary:
The committee took up a long agenda of agriculture, water, energy, wildlife, and licensing bills, often adopting policy committee recommendations or full committee substitutes as working drafts before hearing brief explanations and questions. Several measures were described as request bills from agencies or industry groups, including bills on hemp/THC limits, groundwater and aquifer management, brine water use, dairy and milk regulation, livestock transport accidents, unpasteurized milk sales, egg sales, outfitter licensing, LP gas, DEQ permitting, and an elk population study. Members raised recurring concerns about water rights, landowner protections, enforcement authority, and whether certain bills would affect private property or due process.
Among the more debated items was SB 3, which narrows Oklahoma’s hemp definition to align with the federal standard and was framed by the author as a way to keep intoxicating hemp products away from children; it passed 14-0. SB 1439, which would limit certain climate-related lawsuits against energy producers, drew constitutional and due process questions and passed 10-4. SB 1930 on brine water and iodine production passed 14-0 after discussion of landowner compensation, and SB 259 on aquifer management and five-year averaging for permitted water users passed 8-6 after extensive questions about metering and water allotments. Other water-related bills included SB 1346 creating a water infrastructure loan program, SB 1509 on well spacing, and SB 1314 increasing an indemnity fund cap for well-drilling contamination incidents.
The committee also advanced SB 2117 clarifying authority for stop-sale or destruction orders, SB 2127 creating an advisory council on product classification, SB 1191 dissolving an unused low-energy/low-carbon board, SB 2110 expanding direct sales of ungraded eggs, SB 2134 setting procedures for livestock transport accidents, SB 2028 authorizing unpasteurized milk sales with a higher monthly gallon limit, SB 269 prohibiting baiting for migratory birds, SB 2095 requiring certain out-of-state outfitters to be licensed and insured, SB 1613 as an LP gas industry mirror bill, SB 1246 to speed DEQ permitting, SB 1976 phasing in surety bond requirements, and SB 330 directing a comprehensive elk study. Most bills were reported out do pass, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to divided, and the meeting adjourned after the final bill.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Sattler, and my family and I produce pastured pork, grass-fed beef, eggs, fruit, vegetables, and livestock
- I'm representing Piccaboo Livestock.
- Piccaboo Livestock was established in 1883.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- This memorial is regarding our livestock, our cattlemen, and depredation claims in the state of Idaho
- And if livestock are killed, Senators, as you know, either by grizzly bears or wolves, they have an opportunity
- Senators, I ask you to help protect the rights of our Idaho livestock owners, and debate is open.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- , keep the soil surface covered, increase plant diversity, maintain a living root, and integrate livestock
- And maintain a living root and integrate livestock into the farming or the cropping systems.
- Step number five is integrating livestock.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Mar 17th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- always had, raising our kids as farm kids and opening our home to teach others about farming and livestock
- The crops we grow, the livestock we raise, and the innovations and fuel our nation.
- The crops we grow, the livestock we raise, and the innovations that we drive in sustainable farming practices
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call and prayer, then handled several procedural matters before moving to the daily file. Members approved a motion to withdraw Assembly Bills 100 through 219 to the second reading file by a roll call vote of 42-15, and unanimously approved re-referrals of AB 440 and AB 1265 to different committees. The chamber also welcomed international visitors, student and community guests, and later heard a series of guest introductions tied to agriculture, immigration, and Irish heritage.
The main floor action centered on two resolutions. H.R. 19, recognizing California Agriculture Day, drew strong support from members representing agricultural districts, who highlighted the state’s farm production, exports, and the role of farmworkers and ranchers; the resolution was adopted by voice vote after 65 co-authors were added. ACR 51, honoring Irish American Heritage Month, was also adopted by voice vote after 66 co-authors were added, with members speaking about Irish immigration, labor history, California-Ireland ties, and St. Patrick’s Day.
The Assembly also held multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes for the Honorable Leon Lawson Williams, a pioneering Black civic leader in San Diego who served on the City Council and County Board of Supervisors and helped expand public transit and advance civil rights. Members from San Diego and others described his barriers-breaking career and lasting influence on local government and community leadership. The House then received announcements about upcoming committee hearings and adjourned until Thursday, March 20, at 9 a.m.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
- And so they'll be able to have their livestock ready, and they'll be able to drive the mobile meatpacking
- They can do livestock. I mean, they can do wildlife, I think, already.
- They can do livestock, I mean, they can do wildlife, I think, already, and then this would allow them
- to actually do livestock also.
- . ...to be able to have somewhere in a place for them to be able to process their livestock, their meat
Bills:
AB102 , AB108 , AB117 , AB213 , AB220 , AB221 , AB251 , AB259 , AB331 , AB336 , AB375 , AB379 , AB409 , AB475 , AB476 , AB550 , AB575 , AB594 , SB466
Committee:
Senate Finance
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Ways and Means Committee considers agriculture finance bill, HF2446 4/21/25
Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- He said that on line 149 there are new resources in the tails for the livestock protection grant program
- He said that on line 149 there are new resources in the tails for the livestock protection grant program
- He said that on line 149 there are new resources in the tails for the livestock protection grant program
- He said that on line 149 there are new resources in the tails for the livestock protection grant program
- protection grant program for a livestock protection grant program for a influenza<00:14:29.040><c> of
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm speaking on behalf of Minnesota Farmers Union and the livestock producers we represent.
- </c><01:00:21.760><c> as</c><01:00:21.920><c> Hunters</c><01:00:22.359><c> we</c> wildlife and livestock
- as Hunters we wildlife and livestock as Hunters we believe<01:00:22.880><c> there</c><01:00:22.960><
- I have a large constituency of small and organic livestock farmers, medium-sized livestock farmers.
- livestock farmers.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Higher Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- 67% of crop calories—so if you look at all the crops in the United States, 67% of those are fed to livestock
- In this country alone, livestock animals produce 1.4 billion tons of manure every year, which is twice
- of the mammals on Earth are wild animals, leaving 80% of all the mammals on the entire Earth as livestock
- Sixty percent of the mammals remaining are livestock.
- Sixty percent of the mammals remaining are livestock.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Higher Education
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its first hearing and heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including hunger-free campuses, FAFSA completion, early college/college-in-high-school programs, banning legacy preferences, AP credit consistency, and tuition equity for the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. Committee leaders opened by outlining the hearing process and noting the three-minute testimony limit. Legislators and advocates generally framed the bills as equity and access measures aimed at improving college affordability, student success, and workforce development.
Representative Vargas testified for H. 1466 and H. 1467, arguing that hunger-free campus should be codified because many public college and community college students face food insecurity, and that FAFSA completion should be improved through individualized outreach and an opt-out or completion requirement. Senator Lovely, the Greater Boston Food Bank, and other advocates supported the hunger-free campus bill, citing data that 44% of public university and community college students experienced food insecurity in 2023 and that food insecurity harms graduation rates. Femi Stoltz and Shanti Lopez Toro backed the FAFSA bill, saying many students miss out on Pell grants and need direct support; they pointed to state examples such as Louisiana and to recent state action requiring FAFSA awareness. Committee members asked about the federal FAFSA rollout, regional equity in food access, and the need for long-term funding and data collection.
A large panel supported H. 1455 on college and high school/early college, including former Chair Roy, the Massachusetts Alliance for Early College, a student graduate, MBAE, and Tripp Jones. They described early college as a proven model that helps low-income and first-generation students, improves degree attainment, and supports workforce needs; witnesses said the goal is to scale from about 9,000 students and 55 partnerships toward 22,000 to 25,000 students by 2030, with possible future growth beyond that. Members raised questions about funding, public-private partnerships, parental involvement, faculty development, and whether the bill should include data review and more standardized policies across institutions. Representative Garcia also testified for H. 1432 on AP credit, saying students should receive consistent credit for AP scores of 3, 4, or 5. Senator Edwards and James Murphy testified for the legacy preference ban, arguing it is unfair and rooted in exclusionary history; they said some states have already banned legacy preferences in public and private institutions. Finally, UMass Dean Michael Fox, alumnus Dan Mayer, and student Jake Rasmussen supported S. 920 to include Stockbridge associate degree programs in MassEducate, saying tuition equity would help enrollment and support Massachusetts agriculture and green-industry jobs.