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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 11th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Thank you. be represented for the record. Good morning.
- I'm the executive director of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
- We oversee alcoholic beverage regulations in the state of Texas and enforce the laws that you all pass
- between malt beverages and liquor.
- We ensure... compliance with the Alcoholic Beverage Code and handle cases administratively.
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
HI
Bills:
SB2054 , SB2143 , SB2145 , SB2400 , SB2447 , SB2494 , SB2723 , SB2727 , SB3131 , HCR187 , SCR177 , SR172 , SCR5 , SCR85 , SR75 , SCR139 , SR131 , SCR146 , SR138 , SR84 , SCR31 , SR27 , SCR46 , SR45 , SCR48 , SR47 , SCR9 , SR11 , SCR83 , SR73 , SCR20 , SR17 , SCR56 , SR54 , SCR87 , SR79 , SCR160 , SR151 , SCR28 , SCR120 , SCR129 , SR121 , SCR71 , SR66 , SCR147 , SR139 , SCR79 , SCR179 , SCR181 , SCR182 , SCR60 , SR81 , SR174 , SR176 , SR177 , SCR89 , SCR69 , SCR74 , SR68
Keywords:
public safety, Hawaii National Guard, military deployment, governor authority, federal assistance, elections, chief election officer, vacancy, order of succession, election commission, law enforcement, recording rights, private action, civil rights, police accountability, SB2400, seaglider, wing-in-ground craft, wing in ground effect, WIG craft
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN, AEN-HWN Public Hearings 01-24-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- refund value for beverage containers from 5 cents to 10 cents under the deposit beverage container program
- </c> deposit and refund value for beverage deposit and refund value for beverage containers<00:15:49.800
- </c><00:15:53.360><c> container</c> under the deposit beverage container under the deposit beverage container
- The deposit beverage fund has steadily built up over the years.
- uh fund uh has steadily deposit beverage uh fund uh has steadily built<00:17:59.320><c> up</c><00:17
Summary:
The Senate Agriculture and Environment Committee heard five bills on January 24, 2025. SB 1 would phase out disposable air filters and require reusable air filters by 2030; testimony was limited, with one supporter urging clearer definitions of fiberglass and paper and several opponents listed, and the committee later deferred the bill indefinitely for lack of support testimony. SB 13 would create an aquaculture investment tax credit beginning in 2026; state agencies and several industry groups supported it, while the Tax Foundation raised concerns about loose definitions, internal inconsistencies, and blanks that made the bill hard to estimate or vet. The committee passed SB 13 with amendments and technical changes, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2015 as stated on the record.
SB 177 would shift aquatic livestock import and movement permitting to the Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry Division, require a risk-based assessment and biocontainment standards, and seek a $1 million appropriation for research and staffing. The Department of Agriculture said the bill would help expand aquaculture while managing risks to native species; aquaculture and farm groups supported it, while Animal Rights Hawaii was listed in opposition. The committee passed SB 177 with amendments, blanking the appropriation for committee report consideration, and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050.
SB 184 would raise the beverage container deposit and refund from 5 cents to 10 cents. Supporters said the higher deposit could improve recycling and environmental outcomes, while opponents, including the Tax Foundation, cited fraud concerns, the program’s existing fund balance, and practical challenges in redemption; the Department of Human Services also noted potential impacts on blind vendors. The committee took the bill up but deferred decision-making until Monday, January 27, 2025, at 10:01 p.m. in Room 224.
The committee also heard SB 250, which would increase the income tax credit for interisland transportation costs for agricultural products. Agricultural and industry witnesses supported the bill as a way to offset rising shipping costs and preserve access to markets, while the Tax Foundation preferred direct appropriations over tax credits and objected to missing bill details. The committee passed SB 250 with amendments from the Department of Agriculture and deferred its effective date to July 1, 2050. Separately, a joint hearing on SB 240, the Right to Farm bill, drew mixed testimony: the Department of Agriculture supported further study and raised concerns about the bill’s fragmented approach, while farm, cattle, and other industry witnesses split between support for protecting customary Native Hawaiian subsistence farming and opposition to excluding CAFOs and certain business structures. No vote was taken on SB 240 in the portion provided.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Jan 29, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- We represent about 200 food and beverage supply chain members, including retail groceries, suppliers,
- Food and beverage hubs and cooperatives; 3. Food and beverage processors and manufacturers; 4.
- Grocery stores, markets, and other food and beverage retailers; and 6.
- :20:35.120><c> beverage</c><01:20:35.760><c> processors</c><01:20:36.280><c> and</c> food and beverage
- </c> markets and other food and beverage markets and other food and beverage retailers<01:20:44.520><
Committee:
House Agriculture & Food Systems
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Jan 12th, 2026
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill would establish a $5 million market development payment within the Beverage Container Recycling
- I'm going to try to keep my testimony very short, and to do so, I'll just say this: It is a beverage
- container recycling program, and it's supported through the beverage container recycling fund.
- It is a beverage container recycling program, and now we're going to say it's a beverage container downcycling
- And then the second issue, if I understand it, is that when you're talking about beverage containers,
Committee:
House Natural Resources
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Governmental Organization Committee Jun 9th, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- from a restaurant and how they can be exchanged in terms of the packaging to secure the alcoholic beverages
- from a restaurant and how they can be able. the limitations on how alcoholic beverages can be transported
- But we're here today just to talk a little briefly about AB 2663 and extending to-go beverages, and also
- the impact that that has had on our business. ...and extending to-go beverages, and also the impact
- But having that option to go with the alcoholic beverages, if restaurants prefer, we will highly support
Committee:
Senate Governmental Organization
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, this again is my bill, put in to help the beverage manufacturers here in New Hampshire.
- So, what this bill does is allow any beverage manufacturer in New Hampshire, whether it’s beer or wine
- or cider, that they can offer products of other New Hampshire beverage makers.
- This bill is a carefully crafted compromise between the housing provider community and New Hampshire
- > between</c><01:50:29.920><c> the</c> carefully crafted compromise between the carefully crafted compromise
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 90 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- McMurtry, Paul McMurtry, relative to licenses for off-premises retail alcoholic beverages located near
- act authorizing the town of Maynard to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
- An act authorizing the town of Palmer to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
- Palmer to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages, House No. 4282.
- into a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises, House No.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then acted on several committee reports and procedural matters. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of resolutions congratulating People Incorporated on its new early education center, honoring Eagle Scout Logan Collins, and recognizing the Bellingham Lions Club’s 75th anniversary; the House suspended the rules and adopted them. The House also adopted an order extending until November 7, 2025, the reporting deadline for the Committee on Public Health on House Order No. 4586, and concurred with a Senate referral of a petition concerning the MBTA assessment to the Committee on Transportation. In addition, Joint Rule 12 was suspended for a petition on off-premises retail alcohol licenses near other such licenses, allowing referral to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
The House then took up a slate of bills scheduled by the Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling, including measures on youth skin health, employment protections for victims of abusive behavior, veterans specialty license plates on leased vehicles, and a simplified procedure for subdivision roads in Marlborough. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered these bills to a third reading, and later did the same for House No. 2998, authorizing Thomas Harmon to purchase creditable service from the Barnstable County Retirement Board. The House also passed to be enacted Senate 2566, regulating the Gloucester Fisheries Commission, and House 4273, authorizing Maynard to grant an additional off-premises alcohol license.
On third reading, the House passed several bills to be engrossed, including measures on parking enforcement in Cambridge, the Fairhaven charter, additional alcohol licenses in Palmer, and converting a Milford wine and malt beverage license to an all-alcoholic-beverages off-premises license. The House adopted a Senate order changing the recess date for a joint session to October 9, 2025, and observed a moment of silence in memory of Paul Holloway, a firefighter and educator. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn to meet the following Wednesday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 49 May 26th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- act authorizing the town of Berkeley to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
- Senate Bill 2628, regulating the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the town
- act authorizing the town of Berkeley to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
- premises, Senate Bill 2553; an act regulating the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages
- An act regulating the issuance of licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages in the town of Bolton,
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Twenty Two - Tuesday, February 17 -Morning Session-
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- would or would not affect the beverage industry?
- So is it your position that under this amendment currently, beverage You said if federal law changes
- would or would not affect the beverage industry?
- but how do you feel that this amendment would or would not affect the beverage industry?
- So is it your position that under this amendment currently, beverage So under your position that under
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 5, 2025 - 12:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- At DBPR, I oversee four divisions, including the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, also known
- Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, also known as ABT.
- is tasked with processing license applications and renewals for various establishments under the beverage
- undertakes both criminal and administrative investigations to address any violations of Florida beverage
- We also have more than 53,000 retail beverage licenses in Florida.
Summary:
The subcommittee first heard presentations on protecting minors from age-restricted products from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Attorney General’s office. DBPR described its Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco division’s licensing and enforcement work on alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, and hemp sales, including inspections, undercover underage-purchase operations, arrests, and coordination with the Attorney General on hemp and nicotine enforcement. Members asked about trends in youth use, retailer training, use of underage decoys in investigations, and whether additional education or penalties could help reduce sales to minors. The Attorney General’s office then outlined the new nicotine dispensing device directory created under last year’s law, explaining the criteria for listing devices attractive to minors, the notice process for manufacturers and retailers, and enforcement consequences once listed devices become contraband. Members discussed online sales, product descriptions, notice to industry, and whether more outreach to parents, schools, and local partners could help.
The committee then took up House Bill 105, which would decouple thoroughbred pari-mutuel permit holders from the requirement to conduct live racing in order to operate card rooms/slot gaming. The bill sponsor said the measure would align thoroughbred permits with other live-event permits and argued the industry is already declining and heavily subsidized, so the Legislature should not force a private business to keep an unprofitable line of business. An amendment by Rep. Yeager was adopted to remove live-racing requirements for thoroughbred permit holders who are card room licensees, broadening the bill’s effect to include Tampa Bay Downs as well as Gulfstream Park. Public testimony was sharply divided: supporters said decoupling would give tracks flexibility and not end racing, while opponents from the thoroughbred breeding and racing industry warned it would undermine live racing, breeding, jobs, farmland, and the broader equine economy.
After debate, several members spoke in favor of the bill, emphasizing business flexibility, declining foal counts, and the view that the state should not require a private industry to maintain racing to keep gaming rights. Opponents argued the bill could damage a signature Florida industry and its economic impact. The committee then voted 10-6 to report HB 105 favorably, with several members voting no and some excused. The meeting then adjourned.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
- Beverage Association.
- The school beverage guidelines were initiated in 2006, so this is the 20-year anniversary of that.
- Beverage association companies came together and voluntarily removed full-calorie beverages in elementary
- I don’t foresee any school district putting a beverage in the code.
- And my intent— I don’t foresee any school district putting a beverage in the code.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
SB 293, youth camp, child care licensing, Office of Child Care Licensing, OCCL, American Camp Association, ACA accreditation, Purchase of Care, POC reimbursement, summer camp, school-age child care, child care exemption, Division of Public Health permit, Title 14, Delaware Department of Education, health and safety standards, child care provider reimbursement, summer child care, camp licensing, license exemption
Summary:
The House Education Committee met and first heard Senate Bill 293, the Youth Camp Licensing Act, which would amend child care licensing rules for youth camps. The sponsor said the bill, with amendments, would remove accreditation language, clarify shelter requirements for outdoor camps, and eliminate limits that had restricted the number of children camps could serve, especially for families using purchase-of-care assistance. YMCA and school representatives testified in support, saying the measure would expand access to safe, affordable summer care for low-income working families. The committee voted to release the bill.
The committee then approved Senate Bill 328, which would require the Department of Education’s school facility evaluation instrument to be established by regulation and to include lead-based paint hazards in the standard of good repair. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee supported the bill, explaining that lead had not been included in the original evaluation tool and that the new language would improve transparency and public comment. Senate Bill 318, updating the Delaware State Education Association special license plate program, also passed after DSEA testified that proceeds support scholarships for educators and students pursuing education careers.
House Bill 443, dealing with background checks for education volunteers and mentors, passed as well. The sponsor said it would allow DOE to continue receiving wrapback reports for mentors in the state mentoring program and ensure state and federal criminal background checks remain in place. The committee also released Senate Joint Resolution 15, which directs DOE to reevaluate Delaware’s use of the SAT, modernize the accountability framework, and develop additional measures of student achievement and readiness; supporters argued the SAT does not capture career and technical pathways or other indicators of success. House Bill 459, which prohibits the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or events, passed after discussion focused on whether the bill would affect possession versus sale and whether it could lead to student discipline; DOE said the bill only bans sales, and the sponsor said an amendment would clarify intent. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 137 passed, directing DOE to review math instruction and MTSS supports statewide; testimony emphasized low math proficiency and the need for stronger, more coherent interventions. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 279 on occupational therapist salary placement, with discussion centered on aligning OT compensation with other specialist roles and broader salary regulation updates, though the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- The permit shall not allow the consumption of outside alcoholic beverages other than wine under this
- this section regarding delivery an this section regarding delivery an alcoholic<00:01:57.119><c> beverage
- </c><00:01:57.840><c> to</c><00:01:58.079><c> the</c><00:01:58.240><c> consumer</c> alcoholic beverage
- </c><00:02:03.360><c> to</c><00:02:03.600><c> the</c><00:02:03.840><c> delivery</c> alcoholic beverage
- to the delivery alcoholic beverage to the delivery service<00:02:04.640><c> permit</c><00:02:05.280>
Committee:
Joint Finance
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 120 May 14th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, I'm going to uh grab a beverage, Grab a beverage, hit the break room, do what you need to.
- This budget has been carefully crafted to achieve the constitutional balance requirement or something
- benefited from her deep commitment to helping make people's lives better through the painstaking task of crafting
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- First, it requires the Office of Financial Management to publish an average net cost of the beverage
- First, it requires the Office of Financial Management to publish an average net cost of the beverage
- First, it requires the Office of Financial Management to publish an average net cost of the beverage
- First, it requires the Office of Financial Management to publish an average net cost of the beverage
- First, it requires the Office of Financial Management to publish an average net cost of the beverage
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
investment, gifts, grants, University of Washington, funding, higher education, recycling, waste reduction, environmental policy, sustainability, municipal regulations, HB 2254, Washington, Health Care Authority, partnership access line, psychiatric consultation line, first approach skills training, behavioral health, mental health, assessment
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy - Thursday, May 14 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- After a couple of adult beverages, we got into a conversation, and I found out that this was the gentleman
- of the work that has been done on this bill and the other representatives who have been a part of crafting
Summary:
The House convened after a quorum call and received a Senate message refusing to concur in House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 994, leading the House to refuse to recede and appoint a conference committee. The chamber then reconsidered and amended Senate Bill 1019, stripping out earlier language and replacing it with a narrower substitute amendment focused on Lyme disease and alpha-gal, before giving the bill third read and passage. Members also adopted Senate Substitute for House Bill 1740, known as Melanie’s Law, after extensive debate about ignition interlock devices, affordability for low-income drivers, and the bill’s goal of reducing drunk-driving deaths; it passed overwhelmingly after emotional testimony from sponsors and family members affected by impaired driving.
The House next passed Senate Bill 1033, which included a DNR solvency fix and agriculture provisions affecting farm truck inspections and cotton gin permitting/air-dispersion modeling. Supporters said it would help keep environmental programs solvent and better align Missouri rules with neighboring states, while some members raised concerns about future funding and EPA oversight. The chamber then passed Senate Bill 916, which limits contractor indemnity obligations before work begins or after final acceptance on public projects while preserving liability for contractor negligence; supporters said it would reduce costs and protect contractors from being sued before mobilization, while one member objected to expanding immunity language for MoDOT-related agents.
The House also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 21, encouraging Missouri participation in America 250 celebrations in 2026. Later, it adopted a conference committee report on House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 975, described as restoring a local-state system and giving local districts options for organizing and electing board members. The session ended with announcements about committee meetings and a motion to stand at recess until additional conference committee reports and Senate bills were ready, with adjournment set for the next morning.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 22, 2026 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- For 40 years, the Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco allowed for alcohol products Representative
- It's the same elected officials crafting a budget, so why does one seem to see from the lens of this
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And we incorporate costs for security into parade fees and those types of fees, button sales. beverage
- gun violence research that can inform policymakers, schools, communities, and governments on how to craft
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- We will first take up House Bill 921, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.
- So with that, we'll start with House Bill 921, which is an act relating to alcoholic beverages.
- >> Madam Speaker, the Senate has proposed six amendments to H. 921, an act relating to alcoholic beverages
- c><00:07:42.400><c> malt</c> division the total amount of malt division the total amount of malt beverages
- during the beverages distributed during the preceding<00:07:45.039><c> 12</c><00:07:45.280><c> months
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 915 is an act relating to establishing an extended producer responsibility program for beverage
- Member from Burlington. producer responsibility program for producer responsibility program for beverage
- </c><00:07:36.240><c> Introduced</c><00:07:36.720><c> by</c><00:07:36.880><c> the</c> beverage containers
- Introduced by the beverage containers.
- </c> for beverage containers. for beverage containers.