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TX
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  • Members, currently animal feed is not taxed at any point from production to consumer.
  • We're talking about consumable animals, except for...
  • . ...pass on to consumers.
  • But this bill gives you a direct way to help lower costs for consumers right here at home.
  • It ends up being a balanced approach not only for our businesses but also for our consumers.
TX
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  • Health and Human Services Commission to direct... ...funds to the non-federal share of Medicaid payments
  • dollars, which are subsequently distributed back to hospitals through various Medicaid supplemental payment
  • limitations on the district. ...authority to issue bonds secured by ad valorem taxes and contract payments
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

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  • not make payments toward restitution after being arrested and incarcerated.
  • And for those who did, the average payment was $25.
  • In 2019, Arizona took an important first step in protecting consumers by enacting the Kratom Consumer
  • I also am a consumer of 7-OH.
  • My study of 1,500 7-OH consumers confirms this.
Summary: The committee first heard HB 2825, which would replace criminal enforcement tools for nonpayment of fines, fees, restitution, and related obligations with a civil collection process. Supporters, including the sponsor, argued it would streamline restitution collection and reduce costly incarceration, while opponents from victims’ rights groups, judges, and prosecutors said it would weaken victims’ constitutional rights and remove effective enforcement leverage. The chair adopted an amendment requiring a summons and clarifying that victims’ constitutional remedies are preserved, and the committee passed the bill 5-2. The committee then considered HB 4070, which would bar corporations from incorporating if an officer, director, or trustee had been convicted of sex or human trafficking, and would extend civil liability to those who facilitate trafficking. Supporters framed it as a “corporate death penalty” aimed at preventing trafficking through corporate governance, while the ACLU warned the facilitation language was vague and could sweep too broadly. After adopting the chair’s amendment defining “facilitate,” the committee passed the bill 5-2. The committee also unanimously recommended confirmation of Neil McDowell to the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency after hearing his background in corrections and his plans to review cases thoroughly and efficiently. Next, HB 2720 was heard, which would raise penalties for paying or agreeing to pay for sexual conduct, add a $200 assessment for the anti-human trafficking fund, and allow certain sex-trafficking victims convicted of prostitution to seal vacated records. Supporters, including law enforcement, prosecutors, and survivor advocates, said it would deter demand and help victims; opponents argued it could still sweep in trafficking victims and lacked sufficient safeguards. The committee passed the bill 4-3. The committee also heard HB 2028, a strike-everything amendment allowing community restitution in lieu of a $20 assessment for indigent homeless defendants, and HB 2047, which would increase trespass penalties for remaining in or returning to property after an eviction writ; both were discussed but no final vote is reflected in the transcript excerpt. Additional bills were introduced and heard later in the meeting, including HB 2136, which would create new offenses for “civil terrorism” and “subversion” and increase penalties for certain highway obstruction; the ACLU opposed it as viewpoint discrimination. HB 2406 would make images and recordings of abused children and deceased minors confidential and restrict dissemination and monetization; the sponsor said it was intended to prevent re-victimization and misuse of public records, while defense-side speakers asked for clearer access for defense teams. HB 2415 would tighten regulation of kratom products and specifically target concentrated 7-OH products; testimony sharply split between supporters who described public-health risks and opponents who said prohibition would harm consumers who use it for pain or recovery. The transcript ends before any final action on those later bills is shown.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26

Transportation Finance and Policy

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  • That is people’s rent payments in some cases.
  • That is people's rent payments $1,000.
  • That is people's rent payments in<01:29:56.239> some<01:29:56.400> cases.
  • Like you mentioned, that's like a half a rent payment sometimes. Uh, half of a rent payment.
  • Like you mentioned, that's like a half a rent payment sometimes. Uh, half of a rent payment.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

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  • and home and moving expenses, and provides payment for health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs
  • Senator Truenow, you have CS for Senate Bill 598 on Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services.
  • Overall, Senate Bill 598 aims to streamline regulation and modernize consumer protections and improve
  • It is about restoring critical consumer protections that were weakened in 2019.
  • The Florida Gaming Control Commission Alana Zimmer: was created to protect consumers and enforcement.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 25th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

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  • It provides for the payment of health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs for participants and
  • It also prohibits payments to family members for care of a participant if another person or entity is
  • Really, it's about restoring critical consumer protections.
  • As penalties are diminished, these illegal operators have faced less risk, and the consumers, again,
  • It bolsters consumer protections by streamlining the holders and the department's due diligence before
Summary: The committee first took up appointments, recommending confirmation of James Patrick Grambling and Brian J. Aungst on a single favorable vote. It then heard and approved several committee bills, including CS/CS/SB 1260 on building code inspections, which directs the Department of Management Services to contract with private providers for plan review and inspections; CS/SB 1668 on NICA, which updates benefits, oversight, funding, and immunity language; SB 1300 on a workforce/CDL training program for selected nonviolent inmates; CS/CS/SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services; CS/SB 1580 on illegal gaming enforcement; CS/SB 934 on Florida Keys affordable housing tax exemptions; and CS/CS/SB 1452, an agency bill updating DFS programs and licensing rules. Each of those bills was reported favorably after committee debate and, in several cases, amendments were adopted. The committee spent substantial time on CS/CS/SB 1510, the DEP package, which reorganizes environmental rulemaking and land acquisition authority, expands septic-to-sewer and nutrient-reduction requirements in sensitive areas, updates stormwater and resilience provisions, and revises related permitting and grant programs. Two amendments were adopted, including one adding solar-energy and stormwater-related provisions and another removing septic disclosure reporting language. Testimony included support from DEP and concerns from environmental advocates about septic timelines and implementation. The bill was ultimately reported favorably. The committee also considered CS/CS/SB 1566 on local government budget transparency, requiring counties and municipalities to post budgets and related materials online for extended periods in a standardized format. The League of Cities opposed the bill as an unfunded mandate, while the sponsor argued it would improve taxpayer access and accountability; the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 7034, a rule ratification for minimum flows and levels for the lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee rivers and priority springs, with testimony focused on the proposed Water First restoration strategy, conservation measures, and concerns about water quality, funding, and local opposition. The transcript ends during closing remarks on that ratification bill, before a final vote is shown.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 18, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

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  • And this will actually impact the renter or the consumer, the end user at the end of the day.
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  • ,<00:52:24.079> the impact the renter or the consumer, the impact the renter or the consumer
  • >> Just thinking that through, because I mean the tax itself is passed on to the consumer, so they're
  • there for decades, you know, and it's basically to, you know, the indirect effect is to help out the consumer
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 2410 relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation. Testifiers from HTDC and the Hawaii Food Industry Association stood on written testimony, and members discussed the funding request, which was described as $1 million each for three programs, for a total of $3 million. The measure appeared to have broad support, with no opposition noted. The committee then took up HB 2235 HD1 on the military and community relations office, where Lori Moore of MACC asked for additional funding to support local businesses and education-to-career initiatives statewide. Members asked about the amount, and the request was identified as $1.3 million total. HB 904 on space operations followed, with three supporters and one opponent, though no substantive testimony was captured beyond the vote counts. HB 2201 on state enterprise zones drew testimony from Georgia Skinner of DBEDT’s Creative Industries division, who said the measure would build on a well-run enterprise zone program and help make Hawaii’s film industry more competitive. Tom Yamashita of the Tax Foundation also provided comments. The committee then considered HB 2349 relating to DCCA and DBEDT coordination; DCCA explained it already provides links and information to DBEDT programs, while DBEDT argued that direct data sharing would allow more proactive outreach. Members raised privacy and cost concerns, and DBEDT said it would consider opt-in collection and acknowledged system changes and possible funding needs. The committee also heard two tax credit bills. HB 1972 HD1, on a caregiver tax credit, received strong support from AARP, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, the Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and others, who described caregivers as an “invisible workforce” and argued the credit would help families keep loved ones at home and reduce financial strain. The Tax Foundation suggested a grant or subsidy program might be more efficient than a tax credit and raised concerns about debarment provisions. HB 20007 HD1, on the household and dependent care services tax credit, also drew strong support from public health and family advocacy groups, who said Hawaii families face some of the nation’s highest child care costs and that the bill would better reflect current expenses; the Tax Foundation again raised technical concerns about complexity and debarment. Members asked about fiscal impacts, and testimony indicated the current credit costs about $6 million, with the bill expected to increase that amount. The committee then moved on to HB 2385 HD1 on housing, where the Deputy Attorney General began presenting written comments on whether the bill limits county authority.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AGR Public Hearing - Wed Feb 11, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST

Agriculture & Food Systems

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  • cumbersome USDA language of reimbursement, transportation cost reimbursement, transportation cost payment
  • cumbersome USDA language of reimbursement, transportation cost reimbursement, transportation cost payment
  • recent years to ensure that there is effective labeling, which is critical to both industry and consumer
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  • critical to both industry and consumer critical to both industry and consumer protection.<00:55:
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

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  • fraud office to bring legal claims against entities suspected of violating consumer fraud laws in the
  • In my practice in consumer fraud, this bill will give the Attorney General some additional tools to set
  • The existing consumer protection law protects against this, and this bill simply gives resources to the
  • And it occurs to me that if we’re not going to encourage the Attorney General for legitimate consumer
  • product protection... “...consumer product protection.
Summary: The committee first approved the February 3, 2026 minutes and reordered the agenda to accommodate sponsors and speakers. SB 1114, which would appropriate $1 million to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office to investigate behavioral health patient brokering statewide, was presented as a response to Medicaid fraud and exploitation of vulnerable Native American patients. After brief questions about why Maricopa County would handle statewide oversight, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 9-0 vote with one member not voting. The committee then took up SB 1111, as amended by a strike-everything amendment regulating automated license plate readers. The amendment limited use to specified law enforcement purposes, required verification of alerts when feasible, imposed data-retention and handling responsibilities on agencies, and created a misdemeanor penalty for unauthorized release of data. Supporters from Phoenix, Tempe, Prescott Valley, the Arizona Chiefs of Police, and the Arizona Sheriffs’ Association argued the bill provides needed statewide guardrails while preserving a valuable investigative tool for missing persons, stolen vehicles, and serious crimes. Opponents from the ACLU, Institute for Justice, and private citizens raised privacy and Fourth Amendment concerns, warning about dragnet surveillance, unclear terms like “legitimate” law enforcement purposes, lack of public access to records, and the risk of misuse for immigration or abortion-related tracking. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave SB 1111 as amended a do pass recommendation on a 7-2 vote, with one not voting. Next, SB 1116, as amended, was approved. The bill requires appeals or adverse determinations on behavioral health claims under AHCCCS fee-for-service to be reviewed by someone with relevant clinical experience, and the amendment broadened the requirement to include medical-necessity denials and specified at least two years of similar clinical experience. Senator Werner said the measure was intended to curb inappropriate denials and improve payment for behavioral health providers serving Native communities. Access was neutral but said the bill’s terms were too broad and could require additional staff; the committee nonetheless adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-0. Finally, SB 1122, as amended, was approved 10-0. The bill bars AHCCCS from requiring prior authorization for behavioral health services under the American Indian Health Plan, while the amendment prohibited 100% prepayment review and adjusted the corrective-action language. Senator Werner and provider representatives said the measure was needed because providers were being delayed or denied payment, contributing to closures, workforce shortages, and patient brokering. The committee then began hearing SB 1072, a major appropriation to increase reimbursement rates for home- and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, with testimony focused on severe caregiver shortages, overtime costs, and unassigned service authorizations.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Jan 27th, 2026

Rules

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  • Recent statutory language intended to protect consumers has created ambiguity that could be used to challenge
  • SB 288 narrows the statute to remove that unintended exposure while preserving core consumer protections
  • SB 288 narrows the statute to remove that unintended exposure while preserving core consumer protections
  • Tab 6, CS for CS for SB 290 on Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services by Senator Trumbull.
  • So if I authorize payment for deficient work to a subcontractor, and I know that work is deficient, but
Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and considered a long agenda of bills, many of which were reported favorably. Early action included CS for SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements, and CS for SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and add mandatory life imprisonment for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer. SB 156 drew strong support from the City of Daytona Beach and law enforcement groups, while the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposed parts of the bill, arguing it removed useful limits on force and imposed overly rigid sentencing. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills, including measures extending exemptions for social media platform investigations, small business loan program records, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigatory records, emergency shelter recipient information, Department of Military Affairs records, conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information, Public Service Commission records and meetings, and Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. The committee also advanced CS for SB 624, allowing batterers’ intervention programs to offer optional faith-based activities, with supporters saying faith-based counseling can help reduce domestic violence and no participant would be required to take part. Other approved measures included HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands, which limits certain liability claims if notice and survey requirements are met; CS for SB 48 on housing, which requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units and was amended to remove hearing and variance requirements and clarify local ordinance obligations; SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, described as a negotiated glitch bill preserving co-op authority over generation and power purchases; and CS for SB 364 on public accountancy, which creates additional CPA licensure pathways and mobility provisions. The committee also approved SB 292 creating a public records exemption for appellate court clerks and their families, despite some opposition votes. Later, the committee passed CS for SB 296 and CS for SB 298, which expand protections for victims of domestic violence and dating violence by creating a feasibility study for a secure web-based 911 alert platform and extending address confidentiality and public records protections to dating violence, stalking, and aggravated stalking victims. SB 386 on farm equipment, described as a “lemon law” for tractors and similar equipment, also passed. Additional open-government bills were approved for emergency shelter recipients, military affairs records, conviction integrity unit materials, PSC records, and gaming commission records. SB 168 on public nuisances was reported favorably as well. One bill, CS for CS for SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, was temporarily postponed after extensive stakeholder testimony; the chair allowed public comment but no vote was taken, and the sponsor indicated ongoing discussions and possible changes. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded several individual votes for the record, and the committee adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 30th, 2025

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

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  • And I don't see anything as far as consumer protection.
  • American consumers can only consume about 1.6 billion pounds. So there's two.
  • Because if they don't label it, consumers are going to think it's wild-caught.
  • This lack of transparency can erode consumer trust and make it difficult.
  • Members, this bill strengthens consumer protection and addresses emergency.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

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  • Recently, OPIC made a legislative recommendation to preserve consumer rights to... ...to invoke appraisal
  • I appreciate all the stakeholders coming together with a policy that I think is good for Texas consumers
  • Less litigation means lower costs for all of us consumers.
  • The only thing I would add is that... ...on appraisals that shows, I think, consumers that it tends to
  • increase the awards made to consumers.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Insurance Apr 23rd, 2025

Insurance

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  • The chair lays out his pending business, SB916 by Zafiropoulos, relating to consumer protections against
  • The Department of Workers' Compensation is also responsible for... for settling payment disputes between
  • Shared savings incentive payments are applicable if the amount is under $50.
  • Over the past few years, insurance payments have come as virtual card payments as the default instead
  • in a. ...certain way, and that payment further reduces their reduced fee.