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NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/13/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- conjunction with Walmart saying they are implementing electronic shelf labeling, they've applied for two patents
Summary:
The Senate opened with routine business, approved the prior journal, and received several motions to discharge identical Assembly bills from committee and substitute corresponding Senate bills. Members also offered brief recognitions for visitors, including Yemeni American community advocates and Cheri Davis, who was honored for her Alzheimer’s advocacy and support work. The chamber then took up several previously adopted resolutions, including Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Period Poverty Awareness Week, and Nurses Week, with senators speaking in support of each measure’s purpose and importance.
The body then moved through a long calendar of bills, passing a wide range of measures on education, public health, correction law, environmental conservation, municipal law, agriculture, and consumer protection. Notable floor discussion included Senator Ramos explaining her support for a bill requiring salons and similar businesses to display multilingual domestic violence resource information, and Senator Gianaris and Senator Borrello debating a bill to prohibit electronic shelf labeling in stores over concerns about surveillance, dynamic pricing, and impacts on brick-and-mortar retailers. Senator May and Senator Skoufis also spoke on an environmental conservation bill concerning American eel management, with May supporting the species protections and Skoufis objecting to the bill’s structure.
Most bills were adopted by wide margins, though several drew recorded negative votes. The Senate passed the domestic violence information bill, the electronic shelf-labeling bill, and multiple other measures, including bills on eviction notice procedures, surrogate court procedure, and environmental conservation. After completing the calendar, the Senate reported no further business and adjourned until the next day at 11:00 a.m.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 04:01 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- The next is the Tax Department to promulgate a legislative rule relating to commercial patent incentives
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then considered a series of House bills and committee substitutes. House Bill 5438, dealing with changes to Step 7 of the school aid formula and allowable uses of certain education allocations, was amended to adopt the Education Committee’s changes and then reported to the full Senate. House Bill 4087 creating the West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance was also reported, as was House Bill 4191, which expands child care tax credit eligibility for employer-sponsored facilities and changes subsidy payments from attendance-based to enrollment-based reimbursement; senators emphasized its workforce and economic development benefits. House Bill 5074, which reallocates medical cannabis fund balances and future revenues, was amended to increase the Child Protective Commission pilot funding from $3 million to $5 million and remove proposed ibogaine research funding for Marshall and WVU before being reported. House Bill 5353, regulating virtual currency kiosks and money transmission licensure, and House Bill 5527, creating licensure and oversight for wellness reimbursement program administrators, both received strike-and-insert amendments and were reported. House Bill 5687, which phases down the metallurgical coal severance tax and adds a temporary oil and gas tax reduction with county/municipal revenue adjustments, was amended and reported. House Bill 4418, creating an electronic system for municipal business and occupation tax filing and collection with a 1% administrative fee and a participation threshold, was also reported.
The committee then took up House Bill 4245, the Revenue Rules Bundle, which bundles 26 legislative rules from the Department of Revenue and related agencies. The bundle included alcohol, banking, insurance, racing, and tax rules, with several sunset extensions and repeals of outdated rules; the committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment affecting a lottery consumer protection rule and a pre-need cemetery company rule, then reported the bill. House Bill 5168, providing a $12 million lottery-funded stream for emergency medical services, was amended to clarify the uses of the funds, rename one fund, require a 30% county match for mental health treatment spending, and create two additional county-based EMS funds; senators described it as a needed permanent funding source for EMS, and it was reported. Throughout the meeting, members generally supported the measures, with some discussion on technical details, funding allocations, and the impact of the bills on local services and workforce needs. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that Senate House Bills 4004, 4006, and 4009 would not be taken up that day, and the committee adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- as I recall, there's a legal term of art called the doctrine of claim differentiation, at least in patent
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- It's patently unfair that California jurisdictions, other than charter cities, aren't allowed the same
Committee:
House Elections
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Energy panel considers bill to appropriate funds to Minnesota Energy Alley program, HF1013 3/18/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We hold patents and IP that make our CO2 heat pumps incredibly energy efficient even at ultra-low temperatures
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill does not eliminate transparency or hide settlements, which remain public.
- It provides transparency and outcomes and maintains confidence ...hide settlements, which remain public
- The bill does not eliminate transparency or hide settlements, which remain public.
- It provides transparency and outcomes and maintains confidence hide settlements, which remain public.
- not include Black history and the ability to recognize anything related to Black history, which is patently
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Judiciary (02/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- 02:19:30.800><c> make</c><02:19:31.040><c> the</c><02:19:31.160><c> obscenity</c><02:19:31.960><c> patent
- patent or to disseminate<02:19:33.880><c> it</c><02:19:34.519><c> and</c><02:19:34.639><c> I'm</c><02
- I published papers and patents in cyber security.
- 30:42.960><c> published</c><02:30:43.359><c> papers</c><02:30:43.680><c> and</c><02:30:43.960><c> patents
- </c> children I published papers and patents children I published papers and patents and<02:30:44.439
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 232, which would protect health care workers’ conscience rights in connection with certain procedures, especially abortion and sterilization, and also referenced contraception. The prime sponsor, Rep. Mark Pearson, said the bill is meant to prevent medical professionals from being forced to participate in procedures that violate their beliefs, while still prohibiting discrimination against patients based on protected characteristics. He said the measure was intended to help retain health care workers in New Hampshire and noted he had added an amendment to address concerns about people taking jobs only to later refuse duties, as well as emergency situations where a provider is the only one available.
Committee members raised concerns about how broadly the bill and amendment were written. Questions focused on whether the protections could apply to non-physician staff such as schedulers, receptionists, or pharmacy employees; whether a provider could refuse to schedule, refer, or otherwise assist with services; and how “emergency” would be determined in practice. Several members also questioned whether the bill could affect access to contraception, including pharmacy sales and procedures such as tubal ligation, and whether the language was clear enough to prevent confusion or unintended refusals of care. Pearson said the bill was not intended to allow refusal of emergency care or general patient discrimination, and he acknowledged some language could be tweaked.
Rep. Paige Boerman, a maternal-child health nurse, testified in opposition, saying she had seen pharmacists question prescriptions related to miscarriage care and that the bill could create barriers to contraception and other reproductive health services. She warned that the lack of a disclosure requirement and the broad definitions could create risks, especially in rural areas with limited providers. She also pointed to problems she said had occurred in other states, arguing the bill could lead to delayed care in emergencies. The hearing ended after questions and discussion; no vote or final action was taken in the portion provided.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- If their patents and plant runs right, they rather expect to get much larger, potentially hundreds of
- And for me, folks, we have the opportunity to get these patents in the first plant, probably one of the
- in the first plant, to get these patents in the first plant, probably<02:52:32.080><c> one</c><02:52
- They will continue this plant running ad nauseam, and it's proving up their patent.
- They will continue this plant running ad nauseam, and it's proving up their patent.
Committee:
Joint Appropriations
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (01/31/2025)
State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- I don't know if anybody's ever been involved in a patent.
- A patent is where you describe something so well that someone outside the knowledge of that should be
- I look at the Declaration of Independence as the patent, and when I look at HCR 5, they're referring
- anybody any of the involved in a patent anybody any of the committee<03:13:07.640><c> members</c><03
- :09.200><c> where</c> committee members so a patent is where committee members so a patent is where you
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- until I looked a little more closely and saw the couple of holes that are in there, aside from the patent
Summary:
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard five bills, with testimony focused on farmworker climate equity, product recall responsibility, diaper ingredient disclosure, agricultural commissioner fee authority, and vape disposal and youth protection. Members also took up one consent item. The chair reviewed testimony rules, and the committee established a quorum before proceeding.
AB 1600 by Assembly Member Arambula would treat farmworker housing as disadvantaged communities for purposes of climate and environmental funding. Supporters said farmworkers face severe climate, housing, water, and pollution burdens but are often excluded from existing DAC mapping tools. The bill passed 4-1 to the Committee on Appropriations. AB 2462 by Assembly Member Pellerin would require manufacturers to take back recalled products at no cost from consumers and additional collection points such as recycling centers, waste facilities, and thrift stores, while strengthening CalRecycle enforcement. It drew support from counties, cities, and waste stewardship groups, and opposition from manufacturers and juvenile product interests concerned about implementation, coordination, and penalties. The bill passed 5-1 to Appropriations.
AB 1901 by Assembly Member Berman would require children’s diaper manufacturers to disclose ingredients online and on packaging. Supporters framed it as a parents’ right-to-know measure, while industry witnesses sought amendments to align it with other California disclosure laws and protect confidential business information. The bill passed 5-0 to Appropriations. AB 2380 by Assembly Member Papin would raise the maximum fee counties may charge to support agricultural commissioner operations and pesticide enforcement; it received support from county agricultural officials and passed unanimously to the Assembly Floor. AB 2667 by Assembly Member Hadwick would ban deceptively marketed disposable vapes, allow household hazardous waste facilities to disassemble them, and direct DTSC to address school-confiscated vapes. School and local government witnesses described widespread youth vaping and disposal challenges, and the bill passed unanimously to the Business and Professions Committee. AB 2086, the consent item, also passed unanimously. Later add-on votes confirmed the earlier actions, and the committee adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Mar 24th, 2026
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- until I looked a little more closely and saw the couple of holes that are in there, aside from the patent
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, I believe it is patently false to suggest that this bill waters down current law.
Bills:
HB1016 , HB1453 , HB1992 , HB2015 , HB2940 , HB2959 , HB2997 , HB3037 , HB3045 , HB3053 , HB3087 , HB3267 , HB3301 , HB3453 , HB3495 , HB3521 , HB3581 , HB3584 , HB3586 , HB3587 , HB3662 , HB3691 , HB3695 , HB3697 , HB3742 , HB3743 , HB3845 , HB4058 , HB4125 , HB4198 , HB4227 , HB4425
Committee:
House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
Keywords:
minors, content creation, trust account, compensation, civil action, digital content, Oklahoma statutes, foreign ownership, property rights, agricultural land, Attorney General, divestment, real estate, felony penalties, motor vehicles, towing services, combination vehicles, wrecker fees, possessory lien, landlord
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- It is not patented. I can open up a clinic tomorrow and call it Planned Parenthood.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session: 2025 First Special Session - part 2 Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- want to correct the record on a few things that Leader Niska just said that are simply not true, patently
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Over the last 5 years, these young minds have filed over 600 United States patents with 314 granted across
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine optimizing longevity from research to action. Feb 12th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Aging (Special) Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Verdin has published more than 210 scientific papers and holds more than 15 patents, has held faculty
Committee:
Senate Aging (Special) Committee
Summary:
The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- jurisdictions and then they sell—they have a controlled foreign corporation that holds on to the patents
- that holds<00:28:05.840><c> on</c><00:28:06.080><c> to</c><00:28:06.240><c> the</c><00:28:06.360><c> patents
- </c><00:28:07.440><c> or</c><00:28:07.800><c> the</c> holds on to the patents or the holds on to the
- patents or the intellectual<00:28:08.960><c> property</c><00:28:09.920><c> and</c><00:28:10.040><c> then
Committee:
House Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- it right now, to me, it looks like there's still about 24 other off-brand, you know, because the patent
- other off-brand, you know,<00:27:25.360><c> because</c><00:27:25.520><c> the</c><00:27:25.679><c> patent
- ran</c><00:27:26.240><c> out</c><00:27:26.480><c> is</c><00:27:26.720><c> my</c> know, because the patent
- ran out is my know, because the patent ran out is my understanding<00:27:27.440><c> and,</c><00:27:27.840
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
Keywords:
pesticide, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, chemical safety, local agriculture, insecticides, pollinators, seeds, environmental health, neonicotinoids, systemic insecticides, civil penalties, pest management, land trends, report, appropriation, farmers, veterinary medicine, veterinary technology
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
CPC Public Hearing - Tue Mar 3, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Consumer Protection & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- This allows medications that big pharma will not make because they can't put a patent on it, make prescriptions
- <00:19:36.000><c> a</c> not make um because they can't put a not make um because they can't put a patent
- c> it,</c><00:19:37.360><c> make</c><00:19:37.720><c> prescriptions</c><00:19:38.720><c> that</c> patent
- on it, make prescriptions that patent on it, make prescriptions that other<00:19:39.720><c> words</c
Bills:
HB2323 , HB2324 , HB1509 , HB2164 , HB2165 , HB2367 , HB2619 , HB1765 , HB2187 , HB1864 , HB1452 , HB2314 , HB1898 , HB2558 , HB2319 , HB1643 , HB2121
Committee:
House Consumer Protection & Commerce
Summary:
The committee heard several administration bills related largely to workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. On HB 2323 HD1, which would modernize workers’ compensation notice and filing procedures, DLIR and other agencies testified in support of the original bill language but said HD1 removed key components and weakened the bill’s clarity and continuity. HB 2324 HD1, which would repeal state hoisting-machine certification requirements and the separate crane operator certificate, drew support from DLIR; members asked about whether the change would affect safety or local operators, and DLIR said OSHA-compliant certifications already exist and the union supported the change. HB 1509 HD1, which would require faster employer responses to treatment plans and impose penalties for nonresponse, received support from DLIR and others, while DHRD said it wanted an amendment.
The committee also took up HB 2164 HD1 on compounded prescription drugs in workers’ compensation. DLIR supported the bill as a way to define compounded drugs and curb inflated pricing, but DHRD and a medical provider opposed it and asked for amendments. Testimony focused heavily on whether the definition should include 503B compounding facilities and whether physician dispensing should be limited to the first 30 days after injury. HB 2165 HD1, dealing with unemployment insurance eligibility and removing the two-year limit on recouping overpayments, was supported by DLIR but opposed by Unite Here Local 5, which argued it would make it harder for striking workers and other claimants. Members questioned the impact of changing reporting deadlines from calendar days to business days and raised concerns about future benefit offsets; DLIR said the bill was needed for federal conformity and that the committee would revisit the offset percentage and effective date.
Later, the committee heard HB 2367 on pay transparency, requiring salary ranges in job postings and removing the small-employer exemption. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, AAUW, Hawaii Women Lawyers, and an individual testifier supported the bill, saying pay transparency promotes fairness, trust, and pay equity; one testifier described being underpaid compared with a predecessor and said posting ranges would save applicants’ time. HB 2619 HD1, concerning homemade food products and farm kitchens, received generally supportive comments from the Department of Health, which requested an amendment to preserve flexibility in future rulemaking. HB 1765 HD1, on spear-fishing safety warnings, drew support from a safety educator and comments from DLNR; supporters said warning labels would help prevent hypoxic blackout deaths and were low-cost and easy to implement. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And it is patently unfair to take a business that's been good all along and suddenly discover some credible
- </c><01:40:41.600><c> And</c><01:40:41.840><c> it</c><01:40:42.159><c> is</c><01:40:42.639><c> patently
- And it is patently provider who's good.
- And it is patently unfair<01:40:43.760><c> to</c><01:40:44.000><c> take</c><01:40:44.239><c> a</c><01
Committee:
Senate Human Services