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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I work for a lender, American Ag Credit, that finances vineyards and wineries as well as agriculture
  • So, and we're doing that in several of the food and ag sectors. What have you.
  • And certainly an aging workforce is another aspect to that as well.
  • And certainly an aging workforce is another aspect to that as well.
  • So winery costs and fees to discharge winery waste to land does depend largely on the age of the facility
Summary: The Senate Select Committee on California’s Wine Industry held its first meeting at Napa Valley College, with Chair Christopher Cabaldon and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry opening the hearing by stressing the wine industry’s importance to California’s economy, communities, and tourism. They said the purpose of the hearing was informational rather than legislative, with no votes or bill actions taken, and framed the day as a fact-finding session to inform future legislation, budget work, and oversight. The first panel focused on research and trends, with Dr. Damien Wilson of Sonoma State, UC Davis professor Ben Mumpeteet, and wine economist Chris Bitter describing the industry as facing structural change rather than a temporary downturn. The research panel highlighted falling wine production and sales, rising costs, and changing consumer behavior. Wilson argued the industry has relied too heavily on premiumization and technical elitism, pricing out younger consumers and needing to focus more on new customer acquisition, accessible brands, and evidence-based business decisions. Mumpeteet emphasized external threats such as grapevine diseases, extreme weather, water shortages, and wildfire smoke, and called for more public investment in viticulture and enology research, especially through California’s university system. Bitter said growers are dealing with depressed grape demand, a grape glut, vineyard removals, and sharply higher production costs driven largely by regulation and labor, and he urged review of regulatory costs, trade conditions, vineyard removal support, and barriers to replanting. Committee members then asked about how the industry can adapt, whether change will come through existing producers or market turnover, and how California might use its research capacity to improve regulation and compliance. Witnesses said the industry needs cultural change, better marketing to younger consumers, more data on health and consumption trends, and more efficient, science-based regulation. The second panel, with representatives from growers and the Wine Institute, described severe market stress: unharvested grapes, vineyard removals, and closures in some regions. Michael Miller said growers are seeing fruit left on the vine and called for relief on regulatory and trade pressures, while Honor Comfort described Wine Institute’s Share Wine Co-Lab, an open-access marketing platform aimed at helping wineries reach younger consumers through digital and data-driven strategies. A final panel addressed tourism, farmworkers, and water regulation. Visit Napa Valley’s Lindsay Gallagher said Napa remains relatively strong but is broadening its message beyond wine to cuisine, wellness, and outdoor experiences, while noting international visitation, especially from Canada, has fallen sharply. Sonia DeLuca of the Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation said declining sales and rising costs reduce hours and income for farmworkers and called for targeted relief, wage-loss support, and continued workforce training. Annalisa Kiara of the State Water Board provided an update on the Winery General Order, explaining that it was created to streamline and standardize wastewater permitting while protecting water quality; she said 56 wineries have enrolled and 122 more are under review, and noted ongoing coordination with industry sustainability programs. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly returned to the need for updated regulations, better data, and collaborative solutions, but no formal action was taken.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 10th, 2026

Agricultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • In fact, we want to help with that with the Department of Ag. Follow up, please.
  • They're more for ag use than they are for residential use.
  • Both of these bills designate rats as ag pests.
  • facilities.
  • I spent 35 years as an ag teacher at fairs and had taken my own kids to fair.
Keywords: 989, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 26th, 2026

Agricultural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • all, a brief introduction: I grew up in the Buell area and was involved in agriculture from a young age
  • bill; that you have appropriate labeling restrictions, that's done in this bill; and that you have age
  • We know age limits don't stop underage drinking or smoking, so why would they work here?
  • I think that every state has different testing facilities.
  • Eighteen years of age? Oh, we're willing to raise the age on that.
Summary: The committee first approved a motion to reorder the agenda, hearing a presentation from the Idaho Grape Growers and Wine Producers Commission before taking up Senate Bill 1282. Commission representatives reviewed the history and current size of Idaho’s wine industry, noting about 65 wineries, 1,300 acres of vineyards, and three AVAs. They described challenges including county land-use restrictions, water supply concerns in the Treasure Valley, and labor shortages, while also highlighting marketing, education, and specialty crop grant funding. A vineyard owner testified that the industry requires significant upfront investment and manual labor, but said commission-funded education has improved grape quality and supported growers. The committee then heard extensive testimony on S.B. 1282, which would create a kratom consumer protection framework. Senator Nichols and supporters said the bill would preserve access to natural kratom while banning adulterated or synthetically enhanced products, requiring testing, labeling, age restrictions, and clearer supply-chain accountability. Supporters included kratom users, business owners, and industry representatives who said the bill would protect consumers, distinguish natural leaf products from high-potency 7-OH derivatives, and provide needed standards without banning kratom outright. Several witnesses described personal benefits from kratom for pain, recovery, or avoiding opioids, and some said responsible regulation was preferable to prohibition. Opponents, including family members of people who died after using kratom, law enforcement, and addiction medicine professionals, argued that natural kratom itself can be dangerous and addictive and that the bill would not adequately protect the public. They urged either a full ban or broader restrictions, criticized the bill’s low civil penalties and prohibition on private causes of action, and said age limits and labeling would not be enough. Committee members questioned witnesses closely about deaths, testing, liability, and whether the bill should cover natural kratom as well as 7-OH. No vote was taken during the hearing, but Senator Nichols said the bill sponsor was open to amendments, including raising the purchase age, increasing penalties, and revisiting the private right of action provision.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • He threw the canister of this size under his car, grabbed his two children, ages two and four, from the
  • into hospitals, be placed on psychotic holds, and taken through all kinds of different treatment facilities
  • My neighbors to the south in El Centro have seen hospitals and birthing facilities shuttering due to
  • I'm so sorry, as a mom of children that age, it's just astounding what you've gone through, and thank
  • And I relate to my colleague; you know, my son is the same age as Adam.
Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills, with most of the discussion focused on worker training, public safety, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand training and de-escalation requirements for private security officers. Supporters, including security workers and labor groups, said the bill would better prepare officers who often respond first to mental health crises and violent incidents. Opponents, including security industry representatives and business groups, argued it would impose major costs, create training bottlenecks, and could reduce licensed security coverage. The committee ultimately voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Labor and Employment, with some members noting future amendments to address training capacity and employer-provided training. The committee also approved SB 936 by Senator Blakespear, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Support came from county officials, public health groups, waste management organizations, law enforcement, and local governments, who described rising misuse, impaired driving, and recycling hazards. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed to Public Safety. SB 1271 by Senator Reyes, aimed at strengthening California’s midwifery training pipeline by requiring data collection on licensed midwife preceptor capacity, also passed unanimously to Health. Supporters said the bill would help address shortages in rural birth care and improve access to training for aspiring midwives. SB 903 by Senator Padilla, which would place guardrails on the use of AI in mental health and psychotherapy settings and prohibit AI from being marketed as a therapist, drew emotional testimony from a mother whose son died by suicide after extensive chatbot interactions. Health and behavioral health groups supported the measure, while several industry and health organizations were opposed unless amended; the committee nevertheless sent it to Privacy and Consumer Protection on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 1165 on consent and then adjourned.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Business and Professions Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Business and Professions

Transcript Highlights:
  • He threw the canister of this size under his car, grabbed his two children, ages two and four, from the
  • into hospitals, be placed on psychotic holds, and taken through all kinds of different treatment facilities
  • My neighbors to the south in El Centro have seen hospitals and birthing facilities shuttering due to
  • I'll say, as a mom of children that age, it's just astounding what you've gone through. Thank you.
  • My son is the same age as Adam. He uses chatbots in the same way Adam did.
Keywords: 988, house, all
AR
Transcript Highlights:
  • We also saw 84% less time in correctional facilities and arrests. So, very effective.
  • came back and passed legislation eliminating fees for all state documents for individuals who were aging
  • came back and passed legislation eliminating fees for all state documents for individuals who were aging
  • And so families with young children, families with any age children are particularly vulnerable.
  • So the commission has approved a priority list of post-closure facilities in post-closure care that need
Keywords: 1204, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendments would do the following: lower the homeowner age to 55 to be consistent with the Prop.
  • So $750 million, the ag industry capped at $1 million per individual.
  • Current law already favors employers who can provide on-site fitness facilities tax-free.
  • AB 2533 helps level an on-site fitness facilities tax-free.
  • Second, while no policy, an on-site fitness facilities tax-free.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met as a subcommittee and announced that all bills on the agenda had revenue impacts placing them on the suspense file, so none were eligible for immediate vote. The chair also reviewed procedural rules, including the deadline for position letters and the suspense-file threshold, and later established a quorum before proceeding through the agenda. Most measures were presented, heard, and then referred to suspense without committee votes. Several bills focused on tax credits or exclusions tied to housing and property. AB 1606 proposed a five-year tax credit for small businesses facing cleanup costs from illegal dumping and encampments; AB 1971 would clarify that home-hardening retrofits are not assessable for property tax purposes; AB 2394 would create a capital gains exclusion to encourage long-term homeowners to sell and downsize; AB 1714 would offer a credit for sellers who complete required repairs for CalHFA-assisted first-time buyers; and AB 2389 would extend the property tax exclusion for newly installed solar systems. Supporters generally framed these bills as targeted relief or affordability measures, while opponents raised concerns about revenue loss, policy effectiveness, or implementation. The committee also heard a series of agriculture-related bills. AB 2427 proposed a tax credit for qualified agricultural producers to offset labor, equipment, infrastructure, and production costs, and AB 2192 would extend the state’s farm equipment sales tax exemption to local sales taxes with a General Fund backfill for local governments. Supporters argued both measures would help preserve California agriculture, jobs, and food security amid rising costs and regulatory burdens; opponents questioned the need for the subsidies and the size of the fiscal impact. Both bills were referred to suspense. Other measures included AB 1611, which would end a tax break on capital gains from single-family home sales for large corporate investors to discourage investor competition with homebuyers; AB 2522, which would exempt over-the-counter medications from sales tax; AB 2444, which would add a state deduction for ScholarShare 529 contributions and align California law with federal Roth IRA rollover rules; and AB 1550, which would allow deductions for tips and overtime. Each drew support from sponsors and allied groups, while tax reform and local government representatives opposed several bills over revenue and policy concerns. All of these measures were also sent to the suspense file, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
LA
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  • The point now, for those that—to answer my own question, page one, line 17, persons under the age of
  • “I’ve been to a few Oyster Task Force meetings, and they usually do have somebody from Ag, and since
  • we kind of missed the time frame, so we worked on it for a year to prepare because the Department of Ag
  • I encourage everyone to come visit Shell Beach and see our boats and our facilities. And Rep.
  • would like to know a little bit about how that's happening as far as the water usage for those facilities
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up a series of coastal, seafood, wildlife, and environmental measures. House Bill 851 by Rep. Ilg, which adds intentional mass balloon releases to the gross intentional littering statute, drew support from agriculture, wildlife, and environmental groups because of impacts on livestock, wildlife, power lines, and waterways; members clarified it targets organized intentional releases, not accidental releases by children, and it was reported favorably. House Bill 652 by Rep. Broe adding a non-voting Department of Agriculture appointee to the Oyster Task Force was also reported favorably, as were House Bills 349 and 588 by Rep. Domain to expand the imported seafood safety fund’s uses and add oyster, crab, and finfish representation to the Seafood Safety Task Force. House Bill 721 by Rep. Kerner setting a 5:30 a.m. shrimp trawling start time in certain bays, House Bill 857 clarifying labeling rules for commingled imported and domestic seafood, House Bill 669 expanding state property use for Grand Isle oyster research, and House Bill 889 creating bulk tagging for oysters were each supported by industry and agency witnesses and reported favorably. House Bill 688 by Rep. Ogeron adding Atlantic tarpon to the definition of saltwater game fish was backed by the Louisiana Wildlife Federation and fishing guides and was also reported favorably. The committee spent significant time on House Bill 653 by Rep. Beham, which would require one of two United Commercial Fishermen appointees to the Oyster Task Force to be a St. Bernard Parish resident. Rep. Beham argued the parish deserves a guaranteed voice because of oyster industry impacts from freshwater intrusion and the BP spill, while opponents including the Oyster Task Force chairman said the parish-specific requirement would make vacancies harder to fill and should be worked out through the task force or by amending another bill. After debate, an amendment was adopted, but the bill itself ultimately received a favorable report. Testimony throughout the meeting emphasized the economic and cultural importance of Louisiana seafood, the need to combat imported seafood fraud, and the role of oyster cultivation and shrimping in coastal communities. House Resolution 20 by Rep. McCormick, urging the Department of Conservation and Energy to study industrial water use from Caddo Lake, prompted a broader discussion about data centers and water withdrawals. Department witness Monique Edwards explained current state limits on regulating surface water withdrawals and said more authority may be needed for comprehensive water management; committee members asked for a future departmental presentation on data center water use. The resolution was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Rep. Sawyer moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 2nd, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, pedestrian access must be clearly marked, and a temporary facility should match the width of the
  • directed by the legislature, recommending route jurisdiction transfers, and naming transportation facilities
  • We've joined them on facility tours and engaged with them as they developed the state transportation
  • In this day and age, there are just fewer and fewer voices that are heard about policy.
  • In this day and age, there are just fewer and fewer voices that are heard about policy.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III) Sep 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • has stepped up to the tune of $850 million that will rehabilitate. ...build out an old screw worm facility
  • The new control facility at Moore Air Base in Texas will partner with Texas A&M Live to support research
  • I think, gone is the ban on judicial review, gone is the venue provision, gone is the AG power provision
  • Is there an age limit? No, sir. There is not. Male, female, of any age? That's right.
  • The health care facility—same answer. Yes, sir. That was the thinking behind it.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency Mar 25th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency

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  • For example, there's a fair number from the higher ed units and facilities.
  • For example, there's a fair number from the higher ed units and facilities.
  • Has this been shared with the other higher education facilities?
  • So is this a common perception from all of the facilities? Do you have a group that does that?
  • It is a statute that we think is outdated in a digital age.
Keywords: 908, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 22nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Oswell, and after serving as clinical director, she was named medical director for the facility.
  • Senate Bill 243 by Flores, ruling to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities, changing the
  • "communication facilities." I move adoption. Mr. Metcalf sends up an amendment.
  • In session today at 4:30 p.m. in room 1W.14, the Ag Museum, and committee business.
  • That's a, you know, just like age, right? It's an... objective and important piece of information.
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Mar 5th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Children have rights even though they're not above the age of 18.
  • My name is Julie Ravenholt, and I was in foster care in Region 3 for roughly three years and aged out
  • The home functioned more like a group facility than a family environment.
  • And so House Bill 759 does is reduce the amount of money that is currently going to RESHAB facilities
  • What this would look like in your facility? Like how would this actually work?
Keywords: 989, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • In 2020, when the new purpose-built facility was built out in Leander, Texas, and that facility houses
  • Yeah, the security measures that are in place at the facility are... Impressive.
  • They were responsible for building the facility.
  • They were responsible for the construction of the facility, and due to the security measures in place
  • They've not been concerned about the age either or the fiscal note.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs May 28th, 2026

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • They don't have an actual facility. They don't have anything.
  • I want to point to case law and AG opinion letters.
  • There was talk of AG opinions.
  • We always say, 'Well, there was this AG opinion.'
  • That AG opinion answered essentially one question.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 14th, 2026 at 12:23 pm

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is not a generator on some facility somewhere as backup power.
  • In this situation, down south, an artificial intelligence facility.
  • In this situation, down south, an artificial intelligence facility.
  • Also, about your bill, it says hydropower facilities. Where is a hydropower facility in New Mexico?
  • There is natural gas available to fuel the facility.
Keywords: 996, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

04/08/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we've had nine cochlear implants, all working-age people.
  • And I talked about this when the bill was going through: all working-age people that will probably end
  • They're participating in their future at an early age.
  • They're participating in their future at an earlier age.
  • When harm is real and urgent, the AG must be able to act decisively, and she has.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and approval of the prior journal. Members then introduced guests, including Dr. Stephen Brown as doctor of the day, Arizona State Troopers Day participants, the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and the Arizona delegation of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The Senate also adopted a proclamation recognizing the Arizona Speech-Language-Hearing Association for its work serving people with communication disorders. The Committee of the Whole considered several House bills. HB 2133, dealing with sexual material and synthetic depictions, was amended on the floor and advanced despite objections that it was overbroad and raised First Amendment concerns. HB 2167, relating to the Attorney General, HB 2600, relating to public school clubs and parental consent, and HB 2811, relating to obstruction of public administration, were also advanced. In a second Committee of the Whole, HB 255 on brackish groundwater recovery, HB 2787 on limiting local cooperation with Mexican wolf reintroduction, HB 2795 on county zoning for small modular reactors, and HB 2985 on state land water allocations were considered; HB 2787, HB 2795, and HB 2985 advanced, while HB 2795 later failed on third reading. HB 2003, concerning driver licenses and instruction permits, was also amended to add a delayed effective date and advanced. On third reading, the Senate passed HB 2013, HB 2031, HB 2102, HB 2103, HB 2117, HB 2226, HB 2262, HB 2278, HB 2378, HB 2584, HB 2693, HB 2270, HB 2370, HB 2665, HB 2666, HB 2876, HB 487, HB 2003, HB 255, HB 2133, HB 2167, HB 2600, HB 2787, HB 2811, and HB 2985, with several members explaining no votes over water policy, local control, public safety, and free speech concerns. HB 2795 failed by a 15-13 vote. The Senate also agreed to a free conference committee on HB 2874 and appointed Senators Finchem, Bolick, and Ortiz to it. Bills passed in open session were ordered transmitted to the House.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll call the order to the Washington State Senate Ag and Natural Resources Committee.
  • We also held a ribbon cutting for the Cle Elum juvenile fish passage facility.
  • So, as Todd mentioned, I am the ag research director. All right.
  • So, as Todd mentioned, I am the Ag Research Director for Washington Policy Center.
  • When I say youth, I mean I'm thinking about people roughly the age of my 10-year-old daughter, but I
Keywords: 904, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Mar 26th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, if you had a school-age child or you moved into the neighborhood with a child who was eligible
  • Sixteen percent of the school-aged children in the state of Florida are involved in those programs, and
  • Sixteen percent of the school-aged children in the state of Florida are involved in those programs, and
  • But we've had COVID, and many people, many of us even in this room, are beyond childbearing age.
  • Facilities and what we're doing with them, and have some clear data on the school-aged children that
Summary: The committee first heard the proposed Pre-K-12 education budget for fiscal year 2025-26, totaling $34.7 billion. The chair highlighted major increases for the FEFP, including $29.6 billion for public schools and K-12 scholarships, a $984 million year-over-year increase, along with higher per-FTE funding, $4 billion for the Family Empowerment Scholarship, $431.4 million for VPK, funding for school safety, the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, school hardening, Jewish day school security, and an education enrollment stabilization fund. With no public comment, the committee adopted a motion for staff technical corrections and then approved the budget proposal as a recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee then considered SB 1402 on dropout retrieval programs. The bill expands eligibility so any individual who has withdrawn from high school may enroll in dropout retrieval services and clarifies how school grades are calculated for virtual instruction providers that offer those services. An amendment clarifying the grading calculation was adopted, and the committee reported the bill favorably. Next, the committee took up SPB 7030 on educational scholarship programs, a broad measure addressing school choice funding and administration. The bill would fund the Family Empowerment Scholarship as a separate categorical, expand the education stabilization fund, create fall and spring application windows, require a single scholarship application and more documentation, assign student IDs, standardize payment timing to monthly installments, require continued eligibility verification, and add Level 2 background checks for providers receiving state funds. Members raised questions about background-check enforcement, payment timing, data sharing, and the impact on homeschool and private-school families. Public testimony included support from school-choice advocates and concerns from private-school representatives about added regulatory burdens and deadlines. The committee adopted the bill as a committee bill and reported it favorably, with Senator Osgood voting no. Finally, the committee considered SB 508 on the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, which requires private schools to disclose in writing what accommodations, modifications, and services they will provide to students with existing plans such as IEPs, EEPs, 504 plans, or ELL plans before enrollment. An amendment was adopted to require public schools to consult with private schools about equitable services. Testimony was mixed: supporters said the bill would give parents needed information for informed choice, while private-school representatives said the language could be burdensome and vague. The committee reported the bill favorably.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm dating my age a little bit.
  • talking about internationally, that I thought the IOC helped to make sure that there were legacy facilities
  • They're super important to us to make sure that our infrastructure, which, by the way, is the same age
  • as a lot of the infrastructure in the state, is aging.
  • Facilities and for community improvements.
Keywords: 987, senate, all