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FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 16, 2026 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- space and gives the Legislature first right of refusal for any vacant space for parking and the supplies
- diversity renaming supply development and expands assistance to all Florida Bay small business.
- DIVERSITY RENAMING SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANDS ASSISTANCE TO ALL FLORIDA 200 BAY
- Let's talk about the striking of the language regarding the Office of Supply Diversity.
- And my other concern with this piece of legislation has to do with us repealing the Office of Supply
Summary:
The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met to consider four conforming committee bills tied to the proposed 2026-27 House General Appropriations Act. Rep. Maggard presented PCB SAB 26-04, the annual retirement bill, which updates Florida Retirement System contribution rates based on the annual actuarial study and was said to produce a $31.7 million state savings. He also presented PCB SAB 26-02, which addresses collective bargaining impasses for state employees by tying resolution to spending decisions in the appropriations act or implementing legislation. Both bills drew brief questions, mainly from Rep. Gantt, and both passed favorably on roll call.
Rep. Miller presented PCB SAB 26-03, which reorganizes state audit functions and creates the Florida Accountability Office, consolidating legislative audit work into four divisions and adding whistleblower protections and reporting requirements. Rep. Gantt asked whether the bill changed the use of outside auditors and whether it had a fiscal impact; Miller said the work would be absorbed within existing resources and that the Legislature would retain responsibility. A taxpayer witness supported the bill and urged stronger local-government audit standards and broader whistleblower coverage. The bill passed favorably.
Rep. Abbott presented PCB SAB 26-01, a broader appropriations conforming bill focused on the State Employee Health Insurance Trust Fund, prescription drug formulary changes, a health insurance assessment on agencies and vacant positions, the $3 traffic violation surcharge for the State Law Enforcement Radio System, Capitol complex space management, and changes to the Office of Supplier Diversity. Much of the discussion centered on whether a closed formulary would make medications harder to obtain, with Abbott saying prior authorization would still allow access and that the change was needed to control costs and protect the trust fund. Rep. Gantt and Rep. Robinson raised concerns about employee health benefits and the repeal of supplier diversity provisions, arguing the committee lacked data on the impact to minority- and women-owned businesses; Abbott said the changes would still allow small businesses to compete and that the bill was intended to save money and modernize procurement. PCB SAB 26-01 also passed favorably, and the meeting adjourned after all agenda items were reported out.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Health and Human Services Oversight Committee (05/29/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- Right, stimulant days supply.
- Right, stimulant days supply. If three. Right, stimulant days supply.
- If I receive 10 tablet supply.
- </c> a day, that's only three days supply. a day, that's only three days supply.
- And supply increase for that one person.
Summary:
The committee met on May 29 and approved the draft minutes. DHHS Commissioner Weaver then opened the department update by asking Medicaid Director Henry Litman to brief members on federal and state Medicaid changes, and later turned to DHHS Chief Operating Officer David Weathers for an update on data governance. Members also asked that acronyms be spelled out in future materials and requested a follow-up on the federal Medicaid rule once it is published.
Litman reviewed several federal Medicaid provisions tied to HR 1/"OBBA" and related state implementation issues. He said the first major change would be restrictions on certain non-citizens’ Medicaid coverage, affecting about 400 people in New Hampshire, with notices likely 30 to 60 days before the effective date. He also discussed new work requirements/community engagement rules, saying New Hampshire is on track to implement them and will likely need a state plan amendment rather than an 1115 waiver. Other changes included shorter retroactive coverage periods, a new state option for certain community-based services with an estimated $740,000 in implementation support, a freeze and phased-down reduction in the Medicaid enhancement tax beginning in state fiscal year 2029, and limits on directed payments to hospitals after a grandfathering period. He also noted that Medicaid enrollment has fallen from pandemic-era levels, with about 167,000 people covered as of May 1, and that the department is working with CMS on child premiums and other cost-sharing changes approved in HB 2.
Committee members asked how the department could plan for the 2029 changes given the number of elections before then, and Litman said federal rules may be adjusted over time as states and stakeholders raise concerns. He emphasized planning for the worst while hoping for the best, and said rural health care transformation funding would help the state prepare. In the second presentation, Weathers explained that data governance is now embedded in DHHS operations to control access, manage reporting, and respond to risk. He defined it as managing what data is collected, how it is used, who can access it, and what laws apply, and said DHHS has moved from governance as a committee to governance as an operational process. He described privacy impact assessments for new systems going into production, monthly privacy and security training, and ongoing review of access controls and data-sharing rules.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:21:46.240><c> for</c> construction materials and supplies for construction materials and supplies
- , and equipment uh furnish for supplies, and equipment uh furnish for two<00:34:12.240><c> projects</
- When we talked about locally the idea that we'd be buying equipment, materials, and supplies and we'd
- When we talked about locally the idea that we'd be buying equipment, materials, and supplies and we'd
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We are looking for ways that we can add to the supply of our locally owned portfolio.
- We are looking for ways that we can add to the supply of our locally owned portfolio.
- We are looking for ways that we can add to the supply of our locally owned portfolio.
- We are looking for ways that we can add to the supply of our locally owned portfolio.
- We are looking for ways that we can add to the supply of our locally owned portfolio.
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Housing and Community Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, California's farm workers are essential to our state's economy and food supply, and yet they
- We're a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on increasing the supply of affordable homes, ending
- We're a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on increasing the supply of affordable homes, ending
- However, the demand far outweighs the supply.
- However, the demand far outweighs the supply.
Committee:
House Housing and Community Development
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Mar 25th, 2025
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- As a point of background, I've worked on water supply, water quality, and coastal issues for over 35
- Ocean Policy and Governor Newsom's first term the impacts of climate change on California's water supply
- including better stormwater capture and use to reduce potable water demand to offset decreased water supplies
- As a result, precious potable water supplies are being used to irrigate turf.
- chemicals enter and remain in water, soil, and sediment and eventually make their way into the water supply
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (Part II) Feb 26th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- They don't need to be in our food supply, and they don't add nutritive value.
- Protecting the integrity of the food supply is the number one priority of food and beverage manufacturers
- with Secretary Rollins and are already in contact with her office to protect the country's resilient supply
- So, as I thought, you know, what a great idea to clean up our food supply, that if the legislature wouldn't
- Quality of foods indicates that all the currently used dyes should be removed from the food supply and
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
Keywords:
attorney ad litem, indigent parents, parent-child relationship, legal representation, Texas Family Code, court procedures, nutrition, health standards, food labeling, education, dietary guidelines, medical education, food safety, school meals, child nutrition, food additives, public health, 1185, senate, all
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 3
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that provide structure to this institution and hold us all together, our staff and human resources, supply
- all together, our staff and human us all together, our staff and human resources,<00:08:01.160><c> supply
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AR
Transcript Highlights:
- documented business purpose for items such as power tools and batteries, night vision goggles, first aid supplies
- , home decor, camping supplies... ...within the county, such as hiring and managing library employees
- documented business purpose for items such as power tools and batteries, night vision goggles, first aid supplies
- , home decor, camping supplies, clothing, and grocery items that all appear to be for personal use.
Committee:
All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING
Summary:
The Legislative Joint Audit Committee met on February 13, 2026, and first adopted the January 9, 2026 minutes. It then received and adopted reports from the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee on Counties and Municipalities, the Standing Committee on Education Institutions, the Standing Committee on State Agencies, and the Medicaid Subcommittee. Those reports covered audit follow-up items, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, state agency audit findings, and a Medicaid oversight presentation. Several reports were filed after discussion, and in multiple cases agencies or local officials were present to answer questions about repeat findings or compliance concerns.
Among the notable audit matters, the committee reviewed a Cleburne County library audit that found more than $80,000 in unauthorized or questionable disbursements, including purchases that appeared personal in nature and improper fuel expenses. The library director had been placed on leave, later charged with felony theft of property and abuse of office, and the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney and Attorney General. The committee also heard a special report on the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, which found scholarship ineligibility issues and numerous disbursement-processing exceptions, while noting that the program had ended in 2024 and remaining funds were returned to the school districts.
During the state agency report, Legislative Audit described findings at DHS, Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Corrections, and Veterans Affairs, including improper benefit payments, a cashed warrant by someone other than the intended payee, missing receipts, unauthorized fuel card purchases, and payroll and overtime issues. The committee filed that report after agency representatives responded to questions. The meeting ended with the filing of the Cleburne County and Donaldson Scholars Academy reports, and the next committee meeting was announced for March 12-13, 2026.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, June 24, 2026 - AM
Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, the committee is more generous on CTE supplies and materials than the recommendation from
- After the law was changed in Senate Supply 81, it's still the foundation... program guarantee, but also
- and equipment that you... ...supplies and equipment that you would need.
- So, if you've got a $100,000 grant from the state, the school district would have to supply $100,000
- Supplies and equipment—districts are currently providing Districts are currently providing supplies and
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The next layer in the supply chain is your grain elevators. When we don't have that...
- I don't know what happens to the supply chain when it stalls out on the farm.
- If you don't do this, you know, the impact that that has on our domestic food supply.
- Also, when we start looking at it, we have to look at our food supply, even with...
- Frankly, not to be crude, humans do not enter our food supply.
Committee:
House Agriculture & Livestock
Keywords:
agriculture, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, veterinarian, veterinary medicine, veterinary telemedicine, telehealth, telemedicine, veterinarian-client-patient relationship, VCPR, animal health, livestock, pets, remote care, electronic means, telephone consultation, controlled substances, prescription drugs
Summary:
The second bill, House Bill 3469, was introduced to address pest control regulations concerning nuisance birds. Representative Campos explained how the bill proposes non-lethal methods to deter these birds, such as the use of laser lights and sounds, which avoids conflict with both state and federal regulations. The committee heard impassioned testimonies from members of the public who shared firsthand experiences regarding the adverse effects of these birds on property and public health. The meeting concluded with both bills being left pending, reflecting a desire for further deliberation among the committee members.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel & Public Retirement (10-15-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Dam 7 holds the water supply for the city of Harrisburg, and is located on the Jessamine County side,
- Dam 7 holds the water supply for the city of Harrisburg, and is located on the Jessamine County side,
- Dam 7 holds the water supply for the city of Harrisburg, and is located on the Jessamine County side,
- Dam 7 holds the water supply for the city of Harrisburg, and is located on the Jessamine County side,
- Dam 7 holds the water supply for the city of Harrisburg, and is located on the Jessamine County side,
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:30
Office of the Attorney General 00:01:50
Kentucky River Authority 00:12:50, 958, all
Summary:
The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met without a quorum at first, then heard an update on child exploitation enforcement efforts from the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Criminal Investigations. The presenters described the specialized investigation and prosecution unit funded in House Bill 6, saying the added resources allowed them to hire four staff members and expand work on cyber tips, search warrants, arrests, forensic processing, victim advocacy, and training for local law enforcement. They highlighted a recent rescue of a 5-year-old victim from a Discord-related case and said the office had also filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the platform lacked adequate age verification and allowed predators access to children. Senators asked about the lawsuit, and the presenters said Kentucky was one of only two states to sue Roblox and that the complaint was based on evidence collected by the office.
The committee then received an update from the Kentucky River Authority on lock and dam repairs funded in the 2024-2026 budget. The authority reported progress on three capital projects: upper guide repairs at Locks 2 and 3, design and repair work at Dam 7, and design work to reopen Lock 5 for navigation. Officials explained that river construction is limited by flooding and fish-spawn restrictions, and they described the engineering and safety issues involved in replacing guide walls and repairing Dam 7’s spillway. They also said the authority had demolished three obsolete lockmaster houses and filled a fifth lockmaster position, while continuing to work on pay retention for those employees.
Members asked about the transfer of the lock and dam properties from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the permitting process through the Division of Water, and the timeline for reopening navigation. The authority said the Corps had transferred the properties to Kentucky, that permits for river work are handled through the Division of Water and the Army Corps, and that Locks 1 through 4 are open seasonally from Memorial Day weekend through the end of October. Officials said Lock 5 would add 14 miles of navigation if reopened, but that it would still take a few more years before that project is complete.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Housing prices are set by supply and demand, as are all prices.
- This is the bill that begins to address the supply and demand issue.
- This is the bill that begins to address the supply and demand issue.
- <01:21:40.440><c> that</c><01:21:40.679><c> will</c> Supply that will Supply that will help<01:21:43.040
- </c> help that if we increase that supply help that if we increase that supply that<01:21:45.800><c>
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- and you're never going to realize that without the power, you know, continuous uninterrupted power supply
- This resolution requires setting targets and pushing a restaurant to restrict its own supply chain.
- This resolution requires setting targets and pushing a restaurant to restrict its own supply chain in
- Paxton's lawsuit, is if you owned the entire market and you are intentionally trying to tank the supply
- ... ...is if you owned the entire market and you are intentionally trying to tank the supply so that
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
Keywords:
public school funding, education, budget allocation, financial transparency, state law, local control, fiduciary responsibility, public retirement systems, investment management, proxy voting, financial factors, insurance, political shareholder proposals, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental regulation, discrimination, credit extension, social credit, value-based standards
Summary:
The committee heard Senate Bill 945, 946, 2044, 2819, 2403, 2337, and 312, with all bills left pending after testimony. SB 945 would restrict insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage based on oil and gas activity or ESG-related goals, and supporters argued it would protect Texas energy producers from politically motivated shareholder activism and insurance discrimination. SB 946 would bar creditors from using social credit, ESG, DEI, or religious/political affiliation as a basis for denying or limiting credit; witnesses said it would prevent viewpoint-based financial discrimination and protect access to capital for Texas businesses. SB 2337 would require proxy advisory firms to disclose when recommendations are based on non-financial factors or when they give conflicting advice to different clients; supporters said the measure would increase transparency and curb ESG-driven influence over shareholder voting. SB 312 would direct public retirement systems to focus on financial returns rather than social or political objectives, with the author saying the bill responds to activist pressure on pensions and would reinforce fiduciary duty.
The committee also took up election and ethics measures. SB 2044 would strengthen electioneering restrictions for publicly funded education institutions and personnel, prohibiting use of official resources to promote political agendas; testimony focused on alleged school district electioneering in bond and tax elections. SB 2819 would prohibit county elections administrators from holding certain officer positions appointed by elected officials, addressing potential conflicts of interest. SB 2403, the Texas Ethics Commission sunset bill, would restructure complaint handling with a three-tier violation system, risk-based complaint prioritization, longer response times, bipartisan preliminary review panels, and expanded hearing options; members discussed amendments aimed at dismissing minor complaints, clarifying categories, and adjusting lobbying and penalty provisions, but the amendments were withdrawn during committee consideration.
Across the ESG and finance bills, invited witnesses from the American Energy Institute, Heartland Impact, Consumers Research, ADF Action, Texas Civil Justice League, and related groups generally supported the measures, arguing that banks, insurers, proxy advisors, and asset managers have used ESG or reputational-risk standards to discriminate against energy, agriculture, firearms, and religious organizations. No opposition testimony was presented in the excerpt, and the committee closed public testimony on each bill and left them pending.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Thu Apr 10, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the first to testify on this measure is a Board of Water Supply in support. Good morning.
- My name is Kathy Mitchell with the Board of Water Supply.
- My name is Kathy Mitchell with the Board of Water Supply.
- in support in is a board of water supply in support in person.
- </c><00:16:07.680><c> We</c> with the Board of Water Supply. We with the Board of Water Supply.
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Summary:
The Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a series of Senate resolutions focused largely on climate, sustainability, public health, and energy policy. Measures discussed included integrating Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge into climate policy (STR 93), creating a temporary working group to investigate the dangers of POS (STR 103), studying the feasibility of a green bonds program (STR 110), declaring a public health emergency related to climate change (STR 111), affirming the importance of marine ecosystems to decarbonization goals (STR 115), encouraging adoption of recommendations from the UN global plastics treaty and Rapanui summit declaration (STR 132), convening a geothermal energy working group (STR 136), affirming support for the Aloha Plus Challenge (STR 183), and encouraging insurers to pursue subrogation claims against polluters to reduce costs for residents (STR 198). Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive on most measures, with support coming from agencies such as the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State Energy Office, DLNR, PUC, Board of Water Supply, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Green Growth, and numerous advocacy groups and individuals. STR 111 drew both support and opposition, with supporters arguing climate change is a public health emergency and opponents disputing the underlying science and urgency. STR 136 also drew mixed testimony, including support from state agencies and one opposition submission from the Environmental Caucus of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.
Several witnesses emphasized indigenous knowledge, climate justice, public health impacts, and the need for coordinated state action. Supporters of STR 93 said Native Hawaiian and indigenous knowledge has sustained communities for generations and should be woven into Hawaii’s future climate decision-making. Supporters of STR 111 described climate change as a threat multiplier affecting heat illness, mental health, displacement, wildfire impacts, and food insecurity, while opponents argued the resolution overstated the issue. Testimony on STR 183 highlighted the Aloha Plus Challenge as a statewide sustainability framework with regional influence across the Pacific, including Guam, and stressed its role in tracking progress toward 2030 goals. On STR 198, supporters argued that polluters should help pay for climate-related costs borne by residents and insurers.
After testimony concluded, the committee moved into decision-making and adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass STR 93, SD1 unamended by roll call vote, with the chair, vice chair, Rep. Kahaloa, and Rep. Kush voting aye and Rep. Quinnland excused. The transcript then begins the committee’s action on STR 103, SD1, with the chair again recommending passage as is, but the remainder of the vote is cut off in the provided record.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- So an example of one of these is questions around growth and water supplies come up all across the state
- The modeling that we are already doing in the East Snake Plain does include water supply analysis from
- anticipate that IWRI is going to be, is already moving forward on conducting some analysis about water supply
- How would we get a copy of your final study with the water supplies in the basin area?
- How would we get a copy of your final study with the water supplies in the basin area?
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought Jun 11th, 2025
Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to open the first meeting of 2025 of the Joint Committee on Water Supply During Drought.
- So here's how our water supply forecast came to us this year.
- March is the first date that we get our total water supply available.
- March is the first date that we get our total water supply available.
- So that 43% supply for our district is going to have, is already having tremendous negative impacts on
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Water Supply During Drought opened its 2025 meeting by electing new leadership. After brief discussion of the committee’s membership and the usual practice of alternating leadership between chambers and parties, members unanimously elected Senator Ron Mazzal as chair and Representative Christine Reeves as vice chair. The outgoing chair, Representative Ybarra, continued presiding for the remainder of the meeting at Senator Mazzal’s request.
The committee then heard a presentation from Sage Park of the Rosa Irrigation District on the severe 2025 water year. Park said Rosa is facing very low reservoir levels, declining water supply forecasts, and an earlier-than-planned end to the irrigation season. She described the district’s conservation and drought response measures, including canal shutdowns, pump-backs, leased water, on-farm fallowing and water pooling, emergency well permits, and long-term investments in piping, sealant, drip irrigation, and storage. Park also urged continued emergency drought funding, more efficient state lease funding processes, and support for water releases that benefit fish during drought conditions.
Urban Eberhard then presented on the Kittitas Reclamation District and the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan. He described widespread on-farm conservation, reduced acre allocations, early shutoffs expected in late summer, and ongoing infrastructure work such as piping, lining, telemetry, and the Springwood reservoir project. He emphasized that these projects are intended to improve water delivery, support fish flows, and provide future storage, including possible hydroelectric generation as part of feasibility work. In response to a question, he said the districts are monitoring aquifer impacts from canal lining and are working on managed aquifer recharge to direct conserved water to beneficial groundwater areas. No additional votes or formal actions were taken after the leadership elections.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 12th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 2497 relates to the installation of a filtration system by certain public drinking water supply
- Members, Texans expect their public water supply systems to provide clean, safe drinking water.
- health, they can affect water quality, household appliances, and consumer confidence in their water supply
- Generally, Senate Bill 2497 would require a public water system that obtains its water supply from an
- As it stands now, the rural water supply is unable to receive compensation for any adverse effects it
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 685, municipal utility rates, water rates, sewer rates, local government code, rate discrimination, tax-exempt entities, sales tax exemption, ad valorem tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations, municipal water service, municipal sewer service, utility billing, public utilities
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with no quorum at the start, but later reached quorum and took up several bills. House Bill 2692, codifying the San Antonio River Authority’s enabling legislation and making non-substantive modernization changes, received brief supportive testimony from the River Authority and was left pending before later being voted out favorably. House Bill 685, which would prevent municipalities from charging higher water or sewer rates to tax-exempt entities than comparable customers, also drew support and was reported favorably. House Bill 1318, clarifying compensation issues when a municipality decertifies part of a retail water utility’s service area, was heard without opposition and passed out of committee. House Bill 630, exempting certain older outboard motors from title requirements, likewise passed and was placed on the local and uncontested calendar.
The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 2497, relating to filtration systems for certain public drinking water systems. Senator Zaffirini described the bill as a response to ongoing secondary water quality complaints, while TCEQ testified that such contaminants are aesthetic rather than health-based and that the water remains safe to drink if primary standards are met. The Texas Rural Water Association opposed the bill as written, arguing filtration may not solve most water quality problems and could be costly for small systems, while a consumer witness from Floresville supported it and described repeated rate increases and brown water after a filtration system was removed. Members discussed narrowing the bill through a committee substitute and emphasized the need for flexibility and technical expertise; the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with Senator Kolkhorst later asking to be recorded as voting no.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 2850, which would create a pollinator task force to study habitat loss, public education, and best practices for protecting bees and other pollinators. Senator Menendez and invited witness Erica Thompson of Texas BeeWorks highlighted major colony losses and the economic importance of pollinators to Texas agriculture, and Environment Texas and the Texas Beekeepers Association supported the measure. Members discussed monarch butterflies, native grasses, milkweed, and conservation efforts, and the bill was reported favorably and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. After testimony, the committee also voted out several pending items, including House Bill 5560 with a committee substitute addressing water-loss penalties and infrastructure improvements, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- They don't need to be in our food supply, they don't add nutritive value.
- Food safety and protecting the integrity of the food supply is the number one priority of food and beverage
- with Secretary Rollins and are already in contact with her office to protect the country's resilient supply
- So as I thought, you know, what a great idea to clean up our food supply that if the legislature wouldn't
- nutritional quality of foods indicates that all the currently used dyes should be removed from food supplied
Committee:
Senate Health & Human Services
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- we're going to hear about what we call, affectionately, WAVs, or wheelchair accessible vehicles, supply
- we're going to hear about what we call, affectionately, WAVs, or wheelchair accessible vehicles, supply
- and availability particularly um supply and availability particularly in<00:28:08.520><c> the</c><00
- </c> effectiveness in addressing WAV supply effectiveness in addressing WAV supply and<00:37:46.720><
- The wheelchair accessibility vehicle supply and availability study makes this painfully clear.
Committee:
Senate Transportation