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• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 5015, relating to the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact
• The bill has introduced and acts the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, which has been enacted by five
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 5087, relating to the Interstate Cosmetology Licensure
• Interstate Cosmetology Licensure Compact, third reading of the bill. Senator from Randolph.
• House Bill 5087 would enact the Interstate Cosmetology Licensure Compact, which has already been enacted

Summary: The Senate met on March 11, 2026, with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous guest and page introductions, including school groups, prayer caucus visitors, and advocates for Home Family Education Day and Women in Blue Day. The chamber then took up committee reports and a large number of House bills, most of them on third reading, along with several resolutions and referrals. Senate Resolution 62, designating March 12, 2026, as West Virginia Athletic Trainers Day, was adopted after remarks emphasizing the value of athletic trainers in preventing injuries and tragedies in school sports. Several other resolutions and concurrent resolutions were referred to the Committee on Rules or laid over under the rules. The Senate passed a wide range of bills addressing economic development, public safety, health, licensing, and state administration. Measures approved included bills on the West Virginia Collaboratory at Marshall University, the Business Ready Sites program, volunteer fire company spending authority, the Load Forecast Accountability Act, funeral service licensure, work zone fines, biennial business reporting, correctional officer retirement law, the Right to Try Act, quick claim deed tax exemptions, an ibogaine drug-development grant program, aggravated vehicular homicide sentencing, 529 savings plan definitions, opportunity zones, barber apprenticeship, municipal and county hotel occupancy fund uses, criminal-record licensing standards, intimate image disclosure remedies, executor training materials, contempt penalties, PEIA treatment flexibility, PANS/PANDAS information, the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact, capitation rate review expansions, convention and visitors bureau board membership, peer support services, cosmetology licensure compacts, natural resource police retirement, DNR fee indexing, ALS care services, the Neighborhood Investment Program, oil and gas well plugging and carbon capture-related provisions, DUI technical changes, abuse intervention program terminology, and a youth summer employment and career readiness program. Most bills passed overwhelmingly, with a few closer votes, including the Load Forecast Accountability Act and the DNR fee-indexing bill. Several bills were amended on the floor, including title amendments and strike-and-insert changes. The Senate also debated the work zone penalty bill, with supporters citing worker safety and fatalities and opponents arguing the bill increased fines too much without requiring removal of outdated work-zone signs. On the energy-related load forecast bill, senators discussed the inclusion of provisions from Senate Bill 420 and concerns about coal plant utilization and utility impacts. After debate, the Senate adopted amendments and passed the bill. In most cases, after passage the Senate ordered the bills communicated to the House, and for a few measures it also adopted title amendments or made bills effective from passage or on a specified date.

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• MoDOT in the state of Missouri is using the design-build process to improve Interstate 70.
• So while I've never built a mile of interstate highway, I can imagine that laying a bunch of mud is a
• So while I've never built a mile of interstate highway, I can imagine that laying a bunch of mud is a
• Madam Chair, Shannon Cooper on behalf of the Gary eight or Kansas City Chamber of Commerce.
• Madam Chair, members of the committee, Chance Heppelot, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, just want to

Committees: House Economic Development , House Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development

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• beverages containing THC into interstate commerce. That is true. It's true, okay.
• packaging requirements that are tamper evident, child-resistant, and resealable, and addresses the interstate
• commerce concerns raised by the governor and his proclamation.
• If you send products with state lines, you're in federal violation of interstate commerce. markets, what

Bills: SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB9 , SB42 , SB15 , SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SCR1

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• heard that, and I've worked on bills, not alcohol bills, but other bills that say we can't restrict interstate
• commerce in the state of Texas.
• So why can't New Mexico—well... ...we can't restrict interstate commerce in the state of Texas.
• But also, how can we restrict interstate commerce into the state of Texas?

Bills: HB 1301 , HB2278 , HB2776 , HB2820 , HB3848 , HB3920 , HB4172 , HB4215 , HB4284 , HB4285 , HB4463 , HB4517 , HB4690 , HB4765 , HB4766 , HB4767 , HB4768 , HB4769 , HB4773 , HB4830 , HB5506

Committee: House Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Keywords: alcohol, beverages, winery permit, restaurant, malt beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, alcohol production, home brewing, family use, craft beverages, massage therapy, licensing, criminal offenses, sexually oriented businesses, public safety, bingo, charitable gaming, operating capital, regulation, funding

Summary: The Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures met with a quorum present, corrected the minutes from April 8, and then took up a long list of pending bills, most of which were reported favorably or left pending after hearing testimony. Early action included HB 1764 (accounting practice for certain out-of-state CPAs), HB 1788 (continuing education for barbers and cosmetologists on recognizing and assisting victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking), HB 2204 (land surveyor regulation), HB 2885 (local option elections on alcohol sales), HB 2996 (gambling offense definitions and prosecution), HB 3250 (real estate appraisals and appraisal management companies), HB 3352 (driver education on work zones), HB 3385 (farm winery permit), HB 3756 (powers of certain nonresident sellers’ permit holders who also hold a winery permit), HB 3816 (cruelty to livestock animals), HB 3913 (real estate licensing), and HB 3928 (electronic notice of towed vehicles), all of which were advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Several of these bills were reported with committee substitutes, and some were also sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars. The committee then heard testimony on HB 2278, which would legalize limited home distilling of spirits for personal or family use and add honey as an approved ingredient; supporters framed it as a consistency and freedom issue, and the bill was left pending. HB 3920, a TDLR workforce/CTE bill, and HB 1301, which would allow beer or malt beverages to be sold at certain wineries with on-site restaurants, were also laid out and left pending after discussion. HB 2776, aimed at tightening massage therapy licensing restrictions for people convicted of sexual and trafficking-related offenses and strengthening TDLR enforcement, and HB 3848, which would allow electronic filing of elevator and escalator inspection reports, were both heard and left pending as well. A major portion of the meeting focused on alcohol-related bills. HB 4215 would place delivery network companies under a statewide TDLR regulatory framework; Favor Delivery supported it, and it was left pending after the committee substitute was withdrawn. HB 4172 and HB 2820 would raise bingo reserve limits and update charitable bingo rules; supporters from veterans and nonprofit groups argued the changes would help charities, but both bills were left pending after the substitutes were withdrawn. HB 4463, a broadly supported bill allowing contract brewing and alternating brewery proprietorships, was also left pending. HB 4284 would remove the “excessive discount” prohibition in alcohol sales, HB 4285 would allow airlines to store alcohol within five miles of an airport in the same county, HB 4517 would create a complaint process for Texas distillers not paid by wholesalers, and HB 4773 would let breweries and brewpubs transport their own beer between facilities; HB 4773 drew the most debate, with supporters citing efficiency and opponents warning about unintended consequences and possible effects on the three-tier system, but it too was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending a series of TDLR cleanup bills and other measures, including HB 4765 through HB 4769, HB 4830 on service contracts for lease vehicles, HB 5506 giving civil immunity to ringside physicians at combative sports events, and HB 4690 on gasoline vapor pressure compliance. The meeting ended after all business was completed and the committee adjourned.

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• Are you aware of the 70% requirement that got kicked out because it violated the dormant commerce clause
• And I know Representative Overcast has been asking questions on the interstate commerce issue, if I could
• And basically, the premise is that the Dormant Commerce Clause does not allow states or government entities
• said, look, just because Congress has prohibited marijuana does not mean they've abdicated their interstate
• commerce authority.

Committees: House Judiciary , House Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence

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• It's an economic development bill as well, recognizing the importance as we have more and more commerce
• We have many miles in our interstate and also in our state roads, state highway roads, and then it goes
• members of the committee, I'm Terry Cole, President and CEO for the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
• Those tribes along the interstate send up to the state, and this is in the form of special fuels taxes
• Chair, Senator, yes, state-owned roads, whether they're interstate, U.S. highways, or New Mexico routes

Bills: SB2 , SB2

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• It's also an economic development bill, recognizing the importance as we expect more commerce to take
• And we have many miles in our interstate and also in our state roads and state highway roads, and then
• members of the committee, I'm Terry Cole, President and CEO for the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
• of the amounts of money that many tribes that sell diesel, particularly those tribes along The interstate
• Chair, Senator Yes, state-owned roads, whether they're interstate U.S. highways or New Mexico routes,

Bills: SB2

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• </c> the authority to regulate interstate the authority to regulate interstate commerce<03:31:52.920>
• We can know this firmly, as they used the word among the states to represent interstate commerce, not
• </c><03:34:26.439><c> commerce</c><03:34:27.399><c> not</c><03:34:27.680><c> the</c> represent interstate
• commerce not the represent interstate commerce not the word<03:34:28.520><c> within</c><03:34:29.000
• </c> of the interpretation of the Commerce of the interpretation of the Commerce Clause<03:35:30.279>

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• in the community of Saint John's force and some of whom must traverse the walkway next to the 90 interstate
• And what it does specifically is it extends the Interstate compact, an educational opportunity for military
• The interstate compacts multi-state agreement designed to ease school transitions for children of active
• Are Florida Chamber of Commerce waiving in support of the waiving?

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• In the Department of Commerce, I'm recommending total economic development funding of $170 million.
• The SIS includes every interstate highway in the state as well as the turnpike.
• The SIS includes every interstate highway in the state as well as the turnpike.

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met to consider its recommended fiscal year 2025-2026 budget and a conforming committee bill. Chair Shove presented an $18.5 billion TED budget, describing it as about 8.5% below the prior year’s TED budget and emphasizing recurring savings, reductions to vacant positions over 90 days old, and a focus on core agency needs. He highlighted funding for economic development, Visit Florida, Space Florida, affordable housing programs, military affairs, libraries, cultural and historic preservation grants, emergency management, and a $14.1 billion transportation work program. The committee then took up PCB TED 2501, which changes documentary stamp tax distributions by redirecting certain revenues to general revenue. The bill would reinstate the general revenue service charge on the supplemental housing-related dock stamp revenue, eliminating a recurring $150 million source for the State Housing Trust Fund, and would also redirect about $466 million from the State Transportation Trust Fund to general revenue. Chair Shove said the measure has no net zero fiscal impact on state revenues and does not alter the longstanding standard dock stamp funding for affordable housing or eliminate FDOT programs, arguing the bill preserves flexibility for future legislatures. Public testimony was split. Representatives from the Florida Transportation Builders Association and the Florida Public Transportation Association warned that the transportation trust fund reduction would significantly affect FDOT’s five-year work program, especially the Strategic Intermodal System, and could reduce planned capacity improvements and transit funding. Several members also raised concerns about the housing-related changes, arguing the bill undercuts commitments made through the Live Local framework and could weaken affordable housing efforts. In closing, Chair Shove defended the bill as a necessary tightening of recurring spending and said existing affordable housing and transportation programs would still be funded through other appropriations. The committee approved PCB TED 2501 on a 10-2 vote and reported it favorably before adjourning.

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• Um, and that statute, um, basically the North Dakota prevailed on interstate commerce grounds.
• </c><00:10:28.880><c> Um</c> uh on interstate commerce grounds.
• Um uh on interstate commerce grounds.
• That includes MPCA, Housing, DEED, Commerce, and Labor.
• We have had DEED, Commerce, components.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

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• :30 at the Huntsville Madison County Stadium, hosted by the Huntsville Madison County Chamber of Commerce
• The Chamber of Commerce legislative reception is from 6:00 to 7:30 at the Renaissance Army Military Institute
• Um, the sub is granting immunity for the medical boards and for interstate... interstate compacts because
• license compact or other interstate mutual recognition license requirement imposed by a law to which
• , all of that, the state... ...interstate compact, all of that, the state.

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• So, if we get large one-time infusions of funding, for example, Corridors of Commerce is a good example
• , Corridors of Commerce is a good<00:20:50.320><c> good</c><00:20:50.480><c> example</c><00:20:51.080
• The FRSA and the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act established a national uniformity for
• </c><01:12:56.560><c> Commerce</c> Um the FRSA and the Interstate Commerce Um the FRSA and the Interstate
• commerce.

Committee: Senate Transportation

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• Senate Commerce Committee will come to order. We're here for the nomination of Stephen Bradbury.
• It wasn't just the Senate Commerce Committee, it was also the House T&I Committee at the same time.
• commerce?
• in mind is not give any individual state the ability to do something different that would impede interstate
• commerce. should have standards that when they cross state lines, that you have one federal standard

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Keywords: transportation, air traffic control, safety regulations, Boeing 737 MAX, Department of Transportation, infrastructure funding, public safety, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed several pressing issues concerning transportation, particularly focusing on the need for improved safety standards and efficient management at the Department of Transportation. Specific discussions revolved around air traffic control, with members highlighting the urgency for a significant upgrade in systems and personnel. Notably, concerns were raised regarding past practices, especially the handling of safety regulations during the Boeing 737 MAX incidents. The committee expressed a clear intent to ensure rigorous safety oversight moving forward, emphasizing that the health and safety of the public must remain the top priority in all legislative and funding decisions.

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• probably the ruralest district out of the six, but we do have a lot of roads and we have a lot of interstate
• We have a Villanueva rest area feasibility study on I-25, and a study for a potential new interstate,
• To Plains Interstate on U.S. 6487. Page 10.
• Designating it Qualifies it as an interstate, qualifies it for the design elements that are restricted
• to just interstate.

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• government under the Constitution were largely limited to handling foreign affairs and regulating interstate
• commerce.
• government under the Constitution were largely limited to handling foreign affairs and regulating interstate
• commerce.

Committee: House State Affairs

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• Research, and then also, as time permits, we expect a presentation with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
• There's an appropriation for courts of commerce.
• I'm with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. First of all, I want to thank you, Mr.
• I'm with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. First of all, I want to thank you, Mr.
• I'm with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce. First of all, I want to thank you, Mr.

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• In fact, even when my own chamber of commerce came to me and said, you know, we like this in Sandoval
• So with number 4, we got a proximity to a designated federal interstate highway or other 4-lane vehicular
• Because I would assume one in the south near Cruces, and obviously I-40 is a major commerce interstate
• ask unanimous consent of the Senate that the records show that all action for placing House Bill Commerce
• I move that House Commerce and Economic Development substitute for House Bill 346 as amended with an

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• The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program has been moved to report... ...for example, the Interstate
• is disruptive and tough for travelers in the short term, but necessary to safeguard this major interstate
• One of our biggest One of our biggest priorities is the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, one of
• You mentioned the I-5 Interstate Bridge, and roughly a week ago it was revealed cost estimates have ballooned
• success with our encampment resolution program in the past years in cooperation with the Department of Commerce

Bills: HB2306

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, capital budget, operating budget, appropriations, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferry funding, state ferries, highway maintenance, road preservation, bridge replacement, tolling, express toll lanes, traffic safety, speed cameras, ignition interlock, transit grants, public transit

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• Halep Hawks before the Chamber of- Chair Tomkow: Commerce waiving in support.
• These include joining interstate compacts I mentioned, authorizing independent practice for all five
• Members, HB 695 is a public records exemption that corresponds to some of the interstate compacts that
• Just to have an amendment to add in the related requirements for the social worker interstate compact
• So this is the interstate Social Worker Interstate Compact public records exemption that is required