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• creation of a new regulatory structure to oversee the retail of federally allowable hemp beverages and CBD
• where he didn't ask, and we had great conversations about many things, especially when it came to the CBD
• And then... ...when it came to the CBD aspect of this legislation.
• This bill directly addresses these issues by prohibiting the sale of consumable CBD products without
• All hemp beverages and consumable CBD products need to be registered through the CCC, along with rigorous

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Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed students from the Frederick C. Murphy School in Weymouth, along with other guests introduced by members. The chamber then suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including proposals on alcohol labeling for beers consumed on premises, parity in funding for regional vocational and traditional public schools, and legal protections for victims of childhood sexual abuse. The main floor business was House No. 4187, An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws, reported by Ways and Means as a substitute bill. Members speaking in support described it as a comprehensive overhaul of the Cannabis Control Commission and the state’s cannabis and hemp regulatory framework. The bill would reduce and restructure the CCC, expand options for cannabis businesses and social equity operators, raise license and ownership caps, remove the vertical integration requirement for medical marijuana, and create stronger rules for hemp and CBD products, including a ban on unregulated intoxicating hemp products and a new regulatory structure for allowable hemp beverages and CBD items. Several amendments were offered and adopted by roll call, including changes narrowing the hemp beverage ban from 11 ounces to 7.5 ounces, requiring out-of-state testing labs to be certified in good standing with the commission, and other technical revisions. After debate, the House passed H. 4187 to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 153-0. The chamber also passed to be engrossed two sick leave bank bills, for Andrew Satara and Dana Johnson, and ordered House No. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Wenaka, to a third reading. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• I'm with SunMed, your CBD store. Thank you, Chair, and committee members.
• I'm with SunMed, your CBD store.
• We're the largest brick-and-mortar franchised CBD retailer in the United States.
• I'm with SunMed, your CBD store.
• If we have CBD in the name of our store, then our sign is going to be allowed.

Summary: The Committee on Agriculture heard a presentation from Florida FFA state officers Gabby Howell and Macy Jordan, who described FFA and agricultural education as a three-part model of classroom instruction, supervised agricultural experience, and leadership development. They highlighted FFA membership growth, Florida’s more than 60,000 members, industry certifications, and state funding that allows all agriculture education students to participate at no cost. Members praised the students and the organization’s role in developing future agricultural leaders. The committee then took up SB 438, which would regulate hemp and hemp extract products, including THC-infused beverages, by adding testing, labeling, retail location, age, and event restrictions, along with penalties and $2 million for testing equipment. Senator Burton said the bill is intended to address public safety, prevent products with illegal THC levels from reaching consumers, and respond to the governor’s prior veto concerns, especially store location and regulation. An amendment clarifying final batch testing was adopted without objection. Testimony was mixed. Supporters, including beverage distributors, law enforcement, and some hemp beverage businesses, backed regulation and said the bill would improve safety and clarity, though some asked for changes to avoid treating specialty beverage retailers like liquor stores. Opponents and some hemp industry representatives argued the bill was too restrictive, would hurt small businesses, and could push products into the black market; they also objected to THC limits, event restrictions, and the proposed regulatory structure. After debate, the committee voted 6-0 to report CS for SB 438 favorably.

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• CBD is one of those cannabinoids. THC is intoxicating. CBD is not.
• CBD is one of those cannabonoids. THC is CBD is one of those cannabonoids.
• CBD is not limiting the intoxicating.
• more and just take off that tax on the CBD products.
• more and just take off that tax on the CBD products.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I am here to celebrate those of us who do, particularly SunMed CBD stores.
• We introduced him to our CBD products, and he was very happy with it.
• I am completely against, we are, SunMed, your CBD stores, against synthetics.
• So, 50 milligrams of CBD or 50 milligrams of THC.
• Like I said, we took it down to 25 and 10 milligrams of CBD or THC.

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy considered several bills and reported all of them favorably. SB 70-24, on state planning and budgeting, was presented as a modernization of the long-range planning program to simplify reporting, remove outdated measures, and focus on key data points and outcomes; it passed without opposition. CS/SB 166, on administrative efficiency in public schools, made broad changes to school accountability and operations, including lowering the stakes of certain student assessments, giving districts more flexibility on evaluations, contracts, certification, calendars, facilities, and VPK oversight. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying that Title I funds may be used for STEM services, and another refining how advanced degrees count on salary schedules. The bill passed favorably after testimony both supporting and opposing the changes, with supporters emphasizing flexibility and opponents raising concerns about teacher evaluation and instructional practice. CS/SB 164, on vessel accountability, was described as a measure to address derelict and at-risk vessels by improving owner identification, creating a free long-term anchoring permit program, increasing penalties, and authorizing grants for local governments in the FWC prevention program. It received support from marine industry groups and was reported favorably. CS/SB 472, on education and correctional facilities for licensed professions, would allow inmates to receive credit toward licensure for qualifying coursework; a strike-all amendment added coordination with DBPR and professional boards. The bill drew support from criminal justice, business, and policy groups and passed unanimously. The committee spent the most time on CS/SB 438, on food and hemp products. Senator Burton and co-sponsor Senator Davis argued the bill was needed to regulate intoxicating hemp products, restrict child-appealing packaging and signage, ban synthetic hemp products, cap THC content in edibles and beverages, and require hemp beverages to be sold through alcohol-style distribution channels. Supporters, including alcohol distributors and some public safety advocates, said the bill would improve testing, labeling, and consumer protection. Opponents, including hemp retailers, farmers, and libertarian advocates, argued it would harm small businesses, reduce consumer choice, and push sales to the black market. After extensive debate, the bill was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, senators requested to be recorded as voting in the affirmative on tab five, and the committee adjourned.

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• <01:01:09.559> at more prolific especially um the CBD at more prolific especially um the CBD
• We really focus on CBD only, but it is a diminishing market.
• <01:53:45.000> and synthesize THC products out of CBD and synthesize THC products out of CBD
• <01:53:47.320> guys by saying hey it's made from CBD guys by saying hey it's made from CBD
• product because it is produced from CBD product because it is produced from CBD that's<01:54:03.719

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• . >> Chair McClure: PATRICK WITH SUNMED, YOU ARE A CBD STORE, YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Speaker: I AM REPERTORY
• AFFAIRS MANAGER FOR SUNMED, LARGEST CBD RETAILER IN THE UNITED STATES, 260 LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE
• APPRECIATE WE ARE PUTTING A TAX ON THE INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS, MANY COMPANIES ARE CREATING TRULY CBD
• CLEARLY DELINEATE THE PRODUCTS CREATED FOR THAT INTOXICATION MARKET, YOU NEED TO ENFORCE THAT BUT MY CBD

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• Um currently ATC's are known as CBD.
• <01:33:36.639> We one part THC and one part CBD. We one part THC and one part CBD.
• CBD indoors under highintensity<01:33:41.040> lighting.
• benefits with a combination of CBD and THC.
• I mean, a cannabis concentrate could be pure CBD, which is not THC.

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• SENATE BILL 1030 ESTABLISHED THE COMPASSIONATE MEDICAL CANNABIS ACT WHICH WOULD LEGALIZE LOW THC BY CBD
• DOSE THC CANVAS IN MILLIGRAMS AND DID YOU CHANGE HOW YOU ARE MEASURING AND HOW YOU CLASSIFY THC AND CBD
• ALLOTMENT THAT WAS GIVEN AND NOW THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED SEED TO SALE SYSTEM IT CAPTURES THE ACTUAL THC TO CBD
• THINGS THAT YOU SAY IT AND FOLKS DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DETAILS AND INCREASE EASE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS, CBD

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• state statute, if a lawfully grown hemp plant is grown for use, that's going to have a really high CBD
• It's CBD.
• Whereas traditional marijuana is high delta 9 THC and low CBD. So because it is... THC, low CBD.

Bills: SB191, HB84, HB79, SB132, HB108, HB109, HB110, HB114, HB118, HB120, HB122, HB124, HB126, HB128, HB129, HB131

Keywords: postpartum depression, mental health, Medicaid, screening, education, maternal health, Chiropractic, Board of Chiropractic Examiners, license renewal, continuing education, election procedures, off-label, pharmacists, medical treatment, state board of pharmacy, employment protection, SB132, Alabama, controlled substances, Schedule I

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• Pharmaceutical companies that make money when an opiate is prescribed instead of CBD recommended.
• It advances all THC-containing hemp products except CBD.
• CBD, even though many non-intoxicating hemp compounds are used safely and legally across the country.
• 21, the bill prohibits young adults, including veterans, under 21 from purchasing non-intoxicating CBD
• a historical question, or there's a fact question, and I lean over to Senator Perry and I ask about CBD

Bills: SB5, SB11, SB12, SB5, SB11, SB12

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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• So if somebody is drinking alcohol mixed with CBD and they're more, and they're intoxicated.
• So that's kind of our public safety focus at this point with CBD.
• any authority to regulate what's being sold at those convenience stores at this point, um, because CBD
• then I think maybe next session we come back to you and say, we know this is what we've seen since CBD
• the remaining of that number would actually be the ones that would be in these locations looking at CBD

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• I'm a mother of 2 and I am the proud family member and multiple store owner for son met your CBD stores
• I am here to celebrate those of us who do particularly submit your CBD stores.
• So 50 miligrams of CBD or 15 miligrams of THC.
• So like I said, we we took it down to 25 10 miligrams of CBD and THC.
• closure member told this a large portion of our retail revenue comes from hemp-derived products pose CBD

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• . >> Chair Truenow: CAN WE PRODUCE THC OR CBD PRODUCTS NATURALLY AND NOT USE ANY SYNTHETICS TO MODIFY
• AGAINST. >> GOOD EVENING COMMITTEE MEMBERS, I AM WITH CITY BEACH STORE, THE LARGEST BRICK-AND-MORTAR CBD
• WE HAVE CBD IN THE NAME OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. WE HAVE CBD IN THE NAME OF OUR STORE.
• IS I'VE SEEN THIS SYSTEM INTRODUCED INTO OTHER STATES AND THEN WHEN WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE REST OF CBD

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• CBD with alcohol there. The way we look at that as a public safety violation is we determine.
• So if somebody is drinking alcohol mixed with CBD and they're intoxicated.
• them alcohol while they're intoxicated so that's kind of our public safety focus at this point with CBD
• have any authority to regulate what is being sold at those convenience stores at this point because CBD
• If this increases the effects, we're not going to ask really how much CBD did you have as much as you're

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:14:25.519> and harmfully toxic levels of CD CBD and harmfully toxic levels of CD CBD and
• Someone who is high on illegal amounts of CBD via ingestion of some unregulated hemp product probably
• Uh, essentially what we are doing is adopting the vape regulatory framework for these unregulated CBD
• Uh, so if you're a CBD retailer, you now need to get registered.
• Uh, so if you're a CBD retailer, you now need to get registered.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 302, which would expand access to medical cannabis by removing the in-person provider-patient relationship requirement and related restrictions. The Department of Health supported the bill, and multiple advocates and organizations testified in support, including the ACLU of Hawaii, Hawaii Alliance for Cannabis Reform, Marijuana Policy Project, and others. Supporters said the measure would improve access for patients, especially on outer islands, and some urged broader amendments allowing providers to certify cannabis for any medical condition and to speed registration and treat in-state and out-of-state patients equally. No opposition was heard, and the bill was left with no questions after testimony. The committee also heard HB 1052 HD1, which clarifies that the Public Utilities Commission may use universal service fund monies to provide free telecommunications access for individuals with print disabilities. Testimony was uniformly supportive from the DCCA Division of Consumer Advocacy, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Department of Human Services, the Public Utilities Commission, and the National Federation of the Blind of Hawaii. Witnesses described the program as an important accessibility service that has been operating under prior appropriations and should continue under the universal service program. HB 1482, relating to controlled substances and hemp/synthetic cannabinoids, drew support from the Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Health, Honolulu Police Department, and others, with some comments from the Attorney General’s office. Supporters said the bill would clarify that delta-8 THC is a controlled substance and help enforcement against illegal hemp products and synthetic cannabinoids. Testimony and questioning focused on the need for better lab testing capacity, retail registry and age-gating, seizure authority, nuisance abatement, and possible use of special funds or appropriations to support enforcement. Members also discussed enforcement of illegal hemp businesses and whether additional funding or statutory changes would be needed. Finally, the committee took up HB 712, a 340B drug-discount measure affecting safety-net providers and contract pharmacies. Hospitals, health centers, and provider groups testified in support, saying the bill would protect access to discounted drugs and preserve funding for services such as chronic disease management, transportation, and specialty care. Pharmaceutical-industry representatives opposed the bill or sought amendments, arguing the 340B program has expanded beyond its original intent and lacks transparency, and they requested reporting or audit-like provisions to verify claims and revenues. Members questioned both sides about alleged abuse, the growth of contract pharmacies, and whether the bill should include transparency requirements before moving forward.

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• Anxiety can be helped with CBD, but again, psychosis can be made worse.
• But it can be useful as part of a good therapeutic program to use some CBD to help limit their anxiety
• treat craving with primarily CBD treat craving with primarily CBD products<01:18:00.080> and<
• ,<01:18:03.760> but anxiety can be helped with CBD, but anxiety can be helped with CBD, but
• good therapeutic program to use some CBD good therapeutic program to use some CBD to<01:19:25.520

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Summary: The Health and Human Services Oversight Committee met on April 17 and approved the prior meeting minutes, then set its next meeting for May 29 at 9:30 a.m. Members also discussed a New Futures effort to collect questions about Medicaid changes and post answers as an FAQ, with a preference that the FAQ live on New Futures’ website rather than the state website. The commissioner’s office said it would coordinate responses and that the issue is still evolving. The main presentation was an HHS update focused on the state public health laboratory and its work during Public Health Lab Week. Officials reviewed the lab’s history, its biosafety functions, and its role in disease prevention, food safety, preparedness, and response. They highlighted mosquito surveillance for eastern equine encephalitis, West Nile virus, and Jamestown Canyon virus, noting that the lab tested more than a quarter million mosquitoes last year and that mosquito testing helps provide early warning for local public health decisions. They also discussed rabies testing, saying New Hampshire’s lab is the only one in the state that performs it, that rabies is fatal once symptoms begin, and that the work is preventable through early prophylaxis. Members asked about federal funding cuts, water testing, and whether CDC changes to rabies testing would affect New Hampshire. The department said it had been affected by an $80 million federal clawback but was managing through other funds and staff reassignments; for the water lab, temporary staff had been hired to continue swimming-area testing. Officials said the state remains able to handle rabies testing and that federal changes would mainly affect areas without similar services. They also answered questions on Jamestown Canyon virus, saying New Hampshire had one human case in 2025 and three in 2024, compared with zero West Nile cases in 2025 and one in 2024, and that weather and protective measures influence mosquito-borne disease levels. Additional questions covered biosafety levels, cyanobacteria coordination with the Department of Environmental Services, and the Brown Building flood mitigation, which was described as about halfway complete with a hoped-for reopening of the west side by June.

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• is a veteran who suffers with seizures and needs higher milligrams so he can take his daily dose of CBD
• take his<00:30:31.840> daily<00:30:32.240> dose<00:30:32.600> of<00:30:33.000> CBD
• <00:30:34.000> and<00:30:34.320> canaba<00:30:35.320> is<00:30:35.960> CBD
• his daily dose of CBD and canaba is CBD his daily dose of CBD and canaba is CBD canabo<00:30:38.000
• When we say 100 milligrams, we're talking about CBD or THC?

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Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up Senate Bill 202, adopting a committee substitute before hearing testimony. Senator Julie Rocky Adams explained that the substitute would require the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to promulgate regulations by January 1, 2026 for intoxicating hemp-derived beverages, direct the University of Kentucky to study manufacturing, testing, distribution, sales, and consumer effects of those beverages, and impose a moratorium on their sale until July 1, 2026. Supporters, including Rep. Matt Cook, said the measure was intended as a consumer-protection step rather than a ban, citing concerns about youth access, inconsistent labeling, and the need for a clearer regulatory framework. Members asked about the legal status of the products, whether the bill could unintentionally sweep in non-intoxicating hemp beverages, and whether there was evidence of harm. Senators were told the products are legal under the federal farm bill loophole, but that testing has shown THC levels on sampled cans did not match labels and that current regulations do not specifically address intoxicating hemp-derived beverages. Senator Higdon said CHFS had already been authorized to regulate hemp products and was moving forward with regulations and enforcement, while Senator Meredith questioned whether a moratorium would unfairly punish businesses that had already invested in the market and suggested setting a THC standard instead. Public testimony then shifted to industry opposition. Jim Higdon of Cornbread Hemp said his company had invested heavily in a beverage line and argued the moratorium would function like a ban and harm small businesses. Dee Taylor of 502 Hemp and the Kentucky Hemp Association also opposed the moratorium, saying existing rules already require age limits, behind-the-counter sales, and licensed retailers, and arguing that a cap on milligrams would be preferable to a shutdown. He said retailers were seeing approved and unapproved products in the market and urged work with the Cabinet and ABC rather than a moratorium.

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• The issue, of course, with Delta-8 is that it is being synthesized currently from CBD, which is derived
• 20:22.120> from is being synthesized currently uh from is being synthesized currently uh from CBD
• 24.120> derived<00:20:24.640> from<00:20:25.120> Mostly<00:20:25.960> pemp CBD
• uh which is derived from Mostly pemp CBD uh which is derived from Mostly pemp plants<00:20:27.240>
• a CBD cannaboid that's extracted<00:22:41.720> from<00:22:41.880> hemp<00:22:42.240>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on February 5, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills. HB 918, relating to labeling, drew support from the Department of Health, INDA (the nonwoven fabrics industry), and Hawaii Realtors. INDA said the bill aligns with do-not-flush labeling laws in other states but raised a concern about the six-month compliance deadline tied to FIFRA approval. In response to committee questions, witnesses explained that the bill is aimed mainly at disinfecting wipes, that most products are already labeled nationally, and that the proposed timing issue could be addressed by using Oregon’s approach. No vote was taken on the measure during the portion shown. The committee also heard HB 1482, relating to controlled substances. HPD supported the bill, and Aloha Green Holdings and the Department of Health both said they supported the intent but recommended technical amendments. Their testimony focused on clarifying the treatment of Delta-8 THC, distinguishing synthetic or artificially derived cannabinoids from naturally occurring forms, and avoiding confusion in the hemp law. Members asked whether Delta-8 would show up on drug tests; witnesses said it would test positive for THC and would not be distinguished from Delta-9. The bill was then set aside as the committee moved on. HB 981, relating to attorney’s fees, drew opposition from a law firm representing homeowners and associations, which argued the bill would limit access to legal services, favor developers and contractors, and make settlement harder. The witness suggested instead using existing consumer-protection fee-shifting concepts, and committee members explored whether a capped fee award or a broader attorney-fee rule would be more appropriate. The committee then took up HB 807 and HB 336, both relating to condominiums. HB 807 received support from the Green Infrastructure Authority and the Hawaii Bankers Association, while one testifier urged deferral over unresolved questions about commercial PACE financing; the bank association asked for more time to work with HGIA, and the chair indicated decision-making could be deferred to allow that discussion. On HB 336, the Community Associations Institute opposed the bill as removing checks and balances, while the Hawaii Workers Center and others supported it as a step toward clearer enforcement of health and safety issues in condominiums and rental housing.

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• It also revises the potency requirement for CBD.
• CBD, which is the number 10 that has been changed to a 2, that is the anti-inflammatory that the president
• terms of the medical benefit, and that we're seeing a shift in federal policy toward publicly funded CBD

Summary: The Health Professions and Programs Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered several health-related bills. HB 887, reducing medical marijuana registry card fees to $15 for honorably discharged veterans, drew support from veterans’ advocates and cannabis groups as a way to lower a financial barrier to care; it passed 18-0 and was reported favorably. HB 733, a Department of Health bill covering medical marijuana treatment center setbacks, physician certification renewals, low-THC/cannabis definitions, emergency license suspension for certain murder-related arrests, dental loan repayment area definitions, Early Steps policy cleanup, and autism microcredential eligibility, received mixed testimony from cannabis advocates who objected to some marijuana-related changes and zoning impacts; it also passed 18-0. HB 259, removing the $1,500 cap on pre-treatment funds held in trust by chiropractic physicians, was described as a free-market change supported by chiropractic groups and passed 18-0. The committee also approved PCS for HB 1443, creating a statewide Parkinson’s Disease Registry within the existing Parkinson’s Disease Research Institute and adding appointments to the consortium board, with USF support and no opposition; it passed 18-0. HB 1445, the related public records exemption for the registry, adopted an amendment adding the required public necessity statement and sunset date of October 2, 2031, then passed 18-0. HB 1309, which would standardize and speed patient access to medical records and align nursing home timelines with federal requirements, drew opposition from an information systems group concerned about data mining and portal access, while supporters argued it would improve patient access and care coordination; it passed 17-1 and was reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

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• So that's why I'm introducing a resolution to designate May as PSP and CBD Awareness Month.
• <00:06:35.039> Patients<00:06:35.440> with degeneration PSP and CBD.
• Patients with degeneration PSP and CBD.
• <00:07:16.240> awareness designate May as PSP and CBD awareness designate May as PSP and CBD
• struggles of those who have PSP and CBD struggles of those who have PSP and CBD and<00:07:28.560

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, 1012, house, all