Transcript Highlights:

• That was taken house being followed.
• <00:14:34.639><c> members</c><00:14:35.040><c> know</c> house members know house members know um<00:14
• We are voting ITL on House Bill 477. permitting, permitting, &gt;&gt; from<00:35:43.760><c> the</c><00
• </c> House Bill 477 goes on consent for ITO. House Bill 477 goes on consent for ITO.
• The House and Senate only have certain places in the State House where we can have portraits.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then moved into a work session on its remaining bills. The main discussion centered on House Bill 477, which would establish a commission to study safety and security procedures at the New Hampshire State House. Members debated whether a new commission was needed, with several speakers arguing that security is already being reviewed through the bipartisan Joint Facilities Committee and existing security staff, including an outside consultant’s review. Others raised concerns that members do not always know how to report safety or behavioral issues and suggested better communication to the full membership about who to contact and what information can be shared. The House clerk then explained the structure and authority of the Joint Facilities Committee under RSA 17-E, noting that it is a bipartisan legislative committee made up only of elected officials, with publicly listed members, defined duties, and the ability to meet in nonpublic session on sensitive matters such as security. The clerk said members can bring concerns to the committee, its chair, or their caucus leadership, and that some safety briefings are already given to all members when appropriate. Several members said they preferred keeping security matters limited to a need-to-know basis and opposed creating a new commission that could force public discussion of sensitive procedures. The committee then voted on HB 477. Representative Sheen moved ITL, Representative Turkot seconded, and the motion passed 12-0, with Representative Wall voting no. The bill was sent to consent. After that, the committee began discussion of House Bill 314, which would prohibit the use of federal, state, or local funds for lobbying activities, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll call the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee meeting to order. Welcome, everybody.
• She said they knew broadband had a lot of other agencies they partnered with, including permitting, land
• um there's a agencies we partner with um there's a lot<00:37:38.800><c> of</c><00:37:39.000><c> Permitting
• ><c> use</c><00:37:40.760><c> um</c><00:37:40.880><c> and</c><00:37:41.040><c> state</c> lot of Permitting
• land use um and state lot of Permitting land use um and state systems<00:37:41.880><c> as</c><00:37:

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• New graduates often want to work, but practical barriers like job access, relocation costs, housing,
• New graduates often want to work, but practical barriers like job access, relocation costs, housing,
• 2027-28 and to establish new fee authority for the issuance and renewal of a chiropractic facility permit
• This permit will replace outdated satellite certificates, improve transparency by allowing consumers

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It is 1:30, so welcome, and I'll call the Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth to order
• She's one of two members of the General Assembly who are members of the House Committee on Children and
• The hurdle we run into is a lot of these kids don't have a driver's license, learner's permit, and they
• we're kind of trying to figure... ...out how we can at least get them sent home with a learner's permit

Summary: The Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth met to approve prior minutes, confirm Representative Mary Bentley to the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee, and receive several presentations. The Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review team reported on unexpected child deaths in Arkansas, saying its 2023 review covered 148 of 170 non-natural deaths, with the remainder unavailable due to criminal investigations or missing records. Of the reviewed deaths, 69 were accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 undetermined, and members discussed how the report’s recommendations could be used by agencies and nonprofits for prevention work and grant applications. Committee members also asked about age breakdowns and how the data could be shared without identifying individual cases. The committee then took up HCR 1010 and a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Representative Shepard said the resolution was intended to confront data on juvenile incarceration and system outcomes. Senator Missy Irvin, judges Troy Braswell and Kathy Hess, and AOC Juvenile Division Director Burke Steen described the state’s long-running reform efforts, including the SAVRY risk assessment, diversion programs, and efforts to keep more youth in their communities. They said the reforms have reduced delinquency filings, DYS commitments, and revocations, while increasing diversions, but also emphasized ongoing gaps in mental health, substance abuse, and school-based supports. Members raised concerns about school data sharing, behavioral health access, and how to better identify youth with disabilities or trauma earlier. Judge Braswell and others stressed that many youth in the system have significant trauma, family instability, or unmet treatment needs, and that judges need individualized information to make decisions. Several members discussed the role of schools, the school safety dashboard, and the need for stronger community providers, especially in rural areas. The committee then heard from DYS Director Michael Crump, who provided data on commitments, facility use, demographics, offense levels, length of stay, education outcomes, recidivism, dual DCFS/DYS custody, and costs. He said commitments rose after the pandemic and then began to decline, while secure and detention costs increased with the need for more beds; he also noted that most youth in custody have behavioral health needs and that DYS works closely with DCFS, courts, and providers. No final action was taken on HCR 1010 during the discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• It is 1:30, so welcome, and I'll call the Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth to order
• She's one of two members of the General Assembly who are members of the House Committee on Children and
• The hurdle we run into is a lot of these kids don't have a driver's license, learner's permit, and they
• CDL, and we're kind of trying to figure out how we can at least get them sent home with a learner's permit

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 10 minutes and then approved Representative Bentley’s appointment to the Child Maltreatment Oversight Committee. Members then received the Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review annual report, which covered unexpected child deaths in 2023. Reviewers said 170 non-natural deaths were identified, but 22 could not be reviewed because of criminal investigations, prosecutions, or missing records. Of the 148 reviewed deaths, 69 were accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 were undetermined causes, including sudden unexpected infant death. Members asked how the report’s recommendations could be used, and presenters said the report is intended as a prevention tool for agencies, nonprofits, and others; they also noted that child abuse prevention grant applications are being shaped by the report’s recommendations and offered to share the RFP with the committee. A question about suicide and homicide data by age was answered by pointing members to the age breakdown in the report, with most of those deaths concentrated among 15- to 17-year-olds. The committee then took up HCR 1010 and a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Representative Shepard said the resolution was meant to confront data on juvenile incarceration and the cost of the system, while Senator Irvin, Judge Troy Braswell, Judge Kathy Hess, and AOC Juvenile Division Director Burke Steen described years of reform efforts built around validated risk assessments, diversion, and community-based services. They said Arkansas adopted tools such as SAVRY, the MAYSI, and substance-abuse screening to individualize juvenile court responses, and they emphasized that the goal is to keep children at home and in their communities when safe to do so. Members discussed the need for more mental health and substance-abuse services, better school collaboration, and the role of school safety dashboards and FINS/truancy cases in identifying problems earlier. Judges and staff said the reforms have reduced delinquency filings, DYS commitments, and revocations, while increasing diversions, though they noted data gaps in some counties and the need for better reporting. They also stressed that some serious offenses still require detention or commitment, and that judges must balance public safety with rehabilitation. Representative Barnes and others asked whether the numbers might be worse without judicial discretion and community programs, and the presenters agreed that individualized decision-making and graduated sanctions matter. Representative Inatt asked about tracking youth with disabilities, and the presenters said that specific diagnoses are not currently tracked but that national court data efforts may soon add behavioral-health data points. The committee then heard from DYS Director Michael Crump, who provided detailed data on DYS commitments, secure and community-based placements, detention-center use, demographics, offense levels, average length of stay, education outcomes, recidivism, dual DCFS/DYS custody, costs, and interagency coordination. He said commitments fell sharply during COVID, have since risen and then begun to decline, and that the system is working to reduce detention use, improve education and treatment, and expand community-based providers statewide.

Transcript Highlights:

• In House Education Committee, and we are going to begin.
• Again, for the second hearing of RS 33332 C1, or now House Bill 794.
• I urge you not to pass House Bill 794. Thank you for being right on time. Do we have any questions?
• We're urging you all to vote no on House Bill 794.
• House Bill 794 is before the committee. Chairman Hawkins? Yes. Representative Handy? No. Mendive?

Committee: House Education

Summary: The House Education Committee first considered RS 33118, which would repeal Idaho Digital Learning Academy’s current statutory framework. Rep. Elaine Price argued the program had expanded beyond its original rural purpose, had weak oversight, and was costly, while several members objected that IDLA serves both rural and urban students and provides a high-quality, cost-effective option. After discussion, the motion to introduce the RS failed on a tie vote. The committee then heard RS 33604, a more limited proposal from Rep. Doug Pickett to preserve IDLA for rural districts while changing its board, adding audits and transparency, limiting virtual charter participation, and reducing “double dipping.” Supporters called it a middle-ground approach; opponents said it still cut funding too sharply and did not fully account for the program’s value. The committee voted to introduce the RS, with the motion passing on a narrow roll-call vote. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 794, which would require student walkouts or absences for political protest to be treated as unexcused absences and reported to state officials. The sponsor said the bill was meant to protect instructional time and clarify attendance rules, while opponents argued it would chill student speech, burden schools, and conflict with parental rights and constitutional protections. Testimony was split between supporters who viewed the bill as a reasonable attendance rule and opponents, including students, parents, school board representatives, and advocacy groups, who defended walkouts as civic engagement. After debate, the motion to send the bill to the floor with a due pass recommendation failed on a tie vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• Andrade: I didn't file why I filed this bill in the Florida House website, but I did file it because
• I urge you to vote in support of House Bill 807. Thank you for your time and attention.
• House Bill 125 is not about asking anyone to agree with Charlie Kirk.
• Representative: ...the individual merit permits the codification in Florida statute.
• Today I'm presenting House Bill 243.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:10:56.279><c> support</c> behavioral health fund housing support behavioral health fund housing
• </c> eligible to um serve in the housing eligible to um serve in the housing Support Support Support
• housing stabilization.
• </c> um so the current statute doesn't permit um so the current statute doesn't permit us<01:12:24.159
• </c><01:31:46.719><c> so</c><01:31:46.840><c> to</c> guarding the hen house so to guarding the hen house

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> house I live in. house I live in. &gt;&gt; Sorry,<00:28:38.720><c> sir.
• recess on House Bill 1210, and I'm going to reopen the hearing on House Bill 1036.
• </c> I'll open House Bill 1210. I'll open House Bill 1210.
• </c> uh House Bill 1225. uh House Bill 1225.
• </c> here as a co-sponsor of House Bill 1779. here as a co-sponsor of House Bill 1779.

Committee: House Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Signs are not permitted in the hearing room.
• Signs are not permitted in the hearing Signs are not permitted in the hearing room.<00:00:35.680><c>
• ><c> security</c> State troopers and house security State troopers and house security personnel<00:00
• Go ahead with your testimony of the bill. move that House File 3560 move that House File 3560 um<00:02
• That is House File 3540. >> All right. House File 3540 is before us.

Bills: HF3560 , HF3295 , HF2937 , HF3540

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: electronic signatures, estate planning, uniform law, legal documents, Minnesota statutes, open meeting law, transparency, public engagement, social media, government accountability, parenting consultant, parenting time, custody, family court, family law, neutral third party, alternative dispute resolution, child custody, visitation, parenting coordinator

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:00:49.280><c> put</c> ele there is an elevator the house put ele there is an elevator the house
• So I funded by the uh by the house.
• Below that line in the House version.
• </c><01:39:37.920><c> projects</c> forward uh housing projects forward uh housing projects um<01:39:39.840
• </c><01:40:10.159><c> software</c> software um the the permitting software software um the the permitting

Committee: Senate Capital Budget

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :25.280><c> by</c><00:20:25.600><c> Representative</c> House Bill number 140 by Representative House
• On page 17, House Bill 245 corruption.
• </c> A guy came to my house. A guy came to my house.
• </c> walked around on the side of the house. walked around on the side of the house.
• </c> &gt;&gt; 33 I zero ns house bill 245 passes. &gt;&gt; 33 I zero ns house bill 245 passes.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a prayer by Pastor Jeremy Ward and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Sophia Woods. A quorum was established with 27 senators present, and the Senate adopted routine motions to excuse absent senators, dispense with the previous day’s journal, and allow bills and committee reports to be introduced throughout the day. The chamber also referred Executive Message 69, appointing Brandy Williams to the Alabama Fire College and Personnel Standards and Education Commission, to the Committee on Confirmations. The Senate received several Judiciary Committee reports. House Bills 41 and 149 and Senate Bills 230, 87, 169, 238, and 233 were reported favorably, with amendments on Senate Bills 87, 169, and 233. Those measures received second reading and were placed on the calendar for the next legislative day. The Senate also adopted Senate Joint Resolution 31, commending Mackenzie Grace Stigel, and Senate Joint Resolution 32, recognizing the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science for its national ranking; guests from the school were welcomed in the gallery. The Rules Committee report was then adopted by a 33-0 vote, setting a special order calendar that included Senate Bill 71 on administrative rules, along with several other bills on dredging, county subdivisions, legislative matters, public corruption, rural hospital investment, minority affairs, campaign finance, and natural resources. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 71, the “sound science” bill, which would limit state agencies from adopting environmental rules more stringent than federal law and require science-based standards where federal law is absent. Senator Coleman-Madison offered an amendment to preserve stronger scientific and causal standards, arguing the bill could weaken protections in heavily burdened communities; the amendment failed on a roll call vote of 25 nays to 1 yea. Senators then continued debating the bill’s effect on ADEM’s authority, emergency rulemaking, federal standards, and environmental enforcement in Alabama.

Transcript Highlights:

• So Friday, you saw a bill come out of the House, a tax conformity bill.
• But when we saw that conformity thing come out from the House on Friday, then on Monday, we put together
• we needed to address some part of that structural balance in an ongoing way to help get our fiscal house
• we needed to address some part of that structural balance in an ongoing way to help get our fiscal house
• And so the current House bill that's been introduced shows a $155 million swing.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1227, which would direct the State Board of Education to develop a statewide framework for generative AI in K-12 schools and require local districts to adopt related policies. Senator Cook said the bill is meant to promote AI literacy, transparency, privacy, and human oversight without mandating AI use, replacing teachers, or collecting new student data. Committee members asked about facial recognition, student data, parental opt-out, and age-appropriate use; Cook and supportive witnesses said existing privacy law covers data concerns, local districts would handle opt-out questions, and the framework is intended to start early with age-appropriate instruction. Testimony in support came from the Workforce Development Council, Idaho Education Technology Association, St. Luke’s Health System, Idaho PTA, and others, who said the bill would help prepare students for future jobs while protecting privacy and keeping humans in charge. The committee voted to send Senate Bill 1227 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee then received a budget briefing from Joint Finance Appropriations Committee staff on public school support and higher education. Analysts explained that the public school budget is driven largely by support units and the Public Education Stabilization Fund, and that the governor’s FY27 recommendation is about $152 million below the agency request, with reductions tied to statutory population adjustments, Idaho Digital Learning Academy, virtual school transportation, and supplemental learning funds. They also noted recent enrollment declines and discussed how policy changes affect school funding. In higher education, staff outlined a combined $753 million request for colleges and universities, with the governor recommending about $11.5 million in rescissions across the institutions, plus separate health education programs totaling $30.4 million and recommended enhancements for 15 GME residents and fellows, including family medicine and psychiatry. JFAC staff also reviewed the state’s broader fiscal picture, saying ongoing revenues are not keeping pace with ongoing appropriations and that the legislature may need to rely on one-time money or policy changes to restore structural balance. They discussed the impact of tax conformity legislation, revenue forecast changes, and the growth of major budget areas such as public schools and Medicaid over the past decade. Committee members asked follow-up questions about enrollment trends, university enrollment weighting, rescissions, Medicaid expansion costs, and the effect of prior tax policy decisions. No votes were taken on the budget presentations, and the meeting adjourned after the informational briefing.

Transcript Highlights:

• WE HAVE THREE GREAT BILLS UP FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY AND WE WILL START WITH HOUSE BILL 4027 HILLSBORO
• POLITICS HAS PERMITTED EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE TODAY AND TO PRETEND OTHERWISE IS LYING TO YOURSELVES.
• MEMBERS, NEXT UP IS HOUSE BILL 1119 MATERIALS HARMFUL TO MINORS BY REPRESENTATIVE BANKSON.
• I AM AARON DIPIETRO WITH FLORIDA FAMILY VOICE AND WE ARE IN STRONG SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILL 1119, A BILL
• WITH REPRESENTATIVE KINCART JONSSON, HOUSE BILL 901 DIABETES RESEARCH AND YOU ARE RECOGNIZED.

Transcript Highlights:

• Futures Scholarship program, there were some good work that I did when I was a member of the Florida House
• It's not lost on me that this committee, our larger state Senate, our Florida House by in 3 Governor
• years with that, that help my public service includes 14 years in the Florida Legislature, 8 in the House
• , 6 in the Senate where I had the privilege of chairing the Appropriations Committee in the House and
• Wasn't the best to hire it and thinks the governor and the state house you have to use that to help low

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Services, it was 50 million that we put in last year for housing, so this kind of tracks 50.
• She brought the White House in, the President's domestic policy advisor, and we had a signature event
• Some states provide, at the age of 18 to 21, they'll provide housing; they might provide housing and
• The 2023 version simply ran out of time once it got over to the House.
• Intel, and it's really been a big issue previously with wiping out houses and things like that.

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• c><00:09:25.399><c> the</c> charged an extra fee for housing the charged an extra fee for housing the
• </c><00:29:17.440><c> and</c><00:29:17.559><c> the</c> house at the time and the house and the house
• </c> if people are being already housed if people are being already housed somewhere<00:47:53.319><c>
• Chair, if you permit me...
• </c> enough questions Mr chair if you permit enough questions Mr chair if you permit me<00:59:11.079>

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I was the House sponsor, but I knew what the intent was.
• The first permits the Commissioner to designate by rule any countries other than the People's Republic

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large slate of agency rules and related reports. The chair announced that several items were stricken from the agenda and that the maternal health providers and remote monitoring rules were pulled by the agency. The committee filed reports on emergency rules, ALC subcommittee rule reviews, and administrative directives, then moved through agency rules from the Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce/Insurance, Department of Corrections, and multiple divisions of the Department of Human Services. Most rules were explained as technical updates or implementations of 2025 legislation and were approved without objection. Examples included repeal of obsolete equine ID-chip rules, updates to agriculture financing and pesticide rules, removal of duplicative workers’ compensation plan language, a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities, DHS marketing rules for PASS programs, a comprehensive DCFS policy manual revision, Medicaid-related changes for fictive kin, ABLE accounts, presumptive eligibility for pregnant women, SNAP work requirements and alien eligibility, coverage for certain incarcerated youth, nurse aide training updates, and permanent rules for state employee insurance and procurement. The committee also approved requests to exclude the Insurance Department from rulemaking requirements for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting and for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would issue rules later when more guidance is available. The most extended discussion concerned DHS’s dental Medicaid rate rule under Act 1025. Members and witnesses debated whether the statute’s language covered only oral surgeons or also general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, and whether the rate increase should apply more broadly to the services rather than the provider title. DHS said it was following the black-letter language of the law and could not confirm a broader interpretation without further approvals and funding, while legislators and a Dental Association representative said the intent was to increase payment for the services, especially in rural areas. Members also discussed the possibility of fixing the language in a future session or through a new rule if approvals and CMS review allow. Despite the concerns, the committee approved the rule. The meeting ended with approval of rule review reports and monthly updates, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I was the House sponsor, but I knew what the intent was.
• The first permits the Commissioner to designate by rule any countries other than the People's Republic

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Arkansas Administrative Rules Subcommittee met to review a large set of agency rules and reports. Early items were routine filings: emergency-rule reports, subcommittee review reports, and administrative directive reports were filed without objection. One rule from the Department of Agriculture on maternal health providers and remote monitoring was noted as pulled by the agency and not considered. The committee then reviewed and approved several Agriculture rules, including repeal of equine ID-chip rules after Act 703 of 2025, updates to finance rules adding a new water and sewer treatment facilities grant and consolidating revolving-fund rules, and a pesticide rule creating a Class J pesticide category for feral hog toxicant use. It also approved a Commerce/Insurance rule removing duplicative workers’ compensation plan provisions, and a Corrections rule creating a unified visitation rule for correctional facilities and community correction centers. A member asked about prison visitation hours during COVID, and staff said they would check on that. The committee next approved multiple Department of Human Services rules. These included marketing rules for provider-led organizations under Act 301 of 2025, a comprehensive revision of the DCFS policy manual, changes to Medicaid eligibility to include fictive kin placements and to expand ABLE account eligibility under Act 875, presumptive eligibility changes for pregnant women to align with federal rules, and a follow-up SNAP/TEA/Work Pays rule with updated work requirements, mandatory employment and training, alien eligibility changes, and job-search requirements for certain applicants. DHS also presented a rule implementing federal coverage for certain incarcerated youth before and after release, and the committee approved it. Another DHS rule updated nurse aide training requirements to match federal CNA hour standards and moved criminal-records-check procedures to the agency website. The most extended discussion involved DHS Division of Medical Services’ dental rate rule under Act 1025. The agency explained that it was increasing pediatric dental rates and certain oral-surgery-related rates, but not orthodontic rates or a broader special-needs benefit limit because CMS would not approve a diagnosis-based limit. Members debated whether the statutory language was intended to cover general dentists performing oral surgery procedures, with legislators, the Dental Association, and DHS discussing legislative intent, fiscal impact, and whether a future fix or emergency rule might be needed. Despite the disagreement, the committee approved the rule. The committee also approved other DHS medical rules: adverse-decision appeal changes and prior-authorization posting requirements, an increased RSV administration fee for children, expanded emergency treat/triage/transport ambulance authority, and clinic-based physical and occupational therapy coverage. Later, the committee approved permanent rules for the new state insurance program under Shared Administrative Services, procurement rule revisions recommended after an ACASO review, and commodity-management rule updates including a new revenue distribution model. Under Act 595 of 2021, the committee granted two Department of Commerce/Insurance requests to be excluded from rulemaking requirements: one for Act 772 on forced organ harvesting, and one for restorative reproductive medicine, with the department saying it would promulgate rules later when clinical guidelines are available. Finally, the committee accepted a recommendation to keep and extend the Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education rules, filed outstanding rulemaking updates, and adjourned without further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• of members appointed by the governor, the President Pro Tem of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House
• They are here on a special visa, or not really a visa, but a special permit issued by the government.

Bills: SB2108 , SB2121 , SB2171 , SB2061 , SB2112 , SB2138

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: feral swine, nuisance control, wildlife management, hunting permits, agriculture, cultivated meat, food safety, public health, misbranding, advertising, food labeling, food distribution, state regulations, hunting licenses, fishing licenses, veterans, controlled hunts, deer population, wildlife conservation, food policy

Summary: The committee laid over several bills at the start of the meeting, including SB 1550, SB 2173, and SB 2114, and announced a new rule prohibiting video recording on phones in the committee room. The committee then took up a series of agriculture-related measures, with most of the discussion focused on feral hog control, lab-grown meat, hunting regulations, local food policy, open-range cleanup, and prescribed burn liability coverage. SB 2108, as amended, was presented as a feral swine control bill. Supporters said it would reduce property damage, disease spread, and regulatory barriers for landowners and hunters, while opponents raised concerns about people who capture hogs for food and the impact on self-provisioning. The committee adopted the amendment and passed the bill 10-2. SB 2121, which would ban the sale of cell-cultured, lab-grown meat, drew debate over free-market choice versus protecting Oklahoma agriculture and food safety; it passed 9-3. SB 2171, which would extend the residency requirement for a lifetime fishing license from six months to one year and create a velvet buck season under controlled hunts, passed 12-1 after debate about trophy hunting, commercialization, and deer management. SB 2061 would create an Oklahoma Food Policy Council within the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry to coordinate local food networks and producer-to-consumer access. Testimony from the agency said some related work is already being done through its Market Development Division, but the council would formalize broader representation; the bill passed 12-1. SB 2112, as amended, cleaned up prior open-range language to include leased land and passed unanimously. SB 2138 would establish a prescribed burn indemnity fund to help cover damages from escaped prescribed burns; members discussed coverage levels, funding, and whether it primarily protects the burner or neighboring landowners. It also passed unanimously. The meeting ended with an announcement about a Marshallese group performing in the rotunda and then adjournment.