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• , the making, the cooking of crafting, the making, the cooking of all<00:59:44.880><c> these</c><00:59
• I know this committee has worked very, very hard in conjunction with the food safety division to craft
• the state laws that uh division to craft the state laws that uh are<01:43:26.800><c> currently</c> are
• Liquor is defined, beer is defined, specialty beverage is defined, beverage is defined.
• Liquor is defined, beer is defined, specialty beverage is defined, beverage is defined.

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Senate Bill 592 by Moore of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to alcoholic beverages
• Senate Bill 592 by Moore of the House and Reinhardt of the Senate, an act relating to alcoholic beverages

Bills: SB1475 , SB1447 , HB2288 , SB1521 , SB592 , SB1533 , HB1276 , SB201 , SB1477 , SB1232 , SB1255 , SB1327 , SB1525 , SB1721 , SB667 , SB1436 , SB1317 , SB604 , SB1325 , SB1496 , SB2007 , SB1567 , SB2112 , SB1980 , SB1735 , SB1558 , SB1491 , SB1287 , SB1378 , SB1369 , SB1441 , SB137 , SB483 , SB843 , SB1433 , SB1257 , SB1365 , SJR49 , HJR1090 , HJR1091 , HJR1092 , HJR1093 , HJR1095 , HJR1094

Keywords: memorial, infrastructure, transportation, dedication, Toby Keith, employees insurance, contract awarding, certifications, state procurement, insurance plan, teachers, retirement, postretirement employment, earnings limitations, Oklahoma, artificial intelligence, AI, generative AI, chatbot, conversational AI

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• HB 3336 by Buckley relates to the alcoholic beverage tax of certain local beverage byproduct donated

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• "Senate Bill 2838, local option alcohol and beverage control order definition of qualified resort area
• "Senate Bill 2838, local option alcohol and beverage control order definition of qualified resort area
• control order definition of and beverage control order definition of qualified<00:31:18.080><c> resort
• 24.319><c> Art</c> Award for Excellence in Traditional Art Award for Excellence in Traditional Art Craft
• Senate resolution number 14 Craft.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 4 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• flavor to a<00:05:07.000><c> uh</c><00:05:07.120><c> to</c><00:05:07.240><c> a</c><00:05:07.360><c> beverage
• c> I've</c><00:05:08.520><c> not</c><00:05:08.720><c> seen</c><00:05:08.960><c> it</c> a uh to a beverage
• but I've not seen it a uh to a beverage but I've not seen it uh<00:05:10.960><c> like</c><00:05:11.160

Keywords: 919, house, all

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• market in the country, data centers use less water than the semiconductor industry that's there, then beverage
• Six was crafted to encourage data center growth and economic development, but also protect grid reliability
• Witness: I think the one thing that we would flag just as we craft the rules is making sure it's not
• New rules are getting crafted.
• I think that the trades are, you know, the craft labor, the welders and electricians are going to be

Committee: House State Affairs

Summary: The Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss data centers and their impact on Texas's energy infrastructure. The meeting featured testimony from key representatives of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and ERCOT, who outlined the evolving landscape of energy generation and the challenges posed by the rapid growth of data centers. Notably, ERCOT reported over 450,000 MW of generation resources planned for connection, with a significant portion attributed to data centers, which now represent around 87% of new large load interconnection requests. The committee explored proposed changes to the interconnection process, including a new 'batch study' approach aimed at streamlining the approval of multiple projects simultaneously. This change is intended to address the challenges of managing numerous simultaneous requests and to provide more certainty for developers regarding their energy needs. Testimonies emphasized the importance of ensuring that the costs of infrastructure upgrades are borne by the data centers rather than residential ratepayers, with discussions around the financial commitments required from developers. Several data center developers also provided testimony, highlighting the economic benefits of their projects, including job creation and increased local revenues. They expressed concerns about the potential for a moratorium on future growth due to the new interconnection rules and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to address water usage and environmental impacts. The committee plans to continue discussions on these topics in future hearings, with a focus on balancing economic growth with energy reliability and resource management.

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• Then beverage production, then sand and Mr.
• Black Mountain, I guess kind of starting with the original mission, as I understood it, S.B. 6 was crafted
• I think the one thing that we would flag just as we craft the rules is making sure it's not exclusionary
• New rules are kind of getting crafted.
• I think that the trades are, you know, the craft labor, the welders and electricians are going to be

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• And whereas for over a decade, Representative Ann Donahue methodically worked on crafting an official
• Next is House Bill 921, an act relating to alcoholic beverages, member from Cambridge.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• fresh eyes, because, you know, last week we might have been working on a project on the future of beverages
• Because we have to take information almost at bite size, but we also have to craft the story.

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on the Arts

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Clarification that LPHE businesses like breweries producing THC beverages can participate in offsite
• events and offer their full product line, not just beverages.
• producing THC beverages can participate in<01:02:28.400><c> offsite</c><01:02:28.760><c> events</c><
• </c><01:02:33.160><c> So,</c> product line, not just beverages.
• So, product line, not just beverages.

Committee: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Assembly Bill 1982 by Assembly Member Lowenthal and others, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.
• Senate Bill 917 by Senator Laird, relating to alcoholic beverages.
• Senate Bill 917 by Senator Laird, relating to alcoholic beverages.
• Senate Bill 917 by Senator Laird, and act leading to alcoholic beverages.

Summary: The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then handled a large procedural and floor agenda. Members suspended rules for adjournments in memory, guest introductions, and expedited committee action, rereferred AB 1199 to Health and AB 2728 to Local Government, and removed several items from calendars or returned bills to the Senate at authors’ requests. The chamber then moved through concurrence and third-reading files, with many measures passing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, including AB 230 on Pierce’s disease control, AB 1636 on a Cerritos College seamless enrollment pilot, AB 1982 on alcoholic beverages, AB 2120 on school district employees, AB 2413 on political reform and billboard use, AB 2437 and AB 2453 on vehicles, AB 2596 on housing, AB 1760 and AB 1873 on technical clarifications, AB 2312 on tidelands, AB 2390 on housing cleanup, AB 2685 and AB 2778 on agriculture, and ACR 194 on Women’s Equality Day. The Assembly also adopted several resolutions and Senate measures. HR 112 designating Black Music Month drew extensive remarks about Black artists’ influence and was adopted with 62 coauthors. HR 132 declaring September Young Women’s Reproductive Health Awareness Month was adopted with 50 coauthors. SJR 8 urging federal immigration reform passed 45-2, with supporters emphasizing immigrant contributions and the need to modernize the registry system. SCR 7 on permanent standard time was debated at length, with supporters citing health benefits and opponents warning about darker mornings and voter intent; the resolution ultimately passed 41-3 after a roll call. Other Senate bills passed included SB 105 on penny rounding for local agencies, SB 928 on AI guardrails in CSU classrooms, SB 1038 on CalPERS audit notices, SB 308 on community college reporting, SB 1172 on tax-sharing consultant fees, SB 1159 on AI-generated public participation, SB 1055 on flood project procurement, SB 1285 on juvenile dismissals, SB 1274 on industrial cities and transportation funding, SB 965 easing library card access for 16- and 17-year-olds, SB 1375 creating a narrow CEQA exemption for certain transit projects, SB 952 on clean energy accounting for water agencies, and SB 917 expanding farmers market wine sales eligibility. Several measures drew notable opposition or discussion. On SB 965, one member objected that the bill should preserve parental decision-making, while supporters argued it would remove an unnecessary barrier to library access. On SB 952, one member criticized state energy policy and the bill’s project labor agreement, but the measure still passed 64-1. On SB 1375, supporters framed the bill as reducing duplicative environmental review for major transit projects like Diridon Station while preserving other protections. The chamber also added coauthors to consent-calendar resolutions and adopted the second-day consent calendar items without objection. The meeting concluded with multiple adjournments in memory, including tributes to Eric L. Washington Jr., Ivan Garza, Darryl Preston Jackson, Richard “Dick” Oliphant, and former Madera Mayor Santos Garcia. Members described Washington as a community leader and peacemaker, Garza as a young athlete whose life was cut short, Jackson as a mentor and founder of the 1020 Club, Oliphant as a civic leader who helped shape the Coachella Valley, and Garcia as a labor advocate and public servant who fought for working families and helped reopen Madera Community Hospital. The Assembly observed moments of silence in their honor before adjourning.

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• Assembly Bill 1982 by Assembly Member Lowenthal and others, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.
• Assembly Bill 1982 by Assembly Member Lowenthal and others, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.
• Senate Bill 917 by Senator Laird, relating to alcoholic beverages.
• Senate Bill 917 by Senator Laird, relating to alcoholic beverages.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senator Gopal makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages
• Senator Gopal makes permanent temporary enactment allowing certain sale or delivery of alcoholic beverages
• S. 4404 by Senator Gopal makes various provisions to the law governing alcoholic beverage licenses.
• S. 4404 by Senator Gopal makes various provisions to the law governing alcoholic beverage licenses.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• to House Bill 1381 by Moore of the House and Murdock of the Senate, an act relating to alcoholic beverages
• The Senate amendments to House Bill 1381 apply strictly to the rights and privileges of mixed beverage
• some sampling on the Senate amendments, so therefore would expand the availability of alcoholic beverages
• House Bill 1381 by Moore of the House and Murdock of the Senate, an act relating to alcoholic beverages

Bills: HJR1101 , SB1319 , SB1264 , HB4237 , SB1277 , SB2069 , HB3066 , HB2115 , HB2153 , HB2268 , HB2961 , SB1679 , SB2018 , HB4294 , SB2095 , HB4113 , SB1894 , SB1810 , HB4268 , HB1752 , HB3413 , SB625 , HB3644 , HB3940 , HJR1096 , HJR1100 , HJR1099 , HB2992 , SB1636 , HB4302 , SB1613 , SB1443 , HB1409 , HB1675 , HB1225 , HB1381 , HB4359 , SB1503

Keywords: Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, OMMA, medical marijuana, cannabis, marijuana regulation, administrative rules, permanent rules, rule approval, joint resolution, legislative oversight, Title 75 Section 308, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 442, patients, caregivers, licensees, dispensaries, growers, processors, SB1319

Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, and pledge, and then took up a series of Senate amendments, conference reports, and Senate bills. Early action included unanimous adoption and passage of House Bill 3940, which added a five-year Oklahoma National Guard service requirement for benefits. Members also passed H.J.R. 1096 on Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority rule changes, H.J.R. 1100 on Office of Management and Enterprise Services fleet-related rules, and H.J.R. 1099 on Oklahoma Health Care Authority rules, with little debate. The chamber also rejected Senate amendments to H.J.R. 1067 and held a special recognition for Missing and Murdered Indigenous People awareness, including a citation honoring MMIP advocates and Oklahoma’s response through Ida’s Law and related efforts. Several other measures were considered and passed, including House Bill 2992 on Corporation Commission/data center ratepayer protections, Senate Bill 1636 establishing a procedure for cold-case review, House Bill 4302 on children-related disclosure language, Senate Bill 1613 on liquefied petroleum gas, Senate Bill 1443 on anesthesiologist payment in health benefit plans, House Bill 1409 on open meetings, House Bill 1675 on emergency management, House Bill 1225 on vital records, and House Bill 4359 on extending the school testing window from the last three weeks to the last four weeks. House Bill 1381 on alcoholic beverages failed on final passage after debate. Several bills also carried emergency clauses, including House Bill 2992, House Bill 1225, and House Bill 4359, and those emergency votes were adopted where applicable. The longest and most contentious debate centered on Senate Bill 1503, the Choosing Childbirth Act. Supporters argued it would help pregnant women choose childbirth, connect them to resources, and save babies’ lives, while opponents raised concerns about women’s autonomy, maternal health, privacy of online data, out-of-state nonprofit involvement, and whether state funds should instead support Oklahoma-based services and broader health care needs. After extensive debate and multiple questions, the House passed the bill 73-18. The chamber also heard announcements recognizing the Doctor of the Day, Nurse of the Day, Beef Day at the Capitol, and a farewell acknowledgment for Representative Kevin West, who was noted as having presented his last bill on the House floor.

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• The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control addresses alcohol retailers that are selling mostly hemp
• beverages.
• This could include the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board and any other state entity that the panel
• The Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board, for example, has fewer staff, a smaller budget, and hears

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• House Bill 704, Representative Deeds, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.
• Representative Deeds, an act relating to Representative Deeds, an act relating to alcoholic<00:35:34.320><c> beverages
• </c> alcoholic beverages. alcoholic beverages.

Keywords: 958, all

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• Next up on the agenda, we have the Public Protection Cabinet, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
• </c> agency called the alcoholic beverage agency called the alcoholic beverage control<00:37:01.839><
• If they were there was no real way for us to have provided the deadline for alcoholic beverage licenses
• licences would have alcoholic beverage licences would have been<00:44:40.720><c> uh</c><00:44:40.960
• </c> those came from the alcoholic beverage those came from the alcoholic beverage license<00:45:33.040

Keywords: 0:00 – Meeting start/roll call 0:10 - Roll call/approval of minutes 1:43 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Medicaid Services 27:40 - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 55:54 - Board of Veterinary Examiners 1:33:15 - Testimony in support of 804 KAR 13:010E, 020E, 030E and 040E. 1:49:04 - Education Professional Standards Board 1:49:58 - Attorney General, Office of Regulatory Relief 1:52:18 - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) 1:54:28 - Board of Nursing 1:56:44 - Board of Occupational Therapy 1:57:37 - Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 1:58:58 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 1:59:50 - Economic Development Finance Authority 2:01:34 - Department of Corrections 2:02:37 - Department of Juvenile Justice 2:04:02 - Department for Employment Services, Unemployment Insurance 2:04:57 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Public Health, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up Department for Medicaid Services regulations 907 KAR 23:010 and related rules. DMS explained that one regulation would establish a beneficiary advisory council and another would remove language barring coverage of GLP-1 drugs for obesity-related use. The department said coverage would still be limited by prior authorization and clinical criteria, with use tied to underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and that the pharmacy and therapeutics committee would help set the detailed standards. Members discussed the potential health benefits, but several raised concerns about cost, timing, and whether the legislature and the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board should review the policy first. DMS said the drugs are already on the formulary, that current Medicaid users with diabetes are already covered, and that the fiscal impact was estimated using current utilization, rebates, and expected savings; the department also said it would only cover the drugs if subject to rebates. The committee then voted 5-1 to find 907 KAR 23:010 deficient. The committee next considered several emergency regulations from the Public Protection Cabinet’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control implementing SB 100. The rules covered tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing, including the application form, denial standards, and transitional licensing. ABC counsel said the department had received about 5,500 applications and issued nearly 5,000 licenses, with additional provisional licenses issued to avoid interruption in sales after the law’s effective date. He said some applications remained pending because inspections and photographs revealed possible unauthorized nicotine vapor products, and the department was seeking documentation before approval. A staff amendment was adopted without objection before the ABC presentation continued.

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• an act authorizing the City of Westfield to convert a seasonal license for the sale of alcoholic beverages
• to be drunk off-premises to an annual license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off-premises

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• the association represents all of the off-premise retailers across the state who sell alcoholic beverages
• provides legal clarity; stores need that across the state right now, whether it is a retailer of beverage

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a public hearing on two bills: House Bill 5138, concerning consumer protections for cash transactions amid penny scarcity, and House Bill 5036, concerning consumer information related to tariffs. Chairs Tackey Chan and Senator Payano opened the hearing, noted the committee’s one-year anniversary, reviewed procedures, and explained that the Senate and House were both in session, with Senator Payano prepared to take over if needed. The committee heard from several industry and legislative witnesses, and the hearing was eventually closed by motion and voice vote. Supporters of H. 5138, including Senator Paul Feeney, the Massachusetts Package Stores Association, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, and the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association, said the bill would create a clear statewide rounding standard for cash transactions if pennies become scarce. They argued it would improve operational efficiency, reduce confusion, provide legal clarity, and protect businesses and consumers by requiring notice and limiting the rule to cash payments. The Retailers Association of Massachusetts also supported the concept but suggested amendments, including changing mandatory rounding language to allow flexibility and clarifying that taxes and fees would not be affected. Witnesses were largely opposed to H. 5036. The Retailers Association, the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association, and the Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association said tariff-related shelf or price disclosures would be difficult or impossible to implement because tariff costs change frequently and are hard to trace through complex supply chains. Auto dealers emphasized the challenge of calculating tariff impacts across thousands of vehicle parts and models, while retailers said the proposal would add burdens and could increase costs. No votes on the bills were taken during the hearing; the only formal action was adjournment of the hearing after testimony concluded.

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• the association represents all of the off-premise retailers across the state who sell alcoholic beverages
• Stores need that across the state right now, whether it is a retailer, beverage alcohol, or anything

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Summary: The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a public hearing on House Bill 5036, concerning consumer information related to tariffs, and House Bill 5138, concerning consumer protections for low-value tender scarcity and penny rounding. The chairs opened with procedural remarks, noted both chambers were in session, and explained that testimony would be limited to three minutes. The hearing also included light discussion of the committee’s one-year anniversary and the large volume of bills the committee handles. Testimony on H. 5138 was broadly supportive. Senator Paul Feeney, the bill’s co-sponsor, said the measure would address confusion caused by the penny’s scarcity by creating a statewide cash-rounding standard to the nearest five cents, with rounding up or down depending on the final digit. He emphasized that the bill would apply only to cash transactions and would require consumer notice rules from the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. Representatives from the Massachusetts Package Stores Association, Massachusetts Retailers Association, Massachusetts Restaurant Association, and New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association all supported the bill, citing operational efficiency, legal clarity, fairness, and reduced burden on retailers and restaurants. The Retailers Association suggested amendments to make rounding discretionary rather than mandatory and to clarify that taxes and fees would not be affected. Testimony on H. 5036 was largely opposed by business groups. The Massachusetts Retailers Association, New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association, and Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association all said the tariff disclosure requirements would be difficult or impossible to implement in practice, especially given frequent tariff changes and the complexity of pricing goods and vehicles. They argued the bill would create compliance burdens and could increase costs rather than help consumers. No votes were taken on either bill. The hearing concluded after no further witnesses came forward, and the committee voted to close the hearing.