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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I cannot call them solar farms because they are not a farm.
- And at 1,403 acres, that solar farm itself is a 200-megawatt farm.
- That farm is a legacy to my family.
- If you, if I went on our farm and tried to pave 100 acre, pay, If I went on our farm and tried to pave
- plan on my farm.
Committee:
House Utilities
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Minnesota state director for Solar United Neighbors.
- On my home farm or small business, I produce more than I need at the moment.
- </c> even Canada not even in our the United even Canada not even in our the United States<00:43:12.839
- here, on this electricity from the sun here on this farm.
- on that farm.
Bills:
HF845
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Farm and ranch members from across Minnesota.
- funding you put into farm to school.
- We need to define what exactly is a farm.
- Most of the grants are for $15,000, but the size of the farms ranges from a 2-acre sweet corn farm to
- a farm of 320 acres, so there's a big variation in farm size.
Bills:
HF2446
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Agriculture Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- At this time, we will take up tab 2, SB 374 on farm products by Senator Trunel.
- At this time, we will take up tab 2, SB 374 on farm products by Senator Trunow.
- Members, SB 374 refines the term farm product to include plant and plant products.
- Storage and processing of farm products.
- That is the consideration of a bona fide farm operation on land classified for agriculture.
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum present and took up four bills. First, CS/SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” by Senator Gates, would make it a third-degree felony to abandon or restrain an animal during a declared weather emergency, such as a hurricane or tornado. The bill was presented as a response to a widely publicized case of a dog tied to a fence during Hurricane Milton. Several speakers supported the measure, and the committee voted unanimously to report it favorably.
Next, SB 374 by Senator Trunow would refine the definition of “farm product” to include plant and plant products and bar local governments from restricting the collection, storage, and processing of farm products on bona fide agricultural land. An amendment related to food waste was withdrawn for further discussion, and public testimony came from composting, recycling, and poultry interests in support. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also heard SB 560 by Senator Martin on chemical additives in food products, which would restrict a list of 10 chemicals in food. The sponsor argued the bill was aimed at serious health concerns and noted some chemicals had already been banned federally; industry and retail witnesses opposed the bill as creating a patchwork of state rules and potential market disruptions, while some senators supported the health goal but raised concerns about consistency. The committee voted to report SB 560 favorably, with one recorded no vote.
Finally, SB 572, the Pam Rock Act by Senator Collins, would create a statewide dangerous dog registry and impose additional criminal penalties, permitting requirements, microchipping, sterilization, and insurance requirements for dangerous dogs. The sponsor and family members of attack victims described severe injuries and deaths to support the need for public notice and accountability. Some members questioned the usefulness of a registry and the burden of the information requirements, but the sponsor said the bill was intended to prevent repeat attacks and help victims. The committee voted to report SB 572 favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
JHA Public Hearing - Thu Mar 5, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> families,</c><00:26:52.000><c> and</c> exposing farm workers, families, and exposing farm workers
- These farmers are farming.
- </c> here on behalf of the Hawaii Farm. here on behalf of the Hawaii Farm.
- , who are producing, to continue farming, who are producing, to continue to<00:49:29.440><c> farm,</c
- </c> to encourage them to continue to farm. to encourage them to continue to farm.
Committee:
House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 1531, HD1, which would require the governor or county mayors to provide American Sign Language interpreters during official emergency announcements broadcast on television or the internet, ensure the interpreter is visible, and provide a primary pool feed with picture-in-picture so rebroadcasters would not need to add the feature themselves. Testimony from the Disability and Communication Access Board and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities strongly supported the bill, emphasizing effective communication for deaf and hard-of-hearing residents and noting that interpreter placement and size can make broadcasts inaccessible. The council requested an effective date of July 1, 2027 to allow implementation time. Members raised concerns about interpreter availability and emergency logistics on Hawaiʻi Island, but the chair moved to pass the bill with amendments reflecting the picture-in-picture recommendation and the later effective date. The committee adopted the motion, with several members voting aye and others voting with reservations.
The committee then heard House Bill 1880, HD2, which would prohibit, beginning January 1, 2027, the use or application of pesticides containing 1,3-dichloropropene, such as Telone. The Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity explained that pesticides are already regulated at both the federal and state levels, with EPA risk assessments and state enforcement of label restrictions, reporting, and school-buffer requirements. The Hawaii Public Health Institute supported the bill, citing cancer and respiratory risks and arguing that safer alternatives exist. In opposition, Dole Food and the Hawaii Farm Bureau said Telone is important for controlling nematodes in pineapple production, that it is applied underground under EPA conditions, and that no comparable registered alternative exists for pineapple; they also said the bill’s 2027 start date is too short for growers to adjust. A representative from the Y Alliance for Progressive Action and Support supported the measure, citing statewide usage data and concerns about drift and chronic health impacts. Committee members questioned both sides about drift monitoring, groundwater impacts, alternative methods, and whether a transition period or research into resistant varieties could reduce reliance on the chemical.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee, February 17, 2026 - AM
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Many Midwest across the United States.
- I hope the uh... the unit look like? What is the the unit look like? What is the interest?
- </c> maybe a little more detailed per unit. maybe a little more detailed per unit.
- </c> vehicles or specialized farming vehicles or specialized farming equipment<00:59:05.040><c> for</
- </c> farm and uh god they're so appreciative. farm and uh god they're so appreciative.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I, by the way, yes, to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands
- Patrick's Day has become one of the most widely celebrated cultural observances in the United States,
- And whereas the Consulate General of Ireland to the Southwestern United States, Enterprise Ireland, and
- She is here as a youth member and intern for Living United for Change in Arizona.
- Members, I have here the Arizona Farm Bureau. Please stand up. All right.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jasleen Chatwal. Members also introduced a number of guests and visiting groups, including Irish dignitaries for St. Patrick’s Day recognition, labor organizations such as AFSCME and CWA, the Arizona Farm Bureau, the Arizona chapter of the American College of Surgeons for Stop the Bleed training, and advocates for rare skeletal conditions. A proclamation recognizing St. Patrick’s Day was read, and the House later heard a proclamation honoring AFSCME Arizona.
On the floor, the House took up several procedural motions, including requests to have the Senate return HB 4027 and HB 2444 for reconsideration, and received multiple Senate bills on first and second reading. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole and approved HB 2750 with a friendly floor amendment, sending it forward as amended. The House also sent HB 2999 to an additional Committee of the Whole, adopted a floor amendment, and advanced it as amended for engrossing.
During third reading, HB 2197, relating to water access and camping near water sources, failed on reconsideration after members debated whether it imposed unnecessary criminal penalties and enforcement concerns. HB 2429, relating to vacation and short-term rentals, passed after supporters said it restored local control to cities and towns. HB 2950, creating special districts for tourism improvement areas, passed after amendments made participation voluntary and added notice requirements. HB 4001, relating to nicotine products, also passed after debate over youth vaping, enforcement authority, and whether the bill struck the right balance between regulation and parental responsibility. The House then made committee announcements and adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Rules Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They also have a farm zoo in Pensacola, a small one. Chicken farm. We do chicken eggs.
- I'm the agronomist for 83 farms, a family farm in Bell, Florida.
- I'm the agronomist for 83 farms, a family farm in Bell, Florida.
- One of those farms I farm on, it was about 90%; it would take out 90% of the growing area.
- to farm their livelihood.
Summary:
The Committee on Rules heard a long agenda of growth-management, elections, education, housing, and professional-licensing bills. The first major item was SB 354 on “Blue Ribbon Projects,” a framework for very large planned developments on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area. After adopting a strike-all amendment, senators debated whether the bill adequately protected conservation land, local government authority, neighboring property, concurrency, and multi-county projects. Supporters argued it would create more orderly, master-planned growth and preserve large areas of land; opponents said the reserve areas were too weakly protected and the bill preempted local control. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably on a party-line style roll call, with Chair Pasadomo and Vice Chair Jones voting no.
The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates to disclose any foreign citizenship and, through amendments, adds a 2026 congressional qualifying framework tied to apportionment and redistricting, including revised petition rules and deadlines. Members discussed disclosure, redistricting, and candidate vetting, and the bill was reported favorably. CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill, was also amended and approved; the amendments addressed My Safe Florida Home, unclaimed property, firefighter hiring, workforce housing code accommodations, and related financial-services issues. CS/CS/SB 1620, the school board members’ bill of rights, was narrowed by substitute amendment to focus on access to records, fiscal transparency, NDAs, and related rights, and it passed after supportive testimony from school board and superintendent representatives.
The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material,” after debate over whether the terminology change could affect the seriousness of the crime or existing case law. SB 1548, a Live Local/affordable housing update, was reported favorably with little debate. Finally, the committee approved the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates, after amending it to require immediate supervision by a licensed veterinarian. Throughout the meeting, many public commenters and senators weighed in on the balance between development and conservation, local control, and the scope of state regulation, with several bills drawing both strong support and strong opposition before final votes.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Dexton Lake, and I represent the more than 95,000 members of the Idaho Farm Bureau.
- It would be able to stay in use as a dairy farm, and then there could be laws put on the books.
- And I know that because I grew up on a sugar beet farm. I know where sugar comes from.
- I represent the 500 sugar beet farm families here in Idaho.
- I represent the 500 sugar beet farm families here in Idaho.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- Pratt for crop hauling for the Tucker Unit farm. 62 is with Division of Correction and Tommy's Flying
- Methodist Children's Home, and this is substance abuse services. 131 is United Methodist Children's
- The vendor is Farm Brother Flyers.
- Is that a co-located farm with multiple vendors? No, sir.
- Are the farms that much different in size? Yes, sir. Cummins is a lot larger than Tucker's farm.
Committee:
All ALC-REVIEW
Summary:
The committee met to review a supplemental agenda, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, and a member disclosure. The Office of State Procurement presented rule changes tied to 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, with updates to sole-source definitions, unrealistic bids, protest requirements, debarment procedures, and recodification references; the committee voted to accept the supplemental agenda and approve the rules. Members also approved eight methods of finance covering university repairs, equipment replacement, property purchase, and capital projects, along with a large slate of discretionary grants for courts, health, DHS, historic preservation, and tobacco prevention programs.
The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys, Department of Health costs from an ice-storm-related water leak, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, Veterans Affairs HVAC and medical-service payments, and a UA Little Rock painting contract. The Department of Public Safety ratification drew extended questioning about why the expired Motorola contract had not been renewed sooner and why the issue took months to reach the committee; agency officials said the project was bond-funded, had not been tracked in ASIS, and involved ongoing negotiations and system updates. Despite concerns, the committee approved the ratifications.
Members also reviewed a long list of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including numerous university, DHS, health, corrections, and state agency agreements. Several contracts were discussed in more detail, including an SAU custodial contract question about sales tax and transparency reporting, and Department of Corrections aerial application contracts for Tucker and Cummins farms, which officials said served separate facilities in different parts of the state. The committee approved the contract lists, reviewed reports, and accepted a disclosure from Representative Andrew Collins regarding his investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services before adjourning.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:10:47.120><c> families</c> in agriculture and with farm families in agriculture and with farm
- or from Boswell Farms or from Reed Farms.
- Cafeterias of the farms in which the food comes from.
- or from Boswell Farms or from Reed Farms.
- My son, oldest son, has followed the family into farming.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Mar 2nd, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands
- In fact, it's the largest and longest-serving conservation corps in the United States.
- Thayer had been serving the United States Environmental Protection Agency as Director of the Chemical
- Thayer had been serving the United States Environmental Protection Agency as Director of the Chemical
- John told me he had no interest in the farming business.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up several floor recognitions and resolutions. Senators also welcomed guests including California Conservation Corps members, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo agriculture leadership students, and College of San Mateo championship athletes. The chamber approved the journals, stricken items from the daily file, and referred SCR 112 back to the Assembly floor.
The main legislative actions were on two resolutions and two gubernatorial appointments. SR 81 by Senator Pérez, designating March 2, 2026 as Read Across America Day, was supported by Senators Choi and Rubio, emphasizing literacy, libraries, and reading access; it passed 37-0. SCR 125 by Senator Wahab, recognizing Ramadan, was supported by Senator Becker and adopted unanimously, 37-0. The Senate also confirmed Dr. Chris Thayer as director of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and Dr. Gina Castro Rodriguez to the Board of State and Community Corrections, both by 29-0 votes.
Much of the remainder of the session consisted of adjournments in memory. Senators honored Stephen Cassidy, former San Leandro school board member and mayor; John Joseph Zoria, a San Jose farmer and community figure; Crystal Schoenfelder, a workers’ compensation attorney and advocate; and Belinda Baraghani, a prominent Latina political strategist and community leader. The session ended with remarks about Ramadan’s themes of empathy and community, and the Senate recessed with the next floor session scheduled for March 5, 2026.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., of California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Jan 29th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Trump is probably, historically, in modern history, the best farm president.
- Farm income spiked for the first time in decades under his last administration.
- There's no issue that's united us more than this chronic health epidemic.
- I don't regulate farms.
- If I'm privileged to be confirmed, I'm not regulating farms; that's under USDA.
Committee:
Senate Finance Committee
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 40 Apr 29th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Anna has spoken at the United Nations.
- It includes duplexes, townhouses, and other multi-unit options.
- It is adjacent to farms.
- We need to create more units.
- across 100 different projects across our Commonwealth. 7,000 units.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/03/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> studies suggest offer winds wind farms studies suggest offer winds wind farms are<01:10:42.120><
- I have a farm up there, Family Farm, and I oppose this bill.
- , including sea farms and fish farms and all that, are affected by Chinese chemicals.
- And they have a farm that they just sell, and they have a farm for their family to eat.
- farms and fish farms and all that sea farms and fish farms and all that are<04:31:39.319><c> affected
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 12, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> President of the United States. President of the United States.
- </c> and economy of the United States. and economy of the United States.
- </c> success of the United States of America. success of the United States of America.
- </c> across the South of the United States. across the South of the United States.
- the United States of America.
Keywords:
organized retail crime, retail theft, cargo theft, supply chain crime, shoplifting, organized theft groups, cargo diversion, stolen goods, fencing, online marketplace, e-commerce, gift cards, prepaid cards, money laundering, Homeland Security Investigations, HSI, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, interstate theft, transnational crime
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- Lower sales for our farms.
- I'm a farmer's market employee for a HIP vendor farm, and I'm a farm technical assistance provider.
- I'm a farmer's market employee for a HIP vendor farm, and I'm a farm technical assistance provider.
- As a farm service provider, I've worked with many farms who earn New market access.
- As a farm service provider, I've worked with many farms who earn more than half of their revenue from
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Summary:
The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides.
Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1033 is about farm vehicles and emission inspection requirements.
- , federally defined as covered farm vehicles.
- from the owner's ranch or farm.
- Mark Figenbaum with Missouri Farm Bureau, and we'd like to testify in support.
- Retrofitting these farm vehicles can be extremely costly for folks.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Select Committee on California's Wine Industry Mar 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I know that as I talk about farmers, this will relate to you as a farming yourself.
- Specifically, we enforce farm to fork and vine to glass.
- in farming for one more year.
- Our organization has supported farm workers through education.
- Over 33,000 farm workers in total over the last 15 years, and 3,000 people annually.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty - Monday, March 2
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This applies to multi-unit rental properties, is that correct?
- There are two large farms, I don't know... ...one small problem.
- There are two large farms, and those are not in the city limits.
- Those two farms do not want to be annexed into the city.
- Would this be an expansion, possibly without those farms being annexed in?