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• Toward the end of his land tenure, the farmer, fearing for his safety, kept his phone on him at all times
• standards below which operators would not be permitted to fall would add some much-needed public safety
• , so states like Rhode Island have at least some form of a legislative statute that speaks to the safety
• . ...at least some form of a legislative statute that speaks to the safety.
• Another one: 'A produce safety inspector from MDAR is at our farm right now and has suggested that it

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture opened its first hearing by outlining procedures, including three-minute testimony limits, written testimony options, and the plan to hear 27 bills in docket order. The committee then took testimony on H.11/S.53, a resolve promoting equity in agriculture, with advocates from the Massachusetts Food System Collaborative, Southeastern Mass Agricultural Partnership, and urban farming organizations describing racial and economic disparities in farming, lack of data on BIPOC farmers, barriers to land and capital, and the need for a commission to collect information and recommend policy changes. Committee members asked questions about the importance of data collection and future policy development, and the bill was repeatedly urged to be reported favorably out of committee. Testimony also supported H.118, which would create a special commission to examine the strengths and sustainability of the Commonwealth’s emergency food network. The Amherst Survival Center described serving 1.6 million meals last year and explained that food pantries are now functioning as essential parts of the state’s food system while relying heavily on donations, volunteers, and unstable funding. Members discussed the need for a more holistic look at food security infrastructure. The committee then heard H.119/S.60 on climate change impacts on farms and fisheries, with regional planners and farm advocates describing flood damage, rising costs, canceled federal climate-smart funding, and the need for direct state support for adaptation, resilience, and infrastructure improvements. The committee also heard testimony on H.125/H.142/S.65, a healthy soils bill, from landscape professionals who said construction sites often leave poor or stripped soil and that the bill would require better post-construction soil standards to support healthier landscapes and reduce long-term maintenance and environmental problems. Finally, the committee took extensive testimony on H.127, which would prohibit aquaculture of octopus for human consumption. Supporters, including legislators, scientists, veterinarians, students, and animal welfare advocates, argued octopus are highly intelligent and sentient, cannot be farmed humanely, and that octopus aquaculture would create environmental harms such as waste runoff, pressure on wild fish stocks, and ecosystem disruption. No votes were taken during the hearing; the bills were heard and testimony was received.

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• cloaked in the language of liberty, the core mandates of these bills are a profound threat to child safety
• The board protects the safety, health, and welfare of the public of the state of Missouri by limiting
• as provided in Section 301.20 when reported on a highway of the state with two or more defective safety
• I'm talking about a real issue that affects people's lives and safety.
• I'm talking about a real issue that affects people's lives and safety.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• from the Code Enforcement Office, Fire Department, Police Department, or any other relevant public safety
• , welfare, and the... ...conditions in privately owned structures that threaten public health, safety
• This gives the city a more efficient and direct way to address issues that affect public health and safety
• This gives the city a more efficient and direct way to address issues that affect public health and safety
• bring all the stakeholders to the table to listen and find a practical solution to a very real public safety

Bills: HR217 , HB66 , HB204 , HB208 , HB326 , HB472 , HB483 , HB484 , HB793 , HB1051 , HB1080 , HB1087 , HB1111 , HB1215 , SB78 , SB148

Committee: House Municipal

Keywords: rent stabilization, affordable housing, cost burdened, Louisiana housing, housing policy, emergency rental protections, Alexandria, municipal ordinances, administrative adjudication, code enforcement, housing violations, building codes, zoning, nuisance ordinances, vegetation ordinances, sewerage, drainage, licensing, permits, local government

Summary: The committee met on April 29 and considered a series of local and special bills affecting municipal and parish governance, blight enforcement, development districts, and term limits. Early action included a motion to apply a three-minute rule. House Bill 483, concerning the Fulberg/Marini Security and Improvement District in Orleans Parish, was voluntarily deferred after discussion and no support cards. House Bill 484, which revised the New Orleans Regional Business Park board by reducing membership from 12 to 11 and giving the mayor four direct appointments with removal authority, was adopted as a substitute and reported favorably. Senate Bill 78, dealing with the Shreveport Downtown Development District, was amended to correct a legislative district reference and then reported favorably. The committee also heard announcements that several previously deferred bills would not be heard that day. Several Shreveport-related blight bills were advanced. House Bill 1051, authorizing demolition of certain dilapidated properties in Shreveport, was amended to allow the city to rely on findings from code enforcement, fire, police, or other public safety officials, and then reported favorably. House Bill 1080, addressing condemned commercial property in Shreveport, was also reported favorably, though the author said he would continue consulting with the city attorney before floor consideration. House Bill 66 for Alexandria expanded the city’s administrative adjudication authority to cover a broader range of ordinance violations, including building, zoning, vegetation, nuisance, sewer, drainage, licensing, and permit matters; it was supported by the city and reported favorably. House Bill 326, requiring the Tickfaw police chief candidate to reside within the village, also passed favorably. House Bill 793, a contentious bill concerning recorded subdivision plats and prescription, drew extensive testimony from the author, parish officials, a former appellate judge, and the McCormick family. Supporters said the bill closes a loophole exposed by recent court rulings that could let noncompliant plats become enforceable after five years without actual notice to local governments, while opponents argued the current substitute still creates uncertainty and could burden property owners; the author said the bill was prospective only and would also go to the Law Institute. Despite the debate, the committee moved the substitute favorably. Senate Bill 148, allowing municipalities to pay a modest per diem to planning and zoning commission members by local ordinance, was reported favorably with support from Lake Charles. The committee rejected House Bill 208, which would have let St. Helena Parish voters decide whether to impose term limits on parish governing authority members. The bill’s author argued the people should decide, but the St. Helena Police Jury opposed it and committee members emphasized local control; the final vote was 3 yeas to 10 nays. House Bill 1215, concerning the disposition of historical statues and monuments, was amended to bar the Office of State Parks from placing transferred monuments back in the parish from which they were removed, and then was reported favorably. House Bill 472, authorizing local rent stabilization ordinances during a governor-declared emergency, was amended to limit such ordinances to the emergency period, tie increases to the consumer price index, and cap them at 365 days; discussion continued on whether the measure duplicated existing price-gouging laws and whether a broader study would be preferable.

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• and her two baby cubs, she instinctively swiped to protect them and was then proclaimed a public safety
• county to issue depredation permits like they do sometimes in other places where there is a public safety
• If you have a wolf, like for instance— They do sometimes in other places where there is a public safety
• And then they were able to eliminate that threat for public safety.
• there anything that's going to address the issue for sheriffs to issue depredation permits for public safety

Committee: Senate Natural Resources and Water

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1135, which would reestablish the California Wildlife Coexistence Program to promote nonlethal human-wildlife conflict reduction and support coexistence efforts for species such as wolves, bears, and mountain lions. Supporters, including wildlife groups and local government representatives, said the prior program was effective and that proactive tools like fladry, guardian animals, deterrents, reporting, and outreach reduce conflicts and costs. Ranching and agricultural groups were opposed unless amended, saying they supported the concept but wanted changes to the wolf-livestock compensation program, including clearer practicability standards, protection of compensation funds, and more flexibility on nonlethal requirements. The bill was moved to Appropriations on a 2-0 vote, with the measure left on call. The committee then took up SB 1085, which would preserve water supply assessments for large development projects even when those projects are exempt from CEQA, so local agencies still receive information about whether sufficient water exists for the project. The author and sponsor argued the bill would keep water planning and land use planning linked and prevent “paper water” problems, while the California Building Industry Association opposed it, warning it could add delay, uncertainty, and litigation risk for housing projects already subject to other water-supply safeguards. Members discussed how the bill would affect different local structures, especially cities that also operate their own water systems, and whether the assessment adds value in those cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Local Government and was left on call. SB 1270 was next, expanding the California wildfire mitigation home-hardening pilot beyond the original six counties to include four additional high-risk counties identified by Cal OES and Cal Fire, and directing future funding toward those areas. Supporters said the recent Los Angeles fires showed the need to broaden access to home-hardening assistance, while members discussed whether the program should remain geographically targeted or be made available statewide based on need. The bill was amended in committee and passed 5-0 to Emergency Management, left on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 895, a major proposal to place a $23 billion bond on the ballot to create a California Foundation for Science and Health Research and stabilize scientific research funding in the state. The author, UC, UAW, and many research, labor, health, and university groups supported the measure, arguing that federal cuts and instability threaten California’s research workforce, innovation, and economy. Some members raised concerns about the size of the bond and about political issues involving one sponsor, but the author said the foundation would operate under California law and the bill is intended to keep science funding open and collaborative. The bill was moved out of committee on a 5-0 vote and left on call.

Transcript Highlights:

• This legislation reframes treatment not as a social service, but as core public safety infrastructure
• Yeah, it's way too complicated to just say beds, and then there's safety issues in some of the shelters
• in, or you don't want to go in as a single woman, because, I mean, we do have shelters that have safety
• And I think it's safety precautions. And would you be willing to do that?
• But I've heard concerns from other attorneys because of the safety issue and the sensitivity of some

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The committee took up several bills, beginning with HB 519, which would require special masters appointed in complex consolidated litigation to comply with judicial conduct and federal appointment/disqualification standards, subject to Louisiana law. After a technical amendment clarifying that the provision applies to cases designated under Supreme Court rules, the bill was moved favorably without objection. HB 29, creating the Ascension Parish Retired Employee Insurance Fund, was then heard and also advanced favorably without objection. The committee next considered HB 324 on judicial salaries. The bill would make the 2024 and 2025 judicial supplement stipend permanent and add future cost-of-living adjustments, subject to available funding and approval by the Louisiana Supreme Court and Judicial Budgetary Control Board. Members asked about funding sources and whether the stipend could be made permanent without a constitutional amendment; after discussion, the bill was moved favorably without objection. The longest discussion centered on HB 211, the Homelessness Court Program, later named the Streets to Success Act. Amendments were adopted to limit the bill to licensed group homes and to remove enforcement language that would have created civil actions against local governments for failing to remove encampments, while setting staggered effective dates. Supporters, including the bill author and governor’s office representatives, said the measure would create a coordinated court-and-services response for people experiencing homelessness, especially those with substance use or mental health issues, and would allow designated camping areas and diversion into treatment. Opponents, including housing advocates, legal aid groups, and people with lived experience, argued the bill would criminalize homelessness, increase jail and court involvement, and fail to address root causes such as unaffordable housing, lack of shelter capacity, and inadequate wraparound services. The bill drew extensive testimony but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.

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• Support Taiwan's inclusion in international organizations that are significant to the health, safety,
• , and well-being of the health, safety, and well-being of all<00:33:51.640><c> people.
• And they added a petition clause and replaced the safety clause.
• And they added a petition clause and replaced the safety clause.
• And they added a petition clause and replaced the safety clause.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Do you think there could ever be any sort of safety issue?
• And this information proves to be very critical as Alabama moves about as well as for the public safety
• as<00:42:58.080><c> for</c><00:42:58.240><c> the</c><00:42:58.320><c> public</c><00:42:58.680><c> safety
• </c><00:42:59.120><c> of</c><00:42:59.520><c> its</c> as for the public safety of its as for the public
• safety of its parishioners.<00:43:00.680><c> But</c><00:43:00.880><c> I</c><00:43:00.960><c> can't</

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's just a safety and sanitation course to protect the public, and that way they're not considered an
• They would also be regulated by our agency in the future for safety and sanitation purposes. instructor
• It's just a safety<00:07:43.680><c> and</c><00:07:43.800><c> sanitation</c><00:07:44.400><c> course</
• c><00:07:44.720><c> to</c><00:07:44.800><c> protect</c> safety and sanitation course to protect safety
• >> Have money involved, the more checks and balances and the more background checks to ensure safety,

Committee: House Licensing, Occupations, & Administrative Regulations

Keywords: 00:00 CALL TO ORDER 00:05 ROLL CALL 01:03 HB 566 DISCUSSION 03:05 HB 566 VOTE 05:10 HB 885 DISCUSSION 08:03 HB 885 VOTE 09:55 HB 904 DISCUSSION 33:10 HB 904 VOTE 34:28 ADJOURNMENT, 958, all

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• Deliver our state from harm, storms, and strife, and lead us into a path of peace, prosperity, and safety
• Prosperity and safety as we leave for this weekend, for your name's sake. And the House says, amen.
• Hayden Lackman was an all-star running back, and Warren Davis was an all-star safety.
• Missouri ranks last in the U.S. for public school safety.
• This is a good bill that just ensures that we have more gun safety in the state.

Summary: The Missouri House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal 117-1, and held several points of personal privilege and guest introductions. Members recognized Women Legislators of Missouri for raising $100,000 for scholarships, honored fallen officer James Anthony Mitchell, Sr. with a moment of silence, welcomed the Blair Oaks state championship football team, visiting students from Bakersfield, Kirbyville, and Raymondville, hospital representatives promoting healthy eating, a former member of the House, and several interns. The chamber then took up committee reports and a supplemental budget measure, House Bill 2014. The budget chairman explained the Senate substitute made limited changes, including removing funding for the capital commission and a D.C. promotional event, restoring $600,000 for an agriculture fee fund, and adding $14 million for tobacco settlement shortfalls. He also noted major funding for MoDOT, disaster relief, and rural health care. The House adopted the Senate substitute 135-14 and finally passed the bill 137-13. Members next debated and passed House Bill 2559, the Raines Act, which would require more legislative review of rules with fiscal impacts; supporters framed it as reining in bureaucracy, while opponents said it would add delay and another layer of government. It passed 103-44. The House also passed House Bill 2710 on school accountability and A-F report cards for schools and districts after extensive debate over transparency, local control, and whether the bill would unfairly label schools; it passed 96-53. Other bills passed included HB 2404/2172 on repurposing unused school buildings (91-54), HB 1797 on alternative CPA licensure pathways (142-0), HB 1786 increasing Highway Patrol vehicle revolving fund spending authority (139-4), HB 2105 on water/sewer billing transparency for tenants (129-9), HB 2397 giving water district boards flexibility on dissolution thresholds and ballot language (130-15), HB 2108 conveying land to address a Jefferson City viaduct/emergency access issue (143-1), HB 2818 allowing St. Joseph to annex an airport it has owned since 1942 (137-8), and HB 1980 expanding peer review protections to emergency medical professionals, which was introduced and discussed near the end of the transcript.

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• <00:18:02.760><c> and</c><00:18:02.920><c> common</c><00:18:03.320><c> sense</c><00:18:03.640><c> safety
• </c> reasonable, and common sense safety reasonable, and common sense safety measure<00:18:05.080><c>
• He has brought a tremendous amount of public awareness to the safety hazards of the towing industry,
• This is a work-safe workplace safety bill.
• Speaker, with House Bill 519, we are welcoming a tool that improves safety, understanding, and respect

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It creates a 25-foot safety barrier around those first responders when they're performing their official
• </c><00:20:05.679><c> barrier</c> It creates a 25- ft safety barrier It creates a 25- ft safety barrier
• It really provides that<00:31:53.760><c> safety</c><00:31:54.240><c> net</c><00:31:55.200><c> for</c>
• <00:31:55.519><c> all</c><00:31:55.840><c> responders</c><00:31:57.200><c> and</c> that safety net for
• all responders and that safety net for all responders and that's<00:31:57.760><c> that's</c><00:31:58.640

Committee: Senate Veterans, Military Affairs, & Public Protection

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In the morning, they are doing math for the oil field, safety training, and learning calculations.
• Safety is important when you have drivers out there; they need to be compliant with D.O.T. and C.M.A.
• , as well as our public safety through our advanced law enforcement programs.
• I am concerned as we talk about AI about preventing harm and safety, and I know it's being used already
• My comment is related to some of your last remarks about public safety.

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• The effort to improve public safety by closing the gap. That's all coming up.
• And so you pushed for additional radar to improve public safety.
• 00:20:03.280><c> public</c> additional radar to improve public additional radar to improve public safety
• We've got lots of money coming in, uh, from the federal government, and we put some safety requirements
• </c> government and we put some safety government and we put some safety requirements<00:26:27.760><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• All Texas-licensed dentists receive extensive training in injection techniques and safety protocols as
• Given their comprehensive knowledge of facial anatomy and expertise in injection safety, general dentists
• with a population of 150,000 or greater located in a county of 300,000 or greater to preserve public safety
• to cities with population 150,000 or greater located in the county of 300,000 to preserve public safety
• Of $300,000 to preserve public safety and responsible land use.

Summary: The Senate took up and passed Senate Bill 945, which concerns political shareholder proposals by insurers and insurance holding companies. Senator Hughes argued the bill would protect Texas-based insurers from activist shareholder pressure, especially proposals aimed at limiting insurance coverage for oil and gas companies for ESG or political reasons. The motion to suspend the regular order was adopted over objection, and SB 945 passed to engrossment on a 20-10 vote with one present not voting. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 1117, allowing any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin in oral or maxillofacial regions for aesthetic purposes, and House Joint Resolution 98, renewing Texas’s application for an Article 5 Convention of States to propose amendments on fiscal restraints, federal power limits, and term limits. Both measures advanced after debate and roll-call votes; SB 1117 passed unanimously after suspension of the three-day rule, and H.J.R. 98 was adopted on a 17-14 vote. Members then approved several other measures, including the committee substitute for House Bill 142 on HHSC’s Office of Inspector General and Medicaid overpayment recovery, Senate Bill 2373 on AI-enabled financial fraud and deepfake/phishing schemes, Senate Bill 2221 on fraudulent UCC financing statements, and Senate Bill 2681 on the basis for third-party voter-registration challenges. The Senate also adopted a resolution authorizing a Texas Life Monument replica at the Capitol complex, and passed S.J.R. 59 creating funds for Texas State Technical College capital needs. The body debated and passed Senate Bill 946, which would bar credit discrimination against organizations based on social, political, religious, or similar value-based considerations and require credit decisions to rest on creditworthiness. Senators raised concerns that the bill could create a special protected class for non-human entities or conflict with existing state policies, but the bill advanced to engrossment on a 20-11 vote. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 2477 to ease office-to-residential conversions in large cities after adopting an amendment negotiated with municipal stakeholders, and began consideration of Senate Bill 715 on ERCOT reliability requirements for generators, including existing generation, with extensive debate over impacts on renewables, power purchase agreements, and grid reliability.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have invited testimony beginning with the Texas Secretary of State, Texas Department of Public Safety
• It requires that the Department of Public Safety, DPS send to our office information regarding individuals
• Chair calls Rebecca Hibbs from the Texas Department of Safety.
• Rebecca Hibbs from the Texas Department of Safety. Thank you.
• I'm with the Texas Department of Public Safety driver license division.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• forth between 30 mph and 35 mph, and this is just offering consistency to 35 mph without impacting safety
• without</c><00:02:30.200><c> impacting</c> mph with without impacting mph with without impacting safety
• 00:02:33.319><c> you</c><00:02:33.560><c> so</c><00:02:33.800><c> much</c><00:02:34.680><c> uh</c> safety
• great thank you so much uh safety great thank you so much uh members<00:02:35.800><c> any</c><00:02:
• They are not just pieces of metal, but a tangible representation of careers dedicated to public safety

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:31:17.600><c> And</c> in safety and dignity and peace. And in safety and dignity and peace.
• No American should live in fear of their faith or their safety.
• We must stand faith or their safety.
• The vast majority of public safety.
• Washington, D.C., is facing a public safety crisis.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• in our programs and safety for our young people in our communities.
• Talk about it that way. ...maybe not safety, but that security. Talk about it that way.
• I'm going to tell you about Shana, who arrived from Haiti and was seeking safety in Massachusetts. a
• I'm going to tell you about Shana, who arrived from Haiti, and was seeking safety in Massachusetts.
• Shana, who arrived from Haiti, was seeking safety in Massachusetts.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from Senate Chair Robyn Kennedy and House Chair Chynah Tyler, who emphasized that the fiscal year 2026 hearing was focused on the Health and Human Services budget, asked members to keep questions budget-related, and noted that no public testimony would be taken. They also highlighted the choice of Doherty Memorial High School as the venue to showcase Worcester’s investment in career and technical education. Committee members then introduced themselves before the first panel, the Executive Office of Veterans Services and the state veterans homes, began testimony. Secretary John Santiago said the governor’s FY26 proposal would support implementation of the HERO Act, which he said is now about 95% implemented, including higher disabled veteran annuities, expanded behavioral health benefits, and other service expansions. He described efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, including nearly $20 million in ARPA-funded housing and outreach initiatives, and said the agency has delivered more than 100,000 supportive services to nearly 8,500 veterans. Leaders from the Chelsea and Holyoke veterans homes reported on staffing, quality measures, electronic medical records, and major construction projects at both facilities, including a new Chelsea campus and the new Holyoke home. Members asked about funding transfers, geographic equity in access to the homes, outreach to women veterans and veterans of color, suicide prevention, Gold Star family support, and the impact of federal uncertainty; Santiago said the homes are now licensed and certified, that the current budget is sufficient, and that the agency is expanding engagement and data collection. The second panel, the Office of the Veteran Advocate, testified that its FY26 request is about $3.3 million, up from the current $2 million, to cover staffing, a larger office, and higher technology costs. Veteran Advocate Bob Notch said the office is a new independent oversight agency created in 2022 to examine systems, coordinate with local veteran service officers, and investigate fatalities or serious harm involving veterans in state care. He said the office’s work depends on research, data, and collaboration with other agencies, and that current funding is only enough for minimum operations. In response to questions, Notch and Deputy Commissioner David O’Callaghan discussed the difficulty of tracking veteran suicides, the need for better data across agencies, and the office’s role as an oversight body rather than a direct service provider. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• think that at the end of the day it's about the ability for our adversaries to interfere with the safety
• These are some serious health and safety concerns, and delaying repairs on all these existing facilities
• Public safety is not strengthened by keeping frail or rehabilitated individuals behind bars.
• without boots altogether, which at best is a hygiene concern and at worst is policy failure and a safety
• Senator Brandis taught me the first thing you do is go to the kitchen, grab a healthy safety inspection

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• >> I would like to invite our folks from DHHS food safety division to come up and give us their comments
• I just want to say that I share Representative Gruber's concerns about meat safety.
• But, you know, we have to always balance safety versus practicality.
• There are some guidelines and there are some safeties in here so that we know what's going on.
• in here so that we know what's safeties in here so that we know what's going<01:08:08.240><c> on.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a work session and then executive session on HB 396, which would allow processing of beef cows, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by USDA. Representative Comtois presented a revised amendment after prior drafting issues were corrected. The changes narrowed the bill to cuts of meat rather than meat food products, clarified labeling for amenable and non-amenable species, removed an exemption from federal law, struck a seasonal date range at Representative Bixby’s request, and reinstated a previously removed section. Supporters said the amendment now had clearer language and better safeguards, while some members still expressed reservations about the underlying policy. Testimony from DHHS food safety officials emphasized that the department does not inspect custom-exempt facilities and would have little oversight unless there were a complaint or foodborne outbreak. They noted concerns about removing the September 1 to April 30 date range, explaining it had been included in the original bill because of temperature and storage concerns for large animals, and they also said the amendment appeared to focus documentation requirements on bison, elk, and red deer. Committee members and witnesses debated whether the proposal would create food safety risks, whether farmers should instead be educated and helped to aggregate processing capacity, and whether the bill would expose farmers, retailers, and restaurants to federal enforcement risk. Rob Johnson of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau said the organization had recently voted down a policy opposing state regulations that would allow uninspected meat sales at retail, and he said he needed to consult further with Farm Bureau leadership before taking a position on HB 396. He suggested the bill should use the broader term “dairy and beef cattle” rather than “beef cows” for consistency. Supporters argued the bill would help small farmers, expand local food access, and reflect an intrastate policy choice despite conflict with federal law. The committee then moved into executive session and voted to approve amendment 2025-3090H, with members stating they would likely have different views on the bill itself.