Video & Transcript Research : 'farming'

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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is the purpose of House Bill 227. designated a portion of Farm to Market Road 521 in Brazoria County
  • Highway 183 in Eastland County will be designated from its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road... to
  • its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 2731, designated as the Deputy Sheriff David Boesecker Memorial
  • Highway 79 in Leon County, from its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road D, is designated as the Cecil
Bills: HB227
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because farm worker housing... We'll pass and retain on file item 90.
  • Because farm worker housing Housing instability in our state.
  • I see it on my family farm when suppliers no longer exist.
  • Domestic farm workers are the backbone of California's agricultural industry.
  • workers and now own their own farms.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly convened, first dealing with quorum and routine procedural matters before moving through a series of third-reading bills, many focused on immigration enforcement, worker protections, child care, and school or voting-site safety. Early measures included AB 2393, AB 1994, AB 1929, AB 1633, AB 1650, AB 1655, AB 1851, AB 1896, and AB 2230, with authors and supporters arguing these bills would provide accountability, protect immigrant communities, preserve access to benefits and services, and limit intimidation by immigration enforcement. Opponents repeatedly argued the bills were anti-law-enforcement, unconstitutional, or based on exaggerated or nonexistent threats. Several bills passed by recorded vote, including AB 2393 (41-15), AB 1994 (58-0), AB 1929 (41-17), AB 1650 (44-19), AB 1655 (50-14), AB 1851 (56-0), AB 1896 (41-19), and AB 2230 (42-15). AB 1633, a 54-vote bill imposing a tax on for-profit detention facilities, was debated at length but the roll was not completed in the excerpt and the item was moved on from temporarily. After a caucus break, the House returned and took up additional bills. AB 2379 would require child care providers to be informed of constitutional protections and receive multilingual training regarding immigration enforcement; it passed 59-10 on both the urgency and the measure. AB 2460 would direct the education department to update referral protocols so schools can better respond to students affected by immigration enforcement trauma and family deportation; it passed 52-8. AB 2495 would expand prohibitions on unfair immigration-related practices by employers, making immigration-related threats unlawful in workplace disputes; it passed 50-15. Throughout the day, debate was highly partisan and often heated, with repeated exchanges over whether the bills addressed real harms or were political messaging, but the Assembly ultimately advanced the measures that came to a vote.
TX

Texas 89th 1st C.S.

Agriculture & Livestock Jul 21st, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • Cube, we have We have you registered as Warren Code, representing the Texas Farm Bureau.
  • But, uh, for the guy that's just continued his family farm for 100 years and he's trying to.
  • Thank goodness he had a, a day job with Texas Farm Bureau.
  • We're Farm Bureau folks with Texas Farm Bureau that allowed him to, to both have a, a job to support
  • And Farm Bureau and um the other so we're basically just working uh with the other groups and trying
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 121 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House bill relative to the purchase or lease of certain property known as Fenn Farm in the town of
  • An act relative to the purchase or lease of certain property known as Fenn Farm in the town of Stockbridge
  • An act relative to the purchase or lease of certain property known as Fenn Farm in the town of Stockbridge
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several bills recommended by the Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling. Those included Senate No. 1919, providing for the retirement of Greg Heath, a former Westfield firefighter; House No. 4648, concerning the purchase or lease of property known as Fenn Farm in Stockbridge; and House No. 4805, amending the Plainville town charter. The House suspended Rule 7A to move the bills forward, ordered them to a third reading, and later proceeded on the orders of the day. The House then passed House No. 4565, establishing a sick leave bank for Marie Lettrian of the Department of Transitional Assistance, to be enacted. It also passed two bills to be engrossed: House No. 407, changing the composition of the Licensing Board for the City of Salem, and House No. 4602, relating to the Monson Select Board. No debate or opposition was recorded on these measures, and the votes were taken by voice vote. At the end of the session, the House adopted a special adjournment in memory of Michael F. Flaherty, a former Boston House member who served from 1967 to 1990. The House also adopted an order to meet again Wednesday at 11:00 a.m., and then adjourned to that time in informal session.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-29 (9:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • and I'm sure he is watching from home, likely just to make sure Senator Trumbull doesn't mess up his farm
  • bill passes, please read the next bill: Senate Bill 386, a bill to be entitled an act relating to farm
  • Ranchers who purchase major farm equipment.
  • Thank Lemon Laws for farm equipment. That's the bill. Are there amendments? None on the desk, Mr.
  • Please read the bill a third time: Senate Bill 386, a bill to be entitled an act relating to farm equipment
Keywords: 998, house, all
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, is there a definition of farm-to-table food?
  • At the Eat Well, North Dakota, to create opportunities for farm-to-table food distribution in schools
  • I mean, is there a definition of farm-to-table food?
  • I don't know. at the Eat Well, North Dakota, the create opportunities for farm-to-table food distribution
  • I mean, is there a definition of farm-to-table food?
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Appropriations Division met in a work session on the draft Rural Health Transformation appropriations bill, 25.1392.01000, with no public testimony taken. Legislative Council and the Department of Health and Human Services walked through the bill, which would appropriate about $397.8 million in federal grant funds over two federal fiscal years, provide transfer authority, allow certain federal funds to be used for salaries and wages without counting against existing transfer limits, and authorize OMB to adjust other agencies’ spending authority if they receive grant awards through HHS. The bill also includes several temporary statutory exemptions to help implement the program, plus recipient acknowledgement/reporting requirements, periodic reports to Legislative Management, and an immediate effective date upon filing. Committee discussion focused heavily on how the federal rural health transformation money can be used and administered. Department officials explained that CMS will review projects for allowability and sustainability, that the state has flexibility to move funds among categories, and that the grant is limited to 10% administrative costs. Members asked about whether the funding could support renovations, equipment, ambulances, bulk purchasing, food distribution, and other rural health ideas, and were told many details will depend on CMS approval and the eventual applications. Questions also addressed cash flow, timing of obligations and reimbursements, FTE funding, and whether grant recipients should be told the program will not continue beyond the federal period; officials said the language is meant to prevent expectations of automatic continuation, not to bar future legislative action. The committee also discussed the bill’s use of a two-year appropriation amount, with staff explaining that the state must appropriate enough authority to cover the federal grant cycle and that unused authority would lapse if the full amount is not received or spent. Members raised concerns about whether the bill’s language could limit creativity or future program design, but department officials and several members emphasized the need for flexibility because CMS may reject overly specific directives. After discussion, the committee voted to recommend the bill draft to the full committee; the motion carried on a roll call vote, and the chair said the full Joint Appropriations Committee would take up the bill at the special session next week.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • There are three of us, three coordinators, so essentially, our job is to connect the public to the farm
  • We want to get as many people out actually on the farm as possible so that they can learn about where
  • Now, we have 18 categories in agritourism, from berry picking, Christmas tree farms, pumpkin patches,
  • So, Kochendorfer, like I said, Duncan, they're on our craft beer trails, and then Lasley Family Farm
  • craft beer trails, wine trails, but we also have Oklahoma Ag in the classroom, we've got Oklahoma Farm
Keywords: 914, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 19th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It focuses on structural improvements that support homegrown businesses like legacy farms and citrus
  • roads, providing new funding for SCRAP and an updated arterial roads program, appropriately named the FARM
  • This late filed amendment clarifies that the FARM Program funds be...
  • THIS IS A MAJOR FARM TO ROAD. THIS ROAD WOULD BE ELIGIBLE UNDER THIS AMENDMENT.
  • rural communities who want to stay there, looking for opportunities to continue family businesses, farms
Bills: SCR5, SCR13, SB3, SB6, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB15, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB24, SB35, SB57, SB65, SB112, SB284, SB290, SB388, SB400, SB402, SB412, SB495, SB499, SB502, SB509, SB621, SB706, SB740, SB815, SB842, SB854, SB875, SB893, SB917, SB974, SB1025, SB1061, SB1073, SB1106, SB1268, SB1281, SB1300, SB1362, SB1379, SB1447, SB1451, SB1555, SB1902, SJR36, SJR12, SCR13, SCR25, SCR5, SCR22, SCR12, SCR24, SB495, SB412, SB10, SB18, SB565, SB372, SB842, SB765, SB62, SB19, SB666, SB707, SB888, SB687, SB706, SB847, SB290, SB13, SB1248, SB740, SB14, SB1006, SB504, SB917, SB925, SB388, SB1902, SB1121, SB995, SB857, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB35, SB6, SB815, SB3, SB1281, SB1379, SB1300, SB1497, SB1499, SB1498, SB1451, SB1061, SB15, SB65, SB241, SB304, SB402, SB499, SB621, SB974, SB1023, SB1024, SB1025, SB1106, SB686, SB112, SB371, SB204, SB400, SB609, SB1447, SB670, SB502, SB427, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1555, SB1362, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB987, SB1539, SB893, SB447, SB875, SB406, SB509, SB985, SB965, SB17, SB1119, SB1505, SB12, SB24, SB57, SB1194, SB1253, SB1215, SB1532, SB1268, SB1302, SB856, SB650, SB583, SB673, SB840, SJR57, SCR8, SB213, SB681, SB1172, SB1252, SB378, SB610, SB918, SB1343, SB608, SB487, SB955, SB957, SB988, SB990, SB1019, SB1021, SB1120, SB251, SB958, SB535, SB761, SB1, SB541, SB315, SB379, SB1018, SB1737, SB266, SB1415, SB3, SB6, SB15, SB35, SB290, SB706, SB842, SB917, SB1281, SB1451, SB1902, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB19, SB388, SR261, SR265, SR276, SR277, SR281, SR286, SR293, SCR5, SCR13, SB2425, SB2880, SB10, SB12, SB13, SB17, SB18, SB19, SB388, SB412, SB495, SB2425, SB2880
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 5, 2025 - 12:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • I've watched this state evolve over my lifetime and watched farms change to show facilities and residential
  • And what that means is less farm owners and less community and less enrichment.
  • Then you look at Marion County, where the concentration of the breeding farms are, almost 20, Where the
  • concentration of the breeding farms are, almost 25% of the GDP.
  • And it puts in great jeopardy the 210,000 acres of horse farms and the open spaces they represent in
Summary: The subcommittee first heard presentations on protecting minors from age-restricted products from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Attorney General’s office. DBPR described its Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco division’s licensing and enforcement work on alcohol, tobacco, nicotine, and hemp sales, including inspections, undercover underage-purchase operations, arrests, and coordination with the Attorney General on hemp and nicotine enforcement. Members asked about trends in youth use, retailer training, use of underage decoys in investigations, and whether additional education or penalties could help reduce sales to minors. The Attorney General’s office then outlined the new nicotine dispensing device directory created under last year’s law, explaining the criteria for listing devices attractive to minors, the notice process for manufacturers and retailers, and enforcement consequences once listed devices become contraband. Members discussed online sales, product descriptions, notice to industry, and whether more outreach to parents, schools, and local partners could help. The committee then took up House Bill 105, which would decouple thoroughbred pari-mutuel permit holders from the requirement to conduct live racing in order to operate card rooms/slot gaming. The bill sponsor said the measure would align thoroughbred permits with other live-event permits and argued the industry is already declining and heavily subsidized, so the Legislature should not force a private business to keep an unprofitable line of business. An amendment by Rep. Yeager was adopted to remove live-racing requirements for thoroughbred permit holders who are card room licensees, broadening the bill’s effect to include Tampa Bay Downs as well as Gulfstream Park. Public testimony was sharply divided: supporters said decoupling would give tracks flexibility and not end racing, while opponents from the thoroughbred breeding and racing industry warned it would undermine live racing, breeding, jobs, farmland, and the broader equine economy. After debate, several members spoke in favor of the bill, emphasizing business flexibility, declining foal counts, and the view that the state should not require a private industry to maintain racing to keep gaming rights. Opponents argued the bill could damage a signature Florida industry and its economic impact. The committee then voted 10-6 to report HB 105 favorably, with several members voting no and some excused. The meeting then adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Feb 4th, 2025

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • This industry is made up of third-, fourth-, and fifth-generation family farms, and they really are a
  • And we've also received significant dollars through the farm bill to further that research.
  • And we've also received significant dollars through the farm bill to further that research.
  • dip into their family savings, even as much as they want to continue their generational and family farm
  • And that puts our generational farms at risk. That puts our best management practices at risk.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Agriculture heard an update on the Florida citrus industry from Matt Joyner of Florida Citrus Mutual and Shannon Shepp of the Department of Citrus. Both described the industry’s steep decline over the past two decades due to citrus greening (HLB), hurricanes, freezes, and aging groves, but emphasized ongoing recovery efforts through research, replanting, and new therapies. They highlighted promising tools such as plant growth regulators, protective screens and covers, direct oxytetracycline application, CRISPR-based breeding, and the CRAFT program, which has expanded to more than 10,000 acres of solid-set plantings and over 20,000 acres including resets. Members discussed disaster relief, property tax pressures, grower participation, and the need for assessment relief and other state support. No votes were taken on the citrus presentation. Shepp also outlined the Department of Citrus’s marketing and research role, noting strong consumer demand for Florida orange juice, global advertising efforts, and clinical research tied to health messaging. She said the industry remains a major economic contributor, with thousands of jobs and billions in economic impact, and that the department is working to maintain demand while growers replant and reset groves. Senators asked about the CRAFT program, new grower participation, and how advertising and state policy could help sustain the industry. The committee then received a performance review of the Opa-locka Soil and Water Conservation Districts from David Jahossky of Malden and Jenkins. The review found wide variation among the 49 districts studied, with many lacking recurring revenue, staffing, proper meeting notices, records retention, formal performance goals, and timely financial reports. The report identified nearly 400 recommendations and noted that some districts had already dissolved or were considering dissolution. Senators questioned whether the districts were duplicative of other agencies and whether they still served a useful purpose; the presenter said there was overlap and collaboration but no duplication. A public commenter from Jefferson County argued that local boards still provide trusted, community-based support for producers and help connect them to cost-share and best management practice programs. The chair indicated the review would inform possible legislation to improve or restructure the districts, and the committee adjourned without taking a vote.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/14/2026)

Resources, Recreation and Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • <04:07:47.680> work the quality of the tree farm work the quality of the tree farm work without
  • We allow public access to our tree farms.
  • And it remain in the tree farm program.
  • And if you want to to our tree farms.
  • On deck is Tom Thompson from Thompson Tree Farm.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Can I deduct that on a Schedule F farm equipment? Schedule F, uh, farm equipment.
  • But if you're using it for farm use, or a percentage of it, possibly yes, qualifying that.
  • We just... off the trail or in the farm country or off the trail or in the farm country or in<01:13:33.679
  • and and with my a with my uncle the farm and and with my a with my uncle and<01:26:47.920> and
  • <01:27:07.560> whether whether it's use on the farm whether whether it's use on the farm whether
Keywords: 1183, house
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/10/2026)

Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • But when it comes to, you know, when State Farm pulled out of California, that when it comes to, you
  • But when it comes to, you know, when State Farm pulled out of California, that when it comes to, you
  • But when it comes to, you know, when State Farm pulled out of California, that when it comes to, you
  • But when it comes to, you know, when State Farm pulled out of California, that when it comes to, you
  • But when it comes to, you know, when State Farm pulled out of California, that when it comes to, you
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 19th, 2025

Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was a farm kid, ranching kid. I loved the lifestyle.
  • We could incentivize rooftop solar and turn our neighborhoods into solar farms.
  • There is a really beautiful solar farm just to the south of us, two blocks over that way.
  • The The high school my daughter attends off the street has a beautiful solar farm on it.
  • Solar farms are not high impact, high visibility kinds of things.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Agriculture & Livestock Jul 21st, 2025

Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, the chair now calls the second panel: Warren Cude of the Texas Farm Bureau, Steven Dybul of the
  • We have you registered as Warren Cude, representing the Texas Farm Bureau.
  • I also have the honor of serving on the Texas Farm Bureau State Board for District 6.
  • But for the guy who has continued his family farm for a hundred years and is trying to keep his cows
  • have the opportunity to be back at the ranch and check cattle on the farm.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ACT 310, SLH 2025 Nonprofit Grants Program Informational Briefing 10-30-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Over 90% of Hawaiian farms are farmers.
  • with 85% of farm owned by families with 85% of farm incomes<02:55:15.040> below<02:55:15.279>
  • replace direct funding cuts to our farm replace direct funding cuts to our farm programs.<02:55:
  • [clears throat] My name is Timothy Clark from Sunshine Farm Foundation.
  • [clears throat] My name is Timothy Clark from Sunshine Farm Foundation.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: This joint informational briefing focused on Act 310 grants and aid, with committee members hearing one-minute testimony from organizations first in person and then by Zoom. At the outset, the chairs explained there would be no Q&A during the briefing and asked testifiers to focus on how federal cuts were affecting their work. The meeting was organized by registration number and included both neighbor island and Oʻahu applicants. Testimony centered on organizations seeking state support to offset federal funding losses or anticipated reductions. Health and social service providers described impacts from Medicaid, SNAP, ACA subsidy, Title X, and other federal changes, including Aloha Care, Community Clinic of Maui, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, West Hawaiʻi Community Health Center, Hawaiʻi Disability Rights Center, Hawaiʻi Youth Services Network, Alcoholic Rehabilitation Services of Hawaiʻi, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Other groups highlighted losses affecting food security, housing, disaster preparedness, and climate resilience, including the Kohala Center, Feeding Hawaiʻi Together, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Dynamic Community Solutions, and the Pacific Tsunami Museum. Several arts, youth, and education organizations also testified, including Hawaiʻi Literacy, Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaiʻi, Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi, Kids Hurt Too Hawaiʻi, and US Vets, each requesting funding to preserve programs and staffing. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing. The only action was procedural: the chairs moved through the applicant list, limited testimony time, and then transitioned from neighbor island in-person testimony to Oʻahu and later Zoom participants.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • I own Carua Medical Farm, established in 2016 to offer medical patients a place to grow.
  • Carua has had over 4,000 medical patients as a part of their farm, all of which were approved by the
  • Small medical farms and businesses can be kept in check through taxation.
  • bill has allowed cannabis to be farm bill has allowed cannabis to be sold<01:07:38.279> in<01
  • My family has been farming in Kula for over seven generations.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture and Food Systems heard testimony and began decision-making on HB 1246, which would establish the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office within DCCA to regulate cannabis. Chair Tarnas described the bill as divisive and noted the hearing had received 95 testimonies in support, 135 in opposition, and 11 comments. Members were told the office would be administratively attached to DCCA, and the department emphasized it would not direct day-to-day operations. DCCA also raised concerns about banking access due to federal law, while the Department of Agriculture supported a one-plant, one-agency approach and noted its current authority over cannabis plant importation and movement. Several agencies and advocates supported the bill with cautions or requested amendments. The Department of Health said it appreciated the bill’s public health protections but remained concerned about increased adult-use access, youth mental health, pregnancy-related risks, and effects on developing brains; it requested a 12-month delayed effective date. The Attorney General’s office said legalization should include safeguards, recommended a longer implementation timeline and seed funding, and flagged issues in the bill involving impaired driving, open-container language, and penalties for under-21 possession. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill but objected to new driving and possession offenses, saying existing law already covers impaired driving. Doctors for Drug Policy Reform supported the measure, citing regulation of intoxicating cannabinoids, testing, childproof packaging, and public education as public-health benefits. Opponents focused on youth access, public safety, and the bill’s broader social effects. The Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill over access and diversion concerns, and the City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor strongly opposed legalization, citing higher-potency cannabis, youth harms, psychiatric risks, and increased poison-center calls. The Hawaiʻi Substance Abuse Coalition argued legalization should wait until prevention programs are in place and funded first, while the Hawaiʻi Family Forum and Hawaiian Republican Women also opposed the measure, citing concerns about youth exposure, added bureaucracy, and taxpayer costs. The Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi questioned the purpose of the proposed cannabis taxes, asking why cannabis should be taxed heavily if legalization is intended. The hearing continued with additional testimony after a brief audio issue for one testifier.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Fish and Game and Marine Resources (02/12/2025)

Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Farm Bureau is a federation of New Hampshire's 10 county Farm Bureau organizations, consisting of just
  • <01:56:22.360> bu representing the New Hampshire Farm bu representing the New Hampshire Farm
  • is a federation's policy director Farm is a federation's policy director Farm Bureau<01:56:25.440
  • <01:56:27.599> Bureau Hampshire's 10 County Farm Bureau Hampshire's 10 County Farm Bureau
  • <01:56:33.000> families under 2500 member Farm families under 2500 member Farm families supporters
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG-WLA, EIG-HOU-WLA, EIG-HOU, EIG Public Hearings 03-19-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hawaii Farm Bureau. Thanks.
  • farm to state program.
  • farm to state program.
  • Brian Miyamoto on behalf of the Hawaii Farm Bureau.
  • Hawaii Farm Bureau. Thank you, Chair.
Bills: HB1700
Summary: The joint committees heard several housing, land use, and infrastructure bills. HB 6019 HD2 on electric vehicle infrastructure and HB 1728 HD1 on rainwater catchment systems both drew limited testimony and were advanced. For HB 1728, the chairs said they would designate the Department of Health as the regulator and incorporate suggested technical amendments from plumbing and rainwater industry groups. Both measures were reported out with recommendations to pass, with HB 6019 passed unamended and HB 1728 passed with amendments. HB 1844, which would have required the Land Use Commission to reclassify lands designated for urban growth, drew significant opposition from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Sierra Club, who argued it would bypass land-use review and threaten agricultural land, water planning, and long-term resilience. Grassroot Institute supported the bill, and the Land Use Commission said the bill raised concerns. After discussion, the chairs deferred the measure in one committee and later the recommendation to pass it with amendments was not adopted in the other committee. HB 1990 on penalties and liens for unresolved residential zoning violations was advanced with amendments. The chairs adopted Grassroot Institute’s suggested changes requiring any county sale of such property to be at no less than fair market value and requiring excess proceeds to be returned to the owner. HB 2424, which would allow county planning agencies to petition for temporary reclassification of certain agricultural lands to rural, also drew mixed testimony; the Land Use Commission raised due process concerns, and agriculture interests opposed it. One committee advanced it with amendments, but in the other committee the recommendation failed after members cited lack of county support. The later portion of the hearing began on HB 1738 and HB 1739. HB 1738 would expand county authority to amend district boundaries for housing on parcels over 15 acres; OHA, Sierra Club, and the Hawaii Farm Bureau opposed it, while Grassroot Institute supported it. HB 1739 would require transit-supportive densities in county TOD areas and limit local restrictions; DPP raised concerns about timing, permitting, and conflicts with existing TOD frameworks, while OPSD and Grassroot supported it. The transcript cuts off before final action on these later bills.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture Jan 20th, 2026

Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I started farming with an aunt.
  • Mark Faganbaum with Missouri Farm Bureau, testifying in favor of H.B. 2297.
  • We encompass everything from farming and ranching to animal ownership, nearly every kind of animal.
  • If someone came onto my farm and I had a horse ready to go to the track to race and took it, I'd lose
  • Mark Figenbaum, with the Missouri Farm Bureau, and I won't take too much of your time.
Keywords: 959, house, all