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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 19th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Bill 344 by Assemblymember Valencia, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.
- Assembly Bill 445 by Assembly Member Agriaracuri, an act relating to alcoholic beverages.
- Under the current licensing system, Colusa County hasn't qualified for any new alcoholic beverage licenses
- Assembly Bill 828 by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez, an act relating to alcoholic beverages member good
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions Mar 23rd, 2026
Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions
Transcript Highlights:
- behavioral and substance abuse therapist, and the CEO, co-founder, and owner of the only female-owned beverage
- Since 2021, Levia has been the number one selling cannabis beverage in Massachusetts.
Bills:
H5005
Summary:
The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a hearing on Initiative Petition 25-10 / House Bill 5002, “An act to restore a sensible marijuana policy,” which would repeal Massachusetts’ adult-use cannabis legalization framework. The chair explained the Article 48 initiative process and noted that, if the Legislature does not enact the measure as written, additional signatures would be needed for it to qualify for the 2026 ballot. The committee heard testimony from an expert, proponents of the petition, opponents, and members of the public, and accepted written testimony through March 27 at 5 p.m.
Jessica Trow of MassBudget testified first, focusing on cannabis revenue and spending in Massachusetts. She said legalization has generated nearly $2 billion for the Commonwealth and municipalities since FY 2018, including excise tax, sales tax, local option taxes, fees, and community impact fees. She described how revenues are distributed to public health, the Cannabis Control Commission’s social equity efforts, the cannabis social equity fund, the MBTA, the School Building Authority, the general fund, and local budgets, and argued the industry has supported social equity and community investments.
Opponents of the petition argued that repeal would harm public health, consumer safety, jobs, tax revenue, and social equity programs. Wendy Wakeman, speaking for the ballot committee, said legalization has increased potency, addiction, and mental health concerns, and that the state lacks sufficient data on harms. In contrast, business owners, clinicians, and advocates including Caroline Pino, Kristen Rogers, Drudus Ledbetter, Armani White, Lucas Thayer, and Jeff Rawson said the regulated market provides tested products, jobs, tax revenue, and pathways for people harmed by prohibition, while repeal would push consumers back to the illicit market and undermine equity goals. Committee members questioned witnesses about the evidence base, the role of out-of-state funding, the petition’s impact on existing businesses, and whether narrower regulatory fixes might address concerns instead of repeal. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed after testimony ended.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 04:01 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- The first one is House Bill 4236, and that relates to authorizing the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
- licensee that accepts a West Virginia mobile ID as proof that a customer seeking to purchase alcoholic beverages
Summary:
The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then considered a series of House bills and committee substitutes. House Bill 5438, dealing with changes to Step 7 of the school aid formula and allowable uses of certain education allocations, was amended to adopt the Education Committee’s changes and then reported to the full Senate. House Bill 4087 creating the West Virginia-Ireland Education Alliance was also reported, as was House Bill 4191, which expands child care tax credit eligibility for employer-sponsored facilities and changes subsidy payments from attendance-based to enrollment-based reimbursement; senators emphasized its workforce and economic development benefits. House Bill 5074, which reallocates medical cannabis fund balances and future revenues, was amended to increase the Child Protective Commission pilot funding from $3 million to $5 million and remove proposed ibogaine research funding for Marshall and WVU before being reported. House Bill 5353, regulating virtual currency kiosks and money transmission licensure, and House Bill 5527, creating licensure and oversight for wellness reimbursement program administrators, both received strike-and-insert amendments and were reported. House Bill 5687, which phases down the metallurgical coal severance tax and adds a temporary oil and gas tax reduction with county/municipal revenue adjustments, was amended and reported. House Bill 4418, creating an electronic system for municipal business and occupation tax filing and collection with a 1% administrative fee and a participation threshold, was also reported.
The committee then took up House Bill 4245, the Revenue Rules Bundle, which bundles 26 legislative rules from the Department of Revenue and related agencies. The bundle included alcohol, banking, insurance, racing, and tax rules, with several sunset extensions and repeals of outdated rules; the committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment affecting a lottery consumer protection rule and a pre-need cemetery company rule, then reported the bill. House Bill 5168, providing a $12 million lottery-funded stream for emergency medical services, was amended to clarify the uses of the funds, rename one fund, require a 30% county match for mental health treatment spending, and create two additional county-based EMS funds; senators described it as a needed permanent funding source for EMS, and it was reported. Throughout the meeting, members generally supported the measures, with some discussion on technical details, funding allocations, and the impact of the bills on local services and workforce needs. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that Senate House Bills 4004, 4006, and 4009 would not be taken up that day, and the committee adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- authorizing the town of Scituate to issue four additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
Summary:
The Senate met briefly and first took up final passage of two local bills. It enacted House No. 4657, authorizing the town of Scituate to issue four additional all-alcoholic-beverage licenses for on-premises sales, and it also enacted a bill amending the charter of the town of Acushnet (H-234-1). In both cases, the Senate approved the measures and ordered them signed by the President and laid before the Governor.
After a short recess, the Senate received a House bill changing the Board of Selectmen in Boylston to a select board (House No. 4621). On unanimous consent, the rules were suspended so the bill could be considered forthwith, and the Senate ordered it to a third reading.
The session then concluded with an adjournment under the Constitution, ending the 2025 session of the 194th General Court. The Senate announced it would reconvene for the 2026 session on Wednesday at 11 a.m.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jan 5th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- authorizing the town of Scituate to issue four additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up final passage of several local bills. It enacted a bill authorizing the town of Scituate to issue four additional on-premises alcohol licenses, which required and received a two-thirds vote, and it also enacted a bill amending the charter of the town of Acushnet. In both cases, the bills were ordered signed by the President and laid before the Governor for approval.
The Senate then received a House bill changing the Board of Selectmen in Boylston to a Select Board. On unanimous consent, the rules were suspended so the matter could be considered forthwith, and the Senate ordered the bill to a third reading.
The session concluded with notice that, under the Constitution, the 2025 session of the 194th General Court stood adjourned and that the Senate would reconvene for the 2026 session on Wednesday at 11 a.m.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jan 5th, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 3 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- place upon a town ballot a question to increase the number of licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
Summary:
The House took up several committee orders extending reporting deadlines to March 18, 2026 for the Committees on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, and Public Safety and Homeland Security, and adopted each after suspending the rules. It also adopted a House resolution recognizing Russell Carrier for 44 years of service to the Forbes Library. The chamber concurred in Senate petitions referred under suspension of Joint Rule 12, including proposals related to a sick leave bank for a trial court employee, creditable service for certain police officers and firefighters, and mobile driver’s licenses, and it suspended Joint Rule 12 on another sick leave bank petition for a Department of Correction employee.
The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling recommended four bills for House consideration: anti-retaliation protections for public employees, “Getting to Zero Week,” local and regional cultural council membership, and a Boston police age-waiver bill for Giselle Mello. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the bills second reading, and ordered them to third reading. It also passed to enact two local bills: one increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in Weston and another dissolving a special fund in Athol.
Later, the House passed to engrossment a bill authorizing the purchase or lease of Fenn Farm in Stockbridge, a Bridgewater charter amendment for gender-neutral language, and an Arlington local option bill to place a ballot question on increasing certain alcohol licenses. Members also observed a moment of silent tribute for former Lowell legislator Philip L. Shea, and the House ordered special adjournment in his memory. The chamber then adopted an order to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. and adjourned to that time in informal session.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 3 Jan 12th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- place upon a town ballot a question to increase the number of licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
Summary:
The House took up several committee and rules reports, mostly on procedural matters. It adopted orders extending committee reporting deadlines to March 18, 2026 for the Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery, and Public Safety and Homeland Security committees, and adopted a resolution honoring Russell Carrier for 44 years of service to the Forbes Library. The chamber also concurred with Senate petitions referred under suspension of joint rule 12, including proposals related to a sick leave bank for a trial court employee, creditable service for certain police officers and firefighters, and mobile driver’s licenses.
Members suspended rules to advance a set of bills recommended by the Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee, including measures on anti-retaliation protections for public employees, “Getting to Zero Week,” local and regional cultural council membership, and a Boston police age-waiver for Giselle Mello. Those bills were ordered to a third reading. The House also passed to be enacted two local bills: one increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in Weston and another dissolving a special fund in Athol.
On third reading, the House passed to be engrossed bills authorizing the purchase or lease of Fenn Farm in Stockbridge, allowing Bridgewater to amend its charter for gender-neutral language, and permitting Arlington to place a ballot question on increasing all-alcohol beverage licenses. The chamber then observed a moment of silence for Philip L. Shea of Lowell, a former Lowell city councilor, state representative, and state senator, and ordered special adjournment in his memory. The House adjourned to meet Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in informal session.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 72, Baltimore County Alcoholic Beverages Sale for Off-Premises Consumption.
- Senate Bill 361, Baltimore City Alcoholic Beverages License Extension.
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 50 May 28th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- use of coolers and stuff within establishments that sell both intoxicating and non-intoxicating beverages
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VT
Transcript Highlights:
- S. 279, an act relating to caterers' licenses and the distribution of malt beverages by licensed manufacturers
- And the distribution of malt beverages by licensed manufacturers, introduced by Senator Rahm Hinsdale
- S. 279, an act relating to caterers' licenses and the distribution of malt beverages by licensed manufacturers
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 9th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- was originally agreed upon in that this chamber was just changing a reference of what an alcoholic beverage
- is they added a study to look at a few different things: the prevalence of ownership of alcoholic beverage
- 2 of Section 53-06.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to the definition of alcoholic beverage
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum call, then took up House amendments to Senate Bills 2009, 2147, and 2113. On motion, the Senate refused to concur in the House amendments and appointed conference committees for each bill. The chamber then considered several House bills, adopting amendments and passing House Bill 1556, which creates a Children's Cabinet work group to study out-of-home placement and treatment for children with behavioral health issues, and House Bill 1363, which directs development of a customizable cardiac emergency response plan template for schools and athletic events. House Bill 1533, requiring students to complete a half-unit of financial literacy for graduation, also passed after amendment. House Bill 1226, dealing with masks in public places and protest-related identification concerns, passed after the Judiciary Committee removed language about complying with law enforcement requests to unmask.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Testing in 2022 found 40% of the beverage samples from PET plastic bottles had antimony levels above
- Dennis Albioni, on behalf of the American Beverage Association.
- The American Beverage Association is opposed unless amended, focusing primarily on the remaining antimony
Summary:
The committee heard several environmental and consumer-safety bills. AB 405, the Fashion Act, would require fashion companies to disclose and manage toxic chemicals in their supply chains; supporters said it would reduce worker and consumer exposure and align with existing industry frameworks, while retailers and business groups argued it would duplicate existing laws and raise costs. After questions about DTSC workload, international standards, and affordability, the bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Natural Resources and held on call with three votes. AB 762 would ban the sale and distribution of disposable vape devices; supporters emphasized battery-fire risks, recycling contamination, and waste impacts, while cannabis and convenience-store interests warned it would push consumers to illicit markets and harm legal businesses. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to Business and Professions with three votes and was held on call.
The committee also adopted the consent calendar with six votes. AB 794 would direct California to keep in place the federal PFAS drinking-water standard if federal protections are weakened, with supporters citing health risks and the need for certainty, and water agencies opposing the emergency-rulemaking authority and potential costs. Members debated whether the bill was too broad and whether federal funds would cover implementation; the bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations with four votes and was held open. AB 1148, the Safer Food Packaging Act, would restrict certain chemicals in food packaging; supporters cited cancer and reproductive-health concerns, while chemical, beverage, and manufacturing groups argued the bill should go through existing regulatory processes and that some chemicals lacked feasible alternatives. The author said she would remove antimony trioxide later in the process after hearing opposition concerns; the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Judiciary with four votes and was held open.
Finally, AB 1338 would allow local air districts to recover costs for implementing fence-line air monitoring at metal shredding facilities, building on prior legislation and local air district efforts in AB 617 communities. The author said the bill would preserve local control and improve efficiency, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District testified in support. The transcript ends as the district witness begins testimony, with no vote yet taken on AB 1338.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Budget Targets Eliminate The Deficit But Cut From Committees / Advancing Education in Minnesota Apr 6th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- get along very, very well, and every interim we get together over a coffee or a more entertaining beverage
- Every interim we get together over a coffee or a more entertaining beverage and talk about what we want
- Every interim we get together over a coffee or a more entertaining beverage and talk about what we want
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 11, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Also, through the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, they've implemented new efficiencies to
- the department's software to streamline the state's beverage quota license process.
- The enhancements streamline the approval of online entry forms for the quota alcoholic beverage drawing
Summary:
The subcommittee met to review agency travel, budget reduction exercises, and member reports from agency meetings. Early discussion focused on the Department of Management Services (DMS), where members questioned the cost of travel for four out-of-state data/cyber staff and the secretary’s absence. DMS defended the hires as highly specialized enterprise cybersecurity and data personnel, said the positions were lawfully paid and posted, and explained that the staff work on statewide data cataloging and cyber risk reduction rather than agency-by-agency systems. Members also raised concerns about fleet inventory discrepancies and requested follow-up information on hiring, travel, and data inventory timelines. The chair said she would consider travel guardrails and possible reductions, and noted that DMS, the Lottery, and the Florida Commission on Human Relations did not meet the requested reduction target, while the Public Employee Relations Commission did not submit reductions.
The committee then heard from the Florida Lottery about the secretary’s trip to Paris for the World Lottery Convention. Lottery staff said the trip was reimbursed through the multi-state lottery organization and was intended to share best practices and improve operations, though members questioned the value of the travel and requested reimbursement records and the trip agenda. The subcommittee also reviewed agency reduction exercises from several agencies. The Department of Revenue exceeded its target and was praised for frugality; DFS, the Florida Gaming Control Commission, the Office of Financial Regulation, the Office of Insurance Regulation, the Public Service Commission, the Division of Administrative Hearings, and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation each described how they met or approached their reduction goals, often through vacancies, reversions, or expense cuts. OIR warned that further reductions could hurt insurance regulation capacity, while OFR and PSC said their reductions were based on historical reversions and lower post-COVID travel or vacancy levels.
Members then reported back on agency meetings. DMS members raised fleet tracking, real property audits, salary studies, and health plan savings ideas, and asked for follow-up on the Florida PALM project, cybersecurity grants, and state IT modernization. DFS members said the agency was efficient and that its Palm-related work and insurance consumer programs were important. Lottery members emphasized the agency’s revenue generation for education and its low administrative overhead. Gaming Control members highlighted storage costs for seized gaming equipment and suggested technology-based alternatives. PERC members said a union-related law had doubled their workload and asked for more staffing and possible AI assistance. OIR members stressed the need for a Tampa satellite office and more resources to recruit and retain specialized staff. The chair closed by saying the committee would continue reviewing travel, staffing, and reductions with an eye toward taxpayer value and transparency.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Health Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Health
Transcript Highlights:
- Children are constantly exposed to unhealthy food and beverage ads through television, online, and even
- Studies have found that seven in 10 children report exposure to food and beverage advertising through
- In schools, the bill would reduce unhealthy beverage advertising, stop the use of sugary drinks as rewards
- also ensure that kids' meals at chain restaurants meet nutrition standards, like including healthy beverages
- Massachusetts Package Stores Association, which represents the off-premise retailers of alcoholic beverages
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Health
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Health heard testimony on a wide range of bills focused on children’s health, tobacco control, newborn screening, pediatric cancer, palliative care, and professional licensure. Early testimony highlighted Senate bills to expand newborn screening for pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency, lysosomal storage disorders, and congenital CMV, with families and clinicians describing severe diagnostic delays, missed treatment windows, and the benefits of early detection. Speakers also supported a bill to improve pediatric cancer research through a dedicated trust fund, and a bill to extend pediatric palliative care services to age 22, with parents and providers emphasizing continuity of care for seriously ill young people.
Several witnesses gave personal accounts in support of the newborn screening measures. Families described children who endured years of misdiagnosis before receiving diagnoses such as Gaucher disease, Fabry disease, Pompe disease, Niemann-Pick disease, and CMV, often after irreversible damage had already occurred. Medical and advocacy witnesses said Massachusetts already collects some of the relevant screening data and argued that results should be reported to families, while others urged the committee to add conditions to the state panel because effective treatments already exist. The committee also heard support for a bill to establish a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder program and training for providers.
On tobacco and youth health, testimony supported bills to ban internet tobacco sales, strengthen youth protections, and reduce lung cancer deaths through point-of-sale information and quit-line access. A student testified about easily purchasing flavored nicotine products online without meaningful age verification, and public health advocates backed measures to keep tobacco out of children’s environments. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to ensure parents have access to their children’s medical records through age 16, with exceptions for sensitive services already protected by law.
The committee additionally took testimony on an optometry licensure bill, where ophthalmologists opposed language they said could broaden scope of practice and allow optometrists to use the title “optometric physician,” while optometry educators and students supported the bill as a modernization measure with no scope expansion. No votes were taken during the hearing; the chair repeatedly reminded speakers of time limits and noted that written testimony could be submitted for additional comments.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- act authorizing the town of Somerset to grant an additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several House bills out of the orders of the day. It passed to be engrossed a Somerset local option bill authorizing an additional wine and malt beverage license, a Marlborough bill creating a simplified procedure for subdivision road layout and acceptance, and a bill establishing a sick leave bank for David A. Russell of the Department of Correction.
The chamber also handled House petitions referred under suspension of Joint Rule 12, agreeing to the suspension and sending the matters to the appropriate committees. Later, the Senate adopted an emergency preamble for a sick leave bank bill for Jean McCarran of the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
On final passage, the Senate approved and sent to the Governor three bills: one extending residency requirements for certain Newton police and fire personnel, one authorizing investments for the Richmond Free Public Library, and one increasing the residency limit for Acton police and fire department members. It also enacted the Jean McCarran sick leave bank bill. The Senate then adopted an order to reconvene the following Monday at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- reasons, but one in particular is the inclusion of the specific piece about Kansas City and the beverage
Committee:
House Commerce
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Apr 9th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- reasons, but one in particular is the inclusion of the specific piece about Kansas City and the beverage
Summary:
The Commerce Committee met with a quorum present and first considered Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1142, described as the LLC bill and a simple procedure affecting the Secretary of State’s office. The committee voted unanimously to do pass the bill and then unanimously passed it with consent.
The committee then took up House Bill 3347. One member stated opposition to the bill, objecting in part to a Kansas City-specific beverage restriction and arguing against preemption of local municipal decisions. The committee adopted two amendments: one to address preemption and allow sale of small airplane shooters in response to Kansas City’s restrictions, and another changing the title to “political subdivisions” to broaden the bill’s scope. The amendments were rolled into a House Committee Substitute.
After adopting the substitute, the committee voted on the House Committee Substitute for House Bill 3347. The motion passed by a vote of five ayes and two noes, and the bill was reported do pass. The committee then adjourned.