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MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development Mar 24th, 2026
Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- One of the changes we made was that the definition of food, so that it points specifically to 196.010
- The other change we made is that we changed all of the mobile food unit, food service establishment to
- food establishment for consistency with the rest of chapter 196.
- vendor based on the mobile food vendor's classification and previous health inspections.
- So eliminating this barrier, I think, increases that revenue to cities and counties to bring more food
Summary:
The Committee on Economic Development met in executive session with a quorum present and took up three bills. House Bill 3262 was moved do pass and approved by a roll call vote of 15 ayes and 0 noes. House Bill 3157 was then considered with a House Committee substitute; the sponsor explained changes intended to clarify mobile food vendor licensing and inspections, including tying the definition of food to existing law, standardizing terminology, requiring one license per vehicle, extending the licensing timeline to 30 days, and preserving local/county inspection roles through collaborative agreements and state reimbursement. Members asked about inspection standards, local control, and concerns raised by counties and Kansas City, and the substitute was adopted before the bill was approved 15 ayes, 0 noes, with 2 present.
The committee next took up House Bill 2886 with a House Committee substitute. The sponsor said the substitute aligned broadband speed standards with current technology, adjusted eligibility language for middle-mile and related federal programs, clarified treatment of second-place finishers in auctions, and removed a restriction on other forms of service. After brief questions and comments about stakeholder input, the substitute was adopted and the bill was voted do pass by 17 ayes and 0 noes. The committee then adjourned.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- There would be exclusions for medical providers, for manufacturing, for food service, and for automotive
- And then for culinary use, there is a legitimate use for food. food.
- Yeah, I'm curious about the food prep part of this.
- I don't know why we even need it now in the food prep industry.
- have to get it through food; they just go to the gas station and get it.
Committee:
House Health
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture (3-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- It should be noted that honey is a nonprocessed, inherently safe, raw, and shelf-stable food.
- </c> a certified honey house or food a certified honey house or food processing<00:10:24.600><c> establishment
- </c><00:10:35.839><c> this</c><00:10:36.040><c> increase</c> raw and shelf stable food this increase
- raw and shelf stable food this increase in<00:10:36.560><c> the</c><00:10:36.639><c> limit</c><00:10:
- </c> basically just a certified food basically just a certified food processing processing processing
Summary:
The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture met with a quorum and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. The committee first considered House Bill 216, which would correct a conflict created when an office was moved into the Department of Agriculture by restoring grant and loan eligibility for Department of Agriculture employees while keeping the prohibition in place for employees of the office of policy. The bill was approved unanimously and sent on to the Senate floor.
The committee then revisited Senate Bill 122 after concerns from the prior meeting. Members adopted a committee substitute that clarified local governments may regulate the covered businesses but not ban them outright, and that fines and fees go back to the local authorities doing the regulating. During final consideration, Senator Deneen, Senator Reed, and Senator Richardson voted no, citing concerns about enforcement, inspection, and potential bad actors, while Senator Webb supported the bill as a needed regulatory scheme. The motion passed and the bill advanced.
House Bill 391, dealing with Kentucky honey production, was also approved. Representative Jason Nemes and industry witnesses said the bill would raise the threshold for requiring a certified honey house from 150 gallons to 500 gallons, add language requiring “pure and unadulterated” Kentucky-produced honey, and support local beekeepers without creating additional public health risk. Members discussed whether the limit should be removed entirely, the cost of honey houses, and concerns about imported or adulterated honey. The committee passed the bill to the Senate floor. Senator Yates later registered a no vote on Senate Bill 122 and yes votes on House Bill 216 and Senate Bill 171, though Senate Bill 171 was passed over for further work and not heard that day.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Human Services Subcommittee Feb 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And we have another group in Seminole that has food, too, available.
- We have a food pantry and the elementary school operates that.
- So we know it's healthy food.
- Cars just drive up and get food. This is something totally different.
- This is something totally different, and it will be run through food pantries.
Summary:
The committee first took up House Bill 2949, as amended by a PCS, which would relax child care staffing ratios in an effort to improve the economics of day care centers and expand availability. Representative Tedford said the bill came from an interim study on child care deserts and that he was open to further changes, including tightening the infant ratio back to 4:1 and possibly reducing the toddler ratio. Members raised concerns about safety, learning, and the lack of data on how the changes would affect staffing and children. After discussion, the committee vote ended 2-2, and the bill did not pass.
The committee then heard House Bill 3052, the Sir Major White Bullock Child Protection and Family Notification Act, which would require a more structured DHS response when there are repeat fentanyl-related births, including broader family notification and earlier involvement of extended family. Representative Stewart emphasized that the bill was narrowly focused on fentanyl, did not criminalize mothers, and did not mandate automatic removal. Members discussed whether the bill should also address drug dealers or other drugs, but Stewart said separate legislation would address penalties for fentanyl suppliers. The bill passed unanimously, 5-0.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 3638, with a PCS, to create a summer EBT program and revolving fund to help provide food support for children during the summer months when school meals are unavailable. Vice Chair Guys said the program would supplement existing SNAP benefits and summer meal efforts, and would be funded through a mix of public and private sources. Members asked about overlap with food pantries and school meal programs, and about federal matching and administrative costs. The committee approved the bill 5-0. The meeting then adjourned after all House bills were heard.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, today is Food Bank Day at the Capitol.
- Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, Desert Mission Food Bank, St.
- Mary's Food Bank, United Food Bank, and the Human Community Food Bank, and their network of farmers,
- Did you know that the world's first food bank, which is St. Mary's, started here in Arizona?
- Would make a donation to a food bank with that congressman's choosing.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the journal and recorded attendance. Members observed a moment of silence for former Representative Noel Campbell, and several guest groups were recognized in the gallery, including Greater Phoenix school district leaders, GCU Government and History Club students, Arizona Food Bank Network representatives, and local and tribal officials visiting for appropriations and transportation-related discussions.
The chamber also adopted a proclamation recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Senators and guests offered remarks about the Holocaust, rising antisemitism, and the importance of education and remembrance, followed by a moment of silence. Later, the Senate received and unanimously adopted House Concurrent Resolution 2045 honoring the life and public service of former Congressman Raul Grijalva, with members of the Grijalva family present on the floor and several senators sharing personal tributes.
The Senate then processed a long list of governor’s nominations, first readings, and second-reading bill referrals, including measures on natural resources, education, health, public safety, elections, taxation, utilities, and appropriations. Senator Bolick also read a proclamation for National School Choice Week. The body recessed briefly, returned to consider SCR 1036 on Attorney General public statements, and then received committee announcements before adjourning until the next day.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans Broadband and Rural Development - 03/12/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:41:08.000><c> you're</c> that's affected by the food you're that's affected by the food you're
- food, we're providing nutritious food and quantities of food, you lower the cost people can afford more
- food.
- </c> doing agriculture I see as food doing agriculture I see as food assistance<02:02:35.719><c> for<
- quantities</c> providing nutritious food and quantities providing nutritious food and quantities of<02
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Taxes Committee considers HF169 3/11/25
Transcript Highlights:
- We donate to area schools programs to help housing and food and secure children.
- We donate to area schools programs to help housing and food and secure children.
- We donate to area schools programs to help housing and food and secure children.
- Food need in this country is only getting worse.
- </c><00:39:47.160><c> shelves</c> violence we donate to our food shelves violence we donate to our food
Summary:
The committee took up House File 169, which would change the tax structure for charitable gambling. Representative Robbins offered and the committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment, described as a technical correction to ensure sports-themed tip boards are not inadvertently taxed under the bill. Robbins then presented the bill as a way to replace the current tiered combined net receipts tax on charitable gambling with a flat 5% rate, arguing charities were being overtaxed and that prior promises of relief had not been fully delivered.
Chair Stevenson pushed back on several of Robbins’ factual claims, correcting the record on the status of E-pull tabs, the share of charitable gambling revenue they represent, and the amount of tax relief already enacted in 2023 and 2024. He said E-tabs were not eliminated, that the revenue split between paper pull tabs and E-tabs is closer to 45/55, and that charities had already received a $15 million tax cut plus savings from reduced developer fees. Robbins responded that the changes still significantly reduced revenue and that the bill was intended as a middle-ground approach.
Testimony largely came from charitable gambling and veterans groups in support of the bill. Rachel Jenner of Allied Charities of Minnesota said nearly 1,000 charities depend on charitable gambling, cited high taxes and fees, and said many organizations were seeing revenue declines after the new E-pull tab rules took effect. Dr. Christy Jano of the American Legion Department of Minnesota said charitable gambling funds support veterans, youth, and community programs, and that a flat 5% tax would help posts continue those efforts. Members asked about the size of the revenue drops and how much gambling proceeds go to overhead and operating costs; Jenner said the losses varied by organization and that it was too early to know the long-term effect, while Jano said some expenses are used for property taxes and building upkeep. The committee then moved on to additional testimony, including Tim Angstrom, but no final vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, well, for locally processed food and egg products? Thank you.
- Okay, well, for locally processed food and egg products? Thank you.
- Okay, well, for locally processed food and egg products? Thank you.
- How many of them are food safety certified?
- ><c> thank</c> become food food safety certified thank become food food safety certified thank you<00
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The joint committees heard Senate Bill 659, which would exempt the Department of Education from the electronic procurement system for purchases of fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed agricultural or food products up to $100,000, and require geographic preference guidelines for locally sourced products. The Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, and State Procurement Office all testified in support or support of the intent. DOE said the bill would give it short-term flexibility to buy local items not currently on the vendor list, such as poi and limu, while procurement staff said they would provide written comments and a corrected version of their testimony.
Committee members questioned why the bill was needed, why the threshold would rise from the current $24,999 small-purchase limit to $100,000, and whether the department should instead amend its vendor list or RFP process. Members raised concerns about efficiency, administrative burden, whether the bill was a temporary fix for procurement planning gaps, and whether purchases would remain compliant with federal USDA rules if federal school-lunch funds were used. DOE responded that the measure would help it expand local purchasing, support farmers, and allow purchases of products not currently available through existing distributors, and said it was working with partners on food-safety certification and federal compliance.
The committees then voted to pass SB 659 with amendments. The Joint Committee on Education approved it 3-2, and the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Environment later approved the amended measure 4-0. The chair noted an amendment and a deferred effective date, and the motion was adopted.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/15/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill would allow eggs past their quality assurance date to be donated to food shelves and food assistance
- This bill would allow eggs past their quality assurance date to be donated to food shelves and food assistance
- Uh, this bill would allow eggs past their quality assurance date to be donated to food shelves and food
- </c> being pulled into the local food being pulled into the local food purchasing<00:17:27.600><c> program
- funding for the local food.
Bills:
HF3548
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Human Services Committee Jul 15th, 2025
Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- But if I didn't have food stamps, we would have been hungry.
- And while, Law school, but if I didn't have food stamps, we would have been hungry.
- Research has shown that food insecurity results And struggle to afford balanced diets.
- While the UC works to combat food insecurity with basic needs centers and food pantries on every campus
- Darby-Kernan in support for California Association of Food Banks. Thank you.
Committee:
House Human Services
Summary:
The Assembly Human Services Committee heard several bills focused on homelessness, public benefits, assisted living, and student food access. SB 748 would expand Encampment Resolution Funding to support safe parking sites for people living in cars or RVs and require quarterly reporting on outcomes; SB 290 would repeal the CalWORKs immunization sanction that reduces aid when families cannot provide acceptable vaccination documentation; SB 606 would define “functional zero” for homelessness and require local governments to plan for and report on steps to reach functional zero, including unsheltered homelessness; SB 433 would cap room-and-board charges for Medi-Cal assisted living participants so non-SSI recipients can keep a personal needs allowance; and SB 761 would notify students applying for Cal Grants that they may be eligible for CalFresh and direct them to apply.
Supporters for the bills included representatives from local governments, housing and homelessness organizations, welfare rights groups, disability and aging advocates, student associations, food banks, and county welfare directors. Testimony generally emphasized reducing bureaucratic barriers, preventing homelessness, improving accountability for state funding, and connecting eligible people to benefits and services. For SB 433, assisted living providers initially raised concerns but said they would remove opposition after the committee amendments; for SB 606, an opponent moved to neutral after amendments were accepted.
After quorum was established, the committee voted all of the presented measures out on 5-0 or 7-0 votes, as applicable, with the bills generally sent to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The consent calendar, including SB 271 and SB 411, also passed unanimously. The hearing then adjourned.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We talk about food insecurity, but we don't talk about how are we going to solve the problems or fix
- Anybody disagree that all children should have food?
- In this budget, we've got 30 million for food deserts and food insecurity.
- a look at the entire food system, as I've mentioned earlier.
- All the food depots are involved. So I think that there's an existing entity.
Committee:
Senate Senate Rules
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
An oversight hearing to examine Native communities' priorities for the 119th Congress. Feb 12th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Indian Affairs Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- services, the child and adult care food program.
- So they're going back to eating traditional foods.
- And so having a food program that actually puts together a food bag or a food lunch program for the kids
- And we can provide our kids with nutritious food and again, food that they will eat, whether it's bison
- It is important to make sure that we have those healthy food options.
Committee:
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Keywords:
tribal sovereignty, healthcare, education, public safety, Economic Development, Tax Parity Act, PROTECT Act, trust obligations, bipartisan support, Indian Health Services
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on crucial issues facing tribal nations, particularly emphasizing the federal government's trust and treaty obligations. The discussions highlighted ongoing challenges such as disparities in healthcare, education, and public safety within Native communities. Chair Murkowski underscored the importance of listening to Native leaders and aligning congressional efforts with community needs, advocating for legislative actions that support tribal sovereignty and economic development. Various initiatives, including the Tax Parity Act and the PROTECT Act, aimed at addressing jurisdictional and financial disparities, were discussed in detail. A call for bipartisan support to alleviate the funding shortages affecting Indian Health Services was made several times during the meeting. Testimonies from tribal leaders and representatives emphasized the dire need for legislative support to enhance infrastructure, healthcare access, and public safety initiatives in tribal communities.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> already exist doubling local food already exist doubling local food production<00:32:50.919><c>
- </c><00:39:10.920><c> but</c> as someone who's producing food but as someone who's producing food but
- </c> level by trying to introduce food level by trying to introduce food subsidies<01:24:21.520><c> for
- </c><01:24:24.199><c> um</c> healthier foods um healthier foods um we<01:24:24.960><c> can</c><01:24:
- </c><01:49:12.480><c> insecure</c> have the highest food insecure have the highest food insecure population
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Farmers today are asked to grow more food for more people in the history of the world with the least
- by exporting food to other countries.
- It is a food security issue. Yet today, farmers are facing unprecedented financial pressure.
- It's about protecting the stability of our food supply and the affordability of food for California families
- Let's protect our California-grown food and join me in protecting California agriculture.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation met as a subcommittee and announced that all bills on the agenda had revenue impacts placing them on the suspense file, so none were eligible for immediate vote. The chair also reviewed procedural rules, including the deadline for position letters and the suspense-file threshold, and later established a quorum before proceeding through the agenda. Most measures were presented, heard, and then referred to suspense without committee votes.
Several bills focused on tax credits or exclusions tied to housing and property. AB 1606 proposed a five-year tax credit for small businesses facing cleanup costs from illegal dumping and encampments; AB 1971 would clarify that home-hardening retrofits are not assessable for property tax purposes; AB 2394 would create a capital gains exclusion to encourage long-term homeowners to sell and downsize; AB 1714 would offer a credit for sellers who complete required repairs for CalHFA-assisted first-time buyers; and AB 2389 would extend the property tax exclusion for newly installed solar systems. Supporters generally framed these bills as targeted relief or affordability measures, while opponents raised concerns about revenue loss, policy effectiveness, or implementation.
The committee also heard a series of agriculture-related bills. AB 2427 proposed a tax credit for qualified agricultural producers to offset labor, equipment, infrastructure, and production costs, and AB 2192 would extend the state’s farm equipment sales tax exemption to local sales taxes with a General Fund backfill for local governments. Supporters argued both measures would help preserve California agriculture, jobs, and food security amid rising costs and regulatory burdens; opponents questioned the need for the subsidies and the size of the fiscal impact. Both bills were referred to suspense.
Other measures included AB 1611, which would end a tax break on capital gains from single-family home sales for large corporate investors to discourage investor competition with homebuyers; AB 2522, which would exempt over-the-counter medications from sales tax; AB 2444, which would add a state deduction for ScholarShare 529 contributions and align California law with federal Roth IRA rollover rules; and AB 1550, which would allow deductions for tips and overtime. Each drew support from sponsors and allied groups, while tax reform and local government representatives opposed several bills over revenue and policy concerns. All of these measures were also sent to the suspense file, and the committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- I am from Melba, Idaho, and I am currently a student at the University of Idaho studying food and nutrition
- It protects consumers, respects innovation, and upholds the integrity of Idaho's food market.
- representing food companies in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
- Simplot Company, I'm sorry, I'm drawing a blank this morning, Lamb Weston, McCain Foods.
- Both agencies are in a combined way overseeing this segment of food production.
Committee:
Senate Agricultural Affairs
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- sure that food additives, which are substances added to processed food that can be used to alter their
- foods.
- Under the GRAS loophole, companies can add chemicals to food and food packaging without meaningful independent
- the Real Food Healthy Kids Act and more than four decades, Including the Real Food Healthy Kids Act
- When I was a student, we didn't have a food pantry; we have food pantries widely available now.
Committee:
House Health
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (02/11/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Services on on food waste diversion. Services on on food waste diversion.
- </c> to affordable and nearby food options. to affordable and nearby food options.
- But I don't think urban food has contributed to bear numbers at all. They're driven by wild foods.
- But I don't think urban food has contributed to bear numbers at all. They're driven by wild foods.
- </c><03:19:07.680><c> The</c> Agriculture, Markets, and Food. The Agriculture, Markets, and Food.
Committee:
House Environment and Agriculture
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It's the nation's first registered apprenticeship program for school food professionals.
- It's the nation's first registered apprenticeship for school food professionals.
- My name is Christina Lawson, and I'm a food service director and graduate of the Healthy School Food
- I'm also a graduate of the Healthy School Food Pathways Fellowship Program.
- I'm also a graduate of the Healthy School Food Pathways Fellowship Program.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- purchases and resupply food pantries statewide.
- to access nutritional food.
- that deliver culturally appropriate food to food access organizations and the communities that rely
- security. ...strengthening food security and building a more resilient food system, enabling us to provide
- vital food access services, establish farm-to-food-bank partnerships, and build markets for Washington
Bills:
SB5998
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HRE-AEN, HRE Public Hearings 01-30-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:02:50.560><c> uh</c> for Hawaii to build its food uh for Hawaii to build its food uh resilience
- </c><00:09:11.000><c> and</c> others to be part of the food and others to be part of the food and agriculture
- Okay, thank you. are contributing to the food are contributing to the food self-sufficiency<00:13:04.880
- </c><00:53:35.559><c> system</c> access to Agriculture and food system access to Agriculture and food
- food security and<00:53:40.960><c> food</c><00:53:41.160><c> sales</c><00:53:41.520><c> efficiency</
Summary:
The joint Committee on Higher Education and Agriculture heard Senate Bill 1158, which would authorize general obligation bonds and appropriations for a controlled environment agriculture research and demonstration facility at the Magoon Research and Teaching Site in Manoa. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive from the University of Hawaiʻi, Department of Agriculture, Farm Bureau, Maui County, MetroGrow Hawaiʻi, and other agricultural groups, who said the project would strengthen food resilience, support year-round production, create clean jobs, and provide a demonstration site for urban vertical farming. University representatives said the project would include demolition of an existing condemned building, a research and lab component, and a multistory vertical farm, with an estimated cost of $6 million and a projected two-year build time.
Members questioned whether Manoa was the best location, whether the project fit the university’s broader strategy, and whether the request would displace other priorities. The University said the site is tied to SEAR activities, close to students and faculty, and intended to support hands-on training and commercial-scale production. In response to concerns about soil testing and stakeholder needs, the University said it would restart the soil testing lab using internal funds, though not as part of this bill, and would request additional staff for efficiency. The committee then recessed and later reconvened in decision-making, where the chairs recommended and the committee adopted amendments to SB 1158, including a name correction and deferral to July 31, 2050, and the bill passed with amendments.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 663, relating to the University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and SEAR research and experiment stations. The University testified that the stations are important for locally relevant agricultural research but are short staffed, with 34 positions down since 2005, and that the bill requests eight new positions, including agricultural technicians and four county community coordinator positions, to improve station operations, community engagement, and workforce development. The Farm Bureau supported the measure, saying the positions are needed to revamp extension services and that Manoa is an appropriate urban location for the vertical farming component. Members questioned why vacant or existing positions could not be used instead of new ones, and the University explained that some listed vacancies reflected old federally funded positions or inaccurate counts, promised a written update, and said it was working to fill current openings. No final vote on SB 663 was reached in the portion provided.