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• And it grants the board the authority to remove controlling persons from AMC's at any time. they had
• So how do you how do you control those?
• But today, this market is controlled by a very narrow segment. of the retail spectrum, which is package

Bills: HB679, HB1764, HB1788, HB2186, HB2204, HB2418, HB2885, HB2983, HB2996, HB3250, HB3352, HB3756, HB3816, HB3913, HB3928, HB4077

Keywords: environment, regulation, land use, public health, community development, alcohol, Sunday sales, local option election, Texas, business hours, alcohol sales, liquor, off-premise consumption, alcoholic beverages, CPA, Certified Public Accountant, licensing, accountancy, state regulation, continuing education

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• amendment replaces lines 290 through 292 on page 11 with... ...the following: "hyphen or under the control
• Subject to limitations of Section 17-5, the controller shall, according to this code section, which is
• The State Controller has discretion...
• The State Controller has discretion as to what deductions are withheld.

Bills: SB163, SB173, SB155, HB93, SB163, SB173, SB155, HB93

Keywords: State Auditor, property investigations, negligence, loss report, civil actions, Alabama Retirement Savings Program, state-facilitated retirement savings, auto-IRA, automatic enrollment, payroll deduction IRA, retirement savings access gap, private sector workers, small business retirement plan, portable retirement account, Roth IRA, traditional IRA, life-cycle fund, capital preservation fund, financial literacy, Department of Workforce

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• Sections 6 to 9 are from Senate File 204, Senator Umar Vaton's bill relating to expungements for cannabis-related
• /c><00:19:58.640> for bill relating to expungements for bill relating to expungements for cannabis
• <00:19:59.440> related cannabis related cannabis related offenses.<00:20:02.000> Beginning<
• Article 7 begins on page 99, titled Civil Commitment Coordinating Division.
• It establishes the Civil Commitment Coordinating Division within the Office of the Attorney General and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , second reading of the bill, an act prohibiting employment discrimination based on legal use of cannabis
• An act prohibiting employment discrimination based on legal use of cannabis.
• House number Disclimination based on legal use of cannabis. House number 159.
• Control. Have all members voted who wished to do so? Have all members voted who wish to do so?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House first took up several procedural orders extending reporting deadlines for the Committees on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity; Health Care Financing; and Public Health. All three orders were adopted after suspension of the rules. The chamber also concurred in Senate petitions referred under Joint Rule 12, including proposals on cosmetology license reciprocity, judicial and clerical matters, retirement pension notarizations, and automated curb enforcement. The House then suspended Joint Rule 12 for additional petitions on Medicaid coverage for autism treatment and assistive technologies and on a gubernatorial proclamation for Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day. The House passed to be enacted two local bills: House 2320, establishing an appointed treasurer-collector in Berkeley, and House 4136, further regulating stabilization funds in Leicester. It also ordered several bills to a third reading, including measures on employment discrimination based on legal cannabis use, the role of the governor’s council on the ballot, absentee voting, ballot uniformity and election ballots, changing Chicopee’s mayoral term from two years to four, and regulating employer use of credit reports. Later, the House accepted and adopted a gubernatorial amendment to the FY2026 appropriations bill related to vital statistics. The bulk of the session focused on FY2026 budget veto overrides. The House considered and approved multiple Ways and Means recommendations to let appropriations stand notwithstanding the Governor’s vetoes, including items for administrative staff in the trial courts, state parks and recreation, nursing facility rate add-ons, community services for the blind, substance addiction services, early intervention services, Korea Technical Institutes, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, shelter workforce assistance, housing services and counseling, regional economic development grants, charter school reimbursement, and the Tufts School of Veterinary Medicine program. Roll call votes on these items generally passed by wide margins. The House also observed moments of silence for Bolton Police Chief Amos Luke Hamburger and former Senator Edward J. Kennedy Jr., and then adopted an order to adjourn to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.

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• A couple other things that are new in this report: there's a new chapter, the Cannabis gross receipts
• The Cannabis gross receipts tax did not exist the last time we did this report, so Chapter 16 is new
• A couple other things that are new in this report: there's a new chapter, the Cannabis gross receipts
• The Cannabis gross receipts tax did not exist the last time we did this report, so Chapter 16 is new
• A couple other things that are new in this report: there's a new chapter, the Cannabis gross receipts

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Wouldn't a smaller window to turn in a petition result in less quality control?
• The division would use whatever information they have for the petition.
• Then the division would investigate to make sure that is accurate.
• Let's be honest, this bill is not about Integrity or transparency, it is about control.
• This Isn't about ballot integrity; it is about ballot control.

Bills: HB 9, HB 22, HB 908, HB 1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• ever state-initiated pilot project for expungement of non-convictions of low-level possession of cannabis
• > and<00:10:24.480> other<00:10:24.720> charges<00:10:25.680> the of cannabis
• and other charges the of cannabis and other charges the attorney<00:10:26.160> general's<00:10
• Oh, so were the records that were removed under the cannabis pilot project sealed after July?
• I wanted to see if there was a nexus there and whether the records that were removed in the cannabis

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs held an information briefing on expungement and record clearance, with Chair David Tarnis and Vice Chair Mahina Poo Poy emphasizing second chances and the legislature’s recent work on state-initiated relief. The chair reviewed prior measures, including Act 62 (2024), which created Hawaii’s first state-initiated expungement pilot for certain non-conviction cannabis-related arrests, Act 159 (2023), which required automatic sealing or removal of expunged records from the judiciary’s public database, and Act 241 (2024), which created the Clean Slate Task Force. He said the committee invited the Clean Slate Initiative and Code for America because of their national experience with state-initiated record clearance systems. Phil Hickden of the Hawaii Criminal Justice Data Center and Attorney General’s office reported that Act 62 was implemented using existing resources and no new funding, initially covering single-charge, pre-2020 arrests in Hawaii County for possession of less than one ounce of marijuana and later expanded by Act 005 (2025) to all arrests under HRS 712-1249 regardless of drug type. He said the project identified 2,268 potentially eligible records, with 1,072 processed so far, 989 granted and 83 denied, and that the work has taken about 872 staff hours and roughly 45 days per expungement. He also said the office has identified about 412,000 people who could potentially qualify for expungement under broader legislation, though that estimate does not include case-by-case research. Michelle Acasta of the judiciary explained that Act 159 changed the process so HCJDC now digitally transmits expungement certificates to the court, eliminating the applicant’s second step of filing paperwork with the court. She said the courts still manually review eligibility, but the process is easier because certificates now include a case ID and HCJDC provides additional information to help locate records. She reported that since implementation the courts received 125 certificates in July and 87 in August, with 17 court orders filed in July and August, including 81 in the First Circuit, 14 in Maui, 7 in the Third Circuit, and 15 in the Fifth Circuit. She also noted that the Hawaii Supreme Court’s State v. Rogan decision affects procedure by requiring a written request or motion, an opportunity to be heard, and written findings for sealing court records, and that new Supreme Court rules are expected for public comment. Members asked about qualitative outcomes and whether the process could be expanded statewide; staff said they do not track recidivism or personal stories, and the chair encouraged further discussion before the next session to identify barriers and capacity needs.

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• Take, for example, the case of the Alameda County Mosquito and Vector Control District.
• It also is very much pro-local control.
• As a former council member and mayor for a number of years, I very much believe in local control.
• I very much believe in local control.
• I think it's important that our communities retain local control.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda focused heavily on housing, local government, Brown Act teleconferencing, and public agency administration. Early bills included AB 39, which would require larger cities and counties to adopt electrification planning for EV charging and building decarbonization; AB 76, which clarifies Chula Vista’s university innovation district housing requirements; AB 259, AB 409, and AB 467, which extend or modernize Brown Act teleconferencing provisions for local agencies, community college student bodies, and Los Angeles neighborhood councils; and AB 428, which would let water corporations join joint powers authorities for pooled insurance. Supporters emphasized climate planning, housing access, public participation, safety, and cost savings, while several bills were amended to address stakeholder concerns. Most of these measures advanced on bipartisan votes, generally 6-1 or 7-0, and were left open for additional members to add on later. The committee also heard AB 632, which would strengthen local enforcement tools for serious code violations, fire hazards, illegal cannabis operations, and unsafe housing by allowing unpaid administrative fines to be converted into money judgments and liens. Local government and code enforcement groups supported the bill as a way to improve compliance and reduce costly litigation. AB 670 would let local governments count investments in preserving naturally occurring affordable housing toward housing element reporting and require broader reporting of demolitions and replacement housing compliance; supporters argued preservation is essential because many unsubsidized affordable homes are at risk. AB 761 would allow Monterey-Salinas Transit to place a future sales tax measure on the ballot with approval from two-thirds of its board, rather than separate approval from each member jurisdiction, to preserve transit funding for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. These measures also moved forward, with the committee noting amendments and sending them to the next committees of referral. Another major item was AB 810, which would require special districts and joint powers authorities to migrate public-facing websites and email addresses to .gov or CA.gov domains by 2031. The author argued the change would reduce fraud and improve public trust, especially after emergency-related scams, while opponents from special districts and IT organizations said the transition would be costly and difficult for smaller agencies. Several school-related opponents withdrew after amendments, and committee members discussed possible aliases and tribal-government language. The bill passed 7-1 to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. Finally, AB 1206 proposed a pre-approved design catalog for single-family homes and small multifamily developments, modeled on a prior ADU bill, to speed rebuilding and reduce design costs; supporters from Habitat for Humanity and housing advocates said it would help both wildfire recovery and broader housing production, and the bill drew at least one opposed-unless-amended position as the committee moved into further discussion.

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• We have some folks who played Division I sports over five decades ago, and some folks who played Division
• Once again, we are empowering a corrupt, out of control state bureaucracy that has done so much damage
• Taxpayers has undermined local control. Why?
• We have a problem in this state with a number of out-of-control state bureaucracies and commissions like
• This vote will be one of the votes cited by this body empowering and rewarding an out-of-control agency

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Improper inhalation is known to cause dizziness, impairment of brain function, loss of motor control,
• While nitrous oxide has legitimate uses in controlled settings, such as in dental offices, bakeries,
• Use in controlled settings, such as in dental offices, bakeries, and automotive shops, use outside of
• Amy O'Gorman Jenkins, on behalf of the California Cannabis Operators Association, in strong support.
• Cannabis.

Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several Senate bills, with most of the discussion focused on worker training, public safety, and consumer protection. SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would expand training and de-escalation requirements for private security officers. Supporters, including security workers and labor groups, said the bill would better prepare officers who often respond first to mental health crises and violent incidents. Opponents, including security industry representatives and business groups, argued it would impose major costs, create training bottlenecks, and could reduce licensed security coverage. The committee ultimately voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Labor and Employment, with some members noting future amendments to address training capacity and employer-provided training. The committee also approved SB 936 by Senator Blakespear, which would restrict retail sales of nitrous oxide canisters larger than 8 grams while preserving legitimate medical, dental, culinary, and automotive uses. Support came from county officials, public health groups, waste management organizations, law enforcement, and local governments, who described rising misuse, impaired driving, and recycling hazards. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill passed to Public Safety. SB 1271 by Senator Reyes, aimed at strengthening California’s midwifery training pipeline by requiring data collection on licensed midwife preceptor capacity, also passed unanimously to Health. Supporters said the bill would help address shortages in rural birth care and improve access to training for aspiring midwives. SB 903 by Senator Padilla, which would place guardrails on the use of AI in mental health and psychotherapy settings and prohibit AI from being marketed as a therapist, drew emotional testimony from a mother whose son died by suicide after extensive chatbot interactions. Health and behavioral health groups supported the measure, while several industry and health organizations were opposed unless amended; the committee nevertheless sent it to Privacy and Consumer Protection on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 1165 on consent and then adjourned.

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• <00:14:10.079> industrial<00:14:10.519> hamper grow cannabis industrial hamper grow
• cannabis industrial hamper specialty<00:14:11.440> crops<00:14:12.440> so<00:14:12.759
• Priority is given to growing marijuana, cannabis, or hemp and specialty crops.
• For the record, my name is Paul Huga, and I'm the director of the Marketing and Development Division
• <00:40:58.119> at marketing and Development Division at marketing and Development Division

Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43

Keywords: HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B

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• Senate File 4401, an act relating to cannabis.
• businesses that are selling cannabis. businesses that are selling cannabis.
• medicinal cannabis world. medicinal cannabis world.
• cannabis business is access to capital. cannabis business is access to capital.
• to help on cannabis issues, Ryan Woods. to help on cannabis issues, Ryan Woods.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Senate File 4401, a cannabis bill, was presented as a broad maintenance package developed through months of work with more than 80 stakeholders, including small businesses, labor, tribal representatives, medical licensees, and the Office of Cannabis Management. The author said it makes a series of technical and policy adjustments, including support for small businesses, hemp QR codes, privacy protections, event coordinator changes, clearer product definitions, investor and timeline changes, and a bridge for hemp businesses to enter cannabis. It also addresses medical cannabis access by renaming medical combination licenses as macro licenses, eliminating the grow-and-sale ratio, correcting canopy estimates, requiring key products to be stocked, and creating a first step toward a medical psilocybin program with a report and federal funding directive. Representative West supported the bill overall but criticized the canopy reduction for medical combination licenses, arguing it changes the rules midstream and could lead to litigation and taxpayer costs. He said the bill helps social equity applicants by allowing more outside investment and described the hemp provisions as a way to save that industry. The author responded that the bill right-sizes a temporary system and reflects stakeholder agreement on needed changes. After discussion, the author again urged a green vote and thanked staff and prior cannabis workers for their help. There were no amendments at the desk, the bill was given a third reading, and the House passed Senate File 4401 by a vote of 92 ayes to 42 nays, with the title agreed to.

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• I think this is a parent and rights and a local control issue, and we shouldn't be passing this.
• These provisions were enacted to help control long-term costs while preserving access to care, and by
• <00:58:36.080> long-term were enacted to help control long-term were enacted to help control
• If you look at the benefit risk ratios of opioids versus cannabis versus these drugs, I think our cannabis
• If you look at the benefit-risk ratios of opioids versus cannabis versus these drugs, Palmer, Palmer,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Reasons that are outside of our control.
• Reasons like our outside of our control.
• We increased the gross receipts tax on cannabis from 10 to 15. That was $146 million.
• The A25 amendment puts a sunset on the 50% increase to the cannabis tax.
• A higher tax rate on cannabis encourages the black market.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um we know there will cannabis products.
• What we state government under control.
• because we have not been able to control because we have not been able to control the<01:25:24.000
• kind of out of you guys' control. kind of out of you guys' control.
• <01:48:12.239> in now as a consequence of DFL control in now as a consequence of DFL control

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I would also like to point out that the vast majority of legal cannabis users have already switched over
• to reusable devices, which is why we remove cannabis from this bill.
• I also appreciate the fact that you took out the cannabis.
• the Business and Professions Committee made a commitment to work on differentiating nicotine from cannabis
• Many of our housing efforts in this body have focused on local control and taking it away from our local

Summary: The Assembly convened, established a quorum, offered a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance, and then took up a long third-reading file with several guest introductions and ceremonial resolutions. Early floor action included AB 713, allowing undocumented students equal access to campus jobs at UC, CSU, and community colleges, and AB 1049, streamlining California Food Assistance Program applications for low-income immigrant families; both passed. The body also defeated an amendment to AB 1421, a bill to begin studying a statewide mileage-based road user charge, before passing the measure. AB 1171, modernizing part-time community college faculty health insurance access, also passed with strong support. The Assembly then approved a series of policy bills on animals, domestic violence, telehealth for autism services, forestry, false lien filings, tianeptine restrictions, housing, common interest development fee transparency, prison sexual abuse accountability, PBM reporting, foster youth benefits protections, illegal dumping and abandoned RV removal, condo financing/liquidated damages, public contracting, pension-related study language, climate resiliency research funding, and a disposable vape reduction measure. Most passed with broad margins; AB 762 on vapor inhalation devices drew the most debate, with supporters emphasizing landfill fires and public health and opponents warning about revenue losses and illicit-market growth, but it still passed. AB 1406 on condo development financing drew extensive discussion about housing affordability and consumer protections before passing. The chamber also adopted three resolutions: ACR 120 declaring January 2026 Positive Parenting Awareness Month, ACR 121 designating January 2026 National Mentoring Month, and ACR 122 designating Anesthesiologist Week. Later, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments on AB 1485, extending welfare-tax exemption treatment to federally recognized tribes holding land for conservation, and adopted the consent calendar, which included several additional bills and SCR 6. The session ended with adjournment until February 2, 2016, after which several members recorded vote changes from the floor.

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• office of cannabis management. office of cannabis management.
• combination cannabis business license. combination cannabis business license.
• I'm not a cannabis user. I don't know a lot about cannabis.
• I'm not a cannabis user. I don't know a lot about cannabis.
• comes to a legal cannabis market. comes to a legal cannabis market.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're state winners in the Custom Pit Build Smoker Division.
• I think that if we have controlled, recognized, I think that if we have controlled, recognized authority
• They make money on our division.
• That feels like control to me.
• The point is control. And frankly, I'm sick of it.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the prior day by a 123-0 roll call vote. Members then used points of personal privilege to recognize National Police Week and honor fallen law enforcement officers with a moment of silence, and several members gave farewell remarks for departing colleagues and interns. The chamber also introduced a number of special guests, including student groups, interns, a former representative, and the University of Missouri wheelchair basketball team. The House then took up Senate messages and committee reports before acting on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 1839, 2921, and 3015. The sponsor explained the Senate amendment was a technical correction to an online age-verification provision related to pornography; the House concurred 104-30 and then finally passed the package 112-25. The chamber also considered the conference committee report on House Bill 2596, which was described as a small-business health plan measure that modernizes pooled-plan language and adds a 12-month contraception coverage provision while removing a Senate-added blood pressure cuff requirement. After debate on the conference report and a severability clause, the House adopted the report 120-26 and then third-read and passed the bill 119-27. Finally, the House debated Senate Bill 905, which would create the Missouri Ranger training program allowing schools to optionally place specially trained personnel with narrow law-enforcement authority on campus. Debate focused heavily on school safety, local control, training standards, liability, funding, and whether the proposal would improve protection or instead increase the presence of guns in schools. Supporters argued it would give districts another optional safety tool, especially where school resource officers are unavailable, while opponents said schools need more mental health and educational resources rather than armed personnel and raised concerns about training, child development, and unintended harm. The House adopted an amendment clarifying the program after a 96-46 vote, but the transcript cuts off before final passage of the bill.

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• Yes, this is the cannabis bill.
• These provisions cannabis provisions.
• First, we're focused on cannabis licensing rollout.
• <00:13:55.600> market and that Minnesota's cannabis market and that Minnesota's cannabis market
• into balance to be a part of a cannabis into balance to be a part of a cannabis bill.<00:22:38.000

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senator, so hemp has nothing to do with the Cannabis Act.
• So here we're trying to regulate this product, but it really has nothing to do with the Cannabis Act.
• You know, when we were doing that whole debate on cannabis, we actually spent a lot of time talking about
• And we want that local board to continue to have Local control by identifying their local projects, and
• The reason we're doing that is we talk a lot about juvenile crime and trying to Control that.