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• House Bill 1330, local option alcoholic beverage control law; revised definition of qualified resort
• House Bill 1651, state agencies prohibit spending for private personal or professional services unless
• House Bill 538, Sanctuary Policies, prohibits certain government entities and employees from adopting
• House Bill 1761, alcoholic beverages stand appeal as relating to special wine permits.
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Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• Um, so next we will hear from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Licensing, Scotty Tracy
• I'm Jamar Carter, the executive adviser for the tobacco department of the Alcoholic Beverage Control.
• c> executive</c> Jamar Carter, the executive adviser for the Tobacco Department of the Alcoholic Beverage
• selling tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products to be licensed by the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage
• Department of Alcoholic Beverage Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.<00:10:21.360><c> No</c><00

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The task force opened with a moment of silence for the Louisville UPS plane tragedy, approved the October 15 minutes, and reminded members to submit policy recommendations before the December 16 meeting, when the group will discuss its report to LRC. The first informational presentation, from the Department for Public Health, focused on youth vaping. Elizabeth Good and Julie Brooks cited a recent Surgeon General report warning that youth vaping can harm brain development, mental health, lungs, asthma, and hormones, and noted Kentucky survey data showing 8.7% of students reported daily vaping and 19.7% used vaping products in the prior 30 days. They described prevention and cessation resources including Catch My Breath, I Can End the Trend, Not on Tobacco, My Life, My Quit, Quitline services, and the Kentucky TRUST retailer education program, which trained 3,371 individuals in 2024 and distributed 253 Tobacco 21 toolkits. The next presentation came from Kentucky ABC on implementation of SB 100, which created the division of tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing. Commissioner Scotty Tracy and Jamar Carter said all retailers selling tobacco, nicotine, or vapor products must be licensed, regulations were filed October 31, 2025, and the online application portal is live. In response to questions about sales to minors, they said violations carry escalating fines for clerks and owners, with a fourth violation resulting in no license renewal for two years and unpaid fines also blocking renewal. They said complaints can be submitted through the portal, by phone, or on the ABC website, and enforcement investigates tips and may use underage compliance checks. The committee then heard from Kim McKenna Johnson of One Cross Community Health, who argued for a “deficiency-first” and holistic approach to care centered on nutrition, lifestyle, and targeted supplementation. She said her clinic serves more than 7,000 patients in Taylor and Marion counties and described a model that includes primary care, behavioral health, functional medicine, addiction recovery, and chronic care. She cited Kentucky health rankings, claimed nutritional deficiencies cost the state billions, and said many children are overprescribed while undernourished. She urged broader insurance coverage for nutritional testing and supplements, rural demonstration grants, and Medicaid pilots for clinically prescribed supplements. Members asked about testing costs, dietitian support, long-term cost savings, compliance, and whether medications are often used to prevent damage from noncompliance; the presenter said the lab tests are generally covered, supplements are the main cost barrier, and seeing lab results can improve family buy-in. No votes were taken during the meeting.

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• CalRecycle, $45,000,000 one time, $15,000,000 from the Used Oil Recycling Fund, $15,000,000 from the Beverage

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• THE DIVISION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE AND TOBACCO WAS THE DEFACTO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IN CHARGE OF ILLEGAL

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• For one year, it lowers the beverage tax rate on domestically manufactured beer, from 48 cents to 40
• It requires PBMs to pay a pharmacy the same amount as they pay a PBM-affiliated pharmacy, prohibits a
• It requires PBMs to pay a pharmacy the same amount as they pay a PBM-affiliated pharmacy, prohibits a
• C.S. for H.B. 1217 prohibits governmental entities from implementing net zero policies.
• Is this prohibition prospective only?

Keywords: 998, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for two service members killed in the Middle East, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. Members adopted the special order report and then began taking up the special order calendar. The first major measure was HB 7031, the annual tax package, which included a hunting, fishing, and camping sales tax holiday, a back-to-school holiday moved earlier in the summer, property tax changes for mobile home parks and other exemptions, reductions in pari-mutuel taxes and fees, extensions and expansions of several tax credit programs, vacation-rental tax collection changes, and a full decoupling from federal tax changes in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The bill drew questions about the fiscal impact of decoupling and the firearm-accessories holiday; supporters emphasized fiscal caution, housing and home-hardening provisions, and family tax relief, while opponents objected to the firearm-related tax break. HB 7031 passed 105-2. The House then passed CS/CS/CS HB 1177 on Space Florida and spaceport operations, which updates business development rules, board membership, and creates a strategic spaceport hub designation. CS/CS HB 639/CS SB 246 on specialty license plates also passed after a strike-all amendment that added several new plates, revised the Fraternal Order of Police plate, and tightened financial and nonprofit requirements for plate sponsors. CS HB 697 on drug prices and coverage passed after debate on pharmacy benefit manager reforms requiring equal reimbursement, prohibiting forced losses on drugs, and allowing consolidated appeals. CS/CS HB 1263 on the Office of Insurance Regulation passed with an amendment clarifying fingerprinting provisions, and CS/CS HB 527 passed with a human-review requirement for insurance claim denials so AI cannot be the sole basis for denying or reducing claims. Additional bills approved included CS HB 1449, which limits use of the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program when a claim is already in the federal process and, by amendment, narrows the bill to out-of-network emergency services and claims of $50,000 or less; CS HB 93, requiring surgical smoke evacuation systems in hospitals and surgical centers, which passed overwhelmingly after emotional bipartisan praise for the sponsor’s multi-session effort; and CS HB 1217, which prohibits governmental entities from adopting net-zero greenhouse gas policies, after Democrats argued it would preempt local climate and resilience efforts and Republicans argued it protects energy reliability and affordability. The House also passed CS/CS HB 1461 establishing a framework for licensing and regulating advanced nuclear reactors, with supporters framing it as a step toward reliable, affordable, cleaner energy. Later, CS HB 1229 on residential homes for medically or technologically dependent children was explained as creating a licensure program for medically complex children’s homes and was rolled over for final passage as the transcript ended.

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• The bill prohibits the use of protected class data in a manner that has the effect of withholding or
• a food retailer or a amended prohibits a food retailer or a third-party<00:14:04.399><c> delivery</c
• This bill prohibits public amendments.
• ><c> a</c> Amendment number two prohibits a Amendment number two prohibits a landlord<01:24:29.199><c
• Uh there is nothing wrong prohibited.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Friday, March 20, 2026, 960, senate, all

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• folks who stop on West 7th to grab dinner on their way to a game or stop in our community to grab a beverage
• live in the Iran Exchange just down the hill and may frequent the businesses down there and have a beverage
• down there and frequent the businesses down there and have<01:38:13.440><c> a</c><01:38:13.520><c> beverage
• </c><01:38:14.639><c> And</c><01:38:15.040><c> speaking</c> have a beverage or two.
• And speaking have a beverage or two.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• fuels, and electricity for industrial waste treatment, petroleum products and lubricants, even food, beverage
• fuels, and electricity for industrial waste treatment, petroleum products and lubricants, even food, beverage
• fuels, and electricity for industrial waste treatment, petroleum products and lubricants, even food, beverage
• fuels, and electricity for industrial waste treatment, petroleum products and lubricants, even food, beverage
• fuels, and electricity for industrial waste treatment, petroleum products and lubricants, even food, beverage

Bills: HF1277 , HF1006

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision, 1183, house

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• The May Revision includes over $200 million from the Beverage Container Recycling Fund for CalRecycle
• targeted strategy to stabilize markets, improve material quality, and expand redemption access for the beverage
• targeted strategy to stabilize markets, improve material quality, and expand redemption access for the beverage

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• He continued: "But the Constitution displays sweeping prohibitions on common semi-automatic firearms,
• But the constitution displays<01:37:09.119><c> sweeping</c><01:37:09.600><c> prohibitions</c><01:37:10.239
• ><c> on</c> displays sweeping prohibitions on displays sweeping prohibitions on commoning<01:37:11.280
• by Representative Soer and Martinez, also Senator Lindstead, concerning the authority of alcohol beverage
• manufacturers to provide an alcohol beverage to customers. >> House Bill 1190 will be assigned to the

Keywords: 981, all

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• their work often involves applying a fresh lens across different sectors, such as the future of beverages
• explained that, with fresh eyes, they often work on very different projects, such as the future of beverages

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on the Arts

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, developed under AB 127 by the California Arts Council with an interagency work group and outside research support. Committee members and panelists described the plan’s purpose as strengthening the state’s creative workforce, stabilizing creative businesses, expanding equity and access, and building infrastructure for long-term implementation. The opening presentation highlighted major forces shaping the sector over the next decade, including AI, climate disruption, affordability, access to capital, and social cohesion, and outlined six action areas: workforce preparation, business growth, cultural tourism and identity, cross-sector incentives, ROI/data tracking, and state capacity-building. Testimony from the California Department of Education and the Workforce Development Board focused on existing workforce pipelines, including updated arts/entertainment/design CTE standards, the Entertainment Equity Alliance, apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship pathways, and High Road Training Partnership investments. Speakers said these efforts are producing strong placement outcomes, including paid on-the-job training, union placements, and support for workers facing barriers, while also emphasizing the need for entrepreneurship training and wraparound supports. Committee discussion also centered on a major unresolved issue: how to define and measure the creative economy consistently across agencies, since current labor data often misses gig, contract, nonprofit, and business activity. A second panel of practitioners and advocates described local examples of the plan in action. The Handy Foundation, Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, the Arts Council of San Bernardino County, and the California Arts Council chair all argued that artists and creative workers should be treated as essential contributors to education, community health, local economies, and resilience, not as peripheral workers. They urged stronger school partnerships, more arts access, and better recognition of creative careers. Members also discussed AI’s impact on creative work, with panelists saying it should be treated as a tool that requires guardrails, training, and union and educator involvement rather than as a replacement for human creativity. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and members expressed support for continued implementation, better data systems, and additional funding in future budget and policy actions.

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• As a reminder, engrossed second substitute Senate Bill 5496 is the bill that prohibits certain business
• Next is Pool 270, Representative Marshall, which prohibits a covered entity from using profits from the
• Pool 264, Representative Marshall, establishes that prohibitions on manufacturers regarding the delivery
• So this would not restrict or prohibit new contracting, but just like the federal courts have confirmed
• At 21 years old, you could purchase an alcoholic beverage.

Bills: HB2689 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB5877

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Working Connections Child Care, child care subsidy, subsidized child care, Washington DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, low-income families, child care providers, licensed child care centers, family child care, market rate survey, subsidy rates, income eligibility, state median income, SNAP, Basic Food, collective bargaining, provider reimbursement, daily payment, half-day care, partial-day care

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• So I'm going to open the hearing on HB 141, prohibiting the extraction of groundwater for the purpose
• of bottling in plastic bottles. hearing on HB141 hearing on HB141 prohibiting<04:17:23.199><c> the</
• c><04:17:23.439><c> extraction</c><04:17:24.479><c> of</c> prohibiting the extraction of prohibiting
• It prohibits any new large it says.
• aluminum cans, beverage curtains, glass bottles. bottles. bottles.

Committee: House Resources, Recreation and Development

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 163FN, dealing with requiring current, verifiable evidence of a species’ presence before land-use restrictions are imposed for habitat protection. Members discussed an amendment that had been worked on with agencies and stakeholder groups. Fish and Game testified that, while the amendment improved the bill, the agency still opposed it because of concerns about citizen science, how the proposal would apply to public versus private property, and how the transition to DES would work. Representative Darby argued the amendment was ambiguous, lacked a full hearing, and did not clearly address record verification or private-property access issues. The amendment passed 8-7, and the committee then voted OTPA 8-7, with a minority report noted. The committee then moved to HB 1752FN, which would create a chain of custody for timber and carbon credits. Representative Davis presented an amendment saying it would help law enforcement investigate timber theft and add transparency to New Hampshire’s carbon registry by identifying buyers of carbon credits. Supporters said the change would impose little burden and align with practices in other states. Opponents, including Representative Darby, Representative Vale, and the state forester from DNCR, said the carbon market is complex, the amendment was not fully vetted, and a hearing with all stakeholders was needed; they also raised fiscal-note concerns. The amendment passed 8-7, and the committee then voted OTPA 8-7, again with a minority report. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on HB 1019, which would add an active water treatment professional to the state water well board. Representative Peter Petrino and Representative Wendy Thomas said the board should include expertise on contamination risks and treatment technologies, citing concerns about arsenic, radon, and PFAS in private wells. The chairman of the Water Well Board testified in opposition to the bill as drafted, saying the board supports the general idea of licensing water filtration work but does not currently have authority or rules to oversee that field and believes the proposal would put “the cart before the horse.” Members questioned whether the board’s current mandate even covers filtration systems, and the discussion ended with those concerns unresolved.

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• House Bill 1761, alcoholic beverages, stand and repeal as relating to festival wine permits.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 2 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• In the Senate, Senate Bill 1268 by the State Affairs Committee, an act relating to alcoholic beverages

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. Leadership announced that the day’s only substantive floor item would be House Bill 559, along with routine committee reports and first- and second-reading referrals for several measures, including Senate bills on retirement, insurance investments, short-term rentals, rural health transformation, foster care, Medicaid, and alcoholic beverages, plus House Concurrent Resolution 24 honoring fallen firefighters and House Bill 557 on human rights/local anti-discrimination ordinances. House Bill 559, the annual tax conformity bill, was brought up under suspension of the rules and debated at length. Supporters said it was needed so Idahoans, businesses, accountants, and the Tax Commission could file returns using the updated federal tax provisions, and they highlighted individual benefits such as no tax on tips and overtime, car loan interest deductions, senior-related deductions, and an increased grocery tax credit. Opponents argued the bill would worsen an already strained budget, create administrative burdens, and force future cuts to schools, transportation, and other services; some urged full conformity or a later effective date instead of retroactive conformity to January 1, 2025. After debate, the Senate passed House Bill 559 on a roll call vote of 28-7, with one paired vote noted, and approved the title for return to the House. A minority report on the bill was also ordered spread upon the journal. The Senate then moved through miscellaneous business, including introductions of visiting youth leaders from Bonneville County and family members in the gallery, and adjourned until Monday, February 9, 2026.

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• In the Senate, Senate Bill 1268 by the State Affairs Committee, an act relating to alcoholic beverages

Keywords: 989, all

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• sold directly B2B to large consumer products companies that make some of your favorite foods and beverages

Committee: House Agricultural Affairs

Summary: The House Agricultural Affairs Committee approved the January 20, 2025 minutes and then took up an RS, introduced by Rep. Jaron Crane, promoting natural sugar in school lunches and breakfast programs as part of Idaho’s support for the MAHA movement. The committee voted to introduce RS 32944C1, with lighthearted discussion about “sweetening” the proposal. Crane and others framed the memorial as a way to encourage federal officials to prioritize real sugar over artificial sweeteners and to support Idaho sugar beet growers. The committee then heard a panel from the Snake River Sugar Beet Growers Association and Amalgamated Sugar on the economic condition of the sugar beet industry. Growers described sharply lower prices, rising input costs, and tightening margins, saying many farms are near break-even or losing money and that smaller family farms are especially vulnerable. A presentation on regenerative agriculture emphasized soil health practices such as strip-till, cover crops, and compost/manure use, while noting that cover crops are costly and may be reduced in tight years. Questions from members focused on glyphosate availability, the effect of losing herbicides on tillage practices, and whether more incentives or federal help could support production. Amalgamated Sugar’s Jake Hancock explained the cooperative’s role in Idaho’s economy and described the federal sugar program, arguing that low prices are being driven by excessive imports, USDA demand overestimates, and an outdated high-tier import duty that has not kept pace with inflation. He said the recent federal increase in the sugar loan rate helps, but long-term sustainability requires raising the duty and better aligning import policy with domestic production costs. Several members expressed support for a joint memorial to Congress and federal agencies asking them to review sugar policy and protect the domestic industry. The chair closed by stressing that agricultural policy decisions affect rural jobs, families, and local economies, and then adjourned the meeting.

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• have a specific cup that law enforcement is aware of and they know that cup is a container of a beverage

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• Food and beverage establishments across the state employ 1.5 million Texans in our industry.

Bills: HB104 , HB2434 , HB2529 , HB2688 , HB3161 , HB3486 , HB3487 , HB3745 , HB4044 , HB4226 , HB4945 , HB104

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, retirement, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, salary supplement, county judges, judicial functions, state law, government compensation, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age

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• TRA represents 57,000 food and beverage establishments across the state.

Bills: HB104

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tax rate election, voter-approval tax rate, no-new-revenue tax rate, de minimis rate, local government, special district, tax increase, tax notice, public hearing, tax code, Health and Safety Code, Texas property taxes, taxing unit, election threshold, two-thirds vote, majority vote, budget approval