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FL
Transcript Highlights:
- farming, to keep it producing, to keep it benefiting... ...to keep that farm farming, to keep it producing
- When a farming family or a ranching family participates and you close on a deal, right?
- The conservation easement remains, but the ability to farm that land also remains.
- Well, senators, this is a Save Our Florida Farms resolution.
- Tripp Hunter with Florida Farm Bureau, waving in support.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture heard two informational presentations before taking up legislation. Tracy Dean of Conservation Florida described the organization’s work protecting wild and working lands, especially ranch and timber lands within the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and argued that agricultural conservation easements are essential to preserving habitat, water resources, family farms, and the corridor itself. Senators discussed how conservation easements can help family operations remain viable across generations, and Dean emphasized strong demand for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program and Florida Forever funding. Dr. Jamie Ellis of the University of Florida then gave a detailed presentation on honeybees, their role in pollination and Florida agriculture, and major threats such as Varroa mites, queen quality, nutrition issues, hurricanes, and the yellow-legged hornet; senators asked about colony losses, pollination alternatives, and the economic importance of beekeeping in Florida.
The committee then considered SB 210 on animal cremation, sponsored by Senator Harrell. The bill was described as a response to a case involving mishandled pet cremation and would require crematories to provide clear disclosures about services, prohibit false or misleading information, and authorize civil penalties enforced by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill was reported favorably after a roll call vote. Next, the committee took up SJR 318, a joint resolution by Chair Truenow creating a proposed ad valorem tax exemption for tangible personal property used in agricultural production or agritourism on agricultural land and owned by the landowner or leaseholder. Several industry and agency representatives appeared in support, and the resolution was also reported favorably by unanimous vote.
The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment motioned by Senator Rouson.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> private sector investment on Farm private sector investment on Farm piloting<00:46:35.280><c> and
- Farm Bureau supports tax incentives to Farm Bureau supports tax incentives to encourage<00:49:51.160>
- </c> of the United States is in a great Farm of the United States is in a great Farm recession<01:03:
- </c> fuel industry can increase annual farm fuel industry can increase annual farm incomes<01:04:07.920
- </c><01:37:23.760><c> Bureau</c> Union and the Farm Bureau Union and the Farm Bureau oh<01:37:26.159>
Committee:
House Taxes
Keywords:
property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Agriculture (3-5-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- David Neville, live in Shelby County and farm in Shelby and Henry County.
- uh these small production small farm uh these small production Farms<00:11:18.720><c> don't</c><00:11
- I'm old enough to remember my grandmother harvesting and processing poultry on our farm.
- I'm old enough to remember my grandmother harvesting and processing poultry on our farm.
- Old enough to remember my grandmother harvesting and processing poultry on our farm.
Keywords:
00:00 – Introduction
00:20 – Attendance Roll Call
01:42 – Introduction of guests
09:15 – House Bill 278
18:16 – Roll Call Vote
19:33 – House Bill 527
23:03 – Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Agriculture met on March 5 and began with roll call, confirming a quorum. The committee spent much of the opening portion introducing guests, including FFA groups from Barren, Christian, and Pulaski counties, a fifth-grade student shadowing a member, and other visitors connected to agriculture and public service. The chair also recognized former Senator Joey Pendleton, who spoke briefly about his background and mentorship in Frankfort.
The committee then heard House Bill 278, sponsored by Representative Josh Bray, which would allow Kentucky to use an existing USDA exemption for small poultry producers to process and sell poultry directly at farmers markets and similar venues. Testimony emphasized that the bill would not loosen food safety standards, but would instead require compliance with federal commercial food processing rules, sanitation requirements, HACCP plans, and labeling tied to the USDA exemption. Members raised questions about avian flu, traceability, refrigeration, and inspection; the sponsor and witnesses said the bill would preserve traceability by limiting sales to direct channels and that avian flu response would remain with the state veterinarian. The committee voted favorably on HB 278.
The committee also considered House Bill 527, sponsored by Representative Susan Whitten, which would authorize licensed veterinary technicians to administer rabies vaccinations to dogs, cats, and ferrets under direct veterinarian supervision on the premises. Supporters said the measure would help free veterinarians for other work while maintaining safety, and noted rising rabies concerns in Kentucky. Members asked why ferrets were included, and witnesses explained that ferrets can contract rabies like other mammals and are routinely vaccinated along with cats and dogs. The committee then took a roll call vote and passed HB 527 with favorable expression. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, yes, we have Kentucky Farm Bureau collegiate chapters of UK, Morehead, and Murray State here visiting
- Over time, we have seen a problem where we are seeing the number of farms dwindle down.
- You know, at the end of the day, a lot of people, unless you've ever set foot on a farm or you've been
- </c> we are seeing the number of farms we are seeing the number of farms dwindle<00:04:06.560><c> down
- It's about the survival of the family farms that anchor our rural communities.
Committee:
House Agriculture
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The farm and the horses is what I do.
- I run the farm and I train the horses on the training side of our farm.
- farm in the state of Florida.
- And I remember the smells of the farms.
- And I remember the smells of the farms.
Committee:
House Commerce Committee
Summary:
The Commerce Committee held its first meeting, took roll, established a quorum, and heard opening remarks from the chair, vice chair, and ranking member emphasizing the committee’s broad scope and focus on Florida’s economy and daily-life issues. The committee then considered several bills, with members and staff noting the agenda included four bills and a PCS.
The first measures dealt with insurance and consumer regulation. CS/HB 367 on home and service warranty associations was explained as allowing financial requirements to be met through one or more contractual liability policies and reducing certain filing requirements; an amendment adding requirements for liability insurance coverage was adopted, and the bill passed favorably. HB 655 on pet insurance and wellness programs created a regulatory framework for pet insurance and also passed favorably. HB 6015, which deleted the word “reusable” from the wine keg statute, had brief support testimony and passed favorably.
The committee spent the most time on CS/HB 105, a strike-all PCS on thoroughbred permit holders and decoupling racing from gaming. The sponsor said the revised bill would decouple racing and gaming while adding protections for the thoroughbred industry, including a notice period before racing could stop, permit transferability, and changes to how breeders’ and owners’ funds are administered. Supporters argued the bill would preserve and strengthen the industry through clearer rules and more direct support, while opponents—horsemen, breeders, trainers, veterinarians, and related businesses—warned it would harm a major rural industry, threaten jobs, and favor casino interests. After extensive debate, the strike-all was adopted and the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote.
Finally, HB 11 on municipal water and sewer utility rates was presented as correcting an unintended consequence in surcharge law for utilities owned by one municipality but located in another. Testimony focused on the fairness of the current surcharge structure and the impact on Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach. After debate about negotiation, parity, and local impacts, the bill passed favorably. The committee then adjourned after its first meeting.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Mar 25th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- Louisiana Farm Bureau.
- One is a 27-acre farm near the bridge at Caminada Bay. The other is a 13-acre farm.
- The farm near the bridge at Caminada Bay. The other is a 13-acre farm in Bay.
- Mitch Jurisich: If we have, I think Farm Bureau, for one thing, you'd have to be a member of Farm Bureau
- If we have, I think Farm Bureau, for one thing, you'd have to be a member of Farm Bureau from Jefferson
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Equine farming represents essentially farming of horses.
- horse farms in Chittenden County.
- and equine operations on a farm have long been considered farming in other areas of the law.
- operations on a farm have long equin operations on a farm have long been<00:47:44.319><c> considered
- </c><00:48:26.000><c> that</c> agricult uh far ecoin farming that agricult uh far ecoin farming that
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- , Greenwell Farms, Heavenly Hawaiian Farms, Rusty Hawaiian, and several individuals, actually members
- , Greenwell Farms, Heavenly Hawaiian Farms, Rusty Hawaiian, and several individuals, actually members
- , Greenwell Farms, Heavenly Hawaiian Farms, Rusty Hawaiian, and several individuals, actually members
- </c> Hal tree LLC auloa Family Farms Hal tree LLC auloa Family Farms Greenwell<00:22:26.720><c> Farms
- Farms Heavenly Hawaiian Farms Greenwell Farms Heavenly Hawaiian Farms Rusty<00:22:29.559><c> Hawaiian
Committee:
House Higher Education
Summary:
The House Committee on Higher Education heard five bills and later took up one joint Housing/Higher Education measure. On SB 1146 SD1, relating to the Alaw Canal, testimony from DLNR and UH was in support of funding an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan to address debris management and water quality in the watershed; members discussed the cost burden on DLNR and the possibility of identifying upstream sources of debris. On SB 1232 SD2, relating to wastewater systems, the Department of Health, DHHL, and several advocacy groups supported a three-year pilot program at UH’s Water Resources Research Center to test new wastewater technologies, with witnesses saying it could help certify cheaper alternatives and reduce cesspool upgrade costs. On SB 119 SD1, relating to nursing, witnesses supported funding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Maui College. On SB 865 SD1, relating to agriculture, UH CTAHR, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and many island agricultural groups supported funding for a Kona Cooperative Extension position, with testimony and committee discussion favoring an extension agent over an administrative support role. On SB 1487 SD1, relating to UH revenue bonds, UH supported authorizing revenue bonds for priority capital projects, and members asked for clarification that the measure was a preliminary authorization rather than a specific spending plan.
In decision-making, the committee recommended passing SB 1146 SD1, SB 1232 SD2, SB 119 SD1, SB 865 SD1, and SB 1487 SD1 with House Draft 1 amendments, mainly to change defective dates to 7/1/3000 and, for SB 865, to upgrade the position to an extension agent. Votes were unanimous in favor on the measures, with one recusal noted on SB 865 and some members excused on other votes. The committee then recessed and later reconvened for a joint House Housing/Higher Education hearing on SB 1553 SD2, relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. DHHL asked that the bill be deferred because due diligence was incomplete and more discussion was needed with UH and other stakeholders; UH said it was coordinating access to the property and described its current and future use. Both committees agreed to defer the bill.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Protecting federal funding for school meals builds a strong food system and that connects our farms,
- I co-own and operate fiery ginger farm and support food hub based in west Sacramento and Davis.
- As a first generation daughter of a Dutch farmer, Farm to School is deeply personal to me. firsthand
- , Sacramento, and organic lettuce from soil borne farms in Rancho Cordova, California.
- In California alone, it is estimated that over 15,000 family farms have closed in the last 13 years.
Committee:
House Agriculture
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Conference Committee on HF2446 5/9/25
Transcript Highlights:
- :21.599><c> Farmers</c> Minnesota Farm Bureau, Minnesota Farmers Minnesota Farm Bureau, Minnesota Farmers
- Also farm safety and mental health.
- </c><00:58:02.799><c> also</c><00:58:03.359><c> farm</c> on that as we go forward. also farm on that
- </c><01:09:07.839><c> and</c> know, kind of those large farms and know, kind of those large farms and
- And so farms is really important.
Summary:
The Agriculture Conference Committee met for an initial organizational and comparison session on House File 2446, the agriculture broadband and rural development bill. Members introduced themselves, noted that no conference target had yet been set, and agreed to begin with a side-by-side review of House and Senate positions. No oral testimony was taken; instead, the chair listed written testimony submitted by a wide range of agricultural, environmental, local government, food bank, and industry groups.
Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the major funding differences. Both bills included some shared items such as operating adjustments, wolf and elk damage compensation, and certain technical changes, but they differed on several major appropriations. The House generally proposed larger increases for meat inspection, local food purchasing, and the Board of Animal Health, and added items such as county inspector grants, biofertilizer innovation, a biosolids/PFAS-related study, a soil health study, broadband installation study funding, an Agri Works program, an Agri Support program, a milk grant program, and several House-only transfers and grants. The Senate included items such as a climate coordinator position, biofuel-related reductions and policy changes, livestock processing funding, farm-to-school and urban agriculture changes, MARL funding, cottage foods licensing updates, and several Senate-only pass-through grants and transfers. Staff also noted differences in the agriculture emergency account transfer approach and in how the two bodies handled the Second Harvest Heartland and related food distribution provisions.
House Research then reviewed the policy language differences in the bill. The House language included provisions allowing more flexible use of grant administration funds, unpaid prior-year claims, county inspector grants, and updates tied to its own policy article, while the Senate language included the climate coordinator, PFAS-related commercialization language, cooperative development grant permissive language, and other Senate policy changes. The committee did not take any votes or final actions at this meeting; the session was informational and focused on identifying differences for later negotiation.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cmte on Rules - Subcommittee on the Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 12/18/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> uh from Prairie uh Prairie Point Farms. uh from Prairie uh Prairie Point Farms.
- </c> the impacts we're seeing on our farm the impacts we're seeing on our farm from<01:19:15.840><c>
- </c> have very real consequences to our farm. have very real consequences to our farm.
- </c> and the cost of farm farm parts to keep and the cost of farm farm parts to keep our<01:31:11.520
- </c><01:40:25.520><c> Farm</c> equipment, supplies, and tools. Farm equipment, supplies, and tools.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Offering Students More Choices | Senator Torrey Westrom Mar 27th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, many groups testified in favor of this: egg groups, Minnesota milk producers, farm bureau, farm union
- <00:05:29.919><c> farm</c><00:05:30.240><c> bureau,</c><00:05:30.639><c> farm</c><00:05:30.960><c> union
- </c><00:05:31.759><c> and</c><00:05:32.080><c> uh</c> farm farm bureau, farm union and uh farm farm bureau
- That milk is cartoned right here in Minnesota, produced off of Minnesota dairy farms.
- Specifically, this legislation farm.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Revenue and Taxation
Transcript Highlights:
- Because farm worker housing must be located, in the entire state.
- To provide farm worker housing better access to low-income housing credits, AB 2270...
- The Cooperative Campesina are the federally designated farm worker agencies in California.
- Currently, farm worker projects have a difficult time receiving even 10 points.
- of where farm workers live and work.
Committee:
House Revenue and Taxation
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- I've got a couple of farms on the railroad that they've abandoned, and dealing with the railroad, it's
- So when it's delivered to my farm, there's no problem.
- Just at my brother's farm in Rawls County, he does not have any diesel storage there.
- There's a really nice Petro-24 MFA stop there in Rawls County right before your brother's farm.
- Mark Faganbaum with Missouri Farm Bureau testifying in support.
Committee:
House Agriculture
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
JLARC – Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee Sep 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We were asked to evaluate how L&I investigates and enforces laws for farm workers.
- This study will focus on how L&I enforces laws applicable to farm workers.
- Second, are our ...and retaliation laws applicable to farm workers.
- a farm worker's study?
- Is this really a farm worker study, or is it an agricultural worker study?
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee met on September 17, 2025, in hybrid format. After roll call, the committee initially lacked a quorum and deferred approval of the July 15 minutes until Representative Berg arrived; the minutes were then adopted. Members also discussed the proposed 2026 JLARC meeting schedule, including possible changes to address crowded July meetings and the annual tax exemption review workload.
Staff presented the annual lodging tax expenditures report, noting that 213 municipalities received distributions in 2024, with 91% reporting compliance, $114 million awarded for more than 1,700 activities, and no independent verification of the self-reported data. Several members questioned the value and usefulness of the report, and the executive committee indicated it may recommend removing the statutory reporting requirement. The committee then heard the preliminary performance audit of the Office of Privacy and Data Protection, which found the office meets its statutory responsibilities and has high user satisfaction, but recommended updating the statute to better match the office’s current capacity and focus and improving performance measures to reflect long-term privacy outcomes rather than outputs. Members asked about FERPA and other federal privacy laws, and OPDP staff said they provide general privacy training and consultation but not law-specific training unless requested.
The committee adopted the final report on Washington State recreational boating programs without recommendation, after staff reported that boating revenues support both general government and boating activities and that no participating agencies submitted formal comments. Members asked about boater safety education and possible overlap among the six agencies involved; Parks staff said education has reached more than 500,000 boaters and that fatalities and incidents have declined. The committee also reviewed planned study questions for a JLARC review of Labor and Industries’ enforcement of farm worker laws, with members raising scope questions about the term “farm worker” versus “agricultural worker,” and for DNR’s Eastern Washington sustainable harvest calculation, which JLARC will review as DNR completes its recalculation. Finally, staff outlined the 2026 tax preference performance reviews covering seven preferences, and members asked about racial equity, environmental impacts, disclosure of beneficiary savings, and how the reviews will measure effectiveness; the meeting adjourned before noon.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> future of my farm. future of my farm.
- </c><00:39:33.640><c> Labor's</c> DFL Democrat Farm Labor's DFL Democrat Farm Labor's my<00:39:35.760
- <00:39:38.000><c> Labor's</c> Farm Labor's Farm Labor's will<00:39:39.760><c> support</c><00:39:40.840
- Um, you know, we have farms.
- Um, you know, we have farms.
Bills:
HF3879
Committee:
House Legacy Finance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We've been in those farms. We've seen those.
- We have seen amendments to the Farm Bill out of the last... ...amendments to the Farm Bill out of the
- This is fully Farm Bill-compliant.
- This is fully farm bill compliant.
- A lot of that is not Farm Bill-compliant hemp, or nearly all of it is not Farm Bill-compliant hemp.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held a hearing on a broad set of cannabis and hemp bills, with the chairs opening by emphasizing unfinished work on equity, public health, safety, and market stability. The committee heard testimony on House Bill 146, which would create more efficient cannabis testing standards by increasing batch sizes, reducing or eliminating some environmental testing, standardizing lab reporting, and requiring annual scientific review and public data reporting. Industry witnesses, including a representative of the Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition, cultivators, and a testing lab owner, said current testing rules are overly burdensome, costly, and inconsistent, and argued the bill would lower compliance costs while preserving consumer safety. A testing lab witness also said some operators switch labs to obtain higher THC results or pass contaminated batches, and urged greater transparency and better sampling protocols.
A major portion of the hearing focused on intoxicating hemp and related bills that would bring hemp-derived intoxicating products under a stronger regulatory framework. Legislators and industry witnesses described products sold in gas stations, smoke shops, and convenience stores as often untested, not age-gated, and sometimes mislabeled or far above the federal hemp THC threshold. Testimony from attorneys and cannabis business leaders said states can regulate these products more strictly under the Farm Bill’s non-preemption language, and pointed to New Jersey and other states as possible models. Some witnesses and committee members stressed that any new rules should avoid harming non-intoxicating CBD businesses or lawful hemp farmers, while others argued that the products are effectively cannabis and should be regulated like cannabis for licensing, testing, age limits, and taxation.
The committee also heard extensive public-health testimony in support of bills S. 95, S. 96, S. 97 and their House counterparts H. 191, H. 192, and H. 193. Parents, advocates, and public health professionals urged stronger warning labels, THC potency caps, and improved data collection on cannabis-related harms, citing cannabis-induced psychosis, addiction, anxiety, and youth exposure to high-potency products. Several witnesses said Massachusetts has not done enough to track health outcomes or warn consumers, and referenced other jurisdictions such as Connecticut, Vermont, Colorado, Canada, and Quebec as examples of stronger limits or warnings. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing; the committee primarily received testimony and questions.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Agriculture (2-19-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> problem that we have about the farm problem that we have about the farm safety<00:19:46.000><c>
- </c><00:35:58.119><c> um</c> Acres um on my little 30 Acre Farm um Acres um on my little 30 Acre Farm
- That’s the reason we changed it from off the farm to what it is now.
- That’s the reason we changed it from off the farm to what it is now.
- That’s the reason we changed it from off the farm to what it is now.
Keywords:
00:00 - Introduction
00:15 – Attendance Roll Call
03:15 -- House Bill 186
09:59 – Roll Call Vote
11:51 – HB 370
22:55 – Roll Call Vote
24:45 – HB 304
28:47—Roll Call Vote
30:13 – HB 391
43:09—Roll Call Vote, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 186, which would streamline food-service rules for churches and nonprofits providing meals to homeless shelters and people displaced by natural disasters. Representative Duvall said the bill is meant to remove unnecessary kitchen and plumbing requirements so organizations can safely serve simple meals in emergencies. Members discussed food safety, whether the bill applies only in declared disaster situations or also to homeless shelters, and whether training should be offered; Duvall clarified that the disaster and homelessness provisions are separate and that food must still be safe and wholesome.
After discussion, the committee took a roll call vote and House Bill 186 passed with favorable expression. The committee then heard House Bill 370, a Department of Agriculture reorganization measure sponsored by Representative Payne. Payne and Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell said the bill would move the Division of Farm Safety and Rural Health and create an Office of Economic Development to better support programs such as Food Is Medicine, rural health, farmer mental health, and farm safety. Members asked about the removal of references to shows and fairs, whether the bill would affect livestock shows and county fairs, and whether any new funding was included; Payne said the department would still support shows and fairs, the change was about efficiency and focus, and no new funding was specified because budget decisions come later.
Discussion on House Bill 370 also highlighted the department’s broader economic role, including agricultural economic development and outreach tied to the new USDA secretary’s visit to Kentucky. The committee then voted and the bill passed with favorable expression. Finally, the committee began House Bill 304 on soybean assessment language. Representative Bivens and soybean association representatives explained it as cleanup language related to the soybean checkoff and a contingency if the federal checkoff changes. Members asked whether a referendum had already occurred and whether producers supported the measure; the witnesses said the referendum had already taken place and that soybean producers and the association supported it, while one member noted the state may increasingly need to adjust to federal changes.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- farm winery to the list of allowable um farm winery to the list of allowable um farmland<00:01:02.520
- And Madam they open up a farm winery.
- We have a 172-acre... farm winery that's licensed under farm winery that's licensed under 340A.315 340A
- </c> the owners of Sapsucker Farms the owners of Sapsucker Farms Yellowbelly<00:05:02.040><c> Cidery<
- Buildings on our farm.
Committee:
Senate Taxes
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- What are you farming? Thank you, pardon. What are you farming? Where?
- What are you farming? Thank you, pardon. What are you farming? Where? Where and what?
- I'm farming in Calaveras County.
- And one of the issues that we're having in California is the decline of the farming family.
- That's kind of important if you're going to be farming. And that it's forward thinking.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture