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• I have very strong affinity for the craft beverage industry based on spending four years living and working
• </c> an act relating to alcoholic beverages. an act relating to alcoholic beverages.
• </c><01:09:28.080><c> beverage</c> strong affinity for the craft beverage strong affinity for the craft
• H.921 is an important economic development bill that supports Vermont's craft beverage industry.
• The bill supports Vermont's craft beverage industry, including brewers, distillers, cider makers, and

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• checks for all alcoholic beverage purchases regardless of age.
• I'm the Senior Director of Food and Beverage for Cinemark Theaters.
• We also have distinctive cups for alcoholic beverages, two drink limits per customer per transaction,
• WCL represents small, medium, craft, licensed cannabis, retailers, growers, process, or WCLA represents
• small, medium, craft, licensed cannabis retailers, growers, processors, and transporters across our

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. Second Substitute House Bill 2479 would create a wage recovery program within L&I to advance part of unpaid wages to low-wage workers facing immediate hardship, funded by civil penalties, while also increasing and restructuring wage theft penalties and complaint prioritization. Supporters, including the prime sponsor, labor advocates, and employer representatives from the work group, said it would help workers get paid faster and was a consensus proposal; questions focused on how the current complaint process works and whether general fund money would be needed. Engrossed House Bill 1941, as amended, would allow licensed cannabis producers to form agricultural cooperatives, with the striking amendment limiting any cooperative to three producer licenses; supporters said cannabis producers should have the same cooperative tools as other agricultural sectors, while some testimony urged future changes for interstate commerce and warned against consolidation. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2476 would expand the spirits, beer, and wine theater license from 120 to 200 seats per screen and add stronger alcohol-control measures when minors are present; theater operators and LCB supported the change, and committee questions focused on youth access and enforcement. House Bill 1526 would allow snack bar licensees to sell wine by the glass in addition to beer; the sponsor said it simply modernizes the license, and LCB noted a likely fee alignment issue and a small revenue impact. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1155 would void non-compete agreements and expand related notice and non-solicitation rules, with testimony split between labor and worker advocates supporting broader worker mobility and business and health care groups seeking narrower exemptions for executives, physicians, and financial institutions. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2303 would prohibit employers from requesting or coercing employees to accept microchip implants, with no testimony offered. Substitute House Bill 2405 would create a three-year pilot for earlier PTSD treatment coverage in workers’ compensation for eligible occupational disease claims, with L&I supporting it as a way to improve outcomes and reduce long-term costs. The committee also took public testimony on these bills, with strong pro and con positions noted on the wage recovery, cannabis cooperative, and non-compete measures. In executive action, the committee adopted a striking amendment and passed House Bill 1069, narrowing it to Department of Corrections employees and making supplemental retirement bargaining mandatory, despite concerns from one member about the change. The committee also adopted a striking amendment on House Bill 1347 concerning cannabis testing labs, then passed it to Rules; passed Second Substitute House Bill 1701 on liquor licensees sharing property; passed House Bill 291 on employee information for public employers to Ways and Means; passed Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2229 updating engineer registration provisions; passed House Bill 2264 on unemployment eligibility for workers in employer-initiated layoffs; passed Substitute House Bill 2472 adding enforcement for sprinkler contractors and fitters; and passed Second Substitute House Bill 2345 on paid family and medical leave premium allocation. A striking amendment to Second Substitute House Bill 1128 creating a child care workforce standards board was not adopted, and the bill then passed to Rules. The committee also announced it would hold House Bill 1066 for later action and planned to return the next day for its final executive session.

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• The UPC code reporting poses challenges for businesses selling alcoholic beverages.
• You are here on behalf of the Texas Craft Brewers Guild, and you are testifying for the bill, is that
• My name is Travis Bailey, and I'm the Government Affairs Associate for the Texas Craft Brewers Guild.
• The Texas Craft Brewers Guild is the non-profit trade association for small and independent breweries
• So the amount of alcoholic beverages, or the amount of alcohol level and all that?

Bills: HB511, HB972, HB 1035, HB2481, HB2723, HB2742, HB2894, HB2962, HB3077, HB3093, HB3307, HB3684, HJR67, HJR72

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, caregiver exemption, Medicaid, long-term services, tax relief, assisted living, housing support, property tax exemption, caregiver support, residence homestead, tax exemption, unpaid caregiver, state tax code, property tax, caregiver, waiting list, intellectual disability, developmental disability, ad valorem tax, family support

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• Next, we're going to take up House Bill 467 by Chamberlain, special beverage license for the Aswearian
• The bill directs the Department of Business and Professional Regulation's Division of Alcoholic Beverages
• The amended bill still allows for on-premise consumption of all alcoholic beverages and for the establishment
• So we don't believe there's any quality control issues or any effect on the craft that they're performing
• every day. ...control issues or any effect on the craft that they're performing every day because we're

Summary: The committee first took up a local beverage-license bill for the World Equestrian Center in Marion County. The sponsor described the facility’s size, economic impact, and rapid expansion, and explained that the bill would direct DBPR to issue a special license for qualifying equestrian sports facilities. After questions about whether the carve-out would set a precedent for other businesses, the sponsor said the unique facts of the facility justified the bill. An amendment narrowed the off-premises alcohol authority so the license would allow beer and wine only for off-premises sales, while still allowing on-premises sales of all alcoholic beverages and a standalone bar on the premises. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 16-1, with Representative Rayner voting no. The committee then heard PCS for HB 1461, a broad regulatory-reform bill that would repeal continuing education requirements for certain licensed professionals, eliminate several boards/councils/commissions at DBPR and DACS, remove some secondary licenses, and expand licensure pathways. The sponsors argued that most complaints are already handled administratively, that the boards create bureaucracy and cost, and that the bill would improve efficiency without changing initial licensure standards. Members raised concerns about whether DBPR has the subject-matter expertise to replace professional boards, especially for engineering, harbor pilots, electrical work, home inspection, architecture, interior design, and related fields, and about whether removing continuing education could weaken public safety and code compliance. Public testimony on the PCS was mixed but leaned strongly against the bill from affected professions. Opponents from architecture, electrical contracting, home inspection, geology, interior design, real estate, and related groups argued that the boards provide technical expertise, discipline, and updated knowledge tied to changing building codes and safety standards, and that continuing education is important for public protection. Some supporters, including representatives of CPAs and landscape architects, said they appreciated efforts to streamline licensing and reduce anti-competitive barriers but still had concerns about specific provisions. The committee adopted two amendments: one requiring 30 days’ notice for an address change for a prescription sales business, and a second technical amendment. No final vote on the PCS was taken in the portion provided.

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• An act authorizing the town of Milford to convert a license for the sale of wine and malt beverages into
• a license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be consumed on the premises, that's House 4359
• an act authorizing the city of Salem to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages
• The Senate bill providing for alcohol and beverage licenses in the town of Bolton, Senate 2628, comes
• The bill the Senate crafted ensures that it accomplishes these goals, thank you.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• Alcoholic Beverages Act; to create new categories of licenses for small craft distilleries and small
• craft wineries; and to create a new license for small craft alcoholic beverage manufacturers that operate
• Alcoholic Beverages Act; to create new categories of licenses for small craft distilleries and small
• craft wineries; and to create a new license for small craft alcoholic beverage manufacturers that operate
• To create a new license for small craft alcoholic beverage manufacturers that operate a brew pub, small

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum. Senators then adopted the prior day’s journal and excused absent members. A lengthy point of personal privilege followed, in which Senator Smith criticized the prior day’s handling of the special order calendar and argued that minority-party senators were denied the chance to speak, while Senator Coleman said Senate Bill 318 had been removed from the calendar and tied that to Child Abuse Prevention Month; she also noted Senate Bill 43, which would provide civil recourse for child sex assault survivors, had not advanced. The presiding officer also recognized guests in the gallery, including staff from the Alabama Department of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention and members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. The Senate then received multiple committee reports, largely on a unanimous or near-unanimous basis. Finance and Taxation Education reported favorably on House Bills 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 565, 517, and 98, and Senate Bill 380, with some substitutes or amendments; Finance and Taxation General Fund reported Senate Bill 378 favorably; County and Municipal Government reported House Bills 568, 499, and 433; Education Policy reported House Bills 8 and 380; Banking and Insurance reported House Bill 545; Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development reported House Bill 586 with two nays; Healthcare reported House Bills 533 and 605; Tourism and Marketing reported House Bills 513 and 626 and Senate Bill 357; and local legislation committees reported several Mobile County and Madison County bills, including Senate Bill 379 relating to Madison County and various House bills, all advancing to the next legislative day. In motions and resolutions, the Senate agreed to allow committee reports to be received at any time during the day. Several resolutions were introduced and referred to the Rules Committee, including Senate Joint Resolution 100 honoring Presley Skelton, SJR 101 commending Auburn University’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture, SJR 102 establishing the Alabama Forest Products Retention and Pulp and Paper Mill Stability Study Commission, SJR 103 mourning Norman Wendell Arnold, and SJR 104 designating Alabama as the river state. The chamber also suspended the rules to take up Senate Joint Resolution 105, commending Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth for his service; the resolution included a lengthy recitation of his background and accomplishments and was read for immediate consideration with all senators added as sponsors.

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• Texas has more than 440 craft brewers.
• Each year, craft...
• think about your own district. of just how important craft breweries are.
• It's a community economy, and our craft beer is right in the middle of it.
• I am representative of the 445 craft breweries in the state.

Bills: HB249, HB 1186, HB2313, HB2408, HB2508, HB2730, HB2974, HB3045, HB3232, HB3336, HB3710, HB4044, HB4236, HJR133, HB249

Keywords: ad valorem taxes, property taxes, homestead exemption, disabled veterans, senior citizens, tax payments, installment payments, municipal tax revenue, hotel, convention center, tax code, economic development, local government, municipality, tax revenue, qualified projects, municipal taxation, hotel project, municipality funding, veteran

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• You know, California is the nation's largest food and beverage manufacturer.
• Actually, California is number one in the total of craft beverage in the U.S., and currently there are
• over 900 craft breweries in California.
• California produces about 3.7 million barrels of craft beer annually. It's amazing.
• So we have a portfolio of plant-based beverages that were designed with consumer needs in mind.

Summary: The hearing of the Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation was held at UC Davis and focused on how alternative proteins can support California agriculture, the bioeconomy, and farmers. Opening remarks from UC Davis leaders and committee members emphasized the university’s food science, fermentation, and sustainability strengths, and the state’s prior investments of $5 million for UC alternative protein research and an additional $1 million for ICAMP. Members framed the topic as a way to grow new markets, keep more value in-state, and address climate, food security, and commercialization challenges. The first panel featured Sana Beg of the Plant-Based Foods Institute, who argued that California agriculture and alternative proteins are complementary, not competing, and stressed that farmers are essential to the sector. She highlighted the need for ingredient processing capacity, technical assistance for growers, and predictable demand through public procurement, including schools, hospitals, and state facilities. Committee members asked about financing and market development, and Beg said guaranteed loans, grants, and state- and USDA-backed support could help de-risk investment and build the supply chain. The second panel focused on research and development. Beam Circular described the circular bioeconomy in the San Joaquin Valley, including efforts to turn agricultural residues into higher-value products, build shared infrastructure, and expand workforce training. ICAMP and UC ANR described UC Davis-centered research, pilot facilities, and a proposed plant innovation center to bridge lab-scale work to commercial manufacturing. USDA researchers discussed using byproducts such as brewer’s spent grain, tomato pomace, lima beans, and chickpeas for new food ingredients. Members repeatedly emphasized the importance of public R&D funding, consumer acceptance, and food-grade scale-up facilities. The final panel highlighted company perspectives from Optimized Foods and Blue Diamond Growers. Optimized Foods described using fungi fermentation to convert almond hulls, cocoa waste, and tomato pomace into protein-rich ingredients and stabilized nutrients. Blue Diamond outlined its grower cooperative model, sustainability practices, almond ingredient portfolio, and the Sacramento almond innovation center. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with discussion centered on research, commercialization, infrastructure, and market-building for California-grown alternative protein products.

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• Thank you, Representative Craft.
• Thank you, Representative Craft.
• Thank you, Representative Craft, for the bill.
• Thank you, Representative Craft. Thank you, Representative Craft.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The MLBA has been Beverage Association.
• The<00:26:31.640><c> licensed</c><00:26:32.000><c> beverage</c><00:26:32.400><c> beverage</c><00:26:32.800
• ><c> industry</c> The licensed beverage beverage industry The licensed beverage beverage industry uh<
• </c> specific to the beverage alcohol space. specific to the beverage alcohol space.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Kagel no, Representative Craft &gt;&gt; Kagel no, Representative Craft &gt;&gt; No &gt;

Bills: HF3919, HF1335, HF3864, HF3916, HF3728

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, electronic license, driver's license, digital credential, transportation, data privacy, authentication, license plates, vehicle registration, validation stickers, Minnesota statutes, transportation policy, aeronautics, transponder, aircraft safety

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• And lastly, I would like to thank my staff for their dedication in crafting this legislation.
• These hemp beverages would only be allowed for sale in ABCC retailers, which are licensed to sell all
• As filed, the underlying language bans all hemp-derived beverages that are 11 ounces or less in volume
• But we should not, and don't need to, ban responsibly formulated beverages that fall within federal law
• Beverages that fall within federal law and are consumed by adults.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed students from the Frederick C. Murphy School in Weymouth, along with other guests introduced by members. The chamber then suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including proposals on alcohol labeling for beers consumed on premises, parity in funding for regional vocational and traditional public schools, and legal protections for victims of childhood sexual abuse. The main floor business was House No. 4187, An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws, reported by Ways and Means as a substitute bill. Members speaking in support described it as a comprehensive overhaul of the Cannabis Control Commission and the state’s cannabis and hemp regulatory framework. The bill would reduce and restructure the CCC, expand options for cannabis businesses and social equity operators, raise license and ownership caps, remove the vertical integration requirement for medical marijuana, and create stronger rules for hemp and CBD products, including a ban on unregulated intoxicating hemp products and a new regulatory structure for allowable hemp beverages and CBD items. Several amendments were offered and adopted by roll call, including changes narrowing the hemp beverage ban from 11 ounces to 7.5 ounces, requiring out-of-state testing labs to be certified in good standing with the commission, and other technical revisions. After debate, the House passed H. 4187 to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 153-0. The chamber also passed to be engrossed two sick leave bank bills, for Andrew Satara and Dana Johnson, and ordered House No. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Wenaka, to a third reading. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• Uh, Texas has more than 440 craft breweries. They do more than produce beverages.
• In Saledo where I live, our craft brewery.
• It's a community economy and our craft beer is right in the middle of it.
• My brewery is a pretty good representative of the 445 craft breweries in the state.
• Statewide, craft beer contributes $5.28 billion to the Texas economy.

Bills: HB249

Keywords: real property, ad valorem tax, tax appraisal, property value limitation, real estate taxation, property ownership

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• Rebecca Hartso, Beverage Co-founder for River Metals Recycling and the Association Recycling Association
• Rebecca Hartso, Beverage Co-founder for Rebecca Hartso, Beverage Co-founder for River<00:03:04.320><c
• And so Senate Bill 291 represents a lot of carefully crafted negotiation and work on behalf of Senator
• /c><00:06:44.520><c> negotiation</c><00:06:45.160><c> and</c><00:06:45.280><c> work</c> carefully crafted
• negotiation and work carefully crafted negotiation and work on<00:06:45.640><c> behalf</c><00:06:46.000

Keywords: 00:36 Roll Call 02:26 SB 291 07:42 SB 291 Vote 10:39 SB 94 19:53 SB 94 Vote, 958, all

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• more than 200 hemp beverage brands and ancillary businesses in the hemp beverage industry throughout
• more than 200 hemp beverage brands and ancillary businesses in the hemp beverage industry throughout
• My answer is always Minnesota. includes more than 200 hemp beverage includes more than 200 hemp beverage
• </c><00:07:22.039><c> regulatory</c> national hemp beverage regulatory national hemp beverage regulatory
• </c> advancing Minnesota's goal of a craft advancing Minnesota's goal of a craft scale<00:10:48.000><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There clearly and putting them into an area where if you do dispense and sell the beverages there, uh
• It's only where the beverages are being served, basically at a bar, some issue like that, a bar with,
• you know, malt beverages or hard liquor, whatever be the case.
• It's only where the beverages are that.
• > for</c> alcoholic beverage or malt beverages for alcoholic beverage or malt beverages for consumption

Bills: SF0044, SF0046

Keywords: gambling, lotteries, raffles, social relationships, charitable gaming, gaming, liquor establishments, skill based amusement games, regulations, age restrictions, 916, all

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• Item 1B, the appointment of Paul Tupi as Director of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
• Restaurants and bars where you would consume alcohol on site, we have the responsible beverage service
• general counsel with ABC until I retired last year, and I now represent members of the alcoholic beverage
• Madam Chair, members of committee, Chris Walker on behalf of the California Craft Brewers Association
• Madam Chair, members of committee, Chris Walker on behalf, the California Craft Brewers Association.

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointments, bill referrals, rule-waiver requests, and floor acknowledgments. The committee approved a series of non-appearing appointments, including Peter Briar-T to the Southern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Commission, multiple appointments to the Acupuncture Board, Roy Mathur to the Board of Pilot Commissioners, and Davina Hurt to the California Water Commission, with most votes unanimous and Hurt’s appointment approved 3-2. The committee also approved bill referrals, rule waivers for guests on the Senate floor, and floor acknowledgments. The committee then heard testimony from Lillian Corral, appointed to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Corral emphasized her background as a first-generation college graduate and immigrant, and said her priorities would include helping students connect to livable-wage jobs, supporting Vision 2030, improving data and digital infrastructure, expanding dual enrollment, and considering regional bachelor’s degree programs at community colleges where workforce needs justify them. Senators questioned her about achievement gaps, the role of data in improving student outcomes, the expansion of community college bachelor’s degrees, faculty staffing, and her employer New America’s positions on privacy, age verification, and TikTok. The committee voted 3-0 to advance her appointment to the full Senate. The committee also heard from Paul Tupi, nominated to lead the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Tupi described a career in law enforcement and said he would focus on public trust, timely licensing, licensee education, and enforcement against irresponsible operators. Senators asked about ABC’s enforcement tools, including decoy operations, shoulder-tap checks, delivery compliance, and investigations tied to alcohol-related crashes; funding stability; delivery alcohol violations during COVID; and ABC’s approach to entertainment zones and other alcohol-policy changes. Support testimony came from industry and advocacy representatives, who praised his responsiveness and open-door approach. The committee approved his appointment 5-0 for consideration by the full Senate.

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• Um beverage means a malt beverage not uh a soft drink.
• Um beverage means a malt beverage not uh a soft drink.
• Um beverage means a malt beverage not uh a soft drink.
• Um beverage means a malt beverage not uh a soft drink.
• a malt beverage not uh a beverage means a malt beverage not uh a soft<00:51:26.319><c> drink.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• A social district is essentially an area where you can purchase an alcoholic beverage from one establishment
• Then we have a wine bar; there's a craft brewery.
• </c> there's an a wine bar there's a Craft there's an a wine bar there's a Craft brewery<00:31:08.360
• , an alcoholic beverage, into a public park and you can have it.
• The legislation specifically said you can't bring other beverages in during that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <c> of</c><00:27:36.640><c> how</c> Just said, I think that was sort of how the original bill was crafted
• I think in terms of, you know, however the program is going to be crafted, which I'm not at this point
• <c> I'm</c><00:43:08.079><c> not</c><00:43:08.480><c> I'm</c><00:43:09.480><c> at</c> going to be crafted
• which I'm not I'm at going to be crafted which I'm not I'm at this<00:43:09.760><c> point</c><00:43:
• </c> funding comes from the deposit beverage funding comes from the deposit beverage container<01:03:

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 818 HD1, which would establish the Waiawa Community Development District. The Attorney General’s office said the bill may not comply with requirements for a special fund, and DLNR asked for further amendments so lease revenues would remain with DLNR while it continues managing the lands. DLNR cited ongoing costs, including the Uncle Billy’s demolition debt and management needs at Banyan Drive/Banyan Country Club. HCDA/Waiawa representatives supported the bill, agreed that DLNR should keep lease revenues while it remains the land manager, and said a future transfer of land management would change where revenues should go. Members focused on whether removing lease revenue would undercut the bill and on how existing and future revenues should be allocated. The committee then took up HB 338 HD1 and HB 339 HD1 on renewable energy-related utility transactions and procurement. Testimony came from the Consumer Advocate, the State Energy Office, the Public Utilities Commission, Hawaiian Electric, IBEW Local 1260, Ulupono Initiative, and Life of the Land. Supporters generally backed the measures, while some asked for labor-related strengthening language. Discussion centered on how the PUC should handle competing bids or offers in utility merger or acquisition situations, with concerns raised about NDAs, timing, and whether the original version or amended language better allowed public and intervenor participation. A witness from Life of the Land argued that utilities should not negotiate under NDA in a way that blocks later public competition, and a PUC-related witness said the current language was changed from the original to address PUC testimony. Finally, the committee heard HB 1467 HD1 on housing resiliency. OIP was not present, while B&F raised concerns about placing federal funds into a special fund, saying federal grant money should remain in a separate P fund for transparency, accountability, and single-audit compliance. State agencies and groups including OPSD, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, the Climate Advisory Team, and Hawaii Realtors supported the measure. Testimony emphasized that many older roofs lack hurricane clips and that strengthening homes could reduce disaster sheltering and temporary housing costs. IBEW Local 1260 supported the bill but argued that building to current standards upfront is preferable to retrofitting later. Members questioned funding structure, eligibility, and whether the program should be needs-based; the bill was described as limited to households under 140% AMI. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• language, and amending the title to conform: No person shall knowingly sell, deliver, or furnish any beverage
• containing hemp to any person under 21 years of age, or possess any beverage... ...beverage containing
• hemp to any person under 21 years of age or possess any beverage containing hemp if under 21 years of
• This simply moves it to where you have to be 21 years of age to buy any type of hemp-related beverage
• manufacturing beverages on the same premises.

Bills: HB4248, HB4429, HB2588, HB3472, HB4317, HB3462, HB2035, HB3501, HB3127, HB3143, HB3144, HB3260, HB4321, HB3011, HB3522, HB3530

Keywords: HB4248, hemp beverage, hemp drinks, THC beverage, cannabis beverage, intoxicating hemp, age restriction, under 21, minor possession, youth access, public health and safety, Title 63, Oklahoma Statutes, retail sales, alcohol-style regulation, controlled substances, beverage regulation, proxy advisory services, shareholder rights, financial transparency

Summary: The Business and Insurance Committee met with a quorum and laid over Item 8. Members first took up House Bill 4248, which was amended to prohibit anyone under 21 from buying, selling, delivering, furnishing, or possessing beverages containing hemp. Pro Tem Paxton explained the bill as a response to THC-infused hemp drinks being sold in convenience stores, and the committee passed the bill 9-0. The committee then approved a nomination for Stephen Brickle of Moore to the Alarm, Locksmith, and Fire Sprinkler Industry Committee for a four-year term ending June 30, 2030, also by a 9-0 vote. Members next passed House Bill 4429, the Proxy Advisor Transparency Act, which requires proxy advisors to disclose when recommendations are not based on a written financial analysis and allows enforcement through the Attorney General and civil actions; it passed 9-0 after questions about ESG-related considerations. Several other bills were considered and advanced, including House Bill 2588 on HOA board eligibility for resident owners, House Bill 3472 on tire pyrolysis facilities, House Bill 4317 on CPA exam eligibility, House Bill 3462 on plumbing licensing, House Bill 2035 on funeral transportation agreements, House Bill 3501 on multiple alcohol manufacturing licenses on one premises, House Bill 3127 and House Bill 3143 on medical marijuana regulation, House Bill 3144 on limiting grower licenses, House Bill 3260 on funeral director continuing education approval, House Bill 4321 on labor rules for existing structures, and House Bills 3011, 3522, and 3530 on home brewer licensing, ABLE Commission reporting, and purchase-record timing. Most measures passed on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, with a few receiving one no vote. The meeting adjourned after all listed items were heard.