Transcript Highlights:

• I took this bill so that I would have control over the messaging and the situation.
• I took this bill so that I would have control over the messaging and the situation.
• So you definitely want me to have control over this bill. It's going to change drastically.
• Would you be open to also testing for those chemicals to make sure that those are not being reintroduced

Bills: HB3015 , HB3114 , HB3411 , HB3567 , HB3568 , HB3749 , HB3891 , HB4229 , HB4237 , HB4253 , HJR1019 , HJR1046 , HJR1084

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: electronic credentials, Service Oklahoma, digital identification, data protection, driver's license, electronic monitoring, criminal justice reform, nonviolent offenders, Department of Corrections, parole, state law, biosolids, PFAS, environmental safety, agriculture, public health, Department of Environmental Quality, testing regulations, soil amendments, HB3567

Summary: The committee first announced that House Bills 3568 and 3891 and H.J.R. 1019 would be laid over and not heard that day. It then took up a series of bills, adopting PCS versions where offered and generally moving them forward with do-pass recommendations. House Bill 3015 would allow Oklahomans to add a driver’s license to a digital wallet and use it as an optional credential; members questioned why legislation was needed now versus the 2019 digital ID effort and whether the state would work directly with Apple and Google rather than a third-party vendor. The bill passed 10-0. Other measures included House Bill 314, which adds a DOC electronic monitoring ineligibility item; House Bill 3567, which increases transparency in campaign fund use and was amended to correct a citation; House Bill 3749, which lets county clerks, county court clerks, and county commissioners retain outside counsel; House Bill 4229, which narrows when schools may declare emergencies for contracts when facilities are unusable; and House Bill 4237, which modernizes collection of criminal court fees, fines, and costs. Each of these bills advanced, with HB 3749 drawing the most discussion over whether it duplicates district attorney services and whether county commissioners would be approving their own outside-counsel contracts. The committee also advanced House Bill 4253, a union-related bill that the author said he was carrying as a vehicle and would substantially revise before final passage; members discussed federal labor-law concerns and the bill passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1046 would exempt homeowners from property tax for a year if a residence is uninhabitable for six months after a disaster; members debated the impact on local tax bases and whether existing ad valorem refund mechanisms should be used instead, and it passed 10-0. House Joint Resolution 1084, which states that Oklahoma and U.S. constitutional standards govern courtroom matters and no court should enforce incompatible religious law, passed 8-2 after questions about whether it addressed a current problem. Finally, House Bill 3411 on biosolids and PFAS testing would require DEQ testing and disclosure to landowners and authorize treatment protocols; it passed 9-1. The meeting ended with notice that the next rules meeting was moved to Thursday at 11:30 in a different room due to technical difficulties.

Transcript Highlights:

• HOAs have really gotten out of control, telling people what they can and can't do with their property
• It keeps cities from pushing responsibilities onto landowners for areas that are outside their control
• Um, they'll, uh, they, one, you're not allowed to spray pesticides or any chemicals on your crops within
• Well, I can't control where the shredder's gonna throw the grass.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

Transcript Highlights:

• So the command and control of you see.
• </c> Citizens Advisory Committee and Chemical Citizens Advisory Committee and Chemical Destruction<01
• We just, at the end of August, eradicated the last vestiges of chemical weapons. They're gone.
• We just, at the end of August, eradicated the last vestiges of chemical weapons. They're gone.
• We just, at the end of August, eradicated the last vestiges of chemical weapons. They're gone.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August minutes, and heard a brief announcement from Senator Richardson about the Missing in America Project interring unclaimed veterans’ remains at the Western Kentucky Veterans Cemetery in Hopkinsville. He read the names of several veterans being laid to rest with military honors, and the chair thanked the volunteers involved in the effort. The main presentation was an update on Kentucky’s urban search and rescue program from the Department of Military Affairs and Kentucky Emergency Management. Officials said the program is being built around two regional task force hubs, a helicopter aquatic rescue team, an incident support team, and a rescue aid fund for local search and rescue units. They reported that the $8.3 million appropriated for the program in the 2025 budget was fully executed, that $482,670 of the rescue aid fund went to 29 local teams, and that $493,592 has already been allocated in the current year to 36 teams. They also described warehouse and equipment purchases, staffing with full-time and part-time personnel, and a new training site on state property for collapsed-structure and multi-agency exercises. Officials said the program has already been used in recent disasters, including flood response and urban search and rescue operations in several parts of the state, and claimed the effort has impacted more than 1,500 citizens through rescues, evacuations, and related assistance. They said the helicopter aquatic rescue team is fully operational, the task force roster should be finalized by January, incident support should be online by April, and the full program should be deployable by June 30 or July 1, 2026. Members asked about statewide response times, K-9 search capabilities, and the long-term cost of the program, including concerns about reliance on federal matching funds. The presenters said K-9 assets will be part of the task force, that pre-positioning during forecasted storms can reduce response times significantly, and that they would provide more detailed budget information later.

Transcript Highlights:

• To present the highlights of the Florida's first budget for the Florida Gaming Control Commission, we
• “To present the highlights of the Florida's first budget for the Florida Gaming Control Commission, we
• This system will provide the Florida Gaming Control Commission...” “...and enforcement system.
• for your support of the hardworking staff and dedicated law enforcement within the Florida Gaming Control
• The governor is also recommending $3 million to update the HVAC controls in our buildings.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• multiple parishes across the state had come before this legislature asking for protections, local control
• multiple parishes across the state had come before this legislature asking for protections, local control
• David Cresson, Louisiana Chemical Association.
• I mean, you know, I come from the chemical industry, and we've been chasing a lot of, you know, false

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 480, which would allow anchoring in certain waterways, specifically Oyster Bayou, with restrictions to protect oyster leases and require a person to remain on board. After brief explanation from the sponsor, Representative DeWitt moved favorable and the bill was reported favorable without objection. House Bill 510, which would have prohibited importation of captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for sequestration, was discussed briefly. The sponsor said the proposal appeared to conflict with federal law and interstate commerce concerns, and he asked to voluntarily defer the bill. The committee agreed, and HB 510 was deferred. The committee also heard House Resolution 279, urging the state to study geothermal energy policy; after questions about geothermal technology and possible overlap with CCS infrastructure, the resolution was adopted on a 10-3 roll call vote and reported favorable. The bulk of the meeting focused on House Bill 1152, as amended, dealing with the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund and a proposed injection fee for carbon sequestration projects. The amendment would set the fee at 19 cents per ton, with 12 cents going to the state trust fund and 7 cents going directly to affected parishes, while retaining existing fund caps and adding evacuation routes as an eligible local expenditure. Industry groups and local government representatives both testified: industry warned the proposal was rushed, could create uncertainty, and might hurt Louisiana’s competitiveness; parish officials argued locals need a meaningful revenue share, transparency, and bargaining power because they will bear emergency-response burdens. Members raised questions about the fee structure, exemptions for state lands and parish agreements, and whether the local share would continue for the life of a project. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with talk of creating an off-session task force or working group to continue negotiations for next year.

Transcript Highlights:

• up in force during dismissal, where they tackled people, handcuffed staff members, and deployed chemical
• up in force during dismissal, where they tackled people, handcuffed staff members, and deployed chemical
• </c> We may not be able to control every aspect of federal immigration policy, but we are responsible
• This is about local control.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Aguilar continued: "[He] was about the increasing cancer that firefighters are getting due to the chemicals
• And it was due to work-related chemicals that he worked with." Representative Aguilar votes aye.
• I think the point is really to give parents control over which apps their minor children are using on
• And parental control is certainly something that we, as a Republican majority, do support.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and introductions of the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jane Peterson, and a University of Arizona presentation featuring meteorites and space-related materials. The chamber also adopted a proclamation honoring Mama Luisa’s Italian restaurant for 70 years of family ownership and service. After routine committee and Senate message announcements, the House moved into third reading and floor action on a large number of bills. Several bills passed on third reading, including HB 2041 on child neglect, HB 2128, HB 2251 on midwifery, HB 2342 on planned communities/HOAs, HB 2402 on emergency medical services, HB 2403 appropriating money to AHCCCS, HB 2615 on parenting time, HB 2641 on firefighting foam, HB 2673 on incarcerated persons and mental illness, HB 2700 creating a Technology First Study Committee, HB 2951 on subscription cancellation/consumer protections, HB 2991 on minors’ access to technology content, and HB 4070 on human trafficking. Members’ comments reflected support for maternal care, consumer protection, parental controls, public safety, and services for incarcerated people with mental illness, while some members raised concerns about licensing, overbreadth, or unresolved amendments. HB 4018 on county officers failed on a 26-24 vote. The House then reconsidered and sent HB 4018 back to third reading, but a subsequent motion challenging the chair’s ruling on whether a division had been called failed. The chamber also entered additional Committee of the Whole sessions to amend and recommend passage of HB 2136 and HB 2923, both of which were reported out as amended. In later Committee of the Whole work, the House recommended passage of HB 2188, HB 2239, HB 2437, HB 2445, HB 2502, HB 2620 as amended, HB 2931 as amended, HB 4004, and HB 4064, with some bills retained on the calendar and several measures referred to engrossing. The transcript ended while the House was continuing through consent-calendar and additional Committee of the Whole proceedings.

Transcript Highlights:

• In the area can control buying habits.
• I think I just lost control of this committee. Chair, I have that effect on people. No, no.
• </c><01:13:28.320><c> of</c><01:13:28.360><c> this</c> I think I just lost control of this I think I
• just lost control of this committee. committee. committee.
• </c> Representative Hansen's bill on chemical Representative Hansen's bill on chemical dependency<01:

Bills: HF4145 , HF4009 , HF4304 , SF2511 , HF4090 , HF357 , HF901

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Keywords: alcohol consumption, nursing homes, assisted living, resident activities, Minnesota Statutes, seasonal liquor licenses, resorts, intoxicating liquor, county board, Brainerd, Northern Pacific Center, event center, liquor license, on-sale license, alcohol sales, special law, local option, Minnesota liquor law, chapter 340A, Sunday sales

Transcript Highlights:

• AB 1204 Alvarez local control funding formula increases. We're making that a two year bill.
• AB 860, Sharp Collins, local control and accountability. plan oversight holding committee AB 958 sharp
• AB 1148, Sharp Collins, hazardous chemicals in food packaging. Do pass out on a B roll call.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• owners additional time to pay their taxes, ensuring they are not penalized for factors beyond their control
• But it's kind of that way until... and so if you're trying to put some kind of control on it, what would
• Members, due to the exposure to harsh chemicals, firefighters have a significantly higher risk of developing

Bills: HB198 , HB303 , HB1535 , HB2742 , HB3305 , HB3348 , HB3505 , HB3711 , HB4753 , HB2715 , HB21 , HB30 , HB21 , HB198 , HB303

Committee: Senate Local Government

Keywords: HB 198, Wade Cannon Act, firefighter cancer screening, occupational cancer screening, fire protection personnel, local government, political subdivision, Texas Commission on Fire Protection, National Fire Protection Association, NFPA standards, occupational medical examination, public safety, firefighter health, cancer prevention, annual health screening, confidential medical exam, pulmonary function test, electrocardiogram, chest x-ray, blood test

Transcript Highlights:

• All I-35, I-40, and I-44 were all built with those flood controls in place, so without those flood controls
• One of our other large programs we talked about was flood control.
• These are all the flood-controlled dams in Oklahoma: 2,107 of them.
• controlled but not prescribed.
• We need chemicals to be able to control cedars there. In the east, of course...

Committee: House A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Summary: The meeting began with a budget presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Secretary Blaine Arthur and Deputy Commissioner Jan Lee described the agency’s divisions and recent efforts to improve efficiency, including expanded online licensing, electronic veterinary inspection certificates, and a new laboratory information system. They highlighted youth and workforce programs, local food initiatives for schools, market development efforts, and ongoing animal health concerns such as avian influenza, equine herpesvirus, and the threat of New World screwworm. They also discussed staffing, turnover, and uncertainty around federal cooperative agreement funding, while noting they were not requesting new or additional appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year. Members asked about meat inspection staffing, the use of one-time forestry firefighting funds, biosecurity and national security coordination, and agency staffing levels. The department said meat inspection was currently in good shape but dependent on federal funding stability, and explained that prior firefighting dollars had been used for equipment purchases. They also said they work with state and federal partners, including DHS and FBI, on threat preparedness and have reduced turnover by adjusting salaries and maintaining staffing at or below prior levels. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission then presented its budget and program overview. Staff described the agency’s long history and current work in water quality, flood control, soil health, unpaved roads, wetlands, and woody species control, especially eastern red cedar removal. They emphasized data-driven, voluntary conservation practices, citing stream cleanups, flood-control dam benefits, pond cleanouts during drought, and the Cherry-Peach watershed project as examples of programs that improve water resources and reduce wildfire risk. The agency said its workload has grown significantly and requested funding for critical dam repairs, local conservation district staffing, continued unpaved roads work, and expansion of woody species control statewide. Members asked about county matching for road and dam projects, who to contact about flooding roads, sediment removal from pond cleanouts, and the effectiveness of county training programs. Commission staff explained that county in-kind work can count as match, local conservation districts are the first point of contact, and the road training has produced measurable savings and better maintenance practices. They also clarified that “high hazard” dams are those where failure could threaten people or infrastructure downstream, not necessarily dams that are structurally failing.

Transcript Highlights:

• using that term later on, we can characterize it as the emergence of, and sort of concentration of, chemicals
• it's not just xylazine, it's xylazine today, nitazenes, metatomidine also today, and then emerging chemicals
• And then emerging chemicals and adulterants in the future, and just the real importance of keeping up
• any legal actions or legal analyses that need to be undertaken to address those, the emergence of chemicals

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on the Public Health Effects of Xylazine held its fifth and final public meeting to review and approve the final draft of its report before submission to the House and Senate clerks. Chair Mindy Domb opened the meeting, noted Senator John Keenan’s absence due to National Guard deployment, approved the prior meeting minutes, and explained the process for incorporating final edits and late votes into appendices. Commissioners then voted to allow staff to make agreed-upon language changes after the meeting, and later voted on the final report itself. Staff walked commissioners through the report’s redlines and substantive updates. Changes included clarifying that xylazine is an active adulterant rather than simply a bulking agent, replacing “non-clinician” with “non-clinical staff,” removing or revising references to “hotspots” in favor of more accurate language about local trends, and refining language on wound care to refer to medical consequences and financial costs. The report also added or strengthened discussion of harm reduction measures such as drug checking, mobile health services, overdose prevention centers, oxygenation and airway support during overdose response, and the importance of naloxone remaining available while recognizing its limits for xylazine exposure. Commissioners also discussed data collection, legal protections for drug checking, and the role of the Attorney General in guidance and coordination on emerging drug threats. The commission then took a final vote, with the members present voting to approve the report. A letter from Senator Velis, who was also absent due to active duty orders, was read into the record expressing support for the report and its recommendations. In closing comments, commissioners and staff thanked one another for the collaborative work and described the report as a useful public health resource. Chair Domb adjourned the meeting at 11:11 a.m., noting that the final report would be submitted and posted online for public access.

Transcript Highlights:

• that term later on, perhaps we can characterize it as the emergence of and sort of concentration of chemicals
• it's not just xylazine, it's xylazine today, nitazenes, metatomitone also today, and then emerging chemicals
• And then emerging chemicals and adulterants in the future, and just the real importance of keeping up
• any legal actions or legal analyses that need to be undertaken to address those, the emergence of chemicals

Summary: The special commission on xylazine held its fifth and final public meeting to review and finalize its report before submission to the House and Senate clerks. Chair Mindy Domb opened the meeting, noted Senator John Velis was absent due to National Guard deployment, and the commission approved the minutes from the February 9 meeting. Staff then walked commissioners through the final draft, focusing on edits since the prior review and on appendices that would be completed after the meeting. Commissioners discussed several substantive wording changes, including clarifying that xylazine is an active adulterant rather than a bulking agent, replacing “non-clinician” with “non-clinical staff,” removing or softening references to “hotspots,” and refining language about medical consequences and financial costs of delayed wound care. They also discussed adding or strengthening references to harm reduction measures, drug checking, overdose prevention centers, oxygenation, airway positioning, naloxone use, and language access considerations in educational materials. The report’s main findings and recommendations centered on best practices for oversight and enforcement, outreach and treatment, emergency response, and education/training for first responders, medical providers, non-clinical staff, people who use drugs, and people in recovery. Commissioners emphasized the need for timely, accessible, and tailored training; better data collection and public health surveillance; stronger legal protections for drug checking; and coordination among public health, public safety, and legal stakeholders to address xylazine and emerging adulterants. There was also discussion of a recommendation for the Attorney General to compile guidance for law enforcement in consultation with experts, though staff clarified that this would not be the sole function of the broader public body envisioned in the report. After reviewing the final language, the commission voted unanimously among members present to approve the final report, with one abstention on the earlier minutes vote and absent members to submit written votes within 24 hours for inclusion in Appendix A. Chair Domb then read a letter from Senator Velis expressing support for the report and its recommendations despite his inability to vote in person. Commissioners offered closing remarks thanking staff and one another for the collaborative work, and the meeting adjourned at 11:11 a.m., with staff to submit the report to the clerks and post it online.

Transcript Highlights:

• and sort of concentration We can characterize it as the emergence of, and sort of concentration of chemicals
• it's not just xylazine, it's xylosine today, nitazines, metatomitone also today, and then emerging chemicals
• And then emerging chemicals and adulterants in the future, and just the real importance of keeping up
• any legal actions or legal analyses that need to be undertaken to address those, the emergence of chemicals

Keywords: 1212, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Xylazine held its final public meeting to review and approve the final draft of its report before submission to the House and Senate clerks. Chair Mindy Domb opened the meeting, noted Senator John Velis’s absence due to National Guard deployment, and the commission approved the minutes from the February 9 meeting. Staff then walked commissioners through the report’s redline changes, which were mostly technical or clarifying edits, along with several substantive updates on xylazine’s public health effects, state and federal actions, harm reduction, emergency response, wound care, and education and training. Commissioners discussed several language changes, including clarifying that xylazine is an active adulterant rather than a bulking agent, replacing “non-clinician” with “non-clinical staff,” and revising references to “hotspots” to better reflect the limits of available data. They also refined recommendations to emphasize oxygenation and ventilation in overdose response, continued naloxone use, referrals to harm reduction services, language access in wound care materials, and clearer discussion of medical consequences and financial costs related to delayed wound treatment. Staff also described the appendices, including a letter from Senator Velis supporting the report and noting he could not vote because of active duty service. The commission then voted to approve the final report, with members present voting in favor and Deputy Director Sarah Ruiz abstaining on the earlier minutes vote. After the report vote, commissioners offered brief remarks thanking staff and one another for the collaborative work and the quality of the final product. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 11:11 a.m., and staff said the final report would be submitted to the clerks and posted online.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, it doesn't have anything to do with chemicals or things that would harm you. >> Favorable report.
• So, doesn't have anything to do with<00:20:48.720><c> chemicals</c><00:20:49.280><c> or</c><00:20:49.520
• > things</c><00:20:49.679><c> that</c><00:20:49.840><c> would</c><00:20:50.000><c> harm</c> with chemicals
• or things that would harm with chemicals or things that would harm you. you. you.

Bills: HB139 , HB220 , SB274 , SB282 , SB277

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Keywords: 923, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They whereas toxins and chemicals known to increase cancer risks.
• This bill will encourage fire departments to inform firefighters about chemical hazards in their protective
• The amendment ensures that consumers are informed when certain chemicals like the phase formaldehyde
• the ability to make informed choices and particularly on percentage Nick and endocrine disrupting chemicals

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:04:06.480><c> of</c><00:04:06.599><c> a</c> providers have a control of a providers have a control
• It's needed less than the provider-controlled settings, I remember that part of that conversation too
• It's needed less than the provider-controlled settings, I remember that part of that conversation too
• It's needed less than the provider-controlled settings, I remember that part of that conversation too
• </c> services in a provider controlled services in a provider controlled setting<00:53:04.079><c> like

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, definitely, you know, if we could control the weather, we would.
• So, definitely, you know, if we could control the weather, we would.
• field or across the, you know, and uh it's like then I had to start spraying for, I mean, buying chemical
• field or across the, you know, and uh it's like then I had to start spraying for, I mean, buying chemical
• and trying to fight the buying chemical and trying to fight the cheat<00:35:04.079><c> grass</c><00:

Bills: SF0025 , SF0027 , SF0043 , SF0066

Committee: Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Keywords: landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations

Transcript Highlights:

• Treatment delays can and do occur for a lot of reasons that are outside of any individual's control.
• Individuals frequently encounter barriers that are beyond their control.
• The risk being the myriad of opportunities to violate that are outside of your control.
• It is about control.
• So it's really about control.

Summary: The committee began without a quorum and heard several bills in subcommittee format. AB 1546, which would increase penalties for repeat DUI offenders by allowing a third DUI within 10 years to be charged as a wobbler, requiring a fifth DUI to be a felony, and lengthening ignition interlock and license revocation periods, drew strong support from law enforcement and district attorney groups and opposition from public defenders and reform advocates who argued the bill would further criminalize substance use and mental health issues. No vote was taken because there was no quorum at the time. AB 1595, aimed at standardizing post-conviction procedures for wrongful conviction claims and clarifying courts’ authority to consider new evidence, was supported by innocence and public defender organizations and opposed by district attorneys, who said existing habeas law is already clear and that the bill would add complexity and burden courts. AB 292, which would impose mandatory jail time for repeat felony domestic violence offenders within seven years, was supported by sheriffs, prosecutors, probation officers, and local governments, but opposed by domestic violence survivor advocates and public defender groups who warned it would not deter abuse and could criminalize survivors and divert resources from services. AB 1816, allowing courts to extend probation up to one additional year for sex offenders who have not completed required treatment, drew support from probation and law enforcement groups and opposition from public defenders and civil liberties advocates concerned about longer supervision, technical violations, and barriers such as poverty and treatment access; the committee later took a roll call and passed the bill 3-1, with one member not voting, sending it to Appropriations. After quorum was established, the committee also passed AB 1627, which would bar people with misconduct in immigration enforcement from becoming California peace officers, and AB 1927, which would create a misdemeanor for falsely impersonating a bail agent to solicit bail, both on due pass motions to Judiciary/Appropriations as amended. AB 1854, a shield-law measure expanding protections for reproductive and gender-affirming health care providers, patients, and related businesses from out-of-state legal process, was supported by the Attorney General’s office and reproductive rights groups and opposed by anti-abortion and family policy organizations; it was moved on a due pass motion to Judiciary. The committee then heard AB 1872, which would make repeat adult swatting offenses a felony/wobbler and require restitution for property damage, with support from law enforcement, prosecutors, and civil liberties advocates and opposition from public defenders and justice reform groups who argued the bill would not deter conduct and could disproportionately affect people with mental illness or undocumented status. A motion to advance AB 1872 was made, but the transcript cuts off before any final vote on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Right now, we don't have much control over that group. Trying to pull it together.
• location and a facial has been performed on that person at the time, they're well aware that those chemicals

Summary: The House Health and Human Services Committee heard SB 266, as amended, a bill concerning licensing and inspection of massage therapy establishments. The sponsor said the measure was intended to give the state more oversight over massage therapy facilities, both to protect public health and to help identify possible human trafficking. Melissa Salazar of the Regulation and Licensing Department testified that the bill would create establishment oversight under RLD, with inspectors hired by RLD and future details left to board rulemaking. A representative of the New Mexico chapter of the American Massage Therapy Association said the group was neutral but urged careful rulemaking on inspections and licensure. Most of the discussion focused on privacy and enforcement concerns. Several members questioned whether inspectors could enter during active sessions or into treatment rooms, whether the bill effectively made RLD a law-enforcement tool, and whether the statute was too broad because it left key standards to future rules. Salazar said other boards already use rules to limit inspections to posted business hours or to reschedule when a client is being treated, and that similar rules could be adopted here. The sponsor acknowledged the bill was intentionally broad so the board could set specifics, and said no amendment had been offered to narrow the inspection language. Members also asked about the bill’s history, whether acupuncture was included, how inspectors would be trained, and whether establishment fees could cover the new costs. The sponsor and witness said acupuncture was not included, inspectors would be trained by RLD, and fees would likely be set by the board. After debate, the committee moved a due pass motion and approved the bill 5-4. Several members said they supported the bill’s intent but wanted amendments or clearer privacy protections before floor consideration.