Transcript Highlights:

• lot of the databases and the information that we have and that we share with law enforcement is controlled
• understanding of it is they brought on a construction manager at risk to try to kind of get the budget under control
• Chair, I've been trying to figure out how we're still providing chemical transitioning of minors from
• And on this Department of Health page 18, could these services be used for chemical transitioning of
• seeing throughout the document sometimes the word 'unappropriation' and then the word 'randomized control

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The difference lies in who controls the compact and how it serves Massachusetts.
• Dental offices already follow some of the highest standards for infection control and patient safety.
• So could you elaborate a little bit about the actual Botox chemical itself, please?
• So I think it just very much depends... chemical itself please yeah so it works trying to think of the
• There's sort of no end, there's no control over who is performing it and where.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened a hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure focused on health care and human services, reviewed testimony logistics, and then heard a long series of witnesses on several bills. Much of the testimony centered on interstate licensure compacts for dentistry, social work, and occupational therapy, with supporters arguing these compacts would improve workforce mobility, continuity of care, and access while preserving state oversight and public protection. Dental witnesses were split on H.455/S.257, with supporters backing the AADB dental compact for its hands-on exam, background checks, and disciplinary safeguards, while opponents argued a competing compact would better promote portability and avoid conflicts tied to proprietary testing and outside commissions. Social work witnesses strongly supported H.380/S.252, emphasizing continuity of care for clients who move across state lines, reduced costs and delays for practitioners, and the compact’s public-protection features; occupational therapy witnesses similarly supported H.427/S.256, citing access, telehealth, military families, and maintained standards. The committee also heard testimony on S.242, which would expand licensure for lactation care providers. Supporters, including lactation counselors and health center staff, said adding certified lactation counselors and related credentials would expand access, improve breastfeeding support, and allow reimbursement for services now often provided without billing. They described the training required and said the bill would help families, especially in underserved communities. Representative James O’Day also testified in support of the social work compact, and a Council of State Governments witness provided background on compact mechanics and state participation. Another major topic was H.419/S.214 on medical debt. Physicians and researchers testified that cancer patients experience long-lasting medical debt and collections burdens, and they supported limits on the sale and collection of medical debt, bans on reporting it to credit bureaus, and related consumer protections. The hearing also included H.465 on a pathway to special licensure for certain long-term limited-registration dentists serving MassHealth patients, which Representative Senna supported as a way to allow immigrant dentists to practice independently. Finally, the committee heard sharply divided testimony on H.444/S.284, which would allow trained dental hygienists to administer Botox and dermal fillers: supporters framed it as a safe, preventive, and access-expanding tool for TMJ, bruxism, and pain management, while dermatologists opposed it as outside hygienists’ training and a patient-safety risk. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Cruz: It's just to make sure we're covering any way that these chemicals might be dispersed, and that's
• Senate Bill 325 by Senator Reese provides relative to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, exclusion of
• It requires the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to adopt rules excluding those persons who, before, during
• Senate Bill 325 by Senator Reese provides relative to Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
• It requires the Louisiana Gaming Control Board to adopt rules excluding those persons who before during

Bills: HR295 , HR296 , HR297 , HR298 , HR299 , HR300 , HR301 , HR302 , HR303 , HR304 , HR305 , HR306 , HR307 , HCR115 , HCR116 , HCR117 , HR286 , HR287 , HR288 , HR290 , HR291 , HR292 , HR293 , HR294 , SCR61 , SCR68 , SB121 , SB250 , SB348 , SB444 , SB485 , HR252 , HR253 , HCR96 , HCR103 , HCR108 , SB268 , SB283 , SB414 , HCR98 , HR179 , HR223 , HR225 , HR274 , HCR89 , HCR26 , HB250 , HB265 , HB339 , HB427 , HB445 , HB463 , HB468 , HB606 , HB639 , HB649 , HB665 , HB746 , HB781 , HB853 , HB861 , HB872 , HB886 , HB916 , HB937 , HB1054 , HB1068 , HB1117 , HB1237 , HB74 , HB108 , HB956 , HB1085 , HB1137 , HB75 , SB39 , SB99 , SB111 , SB112 , SB124 , SB134 , SB174 , SB189 , SB190 , SB201 , SB233 , SB236 , SB258 , SB270 , SB273 , SB288 , SB307 , SB313 , SB320 , SB321 , SB325 , SB326 , SB331 , SB339 , SB341 , SB345 , SB346 , SB347 , SB353 , SB357 , SB359 , SB387 , SB393 , SB401 , SB415 , SB419 , SB422 , SB426 , SB435 , SB437 , SB440 , SB451 , SB464 , SB470 , SB487 , SB488 , SB495 , SB504 , SB505 , SB518 , SB523 , HR84 , HB646 , HB998 , HB1191 , SB78 , SB81 , SB97 , SB100 , SB109 , SB123 , SB125 , SB208 , SB385 , SB479 , SB56 , SB163 , SB197 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HR168 , HCR65 , HCR71 , HB284 , HB302 , HB306 , HB341 , HB366 , HB393 , HB458 , HB577 , HB603 , HB605 , HB614 , HB625 , HB733 , HB752 , HB773 , HB798 , HB911 , HB955 , HB996 , HB1035 , HB1069 , HB1113 , HB1140 , HB1180 , HB1240 , HB1255 , SB82 , SB89 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB782 , SB29 , SB42 , SB43 , SB149 , SB382 , SB441

Keywords: Energy Caucus, Louisiana House of Representatives, energy policy, fossil fuels, oil and gas, natural gas, renewable energy, solar, wind power, nuclear power, legislative caucus, industry group, economic development, state legislature, House resolution, energy sector, victims' services, criminal justice, Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Act No. 370

Transcript Highlights:

• new tire fee to deal with mitigation of the impacts of a complicated and difficult-to-pronounce chemical
• The agency is out of control across the board, whether it's juvenile rehabilitation, which I've talked
• The agency is out of control across the board, whether it's juvenile rehabilitation, which I've talked
• tax, ...pushing, a cell phone line tax, Airbnb tax, authorization of a new county B&O tax, animal control
• You can only balance the budget in a sustainable way by actually getting in and doing the work to control

Summary: Republican legislative leaders used the availability to focus on affordability, budget pressures, and opposition to several Democratic tax proposals. They criticized a circulating draft income tax proposal as a de facto small-business tax, arguing it would hurt LLCs, S corporations, housing investment, and the broader economy. They also attacked a proposed tire fee, a possible cigarette tax increase, and other tax ideas as regressive or hidden from consumers, while saying Republicans would not support any tax increases and urging budget cuts and spending restraint instead. The leaders said they planned to raise these concerns in an upcoming meeting with Governor Ferguson, along with questions about his budget and how he reconciles prior opposition to a wealth tax with support for an income tax. They also discussed a bill to make it harder to qualify initiatives for the legislature, calling it anti-democratic, and said the majority was ignoring or undermining voter-driven policy efforts. On child welfare, they criticized DCYF oversight and supported stronger accountability, including a bill to fix the state’s “imminent harm” standard and another proposal to stop the state from collecting certain federal disability and survivor benefits from foster youth. Other topics included tort liability reform, where Republicans said the state’s repeated failures in child welfare and juvenile rehabilitation are the underlying problem, not just the cost of claims, though they were open to limited reforms such as disclosure of litigation financing. They also discussed the 340B drug pricing program, saying it is complicated and could affect hospitals, FQHCs, patients, and pharmaceutical innovation. On public safety and technology, they expressed cautious support for bills regulating kids’ social media and AI use, but stressed First Amendment concerns and the need to avoid private rights of action; they were more skeptical of a bill limiting police retention of automatic license plate reader data, saying law enforcement needs effective tools to solve crimes. No votes were taken, and the event ended with Republicans reiterating that affordability was their top priority.

Transcript Highlights:

• The standards for hydrogen sulfide were adopted in 1969 for the purpose of odor control and nuisance.
• Madam Chair, Brendan Tug, on behalf of the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association—that's
• the air pollution control officers from all 35 local air districts.
• We ask this committee to please allow local control through local agencies under existing law of this
• As local governments, we have no control over what's introduced into the stream of commerce in the state

Summary: The Senate Committee on Environmental Quality heard four bills focused on environmental regulation and public health. SB 299 by Senator Cabaldon would extend a CEQA exemption to child care facilities in residential zones, with committee amendments adding guardrails to exclude sites on natural/protected lands and within 3,200 feet of oil wells or refineries. Support came from child care, planning, local government, and county groups, while one wildlife/plant organization opposed. Members emphasized the need for more child care access and noted the bill was a narrow fix to last year’s CEQA legislation. The committee later voted the bill out on a 7-0 vote. SB 58 by Senator Padilla would update California’s hydrogen sulfide standards and response framework, citing outdated rules and monitoring gaps in the Tijuana River Valley and Salton Sea areas. Testimony from UCLA and community advocates described health impacts and undercounted exceedances, while air district representatives and business interests raised concerns about the scope and timing of the proposal. The committee accepted amendments and advanced the bill on a 7-0 vote. SB 811 by Senator Caballero would establish a regulatory framework for metal shredding facilities, clarifying DTSC enforcement authority and incorporating prior negotiated environmental justice and fire-safety amendments. Supporters included the recycling industry and labor groups; opponents from community, environmental, and local government organizations argued the bill was too deregulatory and did not adequately protect nearby communities. The bill passed 5-0. SB 501 by Senator Allen would expand the state’s battery extended producer responsibility program to include medium-format batteries such as those used in e-bikes and portable power systems. Supporters said the change would improve collection, reduce fire risks, and shift disposal costs from local governments to producers; one battery recycler expressed interest in working on implementation details. The bill was amended and advanced on a 5-2 vote. After quorum was established and votes were taken on call, all four bills were reported out of committee and the hearing adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The standards for hydrogen sulfide were adopted in 1969 for the purpose of odor control and nuisance.
• Madam Chair, Brendan Tug, on behalf of the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association—that's
• the air pollution control officers from all 35 local air districts.
• We ask this committee to please allow local control through local agencies under existing law of this
• As local governments, we have no control over what's introduced into the stream of commerce in the state

Committee: Senate Environmental Quality

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're allowing local control for the HHR, the horse racing machines that are in everybody's city, town
• , and county, or most of them, and allows the local control to say where these machines and what zones
• to say where these machines and control to say where these machines and what<01:45:52.719><c> what</
• </c><01:56:27.360><c> Wow,</c> chemical designation of fentanyl.
• Wow, chemical designation of fentanyl.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:05:08.840><c> across</c> our program integrity controls across our program integrity controls
• It means designing program integrity controls within the program design.
• This proposal also eliminates remote service provision for provider-controlled settings in adult day,
• Forty-six years ago I had the opportunity to receive chemical dependency treatment for alcoholism.
• dependency treatment for uh chemical dependency treatment for alcoholism. alcoholism. alcoholism.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• at ultra-low temperatures while avoiding the use of synthetic refrigerants that contain forever chemicals
• that the use of synthetic refrigerants that contain<00:08:58.560><c> forever</c><00:08:59.000><c> chemicals
• </c> contain forever chemicals contain forever chemicals this<00:09:00.600><c> heat</c><00:09:00.880>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Police threw numerous chemical munitions into the home, causing a fire that The police threw numerous
• Remember, this reason some of this has to get under control is because you can stack one claim on top
• If we can control the not-stacking costs and say, okay, one claim at $2.5 million.
• And how do we regulate, control the cost before we start cutting other programs?
• the multi-state organization that controls Powerball or runs Powerball.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 246, which would require licensure and inspections for massage therapy establishments. The sponsor and Regulation and Licensing Department said the bill is intended to close a gap in oversight, improve sanitation and public safety, and help address human trafficking and prostitution concerns. Supporters from the massage therapy profession and industry groups said establishment licensing would create accountability and protect legitimate practitioners, while AMTA took a neutral position but supported the rulemaking process. Several senators raised concerns about privacy, home-based businesses, and whether mobile or traveling therapists would be affected; the department said the bill would apply to establishments, not individual therapists, and that home inspections would be governed by rules. The committee voted 8-0 to give SB 246 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up Senate Bill 300, an appropriation for CYFD computer hardware and software to improve compatibility with the national child welfare management system. The sponsor said the goal was to reduce delays and improve data sharing, especially in child welfare and ICWA-related cases. Members asked about the current system and how the funding would help, and the sponsor said the bill was aimed at better interoperability. The committee voted 8-0 to send SB 300 forward with a do pass recommendation. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 146, which would amend the New Mexico Civil Rights Act. The bill and committee substitute would align the legal standard more closely with federal deliberate indifference language, reduce damages caps, shorten the statute of limitations, require 90 days’ notice, and bar double recovery under both the Civil Rights Act and Tort Claims Act. Supporters, including county and city representatives, law enforcement, AFSCME, and risk management officials, argued the changes were needed to control rapidly rising claims costs and protect public budgets. Opponents from the ACLU, civil rights, poverty, immigrant, and LGBTQ advocacy groups said the bill would weaken accountability, reintroduce qualified immunity-like protections, and make it harder for people harmed by government actors to seek justice. After a failed motion to table and a 5-5 vote on the committee substitute, the bill remained in committee and did not advance.

Transcript Highlights:

• makes it misdemeanor in general it makes it misdemeanor in general it makes it illegal to to possess chemicals
• commonly illegal to to possess chemicals commonly illegal to to possess chemicals commonly known as
• dental offices in a can that's used by dental offices in a can that's used by dental offices in a controlled
• environment with a lot of controlled environment with a lot of controlled environment with a lot of
• job now that's under controlled job now that's under controlled environment you know for for dental

Bills: SB82 , SB78 , SB4 , SB6 , SB62 , SB66 , SB77 , SB63 , SB79 , SB53 , SB55 , HB14

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: SB82, warrant recall, outstanding warrants, stale warrants, misdemeanor warrants, Class B misdemeanor, Class C misdemeanor, municipal magistrate, circuit court clerk, criminal procedure, court administration, docket cleanup, warrant audit, law enforcement notification, domestic violence, sex offense, weapons offense, deadly weapon, dangerous instrument, felony-related charges

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:09:22.239><c> So,</c><01:09:23.199><c> um,</c> head got totally out of control.
• So, um, head got totally out of control.
• I know we have control areas currently in Laramie County, Platte County, and Goshen County, but just
• &gt;&gt; Not<01:41:04.239><c> the</c><01:41:04.400><c> current</c><01:41:04.719><c> control</c><01:41
• </c> &gt;&gt; Not the current control areas. &gt;&gt; Not the current control areas.

Committee: Joint Select Water Committee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• included the installation of air filters in surrounding homes and schools, the replacement of hazardous chemicals
• In policing, rigorous studies, including randomized controlled trials in Louisville and Tenement... nature
• In policing, rigorous studies including randomized controlled trials in Louisville and Tenement, In policing
• , rigorous studies, including randomized controlled trials in Louisville and Tempe, find that well-designed
• Despite lacking control over third-party availability, employers like us also face a disproportionate

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on labor standards, worker safety, and public transparency. SB 954 by Senator Blakespear would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by adding worker protections such as prevailing wage, a skilled and trained workforce, high-road employment standards, and environmental guardrails. Supporters from labor, environmental justice, and conservation groups said the bill restores promised safeguards after SB 131, while business groups argued the added requirements would undermine the exemption and discourage investment. The committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer SB 954 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open for absent members. The committee then considered SB 966 by Senator Gonzalez, which would codify refinery worker participation and safety protections adopted in 2017 after the 2012 Chevron Richmond fire. Supporters, including United Steelworkers and a former refinery worker, said the bill would preserve workers’ ability to report hazards, select representatives, and stop unsafe work, preventing future disasters. The Western States Petroleum Association opposed the bill, arguing it could be preempted by federal labor law and would add regulatory uncertainty. The committee passed SB 966 3-0 and re-referred it to Appropriations, with the roll left open. Next, SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas sought to modernize private security guard training, expand de-escalation instruction, strengthen accountability, and create a clearer professional pathway for the industry. The author and many security workers testified that guards are often first responders in volatile situations and need more practical training and better standards; opponents from industry and business groups warned the bill would raise costs, worsen staffing shortages, and create implementation problems, especially around third-party training and a new wage order. The committee voted 4-1 to do pass and re-refer SB 1203 to Public Safety, with one no vote and the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 1284 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, a transparency bill requiring DHCS to publish the names of large employers with workers enrolled in Medi-Cal and the estimated taxpayer cost. Supporters said the measure would show how low wages and unaffordable coverage shift health costs to the public, while opponents argued Medi-Cal enrollment depends on many factors and that naming employers would be misleading and amount to public shaming. After discussion, the committee voted 4-2 to do pass and re-refer SB 1284 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1054 by Senator Cabaldon, which would improve workforce data collection and sharing to better evaluate job-training pathways, but the excerpt cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Form our minds that are steady and hearts that are controlled.
• which saved countless lives and played a significant role in the U.S. and Greek forces retaining control
• prohibit public post-secondary education institutions from prohibiting the possession of self-defense chemical
• House Bill 665, by President Broome, is an act in Title 48 relative to the operation and control of ferries
• Relative of the operation and control of ferries by the Department of Transportation and Development,

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• just a little bit better than pumping our kids and our families full of all of the dyes and the chemicals
• I think the most important thing about this bill is going to be done under a controlled atmosphere.
• Colleagues, we do not control when or where the next overdose will occur, but we do control whether or
• try to clean your hands or fentanyl with hand sanitizer, and you should clean it up with certain chemicals
• indirectly from a permit holder or applicant for a permit pursuant to any federal water pollution control

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal by a 124-1 vote, and numerous introductions of student groups, health professionals, and other guests. Committee reports were then read, including several bills recommended “do pass.” The chamber also heard a personal privilege speech from a St. Louis County member responding to a North St. Louis County school track meet shooting, calling for stronger action on gun access and firearm safety. The main floor work focused heavily on appropriations and capital projects. House Bills 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 were debated and passed, covering reappropriations, maintenance and repair projects, new capital improvements, and remaining ARPA pandemic funds. HB 2017 passed 137-9, HB 2018 passed 127-21, HB 2019 passed 98-48, and HB 2020 passed 127-24. Members emphasized that the bills largely used previously appropriated or federal funds, while some Democrats raised concerns about general revenue spending and one-time infrastructure projects. The House also adopted and finally passed Senate-amended HB 2641 on hemp/cannabis-related regulation, with changes on privacy, worker organization, effective date, and age restrictions; it passed 125-21 on adoption and 126-23 on final passage. HB 2423, dealing with Department of Finance staffing and capacity, passed unanimously after Senate adoption. Other measures passed included HB 1919 on electronic filing parity with IRS rules, HB 1768/2060 on short-term rental property tax classification, HB 1855 adding Alpha-Gal Syndrome to reportable conditions, HB 2355 creating a Food is Medicine pilot option, HB 1717/1643 on psilocybin therapy for veterans and first responders, HB 2372, a broad health care package, HB 2408 on the deaf-blind fund, HB 3000 on auditor/siganture-related procedures, HB 2898 restoring land bank tools, and HB 1740, “Melanie’s Law,” strengthening DWI penalties and ignition interlock requirements. Not all bills advanced: HB 3239, which would have expanded and funded the workforce diploma program through MoCAP, failed 55-95 after criticism that it shifted K-12 formula money and stripped vendor standards. HB 2760, the “Praise Act” on treatment of houses of worship during emergencies, drew extended debate on religious liberty, public health, and consistency in emergency orders; the transcript cuts off before the final vote is shown. Throughout the day, members frequently cited bipartisan support for health, public safety, and administrative bills, while several measures drew sharper partisan or policy disagreements over funding, regulation, and local control.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> concerned that um our Animal control concerned that um our Animal control officer<01:28:50.840><
• It would stay in the local control. Representative Howard: It would stay in the local control.
• </c><04:02:52.800><c> you</c> folks have been um mixing chemicals you folks have been um mixing chemicals
• This trash these days is full of volatile organic chemicals or compounds, excuse me, PFAS, toxic chemicals
• Today's trash is full of volatile organic chemicals or compounds, excuse me, PFAS, toxic chemicals, and

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on HB 566, which would require permit applications for new landfills to include a detailed leachate management plan. The bill sponsor said the measure was prompted by recent reporting on leachate problems at New Hampshire landfills, including alleged violations at a Bethlehem facility and deficiencies at other sites, and argued the bill is meant to improve public health protections without dictating specific treatment methods or hindering innovation. The sponsor also said the proposal was developed with input from the Department of Environmental Services (DES) and industry representatives, and that a forthcoming amendment would revise the bill’s language to better fit the permitting process. The sponsor explained that the amendment would move several requirements out of the contract section and into the planning section, change references such as “permit for construction” to “operating approval,” include landfill expansions, and remove language that could be read as requiring long-term contracts. Questions from members focused on whether the bill would create enforceable consequences if a plan is not followed, whether it would limit operators’ flexibility, and whether existing DES rules already cover the subject. The sponsor said enforcement details should be addressed by DES and emphasized that the bill would not lock operators into any particular contract or technology. The Business and Industry Association testified in opposition to the bill as introduced, saying it appeared unnecessary because DES already regulates leachate through existing rules, including Env 806.53, and has authority to update those rules as technology changes. The witness argued that putting the requirements into statute could freeze the regulatory framework, create conflicts with future rulemaking, and make it harder for DES to respond quickly to new treatment methods or operational issues. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Commissioners' courts would still have the local control to decide whether or not to implement these
• It's very much a local control type issue where you're getting additional law enforcement where that
• You could have another subsection at the jail to allow for, you know... some of that span of control
• to be expanded so that you have a better span of control.
• So with this, we do believe that there will still be sufficient controls in place.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chemical restraints and isolation are not a good way to command discipline.
• Chemical restraints and isolation are not a good way to command discipline.
• Chemical restraints and isolation are not a good way to command discipline.

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Conversely, from your latest D-print, it appears that people could actually buy products containing these chemicals
• So those three chemicals would just not be permitted in our food supply now.
• , hoping that the federal government would close a loophole that allows lots of obscure, unknown chemicals

Committee: Senate Agriculture

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Agriculture Committee met for its first 2026 meeting and took up a full agenda of bills focused on food safety, agricultural programs, consumer transparency, and farm-related policy. Early measures included S.592 on a youth and agriculture entrepreneurship summer employment program, which was reported to finance without opposition, and S.1239E, the Food Safety and Technical Disclosure Act, which would require disclosure of certain food ingredients to the state and public and also ban three substances outright. Senator Kavanaugh described the bill as closing a loophole in federal food safety law; Senator Borrello opposed it as a state-by-state approach that could raise costs and disrupt the supply chain, while Senator O’Rourke supported it as a science-based measure with available substitutes. The bill was reported back to the board with one no vote and one without recommendation. The committee also advanced S.1783A on liquefied petroleum/propane fee disclosures, with supporters saying it would prevent consumers from being charged for improper or hidden fees and opponents arguing it should not single out state-related charges; the bill moved to the board. S.4041, creating a sanitary retail food store grant program, was reported to finance. S.4162, relating to the Fresh Connect program and local produce purchases, prompted discussion about whether state resources should instead be concentrated on the Double Up Food Bucks program; sponsors said both programs are needed and that Double Up has capacity limits, and the bill was moved to finance. Later, the committee advanced S.6286A, establishing an agricultural tax viability pilot program tied to agrivoltaics; supporters said it would address a need raised in recent hearings and work with farm groups, while Senator Borrello voted no. The final bill, S.7618 on food safety and quality date label requirements, drew debate over whether New York should act without a federal standard and whether the bill could create confusion or unintended costs, especially for dairy and other perishables. Supporters said the bill would reduce food waste and simplify the many existing date labels without forcing new labeling on those who do not already use it; members also discussed refrigeration references in the bill, and the sponsor said the language could be adjusted. The committee then adjourned and announced that future meetings will be held on the third floor in the new location.

Transcript Highlights:

• THE ONLINE JOURNALS AND A PERIOPERATIVE ENVIRONMENT THE SURGICAL TEAM IS OFTEN EXPOSED TO HARMFUL CHEMICALS
• CARRIES LIKE YOU HEARD, CANCER, VIRUSES, BLOOD BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD IT ALSO CARRIES 150 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS
• TALKING, SNEEZING OR COUGHING BUT THERE IS NOTHING PROTECTING US, THE CAREGIVER FROM THESE TOXIC CHEMICALS

Keywords: 999, senate, all