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• This legislation will work with the Petroleum Convenience Marketers Association, Tobacco Manufacturers
• it doesn't explicitly ban products, the restrictions it proposes would be so severe that most manufacturers
• We've been licensed by the Department of Agriculture and Industry for processing and manufacturing hemp
• law out there that actually does work for not only the business owners of Alabama but also the manufacturers

Committee: Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

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• YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS IS A LOOK INTO THE MANUFACTURING COMPLEX WHERE THE NEW GLEN ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLE
• TO HOST YOU AND SHARE HOW WE ARE IMPLEMENTING SOME OF THESE NEW AGE TECHNOLOGIES LIKE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
• AS PART OF OUR FACILITY WOULD NOT ONLY HAVE THE MANUFACTURING COMPLEX WITH BUILDINGS THAT ARE FOCUSED
• WE HAD STUDENTS JOIN US IN OUR MANUFACTURING CENTERS FROM EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE.

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• Sarah Bridges, on behalf of the California Manufacturers and Technology Association, respectfully opposed
• There are many industries where we say you cannot tamper with this equipment, but also manufacturers
• And so this is very similar that we are saying that manufacturers need to also be mindful of what they're
• This is very similar to what we're saying: that manufacturers need to also be mindful of what they're
• We're not going to be recorded, wanting to make sure that the manufacturers are also doing their part

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

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• The school must maintain the defibrillator according to manufacturing recommendations.
• This bill addresses three areas relating to the relationship of automobile dealers and manufacturers.
• The amendment requires that the manufacturer make available to dealers a written description of how such
• Three, Investigation, proceeding, or hearing, which may affect the manufacturer.
• The bill clarifies that a manufacturer cannot terminate or fail to renew a dealer's franchise agreement

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions and introductions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. The chamber then took up a motion to reconsider the prior day’s failed vote on CS for SB 1080 (local government land regulation), which was adopted without objection, and moved into the special order calendar. A series of bills were debated and mostly passed, often after substituting House companions. Measures approved included funding for expedited DNA testing grants, additional aggravating factors in capital cases, fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients, commuter rail indemnification, migrant vessel disposition, specialty license plates, an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign, relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter school changes, sexual offender registration updates, utility worker assault/battery penalties, juvenile justice revisions, student mental health outcome reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School changes, school readiness resources for children with disabilities, sexual images/child exploitation penalties, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county tax collector/property appraiser employees. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and brownfields. Debate centered on public safety, health care access, education, recovery housing, and government administration. Some of the most substantive discussion came on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered and defeated after extended debate over election-related communications and the proper scope of existing ethics laws. The certified recovery residences bill also drew extensive support and testimony about addiction recovery and housing stability. Most bills passed on strong bipartisan votes, with a few receiving notable opposition, including the charter schools bill, the aggravating factors bill, and the Office of Faith and Community bill.

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• If you're a medical manufacturing plant with research and development, it applies to anybody who would
• I know we have several manufacturing and research institutes who are looking at coming to Florida, so
• The last Leak bill, Tab 28, CS for SB 1820, on motor vehicle manufacturers and franchise motor vehicle
• This bill addresses three areas relating to the relationship of automobile dealers and manufacturers.
• The bill addresses three areas relating to the relationship of automobile dealers and manufacturers.

Committee: Senate Rules

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft systems. The bill increases penalties for flying drones over critical infrastructure, prohibits drones equipped with weapons or explosives, creates a first-degree felony for drones carrying a weapon of mass destruction, and includes a law enforcement exception. A lay-filed amendment by Senator Pizzo warning against the use of force to shoot down drones was debated but failed, and the bill was then reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably on SB 846 addressing notary public fraud in immigration-related services, SB 650 on hazardous walking conditions for school transportation, SB 922 on employment agreements including non-compete and garden leave provisions, and SB 1820 on motor vehicle manufacturer and dealer relations, covering performance measures, retaliation, and franchise termination standards. Several bills focused on education, health care, and disability issues. SB 540, the Evan B. Hartzell Act, would require disability history and awareness instruction across grade levels; it drew emotional testimony from the bill sponsor, family members, and supporters, and was reported favorably. SB 998 would allow advanced practice registered nurses to certify deaths and file death certificates in hospice settings under physician protocol, and SB 1412 would modernize home health agency rules by expanding administrative flexibility and contract service use; both passed. SB 1736 would allow direct support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home settings for individuals with developmental disabilities, and it was also reported favorably. The committee also advanced several regulatory and court-related measures. SB 1650 expands Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including allowing designation based on conduct in a single case and extending the look-back period, while SB 1652 creates a public records exemption for certain stricken non-criminal court filings; both were approved. SB 1076 on roofing contractors was amended to require continuing education for roof-to-wall connections and then passed, and SB 1078 on fire prevention was amended with stakeholder-agreed language before being reported favorably. SB 1080 on local government land regulations, after multiple amendments and significant debate over agricultural enclaves and local control, was also approved. Other major measures included SB 818 on utility relocation, which creates a relocation fund funded by a portion of communications services tax revenue and was supported by multiple industry and local-government groups after a compromise amendment; SB 868 on social media use by minors, which would require a decryption mechanism for law enforcement access under subpoena and prohibit disappearing messages for minors, remained under discussion as the transcript ended. The committee also heard SB 96, a claims bill for Jacob Rogers against the City of Gainesville, and reported it favorably after testimony that the city would pay the settlement amount.

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• Um, there's also a manufactured home community uh in the area that this would provide access to and then
• Um, there's also a manufactured home community uh in the area that this would provide access to and then
• Right now, the folks who live in manufactured housing have no safe place to go.
• Right now, the folks who live in manufactured housing have no safe place to go.
• </c><01:12:31.600><c> resources,</c> space, advanced manufacturing resources, space, advanced manufacturing

Bills: HF1972 , HF229 , HF1090 , HF1084 , HF1307 , HF1274 , HF1609 , HF2110 , HF211 , HF216 , HF222 , HF224 , HF225 , HF203 , HF206 , HF207 , HF208 , HF227 , HF246 , HF427 , HF466 , HF502 , HF680 , HF971

Committee: House Capital Investment

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• concern regarding those portions of the draft that restrict direct shipment from out-of-state manufacturers
• unless the manufacturers are licensed in a jurisdiction that affords Hawaii licensees direct-to-consumer
• concern regarding those portions of the draft that restrict direct shipment from out-of-state manufacturers
• unless the manufacturers are licensed in a jurisdiction that affords Hawaii licensees direct-to-consumer
• don't produce the volume manufacturers don't produce the volume necessary<00:27:37.480><c> to</c><00

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 655 would limit collection of unpaid motor vehicle taxes, fees, and penalties to the most recent five consecutive years of delinquency. The Department of Transportation opposed the bill, saying it could significantly affect state and county revenues and that the fiscal impact was hard to estimate. The Tax Foundation noted the bill would shorten the existing collection period, while an individual testifier supported it as a narrow measure that would help owners of old or inherited vehicles. In questioning, the department said it could not quantify the cost but suggested it would prefer case-by-case flexibility rather than a fixed five-year limit. HB 697 would authorize Department of Transportation and Department of Law Enforcement personnel to inspect and certify evidence from automated speed enforcement systems and would appropriate funds for the program. The Department of Transportation supported the measure, citing the workload created by the red-light camera pilot and the need to assist police and prosecutors. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended technical amendments so the verification language would apply consistently across the chapter and allow the appropriate reviewing entity to act. The committee also heard support from the AAHU Metropolitan Planning Organization and opposition from three individuals. HB 711 would require defendants convicted of causing the death of a parent or legal guardian of a minor child while driving under the influence to provide financial support to the surviving child. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing that criminal restitution must be tied to verified losses and that this type of long-term support is better handled in civil court, where trusts, conservatorships, and insurance claims can be addressed. The Department of Transportation supported the bill as a deterrent to impaired driving, and police, prosecutors, and an injury prevention group also submitted support. Members questioned whether the measure was better suited to civil litigation, and the public defender agreed that the civil system was the proper venue. HB 108 would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require county liquor commissions to adopt rules. The Attorney General raised constitutional concerns, saying the bill’s different treatment of out-of-state manufacturers could violate the dormant Commerce Clause and recommended revisions. Brewers and distillers testified in support, saying the bill would put beer and spirits on a similar footing with wine direct shipment, help small producers reach consumers, and support the local economy without increasing underage access. They also said the bill should be amended to address grandfathering language. No final votes or committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Um, making sure that they're not replicating these as well, prohibiting the sale of manufactured or sell
• That they're not replicating these as well, prohibiting the sale of manufactured or sell cultured dairy

Committee: Joint Appropriations

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• So our goal at Castellian is to change the way the United States develops and manufactures hypersonic
• The goal at Castellian is to change the way the United States develops and manufactures hypersonic missiles

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

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• This bill breaks that cycle by imposing a pause on the sale or manufacturing of AI chatbot-powered toys
• This bill breaks that cycle by imposing a pause on the sale of manufacturing of AI chapbot-powered toys
• This bill would place a four-year moratorium on the sale and manufacturing of such products and toys
• It's the manufacturer that has to intend it for that use. Mr. Chair, I'm sorry, go ahead.
• I think that with respect to the deployer, the technology in manufacturing, those are housed in H&S and

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

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• or maintenance of upstream, midstream, or downstream oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical, or fuel manufacturing
• facilities, or infrastructure, including refineries, processing plants, chemical or petrochemical manufacturing
• or maintenance of upstream, midstream, or downstream oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical, or fuel manufacturing
• facilities, or infrastructure, including refineries, processing plants, chemical or petrochemical manufacturing
• maintenance of upstream, midstream, or downstream, oil, gas, chemical, petrochemical, or fuel manufacturing

Committee: House Civil Law and Procedure

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 718, which would limit liability for landowners who allow free use of private property for aeronautical activities at non-public airports. The author said the bill was modeled on Arkansas law and was intended to help private airstrips. After brief questions about fees and the effective date, the bill was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 134, dealing with material harmful to minors online, was then amended to clarify that interactive computer services may not deliver harmful material to minor accounts they created, while removing algorithm restrictions and cure language; it was reported as amended. House Bill 410, which would require notification before recording direct in-person conversations, drew substantial testimony. The author said the bill was aimed at privacy concerns raised by wearable AI devices and hidden recording tools, and the adopted amendments changed the measure from consent to notification and added exceptions for first responders, evidence preservation, civil or administrative proceedings, criminal matters, and recordings in one’s own residence. Supporters said the bill protected ordinary people from secret recordings, while opponents warned it could chill family-law recordings, citizen journalism, HOA disputes, and other legitimate uses. The bill was ultimately reported as amended. House Bill 318, which would reduce the presumption of paternity period from 300 days to 150 days, was heavily criticized by family-law practitioners and a law professor who said the current 300-day rule tracks gestation and that shortening it would shift burdens onto mothers; the author then voluntarily deferred the bill. A companion study resolution, HCR 19, directing the Louisiana State Law Institute to study the presumption of parentage, was reported favorably. The committee also heard House Bill 970 on competing custody orders. The author described cases where different courts issued conflicting custody rulings for the same child, but judges and attorneys raised concerns about the bill’s “earliest order controls” rule, its effect on out-of-state orders, protective orders, and the lack of a clear mechanism for judges to discover prior orders. After testimony from judges and committee discussion about possible fixes and a unified filing system, the bill was voluntarily deferred. House Bill 163, another private-airstrip liability bill, was reported favorably, and House Bill 170 and House Bill 194, both dealing with construction/design professional contracts and preemptive periods, were reported as amended or favorably after testimony that they would align design-professional rules with contractor rules and keep Louisiana projects under Louisiana law. House Bill 254, limiting acts of donation of motor vehicles to certain relatives and charities, was reported as amended after discussion about tax treatment and possible loopholes. Finally, the committee began House Bill 485, a proposed constitutional amendment declaring parental rights fundamental and subjecting government restrictions to strict scrutiny. Supporters argued it would protect parents’ authority over children’s upbringing, education, care, and control, while opponents said the language was overly broad and could complicate child welfare, public health, and school safety measures. The author said the amendment would not protect abuse or neglect and was meant to ensure government interference meets strict scrutiny, but the transcript cuts off before final action on the measure.

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• A manufacturer wants to build a facility, a company wants to locate a warehouse, or if a community is
• For rural areas especially, many of which rely on industrial parks, timber operations, manufacturing,
• And then lastly, there's a lot of talk about manufacturing.
• Manufacturing would benefit tremendously if we have more ability to tie in to lines.
• Manufacturing would benefit tremendously if we have more ability to tie in to lines.

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• In a case where the utility is providing smart thermostats, because the utility does not manufacture
• That's an equipment manufacturer, essentially just meaning like an Apple or any kind of device provider
• And could a third-party aggregator be someone that gets a list from a manufacturer, people that already
• this sector, and how do we ensure that all customers who rely on energy in New Mexico, Companies, manufacturers
• factors that are contributing. that all customers who rely on energy in New Mexico, companies, manufacturers

Committee: House House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

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• Late last year, Virgin Galactic elected to pause new space flights while they designed and manufactured
• There are at least four private companies under development, with several working on manufacturing in
• Our carbon fiber parts are being manufactured by vendors at Carbon Aerospace and Bell Textron at their
• So obviously, agriculture is a very important one for us, but there are also manufacturing opportunities
• Thank you. ...which is actually manufacturing those, did file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is restructuring

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

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• ... ...provide low-interest loans and grants for key projects, including hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturing
• , to attract investment and manufacturers to Texas.
• also provides a 10-year franchise tax exemption and sales tax exemption for hydrogen equipment manufacturers
• Coleman, you are registered on behalf of the Texas Association of Manufacturers.
• Katie Coleman for the Texas Association of Manufacturers. ...testify in this committee, but I'm sure

Bills: HB3619 , HB3652 , HB4572 , HB4891 , HB4941 , HB5103 , HB5105 , HB5106 , HB5224 , HB5600

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: surface estate, well plugging, Railroad Commission, landowner rights, liability, strategic reserve, gas supply, petroleum products, disaster response, Railroad Commission of Texas, energy security, emergency planning, oil and gas waste, environmental regulation, waste management, mining pits, groundwater monitoring, regulation, commercial disposal facilities, environmental standards

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• protecting access to that, ensuring the integrity of the medication abortion supply chain process from manufacturing
• AB 54 would ensure continued access to medication abortion and shield providers and manufacturers from
• AB 54 would ensure continued access to medication abortion and shield providers and manufacturers from
• AB 54 affirms that doing so is legal in California, and it shields providers, manufacturers, pharmacists
• Did you know even the manufacturer of mifepristone originally warned the FDA that without in-person screening

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on April 8 and heard a long series of bills, beginning with AB 54 on medication abortion access. The author and supporters, including the Attorney General’s office and reproductive justice advocates, said the bill would protect California’s medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and manufacturers from civil, criminal, and professional liability. Opponents from the California Family Council argued the bill removes safeguards and increases risks. The bill was moved forward on a committee motion. The committee then heard several reproductive and public health measures, including AB 551 to create a pilot program supporting emergency departments in providing reproductive health services, AB 260 to protect medication abortion access and telehealth, AB 309 to remove sunset dates on laws allowing pharmacy syringe sales and lawful possession of sterile syringes, AB 536 to preserve colorectal cancer screening coverage if federal guidelines are challenged, AB 804 to make housing support services a Medi-Cal benefit, AB 594 to address student health insurance billing and transparency, AB 836 to study and expand the midwifery workforce, AB 1418 to collect data on health coverage for eligible employees, and AB 1500 to maintain and expand the abortion.ca.gov information site. Supporters emphasized access, preventive care, workforce shortages, and public health benefits, while opponents raised concerns about abortion, syringe distribution, and the focus of state resources. Most measures were advanced by committee vote, with roll calls showing broad support and a few no votes from members on some bills. The final bill discussed in the transcript was AB 1037, which would update substance use disorder laws to reflect evidence-based, harm-reduction approaches and remove barriers to treatment. The author and supporters described it as a compassionate response to overdose and treatment access problems, while law enforcement opposition argued it would encourage drug use and endanger communities. The transcript cuts off during testimony on AB 1037, so no final committee action on that bill is shown in the provided text.

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• But we can't simply just re-shore manufacturing.
• I think we can't just simply re-shore manufacturing. I think we have to expand that innovation.
• I think we can't just simply reshore manufacturing. I think we have to expand that innovation.

Summary: The committee considered a long series of bills, mostly technical or policy changes affecting licensing, regulation, and economic development. Early measures included H.B. 4317, which updates Oklahoma CPA licensure pathways to align with the 2025 Uniform Accountancy Act; H.B. 4321, which limits retroactive application of new standards to existing structures absent documented safety findings; and H.B. 4322, which removes the requirement that a funeral director in charge also be licensed as an embalmer. All three advanced, with H.B. 4322 receiving some no votes but still passing out of committee. Members then heard H.B. 3176, a Department of Commerce innovation and economic development bill focused on pursuing federal research and innovation opportunities. The author described it as a long-term strategy to attract R&D, advanced computing, energy, and space-related investment to Oklahoma, with several members questioning its economic impact and scope. The bill passed 14-3. The committee also advanced H.B. 3239 modernizing the Veterinary Practice Act, H.B. 3673 allowing certain expired journeyman and contractor licenses to be renewed without reexamination if continuing education and other conditions are met, and H.B. 3794 and H.B. 3796, both OID-related cleanup or reciprocity bills. Other measures included H.B. 3263 designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom, which members discussed in terms of tourism and rural recreation; H.B. 4265, an omnibus memorial and bridge naming bill; and H.B. 4266, an omnibus special license plate bill. The committee also approved H.B. 2123, which amends authority for an OTA bridge over the Arkansas River near Bixby by removing a self-sufficiency requirement so the project can be financed with broader toll support; the author said it would improve traffic, emergency access, and flood resilience and has local support. Finally, H.B. 2445 was amended to continue Route 66 tourism efforts beyond the 2027 centennial, and it passed 13-3. The chair announced the committee would meet again Tuesday at 10:30 and then adjourned.

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• My parents tried farming and looking for jobs, but there was a big manufacturing boom in South Carolina
• My parents tried farming and looking for jobs, but there was a big manufacturing boom in South Carolina
• So that's where there was a huge BMW plant and just a really big manufacturing boom there in the '90s

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• Manufacturing teeters on available roads and utilities.
• : Michael Britt, a resource for the Texas Workforce Commission, and Michael Maroney from Texas Manufacturers
• Texas Association of Manufacturers has 600 members, including 75 of the largest employers in the state

Bills: HB2564 , HB2760 , HB2765 , HB2898 , HB3260 , HB3800 , HB4341 , HB4396 , HB5195

Committee: Senate Economic Development

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• there are ways to pre-purchase through options or other means to preserve equipment as it's being manufactured
• for projects that we being manufactured for projects that we may have here in the state.
• It also allows for manufacturing to be able to bring in certain amounts of alcohol from off site that

Bills: SB311 , SB322 , SB304 , SB313 , SB315 , SB316 , HB489 , SB90

Committees: House Tourism , House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: electric transmission, public highways, permit processing, economic growth, infrastructure, rural development, condemnation actions, state regulations, community development district, CDD, annexation, municipal annexation, wet municipality, dry county, wet county, Sunday alcohol sales, ABC Board, alcohol licensing, on-premises consumption, golf course