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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-04-09
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- we've heard about in the agriculture industry, including early age control, which is funding for our meat
- You have expanded support for meat processing, and importantly, additional funding for the meat inspection
- USIC is one of over 40 companies in the state that provides locating and utility marking services and
- Pipeline Safety, known as Min Ops, and stakeholders including utilities, excavators, construction companies
- Recently, the USDA canceled 34 tractor trailers of meat and dairy headed to Minnesota.
Bills:
HF2446
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/9/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> including um funding for our meat including um funding for our meat inspection<00:02:36.720><c>
- You have expanded support for meat processing.
- You have expanded support for meat processing.
- You have expanded support for meat processing.
- You have expanded support for meat processing.
Bills:
HF2446
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/7/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- F is for meat and poultry inspection services.
- Clause 4 is for meat, poultry, egg, and milk processing.
- F is for meat and poultry inspection services.
- F is for meat and poultry inspection services.
- F is for meat and poultry inspection services.
Bills:
HF2446
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Some who are opposed to this bill suggest that a voluntary phaseout would be better, but if a company
- In talking to someone who worked at a local company, I learned that food manufacturers do testing all
- </c><00:03:28.200><c> wanted</c> would be better but if a company wanted would be better but if a company
- at a local Cal company I learned that<00:03:43.000><c> food</c><00:03:43.280><c> manufacturers</c><00
- </c> consume which would encourage companies consume which would encourage companies to<00:17:07.439>
Keywords:
HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- packing companies.
- packing company cannot exclusively sell.
- The contract can't require the livestock dealer or meat packing company to exclusively sell their product
- </c> actual dealer or a meat producer. actual dealer or a meat producer.
- </c> that such as packing houses and whatnot. that such as packing houses and whatnot.
Keywords:
agriculture, livestock, retailers, ownership interest, exclusive contracts, meat packing companies, dominant retailers, state law, Department of Agriculture, appropriation, funding, agriculture policy, state budget, animal welfare, cat declawing, animal cruelty, therapeutic procedures, civil penalties, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, aquatic life
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture Committee Meeting - 2025-03-26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the Director of the Dairy and Meat Inspection Division, and we also cover the livestock licensing
Keywords:
beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- packing plants, license refusal, and recordkeeping.
- repeals the rabies proclamation and branded livestock that we've heard before. livestock dealers, meat
- packing plants, livestock dealers, meat packing plants, um<01:03:02.160><c> license</c><01:03:03.079
- I'm the director of the dairy and meat inspection division, and we also cover the livestock licensing
- </c> director of the dairy and meat director of the dairy and meat inspection<01:06:48.960><c> division
Keywords:
beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF2444, the veterans and military affairs finance bill, heard in Ways and Means Committee 4/21/25
Ways and Means
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Ways and Means Committee considers agriculture finance bill, HF2446 4/21/25
Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- And if there is an emergency, there would be money for farm workers to do biomonitoring and for packing
- biom monitoring and uh for um in packing houses<00:09:35.440><c> whether</c><00:09:35.680><c> they</
- He said line 39 is additional funding for the meat inspection program at the department: $1.7 million
- He said line 39 is additional funding for the meat inspection program at the department: $1.7 million
- He said line 39 is additional funding for the meat inspection program at the department: $1.7 million
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We'd stand for any questions. biom monitoring and uh for um in packing biom monitoring and uh for um
- in packing houses<00:12:45.120><c> whether</c><00:12:45.360><c> they</c><00:12:45.519><c> were</c><00
- on the need Finally, uh we both agreed on the need for<00:13:03.279><c> more</c><00:13:03.600><c> meat
- Line 39 is additional funding for the meat inspection program at the department.
- inspection program at the meat inspection program at the department.<00:15:52.800><c> It's</c><00:15
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Yes, our company is using veterinarians.
- /c><00:42:06.880><c> with</c><00:42:07.000><c> our</c><00:42:07.200><c> local</c><00:42:07.880><c> meat
- </c> confirmed capacity with our local meat confirmed capacity with our local meat processors<00:42:09.040
- Biological products are one of the most rapidly growing areas of agriculture, with dozens of companies
- </c> Agriculture with dozens of companies Agriculture with dozens of companies offering<00:51:09.079>
Keywords:
agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 12, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Keywords:
groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources, February 12, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- And cultivated meat means meat grown in a lab from animal cells instead of being taken from a living
- So, starting on page two, line two, this says, "Cultivated meat means meat that is grown entirely in
- </c> meat products in the United States. meat products in the United States.
- in sub paragraph the definition of meat in sub paragraph 6A<00:37:22.800><c> of</c><00:37:22.960><c>
- </c><01:09:11.359><c> that</c> should be required by the company that should be required by the company
Keywords:
groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, irrigation, water management, funding, maintenance projects, tax assessments, state law, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, water development
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 7th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- designed to modernize and clarify the regulatory framework around digital asset service providers—companies
- maybe relative to what it was, the consumer protections we put in were in response to a specific company
- This is done by removing the word "cash" and clarifying. that a state trust company under supervision
- And if there was a disagreement between the trust company and the banking commissioner, how would that
- For you, there are provisions in the chapter that allow for a trust company to appeal the supervision
Keywords:
HB 3803, Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 712, perpetual care cemetery, perpetual care trust fund, cemetery regulation, financial confidentiality, confidential records, regulatory examination, Texas Department of Banking, commissioner disclosure, interagency information sharing, state agency enforcement, federal agency disclosure, trust fund oversight, burial services, cemetery trust, consumer protection, state banks, Texas Finance Code
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (7-8-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Quark, of course, the Kentucky Wired Operations Company.
- that incorporates in that mediation the long-term contract because it's my understanding that the company
- that incorporates in that mediation the long-term contract because it's my understanding that the company
- that incorporates in that mediation the long-term contract because it's my understanding that the company
- </c> understanding that the uh the company understanding that the uh the company the<00:52:20.640><c>
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Kentucky Office of the Attorney General 00:01:18
LTS Kentucky Managed Technical Services LLC 00:13:41
Kentucky Wired Operations Company 00:34:20, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from its May 21 and June 10 meetings, then heard testimony from the Kentucky Office of the Attorney General on the effect of HB 314 on the Kentucky Communications Network Authority (KCNA) board. The Attorney General’s representative said HB 314 changed KCNA’s structure and staffing, but did not alter the statutory duties of the board, which still include developing and implementing strategic plans, providing policy direction, monitoring results, and approving fiscal planning. He argued the board is not merely advisory, has operational and budget authority, and that actions taken outside board approval could be ultra vires and without effect. He also noted the board historically approved settlements and contracts, including matters involving Open Fiber, and said the removal of the executive director position reduced direct personnel control but did not eliminate the board’s broader oversight.
The committee then heard from representatives of Kentucky Managed Technical Services/LTS, who described a dispute over the Kentucky Wired network refresh and service-provider transition. They said the project agreement required a market test and acceptance of a proposal for both the network refresh and service-provider role, but that their proposals were rejected and the refresh work was later treated by the parties as a change order issue. They said some equipment worth about $3 million had been delivered, transferred, and paid for, while roughly $7 million in additional equipment was canceled by LTS but reportedly shipped to a KCNA warehouse and not paid for. They also said no refresh installation work has been performed, that they continue providing network maintenance to avoid service disruption, but believe the contract has expired and that there is no current agreement for ongoing service-provider work.
Committee members asked whether actions taken without board approval would be invalid, whether the board could alter or terminate contractor arrangements, whether the bond disclosures suggesting a successful contract extension were accurate, and what equipment had been purchased or remained in storage. LTS representatives said they would follow up with the committee on the financial delta between the contracted rate and the month-to-month billing they say has been in effect since the contract expired, and on an inventory of in-service equipment and end-of-life dates. They said they want a commercial resolution, but if no resolution is reached soon they may pursue the formal contractual dispute process, and identified September 1 as their stated target date for resolving the matter and completing the refresh.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (5-21-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, moving on is the Kentucky Wired Operations Company, KWOC, um, as it's known.
- Um, moving on is the Kentucky Wired Operations Company, KWOC, um, as it's known.
- moving on is the uh Kentucky Wired moving on is the uh Kentucky Wired Operations<00:42:33.880><c> Company
- , KWOC, um as it's Operations Company, KWOC, um as it's known.<00:42:36.360><c> Um</c><00:42:36.560><
- From the company Excelcom, referred to as Open Fiber. >> We haven't had any changes requested by them
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Report of KCNA Board Meeting 00:00:09
KCNA Transition to COT 00:35:55
KCNA Request for Proposals 00:42:00
Kentucky Wired Operations Company 00:42:30, 958, all
Summary:
The Information Technology Oversight Committee met, approved the January 12, 2026 minutes, and then heard testimony from KCNA Chair David Couch, KCNA Director Jim Barnhart, and KCNA General Counsel Adam Adkins about the ongoing dispute involving KCNA, Excelacom, and the implementation of House Bill 314. Couch said the board and vendor had recently shown some willingness to work toward a settlement, and he emphasized the importance of KCNA’s broadband service to K-12 schools, noting that litigation had already cost about $1.4 million and could cost another $1.4 million if it continued. He also said the board had identified five immediate goals, including reconnecting 38 K-12 sites, de-escalating disputes, better understanding KCNA finances, protecting the state’s bonding rating, and examining whether duplicate networking hardware could be consolidated.
A major portion of the discussion focused on whether House Bill 314 changed KCNA’s authority and how much control the Finance and Administration Cabinet and KCNA’s legal counsel have over operations and contracts. Senator Williams argued that the board now has authority to set policy, implement policy, and approve budgets, and questioned why the cabinet appeared to be exercising operational control. Adkins responded that HB 314 changed the reporting chain from the general government cabinet to the finance cabinet but did not alter the board’s authority, and said budget work on the Ice Miller contract predated HB 314. Couch and other members disputed that interpretation, saying the board had not been properly informed about a recent extension or increase in legal spending and that the board’s directives were not being followed.
Representative Hodgson asked why the board could not terminate a contractor if it was not carrying out the board’s wishes, and Adkins replied that Ice Miller was not a party to the board’s contract and that the Finance and Administration Cabinet signs such agreements. The exchange ended with committee members and KCNA representatives agreeing to disagree on the meaning of the statute and the extent of board authority. No formal action was taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving testimony.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh<00:54:37.839><c> this</c><00:54:38.079><c> is</c><00:54:38.240><c> the</c><00:54:38.480><c> meat</
- that control the meat processing industry, it's brittle.
- You could get training in meat cutting in Minnesota outside of a correctional facility.
- that control the meat processing industry, it's brittle.
- You could get training in meat cutting in Minnesota outside of a correctional facility.
Keywords:
pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension
TX
Keywords:
property owners' association, condominium, management company, homeowner rights, architectural review, child support, family law, Title IV-D agency, administrative adjustment, enforcement, legal representation, probate, decedents' estates, inheritance, community property, court procedures, electronic filing, guardianship, training, Alzheimer's disease
TX
Keywords:
property owners' association, condominium, management company, homeowner rights, architectural review, child support, family law, Title IV-D agency, administrative adjustment, enforcement, legal representation, probate, decedents' estates, inheritance, community property, court procedures, electronic filing, guardianship, training, Alzheimer's disease
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (8-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the CEO of Kentucky Wired Operations Company.
- Uh Kentucky Wired Operations Company.
- </c> Kentucky wired uh infrastructure company Kentucky wired uh infrastructure company um um um is<00
- Our company consists of Tom, myself, and the controller.
- </c><01:27:30.239><c> called</c> contract in 2022 with a company called contract in 2022 with a company
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:27
Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15
KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30
Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15
Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55
Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library.
The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider.
Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.