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HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

EIG Public Hearing 02-05-2026

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We stand on our testimony and support and are available for questions.
  • Aloha, Chair Kai, Vice Chair Chang, and members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental
  • And I think if it's done properly, you know, by a licensed electrician and it's done properly and it's
  • :14:13.360> um know, by a licensed electrician and um know, by a licensed electrician and um and
  • and that's where we might have problems. and that's where we might have problems.
Bills: SB2671, SB2902
Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs heard two measures. SB 2671, relating to essential permitting positions, drew no oral testimony beyond written comments from the Department of the Attorney General and the Office of Planning. The chair said the bill was intended to make government more efficient and reduce red tape in the permitting process. SB 2902, relating to renewable energy, received testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Public Utilities Commission, Kauai Island Cooperative, Bright Saver, and 350 Hawaii. Supporters described the bill as a way to expand access to plug-in or balcony solar, lower electricity bills, improve resilience, and broaden access for renters and apartment residents. Several testifiers urged amendments to avoid limiting the measure to condominiums, to remove condominium board approval language, and to eliminate utility or PUC registration requirements. The PUC said registration could help with safety, linemen protection, and circuit hosting-capacity concerns, and noted that improper installation or oversizing could create problems. After a brief recess, the committee voted to recommend both bills for passage with amendments and deferred each to April 19, 2042. The recommendations were adopted without objection.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 2nd, 2026 at 09:02 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • which really support the whole university and the system of teaching and research and scholarship.
  • And Mr.
  • And Mr.
  • been labeled as, and an expert on that is willing.
  • And bills like this and the last one may be more again. why we're pushing to try and have LESC.
Bills: SB106, SB171, SB179
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 2nd, 2026 at 08:32 am

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • He's also a PhD candidate and part of the UNM Earth and Planetary Sciences Department. And, Mr.
  • ) and gifted.
  • And so, Mr. Chairman and Representative, Mr. Chair and Representative, that is correct.
  • And Mr.
  • They come in, and they get a little bit of knowledge and experience, and then they leave, and then you're
Bills: SB106, SB171, SB179
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • > and<00:25:21.520> counties Um and unfortunately cities and counties Um and unfortunately
  • and curbs and things you know, gutters and curbs and things like<00:30:09.679> that.
  • Um and and cities uh that do this work.
  • :22.000> County,<00:52:22.800> and Kenton, uh, and Scott County, and Kenton, uh, and Scott
  • and and that's the term that's used. and and that's the term that's used.
Summary: The committee received reports on special purpose governmental entities from the Department for Local Government and the Fire Commission. DLG staff described SPGEs as limited-jurisdiction political subdivisions and reviewed the department’s registry, reporting portal, compliance monitoring, and planned system upgrades such as a two-way message center, automated noncompliance notices, and tracking for new entities and board expirations. They reported that, as of October 10, 2025, 69% of SPGEs were active and discussed compliance data by cycle, fiscal year, and district type. The Fire Commission reported that fire department mergers have reduced the number of departments by 16 since last year, largely because of volunteer staffing shortages, while financial disclosure compliance had risen to 94%. The commission also noted 509 compliance reviews, 19 in-house inquiries, seven referrals to outside agencies, and one recent federal prison sentence in a theft case. Members asked whether DLG advises SPGEs on tax rates; staff said it only performs calculations and the entities set their own rates. Questions to the Fire Commission focused on whether department reductions meant station closures; officials explained that most changes were mergers that keep physical buildings in place while combining personnel and finances to meet minimum staffing requirements. They said the trend is spread across the state but is especially pronounced in rural areas. The Kentucky League of Cities then presented its 2026 legislative agenda. Its priorities included modernizing city revenue options, increasing equity in road funding, fixing tax increment financing issues, addressing transient room tax collection from web-based platforms, strengthening emergency response coordination, clarifying massage parlor regulation preemption, correcting unintended consequences of House Bill 606, improving newspaper publication rules, and modernizing procurement statutes. KLC also said it supports allowing all cities to collect restaurant tax revenue, wants cities to receive a larger share of road funds and EV-related revenues, and seeks state collection and remittance of any future local sales tax to comply with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. Members asked about best-value bidding, road-fund equity, Airbnb tax litigation, EV prevalence, and disaster funding applications; KLC said cities currently must accept the lowest bid, the road split should better reflect city street costs, the Airbnb tax case remains pending, EV data by locality has not been studied, and allowing cities to apply directly for disaster funds would reduce reliance on county officials. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the September meeting minutes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 12th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair and members.
  • And I'm happy to answer questions. You did, and I appreciate that.
  • This and this and this is how you do it; it'll work right.
  • But because we're talking about bees, and they're small and quiet and often overlooked, the urgency of
  • And B for bees and beekeepers. The last thing, Mr.
Bills: HB630, HB685, HB1318, HB2692
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations Apr 29th, 2025

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • And of that 219 counties have oil and gas production, and I forgot the map, but we're bringing it here
  • And here's kind of a list, and then I'll stop.
  • And so, and it's not just us.
  • To, uh, clean up the water and dump into Pecos River. So this is available, but they are testing.
  • Uh, the future of Pecos and Reeves County and all cities and counties within the Permian Basin and the
Bills: HB188, HB 265, HJR35
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Baldwin County Legislation

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is at 64 and 181.
  • That's just there at 181 and 64.
  • And then discussion? All right, that... And then discussion? All right, that...
  • So when you see territory E and D1 and 2, they all match up to that, and the city of Daphne staff told
  • So that's all the comments I have and forward. And forward to Quick comment.
Bills: HB446, HB485
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/17/25

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • and to serve the poor and to care for and to serve the poor and the<00:34:57.920> vulnerable<00
  • <00:58:57.160> and bill also has to to Judiciary and and bill also has to to Judiciary and
  • and separated from their families and and separated from their families and some<01:20:26.960>
  • <01:22:12.880> the and informs the legislature and the and informs the legislature and the
  • and physically and emotionally drank and physically and emotionally abused<01:30:55.520> me<01
Bills: HF1051, HF16
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Children and Youth Health Committee Feb 27th, 2025

Children and Youth Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • Five of those are boys, and in my home they are 18, 17, 14, 12, and 12.
  • obscenities and keep them out of harm's way. obscenities and keep them out of the way of predators and
  • ACLU from 1997 and Ashcroft v. ACLU from 2004, where... 1997 and Ashcroft v.
  • Apple and Google already collect the information when parents buy and set up their teen's phone, and
  • and Facebook.
Bills: SB186, SB187