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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1612 was favorably reported, with objections, to the local and contested calendar.
  • Senate Bill 1612 was favorably reported, with objections, to the local and contested calendar.
  • You want to send that one to the local? Yes, please.
  • The committee substitute for Senate Bill 1468 be recommended to the local and contested calendar.
  • You going to send that one to the local? I'll take it for—okay, take it to the floor, yeah.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and took up several pending bills, voting favorably on SB 1612, SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789. SB 1612 was reported favorably with objections to the local and contested calendar, while SB 2717, SB 1468, SB 1642, and SB 1789 were reported favorably, with SB 1642 and SB 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council; SB 1642 would add an executive director to the Texas Department of Insurance structure; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards and clarify PUC authority and remedies. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from CEO Pablo Vegas on the updated long-term load forecast, which showed a much higher unadjusted growth projection driven largely by data centers. ERCOT described an adjusted forecast using historical delays and lower realized build rates, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, and the importance of SB 6 for demand response and flexibility. The committee then heard and left pending SB 2629, which would allow condominium and property owners’ association meetings and voting by electronic means; SB 2702, which would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies without a separate TCEQ license; SB 2167, which would let TDLR pause new license applications tied to human trafficking emergency orders or pending SOAH cases; SB 2349, which would exempt short-term leases and certain leasebacks from flood disclosure requirements; SB 2121, which would tighten the data broker registry law; and SB 2443, which would authorize TDLR electronic delivery of notices and other documents. Testimony generally supported these bills as cleanup, modernization, or workforce-streamlining measures, with some members expressing caution about electronic meetings and emphasizing in-person accountability. The committee also heard SB 2902 on coerced debt and identity theft, with testimony from a law professor and family violence advocates supporting stronger protections for survivors and suggesting a police report as an additional proof option. SB 512, a refiled bill restricting money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations, also received supportive testimony and was left pending. Later, the committee heard SB 2145 on allowing certain TIF boards to meet virtually in narrow circumstances, SB 2268 on extending Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in some cases, SB 1495 creating an EV supply equipment advisory board, SB 2154 regulating delivery network companies under a statewide framework, SB 2184 lowering the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display permits from 21 to 18, SB 2211 on combining data centers, power generation, and produced-water desalination projects, and SB 647 on title theft protections and clerk authority to refuse fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after brief testimony and questions, with members focusing on reliability, regulation, and safeguards against fraud.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce Apr 10th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 1612 was favorably reported with objections sent to the local and contested calendar.
  • Do you want to send that one to the local? Yes, please.
  • The committee substitute for Senate Bill 1468 be recommended to the local and contested calendar.
  • Do you want to send that one to the local? I'll take it for now. Okay.
  • You're going to send that one to the local? I'll take it for now. Take it to the floor?
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce met with a quorum and first voted out several pending bills. Senate Bill 1612 was reported favorably to the full Senate with objections sent to the local and contested calendar. The committee then adopted committee substitutes and favorably reported Senate Bills 2717, 1468, 1642, and 1789, with 1642 and 1789 sent to the floor. SB 2717 would create the Texas Energy Efficiency Council and add agencies to it; SB 1468 and SB 1642 were discussed as changes affecting utility and insurance-related structures; and SB 1789 would establish pole standards, with the author saying it would clarify PUC authority and create more practical statewide standards. The committee also heard an ERCOT update from Pablo Vegas, who said Texas load growth remains strong but ERCOT is adjusting its large-load forecast downward using historical delays and realization rates for data centers and other large loads. He said the adjusted forecast is still very high, but more realistic for planning, and members discussed reliability, generation timelines, demand response, and the role of Senate Bill 6 in helping model large data centers as flexible load. The committee then took testimony on a series of bills and left most pending after public comment. SB 2629 would allow condominium and property owners associations to hold meetings and vote electronically; testimony supported it as a way to improve access, though some members expressed concern about overuse of virtual meetings. SB 2702 would let nationally certified professionals test backflow prevention assemblies instead of requiring a separate TCEQ license, and was supported as a workforce and public health measure. SB 2167 would let TDLR pause new massage-establishment license applications when an applicant is subject to a human trafficking emergency order or pending SOAH case. SB 2349 would exempt short-term residential leases and certain leasebacks from floodplain disclosure requirements while allowing the notice to be included in the lease packet. SB 2121 would tighten the data broker registry law from the prior session, and SB 2443 would allow TDLR to use electronic delivery for notices and contested-case documents. Additional bills focused on consumer protection, housing, and regulatory administration. SB 2902 would help victims of coerced debt and identity theft stop collection efforts by requiring proof such as a court order or FTC report; advocates said it would protect survivors while still preventing fraud. SB 512 would bar money transmission license holders from fining users for terms-of-service violations in a way that forfeits account funds, and supporters framed it as a protection against private financial penalties. SB 2145 would allow public improvement districts and tax increment finance districts to meet virtually with at least one member physically present, while SB 2268 would give the PUC flexibility to extend Texas Energy Fund loan deadlines in certain cases. SB 1495 would create an advisory board for electric vehicle supply equipment standards, SB 2154 would extend statewide regulation to delivery network companies, SB 2184 would lower the age for pyrotechnic operator and fireworks display licenses from 21 to 18, SB 438 would expand confidentiality protections for SOAH administrative law judges, SB 2211 would treat digital products and desalinated water as industrial products to support combined energy-water projects, and SB 647 would strengthen title-theft protections by improving notice and clerk authority to reject fraudulent filings. Most of these bills were left pending after testimony, and several drew support from industry, consumer, or advocacy witnesses along with some member concerns about electronic meetings, licensing, and data accuracy.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The A2 amendment is adopted, and now your bill is before us as amended.
  • The A4 amendment is adopted. Chair Moeller, please tell us about your bill as amended.
  • I move the A2 amendment.
  • The A2 amendment is adopted.
  • So I will move the DE2 amendment, but before we act on the amendment, we do have the A1 amendment to
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the DE2 amendment.
  • I will move the DE2 amendment, but before we act on the amendment, we do have the A1 amendment to the
  • All right, and now we'll move to the underlying DE2 amendment as amended.
  • <01:38:25.199> as<01:38:25.560> amended the underlying de2 Amendment as amended the
  • underlying de2 Amendment as amended any Chair Nney, thank you.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Apr 1st, 2025

Ways and Means General Fund

Transcript Highlights:
  • It amends to provide a $50... ...It amends to provide a $50 million Bond Authority.
  • So we do have one amendment for this in your packet. Let's go ahead and cover the amendment.
  • The amendment is added, so we're back on HB 312 as amended. Mr.
  • So with that said, we do have an amendment. Mr. Chairman, yes, I have an amendment.
  • I'm on page four of the amendment.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I moved the Alonso amendment. Burke will read the amendment. Mr.
  • Amendment submitted by Marty. Recognize plain your amendment.
  • Amendment submitted by Turner. Right now, explain the amendment, Mr. Speaker.
  • Back on the bill as amended, are there questions on the bill as amended?
  • Amendment submitted by Stinson. Stinson explains the amendment.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I move to reject the Senate amendments to House Bill 1728.
  • Speaker, I move to reject the Senate amendments on House Bill 3021 and request a conference.
  • Please recognize Representative Stinson to present the Senate amendments to House Bill 2137.
  • Representative Stinson, you're recognized to explain the Senate amendments. Thank you, Mr.
  • Please recognize Representative Rode to present the Senate amendments to House Bill 1687.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • I would so move to amend and do pass as amended.
  • be to amend and do pass as amended.
  • be to amend and do pass as amended.
  • be to amend and do pass as amended.
  • would be to amend and do pass as amended.
NV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Should that now be amended to $60 million? Steve Acroff, $40 million to $60 million.
  • So if the committee wishes to entertain that, it would be a amend and do pass. Thank you.
  • Move to amend and do pass. Second. I have a motion from Assembly Member Bacchus.
  • Members of the committee, for the record, Thomas Morley representing Labor's Local 872, Labor's Local
  • 169, Communication Workers of America, and Teamsters Local 631.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Mar 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am

Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • I move the first amendment. Clerk, will Reid First Amendment. Mr.
  • This is the naming amendment. Correct? No, no, no. We the amendment number one.
  • And move adoption of the amendment. Any questions on amendment?
  • I move the second amendment. Clerk, reading amendment number two. Mr.
  • Amendments by Representative Harris. The amendment changed the name. Thank you.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 30

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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  • There is subject to the First Amendment.
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  • So this bill fully First Amendment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session 04-07-2026 11:30am

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • also cultivate workforce development and create sustainable career pathways for Native Hawaiians and local
  • Communication No. 472 to 480 return various Senate bills that passed third reading in the House in an amended
  • President, I move that the Senate disagree to the amendments proposed by the House to Senate bills. -