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• resources,<00:22:16.400> House In energy and natural resources, House In energy and natural
• resources,<00:23:01.840> House In energy and natural resources, House Bill 1766.
• The Energy and Natural Resources Committee recommends ought to pass on House Bill 1186.
• The Energy and Natural Resources Committee asks you to support the motion of ought to pass.
• > Resources The Energy and Natural Resources The Energy and Natural Resources Committee<01:14:36.400

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The U.S. is facing a rapidly growing demand for energy. COMMITTEE TOMORROW.
• IS FACING A RAPIDLY GROWING DEMAND FOR ENERGY Production and domestic manufacturing.
• As we work to fulfill President Trump's goal of energy dominance, I look forward to seeing this bill
• and energy storage.
• AND ENERGY STORAGE.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We are also in the midst of closing out our Hawaii SEAP program, which is an energy assistance program
• We are also in the midst of closing out our Hawaii SEAP program, which is an energy assistance program
• Hawaii um, SEAP program, which is energy Hawaii um, SEAP program, which is energy assistance<00:
• The weatherization program is a Department of Energy program.
• There's a very similar program called LIHEAP, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, that is

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: A joint informational briefing of the House Committee on Labor and the Senate Committee on Labor and Technology was held on August 19, 2025, to hear testimony on the Office of Community Services’ proposed Community Services Block Grant state plan for federal fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Ray Domingo of OCS explained that the plan is intended to maintain federal CSBG funding and focuses on compliance monitoring, coordination among community action agencies and state agencies, and strengthening partnerships. He also reviewed the program structure, noting that Hawaii’s four CAAs serve low-income residents, that the state must pass through at least 90% of the grant to CAAs, and that Hawaii received about $3.8 million in FFY 2025, with allocations to HCAP, Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council, Kauai Economic Opportunity, and Maui Economic Opportunity. He said statewide CAAs reported serving 40,980 individuals in FFY 2024. Representatives from each CAA testified in support of the plan and described how CSBG functions as flexible “glue” funding that supports overhead, fills gaps, and helps leverage other public and private resources. HCAP’s Robert Piper said the grant helps sustain its broad service network, including Head Start, job training, weatherization, shelter, food assistance, and energy programs, and emphasized its tripartite board structure and annual service to about 20,000 people. Hawaii County’s Chad Hosigal highlighted support for senior farmers market coupons, Meals on Wheels, and transportation services. Kauai Economic Opportunity’s Mabel Fujiuchi said the agency fully supports the plan and described CSBG as nucleus funding that helps support shelter, Meals on Wheels, weatherization, mediation, and other services, including assistance for homeless families and special needs items such as dentures and hearing aids. Maui Economic Opportunity’s Gay Sabonga described CSBG’s role in disaster response after the 2023 wildfires, including shelter transitions, document recovery, housing and utility assistance, bridge grants for small businesses, youth prevention programs, and employment services. Committee members asked about the stability of future federal funding, the frequency of federal assessments, and how satisfaction scores in the state plan were measured. OCS said federal funding information has been mixed and uncertain, that communication with federal partners has been limited and informal, and that the federal assessment website appears outdated; staff said assessments are done every two years. On the satisfaction metric, OCS said the score was 92 out of 100 and believed it reflected participant responses, though they offered to follow up with more detail. No votes or formal actions were taken at the informational briefing.

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• As trees planted by streams of living waters, may we extend our roots, ourselves, our energy, our work
• our roots, waters, may we extend our roots, ourselves,<00:04:31.520> our<00:04:31.840> energy
• ,<00:04:32.479> our<00:04:32.720> work,<00:04:33.199> our ourselves, our energy
• , our work, our ourselves, our energy, our work, our desires<00:04:34.320> to<00:04:34.560>
• c> utilities, committee on energy, utilities, committee on energy, utilities, environment,<00:07:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:13:12.040> utilities<00:13:12.519> to um with other energy utilities to um with
• And building on that, then, is those letters from CenterPoint Energy.
• And building on that, then, is those letters from CenterPoint Energy.
• And building on that, then, is those letters from CenterPoint Energy.
• CenterPoint Energy and Excel expressing CenterPoint Energy and Excel expressing concern<01:18:47.440>

Bills: HF47, HF335

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF335, Greater Minnesota, economic development, public infrastructure, grant program, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, business development, infrastructure grants, local government aid, general fund appropriation, rural development, site development, utilities, roads

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• future of the port as a key gateway to Europe and Ireland's South East Hub for offshore renewable energy
• Speaker Murphy was first elected as an independent TD for County Wexford, renewable energy.
• SB 1336, State Land; Natural Resources, Energy and Water. SB 325 and SB 625, Ways and Means.
• Natural and Energy and Water and Appropriations. SCR 1020 compensation.
• Natural and energy and water and appropriations. SCR 1020 compensation.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• If you feel some additional energy in the chamber today.
• HB 3778 by Waterback relates to the use of geothermal energy as dispatchable generation.
• Dyson relates to the time frame required for excavation notification in front of the Committee on Energy
• King relates to the fire safety standards and emergency operation plans for the operation of battery energy
• HB 3826 by Hernandez relates to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council, part of the Committee

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• may not sound like much at first glance, the DoD spends over $10 billion each year on operational energy
• To be clear, investing in operational energy programs is not just about cost savings, it directly enhances
• Transcom would be far better off returning to its rightful focus on contested logistics because energy
• A more resilient energy strategy incorporating distributed energy assets, and more efficient... and technologies
• operational energy programs and do you think they have benefits that increase lethality and readiness

Keywords: Transcom, logistics, military readiness, air refueling, KC-135, KC-46, strategic infrastructure, geopolitical threats, Alaska

Summary: During this meeting, the committee hosted an extensive discussion on the operations and logistical challenges facing the U.S. Transportation Command (Transcom). General Reid provided testimony on key areas including the importance of maintaining robust logistical capabilities in contested environments, particularly in relation to geopolitical threats posed by adversarial nations. Various members emphasized the necessity for modernization of the air refueling fleet, addressing issues such as the readiness of the KC-135 and the procurement of the next-generation KC-46 aircraft, which has experienced delays and technical challenges. The dialogue further extended to the strategic importance of U.S. ports and transportation infrastructure, especially in regions like Alaska which play a crucial role in military logistics and power projection.

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• corrects a statutory interpretation error by the Minnesota Supreme Court from 2022 in the case of Energy
• And that takes time, energy, and effort so that the documents can all be reviewed one by one to make
• In October of 2024, he helped secure tens of millions of dollars in refunds for Xcel Energy customers
• This bill arises from a lawsuit that Energy Policy Advocates lost.
• Energy Policy Advocates is a front group for the fossil fuel industry.

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• Energy; Brett Saltsman, Louisiana 811; G.
• Energy; Ken Jones, the partnership; Shelby Dunbar, LaBee; Gina Goins, Comcast; Hunter Duke, Louisiana
• This guidance was particularly directed at telecom, energy, water, and other utilities.
• We do make a lot of amendments, especially to the energy code, to try to make it more palatable.
• Trey Hill, representing Klico and Atmos Energy, and Matt Adams, representing AT&T. Mr.

Bills: HB1163, HB1168, HR252, HR253, HCR103, HCR108, SB80, SB131, SB251, SB254, SB279, SB384, SB414, SB468, SB469, SB496

Keywords: fireworks, retail sales, fire safety, legislation, holiday celebrations, construction standards, precast concrete, DOTD, building regulations, minimum requirements, public projects, private projects, consumer protection, credit card fees, cash transactions, rounding practices, transparency, low-income, economic impact, residential construction

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• There is a fairly comprehensive process led by the Office of Energy Safety to review those community
• After 30 years of chasing fire, I decided it was time to put my energy and effort into pre-fire work
• I direct the climate and energy policy program at Stanford University.
• And that's how the state as a whole will derive benefits in terms of affordable energy and affordable
• What we're talking about here touches upon energy and utilities.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This is the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation
• So this is saving time, money, and energy on all levels through this initiative.
• We have to look at a neighborhood approach. money and energy on all levels through this initiative.
• That is something that people with passion need to work together to try to use the energy that we have
• the loans you're seeing in the energy financing space folks able to leverage $12 in private capital

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• This is the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation
• So this is saving time, money, and energy on all levels through this initiative.
• So this is saving time, money, and energy on all levels through this initiative. money and energy on
• That is something that people with passion need to work together to try to use the energy that we have
• the loans you're seeing in the energy financing space folks able to leverage $12 in private capital

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation held an oversight hearing on home hardening and defensible space as wildfire mitigation strategies. The chair opened by stressing that California has reached a tipping point, with repeated community-scale wildfire losses, rising insurance costs, and growing utility wildfire mitigation expenses. The hearing was organized around four panels: what home hardening and defensible space are, community risk reduction and coordination, evaluation of current defensible space programs and proposed investments, and the future of home hardening and the California Wildfire Mitigation Program. The first panel featured IBHS, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, and local wildfire mitigation advocates. IBHS described wildfire spread through embers, flames, and radiant heat, emphasizing that structure separation, removing combustible materials within the first five feet of a home, and combining multiple mitigation measures significantly reduce loss. It highlighted its Wildfire Prepared Home and Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood standards, including an “essential” and “enhanced” level, and said California is ahead of other states but still needs scalable, standardized, and sustainably funded mitigation. The LAO outlined key policy questions for the Legislature, including the state’s role, intergovernmental coordination, cost-effectiveness, program design, measurement of success, long-term sustainability, and barriers to implementation. The chair and panelists discussed estimated costs, including roughly $15,000 for a basic retrofit and about $50,000 for more extensive ignition-resistant construction, and whether state funding should focus on the most cost-effective initial measures. The second panel focused on scaling adoption through local coordination, education, financing, and community-based programs. Megafire Action argued that home hardening is a market adoption problem and said the state should not try to pay for every home, but instead target high-leverage interventions across the “customer journey,” including education, financing, trusted certification, and neighborhood network effects. Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council described free home assessments, small retrofit grants, Firewise community support, and the importance of neighborhood-level action, local capacity, and cultural change. Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority described its locally funded model, grant program, public education efforts, and an Ember Ready program that helps residents navigate home hardening and Zone Zero compliance. The chair repeatedly emphasized the need for a coordinated statewide marketing campaign, stronger incentives, better insurance discounts, and more use of local, utility, federal, and private funding sources. The third and fourth panels addressed Cal Fire’s defensible space inspection program, the proposed defensible space financial assistance program, and broader state investments. Cal Fire said homes lacking compliant defensible space are far more likely to be damaged or destroyed and requested ongoing funding and staffing to stabilize inspections statewide; the LAO suggested the Legislature consider alternative funding sources such as GGRF or a reinstated SRA fee. Cal Fire and the State Fire Marshal explained that Zone Zero sets a minimum standard, local governments cannot go below it, and grant prioritization will favor jurisdictions that submit inspections. Cal Fire also said the new defensible space financial assistance program would focus on ember-resistant zone-zero work and, in the Southern California counties covered by the legislation, would assist about 3,125 homes at an estimated $8,000 per home. In the final panel, the State Fire Marshal described California’s layered strategy of parcel-level home hardening, defensible space, and neighborhood-scale mitigation, along with technical support, financial assistance, and incentives such as insurance discounts and builder marketing. The overall theme was that California must move from isolated efforts to a coordinated, science-based, and scalable statewide approach to reduce wildfire losses.

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• Next, we have Angelie Baines from Fresh Energy.
• Fresh Energy is a more than 30-year-old clean energy advocacy nonprofit based in St.
• Fresh Energy is a more than Energy.
• Fresh Energy is a more than 30-year-old<00:42:47.920> clean<00:42:48.079> energy<00:42:
• 48.400> advocacy 30-year-old clean energy advocacy 30-year-old clean energy advocacy nonprofit

Bills: HF3919, HF3791, HF1781, HF3908, HF4233, HF3966, HF3430

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, security, protective services, state officials, Capitol complex, state patrol, public safety, legislative protection, threat assessment, transportation, electronic attestation, traffic signals, accident reporting, legislative routes, agricultural aircraft

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• Nobody can believe when they see the kind of numbers and especially energy.
• When they see energy going down to numbers like that, they cannot believe it.
• kind of numbers and especially energy. kind of numbers and especially energy. when<01:17:05.280>
• > down<01:17:06.480> to when they see energy going down to when they see energy going down
• <01:21:57.440> demand<01:21:57.840> from also concerned that energy demand from also

Keywords: Presidential address to the Joint Session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Advancements in nuclear energy offer promising opportunities for delivering clean, firm, and dependable
• The future looks bright for the role of nuclear energy in Texas' energy portfolio.
• The future looks bright for the role of nuclear energy in Texas' energy portfolio.
• I also want to welcome all the folks here that are helping advance the future of nuclear energy.
• I want to thank you for all you do in advancing, really, energy freedom for this state and this country

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, received a House message that H.B. 422 had passed the House, and heard gubernatorial nominations for the Council on Sex Offender Treatment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day and several visiting groups and adopted a resolution designating June 20, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day. Members then considered and passed several bills and resolutions, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. SB 311 passed to final passage on the Texas Supreme Court’s writ power. SB 883, on off-label prescription access for COVID-19 treatment, passed to engrossment. SB 1706, creating an Open Meetings Act exception for certain defense, military, and aerospace deliberations, passed despite concerns from Sen. Eckhardt that the bill’s use of “deliberate” could weaken open-government protections. CS SB 1677, directing a study on diabetes-related amputations, passed with support from Sen. Menendez. SB 1967 expanded flood infrastructure fund eligibility to certain multipurpose projects, and SB 1255, a cleanup bill on mold assessor and remediator regulation, passed unanimously. The Senate also approved CS SJR 40 and CS SB 871, which would change emergency and disaster law to require legislative involvement after prolonged or widespread emergencies and to limit gubernatorial suspension powers, with Sen. Eckhardt questioning whether the bill could slow urgent business closures during a disaster. Additional measures passed included SB 1426 transferring management of the First Capital State Historic Site to the Texas Historical Commission, SB 249 requiring TxDOT to fund memorial markers for fallen peace officers, SB 1592 centralizing collection of hotel occupancy taxes from accommodation intermediaries, SB 1271 allowing concurrent jurisdiction on military installations for certain juvenile matters, SB 745 creating a higher penalty for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, SB 365 shortening the academic fresh start waiting period at public colleges, and SB 1171 adjusting compensation and standards for certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department inspector general employees. CS SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, passed after questions about its relationship to federal homeland security and its focus on border security and critical infrastructure. The latter part of the session focused heavily on CS SB 38, a major eviction and squatter-related bill. Sen. Bettencourt described widespread squatter cases and argued the bill, with a Moody amendment, would clarify notice and eviction procedures while balancing property-owner and tenant rights. Sen. West said he supported addressing squatters but worried the broader eviction changes could harm vulnerable renters, especially single mothers, and said he would vote present not voting. The discussion continued with additional testimony from Sen. Kolkhorst about the need for a balanced eviction process.

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• the energy and environment committee<00:54:01.119> report.
• At the same time, Colorado is producing record amounts of clean energy.
• The challenge amounts of clean energy.
• So you're trying to save energy, and you might save energy in the use, but ultimately you're going to
• So you're trying to save energy, and you might save energy in the use, but ultimately you're going to

Keywords: 981, all

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• Wendy always has a lot of energy.
• ,<01:08:02.006> [cough] energy, [cough] energy, [cough] [clears throat]<01:08:02.799> tourism
• Forty percent of that. energy office as well as Hawaii housing energy office as well as Hawaii housing
• solar projects, I'm sorry, energy solar projects, I'm sorry, energy projects.<01:36:03.280> And
• coming out of Hawaii State Energy coming out of Hawaii State Energy Office.<01:36:25.199> The

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Senate Bill 8463, provides a one-year utility bill tax and surcharge holiday, and a two-year green energy
• suspend any tariff or surcharge on a utility bill associated with the construction of a renewable energy
• suspend any tariff or surcharge on a utility bill associated with the construction of a renewable energy
• AYED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM, OR EV CHARGING STATIONS FOR TWO YEARS.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on March 6, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then proceeded through the day’s calendar of bills. A number of measures were passed, including bills amending the Corporation Law, Environmental Conservation Law, Public Officers Law, Executive Law, Cannabis Law, Vehicle and Traffic Law, Penal Law, Labor Law, Public Health Law, Real Property and Actions and Proceedings Law, General Business Law, and Agriculture and Markets Law. Most passed with broad support, though several had recorded negative votes from a small group of senators. One bill on the Legislative Law, Calendar 340, was initially set aside for the controversial calendar. During consideration of Calendar 340, Senator Lanza raised a non-germane amendment offered by Senator Rolison that would have created utility bill tax and surcharge holidays and a green energy tax holiday. The Chair ruled the amendment non-germane, and the Senate upheld that ruling by a show of hands, with 22 in favor of overruling the Chair. The bill in chief was then restored to the non-controversial calendar. Senators May and Krueger spoke in support of the underlying Legislative Law bill, describing it as a procedural reform to make it easier for the Senate and Assembly to reconcile differences between versions of bills, similar to congressional practice. The bill passed 42-1, with several senators recorded in the negative. The Senate then completed the calendar and adjourned until Tuesday, March 10 at 3:00 p.m.

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• SB 1385, public utilities, renewable energy resources. Natural Resources.
• SB 351, energy measuring reporter repeal. SB 1350. SB 1350, outdoor therapy programs grants.
• SB 351, energy measuring portable repeal. SB 352, domestic violence, defamation, animal abuse.
• SB 1380, large low consumers energy costs. SB 1381, State Lands leases groundwater use. SB 30.
• SB 1380, low consumers energy costs. SB 1381, State Lands leases, groundwater use.

Keywords: 1182, all