Video & Transcript Research : 'utility infrastructure'

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WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Select Water Committee, January 21, 2026 - PM

Select Water Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • compliance with surface wire jar utility compliance with surface wire jar utility act<00:01:49.439
  • utility, surface water drainage utility utility, surface water drainage utility as<00:08:34.159>
  • I would utility as specified in 16.
  • During today's utility rates.
  • > and governs municipal utilities and governs municipal utilities and servicebased<00:24:30.000
Keywords: 916, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Apr 21st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Transportation infrastructure is a make-or-break piece of extreme weather resilience.
  • address infrastructure.
  • California has spent over $1.7 billion... ...fund this infrastructure.
  • California has spent over $1.7 billion on EV charging infrastructure.
  • It is asking people who have purchased infrastructure, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, to meet
Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on transportation safety, climate resilience, wildlife connectivity, parking enforcement, and EV charging reliability. AB 605 would create a pilot program allowing certain hydrogen internal combustion cargo-handling equipment at ports; supporters said it could help ports stay competitive while reducing emissions, while South Coast AQMD raised concerns about possible nitrogen oxide emissions and limits on future regulation. The bill passed on an 11-0 vote to the Natural Resources Committee. AB 1132 would require Caltrans to incorporate community resilience indicators, including socioeconomic factors, into climate vulnerability assessments; supporters from Greenlining, AARP, and others said it would better protect seniors, people with disabilities, and transit users during heat waves and disasters, while some members questioned the cost during a tight budget year. It passed 9-0 to Appropriations, with some members not voting. AB 382 would lower school-zone speed limits to 20 mph and give local agencies more flexibility in how the limit is posted and enforced; supporters cited child pedestrian deaths and safety research, and the bill passed 11-0 to Appropriations. AB 902, as amended, would require transportation projects in wildlife connectivity areas to include wildlife passage features where feasible; supporters emphasized reduced collisions and habitat fragmentation, while the California Building Industry Association and COGs moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. It passed 9-1 to Local Government. AB 1014 would give Caltrans more discretion to lower speed limits on state highways based on local conditions rather than the 85th percentile rule; supporters said it would improve safety in rural and tourist areas, and the bill passed 13-0 to Appropriations. AB 1022 would end towing or booting vehicles solely for unpaid parking tickets, with supporters describing the practice as punitive and harmful to low-income drivers, while cities and parking groups argued it would weaken enforcement and create problems for out-of-state vehicles. The bill passed 9-3 to Appropriations. AB 1423 would require publicly funded EV chargers to meet reliability standards and allow enforcement of uptime requirements; supporters said taxpayers need functioning chargers, while charging-industry opponents objected to retroactive standards and possible conflicts with existing agreements. The bill passed 14-0 to Utilities and Energy. The committee also approved a consent calendar of five bills by voice vote and held roll calls open for additional members to add on.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/10/2026)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> I mean, of course, we want the utilities >> I mean, of course, we want the utilities
  • that best fits an individual utility. that best fits an individual utility.
  • > in advanced metering infrastructure in advanced metering infrastructure in place<00:45:53.680
  • <00:50:37.599> to something like that with utilities to something like that with utilities
  • utilities to own up to 6%. utilities to own up to 6%.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 19th, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • loophole is utilized, what number that is.
  • utilities, or private enterprises.
  • , and especially Texas critical infrastructure.
  • Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon accessing critical infrastructure. and non-critical infrastructure capabilities
  • He was head of all of the... infrastructure for the army and manage the infrastructure for 10 different
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Community Affairs Jan 27th, 2026

Community Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • What's the utility of it?
  • their infrastructure for them on their property, whether it's a church or any other place, but that
  • And because the bill only talks about sewer and water being connected, there's no other utilities that
  • A recent example is Miami-Dade County looking for ways to utilize land owned by a religious institution
  • The right thing in the right place with the services and infrastructure to support it? Absolutely.
Summary: The committee took up a series of land use, housing, local government, and public notice bills, along with a firefighter cancer bill and a bill on temporary door locking devices. SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention was explained as clarifying access to death benefits and a one-time cancer payment for firefighters; it was reported favorably. SB 1612 required local governments to accept electronic payments online; it also passed favorably. SB 1180 created a recall framework for elected community development district board members and, through a strike-all amendment, also addressed synthetic turf enforcement and expanded compact urban mixed-use district definitions; the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. SB 936 allowed temporary door locking devices above the finished floor and directed the Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code; it passed favorably. The committee also considered SB 380 on legal notices, which would let certain local government entities publish notices on their own websites or other designated sites instead of relying on newspapers in more cases. The Florida Press Association, Common Cause, and newspaper representatives opposed the bill, arguing it would fragment public notice access and make notices harder to find and verify, while supporters said it would modernize and reduce costs. The bill’s amendment clarified which agencies were covered, and the committee reported the bill favorably. SB 962 on affordable housing narrowed prior zoning preemption language so working farms and farm operations would not be unintentionally captured by Live Local-style rules; it passed favorably. SB 1444 on state preemption and religious expression, private clubs, and minor home construction drew support from religious freedom advocates and opposition from cities and counties, which warned of vague terms and overbroad preemption; it was reported favorably. The committee then approved SB 218, which would limit the reach of last session’s hurricane recovery land-use preemption to counties actually damaged by hurricanes and restore normal local land-use authority in unaffected counties. SB 1434 on infill redevelopment would streamline zoning and subdivision approvals for environmentally impacted parcels in certain urban counties to encourage housing on contaminated or underused land; counties and local-government groups opposed it as an overbroad preemption and raised concerns about the environmental threshold and density provisions, but the bill was reported favorably. SB 1020 on chickees prohibited local ordinances from blocking chickee construction if setback requirements are met and made unauthorized attempts to circumvent the building code a misdemeanor; it passed favorably. Finally, SB 948 on local government land development regulations and orders, as amended, proposed a statewide starter-home framework with lot-split and zoning changes to increase housing supply; local-government and planning groups warned it would function as a rigid statewide zoning code and could drive overdevelopment, while housing advocates supported it as necessary state action. The committee reported the bill favorably after extensive debate.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Transportation Committee Jul 7th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Revenue already generated at our airports to invest back into our airport infrastructure, air service
  • It means better infrastructure to support cargo and commerce.
  • The motion is do pass to the Committee on Utilities and Energy. Please call the roll.
  • The motion is do pass to the Committee on Utilities and Energy. Wilson? Aye. Wilson? Aye. Davies?
  • SB 533, Richardson, the motion was do pass to the Committee on Utilities and Energy. Bennett?
Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 86, which would extend and expand the CAEATFA sales and use tax exclusion program through 2031, raise the annual cap from $100 million to $200 million, and add fusion energy. Supporters, including the State Treasurer and industry and labor representatives, cited billions in clean-tech investment, job creation, and environmental benefits; county groups opposed the bill over local revenue losses. The committee approved SB 86 on a 12-0 roll, holding the roll open for additional members. The committee then heard SB 545, which would require Go-Biz to study economic development opportunities along the California high-speed rail corridor, including land value, development incentives, and public-private partnerships. Labor, Fresno’s mayor’s office, and other stakeholders supported the bill as a way to spur corridor development and future funding opportunities, while one business group moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. The bill passed on a 9-1 vote, with the roll held open. Members next considered SB 63, a Bay Area transit funding measure authorizing a regional revenue measure to support transit operations amid looming fiscal shortfalls. The author and witnesses described severe service cuts that could follow without new funding, while committee members raised concerns about the bill’s structure, county participation, polling, and whether other revenue options should be considered. The bill advanced on a 9-3 vote, with the roll held open, and the committee also approved SB 263, directing a state study of tariff impacts on California’s economy and supply chains, on an 11-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard SB 661, which would redirect aviation-related tax revenues back to airports for aviation purposes and bring the state into compliance with federal requirements; testimony focused on airport modernization, rural access, and allocation formulas, but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, March 10, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • in the Connecting Arkansas program, which helped modernize the Natural State's transportation infrastructure
  • IN THE CONNECTING ARKANSAS PROGRAM WHICH HELPED MODERNIZE THE NATURAL STATE'S TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
  • GUTS MEDICAID AND SLASHES HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS AND CUTS FUNDING FOR IMPORTANT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
  • and training to utilize them ready at hand.
  • AND TRAINING TO UTILIZE THEM READY AT HAND.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • That doesn't just mean a utility power line. That means... ...but have a lot of impact.
  • That doesn't just mean a utility power line.
  • This bill is unique in that it touches both utility ignitions and everybody else.
  • This bill is unique and that it touches both utility ignitions and everybody else.
  • infrastructure.
Summary: The committee heard a series of Senate bills on environmental, climate, recycling, wildfire, outdoor access, and clean transportation policy. SB 958 would clarify CEQA treatment of impacts tied solely to increased building height, and SB 1230 would increase penalties and create CalRecycle support tools for repeat commercial illegal dumping. SB 1341 would revise how processing fees are calculated for bag-in-a-box wine under California’s recycling program. All three measures received due-pass recommendations to Appropriations, with roll calls showing majority support and the bills left open for absent members. Members then took up SB 1300, which would create a more permanent legislative role in California’s international climate cooperation and establish a climate secretariat at UC; SB 1370, which would codify and streamline wildfire fuel-reduction permitting with added safeguards, geographic and size limits, and pesticide-related amendments; and SB 1260/1268, which would codify the Outdoors for All initiative and the Deputy Secretary for Access position at the Natural Resources Agency. Each drew support from environmental, utility, business, and local-government witnesses, while SB 1370 also drew opposition from environmental and advocacy groups concerned about reduced CEQA review and herbicide use. The committee discussed amendments at length, especially on SB 1370, and all three measures advanced with due-pass recommendations. The committee also heard SB 1213, the Clean Truck Transparency Act, requiring baseline pricing disclosure for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission trucks tied to state incentives and directing agencies to explore alternative financing. Support came from clean-air, business, and environmental groups, and the trucking/manufacturing opposition moved to neutral after amendments; the bill advanced on a due-pass vote. Finally, SB 1075, the Clean Air Promise, sought to strengthen AB 617 implementation and clarify community emission reduction planning, but it generated substantial opposition from air districts, business groups, and others over enforceability, funding, and the distinction between formal SERPs and community L-SERPs. The author described additional pending amendments to narrow L-SERP provisions, and the bill also received a due-pass recommendation to Appropriations.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I) Apr 10th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The 86th Legislature established the Texas Flood Infrastructure Fund to help communities plan, design
  • Then we have this critical infrastructure piece.
  • infrastructure areas for Texas, right?
  • And that's the reason why we've got such a focus here on critical infrastructure.
  • Texas utilities to plan and respond to an attack or a threat of attack on a critical facility.
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.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Probably not as often as some other offenses that are utilized.
  • I think it's probably less utilized as an act of terrorism.
  • That's not to say that it can't be utilized in the facilitation of a terrorist event.
  • Infrastructure, and expecting that would be an act of terrorism.
  • He had a list in his apartment of the other critical infrastructure he intended to hit.
Bills: HCR40, HB214, HB214
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Energy Committee Meeting - 2025-04-03

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Chris Evans and I am the Director of Brainerd Public Utilities in Brainerd, Minnesota.
  • How many customers does Brainerd Public Utilities serve? Thank you for the question.
  • And so the Public Utilities serves the entire city of Brainerd? Does it serve any?
  • Brainerd Public Utilities. Thank you again for the question.
  • Trent Hawkinson, Brainerd Public Utilities Operations Manager. Thank you.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • all that welcome in the public utilities all that welcome in the public utilities law<00:03:10.959
  • Again, we're not at a utilities.
  • position to run a public utility. Okay. position to run a public utility. Okay.
  • You had said that utilities... I guess my question is: can utilities bill for rate cases?
  • owned by local consumer-owned utilities. owned by local consumer-owned utilities.
Bills: HF3298
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Yet today, there is still no meaningful statewide diversion infrastructure between 911 and 988.
  • On the infrastructure for treatment at the local level and statewide, is there still a need for the infrastructure
  • And so we continue to look at the infrastructural needs that are there.
  • A specialized of Native people utilizing the 988 service in California.
  • We're a critical part of the behavioral health infrastructure.
Keywords: 988, house, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • We've used it more for infrastructure. So, 511 million we've used for infrastructure.
  • So, the LIHTC programs. infrastructure. And some of these infrastructure.
  • We just have utilized that Act 279 monies specifically for infrastructure. >> But you guys have not figured
  • > infrastructure.
  • monies specifically for infrastructure. monies specifically for infrastructure.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Housing, meeting jointly with the Committee on Health and Human Services, heard testimony on Senate Bill 2787, which would expand use of the rental housing revolving fund to provide loans or grants for purchasing rental units, and Senate Bill 2957, which addresses tenant displacement and relocation protections, as well as Senate Bill 2866, which would make the state rent supplement program for kupuna permanent and appropriate funds for it. Testimony on SB 2787 included support from DHHL, HHFDC, AARP Hawaii, and others, while the Attorney General recommended clarifying language and standards for grants, and the Tax Foundation questioned whether grants fit the revolving-fund structure. On SB 2957, supporters including OHA, PACT, medical-legal advocates, and tenant representatives emphasized relocation hardships from the KPT redevelopment, language access, and the need for clearer minimum safeguards; the Attorney General suggested defining “comparable units” and correcting a drafting error. On SB 2866, HPHA, Catholic Charities, AARP, the Executive Office on Aging, and others supported making the kupuna rent supplement program permanent to prevent homelessness among low-income seniors. During discussion on SB 2957, members questioned HPHA and tenant counsel about the KPT low-rise relocation process and what “comparable housing” meant in practice. HPHA said all tenants were relocated, but counsel described disputes over comparability, disability and family-size issues, and at least one offered unit that was not livable. For SB 2787, members questioned DHHL about why it sought funding from the rental housing revolving fund rather than other sources; DHHL said it was still exploring options and had mostly used its funds for infrastructure, with only a small portion used as revolving funds. The chair expressed concern about relying on scarce housing funds and urged more efficient use of DHHL’s existing resources. In decision-making, the committees voted to pass SB 2957 with amendments and SB 2866 with amendments. For SB 2957, the amendments would replace the bill with a working group on tenant displacement and relocation, include a blank appropriation and defective date, and request $75,000 for the working group; the motion was adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator Favela excused. For SB 2866, the amended version would include a blank appropriation, defective date, and committee report language noting requests for $110,160 for two HPHA public housing specialist positions and $2.16 million for the state rent supplement program; this motion was also adopted, with Senator Favela excused. After the joint hearing adjourned, the committee returned to the housing-only agenda and continued discussion of SB 2787 before moving on to SB 3089, which would amend the down payment loan assistance program for low- and moderate-income first-time homebuyers; testimony on SB 3089 was beginning when the transcript ended.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (01/20/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • > came field utility contractor or utility came field utility contractor or utility came up<00
  • Uh, this raises safety concerns for excavators, workers, the public, and utility infrastructure in these
  • <00:22:46.799> infrastructure the public, and utility infrastructure the public, and utility
  • utility changes, utility Ongoing utility changes, utility companies<01:23:12.880> frequently<
  • If it goes away, the 30-day timeline does give utilities the opportunity to go back out, mark infrastructure
Keywords: 1189, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Mar 19th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • or refusal to timely remove or relocate a utility.
  • It provides certain procedures for FDOT and utility owners regarding utility relocation.
  • That includes road builders, utilities, and the telecoms, because, again, the utilities and the telecoms
  • I'm working with the road builders, working with utilities and telecoms.
  • DOT has a utility right-of-way working group. We met in late January.
Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and acted on a series of transportation, licensing, and memorial bills. The first major item was CS/SB 462, the Department of Transportation agency package, which included provisions on transportation trust fund revenue for electric vehicles, county project reporting, speed limits, workforce grants, procurement and utility relocation procedures, airport participation, metropolitan planning, and related DOT administration. The committee adopted a substitute amendment after extensive discussion, especially over utility relocation reimbursement, penalties, and whether the bill was too rigid while stakeholders continued negotiating. Testimony came from industry and utility representatives both supporting the need to address delays and opposing the bill’s prescriptive approach. The bill passed 8-3. The committee then approved several specialty license plate and memorial measures. CS/SB 1024 added a United States Military Academy plate alongside the Naval Academy plate. CS/SB 824 created a Florida Highway Patrol specialty plate. CS/SB 666 created a Miami Northwestern Senior High School alumni plate, with supporters emphasizing the school’s history and scholarship uses for the revenue. CS/SB 916 authorized indemnification and insurance arrangements for commuter rail operations on the Brightline corridor, modeled on SunRail law, and was reported favorably after technical amendments. CS/SB 1290 updated DHSMV rules to conform to IFTA and federal motor carrier standards, raised the crash-damage reporting threshold, and made other registration and email-notification changes; CS/SB 1292 created a public-records exemption for certain email addresses used in motor vehicle and vessel notifications. CS/SB 1408 designated memorial highways for fallen officers Jesse Madsen and Elio Diaz, and CS/SB 1502 authorized FDOT blanket permits for mobile cranes to travel at night under specified conditions. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also received a lengthy informational presentation from FDOT on aggregates and the state’s construction-material supply chain. The witness described aggregate sources, transportation methods, recycling efforts, the importance of the Lake Belt and out-of-state imports, and the department’s supply-chain grant program. Senators asked about long-term reserves, stranded reserves, pricing, and the impact of regulation on future supply, and requested the study and a summary of regulatory impacts for members. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 03/12/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • additional services and infrastructure. additional services and infrastructure.
  • Subdivision two allows the city to collect up to 41 million for water infrastructure.
  • the water infrastructure improvements. the water infrastructure improvements.
  • After decades of use, our water infrastructure is aging and in need of investment.
  • , previous purchase of the land, utility, previous purchase of the land, utility, site<00:51:33.680
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Arts May 14th, 2026

Joint Committee on the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so we're able to utilize that funding...
  • This is ongoing workforce infrastructure.
  • It is public infrastructure. Thank you for your leadership.
  • We have the Prospect Theater Project, which utilize the PAEPF. Thank you. No problem.
  • It is the infrastructure this plan requires to meet its goals.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources Aug 21st, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • it for a good purpose and be able to utilize that.
  • But the rule of capture is what we've utilized so far.
  • I do agree that our data infrastructure with our groundwater data could use some improvements, and we
  • companies that build water infrastructure across the state of Texas.
  • companies that build water infrastructure across the state of Texas.
Bills: HB24, HB27
Summary: The committee met to hear House Bills 27 and 24 on groundwater issues in East Texas, with members and witnesses focusing on a proposed large-volume groundwater export project and the need for more science before major permitting decisions are made. HB 27, which was within the special session call, would direct the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a hydrogeologic study of the aquifers in the affected area and temporarily pause new export permits while the study is underway. HB 24, a separate bill that would limit certain production and export permits to 5% of modeled available groundwater, was laid out but the chair said it would not be moved out of committee. Testimony on HB 27 was largely supportive, though some witnesses were neutral. Supporters, including representatives from a water supply corporation, the Trinity River Authority, Environmental Defense Fund, and the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, said the region lacks enough hydrologic data, that the proposed pumping could affect private wells, surface water, and local economies, and that the state needs better information on sustainable yield and groundwater-surface water interaction. Several witnesses emphasized that groundwater conservation districts need clearer tools and better data, while also noting concerns about property rights and the rule of capture. Committee members discussed the scale of the proposed project, the absence of a groundwater conservation district in Houston County, and the possibility that the study should examine desired future conditions and maximum sustainable pumping rather than only modeled available groundwater. The committee adopted the committee substitute for HB 27 and voted it out favorably to the full House with a recommendation that it do pass, be printed, and be sent to the Committee on Calendars. The roll call was unanimous, 11 ayes and 0 nays. After the vote, members briefly reflected on the complexity of the issue and the need to continue working on broader groundwater policy in the interim and next session. HB 24 was discussed later in the meeting, but no final action on that bill was taken in the portion provided.