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WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 29th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • we had to move a lot of those utilities.
  • ...and do that section, and we would have independent utility.
  • The Cooper Jones Safety Council is here with us.
  • Seeing none, Senate Bill 611 addressing electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles, Brandon,
  • Vice Chair Lovick, Senate Bill 6110, addressing electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles,
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Jan 21st, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 2374 concerns electric-assisted bicycles, or e-bikes, and electric motorcycle regulation.
  • Electric motorcycle is defined as a motorcycle that uses propulsion units powered solely by electricity
  • Electric motorcycles are being defined as distinct from electric-assisted bicycles, and we're in statute
  • and electric motorcycles.
  • Electric-assisted bicycles and electric motorcycles.
Bills: HB2307 , HB2374 , HB2379 , HB1823 , HB2111
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's my privilege to have his great granddaughter, Kathy Hayes, and Kathy's son, Cooper, on the floor
  • program that comes with a sunset in 2032, and so if no money is used, if we are wrong about the utilization
  • addition, the state is also now paying for one statewide screener that all school districts will be utilizing
  • House Bill 4056 authorizes the Oklahoma Capital Improvement Authority to utilize $21,215,000 from the
  • Further, the bill authorizes the Oklahoma Capital Improvement Authority to utilize $27,500,000 from the
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 16th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's my privilege to have his great-granddaughter, Kathy Hayes, and Kathy's son Cooper on the floor today
  • So if no money is used, if we are wrong about the utilization of this account, no money will be spent
  • addition, the state is also now paying for one statewide screener that all school districts will be utilizing
  • House Bill 4056 authorized the Oklahoma Capital Improvement Authority to utilize $21,215,000 from the
  • Further, the bill authorized the Oklahoma Capital Improvement Authority to utilize $27,500,000 from the
Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, prayer, and several gallery introductions recognizing guests and honorees, including the Medford Cardinals football team for their academic and athletic success, Guthrie Day, the Oscar J. Upham post office designation, the OKC Spark professional softball team, the Elks organization, and the YMCA’s 175th anniversary. Senators also welcomed a new intern and acknowledged Senator Carl McDowell’s return to the chamber. Most of the early floor time was devoted to ceremonial citations and concurrent resolutions, all of which were adopted without recorded opposition. The chamber then moved through a series of Joint Committee Reports and third-reading votes on appropriations and related measures. HB 4031 reauthorized $41 million for previously approved ODAA projects and passed 36-8, declared an emergency. HB 4032 redirected industry fees to the Department of Mines and passed 34-11, emergency. HB 4034 appropriated $142,137 for salary increases for certified shorthand reporters and passed 45-0, emergency. HB 4036 transferred $5 million from the Film and Oklahoma revolving fund to a new sitcom-related revolving fund and passed 30-15. HB 4037 raised the Ethics Commission Fund retention cap from $150,000 to $250,000 and passed 45-0, emergency. Several transportation, health, and public safety measures also advanced. HB 4038 moved $5 million for the eight-year road plan and additional project funding, passing 28-17 and then as an emergency measure after vote changes. HB 4040 set up cash-flow funds for the State Department of Health’s $223 million federal award and passed 45-0, emergency. HB 4041 appropriated $2.25 million to the Attorney General, including $2 million for a trafficking victim pilot program and $250,000 for a public safety technology fund, and passed as an emergency. HB 4042 appropriated $500,000 for the Commerce census revolving fund and passed 35-9. HB 4043 transferred $1 million to Emergency Management for Oklahoma Task Force 1 and passed 44-0, emergency. The most extended debate centered on HB 4045 and HB 4046, which expanded and funded the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, and Aviation program. Supporters said the measures would help military bases, schools, infrastructure, simulation training, and defense-related economic development; critics questioned the broad language, lack of detail, and whether the projects fit a broader strategy. HB 4045 passed 37-7 and HB 4046 passed 39-7, both as emergency measures. HB 4047 funded Commerce projects including housing for aged-out foster youth, the State Fair, a university upgrade, and a COG-related economic development request; it passed 30-16 and then 40-6 as an emergency. HB 4048 appropriated $13 million for transportation infrastructure, drew criticism for bypassing the eight-year plan, and passed 36-10 before being declared an emergency. Finally, HB 4030, the Education Budget Limits Bill, was explained in detail, including $43.75 million for the Strong Readers formula, $5 million for literacy coaches, and $5 million for a charter school revolving loan fund; after questions about bonds, charter schools, and the revolving fund, it passed 39-5 and was declared an emergency measure.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Apr 16th, 2025 at 08:04 am

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • operator of a non-compliant or failing utility or corporation.
  • and the Public Utility Commission.
  • Utilities, you know, water supply corporations and others.
  • We have one utility serving them.
  • It's typically dealing with big utilities.
Bills: HB4530 , HB4931 , HB5559 , HB5560 , HB143
Summary: The Committee on Natural Resources met with a quorum present and first took up several pending bills for reconsideration and committee substitute adoption. House Bill 2692, relating to codification and clarification of local laws concerning the San Antonio River Authority, was reported favorably to the full House and sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars by an 11-0 vote. House Bills 1407, 1520, 1535, 2970, 4153, 291, 3663, and 3915 were also reconsidered or laid out as pending business, with committee substitutes adopted where needed and each bill reported favorably, generally by unanimous vote, to the full House and then to Calendars or Calendars/Calendars-related referral as applicable. The committee then heard House Bill 4530, which would expand the Texas Water Trust framework to include groundwater rights, require Texas Water Development Board review and approval of groundwater dedications, and notify local groundwater districts when groundwater rights are placed in the trust. The bill’s author and witnesses from the Environmental Defense Fund, The Nature Conservancy, and Chispa Texas supported the measure as a conservation tool and a way to create a clear process for voluntary donations; a Texas Water Development Board witness testified neutrally. The bill was left pending. House Bill 4931, relating to an aquifer storage and recovery project in Medina County, drew support from the author, the Medina County judge, and a regional water alliance witness, who described severe stress on the Edwards Aquifer, low levels at Medina Lake, and the need for a local water-supply tool. The bill was left pending. House Bill 5559, which would clarify enforcement of drought contingency plans for investor-owned water utilities and involve the PUC in model plan development, received support from groundwater district representatives but also concerns from water company and utility witnesses about enforcement authority, approval procedures, and potential conflicts with existing obligations to provide continuous service; the committee substitute was withdrawn and the bill was left pending. House Bill 5560, which would raise the maximum civil penalty for certain groundwater conservation district enforcement actions from $10,000 to $25,000 per violation, prompted debate over whether current law is already sufficient; supporters said the higher cap would better deter overpumping, while opponents argued existing penalties are already severe. That bill was also left pending, and the committee adjourned subject to call of the chair.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's despite significant growth, increased construction activity, and a surge in utility locate
  • Contractors, utilities, locators, local government, and even Arizona 811 staff and leadership all came
  • The utility companies that serve on the Arizona 811 board are in support.
  • Users of the system, such as utilities, locators, construction companies that I represent, and more are
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Riverton is a housing cooperative organization that believes residents participating in governance of
  • We operate around 600 units of below-market cooperative housing across Minneapolis.
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  • <00:21:03.240><c> by</c><00:21:03.440><c> removing</c><00:21:03.919><c> Financial</c> utilization by
  • removing Financial utilization by removing Financial barriers<00:21:04.880><c> patients</c><00:21:05.200
Bills: HF2228 , HF46 , HF856 , HF2149 , HF2215
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The other groups in Oklahoma, the role, the electric cooperatives, the municipalities, the bill also
  • This bill also makes sure the OMPA Cities, the electric cooperatives, the GrDA cities, municipalities
  • The electric cooperatives have been very supportive of this bill.
  • Her name is Eileen Cooper Grubbs.
  • Utilize Medicaid.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The other groups in Oklahoma, the rural electric cooperatives, the municipalities, the bill also protects
  • This bill also makes sure the OMPA cities, the rural electric cooperatives, the GRDA cities, municipalities
  • The rural electric cooperatives have been very supportive of this bill. They've been very helpful.
  • Her name is Eileen Cooper Grubbs.
  • They should be able to utilize it. It's just a text program.
Summary: The House met in session with prayer, the Pledge, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Jake Searock, Doctor of the Day Dr. Nicole Bowden, Psychologist of the Day Dr. Amy Cherry, Nurse of the Day Eileen Cooper Grubbs, and a presentation for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day. Members also welcomed student and community guests in the galleries. The chamber then moved through a long calendar of House bills, with most measures advancing on unanimous consent or broad bipartisan votes. Among the major bills discussed, lawmakers passed measures on county jail medication reimbursement (HB 2059), a sales tax exemption for LifeShare (HB 3920), ratepayer protections for large data centers and crypto mining facilities (HB 2992), a felony offense for breaking and entering an occupied dwelling without intent to commit another crime (HB 3267), PBM access protections for specialty pharmacy patients (HB 4457), adjunct teacher guardrails in K-4 tested subjects (HB 4427), malpractice coverage for state-employed nurse practitioners and physician assistants (HB 4430), and several higher education, water, and state government cleanup bills. The House also approved bills addressing the 988 mental health lifeline, juvenile oversight disclosures, school support employee tracking, a federal education tax credit opt-in, firearms education curriculum development, AI personhood restrictions, child safety reviews related to fentanyl, and expungement relief for trafficking victims. Debate centered most heavily on HB 2992, where supporters argued data centers should pay their share of infrastructure costs so residential and other ratepayers are not burdened, while some members questioned why the bill singled out data centers instead of all large-load users. HB 3267 drew questions about how the new offense would affect people with cognitive impairments, and HB 3312, the firearms education bill, prompted concerns about who would teach the curriculum. HB 3546 on artificial intelligence personhood also generated discussion about accountability and future regulation. Several bills were amended on the floor, including HB 492, HB 4302, and HB 4105. The House recorded numerous final passage votes, with many bills passing overwhelmingly and some by narrower margins, including HB 3800, HB 4333, HB 3704, HB 4159, and HB 3619. Emergency clauses were adopted on some measures, including HB 4427 and HB 3312, while others were passed without emergency action. The chamber also reconsidered and then passed HB 1979 after a motion to reconsider a prior failure.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 10th, 2026

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Electricity is the same.
  • When public utilities and electric co-ops funded by New Mexico ratepayers must abide by the targeted
  • That area is serviced out there by Central Valley Electric Cooperative out of Artesia.
  • That area is serviced out there by Central Valley Electric Cooperative out of Artisha.
  • a utility.
Bills: SB78 , SB235 , SB22 , SB310
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 78, which would classify nuclear energy as renewable energy. Senator Thornton and supporters argued that New Mexico needs dispatchable, baseload power and that nuclear should be added to the state’s renewable portfolio standard because wind and solar are intermittent and require extensive land, mining, and battery storage. Supporters also emphasized nuclear’s zero-carbon profile, the safety record of U.S. Navy reactors, the possibility of small modular reactors, and the fact that New Mexico already uses nuclear-generated electricity from out of state. Opponents, including Senator O’Malley and Senator Charlie, argued nuclear is not renewable because it relies on finite uranium and creates long-lived radioactive waste, and they raised concerns about uranium mining impacts, waste storage, and the bill’s lack of a limiting principle. The committee voted 5-4 to do not pass the bill, with Senators Cervantes, Hamblen, O’Malley, Lopez, and Charlie voting yes on the do-not-pass motion and Senators Ezell, Scott, and Thornton voting no; the chair then explained that the vote reflected disagreement over whether nuclear should be labeled renewable, not opposition to nuclear power itself. The committee then heard Senate Bill 235, the Microgrid Oversight Act, with a committee substitute. Sponsor Senator Steinborn said the substitute would restore existing renewable benchmarks for microgrids, require large microgrids to meet zero-carbon targets by 2045, add reporting and PRC oversight, and close a loophole that could let utilities buy microgrid power and shift costs to ratepayers. Supporters, including environmental groups and community advocates, said the bill was needed to regulate large data-center microgrids such as Project Jupiter in Doña Ana County, which they said could drive major emissions, ozone, and nitrogen oxide pollution, strain water supplies, and undermine state climate goals. They also argued the bill would protect ratepayers and ensure transparency and community benefits. Opponents, including Americans for Prosperity, the Chamber of Commerce, oil and gas associations, Xcel Energy, PNM, Consumer Energy Alliance, and economic development groups, argued the bill would impose unnecessary regulation on private microgrids, slow investment, raise costs, and reduce flexibility for reliability projects and industrial development. They said microgrids are already regulated for safety and interconnection, and that the bill could discourage projects in New Mexico. In response, Steinborn said the bill was necessary because current law leaves a loophole for large polluting microgrids and because several major projects are already planned or underway. The committee heard extensive public testimony on both sides, but the transcript ends before a final vote on SB 235 is taken.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Environment, Energy & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires each electric utility with a data center in its service territory to make available a tariff
  • The House bill also removes the provision authorizing a consumer-owned utility to refuse to provide electric
  • Ecology may not allocate no-cost allowances to an electric utility for emissions associated with electricity
  • Currently, electric utilities covered by the Clean Energy Transformation Act receive no-cost allowances
  • Currently, electric utilities covered by the Clean Energy Transformation Act received no-cost allowances
Bills: HB2338 , HB2367 , HB2426 , HB2606
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Conservation Feb 10th, 2026 at 09:05 am

Senate Conservation

Transcript Highlights:
  • When public utilities and electric co-ops funded by New Mexico ratepayers must abide by the targeted
  • That area is serviced out there by Central Valley Electric Cooperative out of Artesia.
  • risk, those people that own Central Valley Electric Cooperative, because it's a member-owned company.
  • That area is serviced out there by Central Valley Electric Cooperative out of Artisha.
  • risk those people that own Central Valley Electric cooperative because it's a member owned company.
Bills: SB78 , SB235 , SB22 , SB310
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Feb 17th, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • service, even if the utility currently has service lines running adjacent to their property.
  • , the property is within a half a mile of the municipal utility, and the utility has sufficient capacity
  • be subject to the utility service requirements.
  • What was really critical for us is to focus on damaged electric vehicle batteries.
  • It ensures utilities and ratepayers are protected when utilities follow PSC-approved tariffs while preserving
Committee: Senate Rules
Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum and considered a long agenda of bills, many of them retained from the prior week. The most debated measure was CS for SB 706, which would preempt naming of major commercial service airports to the state and designate Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport, subject to FAA approval and a trademark agreement. Amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to prevent private financial benefit from the naming. Several senators spoke in opposition, citing concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and the trademark/licensing arrangement; supporters argued there was no cost to the airport and that the bill simply set a state naming policy. The committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. The committee also reported favorably CS for SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements, CS for CS for SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, CS for SB 1500 on uncontested probate proceedings, SB 962 on excluding farms from certain zoning definitions, and CS for SB 820 on problem-solving court reporting requirements. The committee then approved several bills from Senator DiCeglie and Senator Arrington. SB 840, addressing land-use regulations for local governments affected by natural disasters, was supported by local-government and environmental advocates who said it would restore local control after SB 180’s hurricane-related restrictions; the sponsor said it was intended to correct unintended consequences of last year’s law. CS for SB 856, requiring online listing platforms to show estimated ad valorem taxes on residential listings, was amended to exclude social media platforms and broaden liability protections; the sponsor and a county property appraiser described it as a consumer-transparency measure. CS for SB 110, clarifying homestead exemption treatment for long-term leases that end at death, was also reported favorably. The committee took up a controversial strike-all amendment to SB 212, which focused on public swimming pools and added residency and related restrictions for certain sex offenders and offenders on community control or probation. The amendment drew strong opposition from advocates and affected families, who argued it would worsen homelessness, impose broad geographic restrictions, and lack evidence of improving child safety; supporters said it was a targeted public-safety measure. Despite the objections, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved SB 684 on electronic signatures for total-loss vehicle and vessel titles, SB 394 on reinsurance intermediary managers, SB 434 on property tax assessment treatment for wind-hardening improvements, CS for CS for SBs 658 and 608 on water-safety requirements for rental properties with pools or nearby water, SB 748 on adding voting-rights restoration information to sentencing score sheets, and CS for SB 824 requiring school districts to inventory unimproved real property. The meeting ended while the committee was beginning SB 848 on stormwater treatment, with an amendment being introduced as the transcript cut off.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee, February 19, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:04:37.759><c> utilities</c><00:04:38.400><c> and</c> that the rural electric utilities and that
  • the rural electric utilities and all<00:04:38.800><c> the</c><00:04:38.960><c> land</c><00:04:39.199
  • You'll see that on electric utility, and you'll see it on public utility in those definitions.
  • So, it's not exclusively for the use of the rural electric utilities.
  • Good thing for the rural electric utilities. Good thing for the landowners again.
Bills: SF0099 , SF0116 , SJ0006
Committee: Senate Judiciary
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Transportation May 28th, 2026

Joint Committee on Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Bill S3077 correctly recognizes that not all electric micromobility devices are identical.
  • Operators utilize full-face coverings to conceal that they do not match the profile.
  • There are dirt bikes that just happen to be electric.
  • There are dirt bikes that just happen to be electric.
  • I don't want electric motorcycles going 40 miles an hour.
Bills: H5400 , H5421 , H5430 , S3077 , S3089