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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Intergovernmental Affairs Jun 24th, 2026

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • impact on quality of life crimes, high-risk mental health problem-solving, and addressing transiency-led
  • impact on quality of life crimes, high-risk mental health problem-solving, and addressing transiency-led
  • We have options for individuals, no matter what issue led them to become homeless in the first place.
  • One way this gap can be addressed is by providing funding for family and peer-led education and support
  • Texas sort of has led the way on this.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 53 (3-25-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • employees are required to report assaults unless they have cause to believe a student's disability led
  • employees are required to report assaults unless they have cause to believe a student's disability led
  • employees are required to report assaults unless they have cause to believe a student's disability led
  • 17:28.200> a<01:17:28.320> student's<01:17:28.960> disability<01:17:29.880> led
  • <01:17:30.720> to believe a student's disability led to believe a student's disability led
Keywords: 958, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/18/26 - Afternoon Meeting

Elections Finance and Government Operations

Transcript Highlights:
  • grounds that providing disclosure on the vendors that they did business with would, or in some cases has, led
  • <01:03:42.640> some<01:03:42.880> cases<01:03:43.359> has<01:03:43.760> led
  • <01:03:44.079> to would or or in some cases has led to would or or in some cases has led to
  • issue's been discussed, and uh this bill is in an attempt to conform to language that that decision led
  • to conform to language that<01:12:30.640> that<01:12:31.120> decision<01:12:31.600> led
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 03/18/26

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • In December 2022, there were discussions that led to in 2023 the passage of a change in the compensatory
  • student nutrition, the shift away from paper applications to direct certification is unintentionally led
  • students who qualify for free or reduced lunches also qualify under direct certification, which has led
  • certification, qualify under direct certification, which<01:11:38.480> has<01:11:38.640> led
  • a<01:11:39.080> funding<01:11:39.480> shortfall<01:11:40.160> or which has led
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/17/26

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • So what this has led to is quite a wide disparity in how our local law enforcement uses these systems
  • and I know that I was recently interviewed on this topic by a local news station, and Flock kind of led
  • But the testimony and the letters provided by the big tech, um, have led me to just passionately support
  • > letters provided by the big tech, um, letters provided by the big tech, um, have<01:16:05.840> led
  • me to just passionately support have led me to just passionately support your<01:16:07.600> bill.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 4:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we did a massive substitution effect study for Massachusetts and found that effect that led to them
  • So we did a massive substitution effect study for Massachusetts and found that effect that led to them
  • And it has led to some really important insights into understanding gambling harm.
  • And it has led to some really field.
  • And it has led to some really important<01:11:59.920> insights<01:12:01.120> into<01:12
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Revenue Committee, February 13, 2026

Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, I think that's kind of what led to this. store, can't they?
  • <01:15:25.280> So,<01:15:26.239> a that's kind of what led to this.
  • So, a that's kind of what led to this.
  • But I think when we promulgate inadvertently statutes that cause them conflict, that's what's led us
  • But I think when we promulgate inadvertently statutes that cause them conflict, that's what's led us
Bills: SF0044, SF0046
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • This initiative is led by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, along
  • There are two national level programs that Kentucky participates in that are led by the USDA, and that's
  • USDA<00:43:35.200> and<00:43:35.440> that's<00:43:35.599> the that are led
  • by the USDA and that's the that are led by the USDA and that's the National<00:43:36.240> Poultry
  • They came in and led some workshops for us on damage assessment, donations management, animal care and
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The committee met to adopt the minutes of the second meeting by voice vote, then heard an update focused on disaster preparedness, resiliency, response, and coordination among state agencies and partners. The chair emphasized avoiding duplication of resources and highlighted the importance of agriculture-related response issues, including animal evacuation, feed distribution, and the role of extension services during disasters. The Department for Public Health was invited to explain its role in emergency planning and response. Public Health described its Emergency Preparedness and Response Branch as the lead coordinating agency for Emergency Support Function 8, covering health and medical services under Kentucky’s emergency operations framework. Testimony outlined its broad responsibilities, including support for hospitals, morgues, local health departments, behavioral health, crisis counseling, suspicious package testing, disease outbreaks, and coordination with emergency management, EMS, transportation, and nonprofit and private partners. Officials also described the agency’s risk-assessment process, training and exercise programs, and deployed assets such as PPE caches, deployable communications, a federal medical station, a mobile treatment center, and alternate care support used in events like the eastern Kentucky floods and COVID-19. The agency also discussed funding through federal cooperative agreements for public health emergency preparedness and hospital preparedness, noting that these programs have evolved since 9/11 and have been shaped by major disasters and emerging threats. Officials said Kentucky’s funding has declined over time and that current awards are partially funded for the first time in the program’s history. They expressed support for efficiency if federal programs are consolidated, but cautioned that combining programs could risk further funding losses.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • tried to really work towards enhancing the experience for the children as far as being able to use LED
  • tried to really work towards enhancing the experience for the children as far as being able to use LED
  • tried to really work towards enhancing the experience for the children as far as being able to use LED
  • tried to really work towards enhancing the experience for the children as far as being able to use LED
  • tried to really work towards enhancing the experience for the children as far as being able to use LED
Summary: The meeting was the first of the year for the Capital Planning Advisory Board. Members were called, a quorum was confirmed, new co-chairs and members were welcomed, and the board approved the prior year’s meeting minutes. The chair also reviewed the capital planning timeline, packet organization, and the list of agencies that submitted plans but would not testify. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services presented first, outlining priorities centered on public safety, protecting existing infrastructure, preventive maintenance, and improving service delivery. Its major requests included a $21 million maintenance pool for 14 campuses and 175 buildings, phase 2 construction funding for a new public health laboratory, an 18-bed psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents with severe mental health needs, and several projects at Western State Hospital, Western State Nursing Facility, Hazlewood, and Oakwood. Members asked about the youth facility’s relationship to a separate DJJ project, vacant buildings, the high per-bed cost of the children’s hospital, and how the cabinet determined the need for the youth facility. CHFS said the youth project would be a separate facility serving high-acuity youth, the cost reflected the specialized nature of the unit and an 18-bed cap, and the broader youth plan also includes prevention, in-home services, and coordination across agencies. The Kentucky Department of Education then described projects for its three state-operated facilities: the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, and the FFA leadership training center. It requested additional funding for the FFA classroom and activity building after bids came in higher than expected, plus funding for a new education finance application system to support SEEK budgeting. Other priorities included a maintenance pool, FFA pool renovation, electrical upgrades, campus education enhancements, lighting improvements, safety and security work, door and window replacements, and HVAC maintenance. Members asked about student outcomes, the size of the FFA pool, and construction cost assumptions; the department said it tracks students through the schools and short-course programs, the pool size figure may have been a typo, and current construction estimates are being adjusted upward because of inflation and supply-chain pressures. The Education and Labor Cabinet began its presentation with 12 priority projects, including a state labor exchange system to connect job seekers and employers, renovation of the McDow Vocational Rehabilitation Center, and a new adult education and family literacy management information system. The cabinet said the labor exchange would help match workers with employers at no cost, while the McDow renovation was needed because the 30-year-old facility has safety and code concerns. The adult education system was described as outdated and lacking adequate case-management and tracking capabilities.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate May 6th, 2025

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • accomplishment and celebrate Paxton's accomplishment and celebrate Paxton's accomplishment and the journey that led
  • him to national the journey that led him to national the journey that led him to national success.
  • Today the pledge will be led by Hudson Boyd. Hudson attends be led by Hudson Boyd.
  • Hudson attends be led by Hudson Boyd.
Bills: SB 66, SB 317, SB 393, SB 397, SB 456, SB 614, SB 628, SB 629, SB 636, SB 715, SB 731, SB 801, SB 872, SB 905, SB 986, SB 1012, SB 1013, SB 1015, SB 1032, SB 1113, SB 1181, SB 1212, SB 1241, SB 1250, SB 1278, SB 1285, SB 1376, SB 1444, SB 1449, SB 1524, SB 1525, SB 1528, SB 1556, SB 1588, SB 1660, SB 1704, SB 1708, SB 1802, SB 1833, SB 1844, SB 1854, SB 1863, SB 1957, SB 1959, SB 1965, SB 1999, SB 2035, SB 2056, SB 2082, SB 2119, SB 2138, SB 2165, SB 2199, SB 2201, SB 2203, SB 2245, SB 2284, SB 2419, SB 2422, SB 2452, SB 2487, SB 2523, SB 2529, SB 2533, SB 2541, SB 2586, SB 2595, SB 2605, SB 2615, SB 2675, SB 2690, SB 2717, SB 2753, SB 2778, SB 2835, SB 2841, SB 2891, SB 2929, SB 2933, SB 3016, SB 3039, SB 3044, HB 912, HB 2525, SJR 3, SB 5, SB 29, SB 326, SB 494, SB 530, SB 769, SB 783, SB 963, SB 1238, SB 1271, SB 1786, SB 1967, SB 2312, SB 72, SB 616, SB 1143, SB 1172, SB 1267, SB 1273, SB 1506, SB 1759, SB 2361, SB 1, SB 260, SB 1637, SJR 36, SJR 50, SJR 63, SJR 59, SCR 12, SCR 39, SCR 48, SCR 19, SB 2023, SB 1524, SB 2422, SB 2119, SB 2753, SB 1863, SB 62, SB 666, SB 847, SB 284, SB 854, SB 1073, SB 810, SB 1505, SB 583, SB 507, SB 1434, SB 1376, SB 1772, SB 2016, SB 1163, SB 1122, SB 731, SB 397, SB 508, SB 1436, SB 287, SB 261, SB 1882, SB 393, SB 1791, SB 209, SB 2429, SB 1999, SB 511, SB 2309, SB 510, SB 1085, SB 1975, SB 2717, SB 1262, SB 636, SB 2056, SB 884, SB 517, SB 1200, SB 1845, SB 2681, SB 2199, SB 2458, SB 801, SB 2533, SB 3014, SB 3013, SB 758, SB 1013, SB 2797, SB 2076, SB 2876, SB 2284, SB 2929, SB 2595, SB 715, SB 1640, SB 1241, SB 2538, SB 1449, SB 2529, SB 986, SB 1181, SB 1359, SB 2245, SB 410, SB 1234, SB 456, SB 1012, SB 2926, SB 2138, SB 2615, SB 2972, SB 2841, SB 3016, SB 1856, SB 2035, SB 1528, SB 1373, SB 672, SB 2891, SB 1854, SB 317, SB 2539, SB 2532, SB 1250, SB 2082, SB 2203, SB 1285, SB 1959, SB 1454, SB 2520, SB 2541, SB 1708, SB 1237, SB 1844, SB 1586, SB 3039, SB 2819, SB 66, SB 629, SB 1015, SB 2342, SB 2903, SB 2933, SB 1965, SB 2477, SB 3029, SB 2605, SB 2419, SB 1957, SB 375, SB 250, SB 777, SB 628, SB 2523, SB 2367, SB 2703, SB 2608, SB 2778, SB 3044, SB 2965, SB 2521, SB 865, SB 1032, SB 2165, SB 2501, SB 2675, SB 2452, SB 2835, SB 872, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1588, SB 1602, SB 1704, SB 1723, SB 1833, SB 1858, SB 1946, SB 2009, SB 2177, SB 2460, SB 2785, SB 2373, SB 1660, SB 614, SB 867, SB 1608, SB 1525, SB 905, SB 640, SB 2487, SB 1698, SB 383, SB 705, SB 748, SB 1113, SB 1117, SB 1802, SB 2340, SB 2586, SB 2680, SB 2690, SB 2994, SB 2747, SB 1950, SB 913, SB 1071, SB 1086, SB 1087, SB 1483, SB 1444, SB 1553, SB 1556, SB 1703, SB 2133, SB 2297, SB 2298, SB 2622, SB 2955, SB 3059, SB 2782, SB 2781, SB 2637, SB 2633, SB 2337, SB 2334, SB 1861, SB 2043, SB 1367, SB 946, SB 945, SB 2857, SB 128, SB 571, SB 1263, SB 3058, SB 612, SB 2221, SB 2587, SB 2044, SB 2363, SB 2713, HB 1109, HB 1392, HB 22, HB 2525, HB 3093, HB 517, HB 912, HB 1130, HB 142, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 2311, SB 1986, SB 2565, SB 2943, SB 1888, SB 2417, SB 3048, SB 3052, SB 3053, SB 3036, SB 3057, SB 3056, SB 3043, SB 3037, SB 3050, SB 3063, SB 3047, SB 3035, HJR 98, HJR 99, HB 136, HB 2884, HB 1393, HB 2730, HB 1399, HB 1244, HB 467, HB 331, HB 2559, SB 66, SB 456, SB 628, SB 1012, SB 1015, SB 1032, SB 1241, SB 1376, SB 1708, SB 1959, SB 1965, SB 2035, SB 2199, SB 2245, SB 2284, SB 2419, SB 2523, SB 2529, SB 2541, SB 2595, SB 2605, SB 2778, SB 2933, SB 3039, SB 3044, SB 1524, SB 1863, SB 2119, SB 2422, SB 2753, SB 1844, SB 2533, SR 417, SR 500, SR 501, SR 502, HCR 128, HB 23, HB 45, HB 104, HB 519, HB 748, HB 791, HB 1056, HB 1481, HB 3181, HB 3211, HB 4044, HB 4290, HB 23, HB 45, HB 104, HB 519, HB 748, HB 791, HB 1056, HB 1481, HB 3181, HB 3211, HB 4044, HB 4290
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/24/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • This combined confusion and uncertainty led to the withdrawing of the memo.
  • In addition, more uncertainty exists due to several lawsuits, including several being led by Chrisorum's
  • Uh, so again, we look at reconciliation gives several being led by Chrisorum's state several being led
  • comments on education, and I find it just, you know, a little bit frustrating after we put the DFL-led
  • I find it just, you know, a little bit frustrating after we put the DFL-led legislature and governor
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Transportation Mar 19th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance led
  • Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance led
  • Senator Davis. to the flag of the Allegiance led
  • Certainly be led language.
  • Certainly be led to thank you for the little
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • He said they are not necessarily led to $50 being the final fee, nor do they envision needing to keep
  • Minneapolis to Big Lake, well before my service on the Met Council, appointed by Governor Ventura and led
  • Minneapolis to Big Lake, well before my service on the Met Council, appointed by Governor Ventura and led
  • short of the goal. me Council appointed by Governor Ventura me Council appointed by Governor Ventura led
  • by Ted Mondale along with County led by Ted Mondale along with County Commissioners<00:47:03.640>
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 02/20/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • With that, I'd like to hand it over to Anna, a researcher at Wilder Research, who led the analysis and
  • With that, I'd like to hand it over to Anna, a researcher at Wilder Research, who led the analysis and
  • With that, I'd like to hand it over to Anna, a researcher at Wilder Research, who led the analysis and
  • With that, I'd like to hand it over to Anna, a researcher at Wilder Research, who led the analysis and
  • Thirteen percent were charter schools; the rest were— Anna, a researcher at Wilder Research, who led
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/11/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • affordable housing and being able to have somewhere to go was the biggest part of it, because that's what led
  • Being able to have somewhere to go was the biggest part of it, because that's what led me to be more
  • through Mitchell-Lane League and MICAH, because I also think that this charge, this movement, should be led
  • this movement think that this charge this movement should<01:12:57.400> be<01:12:58.159> led
  • by those of us that have should be led by those of us that have lived<01:12:59.920> the<01:13
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • the drawbridge cameras, and our high-altitude planes: detecting and interdicting those threats, which led
  • to 50,000 criminal arrests by Texas DPS. ...threats, which led to 50,000 criminal arrests by Texas DPS
  • And it led to a lot of internal— it led to a lot of employee terminations, a lot of OIG investigations
  • That led to the reason why nobody was checking it out anymore and using it, because it's out of date.
  • experience... ...of Texas firefighters going and seeing these fires in these other states has certainly led
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard the Legislative Budget Board’s overview of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s 2026-27 budget, followed by extensive testimony from DPS leadership. The LBB presentation covered funding and staffing changes across driver license services, facilities, troopers and recruit schools, crime labs, vehicle and aircraft operations, and border security. The recommendations included added support for customer service staffing and trooper hiring, but did not include several DPS exceptional items such as major driver license staffing and technology requests, new regional headquarters in El Paso and San Antonio, and other capital projects. Members also discussed proposed rider changes, including a new rider to lapse unused trooper funding and require reporting after recruit schools. Much of the committee’s questioning focused on driver license operations, where senators criticized long call wait times, low call-answer rates, appointment delays, and what they viewed as an overreliance on adding staff rather than improving processes. DPS and LBB witnesses said the agency is pursuing some technology upgrades, including automation, online pre-population of applications, and appointment-system improvements, but acknowledged that the driver license division remains a major problem area. Senators also raised concerns about whether the 2019 efficiency study led to meaningful changes and whether the agency should consider broader process redesign or even a different administrative structure. Colonel Freeman and other DPS officials then defended the agency’s broader law enforcement and border-security work, emphasizing the need for the Williamson County training academy, the 500 additional troopers funded in prior sessions, and continued support for Operation Lone Star. They described DPS’s role in border interdiction, threat-to-life investigations, oilfield theft cases, Capitol and Alamo security, and highway safety, and said the agency is stretched thin by deployments and overtime. Members asked about border reimbursement possibilities, regional staffing differences, pursuit safety, fleet and aircraft replacement needs, and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame museum. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Businesses and site selectors alike have described that the overall business climate and hiring issues have led
  • Businesses and site selectors alike have described that the overall business climate and hiring issues have led
  • climate and hiring overall business climate and hiring issues<00:04:28.520> have<00:04:28.680> led
  • trend<00:04:29.280> of<00:04:29.400> expans<00:04:29.720> ion issues have led
  • to a trend of expans ion issues have led to a trend of expans ion of<00:04:30.440> outside<00
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee’s first official meeting was framed as an informational session, with the chair saying no legislation would be acted on and that testimony would focus on what is working and not working for businesses and workers in Minnesota. The stated topics included earned sick and safe time, paid family and medical leave, labor shortages, and broader business climate concerns. The chair also noted the absence of DFL members and invited questions to be held until the end so testifiers could present fully. Lauren Shodor of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce argued that Minnesota’s business climate has worsened because of high taxes, rising costs, regulation, and new workplace mandates. She cited chamber survey and research findings saying more businesses are considering leaving the state, that Minnesota companies are investing more in other states than vice versa, and that the state lags national growth rates. She said employers are especially concerned about earned sick and safe time and the upcoming paid family and medical leave program, which the chamber believes add compliance burdens and costs, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses. Matt Hilgart of the Association of Minnesota Counties said the new leave laws affect county budgets and operations because labor is the main county cost and services are often state-mandated. He said the programs were imposed outside the collective bargaining process and can duplicate existing county benefits, increase costs, and create staffing and service challenges. He asked for changes including clearer premium-sharing language, exclusion of elected officials and short-term election workers from paid leave requirements, better exemption and private-plan rules, coordination requirements for intermittent leave, and more clarity for essential employees during weather emergencies. Owen Worth of the League of Minnesota Cities said cities are facing similar implementation problems, with overlapping leave policies and concerns about stacking state and federal leave rules, and he indicated the league would support changes to reduce administrative and budget pressures on cities.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Jun 16th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're very quickly at sort of seven years of proponent-led and then NRC-led regulatory work, feed design
  • But Natrium TerraPower, the Bill Gates-led investment, is doing early site clearing in Kemmerer, Wyoming
  • A lot of it led by these SMR vendors that know they need to deploy, and so they're pushing their pilot
Keywords: 908, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're very quickly at sort of seven years of proponent-led and then NRC-led regulatory work, fuel design
  • But Natrium, TerraPower—the Bill Gates-led investment—is doing early site clearing in Kemmerer, Wyoming
  • A lot of it is led by these SMR vendors that know they need to deploy, and so they're pushing their pilot
Summary: The committee met to review advanced nuclear energy issues in North Dakota, beginning with approval of the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon presented an overview of the advanced reactor landscape, distinguishing light-water SMRs, advanced Gen 4 reactors, and microreactors. The presentation emphasized that light-water SMRs are the most near-term deployable and use familiar low-enriched uranium fuel, while many Gen 4 designs may require high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALU), which is not yet supported by a mature U.S. supply chain. Nucleon also noted that advanced reactors are being developed primarily for industrial heat applications, while microreactors are niche, higher-cost systems for remote or mission-critical uses. Committee members asked about fuel availability, safety, recycling, and whether large reactors such as AP-1000s were evaluated; the presenter said fuel development is proceeding in parallel but remains a bottleneck, and that siting and grid capacity often make SMRs more practical than gigawatt-scale plants in North Dakota. Representatives from the National Association of State Energy Officials described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, regional coordination, grants, tax incentives, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and pilot programs. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and said states are focusing on multi-state coordination, demand aggregation, regulatory coordination, waste management, workforce readiness, and community engagement. They also discussed affordability tools such as construction work in progress (CWIP), financing incentives, and consumer protections, citing examples from Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Utah, Tennessee, and others. In response to questions, they explained that pilot programs often involve site-readiness and feasibility studies, and that the federal Nuclear Innovation Campus process is moving forward with multiple submissions while broader waste and recycling policy may require congressional action. The Public Service Commission said it would likely have a major role in any North Dakota nuclear project through certificate-of-public-convenience-and-necessity review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted gaps in current law for small reactors, co-located facilities, NRC coordination, and long-term site stewardship. The commissioner said the commission has no authority over a private, self-contained reactor not connected to the grid. The Department of Environmental Quality explained that the state regulates radioactive materials under its agreement-state authority, but NRC retains primacy over fission reactors; DEQ would likely assist with emergency planning and could have a larger role if fusion reactors emerge. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, requiring a dedicated radiological emergency preparedness program, training, drills, public outreach, and likely additional funding and staffing, with industry expected to bear much of the cost. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota’s water laws and prior-appropriation system are adequate for nuclear siting, that the Missouri River is the best likely source, and that no statutory or budget changes are currently needed from a water perspective. The committee recessed for lunch after these agency presentations.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • You're very quickly at sort of seven years of proponent-led and then NRC-led regulatory work, FEED design
  • But Natrium, TerraPower, the Bill Gates-led investment, is doing early site clearing in Kemmerer, Wyoming
  • A lot of it led by these SMR vendors that know they need to deploy, and so they're pushing their pilot
Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to review prior minutes and hear a series of presentations on advanced nuclear technology and state readiness. The committee approved the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon’s William Bridge outlined the advanced nuclear landscape, distinguishing near-term light-water SMRs from more advanced Gen 4 reactors and microreactors, and emphasized that fuel supply, especially HALEU, remains a developing supply chain. He said light-water designs are the most deployable in the near term, while advanced reactors may be better suited for industrial heat applications and could face a 2- to 3-year delay from fuel availability. Representatives from NASEO described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, pilot programs, financing tools, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and regional coordination. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and stressed that states are focusing early on emergency preparedness, community engagement, waste management, affordability, and consumer protections. They also noted that some states are creating nuclear-ready community programs and cost-recovery guardrails, while public utility commissions are examining long-term lifecycle costs and rate impacts. North Dakota agencies then outlined their potential roles. The Public Service Commission said it would likely be involved in public-interest review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted current statutes may not fully address long-term nuclear projects, co-location, or decommissioning. The Department of Environmental Quality said it would continue to regulate radioactive materials and likely support emergency planning, while fission reactor oversight remains federal. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, needing a radiological emergency program, training, exercises, equipment, and possibly industry funding. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota has sufficient surface water, especially from the Missouri River, but that water planning would be important; it did not recommend statutory or budget changes at this time. The committee recessed for lunch after these presentations, with no additional votes or actions taken.