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• President, your Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, under consideration of House
• President, the Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, under consideration of House
• I move the following amendment to House Bill 2875, as amended by the Regulatory Affairs and Government
• I move the following amendment to House Bill 2875, as amended by the Regulatory Affairs and Government
• Seeing none, the question before you is the adoption of the Regulatory Affairs Committee amendment to

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• If I may, you mentioned regulatory issues.
• So there's a lot of advantages in that respect from that regulatory perspective. Thank you.
• It's not a technology issue, it's not an engineering issue; it truly is a regulatory issue.
• It truly is a regulatory issue.
• But that regulatory process has to really accelerate.

Bills: HB2809

Keywords: cybersecurity, post-quantum encryption, CMMC 2.0, state agencies, data protection, US-based vendors, 1182, all

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• Such litigation would raise costs and add regulatory red tape, and threaten co-ops' ability to prioritize
• The legislature has ensured that there's a stable, predictable regulatory environment to try to ensure
• And so all that takes into consideration the various business, financial, regulatory risks that these
• Yes, and so the, usually the response is, well, there's regulatory uncertainty in those cost-recovered
• But part of that is a responsibility on the part of the regulatory body to lay bare their reasoning and

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up four bills. SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives was presented as a negotiated glitch bill to narrow statutory language so co-ops can choose generation and power purchases based on cost and reliability without exposure to special-interest litigation, while preserving consumer protections. A representative from the Florida Electric Cooperatives Association waived in support, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then considered SB 364 on public accountancy, which was described as a modernization and efficiency measure to expand CPA licensure pathways without lowering standards. An amendment correcting a drafting error and restoring automatic mobility language was adopted without objection. Jason Harrell of FICPA waived in support, while one speaker appeared to discuss a utility issue unrelated to the bill. CS for SB 364 was reported favorably. Chair Bradley’s SB 200 on utilities addressed utility-scale solar decommissioning and storm protection plans. The bill would authorize counties to adopt solar decommissioning ordinances, direct DEP to develop best practices, and require the PSC to consider whether storm protection plan benefits exceed costs. County and AARP representatives waived in support, and the Small County Coalition spoke favorably, saying the bill was a needed step that did not restrict solar development. SB 200 was considered favorably. The committee also heard SB 126 on the Florida Public Service Commission, a strike-all bill focused on PSC reform and utility affordability. The amendment would add CPA and financial analyst expertise, require stronger PSC order support, tighten intervention standards, set return-on-equity and review criteria, require consideration of executive compensation and affordability, and direct the PSC to weigh risk from storm and cost-recovery mechanisms. PSC staff answered extensive questions about utility hardening, storm recovery, and rate-setting. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability and affordability, while others urged stronger enforceable affordability standards and restoration of the return-on-equity cap. Despite concerns, the bill was reported favorably as CS for SB 126.

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• Senate to inform the House that the Senate has passed S. 1020, an act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory
• require the passed S1020, an act to require the Federal<00:06:12.160> Energy<00:06:12.560> Regulatory
• <00:06:13.199> Commission<00:06:13.600> to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to
• Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend<00:06:14.080> the<00:06:14.319> time<00:

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• depth, uh, then you are in exploration for geothermal resource, and it's a much higher level of regulatory
• research and I mean regulatory compliance, uh, kind of health and safety requirements.
• research and I mean regulatory compliance, uh, kind of health and safety requirements.
• research and I mean regulatory compliance, uh, kind of health and safety requirements.
• U research and I mean regulatory U research and I mean Regulatory Regulatory Regulatory Compliance<00

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Summary: The committees first heard Senate Bill 151 relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and geothermal development on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL and Ulupono Initiative testified in strong support, saying the measure would help advance clean energy goals, create economic opportunities, and support DHHL’s mission. Fine Electric also supported the bill. Several members of the public testified in opposition, raising concerns about consultation with beneficiaries, water impacts, land issues, and the scale of the proposed spending. In response to questions, DHHL staff explained slimhole drilling, the permitting distinctions between water exploration and geothermal exploration, and said prior studies and geophysical testing had been done. The chair then recommended passage with amendments, including SMA technical amendments, a directive to establish a permitted interaction group to study geothermal options, removal of the appropriation language, and a new effective date. The committees adopted the recommendation and passed SB 151 with amendments, with one senator voting no and several excused. The joint committees then took up Senate Bill 371 on property damage to critical infrastructure facilities. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill with amendments, recommending broader critical infrastructure language to cover systems such as transportation, gas, power, water, and oil, and suggesting additional changes to improve prosecution. Utility and other supporters also testified in favor. The chairs proposed adopting the AG’s amendments except one, and further expanding the bill to make manslaughter explicit when a death results from disruption of critical infrastructure, and to add water as a covered infrastructure category. The committees adopted the amended recommendation and passed SB 371 with amendments. Finally, the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee heard Senate Bill 585 on special purpose revenue bonds for Bana Pacific. The Attorney General noted a possible issue with the company’s entity status and the bill title, but Bana Pacific stated it was in the process of converting from an LLC to a corporation and was satisfied with the title. The State Energy Office supported the concept, and Bana Pacific described the project as an integrated biogas and green hydrogen facility that would support energy security, create jobs, and reduce emissions. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 964 on waste-to-energy, where the State Energy Office offered supportive comments but many testifiers opposed the measure, arguing incineration is costly, polluting, and inferior to recycling. Written testimony showed more opposition than support, and public testimony focused on environmental and cost concerns.

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• And then Martin's recommendation on a... ...on a non-regulatory board, and each of them have a different
• [A] non-regulatory board to meet Delaware's carbon-free goal.
• Infrastructure, energy storage, or regional power markets, and/or Delaware could fund a non-regulatory
• And last option, Delaware could fund a non-regulatory board to meet Delaware… And last option, Delaware
• could fund a non-regulatory board to meet Delaware's carbon-free goals and to provide reliable firm

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• have Andrea Tienin, Director of Race Equity and Legislative Policy at TURN; Gracina Mahabir, a regulatory
• Grishina Mahabir, a regulatory advocate with California Environmental Voters, here today in proud support
• bucket of activities that were related to, you know, cases where they have to participate in a regulatory
• that basically excluded activities that directly and necessarily related to appearances before regulatory
• that basically excluded activities that directly and necessarily related to appearances before regulatory

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility affordability, transparency, clean energy, and consumer access. SB 327 would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books; supporters framed it as a ratepayer protection and accountability measure, while utilities and industry groups raised concerns about municipalization language and data-request procedures. After discussion about the scope of the bill and existing guardrails from prior legislation, the committee voted SB 327 out on a due pass as amended basis to Appropriations, with the roll left open and later updated to 12-2. SB 1350, a hydrogen bill, would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen in turbines. The author and supporters said it would help California meet clean energy goals, support the Lancaster hydrogen project, and create jobs, while opponents, especially environmental groups, warned about NOx emissions, the risk of paper transactions, and the need for stronger safeguards on feedstocks and delivery. Members discussed amendments already taken and the need for continued work on environmental protections; the committee passed the bill 14-0 to Natural Resources. SB 868 would create a framework for plug-in or balcony solar devices for renters and others without rooftop solar, with safety standards and a cap on system size. Supporters said it would lower bills and expand access to solar, while utilities and some others raised safety and backfeed concerns and asked for more review through existing interconnection processes. The author and witnesses said the devices are small, non-exporting, and covered by safety certifications; the committee approved the bill 17-0, later updated to 18-0, and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1233 would require additional disclosure about utility cash on hand, capital structure, and related information in existing reports to help inform rates and affordability. Utilities opposed the measure as duplicative of existing proceedings and potentially delay-inducing, while supporters said it would improve transparency for ratepayers. The committee passed SB 1233 10-3 to Appropriations. The committee also dispensed with the consent calendar, passing the remaining consent items, including SB 925, SB 667, SB 952, SB 742, SB 929, SB 943, and SB 1138, and noted that SB 905 had been pulled from the agenda.

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• Andrea Tienin, Director of Race Equity and Legislative Policy at TURN, and Gracina Mahabir, who is a regulatory
• Gracina Mahabir, a regulatory advocate with California Environmental Voters, here today in proud support
• And that does not mean any regulatory functions or any ability to, you know, like instill fines or penalties
• which are defined as, you know, for the purpose of directly or indirectly influencing legislation, regulatory
• that basically excluded activities that directly and necessarily related to appearances before regulatory

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• SB 1297, unemployment benefits waiting period — Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency.
• SB 1301, business relocation notice penalty — Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency.
• SB 1302, executive contractors license safety — Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency.
• SB 1310, dentist and dental hygienist compact — Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency.
• Senate Bill 1236 is drawn from the Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency and further

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• Agencies in the department's Regulatory Agencies in the department's 2025<02:14:59.360> Sunset
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• regulatory agencies. regulatory agencies.
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• <00:48:02.839> Affairs sector in the state Regulatory Affairs sector in the state Regulatory
• mission we are the oldest regulatory mission we are the oldest regulatory body<01:14:24.320>
• Most of our staff, as you can see from this slide, are in the Regulatory Analysis Division.
• The PUC has emphasized reducing regulatory lag over the past few years and measured a 48% decrease in
• efficiently perform its core regulatory efficiently perform its core regulatory tasks<01:22:57.120

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• That's a little bit of a framework. Thank you for your patience, Senator Matthews, to your bill.
• Today, I respectfully ask the committee members to provide my community with the regulatory certainty
• 40.760> the members to provide my community with the members to provide my community with the regulatory
• :59:42.320> to<00:59:42.440> be<00:59:42.560> able<00:59:42.760> to regulatory
• certainty to be able to regulatory certainty to be able to pursue<00:59:43.200> these<00:59:43.440

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• This bill does not provide regulatory certainty for foreign direct investment in Texas.
• This is a critical step towards ensuring consistent funding for regulatory oversight, and I move passage
• The bill aims to establish a framework that requires daycare centers to gather and maintain specific
• Additionally, the bill may include provisions for periodic reporting to regulatory bodies to assist in
• It's about providing regulatory certainty so that the industry can innovate responsibly and invest in

Bills: HJR175, HJR88, HB21, HB49, HB216, HB346, HB573, HB565, HB954, HB1953, HB2686, HB1441, HB2734, HB1650, HB3161, HB2876, HB3185, HB3388, HB2761, HB3233, HB 1186, HB1534, HB5506, HB5129, HB3619, HB778, HB2867, HB3221, HB3672, HB2434, HB4903, HB3687, HB3675, HB4609, HB4582, HB4921, HB3866, HB3901, HB4534, HB2446, HB3984, HB700, HB4012, HB4491, HB4088, HB229, HB4234, HB722, HB4136, HB4105, HB4413, HB170, HB551, HB2858, HB3053, HB3142, HB3180, HB3722, HB2200, HB1794, HB1784, HB1581, HB2530, HB4308, HB1896, HB2974, HB3359, HB4580, HB2458, HB2215, HB3332, HB2278, HB3015, HB3151, HB1368, HCR9, HCR40, HB5138, SB17, HB4944, HB2284, HB3421, SB1569, SB2420, SB1968, SB2351, SB2544, SB1490, SB1349, SB1568, SB2776, HB3531, HB2149, HB4327, HB3158, HB3717, HB4520, SB888, SB552, HB3138, HB3704, HB2921, HB4853, HB4506, HB3892, HJR161, HJR175, HJR88, HB1937, HB3334, HB5444, HB5137, HB361, HB321, HB5447, HB464, HB678, HB2294, HB4172, HB3225, HB1769, HB5394, HB1837, HB1787, HB2271, HB2440, HB5134, HB5149, HB2151, HB2073, HB2186, HB2025, HB1936, HB1777, HB1663, HB 1306, HB 1290, HB1527, HB4802, HB3462, HB2963, HB2462, HB2560, HB644, HB2725, HB2621, HB2588, HB1443, HB1403, HB3032, HB1557, HB1664, HB2811, HB2088, HB2598, HB3062, HB3134, HB3940, HB4027, HB4097, HB4862, HB4170, HB4157, HB4205, HB4279, HB4377, HB4838, HB5424, HB5294, HB4870, HB4763, HB5639, HB4112, HB2275, HB1677, HB5014, HB3848, HB3797, HB3727, HB3709, HB3177, HB3057, HB4176, HB4202, HB2180, HB3528, HB3658, HB21, HB49, HB216, HB346, HB573, HB565, HB954, HB1953, HB2686, HB1441, HB2734, HB1650, HB3161, HB2876, HB3185, HB3388, HB2761, HB3233, HB 1186, HB1534, HB5506, HB5129, HB3619, HB778, HB2867, HB3221, HB3672, HB2434, HB4903, HB3687, HB3675, HB4609, HB4582, HB4921, HB3866, HB3901, HB4534, HB2446, HB3984, HB700, HB4012, HB4491, HB4088, HB229, HB4234, HB722, HB4136, HB4105, HB4413, HB170, HB551, HB2858, HB3053, HB3142, HB3180, HB3722, HB2200, HB1794, HB1784, HB1581, HB2530, HB4308, HB1896, HB2974, HB3359, HB4580, HB2458, HB2215, HB3332, HB2278, HB3015, HB3151, HB1368, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40

Keywords: constitutional amendment, medium of exchange, currency rights, digital currency, financial autonomy, tax exemption, rainwater harvesting, graywater system, local government, ad valorem taxation, housing finance, multifamily residential, low income, audit requirements, affordable housing, development bonds, oil waste, gas waste, liability, treatment processes

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• We can establish a framework that encourages private sector investment while ensuring market transparency
• I'm the regulatory director, and we are a Minnesota-based energy technology company that designs and
• Willie Miley with Darcy Solutions I'm Willie Miley with Darcy Solutions I'm the<01:22:00.159> regulatory
• :01.880> and<01:22:02.040> we<01:22:02.159> are<01:22:02.400> a the regulatory
• director and we are a the regulatory director and we are a Minnesota<01:22:03.000> based<01:22

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• That's approximately 650,000 households that rely on a complicated framework of federal laws and regulations
• It's now been pulled down, but for HUD to be able to make improvements in regulatory processes, it requires
• And, you know, if we're talking about the need for regulatory relief, then things like the improvement
• It's now been pulled down, but for HUD to be able to make improvements in regulatory processes, it requires
• And, you know, if we're talking about the need for regulatory relief, then things like the improvement

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• um and have a lot of regula regulatory um and have a lot of regula regulatory pressures.<00:35:21.359
• all want to make sure our regulatory all want to make sure our regulatory scheme<01:28:02.560>
• But I don't think regulatory process.
• <02:00:59.119> to the regulatory amendment relates to the regulatory amendment relates to
• Jonathan Scott, DMS Regulatory and Legislative Adviser.

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Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then recognized a staff member’s birthday and a guest shadowing Senator Adams. It then moved into informational review of Education and Labor Cabinet, Department of Education regulation 702 KAR 3:30, which sets insurance coverage requirements for school district buildings and structures. Department of Education officials explained that districts are expected to carry coverage at replacement cost and said they understand some districts participate in self-insurance pools with backup policies, but they deferred detailed insurance questions to the Department of Insurance. Senators raised concerns that pooled coverage could leave districts exposed if claims exceed pool limits, and the chair asked KDE to follow up with DOI to confirm districts are adequately covered, especially for bondholders. No vote was taken on the informational review. The committee then reviewed emergency ABC regulations 804 KAR 130:01 through 130:04 implementing Senate Bill 100’s new licensing requirements for tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product businesses. ABC and Public Protection Cabinet representatives outlined the emergency rules governing enforcement, license applications, denial criteria, and transitional licenses. Retail industry witnesses Shannon Stiglet and Brian Clark said they support licensure in principle but argued the rules add duplicative requirements borrowed from alcohol licensing, create confusion about transitional licenses, and may be too burdensome for the roughly 7,000 affected businesses to meet by the January 1 deadline. They also said guidance has been inconsistent and requested the agency revise the regulations, remove requirements not grounded in law, and provide clearer, separate processes for new and existing businesses. Committee members asked whether the industry had worked directly with ABC and noted the public comment period was still open. Witnesses said they had communicated with ABC and the Public Protection Cabinet, but responses had been uneven and they wanted written guidance. Members expressed concern about the short timeline and the need to avoid disruption so businesses can operate legally on January 1. Representative Marzian asked for clarification that the discussion concerned emergency regulations already in effect while ordinary regulations remain in process. No formal action was taken beyond receiving the informational testimony and discussion.

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• But we've already talked about a framework for ticketing, >> We have a framework for ticketing, concessions
• information security team as well as our information security team as well as our um<03:08:55.920> regulatory
• 56.720> that<03:08:56.880> reach<03:08:57.120> out<03:08:57.279> into um regulatory
• folks that reach out into um regulatory folks that reach out into the<03:08:57.680> community

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• I am also willing to accept more regulatory... Thrilled, first of all.
• I am also willing to accept more regulatory risk, which is a word that I don't view it as a risk, but
• I am willing to take more regulatory risk because I'm there with my child.
• And they said, oh, the regulatory burden.
• that despite if they were at an accredited, exempted facility or one that, you know, is under the regulatory

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met and first took up HB 47, Child Care and Early Learning Providers, sponsored by Rep. McFarland. The bill was presented as an effort to reduce child care costs and regulatory burdens by exempting preschools from special tax assessments, moving teacher training and testing online and making it free, allowing abbreviated inspections for top providers, extending license-exempt status to employer-provided child care, and addressing an insurance issue affecting family child care homes. Members asked about DCF transparency, accreditation, background screening timelines, accountability for exempt facilities, and whether violations would still be searchable; McFarland said accreditation would still be required, DCF reporting and abuse hotlines would remain available, and the bill would not eliminate existing transparency for licensed providers. An amendment was adopted to add clarifying language and exempt certain DOD and Coast Guard child care facilities operated by DOD personnel. Several witnesses and members spoke in support, emphasizing workforce needs, affordability, and safety. HB 47 was reported favorably by a vote of 18-0. The committee then heard HB 259, which designates August 21 as Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day. Rep. Gerwig said the bill is intended to raise awareness of fentanyl’s dangers and overdose risks. Members spoke in strong support, citing fentanyl’s impact on families, youth, and first responders, and the need for education because fentanyl is often unknowingly ingested or mixed into other drugs. Gerwig also described a personal example involving a child exposed to fentanyl in a vacation rental. HB 259 was reported favorably by a vote of 17-0. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Is this going to increase regulatory burdens? Is there any empirical support for the need of it?
• That's what we have to do at the at the regulatory level.
• So I'm here to talk a little bit about regulatory reform and how we're rolling this out.
• And I'll be back in a few minutes to talk about the regulatory reform and how we're rolling this out.
• And I'll be back in a few minutes to talk about the regulatory reform and how we're rolling this out.

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• And before it gets on the agenda, I suppose, what is the statutory or maybe even the regulatory requirement
• goods containing PFOS by the year 2030, taking legal action against manufacturers, establishing regulatory
• PFOA by John Truitt, Deputy Secretary of Regulatory Programs, is here from DEP. Mr.
• And again, there's not a regulatory standard on those items. It's just a test.
• But as the state regulatory entity, we go do the sampling to then tell EPA whether it should be a Superfund

Summary: The committee first received a Department of Environmental Protection presentation on Florida Forever and the sale or exchange of conservation lands. DEP described Florida Forever as the state’s main conservation land acquisition program, funded in recent years at high levels, and said most acquisitions since 2019 have been within the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The presentation also explained the legal process for disposing of conservation lands: requests are reviewed by the Acquisitions and Restoration Council, then the governor and cabinet decide whether land is no longer needed for conservation or whether an exchange provides a net conservation benefit. Senator Smith asked several questions about recent land-swap proposals, public notice, political influence, and whether any transactions had bypassed the usual sequence; DEP said applications can be withdrawn before ARC review, notice is posted seven days in advance, and the council and cabinet are the decision-makers. Senator Harrington asked about the difference between Florida Forever land sales and water management district surplus lands, and DEP said the reported 2.3 acres sold referred only to Florida Forever-funded projects. The committee then heard presentations from the Department of Health and DEP on PFAS and PFOA. DOH outlined what PFAS are, their common uses, possible health impacts, and ways Floridians can reduce exposure, including water filtration and avoiding certain products. DOH said it conducts well investigations, health consultations, fish consumption advisories, and monitoring in coordination with DEP and FWC. DEP followed with a more technical overview of PFAS regulation and cleanup, explaining federal testing and drinking-water standards, Florida’s provisional cleanup levels, and the state’s response at contaminated sites, including bottled water and filtration for affected residents. Senators asked about testing requirements for public systems and private wells, disposal of used filters, and how federal rulemaking and litigation could affect Florida’s standards; DEP said public systems are required to test under EPA monitoring rules, private wells are not directly required to test, and Florida may adopt its own standards if federal action does not occur by the statutory deadline. Finally, the committee took up SB 150, which would designate the flamingo as the state bird and the scrub jay as the state songbird. The sponsor argued the bill better reflects Florida’s identity and conservation values, noting the flamingo’s iconic status and the scrub jay’s status as a Florida-only species. Members asked lighthearted questions about mockingbirds, flamingo color, and feeding costs, and an appearance card was filed in support by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The committee debated the bill briefly and then passed SB 150 favorably by roll call vote, with all members present voting yes except Senator DiCeglie, who was excused.