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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine reforming SBIR-STTR for the 21st century. Mar 5th, 2025 at 01:30 pm
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- VC financing on a grand scale. It is small but a mighty force, just like Siber within federal R&D.
- And I just want to thank you all for your ideas, for your energy to bring them into reality and to really
- trends in the commercial sector are occurring and make sure we are providing a healthy amount. of financing
- The Department of Energy is high on the list as well, but 80%, as we know, of the Department of Energy
Keywords:
SBIR, STTR, Innovate Act, small business, innovation, legislative reforms, economic growth, funding, technology transfer
Summary:
The meeting focused on the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR-STTR), emphasizing the critical reforms necessary to enhance their effectiveness. Chair Ernst introduced the Innovate Act to streamline processes, ensuring funding is awarded based on merit and addressing existing abuses within the system. The discussion was robust, with numerous members expressing concerns about phase transitions and the need for targeted funding to support impactful technological innovations. The conversation also highlighted the program's importance in fostering economic growth, particularly for small businesses in rural areas, and the urgency for legislative changes as the program's authorization approaches expiration.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're looking at different alternative energies. We have great wind out there.
- If we need more capital to do things, then the finance committee and others ought to give us all more
- So if the Board of Finance sees that there is definitely a need.
- There's a separate GROW fund that is funded out of finance committee members.
- to people that are on finance that we don't get.
Committees:
Senate Senate Education , Senate House Education
Keywords:
appropriation, higher education, sports facilities, community college, Luna Community College, KANW, educational radio, rural news, public education, funding, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, cultural heritage, research funding, federal funding, New Mexico, University of New Mexico, New Mexico State University
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, this bill relates to public education and public school finance.
- So obviously the school finance bill and the policy within it, it has to all fit together and the dollars
- So obviously the school finance bill and the school finance bill, and, recession right now.
- So obviously the school finance bill and the policy within it, it has to all fit together and the dollars
- And so I know how, I know that you have given this important piece of legislation a tireless energy and
Committees:
Senate Education , Senate Education K-16
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 met to consider House Bill 2, the major public education and school finance bill. The committee first reconsidered and withdrew the prior committee substitute, then took up a new substitute. Senator Creighton explained several changes, including a correction to the golden penny yield weight, an increase in the special education evaluation incentive cap from $45 million to $67 million, timing changes to avoid a funding gap for Bluebonnet curriculum training grants, narrowed language affecting educator preparation providers, added facility-usage reporting language, incorporation of bilingual allotment language from Senate Bill 2185, removal of the $20 million annual cap on JROTC funding, and a prevailing-clause provision to make HB 2 controlling over conflicting measures.
Members generally praised the bill’s historic funding level but raised concerns about details and future floor debate. Senator Menendez said he appreciated the special education, safety, and teacher pay funding but was not ready to fully support the bill because of inflationary pressures, facilities funding, and district-specific impacts, and indicated he might vote present. Senator Parker strongly supported the bill, emphasizing historic funding, teacher pay, and the need to continue refining the package. Senator Witt also said he would vote present while seeking more refinement, especially on certification issues for public and charter schools. Senator Bettencourt highlighted the bill’s scale, including about $8 billion in new funding and $1.3 billion for special education, while Senator Hinojosa asked for more flexibility in the basic allotment and thanked the author for bilingual education and coastal-area provisions.
The committee then adopted the new committee substitute and voted to report HB 2 favorably to the full Senate. The motion passed 9 ayes and 2 present not voting, with the bill reported as committee substitute do pass and be printed.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
JLCAR Administrative Rules (06/19/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> between the utilities and the the energy between the utilities and the the energy distributors.<
- So, um the energy and the PUC.
- I'm the director of energy transition representing Clean Energy in New Hampshire.
- </c> representing clean energy in Hampshire. representing clean energy in Hampshire.
- Next up is Lindsay Burgoyne from Revision Energy and Clean Energy. >> All right.
Summary:
The meeting began with quorum and seating issues, including the temporary appointment of Representative Shaw to fill in for a House member, followed by approval of the previous minutes and the consent calendar. Two items were then postponed to next month: Mechanical Licensing Board item 25-241 and Board of Veterinarian item 25-223.
The committee then took up Department of Energy rulemaking on distributed energy resources interconnection procedures, including items 25-220 and related sections on fees, additional controls, and equipment. The Department explained revised language to address concerns that the original draft improperly suggested agency or PUC approval of utility fees; under the amended language, utilities would set fees designed to recover costs, with complaints handled through existing complaint procedures. Committee members and the Department discussed the statutory basis for that approach, including cost responsibility versus fee-setting authority.
Public testimony was mixed. A small solar developer argued the rules still exceed statutory authority, impose unfair costs on customer generators, and allow utilities to shift transmission-related study costs onto interconnecting customers. Clean energy advocates supported the Department’s revised language but asked for clearer limits on charging customers for later-added controls, arguing costs should be tied directly to the customer’s interconnection and not to later utility-driven changes. Eversource supported the revised fee language, said most prior concerns were resolved, and recommended conditional approval, while also suggesting a minor wording change in the “Additional Equipment” section to clarify that only operational performance is covered.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion Mar 31st, 2026
Joint Committee on Racial Equity, Civil Rights, and Inclusion
Transcript Highlights:
- When families can't build and hold assets, they have less ability to finance a startup, survive a slow
- They fail for lack of backup office capacity, lack of legal guidance, bookkeeping support, and financing
- be our next, like, what I think about the Black and Latino caucus and how we were channeling our energy
- And, as an aside, we're also seeing the rollback of climate and clean energy work and funding, which
- , mortgage rules that disadvantage Latino applicants financing, mortgage rules that disadvantage Latino
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- This meeting of the February 27th meeting of the Senate Finance Committee will come to order.
- Of those, $880 billion are in the Commerce and energy space, and I note that Commerce and energy is the
- 27.680><c> the</c> I note that Commerce and energy is the I note that Commerce and energy is the committee
- </c><01:20:53.679><c> committee</c> do and we're in the finance committee do and we're in the finance
- I will share with my members of the Finance Committee a couple concerns.
Committee:
Senate Finance
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
WAM-CPN, WAM DEFER, WAM DEFER, WAM, WAM, WAM, WAM-JDC Public Hearings 02-26-2025
Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
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- and bond financing.
- and tax increment bond financing and tax increment financing, and that is a form of financing used in
- and tax increment bond financing and tax increment financing<00:53:55.760><c> and</c><00:53:56.079><c
- You get tax increment financing. You have enough financing to build us a nice stadium.
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
Summary:
The committees considered a large number of Senate bills, with many measures advanced either unamended or with technical or substantive amendments. Early action included SB 88 and SB 11 SD1, both passed unamended, and SB 562 SD1 and SB 642 SD1, which were passed with amendments reflecting agency testimony. SB 1133 SD1 was amended to remove duplicative county requirements and clarify tax credit carry-forward eligibility, while SB 1569 SD1 on sports wagering was deferred. Later, SB 933 on nonprofit/federal funding support drew strong testimony from nonprofit and health advocates emphasizing the risk of federal funding freezes and the importance of protecting services such as early learning, domestic violence support, housing, and workforce supports; the committee recommended amendments to define eligible organizations, require reporting, and include the Judiciary. SB 934 and SB 935 were also amended, with SB 934 tying mass transit funding to Honolulu project milestones and SB 935 revising retirement-system language to change “fewer than five years” to “five or more years.”
The committees then took up additional measures with targeted amendments. SB 1033 was amended to clarify that the bill applies to legal entities, not individuals, though members noted concerns about closely held family corporations and asked that the issue be reflected in the committee report. SB 1166, SB 1249, and SB 1256 were advanced with amendments or committee-report notes reflecting concerns from the Attorney General, Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, and Hawaii Farmers Union United, respectively. SB 1432 and SB 137, both relating to electric utilities, were amended to require retention of covered employees after mergers or acquisitions and to direct the PUC to consider whether proposed transactions further state policy goals. SB 157 on antitrust was narrowed to focus on coordinator conduct in rental housing markets, SB 252 on invasive species received a defective effective date, and SB 336 on defense of state employers and employees passed unamended. SB 536 on the Hawaii Community Development Authority was deferred to a later hearing, and SB 1064 on medical cannabis was heavily amended to authorize cultivator licenses with limits on canopy size, license counts, physician fees, and a special-fund appropriation for enforcement.
In the Ways and Means portion, the committee passed several bills unamended, including SB 19, SB 124, SB 264, SB 345, SB 422, and SB 741 and SB 747 later in the agenda. SB 361 was amended to remove references to the attorney general and delete an appropriation section, SB 438 was amended to redefine buffer zones and landfill-unit language, and SB 441 and SB 494 were amended to blank appropriations and, in SB 494, assign charter-school audit responsibility to the state auditor. SB 659 was substantially amended to promote local procurement, including county-level geographic preferences and higher thresholds for locally sourced purchases, and SB 732 was amended to adjust film tax credit provisions, including the streaming-platform definition and sunset-related language. SB 819 was amended to replace references to “educators” with “teachers.” Throughout, most measures were adopted without recorded opposition, though several members noted reservations on particular bills.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Transcript Highlights:
- We talk to consumers, dealerships, and auto finance companies daily to try to resolve these complaints
- include a 30-day free look period, contract disclosures, as well as requirements that the vehicle financing
- The finance committee overwhelmingly voted in favor of this article.
- heavy-duty diesel engines achieve near-zero emissions and help Massachusetts meet its clean air and energy
- We have filed language to try to refocus energies on compliance with the law, and we’re more than happy
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure heard testimony on a wide range of bills involving consumer protection, auto regulation, alcohol licenses, and professional licensure. A major focus was legislation to require a one-hour domestic violence awareness training for salon and cosmetology licensees (H.323/S.200), supported by District Attorney Marion Ryan, law enforcement, and a salon industry witness who described the program’s value in identifying and helping victims. The committee also heard strong support from the Attorney General’s office for auto consumer protection legislation (S.228/H.379) that would expand used-car warranty protections, extend the Lemon Law return period to seven days after receipt of the vehicle, raise the mileage cap to 200,000 miles, and increase dealer surety bonds to $50,000. Independent dealers opposed those changes, arguing they would burden small businesses and that dealer education, not expanded liability, was the better solution.
The committee also took testimony on bills related to vehicle financial products and repair information. A trade association supported GAP waiver legislation (H.4188/S.281), saying it would create clear consumer protections and standard disclosures. On right-to-repair and heavy-duty vehicle service information (S.266), engine and truck manufacturers supported an exemption for commercial vehicles, while others argued that releasing service data to the general public could create safety, cybersecurity, and emissions risks. The committee then heard extensive testimony on auto dealer franchise and warranty reimbursement legislation (S.201/H.406), with dealer groups supporting changes to warranty labor reimbursement and manufacturer groups opposing them as costly and unnecessary. Manufacturers from GM, Volvo, Toyota, Hyundai, Mazda, and others said their current time-study and appeals processes already compensate dealers fairly and that the bill would raise costs for consumers.
In addition, the committee heard testimony on H.333, which would move auto damage appraiser licensing from the Division of Insurance to the Division of Occupational Licensure. Collision repair advocates supported the change, saying the current board structure leads to repeated dismissals of complaints and lacks accountability, while emphasizing that the bill is intended to protect consumers and ensure proper repair reimbursement. The hearing also included testimony in support of a local alcohol license petition for Westwood and a separate local alcohol measure for a town grant license. At the end of the hearing, the chairs announced that all docketed bills had been heard, noted that a joint poll would be held on H.4184, and the committee voted to adjourn by voice vote.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 098 Apr 21st, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> resources generating energy. resources generating energy.
- clean energies.
- energy push, that's why it's called the green energy push because it's pushing green energy.
- push cuz it's pushing green green energy push cuz it's pushing green energy. energy. energy.
- </c> out for clean energy? out for clean energy?
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/13/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm calling the Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water to order.
- I'm the assistant analyst helping out Corbyn on Natural Resources, Energy and Water as well as Land,
- 2024 expands the definition of water supply development as it pertains to the Water Infrastructure Finance
- Judah Waxelbaum, Chief of Government Affairs for the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona
- So we'll go on and go back and have a presentation for the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority.
Summary:
The committee heard introductions from members and staff, then took up several water and natural resources bills. House Bill 2024 would expand Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) authority to include snowpack augmentation and related planning and permitting costs. Supporters, including a cloud-seeding company, argued the technology can increase snowpack and water supply at relatively low cost, while opponents raised concerns about weather modification, chemicals such as silver iodide, uncertainty in the science, and potential environmental effects. After debate, the committee passed HB 2024 on a 6-4 vote, with some members explaining they wanted more research but were willing to advance it for further consideration.
House Bill 2053 would appropriate $100,000 to the Arizona Department of Water Resources to update stormwater recharge mapping statewide, including private land, and the committee adopted an amendment extending the timeline and revising language about recharge sites and surface-water conflicts. ADWR said it could do the mapping but noted legal concerns about determining appropriable surface water rights. SRP and the Sierra Club opposed parts of the bill, arguing the language could affect existing water rights or exclude nature-based recharge areas. The bill passed as amended on a 6-4 vote.
The committee then heard a presentation from WIFA director Chelsea McGuire on the agency’s revolving funds, conservation grants, and long-term augmentation efforts, including seven proposed augmentation projects and a request for no budget cuts. House Bill 2097, which would cap groundwater pumping in irrigation non-expansion areas at six acre-feet per acre and add related reporting, exemptions, and substitution provisions, drew support from the sponsor as a conservation measure but opposition from ADWR and environmental advocates who said the cap was too high or could encourage pumping; it passed 6-4. House Bill 2116, appropriating $1 million to the Colorado River Litigation Fund, passed 8-1 amid comments that it was a precaution in ongoing Colorado River negotiations. Finally, House Bill 2117, a cleanup bill shifting environmental special plate fund authority to the new conservation district board and updating distribution rules, was presented as a technical correction and education-fund update; the transcript ends before a final vote on that measure.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- [Music] The May 7th, 2025 meeting of the Senate Finance Committee will come to order.
- Senator Clark, your first time in Finance Committee, and Mr. Keaneley is going to come up with him.
- Welcome to the Senate Finance Committee. Thank you, Mr. Chair, members of the committee.
- </c><00:08:40.560><c> Um</c><00:08:41.120><c> and</c> the finance committee.
- Um and the finance committee.
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> legislation continues to focus energy legislation continues to focus energy and<01:22:32.880><c>
- </c> municipal energy projects. municipal energy projects. and<03:21:10.239><c> Senate</c><03:21:10.640
- Certainly, you know, she has been so valuable to me as chair of Finance and my aide.
- The other people who make me look good as chair of Finance is OBA. Okay.
- The other people who make me look good as chair of Finance is OBA. Okay.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- We are hearing more every day in this chamber about the rising cost of energy in the Commonwealth.
- the choice for consumers to choose reliable, affordable baseload energy sources.
- Especially preserving the choice for consumers to choose reliable, affordable baseload energy sources
- Let's continue supporting an affordable, homegrown energy resource while relying on facts to guide our
- House Bill 2685, Finance. House Resolution 583, Human Services. House Bill 268, Legal Control.
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several guests, including a student advocate and family members connected to a resolution on scoliosis awareness. The chamber first took up committee reports from Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, Tourism and Recreation and Economic Development, and later Appropriations, Rules, Commerce, and Environmental and Natural Resource Protection, agreeing to the reported bills and resolutions. House Resolution 531, designating June 2026 as Scoliosis Awareness Month, was adopted 201-1 after remarks describing the condition and the advocacy of a young constituent. The House also adopted resolutions designating Diaper Need Awareness Week, directing a study on PANS/PANDAS, recognizing 717 Day, Little League World Series Week, and commemorating America 250 in Pennsylvania, with broad bipartisan support.
The House then considered several bills on final passage. House Bill 2146, updating the Sunshine Act’s 24-hour agenda notice rule after a court ruling, and Senate Bills 130, 511, 971, 972, 1181, and 1235 were agreed to. House Bill 1239, limiting HOA restrictions on rooftop solar, drew multiple amendments; some were withdrawn, and others failed on tied votes, after debate over HOA governance, native plants, and net metering. House Bill 2219, on license plates and transportation provisions, had an amendment agreed to removing indemnification language for elected officials at special events, and then passed as amended. House Bill 2558, banning non-compete agreements for broadcast workers, saw an amendment to preserve limited non-competes fail, and the bill passed. House Bill 2359, prohibiting government NDAs related to data centers, passed 171-31 after extensive debate over transparency and local control.
The chamber also passed House Bill 2455, granting Pittsburgh school administrators collective bargaining rights, despite objections that existing appeal protections already exist; it passed 106-96. House Bill 2460, creating hunting and trapping education provisions, passed 180-22 after debate over whether it duplicated existing law and imposed a mandate. House Bill 2499, expanding the State Workers’ Insurance Fund’s equity investment authority, passed 173-29. House Bill 2529, scheduling metatomidine as a Schedule III controlled substance, passed 198-4 amid testimony about overdose risks and concerns about criminalization. Senate Bill 604, joining the Counseling Compact, passed 188-14, and Senate Bill 1259, clarifying parole record privilege and expanding notice to denied parole applicants, passed unanimously 202-0. The House then made referrals and committee assignments, signed the two Senate bills for presentation to the Governor, and adjourned until July 1, 2026.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Legislative Audit Committee Jun 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This is based on the best practice provided by the Government Finance Officers Association, or GFOA.
- Ferguson I'm sorry Chris Ferguson executive vice chancellor of finance and strategic initiatives at the
- I'd be remiss if we did not advocate for our staff's time and energy from being required to participate
- This previous audit included an extensive and satisfactory review of our finances and operations by the
- I'd be remiss if we did not advocate for our staff's time and energy from being required to participate
Summary:
The committee heard several audit requests and related testimony. The first major item was an audit of Coachella Valley Unified School District’s contract and fiscal management. The author and supporters described long-standing fiscal mismanagement, large budget shortfalls, layoffs, contracting concerns, and questions about the district’s foundation and use of public funds. District representatives and the Riverside County Office of Education said the district is already under fiscal oversight, has a stabilization plan, and is working to reduce deficits and improve student outcomes. After extensive debate and public comment, the motion to approve the audit was put on call because the committee did not have the required votes from both houses at that moment.
The committee then approved an audit of East Bay transit agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Senator Wahab argued the region’s many overlapping transit agencies create fragmentation, duplication, and inefficiency, especially amid a fiscal cliff and possible future tax increases. Transit agencies and labor representatives opposed the audit, saying the agencies already undergo multiple audits, serve distinct local needs, and are implementing regional coordination efforts. After testimony from agency leaders and public commenters, the committee voted to approve the audit.
The next item was an audit of California Community Colleges’ unrestricted reserves. Senator Archuleta and supporting faculty representatives said reserves have grown substantially and may be diverting resources from student services, instruction, and workforce programs. They argued there is little oversight when reserves become too high. The Chancellor’s Office and Calbright College were invited to respond, and the audit objectives focused on reserve growth, reasons for high balances, oversight by the Chancellor’s Office, and effects on students and staff. The transcript cuts off during the Chancellor’s Office response, so the final committee action on this item is not shown.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Investigations and Government Operations - 05/12/2026
Investigations And Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill is referred to Finance. Next is S. 8447. Sponsor: Senator Walter.
- An act to amend the Tax Law and the State Finance Law. I'm going to recommend an AWR on this bill.
- It is referred to Energy. Next is S. 8482A. Sponsor: Senator Stec. An act to amend the Tax Law.
- The bill is referred to Finance. S. 9777. Sponsor: Senator Sepulveda.
Summary:
The Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee met on May 12, 2026, with Chair James Skoufis noting it could be the committee’s final meeting of the session and that the agenda included 44 bills, many involving local tax matters. Most measures were moved and reported with little discussion, including several Tax Law, Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, Public Officers Law, and local authorization bills. A number of bills were also referred onward, including S. 3649, which Skoufis recommended against because noncompliant municipalities could lose significant funding; it was defeated. Other measures were referred to Finance, Judiciary, Energy, or Codes, including S. 8221B, a bill on ticket resale and consumer protections, which Skoufis said would cap many fees, limit live music resale above face value, require disclosure of ticket holdbacks, tighten broker licensure, and close refund loopholes.
Members briefly questioned the ticket-resale bill, asking what consumer benefit it would provide and which tickets would be covered. Skoufis explained that the bill was aimed at reducing price gouging, especially for concerts and some smaller events, while carving out Broadway and sports. He also said the bill would address hidden ticket allocations and refund practices that had been problematic during the pandemic. The committee then voted to report the bill to Finance.
Several other bills drew negative recommendations or were defeated, including S. 8447 and S. 8619, both of which were defeated after no-vote recommendations. S. 9284 was referred to Judiciary, S. 9741A to Finance, and S. 9924 to Codes. The committee also reported a state land transfer bill for the Richardson Center Corporation and approved or reported numerous other bills, ending with S. 10188, which approved Section 2 of Chapter 316 of the Laws of 2025. Skoufis thanked the clerk, staff, and members at the close of the meeting.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- funding, and that will have to transfer to either the ratepayers of the community that's providing the energy
- And that will have to transfer to either the ratepayers of the community that's providing the energy
- be aware that ultimately, over time, the state's taxpayers will need to pick up the needs of the energy
- provides a playbook, as it were, an opportunity, as it were, for utilities to work on distributive energy
- Speaker, and I agree with the remarks from the good gentleman from the 20th, my ranking on finance.
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
Summary:
The House began by signing several bills and receiving messages from the Senate that multiple House bills had passed there or that Senate bills had been signed. It then took up third reading and concurrence on a series of bills, often with sponsors explaining that Senate amendments were technical, clarifying, or improved the bills, while opponents argued some amendments broadened exemptions, weakened election protections, or created tax increases and other unintended consequences.
Among the most debated measures were bills related to election administration and voting rights, utility and energy programs, local government finance, tourism promotion, and public safety. House Bill 2215 failed to concur in Senate amendments after concerns that an exemption was too broad. House Bill 1710, dealing with voting rights/election procedures, passed 57-39 after a roll call vote despite objections that it could complicate elections and reduce local control. House Bill 1750 and House Bill 1916 also passed after roll calls, with supporters describing them as technical or protective of election integrity and opponents warning about voter dilution, local authority, and access issues.
Other bills passed with varying levels of support: House Bill 1903 on utility assistance passed 70-26 after supporters said it would help small counties and make the program voluntary and state-funded; House Bill 2532 on nitrous oxide sales passed unanimously as a public health and youth safety measure; House Bill 1974 on housing/conservation-related policy passed 59-37 amid debate over nonprofit advantages and county revenue impacts; House Bill 2296 passed 95-1 after supporters said it would help renters and utilities with energy efficiency; House Bill 2325 passed 91-5 with added transparency for tourism oversight; House Bill 2442 passed 51-45 despite sharp disagreement over property tax and levy implications; and House Bill 2594 passed 95-1 as the state version of McKinney-Vento protections for unhoused students. The House also transmitted or received several bills and ended the session briefly at ease.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- we would, the state of Texas would not be nearly as successful as we are from everywhere, from the energy
- HB 3580 by McLaughlin relating to renewable energy generation facilities for to the Committee on State
- certain school districts for the cost of the windstorm and hail insurance under the public school finance
- The creation of strategic gas and petroleum products reserved in the state of the Committee on Energy
- HB 3676 by Gee and relates to the prioritization of award grants and loans for the energy fund for certain
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (01/28/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- I know this isn’t the Finance Committee, but I just want to make you aware of that.
- I know this isn’t the Finance Committee, but I just want to make you aware of that.
- I know this isn’t the Finance Committee, but I just want to make you aware of that.
- code these are added costs 2021 energy code these are added costs to<00:39:23.280><c> both</c><00:39
- Well, it's going to go to Finance for sure." "Oh no, actually this one doesn't have an FN.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 26th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- In Louisiana's ever-growing all-of-the-above energy, geothermal energy is not yet officially looked at
- to look Urge the state and conservation and energy to look at producing policies that we could pursue
- So can you explain what type of thermal energy this is?
- Tanner McGee, Conservation Energy.
- Tanner McGee, Conservation Energy.
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance Apr 2nd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So we'll start with the Department of Finance.
- Department of Finance, please kick us off.
- This one's for the Department of Finance.
- This is for finance, sorry. Devin Mitchell with the Department of Finance.
- Devin Mitchell with the Department of Finance.