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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 4/2/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- districts have the right to Water districts have the right to install<00:21:47.360><c> water</c><00:
- There are three of them in southwest Minnesota: Red Rock Rural Water System, Rock County Rural Water
- Our intent at Red Rock Rural Water System is to get good-quality water to folks who have terrible water
- There are three of them in southwest Minnesota: Red Rock Rural Water System, Rock County Rural Water
- Our intent at Red Rock Rural Water System is to get good-quality water to folks who have terrible water
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have about 14,000 census blocks out of the 390,000 which consist entirely of water.
- And that would be water off the coast into the Atlantic or into the Gulf.
- The Florida Supreme Court has held, however, that the presence of a body of water within a district does
- So the district had water exclusively in the middle of that.
- you found that educational and helpful. geographical units that span the entire state including the water
Summary:
The Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first meeting, established a quorum, and opened with remarks from the chair outlining the committee’s purpose and scope. The chair said the committee will focus only on congressional redistricting, will not take public comment at this introductory meeting, and may consider whether to propose a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 session. He emphasized that the work would rely on the 2020 census data, the current congressional map, and the House’s map-drawing software, and he stressed transparency, record retention, and compliance with constitutional prohibitions on drawing districts to favor or disfavor a party or incumbent.
House outside counsel Andy Bartos then gave an educational presentation on redistricting basics and legal standards. He distinguished reapportionment from redistricting, explained that Florida was apportioned 28 congressional seats after the 2020 census, and reviewed the one-person, one-vote rule, noting that congressional districts must be drawn with near-exact population equality. He also described census geography and how counties, tracts, block groups, and blocks are used to build districts, and explained that congressional redistricting follows the ordinary legislative process rather than the special process used for state legislative districts.
Bartos also covered contiguity, explaining that districts must be one connected piece and that mere point-touching is not enough, while bodies of water within a district do not necessarily break contiguity. No questions were asked after the presentation, no votes were taken, and no public testimony was heard. The meeting ended after the chair thanked attendees and said the committee would meet again the following week.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Oct 8th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The orange dots are lionfish showing expansion throughout time in our Florida waters.
- To raise awareness for invasive species issues, FWC and the South Florida Water Management District,
- Are people still allowed to take giant manta rays out of our water? Thank you, Chair.
- Are people still allowed to take giant mantarays out of our water? Is that program still in effect?
- Are people still allowed to take giant manta rays out of our waters? You're recognized.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government convened with a quorum present and excused Senators Arrington and Pizzo. The committee first took up confirmation hearings for appointments on tabs 1 through 4, and Senator DiCeglie moved to recommend confirmation of all appointees together. The motion passed unanimously, and the appointees were favorably recommended.
The main presentation was from FWC Chief Conservation Officer George Wharton on invasive species management in Florida. He described the scale of the problem, including more than 500 non-native species reported in the state, and outlined FWC’s prevention, containment, removal, outreach, and research efforts. He highlighted risk screenings, the conditional/prohibited species framework, enforcement actions against illegal wildlife trafficking, and public programs such as the Florida Python Challenge, lionfish outreach, the Exotic Pet Amnesty Program, and the “I’ve Got One” reporting app. He also noted ongoing removal efforts for pythons, tegus, lionfish, and iguanas, and discussed new technologies and partnerships aimed at improving control efforts.
Members asked follow-up questions about FWC issues beyond invasive species, including the status of special activity licenses for threatened species and giant manta rays, the upcoming bear hunt, and whether the committee could help reduce barriers to invasive species removal on federal lands. Wharton said all SAL permits for threatened species are currently suspended pending Commission review, that Florida is on track for a bear hunt this December with 172 permits issued across four subpopulations, and that bear management is based on scientific data while urban bear conflicts still require separate management. He also said federal partners are increasingly cooperative on python control, including commercialization of hides, and that drones, sentinel snakes, robotic lures, and AI-based traps may improve future invasive species removal. Senator Sharief and Senator Burton later requested to be recorded as voting affirmatively on tabs 1 through 4, and the committee then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate and House Tax Policies Discussion Group - 05/06/26
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh 20 million dollars for water things.
- Uh 20 million dollars for water quality<00:14:56.280><c> improvements</c><00:14:56.880><c> to</c><00:
- for a PFAS removal water treatment facility.
- for a PFAS removal water treatment facility.
- park, which is adjacent to outdoor water park, which is adjacent to the<00:30:59.560><c> St.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Apr 6th, 2026
Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Erin Martinez, on behalf of Rethink Waste and Clean Water Action, in support. Thank you.
- They're providing air and water quality improvements.
- Motion is due pass as amended to Water, Parks and Wildlife. Chair voting aye. Alanis, no.
- Motion is due pass to Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. Chair voting aye. Berner, aye.
- Motion is due pass to Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee. Chair voting aye. Berner, aye.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Most recently, heat pumps, electric water heaters, and other clean appliances.
- Most people replace their water heaters or heating systems only when the old ones break.
- heater or reinstall a water heater?
- Did they have to... ...a water heater or reinstall a water heater.
- Yeah, one example is a heat pump water heater when installed in garages.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Peace, and in this under Waters, um...
- And Senator Waters, this is your baby.
- Senator Waters, Mr.
- CRA Waters Waters. 230. 230. 230. Second, Mr. Chairman. Yes, sir.
- Senator Waters, you got this one. All right, thank you. Senator Waters, seconded by Senator Bell.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation (2-19-26)
Tourism & Outdoor Recreation
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, if you're on the water, um, then, um, there's no apparatus or equipment for the law enforcement
- Well, if you're on the water, um, then, um, there's no apparatus or equipment for the law enforcement
- Well, if you're on the water, um, then, um, there's no apparatus or equipment for the law enforcement
- Well, if you're on the water, um, then, um, there's no apparatus or equipment for the law enforcement
- Well, if you're on the water, um, then, um, there's no apparatus or equipment for the law enforcement
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 23rd, 2025
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- AB372, Bennett, rural water infrastructure DoPASS out on an A roll call.
- AB 93, Papan Water Use by Data Centers, do pass. out on a B roll call.
- AB 1313 Pappin water quality permits do pass out on a b-roll call.
- authorize the water board to recover. it's costs via fees.
- And AB 1520, Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife, Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Bill. you
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- MY NAME IS ROXANNE GROOVER AND I'M AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE FLORIDA ONSITE WASTE WATER ASSN AND
- WE DEVELOP SOMETIMES AND HIGH SEASONAL WATER TABLES.
- SOMETIMES THEY COME FROM STATES THAT DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE SEASONAL HIGH WATER TABLE.
- IT TENDS TO BE YOUR LIMITING FACTOR IN FRESH WATERS.
- PEOPLE SPEND DAYS AND WEEKS ON THE WATER.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 27th, 2026 at 02:30 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- We're surrounded by water, but we only use it for a few big ferries.
- In between the legs is water, a lot of water.
- So I think it's time that we consider getting off the roads and onto the water.
- For our residents, the expanded Bash on Water Taxi is our...
- For our residents, the expanded Bash on Water Taxi is our only reliable lifeline.
Keywords:
vehicle ownership, insurance, title transfer, consumer protection, motor vehicle, oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Had they addressed the dry wells and lack of water in the area that you represent?
- Were they taking any action to protect the water for your constituents?
- Were they taking any action to protect the water for your constituents?
- Just a comment: you know, you lose land value and you lose water access.
- For any elected official to put profit over people, over water—water is life—for an elected official
Bills:
HB2109, HB2168, HB2198, HB2226, HB2415, HB2440, HB2665, HB2805, HB2811, HB2825, HB2857, HB2874, HB2966, HB4067, HB4117, HCR2001, HCR2016, HCR2051
Keywords:
distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, public nuisance, nuisance abatement, abatement action, injunction, superior court, attorney general, county attorney, city attorney, board of supervisors, obscenity, obscene materials, adult materials, pornography, schools, parks
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Like, is every city and county and water district, is it free for them to have them?
- Their water system overflowed last year, and it wasn't a glitch.
- Dunmoyer talked about the water system issues that happened in Wills Point.
- And Water Conservation Board scheduled for next biennium.
- We have water compacts. Yes. The Rio Grande water compact. 100%.
Bills:
HB146, HB150, HB1500, HB1545, HB1562, HB2067, HB2520, HB2818, HB3214, HB3250, HB3466, HB3512, HB3623, HB4063, HB4395, HB4464, HB4668, HB4690, HB5331, HB3833
Keywords:
HB 146, Texas Capitol, State Capitol, State Preservation Board, Congress Avenue, Travis County, traffic lanes, lane closure, road closure, municipal authority, local control, Capitol area, downtown Austin, special events, construction traffic plan, pedestrian safety, public works, transportation policy, government code chapter 443, cybersecurity
Summary:
The committee took up several pending business items and reported a series of House bills out of committee, including HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2518, HB 4310, HB 4386, HB 4490, HB 5323, and HB 149. Most of these were advanced on committee substitute motions and sent to the local and uncontested calendar or reported favorably to the full Senate. HB 2467 drew one nay vote, while the others were approved without opposition. HB 4310 and HB 4386 were described as committee-substitute versions with changes narrowing disclosure requirements and preserving attorney-client privilege in certain circumstances.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 149, an AI governance bill. The substitute was explained as addressing biometric identifier capture and storage, exempting certain AI uses for security and fraud prevention, clarifying definitions, restricting AI systems that simulate explicit child sexual content, adjusting Attorney General investigative authority, refining sandbox program waivers, reducing Texas AI Council powers and membership, and adding DIR coordination provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably.
The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 1500, the DIR sunset bill. The author said the bill would continue DIR for 12 years, restructure its board, update advisory committees, require regular cybersecurity assessments and penetration testing for state agencies, improve IT procurement training, and transfer the e-grants program to the Comptroller. A Texas 2036 witness supported the bill as a way to strengthen governance, procurement, and cybersecurity. Members asked detailed questions about the bill’s structure and then left HB 1500 pending.
The committee also heard a lengthy presentation on HB 150, which would create the Texas Cyber Command as a component of the University of Texas System, administratively attached to UTSA and located in San Antonio. The author argued the command would centralize cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensics, and would be able to support state and local entities, with optional services for local governments. Members raised concerns about university mission drift, governance, security, chain of command, procurement authority, gifts and donations, and civil liberties implications of proactive cyber monitoring. Witnesses from UTSA/NSCC and SecurityScorecard testified in support, emphasizing the security of the downtown San Antonio facility, the existing cyber ecosystem there, and the need for a dedicated cyber capability. The bill remained under discussion with no final committee action announced in the excerpt.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Rules Apr 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- MOST LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WOULD RAISE YOUR RATES TO COVER THE COST OF THEIR RELOCATION ON WATER, SEWER,
- A 25% SURCHARGE FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICES TO THE RESIDENT IN MIAMI GARDENS.
- BECAUSE THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF THESE POTABLE WATER LINES ARE BORNE BY THE CITY OF
- THIS CONSIDERS VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS LIKE ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS, WATER QUALITY AND RESTORATION
- YOU WOULDN'T FISH IN WATERS POLLUTED WITH INDUSTRIAL RUNOFF.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:19:08.480><c> bills</c> additional increases in our water bills additional increases in our water
- </c> earlier where we have drinking water earlier where we have drinking water issues<01:34:19.440><c
- .<01:36:07.120><c> But</c> water.
- But water.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- waterways are enjoyed by millions of residents and visitors each year, from recreational boating to water
- That change improves accountability and supports safer behavior on the water.
- flag when a skier is down, but regulations prevent using that same flag to warn of swimmers in the water
- Driving under the influence on the road and operating a vessel under the influence on the water both
- Driving under the influence on the road and operating a vessel under the influence on the water, both
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 13, 2026, and began by taking up a large consent calendar, moving a first group of bills to the floor consent calendar and a second group by due pass. The committee then heard and advanced a series of measures covering housing, public safety, health care, education, and local government issues. Among the bills discussed were AB 2641 on a sales tax exemption for pawnbroker redemptions, AB 2525 on a narrow Surplus Lands Act exemption for Mission Bay Park, AB 1732 and AB 2433 on student housing and the Affordable Homes Bonus Law, AB 2055 on boating safety and enforcement, AB 1579 on children’s crisis residential services, AB 2139 on a Surplus Lands Act amendment for an Inland Empire soccer project, AB 2041 on EMS reporting, AB 1973 on reproductive health scope for advanced practice clinicians, AB 1929 on health plan investment disclosures, AB 2700 on utility rates and wildfire victim compensation, AB 1809 on school job order contracting, SB 73 on election security, AB 2418 on commercial building permit timelines, AB 1970 on step therapy limits for serious mental illness and substance use treatment, AB 2361 on peer-to-peer vehicle-sharing liability, AB 1976 on bike and pedestrian project approvals, AB 2110 on tax increment financing for workforce housing, and AB 2146 on supportive housing documentation and vacancy rules.
Testimony was generally supportive for the measures heard. Authors and sponsors emphasized consumer fairness, housing production, public safety, access to care, and administrative streamlining. Supporters included local governments, housing advocates, school districts, law enforcement groups, health care organizations, and affected individuals. AB 2700 drew especially extensive public testimony from wildfire survivors and local officials who urged stronger compensation for victims of PG&E-caused fires and relief from high utility costs. AB 2034 and AB 1790 were raised during public comment on bills not heard in committee, with several industry groups opposing AB 2034 and both supporters and opponents speaking on AB 1790’s Waters Edge issue.
Most bills were reported out of committee on due pass motions, with several noted as amended or with members not voting on particular roll calls. The committee also read and approved a lengthy suspense calendar, then opened public comment on bills not presented that day before adjourning.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- bills, the water lost, the noise, and the intolerable incessant noise.
- Do you know how much water these data centers will use?
- Developers have not been following the law on assuring the 100-year water supply.
- Developers have not been following the law on assuring the 100-year water.
- Again, electricity, water, and the vote of the people are the most important.
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the journal. The body then extended the session under Rule 27 and agreed to request House consent to adjourn until April 27, 2026. It moved into Committee of the Whole to consider several House bills, including HB 2170 (procurement code-related), HB 2415 (kratom regulation), HB 2700 (housing technology study committee), and HB 2950 (special districts/tourism improvement areas). Amendments were adopted on HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2950, and the committee reported HB 2170, HB 2415, and HB 2700 do pass; HB 2950 was later defeated on third read. The Senate also heard a brief welcome for visiting students and a personal privilege statement on Earth Day and environmental issues.
The Senate then entered an additional Committee of the Whole for HB 2035 (child welfare and placement), HB 2249 (parental bill of rights), and HB 2573 (DUI/local referendum-related language). HB 2035 received a Warner amendment expanding the definition of extended family to include adoptive family members; HB 2249 received a Mesnard amendment adding liability and technical changes; and HB 2573 received a Rogers technical amendment. All three were reported out do pass as amended. On third read, HB 2573 passed 20-9, with several senators explaining opposition based on referendum and emergency-clause concerns tied to a Marana data center dispute; HB 2170 passed 17-12; HB 2415 passed 22-7; HB 2035 passed 26-3; and HB 2249 passed 17-12. HB 2950 failed 10-19.
The Senate also considered House Concurrent Resolution 2043, substituting it for the Senate version and sending it to third read. The resolution, which calls for a convention to propose a federal constitutional amendment limiting congressional terms, passed 16-13 after several senators warned about the risks of a constitutional convention and the lack of limits on its scope. The House’s message on adjournment was read, committee meetings for April 27 were announced, and members made personal privilege remarks, including birthday wishes and an announcement about the annual legislative charity softball game. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, April 27, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
- And there's those right watered down.
- > the</c><00:07:13.680><c> ponds</c><00:07:14.400><c> uh</c><00:07:14.560><c> at</c> the woods and water
- ><c> where</c><00:07:17.120><c> water</c><00:07:17.440><c> marksons</c><00:07:18.080><c> are</c><00:07
- :18.880><c> is</c><00:07:19.120><c> not</c><00:07:19.360><c> my</c> um where water marksons are is not
- my um where water marksons are is not my favorite<00:07:20.160><c> thing</c><00:07:20.400><c> to</c>
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- use of public waters used as drinking water supplies, introduced by Representatives Booten of Berry
- <00:07:28.240><c> use</c><00:07:28.479><c> of</c><00:07:28.720><c> public</c><00:07:29.039><c> waters
- use of public waters used as drinking water supplies.
- Please listen to the first reading of the bill. drinking water supplies.
- Now, the bill drinking water supplies.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- FOR HURRICANE DEBBY WE STILL SAW 2018 SHELFSTABLE MEALS BEING DISPERSED, 321,000 PALLETS OF WATER AND
- AS I MENTIONED THE MEALS, WATER, TARPS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY GENERATORS.
- 1 MILLION SHELFSTABLE MEALS WERE PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO HURRICANE HELENE. 1.5 MILLION BOTTLES OF WATER
- DEPLOYED AND THIS TIME WE NEEDED 106 ADDITIONAL PUMPS AND WERE ABLE TO MOVE 1.4 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER
- OVER 1.2 MILLION BOTTLES OF WATER AND 83,000 TARPS DISTRIBUTED. 1.1 MILLION HOT MEALS IN ADDITION TO