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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Community Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- A COMPACT WITH EACH OTHER TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES SO WE DID BRING IN FOR NO WATER
- FLOOD FIGHT EFFORTS ACROSS THE STATE AS WELL AS THE .48 PUMPS AND REMOVED OVER 591 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER
- WE DEPLOYED 106 PUMPS AND PUMPED OVER 1.4 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER AND DEPLOYED A TOTAL OF 581 GENERATORS
- FIGHT AND 235 PUMPS STATEWIDE PUMPED MORE THAN THREE POINT REBALANCE THEIR 3.3 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER
- A LOT OF THESE GRANTS HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST THE MOST NOTABLE MIAMI DADE ON SOME SOUTH FLORIDA WATER
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We're heating water. I don't want to guess at the BTUs.
- So we do need a significant amount of water.
- That allows us to manage the water. We recycle the water as much as we can inside the facility."
- They need a significant amount of water, and any water that already has some temperature is a benefit
- That allows them to manage the water, and they recycle the water as much as they can inside the facility
Bills:
HF4770
Summary:
The committee approved the March 26 minutes and then took up House File 4770, as amended by an A1 technical amendment. The bill was presented as a proposal to help Liberty Diversified International and Liberty Paper in Becker plan for replacement steam and energy supply as the Shuro facility closure approaches in 2030. Testimony described Liberty Paper’s current closed-loop steam arrangement with Shuro, the need to study future fuel and technology options, and the potential use of anaerobic digestion, biomass, construction and demolition waste, and food waste to produce steam and possibly power. Members asked about feedstock availability, the need for a feasibility study, possible backup natural gas use, and whether waste heat or wastewater heat could be useful. The bill was laid over as amended.
The committee then heard a presentation from CenterPoint Energy on Minnesota heating demand and electrification. CenterPoint staff said affordability and reliability are central concerns and outlined how the utility manages customer costs through energy efficiency, contracting, storage, peak shaving, and conservation. Dr. Joel Lynch presented research on peak heating with natural gas and the “missing piece” in Minnesota’s electrification puzzle, explaining that Minnesota’s cold climate makes winter heating demand especially challenging and that replacing natural gas would require substantial new electric capacity and renewable resources. He compared his work with prior national and state studies and said the analysis used Minnesota-specific gas throughput, COP assumptions across several electrification scenarios, and January renewable capacity data.
Lynch summarized preliminary findings that Minnesota’s peak gas heating throughput could be up to 40 gigawatts, with electric resistance heating implying roughly 36 gigawatts of new demand, and lower but still substantial demand under heat-pump scenarios. The presentation was informational only; no vote was taken on the CenterPoint presentation. The meeting ended with House File 4770 laid over and the energy demand presentation continuing.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- bill with me and shared the water bill of her neighbor across the street from her.
- totally different water plant than the water plant where she's receiving water.
- House Bill 11, a bill to be entitled an act relating to municipal water and sewer utility rates.
- House Bill 11, a bill to be entitled an act relating to municipal water and sewer utility rates.
- their water.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests, students, advocates, and a resolution honoring the late USF men’s basketball coach Amir Abdur-Rahim. Senators also observed moments of silence for victims of recent campus violence and for former FSU President John Thrasher. The chamber then moved to special order bills, with several members explaining measures and, in some cases, substituting House companions before final passage.
Among the bills passed were measures updating child care and early learning provider regulation; strengthening penalties and cost recovery for false reporting and swatting; extending protections against extraordinary medical debt collection; expanding hazardous walking condition criteria for schoolchildren; creating young adult housing support for foster and homeless students; and requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to disclose which accommodations they will provide. The Senate also passed a bill adjusting interest rules for trust accounts funding legal aid, after extended debate over the impact on legal aid funding and banking practices, and a transportation package that was heavily amended to address issues such as school bus camera hearings, beach vehicle use for equipment removal, flooded-street wake restrictions, expectant mother parking permits, micromobility regulation, and traffic signal modernization.
The chamber also approved public-records exemptions for Agency for Health Care Administration investigators, Judicial Qualifications Commission employees, and appellate court clerks; a municipal water and sewer rate bill affecting Miami-Dade residents near a plant; motor vehicle offenses involving impersonating law enforcement and obscured license plates; trespass penalties at law-enforcement-controlled locations and large ticketed venues; refund requirements for patient overpayments; stem cell therapy authorization with source and consent limits; and insulin administration authority for direct support professionals and relatives in group homes. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including cardiac emergencies, chemicals and consumer products, and motor vehicle manufacturer/franchise dealer legislation. Most measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though the trust fund interest bill drew notable opposition and passed 28-10, and the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill passed 37-1.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Capital Budget Jan 29th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the general manager of Alderwood Water and Wastewater District.
- I'm testifying in support of House Bill 2420 on behalf of the Washington Association of Water and Sewer
- Water and wastewater utilities often must respond quickly to system failures, regulatory deadlines, and
- So a fishing pier, a way to access the water.
- The second of the three federally funded programs is the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Summary:
The committee held public hearings on several capital-related bills. HB 2353 would raise the pre-design threshold for state-funded capital projects from $10 million to $15 million and index it to inflation beginning in 2027. The sponsor and a testifier said the change would reduce delays and save money on projects by avoiding costly pre-design work for mid-sized projects; staff noted the bill could reduce future capital budget costs. HB 2420 would increase the Small Works roster contract cap in stages from $350,000 to $650,000 by 2030, with a proposed substitute shifting the first increase from July 2026 to January 2027 to allow time for rulemaking. Testimony from universities, cities, ports, counties, and water/sewer districts supported the bill as a way to reduce administrative burden, speed projects, and help small and diverse contractors.
The committee also heard HB 2470, which would change how the School Construction Assistance Program treats school facilities on military bases. Staff explained the bill would exclude on-base instructional space from a district’s available-space calculation and adjust state assistance to account for federal funding, potentially increasing eligibility for affected districts such as Clover Park and Medical Lake. The sponsor and supporters said current rules unfairly reduce state support for districts serving military families; OSPI testified in support but said the bill would need amendment to avoid federal-law issues and was working on a revised approach that would increase the SCAP funding assistance percentage instead of directly referencing federal funds. Clover Park School District and the Veterans Legislative Coalition also supported the measure.
In executive session, the committee moved HB 2338, which expands the low-income weatherization program to include community-scaled projects, out of committee with a do-pass recommendation by a vote of 17 ayes and 2 excused. The committee then held a work session with the Recreation and Conservation Office on its competitive grant programs, including Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program accounts, youth athletic facilities, community forests, aquatic lands, boating, off-road vehicle, firearms and archery, and federal grant programs. Members asked about demand, ADA compliance, geographic distribution, and technical assistance; RCO said demand is high in several programs and that it uses scoring criteria, regional allocations, and outreach to improve access statewide.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AEN-HOU, AEN, AEN DEFER, AEN DEFER Public Hearings 02-03-2025
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, moving on to SB 329 on recycled water, requires at least 50% of treatment works effluent to be
- into state waters.
- Okay, moving on to SB 329 on recycled water, requires at least 50% of treatment works effluent to be
- into state waters.
- </c> works affluent to be R1 recycled Water works affluent to be R1 recycled Water by<00:54:35.280><c
Summary:
The committees heard several agriculture and food-system bills. SB 1562 would create a Combined Housing Operational Agricultural Mobilization Program to help bona fide farmers live and farm on agricultural lands and provide a tax credit for donated land. Testimony generally supported the goal of housing for farmers and farm workers, but raised concerns about placing the program within the Department of Agriculture, possible constitutional and drafting issues, land-quality standards, lease structure, and whether another agency might be better suited. The committees recommended passing SB 1562 with amendments, including clarifying DOA authority to acquire agricultural lands and establishing an advisory committee within the department; the recommendation was adopted.
The committees also heard SB 1171 on providing monofilament netting through hardware stores to help slow coconut rhinoceros beetle spread, SB 1186 on creating a statewide interagency food systems coordination team and working group, SB 1250 on a Farm to Families program, SB 1303 on agricultural loans, SB 1395 on a climate mitigation and resiliency special fund, SB 504 on a local agricultural transportation cost reimbursement program, SB 1185 on reviewing and repealing obsolete agricultural laws, and SB 187 on funding permanent agricultural biosecurity positions. Most testimony on these measures was in support, with some suggested refinements: for SB 1186, a youth advisory seat and clearer performance benchmarks; for SB 1250, broader eligibility for food pantries, cold storage, and staffing support; for SB 1303, support for lower interest rates and expanded loan tools; for SB 1395, debate over the fund’s structure and revenue source; for SB 504, clearer eligibility for small and beginning farmers, cooperatives, and food hubs; and for SB 1185, interest in joining the working group but concern about overbroad deregulation.
No roll-call votes were taken on the other measures in the excerpt, but the chair reported testimony counts on some bills, including 89 in support and none opposed for SB 1250, 13 in support and one opposed for SB 504, and 14 in support with one comment for SB 1395. SB 1303 and SB 187 also drew supportive testimony from the Department of Agriculture, farm groups, food banks, and industry organizations, with SB 187 emphasizing the need to make Act 231 biosecurity positions permanent and fully funded.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 7, February 17, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Voluntary Water Conservation Program, Voluntary Water Conservation Program, respectfully<00:01:58.560
- sponsored by Water. separate times.
- Water conservancy assessment is.
- Senate File 70, Omnibus Water Bill Construction, sponsored by Water. >> There is an amendment.
- President, this<00:48:50.160><c> water</c><00:48:50.559><c> project</c> this water project this water
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Renewable natural resources in this context are land, air, water, vegetation, fish, wildlife, wild rivers
- For each property that is identified, the district would have to provide its legal description, any water
- So if I'm looking for something on there, I can apply it—if it's an industrial site, water alongside
- What it would take—it'd be a long drink of water—but it's not impossible.
- rights through water banking, or supporting a bridge to land access between next-generation farmers
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 5, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- When you think of the iceberg and the imagery there, response is the tip of the iceberg above the water
- We did so by providing shelf-stable meals, bottled water, tarps, and generators.
- In addition, we deployed 48 pumps and were able to move 591 million gallons of water.
- Human Services: With Human Services, we distributed 218,000 shelf-stable meals, 321,000 bottles of water
- Human Services deployed and distributed one million shelf-stable meals, 1.5 million bottles of water,
Summary:
The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met to continue its review of hurricane impacts and state response. The committee first heard from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which described its four core functions—preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation—and highlighted its 24/7 State Watch Office, regional training efforts, and disaster assistance work. Deputy Executive Director Keith Pruitt detailed the state’s 2024 storm response, including Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, citing large-scale mission support, flood-control deployments, meal and water distribution, power restoration, debris removal, and billions in disaster funding and mitigation dollars. He also discussed debris management challenges and recommended that local governments update and exercise debris plans and maintain contingency contracts.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- funds a lot of important areas: local government planning fund, charter schools, programs, drinking water
- Water is another one. On and on and on.
- The basics were that we don't have clean drinking water for our residents, much less the capacity for
- Do we know, Madam Chair, where around the state has no water system that could utilize it so that we
- So all the funding for water funds comes through the New Mexico Environment Department.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Polystyrene can contaminate drinking water.
- They do not like what they consider a water and a beer can.
- The cost for a case of bottled plastic water is in the neighborhood of $10.
- The cost for a case of a bottled plastic water is in the neighborhood of $10.
- And all those bodies of water are more than deserving of our care and stewardship.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA.
A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries.
Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/04/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- From the Boundary Waters to the prairies and lakes in the south, and by a uniquely diverse economy.
- ,</c><00:39:14.640><c> clean</c> standards to protect clean water, clean standards to protect clean water
- The Red River Board is not against water quality standards.
- </c> the red board were not against water the red board were not against water quality<01:02:02.880><
- </c><01:02:12.880><c> quality</c> that, we do have some water quality that, we do have some water quality
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- These lands supply clean water to 60 million Americans and support more than 1,600 species.
- These lands supply clean water to 60 million Americans and support more than 1,600 species.
- And this is about the Clean Water Act.
- And this is about the Clean Water Act.
- So they set out exactly what a wetland is and what continuous waters of the U.S. are.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - Second Called Session Aug 21st, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislation relating to a groundwater study of East Texas aquifers by the Texas Water Development Board
- This includes TDM, DPS, the Water Development Board, and many others who will set the terms of the plan
- And the regular floodway is where you have to discharge the water from the. from the floodplain back
- Um, that terrible night on July 4th and July 3rd, I was up all night watching flood water gauges.
- We certainly heard from these floods about folks being stuck behind low-water crossings and trapped in
Keywords:
youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 18, 2025 - 03:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- First, the bill removes any additive to a public water system in Florida that does not relate to water
- Coming from the perspective of water quality and management, every area of the state is unique.
- Fluoride is naturally occurring in our water, and the act of community water fluoridation is just bringing
- Coming from the perspective of water quality and management, every area of the state is unique.
- Fluoride is naturally occurring in our water, and the act of community water fluoridation is just bringing
Summary:
The Housing, Agriculture and Tourism Subcommittee heard and advanced several bills. HB 615, allowing landlords to send required notices electronically with tenant written consent, was amended to allow either landlords or tenants to send messages electronically and passed favorably after testimony from legal aid and tenant advocates urging stronger opt-in, opt-out, and notice protections. HB 665, dealing with local government impact fees and development permits, would limit certain art-related impact fees, define “extraordinary circumstances,” and require more public process before fee increases; it passed after local government and industry testimony focused on refining the extraordinary-circumstances definition and concerns about public art funding. HB 365, a tenant protection bill for affordable housing units receiving public incentives, was amended to apply only to leases of 13 months or less and to take effect in July 2026; it passed with support from housing advocates and AARP and was described as preventing mid-lease rent increases while preserving renewal-time adjustments. HB 381, requiring issuance of addresses and parcel identification numbers within a set timeframe, was amended to extend the deadline to 20 business days and shift the fee consequence to the address fee rather than the building permit fee; it passed after discussion about delays affecting developers and local government responsibility.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- , a city water main break, flooded the property.
- I'm talking about a serious water problem.
- closest, to pump the water out into the trucks to deliver that water to the fire to put the fire out
- My communities don't have a stable water source.
- We have no municipal water or water systems.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held a long public hearing focused mainly on two sets of issues: proposals to amend or repeal the MBTA Communities Act, and bills to allow local rent stabilization. Committee chairs opened by explaining the hearing would be tightly managed because of the very large number of speakers, with testimony limited to two minutes per person and written testimony still accepted by email. Members and witnesses were called in a mix of in-person and virtual order throughout the hearing.
On the MBTA Communities Act, several legislators and local officials argued the law is too rigid and should be revised to account for local conditions. Speakers from small, rural, or infrastructure-limited communities such as Hanson, Halifax, Marshfield, Winthrop, Dracut, Carver, Rehoboth, and others said the law’s one-size-fits-all approach does not fit towns with limited water, sewer, transit access, or buildable land. Some filed bills would repeal the law, exempt certain communities, or create appeals processes based on infrastructure, environmental, or historical constraints. Supporters of the law’s changes emphasized local control and the need to avoid forcing development where communities believe it is impractical or inconsistent with town character.
A large portion of the hearing was devoted to rent stabilization legislation, especially S. 1447 and related House bills. Supporters included legislators, city councilors, tenant advocates, labor leaders, housing nonprofits, public health organizations, and residents who described sharp rent increases, displacement, homelessness risk, and the strain on working families, seniors, students, and people with disabilities. They argued local-option rent stabilization would let municipalities cap excessive increases and prevent no-fault evictions while preserving flexibility for local conditions. Opponents, including small landlords and property owners, said rent control would discourage investment, worsen housing quality, burden responsible owners, and drive small landlords out of the market. Some witnesses also supported a Cape Cod/Island transfer fee bill and a suburban infrastructure fund, arguing those would provide local revenue for housing or roads. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- It consumes significant amounts of water.
- water to fill 660,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools.
- ADEQ does require testing of wells drinking water, and that is something that is mandated that all water
- utilities, all who serve water, must have water quality reports given to individuals that drink potable
- water.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Day 46 (3-13-26)
Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- In cases involving Water Service Corporation of Kentucky and Kentucky American Water, both companies
- Water systems in particular face rising cost, aging infrastructure, high water loss levels, and shrinking
- In cases involving Water Service Corporation of Kentucky and Kentucky American Water, both companies
- Water systems in particular face rising cost, aging infrastructure, high water loss levels, and shrinking
- In cases involving Water Service Corporation of Kentucky and Kentucky American Water, both companies
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I just, you know, taxpayer funded research studies for water could, you know, restrict water rights
- :26:14.320><c> to</c> know, restrict water rights uh, uh, to know, restrict water rights uh, uh, to water
- and</c><00:26:17.919><c> it</c><00:26:18.159><c> kind</c> water water rights holders and it kind water
- Was done and did put and impose controls on an area and limit water rights and water availability to
- </c> Senate File 84, Voluntary Water Conservation Program, an act relating to water within Wyoming's
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 04/08/25
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> entertainment access to potable water. entertainment access to potable water.
- </c> They are not required to allow water They are not required to allow water into<00:15:25.600><c>
- I'm here on Water Action Minnesota.
- My name is Natalie Waters.
- Thank you, Miss Waters. Any other members of the public? Welcome to the committee.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 26th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First, we choke them off of the water, choke the water off from our farms, and a lot of our lands go
- AB 2739 establishes the Water Affordability and System Stabilization Fund to support investments in water
- Clean Water Revolving Fund, at no additional cost to water agencies, with the goal of stabilizing and
- The golden mussels form dense colonies on critical water infrastructure, clogging and degrading our water
- This directly threatens our water systems that provide water to millions of Californians and millions