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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We don't have a state entity sort of overseeing this part of the process.
  • So these are being built into the process at this point. Well, I like that.
  • Interconnection is not a barrier.
  • They're required to submit an application and go through the review process.
  • Also, the PUC already engages in these types of reporting and processes.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility affordability, transparency, and clean energy. 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 measure, while utilities and telecom/broadband interests opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about scope and participation in regulatory proceedings. After questions about how it differed from AB 1167 and how PAO discovery disputes are handled, the committee passed SB 327 as amended to Appropriations on an 11-2 vote, later reopening the roll to 12-2. SB 1350 would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, with the author and supporters emphasizing hydrogen’s role in decarbonization, grid reliability, jobs, and the Lancaster/ARCHES project. Environmental groups opposed the bill unless amended, warning about NOx emissions, paper transactions, and the need for stronger safeguards on hydrogen sourcing and delivery. The committee discussed amendments, including a minimum 20% hydrogen blend and emissions-related guardrails, and passed the bill to Natural Resources on a 14-0 vote, later reopening the roll to 18-0. SB 868, the Plug and Play Solar Act, would create a framework for small plug-in balcony solar devices for renters and others without rooftop solar access, while setting safety standards and limiting system size. Supporters said it would lower bills and expand access to solar; utilities and some public power entities raised safety and backfeed concerns, arguing interconnection review under Rule 21 remains necessary. After extensive discussion of safety, certification, and export limits, the committee passed SB 868 as amended to Appropriations on a 17-0 vote, later reopening the roll to 18-0. SB 1233, a transparency bill requiring additional disclosure about utility cash on hand, capital structure, and related reporting, drew utility opposition over duplicative processes and possible delays, but was passed as amended to Appropriations on a 10-3 vote, later reopened to 11-3. The committee also approved the consent calendar unanimously and adjourned after reopening the rolls for absent members to add on.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • However, the process for enacting comprehensive sunset legislation is ongoing.
  • We currently have some interconnections, don't we?
  • That has been the process typically in the state. Where is that?
  • Do you understand mine regarding due process?
  • I heard the point here that there's an expedited process.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (02/09/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • web processing, data processing and web processing, data processing and web hosting<05:12:31.680
  • So, um interconnect into our system?
  • . interconnection. interconnection. uh<05:44:31.600> any<05:44:32.000> costs<05:44:33.360
  • on the entity seeking to interconnect. on the entity seeking to interconnect.
  • uh data center seeking to interconnect uh data center seeking to interconnect would<05:45:41.360
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • That is an issue with this process.
  • So that process is an effective process for creating competition and driving down costs. to municipal
  • So that process is an effective process for creating competition and driving down costs.
  • process timeline are not being addressed.
  • So, from a process perspective, we have an excellent process, and I think from the independent power
Summary: The committee first heard AB 13, which would restructure the CPUC to increase legislative oversight, add legislative liaisons, require more detailed and timely reporting on rate-setting decisions, and add a public advocate member. The author and supporters argued the bill would improve transparency, accountability, and geographic diversity in CPUC decision-making amid rising utility rates. Witnesses from TURN, San Joaquin County, SDG&E, and former CPUC Commissioner Loretta Lynch offered support or support-in-principle, while no opposition testimony was presented. Members generally praised the bill’s transparency goals, and AB 13 passed 10-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open for absent members. The committee then adopted the 2025-2026 committee rules and approved three consent items: AB 61, AB 365, and AB 406. The next bill, AB 99, would cap investor-owned utility rate increases above inflation except for specified costs such as safety, modernization, and fuel/commodity costs. The author and supporters, including a representative of the California Senior Legislature, said the bill was needed to protect ratepayers, especially seniors and low-income customers, from repeated rate hikes. Opposition came from utility labor, utilities, the Chamber of Commerce, and others, who argued the bill was too simplistic, could suppress labor costs, and did not account for major cost drivers such as wildfire mitigation, mandates, and net metering. Several members supported moving the bill forward as a starting point on affordability, while others criticized it as overly blunt. AB 99 passed 11-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open. The hearing then shifted to an informational panel on strategies to reduce California transmission costs. A Public Advocates Office staffer described a growing backlog of approved-but-unbuilt transmission projects, rising transmission access charges, and long project timelines driven largely by utility pre-application and construction periods. Panelists from Net Zero California and consulting firms presented research suggesting that public financing or public-private partnership lease models could reduce transmission costs by lowering financing, tax, and capital costs, with estimated savings of up to 57% and as much as $123 billion over 40 years. PG&E’s representative said the utility is already pursuing federal loan guarantees, grants, and a public-private partnership with Citizens Energy, but warned that state ownership could create tax, wildfire-liability, and governance risks. Members asked about the CPUC’s role, the causes of delays, and whether public financing could complement existing competitive solicitation processes.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/10/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • Submitted interconnection applications to proceed under existing rules should this bill or a similar
  • Bill does not affect the interconnection Bill does not affect the interconnection nor<00:58:37.160
  • <00:59:25.640> face<00:59:26.200> additional interconnection face additional interconnection
  • Renewables and in the process Renewables and in the process unfortunately<01:14:18.080> stifle
  • And really understanding the interconnect, um, the standing access charge.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • As the Texas Energy Fund units progress through the interconnection process, they will move from left
  • All of the Texas Energy Fund units are in the interconnection process.
  • Woody Rickerson: So that's a recap; all of the Texas Energy Fund units are in the interconnection process
  • As units progress through the interconnection process, they will make progress from left to right across
  • So that's all of the Texas Energy Fund units are in the interconnection process.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • What is the process then that the CPUC or the PAO...
  • We don't have a state entity sort of overseeing this part of the process.
  • So these are being built into the process at this point. Well, I like that.
  • Interconnection is not a barrier.
  • Also, the PUC already engages in these types of reporting and processes.
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.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Business Apr 7th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Business

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is in agreement with them in the process and just ensuring that we are getting the Most out of the
  • comparison to another state and disadvantage the workers in Oklahoma because they're subjected to a process
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we went to the DRI process, and now we went to the sector planning process, which has been approved
  • Then we went to the DRI process, and now we went to the sector planning process, which has been approved
  • It establishes... ...competitive process.
  • I think this amendment sets a very bad process.
  • That is part of that process.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Thu Feb 12, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 14

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • I believe that it should remain an opt-in process.
  • lot more melon ballots out there for those who may not want to be voting or want to engage in the process
  • I believe that it should remain an opt-in process.
  • I believe that it should remain an opt-in process.
  • public comment process. public comment process.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Feb 11th, 2026

Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:10:31.120> and<00:10:31.360> our with due respect to our process and our with due
  • respect to our process and our our<00:10:32.000> deliberative<00:10:32.560> nature<00:
  • There is a filing with the Secretary of State just for an agent for service of process under Title 10
  • It gives them an option to file for an agent of service of process.
  • <00:29:50.240> does think about and this process does think about and this process does provide
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Governmental Oversight and Accountability Feb 11th, 2026

Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Transcript Highlights:
  • It clarifies the bargaining unit process, which allows determination of the unit after a change in case
  • I have some numbers from elections for various unions and the recertification process.
  • I just want to try to clear up a couple things about the process of the way union certifications go.
  • is a process where one party may speak only if the other allows it.
  • This is not a process that reflects well on our civic traditions. I urge you to vote no on SB 1296.
Summary: The committee first heard a committee substitute for SB 332, which creates a narrow public meetings and public records exemption for certain pre-suit settlement communications in Bert Harris claims involving local governments and private property rights. The sponsor said the change is intended to allow confidential legal strategy and negotiation during the 90-day pre-suit period while keeping settlements and outcomes public. The strike-all amendment was adopted, supportive testimony was waived in, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved several other measures, including SB 464 requiring K-12 schools to formally observe Veterans Day as a school holiday; SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention, which was amended to add a statement of important state interest and reported favorably after testimony from firefighters both supporting the bill and urging a longer benefit window; SB 576 on local government cybersecurity, which was amended to route the program through the Florida Digital Service and strengthen state-local coordination; SB 964 clarifying how certain gift and honoraria disclosures are filed with the Commission on Ethics; SB 1612 requiring local governments to accept electronic payments with a delayed effective date; SB 830 creating public records exemptions for certain local government administrators and their families; SB 1096 clarifying the filing deadline for employment discrimination complaints; and SB 1656 designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship. All were reported favorably. The committee also considered a slate of appointments, including a separate vote on Jeffrey Aaron to the Public Employees Relations Commission, which was recommended favorably after Senator Polsky objected to the appointment and cited concerns about political ties and prior work. The remaining appointees on tabs 12 through 30 were also recommended favorably. After a recess, the committee took up SB 1296 on the Public Employees Relations Commission, as substituted by a committee PCS. The PCS would change union certification and recertification rules, require stronger showing-of-interest and voting thresholds, limit paid union leave in some cases, require equal access to employer communication spaces, and speed up impasse procedures for state-funded salary increases. The bill drew extensive testimony, with supporters arguing it would improve accountability, transparency, and taxpayer fairness, and opponents—many of them teachers, bus drivers, and other public employees—saying it would weaken collective bargaining, burden workers, and function as union busting. Members raised constitutional concerns about the single-subject rule and collective bargaining protections, and debate was ongoing at the end of the transcript.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

HSH Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST

Human Services & Homelessness

Transcript Highlights:
  • Also, my written testimony, we support House Bill 1518 that requires the DACC to establish a process
  • Process in which persons incarcerated would qualify for SNAP benefits.
  • We are in the midst of a pilot program to be able to launch a pre-release process for us to be able to
  • We are in the midst of a pilot program to be able to launch a pre-release process for us to be able to
  • Process for us to be able to introduce people to be able to get them on benefits sooner.
Summary: The committee opened its first meeting of the 2020 session and heard testimony on several measures, beginning with HB 1518, which would allow people incarcerated and nearing release to apply for SNAP benefits before release. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Department of Human Services said they support the bill and are already piloting a pre-release application process at two facilities, with plans to expand it. The Attorney General’s Office supported the intent but noted a technical issue: one section of the bill appears to affect TANF as well as SNAP, while the title refers only to SNAP. A wide range of advocates, including Catholic Charities, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Hunger Action Network, Drug Policy Forum of Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, ACLU of Hawaii, and others, testified in strong support, emphasizing food insecurity after release, reentry stability, and reduced recidivism. The committee did not take a vote during the hearing. The committee then heard HB 1747, which would direct the Department of Human Services to seek federal waivers or extensions related to restricting certain SNAP purchases, including sugary drinks. DHS said it had already been approved for a narrow demonstration waiver and was working with retailers on implementation, with a target date of August 1. Supporters of the measure argued it would promote healthier choices, while opponents, including Hawaii Appleseed, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association, said such restrictions are ineffective, stigmatize low-income residents, create burdens for retailers and DHS, and may be difficult to implement. Members asked DHS to clarify the scope of the waiver and confirmed it applies to sugary drinks and beverages containing more than 10 grams of sugar. Finally, the committee took up HB 1705, which would allow licensed mental health counselors to serve as child custody evaluators, but there was no testimony from the relevant agencies and the item was quickly set aside. The committee also heard HB 1565, which would establish a judiciary working group to improve family court processes and legal representation for youth in the child welfare system. The Attorney General’s Office offered minor technical amendments, and supporters from the Office of Wellness and Resilience, High Hopes Hawaii, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and a social work student described the need for legal representation, citing better reunification and stability outcomes and the importance of youth voice in court proceedings. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • inherently wrong, there are many issues that arise when human error is introduced in the election process
  • That is going to impede our hand count process. It's going to add expense that is not necessary.
  • Age of 23 while he was just trying to finish college and process unimaginable trauma amidst a Christian
  • dismiss valid claims of negligence, sidelining victims like myself and others in the investigation process
  • In kid language, I was explaining to her the process of NDAs.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to make sure we understand the process.
  • ...process when there's a concern about a predator.
  • You know, once it's been convicted, whatever, what are the processes when they're removed?
  • Now, during that process, was there ever any discussion of age on it?
  • Their court process.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Environmental Regulation Apr 24th, 2025

Environmental Regulation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Texas manufacturers lower costs and reduce reliance on foreign supply, creates jobs in logistics, processing
  • I believe the framework outlined in this bill provides for a more rigorous election process, which is
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • This project interconnect project.
  • I appreciate the process.
  • I just wish we had a little bit tighter process and a better process that we could put more units for
  • as saying there's no bidding process as saying there's no bidding process because<00:25:50.960><
  • wish we had a little bit tighter process wish we had a little bit tighter process and<00:26:21.279
Summary: The committee met without a quorum for much of the meeting, so several agenda items were initially heard only for information. Early updates included six informational reports, such as an Auditor of Public Accounts compliance examination with no findings, university equipment and allocation reports, school district bond issuances, Western Kentucky University’s planned public-private partnership housing redevelopment, and quarterly Kentucky Communications Network Authority reports. Members then questioned WKU officials about the P3 housing project, including the number of RFQ responses, property tax responsibility, ownership of the student life foundation, and the status of repairs to residence halls. WKU said the foundation has owned the property since 2000, one hall would be razed or demolished at the end of the academic year, and repairs to the other two were expected to be completed by fall 2027. The committee also heard a Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources acquisition project for Mount River Farms in Wayne County and a Department of Corrections roof replacement project at Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, but no votes were taken until a quorum was later established. The Kentucky Infrastructure Authority then presented six loans and four grant reallocations, including loan increases for Adair County Water District and the City of Harlan, new loans for Litchfield, Louisa, Southeastern Water Association, and Flatwoods, and grant reallocations under the Cleaner Water Program. Members asked about Harlan’s 30-year term and special condition requiring a revenue increase; KIA explained the longer term is reserved for disadvantaged communities and that the condition was meant to reinforce standard debt coverage requirements, while depreciation is reviewed but not included in cash-flow calculations. After a recess, Senator Thomas arrived and a quorum was reached. The committee approved the prior minutes and then took a consolidated vote on the action items, which passed. The final items included a Kentucky Economic Development Authority revenue bond refunding for CommonSpirit Health, several Kentucky Housing Corporation conduit and single-family bond issuances, a Western Kentucky University bond issuance, and SFCC debt issues. Members discussed the housing transactions, noting they are developer-financed and not subject to a traditional bidding process, and expressed concern about whether the process could produce more units for the same amount of money. The meeting adjourned after all information items were approved and the next meeting date was announced.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, September 16, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • MORE THAN 95% OF PROJECTS IN THE INTERCONNECTION QUEUE ARE WIND, SOLAR OR BATTERY STORAGE.
  • they're doing, if you want to call it a process, is exactly why.
  • YOU WANT TO CALL IT A PROCESS IS EXACTLY WHY.
  • queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 119-12.
  • This legislation abolishes the commission, and it restores normal constitutional processes.