Video & Transcript Research : 'Water Code'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Sep 10th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife presents.
- This is the Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee bill. I respectfully request an aye vote.
- Assembly Bill 263 by Assembly Member Rogers and others, an act relating to water.
- Assembly Bill 263 by Assembly Member Rogers and others, an act relating to water.
- Assembly Bill 1096 by Assembly Member Connolly and an act relating to water.
Summary:
The Assembly convened, initially lacked a quorum, then returned to session with prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk following news of his shooting. Members then handled a series of procedural motions, including suspending rules, moving several bills to the inactive file, re-referring bills to committees, and authorizing committee meetings. The chamber also observed adjournments in memory for several individuals, including Ermilo Don Rodas, John Burton, Nina Chomsky, and Barbara “Bobby” Samperey.
On the floor file, members considered and passed a long list of Senate bills, largely on bipartisan or unanimous votes. Topics included consumer protection and transparency for self-storage contracts (SB 709), adoption jurisdiction (SB 450), privacy and name/image protections (SB 683), an audit of the February 2025 bar exam (SB 47), data broker transparency (SB 361), used-car buyer protections (SB 76), state parks land acquisition streamlining (SB 630), cemetery work group deadlines (SB 777), financial enforcement authority (SB 825), utility outage reporting and reliability planning (SB 292), vital records confidentiality (SB 313), health care coverage and hormone therapy access (SB 418), workplace outreach (SB 578), Holocaust and genocide education (SB 472), county jail treatment for misdemeanor incompetency cases (SB 820), and AI companion chatbot safeguards for minors and self-harm risks (SB 243). Most measures passed with little or no opposition, though SB 578 drew sharp debate over the workplace outreach program and its funding.
The Assembly also took up concurrence items and approved numerous Assembly bills with Senate amendments. These included transparency in legislative nondisclosure agreements (AB 1370), affordable faculty/staff housing provisions at community colleges (AB 648), tribal youth foster care reforms (AB 1378), EV charger payment regulations (AB 1423), technical Political Reform Act changes (AB 1511), diacritical marks on vital records (AB 64), reproductive health protections with urgency (AB 260), union and collective bargaining protections (AB 288), bench trial statement-of-decision streamlining (AB 515), agricultural land stewardship (AB 524), geothermal exploratory project rules (AB 527), Medi-Cal field medicine changes (AB 543), tobacco-related provisions (AB 573), social media platform rules (AB 656), state parks transaction reporting (AB 679), professional licensing changes (AB 742), and child care staffing and assistant teacher pathways with urgency (AB 753). Votes were generally strong, with several measures passing unanimously or near-unanimously.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-13 (10:00AM Session)
Florida House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're given a code name. You sign a confidentiality agreement. You can't talk about it.
- They have tremendous impact on water consumption and on utility rates, and so this is actually not an
- Water consumption is amazing. You know, they take up time. You do have protections in this bill.
- For example, the Fontainebleau can build a huge water park in the next five years? Senator McLean.
- We need to Of the land development code of the state of Florida. This should be part of it.
Summary:
The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions of guests and staff. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on several bills, including transportation facility designations (SB 628), affordable housing/Live Local Act changes (HB 1389), utility services (HB 1451), education (HB 1279 substituted for SB 7038), data centers (SB 484), and land use/development regulations (SB 208/HB 399). Several other measures were temporarily postponed, including education, emergency services, and environmental rule ratification bills.
On SB 628, the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill 31-4. On the affordable housing bill, senators discussed the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including a new provision allowing certain affordable housing on religious institution property, removal of accessory dwelling unit language, and changes to tax exemption and expiration provisions; the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill 35-0. On the utility services bill, the House amendment shortened the surcharge phase-out timeline and advanced reporting dates; the Senate concurred and passed the bill 30-6. The education package was substituted with the House companion, amended to include agreed-upon provisions on student health and safety, early learning, math, virtual instruction, career and technical education, school choice, accountability, tuition protections, and financial aid, and passed 36-1.
The data centers bill drew extensive debate over transparency and ratepayer protections. Senators questioned the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the 12-month confidentiality period, and whether costs could be shifted to residential and commercial customers. Supporters said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections and maintained local land-use authority, while critics objected to the loss of transparency and the possibility of local NDAs. After debate, the Senate concurred in the House amendment and passed the bill 31-6.
The land use and development bill generated the most contentious discussion. Amendments addressed a Fontainebleau/Miami Beach resort water park issue, a sunset provision, and a major rural boundary/property rights proposal affecting counties such as Orange and Seminole. Senators debated whether the rural boundary language protected property rights or undermined local planning and environmental safeguards, with concerns raised about takings, county liability, and the use of an Attorney General opinion. The transcript cuts off during extended debate on that amendment, so no final vote on the land use bill is shown in the excerpt.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Cost-benefit analysis requirement 3/24/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- about the immediate cost, but the talk about the immediate cost, but the building<00:04:42.880>
code - safety, uh, structural building code safety, uh, structural integrity,<00:04:45.280>
reducing - Um you know, clean water or clean air.
- I don't know have clean water to drink?
- , provide safety, to clean up our waters, provide safety, to clean up our waters, uh<00:28:32.799
Summary:
The committee took up House File 936, an author’s bill requiring cost-benefit analysis before agencies move forward with major rulemaking. Chair Nash moved the bill, the A2 author’s amendment was adopted, and the bill was then discussed as amended. The sponsor said the goal was not to eliminate rulemaking, but to require agencies to “show their work” by analyzing costs, benefits, and assumptions before rules are adopted.
Supporters, including representatives from Americans for Prosperity and the Pacific Legal Foundation, argued the bill would improve transparency, uniformity, and accountability in rulemaking. They cited federal and other state models, especially Virginia, and said similar requirements already exist in several states. They also pointed to public support for requiring cost-benefit analysis and said the bill could help agencies avoid costly or poorly thought-out regulations, reduce litigation risk, and improve legislative oversight through notice to committees and publication of preliminary and final analyses.
Several members raised concerns. Representative Luger Nikolai said cost-benefit analysis is already part of existing law through SONARs and that the legislature, not agencies, should be the first line of review; she also worried the bill would force dollar valuations on qualitative factors such as accessibility. Representative Craft said the bill could allow unelected officials to negate policy choices already made by the legislature if benefits do not exceed costs. Representative Fryberg said the bill appears to require full analysis even for minor housekeeping rules and may overemphasize dollar-based benefits. Chair Nash and supporters responded that the bill is meant to impose a uniform check on agencies and that many current rules already operate without sufficient legislative oversight. The discussion ended with members expressing both support and opposition, and a roll call was requested, though no final vote was included in the excerpt.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- I do not seek to pollute water.
- State fiscal is just going based on the procedure, the codes while they're doing it.
- So, SUNO has no waters for which they patrol.
- They have to be patrolling the waters. Yes.
- So in the, Asuno has no waters for which they patrol.
Bills:
HB165, HB175, HB198, HB272, HB457, HB488, HB566, HB603, HB763, HB902, HB909, HB971, HB981, HB1066, HB1125, HB1154, HB1231
Keywords:
HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Oct 8th, 2025
Legislative Health & Human Services Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Code, that's where they'll get connected to. So it's the area code of their cell phone?
- I know folks who are here who have Florida area codes, and what's happening in Florida is not going to
- I'm a water epidemiologist with the Department of Health.
- The reason I come here today, though, isn't to talk about contaminants in our drinking water.
- Madam Chair, not to mention how they might use produced water in agriculture that has PFAS in it.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- It also drives up the water table in the coastal zone, and given the increase in intense... globally<
- Shelley Ha is measuring the salinity of the water and finding near ocean levels of salinity.
- hazards um drinking water hazards um drinking water contamination<00:57:52.720>
nitrate <00 - rates of nitrogen in the drinking water rates of nitrogen in the drinking water like<00:58:00.039
- 100% of our waste um and so the water 100% of our waste um and so the water water<01:01:26.119><
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 12, February 23, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , are protected because of federal code, are protected because of federal code, all<00:49:31.200>
- affects private property, be that water affects private property, be that water or<01:22:54.760>
- already blown that calendar out of water already blown that calendar out of water with<01:52:49.360
- United States bankruptcy code. Um and United States bankruptcy code.
- Water Conservation Program. Eyes 31. Water Conservation Program. Eyes 31.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HB 1218 Conference Committee Apr 15th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And in our amendment, in conversing with Senator Kessel and the State Water Commission, Governor... .
- ..with Senator Kessel and the State Water Commission governor's office.
- really tight to assessment drain projects, and the dollar amount is the one million dollars that is in code
- why we have this bill is because we actually did have that in last session, but they circumvented Water
- But I think we also understand the need to not include life cycle analysis for the municipal water supply
Summary:
The conference committee on House Bill 1218 met to reconcile differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, which concerns environmental assessment requirements and cost-share analysis for drainage projects. Members discussed revised language that would keep the existing $1 million threshold in place for assessment drain projects, maintain the moratorium on environmental assessments for those projects, and add study language to examine thresholds for when environmental assessments should be required. The House side explained that the goal was to prevent the threshold from being lowered again, while also allowing the interim study to gather more data on agricultural benefit valuation and cost-benefit analysis.
Senator Engett asked why additional study time was needed if more than 50 environmental assessments had already been completed. In response, members explained that the current tool has gaps in how agricultural land benefits are valued, which can affect cost-share calculations, and that the study period would help improve the analysis. They also noted that the bill would not affect municipal water supply or flood control projects, with the main issue being assessment drains in agricultural land.
No votes were taken. The committee agreed the revised language should be put into proper legislative form, and the chair indicated the committee could reconvene later that morning, possibly at 11:00 a.m., before adjourning the meeting.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Sunset Advisory Commission Jan 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- This modification would exempt the lobby compensation thresholds in Government Code 305.005 from inflation
- This recommendation amends section 254.042 of the Texas Election Code to limit the late filing penalty
- I understand we have with us this morning the new director of the Texas Water Development Board, Ms.
- September meeting of the Sunset Commission, we adopted a motion directing staff to review the Texas Water
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Mar 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We'll also hear from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board.
- The water board conducts an annual drinking water needs assessment.
- We passed that big water bond, and water storage was the big promise.
- But that change in the water code didn't come with any new programs or funding.
- Kasha Hunt here with Valley Water, Santa Clara Valley Water.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- You can start back, drench it with a lot of water.
- And the battery project has to be compliant with the county fire code? Yes.
- County fire code. Yes.
- Without belaboring, and I know I'm stopping you, did they follow the county fire code?
- We just kind of got to work the electricity side and water and all that stuff.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Ways and Means Apr 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And it's tied to the manganese in the subsurface water that's used.
- And it's tied to the manganese in the subsurface water that's used.
- Did not fit under the Water Sector Committee.
- I mean, water is the most important thing you could have, right?
- Private water companies, and the rates are set by PSC.
Summary:
Yes. This appears to be a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee, based on the roll call, the committee chair’s remarks, and the committee’s consideration of bills and resolutions with tax and fiscal implications.
The committee first announced that SB 436 by Senator Cloud was deferred. It then heard SB 442 by Senator Stein, which would provide a local sales and use tax exemption in Calcasieu Parish for repairs, upgrades, and overhauls on certain aircraft at qualifying facilities such as Chennault. The bill was presented as an economic development measure to keep aviation maintenance work and jobs in Southwest Louisiana. After testimony from Citadel Completions representatives describing the company’s operations, local partnerships, and job creation, the committee voted to report SB 442 favorably without objection.
The committee next took up HR 118 by Representative Wright, which would create a legislative subcommittee to study a possible state income tax credit for certain water utility customers facing high rates tied to water system upgrades and brown-water issues in parts of the Florida parishes and elsewhere. Members questioned the fiscal impact, eligibility, duration, and whether the proposal would simply subsidize private utility rates or address a broader regulatory problem. Wright emphasized that the resolution was only for study and would gather testimony and numbers before any credit was considered. The resolution was reported favorably without objection.
Finally, HB 1039 by Representative Deshotel was called but no presenter was present, so the committee held the bill in committee. The meeting then adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We have water concerns coming up, and we should have more money.
- We have water concerns coming up, and we should have more money.
- That'll take water away from Lake Powell.
- They're not water abusers. They don't make noise.
- This bill applies the Trump tax cuts to the Arizona tax code.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We have five ports in our region, one deep-water, one shallow-draft port, with over 3,000 acres for development
- As Texas focuses on building our water infrastructure, electrical grid, and deepening and widening of
- However, there are parts of the code that still require Texas institutions of higher education to be
- Senate Bill 530 simply cleans up Texas code to be in line with federal rules.
- Senate Bill 530 simply cleans up Texas code to be in line with federal rules and gives colleges and universities
Summary:
The Senate Committee on K-16 met with 14 bills on the agenda and announced it would recess around 9:45 to attend the floor session, then resume afterward. The committee first took up Senate Bill 2361, which would transfer governance of the University of Houston-Victoria from the University of Houston System to the Texas A&M University System and rename it Texas A&M University-Victoria. Senator Cole explained that the committee substitute added transition language for employee health benefits and ERS contributions. Supporters, including Texas A&M System officials, Victoria’s mayor, regional economic development leaders, a Formosa Plastics representative, a Victoria College trustee, and a local business owner, said the move would better align the university with regional industry needs, especially engineering, agriculture, and workforce development, while helping retain local students and support economic growth. A Texas A&M official also noted accreditation, data-system, and other transition challenges, but said the change was manageable. Because there was no quorum, the committee could not adopt the substitute, and SB 2361 was left pending subject to the call of the chair after public testimony closed.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 530 from Senator Sparks, which would update Texas higher education law to match federal rules allowing institutions to use any nationally recognized accreditor rather than only a regional accreditor. Sparks said the bill was a cleanup measure responding to a 2019 federal rule change and prior concerns had been addressed over the interim. Testimony in support came from a Texas Public Policy Foundation fellow, who said the bill would give universities flexibility, preserve quality standards, and simplify credit transfer and costs for students. With no opposition and no questions, public testimony closed and SB 530 was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Chamber Meeting Mar 3rd, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It started with the very vibrant Soil and Water District at Eastern Rio Arriba.
- Conservation Districts will be celebrating Soil and Water Day.
- The 6.25 million is to the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Fund.
- My community needs wastewater and water lines, that kind of thing.
- System, clean energy, water, biosciences, aerospace, and space.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/20/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- water resources. water resources.
- <00:43:06.000>
In Minnesota storm water manual. In Minnesota storm water manual. - storm water instead of municipal water storm water instead of municipal water to<00:43:14.400>
- storm water and also as mentioned by Mr. storm water and also as mentioned by Mr.
- we call gray water, water for washing. we call gray water, water for washing.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, your Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water has under consideration Senate Bill 1419
- I move the Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee Amendment be adopted.
- Chairman, I move the substitute floor amendment to the Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee
- I'm going to start doing it in Morse code. Thank you. I'm going to start doing it in Morse code.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, your Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water has under consideration Senate Bill 1419
- I move the Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee amendment be adopted.
- Chairman, I move the substitute floor amendment to the Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committee
- I'm going to start doing it in Morse code. Thank you. I'm going to start doing it in Morse code.
Summary:
The House met in regular session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recognized several guests and personal privileges, including introductions of students and family members. The chamber also took up a motion to request the Senate return SB 1160 for reconsideration, and then moved into Committee of the Whole to consider measures on the calendar.
In Committee of the Whole, members considered SB 1118, SB 1178, and SB 1419. SB 1118 received an appropriations committee amendment and a floor amendment related to balancing housing affordability with historic preservation, and was recommended do pass as amended. SB 1178, dealing with naturopathic medicine accreditation and scope issues, drew debate: supporters said it would protect patient access and provider supply by updating accreditation-related definitions, while opponents argued it expanded scope too far and sidestepped federal accreditation concerns; the bill was ultimately recommended do pass as amended. SB 1419, concerning solar energy devices and disclosure protections for residential, multifamily, commercial, and industrial units, was also amended and recommended do pass as amended. SB 1497 was retained on the calendar.
The House then entered an additional Committee of the Whole for SB 1242 and SB 1270. SB 1242, which allows audio and audio-visual technology for mental health evaluations or treatment hearings, was amended to modify the definition of a mental health treatment agency and recommended do pass as amended. SB 1270 also received a floor amendment and was recommended do pass as amended. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole and additional Committee of the Whole reports, properly engrossing SB 1118, SB 1178, SB 1419, SB 1242, and SB 1270, while retaining SB 1497.
On third reading, the House passed SB 1162, SB 1274, SB 1426, SB 1552, and SB 1814. SB 1814, which establishes a substance use disorder treatment standards and oversight study committee, drew remarks in support of a study committee to address fraud, waste, abuse, and treatment reform. The House also announced upcoming committee and caucus meetings and adjourned until 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider certain pending nominations. Apr 29th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- He tells me it all starts with sifting machines that screen debris out of the water.
- The water then flows into 36 massive tanks where the fog or fat oils and grease float to the top and
- A mere 24 hours ago it was raw sewage and one of them is tap water. Can't tell the difference.
- We send clean water out into the river, way cleaner than the water that is taken out upstream to make
- drinking water for DC.
Keywords:
nominations, William Kimmett, Kenneth Keyes, Commerce Department, Tax Policy, economic agenda, trade, tax cuts, public testimony
Summary:
This meeting of the committee was centered around the consideration of nominations for two key positions: William Kimmett as Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade and Kenneth Keyes as Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy at the Treasury Department. Members were given the opportunity to provide remarks on the nominees, with discussions revealing contrasting views on their potential impact on U.S. economic policy. While some members expressed support for the nominees, highlighting their qualifications and expertise, others voiced strong opposition, arguing that their confirmation would further a harmful economic agenda that favors billionaires over average Americans. Senator Wyden, the ranking member, emphasized concerns about trade chaos and the detrimental effects on workers and businesses across the country.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, um, House Bill 111 strengthens water enforcement, makes clear that New Mexico takes illegal water
- Right now, the Office of State Engineer is enforcing the Water Code using penalties written in 1907,
- Code is only paying $100.
- But that water payback doesn't really do anything to stop the illegal diversions by those with no water
- with water users that are trying to put their water to full beneficial use in line with the law.