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ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee Mar 24th, 2026

Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • How much training would be required in universities and in colleges?
  • Training would be required in universities and colleges to support the workforce required.
  • There are pretty strict space limitation and security clearance requirements, which require us to provide
  • There's closed-toed shoes, heel requirements, certain other fabric requirements, no photography, no videography
  • And then, of course, there are reduced natural uranium resource requirements.
Summary: The committee met to hear a series of presentations on advanced nuclear economics, workforce, community impacts, and financing. Nucleon Energy’s William Bridge presented a report estimating the economic impacts of hypothetical 200-megawatt and 600-megawatt SMRs, including construction and operating jobs, local spending, tax revenue, and the private-sector conditions needed to attract investment. He said the report used nth-of-a-kind cost assumptions, discussed security and water siting considerations, and argued that early community engagement and permitting work should be timed to when projects are closer to being economic. Committee members questioned cost assumptions, security staffing, transmission and water siting, and whether large reactors or SMRs are more likely to be financed in the near term. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning. She described declining labor-force demographics, the need for hundreds of thousands of new energy workers by 2050, and six workforce priorities: career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and non-traditional pipelines. She highlighted the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, robotics, and when training should begin relative to future plant construction; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers broadly and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. Red Wing, Minnesota Mayor Gary Yako described hosting the Prairie Island nuclear generating facility. He said the plant provides a large share of the city’s property tax base, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to local emergency preparedness, and is a strong community partner through donations and employee involvement. He said the city supports relicensing, has regular emergency drills, and has had no issues with dry cask storage. The committee also heard from NEI’s Benton Arnett, who reviewed the current financing landscape, including federal tax credits, DOE loan authority, offtake agreements, and the shift toward project developers and special-purpose vehicles. He said early projects face high first-of-a-kind costs, but federal support and long-term power purchase agreements are helping make projects financeable. Finally, DOE’s Julie Kazeraki described the Office of Energy Dominance Financing and its role in supporting new nuclear, restarts, uprates, and supply chain investments, emphasizing that federal loan and tax-credit tools are intended to reduce upfront risk and improve project affordability.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we would abide by and you know, everything that the law requires as far as what those requirements
  • We require, just to cover ourselves, we require everyone to sign a contract that sort of says if you
  • We do have a telework policy that meets the requirements of state law.
  • There's much in reporting requirements from DIR and other agencies.
  • And so the agency would lapse funds that it did not require.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V Feb 24th, 2025

Appropriations - S/C on Articles I, IV, & V

Transcript Highlights:
  • Contracts require so I'm I think here's my This is my struggle.
  • We require just to cover.
  • The requested item that we have does not require additional funding.
  • Our current performance measure requires 48 site visits per year.
  • And so the agency would lapse funds that it did not. not require.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • systems, and I will defer to systems and institutions to address those. specific requirements.
  • Senate Bill 37 requires our agency to establish the general education Advisory Committee to consider
  • That work is the responsibility of each institution and system as required by Senate Senate Bill 37.
  • Another element of Senate Bill 37 requires the coordinating board to administratively support the new
  • I'll commit to making it available to those that require training. Thank you. Chairman Wilson.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Three - Tuesday, May 5th

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Well, the disclosures are going to be required for the change of deed at the recorder of deeds offices
  • Missouri law currently does not require... ...and camp safety.
  • Missouri law currently does not require, and this is ridiculous, does not require comprehensive background
  • It deals with fire districts and... ...requiring them to put online auctions or sealed bid for surplus
  • Those that are requiring services without having that notary being there.
Summary: The House met with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 133-0. The session then included many introductions of interns, guests, and a Teacher Appreciation Day statement. A committee report recommended passage of Senate Bill 903, and the chamber moved into third reading and amendment action on Senate Bill 1421 and related measures. Members debated and adopted a long series of amendments covering public safety, criminal justice, schools, and corrections. Topics included drone enforcement authority for law enforcement, a Missouri Ranger school safety program and school bus stop-arm penalties, Clean Slate automatic expungement language narrowed to drug offenses, an Alzheimer’s task force and dementia training for law enforcement, fire hydrant testing, pseudoephedrine access, banning portable electronic devices in prisons, hands-free cell phone law fixes, critical infrastructure protections, parental accountability for minors’ offenses, fentanyl trafficking, attorney general firearms authority, support for St. Louis and Kansas City police boards, DNA collection on arrest for additional crimes, a 25-foot buffer around first responders, a domestic violence registry, squatter and notary fraud fixes, gift card fraud, and post-conviction death penalty procedures. Several amendments drew opposition over civil liberties, school safety, prison penalties, and death penalty concerns, but most were adopted. The most contested item was the death penalty post-conviction relief amendment, which members argued either would streamline appeals and risk wrongful executions or would provide needed finality for victims; it ultimately passed 75-68 after a roll call vote. Another notable debate centered on the St. Louis Police Board amendment, with members disputing who should pay for police overtime and liability costs. The transcript ends amid discussion of a corrections-related amendment on good-time credit and rehabilitation programming, with the amendment to the amendment being supported by members from both parties.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Three - Tuesday, May 5th

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It requires face-to-face... Families overwhelming bipartisan support.
  • It requires face-to-face interviews for the purposes of assessment of alleged child abuse and neglect
  • Missouri law currently does not require, and this is ridiculous, does not require comprehensive background
  • It deals with fire districts and requires them to put online auctions or sealed bid for surplus or unneeded
  • So this is much to do with saving a requirement.
Keywords: 959, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 01:45 pm

Washington House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This would create a huge administrative burden and reporting requirements based on something that the
  • state ...huge administrative burden and reporting requirements based on something that the state just
  • I think this is absolutely necessary to set up the apparatus required to make this tax functional.
  • But our job, as legislators, elected by the people, we're not required to be lawyers; we're required
  • We at one time had a surplus, and now we're in a deficit, and we're at $80 billion in spending.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 13, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><02:09:50.599><c> by</c> about a technology that was required by about a technology that was required
  • </c><02:17:49.519><c> a</c> half years or so it it required a half years or so it it required a repaving
  • yet if it's going to require resources.
  • </c> the next slide to talk about our Surplus the next slide to talk about our Surplus but<04:42:32.040
  • </c><04:51:55.600><c> and</c> constitutional requirement and constitutional requirement and Incorporated
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center. Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu. A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so when we had a $100 billion surplus in 2020, I was really disappointed by the fact that we got
  • The biggest hurdle we face is the requirement to collect student insurance information.
  • Can I add, I have teens, as I said, health class that's required in ninth grade is tied into P.E.
  • So much of their portion of their budget is now going to these additional requirements that they are
  • And I feel like, just like how my school requires language or requires performing arts and a health class
Summary: The hearing focused on youth mental health and treatment access in California, with opening remarks emphasizing that youth distress, self-harm-related emergency visits, and difficulty obtaining care remain elevated, while workforce shortages and reliance on one-time funding continue to limit access. Assemblymember Lori Davies echoed concerns about unstable funding and said lawmakers need to hear directly from providers and families as they prepare for the budget and legislation. The chair framed the hearing as a chance to hear from county, school, provider, and student perspectives, especially in San Diego County, where needs are high and investments have not always matched demand. County and school officials described the current system and recent state initiatives, including the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, school-linked fee schedules, payment reform, and the Behavioral Health Services Act transition. San Diego County Behavioral Health said it serves Medi-Cal youth with specialty mental health needs through a broad continuum of care, including outpatient clinics, school-based services, crisis response, residential treatment, and new crisis and residential facilities. San Diego County Office of Education and San Marcos Unified School District described efforts to expand school-based services and reimbursement through CYBHI, but said implementation is slowed by complex billing rules, insurance-data collection concerns from families, administrative burden, and uncertainty about sustaining staff positions funded by grants or soft money. School counselor testimony highlighted reduced stigma through campus outreach and clubs, but also noted that counselor-to-student ratios remain well above national standards and that budget cuts threaten supports. Provider testimony stressed that the system remains fragmented and that youth often move between emergency rooms, inpatient care, outpatient therapy, schools, and county programs without smooth handoffs. A child psychiatrist described crisis cases in which the main choices are brief hospitalization or discharge with limited follow-up, and argued for stronger warm handoffs, more outpatient and intensive outpatient options, better school-clinic coordination, and broader use of mobile crisis and 988. Rady Children’s Hospital and Aurora Behavioral Health described large increases in behavioral health demand, expansion of integrated care, and major barriers tied to low reimbursement rates, delayed payments, and administrative complexity. Across the panel, witnesses called for more stable funding, clearer reimbursement rules, better parent education on warning signs, and stronger collaboration among schools, counties, hospitals, and community providers to reduce stigma and improve timely care for youth.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 10, February 20, 2026-PM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:42:56.240><c> to</c> with the requirements to with the requirements to we've we've we've we<01:42
  • Not require in statute that we invested.
  • </c> that requires that requires the<03:25:39.680><c> providers</c><03:25:40.480><c> to</c><03:25:40.640
  • </c> we actually have a budget surplus we actually have a budget surplus even<03:48:01.520><c> with</
  • </c> maintenance and licensure requirements. maintenance and licensure requirements.
Keywords: 916, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 27, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The EPA is now required to establish that CO2 standards for new motor vehicles for upcoming years, so
  • to establish that CO2 is now required to establish that CO2 standards<02:36:08.319><c> for</c><02:36
  • </c> see President Trump is also requiring see President Trump is also requiring stronger<02:51:49.040
  • </c> on those local funds has been required on those local funds has been required to<02:58:51.560><c
  • </c> we were in fact in a surplus we were in fact in a surplus situation<04:08:26.600><c> I'm</c><04:
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Election Law (01/21/2025)

Election Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> enacted in July of 2024 now requires enacted in July of 2024 now requires that<00:26:47.760><c>
  • Will it require extra work? Yes.
  • </c> would effectively remove the requirement would effectively remove the requirement of<01:43:47.119
  • and I will say that some of the require and I will say that some of the other<01:46:02.840><c> requirements
  • He said that seems to him to be not necessary or required in this instance.
Committee: House Election Law
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House passes elections bill after lengthy amendments discussions 5/6/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • requirements requirements if<00:02:44.959><c> they</c><00:02:45.200><c> have</c><00:02:45.440><c> a<
  • </c><00:32:22.880><c> to</c> that then the states are required to that then the states are required to
  • It requires you to be to vote. It requires you to be registered. registered. registered.
  • </c><01:16:32.640><c> by</c> voting at an election as required by voting at an election as required by
  • ><02:21:30.560><c> each</c> includes everything from requiring each includes everything from requiring
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Business and Commerce Apr 1st, 2026

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, how many cases require no additional action?
  • For example, how many cases require no additional action?
  • And so that is what the statute requires.
  • Case study selected Ercot projects and data requirements.
  • I think it's required of us.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce convened to discuss critical infrastructure and supply chain integrity, particularly focusing on Texas's power grid and associated vulnerabilities. The meeting highlighted Texas's recent ranking as 10th in electricity affordability, emphasizing the state's commitment to maintaining a reliable and resilient electric grid. New committee members introduced themselves, and the agenda included testimony from ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission regarding the implementation of the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act, which aims to mitigate risks posed by foreign entities to the power grid. Chad Sealy from ERCOT presented updates on the attestation process for market participants, revealing that over 1,500 entities had submitted attestations regarding their corporate structures and affiliations with designated foreign countries. Concerns were raised about the adequacy of the current vetting process, particularly regarding indirect relationships with foreign adversaries. Testimonies from the PUC and the Attorney General's office underscored the challenges of enforcing compliance and the need for improved legislative measures to enhance oversight and security. The committee also heard from experts, including Dr. Emma Stewart from Idaho National Laboratory, who discussed the evolving threats to the grid from foreign adversaries and the importance of securing communication systems. Recommendations included prioritizing inspections of critical components and enhancing collaboration with national laboratories to address vulnerabilities. The discussion concluded with an acknowledgment of the balance needed between ensuring grid security and maintaining affordability for consumers.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I said, I do not know how to tie a bow tie, and I'm assuming that's a requirement.
  • I said, I do not know how to tie a bow tie, and I'm assuming that's a requirement, as Mike Osburn has
  • But I did find out that that was not a requirement. Thank goodness. It should be.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions, including the Oklahoma Elks Lodge Association, Guthrie Day visitors, students from Sanger Ridge Elementary and Stillwater, and multiple honored guests and athletic teams. The chamber also heard a farewell speech from Representative Dale Kerbs reflecting on his 10 years in the House, his committee work, staff, family, and major policy changes during his tenure. A concurrent resolution recognizing the YMCA on its 175th anniversary was also adopted. The bulk of the meeting focused on a series of Senate bills carrying joint committee reports, many of them appropriations or retirement-related measures. The House passed bills providing COLAs or related benefit changes for judicial retirees (SB 1148), firefighters (SB 1147), police retirees (SB 1146), public employees (SB 1145), and teachers (SB 1144), along with a one-time stipend for a small group of retired police and firefighters who missed prior increases (SB 1149). Members asked questions about pension solvency, tiered COLA structures, and whether any bills reduced state contributions; the sponsors generally said the systems were stable or that future legislatures would retain oversight. The House also passed limits bills for the Health Care Authority (SB 1161), State Department of Health (SB 1162), Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (SB 1164), Department of Human Services (SB 1163), Public Safety (SB 1165), Agriculture (SB 1166), and the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (SB 1175 and SB 1176). Several other measures were approved with little or no debate, including appropriations for remediation assistance (SB 1159), a Pardon and Parole Board pay increase (SB 1156), funding for the Office of Juvenile Affairs to ensure juveniles receive prescribed medication (SB 1158), a new OSBI cybercrimes and fraud unit (SB 1157), and OMES provisions for Pay for Success and a public contract-spending database (SB 1167). The House also passed a school bill adding 20 minutes of recess for K-5 students, with members joking about recess for legislators as well. Most bills passed with strong bipartisan margins, and several emergency clauses were adopted by the required two-thirds vote. The House then recalled HB 1933 from engrossing and enrolling and adjourned until Monday, April 20, 2026.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • I'll have to find out exactly how the requirements of the grant are structured.
  • They're reporting, but I don't know for sure that's a requirement of the grant.
  • Is what that House Bill, I want to get the number right, 1808 was requiring.
  • Is what that House bill, I want to get the number right, 1808 was requiring.
  • ...was requiring. For a follow-up, would you explain to us what insurance review is, please?
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • , but that in other grants there are criteria for distributing the money and requirements to report and
  • The speaker said they would have to find out exactly how the grant requirements are structured.
  • I know some states require that you be licensed in that state to see patients, and some states say if
  • For a follow-up, would you explain to us what— ...was requiring.
  • All it does is require the Health Care Authority to verify eligibility for Medicaid. ...by checking the
Summary: The committee opened with prayer and then took up a series of health and human services bills, most of them moving forward on do-pass motions. Senate Bill 1645 would set audit procedures for Medicaid providers, with discussion focused on protecting providers from penalties for scrivener’s or typographical errors while still holding them accountable for fraud or failure to provide services. Senate Bills 1796 and 1806 addressed foster care, including a 72-hour cap on informal care and extending foster care to age 21 for youth continuing their education. Senate Bills 1423, 1425, and 1502 all repealed outdated advisory councils or programs that were no longer active or needed. SB 206, as amended, expanded licensed ambulance services as essential services to help them access more federal funding, and SB 500 sought to prevent pharmacy benefit managers from delaying payments to pharmacists. These measures were reported out with unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1503, which would allow certain nonprofit pregnancy-support organizations without an Oklahoma physical address to apply for Choosing Childbirth grants. Members questioned whether state dollars could go to out-of-state personnel and how telehealth and reporting requirements would work. The bill was laid over for further amendment work. Senate Bill 1557 would place certified behavioral analysts under the State Board of Examiners of Psychology, and members raised questions about how it might interact with a separate bill affecting board authority; it passed after discussion. Senate Bill 1894 gave the podiatry board authority over continuing education, and SB 1984 was a cleanup bill for the Board of Osteopathic Medicine, including authority over certain licensure and telemedicine-related review issues; both passed after questions about scope and reciprocity. Later, the committee considered several pharmacy and insurance-related bills. SB 1344 created an insulin access and affordability program to partner with manufacturers of low-cost biosimilar insulin, and SB 1380 required Medicaid eligibility checks against death records, with an amendment discussed to protect long-term care facilities from retroactive nonpayment when eligibility is delayed. SB 1572 would commission a feasibility study on dissolving the Department of Mental Health and temporarily allow the Health Care Authority commissioner to oversee both agencies. SB 2007 required PBMs to reimburse pharmacists at actual acquisition cost when reimbursement falls below cost, with escalating fines for noncompliance. SB 2074 would impose a mandatory dispensing fee tied to the Medicaid rate; it drew extensive debate over whether costs would be shifted to employers, employees, or the state, and over the impact on pharmacy closures and rural access. The committee ultimately reported the bills out, with SB 2074 passing after lengthy discussion and a final vote.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • with timekeeping requirements.
  • The bill also outlines process requirements and requires the Department of Corrections to notify the
  • It required me to file a motion with the courts.
  • It requires courts to consider domestic violence.
  • While everybody else is required to report crimes, and I've seen this firsthand, ...is required to report