Video & Transcript Research : 'operating certificate'

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FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • FOR THE LAST 38 YEARS I'VE OWNED AND OPERATED TWO ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES IN THE STATE AND HAVE BEEN
  • OF TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES AND ALL KINDS OF EVERYTHING AND FOR THE LAST 38 YEARS I'VE OWNED AND OPERATED
  • CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL REGARDLESS OF THE DENSITY IN A NEIGHBORHOOD SOMEONE AN OPERATOR
  • ANN NEIL FLORIDA CERTIFICATION BOARD. WISHING TO SPEAK.
  • THIS BILL CREATES A COMMITTEE WITH THE FOCUS ON MONITORING THE OPERATIONS OF THE MEDICAID CONTRACTS AND
Keywords: 999, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Ways & Means Feb 25th, 2025

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • The certification ending balance each biennium is the starting balance for the subsequent biennium.
  • This program reviews appraisal districts on governance, taxpayer assistance, operating procedures, and
  • taxes, the maintenance and operations portion of our property taxes.
  • looked at that we do have some data through our operations survey that we collect on ARB adjustments
  • Page seven, $6.5 billion is provided for border security operations across 13. state agencies.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Mar 3rd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 519 by Gonzalez of El Paso relating to honey production operations and the harvesting and packaging
  • HB 520 by Goodwin relating to cottage food production operations.
  • HB 535 by Lopez-Olivares relating to the operation of a motor vehicle passing a pedestrian or a person
  • operating a bicycle in certain municipalities, creating a criminal offense.
  • HB 535 by Lopez Obert relating to the operation of motor vehicle passing a pedestrian or a person operating
Summary: The House met for first reading and referral of a large number of bills and joint resolutions, with no substantive debate on the measures themselves. The filings covered a broad range of topics, including agency rulemaking and regulatory deference, occupational licensing reciprocity, business entities, eviction procedures, higher education, public education, health care, elections and voting procedures, criminal justice, property tax and appraisal issues, transportation, agriculture, energy, and local government authority. Several proposals also addressed constitutional amendments on matters such as Medicaid expansion, property tax limits, quorum and special-session rules, voting citizenship proof, parental rights, reproductive autonomy, and state funding allocations. Many of the measures focused on education, public health, and election administration. Examples included bills on financial literacy in schools, school nurses and librarians, student meal debt policies, suicide prevention notices, menstrual products, and community-based learning programs, as well as election-related bills on voter registration, disability access, ballot corrections, political advertising, and voting equipment or procedures. Other notable bills dealt with housing and property issues, including evictions, homestead tax exemptions, and land ownership, along with criminal justice measures involving sentencing, juror challenges, trafficking-related nondisclosure, and firearm reporting or transfer restrictions. The House also referred a set of resolutions to the Local and Consent Calendars Committee. At the end of the proceedings, Mr. Bell moved that the House adjourn until 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in memory of James Edward Cook of Eustace, Texas. There was no objection, and the House adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • Section three would allow MPCA to issue separate permits for operation and construction.
  • <00:04:22.720> and permits for operation and permits for operation and construction<00:04:
  • If you have small children, it's, oh, by the way, you need 401 certification.
  • <01:09:57.840> in timelines for mining operations in timelines for mining operations in Minnesota
  • would this bill pertain to operation would this bill pertain to that<01:14:34.080> operation<
Keywords: 1183, house
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 23rd, 2026 at 09:13 am

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • You have a column called unrestricted operational cash.
  • You have a column called unrestricted operational cash.
  • Do we have a column called restricted operational cash? Do we see that?
  • So we can see, Española is about a $40 million operating budget, main operating budget, with about $8
  • And given the priority of this committee, it would not reduce their current operating budget.
Keywords: 996, all
Summary: The meeting began as an informal education budget work group focused on reviewing a revised House Appropriations and Finance Committee scenario and flagging concerns rather than taking votes. Staff outlined the main changes from the LFC recommendation, including moving the statewide student information system appropriation, adding funding for the Black, Bilingual, Multicultural and Hispanic Education Act, universal school meals overrun costs, an evidence-based CTE pilot with a 50% local match, STEM network funding, wellness room pilots, Martinez-Yazzie action plan items, and changes to innovation zone and out-of-school time appropriations. A separate handout on the seven-year CTE pilot explained spending patterns, reversions, and possible federal maintenance-of-effort concerns if the state continues funding beyond a true pilot. Members then debated CTE extensively, with several arguing it improves attendance, graduation, and career readiness and should be sustained or expanded, especially in rural areas, while staff and others emphasized that much of the current funding has gone to general operational costs rather than intentional program design and that regional or matched funding models may be more effective. Members also discussed STEM and math initiatives, the need for more industry involvement, and whether the proposed match requirements would be too burdensome for smaller districts and BIE schools. The discussion also covered the Black, Hispanic, and Multilingual Education Acts and the Martinez-Yazzie lawsuit. Some members stressed that the acts should be explicitly named in the budget language and not merely implied, while staff said the scenario reaffirms prior commitments by building the costs into agency operating budgets. Members raised concerns about charter school hold-harmless funding, declining enrollment, and the need to align spending with the needs of at-risk students. The work group ended the education portion without any votes, with staff noting they would incorporate the feedback and return with clarifications, including on CTE funding, the educational acts, and the charter hold-harmless item. The meeting then shifted to the child well-being and early childhood work group, where staff presented a revised Early Childhood Education and Care Department scenario. The proposal moved money toward child care assistance and early pre-K, kept the FIT program funding level unchanged, and used a mix of trust fund, TANF, federal, and operating-budget adjustments to close part of the gap between the executive and LFC recommendations. Members questioned the policy direction, especially the shift toward infant and toddler care and pre-K expansion, the impact on school-age child care, and the implications for continuity of care and provider costs. Staff explained that the scenario prioritizes younger children and at-risk families, includes language for a wage and career ladder, and would require legislation to raise the early childhood trust fund distribution cap from 500 to 525. Members also discussed a separate proposed CYFD pilot bill (HB 65), which would be distinct from ECECD funding. No votes were taken, and staff said they would return with more cost information on full pre-K plus wraparound care. A final work group reviewed C2 and Department of Information Technology-related appropriations. Staff compared the LFC and executive recommendations for new funding and reauthorizations, noting that the LFC generally limited new projects while the executive funded more. Members discussed several IT modernization requests, including the Secretary of State’s voter registration and election management systems, the Spaceport Authority, Game and Fish, the State Engineer’s WATERS system, ECECD’s FitKids and EPIC replacement discovery, and Aging and Long-Term Services’ enterprise system modernization. The main themes were whether to fund planning versus full replacement, how to avoid piecemeal spending, and whether new systems should wait for incoming leadership. The Secretary of State’s office said its system is nearing end of life and the planning funds would help prepare a realistic replacement request, while other agencies described aging infrastructure, cybersecurity risks, and the need for modernization. The work group did not vote on any of the items and ended with staff noting additional follow-up on funding needs and reauthorization details.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Finance and Taxation Apr 16th, 2025 at 10:00 am

Finance and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It says an operator seeking certification of a well as a development incentive of well shall meet the
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee met to consider Senate Bill 2397, which concerned an incentive for exploratory wells and related certification language. Representative Dockter explained that the latest version incorporated additional language requested by Nathan Anderson, clarifying that an operator seeking certification of a well as a development incentive well must demonstrate to the Industrial Commission that the well meets the criteria. He and other members argued the proposal would encourage investment in exploratory drilling, support new technology, and ultimately benefit state revenues. The committee adopted Amendment 01-005 after discussion and a roll call vote. Members then moved a due pass recommendation for Senate Bill 2397 as amended, and the motion passed 14-0. Several members briefly commented on the need to incentivize investment and the value of the industry to the state. At the close of the meeting, members noted that this was the committee’s final bill of the legislative session. The chair thanked members for their work on tax policy and adjourned the meeting.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • They bring EMS operators, hospitals, community health... ...councils that come together.
  • operate at full capacity and maintain waitlists.
  • Our facilities are operating above planned capacity on a daily basis.
  • And most of our community programs operate at full capacity and maintain waitlists.
  • There's initial progress that doesn't require big operational change.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Ways and Means held a Health and Human Services budget hearing in Clinton, with opening remarks from Chairs Meg Kilcoyne and Robin Kennedy, local officials, and many House and Senate members introducing themselves. The hearing focused on Governor Healey’s FY27 EOHHS and MassHealth budgets, with repeated themes of rising health care costs, federal funding uncertainty, workforce shortages, and access to care in underserved regions. Members also raised concerns about primary care shortages, rural and regional disparities, behavioral health access, maternal health, food insecurity, and the impact of federal policy changes on Massachusetts programs. EOHHS Secretary Kiame Mahaniah said the FY27 EOHHS budget totals $33.7 billion, reflecting mostly non-discretionary growth from health care costs, labor costs, caseload increases, and provider rate pressures. He highlighted targeted investments in foster care, family resource centers, maternal health, youth services, nutrition programs, immigrant legal services, and human service workforce rates, while warning that federal actions could strip roughly $3.5 billion annually from the state’s health care funding. In response to questions, he defended the administration’s cooperation with federal audits and program integrity efforts, discussed the primary care crisis, and said the state is trying to preserve core services while preparing for a more difficult FY28 budget cycle. MassHealth Undersecretary Mike Levine then described two major FY27 challenges: double-digit cost growth and the expected effects of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. He said MassHealth’s proposed $22.7 billion gross budget includes a 7.5% increase and relies on a moratorium on new expansions plus targeted reductions, including a $1,000 annual adult dental cap, ending GLP-1 coverage for weight loss only, reducing care management to peer-state levels, and work groups to slow growth in PCA, adult foster care, and adult day health spending. Members questioned the impact on Boston Health Care for the Homeless, preventive care, and regional access; Levine said the changes are meant to preserve sustainability, that children and certain disabled populations remain protected, and that the administration will continue working with providers, advocates, and the Legislature on implementation and longer-term reforms.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • nonredit certification programs. nonredit certification programs.
  • Operating funds for the campus would always be appreciated. Mr.
  • So if the estimated operational savings.
  • very low-end estimate for the operating very low-end estimate for the operating cost<01:06:31.280
  • restructuring kind of how they operated restructuring kind of how they operated and<01:11:22.320
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The committee opened with quorum and decorum reminders, then approved the minutes from February 26, 2026. Members briefly set aside a planned follow-up on GO students from Minnesota State after being told the questions had been fully answered, and moved on to Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College’s storm damage presentation. Bemidji State President John Hoffman and facilities staff described the June 21 derecho that hit Bemidji, causing widespread roof, window, tree, and infrastructure damage across both campuses and the surrounding community. Hoffman said the institutions were already recovering from pandemic-era enrollment and budget losses, but had improved new student enrollment, retention, fundraising, and deficits before the storm. He emphasized that the campuses were well insured, but that restoring the tree canopy and campus character would take far longer than repairing buildings. Facilities worker Brent Steinmets gave a personal account of the storm response and cleanup, describing days of chainsaw work, debris removal, window repairs, and stump grinding, and noting that many employees were also dealing with damage at their own homes. Members asked what kind of funding request was being made, and Hoffman said Chair Duran was preparing a bill tied to the storm damage and reforestation needs, while alumni had already raised more than $80,000 through a “Replanting Our Roots” campaign. He said the institutions had spent about $50,000 in deductible costs and another $25,000 in unreimbursable overtime, and had hired a landscape architect to plan reforestation. Members also asked about enrollment growth and staffing reductions; Hoffman said overall enrollment was up a little more than 2% since fall 2022, new student enrollment had risen 17%, NTC headcount was up 75%, and the campuses had reduced about 30% of instructional faculty and close to 30% of overall employees while reorganizing programs and administration. Discussion also focused on preserving liberal arts and applied liberal arts offerings, with Hoffman saying the institutions were emphasizing critical thinking, communication, citizenship, interdisciplinarity, and human intelligence alongside workforce training. No vote was taken on the storm-related funding proposal during the meeting.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Fiscal Policy Apr 22nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • of 50 miles an hour and/or you're in excess of 35 miles an hour on a limited access highway and operating
  • of 50 miles an hour and/or you're in excess of 35 miles an hour on a limited access highway and operating
  • The bill also streamlines the legal and operational...
  • The bill also streamlines the legal and operational...
  • included in our CAPE industry certification funding list.
Summary: The committee met and first reported favorably CS for SB 1782, which creates a new offense for dangerous excessive speeding, with support noted from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida PBA. It also reported favorably CS for SB 306, which addresses Medicaid managed care provider network access by requiring after-hours and holiday appointment availability and a minimum level of primary care participation. CS for SB 716, imposing mandatory minimum sentences for certain sexual offenses committed by registered sex offenders or predators, and CS for SB 1084, expanding protections against non-consensual dissemination of intimate images and digitally forged intimate images, were also approved. The committee then approved CS for CS for SB 1604, a corrections package that would require prepayment of court costs for certain inmate lawsuits, shorten the limitations period for confinement-condition claims, allow consecutive sentencing in some cases, and revise mental health treatment procedures in correctional settings. Members discussed constitutional concerns and access-to-courts issues, but the bill was reported favorably. CS for CS for SB 1804, which creates a capital offense for trafficking a child 12 or younger or a mentally incapacitated person for sexual exploitation, drew extensive debate and opposition from the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Floridaans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty; despite objections about constitutionality and ethics, it was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 1838, expanding protections for court officials against tampering, harassment, and retaliation, and CS for CS for SB 890, the Emily Adkins Family Protection Act, which creates a statewide VTE registry and requires blood clot screening and training in hospitals and care facilities. Members and public witnesses spoke in strong support of the blood clot bill, including family members and survivors. Finally, the committee reported favorably CS for SB 1252, directing FDLE to study a statewide pawn data database, CS for SB 468, increasing penalties for fleeing or eluding law enforcement and allowing vehicle impoundment, CS for SB 490, expanding off-duty concealed carry eligibility for correctional officers and correctional probation officers, and CS for SB 572, the Pam Rock Act on dangerous dogs, which was amended to refine enclosure, confiscation, euthanasia, and insurance requirements.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/28/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • makes sure that all of our operations makes sure that all of our operations are<00:21:03.360>
  • <00:21:51.039> I operation budget. But then slide 20. I operation budget.
  • sure our operations continue. sure our operations continue.
  • <03:21:24.960> the operating the operating the hospital<03:21:26.960> there.
  • just credit, but um certificate courses. just credit, but um certificate courses.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Aug 19th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • I looked at those post-secondary degree credentials, but at the certificate level for non-credit.
  • To support foundation operations. I'm sorry, a minute.
  • About NMSU, some of the, again, foundation operations.
  • It supports the operating budgets of the foundation, and our foundation is audited annually as part of
  • In looking for that data, the FTE data in financial reports of actuals and in operating budgets, the
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And so the judge or the clerk or whoever happens to be up there operating it just touches those buttons
  • <00:30:08.640> it<00:30:09.039> just<00:30:09.360> touches be up there operating
  • it just touches be up there operating it just touches those<00:30:10.000> buttons<00:30:10.640
  • that they have to annual certification that they have to go<00:31:39.600> through<00:31:40.399
  • Operator, is there a way that the range that's down in Richmond, do you guys use that like every day,
Summary: The Public Safety and Judiciary Committee met without a quorum, so approval of the January 3, January 20, and February 3 minutes was postponed. The committee then heard an update from the Department of Corrections on halfway house and Recovery Kentucky funding and operations. Deputy Commissioner Hillary Daily said DOC contracts for up to 1,752 halfway house beds and 780 Recovery Kentucky beds, with 16 halfway houses and 13 Recovery Kentucky centers statewide. She reported 6,329 admissions in fiscal year 2025, average daily populations of 1,041 in halfway houses and 494 in Recovery Kentucky, and explained that Recovery Kentucky placements are more restrictive, generally excluding violent and sex offenders, while halfway houses serve probationers, parolees, and sex offenders who need treatment. She also described programming such as MRT, parenting, adult basic education, and trauma-focused services, and said some facilities offer supervised visitation. Daily said no new funding request was included in the current budget, though DOC has sought rate increases in prior cycles. Community Transitional Services director Barbara Stum also testified in support of halfway houses as re-entry and substance abuse treatment centers. She said CTS primarily serves men coming out of prison or returning to prison who need treatment, and that halfway houses provide security, accountability, treatment, employment support, and help with home placement. Stum said the state moved substance abuse treatment into the community in 2010 to avoid sending people back to prison for treatment, and argued halfway houses are the least expensive form of incarceration. She cited daily rates of $33.61 for CTS beds and DOC figures of $37.33 to $44.33 per day, compared with higher prison and jail costs, and said reimbursement has not kept pace with inflation since the last increase in 2019. She said staffing and supplies are the main pressure points, with counselor pay below market rates, and noted two counselor vacancies. A former resident, Michael Bird, testified that CTS helped him recover and re-enter the community successfully. The committee also received an update from the Administrative Office of the Courts on implementation of the video arraignment/video conferencing system. AOC officials Zach Ramsey and Charles Buyers said the system is now fully implemented in all courtrooms and is used for video arraignments and other Zoom-based court proceedings. Buyers described the pandemic-era transition from older, inconsistent equipment to improvised laptop/webcam setups, then to a more integrated vendor-supported system with touchscreen controls and a judicial support specialist position for training and operation. He said 324 courtrooms are already up to the current standard, with 128 remaining on an older bundle, and that there are no technical barriers to continued use. AOC said it is seeking $3.8 million in recurring annual funding to keep the systems upgraded and current, and plans to upgrade 46 systems in fiscal year 2026 across 15 counties.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 04/28/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we currently allow it for criminal vehicular operation.
  • So we currently allow it for criminal vehicular operation.
  • So we currently allow it for criminal vehicular operation.
  • So we currently allow it for criminal vehicular operation.
  • condition of having the certification condition of having the certification uh<00:30:48.720>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Juvenile Justice Apr 7th, 2025

S/C on Juvenile Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • The next change is that we looked at certificate.
  • I operate a. 32-bed detention center, and whatever the ratios might be.
  • My department operates a secure juvenile detention facility.
  • We have internally, we have under state operations, reviews of use of force.
  • In Randall County, my department operates a secure juvenile detention facility.
Bills: HB31, HB3360
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Public Safety Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • This will be our standard operating procedure today on all bills.
  • It ensures they leave with an official certificate and a real shot, a fair shot at a real job.
  • That's how we could prevent that, by giving them the certifications so that way when they come home,
  • I operate the Watt Avenue Partnership, also known as the 80 Watt P-BID.
  • After one sting operation, I was arrested in Nebraska.
Summary: The committee heard several public safety measures, beginning with housekeeping items and the adoption of a four-bill consent calendar. Bills on the consent calendar included AB 476 on metal theft, AB 619 on California Conservation Corps training for formerly incarcerated people, AB 1192 on child abuse or neglect reporting, and AB 1239 on human trafficking data. Several bills were pulled by the authors before hearing, and the committee also announced that AB 379 would be heard with a file notice waiver and AB 63 would be for testimony only. The most extensive discussion was on AB 366, which would require ignition interlock devices for anyone convicted of DUI. The author, Senator Archuleta, and a MADD representative gave emotional testimony about family members killed by drunk drivers and argued the bill would save lives. Support came from law enforcement, fire, medical, auto club, and safety groups. Opposition from public defenders and criminal justice advocates focused on loss of judicial discretion, costs for low-income drivers, and concerns about vendor oversight and effectiveness. The committee voted to pass AB 366 as amended to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1380, which would create a permanent pathway into firefighting careers for formerly incarcerated people who served on Cal Fire hand crews. The author and supporters said the bill would recognize service, improve reentry, and reduce recidivism; a fire labor group withdrew its opposition after amendments were discussed. The measure passed to Appropriations, though it remained on call pending one additional vote. AB 461, which would remove criminal penalties for parents of truant K-8 students and replace them with supportive responses, drew broad support from education and justice advocates but no opposition testimony; it was also passed to Appropriations and left on call pending one more vote. ACR 60, recognizing the Downey Police Department’s special-needs communication program for interactions with people with disabilities or sensory challenges, was adopted unanimously. The committee then heard AB 746 on creating an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve for incarcerated workers. Supporters said it would build job skills, dignity, and reentry success; there was no opposition testimony. The bill passed to Appropriations and was left on call pending votes. Finally, AB 379 on human trafficking drew strong support from survivor advocates, law enforcement, and local officials for creating a survivor services fund and targeting buyers, but also strong opposition from survivors and civil liberties groups who warned it would criminalize vulnerable people and revive harmful loitering enforcement. The committee discussion continued with members weighing survivor support, public safety tools, and concerns about the bill’s amendments and scope.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, May 15, 2026 - AM

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:40:03.680> from exam to receive the certification from exam to receive the certification
  • nursing assistant certification nursing assistant certification as<00:41:48.400> a<00:41:
  • <02:20:23.400> were, what their hours of operation were, what their hours of operation were
  • You have to sit and pass a certification, and license with the board.
  • You have to sit and pass a certification, certification, certification, and and and license<02:42:10.920
Keywords: 916, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • however we are moving forward to operate however we are moving forward with<00:04:18.959> the
  • We have to be able to have the people to operate our system 24/7, 365 days a year.
  • We have to be able to have the people to operate our system 24/7, 365 days a year.
  • So, in essence, you're operating a sanitary sewer system and, I guess, a stormwater runoff system.
  • So, in essence, you're operating a sanitary sewer system and, I guess, a stormwater runoff system.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 387, which would amend MSD governance and spending rules in Louisville. The sponsor said the bill was intended to add oversight and accountability in response to large MSD rate increases, though the original rate-approval provision had been removed because of concerns about contracts and bond ratings in Oldham and Bullitt counties. MSD Executive Director Tony Parrott testified that MSD is a public utility serving more than 800,000 people through wastewater, stormwater, and flood protection services, and argued that most rate pressure comes from federal and state mandates tied to a consent decree and other orders. He said MSD already provides annual notice and bond approvals through Metro Council, offers customer assistance programs, and needs flexibility for advertising, public notices, recruitment, and compliance. Members discussed stormwater funding, aging infrastructure, flood control, and the bill’s limits on advertising and other expenditures. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed on a roll call vote. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 22, as substituted, which expressed support for exploring nuclear energy and included language noting Kentucky’s ability to use nuclear waste, uranium tailings, and spent fuel in ways described by the sponsor as cleaner. Supporters said Kentucky faces an energy shortage and that nuclear, including small modular reactors, should be part of the state’s future energy mix. Some members said they would support the resolution but wanted a feasibility study or noted that it does not carry the force of law. The resolution passed. Finally, the committee began House Bill 519, sponsored by Representative Fugate, which would prevent utility companies from passing demolition costs for retired coal-fired or fossil-fuel plants on to ratepayers. The sponsor cited sharply rising electricity bills in eastern Kentucky, the decline in coal employment, and the burden of demolition costs from the Big Sandy plant being placed on customers. He argued that utilities should absorb those costs rather than shifting them to ratepayers. The bill was introduced with a motion and second, and the committee was preparing to hear further questions and testimony when the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • :08:51.760> make<00:08:52.040> my<00:08:52.399> uh “Most Tropical Wholesale operates
  • uh in their uh have the AOA operating uh in their districts<00:26:50.279> so<00:26:50.880>
  • operation operation really<00:37:59.079> the<00:37:59.200> impact<00:37:59.560> on<
  • <01:04:01.760> now<01:04:02.079> the able to to get the certification now the able
  • to to get the certification now the kids<01:04:03.240> can<01:04:03.520> go<01:04:03.839
Bills: HF110, HF111, HF263, HF105
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 02/18/25

Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:03:51.720> and um who's the director of operations and um who's the director of operations
  • I'm the director of operations and programs for Community Mediation Minnesota.
  • <01:09:43.279> of the expenses related to the operation of the expenses related to the operation
  • :33.480> terms<01:10:33.840> of is done operating life cycle in terms of is done operating
  • 2.45 so you know your your operating 2.45 so you know your your operating cost<01:12:14.480>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (02/24/2026)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, because that's a huge question, the license certification.
  • Um, because that's a huge question, the license certification.
  • Um, because that's a huge question, the license certification.
  • > um<02:07:17.520> is this certification piece um is this certification piece um is significant
  • And I would vote for the person that said, "I think I can bring efficiency to this operation.
Keywords: 1189, house, all