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• on a life cycle basis than Emissions on a life cycle basis than petroleum<01:05:08.880> many<
• by 70% compared to petroleum emissions by 70% compared to petroleum and<01:05:30.119> therefore
• House File 43 will continue Minnesota’s leadership and drive additional E15 sales to lower emissions,
• House File 43 will continue Minnesota’s leadership and drive additional E15 sales to lower emissions,
• save consumers money at the emissions save consumers money at the pump<01:16:18.280> support<

Bills: HF770, HF857, HF38, HF1500, HF43

Keywords: HF770, Rural Finance Authority, RFA, capital investment, state bonds, general obligation bonds, bonding bill, agricultural loans, farm loans, beginning farmer, new farmer, seller-sponsored loans, loan restructuring, agricultural improvement loans, livestock expansion, modernization loans, rural development, Minnesota agriculture, farm credit, chapter 41B

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• history, the fashion industry is responsible for between 4 and 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
• By using better chemistry, these manufacturers can reduce both energy use and emissions, improve efficiency
• The bill's compliance requirements, including mandatory environmental due diligence, emissions reporting
• SB 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, already requires emissions disclosures for companies
• We think that's really the way to reduce those emissions most effectively.

Summary: The committee heard several environmental and consumer-safety bills. AB 405, the Fashion Act, would require fashion companies to disclose and manage toxic chemicals in their supply chains; supporters said it would reduce worker and consumer exposure and align with existing industry frameworks, while retailers and business groups argued it would duplicate existing laws and raise costs. After questions about DTSC workload, international standards, and affordability, the bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Natural Resources and held on call with three votes. AB 762 would ban the sale and distribution of disposable vape devices; supporters emphasized battery-fire risks, recycling contamination, and waste impacts, while cannabis and convenience-store interests warned it would push consumers to illicit markets and harm legal businesses. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to Business and Professions with three votes and was held on call. The committee also adopted the consent calendar with six votes. AB 794 would direct California to keep in place the federal PFAS drinking-water standard if federal protections are weakened, with supporters citing health risks and the need for certainty, and water agencies opposing the emergency-rulemaking authority and potential costs. Members debated whether the bill was too broad and whether federal funds would cover implementation; the bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations with four votes and was held open. AB 1148, the Safer Food Packaging Act, would restrict certain chemicals in food packaging; supporters cited cancer and reproductive-health concerns, while chemical, beverage, and manufacturing groups argued the bill should go through existing regulatory processes and that some chemicals lacked feasible alternatives. The author said she would remove antimony trioxide later in the process after hearing opposition concerns; the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Judiciary with four votes and was held open. Finally, AB 1338 would allow local air districts to recover costs for implementing fence-line air monitoring at metal shredding facilities, building on prior legislation and local air district efforts in AB 617 communities. The author said the bill would preserve local control and improve efficiency, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District testified in support. The transcript ends as the district witness begins testimony, with no vote yet taken on AB 1338.

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• I actually live in a neighborhood that was very, very polluted for many years with a lot of emissions
• But we are, by far, very, very far from China in terms of global emissions, right?
• Municipalities have to get to net zero with emissions. Senator Avila. Thank you, Mr. President.
• I mean, certainly that's a very bold, a very strong policy to get to no emissions over time.
• So both FPL and Microsoft have net zero in greenhouse gas emissions policy.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

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• <00:39:02.319> in<00:39:02.440> our<00:39:02.640> state reducing carbon emissions
• to the world's first youth-led constitutional climate case that sought to address transportation emissions
• creating a healthy and sustainable future for their generation and for the generations to come. emissions
• in other words young people emissions in other words young people sued<00:39:48.760> governor
• transportation system and I'd emissions transportation system and I'd like<00:40:12.839> to<00

Keywords: House Agenda:, 910, house, all

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• The global demand for animal products is driving nearly 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions and up
• Smith College have demonstrated dramatic reductions in emissions along with water savings and decreased
• Just five meat and dairy corporations generate as much greenhouse gas emissions as Exxon, Shell, and
• Just five meat and dairy corporations generate as much greenhouse gas emissions as Exxon, Shell, and
• And, of course, it helps to address hunger and reduces agricultural greenhouse gas emissions, as I've

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Higher Education held its first hearing and heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including hunger-free campuses, FAFSA completion, early college/college-in-high-school programs, banning legacy preferences, AP credit consistency, and tuition equity for the Stockbridge School of Agriculture. Committee leaders opened by outlining the hearing process and noting the three-minute testimony limit. Legislators and advocates generally framed the bills as equity and access measures aimed at improving college affordability, student success, and workforce development. Representative Vargas testified for H. 1466 and H. 1467, arguing that hunger-free campus should be codified because many public college and community college students face food insecurity, and that FAFSA completion should be improved through individualized outreach and an opt-out or completion requirement. Senator Lovely, the Greater Boston Food Bank, and other advocates supported the hunger-free campus bill, citing data that 44% of public university and community college students experienced food insecurity in 2023 and that food insecurity harms graduation rates. Femi Stoltz and Shanti Lopez Toro backed the FAFSA bill, saying many students miss out on Pell grants and need direct support; they pointed to state examples such as Louisiana and to recent state action requiring FAFSA awareness. Committee members asked about the federal FAFSA rollout, regional equity in food access, and the need for long-term funding and data collection. A large panel supported H. 1455 on college and high school/early college, including former Chair Roy, the Massachusetts Alliance for Early College, a student graduate, MBAE, and Tripp Jones. They described early college as a proven model that helps low-income and first-generation students, improves degree attainment, and supports workforce needs; witnesses said the goal is to scale from about 9,000 students and 55 partnerships toward 22,000 to 25,000 students by 2030, with possible future growth beyond that. Members raised questions about funding, public-private partnerships, parental involvement, faculty development, and whether the bill should include data review and more standardized policies across institutions. Representative Garcia also testified for H. 1432 on AP credit, saying students should receive consistent credit for AP scores of 3, 4, or 5. Senator Edwards and James Murphy testified for the legacy preference ban, arguing it is unfair and rooted in exclusionary history; they said some states have already banned legacy preferences in public and private institutions. Finally, UMass Dean Michael Fox, alumnus Dan Mayer, and student Jake Rasmussen supported S. 920 to include Stockbridge associate degree programs in MassEducate, saying tuition equity would help enrollment and support Massachusetts agriculture and green-industry jobs.

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• in history, the fashion industry is responsible between 4 and 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions
• Sustain confirms that the chemicals used in textile production directly influence greenhouse gas emissions
• By using better chemistry, these manufacturers can reduce both energy use and emissions, improve efficiency
• The bill's compliance requirements including mandatory environmental due diligence, emissions reporting
• We think that that's really the way to which you reduce those emissions most effectively.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• to be zero emission by 2045, which I supported.
• Additionally, the law itself has led to reduce availability of non-zero emission buses as school bus
• Our buses travel about 200 miles per route. which far exceeds the maximum range of any zero-emission
• Difficulties that preclude the adoption of a zero emission bus.
• Given, I think you were here for a good portion. of our conversation on zero emission vehicles which

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• fuel all sources of emissions including fuel all sources of emissions including fuel suppliers
• terms of greenhouse gas emissions. terms of greenhouse gas emissions.
• , supported policies to reduce emissions, supported policies to reduce emissions, but<02:32:58.600
• Vermont represents something like 15/1000 of 1% of global emissions.
• of 1% of global emissions. of 1% of global emissions.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House first suspended the rules briefly to make announcements, including welcoming former representative Doug Gage to the gallery. It then returned to House Bill 211 on data brokers and personal information, where the Appropriations Committee explained a $50,000 appropriation to the Secretary of State for a consultant-led study on an accessible deletion mechanism for consumers to delete personal data held by data brokers, with interim and final reports due in 2027 and 2028. The committee reported a 9-0-2 vote in favor, and the House agreed to the Commerce and Economic Development Committee’s amendment and ordered third reading. Floor debate on H. 211 focused heavily on the bill’s deletion and exemption framework. Supporters argued the bill is needed to give Vermonters meaningful control over their data and to prevent data brokers from commingling information for unrelated uses. Opponents warned the bill could conflict with existing federal frameworks such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, and the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, and could make credit, banking, insurance, fraud prevention, and identity verification harder. In response, the sponsor said the bill uses use-case-based exemptions rather than broad entity-level exemptions, noted testimony from banks, insurers, a data broker, a former data broker employee, and the Attorney General, and said no constitutional concerns were raised. The House ultimately adopted the amendment and advanced the bill. After H. 211, the House moved to House Bill 577, establishing the Vermont Prescription Drug Discount Card Program. Committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations were read into the record, and the Colchester member described the bill as a way to lower prescription drug costs by joining the multi-state Array Rx program. The bill would let any Vermont resident obtain a free discount card for FDA-approved prescription drugs, with claimed savings up to 80% on generics and 20% on brand-name drugs. The House then proceeded to second reading on H. 577.

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• data from eligible companies. verified production and emissions data from eligible companies.
• And a priority in this process is given to projects that achieve the greatest emission reduction and
• And mitigate some of the climate greenhouse gas emissions.
• We know the industrial sector is one of the largest components globally for greenhouse gas emissions.
• This is a market-based program that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and bring jobs.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And we used a model from the Department of Energy to estimate the emission reduction objective.
• Generally speaking, replacing diesel with natural gas reduces emissions, but because fewer ships and
• We have done an analysis in the appendix where we analyzed the emission reductions if other ships also
• It shows how high the emission reductions are in that case, where some of the targets were exceeded and
• So, in order to meet emission reduction requirements, natural gas appears to be a viable alternative

Summary: The meeting began with JLARC’s biennial executive committee elections. After confirming a quorum, members unanimously elected Representative Pollet as chair, Senator Wagoner as vice chair, Representative Orcutt as secretary, and Senator Solomon as assistant secretary for the 2025-27 biennium. The committee also approved the May 14 meeting minutes unanimously. Chair Pollet then outlined a commitment to more member input on audit scope and coordination with the State Auditor’s Office. Staff presented a preliminary report on Washington State recreation boating programs. They reported that six agencies administer boating-related activities, that the state collected about $108 million in boating-related revenue in 2021-23, and that $86 million was spent, mostly on infrastructure and water access, environmental protection, boater safety, and marine law enforcement. Staff said Washington’s boating laws and programs are broadly similar to other states and noted that the final report is expected in September. JLARC then reviewed several tax preferences. For natural gas used as a transportation fuel, staff said the preferences reduce fuel costs but did not meet emissions-reduction targets because fewer vessels and vehicles converted to natural gas than expected; staff recommended continuing some exemptions and modifying reporting requirements. For travel agents and tour operators, staff said the preference continues to provide tax relief, but large beneficiaries’ savings are rising while small beneficiaries’ use is declining, leading to recommendations to continue the small-business rate and add or revise performance metrics. Staff also reviewed a nonprofit low-income housing property tax exemption, concluding it helps developers build homes as intended but that the performance metric should better reflect housing outcomes; they recommended the legislature decide whether to continue or modify it. Other reviews covered multipurpose senior citizen centers, disabled veteran adapted housing, trade convention attendance, agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling, hazardous substance tax treatment for pesticides, and silicon smelter energy preferences, with recommendations ranging from continuation to expiration depending on whether the stated objectives were met. The committee then adopted the final cannabis market study for distribution. Staff reported that Washington businesses produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023, and that inaccurate and incomplete reporting limits the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s ability to regulate the market. The board said it concurs with the recommendations, including developing a plan for a new data system and considering broader social equity options. Finally, staff presented the proposed final report on Department of Health oversight of hospital data reporting, inspections, and complaints. Staff said DOH was late on most acute-care hospital inspections, had not fully verified third-party inspection standards, and did not adequately review adverse event correction plans or assess language access barriers in its complaint system. DOH said it concurs with all six recommendations and has already made some transparency improvements, including a public dashboard for adverse event reporting.

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• Unfortunately, it's due to the Clean Air Act and the emission standards that's been required.
• A lot of the issues that come up necessarily are related to those emissions standards.
• Additionally, equipment must meet EPA emissions standards and disabling.
• That's our obligation to make sure that that emissions stays intact.
• We maintain that emissions standards that EPA has set forth.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• This is regarding zero emission vehicles.
• This is regarding zero emission This is regarding zero emission vehicles.<00:28:09.200> On
• On Senate Bill 2241 relating to zero<00:44:04.160> emission<00:44:04.560> vehicles,<00:
• vehicles, I'd like to pass zero emission vehicles, I'd like to pass this<00:44:06.720> measure
• uh for SEO HSO to analyze zero emission uh for SEO HSO to analyze zero emission vehicles<00:44:33.280

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered SB 2120, which would allow certain state and county employees rehired within one year to transfer accrued vacation and sick leave and extend the break-in-service period for health benefits. Testimony was split: the Department of Human Resources explained current leave payout and pension credit rules and raised concerns about the long transfer window, while labor representatives supported the measure. During decision-making, both committees recommended passage with amendments. The amendments narrowed the bill by changing the break-in-service period to 180 days for leave beginning on or after July 1, 2026, making the benefit transfer voluntary with a 90-day notice deadline, and changing the effective date to January 1, 2077. The recommendations were adopted by vote. The committees also heard SB 2523, an appropriation for the City and County of Honolulu Department of Information Technology to modernize the driver’s license and motor vehicle system. DIT described the current COBOL-based mainframe as decades old, said the project would use a code-share arrangement with Arizona, and estimated a $10 million, two-year conversion and rollout. Members questioned the cost, the city-state funding arrangement, and the feasibility of the project, including whether it would move to a cloud-based system. After testimony, both committees deferred the measure. In the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs portion, SB 2032 on consumer protection for solar sales drew broad support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, the Office of Consumer Protection, the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, and others. Testifiers said the bill was needed in response to misleading solar door-to-door sales and urged amendments to clarify “contractual affiliation,” exclude balcony/portable solar devices, and require disclosure of cash and financed prices. The committee then moved on to SB 2079 on vehicle titles, which had one supporter and one opponent but no testimony in person or online, and SB 2241 on zero-emission vehicles, for which the Hawaii State Energy Office submitted written support. The hearing also began discussion of SB 2579 on water-related grants, where agencies said any program would need clearer statutory standards and likely a feasibility study before implementation.

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• this is because Bernalillo County—our chairman used to be a commissioner there—they have a vehicle emissions
• You can't get your vehicle registered in Bernalillo County unless you have an emissions inspection performed
• Very similar to inspection stations in Bernalillo County that are qualified and certified to do emissions
• Representative Armstrong, the fact that there is already a certification process in place for vehicle emissions
• Just had my car emissions test done and actually it failed. It's a 2015 and it drives great.

Keywords: 996, all

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• You know, think about the battery storage... ...of reduced emissions, right?
• reduction plans that would be approved by CARB or local community emission reduction plans that don't
• I all support the clean air effort and the reduction of emissions from the big projects.
• I support the clean air effort and the reduction of emissions from the big projects.
• And they are very, very tough in controlling emissions.

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on wildfire resilience, land use, and local government transparency. SB 911 by Senator Becker would require notification to fire enforcement agencies when a home in a high fire severity zone is sold with an agreement for the buyer to bring the property into defensible-space compliance; the California Association of Realtors said it would drop opposition if the bill is amended to use the preliminary change of ownership report, and the bill passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 994 by Senator Cabaldon would bar local officials from signing nondisclosure agreements that prevent them from sharing information with the elected decision-makers of their jurisdiction; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, and it also passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1041 by Senator Riggins would expand PACE financing for wildfire home-hardening improvements and add consumer protections, but it drew strong opposition from homeowner advocates, county treasurers, bankers, and others over predatory lending and lien concerns; it passed 3-2 and remained on call. The committee also considered SB 1075 by Senator Reyes, which would require local governments in AB 617 communities to consider air-quality reduction measures in land-use approvals for industrial and commercial projects. Environmental justice groups supported the bill as a way to implement community air plans, while counties, cities, business groups, builders, trucking interests, and others opposed it as duplicative of CEQA and a barrier to investment and jobs. After debate over local control and environmental justice, the bill passed 3-2 and remained on call. SB 958 by Senator Cabaldon would advance the Midway Rising redevelopment project in San Diego, replacing a former arena and parking lots with housing, affordable units, parks, and a new entertainment venue; with no opposition voiced, it passed 3-0 to Appropriations. Another wildfire-related measure, SB 1182 by Senator Allen, would require local governments to consider insurance availability in safety planning for development in high fire hazard areas and direct state technical guidance on the issue. Supporters said insurance access is now a key indicator of risk, while some members questioned whether the bill would add useful information or burden local governments; the bill received a 1-1 vote and remained on call. The committee then began hearing SB 1116 by Senator Caballero, a starter-home/infill housing bill creating a streamlined ministerial path for small projects up to 10 units, but the transcript cuts off before testimony or a vote on that measure.

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• jobs, injects $20 million annually into Hawaii's economy, while reducing 200 metric tons of CO2 emissions
• Just to let you know, but the emissions are CO2.
• So, 700 tons of waste on the CO2 emissions is none, depending on what you use and the technology you
• Just to let you know, but the emissions are CO2.
• So, 700 tons of waste on the CO2 emissions is none, depending on what you use and the technology you

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committees first heard Senate Bill 151 relating to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and geothermal development on Hawaiian homelands. DHHL and Ulupono Initiative testified in strong support, saying the measure would help advance clean energy goals, create economic opportunities, and support DHHL’s mission. Fine Electric also supported the bill. Several members of the public testified in opposition, raising concerns about consultation with beneficiaries, water impacts, land issues, and the scale of the proposed spending. In response to questions, DHHL staff explained slimhole drilling, the permitting distinctions between water exploration and geothermal exploration, and said prior studies and geophysical testing had been done. The chair then recommended passage with amendments, including SMA technical amendments, a directive to establish a permitted interaction group to study geothermal options, removal of the appropriation language, and a new effective date. The committees adopted the recommendation and passed SB 151 with amendments, with one senator voting no and several excused. The joint committees then took up Senate Bill 371 on property damage to critical infrastructure facilities. The Department of the Attorney General supported the bill with amendments, recommending broader critical infrastructure language to cover systems such as transportation, gas, power, water, and oil, and suggesting additional changes to improve prosecution. Utility and other supporters also testified in favor. The chairs proposed adopting the AG’s amendments except one, and further expanding the bill to make manslaughter explicit when a death results from disruption of critical infrastructure, and to add water as a covered infrastructure category. The committees adopted the amended recommendation and passed SB 371 with amendments. Finally, the Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs committee heard Senate Bill 585 on special purpose revenue bonds for Bana Pacific. The Attorney General noted a possible issue with the company’s entity status and the bill title, but Bana Pacific stated it was in the process of converting from an LLC to a corporation and was satisfied with the title. The State Energy Office supported the concept, and Bana Pacific described the project as an integrated biogas and green hydrogen facility that would support energy security, create jobs, and reduce emissions. The committee then moved on to Senate Bill 964 on waste-to-energy, where the State Energy Office offered supportive comments but many testifiers opposed the measure, arguing incineration is costly, polluting, and inferior to recycling. Written testimony showed more opposition than support, and public testimony focused on environmental and cost concerns.

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• Quality, largely a consequence of locally generated greenhouse gas emissions.
• One, again, pass that Clear Horizons Act, set greenhouse gas emission targets.
• So who gets their hands spanked, so to speak, whenever there are emissions coming out?
• The monitoring video would show that there were emissions coming out at high levels.
• We must decrease greenhouse gas emissions now to lessen the damage we may face in the future.

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• MIFA was created in 2023 to stimulate the development of clean energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction
• energy and greenhouse gas emission energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction<00:06:02.199>
• in 2005, reduce these by 30% in 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
• finally the plan addresses emissions finally the plan addresses Outreach<00:13:52.839> and<00
• energy and greenhouse gas emissions reduction<00:19:20.080> projects<00:19:21.080> while

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Greenhouse gas emissions and thereby the impact on climate change.
• Understanding that we want something that is zero emissions.
• That's also some more carbon emissions, which we're trying to stop.
• We need to stock the zero carbon emissions.
• Not due to carbon emissions.

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• Uh, supposedly reduces the emissions for pollution control in the county.
• Uh, supposedly reduces the emissions for pollution control in the county.
• 27.440> supposedly<00:02:28.440> reduces<00:02:29.200> the<00:02:29.480> emission
• gas uh supposedly reduces the emission gas uh supposedly reduces the emission for<00:02:31.360><

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:56 SJR 28 Discussion 01:44 SJR 28 Roll Call Vote 03:32 SB 179 Discussion 04:08 SB 179 Roll Call Vote 07:33, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the minutes. After no special guests were recognized, members took up a joint resolution carried by Senator Nemes for Senator Adams concerning reformulated gasoline requirements in Jefferson County and parts of Oldham and Bullitt counties. The resolution would direct the Energy and Environmental Cabinet to revise the state air quality implementation plan to remove the reformulated gas mandate. Senator Nemes argued the requirement is outdated and has little practical effect given modern vehicles and fuel standards, and members voted to pass the resolution unanimously. The committee then heard Senate Bill 179 from Senator Danny Carroll, which would create a nuclear energy development grant program within the Nuclear Energy Development Authority. Carroll explained that the bill would set aside $10 million from the previously appropriated $40 million investment for grants supporting nuclear energy development in Kentucky, with grants capped at $2 million and administered entirely by NEITA rather than through Economic Development. He and several members emphasized the need for Kentucky to invest in nuclear energy to keep pace with states like Tennessee, which was cited as having invested heavily and attracting business activity around small modular reactors. Members expressed strong support for the bill, with Senator West and others praising the initiative and calling it important for Kentucky’s energy future. The committee voted the bill out favorably with an expression that it shall pass. Before adjournment, the chair encouraged members to review the other energy bills that had been heard recently and stressed the importance of moving quickly on energy policy measures. A motion was then requested to close the meeting.

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• , have is the greenhouse gas emissions, have is the greenhouse gas emissions, uh,<00:24:39.480>
• to assess greenhouse gas emissions to assess greenhouse gas emissions given,<00:25:18.720> um
• So, there's greenhouse gas emissions.
• We are the only one that has the mandates on the greenhouse gas emissions.
• We are the only one that has the mandates on the greenhouse gas emissions.

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