Keywords: The Alabama Channel - Open Media Network, https://alabamachannel.ompnetwork.org/api-cache/site/1832/sessions?category[]=979, 2026-07-05T06:55:32+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, 920, all, 2.2.43, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd8OJZkKxZo, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, The Committee will reconvene at 1:30pm, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTWVA-w4IFc, 2026-07-02T03:39:53+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Exec Sessions, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcfx9FuBRWE, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Kentucky Labor Market Update 00:02:18, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfFtfMm-__s, 2026-07-02T03:39:34+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, HB 1431, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfFtfMm-__s, 2026-06-14T02:39:03+00:00, 2.2.23, Data collected via generic collector engine, HB 1431, 928, house, all, 2.2.40, 2.1.47

Keywords: NH House of Representatives Committee Streaming, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NuqqAFs-A, 2026-07-02T03:39:34+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, HB 1547, 928, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrt7CsihjVU, 2026-07-02T01:22:29+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Joint session with Committee on Health, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• > about provide district-level data about provide district-level data about employees<00:10:48.280
• If we believe policies should be data-driven, then collecting the data should be the easiest vote we
• > is<00:14:45.080> nearly Without clear data, it is nearly Without clear data, it is nearly
• > statewide<00:14:53.800> health Without this data, any statewide health Without this data
• , data-driven, data-driven, then<00:15:18.360> collecting<00:15:18.920> the<00:15:19.040

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The benefits of blockchain... ...and are available for any type of data management system.
• .data management activities.
• The state auditor's office and survey data from Every Texan... Texan.
• I have given you a data fact sheet that will show the deficit of hygienists all the way to 2032.
• Generate electricity, and it's the only reliable proven alternative to batteries.

Bills: HB111

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, there's no deaths, there's no data, there's no justification.
• You also go a step further, using the CDC data, you know, 238 kids in 2023, but that’s out of 1.2 million
• And we're talking about a safe and reliable product that... about a safe and reliable product that can

Bills: SB274

Keywords: cannabis, psychoactive cannabinoids, CBD, delta-8 THC, delta-9 THC, delta-10 THC, criminal penalties, youth protection, medical cannabis, 923, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And what we knew, what the data shows, is that the longer it takes to get your residents home, the longer
• If we do nothing, we face rising energy bills, declining grid reliability, and a shrinking safety net
• And some of that data we're getting for the utilities.
• and the settlement doesn't say this is for non-economic, this is for that, so we have sort of rough data
• in the settlement to injured parties, and, you know, defer to some extent to injured parties, the data

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the California Earthquake Authority’s SB 254 report and broader options for reforming California’s utility wildfire recovery system. The chair framed the discussion around the Palisades and Eaton fires, the scale of wildfire-related costs on utility bills, and the need to weigh trade-offs among survivors, ratepayers, utilities, insurers, and taxpayers. The first panel featured wildfire survivors William Abrams and Joy Chen, who described long delays in compensation, housing insecurity, and what they viewed as a system that protects utility shareholders more than victims. They urged greater transparency, clearer accountability for utility spending and safety performance, faster and fuller compensation for survivors, and reforms such as independent audits and better alignment of utility incentives with wildfire prevention and restitution. The second panel began with Tom Welsh of the California Earthquake Authority, who explained that the SB 254 report was intended as a broad inventory of policy pathways rather than recommendations. He described the report’s process, including stakeholder submissions, workstreams, and a convergence process, and outlined the current wildfire fund structure: utilities remain liable, the fund reimburses eligible claims after a covered wildfire, and the CPUC later determines prudency and possible reimbursement back to the fund. RAND’s Lloyd Dixon summarized compensation data, saying utilities paid about $38 billion between 2017 and 2024, with major shares going to injured parties, insurers, and public entities, while litigation costs and survivors’ own losses remain substantial. He noted that legal fees and delays reduce the amount survivors ultimately receive. Utility and public-interest witnesses offered differing views on the report’s pathways. PG&E’s Tyson Smith said the report shows inaction is the worst outcome and argued for community wildfire risk reduction, equitable allocation of catastrophe costs, and state-led resilience tools. LADWP’s Fernando Valero emphasized the vulnerability of municipal utilities and cities, and supported inverse condemnation reform, a state-sponsored liability insurance framework, damages and subrogation limits, and stronger insurance access. Consumer Attorneys of California’s John Fisk argued that IOU-caused fires are not natural disasters but the result of negligence and sometimes criminal conduct, and opposed reducing utility liability while supporting stronger oversight and audits. The Public Advocates Office’s Nathaniel Skinner focused on affordability, saying ratepayers already bear large and growing wildfire costs and warning against shifting more costs onto bills without measurable risk reduction and tighter accountability. Committee members then began questioning witnesses about what counts as measurable mitigation, how to define full and fair compensation, and how any fast-pay process should work.

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• These resources can be used to ensure reliability in our power sector.
• Timothy Berg Jr., on behalf of the Data Center Coalition, or DCC.
• Timothy Berg Jr., on behalf of the Data Center Coalition, or DCC.
• DCC serves as the national voice for the data center industry, and our members include leading data center
• owners, operators, and companies with large amounts of data center capacity.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with SB 1350 by Senator McNerney presented first. The measure would expand California’s use of renewable hydrogen in the power sector by allowing renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, with supporters emphasizing grid reliability, clean-energy goals, in-state investment, and construction jobs. Support came from labor, clean-energy, municipal utility, and local government representatives; NRDC Action Fund withdrew opposition after amendments, while a few groups remained opposed or neutral. The committee later took a roll call and SB 1350 passed out on a due pass recommendation. The committee also heard SB 1180 by Senator Allen, which would set operational rules for the Plastic Pollution Mitigation Fund created under SB 54, including clearer eligible uses, transparency, technical assistance, and access for tribes and smaller community groups. Environmental justice, ocean, conservation, and local government groups strongly supported the bill, saying it would ensure the fund addresses plastic pollution’s public health and environmental harms. Industry and manufacturing groups opposed unless amended, arguing the bill should stay tightly tied to plastic waste reduction and not broaden into source-reduction policy. After quorum was established, the committee approved SB 1180 on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. SB 1326 by Senator Wahab was then heard to strengthen tribal consultation and tribal cultural resource protections under CEQA by recognizing tribal registers and requiring feasible avoidance or mitigation measures when tribes identify resources. Tribal representatives and supporters said the bill would better protect sacred sites and tribal knowledge, while cities, counties, utilities, builders, and rural county groups opposed unless amended, citing implementation concerns, possible litigation, and uncertainty for infrastructure and housing projects. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass recommendation to Appropriations. Finally, SB 954 by Senator Blakespear was presented as a cleanup of last year’s SB 131 advanced-manufacturing CEQA exemption, narrowing eligible projects and adding guardrails such as setbacks, air-quality limits, tribal consultation, labor standards, and habitat protections. Environmental and labor groups supported the bill as a needed correction to an overly broad exemption, while business, manufacturing, housing, and local-government groups opposed, warning it could make the exemption unusable and slow investment. Members debated the balance between environmental protection and manufacturing competitiveness, and the committee voted SB 954 out on a due pass recommendation to the Labor and Employment Committee; the transcript then moved on to SB 1031 on compostable plastics, which was introduced but not acted on in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So can you just clarify, though, because some of the data that I have says that in 2024, only 27.88%
• So can you just clarify, though, because some of the data that I have says that in 2024, only 27.88%
• Still, despite this collaboration, the data that we've been able to get, Oversee this system.
• I'm happy to answer any questions about data or technicalities. Thank you so much for your time.
• Additionally, the UCLA study utilizes data from 2015 to 2017 and focuses heavily on chlorpyrifos.

Summary: The committee heard several audit requests and related testimony. The first major item was an audit of Coachella Valley Unified School District’s contract and fiscal management. The author and supporters described long-standing fiscal mismanagement, large budget shortfalls, layoffs, contracting concerns, and questions about the district’s foundation and use of public funds. District representatives and the Riverside County Office of Education said the district is already under fiscal oversight, has a stabilization plan, and is working to reduce deficits and improve student outcomes. After extensive debate and public comment, the motion to approve the audit was put on call because the committee did not have the required votes from both houses at that moment. The committee then approved an audit of East Bay transit agencies in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Senator Wahab argued the region’s many overlapping transit agencies create fragmentation, duplication, and inefficiency, especially amid a fiscal cliff and possible future tax increases. Transit agencies and labor representatives opposed the audit, saying the agencies already undergo multiple audits, serve distinct local needs, and are implementing regional coordination efforts. After testimony from agency leaders and public commenters, the committee voted to approve the audit. The next item was an audit of California Community Colleges’ unrestricted reserves. Senator Archuleta and supporting faculty representatives said reserves have grown substantially and may be diverting resources from student services, instruction, and workforce programs. They argued there is little oversight when reserves become too high. The Chancellor’s Office and Calbright College were invited to respond, and the audit objectives focused on reserve growth, reasons for high balances, oversight by the Chancellor’s Office, and effects on students and staff. The transcript cuts off during the Chancellor’s Office response, so the final committee action on this item is not shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• All the data from the first two steps will then be used to evaluate risks from the releases and choose
• They have said that they are going to inform this model using the data that the University of Hawaii
• And so as new data is collected, the model is going to continue to develop and be improved, and we'll
• So, we're hoping with UH's data that might help.
• really see what uh's data set is and<00:53:16.880> see<00:53:17.119> how<00:53:17.920>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Special Committee on Red Hill received an update from the Hawaii Department of Health and EPA Region 9 on regulatory oversight of the Red Hill facility, the Navy drinking water system, and ongoing environmental investigation and cleanup. The agencies reviewed the authorities governing the work, including DOH’s emergency orders, EPA’s 2023 administrative consent order, and the older 2015 agreement, and explained that the newer framework is being used for most current oversight because it includes closure, remediation, drinking water protections, and stronger community engagement requirements, even though some requirements overlap. EPA and DOH reported major milestones and current work. Defueling was completed in March 2024, with about 104 million gallons removed, and the agencies said this eliminated the risk of another catastrophic release. They described the current tank-closure phase, expected to finish in July 2029, along with site assessment, site investigation, remediation, and long-term monitoring that may continue through at least 2040. They also summarized drinking water actions: emergency response flushing and sampling after the 2021 spill, lifting of the public health advisory in 2022, completion of extended drinking water monitoring in 2025, and ongoing system improvements such as repairs, flushing plans, valve work, complaint-response protocols, and upgrades to storage tanks and pumps. Members asked several questions about monitoring results, the meaning of TPH, the status of the 2015 agreement, and the Navy’s groundwater model. EPA said its sampling and the Navy’s results were in alignment during extended monitoring, and that it plans to issue a summary report covering the full response period. On the groundwater model, EPA and DOH said they have not yet approved it for decision-making, are reviewing it iteratively with outside experts and University of Hawaii data, and may approve it for specific uses in the future. DOH said its latest comment letter states the model cannot yet be used for decision-making purposes, and noted that UH’s separate modeling work is contingent on funding and may not be completed until next spring. The agencies also said they continue community outreach through open houses, webinars, neighborhood boards, legislative hearings, and fuel tank advisory committee meetings.

Transcript Highlights:

• According to data from the Department of Public Health, the catchment area for Norwood Hospital extends
• It should be noted, and again, you're going to hear a lot of good data today as to why this legislation
• This information is based on publicly available state data. Over 40,000 ER visits a year.
• This information is based on publicly available state data.
• Based on public state data, the percentage of ER arrivals within 30 minutes, defined as the time from

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on H. 3599, a bill concerning access to historic Indian lands and easements for landlocked tribal parcels in Massachusetts. Witnesses, including members of the Mashpee Wampanoag and Herring Pond communities, said the bill would restore access to family lands that have long been treated as landlocked and had been denied easements by necessity in prior court rulings. They described heavy tax burdens, prior litigation, and support from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, with conditional support from the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe pending language changes. Committee members asked about the tax assessments and the status of tribal support, and the chair said the committee would follow up on possible amendments. The committee then took up S. 2922, which would authorize an underground easement at Magazine Beach in Cambridge for the Greater Cambridge Energy Project. Eversource representatives said the easement is needed for a transmission line connecting the Brighton and Kendall Square substations, supporting grid reliability and the Commonwealth’s clean energy transition. They said DCR would receive fair market value and replacement land in Wendell to satisfy Article 97 requirements. No objections were raised, and the panel’s testimony concluded without a vote recorded in the transcript. Most of the hearing focused on H. 5047, which would authorize the Commonwealth to take the Norwood Hospital site by eminent domain so the hospital can be restored. Sponsors, local officials, hospital task force members, EMS and fire representatives, a chamber of commerce leader, and a former hospital administrator all argued that the 2020 flood and Steward’s bankruptcy left the region without adequate care, causing longer ambulance transports, emergency room boarding, staffing strain, and economic losses. They said the site remains a partially completed shell, that the state should be able to acquire it and bring in a nonprofit operator, and that the taking would not require state funding because an operator would pay the acquisition costs. Committee members from both chambers expressed support and asked about costs, timing, infrastructure, and whether a nonprofit operator is being pursued. The chair took the bill under advisement after extensive testimony; no vote was taken in the transcript.

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• but using arrest data or charging data but using arrest data or charging data but these<00:09:25.399
• 33.440> data<00:10:33.760> by<00:10:34.000> race new data set offender data by race
• Data that's not about people gets less protection in our Data Practices Act than data on people.
• Data that's not about people gets less protection in our Data Practices Act than data on people.
• And what that opinion said is if the data doesn't exist, well, there's no data for the Data Practices

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Consistent and reliable water supply issues continue to persist.
• We have data centers.
• Energy reliability. Mobility issues, but certainly the workforce pipeline is absolutely number one.
• And you spoke about ratepayers; our job is to balance this need for having a... a reliable supply of
• The data on what was injected and how much is very limited.

Bills: HB1523, HB2109, HB2694, HB3525, HB3898, HB4646, HB5188, HB5219, HB5320, HB5651, HB5655, HB5659, HB5662, HB5672

Keywords: aquifer conservation, Class V injection well, environmental regulation, groundwater protection, municipal water supply, temporary prohibition, water management, reservoir construction, state water plan, Texas Water Code, environmental impact, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, elections, vacancies, resignation, HB 3525, North Texas Groundwater Conservation District, groundwater permit, permit amendment

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• understand the critical role that data understand the critical role that data plays<00:12:31.600
• Um, that is yes, the data would be there. Okay. Because it would provide data that we could gain.
• Um that is yes the data would conducted. Um that is yes the data would be<00:25:51.919> there.
• with all this data in two years. with all this data in two years.
• It's reliable. It's not going students. It's reliable.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard three University of Hawaiʻi-related measures. HB 718 HD1 would appropriate funds for faculty and staff positions at the John A. Burns School of Medicine in cardiovascular, law, biology, tropical medicine, quantitative health/biostatistics, and environmental health and safety. Testimony was in support, including from university representatives and others who submitted written testimony. Members asked whether the positions were additional and how they would affect enrollment; the university said the hires would teach medical students and conduct biomedical research, helping increase the class size to about 77 and eventually 80, and noted a workforce paper requested by the committee would be provided soon. The committee then discussed SB 1170 HD1, which would grant resident tuition at any UH campus to certain graduates of Hawaiʻi high schools enrolling in undergraduate programs. UH supported the bill and said it had adjusted its testimony in response to prior committee concerns. Members focused on the proposed four-year window, asking why that timeframe was chosen and whether the change was needed at all. UH explained that four years would allow students who left the state to return and still complete an undergraduate degree or prepare for graduate school, and said the bill would help students who come back after one or two years but otherwise would have to wait a year to reestablish residency under current rules. UH also said it was discussing possible administrative rule changes as an alternative if the bill did not pass. Finally, the committee heard HB 1300 HD1, which would fund a University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center pilot study on cancer disparities among Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and people living near landfills in Nanakuli, focusing on social determinants of health, lifestyle, environmental exposures, and resilience factors. Testimony from researchers and advocates strongly supported the measure, saying the study could help explain cancer disparities and support future research funding. Members questioned the cost, the reliance on future federal or foundation funding, and the practical outcome of the study. The Cancer Center said the pilot would cost about $500,000 per year for two years, with later funding sought from federal, nonprofit, or private sources; it said the study would produce longitudinal data that could help identify at-risk groups and provide evidence for policy decisions, though members expressed concern that the project needed a clearer end goal and stronger case for public investment.

Transcript Highlights:

• These resources can be used to ensure reliability in our power sector.
• DCC serves as the national voice for the data center industry, and our members include leading data center
• owners, operators, and companies at large, with large amounts of data center capacity.
• First, it would single out data centers for uniquely burdensome CEQA treatment.
• The number of data centers throughout the state.

Keywords: 988, house, all