Video & Transcript Research : 'distributed generation'
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MD
Transcript Highlights:
- general article. general article.
- General wrote about that identical bill. General wrote about that identical bill.
- And my the Attorney General said.
- General has changed his mind? General has changed his mind?
- from the Attorney general. from the Attorney general.
Summary:
The Senate convened on March 10, 2026, established a quorum, and began with an invocation by Reverend Damien Flowers, which was journalized without objection. The chamber then recognized several guests and honorees, including Dr. Courtney Glickman for being named 2025 Play Therapist of the Year, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Dr. Sonja B. Santelises for her leadership of Baltimore City Public Schools, students shadowing legislators, Navy Alliance representatives, the Maryland Alliance for Advocacy for Sickle Cell, and Ms. Kimberly Body for her lupus advocacy. The Senate also journalized prior remarks about the 6888 regiment.
The Finance Committee report then moved several bills forward. Senate Bill 348 would allow hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to contact, rather than only call, patients after high-risk pregnancies; its amendments were adopted and the bill was ordered to third reading. Senate Bill 390 on Wicomico County liquor licenses was laid over under the rule. Senate Bill 492, addressing massage therapy advertising and prohibiting misleading sexual-service advertising, was amended and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 562, concerning pharmacist-prescriber agreements for opioid use disorder treatment, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 773 would let pharmacists order certain vaccines, including intranasal flu vaccines, for self-administration and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 53, on Maryland Port Administration land acquisition notice in Anne Arundel County, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 428 would bar cost-sharing for collaborative care model services under Medicaid and private coverage and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 473 would require human trafficking awareness training for for-hire and transportation network drivers; its amendments were adopted and it was sent to third reading. Senate Bill 585 would shift administration of the human relevant research fund from Health to Agriculture and was advanced. Senate Bill 606, the Easy Pass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act, would require an MDTA report on commuter plans and unused trips; its amendment was moved as the transcript ended.
During debate on Senate Bill 917, which would expand the definition of audiology practice to include certain screenings and non-radiographic imaging, a senator questioned whether the bill would make Maryland the only state restricting a health occupation from performing Medicare-required screenings. The floor leader said the committee had heard that claim in testimony but had not verified it, and the senator moved to special order the bill for amendment, which was granted without objection. Most other bills were reported favorably, with committee amendments adopted without objection and several bills ordered printed for third reading.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 03/23/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And in fiscal years 24 and 25, it was $1 million per year from the general fund.
- on the general fund. on the general fund.
- it does say that it would be distributed it does say that it would be distributed based<01:14:42.239
- appropriated in in July from the general appropriated in in July from the general fund<01:21:12.080
- I'm the general manager at Hasting National Golf Club.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:03 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So, if you look at the trust fund, if you took the first distribution after one year with an average
- We tried to create a similar fund a couple of years ago for distribution, so an investment fund.
- So The story of water in 2017, our distribution of the Water Trust Board was zero.
- And last year, we got our distribution of 165 million plus 200 million into the fund.
- At that point we can distribute the funds and put the money in the ground.
Keywords:
insects, ecosystem, education, public awareness, wildlife conservation, state agency involvement, New Mexico, equine welfare, animal rescue, shelter funding, trust fund, veterinary care, water project fund, water project finance act, New Mexico Finance Authority, water infrastructure, water grants, water loans, regional water planning, water rights adjudication
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, November 17, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And it is a place that we have fought to protect for generations.
- And it is a place that we have fought to protect for generations.
- I generally don't like to focus on resolutions.
- Garcia has faced primaries before and general elections before.
- GARCIA HAS FACED PRIMARIES BEFORE AND GENERAL ELECTIONS BEFORE.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Pulled income is kind of everything else plus the general fund and the LSRA that supports the general
- directed to um the state's general fund. directed to um the state's general fund.
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Um <02:27:04.319>we general fund. Um we general fund. - Happy to answer any general fund.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Ways and Means Committee approves Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund bill 4/22/26
Transcript Highlights:
- not a member of the committee, I will move that House File 3426 be recommended for placement on the general
- Um, and members, this bill does not have an effect on the general fund because, again, appropriations
- I think that, uh, the first thing I want to point out is that, while generally non-controversial, uh,
- <00:02:44.080>
non-controversial, while generally non-controversial, while generally non-controversial - Uh more generally, Uh thank you.
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3426, the annual LCCMR appropriation bill funding projects from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF), which is supported by state lottery proceeds and does not affect the general fund. The bill was described as containing 108 appropriations totaling $102.036 million, including 11 extensions of prior appropriations, and a new community grants program funded at $28.18 million under the constitutional limit. The author noted the bill is the second year of funding after the 2024 voter-approved amendment renewing the ENRTF and community grants program.
Members discussed the bill’s scope and purpose, including projects for scientific research, PFAS mitigation and testing, rapid testing for chronic wasting disease, parks and trails, outdoor recreation, and solid waste/recycling innovation. Co-Chair Heintzeman said the bill had involved many conversations, thanked the author for working with the caucus, and noted that a missing project issue had been addressed to improve the bill’s path forward. He also said statutory changes were being made to the community grants program to reduce fraud risk and incorporate suggestions from the Office of the Legislative Auditor.
Co-Chair Koznick asked about whether lottery-funded ENRTF dollars had ever been considered for proportional returns to districts, but the author said he was not aware of such discussions and emphasized that the fund benefits all Minnesotans through projects across the state. After no further questions, the chair renewed the motion to recommend House File 3426 for placement on the general register, and the committee approved it by voice vote with no opposition recorded.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Texas's development and distribution of of a growing set of web tools enable simple and rapid data distribution
- Has enjoyed for, I mean, literally generations at this point.
- I'm the General Manager at Brooks, Mississippi.
- The general manager, we have about 35,000 folks that we serve water and sewer.
- . generated.
Keywords:
pipeline, construction, cash bond, county authority, local government, HB 1285, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, drones, unmanned aircraft, UAS, drone inspections, oil and gas, pipeline inspection, surface mining, well sites, tank batteries, disposal wells, injection sites, natural resources
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Legislative Administration (03/19/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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office <00:38:00.880>and <00:38:01.040>and Um, it is very nice of the General - But as was mentioned during the public hearing, that distribution just does not add up financially.
- the public hearing, that distribution the public hearing, that distribution just<00:47:24.640>
- And generally, we get those bills, and that would be that.
- <01:12:04.159>
we ethics committee and and generally we ethics committee and and generally
Summary:
The committee first returned to House Bill 157, which had been left pending from an earlier session. After correcting the procedural posture, the committee voted on a motion of ought to pass and it failed on a roll call. A reconsideration motion then passed unanimously, restoring the bill to the floor. Representative Turcot then moved ITL, explaining the committee believed there was a better path, likely through an ad hoc study and a future bill; that motion passed 9-2, and the chair said a minority report would be required and not to place the bill on consent.
The committee next took up House Bill 331, which would require the Secretary of State to publish the current location of bills on the website until gubernatorial action. Supporters said the bill would reduce confusion and legislative limbo after bills leave the House and Senate. Online testimony was reported as 116 in support and 4 opposed. The committee voted 11-0 to pass the bill and placed it on consent.
House Bill 347 followed, dealing with protections for legislators’ employment when serving in office. Supporters argued it would protect elected officials from employer retaliation and clarify existing law; opponents said it was an unnecessary mandate on employers and raised enforcement concerns, especially for out-of-state employers. The committee voted 8-3 to pass the bill, and a minority report was anticipated; it was not placed on consent. The committee then considered House Bill 605, which included student loan forgiveness provisions tied to legislative service. Members opposing the bill argued legislators are not state employees and should not receive that benefit, while others noted the bill’s employment-related provisions and the difficulty of meeting the hours requirement. The committee voted 11-0 to ITL House Bill 605 and placed it on consent.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We gave that to the inspector general inside the Department of Defense.
- We got rid of all those inspectors general under this president.
- Uh that money then goes a distributed.
- And so I have to stay very close to our attorney general.
- stay very close to our attorney general. stay very close to our attorney general.
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the rule of law with U.S. Representative Ed Case. Chair Carl Rhodes opened by explaining the purpose of the briefing, noting it was being livestreamed and that public testimony would not be taken in the usual way. He described the rule of law as central to democracy and introduced Case, who was invited to discuss the concept and its relevance to recent federal actions affecting Hawaii.
Case framed the rule of law as a durable system grounded in the Constitution, federal laws, separation of powers, and checks and balances, with each branch of government and the public itself playing a role. He emphasized that Congress makes the laws, the president executes them, and the courts decide whether the Constitution and laws are being followed. He also stressed that elected officials swear to uphold this structure and that the rule of law is distinct from ordinary policy disagreements.
Case then argued that the Trump administration has undermined the rule of law through actions such as dismantling or weakening agencies created and funded by law, withholding appropriated funds, removing inspectors general and other independent officials, ignoring or challenging court orders, weakening the independence of agencies like the Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve, and intimidating dissenting voices, the press, and other opponents. He said these actions have harmed Hawaii and reflect a coordinated effort to concentrate power in the executive branch. He noted that Congress has not been serving as an effective check, while federal courts have been the main remaining check through more than 46 lawsuits, and he identified voters as the ultimate check and balance, briefly correcting the timing of the next midterm election to 2026.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Legislative Budget Hearings (PM) Feb 6th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Additionally, our child support benefits are distributed on a... ...are distributed on a card.
- If you look, there’s certain money coming out of General Fund C.
- You can see here, just for due note, that in 2024, the general fund of...
- Note that in 2024, the general fund is at 863 million.
- But as a general rule, it has been because of the COVID pandemic.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- our 3% assessment cap and generous our 3% assessment cap and generous exemptions<00:18:36.159>
- for our general fund.
- rentals so that in increase generated rentals so that in increase generated nearly<00:20:00.840>
- Our general fund goes primarily towards public safety, using over half of our entire general fund.
- <00:23:05.120>
our <00:23:05.400>general <00:23:05.720>fund exceeds our general
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Higher Education Funding Review Committee Jun 3rd, 2026
Higher Education Funding Review Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So they got the waiver of not having matching funds and could just take the general fund portion to put
- They can use general fund and other appropriated operating funds.
- There's a shift from the general fund here.
- Let's give 6,000, but it's based on one distribution factor that's explainable.
- It's based on one distribution factor that's explainable.
Summary:
The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to continue work on a draft higher education funding formula and related capital building fund changes. Lisa Johnson of the North Dakota University System updated the committee on the board’s developing policy for low-producing academic programs. She said the board is using a five-year rolling window, with thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, and that programs flagged in three consecutive review cycles would go to the board for review. Possible outcomes include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the policy would account for enrollment, program costs, workforce need, and programs that serve students outside their major. Johnson said the board would likely use an accompanying procedure to consider those factors. She also reported that about 200 programs could potentially be reviewed under current guidance, with 135 inactivated and 112 terminated, and said the process is intended to support quality and stewardship rather than simply cut programs.
Jamie Wilkie then reported on the Capital Building Fund. He reviewed the fund’s history, matching requirements, and use for extraordinary repairs, deferred maintenance, and some legislatively authorized projects. He said about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with roughly 78.7% going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Committee members pressed for updated information on how much deferred maintenance has actually been reduced, and several members said they wanted clearer reporting on the return on investment from new buildings versus repairs. NDSU representatives said the tier funding has helped significantly reduce deferred maintenance and allowed demolition and renovation work on campus. The committee also discussed the need for updated five-year facility plans and space-utilization information from the institutions.
The committee then began a section-by-section review of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and restructure the capital building fund. The draft would fund UND and NDSU differently from the other nine institutions, use fall enrollment rather than completed credits, add performance funding for completions in in-demand fields, create research incentives for UND and NDSU, and combine capital building fund tiers while changing matching requirements and eligible uses. Members raised concerns about the treatment of professional students, the use of CIP codes, incentives for waivers, and whether the formula should rely on more current data. The committee did not take final action on the draft during this meeting, but it continued detailed discussion and indicated more review would follow.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Apr 14th, 2025
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services
Transcript Highlights:
- It directs the LBB to include that amount in the General Appropriations Bill.
- My name is Alexis Shapiro, and I'm the General Counsel at Forward Financing.
- But the companies we do see are generally between $2 million to $50 million in revenue.
- Generally, we're administering rate caps set by the legislature.
- Okay, so generally, how...
Bills:
HB245, HB700, HB2783, HB3526, HB3900, HB4061, HB4124, HB4166, HB4395, HB4534, HB4609, HB4641, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HJR175, HB245
Keywords:
military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees, payroll deductions, retirement plans, fiscal transparency, local government, bond issuance
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 18th, 2025
Health & Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- We have defined it using the General Appropriations Bill, which is $68,000.
- I'm the Associate General Counsel for the Texas Hospital Association.
- So, my comments today might be slightly generalized.
- Regarding the part that the Attorney General could scour those records, I need...
- The general can't get anybody's medical records.
Keywords:
immunization, written informed consent, civil liability, health care provider, vaccine compensation, administrative penalty, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, pharmacy benefit manager, PBM, gag clause, prescription drug pricing, out-of-pocket cost, cash price, pharmacist, pharmacy, prescription drug benefit
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:
- We need more unrestricted general government aid.
- I'm a third-generation Plymouthian, born and raised.
- This was accomplished with a reduction of 17 staff from our general education staff, only general education
- Some of them are first-generation students. And they have a child.
- General Laws under 11C.
Summary:
The Joint Ways and Means Committee held its final public hearing on the FY26 state budget, with chairs and members emphasizing that public testimony would help shape the budget and asking speakers to keep remarks brief. Committee leaders introduced members, explained the hearing process, and repeatedly thanked residents, students, and advocates for participating. No votes were taken during the hearing.
Testimony focused heavily on education funding and the Chapter 70 formula. Students from Amherst, Northampton, Gateway Regional, Chester Elementary, and other districts described budget-driven cuts to electives, special education supports, paraprofessionals, counselors, transportation, and building maintenance. They urged higher Chapter 70 aid, increased minimum aid, rural school aid, and a reopening or restructuring of the funding formula, arguing that current formulas leave many districts unable to meet student needs and force local layoffs and overrides.
Other speakers urged funding or protection for a range of programs and facilities, including the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute for homicide survivor services, the Museum of African American History, the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and CART/interpreter services, the Access to Counsel housing legal aid program, the Department of Mental Health and Pocasset Mental Health Center, and Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children. One speaker opposed offshore wind-related spending and urged a reset of the state’s energy approach, while another advocated ending the aircraft sales tax exemption. Committee members responded sympathetically to many speakers, asked a few follow-up questions, and several expressed support for maintaining or expanding the programs discussed.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AEN-GVO DEFER, GVO DEFER, GVO-HHS, GVO-PSM, GVO Public Hearings 02-17-2026
Agriculture and Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll be deputy attorney general.
- Which the attorney general wants. >> Yeah. Which the attorney general wants.
- And in general contractor for 30 years.
- <00:35:56.000>
criminal attorney general with the criminal attorney general with the criminal - They argue, they Attorney General.
Bills:
SB2094
Keywords:
toxic chemicals, environmental action levels, public notice, environmental safety, pollution control, Hawaii State Constitution, public participation, government transparency, environmental health, 912, senate, all
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 2094, which would require state agencies monitoring environmental toxins and pollutants to establish environmental action levels and limit changes to those levels without meeting procedural requirements. The chair recommended passing the bill with amendments, including inserting estimated costs for a secure portal website and webinars into the committee report and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among those voting, with excused members noted.
The committee then considered several other measures and adopted recommendations to pass them with amendments, generally adding technical and clarifying changes and setting a defective date of 2525. SB 2862 was amended to broaden the preamble, make additional appointees confirmable, clarify reporting requirements for gubernatorial appointees, and was held for further discussion. SB 2781 on lei production created a working group to review existing studies and conduct a statewide study of Hawaii’s floriculture industry. SB 3015 adopted California’s definition of PII, applied it to government agencies and political subdivisions, created a private cause of action, and required a compliance report. SB 3230 removed a categorical prohibition on certain third-party project management procurements while preserving state oversight responsibility, in line with procurement office requests.
The joint GVO Health and Human Services agenda then focused on two related bills requiring universal changing accommodations in public restrooms. SB 2932 would apply to new state building construction beginning July 1, 2026, and testimony from disability advocates, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, and others supported the measure while asking for language clarifying that the requirement applies only where technically feasible and, in some cases, only to state-managed buildings. SB 2268 was described as broader, extending beyond government buildings into the private sector and including a private right of action; witnesses supported the concept but raised implementation concerns, especially for smaller businesses, and requested the same technically infeasible language and other clarifications. Both bills were advanced with amendments, and the committee noted adoption of the recommendations.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25 - Part 1
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- be scaling up virtual or distributed be scaling up virtual or distributed power<00:29:01.720>
- Coal and nuclear power are not only the most expensive ways to generate electricity, they also generate
- Coal and nuclear power are not only the most expensive ways to generate electricity, they also generate
- The most expensive ways to generate electricity, they also generate expensive pollution that causes generational
- <01:35:16.199>
energy and passed the Next Generation energy and passed the Next Generation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:08:27.799>
fund you know additions to the general fund you know additions to the general - <01:19:04.560>
of declining yet the future generation of declining yet the future generation - :34.199>
my multiple generations of Teen Moms my multiple generations of Teen Moms my daughter - The state is very generous; we have some of the most generous benefits in the country, and I think the
- and we'll also be hearing some general and we'll also be hearing some general Law<01:30:14.960><
Keywords:
sales tax, education funding, construction, Aitkin Public Schools, tax exemption, refundable credit, HF148, use of force training, deadly force, peace officer training, police training, law enforcement, POST Board, Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, scenario-based training, de-escalation, defensive tactics, force-on-force training, stress management, officer wellness
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jun 2nd, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- , in addition to the third one, which is um related to public safety, Madam Chair, and um, In, in general
- So mine is more in a, in a general sense, um, that when there's contentious issues that there be some
- I think we, uh, in addition, ought to be looking at some of the rulemaking in PE around distribution
- Um, Approving, not approve, yes, approving the rulemaking specifically to the distribution of those funds
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Criminal Jurisprudence S/C New Offenses & Changed Penalties Apr 15th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The leader used Instagram and other social media platforms to advertise and distribute counterfeit pills
- cases involved offenders using social media platforms as their primary tool for trafficking and distribution
- One of two things happens: somebody is injured, and generally we aren't filing a whole lot of these charges
- And, you know, in general, the facts don't bear out that enhanced penalties for almost any offense represent