Transcript Highlights:

• How does that look for a small residential owner, a residential user, when we see a data center or a
• Lots of businesses do; lots of personal, you know, individual residential folks do as well.
• state of Georgia for the nuclear power plants that were recently built there cost, you know, each residential
• household $5,000. ...each residential household $5,000 over a 10-year period.
• And we know that in Missouri, about 40% of residential customers are living paycheck to paycheck.

Committee: House Utilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• How does that look like for a small, you know, a residential owner, a residential user, when we see,
• Lots of businesses do; lots of personal, you know, individual residential folks do as well.
• Georgia for the nuclear power plant plants that were recently built there cost, you know, each residential
• household $5,000. ...each residential household $5,000 over a 10-year period.
• And we know that in Missouri, about 40% of residential customers are living paycheck to paycheck.

Committee: House Utilities

Summary: The Missouri House Committee on Utilities held an informational hearing on data centers, with the chair saying the goal was to hear different perspectives and better understand the issue before future legislation. No public testimony was taken, but three invited speakers presented: a labor representative, an Ameren Missouri executive, and a consumer advocate. The discussion focused on the economic benefits of data centers, including construction jobs, local hiring, apprenticeship opportunities, tax revenue for schools and local governments, and related spending by Missouri businesses. The labor witness described current Montgomery County projects, said hundreds of Missourians were already working there, and argued that closed-loop cooling and generator noise were manageable. Committee members also raised questions about water use, noise, cybersecurity, local hiring, and how much tax revenue a project could generate annually. Ameren’s Rob Dixon said Senate Bill 4 and the PSC’s large-load tariff provide key protections for ratepayers by requiring large customers to pay their own interconnection costs, sign long-term contracts, post collateral, and pay for most of their requested load even if they use less. He said those rules help prevent costs from shifting to other customers and that large loads can put downward pressure on rates by contributing to fixed system costs. Dixon also said Ameren is planning for significant new generation, including gas, nuclear, hydro, coal, and renewables, and that data centers are subject to the same load-shedding and emergency restoration rules as other customers. He noted that the protections apply to investor-owned utilities, not co-ops or municipal utilities. John Kaufman of the Consumers Council of Missouri argued the PSC protections are still too weak and warned that data centers could raise rates through construction work in progress, stranded generation costs, and other risks if projects are delayed, shrink, or fail. He urged stronger consumer protections, more upfront financial commitments from data centers, and greater transparency for ratepayers, while also suggesting community benefit agreements and cautioning against over-reliance on utility projections. Several members pushed back on his characterization of Senate Bill 4 and QIP/CWIP provisions, and the hearing ended with the chair thanking the witnesses and adjourned the committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's an amended contract for comprehensive residential treatment services for youth.
• It's an amended contract to continue comprehensive residential treatment services for youth.
• It's an amended contract for comprehensive residential treatment services for youth.
• This is another amended contract for comprehensive residential treatment services.
• Next page is page 30, item 14. ...comprehensive residential treatment services.

Committee: All JBC-PEER REVIEW

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• amended by ENRU, classifies utility-scale wind or solar farms constructed within four miles of a residential
• Classifies utility, scale, wind, or solar farms constructed within four miles of a residential property
• collected groundwater transportation fees to the water improvements program or for qualified owners of residential
• Madam Whip and members, House Bill 2113 instructs the director of the Residential Utility Consumer Office
• to intervene in a public service corporation rate case if the proposed rate increase to residential

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm representing Dave Pool as a member of that evaluation board.
• I'm representing Dave Pool association.
• So it is not Dave Pool in this case. I'll just use my name.
• Mr. pool just said, can add to what uh Mr. pool just said, but<04:56:00.000><c> um</c><04:56:00.080>
• Pool gave to you, which I think were great.

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There are a lot of deer pools across the state.
• There are a lot of deer pools, as I've said.
• I'm aware of a lot of turkey pools that go on that are open.
• There are a lot of deer pools, as I've said.
• And I apologize for that. a lot of deer pools as I've said I'm a lot of deer pools as I've said I'm aware

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <c> looking</c><00:16:14.720><c> at</c> Chair, are you talking about the slide with the enrollment pool
• And then they spend a month on a residential treatment service, where they get to actually go through
• <01:19:58.639><c> a</c> um and then they spent a month on a um and then they spent a month on a residential
• treatment</c><01:19:59.560><c> service</c><01:20:00.320><c> where</c><01:20:00.480><c> they</c> residential
• treatment service where they residential treatment service where they get<01:20:00.719><c> to</c><01

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> than many um other residential than many um other residential structures<00:38:53.440><c> based<
• c> zones</c><00:42:26.800><c> and</c><00:42:26.880><c> attached</c><00:42:27.200><c> or</c> its residential
• zones and attached or its residential zones and attached or detached<00:42:27.839><c> and</c><00:42:
• Um, it's usually just residential.
• And what I would say is that I would like to make sure any residential purposes are not singled out and

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• building, residential hall available for that.
• </c><00:48:18.720><c> building,</c> doses in every residential building, doses in every residential building
• </c><00:48:22.000><c> I</c> residential hall available for that.
• I residential hall available for that.
• </c> narrowed now to just residential narrowed now to just residential buildings.<00:48:31.040><c> And

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up a series of “same and similar” provisions between the House and Senate higher education bills and adopted them one by one, with brief explanations from members and staff. The items included a cybersecurity addition for a doctoral degree program, Northstar Promise definitions and eligibility limits, self-loan provisions on institution eligibility and data disclosure, and dual training language requiring certificates, diplomas, or degrees to come from accredited postsecondary institutions. The committee also adopted an amendment to the private career school provisions that clarified exempt institutions remain within the act, and removed certain limited-license and renewal fees for institutions participating in dual training grants or the eligible training provider list. Each of these motions prevailed by voice vote. The committee then moved into policy differences between the House and Senate bills, beginning with emergency grants and hunger-free campus grants. Members discussed shifting funding from OHE-administered competitive grants to direct appropriations for the University of Minnesota and Minnesota State, while the Senate retained competitive grant access for private and tribal colleges and added reporting requirements. OHE Commissioner Dennis Olson said the added reporting would be an extra administrative task but raised no significant concerns. Testifiers from the University of Minnesota, Minnesota State, and the private college sector supported faster, more direct funding and described the grants as important for emergency housing, transportation, food insecurity, and other student basic needs. A LeadMN representative also supported the changes, saying campus staff and students wanted funds delivered more quickly. The committee also discussed direct admissions on R31. The Senate proposal would require public and charter high schools to participate in the direct admissions program by the 2029-2030 school year. Assistant Commissioner Wendy Robinson said OHE supports statewide expansion and that the program has improved FAFSA completion, college enrollment, and student retention in Minnesota. Members noted the bill had bipartisan support and heard from advocates such as Ed Allies and Students United. No votes were taken on the policy-difference items during this portion of the meeting, and the chair said further discussion of state grant and sexual misconduct policy differences would be held at a later hearing with additional OHE staff present.

Transcript Highlights:

• So during camp seasons, you had Glenn Yankee and Lee Poole acting as night watchmen.
• Another man, another local man named Lee Poole, I believe shared...
• Another man, another local man named Lee Poole, I believe, shared that responsibility with Glenn Yankee
• Glenn Yankee and Lee Poole patrolled from 10 to 2.
• There obviously begins to be a little bit of pooling water here as they get closer to Cozy Cabin.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• California um alone currently renewable diesel and biodiesel make up over 70% of the entire diesel pool
• California um alone currently renewable diesel and biodiesel make up over 70% of the entire diesel pool
• California um alone currently renewable diesel and biodiesel make up over 70% of the entire diesel pool
• California um alone currently renewable diesel and biodiesel make up over 70% of the entire diesel pool
• 00:33:38.080><c> in</c><00:33:38.279><c> California</c><00:33:39.240><c> and</c> The entire diesel pool

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered SB 1023, which would create a spay-neuter special fund to reduce pet overpopulation and free-roaming cats, with funding sources including an income tax checkoff. The Department of Taxation had no substantive comment, while the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supported the measure but opposed any trap-neuter-release or re-release approach, saying spay-neuter is important but release does not reduce cats on the landscape. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised concerns about creating another special fund and tax checkoff, saying the fund may not meet statutory criteria and could create administrative burdens. The Hawaiian Humane Society strongly supported the bill, arguing the state currently provides little funding for animal overpopulation control and that the measure would help nonprofits and align conservation and animal welfare goals. Several other supporters testified, including a cat sanctuary representative who described the need for a dedicated funding mechanism and a possible Oahu sanctuary to remove cats from sensitive areas. After questions about the effectiveness of trap-neuter-release and the need for alternative management tools, the committees voted to recommend passage with amendments, including blanking appropriation amounts, moving them into the committee report, setting the effective date to July 1, 2050, and noting Budget and Finance concerns; the recommendations were adopted in both committees, with some members voting with reservations. The hearing then moved to SB 1120, relating to transportation and a clean fuel standard. The Department of Transportation said it supported the intent but wanted more information on economic impacts. Electrify America and Neste supported the bill, saying a clean fuel standard would help finance EV charging, encourage investment, and expand lower-carbon fuel options such as renewable diesel. In response to questions from senators about rural and agricultural transportation needs, witnesses said the standard could support both electrification where feasible and cleaner liquid fuels in the interim for equipment that cannot yet be electrified. DOT also described county transit efforts and said it was working with Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Island on assessments for zero-emission bus replacement and charging infrastructure. The committees also heard testimony on SB 586, relating to climate change and zero-emission buses by 2045, with the State Procurement Office supporting the intent but suggesting the language be moved to a different statute; DOT said it was providing pass-through funding to counties and had some zero-emission bus purchases and charging stations on order. The discussion emphasized infrastructure costs and implementation challenges, but no final vote on SB 1120 or SB 586 was described in the transcript excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is to help create more transparency in non-residential property tax appeal proceedings.
• non-residential non-residential property<02:53:53.880><c> tax</c><02:53:54.360><c> appeal</c><02:53:
• In this bill, if a non-residential property owner submits an affidavit, they would only be assessed a
• and non-residential property.
• and non-residential property.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:19:19.039><c> placement</c> can you know the residential placement can you know the residential
• </c> had students which were in residential had students which were in residential placement.<00:19:35.440
• Are they still in residential placement.
• , whether they're just and residential, whether they're just residential,<01:10:59.840><c> all</c><01
• So, if residential, all of that exists.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to review and amend the minutes from its previous meeting, correcting the date, several spelling and wording errors, and clarifying references to a scholarship fund and a member’s title. The minutes were then approved as amended, with some members abstaining because they were not present at the prior meeting. The chair then turned to the commission’s work plan under SB 57, emphasizing the need to prioritize the statutory topics and identify which issues require additional research, documentation, and possible spreadsheets. Members discussed a broad range of special education cost drivers and policy questions, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, whether referrals increased after COVID school closures, intervention processes before referral, the cost of services required under IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal law, state law, and DOE rules, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, district sharing of resources, dispute resolution, graduation rates, and adult learning outcomes. Several members raised concerns that school environments, mental health, bullying, and possible overidentification may be contributing to rising special education numbers and costs, while others cautioned that some reported district percentages may be inflated or unclear because of how the data are counted. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid when state appropriations are insufficient and require the governor to draw a warrant to cover shortfalls. Representative Ames explained that the bill had been recommended for interim study because the commission is already examining special education costing, and he highlighted the gap between FY24 special education costs of about $977.1 million and state aid of $33.9 million for catastrophic aid, $67.4 million for differentiated aid, and $50.8 million in federal IDEA funds, leaving local districts to cover about $825.1 million. He argued the commission should ultimately make clear that both the federal government and the state should contribute more. The Department of Education, through Melissa White, answered questions about data and oversight. She said special education counts come from IEPs entered into the state system using SASIDs, that DOE monitors districts through both desk audits and on-site visits, and that billing is checked against the services listed in each student’s IEP. She also said DOE’s special education work is largely federally funded, with roughly $56.7 million received through IDEA this year and about $49.1 million flowing through to LEAs, while the department retains a small amount for administration and statewide support activities. Members also discussed how adequacy calculations use special education counts from the state system and how those figures are reported.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:19:19.039><c> placement</c> can you know the residential placement can you know the residential
• </c> had students which were in residential had students which were in residential placement.<00:19:35.440
• Are they still in residential placement.
• , whether they're just residential.
• , whether they're just residential.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The commission met to approve the November 21, 2025 minutes, making several clerical corrections before adopting them as amended. The edits included adding the date, correcting a misspelled name, clarifying references to a scholarship fund representative’s title, removing an incorrect “DOE” reference, and fixing a few wording errors. The minutes were approved with one abstention from members who were absent. The bulk of the meeting focused on organizing the commission’s work under SB 57 and identifying which special education cost issues should be prioritized for research and reporting. Members discussed a long list of topics, including student referral rates, why students are classified as other health impaired, increases in referrals since school closures, interventions before referral, costs of non-medically necessary services in IEPs and 504 plans, differences between federal and state requirements, reporting of special education costs, out-of-district and residential placements, dispute resolution, Medicaid and insurance use, graduation rates, and adult learning participation. Several members emphasized the need to combine or narrow topics and to gather better data before the report due July 1, 2026. Representative Ames highlighted HB 742, which would eliminate prorated special education aid payments when state appropriations fall short, and explained that the Education Funding Committee recommended interim study. He argued that local districts are bearing too much of the cost and that the state and federal governments should provide more support. Other members raised concerns about rising special education identification rates, possible overidentification, school climate and mental health factors, bullying, staffing, speech therapy access, and residential placements. One member cautioned that DOE website numbers may be inflated or at least difficult to interpret because of how students are counted. Department of Education staff then explained how special education data and costs are monitored. They said student counts are tied to IEPs and SASIDs in the state system, districts are checked through both desk audits and on-site monitoring, and billed services are compared against IEP requirements. They also described IDEA funding, noting that most DOE special education staffing is federally funded, with a large share of federal money flowing through to local education agencies and the remainder supporting administration, monitoring, and training initiatives. Members discussed whether more staff and more robust oversight would improve accuracy and accountability.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill addresses two aspects of health care delivery: residential care and health facilities.
• Years ago, we could simply simplify the term residential care as nursing home and health facility as
• </c> of healthc care delivery. of healthc care delivery. residential<01:03:16.599><c> care</c><01:03:
• 17.599><c> and</c><01:03:18.000><c> health</c> residential care and health residential care and health
• </c> the standard for determining residential the standard for determining residential use use use intensity

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This percentage varies based on whether it is a provider of residential services, unit-based services
• This percentage varies based on whether it is a provider of residential services, unit-based services
• This percentage varies based on whether it is a provider of residential services, unit-based services
• </c> whether it is a provider of Residential whether it is a provider of Residential Services<00:37:18.240
• I'm also a member of the Residential Providers Association board of directors.

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 2023 session as it relates to who provides payment to a hospital or other facility that provides residential
• 2023 session, as it relates to who provides payment to a hospital or other facility that provides residential
• Dan Musgrove with Strategies 360 here on behalf of UHS Delaware, which includes a residential treatment

Committee: Assembly Education

Keywords: 909, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In December, the commercial bus station in Midtown Houston was shut down and relocated to a residential
• that commercial bus companies act with greater transparency and accountability when expanding into residential
• In Houston, you don't have zoning, so when you say residential neighborhood, there's no zoning.
• And in Midtown, it's not... ...as much of a residential community as it is in the East End.

Bills: HB2026 , HB2427 , HB2455 , HB2560 , HB3510 , HB3966 , HB3986 , HB4429 , HB5436 , SB3062

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: memorial highway, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Archer County, highway designation, vehicle weight, ports of entry, Texas Transportation Code, truck regulations, load limits, Adopt-a-County Road, funding, road maintenance, county partnership, public recognition, memorial designation, highway, Sergeant Mark Butler, transportation, Brazos County

Transcript Highlights:

• located wholly or partly outside the corporate limits of a municipality and abuts single-family residential
• lots in a planned residential subdivision.
• The, those properties have been developed into residential subdivisions whose backyards abut the county
• we follow the, the current procedures, uh, would be still in county jurisdiction, but part of a residential

Bills: SB 35 , SB 1113 , SB 1365 , SB 1394 , SB 2243 , SB 2245 , SB 2589 , SB 2199 , SB 2200

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County

Transcript Highlights:

• She's the owner of residential equestrian property in Palm Beach County, and she's here with me today
• Because of this, people like my client ended up with a manure transfer station 200 feet from her residential
• Because of this, people like my client ended up with a manure transfer station 200 feet from her residential
• Because of this, people like my client ended up with a manure transfer station 200 feet from her residential

Summary: The Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee met to consider three bills before moving to its budget presentation. HB 843, relating to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds, was explained as a set of clarifying changes to improve budget flexibility, including use of certain trust funds for law enforcement and other conservation-related purposes. After questions about whether the bill would shift resources away from conservation, an amendment removed the sections dealing with the Administrative Trust Fund and the Florida Panther Research and Management Trust Fund. The amended bill received support in public testimony and was reported favorably. The committee then heard HB 295, which directs the Department of Environmental Protection to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan by 2026 based on prior recycling recommendations. Supporters, including students involved in an “Ought to Be a Law” program and representatives from the waste and recycling industry, said the bill would create a roadmap for improving recycling and waste diversion. An opponent argued the state should instead enact more direct statutory changes on issues such as food waste, yard waste, and manure handling rather than study them further. Members praised the student participation and the bill passed. HB 339, creating a temporary alternative credentialing pathway for surveyors and mappers, was presented as a response to workforce shortages and an aging profession. The sponsor said the bill would help meet demand while preserving oversight, and an amendment added a four-year work requirement and adjusted renewal provisions. After brief supportive debate, the amended bill passed. The subcommittee then received its Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget proposal, which emphasized spending reductions, vacant-position cuts, and a smaller overall budget than the current year while still funding water resources, Everglades restoration, resiliency, land management, cleanup programs, agriculture facilities, and other projects. Members closed by thanking the chair for an inclusive budget process, and the meeting adjourned after a motion to rise.