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WA
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Jan 22nd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • But if you're not from here, we want to make sure that that is easily accessible and directions are easy
  • Because my business is located in Southwest Washington, I'm keenly aware of the fact that consumers have
  • This bill keeps Washington competitive, business-friendly, and economically strong, benefiting consumers
  • , local employers, and the state economy.
  • Washington law requires insurance companies to offer uninsured motorist coverage when a consumer applies
Summary: The committee began with a work session on transportation planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Western Washington. April Putney of the Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Local Organizing Committee described the event as a statewide, 39-day tournament with six Seattle group-stage matches, additional possible matches, fan zones across the state, and major transportation impacts centered in the Seattle area, including street closures, increased I-5 traffic, and heavy use of transit, shuttles, ferries, and active transportation. She said the goal is safe, seamless mobility with 80% of stadium attendees arriving by non-personal vehicle, and noted coordination with federal agencies on border crossings and security. WSDOT’s Travis Phelps outlined roughly $25.65 million in World Cup-related funding for tunnel maintenance, traffic operations, signage and digital messaging, public transit support, ferries, and related staffing and training, emphasizing use of existing staff, overtime, and current fleets rather than new hires or vehicles. Senators asked about border staffing and ferry capacity, and WSDOT said it would follow up on ferry staffing concerns. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. SB 5839 would remove the “passenger only” limitation for county ferry districts, allowing them to support vehicle ferries; supporters from Whatcom County and the Association of Counties said the change would help aging ferry systems, improve funding flexibility, and support essential island access, while some testimony was opposed. SB 6032 would amend the secure-your-load law to allow vehicles with mud, rocks, or debris on them to be covered instead of cleaned before being towed on paved highways; the sponsor and industry witnesses said it would save time and water for construction equipment operators, and the hearing closed with strong support and little opposition. SB 5824 would clarify how fifth-wheel travel trailers are measured, allowing up to 46 feet measured from the kingpin to the rear of the trailer; RV industry, dealer, and business groups supported it as a safety-neutral clarification that would align Washington with other states and improve competitiveness, and the hearing closed with overwhelming support. Finally, SB 5864 would create an online motor vehicle insurance verification system at the Department of Licensing, require insurers to provide policy data, and use the system at registration renewal beginning in 2029 after a pilot period. The sponsor and supporters from insurers and law enforcement said the bill would reduce uninsured driving, improve roadside verification, and lower costs shifted to insured drivers, while county auditors and vehicle subagents supported the policy but warned that implementation must be technically reliable and adequately funded so renewals are not slowed. The public hearing closed with substantial support and some operational concerns raised, and the committee adjourned after the final hearing.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 1 - 04/17/26

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then employment to pay that debt.
  • Again, things that will employment.
  • </c> for consumer data privacy. for consumer data privacy.
  • That appropriation be directed to MnDOT. That's my bill.
  • </c> direction, and give some floor minimums. direction, and give some floor minimums.
Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
LA
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 11th, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And all the COLAs are out of the funded deposit account, so that it's not out of the direct, the main
  • We've learned that usually businesses pass costs on to consumers.
  • PBMs are hired by employers, unions, and health plans in order to do a handful of things.
  • Sounds like... ...we're streamlining things, getting it going in the right direction.
  • We have among the lowest employer contribution rates in the state and statewide systems.
Committee: Senate Finance
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with eight members present and deferred HB 127. It then considered a series of bills, most of which were reported favorably without opposition. HB 22 revised COLA rules for the clerks of court retirement system, allowing more frequent COLAs when the system is better funded; HB 324 made judicial stipends permanent and added future COLAs subject to available funding; HB 233 increased jury mileage reimbursement; HB 47 reorganized assessor retirement COLA statutes; HB 533 allowed St. Tammany Parish to transfer unused witness-fee account balances to the 22nd Judicial District Court; HB 980 adjusted eligibility for the Firemen’s Supplemental Pay Board; HCR 45 urged Congress to clarify ARPA deadlines for water projects; HB 559 increased court costs in the 4th Judicial District; HB 290 recreated the Department of Treasury and related entities in statute; and HB 382 addressed Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget review authority over Group Benefits plans. The committee also reported HB 1157 favorably, creating a financing bank mechanism for infrastructure projects, and HB 575 favorably, giving youth aging out of foster care preferred access to surplus state vehicles through the Louisiana Property Assistance Agency. Several measures drew more discussion. HB 1236, dealing with pharmacy benefit managers and professional dispensing fees, prompted extensive testimony from the sponsor, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Department of Insurance, independent pharmacies, and PBM representatives. Supporters said it clarifies and strengthens enforcement of existing PBM law and protects independent pharmacies; opponents argued the bill’s requirement that PBMs bear dispensing-fee costs would be difficult to implement and could raise premiums. The sponsor said he would work on amendments, including clarifying language and a delayed effective date, and the bill was nevertheless moved favorably. SB 25, on registrar of voters compensation, was amended to a revised pay structure and then reported favorably. HB 47 and HB 533 were also presented as funding and administrative cleanups for retirement and court-related accounts, with local support noted. The committee also heard HB 233 on jury duty mileage reimbursement, which the sponsor said updates a 1961 rate and would be funded locally at an estimated average increase of about $4,000 per judicial district. HB 324 on judicial salaries was described as self-funded by the judiciary and subject to available funding, with no budget impact. HB 575 on foster youth transportation was presented as a non-appropriation measure aimed at helping youth aging out of foster care by giving them preferred access to surplus vehicles. HB 382, which concerns the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget’s role in approving Group Benefits plans, was reported favorably with little discussion. The meeting ended after a motion to adjourn.
AR
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE Apr 22nd, 2026

JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE

Transcript Highlights:
  • Last year, we had Act 651, which was a bill to help employers with group health insurance coverage.
  • Well, when we did that, we learned there are a lot of small employers that are between 25 and 50, where
  • No, though there has not been a direct transfer of academic or academic institutional funds to the athletic
  • But when there's an ask for direct transfer to make up a budget shortfall coming from anywhere, and it
  • They're available there, but in the end, they're not the end user of those, and then the consumer who
Committee: All JBC-SPECIAL LANGUAGE
Summary: The committee reconvened and took up several amendments and bills. Senate Bill 15 was amended to transfer Keep Arkansas Beautiful functions to ARDOT and replace the current commissioners with an advisory council; the amendment was adopted without objection. An amendment to Senate Bill 7 lowering the claims-data threshold for group health insurance from 50 employees to 25, to help smaller employers and municipalities shop for coverage, was also adopted. An amendment to Senate Bill 41 that would have restricted University of Arkansas at Fayetteville athletic funding from academic funds was rejected after members questioned its scope and fiscal basis. The committee then considered an amendment to House Bill 1051 that would cap online sports-betting free play at 5% of gross receipts. Senator Hester argued the current unlimited promotions were predatory and effectively subsidized casinos, while other members questioned the tax and accounting assumptions and whether the proposal belonged in a fiscal committee. The amendment failed, and a separate agriculture-related amendment from Representatives Vaught and Painter to exempt certain tractor parts tied to diesel exhaust fluid systems was also not adopted, with members citing drafting and enforcement problems and suggesting it should go through the revenue committees. After suspending the rules to add items, the committee adopted a technical correction to Senate Bill 4 clarifying physician licensure language so the rural workforce pathway would apply to underserved and primary care shortage areas, rather than the narrower federal term originally used. The committee also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 77 deleting a fund-transfer section and instead increasing appropriation authority and creating a matching-fund mechanism to help Arkansas TV pay PBS dues, with supporters saying it would leverage private donations and preserve PBS access while allowing the commission to decide programming. The bill passed as amended, and the meeting adjourned.
NY
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 06/02/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator May moves to discharge from the Committee on Consumer Protection, Assembly Bill 852B, and substitute
  • Right now our state's consumer protection laws protect none of them.
  • RIGHT NOW OUR STATE'S CONSUME PROTECTION LAWS PROTECT NONE OF THEM.
  • And hatred directed at any group is a hatred directed at everybody.
  • Since I have been working back in the summer youth employment— Program.
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations. Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Thu Mar 19, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • The immigration is a direct collateral consequence to the convictions, and that was the reason for this
  • ,<00:33:48.520><c> housing,</c><00:33:49.080><c> family</c><00:33:49.440><c> stability,</c> employment
  • Second, the ULC drafting process is rigorous and time-consuming.
  • Committees strive to time-consuming.
  • </c> affect her employment affect her employment or<01:37:36.840><c> or</c><01:37:37.000><c> make</c>
Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several Senate bills. On SB 2530, relating to campaign contributions, the State Procurement Office suggested clarifying that contractor disclosure information be submitted within 30 days of a fully executed contract, while the Campaign Spending Commission supported the bill but asked that the restriction on contributions by officers be expanded beyond compensated officers. Hawaii Alliance for Progressive Action supported the measure and urged keeping the Senate language, arguing it better addresses contractor influence, while no other testifiers appeared. On SB 2970, relating to standards of conduct, the State Ethics Commission supported the bill and proposed amendments to consolidate the new language into existing Chapter 84 contract provisions and use “department head” instead of “director.” The State Procurement Office supported the measure but recommended closing a perceived loophole by limiting the covered contracts to those under $10,000. No opposition testimony was offered. The committee then heard SB 2919, which would fund one full-time Deputy Public Defender position focused on immigration-related advice under Padilla v. Kentucky. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrants’ Rights, and the ACLU of Hawaii supported the bill, explaining that the position would help public defenders advise clients about immigration consequences of criminal cases, not provide immigration representation. Members asked several questions about the scope of the position and whether it could assist with citizenship; testimony clarified that it would not handle civil immigration matters. The bill was also described as creating a statewide consistent resource for the public defender system. Finally, on SB 2446, relating to the judiciary, the Intermediate Court of Appeals supported adding a seventh associate judge position but noted the court has only recently been fully staffed at six judges and has improved output through internal changes. The chair emphasized that the bill authorizes the position without funding and encouraged the judiciary to return later if appropriations are needed. The committee also began hearing SB 2730, a criminal justice reform bill on warrantless arrests and citations. OHA supported reducing unnecessary arrests but objected to making citations visible on criminal records; the Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, citing law enforcement flexibility, identification concerns, and possible litigation costs; and the Judiciary requested a later implementation date and suggested changes to citation-resolution language. The transcript ends while testimony on SB 2730 was still underway.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Finance (04/15/2025)

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and also serves as a resource for consumers that are navigating the vocational rehabilitation system
  • and also serves as a resource employment and also serves as a resource for<00:35:07.920><c> consumers
  • to sit as a in um state employment to sit as a resource.<00:39:35.440><c> Um</c><00:39:36.079><c> so
  • In addition to that, there is, in House Bill 2, also the direction to take some of the uncommitted funds
  • </c><01:00:35.440><c> to</c> bill 2 there's also the direction to bill 2 there's also the direction to
Committee: Senate Finance
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Local Government Committee Jul 2nd, 2025

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have heartburn, though, about a blanket directive that requires, under the law, an immediate submission
  • I'm still stuck on the question of whether or not they should be directed to share that in the first
  • Many want to operate legally, but need support to navigate the system and clear directives.
  • That said, this is the reason why we're not opposing solely based on the elevated employment protections
  • So I would argue that city managers, county administrators, all of them have, quote-unquote, employment
Committee: House Local Government
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to local government, housing, public safety, and data privacy. SB 346 on short-term rental tax collection and enforcement drew the most discussion: the author and local government supporters said platforms should provide listing addresses so cities and counties can verify transient occupancy tax payments and enforce local ordinances, while Airbnb, Expedia, and Booking Holdings argued the bill bypassed existing administrative subpoena procedures and raised due process and privacy concerns. After committee amendments limiting requests and tying audits to platforms that collect the tax, the bill passed 7-0 to Judiciary. SB 635, the Street Vendor Business Protection Act, was presented as a privacy measure to protect street vendors’ personal information from being shared with federal immigration authorities; supporters described raids and fear in immigrant communities, and the bill passed 6-1 to Public Safety. The committee also approved SB 499, which narrows when parks and recreational facilities can qualify for certain fee deferrals by requiring that they be designated in a local safety element or hazard mitigation plan for emergency purposes. Supporters said parks can serve as fire buffers, evacuation sites, and disaster response hubs, while some members questioned the nexus between new development and upfront fee collection; the bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 358, which modernizes the Mitigation Fee Act to ensure traffic impact fees reflect lower automobile trip generation for walkable, transit-oriented housing, passed 8-0 to Appropriations with support from housing and transit advocates and no formal opposition beyond a few cities in respectful opposition. SB 515, which would improve how local governments collect and report demographic data by using more detailed ethnic categories, passed 7-0 to Appropriations with little debate. Earlier in the hearing, SB 276, presented on behalf of Senator Wiener, passed 9-0 to Public Safety; it would let San Francisco require permits for the sale of commonly stolen goods on sidewalks and add misdemeanor penalties for repeat violations, with supporters saying it targets fencing and organized theft while protecting legitimate vendors. The committee also took up other items and consent calendar bills, with multiple measures moving forward on unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
CA
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair, members, Beth Olasso, on behalf of the Agricultural Energy Consumer, Consumer, That's rare
  • I think the committee amendments move the bill in the right direction.
  • Audra Hartman on behalf of California Large Energy Consumers in strong support.
  • The CPUC's consumer guide calls it a guarantee. The state should honor it.
  • Both programs are existing programs, and this bill will not raise costs on consumers.
Committee: House Utilities and Energy
Summary: The committee heard several energy and utilities bills focused on wildfire resilience, affordability, electrification, and clean energy development. AB 706, by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, would create a fund to support projects that beneficially use forest biomass waste from wildfire mitigation and forest restoration; supporters said it would reduce open burning and emissions while providing firm renewable power, and the bill passed 13-0. AB 39, by Assembly Member Zbur, would require larger cities and counties to adopt local electrification planning for EV charging and building decarbonization, with emphasis on disadvantaged communities; it passed 9-0. AB 1167, by Assembly Member Berman, would bar investor-owned utilities from charging ratepayers for lobbying, promotional advertising, and similar shareholder-benefit activities, and would add transparency and penalties; utilities opposed parts of the bill as overly broad, but the measure passed 7-0 with members noting continued work on the language. The committee also advanced AB 1417 on offshore wind community benefits and transparency. The bill, presented by Assembly Member Stephanie Nguyen, would require reporting of developer funding to local and tribal communities for capacity-building and expand the voluntary offshore wind and coastal resources protection program to allow such grants. After amendments, industry groups that had opposed the bill moved to neutral, and the measure passed 9-0. AB 367, by Assembly Member Bennett, would require backup power, tank topping, and facility hardening for water districts in high fire-risk areas in Ventura County; water agencies opposed unless amended due to cost and liability concerns, but the bill passed 10-0. Later, AB 745, by Assembly Member Irwin, would allow investor-owned utilities to finance undergrounding through securitization and disallow a return on equity for undergrounding projects. Supporters argued it would lower ratepayer costs; utilities argued it would effectively discourage undergrounding and could raise other costs. The bill passed 7-4. AB 1423, also by Assembly Member Irwin, would apply reliability standards to state-funded EV chargers installed before 2024; supporters said taxpayers should not fund unreliable infrastructure, while charging-network groups raised retroactivity and legal concerns, including issues with the Electrify America consent decree. The bill passed 13-0. Finally, AB 388, by Assembly Member Rogers, began discussion of a narrow change to the electrical corporation definition and the “over-the-fence” rule to facilitate green hydrogen projects; supporters emphasized decarbonization and job creation, while Southern California Edison raised concerns about regulatory oversight and customer protections. The transcript cuts off before a vote on AB 388.
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (04/23/2025)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:48:42.640><c> around</c> critical product for consumers around critical product for consumers
  • </c> directly from consumers and rateayers. directly from consumers and rateayers.
  • So we know Fidelity is one of our state's largest employers, and they have an exchange-traded product
  • So we know Fidelity is one of our state's largest employers, and they have an exchange-traded product
  • So we know Fidelity is one of our state's largest employers, and they have an exchange-traded product
Committee: Senate Ways and Means
MD
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session, 4/2/2026 #1

Maryland Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> for past employment with Seat Pleasant. for past employment with Seat Pleasant.
  • several consumer transparency several consumer transparency requirements<00:21:12.200><c> for</c><00:
  • establishes a consumer-friendly It establishes a consumer-friendly framework<00:25:19.160><c> for</c>
  • </c><01:46:34.880><c> result</c> natural gas pipeline as a direct result natural gas pipeline as a direct
  • Is it and ultimately consumer rates.
TX
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Education Mar 4th, 2025

Public Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • You talk about direct money out of the classroom.
  • House Bill 2 is a step in the right direction to address the immediate.
  • It's headed in the right direction.
  • They're meant to be, yes, sir, directed to the funding for those students' needs.
  • It has its directed purposes, but not necessarily.
Bills: HB2 , HB2
Committee: House Public Education
Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace
AL
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Joint Contract Review Committee Jul 9th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Professional bail bonds, please. pre-employment screening at the three pre-employment screening at the
  • So, I different direction there, sir.
  • </c> job coach train to supported employment job coach train to supported employment providers.<00:26
  • </c> autism and supported employment. autism and supported employment.
  • They can self-direct their own care.
MN
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Health and Human Services - 03/18/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> people who have who bring direct people who have who bring direct expertise<00:36:42.000><c> in<
  • c><00:51:39.760><c> pharmacy</c> solution is 2152 directed pharmacy solution is 2152 directed pharmacy
  • </c> Senate file 1574 would give state direct Senate file 1574 would give state direct control<01:16:
  • </c> Directed payment programs are not new. Directed payment programs are not new.
  • </c> unnecessarily delaying a directed unnecessarily delaying a directed payment<01:41:59.920><c> to<
Committee: Senate Health and Human Services
OK
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations and Budget Judiciary Subcommittee - Afternoon Session Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

A&B Judiciary Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Every single state that surrounds Oklahoma has prosecutor-driven and directed diversion programs.
  • The state of Texas has a dramatic need for employment of people.
  • So that's when we decided let's talk about OIDs providing direct care.
  • So we've talked to you about direct care.
  • It's incredibly time-consuming.
Committee: House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee
HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference PM - 04-24-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

HI
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Room 016 Conference AM - 04-23-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

NM
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 5th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • But I feel very good that we continue to move in the right direction.
  • who already fund a large share of New Mexico's budget. ...complexity for employers who already fund
  • This is a tax increase on New Mexico employers. This is a tax increase on New Mexico employers.
  • So this increases the cost of capital investment for the employers that are expanding here.
  • And so they're not directly sort of directing state money to go here or there.
Summary: The Senate Tax, Business and Transportation Committee heard and voted on several bills, beginning with SB 190, which would authorize revenue bonds for Gila Regional Medical Center to replace an aging linear accelerator for cancer treatment. The sponsor and hospital representatives said the project is critical for rural patients who otherwise travel long distances for radiation therapy. After a brief amendment changing the bond term from 20 to 30 years, the committee advanced the bill 7-0. The committee then took up SB 152, a broadband affordability and rural telecommunications bill that would keep money in the broadband fund for maintenance, expansion, and a new affordability program after the federal ACP lapsed. The sponsor and broadband stakeholders said the bill is needed to close the digital divide, while some industry witnesses supported the affordability goal but wanted changes to broaden eligibility and adjust program rules. The committee heard public testimony from supporters and opponents, then passed the bill 8-0. Next, SB 77 would require certain highway and public works contractors to contribute to apprenticeship training funds; labor groups supported it as workforce development, while highway and asphalt contractors opposed it as an added cost and argued they already run their own training programs. After extended debate about whether the 60-cent-per-hour contribution would raise project costs or simply redirect existing prevailing-wage funds, the committee advanced SB 77 on a 5-3 vote. The committee also heard SB 182, a dyed diesel gross receipts tax deduction for agricultural use, but held it for the tax package without a vote. SB 151, a corporate income tax decoupling bill intended to recover revenue lost to federal tax changes, drew strong support from tax and advocacy groups and strong opposition from business, oil and gas, and chamber representatives who called it a tax increase that would hurt investment and competitiveness. Committee members raised concerns about long-term revenue stability and business impacts, but the sponsors said the bill would restore state tax capacity and selectively decouple from federal provisions; the bill was held for later consideration in the tax package. Finally, the committee heard SB 133 on eliminating gross receipts tax on medical providers for medical equipment and supplies, and SB 212 on a ski-area construction equipment gross receipts tax exemption, with sponsors arguing both would improve competitiveness and support industry investment; both were discussed as possible tax-package items and held for further consideration.
KY
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. (3-5-26)

Natural Resources & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • industrial and supporting existing industrial uh<00:08:52.839><c> employee</c><00:08:53.640><c> employers
  • ,</c> uh employee employers, uh employee employers, attract<00:08:56.520><c> potential</c><00:08:57.040
  • </c><00:33:00.600><c> owes</c><00:33:00.920><c> the</c> monies that the consumer owes the monies that
  • the consumer owes the utility.<00:33:02.080><c> And</c><00:33:02.320><c> so,</c><00:33:02.560><c> what
  • owe the utility at a lower consumers owe the utility at a lower interest<00:33:14.720><c> rate.
Committee: House Natural Resources & Energy
NH
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (01/28/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • by the generator and consumed by the group, to help lower the energy costs.
  • by the generator and consumed by the group, to help lower the energy costs.
  • </c> industrial host generators must consume industrial host generators must consume 100%<00:59:43.720
  • </c> there's no 20% mandate that we consume there's no 20% mandate that we consume 20%<01:10:22.600><
  • </c><01:10:40.719><c> the</c> us to um not necessarily consume the us to um not necessarily consume the
Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources