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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 26th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- 1787, which would require the CPUC to require the three largest IOUs to offer an optional dynamic rate
- Speaker, by saying that under AB 1787, no one would be forced to be put on a dynamic rate.
- case, the IOU is not required to return the savings to rate payers.
- To ensure herd immunity, parents need school-level vaccination rates. Ms.
- The audit found that vacancy rates at some facilities remained extremely high, facilities.
Summary:
The Assembly convened in session, established a quorum, offered a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a very large third-reading file while urging members to be at their desks for their bills. The day featured many support measures on housing, health care, public safety, local government, labor, education, and consumer protection, with repeated reminders that absent authors would have their bills skipped. Several bills were passed temporarily or retained on file, but the chamber spent most of the time taking up individual measures and voting on them.
Among the bills discussed were measures on land surveying, nurse midwifery access, historic-district transit zoning, EV charging infrastructure, foreclosure equity protections, tribal inclusion in interstate cannabis commerce, outdoor advertising permitting delays, commercial building permit timelines, DUI penalties, farmworker disadvantaged-community designation, restaurant reservation bots, open-space tax exemptions, pop-up business permits, anti-hate training for officials, sideshows and street takeovers, utility rate transparency, CalWORKs eligibility, dynamic electricity rates, interior designer licensure, compost contamination, modular housing standards, small claims limits for businesses, Native American Day as a paid state holiday, rural maternity care funding, protective orders tied to defendant release, immigrant service provider privacy under Safe at Home, mentally disordered offender evaluations, compounded weight-loss drug regulation, plasma donation center rules, missing persons DNA database updates, AI chatbot safeguards for children, an official state apology to California Native peoples, foster youth housing navigation, CTE teacher credentialing, Medi-Cal protections against federal cuts, CalFresh protections, public hospital physician employment authority, child care, and film tax credit changes for post-production work.
Testimony was generally supportive from authors, who framed the bills as cleanup, modernization, consumer protection, or targeted equity measures. A few measures drew notable opposition or debate, especially AB 2624 on Safe at Home privacy protections for immigrant service providers, where opponents argued it could chill journalism and transparency while supporters said it was needed to protect people facing doxing and threats. AB 2208 and AB 2299 were presented as responses to federal HR 1 impacts on Medi-Cal and CalFresh, and AB 2023 on AI chatbots drew emotional support centered on child safety and a reported suicide case. The chamber also heard strong advocacy for Native American recognition bills, rural health access, and housing affordability.
Most bills passed with little or no opposition, often unanimously. Recorded votes included AB 1933 (48-0), AB 1696 (49-0), AB 2415 (54-0), AB 1820 (50-0), AB 1957 (53-0), AB 2506 (60-0), AB 2024 (58-0), AB 2418 (61-0), AB 1578 (44-17), AB 1600 (46-9), AB 1661 (44-10), AB 1715 (46-7), AB 1755 (66-0), AB 1787 (43-5), AB 1796 (45-6), AB 1812 (47-1), AB 1815 (57-0), AB 1827 (59-0), AB 1841 (64-0), AB 1868 (61-0), AB 1882 (64-0), AB 1889 (69-0), AB 2624 (49-19), AB 1897 (57-1), AB 1990 (52-0), AB 2009 (65-0), AB 2018 (60-0), AB 2023 (58-8), AB 2115 (65-0), AB 2162 (60-0), AB 2206 (62-0), AB 2208 (42-17), AB 2237 (54-0), AB 2241 (62-0), AB 2246 (56-1), AB 2249 (51-0), AB 2299 (51-1), AB 2311 (65-0), and AB 2314 (68-0). The session ended with the Assembly still working through the file, including the opening of AB 2319 on film tax credits.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Human Services Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I just wanted to ask Commissioner Brown, are we at 75% at the market rate?
- It's based on the region and how the market is changing, so you can see exactly hourly rate, weekly rates
- , and whichever rates are acceptable in the child care program.
- able to move to 75% of the market rate able to move to 75% of the market rate which<00:50:42.000
- uh hourly rate weekly rates and uh hourly rate weekly rates and uh whichever<00:51:19.200>
rates
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So it lower interest rate loans.
- Uh, current interest rate on that loan is 4.75, which is well under what the market rate is right now
- Uh, current interest rate on that loan is 4.75, which is well under what the market rate is right now
- Uh, current interest rate on that loan is 4.75, which is well under what the market rate is right now
- Uh, current interest rate on that loan is 4.75, which is well under what the market rate is right now
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Committee, February 17, 2026
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- The taxation rate, so this is on page nine.
- On page nine, he said the taxation rate is based on kilowatt-hours, which are a measurement of energy
- The taxation rate, so this is on page nine.
- The taxation rate, so this is on page nine.
- The entire system itself is not UL rated, and this is proven to be safe?
Keywords:
driver's license, motor vehicle services, third-party providers, Wyoming, regulatory compliance, motor vehicle, registration, license plate, electronic system, State Department of Transportation, county treasurers, vehicle fees, public records, license plates, replacement cycle, vehicle registration, motor vehicles, state fees, 916, all
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- The regional planning agencies' overhead rates are limited and capped by federal regulations, and the
- State Retirement Board would create overhead rates that exceed the allowed caps, thus making us ineligible
- the cost to buy Section 3 service purchases are calculated using the full actuarial assumed interest rate
- One-half of the actuarial assumed interest rate.
- It removes the barriers to participation and leads to much higher enrollment rates.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several public service and retirement-related bills. Senator Kelly Dooner and Rep. O’Rourke supported a Taunton home rule petition to extend Chief Walsh’s service during the city’s transition to a new public safety facility, citing the need to manage new equipment, cameras, and 911 systems smoothly. Senator Lovely testified in favor of bills expanding retirement savings access through the SMART Plan and the CORE Plan, arguing that automatic enrollment and broader eligibility would help state, municipal, and nonprofit workers save for retirement. No questions were raised on the Taunton petition, and the hearing later moved through the remaining testimony without any votes taken during the transcript.
Mary Waldron of the Old Colony Planning Council and Jeffrey Walker of the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District urged support for legislation protecting regional planning agencies from being required to make retroactive payments to the State Retirement Board for past employer contributions. They warned that the costs would be unsustainable, could force layoffs or closures, and would jeopardize their ability to provide transportation, housing, economic development, and planning services. Bill Keith and Patrick Charles of PEREC testified on several retirement administration bills, including measures to ease statement-of-financial-interest filing rules, require payment for certain creditable service purchases, and clarify the definition of wages to include sick, vacation, and personal time; committee members asked questions about regional transit authorities joining retirement systems and about adding local retirement board representation to a proposed commission.
Jonathan Osimo and Rob Fabino of the Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System supported bills to penalize delinquent pension reporting by employers and to create a special commission to study retirement credit purchases, saying better reporting would improve retirement processing and that a broader review could improve fairness and sustainability. Eddie Boynton of the Braintree Education Association backed the SMART Plan bill, describing how automatic enrollment and low-fee fiduciary oversight could protect educators from high-cost supplemental retirement products. Matthew Nugent testified for a bill to divest public pension funds from firearms and ammunition. After the final witnesses, the chairs asked if anyone else wished to testify, heard none, and then adjourned the hearing.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Paul, just for everybody's information, what is the current sales tax rate for new cars and for used
- be sold at the 6.5% state sales tax rate.
- Now there's also a middle sales tax rate, 4.5%, on certain vehicles at a certain price point.
- I know that we lowered the tax rate on the used cars. Mr.
- That's correct, because most new cars are sold at greater than that reduced rate.
Summary:
The committee met to approve special expenses and then considered two interim study proposals. ISP 2025-069, by Representative Perry and presented by Representative Eaton, would move vehicle sales tax collection from the current registration-based process to the point of sale. Members asked about the current 60-day registration period, the fiscal and administrative impact on DFA, the burden on dealerships, verification and audit issues, and whether the change could affect tax collection or vehicle pricing. DFA said it was neutral on the proposal, noted programming and process changes would be needed, and said the total tax collected would not change, though timing would. The committee approved the ISP and sent it on for research.
The committee then took up ISP 2025-071, based on House Bill 1636 from the 2025 session, which would phase out the state soda excise tax over five years if Medicaid trust fund revenue triggers are met. Representative Ray said the bill was intended to continue discussion after the underlying bill failed on the House floor. Members asked about the tax’s annual revenue, its dedication to the Medicaid Trust Fund, and whether the revenue would be replaced. Ray estimated the tax brings in roughly $40 million to $50 million annually and said the proposal did not replace that revenue. DFA was asked to explain how withdrawals from the trust fund are authorized and whether the legislature has oversight, and said it would provide that information later. The committee then adopted the interim study proposal.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Paul, just for everybody's information, what is the current sales tax rate for new cars and for used
- Now, there may be some motor vehicles that we have a graduated rate system, so most new cars are going
- to be sold at the 6.5 percent state sales tax rate.
- Now there's also a middle sales tax rate, 4.5 percent, on certain vehicles at a certain price point.
- I know that we lowered the tax rate on the used cars. Mr.
Summary:
The committee first approved special expenses incurred by the committee, then took up interim study proposals. The first, ISP 2025-069 by Representative Perry, would move collection of sales tax on motor vehicles from the current registration-based process to the point of sale at dealerships. Representative Eaton presented the proposal, and members questioned DFA about fiscal impact, dealer implementation costs, verification and audit issues, and whether the change would shift burdens to dealers or consumers. DFA said the overall tax amount would not change, but system programming and timing changes would be needed, and dealers would likely face process changes and possibly added costs. Despite concerns from some members and references to opposition from auto dealers, the committee voted to send the proposal to research and passed the ISP.
The committee then considered ISP 2025-071, based on House Bill 1636 from the 2025 session, which would phase out Arkansas’s soda excise tax over five years if revenue triggers in the Medicaid Trust Fund were met. Representative Ray explained that the bill had passed committee but failed on the House floor in the prior session, and members discussed the tax’s annual revenue, its dedication to the Medicaid Trust Fund, and whether the proposal would replace lost revenue. Questions were also raised about who controls distributions from the trust fund and whether the legislature has oversight. DFA said it would follow up with DHS on the mechanics and provide additional information. The committee then voted to adopt the interim study proposal, and the meeting adjourned.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
REVENUE & TAXATION- HOUSE Jun 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Now, there may be some motor vehicles that we have a graduated rate system.
- So most new cars are going to be sold at the 6.5% state sales tax rate.
- Now, there's also a middle sales tax rate, 4.5% on certain vehicles at a certain price point.
- I know that we lowered the tax rate on the used cars. Mr.
- That's correct, because most new cars are sold at greater than that reduced rate. All right.
Summary:
The committee first approved special expenses incurred by the committee, then took up interim study proposals. ISP 2025-069, sponsored by Representative Perry and presented by Representative Eaton, would move collection of sales tax on motor vehicles from the current post-purchase registration process to the point of sale at dealerships. Committee members and DFA discussed the current 60-day registration/tax payment window, possible fiscal and programming impacts on DFA, the added administrative burden on dealers, verification and audit issues, and concerns about whether the change would improve or complicate tax collection. After questions, the committee voted to send the proposal to research/interim study.
The committee then considered ISP 2025-071, from Representative Ray, based on House Bill 1636, which would phase out the state excise tax on soda over five years if revenue triggers were met. Representative Ray explained the tax revenue supports the Medicaid trust fund and said the proposal was intended to continue discussion after the bill failed on the House floor in the regular session. Members asked about the annual revenue generated, the trust fund’s other revenue sources, and whether the revenue would be replaced. DFA was asked to provide additional information on how withdrawals from the Medicaid trust fund are authorized and whether the legislature has oversight. The committee then approved the proposal for interim study and adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Governmental Oversight and Accountability Jan 20th, 2026
Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill establishes the contribution rates paid by employers for each class of employees who participate
- The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill. I want to make sure that's clear.
- The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill.
- The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill. I want to make sure that's clear.
- The 3% employee contribution rate is not changed by this bill.
Keywords:
mental health, first responders, employment benefits, 911 telecommunicators, nervous injuries, retirement, elected officials, Deferred Retirement Option Program, DROP, cost-of-living adjustment, trade secret, public records exemption, public meetings exemption, open government, sunset review, agency confidentiality, proprietary business information, proprietary confidential business information, confidential records, Florida public records law
Summary:
The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability met and first heard Senate Bill 774, which would extend workers’ compensation medical benefits for employment-related mental or nervous injuries to 911 public safety telecommunicators, even without a physical injury. The sponsor and several dispatchers, a clinician, and communications directors testified in support, describing repeated exposure to traumatic calls, chronic understaffing, and the need for mental health treatment and retention support. Senator DiCeglie and Chair Mayfield praised dispatchers’ work, and the bill was reported favorably by committee vote, with Senator McClain later recorded as voting yes on the bill.
The committee then took up SPB 7028, a retirement bill that sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2026, leaves the 3% employee contribution unchanged, allows certain elected officers to receive a DROP payout under specified conditions, and provides a 1.5% alternative cost-of-living adjustment for eligible special risk retirees. Firefighters, police, sheriffs, and chiefs’ groups spoke in support, emphasizing recruitment and retention. The committee voted to submit the proposal as a committee bill and reported it favorably.
Finally, the committee considered SPB 7024 and SPB 7026, both open-government-related bills. SPB 7024 would repeal the current public records and public meeting exemption for cybersecurity information and consolidate agency-specific cybersecurity exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. SPB 7026 would repeal the current public records exemption for trade secrets held by an agency and similarly consolidate specific trade secret exemptions into one agency-wide exemption. Neither bill drew testimony or debate, and both were submitted as committee bills and reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> DISTRICTS DCF TO ESTABLISH A METHODOLOGY TO DETERMINE DAILY ROOM AND BOARD RATES RATHER THAN ESTABLISHING
- WE SPOKE BRIEFLY ABOUT THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE ROOM RATE.
- YOU TALKED ABOUT SETTING THE ROOM AND BOARD RATES TO INCLUDE INPUT FROM THE CHILDREN IN CARE OF FORMER
- FOSTER YOUTH TO ENSURE THOSE RATES SUPPORT THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
- APPLIED BUT THE METHODOLOGY THAT COULD BE APPLIED SO THAT THERE IS A MORE CONSISTENT RATE APPLIED THROUGHOUT
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 15, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- c><00:13:51.920>
as <00:13:52.079>other benefit rate the same as other benefit rate the - Maybe you can speak on the SNAP error rate and just kind of give us an update.
- um based on what our payment error rate um based on what our payment error rate is.<01:03:52.880
- And um if our error rate is annually.
- But I do error rate is was about 10%.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- And just so you're clear what a disability rating is, the VA disability rating is a worker's comp rating
- And just so you're clear what a disability rating is, the VA disability rating is a worker's comp rating
- Second, when I look at this, it says there's a disability rating of 30% or more.
- We want you to raise... ...Of course, we want you to raise the graduation rate.
- We want you to raise the rate of attendance.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2076, which would create a reimbursement program for school safety training and equipment, maintain an approved list of training programs meeting AZPOST standards, and allow eligible schools to adopt policies permitting certain employees to carry concealed firearms on campus if they complete approved training and meet notification/confidentiality requirements. The sponsor, Rep. Bliss, framed the bill as an optional, fiscally responsible medical-response measure meant to help school employees stop bleeding and save lives in emergencies, emphasizing that no school would be required to participate and that no new state appropriation was needed.
Opponents, including Giffords, Arizona for Gun Safety, and the Arizona Education Association, argued the bill would normalize armed staff in classrooms, create confidentiality problems for parents and law enforcement, and expose students and staff to additional risk. They also said teachers are not trained as trauma responders and that the bill’s immunity and secrecy provisions could reduce accountability. Supporters, including Arizona Citizens Defense League and other proponents, said the bill adds guardrails to existing law, focuses mostly on first aid and de-escalation training, and gives schools an option to prepare staff for emergencies. After debate, the committee voted 6-5-1 to give HB 2076 a do pass recommendation.
The committee then took up House Bill 2830, which directs the State Board of Education to adopt science standards requiring instruction on fetal and prenatal development and specifies that the instruction is not sex education. Opponents, including the Arizona Education Association and Reproductive Freedom for All, said the bill politicizes science, creates fragmented instruction, and could lead to questions that inevitably touch on sex education while failing to address broader student health needs. Supporters, including Arizona Right to Life, a school board president, and a biology teacher, argued the bill is simply about age-appropriate, medically accurate science and parental transparency. The committee approved HB 2830 on an 8-4 vote.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Tobacco Settlement Agreement Fund Oversight committee (10-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, we have a 30% better five-year survival rate.
- And if you know anything about lung cancer, it has about a five-year survival rate after treatment.
- Um, Kentucky Allstars is our five-star<00:37:34.160>
quality <00:37:34.480>rating <00:37 - We didn't really have that robust tobacco control, so we are still seeing very high lung cancer rates
- >> So, our quality rating and improvement system that we use is the environmental rating scales, which
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:09
Approval of Minutes 00:00:48
KOAP Report 00:01:09
Update from CHFS 00:20:27, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting opened with a quorum, approval of the September 18, 2025 minutes, and a staff update on recent tobacco settlement-funded agriculture activities. The agriculture side highlighted Commissioner Shell’s outreach, including school visits, farm visits, and speaking engagements in Kentucky and a trip to Tennessee to discuss program models. A representative also described a national conference in Iowa, where Kentucky’s agriculture finance program was praised as a $180 million loan program built with tobacco settlement funds. The board noted September approvals totaling $950,000 for the agriculture development board and $3.3 million for the finance corporation, along with staff activity such as site visits, program closures, and project reports. The board also announced that the KKMP report covering 2015-2022 would be distributed and that the annual report, marking the program’s 25th anniversary, was being prepared.
The board then reviewed two featured projects. The Organic Association of Kentucky requested $425,000 for organic producer support, but the board approved only one year of funding at $29,000, with members noting concern about recurring applicants and the need to evaluate long-term funding. The second project, by Joseph Dale Bentley in Lewis County, sought $51,300 to expand a small ruminant facility for goat production and export. Members were particularly interested because the project was already operating and creating market opportunities for Kentucky goat producers; the board approved half the project cost to help expand infrastructure and potentially allow quarantining on site.
The cabinet then presented its annual update on tobacco settlement fund use in public health. Julie Brooks, Sarah Johnson, and Andrea Day reported on the HANS home visitation program, tobacco prevention and cessation efforts, lung cancer screening, and early childhood oral health. HANS served more families in FY25, rising from 6,293 to 6,715, and increased services from 139,943 to over 143,000. Tobacco prevention and cessation programs continued to support Quit Now Kentucky and My Life, My Quit, though officials noted federal uncertainty and the loss of federal tobacco control infrastructure. They also reported a slight decline in student outreach and cessation requests, but continued demand from schools and communities for vaping and nicotine prevention support. Lung cancer screening expanded to 55 screens, with Kentucky cited as a model for other states due to improved incidence, survival, and early detection rates. Early oral health efforts continued through local health departments, with more trainings for public health nurses, continued varnish kits, and expanded support for dental graduates and hygiene teams.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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to <01:06 - , the higher rate, with the same use.
- , don't qualify for that reduced 4D rate, don't qualify for that reduced 4D rate, which<01:08:35.600
- ,<01:08:42.239>
the <01:08:42.400>higher <01:08:42.719>rate non-homestead 1% - rate, the higher rate non-homestead 1% rate, the higher rate um,<01:08:44.480>
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- are being diagnosed at higher rates.
- Rural Texas has the highest rates of stroke of practically any place in the country.
- Are they going to bill at the same rate?
- Increases rates of APRNs moving into the state.
- Do you have any information about the rate of malpractice among physicians versus the rate of malpractice
Bills:
HB35, HB4490, HB4454, HB2188, HB3078, HB4743, HB2556, HB46, HB5342, HB4783, HB3785, HB5278, HB1639, HB2581, HB4224, HB4070, HB4099, HB4882, HB3794, HB46
Keywords:
peer support, first responders, mental health, confidentiality, emergency services, disclosure, next of kin, public information, deceased persons, privacy rights, patient solicitation, marketing practices, healthcare regulation, task force, deceptive advertising, nurse aide, certification, Texas Board of Nursing, healthcare workforce, nursing standards
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy - Thursday, May 14 - Morning Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- we were charging to that individual member was the interest rate we were expecting to get, not what
- we were charging was the, to that individual member, was the interest rate we were expecting to get,
- And so what resulted in that was that the member was actually paying a higher interest rate than that
- So our death rate is actually higher than that of the national average.
- Oftentimes when we look at these, we hear things like rate of return, rate of return, and return on investment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/10/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- And this would allow the agencies to continue at the same rate they are in the current biennium and save
- And this would allow the agencies to continue at the same rate they are in the current biennium and save
- It brings parity to each of them, not in the total spend, but in the rate of increase.
- It brings parity to each of them, not in the total spend, but in the rate of increase.
- It brings parity to each of them, not in the total spend, but in the rate of increase.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So if you have an industrial solar-type system, you know, from a rate that utilities would be, if they
- <00:26:40.559>
that you know from a from a rate that you know from a from a rate that utilities - <00:26:45.600>
the paying for the leg and not the rate the paying for the leg and not the - rate the utilities<00:26:46.159>
pay <00:26:46.440>But <00:26:46.600>ultimately < - <00:41:41.440>
that's you know having an energy rate that's you know having an energy rate
Summary:
The Committee on Energy Finance and Policy met for an informational session and quorum was present, but the chair stated no action would be taken. Members and staff introduced themselves, and Chair Chris Swedzinski outlined the committee’s broad goals of improving Minnesota’s energy system for families and businesses, with an emphasis on affordability, reliability, and development. Several members echoed those priorities, especially concerns about electric reliability, base-load generation, and the needs of rural communities, co-ops, munis, farms, and small businesses.
House fiscal analyst Ashley presented a budget overview for the committee’s jurisdiction. She reviewed spending and base amounts for the Energy Resources Division, the Renewable Development Fund, the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Fund, and the Public Utilities Commission, and explained that the committee also oversees special revenue and other accounts. She noted that the Renewable Development Fund is supported by utility payments for spent nuclear fuel storage, the cleanup fund by a petroleum distribution fee, and that the Commerce Department receives significant federal LIHEAP and weatherization funds. Members asked about the large increase in the Climate and Economic Development Fund and the status of recent appropriations; staff explained that the 2023 session set a larger target, that about $79 million had been spent from the relevant budget, and that some funds may carry forward.
A substantial portion of the meeting focused on community solar gardens. Representative Dave Baker asked for an update on the program, and staff explained that Minnesota has about 1,600 megawatts of solar, with more than 900 megawatts in community solar. Staff said 2023 legislative changes capped annual additions and created new incentives for low- and middle-income participation. Members also discussed concerns about program cost, local siting opposition, and a large interconnection queue; staff said there is a backlog of projects, including a reported 56 gigawatts in the MISO queue, and that utilities need distribution upgrades to handle new capacity. No votes or formal actions were taken.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Apr 27th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- But since that time, big investments in both just underlying rates, as well as targeted rate increases
- And if we can't get the error rate down in a very fast way, we've got a big liability of At least 173
- Because we're looking at a horrific wildfire season at the rate we're going.
- Rates are highest among Native youth, nearly. 30% followed by African American youth at about 23%.
- Slightly above the national rate, white youth are lower at about 13%.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 15th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We're raising rates everywhere.
- Examples like, there's an app called... ...called Hoop, it's rated 13 and up.
- This is rated for ages four and up.
- I know of a North Texas mom who did these app ratings, she did everything right.
- on an app rated for 12-year-olds.
Bills:
HB2963, HB3005, HB3287, HB3288, HB3289, HB3290, HB3344, HB3712, HB3862, HB3874, HB4196, HB4308, HB4901, HB4984
Keywords:
digital equipment, repair rights, manufacturers, maintenance, consumer rights, construction contracts, payment regulations, public works, dispute resolution, audit procedures, construction, trust funds, mechanic's lien, contractor, subcontractor, residential properties, disputes, payment obligations, accountability, payment disputes