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MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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will CN as we believe the site permit will CN as we believe the site permit - <00:28:03.159>
demand strict regulations for permits demand strict regulations for permits - air permits.
- year's clean energy permitting year's clean energy permitting efficiency<00:45:57.240>
bill
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources Committee, February 17, 2026 - AM
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- the number of landowner permits the number of landowner permits available<00:08:06.560>
in Senate File 25, the landowner permit Senate File 25, the landowner permit bill? - going to issue any landowner permits. going to issue any landowner permits.
- includes a shoot-from-vehicle permit in addition to a season extension permit.
- in addition to a season vehicle permit in addition to a season extension<01:19:25.040>
permit.
Keywords:
landowner licenses, hunting, wildlife management, quota hunt areas, game and fish commission, game management, hunting regulations, black bear, tracking dogs, wildlife conservation, conservation, contracting, supervisor, funding, districts, hunting licenses, donated licenses, life-threatening illness, vision impairment, nonprofit organizations
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Jan 29th, 2026 at 09:00 am
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 110 is not a bill that tells governments how they have to permit or when they have to permit or who
- they have to permit to.
- Subsection D has been clarified that the report only has to include new construction permits.
- those are new permits, new permits... ...are new permits applied for in the immediately preceding quarter
- In number four, total number of new—so really, this is new permit applications.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (2-20-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- This will lead to a reduction for 99% of Division of Air Quality permitted businesses that pay them.
- This will lead to a reduction for 99% of Division of Air Quality permitted businesses that pay them.
- This will lead to a reduction for 99% of Division of Air Quality permitted businesses that pay them.
- , you're talking about administrative resources as far as that it takes to permit these things.
- , you're talking about administrative resources as far as that it takes to permit these things.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:12
Introduction of Guests 01:09
HB 88 Discussion 01:46
HB 88 Roll Call Vote 03:24
HB 346 Discussion 04:20
HB 346 Roll Call Vote 21:58
Chair Comments 24:31, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first considered House Bill 88, which was described as a short bill to clarify procedures for Waste Management boards, including term limits, appointments, and making sure consolidated governments actively recruit community members and make openings easier to find. The sponsor said the bill was intended to resolve confusion about members staying on after terms expire. The bill received no opposition, passed the committee unanimously, and was reported favorably for the floor.
The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a committee substitute. The sponsor explained that the bill responds to a dispute over air emission fees, especially for emergency generators and backup generators used for worker safety and limited non-emergency testing. The bill would exempt emergency generators and backup generators operating 100 hours or less for maintenance/testing from fees, while also removing an existing 4,000-ton cap so the per-ton fee would drop for most permitted sources. Members discussed the possible impact on utilities and ratepayers, with concerns raised that costs could be passed through to consumers and affect coal-dependent areas. The sponsor and another member argued the change would generally reduce fees for most sources and incentivize emissions reductions; the cabinet was described as neutral, and the affected utilities were identified as TVA, LG&E, East Kentucky Power, and Big Rivers, with only TVA having raised comments. The committee substitute was adopted, and the bill passed the committee with a favorable recommendation, though one member voted no and several members explained yes votes while expressing ongoing concerns about future rate impacts.
At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed broader concerns about utility surcharges and the need to monitor the effects of legislation on ratepayers, but those comments were not part of the bill under consideration. The chair noted that future meetings may include more bills and could start earlier if needed, and the committee then adjourned.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Appropriations - Government Operations Division Apr 2nd, 2025 at 10:00 am
Appropriations - Government Operations Division
Transcript Highlights:
- And the permit fee comes from those oil trucks, the permits that the oil trucks pay for.
- And the permit fee comes from those oil trucks, the permits that the oil trucks pay for.
- Just the $158,000 out of the general fund would come out of the permit fee.
- We want that $172,000 to come from the electronic permit fund. The what fund?
- Permit fund? The fee. Oh, okay. Because they're one time, it's a...
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 2023 for the Racing Commission. Members confirmed the bill’s existing items, including the internships program and copier replacement, and then adopted an amendment based on the worksheet that moved those items to one-time funding. The committee then passed SB 2023 as amended, with the only noted differences from the Senate version being the one-time treatment of the $20,000 internship item and the copier replacement.
Next, the committee considered House Bill 2011 for the Highway Patrol. Representative Pyle explained a series of verbal amendments that shifted several one-time and ongoing expenses from the general fund to the electronic permit fee fund, including body armor, preliminary breath test devices, handgun replacement, emergency vehicle operations course resurfacing, and related items, while also removing the shooting range ventilation project because it could be completed with existing funds. The committee also added a section allowing carryover authority for federal grant dollars tied to the in-car router system. After adopting the amendments, the committee passed HB 2011 as amended.
The committee then discussed Senate Bill 2014 for the Industrial Commission, focusing on a proposed amendment by Representative Fisher that would direct additional percentages of North Dakota Mill net income to wheat breeding programs at NDSU’s main experiment station and branch research centers. Members asked about current funding, the size of the proposed transfers, and how the money would be used, with Fisher arguing the funds would support breeding, disease resistance, and related research. Several members said they wanted more information on existing funding and program costs before advancing the idea, so the committee held the amendment for further review and took no final action on the bill during this discussion.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- office processed a permit to carry our office processed a permit to carry for<00:03:46.640>
an - And, you know, when we issue a permit to purchase, permit to carry, we're responsible for that information
- And, you know, when we issue a permit to purchase, permit to carry, we're responsible for that information
- Um, I don't know. because they're applying for a permit to because they're applying for a permit to carry
- Are they keeping a registry of LPRs that have permit to carry?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Apr 29th, 2026
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 2215 seeks to undermine existing processes for extending water rights permits.
- What does that mean if the Water Board has issues with how the department is managing the permit?
- Per the committee's analysis, the state water. are subject to municipal stormwater permits.
- AB 2322 can ensure that existing MS4 permits are applied accurately and fairly across California.
- One, that municipal stormwater permits do not directly regulate CII facilities.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Education Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, look, I got mine. Mine came up in November, and when they gave me that tag, I almost fainted.
- husband was the only one to answer them and to take their suggestion and put it into a bill. look, I got mine
- Mine came up in look, I got mine.
- Mine came up in November<00:07:50.160>
and <00:07:50.400>when <00:07:50.560>they
Keywords:
school safety, local law enforcement, superintendent, complaints, school bus regulations, education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, tax exemption, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact
AL
Transcript Highlights:
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all <00:22:01.280>three <00:22:01.440>of <00:22:01.600>mine - >> We've already done all three of mine. >> We've already done all three of mine.
- Allan was a personal friend of mine. My wife and him graduated school together.
- Allan was a personal friend of mine. My wife and him graduated school together.
- Personal friend of mine. My wife and him graduated school together.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 1st, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She ended a social media page called Backpage that a family member of mine was on, trafficked by a former
- teammate of mine when I grew up less than six miles in one of the most trafficked areas in the state
- A classmate of mine, who was older than me, would come in on the later part of the shift, and all she
- for the death penalty for it because I watched it break down families, because I saw teammates of mine
- and classmates of mine, what it would do to those families, because it happened to mine.
Summary:
The Assembly met with a quorum after a roll call and prayer, then moved through routine business and a lengthy floor debate centered on AB 379, a bill dealing with protections for minors and human trafficking victims. Assembly Member DeMaio first sought to bring the bill up without Public Safety Committee amendments, arguing the committee had gutted the bill and removed felony language for purchasing 16- and 17-year-olds for sex. The body instead adopted a substitute motion to take up Assembly Member Schultz’s floor amendments to AB 379, and the bill became the focus of intense debate over whether the amended language would still adequately protect minors or instead weaken penalties and create a lower standard for 16- and 17-year-olds.
Supporters of the amendments, including Schultz, Petri-Norris, Mark Gonzalez, Krell, Wynn, and others, said the changes were intended to strengthen and clarify the law, protect trafficking survivors, and preserve prosecutorial effectiveness while avoiding misinformation about existing law. Opponents, including DeMaio, Gallagher, Dixon, Macedo, Castillo, and others, argued the amendments watered down the bill, failed to restore the original felony treatment for buyers of 16- and 17-year-olds, and amounted to political maneuvering rather than real protection. The chamber also briefly considered a motion to table the amendments, which failed, and an appeal of a ruling on decorum, which was rejected.
After debate, the Assembly adopted Schultz’s amendments to AB 379 by a 55-21 vote and then rereferred the bill to the Appropriations Committee. The chamber also handled several procedural items, including re-referrals of other bills, consent calendar actions, and a series of unanimous consent votes on numerous bills and resolutions. The session ended with announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session, followed by adjournment until Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- There's a judge, a dear friend of mine, that lives down the street from me.
- They're under a former governor, right, who permitted that to happen, in my opinion, right?
- So for the purposes, to permit that statute to take place, for them to follow that statute.
Summary:
The commission opened an informal discussion focused on developing recommendations for its September report on correctional consolidation and cooperation. Chairs Dan Hunt and Senator Brownsberger emphasized that the group is still in an information-gathering phase, but should begin putting ideas on the table, including possible written recommendations, further hearings, and additional facility tours. Members discussed whether the commission should seek more input from frontline stakeholders such as sheriffs, probation, parole, reentry centers, unions, and the judiciary, and whether recommendations should be organized around specific issue areas like medical costs, programming, reentry, and facility operations.
A major theme was the need for a more integrated and consistent correctional system. Participants raised concerns about fragmentation across DOC, county sheriffs, probation, and parole, and suggested exploring step-down pathways, minimum security, pre-release, day reporting, and regional reentry hubs to improve outcomes and reduce recidivism. Several speakers stressed the importance of uniform standards, evidence-based programming, better data on outcomes and spending, and clearer alignment between custody conditions and rehabilitation goals. There was also discussion of looking to other states and international models, as well as revisiting older reports and plans, including the 2009 commission report and the 2010 corrections master plan.
Facility-specific issues were also raised, including the need to examine women’s facilities such as Framingham, Bridgewater, and restrictive housing practices in light of suicide concerns and mental health needs. Members discussed the relationship between correctional custody and behavioral health, the role of the judiciary in sentencing and reentry planning, and whether judges should be better informed about available programming and step-down options. There was broad agreement that collaboration, transparency, and accountability should be strengthened, with some members urging that recommendations be based on firsthand facts and data rather than opinion alone.
The meeting also included presentation of a written set of eight high-level recommendations compiled by advocacy and legal organizations, which focused on clearer and more consistent programming, equitable application of rules, and reducing punitive conditions that function like solitary confinement. The chairs said the document would be shared with members and posted online. No formal votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended with plans to continue the conversation at a future session, including possible follow-up on reentry centers, restrictive housing, and other systemwide reforms.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Several of the testimonies before mine included mentioning things like mentorship, grow your own program
- In 2017, the legislature The legislature passed House Bill 21, which permitted charter schools to receive
- It's about $60 billion, you know, as a permit school fund to collateralize their debt, which lowers their
Keywords:
instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Feb 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- and what they could potentially do to help families because they have saved many families, including mine
- thousands of Californians we assist to regularize their status, avoid removal, and to obtain work permits
- individuals and households that were outside those specific zip codes, a federal waiver also allows us to permit
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We do tend to implement the antlerless permit lottery in deer permit areas where deer populations are
- lottery permit areas.
- We do tend to implement the antlerless permit lottery in deer permit areas where deer populations are
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FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Dec 9th, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- So pink is where it was originally permitted, because they did go through a permitting system with the
- permits.
- permits.
- So we revised our permits in 2022.
- They're almost through all of their permitting, the whole permitting process with DEP.
Summary:
The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources heard a series of presentations focused on coral reef restoration, artificial reefs, biosolids management, and a proposed biosolids processing facility. Mote Marine Laboratory described the severe decline of Florida’s coral reefs, its restoration methods using microfragmentation, genetic banking, selective breeding, nurseries, and outplanting, and asked for a long-term state commitment to help restore reef areas. The Keys Marine Laboratory and Florida Institute of Oceanography highlighted their role as a hub for coral rescue, holding, propagation, and research, including emergency response during the 2023 bleaching event. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission discussed the scale of reef loss, the state’s coral rescue and propagation efforts, and the economic and habitat value of artificial reefs, while noting permitting delays and material-selection concerns for reef projects.
The committee then received a DEP update on the Osborne Reef tire cleanup. DEP explained that the original tire reef was a failure, that nearly 500,000 tires had been removed by 2024, and that the current effort is funded at $5 million for the fiscal year, with cleanup now shifting from large tire clusters to more difficult individual tires and coral relocation. Members asked about the future of the site after cleanup; DEP said that phase two decisions, such as whether to restore or monitor the area, have not yet been made. DEP also presented on biosolids rules, explaining that the 2021 rule tightened nutrient management, groundwater, and surface water protections, reduced the number of active land-application sites, and contributed to a shift away from Class B land application toward Class AA, landfill, or out-of-state disposal. Senators raised concerns about PFAS, nutrient loading, and the loss of disposal options, and a public speaker warned of a statewide septage disposal crisis.
Finally, Sedron Technologies presented its VARCOR system and a planned Indiantown facility that would process dewatered biosolids into clean water, ammonia, and a dry Class AA product or fuel, with the company saying the process can destroy PFAS and help relieve regional disposal pressure. Senators expressed support for the technology as a potential solution to Florida’s biosolids challenges. No formal votes were taken on the presentations themselves, and the only action at the end of the meeting was adjournment after Senator Polsky moved to do so.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Joey's mother, Margie Taylor, is a great friend of mine and a respected leader in Montgomery County.
- And so I guess we'll do mine? Yes. What's his name? Thank you very much.
- person in a vehicle... ...on Texas highways is someone's entire world, just like the three of them were mine
- Let him do mine first. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. There's mine.
Bills:
HB767, HB1708, HB2143, HB2198, HB2415, HB2457, HB2763, SB876, SB1230, SB2515, SB2688, SB2790, SB2799, HB3012, HB1672, HB2523, HB3135
Keywords:
highway designation, memorial, Montgomery County, Paul P. Mendes, transportation, memorial highway, Kevin Ramirez Vasquez, Ector County, state designation, memorial designation, highway, military honors, veteran commemoration, Officer Jacob Candanoza, Transportation Code, state highway, Kaufman County, law enforcement, Travis County, Senior Police Officer
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Expanding Nuclear Energy in Minnesota – Senator Nick Frentz Mar 10th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We don't have to mine it in the mountains. It comes basically from wind in the same way solar does.
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don't <00:02:53.680>have <00:02:53.800>to <00:02:54.000>mine - <00:02:54.280>
it ground for it we don't have to mine it ground for it we don't have to mine - When we mine coal, we have trucks that go back and forth; they get in accidents sometimes.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Local Government Committee Mar 12th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Even after projects receive full approval, post-entitlement permits, such as building permits, can take
- You know, we had a select committee on permitting reform.
- Well, we in San Joaquin County do collect a fee with each building permit.
- It's 5% of the building, plumbing, mechanical, and electrical permit.
- The permitting, the amount of permits that come in, controls that fee, and then also just the ever-increasing
Summary:
The committee first heard AB 253, by Assembly Member Ward and presented by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva, which would allow licensed third-party professionals to review certain post-entitlement permits if a local building department would take more than 30 days. Supporters, including California YIMBY, the California Chamber of Commerce, the Housing Action Coalition, the Bay Area Council, SPUR, and Abundant Housing LA, said the bill would reduce permitting delays and help housing production. League of Cities and the California State Association of Counties expressed concerns but were not formally opposed. Members voiced strong support, and the bill passed the committee 10-0 to Appropriations.
The committee then held an informational hearing on California’s general plan. The first panel, led by UC Davis professor Catherine Brinkley, gave an overview of the general plan structure, required elements, update cycles, and the new PlanSearch database that makes adopted plans searchable statewide. She emphasized that general plans are long-term, locally tailored documents that integrate housing, transportation, safety, environmental justice, and other policy areas, and noted that many plans and elements are outdated. Members asked about update timelines, public participation, and whether AI tools could help with drafting and analysis.
A second panel of local government representatives described the practical challenges of preparing and updating general plans, especially in rural and small jurisdictions. Speakers from Calaveras County, Sacramento, San Joaquin County, and Fountain Valley cited staffing shortages, consultant availability, funding constraints, CEQA and outreach costs, changing state mandates, and the difficulty of keeping plans aligned with local conditions and board turnover. They asked for more funding, more time, clearer prioritization, and more flexibility. A third panel from the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation explained its role in issuing general plan guidelines, technical advisories, and annual planning surveys, and said it is updating its guidance through 2027 to reflect recent housing, climate, safety, environmental justice, and open space laws. No public comment was offered, and the informational hearing was adjourned.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- Council and CAFO Permit Working Groups. Council and CAFO Permit Working Groups.
- <00:26:41.040>
the cannabis regulation fund to permit the cannabis regulation fund to permit - Um I will now speak to the CAFO permit Um I will now speak to the CAFO permit working<00:29:43.360
- So, that brings us today's permit So, that brings us today's permit working<00:30:44.560>
group - CAFO permit in process. CAFO permit in process.
Summary:
The House took up Senate Bill 323, suspending the rules to consider it immediately. The bill was described as a broad agricultural measure with committee amendments and fiscal implications, and it was reported favorably by the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, and Forestry Committee, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. Members outlined sections dealing with milk market corrections, farm-to-school language, repeal of the obsolete pest control compact, pesticide applicator licensing changes, seed law updates, the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program, hemp regulation, and CAFO-related provisions. The Agriculture committee reported the bill out 7-0-1, and the effective date was described as July 1, 2026, except for the hemp provisions, which would take effect upon passage.
Much of the discussion focused on the hemp sections. Supporters said the bill updates Vermont law to reflect federal changes and shifts hemp oversight from the Agency of Agriculture to the Cannabis Control Board. The hemp provisions would create registration and licensing requirements for hemp producers, processors, and certain hemp products; set fees; authorize testing, inspections, stop-sale orders, and administrative penalties; and allow rulemaking on product standards, labeling, insurance, additives, and age restrictions. Speakers said the changes were intended to help Vermont’s hemp industry maintain access to banking, insurance, and interstate commerce while improving consumer safety and regulatory clarity.
Other agricultural provisions were also explained in detail. The bill would clarify milk producer hearing rights, update farm-to-school grant/contract language, remove outdated pest-control compact language, and adjust pesticide applicator exam and fee rules, including removing the limit on retakes and eliminating certain government applicator fees. It would also modernize seed labeling and definitions, transfer the Vermont Agricultural Credit Program into a new statutory structure under VEDA, and make conforming cross-reference changes in tax and cannabis fund statutes. The final sections would add a CAFO permit working group and require consultant training for state agencies on CAFO inspections, with those provisions contingent on future funding. Ways and Means noted the bill’s fee changes could affect state revenues, including an estimated hemp-related impact of roughly $10,000 to $90,000, though the exact effect was uncertain.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And the time frame to get a permit?
- We would expect to be able to have that permit in a much more rapid timeline.
- And y'all, a member, it was supposed to be permitting.
- That's if everything goes right for the operating, for the construction permit, then the operating permit
- We have recently filed our construction permit applications, yes.
Keywords:
nuclear energy, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, energy policy, regulation repeal, state energy strategy, licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, HB 132, Texas Government Code Chapter 418, Public Information Act, confidential records, homeland security, foreign adversary, terrorism
Summary:
The committee first took up pending business and quickly reported several measures favorably, including HB 12, SB 1361, SB 1705, SB 1749, SB 1897, SB 2344, SB 2566, HB 3809, and HB 4215, with most sent to the Local and Uncontested Calendar. HB 12’s substitute clarified a limited midterm review of regulatory agencies tied to Sunset Commission recommendations. SB 2696’s substitute changed med spa regulation from a license to a certificate, with training instead of an exam, plus background checks, continuing education, and two-year renewals. HB 3809 dealt with battery energy storage decommissioning and recycling, and HB 4215 was reported without a substitute. SB 1978, concerning interconnection of electric facilities in ERCOT and federal jurisdiction concerns, was reported out on a 5-3 vote after debate, but then the chair later announced the bill was withdrawn and left pending subject to the call of the chair. HB 1899 was also reported favorably, with one nay.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 14, the advanced nuclear energy bill. Senator Schwertner described it as creating a Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, a nuclear permitting coordinator, a development fund, a completion grant program, and a workforce development program. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including representatives from Fermi America, Dow/X-energy, CPS Energy, Paragon Energy Solutions, Bridge to Nuclear, Aalo Atomics, and the Texas Association of Business, argued that Texas should lead in advanced nuclear, citing future baseload demand, data centers, industrial power needs, supply-chain development, and long-term energy diversification. Opponents, including Public Citizen, Texas Nuclear Watchdogs, Sierra Club, and individual citizens, argued the bill would subsidize unproven, expensive technology, create grants rather than loans, and expose taxpayers to major risk while doing little to meet near-term energy needs. Several members questioned whether the state should fund projects that may not produce grid power for years, and whether the bill’s grant structure and new office were justified.
The committee also heard HB 5061, which Senator Schwertner said would prohibit unethical surveillance and misuse of confidential information by state contractors, create a confidential reporting system through the State Auditor’s Office, authorize Texas Rangers investigations, protect whistleblowers, and impose penalties including contract termination, fines, and contracting bans. No public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. HB 132, sponsored by Senator Hughes, would extend confidentiality protections for sensitive information to hostile acts by foreign adversaries; it was also left pending after no testimony. HB 1584 was then laid out, with Senator Schwertner explaining it would require utilities to maintain and update priority restoration lists for critical facilities after Hurricane Beryl exposed communication failures, but the transcript cuts off before any action on that bill.