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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming
Transcript Highlights:
- We secured these funds through agreements with federal agencies, and those agreements should be... by
- We secured these funds through agreements with federal agencies and those agreements should be We secured
- these funds through agreements with federal agencies, and those agreements should be honored by the
- Because if you are a consumer who leases a vehicle, the leasing agent can basically claim this commercial
- These existing leases have not affected, are not affected.
Summary:
The committee held a hearing on the impact of the Trump administration’s federal climate policy changes on Massachusetts, with a focus on threatened grants, regulatory rollbacks, and state options to continue climate work. Chair Creem and other senators emphasized that Massachusetts still has a 2050 net-zero mandate and needs contingency plans for clean energy, transportation electrification, offshore wind, resilience, and financing if federal support is reduced or withdrawn.
Executive branch witnesses said Massachusetts has already experienced disruptions to more than $1 billion in climate-related federal funds, though many suspended grants were restored after litigation by the Attorney General’s office. EEA reported continued uncertainty around a $389 million Grid Innovation Program award and a FEMA dam-safety reimbursement, while MassDOT said its NEVI fast-charging program remains on track with about $50 million obligated, but a $14.4 million competitive charging grant is on hold and future unobligated NEVI funds remain uncertain. Senators also discussed EV rebates, charging infrastructure, the role of the Community Climate Bank, and whether the state can expand independent financing and support for municipalities, higher education, and nonprofits.
The Attorney General’s office described successful multi-state litigation that won a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the federal funding freeze, restoring access to many EPA, DOE, USDA, and Interior funds, while noting continued enforcement actions over FEMA manual reviews and other barriers. The office said it is also preparing to defend the endangerment finding, California vehicle-emissions waivers, offshore wind permits, and other federal climate protections. Outside advocates warned that federal tax-credit rollbacks, tariffs, and possible repeal of IRA and infrastructure funding could slow EV adoption and raise costs, while offshore wind testimony said federal permitting pauses and legal challenges are delaying projects and could leave Massachusetts far short of its 2030 offshore wind goals. Nonprofit witnesses also described canceled or delayed grants for wetland restoration and urban heat mitigation, and urged the Legislature to increase state funding, including for the environmental bond bill and municipal vulnerability preparedness work.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 12th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- No, there is no fee set out in the agreement. There's no cost.
- It's basically the statewide lease costs. Right.
- You wouldn't want to be negotiating a lease with one of them.
- TFC owned, managed, and leased inventory. So leased office space.
- My glass is on. 26% OK, so leased off. Spacing is what? 26%.
Committee:
House Delivery of Government Efficiency
Keywords:
regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
TCA-HOU, HOU Public Hearings 02-04-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- If you change their lease so their lease is as good as a Bishop Estate lease, the Hawaiian community
- It's never going to work because their lease is a sharecroppers' lease. It gives them no value.
- If you change their lease so their lease is as good as a Bishop Estate lease, the Hawaiian community
- It's never going to work because their lease is a sharecroppers' lease. It gives them no value.
- If you change their lease so their lease is as good as a Bishop Estate lease, the Hawaiian community
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several housing-related measures, with most witnesses supporting bills aimed at expanding affordable housing tools and financing. SB 1169, creating a Community Land Trust Equity pilot program, drew support from HHFDC and Nahal UI, which said revolving funds would help community land trusts build permanently affordable housing more efficiently. SB 1200, establishing a workforce housing regulatory sandbox within HHFDC, also received support from HHFDC and others, though HHFDC noted concerns about whether the measure could be read to preempt county permitting and zoning powers. SB 511, which would require county legislative bodies rather than HHFDC to approve certain housing project exemptions, prompted HHFDC to suggest revised language and a possible processing deadline for applications; the discussion focused on avoiding indefinite delays and clarifying county and state roles. SB 1283, creating an emergency home loan assistance revolving fund, was introduced with comments from the Department of Budget and Finance and HHFDC. SB 612, on rent-to-build equity agreements for exempt housing projects, drew support and questions about how many affected projects are rentals versus for-sale units. SB 944, extending and expanding low-income housing tax credit provisions, received support from Sugar Creek Capital, Hawaii Housing, and the Chamber of Commerce, while the Tax Foundation raised a technical concern about inconsistent use of the term “taxpayer.” HPHA-supported bills SB 1413 and SB 1412 were also heard, along with SB 1632, which would direct DBEDT to develop a comprehensive action plan for a local housing market; testimony on that measure was strongly supportive but included calls to examine constitutional and legal issues and broader market-structure concerns. The committee also began discussion of SB 1033 and noted it was closely related to SB 1131, with the chair indicating an inclination to move only one of the two similar tax proposals forward.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Energy Development and Transmission Committee Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- We can just also educate them on understanding the areas of the lease agreements that people have signed
- agreement and the royalty owner.
- If there is any deducts happen, that's really a legal matter between the operator through the lease agreement
- Not changing the leases, just the interpretation of leases.
- I don't know if they would be purchases or lease agreements, or where exactly the land is.
Summary:
The Energy Development and Transmission Committee met in interim session and approved the November 6 minutes. Chair Novak outlined the committee’s study agenda, including large energy users such as data centers, geothermal, landowner relations, wind and solar, and other energy topics across the state. The meeting was framed as informational only, with no bills or formal legislative action taken beyond the minutes approval.
Testimony focused first on landowner relations. Oliver County Commissioner Dave Berger described the county’s energy history and local support for coal and related development. North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue emphasized proactive, face-to-face communication with landowners, respect for property rights, and the need for developers to be transparent about tradeoffs; he also discussed insurance and liability concerns tied to easements. Committee members asked about eminent domain, local versus state authority, and how communities can better understand the revenue and infrastructure implications of energy development.
Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine then described the department’s ombudsman programs for pipeline restoration and reclamation, wind restoration, and royalty oversight. He said the programs provide confidential, third-party assistance on reclamation and royalty disputes, but do not provide legal advice. Senators raised concerns about post-production deductions in royalty leases and whether the ombudsman can explain them; Bodine said the program can clarify statements and deductions but cannot resolve legal disputes. He also said the department has not received requests related to fiber lines.
Representatives from Grid United and One Oak described their project development and landowner engagement practices. Grid United’s Brent Johnson discussed the North Plains Connector transmission project, its route selection process, voluntary acquisition approach, and efforts to avoid eminent domain by working closely with regulators, counties, townships, and landowners. One Oak’s Danette Welsh and Tom Giltner described the company’s midstream operations, extensive North Dakota footprint, and emphasis on direct landowner communication, consistent local regulation, careful construction practices, and post-construction reclamation. Members asked about setbacks, zoning consistency, invasive species prevention, outside advocacy groups, and eminent domain use; One Oak said it has not used eminent domain on its North Dakota projects, largely because most gathering lines are negotiated easements.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, March 3, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It authorizes tribal nations to enter into lease agreements for up to 25 years with the option to renew
- H.R. 5910 would extend the authority to enter into 99-year lease agreements to all federally recognized
- H.R. 5910 would extend the authority to enter into 99-year lease agreements to all federally recognized
- ><c> 25</c> enter into lease agreements for up to 25 enter into lease agreements for up to 25 years<03
- </c> authority to enter into 99-year lease authority to enter into 99-year lease agreements<03:21:36.280
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And this doesn't change<01:53:37.040><c> lease</c><01:53:37.360><c> agreements.
- You know, if a change lease agreements.
- You know, if a lease<01:53:38.719><c> agreement</c><01:53:39.119><c> is</c><01:53:39.280><c> such</c>
- <01:53:39.520><c> that</c><01:53:39.760><c> they</c><01:53:40.000><c> don't</c> lease agreement is such
- that they don't lease agreement is such that they don't want<01:53:41.119><c> uh</c><01:53:41.679><c
Committee:
Senate Commerce
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Contract Review Committee Jul 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:04:55.759><c> costs</c> fiscical year 27 equipment leasing costs fiscical year 27 equipment leasing
- And one final point I that lease at all.
- It is a six-month agreement for $113,000. It's an informatics agreement.
- </c> agreement for $113,000. agreement for $113,000.
- It's to It's an informatics agreement.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HOU-LBT, HOU DEFER, HOU Public Hearings 02-06-2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It also establishes a long-term residential lease tax credit for taxpayers who own and lease a dwelling
- agreement of a term of one year or longer.
- It also establishes a long-term residential lease tax credit for taxpayers who own and lease a dwelling
- </c> pursuant to at lease agreement of a term pursuant to at lease agreement of a term of<00:08:41.120
- Multiple persons own a leased dwelling unit, and prohibit credit claims by taxpayers who lease the dwelling
Summary:
The Committee on Housing met on February 6, 2025, first in a joint session with the Committee on Labor and Technology. The joint committees heard SB 1235, which would create a Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation program for government employee housing, including a revolving fund and a leasehold rent-to-own program. Testimony was generally supportive from HHFDC, the Department of Budget and Finance, and UPW, with one testifier opposing the bill because it was limited to state workers and should be broader. The committees recommended passage with amendments, including technical changes, $450,000 for two positions, removal of an income restriction, and clarification that leasehold and day-one projects are eligible; both committees adopted the recommendation unanimously, and the joint meeting adjourned.
The Housing Committee then took up SB 67, SB 1133, and SB 1333. SB 67 would bar inclusionary zoning requirements on certain housing offered for sale or rent to qualifying residents, and it received support from HHFDC, the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and others; the committee recommended passage with technical amendments and adopted it. SB 1133 would allow counties to set rent increase limits tied to CPI and create a long-term residential lease tax credit; testimony included support from the Department of Taxation and opposition from Hawaii Realtors, NAIOP Hawaii, and the Tax Foundation, which warned about rent-control consequences. The committee recommended passage with amendments that made the credit nonrefundable, allowed limited carry-forward, restricted claims in certain family-lease situations, set filing deadlines, and applied the measure to disaster-affected counties; the recommendation was adopted.
SB 1333 would allow certain counties to use surcharge revenues for transportation and housing infrastructure and extend the surcharge period. DBEDT, OPSD, HCDA, county officials, and the Grassroot Institute supported the bill, while the Tax Foundation opposed it, arguing temporary taxes were becoming permanent. The committee recommended passage with technical amendments, and members noted concerns that prior surcharge revenues had not produced enough housing projects, which were to be reflected in the committee report. Finally, the committee deferred SB 834 indefinitely because it had already been deferred indefinitely by the Hawaiian Affairs Committee, and the Housing Committee adjourned after completing its agenda.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:09:54.560><c> in</c> covered by project labor agreements in covered by project labor agreements
- </c><00:12:40.839><c> might</c> progress uh these agreements might progress uh these agreements might
- The background of this bill is that these agreements are unfair service agreements.
- The background of this bill is that these agreements are unfair service agreements.
- </c> still bound to that same agreement still bound to that same agreement uh<01:34:24.440><c> and</c
Committee:
Senate Commerce
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Or often they may lease it back to the growers.
- Soil conservation. or leased or anything like that. Is there any legal requirements around there?
- Or often they may lease it back to the growers.
- this bill kind of creates a forcing function to move you towards interlocal agreements.
- Sure, yeah, I can send you the interlocal agreement. You bet. Great. Thank you. Next up is Carl.
Committee:
House Local Government
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee, February 23, 2026
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- And um mineral leases.
- Like, this is the agreement. You make a prime agreement.
- We get the leases we want.
- We get the leases we want.
- Leasing Act, which requires at least quarterly lease sales.
Bills:
SJ0001
Keywords:
mineral leasing, federal lands, Wyoming, energy policy, local control, federalism, 916, all
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Feb 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think that they are in agreement that we should address this.
- Yet landlords can prohibit cooling devices in tenants' leases.
- or unnecessary cost in updating a lease?
- unnecessary changes or unnecessary cost to updating a lease?
- The landlord must notify and the landlord must state in the lease.
Summary:
The Housing Committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5496, which would limit certain business and investment entities from buying additional single-family homes after reaching 100 holdings, with exemptions for banks, nonprofits making affordability-related improvements, and some development/foreclosure situations. Senator Alvarado said the bill is intended to curb speculation and help Washington families compete for homes, while opponents argued it would interfere with the market, reduce rental supply, and could affect REITs and retirement investments. Supporters, including Habitat for Humanity, said institutional buying has made homeownership harder and that the bill would create needed guardrails; opponents from the building and rental housing industries said the data did not justify the restriction and asked for clearer exemptions or data on impacts.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 6200, which would prohibit landlords under the residential and manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant laws from banning tenants from installing portable cooling devices, subject to safety, code, egress, insurance, and damage-related exceptions. Senator Slatter and supporters framed the bill as a public health response to deadly heat events, especially the 2021 heat dome, and said it would help renters, seniors, and people with disabilities stay safe during extreme heat. Landlord and property management representatives were generally neutral or cautiously supportive, but asked for changes on notice, lease language, insurance, and window-unit safety; one testifier raised concerns about evaporative coolers and potential moisture damage.
In executive session, the committee acted on several bills. It adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 5156 on elevator standards in smaller apartment buildings and reported the bill out with a due pass recommendation. It rejected amendments to Senate Bill 5938 on the foreclosure prevention fee, adopted an amendment removing a study requirement, and then reported the bill out as amended with a due pass recommendation. It also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 6054 on fire-hardened building materials and reported that bill out as amended with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee reported out Senate Bill 6237B on flood disclosure with a due pass recommendation. After those votes, the committee reopened public hearing on SB 6200 and SB 5496 to hear additional testimony, then adjourned for the day.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So it requires the lease the agreement.
- </c> lease.
- Many of the 1960s issued leases lease.
- </c> extension of a lease or a new lease for extension of a lease or a new lease for land<00:57:42.480
- ,</c> um a lease or extending their lease, um a lease or extending their lease, it's<01:01:40.720><c>
Committee:
House Water & Land
Summary:
The House Committee on Water and Land met on March 25, 2025, and first announced it had deleted HCR 3 and HCR 4567 from the agenda pending similar Senate measures. It then heard HR 35/HCR 40, which urges DLNR and other state agencies to work with community groups to co-steward community forests on public lands. DLNR’s urban and community forester testified in strong support, and several organizations and individuals submitted support; there were no questions or opposition noted.
The committee next heard HCR 64, asking OPSD to convene a working group on establishing and placing an Office of Resilience and Recovery. OPSD and the Governor’s Office of Recovery and Resilience supported the resolution and suggested friendly amendments, including replacing county civil defense representatives with mayors or their designees and allowing subject-matter experts to serve. Members questioned the office’s role, funding, and relationship to other resilience and emergency management offices, and the witness explained it was created after the Maui wildfires to coordinate long-term recovery, with special-project funding and a focus distinct from response and mental health functions.
The committee also heard HR 59/HCR 65 on coordinating concurrent reviews of general plan, district boundary, and zoning amendments during land reclassification. OPSD testified with comments and warned that the proposal could facilitate spot zoning if individual landowners could use the concurrent process, recommending it be limited to county-initiated actions. A related discussion followed on HR 118/HCR 122, which would create a collaborative working group on surveying and protecting iwi kūpuna and related coastal erosion issues; DNR, OHA, and others supported it with suggested additions, and testimony emphasized cultural sensitivity and community-specific decision-making. Members asked about burial practices and a recent court ruling, and witnesses said the working group could help guide broader policy and communication.
Finally, the committee heard HR 145/HCR 151, requesting DLNR to report on its lease enforcement process and procedures. DLNR said it was recruiting staff to conduct lease inspections but had difficulty filling positions due to compensation, and explained that new or extended leases can include inspection requirements, while retroactive cost-shifting would raise contractual issues. Members asked for information on lease renewal timelines and whether inspection provisions were being added to renewals; DLNR said those decisions are made in public sunshine meetings and agreed to provide additional information. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 25-after Call of the Chair Mar 16th, 2026
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, House Bill 2035 is simply a transportation protection agreement.
- , but— “Able to provide a transportation protection agreement.”
- If there are minerals leased, that would not apply to the geothermal.
- If there are minerals leased, that would not apply to the geothermal.
- Any transfer that happens on the surface is still subject to that lease.
Bills:
HR1038 , HB3263 , HB3127 , HB2997 , HB3115 , HB2123 , HB3587 , HB3028 , HB2035 , HB3369 , HB3620 , HB3621 , HB3622 , HB3624 , HB3175 , HB3173 , HB3178 , HB1979 , HB4476
Keywords:
Oklahoma Youth Expo, OYE, 4-H, FFA, agriculture, agricultural education, youth expo, livestock show, junior livestock, scholarships, youth leadership, Oklahoma City, rural communities, ag mechanics, engineering contest, farm youth, student recognition, ceremonial resolution, house resolution, livestock competition
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the pledge, and several recognitions, including Veteran of the Week Major General (ret.) Tony L. Wright, Doctor of the Day Dr. Jeanette Kelly, Capitol Day students, Girl Scouts, and family members of legislators. Members also adopted House Resolution 1038 honoring the Oklahoma Youth Expo and its agricultural education and scholarship impact, including recognition of top ag mechanics exhibitors.
The chamber then considered and passed several bills, including HB 3263 designating the morel mushroom as the state mushroom; HB 315 setting qualifications and a term limit for the Department of Corrections director; HB 2123 revising authorization for an Arkansas River bridge project near Bigsby; HB 3587 allowing court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment; HB 3028 allowing career techs in public schools to pass along credit card surcharges; HB 2035 clarifying transportation protection agreements related to funeral services; HB 3369 allowing food trucks to use two fire extinguishers and training in lieu of an automatic suppression system; and a series of census-related bills creating a census count committee, reestablishing a state data center function, and updating Commerce technology for census address work. The House also passed HB 3624 to standardize county boundary mapping, HB 3175 creating an Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 3173 allowing repurposing of orphaned and abandoned wells for geothermal or energy storage uses, and HB 4476 creating a revolving-fund rebate program to help smaller communities compete for music events and tourism.
Two measures failed on final passage: HB 3178, which would have created a standard depreciation table for county assessors to value farm equipment, and HB 1979, which would have created an Early Childhood Task Force. In both cases, members later served notice of intent to reconsider the failed votes. The House also reconsidered and passed previously failed motions on HB 3127 and HB 2997. Most bills that reached final passage were approved by recorded vote, with HB 3178 failing 43-45 and HB 1979 failing 46-43. The House adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- It's important to note existing leases, if somebody has lived there for 20 years, the existing lease
- It's leases that would be new.
- </c> about, "Okay, do you have an agreement?" about, "Okay, do you have an agreement?"
- It's leases that would be new. changed. It's leases that would be new.
- I don't have the those agreements.
Committee:
Senate Commerce
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jul 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We had the '97 agreement.
- We live by this law and agreement for nearly 10 years.
- That was the '97 agreement that you've heard a lot about.
- So when you say there's leases, what kind of leases are you talking about?
- So when you say there's leases, what kind of leases are you talking about?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance May 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- There's also kind of a second piece that's specific for the CCAP agreements.
- through tenant improvements that might be included in a lease.
- First, we identify 75% of the eligible schools’ rent or lease costs.
- They could, yeah, but they would need any new lease agreement would come with an appraisal.
- These are to meet the base of the demand for lease and rent agreements.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of Katharine MacGregor, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, and James Danly, of Tennessee, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy. Apr 2nd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Conservation Fund, and mandatory lease sales in the Gulf would further boost this revenue.
- five-year leasing plan?
- you live up to a budget that lives up to the milestones of the agreement?
- for leasing. Sir, conducting lease sales is a requirement of the law.
- I will obey the law and we will issue lease sales.
Keywords:
nuclear energy, permitting process, energy production, public lands, national parks, uranium imports, legislative bills, infrastructure development
Summary:
The committee meeting was dominated by discussions on a variety of legislative bills including major topics such as nuclear energy advancement, the effects of regulatory hurdles on energy production, and proposals to improve national park staffing and maintenance. Members expressed concerns over the federal government's handling of uranium imports and the necessity for maintaining a robust domestic nuclear supply chain. Efforts to streamline permitting processes to facilitate more efficient energy project development were also a focal point, alongside public testimony from stakeholders in the energy and environmental sectors. The meeting highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure development to meet rising energy demands while addressing climate change impacts.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- We managed close to 1,600 endowment leases.
- We managed about 11,000 encroachment permits and 180 submerged land leases.
- These are just a few details about the new shared stewardship agreement.
- We do have GNA agreements with all seven national forests now.
- And this is just focuses on acres treated. ...under the previous agreement.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> on people who sign long-term leases. on people who sign long-term leases.
- </c> the terms of the lease. the terms of the lease.
- </c> lease so that it was a 12 month lease lease so that it was a 12 month lease terminable<02:11:30.320
- It's a standard form lease.
- "Standard form lease. It's basically a month-to-month lease on a long-term contract."
Committee:
House Ways and Means