Transcript Highlights:

• thank you<00:12:07.519> for<00:12:07.680> the<00:12:07.839> question<00:12:08.120
• > think<00:12:11.760> the<00:12:12.200> difficulty<00:12:12.519> is<00:12
• :17.320> data<00:12:18.240> on<00:12:18.639> the<00:12:18.880> usage<00:12
• > to<00:12:24.240> see<00:12:24.680> how<00:12:25.279> you<00:12:25.440><
• > beginning<00:12:30.480> and<00:12:30.600> then<00:12:30.760> the<00:12:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Division 2 work session first took up HB 506, a bill dealing with the return of seized firearms. Members discussed how the measure would shift background-check processing for firearm returns through the Department of Safety, while the physical firearms would still remain with local police unless State Police had taken custody. The department said the bill would change which cases come to it, and members clarified that the bill concerns the background-check decision rather than possession of the firearms. The committee then voted OTP on HB 506 FN by a 7-0 roll call. The committee next discussed HB 671, establishing a kindergarten literacy readiness program. Department of Education staff explained that the bill grew out of a COVID-era Waterford contract that provided home-based early literacy support for families using federal relief funds, at a cost of about $600,000 per year, but that the program ended when those funds expired. Members raised concerns that the bill’s $1 appropriation was not realistic, that the prior program lacked sufficient outcome data, and that the references to ESSA tier-one benchmarks were unclear. The department said it was conducting a broader literacy needs assessment and updating the state literacy plan, including data from the zero-to-five range, K-5, and dyslexia-related work. Waterford representatives described the program as an early-literacy, pre-K readiness service for children ages zero to five, originally designed to work in homes with computers and internet provided where needed, and later expanded in some settings such as daycares and pre-K classrooms. They said the program used assessments at the beginning and end, had served hundreds of children, and was intended to support family engagement and kindergarten readiness. Despite that testimony, members remained concerned about funding and the lack of clear results, and one member moved to retain the bill for more information. The discussion ended with the bill retained rather than advanced.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:12:15.279> tax<00:12:16.279> and<00:12:16.920> as<00:12:17.079> we've
• are you<00:12:22.480> going<00:12:22.600> to<00:12:22.800> cut<00:12:23.279>
• :41.199> we'd<00:12:41.399> have<00:12:41.519> to<00:12:41.600> do<00:12:
• :12:44.959> those<00:12:45.240> things<00:12:45.680> and<00:12:46.320> you
• know the<00:12:47.040> the<00:12:47.160> benefits<00:12:47.519> of<00:12:47.639

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• :23.520> ward<01:12:23.840> that<01:12:24.080> I<01:12:24.239> represent,
• So some of<01:12:28.880> these<01:12:29.120> things<01:12:29.520> are<01:12:29.760
• > here<01:12:46.640> for<01:12:46.880> the<01:12:47.040> town<01:12:47.280
• <01:12:49.199> We<01:12:49.520> cannot<01:12:49.920> support<01:12:50.320>
• > anything<01:12:54.480> more<01:12:54.719> into<01:12:54.960> the<01:12:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :00.320> in<01:12:00.480> this<01:12:00.639> Committee<01:12:00.960> of<01
• :49.960> why<01:12:50.120> that<01:12:50.239> would<01:12:50.360> be<01:12
• :51.320> would<01:12:51.480> want<01:12:51.639> to<01:12:51.719> be<01:12
• :53.719> particular<01:12:54.719> uh<01:12:54.840> We've<01:12:55.199> sat
• with the<01:12:55.800> people<01:12:56.159> from<01:12:56.400> the<01:12:56.600>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• marijuana and<01:12:07.080> what<01:12:07.199> you'll<01:12:07.440> hear<01:12:
• <01:12:10.239> homegrown<01:12:10.760> bill<01:12:11.199> it<01:12:11.360>
• <01:12:12.520> no<01:12:12.880> inspection<01:12:13.880> it<01:12:14.000> was
• 12:16.880> it<01:12:17.560> um<01:12:17.840> also<01:12:18.280> kind<01:12
• /c><01:12:21.719> they<01:12:21.840> say<01:12:22.080> if<01:12:22.280> they<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:12:03.040> gentoman<00:12:03.480> to<00:12:03.760> provide<00:12:04.000>
• ><00:12:38.800> has<00:12:39.000> done<00:12:39.720> to<00:12:39.959> secure<
• border<00:12:40.959> is<00:12:41.160> incredible<00:12:41.800> the<00:12
• 00:12:52.639> such<00:12:52.880> Point<00:12:53.240> as<00:12:53.360> we
• <00:12:54.360> Border<00:12:54.680> fence<00:12:55.040> and<00:12:55.160>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It takes effect on January 1, 2029. And last, the bill doesn't rush the transition.
• It takes effect on January 1, 2029. So with that, I'll pass to the third member of our panel.
• I'm here today with my friends and colleagues in support of House 965, Senate 464, as well as the 12
• I'm here supporting S-644 and H-965, and Supporting S. 644 and H. 965, and the 12 home rule petitions
• In January, I surveyed bait boxes on commercial land.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a hybrid hearing on a large slate of bills focused on pesticides, pollinators, rodenticides, mosquito control, invasive species, and local authority over pesticide regulation. Chair Becca Rausch set strict two-minute testimony limits due to the very large number of speakers. Early testimony from Senator Moore and Representative Hawkins strongly supported a bill to restrict second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, citing harms to wildlife, pets, and public health, and noting that California has already adopted a similar model. Testimony also supported a Lowell home rule petition to allow the city to prohibit or restrict these rodenticides, with local officials describing documented raptor poisonings and municipal efforts to phase out use on city property. A major portion of the hearing focused on pollinator protection and neonicotinoid-treated seeds. Witnesses from environmental groups, conservation organizations, academics, and beekeepers argued that neonics harm bees and other beneficial insects, contaminate soil and water, and provide little or no economic benefit in most corn and soybean fields. Several speakers pointed to New York, Vermont, and Quebec as models for restricting treated seeds, and one panel cited research showing only a small percentage of fields benefit economically from the treatments. Support was also voiced for a bill establishing an ecologically based mosquito management program, with advocates criticizing aerial and truck spraying and urging non-chemical, locally tailored approaches. Other testimony supported bills to reform the pesticide board and pesticide regulation process, to give vulnerable municipalities more local control over pesticide use, to protect schoolchildren from pesticides on school grounds, and to respond to invasive species through a centralized state office, coordinator, strategic plan, and trust fund. Many speakers, including representatives from Mass Audubon, MSPCA, the Xerces Society, the Sierra Club, watershed groups, and local wildlife rehabilitators, described impacts on hawks, owls, pets, fish, and broader ecosystems. No votes were taken during the hearing, and committee members generally asked few questions, with the hearing remaining in testimony mode throughout.

Transcript Highlights:

• And then in January<00:08:22.160> of<00:08:22.560> 2022,<00:08:23.599> they<00:08
• :23.840> began<00:08:24.240> offering January of 2022, they began offering January of 2022
• Metro Regional Treatment Center and then at the Stillwater Correctional Facility, and that's on pages 12
• Metro Regional Treatment Center and then at the Stillwater Correctional Facility, and that's on pages 12
• Are you referring to the new paid leave law that will go into effect in January? >> Yeah.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The figure is from January reflecting the Governor's proposal, so it doesn't show that the early action
• actually funded by the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program in Orange County, and found that only 12%
• We found in the January fires where we got reliance on our fixed-wing aircraft for intelligence and found
• We have a May 12 workshop to take on more comment.
• So yet I think we saw in at least the January budget proposal that this money was instead being placed

Summary: The hearing focused on California wildfire resilience, with the first panel discussing statewide funding, policy, and strategic priorities, and the second panel shifting to home hardening and defensible space. The LAO outlined the state’s wildfire risk, the large increase in resilience spending in recent years, and the fact that most funding has been one-time rather than ongoing. Testimony emphasized that wildfire risk varies greatly by region, that the state must balance response spending with prevention, and that success should be measured more carefully than by acres treated alone. Witnesses also noted the importance of local, federal, utility, and Proposition 4 funding sources, as well as the need for long-term maintenance and strategic prioritization rather than scattered projects. Cal Fire leadership and other witnesses stressed that California’s wildfire problem is not uniform: forested areas, chaparral, and wildland-urban interface communities require different strategies. In Northern California and forested watersheds, speakers emphasized fuels reduction, prescribed and cultural burning, strategic fuel breaks, watershed protection, and maintaining forest health. In Southern California, testimony focused on wind-driven fires, ember intrusion, ignition prevention along roads and power lines, and the limits of large-scale vegetation clearing. Several witnesses argued that the state should invest where it can leverage local and regional partnerships, support capacity-building programs like Regional Forest and Fire Capacity, and improve data systems to track treatment effectiveness and project outcomes. Members repeatedly pressed witnesses on how to prioritize limited funds, asking what should be done more of, less of, and first. The chair argued that protecting homes and communities through hardening and defensible space should be a major priority, especially near structures, while also acknowledging the need for broader landscape work and watershed protection. There was discussion of incentives such as insurance discounts, property tax treatment, and community certification for hardened homes, along with the need for multiple payers rather than relying on the state alone. Cal Fire reported new and expanding data tools, including treatment trackers, defensible space inspection dashboards, and a fuels treatment effectiveness program that evaluates whether nearby treatments affected wildfire behavior. No votes were taken because the hearing was informational only.

Transcript Highlights:

• :00.320> the<01:12:00.560> scope<01:12:00.800> of<01:12:00.960> the bill
• <01:12:03.520> of<01:12:03.600> the<01:12:03.760> amendment<01:12:04.239>
• also<01:12:07.920> have<01:12:08.400> included<01:12:08.880> a<01:12:09.120
• <01:12:25.040> Thank<01:12:25.199> you<01:12:25.679> uh amendment.
• <01:12:27.199> Uh<01:12:27.520> next<01:12:27.679> up<01:12:27.920> our

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:12:30.720> This<00:12:30.959> is<00:12:31.120> not financial burdens they
• <00:12:32.720> It<00:12:32.959> is<00:12:33.120> about<00:12:33.360> dignity
• Retirement security<00:12:37.040> was<00:12:37.279> a<00:12:37.519> promise,<00:
• a suggestion.<00:12:40.000> It's<00:12:40.240> time<00:12:40.399> to<00:12:40.639
• I respectfully<00:12:42.720> the<00:12:43.360> urge<00:12:43.600> the<00:12:44.000

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These educators do know that SB 12 doesn't include political groups.
• I think SB 12 answered a lot of significant problems for parents.
• SB 12. It was a good bill. It was needed, and it does what it's supposed to do, but like.
• I really think You know, the SB-12's already on the books.
• Number 12. You have more to lose. All right. Yeah. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Heyo.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, we are moving now to file item 12, Assemblymember Ransom. Good afternoon.
• Oh, that's 12-0. So that bill's out. We'll leave the roll open for absent members to add on.
• In January, Illinois Governor J.B.
• I'm sorry, I skipped number 12. All right, file item 12, AB 2338 by Assembly Member Ransom.
• That's 12-0. That's out. Okay, 12-0. That's out. And next is file item 2, AB 1849.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on clean energy, electrification, and grid planning. AB 1813 (Ward) would revise California’s community renewable energy program to better support community solar and storage, especially for renters and low-income customers, by tying credits to avoided costs and requiring at least 51% low-income participation. Supporters said the current CPUC program is unworkable and has stalled development; utilities raised concerns about cost shifts, CCA impacts, and the bill’s late substantive amendments. The bill was discussed but no vote was recorded in the excerpt. AB 2313 (Berman) would create a gas service line replacement alternative program allowing customers facing planned gas line replacement to instead choose electrification and receive an incentive. Supporters argued it would reduce long-term gas infrastructure costs and give customers more choice, while opponents warned it could divert money from safety-related gas replacement work, create affordability issues, and conflict with the recently approved SB 1221 pilot. Committee members pressed the author on safety, funding sources, and renter impacts; the author said the bill includes emergency replacement exemptions and is intended to lower costs for remaining ratepayers. AB 1975 (Schultz) would require the CPUC to develop a grid utilization metric and consider expanded grid management programs to better use existing distribution infrastructure and reduce the need for costly upgrades. Supporters said better utilization could save ratepayers billions and help integrate batteries and flexible load; utilities generally opposed rigid utilization targets but were open to further discussion. The committee passed AB 1975 on a 7-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 2612, on plug-in photovoltaic systems, passed 9-0 to Appropriations after supporters said it would expand access to low-cost solar and utilities requested clarification that they would participate in the standards process. AB 1849 (Pappin) would direct CARB to study the need for decarbonized gaseous fuels in hard-to-electrify sectors and for grid reliability. Supporters framed it as a technology-neutral assessment for sectors like industrial heat and backup power; opponents argued it was biased toward a preferred fuel pathway and duplicated existing state studies. After a lengthy exchange over the lack of a statutory definition for “decarbonized gaseous fuels,” the bill passed 10-0 to Appropriations. AB 2088 (Pappin) would authorize investor-owned utilities to own and operate thermal energy networks, with safeguards for safety, workforce, and ratepayers. Supporters described TENs as efficient, low-emission heating and cooling systems that can use geothermal energy or waste heat; the bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations.

Transcript Highlights:

• They are the first dual language graduating class that have completed 12 years, 12 years of dual language
• The gentlelady from Bernalillo, Representative Parajon, are you ready on item 12? Hi, Mr.
• So currently 12 people are not in line with our laws, and they're getting fined $100 a day. Mr.
• So currently 12 people are not in line with our laws, and they're getting fined $100 a day.
• Currently, 12 people are not in line with our laws, and they're getting fined $100 a day.

Bills: HB111, HB108, HB145, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HB63, HB64, HB165, HB184, HB200, HB4, HB7, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB88, HB96, HB166, HB285, HB295, HB306, SB29, SB37, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

Transcript Highlights:

• :21.680> and<00:12:22.000> they<00:12:22.240> have<00:12:22.399> not<00:12
• <00:12:30.160> So<00:12:30.399> coal<00:12:30.720> plants<00:12:31.040> have
• ><01:12:51.199> fair<01:12:51.520> return<01:12:51.840> would<01:12:52.080> be
• <01:12:55.760> because<01:12:55.920> I<01:12:56.080> think<01:12:56.159>
• :57.600> but<01:12:57.760> I<01:12:57.920> was<01:12:58.080> asked<01:12:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• >> Okay.<01:12:30.960> Now,<01:12:31.520> having<01:12:31.840> said<01:12:
• > to<01:12:33.679> I<01:12:34.000> don't<01:12:34.080> want<01:12:34.239>
• Now, but<01:12:41.440> you<01:12:41.679> turn<01:12:42.000> right<01:12:42.320><
• My concerns<01:12:46.800> is<01:12:47.040> this,<01:12:47.280> and<01:12:47.520>
• 12:48.480> the<01:12:48.719> proper<01:12:48.960> time,<01:12:49.280> but

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber received several House messages referring local bills to the Committee on Local Legislation, including measures affecting Lawrence, Clayurn, Limestone, Shelby, and Alabaster. The Senate also recognized guests in the gallery, including local leaders, law enforcement officials, and a Jackson County Junior Leadership group. During personal privilege remarks, Senator Figures offered a tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., highlighting his civil rights legacy, political influence, and impact on Black voter participation and representation; the Senate observed a moment of silence. Senator Smitherman also thanked her for the remarks. The Senate then adopted Senate Joint Resolution 47, mourning the death and celebrating the life of John J. Guthrie Jr., and Senate Joint Resolution 48, commending Tommy Jax for emergency actions to help a sick child. The Senate considered numerous confirmations from the Committee on Confirmations, all receiving favorable reports and being confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls, including Walter Bracie and Eric Bone to the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission, Morgan Garner and Susie Beal to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, and Joe Brown, Brian Williams, James Spears, Charles Hedrickk, and Kathy Pierce to the Alabama Board of Polygraph Examiners. Committee reports also advanced several bills, including local legislation and county/municipal government measures. On the floor, the Senate adopted a special order calendar and passed or adopted several bills: SB 239 on child custody jurisdiction enforcement, SB 190 on a sales tax exemption for an ocular eye service company, SB 252 on Governor’s Mansion Authority employees and leave benefits, SB 170 on health savings account regulatory coordination, SB 210 on the chiropractic board, SB 242 on commercial driver’s licenses, and SB 70 on crimes and offenses. SB 247 on insurance was carried over at the sponsor’s request for further work, and SB 83 on guardianships and conservatorships was taken up with discussion of a committee amendment to clarify removal of proceedings from probate to circuit court and notice requirements; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• , AND REPEALS THE AVIATION FUEL TAX, AND DELAYS THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF NATURAL GAS FUEL TAXES FROM JANUARY
• 1ST, 2026, TO JANUARY 1ST, 2030, AND MODIFIES THE ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENERAL REVENUE USED TO
• As the sponsor mentioned, there are 12 or 15 bills every year filed as it relates to TDT.
• The Clerk will unlock the machine and announce the vote. 100 yays, 12 nays. Show the bill passes.
• I have lost the vision in my right eye when I was 12.

Bills: HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 29, HB 125, HB 145, HB 171, HB 255, HB 50, HB 363, HB 116, HB 491, HB 1495, HB 368, HB 1285, HB 1905, HB 2002, HB 917, HB 2723, HB 2067, HB 1238, HB 745, HB 1188, HB 1606, HB 2003, HB 2147, HB 2355, HB 2546, HB 2495, HB 2818, HB 2249, HB 3228, HB 3240, HB 1507, HB 658, HB 1748, HB 1851, HB 1922, HB 2798, HB 107, HB 1587, HB 3684, HB 118, HB 388, HB 114, HB 205, HB 2789, HB 2791, HB 499, HB 2960, HB 3163, HB 3135, HB 2427, HB 1618, HB 1672, HB 1722, HB 1338, HB 787, HB 2618, HB 879, HB 1126, HB 4134, HB 3513, HB 718, HB 1536, HB 1445, HB 1640, HB 1893, HB 1734, HB 3229, HB 3306, HB 1276, HB 3272, HB 3276, HB 3516, HB 4145, HB 1585, HB 4810, HB 2989, HB 2558, HB 3014, HB 2742, HB 1695, HB 609, HB 630, HB 420, HB 767, HB 1708, HB 1404, HB 2457, HB 140, HB 227, HB 913, HB 2198, HB 2763, HB 1261, HB 1135, HB 1318, HB 2358, HB 2765, HB 2735, HB 3307, HB 1242, HB 2842, HB 333, HB 201, HB 694, HB 2415, HB 155, HB 272, HB 405, HB 519, HB 1136, HB 1275, HB 1437, HB 1532, HB 1675, HB 1868, HB 1888, HB 1990, HB 2286, HB 2523, HB 3129, HB 3251, HB 3354, HB 3479, HB 3803, HB 3804, HB 3805, HB 3806, HB 3887, HB 4163, HB 4238, HB 1240, HB 1842, HB 2029, HB 2622, HB 3255, HB 654, HB 4643, HB 4945, HB 3611, HB 3724, HB 3623, HB 3810, HB 4127, HCR 78, HCR 12, SB 767

Keywords: HB 388, HB388, coordination of benefits, COB questionnaire, health benefit plan, health insurance, insurance commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance, uniform form, primary payer, secondary payer, multiple coverage, dual coverage, Medicaid, CHIP, managed care, HMO, small employer health plan, school district health coverage, self-funded plan

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:12:35.679> So,<01:12:35.920> I've<01:12:36.159> gone<01:12:36.320> on
• <01:12:37.520> Again,<01:12:37.920> this<01:12:38.080> is<01:12:38.159> a
• So,<01:12:49.440> thank<01:12:49.679> you<01:12:49.760> for<01:12:50.000> the
• Um<01:12:51.760> before<01:12:52.000> we<01:12:52.159> go<01:12:52.320> to
• ><01:12:52.400> the<01:12:52.560> vote,<01:12:53.840> are<01:12:54.000> there

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :35.199> the<00:12:35.440> highest<00:12:35.760> quality<00:12:36.120> water<
• /c><00:12:36.839> our<00:12:37.040> residents<00:12:37.680> and<00:12:38.079>
• <00:12:48.160> water<00:12:48.399> treatment<00:12:48.800> plant<00:12:49.519>
• plant a water tower<00:12:50.560> and<00:12:50.720> all<00:12:50.880> the<00:12:
• <00:12:58.560> the<00:12:58.760> city<00:12:59.360> is<00:12:59.440> still

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:12:05.760> We<00:12:06.000> don't<00:12:06.079> want<00:12:06.160> to
• > and<00:12:08.000> then<00:12:08.240> say<00:12:08.399> no.
• Um after<00:12:11.600> uh<00:12:11.760> the<00:12:12.000> board<00:12:12.240>
• <00:12:17.600> The<00:12:17.839> money<00:12:18.079> is<00:12:18.399> then
• c><00:12:22.240> call<00:12:22.399> the<00:12:22.560> front<00:12:22.800> of<

Bills: HF2986, HF3555

Keywords: virtual power plant, VPP, distributed energy resources, DER, demand response, load management, grid modernization, peak demand, peak shaving, battery storage, energy storage, solar photovoltaic, solar panels, electric vehicles, smart thermostats, heat pumps, aggregator, public utilities commission, PUC, rate recovery