Video & Transcript Research : 'outdoor lighting'

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MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/11/25 - Part 1

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • House File number seven, the blackout bill, as Republicans talked about it, this is really a lights-on
  • 04:40.680> a uh talked about it um this is really a uh talked about it um this is really a lights
  • on Bill as we're moving this bill lights on Bill as we're moving this bill forward<00:04:43.199>
  • My name is Julia Nuran, and I am the executive director of Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light.
  • air and more resilient homes and outdoor air and more resilient homes and communities<00:36:26.079><
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/17/26 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It helps them and allows them to sell non-cannabis products to each other, like shelving and lighting
  • And it officially rightsizes that number based on actual empirical data and establishes those outdoor
  • This bill contains $191 million for the outdoors.
  • This bill contains $191 million for the outdoors.
  • This bill contains $191 million for the outdoors.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House first took up Senate File 334, a bill to modernize county human services technology used to administer programs such as Medicaid and SNAP. The author and several members described the current systems as outdated “green screen” platforms that are slow, duplicative, and difficult for workers and applicants, and argued modernization would improve service, retention, and fraud prevention. The bill would create a technology modernization fund with about $90 million over time, capped at $50 million, route funds through Minute, establish an interagency group with county representation, create a legislative working group, and provide $15 million for Office of Inspector General technology. Members from several counties spoke in strong support, citing local system failures, cyberattacks, and the need for better tools; one member noted the bill was about 20 years overdue. The bill passed third reading by a vote of 134-0, and a title was agreed to. The House then considered Senate File 4401, the cannabis bill. The author described it as a maintenance and cleanup package developed with more than 80 stakeholders over months of meetings, including business owners, labor, tribal representatives, and medical cannabis interests. The bill was presented as making noncontroversial adjustments to support small businesses, clarify statutes, improve privacy protections, adjust event and transporter rules, address good-faith errors, strengthen enforcement against unlicensed operators, and support local governments and municipal cannabis dispensaries. It also included a first step toward a medical psilocybin program and changes intended to make the medical cannabis market more sustainable, including easing the grow-and-sale ratio issue. The transcript cuts off before final action on this bill, but members speaking in support emphasized collaboration and the need for practical regulatory fixes.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Ways and Means Committee 4/24/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Park Tavern in my district, couldn't find a parking spot, and then drove at high speed through the outdoor
  • 24.000> the and then drove at high speed through the and then drove at high speed through the outdoor
  • patio,<00:04:25.600> killing<00:04:26.160> Park<00:04:26.479> Tavern outdoor
  • patio, killing Park Tavern outdoor patio, killing Park Tavern server<00:04:27.360> Christina<
  • He said the chair is correct that this is a lights-on bill.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Investment Committee 4/7/26

Capital Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have amazing facilities outdoors.
  • We have amazing facilities outdoors.
  • We have amazing facilities outdoors.
  • <01:29:10.480> bulb<01:29:10.880> in from whether it's the light bulb in from whether
  • it's the light bulb in their<01:29:11.280> tiny<01:29:11.679> room<01:29:12.159> to
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I farm an outdoor farm in western Massachusetts in cold rain... The Sun Grown Cannabis Alliance.
  • I farm an outdoor farm in Western Massachusetts in Colrain.
  • So this system makes no sense for outdoor growers.
  • Outdoor growers and indoor growers agree about this: 15 pounds is just arbitrary.
  • It's a Tier 11 outdoor grow. The idea with growing outdoors is that... It's a Tier 11 outdoor grow.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held its first hearing of the 194th session to take public testimony on 21 cannabis-related bills. Chairs Donahue and Gómez outlined hearing procedures and noted that written testimony would also be accepted. Much of the hearing focused on the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), with Senator Mike Moore urging support for S. 90 to create an inspector general unit within the CCC. He argued the commission has suffered from dysfunction, workplace harassment allegations, delayed governance reforms, missed fee collections, and high legal costs, and said stronger legislative oversight is needed. Committee members largely agreed the CCC needs reform, though some expressed hope that new leadership would improve operations. A major theme was market structure and business viability. Representative Tyler testified for H. 183 to raise adult-use purchase limits from one ounce to two ounces, saying the change would reduce confusion and help retailers compete with neighboring states. Senator Payano supported S. 100, which would require a study of cannabis supply and demand to guide cultivation licensing, warning that oversupply is driving down prices and threatening cultivators. The Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition, represented by Ryan Dominguez, backed a package of bills aimed at increasing revenue, reducing regulatory burdens, attracting investment, and stabilizing the market, including higher purchase limits, simpler badge and testing rules, and a phased increase in the retail license cap. Attorneys Kevin Conroy and Mike Ross also supported raising the cap, arguing that the industry lacks capital and that more investment and exit opportunities are needed for provisional and distressed licensees. The most contentious issue was whether to raise the retail license cap from three to six. Supporters, including several business owners and industry advocates such as Peyton Shubrick, Tito Jackson, Armani White, Sean Burt, and others, said the current cap traps owners in declining businesses, prevents exits, and limits access to capital. They argued that many social equity and economic empowerment operators are struggling, that oversupply has pushed prices down, and that allowing more ownership could help businesses scale or sell. Opponents, including Senator Liz Miranda and several social equity operators, warned that lifting the cap now would let larger operators and multi-state companies dominate the market and harm equity-owned businesses. Miranda’s S. 88 would instead strengthen enforcement of ownership limits through audits, whistleblower protections, an anonymous tip line, and greater transparency. Another major topic was worker and consumer safety: Laura Bruno, Danny Carson, Al Vega, and others supported H. 194 after the death of Lorna McMurray, arguing for a CCC workplace and consumer safety department, better ventilation and PPE standards, stronger testing oversight, and retaliation protections for workers. The hearing ended without votes, with members thanking testifiers and indicating the committee would continue reviewing the bills.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • New England weather does not always allow for outdoor use, and fields and facilities are subsequently
  • The use of artificial surfaces in parks allows communities to have outdoor tracks for drop-in walking
  • Most communities cannot accommodate the number of hours that are in demand for these outdoor facilities
  • art projects, I invite people to confront the impact of plastic pollution in a direct way, shedding light
  • art projects, I invite people to confront the impact of plastic pollution in a direct way, shedding light
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA. A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries. Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Indian Affairs Sep 25th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I know that the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority has the Light Up Navajo program, and I'm just trying
  • You'll see there's a person on the microphone there, and then it'll light up red.
  • As well as the outdoor air quality where there's, oh, uh, in the workplace.
  • My second question, Madam Chair, is on outdoor air quality.
  • To address both sides, the indoor as well as outdoor, Madam Chair.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Jan 27th, 2026 at 11:17 am

New Mexico House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • May they discover their unique gifts and use them to bring light into the world.
  • Oh, say, can you see by the dawn's early light?
  • She spends hours outdoors each day, riding her bike, roller skating, and developing strong physical coordination
  • of Health to contract for services to construct shade structures in rural public parks and other outdoor
Bills: HM19
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

05/04/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today that rings true, in light of the fact that our gas prices today average about $4.68, $4.86, whatever
  • Today that rings true, in light of the fact that our gas prices today averages about $4.68, 86, whatever
  • Heritage Fund, because those are necessary funds that support our state parks and access to the outdoors
  • Funds that support our state parks and access to the outdoors, without which a lot of programs that help
  • The state parks provide such a helpful resource in providing access to the outdoors to all Arizonans.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and several guest recognitions, including a student honored for a national Mandarin speech contest, a Ms. Black Arizona candidate, and a Madison Elementary School reusable-tray pilot program. The body also recognized interns and approved the prior journal. The chamber then moved through Committee of the Whole calendars and adopted committee reports recommending passage of a series of budget-related bills. The main legislative business centered on the 2026-27 budget package and related omnibus measures, including appropriations, budget implementation, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, K-12 education, state property, revenue/taxation, and transportation bills. Most of these measures were advanced with do-pass recommendations, with repeated debate focused on the tax omnibus and the overall budget’s policy choices. Supporters argued the package provided affordability, tax relief, conformity with federal tax changes, reduced government spending, and reforms to entitlement and other programs; opponents argued it favored corporations and wealthy taxpayers, cut health care, food assistance, housing, tourism, wildfire response, and education, and would forfeit federal matching funds. Several members specifically criticized the failure to close the data center tax exemption and to raise sports betting taxes, while supporters defended those provisions as pro-business and pro-growth. There was also discussion of fund sweeps, including university research funds, housing trust funds, and other agency balances, with opponents saying the sweeps targeted encumbered or already-committed money. After debate, the Senate adopted Committee of the Whole reports and advanced the bills, and later took up House bills introduced and placed on third reading, with members explaining their votes on HB 4138, the General Appropriations Act, largely along party lines. At the end of the session, the Senate processed messages from the House requesting the return of SB 1160 and SB 1786 for reconsideration, and the Senate requested the House return HB 2415 for reconsideration. The chamber also introduced and placed several House budget bills on third reading, including HB 4138 through HB 4153, continuing the budget process.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jul 10th, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • As we address the premier museum in our state for this subject matter, we aim to have an outdoor environment
  • I also want to mention that they're going to prepare a light lunch for us.
  • interested because obviously the wear and tear on places like that is going to be much more than maybe an outdoor
  • It's a deeply moving place to be, indoor and outdoor, a meditative and reflective area, so I'm glad to
  • not consider a pilot program to move some of these students into a portion that we already have the lights
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 087 Apr 11th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • shall be from the parks and outdoor recreation cash fund created in section 33-10-11, C.R.S.
  • shall be from the parks and two outdoor shall be from the parks and two outdoor recreation<04:33
  • section 33-10-111, C.R.S. $9,050,000 shall be from the Great Outdoors Colorado Program, established
  • An estimated $1,350,000 shall be from the Parks and Outdoor Recreation Cash Fund, created in section
  • Outdoor equity grant program: 8394,40000. I10.
Keywords: 981, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 8, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • To bear witness to the iconic barn background behind the stage, the lights that look like stars above
  • Ole Opry represents. barn background behind the stage, the barn background behind the stage, the lights
  • 30.799> like<00:20:31.120> stars<00:20:31.840> above<00:20:32.240> you, lights
  • that look like stars above you, lights that look like stars above you, and<00:20:33.039> the<
  • The entire world is watching in astonishment as Donald Trump lights the American economy on fire.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/09/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we added regularly; we took the regularly out so that if they actually rented outdoor space or even
  • We took the regularly out so that if they actually rented outdoor space or even a room in a community
  • The amendment has now expanded it to outdoor public adjacent spaces, covering an undefined, protracted
  • That's pretty light, huh? Thank you. The Senate is called to order. Read the report. Mr.
Keywords: 1182, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session - part 2 May 18th, 2025

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • prospect of going into special session and having a shutdown to start doing a bare-bones, keep-the-lights-on
  • In the end, that's basically what we have: a bare-bones, keep-the-lights-on public safety budget.
  • For more information on indoor and outdoor matches, or send it to me at BBC, or reach out to me on Twitter
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 19th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We declare that what is hidden in darkness will be brought into the light, and what is crooked will be
  • House Bill 1153 by Representative Coates is an act in Title 40 relative to outdoor burning, to authorize
  • House Bill 1153, Representative Coates, an act in Title 40, relented to outdoor burning, to authorize
  • He was the light of everyone's life, and he knew nothing but joy and happiness.
  • He was the light of everyone's life, and he knew nothing but joy and happiness.
Bills: SR126, SR129, SCR71, SCR72, SCR73, SCR12, HB221, HCR54, HCR79, HCR87, HCR94, HCR95, HCR97, HCR102, HCR104, HCR58, SB480, SB514, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB175, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB325, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB749, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB985, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB538, SCR3, SCR23, SCR38, SCR24, SB102, SB133, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB200, SB217, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB330, SB449, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB274, SB304, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB436, SB54, SB72, SB129, SB164, SB232, SB287, SB322, SB374, SB375, SB386, SB409, SB447, SB458, SB222, SB399, SR119, SCR58, SCR65, SCR9, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, HCR41, HCR47, HCR63, HCR69, HCR31, HB87, HB115, HB162, HB195, HB214, HB217, HB233, HB283, HB290, HB319, HB324, HB345, HB362, HB363, HB368, HB377, HB380, HB382, HB386, HB392, HB406, HB431, HB441, HB466, HB503, HB533, HB559, HB575, HB590, HB593, HB618, HB655, HB664, HB685, HB692, HB707, HB715, HB732, HB738, HB741, HB748, HB776, HB807, HB822, HB856, HB860, HB868, HB887, HB888, HB905, HB908, HB961, HB980, HB990, HB992, HB999, HB1000, HB1010, HB1146, HB1157, HB1233, HB1236, HB1243, HB54, HB137, HB180, HB192, HB310, HB321, HB396, HB512, HB552, HB578, HB638, HB663, HB708, HB717, HB718, HB1009, HB1082, HB1104, HB1107, HB1198, HB1246, HB27, HB143, HB205, HB259, HB267, HB288, HB308, HB403, HB405, HB414, HB417, HB478, HB546, HB548, HB555, HB557, HB609, HB670, HB672, HB740, HB779, HB786, HB796, HB812, HB848, HB915, HB917, HB921, HB930, HB933, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1187, HB1195, HB1230, HB17, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB119, HB126, HB129, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB211, HB226, HB245, HB271, HB280, HB337, HB351, HB354, HB399, HB571, HB677, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB728, HB750, HB759, HB789, HB844, HB850, HB870, HB966, HB1006, HB1018, HB1036, HB1241, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB382, SB441, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB782
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • come straight from the New Mexico Economic Development Department, all tied to the importance of the outdoor
  • We've been working very closely with the ORD, the Outdoor Recreation Division, to make sure that our
  • You've put a whole new light. I've come here. I've been to the Dona Ana Community College place.
  • They have designed that overpass up to a 30% design, and we We've given them the green light to design
  • That includes the picture off to the left; it's a blinking yellow light that basically says there's a
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • and coastal waters by 2030, 30 by 30, the state's nature-based solutions climate targets, and our Outdoors
  • Nearly 60% of our projects provided direct benefits to dis- climate targets and our outdoors for all
  • But I see you hit your light, so I'll give you the final word on this one.
  • And in light of the recent National Farm to School Program and local food schools funding being canceled
  • And in light of the recent National Farm to School Program and local food schools funding being canceled
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the administration’s spending plan for Proposition 4’s climate smart agriculture and biodiversity chapters, along with related trailer bill language. CDFA outlined proposed funding for existing programs such as SWEEP, Healthy Soils, Urban Agriculture, and invasive species work, plus new or phased-in programs including year-round and mobile farmers’ markets, tribal food sovereignty, and regional farm equipment sharing. The Department of Conservation described funding for the California Farmland Conservancy Program and Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program, while the Department of Finance and LAO discussed pending allocations and generally found the overall approach reasonable, though LAO suggested the Legislature may want more statutory guidance and reporting, especially for new programs. Members focused on implementation details, equity, and accountability. Questions covered how programs would serve vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, whether new solicitations would be reopened for previously oversubscribed grants, how outcomes are tracked, and how to structure guidance for new programs such as farm equipment sharing. The chair emphasized that the Legislature wants clearer direction on program design and noted that AB 2313 should guide implementation of the regional farm equipment sharing allocation. The committee also discussed the administration’s request to directly appropriate bond funds to departments and to exempt bond program guidelines from the Administrative Procedures Act; LAO supported the APA exemption with possible legislative guardrails for public notice and comment. The committee then heard on the farm-to-school proposal, with CDFA requesting $24.9 million General Fund for incubator grants, technical assistance, and network support. CDFA said the program has reached nearly half of California schoolchildren and has shown strong demand and positive evaluation results. LAO supported the core program but recommended rejecting the $3 million technical assistance component as too broad and suggested the Legislature consider using Proposition 98 for some of the funding. Members debated that point, with some expressing concern about using General Fund dollars for a new discretionary request during a tight budget year. The biodiversity and nature-based solutions chapter included funding for the Wildlife Conservation Board, state conservancies, and tribal nature-based solutions. WCB described major recent investments and proposed projects tied to 30 by 30, habitat restoration, tribal partnerships, and public access. Members raised concerns about long-term stewardship, the size of the WCB allocation, and whether the Legislature should receive more detail on how funds will be distributed. The committee also heard requests for Bolsa Chica wetlands maintenance and Rincon Island decommissioning funding from the State Lands Commission, with members questioning long-term liability, remediation costs, and the role of private oil operators. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with public comment from stakeholders largely supporting the APA exemption, farm-to-school funding, biodiversity investments, and related conservation programs.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, they've put in new chilling stations and replaced all their lights with LED lights.
  • That reduced energy waste helps keep the lights on in the winter.
  • They would absolutely keep help keep the lights on, no doubt about it. Yeah.
  • So now you can't use the outdoor unit. The side discharge system actually blows from the side.
  • Um, the outdoor unit, even without snow on it or rain on it, um, turns into a big old block of ice.