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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism Apr 7th, 2026

Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is where all of the data for the census will be held.
  • There is an initial appropriation of around $500,000.
  • That concludes explanation of the bill. Will there be questions of the author? Seeing none.
  • That concludes explanation of the bill.
  • Senator Gillespie, will there be further questions of the author?
Bills: HB3622
Summary: The Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee met and laid over items 4 and 5 before taking up three census-related bills. House Bill 3620 was presented as creating the 2030 Census Committee and was advanced after brief questions and a unanimous 5-0 roll call vote. House Bill 3621 was then considered; the author requested and received unanimous consent to strike the enacting clause, then explained that the bill would create an Oklahoma State Data Center within LSP to centralize census data. A question from Minority Leader Kurt clarified that the state demographer would remain with Commerce, while the new center would aggregate data for transparency. The bill passed 6-0. House Bill 3622 was next, creating a census revolving fund with an initial appropriation of about $500,000. In response to a question, the author said the funding was expected to be included in the current budget/allotment for policy items still moving through. After no further debate, the committee approved the bill 7-0. The meeting then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/11/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • I thank you for being here and for your interest in this area of the law.
  • We are 50% of the population. We use 11% of the water.
  • of the city of Mesa.
  • SR 347 improvements are a series of projects and 16 miles of road that connect the City of Maricopa to
  • If in one way, it may relieve some of the fact that folks are feeling financial pressure, but I don't
Bills: HB2780 , HB4029 , HB4030 , HCR2052
Committee: House Ways & Means
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • and intersections in the interest of safety.
  • We’re doing some of the interchanges and intersections in the interest of safety, and we’re seeing a
  • </c><00:20:00.880><c> interesting</c> well, that was kind of interesting well, that was kind of interesting
  • the measure of the success of that that the measure of the success of that kind<00:36:43.040><c> of<
  • It's interesting over the years how, years ago, cities took care of sidewalks and ... ask it.
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum and first received a maintenance update from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials James Ballinger and John Moore. They described how repeated disasters, including floods, tornadoes, and ice storms, have strained routine road maintenance and forced crews to focus on emergency response, snow and ice removal, pothole patching, ditching, signal repairs, mowing, striping, sign work, and other day-to-day upkeep. They said snow and ice costs have averaged about $60 million to $61 million annually in recent years, disaster response has totaled hundreds of millions of dollars over five years, and the cabinet often must carry those costs until FEMA or FHWA reimbursement arrives. They also said maintenance work is increasingly contracted out because of staffing and resource limits, and that competitive pay is needed to retain employees and contractors for around-the-clock emergency work. Members then discussed traffic roundabouts and other intersection designs. Senator Hickden asked about their cost savings and safety benefits compared with traffic signals, and cabinet staff said they would provide life-cycle cost figures later. They emphasized that roundabouts and related designs reduce serious injuries and fatalities, with serious injuries down roughly 70% to 80% and fatalities over 90% in their experience. Chair Douglas and others asked about roundabout sizing for trucks and farm equipment, and staff explained that designers tailor the inscribed diameter to local traffic needs and context. The committee also briefly discussed red-light running and traffic-light cameras, with members stressing the safety risks of drivers ignoring signals. The committee adopted the minutes from the prior meeting by motion and voice vote. It then heard from Sarah Jackson and Matthew Cole on the Real ID and driver licensing transition. They said the cabinet has expanded from almost no regional offices to 35, grown driver licensing staff from 89 to 400, and now issues about 1.3 million credentials annually. They reported improvements in office capacity, queue management, staffing, and compensation, including added workstations, new or expanded offices in Louisville, Lexington, and Bardstown, and the use of contract staff. They said statewide average wait times have fallen to just under 30 minutes, and Kentucky’s Real ID adoption rate has risen to 42.9%. Members asked follow-up questions about driver testing and CDL scheduling. The presenters said all permit and CDL testing is coordinated through Kentucky State Police, with written tests available in most regional offices and CDL testing at a smaller number of KSP locations. Senator Douglas asked when the driver testing requirements were last updated, and the presenters said that was set by KSP. The discussion ended with additional questions about which regional offices lack KSP testing presence, but no further action was taken before the transcript ended.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband May 2nd, 2025

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Transcript Highlights:
  • The chair also calls up Ed Van Eno, the Chief Financial Officer of the City of Austin, representing the
  • Use their rent of our public right-of-way.
  • I don't subscribe to Disney or Hulu, and I'm not interested in subsidizing the commercial use of the
  • I'm the Chief Financial Officer at the City of Austin.
  • My name is Ed Van Eno, Chief Financial Officer for the City of Austin.
Bills: HB2838 , HB2964 , HB3213 , SB924
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband May 2nd, 2025

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Transcript Highlights:
  • of the committee.
  • is not a reflection of their interest in the subject matter, but rather... a busy time in the legislature
  • fee for use of the right-of-ways, the Texas right-of-ways, the public right-of-ways for streaming their
  • Definition of public right-of-way. It's the area on, below, or above the public right-of-way.
  • The rights of landowners from the wrongful taking of their property, it's a notion. Of trespass.
Bills: HB2838 , HB2964 , HB3213 , SB924
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • Toow, I'm interested in a couple lines of questioning: congestion costs.
  • interested a little bit couple lines of interested a little bit couple lines of questioning<01:30:09.480
  • of interest that might kind of exist there, Mr.
Bills: HF75
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then in the northern part of it is a staff and a financial decision.
  • And then in the northern part of it is a staff and a financial decision.
  • kids, a lot of interest about where their food comes from.
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Bills: HF711 , HF653
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • What is the book value of Kentucky Power's 50% interest?
  • And what is the fair market value of that interest?
  • ><c> valuation</c><00:05:17.280><c> of</c> we're interested in the valuation of we're interested in the
  • ><c> in</c> intention of divesting its interest in intention of divesting its interest in Mitchell.
  • the</c> end up divesting of your interest in the end up divesting of your interest in the Mitchell<00
Summary: The committee met for an initial natural resources hearing with a quorum present and introductory housekeeping, including prayer, roll call, and recognition of guests. Chair Smith outlined ground rules for questions and then invited Kentucky Power and American Electric Power representatives to the table to discuss a proposed plan involving the Mitchell Power Plant and future generation needs in Eastern Kentucky. Witnesses Cindy Wiseman, Alex Vaughn, and AEP CEO Bill Fehrman said the company’s goals are to stabilize and lower rates, reduce rate volatility, and expand generation in the Commonwealth. They explained that Kentucky Power seeks legislative authority to securitize its 50% interest in the Mitchell coal plant, describing securitization as a refinancing mechanism that would lower annual plant costs by about $34 million and help offset roughly one-third of the expected cost of adding new generation in Kentucky. They emphasized that the proposal is not intended to close Mitchell, and said Kentucky Power currently has no plan to divest its interest; the company still needs the plant to serve customers while it pursues additional dispatchable generation in Kentucky. Members pressed the witnesses on the plant’s book value versus fair market value, whether the Mitchell interest had ever been assigned a nominal value, how any divestiture proceeds would be handled, whether Kentucky Power owns Wheeling Power, and how long Mitchell can continue operating. The company said it values Mitchell at net book value for accounting purposes, not fair market value, and explained that Wheeling Power is a separate AEP affiliate and that West Virginia affiliates have already proposed securitization of their share. Witnesses said Kentucky Power’s interest cannot technically operate past 2028 without additional environmental control investment, while the West Virginia side is depreciating through 2040. They also described the financing timeline, saying securitization would require enactment of legislation, a PSC financing order, bond issuance, and then parallel work to acquire or build new generation, with any reinvestment terms to be addressed through the regulatory process.