Video & Transcript : 'energy equity' :
Page 272 of 500
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Commerce and Economic Development Oversight Feb 26th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Commerce & Economic Development Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- The Department of Energy has RFIs out for innovation campuses.
- You know, Oakland was a huge energy-dominant state.
- energy today.
- The Department of Energy has basically 17 labs. They are NS labs. There are a handful of others.
- The ultimate national security sense is energy security. It's energy dominance.
Bills:
HB2445 , HB2123 , HB3048 , HB3176 , HB3239 , HB3263 , HB3794 , HB3796 , HB4265 , HB4266 , HB4317 , HB4321 , HB4322 , HB3673
Keywords:
HB2445, Route 66, Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Forward Commission, centennial, historic highway, preservation, tourism, historical society, scenic byway, National Historic Trail, Route 66 Alliance, Route 66 Association, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, historic preservation, heritage tourism, public-private partnership, sunset extension, commission extension
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- The state energy security plan is a federal requirement of the U.S.
- Department of Energy State Energy Program.
- In particular, our energy conservation and management divisions are In particular, our energy conservation
- energy providers and emergency management officials.
- Slide five: Energy Conservation and Management Division.
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Mar 1st, 2025
House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Welcome to the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee.
- Academy of Sciences, and the International Energy Agency, are unequivocal.
- up with growing energy demand.
- of energy.
- And Farmington for a storage site that we developed for Tallgrass Energy.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (03/03/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- , because that would imply an equity issue.
- </c><00:27:44.159><c> may</c><00:27:44.279><c> be</c><00:27:44.399><c> an</c><00:27:44.600><c> equity
- </c><00:27:45.080><c> issue</c><00:27:45.440><c> here</c> that there may be an equity issue here that
- there may be an equity issue here and<00:27:46.000><c> I'm</c><00:27:46.159><c> just</c><00:27:46.519
- into an analysis but this is Equity into an analysis but this is where<00:28:07.240><c> we</c><00:28
Summary:
The committee held a Division 3 budget work session focused on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Economic Stability. Karen Hebert, the division director, and Nathan White, DHHS chief financial officer, walked members through the governor’s operating budget pages and a briefing book, explaining that the division was consolidated in 2018 and serves programs aimed at financial stability, poverty reduction, child care access, and related supports. Members repeatedly asked for clearer breakdowns of general fund spending, historical growth since consolidation, and how the division’s broad mission areas map onto specific budget lines.
A major portion of the discussion centered on the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start collaboration and the child care subsidy program. Hebert said the child care scholarship/subsidy helps low- and moderate-income families access daycare so parents can work, attend school, or receive treatment, and that eligibility is based on state median income up to 85%. She reported a 45% increase in utilization, 4,032 children receiving daycare support as of the end of January, and about 15% of eligible children being served. She also described the quality improvement system “Granite Steps for Quality,” with 160 providers enrolled out of 717 licensed programs, and noted that 1,200 child care professionals added credentials in the last year.
Members pressed for cost-benefit information, asking for data on how much the state pays, how many providers and children are served, and whether the department could quantify unmet need. The witnesses said some projects were funded with short-term ARPA child care dollars and that detailed cost data for specific examples, such as the Gorm Community Learning Center expansion, would need to be looked up. They also explained that the child care fund is a federal block grant with required spending set-asides of 9% for quality, 3% for infants and toddlers, and up to 5% for administration, and that unused funds remain available. The committee also reviewed slide 10’s accounting units, including that the Child Care Workforce Fund is 100% general funds and was created as a priority item under HB 2 from the 2024 session, while some other child care-related units are 100% federal funds.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Feb 18th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The energy narrative around Bitcoin mining has changed dramatically.
- Over 52% of mining energy comes from sustainable sources, up from 37% in 2022.
- And when I talk about wasted energy...
- When I talk about wasted energy, I'm referring to the excess of wind and solar.
- And when I talk about wasted energy, when I talk about wasted energy, I'm referring to the excess of
Summary:
The Assembly Banking and Finance Committee held an informational hearing on digital asset innovation, with opening remarks framing cryptocurrencies, blockchain, stablecoins, tokenization, and decentralized finance as a growing part of the financial system. Dennis Porter of Satoshi Action Fund presented on the market size, institutional adoption, use cases such as remittances and small-business payments, and policy developments at the federal and state levels. He also discussed risks including volatility, cybersecurity, and illicit use, while arguing that clear regulation can support innovation and consumer protection.
State Controller Malia Cohen then updated the committee on implementation of SB 822, California’s unclaimed digital asset law. She explained that the law applies to custodial accounts, not self-custodied wallets, and requires holders to conduct outreach before dormant digital assets are transferred to the state in native form. Committee discussion focused on how abandonment is determined, what counts as account activity, the expected timeline for notices and custodian procurement, and the administrative costs and staffing needed to run the program. Controller staff said the state is still building procedures, working with Oregon, and expects a significant increase in claims once the program is operational.
Porter returned with a proposal for a California digital asset reserve fund built on unclaimed digital assets under SB 822. He argued the fund could be cost-neutral, use only high-quality digital assets, and include guardrails such as an advisory board, audits, and public reporting. Committee members expressed interest in diversification and consumer protection, but also raised concerns about volatility, documentation, and market downturns. The hearing ended after public comment from industry and advocacy representatives, including support from the California Blockchain Advocacy Coalition, the Crypto Council for Innovation, and Coinbase, all urging clear, technology-neutral policy to keep innovation and jobs in California.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The motion committee on Science, Technology and Energy, to which was referred Senate Bill 4, an act relative
- to commercial property assessed clean energy resiliency, having considered the same report the same
- and then suggested, “How about if we all play from the white tees in the interest of equity and fundamental
- And I stand before you today, a 21-year-old with a lot of dreams and energy to get them done, as a testament
- People, and I stand before you today, a 21-year-old with a lot of dreams and energy to get them done,
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee May 5th, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- That's the International Energy Agency.
- To provide some context, we reviewed the California Energy Commission's Integrated Energy Policy Reports
- , according to the International Energy Agency—I want to quote them—the largest energy crisis we have
- This is around your ask to the Energy Commission in the 237.
- Outsourcing your energy production is not...
Committee:
House Utilities and Energy
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- It relates to establishing the Distributed Energy Resources Task Force and its sunset.
- House Bill 285, as enrolled, established a Distributed Energy Resources Task Force.
- Bill 285, now before you, relates to establishing the distributed energy resources task force reports
- Speaker, House Bill 285 as enrolled, established a distributed energy resources task force.
- It relates to a Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank established report.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
TRN Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 10:30AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> year from the Hawaii Natural Energy year from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute.
- And I just, for the record, that was Energy Justice Network. >> Island Energy Services with comment and
- Policies like this turn waste into energy while supporting local investment and energy resilience.
- Policies like this turn waste into energy while supporting local investment and energy resilience.
- </c><00:44:17.280><c> It</c> energize the agricultural energy. It energize the agricultural energy.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 1694, which would create a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, and HB 1695, which would expand the state’s renewable fuels production tax credit. For HB 1694, supporters from the airlines, renewable fuels industry, business groups, and some environmental and youth representatives said sustainable aviation fuel is a practical near-term way to cut emissions in aviation, a hard-to-decarbonize sector, and argued the credit would send a market signal, support local production, and help meet state climate goals. Opponents, including Energy Justice Network and a taxpayer-focused testifier, argued the bill could subsidize expensive fuels that may not be truly clean, could duplicate benefits available under other tax provisions, and should not support transpacific aviation or technologies they said are unproven or harmful. The Department of Taxation stood on written testimony, and the chair later asked that all verbal testimony on remaining bills be limited to one minute because of time constraints.
HB 1695 drew similar support and opposition, but focused more broadly on renewable fuels for transportation, trucking, shipping, and other sectors. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Energy Office, airlines, PAR Hawaii, the Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition, Pacific Biodiesel, and the RNG Coalition, said the bill would help scale local fuel production, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, support jobs and agriculture, and advance the state’s climate and energy goals. Several supporters emphasized that the credit would help build a local industry and that life-cycle accounting should be used to measure emissions benefits. Opponents repeated concerns that some biofuels and waste-based fuels may not be climate-beneficial, may rely on flawed modeling, and could create costly infrastructure that would need to be replaced later. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Apr 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- As chair of the Utilities and Energy Committee, that's been a really big focus for me.
- The result is higher costs for ratepayers, slower clean energy deployment, and increased reliability
- What unites our members is a shared vision around the transition to clean energy.
- We have about 4.5 gigawatts of renewable energy that's waiting to be deployed onto the grid.
- Is California building out our clean energy future?
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact heard AB 2516 by Assemblymember Petrie-Norris, which would create the California Grid Manufacturing Initiative within GO-Biz. The author and supporters said the bill is intended to address supply chain delays and rising costs for critical grid equipment, speed clean energy deployment, improve reliability, and encourage in-state manufacturing and high-road jobs. Support came from labor and industry representatives including UAW, IBEW, the California Labor Federation, CWA District 9, BlueGreen Alliance, California Labor for Climate Jobs, TURN, and Ingersoll Rand; no opposition was registered. Committee members raised affordability concerns, and the bill was moved to Appropriations and passed 7-1.
The committee also heard ACR 173 by Assemblymember Carrillo, which would formalize a sister-state relationship between California and Jalisco, Mexico. Carrillo emphasized cultural, economic, and demographic ties, cooperation on issues such as agriculture, labor, technology, and education, and immigrant protections. There were no witnesses in opposition, and the resolution was adopted.
The consent calendar included AB 2163 by Gonzalez and ACR 164 by Bains and ACR 166 by Avila Farías, all of which were approved. After quorum was established, the committee took roll, recorded multiple aye votes from absent members, and then adjourned after reporting all items out.
DE
Transcript Highlights:
- school. ...one of the bills that one of the students did, it was to ban the sale of energy drinks in
- drinks, and then vending machines that maybe in some of the schools would carry energy drinks.
- My question is, I know that this bans the sale of energy drinks, right, on campus.
- “Energy drinks and scholastic ability and behavior—like, is there any correlation there?
- However, adults take it to the next level and say, ‘Hey, you have this energy drink.
Committee:
House Education
Keywords:
SB 293, youth camp, child care licensing, Office of Child Care Licensing, OCCL, American Camp Association, ACA accreditation, Purchase of Care, POC reimbursement, summer camp, school-age child care, child care exemption, Division of Public Health permit, Title 14, Delaware Department of Education, health and safety standards, child care provider reimbursement, summer child care, camp licensing, license exemption
Summary:
The House Education Committee met and first heard Senate Bill 293, the Youth Camp Licensing Act, which would amend child care licensing rules for youth camps. The sponsor said the bill, with amendments, would remove accreditation language, clarify shelter requirements for outdoor camps, and eliminate limits that had restricted the number of children camps could serve, especially for families using purchase-of-care assistance. YMCA and school representatives testified in support, saying the measure would expand access to safe, affordable summer care for low-income working families. The committee voted to release the bill.
The committee then approved Senate Bill 328, which would require the Department of Education’s school facility evaluation instrument to be established by regulation and to include lead-based paint hazards in the standard of good repair. The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee supported the bill, explaining that lead had not been included in the original evaluation tool and that the new language would improve transparency and public comment. Senate Bill 318, updating the Delaware State Education Association special license plate program, also passed after DSEA testified that proceeds support scholarships for educators and students pursuing education careers.
House Bill 443, dealing with background checks for education volunteers and mentors, passed as well. The sponsor said it would allow DOE to continue receiving wrapback reports for mentors in the state mentoring program and ensure state and federal criminal background checks remain in place. The committee also released Senate Joint Resolution 15, which directs DOE to reevaluate Delaware’s use of the SAT, modernize the accountability framework, and develop additional measures of student achievement and readiness; supporters argued the SAT does not capture career and technical pathways or other indicators of success. House Bill 459, which prohibits the sale of energy drinks on public middle and high school campuses during school hours or events, passed after discussion focused on whether the bill would affect possession versus sale and whether it could lead to student discipline; DOE said the bill only bans sales, and the sponsor said an amendment would clarify intent. Finally, House Concurrent Resolution 137 passed, directing DOE to review math instruction and MTSS supports statewide; testimony emphasized low math proficiency and the need for stronger, more coherent interventions. The committee also began hearing Senate Bill 279 on occupational therapist salary placement, with discussion centered on aligning OT compensation with other specialist roles and broader salary regulation updates, though the transcript cuts off before final action is shown.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 2 on Human Services Apr 30th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- For instance, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in California last year received
- For example, utility assistance, financial energy assistance...
- Utility assistance, financial energy assistance—energy providers feel that they're able to address those
- LIHEAP program, we provide assistance in helping low-income households pay their energy bills.
- Safety in low-income households is addressed while managing long-term energy costs.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Abbarno, since he's on Environment and Energy, actually do a quick response to that.
- I mean, I've made comments in Environment and Energy Committee regarding it."
- We should have a diverse energy portfolio. We just don't.
- So, I mean, again, I think, as I said in the energy and..." "...energy portfolio.
- Also, my understanding is that Puget Sound Energy just filed for a 30% rate increase."
Summary:
Senate and House Republican leaders used the weekly media availability to criticize the Democratic majority’s budget and tax proposals, framing the session around affordability and fiscal restraint. They said the operating budgets rely on unsustainable one-time money, rainy day funds, and an income tax proposal they argued is unconstitutional and likely to drive businesses and wealthy residents out of Washington. They also said House and Senate Republicans offered budget amendments aimed at property tax relief, restoring money to public works, and reducing reliance on new taxes, but those efforts were rejected.
The lawmakers also highlighted several bills they said failed to advance, including juvenile rehabilitation reforms, child endangerment/child fatality reporting measures, and tort reform. Braun said he plans to raise those issues, along with the income tax and budget concerns, in a meeting with the governor, and asked whether the governor would veto the income tax if his conditions are not met. Connors and Abbarno added that Republicans are still working with some Democrats, including on a constitutional amendment approach to any income tax, but said the majority is moving too quickly and without adequate safeguards.
Other topics included the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on California transgender policies, which Republicans described as a win for parents’ rights and potentially relevant to Washington school policy, and a House bill affecting data centers, which they opposed as harmful to jobs, energy innovation, and local tax bases. They also criticized additional taxes under consideration, such as nicotine, prescription drug, bag, bottle, and data-center-related taxes, arguing these would worsen affordability. The session ended with Republicans saying they had little influence in the budget conference process and vowing to keep fighting the income tax and other tax increases through the final days of the session.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 30 January, 2026; 9:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- . >> Senate Energy will meet at 4:15 on Monday in 216. >> 4:15 Energy. Mr.
- >> 4:15<00:21:48.240><c> Energy.</c><00:21:48.720><c> Mr.
- Clerk, Senator >> 4:15 Energy. Mr. Clerk, Senator Bumfield.
- Energy will meet in room 216.
- Energy will meet in Room 216 on Monday at 4:15 p.m.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:05:23.759><c> standards</c> and commercial building energy standards and commercial building
- energy standards and<00:05:24.560><c> the</c><00:05:24.720><c> adoption</c><00:05:25.120><c> of</c><00
- </c><00:05:38.320><c> standards</c> and commercial building energy standards and commercial building
- </c><00:06:52.080><c> House</c> energy and digital infrastructure.
- House energy and digital infrastructure.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- S. 219, an act relating to energy navigator program report, introduced by Senator Hardy and others.
- Please listen to the first reading. >> S. 219, an act relating to an energy navigator program report.
- It's referred to the committee on natural resources and energy.
- Energy. Energy.
- energy energy S225<00:09:13.519><c> an</c><00:09:13.680><c> act</c><00:09:13.920><c> relating</c><00
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm testifying on behalf of CARE, the Coalition for Anti-Racism and Equity.
- I'm testifying on behalf of CARE, the Coalition for Anti-Racism and Equity, as treasurer and a member
- Italian-American, an Ethnic Studies history teacher, and most importantly, a human being committed to justice, equity
- Italian-American, an Ethics Studies history teacher, and most importantly, a human being committed to justice, equity
Summary:
The hearing covered a wide range of bills, with substantial testimony on commemorative days and several local development measures. Early testimony focused on competing proposals about Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Senator Comerford and others supported redesignating the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, while several Italian American legislators and advocates opposed changing Columbus Day and instead urged a separate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on August 9 or another date. Committee members noted the long-running debate, discussed the state flag and motto review process, and emphasized that any changes would require legislation. No votes were taken during the hearing.
The committee also heard strong support for a Fred Korematsu Day bill, with testimony from advocates, legal organizations, community leaders, and Korematsu’s daughter. Witnesses described Korematsu’s resistance to Japanese American incarceration during World War II, argued that his story remains relevant amid current immigration and civil liberties concerns, and said the designation would help educate students and the public. A separate bill to designate September as PCOS Awareness Month drew testimony from Senator Miranda and health advocates, who described the disorder’s prevalence, frequent misdiagnosis, fertility and pregnancy risks, and the value of public awareness and education.
Other bills discussed included a Domestic Workers’ Rights Day proposal, supported by Representative Garcia and Representative Sousa, who spoke about the invisibility and vulnerability of domestic workers and the importance of recognizing their labor. The committee also heard support for a veteran suicide awareness and remembrance day, a Boston branch library and affordable housing project in Dorchester, and a Fall River waterfront redevelopment bill transferring land to the local redevelopment authority for a major mixed-use project. In addition, Senator Miranda testified in favor of a memorial portrait for former Representative Doris Bunty, highlighting her pioneering role in the legislature and Boston public housing. The hearing was hybrid and lengthy, with the chair repeatedly asking witnesses to be concise and noting that testimony would be public record.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Health Insurance Affordability Task Force, June 18, 2026
Health Insurance Affordability Task Force
Transcript Highlights:
- ’re faced with not really knowing whether they’re going to find a graduate to come in and buy the equity
- Their equity in the clinic is a really hard proposal.
- Um, I also didn't touch on as much and probably should acknowledge that the role of private equity buying
- is a pillar of the conversation among my colleagues in other states about the impact that private equity
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So it's costing—and it's a handful, talking about 15 or 20 private equity-backed anesthesiology firms
- And they are private equity-backed firms that either own medical practices, small hospitals, highly focused
- research, are pretty much all... ...of providers who, from my research, are pretty much all private equity
- What we’re trying to do here is create equity for elected officials when we compare them to their unelected
Bills:
HB2211 , HB2229 , HB2389 , HB2403 , HB2445 , HB2502 , HB2620 , HB2813 , HB2872 , HB2889 , HB2960 , HB4028 , HCR2007
Committee:
House Appropriations
Keywords:
contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So we're some of the equities in that equation are going to be under their purview. view and jurisdiction
- Not all of those are USDA. their EPA equities, their other interest in the testing. in approving out
- Not right now, only because that will be an EPA equity. the timeline for the GE fly, we know we're gonna
- They've got some equities there and the secretary's had us connect with DHS on some of their technologies