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NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 04/20/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They don't spend nearly enough time or energy on trying to make the grid more efficient.
- I can't say exactly, but I can say this: peak energy, especially now that global fossil fuel energy costs
- And we were leading nationally in high energy costs anyway.
- costs away from the high peak energies that we're all paying for right now.
- COSTS AWAY FROM THE HIGH PEAK ENERGIES THAT WE'RE ALL PAYING FOR RIGHT NOW.
Summary:
The Senate opened with routine formalities, approved the journal, welcomed a SkillsUSA student delegation, and then moved into budget and policy business. The chamber accepted a Rules Committee report and took up a supplemental budget extender, Senate Print 9963, which would extend state operations through April 22 and authorize $12.7 billion, including about $5.1 billion in new funding for Medicaid, payroll, and school aid. Senator O’Mara questioned the delay in the budget, the lack of public detail, and unresolved issues such as CLCPA changes, auto insurance, and SEQR reforms; the sponsor said negotiations were ongoing and that school aid would likely build on the executive budget. The extender passed 57-1, with Senator Weik voting no.
The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 1887, sponsored by Senator Brisport, memorializing the Governor to proclaim April 2026 as Arab American Heritage Month. Senators Brisport, Fahy, Salazar, and Gounardes spoke in support, emphasizing Arab Americans’ cultural, civic, and economic contributions in New York and condemning anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias. The resolution was adopted by voice vote and opened for co-sponsorship.
The chamber next considered several bills on the calendar, including a bill by Senator Cleare to prohibit state-chartered financial institutions from investing in private correctional facilities. Supporters framed it as a moral response to private prisons and rising federal use of detention facilities, while opponents argued it would overregulate state-chartered banks and affect private investment decisions. The bill passed 36-22. The Senate also passed a bill by Senator Krueger raising the nonprofit lobbying disclosure threshold from $5,000 to $10,000, after debate over transparency and whether the change would reduce oversight; it passed 35-23. Finally, the Senate passed Senator May’s bill on advanced transmission technologies and utility planning, after extensive debate over ratepayer costs, battery storage, and data center growth; supporters said it could lower energy costs through more efficient grid use, while opponents said it would raise rates and duplicate existing studies. The bill passed after being restored to the non-controversial calendar.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We have the School of Energy as well.
- projects that have an energy component.
- We also know that energy storage provides critical flexibility for balancing energy supply and demand
- , and it strengthens energy security by leveraging homegrown energy sources.
- My name is Marco Gonzalez, and I'm the registered lobbyist for In the Energy.
Summary:
The committee took up a series of bills in its final meeting, beginning with House Bill 200, which had previously been left on the table on a tie vote. The committee voted to bring it back and then approved it as amended on a 7-2 vote. House Bill 38, dealing with coverage for complex rehabilitation technology devices and allowing up to two devices in a three-year period, received testimony in support and was advanced on a 9-0 vote.
Members then heard House Bill 270, which would require certain public works projects to contribute to apprenticeship and training programs or the state apprenticeship fund. Supporters argued it would create a level playing field and strengthen workforce development, while opponents said it would raise costs, burden contractors without accessible apprenticeship programs, and hurt small businesses. An amendment to delay the effective date failed 4-6, and the bill was then approved 6-4. House Bill 291, the Taxation and Revenue Department’s annual tax cleanup bill, was presented as a package of technical and policy updates, including rounding rules, fee changes, tax credit clarifications, and property tax collection adjustments; it passed 8-2.
House Bill 108, a cleanup measure for watershed districts to address tax-levying authority after a change from elected to appointed boards, passed 10-0. House Bill 306, which limits facility fees for preventive care, vaccinations, and telehealth while exempting rural facilities, also passed 10-0 after brief discussion. House Bill 20, allowing Native American applicants to request a voluntary designation on driver’s licenses and ID cards with privacy protections, received supportive testimony from tribal and law enforcement representatives and passed 10-0. Finally, House Bill 309, expanding a special property tax valuation method to include electric power storage facilities, drew support from labor and energy representatives and passed 10-0. The chair closed by thanking staff and members and adjourned the meeting, noting it was likely the committee’s last of the session.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Mar 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I serve as executive director of the Florida Waste Energy Coalition.
- Waste to energy is critical.
- Waste energy allows our state to function at a local level.
- Here's some more benefits, voice energy, Florida's waste energy facilities annually of woodland feeling
- Because waste to energy is a proven safe and reliable technology.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So those folks are now also defined as eligible to be social equity applicants.
- So those folks are now also defined as eligible to be social equity applicants.
- We do have a slight change as well to that lab in question. social equity applicants.
- Um we have u a social equity applicants.
- Management, Senator Rasmusson: Of the Office of Cannabis Management, legal challenges to the social equity
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- The amendments from the Energy Committee are the reason I'm presenting it here, because they removed
- And the next bill is Senate Bill 952, which deals with the state water project clean energy goals.
- windows with windows that will lower their energy bills in an era when our energy bills are way too high
- windows with windows that will lower their energy bills in an era when our energy bills are way too high
- They're also superior heat insulators, which lead to long-term savings in energy costs.
Committee:
House Appropriations
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- , making sure that our energy is abundant so that we can continue to work on our state.
- innovative stuff that's storing compressed air underground to do energy.
- , making sure that our energy is abundant so that we can continue to work on our state.
- innovative stuff that's storing compressed air underground to do energy.
- So we look forward to working with you as energy of the future. Thank you. Welcome to the Senate.
Summary:
The Senate opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established attendance, approved the prior journal, and welcomed several guests, including the Doctor of the Day, a student shadowing a senator, representatives from Republic Services, and visitors from Copper Valley Energy. Senators also announced administrative deadlines, including extensions for opening Senate folders and for Senate bill introduction preparation, with the bill introduction deadline set for February 2.
The main floor business was the reading and reference of a large number of Senate bills and resolutions across many subject areas, including education, government, appropriations, natural resources, health and human services, finance, judiciary and elections, and military affairs and border security. The calendar also included second-reading placement for another large group of bills covering topics such as firearms, behavioral health, family courts, insurance, water, taxation, public safety, and elections. No substantive debate or votes on the merits of the measures occurred during this portion beyond the procedural reading and referral of the bills.
Standing committee reports were accepted without being read, and committee announcements were made for upcoming meetings of Government, Health and Human Services, Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency, Education, Judiciary and Elections, and Public Safety. The Senate then adjourned on motion until Wednesday, January 21, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session May 22nd, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Concurrent Resolution 172 by Senator Nilo relative to Asthma and Energy Awareness Month.
- Senate Bill 1337 by Senator Richardson, relating to energy. Thank you.
- Senate Bill 1337 by Senator Richardson, relating to energy. Thank you, Mr. President.
- Senate Bill 1265 by Senator Richardson, relating to energy. Interesting and Aquilanta Energy.
- Go Green supports the development of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and advanced transportation
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- , solar energy, or geothermal energy by the State Tax Commission, to make technical corrections, and
- , solar energy, or geothermal energy by the State Tax Commission to make technical Thank you.
- No. 737, by the State Affairs Committee, an act relating to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy
- 306, 67-826, 67-822, and 57-5303, Idaho Code, to provide for the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy
- No. 737, by the State Affairs Committee, an act relating to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session - part 1 May 5th, 2025
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- May our actions today, and every day, bring us closer together. and closer to a future marked by equity
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. (3-19-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a group in the back from Atmos Energy.
- They do a very, very good job of supplying probably some of the cheapest energy, or natural gas, in the
- Everybody's ready to talk about energy, I guess.
- That is the foundation of a real energy plan.
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Committee:
House Natural Resources & Energy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tax Expenditure Review Commission annual report 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- The marriage credit, the wind energy conversion systems, and the solar energy systems are those that
- </c> marriage credit, the wind energy marriage credit, the wind energy conversion<00:07:39.440><c> systems
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WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
Senate in Session Mar 14th, 2026 at 09:19 pm
West Virginia Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The purpose of this amendment is to empower the Office of Energy to develop a comprehensive energy development
- to create a comprehensive energy policy.
- Beyond energy savings programs to create a comprehensive energy policy and development plan that embraces
- The Office will prepare more energy.
- The Office of Energy will also work with communities to designate energy-ready development sites.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- revise the allotment and apportionment of tax due from producers of electricity by means of wind energy
- , solar energy, or geothermal energy by the State Tax Commission, to make technical corrections, declaring
- 67, Idaho Code, by the addition of a new section to establish the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy
- the addition of a new section 67-818, Idaho Code, to establish the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy
- Idaho Code, to provide for the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination.
Summary:
The House convened with roll call, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal. The session also included a page program recognizing the House pages and their sponsors, with remarks thanking them for their service and highlighting their future plans and experiences in the legislature.
The House received messages from the Governor and Senate, referred several newly introduced bills to committees, and reported multiple committee actions. Among the measures introduced were bills on dental plan transparency, SNAP integrity, tax credit scholarships, a sales tax exemption for Salvation Army purchases, tax administration changes, election canvassing and ballot procedures, creation of an Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination, LLC formation, parental rights-related legislation, public funds, and earned autonomy for charter schools. The House also advanced several bills from committee to the third reading calendar and passed House Bill 620, which gives county commissioners a formal voice in federal land-use decisions affecting their counties.
House Bill 598, dealing with campaign finance transparency and the handling of personal funds or loans in campaign accounts, drew extensive debate over whether the language required separate accounts, how cash and digital donations would be treated, the seven-day reporting requirement, and enforcement by the Secretary of State. After discussion, the House voted 55-10 to send the bill to General Orders for further work. House Bill 620 then passed the House 60-5 and was transmitted to the Senate. The House also held remaining third-reading bills for one legislative day, enrolled House Bills 514 and 515, made announcements, and adjourned until the next day.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, Juan Luis Rivera Reyes, a member of Equity in Place.
- I'm a coalition organizer with the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability and a member of the Equity in
- I'm a coalition organizer with the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability and a member of the Equity in
- ACER is an issue-based community organization, and we work to close equity gaps within our communities
- </c><01:21:09.840><c> gaps</c> and we work to close in equity gaps and we work to close in equity gaps
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF3403, emergency rental assistance, rental aid, homelessness prevention, housing crisis, imminent risk of homelessness, eviction prevention, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aids, general fund appropriation, Minnesota revenue commissioner, poverty level, low-income housing, housing stability, family homeless prevention and assistance, emergency housing assistance, eviction, rent, redemption
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I'll ask Jen Rose, our executive director for the Office of Institutional Equity, to LLC, LLC, and
- My name is Jennifer Rose, and I am the Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Equity.
- So, um, Jen Rose, I'm the Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Equity, which is a systemwide
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Committee:
House Education
Summary:
The committees heard testimony on HB 1872, which would create an early learning apprenticeship grant program to help early childhood providers participate in approved apprenticeship programs, require annual reporting, and appropriate funds. Testifiers in support included the University of Hawaiʻi, the Executive Office on Early Learning, the City and County of Honolulu, Commit to Keiki, the Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, the Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network Speaks, Parents for Public Schools of Hawaiʻi, and Kīʻoka Family Learning Centers. Supporters said the bill would reduce financial barriers, strengthen recruitment and retention, improve compensation and career pathways, and help address child care shortages and workforce instability. The committee then voted to pass HB 1872 with amendments, including an HD1 and a defective date to allow further discussion.
The committee next took up HB 2489, which would appropriate funds for the University of Hawaiʻi to establish a bachelor’s degree program in American Sign Language interpretation, with a longer-term plan for a master’s program. Testimony in support came from the Disability Communication Access Board and the University of Hawaiʻi, and members also heard detailed support from DECAP and other advocates describing a statewide shortage of ASL interpreters, long waiting lists for ASL courses, and the need for locally trained interpreters who understand Hawaiʻi’s cultural and community needs. Witnesses said the shortage affects schools, courts, hospitals, emergency services, and other settings, and that the program could be expanded through articulation with other campuses. The committee voted to pass HB 2489 with amendments, again using an HD1 and defective date.
After those two measures, the committee moved to HB 441 on campus safety, which would require students, including transfer students, to complete training on federal laws and university policies regarding sexual misconduct before initial registration and would change how often training is provided to students and employees. The University of Hawaiʻi stood on its written testimony, while supporters including IMUA Alliance and other testifiers urged passage, citing survivor experiences, national best practices, and the need for prevention before harm occurs. No vote on HB 441 was reached in the portion provided.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- That's something that energy fund.
- So, I re-referred to Senate Energy.
- Uh, the Senate Energy and rulemaking.
- </c> which is a New Hampshire energy policy. which is a New Hampshire energy policy.
- </c> Uh that's actually um in Senate Energy. Uh that's actually um in Senate Energy.
Committee:
Senate Finance
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Jan 22nd, 2026 at 01:57 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a great one in the energy space, but also, you know, we're starting to see that growth.
- We actually had an apprenticeship component to the Energy Transition Act work that we did in San Juan
- The Energy Transition Act work that we did in San Juan County.
- Madam Secretary, so related to that, for example, we are also—and thank you for mentioning the Energy
- Transition Act—we are also positioning for renewable energy for the future.
Summary:
The House Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee met to hear House Bill 7, sponsored by Representative Garrett and Representative Cates, which would continue and support apprenticeship and workforce training funding. The sponsors and the Department of Workforce Solutions described strong growth in apprenticeship participation, especially in the building trades, and said the fund has helped expand programs while maintaining high retention and employment outcomes. They emphasized that the bill would provide predictable, sustained investment in skilled labor needed for construction, infrastructure, and other growing sectors.
Supportive testimony came from contractors, chambers of commerce, trade unions, and a small business owner, all of whom said apprenticeship funding is essential to meeting workforce shortages and keeping workers in New Mexico. Committee members asked about program demographics, geographic distribution, rural participation, reentry and high school dropout data, and how apprenticeships connect to displaced workers from energy and industrial closures. The secretary explained that the department uses Rapid Response and economic transition programs for layoffs and closures, and also surveys current energy workers to gauge retraining interest.
Several members praised the bill’s return on investment and retention of workers in the state, while Representative de Rassas suggested adding more public transparency and performance metrics. Representative Ortiz asked about future funding after 2031 and whether the program could scale with more money. After discussion, Representative Hall moved a do pass, Representative de Rassas seconded, and the committee approved House Bill 7 with no opposition. The chair also announced upcoming committee meetings and asked members to consent to sharing contact information for committee purposes.
VA
Transcript Highlights:
- storage resources, Department of Energy model ordinances, work groups, and reports.
- Senate Bill 223 seeks to establish a distributed energy resources task force.
- , air conditioning facilities, and home appliances, through the Department of Energy.
- House Bill 895 relates to electric utilities, energy storage resources, Department of Energy to develop
- and much larger private capital in the service of Virginia's clean energy goals.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 05/27/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Wherever their energy needs may be.
- You don't want to talk about energy costs and the taxes we saddle on the cost of energy because of the
- You don't want to talk about energy costs and the taxes we saddle on the cost of energy because of the
- YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT ENERGY COSTS AND THE TAXES WE SADDLE ON THE COST OF ENERGY BECAUSE OF THE
- in the energy sector.
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation, then approved the prior day’s Journal and moved into motions, resolutions, and budget-related business. Senator Gianaris called up Senate Print 5898A for reconsideration; the Senate voted 59 ayes to restore the bill to the third reading calendar. Several amendments were also received on third-reading bills, and the Finance Committee was called into session while the chamber proceeded with resolutions.
The Senate adopted Resolution J.2106 recognizing Second Chance Month and the mental health impacts of incarceration, with Senator Brisport speaking in support and a guest from the community recognized in the chamber. The body also adopted Resolution J.1492 designating May 27, 2026, as Taiwan Heritage Day, with remarks from Senators Sepúlveda, Stavisky, and Liu highlighting Taiwanese contributions to New York and expressing support for Taiwan amid current geopolitical tensions. The Finance Committee then reported several budget bills, including Senate Prints 9003D, 9004D, 9007C, and 9009C, which were moved to third reading.
The remainder of the session focused on the supplemental and controversial budget calendars, especially tax and spending provisions. Senators debated the “Protecting Our Wallets” energy rebate, with supporters describing it as a one-time check for eligible taxpayers and critics arguing it was too small and not tied directly to utility bills; the chamber accepted the message of necessity and laid the bills aside. Members also debated extensions and changes to tax provisions affecting corporations, alternative fuel exemptions, Broadway and theatrical production tax credits, charitable deductions for certain 501(c)(3)s, nicotine pouch taxes, a new New York City pied-à-terre tax, and a standardbred horse-racing testing fee. Several senators criticized the budget as raising costs or favoring certain industries, while supporters defended the measures as revenue-raising, affordability, or public-health policies. No final votes on the controversial budget bills are shown in the excerpt beyond procedural rulings, adoption of the resolution calendar, and acceptance of committee reports.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (11/05/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I am used to appearing in front of the science, tech, and energy committee.
- Um, I am used to appearing in front of the science, tech, and energy committee.
- Um, I am used to appearing in front of the science, tech, and energy committee.
- Um, I am used to appearing in front of the science, tech, and energy committee.
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Summary:
The House Executive Departments and Administration Committee met in executive session on November 5, 2025, to consider House Bills 244, 610, and 727, and Senate Bills 94 and 193. On HB 244, which recodifies municipal enforcement of the building and fire code, the committee adopted amendment 2025-2952H by a 16-0 vote, then voted 16-0 to report the bill ought to pass as amended and placed it on the consent calendar. The discussion emphasized that the bill reorganizes building code statutes into a single chapter and was the product of substantial subcommittee work.
On HB 610, concerning repeal of the Office of the Consumer Advocate, the committee adopted amendment 2025-3076H by a 16-0 vote. The amendment narrowed the office’s charge to residential utility customers, added duties for the Residential Ratepayer Advisory Board, allowed a two-thirds board recommendation to remove a consumer advocate for failing to perform duties, and broadened the qualifications pool for the position while retaining attorney eligibility. The current consumer advocate, Donald Crease, testified that he still preferred the existing statute but appreciated the committee’s effort to preserve a vigilant, independent ratepayer voice; members generally described the amendment as a more focused, less drastic approach. The committee then voted 16-0 to report HB 610 ought to pass as amended and placed it on consent.
For HB 727, relating to the New Hampshire retirement system, the committee voted to inexpediently legislate by a 15-0 vote, with one member recused, explaining that the bill’s subject matter had already been addressed in House Bill 2 and signed by the governor. The bill was also placed on the consent calendar. On Senate Bill 94, prohibiting municipal amendments to the state building code, the committee heard extensive explanation from Mr. Sherman about a substitute amendment, 2025-2972H, which would preserve the prohibition on technical municipal amendments and avoid an unintended trigger that could reopen technical amendments across the code if the state falls behind on model code updates. The committee adopted the amendment 15-1 and then moved toward an ought to pass as amended recommendation; the transcript cuts off before the final disposition on SB 94 is fully completed. Senate Bill 193 was listed at the start of the meeting, but no discussion of it appears in the provided transcript.