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• , which is the state's energy office.
• He said Commerce is well positioned to work on transportation electrification in the energy office, in
• , which is the state's energy office.
• We are well positioned to work on transportation electrification in our energy office, in part because
• of energy use in the state's economy at 40%.

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: 904, all

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• Taking an energy-first approach to our solution and locating these data centers at the site of energy
• Texas has always led on energy innovation.
• I don't think the Texas Energy Fund or the...
• Nuclear Energy Fund or this legislation will do that as well.
• So, I serve on the Texas Energy Council.

Bills: SB 6 , SB6 , SB504 , SB765 , SB815 , SB929

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, delta-8, delta-9, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, edibles, cannabinoid regulation, hemp licensing, retailer registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, minor access

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• 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.
• Basically, people want to replace their windows with more energy-efficient windows, Basically, people
• 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.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on August 5, 2026, and first approved a large consent calendar of bills, then heard and voted on a long series of measures covering health care, housing, energy, labor, public safety, insurance, and immigration-related issues. Several bills were moved on roll call with no or limited opposition, including SB 999 on delaying the Health Minimum Essential Coverage report deadline, SB 931 on Diablo Canyon’s mitigation fund, SB 952 on State Water Project clean energy procurement, SB 1288 on nonprobate asset beneficiary notification, SB 1371 on solid waste labor-dispute contract clauses, SB 1014 on housing development fee estimates, SB 1283 on EV charging station permitting, SB 1209 and SB 1244 on insurance enforcement and broker compensation disclosure, SB 1359 on gas utility infrastructure oversight, SB 677 and SB 908 on housing streamlining, SB 1323 on medical facility procedures for people in immigration custody, SB 938 on peace officer training waivers for former federal immigration officers, SB 1272 on code-violation enforcement timelines for new homeowners, SB 1117 on ADU impact fees, SB 1196 on utility hookups for small energy projects, SB 1299 on sprinkler fitter certification, and AB 2597 appropriating funds for state legal settlements. The committee also approved its suspense calendar and later lifted SB 1359 from call with an added aye vote. Testimony generally followed the bills’ themes. Supporters argued that the measures would improve transparency, reduce costs, streamline housing and energy projects, protect consumers, and strengthen public safety or worker protections. Opponents or “opposed unless amended” witnesses raised concerns about implementation burdens, disclosure mandates, labor and compliance issues, local government costs, and the scope of some proposals. Notable points of contention included SB 869, where restaurant groups objected to the on-menu sugar warning approach and urged more flexible disclosure methods, and SB 1244, where insurance industry representatives argued the bill would impose unworkable disclosure obligations on brokers and agents. SB 1272 drew opposition from code enforcement and county groups who warned it could delay health-and-safety enforcement, while SB 1117 drew opposition from special districts, counties, and fire-related groups concerned about reduced fee revenue for infrastructure. The committee also heard public comment on several bills not presented that day, including opposition to wildfire mitigation/CEQA-related legislation, staffing regulation fees, and education and demographic-data bills. Overall, the hearing was dominated by fiscal and policy debates over housing affordability, energy infrastructure, consumer transparency, and the balance between regulatory streamlining and local or industry compliance costs.

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• to fill that gap is nuclear energy.
• that gap is nuclear energy.
• This is not just a memorial about energy. This is... This is not just a memorial about energy.
• This is not about nuclear energy.
• In the 1970s, the Atomic Energy Commission, that's what it was called before the Department of Energy

Summary: The House opened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the previous journal, then received gubernatorial and Senate messages and committee reports. Several new Ways and Means bills were introduced, including measures on managed recreation on endowment land, large electrical loads, Medicaid eligibility and work requirements, DOPL rulemaking and fees, daily recess in schools, rural health transformation, AI regulatory review, and Idaho Digital Learning Academy changes. The House also advanced a number of bills and memorials to the third-reading calendar and suspended rules to take up House Bill 893, a codifier cleanup bill, which passed unanimously on a voice-style roll call. The House then considered a series of Senate bills and House bills. Senate Bill 1255, dealing with involuntary commitment procedures on tribal reservations and recognizing tribal health facilities and tribal police officers, passed. Senate Bill 1257, which clarifies child protection and foster-care visitation rules in cases involving serious abuse, also passed. House Bill 803, expanding confidentiality protections for personnel involved in firing-squad executions, passed after debate over transparency and due process. Senate Bill 1293, correcting an unintended effect of prior public-benefits legislation on crime victims’ compensation, passed; Senate Bill 1308, a technical mediation cleanup bill, passed; House Bill 508, concerning roadway enhancement funds and consultant coverage, passed; Senate Bill 1272, a transportation code cleanup bill, passed; and Senate Bill 1309, clarifying restitution priority in juvenile cases, passed. Several bills drew more substantial debate and were defeated. Senate Bill 1271, which would have directed the Department of Agriculture to coordinate data collection and an abatement plan for invasive rats in southwest Idaho, failed after members split over whether it was a statewide issue or a local problem and whether it would expand government or create future costs. Senate Bill 1340, a left-lane driving bill that would have required slower traffic to move right and funded signage, also failed amid concerns about road conditions, enforcement, and confusion on multi-lane highways. Senate Concurrent Resolution 120, urging changes to Idaho’s nuclear waste agreement to support used nuclear fuel reprocessing and broader nuclear development, passed after a sharp debate over whether it would help Idaho’s energy future or weaken protections against long-term waste storage. The House also passed Senate Bill 1296, updating criminal trespass law to address disruptions at houses of worship, and Senate Bill 1325, creating a white specialty license plate to support Project Choice. Later, the House approved Senate Bill 1269 on cloud seeding transparency and liability, despite objections about consent, data, and liability protections. After the day’s business, the House announced upcoming committee meetings, returned House Bill 880 to the Transportation Committee, and adjourned until the next day.

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• This is a trailer for the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination.
• We know that, in particular, energy demands in the Northwest... ...are projected to go up 30% in the
• I move for fiscal year 2027 for the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination, the ongoing
• I move for fiscal year 2027 for the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination, the ongoing
• We have some language for the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met with a quorum and first considered a trailer appropriation for House Bill 730, which changes how SNAP eligibility is determined. The committee heard that the bill would require $351,000 one-time from the General Fund for system changes in the Division of Welfare. One member argued the change was unnecessary because Idaho already has a low SNAP error rate and uses existing verification systems, but the motion passed in both chambers and received a do-pass recommendation. The committee then took up trailer actions for House Bill 898, moving the State Historic Preservation Office from the Idaho State Historical Society to the new Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy Coordination. Members discussed whether the move was requested by the governor and whether it would improve coordination and permitting efficiency; supporters said it would streamline federal review and the historical society director supported the move. The committee approved reducing the Historical Society budget by 12 FTP and $1,699,700, then approved adding the same staffing and funding to SMEC, and also adopted language exempting SMEC from certain transfer restrictions. Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 128, creating the Idaho High Need Students Fund for extraordinary special education costs. The analyst explained that the recommended one-time $5 million dedicated fund appropriation would also require a $5 million cash transfer, and that increasing special education spending could raise the state’s federal maintenance-of-effort obligation. The committee approved the $5 million appropriation and two transfers: $1 million from the Idaho Career Ready Students Program Fund and $4 million from the driver training account, all with do-pass recommendations. Finally, the committee revisited the Department of Fish and Game budget. After discussion of habitat projects, Good Neighbor Authority work, fisheries inflation, wolf depredation, communications, OITS replacements, and replacement items, a substitute motion that would have funded a larger package failed in the House, and the original motion passed instead. The committee approved a reduced Fish and Game budget package and adopted language directing the $200,000 wolf depredation enhancement specifically to wolf trapping. The meeting ended with brief discussion of the next day’s agenda and timing, including pending items such as rural health transformation and state police-related legislation.

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• 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. Thank you so much.
• PRC absolutely does consider energy storage as part of the utility proposals that come before it.

Committee: Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Keywords: 996, all

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• There were things we pushed for in terms of energy affordability that Democrats wanted to continue to
• have their slush funds for energy that raised Minnesotans' energy cost.
• 08:37.519><c> uh</c> things we we pushed for in terms of uh things we we pushed for in terms of uh energy
• for energy that raised motans<00:08:45.120><c> energy</c><00:08:45.519><c> cost.
• So there were a few motans energy cost.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• GIVE MARINE ENERGY, AQUACULTURE AND ALL OF THE SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES.
• ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY WE DISCUSSED WIND TURBINE TECHNICIANS.
• SOLAR ENERGY TECHNICIANS 57, ALMOST $58,000 A YEAR AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNICIAN IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING
• LITERALLY HAVING OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY PLATFORM THAT DOUBLES AS A OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE FACILITY.
• THE ENERGY IS GOING TO BE CREATED BY THE WIND, SOLAR HYDRO KINETIC AND THAT WILL FUEL THE FACILITY SO

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Uh but what we department of energy.
• is the Department of Energy the rate maker?
• </c> now shared with the Department of Energy now shared with the Department of Energy or<00:11:20.079
• the Department of Energy the rain maker?
• </c><00:11:36.720><c> has</c> policy and the department of energy has policy and the department of energy

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• and to walk around that and see where we were protected with our environmental protections and our energy
• this to be specifically narrow this to be specifically about data centers and not about just large energy
• reasonable questions about how these facilities affect our communities, our infrastructure, and our energy
• As the bill presenter has detailed, House Energy and Digital Infrastructure spent weeks taking testimony
• As has been noted, the bill passed your House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee unanimously

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• We have a massive backlog of energy infrastructure work that needs to be addressed in this state.
• We have a massive backlog of energy infrastructure work that needs to be addressed in this state.
• We have a lot of work we need to do to be able to get energy on the grid, move it around, serve rate
• of reliability challenges, continued material sourcing constraints, and rapidly approaching clean energy
• We have three green energy projects that are being considered in our district, and so it's getting solar

Bills: SB6313

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: Capitol Centennial Stewardship, funding, gifts, grants, donations, legislative support, 904, all

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• House Environment, Energy and Technology Committee will meet Monday, March 16th, 1:30 p.m., East Wing
• The resolution states that Idaho's long-term energy sovereignty and reliability are being considered.
• Idaho is currently a net importer of energy, and the resolution looks back at energy policy and sets
• Right now Idaho is currently a net importer of energy, where we get a lot of energy from other states
• a lot of base load energy and so I believe that the way forward is to focus on base load energy and

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, welcomed a substitute member, and received multiple Senate messages and committee reports. Several bills were introduced and referred, including measures on medical advanced healing, insurance/state property claims, stablecoins, solid waste, public assistance definitions, and foreign ownership of single-family homes. The chamber also advanced a number of bills to second or third reading, and adopted House Concurrent Resolution 32 on energy policy, which urged a focus on baseload energy sources, transmission, ratepayer protection, property rights, and aquifer protection; it passed by voice vote. The House passed a series of bills on the floor, including House Bills 838, 721, 817, 752, 680, 860, 875, 876, 877, 795, 826, 832, 843, and 872, along with Senate Bill 1373. The measures covered topics such as requiring draft policy bills with budget recommendations, plan review timelines for public projects, a mobile cigar business permit, restroom and changing-room restrictions, recorded investigative interviews of child abuse allegations, revisions to medical parental rights and emergency care language, vacancy-based budgeting calculations, the State Board of Education budget, vocational rehabilitation rent, a response to litigation over prior law, honey commission governance, CTE teacher recruitment, homeowners exemption proration, and ballot formatting. Most passed with comfortable margins, though House Bill 875 passed narrowly 35-34 and House Bill 752 drew substantial debate before passing 54-50-1. Debate was especially intense on House Bill 752, with supporters framing it as a protection for women’s privacy and safety and opponents arguing it would criminalize bathroom use and target transgender people. House Bill 875 also drew concern that codifying budget-calculation methods could constrain future budgeting flexibility, while supporters said it would improve transparency and prevent funding vacant positions. House Bill 876, the State Board of Education maintenance budget, prompted criticism over a 6.8% base reduction and warnings about layoffs and program cuts at colleges and universities. House Bill 826, 832, 843, and 872 were all considered under suspended rules and passed, and the House also adopted HJM 18 urging action against geoengineering, with members citing concerns about sky streaks and climate intervention. The House recessed and later returned to continue business, with additional Senate bills and House bills referred for committee action.

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• Our biodiesel, our ethanol group—we call it a green energy capital, literally.
• Obviously, it needs to be a gradual process to get to cleaner energy.
• That doesn't mean that energy isn't being used from those solar panels from previous days.
• I think we need to use all forms of energy, but should definitely be focusing on moving to cleaner energy
• I think we need to use all forms of energy, but should definitely be focusing on moving to cleaner energy

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Energy is critical to our area, and the future of energy is something that we are well prepared to take
• on, whether it's hydrogen or renewable energy.
• Because we are an energy hub today, and we really do believe we'll be an energy hub in the future, because
• energy strategy, right?
• And so energy demand is only going to increase.

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• So the energy project has to notify the county in which the project is located in written notification
• And the third part of this is the solar energy project must secure a bond in the amount of the cost of
• What I would like the committee to consider is adding language to retain large users of energy.
• And thank you for your consideration. adding language to retain large users of energy.
• So the actual consumption of the energy itself, we would be paying 100% of that. Okay. All right.

Committee: House Utilities

Summary: The Committee on Utilities first took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2762, 2816, and 2402, a solar-energy measure. The committee substitute combined the bills’ titles and focused on three main areas: a taxation framework for solar projects, setback requirements from occupied dwellings and property lines, and a decommissioning/bonding framework for project cleanup. Supporters said the bill would create baseline rules for a growing industry, protect neighboring landowners, and ensure land is restored after projects end. Members asked about Chapter 100 agreements, the setback distances, county rulemaking authority, and how reclamation and bonding would work. The committee adopted the amendment, rolled it into a new substitute, and then voted the substitute do pass by 18 ayes and 2 noes. The committee then heard House Bill 2248, which would change Missouri’s economic development electric rate structure and close a loophole that could allow data centers under 75 megawatts to receive reduced rates. The sponsor and utility witnesses said the bill would make incentives more predictable by replacing a variable formula with a fixed discount for qualifying new industrial projects, while still requiring customers to pay full cost to serve and meet load-factor and other requirements. Witnesses from Evergy, Ameren Missouri, the Missouri Chamber, and Ford discussed the value of incentives for manufacturing, the difference between new load and retention of existing large users, and whether the bill should also address retention discounts. No action was taken on the bill during the hearing. Finally, the committee heard Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 903, which would expand critical infrastructure protections. The bill adds wireline and broadband facilities to the definition of critical infrastructure, increases penalties for damaging or tampering with such facilities, and creates an offense for unauthorized possession of certain stolen materials such as copper and related telecom materials. The sponsor and witnesses from AT&T, Verizon, cable, railroad, electric cooperative, recycling, municipal utility, and chamber groups said the measure responds to rising theft and vandalism, including copper theft and fiber cuts that disrupt 911 and other services. Members asked about scrap dealers, fiber versus copper, trespassing concerns, and whether harsher penalties would deter theft. The hearing concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned after testimony.

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• More than 6,000 households now have access to cheaper energy costs for transportation, thanks to the
• We have Stephanie Kelt, the Senior Policy Energy Specialist, and lead at the Office of Renewable Fuels
• We have Stephanie Kelt, the senior policy energy specialist, and lead at the Office of Renewable Fuels
• Department of Energy, where she was working on the hydrogen hubs program.
• My name is Diane Buterak, and I am the lead for Ecology's Clean Energy Section.

Bills: HB2111 , HB2495

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: Interstate 5 bridge, toll facility, bond retirement, transportation, state funding, vehicles, streetcar operation, public safety, urban regulation, 904, all

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• A lot of these large energy facilities, and they pose an existential threat to our energy grid, which
• A lot of these large energy facilities, and they pose an existential threat to our energy grid, which
• GENERATION FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS.
• being used also to create energy at these facilities?
• being used also to create energy at these facilities?

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate met on June 3, 2026, approved the prior day’s journal, and then moved through a long list of discharge motions and substitutions to place many bills on the third reading calendar. The chamber also adopted Resolution J.2314 honoring the New York chapter of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, with remarks emphasizing domestic workers’ role in care work, labor organizing, and protections such as paid sick leave and family leave. Another adopted resolution, J.2298, mourned labor and social justice advocate Minerva Solla, with senators highlighting her work with 1199, the Young Lords, Puerto Rican solidarity efforts, and women’s organizing. A third resolution recognized Olympic curler Daniel Casper for representing the United States at the 2026 Winter Games. The Senate then confirmed a large slate of judicial and executive nominations. It accepted the Judiciary Committee report and confirmed four interim Supreme Court justices, seven Court of Claims judges, and 21 reappointments/extensions by a vote of 44-12. The Finance Committee report was also accepted, and the Senate confirmed a broad set of appointments to state boards and authorities, including the MTA, State Commission of Correction, Power Authority, NYSERDA, Financial Control Board, public health councils, SUNY and Cornell boards, gaming and bridge authorities, and others. One notable confirmation was Alexander Dockery to the State Commission of Correction; supporters called it the first time a formerly incarcerated person had been confirmed to that commission, while Senator Murray criticized the practice of voting on large nomination blocks rather than individually. The chamber then took up and passed many bills, mostly by wide margins, covering labor, health, education, transportation, public service, criminal justice, municipal, tax, insurance, and environmental topics. Several members explained their votes on major measures: Senator Ramos supported a bill modernizing temporary disability benefits and another protecting construction workers from lost pay when jobs are canceled; Senator Baskin spoke about a correction bill tied to the death of India Cummings; Senator Skoufis described a family-court custody bill intended to prioritize child safety; Senator Mayer backed a proposal to reimburse parents of medically fragile children for providing care; and Senator Hinchey defended a bill requiring employers to report AI-related job impacts, while Senator Borrello opposed it as burdensome. Most bills were passed, some were laid aside, and the session concluded with multiple roll-call votes and confirmations before adjournment-related business.

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• We found that Dominion's energy share program, we've clarified that at least $13 million in shareholder
• Senate Bill 223, relating to the establishment of the distributed energy resource task force.
• This bill creates the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank to leverage public investments in private
• capital in service of Virginia's clean energy goals.
• It changes the name of the CER to the Energy Commission of Virginia.

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 3, 976, house, all

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• The House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for the House Energy, Environment, Natural
• Both passed through House Energy and are now in House Appropriations. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• So I see that as perhaps energy intensive and maybe not so carbon-free depending on the process.
• Energy Information Administration reports that the industry sector is New Mexico's largest energy consumer
• , accounting for approximately a third of the state's total energy use.

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 253, a committee substitute dealing with virtual and distance learning programs and school funding. Sponsors and staff explained that the substitute removed several earlier restrictions on virtual education, including residency requirements, the 10% enrollment cap, the ban on K-5 distance programs, and the moratorium on new enrollments. It also changed the State Cyber Academy Act to the Distance Learning Act, added reporting and evaluation requirements for districts and charter schools, and allowed the Public Education Department to withhold funding if programs are out of compliance. Members discussed concerns about impacts on rural districts, charter schools, and programs like Mosquero and the New Mexico Communications Academy, as well as the temporary funding fix for Gallup Public Schools, which was amended to average prior-year and current-year enrollment rather than use current-year membership alone. Public testimony on HB 253 was largely supportive, with school leaders and education organizations backing the amendment and the broader substitute while noting that more work may be needed on oversight and funding formulas. Committee members then debated the bill’s temporary provisions, the study requirement, and whether the changes would adequately address the Gallup funding issue and broader virtual-learning accountability. The committee adopted the amendment and then gave the House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for HB 253 a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 153, a voluntary industrial decarbonization package that combines an Environmental Product Declaration grant program, a rebate or incentive program for lower-carbon building materials, and production tax credits and capital grants for eligible industrial products. Members asked detailed questions about environmental product declarations, hydrogen, anti-donation concerns, funding sources, and whether the bill would support sawmills, engineered wood, biofuels, and forest-thinning-related industries. Supporters from the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce and Clean Air Task Force testified that the bill would encourage innovation, attract private investment, and reduce emissions without imposing mandates. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted do pass on the bill, with Representative Brown noted in opposition. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 255, which consolidates public safety workforce funding into a single competitive fund for recruitment, retention, and professional development in law enforcement, firefighting, corrections, and public attorney offices. Testimony from counties, the chamber, AFSCME, and State Police supported the measure as a targeted response to staffing shortages and public safety vacancies. The committee took no extended debate and approved HB 255 with a do pass recommendation. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would meet again the next day.

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• Third matter, Madam President, we must address data center energy usage.
• Madam President, we must address data center energy usage.
• Utility services are not designed to bring in hyperscale energy users like data centers en masse.
• price increases for energy generation development here in recent years in Pennsylvania.
• And if we do build more generation, we will create more jobs and reduce energy prices.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, committee reports, and approval of the prior journal. Members also granted several leaves of absence and welcomed a number of guests, including Ireland’s Consul General and Deputy Consul General, student shadows, an intern, and the Neshaminy High School baseball team, which was recognized for winning the 2026 PIAA Class 6A state championship. The chamber then recessed briefly for an Education Committee meeting and party caucuses before returning to session. On the floor, the Senate advanced several measures. Senate Bill 362, addressing SNAP skimming, passed 49-0 after remarks about protecting food assistance benefits from theft. Senate Bill 469, providing discounted fishing and hunting licenses for current and retired law enforcement, also passed 49-0 after an amendment was withdrawn. Senate Bill 730, codifying Pennsylvania POLST forms for end-of-life medical orders, saw a tabled amendment from Senator Boscola on physician-assisted dying after a 28-21 vote, then passed 49-0. The Senate also adopted an amendment to Senate Bill 1206 clarifying a temporary license pending FDA approval, and sent House Bill 1344 and Senate Bill 1377 to the House after unanimous final passage. Other bills were moved to appropriations or held in order, including Senate Bill 49, House Bill 96, Senate Bill 535, Senate Bill 536, House Bill 538, Senate Bill 743, Senate Bill 1262, Senate Bill 1273, House Bill 1286, and Senate Bill 1372. House Bill 1862 and House Bill 2017 each received amendments and were re-referred to the Appropriations Committee. The Senate also agreed to consider newly reported committee bills, including measures from Finance, Judiciary, Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness, and Education. In petitions and remonstrances, Senators Tartaglione and Costa focused on minimum wage and utility affordability, urging action on consumer protections, LIHEAP funding, data center energy costs, and related energy policy. The session concluded with the signing of House Bill 1877 in the presence of the Senate and a recess until June 24, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., unless recalled earlier.