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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Jul 7th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- unlimited amounts of clean energy.
- , but also a state for clean energy manufacturing and quality job creation.
- I want to see renewable energy, and I want to see California lead the way in renewable energy and transportation
- The motion is do pass to the Committee on Utilities and Energy. Please call the roll.
- SB 533, Richardson, the motion was do pass to the Committee on Utilities and Energy. Bennett?
Summary:
The Assembly Transportation Committee heard several measures, beginning with SB 86, which would extend and expand the CAEATFA sales and use tax exclusion program through 2031, raise the annual cap from $100 million to $200 million, and add fusion energy. Supporters, including the State Treasurer and industry and labor representatives, cited billions in clean-tech investment, job creation, and environmental benefits; county groups opposed the bill over local revenue losses. The committee approved SB 86 on a 12-0 roll, holding the roll open for additional members.
The committee then heard SB 545, which would require Go-Biz to study economic development opportunities along the California high-speed rail corridor, including land value, development incentives, and public-private partnerships. Labor, Fresno’s mayor’s office, and other stakeholders supported the bill as a way to spur corridor development and future funding opportunities, while one business group moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. The bill passed on a 9-1 vote, with the roll held open.
Members next considered SB 63, a Bay Area transit funding measure authorizing a regional revenue measure to support transit operations amid looming fiscal shortfalls. The author and witnesses described severe service cuts that could follow without new funding, while committee members raised concerns about the bill’s structure, county participation, polling, and whether other revenue options should be considered. The bill advanced on a 9-3 vote, with the roll held open, and the committee also approved SB 263, directing a state study of tariff impacts on California’s economy and supply chains, on an 11-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard SB 661, which would redirect aviation-related tax revenues back to airports for aviation purposes and bring the state into compliance with federal requirements; testimony focused on airport modernization, rural access, and allocation formulas, but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/04/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I will tell you, I put this bill in on behalf of the Department of Energy and their general counsel,
- Thank you all right, thank you. preferences and refining net energy preferences and refining net energy
- </c> behalf of uh the department of energy behalf of uh the department of energy and<00:02:19.599><c>
- I would look in the first instance at section three, net energy metering.
- Sam Evans Brown. energy metering yep and there's a change energy metering yep and there's a change in
Committee:
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee REVISED: Meeting room changed to House rm 450 May 13th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Legislative Evaluation and Development Committee (LEAD)
Transcript Highlights:
- It's about a good tax structure, affordable and abundant energy, and inexpensive land and abundant land
- We are number two, although You sometimes see number 13 in energy cost.
- It really does start with energy availability, available land, and sites skilled Labor permitting.
- Proximity to suppliers, energy costs, responsive state and local government, property tax, right to the
- Secondly, energy is still our largest industry in the state. It's our lifeblood.
VA
Virginia 2026 Regular Session
April 22, 2026 - Reconvened Session Part 2
Virginia House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This legislation would establish the Distributed Energy Resource Task Force. My apologies.
- This legislation would establish the Distributed Energy Resource Task Force. Report sunset.
- Senate Bill 225 on page 65 relates to the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank, established report.
- Speaker, this bill is the cognate to HB 1444 regarding the Virginia Clean Energy Innovation Bank.
- air conditioning facilities, and home appliances, Department of Energy.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 001 Jan 15th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Transportation and Energy Committee. Transportation and Energy Committee.
- </c> Senate Transportation and Energy Senate Transportation and Energy Committee<00:57:15.200><c> and
- ><c> insurance</c> Housing costs, energy prices, insurance Housing costs, energy prices, insurance premiums
- and energy >> Transportation and energy >> Senate<01:27:49.280><c> bill</c><01:27:49.520>
- Senate bill >> transportation and energy.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, reduce barriers in the energy code to ensure compliance is practical and cost-effective.
- Two, reducing barriers in energy code to ensure compliance is practical and cost effective.
- The residential code now addresses lithium-ion batteries used in energy storage systems such as Tesla
- Key changes to the International Energy Conservation Code, or the IECC, and I'm almost done, so just
- On page 148, we're deleting costly lighting controls and renewable energy requirements.
Committee:
House Business
Summary:
The House Business Committee met with a quorum and first considered two pending fee rules from the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. The committee approved Rules Docket 24-21-2501 for the Idaho State Contractors Board, which raises annual registration and renewal fees from $50 to $60 to help the board meet statutory cash-balance requirements. It also approved Rules Docket 24-2201-2501 for the Board of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety, which increases licensure fees by 15 to 20 percent to address a negative cash balance and comply with Idaho’s board solvency statute. Members asked about the causes of the shortfalls, possible consolidation of boards, and why one training fee was left unchanged.
The committee then took up Rules Docket 24-2801-2501 for the Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board. Representative Graham moved to hold the docket subject to call of the chair, citing concerns raised by industry participants and the need to work through issues with the department before advancing the rule. The motion carried, and the docket was held in committee.
The longest discussion centered on Rules Docket 24-3930-2502, the Idaho Building Safety Code rules, which would adopt the 2024 building codes with Idaho-specific amendments. Supporters said the proposal would improve housing affordability, add flexibility for builders, address lithium-ion battery fire risks, and update energy and residential provisions while preserving many 2018 standards. Committee members raised concerns about overlapping authority with the State Fire Marshal, wording on garage heat detectors, whole-house ventilation language, and whether some provisions should remain in the building code at all. After public testimony from building officials, home builders, and city representatives in support of the rule, the committee first failed a substitute motion to hold the docket, then adopted a motion to reject the rule docket. The meeting adjourned with a reminder that the next floor session would begin at 11 a.m. the following day.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine turning back time, focusing on locking the clock. Apr 10th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The original idea behind daylight savings time. was to reduce energy consumption by making better use
- , have drastically reduced the relative price of energy compared to the past.
- Then Congressman Goodling left, and so in 2005, I'm still on the Energy Subcommittee.
- on energy costs from not having to turn the lights on early, much less athletics?
- We don't light the golf courses, so it wouldn't be an energy savings for us.
Keywords:
daylight saving time, Sunshine Protection Act, health impacts, clock change, legislative discussion
Summary:
The committee meeting was dedicated to discussing significant legislative topics, focusing particularly on the implications of daylight saving time (DST). Senator Scott advocated for the Sunshine Protection Act, which aims to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes and keep daylight saving time year-round. He emphasized the negative health impacts associated with DST, including increased risks of heart attacks and accidents immediately following the time changes. Various witnesses provided personal testimonies and expert opinions, highlighting the confusion and health disruptions caused by the current time change practices.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Emergency Management Committee Apr 7th, 2025
Emergency Management
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 367 the motion is do pass to the committee on utilities and energy Ransom Aye Hadwick Aye Arambula
- Furthermore, public resources code 25520 requires an application to the California Energy Commission
- However, under both of these existing laws, a developer for a new energy facility is not required to
- The motion is due passed to the Committee on Utilities and Energy. AB 615.
- The motion is due passed to the Committee on Utilities and Energy. Ransom. Aye. Ransom. Aye.
Committee:
House Emergency Management
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Air Products, Blue Energy, Atmos Energy, CF Industries, Blue Works, Blue Point Complex, Clean Hydrogen
- Works, Viper Projects, and Ascension, Energy Transfer...
- Megan Thacker with Consumer Energy Alliance. Kevin Hayes with Landowner Association.
- Megan Thatcher with Consumer Energy Alliance, not wishing to speak. Keene Jones, the partnership.
- Yeah, actually, so Dustin Davidson, Department of Conservation and Energy.
Summary:
The committee took up public comment on a package of similar local-option bills related to carbon capture and sequestration, including House Bills 5, 6, 497, 498, 501, and 504. The bills would let parishes, or in some cases specific parishes such as Rapides and Livingston, decide by local vote whether Class VI wells, CO2 sequestration, and related pipeline infrastructure could be permitted. The chair grouped the bills together for testimony, adopted a three-minute public comment rule, and noted that the bills were not yet under consideration for a vote during the public-comment portion.
Supporters, including Speaker Pro Tem Mike Johnson, parish officials, local activists, and residents, argued that communities affected by carbon capture projects should have a direct voice through local option elections. They said the bills were about self-determination, local control, and allowing residents to decide whether the risks are worth the benefits. Several speakers said their parishes had passed resolutions opposing carbon capture or asking for local choice, while others emphasized concerns about eminent domain, aquifer protection, lack of public understanding, and the need for more information about project impacts and financial benefits. Some supporters also said a local vote would force industry to engage more directly with communities and could improve transparency.
Opponents, including representatives of the Department of Conservation and Energy, the Louisiana Chemistry Association, the Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association, and the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry, warned that the bills would create uncertainty, undermine Louisiana’s primacy over Class VI permitting, and invite litigation under federal preemption and the Supremacy Clause. They said the state already has a strict permitting process with public input and technical review, and that allowing parish-by-parish approval could delay or block billions of dollars in investment, jobs, and export-related projects. The department testified that if the state adopted a local-option referendum system, EPA could determine Louisiana was not implementing the program consistently and could move to remove primacy. No committee vote was taken in the portion provided.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Prometheus is an energy-first company in an energy-first state.
- Prometheus is an energy-first company in an energy-first state.
- Prometheus is an energy-first company in an energy-first state.
- Prometheus is an energy-first company in an energy-first state.
- </c> take more energy and where that energy take more energy and where that energy is<03:00:46.640><c
Committee:
Joint Select Water Committee
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Feb 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And even you're looking at the low-income energy assistance program.
- we've had so many self-inflicted wounds in the state of Washington because we've not handled our energy
- We've not had a policy of energy diversity to drive costs down and to make sure we have energy security
- And what we saw in the past week is having to fund low-income energy assistance programs because people
- innovation in the state of Washington because we ourselves as a state have not really addressed that energy
Summary:
Washington Senate and House Republican leaders held a media availability focused on affordability, taxes, and government accountability as cutoff day approached. Senator John Braun and Representatives Peter Abbarno and April Connors criticized the Senate-passed income tax bill, arguing it is unconstitutional, would eventually expand beyond high earners, and should be stopped in the House. They also warned about a range of other tax proposals they said would raise costs for groceries, prescription drugs, data centers, startups, and businesses that employ people on Apple Health or Medicaid.
The lawmakers also highlighted concerns about energy policy, saying past decisions have driven up utility costs and forced more spending on low-income energy assistance. Abbarno criticized a bill affecting L&I funds and said money was diverted to CCA instead of education or health care. They also objected to several agency-expansion and enforcement bills, including an environmental crimes bill and an Attorney General investigations bill, saying they would centralize power in Olympia and discourage investment.
A major portion of the discussion centered on child welfare and DCYF accountability. Republicans said House Democrats blocked motions to bring child welfare bills to the floor, including measures tied to the Keeping Families Together Act and a bill to clarify “imminent harm,” and argued the Legislature should focus on child safety rather than process objections. In closing, Braun noted that a bipartisan fentanyl/endangerment bill, HB 5071, remains alive in the House, while Republicans said they would continue trying to stop tax increases and other bills they view as harmful before the cutoff deadline.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN-EIG, CPN Public Hearings 03-20-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> resiliency and um pursue the energy resiliency and um pursue the energy policy<00:37:59.839><c>
- First on our 974 HD1 relating to energy.
- We stand on our written Clearway Energy.
- </c> investors as one of the largest energy investors as one of the largest energy developers<01:13:30.239
- And you can see on our and clean energy.
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Summary:
The joint Senate committees heard HB 108 HD2, which would allow direct shipment of beer and distilled spirits by certain licensees and require liquor commissions to adopt rules. Most testimony came from craft brewers and distillers in support, who said the bill would help small and fragile producers reach customers, move limited or specialty products that wholesalers do not carry, and maintain relationships with visitors after they leave Hawaii. Supporters also argued that direct-to-consumer shipping would not meaningfully increase underage access because common carriers age-gate deliveries and require adult signatures, and that the measure would supplement rather than replace the three-tier system.
Opposition came from the Hawaii Food Industry Association and the Hawaii Liquor Wholesalers Association, which said the bill could create problems with minor access and tax revenue and would allow out-of-state manufacturers to ship directly to Hawaii households. Supporters responded that similar concerns were raised when wine direct shipping was adopted and said the existing shipping and reporting systems can track and tax these sales. Several witnesses, including Maui Brewing, Ola Brew, Koloa Rum, Hana Rum, Koulana Rumworks, Koval Distillery, and the Brewers Association, described their small-batch operations, limited distribution options, and the potential for direct shipping to expand sales and jobs.
Committee members questioned witnesses about underage access, tax collection, and the impact on the three-tier system. One witness discussed efforts to protect and potentially scale the Hawaiian spirit Okolehao through geographic and sourcing rules. The transcript does not show a final vote or disposition on HB 108 HD2 in the excerpt provided.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We also continue to involve our services around digital equity.
- </c> services around digital equity. services around digital equity.
- So the boys cannot get 15 players because it’s not gender equity.
- So the boys cannot get 15 players because it’s not gender equity.
- So the boys cannot get 15 players because it’s not gender equity.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Louisiana Department of Health, in coordination with the legislature, the Louisiana Center for Health Equity
- Louisiana Department of Health, in coordination with the legislature, the Louisiana Center for Health Equity
- would basically urge and request the department to coordinate with the Louisiana Center for Health Equity
- I'm the president and founder of the Louisiana Center for Health Equity, and this resolution is really
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 145, which would require adult residential care providers, especially assisted living centers, to have generators or other backup power arrangements and to submit preparedness plans to LDH. After technical amendments and testimony from the sponsor, LDH, and the assisted living industry clarifying the bill’s scope and cost concerns, the committee adopted the amendments and reported the bill favorably. It then took up SB 433, which would require Medicaid coverage of medically necessary FDA-approved weight loss drugs, including GLP-1 medications, subject to appropriations and fiscally sustainable coverage criteria; the bill was reported favorably after discussion of current Medicaid coverage and costs.
The committee also approved SB 52, which requires better coordination between DCFS and LDH so SNAP and Medicaid benefits can follow children more quickly when they are removed from or returned to a home. Technical amendments changed reporting deadlines and required written notice, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 4 on public water fluoridation was amended to allow local governments or voters to opt out through a petition and election process, with support from the Louisiana Dental Association and others after compromise language was adopted; it was reported favorably with amendments. SB 152, which would prohibit the sale of cultured or lab-grown food products for human consumption, was also reported favorably with amendments after brief testimony in support and opposition.
The committee next approved SCR 37, which asks the Surgeon General to review Louisiana’s informed consent laws and report back on any gaps, after discussion that the existing medical disclosure panel had not met since 2018. It then considered SB 194, a public assistance bill aligning Louisiana Medicaid and SNAP rules with recent federal changes on non-citizen eligibility and tightening Medicaid’s reasonable opportunity period for citizenship verification. After extensive debate over immigration, emergency care, and whether the bill could harm eligible applicants or rural hospitals, the committee adopted an amendment allowing LDH discretion for emergency health care services and reported the bill favorably by an 8-3 vote. Finally, HCR 113 created a task force to study gestational carrier agreements and assisted reproductive regulation; after debate over surrogacy, ethics, and referral to Civil Law, the committee rejected the referral motion and then reported the resolution favorably, and the meeting moved on to SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and legal representation funding.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 04/24/26
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- That has to do, of course, with the limited equity co-op concept that's spelled out here, as distinct
- </c> That has to do of course with the That has to do of course with the limited<00:25:52.400><c> equity
- </c><00:25:52.720><c> co-op</c><00:25:53.200><c> concept</c><00:25:53.760><c> that's</c> limited equity
- co-op concept that's limited equity co-op concept that's spelled<00:25:54.280><c> out</c><00:25:54.480
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Business and Professions Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Business and Professions
Transcript Highlights:
- What is a real threat is a significant increase in private equity involvement in health care, and their
- Importantly, this is also an equity issue. Interior design is a diverse profession.
- At its core, a no vote on AB 1796 is a vote against women and LGBTQ professional equity in our broader
- And so for those reasons, for patient safety, for equity, and also for the thousands who will be impacted
Committee:
House Business and Professions
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House and Governmental Affairs Apr 1st, 2026
House and Governmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Southern Poverty Law Center; Ronald Marshall with Vote; Ilona Preeto; Jared Evans, Power Coalition for Equity
- and Justice; Sarah Whittington, ACLU; and Cree Matlock with the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice
- Chris Williams with United Ballot; Ronald Marshall with Vote; Jared Evans, Power Coalition for Equity
- Chris Williams with United Ballot; Ronald Marshall with Vote; Jared Evans, Power Coalition for Equity
Committee:
House House and Governmental Affairs
Summary:
The committee heard several bills focused on public access, transparency, and campaign finance. HB 648, as amended, would allow early childhood providers and parents of children under five to participate virtually in certain boards and commissions when in-person attendance is not feasible; supporters said it would help short-staffed providers and busy parents, while an opponent argued participation is different from observation. The bill was reported favorably as amended. HB 615 would require certain public bodies with taxing, rulemaking, or fee-setting authority to broadcast meetings live and keep an online archive; supporters emphasized low-cost technology and broader access, while local government representatives warned of unfunded mandates, confusion over which bodies are covered, and concerns about archiving and platform dependence. The committee adopted amendments clarifying the recording/broadcast language and reported the bill favorably as amended. HB 627, a similar live-streaming bill by Rep. Knox, was voluntarily deferred in favor of HB 615.
The committee also considered HB 996, which would allow campaign funds to be used for clothing required for holding office and related cleaning/maintenance. The author said the bill was meant to offset required professional attire costs for legislators with modest salaries, but members raised concerns about public perception, possible abuse, and whether a cap should be added. The bill was voluntarily deferred so the author could work with members on a cap and narrower language. HB 540, dealing with disclosures for certain digital political communications and influencer-style campaign advertising, was discussed as a way to require disclosure when third parties are paid from campaign funds to promote or attack candidates online; members sought clarification that it would apply to paid campaign content rather than ordinary self-posted material. The bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee took up HB 270, which would allow qualified incarcerated voters who have not been convicted of a felony to vote absentee by mail if they are first-time mail registrants and cannot vote in person. The author said the bill was intended to resolve a conflict between existing voting statutes and preserve already-existing voting rights for pretrial detainees and others not convicted of felonies. Supporters said incarcerated voters are highly verifiable and the bill would reduce confusion, while opponents raised concerns about administration. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to involuntarily defer the bill by a recorded vote.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
House Select Committee on Women and Children Mar 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- but not limited to, advancing their well-being, particularly concerning access to health, promoting equity
- I am the president and founder of the Louisiana Center for Health Equity.
- The Louisiana Center for Health Equity has been in Louisiana since 2010.
- So in that same vein, Louisiana Center for Health Equity proposes that the Louisiana State Legislature
Summary:
The committee held its inaugural meeting and heard opening remarks from the chair and vice chair about the committee’s purpose: studying issues affecting women and children in Louisiana, including health, education, economic opportunity, safety, and criminal justice. After roll call, the committee proceeded with informational presentations rather than taking any formal votes. Members emphasized the committee’s role in gathering testimony and identifying policy solutions.
The first major presentation came from the Governor’s Office of Human Trafficking Prevention. The director reviewed 2025 data showing 2,963 identified victims, 15,437 service instances, and trafficking reports in 62 of 64 parishes. She explained Louisiana’s coordinated response system, including screening tools, child advocacy center referrals, and the DCFS hotline option for trafficking reports. She also described familial trafficking, new victim outreach and identification tools, and two priority bills: HB 321, which would create immunity from prostitution offenses for child victims under Safe Harbor principles, and SB 83, which would require school board trafficking policies and expand victim advocacy services to labor trafficking victims and survivors up to age 21. Committee members asked about reporting procedures, school use of the tools, service gaps, and whether the data showed increases due to better identification.
The committee then heard from the Attorney General’s office on online child exploitation and child sexual abuse material. The presenter said the Louisiana ICAC Task Force received 31,203 tips in 2025, made 545 arrests, identified or rescued more than 80 child victims, and executed over 1,500 search warrants. He described rapid tip-to-arrest responses in recent cases, the expansion of partner agencies statewide, and the creation of an Orleans Metro ICAC task force. Members asked about community presentations, the role of social media in exploitation, the use of geolocation, the prosecution of out-of-state offenders, and the need for more analysts and outreach staff. The discussion also covered sadistic online enticement, sextortion, live-streamed abuse, and the need for parents and schools to monitor children’s online activity.
At the end of the meeting, the committee began receiving a legislative auditor’s presentation on the treatment and care of incarcerated women, focusing on jail policies, health care, restraint use, and reentry, but the transcript cuts off before that presentation is completed. No committee votes or formal actions were recorded in the portion provided.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Caucus of the Whole - 2026-01-13 - 11:15AM
Vermont House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It strengthens our working relationships, fosters fairness, equity.
- 29:43.760><c> fosters</c> relationships, fosters relationships, fosters fairness,<00:29:45.919><c> equity
- c><00:29:46.480><c> It</c><00:29:46.720><c> encourages</c><00:29:47.279><c> diverse</c> fairness, equity
- It encourages diverse fairness, equity.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Finance Division II (05/23/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- I will be very brief and remind everyone that the goal of the legislation is to achieve equity and fulfill
- the goal of the legislation is to that the goal of the legislation is to achieve<00:43:18.640><c> equity
- </c><00:43:19.520><c> and</c><00:43:19.920><c> fulfill</c><00:43:20.480><c> the</c> achieve equity and
- fulfill the achieve equity and fulfill the constitutional<00:43:22.000><c> obligation.
Summary:
The committee held a work session on SB 145, which would require sexual assault evidence kits to be delivered to the state forensic lab within seven business days and analyzed more promptly. Pamela Kyle of the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence said the bill was developed after survivor concerns and extensive discussions with the Departments of Safety and Justice. She explained that most agencies already deliver kits quickly, but some kits sit for months, and the bill is intended to add structure without penalties while preserving chain of custody. Members discussed the use of common carriers or courier services for transport, the need for clear rules, and whether carriers would know what they were transporting. Representative Papovich offered amendment 2025-2301H to remove the reimbursement program for police shipping costs, arguing it would add administrative overhead and was unnecessary. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, and the committee then voted OTPA on SB 145 as amended, with members voting yes on the roll call.
The committee then opened a work session on SB 295, and the sponsor presented a replace-all amendment intended to simplify and clarify the Education Freedom Account bill without changing its purpose. The amendment would remove income-cap language, define priority enrollment groups, establish an enrollment cap for the EFA program, and create rolling enrollment rules. It would set a 10,000-student cap for the 2025-2026 school year, allow the cap to increase by 25% if enrollment exceeds 90% of the prior cap, and ensure current participants can remain enrolled. The amendment also provides that certain sections would later be repealed once the Department of Education certifies that applications have not exceeded the cap for two consecutive school years. The sponsor walked through the amendment section by section, explaining that the bill is structured in two phases: one while caps exist and another after they are no longer needed.