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• reading, and returned to the Committee on Natural Resources and Energy. >> Without objection, Mr.
• , given its first reading, and returned to Natural Resources and Energy.
• Energy. Energy.
• ,</c> Natural Resources and Energy, Natural Resources and Energy, given<01:02:50.040><c> its</c><01:02
• </c> Natural Resources and Energy. Natural Resources and Energy.

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• facilities and the Energy Planning and Inventory Commission.
• In Energy and Environment million.
• facilities and the of nuclear energy facilities and the Energy<00:35:18.160><c> Planning</c><00:35:18.640
• ><c> and</c><00:35:18.840><c> Inventory</c> Energy Planning and Inventory Energy Planning and Inventory
• </c> and to the Natural Resources and Energy and to the Natural Resources and Energy Committee<00:59:

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• Just urging and requesting the Department of Conservation and Energy... the BP oil spill.
• Just urging requests the Department of Conservation and Energy.
• Representative McCormick: Department of Conservation and Energy. Representative McCormick: Okay.
• Is there someone, maybe from energy or someone here, that can talk?
• We have someone available to speak: Monique Edwards with the Department of Conservation and Energy.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• , wind, solar, and other sustainable energy resources.
• Other sustainable energy resources, examples of that would be like hydro, hydraulic, or nuclear energy
• , wind, solar, and other sustainable energy resources.
• And other energy situation in our state.
• energy.

Committee: House Resources and Conservation

Keywords: 989, all

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• Speaker Murphy was first elected as an independent TD for County Wexford, renewable energy.
• SB 1336, State Land; Natural Resources, Energy and Water. SB 325 and SB 625, Ways and Means.
• SB 1336, State Land; Natural Resources, Energy and Water. SB 325 and SB 625, Ways and Means.
• Natural and Energy and Water and Appropriations. SCR 1020 compensation.
• Natural and energy and water and appropriations. SCR 1020 compensation.

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Jasleen Chatwal. Members also introduced a number of guests and visiting groups, including Irish dignitaries for St. Patrick’s Day recognition, labor organizations such as AFSCME and CWA, the Arizona Farm Bureau, the Arizona chapter of the American College of Surgeons for Stop the Bleed training, and advocates for rare skeletal conditions. A proclamation recognizing St. Patrick’s Day was read, and the House later heard a proclamation honoring AFSCME Arizona. On the floor, the House took up several procedural motions, including requests to have the Senate return HB 4027 and HB 2444 for reconsideration, and received multiple Senate bills on first and second reading. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole and approved HB 2750 with a friendly floor amendment, sending it forward as amended. The House also sent HB 2999 to an additional Committee of the Whole, adopted a floor amendment, and advanced it as amended for engrossing. During third reading, HB 2197, relating to water access and camping near water sources, failed on reconsideration after members debated whether it imposed unnecessary criminal penalties and enforcement concerns. HB 2429, relating to vacation and short-term rentals, passed after supporters said it restored local control to cities and towns. HB 2950, creating special districts for tourism improvement areas, passed after amendments made participation voluntary and added notice requirements. HB 4001, relating to nicotine products, also passed after debate over youth vaping, enforcement authority, and whether the bill struck the right balance between regulation and parental responsibility. The House then made committee announcements and adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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• be taken up for immediate consideration, read the first time, and re-referred to the Committee on Energy
• Read it first time and re-referred to the Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining.
• The bill be advanced and referred to the Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining.
• Your Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining will meet tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in 208 West.
• Your Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining will meet tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in 208 West.

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• It adds battery energy storage to the renewable standard as well.
• And then from the stakeholders, they wanted to add in some nuclear energy credits just to clarify how
• So that's why the language was inserted in there just to kind of clarify where this nuclear energy was
• So I think that's probably why they were needing these energy credits, was to clarify that. Okay.
• And having to do with the nuclear energy credits, they say that they're tradable.

Committee: House Utilities

Summary: The Utilities Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 2807, with a substitute ending in .03C. Representative Herbert explained that the substitute was intended to match the Senate version, add battery energy storage to the renewable standard, clarify that the nuclear provision applies to new, not existing, nuclear generation, and create nuclear energy credits to help track generation for the PSC. Members asked about how the credits would work, whether they could involve out-of-state generation, and how the bill would affect Missouri jobs and in-state generation. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 2807 do pass by a roll call vote of 18 ayes and 1 no. The committee then heard House Bills 3351 and 3371, sponsored by Representatives Koslow and Taylor, which would expand a prior, narrower water-district detachment proposal statewide. The bill would create a “specific demand customer” category for large water users whose quantity or quality needs may exceed a district’s capabilities, require a water district to respond within 60 days, and allow the customer to seek service elsewhere and pursue detachment if the district cannot or will not serve them. It also would prevent districts from taking on new encumbering federal debt to block detachment and would require gifts offered specifically to pay off such debt to be accepted and applied to that purpose. Sponsors said the measure was meant to stop “debt hoarding” and remove barriers to economic development while still allowing courts to review reasonableness and protect both districts and customers. Members questioned the scope of the bill, including the use of “may exceed” in the definition, whether the restriction on new loans could create problems in emergency or repair situations, how reasonableness would be judged, and whether the proposal could affect existing ratepayers or apply to municipal systems. The sponsors said the intent was to address net-new customers and to leave ordinary financing available except for loans used to prevent detachment. In informational testimony, Missouri American Water described a separate but related problem involving USDA red tape delaying a partial sale of the city of DeKalb’s water system, saying the delay was preventing lower rates and needed capital investment for a small community. No votes were taken on HB 3351 or HB 3371 before the committee adjourned.

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• Energy will meet at 1:00 in room 103. Marine Resources will meet at 1:00 in room 114.
• Energy will meet at 1:00 in room 401.
• Energy will meet at 1:00 in room 103. Marine Resources, 1:00 in room 114. Education will not meet.
• Energy<00:27:43.600><c> will</c><00:27:43.760><c> meet</c><00:27:43.920><c> at</c><00:27:44.080><c> 1
• </c> Energy will meet at 1:00 in room 103. Energy will meet at 1:00 in room 103.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 24 February, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

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• Environment, Energy and Technology: Barbieri, Chairman; Furniss, Vice Chairman; Vander Woude, Scott,
• We're also partnering with the Trump team to deliver results in energy dominance.
• laboratory in Idaho Falls has been at the forefront of nuclear energy research for decades.
• And today, under President Trump, America is experiencing a nuclear energy resurgence.
• competitiveness, boosting energy security, and protecting critical systems from cyber threats.

Summary: The Idaho House convened for the opening day of the second regular session of the 68th Legislature, with ceremonial opening proceedings including the color guard, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance. The House received and filed several gubernatorial certificates appointing members to fill House vacancies, including Ann Henderson-Haws (District 16), Michael Veile (District 35), Donald Hall (District 25), and Aaron Bingham (District 32), and the Secretary of State’s certificate listing all House members for the session was also filed. The chamber then adopted House Concurrent Resolution 20, which authorizes a joint session with the Senate to hear the governor’s message, after suspending the rules by a 69-aye vote. The House also approved standing committee assignments for the session and filed a letter appointing an acting chief clerk. Committees were appointed to notify the governor and the Senate that the House was organized, and later to escort the Senate to the House chamber for the joint session. No substantive legislation was debated beyond HCR 20, and the House moved through organizational business only. In the joint session, Governor Brad Little delivered the State of the State and budget address, outlining his “Enduring Idaho Plan.” He emphasized continued tax cuts, reduced regulation, a balanced budget, protection of K-12 funding, support for Idaho LAUNCH, rural health care investments, water infrastructure, and maintaining the state’s AAA credit rating. He also highlighted public safety efforts, alignment with President Trump’s agenda, and Idaho’s defense of its women’s sports law. After the address, the Legislature voted to print the governor’s message in the House and Senate journals, dissolved the joint session, and the House adjourned until the next day.

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• We're also partnering with the Trump team to deliver results in energy dominance.
• The Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls has been at the forefront of nuclear energy research.
• The laboratory in Idaho Falls has been at the forefront of nuclear energy research for decades.
• And today, under President Trump, America is experiencing a nuclear energy resurgence.
• competitiveness, boosting energy security, and protecting critical systems from cyber threats.

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• Revoking these credits and denying funds for clean energy projects that support a sustainable, healthy
• As federal funding is cut off for health care, for food, for clean energy credits, as the state has to
• We can make sure energy costs that data centers drive are not paid by Washington households.
• Our job this session is to spend every drop of energy we have, plus some, stopping the bad and building
• the following committees: Local Government, Transportation, and as Vice Chair of Environment and Energy

Summary: The House convened for the opening day of the 2026 regular session of the 69th Legislature, with 96 members present. The session included the Pledge of Allegiance, the national anthem, a prayer, and a tribal welcome and blessing from Squaxin Island Tribe members, followed by the swearing-in of several representatives by retired Justice Mary Yu. The Speaker also recognized the deaths of Senator Bill Ramos, Speaker Emeritus Frank Chopp, and Trooper Tara Marissa Gooding with a moment of silence. In opening remarks, the Speaker emphasized the impacts of federal actions on Washington, including tariffs, H.R. 1, health care costs, Medicaid and food assistance losses, climate and clean energy funding threats, immigration and civil rights concerns, and the need to protect food, health, shelter, and affordability. Representative Stokesbary responded for House Republicans, focusing on Washington’s high cost of living, opposing an income tax, and urging action on affordability, housing, and crime. Both sides framed the session as a difficult but important period for budget and policy decisions. The House adopted House Resolution 4665 to notify the governor that it was organized and ready for business, and adopted House Concurrent Resolutions 4406 and 4407 to receive the governor’s address and establish the session’s cutoff dates. The chamber also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 8407, adopted permanent House rules, and approved several committee reassignments and appointments. A House delegation then reported back from a visit with Governor Ferguson, and the House adjourned until the next day, when it was scheduled to meet in pro forma session before the joint session for the governor’s State of the State address.

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• Second reading of Senate Bill 1076, referred to the Committee on Energy and Environment.
• Bills that are sitting in front of this chamber for months to save the Upper Peninsula from bad energy
• The U.P. is already paying the highest energy costs in the country, and the mines are Already paying
• the highest energy costs in the country.
• So you can make political points. already paying the highest energy costs in the country.

Summary: The Senate convened with 30 members present, heard the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, and approved several temporary excusals. The chamber received gubernatorial appointments to multiple boards and commissions, then recessed and later took up resolutions and legislation. It adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, a tribute memorializing former Senator and Representative Robert Geake, after remarks honoring his long legislative career and public service; the resolution was adopted and all members and the Lieutenant Governor were added as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, which approved an extension of a state of emergency related to gasoline prices through Labor Day. Senator Camilleri argued the extension would help lower fuel costs for residents, while Senator McBroom later criticized the resolution as political theater and urged action on substantive energy legislation, including a pending Upper Peninsula-related bill. The resolution passed by roll call, 36-1. In floor action, the Senate introduced and referred several bills, including measures on the Income Tax Act, Michigan Trust Fund Act, road classification, the Food Law, Motor Fuels Quality Act, and automated decision tools in employment. The chamber then passed three bills on third reading: Senate Bill 480 on child care organization licensing and regulation, Senate Bill 517 amending the Revised School Code, and Senate Bill 278 amending the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966. The Senate adjourned after statements and a final motion to adjourn until June 25 at 10 a.m.

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• Senate Bill 1912 by Eckhardt relating to contracting with companies that boycott certain energy companies
• Senate Bill 1915 by Eckhardt, Johnson, and Menendez relating to energy efficiency goals for electric
• Eckhardt and Menendez relating to the use of a load management program to meet an electric utility's energy
• Senate Bill 1979 by Hall relating to renewable energy generation facilities to Business and Commerce.
• Senate Bill 2050 by Birdwell relating to the recycling and disposal of consumer energy storage modules

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• has been tracking energy which has been tracking energy production<00:39:57.599><c> by</c><00:39:57.920
• </c> muchneeded energy supply makes no sense. muchneeded energy supply makes no sense.
• </c> for consumers is to expand energy for consumers is to expand energy supply.<00:43:22.720><c> And
• </c> political experiment or a green energy political experiment or a green energy fantasy. fantasy.
• </c><05:42:21.840><c> Without</c> domestic supply of energy. Without domestic supply of energy.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• </c> assault on American energy. assault on American energy.
• </c><02:31:24.000><c> and</c> directs the committee on energy and directs the committee on energy and
• </c><02:48:01.439><c> and</c> billion of cuts under energy and billion of cuts under energy and commerce
• </c> and our energy independence. and our energy independence.
• ><c> independence,</c> national security, energy independence, national security, energy independence

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I agree that there should be some balance between the competitive equity and it not being determined
• 01:04:37.359><c> in</c> in Congressman Guthri's committee in in Congressman Guthri's committee in energy
• 01:04:39.839><c> uh</c><01:04:40.000><c> we</c><01:04:40.240><c> all</c><01:04:40.400><c> hope</c> energy
• and commerce and uh we all hope energy and commerce and uh we all hope to<01:04:40.720><c> see</c><01

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:01 Approve Minutes from June 11, 2026- 00:00:40 Staff Report on 2026 Child Fatality Panel Update- 00:01:17 Panel Staff Response to Report-00:21:12 University of Kentucky Name, Image, and Likeness-00:44:34 Kentucky State Police Update on SERVS-01:17:55 Adjornment-01:33:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum and approved the minutes from the previous meeting. Members then received a staff report on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel, including an annual LOIC evaluation of the panel’s operations, statutory compliance, case management system development, member experience, and written procedures. The report noted recent House Bill 778 expanded the panel’s access to records and to TWIST/I-TWIST, and recommended that staff request access and training promptly to avoid implementation problems. Analysts reported the panel has met statutory membership and meeting requirements, and that agency responses to the panel’s 2025 recommendations improved, with all responses meeting statutory content requirements though some were late. They also said the panel still lacks formal written procedures, so a prior recommendation was reissued. The report discussed the panel’s new case management system, now in testing with the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and a survey of panel members showing generally positive views of meetings and case discussions but recurring concerns about SharePoint access, time demands, virtual meetings, and the panel’s lack of enforcement authority. The report included a matter for legislative consideration suggesting the General Assembly may wish to seek additional testimony from agencies when responses are unclear or more information is needed. Panel staff responded that the work is difficult but important, said they are optimistic about gaining TWIST access, and acknowledged that written procedures have not yet been completed because they wanted to align them with the new system. They said both the system and procedures are hoped to be finished by the end of the year, with the new case management system expected to be implemented by September 1 after further testing and migration. Members also discussed trends in child fatality and near-fatality cases, including increases in reported cases since 2013, substance abuse, safe storage of firearms, and concerns about THC/CBD gummies reaching children. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• Every single time, I really appreciated how you reminded us about equity, how you always talked about
• SB 623 by Senator Umberg, in equity to transportation. Thank you, Mr. President.
• This is an opportunity for multigenerations to benefit from equity and opportunity.

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• the nation to enact such a law, once again positioning the Commonwealth as a leader in advancing equity
• Our mayor said it was a matter of equity to create a new field at Albemarle Field, basically abutting
• Never mind that North has a pool and South doesn't, and equity shouldn't mean equal opportunity for heat

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

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Summary: The Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight heard testimony on several procurement-related bills. Senator Lovely and steel industry witnesses supported S. 2167/H. 3411, which would require preference for U.S. manufacturers on public construction projects using steel and other materials. They argued that Canadian and other foreign fabricators underbid Massachusetts firms because of exchange rates, subsidies, and different labor-cost structures, causing local job losses and economic leakage. Committee members asked about tariffs, market share, and whether the bill should be folded into broader municipal legislation; the witnesses said public work should stay in Massachusetts and that the bill would help preserve local industry and jobs. The committee also heard strong support for S. 2107, a bill to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities in state and municipal contracting. Work Inc. testified that a preference for contractors employing people with disabilities would expand competitive employment, reduce reliance on public assistance, and generate net savings for taxpayers. Members asked about the estimated savings and whether recent federal changes to benefits would affect the numbers; the witness said the figures may need updating but that the underlying employment opportunity remains important. Another bill, H. 3339/S. 2187, would prohibit state and municipal contracts for new artificial turf fields containing zinc, plastic, or intentionally added PFAS. Sponsors and supporters cited health risks, heat retention, injuries, and PFAS contamination, while committee members discussed local bans, disposal problems, and whether indoor facilities or alternative materials could be used. Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro testified in favor of H. 12 and H. 13, which would update Chapter 30B procurement thresholds and allow municipalities to bundle snow hauling and removal with plowing contracts. He said the changes would give local governments more flexibility, reduce confusion between school and municipal procurement rules, and make snow contracts more attractive to vendors. Members questioned whether quasi-public agencies and state entities should also be subject to 30B, and Shapiro said many public entities have their own procedures but that transparency and fairness should apply across the board. The committee also heard support for S. 2150, a software licensing bill aimed at preventing vendor lock-in by ensuring state agencies can run purchased software in the infrastructure that best fits their needs; the witness said restrictive licensing can drive up costs and create cybersecurity and modernization problems, and that similar laws have already passed in several other states.

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• My landlord is Equity Residential.
• New Jersey has its own lawsuit going on over the same thing against 10 landlords, but Equity isn't one
• You know, you heard about one of them from a resident of Equity Residential, and in Jersey City we know

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• LGBT Tech is a national nonprofit working at the intersection of technology, digital equity, privacy,
• know, from, you know, one's own personal self to community to, you know, really appreciate the tech equity
• know, from, you know, one's own personal self to community to, you know, really appreciate the tech equity

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of social media on LGBTQ+ youth, focusing on benefits, risks, and possible safeguards. Chair members framed the discussion around the tension between protecting young people from addictive design, harassment, hate speech, exploitation, and mental health harms while preserving access to affirming resources, community, and crisis support that many LGBTQ+ youth rely on online. Members emphasized that the hearing was meant to inform future policy rather than relitigate prior bills, and several members of the LGBTQ+ Caucus attended or participated. The first panel featured lived experience and advocacy testimony from Madi Roby of Alliance for Trans Youth Rights, Shea Gardner of LGBT Tech, and Casey Pick of the Trevor Project. Roby described social media as essential to exploring identity, finding trans language and safety information, and connecting to Trevor Project resources during a family crisis, while also acknowledging online hate and bullying. Gardner argued that lawmakers should regulate harms more precisely rather than impose broad age-based exclusions, warning that account bans and age-gating could cut off access to community, privacy-protective pseudonymity, and crisis resources. Pick testified that LGBTQ+ youth are more likely than peers to attempt suicide, that social media can be both a lifeline and a risk, and that Trevor Space and other moderated online spaces can improve mental health and reduce isolation; she also cautioned against policies that would push youth into less visible, less moderated spaces. Committee members questioned the witnesses about algorithmic feeds, addictive design, age verification, and whether platforms should be required to do more to protect youth. Several lawmakers distinguished between personalized feeds and addictive features such as infinite scroll and autoplay, and asked for more targeted prescriptions. Witnesses generally supported stronger privacy protections, limits on data collection and use, better reporting and moderation tools, digital literacy, and design changes that reduce harmful engagement patterns without eliminating access to community. The discussion also touched on the loss of LGBTQ-specific 988 services at the national level and the importance of maintaining alternative support pathways. The second panel presented research from Common Sense Media, UC Irvine, Hope Lab, and LGBTQ+ Health Australia. Researchers reported that LGBTQ+ youth often arrive online with higher depressive symptoms and limited in-person support, encounter homophobic and transphobic content at high rates, and may self-censor because of fear of harassment. At the same time, many said social media helps them feel less alone and find affirmation. Dr. Sean Young emphasized a harm-reduction approach, noting that online environments can be designed to support health and that policymakers should measure whether restrictions actually reduce harm or simply displace it. Dr. Amy Green echoed that social media is both harmful and supportive for LGBTQ+ youth, underscoring that the policy goal should be to make youth safer rather than less visible online.