Transcript Highlights:

• Under 233, it's considered a positive factor in deciding whether or not to grant an ESA at the Public
• And if you combine that with a high load factor, so an 85% load factor means they are using that amount
• Almost no facilities other than data centers operate at an extremely high load factor.
• If you have a bunch of diverse businesses... ...in this high load factor.
• , which, you know, almost no manufacturing facility would be at that high load factor.

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on energy, public safety, and environmental cleanup. House Bill 455 would create a historic preservation license plate to raise funds and awareness for Delaware preservation efforts, and House Bill 471 would tighten rules and penalties for off-highway vehicles on shared private roads, with golf carts excluded. House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 439, the Truth in E-Bike Marketing Act, would require clearer disclosures when selling electric mopeds and electric motorcycles so consumers understand classification, power, and licensing/insurance requirements. House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 407, related to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act and brownfields, would shift funding for brownfield cleanup from the original realty transfer tax approach to a dedicated share of the hazardous substance cleanup fund and raise civil penalties for fraudulent acts. The committee also approved the June 18, 2026 minutes once quorum was reached. Most of the meeting centered on House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 233, as amended, a large-load/data center bill intended to protect ratepayers from costs tied to massive new electricity users. The sponsor and Public Advocate said PJM’s warnings about a coming reliability backstop auction made it urgent to establish a Delaware framework now, requiring large energy users to sign utility agreements, cover their share of transmission, distribution, and capacity costs, and comply with curtailment and other protections. Supporters from environmental groups and some labor and business voices said the bill was needed to prevent cost shifts to households and small businesses, while opponents argued it was being rushed, could deter investment, and might unintentionally affect other industries; several asked for more time and clearer definitions. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee also took up House Bill 470, which would authorize Delmarva Power, with PSC approval, to build and operate utility-owned battery storage and spread costs across the customer base. The sponsor and Delmarva said the bill would improve reliability quickly and help avoid outages, while the chair expressed concern that the state had not yet fully studied whether utility-owned or competitively procured storage is the best model, noting a recent SEU storage study and broader policy questions. Supporters said utility storage could be deployed faster and help with peak shaving, while others urged a competitive process; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 470.

Transcript Highlights:

• The most important factors used in determining a career trajectory and opportunity are pay.
• These are all factors that are associated with recidivism and the risk to reoffend.
• It has to do with that additional factor, the 'monster factor,' if you will, that makes it where they
• Unfortunately, there's not a specific or really defined set of factors that tell us that someone...
• There are multiple factors, and it depends on the individual, how those factors affect the person.

Bills: HB240 , HB2097 , HB2731 , HB3087 , HB3234 , HB3319 , HB3394 , HB3687 , HB4105 , HB4205 , HB4350 , HB4462 , HB4642 , HB4801 , HB5403 , HB240

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: quorum, tax levy, county governance, local government, population regulations, quorum requirement, Texas counties, population threshold, deputy sheriff, civil service, law enforcement, appeals process, sheriff's department, HB 2731, roadside vendors, solicitors, county regulation, border counties, Mexico border, Transportation Code

Transcript Highlights:

• , one of the factors that's not being discussed much and should be is something they learned recently
• <00:47:08.560><c> besides</c><00:47:08.960><c> the</c><00:47:09.200><c> cost</c><00:47:09.520><c> factor
• the cost factor, which I think<00:47:10.480><c> is</c><00:47:11.280><c> a</c><00:47:11.599><c> major
• that's not being discussed the factors that's not being discussed much<00:47:15.920><c> and</c><00:47
• Thank you. the 90% capacity factor. So some utility the 90% capacity factor.

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> based on based on all of those factors based on based on all of those factors and<00:22:49.960><
• </c><00:36:41.280><c> from</c><00:36:41.720><c> from</c> so yeah so factors from from so yeah so factors
• The biggest factor on all these various unknowns is the interest rate factor, and that's primarily driven
• The biggest factor on all these various unknowns is the interest rate factor, and that's primarily driven
• </c> being the the chief factor being the the chief factor in<04:28:58.159><c> uh</c><04:28:58.359><c

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee met in a work session on revenue estimates and reviewed updated spreadsheet pages for several tax categories, using prior agreements and new testimony to refine FY 2025-2027 estimates. Early discussion covered insurance tax estimates, where members reviewed a letter from the insurance commissioner saying he was comfortable with the numbers provided; the committee accepted those estimates without opposition. Members also discussed utility property tax, with testimony about recent infrastructure buildout, tariffs, depreciation, and the difficulty of forecasting future growth. After debate over whether to use the average of high and low estimates or lean lower, the committee unanimously adopted the utility property tax numbers. The committee then turned to real estate transfer tax and communications tax. For real estate transfer tax, members cited county input, housing market conditions, interest rates, lumber costs, and uncertainty about future policy; they agreed to use the averages and adopted those estimates unanimously. For communications tax, members noted the decline in landline-based revenue and the shift to data services. After discussion of whether to use the low estimate or the average, the committee settled on the average with a small rounding-down adjustment when the figure ended in .5, and adopted the numbers unanimously. The chair also clarified that these estimates remain subject to change until the final resolution is adopted. The committee next accepted interest and dividends estimates as presented, with members noting the decline in that revenue source and the lack of additional information beyond the department’s analysis. Finally, the committee began discussing tobacco tax revenue, with members noting long-term declines in smoking, offsetting effects from out-of-state sales, and a suggestion to take a slightly conservative approach by reducing the average by 0.5. The transcript cuts off during that discussion, so no final vote on tobacco is shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we make decisions based on a lot of different factors.
• And every agency may have a cost factor or quality or service factor.
• So we make decisions based on a lot of different factors.
• And every agency may have a cost factor or quality or service factor.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This includes the Governor's budget proposal impacting the guarantee calculation, the maintenance factor
• So contributing to the increase in 2024-25 is a $7.8 billion maintenance factor payment, which is an
• The remaining maintenance factor balance at the end of the three-year window is now approximately $584
• The two main factors that drive reserve deposits are your growth in the Proposition 98 guarantee and
• Yeah, there are a lot of factors you could consider.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the exchange, which is appointed by the governor, voting power on decisions related to the market factor
• governor's health policy advisor as a non-voting member to the board for meetings related to the market factor
• It adds differences in prescription drug formularies to the list of factors that the exchange may consider
• when developing market factor criteria.
• requires the exchange to submit an annual report beginning in 2030 with certain enrollment and market factor

Bills: SB5899 , SB6292 , SB6094 , SB6182 , SB5947 , SJR8206 , SB5933 , SB6138 , SB5823 , SB6210 , SB5921 , SB6226 , SB6159 , SB5924 , SGA9291 , SGA9307

Committee: Senate Health & Long-Term Care

Keywords: chiropractic, animal care, veterinary medicine, license endorsement, nonhuman animals, health care, financing, legislative committee, joint committee, policy management, pediatric care, transitional services, healthcare, licensing, children's health, abortion, reproductive health, pregnancy termination, clinic access, abortion access fund

Transcript Highlights:

• This form is used for cost-estimating purposes and includes an inflation factor that is updated each
• and OFM is required to adjust the threshold annually for inflation using the C-100 form's inflation factor
• C-100 form's inflation factor beginning July 1, 2027.
• And I really like the idea this was not our idea to put in that inflation factor.
• They formed a subcommittee that worked really hard to look at the cost indexes and the escalation factors

Bills: HB2470 , HB2353 , HB2420 , HB2338

Committee: House Capital Budget

Keywords: HB2470, school construction assistance, capital budget, school facilities, on-base schools, military base schools, military installations, public school construction, school plant projects, state funding assistance, superintendent of public instruction, OSPI, school capital funding, instructional space, school district construction, alternative learning experience, ALE, free and reduced-price meals, special housing burden, district growth

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:13:20.880><c> but</c> add any of the additional factors but add any of the additional factors
• Follow-up. >> Sure. >> The court had that factor separate.
• </c> &gt;&gt; The court uh had that factor separate.
• &gt;&gt; The court uh had that factor separate.
• What was the that deciding factor.

Committee: House Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So those factors are all new things that were taken into account.
• We're asking you to adopt a 15% flex factor to contract and work.
• So there’s a couple of factors here.
• That is one factor. Another factor is the time that it takes from an approval from CMS.
• Is that a potential factor, or is that an actual factor that’s happening?

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, it has to do a lot with the risk factors that can be in any given ZIP code or territory, as you
• subsidization of the risk that's still going on, but that's why, you know, we find that the more rating factors
• But we don't have a lot of those other rating factors at our disposal in Massachusetts that would allow
• Most states in the country do allow for credit-based insurance scoring as a factor.
• It faces similar criticisms to other rating factors.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Financial Services

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a public hearing on a wide range of auto insurance and vehicle-related bills. Testimony focused heavily on autonomous vehicle regulation, auto insurance rating by ZIP code, rental car liability coverage, and surcharge thresholds for minor accidents. Representative Polito supported a bill to regulate autonomous vehicle testing and deployment, arguing for school-zone restrictions, slower speeds, a remote kill switch, and minimum insurance requirements to protect the public. Representative Mendez and Senator Payano testified for legislation to reduce racial and socioeconomic inequities in auto insurance pricing by limiting the weight insurers may place on territorial loss costs, while the Mass Insurance Federation and Consumer Federation of America offered opposing and supporting views, respectively, on the fairness and actuarial impact of geographic rating. The committee also heard support for a bill to remove inspection-sticker violations from license-point calculations, and for a bill to raise the damage threshold for insurance surcharges and minor/major accident classifications. A substantial portion of the hearing addressed House Bill 1301 on rental car liability. Enterprise Mobility, the American Car Rental Association, and a small Massachusetts rental company supported the bill, saying personal auto insurers should be primary when their insureds drive rental cars, that Massachusetts is an outlier compared with most other states, and that the change would reduce costs and simplify claims handling. The Mass Insurance Federation opposed the bill, arguing that current Massachusetts law already clearly makes the vehicle owner’s policy primary and that shifting liability would raise costs for private-passenger policyholders. Committee members asked detailed questions about how rental coverage works, whether premiums or rental rates would change, and how other states handle the issue. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to adjust surcharge rules for at-fault accidents, with sponsors arguing that repair costs and vehicle values have risen sharply and that the current thresholds are outdated. Members discussed how the point system affects drivers, whether the proposal should apply cumulatively or per incident, and how Carfax and out-of-pocket repairs factor into consumer costs. At the end of the hearing, the chair noted written testimony could still be submitted and, during a brief personal privilege, recorded support for two underinsurance bills, H. 1109 and S. 748. The committee then moved and seconded a motion to adjourn, and the hearing ended without any votes on the bills themselves.

Transcript Highlights:

• So that's an important factor for us.
• So that's, I think, an important factor for us.
• Bodies, that's a huge contributing factor to how we look at that, too.
• aren't typically included sort of in the same way in budget projections, it is another important factor
• for helping to reduce our structural... ...way in budget projections, it is another important factor

Summary: The joint Sunset Review Oversight Hearing focused on the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE) and its reauthorization, operations, enforcement, fiscal condition, and student protections. Committee leaders and DCA officials praised the Bureau’s recent improvements in data systems, licensing, inspections, and enforcement, while noting the Bureau’s role has become more important as federal higher education oversight weakens. Bureau Chief Deborah Cochran said the agency has met its inspection mandate for the first time since the law was enacted, increased citations and disciplinary actions, reduced pending complaints, and used data tools to identify risk and monitor institutions more effectively. A major portion of the hearing centered on student harm, especially school closures, transcript access, predatory recruiting, and the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF). Members asked how the Bureau protects students when schools close, whether bad actors can reopen under new entities, and whether enforcement tools are strong enough. Cochran said the Bureau can cite, fine, place schools on probation, revoke licenses, and order refunds, but it is seeking new authority to deny approval to operators who previously closed schools improperly or failed to refund students. She also said the Bureau is tracking ownership data and is concerned about institutions targeting immigrant and visa students. On STRF, Cochran explained that the fund is currently healthy, assessments are at zero because the balance is above the statutory target, and the Bureau paid about 1,100 claims totaling roughly $17 million over the last four years. Several members questioned the fairness of the assessment structure and discussed alternatives such as surety bonds, but the Bureau said STRF is working well and no change is needed at this time. Fee increases and the Bureau’s structural deficit were another major topic. Cochran said the Bureau reduced costs by eliminating positions, streamlining inspections, improving data analysis, and shifting some student-relief costs to STRF, but that legislative action is still needed to address the deficit. She said the proposed fees were based on workload analyses and that application fees generally match service costs, while annual fees are designed to cover most of the Bureau’s revenue needs. Some members and stakeholders criticized the proposed increases as too high, especially for out-of-state registration and campus fees, while others argued the Bureau needs sufficient resources to regulate effectively. Public commenters from private schools, Northeastern University, San Joaquin Valley College/Carrington College, and TICAS generally supported the Bureau’s mission and reauthorization, but urged changes such as risk-based oversight, better transcript protections, stronger limits on repeated provisional approvals, and more targeted fee and STRF reforms. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with no formal action beyond discussion and receipt of testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• To analyze what factors influence drivers when it comes to installing an ignition interlock device, we
• influence an outcome while holding other factors constant.
• There are other factors that likely influence the installation rate.
• Now, for various data reasons and methodological reasons, it was impossible to include these factors
• I would say there are many factors that go into it.

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee met on January 7, 2026, approved the December minutes, and adopted an amended work plan. Staff proposed moving the drug take-back program sunset review up to 2026 and delaying the thermal energy network pilot review to 2028, which would free capacity for new studies. Members also discussed active bills that would eliminate two recurring JLARC reports, including one on lodging tax revenue data collection, and the committee adopted the work plan without objection. JLARC staff then outlined new performance measures for the committee itself, covering effectiveness, efficiency, and quality. The measures include member and legislative satisfaction surveys, presentations to other committees, recommendation follow-up, staff retention, on-time report delivery, peer review results, and national recognition. Members praised the effort and did not take formal action, treating the measures as an ongoing process. The committee also heard a proposal to improve JLARC’s review of tax preference performance statements by adding a standard rubric in fiscal notes to assess whether a metric matches the policy objective, is measurable, uses reliable data, and allows enough time for evaluation. Members supported the pilot approach. Staff also described planned changes to public records reporting guidance, including opt-outs for low-volume metrics, better validation, targeted outreach to nonreporting agencies, and a survey of records officers. Two preliminary reports were presented. On ignition interlock devices, JLARC found that only 41% of drivers with a requirement had installed a device, with installation rates rising sharply with income; financial assistance reaches only about 11% of users, and JLARC recommended clearer program goals and stronger coordination between the Department of Licensing and State Patrol. On the drug take-back program, JLARC found that the fee structure tied to operator expenditures limits the Department of Health’s ability to recover oversight costs and recommended public reporting of oversight spending and a statutory change to better align fees with actual costs. Agency representatives generally agreed with the findings, described current coordination and administrative changes, and said they would consider the recommendations. No formal votes were taken on the reports, which will return in final form later in the year.

Transcript Highlights:

• The substitute further develops the factors the PUC may consider.
• That's because the gas plants have a much higher factor when they are new.
• If it increases faster than what we thought, then we can adjust these factors accordingly.
• You list all your actions there and the factors that were updated.
• ERCOT loan program after the December 31st, 2025 deadline on a case-by-case basis. ...where market factors

Bills: SB 438 , SB 512 , SB 647 , SB 648 , SB 1495 , SB 2121 , SB 2145 , SB 2154 , SB 2167 , SB 2184 , SB 2211 , SB 2268 , SB 2349 , SB 2443 , SB 2629 , SB 2702 , SB 2902

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: SB 438, Texas, State Office of Administrative Hearings, SOAH, administrative law judge, ALJ, public information act, open records, confidentiality, privacy, home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, social security number, family members, Government Code 552.117, Government Code 552.1175, Tax Code 25.025, public records, government transparency

Summary: The meeting of the committee commenced with the establishment of a quorum, where members discussed and voted on five significant bills related to energy efficiency, insurance regulation, and public utility governance. Notably, Senate Bill 2717 was presented, incorporating feedback to foster collaboration among various state agencies for improved energy efficiency performance. This was followed by a detailed discussion on Senate Bill 1642, which proposed changes to the Texas Department of Insurance's executive structure to optimize management and consumer focus. Each bill saw active participation from senators who moved to adopt committee substitutes for clarity and responsiveness to stakeholder concerns, indicating a proactive approach to legislative issues.

Transcript Highlights:

• Factor in the business decision making process to come to California or stay here and put Californians
• evaluation criteria for CalCompetes is ensuring that this credit or grant will truly be a material factor
• with your CEO, your CFO, your board of directors, whoever's making the decision, what are all the factors
• We know that costs, of course, are a driving factor, but where do your raw materials come from?
• It is an essential factor for that decision was the 25 million.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Some of those include identifying factors that contribute to juvenile curfew, enhancing youth engagement
• We've, we've tried to look for, we've asked experts, but this is a known factor among like in the JJ
• Unnecessary travel time is reduced, uh, which also reduces, uh, factors of safety.
• Unnecessary travel time is reduced, which is a safety factor.
• Where we are situated plays a huge factor in our gang issue.

Committee: House S/C on Juvenile Justice

Transcript Highlights:

• There could be several factors that go... ...of these disputes be legislated?
• There could be several factors that go into that.
• You know, in terms of a price forecast, so to speak, I mean, I want to factor in certainly supply and
• demand, but I also want to factor in, you know, any economic...
• I'm an engineer, but certainly there are a number of factors.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The Transportation Committee heard and acted on a series of transportation, licensing, and memorial bills. The first major item was CS/SB 462, the Department of Transportation agency package, which included provisions on transportation trust fund revenue for electric vehicles, county project reporting, speed limits, workforce grants, procurement and utility relocation procedures, airport participation, metropolitan planning, and related DOT administration. The committee adopted a substitute amendment after extensive discussion, especially over utility relocation reimbursement, penalties, and whether the bill was too rigid while stakeholders continued negotiating. Testimony came from industry and utility representatives both supporting the need to address delays and opposing the bill’s prescriptive approach. The bill passed 8-3. The committee then approved several specialty license plate and memorial measures. CS/SB 1024 added a United States Military Academy plate alongside the Naval Academy plate. CS/SB 824 created a Florida Highway Patrol specialty plate. CS/SB 666 created a Miami Northwestern Senior High School alumni plate, with supporters emphasizing the school’s history and scholarship uses for the revenue. CS/SB 916 authorized indemnification and insurance arrangements for commuter rail operations on the Brightline corridor, modeled on SunRail law, and was reported favorably after technical amendments. CS/SB 1290 updated DHSMV rules to conform to IFTA and federal motor carrier standards, raised the crash-damage reporting threshold, and made other registration and email-notification changes; CS/SB 1292 created a public-records exemption for certain email addresses used in motor vehicle and vessel notifications. CS/SB 1408 designated memorial highways for fallen officers Jesse Madsen and Elio Diaz, and CS/SB 1502 authorized FDOT blanket permits for mobile cranes to travel at night under specified conditions. All of these bills were reported favorably. The committee also received a lengthy informational presentation from FDOT on aggregates and the state’s construction-material supply chain. The witness described aggregate sources, transportation methods, recycling efforts, the importance of the Lake Belt and out-of-state imports, and the department’s supply-chain grant program. Senators asked about long-term reserves, stranded reserves, pricing, and the impact of regulation on future supply, and requested the study and a summary of regulatory impacts for members. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• The teacher in the classroom is the single most important. school factor impacting student outcomes.
• We think there are largely four factors that are driving that difference.
• Discipline is a key factor in whether teachers.
• Which my understanding of that is 21% has been the inflationary factor from then to now.
• impacting public education. end quote, as these factors are not defined.

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:59:46.600><c> are</c><00:59:46.760><c> all</c> and external factors are all and external factors
• So while we cannot ameliorate some of those external factors entirely, managing those factors in a more
• And I do feel like there's so many different factors that go into not attending school.
• I think mental health is one of the big factors.
• And I'm wondering if there's factors.

Bills: HF4213 , HF4198 , HF3930 , HF3585 , HF3451

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: education finance, school funding, K-12, prekindergarten, pre-K, early childhood education, general education aid, special education, literacy aid, school meals, free school meals, school breakfast, school lunch, charter school lease aid, charter schools, nonpublic pupil aid, private school aid, transportation aid, desegregation aid, integration aid

Transcript Highlights:

• That's an unfair advantage, and there's a safety factor.
• </c><00:38:56.240><c> So</c> safety factor is already built in.
• So safety factor is already built in.
• That's the safety factor, whether it's five or 10%.
• ><c> whether</c><00:58:20.720><c> it's</c> That's the safety factor, whether it's That's the safety factor

Committee: House Public Works and Highways

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 497, a technical correction to last year’s capital budget. Shannon Reid of the Community College System of New Hampshire explained that the bill removes leftover state-agency boilerplate from a repurposed capital appropriation and replaces it with community college language, without changing any dollar amounts. She also described a requested amendment to rename a respiratory therapy renovation appropriation at Nashua Community College as an allied health instructional center, so the space can be used more flexibly for programs such as phlebotomy, radiologic technology, and LNA training. Terry Poff of the General Court then testified on the second part of the bill, which changes legislative space references to support the move of General Court offices from the second floor to the fourth floor of the annex as part of the legislative office building reconfiguration. Members asked whether the community college changes affected funding, and Reid confirmed the amounts do not change and that the bill simply speeds up a correction that otherwise would have been handled later in the lapse process. Poff said the annex space change is part of a permanent transition, though the work cannot proceed until the General Court has legal control of the space. The committee then entered executive session, adopted Amendment 1031H on a 12-0 vote, and voted ought to pass as amended on SB 497 by a 12-0 vote, with several members absent. The bill was placed on the consent calendar. The committee next opened a hearing on Senate Bill 529FN, which would give preference to lumber sourced in the United States on state-funded building projects. Representative Davis, introducing the bill for Senator Roachford, argued that New Hampshire timber is disadvantaged by grading rules that treat U.S. lumber differently from Canadian SPF lumber, even when the wood is from similar species and climates. He said the bill is intended to support New Hampshire’s timber industry and that architects and engineers would still be able to specify stronger materials when needed. Committee members questioned whether the bill should instead refer specifically to New Hampshire lumber, how it would be enforced, and what the cost impact would be. Davis and later witness Mike Olette said the issue is tied to industry grading standards rather than a government code, that the bill is meant to create a preference rather than a mandate, and that price differences are hard to pin down because lumber is a commodity. Olette, who lives near the border, testified that New Hampshire logs are often sent to Canada for milling and then return under a different grade, which he said puts New Hampshire loggers and mills at an economic disadvantage.