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ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Appropriations Committee, is an act relating to the appropriation to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy
- Appropriations Committee and Act relating to the Appropriations to the Office of Species, Minerals, and Energy
- Coordination, appropriating additional monies to the Office of Species Minerals and Energy Coordination
- 2027, authorizing additional full-time equivalent positions for the Office of Species Minerals and Energy
- Coordination, reducing the appropriation from the Idaho State Historical Society for fiscal year 2027, energy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- districts, the school districts, and the hospitals for the benefit of those communities; the renewable energy
- developers who want to construct this clean energy in our communities; and the labor community, who
- well as the jobs and economic development opportunities that will come from having abundant clean energy
- gives me confidence to tell you that a yes vote on this piece of legislation is a vote for clean energy
- ...but seen in the larger context of how the current Attorney General's office is directing its energies
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, offered the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer, approved the prior day’s minutes, and then recessed briefly for caucus. The chamber received several Senate messages, including concurrence on amendments and the signing of Engrossed Senate Bill 5068, before moving into third reading and final passage of multiple bills. Most of the floor debate centered on concurrence with Senate amendments and the policy effects of those changes.
Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1170 passed 55-38 and was described as reorganizing and clarifying how Climate Commitment Act auction revenues are distributed among state accounts; supporters said it would create a clearer budget process, while opponents objected to shifting funds away from transportation and capital uses and reducing tax relief. Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251 passed 54-40 after debate over Climate Commitment Act account structure and operating-account allocations. Engrossed House Bill 2445 passed 66-29 on probate-related changes, with supporters citing clarifications and opponents saying it did not go far enough to limit outside involvement in probate matters.
The House also passed Substitute House Bill 2334 80-15, with little debate after Senate “perfecting” changes. Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1960 passed 86-9; supporters said it would replace an inconsistent property tax on wind, solar, and battery storage facilities with a stable excise tax to benefit rural communities, counties, and labor, while opponents focused on tax impacts and local burdens. Additional bills passed included Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1500 on HOA resale certificates (61-34), Second Substitute House Bill 1909 creating a Court Unification Task Force (57-38), Engrossed House Bill 2156 expanding Attorney General investigative authority over economic and financial crimes (54-41 on reconsideration), Substitute House Bill 2539 on inmate funds and related deductions (57-38), Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548 on health care facility mergers and market oversight (55-41), Engrossed House Bill 2588 on local control for the Lummi ferry system (56-40), and Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2320 on gun violence prevention and 3D-printed firearms (58-38). The House also agreed not to concur in Senate amendments to Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408 and retransmitted it to the Senate.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 11th, 2026
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- districts, the school districts, and the hospitals for the benefit of those communities; the renewable energy
- developers who want to construct this clean energy in our communities; and the labor community, who
- well as the jobs and economic development opportunities that will come from having abundant clean energy
- gives me confidence to tell you that a yes vote on this piece of legislation is a vote for clean energy
- merits, but seen in the larger context of how the current Attorney General's office is directing its energies
Keywords:
behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, state regulation, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives, best practices, community protection, voluntary measures, mortgage modification
Summary:
The House convened, established a quorum, approved the previous day’s minutes, heard Senate messages on several bills, and then took up a series of third-reading and concurrence votes. The chamber also received notice that the Senate had concurred in House amendments to several other bills and that the Senate President had signed Engrossed Senate Bill 5068. Members then considered a slate of bills dealing with climate commitment account revenue, court administration, attorney general investigative authority, inmate funds, health care facility transactions, ferry governance, gun violence prevention and 3D-printed firearms, and renewable energy tax treatment.
Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1170, Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251, Engrossed House Bill 2445, Substitute House Bill 2334, Engrossed Third Substitute House Bill 1960, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1500, Second Substitute House Bill 1909, Engrossed House Bill 2156, Substitute House Bill 2539, Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548, Engrossed House Bill 2588, and Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2320 all received final passage after Senate amendments, with several members speaking in support or opposition. Supporters generally described the measures as clarifying revenue accounts, improving court access, protecting consumers, updating inmate account limits, addressing hospital consolidation, enabling local ferry management, and strengthening gun-violence prevention or renewable-energy tax policy. Opponents raised concerns about reduced transparency, expanded bureaucracy, shifting costs, attorney general overreach, limits on local control, and First Amendment or property-rights issues.
Recorded votes showed passage on each of those bills, with margins ranging from narrow to broad: 55-38 on HB 1170, 54-40 on HB 2251, 66-29 on HB 2445, 80-15 on SHB 2334, 86-9 on ESHB 1960, 61-34 on ESHB 1500, 57-38 on SSB 1909, 54-41 on EHB 2156 after reconsideration, 57-38 on SHB 2539, 55-41 on ESHB 2548, 56-40 on EHB 2588, and 58-38 on ESHB 2320. The House also agreed to retransmit Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408 to the Senate after deciding not to concur in the Senate’s fourth amendment. The meeting ended with both caucuses called and the House at ease.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 4014, State Military Affairs and Elections; HB 4025, study committee, gas, natural resources, energy
- HB 4108, Appropriation, natural resources, energy and water, and appropriations.
- Natural resources, energy, water, and appropriations. HB 412, officers correction.
- Natural resources, energy and water.
- Your Natural Resource Energy and Water Committee will meet upon adjournment of the floor in Hearing Room
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- comply with state and federal laws regarding student safety, campus security, emergency response, and energy
- If these were to go to hard assets, so maybe to a clean energy, maybe to an alarm, update an alarm system
- This bill will allow us to initiate the safety and energy efficiency projects necessary to meet current
- buildings require significant modernization to keep students safe, secure, and warm, and to meet modern energy
- Investing in energy efficiency reduces the ongoing operating cost of schools. Thank you.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several education bills. SB 5841 would require students’ high school and beyond plans to show completion of at least one FAFSA or WASFA application, or a parent/guardian opt-out. The sponsor and supporters said it would reduce barriers to postsecondary education, improve financial aid completion, and bring more students and federal dollars into the state. School groups opposed it, warning it would add an unfunded administrative burden and create verification challenges, especially for small districts and families with undocumented students. Senators discussed data-sharing from the Washington Student Achievement Council and noted the bill’s connection to existing FAFSA outreach efforts.
The committee then took testimony on SB 5922, which would let districts petition OSPI to transfer money from transportation vehicle funds to other district uses if they reduce their fleet because of enrollment declines. The sponsor said the bill would free up unused bus funds for other pressing needs. Members asked about whether districts could shift to smaller vehicles and how the funds could be used. The committee also heard SB 5858, which would move the pupil transportation safety net for special passengers into statute. Supporters from OSPI, districts, school directors, and PTA said the program is essential for transporting students with disabilities, homelessness, or foster care needs, and that current funding is far below demonstrated need. No votes were taken on these bills.
Finally, the committee heard SB 5943, which would allow limited use of school impact fees for modernization and, in districts under binding conditions or enhanced financial oversight, for up to 25% of operations and maintenance. The sponsor and one superintendent argued it would help districts with aging buildings and new state mandates like safety and energy-efficiency requirements. Builders, business groups, and school coalition representatives opposed the bill, saying impact fees should remain tied to growth-related capital costs and warning it could worsen housing affordability and weaken the nexus required for impact fees. The chair closed by noting the session’s budget constraints and the committee adjourned after the hearings.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Indian Affairs Jul 16th, 2025
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Arvind Trujillo, and I'm with Government Affairs for the Navajo Transitional Energy Company
- I am also with the Navajo Transitional Energy Company out of Farmington, New Mexico. Thank you.
- My name is Arvin Trujillo, and I'm here with the Navajo Transitional Energy Company.
- Now we'll see what the Navajo Nation focused on: energy development and economic development within the
- We are involved in coal right now, but we're also looking at alternative energy.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Tim Walz delivers his State of the State address before Minnesota Legislature 4/23/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- bringing competitive, high-paying jobs to our state and growing our economy with an eye toward green energy
- are not walking away from the commitments we've made to our schools, to our healthcare, to green energy
- 18:26.240><c> healthcare,</c><00:18:26.880><c> to</c><00:18:27.120><c> green</c><00:18:27.360><c> energy
- ,</c><00:18:27.919><c> to</c> to our healthcare, to green energy, to to our healthcare, to green energy
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- substitute of House Bill 14 by Representative Cody Harris seeks to advance the development of a nuclear energy
- It creates the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office within the governor's office.
- low-interest loans, 3% loans for entities qualified through an application process for the Texas Energy
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- relates to the authority of municipalities to regulate the installation and inspection of residential energy
- relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact for the Committee on Energy
- property that arises from the installation or construction of a generator primarily for the reduction of energy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation May 28th, 2026
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- The physics are merciless: double the device weight and you double the energy in a crash; double its
- Kinetic energy is the best measure of... Because the maximum kinetic energy is not high enough.
- Kinetic energy is the best measure of potential damage.
- A 120-pound moped and 140-pound rider at 25 miles an hour have the same kinetic energy as an average
- A car at 25 miles an hour has the same energy and thus damage potential as a moped if it could go 98
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Transportation
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hearing on the governor’s Ride Safe Act (S 3077), a micromobility bill based on recommendations from last year’s Special Commission on Micromobility. Administration witnesses from MassDOT and the MBTA said the bill is needed because current laws are outdated and inconsistent, and they emphasized a new speed-based framework that would classify devices by maximum speed rather than by device name. They said the bill would set statewide rules, clarify enforcement, require safety equipment and age limits, restrict unsafe modifications, improve crash-data collection, and create a working group to address future issues such as registration, licensure, insurance, and emerging technologies.
Committee members asked about crash reporting, battery safety, enforcement on shared-use paths, commuter rail access, and how the bill would apply to off-road vehicles. Several witnesses and legislators supported the bill’s general approach but raised concerns about whether the speed tiers should be tied more directly to actual operating speed on paths, whether higher-speed devices should be registered, and how police would distinguish between similar-looking devices. Representative and commission witnesses also urged more funding for Complete Streets and Shared Streets and Spaces, and some suggested adding default speed limits on shared-use paths and automated enforcement tools.
Public testimony was mixed. Pediatric emergency physicians strongly supported the bill but urged amendments for a minimum age to operate powered devices and a universal helmet requirement, citing rising severe injuries and deaths among children. A police chief and other safety advocates backed clearer rules and better data collection, while some moped riders objected that the bill would treat low-speed gas mopeds too harshly and should better account for mopeds as vulnerable road users. UL Standards and AAA supported the bill’s safety and clarity goals, with UL recommending tighter language on battery certification and equivalent standards. No vote was taken at the hearing.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- In addition, the groins being composed of rock, they absorb a lot of wave energy.
- In addition, the groins being composed of rock, they absorb a lot of wave energy.
- In addition, the groins being composed of rock, they absorb a lot of wave energy.
- In addition, the groins being composed of rock, they absorb a lot of wave energy.
- As opposed to the lot of wave energy.
Committee:
House Water & Land
Keywords:
building permits, seniors, health care, disability, safety modifications, county regulations, expedited processing, environment, pollution, tourism, disposable bodyboards, polystyrene, marine ecosystems, lithium-ion batteries, environmental safety, recycling, public safety, waste management, Honolulu, Maui County
Summary:
The committee heard several resolutions related to water, coastal management, and permitting. Early measures included SCR 8 on faster county action for certain home-modification permits for older adults and people with disabilities, SCR 40 on banning disposable body boards, SCR 83 on creating a lithium-ion battery disposal facility, SCR 179 on enforcing Maui fire-code provisions for brush clearance and emergency access, and SCR 90 on kupuna-friendly permit requirements. No testifiers were present for those measures, and the chair moved through them without taking votes in the portion provided.
The most extensive discussion was on SCR 94, endorsing Waikiki as a world surfing reserve, and SCR 159, urging shared guiding principles for restoring and maintaining Waikiki’s beaches and shoreline. University of Hawaii testimony said the surfing-reserve designation would bring recognition, could help attract grants, and would require a stewardship committee and management plan, but would not itself block beach nourishment or shoreline restoration. Members asked about possible effects on dredging, beach nourishment, and shoreline structures; the witness said impacts on surfing were not expected to be immediate or significant. For SCR 159, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development supported the resolution but requested clarifying amendments to broaden references to law, stakeholder collaboration, and coastal science expertise. The Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association also supported the measure, emphasizing coordinated maintenance, public access, and the economic importance of Waikiki beaches, while noting that existing legal agreements and court decisions should be reflected in the resolution. The discussion also covered whether the state and private owners share repair and maintenance obligations for Waikiki seawalls; testimony said existing agreements remain relevant but must yield to current law.
The committee also heard SCR 165 designating March as Water Month, with support from the Board of Water Supply and others, and SCR 177 requesting DAGS to convene a cooperative working group on state projects needing county permits. Mary Alice Evans said the latter would help expedite permitting, especially for housing and other state projects, and would complement efforts to standardize county permitting processes. No final votes or dispositions were announced in the excerpt provided.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/3/26
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Beginning on page 33, subdivision 7 contains appropriations related to energy.
- Beginning on page 33, subdivision 7 contains appropriations related to energy.
- These are all projects that would move Minnesota forward toward achieving reliance on renewable energy
- These are all projects that energy.
- </c> achieving reliance on renewable energy achieving reliance on renewable energy in<00:12:21.760><c
Keywords:
natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, land acquisition, real property, trust fund, commissioner approval, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, conservation easement, land purchase, state land, public lands, property acquisition, value assessment, tax assessed value, Metropolitan Council, Board of Water and Soil Resources
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 30 (2-19-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And House Joint Resolution 77, Representative Smith, a joint resolution directing the Energy Planning
- and Inventory Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of coal resource viability and energy
- And House Joint Resolution 77, Representative Smith, a joint resolution directing the Energy Planning
- and Inventory Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of coal resource viability and energy
- </c> joint resolution directing the Energy joint resolution directing the Energy Planning<00:53:20.440
Keywords:
Convene 00:00
Senate Message 05:49
Calendar/2nd Readings 06:27
Report of Committees 08:12
Orders of the Day/HB 485 09:40
HB 43 23:13
HB 139 25:09
HB 414 31:49
HB 297 36:16
Motions, Petitions, and Communications 41:08
Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 51:25
Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 53:41
ConC/Rules Report 56:40
Floor Amendments 57:54
Adjournment 58:17, 958, all
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- > in</c><06:43:48.240><c> the</c> gas and keeping energy dollars in the gas and keeping energy dollars
- </c> set to have us achieve 25% of our Energy set to have us achieve 25% of our Energy Mix<06:44:06.280
- most vulnerable to the volatile energy markets.
- If you believe in cheap energy that’s local and clean to help lower our energy bills and lower our emissions
- </c> beneficiaries of the renewable energy beneficiaries of the renewable energy and<06:53:01.760><c>
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 108 May 1st, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- plan from a municipally owned energy plan from a municipally owned utility. utility. utility.
- Um, somewhere between the 2021 filing of their clean energy plan and 2024 when they went out to bid,
- There is lots of land down there energy.
- ,</c><04:14:57.840><c> we</c> transportation and energy committee, we transportation and energy committee
- </c><04:15:18.239><c> committee</c> the transportation energy committee the transportation energy committee
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Capital Planning Advisory Board (7-9-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:16:14.320><c> efficiency,</c> needs, roof repairs, energy efficiency, needs, roof repairs, energy
- So we are constantly looking for ways that we save money on energy, which calls for upgrades.
- So we are constantly looking for ways that we save money on energy, which calls for upgrades.
- So we are constantly looking for ways that we save money on energy, which calls for upgrades.
- Money on energy, which calls for upgrades.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:55
Approval of Minutes 00:02:01
Information Items 00:02:10
Review of Executive Branch Agency Plans 00:02:20
A. A. Eastern Kentucky University 00:02:48
B. B. Kentucky Community and Technical College System 00:15:21
C. C. Kentucky State University 00:31:43
D. D. Morehead State University 00:41:44
E. E. Murray State University 01:01:56
F. F. Northern Kentucky University 01:16:09
G. G. University of Kentucky and Hospital 01:25:00
H. H. University of Louisville 01:42:52
I. I. Western Kentucky University 01:56:17, 958, all
Summary:
The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by a roll call establishing a quorum. The committee then approved the prior meeting’s minutes. Members were reminded to silence cell phones, and the chair noted an informational item on capital plan amendments made by state agencies during the latest revision period before moving to university capital plan presentations.
Eastern Kentucky University President David McFaden outlined EKU’s enrollment growth, strong Kentucky student retention, and signature programs in nursing, occupational therapy, criminal justice, education, manufacturing engineering, and aviation. EKU’s main capital priorities were a new health innovation project to support a proposed osteopathic medical program, including a $50 million escrow requirement until accreditation; a collaborative center for health innovation to address outdated health sciences facilities; a $5 million startup request for an air traffic control program; aircraft upgrades for the aviation fleet; and continued asset preservation funding. In response to questions, EKU said roughly 40% of the new health facility would be dedicated to the medical school, with shared simulation space for multiple health programs, and that aviation maintenance needs are currently being met through KCTCS partners but could be expanded if demand grows.
KCTCS representatives then described the system’s scale and capital needs, noting service to 107,000 students, extensive dual credit and workforce training, and a network of 342 buildings across 70 campuses. They said prior legislative support, including $277 million in asset preservation and $90 million released for approved projects, had helped with safety, roofs, energy efficiency, and campus security. Their current priorities include about $30 million for systemwide safety and security upgrades, renovations tied to consolidation and footprint reduction under Senate Joint Resolution 179, and broader asset preservation needs estimated at roughly $300 million to $325 million. Members discussed the need to preserve and expand skilled trades training, and KCTCS said its plan includes construction trades and flexible, multiuse facilities that can adapt to changing workforce needs. No votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes, and the presentations concluded with questions and discussion only.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 03/05/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Market fluctuations in the fertilizer business are greatly related to energy costs.
- A significant portion, actually the majority of that cost, is energy costs.
- This significantly cuts down the energy usage, and it's just a better deal for the farmer.
- so traditional to energy costs so traditional fertilizers<00:33:08.559><c> that</c><00:33:08.720><c>
- </c><00:33:22.159><c> costs</c> majority of that cost is energy costs majority of that cost is energy
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Ways and Means (01/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Energy is in there, apparel. So these are things that we purchase more frequently.
- Energy prices are actually a category that exactly fits Mr.
- And energy might be one place where that could potentially happen, because energy prices reflect sort
- And energy might be one place where that could potentially happen, because energy prices reflect sort
- As I recall it, I don't believe we specifically have a policy on nuclear energy.
Summary:
The meeting was a Ways and Means briefing opened by the vice chair, who introduced Jason Wong of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston to discuss the national and regional economy. Wong focused on inflation, asking why it had fallen from about 9% in 2022 to the 2%–3% range, and what that meant for monetary policy and the risk of an economic downturn. He said the Fed’s target is 2%, noted that recent PCE inflation was about 2.4% and core PCE about 2.7%, and described the ongoing debate over whether interest rates should stay tight or be lowered further to protect the labor market.
Wong explained that the improvement in inflation has been driven largely by goods prices, especially durable goods such as cars, appliances, and furniture, as well as non-durable goods like food. He said supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic caused major price spikes in 2022, but those pressures have eased and many goods prices are now at or below the Fed’s target. He also referenced the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index, saying it showed extreme pandemic-era disruptions that have since receded.
The main remaining inflation problem, he said, is in services, especially housing. Wong broke services into rent of shelter and all other services, explaining that shelter is a large share of household budgets and that housing inflation has a lag because rent measures often reflect older lease terms rather than current market rents. He said monthly Zillow data suggest market rents have cooled and may eventually feed through to official inflation measures. Members asked several questions about the chart’s time scale, the treatment of real estate, property taxes, and utilities, and Wong clarified that housing costs are counted in services and that the slides would be shared digitally. No votes or formal actions were taken.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, energy credits. HR1 modifies and terminates many of the federal energy credits and incentives.
- Minnesota does not have state-level equivalents to many of these federal energy tax programs.
- Uh, sorry— and also the energy-efficient commercial building property deduction impacts depreciation,
- </c><00:37:39.280><c> property</c><00:37:39.760><c> was</c> recovery for energy property was recovery
- </c> modified and terminated federal energy modified and terminated federal energy credits<00:37:58.800
Committee:
Senate Taxes
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- there and the trona mines and lots of energy development and a lot of young highly paid young men in
- there and the trona mines and lots of energy development and a lot of young highly paid young men in
- there and the trona mines and lots of energy development and a lot of young highly paid young men in
- there and the trona mines and lots of energy development and a lot of young highly paid young men in
- there and the trona mines and lots of energy development and a lot of young highly paid young men in
Committee:
House Judiciary
Keywords:
administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, state agencies, regulatory interpretation, statutory interpretation, separation of powers, individual liberty, administrative procedure, agency action, Wyoming Supreme Court, district court review, oil and gas inspector, regulatory challenge, anti-deference, law enforcement, memorial, Patrolman Rosa