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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm a licensed professional engineer with over 38 years of experience ensuring the safety of solar energy
- There's this other side of me that thinks back to when we started with electrical vehicles that, you
- And the answer is we need electricity to power our homes, our vehicles, and our industries.
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 868, the Plug and Play Solar Act, which would streamline approval for portable plug-in solar devices for homes and apartments. The author and supporters argued the bill would help renters and other Californians lower electric bills, expand access to solar, and create statewide safety standards through UL certification and the National Electrical Code. Opponents, including electrical workers, firefighters, utilities, and PG&E, raised concerns about shock, fire, backfeeding, older electrical systems, and the bill bypassing the California Electrical Code and Building Standards Commission process. After extended discussion and testimony from UL, the author agreed to add California Electrical Code language, and several opponents indicated they would move to neutral; the committee then passed the bill out as amended to the Senate Judiciary Committee on a roll call vote.
The committee then took up SB 886, which would establish rules for large data centers to prevent electricity cost shifts to other ratepayers. The author and supporters said rapid data center growth could drive major grid costs and that the bill would require data centers to pay for their own infrastructure, participate in demand response, and secure new zero-carbon resources. Supporters included environmental and consumer groups, while opponents such as the Data Center Coalition, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, utilities, and business groups argued the bill was unnecessary, could duplicate CPUC proceedings, and might impose operationally risky mandates, especially around demand response and backup power. Committee staff described amendments narrowing the bill to large data centers, clarifying tariff and cost-allocation provisions, replacing behind-the-meter storage with a pre-funded long-term clean energy contract, and exempting certain public and critical facilities; the discussion continued with questions about cost responsibility, clean energy targets, and peak-load management.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 02/04/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- they also get a guaranteed return on equity. 8, 9% — none of our constituents have any investment vehicles
- they also get a guaranteed return on equity. 8, 9% — none of our constituents have any investment vehicles
- because then You could actually say, under penalty of potentially malpractice, you would lose your license
Summary:
The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, received messages and substitutions from the Assembly, and welcomed two new members, Senators Erik Bottcher and Jeremy Zellner. The chamber then adopted the resolution calendar and took up a privileged resolution sponsored by Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins memorializing Governor Hochul to proclaim February 2026 as Black History Month in New York. Senators Bailey, Baskin, Sanders, Scarcella-Spanton, Brisport, Parker, Cleare, Comrie, and others spoke in support, emphasizing Black history as American history, the importance of education and remembrance, and the contributions of Black New Yorkers and historical figures. The resolution was adopted, and the leader opened it for co-sponsorship.
The Senate then moved to the bill calendar and passed several measures, including bills on civil procedure, urban development, labor, and public service law. One labor bill was substituted from the Assembly and passed. Several energy and utility-related bills drew debate, with supporters arguing they would improve affordability, utility rate-setting, and consumer protections, while opponents said they would not meaningfully lower costs and instead reflected broader policy choices. Senator Walczyk voted no on one utility bill, and Senators Tedisco and others criticized the package; Senators Mayer and Harckham defended the measures as needed reforms to utility regulation and return-on-equity standards. Most bills were approved by wide margins, including one public service bill that passed 53-9 and another that passed 61-1.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Health and Public Affairs Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:45 pm
Senate Health & Public Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So those are individuals who graduated from medical school and who have the license of doctor.
- So if you have crisis care and you need to basically have a vehicle go meet the person So if you have
- crisis care and you need to basically have a vehicle go meet the person where they're at, that's what
Committee:
Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- They're gonna come in, and what if the patient ratio to trauma patients—what if there's a multi-car vehicle
- A multi-car vehicle accident, and you've got three nurses on, and we're not going to meet the ratio.
- Those forms would be followed, those technical employees who are licensed.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee May 28th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Our vehicle and clean vehicle programs include rules to advance zero-emission vehicle deployment and
- and reducing climate and air pollution from vehicles.
- , given the useful life of vehicles and the fact that our clean vehicle regulatory programs phase in
- competing with gas-powered vehicles, the...
- Kai Cooper on behalf of CalStar and the Electric Vehicle Charging Association.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held its annual oversight hearing on the transportation fuels sector, focused on California’s fuel transition, the announced refinery closures by Phillips 66 and Valero, and the potential effects on supply, prices, and the broader fuel system. Committee leadership said the state needs a system-wide transition plan rather than a piecemeal approach, and state witnesses from CARB, the CEC, and DPMO described the fuel market as a complex, interconnected ecosystem involving crude production, refining, storage, imports, and delivery. They emphasized that declining gasoline demand from EV adoption is occurring alongside shrinking in-state refining capacity, which could increase volatility and price spikes if not managed carefully.
CARB Chair Liane Randolph reviewed the state’s climate and air-quality programs, including AB 32, SB 32, the 2022 scoping plan, the low-carbon fuel standard, and vehicle emissions rules. She said these policies have reduced emissions substantially but that California still faces major ozone and PM2.5 problems, especially in disadvantaged communities. Randolph also said federal actions challenging California waivers could complicate the state’s clean-air efforts, and she noted that while liquid fuels will still be needed in some sectors, the state must continue reducing fossil fuel dependence while protecting public health.
CEC Vice Chair Siva Gunda and DPMO Director Ty Milder presented data on gasoline demand, refinery throughput, crude imports, and price differentials. Gunda said the Legislature’s special-session laws gave the agencies transparency and planning tools, and that the CEC is developing a fuels transition plan while evaluating whether any regulatory tools should be used. Milder previewed DPMO findings that Californians have paid a long-running “mystery gasoline surcharge” averaging 41 cents per gallon since 2015, with higher margins concentrated in branded gasoline and among vertically integrated firms. He said the data show a concentrated market with some refiners doing well and others struggling, and that DPMO will continue investigating price behavior, competition, and supply risks.
Members pressed the witnesses on whether state regulations contributed to refinery exits or higher prices, and on whether the agencies had adequately analyzed consumer costs. Witnesses said they had not yet implemented the new permissive tools from SB X1-2 and AB X2-1 because they were still assessing risks and benefits, and they stressed that refinery closures and capital decisions are driven by broader market conditions as well as regulation. No vote was taken; the hearing was informational, with the committee seeking updates and urging the agencies to develop a practical transition strategy that balances affordability, reliability, climate goals, and worker/community protections.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE Feb 18th, 2026
ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Transcript Highlights:
- while that vehicle was still moving.
- , because now you've got an unoccupied, uncontrolled vehicle that has to be secured.
- In a vehicle.
- The TVI is a tactical vehicle intervention. TVI. TVI, yes. V as in Victor, yes, ma'am. Okay.
- And there were no injuries in the vehicle.
Committee:
All ALC-GAME & FISH/STATE POLICE
Summary:
The committee first heard from Arkansas State Police Director Mike Hager and other agency leaders about vehicle pursuits and tactical vehicle interventions (TVIs, formerly PIT maneuvers). Hager said Acts 734 of 2020 and 82 of 2022, which increased penalties for fleeing in a vehicle, along with a public campaign and work with prosecutors, helped reduce pursuits by 29% from 2023 to 2025, or 180 fewer pursuits last year than in 2023. He said the agency also added 120 troopers during that period and that the goal is to protect innocent civilians, officers, and suspects. Members asked about where pursuits occur most often, prosecution practices, the possibility of making fleeing charges non-pleadable like DWI, and a recent mistaken TVI incident involving the wrong vehicle; Hager said no one was injured in that incident and called it inexcusable.
The committee also discussed the Arkansas State Police Foundation. Hager explained that the foundation is a private support group made up largely of businesses and citizens that raises money for trooper-family scholarships, emergency relief for troopers affected by disasters or family hospitalizations, and facilities and training support, including the driving track. He said he was not aware of any lobbying activity by the foundation and praised its staff and leadership for supporting the agency beyond what the state budget can provide.
Next, Director Chris Chapman of the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training described the state’s decertification and officer accountability process. He said every separation from an agency must be reported, and if an officer leaves under circumstances that may warrant decertification, the file is flagged so any future hiring agency must be told the full history before the officer can be added to a roster. Chapman said the commission has increased decertification requests from 158 in the prior three years to 256 in the last three years, with 147 officers currently pending hearings, and that the backlog has been reduced from about four and a half years to about a year and a half. Members asked about resignations during investigations, appeal rights, citizen complaints, and FOIA access to decertification records; Chapman said those matters can trigger review, appeals go to circuit court, and the records are generally public. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after discussion of a possible future committee visit to a fish hatchery in Lonoke County.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- And Chair Behrman, do you have a D.E. 1 amendment to get the bill into a vehicle in shape that we need
- Members, any final questions before we send this vehicle off to the Ways and Means Committee?
- What we're doing today is, as I understand, we're moving a vehicle.
- and go through that whole process, we're going to be able to move that vehicle.
- So, we're going to be able to move that vehicle in Ways and Means.
Bills:
HF2435
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c><00:34:19.359><c> keys</c> leadership on this issue vehicle keys leadership on this issue vehicle
- Otherwise, we could not deliver vehicles because if you can't deliver a key, you can't drive the vehicle
- Otherwise, we could not deliver vehicles because if you can't deliver a key, you can't drive the vehicle
- Otherwise, we could not deliver vehicles because if you can't deliver a key, you can't drive the vehicle
Committee:
House Commerce Finance and Policy
Keywords:
lead, cadmium, consumer products, safety regulation, retail restrictions, motor sports, nonoxygenated gasoline, fuel regulations, storage requirements, racing events, HF325, flavored nitrous oxide, nitrous oxide, whippets, laughing gas, retail sales, consumer protection, misdemeanor, commerce, Minnesota Statutes chapter 325F
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:43:31.000><c> sech</c> research so the electric vehicle sech research so the electric vehicle
- isn't on all vehicles.
- It's just passenger automobiles that are subject to the general passenger vehicle registration tax.
- Um, so you can see those changes on lines 144 and 145. vehicle registration tax Rich H uh thank vehicle
- </c> Bill calls for a motor vehicle Bill calls for a motor vehicle registration<01:15:34.120><c> tax<
Committee:
House Taxes
MS
Transcript Highlights:
- So, I want to make sure we have a vehicle going forward on this.
- </c><00:12:56.320><c> There</c><00:12:56.560><c> is</c> vehicle to go back and do that.
- There is vehicle to go back and do that.
- Do I have that vehicle to move forward.
- But the goal of this bill as a vehicle is to get rid of the absentee ballot envelopes.
Committee:
Joint Elections
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 1230: distinctive motor vehicle license tag; authorize issuance to supporters of the Corinth
- sure</c><00:26:51.000><c> we</c><00:26:51.120><c> have</c><00:26:51.400><c> a</c><00:26:51.440><c> vehicle
- </c> bill just to make sure we have a vehicle bill just to make sure we have a vehicle alive<00:26:52.440
- </c><01:12:03.080><c> on</c> Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicles on Mississippi Highway Patrol vehicles
- Please read title. >> House Bill 1332, insurance producer license required testing service administering
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House County and Municipal Government Committee Jan 21st, 2026
County and Municipal Government
Transcript Highlights:
- What this bill will do, this bill will allow local governments to get two bids for vehicle repairs if
- He explained that, under the current code, all vehicle repairs are accumulated over 12 months.
- He gave the example of a police vehicle that has been damaged and has to go through the bid process,
- , especially police vehicles.
- He said the bill is just for vehicle repairs and sets three requirements.
Committee:
House County and Municipal Government
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Dec 2nd, 2025
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
Transcript Highlights:
- So you'll see a lot of these projects are for vehicle barriers.
- Thank you for having me here today on behalf of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
- Two of those troops are dedicated specifically to commercial vehicle enforcement, which has, of course
- Many of those vehicles are what we called cloned vehicles, and that is where a very sophisticated and
- stolen, determine that it's made of stolen parts that are untraceable, and we're able to take that vehicle
Summary:
The committee heard two presentations on domestic security. Deputy Commissioner David Binder of FDLE described the state’s domestic security structure, including FDLE’s coordination role, the fusion center system, regional task forces, and private-sector infrastructure partnerships. He emphasized the Domestic Security Oversight Council’s grant-ranking process and warned that federal homeland security funding has dropped sharply over time, with possible future cuts threatening fusion center analysts and other capabilities. Binder also focused on emerging threats, especially drones and counter-UAS issues, noting current legal limits on mitigation authority, concerns about tethered drones and drone use near correctional facilities and military sites, and the need for a turnkey solution if state or federal authority expands. He also highlighted FDLE’s cataloging of critical infrastructure sites through Florida Kicker and the growth of trusted private partners.
Director Dave Kerner of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles then outlined the Florida Highway Patrol’s role in domestic security. He paid tribute to a fallen sergeant and discussed FHP’s structure, criminal interdiction work, border integrity and trafficking enforcement, dispatch and communications, aviation and drone use, and immigration enforcement under 287(g). Kerner said troopers have seized large amounts of narcotics and currency this year and have arrested thousands of unlawful immigrants. He also described FHP’s involvement in operations such as Lone Star, Vigilant Sentry, and Faithful Service, and said the agency is working toward expanded counter-UAS authority through federal discussions and Sergeant Dooley’s testimony. Members expressed support for both agencies, discussed the dangers and potential benefits of drones, and the committee adjourned without objection after no public testimony was offered.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 106, Senator Rei, Vehicle Laws, Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program Repeal, reassigned to
- Senate Bill 106, Senator<00:01:24.640><c> Rei,</c><00:01:25.119><c> vehicle</c><00:01:25.520><c> laws
- ,</c><00:01:26.240><c> vehicle</c> Senator Rei, vehicle laws, vehicle Senator Rei, vehicle laws, vehicle
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I have a concern because this proposal really does aim to advance autonomous vehicles in lieu of rail
- Autonomous vehicles can be very handy for wealthy people, for people that can afford it, but the vast
- I have a concern because this proposal really does aim to advance autonomous vehicles in lieu of rail
- Autonomous vehicles can be very handy for wealthy people, for people that can afford it, but the vast
- Autonomous vehicles can be very handy for wealthy people, for people that can afford it, but the vast
Summary:
The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized the doctor of the day and several guests, and then moved through a long floor agenda. Members received House messages, handled committee appointments, and considered a large number of bills in Committee of the Whole, including SB 1046 on information technology, SB 1066 on civil liability and fraudulent scientific research, SB 1332 on light rail expansion participation, and SB 1286 on veterinary prescriptions. Amendments were adopted on each of those measures, with SB 1332 drawing a notable objection from Senator Kuby over state interference in local transit decisions and preference for autonomous vehicles over light rail. SB 1286 was described as a compromise between stakeholders on electronic veterinary prescribing, including limits for antimicrobial drugs and longer windows for flea and tick medications.
The Senate then took up third-reading votes on several bills. SB 1009 on school curriculum passed 16-10 after debate over AED training and whether it created an unfunded mandate. SB 1086 on the Arizona health care cost and payment system passed 18-8. SB 1317, appropriating money to the Attorney General for a coordinated jail reentry program, passed 22-4 amid discussion about the program’s success and concerns over the funding source. SB 1580, SB 1582, SB 1709, SB 1550, and SB 1761 also passed, with comments focusing on school safety funding, probation revocation for dangerous crimes against children, a Queen Creek-related appropriation, and university cooperative extension and experiment station needs. SB 1046 and SB 1286 later passed third reading as well.
The chamber also paused for a St. Patrick’s Day recognition, welcoming Speaker Murphy of the Irish Parliament and reading a proclamation honoring Irish heritage and the Phoenix-Ireland relationship. Afterward, the Senate returned to business, received House requests to return HB 4027 and HB 2444 for reconsideration, heard a personal privilege statement on an ICE detention death, and announced upcoming committee meetings and caucus schedules. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, today we are acting on three vehicle bills only since we have not reached a joint agreement
- House File 719 is a vehicle bill. Thank you, Chair Franson.
- Another vehicle bill so we can hopefully get a bonding bill done. Thank you.
- And so this would just<00:02:55.040><c> be</c><00:02:55.200><c> another</c><00:02:55.519><c> vehicle<
- </c><00:17:38.480><c> that's</c> dinner and there's this vehicle that's dinner and there's this vehicle
Committee:
House Capital Investment
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES Jan 8th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-STATE AGENCIES
Transcript Highlights:
- Furthermore, we noted that the agency paid over $17,000 in error for sales tax levied on four vehicles
- And the final item was a vehicle. It had been transferred previously to M&R.
- On finding number three, with the sales tax or the vehicles that were purchased, that kind of seems like
- When we were purchasing those vehicles, we presented that card to the Revenue Office.
- When we were purchasing those vehicles, we presented that card to the Revenue Office.
Summary:
The committee first approved the prior meeting minutes and then heard audit reports from Mr. Bullington. Four reports without findings were filed without objection. The Department of Human Services FY24 report contained three findings: suspected fraud involving disaster food assistance and Medicaid benefits by employees, a delayed notification of a forged and cashed state warrant for nearly $610,000, and several fixed-asset and sales-tax errors. DHS officials said they had referred the benefit fraud cases to prosecutors, recovered some restitution, and would change internal procedures so accounts payable staff report such incidents directly to the chief fiscal officer. Committee members questioned the missing assets, the warrant delay, and the tax issue, and the report was deferred to the next meeting so DHS could return with written policy changes.
The Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism FY24 report had two findings: the loss of nearly $3,500 in museum receipts, believed to be theft at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, and issues with change funds at Daisy State Park and War Memorial Stadium. Agency officials said they had implemented new controls, including a point-of-sale and reservation system for museum rentals and more frequent reconciliation of change funds. Members asked about the criminal case, the statute of limitations, bond board reimbursement, and whether the employee’s final paycheck could be withheld. Mr. Bullington later reported that the prosecutor’s office said the Parks and Tourism investigation remained open and that additional information had been requested from the agency. The committee then deferred that report as well, and adjourned after setting the next meeting for February 12, 2026.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Health Committee Apr 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Or to enable an unlicensed individual to do work that would require a license.
- What people want is a licensed clinician who uses their professional judgment, clinical skills, lived
- However, these are all core functions of licensed clinical practice.
- The use of AI by California hospitals and health systems assists licensed professionals.
- Fortunately, a friend pointed me to Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, who sent me to a licensed
Summary:
The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, beginning with AB 2651 by Bonta, which would require schools to notify parents when school vaccination rates fall below herd immunity thresholds. Supporters, including family physicians, PTA representatives, and medical groups, said the bill would improve transparency and help parents protect children and vulnerable family members. Opponents argued the data could be misleading, could identify medically exempt or conditional students, and might lead to stigma or discrimination. The bill was later moved out of committee on a due-pass-as-amended motion, with one no vote recorded on the roll call.
The committee also heard AB 2123 by Aguirre-Curry on medical debt relief, AB 1570 by Wilson to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically necessary breast diagnostic and supplemental imaging, AB 2201 by Berner to restore Medi-Cal eligibility and renewal flexibilities, AB 2448 by Berman to strengthen privacy protections for reproductive and gender-affirming care records, AB 2034 by Addis on food additive safety and transparency, and AB 2598 by Krell to require better notification of next of kin when a patient dies in a hospital. Each bill drew strong support from authors, advocates, and affected individuals, while some drew opposition from insurers, industry groups, or transparency critics who raised concerns about cost, duplication, implementation, or unintended harm. Several bills were moved forward on due-pass-as-amended motions, including AB 2123, AB 2201, AB 2448, AB 2034, and AB 2598.
The committee also heard AB 2551 by Elhawary, which would require health plans to collect and publish data on how often enrollees must go out of network for behavioral health care and why. Supporters said the measure would expose access barriers and high out-of-pocket costs, especially for communities of color and people with language access needs; opponents said it would add another reporting mandate and might not solve provider shortage problems. Members generally expressed support for the bill’s goals and several described personal or district-level experiences with behavioral health access problems. The bill was then moved out of committee on a due-pass motion. The committee also took up consent items and other procedural motions, with multiple bills reported out and some placed on call.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- to visit, and the landlord cannot deny or interfere with this license.
- to visit, and the landlord cannot deny or interfere with this license.
- to visit, and the landlord cannot deny or interfere with this license.
- to visit and the landlord a license to visit and the landlord cannot<00:07:58.840><c> deny</c><00:07
- background checks are not license background checks are not required<00:08:03.360><c> Additionally</
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 12 February, 2026; 9:30 AM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Licensee means a person licensed under this chapter.
- Licensee means a person licensed under this chapter.
- This is dealing with Mississippi lifetime hunting license. This just basically changes the license.
- </c> >> Do we know how much the lifetime license >> Do we know how much the lifetime license
- </c> >> So, well, like an all sportsman license >> So, well, like an all sportsman license