Video & Transcript Research : 'Environmental Protection Agency'

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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 2/26/26

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • have reported issues within the agency have reported issues within the agency of<01:08:09.039>
  • agency. Then when they engage in the agency.
  • When there monitored by the agency.
  • Rustler stole the cows. agency or the county attorney. agency or the county attorney.
  • protecting also those who need the most. protecting also those who need the most.
Bills: HF3423, HF2354, HF3634
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Child Committee Meeting - 2026-03-25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um and if uh the agency is have to be.
  • <00:48:44.040> the that I want to protect the that I want to protect the infrastructure<00
  • <01:34:01.080> investigation, than a child protection investigation, than a child protection
  • I would prefer are protected in SNAP.
  • protected from losing their SNAP. protected from losing their SNAP.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The governor is asking for agencies to be allowed to carry forward.
  • The final item I will touch on is a recommendation across agency operating funds to allow agencies to
  • It is the chief public law firm for the state of Minnesota to protect Minnesotans.
  • Minnesotans. protect Minnesotans.
  • This bill aims to improve the data challenge appeal process and to protect private data.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • minimum standards for state agencies minimum standards for state agencies when<00:15:40.760>
  • And then the final item I will touch on is a recommendation across agency operating funds to allow agencies
  • is a recommendation across agency is a recommendation across agency operating<00:16:41.079> funds
  • and promote the best talent to protect and promote the best talent to protect the<00:36:47.760><
  • federal antitrust laws, which protect federal antitrust laws, which protect the<00:37:36.760>
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • This inconsistency creates confusion for our local constituency, agencies, and stakeholders. ...legislators
  • The bill allows state agencies to partner with colleges and employers to create training programs tailored
  • Six agencies, I'm sorry, for these six agencies: Texas Department of Agriculture, Health and Human Services
  • Revocation is subject to it, so it is an independent and neutral shared services agency for hearing and
  • mediating administrative disputes and appeals between the public and more than 50 other state agencies
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development May 12th, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • This inconsistency creates confusion for our local constituency, agencies, stakeholders, legislators,
  • The bill allows state agencies to partner with colleges and employers to create training programs tailored
  • bill actually speaks to some other markers that were created through the years by the predecessor agency
  • So does this transfer to the... ...predecessor agency to the Texas Historical Commission.
  • and appeals between the public and more than 50 other state agencies.
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee met without a quorum, so no votes or formal actions were taken. The chair laid out several bills and resolutions for explanation and public testimony, with each item left pending subject to the call of the chair. Early items included House Bill 1240, a cleanup measure to create a single uniform definition of the Texas-Mexico border region across state law, and House Bill 2768, which would establish an IT apprenticeship credential through junior colleges and technical institutions to help fill state government technology jobs. The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 90, which would encourage establishing a Texas trade and investment office in Jerusalem. Testimony on the resolution was sharply divided: one witness opposed it on foreign policy and values grounds, while a Texas Association of Business representative strongly supported it, citing Israel’s innovation and trade potential. Another major item was House Bill 4187, a committee substitute for legislation affecting the Texas Historical Commission; the sponsor described changes expanding use of trust fund money for historic sites, allowing more affiliated nonprofits, clarifying retail operations, and creating a framework for training and consistent interpretation at historic sites. A Texas Historical Commission witness explained that the bill would shift responsibility for maintaining many state-owned historical markers and monuments, including markers on private land, to the commission. Additional measures included House Bill 2788, which would shield Texas Workforce Commission fraud-prevention methods from public information requests; House Bill 5032, directing state agencies to plan for public display of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Texas Constitution, and the Victory or Death letter at the Capitol Complex; House Bill 3146, which would eliminate outdated memoranda-of-understanding requirements for certain State Office of Administrative Hearings arrangements; and House Bill 4815, a cleanup bill modernizing economic development statutes, revising the Made in Texas standard to 51% Texas-origin content, repealing the Governor’s Broadband Development Council, and making other conforming changes. The committee ended by recessing, with members indicating they would likely vote on pending business later when a quorum was available.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

House in Session May 2nd, 2025

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We took every idea from every single county and city and agency that responds to storms and emergencies
  • It authorizes grant institutions that are under the DOE administrative agency that are eligible for line
  • This is a measure in order to protect our students and our bus drivers. Representative Dunkley?
  • It removes the residency requirement for agency heads and instead prohibits reimbursement for travel
  • Exist with the executive agencies. Members, that is the amendment. Are there questions?
Bills: HJR 138, HB 42, HB 104, HB 129, HB 677, HB 426, HB 668, HB 1699, HB 2017, HB 2128, HB 2038, HB 3783, HB 3717, HB 2316, HB 3686, HB 2563, HB 3883, HB 4021, HB 2788, HB 2663, HB 3305, HB 3173, HB 3474, HB 1105, HB 3531, HB 3490, HB 3597, HB 1295, HB 3512, HB 3010, HB 3112, HB 4215, HB 3223, HB 3464, HB 3120, HB 4214, HB 4511, HB 3704, HB 4081, HB 4783, HB 4063, HB 2783, HB 4937, HB 5085, HB 2510, HB 3426, HB 4361, HB 1169, HB 2516, HB 2347, HB 4034, HB 4700, HB 3560, HB 5150, HB 3860, HB 3146, HB 3924, HCR 98, HCR 92, HB 1520, HB 1545, HB 5265, HB 1887, HB 1914, HB 2402, HB 2306, HB 2350, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 3211, HB 1056, HB 2081, HB 2187, HB 3092, HB 3308, HB 3526, HB 3750, HB 4219, HB 4230, HB 4290, HB 5238, HB 4804, HB 4749, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 1353, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 2221, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5092, HB 3748, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 1482, HB 4044, HB 2702, HB 4264, HB 2807, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 3133, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 2145, HB 1201, HB 5061, SB 29, SB 879, SB 65, SB 1745, SB 412, SB 412, SB 1746, SB 1238, SB 1341, SB 522, SB 1532, SB 1378, SB 1062, SB 2066, SB 1963, SB 2204, SB 1366, SB 2077, SB 1967, SB 1151, HB 1618, HB 2156, HB 2615, HB 2615, HB 2349, HB 1926, HB 569, HB 1762, HB 38, HJR 138, HB 42, HB 104, HB 104, HB 129, HB 677, HB 426, HB 668, HB 1699, HB 2017, HB 2128, HB 2038, HB 3783, HB 3717, HB 2316, HB 3686, HB 2563, HB 3883, HB 4021, HB 2788, HB 2663, HB 2663, HB 3305, HB 3173, HB 3474, HB 1105, HB 3531, HB 3531, HB 3490, HB 3490, HB 3597, HB 1295, HB 3512, HB 3010, HB 3112, HB 4215, HB 3223, HB 3223, HB 3464, HB 3120, HB 4214, HB 4511, HB 3704, HB 4081, HB 4783, HB 4063, HB 2783, HB 4937, HB 5085, HB 2510, HB 3426, HB 4361, HB 1169, HB 2516, HB 2347, HB 4034, HB 4700, HB 3560, HB 5150, HB 3860, HB 3146, HB 3924, HCR 98, HCR 92
TX

Texas 89th Regular

89th Legislative Session May 2nd, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • by a protective order.
  • Well, I think we need to make this change to protect our kids.
  • I hear about protecting kids all the time.
  • SB 619 by Sparks, relating to the protection of persons participating in health.
  • Quality for the Committee on Environmental Regulation.
Bills: HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92, HB1520, HB1545, HB5265, HB1887, HB1914, HB2402, HB2306, HB2350, HB3000, HB3237, HB3326, HB3211, HB 1056, HB2081, HB2187, HB3092, HB3308, HB3526, HB3750, HB4219, HB4230, HB4290, HB5238, HB4804, HB4749, HB245, HB1465, HB294, HB793, HB809, HB3928, HB334, HB2037, HB1973, HB285, HB4341, HB 1043, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB1729, HB2498, HB1314, HB1353, HB3960, HB3923, HB2221, HB2517, HB2518, HB2213, HB5092, HB3748, HB5246, HB4344, HB1482, HB4044, HB2702, HB4264, HB2807, HB2898, HB3181, HB3250, HB2091, HB2115, HB2542, HB2768, HB3349, HB4406, HB1593, HB1899, HB3133, HB3133, HB4960, HB3214, HB2145, HB 1201, HB5061, SB29, SB879, SB65, SB1745, SB412, SB412, SB1746, SB1238, SB1341, SB522, SB1532, SB1378, SB1062, SB2066, SB1963, SB2204, SB1366, SB2077, SB1967, SB1151, HB1618, HB2156, HB2615, HB2615, HB2349, HB1926, HB569, HB1762, HB38, HJR138, HB42, HB 104, HB 104, HB 129, HB677, HB426, HB668, HB1699, HB2017, HB2128, HB2038, HB3783, HB3717, HB2316, HB3686, HB2563, HB3883, HB4021, HB2788, HB2663, HB2663, HB3305, HB3173, HB3474, HB 1105, HB3531, HB3531, HB3490, HB3490, HB3597, HB 1295, HB3512, HB3010, HB3112, HB4215, HB3223, HB3223, HB3464, HB3120, HB4214, HB4511, HB3704, HB4081, HB4783, HB4063, HB2783, HB4937, HB5085, HB2510, HB3426, HB4361, HB 1169, HB2516, HB2347, HB4034, HB4700, HB3560, HB5150, HB3860, HB3146, HB3924, HCR98, HCR92
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Apr 2nd, 2025

Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, as I mentioned, I think... ...protections.
  • We're simply trying to protect our supply. Thank you.
  • But we do have to protect the quality of the drinking water, and we do have to protect the quality of
  • life. ...have to protect the quality of life.
  • All these agencies have this ability. These agencies have the ability to manage the situation.
Bills: HB471, HB473
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • . a state agency that has lost focus, not just on the child.
  • Maybe there's a protective parent, and the abuser is no longer in the home. Home.
  • Stephanie Muth, Commissioner at the Department of Family and Protective Services.
  • The receiver will also be responsible for protecting the SSCC's assets.
  • Senate Bill 1524 is about protecting the privacy rights of foster... families.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It better protects the fund from fraud.
  • I want to protect the most people possible.
  • You deserve some protection, not the same protection.
  • That protects the provider, it also protects the patient, and it makes sure that we get...
  • to reasonably protect its business interests.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Mar 17th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills: SJR 4, SCR 36, SCR 37, SCR 38, SCR 39, SCR 40, SCR 41, SCR 42, SB 7, SB 30, SB 31, SB 32, SB 33, SB 34, SB 36, SB 37, SB 38, SB 39, SB 1851, SB 1852, SB 1853, SB 1854, SB 1855, SB 1856, SB 1857, SB 1858, SB 1860, SB 1861, SB 1862, SB 1863, SB 1864, SB 1865, SB 1866, SB 1867, SB 1868, SB 1869, SB 1870, SB 1871, SB 1872, SB 1873, SB 1874, SB 1875, SB 1876, SB 1877, SB 1878, SB 1879, SB 1880, SB 1881, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 1884, SB 1885, SB 1886, SB 1887, SB 1888, SB 1889, SB 1890, SB 1891, SB 1892, SB 1893, SB 1894, SB 1895, SB 1896, SB 1897, SB 1898, SB 1899, SB 1900, SB 1901, SB 1903, SB 1904, SB 1905, SB 1906, SB 1907, SB 1908, SB 1909, SB 1910, SB 1911, SB 1912, SB 1913, SB 1914, SB 1915, SB 1916, SB 1917, SB 1918, SB 1919, SB 1920, SB 1921, SB 1922, SB 1923, SB 1924, SB 1925, SB 1926, SB 1927, SB 1928, SB 1929, SB 1930, SB 1931, SB 1932, SB 1933, SB 1934, SB 1935, SB 1936, SB 1937, SB 1938, SB 1939, SB 1940, SB 1941, SB 1942, SB 1943, SB 1944, SB 1945, SB 1946, SB 1947, SB 1948, SB 1949, SB 1950, SB 1951, SB 1952, SB 1953, SB 1954, SB 1955, SB 1956, SB 1957, SB 1958, SB 1959, SB 1960, SB 1961, SB 1962, SB 1963, SB 1964, SB 1965, SB 1966, SB 1967, SB 1968, SB 1969, SB 1970, SB 1971, SB 1972, SB 1973, SB 1974, SB 1975, SB 1976, SB 1977, SB 1978, SB 1979, SB 1980, SB 1981, SB 1982, SB 1983, SB 1984, SB 1985, SB 1986, SB 1987, SB 1988, SB 1989, SB 1990, SB 1991, SB 1992, SB 1993, SB 1994, SB 1995, SB 1996, SB 1997, SB 1998, SB 1999, SB 2000, SB 2001, SB 2002, SB 2003, SB 2004, SB 2005, SB 2006, SB 2007, SB 2008, SB 2009, SB 2010, SB 2011, SB 2012, SB 2013, SB 2014, SB 2015, SB 2016, SB 2017, SB 2018, SB 2019, SB 2020, SB 2021, SB 2022, SB 2023, SB 2024, SB 2025, SB 2026, SB 2027, SB 2028, SB 2029, SB 2030, SB 2031, SB 2032, SB 2033, SB 2034, SB 2035, SB 2036, SB 2037, SB 2038, SB 2039, SB 2040, SB 2041, SB 2042, SB 2043, SB 2044, SB 2045, SB 2046, SB 2047, SB 2048, SB 2049, SB 2050, SB 2051, SB 2052, SB 2053, SB 2054, SB 2055, SB 2056, SB 2057, SB 2058, SB 2059, SB 2060
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/8/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • It also adds environmental guardrails.
  • It also adds environmental guardrails.
  • the Minnesota Environmental Partnership. the Minnesota Environmental Partnership.
  • co co- benefits baked in environmental co co- benefits baked in the<00:26:00.960> environmental
  • or just or better envir environmentally. or just or better envir environmentally.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

AEN-HOU, AEN-EIG, AEN Public Hearings 03-18-2026

Agriculture and Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Why should we increase environmental Why should we increase environmental response,<00:43:43.320
  • <01:16:23.800> and for other essential environmental and for other essential environmental
  • for the protection of plants against<01:30:16.040> invasive<01:30:16.440> species.
  • make it possible for people to protect make it possible for people to protect their<01:30:52.320
  • to uh for the protection. So, thank you. to uh for the protection. So, thank you.
Bills: HB1736, HB1620, HB1695
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1737, which clarifies allowable uses in agricultural districts for farm dwellings and farm employee housing, and HB 1604 HD2, which creates an agricultural workforce housing working group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Testimony on HB 1737 was overwhelmingly supportive, with county agriculture officials, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Farmers Union backing the measure; one witness asked for a definition of “affordable” to guard against misuse of farm housing. For HB 1604, the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Hawaii Farmers Union, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, with OHA requesting disaggregated data and a seat on the working group. Committee discussion focused on housing shortages, possible misuse, affordability, and whether innovative housing models such as modular, tiny, and container homes should be considered. The committee then took action on both measures. HB 1737 HD3 was recommended to pass with amendments that would limit farm employee housing to agricultural employees and their immediate family members actively engaged in the farm operation, add a grandfathering provision for existing permitted housing, preserve county zoning authority, clarify that ag tourism must be secondary and not occur in employee housing, delete a square-footage-per-acre ratio, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. HB 1604 HD2 was also recommended to pass with amendments adding OHA and a housing-shortage organization to the working group, expanding its scope to include modular, tiny, and container homes and permitting/zoning streamlining, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. Both motions were adopted unanimously by the members present. The joint hearing then moved to HB 1736, which would establish a spay and neuter special fund and require sterilization and declaration provisions for cats, with some discussion of dogs. DLNR and the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill, while Pacific Pet Alliance objected to the broader requirements and the inclusion of dogs; the Hawaiian Humane Society and American Bird Conservancy supported cat-focused sterilization and the special fund, while some testifiers opposed mandatory sterilization as too costly or intrusive. Members raised questions about toxoplasmosis, trap-neuter-release, enforcement, neighbor-island access, and funding needs, and DLNR indicated additional funding and third-party contracting would likely be needed. The transcript then began HB 1620 HD2 on energy, which would increase the environmental response energy and food security tax and shift funds from the hydrogen fueling subaccount to EV charging infrastructure; state agencies generally stood on written testimony in support, while the Tax Foundation objected to special fund earmarks and noted the bill raises only one part of the barrel tax structure.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Apr 16th, 2025

S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a straightforward bill that helps protect the state budget and reinforces our ability to make
  • And so to prevent that from affecting our budget, in order to protect our constituents, I would like
  • I urge you to oppose this bill and protect the ability of municipalities to plan, fund, and deliver critical
  • There are two provisions in the state constitution that protect against gifting that Mr. spoke to.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Apr 15th, 2025

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • What this does is it's really to have transparency in different agencies, different elected officials
  • So, we'd have different agencies that would then be responsible for that, where they could post it online
  • Some involve outside agencies place.
  • Some involve outside agencies that can increase the time before a ruling can be provided.
  • Under the existing law, the Alabama Dry Clean Environmental Response Alabama Dry Clean Environmental
Bills: HB407, SB306, SB320, SB321
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Delivery of Government Efficiency Apr 23rd, 2025

Delivery of Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Sometimes they also have to notify other state agencies.
  • professional license issued by a state agency.
  • This protects...
  • And so any state agency rule can restrict freedom.
  • We also gathered input from about 46 state agencies.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Apr 22nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And whereas these measures save energy and money and protect birds migrating to nesting grounds in the
  • legislature supports reducing bird mortality in the area and encourages Oklahoma businesses, state agencies
  • Members, SCR22 is a step, a small step with real impact, protecting migration, conserving energy, and
  • author tell me if the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is an appropriated agency
  • Is that agency subject to annual fiscal limitations? It is. We are trying with this bill to...