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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 2/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
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- the Attorney General's office is being influenced by special interest groups, specifically around energy
Summary:
House Majority Leader Harry Niska discussed House File 20, a bill he said would amend Minnesota’s Data Practices Act by adding the words “on individuals” to clarify that the private-data exemption applies only to information actually tied to an individual person. He argued the bill would overturn a 2022 Minnesota Supreme Court decision in Energy Policy Advocates v. Allison that, in his view, allowed the Attorney General’s office to withhold policymaking and closed investigative data even when no individual privacy interest was involved. Niska framed the measure as a transparency and democracy issue, saying the Attorney General’s office should not have a special secrecy privilege that other state agencies and prosecutors do not have.
In response to questions, Niska said the Attorney General opposed the bill, citing concerns about the cost and burden of data practices requests and raising a broader question about whether some businesses might have privacy interests similar to individuals. Niska said the bill is not meant to eliminate legitimate privacy protections for actual individuals, including sensitive investigative information, but to prevent the office from using the private-data category to shield non-personal information. He also said the issue arose in part from information about outside influence on the Attorney General’s office, including funding for positions through NYU and the Bloomberg Foundation.
Niska said the bill had been introduced by Republicans two years earlier but did not receive a hearing, and he expected it to come to the House floor because Republicans now control committees. He said Democrats were expected to vote as a bloc against it, and he suggested the vote would show where members stand on transparency. He also said other GOP priorities may move through committees and to the floor as they are ready, mentioning permitting reform, repeal of the nuclear moratorium, and an OIG-related bill, but he did not provide a detailed schedule. No vote on the bill was taken during the exchange.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Departments of Energy, Defense, and other agencies.
- partnering with our adversaries, sometimes even on these Department of Defense and Department of Energy
- projects. ...with our adversaries, sometimes even on these Department of Defense and Department of Energy
- research papers co-authored with PRC scholars on military-relevant technologies, seven Department of Energy
- grants worth more than $25 million involving PRC scholars, and 147 Department of Energy-sponsored papers
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn if schools are unsafe and urged more funding for school police officers, described efforts to expand Project Momentum and tutoring, supported keeping cell phones out of classrooms, promoted the Student Industry Partnership, and called for renewing Proposition 123 with more money directed to teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to monitor ESA fraud and abuse.
The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and improve accountability, while the Arizona Education Association opposed it as unnecessary, punitive, and potentially inconsistent with existing practice and FERPA concerns. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1074 a do pass recommendation.
Members also heard SB 1327, as amended, requiring public universities to adopt and post research security policies and report on foreign grants and security practices. ABOR and a national security advocate supported the measure as a way to strengthen protections against foreign adversary influence, and the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced the bill 5-2. The committee then approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, 4-3 after discussion about second chances, counseling, and whether the bill was too punitive.
Finally, the committee advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and fund administration, with technical discussion about correcting bill language and returning unspent monies to the fund. It also approved SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for grants to school districts and charter schools to create community gardens; supporters described the gardens as hands-on learning spaces that teach science, nutrition, and teamwork and can also serve as calming spaces for students. The committee adjourned after the last vote.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Gov. Tim Walz's State of the State address (speech only) 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 health care, to green energy
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- ,</c><00:14:46.720><c> to</c> to our healthcare, to green energy, to to our healthcare, to green energy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Thu Feb 13, 2025 @ 10:15 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- We're convening this Thursday, February 13th, 2025, hearing for the Energy Environmental Protection Committee
- It is 11:00 a.m., but we're on the 10:15 a.m. agenda, Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection
- And then we have Hawaii State Energy Office.
- Maria Tomy, Hawaii State Energy Office. We will stand on our written testimony with comments.
- All right, we are back for decision making on the 10:15 a.m. agenda committee on Energy and Environmental
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Summary:
The Energy and Environmental Protection Committee met on February 13, 2025, after a brief recess for a concurrent hearing. The committee heard testimony on several measures, including HB 332 on recycling and lithium-ion batteries, HB 256 on environmental protection and federal air standards, HB 348 on single-use plastics in lodging establishments, HB 810 on noise pollution and helicopter-related civil actions, HB 505 on Red Hill coordination, HB 975 on carbon sequestration incentives, and HB 974 on utility financing and step-in agreements. Testimony was generally supportive on HB 256, HB 348, HB 505, HB 975, and HB 974, while HB 332 drew both support and opposition, including concerns from the Consumer Technology Association about battery recycling policy. On HB 975, OPSD supported the program but urged language to prevent use for carbon offsets, and the committee discussed how the program would be monitored and reimbursed. On HB 974, the chair summarized extensive amendments addressing reserve fees, revenue definitions, trust funds, default procedures, and customer credits, while noting the Consumer Advocate’s changed view that a reserve fee may not be constitutionally required.
In decision making, the committee adopted amendments and recommended passage for HB 332, converting it into a working group to study recycling of small- and medium-format lithium-ion batteries, with members from state agencies and industry and a note that an appropriation may be needed. HB 256 was passed with amendments to clarify compliance with federal law unless standards become more stringent. HB 348, HB 810, and HB 505 were each passed as is. HB 975 was passed with amendments, including language to prevent use of the program for carbon offsets and a note that dollar amounts would be blanked out and addressed in the committee report. HB 974 was also passed with amendments after the committee reviewed the proposed changes and discussed the reserve fee issue. The committee additionally noted that HB 1476 had previously been deferred and would remain deferred, and the meeting concluded with adjournment.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we did find places that we could take the money from: telecom equity aid, school library aid, and
- Um, I have on the data centers in energy.
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- Um and the data centers uh in energy.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Our nearly 600 members produce, process, and distribute the majority of the nation's energy and participate
- in API Energy Excellence, which is accelerating environmental and safety progress by fostering new technologies
- natural gas and oil industry is committed to the safe and environmentally responsible operation of U.S. energy
- natural gas and oil industry is committed to the safe and environmentally responsible operation of U.S. energy
- and project decisions based on community mobility needs for all users, economic development, and equity
Committee:
Senate Transportation
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- the expansive use of abuse, are important considerations so that we ensure that the resources, the energies
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- ABA is a behavior modification program which has been heavily marketed by private equity firms and the
Committee:
Senate Human Services
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Jun 24th, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- It directly drains money, time, and energy away from the families that we serve.
- Good afternoon, and Lay on behalf of the Association of California Community and Energy Services and
- Good afternoon and Lay on behalf of the Association of California Community and Energy Services and our
- that projects using Green Globes must still comply with Title 24, CalGreen, and use CEC's approved energy
Committee:
House Governmental Organization
OR
Transcript Highlights:
- Pacman, William Burlow III; Employment Appeals Board, Sarah Siris, Angela Stager, Pence; Energy Facilities
- down and ask questions of these individuals who, God bless them, are willing to sacrifice time and energy
- constantly impressed by the caliber and quality of Oregonians who are willing to invest time and energy
- I understand the concerns about the QEM, but I also understand the kind of energy and support that we
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 13th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He's represented public power on the Western Energy Imbalance Market Nominating Committee, the Launch
- Committee for the Westwide Governance Pathways Initiative, and served on the Western Energy Imbalance
- The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications will convene in Room 1200 in the swing space
- The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications will convene in Room 1200 in the swing space
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, offered prayers and the pledge, and spent much of the early portion of the session on guest introductions recognizing visitors from Leadership Torrance, former Assembly Member Hector de la Torre, and several university presidents and academic leaders. The body then moved through routine business, including approval of the Senate journals and reading of several bills on the second reading file, before taking up gubernatorial appointments.
Three appointments to the Board of Behavioral Sciences were confirmed: Justin Hufft, Cali Rana Singhe, and Dr. Annette Walker. The Senate also confirmed Villian Corral to the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. In each case, the appointing committee recommendation was noted and roll calls were taken, with the confirmations approved by the required vote margins.
On third reading, the Senate adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 140, designating April as Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, with supportive remarks from several senators and advocates emphasizing research, awareness, and the lived experience of Parkinson’s disease. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 92, marking California Holocaust Memorial Day, with extensive floor statements from multiple senators on remembrance, education, antisemitism, and the importance of teaching Holocaust history. Finally, the Senate passed Assembly Bill 1389, an urgency measure ratifying a tribal-state gaming compact amendment with the Yurok Tribe; the measure and urgency clause both received unanimous support.
The session concluded with committee announcements and several adjournment-in-memory tributes, including honors for coach John Bean, Cynthia Brantley Pierce, and Detective Armando “Mando” Santana. The Pro Tem then announced the next floor session and the Senate recessed.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Apr 13th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He's represented public power on the Western Energy Imbalance Market Nominating Committee, the Launch
- Committee for the Westwide Governance Pathways Initiative, and served on the Western Energy Imbalance
- The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Communications will convene in Room 1200 in the swing
- On Energy, Utilities, and Communications will convene in Room 1200 in the swing space 10 minutes after
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- to secure deals that helped further establish our state as a leader in aerospace, defense, steel, energy
- , and advanced manufacturing, creating Steel, energy, and advanced manufacturing, creating thousands
- We cut the permitting time on new energy projects from 18 months, We cut the permitting time on new energy
Summary:
The meeting was the opening of the Arkansas General Assembly’s 2026 fiscal session, beginning with quorum calls, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of guests, including law enforcement officers, a doctor of the day, nurse of the day, constitutional officers, Supreme Court justices, and family and friends of legislators. The House adopted House Resolution 1001 to convene a joint session for Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s address, appointed committees to notify the Senate and the Governor, and later received the Senate into the chamber before recessing for the joint session.
In the joint session, members observed a moment of silence for former Representative Stan Berry, then heard Governor Sanders’s fiscal session address. Her remarks focused heavily on the proposed budget and her administration’s priorities: fully funding education and the LEARNS Act, supporting teachers and literacy efforts, funding public safety and corrections, expanding the 1033 initiative to move people from crisis to career, and holding down government growth while pursuing further income tax cuts. She also highlighted economic development, low cost of living, and support for veterans, while emphasizing conservative policy themes and thanking several Arkansans whose stories illustrated the administration’s agenda.
No substantive legislation was debated or voted on beyond the adoption of House Resolution 1001 and the procedural motions to adjourn the joint session and then adjourn the House until the next day. The House announced that Joint Budget would meet later that afternoon and again the following morning.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- to secure deals that helped further establish our state as a leader in aerospace, defense, steel, energy
- , and advanced manufacturing, creating... ...steel, energy, and advanced manufacturing, creating thousands
- We cut the permitting time on new energy projects from 18 months...
- We cut the permitting time on new energy projects from 18 months down to six months, helping Arkansans
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, the Committee on Environment, Energy and Technology returns misdirected House Bill 841 to the
- Arts, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Office of Drug Policy, the Office of Energy
- providing a cash transfer to the Governor's Residence Fund, providing reappropriation authority for energy
- House Resolution 26 by Ways and Means Committee regarding Rule Approval, House Environment, Energy and
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal, and received messages from the Governor and Senate. The Governor reported signing House Bill 624, while the Senate transmitted enrolled Senate Bill 1332 for the Speaker’s signature, sent Senate Bill 1361 to the First Reading Calendar, returned several House bills for enrollment, and reported House Bill 610 had failed in the Senate. Committee reports moved multiple bills forward, including appropriations measures and policy bills on elections, youth service organizations, agriculture, health and welfare, revenue and taxation, and general government. House Joint Memorial 19, calling for elimination of the U.S. Department of Education, was referred for printing. Several new appropriation and policy bills were introduced and referred, including House Bills 866 through 874 and Senate Bill 1361.
The main floor debate centered on House Bill 822, a parental-notification bill concerning minors’ requests related to social or medical transition in schools, child care, and health care settings. Supporters argued it protects parental rights and prevents schools or providers from withholding important information from parents, while opponents said the bill’s definitions were vague, its notification standard was unclear, and the potential penalties—up to $100,000—would chill teachers, coaches, child care workers, and medical providers. Concerns were also raised about committee procedure and the burden on professionals, while supporters responded that the bill only applies when a minor requests help facilitating a transition and that existing processes would prevent the hypothetical problems raised.
House Bill 822 passed the House on a 59-9 vote, with two abstentions and two excused, and was sent to the Senate. After passage, the House suspended Rule 27 by a 57-11 vote to prevent a minority report on the bill from being printed in the journal, prompting objections from minority members about procedural fairness. The House then held remaining third-reading bills one legislative day, made announcements, and adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on March 12, 2026.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- can see behaviors do better when they actually do go outside, stretch their legs, get some of that energy
- can see behaviors do better when they actually do go outside, stretch their legs, get some of that energy
- That might be too, you know, I don't know if that's too much, but I think getting that energy out can
- I feel strongly that our kids need to be outside, that energy needs to be, you know, expended outside
Committee:
House Education
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Labor & Workplace Standards Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Labor & Workplace Standards
Transcript Highlights:
- For example, if it’s Department of Energy, then not likely.
- But if it was, you know, Puget Sound Energy, I’m making this up, then yes. Thank you.”
- “If it’s Department of Energy, then not likely.
- But if it was, you know, Puget Sound Energy, I’m making this up, then yes. Thank you.”
Committee:
House Labor & Workplace Standards
Keywords:
workers' compensation, industrial insurance, premium rates, rate transparency, actuarial rates, contingency reserves, Department of Labor and Industries, L&I, risk classifications, employer premiums, insurance regulation, rate setting, premium increase limits, workers' compensation advisory committee, retrospective rating, state insurance fund, accident and medical aid funds, SB 6188, asbestos, asbestos training
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- In the House of Representatives: House Joint Memorial No. 15, by the Environment, Energy, and Technology
- In the House of Representatives, House Bill No. 14, by the Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee
- In the House of Representatives, House Bill No. 14 by Environment, Energy and Technology Committee, an
- I just want to remind everybody that there's an Energy Caucus meeting going down in the Jefferson Room
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 9 (1-16-26)
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- To Natural Resources and Energy: House Bill 292. To Postsecondary Education: House Bill 287.
- House Bill 292 to Natural Resources and<00:23:13.760><c> Energy,</c><00:23:14.080><c> House</c><00:23
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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- ensuring that our state maintains a thriving economy and remains a leader in job creation and domestic energy
- Arranging resources to create jobs to meet the needs of the common population in the area of good energy
- will include one representative from the oil field... oil and gas industry, one representative from Energy
- can really have as TANF. tangible solutions to tackle this, because at the end of the day, we know energy
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water regulation, environmental protection, pesticide management, natural resources, LP-gas, property owner notice, gas installations, safety notification, petroleum theft, task force, oil and gas, law enforcement, economic impact, environmental regulation, water permits, water quality, land application, 1185, senate
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Apr 15th, 2026
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, we're going to have Peter Brennan come up for the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers
- Okay, we're going to have Peter Brennan come up for the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers
- My name is Peter Brennan, Executive Director of the New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure held a public hearing on House Bill 5036, concerning consumer information related to tariffs, and House Bill 5138, concerning consumer protections for low-value tender scarcity and penny rounding. The chairs opened with procedural remarks, noted both chambers were in session, and explained that testimony would be limited to three minutes. The hearing also included light discussion of the committee’s one-year anniversary and the large volume of bills the committee handles.
Testimony on H. 5138 was broadly supportive. Senator Paul Feeney, the bill’s co-sponsor, said the measure would address confusion caused by the penny’s scarcity by creating a statewide cash-rounding standard to the nearest five cents, with rounding up or down depending on the final digit. He emphasized that the bill would apply only to cash transactions and would require consumer notice rules from the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. Representatives from the Massachusetts Package Stores Association, Massachusetts Retailers Association, Massachusetts Restaurant Association, and New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association all supported the bill, citing operational efficiency, legal clarity, fairness, and reduced burden on retailers and restaurants. The Retailers Association suggested amendments to make rounding discretionary rather than mandatory and to clarify that taxes and fees would not be affected.
Testimony on H. 5036 was largely opposed by business groups. The Massachusetts Retailers Association, New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association, and Massachusetts State Auto Dealers Association all said the tariff disclosure requirements would be difficult or impossible to implement in practice, especially given frequent tariff changes and the complexity of pricing goods and vehicles. They argued the bill would create compliance burdens and could increase costs rather than help consumers. No votes were taken on either bill. The hearing concluded after no further witnesses came forward, and the committee voted to close the hearing.