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TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, the problem is this is all too often ending up in general funds.
- The building industry is not opposed to impact fees in general; however...
- The building industry is not opposed to impact fees in general; however, while some municipalities such
- They're generally weighted by the property value, the assessable value.
- We also represent Generation Park Management District, which is 4,200 acres on the northeast side of
Bills:
SB32 , SB464 , SB996 , SB1163 , SB1173 , SB1277 , SB1452 , SB1453 , SB1548 , SB1882 , SB1883 , SB2016
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school
Summary:
The Senate Local Government Committee heard several bills by Senator Bettencourt focused on property tax and local government accountability. SB 32 would provide about $700 million in business tax relief by raising the business personal property exemption from $2,500 to $25,000 and continuing a 20% franchise tax credit for inventory taxes paid. Witnesses from NFIB, the Texas Retailers Association, and Texas Realtors supported the bill, saying business personal property and inventory taxes are burdensome and especially hard on small businesses. After no opposition testimony, SB 32 was left pending.
The committee also heard SB 1453, which would change how interest and sinking tax rates are calculated by using only the minimum debt service required under bond schedules, while still allowing a higher rate with a 60% governing body vote and a public explanation. A witness from the Texas Taxpayers and Research Association supported the bill as a way to keep debt rates from rising as property values increase and to preserve tax relief. The bill was left pending after testimony.
SB 1883 would tighten rules on local impact fees by requiring 60 days of public availability for capital improvement plans and land use assumptions, raising the approval threshold for adopting impact fees from a simple majority to two-thirds, limiting how often fees can be increased, and expanding notice requirements. Builders and developers testified in support, arguing that impact fees are often poorly reviewed, lack accountability, and are passed on to homebuyers, worsening housing affordability. Committee members discussed adding audit provisions and questioned the lack of city testimony. The bill was left pending with subcommittee action. SB 1452 would require a voter election to decide whether a municipal management district continues to exist, with dissolution if voters reject it; supporters said it would add accountability, while others noted some districts provide essential services and infrastructure. The committee heard testimony from district representatives and builders, then left SB 1452 pending before recessing.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- First we have the Attorney General with comments. Good morning, Chair, Vice Chair, members.
- Deputy Attorney General Ian Robertson appearing for Randall Nishiyama.
- fund appropriation would go directly to the endowment or whether it is a general fund appropriation
- <00:18:37.720><c> fund</c> general fund general fund appropriation<00:18:39.720><c> would</c><00:18:39.880
- </c><00:18:41.640><c> fund</c> the endowment or is it a general fund the endowment or is it a general
Committee:
House Culture & Arts
Summary:
The Committee on Culture and the Arts met on March 14, 2025, and heard two measures. On SB 441 SD1, relating to the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, the committee received strong support from the orchestra, the Democratic Party of Hawaiʻi, IATSE Local 665, and an in-person testifier, with testimony emphasizing statewide access to music, education and community programming, cultural value, economic impact, and job stability for musicians and staff. The Attorney General’s office offered comments and suggested language related to the State Endowment Fund. Committee members asked about how the funding would be used, the orchestra’s reach, and its history; the orchestra said it preferred direct operating support and described its audience and employment footprint, neighbor-island outreach, and plans to expand season length and education programs.
The committee then heard SB 1581 SD1, relating to the Hawaiʻi Japan Pacific Peace Monument. No testifier from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts was present, and no one testified on Zoom. With no discussion from witnesses, the measure was briefly taken up and later advanced.
In decision-making, the committee adopted amendments to SB 441 SD1, including a preamble describing legislative intent and the orchestra’s history, references to the State of Hawaiʻi endowment fund and statewide public benefits, and language ensuring the funds support statewide purposes and neighbor-island access to music and educational opportunities. The committee also added a deferral date of July 1, 3000 and technical amendments, then voted to pass the measure with amendments. SB 1581 SD1 was also passed forward with amendments, including a July 1, 3000 deferral date and technical changes, and the meeting adjourned.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-13 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is an important bill for our state and for our health care generally in Vermont.
- This is an important bill for our state and for our health care generally in Vermont.
- General.
- ,</c> Attorney General, Attorney General, Office<01:14:06.960><c> of</c><01:14:07.199><c> Legislative
- Generally speaking, if a exceptions.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Item one, the general fund money going into the Compete Fund.
- We're going to do a general fund deposit into it again.
- Now we will do this and it will generate about $8 million.
- It's far more generous than the private sector.
- It's far more generous than other local governments.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Water Topics Overview Committee Mar 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- General water is at 15%; discretionary at 18%.
- What we're generally seeing here, obviously, it's a small sample size, but the general observation is
- And then just some general cleanup, sovereign lands updates.
- So I would say in general, the city is applying those costs.
- Then we can add an extra penny... ...for general operations.
Summary:
The Water Topics Overview Committee met with a quorum and received updates from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Commission, followed by presentations from Deloitte on two legislative studies required by House Bill 1020. Director Reese Haas reviewed major project and budget updates, including the Northwest Area Water Supply and Southwest Pipeline projects, Resources Trust Fund balances, carryover spending, project prioritization, bid conditions, regional water system coverage, and department process improvements. Members also discussed how the commission prioritizes projects, maintenance expectations, and the impact of limited municipal water supply funding. No formal committee action was taken during the DWR update; the commission’s municipal funding decisions were described as pending its April 8 meeting.
Deloitte then presented the cost-share policy study, which found that under current policy and forecasted revenues, North Dakota faces an estimated $1.3 billion shortfall over 14 years, with a near-term gap of about $1.8 billion through 2031. The firm outlined seven recommended options, including tighter definitions and a 25% cost share for eligible replacement projects, caps and financing strategies for the Mouse River and Red River Valley projects, aligning cost share with commission priority guidance, delaying lower-priority projects, using available lines of credit, and adjusting reimbursement timing for revolving loan funds. Committee members questioned inflation assumptions, affordability, user fees, and the use of legacy fund earnings for bonding, but no decisions were made.
In the governance and finance study, Deloitte said final recommendations are still being refined, with a final report due May 29. The study examined the Southwest Pipeline, NAWS, and Red River Valley systems using governance and finance criteria such as decision authority, transparency, affordability, risk, and access to funding. For Southwest, Deloitte outlined options ranging from improved state-authority coordination to transferring ownership to the Southwest Water Authority; for NAWS, options focused on strengthening the authority’s role and potentially transitioning operations and maintenance; and for Red River, options ranged from enhanced facilitation to formal state oversight or state ownership. Members asked follow-up questions about ownership transfer, capital repayment streams, and why NAWS was not considered for transfer, and Deloitte said NAWS’s limited organizational maturity made that option less viable in the near term.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> future generations of motans. future generations of motans.
- And I'm don't generate property tax.
- And so I think one of those years would not be a general election.
- So um I think not be a general election.
- </c> for uh, Freeborn County and generates for uh, Freeborn County and generates the<01:27:25.040><c>
Committee:
Senate Taxes
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Mar 10th, 2026 at 06:30 am
Washington House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're going to go out and spend it on other things and generate more revenue.
- It's something I think back on as I've grown older, as generations have advanced.
- That's a challenge for a lot of individuals within this sandwich generation.
- That's a challenge for a lot of individuals within this sandwich generation.
- Right into the general fund. Mr. Speaker, you don't have to be... Right into the general fund. Mr.
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
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- We began asking, 'Will future generations have this opportunity?
- Mahalo the future generations of Hawaii.
- We need to make sure its generations go on to still last.
- It was generations go on to still last.
- And we have the Department of Accounting and General Services.
Bills:
HB1817 , HB2056 , HB2616 , HB1718 , HB1842 , HB1740 , HB1919 , HB1616 , HB1774 , HB1984 , HB1603 , HB2171
Committee:
House Water & Land
Keywords:
fishing regulation, ʻamaʻama, striped mullet, bag limit, overfishing, Hawaii fisheries, funding, appropriations, Honolulu, housing, construction, grant-in-aid, community development, Banyan Drive, Hawaii community development authority, cultural revitalization, special fund, public safety, economic development, affordable housing
Summary:
The committee heard HB 1817, which would create a daily bag limit for amaa/ama fish to protect Hawaii’s fisheries. DLNR said the biggest stressor on amaa populations is diversion of freshwater flows that cut off food sources for juvenile fish, and suggested that place-by-place rulemaking with fishers and stakeholders would be the most effective approach. A teacher and several Waialua Elementary students testified in strong support, describing research on declining catch data, cultural importance, and the need to preserve the fish for future generations. Other supporters said the fish is being outcompeted by invasive species and cited historical declines, including testimony that bag limits in Hilo Bay have helped increase populations.
Committee members asked DLNR about traditional and cultural gathering rights, whether the bill’s bag limit would apply to native Hawaiian practices, and whether the limit was 10 per day or per season. DLNR said constitutional Hawaiian practices are protected, but also noted that if the bag limit is set in statute it would limit the department’s flexibility to tailor rules by area. Members also asked about other conservation efforts, and DLNR said fish pond revitalization and amaa production are underway statewide. One member raised concern that a statewide statutory limit might not fit conditions on every island, and DLNR said it has authority to adopt area-specific rules through rulemaking, though that process can take months to more than a year.
The committee then moved to HP 206, an appropriations measure for the City and County of Honolulu involving school land transfers, and HP 266B relating to Banyan Drive. On HP 206, the county said the request is a one-time item and estimated costs were about $3.25 million, with the city and county already spending more than $350,000 on the transfers. On HP 266B, HCDA said it is conducting a master planning effort for Banyan Drive and plans a community visioning exercise this summer. Testimony from the Banyan Drive redevelopment agency emphasized the need for more flexible land-tenure rules, while OHA supported the bill with amendments to include cultural specialists and lineal descendants in the redevelopment process and to protect ceded lands. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Public Health and Welfare - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 3:00 PM
Public Health and Welfare
Transcript Highlights:
- Generally, there is a problem.
- Generally, there is a problem.
- But I doubt any of us know specifically what sort of generators, how many generators, how quickly we
- But I doubt any of us know specifically what sort of generators, how many generators, how quickly we
- But I doubt any of us know specifically what sort of generators, how many generators, how quickly we
Committee:
Joint Public Health and Welfare
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an assistant attorney general.
- Attorney General<00:04:04.239><c> Larson.
- Couple questions on the General Larson.
- :53.279><c> Larson,</c> finally, uh, Attorney General Larson, finally, uh, Attorney General Larson, the
- </c> 550,000 tons of wood waste was generated 550,000 tons of wood waste was generated from<01:06:22.240
Bills:
HF333 , HF2712 , HF1064 , HF1069 , HF1113 , HF2207 , HF204 , HF2867 , HF2924 , HF746 , HF1530 , HF2587 , HF1078
Committee:
House Capital Investment
Keywords:
HF333, Duluth, Lot D, redevelopment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds, public infrastructure, seawall repair, utility connections, demolition, debris removal, transportation improvements, site preparation, soil correction, economic development, DEED, capital appropriation, general obligation bonds
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans - 03/19/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development - Subcommittee on Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:14:17.040><c> Um</c> general. And thank you very much. Um general. And thank you very much.
- Chair, my name is Major General Sean Mankey, the Adjutant General. Thank you for the overview.
- Next, through the generally.
- General discharges are also acceptable for most benefits purposes.
- what would fall under that general maintenance definition?
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Okay, if there are no others that provided testimony in support, we have the Attorney General on Zoom
- I'm Sanura Herichi from the Department of the Attorney General.
- on Zoom oh you're here come General on Zoom oh you're here come forward please<00:13:20.279><c> good
- Sanura Herichi from the Department of the Attorney General.
- </c><01:06:57.440><c> accepted</c> standards and generally accepted standards and generally accepted
Committee:
Senate Education
Summary:
The joint Committee on Education and Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs heard Senate Bill 422, which would authorize the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified people whose schooling was interrupted by military service or wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. The Department of Education testified in support, noting a prior law that created the Kono diploma program before it sunset in 2020. Several members of the public also testified in support. Both committees later recommended passage of SB 422 without amendments, and the recommendation was adopted by voice votes.
The committees then heard Senate Bill 530 on Braille literacy. The bill would establish Braille literacy as state policy, require Braille-related literacy assessments for eligible blind and low-vision students, authorize DOE rulemaking, create a Braille Literacy Resource Center, and appropriate funds. DOE and the Department of Human Services supported the measure, as did the National Federation of the Blind, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, and a blind testifier who described the importance of early Braille instruction. The Attorney General’s office raised concerns about statutory language requiring yearly assessments and suggested revisions so annual decisions remain with IEP teams. The committees voted to pass SB 530 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s suggested changes, and adopted the recommendation.
The next measure was Senate Bill 532, which would allow school staff and agents trained by a licensed clinician to volunteer to administer medication to students in public schools under certain conditions and clarify who may prescribe such medication. DOE and Department of Health testimony supported the bill. The Attorney General recommended replacing the term “licensed clinician” with the defined term “health care professional.” The Hawaii Academy of Physician Assistants supported the bill but asked that physician assistants be included among providers who may prescribe medications for school administration. After questions about current school health aide duties and field-trip medication procedures, the committees voted to pass SB 532 with amendments, including the Attorney General’s terminology change, and adopted the recommendation.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Status of Persons with Disabilities Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- the Deputy Division Chief of the Health Care Division with the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
- these concerns have been heightened given the rescission of the protected areas memo, which had generally
- I think generally when we say health care facility here, we mean it in a very broad way.
- I think generally when we say health care facility here, we mean it in, you know, I think generally when
- I'm thinking that Mass General Brigham would be one, just for health care.
Summary:
The Workforce Support Subcommittee of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Persons with Disabilities met to discuss workforce issues affecting people who provide services to individuals with disabilities, with a focus on immigration enforcement concerns and an upcoming employment event. Ethan Marks, Deputy Chief of the Health Care Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, presented the AGO’s late-January guidance for health care providers and patients on how to respond to ICE activity at health care facilities, what information and access ICE may request, and what protections and access-to-care issues apply. He said the guidance is broad, includes contact information for the Civil Rights Division, and will be updated if federal policy changes. Committee members asked whether residential programs, day programs, DDS/DMH facilities, and similar settings would fall under the guidance; Marks said the guidance is intended to be broad but that specific scenarios may require follow-up with the Civil Rights Division. He also said he was not aware of significant ICE activity at health care facilities so far, though there is fear and some rumors, and members discussed sharing the guidance with hospitals, academic medical institutions, the Health Equity Compact, and other stakeholders.
The subcommittee then reviewed plans for a June 23 State House event titled Strength and Support: Networking and Resource Sharing Event for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities, Personal Care Assistance, Job Coaches, and Inclusive Workplaces. The event will feature a panel-style conversation with prepared questions, success stories, challenges to employment, and strategies to improve outcomes, while also highlighting the shortage of direct support and human services workers. Confirmed or potential participants and partners mentioned included Partners for Youth with Disabilities, MassAbility, NextGen, JVS, the Federation for Children with Special Needs, the PCA Council, and the Arc of Massachusetts, which has launched a PSA campaign for direct support worker hiring. The PCA Council’s resume directory for people interested in becoming PCAs was also noted as a recruitment resource.
Members suggested inviting employers and other stakeholders to the June event, including Eastern Bank, Mass General Brigham, and possibly representatives connected to apprenticeship programs. The group also discussed reaching out to contacts at the Federation and NextGen, and one member suggested Kathy Pitkowskis as a possible connection. The subcommittee said it would continue outreach and finalize the event details, and noted that the next regular meeting will be August 28, with Patricia Wu from EHS scheduled to provide statewide updates.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 67 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Bond issue: general obligation bonds, $1.185 million.
- , this House granted the administration the discretion in authorizing expenditures through either general
- The discretion in authorizing expenditures through either general or special obligation bonds for the
- Our general obligation bonds are currently rated AA+ by both S&P and Fitch and Aa1 by Moody's.
- The flexibility to choose between general obligation and special obligation bonds allows us to adapt
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and first took up a Rules Committee report recommending adoption of a resolution honoring the 200th anniversary of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in New Bedford. The House suspended the rules and adopted the resolution. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then reported a series of local bills for consideration, including measures on legal notices, charter changes for Chicopee, Bridgewater, Wellesley, Weston, Somerville, and Watertown, as well as bills on firefighter residency, a checkout bag fee in Sudbury, senior tax exemption eligibility in Williamstown, and liquor licenses in Lexington. The House suspended Rule 7A, gave the bills second reading, and ordered them to a third reading.
The House also considered a Ways and Means report on H. 4257, financing long-term improvements to municipal roads and bridges. The committee recommended an amendment in the form of a substitute bill, H. 4307, authorizing $1.185 billion in general obligation bonds. After suspension of the rules, the House adopted the amendment and ordered the bill to a third reading. Later, during floor debate on H. 4307, members spoke in support of the bill as a major transportation funding package, emphasizing Chapter 90 aid, road mileage-based distribution, culvert and small bridge repairs, congestion relief projects, and the bill’s fiscal and credit-rating benefits. A roll call was ordered, and the bill passed to be engrossed 156-0.
The House also passed to be engrossed a bill validating the results of a special election in Hardwick. In addition, the House adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and agreed to adjourn in memory of former Representative and Senator Matthew C. Patrick of Falmouth. The session included several guest introductions, including Mandela Fellows studying at Bridgewater State University, former legislator Vincent Dimacido, Bellingham Council on Aging guests, and interns in Representative Linsky’s office.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- It's in the courts, and I have the Deputy Attorney General to explain this bill to us and why it's needed
- I'm Attorney General Labrador's chief deputy, chairman committee.
- Chair, Representative Rubel, that is a question for my good chief attorney general, deputy attorney general
- to take this opportunity to send a message back that I feel like back when we could get Attorney General
- to take this opportunity to send a message back that I feel like back when we could get Attorney General
Committee:
House Judiciary, Rules and Administration
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Mar 12th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- It had originally the November general. That's been taken out.
- So I do appreciate that we're taking out that restriction that we have to go to the general election,
- So I do appreciate that we're taking out that restriction that we have to go to the general election,
- If you're in an even-numbered year, which would be the years of general elections, if you are in the
- I just wanted to say, I'm glad we all agree that the November general is a bad idea.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform Mar 12th, 2026
Special Committee on Property Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- It had originally the November general. That's been taken out.
- So I do appreciate that we're taking out that restriction that we have to go to the general election,
- If you're in an even-numbered year, which would be the years of general...
- If you're in an even-numbered year, which would be the years of general elections, if you are in the
- I just wanted to say, I'm glad we all agree that the November general is a bad idea.
Summary:
The Special Committee on Property Tax Reform met in executive session and considered three measures. House Bill 3354 was amended to clarify language concerning the blind pension fund rate, with members discussing whether the revised rate would be 2.75 cents and whether the fund would remain adequately supported. The committee adopted the amendment, rolled it into a substitute, and then voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 3354 do pass by a 13-0 roll call.
The committee then took up House Bill 2925, which had been narrowed to standardized ballot language for property tax-related elections after removing the original November election scheduling requirement. Members discussed the purpose of the change, the different vote thresholds for bond issues in various election types, and concerns about whether the ballot language problem actually existed. The substitute was adopted, and House Committee Substitute Number Two for HB 2925 was voted do pass by 12-1, with Representative Hales voting no.
Finally, the committee considered House Bills 3253 and 3254 together, but the substitute focused on a smaller set of provisions: assessor training, monthly installment payments, partial payment during appeal, and electronic records/electronic communication options. The most detailed discussion concerned the revised appeal-payment process, which would let taxpayers pay last year’s amount while appealing, then settle the balance within 30 days after resolution, with interest tied to CPI or 5 percent and a $10 fee to offset revenue that would otherwise go to certain funds. The substitute was adopted, and the House Committee Substitute for HB 3253 and HB 3254 was reported do pass unanimously, after which the committee adjourned.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Insurance. (3-3-26)
Banking & Insurance
Transcript Highlights:
- What ultimately in 2009 the General Assembly uh provided was for an electronic real-time database in
- What ultimately in 2009 the General Assembly provided was for an electronic real-time database in order
- So to do that, so that the general fund doesn’t have to pay for it, there was a fee that was put into
- So to do that uh so that the<00:02:25.280><c> general</c><00:02:25.520><c> fund</c><00:02:25.840><c>
- fund doesn't have to pay for the general fund doesn't have to pay for it,<00:02:26.800><c> there</c>
Committee:
Senate Banking & Insurance
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- this deliberation of this resolution, I think it'd be wise to research data, for example, about the general
- this deliberation of this resolution, I think it'd be wise to research data, for example, about the general
- this deliberation of this resolution, I think it'd be wise to research data, for example, about the general
- research um data for example<00:05:10.880><c> about</c><00:05:11.280><c> the</c><00:05:11.600><c> general
- </c><00:05:11.919><c> obligation</c> example about the general obligation example about the general obligation
Committee:
Senate Ways and Means
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on three resolutions: HCR 61, HCR 182, and HCR 183. Testimony on all three was generally supportive, with support noted from the Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, ACLU, Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Renewables Fuels Coalition, the University of Hawaii, and CARES. Angela Melody Young testified in strong support on behalf of CARES on multiple items, urging consideration of county processes, financing structures, and the need for procedures free from partisan influence. For HCR 183, the University of Hawaii said it stood on its written testimony and was available for questions.
The discussion focused less on opposition and more on suggested policy considerations. Testimony on HCR 61 raised questions about how physical notes or related procedures should be administered and whether the process should be housed in a nonpartisan office. On HCR 182 and HCR 183, testimony emphasized coordinating state and county financing and planning, including references to property tax classifications, general obligation bonds, and long-term statewide projects such as Aloha Stadium.
At the close of the hearing, the chair recommended taking all three resolutions together. The committee voted to pass HCR 61, HCR 182, and HCR 183 unamended, with all voting members present voting aye and two senators excused. The resolutions were adopted.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider Amendment of Rule 6(b) of the Committee Rules to establish the reporting quorum, an original resolution to provide for the funding of the Committee for the 119th Congress, and the nominations of Douglas Burgum, of North D Jan 23rd, 2025 at 08:30 am
Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Fortunately, there's nearly 2.6 terawatts of generation and storage capacity waiting to connect to the
- All of that will be built, of course, but it's a strong and clear signal from generators and developers
- and solar energy represent unreliable energy sources that are not cost-competitive with thermal generation
- Leases, essentially threatening existing offshore wind leases—leases that in California alone generated
- I just wanted to make a more general comment.