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• It’s called asset conditioning—that’s the jargon term for upgrading these transmission lines.
• All those are looking at new transmission. We're talking maybe even in the trillions of dollars.
• </c> dollars Nationwide on these transmission dollars Nationwide on these transmission projects<01:37
• </c><01:37:47.400><c> with</c> are looking at new transmission with are looking at new transmission with
• </c> Island says that the uh transmission Island says that the uh transmission companies<01:38:13.480

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

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• 44 east to Interstate 35 near Indian Hills Road and continuing east and north to Interstate 40 at Interstate
• 44 east to Interstate 35 near Indian Hills Road and continuing east and north to Interstate 40 at Interstate
• 335 and continuing east and north to Interstate 40 at Interstate 335 Kickapoo Turnpike to provide an
• 44 east to Interstate 35 near Indian Hills Road and continuing east and north to Interstate 40...
• Near Indian Hills Road and continuing east and north to Interstate 40 at Interstate 335 Kickapoo Turnpike

Bills: SB1246 , SB1510 , SB1979 , SB1929 , SB1930 , SB1976 , HCR1019 , SB1459 , SB1673 , SB1500 , SB1447 , SB1646 , SB2007 , SB1275 , SB2074

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered the invocation, and recognized the Doctor of the Day and Nurse of the Day. Members also welcomed guests in the gallery, including supporters of a prosthetic coverage bill. The chamber then took up HCR 1019, which designates the planned turnpike corridor from I-44 to I-40 as the Toby Keith Expressway in honor of the late Oklahoma country music star. The resolution was read, discussed in celebratory terms, and adopted by voice vote. The Senate also acted on Senate Bill 202 by rejecting House amendments and requesting Senate conferees to be named later. Senate Bill 1459, which extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Abstractors Board to 2031, was explained by its author, advanced, and then passed on third reading by a roll call vote of 41-6. The Senate then approved the emergency clause for the bill, making it effective immediately. During announcements, members noted an upcoming legislative drive for the OIE fair project, a Business and Insurance Committee meeting, and recognized the agenda clerk for a birthday. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, March 2 at 1:30 p.m. when the clerk’s desk is clear.

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• you kind of have a scope dealing with the mining industry, the extractives, power generation, transmission
• , so you kind of wear a transmission, so you kind of wear a multiple<00:26:53.360><c> hat</c><00:26:53.679
• all of these things, but really when it comes down to it, we're struggling to even get proper transmission
• all of these things, but really when it comes down to it, we're struggling to even get proper transmission
• all of these things, but really when it comes down to it, we're struggling to even get proper transmission

Committee: Joint Appropriations

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• Large IOUs and transmission owners must, under this legislation, file to begin permitting within one
• We also, under this measure, would establish a transmission development monitor to track the progress
• as mandatory remedial action, where within 90 days the PUC would have to require utilities and transmission
• We also, under this measure, would establish a transmission development monitor to track the progress
• as mandatory remedial action where, within 90 days, the PUC would have to require utilities and transmission

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• And that energy storage is sort of coming into the mix with all other kinds of things like transmission
• We are lumping storage with transmission and distribution for property tax valuation here.
• Do we lump storage with transmission and distribution under the regulations and oversight of the PRC
• We are lumping storage with transmission and distribution for property tax valuation here.
• Do we lump storage with transmission and distribution under the regulations and oversight of the PRC

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills in its final meeting, beginning with House Bill 200, which had previously been left on the table on a tie vote. The committee voted to bring it back and then approved it as amended on a 7-2 vote. House Bill 38, dealing with coverage for complex rehabilitation technology devices and allowing up to two devices in a three-year period, received testimony in support and was advanced on a 9-0 vote. Members then heard House Bill 270, which would require certain public works projects to contribute to apprenticeship and training programs or the state apprenticeship fund. Supporters argued it would create a level playing field and strengthen workforce development, while opponents said it would raise costs, burden contractors without accessible apprenticeship programs, and hurt small businesses. An amendment to delay the effective date failed 4-6, and the bill was then approved 6-4. House Bill 291, the Taxation and Revenue Department’s annual tax cleanup bill, was presented as a package of technical and policy updates, including rounding rules, fee changes, tax credit clarifications, and property tax collection adjustments; it passed 8-2. House Bill 108, a cleanup measure for watershed districts to address tax-levying authority after a change from elected to appointed boards, passed 10-0. House Bill 306, which limits facility fees for preventive care, vaccinations, and telehealth while exempting rural facilities, also passed 10-0 after brief discussion. House Bill 20, allowing Native American applicants to request a voluntary designation on driver’s licenses and ID cards with privacy protections, received supportive testimony from tribal and law enforcement representatives and passed 10-0. Finally, House Bill 309, expanding a special property tax valuation method to include electric power storage facilities, drew support from labor and energy representatives and passed 10-0. The chair closed by thanking staff and members and adjourned the meeting, noting it was likely the committee’s last of the session.

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• They can avoid expensive transmission buildout.
• They can avoid expensive transmission buildout.
• They can avoid expensive transmission buildout.
• They can avoid expensive transmission buildout.
• They can avoid expensive transmission buildout.

Bills: HF2928 , HF2912 , HF2297

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

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• older, and a commercial driver's license authorizing the operation of a commercial motor vehicle in interstate

Bills: SR146 , SCR12 , HB221 , HCR115 , HCR116 , HCR58 , HB1 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB383 , HB983 , HB1126 , HCR3 , HB2 , HB3 , SCR3 , SB56 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR72 , HCR5 , HCR32 , HCR49 , HCR50 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR62 , HCR64 , HCR68 , HCR78 , HCR81 , HCR86 , HCR97 , HCR102 , HCR31 , HCR47 , HB476 , HB481 , HB487 , HB492 , HB549 , HB579 , HB608 , HB621 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB637 , HB656 , HB722 , HB745 , HB804 , HB818 , HB821 , HB833 , HB864 , HB867 , HB874 , HB893 , HB909 , HB951 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB979 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1005 , HB1007 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1059 , HB1077 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1112 , HB1153 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1204 , HB1218 , HB1242 , HB1244 , HB1249 , HB1252 , HB1254 , HB42 , HB45 , HB71 , HB79 , HB158 , HB160 , HB169 , HB227 , HB251 , HB289 , HB330 , HB394 , HB410 , HB429 , HB769 , HB971 , HB1017 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB9 , HB177 , HB181 , HB202 , HB223 , HB225 , HB387 , HB398 , HB457 , HB459 , HB540 , HB591 , HB616 , HB766 , HB775 , HB783 , HB895 , HB906 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1052 , HB1057 , HB1076 , HB1100 , HB1139 , HB1155 , HB1160 , HB1182 , HB1186 , HB1220 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1228 , HB1231 , HB1245 , HB1256 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB47 , HB73 , HB126 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB205 , HB211 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB308 , HB310 , HB324 , HB337 , HB351 , HB399 , HB403 , HB571 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB740 , HB750 , HB759 , HB812 , HB844 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1038 , HB1107 , SB29 , SB42 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB441 , SB449 , SB487 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB43 , SB149

Keywords: SR146, Senate Resolution 146, Louis Thomas Nelson, Thomas Nelson, condolences, memorial resolution, tribute, obituary, public service, St. Martinville, Cade, St. Martin Parish, police juror, mayor, community center, water system, school bus driver, school board, Louisiana Senate, sympathy

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• There's not one transmission that's gone to humans.
• There's not one transmission that's gone to humans.
• And when it comes to transmission, there are multiple routes of transmission.
• Bordelon stated, there’s been no transmission between humans and the deer species.
• “But there’s been no known transmission between humans and animals, correct?” “No, sir.” “Okay.

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

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• Well, if we're talking transmission lines, I mean, you know, it could be a few hundred pounds to up to
• We do have odorant requirements for natural gas distribution systems and for gas transmission lines that
• We have no interstate, we have no railroad, we have no red lights. We are still considered...

Committee: House Natural Resources & Environment

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• , Idaho Code, relating to the Columbia Interstate Compact; and repealing Section 42-30322, Idaho Code
• , relating to the Columbia Interstate Compact.
• -3323-23-2, Idaho Code, relating to the Columbia Interstate Compact; repealing Section 42-3305, Idaho
• the Columbia Interstate Compact; repealing Section 42-3506, Idaho Code, relating to the Columbia Interstate
• Interstate Compact; and declaring an effective date.

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• Commission focused attention on reliability, interoperability of Next Generation networks, including interstate
• You design for it by having multiple transmission lines and fiber optics.

Summary: The Emergency Management Committee held an oversight hearing on California’s Next Generation 911 rollout, focusing on Cal OES’s decision to move away from the original regional vendor model toward a statewide provider model. Cal OES said the regional architecture created complexity at the boundaries between regions, leading to misrouted calls, transfer problems, and degraded audio, and that a statewide model would better align with national standards and provide a more reliable, secure system. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the Legislature to pause further implementation until it has more information on the problems, tradeoffs, costs, and oversight needs, and recommended stronger reporting and possibly independent technical review before proceeding. Committee members pressed Cal OES on accountability, cost, testing, vendor selection, and whether the current system is safe. Cal OES said the project has cost about $456 million so far, most of it recurring service fees, and that 23 PSAPs had transitioned voice traffic while more than 440 total PSAPs remain in the state. Officials said the current system is operating, that a pause would not put the public at risk, and that the statewide conversion could be completed by summer 2030. Members and the LAO raised concerns about whether Cal OES has enough technical oversight and whether contract language alone is sufficient to prevent repeat problems. The vendor panel largely defended the regional model and argued that the existing system is already built, tested, and ready to expand. NGA 911, Synergem, Lumen, and Atos said the regional architecture provides redundancy and resilience, that early problems were often tied to legacy-system integration, carrier issues, or training rather than the regional design itself, and that a statewide redesign would add cost and delay. Atos said it serves as the statewide backbone and backup and has already carried live traffic, while vendors emphasized that they support continued modernization but believe California should build on the current regional investment rather than replace it.

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• That's the most common way for transmission, and that was very unfortunate.
• We've also been working with that working group to develop interstate movement plans as well.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

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• streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission
• streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission
• challenged we are with making sure that we have the electricity, energy generation, storage, and transmission
• challenged we are with making sure that we have the electricity, energy generation, storage, and transmission

Bills: SB6132

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: indebtedness limits, inland port districts, federal funding, infrastructure improvements, economic development

Transcript Highlights:

• streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission
• streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission
• challenged we are with making sure that we have the electricity, energy generation, storage, and transmission
• challenged we are with making sure that we have the electricity, energy generation, storage, and transmission

Summary: The Local Government Committee met for its final meeting of the session and considered six bills in executive session after a caucus break. The committee first took up Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 6026 on residential development in commercial and mixed-use zones. Members debated how to balance housing production with local control and walkable downtowns. The committee adopted a striking amendment that removed some exemptions, capped ground-floor commercial or mixed-use requirements at 40% of affected acreage, extended the compliance deadline to 18 months, and barred such requirements on publicly subsidized affordable housing projects. A proposed amendment to raise the population threshold from 30,000 to 40,000 was rejected. The bill was then reported out with a do pass recommendation on a 5-2 vote. The committee next considered Substitute Senate Bill 6309 on permitting tools for high-capacity transit projects, including development agreements with regional transit authorities. Two property-rights-related amendments were rejected or modified, and an ADA-related amendment was adopted to ensure accessibility requirements were not waived. The bill was reported out as amended. Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill 5374 on tribal representation in transportation planning also advanced after an amendment changed “consult” to “coordinate,” aligned county processes with the Growth Management Act, and added access to technical assistance; the bill passed out of committee with a do pass recommendation. Senate Bill 6132, allowing a narrow increase in indebtedness for select inland port districts to preserve federal funding eligibility, passed unanimously without amendment. The committee also approved Substitute Senate Bill 6076, which streamlines procurement rules for consumer-owned utilities on clean energy, storage, transmission, and distribution projects, with members noting broad support from utilities and labor. Finally, Substitute Senate Bill 5729, which limits local governments from charging applicants for certain third-party reviews already covered by staff review in affordable housing permitting, was reported out unanimously. The meeting ended with members thanking staff for their work during the session and adjourning the committee.

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• generation supply and<00:05:04.880><c> analyzing</c><00:05:05.560><c> our</c><00:05:05.680><c> transmission
• </c> and analyzing our transmission and analyzing our transmission infrastructure. infrastructure. infrastructure
• this bill was original bill sections two and three that involves the interveners and also the transmission
• this bill was original bill sections two and three that involves the interveners and also the transmission
• this bill was original bill sections two and three that involves the interveners and also the transmission

Committee: House Natural Resources & Energy

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• Often times you don't know about the transmission of disease until way down the road.
• Because it's a long-term result, actually, um, show whether or not it prevents transmissions.
• Therefore, any new vaccines that come up are not going to be—we won't know if they prevent transmissions
• be we won't know if they have they be we won't know if they have they prevent<00:32:11.279><c> transmissions
• </c> prevent transmissions. prevent transmissions.

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• Well, then fast forward a few more years and Interstate 22 comes through and goes right through the middle
• 22 comes through and and Interstate 22 comes through and Interstate<00:06:50.319><c> 22</c><00:06:50.880
• 22 goes right through the Interstate 22 goes right through the middle<00:06:52.160><c> of</c><00:06:
• Part of it is by one of the main exits on the interstate off of I-22, and Franklin County would like
• So, it is a big the interstate there.

Bills: SB337 , HB520 , HB75 , SB337 , HB520 , HB75

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, discrimination, immunization, facial coverings, healthcare rights, religious convictions, civil rights, Attorney General

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• happening was, let's use brand X as the manufacturer, and they had brand Y that manufactured the transmission
• had brand Y uh that<00:11:04.079><c> manufactured</c><00:11:04.880><c> the</c><00:11:05.360><c> transmission
• </c><00:11:06.320><c> and</c> That manufactured the transmission, and the transmission goes out.
• The manufacturer X says, "Well, we're not covering it because we didn't make the transmission."

Committee: House Transportation

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• Division of Financial Institutions brings virtual currency kiosks within the purview of money transmission
• The bill modifies the definition for currency transmission to include digital wallets and the business
• The bill requires compliance by any virtual currency kiosk with money transmission statutory requirements
• The bill requires compliance by any virtual currency kiosk with money transmission statutory requirements
• The bill authorizes money transmission and currency exchange through the money transmission kiosk and

Summary: The Senate considered and passed a series of House bills on third reading, with several title amendments and a few effective-date motions adopted. Early in the session, members passed HB 4452 removing acreage limits on land owned by church or religious trustees, HB 4577 creating reciprocal driver’s license recognition agreements with Ireland and Japan, HB 4588 authorizing West Virginia participation in a federal tax credit scholarship program, and HB 4592 requiring higher education institutions to create coordinated campus safety maps. HB 4602 was amended to align with a prior Senate child welfare pilot program, and members discussed its projected cost and implementation timeline before passing it. HB 4603 created a pre-adjudicatory alternative disposition process in abuse and neglect cases, and HB 4606 narrowed bail rules by requiring consideration of residency and community ties while prohibiting personal recognizance bonds for violent felony offenses after an adopted amendment. The Senate also passed HB 4710 changing the party-registration deadline for candidates from 60 to 180 days before an election, with debate over its impact on independents, and made it effective January 1, 2027. HB 4712, known as Bailey’s Law, increased penalties for DUI causing death and related conduct, with emotional testimony from members about the victim and similar tragedies. HB 4765 established a pay raise for teachers, school personnel, and state police and added a market-pay enhancement system based on county cost-of-living differences; an amendment to the amendment capped county differentials and guaranteed at least a 1% increase in every county. HB 4865 created an optional program for high school and homeschool students to serve as election official trainees, and HB 4869 established narrow guaranteed-issue rights for Medicare supplement policies. Later bills included HB 4995, which strengthened video/audio recording rules in special education classrooms and was passed, then reconsidered and passed again; HB 4996 creating a new crime for making threats of violence against schools or children; HB 5048 guaranteeing virtual instruction for foster children in temporary placement; HB 5065 adding recordkeeping and geolocation requirements for hotel marketplace facilitators to ensure proper hotel tax remittance; and HB 5074 reallocating medical cannabis fund revenues to child protection, homeless services, research, law enforcement, and other purposes. The Senate also passed HB 5101, the Joanna Phillips Domestic Violence Prevention Act, which increased penalties for domestic violence offenses and adjusted bail provisions, after amending it to conform with the earlier bail bill. Additional measures passed included HB 5166 requiring notice before political committees are fined for filing violations and allowing limited extensions, HB 5168 directing $12 million in lottery funds to EMS first responders and county EMS support, HB 5182 authorizing certain state treasurer security personnel to carry concealed firearms, HB 5212 streamlining higher-education financial aid rules, HB 5214 allowing court-ordered drug testing of parents before reunification in abuse and neglect cases, HB 5353 regulating virtual currency kiosks with licensing, disclosures, and transaction limits, and HB 5366 exempting J-LAP records from FOIA to protect confidentiality for lawyers and judges seeking assistance. Most bills passed with strong bipartisan support, though HB 5074 and HB 5353 drew some dissenting votes.

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• On page 5, we added in language that was found in the Florida Interstate Medical Compact License.
• This is language that is also in Arizona's interstate medical licensure code. So, let's go back.
• This version of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Bill, Mr.
• As you know, I supported the Interstate Compact before I understood all the problems with it.
• I'm really excited to vote for the Interstate Compact today. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: SB1 , SB3

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary