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LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Health and Welfare May 19th, 2026

Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:
  • Department of Health, to provide for waivers, to provide for rulemaking, to provide for duties of the
  • for coverage restrictions, to provide for an effective date, and to provide for related matters.
  • human consumption, to provide for penalties, to provide for rules and regulations, to provide for certain
  • of applicants for assistance who are not valid citizens or immigrants, to require notification to federal
  • and Family Services, to provide for exceptions to public meetings, to provide for confidentiality, to
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 7th, 2026

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we would want to generate enough revenue for the program through permit fees to support not just the
  • permitting aspects and the work to get those permits out the door to allow the discharge, but also to
  • say, for activities unrelated to the exploration, drilling, And it continues to say, “for activities
  • for the disposition of treated-produced water for activities unrelated to the exploration, drilling,
  • Do they also have to issue the permits for these issues that are below?
Summary: The committee met to hear House Bill 207, as amended, which would direct the Water Quality Control Commission to adopt rules for permits allowing certain beneficial uses of treated produced water, including industrial, commercial, energy-related, infrastructure, pilot project, and other approved uses. Representative Brown presented the bill as a science-driven response to New Mexico’s water scarcity, citing the state’s 50-year water plan and research from the New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium. The committee adopted an amendment requiring the rules to be informed by credible scientific data and other evidence, including consortium research, before moving to public comment. Supporters argued the bill would create a regulated framework for reuse of treated produced water, preserve scarce freshwater, and support economic development, construction, and energy-related uses. Testimony in favor came from the bill sponsor, the consortium’s Dr. Zach Stoll, the chair of the Water Quality Control Commission, business and industry representatives, local economic development officials, and some residents. They emphasized recent peer-reviewed studies, pilot projects, and the need for the commission to act on updated science. State agencies, including the Environment Department, said the amended bill addressed some of their concerns and kept the focus on science-based rulemaking. Opponents said the bill would override the Water Quality Control Commission’s prior findings and force approval of uses that remain scientifically unproven and potentially harmful. Many speakers from environmental groups, acequia and agricultural organizations, faith groups, and local residents warned about unknown contaminants, risks to groundwater, crops, roads, and human health, and the possibility of spills or long-term environmental damage. Several argued the bill would politicize a technical process and create liability or cleanup burdens for the public. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided; the committee recessed briefly after public comment and then returned to sponsor remarks and questions.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

House Chamber - Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:00PM HST - Day 47

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • it</c><01:30:04.160><c> for</c> that we would need to do for it for that we would need to do for it for
  • To be planning for to be 24/7 for a season.
  • :46:15.600><c> hurricanes</c> to happen so to prepare for hurricanes to happen so to prepare for hurricanes
  • going to be willing to population that's going to be willing to drill. drill. drill.
  • ><c> for</c><02:08:42.000><c> for</c> to move material, who to call for for to move material, who to
Bills: SCR21 , SCR75 , SCR50 , SCR149 , SCR47 , SCR163 , SCR169 , SCR170
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • for and allowing housing to be built.
  • in order for them to more aggressively move to add housing units.
  • in order for them to more aggressively move to add housing units.
  • state and asking you to unlock this for us.
  • ability to make... ...control to our cities to allow for oftentimes the ability to maintain a stooped
Bills: SB5820 , SB5995 , SB5467
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Feb 18th, 2026 at 08:30 am

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the record, Kellyn Wright, staff to the committee.
  • For the record, Elizabeth Wren, staff to the committee.
  • For the record, Callen Wright, staff to the committee.
  • , Representative Parshley, for the time to speak today.
  • We come to your offices and we go to D.C. advocating for public dollars.
Bills: SB5820 , SB5467 , SB5995
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Finance and Tax Feb 12th, 2026

Finance and Tax

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senators, we are going to start with tab 1, and Senator Trunow is here to present CS for Senate Bill
  • and we are going to take up tab number three, CS for Senate Bill 678.
  • Let's go to tab 4, and this is CS for Senate Bill 680.
  • And I just want to thank her for staying with the issue and for having the interest in the issue.
  • Without exact change, retailers will have no choice but to round up to the nearest nickel for cash customers
Bills: S0118 , S0450 , S0678 , S0680 , S1074 , S1520
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Feb 9th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • to make that choice for themselves.
  • a big demand for this to be looked at and put in for...
  • Thank you for the question. That is my aim for this council to be able to do. Follow up, thank you.
  • For us to have had a council such as this in place, we would have had a more fundamental way for us to
  • Because this is new for us to look at, I'm very grateful for their feedback and how we were able to bring
Bills: SB2108 , SB2121 , SB2171 , SB2061 , SB2112 , SB2138
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 29th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Health & Long-Term Care

Transcript Highlights:
  • and for men to keep them healthy.
  • I want to ask you for your support for SB 682.
  • , made it harder for unions to organize, harder than to bargain for health care as well.
  • because the laws were being attacked, making it harder for unions to organize, harder to bargain for
  • my family to be cared for.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Jan 28th, 2026 at 08:36 am

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Those here for technical assistance, would you be able to speak to that?
  • Thank you for allowing us to present today.
  • go to one county, for example.
  • For rental development, they monitor those developments for 30 to 40 years to make sure they are maintained
  • can go to one county, for example.
Bills: HB70 , HB93 , HB95 , HB139 , HB140 , HJR4
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Jan 21st, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • For that animal they're about to purchase.
  • last year to help our pets, too, and also to Chair Leek for putting this bill up and for your support
  • Thank you for communicating with me prior to today.
  • try to earn an income for their family and create a better life for them.
  • Thank you for your willingness to consider further improvements to this bill, and we urge you to improve
Bills: S0214 , S0482 , S7030 , S0554 , S0994 , S0998 , S1004 , S1074 , S1076 , S1266
Summary: The Commerce and Tourism Committee heard and advanced several bills. SB 1076 would raise Florida’s research and development tax credit cap from $9 million to $50 million, with the higher cap first applying to the 2027 allocation; it was reported favorably. CS/SB 1266 would create a Cybersecurity Experiential Internship and Clearance Readiness Program with the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida, but an amendment removed the bill’s funding appropriation; the amended bill was reported favorably. SB 554, a Florida Bar-backed update to the not-for-profit corporations statute, was also reported favorably after support testimony from the Bar and others. SB 1004, aimed at protecting buyers of dogs and cats from deceptive financing and undisclosed health conditions at retail pet stores, drew strong support from animal welfare advocates and was reported favorably. SB 1074, which sets rounding rules for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, was reported favorably as well. The committee also considered SB 998, the Department of Commerce package. The bill would modernize the small cities CDBG program, clarify rural community eligibility to include certain unincorporated areas, exempt military conveyances from a reverter clause, and revise E-Verify enforcement and penalties. Members questioned the E-Verify provisions, including the fine structure, treatment of workers incorrectly flagged, and whether the bill could affect gig workers or retroactive cases. Senator Smith opposed the bill during debate, arguing it created unequal treatment for employers and immigrant workers, while Senator Wright supported the military-related provisions. SB 998 was reported favorably. SB 214 would expand the rural economic development initiative to include special districts in rural counties and was reported favorably. SB 482, the Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights, generated the most extensive discussion; it would create consumer protections for companion chatbots, require parental consent and access for minors, mandate disclosures and de-identification rules, restrict unauthorized use of name, image, and likeness, and give enforcement authority to the Attorney General. Supporters emphasized child safety, privacy, and the need for guardrails, while opponents and some informational witnesses raised concerns about privacy, age verification, enforcement, and the bill’s breadth. The bill was reported favorably, and the committee also approved SPB 7030, a committee bill creating a public records exemption for Department of Legal Affairs investigations tied to the AI enforcement provisions.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 19th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Higher Education & Workforce Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • For this to get through this year, it has to cost zero dollars, okay?
  • what we have to do for the future.
  • Thank you to the committee for hosting this public hearing today and to our senators for introducing
  • Thank you to our senators for introducing this bill and to the committee for hosting the public hearing
  • Thank you to our senators for introducing this bill and to the committee for hosting this public hearing
Bills: SB6090 , SB5931 , SB5963 , SB5978 , SB6082
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment May 26th, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • To and to Louisiana for disposal from other states.
  • allow for some road improvements and/or expansion for the local government to be able to do.
  • It just gives another way for the locals to be able to use that money for that project.
  • to keep ticking for industry. the clock's going to, I mean, the ticker's going to keep ticking for industry
  • I'd be the first one to tell you I was hoping at this point we'd have more than three permits, for example
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Conservation and Natural Resources Mar 30th, 2026

Conservation and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • have to make up for the difference, assuming... ...taxpayers are going to have to make up for the difference
  • user permit just for water use as well.
  • It's not shifted to the Missouri resident to pay for that buildout.
  • I have an inquiry for the witness. To the witness, thank you very much for your testimony.
  • So, to be fair, I'd like to have a few folks speak for informational purposes only.
Summary: The Conservation and Natural Resources Committee heard Senate Bill 953, sponsored by Sen. Jason Bean, which would address a projected shortfall in the Department of Natural Resources’ air pollution control program. Bean and supporters from Associated Industries of Missouri, quarry and sand producers, engineering firms, the Missouri Chamber, forest products, and municipal utilities said the bill would stop sweeping unused program funds into general revenue and dedicate a portion of existing sales and use tax revenue from utilities to keep the program solvent without raising permit fees on businesses that have reduced emissions. One informational witness from Armour Vine warned that moving funds out of general revenue could affect broader state revenue and tax triggers. DNR also testified that the fee fund is projected to become insolvent in fiscal year 2028 if current trends continue. No opposition testimony was presented, and the bill hearing was closed. The committee then heard House Bills 3362 and 3364, sponsored by Reps. Colin Wellenkamp and Mike Koslow, which would create guardrails for AI/data center buildout around electricity and water use. The sponsors said the bills are intended to protect ratepayers and local water systems by requiring large-load customers to bear their own infrastructure costs, extending consumer protections to co-ops and municipal utilities, and requiring permits and review for major water withdrawals, with emergency shutoff provisions in water shortages. Support came from environmental groups, conservation organizations, rural advocates, Renew Missouri, the Sierra Club, Missouri Municipal League, Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Ameren Missouri, and Missouri American Water, though some witnesses urged tighter thresholds, more frequent reporting, stronger water-quality protections, and clearer definitions to avoid legal ambiguity. Several witnesses also raised concerns about transparency, local impacts, and whether current thresholds are high enough to protect aquifers, springs, and utility customers. The chair closed testimony after noting time limits and adjourned the committee.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Conservation and Natural Resources Mar 30th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Conservation and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • have to make up for the difference, assuming.
  • We don't want to sacrifice one economy for something else.
  • It's not shifted to the Missouri resident to pay for that buildout.
  • To the witness, thank you very much for your testimony.
  • So, to be fair, I like to have a few folks speak for informational purposes only.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Natural Resources Committee Apr 6th, 2026

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • any permit holders to request a refund for these deposits.
  • for people to go outside.
  • We're going to need a lot of capacity for the electrical demands when it comes to the goal for EVs, when
  • We're asking for an amendment to that.
  • consumers or it's going to reduce the ability for consumers to have access to products.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> for our cake in Hawaii, ages 1 to 15. for our cake in Hawaii, ages 1 to 15.
  • ><c> drill</c> that's what they want to do and drill that's what they want to do and drill mount<01:09
  • The use permit allows for the community to be advised every time an event occurs.
  • </c><01:53:09.840><c> for</c><01:53:10.800><c> um</c> to speed up the process for for um to speed up
  • be</c><01:54:40.400><c> held</c> car for for for shifty to to be held car for for for shifty to to be
Summary: The Committee on Water and Land met on February 3, 2026, and heard testimony on several bills, with the chair emphasizing a two-minute limit and noting that bills would die if the hearing ran past noon. For HB 1848, the Commission on Water Resource Management and the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development both supported the measure with technical, non-substantive amendments. Testimony focused on requiring early consultation about water availability in district boundary amendment petitions, with water officials explaining that the petitioner should submit a written statement reflecting consultation and that the goal was to identify water constraints earlier in the development process. The Land Use Commission’s representative opposed the bill, arguing that water availability is already addressed through existing environmental review and agency consultation, that the issue had been raised and rejected before, and that the proposal could create unnecessary delay or litigation. The committee then heard HB 1728 on rainwater catchment systems. The Commission on Water Resource Management said it acknowledged the bill’s intent but deferred to counties and other regulatory agencies, including the Department of Health, on regulatory implications. Hawaii Realtors testified in support. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing shown. For HB 1652 on storm water management systems, the Hawaiian Lifeguard Association opposed the bill, arguing it would weaken protections created by Act 281 (“Sharkey’s Law”) and increase drowning risk for children by exempting certain water features from safety requirements. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Hawaii supported the bill, saying the language clarifies and better balances child safety with practical green stormwater infrastructure, including depth-based limits and exemptions for certain agricultural ponds. The Hawaii Farm Bureau also supported the agricultural pond exemption, saying such ponds are used for irrigation, livestock, and fire control and are generally away from the public. A private testifier, Allison Schaers, opposed the bill and described her daughter’s drowning in a detention basin, arguing that poor maintenance can turn stormwater features into dangerous hazards. The hearing ended without any recorded committee action or vote in the excerpt provided.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources May 14th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm the General Manager for the Edwards Aquifer Authority, here today for the bill, and just wanted to
  • First off, I want to thank. Thank you for giving him the time to do that.
  • If I were to call in for an inspector or someone to certify my backflow device?
  • Clearly, there needs to be a permit that allows the use of reclaimed water for ASR, even when it meets
  • For the remaining witnesses, we are getting close to the time where we're going to need to get to the
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment May 6th, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • The actual, I didn't mean to interrupt—so are the permit for the actual project, or is it just a permit
  • So it would apply to permits, but it doesn't just apply to permits.
  • So it would apply to permits, but it doesn't just apply to permits.
  • There are companies that are applying for permits to do things in this state that are covered in this
  • for needing the permit.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:06 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • revenue for the program through permit fees to support not... ...to generate enough revenue for the program
  • And it continues to say, for activities unrelated to the exploration, drilling, production, treatment
  • for the disposition of treated-produced water for activities unrelated to the exploration, drilling,
  • Do they also have to issue the permits for these issues that are below?
  • to determine what types of industrial uses, if any, they would want the department to issue permits for
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • To obtain a water appropriation permit, you would need to apply for a permit and you would tell DNR how
  • We always have the ability for local governments to comment on permits.
  • We always have the ability for local governments to comment on permits.
  • We always have the ability for local governments to comment on permits.
  • Um, just for a little bit of detail on the project overview, we're really looking for applications to