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• We are a coalition of labor unions that's united around climate and clean energy issues.
• and two rental units below—which made that long-ago purchase possible.
• I live in a poorly insulated all-electric unit, with baseboard heating and no heat pumps.
• My last landlord in Revere did do it, but only did the upgrades in their unit.
• We risk losing affordable units even faster than we can build them.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee hearing focused on a broad set of energy efficiency, building decarbonization, school modernization, and lighting bills. Testimony generally came from municipal leaders, labor unions, environmental groups, and advocates who supported measures such as H. 3529/S. 2294 on building energy and decarbonization, H. 3577/S. 2286 on a zero-carbon renovation fund, H. 3476/S. 2275 on healthy and sustainable schools, H. 3565 on Mass Save zero-carbon assessments, H. 3477 on clean lighting and appliance efficiency standards, and the Dark Sky bills on outdoor lighting. Supporters argued these bills would cut emissions, lower utility bills, improve indoor air quality and school conditions, and direct resources to environmental justice, gateway, and low-income communities. Witnesses emphasized that Massachusetts’ older building stock and school facilities need major upgrades, and that state funding and financing tools are needed to close gaps left by declining federal support. Mayors, labor leaders, and environmental advocates said the proposals would create local jobs, expand apprenticeships, and help municipalities and schools undertake retrofits, ventilation improvements, heat pump installations, and other decarbonization work. Several speakers also defended Mass Save as highly cost-effective while urging new funding sources beyond ratepayer bills for larger-scale building upgrades. One representative asked about the difference between current Mass Save audits and proposed zero-carbon assessments, and the sponsor explained the new assessments would include heat pumps, solar, storage, wiring upgrades, and rate-structure guidance. There was also testimony on the Dark Sky bill, with astronomers and museum representatives arguing that better-shielded, downward-facing lighting would reduce energy waste, protect wildlife and human health, and preserve night skies without compromising safety. Committee members raised concerns about pedestrian safety and whether education might be enough instead of legislation; supporters responded that the bill follows established lighting standards and targets only unnecessary glare and skyward light. On the school bill, an open-shop contractor group opposed the measure, arguing its PLA and apprenticeship requirements would restrict bidding and reduce competition, while labor organizations strongly supported the workforce standards and prevailing wage provisions. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee heard extensive testimony and several members asked clarifying questions, but the transcript does not show any final action or disposition on the bills.

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• United. You may be seated.
• Combined with battery storage, solar and wind are the cheapest energy available.
• It's the storage that is the issue.
• It's the storage of the waste that is the problem. Thank you for that.
• , how long does a battery storage facility last, Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• <00:10:25.440> You storage as our state moves forward.
• You storage as our state moves forward.
• We could get rid of some of the spent fuel in the storage cask.
• <00:20:30.640> We<00:20:30.880> could spent fuel in the storage cast.
• We could spent fuel in the storage cast.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Approximately 22 developments in 14 counties were funded, representing 2,500 units.
• It also provides for training and operations for aviation and our maritime units.
• It also provides for training and operations for aviation in our maritime units.
• So they're not all big 300-unit apartment complexes.
• Can you tell us where you are on progress and permanent storage?

Summary: The committee met to review agency program funding as it prepared to build the budget, hearing brief presentations from six agencies and then taking member questions. Florida Division of Emergency Management highlighted its role in response, preparedness, recovery, and mitigation, describing a largely federal pass-through budget, major technology investments, and large disaster and preparedness grant activity. The Department of Commerce, Department of State, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Department of Transportation, Department of Military Affairs, Florida State Guard, and Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles also summarized their budgets, staffing, and major programs, including workforce and economic development, elections and arts funding, housing assistance, transportation work programs, military readiness, state guard expansion, and highway safety and motorist services. Members focused questions on several issues: arts and library grant funding and whether award criteria had changed; Commerce’s rural infrastructure and job growth grants and why funds were not being disbursed faster; Florida Housing’s use of SAIL, Live Local, Hometown Heroes, and SHIP funds and how smaller agencies learn about and access funding; and DOT’s work program gap between agency and governor proposals. The most extensive questioning was directed to Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles about long DMV lines, vacancies, overtime, staffing shortages, and the ability to shift funds between divisions. The department said staffing and pay constraints, especially in South Florida, were driving service delays and vacancy rates, and that overtime was being used because troopers were leaving for better-paying jobs. The Florida State Guard was also questioned about its spending and procurement pace, including aircraft purchases and facilities. Its director said long procurement timelines explained the low initial spending and that obligations had risen sharply as contracts matured. Members also asked about the department’s public opposition to Amendment 3 and whether agency resources were used in that effort; the director said no contracts or purchases were made to influence the vote and said the colonel’s comments were made off the clock. The meeting ended with the chair asking agencies to respond promptly to unanswered questions, and the committee adjourned without any recorded votes or formal actions beyond receiving the presentations and questions.

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• <01:04:05.920> States are argue in front of the United States are argue in front of the United
• <01:28:04.719> With<01:28:04.880> that the no river storage project.
• With that the no river storage project.
• <01:29:29.360> Uh storage projects I would say. Uh storage projects I would say.
• So enlarging to recover sediment<01:30:25.840> or<01:30:26.560> storage<01:30:26.960>

Bills: HB0130, HB0095, HB0096, HB0097, SF0101, SF0106, SF0067, SF0123

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearms, state rights, federal regulation, law enforcement, civil penalties, government liability, concealed carry, public colleges, university facilities, weapons legislation, self-defense, campus safety, weapons, age requirement, permits, HB0097, Wyoming firearms privacy, merchant category code, MCC

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• WHICH IS THE DOMICILE OR RESIDENCE GETS A 50,000 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND THEN THIS PARTICULAR MOBILE UNIT
• ARE WE SAYING THAT THESE ARE JUST FOR EXISTING UNITS? WILL YOU BE ALLOWING MORE UNITS?
• VICE CHAIR FINE, IN LINE 43 YOU GIVE ACTIVE AND RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES OR
• STORAGE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES SB 872 BY SENATOR INGOGLIA. YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> THANK YOU MR.
• NOT ALL ACCIDENTS REQUIRE THE STORAGE AND 50 FEET APART.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Lizzie Guantona here on behalf of the California Moving and Storage Association in support.
• It would create a vault system that would result in expensive storage of data pertaining to billions
• But remote workers can only do so much. ...and can be located outside the United States.
• Under SB 1246, remote drivers must be based in the United States and have a U.S. driver's license.
• Because as things go across the country or across the United States or across oceans, it's important

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• , because of how large our population is, because of what our percentage of the population of the United
• Dealing with underground storage tanks. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members.
• Chair. members Dealing with underground storage tanks. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and members.
• relief to underground storage tank operators who are working to upgrade to safer double-walled tanks
• California's single-walled underground storage tank deadline is fast approaching, and tank owners who

Summary: The committee heard several environmental and consumer-safety bills. AB 405, the Fashion Act, would require fashion companies to disclose and manage toxic chemicals in their supply chains; supporters said it would reduce worker and consumer exposure and align with existing industry frameworks, while retailers and business groups argued it would duplicate existing laws and raise costs. After questions about DTSC workload, international standards, and affordability, the bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Natural Resources and held on call with three votes. AB 762 would ban the sale and distribution of disposable vape devices; supporters emphasized battery-fire risks, recycling contamination, and waste impacts, while cannabis and convenience-store interests warned it would push consumers to illicit markets and harm legal businesses. The bill passed on a due-pass motion to Business and Professions with three votes and was held on call. The committee also adopted the consent calendar with six votes. AB 794 would direct California to keep in place the federal PFAS drinking-water standard if federal protections are weakened, with supporters citing health risks and the need for certainty, and water agencies opposing the emergency-rulemaking authority and potential costs. Members debated whether the bill was too broad and whether federal funds would cover implementation; the bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations with four votes and was held open. AB 1148, the Safer Food Packaging Act, would restrict certain chemicals in food packaging; supporters cited cancer and reproductive-health concerns, while chemical, beverage, and manufacturing groups argued the bill should go through existing regulatory processes and that some chemicals lacked feasible alternatives. The author said she would remove antimony trioxide later in the process after hearing opposition concerns; the bill passed on a due-pass motion to Judiciary with four votes and was held open. Finally, AB 1338 would allow local air districts to recover costs for implementing fence-line air monitoring at metal shredding facilities, building on prior legislation and local air district efforts in AB 617 communities. The author said the bill would preserve local control and improve efficiency, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District testified in support. The transcript ends as the district witness begins testimony, with no vote yet taken on AB 1338.

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• Because, you know, I'm kind of like what came first, the geothermal unit or the egg or the chicken?
• 95% efficient furnace, it's going to take 105 units of energy to energize that home.
• The electrolyzer is on this unit. We're at about 30% design with the remaining components.
• We're essentially designing around the unit that we purchased.
• And into that unit to dry it for biofuel for our facility.

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• deposit in a bank or a rental storage deposit in a bank or a rental storage unit. unit. unit.
• In United States v.
• :39.600> in<03:30:39.760> the United States versus Warshack in the United States versus
• Um, and as such, I would assume that that's my storage space, no different than if I rented a storage
• I rented a storage different than if I rented a storage unit<03:38:05.680> or<03:38:05.920>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Speaker, gentlemen, 35,000 units of housing in general. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Speaker and gentlelady, we know a lot of these units, there are many units in our city that we've already
• And that is what the landlord required in order to rent that unit. Mr.
• For time to find a unit that is good. Mr. Chair and gentlelady, Mr.
• Are they able to have battery storage?

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• And you can see this is just an awesome illustration about the amount of reservoir storage capability
• Those units are all integrated into campus operations.
• Last year, we did change a little bit on some of the storage sheds and stuff.
• So basically, there's 100 new data centers built every month in the United States.
• So basically, there's 100 new data centers built every month in the United States.

Summary: The meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and opening remarks from NDSU President David Stewart, who emphasized NDSU’s land-grant mission of statewide service through teaching, research, and extension. He highlighted the university’s role in agriculture, water, soil health, and community outreach, and pointed to examples of research commercialization such as Lilac Agriculture’s work on nitrogen-fixing microbes for crops. He also said he is still early in his tenure and intends to spend time listening and learning across the state. The committee then received a detailed presentation on a state irrigation and drainage study from Tom Bodine on behalf of Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. The study estimated that North Dakota could develop about 1.3 million additional irrigated acres, with major potential in counties such as McLean, Williams, Sargent, Burleigh, Mountrail, McKenzie, McIntosh, Dunn, and Bottineau. Testimony stressed the economic benefits of irrigation for crop yields, value-added processing, dairy, and potato production, while members also discussed water availability, aquifers, downstream water use, and the need for more flexible permitting. The drainage portion of the study found significant economic benefits from legal drains, and staff explained that the impacts were calculated through increased productivity and related input purchases. Greg Lardy then gave NDSU’s required agriculture update, saying agriculture accounts for more than $41 billion in annual economic activity, one in five jobs, and about 25 percent of state GDP. He reviewed the role of SBAR, the statewide research-extension network, new crop varieties, virtual fencing, AI and weather-network tools, and Extension’s county partnerships and youth programs. He also outlined NDSU’s priorities for the next session: restoring proposed budget cuts, increasing operating support, and addressing deferred maintenance. Members asked about storage shed construction, NDSU’s relationship with Grand Farm, and whether NDSU could help with water-related research tied to drainage and aquifers. The committee also heard from the North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute and a professor on water and data centers, who described graduate fellowships, a water workforce certificate program, and research on data center cooling, water use, and “Legendary Harvest” concepts that would reuse waste heat for greenhouse or aquaculture production. Questions focused on whether the cooling systems were closed-loop, who would own any related production facilities, and whether the project was still only a feasibility study. Finally, North Dakota AgTech described its NSF-funded “engine” project, saying it has brought millions in federal investment to the state, supported startups and on-farm trials, and is focused on commercialization, workforce development, and helping producers lower input costs and improve profitability.

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• I won't belabor that, but there is, to be clear, storage, conveyance, and delivery, as we saw earlier
• If it's a water storage project, we need to see that they've got the water rights in place.
• It's a storage compact, so the state of New Mexico can store up to 200,000 acre feet.
• It's just over that storage, right.
• We have the promise of the United States of America to go 75% on this with us and to go the distance,

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• The United States and China have some degree of all of those.
• The United States and China have some degree of all of those.
• Solar, storage, wind, zero water.
• Everyone related to battery storage and data center projects.
• It seems to me that Texans are united more than anything.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• They also include low-level radioactive waste storage, like at Energy Solutions.
• I mean, it's more money, but cost per unit would go down, I would think.
• rates. ...new generating units that's putting more pressure on those rates.
• And so those are the things that change the dispatch of units like Hunter and Huntington.
• So that changes the operating profile of the unit.

Keywords: 985, all

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• Members, HCR 79 by Chairman Butler memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take
• The geological survey will continue to be a standalone unit within the Energy Institute.
• HCR 87 by Representative Lecompte expresses legislative support for correspondence issued by a United
• This is relative to the underground storage trust fund. They pay into that trust fund.
• That's what bulk distributors, the underground storage being like at a gas station.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee took up a series of natural resources, wildlife, environmental, and infrastructure measures. HCR 79 by Chairman Butler, which memorializes Congress and the U.S. Forest Service to allow dog hunting in Kisatchie National Forest, drew testimony in support from hunters and a former NRCS official describing it as a rural Louisiana tradition, and opposition from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, which said it supported hunting with dogs generally but opposed the deer/hog hunting portions while favoring the recovery-of-wounded-deer component. The committee reported HCR 79 favorable. It also reported favorable on SB 419, allowing pre-charged pneumatic devices for deer during primitive firearms season, and on SCR 29, creating a study committee on Atchafalaya Basin water quality and sediment impacts, and SB 111, setting black bass and crappie bag and size limits in the basin, with Wildlife and Fisheries saying it would monitor the effects through sampling and creel data. Several resolutions and bills focused on environmental management and state property. SB 174 authorized transfer of certain state property in Caddo Parish from Louisiana Tech University to the Caddo Parish School Board and was reported favorable. SB 189, a preemptive ban on intentional release or dispersion of fuels or chemicals to affect temperatures, was also reported favorable after discussion of geoengineering-related additives. SB 99, which updates DEQ communications to allow optional electronic notices for permits and public notifications, was supported by DEQ and reported favorable. HCR 104, from Rep. Coates, asked the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study and recommend improvements to subsurface data collection and access; testimony described efforts to modernize core and well-log records and build a statewide 3D subsurface model, and the resolution was reported favorable. The committee also considered river, boating, and wildlife-related measures. SB 331 would temporarily remove portions of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act for five years to allow work on the lower Pearl River, including dredging and channel realignment, while prohibiting commercial development and reservoir construction; environmental groups opposed it as a bad precedent and urged a shorter sunset, but the bill was reported favorable. HCR 54 urged a federal study of flooded corn and migratory waterfowl behavior and was reported favorable after support from the Flyway Federation and Louisiana Wildlife Federation. HCR 94 would require annual Wildlife and Fisheries reports on boating safety data, and HCR 87 expressed support for a U.S. senator’s correspondence on migratory flyways; both were reported favorable. SB 505, dealing with the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Dedicated Fund, was reported favorable after testimony that it would expand grant capacity, create a two-cycle application process, and address LLC-related issues. The committee also advanced several measures on public policy and cleanup issues. HCR 85 created a task force on illegal dumping; after amendments added Keep Louisiana Beautiful and the Louisiana Police Jury Association, members discussed statewide tire dumping problems, DEQ staffing, and cleanup funding, and the resolution was reported favorable as amended. HR 216, as substituted, was changed from a repudiation of the Louisiana Climate Action Plan to a resolution authorizing the committee to hold a hearing and receive input from agencies and stakeholders on the plan; after reconsideration and adoption of the substitute amendment, it was reported favorable. One item, SB 243, was voluntarily deferred.

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• Members, HCR 79 by Chairman Butler memorializes Congress and the United States Forest Service to take
• The geological survey will continue to be a standalone unit within the Energy Institute.
• HCR 87 by Representative Lecombe expresses legislative support for correspondence issued by a United
• This is relevant to the underground storage trust fund. They pay into that trust fund.
• That's what bulk distributors, the underground storage, being like at a gas station.

Summary: The House Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and took up a series of hunting, wildlife, environmental, and property measures. It reported favorably HCR 79, which urges Congress and the U.S. Forest Service to allow deer hunting with dogs in Kisatchie National Forest, after testimony emphasizing the cultural importance of dog hunting and opposition from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation, which supported only the wounded-deer recovery component. The committee also reported favorably SB 419 on using pre-charged pneumatic devices during primitive firearms season, SCR 29 creating a study committee on Atchafalaya Basin water quality, and SB 111 setting black bass and crappie bag and size limits in the basin, with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries saying it would continue sampling and monitor impacts. Members then approved SB 174 transferring state property in Caddo Parish from Louisiana Tech University to the Caddo Parish School Board, SB 189 prohibiting intentional release of fuels or chemicals for temperature-affecting purposes, and SB 99 modernizing DEQ communications to allow optional electronic notices. They also reported favorably HCR 54 requesting a federal study of flooded corn and migratory waterfowl behavior, and HCR 94 requiring annual boating safety reports from Wildlife and Fisheries; witnesses supported the reporting idea and suggested adding a 10-year average for context. The committee next approved HCR 104, which asks the Department of Conservation and Energy and the Louisiana Geological Survey to study collection and access to subsurface data, with LSU’s Greg Upton describing ongoing modernization of core samples, well logs, and 3D subsurface mapping. It also passed SB 331, which temporarily removes a section of the Louisiana Scenic Rivers Act for five years to allow work on the lower Pearl River; conservation groups opposed the bill, warning about precedent, flooding, erosion, and habitat impacts, while the author said the measure was narrowly tailored to address severe silting and channel problems. Finally, the committee created a task force on illegal dumping in HCR 85 after amending its membership, adopted a substitute for HR 216 to authorize a committee hearing on the 2022 Louisiana Climate Action Plan, and reported favorably HCR 87 supporting a U.S. senator’s migratory flyway correspondence and SB 505 revising the Motor Fuels Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund grant process and related tank requirements.

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• AB 726, Avila Farías, housing element rehabilitated units: do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1280, Garcia, thermal energy storage projects: do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 795, Jeff Gonzalez, United States Commission: holding committee.
• AB 626, Papan, underground storage tanks: holding committee.
• AB 626, Papan, underground storage tanks: holding committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 23, 2025 suspense hearing and opened by emphasizing the difficult budget environment, rising costs for constituents, and the need to make tough choices. The chair said many bills would be held, amended to reduce costs, or made two-year bills because the state could not afford broad program expansions this year. The committee also noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later that day. The committee then acted on a large suspense file, taking up hundreds of Assembly bills across topics including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, climate, water, transportation, elections, and technology. Many bills were held in committee, while many others were approved with cost-saving, clarifying, or author’s amendments. Examples included measures on CalABLE, Covered California enrollment, wildfire and insurance issues, reproductive health, school and college programs, prison and juvenile justice matters, AI and data privacy, and local government and utility regulation. Several bills were converted to two-year bills to continue discussion. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly voted on bills by A roll call or B roll call, often with Republicans not voting on amended measures. Some bills were advanced with notable amendments, such as narrowing scope, removing appropriations, delaying implementation, or striking costly provisions. The committee also approved a number of committee bills and omnibus measures, including emergency management, judiciary, insurance, and water-related bills. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved 435 bills to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass as amended, and adjourned the meeting.

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• Our four mobile units are deployed primarily in response to citizen requests, school zones, and large
• Our four mobile units are deployed primarily in response to citizen requests, school zones, and large
• Our four mobile units are deployed primarily in response to citizen requests, school zones, and large
• Arizona boasts 385.2 miles of the longest preserved stretch of the original Mother Road in the United
• Arizona boasts 385.2 miles of the longest preserved stretch of the original Mother Road in the United

Bills: HB2163, HB2256, HB2305, HB2367, HB2369, HB2669, HB2772, HB2916, HCM2007, HCR2004, HR2003

Keywords: lighting laws, construction equipment, farm equipment, vehicle safety, Arizona Revised Statutes, salvage vehicles, insurance claims, abandoned vehicles, salvage auction dealers, vehicle title, towing regulation, private towing carriers, vehicle impound, towing rates, preemption, law enforcement, neighborhood electric vehicles, alternative fuel, vehicle license tax, tax exemption

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• I stand before you as a son of his most special guerrilla unit veterans.
• son of his most special guerilla unit son of his most special guerilla unit veterans.<00:03:59.680
• capacity for frozen meal storage.
• capacity for frozen meal storage capacity for frozen meal storage.<00:56:37.040> With<00:56:37.359
• With additional funding, this storage.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all