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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Jan 20th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- This facility in Spokane is one of these approved facilities, and some of our port members rely on this
- This facility in Spokane is one of these approved facilities, and some of our port members rely on this
- The waste-to-energy facility in Spokane is the last remaining facility on the West Coast.
- What we're looking for is parity between Spokane's waste-to-energy facility and landfill.
- And this waste-to-energy facility has been one of our major focuses.
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, electric utility, energy assistance, low-income households, monthly bill assistance, energy equity, waste management, energy, climate action, environmental regulations, fair treatment, renewable energy, sustainability, 904, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Chair, we rent one of the Western facilities.
- And, um, our, our closest, municipal facility would be 240. our closest facility would be $240 a night
- So February 17th in Sunland Park for the Otero facility, February 18th in Grants for the Cibola facility
- I'm not talking about facilities to incarcerate.
- Who owns the facility?
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1196 on waste facilities by Senator Sharif. SB 1196 on waste facilities by Senator Sharif.
- It applies only to new facilities.
- It applies only to new facilities.
- out of a waste-to-energy facility.
- They don't have the facility to recycle.
Committee:
Senate Environment and Natural Resources
Summary:
The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources met and first took up CS/SB 1422, as amended, which focused on coral reef protection and surface waters. The strike-all amendment redesignated coral reefs as critical natural infrastructure, emphasized their role in disaster mitigation and climate resilience, and was described as helping streamline permitting and access to federal restoration funding. Audubon Florida waived in support, and the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably.
The committee then considered SPB 7034, a rule ratification related to DEP’s minimum flows and levels recovery strategy for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs. Senators questioned the rule’s effects on consumptive use, funding, and whether utilities or taxpayers would bear costs. Several speakers from the Florida Springs Council and local river advocates opposed the rule, arguing it delays restoration and relies too heavily on a single long-term wastewater reuse project, while DEP and utility representatives supported it. The committee approved the bill as a committee bill and reported it favorably, with Senator Smith voting no.
Next, the committee heard CS/SB 1510, which made changes to DEP-related programs including springs basin management action plans, septic system requirements, resilience cost-share eligibility, permitting procedures, and land acquisition governance. A late-filed strike-all removed biosolids provisions and other items, and the main public concern centered on a 60-day delay before B-MAP changes take effect, which opponents said could delay springs restoration and allow conventional septic systems to be installed before new restrictions apply. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed CS/SB 1196, which restricts new ash-producing incinerators and waste-to-energy facilities within two miles of certain federally authorized water impoundment areas, after debate over impacts on local waste disposal options and environmental protections; and CS/SB 912, the Safe Battery Collection and Recovery Act, which creates a producer stewardship framework for battery collection and recycling, with support from industry and recycling groups citing battery fires and growing waste-stream concerns. Finally, the committee recommended confirmation of Gary Jennings to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and then adjourned.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/30/2026 - House Republican Caucus Calendar #14
Transcript Highlights:
- and incompetent defendants to the facility.
- He's in a facility, but it's not secure.
- He's in a facility, but it's not secure.
- So it will be at the state hospital in a secure facility.
- We put money aside for a facility that would handle this kind of individual.
Summary:
The caucus primarily discussed HB 2307, which as amended would allow the Arizona Department of Health Services to place a dangerous, incompetent defendant in a secure setting at the Arizona State Hospital when no in-state secure mental health bed is available. Members and the sponsor explained that the bill is intended as a temporary fix while the state works toward building a secure facility, and that it also directs DHS to study costs and options for a new secure state mental health facility and possible interstate compacts. The sponsor said the measure is needed to ensure such defendants are treated in a secure environment and receive mental health services aimed at restoring competency so they can stand trial. Questions focused on where the individual would be housed, whether the placement would be secure, and whether treatment would address mental health needs; the sponsor said the person would be in a guarded, separate room at ASH and receive treatment there.
The caucus also took up HB 272. Staff explained that the House bill originally created an optional state certification program for lactation care providers and a related advisory committee, but the Senate adopted a strike-everything amendment that instead repeals Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez Day and makes the bill an emergency measure. It was noted that Representative Fink concurs with the Senate amendments. No votes were taken during the discussion, and the meeting ended after the caucus concluded.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (11/12/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> word about is USDA facilities word about is USDA facilities are<00:13:27.680><c> certified</c><00
- So we do not inspect the facilities. The only entity that is inspecting those facilities is USDA.
- Uh, so at a custom facility.
- </c> facility and then they can cut it up. facility and then they can cut it up.
Summary:
The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a work session and then executive session on HB 396, which would allow processing of beef cows, swine, sheep, and goats at facilities not certified by USDA. Representative Comtois presented a revised amendment after prior drafting issues were corrected. The changes narrowed the bill to cuts of meat rather than meat food products, clarified labeling for amenable and non-amenable species, removed an exemption from federal law, struck a seasonal date range at Representative Bixby’s request, and reinstated a previously removed section. Supporters said the amendment now had clearer language and better safeguards, while some members still expressed reservations about the underlying policy.
Testimony from DHHS food safety officials emphasized that the department does not inspect custom-exempt facilities and would have little oversight unless there were a complaint or foodborne outbreak. They noted concerns about removing the September 1 to April 30 date range, explaining it had been included in the original bill because of temperature and storage concerns for large animals, and they also said the amendment appeared to focus documentation requirements on bison, elk, and red deer. Committee members and witnesses debated whether the proposal would create food safety risks, whether farmers should instead be educated and helped to aggregate processing capacity, and whether the bill would expose farmers, retailers, and restaurants to federal enforcement risk.
Rob Johnson of the New Hampshire Farm Bureau said the organization had recently voted down a policy opposing state regulations that would allow uninspected meat sales at retail, and he said he needed to consult further with Farm Bureau leadership before taking a position on HB 396. He suggested the bill should use the broader term “dairy and beef cattle” rather than “beef cows” for consistency. Supporters argued the bill would help small farmers, expand local food access, and reflect an intrastate policy choice despite conflict with federal law. The committee then moved into executive session and voted to approve amendment 2025-3090H, with members stating they would likely have different views on the bill itself.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- On waste-to-energy facilities in other countries.
- This facility in Spokane is one of these approved facilities, and some of our port members rely on this
- The waste-to-energy facility in Spokane is the last remaining facility on the West Coast.
- What we're looking for is parity between Spokane's waste-to-energy facility and landfill.
- And this waste-to-energy facility has been one of our major focuses.
Summary:
The Environment and Energy Committee heard testimony on three bills. HB 2426 would allow the Pollution Control Hearings Board, with unanimous agreement of the parties, to use alternative board compositions for appeals, including a single member or other qualified environmental adjudicators, so long as one member is a Washington-licensed attorney and the panel has environmental law expertise. The bill sponsor and supporters from business and conservation groups said it was a narrow, consensus-based change intended to improve efficiency and predictability. ELUHO’s director supported the concept but flagged technical issues in the bill language about attorney and Growth Management Hearings Board member qualifications.
HB 2416 would provide no-cost allowances under the Climate Commitment Act to Spokane’s waste-to-energy facility, which is not currently covered until the second compliance period. Supporters, including Spokane officials, labor, and local partners, said the facility protects a sole-source aquifer, provides waste disposal and electricity for about 13,000 homes, and faces large compliance costs that could raise rates and threaten jobs. Opponents from environmental groups and Ecology argued the bill would give the facility preferential treatment, subsidize most of its emissions through 2050, and fail to ensure real emissions reductions; AWB raised concern about market impacts if new allowances are added. No vote was taken.
HB 2373 would require electric utilities to offer monthly bill discount programs with tiered income levels, expanded outreach and enrollment, and updated reporting on low-income energy assistance. The sponsor said the bill is meant to make assistance more consistent and accessible statewide, while utilities and rural co-ops warned it could create unfunded mandates and significant rate increases for non-low-income customers, especially in smaller systems. Supporters from community action agencies, Commerce, and some utilities said monthly assistance is needed because energy burdens are rising and current programs are patchwork, though several urged pairing the bill with state funding or amendments. The committee heard extensive testimony but took no final action on any of the bills.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- This clarifies that the school facilities authority is responsible for projects and facilities for pre-kindergarten
- development agencies to develop pre-kindergarten facilities.
- This clarifies that the school facilities authority is responsible for projects and facilities for pre-kindergarten
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- </c><00:13:28.600><c> and</c> Development on school facilities and Development on school facilities and
Committee:
Senate Education
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary (2-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- uh in our regional current facilities uh in our regional facility<00:37:19.359><c> model</c><00:37:20.160
- If they do go AWOL from one of our facilities or they escape from one of our facilities, safety and apprehension
- We have already directed DJJ to renovate the existing facilities.
- We have already directed DJJ to renovate the existing facilities.
- We have already directed DJJ to renovate the existing facilities.
Keywords:
Meeting Start: 00:00:00
Roll Call: 00:00:04
SB 02: 00:01:37
Discussion in Opposition to SB 02: 00:09:49
SB 84: 00:22:19
SB 111: 00:30:35, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first considered Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Senator Mike Wilson, which would prohibit incarcerated people from receiving cross-sex hormones or gender-affirming surgeries, while allowing a tapering period if stopping an existing treatment would cause physical harm. Wilson said the bill was needed to prevent the Department of Corrections from providing such care by memo or policy rather than statute, and he argued the care was elective and not medically necessary. Senators Thomas, Neal, Nemes, Styers, and others questioned whether any gender-affirming surgeries had actually occurred in Kentucky, whether the hormone treatments were physician-prescribed, and whether the bill would override medical judgment; Wilson said the department reported no surgeries, that 67 incarcerated people were receiving cross-sex hormone therapy, and that he would only support treatment if it fit the bill’s narrow medical-harm exception.
Public testimony on SB 2 was strongly opposed. Chris Hartman of the Fairness Campaign said the bill would deny medically necessary care, violate the Eighth Amendment, and target a very small and vulnerable incarcerated population. Dr. Jack Skilles testified that gender-affirming care is medically necessary and supported by major medical organizations, warning that denying it could worsen mental health and lead to suicidality. Hannah Callahan, a transgender woman, described being denied hormone therapy while incarcerated and said the interruption caused severe physical and mental harm, including suicidal thoughts. Emma Curtis, Lexington’s Fourth District councilwoman, also urged a no vote, framing the issue as a matter of compassion and religious duty.
The committee then voted on SB 2. Senator Neal explained his no vote by saying he was not medically trained and deferred to doctors; Senator Nemes said he wanted clarification that the bill would not stop ongoing treatment; and Senator Styers argued the bill was a poor priority and noted there was no fiscal note and that only 67 people were affected. Senator Wheeler moved the bill, Senator Reed seconded, and the committee reported Senate Bill 2 favorably. Afterward, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 84, sponsored by Senator Steve Rawlings, which would limit judicial deference to state agency interpretations and require courts, not agencies, to interpret ambiguous laws, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 Loper Bright decision overturning Chevron deference.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- First, it removes the no-cost allowances to waste-energy facilities.
- Can those occur essentially off-site at other city-owned or operated facilities?
- Can those occur essentially off-site at other city-owned or operated facilities?
- So we have one waste-to-energy facility in our state, and it is in Spokane.
- And doing an analysis, facility by facility, means that we can look at not just the differences between
Summary:
The Environment and Energy committee met for executive session on four bills. Staff briefed House Bill 2416, which would replace Climate Commitment Act no-cost allowances for the Spokane waste-to-energy facility with a separate regulatory scheme requiring emissions reductions, reporting to Ecology and Commerce, and enforcement provisions; members discussed whether emissions accounting included biogenic emissions and confirmed the reduction measures would need to occur on-site. House Bill 2537 would direct Ecology to recommend a future allowance schedule for emissions-intensive, trade-exposed facilities and require biennial reporting and periodic plans, while House Bill 2575 would reduce several Energy Independence Act and state energy strategy reporting requirements for utilities and Commerce. House Bill 2322, as amended in a proposed substitute, would delay alternative jet fuel tax incentives until July 1, 2031, remove capacity thresholds, tie eligibility to life-cycle rather than direct emissions, and drop a Clean Fuels Program carbon-intensity change.
During executive action, the committee debated the policy impacts of the waste-to-energy bill, with supporters saying the Spokane facility is unique and needs a separate framework, and opponents arguing it would create costly disincentives and raise ratepayer costs. The EITE bill drew support from members who said it would help identify facility-specific decarbonization options, while opponents warned about competitiveness, job losses, and industry leaving the state. The reporting-reduction bill was described as a streamlining measure that would save utilities money and remove duplicative or outdated reports. The alternative jet fuel substitute was presented as a clarification and simplification of the incentive structure, and members praised the changes.
All four measures were reported out of committee with due pass recommendations. House Bill 2416 and House Bill 2537 each passed on 12-9 votes, House Bill 2575 passed unanimously by voice vote, and the proposed substitute for House Bill 2322 also passed unanimously by voice vote.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We also have a training facility.
- He said the same reasons apply to this facility: 175 people were over capacity here, and the facility
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- facility northern Minnesota the Mano facility will<00:24:44.039><c> service</c><00:24:44.600><c> and
- of the facility.
Committee:
House Capital Investment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We visited the recycling facility, and so I can attest that it's quite an impressive facility, but they're
- The district owns the facility.
- we lease out the daycare facility we lease out the daycare facility<01:03:35.920><c> to</c><01:03:36.400
- </c><01:04:17.599><c> exemption</c> the proposed school facility exemption the proposed school facility
- </c> sales taxes related to facility sales taxes related to facility improvements<01:06:04.960><c> and
Committee:
Senate Taxes
DE
Delaware 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation Committee Meeting Jun 23rd, 2026
Environment, Energy & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- the cost of bringing that facility to Delaware between the facility itself and the other ratepayers.
- Curtailment, if the facility chooses the ramp.
- When can the facility begin operation?
- Almost no facilities run like that.
- Not that it would sweep in a bunch of Amazon facilities across the state or a bunch of Walmart facilities
Committee:
Senate Environment, Energy & Transportation
Summary:
The committee heard several bills focused on energy, public safety, and environmental cleanup. House Bill 455 would create a historic preservation license plate to raise funds and awareness for Delaware preservation efforts, and House Bill 471 would tighten rules and penalties for off-highway vehicles on shared private roads, with golf carts excluded. House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 439, the Truth in E-Bike Marketing Act, would require clearer disclosures when selling electric mopeds and electric motorcycles so consumers understand classification, power, and licensing/insurance requirements. House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 407, related to the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Act and brownfields, would shift funding for brownfield cleanup from the original realty transfer tax approach to a dedicated share of the hazardous substance cleanup fund and raise civil penalties for fraudulent acts. The committee also approved the June 18, 2026 minutes once quorum was reached.
Most of the meeting centered on House Substitute No. 1 for House Bill 233, as amended, a large-load/data center bill intended to protect ratepayers from costs tied to massive new electricity users. The sponsor and Public Advocate said PJM’s warnings about a coming reliability backstop auction made it urgent to establish a Delaware framework now, requiring large energy users to sign utility agreements, cover their share of transmission, distribution, and capacity costs, and comply with curtailment and other protections. Supporters from environmental groups and some labor and business voices said the bill was needed to prevent cost shifts to households and small businesses, while opponents argued it was being rushed, could deter investment, and might unintentionally affect other industries; several asked for more time and clearer definitions. No vote was taken in the portion provided.
The committee also took up House Bill 470, which would authorize Delmarva Power, with PSC approval, to build and operate utility-owned battery storage and spread costs across the customer base. The sponsor and Delmarva said the bill would improve reliability quickly and help avoid outages, while the chair expressed concern that the state had not yet fully studied whether utility-owned or competitively procured storage is the best model, noting a recent SEU storage study and broader policy questions. Supporters said utility storage could be deployed faster and help with peak shaving, while others urged a competitive process; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 470.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25 - Part 1
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Just by having rules of the facility?
- just by having rules of in the facility just by having rules of the<00:10:26.720><c> facility</c><00
- </c><01:09:46.679><c> to</c> return shakb Correctional Facility to return shakb Correctional Facility
- </c> transgender women and men's facilities transgender women and men's facilities over<01:19:16.320>
- c><01:42:08.520><c> agency</c> both either the facility or the agency both either the facility or the
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- have included offsetting the property taxes for businesses to expand their services, construct new facilities
- have included offsetting the property taxes for businesses to expand their services, construct new facilities
- Revenue's property classification statute does not explicitly list cut flowers or floriculture as an ag
- work to address this, including through Senator Putnam's bill on allowing small farms to qualify for ag
Committee:
Senate Taxes
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- As the Senator mentioned, there was a day care facility.
- These facilities safely and reliably recover... without any subsidies.
- And that these facilities must operate in a health-protective manner.
- Catastrophic fires have been a regular occurrence at this facility.
- We run local household hazardous waste collection facilities.
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- facilities to the grid.
- Section 1 changes the definition of a single plant from facility sharing infrastructure to facilities
- </c> energy facility. energy facility.
- facility on their land want that facility on their land anymore,<00:09:48.040><c> whoever</c><00:09:
- </c> facility apart and restore the site. facility apart and restore the site.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25 - Part 2
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- facility.
- facility.
- </c><00:15:19.920><c> thank</c> Correctional fac facilities thank Correctional fac facilities thank you
- 00:24:48.440><c> to</c> from a male Correctional Facility to from a male Correctional Facility to Shaka
- </c><00:25:24.399><c> at</c> male facility to the females facility at male facility to the females facility
Committee:
House Public Safety Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House public safety panel hears HF435 - Pt. 2 2/25/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- a current facility.
- </c><00:15:16.399><c> thank</c> Correctional fac facilities thank Correctional fac facilities thank you
- 00:24:44.919><c> to</c> from a male Correctional Facility to from a male Correctional Facility to Shaka
- </c><00:25:20.880><c> at</c> male facility to the female facility at male facility to the female facility
- to the facility at Shakopee?”
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- And from $3 to $2 for those who don't have a composting facility.
- the proper facilities in which they'll be held.
- the proper facilities in which, Our animals, whenever they are picked up, we'll have the proper facilities
- it, they have funded 95% of the existing facility.
- nuclear facilities to the list of eligible renewable energy resources.
Committee:
Senate Senate Conservation
Keywords:
food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, soil conservation, water resources, training services, outreach programs, environmental protection, animal care, veterinary services, spay and neuter, Las Vegas, community funding, animal welfare, animal shelter
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 4, 2026 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- You're recognized to present HB 1089, Waste Facilities.
- facilities commonly known as MRFs where recyclables are processed.
- My understanding is it's had no impact on that type of facility.
- going to be able to use and they can no longer discharge into that facility.
- land application facilities would still be able to be permitted.