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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Feb 25th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Members, HB 1907, the Battery Storage Act, is a carryover bill from last year.
- It establishes a statewide framework for managing used batteries at no cost to consumers by requiring
- battery manufacturers selling in Oklahoma to develop and implement battery storage plans submitted to
Bills:
HB4338, HB3977, HB2100, HB2975, HB3056, HB3406, HB3720, HB4316, HB3405, HB1907, HB3142, HB3173, HB3270, HB3728, HB2440, HB2596, HB3466, HB3469, HB4338, HB3977, HB2100, HB2975, HB3056, HB3406, HB3720, HB4316, HB3405, HB1907, HB3142, HB3173, HB3270, HB3728, HB2440, HB2596, HB3466, HB3469
Keywords:
HB4338, Oklahoma Brine Development Act, brine unitization, produced water, produced water unit, oil and gas wastewater, produced water recycling, reclaimed water, constituent elements, brine rights, solution gas, Corporation Commission, unitization, royalty interests, surface owner, oil and gas produced water, recycling and reuse, wastewater disposal, mineral extraction, lithium extraction
TX
Bills:
HB 105, HB982, HB1483, HB1508, HB2575, HB3646, HB3993, HB4083, HB4580, HB4725, HB5169, HB5511, HJR73, HJR102, HJR174, HB3746, HB4240
Keywords:
economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 24th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SB1636, SB1584, SB1730, SB1255, SB1627, SB137, SB2062, SB1470, SB1284, SB1632, SB1594, SB2045, SB1251, SB1884, SB1250, SB1630, SB1262, SB1374, SB1292, SB1432, SB1199, SB1790, SB1481, SB1614, SB1734, SB1437, SB1489, SB1718, SB1778, SB1327, SB1372, SB1403, SB1937, SB277, SB2131, SB1749, SB1348, SB1469, SB2018, SB1931, SB1530, SB2155, SB2030, SB1926, SB2170, SB2151, SB2166, SB1213, SB1381, SB1824, SB1876, SB1728, SB1582, SB1286, SB1386, SB1708, SB1618, SB2106, SB1471, SB2139, SB2154, SB1619, SCR15, HB2786, HB2787, SB1525, SB2011, SB2159
Keywords:
cold case, unsolved homicide, violent crime, case file review, law enforcement, police records, victim family, immediate family member, designated person, forensic testing, witness reinterview, investigative leads, cold case unit, unsolved murder, public safety, Title 21, Oklahoma statutes, sexual assault, evidence kits, DNA testing
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Senate Legislative Session Feb 10th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting
Bills:
SB1265, SB1198, SB2046, SB1415, SB1714, SB1962, SB26, SB172, SB260, SB264, SB1525, SB1332, SB1998, SB1378, SB1771, SB1919, SB2018, SB1936, SB1612, SB1543, SB1260, SB1988, SB1859, SB2041, SB1257, SB1726, SB1236, SB1633, SB1413, SB1317, SB1360, SB1342, SB1477, SB1189, SB1546, SB1524, SB1338, SB1193, SB1812, SB1617, SB1638, SB504, SB2072, SB1283, SB1216, SB1655, SB2011, SB1643, SB1446, SB1256, SB1258, SB1441, SB1224, SB1448, SB1496, SB1597, SB1621, SB1827, SB2066, SB2104
Keywords:
healthcare authority, property lien, county treasury, local government, Oklahoma, municipalities, campsite regulation, Department of Environmental Quality, unauthorized camps, public safety, environmental standards, nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives
OK
Bills:
HB2210, HB2398, HB2959, HB3006, HB3026, HB3151, HB3315, HB3372, HB3467, HB3590, HB4268, HB4359, HB4427
Keywords:
youth apprenticeship, career education, workforce development, high school programs, mentorship, vocational training, state oversight, credential of value, education, labor market, government reporting, school abuse reporting, child abuse, neglect, mandatory reporting, student safety, school employee misconduct, administrator reporting, superintendent, law enforcement notification
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 26 Mar 17th, 2026 at 09:30 am
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Keywords:
HB2936, children, child protection, adoption, Oklahoma Adoption Code, gestational carrier, gestational agreement, surrogacy, intended parent, preplacement home study, home study, prospective adoptive parent, foster placement, child abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse, child sexual exploitation, lewd molestation, sex offender registry, Oklahoma Sex Offenders Registration Act
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 13th, 2026 at 05:31 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
distance learning, virtual instruction, public education, student enrollment, school funding, education standards, pandemic education response, low-carbon construction, construction materials, rebate, environmental product declaration, EPD, embodied carbon, carbon intensity, greenhouse gas emissions, decarbonization, industrial incentives, clean manufacturing, cement, concrete
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Battery energy resource. For example, geothermal energy conservation.
- Can be provided dispatchable energy 24-7, while batteries are limited.
- But it's different from batteries.
- I don't have the statute in front of me, I think it's in 35, but both batteries and this technology qualify
- All this says is it's energy storage, but it's not battery energy storage.
Bills:
SB483, SB522, SB783, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1664, SB1762, SB1856, SB1877, SB1977
Keywords:
utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 118 May 12th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Propulsion batteries as part of a battery stewardship program.
- and is directed for propulsion battery recycling. 4. 19.5 Orphan battery... ...4. 19.5 Orphan battery
- ..23.3 Propulsion battery means a battery that is primarily used to supply power to a propeller battery
- battery feedstock using one or more propulsion battery recyclers.
- propulsion batteries collected by the propulsion battery provider.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- batteries.
- And that's things like paint, like batteries, batteries, batteries, like<01:41:16.360>
um like - battery lithium-ion battery into lithium battery lithium-ion battery into the<01:46:22.280>
garbage - Battery recycling. e-waste. Battery recycling.
- recycle just batteries. recycle just batteries.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jun 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- batteries under warranty and other batteries offered back to the appropriate battery supplier, including
- This could mean returning the battery to the manufacturer, selling the battery to be used for battery
- batteries under warranty and other batteries offered back to the appropriate battery supplier, including
- This could mean returning the battery to the manufacturer, selling the battery to be used for battery
- that comes out versus... ...a lead acid battery that comes out versus a lithium-ion battery.
Summary:
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard SB 615 by Senator Allen, which would create a Department of Toxic Substances Control program for end-of-life electric vehicle battery management. The bill is intended to promote reuse, repurposing, recycling, tracking, and responsible handling of EV batteries, with producer responsibility and certification of recyclers as key features. Supporters, including the Union of Concerned Scientists, California State Association of Counties, automakers, recyclers, and environmental groups, said the measure would help prevent hazardous waste problems, reduce illegal dumping, and prepare for a coming wave of battery retirements. Opponents, including Tesla, Rivian, the California Chamber of Commerce, and others, raised concerns about liability, burdens on smaller entities, and the bill’s structure, while some groups supported it if amended.
Committee members discussed the current low recycling rate for EV batteries, the difference between reuse, repurpose, and recycling, and whether the bill appropriately places responsibility on producers rather than consumers. The author said the bill builds on prior work and stakeholder input and is designed to create a workable system without overburdening DTSC. After quorum was established, the committee voted SB 615 out on a 5-1 vote, with one member voting no.
The committee also took up a consent calendar containing SB 39, SB 454, SB 724, and SCR 3, and those measures were approved. The hearing then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/09/26
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- stewardship the battery both the battery stewardship the battery both the battery stewardship program
- battery recycling. battery recycling. Thank<00:43:13.520>
you. - batteries or batteries that can easily be taken out.
- a battery monopoly. a battery monopoly.
- batteries go and what they become. batteries go and what they become.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/20/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- produce batteries. produce batteries.
is batteries and recycling batteries is batteries and recycling batteries is focused<04:01:53.199- >
battery <04:10:59.680>whatever battery manufactur or battery whatever battery manufactur - , alkaline batteries, button batteries, button-cell batteries, the whole gamut.
- These types of batteries are batteries.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jun 17th, 2025
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- And EV batteries then reach their end of life.
- batteries under warranty and other batteries offered back to the appropriate batteries.
- This could mean returning the battery to the manufacturer, selling the battery to be used for battery
- storage, or selling it to a battery recycler.
- that comes out, versus a lithium ion battery.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 03/06/25
Environment, Climate, and Legacy
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies the definition of a battery and then also clarifies the exception for lead acid batteries
- They are also very different for batteries and electronics with embedded batteries that pose a new risk
- <00:08:23.800>
and embedded rechargeable batteries and embedded rechargeable batteries and - today for products within batteries today for products within batteries there's<00:09:21.839>
- There are piles of electronics and embedded batteries, rechargeable batteries, single-use batteries that
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/26/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is only about loose batteries or batteries that can easily be removed.
- So this is only about loose batteries or batteries that can easily be removed.
- So this is only about loose batteries or batteries that can easily be removed.
- So this is only about loose batteries or batteries that can easily be removed.
- >
batteries think of car batteries, ATV batteries think of car batteries, ATV batteries and<00
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- and recycling facilities and requires that lead acid batteries are taken to a battery retailer, battery
- As lithium ion batteries and other types of batteries, also known as consumer energy storage models modules
- The bill requires TCQ to identify facilities where battery where customers can take their used batteries
- the landfill to, you know, filter out the, uh, uh, the miniaturized batteries or your cell phone batteries
- And ideally federally regarding rechargeable lithium ion batteries and similar battery chemistries and
Bills:
HB16
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh so let's focus on the battery first. Uh so let's focus on the battery first.
- There’s no mechanism for thermal runaway in these batteries, unlike lithium-ion batteries.
- need in our batteries. need in our batteries.
- active battery component is uh is new. active battery component is uh is new.
- direct use in battery applications. direct use in battery applications.
Keywords:
climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- electric batteries.
- That battery could be unstable.
- An orphaned battery is a battery that you say all these batteries are going to go back to the manufacturer
- EV battery management policy.
- batteries is smelting.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources held a heavily attended hybrid hearing focused primarily on plastics reduction bills, along with a few local and related waste-management measures. Chair Rauch and Chair Barber outlined strict testimony rules because of the large number of speakers. Before the plastics docket, the committee heard support for a local Sharon sewer-extension bill for a Sunrise Senior Living project, and the bill’s proponents said the project would help address senior housing needs and would still require MWRA and local approvals. The chairs also noted a separate local matter involving Sharon and the MWRA.
A major portion of the hearing centered on the Plastics Reduction Act and related bills addressing single-use plastics, including plastic bags, polystyrene, black plastic, plastic beverage bottles, non-flushable wipes, skip-the-stuff provisions, and truth-in-labeling. Sponsors and supporters said the bills would reduce litter, microplastics, greenhouse gas emissions, and municipal waste costs, while creating statewide consistency and supporting environmental justice communities. Several speakers cited local bans already adopted by many Massachusetts cities and towns, and many urged the committee to advance comprehensive statewide action. The committee also heard testimony on a boat wrap recycling bill, a mattress recycling bill, and a bill to prohibit hotels from providing small plastic toiletries.
Municipal officials and waste professionals supported extended producer responsibility for paint and labeling for non-flushable wipes, saying these measures would shift costs away from cities and towns and reduce strain on wastewater systems. The Massachusetts Municipal Association, Mayor Ruth Ann Fuller of Newton, and a Franklin County waste official all backed paint EPR and wipes labeling. Fire Chief Brian Nardelli testified for the Fire Chiefs Association in support of lithium-ion battery legislation, citing fire safety and disposal concerns. Other speakers, including environmental groups, local activists, and business representatives, supported bag and polystyrene bans, though the Retailers Association of Massachusetts urged any bag policy to be truly statewide and said any bag fee should be retained by retailers. No votes were taken during the hearing.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (1-14-26)
Natural Resources & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 49 is a bill dealing with batteries, primarily lithium batteries or rechargeable batteries
- I went to get a car battery—$95 for just a battery. So, something's obviously happening there.
- I went to get a car battery—$95 for just a battery. So, something's obviously happening there.
- Rusty yesterday, I I changed a battery Rusty yesterday, I I changed a battery in<00:18:54.960>
- have you seen how expensive a battery have you seen how expensive a battery has<00:19:05.440>
- have you seen how expensive a battery have you seen how expensive a battery has<00:19:05.440>
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00
Attendance Roll Call 01:15
Member Comments 01:43
SB 29 Discussion 05:18
SB 29 Roll Call Vote 09:44
SB 49 Discussion 11:29
SB 49 Roll Call Vote 22:29, 958, all
Summary:
The Kentucky Senate Natural Resources Committee held its first meeting of 2026, opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and several housekeeping reminders from the chair. The chair emphasized a 24-hour filing rule for amendments and other items, asked members to use “present” during roll call, and reminded members to route questions through the chair rather than cross-examining witnesses. The committee also welcomed a student guest, Madison Dus, and several interns, and noted that Senator Neal was attending the committee for the first time.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 29 from Senator Greg Elkins, which would prohibit solid waste management facilities from being charged an assessment or fee by the county or solid waste district where the waste was generated. Supporters described the bill as a response to counties attempting to impose “designation fees” on waste generated locally, and said the measure would close a loophole and prevent a growing practice. After discussion about similar practices in other states and the value of waste as a commodity, the committee voted favorably to pass SB 29.
The committee next considered Senate Bill 49, also by Senator Elkins, which would create a voluntary statewide program to increase awareness, education, and recycling of lithium and other rechargeable batteries. Testimony focused on the fire and explosion risks batteries pose in collection vehicles and landfills, the value of rare earth metals in batteries, and the need to keep them out of the waste stream. Members asked about whether larger batteries, such as those from electric vehicles or solar facilities, were covered under existing law; the sponsor said the bill was aimed at smaller consumer batteries and that larger batteries were likely already addressed under existing universal waste or hazardous waste rules. The committee also discussed how to promote the voluntary program through retailers, local governments, recyclers, and the Energy and Environment Cabinet. SB 49 was then approved favorably by committee vote.