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• Even if we lifted the moratorium, that would not be a new nuclear plant, right?
• Even lifting a moratorium doesn't change anything about having a nuclear plant.
• Even if we lifted the moratorium, that would not be a new nuclear plant, right?
• <01:02:24.280> I'm the moratorium. That is included. I'm the moratorium.
• haven't lifted the nuclear moratorium. haven't lifted the nuclear moratorium.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The moratorium language would be the next section. There's some language on the commission.
• Page three, starting on line 22, is the moratorium language.
• This has required a lot of compromise from all parties involved, but this will put a moratorium in place
• But the moratorium ends when the commission puts out its final report.
• And it also exempts current contracts because we can't go back and put a moratorium on contracts that

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• As well, it adds a moratorium on zoning district classification changes, extends the one we passed last
• <00:16:07.240> on<00:16:07.360> zoning as well as adds a moratorium on zoning as well
• as adds a moratorium on zoning District<00:16:08.000> classification<00:16:08.560> changes
• It does extend the moratorium on changing the fundamental zoning code that's been in place for a long
• on Louisville Metro for the moratorium on Louisville Metro for making<00:36:32.319> their<00:

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:15 Roll Call 00:25 HB 403 Discussion 02:11 HB 403 Vote 03:08 HB 555 Discussion 04:55 HB 555 Vote 08:42 HB 321 Discussion 10:55 HB 321 Vote 13:22 HB 18 Discussion 15:21 HB 18 Vote 35:10 HB 85 Discussion 39:08 HB 85 Vote 46:40 HB 371 Discussion 49:22 HB 371 Vote 52:03 Adjournment 53:48, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and took up several bills, mostly focused on local planning, zoning, and municipal administration. House Bill 403, a simple measure giving coroners a six-month grace period to complete continuing education, was presented by Rep. Deanna Gordon with testimony from Madison County Coroner Jimmy Cornelson and received unanimous support. House Bill 555, a technical bill affecting audit deadlines and flexibility for small cities and certain expo center audit arrangements, was explained by JD Cheney of the Kentucky League of Cities; he said it would help about 97 cities comply with audit requirements and allow more flexibility when municipalities are making good-faith efforts. The committee approved HB 555 on a roll call vote, with one no vote from Rep. Griffee and others in favor, and reported it favorably to the House floor. House Bill 321, also presented with JD Cheney and Rep. DJ Johnson, would expand the time for planning commission and board of adjustment members to complete orientation and continuing education, with a focus on housing supply and accessibility. Supporters said it would help recruit more members and concentrate training on land-use impacts on housing; Rep. Roarx and others discussed Louisville Metro’s planning process, while Rep. Brown and Rep. Fleming raised concerns about infrastructure and long-range planning. The committee passed HB 321 favorably after roll call, with one no vote from Rep. Griffee. House Bill 18 drew the most extended debate. Sponsor Rep. John Hodgson said the committee substitute would create incentives for infill development in urban areas and extend a moratorium on zoning district classification changes for two more years, arguing that local elected officials should have more control over major density changes and that unelected boards were approving projects without adequate infrastructure review. Opponents, including Liam Gallagher of Americans for Prosperity Kentucky and several members, argued the bill would restrict housing development, interfere with property rights, and limit Louisville Metro’s ability to update its Land Development Code; supporters countered that the bill would not stop development but would require elected officials to weigh in and address traffic and infrastructure concerns. After discussion, the committee approved HB 18 as amended by the substitute and reported it favorably to the House floor, with several members explaining their votes and some opposing the moratorium on local zoning changes.

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• We landed on doing a moratorium.
• <00:19:25.760> And We landed on doing a moratorium. And We landed on doing a moratorium.
• , that's it, for 2 just as a moratorium, that's it, for 2 years years years um<00:19:33.320> on
• So be a moratorium for 2 where they are.
• So be a moratorium for 2 years<00:19:53.040> on<00:19:53.160> non-profit<00:19:53.800><

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, March 26, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with 39 members present and a quorum. The session opened with an invocation by Bishop Antonio Palmer of Kingdom Celebration Center, whose remarks were journalized. The President and members also welcomed several guests to the chamber, including former Delegate Sean Terrence, students from Charles H. Flowers High School and Garrison Forest School, Dr. Lee Snyder as doctor of the day, and Dr. Barbara Ann Palmer in recognition of Women’s History Month. The President also noted that the next day would be pro forma and that some scheduled items would be moved to the following week. The Senate considered Executive Nominations Report No. 6, covering gubernatorial nominees for boards and commissions including the State Board of Education, MEDCO, and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. On motion of the committee chair, the report was special ordered to Tuesday, with members asked to review the list for recusals or related issues. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 890, which concerns an insurance premium receipts tax exemption for captive insurance procured by nonprofit hospitals and health care systems. On SB 890, the Senate adopted the committee amendments and then adopted a floor amendment offered by the bill sponsor. The amendment was described as replacing the bill’s earlier approach with a two-year moratorium on collection of any related liabilities, followed by a Maryland Insurance Administration report back on ongoing investigations. One senator raised concern that the amendment’s language could require the state to refund taxes already paid by hospitals and others, potentially costing millions, and asked for more time to review it; the motion to special order the bill was defeated. After discussion, the amendment was adopted and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. At the close of the floor session, committee and delegation announcements were made, including Finance, Triple E, Judicial Proceedings, Budget and Tax, Executive Nominations, and several county delegations. A senator from District 6 also spoke about the anniversary of the Key Bridge collapse and thanked colleagues for bipartisan work on related legislation and recovery efforts.

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• 163 which prohibits local moratoriums 163 which prohibits local moratoriums and<02:05:08.840>
• The next move in their playbook, and I predict it right now, will be a full building moratorium.
• The next move in their playbook, and I predict it right now, will be a full building moratorium.
• I haven't heard about moratoriums since the 1980s and 90s.
• gez there's no moratorium I haven't heard<02:12:56.159> about<02:12:56.320> moratorium

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I also would like to just add on the record a note of caution on moratoriums, if I could.
• I caution us on the moratorium for those practices because, as we start talking about housing, our very
• <00:08:39.279> Um<00:08:39.839> I on moratoriums if I could.
• Um I on moratoriums if I could.
• us on the moratorium for those practices<00:09:03.360> because<00:09:04.000> as<00:09:

Keywords: Roll Call 00:00:08 Approval of minutes 00:00:08 Discussion of Final Report 00:00:58 Adjournment 00:23:57, 958, all

Summary: The Housing Task Force met to approve its September and October minutes and then consider its final report, which was described as an overview of the second year of the task force’s work and included 14 recommendations for future legislative action. Members thanked the co-chairs and staff for compiling the report and noted that it had been posted publicly. Several members emphasized that housing problems affect both urban and rural areas across Kentucky and that the report should help guide next steps in the General Assembly. Members offered a range of comments on the recommendations. One representative urged stronger language on the state’s role and cautioned against moratoriums on building-code reforms that could discourage sustainable practices or raise long-term utility costs, while also suggesting more down payment assistance. Others highlighted the need for local flexibility in housing policy, support for rehabilitation tax credits, and continued use or expansion of affordable housing credits and direct support for construction, infrastructure, revolving loan funds, and low-income housing tax credits. Another member suggested adding clearer “right to rebuild” language so homeowners could rebuild after a fire if the home meets current code. The co-chairs summarized the task force’s main takeaways as two broad issues: regulatory delays and the need for more financial incentives. Members also discussed zoning, permitting delays, and the importance of moving permits more quickly so development can proceed without unnecessary holdups. After a motion and second, the committee approved the report as amended by the added “right to rebuild” language, and agreed to submit it to LRC, the Senate President, and the Speaker for approval before adjournment.

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• This bill is only seeking to extend the time for the moratorium in House District 3.

Bills: HCR41, HB11, HB227, HB243, HB278, HB335, HB424, HB454, HB455, HB492, HB623, HB641, HB660, HB708, HB719, HB940, HB1029, HB1053, HB1069, HB1077

Keywords: coupons, rebates, alcohol regulation, malt beverages, Louisiana Department of Revenue, remembrance, Charlie Kirk, state recognition, October 14, memorial day, court filings, electronic filing, letter size paper, privacy, legal procedure, recusal, district attorney, substitute attorney, appointment process, legal proceedings

Bills: HB199, HB222, HB223, HB224, HB235, HB246, HB405, HB535, HB554, HB907, SCR3, SB43, SB52, SB54, SB113, SB168, SB219, SB222, SB270, SB311, SB359

Keywords: nursing facilities, moratorium, healthcare, patient care, data collection, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, Department of Children and Family Services, sunset law, statutory entities, regulatory authority, re-creation, termination dates, child welfare, foster care, children's rights, legal guardianship

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• We signed a moratorium to allow the eminent domain reforms to work for you for five years.
• It's a four-year temporary moratorium on the imposition of impact fees.
• That's where I settled on this idea of a moratorium. I call it an active study.
• That's why I propose this moratorium. Again, not a permanent policy change.
• We were not present when the moratorium was discussed or signed; that being one.

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• So until we would lift this so-called moratorium on large hydro, there's really no point in discussing
• <00:10:37.519> on<00:10:37.720> large this this so-called moratorium on large this
• this so-called moratorium on large Hydro<00:10:38.959> there's<00:10:39.240> really<00:
• Representative Anderson, you said that the nuclear moratorium is very similar and that nobody's looking
• at building nuclear because we have a moratorium.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We are here today to talk about HF 4, which is a bill that would put a moratorium on the Blue Line Light
• That would put a moratorium on the Blue Line Light Rail until the Southwest Light Rail is done.
• I'm here to speak on behalf of House Resolution 14 by Representative Robbins to place a moratorium on
• I'm here to speak on behalf of House Resolution 14 by Representative Robbins to place a moratorium on
• on light rail spending there moratorium on light rail spending there are<00:07:43.800> three<

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 14, number 1 on the calendar for the day, an act relating to transit, establishing a temporary moratorium
• What it does is it puts a moratorium on the Blue Line light rail extension until the Southwest light
• Madam Speaker, members, the A7 removes language that sets the end date of the moratorium to be after
• The moratorium would continue until Southwest Light Rail begins operations.
• Once the Southwest light rail is done, we can reevaluate, and the moratorium will be lifted.

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• I just did, has adopted a moratorium on all regulations.
• Can I just clarify that currently the moratorium in 905 still stands.
• And so we agree on the moratorium.
• And we agree that the moratorium is a little shaky.
• But the situation right now is that there is a moratorium.

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, adopted the consent calendar for SB 423 and SB 581, and then heard a series of bills, most of which were presented as streamlining or safety measures tied to transportation, climate, public lands, health care, and higher education. SB 71 by Senator Wiener would extend and expand a CEQA exemption for sustainable transportation projects, adding modes such as microtransit, paratransit, shuttles, and ferries, while also accepting committee amendments that narrowed a Tier 4 diesel rail provision, restored existing right-of-way language with utility protections, and set a new sunset date. Support came from transit agencies, local governments, and advocacy groups; some members raised concerns about the diesel rail language and possible interactions with housing-related legislation, but the bill advanced on a due pass vote as amended. The committee then heard SB 614 by Senator Stern on carbon dioxide pipeline safety. The bill would direct the State Fire Marshal to adopt safety standards for intrastate CO2 pipelines, building from federal draft rules and adding state discretion and possible enhanced protections such as planning zones and more detailed exposure modeling. Supporters argued California needs to fill a federal regulatory gap to advance carbon capture and climate goals, while environmental justice and conservation groups opposed unless amended, citing risks from CO2 leaks and asking for stronger siting restrictions and more specificity. The bill passed on a due pass vote to Appropriations, with members noting the need for continued work on the safety provisions. Senator Arreguín also presented SB 304, which would temporarily lift public trust use restrictions on specific land at Jack London Square to allow the Port of Oakland more leasing flexibility under conditions and annual reporting. The measure was described as a limited, time-bound effort to address high vacancy and revitalize the waterfront, and it drew support from Oakland city and county representatives with no opposition in the room. The committee then approved SB 304 on a due pass vote. Arreguín’s SB 830 followed, creating CEQA streamlining for Sutter Health’s new Emeryville hospital campus and designating the City of Emeryville as lead agency; supporters said it would preserve East Bay hospital access before seismic deadlines, and the bill passed with broad support and no opposition. Finally, Senator Caballero presented SB 486, a higher education planning bill intended to align UC and CSU enrollment growth with regional sustainable communities plans and to remove the need to analyze a no-project alternative in certain long-range development plans. Supporters said the bill would better integrate university enrollment forecasting into regional planning, while opponents warned that eliminating the no-project analysis could weaken accountability for housing and infrastructure impacts around campuses. Committee members expressed mixed views and asked for further clarification, but the bill was moved out on a due pass as amended vote to Appropriations. The transcript then shifted to SB 629, a fire response and rebuilding bill, with the author describing amendments to apply fire safety requirements in wildfire-burned areas, update fire mapping, and require annual defensible space inspections, though the discussion was cut off before any final action was shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, so but why did you put a moratorium in place then?
• >> The moratorium is for the outside institutions.
• So why did you put a moratorium in place then?
• Why moratorium? get into compliance? Why moratorium?
• programs which leads to that moratorium programs which leads to that moratorium again<01:34:47.120

Bills: HB2185, HB2621, HB2179, HB2534, HB2168, HB2427, HB2560, HB2565, HB2172, HB2298, HB2304

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• Chairman and members, this bill puts a general moratorium on tax and fee increases for a specified period
• And while tax moratoriums are generally permissible in the law, we wanted to flag it because we read
• By our reading of the bill, the moratorium on fees and taxes is a limitation on the ability to increase
• And so to the extent that a moratorium is basically a limit... ...cannot apply to these three.
• And so to the extent that a moratorium is basically a limit of zero percent, we're concerned that it

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Rules Committee considered several bills and resolutions for whether they were constitutional and in proper form. House Bill 2076, concerning school safety and concealed firearms carried by school employees, drew a constitutional concern because its civil-liability immunity language would also cover private school employees and potentially violate the anti-abrogation clause; staff recommended limiting that immunity to public school employees. House Bill 2136, creating crimes for civil terrorism and subversion, raised due process vagueness concerns because “subvert” was undefined, and members also discussed possible First Amendment overbreadth. House Bills 2158 and 2159, both involving Mexican wolves, were flagged for federal preemption under the Endangered Species Act because the bills would authorize conduct conflicting with federal protections; sponsors were said to be considering amendments. House Bill 2497, on hunting and wildlife regulation, raised legislative entrenchment concerns because it would restrict future legislatures, with members also discussing but not resolving a possible dormant Voter Protection Act theory. House Bill 2755, allowing renewal of certain state trust land mineral leases without auction, was flagged for a possible conflict with the constitutional 20-year lease limit, and House Bill 4030 and HCR 2052, dealing with a tax and fee moratorium/referral, prompted debate over Article 9, Section 19 and whether the moratorium could reach constitutionally excluded taxes. Each of those individual measures was ultimately recommended as constitutional and in proper form by a 5-2 vote, with one member absent on each roll call. The committee also noted that House Bill 2956 was held. At the end of the meeting, the committee took a mass motion covering many additional bills, memorials, and resolutions; the Rules Attorney stated they had been reviewed and were constitutional and in proper form, and the committee approved the mass motion by a 7-0 vote with one absent.

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• We know it's a low-carbon energy source that could save us money, but the moratorium on building new
• The moratorium comes from the 1990s and it includes an agreement with the Prairie Island Indian Community
• that said until we come and a moratorium that said until we come up<00:08:05.680> with<00:08:
• So, where we are in Minnesota is the moratorium is still in effect.
• Seeing that we haven't repealed the moratorium yet, and supporters say we can't reach our state goals

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The interview focused on Minnesota’s clean energy policy, energy affordability, and the state’s path toward its 100% clean electricity goal. The senator said Minnesota’s clean energy reputation comes from environmental concern, job creation, and lower long-term costs, noting that wind is now the lowest-cost generation source and that solar costs have fallen sharply. He said rising electricity demand has led to some increased coal use, but argued the state can still meet its 2040 clean energy target through continued renewable buildout, permitting reform, conservation, and demand response. A major topic was data centers. The senator emphasized both concerns and benefits, saying hyperscale data centers can bring substantial construction jobs, property tax revenue, and, under the 2025 law, payments to low-income energy assistance. He cited the Pine Island Google data center as air-cooled, with no water concerns, and said it will pay $5 million annually while funding 1,600 MW of wind, solar, and battery resources at its own expense. He also said Xcel’s filing projected a $1.1 billion ratepayer savings over 10 years, while urging the public to weigh both pros and cons, especially around water use and local tax impacts. The discussion also covered nuclear power and climate costs. The senator said the Senate has passed a nuclear study three years in a row and expects it to advance, while the moratorium on new nuclear plants remains tied to the Prairie Island Indian Community and unresolved nuclear waste storage. He argued Minnesota likely cannot reach its emissions goals without nuclear in the mix, though he acknowledged current nuclear is not cost-competitive and said future advanced or small modular nuclear could change that. On affordability, he pointed to climate-driven costs such as higher homeowners insurance and storm damage, and described Senate energy omnibus provisions including conservation, plug-in solar, and renewable development account projects such as a Como Zoo clean energy project. No votes were taken in the interview itself, but the senator referenced the recently announced budget deal and said he still needed to negotiate a renewable development account agreement between the House and Senate.

Transcript Highlights:

• We need to be able to put a moratorium on.
• Mararyman had just said about their moratorium.
• There is no moratorium on building permits.
• There is no moratorium on building permits.
• <03:39:12.160> There's there's now a moratorium. There's there's now a moratorium.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So we felt like at the very least what we could do is at least have a moratorium on these things being
• So that's basically what the bill does, and this just puts a moratorium on the dumping of that stuff
• could do is at least have a moratorium could do is at least have a moratorium on<00:03:54.720>
• <00:04:28.639> on does and this just puts a moratorium on does and this just puts a moratorium
• And so with this bill we're seeking a moratorium for one year on the work that's being done here, and

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:09:55.240> that<00:09:55.360> he being that the moratorium that he being that the moratorium
• try to register before the moratorium try to register before the moratorium goes<00:10:20.520>
• 2-year moratorium. Thank you. 2-year moratorium. Thank you. Senator<00:18:17.880> Elkins.
• Specifically, a lot has been said today about the moratorium on new licensing.
• Uh I moratorium on new licensing.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:02 Discussion HB 144 00:00:58 Vote HB 144 00:02:40 Discussion HB 169 00:03:21 Vote HB 169 00:05:02 Discussion HB 568 00:05:56 Vote HB 568 00:28:27 Discussion HB 627 00:32:26 Vote HB 627 01:00:26, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Lastly, let's look at what's happening on the moratorium front. Next slide, please.
• Thirteen states have introduced or are considering legislation around moratoriums on new data centers
• For some of the proposed data center moratoriums, most of the moratoriums would halt new data centers
• Lastly, let's look at what's happening on the moratorium front.
• For some of the proposed data center moratoriums, most of the moratoriums would halt new data centers

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee held a series of informational briefings on information management and technology issues. It first heard from ACLU representatives on data privacy, who argued that Oregon should strengthen protections against private data brokers, government purchases of personal data, reverse warrants, automatic license plate readers, and local police surveillance. They urged data minimization, limits on data sales and retention, and broader transparency and accountability measures. Members asked about practical uses of license plate readers, state sales of data, and how Oregon’s approach compares with other states; the presenters said similar proposals have been adopted elsewhere, including data minimization in Maryland and a state version of the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act in Montana. The committee then received a detailed update from the Department of Administrative Services and Enterprise Information Services on licensing system modernization for 14 boards and commissions with the most immediate need. DAS said it is seeking a shared procurement approach through an RFP that would create either one scalable system or two tiers of systems, depending on agency needs and security requirements, with contracts expected by September. Committee members emphasized the need for a more unified, user-friendly statewide login and service experience for businesses and residents, and raised concerns about small agencies “figuring it out on their own” without sufficient cybersecurity or technical expertise. EIS said it is overseeing the investment review, security and architecture review, and future implementation planning, and noted that multiple agency requests may still come back to the legislature in the next session. The committee also discussed a revised cybersecurity incident notification concept. Staff explained that the earlier bill had raised stakeholder concerns, so the co-chairs directed further interim work with the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council and other local government and K-12 stakeholders. The goal is a narrower, voluntary “911-style” notification process that would let public bodies alert peers and potentially receive assistance after cyber incidents; a temporary voluntary process is being tested now, with a work group developing language for possible 2027 consideration. Finally, the committee heard updates from the new state chief data officer on data governance, data sharing, geospatial work, and the state transparency website, followed by a briefing on data centers from NCSL and the Technology Association of Oregon. The data officer described efforts to expand data inventories, data governance plans, data literacy, and interagency sharing, along with statewide aerial imagery, geospatial standards, and the open data portal. The data center discussion focused on national and state trends, including rapid growth in data centers, rising electricity and water demand, and legislative responses such as new rate classes, reporting requirements, and cost-allocation rules to protect ratepayers. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.