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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee BR Sub. on Econ. Dev., Public Protection, Tourism, and Energy (2-26-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- They completely reinvented themselves and reinvented their product line.
- capacity to go after federal grants being awarded, and this is the range of everything from new water, sewer
- We also make sure we can validate sewer requirements.
- diligence is really the value that we bring before we disperse the funding to make sure everything is lined
Summary:
The committee met without a quorum, so the minutes from the last two meetings were not approved. Secretary Noel of the Cabinet for Economic Development then gave a broad overview of the cabinet’s work and an update on the Kentucky Product Development Initiative (KPD), with Deputy Secretary Katie Smith and General Counsel Matt also present. He said the cabinet’s strategy is to focus on high-wage job creation, especially in automotive transformation, business and financial professional services, tourism, logistics, agri-tech, aerospace, and other high-tech sectors, while also supporting small and medium-sized businesses and existing employers.
Noel highlighted several program results and examples, including average incentivized wages approaching $27 per hour, 877 jobs and $346 million in investment through hub operations, $90 million through Commonwealth Ventures, help for hundreds of companies through the Kentucky Intellectual Property Alliance, work with 220 companies through the Kentucky Science and Technology Council, nearly 3,000 students in Advanced Kentucky, and more than 1,100 participants in Kentucky Valor. He also cited 35,000 workers trained through Bluegrass State Skills, 177 businesses helped by the small business tax credit, and 77 entertainment incentive transactions totaling about $200 million and 7,400 jobs. On the grant side, he said the cabinet had approved 155 projects under a federal grant program, committing $99 million, with outreach aimed at smaller communities and all 120 counties.
The main focus of the second half was KPD. Noel described it as a program that requires more than basic due diligence, emphasizing community readiness, local vision, title and mineral-rights review, sewer validation, and consultant review. He said 109 projects had been awarded in the earlier rounds, and in 2024 there were 45 requests for information seeking $81 million against $35 million in available funding, showing strong demand. He also said the cabinet has worked with local economic developers through five regions aligned with area development districts, and that the secretary, deputy secretary, or commissioner of business development must attend the regional meetings, with 100% attendance reported for the key three last year. In response to questions, he said Jefferson County’s lack of KPD projects so far likely reflects where local land and development strategies are in the process rather than a lack of interest, and he said the cabinet has not heard that Kentucky’s occupational safety and health rules are clearly helping or hurting competitiveness, though he offered to look into it further.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- The no-pass zone is everything makai of the dotted black line that runs along the coast, so it's the
- It's evident by the placement of sewers, power plants, and industrial zones in my district.
- </c><01:00:58.720><c> uh</c> evident by by the placement of sewers uh evident by by the placement of
- sewers uh power<01:00:59.240><c> plants</c><01:00:59.559><c> and</c><01:00:59.799><c> Industrial</c><
- So those are the challenges, but it comes back to the bottom line: our water supply.
Summary:
The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Department of Environmental Services officials outlined the solid waste system, including curbside collection, convenience centers, transfer stations, H-POWER, and the existing landfill, and explained that H-POWER reduces the volume of waste going to the landfill by about 90%. They reviewed the siting history, including the 2019 Land Use Commission deadline, the 2020 enactment of Act 73 with landfill setback and conservation-district restrictions, and the 2021-2022 landfill advisory committee that evaluated six sites but recommended none because they were within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. The city said it ultimately selected a site in central Oahu, on agricultural land near Wahiawa and the Dole Plantation, as the best legally permissible option and described it as requiring about 150 acres, with 90 acres for the landfill itself.
City officials also described the proposed landfill design and safeguards, emphasizing a modern sanitary landfill with double liners, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring. They said the ash from H-POWER is dry and that leachate would be pumped to a wastewater treatment plant. They stated the site is away from residences and groundwater wells, accessible by highway, and can be permitted under state and federal rules, though they acknowledged that a full environmental review, public hearings, and multiple permits would still be required. When asked whether the new landfill could be operating before the 2028 closure date, the city said it did not yet know and that an extension of Waimanalo Gulch might be needed if the new site is not ready in time.
The Board of Water Supply strongly opposed the city’s decision to site a landfill above Oahu’s freshwater resources. Its representative said the agency’s mission is to protect safe, dependable water for the future and that it had disapproved all six previously proposed sites because they were located over freshwater aquifers. In response to questions from legislators, the Board said it could not guarantee the liner system would remain impermeable forever and warned that leachate can contain hazardous chemicals, including so-called forever chemicals. The Board characterized the proposal as a long-term risk to the island’s drinking water supply and compared the decision to past infrastructure choices that later proved problematic. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 5, 2025 @ 1:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- We also at some point down the line.
- ,</c> of the facility, the water, the sewer, of the facility, the water, the sewer, the<00:16:56.320>
- Thank you, um, Chair, for letting me indulge in this line of questioning.
- >> Right. >> What else can it be retrofitted for down the line?
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So we now have an infrastructure plan to help build out water, sewer, and housing to support the Santa
- I think they are more in line with practices and procedures that occur every day in the Senate.
- He actually gave me a whole line of verbiage to replace one word. It's not what I'm wanting.
- I have one comment on page 7, lines 12 and 13.
- And so, I think this is great and right, just exactly in line with all of the other days we have up here
Committee:
Senate Senate Rules
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House workforce panel considers HF335 2/20/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I think the increase would fall in line with some of the inflationary things that we're seeing and just
- increase<00:09:33.000><c> would</c><00:09:33.200><c> fall</c><00:09:33.399><c> in</c><00:09:33.519><c> line
- 00:09:33.720><c> with</c><00:09:33.959><c> some</c><00:09:34.079><c> of</c> increase would fall in line
- with some of increase would fall in line with some of the<00:09:34.440><c> inflationary</c><00:09:35.000
- So these sewer hookups for creating new business industrial parks and spring housing is exactly where
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Mar 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- THE STRIKE ALL REMOVES THE PHRASE KNOWN WORKS AND REPLACES IT WITH MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government (2-25-26)
State & Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- He said that years ago, in Fayette County, they reached a point where sewers were backing up in people
- 07.199><c> with</c><00:07:07.360><c> a</c> He said the city has been working for years repairing its sewer
Committee:
Senate State & Local Government
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- So how do we find that thin line for our state correctional unions to say, hey, they're not following
- they can they're just going to<00:30:15.120><c> fall</c><00:30:15.440><c> in</c><00:30:15.640><c> line
- </c><00:30:16.039><c> because</c><00:30:16.320><c> nothing's</c> to fall in line because nothing's to
- for our state uh Correctional on line for our state uh Correctional on unions<00:32:22.799><c> to</c
- </c> infrastructure such as water sewer infrastructure such as water sewer electrical<00:43:16.839><c
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Page two, line 21 says any state retirement system may invest in digital assets.
- So that direct line in there, I think we might be missing a preposition.
- Number one on page three, lines 1w2 and 13, by deleting after the word 'and' on line 12 and before the
- Number two on page four, lines e and 9, by deleting after the second comma on line eight and before the
- Number 3 on page 18, lines 22 and 23, by deleting after the word 'and' on lines 22 and before the first
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
income tax, tax rates, revenue certification, Oklahoma Tax Commission, state budget, education, tax credit, school choice, private school, tuition assistance, income limits, parental choice, accreditation, insurance, taxation, premium, home office credit, healthcare, teacher tax credit, income tax credit
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- What's happened in the past is that the city or the county of Tulsa was sued along these lines because
- Carkel Reid Mister Chair, I move to amend Senate Bill 1332 as follows: on page four, lines 8 through
- 9, by deleting after the word 'appropriated' on line eight and before the period on line nine the words
- system or that they've upgraded their water line to reach that area.
- Chair, for clarification on page five, beginning on line 14. Thank you for that question.
Bills:
SB1290 , SB1332 , SB1369 , SB1379 , SB1381 , SB1386 , SB1390 , SB1428 , SB1584 , SB1696 , SB175 , SB1778 , SB1794 , SB1806 , SB1836 , SB201
Committee:
Senate Appropriations
Keywords:
2-1-1 services, revolving fund, Department of Human Services, crisis pregnancy, abortion, legal funding, housing, infrastructure, water projects, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, economic development, zero-interest loans, clawback provision, local contractors, mental health, crisis services, 988 Lifeline, suicide prevention, behavioral health, human trafficking
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Housing Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26
Housing Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, we see these consequences every single day walking into every front-line provider of our county or
- So, we see these consequences every single day walking into every front-line provider of our county or
- We don't have a specific line item that references the Department of Commerce. >> Okay. >> Thank you,
- line item that references the department<00:51:16.640><c> of</c><00:51:16.800><c> commerce.
- ,</c><01:15:49.679><c> um,</c> our property taxes, water, sewer, um, our property taxes, water, sewer
Committee:
House Housing Finance and Policy
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/26
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- And usually, in most lines of business, you treat your largest customer the best way possible.
- So, like Des Moines, the top red line is EPA recommends that you keep the nitrates below 10.
- So, like Des Moines, the top red line is EPA recommends that you keep the nitrates below 10.
- So, like Des Moines, the top red line is EPA recommends that you keep the nitrates below 10.
- Um, that may be something to consider down the line as we take up the amendment.
Bills:
HF3718
Committee:
House Agriculture Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- that library construction grant funding will be critical to bringing the project across the finish line
- that library construction grant funding will be critical to bringing the project across the finish line
- that library construction grant funding will be critical to bringing the project across the finish line
- And and kind of along<00:32:43.600><c> that</c><00:32:43.920><c> line,</c> Along that line, I'm kind
- </c><01:08:31.080><c> infrastructure</c> existing water and sewer infrastructure existing water and sewer
Committee:
Senate Capital Investment
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- From the flight line to the cockpit, from logistics to networks, every gunfighter provides combat power
- Bottom line is, friends, that in our smaller communities, we have limited ability to meet all the obligations
- So if he's related to the mayor, the mayor has no control or is not the direct line of leadership that
- And so having qualified individuals that can handle those kinds of things, especially septic and sewer
Committee:
Senate State Affairs
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Apr 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND SUPPORTS THE CONTINUED EFFORTS FOR CONVERSION FROM SEPTIC TO SEWER
- CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH ELIGIBILITY IS PROVIDED OR THE OFFICER SUFFERS A CATASTROPHIC INJURY DURING ANY IN THE LINE
- Berman: OKAY, DO WE HAVE BUSINESSES LINED UP THAT WE THINK WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CYBER SECURITY
- WILL BE STRUCTURED, PRESUMABLY THIS IS THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, THERE WOULD BE AN ALLOCATION LINE
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Thirty Three - Thursday, March 5
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So in committee, I think it was about a party-line vote coming out of the Education Committee.
- But it was an overwhelming majority, but it fell on party lines, is the way I would say it.
- Bottom line, vote no on this bill for public schools. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further discussion.
- Bottom line, vote no on this bill for public schools. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Further discussion.
- This is the water meter bill, making explicitly clear how the water meter, the water charges, and sewer
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- So those are big perturbations in our production line that we'll have to deal with, right?
- We make pipe, box, sanitary manholes, sewer systems, flood control mitigation systems.
- We make pipe, box, sanitary manholes, sewer systems, and flood control mitigation systems.
- Uh, we don't know what exactly that fine line is.
- It’s not necessary for my line of questioning.
Committee:
House Environmental Regulation
Keywords:
rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 2203, relating to certification of discovery issues in TCEQ contested cases referred to SOAH. The chair noted the House had already passed the companion HB 3249, then moved SB 2203 without amendments. The motion prevailed on a 5-0 vote, and the bill was reported favorably to the full House.
The committee then heard SB 1898, which would prohibit the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam for testing and training, while still allowing it in emergency firefighting. The sponsor described PFAS as “forever chemicals” and said the bill would protect firefighters, water supplies, and public health. Testimony in support came from Environment Texas, which cited contamination concerns and noted other states and federal actions restricting PFAS foams. No one testified against the bill, and after closing testimony the committee left SB 1898 pending.
The remainder of the hearing focused on SB 1758, a Grayson County pilot program aimed at addressing potential conflicts between Global Wafers’ semiconductor wafer facility and a proposed Black Mountain Cement/aggregate operation. Supporters, including Global Wafers, Grayson County officials, and manufacturing groups, argued that vibration from mining or blasting could threaten a major national-security semiconductor investment and that an independent BEG study was needed to set safe parameters. Opponents from Black Mountain Cement and related industry groups argued the bill would improperly interfere with a lawful permitting process, pick winners and losers, and harm Texas’ pro-business climate; they also said they had already revised operations and removed blast mining. The discussion included extensive questioning about geology, vibration, the permitting timeline, and whether the issue was really about mining rather than the air permit. No vote was taken on SB 1758 in the portion provided.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Legislative Session Day 59 (4-14-26) - Part 1
Kentucky House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Page 43, lines 1-11, in their entirety. Page 44, line 20, line 27, in its entirety.
- Page seven, line rest of the line.
- Page 87, line 25, after year, delete the rest of the line. Page 87, line 26 in its entirety.
- Page 95, line seven, delete of the line.
- : Page 69, lines 12 through 19; Page 87, line 25, after year, delete the rest of the line; Page 87, line
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- I do have one other amendment that I will submit some paperwork on, and that's on line 14.
- Right now, section two, which starts on line 13, says, "Comply with the structural and design standards
- , we put our back end to the sewer, we put our back end to the highway<01:21:01.120><c> so</c><01:21:
- </c> paperwork on, and that's on line uh 14. paperwork on, and that's on line uh 14.
- 13, says, "Comply with the line 13, says, "Comply with the structural<01:21:52.800><c> and</c><01:21
Committee:
Senate Transportation
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Apr 13th, 2026
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 3, with the newly adopted PCS, is bringing the state's definition of hemp in line with the federal
- Members, we're going to skip down to line item 5 on the agenda to Pro Tem Moore. Mr.
- The taking of migratory birds through baiting, and this lines up Oklahoma with the federal law.
- There's no provisions for property lines.
- So if we're going to say we can No provisions for property lines.
Bills:
SB3 , SB1346 , SB1509 , SB1928 , SB2028 , SB2071 , SB2110 , SB2117 , SB2127 , SB2134 , SB259 , SB1191 , SB1246 , SB1314 , SB1439 , SB1613 , SB1930 , SB1976 , SB330 , SB2069 , SB2095
Committee:
House Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
Summary:
The committee took up a long agenda of agriculture, water, energy, wildlife, and licensing bills, often adopting policy committee recommendations or full committee substitutes as working drafts before hearing brief explanations and questions. Several measures were described as request bills from agencies or industry groups, including bills on hemp/THC limits, groundwater and aquifer management, brine water use, dairy and milk regulation, livestock transport accidents, unpasteurized milk sales, egg sales, outfitter licensing, LP gas, DEQ permitting, and an elk population study. Members raised recurring concerns about water rights, landowner protections, enforcement authority, and whether certain bills would affect private property or due process.
Among the more debated items was SB 3, which narrows Oklahoma’s hemp definition to align with the federal standard and was framed by the author as a way to keep intoxicating hemp products away from children; it passed 14-0. SB 1439, which would limit certain climate-related lawsuits against energy producers, drew constitutional and due process questions and passed 10-4. SB 1930 on brine water and iodine production passed 14-0 after discussion of landowner compensation, and SB 259 on aquifer management and five-year averaging for permitted water users passed 8-6 after extensive questions about metering and water allotments. Other water-related bills included SB 1346 creating a water infrastructure loan program, SB 1509 on well spacing, and SB 1314 increasing an indemnity fund cap for well-drilling contamination incidents.
The committee also advanced SB 2117 clarifying authority for stop-sale or destruction orders, SB 2127 creating an advisory council on product classification, SB 1191 dissolving an unused low-energy/low-carbon board, SB 2110 expanding direct sales of ungraded eggs, SB 2134 setting procedures for livestock transport accidents, SB 2028 authorizing unpasteurized milk sales with a higher monthly gallon limit, SB 269 prohibiting baiting for migratory birds, SB 2095 requiring certain out-of-state outfitters to be licensed and insured, SB 1613 as an LP gas industry mirror bill, SB 1246 to speed DEQ permitting, SB 1976 phasing in surety bond requirements, and SB 330 directing a comprehensive elk study. Most bills were reported out do pass, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to divided, and the meeting adjourned after the final bill.