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ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Energy Development and Transmission Committee Jun 2nd, 2026
Energy Development and Transmission Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that an expense that will be put into the requirements for them to pay for the monitoring as well
- What we're seeing for an average use, I mean, this is very variable for stuff.
- Whether that be for heavy vehicles, as an example.
- an idea to go from, you know, what would happen if I did X, Y, Z... ...for an idea to go from, you know
- We have such an advantage for a lot of reasons, but the EERC certainly does a lot of great things for
Summary:
The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of the Mincota Power Cooperative headquarters before returning for presentations on large energy consumers, especially data centers. The first presentations focused on how North Dakota should respond to rapid growth in energy-intensive projects, with speakers emphasizing the need for reliable transmission, local decision-making tools, and factual information for county and township officials who are being asked to weigh major projects with limited staff and technical support.
The North Dakota Transmission Authority director said local governments are being asked to make high-impact decisions on pipelines, transmission lines, large agriculture, wind, solar, carbon dioxide pipelines, direct-air capture, and data centers, and urged development of simple statewide decision tools and support from the League of Cities and Association of Counties. The Department of Environmental Quality’s air division director said North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the nation, but large data centers can create air-quality concerns because of diesel backup generation; he said the department is requiring air monitors at some facilities and expects grid power and, potentially, cleaner natural gas backup to reduce emissions. Members asked about emissions standards, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession at DEQ.
The Department of Water Resources director said North Dakota’s water law is based on common ownership and prior appropriation, and that data centers generally use relatively small amounts of water, often in closed-loop systems. He said the Missouri River and groundwater supplies are ample for projected needs, that the department’s permitting process protects senior water rights, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use a very small share of Missouri River flow. Members asked about downstream impacts and compared data center water use with fracking. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson urged the committee to study how other states regulate data centers, warned against litigation-driven delays and overly broad local ordinances, argued reclamation bonding should be handled at the state level if at all, and said data centers can bring jobs and tax base but should remain subject to local zoning. The committee ended the morning session for lunch and later heard an EERC update from CEO Charles Gorecki on the center’s 75 years of work in energy and environmental technologies, especially oil and gas development and related research.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I guess our campus is really an ideal location for this meeting.
- In 2022, I had led an effort for investment in this space.
- And last year we were able to invest an additional $1 million in research and development funding for
- There will be an opportunity at the end of the informational hearing for public comment for those members
- So it really is an incredible feedstock for fermentation.
Summary:
The hearing of the Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation was held at UC Davis and focused on how alternative proteins can support California agriculture, the bioeconomy, and farmers. Opening remarks from UC Davis leaders and committee members emphasized the university’s food science, fermentation, and sustainability strengths, and the state’s prior investments of $5 million for UC alternative protein research and an additional $1 million for ICAMP. Members framed the topic as a way to grow new markets, keep more value in-state, and address climate, food security, and commercialization challenges.
The first panel featured Sana Beg of the Plant-Based Foods Institute, who argued that California agriculture and alternative proteins are complementary, not competing, and stressed that farmers are essential to the sector. She highlighted the need for ingredient processing capacity, technical assistance for growers, and predictable demand through public procurement, including schools, hospitals, and state facilities. Committee members asked about financing and market development, and Beg said guaranteed loans, grants, and state- and USDA-backed support could help de-risk investment and build the supply chain.
The second panel focused on research and development. Beam Circular described the circular bioeconomy in the San Joaquin Valley, including efforts to turn agricultural residues into higher-value products, build shared infrastructure, and expand workforce training. ICAMP and UC ANR described UC Davis-centered research, pilot facilities, and a proposed plant innovation center to bridge lab-scale work to commercial manufacturing. USDA researchers discussed using byproducts such as brewer’s spent grain, tomato pomace, lima beans, and chickpeas for new food ingredients. Members repeatedly emphasized the importance of public R&D funding, consumer acceptance, and food-grade scale-up facilities.
The final panel highlighted company perspectives from Optimized Foods and Blue Diamond Growers. Optimized Foods described using fungi fermentation to convert almond hulls, cocoa waste, and tomato pomace into protein-rich ingredients and stabilized nutrients. Blue Diamond outlined its grower cooperative model, sustainability practices, almond ingredient portfolio, and the Sacramento almond innovation center. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with discussion centered on research, commercialization, infrastructure, and market-building for California-grown alternative protein products.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Capital Budget Feb 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- It's not only helping meet that tribal commitment, and in particular allowing an opportunity for the
- The first is the $1.5 million that we requested for electrical grid security.
- We're working to restore this building as a community-shared interfaith hub for arts, education, and
- This program, as you heard, is unique in that it offers an inpatient SUD environment for both expectant
- However, this is an excellent program for small districts under 1,000 students, but please match the
Summary:
The Capital Budget Committee held a hearing on Proposed Substitute House Bill 2295, the supplemental capital budget. Staff said the proposal totals nearly $911 million, including about $400 million in bonds and $511 million from other state and federal sources, with much of the increase over the governor’s proposal coming from Climate Commitment Act (CCA) funding. Major spending areas include housing and homelessness, K-12 construction, human services facilities, and CCA-funded clean energy, decarbonization, and habitat restoration projects. The chair said the committee would not take amendments at the hearing and planned to vote out the budget on Thursday, with a technical fix striker expected.
Testimony was largely supportive of the House proposal, with many witnesses asking the committee to preserve or increase specific items in final negotiations. Housing advocates urged support for the Housing Trust Fund, manufactured housing preservation, and projects such as Alliance Place, Cloverdale Cottages, Cherry Street Village, Somos, and the Thrive Center. Education and public facility witnesses backed investments in school seismic safety, small district modernization, Healthy Kids Healthy Schools, community college and university maintenance, and projects at Cascadia College, WSU, CWU, and UW. Health and human services testimony supported behavioral health, Tubman Center, HealthPoint, pregnant parenting treatment, and the Yakima Behavioral Health Hub.
Natural resources, climate, and infrastructure witnesses praised funding for Flood Plains by Design, community forests, trust land transfer, salmon recovery, the Skokomish land purchase, and the Lower Columbia River dredging project. Several local governments and organizations requested additional support or Senate-level funding for specific projects, while Climate Solutions cautioned against using CCA dollars to backfill existing obligations. The committee heard no votes during the hearing, and the chair closed by saying the budget would be executed on Thursday.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 16th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He was an educator of civil and human rights, a role model, and He was an educator of civil and human
- King called for an end to wars being waged abroad, as well as wars being... Dr.
- And with that, I respectfully ask for an aye vote on SCR 107. It's erasure.
- I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Thank you. Senator Reyes, you are recognized.
- I want to thank our pro tem for those words and for educating us about the good deeds of Bob Weir and
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum present, prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through routine announcements and motions. Senator González obtained unanimous consent to print a letter in the journal. The chamber then took up Senate Concurrent Resolution 107, honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with extensive floor remarks from many senators reflecting on King’s legacy, civil rights, nonviolence, economic justice, solidarity across communities, and current concerns about discrimination, immigration enforcement, and threats to democracy.
Speakers from multiple caucuses and affiliations supported the resolution, including Senators Richardson, Archuleta, Choi, Smallwood-Cuevas, Blakespear, Pérez, Weber, McNerney, Wiener, Reyes, Cabaldon, Rubio, and Alvarado-Gil. Their comments emphasized King’s leadership, the Letter from Birmingham Jail, the Poor People’s Campaign, and the need to continue his work through policy and civic action. Senator Richardson closed on the measure, and the Senate adopted SCR 107 by roll call vote.
After the resolution, the Senate moved to adjournment in memory. Senator Pérez honored Alhambra Police Department Officer Alex Sanders, who died in a vehicle pursuit accident while on duty. Senator McGuire remembered Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, with additional remarks from Senators Becker and Laird about his cultural impact and philanthropy. Senator McNerney and Senator Alvarado-Gil then honored the victims of a Stockton mass shooting, including children Journey Rose Guerrero, Maya Lupian, and Amari Peterson, and a 21-year-old, Susanna Archeletta, describing their lives and the community’s loss. The session ended with the Pro Tem noting the day’s reflection and announcing the Senate would reconvene on Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- There's $117 million for local projects and infrastructure. $10 million is for an emergency flood response
- There's an additional $39 million on top of the $10 million for public works floods.
- vision for this budget that is more fully in the spirit of the CCA.
- That number equates to enough water to supply over 21 homes in the area for an entire year.
- It would also... ...require OFM to adjust the threshold on an annual basis for inflation.
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
capital budget, funding, infrastructure, state projects, budget allocation, HB 2353, predesign thresholds, capital construction, major capital projects, Office of Financial Management, OFM, Washington state, state agencies, infrastructure planning, construction costs, inflation adjustment, capital facilities, project review, allotments, lease approval
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- As an educational institution...
- Second, we've requested 12 million dollars for the Center for Advanced Pain Studies.
- We've had an outreach center there for quite some time.
- Use for startup costs for strategic faculty hires and educational operational program enhancements for
- enterprise, there's an immense wealth of of effort and focus on cyber security for our country and they're
Committee:
House Appropriations - S/C on Article III
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jul 23rd, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to thank Senate President Spilka and her staff for their vision.
- I want to thank Senate President Spilka and her staff for their vision, partnership, and commitment to
- We invest $100 million to immediate support for our public higher education.
- There's an expansion in this bill for the sales tax exemption for small businesses to purchase energy
- fact, under a durable power of attorney here in Massachusetts, can create a trust for an individual
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Transportation Infrastructure Revenue Subcommitee Oct 6th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Have opportunities for education to increase pay, to have a livable wage within those centers.
- I drove for years, and parking on the side of the road or on an off-ramp or an on-ramp is not acceptable
- For those of you who aren't familiar with that, that's an electronic logging device.
- That place right there needs to be an area for safe parking.
- It will also be an asset for the village and the county as a driver to come back to town.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Energy Development and Transmission Committee Jun 2nd, 2026 at 09:00 am
Energy Development and Transmission Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Is that an expense that will be put into the requirements for them to pay for the monitoring as well
- What we're seeing for an average use, I mean, this is very variable stuff.
- What we're seeing for an average use, I mean, this is very variable for stuff.
- Whether that be for heavy vehicles, as an example.
- So I do want to caveat it with this is kind of a unique case, for it normally takes a long time for an
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine optimizing longevity from research to action. Feb 12th, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Aging (Special) Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Patrick is a scientist and health educator recognized for her leadership in nutrition, aging, and disease
- They have vocabulary for purpose. Now there's an idea, purpose.
- Casey Means talked about in her medical education, didn't spend an hour talking about nutrition.
- I mean, if we can start educating at an early age children why they eat, what are they supposed to get
- person could actually get somewhere, because an older person might not be able to walk for a mile or
Committee:
Senate Aging (Special) Committee
Summary:
The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- On the slide, it is not really an acronym, but then let us do represent, educate, motivate, prepare,
- So for an Empower student, that would look like two years of experience.
- For either of them, so for an Empower student, that would look like two years of expectation in terms
- , I-HEAC, an accrediting agency for college and university programs for students with intellectual disabilities
- There wasn't an appropriate placement for her back here at home.
Committee:
All TASK FORCE ON AUTISM
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Select Committee on Economic Development and Technological Innovation Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- He's focused on advanced manufacturing. And this was in the governor's budget for the first time.
- So it's an important milestone and anniversary for us. But California's economy is not working.
- It is also one of the most effective tools that we have for advancing social equity.
- And so that is an expectation that you develop that scale. for advanced manufacturing.
- to play our part in advancing this vision and hopes to serve as a model for what re-industrializing
Summary:
The Select Committee on Economic Development and Technological Innovation held a hearing on California’s industrial policy and manufacturing competitiveness. In opening remarks, the chair and Senator Wahab emphasized manufacturing’s role in good jobs, climate leadership, and regional economic growth, while noting barriers such as regulatory uncertainty, energy costs, permitting delays, and the loss of manufacturing jobs over time. They highlighted California Jobs First, workforce development, and the need to keep innovation and manufacturing in-state rather than losing scale-up opportunities to other states.
The first panel featured California Forward and the Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy, along with an industry representative. Witnesses argued that California needs a durable, regionally based economic development system with ongoing funding, stronger state coordination, and sector-specific industrial roadmaps. They focused on advanced manufacturing and clean industry, especially batteries, bioeconomy, offshore wind, and heat pumps, and said industrial policy should help bridge the “missing middle” between research and commercial production. The industry witness stressed that power reliability, time to power, and coordinated utility engagement are decisive in site selection, and that California must better align utilities, state agencies, universities, and labs to compete for major projects.
Senator Niello raised concerns about California’s business climate, including regulations, labor laws, energy reliability, K–12 education outcomes, and the cost impacts of climate policy. Panelists responded that California can compete by improving coordination, packaging existing state resources, and targeting strategic industries rather than racing to the bottom on taxes or wages. The second panel, from labor organizations, supported a worker-led industrial policy with strong labor and environmental standards, public financing, procurement, and targeted support for manufacturing firms. They cited examples such as union apprenticeship pathways, revolving loan funds, and programs with labor standards, and argued that manufacturing jobs can support both climate goals and middle-class employment.
The final panel began with Fremont city officials, who described Fremont as the state’s leading manufacturing city and a model of intentional local policy. They said the city has protected industrial land, streamlined support for manufacturers, and doubled its manufacturing technician workforce over the past decade. The hearing concluded with discussion of how state and local governments can better coordinate to attract and retain manufacturing investment, with members and witnesses agreeing that California has strong assets but needs more proactive, integrated economic development tools.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- experienced educators.
- It restores meaningful use of cost-of-living adjustments for educators with direct student contact.
- And there's nothing that could give us a better return than our investment in education for the future
- of our state, for the welfare of our citizens, and for the growth of our economy.
- She's an awesome person, but at the same time, one person for 1,600 people, and that's someone that's
Keywords:
mathematics education, career pathways, applied algebra, college readiness, technical education, school counselors, educational standards, certification requirements, evaluation criteria, professional development, public school personnel, salary adjustment, performance salary schedule, cost-of-living adjustment, school administration
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met and first temporarily postponed SB 920, the mathematics education bill. The committee then took up SB 1216 on public school personnel compensation, with Senator Rodriguez explaining that the bill would give districts more flexibility in educator pay by restoring meaningful cost-of-living adjustments for teachers with direct student contact, allowing districts to recognize relevant advanced degrees, and removing rigid performance-pay caps. Several senators spoke in support, emphasizing teacher retention, compensation, and the need to invest more in education. The bill was reported favorably by a unanimous roll call vote.
The committee next heard SB 1036 on school counselors, presented by Senator Calatayud, which aims to address counselor shortages by removing certification barriers tied to classroom teacher requirements and expanding the pool of eligible applicants. Testimony and discussion focused heavily on the shortage of counselors, high student-to-counselor ratios, and the impact on academic guidance and student mental health. Students and a veteran teacher described limited access to counselors, overburdened staff, and the need for more support personnel; Senator Osgood also noted the role of BRACE advisors and broader student support needs. The bill was reported favorably as CS for SB 1036 by unanimous vote.
During the counselor bill discussion, senators also reflected on access and equity in college and career advising, with comments about the need for more efficient use of counselor time and better outreach from Florida colleges. The meeting ended after members recorded their votes on the two bills and, with no objection, adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 29th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- , I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- This bill is for immediate transmittal to the Governor. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
- Well, I thank my colleague for her comments, and I ask for an aye vote.
- and advance the fight for equity in higher education.
- I respectfully ask for an I vote. Secretary, please call the roll. Alan. Ibrado Gil. for an iPhone.
Summary:
The Senate session opened with a roll call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long series of floor recognitions and votes. Members spent substantial time honoring the Los Angeles Dodgers, celebrating their back-to-back World Series championship and highlighting the team’s history, community role, and connections to Jackie Robinson, Fernando Valenzuela, Vin Scully, and Jaime Jarrín. Senators also recognized summer interns and welcomed members of Kappa Alpha Psi’s Kappa League and Guide Right program to the floor.
The chamber then took up several measures, beginning with AB 182 on ballot order and proposition numbering for the 2026 statewide ballot, which passed 38-8 after debate over whether placing legislatively referred measures first was fair. SR 113, commemorating the International Day of Peace and honoring Dr. Yongshik Cho’s role in proposing it, passed unanimously after supportive remarks about peace, education, and California’s diversity. The Senate also adopted SJR 16 urging Congress to restore commercial driver’s licenses for affected California truck drivers, and SCR 185 designating Probation Services Week.
A major portion of the meeting was devoted to budget trailer bills. The Senate concurred in Assembly amendments to AB 112, AB 150, AB 152, AB 181, and AB 179, covering Medi-Cal, child care, human services, education governance, and housing. It also passed or concurred in SB 168, SB 169, SB 170, SB 171, SB 172, SB 174, SB 177, and SB 180, addressing public resources and energy, transportation, executive branch reorganization, labor, state government, courts, Medi-Cal financing, and taxation. Several of these drew opposition centered on energy costs, transparency, business impacts, or the proposed “fair share” approach to Medi-Cal costs for large corporations, but most measures passed on party-line or near-party-line votes. The Senate also confirmed three California Horse Racing Board appointments and ended with adjournment motions, including a request to adjourn in memory of Francis Lydia Limos of American Canyon.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- I've also been an executive committee member of Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts, or AFAM, for more
- I've also been an executive committee member of Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts, or AFAM, for more
- We talk about climate as an organization not just as an aspirational goal for the future, but as benchmarks
- I'm a member of the Vision Zero Task Force for the Boston Region MPO.
- Therefore, there are opportunities for employment, for higher education, for medical appointments.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Transportation
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 46 bills covering bicycle and pedestrian safety, autonomous and specialty vehicles, street design, and related transportation issues. Chair Jim Arciero and Senate co-chair Brendan Crighton opened the hearing, noted that Senate Bill 2347 was postponed at the sponsor’s request, and explained the hearing procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing.
A major portion of testimony focused on autonomous vehicles. Labor representatives from the AFL-CIO, Teamsters, Machinists, and app-based driver organizations opposed bills that would authorize fully autonomous vehicles, arguing they could displace workers, weaken bargaining power, increase congestion, and create safety and data-privacy risks. Waymo and Chamber of Progress supported legislation creating a framework for autonomous vehicles, saying the technology has strong safety results and could improve mobility and economic opportunity, but they opposed provisions requiring a human operator in the vehicle. Transportation and environmental advocates urged stronger oversight, local control, crash-data reporting, and privacy protections before deployment.
Several bills on pedestrian and bicycle safety drew support from advocates and affected residents. Testimony backed measures to improve crosswalk timing for slower pedestrians, raise penalties for crosswalk violations, expand truck sideguard and safety-device requirements, and improve roadway marking reflectivity. AARP, MassBike, and other advocates emphasized the need to protect older adults, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users, while some speakers opposed bills expanding e-bike access to sidewalks and natural-surface trails, citing safety concerns. The committee also heard strong support for the Blue Envelope program for drivers with autism and developmental disabilities, with testimony from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, and individuals describing how the program can reduce misunderstandings during traffic stops and crashes.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Governmental Organization Committee Aug 11th, 2026
Governmental Organization
Transcript Highlights:
- and safe drinking water for our residents, basic health care, educational opportunities for our young
- It is an opportunity for the health, education, and future of generations of our people.
- It means caring for an elder. It means helping a young citizen get an education.
- So it means caring for an elder. It means helping a young citizen get an education.
- continue building a secure future for our people.
Committee:
House Governmental Organization
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Feb 11th, 2026
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- education that's going to set them up for success, right?
- We probably need an additional $15 to $16 million for the election accounts.
- For instance, how to... ...apply for an absentee ballot, some of the other information about the order
- or a family, in some instances for an entire community.
- We have used our authority to prohibit... ...for an entire community.
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Ways and Means
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 01:35 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- One special for $250,000 for the Office of Special Education Ombudsman for outreach to students with
- Your presence here makes it easier for the teachers, the special ed educators, the administrators, for
- Is it an advanced directive?
- Have an avenue for emergency cases.
- There's a $150,000 request for office furniture, an $82,800 request for.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 1 on Education Mar 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- adult looking for an upskilling or reskilling opportunity.
- We never want that to be an off-ramp or an incomplete off-ramp off of their education.
- We never want that to be an off-ramp or an incomplete off-ramp off of their educational experience.
- it takes to actually deliver an education like this.
- I'm here to voice my support for the Board of Governors' request for an additional $14.4 million for
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- trying to create greater consistency, predictability for voters—not just for voting for president, but
- Agreed to be the Senate sponsor for this, for Representative Petzky.
- For the record, Phil McGrane, Secretary of State for the great state of Idaho.
- The constitutional right to a thorough, uniform, and general education for Idaho's children in grades
- The constitutional right to a thorough, uniform, and general education for Idaho's children in grades
Committee:
Senate State Affairs