Transcript Highlights:

• as well, that we might see some of the early adoption of those small modular reactors or other kinds
• that<00:44:21.200> is small modular reactors and that is small modular reactors and that
• <00:44:27.119> modular<00:44:27.599> reactors adoption of those small modular reactors
• adoption of those small modular reactors or<00:44:28.319> other<00:44:28.560> kinds<00
• >> Uh, there is a reference to small modular reactors.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, the future of energy is small modular reactors.
• <00:13:42.800> modular the future of energy is a small modular the future of energy is a small
• modular reactors reactors reactors >> and<00:13:45.600> uh<00:13:46.399> uh<00:13
• and raise these panels up to where small and raise these panels up to where small uh<00:15:42.160
• And I understand about small well.

Bills: SB176, HB155, HB247, HB311, HB312, HB317, HB466, SB176, HB155, HB247, HB311, HB312, HB317, HB466

Keywords: controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, state holidays, federal holidays, public holidays, legal holidays, office closures, state employees, personal leave, compensatory leave, bank closures, school closures, Mardi Gras, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Rosa Parks Day

Transcript Highlights:

• By Representative Miller and Gentry, advanced nuclear reactors.
• I bring you advanced nuclear reactors.
• Collectively small modular and micro reactors.
• I bring you advanced nuclear reactors.
• Collectively small modular and micro reactors.

Transcript Highlights:

• modular reactors when the SMR is located on the same site as a high load factor customer who has obtained
• HB 2456 deals with an SMR, small modular nuclear reactors, and basically what this bill does is that
• it says local zoning laws can't block or restrict these reactors in certain situations.
• modular reactors and data centers.
• And they don't want to upset people with having small incremental rate increases.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The meeting was a rapid review of a very large bill package, with the chair repeatedly asking staff to keep descriptions high level and many bills placed on third-read consent or consent calendars. A major theme was artificial intelligence: bills would require minors to be told when they are interacting with AI, allow AI-assisted divorce arbitration by consent, create an AI education program, privilege certain AI communications, and require K-12 instruction on ethical and practical AI use. Other education measures addressed school district superintendents, health instruction, anti-Semitism prohibitions, fetal development standards, and school safety, including a bill allowing concealed firearms on school grounds under specified conditions. Several health and public safety bills were also discussed. These included funding and oversight measures for childhood cancer research, nursing care complaint timelines, firefighter cancer data collection, limits on pharmacy penalties, and a bill making it a felony to administer abortion-inducing drugs without consent. Members also heard bills on overtime wage enforcement, domestic violence evidence standards in parenting cases, probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, and a measure expanding manslaughter liability to online encouragement of teen suicide. One sponsor strongly opposed a provisional medical licensing bill for foreign-trained applicants, while other sponsors emphasized rural health access, nurse anesthetist reimbursement parity, and the need for a dental board member who is an oral surgeon. A large portion of the meeting focused on water, land, energy, and state agency oversight. Bills would streamline or change rules for small modular reactors, new power plants, water supply determinations, groundwater transportation fees, water hauling, and state land disposition. Members also considered measures affecting the State Land Department, including audits, oversight boards, continuation, land-use maps for data centers and energy projects, and rules for mineral leases and solar or wind siting. Other topics included wildlife and ranching, Mexican wolf policy, annexation, housing and development incentives, transportation and towing rules, digital driver licenses, and a proposed four-year moratorium on municipal and county fee, tax, and utility-rate increases, which drew questions about stakeholder input and the impact on enterprise funds and local utilities. No recorded roll-call votes were taken in the transcript; most items were simply presented, briefly discussed, and left on consent or calendar status, with one bill noted as held in rules and another pulled for further discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• when we talked about HCR 4, we're on the cusp of a significant revolution in small modular reactors.
• when we talked about HCR 4, we're on the cusp of a significant revolution in small modular reactors.
• when we talked about HCR 4, we're on the cusp of a significant revolution in small modular reactors.
• As I think the committee is well aware, small modular reactor technology is at its very early stages
• know hypothetical small modular nuclear reactor<04:46:07.760> thank reactor thank reactor thank

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• What does it was a small accommodation.
• electric rates for residential and small electric rates for residential and small business<05:25
• uh number uh sorry on line six uh small uh number uh sorry on line six uh small C<05:36:51.920><
• It's RSA 378:18, small A, which allows direct contracting.
• It's RSA 378:18, small A, which allows direct contracting.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Those in fact might be the first commercially viable small modular reactors.
• Those in fact might be the first commercially viable small modular reactors.
• <00:16:45.000> modular viable small modular viable small modular very<00:16:46.520> modular
• <00:16:48.000> And<00:16:48.160> in very modular reactors.
• And in very modular reactors.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Bills: HB2583, HB1591, HB1749, HB2423

Keywords: HB2583, Hawaii Micro-Lending Credit Enhancement Program, DBEDT, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, micro-loan, microloan, small business lending, small business financing, loan loss reserve, first-loss reserve, credit enhancement, partial guarantee, risk-sharing, community development financial institution, CDFI, working capital, inventory financing, equipment financing, leasehold improvements, startup loans

Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Consumer Protection meeting was a decision-making session on a series of House bills, with no oral testimony taken. The committees first acted on HB 2583, recommending passage on amended, and HB 1591, recommending passage with amendments related to health care. They also recommended passage on amended for HB 1749 on cesspools and HB 2423 on biodiesel, with each recommendation adopted by the members present. The committees then considered a second agenda block that included HB 2080, HB 1520, HB 1576, HB 1711, HB 1785, HB 1802, HB 1838, HB 1842, HB 1853, HB 1976, HB 2104, HB 2218, HB 2246, HB 2270, HB 2289, HB 2361, HB 2551, and HB 2606. Most were recommended for passage unamended and adopted without objection. HB 1520 was deferred because the Senate bill had already crossed over. HB 1711 was amended to replace the option period established by the corporation with a period of up to 10 years. HB 2289 was amended to remove repeal of a ceiling and set a $1 million expenditure ceiling for the automated victim information and notification system special fund. Several members noted reservations on HB 1842, which involved transfer of the Westridge parcel near a rail station; concerns were raised about the property’s value, the long-term lease status, and whether the city would actually accept or pursue the transfer. HB 1853 was passed unamended, with the committee noting the Lions Association had suggestions that could be addressed later in conference. HB 2218 was passed unamended while adopting DLNR testimony to clarify collaboration with community groups in stewarding public lands and recreational areas. In each case, the stated recommendations were adopted, often with members voting no with reservation rather than in opposition.

Transcript Highlights:

• I mean, small modular reactors are a good idea, but they have to be regulated.
• I mean, small<00:20:32.880> modular<00:20:33.280> reactors<00:20:33.679> are<00:
• 20:33.840> a<00:20:34.000> good<00:20:34.080> idea, small modular reactors are a
• good idea, small modular reactors are a good idea, but<00:20:34.720> they<00:20:34.960> have
• > guy<00:39:02.880> is<00:39:03.040> is the small brewer, the small guy is is the small

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, to me, micro typically means small, and small compared to what?
• And you could argue legally that, and that applies to privately owned waste, these small modular nuclear
• reactors do produce high-level nuclear waste, as I'm aware of.
• So that's, I think, the potential problem with building a small modular nuclear reactor in New Mexico
• And by the way, small... And by the way, small modular reactors are already in use.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• CONTINUOUSLY MAKE ADVANCEMENTS AND ONE WE LITERALLY TODAY FINISHED OR I GUESS TODAY MADE DELIVERY OF IS SMR, SMALL
• MODULAR REACTORS SO SMALL MODULAR NUCLEAR REACTORS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qve3XQKSFGM, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Re-uploaded to include a small portion lost during the livestream, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• Small businesses are worried if their permits will get processed.
• Recently, the national labs have made advances in quantum computing, nuclear reactors, and fundamental
• , modular nuclear reactors?
• And I look at small modular reactors, the advancements that can come from here as being a real opportunity
• Both the President and the Secretary have expressed their enthusiasm for next-gen reactors.

Keywords: nuclear energy, permitting process, energy production, public lands, national parks, uranium imports, legislative bills, infrastructure development

Summary: The committee meeting was dominated by discussions on a variety of legislative bills including major topics such as nuclear energy advancement, the effects of regulatory hurdles on energy production, and proposals to improve national park staffing and maintenance. Members expressed concerns over the federal government's handling of uranium imports and the necessity for maintaining a robust domestic nuclear supply chain. Efforts to streamline permitting processes to facilitate more efficient energy project development were also a focal point, alongside public testimony from stakeholders in the energy and environmental sectors. The meeting highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure development to meet rising energy demands while addressing climate change impacts.

Transcript Highlights:

• So American nuclear reactors had advantages already over Chernobyl in particular, with those disasters
• <00:06:19.919> total Prairie island with three reactors total Prairie island with three reactors
• and they sit next to 18 nuclear reactors and they sit next to Germany<00:06:46.280> which<00:
• had advantages already over reactors had advantages already over Chernobyl<00:07:48.039> in<00
• Every Democrat and every Republican said, let's study advanced nuclear, sometimes called small modular

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I, as I looked through that list, I would like to also propose that we look at The utilization of small
• modular reactors that are, I think, are being considered with some of the data centers that are Being
• reactors, uh, and going back with the wind, I'm having an issue in Torrance County because we're having
• So should, my question is, should a big company be fined more than a small company?
• It's a very small thing like one of them did, but most of them didn't. I apologize. That's OK.

Transcript Highlights:

• The NRC has the authority to permit both the site and the construction of every nuclear reactor.
• So I'm sure there will be some reactors going in outside of ERCOT. The intent of this bill.
• Building new reactors across the state. Thank you Mr. Speaker Mr. Tenderholt, for what purpose?
• Representative Harrison, are you aware that there are small, modular reactors being constructed now that
• modular reactors that are being constructed at the present time that would also maybe provide a way

Bills: HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684, HJR99, HB1399, HJR5, HB1330, HB2110, HJR2, HJR6, HB1587, HB14, HJR31, HB43, HB18, HB 106, HB36, HB26, HB149, HB 121, HB206, HB136, HB3114, HB2733, HB1732, HB3700, HB467, HB 1130, HB1846, HB1442, HB 1147, HB2176, HB2701, HB805, HB2890, HB 1154, HB1644, HB2118, HB1718, HB2488, HB2596, HB1971, HB2468, HB484, HB2578, HB3204, HB 1041, HB307, HB685, HB1710, HB538, HB2525, HB3125, HB2027, HB2894, HB3077, HB3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

Transcript Highlights:

• Protection Act, adjusting nuclear facility and transport fees that were totally inappropriate for small
• modular reactors and microreactors.
• Protection Act, adjusting nuclear facility and transport fees that were totally inappropriate for small
• modular reactors and microreactors.
• modular reactors are safe.

Summary: The House met in extended session with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum call, and a series of journal, committee, and Senate bill reports. Members also received several referrals and Senate messages, and the Speaker signed multiple bills already prepared for the Governor. The chamber then took up a long slate of measures, largely budget-related and conference/concurrence items, with repeated roll-call votes and several brief floor remarks for and against the bills. Among the major actions, the House passed or concurred in a number of Senate bills addressing fiscal code and budget implementation, abusive towing practices, telemarketing robocalls and caller ID spoofing, prostitution penalty changes, veteran notification procedures, the cosmetology licensure compact, solar decommissioning, Korean War Veterans Armistice Day, E85 flex fuel definitions, local road transfers, civil penalties for unlicensed commercial driving schools, and trailer sales. The House also adopted House Resolution 580 designating July 18, 2026, as Piping Plover Day. Most of these measures passed overwhelmingly, many by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The most significant debate centered on House Bill 2400, the General Appropriations budget for fiscal year 2026-2027, and House Bill 1505, the education-related budget implementation bill. Supporters described the budget as a bipartisan compromise that funds adequacy and tax equity for schools, public safety, mental health, roads and bridges, veterans, seniors, and workforce programs while avoiding broad-based tax increases. Opponents argued the budget used accounting maneuvers, deferred spending, and was structurally unbalanced. After extended debate, the House concurred in the Senate amendments to HB 2400 by a 167-35 vote and to HB 1505 by a 172-30 vote. The House also considered House Bill 2559, which included Commonwealth property conveyances and a controversial provision affecting Penn State branch campus properties. A motion to recommit the bill failed, and the House ultimately concurred in the Senate amendments by a 105-97 vote after members debated property rights, labor effects, and the future use of the campuses. The session concluded with the Senate later concurring in several House amendments, the Speaker signing the final bills, and the House adjourning until September 9, 2026, unless recalled sooner.

Transcript Highlights:

• The dams are very small.
• <00:28:36.440> scale development whether that's small scale development whether that's small
• modular reactors.
• unproven Technologies such as small unproven Technologies such as small modular modular modular
• <01:47:50.280> State<01:47:50.679> our reactors we wish to also State our reactors

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Minnesota Senate Energy Committee heard Senate File 426, authored by Senator Icorn, which would remove the 100-megawatt cap on hydropower for purposes of qualifying as an eligible energy technology under Minnesota law. Supporters said hydropower is carbon-free, reliable, flexible baseload power that can help Minnesota meet its 100% carbon-free electricity goal by 2040. Testifiers from Missouri River Energy Services and Minnesota Power described existing hydropower resources, including allocations from federal Missouri River dams, Minnesota hydro stations, and Manitoba Hydro, and argued that the bill would preserve and expand options for clean energy development. Several members raised concerns about the bill’s purpose and potential environmental impacts. Senator McEwen questioned why the size limit should be removed without specific proposed projects or more information about the need for larger dams, citing concerns about fisheries, water resources, and land use. Senator Port and others asked about costs, environmental effects, and where new projects might be built. In response, supporters said the bill is intended to open the door to future projects and allow agencies to review proposals through existing permitting and environmental processes, rather than approving any specific dam. Committee members offered mixed reactions. Senator Frentz said he supported the concept but recommended laying the bill over for further discussion and possibly sending it to the Environment Committee, noting environmental concerns and the need for more conversation. Senator Gruenhagen strongly supported the bill, arguing that it merely lifts a cap while leaving permitting and review requirements in place. Senator Hoffman also supported the bill, saying current policy blocks consideration of new projects and that the change would allow regulators to evaluate proposals on their merits. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was left open for further consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• There are no designs for these small modular reactors that have been approved since the now-abandoned
• Small nuclear reactors don't exist. They're at least a decade away, if not decades away.
• Sit around and say, 'Uh, let's wait till the small modular reactors come around because they don't exist
• Small nuclear reactors don't exist. Small nuclear reactors don't exist.
• <01:38:57.199> modular let's wait till the small modular let's wait till the small modular

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing covered three measures. SB 1602 would appropriate funds to DLNR for monitoring wells for the Koho aquifer system; DLNR and HHFDC supported it, and written testimony from several organizations and individuals was also in support. Members asked whether monitoring wells are a statewide function rather than a county function, and staff confirmed they are done statewide. The second bill was an administration measure clarifying that criminal water pollution enforcement remains with the Department of Health rather than DLNR. The Attorney General’s office said it was a cleanup clarification and that DOH has stronger enforcement powers and better testing capability; DOH and DLNR supported it, and there was no opposition noted. The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1074 on environmental impact statements. The bill would let previously authorized or permitted commercial activities continue for up to one year while an agency determines whether environmental review applies after a challenge, and would allow permit renewals during that review. DLNR said it stood on written comments and suggested aligning the bill with similar House language. Supporters, including several ocean tourism and Maui business representatives, argued the bill would provide certainty and keep families and small operators working while environmental review is completed, especially in the wake of the Lahaina fires and ongoing business losses. Some supporters said the measure should be narrowed with a sunset or limited to recently renewed permits. Opponents, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, and other environmental advocates, argued the bill was overly broad and could weaken HEPA/NEPA-style environmental review, especially for fisheries and other commercial activities. They said the bill could be used as a “Trojan horse” to avoid review and that DLNR could resolve the underlying disputes more quickly through settlement or existing exemption processes. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Companies that are going to bring in small modular nuclear reactors won't cost any taxpayers since they
• modular...
• Nuclear was just the first part of that because small modular reactors (SMRs) in particular are very
• However, small modular reactors are very safe.
• The small modular reactors (SMRs) will be placed behind the meter, and some will obviously be connected

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all