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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/03/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • dispensing, or causing the injection, release, or dispensation of any material within Arizona for solar
  • or any private entity that receives public monies, from providing any grants for the development of solar
  • I do not have the time, of course, to go into everything about solar radiation management.
  • radiation, balloon system for reflecting solar radiation, 110 civil society organizations and... 110
  • SCoPEx was a planned experiment in the form of geoengineering known as solar radiation management.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Judiciary Feb 14th, 2026

House Judiciary

Bills: HB294, SB40, SB43, SB35
Summary: The committee first briefly discussed House Bill 95, which would create an additional judgeship in the Second Judicial District. Members noted it was being aligned with the Senate version so the House and Senate bills would match. An amendment was adopted to also include the new First Judicial District judgeship that had been added earlier in the session, and the bill then received a do pass recommendation as amended. The committee then heard Senate Bill 23, which would require school districts and charter schools to adopt and implement policies banning wireless communication devices during the school day, with exceptions for educational purposes, emergencies, and health care needs. The sponsors and Public Education Department officials said the bill was intended to reduce classroom distractions, improve student focus and mental health, and support teachers, and the Office of Broadband explained that $1 million from an existing education technology fund would help schools implement storage solutions such as lockers or pouches. Supporters included representatives from New Mexico Kids Can, Albuquerque Public Schools, and the Higher Education Department; there was no opposition testimony. Committee members raised concerns about the bill’s definition of “school day,” the three-year phase-in, local control, and whether the funding and storage requirements were necessary. After debate, the committee adopted a motion to strike Section 4, which contained the phase-in schedule, and then voted to report the bill do pass as amended. Members also discussed whether the bill should be more direct and immediate, but sponsors said the phased approach and funding were intended to improve chances of passage and implementation. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 246, which would add licensure and inspection requirements for massage therapy establishments to address safety, sanitation, and concerns about illegal activity such as prostitution and human trafficking. The sponsor and Regulation and Licensing Department said the bill would close a regulatory gap and allow inspections of establishments, while the massage therapy industry supported the rulemaking being left to the board. Members questioned the breadth of the bill, including inspection timing, the impact on legitimate businesses, and language that could unintentionally bar people from licensure for past conduct. The committee worked through amendments to narrow those provisions, including adding “for compensation” and limiting certain denial language to conduct after the bill’s effective date, and the sponsor accepted those changes.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Apr 2nd, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/24/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • a solar energy power plant owner or operator, if part of the solar energy power plant is damaged or
  • scores or other similar solar evaluators and prohibits the state land commissioner from using solar
  • I mean, who knew that we had solar land score maps anyway, but the, Who knew that we had solar land score
  • The solar land maps rate the various trust land parcels as to their suitability for utility-scale solar
  • I have mixed feelings on solar.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's exactly the point here: this was bought under retail situation. They give it away.
  • </c> this was bought under retail situation. this was bought under retail situation.
  • I personally represent over 600 members at distributorships that supply wine to retail establishments
  • </c> the other large liquor retailers. the other large liquor retailers.
  • </c> what they would sell retail. what they would sell retail.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Environment, Energy & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • Meanwhile, solar and wind are clean, well understood, and are being built in a year.
  • There is so much more that we can be doing with solar here in Washington State.
  • Our state's approach to solar is not ambitious. Please see Massachusetts' SMART program.
  • A state's hydro can balance variable wind and solar, while nuclear can provide steady baseload.
  • It took the world 65 years to reach one terawatt of solar and just two years to double it.
Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 5821, which would direct the Department of Commerce, if funded through gifts or grants, to develop a nuclear power strategic framework to supplement the state energy strategy. The bill sponsor and supporters said Washington needs to keep all clean energy options on the table, including advanced nuclear, to address rising electricity demand, reliability, affordability, workforce needs, and potential economic benefits. Opponents, including the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Sierra Club, Columbia Riverkeeper, and others, argued the bill moves too quickly toward nuclear development, relies on private funding that could bias the process, and does not adequately address tribal consultation, waste, safety, or Hanford-related concerns. Supporters included Energy Northwest, Cowlitz PUD, Yakima County, and several nuclear advocates who said the bill is only a planning framework and that advanced nuclear could help meet future energy needs. No vote was taken on the bill in the transcript. The committee then held a work session with the Washington State Institute for Public Policy on its recent review of state policies supporting small modular reactors. WSIPP described 79 policies in 35 states and grouped them into categories such as feasibility studies, siting, workforce development, permitting, power purchase arrangements, and financial support. Members asked about water use, waste, land footprint, and how the report treated fission versus fusion; WSIPP said the assignment focused on fission and that some issues like waste and environmental impacts were not the main focus of the review. Senators also discussed the need to compare nuclear with other energy technologies over their full life cycle. The committee next heard Senate Bill 5941, which would exempt certain self-generation requirements from the state energy code for some commercial buildings. Supporters, including Vista and the Association of Washington Business, said the code requirement should not be imposed in all cases and that customers should not be forced into self-generation where it does not make sense. IBEW Local 46 opposed the bill, saying the state should protect and expand energy efficiency strategies instead of adding exemptions. The hearing then moved to Senate Bill 6010, which would change EFSEC tribal consultation rules by exempting most government-to-government consultations from the Open Public Meetings Act when there is no deliberation, requiring all EFSEC members to participate in consultation, and giving tribes a chance to review and correct the consultation summary before it goes to the governor. Yakama Nation, Washington Conservation Action, and Renewable Northwest supported the bill as a way to strengthen confidential, meaningful tribal consultation, while the Association of Washington Business opposed it as a possible source of delay unless timelines are added. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6004, which would update contracting statutes so cities, PUDs, and joint operating agencies can contract for renewable or non-emitting resources under CETA definitions rather than older qualified alternative resource definitions. Energy Northwest and the Washington PUD Association supported the bill as a modernization measure, while Sierra Club, ratepayer advocates, and others opposed it, warning it could shift financial risk to customers and encourage speculative nuclear projects. The meeting ended after the committee finished the remaining testimony on SB 5821, with supporters and opponents repeating their arguments about nuclear energy, costs, safety, waste, climate goals, and ratepayer risk.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Environment & Energy Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Environment & Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • a reminder, House Bill 2296 establishes requirements and other conditions for the use of portable solar
  • number of changes to the meter-mounted devices section, and it also completely removed the portable solar
  • sometimes called meter socket adapters to help reduce costs and barriers for Washingtonians who want solar
  • for now, but I want to be involved with this over the interim and really understand what the balcony solar
  • for now but I want to be involved with this over the interim and really understand what the balcony solar
Summary: The committee met to executive a series of bills related to transportation, environmental regulation, energy, and utility policy. Staff briefed House Bill 2436 on escort tug horsepower requirements for oil tankers, House Bill 2605 on exemptions for low-asbestos commercial aggregates, asphalt, and concrete, House Bill 2301 on expanding the paint stewardship program to additional paint products, House Bill 2496 on tribal government-to-government consultation during energy facility siting reviews, House Bill 2296 on meter-mounted devices and portable solar generation devices, House Bill 2212 on microfiber filtration requirements for washing machines, and House Bill 2515 on rules and fees for emerging large energy use facilities such as data centers and cryptocurrency facilities. Several proposed substitutes were also explained, including changes to paint collection convenience standards, tribal consultation procedures, meter-device utility authority, delayed microfiber enforcement, and revisions to data-center reporting, fees, and utility tariff provisions. The committee took public discussion on the measures before voting. Supporters of the tug, paint stewardship, tribal consultation, and aggregate bills emphasized safety, recycling, affordability, and improved government-to-government relations. The meter-mounted device bill drew debate over utility cost recovery and local government authority; amendments to require customer-paid costs and restore local prohibitions were offered but both failed. The microfiber bill was not acted on at this meeting. The large energy use facility bill prompted substantial debate over fees, grid reliability, water use, labor protections, and the impact on data center development; members split between concerns about taxation and infrastructure impacts versus the need for safeguards and transparency. Final actions were taken on the remaining bills. Proposed Substitute House Bill 2296 passed out of committee on a 14-7 vote. Substitute House Bill 2301 passed 19-1. Substitute House Bill 2515 passed 11-10. House Bill 2436 passed unanimously, 21-0. Substitute House Bill 2496 passed 15-6. House Bill 2605 also passed unanimously, 21-0. The committee adjourned after reporting those bills out with due pass recommendations.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • HP46 is the plugin solar act, one someone would call it the behind-the-meter for residents.
  • What we're trying to do is put some common sense regulations in place for wind, solar, and battery storage
  • all know, in the past, I've worked really hard on putting landowner protections in place, like for solar
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Mar 4th, 2026

Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, HB 4060 is the Plug-in Solar Act.
  • Members, HB 46 is the Plug-in Solar Act. Thank you. Members, HB 46 is the Plug-In Solar Act.
  • What we're trying to do is put some common-sense regulations in place for wind, solar, and battery storage
  • all know, in the past I've worked really hard on putting landowner protections in place, like for solar
  • all know, in the past I've worked really hard on putting landowner protections in place, like for solar
Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of energy, agriculture, wildlife, water, and utility bills, adopting PCS drafts and amendments on several measures before voting them out. Early bills, including HB 4246 and HB 423, would let DEQ obtain technical assistance and instruction from outside suppliers, and both passed with 11-1 votes. HB 3617, the agricultural equipment right-to-repair bill, drew the most extended debate; supporters said it would help farmers and ranchers keep equipment operating and preserve access to parts, tools, and diagnostics, while opponents raised concerns about private contracts, intellectual property, and government mandates. The author agreed to continue working on the language and to strike the title later, and the bill passed 13-9-2. HB 3657, updating agricultural wage reporting and adding the Workforce Commission to employment-data recipients, passed 15-0. HB 2976, directing DEQ to set water-quality criteria for aluminum using EPA guidance as a tool, passed 14-1. HB 3391, requiring licensed commercial pet breeders to display their ODAF license number in advertisements, passed 15-0. The committee also advanced several natural resources and land-use measures. HB 4459 created a voluntary five-year averaging option for permitted water users, with metering required only for participants; members emphasized that nonparticipants could continue current practices unchanged, and the bill passed 12-1-3. HB 4128, as amended, moved Oklahoma’s bear season earlier by two weeks; the author said it was intended to address nuisance bears in southeast Oklahoma and protect hunters and landowners, while members raised concerns about population impacts and whether the Wildlife Department could manage harvest levels. The bill passed 13-1-2. HB 3989, described as a cleanup bill from the earlier “one megawatt fight,” passed 15-1 after the author said a compromise had been reached. HB 2989, as amended, authorized electric utilities to prepare wildfire mitigation plans and created a revolving fund, with the amendment limiting recovery to reasonable and prudent mitigation costs; the author said it was not a liability shield, and the bill passed 14-1. Later, the committee considered utility and renewable-energy regulation. HB 4060, the Plug-in Solar Act, addressed interconnection agreements and behind-the-meter solar for residents; it passed 14-1. HB 3145 cleaned up language affecting the commercial hunt industry and passed 14-1. HB 2992, the Data Center Customer Protection, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, would require new large-load customers such as data centers, crypto mining, and AI facilities above 75 MW to cover their own infrastructure and provide collateral so costs are not shifted to ratepayers; members discussed protections for existing contracts and utility oversight, and it passed 14-1. Finally, HB 3464 imposed common-sense regulations on wind, solar, and battery storage projects, including surety bonds for land restoration, permit fees to support local fire departments, and a 30-day Fire Marshal response timeline; the author said more amendments were likely, and the bill passed 14-0. The meeting then recessed and adjourned.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 23rd, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • I'm just kind of wanting to know what you foresee in water conservation and renewables like solar and
  • Or any training and knowing how to preserve water and prevent erosion and how we install solar.
  • Do not have with solar. There is really not in any in any in our area. But yeah.
  • House Bill 3464 creates a statewide framework for regulating the energy storage devices, solar...
  • It will not sustain that, and then it's basically a fight between cattle and solar.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 23rd, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • What do you foresee in water conservation and renewables like solar, wind?
  • experience or any training in knowing how to preserve water and prevent erosion and how we install solar
  • I do not have experience with solar. There really is not any in our area.
  • And then it's basically a fight between cattle and solar, and it's an unnecessary fight.
  • And then it's basically a fight between cattle and solar, and it's an unnecessary fight.
Summary: The committee first considered the nomination of Russell Isaacs to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. Isaacs described his farming background and experience with cotton, corn, sorghum, and wheat, and said he regularly tests conservation technologies on his farm. Senators discussed his water-conservation experience and the value he could bring to the board. The nomination received 10 ayes and 0 nays and was advanced to the full Senate floor. Members then took up House Bill 3183, dealing with smart transmission technology and electric grid efficiency. Senator Murdoch explained that the bill had been difficult to negotiate and that the enacting clause was stricken so work could continue on a committee substitute. He said the technology would allow existing transmission towers to carry lighter, more efficient lines, reduce wildfire risk, and potentially lower long-term rates by easing congestion. Senators asked about costs, who pays, and whether ratepayers or large load users would bear the burden; an amendment changed language from “customer funded” to “large load user funded.” The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill 7 ayes to 3 nays. The committee also advanced several nominations and bills related to environmental and energy policy. Steve Mason was confirmed to the Environmental Quality Board by an 8-0 vote. House Bill 4316, which removes an old deadline that prevented nonprofit corporations from converting into water districts and accessing grant funding, passed 8-0. House Bill 4484, allowing discretionary use of state-owned or state-leased vehicles between employees’ homes and workplaces to save mileage costs, passed 9-0. House Bill 3464 created a statewide framework for energy storage and solar facilities; a motion to table an amendment failed, and the bill passed 10-0 after debate over landowner protections, decommissioning, fire safety, and dual-use agricultural concerns. The committee then passed House Bill 3173, the Well-Repurposing Act, 10-0, to allow orphaned and abandoned wells to be repurposed for geothermal and energy storage uses, with discussion about surface-owner rights and possible tweaks to the geothermal temperature definition. House Bill 3469, a measure easing surety requirements for smaller producers by allowing a stair-stepped compliance schedule, passed 9-0. Finally, House Bill 3989 was amended for drafting corrections and then passed 9-0; it relates to the one-megawatt load standard and uses actual load over a two-year period rather than plate load. The chair ended the meeting by thanking members and staff and adjourning the committee.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Mar 31st, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • My name is Bain Phillippe, and I'm here for McCoy's Building Supply, a Texas-based company with 85 retail
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss several critical pieces of legislation including SB30 and SB38. Senator Betancourt introduced a committee substitute for SB38 which underwent a smooth adoption process, moving it favorably toward the Senate. The meeting featured a mix of invited testimonies where both proponents and opponents took the floor. One notable highlight included a testimony from Melissa Casey, who criticized the current legal state as prone to fraud and detrimental to both insurers and the public at large, contending that it inflated insurance costs across the board. The discussions delved deeply into the implications of the bills on judicial processes and potential insurance ramifications, with spirited debates surrounding issues of non-economic damages and jury rights. The atmosphere remained engaged as committee members heard varied perspectives on the bills, showcasing a robust democratic process. The meeting underscored the importance of public testimony in shaping legislation, ensuring that multiple voices were considered as the committee pressed on towards making decisions that affect the legal landscape of Texas.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
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  • A covered retailer can ask for contract terms for the sale of a dominant retailer.
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  • Which retailers does that cover?