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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/12/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- seven certified courses for 40 hours to help with safety because there is a rise in dangers from underground
- 00:14:46.560><c> from</c> there is a rise in uh dangers from there is a rise in uh dangers from underground
- <00:14:47.240><c> telecommunications</c> underground telecommunications underground telecommunications
Keywords:
Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- State, the state could not consistently with the 1st Amendment, the 14th Amendment utilize the public
Keywords:
electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The State could not consistently with the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment utilize... public
Keywords:
electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- SB6 will also require utilities to develop a protocol.
- We've asked the utilities to implement their controlled outages processes.
- And then on the remote disconnection devices, some are already being installed by utilities.
- So data centers utilize backup generation. That backup generation is largely diesel.
- So I'm not here to represent economic development or the utilities.
Keywords:
electric power, interconnection, utilities, ERCOT, large load customers, water supply, sewer service, demand management, school prayer, Bible reading, religious text, public schools, Texas Education Code, student prayer, silent prayer, meditation, religious liberty, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, church and state
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Keywords:
deer breeding, chronic wasting disease, wildlife management, release site, landowner rights, TCEQ, environmental quality, administrative actions, public notice, legislative oversight, water supply, Angelina and Neches River Authority, ownership transfer, public utilities, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity, public health, cervid resistance, research study, wildlife regulation, criminal offenses
MN
Bills:
HF2442
Keywords:
climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy, solar incentive, Made in Minnesota, community solar gardens, transportation electrification, electric vehicles, grid-enhancing technologies, microgrid, University of St. Thomas, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, petroleum tank fund
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Bills:
HF2442
Keywords:
climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy, solar incentive, Made in Minnesota, community solar gardens, transportation electrification, electric vehicles, grid-enhancing technologies, microgrid, University of St. Thomas, Public Utilities Commission, Department of Commerce, petroleum tank fund
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- ratepayer' on page 4, line 4, by deleting after the word 'the' and before the word 'for.' the word 'utility
- being passed on to residential, industrial, agriculture, and commercial ratepayers through higher utility
Keywords:
HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, large load customer, electric rates, utility tariffs, cost causation, rate design, public power utility, municipal utility, electric cooperative, investor-owned utility, load growth, interconnection
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Number two, on page 4, line 4, by deleting after the word the and before the word for the word utility
- , and inserting the words electric supplier, and... ...utility and inserting the words electric supplier
- from being passed on to residential, industrial, agriculture, commercial rate payers through higher utility
Keywords:
HB2992, Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma utilities, ratepayer protection, data centers, artificial intelligence computing, AI data centers, cryptocurrency mining, large load customer, electric rates, utility tariffs, cost causation, rate design, public power utility, municipal utility, electric cooperative, investor-owned utility, load growth, interconnection
Summary:
The committee first handled several executive nominations. It unanimously advanced Richard Allier to the Environmental Quality Board, Kevin Foreman to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, Gary Keel to the Air Quality Advisory Board, Megan Langley to the Oklahoma-Arkansas River Compact Commission, Jacob Bull to the Air Quality Advisory Council, and Tommy Colwell to the Oklahoma Mining Commission. In each case, the nominating senator described the appointee’s background and qualifications, and the committee voted to send the nomination to the full Senate without opposition.
The committee then considered House Bill 2992, with Senator Green offering a technical amendment to correct drafting errors. The amendment passed 8-0, and the bill itself passed 9-0. Green said the measure would require large-load data centers and crypto mining facilities to pay their share of electric infrastructure costs so those costs would not be shifted to other ratepayers. Senator Boren asked whether municipal utilities and co-ops would be affected, and Green responded that the bill was aimed at the corporate shareholder utility model.
House Bill 4338 was also heard and passed, though the roll call showed one no vote. Green explained that the bill concerns produced water and would create a framework for extracting elements from it, with House changes clarifying that it is not retroactive, adjusting flexibility for the produced water unit size, and allowing processing of brine before corporation approval. The committee also advanced House Bill 417, which addresses theft of copper fittings on oil rigs and related cleanup damage by making certain conduct a misdemeanor; it passed 10-0. The meeting ended after the committee approved the remaining nominations and adjourned.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- systems, both systems used to supply electricity to farmers and distribution systems owned by electric utility
- distribution systems owned<00:08:48.959><c> by</c><00:08:49.279><c> electric</c><00:08:50.000><c> utility
- </c> owned by electric utility cooperatives. owned by electric utility cooperatives.
Bills:
HF9
Keywords:
energy policy, renewable energy standard, carbon-free standard, solar standard, hydroelectric, hydropower, electric utility, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, renewable portfolio standard, carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, greenhouse gas emissions, climate policy, nuclear power plant, certificate of need, fossil fuel plant demolition, utility compliance delay, beneficial electrification, sales tax exemption
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 17, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- It allows the State Engineer's Office to utilize the uniform methods adopted by the Upper Colorado River
- 26.480><c> to</c> It allows the state engineers office to It allows the state engineers office to utilize
- the uniform methods adopted by utilize the uniform methods adopted by the<00:10:29.920><c> upper</c>
- I'm the director for the City of Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities. Good to see you all again.
- </c> line five is just replacing underground line five is just replacing underground water<01:32:41.440
Keywords:
groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, conservation districts, supervisors, elections, agriculture, local governance, beneficial use
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee, February 17, 2026
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Keywords:
groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls, monitoring wells, public reporting, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, conservation districts, supervisors, elections, agriculture, local governance, beneficial use
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 12th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- However, in some cities, municipally owned utilities adopt increased rates charged to tax-exempt entities
- House Bill 685 keeps a municipality from adopting an increased rate for water or sewer utility service
- tax exemption that is higher than the rate established for other entities that receive comparable utility
- A key concern is that some water utilities continue to allow the deterioration of drinking water wells
- Senate Bill 2497 would hold water utilities accountable and ensure Texans have access to safe, quality
Keywords:
outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 685, municipal utility rates, water rates, sewer rates, local government code, rate discrimination, tax-exempt entities, sales tax exemption, ad valorem tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations, municipal water service, municipal sewer service, utility billing, public utilities
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs met with no quorum at the start, but later reached quorum and took up several bills. House Bill 2692, codifying the San Antonio River Authority’s enabling legislation and making non-substantive modernization changes, received brief supportive testimony from the River Authority and was left pending before later being voted out favorably. House Bill 685, which would prevent municipalities from charging higher water or sewer rates to tax-exempt entities than comparable customers, also drew support and was reported favorably. House Bill 1318, clarifying compensation issues when a municipality decertifies part of a retail water utility’s service area, was heard without opposition and passed out of committee. House Bill 630, exempting certain older outboard motors from title requirements, likewise passed and was placed on the local and uncontested calendar.
The committee spent the most time on Senate Bill 2497, relating to filtration systems for certain public drinking water systems. Senator Zaffirini described the bill as a response to ongoing secondary water quality complaints, while TCEQ testified that such contaminants are aesthetic rather than health-based and that the water remains safe to drink if primary standards are met. The Texas Rural Water Association opposed the bill as written, arguing filtration may not solve most water quality problems and could be costly for small systems, while a consumer witness from Floresville supported it and described repeated rate increases and brown water after a filtration system was removed. Members discussed narrowing the bill through a committee substitute and emphasized the need for flexibility and technical expertise; the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably, with Senator Kolkhorst later asking to be recorded as voting no.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 2850, which would create a pollinator task force to study habitat loss, public education, and best practices for protecting bees and other pollinators. Senator Menendez and invited witness Erica Thompson of Texas BeeWorks highlighted major colony losses and the economic importance of pollinators to Texas agriculture, and Environment Texas and the Texas Beekeepers Association supported the measure. Members discussed monarch butterflies, native grasses, milkweed, and conservation efforts, and the bill was reported favorably and sent to the local and uncontested calendar. After testimony, the committee also voted out several pending items, including House Bill 5560 with a committee substitute addressing water-loss penalties and infrastructure improvements, and then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Boards, Agencies and Commissions Committee Jan 28th, 2026
Boards, Agencies and Commissions
Transcript Highlights:
- So, it's just a bill that, uh, the utility, as everybody knows, what 811 is about.
- And the utility companies are all supportive of this. This is just a technicality. Yes.
- Yeah, they're governed by the Public Service Commission because they're tied with utilities.
- commission because they're<00:19:15.200><c> tying</c><00:19:15.600><c> with</c><00:19:15.919><c> utilities
- </c><00:19:16.400><c> but</c> they're tying with utilities but they're tying with utilities but You<00
Bills:
SB54, SB126, SB128, SB101, SB102, SB104, HB282, HB298, SB54, SB126, SB128, SB101, SB102, SB104, HB282, HB298
Keywords:
sunset law, Alabama Surface Mining Commission, environmental regulation, mining, state commission, Alabama Private Investigation Board, regulatory oversight, agency review, continuation, sickle cell disease, healthcare, regulatory commission, public health, regulation, electrical contractors, state agencies, home medical equipment, board continuation, boards, commissions
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Baldwin County Legislation Committee Mar 12th, 2026
Baldwin County Legislation
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs Jun 1st, 2025 at 10:00 am
Government Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- So all boards can utilize our services regardless of how much, at this time.
Bills:
SB507
Keywords:
SB507, Nevada, governmental administration, Office of Nevada Boards Commissions and Councils Standards, Department of Business and Industry, professional licensing boards, occupational licensing, regulatory fees, state account, nonreverting fund, Commission on Postsecondary Education, taxicab, taxi technology fee, Nevada Transportation Authority, Taxicab Authority, transportation network company, TNC, rideshare, Uber, Lyft
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 12th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- However, in some cities, municipally owned utilities adopt increased rates charged to tax-exempt entities
- House Bill 685 prevents a municipality from increasing the rate for water or sewer utility service on
- tax exemption that is higher than the rate established for other entities that receive comparable utility
- A key concern is that some water utilities continue to allow the...
- Senate Bill 2497 would hold water utilities accountable and ensure Texans have access to safe, quality
Keywords:
outboard motors, certificate of title, vessel regulation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, marine documentation, HB 685, municipal utility rates, water rates, sewer rates, local government code, rate discrimination, tax-exempt entities, sales tax exemption, ad valorem tax exemption, nonprofit organizations, charitable organizations, municipal water service, municipal sewer service, utility billing, public utilities
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 5695 proposes to create the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District to be located in and incorporated
- Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District is to be located in the incorporated part of Bastrop County between
- And that was... ...we're doing pipelines, electric utilities, and water lines.
- Members, this bill creates the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District.
- by the Public Utility Commission.”
Keywords:
impact fee, moratorium, local government, Texas legislation, infrastructure funding, municipal utility district, eminent domain, bonds, assessments, infrastructure, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Harris County, Municipal Utility District, territory exclusion, debt service taxes, property taxation, condemnation, property acquisition, real property, appraisal reports
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (6-8-23)
Keywords:
KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3WLVtunniQ, 2026-06-21T07:17:04+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:38
Referred Administrative Regulations 00:01:44
Discussion of the Cancellation of the Proposed Sale of Kentucky Power from American Electric Power to Liberty Utilities 00:02:14
Adjournment 01:03:02, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Tue Feb 3, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- 00:23:14.880><c> Island</c> And next up, we have Kauaii Island And next up, we have Kauaii Island Utility
- </c> Utility Cooperative on Zoom. Utility Cooperative on Zoom. Bamaro.
- Bill 1981, relating to a program to characterize carbon sequestration potential and geothermal underground
- </c><00:48:47.200><c> water</c><00:48:47.520><c> resources</c> under underground water resources under
- underground water resources statewide.<00:48:49.440><c> First</c><00:48:49.680><c> up</c><00:48:49.920
Keywords:
mattress recycling, waste management, producer responsibility, environmental health, steafardship program, electronic cigarettes, disposable devices, environmental protection, plastic pollution, lithium batteries, pollution control, public health, deposit beverage container, bottle bill, container deposit law, container redemption, recycling refund, extended producer responsibility, EPR, deposit return system
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several measures related to waste, recycling, and environmental review. On HB 1924, which would establish a mattress stewardship program, the Department of Health said it stood on written testimony and offered comments, while Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition and one individual supported the bill and the International Sleep Products Association opposed it. No questions were raised and the committee moved on.
A large portion of the hearing focused on HB 2121, which would prohibit the sale of disposable vapes in Hawaii. The Department of Health supported the measure but suggested the bill may be better placed in a different part of state law because the cited waste-management section regulates products after consumption, while still praising the effort to remove disposable vapes from the market and environment. Testimony in strong support came from the Coalition for Tobacco Free Hawaii Youth Council, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii COPD Coalition, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, the City and County of Honolulu, and many individuals; supporters emphasized youth vaping, toxic waste, lithium battery fire risks, and environmental harm. There was at least one opposing individual and the International Sleep Products Association was listed in opposition. The committee noted there were many written testimonies and no immediate vote was taken.
The committee also heard HB 1928 on the deposit beverage container recycling program. The Department of Health stood on written testimony. The Solid Waste Task Force of Hawaii Environmental Change Agents and Upstream supported the bill but urged amendments to better integrate reuse and reusables, strengthen enforcement, clarify definitions, and protect existing redemption centers. The Hawaii Food Industry Association supported the concept of a backdrop program but preferred strengthening the existing program and raised concerns about undefined fees, existing infrastructure, and future audit costs. The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii supported the bill, and the chair said the measure needs work and that decision-making would occur in a few days.
Finally, the committee took up HB 979 on environmental review and HB 1650 on environmental assessments. For HB 979, OPSD offered amendments, HCDA supported the bill but suggested clarifying the affordable-housing definition, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative supported it, and Earthjustice was asked about the court process for environmental challenges; the chair asked about shortening the challenge period and the relationship between environmental court, the intermediate court of appeals, and the Supreme Court. For HB 1650, OPSD and the State Historic Preservation Division stood on written testimony, OHA asked to retain historic sites, and several groups and individuals testified in support or opposition. Opponents argued that removing Wiki special district and historic sites from Chapter 343 trigger language would weaken environmental review and risk impacts to iwi kūpuna and historic resources.