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MO
Transcript Highlights:
- That is housed in our Division of Cannabis Regulation.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.
- The Division of Regulation and Licensure is responsible for the regulation and licensure of facilities
- Page 395 is Long-Term Regulation, or the QIPMO program.
- We will now move into the Division of Cannabis Regulation.
VT
Transcript Highlights:
- S. 223, an act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont.
- S. 223, an act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont.
- S. 223, an act relating to water quality of the waters of Vermont.
- ><c> regulation.
- </c> of professional regulation. of professional regulation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee Jun 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This bill is in response to several water districts concerned that the prohibition of imported water
- off water imports to local water supplies, and of course it's my county, L.A.
- We are one of three wholesale water agencies responsible for importing water to replenish the main San
- These actions have prevented water agencies from storing imported water supplies that are essential to
- off water imports to local water supplies, and of course it's my county, LA County.
Summary:
The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee heard several measures focused on conservation, coastal protection, water supply, and invasive species. AB 1987 by Assemblymember Aguiar-Curry would direct fees and lease revenues generated by state wildlife areas back to those areas for operation and maintenance; the author accepted committee amendments, and Audubon California testified in support with no opposition. AB 1448 by Assemblymember Hart would strengthen California’s restrictions on offshore oil and gas development by limiting the use of existing infrastructure for new offshore drilling and adding review requirements for lease transfers and related actions; it drew broad support from coastal governments and environmental groups and no opposition, and was sent to Appropriations. AB 1894 by Assemblymember Rubio addressed imported water deliveries for groundwater recharge in the context of golden mussel control plans, aiming to prevent local restrictions from blocking deliveries that comply with state-approved invasive species plans; supporters said it protects groundwater reliability, while opposition argued it could weaken local authority and liability protections. After discussion, the committee approved the bill 6-0 and sent it to Appropriations.
The committee also considered ACR 107 by Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan, a resolution recognizing the Diablo Range as a major conservation priority and highlighting its habitat, watershed, and 30 by 30 value. Support came from Save Mount Diablo, and members emphasized the range’s ecological importance and regional reach; the resolution was adopted on a 7-0 vote. Finally, AB 1946 by Assemblymember Bryan sought to elevate investment in urban conservation and park creation in historically underserved communities as part of California’s 30 by 30 goals. Testimony from Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation and park/recreation organizations stressed the need to reduce “nature poverty,” improve access, and remediate degraded urban lands; members discussed equity, biodiversity, and park maintenance, and the bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. Several items, including AB 1987 and the consent calendar, were also approved on unanimous or near-unanimous votes, with some measures held on call before final roll calls were completed.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> they have this kind of regulation there? they have this kind of regulation there?
- regulations that OSHA looks for federal regulations that OSHA looks for when<00:10:01.440><c> when</
- Yeah, so there are federal regulations that Minnesota OSHA regulations adopt by reference.
- And so there are existing diving regulations that would regulate an industry like that.
- There are existing diving regulations that would sort of regulate all diving operations.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- have the potential to use a massive amount of water.
- Water that these will use because they have the potential to use a massive amount of water.
- Now we're hearing about water rights being moved around.
- And then I've heard a lot about water.
- Yes, these data centers, the size of your desk, do use water.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum on Valentine’s Day and spent much of the opening portion on ceremonial remarks, guest introductions, and announcements tied to Early Childhood Day, the New Mexico State Bar’s anniversary, and other Valentine’s-themed recognitions. Senators also approved several unanimous-consent requests excusing members from the chamber. The body then received House messages announcing passage of House Joint Resolution 6, House Bill 166, House Bill 295 as amended, House Joint Memorials 2 and 3, and House Joint Resolution 5 as amended.
Committee reports were adopted on several measures, including Senate Memorial 27, Senate Memorial 21, House bills 10, 12, 34, and 63, Senate Rules Committee substitute for Senate Bill 261, Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate Bill 151, and Senate Memorials 3 and 16, which were reported as duly enrolled and signed in open session. The Senate also introduced and referred House Bill 166 to Judiciary, House Bill 295 to Finance, House Joint Resolution 6 and House Joint Memorials 2 and 3 to Rules.
The main floor action was final passage of Senate Bill 306, which updates New Mexico’s private post-secondary authorization framework to align with federal accreditation terminology and standards; it passed 42-0 after brief questions about tribal colleges and online institutions. The Senate then debated Senate Conservation Committee substitute for Senate Bill 235, the Microgrid Oversight Act, which would require large microgrids over 20 megawatts to meet renewable-energy standards, file annual energy and water reports with the PRC, and address utility cost-shifting concerns. Supporters said it would add oversight and protect air, water, and consumers, while opponents argued it would create uncertainty, discourage major economic development, and undercut a recent policy change allowing microgrids. The debate was ongoing in the excerpt, with no final vote shown for SB 235.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Emerging Issues Mar 9th, 2026
Emerging Issues and Professional Registration
Transcript Highlights:
- invites me in and gives me a water.
- You can go to an event and have a Coke or water.
- How we can't even accept a water bottle from a lobbyist.
- How we can't even accept a water bottle from a lobbyist.
- Federal regulations are ancient by today's standards.
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 3423 from Rep. Darren Chappell, which would require judges in Missouri courts of record to file annual financial disclosure statements, bar judges from hearing cases involving people who have given them money, and extend similar disclosure rules to members of judicial nominating commissions. Chappell framed the bill as a transparency and ethics measure. Business groups supported the proposal, but judges, bar groups, and trial and defense lawyers opposed it, arguing existing judicial ethics rules already address gifts and recusals, that the bill is overly broad in covering “anything of value,” and that it could create unintended consequences, including strategic donations to force recusal and reduced public access to judicial financial disclosures. The Supreme Court’s representative said the bill should be read alongside the full Code of Judicial Conduct and offered to provide the committee with that material. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard House Bill 2922 from Rep. Jeff Myers, which would align Missouri’s right-to-try law with federal law by extending access from terminal illness to debilitating conditions and by addressing the use of Schedule I drugs in that framework. Myers said the bill is intended to help ensure access to emerging treatments and has passed in various forms in prior sessions. There was no opposition testimony, and the hearing concluded without action.
Next, the committee heard House Bill 2643, also from Rep. Senate, the “Hope for Missouri Patients Act,” which would expand right-to-try access for individualized treatments such as gene therapies, enzyme replacement therapies, and substrate reduction therapies for patients with rare or debilitating diseases. Supporters, including the Goldwater Institute, a parent of a child with a rare disease, and Americans for Prosperity, said the bill could help patients access customized treatments sooner and reduce red tape. The sponsor and witnesses emphasized that the bill would not require insurance coverage and is meant to help patients who cannot wait for lengthy clinical trial or FDA pathways. No opposition testimony was offered.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3204 from Rep. Senate, which would create a tax credit to encourage private donations to prevention resource centers that work on substance misuse prevention. Supporters from prevention organizations and advocacy groups said the credit would strengthen local prevention coalitions, reduce future treatment and criminal justice costs, and stabilize funding for services such as school education, early intervention, and suicide prevention. One opponent warned that Planned Parenthood could qualify as a prevention resource center and receive tax credits, but supporters said they had no concern about that. The hearing ended with no vote or other committee action, and the committee adjourned.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 569, by the Resources and Conservation Committee, regarding water skiing.
- House Bill 569 by Resources and Conservation Committee regarding water skiing.
- You go after addiction, you can regulate that under the Constitution all day long.
- So, dealing with drinking water, that is, Mr.
- their regulations in the... ...with EPA and the regulations in the feds, yes.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the previous day’s journal. It received a Senate message returning House Bill 559, reported several newly printed bills, and advanced multiple measures through the calendar. Among the introduced bills were proposals on restroom and changing-room access and privacy, school facilities cooperative funding, tax exemptions, homestead tax exemption, and prior authorization reform in health insurance.
On third reading, the House passed House Bill 512 on land surveyors, reinstating an Idaho-law jurisprudence exam; House Bill 502, moving forest products commission rules into statute; Senate Joint Memorial 107, supporting the Delamar Mine Project and urging faster federal permitting; House Bill 494, moving background-check rules into statute; House Bill 531, updating school epinephrine administration rules to cover newer delivery methods; House Bill 542, regulating social media access for minors through age verification and parental consent; House Bill 500, extending traffic protections and duties to electric-assisted bicycles; House Bill 533, eliminating the vehicle registration sticker requirement; and House Bill 555, rewriting the solid waste code to place primary regulatory authority with DEQ while allowing contracts with health districts. House Bill 552 was returned to committee, and remaining third-reading bills were held one legislative day.
Debate centered on the social media bill’s private right of action, the background-check bill’s statutory references, and the solid waste rewrite’s regulatory structure and federal-water-law implications. Most measures passed by wide margins, though House Bill 494 drew a closer 36-33 vote and House Bill 542 passed 62-7. The House also approved title corrections where none were offered, transmitted passed bills to the Senate, received the enrolled House Bill 559 back from the Senate, and adjourned until the next day.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 569 by the Resources and Conservation Committee regarding water skiing.
- House Bill 569 by Resources and Conservation Committee regarding water skiing.
- You can regulate that on the Constitution all day long.
- So dealing with drinking water, that is, Mr. Speaker and good representative.
- their regulations in the... ...with EPA and the regulations in the feds, yes.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the House Journal. It received Senate messages and committee reports, including enrollment of House Bill 559 and printing/referrals for several new bills. The House also advanced Senate Bill 1225 as amended from the Education Committee to the second-reading calendar.
During first reading, the House introduced several measures, including bills on restroom and changing-room access and privacy, school facilities cooperative funding, tax exemptions, prior authorization reform in health insurance, and other topics. On third reading, the House passed House Bill 512 on land surveyor licensure and an open-book Idaho law exam, House Bill 502 on forest products commission rules, Senate Joint Memorial 107 supporting the Delamar Mine Project and permitting efforts, House Bill 494 moving background-check rules into statute, House Bill 531 updating epinephrine administration language in schools, House Bill 542 addressing social media addiction and parental consent for minors, House Bill 500 updating traffic rules for electric-assisted bicycles, House Bill 533 eliminating the vehicle registration sticker requirement, and House Bill 555 rewriting the solid waste code to place primary regulatory authority with DEQ. House Bill 552 was returned to committee at the chairman’s request.
Debate centered on several bills. Supporters of House Bill 542 argued it targeted addictive platform design rather than content and sought to protect children, while opponents objected to the private right of action. House Bill 555 drew questions about DEQ contracting with health districts and whether the rewrite affected federal water regulations; supporters said it did not alter federal Clean Water Act requirements. House Bill 494 also prompted questions about how the background-check provisions were being relocated. Most bills passed with broad support, though House Bill 494 passed narrowly, 36-33, and House Bill 542 passed 62-7. The House then received enrolled House Bill 559 for delivery to the governor, made announcements, and adjourned until the next day.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Mar 19, 2025 @ 9:30 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Transcript Highlights:
- But water is the issue, and even with livestock, you’re going to need water access.
- I mean, it’s impractical to bring 500 or 2,000 gallons of water a day to supply enough water even for
- Yeah, that’s a lot of water.
- </c> thought that we had was was um water thought that we had was was um water rates<01:55:31.520><c>
- ><c> them</c> if the federal government regulates them if the federal government regulates them that<
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jan 27th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Can regulations keep up with this?
- And is Washington ready to preempt AI regulations or even write any kind of AI regulation?
- Establishing standards offers an alternative to regulation.
- said, if we can deal with our water problem, there's a 65-unit...
- said, if we can deal with our water problem, there's a 65 unit.
Summary:
The Senate took up a series of third-reading bills covering horse racing, local taxation, consumer financial security, elections, utilities, battery recycling, sexual health, body-worn camera privacy, property tax treatment for inherited homes, adoptee access to original birth certificates, a youth housing bond, workers’ compensation, and civil rights. Several measures were framed as technical or clarifying changes, while others addressed broader policy disputes over election security, immigration enforcement, utility oversight, and state borrowing for housing.
Among the more debated items were SB 46, which would bar the California ballot from listing a presidential candidate who has already served two terms; SB 73, an urgency measure restricting county election officials from allowing federal agents to inspect voting machines; and SB 747, the “No Kings Act,” creating a state civil cause of action against federal, state, or local officers who violate constitutional rights. Supporters of SB 747 argued it was needed to address alleged abuses by federal immigration agents, while opponents said existing law already provides remedies and warned about added litigation and impacts on law enforcement. SB 492, a $1 billion youth housing bond, also drew debate over state debt and whether housing should be funded through bonds or other mechanisms.
The chamber also considered SB 505, requiring money transmitters to use two-factor or multi-factor authentication; SB 501, expanding battery producer responsibility to medium-format batteries; SB 608, related to contraceptive access and school implementation; SB 691, allowing EMS-related redaction requests for body-worn camera footage; SB 288, clarifying Proposition 19 timing for inherited property in probate; SB 381, giving adopted adults access to original birth certificates; and SB 555, updating permanently partially disabled workers’ benefits. Votes were recorded on each measure, with most passing by party-line or near-party-line margins, while SB 795 and SB 288 passed unanimously. SB 73 and SB 747 both passed with urgency clauses, and SB 492, SB 555, and several other bills advanced after floor debate.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Apr 13th, 2026
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- to incorporate CEC analysis and regulations.
- And the mixing of the two, it's like mixing milk and water.
- If you mix the two, you have milky water. It's like mixing milk and water.
- And additionally, the milky water analogy is interesting, but milky water is not unsafe to drink.
- They do all the regulations around it.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Creek Lake was a public body of water. Creek Lake was a public body of water.
- And under state law, once you dam a navigable waterway, then the surface waters become public waters.
- </c> self-imposed regulations in place. self-imposed regulations in place.
- water.
- </c> the water. the water.
Keywords:
medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Commerce Mar 4th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- His family drinking water is loaded with PFAS.
- , I've got a scorecard bill that would grade the water districts, the water supply.
- You'll find PFAS in the public water. You go to Canton.
- You'll find PFAS in the public water. You go to Canton.
- I don't want to have water that I can't drink.
Summary:
The committee first met in executive session on House Joint Resolution 173 and 174, which would put a tax-reform proposal before voters. Members debated a failed amendment to change the ballot language, with supporters saying it would more honestly describe the measure as a tax replacement that could expand sales taxes, and opponents saying it would be misleading and overly restrictive. The committee then adopted a House committee substitute that clarified the proposal, including a phased reduction in the individual income tax tied to revenue growth, and voted the substitute do pass by a 7-3 roll call.
The committee next took up House Bills 321 and 2531 under a new committee substitute. The substitute made a series of technical and policy changes involving redevelopment, tax increment financing, public safety funding, Missouri Opportunity Zones, baseline revenue calculations, and local property tax diversion, including reducing one diversion requirement from 50% to 25%. Members and the sponsor described the changes as clarifying agency roles and addressing constitutional and administrative concerns. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted the combined bill do pass by a 9-0-1 vote.
In public hearing, House Bill 3230 by Rep. Hardwick would bar cities and counties from outright banning modular or qualified manufactured homes in areas where single-family homes are allowed, while still allowing reasonable safety, zoning, and compatibility standards. The sponsor and supporters from the Missouri Manufactured Housing Association argued the bill would expand affordable housing and prevent discriminatory local restrictions; the Missouri Municipal League said it supported the goal but wanted more work on language to preserve local flexibility. The committee also heard House Bill 2888 by Rep. Deal, which would limit standalone medical-monitoring claims without present physical injury. The sponsor and a civil justice coalition supporter said the bill would align Missouri law with court precedent and require an actual injury, while opponents and affected residents argued it would block needed monitoring for exposure to PFAS and other contaminants and could leave exposed communities without a remedy.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 26th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- First, we choke them off of the water, choke the water off from our farms, and a lot of our lands go
- Then we regulate the heck out of them. Then we regulate the heck out of them.
- AB 2739 establishes the Water Affordability and System Stabilization Fund to support investments in water
- Clean Water Revolving Fund, at no additional cost to water agencies, with the goal of stabilizing and
- This directly threatens our water systems that provide water to millions of Californians and millions
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- , while our public water supply continues to meet all state and federal regulations.
- , while our public water supply continues to meet all state and federal regulations.
- , while our public water supply continues to meet all state and federal regulations.
- , while our public water supply continues to meet all state and federal regulations.
- , while our public water supply continues to meet all state and federal regulations.
Bills:
HF343, HF446, HF448, HF674, HF811, HF832, HF1661, HF1528, HF1536, HF1541, HF1670, HF1438, HF1714, HF1748, HF1835, HF1904, HF1929, HF1942
Keywords:
HF343, Chisago County, Shorewood Park Sanitary Sewer District, Rush Lake, sewer extension, wastewater infrastructure, sanitary sewer, treatment pond, sewage treatment, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, Public Facilities Authority, local infrastructure, municipal utilities, water quality, sanitation, bond proceeds fund, Minnesota bonding, HF446
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Feb 4th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Every bit of Florida's water quality and water quantity issues are man-made, and they're going to continue
- I've heard someone say the water management study says that that water could be harvested straight from
- money to put water all over this county.
- of fresh water, 19 feet above sea level.
- We don't water daily. We don't do that.
Bills:
S0302, S0394, S0480, S0546, S0636, S0774, S0796, S1028, S1050, S1066, S1120, S1230, S1288, S1682
Keywords:
cybersecurity, information technology, data management, local government compliance, cloud services, state agency oversight, integrated governance, conservation lands, land exchange, state-owned land, Acquisition and Restoration Council, Florida water management, environmental protection, beach management, beach erosion, beach nourishment, coastal resilience, shoreline protection, critical erosion, critically eroded beach
Summary:
The committee first heard CS/SB 796, which would create Veterinary Professional Associates to work under licensed veterinarians after completing a master’s program and national exam, with limits on prescribing and surgery and expanded telehealth prescription timeframes. Supporters said it would improve access to care, lower costs, and help veterinary practices, while opponents argued the training is too limited, the Board lacks a licensing framework, federal prescribing issues remain, and the bill would not address the real shortage in rural and large-animal care. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably.
The committee then approved several other measures, including SB 1682 on local authority over derelict and problem vessels, CS/SB 1028 to create a commercial Citizens clearinghouse for insurance takeouts, SB 394 on reinsurance underwriting manager licensing, SB 636 to expand pathways for beach erosion designations, CS/SB 546 to require 30-day public notice for conservation land sale or exchange meetings, CS/SB 302 on Biscayne Bay nature-based restoration and related permitting criteria, SB 1050 on pharmacy choice for veterinary prescriptions, and SB 774 extending workers’ compensation coverage to 911 public safety telecommunicators for mental or nervous injuries. Most of these bills drew supportive testimony, though the insurance bill prompted concerns from the insurance commissioner about consumer protections, fees, and oversight, and the telecommunicator bill drew emotional testimony about job-related trauma and staffing.
Senator Harrell’s CS/SB 480 on state IT governance was also reported favorably after a lengthy explanation of creating DIGIT, centralizing IT oversight, standardizing procurement, and addressing technical debt; members asked about cost, staffing, and agency compliance. The committee also approved CS/SB 1230 to phase out PFAS-containing firefighting foam, require biosolid testing, and create transition grants, and CS/SB 1288 naming the Andrew Red Harris Shoal. Finally, the committee took up CS/SB 1066 on restoring natural flow to the Ocklawaha River and related tributaries, adopting an amendment to allow updated data in the restoration plan; the bill then received extensive testimony both for and against, with supporters emphasizing restoration, recreation, and economic benefits and opponents warning about dam safety, water quality, and costs. The transcript ends while public testimony on that bill is still underway.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 12th, 2026 at 06:05 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Water is another massive issue, probably of more concern to our consumers. ...but air quality, water.
- This bill also outlines the importance of regulating water within the facilities, which is essential
- This bill also outlines the importance of regulating water within the facilities, which is essential
- The state is required to act to avoid becoming out of compliance with smog regulations.
- So the body opted not to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Keywords:
horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 8th, 2025 at 01:00 pm
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not the first person to dip our foot into the water.
- They'll have the same regulations as other public schools.
- for the quality of our air and quality of our surface water.
- The Department of Environmental Quality is also responsible for regulating drinking water, wastewater
- The Department of Environmental Quality is also responsible for regulating drinking water, wastewater
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The chamber received notice that the governor had signed several bills, and the Speaker appointed conference committees after the Senate failed to concur with House amendments on Senate Bills 2180 and 2330. The House also approved several sixth-order amendments without objection before moving into reconsideration and final action on House Bill 1300, which concerns legislative term limits. After procedural motions to reconsider and undo concurrence, the House voted to do not concur on HB 1300, sending it back to the chair’s lap for further negotiation.
A major portion of the meeting focused on Senate Bill 2232, which changes mandatory reporting rules for prenatal exposure to controlled substances and alcohol. Supporters said the bill is intended to keep pregnant women in prenatal care by removing an automatic CPS report if a woman tests positive but enters and stays on a treatment plan; opponents argued it weakens protections for unborn children and creates vague standards for mandated reporters. The House passed the bill 57-36. The chamber also passed Senate Bill 2280 unanimously, establishing timelines and standards for prior authorization in health insurance, and passed Senate Bill 2186, which creates a civil remedy for interference with court-ordered parenting time, a child custody review task force, and related reporting requirements.
The House then took up Senate Bill 2239, an apprenticeship grant program with a $1.1 million appropriation, but rejected it 14-79 after the committee said the program lacked a clear administrative home. Senate Bill 2241, creating a framework for public charter schools, generated extensive debate over school choice, local control, funding, staffing, and rural impacts; supporters emphasized flexibility and community-driven options, while opponents warned about diversion of funds and weak guardrails. The bill passed 64-29. The House also passed Senate Bill 2024, the Department of Environmental Quality budget, after discussion about federal funding uncertainty; Senate Bill 2374, updating property insurance laws and market rules; Senate Bill 2216, creating a waterfowl habitat restoration stamp; Senate Bill 2245, allowing certain duck and goose hunting from anchored floating craft; and Senate Bill 233, establishing a distressed ambulance services process, which drew questions about how affected districts and neighboring services would be involved.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We perform inspections of regulated entities which regulated entities in the state of Texas are either
- Uh, You know, infrastructure like water sewer in particular water because I mean we, we have the problems
- CCN, that's our, our water, um, yes, that's where we have to provide water and sewer.
- We, we sell water. We have a water system.
- It's not cheap water.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Natural Resources Committee Apr 21st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Isabel Penman here for Food and Water Watch in support of the bill.
- And I'm here to also give a me-too for a Community Water Center. Thank you.
- They dig a damn hole, and it goes into the water table. One's going to the bay.
- One's going to the water table. We've got to stop that. We have to re-educate.
- Going to the bay, one's going to the water table. We've got to stop that.
Summary:
The committee hearing centered first on AB 1243, the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025, which would direct CalEPA to identify major fossil fuel companies, study California’s climate damages, and assess fees on the largest polluters to fund resilience, recovery, and related projects. The author and supporters argued the bill would make polluters help pay for climate harms, protect taxpayers, create jobs in construction and clean energy, and dedicate at least 40% of funds to disadvantaged communities. Support testimony came from environmental justice groups, labor, youth advocates, health organizations, and many individual witnesses, while opponents from the building trades, chambers of commerce, petroleum, and business groups warned it would raise fuel and consumer costs, threaten refinery jobs, and create legal and economic uncertainty. Committee members debated the bill’s impact on affordability, jobs, refinery closures, and whether cap-and-trade already addresses climate funding needs. The committee ultimately voted to give AB 1243 a due pass recommendation to the Judiciary Committee, with the roll left open.
After AB 1243, the committee moved to another bill on wildfire mitigation and related resilience work. The author said the measure addresses a long-running wildfire problem and accepted committee amendments, describing the bill as a response to increasingly severe wildfire seasons and the need to help communities stay safe and rebuild after disasters. The transcript cuts off as that presentation begins, so no final action on the second bill is shown in the excerpt.