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FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
November 4, 2025 - 01:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- fuel waste to deal with.
- >> I'm not sure how they're going to store the waste.
- I know that they're designed to produce less waste than a traditional gentoo Jan 3 reactor.
- Some are technologies and and for the waste streams.
- beginning in 1998, supposed to take title of this waste beginning in 1998, and they haven't.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/21/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- Does the proposed solid waste facility contribute to the state Solid Waste Management goals, and does
- Mike Whiteman, Director of the Waste Management Division, testified relative to House Bill 215.
- it’s likely to bring in, and where that waste is likely to come from.
- ><c> likely</c><01:53:23.679><c> to</c> in and where that waste is likely to in and where that waste
- </c><04:36:44.639><c> taxpayer</c> doing this same bill wasting taxpayer doing this same bill wasting
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on HB 153, which would require two or more law enforcement officers in each county to receive animal cruelty training through the police standards system. Representative Barbara Coma, the sponsor, said the bill was prompted by problems in animal cruelty cases, especially in rural areas without animal control officers, and she described it as a limited training measure. She said an amendment was forthcoming that would add an eight-hour approved course and a two-hour refresher every three years, and she emphasized that the trained officers would serve as resources rather than being required to take action themselves.
Members asked about cost, due process, overlap with animal control officers, how trained officers would be identified and notified, and whether veterinarians could fill the role. Coma responded that the bill would not be a heavy financial lift, would not interfere with animal control officers, would apply to livestock as well as companion animals, and would still require law enforcement involvement because veterinarians cannot lawfully remove animals from property. She also said the training could improve due process by helping officers better understand when animal removal is appropriate and how cases should proceed.
Sheriff William Wright, speaking for the New Hampshire Sheriffs Association, testified in opposition. He said training itself was acceptable, but the bill went beyond training by creating an obligation for sheriffs and state police to respond to and potentially investigate animal cruelty cases, which he argued would be ambiguous, unfunded, and burdensome for staffing and resources. He said some sheriff’s offices do not have investigative deputies and that the bill could create liability and uncertainty about who would lead investigations. In response to questions, he said the association would likely have no objection if the bill were limited to training, but it opposed the assistance/investigation mandate as written.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety Committee and Toxic Materials Committee Jul 15th, 2025
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- They provide an essential service to reduce environmental waste and create a successful circular.
- And facilities that engage in the treatment, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous waste.
- DTSC has an existing program and regulations that apply to hazardous waste sites.
- a non-hazardous waste.
- Crystal Reynos from California Against Waste in support.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- This is too much waste for our closed system of the Earth.
- They're built and we have that waste? Do we address that at all?
- Like all existing nuclear facilities, the waste will be stored on site.
- In terms of my concern is the waste.
- modular reactors produce as much nuclear waste and as bad nuclear waste as those resulting from conventional
Committee:
Senate Business & Commerce
Keywords:
licensing, reciprocity, regulation, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, interstate agreements, nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 132, Texas Government Code Chapter 418, Public Information Act, confidential records, homeland security, foreign adversary, terrorism, critical infrastructure, emergency response, law enforcement
Summary:
The meeting was a thorough exploration of multiple bills, most notably focused on innovative energy solutions and public safety enhancements. Key discussions centered around HB14, which aims to bolster the state's nuclear energy capabilities through the establishment of a Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office. Senators and expert witnesses discussed the potential of nuclear power as a clean energy source and a strategic necessity for Texas's growth. There was strong support for the bill, with various stakeholders highlighting its importance for the future energy landscape. Additionally, other bills like HB132 addressed the need for enhanced confidentiality protections regarding sensitive information, while HB1584 sought improvements in power restoration procedures during emergencies. Overall, the committee engaged with multiple viewpoints, balancing innovation with safety and ethical considerations.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So certainly we've seen several reports in the news and otherwise about Fraud, waste, and abuse of New
- One of them could very easily be an oversight on waste, fraud, and abuse.
- As an element of that, waste, fraud, and abuse is always going to be a focus.
- It's not because I support fraud, waste, and abuse and corruption. I do not.
- If anything, no one here supports corruption, fraud, waste, and abuse.
Committee:
House Legislative Council
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
FULL INTERVIEW: Offering Students More Choices | Senator Torrey Westrom Mar 27th, 2026
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Sticking with the idea of the economic cycle and avoiding waste, you've also offered Senate File 3686
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Agriculture (01/27/2026)
Environment and Agriculture
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:22:08.159><c> not</c><00:22:08.400><c> at</c> waste disposal new waste disposal not at waste
- </c> waste generated in New Hampshire. waste generated in New Hampshire.
- </c> they were already dumping waste there. they were already dumping waste there.
- </c><05:43:18.400><c> It</c> waste and brownfield and solid waste.
- It waste and brownfield and solid waste.
Committee:
House Environment and Agriculture
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: DFL Legislators Launch the Climate Superfund Bill - 03/04/26
Transcript Highlights:
- Local agencies have spent millions in removing, treating, and transporting tree waste.
- Paul we can burn that wood, but I don't know about you, but I'm not hauling a truckload of tree waste
- Paul we can burn that wood, but I don't know about you, but I'm not hauling a truckload of tree waste
- Paul we can burn that wood, but I don't know about you, but I'm not hauling a truckload of tree waste
- I don't know about you, but I'm not hauling a truckload of tree waste for free to St. Paul.
Summary:
Rep. Athena Hollins and Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart introduced Minnesota’s proposed climate superfund bill, describing it as a way to make major historical greenhouse gas polluters help pay for climate adaptation and infrastructure repair. They said the bill would target large fossil fuel corporations with significant emissions and use the revenue for projects such as stormwater upgrades, bridge and roof protection, erosion control, drinking water protection, cooling cities, and other resilience work. Both lawmakers framed the proposal as a matter of accountability and fairness, arguing that Minnesotans should not keep paying for damage caused by companies that profited from fossil fuel pollution.
Several supporters testified in favor of the bill, including St. Paul City Council Vice President Nyang Kheimey, former legislator and medical student Hunter Cantrell, Unidos Minnesota volunteer Bonnie Becol, and 100% Minnesota’s Aurora Vautrin. They emphasized local climate impacts such as flooding, wildfire smoke, extreme heat, emerald ash borer damage, asthma, and infrastructure failures, and said the costs are increasingly falling on taxpayers, local governments, and vulnerable communities. Kheimey highlighted municipal needs and St. Paul’s own climate investments, while Cantrell focused on environmental racism and health harms, and Becol and Vautrin stressed species loss, community recovery costs, and the burden on residents.
In the question-and-answer portion, Hollins and Johnson Stewart explained that the bill would apply to fossil fuel corporations with at least 1 billion metric tons of carbon emissions and a nexus to Minnesota, not local utilities. They said the State Auditor’s office would determine the assessments owed by companies, while the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency would hold the fund and administer grants. They also said they were looking to models in Vermont and New York and hoped the proposal could attract bipartisan support because it is tied to affordability and shifting costs away from taxpayers and onto polluters. No vote or formal committee action was taken in the transcript, and the event ended with the sponsors opening the bill to questions.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House agriculture committee hears testimony on sustainable aviation fuel 2/10/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Municipal solid waste, forestry waste, clean hydrogen, and more—the problem is, at present, there isn't
- Municipal solid waste, forestry waste, clean hydrogen, and more—the problem is, at present, there isn't
- Municipal solid waste, forestry waste, clean hydrogen, and more—the problem is, at present, there isn't
- Municipal solid waste, forestry waste, clean hydrogen, and more—the problem is, at present, there isn't
- waste forestry waste Urban agriculture waste forestry waste Urban wood<00:14:49.959><c> waste</c><00:
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and Minnesota’s efforts to build a SAF industry. Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because it could benefit agriculture, forestry, clean energy, and rural economies. She highlighted the 2023 state SAF tax credit and sales tax exemption for facility construction, describing the credit as a nation-leading incentive designed to stack with federal IRA credits and attract producers and blenders to Minnesota.
Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines said aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s best available tool to reach net-zero goals by 2050. He explained that SAF is a certified drop-in fuel that can be blended with conventional jet fuel and used in existing aircraft and infrastructure, and he cited growing global demand and limited supply. He said Minnesota has many potential feedstocks, including used cooking oil, corn, soybeans, and camelina, and praised the state’s SAF tax credit and the Minnesota SAF Hub as important steps toward making Minnesota a leader in the sector.
Peter Fros of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building an industrial-scale SAF value chain in Minnesota. He said the state has key advantages, including airport demand, corporate partners, research institutions, and agricultural inputs, and estimated that three SAF biorefineries could create tens of thousands of jobs and significant emissions reductions. He also said the Hub is working on blending infrastructure, private demand commitments, a winter camelina expansion study, and efforts to secure additional refineries before 2030. Members raised questions about how sustainability is measured, and Fros said the Hub relies on the federal GREET model but wants a clearer, transparent, and standardized national method that also accounts for issues like water quality and biodiversity.
Amanda Bellik of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association said corn-based ethanol is a strong fit for SAF production through the alcohol-to-jet pathway because it is abundant, affordable, and supported by existing infrastructure. She said SAF development could create a new value-added market for corn without requiring new acres, but emphasized the need for significant capital investment, stable tax policy, and efficient permitting. She also said the group has worked with a consultant on third-party sustainability assessments of corn production practices to help fill data gaps and support the carbon-intensity requirements tied to SAF incentives.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
EEP Public Hearing - Tue Mar 24, 2026 @ 9:00 AM HST
Energy & Environmental Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- convene a demolition waste reduction convene a demolition waste reduction working<00:04:00.319><c> group
- </c><00:05:27.280><c> reduction</c> support from the solid waste reduction support from the solid waste
- We wasting time uh going down this path.
- </c> existing county integrated solid waste existing county integrated solid waste management<02:02:11.760
- We invasive species in organic waste.
Committee:
House Energy & Environmental Protection
Keywords:
conservation, endangered species, wildlife preservation, native birds, biodiversity, sanctuary, nonprofit, DLNR, agricultural district, land use, chapter 195D, chapter 205, chapter 42F, state funding, public purpose, habitat restoration, predator-free sanctuary, ecosystem restoration, Zealandia, wildlife refuge
Summary:
The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a long series of resolutions focused largely on waste reduction, energy planning, and environmental protection. Early measures included HR 12/HCR 10 on a permanent landfill host benefits program for Honolulu, HCR 148/HCR 157 on a demolition waste reduction working group, and HR 184/HCR 194 on a mattress stewardship program working group. Testimony on these waste-related measures was generally supportive from environmental groups and some individuals, while the Department of Health supported the mattress stewardship proposal. The Department of Health also commented that a proposed study on recyclable/biodegradable/compostable labeling was very broad and would require additional resources to carry out effectively.
The committee then took up several energy-related resolutions. HR 192/HCR 202 would create a task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, and HR 194/HCR 204 would ask the Public Utilities Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of cost reductions and financial risk. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the PUC offered support or comments on these measures, with environmental and industry groups also submitting testimony. Members questioned the Energy Office and PUC at length about errors in prior analyses, competitive bidding, and whether utility proposals could proceed through waiver processes; the PUC said any proposal would still be reviewed and that it generally prefers competitive bidding, while the Energy Office said some issues were being characterized differently and would follow up on waiver standards.
Additional measures addressed data centers, liquefied natural gas, and utility oversight. HR 196/HCR 206 would convene a working group on the impacts of large data centers, and HR 197/HCR 207 would require conditions before the PUC approves LNG-related costs; testimony on LNG was split, with supporters urging caution and opponents arguing LNG should not be pursued. HR 193/HCR 2003 sought a written status update on implementation of the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, and HR 191/HCR 201 and HR 33/HCR 33 dealt with sewage and wastewater issues, both drawing support from environmental and community groups. The committee also heard strong support for HR 141/HCR 149 on Red Hill remediation meetings and HR 190/HCR 200 on reassessing military PFAS cleanup decisions; the Board of Water Supply testified in support and described ongoing PFAS testing and concerns beyond Red Hill. The transcript ends as the committee moved into decision-making, with the chair indicating a recommendation to pass HR 12/HCR 10.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Feb 20th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- As a very brief background, a waste-to-energy facility utilized by a As a very brief background, a waste-to-energy
- facility utilized by a county and city solid waste management program whose facility emissions equal
- Waste reduction and material recovery component, each with specified requirements.
- Mayor, I think you are testifying on the Waste to Energy one, not the Data Center bill. Oh, sorry.
- multiple benefits of aquifer protection, solid waste disposal, and local energy production.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology
Keywords:
weatherization, energy efficiency, community projects, sustainability, environment, coal-fired plant, preferential treatment, energy policy, electric generation, regulatory reform, pollution control, efficiency, appeals process, environmental regulation, hearing board, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Jun 17th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- It could create a hazardous waste crisis if clear pathways for management are not already in place.
- As local household hazardous waste facilities are starting to take in EV batteries that are coming to
- their facilities, As local household hazardous waste facilities are starting to take in EV batteries
- As local household hazardous waste facilities are starting to take in EV batteries that are coming to
- Tony Hackett from Californians Against Waste in support.
Summary:
The Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee heard SB 615 by Senator Allen, which would create a Department of Toxic Substances Control program for end-of-life electric vehicle battery management. The bill is intended to promote reuse, repurposing, recycling, tracking, and responsible handling of EV batteries, with producer responsibility and certification of recyclers as key features. Supporters, including the Union of Concerned Scientists, California State Association of Counties, automakers, recyclers, and environmental groups, said the measure would help prevent hazardous waste problems, reduce illegal dumping, and prepare for a coming wave of battery retirements. Opponents, including Tesla, Rivian, the California Chamber of Commerce, and others, raised concerns about liability, burdens on smaller entities, and the bill’s structure, while some groups supported it if amended.
Committee members discussed the current low recycling rate for EV batteries, the difference between reuse, repurpose, and recycling, and whether the bill appropriately places responsibility on producers rather than consumers. The author said the bill builds on prior work and stakeholder input and is designed to create a workable system without overburdening DTSC. After quorum was established, the committee voted SB 615 out on a 5-1 vote, with one member voting no.
The committee also took up a consent calendar containing SB 39, SB 454, SB 724, and SCR 3, and those measures were approved. The hearing then adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/13/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- and we know Minnesota government certainly is no stranger to fraud and waste.
- There were, at that point, identified $271 million of waste and fraud that were happening there.
- and we know Minnesota government certainly is no stranger to fraud and waste.
- There were, at that point, identified $271 million of waste and fraud that were happening there.
- There were, at that point, identified $271 million of waste and fraud that were happening there.
Committee:
Senate State and Local Government
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- I believe in your packets you should have a copy of this report. fraud waste and fraud waste and abuse
- like an effort to combat fraud with waste.
- like an effort to combat fraud with waste.
- like an effort to combat fraud with waste.
- </c> direction to begin eliminating the waste direction to begin eliminating the waste Fraud<00:17:22.559
Bills:
HF3
Committee:
House Ways and Means
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES Feb 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
Transcript Highlights:
- The city made the following. ...to the solid waste fund. This is a repeat finding.
- Additionally, $3,600 was due to the street fund from the solid waste fund as of December 31, 2023.
- Fund to the solid waste fund. So it seems like the...
- weren’t transferred to general fund, or vice versa from general fund to solid waste.
- weren't transferred to general fund, or vice versa from general fund to solid waste.
Summary:
The committee began with prayer and approval of the January 8 minutes, then received updates on delinquent private water and sewer reports. Staff reported that for the 2022 reports, 19 of 43 entities had had their turnback reinstated, while 24 remained in escrow; for the 2023 reports, 59 of 64 entities had filed, leaving five outstanding. The committee also filed a report on Adona, where staff said the city had made enough progress toward substantial compliance with municipal accounting laws to discontinue withholding turnback, and the committee adopted that recommendation.
The bulk of the meeting focused on municipal accounting noncompliance cases. Gum Springs and Denning were presented with extensive repeat findings involving budgets not adopted by ordinance or resolution, missing or incomplete bank reconciliations, inadequate receipts and disbursement records, payroll issues, and improper handling of Act 833 funds or other city money. Both cities’ mayors and recorders-treasurers testified about efforts to correct records, obtain training, and work with the Municipal League; the committee voted to start the 60-day turnback-withholding clock for both and then filed the reports. Fargo was deferred because no city representative was present.
Additional reports included Green Forest, Elaine, Strong, Brooklyn, Mineral Springs, Rondo, Waldo, Columbia County, and several private water and sewer entities. Strong drew significant concern over missing garbage-bag revenue, improper fund transfers, and deficit balances; the committee deferred that report to the March meeting. The committee also heard investigative or referred reports on the Faulkner County Fair Association, Brooklyn payroll direct-deposit fraud, and other entities with questionable disbursements or recordkeeping. In several cases, staff recommended filing the reports after responses were received; in others, the committee deferred action when responses were lacking or representatives were absent. The meeting ended with a motion to defer a Cross County Rural Water matter so the entity could appear at the next meeting.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 16, 2026
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Tribal Solid Waste Program and public. Tribal Solid Waste Program and public.
- </c> regulating solid waste. regulating solid waste.
- </c> Solid Waste Program. Solid Waste Program.
- </c> um above you with the solid waste? um above you with the solid waste?
- Through Arapaho Solid Waste, we provide residential and commercial solid waste services.
Committee:
Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 2 on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy Apr 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, and then lastly, are forest and ag waste potential feedstocks for this?
- And we did look at publicly available data on waste feedstock availability.
- And we did look at publicly available data on waste feedstock availability.
- So this question about, like, is there enough waste feedstock? It's a good question.
- Yeah, if you're using the waste feedstock.
Summary:
The subcommittee heard testimony on the governor’s proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit, which would provide a $1 to $2 per gallon credit against the diesel excise tax for SAF sold for use in California from 2026 to 2036. The Department of Finance and CARB argued the credit would help decarbonize aviation, support refinery transitions, and keep fuel production and jobs in California. The Legislative Analyst’s Office recommended rejecting the proposal, saying it is a relatively expensive way to reduce greenhouse gases, could have uncertain or limited climate benefits, and would reduce diesel excise tax revenue that supports highways, local streets and roads, and other transportation programs.
A major point of debate was whether the credit would simply shift limited feedstocks from renewable diesel to SAF rather than create new low-carbon fuel supply. Professor Aaron Smith and the LAO said that because feedstocks such as used cooking oil, tallow, and vegetable oils are limited and already used in other fuel markets, the policy could increase SAF at the expense of renewable diesel, with possible increases in fuel prices and little net emissions benefit. Administration and CARB staff disputed that outcome, saying additional waste-based feedstocks are available and that the policy would not meaningfully raise gasoline or diesel prices. Senators focused on feedstock availability, impacts on road funding, fairness to consumers, and whether the proposal was really aimed at preserving specific refineries such as Phillips 66.
Public comment was sharply divided. Labor representatives, refinery workers, airlines, Boeing, airports, and some local residents supported the proposal, emphasizing jobs, refinery investment, and aviation’s need for a liquid-fuel decarbonization pathway. Environmental and transportation groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, World Resources Institute, Earthjustice, California Environmental Voters, counties, cities, and trucking and asphalt associations, opposed it, citing weak net climate benefits, possible fuel-price impacts, and losses to transportation funding. No vote was taken; the chair announced all items would be held open for a future hearing.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It's time to put an end to these wasteful boondoggles.
- </c><00:36:09.200><c> boondoggles</c> these wasteful boondoggles these wasteful boondoggles representative
- We, everyone in this room hates waste. We like efficiencies.
- We, everyone in this room hates waste. We like efficiencies.
- the waste.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee Jan 22nd, 2026
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now in California, half of all municipal solid waste ends up in landfills, approximately 146 tons
- What this bill does is simply allow municipal districts to take that waste and convert it into a usable
- waste glass market development payment, holding committee. AB 767 Aloni?
- “AB 1153 Bonta, abandoned RVs, do pass as amended to strike the solid waste disposal and co-disposal
- Dupass is amended to strike the solid waste disposal and co-deposal site cleanup program fund out with
Committee:
House Appropriations
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
The Session Adjourns / Rallying for Disability Rights / Fighting Fraud / Countering Climate Change May 25th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- For others, it meant looking for ways to prevent the misuse and waste of the tax dollars the state does
- the Senate Human Services Committee, and I had been hearing a lot of concerns from Minnesotans about waste
- of the tax prevent the misuse and waste of the tax dollars<00:04:21.840><c> the</c><00:04:22.079><c>
- </c> of concerns from motans about waste of concerns from motans about waste fraud<00:04:49.280><c> and
- It's tough to know exactly how much waste, fraud, and abuse would be prevented.