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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- bills because electricity prices are set on the regional electric market, dependent on the supply of
- bills because electricity prices are set on the regional electric market, dependent on the supply of
- bills because electricity prices are set on the regional electric market, dependent on the supply of
- bills because electricity prices are set on the regional electric market, dependent on the supply of
- bills because electricity prices are set on the regional electric market, dependent on the supply of
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026 at 10:00 am
Administrative Rules Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an executive director for the State Electrical Board.
- National Electrical Code from 2023 to 2006, and also the NFPA 101 from 2021 to the to the 2004.
- That was in definitions to just define electrical to separate it from conveyance.
- Define electrical to separate it from conveyance.
- I mean, it was all based on electrical.
Committee:
Joint Administrative Rules Committee
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Administrative Rules Committee Jun 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Presentation by the State Electrical Board, found in your packet pages 47 through 121.
- I'm an executive director for the State Electrical Board.
- National Electrical Code from 2023 to 2006 and also the NFPA 101 from 2021 to the 2004.
- That was in definitions to just define electrical to separate it from conveyance.
- I mean, it was all based on electrical.
Summary:
The Administrative Rules Committee met on June 11 and first approved the March 12, 2026 minutes by voice vote. It then granted the Board of Medicine an extension of time to implement rules tied to recent legislation, including North Dakota’s participation in the physician assistant licensure compact and a new physician nutrition continuing education requirement. The Board said it was waiting on compact rules and fee information before finalizing its own changes.
The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the Office of Management and Budget on broad personnel rule revisions, including salary administration, recruitment, leave, sick leave, funeral leave, service awards, appeals, and shared leave. OMB said the changes modernize HR language and implement recent legislation such as enhanced annual leave for hard-to-fill positions and new hire leave. Members questioned the hard-to-fill leave provisions, but OMB and counsel said those standards come from statute, not the rules. The committee also heard and accepted rule packages from the Lottery, the Board of Examiners for Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, the State Electrical Board, the Industrial Commission, PERS, and Health and Human Services, with each agency describing mostly technical, clarifying, or statutory-conforming changes and noting the public notice and comment process.
The most significant action came during the Gaming Commission rules presentation. After questioning whether the commission had authority to raise the poker tournament buy-in limit from $300 to $1,500, members moved to void Section 99-01.3-09-01 on the ground that the agency lacked statutory authority for that change. The motion passed on a roll call vote. The committee also discussed several gaming-related issues, including online raffles, kiosk use, advertising restrictions, and the broader policy question of whether charities should be allowed to own bars, but took no further formal action on those topics.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EIG-AEN, EIG-HOU, EIG Public Hearings 03-11-2025
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- First on our agenda is House Bill 242, HD1, relating to electric vehicle batteries.
- First on our agenda is House Bill 242, HD1, relating to electric vehicle batteries.
- just want to note we prefer one working group that covers all lithium-ion batteries versus just the electric
- First was House Bill 242, HD1, relating to electric vehicle batteries.
- We might have Jennifer Baker from Hawaii Electric on Zoom. Oh, sorry, she's here in person.
Committee:
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Summary:
The joint committees heard testimony on several energy- and environment-related measures. HB 242 HD1 on electric vehicle batteries drew support from the Department of Health, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, SERFCO, and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation; the Energy Office suggested a broader working group covering all lithium-ion batteries, and members later adopted amendments including a date change and revised timing language. HB 751 HD2 on statewide organic waste reduction and diversion received mixed testimony, with the Department of Health opposing it over concerns about compostable food packaging and incomplete testing data; the committee nonetheless moved the bill forward with amendments removing compostable food packaging from the definition of organic waste and changing the effective date to July 1, 2050.
The committees also considered HB 1020 HD1 on a statewide program to characterize carbon sequestration potential and underground water resources. The Hawaiʻi State Energy Office and Ulupono supported the measure as part of a broader geothermal and energy security effort, while members raised concerns about overlapping roles between agencies and the need for a single coordinated voice. The committee ultimately amended the bill to place DBEDT in charge, with technical changes, and passed it. In a separate portion of the hearing, HB 350 HD2 on energy was heard with support from the State Energy Office, industry, and advocacy groups; opponents argued the existing solar water heater law is working and that variances already allow flexibility. The committee passed HB 350 unamended.
Later, the committee heard HB 977 HD1 on energy financing, HB 1017 HD1 on the greenhouse gas sequestration task force, HB 1051 HD1 on energy efficiency portfolio standards, and HB 1406 HD1 on government procedures. HB 977 received support from the Public Utilities Commission, DCCA, and others and was advanced with technical, non-substantive amendments. HB 1017, which would repeal the greenhouse gas sequestration task force, and HB 1051, which sets energy efficiency benchmarks, were both passed unamended. HB 1406, a task force bill aimed at improving permitting and regulatory processes, was amended to add a Senate representative, include the State Energy Office, make the bill effective on approval, and note prior funding requests in the committee report; it was then adopted. Votes were recorded on each measure, with some members excused and HB 751 drawing one no vote from Senator Rhoads.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- powered by an electric motor.
- So, to be sure, some electric motor.
- </c> it for when it's under electric power. it for when it's under electric power.
- bicycles,</c><00:32:23.080><c> which</c> there's electric assist bicycles, which there's electric assist
- </c><00:34:41.159><c> motor</c> because e-bikes have an electric motor because e-bikes have an electric
Committee:
Senate Finance
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (06/02/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 112-FN, relative to purchase power agreements for electric distribution utilities. be thrown
- Relative to purchase power agreements Relative to purchase power agreements for<00:11:55.480><c> electric
- </c> for electric distribution utilities. for electric distribution utilities.
- </c><00:13:15.640><c> distribution</c> investor-owned electric distribution investor-owned electric distribution
- power agreements for electric distribution<00:34:41.240><c> utilities.
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Informal House Session 11 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- insurance and funding repairs; House Bill 1561, an act requiring notice to landlords relating to gas or electric
- House Bill 1561, an act requiring notice to landlords relating to gas or electric shutoffs.
- An act requiring notice to landlords relating to gas or electric shutoffs, House Bill 1561.
- An act requiring notice to landlords relating to gas or electric shutoffs, House Bill 1561.
- An act requiring notice to landlords relating to gas or electric shutoffs, House Bill 1561.
Summary:
The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then received a message from the Governor filing a fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations bill responding to recent federal actions, which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The House also adopted several Rules Committee orders extending reporting deadlines for the Committees on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities and on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery to March 18, 2026, and it adopted resolutions congratulating Webster School on being named a 2025 National Elementary and Secondary Education Act Distinguished School and commending Daval Advoid for 50 years of service to the Plainfield Volunteer Fire and EMS Association.
The House suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow two petitions to proceed: one on further regulating state and local participation in federal civil immigration enforcement, and another on energy costs, transparency, and sustainability. It also concurred in a Senate order for a sick leave bank for a Department of Corrections employee. The Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee then placed several House bills on the calendar, including measures exempting Hancock and Warwick schools, addressing homeowners insurance repairs, landlord notice of gas or electric shutoffs, locksmith notice requirements, retirement benefits, regional transit authority advisory boards, and naming an overpass in Sandwich for U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Raymond G. Torval.
The House suspended Rule 7A and ordered those bills to a third reading, then welcomed Westborough High School law students and guests visiting to learn about the legislative process. Later, the chamber enacted Senate Bill 24 on the Great Barrington Fire District and House Bill 4589 authorizing Ludlow to pay an unpaid bill. It also engrossed House Bills 4235, 4349, 4701, and 4908, dealing respectively with Rochester’s fire chief employment, a Boston police age waiver for Lewis Cabral, expanding Orange’s select board, and a sick leave bank for a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office employee. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn until Thursday at 11 a.m., and then adjourned.
PA
Transcript Highlights:
- And to date, we have run zero bills to require hyperscale data centers to pay for their own electricity
- , build their own electricity, that is, bring it themselves, or pay for their infrastructure costs.
- So instead what we have are hyperscale data centers buying our electricity right out from underneath
- us, which is the number one reason why your electricity bills have gone through the roof.
- bills, and I will come to this podium every single day and talk about affordability and electricity
Summary:
The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed numerous guests and interns to the chamber, and established a quorum with 202 members voting on the master roll call. The House then received committee reports on several bills and a resolution, including measures from Consumer Protection, Finance, Communications and Technology, Rules, and Appropriations, and agreed to the reports. House Bill 1877 was reported as passed by the Senate without amendment and was signed by the Speaker for presentation to the Governor.
The chamber adopted House Resolution 363, as amended, directing the Joint State Government Commission to study Pennsylvania’s early childhood education system, including the role of public and private equity in child care and recommendations to improve access and affordability. The House also advanced several bills on final passage, including House Bills 2551, 75, 76, 426, 1127, 2234, and 1585. These measures addressed issues such as banning government text-message collection of fees and tolls, medical licensing for physician assistants and physicians, native habitats at Commonwealth facilities, joining the dental and dental hygienist compact, a spent grain donation tax credit, and restrictions on mugshot removal fees. Most passed with broad support, though House Bill 1127 drew opposition over concerns about licensing standards and the compact structure.
Members also considered House Bill 2650, creating the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development Certification for data centers, and House Bill 2496, establishing a temporary pause on data center proposals while local ordinances are reviewed. Both bills were amended several times. Debate on HB 2650 focused on data center impacts on electricity costs, water use, noise, community benefit agreements, and farmland protection; one farmland-protection amendment was tabled, while other amendments on closed-loop cooling and enforceable local criteria were adopted. Debate on HB 2496 centered on preserving local control and home rule authority for municipalities, with amendments clarifying that local governments could continue curative amendment procedures and retain zoning powers. The House agreed to both bills as amended.
The House also re-reported several bills from Appropriations and Rules, reconsidered and re-accepted a prior committee report on House Bill 2359, and announced caucus and committee meetings. At the end of the session, the House moved several bills to Appropriations, removed Senate Bill 1058 from the table calendar to the active calendar, and adjourned until Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 11 a.m., unless recalled sooner.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/13/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Data centers can use a lot of electricity. At what point in the process is that evaluated?”
- The significant electric infrastructure that exists in Becker is a key attraction for data centers and
- to run them to generate electricity to run them efficiently<00:43:06.839><c> this</c><00:43:07.000><
- generated at the monacello electricity generated at the monacello nuclear<00:53:40.799><c> plant</c>
- I'm here on behalf of the IBEW State Council, which represents over 15,000 electrical workers in the
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
CPN-AEN, CPN-EDT, CPN-HOU, CPN-EIG Public Hearings 01-29-2025
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here on behalf of Hawaiian Electric.
- How much revenue does the electricity reliability surcharge generate?
- Not say F.L. because it's not electricity, but similar to water.
- </c> not say FL because it's not electricity not say FL because it's not electricity but<00:48:50.760
- Rocky Kyani Shinato, Electric Aloha: Chair, Vice Chairs, members of the committee, on behalf of H Electric
Committee:
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 252 on invasive species, which would broaden the Department of Agriculture’s authority to inspect items moved into or within Hawaii, prohibit the sale of pest-infested merchandise, and allow quarantine, treatment, or destruction of affected materials with clarified penalties. Testifiers from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, the Farmers Union, and many others strongly supported the bill, emphasizing gaps in current inspection authority and the need to address high-risk non-agricultural commodities such as outdoor furniture and other cargo that can carry pests like red imported fire ants. Members raised concerns about staffing, inspection capacity, commerce impacts, and whether better manifest descriptions or scanners could help target higher-risk shipments. The chairs recommended passage with Department of Agriculture and technical amendments, and the committees adopted the recommendation.
The joint CPN/EDT hearing then took up SB 148 on combat sports, which would create a Hawaii Combat Sports Commission and regulate combat sports while prohibiting no-rules contests. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments on effective dates and later said other jurisdictions generally use a single commission for boxing and MMA. Supporters, including a professional fighter and a longtime advocate, argued the bill would help revive the sport in Hawaii, improve local opportunities, and reduce costs associated with separate commissions; one testifier initially appeared opposed but clarified he was actually in support. Committee members asked about safety, medical coverage, staffing, vacancies, and whether separate commissions could share staff. The committees ultimately recommended passage with amendments, including an Attorney General effective-date amendment, amendments from the Hawaii Association of Professional Nurses to increase health-care coverage at fights, and DCCA’s recommendation to unify boxing and MMA under one commission; the effective date was deferred to July 1, 2050, and the recommendation was adopted.
A later joint CPN/Housing agenda began with SB 69 on deposits of public funds, which would require the Director of Finance to consider the benefits of using in-state depositories, including favorable lending terms for affordable housing. The Department of Budget and Finance and the Hawaii Bankers Association offered comments, and no other testimony or questions were noted before the discussion moved on. The next measure introduced was SB 24 on limited profit housing associations, which would create a regulatory framework and a limited profit housing council; the transcript cuts off as testimony on that bill was beginning.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environmental Quality Committee Apr 22nd, 2026
Environmental Quality
Transcript Highlights:
- But we worry that there are many permutations under which facilities would be able to generate electricity
- using reshuffled electricity from other parts of the West.
- hydrogen shall result in a net decrease of air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions from the electrical
- Greenhouse gas emissions from the electrical sector. Pretty simple.
- Derek Cole with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and we are in support.
Committee:
Senate Environmental Quality
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Mar 19th, 2025
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Rico Gonzalez with El Paso Electric. We are very much in support of this bill.
- We live in a territory where El Paso Electric serves both New Mexico and Texas, and we see every single
- Currently, rural electric co-ops are not eligible under the PPRF.
- Will this change—like right now, we have some electric entities that either have or are going to submit
- Um, am I correct that the loans can go to political subdivisions and electric cooperatives? **Mr.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- in value, PUDs would not be required to contract for work on projects that relate to non-emitting electric
- generation, electric generation from a renewable resource, energy storage, or electric transmission
- may solicit and award contracts for the purchase of materials and supplies related to non-emitting electric
- generation from a renewable resource, energy storage, and the transmission and distribution of electricity
- bill is that primarily it is supposed to apply to a set of projects, and those are in this sort of electrical
Bills:
SB6313
Committee:
House Capital Budget
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 3/3/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Minnesota from 2021 to 2022 electrical Minnesota from 2021 to 2022 electrical outage<00:05:22.160
- Can we produce enough electricity, or at least clean electricity, to meet the demand?
- </c> approximately 3,800 megaw of electricity approximately 3,800 megaw of electricity to<00:05:50.560
- requirement for electric utilities some Electric<00:06:02.440><c> utilities</c><00:06:02.919><c> to<
- </c><00:06:40.880><c> in</c> and less expensive than electricity in and less expensive than electricity
Keywords:
natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption, municipal regulation, county ordinance, electrification, climate policy, housing development, building codes, energy source, utility infrastructure, Minnesota Statutes chapter 326B, propane, utility service, building permits, local government, energy choice
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee Mar 31st, 2026
Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, our folks pay 20% more for electricity than people in Louisiana and Kentucky.
- Our folks pay more for electricity than all of our neighboring states.
- Um, our folks pay 20% more for electricity than people in Louisiana and Kentucky.
- Our folks pay more for electricity than all of our neighboring states.
- Our folks pay more for electricity than all of our neighboring states.
Bills:
HB475
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Local Government (3-24-26)
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- When we filed the bill, that had the gas in there—electric, water, and gas—we took out the gas.
- When I filed this affordability issue, we had gas and it was electric, water, and gas; we took out the
- When I filed this affordability issue, we had gas and it was electric, water, and gas; we took out the
- As you all electricity affordability.
- the electric rates have gotten<00:31:15.640><c> and</c><00:31:16.040><c> uh</c> gotten and uh gotten
Committee:
House Local Government
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Economic Development Feb 24th, 2026
Joint Committee on Rural Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- In 2023, NEMO RPC partnered with Tri-County Electric and Northeast Power Cooperative to form Housing
- How does that work for you day by day when you partner up with folks like Tri-County Electric?
- I'm vice president of the Missouri Electric Cooperatives.
- And I'd also like to submit a letter on behalf of Northeast Power, our electric cooperative.
- I know that SEMO Electric in southeast Missouri has participated in the program. They have areas.
Summary:
The Committee on Economic Development met in executive session and first approved House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2151 by a vote of 11-0. The substitute removed CPI language so the measure would not allow a year-over-year increase, and the committee then voted the bill do pass. The committee then heard House Bill 2474, which would add progressive design-build as another procurement option for municipalities and other local political subdivisions. The sponsor and supporters said it would give local governments more flexibility, speed, and cost control on major projects by allowing a collaborative, multi-stage process before final pricing is set; no one testified in opposition, and the hearing was closed without a vote.
The committee next heard House Bill 2693, a port authority bill that the sponsor described as clarifying port authority creation, districts, operations, and partnerships while preserving limits on state liability. Testimony from Port KC and the Missouri Port Authority Association focused on public safety needs, including authority for port rangers with arrest powers in Kansas City’s port district, board appointment and removal provisions, and the need to keep ports competitive for development. Questions also touched on labor standards, housing authority funding, and whether the bill affected data centers; the hearing ended without opposition testimony.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1716, which would create a Department of Economic Development grant program for rural workforce housing through nonprofit regional partners. The sponsor and Northeast Missouri witnesses said the program is already working in northeast Missouri through a revolving fund, with homes built and sold at cost to help attract and retain workers such as teachers, nurses, and tradespeople; supporters from housing, business, utility, and economic development groups backed the bill, while one witness opposed government involvement in housing. Committee members questioned eligibility, nonprofit-only administration, local contractor use, affordability, and whether the program could crowd out private builders. The sponsor said an amendment would be needed before a vote, and the committee adjourned after the hearing without taking final action on HB 1716 or HB 2693.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
TRN Public Hearing - Tue Mar 31, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- Residents provide their own water and electricity.
- . electricity. electricity.
- Hawaiian<00:26:05.840><c> Electric.
- </c><00:26:06.120><c> Hawaiian</c><00:26:06.200><c> Electric</c><00:26:06.600><c> is</c> Hawaiian Electric
- Hawaiian Electric is Hawaiian Electric. Hawaiian Electric is good?<00:26:07.240><c> Yes.</c> good?
Summary:
The House Transportation Committee met on March 31 and heard a series of resolutions focused on roadway safety, transportation access, and infrastructure coordination. Early measures included HCR 104/HR 96 on advancing coastal trails on O‘ahu’s North Shore and HCR 63/HR 57 on clarifying responsibility for Honouliuli Bridge and addressing safety, wildfire, and emergency access concerns. The Department of Transportation supported both, and a resident testified that the Honouliuli bridge is a single-lane emergency replacement on state land that has limited access for fire protection, heavy vehicles, permits, and repairs. DOT said it was working with DLNR and that jurisdiction may ultimately lie with the County of Maui, with research ongoing. The committee also heard HCR 62/HR 56 on alternative vegetation management along Hana Highway, HCR 43/HR 39 on raised crosswalks near Ala Wai Elementary, and HCR 52/HR 48 on integrating the safe system approach into county road design; these drew support testimony and no opposition.
The committee then considered HCR 120/HR 112 on regulating transportation network companies under motor carrier law. DOT and the Public Utilities Commission offered comments, while Lyft opposed, arguing the legislature already created a TNC-specific framework in 2022 and that motor carrier law is not a good fit for app-based ride platforms. In questioning, PUC explained that TNCs would fall under both PUC motor carrier jurisdiction and DOT permitting, and DOT said it would follow up on enforcement questions. Members also discussed HCR 119/HR 111 on an indirect traffic disruption grant program, with the chair asking DOT to clarify how it enforces penalties when contractors or others fail to follow road closure requirements.
Other measures discussed included HCR 96/HR 88 on moving to a demerit-point driver licensing system, which DOT supported; HCR 128/HR 120 on coordinating capital improvement planning for Hawaiian Home Lands developments, which DOT and DHHL supported; HCR 127/HR 119 on a state highway police force, which DOT supported; and HCR 125/HR 117 on a statewide plan for derelict utility poles and lines, which drew support from DOT, Hawaiian Electric, and Hawaiian Telcom, with DOT acknowledging it lacks current statutory authority to force immediate removal. The committee also heard HCR 58/HR 54 on school crosswalk safety for Mililani Elementary, HCR 55/HR 51 on using artificial intelligence to mitigate traffic and improve road safety, and HCR 54/HR 146 on expanding the Hele-On Shared Ride program on Hawai‘i Island. Supporters of the Hele-On measure said expanded service would help rural residents, kupuna, and people with disabilities reach medical appointments and daily activities, while noting cost and technology-access concerns; they said missed or delayed appointments are a real issue in remote areas. The final item discussed in the excerpt was HCR 64/HR 58 on minimizing rumble strip dimensions on Kūhiō Highway on Moloka‘i, with DOT saying it had already removed some strips where large emergency vehicles were affected on narrow curves.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/25/26
Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate
Transcript Highlights:
- So, my their electricity bill.
- </c> traditional gas and electric traditional gas and electric transmission<00:35:27.680><c> and</c><
- </c><00:53:53.520><c> grid</c> today they sport an electricity grid today they sport an electricity grid
- , which would require a whole lot of new carbon-free electricity, including 24/7 electricity that goes
- , which would require a whole lot of new carbon-free electricity, including 24/7 electricity that goes
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Aug 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So is it a permit that was only allowed to be permitted if it was all electric?
- So none of these are permitted only for all electric? No, not yet.
- So that all-electric requirement is a caveat to part of receiving some of that money.
- At least for the first four years, it will be all-electric.
- Electricity, but I didn't want to get into the whole discussion about that.
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee