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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- advancing equity, confronting climate impacts, promoting economic prosperity, and investing in the engine
- The Cal Mentor in particular is geared towards engineering and architectural contracts.
- Derek Barnes, Director, Operating Engineers, and support. Thank you.
- Crystal Moreno on behalf of the California Conference of Operating Engineers and strong support.
- Madam Pro Tem, members, Ted Topin for the professional engineers in California government and full support
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- My name is Eddie Shawan, and I represent EAS Engineering. ...and I represent EAS Engineering in the State
- I've been working in the engineering industry for quite a while and started my own business in 2017.
- I've been working in the engineering industry for quite a while and started my own business in 2017.
- So Major Richard Starr was a combat engineer.
- Thank you. combat engineer.
Keywords:
community reinvestment, housing, local funding, urban development, economic revitalization, data protection, privacy, performance measures, reporting requirements, office of privacy, social disadvantage, business certification, state guidelines, economic equity, minority-owned businesses, combat veterans, support, military service, injury compensation, veteran affairs
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Apr 3rd, 2025 at 02:30 pm
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- If you have, where are we at in the engineering of that, and what does that look like? Yeah, Mr.
- So we have not taken that very far at UND in terms of engineering and technology development.
- doing in Grand Forks with their pre-combustion technology, and other groups have done front-end engineering
- Is there anything else from an engineering standpoint that possibly Is there anything else from an engineering
- Strayley, has any part of your compensation amount been derived from the work that UND in the engineering
Bills:
SB2339
Keywords:
wildfire mitigation, utility liability, strict liability, electric utility, public service commission, PSC, rural electric cooperative, municipal utility, transmission provider, vegetation management, power lines, reclosers, electrical safety, wildfire prevention, grid reliability, public safety, first responders, ANSI A300, National Electrical Safety Code, community outreach
Summary:
The Energy and Natural Resources Committee continued work on House Bill 1459, which concerns rare earth and critical mineral recovery from North Dakota lignite coal. Testimony from UND researcher Dan Ludo and industry representative David Straely focused on the urgency of developing the process quickly, the technical differences between extracting minerals from coal versus ash, and the potential value of elements such as terbium, dysprosium, gallium, germanium, and synthetic graphite. Straely argued the bill is constitutional, limited to minerals within the coal seam, and needed to avoid years of quiet title litigation and provide certainty for development and compensation to royalty owners. Committee members raised questions about landowner rights, compensation levels, possible amendments from the Department of Trust Lands, and whether the bill should be modified to address constitutional concerns or sunset provisions. No final action was taken on HB 1459; the chair said parties could work on language until Monday before the committee revisits it.
The committee then returned to House Bill 1579, a high-load study bill with a possible energy infrastructure investment amendment. Jody Smith of the Retirement and Investment Office presented updated language adding guardrails for in-state infrastructure investing, including requiring approved projects to be underwritten and managed by a qualified investment manager or financial institution and to follow the Legacy Fund investment policy. Members discussed whether the amendment had been shared with the House sponsor and noted that the related bill 1330 was still pending, so HB 1579 was being held for the time being.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 1566, which had an amendment from the Agriculture Commissioner’s office. The committee adopted the amendment 7-0, then passed a due-pass motion on the amended bill and referred it to Appropriations, also by a 7-0 vote. Members discussed the bill’s fiscal impact, including an estimated $580,000 for two FTEs over two years, and clarified that the study component remains in the bill. Senator Gerhardt was assigned to carry the measure.
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee Apr 2nd, 2025
Ways and Means Education
Transcript Highlights:
- we'll start with Matt Massie, the president of the Alabama Cyber School of Cyber Technology and Engineering
- passed it in the opening line of code, it says "create a school" and then help replicate cyber engineering
- What we do is we take these little cyber camps and engineering camps, and we go on the road.
- That's why our school is focused on math modeling, applied work, and engineering.
- He wants to be an engineer, and that's the kind of leadership we develop in the state, and we preach
Keywords:
workers' compensation, public education, employee injury, insurance trust fund, on-the-job injury, administrative procedures, HB176, Alabama sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax exemption, optical aids, eyeglasses, contact lenses, prescription glasses, vision care, optometrist, ophthalmologist, optician, medical devices, local option tax exemption
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These activities are an economic engine for Texas, producing thousands of jobs and commercial activity
- And when you submit the plans or ask for a building permit, you're going to have an engineering stamp
- maybe there's some single family stuff that's small that may not require an engineer, but of any scale
- or anything that an engineer is required, absolutely, and certainly a lot of the land stuff requires
- engineering.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- These activities are an economic engine for Texas, producing thousands of jobs and commercial activity
- When you submit the plans or ask for a building permit, you're going to have an engineering stamp of
- That's small and may not require an engineer, but for anything of scale or anything that an engineer
- And certainly, a lot of the land stuff requires engineering.
- Our members include developers, bankers, lawyers, and architects. ...engineers and anyone involved in
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Agriculture and Water Management Committee Mar 31st, 2026 at 09:30 am
Agriculture and Water Management Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- The economic engine is that narrow point.
- The economic engine is that narrow point there.
- I am the state engineer for the Department of Water Resources.
- I used to be the Devils Lake engineer. I can't recall. Is it Felix's?
- I used to be the Devils Lake engineer. I can't recall. Is it Felix's?
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Energy Development and Transmission Committee Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Transcript Highlights:
- And from the University of North Dakota, Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering.
- And that was my non-engineering answer to that. Okay. Any other questions?
- My non-engineering answer to that. Okay. Any other questions for Joe?
- I'm also a former engineer and soil conservationist.
- I'm also a former engineer and soil conservation. and work in industry for about 15 years.
Summary:
The Energy Development and Transmission Committee met in interim session and approved the November 6 minutes. Chair Novak outlined the committee’s study agenda, including large energy users such as data centers, geothermal, landowner relations, wind and solar, and other energy topics across the state. The meeting was framed as informational only, with no bills or formal legislative action taken beyond the minutes approval.
Testimony focused first on landowner relations. Oliver County Commissioner Dave Berger described the county’s energy history and local support for coal and related development. North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue emphasized proactive, face-to-face communication with landowners, respect for property rights, and the need for developers to be transparent about tradeoffs; he also discussed insurance and liability concerns tied to easements. Committee members asked about eminent domain, local versus state authority, and how communities can better understand the revenue and infrastructure implications of energy development.
Department of Agriculture Deputy Commissioner Tom Bodine then described the department’s ombudsman programs for pipeline restoration and reclamation, wind restoration, and royalty oversight. He said the programs provide confidential, third-party assistance on reclamation and royalty disputes, but do not provide legal advice. Senators raised concerns about post-production deductions in royalty leases and whether the ombudsman can explain them; Bodine said the program can clarify statements and deductions but cannot resolve legal disputes. He also said the department has not received requests related to fiber lines.
Representatives from Grid United and One Oak described their project development and landowner engagement practices. Grid United’s Brent Johnson discussed the North Plains Connector transmission project, its route selection process, voluntary acquisition approach, and efforts to avoid eminent domain by working closely with regulators, counties, townships, and landowners. One Oak’s Danette Welsh and Tom Giltner described the company’s midstream operations, extensive North Dakota footprint, and emphasis on direct landowner communication, consistent local regulation, careful construction practices, and post-construction reclamation. Members asked about setbacks, zoning consistency, invasive species prevention, outside advocacy groups, and eminent domain use; One Oak said it has not used eminent domain on its North Dakota projects, largely because most gathering lines are negotiated easements.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 17th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an environmentalist and a power systems engineer.
- In the audience, we also have Tanya Trujillo, our Deputy State Engineer.
- Thank you, State Engineer Anderson.
- I'd ask State Engineer Anderson to comment as well.
- Madam Chair, City Engineer and Director, thank you for that.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select Jul 23rd, 2025
Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The analogy is a little strange when you said from the jet engine down to a jackhammer because a jet
- engine is so loud, because we're not starting with the sound as loud as a jet engine.
- As loud as a jet engine? Right. From 50 feet away. We are with many firearms, yeah.
- There's a lot of the jet engine? Right, from 50 feet away.
- Fifty feet away, it's the same as a jet engine above your head?
Summary:
The Committee on General Laws met with a quorum and first went into executive session on House Bill 2774, the Jeff Knight bill concerning gas-powered leaf blowers. An amendment was adopted to exempt the city of Clayton, Missouri, allowing it to ban gas-powered leaf blowers if it chooses. The committee then rolled the amendment into a House Committee Substitute and voted the substitute do pass by 12 yeas and 0 nays.
The committee next took up House Bill 2176 by Representative Perkins and voted it do pass by 8 yeas and 4 nays. After that, the committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1730, sponsored by Representative Koslow, which would treat Missouri-made firearm suppressors that remain in-state as outside federal Commerce Clause oversight. The sponsor and supporters argued the bill would protect hearing, reduce federal burdens, and not increase crime; members raised concerns about concealment and public safety, but no opposition testimony was offered and the hearing closed.
The final public hearing was on House Bill 2504 by Representative Elliott, which would expand who may be designated as school protection officers to include additional school personnel, such as classified staff, if they volunteer, complete required training, and are approved through local school board and state processes. Supporters, including a school superintendent, security trainer, law enforcement officer, and public advocate, said the bill would improve response times in rural districts that cannot afford school resource officers and emphasized the extensive training and vetting already required. Opponents or skeptical members questioned whether adding more armed personnel in schools was the right response to school violence, but no formal opposition testimony was presented before the committee adjourned.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Utilities -continued- Feb 4th, 2026 at 12:15 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- So I've called the Corps of Engineers, the EPA, the U.S.
- cropland rather than 4%, so it is less likely that any single county loses its agricultural economic engine
- We have an engineering firm. We're often hired by school districts to do the construction.
- We have engineers that are doing a...
- We hired an engineer that does hydraulic studies before this all took place.
Summary:
The House Utilities Committee resumed hearing on House Bills 2402 and 2816, which address utility-scale solar development. The chair asked witnesses to keep comments to informational purposes, and testimony focused on setbacks, taxation, land conversion caps, county authority, decommissioning, and impacts on neighboring landowners and rural communities. Several witnesses said they supported solar in limited settings such as rooftops or industrial sites, but opposed or wanted changes to the bills’ treatment of agricultural land, especially the proposed 4% cap on cropland conversion and the 500-foot setback from homes.
Testimony from landowners and farm groups emphasized concerns about property rights, viewshed impacts, fire risk, drainage and floodplain issues, and the loss of agricultural tax base and local economic activity. They argued the proposed $2,500 per megawatt tax was too low and suggested higher rates, with some recommending $6,000 per megawatt or more, along with decommissioning requirements and stronger county-level protections. A Renew Missouri representative supported much of the bill but preferred a smaller setback and raised constitutional concerns about changing solar land from agricultural to commercial assessment. Other witnesses, including a county commissioner, described local regulations already in place in some counties and asked for clearer statewide standards.
Industry and utility representatives said the legislation was generally workable but needed further discussion on setbacks and property tax treatment. Clean Grid Alliance and related witnesses argued that tax comparisons with other states should account for total tax burden, not just nameplate taxes, and said higher taxes would raise electricity costs for consumers. Ameren Missouri said it was acceptable with most provisions, but cautioned against overly aggressive real-property assessments and noted its current and planned solar buildout. The hearing ended without a vote; the committee adjourned after taking testimony on both bills.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- But I will say, before I move on, I'm a nuclear engineer.
- So the long-awaited American nuclear renaissance—if you're a nuclear engineer, you almost hesitate to
- , chemists, industrial engineers, and the kinds of expertise that have relevance to processing critical
- I will say that as a longtime nuclear engineer, even when I saw that, I was skeptical.
- engineer, even when I saw that, I was skeptical, okay?
Summary:
The committee first approved the minutes from January 14 and January 28 by voice vote. It then considered RS 3-2904, a DOGE task force bill to remove obsolete code sections, including provisions related to hazardous waste facility siting and the Big Payette Lake Water Quality Act. The sponsor urged caution about unintended consequences and whether the deletions could affect public testimony or shift responsibilities, but the committee voted to introduce the bill without opposition.
The main presentation was from Dr. John Wagner, director of Idaho National Laboratory, on energy dominance and security through research, development, and demonstration. He described major changes under the current federal administration, especially executive orders accelerating nuclear energy development, reactor testing, NRC reform, and critical minerals work. He said INL is supporting advanced reactor demonstrations, fuel fabrication efforts, microreactor and small modular reactor projects, used fuel research, and partnerships with private companies and the Department of War, while also noting growing interest from AI/data center companies in nuclear power.
Members asked about used fuel storage and recycling, Idaho’s role in attracting nuclear investment, transmission and water constraints, reactor size and siting, timelines, and the relationship between nuclear development and data center demand. Wagner said Idaho’s regulatory certainty, workforce, transmission planning, and state signaling will matter more than any single policy tool, and he pointed to the new Idaho Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force as a venue for advising the governor on opportunities. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Jan 14th, 2026
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- But I’m a licensed professional engineer and a licensed land surveyor in the state of Florida.
- My background is engineering, math, science, et cetera, and I enjoy helping the school.
- As a licensed engineer, we understand the campus and the planning—this needs to go here and this needs
- So that’s how we started our consulting engineering business.
- , education, welding, and cosmetology. ...from nursing, engineering, education, welding, cosmetology,
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education received a presentation from the Governor’s Office and the Commissioner of Education on the proposed higher education budget. The presentation highlighted a $117.4 billion overall state budget, with education at $32.5 billion and higher education receiving a modest overall increase. Key items included no tuition or fee increases for Florida residents, major financial aid funding such as Bright Futures, Benacquisto, EASE, Open Door, and first responder scholarships, as well as workforce investments including apprenticeship programs, career and technical education, nursing pipeline funding, and performance-based funding for colleges and universities.
Committee members asked questions about the proposed expansion of the Guardian program at state colleges and the $100 million university recruitment and retention fund. Officials said the Guardian funding would give colleges flexibility to use trained personnel for campus safety, sometimes alongside or in place of campus police or private security. The Chancellor explained that the recruitment and retention money would be distributed to universities with no specific directives beyond using it for faculty recruitment and retention, emphasizing Florida’s favorable demographics and the opportunity to attract faculty from states facing enrollment declines.
The committee then heard testimony from multiple appointees and reappointees to boards of trustees at state colleges and universities, including Eastern Florida State College, Lake-Sumter State College, State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota, Miami Dade College, Northwest Florida State College, and St. Johns River State College. Each described their backgrounds and stressed themes of affordability, workforce alignment, nursing and technical programs, dual enrollment, and local community needs. Several cited strong nursing licensure pass rates and college outcomes. After hearing all appointees, the committee voted unanimously to confirm the full block of nominees, and the confirmations were reported favorably before the meeting adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Nov 19th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Williams International, an American jet engine company, chose to invest in rural Okaloosa County for
- CleverTech, actually one of the top engineering companies in the world, located in Fort Myers, Florida
- I'd like to introduce Jennifer Marshall, the Department of Transportation chief engineer.
- Fish and Wildlife Service, FWC, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Coast Guard, all of these different
- What was very interesting is I was in a meeting with the Army Corps of Engineers and they all started
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to hear presentations from the Department of Commerce and the Florida Department of Transportation. Jason Mahon of Florida Commerce outlined the state’s economic development strategy, emphasizing Florida’s GDP growth, business formation, and strengths in manufacturing, high-tech, life sciences, defense, and financial services. He described the department’s tools for small business lending, rural investment tax credits, venture capital support, infrastructure and workforce grants, performance-based incentives, and disaster recovery loans, and highlighted examples such as ServiceNow, Williams International, Asteris, and Point Blank Enterprises. Senators asked about grant availability for small businesses, foreign companies relocating to Florida, workforce shortages in manufacturing, and whether additional tools may be needed; Mahon said most small-business support is loan-based and noted ongoing workforce and infrastructure challenges.
Jennifer Marshall of FDOT then reviewed major transportation projects and the Moving Florida Forward initiative, describing the state’s large portfolio of active contracts and major congestion-relief projects across Florida. She highlighted early completions and accelerated timelines on projects including the NASA Causeway Bridge, I-95 at US 1 in Volusia County, I-4 congestion relief lanes, the First Coast Expressway, the Howard Frankland Bridge, I-4 interchanges in Central Florida, A1A coastal protection work, I-75 improvements in Southwest Florida, and the I-395 reconstruction in Miami. Senators asked about how express lane projects are selected, whether toll revenues are used for local maintenance and improvements, the status of the Miami I-395 project, and the impact of losing electric-vehicle express lane exemptions. Marshall said FDOT works with local long-range plans and congestion data, and that she would follow up on several specific funding and project questions.
Committee members generally praised both agencies for project delivery, cost savings, and coordination with local partners. Senator Mayfield noted the importance of using savings and working with local governments, while Senator Wright commended Commerce’s role in economic development and FDOT’s work on major road projects. The meeting concluded with no further business, and the committee adjourned.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I show y'all registered, uh, as Scott Stewart on behalf of the American Council of Engineering Companies
- I serve as vice president for legislative affairs for the American Council of Engineering Companies of
- ACC Texas represents about 450 engineering firms totaling about 36,000 employees across the state of
- Texas who practice in a variety of engineering disciplines.
- And there's some great engineering firms in Texas that can help do that to make these assessments.
Bills:
SB 7
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Like I said, 50% of the folks that we hire are going to be engineers, and we're very specific on the
- type of engineers that we do hire.
- For the higher ed example, we hire primarily mechanical, chemical, and electrical engineers.
- And industrial engineering, which is offered in, like, one major university near us and maybe not the
- Right, and then really, so if you look at, you've got to hire engineers that need, obviously, a four-year
Summary:
The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard Senate Bill 1961, which would expand reporting on post-secondary outcomes and workforce data, including employment, earnings, regional labor demand, and credentials of value. Senator Bettencourt said the bill is intended to close data gaps and improve alignment between education programs and workforce needs. Witnesses from Opportunity Austin, Texas 2036, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, and the Fort Worth workforce community testified in support, saying better data would help students, parents, schools, employers, and regional economic development efforts. After questions from members about regional workforce pipelines and semiconductor talent needs, public testimony closed and SB 1961 was left pending.
The committee then took up several pending bills and reported them favorably, including SB 1325, SB 604, SB 1832, SB 747, SB 2185, and SB 2395, with committee substitutes adopted where needed. SB 1325 was amended to remove the DSHS commissioner’s authority to issue standing orders for respiratory distress medication in schools. SB 1832, relating to school transfer or private-school funding options for students victimized by a public school employee, and SB 747, relating to intimate visual material policies, were both advanced on recorded votes. SB 2185, on the bilingual education allotment, was initially moved to a local calendar but was later backed up and reported to the full Senate after a fiscal note was noted. SB 2395, on school district general obligation bonds, was also reported favorably and then moved to the local and uncontested calendar.
The committee also heard SB 646, which would expand the Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program to additional professions, increase award amounts, and add stipends for rural and bilingual service. Senator West said the bill responds to mental health workforce shortages and inflation. The Texas Counseling Association supported the measure, and a Hogg Foundation representative said participation has grown sharply since prior changes. SB 646 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2647, which would create a Texas state accrediting agency and interim oversight system for higher education accreditors; supporters from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and a massage school owner argued it would improve accountability and reduce accreditor overreach, while Senator Menendez raised concerns about effects on law and medical school accreditation and student opportunities. SB 2647 was left pending.
Finally, the committee heard SB 2786, which would exempt first responders from the Texas Success Initiative entrance exam, and SB 2615, which would standardize remote-work policies across public higher education institutions. The Texas State Association of Firefighters supported SB 2786, saying it would remove an extra step for career advancement; the bill was left pending because the committee substitute had not yet been adopted. SB 2615 was presented as a way to ensure more consistent in-person staffing expectations while preserving exceptions for illness, disability, and some non-teaching roles; it too was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Jan 28th, 2025
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm Nat Chaffer, the General Counsel for the State Engineer.
- Stream Commission, and John Romero, who is the Director of Water Rights at the Office of the State Engineer
- Now, you mentioned the state engineers. Are they in here? Okay, so what happens exactly?
- Unfortunately, the information we have from the Office of the State Engineer (OSE) doesn't calculate
- We're going to get Matt Jacobs from the Office of the State Engineer.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, the amendment allows the two agencies, uh, Office of State Engineering and NMED, to approve them,
- Are we gonna trust, uh, a state engineer? We're gonna trust environment.
- So when mapping is done through New Mexico Tech and hand in hand with the state engineer.
- There's nobody picked and the water quality control will be determined by the state engineer and the
- So, but regarding the, the mapping the aquifers, uh, talking to the state engineer when we were going
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee Apr 15th, 2026
Labor, Public Employment and Retirement
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm an engineer operator with the Daly City Fire Department under the North County Fire Authority, and
- I'm an engineer operator with the Daily City Fire Department under the North County Fire Authority and
- Good morning, Solotitis, spouse of Contra Costa fire engineer, in support.
- Good morning, Solotitis, spouse of Contra Costa fire engineer, in support.
- Matt Kremens, on behalf of the California-Nevada Conference of Operating Engineers, in strong support