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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 04/14/26
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- at the agenda that the State of Minnesota pursues, we are inflating the cost of the utilities with wind
- are basically paying for two systems: one that is not reliable, which is expensive, the solar and wind
- AT THE AGENDA THAT THE State of Minnesota pursues, we are inflating the cost of the utilities with wind
- are basically paying for two systems: one that is not reliable, which is expensive, the solar and wind
- The solar and wind are not necessary, by the way.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House POCI Caucus Press Conference 5/8/25
Transcript Highlights:
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- And one of the winds protect our winds.
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Summary:
Lawmakers and advocates from the POCI Caucus held a news conference focused on protecting recent DFL-enacted policies in a newly divided Legislature. They highlighted accomplishments from the last biennium, including earned sick and safe time, ethnic studies, unemployment insurance changes, environmental protections, and MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented immigrants, and argued these measures should not be rolled back in budget negotiations. Speakers said Republicans were pushing cuts or carveouts that would disproportionately harm Black, brown, immigrant, women, and low-income communities, and they urged the House and Governor Walz to reject those changes.
A major theme was opposition to proposed carveouts to earned sick and safe time. Amanda Otero of TakeAction Minnesota said the proposed changes would remove benefits from more than 100,000 workers based on employer size, and lawmakers said sick leave should be universal. Another major topic was MinnesotaCare for undocumented immigrants. Representative María Isa Pérez Vega, Council Member Jason Chavez, and others argued the program is affordable, reduces uncompensated emergency care, and improves public health by expanding preventive care. Chavez and Emilia Gonzalez Avalos shared personal stories about family members who benefited from health coverage and said cutting access would worsen disparities and hurt families and communities.
The event also included remarks on ethnic studies and historical memory. Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura connected the Ethnic Studies for All Act to her family’s experience with Japanese American incarceration during World War II, and Sally Sudo described her family’s removal and imprisonment under Executive Order 9066. Speakers framed these stories as warnings against scapegoating and exclusion. In the question-and-answer portion, lawmakers said they were still in negotiations but emphasized that certain protections were non-negotiable and that any compromises should be distributed equitably rather than targeting specific groups.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 5, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Do you also have wind in your plan? There's, to my knowledge, very little wind.
- It might be some self-service wind at a farm. Somebody has some, but no utility-scale wind.
- in wave energy or energy from the Gulf Stream, which does not require the sun to be shining or the wind
- we're wanting to have it underground, because from time to time we do get some rainstorms and some wind
Summary:
The committee heard introductory remarks from Chair LaMarca and members, then received presentations on electric utility planning, transportation infrastructure, and broadband deployment. Public Service Commission staff explained how Florida’s utilities plan for reliability and cost through 10-year site plans, demand forecasting, and economic dispatch. The presentation emphasized Florida’s residential-heavy load, growing EV demand, expanding solar and battery storage, continued reliance on natural gas combined-cycle plants, and the role of nuclear power. Members asked about energy efficiency, rates, renewable options beyond solar, cybersecurity, grid resilience, data centers, and small modular nuclear reactors; the witness said efficiency programs are reviewed every five years, utilities must balance reliability and affordability, and large new loads like data centers generally must pay for their own infrastructure needs.
Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue described FDOT’s five-year work program, decentralized district structure, and funding mix, noting that the agency is predominantly state-funded and prioritizes maintenance and preservation before expansion. He highlighted record investment levels, major congestion-relief projects, toll-road revenues, seaport and airport partnerships, spaceport investments, workforce and equipment needs, and emerging technology such as advanced air mobility. Members asked about project timing, MPO planning, rail and ferry funding, airport governance, winter storm preparedness, and flooding/sea-level rise; Perdue said faster delivery depends on resources, local governments lead transit operations with FDOT as a capital partner, and coastal and drainage projects are designed around storm surge and resiliency.
The Office of Broadband reported on six grant programs supporting infrastructure, community facilities, digital connectivity, and future digital capacity and broadband expansion. Director Leo Garcia said the office has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars across most counties, leveraged significant private investment, and focused heavily on rural areas. He noted that broadband efforts are intended to support telehealth, education, workforce development, and economic growth, and said the state has reduced the number of unserved locations from more than 400,000 to a projected 170,000 after current awards are completed. He also said the office needs additional budget authority for the upcoming digital capacity program and that the larger federal/state broadband deployment program will be used to reach remaining unserved and underserved areas.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Now the comparison to the sea gliders, in case of heavy winds or whatever, can you still operate?
- Now the comparison to the sea gliders, in case of heavy winds or whatever, can you still operate?
- So the unique thing about sea gliders is, as you might know, airplanes typically land into the wind.
- So that provides the added leverage to always face into the wind and land that way.
- or whatever can in case of heavy winds or whatever can you<00:37:57.440>
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Bills:
HB1688, HB2386, HB1691, HB1680, HB2516, HB1993, HB2442, HB1510, HB1958, HB1915, HB1692, HB1524, HB1884, HB1523, HB2213, HB2186, HB2163, HB1908, HB1910
Keywords:
general excise tax, aircraft maintenance, tax exemption, aviation industry, economic competitiveness, water carriers, automatic adjustment mechanism, regulatory compliance, rate adjustments, public utilities commission, Hawaii Revised Statutes, biosecurity, community outreach, transportation rates, vehicle ownership, salvaged vehicles, insurance settlement, electronic signatures, administrative efficiency, vehicle transfer
Summary:
The committee first took up SB 2699, which would create a youth transit program within DOT and a special fund tied to the environmental response/energy/food security tax fund. The chair described support from several agencies but also noted Attorney General concerns about whether the special fund met statutory criteria, DOE comments requesting a July 1, 2026 effective date, and broader funding concerns because the bill would draw from general fund resources. The chair recommended deferral, saying the measure involved significant long-term costs and needed more work on a funding mechanism. The committee deferred the bill.
The committee then heard SB 3182, relating to administrative license revocation procedures. HDOT supported the measure, while the Judiciary opposed the bill as written, citing operational, staffing, fiscal, and mailing burdens from requiring ADLRO to mail all case documents to every respondent within five days. Judiciary said it handles about 3,000 to 4,000 DUI cases annually and would need additional staff and certified-mail costs. Prosecutors from the state and county supported a proposed SD1 version, saying it would address backlog concerns and help DUI enforcement by creating a presumption of revocation. The committee ultimately recommended support and passage of SD1.
The committee also heard SB 3313 on interisland air service stability and transformation. The Attorney General warned the bill could be preempted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act and raised constitutional concerns about a local-hire provision. DOTAX said the program would be complicated to administer and suggested third-party certification. No action was taken in the excerpt. The committee then heard SB 3337, which would eliminate state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel for motor vehicles; HDOT opposed it, while DOTAX provided comments and the Hawaii Transportation Association supported it. The transcript then moved to SB 2896, lowering the minimum age for commercial driving from 19 to 18. HDOT supported the bill, the Hawaii Transportation Association strongly supported it and suggested added training requirements, and an Operating Engineers representative supported the concept but urged that young drivers be tied to apprenticeship or other structured training programs. No vote was shown in the excerpt.
Finally, the committee heard SB 2400, which would exempt wing-in-ground craft from the Hawaii Waters Act and define those craft in law. The PUC supported the bill’s intent, and Regent Craft testified in strong support, describing sea gliders as all-electric vessels that could improve interisland access, resiliency, and decarbonization while using existing harbor infrastructure. HTDC and several other groups also supported the measure. Members asked about infrastructure, ports, weather operations, and Coast Guard jurisdiction, and the witness said operators would decide harbor locations and that the company had identified multiple possible ports. No final committee action was included in the excerpt.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- and I'm hoping that when we are able to consider what we do with that excess revenue, if in fact it winds
- and I'm hoping that when we are able to consider what we do with that access revenue, if in fact it winds
- In fact, it winds up being excess revenue with the conclusion of the fiscal year, that we will revisit
Summary:
The Senate began with the Pledge of Allegiance and then adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Lenz Arthur Joseph, a five-year-old Hyde Park child whose death was described as a tragic loss to his family, school, and community. Senators offered condolences and a moment of silence was observed. The chamber also recognized several guests, including students and scholarship recipients from the Christian A. Herter Memorial Scholarship Program and visitors from River Valley Charter School and Fall River’s Green School.
The main legislative business was Senate 2521, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill providing about $189 million for early education and care providers so they could receive June child care financial assistance payments. The minority leader questioned why the deficiency had arisen so late in the fiscal year and asked about preventing similar shortfalls. The Ways and Means chair responded that the bill was time-sensitive, that such supplemental appropriations are common for caseload-driven accounts, and that the House had already passed the measure. He also reported that FY25 revenues were about $1.1 billion above benchmark, though most of that was restricted Fair Share revenue or excess capital gains.
The Senate took a roll-call vote on engrossment, and the bill passed to be engrossed by a vote of 39-0. The Senate then agreed to a conference committee on the FY26 budget bill, House 4001, after insisting on its amendment. It also adopted resolutions recognizing the Massachusetts-Hokkaido sister-state relationship and the Concord-Nani sister-city anniversary. The chamber suspended rules to advance a petition to ban DEHP in IV bags and tubing, and it agreed to a House referral change for Senate 2522, a health care petitions bill, sending it to the Judiciary Committee. Finally, the Senate adopted the emergency preamble and passed Senate 2521 to be enacted before adjourning to meet again the following Monday in memory of Lenz Arthur Joseph.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- We're going to compare it to solar and wind.
- We're going to compare it to solar and wind.
- . job, 1.3 jobs, for a solar and wind company. 15 seconds.
- Average job for pay, 148,000 data centers, 65,000 for solar and wind.
- Representative, we're out of time. 224.3 million for solar and wind.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- And among the learning tools that they use, it is to work with dyslexic students who wind up in one-on-one
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dyslexic <00:03:48.800>students <00:03:49.440>who <00:03:49.640>wind - to work with dyslexic students who wind to work with dyslexic students who wind up<00:03:50.200>
Bills:
SB3225, HCR53, HCR57, HCR101, HB1878, HB1481, SCR40, SCR59, SCR114, SCR197, SCR198, SR30, SR107, SR185, SR186
Keywords:
statutory revision, Hawaii Revised Statutes, clarification, obsolete provisions, legal accuracy, University of Hawaii, Board of Regents, associate degree, degree audit, reverse transfer, credit audit, student completion, credential attainment, community college transfer, four-year campus, higher education, postsecondary attainment, workforce development, student retention, graduation pathways
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
MS Senate Floor - 16 February, 2026; 4:00 PM
Mississippi Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- He said Senator Norwood said he could say that he is Baptist, that he would not be long-winded, and that
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won't <00:08:21.280>be <00:08:21.440>long- <00:08:21.599>winded - Baptist, but I won't be long- winded. Baptist, but I won't be long- winded.
Summary:
The Senate convened with quorum calls, an invocation by Dr. Jeff Parker of Southside Baptist Church in Jackson, and the pledge of allegiance led by the sergeant-at-arms. Dr. Parker offered a prayer for the members, their families, and the state, and the chamber welcomed several guests, including members of Jack and Jill of America, Dr. Gloria Graham as doctor of the day, and Pastor Parker’s wife, Sheila Parker.
On the calendar, the Senate first disposed of several procedural items by tabling motions to reconsider on Senate Bill 2441, which concerns limited medical licenses, and Senate Bill 2454, which revises Medical Licensure Board provisions, including licensure status, definitions, procedures, fines, and temporary practice authority. During discussion of SB 2454, Senator McClendon asked about the board’s composition, and Senator Brian explained that the bill would allow three lay members on the board while keeping doctors in the majority, noting that this was a recommendation from the board itself. The Senate also took up an out-of-order resolution honoring Mississippi members of the Seattle Seahawks NFL Super Bowl 60 champions.
The remainder of the meeting consisted largely of announcements. Senators announced upcoming receptions and committee meetings, including Judiciary A, Rules, and Highways and Transportation, and several members asked that the Senate adjourn in memory of deceased relatives and community members. Senator England reminded members of the March 10 primary elections and encouraged voting. The Senate then adopted a motion to stand in recess until 5:00 p.m., with the journal to reflect adjournment until 10:00 a.m. the following morning.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Along the coast, if they want to be insured, they already have to go to the 2018 code to get that wind
- Especially with wind insurance, that's going to help us with wind insurance to raise this.
- The wind came down, their streams rose, blew up against the house, and it survived.
Bills:
HB407, HB871, HB882, HB2011, HB3572, HB3578, HB4038, HB4866, HB4897, HB4978, HB5380, HB5555, HB5668, HB5670, HB5674, HB5676, HB5679, HB5688, SB673
Keywords:
solar energy, residential construction, building code, municipal regulations, energy compliance, building codes, interconnection, education, funding, teacher support, student resources, school infrastructure, municipal requirements, environmental sustainability, municipalities, construction, agricultural operation, International Code Council, county regulations, construction fees
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee, May 7, 2026
Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- One, it solves hopefully<01:11:12.719>
the <01:11:12.880>wind <01:11:13.199>just - One, it hopefully solves the wind just hitting with full force those bronze signs.
- through that wind. through that wind.
- because it was cut in the wind. because it was cut in the wind.
- And that wind just rocked it back it.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Central Research and Outreach Center pioneered a method of producing ammonia fertilizer using the wind
- producing ammonia fertilizer<00:03:16.040>
using <00:03:16.519>the <00:03:16.720>wind - using the wind using solar and<00:03:18.920>
hydro <00:03:19.680>and <00:03:19.920> - visibility to the production meters of thousands of generators throughout MISO, whether hydro, RNG, wind
- visibility to the production meters of thousands of generators throughout MISO, whether hydro, RNG, wind
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Select Committee on Tribal Relations, June 15, 2026 - AM
Select Committee on Tribal Relations
Transcript Highlights:
- Other than that, uh, we’ve been very busy with our Wind River Tribal Council.
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And called Wind River Energy Commission. - And called Wind River Energy Commission.
- So right now the tribe, the Wind River Energy Commission, only has about four fields together.
- Another one, part of the housing program, is a branch off that called Energize Wind River.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/08/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
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can some magic distance with the wind can some magic distance with the wind - So I hope that's what we finally wind up with. Uh thank you.
- that's what we finally wind up with. that's what we finally wind up with.
- We catch wind of it. We call the uncertified recovery house and say, "Hey man, listen.
- We call the We catch wind of it.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Chief Executive Wind, would you like to begin? Yep.
- My name is Virgil Wind.
- name is Virgil wind I am the<00:20:58.720>
chief <00:20:59.039>executive <00:20:59.559> - Wind. Next up, Ms. Eubanks. Mr. Chair, oh, I'm sorry, questions, comments, members?
- next up um Sten gret thank you Mr wind next up um Sten Miss<00:25:16.640>
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NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/29/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
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we <00:08:58.160>we <00:08:58.480>know <00:08:58.800>the wind - and that um you know we we know the wind and that um you know we we know the cost<00:08:59.720>
of - Chairman, to quote the Bob, you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
- Chairman, to quote the Bob, you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
UT
Utah 2025 Regular Session
Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee - November 19, 2025
Public Utilities, Energy, and Technology Interim Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- of different types of customers and, frankly, other generating resources like, you know, solar and wind
- that have profiles that... ...solar and wind that have profiles that, you know, are free on a variable
- basis when the wind is blowing or the sun is shining.
- And quit dinking around in the wholesale market of wind and solar.
- And quit dinkin around in the wholesale market of wind and solar.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Just last week, we made it a little bit more burdensome for clean energy projects like solar and wind
- In short, we're telling natural gas, which places tremendous... ...and wind to expand and operate in
- But we can't afford to slow down on wind and energy in this state.
- Solar and wind energy are also essential for the stability of Texas's grid.
- Finally, solar and wind energy are integral to Texas's economy.
Summary:
The Senate opened with an invocation, messages from the House, and several recognitions, including county day delegations from Fayette, LaSalle, Jim Hogg, Austin, and others, as well as a recognition of Rob Keppel for his career with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 429 designating October 2025 as RET Syndrome Awareness Month and SR 432 honoring Rob Keppel. A doctor-of-the-day introduction and a public announcement about free skin checks were also made.
The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1152, creating the offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, passed after suspension of the rules. SB 1868, regulating kratom and related substances, was amended to prohibit smokeable kratom products and kratom pills and to clarify THC variants such as Delta-8 and Delta-10, then passed. SB 1349, creating offenses for transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law, drew debate over a failed amendment that would have added election misinformation and foreign meddling; the bill ultimately passed unanimously. SB 2037, expediting review of LNG environmental permits, passed after amendments clarifying fees and deadlines, with opposition focused on its energy-policy implications. SB 1164, addressing emergency detention and court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment, passed after a drafting-error correction and discussion of the bill’s basis in recommendations from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health.
The Senate also advanced SB 2743 on prosecution of certain election offenses, which would allow a court process to disqualify a local prosecutor who repeatedly refuses to prosecute election cases and appoint the Attorney General; it passed to engrossment amid questions about evidence and local discretion. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit members, supporters, volunteers, and donors from disclosure by public agencies, passed unanimously. SB 2349, exempting certain short-term leases and temporary tenancies from floodplain notice requirements, passed unanimously. SB 2788, adding PSAT and pre-ACT scores for Texas Success Initiative exemptions and clarifying dual-credit eligibility, passed unanimously after amendment. SB 843, creating a TEA database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects and adding charter schools, passed after amendments on funding and scope.
Finally, SB 1832, allowing parents to transfer a student who was victimized by a public school employee to another campus, passed to engrossment after extended debate over whether the bill should also cover private schools and how it would interact with school choice and ESA policy. SB 39, revising the admission rule in commercial motor vehicle collision cases, was laid out and debated over its effect on negligent entrustment and related evidence, with the author emphasizing that the bill preserves the bifurcated trial structure and does not alter other admissibility rules.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Roxbury last, we just completed our updated hazard mitigation plan, which I spearheaded.
- Roxbury last, we just completed our updated hazard mitigation plan, which I spearheaded.
- Roxbury last, we just completed our updated hazard mitigation plan, which I spearheaded.
- Roxbury last, we just completed our updated hazard mitigation plan, which I spearheaded.
- plan which I updated hazard mitigation plan which I spearheaded. spearheaded. spearheaded.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- So, they might wind up having to divert funds from other things. I understand what you're saying.
- And either one of you, so districts like mine and all of my friends west to me say we have a wind project
- that's come online, and all of a sudden we go from a 5,000-acre to 5 $0 million wind project, and that
- We talked about wind, you know, a real popular topic these days.
- What is your thought about how they pay for staffing if they wind up with, say, even a 30% cut in ad