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• Generation planning: we review integrated resource plans to select the best mix of energy resources,
• Standard review covers wind, solar, storage, and smaller-scale high-voltage transmission lines.
• Standard review covers um wind, solar, Standard review covers um wind, solar, storage<00:23:42.400>
• Uh, so that's one outcome of that docket. utility resource planning process for uh utility resource planning
• into a utility gas gas utility resource into a utility gas gas utility resource plan<00:50:52.160

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• we can with the resources we have. we can with the resources we have.
• As a former school resource fair.
• It'll continue to wind its way resolved.
• We don't need more resources in my office.
• , and resources, and resources, uh<01:42:08.719> that<01:42:08.960> you<01:42:09.199

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• And that is why our children are protected today, because we as a legislature prioritize those resources
• You don't need wind. You don't need the sun to shine. It's just based upon what?
• So we have people in the state of California that have the intellect, and we have the resources, are
• even universities, we have the most abundant resources in the world.
• And when folks don't have access to resources, they turn to substances just to cope.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You could have historic or tribal resources to account for.
• Managed wetlands are a critical natural resource for our state.
• It impacts tribal cultural resources significantly.
• They are privileges to use and access public resources.
• It's just too precious of a resource for us not to treat it as such.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of water, parks, transportation, species protection, and fisheries bills. AB 430 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to publish an economic and environmental impact study when emergency water regulations are extended over multiple years; the author and supporters from agricultural and water groups said it would add transparency without limiting emergency authority. AB 1139 would expand a CEQA exemption to let county park agencies open existing roads and trails for non-motorized recreation, with supporters emphasizing access to nature and opponents warning about impacts to sensitive habitat, tribal resources, and fire risk. AB 929 would temporarily exempt small community water systems and managed wetlands from certain SGMA pumping reductions and fines; supporters said it would protect vulnerable communities and wetlands, while farm and water coalition opponents argued it would undermine basin-wide groundwater management and shift burdens to other users. AB 1225, creating an Accessibility Advisory Committee for State Parks, drew broad support and passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 514, which would encourage local water suppliers to develop emergency water supplies for drought and service interruptions; it passed with broad support, though one member cautioned against using scientific research as a loophole. AB 550 would let developers seek incidental take permits for species under consideration for listing, aimed at reducing delays for clean energy projects; environmental groups supported the goal but asked for clearer standards, limits on using research as mitigation, and a fee provision, and the bill passed as amended. AB 697 would authorize an incidental take permit for the State Route 37 interim project in Solano and Marin counties, balancing congestion relief and habitat restoration; supporters stressed long commutes and urgent restoration deadlines, while opponents raised climate, sea-level-rise, and tribal concerns. The bill passed, with some members noting they would continue to work on the measure. Other measures discussed included AB 975, which would give Sutter County a narrow, temporary exemption from streambed alteration agreements for certain damaged small bridges and culverts; county officials described repeated flood damage and long permitting delays, and the bill passed as amended. AB 1056 would phase out transferability of set gillnet permits after 2027, allowing only a final family transfer; supporters framed it as a gradual response to bycatch concerns, while fishing industry opponents said it would unfairly target an existing fishery and set a bad precedent. The committee also took up AB 1146, described by the author as a response to politically motivated water releases; supporters from conservation and water organizations backed the bill. Several bills were voted out to Appropriations, some were left open for later action or add-ons, and the committee repeatedly noted it was working through the agenda without a quorum early in the hearing.

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• AND WE HAVE THEM PROVIDE ACCESS TO BRIGHT FUTURES ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION IN ONLINE ACT PREP RESOURCES
• TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN ANY TIME WITHIN 30 DAYS AND I'M ASSUMING A CALENDAR MONTH, THAT LET'S SAY YOU WIND
• Ingoglia: SO WHAT HAPPENS IF THE DIVISION OF ELECTION CRIMES WINDS UP FINDING THERE IS A BUNCH OF PETITION
• AND IF YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO DO SO, WIND UP FILLING OUT OR ENGAGING IN FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY
• LET'S SAY YOU WIND UP FINDING 40,000 OF THEM AFTER THE FACT.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Wind, solar, hydro—thank goodness we just flipped the switch on Hydro-Québec.
• So while it is a one-time resource, it's one-time that we've been able to turn into a multi-year resource
• So obviously had lesser resources to help her husband.
• We have resources who will follow up.
• These are all resource-intensive projects. We're...

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The joint budget hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs, who described the fiscal outlook as challenging because of slow revenue growth, rising health care and other costs, and uncertainty from federal policy changes. Governor Healey and Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz then presented House 2, a $62.8 billion budget that they said grows by about 1% and does not raise taxes or fees. They emphasized affordability, fiscal discipline, protection of core services, and continued investment in education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety. The administration also discussed a separate bill to delay and phase in certain federal tax-code changes from the so-called OB3 law, especially research and experimental expense provisions, to reduce immediate budget impacts and preserve competitiveness. A major portion of the hearing focused on education and municipal aid. The administration said House 2 provides about $7.6 billion for Chapter 70 aid, fully funds the final year of the Student Opportunity Act, increases special education circuit breaker funding, and raises rural school aid. Senators and representatives from both parties raised concerns that Chapter 70 and other aid formulas are not equitable for small, rural, and low-wealth communities and are not keeping pace with inflation, and several called for broader review of the formula and related funding streams. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion, pointed to additional support through rural aid, special education, transportation reimbursements, and minimum aid, and said total Student Opportunity Act investment would reach about $2.1 billion over the life of the law. Transportation, housing, and fair share spending were also central topics. The administration said fair share revenues are being used holistically, with education-heavy spending in the operating budget and transportation-heavy spending in the supplemental budget, and estimated the overall split to date at roughly 57% education and 43% transportation. They highlighted MBTA stabilization, regional transit authority support, microtransit, fare-free regional transit, and bridge and commuter rail investments, while noting the MBTA remains a major fiscal concern. On housing, the governor stressed production, permitting reform, ADUs, down-payment assistance, and support for public housing authorities, while lawmakers pressed for more funding for local housing authorities and for ways to address out-migration, energy costs, and affordability. The governor also said the administration will not withhold fire safety grants from communities over MBTA Communities Act noncompliance and will handle such issues case by case. No votes were taken at the hearing; it was an informational presentation and question-and-answer session.

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• But I also remember the tough stories of resource management plan delays impeding economic development
• Two to get all the budgetary resources it needs to perform its vital mission?
• As the statute requires, we need to make those resources available for national need and I think the
• So we we need more resources, not less. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Senator Kimmel.
• The Biden administration finalized a resource management plan for Buffalo, Wyoming field office.

Keywords: nuclear energy, permitting process, energy production, public lands, national parks, uranium imports, legislative bills, infrastructure development

Summary: The committee meeting was dominated by discussions on a variety of legislative bills including major topics such as nuclear energy advancement, the effects of regulatory hurdles on energy production, and proposals to improve national park staffing and maintenance. Members expressed concerns over the federal government's handling of uranium imports and the necessity for maintaining a robust domestic nuclear supply chain. Efforts to streamline permitting processes to facilitate more efficient energy project development were also a focal point, alongside public testimony from stakeholders in the energy and environmental sectors. The meeting highlighted the urgent need for infrastructure development to meet rising energy demands while addressing climate change impacts.

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• Based on estimates from other states, we think the increased resources would be somewhere between a 30%
• I want to be clear that raising the need for additional resources is in no way meant to convey that we
• They want to implement this major policy shift with appropriate resources.
• We want to make sure that we're resourcing our providers, communities, and DFPS to be able to do that
• Going to wind this down. I do want to say that the bill...

Bills: HB18, HB37, HB116, HB18, HB37, HB116, HB388, HB879, HB913, HB1151, HB2216, HB2358, HB2809, SB577, SB1590, SB1782, SB1887, SB2744

Keywords: HB 18, Texas Legislature, quorum break, quorum-busting, legislative walkout, absent legislators, political contributions, campaign finance, political expenditures, legislative caucus, specific-purpose committee, Texas Ethics Commission, civil penalty, show cause order, district court, Fifteenth Court of Appeals, session fundraising, travel lodging food expenses, legislative session, compelled attendance

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• I just see replacing jobs that rely on the extraction or development of natural resources.
• because we cannot just replace apples to apples when it comes to an oil and gas job versus a solar, wind
• Speaker, gentlelady, I believe 23,700 New Mexicans are employed in natural resources.
• million going to the Environment Department, the same going to the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
• That means it's wasted resources—federal wasted resources and state wasted resources.

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• And they're very valuable for veterans and their families to get a resource.
• She is a strong resource for everybody on this committee and your staff members.
• And ESGR provides the resources and they provide support.
• And we have accumulated a research and resource direction.
• Our passing and so that organization at the national level will be winding.

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• Deputy Commissioner Stewart, you are a steward of our resources. Our resources, but Sunil A.
• Resource restoration.
• Natural Resource Damage Settlement funded those projects. 57 natural resource projects, restoration projects
• for their loss of use of that resource.
• Resource disaster response agencies have implemented some of these practices.

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• impact um by initiating system resource impact um by initiating something<00:03:40.640> like<
• Uh, Department of Human Resources Development, uh, Brena Hashimoto, and I believe she's with City and
• <00:08:00.960> Brena Resources Development, uh Brena Resources Development, uh Brena Hashimoto
• with the Department of Human resources with the Department of Human Resources.<00:08:40.719> We
• We stand on our written Resources.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard several bills, beginning with SB 2010, which would authorize impoundment of motor vehicles for certain alleged or committed traffic violations. The Department of Transportation supported the bill, while the Department of the Attorney General asked for clarification in section 4 on who could seek remedies and what remedies would be available. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, citing unclear officer-initiated impound criteria, potential strain on judicial or administrative resources, and concerns about hardship for families and indigent owners; the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill with amendments, saying it should be limited to traffic offenses and could serve as an alternative to fines or imprisonment. The chair then recessed before moving to the next items. The committee next heard SB 2527 on commercial driver licensing, which would require state and county firefighters exempt from CDL requirements to be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy equivalent to or stronger than federal DOT standards. DOT, the Department of Human Resources Development, county officials, and the Hawaiʻi Firefighters Association all indicated support. SB 2697, which would prohibit driving on roadway shoulders except in limited circumstances, also drew DOT support, with the Attorney General, judiciary, and others submitting comments. SB 2812, requiring driver license applicants to be tested on the dangers larger vehicles pose to pedestrians and bicyclists, was supported by DOT but opposed by the Public Defender, who argued the excessive-speeding portion was too broad for first offenses and that the DUI-related language was unnecessary because DUI relicensing already requires re-examination. SB 291, clarifying that drivers whose licenses were revoked for certain alcohol-related offenses must undergo re-examination before relicensing, received DOT support. The committee then took up SB 3044, which would remove references to pedestrian countdown timers and the requirement that pedestrians begin crossing before the timer starts. DOT opposed the bill, but Hawaiʻi Appleseed supported it, arguing the current rule is confusing and can lead to citations even when pedestrians can safely cross. The Department of Health submitted late comments emphasizing the importance of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and physical activity, and the chair noted the split in testimony. Finally, SB 2995 proposed a zero-emissions rideshare rebate program funded by a rideshare fee and administered by DOT. Earthjustice strongly supported the bill, describing it as a fee-and-rebate structure to help rideshare drivers transition to zero-emissions vehicles. A witness for Tom Yamachika suggested that if the state wants to tax ridesharing, it should amend existing tax law instead of creating a new chapter, but the bill’s supporters said DOT was better suited to administer the rebate program and that similar models exist in California and Washington. The committee also heard SB 3153, which would authorize DOT to designate airport special district zones at airports statewide to improve security and enforcement; DOT’s airports deputy director supported the measure, saying it would clarify jurisdiction and help address trespassing and hazards, and senators asked about boundaries, mapping, and coordination with the Attorney General. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• We've moved that over to our taxpayer resource center.
• gonna say Doug you moron why'd you go from ze to $30 million and I I'm trying to avoid that long winded
• to turn it over to Brian so he can explain our expenditure history, FTE count, and our financial resource
• While the agency will be preparing to take on additional grants in the future, there will also be a winding

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• There was also a subgroup for energy and resource impacts, which was chaired by myself and Glenn, which
• We need to maintain resource adequacy throughout this.
• Oh, Nuclear power, like small modular reactors, was a viable resource for data centers.
• we can find them and to build clean generating resources.
• rate that we have done resource and generation expansion historically.

Summary: The Joint Committee on Energy Supply, Energy Conservation, and Energy Resilience opened by electing Senator Shoemake as chair and Representative Alex Ibarra as vice chair. Members then moved into a series of work sessions focused on data centers, transmission, and workforce needs tied to Washington’s clean energy and grid planning challenges. Kate Bruns and Glenn Blackman presented preliminary findings from the governor’s Data Center work group, created under Executive Order 25-05. They said the group met for six months, received more than 1,000 public comments, and included representatives from agencies, industry, tribes, labor, utilities, environmental groups, and research institutions. The presenters emphasized that data centers are expected to be the largest source of load growth over the next five to ten years, creating concerns about grid capacity, ratepayer impacts, forecasting, water use, backup generation, and compatibility with Washington’s energy and climate laws. They described nine recommendations, including protecting existing energy and climate policy, improving forecasting, seeking more clean power and transmission, and encouraging flexible data center operations. A proposed tax incentive change that would have expanded eligibility while tying the exemption to new clean electricity sources narrowly failed in the work group. Members asked about tribal consultation, cooling technologies, and local benefits from data centers; the presenters said tribal consultation was ongoing and a final report would follow. Keegan Moyer of West Tech then outlined a regional transmission study showing major strain on the Western grid from load growth, electrification, resiliency needs, and limited transmission capacity. He said the 10-year study identified about 12,000 line miles of needed projects across the West, with roughly $56 billion in estimated costs, including planned projects, reliability upgrades, and new interregional transfer projects. He stressed that many projects are upgrades within existing rights-of-way, but new corridors are still needed, and he previewed recommendations on permitting, equipment procurement, cost allocation, and project sponsorship. In response to questions, he discussed the difficulty of crossing jurisdictional “seams,” the role of federal coordination, landowner compensation, eminent domain as a last resort, and the limited role of public financing beyond a federal GRIP grant. Stephanie Scott of Commerce presented the transmission workforce study, which focuses on substation technicians, line workers, and line clearance tree trimmers. She said current workforce levels are far below what will be needed under a clean energy expansion scenario, and that active projects are essential because apprenticeship training depends on thousands of hours of hands-on work. She highlighted barriers such as high upfront CDL and pre-apprenticeship costs, the need for wraparound supports, and the importance of expanding access for women, people of color, and tribal communities. Members asked about tribal utility apprenticeship programs, utility-run training pipelines, and whether the study included funding sources; Scott said the report would include an inventory of apprenticeship programs and tribal considerations, but revenue ideas were outside the study scope. Finally, Brant Johnson of Grid United described the North Plains Connector as a case study in large transmission development. He said the project, a 420-mile, 3,000-megawatt HVDC line connecting Montana and North Dakota, has relied on early stakeholder engagement, route changes, tribal consultation, and coordinated federal and state permitting to reduce risk and shorten timelines. He said the project aims for permits by the end of 2026 and construction beginning in 2028, with an earliest commercial operation date of 2032. In response to questions, he discussed the challenges of crossing regional seams, interconnection queues, land acquisition and compensation, eminent domain, and financing, noting that the project is primarily privately financed with a $700 million federal grant covering a portion of costs.

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• We can utilize technologies like solar, wind, and geothermal.
• core, green hydrogen is the production of hydrogen gas using carbon-free renewable electricity, like wind
• Making these resources available throughout the year would allow us to provide better support to our
• This change would also level out the demand for these resources, which in turn helps improve service
• It's also critical to recognize the lower funding levels reduce the resources. that our agencies have

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• To ensure maximum efficiency and effectiveness in delivering our state resources to our local communities
• Such magnitude that it required additional state assets or resources, we would coordinate the response
• Again, through our federal partners, again, we have intelligence resources in our Our fusion center,
• But, so with that, it opens it up for us. us to be able to throw every resource we have at it through
• Chair now calls Mike George. 438 He's a resource, so it's not necessary after yours? Okay.

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• What happens in those rights are used to withhold essential resources from children.
• responsible for any damage if that tree falls again, not if the branches break away or blow in the wind
• was there was never an issue with it now in our coastal communities where we suffer extremely high winds
• Cleanup takes a tremendous amount of resources from our local government or state government and our
• We have the other social media bill that we passed a few years ago winding its way through the courts

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• As a reminder, when the yellow light comes on, you have 30 seconds left—wind it up.
• To many resources and tips we learned from the family guidance meetings from ABA.
• I am Joel Levine, Executive Director of Harris County Resources for Children and Adults.
• I am Joel Levine, Executive Director of Harris County Resources for Children and Adults.
• Jason Berry: We're using whatever resources we have.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• So I'm honored to serve on the New Mexico Health Resources Board.
• of the physicians that we need, because these are only people who reach out to New Mexico Health Resources
• Berkson that New Mexico Health Resources is recruiting right now for 267 physicians.
• They started sort of easy with film and television production, wind and solar.
• councils that can sort of stumble into these issues without recognizing local community issues and wind

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its fourth meeting, held October 27-28 in Santa Fe, with Representative Duncan moving approval and no opposition. The chair then introduced a panel on the cost of providing medical care in New Mexico, focusing on physician shortages, rising practice costs, and access problems, especially in southern New Mexico and Las Cruces. Panelists included family physicians, a pediatrician, a cardiologist/electrophysiologist, and a community health center medical director, who described their backgrounds and practices before turning to the policy discussion. The doctors argued that New Mexico is losing physicians because of three main pressures: medical malpractice exposure, gross receipts tax on medical services, and low Medicaid reimbursement. They said malpractice premiums are much higher than in neighboring states, punitive damages and venue shopping increase risk, and the patient compensation fund and attorney fee structure create additional costs. They also described administrative burdens from insurance billing and referrals, the high debt and long training period for physicians, and the effect of corporate medicine and private equity on practice decisions. One panelist emphasized the economic impact of each physician on jobs and local spending, while another noted that shortages force patients into emergency rooms and delay specialty care. The panel presented a list of proposed solutions: reform punitive damages, limit venue shopping and stacking, restore lifetime medical payments from the patient compensation fund, enact apology protections, cap attorney fees, continue Medicaid funding improvements, and eliminate gross receipts tax on medical and dental services. Committee members generally agreed the presentation was thorough and useful, but several noted that some proposals fall outside this committee’s jurisdiction and would likely need to move through other committees, especially judiciary and tax. Some members supported drafting legislation or working on separate bills, while others urged caution, requested more input from hospitals and economists, and raised concerns about local government revenue impacts from GRT changes. The chair concluded by encouraging members to continue discussions offline and noted that the tax-related issue would be taken up further in the next day’s work.

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• So this is an entirely new idea and a new set of resources to go to that, sir. It sunsets in June.
• So this is an entirely new idea and a new set of resources to go to that, sir.
• Uh, consider it a resource for when you're on the floor.
• So this is the Wind River, Sierra Madre, Colorado River benefiting ground-based program.
• <00:54:51.200> uh<00:54:51.359> Colorado Wind River Sierra Madre uh Colorado Wind River

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration