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• That's one area of the wind.
• Them and just focusing on just those rivers in southeast scenic rivers.
• , some of these rivers, on the National Wild Scenic Rivers Act, which is far more restrictive.
• And close to the river, that was running off into the river.
• Like I fished on the Glover River.

Bills: SB2122 , SB330 , SB2071 , SB2169 , SB2069 , SB2095 , SB2157

Committee: Senate Agriculture and Wildlife

Keywords: poultry, agriculture, out-of-state processing, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, regulation, food safety, elk population, wildlife management, Oklahoma State University, veterinary medicine, ecosystem health, habitat assessment, milk, dairy, dairy farm, milk products, Grade A milk, pasteurization, raw milk, milk inspection

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• Bill 6843 extends the property tax exemption for relief for residents impacted by the atmospheric river
• The bill adds federally recognized Indian tribes to the list of entities that may participate in and
• The bill adds federally recognized Indian tribes to the list of entities that may participate in and
• The atmospheric river-driven flooding at the end of last year devastated a lot of communities around

Bills: SB5994 , SB6244

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: timber tax, school funding, levy failure, tax distribution, education funding, tax exemption, agriculture, hazardous substances, crop protection, warehousing, 904, all

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• And there's another LLC called Grand River Solar from Michigan.
• She said that if you include wind leases, there are over 200,000 acres leased for wind and solar.
• If you remove the tax credits on wind or solar, it's going to put solar up... ...credits on wind or solar
• I'm just firing up Facebook. credits on wind or solar.
• But per megawatt, wind is about 24 to 71 per megawatt hour.

Committee: House Utilities

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 2383, Representative Simmons’s bill addressing theft of copper and other infrastructure-related property. After a brief executive session and no further discussion, the committee voted the bill do pass by a roll call of 17 ayes, 1 no, and 1 present. The committee then heard House Bill 2711, sponsored by Representative Deal, which would lower the assessed valuation of broadband communications equipment from 33.5% to 12% for new broadband equipment placed in service after August 28, 2026, with a proposed sunset period discussed as part of a substitute. Representative Deal and several industry witnesses, including AT&T, Verizon, Missouri Cable Association, Missouri Broadband Providers Association, Missouri Chamber, and electric co-ops, argued the measure would improve Missouri’s competitiveness, encourage private investment, and help expand broadband in rural and underserved areas. Opponents, including county assessors, argued the bill would reduce local tax revenue, create unequal treatment, and could become a precedent for other industries. Committee members questioned whether the bill would apply only to new builds or also to upgrades and existing infrastructure, and whether the tax relief would actually drive expansion into rural areas. The committee then began hearing House Bills 2402 and 2816, which deal with solar energy siting and taxation. The sponsors described the bills as setting local assessment rules for solar projects, establishing a per-megawatt valuation, requiring larger setbacks from homes, schools, and churches, and limiting the amount of tillable land that can be used for solar in a county, while also addressing Chapter 100 agreements and decommissioning concerns. Supporters, including Missouri Farm Bureau and county officials, said the bills would provide needed guardrails, local control, and more consistent taxation. Opponents and affected landowners said existing solar projects have caused glare, dust, noise, and property value concerns, while some developers said they wanted clearer statewide rules and consistency for future projects. The committee did not take final action on the solar bills before going into recess.

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• Wind is giving 5.5%. Okay. And solar, and it's been sunny for a lot, is giving about 12%.
• Wind is giving 5.5%. Okay. And solar, and it's been sunny for a lot, is giving about 12%.
• Yet for some like wind and solar is.
• </c> interest groups, go float down the river interest groups, go float down the river because<00:48:
• And folks, the genius of it is rivers.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• larger communities... ...good cross-section, keep it small, and also very limited so that it doesn't wind
• I'm assuming you're mostly talking about the rules that will wind up coming up.
• So once upon a time in the early 1900s, we had Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory, and we had two
• We had legal descriptions based on Indian Territory, those in the western part of the state, Oklahoma

Bills: HB4420 , HB3974 , HB3016 , HB3062 , HB3021 , HB3145 , HB4128 , HB3131 , HB3015 , HB3472 , HB3453 , HB1638 , HB4126 , HB2696 , HB2710 , HB3552 , HB3031 , HB3544 , HB3521 , HB4490 , HB4488 , HB1746 , HJR1069 , HB4428 , HB4429 , HB1170 , HB3538 , HB4124 , HB3904 , HB4106 , HB2999 , HB3982 , HJR1077 , HB3464 , HB2588 , HB3462 , HB4440 , HB3674 , HB3345 , HJR1067 , HB4326 , HB4331 , HB4337 , HB4338 , HB4359 , HB4392 , HB3557 , HJR1076 , HB4003 , HB3495 , HB3497 , HB3501 , HB3505 , HB3749 , HB3011 , HB4336 , HB4346 , HJR1087 , HB3240 , HB3647 , HB3796 , HB3969 , HB3972 , HB3983 , HB3984 , HB3989 , HB3383 , HB3130 , HB4358 , HB3327 , HJR1055 , HB3386 , HJR1089 , HB3087 , HB2970 , HB3314 , HB4129 , HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

Summary: The House began with a quorum call and several introductions, including Wagner Student Council, Heartland Homeschool educators, Northwest Technology Center leadership students, Leadership Oklahoma Class 37, and guests from domestic violence and sexual assault service providers. The chamber then took up House Bill 3131 on homeless shelter standards. The bill, as amended, would set baseline health, safety, sanitation, incident reporting, and fiscal transparency standards for shelters receiving state-administered federal funds, with a limited board to help write rules and local officials notified of issues. Supporters said it was aimed mainly at smaller communities lacking resources, while opponents argued it added state oversight without collaboration or funding and could burden nonprofits and faith-based shelters. The bill passed 65-31. Members then passed several other measures: House Bill 3015 authorizing Service Oklahoma to issue and manage electronic credentials; House Bill 3472 on environment and natural resources; House Bill 3453 on eminent domain, shifting the burden of proof in court to the condemning authority while carving out utilities and oil and gas; House Bill 1638 expanding the Governmental Tort Claims Act definition of public trust to include trusts overseeing county jail facilities; House Bill 4128 on Game and Fish, adjusting bear hunting rules in selected eastern counties; and House Bill 4126 limiting liability for motocross and similar recreational tracks. House Bill 2710 created a 15-member committee to review future statewide radio system needs, and House Bill 2696, an open records bill for school district security and cybersecurity information, was amended and passed. House Bill 3552, giving child care providers flexibility to bridge subsidy reimbursement and tuition rates, also passed, though its emergency clause failed. Later, House Bill 3031 was amended to create a workforce development fund in the Department of Commerce and passed, but its emergency clause failed. House Bill 3544 was narrowed to regulate social AI companions and protect minors from harmful interactions, and passed unanimously. House Bill 3521 modernized money transmission law, updated fees, and added rules for digital asset kiosks. House Bill 4488 established a standardized appraisal process for first-party motor vehicle damage disputes under insurance law. House Bill 1746 allowed juvenile detention facilities for high-risk youth to adopt safety plans. Finally, House Joint Resolution 1069 updated constitutional county boundary language and county-seat references, including adding Cotton County to the Constitution and making other boundary cleanup changes; it passed 74-14. The House then recessed.

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• We reviewed formations in Lawrence, Fall River, New Bedford, Chelsea, and the neighborhoods of Dorchester
• letters of support from Associated Industries of Massachusetts, Mass Business Roundtable, Charles River
• The Pension Reserve Investment Management Board would have been asked to commit between $50 million and
• Allowing Beacon Hill to access the pension reserve investment trust sets a dangerous precedent.
• committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify in front of you today in strong support of Mass Winds

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Keywords: 1212, all

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• you know, what does a large-scale reprocessing plant look like here in the United States, Savannah River
• Hydropower, you've got wind, you've got a coal plant, you've got whatever, to be able to optimize the
• And the Kaiparowits Plateau is one of the best still reserves.
• And these are words that begin with the letter W: waste, wattage, wind, water.
• They might be comparing a nuclear plant, which occupies just 10 acres, to a wind farm or a solar farm

Committee: Joint Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee

Keywords: 908, all

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• pulling funding, and with the President's executive order preventing the development of new offshore wind
• The chair is delighted to welcome the faculty and students from Holy Trinity School in Fall River, guests
• Please welcome Holy Trinity School, Fall River. Please welcome Holy Trinity School, Fall River. Mr.
• Viola of Fall River.
• You may be gone like the wind. Thank you. You may be gone. You may be gone like the wind.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House met in a session centered on the FY26 budget, especially the Energy and Environmental Affairs and Labor/Economic Development sections, while also taking time to recognize several championship teams and other guests. Early in the day, the chamber adopted a set of commemorative resolutions, including observances for Apraxia Awareness Day, International Celiac Awareness Day, and Jewish American Heritage Month. Members also welcomed Franklin High’s cheerleading and boys basketball champions, Winthrop boys hockey champions, St. Mary’s of Lynn girls basketball champions, Holy Trinity School students, and later Boston Celtics guard Drew Holiday and Lauren Holiday. The most contentious debate involved amendments related to Massachusetts’ climate and clean-car policies. Representative Lombardo offered amendments to delay or repeal ACC2/zero-emission vehicle requirements and to convert climate mandates into goals rather than requirements, arguing the rules were unrealistic, costly, and harmful to dealers, consumers, and the economy. Opponents said the House had already addressed the issue, and that climate and energy policy should remain under review through a public process. The House rejected Lombardo’s ACC2-related amendments, including after a ruling of the Chair was upheld by roll call, and later adopted a consolidated Energy and Environmental Affairs amendment by a wide margin. The House then adopted a consolidated Labor and Economic Development amendment and ultimately passed the FY26 budget to be engrossed. Supporters highlighted major funding for environmental protection, parks, fish and game, clean energy, food insecurity programs, agricultural support, economic development, tourism, and an immigration legal assistance fund. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for Molly McGovern, and at the end of the session adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.

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• have come together to help draft and support this effort, including the state, counties, Minnesota Indian
• ,</c> CAP that did some support Three Rivers, CAP that did some support Three Rivers, which<00:30:36.799
• She's more reserved and anxious than she used to be.
• She's<01:13:58.159><c> more</c><01:13:58.320><c> reserved</c><01:13:58.719><c> and</c><01:13:58.960><
• she She's more reserved and anxious than she used<01:13:59.840><c> to</c><01:14:00.000><c> be.

Bills: HF2135 , HF776 , HF1581 , HF1158 , HF2226

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: child welfare, fiscal analysis, third-party consultant, program evaluation, Minnesota, HF776, Minnesota Family Assets for Independence Initiative, family assets for independence, FAI, asset-building, matched savings, financial literacy, family savings, economic mobility, children youth and families, general fund appropriation, family support, low-income families, financial stability, budget bill

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• </c> Are there any no votes or reservations? Are there any no votes or reservations?
• Are there any reservations? amendments. Are there any reservations?
• Representative Garrett with reservations. Are there any other reservations?
• Are there any reservations? amendments. Are there any reservations? Any no votes?
• Are there any reservations? amendments. Are there any reservations?

Bills: SB2543 , SB2014 , SB2115 , SB3095 , SB3264 , SB2114 , SB2117 , SB2246 , SB2519 , SB3055 , SB3131 , SB3144

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

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• It was on Highway 7 near the Trinity River, and they pulled the fiber so hard that it sheared off the
• we're not aware of is on a pole that's not designed to handle that attachment and it goes down in wind
• like we're known to have 2 weeks ago we had a pretty steady 50 to 60 mile an hour wind with gusts up
• Aside from that, we deal with the wind, as one of my colleagues mentioned earlier, we deal with farm
• Uh, Houston County is the largest county east of the Trinity River.

Committee: House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

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• And lastly, we increase reservations.
• This is the article for American Indian education.
• Uh the new process that Indian mascots.
• ><c> Teacher</c><01:23:26.239><c> Training</c> the Minnesota Indian Teacher Training the Minnesota Indian
• 31.120><c> with</c><01:23:31.360><c> their</c> American Indian students with their American Indian students

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• At the same time, we had an issue dealing with water in the Bear River Basin.
• In 1980, there was a Bear River Compact that was codified by the U.S.
• Congress and deals with the water coming out of the Bear River, and that compact was with Idaho, Wyoming
• We're trying to wind things down here, but we'll likely meet again. So just stand by.
• We're trying to wind things down here, but we'll likely meet again. So just stand by.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 989, all

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• Chairman, I will be open for any questions, and we would respectfully reserve our time.
• That, you know, I was told by a representative at Trinity River Authority, there's There's just no way
• I know at one time it was very widespread, affecting multiple areas, from the Brazos River to different
• On our farm, we have coastal grass that sways in the wind, and cows used to be the best part of our life
• It's long-winded, but know that I appreciate you walking us through it. Dr.

Bills: HB1341 , HB1674 , HB4028 , SB2321

Committee: House Environmental Regulation

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• , capital reserves or emergency reserves, capital reserves or unassigned unassigned unassigned um<00:
• That's the Greater Green River and the Powder River on the right.
• That's the Greater Green River and the Powder River on the right.
• That's the Greater Green River and the Powder River on the right.
• That's the Greater Green River and the Powder River on the right.

Committee: Joint Select Water Committee

Keywords: 916, all

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• You live in Indian country where we know housing is an incredible problem.
• You live in Indian country where we know housing is an incredible problem.
• In fact, the Spokane Indian Housing Authority transferred 17 units to tenant ownership last year.
• And then, to the escrow accounts, not every project made a commitment or a plan for creating a reserve
• These tribal housing projects are on reservation land, most of them.

Summary: The Housing Committee heard two bills and received updates on scheduling. Chair Peterson announced that HB 2266 may move from Thursday to Monday for executive action due to ongoing talks with the city, and HB 2489 will move to next week for additional amendment work. HB 1542, concerning senior independent housing, was briefly opened, then suspended so HB 2527 could be heard first; the committee later returned to HB 1542 for public testimony. The committee adjourned after closing the hearing on HB 1542, with no votes taken during this meeting. HB 1542 would establish rights for residents of senior independent housing, allow enforcement under the Consumer Protection Act, and require a Commerce report to the legislature. The staff summary described the bill as creating protections such as respectful treatment, the ability to install certain safety devices, resident meetings, and timely management responses in emergencies. Rep. Reeves said the bill responds to seniors in Federal Way who lack protections in independent living settings and noted likely amendments to extend the reporting deadline and possibly add a registry to clarify which communities are covered. Testimony from the Alzheimer’s Association and AARP supported the bill as a needed consumer-protection measure for vulnerable older adults, while other witnesses asked for broader coverage, including manufactured home communities, and LeadingAge Washington requested more stakeholder work and a technical amendment related to CCRCs. HB 2527 would regulate eventual tenant ownership programs tied to federal low-income housing tax credits. Staff explained that the bill would require developers to create reserve or escrow accounts, inform tenants and partners of their rights and responsibilities, and comply with timely transfer obligations, with enforcement by the Housing Finance Commission and possible debarment from future tax-credit participation for violations. Rep. Pollet said the bill is intended to address cases where Native families were promised eventual ownership of homes but did not receive deeds or keys after years of renting, citing an audit and describing the bill as a needed accountability tool. Supportive testimony from Indigenous rights attorney Gabe Galanda emphasized that hundreds of families, many in tribal communities, were affected. The Housing Finance Commission opposed the punitive approach, saying it had already updated policies after the audit, that the projects are complex and vary by tribal housing authority, and that the bill could undermine collaborative work and potentially misdirect penalties away from the actual responsible parties. Committee members pressed the commission on accountability, ownership structures, escrow obligations, and the status of remaining households, and the exchange highlighted disagreement over whether the bill’s enforcement provisions are appropriate.

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• that I've been, I've heard a lot about energy and whether that's said, the intermittent energy with wind
• One of the big concerns with the Magic Valley has been with the Lava Ridge Wind Project.
• Versus what are called intermittent resources like wind and solar, which require sunlight and wind.
• We’ve had insane weather, little sunlight, no snow, drought, torrential winds, even a tornado out of
• This is Teresa Heisner, Priest River, Idaho.

Summary: The Environment, Energy, and Technology Committee met with a quorum and first took up HCR 32, a resolution on Idaho’s energy future. Representative Leavitt said the measure emphasizes baseload generation, transmission, energy sovereignty, and private property rights, citing Idaho’s reliance on imported energy and concerns about projects such as Lava Ridge and the Southwest Intertie Project North. Public testimony included support from Renewable Northwest, whose representative praised the resolution’s recognition of regional market participation, ratepayer protection, and the need for more generation and transmission, while noting that regional market access can reduce the amount of baseload generation needed. The committee then voted to send HCR 32 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. The committee next considered H.J.M. 18, a memorial urging opposition to solar geoengineering. Representative Hostetler explained that the memorial had been revised to focus specifically on solar geoengineering rather than weather modification generally. A long line of public testimony supported the memorial, with witnesses arguing that solar geoengineering poses risks to health, agriculture, water, soil, wildlife, and property rights, and calling for Idaho to assert state sovereignty and urge federal action. Several witnesses cited federal reports, research plans, and alleged environmental and health impacts, while others described personal observations and sampling results they believed showed harmful particulates in rain or air. One witness, a federal trial practitioner, argued that airplane trails are not merely water vapor and urged independent scientific study, while other speakers claimed links between geoengineering and infertility, neurological illness, bee decline, drought, and crop impacts. A sponsor clarified the memorial’s language in response to a question about the term “generally,” explaining it was intended to distinguish solar geoengineering from broader weather modification. After testimony ended, the committee voted to send H.J.M. 18 to the floor with a due pass recommendation and then adjourned.

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• You are to fund yourself by how you raise your own revenue, similar to the way the river authorities
• You are to fund yourself by how you raise your own revenue, similar with the way the river authorities
• We had to put the river authorities under sunset to make some of that reminder very clear.
• were—well, Dead Echel wasn’t even in hurricane season, but it caused so much damage and the heavy winds
• The RRS, the dispatchable reliability reserve service that ERCOT is tasked with implementing, is kind

Committee: Senate Nominations

Summary: The Senate Committee on Nominations held its final nomination hearing of the session and considered three nominees: J.B. Goodwin for the Texas Real Estate Commission, Courtney Yaltman for the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and Thomas Gleason as PUC chairman. Goodwin described his long career in real estate and charitable work, and senators questioned him extensively about the Real Estate Commission’s self-directed, semi-independent status, housing affordability, institutional homebuyers, property insurance costs, disclosure issues, and the Burnett v. National Association of Realtors case. Yaltman and Gleason were questioned about PUC oversight of ERCOT, post-Winter Storm Uri reforms, utility resilience and vegetation management after Hurricane Beryl, water and telecommunications oversight, staffing and transparency, and rising infrastructure and utility costs. Much of the discussion focused on housing and utility affordability, with several senators urging the nominees to keep consumer protection and public trust at the forefront. Goodwin said housing affordability and large-scale investment purchases were not within the Real Estate Commission’s direct purview, though he supported further study. Yaltman and Gleason said the PUC had increased oversight of ERCOT, improved communication and accountability with utilities, and was working on resiliency plans, rate-setting issues, and infrastructure planning while trying to avoid overburdening ratepayers. The committee first voted to favorably report nominees left pending from the May 5 agenda by a 6-0 roll call vote. After public testimony was opened and closed, the committee then voted on the nominees heard that day and favorably recommended all three to the full Senate for confirmation by a 7-0 vote. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• Johns River, a 100-mile estuary from Palatka to Jacksonville.
• Johns River, the Ocklawaha River, and Silver Springs, which is near and dear to my heart. back to where
• John's River, the Aka Waha River, Silver Springs that's near and dear to my heart.
• I moved to the area to build exhibits for the Silver River Museum.
• As we all know, the Indian River Lagoon is a very, very special place, and it's the most biodiverse estuary

Committee: Senate Environment and Natural Resources

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Actually, that's probably better reserved for you, Representative.
• central role in the development of cotton farming and was a stopping point for cowboys on the Chisholm River
• Monument, as well as the scenic surrounding of Lake Waco and Cameron Park on the banks of the Brazos River
• of sources and processes, such as reforming natural gas or splitting water. using electricity from wind
• don't know what's going on. which is the oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi River

Keywords: 1184, house, all