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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED Apr 16th, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It possibly could be the start of a lot of good things that technology, one of these days, helps us with
  • It possibly could be the start of a lot of good things that technology, one of these days, helps us with
  • dedicated rural water leader, agriculture producer, and community advocate with a strong record of service
  • manager, Megan spent seven years working in banking, gaining valuable experience in finance, customer service
Summary: The committee first handled several executive nominations. It unanimously advanced Richard Allier to the Environmental Quality Board, Kevin Foreman to the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board, Gary Keel to the Air Quality Advisory Board, Megan Langley to the Oklahoma-Arkansas River Compact Commission, Jacob Bull to the Air Quality Advisory Council, and Tommy Colwell to the Oklahoma Mining Commission. In each case, the nominating senator described the appointee’s background and qualifications, and the committee voted to send the nomination to the full Senate without opposition. The committee then considered House Bill 2992, with Senator Green offering a technical amendment to correct drafting errors. The amendment passed 8-0, and the bill itself passed 9-0. Green said the measure would require large-load data centers and crypto mining facilities to pay their share of electric infrastructure costs so those costs would not be shifted to other ratepayers. Senator Boren asked whether municipal utilities and co-ops would be affected, and Green responded that the bill was aimed at the corporate shareholder utility model. House Bill 4338 was also heard and passed, though the roll call showed one no vote. Green explained that the bill concerns produced water and would create a framework for extracting elements from it, with House changes clarifying that it is not retroactive, adjusting flexibility for the produced water unit size, and allowing processing of brine before corporation approval. The committee also advanced House Bill 417, which addresses theft of copper fittings on oil rigs and related cleanup damage by making certain conduct a misdemeanor; it passed 10-0. The meeting ended after the committee approved the remaining nominations and adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - House Transportation & Infrastructure

Transportation & Infrastructure

Transcript Highlights:
  • And this would compare light rail to the newer technologies, which is... ...light rail to the newer technology
  • We're probably just a couple years away from having that technology available.
  • Technology is moving fast.
  • I serve with Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest and also at St.
  • Driver's licenses were recently added to our list of services.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

County and Municipal Government Feb 18th, 2026

County and Municipal Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Last year at this time, after over a dozen years of loyal service to the citizens of Woodward County,
Summary: The committee considered a series of county, municipal, housing, and public-safety bills. House Bill 3748 would allow county governments to partner with four-year institutions and was reported out after a brief explanation and no questions. House Bill 4203, with a PCS adopted, would let the Oklahoma Uniform Building Code Commission explore guidelines for small-unit multifamily housing of eight units or fewer and four stories or fewer; it passed 5-1. House Bill 3919, also with a PCS, would let county commissioners reduce county fair boards from nine members to five to help achieve quorum; it passed 6-0. House Bill 3091, with a PCS changing the residency requirement from 80% to 70%, would require county elected officials to maintain a principal residence in the county and occupy it at least 70% of the time. Members discussed whether the bill should use “may” or “shall” and how it would apply in hardship or medical situations; the author said he was open to further language changes. The bill passed 6-0. House Bill 3314, creating a county-option retail sale public safety impact fee on marijuana, also passed 6-0. House Bill 3435, requiring a single-subject rule for municipal bonds so voters can consider bond issues separately, passed 6-0. House Bill 3913, which would allow municipalities to authorize single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories if they meet modern fire-safety standards, failed on a 2-4 vote after no questions or debate. House Bill 4132 would provide liability protection for local governments that follow recognized cybersecurity frameworks and passed 6-0. House Bill 4303, a collaborative measure extending the deadline for municipalities to publish ordinances from 15 days to 30 days, also passed 6-0. The committee adjourned after completing the posted agenda.
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 11th, 2026

State Governmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
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Bills: SB223, SB271, SB223, SB271
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 7th, 2026 at 06:52 pm

Senate Tax, Business & Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • The technology in my lifetime is so different.
  • The technology has advanced.
  • But we have technology that's advancing right now. We can do both.
  • So what I'm concerned about here is that we're trying to force technology as opposed to allow technology
  • It was embracing new technology. The right thing to do. It was embracing new technology.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Feb 6th, 2026 at 09:10 am

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 241 will create stability in child care services for eligible New Mexican families.
  • All the taxpayers in New Mexico are paying for this free service.
  • Use the service, but it's not free to the people who are paying the tax.
  • It is being paid by someone else, and the user of the service is not paying for it.
  • I mean, we're talking about supporting anybody who has a child in New Mexico with these services.
Bills: SB204, SB241, HB34
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Education Feb 6th, 2026

House Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Special ed students are provided services in accordance with IEPs.
  • This is filling a gap to provide needed services to these families.
  • Most of the technology, Mr. Chair, that we are using didn't exist 19 years ago.
  • A lot of those services to a third-party provider. Thank you for that, Mr. Sennar, Mr. Chair.
  • And this is a third-party provider that's providing these services.
Bills: HB2, SB204, SB241, HB34
Summary: The committee heard House Bill 253, as substituted, which would create a framework for full-time virtual/distance learning programs in New Mexico. Sponsors and agency witnesses said the bill is intended to preserve virtual options while adding approval, reporting, and compliance requirements, including definitions for distance learning programs, annual reporting, renewal every three to five years, and a pause on new programs while existing ones are grandfathered for a period. They also said the bill addresses budget concerns by limiting enrollment growth units and excluding distance-learning students from certain funding calculations, including rural population units, to prevent unexpected losses in the state equalization guarantee. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters included district superintendents and education officials who said the bill is needed to protect school funding, improve accountability, and gather basic data that the state currently lacks. Opponents included parents, students, teachers, charter-school representatives, and business and advocacy voices who argued virtual education has been lifesaving for medically fragile, bullied, rural, neurodivergent, and working students, and that the bill’s caps, geographic limits, and approval authority would reduce school choice and could eliminate some programs. Several witnesses stressed that virtual charter schools such as Pecos Cyber Academy and New Mexico Connections would not be affected, while others said the bill still reaches too broadly. Committee members raised extensive questions about the 10% enrollment cap, the adjacent-district requirement, the denial-and-appeal process, the treatment of charter schools versus district programs, and the effect on rural or small districts. Witnesses explained that the bill is meant to be temporary, with an interim study in 2026 to develop longer-term policy, but some members said they remained concerned about overreach and unintended consequences. No final vote or action on the bill was shown in the transcript excerpt.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Jan 29th, 2026 at 10:30 am

Early Learning & K-12 Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Thank you, and thank you for your service, Senator Wilson.
  • Both for your service and for choosing what you did.
  • Thank you so much for your testimony and service. And we'll go to Nicole. Good morning.
  • Thank you so much for your service. And we'll go to Jim. Erica Nielsen is not available.
  • And we are both members of the technology law and public policy clinic.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - Senate Judiciary and Elections

Judiciary and Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Ortiz was saying, apparently it was soliciting sex, also soliciting sex in exchange for legal services
  • Should an officer of the court be soliciting sex in exchange for legal services?
  • invisible ultraviolet designs, or unique—sorry, there’s two more—unique forensic fraud detection technology
  • We’d love to have the opportunity to service the needs of the state of Arizona.
  • , was listed in 2021 as a team member of a senator’s Idaho-based energy nonprofit, Clean Power Technologies
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Many institutions, however, are prohibited from using the funds for subscription-based technology.
  • Patient programs, and it would clarify that such funds may also support technology solutions tied to
  • . ...services provided to our youngest and most vulnerable Texans.
  • Our kids are figuring out how to use this technology, whether we're teaching them to or not.
  • Technology is obviously here to stay, but...
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Economic Development Apr 7th, 2025

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Solar power and dispatchable energy storage are the two fastest-growing grid technologies in Texas.
  • These technologies also provide Texas communities with tax revenue for schools, services, and infrastructure
  • without introducing new strains on community services or resources.
  • And these technologies provide Texas landowners with multigenerational income for their families.
  • And I just wanted to give you a brief primer on the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.
Summary: The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • These technologies also provide Texas communities with opportunities for economic development and job
  • services or resources.
  • These technologies provide Texas landowners with multi-generational income for their families.
  • I just wanted... to give you a brief primer on the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.
  • Department of Health and Human Services.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Solar power and dispatchable energy storage are the two fastest-growing grid technologies in Texas.
  • These technologies also provide Texas communities with tax revenue for schools, services, and infrastructure
  • without introducing new strains on community services or resources.
  • I just wanted to give you a brief primer on the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.
  • Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.
Summary: The Senate Economic Development Committee met to hear a series of bills and informational primers, with several resource witnesses from the Governor’s Office, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The chair opened by noting the death of Senator King’s son and asking members to keep the family in their prayers. Most bills were laid out and left pending subject to the call of the chair after brief author presentations and public testimony. The committee heard several local hotel occupancy tax bills: SB 1553 for Kerr County, SB 1086 for Childress County, SB 1087 for Mason County, and SB 913 for Alpine. Supporters, including the Texas Hotel and Lodging Association and local officials, said the measures would allow counties or the city to use hotel tax revenue for tourism-related projects and local development. The committee also heard SB 1534, which would direct a study on health physics education and workforce needs in Texas; resource witnesses from TWC and THECB testified on the bill. All of these measures were left pending. A major portion of the hearing focused on SB 1754, which would prohibit local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power at wholesale, with an exception for certain battery storage tied to dispatchable generation. The bill drew strong support from witnesses who argued counties should not subsidize wind and solar projects that can harm neighboring landowners and that renewables already receive substantial federal support. Opponents from the solar and storage industry argued the bill would remove a voluntary local economic development tool, raise power prices, and discourage investment. Senators also debated landowner impacts, grid reliability, and whether the bill was the right policy tool; the bill was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2322, a committee substitute related to the Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act, which would exempt electric generation facilities from the program’s compelling-factor test so they can qualify for school tax limitation agreements. Supporters said the change would correct an unintended barrier for dispatchable generation, while Senator Johnson argued it would weaken the program’s purpose by subsidizing projects that would locate in Texas anyway. SB 1718 would add the NRA annual meeting to the major events reimbursement program; the NRA supported it, while gun violence prevention advocates opposed using state incentives for the organization. SB 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events program, and SB 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard SB 1143, a substitute bill aimed at improving transparency and coordination in programs serving opportunity youth ages 14 to 24, with witnesses supporting better reporting and workforce alignment. At the end of the meeting, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess subject to the call of the chair.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • They have, and that's the Encore service area, in that In those two cities, they also have a new data
  • Loads have simply changed a lot in character due to the advancements in technology. like demand-response
  • That just wasn't part of the technology in the market at that time.
  • . technologies that we have today.
  • For grid services, I think could be different than someone who does lean on the grid periodically.
Bills: SB 6, SB6, SB504, SB765, SB815, SB929
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Service, a voluntary demand response service for those loads.
  • And employers buy insurance thinking they're going to get a service, but really...
  • We said that's how we're going to do this to make sure that we coordinate services.
  • We're not a fee-for-service state.
  • Again, high-power technology is being utilized by health insurers in the...
Bills: SB 6, SB6, SB504, SB765, SB815, SB929
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Feb 19, 2026 @ 4:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
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