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• month old calf on July 8th, which is 160 miles south of the 160 miles north of the current dispersal grid
• , excuse me, the dispersal grid ends right there, uh, to the left of that darker green color on the map
• And that's kind of where the, uh, the fight grids have been, uh, uh, stationed around, uh, here in the
• Um, and we'll talk more about the, the fly distribution grids here in a minute.
• We need access to products that are readily available and can be applied without a veterinarian.

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• And one of the criteria is to make sure that you're not going to leave the grid in worse shape than it
• going<00:09:48.480> to<00:09:48.560> leave<00:09:48.800> the<00:09:48.959> grid
• ><00:09:49.360> in<00:09:49.519> worse<00:09:49.839> shape going to leave the grid
• in worse shape going to leave the grid in worse shape than<00:09:50.160> it<00:09:50.320>
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Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:02 HB 398 Discussion 01:01 HB 398 Roll Call Vote 16:09 Chair Comments 18:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 398, sponsored by Rep. Wade Williams, with testimony from David Samford of East Kentucky Power Cooperative. The bill would amend KRS 278.264, the Senate Bill 4 statute, to clarify that it governs retirement of fossil fuel plants and not the recovery of associated decommissioning costs. Supporters said the measure would restore the Public Service Commission’s discretion to spread decommissioning costs over the life of a plant, consistent with traditional ratemaking, and avoid large rate spikes when plants are retired. Testimony focused on ratemaking principles such as cost causation and matching, with the witnesses arguing that customers should pay costs as they are incurred rather than face a large “sticker shock” charge at the end of a plant’s life. Members asked about possible double charges, environmental surcharges, fuel adjustment clauses, and what happens if a planned retirement is delayed or canceled. The witnesses said the bill is intended to prevent double exposure and that rates would be revisited in future base rate cases as assumptions change. During roll call, most members voted yes, while Rep. Fugate passed and explained concern about high electric bills and prior lump-sum charges in his area, and Rep. Watkins voted no, saying he needed more information on long-term affordability. The committee reported the bill out favorably, with the chair stating it should pass on the floor.

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• The other is grid reliability.
• Grantees are jurisdictions interested in accessing these funds.
• Projects that expand coastal access for people with disabilities will also be included.
• Land conservation and public access.
• Essential for all families and school children to have access to or who have unreliable access to safe

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Also given access and a role in the deliberation of the PSC, this is not typical of other agencies, but
• Also<00:10:33.040> given<00:10:33.480> giving<00:10:33.760> access Also given giving
• access Also given giving access to<00:10:35.080> and<00:10:35.240> a<00:10:35.280>
• <00:22:02.360> weaken<00:22:02.760> our<00:22:02.920> energy<00:22:03.360> grid
• ,<00:22:03.840> cause but weaken our energy grid, cause but weaken our energy grid, cause

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 02:25 SB 100 Discussion 02:59 SB 100 Roll Call Vote 31:10 SJR 134 Discussion 32:41 SJR 134 Roll Call Vote 33:43 SB 222 Discussion 34:43 SB 222 Roll Call Vote 39:55, 958, all

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• Access to registered apprenticeship programs like ours, project labor agreements (PLAs), and our apprenticeship
• The real-world, high-standard training model would not be accessible without them.
• They provide equal access. Everybody comes to the table.
• It's almost tripling the size of the ERCOT grid in the next six years.
• If it is unadjusted or not accurate, it could show a very dire picture for the reliability of the grid

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• We never heard any recognition last night that 90% of new power coming onto the grid in America is solar
• More Americans now have access to clean drinking water than ever before.
• Goffman, about the potential for his strategy to undermine the reliability of our electric grid seven
• That was very clear that EPA is not a grid-wide energy regulator.

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• homes, access lending.
• That's affordable and deals with. insurance that they can get accessible.
• Of insurance availability being accessible and affordable.
• Is that a hardened grid? Is that a hardened utility infrastructure?
• Around the grid, or is it about the communities that are getting burned down?

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The Secretary will read the caption: Senate Bill 883 relating to patient access to prescription drugs
• opportunities for delivering clean, firm, and dispatchable power, which is essential to long-term grid
• This bill will expand access to higher education to thousands of working-age adults and ensure their
• This bill will expand access to higher education to thousands of working-age adults and ensure their
• The bill will also allow employers of all sizes to quickly access the resources they need to connect

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation, received a House message that H.B. 422 had passed the House, and heard gubernatorial nominations for the Council on Sex Offender Treatment. The chamber also recognized the Doctor of the Day and several visiting groups and adopted a resolution designating June 20, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day. Members then considered and passed several bills and resolutions, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. SB 311 passed to final passage on the Texas Supreme Court’s writ power. SB 883, on off-label prescription access for COVID-19 treatment, passed to engrossment. SB 1706, creating an Open Meetings Act exception for certain defense, military, and aerospace deliberations, passed despite concerns from Sen. Eckhardt that the bill’s use of “deliberate” could weaken open-government protections. CS SB 1677, directing a study on diabetes-related amputations, passed with support from Sen. Menendez. SB 1967 expanded flood infrastructure fund eligibility to certain multipurpose projects, and SB 1255, a cleanup bill on mold assessor and remediator regulation, passed unanimously. The Senate also approved CS SJR 40 and CS SB 871, which would change emergency and disaster law to require legislative involvement after prolonged or widespread emergencies and to limit gubernatorial suspension powers, with Sen. Eckhardt questioning whether the bill could slow urgent business closures during a disaster. Additional measures passed included SB 1426 transferring management of the First Capital State Historic Site to the Texas Historical Commission, SB 249 requiring TxDOT to fund memorial markers for fallen peace officers, SB 1592 centralizing collection of hotel occupancy taxes from accommodation intermediaries, SB 1271 allowing concurrent jurisdiction on military installations for certain juvenile matters, SB 745 creating a higher penalty for intoxication manslaughter involving multiple deaths, SB 365 shortening the academic fresh start waiting period at public colleges, and SB 1171 adjusting compensation and standards for certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department inspector general employees. CS SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, passed after questions about its relationship to federal homeland security and its focus on border security and critical infrastructure. The latter part of the session focused heavily on CS SB 38, a major eviction and squatter-related bill. Sen. Bettencourt described widespread squatter cases and argued the bill, with a Moody amendment, would clarify notice and eviction procedures while balancing property-owner and tenant rights. Sen. West said he supported addressing squatters but worried the broader eviction changes could harm vulnerable renters, especially single mothers, and said he would vote present not voting. The discussion continued with additional testimony from Sen. Kolkhorst about the need for a balanced eviction process.

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• They are a trillion-dollar disaster, driving up energy costs, undermining grid reliability, and forcing
• costs for families and small businesses, and restoring energy reliability and the security of our grid
• reliability, and forcing out grid reliability, and forcing out dependable<00:18:06.960> power
• Reconciliation is the path grid.
• Reducing an appliance's energy use also helps decrease stress on the electric grid.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• affordability, grid reliability, energy affordability, grid reliability, energy affordability, and
• <04:49:51.840> to Mile City Plan strips away access to Mile City Plan strips away access to
• <05:01:29.680> to United States and our access to United States and our access to reliable
• I understand the access these lands.
• who are Vietnam era veterans, to access who are Vietnam era veterans, to access these<05:42:08.878

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It's the access points, right? I mean, you see it here, Santa Teresa.
• And that access is... Pito Manichae and our craft, right?
• It can create faster, cheaper, more affordable health care access. Help synthesize data.
• We need road transportation and access.
• to STEM, access to technology.

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• doesn't mean that Microsoft has access doesn't mean that Microsoft has access to<00:35:17.839>
• all your data in one place ever. access all your data in one place ever.
• Most of them were around grid resiliency.
• So, I know this around grid resiliency.
• <01:23:18.639> usage currently pay high fees to access usage currently pay high fees to access

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• California has not demonstrated the capacity to expand the grid infrastructure.
• California has not demonstrated the capacity to expand the grid infrastructure.
• California has not demonstrated the capacity to expand the grid infrastructure.
• California has not demonstrated the capacity to expand the grid infrastructure.
• California has not demonstrated the capacity to expand the grid infrastructure.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• It's green security technology, completely off the grid.
• But we're not connected to the grid; they are independent systems.
• So we're off the grid.
• You will get access to the report, which is being released today. We're going to be publicizing it.
• Solid homes for people who are working families, I will say, who have access to a solid, very well-built

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• amount of transmission lines or it could be um advanced transmission technologies and make the current grid
• <00:04:45.440> more and make the current grid more and make the current grid more efficient
• For example, you know, the eastern grid and the western grid have very little interplay, but that's changing
• . for example, um barriers of the grids. for example, um you<00:15:29.920> know,<00:15:30.079>
• grid and the western<00:15:32.160> grid<00:15:33.040> have<00:15:33.279> very<00

Bills: SF0102, SF0113

Keywords: energy transmission, load growth, Wyoming energy authority, transmission planning study, public utilities, regional cooperation, hand count audit, ballots, election integrity, transparency, voting system, 916, all

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• Compliance would require the Council to access and review documents with the Railroad Commission.
• Further, the council would need access to the data, the reporting of which may not be currently required
• So it's unclear to me if the council is intended to access and utilize field data from our specific projects
• All militaries have a systemic critical vulnerability in that they depend on civilian power grids to
• A base load 24/7 that does not depend on the grid is something that is very, very attractive. for the

Bills: HB1647, HB2612, HB3125, HB3158, HB3240, HB3506, HB3516, HB3707

Keywords: carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process

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• This bill improves and preserves access for Texans who genuinely require curbside assistance.
• And I wish we had actually more access to more curbside voting.
• Our goal should be to ensure that accessibility of our elections are present.
• That's the thing that's denying access.
• based on megawatt output to the ERCOT grid.

Summary: The Senate first adopted a motion by Senator Zaffirini to suspend Senate Rule 5.14 and move the intent calendar deadline to 8:00 p.m. that day, also allowing the Secretary to make the calendar available as soon as practicable. The chamber then took up and passed several House bills, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. HB 2128, relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue capabilities, passed unanimously. HB 4157, on liability protections for commercial spaceflight and exploration, passed 28-3. HB 2240, concerning certain void marriages, passed after adoption of a Birdwell amendment extending filing deadlines to 90 days for certain active-duty service members and Foreign Service officers. HB 367, on verification of excused absences for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses, passed unanimously after clarifying school district forms and TEA model forms. HB 1506, expanding expedited handgun license eligibility to certain retired county court judges, passed 29-2. HB 4449, on alcohol sales in annexed municipal areas, passed 29-2. HB 3812, on health plan prior authorization requirements, passed 30-1. The Senate also announced a long list of bills and resolutions signed in the presence of the Senate. A major portion of the meeting centered on HB 521, a voting-related bill on curbside voting for voters with disabilities. Senator Paxton described it as an anti-misuse measure requiring a signed eligibility form for curbside voting, creating a 20-foot electioneering buffer, limiting election officer assistance in marking ballots unless a second officer is present, and adding reporting requirements for people who assist seven or more curbside voters. Senators Miles, Menendez, Johnson, Campbell, Cook, and others questioned whether the bill would burden disabled voters, create a de facto registry of volunteers, and impose a harsh Class A misdemeanor penalty for failing to complete the form. Paxton said the bill was intended to protect legitimate curbside voters and curb abuse, and the chamber adopted Paxton Floor Amendment No. 1 after a recorded vote. Zaffirini’s Floor Amendment No. 2, allowing an escorting voter to receive his or her own ballot at the curbside or entrance, was adopted. Menendez’s Floor Amendment No. 3 to reduce the penalty failed. The bill was then passed to third reading on a 20-11 vote, with a motion by Senator Miles to have the exchanges reduced to writing and placed in the journal adopted. The Senate also passed HB 3000, creating a grant program for rural ambulance service providers, after a comptroller-related amendment; HB 5616, establishing the Texas Presidential Library Promotion Program and funding for traveling exhibits, after narrowing the bill to mobile exhibits only; HB 4211, addressing certain residential property interests controlled by entities, which passed 30-1; HB 1178, creating temporary educator certificates for out-of-state certified educators and military spouses, which passed unanimously; HB 2243, creating the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention, which passed after debate over the need to streamline education mandates; and HB 42, increasing and reallocating the constitutional Higher Education Fund appropriation by 50% to $1.18 billion, which passed 31-0. Finally, HB 2512, a Fort Worth-specific bill limiting ETJ release for land subject to active development agreements, passed after debate over broader ETJ and de-annexation policy, with a local-only clarifying amendment adopted and a proposed broader amendment withdrawn. The meeting ended with the Senate beginning consideration of HB 3372, which would bar school district administrators from receiving financial benefits tied to outside consulting or contracting with education entities, though the transcript cuts off during questions on that bill.

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• This grid resilience project includes...
• Parks replace all guest room primary lodge entrance access controls.
• Parks replace all guest room primary lodge entrance access controls.
• Parks replace all guest room primary lodge entrance access controls.
• So a lot of them don't have room, and, quite frankly, the tubs are not very accessible to people.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Energy and Environmental Protection met at 9:00 a.m., approved the June 3 minutes, and heard a presentation from the Department of Parks and the Finance Cabinet on Kentucky State Parks capital projects. Commissioner Mark Keelin and Scott Baker described the scope of the state parks system, the ongoing coordination with DECA/Finance Cabinet, and the status of projects funded through House Joint Resolution 76, House Bill 553, House Joint Resolution 56, and House Bill 6. They said 36 of 44 state parks have received renovations or upgrades, with 66 projects completed and 17 under construction, and outlined work on campgrounds, utilities, wastewater systems, broadband, building systems, safety upgrades, ADA improvements, pools, golf courses, marinas, and lodge accommodations. The presenters highlighted several completed or active projects, including campground upgrades at Carter Caves, Ken Lake, and My Old Kentucky Home; utility and grid-resilience work at parks such as Kentucky Dam Village and Kincaid Lake; wastewater projects at parks including E.P. Tom Sawyer, Carter Caves, Dale Hollow, and Blue Licks Battlefield; and building and hospitality renovations at parks such as Lake Barkley, Baron River, and Cumberland Falls. They also noted completed playground upgrades, lock system replacements, beach refurbishment, and golf course improvements, and said the parks system is managing additional internal projects beyond those discussed. The department emphasized that parks often serve as sheltering locations during disasters and that infrastructure replacement is a high priority. Scott Baker then explained DECA’s role in managing the Commonwealth’s capital construction program, saying it oversees about 1,300 active projects across 28 cabinets and agencies, including 149 parks projects. He described DECA’s team-based approach, with dedicated project managers and field staff assigned to parks, and said monthly status meetings and more frequent check-ins are used to keep projects moving. In response to committee questions, Keelin and Baker said projects are assigned to DECA based mainly on the need for architectural or engineering services, while smaller or less complex work can be handled in-house by parks staff or the P11 construction crew. No votes were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• But what are we doing to protect, actually, the grid itself, physically?
• We also have a grid that is independent from the main grid, or actually, when it's not needed for those
• We are expanding access to care.
• Again, your zip code should not determine your access to healthcare.
• These essential resources allow us to provide affordable access.

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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• what you're creating, we know of these, a lot of the data centers, if they have to connect to the grid
• you have operations for that, or is that a different... ...to have the data center connect to the grid
• yeah, there's a high likelihood that we'll have some jobs created as far as hooking up to the power grid
• They must pay 100% of all costs to interconnect to the grid.
• They must pay 100% of all costs to interconnect to the grid.

Summary: The Committee on Utilities held an informational hearing on data centers in Missouri, with the chair explaining that the goal was to hear from three speakers with different perspectives and allow committee questions, but no public testimony. The first witness, Matt Edelow of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Columbia-Jefferson City Area Building Trades Council, spoke in support of data center development for its construction jobs, long-term employment, tax revenue, and local economic benefits. He said the Montgomery County projects had already put about 200 Missourians to work, described the facilities as using closed-loop water systems and generator noise levels that he said would be limited by setbacks and acoustics, and urged local hire and apprenticeship requirements. Committee members asked about water use, noise, cybersecurity, labor, and tax revenue, and he said one project could generate about $13.1 million annually at full buildout. The second witness, Rob Dixon of Ameren Missouri, testified that Senate Bill 4 and the Public Service Commission’s large-load tariff provide strong protections for existing customers. He said large data center customers must sign long-term contracts, pay 100% of interconnection costs, post collateral, pay at least 80% of contracted demand, and face exit and reduction fees, with load-shedding rules applying to them like other customers. Dixon said Ameren’s planning process includes engineering reviews and MISO review before projects proceed, and that the utility’s integrated resource plan calls for 5.3 gigawatts of new generation by 2030, with 2.2 gigawatts of signed large-load agreements already in place. He also said large customers can help spread fixed grid costs and put downward pressure on rates, and noted that the protections apply to investor-owned utilities, not co-ops or municipal utilities. The final witness, John Kaufman of the Consumers Council of Missouri, argued that the current protections are not strong enough and that data centers could raise rates through construction work in progress, stranded generation costs, and other risks if projects change or technology shifts. He urged greater consumer protections, including more upfront financial security from data centers, reconsideration of construction work in progress policies, and possibly requiring data centers to bring their own power in some cases. Committee members debated his claims about SB 4, QIP, and rate impacts, with some members saying the law already contains clawbacks and consumer-benefit requirements, while others echoed concerns about transparency and public understanding. The hearing ended without any votes or formal action, and the chair said the committee would continue the discussion in future meetings.