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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm state director of Clean Water Action Minnesota.
- I'm state director of Clean Water Action Minnesota.
- </c><00:26:59.159><c> air</c><00:26:59.440><c> violations</c> causing clean air violations causing clean
- <00:54:21.480><c> future</c><00:54:21.799><c> and</c> clean future and clean future and environment<00
- </c><01:15:42.400><c> p</c> same misleading information claiming p same misleading information claiming
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:15:40.639><c> that</c> into a long-term care policy claim that into a long-term care policy claim
- It also denied 24% of claims in their first attempts to qualify for benefits, which is an increase from
- I cannot, cannot, cannot believe you just heard his claim was denied.
- So if we go in and do duct cleaning, we have to collect sales tax.
- However, if we work on the furnace while we do the duct cleaning, we don't have to collect sales tax.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 16, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ,</c> VA medical center contains a clean, VA medical center contains a clean, private<00:47:52.800><c
- </c> the the chairman u has made the claim the the chairman u has made the claim that<00:53:18.640><c
- Uh, he's making a claim.
- Uh he's making a claim. Uh such a name. Uh he's making a claim.
- When the ranking member claims the help.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- That includes cost effectiveness, equitably, and to achieve our clean energy and environmental goals.
- </c><00:55:22.000><c> energy</c><00:55:22.240><c> and</c><00:55:22.480><c> environmental</c> our clean
- </c><01:00:11.680><c> energy</c> they also align with our clean energy they also align with our clean
- </c><01:00:53.839><c> energy</c> mitigation resilience clean energy mitigation resilience clean energy
- Abusive or verbal or otherwise conduct on the, and so if this is a hostile work environment claim that
Summary:
The Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational briefing on the Public Utilities Commission’s performance-based regulation (PBR) framework and the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ whistleblower complaint process. Chair Jared Kohole opened the meeting, noted it was informational only with no public testimony, and explained that members would hear presentations and then have an opportunity for questions. The committee heard first from Ulupono Initiative, which provided background on why utilities are regulated, how Hawaii’s cost-of-service model and rate cases work, and why PBR was adopted to shift utility incentives away from a capital-investment bias and toward performance, efficiency, cost control, and policy goals such as renewable energy and reliability.
Ulupono described Hawaii’s PBR structure as a five-year multi-year rate plan with annual revenue adjustments, a customer dividend, a Z factor for extraordinary exogenous events, and an exceptional project recovery mechanism for large projects. It also outlined performance incentive mechanisms tied to renewable portfolio standard progress, interconnection speed, reliability, and shared savings. The presentation said the current docket is evaluating a possible hybrid approach that would combine forward-looking forecasting with historical results, and Ulupono advocated for stronger incentives, arguing the current rewards are too small relative to utility revenues and should be more meaningful to better align utility behavior with legislative intent.
The PUC then presented its own overview, emphasizing that the PBR docket is open and active and that the briefing was limited to the record to avoid ex parte concerns. The commission described the development of PBR in Hawaii through multiple phases beginning in 2018: an initial collaborative phase to set goals, a formal contested-case phase that produced the initial framework, later phases adding scorecards, reported metrics, and additional performance incentive mechanisms, and subsequent refinements including sunset of some mechanisms and adjustments after the August 2023 Maui wildfires. The PUC said the framework is intended to be customer-centric, administratively efficient, and protective of utility financial integrity, and that current work includes evaluating how to balance forward-looking and historical test-year approaches within the rebasing process. No votes or formal actions were taken at the briefing.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Voluntary programs like Operation Clean Sweep are simply not effective enough to address the scale of
- They've spent $28 million just beginning to clean one small creek.
- Our members value clean bays, beaches, and gulf waters.
- The industry program Operation Clean Sweep has been in place since the early 90s, and it's clearly not
- One new piece for Operation Clean Sweep that we're really proud to introduce, which can bolster this
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
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/28/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> gas emitting sources as part of clean gas emitting sources as part of clean energy<00:22:20.480>
- The Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act have helped us lower those impacts, investing rather, I think
- </c><04:18:26.000><c> energy</c><04:18:26.640><c> and</c> assessed clean energy and assessed clean energy
- </c> in uh conventional renewable and clean in uh conventional renewable and clean energy<04:45:39.878
- </c><05:28:38.638><c> energy</c><05:28:39.280><c> and</c> assess clean energy and assess clean energy
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Formal House Session 19 Feb 26th, 2026
Massachusetts House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This money is sitting at the Clean Energy Center accruing interest.
- A major issue in getting clean energy on the grid is interconnection.
- We are adding a division of clean energy procurement and a central procurement fund.
- Section 10 corrects a dangerous inconsistency in our clean energy laws.
- Section 10 is a narrow but crucial technical fix to our clean energy laws.
Summary:
The House opened with routine formalities and then adopted a resolution recognizing the work of Ukraine Forward after suspending the rules. Members also suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to proceed, including proposals related to a poverty-reduction grant program, an unemployment insurance study commission, and a local police-exam age waiver. The House then took up a major energy bill, House No. 4744/5151, reported by Ways and Means and scheduled by Steering, Policy and Scheduling, and advanced it through second reading and to third reading after adopting the committee amendment.
The main floor debate centered on the energy affordability, clean power, and economic competitiveness bill. Supporters argued it would lower rates through reforms to Mass Save, changes to procurement and interconnection, returning a share of alternative compliance payments to ratepayers, and other consumer protections, while preserving long-term clean energy goals. Opponents said the bill’s relief was too delayed and that it added costs and bureaucracy without immediate help for households facing high bills. Several amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to suspend public benefit charges for a year, change utility rate-filing disclosure rules, and alter propane delivery protections; one amendment on solar siting in forested areas was also defeated.
The House adopted a consolidated amendment to the energy bill by a roll call vote of 127-27, and earlier adopted the Ways and Means substitute version of the bill. The chamber also passed several other bills to be engrossed or enacted, including measures on unemployment insurance for fluctuating schedules, the Medical Society mission statement, a youth training wage, bridge and intersection designations, handicapped parking fines, public way safety, excavation restoration, and a Newton police age requirement. The House observed multiple moments of silence honoring deceased veterans, public servants, and community figures, including Navy Petty Officer Joden Booker, coach Thomas Skip Karam, former Police Chief Carlton Abbott, and former legislator William Q. Biff McLean, Jr.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- And the state had a pretty significant economic damages claim of almost $800 million in that.
- And the state had a pretty significant economic damages claim of almost $800 million in that.
- Claims come out of that bank account.
- So what I would tell you is the more folks we add to it, the more claims would go up, right?
- And the question is, do we bring in enough revenue to cover those claims?
Bills:
HB165, HB175, HB198, HB272, HB457, HB488, HB566, HB603, HB763, HB902, HB909, HB971, HB981, HB1066, HB1125, HB1154, HB1231
Keywords:
HB165, lottery proceeds, Lottery Proceeds Fund, Veterans Service Grant Fund, constitutional amendment, veterans, military veterans, veterans' benefits, veterans services, family support, state lottery, education funding, Minimum Foundation Program, problem gambling, compulsive gaming, state treasurer, ballot proposition, constitutional referendum, lottery revenue, Louisiana resident veterans
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
New York State Senate Session - 03/04/2026
New York Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- No mention of clean energy. The number one driver is the cost of natural gas.
- When we know a kilowatt of clean energy, a kilowatt of wind, a kilowatt of solar, is far cheaper than
- When we know a kilowatt of clean energy, a kilowatt of wind, a kilowatt of solar, is far cheaper than
- We all want clean air. We all want clean water. We all want good and clean food.
- We all want clean air. We all want clean water. We all want good and clean food.
Summary:
The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, a moment of silent reflection, approval of the prior journal, and several ceremonial introductions. Senator Mayer welcomed students and alumni from the New York Alliance for Early College Pathways, highlighting early college opportunities for high school students. Senator Zellner introduced members of the Buffalo Professional Firefighters Union Local 282 and honored fallen Buffalo firefighter Jayson Arno, with remarks praising firefighters’ service and sacrifice.
The chamber then took up Senate Resolution 1489, commemorating the 182nd anniversary of Dominican Republic independence. Senator Sepúlveda presented the resolution and spoke about Dominican history, sovereignty, the Dominican diaspora in New York, and the role of Consul General Jesús Vásquez Martínez. Senators Jackson, Weber, Bailey, and others spoke in support, emphasizing the contributions of Dominican New Yorkers. The resolution was adopted and opened for co-sponsorship.
The Senate next moved through the calendar, passing a series of bills on insurance, public health, education, social services, tax, penal law, and workers’ compensation. Several bills were approved by wide margins, including measures related to vaccination policy and education law; Senator Weik opposed the public health/vaccination bill, while Senator Mayer defended it as science-based. Senator Fernandez explained and secured passage of a workers’ compensation bill that would raise a pre-authorization threshold, clarify medical treatment guidelines, and restore access to out-of-network providers for injured workers.
The only contentious item was Calendar 117, a bill amending the Executive Law related to climate resilience and the Office of Resilience. Senator Walczyk offered an amendment to repeal the statewide cap-and-invest program, but the chair ruled it nongermane; the Senate upheld that ruling on a 21-aye vote. Senators Harckham, Borrello, Krueger, Lanza, Martins, and Gianaris spoke at length on climate policy, energy costs, and the bill’s merits. The bill ultimately passed 51-9. The Senate then adjourned until Thursday, March 5 at 11:00 a.m.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Jan 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- post facto costs stemming from infrastructure wreckage, reduced real estate valuation, insurance claims
- House Bill 1960, as Representative Ramel shared, because of the current property tax structure for clean
- This approach prevents future cost shifts, provides revenue stability for local services, and gives clean
- We're a clean energy advocacy organization, and we have a lot of clean energy developers in our membership
- lifetime tax payments were going to be about the same so we're not having a negative impact on the clean
Summary:
House Finance met on Friday, January 23rd, and heard three bills. On House Bill 2194, staff explained that the bill would allow a county and a city within that county to both impose the cultural access sales and use tax at the same time, with the county providing a credit for the city tax. Representative Parsley said the change would let more jurisdictions support cultural, arts, science, and school-related programs. Olympia and Thurston County officials testified in support, describing grant funding for cultural organizations, free programming, and school access benefits; a committee member raised a question about how the change could affect county bond obligations.
The committee then heard House Bill 2089, which would narrow a B&O tax preference for first mortgage interest by removing the requirement that a financial institution be located in 10 or more states, and direct the resulting revenue to the wildfire response, forest restoration, and community resilience account. Staff said the bill would raise significant revenue and have implementation costs for the Department of Revenue. Representative Scott said the bill was intended to restore wildfire funding and limit the preference to community banks, while opponents from the Washington Bankers Association and Community Bankers of Washington warned the bill could harm community banks and mortgage lending if not drafted carefully. The Department of Natural Resources and a public employee representative supported restoring wildfire preparedness funding.
Finally, the committee heard a proposed third substitute for House Bill 1960, which would replace property taxation for new or repowered large renewable energy facilities and battery storage systems with a state and local excise tax structure, while also creating a local investment distribution account and a tribal capacity grant program. Staff and the sponsor described the bill as a way to reduce property tax shifts onto nearby taxpayers and provide more stable, predictable revenue for local governments and tribes. County officials, assessors, treasurers, and some clean energy and conservation groups supported the concept but asked for clearer definitions, payment timing, and rate adjustments; utilities and renewable developers said they supported the goal but opposed the bill as drafted because of concerns about the rates and the treatment of centrally assessed utilities. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after closing the hearings on all three bills.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Business, Trade & Economic Development Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Cleaning out close forest lands, cleaning that up, using building techniques that will help protect the
- They have decades of property-level data, insurance claim data. They apply fire science.
- information with the consumer so they can mitigate, reduce the risk, and therefore reduce future insurance claims
- information with the consumer so they can mitigate, reduce the risk, and therefore reduce future insurance claims
Summary:
The Senate Business, Trade and Economic Development Committee first held a work session on protecting children online. Testimony focused on a proposed Kids Online Protection Act that would limit addictive algorithmic feeds for minors and restrict push notifications during school hours and at night. Supporters included a former tech executive, a Meta whistleblower, and a psychology researcher, who argued that social media design exploits adolescent development, harms well-being, and that the bill gives parents and children more control without banning access to content. Industry and trade group witnesses opposed the approach, arguing it would violate the First Amendment, create privacy risks through age verification, and could reduce useful personalization and safety tools; they said companies are already implementing teen protections and parental controls. The committee did not take a vote during the work session.
The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Bill 5928, sponsored by Senators Warnick and Short at the request of the Insurance Commissioner. The bill would require property insurers using wildfire risk scores or models to disclose more information to consumers, explain adverse factors, provide appeal and rescoring processes, and account for mitigation actions in rate filings and discounts. The Office of Insurance Commissioner, a Colville Tribal representative, fire district testimony, climate advocates, realtors, hospitality businesses, and insurance agents generally supported the bill as a transparency and consumer-protection measure, with some urging inclusion of commercial lines and stronger recognition of local fire mitigation. Several insurance trade groups opposed or were neutral, warning that the bill goes too far, could expose proprietary underwriting information, increase regulation and costs, and should be narrowed to align with other states’ approaches. No vote was taken, and the chair adjourned after the hearing.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- If I was a victim of this type of abuse, I would actually want a clean slate and have no affiliation
- If I was a victim of this type of abuse, I would actually want a clean slate and have no affiliation
- clause, claiming that there's no time to discuss the farm worker movement or that it is somehow not
- We were poor, but we were clean.
- We were poor, but we were clean.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Agriculture and Environmental Quality Mar 17th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the California Energy Commission's Food Production Investment Program and CARB's Farmer Program and Clean
- I think it's SB 100, and then we'll see in 2022 the Clean Energy Jobs and Affordability Act, I think,
- Thank you, and I had understood that algae production also can be utilized to clean water.
- So if you have an opportunity, would you like to expand on your claims?
- Through the FARMER Program, we've cleaned up over 10,000 dirty diesel engines.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation Feb 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're focused on those intersections of good jobs, community prosperity, and clean air and water.
- And that includes clean water, healthy soil, High-quality almonds, and that includes clean water, healthy
- almond milk products that they have less ingredients is targeted for consumers who are looking for clean
- And then the other reason, too, is because consumers are looking for more clean-label type of products
- And then the other reason, too, is because consumers are looking for more clean-label type of products
Summary:
The hearing of the Select Committee on Alternative Protein Innovation was held at UC Davis and focused on how alternative proteins can support California agriculture, the bioeconomy, and farmers. Opening remarks from UC Davis leaders and committee members emphasized the university’s food science, fermentation, and sustainability strengths, and the state’s prior investments of $5 million for UC alternative protein research and an additional $1 million for ICAMP. Members framed the topic as a way to grow new markets, keep more value in-state, and address climate, food security, and commercialization challenges.
The first panel featured Sana Beg of the Plant-Based Foods Institute, who argued that California agriculture and alternative proteins are complementary, not competing, and stressed that farmers are essential to the sector. She highlighted the need for ingredient processing capacity, technical assistance for growers, and predictable demand through public procurement, including schools, hospitals, and state facilities. Committee members asked about financing and market development, and Beg said guaranteed loans, grants, and state- and USDA-backed support could help de-risk investment and build the supply chain.
The second panel focused on research and development. Beam Circular described the circular bioeconomy in the San Joaquin Valley, including efforts to turn agricultural residues into higher-value products, build shared infrastructure, and expand workforce training. ICAMP and UC ANR described UC Davis-centered research, pilot facilities, and a proposed plant innovation center to bridge lab-scale work to commercial manufacturing. USDA researchers discussed using byproducts such as brewer’s spent grain, tomato pomace, lima beans, and chickpeas for new food ingredients. Members repeatedly emphasized the importance of public R&D funding, consumer acceptance, and food-grade scale-up facilities.
The final panel highlighted company perspectives from Optimized Foods and Blue Diamond Growers. Optimized Foods described using fungi fermentation to convert almond hulls, cocoa waste, and tomato pomace into protein-rich ingredients and stabilized nutrients. Blue Diamond outlined its grower cooperative model, sustainability practices, almond ingredient portfolio, and the Sacramento almond innovation center. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, with discussion centered on research, commercialization, infrastructure, and market-building for California-grown alternative protein products.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the nominations of David Fotouhi, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator, and Aaron Szabo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the Environmental Protection Agency. Mar 5th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Environment and Public Works Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Is this really how we want to protect clean air and clean water?
- Under the Clean Air Act.
- clean air as possible.
- We want to protect our environment, we want clean air, clean water.
- Arizona's clean energy manufacturing industry.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, May 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Cleaning up pay for every single day.
- Let us each claim a new today living.
- ,</c> them adjudicate a crop insurance claim, them adjudicate a crop insurance claim, making<04:26:55.359
- The Biden-Harris administration cycled through repeated falsehoods, claiming the border was secure, claiming
- </c> Trump's leadership, we are cleaning Trump's leadership, we are cleaning house.<04:39:53.200><c>
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Feb 11th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- So this bill is important because we have the right is for Floridians to breathe, clean air, to have
- clean soil, clean agriculture cream, clean water.
- I'm concerned about the E P having to appropriate resources to investigate claims and complaints because
- I'm going to butcher this but claim at going there's a bill that's on the bill. there's a bill that's
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you. refund claims.
- And we're just applying it to a different type of claim for managed audits, is that correct?
- It speeds up these claims, gets them faster.
- How many claims are we talking about? Um, I don't have an exact number.
- It's unfortunate, but it's necessary because refund claims...
Bills:
HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19
Keywords:
local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- In other states where they're licensed, they claim to treat, and I'm not talking just about supportive
- care, they claim to treat a wide range of diseases, including cancer.
- Every day, my coworkers and I are on the front lines, keeping all the neighborhoods clean and safe.
- If you support Florida workers, as you claim to, please don't make it harder for my family to live and
- Support Florida workers, as you claim to.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The SAVE Act claims to prevent non-citizens from voting in federal elections.
- Because the problem they claim to be solving simply doesn't exist.
- </c> to go help clean up the damages of 911. to go help clean up the damages of 911.
- Musk claims to have maximal transparency.
- Musk claims to after day. And yet Mr.