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• Really, you're just looking at where you're sourcing the power from, the electricity, I would guess,
• I would guess right that's electricity I would guess right that's pretty<00:06:33.039><c> much</c><00
• , but we're moving into market-driven sources of electricity that would generate hydrogen to replace
• And it basically all those processes start at the beginning with electricity.
• ,</c><00:42:47.440><c> transportation,</c> materials, supplies, transportation, materials, supplies,

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• . $10,596 for catering and supplies, which included the food, the servers, and the setup fees. $4,235
• different events where school officials are, we try to talk about the issues on altered checks, electricity
• different events where school officials are, we try to talk about the issues on altered checks, electricity

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• AGGREGATE PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN THE DELIVERY OF PROJECTS SINCE IT IS A PRIMARY AFTER SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS
• ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY IS AN AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT UTILIZES ELECTRIC VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING
• BUT NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE AN IMPACT OF DATA CENTER ON ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND AI UTILITY INSTRUCTOR AND

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• Uh we manufacturers for electric OVs.
• It it seems like that electric battery.
• </c><03:30:07.040><c> or</c> equipment or first aid supplies or equipment or first aid supplies or anything
• , the electric vehicles likely weigh more than 2,000 pounds.
• ><c> it's</c><03:51:58.080><c> and</c><03:51:58.319><c> it's</c> electric vehicle and it's and it's electric

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 163FN, dealing with requiring current, verifiable evidence of a species’ presence before land-use restrictions are imposed for habitat protection. Members discussed an amendment that had been worked on with agencies and stakeholder groups. Fish and Game testified that, while the amendment improved the bill, the agency still opposed it because of concerns about citizen science, how the proposal would apply to public versus private property, and how the transition to DES would work. Representative Darby argued the amendment was ambiguous, lacked a full hearing, and did not clearly address record verification or private-property access issues. The amendment passed 8-7, and the committee then voted OTPA 8-7, with a minority report noted. The committee then moved to HB 1752FN, which would create a chain of custody for timber and carbon credits. Representative Davis presented an amendment saying it would help law enforcement investigate timber theft and add transparency to New Hampshire’s carbon registry by identifying buyers of carbon credits. Supporters said the change would impose little burden and align with practices in other states. Opponents, including Representative Darby, Representative Vale, and the state forester from DNCR, said the carbon market is complex, the amendment was not fully vetted, and a hearing with all stakeholders was needed; they also raised fiscal-note concerns. The amendment passed 8-7, and the committee then voted OTPA 8-7, again with a minority report. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on HB 1019, which would add an active water treatment professional to the state water well board. Representative Peter Petrino and Representative Wendy Thomas said the board should include expertise on contamination risks and treatment technologies, citing concerns about arsenic, radon, and PFAS in private wells. The chairman of the Water Well Board testified in opposition to the bill as drafted, saying the board supports the general idea of licensing water filtration work but does not currently have authority or rules to oversee that field and believes the proposal would put “the cart before the horse.” Members questioned whether the board’s current mandate even covers filtration systems, and the discussion ended with those concerns unresolved.

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• If it's an electric traction elevator and escalator, it's 250.
• If it's an electric traction elevator and escalator, it's 250.
• If it's an electric traction elevator and escalator, it's 250.
• </c><01:16:17.400><c> electrical</c><01:16:18.000><c> inspectors</c> the uh Electric electrical inspectors
• the uh Electric electrical inspectors gasfitters<01:16:19.679><c> and</c><01:16:19.840><c> so</c><01

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first discussed a proposed increase to the annual elevator certificate fee in the Department of Labor. The commissioner said the fee had been $50 for years and generated just under $300,000 annually, while the Inspection Division’s broader revenue far exceeded its expenses. Members noted the fee only covered the certificate, not the inspection itself, which is billed separately at $100 per hour. After comparing the fee to neighboring states and discussing the department’s revenue and staffing, the committee agreed to rewrite the language to set the fee at $75 and to vote on an amendment later. The committee then took up Section 139, which would expand the list of labor-law violations that can be penalized without first issuing a warning. The Department explained the change was meant to align House Bill 157 with other chapters, including youth employment and workers’ compensation provisions, where immediate civil penalties are already allowed. The section was accepted unanimously. A longer discussion followed on the Second Injury Fund. The commissioner explained that the fund reimburses insurers for certain workers’ compensation costs tied to claims involving pre-existing conditions, is financed by assessments on insurers, and requires notice within 100 weeks of injury plus a $10,000 deductible before reimbursement. He said the fund currently holds roughly $16 million to $22 million, one full-time employee administers it, and total staff involvement is about five to six people. Members questioned whether the fund should be sunset, but the department said the current House Bill 2 language does not propose a sunset; instead, it addresses increased hearing and litigation burdens after a recent Supreme Court decision. Sections 140 and 141, dealing with hearings, were then accepted unanimously. The committee also briefly discussed fines for late insurance coverage reporting, with the department noting the current rubric allows up to $50 per day but uses $112 per day, and members suggesting a lower amount.

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• It is a direct result of human tissue contact with lasers and electric surgical pencils commonly used
• Then they have the equipment given to them after three years if they buy the supplies from them.
• The main supply is what you and I would call the needle for surgery. It is called the bovie.
• Services for participation requires compliance with NFPA 99, National Fire Prevention Association electrical

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• areas where reclaimed has been really incentivized for a good reason because it helps on the water supply
• $750,000 in DEP funding to elevate the critical components of the lift station and elevate the electrical
• project 750,000 in DEP funding to elevate the critical components of the list station elevate the electrical
• implementation, do you all actually implement or actively implement those dollars that the legislature supplies

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee heard two informational presentations. First, the Department of Environmental Protection gave an overview of Florida’s water quality framework, explaining how numeric nutrient criteria, monitoring, TMDLs, and Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs) are used to address impaired waters. DEP described recent changes intended to increase accountability, including five-year milestones in BMAPs, requirements for advanced wastewater treatment by 2033 in certain cases, limits on new conventional septic systems where sewer is available, enhanced nutrient-reducing septic requirements where sewer is not available, and a new agricultural regional water quality improvement element. The department also highlighted the Water Quality Improvement Grant Program, which has received nearly $1.4 billion over four years and funded more than 300 projects, as well as a public dashboard showing funded projects and a forthcoming trend-analysis dashboard for monitoring data. Members asked about enforcement of BMAP milestones, septic-to-sewer coordination with local governments, PFAS and microplastics monitoring, septic system performance standards, wastewater facility compliance, and how many facilities remain below advanced wastewater treatment standards. DEP said it can enforce BMAP obligations through administrative orders, consent orders, court action, fines, and permit conditions, and that it inspects and verifies wastewater facilities while relying on reporting and site inspections for sewer infrastructure. The department also said nutrient-reducing septic systems must achieve a 65 percent reduction in nitrogen and phosphorus, with verification required when projects seek BMAP credit. The committee then heard from the chief resilience officer on the Resilient Florida program, created in 2021 to address sea-level rise and coastal flooding. The presentation reviewed planning grants, vulnerability assessments, and the statewide critical-asset assessment, noting that all counties and most municipalities are expected to complete assessments by the end of 2026 and that vulnerability is now an eligibility requirement for future project funding. The program reported major statewide outcomes, including stormwater storage, miles of infrastructure and roadway protection, acres restored, and coastal protection projects, and highlighted examples such as breakwater improvements and lift-station elevation. Members asked about project delays, funding totals, overlap with other funding sources, and project prioritization; the program said delays often stem from design and permitting after award, that its reported totals reflect only grants it administers, and that projects are scored under the same criteria rather than being prioritized by asset type. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

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• Corporations are trying to build a system where the price of basic necessities no longer reflects supply
• Corporations are trying to build a system where the price of basic necessities no longer reflects supply
• vehicle supply equipment and make-ready parking spaces based on charging capacity. ...vehicle supply
• It establishes certain electric vehicle supply equipment development processes and standards concerning
• We talked about giving $45 million to electric school buses. I said, what do we do?

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• We supply bridges. We supply high-rises. That's the world that we live in.
• Yeah, the company in Connecticut supplied, you know, they supplied work down at UConn, they supplied,
• A ready-mix producer supplies concrete to most of them for residential, commercial, many to MassDOT,
• So you have your supplier—so your quarries, the people that are supplying you with the materials—the
• The construction industry is already facing significant cost pressures due to inflation, supply chain

Bills: S3091, H5477

Keywords: crumbling concrete, pyrite, pyrrhotite, homeowner assistance, financial relief, CEDAC, construction, insurance surcharge, foundation repair, Massachusetts, 1212, all

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• It’s an all-of-the-above issue, and as I said, it's fundamentally a supply problem.
• But I will say. you know, whether it's line working with utilities, which have to get the electricity
• We are really focused on solutions that help to add supply to the economy.
• As Scott detailed earlier, supply really is the issue, measuring that balance between adding more supply
• But again, we're focused on how can we add supply.

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• You always want good housing prices, but certainly as they've appreciated increased supply the last six
• do that at some point, and that took place earlier this year And we walk through those in terms of supply
• through the program fall into four main categories: mechanical, health and safety, building shell, and electric
• Then for the electric base load measures, Next slide. The U.S.
• All of our providers must supply us with what we call the APR, the Annual Something Report, sorry How

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• The compliance agreement for the suspension of enforcement action against regional water supply, sewer
• The compliance agreement for the suspension of enforcement action against regional water supply, sewer
• This is the El Paso Electric bill that allows the permission to go to the PUC for different compensatory
• Compliance agreement for the suspension of enforcement action against regional water supply, sewer water
• penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairments of a motor fuel pump over an electric

Bills: HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, SB14, HB 12, HB1522, HB422, HB675, HB204, HB748, HB912, HJR99, HB1399, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HCR35, HCR123, HCR124, HR57, HR87, HR111, HR228, HR230, HR322, HR624, HR625, HR626, HR627, HR628, HR630, HR631, HR634, HR635, HR636, HR637, HR638, HR639, HR640, HR645, HR646, HR648, HR649, HR651, HR652, HR653, HR654, HR664, HR665, HR668, HR675, HR676, HR678, HR679, HR680, HR683, HR686, HR688, HR689, HR694, HR695, HR697, HR698, HR699, HR472, HR622, HR632, HR633, HR643, HR655, HR657, HR660, HR661, HR662, HR663, HR667, HR670, HR674, HR681, HR682, HR696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• Being in construction supply, the company, the employees, and our customers flourish when there are two
• supply, the company, the employees, our customers flourish when there are two things.
• transmission project subject to criteria developed in rule; sell a state-owned electric transmission
• While the tribe recognizes the need to respond to growth and improve the way electricity moves around
• There's some electrical work that needs to be done.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met on February 6, 2026, and first voted to suspend the five-day notice rule for all bills on the agenda. Senators Braun and Gildon objected, arguing the bill needed more public review and that the fiscal note had only just been released, but a roll call vote passed 15-9 and the committee proceeded to Senate Bill 6346. Staff briefed SB 6346 as a proposal to create a 9.9% income tax on Washington taxable income above a $1 million per-household standard deduction, with a $50,000 charitable deduction, apportionment rules for nonresidents and certain professions, quarterly estimated payments, and credits for capital gains tax and certain business taxes. Staff said the tax would begin in 2029 and eventually raise about $3.5 billion annually from roughly 30,000 taxpayers. The bill also would expand the Working Families Tax Credit, create a sales tax exemption for grooming and hygiene products, increase the small business B&O tax credit and filing threshold, and end the B&O surcharge on high-grossing businesses one year early. Members questioned the bill’s constitutionality, its exemption from referendum, treatment of student athletes, natural-resource industries, and whether real estate gains would be captured. Public testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including labor groups, educators, health care advocates, counties, child care workers, and some business owners and high-income individuals, said the bill would make the tax code more progressive and provide stable funding for health care, education, child care, public defense, and other services, while expanding the Working Families Tax Credit. Opponents, including many small business, construction, housing, and taxpayer advocates, argued the measure would function as a tax on pass-through businesses and retained earnings, harm housing production and investment, encourage wealthy residents and businesses to leave the state, and violate the state constitution or the will of voters. No final action on SB 6346 was taken during the hearing.

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• Members, Senate File 2018 basically is a bill that would allow an electric utility to use 100% biodiesel
• This bill would allow us, in a very narrow way, to have Minnesota farmers contribute in the electric
• If a technology emits carbon dioxide in the process of generating electricity, it is not carbon-free.
• :08.239><c> be</c><01:19:08.400><c> willing</c><01:19:08.640><c> to</c><01:19:08.719><c> say,</c> supply
• , maybe they'd be willing to say, supply, maybe they'd be willing to say, "Sign<01:19:09.440><c> me</

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• the development of nuclear energy industries in Texas by supporting both generation facilities and supply
• the development of nuclear energy industries in Texas by supporting both generation facilities and supply
• Members, advancements in nuclear energy offer a promising opportunity to strengthen our electric grid
• And we need that electricity more than any other part of the United States.
• We actually use far more electricity, as you know, Senator, than California.

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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• If the department wants to provide for emergency or supply shortages, how can this unknown be predicted
• If the department wants to provide for emergency or supply shortages, how can this unknown be predicted
• If the department wants to provide for emergency or supply shortages, how can this unknown be predicted
• If the department wants to provide for emergency or supply shortages, how can this unknown be predicted
• </c><01:37:49.840><c> utility</c> Fund, authorizing electric utility Fund, authorizing electric utility

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We know that we need to increase the supply of housing that's affordable and available to the lowest-income
• can't afford housing, I want to buy a house, but I can't get it, and part of that is because of a supply
• Martin Vindio, on behalf of the California State Association of Electrical Workers, the California State
• install a cooling system in a master-meter park if the park can't handle the load, that is, the electrical
• Running these units during peak times for hours at a time will also further strain California's electrical

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development heard a long agenda focused mainly on housing production, higher education facilities, homelessness, and permitting reform. Early items included AB 6, which would direct HCD to convene a working group on allowing three- to ten-unit “missing middle” housing to be built under the Residential Code rather than the Building Code; AB 48, a higher education bond proposal that would fund campus repairs, modernization, disaster recovery, and student/employee housing; and AB 76, which would clarify a Chula Vista university innovation district exemption so the project can include academic buildings and housing without conflicting with surplus land rules. Supporters emphasized affordability, cost savings, student housing needs, and access to education, while members raised questions about implementation, affordability requirements, and project scope. The committee later took votes on these items, with AB 6, AB 48, and AB 76 all moving forward on unanimous or near-unanimous votes to Appropriations. Members also heard AB 595, which would create a state homeownership tax credit pilot to support affordable for-sale housing. The author and supporters argued that California’s homeownership rate is at historic lows and that the bill would help close racial wealth gaps by financing homes working families can buy. The committee approved AB 595 and sent it to Appropriations. The consent calendar, including several other housing-related bills, was also approved unanimously. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to AB 1165, the California Housing Justice Act of 2025, which would require ongoing state investment and a financing plan to address homelessness and housing affordability. The author and witnesses described the scale of homelessness, the limits of one-time funding, and the need for sustained, accountable funding streams. After testimony from housing advocates and people with lived experience, the committee passed AB 1165 on a 10-0 vote to Appropriations. Finally, the committee heard AB 609, a CEQA reform bill that would create a simplified exemption for qualifying infill housing projects in already developed areas. Supporters framed it as a targeted way to reduce delays and costs for housing near jobs and transit, while opponents from environmental justice, labor, and tribal groups warned it could reduce public participation, weaken protections for disadvantaged communities, and create consultation concerns for tribal cultural resources. The author said the bill would not change zoning or affordability tools and would continue to work with opponents on amendments. The bill was moved forward after extensive discussion, with members noting ongoing negotiations on tribal consultation and labor concerns.

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• </c> a dur loan for regional electrical a dur loan for regional electrical infrastructure<00:48:11.119
• Um, instead of<01:05:23.280><c> having</c> So, having the Board of Water Supply talk about, can you meet
• Just ask the Board of Water Supply what is the total capacity for this area, because there are some who
• </c> information from border of water supply information from border of water supply and<01:07:59.920
• So it's like roadway paving, security fencing around critical areas for public safety, and electrical

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• So typically, customers will get a discount on their electric bill when they subscribe to a community
• subscribes with a facility that has consolidated billing is guaranteed to receive savings on their electric
• process for those who wish to participate and ensure that they are guaranteed a discount on the electric
• moderate-income customers are able to be served by these community solar projects and save 20% on their electric
• Non-tidal wetlands store water and recharge groundwater supplies and filter nutrients and pollution.

Bills: SB9

Keywords: wetlands protection, nontidal wetlands, Delaware, environmental sustainability, climate change, carbon sink, permitting process

Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met to consider two Senate bills. SB 321, with Senate Amendment 1, would change community solar billing so subscribers receive one consolidated utility bill instead of separate bills from the utility and the solar provider. Supporters said the bill would simplify enrollment and payment, improve customer retention—especially for low-income customers—and include safeguards such as guaranteed savings and an escrow mechanism to prevent cost shifts to other ratepayers. After public testimony from solar developers, the Public Advocate, the Sierra Club, and others, the committee initially lacked enough members present to release the bill, so the vote was circulated to absent members and the bill was later reported out for floor action. The committee then heard SB 9, with Senate Amendment 1, a long-negotiated wetlands protection bill. The sponsor and DNREC explained that it would create a state non-tidal wetlands program with exemptions for certain agricultural, conservation, and routine activities, general permits for some lower-impact projects, and individual permits for higher-value wetlands. Witnesses described the bill as a compromise among environmental, agricultural, development, and local government stakeholders, while some members raised questions about flooding, landowner impacts, wetland delineation, and the role of the regulatory advisory committee. Public testimony was broadly supportive from environmental groups, the Farm Bureau, builders, engineers, and affordable housing advocates. The committee then voted to release SB 9 from committee. At the end of the meeting, members offered thanks and remarks recognizing the chair’s service and leadership on environmental and energy issues. Both bills were ultimately released from committee and reported out.

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• We've been able to update our electric and natural gas utility infrastructure.
• able to fills uh additionally we've been able to update<00:07:45.800><c> our</c><00:07:46.039><c> electric
• </c><00:07:46.440><c> and</c><00:07:46.639><c> natural</c><00:07:47.039><c> gas</c> update our electric
• and natural gas update our electric and natural gas utility<00:07:48.759><c> infrastructure</c><00:07
• And is that going to be able to supply communities outside of northern Minnesota?

Keywords: 1183, house