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NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Aug 13th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- MFA has long-term sources of funds that they use for when the construction is completed.
- They get a different source of funding that pays us off.
- No offense to my friends in Hardin County, but obviously we don't need a 100-megawatt power plant in
- However, a 100-megawatt power plant to drive electricity to major sites in the more populous areas of
- Consultants right now, because we are so short-staffed, have so much power.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Finance Dec 10th, 2025 at 01:45 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- So now this is inviting new sources of funding. So it's just something to explore.
- I've heard rumors of different possible sources.
- Your state funding's about 600 million or other sources.
- So 176 total, but I think it's about 70 that is going to other sources.
- It's all those; you got to get the power there to charge it.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We've had a fair amount of interaction, particularly with the shutdown of the mine and the power plant
- River Source, which is doing the Watershed Greenhouse.
- A result of water that was dumped out of cooling towers at an old power plant that Los Alamos had.
- Mountain that can verify 100% of the milk is processed and sourced locally.
- And many schools can't shift purchasing to locally sourced products because of price.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- don't have a dedicated funding source don't have a dedicated funding source and<02:08:33.280>
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to <02:09:59.599> - I think our concern is not necessarily the nature of the disaster in terms of what is the source.
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is reigning in the executive power is reigning in the executive power is something - disaster in terms of what is the source. disaster in terms of what is the source.
Bills:
HB676
Keywords:
HB676, Hawaii correctional facilities, youth correctional facilities, adult correctional facilities, Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Office of Youth Services, inmate phone calls, prison phone calls, jail phone calls, free prison calls, free communication services, incarcerated persons, prison reform, reentry, family visitation, recidivism, video visitation, electronic messaging, commissions, ancillary fees
Summary:
The committee heard three public safety bills. HB 2235 would appropriate $1.3 million for the Military Affairs and Community Relations Office to strengthen coordination on military and defense issues. Supporters, including the Hawaii National Guard and DBEDT’s military relations office, said the office helps Hawaiʻi understand federal contracting, USA Jobs, and military-related economic impacts. One member questioned why the state should fund a DoD-related office while Hawaiʻi remains under-reimbursed on impact aid; supporters responded that the office serves Hawaiʻi communities and helps prepare residents for federal jobs. The chair said she intended to recommend the bill pass with a HD1, a blank appropriation to be filled in the committee report, technical amendments, a defective effective date, and updated office title language.
HB 2263 would expand Hawaiʻi family leave law to cover qualifying military exigencies. The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, DBEDT’s military relations office, and the Hawaii National Guard supported the measure, saying military families often face short-notice deployments, relocations, briefings, and urgent family arrangements that require time away from work, and that aligning state law with federal standards would provide clarity and consistency. The chair said she would recommend passage with a HD1, a defective effective date, and technical amendments.
HB 2291 would clarify that certain National Guard Youth and Educational Programs employees are excluded from collective bargaining, rename the program, and codify its Hawaiian name. The Hawaii National Guard said it was a housekeeping bill with no appropriation, but requested an amendment to align the bill with updated authorities and program references; the chair asked for proposed language before the later decision-making. She said she would recommend passage with a defective date and the requested amendment if provided, and then recessed the hearing until 11:30 a.m. for decision-making on all three bills.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications - 05/13/2026
Energy And Telecommunications
Transcript Highlights:
- And just to give a heads up, we do have a project right now, which is finishing up over in a local power
- of NYSERDA, not specifically which funds NYSERDA is going to use to pay for this, but what other sources
- That is a source of funding. They have the RGGI program as well.
- That is a source of funding for them, but between RGGI and the NYSERDA system benefit charge, those are
- the two primary sources of funding.
Summary:
The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee, chaired by Senator Kevin Parker, met to consider a series of energy, utility, housing, and labor-related bills. The committee discussed Senator Parker’s clean hydrogen bill authorizing NYSERDA to administer programs to fund clean hydrogen projects, with members debating how it would be financed through NYSERDA’s system benefit charge and RGGI funds and whether there should be a fiscal estimate. Despite concerns from some members about cost transparency and the use of ratepayer-supported funds, the bill advanced to the Finance Committee with three without-recommendation votes. The committee also advanced Senator Parker’s bill directing NYSERDA to study hydrogen feasibility, Senator Gonzalez’s Green Affordable Pre-Electrification Program bill, Senator Hinchey’s natural carbon sequestration research program bill, Senator Gineris’s bill increasing penalties for utility annual report failures, Senator Comrie’s EV charging fee transparency bill, and Senator Parker’s battery energy storage workforce and labor standards bill. Senator Comrie’s outage hotline bill moved to third reading, while Senator Parker’s renewable hydrogen center program bill advanced despite a technical objection that a deadline in the bill had already passed, and the battery storage bill was referred to the Labor Committee.
Several bills drew specific concerns. On the outage hotline bill, members questioned whether small municipal electric and water systems should be exempted rather than required to petition for an exemption, and one member said they would not support the bill without a carve-out. On the annual report penalty bill, members asked about the lack of documentation for the penalty increase and whether municipal utilities would be affected; the sponsor explained the penalty was updated from a 1900-era statute to reflect inflation and that municipal utilities file with the PSC. On the EV charging transparency bill, a member suggested the bill should also require credit card payment options, not just prohibit mobile-device-only payment. On the battery storage labor bill, members asked whether remote operations would count as on-site work and whether out-of-state remote monitoring would be covered; the sponsor said that was the intent and would follow up with labor counsel on residency questions. The committee concluded by adjourning after moving the listed bills forward.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 02/12/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
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natural at General Mills and I Source natural at General Mills and I Source - , and so we want to protect water sources.
- Our number one priority in our system is to protect our water sources.
- <00:58:33.039>
of state and provide significant sources of state and provide significant sources - I like that we're a non-biased source.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
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then with nuclear their nuclear power then with nuclear their nuclear power - In a culture that bombs and desecrates the very source of life, the Earth, and all of its inhabitants
- There’s a major disconnect to one source of life, and a lack of understanding that there is a way as
- Source of Life and Source of Life to One Source of Life and a<02:07:55.840>
lack <02:07:56.040 - You represent water, the source.
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on several bills. HB 114, concerning employment in the State Historic Preservation Program, drew support from DLNR, which said the measure would help retain qualified archaeologists, architects, and other professionals by preserving current pay levels for a limited number of positions. Members raised concerns about expanding exempt positions and the effect on union coverage, and DLNR said it was also working with DEHRD on longer-term reclassification issues. No vote was taken on the bill in the portion provided.
HB 12, relating to tort liability, drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice, which argued the bill would create overly broad immunity for landowners, conflict with Hawaii’s comparative fault framework, and undermine existing recreational liability law. Supporters said it would reduce liability concerns and encourage landowners to allow hiking, hunting, search-and-rescue training, and firearms-related uses on private land. The committee then moved on without any recorded vote in the excerpt.
The committee also discussed HB 29 on counties, but no county representative was present, and members questioned whether the proposal should instead proceed through condemnation if it involved a forced sale. HB 175 on property maintenance received DLNR comments that the bill should be narrowed to noxious weeds and that fire-related provisions were more properly handled by county fire departments and the State Fire Marshal. HB 331 on permits drew support from several state agencies, but the Honolulu Board of Water Supply opposed it unless “repetitive construction” was defined more clearly; members and agencies discussed narrowing the bill to avoid unintended impacts on water and utility infrastructure. The committee also heard strong support for HB 3 on North Shore beach management, HB 309 on fish ponds, and HB 306 on water code penalties, though the Board of Water Supply raised concerns about increased fines and suggested an alternative governor’s bill and clearer administrative rules.
NJ
New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Appropriations Jun 28th, 2026
Senate Budget and Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- I've worked on nuclear power issues since 1979, around nuclear power and nuclear waste.
- It's about who's got the power.
- It's about who's got the power.
- Next bill up is the John Lewis Voter and Power Act in New Jersey.
- Similar to us closing down power plants prematurely.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
2026 Legislative Session - Day Seventy - Thursday, May 14 - Afternoon Session
Missouri House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And I think that this is one of those powerful things that could truly save lives and mitigate some of
- They're not required if it's not a Class A source. I'm not... Notwithstanding.
- They're not required if it's not a Class A source. I'm not in the ag area like you are.
- And what are we talking about as far as not a Class A source?
- Yeah, a Class A source is a completely different level of emissions that most all cottons don't fall
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- suffers from some limitations, primarily due to a lack of access to more comprehensive state data sources
- Class 4 systems bring a safer, more affordable wiring solution for high-power applications.
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- love Nantucket, and want to cherish and save Nantucket. ...and are asking you to let us unlock the power
- So I ask you humbly to please give us the power of our Planning Commission and report out favorably on
- an act amending the enabling legislation of the Cotuit Fire District to permit a practice known as source
- Source water protection means mitigating contamination and negative impacts to the aquifer at the source
- Source water protection means mitigating contamination and negative impacts to the aquifer at the source
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government held its first hearing of the year and took testimony on a large slate of home rule petitions and related local bills. Early testimony focused on H. 2314 for the Dukes County Regional Lockup Fund, with supporters from Martha’s Vineyard saying the island’s lockup is essential to local policing and that the fund would be supported by town assessments rather than state money. The committee also heard support for S. 21, a Nantucket bill to amend the Nantucket Planning and Economic Development Commission, and for several local governance measures including Akushnet’s charter change to remove a two-year waiting period for former officials taking appointed paid positions, Rochester’s governance reform bill defining the town administrator’s role, Berkeley’s proposal to convert the treasurer-collector position to an appointed office, Hanson’s permitting enforcement bill, and a Wellfleet bill authorizing a lease for the food pantry.
A major portion of the hearing centered on S. 21 for Nantucket, with witnesses sharply divided. Supporters argued the commission needs broader representation, more transparency, and a structure that better reflects town meeting votes, citing repeated town meeting approvals and frustration with delays in bringing reforms forward. Opponents, including current commission members and staff, said the existing commission is already working on its own reform proposal, that the bill was advanced without sufficient collaboration, and that elected seats and term limits would narrow participation and complicate the commission’s advisory role. Committee members questioned both sides about the town meeting process, the commission’s responsibilities, and the timing of competing proposals.
The committee also heard testimony in favor of a bill allowing the Cotuit Fire District to pursue source-water protection projects on private property with owner consent, citing concerns about aquifer contamination and rising treatment needs, and in support of legislation requiring AEDs, with a Norfolk County register of deeds describing the low cost and life-saving value of the devices. Another witness spoke in favor of a regional commission proposal for Middlesex County, arguing that local communities need stronger regional planning tools to address development and environmental pressures. No votes were taken on the bills during the hearing; the chair later read many additional bills into the record and then adjourned the meeting.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures Apr 15th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Geren's bill relating to the powers of certain non-resident sellers, permit holders who also hold a winery
- House Bill 4463 protects the primary source of supply by prohibiting non-resident brewers from selling
- Texas, unless they are the primary American source of supply for that brand.
- a brewery perspective, this bill will help brewers who have been approved as the primary American source
- duplicative regulatory filing and reporting requirements in cases associated with the sole primary source
Bills:
HB 1301, HB2278, HB2776, HB2820, HB3848, HB3920, HB4172, HB4215, HB4284, HB4285, HB4463, HB4517, HB4690, HB4765, HB4766, HB4767, HB4768, HB4769, HB4773, HB4830, HB5506
Keywords:
alcohol, beverages, winery permit, restaurant, malt beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, alcohol production, home brewing, family use, craft beverages, massage therapy, licensing, criminal offenses, sexually oriented businesses, public safety, bingo, charitable gaming, operating capital, regulation, funding
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- American or Texan public opinion or policy, that's a problem at some level from any... ...foreign source
- General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, has talked about a lot since he took power
- The Communist Party of China has made it very clear that they view states and localities as a source
- We need to transform those states and localities into a source of strength and ensure our federal system
- becomes a source of resilience. a source of vulnerability.
Keywords:
election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, public safety, spirit beverages, alcoholic beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, distribution, taxation, firearms, local regulation, archery equipment, weapons, voter registration, statewide list, county requirements, election integrity, computer services contracts, mental health
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
March 11, 2025 - 10:15 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Florida, the state and local governments have aimed to stop the flow of harmful materials at the source
- State and local governments have aimed to stop the flow of harmful materials at the source, many of which
- And going back to the consumer, research shows that millennials and Gen Z, whose purchasing power is
- And going back to the consumer, research shows that millennials and Gen Z, whose purchasing power is
- The majority of plastic that ends up in our waterways comes from land-based sources through improper
Summary:
The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met and heard several bills on boating, anchoring, plastics, coastal resilience, and permitting. HB 735, expanding the Boating Improvement Program to fund boat-trailer parking at public ramps and offering a submerged land lease discount for manufacturers using environmental best practices, drew no opposition and was reported favorably. HB 371, a nature-based coastal resilience bill, was amended with a strike-all and then reported favorably with committee substitute. HB 287, allowing building or plumbing permits to move forward while septic system permits are still under review, also passed favorably after testimony from the onsite wastewater industry and a brief debate about construction delays and final occupancy certification.
The committee also took up HB 565 on auxiliary containers, which would preempt local regulation of items like bags, cups, and bottles and maintain statewide uniformity. The sponsor argued it protects consumer choice and business consistency, while environmental groups, PTA representatives, and others warned it would worsen plastic pollution, microplastics, and local cleanup burdens. Despite opposition and a 13-5 vote with several members opposed, the bill was reported favorably. Members also discussed HB 565’s policy background, including prior DEP studies and the tension between state preemption and local environmental regulation.
A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 565 in the transcript’s boating context, actually HB 565 on anchoring limitations in Biscayne Bay and other heavily impacted areas. Supporters from Miami Beach and North Bay Village said derelict and anchored vessels are harming waterways, seagrass, public safety, and enforcement efforts, while cruisers and boating groups argued the bill would displace responsible boaters and fail to solve derelict-vessel problems. The committee adopted an amendment, then reported the bill favorably with committee substitute by an 18-0 vote. The meeting concluded after all agenda items were completed and the subcommittee adjourned.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- In Minnesota, in this committee, we have the power to take a serious, responsible public health approach
- would not have any serious powers would not have any serious powers um<00:38:28.960>
to <00 - and unequal power and one that<01:22:11.360>
relies <01:22:11.840>on <01:22:12.239> - These are the root sources of trust.
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that <01:38:23.600>they um you can see the sources that they um you
Keywords:
gun violence, public health, Department of Health, prevention, criminal justice, health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration
Summary:
The House Finance and Policy Committee met on March 2 with a quorum present and heard House File 3668, which would create a state Office of Gun Violence Prevention. The bill author argued the office would treat gun violence as a public health crisis, improve research and coordination, and help reduce deaths and trauma, especially among children. Several supporters testified, including representatives from the Minnesota Medical Association, Protect Minnesota, family medicine, public health, and obstetrics/gynecology, all emphasizing firearm injury and suicide as major public health problems and urging a coordinated, data-driven response. Multiple testifiers shared personal accounts of shootings and their effects on children and families, including the Annunciation shooting, and said the office could help align prevention efforts across health care, law enforcement, and community organizations.
Opposition came from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus, which argued the bill would create a permanent taxpayer-funded bureaucracy that could be used to shape firearm policy and restrict a constitutional right. The group said Minnesota should focus instead on enforcing existing laws, prosecuting violent offenders, and providing direct victim services. During committee discussion, Vice Chair Nadeau offered an A2 amendment to move the proposed office from the Department of Health to the Department of Public Safety, citing data-sharing, accountability, and examples from other cities and states; after discussion with the bill author, he withdrew the amendment. Chair Becker then noted existing state and local spending on violence prevention and public safety programs and raised concerns about duplication of effort.
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Joint Contract Review Committee Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
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- base with our subawward C sole source base with our subawward C bin. bin. bin.
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This funding is a smart investment that also requires a 25% match from non-state sources, leveraging
- This funding is a smart investment that also requires a 25% match from non-state sources, leveraging
- This funding is a smart investment that also requires a 25% match from non-state sources, leveraging
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of many odds against her yet the power of many odds against her yet the power - we need to support so they can EMP power we need to support so they can EMP power our<01:08:56.239
Keywords:
workforce development, youth employment, career guidance, education, job skills, Duluth Promise, education funding, career training, employment support, youth apprenticeship, economic development, minority support, internship program, Bloomington, funding, youth mentorship, job training, disadvantaged youth, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Youthprise
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- companies and they don't go in a power companies and they don't go in a place<00:13:57.720>
and <01:05:05.640>- My union supports this bill for one simple but powerful reason: jobs for our members.
- My name is Zach Martin, and I'm the manager of government affairs for Minnesota Power.
than electricity from renewable sources than electricity from renewable sources - Sarah Wolf, Strategic Policy Director for Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- association reviewing subpoena power association reviewing subpoena power across<02:25:15.520>
- So in conclusion, yes, subpoena power.
- <02:28:59.040>
to Department of Education the power to Department of Education the power to- Speaker, and I ask for a division. power is related to. That is um uh power is related to.
- , that have the direct subpoena power, that have the direct subpoena power, then<02:30:45.680>
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Article III Feb 25th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Article III
Transcript Highlights:
- Chloe Powers and Andrew Overmyer with the Legislative Budget Board to give us an overview. of the following
- Formula derived funding sources for the G.A.I.'s recommendations maintain 2425 rates.
- I'm Chloe powers with the legislative budget board there are four higher education funds with their own
- Power the economy and drive the competitiveness of the North Texas region. little bit of background on
- Our general academic institutions have two... primary revenue sources, the state and the student.