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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Ports, Waterways and Intermodal Transit Committee Jan 21st, 2026

Ports, Waterways & Intermodal Transit

Transcript Highlights:
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  • In 2024, that industry brought in $6 million in sales.
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Bills: HB277, SB89, HB135, HB277, SB89, HB135
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/18/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are here in support of SB 1131.
  • Thankfully, that changed in 2023.
  • In fact, I do have a little... ...list.
  • In fact, I do have a list.
  • Anybody else in the audience signed in to speak? I don't think there is. Okay, thank you.
Bills: SB1131, SB1249
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 02:04 pm

Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senator Campos, you were in that. That committee in the same seat as well.
  • point in time.
  • And so we're in a jam.
  • last session in 2025 were a little bit higher for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids than what's in
  • We have a do pass, eight in the affirmative, two in the negative.
Bills: SB2
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:58 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so this is one option to the legislature in order To save and in order to get family buy-in as well
  • in the program.
  • Now, when you invest in pre-kindergarten, you're also investing in the child care system in a way.
  • care center or in a home in a classroom. or in a government facility, an institution.
  • Everything in the medical field, everything in the educational field, everything in public safety.
Bills: SB2
KY
Transcript Highlights:
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  • an opinion in 2023, applied Students for Fair Admissions and the Equal Protection Clause within the
Summary: The committee opened with a roll call, confirmed a quorum, approved the minutes by voice vote, and recognized a guest of Senator Hickden, retired judge Dan Kelly. The chair then moved through a tight agenda and limited public presentations and questions. The first presentation was on robotics education in Kentucky, led by Representative Chris Lewis, Kentucky FIRST Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen, and students from Whitfield Academy. They argued that robotics should be expanded in high schools as a workforce pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and advanced technology jobs. The presentation emphasized hands-on learning, industry certifications, teacher development, and a proposed framework to fund robotics education programs statewide. Committee members were not allowed to ask questions because of time constraints. The second presentation was from Canopy Kentucky, led by Adam Watson and founder Scott Collins. They described Canopy’s business and entrepreneurship education programs for fifth graders and high school students, including the NextGen Good Biz initiative and an eight-classroom high school unit. Canopy requested a one-time $750,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026, matched by private funds, to expand into more schools and rural areas, train educators, and report outcomes. Members asked a brief question about how the programs fit into school schedules and the difference between the elementary and high school offerings. The final presentation, from KDE’s Kelly Foster and Todd Allen, reviewed the state’s school improvement classifications. Foster explained CSI, TSI, and ATSI status, the federal and state legal framework, and how House Bill 298 returned CSI identification to an annual cycle. She reported that Kentucky identified 50 CSI schools on the most recent release, with 53 CSI schools statewide, along with 39 TSI schools and 102 ATSI schools. She also outlined KDE’s support process, including education recovery staff, diagnostic reviews, turnaround plans, and required professional learning for CSI schools.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Energy Committee Meeting - 2025-04-10

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Aye. Opposed say nay.
  • Then we will amend it onto the bill that will be in Ways and Means.
  • Thank you so much for your help in supporting our committee.
  • and having those conversations in committee are exceptionally important.
  • I encourage you to visit with folks in the Senate and also your co-members in the House.
Bills: HF2442
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/10/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. Oppose say nay.
  • So this will will be in ways and means.
  • All those in favor on Ways and Means. All those in favor say<00:02:31.760><c> I.
  • Thank you so much for your help in supporting our committee.
  • co-members in the House as we move these bills forward.
Bills: HF2442
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 21st, 2026 at 08:00 am

Environment, Energy & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • So we can, if we can kind of mitigate those peaks by when there's a cold snap in Spokane, it may not
  • So we can, if we can kind of mitigate those peaks by when there's a cold snap in Spokane, it may not
  • in upgraded and new transmission in Washington.
  • How could we have mitigated this? Well, I live in a failed airport package house.
  • mitigations.
Bills: SB6124, SB5652
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5652, which would require the University of Washington to study aviation-related health and environmental impacts near Sea-Tac, convene a Commerce-led work group, direct King County Public Health to pilot mitigation strategies, create a grant program for implementation, and require a state auditor review of failed airport noise insulation “port packages.” The sponsor and supporters from airport-impacted communities described long-standing noise and air-quality harms, asthma and cancer concerns, and the need for accountability and compensation. Local officials from Des Moines and SeaTac supported the bill, while the Washington Public Ports Association and the Port of Seattle opposed it, arguing it would impose new processes and costs without adequately involving the port in program design and could conflict with federal constraints. Testimony on the bill was then suspended and later reopened for additional public comment. The committee also heard Senate Bill 6124, which directs the Department of Commerce to study an Appliance Affordability Index that would consider repairability, maintenance, expected lifespan, recyclability, and related factors. The sponsor said the bill is intended to give consumers better information about lifetime costs and repairability, drawing on family experience with durable appliances. Supporters from WashPIRG and Zero Waste Washington said the index would help consumers choose longer-lasting, repairable products and encourage better product design, while manufacturers and the Consumer Technology Association opposed it, warning that a Washington-specific scoring system would create a patchwork of state rules, confuse consumers, and burden industry. The hearing closed after testimony, with the committee noting a large number of people signed in but did not testify. Finally, the committee heard a proposed second substitute for Senate Bill 5466, aimed at improving reliability and capacity of Washington’s electric transmission system. The bill would create a Washington Electric Transmission Authority with powers to support transmission development, identify high-priority corridors, coordinate tribal clean energy participation, and provide a SEPA categorical exemption for certain upgrades to existing high-voltage lines, subject to consultation and resource-protection steps. Supporters from environmental groups, labor, clean energy advocates, Commerce, and public utility districts said transmission is a major bottleneck for clean energy, reliability, and economic development, and praised the bill’s labor standards and reconductoring provisions. Some supporters and others urged adding bonding or other financing authority and refining the exemption language, while opponents and some utilities argued the state should focus more on permitting and coordination rather than owning or building transmission infrastructure, and warned about ratepayer risk and added process. The hearing on 5466 then closed after extensive testimony.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/13/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
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  • And then, as Miss Daly mentioned, and the loss mitigation process, we want to make this a more fair process
  • Once you're in this loss mitigation process, the homeowner is submitting an application, their income
  • She said the provision will promote transparency, fairness, and consistency in how school districts manage
Bills: HF1027, HF101, HF1021