Video & Transcript Research : 'rate base'
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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Commerce Committee Meeting - 2025-03-27
Commerce Finance and Policy
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- The maximum interest rate is the maximum interest rate that the government can charge for certain types
- is the maximum interest rate that...
- Yeah, I think it's based on a scale.
- Based on this change, Mr.
- rate plus four and a half points.
Keywords:
financial institutions, insurance regulation, insurance holding company, group capital calculation, liquidity stress test, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurer solvency, affiliate transactions, groupwide supervision, internationally active insurance group, lead state commissioner, policyholder protection, hazardous financial condition, deposit or bond, contract for deed, conventional loan, cooperative apartment loan, mortgage interest rate cap, average prime offer rate
TX
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- Utilities can request a rate increase every 12 months with no cap on how much they can raise their rates
- Because the way the rates are designed is based on the actual cost of debt and the expected return on
- We are obligated to File rate applications that establish our just and reasonable rates based on our
- When our members file rate cases, Class A size or otherwise, they typically consider the impact a rate
- their rates were being increased.
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
TX
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- Tax rate hearings are to be located inside or within a 10-mile radius of the district's boundary.
- Each member of the alliance would contribute funding based upon their individual entity. ...water needs
- Our continued growth rate is but one testament to that fact: that we are able to provide services and
- Based on what we believe is necessary, it saw us to address this issue, and based on other conversations
- Let's just assume those for all new residences, and you have a minimum rate fee, a minimum amount of
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
TX
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- case, within this section, a rate change may not result in a rate increase to any class or category
- increase rates significantly.
- Interest rates.
- We are obligated to file rate applications that establish our just and reasonable rates based on our
- The customer base.
Keywords:
water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty
LA
Bills:
HB37, HB51, HB173, HB180, HB192, HB306, HB366, HB393, HB485, HB516, HB521, HB526, HB638, HB752, HB817, HB976, HB1006, HB1044
Keywords:
HB37, expropriation, eminent domain, property rights, foreign entity, foreign corporation, limited liability company, LLC, reciprocal expropriation agreement, Louisiana property law, land acquisition, utility infrastructure, public utilities, railroad, waterworks, sewerage, natural gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, carbon dioxide pipeline
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Commerce, Consumer Protection and International Affairs May 6th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, and International Affairs
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- debt bill, we're striking everything, but we're keeping the part where we're capping the interest rate
- We're capping the interest rate at 3% for medical debt.
- So basically, members, what we're doing is we're just capping the interest rate on medical debt at 3%
- The interest rate on medical debt is capped at 3%, which is similar to what other states have done.
- And based on examining their budget and legislative audit reports, all of those individuals appear to
Keywords:
roof standards, construction code, residential property, fortified roofs, insurance, medical debt, interest rate, healthcare services, consumer protection, debt collection, Louisiana Medical Debt Protection Act, child exploitation, online reporting, platforms, cyber crime, PROTECT Act, automatic renewal, cancellation policy, subscription service, transparency
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- community faith-based organizations. community faith-based organizations.
- Virtual power then it drives rates down.
- financial incentive, but uh all rate financial incentive, but uh all rate payers<00:54:25.680>
- So, I appreciate return rate of return.
- market-based solution. market-based solution.
Keywords:
virtual power plant, VPP, distributed energy resources, DER, demand response, load management, grid modernization, peak demand, peak shaving, battery storage, energy storage, solar photovoltaic, solar panels, electric vehicles, smart thermostats, heat pumps, aggregator, public utilities commission, PUC, rate recovery
TX
Keywords:
occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, HB 2663, inactive well, plugging extension, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, oil and gas, orphan wells, well cleanup, well plugging, abandoned wells, surface equipment removal, electric service termination, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, Section 89.029
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The Railroad Commission will review these costs in a rate procedure.
- I can borrow money, but just like all of us personally, I have a credit rating.
- That credit rating directly affects the interest rate that I pay a bank or... ...the return that an investor
- That rate is ultimately paid for by customers.
- Yes, sir, and maybe more about the process based on the exchange that Mr.
Keywords:
occupational licenses, renewal, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, registration, license expiration, HB 2663, inactive well, plugging extension, Railroad Commission of Texas, RRC, oil and gas, orphan wells, well cleanup, well plugging, abandoned wells, surface equipment removal, electric service termination, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, Section 89.029
TX
Bills:
SB 458, SB 819, SB 1238, SB 1642, SB 1643, SB 1644, SB 1791, SB 1810, SB 1824, SB 1825, SB 758, SB 1455, SB 1706
Keywords:
renewable energy, solar power, wind energy, public interest determination, environmental impact, property rights, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, insurance, discrimination, marital status, widowers, spousal death, equitable treatment, Texas Department of Insurance, commission appointments, insurance regulation, oversight, consumer advocacy, insurance rates, property insurance
TX
Bills:
SB 458, SB 819, SB 1238, SB 1642, SB 1643, SB 1644, SB 1791, SB 1810, SB 1824, SB 1825, SB 758, SB 1455, SB 1706
Keywords:
renewable energy, solar power, wind energy, public interest determination, environmental impact, property rights, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, insurance, discrimination, marital status, widowers, spousal death, equitable treatment, Texas Department of Insurance, commission appointments, insurance regulation, oversight, consumer advocacy, insurance rates, property insurance
TX
Bills:
SB 458, SB 819, SB 1238, SB 1642, SB 1643, SB 1644, SB 1791, SB 1810, SB 1824, SB 1825, SB 758, SB 1455, SB 1706
Keywords:
renewable energy, solar power, wind energy, public interest determination, environmental impact, property rights, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, insurance, discrimination, marital status, widowers, spousal death, equitable treatment, Texas Department of Insurance, commission appointments, insurance regulation, oversight, consumer advocacy, insurance rates, property insurance
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- . above the base rate.
- tax rates.
- There's a rate set when cash — well, this rate was set when cash was king.
- I'm just asking the rate. Yes, not not the value but the rate. Yes.
- No, we're requiring are to roll the rate, not the value, but the rate.
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
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It's essential to have a clear understanding of both the capacity and flow rates, expressed in millions
- accountable for their water management practices, allowing stakeholders to make informed decisions based
- example, cities implement strict watering restrictions by designating specific days for sprinkling based
Bills:
SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016, SB 32
Keywords:
ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Has not yet been included in rates.
- It is, in large measure, retroactive rate making.
- That is retroactive rate-making, and it goes both ways.
- and subsequent rate recoveries.
- And that's where our credit ratings become extremely important.
Keywords:
inactive wells, oil and gas regulation, environmental protection, Railroad Commission of Texas, well plugging, Railroad Commission, penalties, violations, pipeline safety, civil penalties, criminal penalties, wildfire prevention, oil and gas, safety inspections, administrative penalties, excavation, notification, utilities, underground facilities, regulatory compliance
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Delivery of Government Efficiency Mar 19th, 2025
Delivery of Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- And so, based on that and based on the work we've already done on kinship, We are working right now on
- We also incentivize quality through value-based enrollment where based on a combination of quality measures
- talk today, and historically low vacancy rate.
- But again, we have a historic. or leave a low vacancy rate.
- In the base Bill, you all funded 642 temporary FTEs.
Keywords:
cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, information technology, classification officer, job descriptions, state positions, competency-based, information sharing, government efficiency, public sector, private sector, distributed ledger, title registry, real estate, property liens, pilot program, healthcare
TX
Texas 89th Regular
89th Legislative Session - First Called Session Aug 12th, 2025
Texas House Floor Meeting
Bills:
HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB4, HB1, HB2, HB18, HB19, HB20, HB 1, HB 2, HB 18, HB 19, HB 20, HB 4
Keywords:
disaster response, emergency management, mass fatality, justices of the peace, training programs, emergency manager license, volunteer management, justice of the peace training, criminal history checks, state health services, emergency communication, interoperability, grant program, first responders, state council, broadband, public safety, disaster preparedness, funding, flood disaster plan
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- maximum interest rates.
- This is based on a scale.
- No, there is a maximum interest rate, and under the setup right here, that interest rate is a prime offer
- And as rates go up and down in the marketplace, so will this maximum rate go up and down.
- And as rates go up and down in the marketplace, so will this maximum rate go up and down.
Keywords:
financial institutions, insurance regulation, insurance holding company, group capital calculation, liquidity stress test, NAIC, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, insurer solvency, affiliate transactions, groupwide supervision, internationally active insurance group, lead state commissioner, policyholder protection, hazardous financial condition, deposit or bond, contract for deed, conventional loan, cooperative apartment loan, mortgage interest rate cap, average prime offer rate
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Thank you for reminding me they're not taxing districts, but they, it's the rate, so they're still getting
Keywords:
HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- succeeds the combined population of all cities within Kauffman County. whole board meetings and tax rate
- However, tax rate hearing... must be held in person.
- If you have any questions based on my experience, I appreciate taking those. Thank you, Judge.
- This bill only requires that to occur at the tax rate hearing. once a year.
- And you may be able to click on an internet site and all you're gonna find out is what tax rate.
Keywords:
HB 279, uranium mining, uranium permit, production area authorization, production zone, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, contested case hearing, administrative hearing, groundwater restoration, groundwater baseline, water quality, mining permit, restoration values, natural resources, environmental regulation, in-situ uranium mining, permit amendment, public hearing