Video & Transcript Research : 'emissions'

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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • You know, NOx emissions are one of the main pollutants damaging human health.
  • You know, NOx emissions are one of the main pollutants damaging human health.
  • temperature that is necessary to burn the hydrogen can actually increase NOx emissions.
  • temperature that is necessary to burn the hydrogen can actually increase NOx emissions.
  • And I'd like to follow that by saying that NOx emissions can be scrubbed.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility affordability, transparency, and clean energy. SB 327 would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books; supporters framed it as a ratepayer protection measure, while utilities and telecom/broadband interests opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about scope and participation in regulatory proceedings. After questions about how it differed from AB 1167 and how PAO discovery disputes are handled, the committee passed SB 327 as amended to Appropriations on an 11-2 vote, later reopening the roll to 12-2. SB 1350 would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, with the author and supporters emphasizing hydrogen’s role in decarbonization, grid reliability, jobs, and the Lancaster/ARCHES project. Environmental groups opposed the bill unless amended, warning about NOx emissions, paper transactions, and the need for stronger safeguards on hydrogen sourcing and delivery. The committee discussed amendments, including a minimum 20% hydrogen blend and emissions-related guardrails, and passed the bill to Natural Resources on a 14-0 vote, later reopening the roll to 18-0. SB 868, the Plug and Play Solar Act, would create a framework for small plug-in balcony solar devices for renters and others without rooftop solar access, while setting safety standards and limiting system size. Supporters said it would lower bills and expand access to solar; utilities and some public power entities raised safety and backfeed concerns, arguing interconnection review under Rule 21 remains necessary. After extensive discussion of safety, certification, and export limits, the committee passed SB 868 as amended to Appropriations on a 17-0 vote, later reopening the roll to 18-0. SB 1233, a transparency bill requiring additional disclosure about utility cash on hand, capital structure, and related reporting, drew utility opposition over duplicative processes and possible delays, but was passed as amended to Appropriations on a 10-3 vote, later reopened to 11-3. The committee also approved the consent calendar unanimously and adjourned after reopening the rolls for absent members to add on.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Five - Thursday, May 7

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so you personally want to get rid of emissions tests. Do you know why we have emissions tests?
  • And so you personally want to get rid of emissions test. Do you know why we have emissions tests?
  • Every time I've checked it, we've had lower emissions here.
  • This bill does... ...subject to emissions inspection under this section.
  • So it's not getting rid of emissions testing in St. Louis County or city.
Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the House Journal for the 64th day by a 125-0 roll call vote, and then spent much of the morning on personal privileges and introductions of guests, interns, students, and special recognitions. Members welcomed school groups, interns, a Savannah Bananas guest, and several family members, and also noted birthdays and Mother’s Day greetings. On legislation, the chamber first agreed to go to conference on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1421, appointing a House conference committee. The House then took up Senate Bill 1000, which reauthorizes the Missouri Tourism Supplemental Revenue Fund and updates outdated tourism funding language; members from both parties spoke in support of tourism as an economic driver, and the bill passed 136-6. The House also considered House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1020, an omnibus Department of Revenue bill addressing fee office contracting, vehicle registration and related penalties, Real ID document retention, five-year license plates, and emissions-related provisions. Members adopted amendments reducing late-registration penalties, making document retention opt-in, restoring a five-year plate option, and removing cosmetic damage as a basis for rejecting rebuilt vehicles; despite debate over emissions testing and air quality, the bill passed 130-10. The chamber then moved to House Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 835 and 1111, a combined judiciary/civil legislation package. Members described it as a vehicle for several vetted measures, including anti-assignment-of-benefits language for insurance claims, the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, and court administration changes such as workers’ compensation procedures, judgeships, automation fees, law library surcharges, and expungement fund provisions. Amendments were offered and adopted to adjust attorney-fee language in the anti-SLAPP provisions and to add a St. Louis police legal-expense-fund provision, though the latter drew objections over procedure and whether it had received a hearing. The transcript cuts off while debate on that amendment is still underway, and no final vote on the bill is shown.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Jun 18th, 2025

Communications and Conveyance

Transcript Highlights:
  • For example, TNC annual report data was used to inform setting appropriate emissions reduction targets
  • So I'm very interested to know how TNCs affect our climate and emissions.
  • So we are working on a plan to for all vehicles to zero emission vehicles used in the TNC fleets.
  • zero-emission vehicle drivers, completing more than 105 million trips each quarter globally.
  • That's 13 million. zero-emissions trips each second on average.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • By capturing and using that methane for heating purposes, RNG can prevent greenhouse gas emissions at
  • We believe this bill represents a smart, results-driven pathway to lower emissions and support local
  • Aviation is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
  • , where aviation emissions will continue to grow and become a significant fraction of remaining emissions
  • Jet emissions contribute not only to global warming, but also to local air pollution around airports,
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a public hearing on bills related to transportation, telecommunications, and utilities, with Senators Eldridge, Rausch, and Jehlen and House members including Co-Chair Madaro, Leader Donato, Representatives Paulino, Wells, Gómez, and Plouffe present. The chairs reviewed hearing procedures, deadlines for written testimony, and the new joint rules governing action on bills. No votes were taken; the hearing was for testimony only and was adjourned after public comment. Testimony began with strong support for Senate Bill 1998 and House Bill 3230, An Act Enhancing Renewable Heating Solutions for the Commonwealth. A representative of the Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas said the bill would help decarbonize heating by allowing utilities to use renewable natural gas and other qualified renewable fuels, while also supporting jobs and local economic development. The committee then heard support for House Bill 4082, which would make the Title V septic tax credit refundable; the Falmouth Water Quality Management Committee said this would better help lower- and middle-income homeowners facing costly septic upgrades or sewer connections in nitrogen-sensitive coastal areas. The committee also heard opposition to House Bill 4080 and Senate Bill 1924 from the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, which argued that higher aviation fuel taxes would not be justified without a clear aeronautical use for the revenue and noted federal restrictions on aviation fuel tax proceeds. In contrast, a coalition opposing private jet expansion supported Senate Bill 1924, saying a higher jet fuel tax would better align tax policy with climate and public health goals and help address aviation emissions. Finally, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council supported House Bill 3050 on regional ballot initiatives, arguing that local revenue tools could help cities and towns fund transportation projects and reduce pressure on state transportation dollars.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, March 5, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Pallone, will each control 30 minutes. emission standards for for hazardous air emission standards for
  • not so not so epa's National emission not so not so epa's National emission standards<02:21:25.160
  • adequate regulation of toxic emissions adequate regulation of toxic emissions from<02:47:01.439>
  • however the rule also adds emission however the rule also adds emission limitations<02:51:09.279
  • The gentleman from Virginia is recognized. causing emissions a year and while this causing emissions
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Debate — April 26 Apr 26th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • So in 2019, Senate Bill 5811 created zero-emission credits, and at that, Created zero-emission credits
  • There's three ways you can use these zero-emission credits.
  • Exclusively selling zero-emission vehicles into the future. But, Mr.
  • Cars and moving towards zero-emission vehicles.
  • This is a new tax on zero-emission vehicle credits. That's what it is. It's a new tax.
Summary: The Senate opened with a moment of silence for Senator Chris Gildon and his family after the death of his wife, Autumn. It then took up several bills on final passage, beginning with Substitute House Bill 2020, which establishes a 3.1% B&O tax rate for payment card processing activities and allows a deduction for certain related fees. Supporters said it resolves a long-running dispute with the Department of Revenue; it passed 47-0. The chamber also passed House Bill 2039, delaying the child support pass-through expansion from 2026 to 2029, and House Bill 2040, delaying the elimination of recoveries from the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Assistance Program from October 2025 to October 2028. Supporters framed both as timing changes, while opponents argued they would postpone benefits for families and vulnerable people. Both bills passed 25-22. Substitute House Bill 2051, dealing with payment to acute care hospitals for difficult-to-discharge patients, passed 27-20 after several proposed amendments were withdrawn. Supporters said the bill helps hospitals care for patients who have nowhere else to go, while opponents argued the state should not delay payment support for these patients. The Senate also passed In Gross Substitute House Bill 2061, imposing a 10% concession fee on duty-free sales to fund tourism promotion and sustainable aviation fuel, over objections that it was a tax increase passed on to consumers. Finally, Substitute House Bill 2077, which taxes certain business activities related to zero-emission vehicle credits, passed 28-19 after an amendment to remove or narrow parts of the tax was rejected. Supporters said the measure would encourage spending of credits and support clean transportation goals, while opponents called it a targeted tax on Tesla and warned it could raise EV prices. The Senate then concurred in amended Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1293, a litter and plastic bag measure that increases litter penalties and keeps the planned bag-thickness increase from taking effect, and passed it 27-20. The Senate adjourned until April 27, 2025.
UT

Utah 2025 Regular Session

Transportation Interim Committee - November 20, 2025

Transportation Interim Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you're required to get an emissions inspection, it'll tell you that.
  • That is to help fund the emissions program because Kurt lives in an emissions county, Salt Lake County
  • So that $3 goes to the Salt Lake County Health Department to fund the emissions program.
  • Okay, so just a summary of current emissions requirements.
  • And still along the Wasatch Front, we still have to do emissions checks.
Keywords: 985, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 08:29 am

House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • That is approximately 6% of our state's total emissions.
  • There are amazing ways to reduce the emissions on any of those materials.
  • To reduce the emissions on any of those materials.
  • To the project, that emissions of transportation would be cut.
  • It will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as the poverty crisis.
Keywords: 996, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • and toxic emissions and exposure have also dropped by controlling these sources of emissions.
  • and toxic emissions and exposure have also dropped by controlling these sources of emissions.
  • So that's step one: that involves emissions analysis and emissions testing.
  • emissions and air quality analysis that we need to do.
  • And the emissions are going somewhere else where they're not regulated.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the impact of the Iran conflict and global oil supply disruption on California fuel markets. Committee members and administration witnesses from the California Energy Commission and the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight described California’s heavy reliance on imported crude and refined products, the state’s shrinking refining base, current inventory levels, and how global supply tightness is affecting gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel prices. CEC officials said near-term supply looked adequate for roughly the next six weeks, but warned that continued disruption would likely raise prices further and increase competition for imports. DPMO said the conflict is a real supply shock, but also emphasized a separate, longstanding problem of unusually high California retail gasoline prices, especially among major branded stations. Witnesses and members debated the causes of high prices and the state’s longer-term fuel strategy. Professor Severin Borenstein argued that much of the price gap beyond taxes and environmental costs comes from a “mystery gasoline surcharge” downstream of refineries, while also noting that California’s shrinking number of refineries creates market-power and supply-resilience concerns. Western States Petroleum Association CEO Jody Mueller argued that state policies have weakened California’s refining system and made it more vulnerable to global shocks, urging the state to protect remaining refining capacity and improve infrastructure for imports. United Steelworkers Local 675 Vice President Norman Rogers stressed the need for safe, reliable refinery operations and adequate staffing. Several members pressed witnesses on whether California should rely more on imports, how to manage inventories and port/storage capacity, and whether the state needs clearer authority and better data collection to coordinate fuel policy. Discussion also covered branded versus unbranded gasoline pricing, the role of California fuel specifications, and whether a floating gas tax or other policy tools could buffer consumers from global price spikes. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.
NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Assembly Appropriations Jun 23rd, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because greenhouse gas emissions are global in nature, assigning responsibility for worldwide emissions
  • Have global emissions gone up or down?
  • So this bill is not, like I said, about emissions or lowering emissions, as explicitly stated in the
  • Are emissions ever mentioned in the bill itself? Yes. Oh, okay.
  • Yes, right, but to call it... to call zero emissions...
Keywords: 1146, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • resilient landscape and reduce emissions resilient landscape and reduce emissions across<00:10:16.079
  • <00:46:32.800> Um<00:46:33.280> a States greenhouse gas emission.
  • Um a States greenhouse gas emission.
  • <00:46:43.760> So way is 9% total of our US emissions.
  • So way is 9% total of our US emissions.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee took up House File 1669, adopting the DE2 amendment, which was described as the bill itself. The amended bill would expand Minnesota’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit by increasing annual allocations, extending the sunset date from 2030 to 2035, adding an extra credit for lower-carbon fuels, and adding environmental and other qualifying requirements. The chair noted the amendment aligned the bill with the governor’s proposal, and the amendment was approved on a voice vote. Testimony was overwhelmingly supportive. Commissioner Tom Peterson of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture backed the bill as a way to preserve Minnesota’s leadership in SAF, attract private investment, and keep crop and timber feedstocks processed in-state. Farmers and agricultural groups, including Minnesota Farmers Union and Minnesota Farm Bureau, said SAF could create new domestic markets for crops such as corn, soybeans, winter camelina, and pennycress while improving farm income and supporting climate-smart practices. Forestry representatives argued that wood waste and forest residue could be turned into SAF, improving forest health and reducing wildfire risk. Environmental and clean-energy groups also supported the bill, emphasizing the added guardrails. The Minnesota Environmental Partnership, Friends of the Mississippi River, and Fresh Energy said the amendments would better protect water quality, soil health, biodiversity, and climate outcomes by favoring lower-carbon SAF and limiting harmful land-use change. University of Minnesota Forever Green representatives said winter-hardy crops could scale over time, and they pointed to ongoing commercialization work and a 1 Million Acre Scaling Study. Labor and construction groups said the bill would support major infrastructure investment and create long-term jobs, with testimony citing the first Minnesota SAF facility already announced and the potential for multiple hubs statewide. No vote on final passage was taken in the portion provided, but the committee heard extensive supportive testimony and questions focused on scalability, infrastructure, and how the credit would accelerate SAF development in Minnesota.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee May 5th, 2026

Utilities and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • and toxic emissions and exposure have also dropped by controlling these sources of emissions.
  • So that's step one that involves emissions analysis and emissions testing.
  • emissions and air quality analysis that we need to do.
  • When the refinery closes, the emissions just pop up in a different country.
  • And the emissions are going somewhere else where they're not regulated.
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on California’s petroleum supply and price volatility amid the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions. Committee members and administration witnesses focused first on short-term supply conditions: the California Energy Commission said crude and refined-product imports were still arriving at healthy levels, West Coast inventories were generally adequate, and there was no expected near-term supply shortfall, though diesel inventories were tighter than gasoline or jet fuel. Officials said California’s reliance on imports has grown as in-state refining capacity has declined, and they described ongoing work to track import flows, inventories, refinery outages, and pricing. The Division of Petroleum Market Oversight said the conflict was driving real price increases, but also highlighted California’s persistent branded-gasoline premium and unusually wide station-to-station price dispersion. DPMO reported that some major-brand stations were charging far above the statewide average, that several outlier stations reduced prices after contact from the division, and that investigations and subpoenas were ongoing. Professor Severin Borenstein argued that while crude oil is a global price driver, much of California’s higher retail price gap is a downstream “mystery gasoline surcharge,” not explained by crude costs alone, and he said the state should focus on imports, port and storage capacity, and competition rather than expecting refinery subsidies or an E15 blend to solve the problem. Industry and labor witnesses took different positions on the causes and solutions. The Western States Petroleum Association said state policy had weakened California’s refining system, making it more dependent on long, fragile supply chains and vulnerable to global shocks, and urged the state to protect remaining refining capacity and reduce regulatory burdens. United Steelworkers Local 675 emphasized that refinery reliability and staffing matter for market stability. Members pressed witnesses on whether California should set fuel-supply targets, how to prepare beyond the next six weeks, whether more import dependence increases risk, and what additional data or authority the state needs. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • There must be a cost to fossil fuel emissions. These all require a price on carbon emissions.
  • So it's simple: direct air capture, price on carbon emissions, or we fail.
  • Our region's emissions are interwoven with the economy.
  • Dioxide Removal (CDR) as an environmental remediation tool for legacy emissions.
  • We need to reduce emissions very quickly and remove those that we can't reduce.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Feb 4th, 2025

House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • and other forms of emissions.
  • Be it vehicle emissions, particulate matter, and that sort of thing.
  • The equipment is emissions detection equipment, and emissions is the work of the Environment Department
  • Through them, you'll see the emissions. So, Mr.
  • And other emissions is of the utmost importance. And Mr. Chair, Ms.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (04/01/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • is off that your emissions are safe. is off that your emissions are safe.
  • We have a lot of zero and low emission vehicles out there where I feel like the emissions portion, we
  • We have a lot of zero- and low-emission vehicles out there where I feel like the emissions portion, we
  • emissions emissions portion.<02:06:07.360> We<02:06:07.599> we<02:06:07.599> we
  • emissions emissions test.<02:10:09.840> They're<02:10:10.159> not<02:10:10.320> happy
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • where such emissions are prohibited.
  • evidence of fugitive dust emissions evidence of fugitive dust emissions where<00:08:33.320> such
  • <00:08:33.519> emissions<00:08:34.039> are where such emissions are where such emissions
  • Pollution permits exist to mitigate health risks associated with emissions.
  • own collection, you know, registering the emission.
Summary: The Natural Resources Committee met with prayer and the Pledge, approved the prior minutes, and recognized visiting guests, including representatives from Nucor Steel and students from Eastern Kentucky University. The main business was House Bill 137, which would require air-pollution enforcement actions by the Energy and Environment Cabinet and Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District to rely on EPA-approved monitoring methods or scientifically defensible, quality-assured data. The sponsor and industry supporters argued the bill would ensure reliable evidence and protect manufacturers from enforcement based on questionable data. Opponents, including the Kentucky Resources Council, the West Jefferson County Community Task Force, and a former cabinet employee, argued the bill would conflict with the Clean Air Act’s allowance for “any credible evidence,” could exclude community air-monitoring data and citizen complaints, and might weaken enforcement by limiting the use of lower-cost sensors, photos, video, and other nontraditional evidence. Committee members questioned how credible evidence and the Daubert standard would apply, and supporters and opponents debated whether the bill would simply set evidentiary rules or improperly narrow enforcement authority. One member also raised concerns that the bill’s title and scope could be read as affecting the broader air program. House Bill 137 was ultimately approved favorably by roll call vote, with Senator Webb’s aye vote later clarified for the record. The committee then took up House Bill 346, as amended by a subcommittee. The bill was described as helping about 708 companies and carving out emergency generators used for safety purposes in distilleries, with support from the Kentucky Chamber. The subcommittee amendment was adopted, and the bill passed the committee favorably by roll call vote. The meeting ended with an attempted adjournment and a brief record correction on the vote for House Bill 137.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Insurance Committee Apr 22nd, 2026

Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • By twice the dollar amount of the demonstrated emission reductions.
  • There is, for the determination of value of the emissions...
  • emissions in a verifiable way start now.
  • emissions in a verifiable way.
  • And those emissions affect California.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The committee first heard SB 1209, which would give the Insurance Commissioner new authority to require insurers to carry out corrective actions identified in market conduct and financial examinations, and to impose penalties when companies fail to comply. Supporters, including Commissioner Ricardo Lara and his deputies, said the bill would close an enforcement gap that lets harmful practices continue and would help ensure insurers provide requested financial records and fix violations. Industry opponents argued the bill expands CDI authority too far, could duplicate existing penalties, and should be limited to legal violations rather than recommendations; members and the author discussed amendments to narrow the bill to legal violations, apply penalties per exam rather than per policy, and clarify other language. The committee then voted the bill out on a due pass motion to Appropriations, with some no votes and the item placed on call. The committee next took up SB 1301, which would require more detailed and earlier notice before a homeowner, condo owner, or renter policy is non-renewed, give policyholders an opportunity to fix correctable property issues, and prohibit certain non-renewal reasons such as claims below deductible or claims not covered by the policy. The author and supporters, including a consumer who described spending thousands on roof repairs before being dropped anyway, said the bill would improve transparency and give families a real chance to keep coverage. Opponents said California already has long notice periods, that the bill could force insurers to make decisions too early, and that some underwriting factors are not property-specific; they also raised concerns about roof-age standards and reporting burdens. The author indicated willingness to reduce the notice period to three months and work on a bifurcated process for mitigation, and the committee passed the bill on a due pass motion to Appropriations, with the item placed on call. The committee then heard SB 1026, a bill to reform regulation of bail fugitive recovery agents by allowing the Department of Insurance to suspend or revoke licenses without waiting for a criminal conviction, tightening conduct rules, and requiring continuous liability coverage and proper notice of appointment. The author and Commissioner Lara said the measure responds to complaints about bounty hunters breaking into the wrong homes, impersonating law enforcement, and operating without adequate oversight. Opponents from the bail industry and related groups said the bill is not workable as written, especially provisions requiring insurance for willful acts, use of admitted carriers, and a residency requirement they said is unconstitutional; they also warned it could reduce the availability of recovery agents and delay justice for crime victims. The department said it was still working on language changes, and the committee passed the bill to Appropriations on a due pass motion, with the item placed on call. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 982, which would authorize the Attorney General to seek recovery from fossil fuel companies for climate-related costs affecting the FAIR Plan and private policyholders, with the author framing it as a way to shift some wildfire and flood costs from Californians to the industry that helped drive climate change. Supporters, including flood and wildfire survivors, climate advocates, and an economist, said Californians are bearing rising insurance and disaster costs and that the bill would help fund recovery and resilience. Opponents argued the bill imposes unfair strict liability, raises due process and preemption concerns, and could harm the broader business climate and energy sector. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on SB 982.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Through the three Senate committees, including ensuring that there are no net increases in emissions
  • That's going to continue NOx emissions. We appreciate that the bill attempts to address this issue.
  • You know, NOx emissions are one of the main pollutants damaging human health.
  • temperature that is necessary to burn the hydrogen can actually increase NOx emissions.
  • And I'd like to follow that by saying that NOx emissions can be scrubbed.
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility affordability, transparency, clean energy, and consumer access. SB 327 would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books; supporters framed it as a ratepayer protection and accountability measure, while utilities and industry groups raised concerns about municipalization language and data-request procedures. After discussion about the scope of the bill and existing guardrails from prior legislation, the committee voted SB 327 out on a due pass as amended basis to Appropriations, with the roll left open and later updated to 12-2. SB 1350, a hydrogen bill, would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen in turbines. The author and supporters said it would help California meet clean energy goals, support the Lancaster hydrogen project, and create jobs, while opponents, especially environmental groups, warned about NOx emissions, the risk of paper transactions, and the need for stronger safeguards on feedstocks and delivery. Members discussed amendments already taken and the need for continued work on environmental protections; the committee passed the bill 14-0 to Natural Resources. SB 868 would create a framework for plug-in or balcony solar devices for renters and others without rooftop solar, with safety standards and a cap on system size. Supporters said it would lower bills and expand access to solar, while utilities and some others raised safety and backfeed concerns and asked for more review through existing interconnection processes. The author and witnesses said the devices are small, non-exporting, and covered by safety certifications; the committee approved the bill 17-0, later updated to 18-0, and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1233 would require additional disclosure about utility cash on hand, capital structure, and related information in existing reports to help inform rates and affordability. Utilities opposed the measure as duplicative of existing proceedings and potentially delay-inducing, while supporters said it would improve transparency for ratepayers. The committee passed SB 1233 10-3 to Appropriations. The committee also dispensed with the consent calendar, passing the remaining consent items, including SB 925, SB 667, SB 952, SB 742, SB 929, SB 943, and SB 1138, and noted that SB 905 had been pulled from the agenda.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Minnesota House passes SF2, the omnibus energy bill 6/9/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:15:05.360> by<00:15:05.600> half<00:15:05.839> a greenhouse gas emissions
  • The number one cause of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is moving not from coal to solar, from coal
  • The number one cause of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is moving not from coal to solar, from coal
  • <00:23:28.080> in<00:23:28.320> the reduced greenhouse gas emissions in the reduced
  • green greenhouse gas emissions green greenhouse gas emissions responsibly<00:24:14.799> and
Keywords: 1183, house
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

2026 Legislative Session - Day Sixty Five - Thursday, May 7

Missouri House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So do you support getting rid of emissions tests in the state of Missouri?
  • And so you personally want to get rid of emissions tests. Do you know why we have emissions tests?
  • And so you personally want to get rid of emissions tests. Do you know why we have emissions tests?
  • Every time I've checked it, we've had lower emissions here.
  • So it's not getting rid of emissions testing in St. Louis County or city.
Keywords: 959, house, all