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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 1, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- It is subject to ESA biological opinions that mandate water that would otherwise go to communities and
- </c><03:02:51.520><c> to</c> the president not having a mandate to the president not having a mandate
- We passed five this week to undo the damage of the EV mandates.
- </c><04:38:03.199><c> mandates.
- </c> of the EV mandates. of the EV mandates.
Keywords:
HJR88, H.J.Res. 88, Congressional Review Act, CRA, EPA waiver, California waiver, Advanced Clean Cars II, clean cars, vehicle emissions, auto emissions, motor vehicle pollution, engine pollution, California Air Resources Board, CARB, zero-emission vehicles, ZEV, electric vehicles, EV mandate, preemption, federal disapproval
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><04:54:50.400><c> mandate</c><04:54:51.200><c> will</c> mining, their deacto EV mandate will mining
- This is an EV mandate, folks. Make no mistakes about it.
- This is an EV mandate, folks. Make 2035. This is an EV mandate, folks.
- It's not an EV mandate. a used cars.
- Just like the EV mandates by 2032.
Keywords:
EPA, pollution control, California emissions standards, NOX regulation, congressional disapproval, HJR87, H.J.Res. 87, Congressional Review Act, CRA, EPA waiver, California waiver, preemption, vehicle emissions, heavy-duty trucks, engine emissions, Advanced Clean Trucks, zero-emission vehicles, ZEV, zero-emission airport shuttle, powertrain certification
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- I was also happy to see a nod to the instant EV rebate program at $5 million.
- Also pleased to see additional funding for safety programs and EV charging infrastructure.
- EV tax credit, and so it is really important that we act now.
- fee go to the instant EV rebate.
- access to EVs by funding a rebate program for low-income EV buyers.
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
transportation bonds, general obligation bonds, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, highway funding, road construction, infrastructure financing, motor fuel tax, gas tax, vehicle fees, bond authorization, state finance committee, highway bond retirement fund, corridor projects, interstate improvements, right-of-way acquisition, public-private partnerships, transportation capital projects, local matching funds, emergency clause
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 27th, 2026 at 02:30 pm
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead of 50% of the $50 fee increase, be distributed to the EV account and multimodal transportation
- And clarifies that distributions to that EV account are for the provision of instant rebates to reduce
- account for EV instant rebates from 25% to 35%, and to the multimodal transportation account from 75%
- “In 2029, the Coast Guard has mandated the replacement of the Whatcom Chief.
- It takes the EV charging away as an eligible capital budget expense.”
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
vehicle ownership, insurance, title transfer, consumer protection, motor vehicle, oil tanker, tank vessel, restricted waters, Puget Sound, San Juan Islands, Rosario Strait, Admiralty Inlet, Discovery Island, New Dungeness, tug escort, pilotage, marine safety, spill prevention, oil transport, petroleum shipment
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Feeling so well on the EV registration piece.
- I don't think we raised any EV charges; nothing was raised.
- I don't know what the current charges for registration for an EV are, do you know that?
- On hybrid vehicles and EVs, do they pay an excise tax now when they register? Mr.
- Now, I understand it that EVs do not pay an excise tax on their registration.
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:58 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- And the Interagency Coordinating Council is a federally mandated body that advises the Department on
- And I just want to underscore that these aren't mandated programs, but when we see a workforce that's
- We will fall out of both federal and state mandates, so please consider expansion Of that.
Bills:
SB2
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- This is not at all saying that EVs are completely unsafe.
- Wait until the EVs start flying. Maybe that'll be after my time, but by...
- There's a lot of anecdotal concern about EV batteries igniting...
- She said times change, but she also believed EVs have gotten safer.
- He said he did a quick Google search because he was curious how insurance handles EVs and whether EVs
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
electric vehicle, EV, battery fire, lithium-ion battery, towing, wrecker service, vehicle storage, submerged vehicle, saltwater damage, fire marshal, fire safety, tow yard, impound, storage fee, administration fee, local ordinance, county ordinance, municipal ordinance, insurance coverage, motor vehicle insurer
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:42:57.680><c> are</c> worth having um what other mandates are worth having um what other mandates
- The growth of EVs is exponential because they're simpler to run and have lower operational costs.
- The growth of EVs is exponential because they're simpler to run and have lower operational costs.
- The growth of EVs is exponential because they're simpler to run and have lower operational costs.
- The growth of EVs is ex is changing.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
public utility, interim rates, utility rates, rate case, general rate case, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, PUC, rate increase cap, rate freeze, refunds, customer refunds, ratepayer protection, electric utility, gas utility, regulated utility, ratemaking, return on equity, rate base, test year, rate design
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
House of Representatives Second Regular Session of the 60th Legislature Day 5 Feb 9th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Oklahoma House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This floor amendment removes that mandate and changes the 'shall' to 'may'.
- Order actuarial studies on any bill that has a health mandate.
- In insurance mandate reviews, that's a pretty broad term.
- The others, you know, can be heard without these mandates.
- And then there's, as the more mandates we have, the more premiums will have a Tendency to go up.
Bills:
HB2975 , HB3405 , HB3406 , HB3728 , HB3902 , HB3977 , SB397 , HB1161 , HB2938 , HB2939 , HB3306 , HB3722 , HB4113 , HB4123 , HB2293 , HB3176 , HB3545 , HB3546
Keywords:
poultry waste, nutrient management, environmental regulations, agriculture, water quality, pollution prevention, best management practices, noxious weeds, poison hemlock, kudzu, landowner responsibilities, environmental control, public nuisance, eradication, burn bans, fire danger, drought conditions, emergency declaration, scrap metal, regulation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Jan 13th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Transportation
Bills:
SB6005
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/26
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- insurance mandate again these these are insurance mandate again these these are big<00:29:01.919><c>
- </c><00:30:26.559><c> impact</c> the health impact the the mandate impact the health impact the the mandate
- :40:36.400><c> for</c><00:40:36.560><c> for</c> states just mandate insurance for for states just mandate
- </c> don't have any any mandate right now. don't have any any mandate right now.
- </c><01:01:53.680><c> across</c> increase based on other mandates across increase based on other mandates
Committee:
House Health Finance and Policy
Keywords:
infertility, fertility treatment, fertility preservation, IVF, assisted reproductive technology, ART, oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, egg freezing, sperm freezing, reproductive health, maternity coverage, health insurance mandate, health plan benefits, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MinnesotaCare, family planning, oncology fertility preservation, chemotherapy
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm very anti-vaccine mandate. I served 20 years in the Air Force.
- Code says that I can't be mandated to take an emergency use version.
- If you're not mandating vaccines, you're not mandating physicals, whatnot, what's stopping kids on a
- It also prohibits training and course mandates in higher education.
- It mandates data destruction within minutes if there's no warrant match.
Bills:
HB2015 , HB2060 , HB2062 , HB2100 , HB2118 , HB2165 , HB2258 , HB2327 , HB2397 , HB2445 , HB2460 , HB2641 , HB2745 , HB2876 , HB2917 , HB4011 , HB4049 , HB4056 , HB4087 , HCR2013 , HCR2016 , HCR2040 , HCR2044 , HCR2048 , HCR2056
Keywords:
budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/2/26
Transportation Finance and Policy
Committee:
House Transportation Finance and Policy
Keywords:
pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority, county roads, city streets, tribal transportation, capital improvements, safety design solutions, grant program
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Transportation Feb 26th, 2026 at 08:00 am
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- clarifies that the use of documentary service fee revenue under Senate Bill 6354, dealing with direct EV
- Subpart nine clarifies that increased amounts for the ZVIP program and the federal EV Charger Reliability
Committee:
Senate Transportation
Keywords:
transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation
AL
Alabama 2025 Regular Session
Alabama House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee Apr 16th, 2025
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Committee:
House Public Safety and Homeland Security
Keywords:
HB411, Alabama, civil practice, affirmative defense, traffic obstruction, roadway obstruction, blocking traffic, protest, demonstration, street blockade, highway, bridge, road, personal injury, wrongful death, property damage, tort liability, civil lawsuit, stay of proceedings, parallel criminal case
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama Senate Banking and Insurance Committee Jan 14th, 2026
Banking and Insurance
Bills:
SB19
Committee:
Senate Banking and Insurance
Keywords:
SB19, prostate cancer, prostate cancer screening, PSA test, digital rectal exam, preventive screening, health insurance mandate, no cost sharing, copay, deductible, coinsurance, high-risk men, African American men, men over 50, men over 40, family history, genetic marker, health benefit plan, insurer coverage, Alabama insurance code
TX
Committee:
Senate Finance
Keywords:
disaster relief, emergency funding, flood management, Meteorological forecasting, local government assistance, training facilities, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program, backup power
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- There are mandated compliance-first- and I feel that pain.
- There are mandated compliance first- ...legal states, and medicinal-only medical states, there are mandated
- compliance-first POS systems and mandated track-and-trace systems in those states.
- It's a mandate for prohibition.
- freedom to treat their body as a temple in the way that they see fit, not the way that the government mandates
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It would mandate that the lab be in-state and registered with the Department of Health.
- It goes through rigorous third-party testing, adhering to every regulation the state has mandated.
- To be put on a registry and not have that freedom—now you're mandating a product to me. that I don't
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, state health, youth protection, licensing fees, criminal offenses, flash flood, flood warning, outdoor warning siren, emergency alert, disaster preparedness, flood mitigation, Hill Country floods, Texas Water Development Board, municipalities, counties, local government mandate, public safety, grant program
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Agriculture and Forestry Committee Mar 4th, 2026
Agriculture and Forestry
Committee:
House Agriculture and Forestry
Keywords:
vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education, immunization, religious tenets, sincerely held belief, school health policy, Alabama, AHSAA physical form