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• Prepared to close. close. close.
• and closed-loop geothermal systems in various conditions and for the purposes.
• </c><05:33:47.840><c> and</c><05:33:48.080><c> closed</c> next generation geothermal and closed next
• generation geothermal and closed loop<05:33:48.798><c> geothermal</c><05:33:49.600><c> systems</c><05
• :33:49.920><c> in</c><05:33:50.160><c> various</c> loop geothermal systems in various loop geothermal

Bills: HB8823 , HB4541 , HB8790 , HB3029 , HB5578 , HB1722 , HB6330 , HB4123 , HB2069 , HB7283 , HR1118 , HB8205 , HB6238 , HB3491 , HB1493 , HB2001 , HB3747 , HB5160 , HB4348 , HB2821 , HB2715 , HB1703

Keywords: FECA, Federal Employees' Compensation Act, workers' compensation, Department of Labor, medical provider fraud, provider accountability, payment suspension, fraud conviction, health care fraud, federal health care benefit program, state health program, workers compensation medical benefits, program integrity, provider sanctions, injured federal employees, geothermal, next-generation geothermal, enhanced geothermal systems, closed-loop geothermal, supercritical geothermal

Bills: SB2188 , SB2230 , SB1763 , SB879 , SB1147 , HJR7

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: space flight, space launch, launch site, spaceport, rocket launch, beach closure, coastal county, Gulf Coast, General Land Office, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, public beach access, dune protection, launch operations, space industry, local preemption, municipal authority, county authority, public safety, Texas coast

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• says that if groundwater is the primary cooling source for a data center, that facility must use closed
• loop.

Bills: SB259

Committee: House Energy

Keywords: groundwater, water rights, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, water permits, water use reporting, metering, permit enforcement, groundwater waste, well permitting, cease and desist, fines and penalties, permit suspension, data centers, data processing facilities, cooling systems, evaporative cooling, closed-loop cooling, dielectric immersion cooling, animal feeding operations

Transcript Highlights:

• Would you care to close? Yes, members of the committee, I'd appreciate your indulgence on this.

Bills: SB1928 , SB259

Committee: Senate Energy

Keywords: groundwater, water rights, waste prevention, conservation, permitting, Oklahoma Water Resources Board, OWRB, water permits, water use reporting, metering, permit enforcement, groundwater waste, well permitting, cease and desist, fines and penalties, permit suspension, data centers, data processing facilities, cooling systems, evaporative cooling

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• Geothermal systems also have much longer system longevity, with geothermal wells lasting well over 50
• </c><00:49:56.680><c> res</c><00:49:56.880><c> ative</c> close um any closing comments res ative close
• Typically, geothermal systems are operated on closed-loop systems.
• typically the geothermal systems are operated<00:58:53.839><c> on</c><00:58:53.960><c> closed</c><00
• > operated on closed loop systems uh some operated on closed loop systems uh some of<00:58:55.720><c>

Bills: HF1013 , HF1598 , HF1656 , HF2162

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Keywords: energy, economic development, funding, renewable resources, Clean Energy Economy Minnesota, air ventilation, geothermal, school financing, Minnesota Climate Innovative Finance Authority, geothermal energy, renewable energy, construction funding, Como Zoo, energy efficiency, HF2162, Minnesota, planning grants, renewable development account, clean energy, Department of Commerce

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• The bill would designate Loop 88 as a First Responders Memorial Loop to honor. ...those who gave their
• If not, we'll close public testimony and leave the bill pending.
• Okay, so we'll close that out. We'll open up public testimony.
• Close. Chairman Nichols, nice to see you again.
• The public testimony hearing is closed. Oh, go ahead.

Bills: SB1493 , SB1598 , SB1895 , SB1919 , SB2039 , SB2226 , SB2243 , SB2425

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: SB 1493, Texas Transportation Code, motor vehicle lighting, vehicle lighting standards, high-mounted stoplamp, center high mount stop lamp, CHMSL, brake light, stop lamp, federal motor vehicle safety standards, 49 C.F.R. 571.108, FMVSS 108, vehicle inspection, automotive compliance, Transportation Committee, Texas vehicle equipment, motor vehicle collision report, crash report, accident report, traffic accident

Summary: The committee meeting focused on two primary bills, SB1598 and SB1493. SB1598, introduced by Senator Hagen Booth, addresses the clarity of collision report information access for law enforcement, aiming to enhance the tools available to police agencies across Texas for solving crimes. The meeting featured strong support from police representatives, including Sheriff Brian Hawthorne of Chambers County, who emphasized the significance of the CARFAX program for police in facilitating access to vital vehicle information, free of charge. Public testimony reflected a consensus on the necessity of the bill for improved investigatory processes.

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• If not, there are no witnesses, you may close. All right.
• We'll give you the right to close.
• The chair recognizes Representative Lopez to close.
• Oh, you get to close. I wouldn't close, I'd just pass. I think this has been a long day. Questions?
• You may close. Thank you.

Bills: HB137 , HB283 , HCR114 , HB137 , HB283 , HB1398 , HB1960 , HB2153 , HB2431 , HB2638 , HB2699 , HB2999 , HB3208 , HB3389 , HB3413 , HB3510 , HB3642 , HB3859 , HB3974 , HB3986 , HB4142 , HB4173 , HB4174 , HB4542 , HB4605 , HB4663 , HB4731 , HB5064 , HB5216 , HB5218 , HB5332 , HB5453 , HB5577

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: state budget, fiscal biennium, budget repeal, financial management, state funding, Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, low-income individuals, insurance coverage, memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority

Transcript Highlights:

• You want to close? Yes, sir, and I close. Thank you. Here's what we're going to do.
• We recognize you to close. Thank you, I close. Chair leaves House Bill 2153 pending.
• If not, we recognize you to close. I close, thank you.
• We recognize you to close. I close. Thank you for your time.
• The Chair recognizes you to close. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I close.

Bills: HCR114 , HB137 , HB283 , HB1398 , HB1960 , HB2153 , HB2431 , HB2638 , HB2699 , HB2999 , HB3208 , HB3389 , HB3413 , HB3510 , HB3642 , HB3859 , HB3974 , HB3986 , HB4142 , HB4173 , HB4174 , HB4542 , HB4605 , HB4663 , HB4731 , HB5064 , HB5216 , HB5218 , HB5332 , HB5453 , HB5577 , HB137 , HB283

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority, highway routes, healthcare, insurance, mental health, treatment access, state funding, transportation, axle weight, aggregates, regulations, Texas law

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• Senator rosino to close thank you Mr President.
• The chair is preparing to close the roll. The roll is closed.
• The chair is preparing to close. Senator Hamilton, you care to vote?
• The chair is preparing to close. The roll is closed.
• Chair's prayer and close. Close rope.

Bills: SB2102 , SB1940 , SB1625 , SB1442 , SB1623 , SB1242 , SB1949 , SB1592 , SB1913 , SB592 , SB992 , SB1241 , SB259 , SB1928 , SB1426 , SB1531 , SB1561 , SB1122

Keywords: credit card fees, merchant discounts, payment card network, interchange fees, transparency in fees, Oklahoma law, payment card, rebate, merchant, tax compliance, health insurance, mandate, impact analysis, insurance department, public health, access to healthcare, SB1442, alcoholic beverage control, ABLE Commission, liquor license fees

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• Alternative energy is, uh, geothermal basically.
• Alternative energy is, uh, geothermal basically.
• Alternative energy is, uh, geothermal basically.
• Alternative energy is, uh, geothermal basically.
• Geothermal. Geothermal. Geothermal. &gt;&gt; Okay. &gt;&gt; Okay. &gt;&gt; Okay. &gt;&gt; Favor.

Bills: SB174 , SB174

Committee: Senate Transportation and Energy

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, SB174, alternative energy, alternative energy wells, alternative energy facility, geothermal, geothermal energy, subsurface energy, energy storage, energy capture, energy generation, hydropower, solar energy, oil and gas well conversion, well conversion, plugging and abandonment

Transcript Highlights:

• To unleash geothermal potential.
• </c> geothermal exploration and production. geothermal exploration and production.
• This is geothermal energy a lot.
• </c> we're closing schools. we're closing schools.
• </c> is pretty getting pretty close to zero. is pretty getting pretty close to zero.

Bills: HB5587

Keywords: geothermal, environmental policy, federal drilling permit, energy production, state regulations, land use

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• I rise in support of this legislation to designate Loop 202 as the Charlie Kirk Loop 202 in honor of
• Are we going to allow the President to offer some closing comments?
• It states that right now you have the Loop 202, and within that loop you have three segments: the Santan
• This is changing Loop 202 to be the Charlie Kirk Loop 202.
• I mean, it's up close and personal.

Bills: SB1010 , SB1035 , SB1058 , SB1077 , SB1093

Committees: Senate Public Safety , Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, appropriation, state budget

Transcript Highlights:

• Are you going to give them closing comments?
• Senator Gowen, would you like closing comments on this very complicated...? Mr.
• It's all followed very closely to statute.
• She's close. She's on one today.
• And so we've just been going through these loops, and finally we've got with ADOT.

Bills: SB1010 , SB1024 , SB1205 , SB1232 , SB1366 , SB1552 , SB1624 , SCM1002 , SCM1006 , SCR1004

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, motor vehicle booting, private property, fees, dispute process, regulations, outdoor advertising, military compatibility, zoning, electronic signage, permitting

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• Is there anyone else with any questions before we go to closing comments?
• with this um the uh just just close with this um the uh house<00:37:29.880><c> file</c><00:37:30.160
• </c><00:47:05.240><c> I</c> struggling with the markets to close I struggling with the markets to close
• This bill more closely aligns DEED's OBD with that plan.
• This bill more closely aligns DEED's OBD with that plan.

Bills: HF44 , HF2102 , HF2279 , HF2280 , HF2281

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization

Transcript Highlights:

• It has come close.
• We're going to close public testimony and leave Senate Bill 1255 pending.
• Close public testimony and leave the Senate bill pending.
• And with that, I close. Thank you. Senator's questions.
• Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance.

Bills: SB483 , SB522 , SB783 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1762 , SB1856 , SB1877 , SB1977

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: utility, proprietary information, customer data, data protection, electric service, customer information, emergency communication, electric utility, privacy, certification, public accountants, interstate licensing, accounting, regulatory amendment, energy efficiency, construction regulations, building codes, Texas, sustainability, cost-effectiveness

Summary: The Senate Business and Commerce Committee met with a quorum and first took up pending business, voting out several bills. Senate Bills 1697, 1569, 1202 as substituted, 1029, 1364, 1185, 924, 1008 as substituted, 264, 1376, and 1358 as substituted were reported favorably, with some sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also adopted a substitute for SB 1202 and later corrected votes on several measures. SB 924 and SB 1376 drew some opposition, while the rest of the pending bills were reported without dissent or with limited nays. The committee then heard testimony on SB 1856, which would create an annual capacity-cost recovery rider for Entergy Texas customers in the MISO region. The author and Entergy argued the bill would better match rates to actual capacity costs and improve transparency, while the Texas Association of Manufacturers and the Public Utility Commission raised concerns about the short 10-day review period, rider proliferation, and the preference for full rate cases over piecemeal adjustments. The bill was left pending. The committee also heard and left pending SB 522 on CPA reciprocity, SB 1664 requiring TDUs to provide clearer, standalone rate-change disclosures, SB 1877 expanding OPUC’s access to market data, SB 1254 and SB 1255 as TDLR cleanup bills on professional employer organizations and mold assessors, SB 1341 updating manufactured housing rules, SB 1239 on sovereign debt and Texas governing law, and SB 1259 streamlining the surveyor-in-training licensing process. Additional bills discussed included SB 1977, which would cap recoverable legal expenses in electric, water, and sewer rate cases; OPUC and some consumer advocates supported the idea as a way to reduce ratepayer costs, while utility representatives warned it could discourage participation and increase rate shock. The committee also heard SB 1762 clarifying that geothermal energy conservation wells are not battery resources, and SB 783 allowing SECO to proceed with future energy-code rulemaking for state-funded buildings. Both drew supportive testimony from industry and environmental groups. All remaining bills heard during the meeting were left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• Close upon adjournment of this hearing.
• to close.
• So, we are supportive of geothermal.
• If not, the chair recognizes Representative Bass to close. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I close.
• If not, the chair recognizes Representative Dice to close. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I close.

Bills: HB1647 , HB2612 , HB3125 , HB3158 , HB3240 , HB3506 , HB3516 , HB3707

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: carbon sequestration, environmental policy, Texas, energy, climate change, regulatory council, geothermal energy, workforce development, education and training, energy industry, apprenticeship, energy production, energy policy, renewable energy, state council, administrative law, public information, transparency, government accountability, judicial process

Transcript Highlights:

• So, listen closely. it'll be under two. So, listen closely.
• <c> exclusion,</c><00:14:59.040><c> it's</c> Closing primaries is not exclusion, it's Closing primaries
• </c> party's choice of candidates by closing party's choice of candidates by closing our<00:18:41.679
• </c> for a favorable report on this closed for a favorable report on this closed primary<00:19:54.080
• And we also know that closed low.

Bills: HB541 , HB541

Committee: Senate State Governmental Affairs

Keywords: PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, primary elections, party registration, party affiliation, open primary, closed primary, runoff election, crossover voting, voter registration, Secretary of State, absentee ballot, polling place signage, election integrity, political party, Democrat, Republican

Transcript Highlights:

• I reserve and am prepared to close if the gentleman from Pennsylvania is prepared to close. >> The gentlewoman
• ,</c><04:46:52.480><c> forcing</c> in my district remain closed, forcing in my district remain closed
• I'm prepared to close. The gentleman is prepared to close. Prepared to close as well. Thank you.
• </c><07:56:58.240><c> Speaker,</c> closed in Fulton County. Mr. Speaker, closed in Fulton County.
• > that</c><08:14:43.680><c> profound</c> close to forgetting that profound close to forgetting that profound

Bills: HB7006 , HR992

Keywords: appropriations, national security, foreign aid, transparency, democracy, House Resolution 992, H.Res. 992, HR 992, rule resolution, procedural rule, Rules Committee, Committee of the Whole, previous question, motion to recommit, waiver of points of order, closed rule, structured rule, FY2026 appropriations, consolidated appropriations, federal spending

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• We are closely related with the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, but we're separate entities.
• In closing, HAA supports HP 6006 as a proposal worth advancing for continued discussion and refinement
• In closing, HAA supports HP 6006 as a proposal worth advancing for continued discussion and refinement

Bills: HB1601 , HB1828 , HB1616 , HB1603 , HB1606 , HB1604 , HB1605

Committees: House Agriculture & Food Systems , House Agriculture and Environment

Keywords: biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, land use, farm dwelling, renewable energy, income qualification, solar energy, geothermal resources, hydropower, agricultural tourism, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii

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• </c> concept here is to close the primaries. concept here is to close the primaries.
• </c> that the state operate this close that the state operate this close process<00:29:43.440><c> if<
• The closed open primary elections.
• </c><00:30:31.840><c> their</c> and have already chosen to close their and have already chosen to close
• </c> closing our primaries. Thank you. closing our primaries. Thank you.

Bills: HB541 , SB194 , HB541 , SB194

Committee: House Ethics and Campaign Finance

Keywords: PFAS, drinking water, public health, environmental management, liability, agriculture authority, eminent domain, property rights, tax exemption, agriculture center, primary elections, party registration, party affiliation, open primary, closed primary, runoff election, crossover voting, voter registration, Secretary of State, absentee ballot