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HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
AGR Public Hearing - Wed Apr 8, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST
Agriculture & Food Systems
Keywords:
HCR180, Hawaii, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, renewable energy, community solar, floating solar, solar photovoltaic, reservoirs, irrigation, agricultural water infrastructure, in-pipe hydropower, gravity-powered hydropower, clean energy, energy transition, water conservation, community-based energy, distributed generation, rural development, agriculture, biosecurity
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, so what HB 623 does, it sets up what I call the ground protection part of a solar farm.
- It's working with ADEM, and what it will do is require any and all utility-scale solar farm projects
- </c><00:29:15.200><c> farm</c><00:29:15.760><c> projects</c> all uh utility scale solar farm projects
- all uh utility scale solar farm projects uh<00:29:18.480><c> to</c><00:29:18.720><c> register</c><00
- This addresses two parties primarily, a landowner and a grantee, a solar developer in this case.
Committee:
House State Government
Keywords:
expungement, criminal records, courts, victim rights, rehabilitation, Alabama law, SB337, Montgomery County, probate judge, judge of probate, county officer compensation, salary increase, circuit judge parity, local legislation, county commission, general fund, public official pay, judicial compensation, Montgomery County Legislation, construction management
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government Apr 8th, 2026
Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- I support the town of Worthington solar moratorium.
- You can have solar panels in a field. You can also have battery storage without a solar panel.
- You can have solar panels in a field. You can also have battery storage without a solar panel.
- The SMART program that funds solar... ...hearing after hearing. The SMART program that funds solar.
- Nobody wants to eat cattle that grazed underneath solar panels.
Keywords:
Holyoke, municipal governance, acting mayor, city council, local government, Oxford, town charter, municipal government, town manager, residency requirement, local approval, charter amendment, home rule, local governance, municipal administration, residence of officials, Worcester County, Worthington, solar, solar photovoltaic
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 13th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 2864 clarifies how the state regulates the installation of a relatively new type of rooftop solar
- BIPVs are different than traditional... solar panels; they act more like a traditional roofing material
Committee:
House Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Keywords:
lottery, prohibited sales, winning tickets, sales agents, license revocation, code enforcement, training requirements, supervision, registered officer, occupations code, advisory boards, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, public members, occupational regulations, professional standards, massage therapy, licensing, human trafficking, regulation, Occupations Code
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Mar 26th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- Currently, the Texas Property Code does not recognize solar roof tiles as solar energy, and so allows
- Solar roof tiles are miniature solar panels that resemble roof shingles and comprise an entire roof,
- unlike regular solar panels which are placed on top of existing shingles.
- In 2011, HB 362 granted solar panels legal protection against these HOA restrictions, but solar tiles
- Though current statutes already contain restrictions on solar-powered devices by property owners' associations
Keywords:
HB 431, Texas Property Code, Property Code Chapter 202, solar roof tiles, solar shingles, solar energy device, homeowners association, HOA, property owners' association, POA, renewable energy, residential solar, distributed solar, roof-mounted solar, homeowner rights, architectural control, restrictive covenants, real estate, subdivision regulations, multi-zoned subdivisions
LA
Committee:
Senate Natural Resources
Keywords:
fishing gear, Oyster Bayou, shrimping, regulation, marine resources, HB621, Act 658, renewable energy, recycling, decommissioning, wind energy, solar power, solar facilities, wind turbines, energy infrastructure, end-of-life disposal, universal waste, recyclable materials, waste reduction, Department of Environmental Quality
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- In the spirit of brevity, this is the "Granny Solar Panel on Your Roof" scam bill.
- I'm the executive director of the Texas Solar and Storage Association.
- Central solar offers Texas families and the grid many benefits.
- The Texas Solar and Storage Association strongly supports these regulatory improvements.
- panel salesperson. ...ended up with a $57,000 loan for solar panels on her house for 25 years, at 90
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
residential solar, solar retailer, solar salesperson, solar panel sales, solar lease, solar installation, renewable energy, clean energy, consumer protection, deceptive sales, door-to-door solicitation, occupational registration, TDLR, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation, Public Utility Commission, electrical contractor, interconnection, net metering, Truth in Lending Act
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- by requiring the Public Utility Commission to to develop a consumer guide for home solar systems so
- On behalf of Texas Solar and Storage Association, and you are for the bill, is that correct?
- Director of the Texas Solar and Storage Association.
- TSSA represents solar power and energy storage. 646 I am here today to testify in support of HB 1640.
- solar and it will ensure that consumers are knowledgeable. and informed when they consider solar installations
Bills:
HB14 , HB 106 , HB146 , HB267 , HB274 , HB 1127 , HB1359 , HB1393 , HB1584 , HB1640 , HB1710 , HB2152 , HCR101 , HJR8 , HR51
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/20/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- threat to solar.
- Also solar thermal.
- I'm the owner of a smaller solar installation company called Sissu Solar.
- I'm the owner of a smaller solar installation company called Sissu Solar.
- solar industry.
Bills:
HF845
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
net metering, distributed generation, solar energy, rooftop solar, renewable energy, utility rates, electric cooperatives, municipal utilities, public utilities, Public Utilities Commission, net billing, bill credits, cost of service study, standby charge, qualifying facility, energy policy, clean energy, customer generation, interconnection, Minnesota Statutes 216B.164
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/26/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> current average levelized cost of solar current average levelized cost of solar energy<00:09:32.600
- It's a gas, wind, solar, nuclear.
- what solar costs now.
- Your point about solar is fair: solar has dropped in price consistently since it first came out, and
- ,</c><01:12:50.080><c> solar</c><01:12:50.440><c> has</c> Um, your point about solar, solar has Um, your
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> ethical solar and storage sales. ethical solar and storage sales.
- </c><01:09:38.400><c> and</c> to hold every residential solar and to hold every residential solar and
- </c> customers exists per solar installer. customers exists per solar installer.
- It might sell and build solar and then have to get sales licensure, but if it sells solar in any way,
- It might sell and build solar and solar.
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
Keywords:
Public Utilities Commission, PUC, energy regulation, utility regulation, electric utility, public utility, rate case, multiyear rate plan, decoupling, rate decoupling, greenhouse gas, social cost of carbon, environmental cost, resource planning, certificate of need, distributed renewable energy, interconnection, budget billing, electronic filing, contested case
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/12/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Natural Resources, Energy & Water
Transcript Highlights:
- For solar companies? Should the map be prepared for the solar companies, is that right?
- a solar farm?
- owning the solar plant.
- owning the solar plant.
- Utility-scale solar and wind.
Bills:
HB2150 , HB2262 , HB2267 , HB2268 , HB2351 , HB2425 , HB2426 , HB2427 , HB2755 , HB2781 , HB2913 , HB2943 , HB2956 , HB2975 , HB2985 , HB4009
Committees:
House Natural Resources, Energy & Water , House House Natural Resources, Energy & Water Committee of Reference
Keywords:
state land department, mineral lease, renewals, indexed royalties, land use planning, auditor general, five-year plans, geospatial data, Arizona Geological Survey, resource analysis, geographic information systems, wildlife protection, public nuisance, renewable energy, wind farm, solar farm, residential property, public health, local regulations, state land
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We're leaders in oil and gas, solar, wind.
- I just got 10 solar panels put on top of my house a couple of years ago.
- So solar energy, solar panels would be your, your, uh, it helped me.
- We also, there's different kinds of solar too.
- We have direct solar, which is not using solar panels.
Bills:
HB14 , HB 106 , HB146 , HB267 , HB274 , HB 1127 , HB1359 , HB1393 , HB1584 , HB1640 , HB1710 , HB2152 , HCR101 , HJR8 , HR51 , HB106 , HB146 , HB267 , HB274 , HJR8 , HR51
Committee:
House State Affairs
Keywords:
nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund
MN
Committee:
House Ways and Means
Keywords:
economic development, small business, workforce training, grants, entrepreneurship, equity, community support, labor market, employment, funding, data analysis, climate finance, energy finance, renewable development account, RDA, weatherization, preweatherization, low-income housing, energy efficiency, clean energy
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- We have such a great solar industry here.
- And the solar provides stability for that.
- And the whole concept of the importance of distributed solar on top of or adding to utility solar, solar
- Rooftop solar is part of the energy transition.
- We have over 70 solar companies in the state.
Committees:
Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance
Keywords:
SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB58, metropolitan redevelopment, redevelopment property, property tax exemption, payments in lieu of taxes, PILOT, municipal redevelopment, local government
TX
Bills:
HB 105 , HB982 , HB1483 , HB1508 , HB2575 , HB3646 , HB3993 , HB4083 , HB4580 , HB4725 , HB5169 , HB5511 , HJR73 , HJR102 , HJR174 , HB3746 , HB4240
Committee:
House Ways & Means
Keywords:
economic development, job creation, energy, tax incentives, technology investment, ad valorem taxes, elderly, disabled, low-income, tax limitation, homesteads, Texas Tax Code, property tax, ad valorem tax, tax exemption, residential real property, home improvement, energy efficiency, energy-efficient upgrades, HVAC
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Jan 29th, 2026 at 02:36 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- You will recall that we've been doing solar tax credits for a number of years.
- So what's happened with our solar tax credit is over the last decade or so, we've had a 10% solar tax
- So a lot of the solar that we've been able to do, Stay at 30%.
- We put that in when we did our solar tax credits. Madam Chair, yes.
- I was like Senator Hamblen, and I put solar on my house in 2010. Solar on my house in 2010.
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
tax credits, municipality, county property, industrial revenue bonds, economic development, qualified expenditures, solar energy, tax credit, renewable energy, photovoltaic, solar thermal, New Mexico, economic incentive, energy independence, SB40, Driver Privacy and Safety Act, automated license plate reader, ALPR, license plate reader, vehicle surveillance
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure Committee Mar 17th, 2026
Transportation, Utilities and Infrastructure
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:13:39.040><c> We</c> counties as far as solar farms. We counties as far as solar farms.
- </c><00:13:43.680><c> farms</c> across the state that have solar farms across the state that have solar
- And it prohibits a solar the bill.
- of solar energy installed.
- </c> amount of solar energy installed. amount of solar energy installed.
Keywords:
HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan, assistant district attorney, deputy district attorney, state pension, survivor benefits, Office of Prosecution Services
TX
Committee:
House Environmental Regulation
Keywords:
alternative fueling, grants, environment, public accessibility, transit authorities, scrap tires, tire dumping, illegal dumping, waste tire cleanup, environmental remediation, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, county grants, public education, enforcement, prosecution, right-of-way, coastal waters, inland waters, solid waste
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Jan 27th, 2026 at 01:42 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Acres and acres and acres of asphalt should be covered with solar panels to keep the sun off my car and
- Underneath the solar panels, the solar panels in the green space. Thank you for that.
- Seeing none, we will again put this one in the parking lot in the asphalt under the solar panels.
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
quantum technology, tax credit, infrastructure, economic development, New Mexico, corporate tax, research and development, innovation, foster care, income tax, guardianship, youth services, financial relief, affordable housing, gross receipts tax, tax deduction, construction materials, multifamily housing, low income, tax credits