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• streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission
• streamlining consumer-owned utility procurement requirements for clean energy generation, energy storage, transmission
• competitive bidding for municipalities under certain conditions relating to energy generation and transmission
• competitive bidding for municipalities under certain conditions relating to energy generation and transmission
• competitive bidding for municipalities under certain conditions relating to energy generation and transmission

Bills: SB6269 , SB6223 , SB5982 , SB6050 , SB5965 , SB5975 , SB6010 , SB5984 , SB6076 , SB5652

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: motor fuel, fuel quality act, RCW 19.112, alternative fuel, biodiesel, renewable diesel, ethanol blend, alcohol fuel, diesel fuel, nonhazardous motor fuel, biofuels, clean fuels, transportation fuels, Washington fuel standards, fuel labeling, fuel blending, petroleum products, natural gas vehicles, compressed natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas

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• Uganda, babies are being born HIV positive again after years of near elimination of mother-to-child transmission
• This complicated system of wires and transmission, you would think that in a country such as ours, where

Bills: HCR64 , HCR61 , HB3632 , HB4371 , HR951

Keywords: military intervention, Venezuela, Congress, War Powers Resolution, hostilities, military action, foreign policy, terrorism, congressional authority, power plant, electricity generation, retirement notice, Federal Power Act, interstate transmission, trafficking, children, unaccompanied minors, placement regulations, immigration law, safety

Bills: HB3492 , HB6703 , HB3616 , HCR64 , HCR61 , HR954 , HR953

Keywords: Protect Children’s Innocence Act, HB3492, H.R. 3492, 18 U.S.C. 116, female genital mutilation, FGM, genital mutilation, bodily mutilation, chemical castration, puberty blockers, gender-affirming care, transgender minors, youth healthcare, pediatric medicine, intersex, gender transition surgery, medical exceptions, federal criminal law, child protection, interstate commerce

Bills: HR939 , HR940 , HB3383 , HB3638 , HB3628 , HR432 , SB1071 , HB3857 , HR936

Keywords: impeachment, presidential power, violence, judiciary, political climate, democracy, executive abuse, lawmakers, committee election, House of Representatives, governance, legislative process, representation, investment, private funds, economic growth, capital formation, small businesses, financial regulation, senior investors

Bills: HF4560 , HF4559 , HF2317 , HF3179 , HF4880 , HF2862 , HF4374

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

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• Some of this interstate collaboration had to do with states trying to pool resources in order to support
• policies that we identified in other states that would be relevant in the Washington context include interstate
• There are ongoing challenges, including long permitting timelines, financial risk, and transmission capacity
• studies that have been done are often lacking in the full parameters of differential subsidies, transmission
• studies that have been done are often lacking in the full parameters of differential subsidies, transmission

Bills: SB5821 , SB6004 , SB6010 , SB5941

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: nuclear energy, energy strategy, advanced technology, sustainability, state policy, renewable energy, public entities, electric generation, contracting, SB 6010, Washington energy siting, EFSEC, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, tribal consultation, government-to-government consultation, federally recognized tribes, energy facility siting, RCW, clean energy, alternative energy

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• reporting standards to include data quality, documentation, commercial readiness criteria, and transmission
• and implemented cost-funded construction for major infrastructure, such as new substations and transmission
• The speculative development profile and their need for major transmission and distribution upgrades makes
• He also said he had been staff for the transmission corridors work group several years ago.
• There was sufficient transmission, load growth was stable. That is not the world we live in.

Bills: SB6171 , SB5965 , SB5982 , SB6004 , SB6010 , SB5941 , SB6050

Committee: Senate Environment, Energy & Technology

Keywords: energy facilities, large energy consumers, regulation, environment, sustainability, retail bags, pollution, customer impact, consumer-owned utilities, clean energy, port districts, market customers, energy transformation, renewable energy, public entities, electric generation, contracting, SB 6010, Washington energy siting, EFSEC

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• This applies to licensed money transmission license holders, such as companies like PayPal, Venmo, Cash
• So the key provisions of this bill prohibit the money transmission license holder from including in their
• Second, a money transmission license holder may terminate a relationship with a customer over a violation
• for a civil penalty set at three times the amount of any fine or penalty imposed by the money transmission
• This serves as a disincentive for money transmission businesses from imposing these fines.

Bills: SB512 , SB1024

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: SB 512, Texas Finance Code, money transmission, money services business, money transmitter, money transmission licensee, terms of service, consumer protection, civil penalty, attorney general enforcement, account closure, refund of balance, financial services regulation, payments industry, fintech, prepaid accounts, remittance, licensee compliance, local government debt, municipal finance

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• I-12 corridor and try to make sure that we pay attention to what's happening on that stretch of interstate
• I-12 corridor and try to make sure that we pay attention to what's happening on that stretch of interstate
• Transportation and Development to institute the DRIVE initiative for looking at the exchanges on that interstate

Bills: HCR32 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR68 , HB582 , HB730 , HB762

Committee: Senate Transportation, Highways & Public Works

Keywords: Saint Claude Avenue Bridge, Port of New Orleans, backup motors, infrastructure, traffic management, oversized vehicles, permitting, economic impact, transportation, local regulations, Louisiana economy, Interstate 12, I-12, Interstate 55, I-55 interchange, DOTD, Department of Transportation and Development, D.R.I.V.E. Initiative, highway infrastructure, transportation planning

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• It's called Interstate 10, Interstate 20, Interstate 75, and Interstate 59.
• When money transmission activity is done, it directly impacts their revenue and operational stability
• When money transmission activity is done, people will go to adjoining states to avoid paying the tax,
• What we did, uh, we are very good on the money transmission side.
• And I want to say that we are very proficient when it comes to the money transmission side.

Bills: HB297

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: cash transactions, money transmission, regulatory compliance, criminal penalties, Alabama Securities Commission

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• Representative Leavitt, a dietitian licensure compact is built on the same proven framework as many other interstate
• CSG, through its National Center for Interstate Compacts, has facilitated the development process for

Bills: HB2088

Committee: House Postsecondary Education & Workforce

Keywords: nutritional health, dietetic professionals, licensure compact, interstate practice, healthcare regulation

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• As a side note, we have 29 interstate compacts that we participate in in Minnesota, 10 of which are in
• Um, just as a side note, we have 29<01:09:20.400><c> interstate</c><01:09:20.960><c> compacts</c><01:
• 09:21.520><c> that</c><01:09:22.400><c> we</c><01:09:23.120><c> uh</c> 29 interstate compacts that we
• uh 29 interstate compacts that we uh participate<01:09:23.759><c> in</c><01:09:23.920><c> in</c><01:

Bills: HF1925

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: nurse licensure, multistate license, healthcare, public safety, interstate compact, nursing regulation

Bills: SB45 , SB61 , SB222 , HB385

Committee: House Boards, Agencies and Commissions

Keywords: athlete agents, commission, state regulation, Alabama, higher education, athletics, membership diversity, school psychologist, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure compact, license reciprocity, portable license, equivalent license, professional licensing, psychology board, school mental health, student services, educational services, interstate practice

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• And it's covering about one-fourth of the state's U.S. highways and interstates.
• Because we have the federal funds for U.S. highways and interstates, we've moved this program to state
• We'll move to our public hearing on House Bill 2111, allowing the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Project
• House Bill 2111, allowing the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Project toll facility bond retirement account
• We will move to our public hearing on House Bill 2111, allowing the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement Project

Bills: HB2111 , HB2495

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: Interstate 5 bridge, toll facility, bond retirement, transportation, state funding, vehicles, streetcar operation, public safety, urban regulation

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• If you look at the non-RCOT areas, they now have a rider for generation. transmission, purchase power
• The same thing on the TDU side for the interim. transmission cost of service update that's a twice a
• year update we have a TC RF that can be updated which is transmission cost recovery factor for those
• Thank you very much. storage or transmission charges for wholesale storage load a little bit Mr.
• for transmission charges for wholesale storage load? Yes sir, under current law, they do.

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.

Bills: HB297 , HB587

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: cash transactions, money transmission, regulatory compliance, criminal penalties, Alabama Securities Commission, information technology, auditors, financial institutions, cybersecurity, certifications, state regulations

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• Those clarifications came from changes that were made to the interstate physician licensure compact recently
• This mirrors the language that was included in the Interstate Physician Licensure Compact.
• This mirrors the language that was included in the Interstate Physician Licensure Compact.
• We stand in enthusiastic support of House Bill 10, the physician assistant interstate compact, to add
• They reduce infectious disease transmission.

Bills: HB10 , HB12 , HB34 , SB130 , SM21

Committee: Senate Senate Health & Public Affairs

Keywords: physician assistants, interstate compact, medical services, licensure, cross-state practice, military families, regulatory authority, physical therapy, licensure compact, interstate practice, healthcare, military spouses, criminal background check, HB34, school nurse, school nurses, nurse licensure, charter school, charter schools, school district

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• So HB 585 amends Alabama law relating to money transmission businesses and establishes new reporting
• But um under existing law money transmission businesses, including businesses that conduct electronic
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• <c> businesses</c> licensed money transmission businesses licensed money transmission businesses to<00

Bills: HB585 , HB585

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: Washington County, circuit clerk, compensation, county government, local legislation, money transmission, transaction fees, international wire transfers, income tax credit, suspicious cash transactions, Securities Commission

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• Second will be House File 3635 on the Interstate Compact, and third will be House File 3638 with policy
• So, I will do a brief walkthrough of the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact.
• So, the interstate compact, I just want to point out three things.
• So, the interstate compact, I just want to point out three things.
• The interstate compact is before you &gt;&gt; No.

Bills: HF3635 , HF3638

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing

Bills: SB1767 , SB1859 , SB1767 , SB1859

Committees: House Public Safety , House A&B Public Safety Subcommittee

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, shipping, retailers, legal compliance, civil penalties, interstate regulation, enforcement, cyber crime, fraud unit, digital evidence, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, investigative powers, financial deception, ransomware