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AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House State Government Committee Mar 18th, 2026
State Government
Transcript Highlights:
- if we're pouring concrete today, that architect's inspector from that architect will be on my job site
- if we're pouring concrete today, that architect's inspector from that architect will be on my job site
- if we're pouring concrete today, that architect's inspector from that architect will be on my job site
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- Um authorizes the site back to original.
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
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- The next category was siting.
- Here we identified more studies identifying feasible sites.
- The third site development phase was interconnection.
- Including the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council.
- , and sacred sites.
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
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 24th, 2026 at 04:00 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- maximum period that a non-certified individual could review designs and conduct inspections of on-site
- The amendment would make a technical correction to reference the definition of an on-site wastewater
- should take your amendment, encouraging the yes vote, so that we have the correct definition for an on-site
Bills:
SB6291
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
SB6291, on-site wastewater treatment, onsite wastewater treatment, septic system, sewage treatment, wastewater inspection, environmental health, local board of health, public health, professional engineer, land surveyor, certificate of competency, inspection standards, design review, supervised practice, certification, licensing, RCW 18.88A, Washington State
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- which can have all sorts of benefits, especially to the rural communities where they've seen them sited
- While this bill does not name data centers per se, it is clearly aimed at discouraging the siting of
- From a rural economic... ...at discouraging the siting of them in the state of Washington.
- Quincy has been involved with data center site selection and their recruitment for the past 20 years,
- Evaluation Council, where he worked on siting policy for streamlining the siting of new clean energy
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
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 18th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 6291 relates to inspections of on-site wastewater treatment systems.
- boards of health and state public health statutes and rules include inspections and reviews of on-site
- This test is not just taken by on-site local health jurisdiction inspectors.
- It's the same test that's taken by on-site wastewater engineers and designers.
- They are completely decommissioning those facilities and leaving the field site with no capital on it
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
ski areas, winter sports, terminology, recreation, economic development, SB6291, on-site wastewater treatment, onsite wastewater treatment, septic system, sewage treatment, wastewater inspection, environmental health, local board of health, public health, professional engineer, land surveyor, certificate of competency, inspection standards, design review, supervised practice
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Jan 26th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 2496 relates to tribal consultation conducted by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
- that are affected by the proposed facility in order to provide for participation and input during siting
- and cultural sites within these areas.
- are and how they can best be avoided within the permitting process for energy facility sites.
- As briefly as I can, our culture and our sacred sites are not just property.
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
tribal consultation, energy facilities, site evaluation, environmental impact, policy regulation, environmental regulation, reporting obligations, energy laws, compliance, business impact, HB 2605, Washington asbestos law, naturally occurring fibrous silicate, asbestos-containing building materials, fibrous silicate materials, asbestos labeling, construction materials, renovation, repair and maintenance, EPA method
AL
Alabama 2026 Regular Session
Alabama House Education Policy Committee Mar 18th, 2026
Education Policy
Committee:
House Education Policy
Keywords:
foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The community has already decided that if somebody wants to propose tall buildings on appropriate sites
- Those towers are more skinny and smaller and on smaller development sites.
- Those towers are more skinny and smaller and on smaller development sites than in Seattle, which generally
Committee:
House Local Government
Keywords:
building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development, housing permits, affordable housing, local government, county planning, city planning
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 30th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 6010 concerns tribal consultation conducted by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
- Site certification.
- is a proposed substitute labeled E, offered by Senator Schumake, which requires, upon receipt of a site
- not constitute an open public meeting if there is no adjudication between EFSEC members regarding a site
- When we're bringing them in as cultural sites and sacred sites, they understand it better.
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
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Environment & Energy Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Environment & Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- would require the entire FSEC to conduct government-to-government consultation with tribes during siting
- would require the chair rather than the entire council to coordinate meetings with those tribes for site
- government-to-government consultation and how important that is for tribes to be able to talk about their sacred sites
- And if it were my land, I would understand that if people know a sacred site, they might go to it and
- This will help with affordability in homes, apartments, roads, and sites.
Committee:
House Environment & Energy
Keywords:
distributed energy, renewable energy, energy resources, sustainability, energy policy, extended producer responsibility, paint waste management, environmental regulations, recycling, microplastics, pollution, environmental protection, washing machines, water quality, energy facilities, large energy use, regulation, state oversight, infrastructure, oil tanker
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Local Government Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Local Government
Committee:
House Local Government
Keywords:
building code, safety regulations, construction, scissor stairs, state standards, embodied carbon, building materials, sustainability, environment, performance-based codes, building regulations, residential construction, energy efficiency, sustainable design, permit review, project permits, land use, zoning, development regulations, residential development
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The first sheet is marked in yellow, and that's from the Comptroller's site, your rules.
- There are other bills regarding siting and offsets from property lines, and it is a very difficult...
- The site selection process is competitive for the events and has to be.
- Only the event and site selection organization must be named in statute. Slide 11...
- It can be said that the event did go through a rigorous site selection process. Mr.
Bills:
SB913 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1143 , SB1534 , SB1553 , SB1718 , SB1754 , SB2004 , SB2322 , SB2448
Committee:
Senate Economic Development
Keywords:
hotel occupancy tax, municipal revenue, tax code, local government funding, Texas legislation, county taxation, economic development, hotel industry, local government, counties, taxation, tourism, workforce development, youth programs, employment, education, technical training, health physics, higher education, nuclear energy
Summary:
The committee heard a series of bills, mostly related to economic development, tax incentives, and workforce programs. Senate Bill 1534 would direct a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission on health physics education and workforce needs; resource witnesses from the Workforce Commission and Coordinating Board testified, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 1553 would authorize Kerr County to impose a hotel occupancy tax for tourism-related uses, and Senate Bills 1086 and 1087 would authorize similar county hotel taxes for Children’s County and Mason County; all three bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1754, which would prohibit county and local tax abatements for renewable energy facilities selling power wholesale, with testimony sharply divided between landowners and policy groups opposing renewable subsidies and industry representatives and some senators arguing the bill would harm clean energy investment and local decision-making; the bill was left pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2322, which would exempt dispatchable electric generation facilities from the JEDI program’s compelling-factor test so they could qualify for school district tax incentives; testimony was mixed, and the bill was left pending.
Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 1718, which would add the NRA annual meeting to the state’s major events reimbursement program. The bill’s sponsor and NRA representatives argued the event brings substantial tourism and economic activity, while opponents said it would use taxpayer funds to subsidize an organization that opposes gun safety measures; the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2004 would add the Arlington Grand Prix to the major events reimbursement program, with the committee substitute exempting it from the usual competitive site-selection requirement because of timing; testimony from the event organizers and Arlington tourism officials was supportive, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 2448 would create a rural workforce development grant program at the Texas Workforce Commission to support college-and-career readiness and technical assistance in rural communities; witnesses from Texas 2036, Collegiate Edgination, and a rural school district supported it, and it was left pending. Finally, Senate Bill 913 would repeal a special requirement that Alpine dedicate at least 50% of its hotel occupancy tax to advertising and promotion, and Senate Bill 1143 would require more coordination and reporting for youth workforce programs serving disconnected young Texans; both bills received supportive testimony and were left pending. At the end of the hearing, Senator Johnson moved that the committee stand in recess, subject to the call of the chair.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Feb 2nd, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- The next bill before you is Senate Bill 6291 concerning on-site wastewater treatment system inspections
- the maximum period that a non-certified individual may review designs and conduct inspections of on-site
- the maximum period that a non-certified individual may review designs and conduct inspections of on-site
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
city incorporation, local governance, municipalities, state law, government structure, culvert replacement, fish passage, hydraulic project approval, Department of Fish and Wildlife, stream crossing, bank stabilization, flood control, erosion control, emergency permit, expedited permit, SEPA, environmental review, local government, county authority, agricultural irrigation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Jan 29th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Subdivisions are the division or redivision of land into five or more lots, tracts, parcels, sites, or
- We will move into another Senator Lovelett bill, Senate Bill 6291, on on-site wastewater systems.
- The bill before you is Senate Bill 6291 concerning on-site wastewater treatment system inspections.
- The City of Bellingham has, in an effort to promote infill housing opportunities, eliminated on-site
- The City of Bellingham has, in an effort to promote infill housing opportunities, eliminated on-site
Committee:
Senate Local Government
Keywords:
land subdivision, zoning, property development, local government authority, real estate, infrastructure, wildfire, wildland urban interface, WUI, building code, fire-resistant construction, defensible space, hazard map, risk map, state building code council, department of natural resources, fire marshal, regional fire defense board, roofing standards, exterior walls
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee - 2026-02-10
Transcript Highlights:
- council for the state of Idaho under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and administering launch
- The adult Launch program has gone over 10,000 adults.
- . ...incumbent workforce versus new hires, and then the same with Launch.
- , high school Launch?
- Idaho Penn and other historic sites.
Summary:
The committee heard budget presentations first for the Idaho Workforce Development Council. Analyst Brooke Dupree reviewed the agency’s statutory role, funding sources, staffing, and FY27 requests, including an ongoing transfer within the In Demand Careers Fund to increase trustee and benefit payments for Idaho Launch grants, a proposal to consolidate the STEM Action Center into the council, and requests for reappropriation authority for several grant funds. Director Wendy Sechrist said Launch, workforce training, semiconductor, and child care grants have produced strong participation and wage gains, and she explained that the proposed STEM merger would transfer remaining dedicated-fund balances to the Workforce Development Training Fund. Members asked about the effect of a $10 million cash transfer on Launch awards, repayment of grants by students who do not meet requirements, and the use of employer training funds; Sechrist said wording such as “up to $10 million” would avoid reducing awards and that the agency is still exploring debt collection options.
The committee then reviewed the Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Dupree outlined the agency’s vocational rehabilitation and independent living services, its dedicated funds, and FY27 requests for additional appropriation to spend Social Security reimbursement revenue and for replacement vehicles from the adaptive aids fund. Administrator Beth Cunningham said the agency uses those funds to support clients’ employment and independence, and that the requested increases would help cover needed vehicles and offset other costs. She also said holdbacks would have a modest effect on services, including reduced site restoration funding and some cuts to client services and travel.
Finally, the Idaho State Historical Society presented its budget. Dupree described the agency’s preservation mission, staffing, dedicated funds, and FY27 requests, including $450,000 for the second year of moving state records and collections into a new archives addition, plus IT hardware and reappropriation authority. Director Janet Gallimore emphasized stewardship of state records and artifacts, the importance of the collections move, and the agency’s role in America 250 activities. Members asked about archaeological review travel, the agency’s long tenure, and the use of miscellaneous revenue; Gallimore agreed to provide travel records and thanked the committee for its support. The meeting ended with a presentation of historical artifacts and adjournment until the next day.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Sep 9th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- These include two new buildings, a hangar near the rocket launch site, a runway, and a reception and
- For example, the master plan shows how we could do vertical launches for the vertical launch area and
- So, when we bring them out to the site and they stand on the runway and we go visit the vertical launch
- launch.
- from an inland site.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Aug 12th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- launch sites, or Vandenberg Air Force Base or Vandenberg Space Force Base.
- We call the horizontal launch area. The vertical launch area and the advanced technology area.
- They have their own launch rail system, and they also manufacture motors on site.
- That's where all the launches occur, and believe it or not, Space Force runs those launches.
- Orbital launch with other customers will come out of the vertical launch area, and that's where I mentioned
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 13th, 2026 at 09:32 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- They launched at the Spaceport.
- .of orbital launches in the world.
- But I also want to point out that a site like us has to be site-ready.
- they have a launch license.
- Site visits and something are good.
Committee:
House House Appropriations & Finance
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Sep 22nd, 2025
Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- There are 82 sites in active implementation.
- But what's required to be able to do inland orbital launches?
- And so they're going to be looking for other launching opportunities. launching opportunities, and especially
- The spaceport, the thing is being site-ready.
- But again, they're starting to see this as an active test site, a civilian test site.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 5, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- Those are the three IOUs that file 10-year site plans.
- That is part of the ten-year site plan.
- because it's an industrial site.
- We have 21 commercial airports and eight active launch sites throughout the state.
- We launched a B program.
Summary:
The committee heard introductory remarks from Chair LaMarca and members, then received presentations on electric utility planning, transportation infrastructure, and broadband deployment. Public Service Commission staff explained how Florida’s utilities plan for reliability and cost through 10-year site plans, demand forecasting, and economic dispatch. The presentation emphasized Florida’s residential-heavy load, growing EV demand, expanding solar and battery storage, continued reliance on natural gas combined-cycle plants, and the role of nuclear power. Members asked about energy efficiency, rates, renewable options beyond solar, cybersecurity, grid resilience, data centers, and small modular nuclear reactors; the witness said efficiency programs are reviewed every five years, utilities must balance reliability and affordability, and large new loads like data centers generally must pay for their own infrastructure needs.
Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue described FDOT’s five-year work program, decentralized district structure, and funding mix, noting that the agency is predominantly state-funded and prioritizes maintenance and preservation before expansion. He highlighted record investment levels, major congestion-relief projects, toll-road revenues, seaport and airport partnerships, spaceport investments, workforce and equipment needs, and emerging technology such as advanced air mobility. Members asked about project timing, MPO planning, rail and ferry funding, airport governance, winter storm preparedness, and flooding/sea-level rise; Perdue said faster delivery depends on resources, local governments lead transit operations with FDOT as a capital partner, and coastal and drainage projects are designed around storm surge and resiliency.
The Office of Broadband reported on six grant programs supporting infrastructure, community facilities, digital connectivity, and future digital capacity and broadband expansion. Director Leo Garcia said the office has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars across most counties, leveraged significant private investment, and focused heavily on rural areas. He noted that broadband efforts are intended to support telehealth, education, workforce development, and economic growth, and said the state has reduced the number of unserved locations from more than 400,000 to a projected 170,000 after current awards are completed. He also said the office needs additional budget authority for the upcoming digital capacity program and that the larger federal/state broadband deployment program will be used to reach remaining unserved and underserved areas.