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OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 26th, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • One is the bonding requirements, and the second is the reclamation standards. Two different things.
  • One is the bonding requirements, and the second is the reclamation standards.
  • That requirement is satisfied, and then you have bad actors that leave, and the reclamation cost, after
  • Chair, and committee members, visitors and friends, and Senator Woods. Senate Bill 1979 is an act.
  • And I'll add this and yield for questions.
Summary: The committee heard several energy, mining, and environmental bills. Senate Bill 1246, a DEQ request bill, was described as a permitting reform measure intended to reduce delays, increase transparency, and improve public notice; members discussed newspaper publication and digital alerts, and the bill passed 11-0. Senate Bill 1929 proposed a new framework for transmission lines that would compensate landowners with recurring payments for lines crossing their property; members raised concerns about eminent domain, ratepayer impacts, existing easements, and whether payments would transfer with land sales, but the bill passed 6-5 after the author said it was an idea to start a broader conversation. Senate Bill 1510 addressed bonding requirements and reclamation standards, with the author saying the goal was to make bonds meaningful and ensure funds are available for cleanup if operators fail to reclaim sites. Members discussed bond levels, acceptable financial instruments, and the need to balance industry viability with land restoration; the bill passed 11-0. Senate Bill 1979, the Mining and Blasting Residential Protection Act, would create an 800-foot buffer around residences and sensitive facilities near mining and blasting operations and require notifications/signage; the author said it was a constituent-driven good-neighbor bill, but members worried it could affect existing mines, raise costs, and potentially be read to restrict current operations. After title was struck, the bill failed 2-8. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1930, which creates a framework for compensating surface owners when iodine is recovered from produced water for commercial use, and Senate Bill 1976, which phases in surety requirements for small oil and gas producers to soften the impact of prior regulatory changes. Both bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously after brief discussion about balancing regulation with economic impacts. The meeting ended with adjournment.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy 2ND REVISED Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Addressing here, Senate Bill 1510 involves two different things: bonding requirements and reclamation
  • The reclamation cost after they've left this facility high and dry far exceeds what the bond is.
  • is not held accountable to the reclamation of the land and the restoration of the land for its full
  • Chair, and committee members, visitors, and friends, and Senator Woods.
  • you could go on and on and on.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy REVISED: Links Added Apr 1st, 2026

Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • could then file the same lawsuit and go try to get the same judgment over and over and over, and it's
  • And we don't want to drag them down and make it even worse.
  • And thanks.
  • to reuse it.
  • And not every place that we produce oil and gas or have oil and gas production is going to have iodine
Summary: The committee took up several energy and environmental bills, most of them mirror measures or agency-related changes. SB 1976, a mirror of HB 3469, would provide a three-year phase-in for new surety bond requirements adopted in HB 1369 and was reported out do pass on a 10-0 vote. SB 1314 would increase the well drillers fund limits for plugging bad wells that could contaminate aquifers, raising the per-well amount to $25,000 and the fund cap from $50,000 to $100,000; it also passed 10-0. SB 1191 repeals the law creating the Oklahoma Energy Low Carbon Initiative Board, which had never been appointed or met, and it passed 10-0. SB 1613, a mirror of HB 3142, was also reported do pass 10-0 after members noted prior questions had been resolved. SB 1246, from the Department of Environmental Quality, was described as streamlining services while keeping information online and preserving public comment time; it passed 11-0. The committee then spent the most time on SB 1439, the Energy Security and Independence Act, which would bar certain causes of action related to greenhouse gas emissions and alleged climate-change effects. Supporters argued it would protect Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry from costly, speculative lawsuits and preserve the state’s economy, while opponents questioned whether it would shield an industry from accountability and compared it to past tobacco litigation. The bill’s author said it would not affect other pollution claims or federal enforcement, only climate-related civil actions. After extended discussion, SB 1439 was reported out do pass on a 9-3 vote. Finally, SB 1930, the mirror bill to the Brine Development Act, was presented as a measure to speed up development of iodine and other mineral recovery from oilfield wastewater while avoiding conflicts with existing oil and gas operations and Corporation Commission rules. Members discussed Oklahoma’s role in iodine production, possible market growth, and concerns about creating unintended causes of action for surface owners or class-action claims. The author said amendments were still being negotiated, but the bill was nevertheless reported out do pass on an 11-0 vote. The chair closed by noting this was expected to be the committee’s only scheduled meeting, absent any reassignments.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 26th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That you would bless the leaders, members, and staff of both chambers with patience, discernment, and
  • And so now, after 43 years of service, including Within the ER, trauma, and critical care departments
  • Toby Keith sang about loving his Country and he lived it day in and day out.
  • and received countless awards and honors for his musical achievements.
  • And whereas he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and recognition of his lasting
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Feb 26th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He is board-certified in family medicine and lifestyle medicine and has a certificate and added qualifications
  • connectivity, and intrastate commerce and growth, and finds it appropriate, And whereas Toby Keith was
  • , and received countless awards and honors for his musical achievements.
  • continuing east and north to Interstate 40 at Interstate 335 and continuing east and north to Interstate
  • connectivity, and intrastate commerce and growth, and finds it appropriate, and intrastate commerce
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered the invocation, and recognized the Doctor of the Day and Nurse of the Day. Members also welcomed guests in the gallery, including supporters of a prosthetic coverage bill. The chamber then took up HCR 1019, which designates the planned turnpike corridor from I-44 to I-40 as the Toby Keith Expressway in honor of the late Oklahoma country music star. The resolution was read, discussed in celebratory terms, and adopted by voice vote. The Senate also acted on Senate Bill 202 by rejecting House amendments and requesting Senate conferees to be named later. Senate Bill 1459, which extends the sunset date for the Oklahoma Abstractors Board to 2031, was explained by its author, advanced, and then passed on third reading by a roll call vote of 41-6. The Senate then approved the emergency clause for the bill, making it effective immediately. During announcements, members noted an upcoming legislative drive for the OIE fair project, a Business and Insurance Committee meeting, and recognized the agenda clerk for a birthday. The Senate then adjourned until Monday, March 2 at 1:30 p.m. when the clerk’s desk is clear.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/13/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • And our secretary and our bar vice...
  • how much and who needs it and when?
  • And also reclamation and reuse, so treating reclaimed water from Mexico and Colorado.
  • And then expansion of the existing South Bay water reuse treatment to make some of that potable so that
  • and ask financial professionals and ask water providers to take it and analyze it and tell us what it
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/10/2026 - House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and economic growth and development.
  • The intent of the bill was that this applies only to new mines and reclamation plans, not existing mines
  • and amendments to existing reclamation plans.
  • The intent of the bill was that this applies only to new mines and reclamation plans, not existing mines
  • and amendments to existing reclamation plans.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 5th, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • My wife and I built a new home on the property in 2009, and we dug a well, and in 2021 the well started
  • Livestock and homes and Everything else and we've drilled a water well a while back and to 400 ft cost
  • And I have not done anything but make that position and do the homework to get it there, and it's not
  • And, and doing well, and I promise when I go to Lubbock this summer, I will only be being John Lewis.
  • And so I strongly recommend this bill, and I appreciate Senator Kolkhorst and the rest of the members
Summary: The Senate Water, Agriculture, Rural Affairs Committee heard several bills focused on groundwater management, water infrastructure, and agricultural land conservation. SB 612 would limit certain water districts in Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties from charging developers pipeline construction fees above actual, documented costs; the committee substitute removed a developer challenge mechanism to preserve district discretion over construction standards. HB 1633 would require groundwater conservation districts to consider registered exempt wells when reviewing or amending permits, and testimony from landowners, district representatives, and advocacy groups largely supported the bill as a way to protect domestic and livestock wells from drawdown caused by large export projects. HB 1689 would clarify that export fee revenues may be used for well operability, alternative water supplies, and aquifer monitoring, including through interlocal cooperation, and HB 3058 would give the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District authority to use export fees for county road improvements and environmental programs tied to well inspection and groundwater management. HB 2018 would clarify that the Texas Farm and Ranchland Conservation Program is intended to purchase conservation easements only on working agricultural lands, with support from cattle raisers and Farm Bureau representatives. The committee also considered HB 29, which would require large water systems to validate water loss audits and submit mitigation plans; a committee substitute removed the water-loss threshold and adjusted the timeline for more detailed validation. Public testimony on the bills was generally supportive, with several witnesses describing declining well levels, road damage from export projects, and the need to preserve agricultural land and local water supplies. The committee adopted committee substitutes and voted favorably on HB 29, HB 1689, HB 2018, SB 612, and SB 3058, recommending several of them for the local and uncontested calendar; HB 1633 was left pending awaiting a committee substitute.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 5th, 2026 at 09:02 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Other states are using treated produced water and engaging in beneficial reuse, and we shouldn't get
  • Other states are using treated, produce, water, and engaging in beneficial reuse, and we shouldn't get
  • It is a substantive attempt to override science, pressure regulators, and normalize the reuse and discharge
  • It is a substantive attempt to override science, pressure regulators, and normalize the reuse and discharge
  • of. to override science, pressure regulators, and normalize the reuse and discharge of toxic oil and
Bills: HM45, HB276, HB300
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Natural Resources May 21st, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chairman and members.
  • And on establishing the appropriate form and content of the certification.
  • Chairman and members.
  • In this instance, it's dam and it's public health and safety flood control.
  • In a floods, and fail.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/17/2026 - Senate Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • and Queen Creek and others.
  • And, Senator Carroll, your connoisseur of chili is expected and appreciated, and I wanted to tell you
  • and she had some little ones, and she turned and he ran back.
  • So this bill clarifies that these reclamation plan notices apply to new mines and not existing mines.
  • So replacement costs for tax valuation and you have an old barn and old corrals and stuff, it's really
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources May 21st, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • We had situations where developers had actually gone through and plotted property and then drilled over
  • In this instance, it's dam and public health and safety flood control.
  • The local districts and the State Soil and Water Board provide money for rehabilitation, but we're trying
  • on road and infrastructure improvements essential for the inspection and monitoring of groundwater wells
  • Cameron and Willacy counties.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 16th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Would Hunter and Barrett, please stand up.
  • They're from Strawer FFA and they are the reserve in the ag mechanics division.
  • Senate Bill 710 has received 47 'aye' votes and zero 'nay' votes.
  • I asked for advancement at the appropriate time and yield for questions.
  • If any of you are sticking around and if you need to go, let me know and I can help you get connected
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Mar 16th, 2026

Oklahoma Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Lord, I pray for safety and travels on spring break and travel.
  • Lord, I pray for safety and travels on spring break and travels back to our homes tomorrow.
  • But her and her husband are here today, and their daughter, Wilsley, if they will stand and be recognized
  • ... ...today, and their daughter, Wilsley, if they will stand and be recognized.
  • Thank you, Madam President. and Ms. of Senate Bill 1644. Thank you, Madam President, and Mr.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, offered the daily prayer and pledges, introduced the Doctor of the Day, and welcomed several student and guest groups to the gallery. The chamber also laid over a few agenda items before moving through a long general order calendar of bills, most of them explained briefly by their authors and then advanced without objection to final passage. Measures passed included SB 44 on extending sales tax exemption treatment to contractors working for certain exempt entities; SB 546 on biometric data and controlled dangerous substance-related changes; SB 1213 on Department of Corrections inmate credit levels; SB 1256 requiring ignition interlock devices for repeat DUI bond situations; SB 1287 on abstractor licensing eligibility; SB 1443 on anesthetist physical status modifiers with an amendment excluding Medicaid plans; SB 1644 adding a reportable disease; SB 1653 joining the occupational therapy licensure compact; SB 1716 updating security breach notification rules and limiting class actions; SB 1826 removing a sunset from the local development and enterprise zone incentive leverage act; SB 1919 increasing the Tourism Development Act cap; SB 1930 on produced water handling and compensation; SB 1976 creating a tiered surety plan for small producers and then being adopted as an emergency; SB 2028 on raw milk advertising and labeling, also passed as an emergency; SB 2067 on financial institutions helping protect vulnerable adults from scams; SB 2072 on deed fraud and title theft; SB 2117 on contaminated grain authority and emergency treatment; SB 710 on teacher pathway pilot flexibility; SB 1477 restricting concurrent enrollment to traditional high school students and passed as an emergency; and SB 1405 reauthorizing the wildlife diversity income tax checkoff. The only bill to draw notable floor debate was SB 1209, which was reconsidered after initially failing, sent back to general order, and then passed 26-18. Supporters said it would reduce delays in eviction proceedings by excluding Sundays and holidays from summons timing, while opponents argued it would mainly help tenants who are already behind and burden small landlords. Senator Pugh later noted a personal-interest abstention on that vote. Several other bills passed with recorded votes ranging from narrow to unanimous, and some were designated emergency measures after final passage. The Senate concluded with announcements about upcoming events, including a reception, a visit from the Christian Employer Association, and the Bible reading marathon, and then adjourned until Tuesday, March 17 at 9:00 a.m.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 22nd, 2025

Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • rules and policies in managing and containing Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
  • and community engagement.
  • I would like to have Parks and Wildlife come up as a resource witness on this and Mr. True.
  • All right, we'll have you state your name and who you represent. And we'll work it out.
  • I'm the Wildlife Division Director for Texas Parks and Wildlife, and I'm testifying neutral.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • And this deals with brine water and how it can be used.
  • And like the prior bill you had before, would this remove any reuse?
  • I'm just trying to get out of health and human services and into energy here.
  • And brought it all, and they struck out all of them, including the out-of-state.
  • oil and gas production.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Apr 13th, 2026

Energy and Natural Resources Oversight

Transcript Highlights:
  • ABLE could step in and take your license to sell beer and wine away from you.
  • And like the prior bill you had before, would this remove any, this reuse?
  • And stuff, and because it's on my private land, they don't need the license to come and guide on my property
  • I'm just trying to get out of Health and Human Services and Energy here.
  • It has ran and passed?
Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of agriculture, water, energy, wildlife, and licensing bills, often adopting policy committee recommendations or full committee substitutes as working drafts before hearing brief explanations and questions. Several measures were described as request bills from agencies or industry groups, including bills on hemp/THC limits, groundwater and aquifer management, brine water use, dairy and milk regulation, livestock transport accidents, unpasteurized milk sales, egg sales, outfitter licensing, LP gas, DEQ permitting, and an elk population study. Members raised recurring concerns about water rights, landowner protections, enforcement authority, and whether certain bills would affect private property or due process. Among the more debated items was SB 3, which narrows Oklahoma’s hemp definition to align with the federal standard and was framed by the author as a way to keep intoxicating hemp products away from children; it passed 14-0. SB 1439, which would limit certain climate-related lawsuits against energy producers, drew constitutional and due process questions and passed 10-4. SB 1930 on brine water and iodine production passed 14-0 after discussion of landowner compensation, and SB 259 on aquifer management and five-year averaging for permitted water users passed 8-6 after extensive questions about metering and water allotments. Other water-related bills included SB 1346 creating a water infrastructure loan program, SB 1509 on well spacing, and SB 1314 increasing an indemnity fund cap for well-drilling contamination incidents. The committee also advanced SB 2117 clarifying authority for stop-sale or destruction orders, SB 2127 creating an advisory council on product classification, SB 1191 dissolving an unused low-energy/low-carbon board, SB 2110 expanding direct sales of ungraded eggs, SB 2134 setting procedures for livestock transport accidents, SB 2028 authorizing unpasteurized milk sales with a higher monthly gallon limit, SB 269 prohibiting baiting for migratory birds, SB 2095 requiring certain out-of-state outfitters to be licensed and insured, SB 1613 as an LP gas industry mirror bill, SB 1246 to speed DEQ permitting, SB 1976 phasing in surety bond requirements, and SB 330 directing a comprehensive elk study. Most bills were reported out do pass, with recorded votes ranging from unanimous to divided, and the meeting adjourned after the final bill.
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Transcript Highlights:
  • Direction of previous day's journal, House and Senate bills and joint resolutions on second reading,
  • And so, I cannot tell you how much I appreciate him being here with me today and Supporting me.
  • She's an RN, BSN, and is a trauma burn nurse and trauma burn coordinator at OU Health.
  • a legacy and consistency and competitive superiority.
  • sportsmanship, and serving as a lasting source of pride and inspiration for the school community and