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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on the Arts May 14th, 2026

Joint Committee on the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • Define and track the ROI for the creative economy and creative work.
  • Define and track the ROI for the creative economy and creative workforce.
  • So that we can really define and track that ROI. Right.
  • Personally, I think what we track is how we measure.
  • Personally, I think what we track is how we measure success. Right.
Summary: The Joint Committee on the Arts held an informational hearing on California’s first sector-specific creative economy strategic plan, “California’s Future Is Creative,” developed under AB 127 and related legislation. Chair Allen framed the plan as a response to California’s large but vulnerable creative economy, citing workforce losses, federal funding headwinds, and the need to support artists, cultural organizations, public media, museums, cultural districts, and film/TV production. He also highlighted budget asks including support for California Humanities, museums, public media, cultural districts, a post-production incentive proposal (AB 2319), and funding to implement the strategic plan. California Arts Council Director Danielle Brazel, Institute for the Future’s Rachel Hatch, CDE’s Allison Frenzel, and CWDB’s Michael Weoff described the planning process, which included a 30-plus-member work group, interagency coordination, and a phased approach from framework development to implementation and evaluation. They identified major forces shaping the sector over the next decade, including AI, climate disruption, affordability, access to capital, and social cohesion, and outlined six action areas: workforce preparation, business stabilization, cultural identity/tourism, cross-sector incentives, ROI/data tracking, and state capacity/infrastructure. Members and panelists repeatedly emphasized that the plan must be resourced and integrated across agencies rather than left siloed. A second panel of practitioners and advocates focused on workforce pathways and local implementation. Ricarlo Handy described the Handy Foundation’s registered apprenticeship pipeline into film and TV jobs and argued that current data systems undercount gig, 1099, and LLC-based creative work. Joanna Reynolds discussed Arts for LA’s Creative Jobs Collective, which aims to create 10,000 living-wage creative jobs in Los Angeles County by 2030, while Alejandro Gutierrez Chavez urged embedding artists in health, aging, and behavioral health systems as community problem-solvers. Roxanne Messina Kaptur spoke about the need to normalize arts careers and expand residency and school-based models. Senator Rubio, who joined later, shared her own arts and teaching background, supported arts access in schools and small theaters, and raised concerns about AI, asking how schools and educators can adapt. In the final panel, Rebecca Ratzkin reported on 26 statewide town halls with more than 1,100 attendees, which confirmed support for the plan but also highlighted needs for better information access, new financial models, stronger definitions and data, and more partnerships. Julie Baker of California for the Arts and California Arts Advocates urged sustained public funding, saying the plan is actionable only if the Legislature and administration provide resources, including increased California Arts Council funding and support for implementation. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with calls for continued legislative and cross-agency collaboration.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance Nov 19th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Quite frankly, we were keeping track of some of these billions of dollars.
  • We recently implemented a new budget adjustment request tracking system.
  • You and your staff to help assist you in tracking executive orders. Ms.
  • Essentially, we've been tracking those the same way we were tracking a lot of other things on SPA.
  • Spreadsheets, and we did a fairly good job of tracking them.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Transportation Feb 26th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • This provides funding for the Fruit Valley Triple Track Extension Project, offered by Senator Valdez,
  • This provides funding for the Longview Junction to Kalama Third Main Line Track project, resulting in
  • Amendment G, offered by Senator Nobles, provides funding for the interstate yard storage tracks project
  • This provides funding for the Longview Junction to Kalama Third Main Line Track project, resulting in
  • Amendment G, offered by Senator Nobles, provides funding for the interstate yard storage tracks project
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met in executive session to brief and act on three measures: proposed substitute Senate Bill 6005, the 2006 supplemental transportation budget; proposed substitute Senate Bill 6225, authorizing transportation bonds; and engrossed substitute House Bill 2508, relating to the Office of Independent Investigations. Staff first reviewed eight amendments to SB 6005, including technical corrections and several funding changes for ferry service, rail projects, transit electrification, and other transportation programs. The committee then adopted all eight amendments, rolled them into the bill, and advanced SB 6005 with a due-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. For SB 6225, staff explained that the bill would authorize additional transportation bonds, including $1.1 billion in general bonds backed by gas tax and vehicle-related revenues, $400 million for potential cost increases on Move Ahead Washington projects, and a $500 million increase in SR 520 bond authorization, while repealing some older bond authority. With no amendments offered, the committee advanced the bill with a due-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. The committee also considered engrossed substitute House Bill 2508, which would clarify the scope of authority of the Office of Independent Investigations and add public disclosure and privacy provisions. The committee moved the bill without recommendation to the Ways and Means Committee. Members concluded by thanking staff for their work on the budget and bond package before adjourning.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • THAT IS SENATOR LEEK SB 1168 ON INSTALLATION OR USE OF TRACKING DEVICES OR APPLICATIONS.
  • YOU ARE RECOGNIZED TO EXPLAIN THE BILL. >> SECTION 923 MAKES INSTALLING OR USING A TRACKING DEVICE APPLICATION
  • THERE IS NOT AN INCREASE PENALTY FOR UNLAWFUL INSTALLATION OR USE OF A TRACKING DEVICE OR APPLICATION
  • THIS LEGISLATION WOULD CREATE A CRIME OF ACTIVATED INSTALLATION OR USE OF TRACKING DEVICES OR TRACKING
Keywords: 999, senate, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Judiciary REVISED: HB3996 - Added Feb 17th, 2026

Criminal Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • have transient sex offenders, with Oklahoma County having over 488, with many being unable to be tracked
  • Had have transient sex offenders with Oklahoma County having over 488 with many being unable to be tracked
  • Because when petitions disappear at the front counter, the court system can't properly report, track
  • how, you say there's some that's not being reported, some aren't making reports, how are we going to track
  • I mean, it's already in statute that they do this, so how is this bill going to help us track the agencies
Summary: The committee heard and advanced a long agenda of criminal justice bills, with most measures receiving due pass recommendations after brief explanations and little or no debate. Early bills included HB 3586 on modifications to the charging process for abuse and neglect, HB 3584 on sentencing changes for human trafficking involving minors and people with mental disabilities, HB 3587 on outpatient treatment procedures for individuals in the criminal justice center, HB 3743 on community-based outpatient restoration treatment under a PCS and amendment, and HB 3742 on criminal discovery process changes. All of these were reported out favorably, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Members also advanced HB 4227, Trey’s Law, which would protect child sexual abuse survivors by allowing claims and limiting nondisclosure agreements; HB 3764, which increases penalties for people charged while on the DOJ terrorist list, after an amendment changing the proof language; HB 3767, an Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics request adding controlled substances and updating terminology; HB 3606, allowing court review for removal from the sex offender registry in cases of medical infirmity or cognitive decline; HB 3299, creating a new offense for unauthorized digitized or synthetic media intended to cause harm; HB 3835, a human trafficking prevention bill; HB 3244, expanding fraud and identity theft laws; and HB 4130, addressing online sweepstakes/casino gaming enforcement with an amendment clarifying tribal gaming under federal law. HB 318 and HB 3302 were laid over. Later, the committee approved HB 3053, creating a narrow parole pathway for incarcerated people age 65 and older, with amendments excluding violent offenses, sex offenses, and certain other crimes; HB 3269, allowing electronic arrest warrants; HB 3301, aligning state law with federal law on short-barreled firearms after an amendment restoring the 16-inch language; HB 3430, revising court fines and fees collection and distinguishing permanent from temporary inability to pay; HB 3497, clarifying when the state may appeal a pretrial order; HB 3755, requiring OJA to provide prescribed medication and medical information to detention facilities within 48 hours for juveniles in custody; HB 3848, easing transitional housing restrictions for released sex offenders; HB 3903, requiring domestic violence incident reports and filing of VPO petitions and adding judicial training; HB 3905, allowing counties to use available funds for GPS monitoring in domestic violence cases; HB 3996, requiring OIDS to pay for expert witnesses in capital post-conviction cases; HB 4142, expanding explosives laws to cover attempts and intent; HB 1322, creating a public registry for persistent domestic violence offenders; and HB 4108, expanding critical infrastructure trespass laws to include airports. Most bills were reported due pass, with votes commonly ranging from unanimous to a few dissenting votes, and the chair recessed/adjourned after the agenda was completed.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Employers used to have to monitor video feeds to track workers; now artificial intelligence and tech
  • advancements allow them to not only track worker movements, but also compile massive amounts of data
  • Other systems track workers using tools like keyboard monitoring, eye tracking, and biometric sensors
  • I was informed that anything I do on a workplace device—computer, phone—it can be tracked.
  • Do on a workplace device, computer, phone, it can be tracked.
Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several workplace-related bills. AB 1803 would require anti-hate speech training as part of existing harassment prevention training for employers with five or more employees; supporters said it would help workers recognize and report workplace hate, while opponents raised First Amendment and definitional concerns. The bill passed on a do pass motion and was re-referred to Judiciary, with the roll left open for absent members. AB 1940 would add perimenopause, menopause, and postmenopause to FEHA’s sex protections and clarify related workplace protections; supporters emphasized workplace equity and retention, while business groups said existing accommodation laws already cover many issues and raised concerns about expanding protected classifications. It also passed and was re-referred to Judiciary with the roll open. AB 1838 would require bidders on public works projects to disclose recent wage-and-hour violations and how they were addressed; labor groups supported the transparency measure, while contractors and business groups questioned definitions and disclosure scope. It passed and was re-referred to Judiciary. AB 1859 would give joint labor-management committees access to public works job sites to help identify labor-law violations; supporters said it would improve enforcement of wage theft laws, while opponents raised due process, property access, and constitutional concerns. It passed and was re-referred to Judiciary. The committee also considered two workplace AI and surveillance bills. AB 1883 would prohibit certain invasive surveillance technologies in the workplace, including facial, gait, and emotion recognition, while placing limits on some facial recognition uses; supporters argued these tools are discriminatory and unreliable, and opponents said a ban was too broad and could eliminate useful safety and operational tools. The bill passed and was re-referred to Privacy and Consumer Protection. AB 1898 would require employers to give workers advance notice before using AI tools to surveil or manage workers, including disclosure of the tool’s purpose, data collected, and affected decisions; supporters framed it as a basic transparency measure, while opponents objected to the breadth of notice requirements, possible veto power over deployment, and enforcement language. It also passed and was re-referred to Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee additionally took up AB 1707, which passed and was re-referred to Appropriations with a consent-calendar recommendation, though the transcript does not provide the bill’s subject matter.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Economic Development Feb 10th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • Separate works tracks cannot be stacked in this current situation.
  • Separate works tracks cannot be stacked in this current situation.
  • Separate works tracks cannot be stacked in this current situation.
  • However, Missouri Works Investment Track is very well thought out.
  • However, Missouri Works Investment Track is very well thought out.
Keywords: 959, house, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Jan 13th, 2026

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because under Missouri's current law, you can inhibit the scanning, tracking, and naked-eye viewing of
  • your license plate, and... ...the scanning, tracking, and naked-eye viewing of your license plate, and
  • The situation hinders police and highway patrol efforts to locate stolen vehicles, track the plates of
  • Other states that do have these prohibitions, their law enforcement is able to track and find stolen
  • And it's no mistake also that my district in particular has the largest amount of tracking and chases
Keywords: 959, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Jan 14th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • And when it comes to booking and tracking, so this can be through a website, through a phone app.
  • So we looked at various apps and app designs for these booking and tracking services.
  • in the first picture, it's a screenshot of a video... apps and app designs for these booking and tracking
  • Cattali mentioned earlier, you know, if you have a tracking system and shows like, you know, time of
  • And then tracking apps increase reliability.
Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met, took roll, and heard introductory remarks from members about their districts and transportation priorities, with several senators noting congestion and mobility challenges in their regions. The committee then received a presentation from the Florida Transportation Commission on its oversight role for FDOT, including annual and quarterly performance reviews, review of the five-year work program, and monitoring of tolling and transit authorities. Members asked whether the commission gets involved in project prioritization; the answer was no, because it is statutorily limited to high-level oversight rather than day-to-day project decisions. The committee next heard two reports related to transportation disadvantaged and paratransit services. FDOT’s Melissa Smith described the statewide Transportation Disadvantaged program, its governance structure, service models, and challenges such as fragmented administration, cost, inconsistent reporting, and rural service limitations. She outlined recommendations including better use of technology, regional partnerships, improved training, and alternative delivery models like microtransit and TNC partnerships. A University of South Florida researcher, Martin Katala, discussed best practices for paratransit and demand-response service, emphasizing route optimization software, dynamic dispatching, service standards, vendor accountability, and the use of TNCs and mobility management to improve efficiency and reduce travel times. A later presentation from UF’s I-Street program focused on emerging technologies for transit, including in-cabin monitoring, automatic restraints, accessible booking and tracking tools, and the need for statewide safety standards and better driver interfaces. Finally, FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue and District 5 Secretary John Tyler provided an update on the transition of SunRail local entities. They explained the differences among commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail, and said SunRail’s financial transition to local partners was completed on January 1, with operational transition to follow over up to three years. They contrasted that with Tri-Rail, where FDOT still funds operations and discussions about a future transition are ongoing. Members asked about the differences between SunRail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak, and Brightline, and the presenters explained that commuter rail serves regional daily commuters while intercity rail connects regions. The committee concluded without taking any formal votes or other legislative action.
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Corrections and Public Institutions Apr 8th, 2026

Corrections and Public Institutions

Transcript Highlights:
  • The tracking is just hard to do, and the reality is that all of our cattle are already being tracked.
  • But we're in the process—is that tracking cost absorbed?
  • Gag is going to be against the process because of the tracking.
  • We're already keeping track of them.
  • He added that the information is already there and has to be tracked.
Keywords: 959, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Last year, we examined transparency and grantee expenditures and the rollout of public dashboards to track
  • expended quickly and flexibly, and that the workforce is spent doing the work rather than keeping track
  • expended quickly and flexibly, and that the workforce is spent doing the work rather than keeping track
  • The state has adopted these as one of the main ways it is tracking, and local jurisdictions are tracking
  • So they got into the 2022 kind of the even-year track of unsheltered that they keep.
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HAP) program, focusing on how state homelessness dollars are spent, what accountability measures are in place, and whether those measures are helping or hindering results. The chair framed the discussion around the state’s large homelessness population, the roughly $5 billion invested in HAP since 2018, and the need to balance transparency, performance, and administrative burden as the Legislature considers future funding and possible trailer bill changes for Round 7. Testimony from the Legislative Analyst’s Office and the Department of Housing and Community Development described HAP’s evolving accountability structure, including regional planning, system performance measures, housing element and pro-housing requirements, encampment policies, and public dashboards. LAO noted that added requirements have lengthened the application and award timeline, while HCD emphasized that the program is increasingly directing funds toward evidence-based housing solutions and that public reporting has improved transparency. HCD also said HAP has helped move more than 90,000 people into permanent housing statewide and that the department is working to reduce duplicative reporting and improve speed. Local officials from Oakland, Alameda County, and Riverside County largely supported HAP but urged the Legislature not to overcorrect with punitive or overly burdensome accountability rules. They argued that homelessness is driven by broader housing shortages and outside factors, that one-time funding should be stable and predictable, and that metrics should focus on program-level outcomes rather than system-wide homelessness counts alone. Several witnesses described HAP as essential to keeping shelter, interim housing, and permanent housing programs operating, with Riverside citing a 19% reduction in unsheltered homelessness and Alameda citing over 6,000 people moved into permanent housing through HAP-funded programs. Members asked about point-in-time count reporting, fraud safeguards, federal funding threats, and whether accountability requirements should be streamlined. Some members emphasized the need for faster disbursement and stable metrics, while others raised concerns about data consistency across counties and the impact of federal cuts to vouchers and supportive housing. No formal vote was taken; the hearing was informational, with members indicating follow-up discussions and future budget negotiations on HAP accountability and funding.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Health & Long-Term Care Jan 16th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Service providers can track the efficacy, needs, and plans for expansion efforts.
  • Service providers can track the efficacy, needs, and plans. bikes in certain neighborhoods.
  • Service providers can track the efficacy, needs, and plan for expansion efforts.
  • Once we began better tracking, our worst fears were confirmed.
  • Once we began better tracking, our worst fears were confirmed.
Summary: The Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee held a hearing on several bills. SB 5904 would prohibit non-human entities from using nursing titles; the sponsor and nursing groups said it is meant to increase transparency around AI and ensure patients know when they are interacting with a real nurse. SB 5915 would change Health Technology Assessment Program review criteria and timelines, with supporters arguing it would better account for Medicare coverage and national guidelines, especially for rare and life-threatening conditions. SB 6025 would update the definition of fetal death to allow gestational age to be determined by the best clinically accurate method rather than last menstrual period, and medical professionals and the sponsor said this would reduce emotional, financial, and legal burdens on grieving families. SB 5933 would require near real-time sharing of overdose data into ODMAP; public health, local government, and recovery advocates said it would improve overdose response, while one witness asked that poison center data be included and clarified separately. SB 5990 would allow APRNs and physician assistants to serve as local health officers in counties under 100,000 population; rural county officials supported the added flexibility, while public health groups and naturopathic physicians raised concerns about qualifications and asked that naturopathic doctors be included as well. SB 5981 would restrict drug manufacturers from limiting 340B drug access through contract pharmacies or requiring data as a condition of discounts; safety-net hospitals, community health centers, pharmacies, and patients said it protects access and reinvestment in care, while manufacturers, employer groups, and industry representatives argued it increases costs, lacks transparency, and may not ensure savings reach patients. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the transcript; each bill was heard and testimony was closed. Sign-in counts were reported for several bills, including strong pro support for SB 5904, SB 5915, SB 5933, and SB 5981, and mixed or substantial opposition on SB 6025 and SB 5990.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • Keeping people on track, online, and understanding what's important.
  • data about outcomes tracking and results, and program completion rates.
  • And For some of these programs, agencies aren't tracking them, or their service providers aren't tracking
  • Are they tracking outcomes? What are they getting for it?
  • So that is something that we do track; it's just not on this particular slide.
Keywords: 996, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Economic and Rural Development Dec 8th, 2025 at 09:32 am

Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, Senator Pinto, the area between the railroad tracks and I-40 To do that.
  • tracks, that is a high wash area.
  • So I don't know what it's called, but it's a parallel track.
  • The other thing that needs to happen with that parallel track is the spurs.
  • And that parallel track is the spurs. So DOT is like, well, it's an economic development issue.
Keywords: 996, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And how do we track— is it true, does DMV track how often, say, that person gets reckless, right?
  • Do we track how often someone gets a warning letter?
  • How do we track someone's history to get to a point in flag?
  • I'm just trying to track.
  • So how do we track the actions we've taken on a driver? Sure.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So those are the things we are tracking today and will continue to investigate.
  • This is a metric we've been tracking over time.
  • That is hard to exactly track because crude oil prices have been so volatile.
  • In May, we are tracking significant molecules coming into California.
  • I think there was, and still remains, but we are behind track on it, a clear track to get off of gasoline
Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held a hearing on the impact of the Iran conflict and global oil supply disruption on California fuel markets. Committee members and administration witnesses from the California Energy Commission and the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight described California’s heavy reliance on imported crude and refined products, the state’s shrinking refining base, current inventory levels, and how global supply tightness is affecting gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel prices. CEC officials said near-term supply looked adequate for roughly the next six weeks, but warned that continued disruption would likely raise prices further and increase competition for imports. DPMO said the conflict is a real supply shock, but also emphasized a separate, longstanding problem of unusually high California retail gasoline prices, especially among major branded stations. Witnesses and members debated the causes of high prices and the state’s longer-term fuel strategy. Professor Severin Borenstein argued that much of the price gap beyond taxes and environmental costs comes from a “mystery gasoline surcharge” downstream of refineries, while also noting that California’s shrinking number of refineries creates market-power and supply-resilience concerns. Western States Petroleum Association CEO Jody Mueller argued that state policies have weakened California’s refining system and made it more vulnerable to global shocks, urging the state to protect remaining refining capacity and improve infrastructure for imports. United Steelworkers Local 675 Vice President Norman Rogers stressed the need for safe, reliable refinery operations and adequate staffing. Several members pressed witnesses on whether California should rely more on imports, how to manage inventories and port/storage capacity, and whether the state needs clearer authority and better data collection to coordinate fuel policy. Discussion also covered branded versus unbranded gasoline pricing, the role of California fuel specifications, and whether a floating gas tax or other policy tools could buffer consumers from global price spikes. No formal votes or committee actions were taken during the hearing.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Should Minnesota mandate coverage for infertility treatment? 4/8/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's not something that's tracked by the state of Minnesota. So, the state doesn't track this.
  • And it doesn't sound like they track the other either.
  • So, So, the state doesn't track this.
  • track the other<00:51:38.360><c> either.
  • They track it nationally. They also do state-by-state tracking.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Banning cryptocurrency kiosks 2/26/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • In an instant, incredibly hard to track.
  • You can track cash.
  • </c> thing is that there's no way to track thing is that there's no way to track this<00:56:42.319><c
  • You can track cash. Um, and so numbers. You can track cash.
  • </c> Now is that there's no way to track this.
Keywords: 1183, house
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • We could test our hypothesis by tracking delivery timelines and outcomes.
  • It could be awaiting the signal to get to the next segment of track.
  • , especially siding tracks that intersect roadways by moving them or electronic means.
  • So typically, where you have a single or multiple main tracks, two trains can occupy the same track at
  • In January, a Waymo self-driving vehicle in Phoenix ended up on light rail tracks.
Summary: The committee met to hear interim charges on rail grade crossing safety, autonomous vehicle deployment, and commercial driver’s license oversight. After opening remarks from the chair and members, the committee first focused on rail grade separations under SB 1555, with TxDOT and the Texas Railroad Association testifying that the new state grant program was implemented quickly, drew far more applications than available funding, and helped Texas leverage state dollars into major federal awards. TxDOT said the first round funded five projects, with additional federal matching funds helping support a total project portfolio worth more than $1 billion, including the Sergio Ivan Rodriguez Memorial Bridge in Houston. Witnesses emphasized that grade separations improve safety and mobility, and committee members discussed alternative mitigation tools such as siding relocation, digital routing/notification systems, and better public education about emergency notification signs at crossings. Public testimony on rail grade separations largely supported continuing and expanding the program. Representatives from regional business and transportation groups in Houston-area communities said blocked crossings harm safety, freight movement, emergency access, and economic activity, and urged the Legislature to extend SB 1555 and keep state funding in place so Texas can continue competing for federal grants. One witness argued that railroads should bear more of the cost because the projects primarily benefit rail companies, while others stressed that the state should continue using public-private partnerships and federal matching opportunities. Committee members asked about project selection criteria, how success should be measured over time, and whether railroads contribute financially; TxDOT said future success would be measured by projects moving to construction and by reductions in crashes and fatalities at treated crossings. The committee then turned to autonomous vehicles and heard from Texas DMV officials on implementation of SB 2807. DMV explained that Level 4 and Level 5 automated vehicles transporting people or goods for a commercial enterprise must obtain a state authorization, in addition to normal title, registration, insurance, and other requirements. The agency described its rulemaking timeline, the online application and verification system, coordination with DPS on first-responder interaction plans, and the current status of authorized companies operating in Texas. A companion enforcement presentation showed how law enforcement and the public can search AV authorizations and file complaints through the DMV’s truck stop database. The hearing continued into questions about the regulatory framework and complaint process, with the committee emphasizing that safety remains the central concern as the technology expands.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 4/14/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And basically that cell phone tracking data, where they use algorithms.
  • We are tracking July of 2027. We are tracking July of 2027.
  • </c><01:05:40.640><c> Uh</c><01:05:40.960><c> from</c> We are tracking July of 2027.
  • Uh from We are tracking July of 2027.
  • They eat oats and hay, and veterinarians and folks behind the track.
Bills: HF4912 , HF4664