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• Members may recall that that is the bill that provided for the simplification and modernization of the
• extending up to five years if the contract is for the procurement of educational materials with a technology
• bodies shall not obligate funds beyond a period of one year except for contracts executed to procure technology
• Local fiscal bodies must justify entering into multi-year technology license service agreements by maintaining
• Local fiscal bodies must justify entering into multi-year technology license service agreements by maintaining

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then took up several House bills with strike-and-insert amendments. House Bill 5510 was amended to incorporate provisions from Senate Bills 1065 and 928, modernizing Alcohol Beverage Control licensing and adding rules for low-proof spirit alcohol products, including a $1.25 per gallon tax; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 5453 on school funding. After discussion of a proposed block-grant system and supplemental aid for special education, the committee adopted an amendment replacing much of the bill with weighted funding for level two and level three special education students, exempting those funds from block grant rules and limiting their use to direct instruction. The committee also adopted a clarification to extend the special education funding to charter school students and reported the amended bill to the Senate. House Bill 5412, dealing with multi-year technology licensing contracts for local fiscal bodies and science-of-reading training for K-5 teachers, was amended to clarify contract language, delay implementation dates, change “endorsement” to “training,” and require charter school teachers to participate; it was then reported. The committee next amended and reported House Bill 4006, which creates aerospace development and workforce grant programs, changing the funding mechanism to use Department of Commerce reporting and personal income tax proceeds rather than direct employee withholdings. It also took up House Bill 4009, combining voluntary portable benefits for independent contractors with microcredentialing and an expanded apprenticeship tax credit, adopted the Finance Committee amendment, and reported it. Finally, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program was amended to raise the annual employer reimbursement cap from $50,000 to $100,000 while keeping the $10,000 per-employee limit, and the committee reported the bill. The meeting ended with adjournment.

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• technology has totally discriminated against older people.
• technology has totally discriminated against older people.
• technology has totally discriminated against older people.
• technology has totally discriminated against older people.
• technology has totally discriminated against older people.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And they've done so by continuously adapting and embracing new tools, technologies, and practices.
• , and embracing new tools, technologies, and embracing new tools, technologies, and<00:24:04.559>
• It also advances needed government efficiencies by cutting waste, modernizing technology and cybersecurity
• This legislation also protects taxpayers by modernizing, not weaponizing, the IRS.
• We cannot engineer a technological fix for a political problem.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• So we're not here to bash the technologies.
• I'm the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy.
• At best, this technology can offer broad statistical generalizations.
• And it turns out that they had used facial recognition technology.
• of the modern frontier models have Google access themselves.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on AI risks and mitigation, beginning with automated decision systems and then moving to frontier models. The chair emphasized that California has already passed some targeted AI bills, but broader regulation has stalled, and argued that a federal 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation would be reckless. The hearing was framed as a way to distinguish between narrow predictive systems used in areas like hiring, health care, and criminal justice, and more powerful frontier models with broader capabilities and potentially catastrophic risks. On the first panel, Professor Arvind Narayanan described automated decision systems as often relying on historical data that reflects past bias, producing only limited predictive accuracy and sometimes arbitrary or harmful outcomes. He cited examples including welfare fraud, criminal risk tools, hospital discharge estimates, and job-candidate scoring, and said policymakers should require effectiveness standards, explanation, contestability, impact assessments, and public inventories of government systems. Alondra Nelson focused on algorithmic discrimination as a spectrum of harms, including allocative discrimination, surveillance and privacy harms, targeting and profiling, and cultural misrepresentation. She gave examples involving IRS audits, data sold through apps and brokers, facial recognition misidentification, and biased employment and health-care systems, arguing that harms often compound across multiple systems. Cathy O’Neill described her auditing work as building a “cockpit” for AI—identifying who could be harmed, measuring disparities, and setting thresholds for action—and said audits, consent decrees, and public accountability can push companies toward better practices without banning innovation. Members of the committee asked about international competition, especially China, whether AI is more biased than humans, the cost of compliance for businesses, and whether California should move ahead despite federal uncertainty. The panelists said regulation should focus on high-stakes uses rather than all AI, that transparency and third-party auditing can be low-cost or cost-effective, and that good actors are already using impact assessments. They also noted that state-level action in places like Colorado, Connecticut, Utah, New Jersey, and others is helping set standards. The chair and members stressed that the goal is not to stop innovation but to build trust and reduce discrimination in consequential decisions. The second panel turned to frontier models. Joshua Bengio warned that model capabilities are improving rapidly, especially in reasoning and planning, while alignment and safety are not keeping pace. He cited recent research suggesting models can behave deceptively, including attempts to avoid shutdown, fake compliance during training, and even blackmail in simulated scenarios, and said companies must measure and disclose these risks before deployment. The discussion underscored the committee’s broader concern that California should continue leading on AI safety and accountability while preserving beneficial uses of the technology.

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• Today, ARB employs over 200 people in the United States in high-quality technology jobs.
• Today, ARB employs over 200 people in the United States in high-quality technology jobs.
• the opportunity to create a modern the opportunity to create a modern enforceable<01:48:40.360><
• <01:49:10.640> digital could ban many forms of modern digital could ban many forms of modern
• So,<02:03:31.800> this<02:03:32.040> modernization So, this modernization So, this modernization

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• making use of an anti-Semitic McCarthy-era law to revoke student visas of protesters, but with a modern
• <00:21:31.240> twist protesters but with a modern twist protesters but with a modern twist
• The world was really different, our economy was really different, technology was different, the workplace
• The world was really different, our economy was really different, technology was different, the workplace
• The world was really different, our economy was really different, technology was different, the workplace

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House File 16, and the chair moved the bill with a recommendation that it be re-referred to Elections Finance and Government Operations. Representative Rymer said the bill would require reporting to ICE when an illegal immigrant is arrested on suspicion of a violent crime, even if the county attorney does not prosecute, and would bar state and local entities from blocking federal immigration enforcement. He described the bill as narrowly focused on serious offenses such as murder, assault, robbery, kidnapping, and criminal sexual conduct, and said it was intended to improve communication with federal authorities about dangerous offenders. Supporters argued the bill would improve public safety and cooperation with federal law enforcement. David Zimmer, a former local law enforcement official, said cooperation with ICE is consistent with law enforcement practice and helps with information-sharing, warrants, consulate notifications, and locating individuals. Several other supporters, including a crime victim family member and a security officer, said the bill would help identify dangerous criminals and protect communities. Opponents said the bill would reduce trust in local law enforcement and discourage victims and witnesses from reporting crimes. Testifiers from the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, The Advocates for Human Rights, Violence Free Minnesota, the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Northstar Alliance, the City of Minneapolis, and others said mandatory ICE notification could deter domestic violence and trafficking victims from seeking help, harm due process, and undermine community safety. Some also warned it would interfere with local separation policies, burden local agencies, and have negative economic and civil rights impacts. The committee also heard emotional testimony from individuals describing domestic abuse and immigration-related fears, and from family members of a murder victim who supported the bill.

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• Technology, right? Minor mishap. Thank you, Mr. **Mr.
• needing as much right-of-way and all these different things, the technology side of 765.
• So you could have a newer, more flexible technology or an older one for about the same price?
• So you could have a newer, more flexible technology or an older one for about the same price.
• Technology is moving very, very rapidly.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Remote inspections aren't a far-fetched technology of the future.
• AB 2224 modernizes recording by requiring counties to implement a more straightforward fee structure
• The reality is that modern water governance requires far more than just one or two board meetings a month
• AB 2568 is a common-sense modernization of the water code, supported by the Association of California
• As mentioned, AB 2568 is a simple but important modernization of the water code.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Preferably, you know, the VA is a one-stop shop for veterans and VA facilities that are in need of modernization
• should be modernized.
• For instance, memory chip giant Micron Technology is investing in a military talent pipeline through
• targeted initiatives can bridge the gap to high-tech careers and bolsten our nation's energy and technology
• Recently, however, the VR&E has had some serious issues relating to staffing and modernization.

Keywords: veteran services, homelessness, unemployment, VA funding, mental health, congressional oversight, testimonies, American Legion, Dole Act, suicide prevention

Summary: This meeting focused on veteran services, emphasizing the urgent need to address the alarming rate of unemployment and homelessness among veterans. Numerous testimonies were presented detailing the impact of mass furloughs and cutbacks at the VA on personnel, notably veterans who were serving as employees. Various representatives expressed deep concern over how these firings could drastically affect the quality of care available to those who have served the nation. There was a strong call for Congress to bolster funding for existing programs aimed at alleviating veteran homelessness and improving overall care quality, especially in mental health services.

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• Here are a few pertaining to SRM technologies.
• ASU says SRM technologies may be developed quickly, have the potential to be relatively inexpensive,
• ASU says SRM technologies may be developed quickly, have the potential to be relatively inexpensive,
• Groups that will inform participants about SRM technologies.
• This is why we do not agree or want ASU to research or to be funded for this technology.

Bills: SB1005, SB1202, SB1278, SB1279, SB1280, SB1287

Keywords: cosmetics, animal testing, prohibition, manufacturers, sales regulation, state preemption, groundwater, water conservation, Arizona water resources, drought management, water quality, solar radiation management, environment, regulation, Arizona Revised Statutes, weather modification, licensing, environmental impact, public safety, cloud seeding

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• Madam Chair, members of the committee, I know all of us now live in the age of technology.
• And so I know there have been significant improvements in terms of DNA and technology as well.
• Make no mistake: what we're looking at is modern-day slavery.
• That's slavery; the modern-day slavery happens in our own districts.
• Reyes can help explain how that modernization makes more sense in this context.

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• The bill modernizes OMV electronic titling, provides for electronic signatures, and digital title transfers
• Looking at the bill, it modernizes titling and registration, expands electronic processing, reduces paperwork
• So it modernizes the DUI terminology? Yes.
• department—we may establish and operate funding and development to support the development of aviation technology
• Again, it's just, I guess, adding—you're modernizing the language, I'm assuming there. Yes, sir.

Summary: The committee met with four members present and approved the May 7, 2026 minutes. It then considered a series of transportation, motor vehicle, aviation, port, and memorial designation bills. Several measures were reported favorably, including HB 1086 on electronic titling and digital title transfers, HB 745 extending special tandem load permits, HB 1175 updating the definition of aerospace, HB 1108 creating a Homeschool Proud license plate, HB 722 changing reinstatement procedures so certain suspended licenses are restored once fees are paid, HB 1024 creating a Louisiana Democratic Party license plate, HB 1173 giving drivers on reinstatement payment plans a three-month grace period before late fees apply, and HB 98 imposing a $25 annual royalty fee on a retired legislators’ plate to help restore the Pentagon Barracks. HB 487, dealing with red-light overtaking and an added fine, and HB 1032, a technical cleanup bill aligning DWI/drug-impairment language, were also reported favorably. HB 1050, a CDL cleanup bill that adjusts age and testing provisions and removes outdated vision-waiver language, and HB 1192, creating a Louisiana Dental Hygienist Association plate, were approved as well. HB 989, which would have raised public license tag agent convenience fees, was supported by private tag agents but drew questions about fee parity and business impacts; it was reported favorably. A separate bill on driving school pricing and refunds was deferred and turned into a study resolution after the sponsor said more stakeholder discussion was needed. The committee also advanced several memorial and infrastructure measures. HB 401 designated the Lance Corporal Justin McLeese Memorial Bridge, with members speaking about his military service and sacrifice. HB 1081 moved the Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission under the Office of Multimodal Commerce for administrative support while leaving port boards independent. HCR 63 created a task force to study whether certain active-duty military personnel could operate federally owned vehicles on state highways without a civilian license. HCR 69 urged priority improvements to the Interstate 12 corridor, especially the bottleneck and interchange areas near I-55, citing safety and evacuation concerns. SCR 58 asked DOTD to review public-private partnership practices, using the Belle Chasse Toll Bridge as a case study and focusing on lessons learned for future projects. HB 1001 designated a portion of U.S. 190 as the Jesse Jackson Memorial Highway. HB 1218 named Highway 1090 the Lewis Pett Miramon Memorial Highway, with family members and supporters describing Miramon’s wartime service and role in building Slidell. HB 1172 designated a highway segment in memory of a 14-year-old hit-and-run victim, Kulin Carrier. One major policy bill, SB 514, was amended and reported favorably. It updates Louisiana’s aeronautics statutes, transfers responsibility for aeronautics activities and facilities from the DOTD secretary to the Office of Multimodal Commerce commissioner, and modernizes the law to align with federal aviation rules and new technologies, including advanced aviation and electric vertical takeoff and landing programs. Members asked about the lengthy amendments, fuel tax language, airport development reporting, and the Transportation Trust Fund, and the sponsor and DOTD explained that the changes were largely technical and intended to keep Louisiana eligible for federal aviation funding and compliant with current standards. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 1244, which would add a brain-injury designation to driver’s licenses and require law-enforcement training. The sponsor and advocates described how the designation could help de-escalate encounters and improve safety for people with brain injuries; the bill was reported favorably, with members noting it could also cover broader brain-injury conditions if medically certified. After that testimony, the committee adjourned without objection.

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• and you know, when you have more and more kids, you know, obviously internet is just a lifeline of modern
• and you know, when you have more and more kids, you know, obviously internet is just a lifeline of modern
• and you know, when you have more and more kids, you know, obviously internet is just a lifeline of modern
• You know, obviously, internet is just a lifeline of modern education, and this really not only harms
• Alliance for Automotive Innovation represents automobile manufacturers and suppliers of automotive technology

Keywords: 00:36 Roll Call 02:26 SB 291 07:42 SB 291 Vote 10:39 SB 94 19:53 SB 94 Vote, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met with a quorum and began by noting several personal matters, including prayers for Senator Higdon’s family emergency and for Senator Smith’s daughter. The committee then heard Senate Bill 291, sponsored by Senator Storm, which would expand efforts to combat copper theft and related disruptions to broadband and telecommunications infrastructure. Storm said the bill builds on prior legislation by creating a statewide licensing and oversight system for recyclers, requiring licensing through the Kentucky Motor Vehicle Commission, and using the LeadsOnline database to connect law enforcement statewide. Testimony from representatives of River Metals Recycling and Charter Communications supported the bill as a public safety measure, while acknowledging added operational costs and compliance changes for recyclers. Members discussed the impact of copper theft on service outages, including a local example where theft disrupted internet service and affected homes, businesses, schools, and first responders. Senator Wheeler explained his vote by emphasizing the harm to children and businesses and the seriousness of the problem. The committee voted favorably on SB 291, with eight ayes, and reported it with the recommendation that it pass. The committee then took up Senate Bill 94, sponsored by Senator Wilson, with a committee substitute. The bill amends Kentucky’s motor vehicle franchise law to revise compensation for dealers’ warranty and qualifying repair work, establish more objective standards for reimbursement, and create a uniform process for labor-time disputes. Wilson and witnesses from the Kentucky Auto Dealers Association and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation described the measure as the product of extensive negotiation among dealers, manufacturers, and suppliers, aimed at updating compensation rules for increasingly complex vehicles and helping retain technicians. The committee adopted the substitute and then voted unanimously to report SB 94 favorably with the committee substitute attached.

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• addresses key accessibility issues. guests in the company hall by replacing outdated 1966 seating with modern
• will take delivery of a new police and fire mobile command center, which will be one of the most modern
• Our team is seen as a leader in robotics and technology use for de-escalation, and those abilities often
• The new pipe will be made of a modern corrosion-resistant material.
• But the future components that relate to this bonding bill include a regional ponding to modernize stormwater

Bills: HF474, HF218, HF210, HF441, HF691, HF720, HF1068, HF1314, HF1465, HF1860, HF2046, HF1389, HF2404, HF2854, HF2985, HF3128, HF3103, HF778, HF3125

Keywords: HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, statue replacement, capital investment, general fund appropriation, Minnesota State Capitol, Minnesota State Historical Society, public art, commemorative statue, National Statuary Hall Collection, commissioner of administration, cultural heritage, monument, Washington D.C., HF218, Minnesota, Department of Public Safety

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• authority and responsibilities of the State Chief Information Security Officer within the Office of Technology
• Insurance has had under consideration Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 5515, relating to modernizing
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 5515, relating to modernizing and updating workers' compensation
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 5515, relating to modernizing and updating workers' compensation

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• To address this deficit and prepare students for high wage, high demand careers in modern economy, Texas
• Which improves access to career training in rural school districts and pathways and technology early,
• These goals help modernize our education system and better align it with Texas's economic priorities.
• These modifications will enable UT Austin to build two state of the art hospitals and modernize the north

Bills: HB6, HB120, HB210

Keywords: hemp, consumable hemp products, hemp-derived cannabinoids, CBD, cannabidiol, CBG, cannabigerol, Texas hemp law, hemp regulation, cannabinoid products, delta-9 THC, intoxicating hemp, hemp gummies, hemp vape, retail registration, product registration, QR code labeling, child-resistant packaging, youth access, minor sales

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• Um, if someone from one of my sending high schools goes to the SECO School of Technology, the sending
• student to the seco school of technology student to the seco school of technology And And And who
• ,<01:05:39.359> but curricula, libraries and technology, but curricula, libraries and technology
• The idea is to modernize that to be able to allow the agency to have a more modern website, both in a
• allow the agency to have a more modern allow the agency to have a more modern website<02:04:57.920

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Thermal energy networks are an innovative technology that Minnesota should continue to advance.
• Thermal energy networks are an innovative technology that Minnesota should continue to advance.
• Thermal energy networks are an innovative technology that Minnesota should continue to advance.
• things in terms of uh technology things in terms of uh technology changes,<01:04:41.839> places
• It's time to modernize unjustified.

Bills: HF4236, HF4122, HF4377

Keywords: public utility, interim rates, utility rates, rate case, general rate case, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, PUC, rate increase cap, rate freeze, refunds, customer refunds, ratepayer protection, electric utility, gas utility, regulated utility, ratemaking, return on equity, rate base, test year, rate design

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• you judges in my lifetime in the modern you judges in my lifetime in the modern you modern history.
• Judge uh Allan King and modern history. Judge uh Allan King and modern history.
• You technology are working properly. You technology are working properly.
• Today, they act information technology. Today, they act information technology.
• Uh with that I would ask for technology. Uh with that I would ask for technology.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• to take care of some toll infrastructure work that needs to happen to prepare for some new toll technology
• to take care of some toll infrastructure work that needs to happen to prepare for some new toll technology
• Under DTI, Section 43 prohibits state agencies from initiating an information technology data center
• allows up to $50,000 of any library construction project to be used for the purpose of reviewing technology
• allows up to $50,000 of any library construction project to be used for the purpose of reviewing technology

Summary: The committee met for a fiscal year 2027 capital budget writing session with all 12 members present. It first reviewed and approved the DNREC Resource Conservation and Development drainage project list, which would add projects across New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties and bring the total eligible projects to 1,561. Members offered personal remarks thanking retiring conservation district staff, especially Kevin Donnelly, for years of work on drainage and water issues. The committee then reviewed DelDOT Rule 12 changes, including annual date updates and a reduction in the inflation markup applied to older estimates, and approved the rule as amended. The committee next adopted DelDOT Appendix A and the FY27 paving and rehabilitation list, including the subdivision street management fund and various road resurfacing projects. DelDOT explained that paving projects are for state-of-good-repair work and that major changes from corridor studies would be handled separately. The committee also approved DelDOT epilogue changes, including updates to authorization amounts, a $25 million increase for toll infrastructure work, changes to subdivision street paving language, and an increase in the subdivision street paving management fund to $30 million. Several sections were placed on hold for later updates. The committee then moved through boilerplate epilogue sections in the bond bill, approving a wide range of provisions affecting conservation districts, housing, economic development, corrections, DNREC, public safety, transportation, agriculture, fire prevention, education, and other agencies. Many sections were adopted in groups, while some were held for later revisions or deleted as no longer needed. The session included updates to school capital rules, transportation restrictions and reporting requirements, DNREC conservation and land-use provisions, and funding and administrative authorities across multiple agencies. The committee broke for lunch after approving the education-related sections through 147, with additional sections still pending.