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• The real world technologies nowadays.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:27 Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15 KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30 Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15 Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library. The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider. Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.

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• <00:48:26.160> and that Innovation and Technologies and that Innovation and Technologies and
• Then that technology can move out into the public, either in small startup businesses or be taken over

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They would have to append some sort of technology on top of that or build something, and their current
• have to append some sort of Technology have to append some sort of Technology on<00:37:12.040>
• Again, there's a loss of revenue to DVS and the operating and technology accounts on lines 3.8 to 3.11
• I don't know whether technology will help the DMV to a large degree, but I say it should be a benefit

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, people, process, technology is one lens you can take.
• Um, you know, the slides technology.
• The technology is one lens you can take.
• We we technology is the brains, right?
• <01:18:49.520> behind really understands the technology behind really understands the technology

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Welcome to our joint committees on labor and technology and public safety and military affairs.
• We're reconvening our 3 p.m. joint agenda before the Committee on Labor and Technology and Public Safety
• and public safety labor and technology and public safety and<00:14:36.240> military<00:14:36.560
• Members for Labor and Technology voting on SB 3082.
• Same recommendation for committee on Labor and Technology on SB 3110 to pass with amendments.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Labor and Technology and Public Safety and Military Affairs heard testimony on several measures. SB 3082, relating to military families and leave protections, drew support from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the military community relations office, the Hawaii National Guard, and the U.S. Department of Defense, all of whom said the bill would align state law with federal standards and better account for military-related leave needs. SB 3110, relating to the Hawaii National Guard, was supported by Department of Defense witnesses who said it clarifies that employees of the Guard’s youth and adult educational programs are excluded from collective bargaining. The committees also heard SB 3251, which would prohibit certain state law enforcement agencies from hiring former ICE or Border Patrol agents as law enforcement officers. The main testimony in support argued the bill could help prevent local police staffing losses to higher-paying federal agencies and avoid future workforce instability if federal funding changes. The measure drew significant public testimony, with the chair noting 62 testimonies in support, five in opposition, and three comments. Members discussed the bill’s impact on recruitment and retention, and one member voted with reservations while another voted no. Later, the committees heard SB 3095 and SB 3264, both concerning Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund salaries. EUTF testified in support of SB 3095, which would allow the board to set salaries for investment office staff, and SB 3264, which would authorize the board to set the salary for an assistant administrator. After testimony, the committees moved into decision-making and passed SB 3082, SB 3110, SB 3251, SB 3095, and SB 3264 with amendments, generally including technical changes and revised effective dates of January 1, 2077 for the EUTF salary bills and SB 3082.

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• are targets for our state, things like manufacturing, semiconductors, military defense, and space technology
• . ...things like manufacturing, semiconductors, military defense, and space technology.
• But that use of technology and being very cognizant of the needs of that specific area has made this
• The team used that drone technology to monitor how traffic was moving through the area as we did major
• But that use of technology and being very cognizant of the needs of that specific area has made this

Summary: The committee heard two informational presentations: one from the Department of Commerce and one from the Florida Department of Transportation. Jason Mahon of Commerce outlined the state’s economic development strategy and tools, emphasizing Florida’s GDP growth, business formation, and strengths in manufacturing, high-tech, defense, life sciences, and international trade. He described programs such as the State Small Business Credit Initiative, the Rural Community Investment Program, the Florida Opportunity Fund, the Rural Infrastructure Fund, the Job Growth Grant Fund, performance-based tax credits, and disaster recovery loans, and cited examples including ServiceNow, Williams International, NeoCity, and Point Blank Enterprises. Members asked about small-business grants, foreign investment interest, workforce needs, and whether additional tools are needed; Mahon said most Commerce programs are loan-focused and noted ongoing workforce and site-readiness challenges. Jennifer Marshall of FDOT then reviewed major transportation projects and the Moving Florida Forward initiative, highlighting congestion relief, express lanes, bridge and interchange work, and accelerated delivery methods. She cited projects such as Golden Glades, I-95 improvements, the NASA Causeway Bridge, the DuPont Bridge, I-4 corridor work, the First Coast Expressway, the Howard Frankland Bridge, A1A seawall work, and Turnpike projects, along with examples of cost savings and schedule acceleration. Senators asked about how express lane locations are chosen, toll revenue use in South Florida, the status and cost of the I-395 downtown Miami project, and whether EV and rideshare access to express lanes should be preserved. FDOT said it would follow up on several of those questions, and the committee adjourned without taking any legislative action.

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• I know that when you're using technology in the space of law enforcement, there can be a lot of concerns
• It does help to keep everyone safer when we can implement technology without putting people in harm's
• Again, technology is being used more and more.
• So I think as we go with technology, you know, a little bit of time and with the active reporting, and
• From their budget request, I understand that they need to do some kind of technological build-out to

Bills: HF2233, HF1524, HF1893, HF1396, HF2456, HF2959, HF2300, HF2412, HF3022, HF2825, HF1862, HF1373, HF1039, HF3070

Keywords: Uniform Special Deposits Act, special deposit, banking law, financial institutions, escrow, escrow account, trust account, security deposit, beneficiary, depositor, creditor process, garnishment, attachment, levy, setoff, recoupment, financial market infrastructure, retirement benefits, compensation, earnest money

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• By implementing and leveraging the new technology, it will help our community utilize local renewable
• more than double the present output of this in-state homegrown renewable resource by upgrading the technology
• Whereas the new technology with the new generators can operate more efficiently, as well as during uncertain
• The new technology would give us the opportunity to generate more energy, even at times of low flow.
• What it does is it requires that large energy infrastructure projects and carbon-free technologies, and

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• Highlights the importance of human judgment decisions, ensuring that technology supplements rather than
• What makes this all possible as technological changes that have happened?
• And it is very doable, technologically feasible.
• You could just walk in and use a MasterCard, just tech technology. I've got the card in my pocket.
• And so this technology would help the least among us this technology, if enshrined in the law.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• racing team and Engineering College Dean Brennan Moroka and the Honolulu Community College Diesel Technology
• Smith, and from the Honolulu Community College Diesel Technology Program, Professor Bobby Salva.
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• Program Professor Bobby Salva Technology Program Professor Bobby Salva Tiera<00:03:37.400> he's
• Productions and science technology Productions and science technology engineering<00:09:14.120><

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Response Bureau has operations, logistics, infrastructure, and technological hazards.
• We have extensive technology.
• We use that technology to make decisions, watch and deploy resources as needed to help people.
• We embrace every form, facet, and fashion of technology you can possibly imagine.
• And we use that technology extensively. So it's a big part of what we do.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee met to continue its review of hurricane impacts and state response. The committee first heard from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which described its four core functions—preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation—and highlighted its 24/7 State Watch Office, regional training efforts, and disaster assistance work. Deputy Executive Director Keith Pruitt detailed the state’s 2024 storm response, including Hurricanes Debby, Helene, and Milton, citing large-scale mission support, flood-control deployments, meal and water distribution, power restoration, debris removal, and billions in disaster funding and mitigation dollars. He also discussed debris management challenges and recommended that local governments update and exercise debris plans and maintain contingency contracts.

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• The Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology is called to order.
• This is Appropriations, Transportation, and Technology.
• Clearly, Paradise Valley, we believe in the technology. We've used it since the late '80s.
• And I'm not here to go through the pros and cons of the actual technology.
• We also respect... ...to the technology and the safety that it provides.

Bills: SB1024, SB1032, SB1059, SB1062, SB1064, SB1097, SCM1001, SCR1004

Keywords: roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, transportation funding, authorization, road improvements, intersection safety, transportation

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• Part of the problem is that you can deploy... a siren like this, but it is a technology that requires
• And that technology is first connecting through Bluetooth. ...etc., exist today.
• And make sure we're not missing the obvious on this cell phone technology.
• It is intended to support innovative and new water supply technologies.
• But flood engineers and technology have taken a giant leap since then.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• The Research and Technology Park is more than...
• And number four, lease income paid by clients in the technology incubator.
• For the record, Brenda Weiland, CEO for the NDSU Research and Technology Park. Mr.
• The technology and research park is not part of NDSU.
• Isn't it a little iffy then that you refer to it as the NDSU technology park?

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 2265, which would provide the Fargo National Cemetery with up to a $3 million line of credit to help fund improvements such as indoor bathrooms, parking, a family gathering area, an office, a hearse garage, and a veterans gallery. Supporters said the cemetery has expanded rapidly since 2019, has already conducted about 1,000 burials, and needs better facilities for families and the Honor Guard; they also said the project would be subject to federal VA approval and, once completed, would be taken over by the VA. Members raised questions about the project’s cost, timing, funding sources, whether the bill should be a grant instead of a line of credit, and whether a chapel should be specifically included. No vote was taken on SB 2265 during the excerpt. The committee then took up Senate Bill 2230, which would have the Secretary of State mail active voters a guide on ballot measures at least 45 days before an election, with objective summaries, fiscal impacts, and arguments for and against each measure. Secretary of State Michael Howe said the office already receives many questions about ballot measures and would post the same information online and at polling places, while emphasizing the need to keep the material objective and consistent with election-law restrictions. Members generally supported the idea as a voter-education tool, and the committee adopted a due pass motion on SB 2230 by a 19-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2256, which would provide one-time state support for the NDSU Research and Technology Park in Fargo to expand its role in commercialization, robotics, precision agriculture, and defense-related technology. Park CEO Brenda Weiland explained that the park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit spun out of NDSU, governed by a board with both university and industry representation, and that the new model is intended to bridge the gap between research and market-ready products without competing directly with private industry. Members asked about ownership, intellectual property, the planned partnership with Carnegie Mellon’s robotics center, and how the park would use the funding; the discussion focused on contracts, licensing, and the park’s intent to build technical capacity and attract companies. The excerpt ends before any vote on SB 2256.

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• The bill utilizes audio-visual telecommunications technology to establish the patient relationship.
• RNA technology. This technology is new, and long-term effects have not been studied.
• This bill is not intended to prohibit or discourage the use of mRNA technology, but rather to simply
• Until long-term research has been conducted on the impact of mRNA technology in food products, it is
• The result is a new technology called cell-cultured proteins.

Bills: SB34, SB119, SB261, SB532, SB1035, SB1245, SB1247, SB1267, SB1442, SB1930, SB1948, SB2078, SB2112, SB2143, SB2155

Keywords: wildfire, wildfire mitigation, wildfire prevention, volunteer fire department, Texas A&M Forest Service, West Texas A&M University, prescribed burning, fuel loading, fuel reduction, firefighting equipment database, emergency communications, disaster preparedness, rural fire protection, asset hardening, natural resource management, emergency management, large wildfire risk, fire grant funding, fire suppression, Texas Legislature

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• Communist countries like China use advanced technology to track every citizen for social and political
• Communist countries like China use advanced technology to track every citizen for social and political
• Computer technology has put the privacy of Americans increasingly at risk.
• Oregon Board of Dentistry, Charity Ludwig, Chair Thompson, Aaron Tinkle; State Board of Denture Technology
• Directors, Claire Ervin, Maria Rodriguez, Malik Seals; Board of Trustees of Oregon University of Technology

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• Communist countries like China use advanced technology to track every citizen for social and political
• Communist countries like China use advanced technology to track every citizen for social and political
• Computer technology has put the privacy of Americans increasingly at risk.
• Oregon Board of Dentistry, Charity Ludwig, Chair Thompson, Aaron Tinkle; State Board of Denture Technology
• Directors, Claire Ervin, Maria Rodriguez, Malik Seals; Board of Trustees of Oregon University of Technology

Summary: The Senate convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocation by Senator Starr, followed by several courtesies recognizing Pride Month, a staff birthday, and later a retirement and a community celebration. Senator Robinson then used remonstrances to warn against expanding surveillance through school bus camera systems, arguing that leaked plans from a vendor could create commercial databases of drivers’ movements and erode privacy. The main business was confirmation of numerous gubernatorial appointments and reappointments to boards and commissions. Senators debated the process at length, with several minority members objecting that the volume of nominees, limited hearing time, and lack of transparency made meaningful advice-and-consent review difficult. Supporters responded that the nominees were qualified public servants and that the Senate should work with the Governor’s office on reforms. The Senate first confirmed a large block of appointments, then confirmed two Sustainability Board appointees, and later confirmed three Quality Education Commission appointees after extended debate. The Quality Education Commission nominations drew the most substantive policy discussion. Opponents argued the commission needs more technical research expertise and broader representation, while supporters emphasized the nominees’ education experience and direct knowledge of Oregon schools. Several senators described Oregon’s education system as in crisis, citing low reading and math proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and the need for urgent reform of the Quality Education Model and school funding. The Senate also received a proposed rule amendment creating an official Senate seal, which was distributed and held on the table, and the chamber adjourned without further action.

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• Number ten, DHS Division of Aging, Adults, and Behavioral Health Services with Karasoft Technology Corp
• Number 10, DHS Division of Aging Adults and Behavioral Health with Karasoft Technology Corp.
• Number 21, Department of Shared Administrative Services with Carasoft Technology Group.
• This is for conducting a statewide skills assessment for information technology personnel.
• This is to conduct a statewide information technology applications assessment.

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• In my opinion, it hinders our ability to plan for the long term. as well as new technologies and those
• as well as new technologies and those aspects<00:24:18.640> in<00:24:18.840> one<00:24
• <00:24:38.480> and other things like new technologies and other things like new technologies
• It's a fairly new technology, but that is the estimate from Darcy, the manufacturer.
• that we have the modern uh technology that we have today. today. today.

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• Technology providers are expanding treatment capacity to control more emissions.
• At the same time, you have the new emerging technologies, the clean energy technologies that are coming
• The regulation does not require a specific technological pathway.
• We received a $6 million award through the Solar Energy Technologies Office.
• We received a $6 million award through the Solar Energy Technologies Office.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Utilities and Energy, Transportation, and Natural Resources focused on California’s transportation fuels sector, especially the state’s response to refinery closures and the broader transition away from fossil fuels. Opening remarks emphasized the tension between climate and air-quality goals, fuel affordability, refinery jobs and local tax bases, and the need to avoid crisis-driven responses as Phillips 66 and Valero consider shutting refineries in Wilmington and Benicia. Professor Emily Grubert framed the issue as a long-term managed transition in which the public already bears much of the risk and should also capture benefits from a well-planned shift. CARB Chair Leanne Randolph reviewed the state’s emissions and fuel policies, including AB 32, the low-carbon fuel standard, clean vehicle programs, and the at-berth regulation for ocean-going vessels. She said California’s transportation sector remains the largest source of greenhouse gases and a major source of smog-forming pollution, but that the state has made substantial progress and still needs to reduce demand for fossil fuels while maintaining compliance with federal air-quality standards. Randolph also said CARB’s recent LCFS amendments had not caused the predicted spike in gas prices and explained that compliance pathways for the at-berth rule include emissions-reduction technologies or payments into a remediation fund. CEC Vice Chair Gunda described declining gasoline demand, shrinking in-state refining capacity, and growing dependence on imports, arguing that the state is in a “mid-transition” period that requires both support for legacy infrastructure and continued investment in cleaner alternatives. He outlined the administration’s petroleum market stabilization proposal, which aims to return California crude production to 125 million barrels a year through four components: codifying the ban on fracking, validating the Kern County oil-and-gas permitting ordinance, creating a temporary CEQA exemption paired with a two-for-one plug-and-drill framework, and strengthening pipeline and spill-safety requirements. Department of Conservation Director Jennifer Lucasey said the proposal is intended to stabilize crude supply and pipeline throughput while preserving health and environmental protections, and noted that CalGEM would still review permits and enforce other requirements. Mayor Steve Young of Benicia testified that a Valero closure would significantly reduce city revenue and leave the community facing years of cleanup and redevelopment challenges. He said the city supports environmental protection but is worried about the economic hit, the possibility that Benicia becomes a fuel-import terminal, and the lack of local influence over refinery decisions. Members pressed the panel on the CEQA exemption, tribal and habitat review, disclosure of closure liabilities, fuel-demand projections, and whether the proposal should include more demand-side measures. No formal votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and officials said some proposals, including a margin-cap pause and further transition planning, would be taken up later in the process.