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• So you guys can use the six vacancies in information technology and position reprogramming and having
• this technology.
• We should only have one technology band B position, I believe that's vacant.
• We should only have one technology band B position, I believe that's vacant.
• renewable energy PR and Technology renewable energy PR and Technology let<01:03:56.760> me

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• The Committee on Science and Technology is called to order. Secretary, we've noted the roll.
• There's been some... ...technology issue is not an engineering issue.
• So I do believe that we're ahead when it comes to these future technologies.
• Millions and millions of dollars wasted on software technology that failed.
• Millions and millions of dollars wasted on software technology that failed.

Bills: HB2809

Keywords: cybersecurity, post-quantum encryption, CMMC 2.0, state agencies, data protection, US-based vendors, 1182, all

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• Members, this bill comes to you as a compromise from the bill that emerged from the Senate Utilities,
• from the Senate the bill that emerged from the Senate Utilities<00:03:30.000> Environment<00:
• Um, the bill that emerged from the committee contained a repeal of the renewable development account,
• <00:04:58.639> um<00:04:58.960> contained emerged from the committee um contained emerged
• Line 93 is a technology and maintenance uh<00:08:56.959> line<00:08:57.200> item<00:08

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• Again, I mentioned in the opening about people having to go to the emergency room because they don't
• You can't, anybody can walk into an emergency room at any time and cannot be denied if that hospital
• It's the technology that's driving up the costs.
• It's the technology that is driving these costs up. ...driving up the cost.
• I thought technology was supposed to bring costs down, but now you're saying that technology is actually

Bills: HB139, HB1818, HB1942, HB1959, HB2221, HB2254, HB2563, HB2067, HB2275, HB3211, HB139

Keywords: HB 1818, Texas Insurance Code, Texas Department of Insurance, commissioner of insurance, health maintenance organization, HMO, insurer, utilization review, preauthorization, prior authorization, medical necessity review, health care services, medical care, insurance regulation, insurance examination, regulatory oversight, confidential records, public information exception, Chapter 843, Chapter 1301

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• And so this gives us and them an opportunity to wind down the technology, maybe to get people licensed
• They have their rules, but they needed to implement the technology, and They had gone out for an RFP
• As someone who's built licensure technology in the past, it can take months to do that.
• bridge from our licensing technology.
• To their licensing technology, they have to be able to talk.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• As many others have mentioned, this will provide an increase in one of the areas of technology that we
• As someone who's built licensure technology in the past, it can take months to do that.
• But about $300,000 of that is because we have to build a technology bridge from our licensing technology
• To their licensing technology, they have to be able to talk.
• I'm doing the three emergency appointments.

Bills: SB1, SB3

Keywords: interstate medical licensure compact, physician licensure, medical license reciprocity, expedited licensure, medical practice act, New Mexico medical board, compact commission, physician mobility, telemedicine, license portability, background check, disciplinary action, joint investigation, reproductive health care, gender-affirming care, scope of practice, medical board transparency, multistate compact, licensure renewal, health care workforce

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• We also have momentum with our emergency hire authority that was granted in Assembly Bill 171.
• And knowing that we are improving our technology to be able to manage a system better that I think also
• It is sort of, as I've been told, I'm not a technology expert, it's sort of the hub of the UI, PFL, DI
• With the Department of Technology and the critical role they have coming up right now, you know, I have
• Completely lockstep with department, California Department of Technology.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• For over a decade through the interagency efforts of emergency support function 2, GOSEP has responded
• And that's why the state's always been there to help through the efforts of the Office of Technology
• It's the National Institute of Technology... Do this and to carry it out? So it's NIST.
• It's the National Institute of Technology standards. So it's an annual catalog that's published.
• We are really technology savvy. And in 2025, we received recording hardware.

Bills: HCR11, HB153, HB278, HB424, HB454, HB455, HB687, HB816, HB833, HB942, HB1053, HB1097, HB1147, HB1148, HB1190, SB75, SB85, SB197, SB200, SB217

Keywords: Camp Beauregard, Louisiana National Guard, Youth Challenge Program, military affairs, Pineville, National Guard training, emergency response, youth development, alternative education, high school equivalency, GED, at-risk youth, leadership training, job skills, citizenship, veterans, state military operations, mobilization, logistics staging area, public service

Summary: The committee first adopted a three-minute rule for the rest of the meeting by a 9-3 vote. It then took up SB 217, which would reorganize Orleans Parish courts by reducing judgeships in criminal, juvenile, traffic, and municipal courts and, through an adopted amendment, creating one civil district court with 13 judges and allowing hearing officers. Senator Morris argued the changes were based on caseload comparisons and population data; opponents from the Urban League and ACLU said the bill was driven by power rather than efficiency, relied on incomplete or inconsistent data, would strain the courts, and would reduce minority representation on the bench. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended by an 11-4 vote. The committee next considered SB 197, which would reduce the number of judges on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal by two. Senator Morris again cited filings and caseload comparisons, while opponents argued the bill ignored the intensity and complexity of appellate work, could increase backlog and costs, and would disproportionately affect Black women judges. The bill was reported favorably by an 11-4 vote. The committee also adopted HCR 11, expressing support for the Louisiana National Guard at Camp Beauregard and the Youth Challenge Program, and reported favorably SB 85, creating an insurance fund for retired St. Charles Parish sheriff’s employees. Several other measures were advanced with little or no opposition. HB 833 created the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force and was amended to add representatives from the coroners’ association, a survivor appointed by STAR, and a licensed clinical social worker; it was reported favorably. HB 816, with a technical correction, prohibited foreign adversaries from acquiring property near military installations and was reported favorably. HB 1053, dealing with definitions for dealers and retail dealers and allowing certain businesses to serve complimentary alcoholic beverages under agreed-upon floor amendments, was reported favorably. HB 153, as amended, removed the Office of Debt Recovery from the bill and limited it to prohibiting reporting certain criminal fines and fees to credit bureaus; it was reported favorably. SB 75, on cybersecurity reimbursement and baseline standards for local governments after cyber incidents, was reported favorably after testimony from GOSEP and others. SB 200, allowing expropriation of land near military bases owned by foreign adversaries when a court finds a threat to public health and safety, was also reported favorably after extensive testimony and discussion. Finally, HB 454, the Gracie Claire Rushing Act on chain of custody for human remains and internal organs, was converted into a substitute bill, adopted, and then introduced for further discussion, with the sponsor describing it as a transparency and accountability measure for grieving families.

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• divisions include alcohol and gambling enforcement, State Fire Marshal, Office of Justice Programs, emergency
• communication networks, Homeland Security emergency management, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
• But without modern and secure technology, survivor support becomes increasingly vulnerable to digital
• investment to meet the demand technology investment to meet the demand technology is<01:03:38.960
• is aging and needs to be technology is aging and needs to be updated<01:03:44.920> updated<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Going forward, we directed the gas utilities to make better use of advanced leak technology and non-gas
• So far, we are seeing some consistent themes emerging from the companies' proposed plans.
• And now it has been replaced with the latest technology for gas peaker plant.
• It's a great technology, and it really helps minimize the electric peaks, which means less investment
• I'm Nikki Bruno, as said, Vice President of Clean Technologies, and I'm joined by my colleague, Dr.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on two related issues: gas utilities’ climate compliance plans filed with the Department of Public Utilities and the recent DPU orders reforming the Gas System Enhancement Program (GSEP). Chair Creem and other senators emphasized that Massachusetts must reduce gas use, shrink the gas distribution footprint, and move customers to alternatives such as heat pumps, network geothermal, and non-gas pipeline alternatives (NPAs). DPU Chair Jamie Van Nostrand said the new GSEP orders lower the annual revenue cap from 3.0% to 2.5%, phase it down toward 1.5%, eliminate carrying charges, require more rigorous risk prioritization, and push utilities to consider advanced leak technology, relining, repairs, and NPAs. He also described the climate compliance plans as the start of a longer process covering decommissioning, stranded costs, line extension allowances, integrated energy planning, and targeted electrification demonstrations. Senators pressed the DPU and utility witnesses on the lack of specificity in the climate compliance plans, especially the absence of numeric goals for gas usage reduction, customer conversions, and near-term deployment of NPAs. Utility representatives from Eversource and National Grid said their plans include NPA frameworks, integrated energy planning, targeted electrification pilots, network geothermal, and workforce transition efforts, but argued that implementation takes time, requires customer participation, and depends on coordination with electric utilities and communities. They said some NPA and electrification projects are being evaluated now, while larger-scale deployment is expected later in the decade. Senators also raised concerns about line extension allowances, with utilities explaining that new customers may be charged based on whether existing ratepayers would otherwise be harmed, while National Grid said it has begun increasing customer contributions to send stronger price signals. Attorney General Mary Gardner supported the DPU’s GSEP reforms and said the office favors eventually stepping the GSEP cap down to zero by 2030, with repair and replacement costs recovered in base rate cases instead. She argued that the utilities’ plans still rely too heavily on business-as-usual approaches, do not adequately quantify scope 3 emissions, and leave unresolved questions about the obligation to serve and the future of line extension allowances. Advocacy witnesses from the Conservation Law Foundation and Acadia Center were more critical, saying the plans lack the detailed modeling, targets, and transparency needed to show how the utilities will help meet the Commonwealth’s heating and cooling sublimits and broader climate goals. No votes were taken; the hearing consisted of testimony and questioning.

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• After Judy was born by emergency C-section, I had 10 days; five of them were in the hospital.
• csection I had 10 days five of emergency csection I had 10 days five of them<00:35:46.000> were
• There have been other instances where we've had to turn away patients who are scheduled for emergent
• There have been other instances where we've had to turn away patients who are scheduled for emergent
• Scheduled for emergent issues such as miscarriages and retinal detachments.

Bills: HF1976

Keywords: paid leave, family leave, employment law, Minnesota statute, benefit eligibility, seasonal employment, workforce, labor rights, 1183, house

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• <00:14:12.720> department<00:14:13.839> um the hospital or emergency department um
• the hospital or emergency department um if<00:14:14.160> the<00:14:14.320> child<00:14:
• This technology platform is critical to everything we do in child protection.
• > critical<01:14:55.040> to This technology platform is critical to This technology platform
• <01:24:18.159> food provide assistance to the emergency food provide assistance to the emergency

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house

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• And you'll see that we have some Technology needs.
• The next thing that we'll talk about is the technology modernization.
• And as you can imagine, you probably don't run any technology from 2014, right?
• So that's sort of that technology. And then the last thing is the consent decree.
• This commitment is reflected in several recent technological and operational advancements.

Keywords: 914, all

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• So, we want to make sure that we stay on track with that, of course, for any emergencies in the future
• You can do in an hour what would take you 36 hours to do with the current technology that we have.
• We also adopted emergency rules to allow the board to expedite consideration of parole revocation for
• Planned actions: we planned to increase our reliance on automated services by integrating technology
• Digitization: leveraging technology to reduce paper use and storage space requirements.

Keywords: 914, all

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• GAA and implementing bill direct the agency to request budget authority to implement the public emergency
• Next, we'll take up under Division of Emergency Management.
• I mean, ...through the federal counter-UAS program, I mean, aerial systems program, to address emerging
• So will there be any methods to evaluate the effectiveness of the technologies and the public safety.
• .. ...the effectiveness of the technologies and the public safety efforts that are being made through

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Currently, only a handful of states have developed the capability to build and maintain this technology
• We understand our election infrastructure, and we can respond to emerging threats proactively.
• infrastructure and we can election infrastructure and we can respond<00:03:26.239> to<00:03:26.480> emerging
• respond to emerging threats proactively. respond to emerging threats proactively.
• National Institute of Standards and Technology for comprehensive cybersecurity testing.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:14 Approval of Minutes 00:00:40 State Board of Elections 00:00:56, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met to hear an update from the State Board of Elections on its Bluegrass Books electronic poll book system. Rachel Pointer and Richard House described the project as an in-house modernization effort intended to improve security, customization, integration with the voter registration system, reduce voter wait times, streamline supplemental and provisional ballot processing, and provide year-round local support to county clerks and poll workers. They emphasized that the system is already a working product, not just a concept, and showed a workflow demonstration of voter lookup, signature capture, ballot issuance, manual lookup, and handling voters who have already voted. The agency also outlined the financial rationale for the project, saying the state currently lacks dedicated funding for replacing the iPads used for election-day poll books and that counties now bear vendor maintenance and support costs. Under Bluegrass Books, the state would seek to cover hardware replacement, maintenance, and on-site support through future appropriations, potentially using bulk purchasing to lower costs. When asked about the size of the appropriation request, the presenters said it was not yet finalized but noted roughly 7,000 devices are deployed statewide and replacement would likely be phased rather than done all at once. Members asked about security and whether the e-poll book could affect vote totals. The Board explained that the e-poll book is separate from ballot casting, that voting machines themselves are not connected to the internet, and that the poll book is networked only to update check-ins and prevent double voting. They said the device is locked down to the poll book application and can operate offline until connectivity returns. A member also asked how to recruit more poll workers; the response suggested higher pay is the main incentive, along with outreach to schools, community colleges, and possible pilot programs involving professionals. The meeting concluded without any votes or formal action beyond approval of minutes, and the next meeting was announced for January 29, weather permitting.

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• The plans detail symptoms, medication regimens, and emergency...
• Senator, talk to us about the educational emergency.
• Is that what an educational emergency is?
• Senator, talk to us about the educational emergency.
• Senator, talk to us about the educational emergency.

Summary: The committee first confirmed six appointees in a single vote, then took up a series of bills, most of them reported favorably. The early debate centered on SB 208, a land-use bill by Sen. McLean that would require development fees to reflect review costs and create more objective compatibility standards for residential development denials. An amendment adding housing-related provisions, including an OPAGA study of urban development boundaries, drew extended discussion over the Everglades and local control; it was adopted, while a late-filed amendment on rural boundaries was withdrawn. The bill was then reported favorably after supporters and opponents, including Miami-Dade and housing groups, weighed in. The committee also favorably reported SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after amendments adding conservation, wildlife corridor, and Everglades-related protections, with one amendment specifically preserving stronger protections in counties covered by the Northern Everglades/Indian River Lagoon plan. Several criminal justice and public records measures also advanced. SB 436 would add resisting an officer with violence as a qualifying prior offense for battery enhancement and include certain felony battery offenses in prison release reoffender status. SB 830 would extend public-records protections to county and city administrators and related family information. SB 990 would authorize protected cell captive insurers in Florida. SB 600, on bail bonds, drew the most debate: an amendment by Sen. Rouson preserved the current treatment of charitable bail organizations’ deposits, with supporters arguing nonprofits help low-income defendants and critics saying the bill should distinguish commercial and nonprofit bonding; the amendment was adopted and the bill reported favorably. SB 914 on dry needling and SB 1434 on infill redevelopment also passed, the latter with an amendment removing a 10% markup requirement for buyback provisions. The committee then moved through a large education and health agenda. SB 1504 would let high school students who complete an insurance/personal finance elective qualify later for a customer service representative license. SB 1718 would expand educator preparation and temporary certification options. SB 7038 was a broad education package covering tuition waivers for Florida State Guard members, residency rules, consumer protections, dual enrollment, grading, and college funding; amendments clarified workforce licensure and exempted certain dental training from new licensure rules. SB 1092 on podiatric medicine added definitions and restrictions for cellular/tissue-based products. SB 1138 on qualified contractors created a pre-application review program for certain local governments, with historic-preservation carveouts. SB 186 on student health and safety required seizure-training and action plans in schools, and SB 560 on child welfare streamlined psychotropic-medication procedures for children in state care while adding youth advisory meetings and insurance-data review. SB 902, a broad Department of Health bill, addressed medical marijuana facility setbacks, practitioner discipline, autism microcredentials, marriage and family therapy licensure, a neurofibromatosis grant program, and family home health aide delegation; it passed after two amendments. Finally, SB 218 on land-use regulations limited hurricane-recovery restrictions to affected counties, SB 1002 expanded child-neglect definitions tied to parental drug abuse, SB 1474 tightened biosolids land-application rules, SB 1708 eased out-of-state veterinary licensure by endorsement, and SB 314 established a Florida regulatory framework for payment stablecoins aligned with federal law. Most measures were reported favorably by committee vote after brief testimony or no debate.

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• John Finley, on behalf of Uber Technologies Incorporated.
• Solar transactions and solar technologies have advanced significantly.
• , nor timing of the emergency, or any other limiting scope.
• COVID recall rights and creating a new state-of-emergency-related right.
• And so where we have scenarios like the pandemic, like states of emergency, it's important.

Summary: The committee heard several labor-related bills, with AB 1424, AB 1340, AB 288, and AB 746 all advancing on due-pass motions to Appropriations after testimony and roll calls. AB 1424 would require climate resiliency and extreme-heat protections in CDCR facilities; supporters described dangerous heat conditions for incarcerated workers and staff, while no opposition testified. AB 1340 would allow rideshare drivers to unionize and collectively bargain; drivers, labor groups, and researchers testified that app-based work is low-paid and unstable, while TechNet, Uber, Lyft, and other business groups argued the bill conflicts with Proposition 22 and could raise costs. AB 288 would let PERB step in when federal labor remedies are unavailable; supporters said it is needed because of NLRB dysfunction, while the Chamber of Commerce raised preemption and enforcement concerns. AB 746 would create an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve; supporters framed it as a recidivism-reduction and reentry strategy, and there was no opposition testimony. The committee also heard AB 858, which would extend hotel and hospitality worker recall rights after declared emergencies and extend existing COVID-era protections. Hospitality workers and unions supported the bill as a way to protect jobs after pandemics, wildfires, and other disasters, while hotel, chamber, retail, restaurant, trucking, travel, and attractions groups opposed it, saying the current recall rules were meant to sunset and that the bill would create broad liabilities and hiring complications. The bill was moved to Appropriations but remained on call after the roll. AB 291, creating a credentialed educator apprenticeship program to address teacher shortages and improve diversity, drew support from education groups and stakeholders who said apprenticeships could lower preparation costs and provide better support; it was also moved to Appropriations and placed on call. Later, the committee took up AB 1104, a solar-energy bill intended to clarify that private solar customers are not “awarding bodies” and to ease certain business-to-business solar transactions while preserving prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements for contractors. Supporters said the current interpretation has chilled commercial solar adoption and harmed jobs, while opponents from electrical workers, PG&E, and others warned about expanded “over-the-fence” power sales and the need for clearer limits. Members questioned the lack of a definition of “small,” and the bill was held without a second. The committee also heard AB 338, which seeks $50 million for Los Angeles and Ventura wildfire workforce recovery; the author and county officials described major job loss and business destruction and said the funds would support displaced workers and rebuilding, with the testimony continuing beyond the excerpt provided.

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• And then finally, we're using technology, particularly text, on both civil and criminal sides in both
• Then finally, we're using technology, particularly text, on both civil and criminal sides in both of
• <01:09:26.520> involuntary do the uh non-emergency involuntary do the uh non-emergency involuntary
• Some related work people may have questions about in the future is privacy and technology.
• operate crisis centers and Emergency operate crisis centers and Emergency Shelters<01:50:05.360>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Technology has improved dramatically, especially with seed treatment.
• <00:24:02.720> has<00:24:03.360> uh just quickly just technology has uh just quickly
• just technology has uh improved<00:24:04.320> dramatically,<00:24:05.039> especially<00
• I have returned every year since then, and I've seen some sporadic emergences, but nothing like that
• We heard a lot about technology, so I think we can probably do better. >> Representative Burkel for last

Keywords: 1183, house