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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-14 (4:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • THE PAST DECADE, THE BILL ESTABLISHES THE GRANT PROGRAM TO HELP THEM REBUILD CAPACITY BY CLOSING TECHNOLOGY
  • SUPPORTING INNOVATIVE CARE MODELS, STRENGTHENING THE WORKFORCE, EXPANDING SERVICES AND INTEGRATING NEW TECHNOLOGIES
  • FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH CALENDAR YEAR 26 AND CONTINUE THROUGH 2030.
  • NEXT FIVE YEARS, HOW WILL THE VARIOUS COUNTIES ACCESS THOSE PARTICULAR FUNDS AND HOW WILL THEY BE DISTRIBUTED
Keywords: 998, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Your testimony will be distributed to committee members and any other member who requests it.
  • be in the list of 20 targeted industries, including welding, plumbing, electrical, manufacturing technology
  • create a study group that will, one, study the property value... ...studies, use, and effect on the distribution
  • establishment has improved, and the professionalism of the appraisal districts has increased along... with technology
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Session (Full Formal with Calendar) Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • federal requirements without the support of a trained professional, let alone adding the required technology
  • workers, which I think certainly needs to be part of this equation, but maybe also through increased technology
  • to pass the IM bill, this operation has identified the need and created the infrastructure and distribution
  • Distribution network needed to provide products to students who still need assistance.
  • work firsthand, and I've had the opportunity to help pack products at their volunteer events and distribute
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Senate considered a supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments focused on education, health, transportation, tax administration, and oversight. Senator Kennedy spoke in support of increasing funding for DTA caseworkers to improve SNAP access and reduce delays, but then withdrew the amendment by unanimous consent. Senator O’Connor’s amendment adding $500,000 for Free Period to provide free menstrual products in public schools was adopted, as was Senator Miranda’s $1 million METCO transportation and student support amendment. Senator Collins briefly proposed extending paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance coverage to graduate student workers, but withdrew that amendment for later discussion. Several amendments were debated and either adopted or rejected. Senator Tarr’s proposal to create oversight of the Group Insurance Commission and fund an Inspector General review was defeated after opposition argued existing oversight was sufficient. Tarr also offered amendments on MBTA deficiency fund withdrawals and on requiring 90 days’ notice before state tax code decoupling changes; both were rejected after standing votes. Senator Driscoll’s amendment for Randolph Public Schools restroom improvements was adopted, while his veterans student loan forgiveness amendment was withdrawn. Additional amendments were adopted for Bridgewater Middle School water filtration, Uffum’s Corner Health Center, and NeighborHealth’s pharmacy technician training program for local high school students. A major discussion centered on school funding and enrollment declines. Senator DiDomenico withdrew an amendment that would have provided $100 million to address Chapter 70 funding losses tied to enrollment drops, but he and Senator Collins used the floor to argue that districts facing declining enrollment and rising costs need a broader state response. The Senate also adopted a new draft of the supplemental budget and then passed the bill to be engrossed by a roll call vote, with 35 members in the affirmative and 4 in the negative. The chamber then adjourned to meet again Monday, and did so in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, a former Quincy mayor, state legislator, and clerk magistrate.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC-AEN Informational Briefing 10-16-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Uh once again, distribution. Okay.
  • <01:08:14.319> right all the food we're distributing right all the food we're distributing
  • So, um, we are now distributing again close to the same volume of food we were distributing during the
  • distributions live on all the bases here distributions live on all the bases here on<01:28:40.719>
  • :03.440> military, distributions both for military, distributions both for military, national<
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on how federal policy changes, tariffs, funding cuts, the federal shutdown, and delays in the farm bill are affecting Hawaii agriculture and food access. Opening remarks emphasized Hawaii’s heavy dependence on imported food and farm inputs, the state’s vulnerability to disruptions in USDA services, and the need for stronger state, county, and community coordination. Speakers also noted that immigration enforcement and broader global supply-chain pressures can affect local farm labor, production, and food availability. Sharon Herd, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, described both positive and negative federal impacts. She said Hawaii has benefited from some recurring grants and a large new $8.8 million federal grant, but also reported about $22 million in losses from suspended or terminated grants, including farm-to-school and water-related projects. She said some USDA programs, such as microgrants for food security and FISMIP, are currently suspended, while the specialty crop block grant remains active. She also said Hawaii farms declined from 7,328 to 6,569 between the 2017 and 2022 censuses and argued the state cannot rely on imports alone to feed its people. Amanda Shaw of Agriculture Stewardship Hawaii presented findings from federal funding cut reports. She said the first report, in March, identified about $88 million in potential cuts, and the newer report found $64.7 million in confirmed cuts and about $175 million in potential cuts. She said federal shifts are creating uncertainty for farmers, food-system organizations, and school and community food programs, and noted that 4,000 to 5,000 Hawaii farmers could receive less money because of changes to payment-factor provisions for socially disadvantaged farmers. She also said Hawaii has lost 18% of local USDA staff since September 2024, with possible further national reductions expected. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, and the chair noted that any legal questions, including the reported SNAP changes, would be for the Judiciary Committee to assess later.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/16/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • HB 2700, Technology Study Committee, Assistive Technology.
  • President Pro Tem, I move the Appropriations, Transportation and Technology amendment be adopted.
  • I think we need to use technology and emerging technology that is available.
  • Appropriations, Transportation and Technology at 1:30 in Senate Hearing Room 109.
  • Transportation and Technology at 1:30 in Senate Hearing Room 109.
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized guests including the doctor of the day, visiting family members, and representatives from the Arizona Chapter of the American College of Surgeons demonstrating Stop the Bleed techniques. Members also acknowledged a St. Patrick’s Day visit by the Speaker of the Irish Parliament and adopted a proclamation honoring Irish heritage and the Arizona-Ireland relationship. In Committee of the Whole, senators considered and advanced several bills. SB 1046, relating to information technology, was amended and given a do-pass recommendation. SB 1066, concerning civil liability and fraudulent scientific research, was amended with a floor amendment limiting liability for certain researchers, universities, and registered drug manufacturers, then advanced. SB 1332, relating to light rail expansion participation, was amended after debate over transit policy and state versus local control, and also received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1286, on veterinary prescriptions, was amended to adjust electronic prescribing timeframes for flea/tick and antimicrobial drugs and then advanced. On third reading, the Senate passed SB 1009 on school curriculum and AED training, SB 1086 on the Arizona health care cost and payment system, SB 1317 appropriating money to the Attorney General for a coordinated jail reentry program, SB 1580 appropriating money to the Department of Administration, SB 1582 funding school safety, SB 1709 on probation for dangerous crimes against children, SB 1550 appropriating money to the state treasurer, SB 1761 appropriating money to the University of Arizona, SB 1046, and SB 1286. Several members explained votes, including support for reentry programming and school safety, and opposition based on concerns about funding sources, judicial discretion, or program effectiveness. The House requested reconsideration of HB 4027 and HB 2444, and the Senate then recessed, received a list of bills for first reading and committee referral, announced committee meetings for the next day, and adjourned until March 17, 2026.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Feb 3rd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Force Base is the nation's center of excellence for military space science research and advanced technology
  • Vehicle Directorate, leading a team of over a thousand in advancing military space science and technology
  • Air Force Base, overseeing over 800 personnel developing directed energy technologies for military applications
  • including the amount of gross receipts for which the credit may be applied in a calculation for a distribution
  • Hey, did you know that the great enhancing technology that I have, which I actually support, is going
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/04/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • generators by each electric distribution generators by each electric distribution utility<00:32:
  • I'm going to be upfront with you on our technology.
  • <01:03:22.920> however with you on our technology however with you on our technology however
  • > so<01:03:25.400> I'm technology costs money and so I'm technology costs money and so
  • You need pretty extensive stormwater controls and sometimes special technology.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Judiciary Committee Apr 9th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Expedite the summary distribution process.
  • will from being entitled to a summary distribution as such under the act.
  • The remainder of the small estate would be distributed accordingly.
  • The remainder of the small estate shall be distributed to the surviving non-common law spouse.
  • Distribution statutes.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session Apr 16th, 2025 at 12:30 pm

North Dakota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a second year of the biennium for a technology position.
  • We're seeing a lot of advancements in technology with our blind or low-vision people, and there were
  • If we have the technology out there and a use for it, we need to have somebody that can show our clients
  • Indians into STEM is a program for Valley City that does the science camps and technology camps through
  • We the People is a civics program of $70,000. for Valley City that does the science camps and technology
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge, a quorum call, and approval of journal corrections. It then handled several House messages, appointing conference committees on Senate Bills 2004 and 2006 and House Bills 1018, 1019, and 1363, and re-referring House Bill 1216 to Appropriations. The chamber also adopted amendments to House Bill 1601, which would have expanded special assistant attorney general authority for certain offices, but the bill failed on final passage after strong opposition centered on preserving the Attorney General’s control and avoiding a solution in search of a problem. A major portion of the day focused on education funding. House Bill 1369 was amended to raise per-pupil aid from 2% and 2% to 3% and 3% and to increase the school construction loan transfer from $75 million to $100 million; supporters said this would help local schools and military base projects, while opponents raised questions about special education placement language and state coordination. The bill passed 44-3. House Bill 1013, the DPI budget, was also amended extensively to adjust staffing, funding sources, grants, meal assistance, teacher training, and other education programs; it passed 45-2. House Bill 2234, dealing with Choice Ready grants, was amended to shift funding away from general funds and toward federal or other sources, but then failed on final passage after the sponsor urged a red vote. The Senate also approved House Bill 1482, restricting bond and indebtedness elections for counties, cities, school districts, and park districts to primary or general election days, and House Bill 1332, creating a value-added agriculture facility incentive program with an emergency clause. House Bill 1010, the Insurance Department budget, passed unanimously after amendments reflecting the merger of the Securities Department into Insurance and adding staff and fee changes, while House Bill 1011, the separate Securities Department budget, failed because its funding was already included in HB 1010. House Bill 1584, a major pharmacy benefit manager reform bill, passed with an enforcement fund and new licensing/enforcement structure despite debate over ERISA and market transparency. In other action, the Senate concurred in House amendments and passed Senate Bills 2226, 2230, 2069, 2082, 2387, 2385, and 2186, with SB 2186 on parenting time interference and a child custody task force passing 27-20 after debate over whether the issue should be left to the courts. Senate Bill 2234, on Choice Ready grants, and Senate Bill 2243, on driver’s license points and traffic penalties, both failed after concurrence motions were adopted but final passage votes were overwhelmingly negative. The chamber also advanced Senate Bill 2291 to conference committee consideration near the end of the transcript.
NJ

New Jersey 2026-2027 Regular Session

Senate Session Jun 30th, 2026

New Jersey Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendments have been distributed according to the rules.
  • The amendments have been distributed according to the rules. Senator McGuckin moves the amendments.
  • The amendments have been distributed according to the rules. Senator McKeon moves the amendments.
  • projects and the establishment of certain review of projects utilizing advanced transmission technology
  • ... ...of projects utilizing advanced transmission technology.
Keywords: 1146, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Mar 19th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • in any shape or form. is only going to be included in this bill is for helping develop policy. distributing
  • And so when we distribute a public notice, we do it.
  • So we are very much following technology, all of that.
  • Technology, I know it is provided at no extra cost and the website Notices are outside the paywall so
  • of communication are not only time-consuming but also lack the efficiency and reach that modern technology
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Regulated Industries Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Current law allows beer to be distributed in recyclable containers, and Senate Bill 578 puts the wine
  • expands the means of delivering the statutorily required notice to the guests to reflect current technology
  • To the guests to reflect current technology.
  • Senate Bill 570 modernizes language to meet current industry standards, terminology, and technology.
  • , how often they're tied up... ...under what conditions they weather, vein, height distribution, how
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several bills, reporting each favorably after hearing sponsor presentations, public testimony, and member questions. SB 578 would allow wine to be sold in recyclable containers, aligning wine with beer container rules; it received support from Americans for Prosperity and passed without debate. SB 606 clarified when guests in public lodging or food service establishments may be removed for nonpayment, updated notice and checkout provisions, and removed a mandatory arrest requirement, with support from hotel and restaurant industry groups; it also passed favorably. Members then heard SB 202, which addresses a municipal water utility surcharge issue affecting Miami Gardens and North Miami Beach by requiring the utility to charge residents where the plant sits the same rate it charges its own residents. The sponsor and supporters described it as a fairness issue, while North Miami Beach argued it would shift costs and threaten utility finances; the bill was reported favorably. SB 570 modernized and clarified the scope of work for swimming pool and spa contractors, and SB 928, as amended, regulated non-approved disposable nicotine devices by restricting advertising and display, increasing inspections and penalties, and adding a school-buffer provision; both were reported favorably. The committee also approved SB 346, which repeals state preemption over local regulation of hoisting equipment and cranes, prompted by concerns after Hurricane Milton and a crane collapse in St. Petersburg. Supporters said local governments need authority to address storm-related crane safety, while industry representatives warned against patchwork regulation and said local oversight already exists in some areas. Finally, the committee took up SB 652, creating Veterinary Professional Associates to perform certain tasks, including limited surgeries under veterinarian supervision; animal welfare groups supported it as a way to expand access, while some veterinarians opposed the surgery provisions. The bill was reported favorably after amendment. The committee then began SB 354, a major overhaul of Public Service Commission oversight, including expanding the commission, adding financial expertise, tightening rate-setting and storm-hardening review, and increasing transparency for nonprofit water and wastewater utilities; the substitute amendment was adopted and public testimony was heard from consumer advocates and utility-related groups, but the transcript ends before final action on the bill.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • What I have here is groundbreaking artistic technology. This is a functional prop.
  • Number three, a natural right is distributed equally.
  • They are safe spaces, technology hubs, and educational centers, especially for low-income families and
  • We must demand greater accountability and transparency in the use of technology.
  • And I'm glad you distributed this. This is the dues invoice here.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Health Policy Feb 4th, 2025

Health Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're anticipated to publish the program distributions, as well as submit a report and the state plan
  • As required, the report details a variety of metrics related to the number and distribution of awards
  • Related to the number and distribution of awards for both programs, during the last fiscal year, 2023
  • opportunities aimed at exploring, investing, and promoting innovations in health care delivery and technology
  • , which include health care workforce, patient care innovations, cost reduction strategies, and technology
Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee received updates from the Agency for Health Care Administration and the Department of Health on implementation of 2024 health care laws. AHCA reviewed progress on workforce and reimbursement measures in Senate Bill 7016 and related bills, including FRAME and TEACH funding, graduate medical education reporting, behavioral health teaching hospitals, acute hospital care at home, advanced birth centers, non-emergent care access plans, and rural emergency hospitals. Agency officials said several programs are already operational or have begun payments, while others are still in rulemaking, federal approval, or report-preparation stages. Senators asked about timing, funding reversion concerns, and whether appropriated dollars would be spent on schedule, especially for behavioral health teaching hospitals and the new birth center category. The Department of Health then reported on practitioner licensure and public health programs. MQA described implementation of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, the Mobile Act licensure pathway, massage therapy enforcement changes, background screening expansion, liposuction safety requirements, pharmacist HIV post-exposure prophylaxis authority, and chiropractic dry needling. Public health staff updated the committee on FRAME and dental loan repayment, the Sinati screening grant program, the cancer research and innovation changes, the health care innovation council and loan program, the pediatric rare disease grant program, telehealth maternity care expansion, newborn screening for congenital CMV, the sickle cell registry and grants, and the swimming lesson voucher program. Members focused questions on how practitioners were being recruited to underserved areas, the pace of licensure approvals, and whether new programs were on track to use appropriated funds. The committee also heard a lengthy update from the Office of Medical Marijuana Use. The director reported more than 900,000 qualified patients, real-time seed-to-sale tracking now integrated across most dispensaries and labs, and ongoing compliance work on product testing, advertising, diversion, and patient safety. Senators questioned the decline in qualified physicians, how THC potency is labeled and verified, and what the agency can do about diversion to non-patients. The director said the office relies on complaints, inspections, lab audits, and coordination with law enforcement, and that patients can be suspended if violations are confirmed.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 3rd, 2026 at 09:03 am

House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, Alice, we're going to come back to you in case there are some technology problems.
  • We tried to create a similar fund a couple of years ago for distribution, so an investment fund.
  • So The story of water in 2017, our distribution of the Water Trust Board was zero.
  • And last year, we got our distribution of 165 million plus 200 million into the fund.
  • At that point we can distribute the funds and put the money in the ground.
Bills: HM26, HB243, HB109
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Jul 9th, 2025

New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • It gives us access to the distribution for the Water Trust Board. Board does, right?
  • The use of the EMS fund distribution, right?
  • So now we have around $15 million going into the EMS distribution, right?
  • Protection fund, or law enforcement protection fund, or now EMS fund distribution, coupled with the finance
  • That we had determined very early on was needed in order to effectively distribute the financing and
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/6/26 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have a geothermal technologies office and even have a 'Geothermal Everywhere' campaign.
  • They have a germ geothermal technologies office and even have a geothermal everywhere.
  • and population distribution.
  • and population distribution.
  • Speaker, some of the technology that when you put your name into a system, it says special characters
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The House took up Senate File 3432, a public safety bill requiring identifying equipment and insignia to be removed from emergency vehicles sold to the public. The chamber first adopted a House language amendment, then debated a broader security package that would fund judicial and courthouse security, Capitol security measures, short-term protection for legislators facing credible threats, State Patrol deficiency funding, and additional BCA analysts and investigators to assess threats statewide. Supporters framed the bill as necessary to protect public safety, democracy, and First Amendment activity at the Capitol and courthouses; they also said the package was pared down from larger requests and based on security reviews. The House adopted an A-1 amendment clarifying that BCA staff could investigate threats statewide, and later rejected a Schultz A-3 amendment that would have eliminated all appropriations in the bill. The A-3 was defeated on a 37-94 vote after the House upheld the Speaker’s ruling that a proposed school-safety secondary amendment was not germane, with that appeal decided 69-62. A major theme of debate was whether the Legislature should prioritize security for members and the Capitol before passing school safety funding. Several members argued they could not support spending tens of millions on Capitol and legislative security without first funding school safety for all students, including public, charter, private, and tribal schools. Others defended the bill as necessary because of recent threats and violence, including the June 14 tragedy, and said the Capitol security changes were based on professional recommendations. Some members also criticized the new security setup as overly restrictive or “security theater,” while supporters said the measures were needed to keep the public, staff, and lawmakers safe. After the A-3 was defeated, the bill was read for third time and members continued floor debate. The discussion remained split between those emphasizing immediate Capitol and legislative security needs and those insisting school safety should come first. Representative Agbaje then moved to table the bill, and the clerk began a roll call on that motion.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Natural Resources and Environment May 26th, 2026

Natural Resources & Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • Systems and injection-based and then CO2-assisted technologies, like what are we looking at or for?
  • hybrid, are three that I had been researching, whereas enhanced is basically using like fracking technology
  • to be able to pressurize, crack Using like fracking technology to be able to pressurize, crack the rock
  • As technology advances, the fact that Louisiana has an extremely long history of drilling capabilities
  • and borehole technologies and Drilling capabilities and borehole technologies, and advanced drilling
Keywords: 965, house, all
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • In this case, they were distributing cocaine and methamphetamine.
  • They didn't want to distribute fentanyl.
  • They were distributing cocaine and methamphetamine. They didn't want to distribute fentanyl.
  • So that may be an opportunity to consider smaller distribution of that or more free distribution of that
  • People are often engaged—people who may be distributing also may be using.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Xylazine convened its second meeting, approved the minutes from its June 23 meeting, and reviewed its timeline and working groups. The co-chairs said the commission’s final report is due to the House and Senate clerks by March 30, 2026, and outlined three working groups focused on regulation/oversight of xylazine, treatment and outreach for exposed patients, and education/training for first responders, clinicians, treatment providers, and people who use substances. Staff will schedule working group meetings, with group presentations planned for December 11, followed by commission meetings in February and March to review and finalize the draft report. Public comment centered on research and practical responses to xylazine contamination in the drug supply. Dr. Tracy Green of Brandeis reviewed recent studies showing severe xylazine-related wounds and amputations in Philadelphia, withdrawal symptoms, the value of wound identification tools, and the usefulness of drug checking in detecting xylazine even when users did not suspect it was present. She urged expanded low-barrier wound care, more access to medications for opioid use disorder, overdose prevention sites, housing, and trauma-informed care, while cautioning that stricter controls could push the market toward other dangerous alpha-2 substances. Commissioners asked about early wound identification, dilution/cutting strategies, supplier engagement, and how to reduce stigma and improve treatment access. Tia Johnson of Boston Medical Center and Boston Health Care for the Homeless testified that xylazine contamination still requires naloxone for overdose response, but sedation can last longer and may require low-dose naloxone, oxygen support, and low-threshold monitoring spaces. She emphasized that xylazine-associated wounds can heal with consistent care, but patients often lose access to services when sent to hospitals unnecessarily. Commissioners discussed reimbursement barriers, especially in MassHealth and behavioral health settings, and the need for wound care to be available within detox and treatment programs rather than requiring transfers. The meeting ended with agreement to continue working group planning and adjournment.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Mar 26th, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • The technology is proven, cost-effective, and far less expensive than developing new surface roads.
  • The amount of water you distribute as opposed to, or compared to, the amount of water that's delivered
  • And I know you all have a lot of technology that's being deployed to deal with this issue of water loss
  • harder per acre than lease properties used for the permitted volumes of the state-funded water distribution
  • Water transfers, if developed properly, can provide a flexible mechanism for distributing water to meet