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ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Employee Benefits Programs Committee May 7th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the RFP was actually distributed to our board last night.
  • They will be reviewing it and approving it, Distributed to our board last night.
  • Healthcare continues to be an area of concern, especially registered nurses, information technology.
  • Information technology, again, we've addressed—the programs have pointed toward those areas, the targeted
  • Committee, this bill draft is related to in-service benefit distributions. Beth, thank you, Mr.
Summary: The Employee Benefits Committee met to approve prior minutes, hear presentations on state employee health insurance, compensation, leave, and related policy issues, and then recess for lunch. PERS reviewed the history and structure of the state health plan, noting the long-standing state-paid family coverage, cost-control measures, wellness incentives, the current grandfathered PPO and high-deductible options, and the effects of recent benefit mandates such as insulin caps, prosthetic coverage, medication management, prescription copay changes, and ambulance balance-billing limits. Committee members questioned the fiscal impact of adding benefits and the possible cost of moving to a non-grandfathered plan, while PERS and HRMS emphasized that health insurance remains the top-ranked employee benefit and that any major plan changes should be considered carefully. HRMS also presented compensation comparisons showing state pay generally below private-market benchmarks, discussed targeted market equity adjustments, identified ongoing recruitment and retention concerns in fields like nursing, IT, engineering, and attorneys, and reviewed leave policies, tuition reimbursement, and family leave comparisons with neighboring states. Job Service provided labor market data showing low unemployment, high labor force participation, and wage growth that still trails some neighboring markets, and OMB explained that prevailing wage requirements apply to federally funded projects under Davis-Bacon, not to ordinary state contracts. After lunch, the committee took up the required process for health insurance mandate bills and adopted an amendment to Joint Rule 211. The amendment clarified that the deadline for submitting mandate measures is intended to allow time for all required reports, including both the cost-benefit analysis and any Employee Benefits Committee actuarial report, while leaving the existing deadline unchanged. The amendment was adopted on a roll call vote, with several members voting yes and a few no votes recorded. The committee then moved into its jurisdiction review of bill drafts, beginning with a bill that would automatically renew pre-tax dental and vision elections; members debated whether it had any actuarial or administrative impact on PERS or the state, and the chair explained that the committee’s role was only to decide whether further analysis was needed before later testimony and recommendations.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EEP Public Hearing - Thu Mar 13, 2025 @ 9:45 AM HST

Energy & Environmental Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • over the environment now distributed over the environment potentially<00:22:54.559> over<00:22
  • There's no technology to remove them.
  • to remove them there's no technology to remove them they<00:30:31.480> will<00:30:31.679>
  • agreement between the high technology agreement between the high technology development<01:28:04.119
  • Specifically, what technology we don’t know yet.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard several measures focused on water quality, waste management, aquifer protection, wastewater, and climate-related funding. SB 984 on water pollution drew opposition from DLNR and the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council, with the latter arguing the bill could unfairly blame landowners for runoff caused by terrain and storm events; the chair noted there were also supporters and commenters submitted in writing. SB 639 on underground storage tanks received support from the Department of Health, the Board of Water Supply, and the Sierra Club, with testimony emphasizing environmental restoration standards after jet fuel releases; no opposition was noted in the live testimony. SB 946 on wastewater management was presented as clarifying that the ban on discharging wastewater or raw sewage into state waters applies to treatment plants, and it drew support from the County of Maui, DOH, and Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition, with no questions or opposition raised in the hearing. The committee also heard SB 438 on waste disposal facilities near significant aquifers. DOH and the Water Commission offered comments, while the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Environmental Services opposed the bill because of a provision affecting ash recycling; the Board of Water Supply and Sierra Club supported the measure, and the Makakilo-Kapolei-Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board and Energy Justice Network raised concerns about fly ash and bottom ash recycling, landfill capacity, and potential contamination of aquifers. Testimony reflected a split between environmental protection concerns and arguments that the bill could block beneficial reuse of ash. The committee then took up HB 1395 on state funds, which would direct interest from the Emergency and Budget Reserve Fund to the general fund when the reserve exceeds the state’s target. The Governor’s office, emergency management, the State Energy Office, the Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority, the Nature Conservancy, and several other groups supported the bill’s climate-resilience intent, while the Tax Foundation and committee discussion raised concerns that the measure functioned mainly as a revenue transfer without a dedicated spending mechanism. Members discussed whether a special fund or legislative appropriation process would better ensure the money was used for climate mitigation and related projects.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 03/03/26

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • With advances in technology, the digital political ad landscape has also radically shifted over that
  • infeasible to do it is technologically infeasible to do so. so. so.
  • While that is being distributed, would you please describe the A3 amendment?
  • While that is being<00:53:54.920> distributed,<00:53:55.560> would<00:53:55.760> you
  • <00:53:55.880> please being distributed, would you please being distributed, would you please
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 4/28/26

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then the distributor is typically independent, family-run companies that distribute our beer.
  • fund and the tax advance distribution fund and the tax advance advancement<01:27:37.320> account<
  • Um it's technology neutral as long as you're recovering the materials and can prove it, um you would
  • Um it's technology neutral as long as you're recovering the materials and can prove it, um you would
  • Um it's technology neutral as long as you're recovering the materials and can prove it, um you would
Keywords: 1183, house
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • With respect to the attorney position, they would be sort of a specialist relating to voting technology
  • And for the three remaining positions, the information technology specialist would augment our existing
  • And so, you know, I just totally support and understand that this is outdated technology.
  • And so, you know, I just totally support and understand that this is an outdated technology.
  • that in present day is running on obsolete and unsupported technology.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The subcommittee heard a budget item on vehicle license fee backfill funding, where the Department of Finance said the administration was not proposing the requested $119 million for San Mateo County, Alpine, and Mono, arguing the payment is discretionary and that existing excess ERAF formulas should remain unchanged. Senator Becker and former Senator Jackie Speier testified that the money is owed under the VLF swap arrangement and that San Mateo County faces major service cuts without the backfill; Senator Cabaldon raised broader policy questions about county boundaries and the structure of the formula. The chair held the item open after public comment. The committee then reviewed Secretary of State budget proposals. The department requested funding for SB 851 implementation, including additional duties related to election litigation notice, voting system standards, and vendor reporting, with $1.1 million General Fund in 2026-27 and $807,000 ongoing for four positions and software. Members asked about election security, federal HAVA funding, staffing, and implementation timing; the department said current federal funds are expected to run out in 2027-28 and that it hopes to hire quickly once funded. The item was held open. The Secretary of State also presented the Cal Access Replacement System (CARS), seeking $11.8 million General Fund to finish the project and begin operations, and the notary automation replacement project, seeking $9.795 million in Business Fees Fund for continued development of the outdated notary system. Members focused on project delays, stakeholder input, and whether the funding requests matched prior plans; the department said both projects were still on their original funding tracks but had shifted timelines due to planning needs and election-related workload. Both items were held open. CalVet presented its department overview and then discussed the new 240-bed skilled nursing facility at Yountville, which is nearing completion and will replace the aging Holderman Hospital building. Members asked about the future of Holderman, other campus capital projects, and a payroll/fringe-benefit issue affecting some employees; CalVet said Holderman will continue to house some functions, the roofing and steam projects remain in progress, and the tax issue has been addressed with new procedures and repayment arrangements. The committee also discussed eliminating vacant positions under Control Section 4.12, with CalVet saying the positions were long-vacant CNA and related jobs and the LAO noting the Legislature had not concurred; Senator Cabaldon said he had no objection, and the item was held open. Finally, the California Arts Council gave an overview of its work and its cultural districts program, describing grants and technical assistance in all 58 counties and citing examples of local impact. Senator Smallwood-Cuevas strongly supported additional funding, including a proposed $50 million General Fund investment and a $10 million carve-out for cultural districts, arguing the program supports economic development, preservation, and community identity; council staff said the program is currently unfunded and has only been able to designate a fraction of applicants. Senator Cabaldon noted that many parts of the state still lack cultural districts and urged broader geographic representation. The item was informational and no vote was taken.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • The television show was distributed by Sony Corporation.
  • I want to talk about Medicare coverage for new technologies and innovation.
  • Doctors, I want to talk a bit about artificial intelligence in health care and technology.
  • And addressing this misuse of the technology seems to me of grave need to our society.
  • I was practicing And they wanted to talk about new technologies and this and that.
Summary: The committee convened to discuss critical issues surrounding the nomination of Michael Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. This meeting included a series of remarks from committee members who expressed divergent views on Falkender's qualifications and the implications of his appointment. Senator Wyden voiced strong opposition, arguing that Falkender represents harmful policies expected to be perpetuated under the current administration, especially concerning taxpayer privacy and IRS tactics. Meanwhile, other members defended Falkender, noting his extensive experience, including a commitment to transparency in government operations if confirmed.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Judiciary Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:15:00.760> park postcard stating that a technology park postcard stating that a technology
  • firms, medical technology firms, and biotech firms.
  • <00:21:26.480> firms,<00:21:27.480> medical<00:21:27.840> technology technology
  • firms, medical technology technology firms, medical technology firms,<00:21:29.000> and<00:21:
  • . technology. technology.
Summary: The Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee approved the minutes from March 25 and March 26, then took up House File 4077, a bipartisan bill authored by Representatives Greenman and Roach. The bill would prohibit municipalities from entering into non-disclosure agreements with private entities that restrict disclosure about land development, economic development, or publicly funded projects, while preserving existing Chapter 13 data practices rules and trade secret protections. The authors argued the bill is needed to prevent secret agreements and backroom decision-making that undermine public transparency, and they moved that the bill be re-referred to the general register. Several local officials and residents testified in support, including a St. Louis County commissioner, the mayor of Lonsdale, and residents from Farmington and Hermantown. Supporters said NDAs had been used in connection with data center and other development projects to keep elected officials and the public in the dark, eroding trust and limiting community input. They described the bill as a common-sense transparency measure and said existing law already protects legitimate trade secrets. Opposition came from the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce and the Minnesota Business Partnership, which argued that NDAs are often necessary in early-stage economic development discussions to protect sensitive business information and remain competitive with other states. They warned the bill could discourage investment, jobs, and tax growth, and said it would impose a one-size-fits-all state mandate that limits local discretion. Committee members then debated whether the bill was too broad and whether it should be narrowed to data centers; supporters responded that the issue extends beyond data centers to other forms of economic development. A roll call vote was requested on the motion to re-refer the bill to the general register, but the final vote result was not stated in the transcript excerpt.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Investment. (6-18-26)

Economic Development & Workforce Investment

Transcript Highlights:
  • .<00:10:03.680> They<00:10:04.360> uh technology.
  • They uh technology.
  • And then automated automation technology<00:41:38.720> growth.
  • So, those are the technology growth.
  • of distributed out of Louisville,<00:46:42.960> Kentucky.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Education Finance - 01/21/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh and here we have the distribution uh and here we have the long-term<00:13:51.399> historical
  • that that's fairly uh well distributed that that's fairly uh well distributed well<00:22:54.840>
  • distributed between black or well distributed between black or African-American<00:22:57.799> Asian
  • Facilities and technology spending has remained fairly constant at about 1% of the education budget,
  • <01:10:30.600> in um we have gone from a distribution in um we have gone from a distribution
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Education Finance Committee met on January 21 with a quorum present for the first meeting of the 2025 biennium. The co-chairs described the temporary power-sharing arrangement in the tied Senate, introduced committee staff and pages, and had members briefly introduce themselves and share what subject they would teach. After the introductions, the committee moved to a presentation from State Demographer Susan Brower. Brower reviewed Minnesota’s school-age population trends and projections, noting that the state had just under 1 million children ages 5 to 17 in 2023 and that, for the first time, the older adult population exceeded the school-age population. She said the school-age population is concentrated in the Twin Cities metro and other regional centers, and projected an overall decline of about 5% over the next 15 to 20 years, driven mainly by declining birth rates and long-running net outmigration of young adults. She also explained that growth is expected in some areas, especially along the I-94 corridor north of the metro, while northern regions are projected to see the largest declines. She clarified for members that her figures measure resident children, not school enrollment, and that boundary changes are not reflected in the district-level data. The presentation also covered demographic change among students. Brower said about 35% of Minnesota children ages 5 to 17 are children of color, with growing multiracial populations and increasing linguistic diversity. She reported that about 20% of school-age children have at least one foreign-born parent, and about 18% of enrolled students speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish, Somali, and Hmong the largest home languages. She also discussed child poverty, saying Minnesota’s rate is just under 10%, below the national rate of about 15%, and that poverty is concentrated in Minneapolis-St. Paul, some first-ring suburbs, and parts of northern Minnesota, including districts with larger Native populations. Members asked questions about whether the projections accounted for migration and whether open enrollment affected the figures; Brower said the data reflect where children live, not where they attend school, and that the projections are based on recent migration and birth patterns, with future changes more likely to come from international immigration than from domestic migration.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 04/07/26

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • , that when you put treatment technology, that when you put treatment technology, for<00:39:55.120
  • We also know that the permit limits are not based on health and safety, but are technology-based.
  • Thirty years ago, we didn't have the technology that we have now. But we still had to grow crops.
  • years ago, we didn't have the technology years ago, we didn't have the technology that<02:29:41.320
  • available did the best job technology available did the best job they<02:30:30.360> could.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Unauthorized sale or distribution. This is just when EMRs and EHRs were coming onto the scene.
  • It's unrealistic to expect the FDA to move as quickly as technology and advancements are.
  • But the thought is, is there anything we can do to use technology, whether it's algorithms or future
  • technology, to speed up the approval process?
  • So that's all real-time technology at work. It can get smarter with AI, moving past algorithms.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Energy Resources Mar 31st, 2025

Energy Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Commission Shift has concerns with carbon dioxide storage projects because this technology, especially
  • A lot of this technology is going to be from our oil and gas sector.
  • The first one has been built; you've proven that technology.
  • We can drill, in some places, 5,000 feet a day, and that's where technology has gotten us.
  • This is mostly due to advances... ...in technology from the oil and gas industry as well as supporting
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee Jun 23rd, 2026 at 10:00 am

Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • You have to have the technology.
  • It's really where technology meets the inputs necessary to apply that technology.
  • You have to have the technology.
  • It's really where technology meets the inputs necessary to apply that technology.
  • And it certainly can and will change as technology is developed.
Keywords: 908, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House energy committee approves HF75 2/18/25

Transcript Highlights:
  • any hydroelectric facility, regardless of size or operational date, to qualify as a carbon-free technology
  • any hydroelectric facility, regardless of size or operational date, to qualify as a carbon-free technology
  • She adds that modern hydroelectric facilities use advanced technologies to safely generate significant
  • <00:05:02.360> to<00:05:02.600> safely use Advanced Technologies to safely use Advanced
  • Technologies to safely generate<00:05:03.440> significant<00:05:04.000> amounts<00:05:
Keywords: 1183, house
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Health Policy Feb 11th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • would make a meaningful difference by enhancing access, strengthening the workforce, modernizing technology
  • We'll continue to tackle modernization of our technology systems with the aim of finding ways to spend
  • You've been able to embrace new technologies. You've prioritized mental health.
  • So right now, I cannot put an MMTC distribution space within 500 feet of a school, middle school, high
  • And if I want to put my distribution center in the shopping center that butts up to that, I could be
Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 1414 by Sen. Polsky on congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) education. The bill would require the Department of Health, working with medical experts, to create and distribute CMV educational materials to expectant and new parents or caregivers through hospitals, birth centers, and OB/GYN practices. An amendment removed a section that would have required instruction for medical professionals, and the amended bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute. The committee then took up a block of confirmations. Appointees on tabs 2 through 7 were recommended favorably in one vote, and Chavon Harris was separately confirmed as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration after extensive questioning. Senators praised her leadership and experience, while others raised concerns about Medicaid redeterminations, the state’s CORE modernization project, Hope Florida, and a DCF anti-marijuana ad campaign; Harris said she would follow up on some issues and defended the agency’s work on transparency, managed care oversight, and access to care. Her confirmation was recommended favorably, with Sen. Berman noting opposition. Several health-related bills were then heard and advanced. SB 186 by Sen. Garcia expanded epilepsy training requirements for school personnel, including charter school bus drivers, and was reported favorably. SB 902 by Sen. Garcia, after amendments narrowing dental workforce provisions and allowing certain seizure rescue medication delegation to family home health aides, was reported favorably; testimony focused on medical marijuana regulation, practitioner accountability, and concerns about park and child-care proximity restrictions. SB 196 by Sen. Sharif created a uterine fibroid research database with privacy protections and was reported favorably after emotional testimony from a patient and supporters. SB 688 by Sen. Rodriguez would reestablish licensure of naturopathic doctors; it drew both support and skepticism about diagnosis and treatment boundaries, but was reported favorably. SB 1574, Maddie’s Law, would add biliary atresia screening to newborn screening and was strongly supported by parents describing a delayed diagnosis; it was reported favorably. SB 878 on clinical laboratory personnel, SB 1092 on podiatric medicine and certain cellular/tissue-based products, and SB 1032 on medical marijuana registry timelines and veteran fee waivers were also reported favorably, while SB 1032 drew debate over longer renewal/supply periods. The committee then began SB 1760 on Medicaid oversight and program transparency, with the sponsor describing the bill’s creation of a joint legislative oversight committee and a legislative actuary.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials

Transcript Highlights:
  • Elizabeth, ask all the California Manufacturers and Technology Association in opposition.
  • the Baseline Program Guidelines, CSD can establish the CA LIHWAP in a timely manner and begin distributing
  • This technology places Imperial County at the heart of California's efforts to build a domestic supply
  • Jimmy Fremgen with Food Solutions Action representing the alternative protein technology sector in respectful
  • prohibits an individual business or other entity from selling, offering for sale, providing or distributing
Keywords: 988, house, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations May 5th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is Senate Bill 303 by Senator Cloud, creating the Interstate Technology Collaboration Act.
  • Senate Bill 303 by Senator Cloud creates the Interstate Technology Collaboration Act to provide for the
  • use of cooperative purchasing for information technology system procurement.
  • And amendment number five allows state agencies to purchase IT systems and technology off the Federal
  • Thomas Muley, Office of Technology Services. Mr.
Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 513 by Representative Young, which would regulate name, image, and likeness activity for intercollegiate and interscholastic athletes, especially high school athletes. Young said the bill reflects recommendations from a task force and sets guardrails such as parental consent and prohibited NIL categories. The committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill favorably as amended. Members then heard several Senate bills from Senator Mizell and Senator Cloud. Senate Bill 233 would create a statewide data exchange compact to allow state agencies to share information more efficiently; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 300 would make various changes to the Procurement Code, including auction techniques, sole sourcing for consulting services in limited cases, and procurement process clarifications; it was reported favorably. Senate Bill 303 would allow executive branch agencies to buy or share technology solutions with other states and use the federal GSA schedule, and it was reported favorably as amended. Senate Bill 411, removing a 20-year lease limitation for certain Orleans Parish state property, was also reported favorably. The committee spent substantial time on House Bill 660 and House Bill 719, both dealing with district attorney funding and staffing. HB 660 would raise the state warrant amount for assistant district attorney salaries from $50,000 to $60,000, with supporters arguing it is needed to recruit and retain prosecutors; an opposition witness argued the state should fund both prosecutors and public defenders more equitably. The committee adopted an amendment making the bill effective only upon appropriation and reported it favorably as amended. HB 719 would increase the number of assistant district attorney warrants statewide, with most of the new warrants directed to Baton Rouge, St. Tammany, and Caddo; it too was amended to be subject to appropriation and reported favorably as amended. House Bill 596, which would have created an inactive well-feet assessment credit for oil and gas operators, was voluntarily deferred after concerns that it could reduce funding for the oil field site restoration fund. Later, the committee reported favorably as amended House Bill 802, which redirects existing revenue to watershed and flood restoration work in the Amite River Basin, and House Bill 940, which creates a task force and rules framework for law enforcement responses to unlawful drone activity. It also reported favorably House Bill 76 on coverage for orally administered anti-cancer medications, House Bill 950 on consumer protection materials for seniors, and began discussion of House Bill 1028, which would require higher Medicaid reimbursement rates for non-emergency medical transportation providers.
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations - Room 216, 5 February, 2026; 8:30 AM

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Really, the bulk of this increase is for technology to improve our database and website.
  • improve<00:02:50.319> our<00:02:50.800> our<00:02:51.200> data for technology
  • to improve our our data for technology to improve our our data our<00:02:51.920> database<00:
  • and technology um increases and modifications.<00:11:50.160> They<00:11:50.320> had<00
  • Thank you, Madam Chair. >> What about your use of technology regarding licenses? Is that current?
Summary: The committee first heard from the Board of Registration for Foresters, which said it is self-funded through applications and renewals and receives no general fund support. The board requested a budget increase from $62,755 to $77,035, mainly for technology upgrades to its database and website, a social media presence, and about $3,000 more for board travel. Members asked about contractual expenses, staffing, renewals, reserves, and office location; the witness said most renewals are now online, the board has a reserve but he did not know the exact amount, and the board is leased space in the Robert E. Lee Building. No vote was taken, and the chair moved on to the next agency. The Mississippi Board of Examiners for Social Workers and Marriage and Family Therapists then presented its budget and operational needs. The board described its 10-member structure, three employees, and oversight of about 4,450 social workers and 210 marriage and family therapists. It explained that a prior $50,000 deficit appropriation was approved too late to spend, and asked to include that amount in the current budget for technology upgrades and equipment. The board also requested salary increases, additional travel funds, money for out-of-state compact participation, more contractual funds for database enhancements and digitizing records, and one additional computer. Members questioned the board about its large cash balance, staffing, office location, and the social work compact; the board said it has about $1 million in cash, is in leased space at Old River Place, and needs database changes to support the compact. No action or vote was taken. Finally, the Cosmetology and Barbering Board discussed major licensing and regulatory changes and its budget request. The board said it had already adopted a passing score for the licensure exam, ended the practical exam, extended testing approval periods, removed barriers to temporary work permits, and opened a path for apprenticeships, mobile establishments, and online licensing software. It also described recommendations in SB 2566, including a low-income first-license fee waiver, sanitation warnings, reduced education and instructor-hour requirements, and removal of some display requirements. The board said these changes had already led to new applications and test signups. On the budget side, it said it was withdrawing a prior request for $6,340 for practical-exam contractors because that exam was eliminated, but still sought $120,000 for certified mail, $49,000 for recruitment and retention salaries, and continued flexibility for possible live-streaming requirements under pending legislation. Senators asked whether the practical exam had been eliminated and whether the board could still ensure competency and inspections; the board said skills are still assessed through program completion and theory testing, and it asked to retain inspector positions because it oversees roughly 6,000 to 6,500 licensed shops and salons with only two inspectors.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 12, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Everybody knows that technologies.
  • like tasers and similar technologies like tasers and similar technologies exist<00:52:47.599>
  • where through the use of technology where through the use of technology people<00:58:52.240>
  • to the best less than legal technologies to the best less than legal technologies for<01:05:58.000
  • people getting this type of technology. people getting this type of technology.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 3/24/25

Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • A copy has been distributed to members.
  • <00:30:58.399> to tools and cutting edge technology to tools and cutting edge technology to
  • I don't ancient technology with AI?
  • Our ability from a technology perspective, uh, in today's technology marketplace, to interface with those
  • Current law has mandatory... the tech technologies and capabilities the tech technologies and capabilities
Keywords: 1183, house