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• that's the price for one chair. it may be, the member is always allowed to negotiate it down and get violation
• Since the governor directed agencies to look for ways that government can move at the speed of business
• all want and certainly What you probably want in the legislature is compliance rather than chasing violators
• In some cases, violators need to be chased and be held to account.
• The when a member of the public, either a regulated entity is being is being punished for violating a

Bills: HB10, HB 12, HB675, HB10, HB12

Keywords: regulatory reform, government efficiency, administrative law, rulemaking, agency deference, judicial review, de novo review, Texas Government Code, Administrative Procedure Act, state agencies, plain language, regulatory burden, regulatory reduction, cost-benefit analysis, fiscal note, public benefits and costs, contested case, rule challenge, Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office, advisory panel

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• And this makes home solar impossible to deploy at the speed and scale needed in Massachusetts.
• So a lot of folks came together to really center around how we can leverage software to speed up some
• Our current speed record on this is four days start to finish on getting a jurisdiction from seeing a
• Our current speed record on this is four days start to finish on getting a jurisdiction from seeing a
• So that's the speed version of an overview of our product and what we do. I've got appendix slides.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on ways Massachusetts can accelerate solar deployment, lower costs, and preserve reliability as electricity demand rises and federal support for solar and other renewables changes. Chair Creem opened by emphasizing solar’s role in meeting climate mandates and peak demand, citing June heat-wave data showing behind-the-meter solar reduced wholesale prices and saved ratepayers money. Commissioner Elizabeth Mahoney of DOER said Massachusetts has grown from 3 MW of solar in 2008 to 3.5 GW today, highlighted SMART 3.0 as a flexible, evergreen incentive program, and said DOER is working on updated rates, interconnection reforms, flexible interconnection, net crediting, and a petition to the DPU to speed implementation. She also said Massachusetts joined the lawsuit over canceled federal Solar for All funding. Committee members and witnesses discussed several policy changes to speed projects before federal tax credits expire, including automated permitting, remote inspections, faster interconnection, and changes to caps on municipal and regional solar development. Senator Barrett pressed Mahoney on whether the 10 MW municipal cap and regional caps should be lifted, and on whether the state should increase its solar tax credit to offset the loss of the federal residential credit. Mahoney said the municipal cap should be revisited and that interconnection cost allocation and other market issues need to be worked out before lifting broader caps. She also said DOER is open to automated permitting and is already developing a permitting portal under the 2024 climate law. Industry and advocacy witnesses largely supported streamlining measures. Sunrun’s Bronte Payne urged removal of a proposed requirement that all net-metered facilities enroll in SMART, and recommended automated permitting, remote inspections, flexible interconnection, better hosting-capacity information, consumer protections, and continued support for Connected Solutions and virtual power plants. Permit Power’s Hannah Bernbaum and Solar App’s Matthew McAllister argued that smart permitting and remote inspections can significantly reduce soft costs and delays, with McAllister saying Solar App now operates in over 320 jurisdictions and saves about three weeks on average. They said remote inspections are already common and can be done safely with photos, video, and qualified third parties. Community solar and clean energy advocates, including CCSA’s Kate Daniel and Vote Solar’s Lindsay Griffin, supported a 10 GW solar target by 2035, a higher refundable state tax credit for low-income households, interconnection reforms, flexible interconnection, and preserving the option to build outside SMART so projects can retain renewable energy certificates. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and members requested follow-up materials and draft language from witnesses.

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• video to 911, giving dispatchers real-time situational awareness, improving responder safety and speeding
• video to 911, giving dispatchers real-time situational awareness, improving responder safety and speeding
• video to 911, giving dispatchers real-time situational awareness, improving responder safety and speeding
• video to 911, giving dispatchers real-time situational awareness, improving responder safety and speeding
• video to 911, giving dispatchers real-time situational awareness, improving responder safety and speeding

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:10 Office of the Attorney General 00:00:58 Office of Homeland Security 00:17:39, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government heard presentations on several Attorney General and Homeland Security budget items. Amy Burke of the Department of Child Support Services said the program inherited a structural shortfall of more than $13 million after the transition from CHFS, including about $14 million in federal child support incentive funds that had been used to cover core operating costs and county attorney contracts. She explained that federal law requires incentive funds to supplement, not supplant, baseline services, and said the Attorney General’s budget request seeks general fund support to replace that gap and help balance the program going forward. Members asked for clarification on the misuse of the funds, the size of the shortfall, and whether the requested money would be unrestricted; staff said the intent is to use it as a contract offset for core services. Commissioner Rich Ferretti then presented the Department of Criminal Investigations’ request for additional staffing and a Western Kentucky Digital Forensics Lab. He said DCI wants one additional special victims unit investigator and one digital forensic examiner to handle increasingly digital cases involving child exploitation, sexual assault, human trafficking, and technology-facilitated abuse. He also described plans for a lab in Mayfield, co-located with the new Mayfield Police Department facility, to reduce travel time, speed forensic processing, and improve access for rural communities. Committee members responded positively and asked no substantive questions. Finally, the Office of Homeland Security outlined Kentucky’s Next Generation 911 project. Officials said the current 911 system was built for landlines, while most calls now come from mobile devices, and the upgrade will add precise location routing plus text, photo, and video capability. Shelley Clark described the funding model, including wireless subscriber fees and a dedicated tech fund, and reviewed progress on mapping, vendor selection, and migration to the new platform, with completion expected by July 2027. Members asked about local maintenance costs and the impact on rural areas; officials said maintenance is local but supported in part by collected funds, and implementation will not be delayed for rural localities. The meeting concluded with no votes or formal actions taken.

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• You need to make sure that your budget people and your procurement people are up to speed on what it
• So get your budget and procurement teams up to speed.
• Keeping your customers up to speed on that has to be job one. You've got to be a partner in this.
• change that has taken place, in large part because of the role of artificial intelligence, is the speed
• something that is really going to help a lot, and it's also going to be able to help us respond at speed

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity and the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management held a joint informational hearing focused on maximizing the value of state cybersecurity investments, especially by fully using security features already included in existing vendor contracts. The first panel included representatives from Microsoft, Zscaler, and Palo Alto Networks, who described the products and services they provide to California and generally agreed that agencies often have strong adoption in some areas but still face challenges from tool overlap, limited staff, lack of awareness of available features, and the need for ongoing training and configuration support. They also discussed major threats such as ransomware, data loss, attack-surface exposure, IoT/OT vulnerabilities, and the growing role of AI in both attacks and defenses. Members pressed the vendors on whether state departments underuse purchased cybersecurity tools, how to improve utilization, and how to address the cybersecurity workforce shortage. The vendors said utilization is often constrained by staffing, procurement complexity, and the need to align tools with agency missions and maturity levels, but emphasized that training, leadership buy-in, and regular vendor-agency collaboration can improve results. They also discussed how AI can help with phishing triage, data-loss prevention, and security operations, while warning that agencies must manage AI safely and with human oversight. The second panel featured officials from the Department of Technology, Cal OES/CalSIC, and the California Military Department. They described statewide oversight efforts including audits, independent security assessments, continuous monitoring, advisory services, vulnerability disclosure programs, and workforce development initiatives such as the Information Security Leadership Academy and Cybersecurity Education Summit. Officials said some underutilization is real, but it is often tied to differing agency maturity, overlapping tools, and deliberate feature restrictions to reduce attack surface and complexity; they emphasized a balanced approach using people, process, and technology, with plans of action and milestones to hold departments accountable. They also noted federal uncertainty around MS-ISAC and the state and local cybersecurity grant program, saying California is advocating through federal partners and monitoring the impact. The hearing ended after public comment and adjournment.

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• It was aimed at authorizing the New Mexico Department of Transportation to place automated speed enforcement
• governments to approve a local ordinance and to make a request to the Department of Transportation to place speed
• And but what law does not provide for is for DOT to place automated speed enforcement cameras on, on
• it wasn't that it reduced collisions, it was that it could reduce fatalities because of the reduced speed
• order to have industrial opportunities as well as what it looks like and the reality of these high speed

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• governor led the way on creating Accelerate Mississippi is that we saw there was a gap in offering speed
• as they bring someone in and we're going through a bit of a laborious process that takes away the speed
• as they bring someone in and we're going through a bit of a laborious process that takes away the speed
• We're going through a bit of a laborious process that takes away the speed that we're looking for, that

Keywords: Economic and Workforce Development - Room 216, 30 January, 2026; 9:45 AM, 925, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up Senate Bill 2417 on employment telework policies. The chair explained the bill was intended to give agencies, boards, and other groups clear authority to set telework policies, noting much of the issue arose during COVID and that the Personnel Board may already have adopted similar rules. The committee adopted a title-sufficient do pass motion and reported the bill out without opposition. Next, the committee considered Senate Bill 2419, a child care workforce proposal from Senator Boyd. The chair described it as a companion to another finance bill and said it would create an employee child care tuition assistance partnership program to help address child care costs that can keep people out of the workforce. The bill was moved as title sufficient do pass and reported out. The committee then advanced Senate Bill 2671, which would bring forward code sections related to state salary-setting and economic development hiring, especially for positions such as MDA and Accelerate Mississippi leadership that are not currently at market rates. Senate Bill 2672 was also advanced; it concerns code sections tied to economic development and Accelerate Mississippi’s role in recruiting, training, and speeding business investment and startup in the state. Both bills were reported out on title-sufficient do pass motions. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2678, a proposal by Senator Taylor to index unemployment benefit duration to the state or regional unemployment rate. Taylor said the bill would shorten benefits when jobs are plentiful and extend them when unemployment is high, citing other states that use similar systems. Members asked whether the measure should be based on state, region, or county data, and the chair agreed it should be made region-specific or county-specific if needed. The committee then adopted a title-sufficient do pass motion, reported the bill out, and adjourned on a motion to rise and report.

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• So, the court's analysis was very simply that it violated, and just let me get my notes out here.
• So, the court's analysis was very simply that it violated, and just let me get my notes out here.
• analysis was that it basically violates analysis was that it basically violates uh<00:35:45.839>
• I apologize for not observing and speeding um pushing ahead. >> That's all right. Okay.
• and speeding um pushing ahead. ahead. ahead.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:17:09.520> or about reducing some bureaucratic or about reducing some bureaucratic or speeding
• up some regulations or, you know, speeding up some processes, what other areas would you be working
• okay, this is what we can allow out of the stack so as to prevent contributing to a groundwater violation
• 01:47:37.360> to<01:47:37.520> a<01:47:37.679> groundwater<01:47:38.280> violation
• contributing to a groundwater violation contributing to a groundwater violation we<01:47:39.280>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:00:15.599> our accountable when they violate our accountable when they violate our rights
• legacy of King and Parks and Lewis and other civil rights heroes, not the side moving at breakneck speed
• <01:19:51.040> to<01:19:51.360> try<01:19:51.520> to moving at breakneck speed
• to try to moving at breakneck speed to try to break<01:19:51.920> up<01:19:52.400> majority
• As a veteran and as a sportsman, I believe it is a gross violation of due process to say that a veteran

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• ><00:39:56.720> decisions Factors like sea level rise due to climate change, child labor violations
• Mateo was born in 1941 in Tijana and immigrated to the United States as a child. you violate the law
• and one of our you violate the law and one of our longest<02:21:02.880> standing<02:21:03.359>
• And then, of course, there's the matter of high-speed rail, which was supposed to be a full functioning
• high-speed rail line from San Francisco to Los Angeles in 2020, six years ago.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• enforcement, stop sign violations, and then, when you pull people over, check their registrations at
• your regular enforcement, speed your regular enforcement, speed enforcement,<00:28:56.080> other
• How many times do you stop somebody for violating collecting seaweed at night?
• How many times do you stop somebody for violating collecting seaweed at night?
• How many times do you stop somebody for violating collecting seaweed at night?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's already fair to say that it's a misdemeanor to violate a court order; it's contempt of court, you
• a court order it's to uh violate a court order it's contempt<00:07:18.479> of<00:07:18.680>
• a a court order should that to violate a a court order should be<00:07:23.639> contempt<00:07
• To violate a court order should be contempt of court, really it is.
• The places where we find that there are violations of water quality standards or other kinds of violations

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The problem with 2077 is it opens the door to hunting from motor vehicles, which is a violation of the
• Hunting from a motor vehicle is in violation of the spirit of fair chase.
• of the spirit of fair is in violation of the spirit of fair chase.<00:16:00.560> So,<00:16:00.880
• Thank you, Representative Dunn, for getting us up to speed. Thanks. The bill is withdrawn.
• Thank you, Representative Dunn, for getting us up to speed. Thanks. 3 o'clock.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm gonna speed up the process here. Ought to pass. Who says we don't pass things? Right. Right.
• <04:27:41.840> freedom<04:27:42.159> of violating the laws, right?
• freedom of violating the laws, right?
• So it has a governor on it that controls that high speed. >> And so, therefore, if you say, 'Boy, this
• >> that controls that how the high speed >> that controls that how the high speed and

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• See, we can sometimes speed things up here."
• > good thank you see we can we could good thank you see we can we could sometimes<05:03:38.160> speed
• > up<05:03:39.040> here<05:03:39.958> thank<05:03:40.400> uh sometimes speed
• things up here thank uh sometimes speed things up here thank uh and<05:03:40.878> and<05:03:41.120
• where the dep dep Department violations where the dep dep Department of<05:54:36.760> Environmental

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining that it maintains and operates 96 state buildings and uses annual facility walkthroughs, condition assessments, and rough cost estimates to rank projects for the governor’s capital budget. Officials described how requests are triaged, how the governor’s office and Public Works refine estimates, and how the resulting capital budget book serves as legislative intent for approved projects. They also noted that this year the governor’s office asked for estimates on all selected projects, which increased workload but reduced detail. The department highlighted several requested projects, including $1.5 million for the ERP system sustainability fund, which officials said is critical because the state is upgrading its core financial, HR, and budget system to the cloud. Other priorities included courthouse HVAC and boiler work, brick repointing at the State House annex/main building, window replacement at the Spalding building, and elevator replacement on the hospital campus. Officials also said the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and asked the committee to consider funding closer to historic levels. The committee then reviewed lapse and reallocation items. DAS said most older projects are still in design, bid, or construction because projects now take four to six years rather than two to three, in part due to ARPA-related workload and post-COVID construction backlogs. Members discussed lapsing $81,000 from the completed Spalding roof project and redirecting small remaining balances from several 2019 projects toward the Hillsboro County South cell block project through the Capital Project Overview Committee. Officials also confirmed ARPA-funded projects are expected to be completed before the December 2026 deadline and explained that the ERP system is the main state IT exception outside DOIT’s usual centralized control, though it still requires DOIT consultation and approval.

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• Uh, we recently had opened, uh, in the fall of 2025 our Speed School.
• opened uh in the fall of 2025 our speed opened uh in the fall of 2025 our speed school.<00:09:06.880
• :09:15.839> the and the growth that we see within the and the growth that we see within the speed
• :16.959> know,<00:09:17.120> the<00:09:17.279> fact<00:09:17.360> that speed
• school. you know, the fact that speed school. you know, the fact that there's<00:09:17.760> a

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard presentations from the University of Louisville and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) on their strategic plans, enrollment trends, and budget priorities. University of Louisville President Bradley highlighted the university’s new five-year strategic plan, its R1 research status, community-engaged and opportunity college classifications, record enrollment of 25,005 students, and its role in serving first-generation, Pell-eligible, military-connected, and rural students. He also emphasized the university’s economic and workforce impact, including athletics, nursing, dentistry, and a recent Speed School building, and previewed major capital and program requests: a $142 million STEMH building, a $15 million one-time request for National Cancer Institute-related cancer research, and $5.3 million for the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He also discussed a planned $260 million health sciences building and the university’s efforts to expand health care access beyond Louisville through regional sites and residency partnerships. Members responded positively, with Representative Tipton asking about agency bond projects and regional health outreach, and President Bradley saying the university is evaluating debt capacity and exploring smaller projects while noting that the STEM building request would rely on state-funded debt service. He described UofL Health’s expansion into places such as Bullitt County, Shelbyville, Madisonville, and Paducah, and its efforts to train physicians for rural practice. Representative McCool praised the university’s military-friendly designation and cancer research priorities and noted personal family ties to UofL. Michaela Aman, a sophomore from Letcher County, also testified about how UofL has supported her as a rural student and emphasized the university’s commitment to opportunity and social mobility. KCTCS President Ryan Quarles and CFO Todd Kilburn then presented the system’s enrollment, completion, and workforce-training results. They said KCTCS now serves more than 110,000 students, graduated a record 24,000 students last May, and has moved from 45th to 4th nationally in graduation rate. They also highlighted that over half of students are first-generation, 60% work while enrolled, 70% of graduates work in Kentucky, and 74% graduate with no student loan debt. KCTCS described its common-course-numbering agreement with Morehead State as part of a broader transfer simplification effort, and said it trains about 200,000 Kentuckians annually when including workforce training and firefighter instruction. The system also outlined efficiency measures, including property sales, a new bookstore contract projected to save $4.3 million over five years, and a new evaluation process for real estate and facilities. KCTCS’s budget and capital requests included operating funding tied to enrollment growth, support for the TRAINs program, the ECTC training facility at Glendale, continued support for Health Force Kentucky, three capital construction projects at Jefferson, Bluegrass, and Gateway, and asset preservation funding focused on safety and security upgrades. Quarles also referenced House Bill 5, saying it would expand KCTCS’s correctional education and re-entry work and could help reduce recidivism. Members asked about the bill and its impact, and KCTCS said it already provides instruction in jails and prisons and sees the proposal as an extension of that work.

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• The Oklahoma Veterans Council is proud to announce that the 2026 Veteran Family of the Year is the Speed
• LaJ Speed has dedicated her life to helping fellow women veterans through the foundation, a nonprofit
• Together, the Speed family continues a remarkable legacy of compassion, service, and dedication to Oklahoma's
• Please join me in congratulating the Speed family on receiving the 2026 Veteran Family award.

Bills: HCR1030, HB1370, SB893, SB2, SB1589

Keywords: legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation

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• Efforts are also needed to address speed on our roadways.
• Speed effect on crash severity is more pronounced for pedestrians and bicyclists who do not have the
• Speed limit policy, enforcement, engineering vehicle technology all have a role to play in slowing down
• All of our equipment was an hour off when we went to pick up all the speed data and we had to adjust

Keywords: daylight saving time, Sunshine Protection Act, health impacts, clock change, legislative discussion

Summary: The committee meeting was dedicated to discussing significant legislative topics, focusing particularly on the implications of daylight saving time (DST). Senator Scott advocated for the Sunshine Protection Act, which aims to eliminate the twice-yearly clock changes and keep daylight saving time year-round. He emphasized the negative health impacts associated with DST, including increased risks of heart attacks and accidents immediately following the time changes. Various witnesses provided personal testimonies and expert opinions, highlighting the confusion and health disruptions caused by the current time change practices.

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• That's the engineer that's out on a job site, working oftentimes right alongside speeding traffic and
• Um, working often times right alongside<00:06:37.440> speeding<00:06:38.080> traffic<00
• :06:38.880> and<00:06:39.280> have<00:06:39.600> seen alongside speeding traffic
• and have seen alongside speeding traffic and have seen with<00:06:40.160> my<00:06:40.319>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• speed limit for implements of husbandry. speed limit for implements of husbandry.
• Section 24 on page 64 is the speed limit in the city of Medford and on Steel County Highway 12.
• limit increase as limit bill or speed limit increase as well<01:34:15.280> as<01:34:15.520>
• <01:49:11.280> So moving above the speed of traffic.
• So moving above the speed of traffic.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all