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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs Apr 28th, 2025
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- ASR technology is not widely available at this time and was not considered when the rules were written
- And what we know now from technology, I think we didn't know then, enables these sorts of developments
- Not as many technologies and different equipment kind of overrode the labor cost.
- There are, but again, technology is... is decreasing the demand for migrant labor.
- They have different types of technology for these batch plants, but they're not as good as a municipal
Keywords:
migrant labor housing, migrant housing, farmworker housing, migrant agricultural worker, agricultural labor, farm labor contractor, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, TDHCA, civil penalty, housing code enforcement, sanitation, occupancy standards, retaliation, worker complaint, language access, Spanish-language outreach, H-2A visa, temporary agricultural workers, unlicensed housing, rural housing
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 19th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Career certificates and applied technology diplomas are those non-college credit offerings at the district
- Career certificates and applied technology diplomas are those non-college credit offerings at the district
- The Applied Technology Diploma is a non-college credit certificate that really has embedded articulation
- So again, about 39 districts offer career certificates, I think 15 districts offer applied technology
- Higher cost programs like welding technology, aviation airframe, and mechanic, we actually split high
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee for Higher Education met to review Florida’s workforce and Florida College System funding models as part of budget planning. Chair Harrell opened by emphasizing the state’s growing focus on technical education and workforce pathways, and the committee first heard from Tara Goodman of the Department of Education on district workforce education. Goodman explained the programs funded through district workforce dollars, including career certificates, applied technology diplomas, registered apprenticeship, and adult general education, and described the model’s reliance on lagged enrollment, program cost weights, local tuition offsets, and supplemental factors such as disability services, GED testing, and minimum funding for small rural districts. She also noted federal support through Perkins and WIOA and said the model is used to determine unmet need and guide appropriations. In response to questions, she said health care programs are generally among the higher-cost offerings and may be supplemented by pipeline funds.
The committee then heard from Kathy Hebda, Chancellor of the Florida College System, on the college system’s funding model. Hebda described the main funding sources, including the program fund, student success incentive funds, pipeline funds, tuition and fees, and performance-based incentives, and explained that the current model was developed by the 28 college presidents under legislative direction. She said the model uses a three-year average FTE, weights workforce enrollment more heavily than non-workforce enrollment, gives significant weight to completions, includes a small-college factor and regional cost differentials, and also provides targeted funding to bring colleges up to a floor based on per-FTE funding. Senators asked about colleges below the target, cost differences among programs, faculty salaries, and health insurance costs; Hebda said the model is meant to provide flexible operating dollars that colleges can use for those expenses, but specific salary and benefit decisions are left to the institutions.
Seminole State College President Georgia Lorenz also testified in support of the college funding model, saying it holds institutions accountable for enrollment and completions, can be adjusted to reflect state priorities like workforce, and addresses differences in size and regional costs. No bills were voted on, and the committee adjourned after brief closing remarks thanking Seminole State College and the presenters.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm here to express our support for Senate Bill 266 on behalf of the Engine Technology Forum.
- about 96% of all cars sold in the U.S., as well as major tier-one suppliers and other automotive technology
- And it's changed since I was running the auto body shop, as you've got technology to issue, deal with
- They're all hybrids or fully electric, which has a whole new set of technology, which can be disturbed
- And it's changed since I was running the auto body shop, as you've got technology to issue, deal with
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure heard testimony on a wide range of bills involving consumer protection, auto regulation, alcohol licenses, and professional licensure. A major focus was legislation to require a one-hour domestic violence awareness training for salon and cosmetology licensees (H.323/S.200), supported by District Attorney Marion Ryan, law enforcement, and a salon industry witness who described the program’s value in identifying and helping victims. The committee also heard strong support from the Attorney General’s office for auto consumer protection legislation (S.228/H.379) that would expand used-car warranty protections, extend the Lemon Law return period to seven days after receipt of the vehicle, raise the mileage cap to 200,000 miles, and increase dealer surety bonds to $50,000. Independent dealers opposed those changes, arguing they would burden small businesses and that dealer education, not expanded liability, was the better solution.
The committee also took testimony on bills related to vehicle financial products and repair information. A trade association supported GAP waiver legislation (H.4188/S.281), saying it would create clear consumer protections and standard disclosures. On right-to-repair and heavy-duty vehicle service information (S.266), engine and truck manufacturers supported an exemption for commercial vehicles, while others argued that releasing service data to the general public could create safety, cybersecurity, and emissions risks. The committee then heard extensive testimony on auto dealer franchise and warranty reimbursement legislation (S.201/H.406), with dealer groups supporting changes to warranty labor reimbursement and manufacturer groups opposing them as costly and unnecessary. Manufacturers from GM, Volvo, Toyota, Hyundai, Mazda, and others said their current time-study and appeals processes already compensate dealers fairly and that the bill would raise costs for consumers.
In addition, the committee heard testimony on H.333, which would move auto damage appraiser licensing from the Division of Insurance to the Division of Occupational Licensure. Collision repair advocates supported the change, saying the current board structure leads to repeated dismissals of complaints and lacks accountability, while emphasizing that the bill is intended to protect consumers and ensure proper repair reimbursement. The hearing also included testimony in support of a local alcohol license petition for Westwood and a separate local alcohol measure for a town grant license. At the end of the hearing, the chairs announced that all docketed bills had been heard, noted that a joint poll would be held on H.4184, and the committee voted to adjourn by voice vote.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Oklahoma Education Commission Feb 26th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Oklahoma Education Commission
Transcript Highlights:
- She's the new and improved Clintcasteberry from corrections and she likes technology Clinton didn't so
- I don't know what Clint likes but technology wasn't one of them but we're glad to have you and actually
- Because in order to be proficient in this technology, you have to play with the technology, and that
- I have met with corrections on technology, and corrections are the last place anybody wants to spend
- This is a popular room, but it's one of the few I guess that we have the technology to do what we're
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 14th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Next, we have the missing endangered persons information clearinghouse technology upgrade.
- Next, we have missing endangered persons information clearinghouse technology upgrade.
- FDLEs... endangered persons information clearinghouse technology upgrade.
- years ago, but we need the IT networks in their areas. $3.5 million is for search and analytics technology
- , very important technology to help us combat and mitigate security threats within our facilities. $5
Summary:
The committee received a presentation on the Governor’s fiscal year 2026-2027 public safety budget, which totals $8.2 billion for the public safety silo and includes funding for the Departments of Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice, and Corrections, along with courts and legal affairs. The Governor’s Office highlighted recurring reductions and vacancy eliminations, while agency heads outlined their major requests: FDLE sought funding for fentanyl enforcement, career offender registry staffing, alert-system upgrades, alcohol testing modernization, officer wellness, criminal intelligence, and immigration-related intelligence work; DJJ requested money for the Florida Scholars Academy, uniforms, residential services, a new Broward detention center, and facility maintenance; and DOC requested major increases for officer pay, additional staff, facility construction and maintenance, communications upgrades, inmate health care, pharmaceuticals, and food service. Members questioned FDLE about immigration enforcement and public records burdens, and DOC about staffing, capacity, mental health services, contraband, housing, and whether prison beds were being used for immigration detainees. Public testimony also urged better prison conditions and basic necessities for incarcerated people.
The committee then took up and reported favorably CS/SB 156, the Jason Rayner Act, which would strengthen penalties and clarify that a person may not resist an officer with violence when the officer is performing official duties. An amendment conforming the bill to House language was adopted, and the bill passed with Senator Smith voting no. The committee also adopted an amendment and reported favorably CS/SB 54, which concerns use of substances affecting cognitive function and limits certain medical-record disclosures to information relevant to investigations of violent offenders; Senator Smith voted no on that measure as well.
Next, the committee considered Senator Berman’s bills on domestic and dating violence. CS/SB 296 would direct a study of a secure web-based alert platform for victims, including a discreet phone-number/code system and geolocation support, and would expand the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims. The bill drew emotional support testimony from survivors and advocates describing the dangers victims face when trying to leave abusive situations, and it was reported favorably. Its companion, CS/SB 298, would extend public-records protections in the Address Confidentiality Program to dating-violence victims; it was also reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Investments and Pensions Oversight Sep 12th, 2025
Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We're not even going to touch on this, except that technology is always a change agent, and AI may very
- advancements right now—technology that is replacing, will replace our workforce.
- So, how is that measure coming into place regarding the technology replacing the workforce?
- Should we be manufacturing some of the higher-end technology here?
- The United States investing in space technology, at any level?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Child Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This provides that the technology grants that are currently available for child care programs can also
- Unfortunately, efficiency when it comes to technology is not serving our counties well right now.
- Then they're having to figure out how to use what we call green screen technology.
- They are using technology and intense workarounds to try to get the data that we have just entered into
- As Commissioner Halverson testified, we couldn't thank you more for the investments in This technology
Bills:
HF2436
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Commerce and Tourism Mar 31st, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- will make flexible capital available to small rural businesses in the agribusiness, manufacturing technology
- And I'm just dying out there that we update our database to be up to update our technology within the
- agency to be able to mitigate and almost eliminate some of these issues that we're having in the technology
- Now in 2021, we came back and we tweak some of the technology to make the initial filing of unemployment
- just knowing that we will continue to have issues with this because we're not investing in the technology
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- we're working very hard with TDCJ to ensure that we implement appropriate technology in the classroom
- Currently, four of our 100 campuses have technology in the classrooms that contains computers.
- Art Technology Training Grant, which is a re-entry initiative where we are teaching technology skills
- And they've never used a tablet or a computer, so getting them comfortable with that technology so that
- I just I think that we need to implement that same type of technology at our prisons.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 4, February 12, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- um all of your technology improvements. um all of your technology improvements.
- those technology replacement programs. those technology replacement programs.
- We don't know what it's going to cost. technology program. technology program.
- <03:34:56.399>
And technology, this Bitcoin technology. - And technology, this Bitcoin technology.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- signify Texas's commitment to attracting investment and supporting the development of nuclear technologies
- expenses to that entity that is either developing or deploying nuclear supply chain or nuclear technology
- challenges, permitting processes, as well as the actual construction costs associated with nuclear technology
- the federal level will... ...improve regarding the timelines and the efficiency for which nuclear technology
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 6, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- bringing a Renaissance to us technology bringing a Renaissance to us technology manufacturing<02
- And you get the union going, oh, no, you can't use technology.
- And you get the union going, oh, no, you can't use technology.
- The fact of the matter is a technology change. Do you now go home and hit a button?
- Maybe the revolution is the way you stabilize U.S. debt: stop being afraid of technology.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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feasible <04:10:34.720>and technologically feasible and technologically - efficiency technologies. efficiency technologies.
- New standards must be technologically feasible and economically justified.
- And over time, technology has improved time and time again.
- time<04:41:40.718>
and <04:41:40.878>time technology has improved time and time technology
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/18/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- I mentioned all those three because they’re kind of, well, not exactly in order of emerging technology
- And that’s basically the kinds of technologies that are either present or emerging.
- that are either present or technologies that are either present or emerging<00:24:05.120>
um < - <00:39:14.119>
like rate payer uh you know Technologies like rate payer uh you know Technologies - Others say that, you know, the technology has risen to the point where it's clean and safe.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, heat pumps are very efficient water heating technology.
- My comments are more heating technology.
- in the state of the only technology in the state of Hawaii<00:41:59.280>
that <00:41:59.599>- written imposes a 15-year uh technology written imposes a 15-year uh technology limit<00:42:09.839
- <00:42:53.280>
um <00:42:53.440>or other water heating technology um or other water
Bills:
HB1739, HB1741, HB2606, HB2362, HB2608, HB2294, HB2431, HB2375, HB2582, HB2585, HB2231, HB1601, HB2424, HB1956
Keywords:
transit-oriented development, zoning, land use, urban planning, density, local governance, housing, inclusionary zoning, inclusionary mandate, affordable housing, below-market-rate housing, inclusionary housing, development exaction, impact fee, housing affordability impact fee, needs assessment study, financial feasibility, rough proportionality, essential nexus, county ordinance
Summary:
The committee on Water and Land met on February 19, 2026, and the chair opened by emphasizing strict time limits and that all bills would be deferred if the agenda was not completed before the noon session. The first major measure discussed was HB 1739 HD1, which would preempt county land-use authority in transit-oriented development areas. The Department of Planning supported the bill, saying it could promote state-funded TOD and infrastructure, while the city and county’s position was raised in questioning. Unite Here Local 5 opposed the bill, arguing it would strip counties of self-determination, disrupt state-county policy collaboration, and remove a check on unrestrained development. Committee members pressed the supporters on whether the bill was really about higher density and whether it would override local zoning and sustainability concerns.
The committee then heard testimony on HB 1741 HD1, a housing bill described by supporters as reducing inclusionary housing mandates and increasing supply. Grassroots Institute of Hawaii argued affordability mandates reduce overall housing production and raise market-rate prices, while a Zoom testifier said the bill would improve housing stability, health, and community outcomes for working families, kupuna, and young residents. Members asked about the bill’s needs assessment and who would conduct it, with a witness saying the counties would likely contract it out but that the bill did not clearly specify the reviewer.
HB 2668 HD1, dealing with water heating systems, drew testimony from the Hawaii State Energy Office and industry representatives. Supporters generally backed adding heat pumps to the law, but one solar-water-heater industry witness asked for amendments to remove or extend the current 15-year statutory life limit for solar water heaters and to update outdated standards and variance rules. A Kauaʻi Climate Action Coalition witness opposed the existing solar-only structure, arguing heat pump water heaters are cheaper, align with climate goals, and should be allowed without a variance. The Energy Office said the current law already allows variances in some cases, suggested adding high-efficiency heat pump water heaters to the exemption, and said the 15-year figure may be too short, with 18 years mentioned as a possible alternative. The committee also briefly moved through several other bills, including HB 2606 HD1 on off-site construction and HB 2362 HD1 on housing, with no notable testimony or action recorded in the excerpt.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- We plan to use these funds for election technology infrastructure, specifically upgrading our e-poll
- Upgrading election equipment is essential, as it strengthens our overall technological infrastructure
- election technology election technology infrastructure<00:46:52.680>
specifically <00:46:53.319 - <00:47:00.599>
infrastructure overall technological infrastructure overall technological infrastructure - <01:00:45.160>
election <01:00:45.680>resources technology election resources technology
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The three things we're talking about here are transportation, training, and technology.
- Transportation training and Technology Transportation training and Technology here's<01:31:12.199
- Lastly, the issue of technology—I know this isn't a big expense item, but when you're in some schools
- Lastly, the issue of technology—I know this isn't a big expense item, but when you're in some schools
- use and how do we use that technology use and how do we use that relationship<01:37:40.960>
that<
Summary:
The Senate Education Finance Committee met on January 28, 2025, to receive updates on chronic absenteeism work funded in the 2024 education finance bill. The chair introduced presentations from districts in the student attendance pilot program—Minneapolis, Columbia Heights, Chisago, and Rochester—and noted that the committee would also hear the student attendance and truancy legislative study group report and later a bill from Senator Weber. The chair also thanked educational assistants and paraprofessionals for their work in schools.
Minneapolis Public Schools described common attendance challenges across pilot districts, including inconsistent attendance coding, weak family communication, difficulty identifying interventions, and uneven responses to absences. The district said pilot districts want statewide definitions for absences, tardies, and exempt codes, as well as better internal dashboards and clearer procedures. Minneapolis also highlighted strategies such as attendance teams at each school, quarterly postcards to families after five or more absences, Promise Fellows, home visits, multilingual communication through TalkingPoints, and a morning nurse line to help parents decide whether a child should stay home. The district said its main attendance goal is to raise consistent attendance from 68 percent to 80 percent by 2026.
In response to committee questions, Minneapolis said its main post-COVID absenteeism reason has been illness or medical issues, followed by transportation problems, and that it does not penalize students for transportation-related absences. The district said it counts secondary absences when students miss more than three periods in a day, with truancy beginning after seven such absences, while elementary students are counted absent for the full day. Members also asked about whether reduced truancy referrals reflected more attendance or diversionary supports; the district said its approach is to focus on understanding root causes and providing support rather than quickly referring students to truancy processes. The district reported improved communication, greater parent awareness, and fewer truancy referrals so far, and said the attendance team model should be sustainable because it uses existing staff with clearer direction.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Workforce Development Committee Meeting - 2026-04-09
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Number one, incorporating energy efficiency technologies that recycle steam and heat, installing wind
- that recycle steam and technologies that recycle steam and heat,<00:27:58.080>
installing <00: - , all of these things that as technology, all of these things that as we<01:25:31.920>
have <01 - The question relates to the technology that we are in process of acquiring. It is called Clear.
- <01:29:38.480>
that it's a Thompson Reuters technology that it's a Thompson Reuters technology
Keywords:
bioindustrial facilities, economic development, renewable energy, advanced biofuels, state funding, HF2252, Minnesota bonding, volume cap, private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, public facility bonds, public facilities pool, unified pool, bond allocation, municipal finance, bond cap, housing bonds, residential rental projects, manufacturing bonds, enterprise zone bonds
Summary:
The committee first approved the prior day’s minutes as amended, correcting the meeting number from the 46th to the 45th meeting. It then took up House File 3217, which would restore funding for the Minnesota Bioincentive Program. Representative Kisha argued the state should honor commitments made to companies that met program requirements and had not received full reimbursement. Testifiers from the Great Plains Institute and Minnesota Biofuels Association said the program has supported bioeconomy investment, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and generated strong economic returns, but has been underfunded, leaving unpaid claims. Members raised questions about whether the bill was retrospective and whether it should be reviewed by another committee; the bill was laid over for further consideration without a vote.
The committee then heard House File 2252, a proposal to modernize Minnesota’s private activity bond volume cap by shifting unused allocation from the small issuer/manufacturing bucket to the public facilities bucket while leaving the overall cap unchanged. The bill’s public finance testifier said the current allocation formula is outdated, housing would remain the top priority, and the change would be budget neutral. Testifiers from the Minnesota Milk Producers Association and Minnesota Biofuels Association supported the bill, saying it would better align financing with rural infrastructure, clean water, manure management, renewable natural gas, dairy processing, and low-carbon fuel projects, and could lower borrowing costs for those sectors. Members questioned whether the bill fit the committee’s jurisdiction and noted it might be more appropriate for another committee; the bill was also laid over for further consideration.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/18/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- This isn't only happening to out-of-touch consumers who struggle with technology.
- We experience this every day technology.
- I'm not sure when those laws got repealed, but I'm sure it's when the technology caught up.
- <01:17:52.880>
And <01:17:53.120>so, when the technology caught up. - And so, when the technology caught up.
Keywords:
common interest community, CIC, homeowners association, HOA, condominium, planned community, cooperative, unit owner, association board, declarant, declarant control, special declarant rights, assessment lien, foreclosure, late fees, fines, attorney fees, resale disclosure, annual report, maintenance plan
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee 2/26/25
Elections Finance and Government Operations
Transcript Highlights:
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These <01:32:46.400>funds <01:32:46.920>are updated technology - uh These funds are updated technology uh These funds are very<01:32:47.440>
much <01:32:48.080 - members in those regards, and they're holding those dollars for future equipment purchases, for technology
- members in those regards, and they're holding those dollars for future equipment purchases, for technology
- members in those regards, and they're holding those dollars for future equipment purchases, for technology