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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Housing Committee Apr 15th, 2026

Housing

Transcript Highlights:
  • County.
  • So the water board in Santa Clara County is not going to build permanent housing units on their water
  • I'm Secretary-Treasurer with the Alameda County Building Trades Council.
  • With the Alameda County Building Trades Council.
  • We want to build more of it, but we want to build it the right way.
Committee: Senate Housing
Summary: The committee heard SB 866, which would require jurisdictions that do not receive HAP grants to include homelessness data, strategies, and regional coordination in their housing elements. The author and supporters said the bill would close a gap in planning and create more consistent, data-driven local responses to homelessness. Opponents, including the League of California Cities and several cities, argued the bill would impose costly and duplicative reporting requirements on small jurisdictions, require data cities cannot control, and should instead be aligned with existing regional planning processes. Members raised concerns about burden on small cities, but also emphasized the need for statewide, standardized homelessness planning. The committee then heard SB 967, which would allow jurisdictions to count qualifying interim housing toward a portion of their acutely low-income RHNA obligations, with safeguards against double counting and reporting requirements for moved units. Supporters said interim housing is a faster, less expensive way to get people indoors and should be incentivized as a bridge from encampments to permanent housing. Opponents, including housing law experts and advocacy groups, argued the bill would blur the line between temporary shelter and permanent housing, weaken obligations to build deeply affordable housing, and create a two-tier system for the lowest-income Californians. After discussion, the committee passed SB 967 on a due pass motion to Appropriations, with several members voting aye and the bill held on call for absent members. The committee also considered SCR 131, a resolution calling for a coordinated state effort to end unsheltered homelessness and prioritize a broader set of interventions, including interim housing, prevention, and permanent supportive housing. Supporters described unsheltered homelessness as a moral and public health crisis and urged stronger state alignment and funding. One member explained an abstention based on concerns that the resolution’s language could be read as endorsing more funding without clear metrics or evidence of effectiveness. The author said amendments had already narrowed the language and was open to further changes. The resolution was adopted on a motion, with the roll held open for absent members. Finally, the committee heard SB 1238, which would strengthen oversight and transparency for homeowners associations and HOA management companies, including disclosures, reserve-fund protections, and a fiduciary-duty provision. The author and supporters said the bill would protect homeowners from mismanagement and improve financial clarity in common interest developments. Opponents from community manager and HOA groups said managers are administrative agents, not decision-makers, and objected especially to imposing a fiduciary duty to individual homeowners. Members generally supported the bill but flagged the fiduciary-duty issue and reserve-fund language as areas for further review, noting that some amendments had been agreed to and others would be addressed later in the process.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jul 21st, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • The county, along with Matt's Health, Kind of got some funding to renovate a building that's basically
  • To renovate the building, we had to build a new building.
  • County.
  • We're building a new building; there's not really anything that's going on.
  • Bernalillo County has the BernCo Builds Communities Initiative, which is looking at affordable housing
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • building them next to a reservoir that actually impacts seven counties should it be contaminated.
  • in Victoria County.
  • Zandt County.
  • County, or DeWitt County, or Lee County. So I think that there's something there. Thank you.
  • I'm Gary Bourne from Franklin County. I live at the south end of the county.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 12, 2026 @ 1:00 PM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <c> Hawaii</c> with the county of um county of Hawaii with the county of um county of Hawaii to<01:32
  • administration of the various counties regarding updates to the state building code, they can do so.
  • administration of the various counties regarding updates to the state building code, they can do so.
  • administration of the various counties regarding updates to the state building code, they can do so.
  • ><c> that</c> our county building code officials that our county building code officials that they're
Keywords: 910, house, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Legislative Session Day 80 Apr 1st, 2026

Idaho House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It gives a definition for the courtroom portions of a county building.
  • I think it's important to remember this is talking about the county buildings.
  • So now we've got a highway district building, a City of Boise building, we've got a Meridian city building
  • building a city of Boise building we got a meridian city building we got all these all these different
  • The county with the largest budget is obviously Ada County as the county; the whole county budget is
Keywords: 989, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Taxes - 03/12/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • So the project is substantially complete. that building uh which was 47 years old that building uh which
  • </c> barriers that were made the building barriers that were made the building difficult<00:04:47.600
  • The shell of the building is great.
  • </c><00:13:50.040><c> um</c> County commissioners of Clay County um County commissioners of Clay County
  • Cook County Schools serves the entire county of Cook County, all 3,300 square miles of it, about 470
Committee: Senate Taxes
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Finance May 14th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, if you would turn to page 4, that building, the CCAT building from UNM, you could see the design
  • So you're going to build this big building and it's going to follow the Western campus calendar probably
  • You're maybe a little longer than the time frame it took you to build the building, but here's your next
  • institutions one building at a time or five buildings at a time, but we're going to build them within
  • Chair, if we get an architect that gets an award after he builds a building, we ought to penalize him
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Capital Budget Jan 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • This investment is a smart, cost-effective way to help working families build stability and build long-term
  • and King County.
  • Our buildings are often very hot.
  • and absolutely no way to build new ones.
  • I'm Axel Swanson with the Association of Counties.
Summary: The House Capital Budget Committee opened its first hearing of the session on HB 2295 and briefly heard a presentation from OFM Senior Budget Advisor Jen Masterson on Governor Ferguson’s proposed supplemental capital budget. She said the proposal uses about $396 million in new appropriations, leaving roughly $5.4 million in remaining bond authority, and includes major investments in housing, urgent state facility needs, climate-related projects, K-12 school safety and modernization, and higher education minor works. The housing package was the largest share, with $225 million for the Housing Trust Fund, plus funding for homeownership, preservation, manufactured housing communities, and flood-impacted home repair. Committee members asked follow-up questions about Rainier School and juvenile rehabilitation projects, and staff said Rainier School was on the plan and that juvenile rehabilitation funding included flexible capacity funding and facility improvements. Public testimony was largely supportive of the governor’s housing, education, climate, and natural resources proposals, while several speakers urged changes. Housing advocates, Habitat for Humanity, community land trusts, and service providers backed the Housing Trust Fund and homeownership funding, including support for manufactured housing preservation and transit-oriented affordable housing. School and college representatives supported small district modernization, seismic safety, lead remediation, and minor works funding, while some asked for additional support for specific projects such as Cascadia College’s new building, Central Washington University’s feeder line replacement, and WSU Spokane health education renovations. Natural resource and tribal witnesses supported salmon recovery and community forest investments, but asked for more funding for RCO community forest and estuary programs. A major recurring concern was the proposed $75 million transfer from the Public Works Assistance Account, which cities, counties, sewer and water districts, and the Public Works Board said would jeopardize low-interest loans already awarded for local infrastructure projects and shift costs onto distressed communities. Other testimony opposed the budget’s omission of certain projects, including the University of Washington’s power plant decarbonization work and a Spokane cultural hub, while some local governments requested funding for wastewater and flood-control projects. No votes were taken; the chair closed the public hearing after testimony concluded.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Human Services May 6th, 2025

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • In addition, we added three counties—Cook, Denton, and Wise County—to the existing contractor for the
  • The slide also shows projections for the upcoming transitions to Bexar County, Harris County, and then
  • with Denton, Wise, and Cook counties.
  • County now.
  • It is our responsibility to build those networks and build that infrastructure in the communities that
Bills: SB596 , SB961 , SB1398 , SB1183 , SB1952
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We'll now hear from my county treasurer, Brian Sullivan.
  • Slamish County Treasurer.
  • Senate Bill 5754 builds on that experience.
  • We are building a county jail, and we need to fund a new ferry to Lummi Island, and we will be borrowing
  • of County Treasurers.
Summary: The committee first received a JLARC work session on the 2025 tax preference performance reviews, covering nine tax preferences and recommending legislative action on eight. JLARC reviewed natural gas transportation fuel preferences, travel agent and tour operator B&O rates, a property tax exemption for nonprofit low-income housing developers, and several shorter reviews including senior center property tax relief, a disabled veteran adapted housing remittance, trade convention nexus treatment, wholesale sales of fertilizer/pesticides/seed, a hazardous substance tax exemption for pesticides stored for out-of-state shipment, and three energy-related preferences for a silicon smelter. JLARC generally recommended continuing preferences that met stated or inferred objectives, modifying some to improve reporting or performance metrics, and allowing the unused silicon smelter preferences to expire. The Citizen Commission endorsed JLARC’s recommendations, and committee members asked a few clarifying questions, including about trends in travel agent/tour operator beneficiaries and the housing exemption’s performance metric and data issues. The committee then heard a work session and public hearing on Senate Bill 5754, which would create a Washington State public bank. A presentation from California public banking advocates and the Bank of North Dakota described public banks as government-owned financial institutions intended to keep public funds working locally, support lending for housing, infrastructure, and community development, and partner with community banks and credit unions. Committee questions focused on leverage, liquidity, constitutional issues, and how the model would interact with existing state investment and debt structures. Staff summarized the bill’s structure, including activation conditions, governance, powers, and fiscal impacts, noting the fiscal note was largely indeterminate and startup costs could be significant. Public testimony on SB 5754 was divided. Supporters included statewide elected officials, county and city officials, labor, educators, community advocates, and residents, who argued the bank could lower borrowing costs, improve access to capital, keep public money in Washington, and help finance infrastructure, housing, and disaster resilience. Opponents included community bankers and county treasurers, who warned about risks to safety and liquidity of public funds, questioned the need for a new institution given existing programs, and argued the proposal lacked a proven track record in Washington. The hearing concluded with no vote taken in the transcript.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The school districts were Eminence Independent in Henry County, Muhlenberg County, and Rockcastle County
  • The districts were Eminence Independent in Henry County, Muhlenberg County, and Rockcastle County.
  • The districts were Eminence Independent in Henry County, Muhlenberg County, and Rockcastle County.
  • Hopkins County. Due to a rate increase Hopkins County.
  • </c> you can begin with Hancock County. you can begin with Hancock County.
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Capital Projects and Bond Oversight Committee met on July 16 and approved the June meeting minutes. Members received six information items, including quarterly capital project status reports, notice that the committee did not approve a Kentucky Community and Technical College System fire academy maintenance building project, reports of upcoming school district debt issues, leasehold improvements, a Northern Kentucky University asset preservation revision, and prior debt issues from the School Facilities Construction Commission. The committee then heard five project reports from the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Three new projects were presented for action and approved: a $1.3 million White Haven rest area renovation in Paducah, a $6.5 million Boone County north- and southbound rest area remodel and expansion to add truck parking, and a $4.5 million Bluegrass Station Building 14 modernization project funded by a Department of the Army grant. Members asked several questions about the Boone County rest area project, including truck congestion, restroom capacity, staffing, and the need to keep the facility open during construction; Transportation staff explained the project is meant to expand parking and improve facilities. Two emergency projects were reported with no action required: an amended Fort Boonboro flood remediation project in Madison County and a Kentucky Horse Park emergency flood repair project. The committee also approved three new leases after hearing from the Division of Real Properties. The leases included Department of Corrections parking spaces in Louisville, a Kentucky State Police office and lab lease in Hopkins County, and an Education and Labor Cabinet lease in Kenton County that was negotiated at a lower rate. Members asked about lease terms and how local match or negotiated rates were set, and staff explained that lease lengths are generally set by lessors and that the Kenton County lease was reduced through direct negotiation to stay within budget. A separate lease modification for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, involving reception-area renovations, was reported with no action required. Finally, the committee considered seven grant reallocations from the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority, including six Clean Water Program grants and one EKSF-related reallocation. Members questioned whether some flood-related water infrastructure work, especially an Olive Branch subdivision storage tank project, fit the intended purpose of the funding; staff explained the reallocations were needed to keep federal dollars from being returned and to move funds to eligible projects. The committee initially failed to approve the package on a 4-4 vote, but after a member noted a missed vote and changed to yes, the grants passed with favorable expression. The committee then began hearing three Kentucky Product Development Initiative grants for industrial site development in Russell County, Cumberland County, and Berea/Madison County, with members asking about match requirements, funding sources, and the scope of the projects; the transcript ends during the roll call on those grants.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Appropriations Committee, June 23, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some... ...that separate out the 21 counties. Some counties have two counties.
  • had within an 80% filing in Uinta County as Sweetwater County.
  • And Lincoln County has noted deals with Teton County.
  • So, county.
  • Those funds that the state appropriates can't be used for county roads, the county clerk, the county
Keywords: 916, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN-WAM Informational Briefing 01-21-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The first county is going to be the County of Hawaii. Good afternoon. Yeah, you guys just go ahead.
  • building permits.
  • County facilities and maintained by County Associates.
  • One is you're supposed to build a workforce for whatever industry you're building.
  • </c><01:31:48.639><c> the</c> You're Building second is you build the You're Building second is you build
Keywords: 912, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So we are a no-build Games. We are doing some temporary builds, but no permanent building.
  • County, our L.A. County Consolidated Fire District. To unincorporated L.A. County. Our L.A.
  • County Consolidated Fire District provides services for over 20 of the county cities, in addition to
  • County area.
  • County is there, and we're hoping you're there for us, too. Absolutely. X.
Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on preparations for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, with opening remarks from Assembly Members Tina McKinnor and Chris Ward emphasizing the Games’ cultural, economic, and statewide significance. Members highlighted opportunities for arts and culture, tourism, and community participation, while also noting the need for orderly proceedings and public cooperation. LA28 leaders Reynolds Hoover and Janet Evans described the organizing committee’s structure, the scale of the event, and its goals of delivering a fiscally responsible, no-build Games centered on athletes, sustainability, and legacy benefits. LA28 testified that the Games will be the largest in Olympic history, with more than 15,000 athletes, over 800 events, more than 50 venues, and a budget of $7.2 billion. They discussed venue plans, the athlete village at UCLA, the addition of new sports such as cricket, flag football, lacrosse, squash, and baseball/softball arrangements, and the first Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. Members asked about fashion and merchandising, faith-based participation, venue upgrades, housing, small business opportunities, environmental goals, and athlete mental health. LA28 said it is prioritizing local and small business participation, has launched youth sports and volunteer initiatives, and is working with the IOC on mental health support and with venue owners on improvements. City of Los Angeles representative Paul Corcoran outlined the city’s role in maximizing economic benefit and long-term legacy through the Mayor’s “Games for All” vision, including accessibility, human rights, youth sports, arts and culture, and transportation improvements. He said the city is using tools like RAMP, Compete for L.A., business source centers, and procurement and financing programs to help local businesses participate, and that the city is seeking broader support for arts and culture programming tied to the Cultural Olympiad. Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins described transit planning for a “transit-first” Games, including the Games-Enhanced Transit Service, borrowing about 1,700 buses from agencies nationwide, and asking the state for $379 million in construction funding for legacy transit projects. She said all projects are environmentally cleared and expected to be ready in time for the Games, while members raised concerns about traffic, multilingual wayfinding, and the need for strong public messaging to reduce congestion. Public comment urged that the Games be experienced beyond venues and across communities, and no formal votes were taken.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 24th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yakima County faces the state's highest rates of overdose.
  • Yakima County faces the state's highest rates of overdose.
  • My name is Ty Mensor, Chair of the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners.
  • county dollars.
  • This building, against all odds, was built with the intention of giving locals and visitors, This building
Summary: The committee first heard a briefing on the proposed Senate capital budget, Substitute Senate Bill 6003, which would spend about $723 million total using debt-limit bonds, Climate Commitment Act funds, and other cash resources. Staff described major investments in housing and homelessness, human services, local infrastructure, flood response, water conservation and clean energy, K-12 school modernization and seismic work, and higher education projects. Members then took public testimony from a wide range of advocates and project sponsors, most of whom urged the Senate to preserve or increase funding for specific projects in the final budget, including affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, child care facilities, food banks, behavioral health and substance use treatment centers, tribal courthouse relocation, school modernization, community colleges, university projects, floodplain restoration, community forests, and local civic or cultural facilities. Several witnesses also asked the Senate to match or approach House funding levels on items such as the Housing Trust Fund, permanent supportive housing, the Community Forest Program, Floodplains by Design, and CCA-supported clean energy and water projects. The chair noted that amendments to the capital budget were due the next day at noon. The committee then received a briefing on Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251, which would restructure Climate Commitment Act accounts by repealing three existing accounts and replacing them with two new accounts: a CCA operating account and a CCA capital account. Staff explained that the bill would preserve most existing uses while changing revenue distribution formulas, capping Ecology administrative costs, expanding allowable uses for EV-related costs, housing, and carbon capture/sequestration, and changing reporting and tribal consultation provisions. The bill also shifts some reporting from annual to biannual and modifies the thresholds for tribal-supported and overburdened-community investments. The fiscal note was described as relatively small, with the main impact being the revised revenue allocation structure. Public testimony on the CCA bill was mixed. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, said the restructuring better aligns spending with the intent of the CCA and could improve investments for tribes and overburdened communities. Critics, including the Washington Policy Center, argued the bill still lacks strong requirements to ensure CCA spending is effective and objected to reducing the frequency of the state’s climate-spending report. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Committee Jun 15th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're hosting our committee hearing today in the O Street Building, Room 2200.
  • I actually appreciate the fact that the county was incredibly, Kansas County was involved in trying to
  • I'm a family child care provider from Orange County.
  • I am a family child care provider in Sacramento County.
  • Michelle Ruelgava with Nielsen Merksmer on behalf of the County Board of Supervisors of San Diego County
Summary: The committee heard several child welfare, food assistance, child care, and developmental services bills. AB 308 would require a statewide evaluation of regional center safety training and crisis-response services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities; supporters said it would help reduce reliance on law enforcement and improve de-escalation and emergency preparedness. AB 1049 would remove sponsor deeming from the California Food Assistance Program, with supporters from food banks and legal aid arguing the rule creates confusion, chilling effects, and wrongful denials, while one member raised concerns about accountability and fraud. AB 1201 would narrow when a parent’s prior violent felony can bar reunification services, limiting the bypass to offenses involving a child or a child’s other parent/guardian; county and advocacy witnesses said the bill preserves judicial discretion and avoids automatic denials, though a member expressed concern about child safety in violent or criminal environments. AB 2379 would require family child care providers to be notified of constitutional rights and receive multilingual training regarding immigration enforcement; it drew broad support and no opposition. AB 2429 would make ACEs screening optional and reduce required classroom observations in the early childhood mental health consultation program, with supporters saying it would reduce administrative burdens and expand participation. AB 1755 would eliminate CalWORKs’ 100-hour monthly work penalty for two-parent families, and supporters said it would reduce poverty and administrative burden without changing income eligibility. AB 1981, presented later, would advance “true cost of care” child care rate reform, with providers describing the current reimbursement system as unsustainable. AB 2478 would create a streamlined kinship family approval pathway for foster care placements with relatives and other kin, and AB 1969 and AB 1996 would create statewide structures to coordinate cradle-to-career services and reduce child poverty, respectively; both were presented as data-driven, place-based efforts to align services and set measurable reduction goals. Most bills received strong support from county agencies, advocacy organizations, and service providers, with little or no opposition testimony. Members generally praised the goals of the measures but asked questions about implementation, accountability, and child safety in the reunification and benefits bills. The committee took roll calls on the bills it heard, and the votes shown in the transcript were largely unanimous or near-unanimous, with several measures held on call after passing committee votes. AB 1049 was voted out 2-1, AB 1201 and AB 2379 were each voted out 3-0, AB 2429 and AB 1755 were voted out 2-0, and AB 2478, AB 1969, and AB 1996 were each voted out 2-0; the chair repeatedly noted that some bills would remain on call pending absent members. AB 1981 drew extensive support testimony from child care providers and allies, but the committee did not take a final vote in the portion of the transcript provided because no motion was available at that moment.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
  • I don't know whether my head's on this side of the building, that side of the building.
  • I don't know whether my head's on this side of the building, that side of the building.
  • There are 20 counties in the state of Missouri that are township counties.
  • Texas County is one of them.
  • Texas County is one of them.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and approval of the House Journal by roll call vote, 120-0. Members then used personal privilege and guest introductions to recognize several groups and visitors, including Alpha Phi Alpha members, students from multiple schools and programs, dental hygienists, public administrators, credit union representatives, National History Day participants, and others. One member also spoke emotionally about a relative killed in a domestic violence incident and requested a moment of silence in her honor. The main floor action centered on House Committee Substitute for House Bills 2780 and 2668, a large property tax reform package. The sponsor described it as the product of extensive statewide hearings and public testimony, aimed at stabilizing Missouri’s property tax system. The bill and amendments would, among other things, require clearer ballot language for tax measures, move tax-related ballot questions to November general elections, eliminate “no tax increase” wording, standardize ballot wording, address assessment and valuation rules, require physical inspections for certain commercial property assessment increases, allow quarterly tax payments in more counties, and make other technical changes. Members debated the size and scope of the bill, local control concerns, voter turnout and “voter fatigue,” and whether the changes were sufficiently vetted. Amendments were adopted to narrow the title to property taxation, add the ballot-language provisions, remove duplicative language, and exempt township counties so their levy elections could still occur on the schedule they need. The House then adopted the substitute as amended and ordered it perfected and printed. The chamber also took up House Bill 1917, a targeted utility/economic development bill involving a Jefferson County water district. The sponsor said the bill was prompted by a dispute in which a water district sought payment or infrastructure contributions from a company planning a roughly $400 million investment and about 250 jobs, despite the district’s inability to serve the site. Supporters said the bill would allow detachment of a ratepayer under specified conditions and prevent water districts from blocking development; the committee vote had been 15-0. Members raised concerns about the bill’s narrow, district-specific scope and possible litigation, but the House ultimately ordered the bill perfected and printed. The House also read three new bills for first reading and later recessed after announcements about committee meetings and a property tax discussion event with FFA students.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:36:27.200><c> out</c> build out data centers, they build out build out data centers, they build
  • there in Christian County or in Trigg County, which are counties that encompass or are contiguous to
  • there in Christian County or in Trigg County, which are counties that encompass or are contiguous to
  • there in Christian County or in Trigg County, which are counties that encompass or are contiguous to
  • County or in Turk County, which are County or in Turk County, which are counties<01:03:15.280><c> that
Keywords: 958, all
Summary: The Intelligence Task Force met with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the August 14 meeting. The first presentation was from the National Retail Federation on artificial intelligence in the retail sector. NRF described AI use cases in three areas: consumer-facing tools such as chatbots, product descriptions, and marketing; employee-facing tools such as company-specific apps trained on employee manuals; and internal uses such as supply chain forecasting, inventory planning, fraud detection, cybersecurity, and coding support. The presenters said retail has been among the top deployers of AI and emphasized that the goal is to improve both customer and employee experience. NRF also outlined its principles for responsible AI use, organized around governance and risk management, customer engagement and trust, workforce applications, and business partner accountability. The group said retailers should maintain strong internal oversight, be transparent with customers, ensure compliance with existing laws, closely review workforce-related uses because they can be high-risk, and clearly define responsibilities between retailers and third-party developers. In policy discussion, NRF urged a tiered approach focused first on high-risk uses such as hiring, health care, financial, mortgage, and rental decisions, warned against fragmented rules that could favor only the largest firms, and encouraged voluntary standards and worker upskilling incentives. In response to a question about dynamic pricing, NRF said its members do not target consumers based on pricing and offered to follow up with more information. The committee then moved to a follow-up discussion on energy policy and data centers, hearing from Bartley Cleland of NetChoice. He explained that AI runs largely in data centers and that cloud computing shifts processing and storage away from individual devices, which he argued improves efficiency and can reduce costs. He said electricity demand has been rising over time and that AI will increase compute-related electricity use, but framed electricity as a normal input to economic growth. No votes or formal actions were taken after these presentations.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • County.
  • And to come back to Chuco's, we, the county, own this building.
  • this model to other parts of the county so that we can help keep young people free, build youth centers
  • those relationships, we build the people that build our communities.
  • We're in 24 counties. And we will be growing. We're in 24 counties.
Keywords: 988, house, all
ID
Transcript Highlights:
  • It's working with the local counties, the county sheriff who owns that PSAP, to figure out...
  • It's working with the local counties, the county sheriff who owns that PSAP, to figure out what they
  • Ada County is, of course, a lot closer to fully implementing Next Gen 9-1-1 than other counties.
  • So we're building that plane while we're building the other plane.
  • So they're building the curriculum. They're building who they're going to serve.
Keywords: 989, all