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• probation on governmental contracts with the Chinese companies for certain information, communications technology
• prohibition on government contracts with Chinese companies for certain information and communication technology
• increasing criminal penalty for the offense of the criminal mischief involving impairment of the distribution
• relating to prohibited manufacture and sale of motor vehicles equipped with a remote vehicle disabling technology

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• We did contract with a company called CTC Technology and Energy, not to be confused with CTC, one of
• And then the technology feasibility: again, looking at the technologies, understanding the dollars we
• with a company called CTC uh technology with a company called CTC uh technology and<00:40:53.960
• c> then the technology feasibility so again then the technology feasibility so again looking<00:41:14.720
• > at<00:41:14.920> the<00:41:15.520> Technologies looking at the Technologies looking

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And so this actually sets up a task force to look at those costs and see how they are fairly distributed
• House Bill 511 by Representative Glorioso is an act in Title 40 relative to pursuit intervention technology
• House Bill 511 by Representative Glorioso is an act in Title 40 relative to pursuit intervention technology
• McFarlane, which is an act to provide with respect to the revenue sharing fund and allocation and distribution
• McFarlane, which is an act to provide with respect to the revenue sharing fund and allocation and distribution

Bills: SR145, SR146, SR147, SR148, SCR78, SCR12, HB302, HB221, HCR58, HB59, HB89, HB153, HB243, HB335, HB342, HB350, HB407, HB451, HB513, HB595, HB682, HB688, HB690, HB730, HB762, HB802, HB816, HB940, HB944, HB1003, HB1011, HB1029, HB1053, HB1058, HB1062, HB1064, HB1079, HB1084, HB1098, HB1161, HB1189, HB1203, HB1215, HB1247, HB1248, HB1251, HB1253, HB1257, HB1258, SCR3, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB426, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB523, SB56, SB163, SB341, SB504, SB322, SR125, SCR54, SCR59, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR5, HCR32, HCR49, HCR50, HCR53, HCR60, HCR62, HCR64, HCR68, HCR78, HCR81, HCR86, HCR97, HCR102, HCR31, HCR47, HCR3, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1195, HB1230, HB316, HB511, HB799, HB1039, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB1, HB2, HB3, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB158, HB160, HB169, HB227, HB251, HB289, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB330, HB383, HB394, HB410, HB429, HB769, HB971, HB983, HB1017, HB1126, HB1234, HB1235, HB17, HB27, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB308, HB310, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB403, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB740, HB750, HB759, HB812, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1018, HB1036, HB1107, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB441, SB449, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB149

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, homeland security, task force, Louisiana Senate, military bases, oil and gas, refining facilities, energy generation, industrial manufacturing, agriculture, food supply, biosecurity, agroterrorism, Chinese Communist Party, People's Republic of China, Russia, Russian government, FBI, Secret Service

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• And so this actually sets up a task force to look at those costs and see how they are fairly distributed
• 511 by Representative Glorioso is an act to amend Title 40 relative to pursuit intervention and technology
• House Bill 511 by Representative Glorioso is an act in Title 40 relative to pursuit intervention technology
• McFarlane, which is an act to provide with respect to the revenue sharing fund and allocation and distribution
• McFarlane, which is an act to provide with respect to the revenue sharing fund and allocation and distribution

Bills: SR145, SR146, SR147, SR148, SCR78, SCR12, HB302, HB221, HCR58, HB59, HB89, HB153, HB243, HB335, HB342, HB350, HB407, HB451, HB513, HB595, HB682, HB688, HB690, HB730, HB762, HB802, HB816, HB940, HB944, HB1003, HB1011, HB1029, HB1053, HB1058, HB1062, HB1064, HB1079, HB1084, HB1098, HB1161, HB1189, HB1203, HB1215, HB1247, HB1248, HB1251, HB1253, HB1257, HB1258, SCR3, SB393, SB401, SB415, SB426, SB435, SB487, SB488, SB523, SB56, SB163, SB341, SB504, SB322, SR125, SCR54, SCR59, SCR9, SCR58, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB246, SB249, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB323, SB363, SB369, SB474, SB490, SB492, SB500, SB514, HCR27, HCR28, HCR66, HCR67, HCR72, HCR5, HCR32, HCR49, HCR50, HCR53, HCR60, HCR62, HCR64, HCR68, HCR78, HCR81, HCR86, HCR97, HCR102, HCR31, HCR47, HCR3, HB1095, HB1096, HB1103, HB1129, HB1154, HB1166, HB1195, HB1230, HB316, HB511, HB799, HB1039, HB12, HB66, HB145, HB167, HB196, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB256, HB291, HB326, HB352, HB401, HB430, HB433, HB434, HB448, HB456, HB476, HB481, HB487, HB492, HB549, HB579, HB608, HB621, HB624, HB626, HB632, HB637, HB656, HB722, HB745, HB804, HB818, HB821, HB833, HB864, HB867, HB874, HB893, HB909, HB951, HB968, HB969, HB978, HB979, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1005, HB1007, HB1024, HB1032, HB1038, HB1050, HB1051, HB1056, HB1059, HB1077, HB1080, HB1081, HB1086, HB1108, HB1112, HB1153, HB1172, HB1173, HB1175, HB1192, HB1193, HB1204, HB1218, HB1242, HB1244, HB1249, HB1252, HB1254, HB1, HB2, HB3, HB42, HB45, HB71, HB79, HB158, HB160, HB169, HB227, HB251, HB289, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB330, HB383, HB394, HB410, HB429, HB769, HB971, HB983, HB1017, HB1126, HB1234, HB1235, HB17, HB27, HB36, HB41, HB47, HB73, HB126, HB133, HB140, HB159, HB166, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB308, HB310, HB324, HB337, HB351, HB399, HB403, HB571, HB712, HB723, HB726, HB740, HB750, HB759, HB812, HB844, HB966, HB1006, HB1009, HB1018, HB1036, HB1107, SB29, SB42, SB43, SB78, SB208, SB217, SB274, SB300, SB379, SB382, SB387, SB441, SB449, HB74, HB134, HB258, HB359, HB468, HB956, HB1117, SB149

Keywords: critical infrastructure, foreign adversaries, homeland security, task force, Louisiana Senate, military bases, oil and gas, refining facilities, energy generation, industrial manufacturing, agriculture, food supply, biosecurity, agroterrorism, Chinese Communist Party, People's Republic of China, Russia, Russian government, FBI, Secret Service

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, received a Memorial Day guest minister introduction and prayer, and then moved through journal and legislative bureau matters. The chamber adopted or advanced several Senate resolutions, including SR 149 directing DOTD to study hazards from increased Norfolk Southern rail activity at the Alabo Street Wharf, SR 153 commending a Miss St. Tammany Parish Fair Queen, SR 154 asking LDH to study the in-home skilled nursing market, and SR 145 recreating the task force on protecting Louisiana critical infrastructure from foreign adversaries. It also adopted SCR 78 designating Bonfuca Museum and Research Center Day at the Capitol, and later adopted SCR 54 and SCR 59 memorializing Congress on the Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission and Comite River Diversion Canal flood-risk map review, respectively. The Senate also considered a large number of House bills and Senate bills on concurrence or final passage, with most passing overwhelmingly. Topics included education and school policy, health care, criminal justice, natural resources, transportation, insurance, and local government. Among the measures discussed were bills on adolescent literacy, vocational training in graduation plans, special education due process, school crisis plans, autism therapy accommodations during the school day, Medicaid dental coverage, workers’ compensation procedures, prior authorization for certain generic drugs, boiler inspection authority, money transmission licensing, and alternative power sources for nursing facilities. Several bills drew brief explanations from sponsors about technical corrections or policy clarifications, while a few were returned to the calendar or recommitted to committee. A few measures prompted more substantial debate. Senate Bill 456 on workers’ compensation generated extended discussion over whether employers should be allowed to file actions to investigate questionable claims without first cutting off benefits; supporters framed it as a transparency measure, while opponents argued it would increase litigation and disadvantage injured workers. The bill ultimately passed 20-17. Senate Bill 401 on the Prescription Drug Affordability Board had House amendments rejected, and Senate Bill 487 on charitable gaming premises rental agreements also had House amendments rejected. Other bills, including SB 393, SB 415, SB 426, SB 435, SB 488, SB 523, and SB 163, had House amendments concurred in, while HB 1095, HB 1103, HB 1129, HB 1166, HB 1195, HB 220, HB 316, HB 511, HB 799, HB 12, HB 66, HB 145, HB 167, HB 196, HB 213, HB 218, HB 222, HB 256, HB 291, HB 326, HB 352, HB 430, HB 433, HB 434, HB 448, HB 456, and HB 1039 were among the House bills finally passed, many by wide margins.

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• members of the public body participating in the all-virtual public meeting and, when audiovisual technology
• Assistance Program that worked to connect Virginia farmers with opportunities to sell local food for distribution
• charitable food assistance organizations to purchase Virginia-grown agricultural products to be distributed
• Some of it might be to shift because newer technologies might be out.
• last little part of that, I'll also note, is that we passed one of my bills that allows for the distribution

Keywords: Virginia Commission to End Hunger, 976, house, all

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• has played a significant role in the forthcoming construction of a new 30,000-square-foot welding technology
• All amendments which have been distributed will not be written full. Hearing none, so ordered.
• Without objection, all amendments which have been distributed will not be read in full.
• We are not keeping up with the technology, such as continuous glucose...
• I believe in the distribution of powers among different political entities.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This is for classroom technology, scientific equipment, maintenance and grounds equipment, all supplies
• Financial aid makes up about 5% of our overall budget, and that's really for aid that we distribute directly
• Universities can quickly respond to emerging needs and innovate, whether that be for new economic and technology
• And then, last but not least, FSU Health, we're working diligently on a robust distributed health care
• Those funds were distributed to the top three-ranked schools.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to examine how Florida’s state universities are funded and to begin discussing a possible university funding model. The panel included the State University System chancellor and CFOs from FSU, UF, FAMU, FAU, UNF, and UCF. Members first reviewed major cost drivers, which the universities said are broadly similar across institutions: wages and benefits, equipment and supplies, financial aid, professional services, utilities, IT, and maintenance. Several institutions noted unique pressures from geography, growth, research intensity, and mission, such as UCF’s size and engineering focus, UF’s land-grant and research enterprise, FAMU’s need to recruit top talent while serving a high-Pell student population, and FSU’s large facilities and research obligations. The chancellor also summarized systemwide cost growth since 2012-13, including higher health insurance, retirement, and salary costs, while noting tuition had been held flat. The committee then discussed other revenue sources, including auxiliaries, restricted funds, capital projects, and component units such as foundations and health systems. University leaders explained that many of these funds are restricted to specific purposes, and some, like UF Health, account for a large share of operating expenses. Members also discussed the current performance-based funding process. University representatives generally praised it for transparency, accountability, and its focus on student success, but said the heavy use of one-time funds, nonrecurring appropriations, and unfunded mandates makes long-term planning difficult. FSU and others argued that rising employee costs, waivers, and facilities expenses are not fully covered, while FAMU said performance funding has improved outcomes but can disadvantage institutions serving more low-income students. In response to questions about improvements, the universities suggested more recurring and predictable funding, better coverage of mandated costs, more flexibility in fees, and continued investment in research and strategic priorities. The chancellor said the Board of Governors is considering a version 3.0 of performance funding that would benchmark institutions against peers and Carnegie classifications. The committee also explored whether universities should have more flexibility to set out-of-state tuition and professional school tuition. Most university leaders favored giving boards of trustees more authority, while the chancellor cautioned that increasing out-of-state enrollment or tuition too much could affect legislative support. No votes were taken; the meeting ended with the chair thanking the panel and adjourning the committee.

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• HB 1337 amends provisions of Florida law to reduce the necessity of court involvement in the distribution
• It prohibits governmental contracts for information technology from foreign sources of concern.
• On the technology front, China's 2017 National Intelligence Law, which I think can be described as a
• This is coded into their technologies.
• I think that this bill speaks to foreign influence operations and then technological infiltration, which

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• He is a distributing writer and member of the Forbes Business Development Council, part of the Entrepreneurs
• We have a patchwork of very up-to-date technology, and then some technology that's not quite so up-to-date
• Our agencies to get access to the resources and technology they need.
• or our technology, the interfacing from agency to agency, how is that? Or how many hits a day?
• Is it at a technology readiness level of one, or A, right? Where are we? Can it be done?

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Department of Energy is actively supporting geothermal innovation through its geothermal technologies
• geothermal innovation through its geothermal innovation through its geothermal<00:02:18.319> technologies
• <00:02:19.760> They geothermal technologies office. They geothermal technologies office.
• ,<00:04:28.160> HVACR bitting, gas distribution, HVACR bitting, gas distribution, HVACR service
• technologies now tend to be closed loop. technologies now tend to be closed loop.

Bills: HF4348, HF4186, HF4202, HF4455, HF3884, HF3883, HF3882, HF3881, HF2688, HF3295, HF3862, HF3362, HF4242, HF3798

Keywords: HF4186, Minnesota local government finance, housing and redevelopment authority, HRA, public investment authority, qualifying government, State Board of Investment, SBI, index mutual fund, multifamily housing development, long-term equity investment, investment-grade fixed income, federally insured securities, government-sponsored entities, municipal investing, local government investments, housing finance, public funds, investment policy, risk of loss

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• local farmers and producers by funding projects to purchase Minnesota-grown and raised food and distribute
• that we've done the approving technology that we've done the research<01:18:44.320> for<01:18
• Most importantly, we have over 30 employees that are widely distributed across the state.
• widely distributed across the state. widely distributed across the state.
• <01:28:21.280> uh do aggregation distribution uh do aggregation distribution uh manufacturing

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Chair, that helium is a critical resource that's used in medical technology, chip manufacturing, rockets
• Chair, that helium is a critical resource that's used in medical technology, chip manufacturing, rockets
• 00:04:34.880> used<00:04:35.120> in<00:04:35.680> medical<00:04:36.160> technology
• <00:04:37.600> um that's used in medical technology um that's used in medical technology um
• <00:07:47.599> that substitutes for the technologies that substitutes for the technologies

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I'm looking forward to that ribbon cutting and the new cutting-edge technology that it will have for
• Understanding the need for automation and new technologies, and not leaving farmworkers behind by not
• also focusing on current training now, so they're the ones that are operating the new technologies.
• Because a department only introduces new technology maybe every 20 years.
• Hi, my name is Tara Adari, and I'm the Director of Technology at Women for Wolves.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We're known for initiatives such as naloxone distribution to assist with overdose prevention, an in-house
• Distribution on our mobile clinic in some of the most rural areas of San Luis Obispo County.
• Now we have a linked system that can allocate, order, and distribute all of our public health-provided
• Those systems are now vital for tracking diseases and how we distribute vaccines and communicate with
• members, the directors of those public health labs, are striving for the best science, the best technology

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• For example, in fiscal year 2024, we estimate that the agency distributed roughly $2.6 billion in tax
• My tech budget, technology budget in 2021 was a little over $5 million for the county.
• Uh, my technology budget for this fiscal year is over $8 million.
• We can't keep having double-digit percent increases in our technology cost.
• With new software and technology. We could have prevented that.

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• I don’t know the distribution of those degrees at this time.
• Did you provide us with the distribution of that?
• I don’t know the distribution of those degrees at this time.
• Did you provide us with the distribution of that? What is the UC goal for transfer students?
• One is our data, the ASSIST platform is, you know, the technology around this is also very complicated

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I don't know the distribution of those degrees at this time.
• Did you provide us with the distribution of that?
• I don't know the distribution of those degrees at this time.
• Did you provide us with the distribution of that? What is the UC goal for transfer students?
• One is our data, the ASSIST platform is, you know, the technology around this is also very complicated

Summary: The committee held an oversight hearing on a state audit examining California’s community college transfer process and whether streamlining it could improve access to bachelor’s degrees. Opening remarks from legislators emphasized that California’s transfer system is central to equity and workforce development, but that only about one in five transfer-intending community college students complete a transfer within four years. Members highlighted disparities by race, region, campus, and major, and pointed to confusion created by differing requirements across the UC, CSU, and community college systems, including limits and inconsistencies in the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), TAG, and major-specific prerequisites. State Auditor’s staff said the audit found that while UC and CSU systemwide enroll more transfer students than the Master Plan target, individual campuses and high-demand STEM programs often do not. The audit identified barriers including unclear and varying course requirements, limited counseling and education plans, insufficient counselor staffing at some campuses, and weak equity plans. It also found that many students never even apply because they do not accumulate enough units or cannot navigate the process. The auditor described examples where transfer students with strong preparation were denied at selective campuses and noted that articulation alignment across systems remains limited. Representatives from UC, CSU, and the Community Colleges responded that transfer remains a top priority and described ongoing reforms. UC cited a new public dashboard, data-sharing agreements, new transfer pathways, and an ADT pilot at UCLA, while saying campus-level capacity and program differences limit how much can be standardized from the system office. CSU said it admits more than 90% of eligible transfer applicants, is expanding transfer planning tools and direct outreach, and is implementing SB 640’s Transfer Success Pathway Program. Community Colleges said transfer reform must focus on clearer credit mobility, more consistent articulation, and broader ADT adoption. Members pressed the systems on inconsistent major requirements, the need for better coordination, and whether campuses are fully prioritizing transfer students; no votes were taken during the hearing.

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• We are part of a recent publication: Wildfire Concept of Operations Plan for Water Distribution System
• Wildfire Concept of Operations Plan for Water Distribution System Testing and Recovery.
• another, I think, it may not seem that important, but it is important because where we've seen technology
• The other thing that needs to change is we need to distribute quick attack out in the country.
• Let me distribute this for you. Good morning. Oh, no, sorry. Good afternoon. My name is Jill Lowry.

Summary: The hearing focused on lessons from the 2017 Tubbs Fire and how Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, and local partners have changed wildfire prevention, recovery, and rebuilding practices since then. Assemblymembers emphasized that the region has become a model for the state, with a shift from suppression to prevention, and panelists described improvements in defensible space, home hardening, vegetation management, alerting, and community coordination. The discussion also highlighted the continuing importance of sharing Sonoma County’s experience with other wildfire-impacted communities across California and beyond. Fire officials and local leaders described specific prevention measures now in place, including Santa Rosa’s vegetation management ordinance, ignition-free/Zone Zero requirements in rebuilding, restrictions on certain mulches, removal of dead and dying trees near roads and defensible space zones, and expanded prescribed burning authority. They also stressed the importance of community organization through block captains, Firewise/COPE-style networks, and the Mark West Area Community Fund. Speakers said these networks helped residents navigate recovery, avoid fraud and bad contractors, coordinate with local agencies, and support neighbors, but they argued that such efforts need more formal structure and stable funding. Water and permitting officials discussed how the fires changed their work. Santa Rosa Water described new regional coordination, generator and backup power upgrades, emergency training, and lessons learned about wildfire-related contamination in water systems, including the need to restore pressure, flush, and test quickly after a fire. Permit Sonoma said rebuilding was balanced by streamlining permits while still requiring safer, more resilient construction, and noted that reduced fees and one-stop permitting helped speed recovery. United Policyholders described helping residents maximize insurance proceeds, organize information, and avoid scams, while warning that insurance availability and affordability remain major barriers and that insurers are increasingly rewarding risk-reduction measures. Across the panels, the main policy requests were for faster and more flexible grant processes, more stable long-term funding for prevention and community programs, stronger support for home hardening and defensible space, better training and tools for local governments and legislative staff, and continued attention to insurance and utility-related resilience. No formal votes or actions were taken in the transcript excerpt; the hearing was informational and ended with a transition toward public comment and further discussion of remaining statewide wildfire policy needs.

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• Uh, we received information this morning that the Department of Information and Technology had been notified
• the, if you go down to the 2nd to the last one, the greenhouse gas reduction Fund, zero emission technology
• Again, Title One Part A is for distribution.
• then make it necessary for you all or the state as a whole to make decisions about how to how to distribute
• into the funding formula and could be used to, to think through um how, how we as a state might distribute

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• So, in theory, if our population age distribution is similar to that of the nation, we would be able
• Remote work, workplace flexibility, and technology investments have expanded access to employment.
• I think one of the things that we hear a lot is the role of technology, and people think tech as in a
• That's only a 20% difference, and that's a pretty wide part of the distribution.
• That's only a 20% difference, and that's a pretty wide part of the distribution.

Keywords: 1183, house