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NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Nov 7th, 2025

Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee

Transcript Highlights:
  • know more from the federal government on what some of the detailed requirements are, again, new technology
  • And then the other question I had is, do you know what the percentage—I'm glad to hear that the technology
  • I was really encouraged to participate in the technology workshop that we had earlier this week, wasn't
  • think we need to turn to the way that we just heard about—there's a much deeper aspect of doing technology
  • I don't think it was for any technology upgrades.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • from specific special education supports to how we get to high-quality teachers, to systems of technology
  • A system of technology must be created that provides all at-risk students and their teachers access to
  • Technology that was filed by plaintiffs in response to what we were seeing with the pandemic and educational
  • inequities around technology being available to students and so the September 2024 motion follows um
  • that request for technology.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 9, 2025 - 08:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • The state of Florida, as you stated, is rapidly growing, and there is new technology that seems to be
  • The state of Florida, as you stated, is rapidly growing, and there is new technology that seems to be
  • Technology in this industry changes very rapidly.
  • Technology in this elimination of the CEU requirements.
  • Technology in this industry changes very rapidly.
Summary: The committee first took up a local beverage-license bill for the World Equestrian Center in Marion County. The sponsor described the facility’s size, economic impact, and rapid expansion, and explained that the bill would direct DBPR to issue a special license for qualifying equestrian sports facilities. After questions about whether the carve-out would set a precedent for other businesses, the sponsor said the unique facts of the facility justified the bill. An amendment narrowed the off-premises alcohol authority so the license would allow beer and wine only for off-premises sales, while still allowing on-premises sales of all alcoholic beverages and a standalone bar on the premises. The amendment was adopted, and the bill passed 16-1, with Representative Rayner voting no. The committee then heard PCS for HB 1461, a broad regulatory-reform bill that would repeal continuing education requirements for certain licensed professionals, eliminate several boards/councils/commissions at DBPR and DACS, remove some secondary licenses, and expand licensure pathways. The sponsors argued that most complaints are already handled administratively, that the boards create bureaucracy and cost, and that the bill would improve efficiency without changing initial licensure standards. Members raised concerns about whether DBPR has the subject-matter expertise to replace professional boards, especially for engineering, harbor pilots, electrical work, home inspection, architecture, interior design, and related fields, and about whether removing continuing education could weaken public safety and code compliance. Public testimony on the PCS was mixed but leaned strongly against the bill from affected professions. Opponents from architecture, electrical contracting, home inspection, geology, interior design, real estate, and related groups argued that the boards provide technical expertise, discipline, and updated knowledge tied to changing building codes and safety standards, and that continuing education is important for public protection. Some supporters, including representatives of CPAs and landscape architects, said they appreciated efforts to streamline licensing and reduce anti-competitive barriers but still had concerns about specific provisions. The committee adopted two amendments: one requiring 30 days’ notice for an address change for a prescription sales business, and a second technical amendment. No final vote on the PCS was taken in the portion provided.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Health Committee Mar 25th, 2025

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  • We're a national not-for-profit health technology and research organization.
  • We're a national not-for-profit health technology and research organization.
  • that OCHIN supports, is... ...which was actually about a different technology that OCHIN supports, is
  • We are just the technology partner that would support the health care providers in the network that would
  • The technology company is headquartered in Oregon.
Summary: The Assembly Health Committee met on March 25, 2025, with Chair Mia Bonta presiding and initially operating as a subcommittee until quorum was established. The committee heard several health-related bills, including AB 73 on creating a Black Mental Health Navigator certification, AB 499 on lowering the state reimbursement trigger for the Robert F. Kennedy Farm Workers Medical Plan, AB 843 on aligning California health insurance language-access rules with federal standards, AB 257 on a specialty care network using telehealth and virtual services for Medi-Cal and underserved communities, AB 64 on allowing diacritical marks on vital records, AB 315 on the Home and Community-Based Alternatives waiver, and AB 40 on clarifying that emergency services include reproductive health services such as abortion. Testimony generally emphasized disparities in access, culturally competent care, language access, rural provider shortages, and the importance of preserving or expanding programs that help vulnerable populations. Supporters included authors, state and local health organizations, advocacy groups, and affected individuals. AB 73 was backed as a way to address stigma, mistrust, and culturally competent mental health access for Black Californians. AB 499 was described as helping keep a self-insured farmworker health plan operational while maintaining a low-cost, labor-management model. AB 843 was supported as a way to prevent children and families from having to translate sensitive medical and insurance information and to protect limited-English-proficient Californians. AB 257 drew support as a demonstration project to improve specialty care access through California-based clinicians and virtual care, with examples of reduced wait times and costs. AB 64 received emotional testimony from the author, a child and his family, and others about the importance of accurately recording names with accents and other marks. AB 315 was presented as a cost-neutral or cost-saving way to expand home- and community-based care for medically fragile people, with strong support from disability, health, and provider groups. AB 40 drew support from reproductive health and medical organizations, while one opposition witness argued it could conflict with emergency care standards and overburden emergency departments. The committee took roll-call votes and advanced AB 499, AB 73, AB 843, AB 257, AB 64, AB 315, and AB 40 to Appropriations, with AB 40 receiving some no votes. The committee also adopted its 2025-26 rules and approved a consent calendar that included AB 225, AB 304, AB 403, AB 688, and AB 951. Several measures were initially placed on call and later lifted and recorded as passing out of committee before adjournment.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Elections - 03/04/25

Elections

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  • But with the evolution of technology, we now have the ability, sometimes employees or contractors may
  • But with the evolution of technology, we now have the ability, sometimes employees or contractors may
  • Um, and so again, with the advancing technology, it's just made it easier for companies to try to ratchet
  • 04:31.680> with<00:04:31.840> the<00:04:31.960> advancing<00:04:32.560> technology
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Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

February 12, 2025 - 03:30 PM

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  • like Leonardo and other aerospace companies, disaster recovery, emergency management, disruptive technology
  • like Leonardo and other aerospace companies, disaster recovery, emergency management, disruptive technology
  • the space industry and the data center industry, what they call ICT, information communications technology
  • And then throw in the university, throw in all of the technology, throw in everything that you're doing
  • , And then throw in the university, throw in all of the technology, throw in everything that you're doing
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard first from Space Florida President and CEO Robert Long, who described the agency’s role as the state’s aerospace finance and business development authority and spaceport authority. He reported a pipeline of about 187 projects, nearly $7 billion in potential private investment, and roughly 8,000 potential jobs, with 161 projects in the fiscal-year pipeline, up about 30% from the prior year. Long said Space Florida is focusing on workforce development through its Space Florida Academy with 23 school districts, and on target markets including advanced air mobility/eVTOL, flight simulation, and satellite manufacturing. Members asked about infrastructure, federal-state coordination, LNG planning, environmental mitigation, workforce, and how the Legislature’s recent $5 million recurring increase is being used; Long said the funds are mainly supporting staffing, contracted services, and IT improvements to handle growth and move projects through faster. The panel then heard from Blue Origin, Leonardo (through LSN Partners), and Lone Star Data Holdings. Blue Origin said its Florida manufacturing and launch operations have grown far beyond initial commitments, with more than $3 billion invested and over 3,000 employees in the state, and emphasized the need for roads, water, wastewater, and other launch-site infrastructure as launch cadence increases. Leonardo highlighted its TH-73A Navy helicopter program in Milton and a new 70,000-square-foot maintenance facility at Whiting Aviation Park, crediting state, local, and federal partners and noting future potential for its AW-609 tiltrotor aircraft. Lone Star Data Holdings described its satellite-based data storage and disaster-recovery business, said Florida was its first customer, and urged the state to use Florida as a pilot project for protecting data and expanding space-based data infrastructure. Members repeatedly focused on what the state should do next, and the panel’s main answer was continued investment in infrastructure and long-term planning. Specific needs mentioned included road widening, traffic signals, fire suppression, water pressure, wastewater capacity, power, transportation links, environmental mitigation, and LNG-related planning at the spaceport. No formal votes or bills were taken up in the meeting, and the session ended after member questions and comments with a motion to rise and adjourn.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The counter drone technology committee. Mr. Ray, thank you.
  • The counter drone technology committee. Mr. Ray. Thank you.
  • So it's using the word advanced too many times, but we're looking at utilizing the advanced technology
  • to actually do real-world, revenue-generating type operations with this advanced technology, kind of
  • DOT strategy, the Louisiana Institute of Flight Technology, and other acronyms that are out there.
Summary: The Louisiana Advanced Aviation and Drones Advisory Committee met with a quorum and opened by noting that, under current law, the committee will sunset after the 2026 regular session unless legislation is passed to reconstitute it. Members discussed the need for a smaller, more workable committee structure in the future so quorum requirements would be easier to meet, and they added an agenda item to consider reconstitution and another for a legislative briefing. The June 2025 minutes were approved. Subcommittee reports focused heavily on counter-drone policy and advanced air mobility. Mr. Muley described the new counter-UAS effort, referred to as the “Let’s Go Act,” which would create a joint task force of state police, sheriffs, and municipal police chiefs to develop training standards and equipment standards for counter-drone operations. Members also discussed federal developments in the NDAA and DOJ’s role in authorizing mitigation capabilities for states with laws and training plans. Public safety members reported that training on recently enacted drone laws is underway in north Louisiana. The committee also heard a major update from Josh Deplanis, newly named Louisiana’s first advanced aeronautics director. He outlined Louisiana’s selection for the FAA’s Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing/Advanced Air Mobility Integration Pilot Program, branded “Lift Off Louisiana,” and described plans for real-world operations beginning as early as August, centered on Houma-Terrebonne Airport. He also reviewed the state’s broader advanced air mobility strategic plan, including vertiport readiness, charging infrastructure, logistics, workforce training, and community engagement. Members emphasized Louisiana’s opportunity to influence FAA policy and international airspace issues related to operations over the Gulf and beyond 12 nautical miles. In final action, the committee adopted a resolution supporting reconstitution of LADAC, with revised proposed membership language reducing the committee from 15 members to 11 and setting a simple majority of six for quorum, with new appointments effective July 1, 2027. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned after the motion passed.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 11th, 2026

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • helping many of our women in agriculture overcome barriers to accessing land, financing, education, technology
  • Gauteng's universities, green energy sector, and technology corridors are producing the next generation
  • has become the heart and soul of South Africa's economy and the hub for financial services, for technology
  • has become the heart and soul of South Africa's economy and the hub for financial services, for technology
  • has become the heart and soul of South Africa's economy and the hub for financial services, for technology
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call and completed routine opening business, including the prayer, pledge, journal approval, and several unanimous-consent procedural motions to suspend rules, re-refer bills, and adjust committee notices. Members also introduced guests, including anesthesia residents, a legislator’s son, and a legislative intern. The chamber then adopted House Resolution 118 welcoming the 2026 FIFA World Cup to California; members spoke in support of the event’s international, cultural, and economic significance, and the resolution received 64 co-authors before passing by voice vote. On the daily file, the Assembly passed and retained or continued a number of second- and third-reading items, then adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 193 proclaiming 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Supporters highlighted women’s role in California agriculture, including farm ownership, production, and leadership, and the resolution received 69 co-authors before adoption. The Assembly also adopted ACR 210 establishing a sister-state relationship with Gauteng, South Africa, with members citing economic ties, educational exchange, and existing partnerships such as an MOU with Sacramento State; it received 65 co-authors before passage. The second-day consent calendar was adopted 73-0 after item 46 was removed, and the remaining consent items passed unanimously. The chamber then observed adjournment-in-memory tributes for Norman L. Ford, Jr. and James McCain, Sr., with family members present in the gallery. The session concluded with announcements about budget-related business and the schedule for the next meeting, then adjourned until Monday, June 15, upon the call of the Speaker.
AL

Alabama 2026 1st Special Session

Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee Feb 25th, 2026

Ways and Means General Fund

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  • That's for technology and the testing of fentanyl.
  • That's for technology and the testing of fentanyl.
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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/28/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • requests we processed in 2025 relied on precise communication, extensive documentation, and advanced technology
  • of that complexity, and many projects have increased in size due to improvements in excavation technology
  • So there's more trenching technology, so jobs take much more quickly to take place, and sometimes it
  • the complexity and many of the projects have increased in size due to improvements in excavation technology
  • So there's more trenches technology so jobs take much more quickly to take place and sometimes so jobs
Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency heard several bills and took action on three of them. Senate Bill 1137 would update underground facility excavation rules by requiring white lining before notice, creating coordination meeting requirements for large projects, adding an interactive response system, and directing the Arizona Corporation Commission to adopt rules. Supporters from SSC Underground, Arizona 811, and the Associated General Contractors said the bill would improve communication, reduce delays, and modernize the 811 system; the League of Arizona Cities and Towns raised concerns about staffing, project scope, meeting requirements, and liability, but said it was working on amendments. The committee passed SB 1137 on a 7-0 vote. Senate Bill 1145 would shift licensing and regulation of behavior analysts to the Committee of Behavior Analysts under the Psychology Board, reduce the board from 10 to 8 members, and remove the requirement for two behavior analysts on the board. Supporters said the current structure creates delays and that the change would let the board focus on psychology issues while the committee handles behavior analyst matters. A self-advocate also supported the bill, citing long waitlists and the importance of behavior analysts for people on the autism spectrum. The committee passed SB 1145 on a 7-0 vote. Senate Bill 1128 would create a study committee on scrap metal theft to review current laws, industry compliance costs, and penalties, and report recommendations by December 1, 2026. The Arizona Scrap Recyclers Association supported the bill as a way to evaluate whether current reforms remain effective, while members discussed the difficulty of tracing stolen metal and the need to keep the process bipartisan. The committee passed SB 1128 on a 7-0 vote. Senate Bill 1238, which adopts the Physician Assistant Licensure Compact to allow multistate licensure privileges, also received support from the Arizona State Association of Physician Assistants, who said it would improve workforce mobility, help military families, and expand access to care; the committee passed it on a 7-0 vote. The committee then held SB 1235 at the sponsor’s request and adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
  • insurance program, but where most of our states and institutions benefit is through the cooperative technology
  • The cooperative technology contracts cover hardware, software, and IT services.
  • insurance program, but where most of our states and institutions benefit is through the cooperative technology
  • contracts for hardware, software, and IT services. and what the cooperative technology contracts for
  • for the program, including authorizing schools to use program monies to purchase school safety technology
Keywords: 1182, all
Summary: The Senate Education Committee of Reference met for sunset reviews and first heard a presentation on the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board from the Governor’s Office. The presenter explained that the board, created in 2016, has no dedicated staff or administrative budget and is supported by existing budget and policy staff and the Treasurer’s Office. The board’s purpose is to lower borrowing costs for qualifying schools by using a guarantee fund to enhance credit ratings, and it has largely been used by charter schools. Because the board has reached its statutory leverage cap and has not met since 2022, it is currently in a monitoring role, but it must remain in place to honor guarantees if any approved financing defaults. The committee asked about financing maturities, demand from schools, and whether a shorter continuation period would make sense. No public testimony was offered, and the committee voted to recommend continuing the board for 10 years, until July 1, 2036. The committee then reviewed the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE’s president described the interstate compact, its regional role in higher education access, workforce development, and data services, and its major student programs: the Western Undergraduate Exchange, the Western Regional Graduate Program, and the Professional Student Exchange Program. She highlighted tuition savings for Arizona students and the state, the return of many PSEP graduates to practice in Arizona, and additional cost savings through cooperative purchasing and technology contracts. The committee asked no substantive questions, and it voted to recommend continuing WICHE for 10 years, until July 1, 2036. The final major item was the Arizona Department of Education School Safety Program performance audit, followed by testimony from the department. The Auditor General reported that the program has grown substantially, especially after expansion to counselors and social workers and increased appropriations, but that ADE did not consistently ensure schools complied with program requirements. In a sample of 16 schools, most had issues such as missing or incomplete operational plans, inadequate safety team activity, incomplete required training, missing activity logs, or reimbursement requests lacking expenditure reports. The audit said these problems reduced the program’s effectiveness and increased the risk of improper spending, and it recommended stronger monitoring, written procedures, and better documentation review. ADE accepted the findings and said it is implementing the recommendations through more direct staff oversight, training requirements tied to funding, encrypted submission of emergency plans, site visits, and representative desk reviews. The discussion then shifted to whether emergency plans should address federal law enforcement actions; the director said the plans are designed for campus safety threats generally and do not specifically contemplate ICE enforcement. The committee took no vote on the audit presentation and adjourned after discussion.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • And last but not least is our new technology in the new entrance to aviation, whether it's advanced mobility
  • referred to as drones, and making sure that we can be seen as a go-to state to integrate those new technologies
  • manufacturing, training, and, of course, our bread and butter of MRO, which will come as these new technologies
  • space industry as a state, that we are ready and able to support that new growth and new area of technology
  • speak, this is a multibillion-dollar opportunity for our country as we develop commercial space technologies
Keywords: 914, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • robust research, planning, and education initiatives, ensuring that we stay on the cutting edge of technology
  • have those structures in place because, frankly, we have an evolving threat constantly, and our technology
  • And there's so much technology out there now, it's very expensive.
  • As far as eradicating drug-related activities, busing migrants, there might be some technology that we
  • both sides of the aisle have expressed interest. ...concern about the use of AI face recognition technologies
Bills: SB36, SB2202, SB 36
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part I) Apr 3rd, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • robust research, planning, and education initiatives, ensuring that we stay on the cutting edge of technology
  • have those structures in place because, frankly, we have an evolving threat constantly and our technology
  • like for Operation Drawbridge to eventually be a federal funded operation, and there's so much technology
  • uh, as far as, um, eradicatingrizocaine, uh, bussing, uh, migrants, um, uh, there might be some technology
  • , many on both sides of the aisle have expressed concern about the use of AI, face recognition technologies
Bills: SB 36, SB 2202
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 5th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think this is old law that we didn't have technology back years ago, and today we're taking advantage
  • of technology.
  • We don't have to have a... ... technology, and we don't have to have a warrant in hand.
  • If this passes, you said technology, so do...
  • If this passes, you said technology, so do... does that mean that they're going to be able to scan and
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce (Part I) Feb 18th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, Technology is evolving. The investment landscape is shifting.
  • We have led the way in technologies like fracking in the oil and gas sector.
  • the defense industry, aerospace and space exploration, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology
  • Autonomous platforms are strengthening security through development of new technologies, leading space
  • Looking forward on the horizon, Texas can be expected to play a role in such bold technological initiatives
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (02/10/2026)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • making process further incentives to kind of make sure that capital equipment is lining up with technology
  • making process further incentives to kind of make sure that capital equipment is lining up with technology
  • In today's world there are two-way technologies.
  • So we call the metering and the technology they open a foundational technology.
  • Seeing none, uh, SB 539, eligible biomass technology in the renewable portfolio standards.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Commerce May 4th, 2026

Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

Transcript Highlights:
  • So it's more like for a startup or some kind of technology or testing or something.
  • The Missouri Chamber, we run the Missouri Chamber Technology Alliance, a consortium of private industry
  • partners that are on the cutting edge of technology in a variety of different sectors.
  • Alliance, a consortium of private industry partners that are on the cutting edge of technology in a variety
Summary: The committee first established a quorum and heard Senate Bill 1553, sponsored by Senator Curtis Gregory, which would provide incentives related to reshoring critical supply chains for pharmaceuticals and critical minerals/materials. Gregory said the bill is aimed at national defense and clarified that the relevant materials would be tied to federal critical-material and FDA lists. Witnesses in support argued that Missouri has an opportunity to expand production of pharmaceuticals and critical minerals, but that foreign competition, especially from China and India, makes domestic production difficult without incentives. Several witnesses emphasized national security concerns, supply-chain vulnerabilities, and the need for state support to help existing Missouri companies expand into these markets. Support testimony came from Jost Chemical, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the API Innovation Center, Doe Run Company, and Associated Industries of Missouri. Testimony highlighted the difficulty of competing with subsidized foreign producers, the long lead times and capital needs for mines and production lines, and the importance of transferable tax credits and possible future federal support. One witness noted that the bill’s grant component may be more limited and would likely be useful for startup, testing, or initial development rather than fully funding a mine. Another witness suggested that tariffs or price floors could also help create a market for domestic production. There was no opposition or informational testimony. After closing the hearing, the committee moved into executive session and voted Senate Bill 1553 do pass by a unanimous 9-0 roll call vote.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Standing Committee on Small Business & Information Technology. (3-11-26)

Small Business & Information Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • >> The second meeting of the House Standing Committee on Small Business and Information Technology Services
  • Particularly as new technologies emerge, increasing use and development of artificial intelligence and
  • just other technologies that really just may not exist yet.
  • I just want to thank you personally for your commitment to staying on top of this ever-changing technology
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The trust fund must maintain flexibility in order to support new innovations, technologies, services,
  • 30.319> innovations, order to support new innovations, order to support new innovations, technologies
  • technologies, services, and supports. technologies, services, and supports. and<00:03:34.080>
Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up only one item: Senate Bill 69, sponsored by Senator Julie Adams. The bill would create an autism spectrum disorder trust fund in the state treasury, allow taxpayers to contribute a portion of their individual income tax refunds to the fund, and authorize additional grants, contributions, and appropriations. Senator Adams said the fund is intended to support autism spectrum disorder research and services in Kentucky, administered by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services with grants awarded through the advisory council on autism spectrum disorders based on a statewide needs assessment. She also noted the bill includes an emergency clause. During questions, Senator Boswell confirmed the tax refund contribution option would be available on both paper and electronic returns. Senator Funky From asked how families would access services, and Senator Adams explained that providers would apply for grants to the trust fund, which would then review and award funding if the proposal was deemed a good use of the money. No outside testimony was presented; a signed-up witness from the Russell County Fiscal Court did not speak. The committee then moved the bill, with Senator Boswell making the motion and Senator Neil seconding it. The roll call resulted in 12 yes votes and no nays, and Senate Bill 69 passed the committee with a favorable expression. The committee then adjourned.