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OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Public Safety Subcommittee - Afternoon Session Jan 12th, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- This will give us a facility to actually do some really modernized training for our cadets and continuing
- If you look at our fleet modernization, we are requesting our We have about 150 vehicles, and a lot of
- You know, modernization happened in the legislation occurred in 2016.
- And then modernize our IT strategies for better customer service.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Senate Floor Session - Part 2 - 05/19/25
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- conferees voted for, and we focused on a number of key provisions: program integrity, efficiency, and modernization
- efficiency,<00:11:48.959>
and integrity, efficiency, and integrity, efficiency, and modernization - ,<00:11:49.920>
disability modernization, disability modernization, disability determinations.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Conference Committee on SF3045 5/12/25
Transcript Highlights:
- government and education partners to enhance cyber defenses for all Minnesotans, accelerating cloud modernization
- accelerating<00:26:37.120>
cloud all motans, accelerating cloud all motans, accelerating cloud modernization - <00:26:38.320>
to <00:26:38.640>improve <00:26:39.120>service modernization to improve - service modernization to improve service resiliency<00:26:40.159>
and <00:26:40.400>more.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report, focusing on the DCA midair collision. Mar 27th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Aviation Safety, Operations, and Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- I commend Secretary Duffy for his push to modernize airspace.
- Congress has provided tens of millions of dollars in the past two years to modernize the NOTAM system
- accelerating airline equipment with next-gen technologies, and authorized $17 billion through 2028 to modernize
- I'm saying our air traffic system needs modernization as soon as possible.
Keywords:
aviation safety, midair collision, American Airlines Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk helicopter, NTSB, FAA, ADS-B technology, safety protocols
Summary:
The meeting focused on the discussions surrounding the tragic midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, which resulted in the loss of 67 lives. Testimonies were provided by key figures including NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA Acting Administrator Chris Richelieu. The committee expressed grave concerns regarding the existing safety protocols, questioning why the FAA failed to act on numerous warnings and data indicating potential collision risks. Members emphasized the need for urgent reforms in aviation safety to prevent such tragedies in the future. Specific highlights included the recognition of the importance of ADS-B out technology and concerns about the operational practices of military helicopters in controlled airspaces.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Outlining Impact of the Human Services Budget Proposal on County Budgets - 2/19/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Carlton County has a modern progressive pay program across all disciplines.
- <00:15:03.639>
County <00:15:03.920>has <00:15:04.079>a <00:15:04.399>modern - less safe Carlton County has a modern less safe Carlton County has a modern Progressive<00:15:05.920
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House/Senate DFL Media Availability 4/28/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- That will include HCMC modernization and IT. HR1 Anybody<00:09:33.400>
else? Anybody else? - That will include HCMC<00:10:53.200>
modernization <00:10:54.000>and <00:10:54.200>IT - <00:10:55.200>
HR1 HCMC modernization and IT. HR1 compliance.
Summary:
The discussion focused on reactions to Governor Walz’s final State of the State address and the remaining priorities for the end of session. DFL leaders described the speech as hopeful and a summary of accomplishments over the past several years, highlighting education, paid family and medical leave, climate and labor policies, fraud prevention, affordability, and a new economy shaped by AI. They said the governor’s call to action on gun violence was especially important and argued that Minnesotans care more about the results of legislation than whether bills passed with bipartisan support.
Gun violence prevention was a major topic. Leaders said the legislature had already passed measures in 2023 and 2024 including red flag laws, universal background checks, and a ban on binary triggers, and they defended those laws as saving lives. They said the governor’s renewed push for gun legislation was not divisive and that Republicans should join the effort. They also discussed public safety more broadly, including capital security and judicial security, saying there was bipartisan support for a security bill.
Other priorities mentioned for the final weeks included combating fraud, making life more affordable, child tax credit changes, a tax on social media/data companies, HCMC modernization and IT, bonding, and school safety. Leaders said the Senate would take up health and human services next, expected the gun package to move out of finance and reach the floor soon, and anticipated conference committees or working groups to begin. They said they were confident the legislature could resolve differences with the House’s single-subject approach and finish its work by the May 18 deadline without a special session.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So sometimes we disagree about other ones, but House Bill 2173 is a simple bill, and it just modernizes
- So sometimes we disagree about other ones, but House Bill 2173 is a simple bill, and it just modernizes
- Again, we're just trying to modernize the way we communicate and are collaborative to our property owners
Keywords:
property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes, property tax, electronic communication, tax assessment, tax correction, real estate, agriculture, tax classification, land use, nonprofit organizations, transaction privilege tax, tax exemption, textbook rental, education, business leasing
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
October 15, 2025 - 08:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- CONTINGENT UPON THE DATA THAT IS COLLECTED, WHICH IS NOW GOING THROUGH OUR SYSTEM AND OUR SEAMLESS MODERNIZATION
- SO, WHEN I SPOKE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT FUTURE SEAMLESS MODERNIZATION CAN CAPTURE THINGS LIKE ACUITY IF
- WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SEAMLESS MODERNIZATION AND WE LOOK TO GO LIVE HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR AS WELL AND GETS
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Securing Human Services - Senator Jim Abeler Jun 9th, 2025
Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- There's modernization in there, and it expands substance use disorder treatment options.
- There's modernization in there, and it expands substance use disorder treatment options.
- There's modernization in there, and it expands substance use disorder treatment options.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
Licensing & Administrative Procedures May 6th, 2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Transcript Highlights:
- environment with anti-fraud security measures like ID verification and facial scanning while allowing for modern
- Texans deserve secure, convenient, modern access to the lottery and have shown a strong desire for it
- do it securely, we do it safely, and we would allow Texans still have the freedom to interact in a modern
Bills:
SB 28
Keywords:
groundwater, groundwater conservation district, Water Code, Water Development Board, modeled available groundwater, aquifer, water permit, groundwater transfer, export groundwater, out-of-district transfer, management area, desired future conditions, well permit, retail public utility, potable water, emergency interconnect, subsidiary, controlled entity, aquifer management, water resources
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Mar 26th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- This will allow pawnbrokers to modernize their transaction forms.
- This will allow pawnbrokers to modernize their transaction forms to the 22nd century.
- The bill can be divided into two categories: technical changes that modernize and streamline agency processes
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government heard a presentation on its 2025-2026 budget recommendations and adopted the proposal as a recommendation to the full Senate Appropriations Committee. The chair highlighted major funding items including more than $1.2 billion for water quality and Everglades work, citrus recovery, food bank and pantry grants, wastewater and drinking water loans, beach restoration, flood and sea level rise projects, rural land protection, disaster loans, state facilities repairs, SLERS, accounting system replacement, and continued funding for My Safe Florida Home. Staff were authorized to make technical adjustments, and members were told final proviso project lists would be printed later in the week.
The committee then considered several bills and reported them favorably, including SB 796 on DEP general permits for distributed wastewater treatment systems to help local governments address failing septic-related water quality problems; SB 1162 expanding boating improvement and water access facilities programs; SB 466 implementing the Florida Museum of Black History task force’s selection of West Augustine as the museum site; SB 178 creating a FAMU agronomic study on viable crops for land taken out of production; CS/SB 678 allowing pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; and CS/SB 736 updating the Brownfields program, with a technical amendment adopted. Testimony on these bills was generally supportive, with speakers from affected industries, local governments, and advocacy groups.
The committee also took up CS/CS/SB 700, the comprehensive Florida Farm Bill, which included technical agency changes and major policy provisions such as restrictions on additives to public water supplies, labeling requirements for meat, milk, poultry, and eggs, drone-related protections for farmland, disaster recovery loan updates, an honest services registry for charities, FFA scholarship and school infrastructure provisions, and a mechanism for state purchase of former solar-converted agricultural land. The water-additive provisions drew extensive debate and testimony from supporters and opponents, including dental professionals, public health advocates, and groups arguing for medical freedom and local control. Despite the controversy and a no vote from Senator Arrington, the bill was reported favorably. Finally, SB 1226 creating a regulatory framework for pet insurance was also reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after members recorded additional votes on several bills.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Criminal Justice Jan 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE, THERE'S A LOT MORE TO DO BUT ONE OF THE LONG-STANDING WISHES HAS BEEN TO MODERNIZE
- TRAVELING THROUGH THE STATE TO VISIT SOME OF THESE PRISONS SO I CAN GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING ON THE MODERNIZATION
- GREAT QUESTION AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE TRYING TO GO TO MODERNIZE OUR SYSTEM. >> Chair Smith:
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Education Oversight REVISED: SB2045 - Added Apr 13th, 2026 at 03:00 pm
Education Oversight
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 1670 is an R&D rebate modernization bill.
- This tells really Oklahoma that we don't need to... ...modernization bill.
Bills:
SB710, SB843, SB1317, SB1338, SB1410, SB1477, SB1489, SB1593, SB1614, SB1630, SB1632, SB1633, SB1670, SB1726, SB1734, SB1725, SB1735, SB1894, SB1975, SB346, SB2045
Keywords:
teacher preparation, teacher education, teacher shortage, teacher workforce, educator pipeline, alternative certification, apprenticeship, residency program, paraprofessional pathway, high school to teacher pathway, nontraditional teacher candidates, Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, TeachForwardOK, higher education, public school districts, workforce development, grant program, technical assistance provider, mastery-based assessment, emergency clause
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 2, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 359 modernizes our statutes to more accurately reflect the digital age of the iPhone.
- HB 359 modernizes our statutes to more accurately reflect the digital age of the 21st century by extending
Summary:
The Criminal Justice Subcommittee considered four bills and reported all of them favorably. HB 373, by Rep. Duggins, tolls the statute of limitations for the offense of knowingly and willfully failing to report suspected child abuse until law enforcement or another outside agency learns of the violation. Members raised concerns about fairness if the underlying abuse is time-barred while the reporter still faces prosecution, and the sponsor said he would discuss possible changes with his state attorney, but the bill was not amended and passed 13-0.
HB 359, by Rep. Anderson, extends the deadline for forensic examination of seized computers and electronic devices from 45 days to 365 days. Supporters from the Florida Prosecutors Association and state attorneys said modern devices are difficult and time-consuming to unlock and analyze, creating repeated requests to extend search deadlines and slowing investigations in cases involving child exploitation, homicide, and other crimes. The bill passed 13-0.
HB 703, by Rep. Gentry, preserves a public records exemption for information generated by a state attorney’s conviction integrity unit during reinvestigation of a claim of innocence, with supporters saying disclosure could reveal sensitive information such as alternate suspects, witnesses, or evidence and compromise the review. It passed 12-0. HB 4001, by Rep. Tant, caps inmate health care compensation in Jefferson County at 110% of the Medicare reimbursement rate to encourage preexisting provider contracts and prevent overbilling; it also passed 13-0. The committee then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 3rd, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- It modernizes the used car advertising, and it is, it is optional.
- So there got to be some reason, you know, we have to modernize the vehicle advertising rules to keep
Keywords:
transportation, TxDOT, Texas Department of Transportation, road projects, highways, infrastructure, bridge construction, interchanges, corridor improvements, road widening, railroad grade separation, sound barrier, unified transportation program, legislative notice, project prioritization, capital projects, state highway system, Farm-to-Market Roads, San Antonio, Harris County
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Agriculture Mar 11th, 2025
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- a modern uh uh modernization of this is a modern uh uh modernization of our<02:46:57.600>
voter <04:09:35.760>- of the voter this is a modernization of the voter registration<03:50:39.760>
process. - So, it's common sense modernization.
registration is about modernizing voter registration is about modernizing voter - of the voter this is a modernization of the voter registration<03:50:39.760>
- Next up is Liz Tanterelli. modernizing voter registration and modernizing voter registration and reducing
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/06/2026)
State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Bennett said that as a person who is dealing with this at this time, she thinks modern
- She said they should not have to be forced into being on a portal or forced to follow the modern new
- Representative Bennett said that as a person who is dealing with this at this time, she thinks modern
- She said they should not have to be forced into being on a portal or forced to follow the modern new
- Representative Bennett said that as a person who is dealing with this at this time, she thinks modern
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- at $200 billion, plus a separate fund through reconciliation so we can modernize our defense, do what
- at $200 billion, plus a separate fund through reconciliation so we can modernize our defense, do what
- at $200 billion, plus a separate fund through reconciliation so we can modernize our defense, do what
- at $200 billion, plus a separate fund through reconciliation so we can modernize our defense, do what
- at $200 billion, plus a separate fund through reconciliation so we can modernize our defense, do what