Transcript Highlights:

• Demand for electricity associated with large computing facilities is growing rapidly across our country
• Fueled by the rise of cloud computing and artificial intelligence with a commensurate need for more and
• more computing power.
• Members and guests are prohibited from using computers, phones, or any type of electronic device.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We are having problems with our computer, and so I can't pull anybody that wishes to speak.
• , just do you to make sure that we're filling out the paperwork the old-fashioned way, since our computers
• And for the record, our computers aren't working, so please introduce yourself for the record.
• Please. ...like I said, our computers are down, so thanks.

Bills: HB2029, HB2030, HB2096

Keywords: water conservation, grants, infrastructure, environmental protection, sustainability, grant fund, Arizona water law, A.R.S. 49-1332, water efficiency, water reuse, education programs, public outreach, rainwater harvesting, gray water, graywater, drought-resistant landscaping, xeriscaping, turf removal, groundwater recharge, aquifer health

Summary: The House Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Water heard three bills related to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) and county wastewater issues. HB 2029 would require applicants for water conservation grant funds to provide additional information about the long-term water savings, efficiency, reliability, and intended use of grant money. WIFA testified neutral, saying most of the information is already collected under agency policy and the bill would mainly codify existing practice. The committee passed HB 2029 on a 9-1 vote. HB 2030 would remove education and research programs from the list of allowable uses for the water conservation grant fund. Supporters of the bill argued the fund should prioritize projects that put more water savings “on the ground,” while opponents said education and research can support conservation and help identify effective projects. WIFA said about 15 of 211 funded projects had some education or research component, totaling about $10.5 million and an estimated 180,000 acre-feet in savings. The committee passed HB 2030 on a 6-4 vote, with several members opposing the bill because they saw value in those projects. HB 2096 would expand WIFA funding to allow counties to receive assistance for remediating, closing, or replacing cesspools that threaten groundwater, surface water, or public health, and would let counties offer income-based assistance and report annually on the program. County and association witnesses described cesspools as an ongoing rural public health problem, especially in Gila County, and said the bill would help homeowners afford required upgrades. WIFA and ADEQ were neutral, noting the bill would clarify county authority and use existing federal revolving fund dollars; testimony also explained that current law already requires cesspools to be upgraded when discovered or when a property is remodeled. The committee passed HB 2096 unanimously, 10-0, and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, there is not digital computing controlling a reactor today.
• there there is not digital computing there there is not digital computing controlling<00:27:10.159
• analog computer from pre970. analog computer from pre970.
• , not physical parts um on the computer, not physical parts yet.
• So, uh, these designs on the computer, do you have simulations for them on the computer? Yes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Believing this was a reputable business and employee, I allowed him to access my computer remotely and
• allowed him to access my computer allowed him to access my computer remotely<00:20:36.760> and
• However, manufacturers are not fulfilling their obligation for TVs and computers.
• If I buy a new computer, I got to take the old one somewhere and pay to have it disposed of.
• if I buy a new computer I got to<01:32:05.440> take<01:32:05.639> the<01:32:05.760>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That’s not what’s showing on our computer.
• When we put it on our computer, that is not the conference report that we’re seeing.
• CTE with embedded computer science course.
• foundations of computer science before graduation.
• We've already passed it for a new computer system that will update the My Kids.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So the monies can be you guys want it to be for personnel as well as other like they need a computer
• So the monies can be you guys want it to be for personnel as well as other like they need a computer
• So the monies can be you guys want it to be for personnel as well as other like they need a computer
• So the monies can be you guys want it to be for personnel as well as other like they need a computer
• So the monies can be you guys want it to be for personnel as well as other like they need a computer

Bills: SB2066

Keywords: permitting, construction, efficiency, state projects, county collaboration, funding, staffing shortages, 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint committees on Energy, Intergovernmental Affairs, and Government Operations heard Senate Bill 2066 on county permitting and inspection. Testimony focused on whether the bill should exempt state projects from county permitting requirements. One testifier opposed the measure, arguing it would bypass established permitting processes, weaken good government, and put the public at risk. A DOE representative said the intent was to speed up state projects, but suggested a different approach: funding county positions dedicated solely to state permits, possibly as a pilot program, rather than removing county review entirely. Committee members discussed the difficulty of moving state projects through county systems, the lack of special treatment, and whether a more systematic or standardized process could be created for repetitive projects. After the discussion, the chairs announced a substantive rewrite of SB 2066. The amended version would delete the county-permitting exemptions for state projects and instead create a cooperative working group to address the intersection of state projects and county permitting needs. The revised measure would also include a blank appropriation for counties to fund personnel to expedite permitting for state projects only. Members clarified that any funded staff would be dedicated solely to state projects. The committee then took votes on the revised measure. The committees adopted the amended bill. The Government Operations Committee recommended the Senate draft one version, and members present voted yes, with Senator Awa excused. The measure was adopted with the revised approach and an effective date set for April 19, 2042.

Transcript Highlights:

• Probably the electronic reporting you're using was the AMDOL V8 that was a computer at the time.
• And they say computer science building; they weren't kidding because it took up a whole floor for a CPU
• that are bringing in over $25 billion globally for advanced computing work.
• Those would include things like computer science, engineering, nursing, et cetera.
• We have pretty well-documented and consistent shortages in workforce areas like computer science and

Summary: The Joint Higher Education Committee met for a work session on higher education accounting practices and financial transparency. OFM Deputy Director Sarah Rupp explained how state accounting rules and higher education reporting differ, including what data is captured in AFRS today and what will move into Workday, with universities generally reporting summary-level fund data, mandatory codes, and most balance sheet and income statement activity, but not transaction-level detail or vendor payment information. Representatives from the University of Washington and Washington State University described the complexity of their own accounting systems, the many entities and business lines they must track for audits and compliance, and the need to reconcile university-level accrual accounting with state reporting requirements. The committee also heard from the Education Research and Data Center on the public four-year finance dashboard created under Senate Bill 5512; ERDC said the dashboard is based on publicly available data, is best used to examine institutions individually rather than compare them directly, and will be updated with additional metrics in 2025 and 2026. The committee then received a presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Workforce Education Investment Account (WIA). Joel Anderson reviewed WIA’s creation under House Bill 2158, its revenue sources, and its intended uses for higher education, financial aid, and workforce development. He said recent legislation significantly increased WIA revenues and that, in the 2025–27 budget, the account is being used in new ways, including to replace general fund support for University of Washington operations and to fund a larger share of the Washington College Grant and some faculty compensation costs. Anderson said roughly 98% of current WIA appropriations go to higher education, but the share used to supplant other higher education funding has grown, and he estimated about 60% to 70% of current spending still aligns with the account’s original intent. He also described a new effort to track WIA appropriations across biennia in more detail and noted the WIA Oversight Board’s role in recommending uses of the account and monitoring outcomes. No votes were taken; the committee ended by moving into executive session for staffing issues and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• I've been in more of the mainframe enterprise computer industry for decades.
• We show you registered as Chris Bross testifying on behalf of Otherworld Computing and that you are for
• I'm here representing the interests of Otherworld Computing, who operates here in Austin, Texas, selling
• computer storage and peripherals, the Association of Service Communications and Data and ITAD Providers
• and larger enterprise customers, B2B and B2G, need to be able to repair their own mission-critical computer

Bills: HB2963, HB3005, HB3287, HB3288, HB3289, HB3290, HB3344, HB3712, HB3862, HB3874, HB4196, HB4308, HB4901, HB4984

Keywords: digital equipment, repair rights, manufacturers, maintenance, consumer rights, construction contracts, payment regulations, public works, dispute resolution, audit procedures, construction, trust funds, mechanic's lien, contractor, subcontractor, residential properties, disputes, payment obligations, accountability, payment disputes

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 3862, which would restrict social media app use for minors and limit smartphone/social media access in classrooms. Supporters, including representatives from Champions for Childhood, argued that smartphones and social media are linked to addiction, distraction, cyberbullying, and worsening youth mental health, and said the bill would help parents and schools protect children. After testimony, the committee left HB 3862 pending. Members then heard HB 3712, a construction retainage bill that would stop owners from withholding reserved funds on specially fabricated materials once they are delivered, approved, and warranted, while still allowing retainage for labor and installation. Witnesses from the precast concrete industry said current retainage practices delay payment for years and create financial risk for subcontractors and suppliers. The bill was left pending after closing. The committee also heard HB 2963, a right-to-repair bill requiring manufacturers to provide parts, tools, and information for owners and independent repair providers, with carve-outs for medical devices, vehicles covered by existing repair agreements, trade secrets, and security protections. Support came from consumer, environmental, repair, and policy groups, while one witness from Safelite was neutral and urged removal of the MOU reference for auto manufacturers. HB 2963 was left pending. The committee also heard HB 4308, which would create county industrial development districts to attract industrial employers and finance infrastructure through local elections and a board structure. Supporters, including the Fort Bend County commissioner, said the bill would help counties diversify tax bases and create jobs; the bill was left pending. Later, the committee took up several pending bills and voted to report HB 74, HB 112, HB 2214, HB 3016, HB 3133, HB 3173, HB 3807, HB 4063, HB 4115, HB 5008, and HB 2652 favorably to the full House, with some sent to the Local and Consent Calendars. The committee also heard HB 3874 on construction contract transparency and HB 4196 on creating a task force to modernize manufacturing, both of which were left pending. Finally, the committee heard HB 3344, which would create a licensing and regulatory framework for re-roofing contractors; supporters said it would curb storm-chasing and protect homeowners, while one roofing contractor opposed it as too restrictive and argued existing fraud laws are sufficient. HB 3344 was also left pending.

Transcript Highlights:

• Microsoft was not always going to be the monopolistic operating system for your computer, but Windows
• Therefore, the reason you see the few trillion dollars of spend happening to build out compute capacity
• Some world events in the past few years have accelerated the desire for more compute capacity in data
• The concern with this is there are going to be a compute overbuilt.
• Right now, that's not a realistic concern, but we don't know down the road as computer power doubles

Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of Minnkota Power Cooperative before hearing presentations on large energy consumers and related infrastructure issues. The first presentation, from the North Dakota Transmission Authority, focused on the need for better local decision-making tools for counties, townships, and planning and zoning boards facing major projects such as transmission lines, pipelines, data centers, wind, solar, and large-scale agriculture. The speaker urged more objective, data-driven analysis, noted that local officials often have limited time and resources, and said the state should support training and tools through groups like the League of Cities and the Association of Counties. Members asked about proactive outreach, data center ordinances, and how to avoid subsidizing large loads or causing reliability problems. The Division of Air Quality then discussed environmental oversight of data centers, emphasizing that North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the country and that the agency’s role is limited to air, water discharge, stormwater, and waste—not zoning or water use. The presentation explained that data centers generally have low direct emissions but may rely on diesel backup generators when the grid is unavailable, which creates air-quality concerns; the department said it is requiring air monitors at some projects to collect real-world data and guide future decisions. Members asked about generator emissions, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession, and the agency said permit applicants pay for the monitors while the state handles some QA work. The Department of Water Resources followed with an overview of North Dakota water law and data center water use. The director explained the state’s prior-appropriation system, the public-interest review for permits, and the large overall water supply available from groundwater and the Missouri River. He said most proposed data centers use closed-loop cooling systems and generally request relatively small amounts of water compared with other uses such as power plants, irrigation, and oilfield operations, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use only a tiny fraction of Missouri River flow. Questions focused on downstream impacts and comparisons to fracking water use, and the director said the state’s use is too small to materially affect downstream users. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd-Erickson testified online about data center zoning and permitting. He asked the committee to have Legislative Council gather information on how other states handle data center permitting and to keep the topic on the interim agenda. He argued that local zoning should remain local, but said counties lack the technical and legal resources to manage complex reclamation or bonding requirements and that state-level enabling legislation may be more appropriate. He also recommended eliminating tax incentives for data centers. The committee chair said staff would prepare a document on other states’ zoning and permitting approaches. After a lunch recess, the committee reconvened at the EERC, where CEO Charles Gorecki gave an overview of the center’s 75 years of work and its role in oil and gas, carbon management, and other energy technologies, highlighting enhanced oil recovery and carbon dioxide utilization as major opportunities for future production and tax revenue.

Transcript Highlights:

• Unfortunately, I have a degree in computer science and a minor in math.
• Unfortunately, I have a degree in computer science and a minor in math.
• Clinical decisions should be made by clinicians, not computers.
• It protects clinicians, not computers.
• that the computer is doing that. that the computer is doing that.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• extraordinary transformation at FAU as it stepped onto the national stage by launching the Quantum Computing
• She said achieving R1 status is very significant and noted that quantum computing will be discussed more
• We have quantum computing moving into the area, and FAU just announced a partnership with D-Wave.
• It is going to be one of the only universities in the country with its own quantum computing lab and
• its own quantum computer.

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to continue confirmation hearings, but the chair announced the committee would not present its budget that day and would instead roll it out the following week in coordination with House partners and Senate notice requirements. After a quorum was confirmed, the committee discussed how it would handle a large number of university board appointments, noting that some reappointments would be grouped for a block vote while others could be heard individually if members requested it. The committee then heard testimony from a series of appointees and reappointees to university boards. Florida A&M University nominees Roderick Harris, Victor Young, and Rafael Vasquez emphasized service to FAMU, student success, and support for the university’s national standing; Harris highlighted his FAMU background and faculty experience, Young cited his business and health care leadership, and Vasquez described scholarship support through his company. Florida Atlantic University appointees Linda Stock and Thomas Mersh focused on servant leadership, research growth, entrepreneurship, and FAU’s recent R1 designation and quantum computing initiatives. University of Central Florida reappointee Alex Martins discussed UCF’s preeminence goal, workforce needs, and strong nursing outcomes. The committee also heard from Florida Gulf Coast University appointees James Gris-Mall, Douglas Van Orte, Robert Rommel, Sarah Partial Perry, and reappointment Joseph Fogg, who spoke about workforce development, affordability, student success, water and nursing programs, and FGCU’s role in regional economic growth. University of South Florida reappointee Rogan Donnelly highlighted USF’s AAU status, research growth, and workforce-focused programs. Members and the chair responded positively throughout, praising the universities’ achievements and the nominees’ qualifications. At the end of the hearing, the committee voted by block on all nominees in tabs 2 through 13 and recommended them for confirmation without objection. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Multiple systems can independently compute the same EVA address and know they're talking about the same
• from a device or even a CD-ROM, if that were the case, because we found out in my county, we have computers
• My bill now is stripped down to bare bones: we will secure all state computers with PII, any critical
• When we first got here, when I was first elected, I was issued a computer in Microsoft Office 2016.
• And then I walk into a computer center and I see a Cisco server that hasn't been employed in the last

Bills: HB2809

Keywords: cybersecurity, post-quantum encryption, CMMC 2.0, state agencies, data protection, US-based vendors, 1182, all

Summary: The Committee on Science and Technology heard two informational presentations before taking up its only bill, HB 2809. The first presentation, from the University of Arizona, focused on fusion energy research and commercialization. The presenter described fusion as a clean, safe, long-term energy source with major potential for Arizona, emphasized growing U.S. and Chinese investment in the field, and argued that Arizona could become a hub for fusion supply chains, talent, and deployment. Members asked about timelines, regulation, and how fusion might compare with small modular reactors and other energy sources; the presenter said fusion could be commercially deployable in roughly 12 to 15 years if public-private investment continues. The second presentation, from XRDNA, described a spatial-temporal addressing system for physical objects and events, aimed at improving coordination across space, infrastructure, logistics, and defense. The company said it is testing with Space Force and launch providers, uses AI provenance tools, and sees its main near-term use case in logistics and space operations. HB 2809 would require state agencies handling sensitive data, including elections, public safety, benefits, finance, and infrastructure information, to implement post-quantum encryption meeting or exceeding CMMC 2.0 validation, using a U.S.-based vendor and U.S.-developed, manufactured, or maintained components. An amendment clarified that agencies would not be required to connect offline systems to the internet to install encryption, and that agencies could use offline methods such as removable media. The sponsor argued the bill is needed because Arizona’s legacy systems are vulnerable, cited prior cyber incidents and audit findings, and said the bill would secure data even on older systems while keeping the encryption key with the Auditor General. Members generally supported the concept but raised questions about implementation, costs, the Auditor General’s role, and the need for more stakeholder input. No one signed in opposition; the Secretary of State’s office was noted as neutral. The committee adopted the Pingarelli amendment and then passed HB 2809 as amended on a 9-0 vote, giving it a due pass recommendation. Several members explained their yes votes as support for the bill’s goal while emphasizing the need for careful implementation and broader discussion. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• THEY ARE NOT LOOKING AT A COMPUTER SCREEN ANYMORE. WE ARE GETTING THE OPTIMAL CLINICAL CARE.
• REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN SO OUR NURSES DON'T HAVE TO SPEND 50 PERCENT OF THEIR TIME IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER
• TO FREE THEIR HANDS FROM THE COMPUTER TO TAKING CARE OF PATIENT AT THE BEST SIDE AND THAT IS WHAT WE
• A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THE CLINICIANS FOCUS FROM THE ACTUAL PATIENT AS OPPOSED TO TYPING INTO A COMPUTER
• SO THEY ARE GOING TO PICK UP ON THINGS AND PREVIOUSLY THEY WERE TRYING TO DOCUMENT LOOK AT A COMPUTER

Transcript Highlights:

• or computer-enhanced has been ongoing for a couple decades now.
• or computer-enhanced has been ongoing for a couple decades now.
• or computer-enhanced has been ongoing for a couple decades now.
• or computer-enhanced has been ongoing for a couple decades now.
• That's through computer code and computer technology, typically associated with what's called a SHA value

Keywords: 916, all

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• That support our modern economy, including cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
• multiple smart phones smart computers multiple smart phones smart watches<00:25:54.360> smart
• Lawrence Berkeley National Lab took a look at when data center computing nationally shifted from more
• Lawrence Berkeley National Lab took a look at when data center computing nationally shifted from more
• All of the computing power that's required to meet the needs of data centers, advanced manufacturing,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And finally, among these examples, compensatory revenues has characteristics including that it's computed
• on other characteristics of the school district, and in compensatory, you know, in general it's computed
• I do want to Revenue is being computed on characteristics of the district that, you know, might vary
• The first three appropriations are Computer Science Education, Innovative Service Learning grants, and
• <01:40:15.080> Science three Appropriations Computer Science three Appropriations Computer

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A lot of this work, I think, could be done from a computer: figure out where the boat is, where the houses
• A lot of this work I think could be done from a computer figure out where the boat is, where the houses
• There's one statistic, and I think the previous testifier here talked about using your computer and just
• There's one statistic, and I think the previous testifier here talked about using your computer and just
• other states, systems that are working well, and use those systems rather than try to write our own computer

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• While citing fixed assets, we were unable to locate three of the four computers on their fixed asset
• Additionally, we were unable to match the one computer the town had in its custody to the listing.
• Town officials were unable to provide an explanation for the missing computers.
• I located the obsolete computer. It was in storage; it had been in there since, I guess, '23.
• So you found the computer. It was just—it was. So you found the computer.

Summary: The committee began with approval of the prior meeting minutes and then received updates on delinquent private water and sewer reports. Staff reported that 19 of 43 original entities for the 2022 reporting year had had turnback reinstated, while 24 remained in escrow; for the 2023 reporting year, 59 of 64 entities had filed, leaving five still outstanding. The committee also heard that Adona had come into substantial compliance with municipal accounting law, and it voted to file that report and discontinue withholding turnback. It then voted to start the 60-day clock and file the report for Gum Springs after hearing repeated findings involving budgeting, disbursements, payroll, and Act 833 funds, with city officials saying they had begun correcting records and were seeking help from the Municipal League and a city attorney. Fargo was deferred because the mayor was absent due to illness. The committee next considered Denning, where staff described repeated and serious accounting problems over 2022-2024, including unauthorized payments, missing documentation, weak payroll controls, and improper handling of funds. The mayor and recorder-treasurer said prior records were disorganized and that they were now working with an attorney, CPA help, and new software; the committee voted to start the 60-day clock and file the report. Green Forest’s report, involving a fixed-asset listing issue after the mayor’s death, was filed. Several private water and sewer reports were either filed or deferred depending on whether responses had been received, and the committee announced its March meeting would be held in Room 149 because of renovations. The committee then reviewed a series of referred reports involving alleged financial irregularities. In Elaine, the fire chief’s questionable purchases were referred and filed. In Strong, staff described undeposited garbage-bag receipts, improper payments for private dumpster service and other expenditures, payroll tax penalties, and deficit fund balances; the mayor said controls had been improved, but the committee deferred the report to March. The Faulkner County Fair Association report found undocumented cash withdrawals, questionable disbursements, and inadequately documented cash payments to a carnival vendor; the committee filed it. Brooklyn’s report involved a fraudulent direct-deposit change, and Mineral Springs’ report involved transfers from the cemetery fund, employee loans, overpayments, and travel reimbursement issues; both were filed. Additional reports included Rondo, where the recorder-treasurer explained missing computers and fuel purchases tied to personal vehicles, and the committee filed the report; Waldo, where the mayor had been overpaid due to extra biweekly payments, which was filed; Columbia County, where a floodplain management contract lacked an authorizing ordinance, which was filed; and several private water-system reports, some filed and others deferred for lack of responses. Carlisle’s report showed large but improving misstatements in financial records, and the committee filed it after hearing that new software and training had reduced prior problems. Caddo Valley’s report prompted a lengthy discussion about CDs and interest recognition; staff explained that principal balances should be reflected as city assets and interest should be recorded when earned or reported by the bank, and the report was filed. Prairie County’s budget overrun and road-fund issues were discussed at length, with the judge explaining equipment and weather-related costs and staff clarifying the distinction between road funds and locally approved sales-tax uses; the report was filed. Finally, the committee deferred a Cross County Rural Water Association matter after learning it had not filed with Legislative Audit since 2002-2003 despite receiving significant state funding, and members expressed concern about the long gap in filings.

Transcript Highlights:

• c> the<00:07:33.960> supercomputer<00:07:34.720> you<00:07:34.879> keep computer
• to the supercomputer you keep computer to the supercomputer you keep in<00:07:35.199> your<00
• Do your updates, your home computers—all of those things are pervasive.
• um baked in do your updates<00:09:38.600> your<00:09:38.760> home<00:09:39.000> computers
• all of those updates your home computers all of those things<00:09:40.360> are<00:09:40.600><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the time working with their clients and getting their clients the services instead of fighting the computer
• the time working with their clients and getting their clients the services instead of fighting the computer
• the time working with their clients and getting their clients the services instead of fighting the computer
• <00:17:21.520> So,<00:17:21.680> thank fighting the computer screen.
• So, thank fighting the computer screen. So, thank you<00:17:22.040> so<00:17:22.160> much.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 4808, as amended by a DE3, a human services technology modernization bill. The author described the measure as a multi-year effort to modernize outdated county systems, improve data integration, and strengthen program integrity and fraud detection. The bill would create a Human Services Modernization Fund with a $50 million cap, establish an advisory council with strong county and tribal representation, and create a legislative commission to oversee the work and receive annual reports. It also includes a $10 million county-focused grant fund and a $15 million appropriation for the Office of Inspector General’s technology needs. Testimony from the Association of Minnesota Counties and related county groups strongly supported the bill, emphasizing the need for immediate modernization, the importance of county and tribal involvement, and the value of legislative oversight. Members from both parties echoed support, saying the bill would help county workers spend less time on outdated systems and more time serving clients, and that better system integration could reduce errors and fraud issues. One member suggested that audits should be considered in the future in addition to reporting requirements. The committee adopted the DE3 amendment without opposition. After discussion, the chair renewed the motion to refer House File 4808, as amended, to the general register, and the motion passed on a voice vote.