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• I have to pay this increased cost for technology, increased cost for drugs.
• ...And it's not the case that hospitals are just, you know, lots of new types of technology.
• What is, you know, how does technology change?
• are rolled out, especially technologies that are done outside the hospital system.
• High technology, a lot of imaging, a lot of expensive staffing.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Our rad tech program, radiologic technology, has grown nicely over the last several years.
• So core technology services is a centralized service for the state, for a higher ed system.
• I'm the North Dakota University System CIO and Core Technology CIO.
• I will joke about this: accessibility is not a technology problem. Okay, it's everyone.
• Accessibility is not a technology problem. So. I will joke about this.

Keywords: 908, all

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• Technology and training for our volunteers is another important piece that we're learning about as we
• > our Technology and training for our Technology and training for our volunteers<01:09:54.640>
• And then finally on the technology side, we're moving to virtual desktop for all of our volunteers.
• <01:13:00.719> side And then finally on the technology side And then finally on the technology
• as a barrier to worry about technology as a barrier to being<01:13:30.719> a<01:13:30.960>

Bills: HF2825

Keywords: expungement, criminal justice, background check, security industry, private detective, 1183, house

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• Amazing, creative things with new technology.
• Some may not be up to date on the newest heat pump technology.
• That technology takes money. And that technology... Technology is paid for by whom?
• The technology, how to use it, who pays for it.
• Also, we need to catch up to 21st-century technologies.

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• House Bill 2672 to Communications and Technology.
• House Bill 2674 to Consumer Protection, Technology, and Utilities.
• House Bill 2674 to Consumer Protection, Technology, and Utilities; Senate Bill 1212, Senate Bill 1273

Summary: The House convened at noon with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then proceeded to routine legislative business. The Transportation Committee reported House Bill 2227 and Senate Bill 1377, and the Judiciary Committee reported House Bill 1434, House Bill 2273, Senate Bill 45, Senate Bill 111, Senate Bill 1235, and Senate Bill 1259, with several bills reported as amended. The House also received multiple bill referrals, including Senate Bill 482 to Aging and Older Adult Services; House Bills 2672 and 2674 to other committees; several Senate bills to Judiciary; and House Resolution 581 to Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness. The chamber received a series of reports, including a Joint State Government Commission report on recruitment and retention challenges for police, corrections, and prosecutors, along with annual reports from the Pennsylvania Island Trade Commission, the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, the General Building Contractors Association, the Affordable Housing Center of Pennsylvania, the Judicial Conduct Board, and the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority. The House also received notice that the Senate had passed House Bill 1667 with amendment and requested concurrence. On motions from the Majority Leader, House Bill 2460 was recommitted to the Committee on Appropriations, and House Bills 2146, Senate Bills 971, 972, and 1259, along with House Resolutions 165 and 462, were removed from the tabled calendar and placed on the active calendar. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn and stood adjourned until Saturday, June 27, 2026, at noon, unless sooner recalled by the Speaker.

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• All right, good morning, everyone, and welcome to the second meeting of the Agenda Technology Committee
• Microsoft Word from publishing a book if they've written it in Word because a lot of the software technologies
• And with that, this concludes the meeting of our Internet and Technology Committee.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The committee met at 9:34 a.m. on April 1 with a quorum present and considered several Internet and technology-related bills. The first, S.1815 (Fernandez), would require books created with generative AI to include a disclosure; one member raised concern that the language could unintentionally cover ordinary software like Microsoft Word, and the chair said she would relay that concern to the sponsor. The bill was reported to the Consumer Protection Committee with five in favor, one opposed, and one without recommendation. The committee then advanced S.4609A (Gounardes), establishing a stop-online-creditors measure, to the Finance Committee, with one opposed. S.7713A (Krueger), restricting the use of automatic license plate reader information, was reported to the floor with five in favor and two opposed. S.7974, the chair’s bill on recovery of online accounts for mobile telephones, also moved to the floor with two opposed. Two additional bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously: S.8641 (May), giving website and mobile app users the right to refuse non-essential cookies, and S.9097 (May), concerning social referral services, both were reported to the floor with seven in favor. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn.

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• for example, with the private sector for talent in emerging areas like hydrogen and other new technologies
• So now we have extra time to hear from the city of Spokane about traffic safety and technological innovation
• Safety and technological innovation.
• We look forward to hearing about traffic safety and technological innovation.
• And we can actually now even see this uses AI technology that looks at those speeders and it looks where

Keywords: 904, all

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• But also, are you familiar with the company called Leo Technologies? Vaguely.
• Well, up to this point we've given Leo Technologies about 4 and 1/2 million dollars.
• Leo Technologies? Vaguely. Leo Technologies? Vaguely. Okay. Okay. Okay.
• about 4 and 1/2 million Technologies about 4 and 1/2 million dollars.<00:16:57.080> Almost<00
• Uh, we got one contract today, and that is with Red Mountain Technologies LLC.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• I do see in the news that technology changes are decreasing reading, especially among younger generations
• c> resources,<00:37:40.800> it<00:37:41.040> shows<00:37:41.440> their technology
• resources, it shows their technology resources, it shows their belief<00:37:42.160> in<00:37:
• I do see in the news that technology<00:37:55.520> changes<00:37:56.000> are<00:37:56.560
• > decreasing technology changes are decreasing technology changes are decreasing reading,<00:37

Bills: HB2437, HB2461, HB2604, HB2605, HB1860, HB2001

Keywords: arts education, student engagement, cultural literacy, public schools, funding, public art, cultural preservation, community identity, art management, performing arts, ticket surcharge, arts funding, education, community support, therapeutic arts, neurodiverse, autism, attention-deficit disorder, underserved communities, mental health

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures focused on arts funding, public art, performing arts, and libraries. HB 2437 would appropriate funds for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Artists in the Schools program; the Foundation testified in strong support, explaining that demand has increased and that additional funding would allow more schools to be served. HB 2461 would raise the ceiling for the works of art special fund and provide money for maintenance and a collections manager position; the Foundation supported it and described major conservation needs, including large-scale repairs to public artworks such as the Tadashi Sato work in Hilo and the King Kamehameha statue, as well as ongoing bronze maintenance and new commissions affected by rising materials costs. HB 2604 would create a performing arts ticket surcharge; the Attorney General and Department of Taxation raised drafting and administration concerns, while the State Foundation supported the concept. HB 2605 would create a position to coordinate specialized arts programs and therapeutic arts interventions for underserved neurodivergent populations, and the Foundation supported that measure as well. HB 1860 would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra and require annual reports; the Attorney General suggested clarifying the public purpose, and the Symphony, youth symphony, and many community supporters testified in favor, emphasizing educational, cultural, and civic benefits. HB 20001 would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the State Public Library System, Friends of the Library, and individual testifiers strongly supported it, describing libraries as essential community and educational resources. After hearing testimony, the committee took action on several bills. HB 2437 was recommended for passage with amendments in HD1, with the appropriation blanked out and the additional needed funding to be noted for Finance consideration; the vote was unanimous among members present. HB 2604 was also recommended for passage with HD1 and technical amendments, including deleting the term “Hawaii-based,” clarifying that student performances at public charter schools are exempt, aligning recordkeeping provisions with tax law, and setting an effective date of January 1, 2027. HB 2461 was deferred to decision-making on Friday, February 13. The transcript also indicates the committee moved through the remaining measures after testimony, but the excerpt ends before final votes are shown for HB 2605, HB 1860, and HB 20001.

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• keep Texas the best place to build and grow, we must clear the red tape slowing modernization and technological
• modernizing manufacturing to: one, identify barriers to the adoption of automation and digital technologies
• prevent government entities from entering into contracts related to information and communications technologies
• We are concerned about sensitive communications technology. This amendment makes that clear.
• Or six: evidence that the individual's use of technology, including the Internet and social media, was

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received the House message that HB 35 had passed, and heard a gubernatorial message submitting Trinity River Authority board appointments for Senate confirmation. The chamber also adopted a slate of Senate resolutions by voice vote and later postponed reading and referral of bills and resolutions until the end of the calendar. Several members introduced bills with brief explanations before the Senate took them up under suspension of the regular order. The body then considered and passed a series of measures, often by wide margins, including SB 2846 on wildlife disease control and quarantine authority; CS SB 1224 requiring school superintendents or directors to report certain employee misconduct to local law enforcement; CS SB 2310 on transparency for degree and transfer requirements at public colleges; SB 1502 limiting school districts’ ability to exceed voter-approval tax rates after a failed TRE; CS SB 1141 on notice requirements before full adversary hearings in child-protection cases; CS SB 2568 exempting certain flood-control reservoirs from TCEQ permitting; SB 1524 on confidentiality of information about weapons in foster homes; CS SB 2925 creating a task force on modernizing manufacturing; CS SB 2269 on dispute resolution and enforcement for long-term care facilities; CS SB 1266 on Medicaid provider enrollment and disenrollment notices; SB 243 on migrant labor housing standards; SB 2200 on overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials; CS SB 2480 on the Texas Physician Health Program; CS SB 1585 restricting government contracts with companies tied to foreign adversaries; CS SB 2357 establishing maternal health training; and SB 1551 requiring accessible AED placement in public schools. The Senate also debated more contested bills. CS SB 2019, which would extend vaccine exemption rules to medical and veterinary students, advanced only partway after a divided vote. CS SB 1442, directing a study on veterinary telemedicine relationships, and CS SB 1241, which would allow the Higher Education Coordinating Board to study alternative college entrance exams, prompted extended questioning about agency authority and whether changes should return to the legislature before taking effect. CS SB 2753, which would integrate early voting and election day voting into a single in-person voting period, was amended and passed to engrossment despite opposition. CS SB 2201, dealing with gang and foreign terrorist organization intelligence databases, and CS SB 2514, creating a DPS hostile foreign adversaries unit, drew detailed debate over civil liberties and national security. CS SB 2422, aimed at limiting Texas Medical Board discipline related to COVID-19 treatments and practices, also advanced after lengthy discussion and a close vote.

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• , in people, processes, and technology, in people, processes, and technology, when<00:57:27.960><
• Keep in mind, Red Hill was built with 1940s technology, 100 feet over an aquifer.
• <01:33:51.560> um and we can talk about technology um and we can talk about technology um
• And we know what the technology was, what we were prepared to do.
• We haven't even had one leak in 35-year-old technology at Waimanalo Gulch.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• The Chair recognizes Representative Burgos, Chair of the Committee on Consumer Protection, Technology
• The Chair recognizes Representative Ciresi, Chair of the Committee on Communications and Technology,
• The Chair also recognizes Representative Ciresi, Chair of the Committee on Communications and Technology
• The Committee on Communications and Technology reports the following resolution: H.R. 560.
• Referrals, June 23, 2026: House Bill 2648, referred to Consumer Protection, Technology, and Utilities

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, welcomed numerous guests and interns to the chamber, and established a quorum with 202 members voting on the master roll call. The House then received committee reports on several bills and a resolution, including measures from Consumer Protection, Finance, Communications and Technology, Rules, and Appropriations, and agreed to the reports. House Bill 1877 was reported as passed by the Senate without amendment and was signed by the Speaker for presentation to the Governor. The chamber adopted House Resolution 363, as amended, directing the Joint State Government Commission to study Pennsylvania’s early childhood education system, including the role of public and private equity in child care and recommendations to improve access and affordability. The House also advanced several bills on final passage, including House Bills 2551, 75, 76, 426, 1127, 2234, and 1585. These measures addressed issues such as banning government text-message collection of fees and tolls, medical licensing for physician assistants and physicians, native habitats at Commonwealth facilities, joining the dental and dental hygienist compact, a spent grain donation tax credit, and restrictions on mugshot removal fees. Most passed with broad support, though House Bill 1127 drew opposition over concerns about licensing standards and the compact structure. Members also considered House Bill 2650, creating the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development Certification for data centers, and House Bill 2496, establishing a temporary pause on data center proposals while local ordinances are reviewed. Both bills were amended several times. Debate on HB 2650 focused on data center impacts on electricity costs, water use, noise, community benefit agreements, and farmland protection; one farmland-protection amendment was tabled, while other amendments on closed-loop cooling and enforceable local criteria were adopted. Debate on HB 2496 centered on preserving local control and home rule authority for municipalities, with amendments clarifying that local governments could continue curative amendment procedures and retain zoning powers. The House agreed to both bills as amended. The House also re-reported several bills from Appropriations and Rules, reconsidered and re-accepted a prior committee report on House Bill 2359, and announced caucus and committee meetings. At the end of the session, the House moved several bills to Appropriations, removed Senate Bill 1058 from the table calendar to the active calendar, and adjourned until Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 11 a.m., unless recalled sooner.

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• Prioritize the use of the new and emerging technologies, initiate, foster, and strengthen local and regional
• Prioritize data and technology-driven solutions outlines strategies top to manage long-term financial
• how the proposal will address access to care and health outcomes for all residents ban the use of technology
• Now there is focused on advancing access to specialty care through technology, which was investing in
• focus on expanding access to primary preventive care, advancing access, especially care through technology

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• And digital technologies available in the marketplace.
• So along those lines, if we think about the technology and how it's done today, a CSR, a certified shorthand
• record in Texas have a court reporter, or are there some that are using recording devices or other technology
• It used to be that when a digital, if a court wanted to use the digital technology, they had to get permission
• they don't have is any sort of guidance on what kind of criteria. that people that use the digital technology

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• is a very first beginning here in North Dakota law to start taking a look at the advancements of technology
• able to move forward, continue to use what we're using now, and put guardrails on future use of technology
• because not only will people come up with new ways of doing things, customizing them, but also technology
• move forward, and we're going to have to keep working this to kind of manage the law around as new technology
• So that was my goal, a basis on which we can continue to build as new technology comes, and we'll look

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard House Bill 1582, a study bill on false accusations and false reports of a crime. The sponsor argued the issue is broad but important, citing concerns about weaponized accusations in custody, civil, and political disputes and saying the study should gather statistics on how often these offenses are charged and prosecuted. Testimony in support came from the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents and the North Dakota Association for Justice, both describing cases where false domestic-violence allegations or false reports caused arrests, jail time, and court burdens, while noting the difficulty of finding statistics or examples of prosecutions. Members questioned the bill’s scope, and the committee amended it to narrow the study to North Dakota Century Code Chapter 12.1 before giving it a do pass recommendation by roll call vote. The committee then took up House Bill 1613, which addresses autonomous vehicles, robots, and law enforcement use of technology. The sponsor explained the amendment was intended to create definitions for autonomous, remote, lethal, and less-than-lethal systems, while preserving current law enforcement tools such as body cameras, license plate readers, and other cameras, and requiring warrants or use-of-force policies in certain situations. Testimony and discussion focused on ensuring humans remain involved in decisions to deploy weapons, limiting autonomous use of lethal force, and clarifying how drones and other devices could be used for surveillance or emergency response. After discussion of concerns from law enforcement, technology, and other stakeholders, the committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill as amended by roll call vote. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1499, which would make home addresses and telephone numbers of federal judges, magistrate judges, and U.S. Supreme Court justices confidential under state open-records law. The sponsor and the Attorney General’s office said the bill would extend protections already given to state judges and other justice-system employees, noting increased threats to judges and explaining that federal law does not fully protect these records in state files. With no opposition offered, the committee gave the bill a do pass recommendation and then adjourned after noting it had completed action on all 122 bills before it, with only two conference committees remaining.

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• While technological advancements have provided humanity with remarkable medical breakthroughs, not all
• And so, science and technology... ...done it. And so, science and technology is moving so fast.
• We want to make sure that we just put some guardrails around that technology and that science.
• That's the potential of this technology and this science. Yes, ma'am.

Bills: HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, SB 14, HB 12, HB 1522, HB 422, HB 675, HB 204, HB 748, HB 912, HJR 99, HB 1399, HB 1400, HB 1094, HB 365, HB 1109, HB 647, HCR 35, HCR 123, HCR 124, HR 57, HR 87, HR 111, HR 228, HR 230, HR 322, HR 624, HR 625, HR 626, HR 627, HR 628, HR 630, HR 631, HR 634, HR 635, HR 636, HR 637, HR 638, HR 639, HR 640, HR 645, HR 646, HR 648, HR 649, HR 651, HR 652, HR 653, HR 654, HR 664, HR 665, HR 668, HR 675, HR 676, HR 678, HR 679, HR 680, HR 683, HR 686, HR 688, HR 689, HR 694, HR 695, HR 697, HR 698, HR 699, HR 472, HR 622, HR 632, HR 633, HR 643, HR 655, HR 657, HR 660, HR 661, HR 662, HR 663, HR 667, HR 670, HR 674, HR 681, HR 682, HR 696

Keywords: animal feed, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, retail, constitutional amendment, retail sale, tangible personal property, Texas tax code, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption, regulation, deceased transportation, HB 365

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• world. secure funding, and lead citywide cultural initiatives Similarly, I led a team to build new technology
• I applied my entrepreneurial mindset to advance emerging technology and identify investment opportunities
• manufacturing, this is a timely opportunity for the U.S. defense companies to partner on joint ventures and technology
• will champion U.S. investment in Croatia's critical sectors, including energy, infrastructure, and technology
• Judge, Chile has increased its economic and technological engagement with Communist China. especially

Keywords: legislative process, public involvement, community engagement, transparency, introductions

Summary: The meeting was characterized by a series of introductions and personal anecdotes shared by the committee members, with a focus on the importance of community engagement and transparency in legislative processes. Members expressed their commitment to open hearings and the necessity for public involvement in discussions impacting constituents. Several members remarked on how personal experiences shape their legislative priorities, thus reinforcing the human element of governance. However, there was a noticeable absence of discussion regarding specific bills, indicating that the session may have been more exploratory or introductory in nature.

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• immigration, now is the time to finish building out the processes, procedures, infrastructure, technology
• enforcing federal immigration laws and enhancing mutual support across infrastructure, equipment, technology
• , the state of Texas has not been using eminent domain to place border security infrastructure, technology
• The, the reason we're doing that is to enhance mutual support across infrastructure, equipment, technology
• a report concluding that our country is falling behind in the race for leadership in critical technologies

Bills: HB176, HB180

Keywords: tax, ad valorem, voter-approval, local government finance, property tax, repeal, tax rates, school finance, tax reduction, compressed tax rate, education, funding

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• Technologies have changed.
• Technologies have changed.
• They've got a support system that's available by virtue of technology alone that changes their world.
• Technologies have changed and APRNs have access to tools to support their endeavors in primary care development
• They've got a support system that's available by virtue of technology alone that changes their world.

Bills: SB2, SJR36, SB2, SB2, SR29, SB2

Keywords: Maverick County, recognition, economic development, Texas Senate, community celebration, 1185, senate, all

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• Information technology access privileges.
• The next category, information technology access privileges, similar to school boards, we do look to
• The next area is information technology access privileges.
• We also had six colleges that had control deficiencies relating to information technology access privileges
• We also had six colleges that had control deficiencies relating to information technology access privileges

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee received a presentation from Auditor General staff on recurring findings from audits of district school boards, colleges, and universities. For school districts, the main issues discussed included missing or outdated safe-school officer training documentation, weak purchasing-card controls, vendor banking-change fraud risks, incomplete background screenings and disqualification-list procedures, missing website budget disclosures, excessive or untimely IT access, late deactivation of former employees’ access, missed emergency drill deadlines, inaccurate capital outlay and resiliency education records, weak tangible property inventories, adult education reporting errors, untimely bank reconciliations, and improper use of workforce development funds. The auditors said many of these issues are repeated from prior years and are summarized in their annual report on significant findings and financial trends. For universities and colleges, the auditors highlighted similar control weaknesses, including vendor information change controls, IT access issues, cash and investment reconciliation problems, purchasing and procurement deficiencies, personnel and compensation issues, and student fee compliance concerns. Specific examples included a UF consulting contract totaling about $6 million, FAU underreporting carry-forward balances by about $77 million, UCF’s payment loss of about $107,000 from an email scam tied to vendor changes, and a North Florida College unauthorized transfer involving a few hundred thousand dollars. The committee asked questions about the UF consulting work, the FAU carry-forward issue, and whether the listed findings meant every named entity had every issue; auditors clarified that the lists reflected entities with findings in those categories, not necessarily each specific problem. The committee then turned to enforcement for entities with long-standing uncorrected audit findings. Staff reported 144 entities with 197 findings repeated in three or more successive audit reports and recommended sending letters requesting updated corrective-action status, including for late-filed 2022-2023 reports where appropriate. The committee approved the staff recommendation and directed letters to be sent. The meeting ended with members emphasizing the importance of audit oversight and taxpayer accountability.