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• Additionally, software and applications are used by administrators, paraprofessionals, and parents to
• technology, and there's little accountability regarding the efficacy of the software.
• Currently, software is being developed and adopted quickly.
• One of my colleagues actually has two. software than really what is the point.
• We're not here to get in the way of the adoption of HR software for instance.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So all servers, all endpoints for the executive branch have this software on it.
• You know, the software today has become so advanced that we get the benefit of the technology and the
• So we take advantage of the technology that's in the software.
• because are y'all just being more frugal or more efficient with software, or can you address that?
• So the new team came in from software to just day-to-day routine on the accounting process, as there

Keywords: 1204, all

Summary: The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met on June 5 and first adopted the March 2026 minutes, then approved reports from the executive committee and the standing committees on counties and municipalities, educational institutions, and state agencies. The counties and municipalities report noted progress on delinquent private water and sewer audits, compliance improvements by Denning and Gum Springs, and a 60-day compliance window for Omer and Fargo; several reports were deferred, while others were referred to prosecutors, the Attorney General, or the Government Bonding Board. The educational institutions committee filed 103 audit reports, including findings for several school districts, and one Booneville School District finding was referred to law enforcement. The state agencies committee filed 13 reports and deferred one Department of Health report to August. The committee then reviewed the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report and single audit for fiscal year 2025. Legislative Audit reported clean opinions on the state’s financial statements, but identified two material weaknesses: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology over threat monitoring and unauthorized access, and problems at the Division of Workforce Services with changes to year-end accounting estimates and documentation for unemployment-related receivables and payables. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed; auditors reported 33 findings, including 31 federal findings, $12.9 million in outstanding questioned costs, and qualified opinions for the Summer EBT program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster. Findings included improper advance draws and reporting issues in Summer EBT, documentation problems in broadband projects, and reporting/reconciliation issues in child care funding. Members questioned agency officials from DHS, the Office of State Technology, the Department of Finance and Administration, the Department of Education, and Workforce Services about the findings and corrective actions. DHS said the Summer EBT issue involved drawing funds in advance and that procedures had been changed for the 2026 cycle; it also explained several repeat findings as timing or provider-enrollment issues. OST officials said they were expanding logging, endpoint detection, and enterprise monitoring, and described cybersecurity as a moving target requiring more investment and training. DFA and Workers’ Compensation officials discussed the workers’ comp fund’s actuarial position and said it should be monitored but did not require immediate action. Education officials said the child care reconciliation problems stemmed from a former employee’s failure to reconcile reports, that staffing and checks had been strengthened, and that the federal funding cut affecting child care was a separate issue. The committee voted to hold the two major state financial reports over until the August meeting, with members asked to submit specific questions in advance, and then received a special report on the Hot Spring County Solid Waste Authority review.

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• be fair to our error rate, I want to not make errors, and so there's the potential of purchasing software
• be fair to our error rate, I want to not make errors, and so there's the potential of purchasing software
• purchasing there's uh the potential of purchasing there's uh the potential of purchasing software
• companies<00:10:01.600> like<00:10:01.920> Equifax<00:10:02.560> or software
• using companies like Equifax or software using companies like Equifax or things<00:10:02.959> of<

Keywords: Medicaid - Room 216, 29 January, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee considered five bills. SB 2567, the Mississippi Pediatric Access to Critical Health Care Protection Act, would allow a border hospital to accept Medicaid patients and payments; it was moved as title sufficient and reported, with one member opposing. SB 2571, the Foster Youth Earn Benefit Protection for Success Act, would require Social Security survivor or disability benefits for foster youth to be used for the child rather than reimbursing the state for foster care costs; the sponsor said the bill follows federal guidance and other states’ practices, and it was reported after a title-sufficient motion, with one opposition. SB 2708 would require insurers to cover postpartum depression screenings. Senator Boyd said most insurers already do this, and he offered an amendment to strike lines 364-368 because of concerns about step-therapy language; the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill. SB 2765 would open code sections related to DHS and Medicaid income verification so Mississippi can respond to federal error-rate penalties tied to SNAP and related programs; Senator Sparks said the state’s 10.69% error rate could trigger about $128 million in annual penalties, and members discussed whether the state’s change-reporting rules may be inflating that rate. The bill was reported. The final bill, SB 2746, the Older Mississippians Act, was described by DHS as a cleanup measure that updates aging-services statutes, formally designates Mississippi as the state unit on aging, and removes obsolete program references. After brief discussion, it was reported on a title-sufficient motion. At the end of the meeting, Senator McMahan publicly thanked the chair for his work, and the committee then moved to rise and report.

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• different from any period in the past, especially considering our reliance on information technology and software-based
• The Department has found a number of challenges, including integration of software and information technology
• McKenzie, we are much more reliant upon information technology and software-based systems today than
• Luckily, software systems have been, I would say, more adaptable than some of the hardware systems as
• So I think software is absolutely key to any mobilization effort, because that's what's controlling all

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• And the risk would grow if this legislation opened the door to unrestricted software access.
• And some of that involves reprogramming some of the software.
• The notion that any and all of the emission control systems through the software that is provided by
• The ability of manufacturers to say, to use their software and internet access, to say, oh, you took
• I can't get their software and subvert that so I can have full power mode.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 452, a right-to-repair bill for agricultural equipment. Farm Bureau and several manufacturers’ representatives opposed the bill, arguing that existing memorandums of understanding already provide farmers access to parts, diagnostics, and repair information, and warning that broader software access could increase emissions tampering and safety risks. Supporters, including repair advocates, a legislator, and a farmer representative, argued that the MOUs are not binding, that farmers need enforceable repair rights to avoid costly delays during critical harvest periods, and that owners should be able to repair equipment they bought without dealer lock-in. No vote was taken during the hearing. The committee also heard testimony on bills to limit or eliminate “grab-and-go” alcohol sales at large venues, including House Bill 325 and Senate Bill 225. Union workers from Fenway Park and the TD Garden described self-checkout alcohol kiosks as creating public safety and compliance problems, including underage access, over-serving, theft, and difficulty monitoring intoxication in crowded settings. They said workers are often understaffed and bear discipline when violations occur. In contrast, the Boston Red Sox and Aramark defended the supervised self-checkout model, saying it speeds service, is widely used, and operates with multiple layers of supervision, training, and regulatory oversight; they said they had not received violation notices and that any incidents are isolated. Senator Edwards also testified in support of House Bill 369, aimed at restricting marketing of certain harsh cosmetic products to children, and in support of the grab-and-go bill. She argued that children should not be targeted with products containing toxic chemicals and that alcohol service should remain supervised by trained staff to protect consumers and jobs. Senator Collins and other legislators also spoke in favor of restricting grab-and-go alcohol service, citing concerns about underage drinking and overconsumption. The hearing additionally included a separate bill on Sunday morning alcohol service, with Representatives Scanlon and Lewis arguing for allowing sales beginning at 8 a.m. on Sundays rather than 10 a.m., but that bill was only discussed briefly and no action was taken.

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• One other issue is the software filings in our office.
• The software system in which you file your entities.
• :08.200> have<00:21:08.480> that the newer softwares now have that the newer softwares
• So office with Ruth respect to software.
• Software is software, but they're doing all the right things. They're going by the laws.

Keywords: 916, all

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• My understanding is that your bill is looking at the feasibility of using the campaign finance software
• My understanding is that your bill is looking at the feasibility of using the campaign finance software
• , a pruned down version of our software, to be able to facilitate those actions.
• utilize the software, a pruned down<00:47:24.000> version<00:47:24.320> of<00:47:24.400
• > able down version of our software to be able down version of our software to be able to<00:47

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• which we'll call an aggregator, to connect to many of these distributed energy resources and through software
• The entity that is actually running the software and coordinating where all of these different resources
• The entity that is actually running the software and coordinating where all of these different resources
• <00:15:17.040> to<00:15:17.760> sorry that that network uses software to sorry that
• and like coordinating where all software and like coordinating where all of<00:15:34.320> these

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Craft presented House File 2986, as amended with the DE6, and asked that it be laid over for possible inclusion. He described the bill as an affordability measure centered on virtual power plants, explaining that aggregating distributed energy resources such as solar panels, batteries, EVs, smart thermostats, heat pumps, and water heaters can help utilities reduce peak demand and avoid costly generation and distribution investments. He said the bill would require utilities to reduce system peak through a virtual power plant program by 5% by the end of 2028 and 10% by the end of 2032, using an independent third-party RFP process, with plans incorporated into integrated resource planning and a savings clause if requirements prove infeasible. Testimony in support came from the Department of Commerce, Vote Solar, Solar United Neighbors, Kite Rocket, and Mincia. Supporters said virtual power plants can function like grid-scale resources, lower spot-market and peak costs, improve reliability and resilience, and make better use of existing distribution infrastructure. Commerce said the approach fits an all-of-the-above strategy and noted consumer protections in the bill, including standards for contracts, disclosures, dispatch frequency, notice, opt-out, and compensation. Several supporters cited estimates of significant savings, including a national DOE estimate of 10% to 20% of peak load by 2030 and a Minnesota-specific estimate from Solar United Neighbors of about $63.5 million in savings if 10% of peak demand were met with VPPs in 2030. Committee members raised questions about how much cheaper VPPs are than peaker plants and whether utilities, especially Xcel Energy, are already implementing similar programs. Representative Baker expressed concern that the bill could move faster than the technology or market would naturally develop and asked about the risk of forcing utilities into a mandate before the economics are fully proven. In response, a Solar United Neighbors witness pointed to a fact sheet and Brattle Group-based analysis comparing VPP costs and benefits in Xcel territory, while an Xcel representative said the company has been discussing the bill with Representative Craft for months. The bill was laid over for possible inclusion, and no final vote on the bill itself was taken in the transcript.

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• More significant new costs on small business owners include hardware. and software upgrades to handle
• facilitating gratuities that belong to their employees does not require any merchant to adopt new software
• that this bill does make it harder for businesses like mine by forcing me to pay for system and software
• We use specialized furniture software, and it's a six-digit number to replace the software.
• There's plenty of software out there that can handle these transactions.

Bills: HB245, HB245, HB700, HB2783, HB3526, HB3900, HB4061, HB4124, HB4166, HB4395, HB4534, HB4609, HB4641, HB4736, HB4738, HB4739, HB4945, HB5015, HJR175

Keywords: property tax, delinquent taxes, ad valorem, penalties, interest cap, military service, retirement, law enforcement, custodial officer, Employees Retirement System, commercial financing, brokers, registration, disclosures, finance, consumer protection, fees, deferred compensation, automatic participation, county employees

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• And the software this bill would help create could generate and track credits that could be traded worldwide
• If we're going to help to fund the development of this software, Minnesota companies who utilize this
• Emirates supports Senator Anderson's bill, House File 2301. we will use to hire software developers,
• We've had to build custom software products.
• We had to revamp those custom. software products for the new provisions in the program.

Bills: HF2103, HF2793

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, community solar, energy policy, sustainability, solar garden program, regulation sunset

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• The panel is currently using two software platforms to perform case review: SharePoint and REDCap.
• The panel is currently using software.
• > to<00:25:37.440> perform<00:25:37.919> case two software platforms to perform
• case two software platforms to perform case review,<00:25:39.039> SharePoint<00:25:39.679>
• Um, that system that we spent $216 million building because we didn't upgrade software and hardware is

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03 Summary of Staff Report on the Firefighter Commission Minimum Training Standards and Administrative Spending- 00:01:00 Staff Update on Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel 00:16:00 Child Fatality and Near Fatality Review Panel Representatives Available for Questions-00:39:34 Kentucky State Police & Finance Cabinet Status Update on Kentucky Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System-00:52:35 Adjournment-01:46:24, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from December 19 and June 12, then received a staff report on the Kentucky Fire Commission’s minimum training standards and administrative spending. Staff explained that the commission’s current minimum training hours are 115 for volunteer firefighters and 300 for paid firefighters, down from 150 and 400 before January 1, 2023, after the commission removed elective classes not directly tied to NFPA standards. The report found the commission’s certification testing aligns fully with NFPA standards, but recommended that the commission formally promulgate regulations establishing the reduced training hours. On finances, staff said the commission complied with the first statutory cap on administrative reimbursements to KCTCS, but could not verify compliance with a second, more specific cap because the finance system does not break out program-level costs and the statute is vague. Staff recommended the commission work with KCTCS to fix that issue and suggested the General Assembly may wish to clarify the statute. After questions about reimbursement levels and investment income, the committee voted to accept the report. The committee then heard an update on the Kentucky Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel. Staff reported that the panel has implemented two of three prior recommendations: it revised its agency notification letter to clearly state the 90-day response deadline and added response prompts and checkboxes to improve completeness. The third recommendation, to adopt formal written procedures, remains in progress; staff said the panel plans to develop those procedures alongside its new case management system. The panel is meeting its statutory membership and meeting requirements, but agency responses to its recommendations have been inconsistent: 48% were timely and appropriate in 2022, 36% in 2023, and 82% in 2024, though only three of nine timely 2024 responses were fully complete. Staff also described the new case management system project, funded with $200,000 in one-time money, and recommended the panel consult budget staff about use of those funds beyond fiscal year 2025. They reissued the recommendation that the panel develop written procedures for case review, findings, recommendations, and annual reports. Committee members raised concerns about the lack of penalties for noncompliance, the volume and length of panel meetings, and technology barriers to reviewing cases, and one member said the panel’s findings should inform future legislation.

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• We implemented a new licensing and inspection software in October 2025.
• It is our first ever inspection software.
• We are continuing to build out the new software.
• A lot of it has been not having the proper software in place in the call center.
• So part of the issues we're doing is that with those software tools.

Keywords: 914, all

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• in a particular facility, then it can be like maybe $300 a year. system with the proper security software
• system with the proper security software you<00:27:39.080> can<00:27:39.320> have you
• When you use these software cloud storage systems that sync with the cameras, you can have 4K footage
• When you use these software cloud storage systems that sync with the cameras, you can have 4K footage
• Just last month there was an arrest of a man right here in Minnesota who used video monitoring software

Bills: HF1169, HF1916

Keywords: child protection, child welfare, paperwork reduction, social services information system, SSIS, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, foster care, children in placement, county social services, Tribal governments, private child placing agencies, case management, administrative burden, information technology, human services, welfare administration, Minnesota tribes, child care assistance, CCAP, program integrity

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• HR5457 unnecessary software licenses.
• The text we are considering software.
• :02:40.319> unduly software purchasing without unduly software purchasing without unduly limiting
• <03:03:30.160> The Oversight of Software Asset Act. The Oversight of Software Asset Act.
• I have no further speakers and I'm prepared to close. software management, automate processes, software

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• That is another position we're seeking, and the last one is a software developer supervisor.
• We need now a supervisor that will supervise our exempt senior software developers.
• That is another position we're seeking, and the last one is a software developer supervisor.
• We need now a supervisor that will supervise our exempt senior software developers.
• <00:20:53.120> developer last one is a software developer last one is a software developer

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Of deviates a little bit in talking about state purchases of software.
• Sure, obviously, software is a little different because, with cyberattacks, you do not need to be in
• And it would have to be software created by an entity domiciled in an adversarial country where their
• software.

Bills: HCR1030, HB1370, SB893, SB2, SB1589

Keywords: legislative procedure, session calendar, deadline schedule, bill deadlines, joint resolution, Oklahoma Legislature, 61st Legislature, regular session, adjourn sine die, floor deadline, third reading, committee deadlines, bill drafting, appropriations, budget bills, ethics commission, agency rules, administrative procedures act, local and special laws, pension legislation

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• Is that the people who manufacture software, or just even simply having the software on your camera seems
• There must be a software package that allows this to happen.
• They can have that software, though. Yes, yeah. It's unfortunate. Absolutely. Any other questions?
• <00:51:57.640> or the people who manufacture software or the people who manufacture software
• <00:52:00.160> on just even Simply Having the software on just even Simply Having the software

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So all servers, all endpoints for the executive branch have this software on it.
• You know, the software today has become so advanced that we get the benefit of the technology and the
• So we take advantage of the technology that's in the software.
• Because are y'all just being more frugal or more efficient with software, or... ...a legitimate measure
• Because are y'all just being more frugal or more efficient with software, or... Sure.

Summary: The committee met to adopt prior minutes and reports from its executive and standing committees, including counties and municipalities, educational institutions, and state agencies. Those reports covered routine audit activity, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, and several state agency audit items. The committee also reviewed and adopted the State of Arkansas annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal year 2025 and the related single audit report, both presented by Legislative Audit staff. The state financial report showed unmodified opinions on the state’s financial statements and described total assets of about $41.9 billion and liabilities of about $11.1 billion, along with retirement system assets of $39.9 billion and a net pension liability of $9 billion. Two material weaknesses were identified: insufficient internal controls at the Office of State Technology to monitor threats and unauthorized access, and a Division of Workforce Services methodology change for unemployment-related estimates that was not properly documented or approved. The single audit covered $12.4 billion in federal awards across 469 programs, with 16 major programs reviewed; it resulted in 33 findings, 14 with questioned costs totaling $16.6 million, and qualified opinions for the Summer EBT program, the Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund, and the Child Care Development Fund cluster. Members questioned agency officials in detail about the Summer EBT questioned costs, DHS unresolved findings, broadband grant documentation, cyber security controls, workers’ compensation liabilities, and child care funding and reporting. DHS explained that the Summer EBT issue involved drawing federal funds in advance rather than as benefits were redeemed, and said the process has been corrected. Broadband officials said the questioned $6.6 million reflected documentation-detail disagreements across many invoices rather than missing payments. OST officials described new logging, endpoint detection, and phishing-training efforts, and DFA and Education officials addressed specific audit findings and corrective actions. The committee ultimately moved to hold the two large statewide reports over until the August meeting for further review, with discussion continuing on whether to release some agency staff in the meantime.

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• They also included software and system updates to the Texas Wholesale Distributor Program and the RxPAD
• , funding to lease copiers, parchment software, and documentation.
• Utilizing DIR's cost in the software will provide us with the analytical data needed to better serve
• Okay, the $300,000 for a new database and software, but then you've got the licensing and maintenance
• The software was bought for $1. I always like bargains.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Um, so, uh, yeah, it's mostly for the study, but there's also an ongoing subscription to the software
• used to analyze the uh the software used to analyze the data.<00:27:50.159> Um<00:27:50.559><
• Chairman, so this GIS-based platform is a software, an online software program that the contractor offers
• a software an online software<00:35:07.680> program<00:35:08.000> that<00:35:08.320>
• > the<00:35:08.640> contractor software program that the contractor software program that

Bills: HB0078, SF0012, SF0013, SF0052, SF0069, SF0070

Keywords: forest health, grant program, state forester, wildfire prevention, environmental conservation, habitat improvement, military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, wildlife management, environmental restoration