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• most important services. communities across Texas, such as law enforcement, road maintenance, and emergency
• NATO's in East Texas, some of the first vehicles on the scene are the county law enforcement and emergency
• And you are here on behalf of the Texas State Association of fired emergency. Districts. Yes, sir.
• Association of Fire and Emergency Districts, I will attempt to be brief.
• As you all may know, there's a little over 350 emergency services. Districts across the state.

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

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• We administer, you know, that emergency assistance. 100% yes, and whether that's at 2 in the morning,
• The Forest Service has been playing an amazing role in the emergency response.
• That emergency fund is the same fund that helps us with things like avian flu that we're now dealing
• There's gotta be a better way to ensure that the technology we can secure is effective.
• This is an emergency.

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• When new contracts are entered into as new technologies develop, that information can be forwarded to
• When new contracts are entered into as new technologies develop, that information can be forwarded to
• <00:26:09.679> um to help address uh new and emerging um to help address uh new and emerging
• And we're also hearing from other industry players, you know, here's some new innovative technology,
• <04:18:57.800> with types of unbelievable Technologies with types of unbelievable Technologies

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Environment and Agriculture Committee held a hearing on HB 566, which would require permit applications for new landfills to include a detailed leachate management plan. Representative German introduced the bill and explained that it was prompted by recent reporting on leachate management problems at New Hampshire landfills, including alleged violations and deficiency letters from DES. He said the bill was intended to address public health concerns, PFAS contamination, and increased leachate volumes tied to more severe rainstorms, while still allowing innovation in treatment and transportation methods. He also described a set of proposed amendments developed after discussions with DES and a landfill operator, including changing “permit for construction” to “operating approval,” applying the bill to landfill expansions, moving contract-related language into the planning section, and removing a proposed new subparagraph. Committee members asked whether the bill would limit operator flexibility or duplicate existing DES rules. Representative German said the bill would not dictate specific treatment methods or lock operators into long-term contracts, but would require a plan showing how leachate will be managed, transported, and disposed of, with later contract changes reported to DES. Several members and the BIA representative questioned whether the bill was necessary given existing Env 806 rules and DES enforcement authority. The Business and Industry Association opposed the bill as introduced, arguing that DES already has rules and technical expertise, that the issue is better handled through rulemaking, and that moving requirements into statute could freeze the framework and make future adjustments harder. Supporters countered that a statute would provide a stronger, more durable policy commitment in response to ongoing problems. No vote or final committee action was taken during the hearing. The discussion ended with the bill still under consideration and with the sponsor indicating that a revised amendment would likely be brought forward for later work session or executive session review.

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• risked it all to reclaim his ...ship from British privateers in 1780, showcasing that heroes can emerge
• The equity can be Used in an emergency, some family emergency.
• For those of you who are uncomfortable with the discussions I've had on this floor of legalizing technology
• Is it rationing or working for using technology and other things to help our brothers and sisters get

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• happens when you are the 40% of Americans who don't have even $400 in your savings account for an emergency
• Industry Coalition committed to ensuring all Americans have access to high-quality, safe, and reliable technology
• ASC is the premier trade association representing leading financial technology companies, including the
• bill does not help households that live paycheck to paycheck in New Mexico access needed funds in emergencies
• You're taking us back a couple of generations to pawn shops, where people went when they were in an emergency

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• Senate Bill 581, Senator Jennings, Department of Information Technology Statewide Technology Master Plan
• This bill requires the Secretary of Information Technology to post the statewide information technology
• Department of Information Technology Department of Information Technology Statewide<00:11:37.360
• > Technology<00:11:37.800> Master<00:11:38.120> Plan Statewide Technology Master
• Plan Statewide Technology Master Plan Reporting,<00:11:38.839> Motion<00:11:39.080> to

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, April 9, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first outlined its plan to clear pending concurrence items, focusing on Senate bills with House amendments and not taking up unamended House bills. Members then approved several motions not to concur with House amendments, including Senate Bills 514, 626, and 866, with the clerk reading the formal Senate messages in each case. The chamber also addressed an excused-vote question, with the presiding officer explaining that excused votes do not count as missed votes. The Senate then concurred in House amendments and passed a series of Senate bills, including SB 11 on campaign finance reporting and the Fair Campaign Financing Fund, SB 164 on the Pamela J. Kelly Tree Maryland program, SB 266 on local regulation of invasive trees, SB 509 on workforce Pell Grant implementation, SB 553 reestablishing the lithium-ion battery safety commission, SB 581 on statewide technology master plan reporting, SB 670 on polling-place authority, SB 848 on municipal election reporting, and SB 940 on water quality testing. Most of these House amendments were described as technical, clarifying, or conforming changes, and each bill received the required constitutional majority on final passage. The chamber also took up House Bill 862, a rail safety bill requiring certain freight trains to have crews of at least two under specified interstate conditions. After questions from the minority leader about the bill’s trigger conditions and effect on an Eastern Shore rail line, a senator explained support for the measure and the bill passed with 33 affirmative votes. Additional special-order House bills passed as well, including HB 497 on protective order durations, HB 552 establishing a commission on the House of Reformation and Instruction for Colored Children, and HB 573 on fair housing and discriminatory effect standards. Later, the Senate continued with more concurrence items from Finance, including SB 22 on Department of Disabilities housing programs, SB 412 on forensic review boards and community forensic aftercare, SB 413 on morticians and funeral directors board operations, SB 496 on Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment, SB 555 on dementia services and brain health resources, and SB 579 on no-cost preventive cancer screening for retired volunteer firefighters. These bills were generally amended in the House with clarifying or conforming changes, and the Senate adopted the amendments and passed the bills by constitutional majority.

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• come online, they can other technologies come online, they can use<00:25:02.320> those.
• Um, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, James Barrows or representative, in support.
• Um, Havaii<00:42:40.960> Emergency<00:42:41.839> Management<00:42:42.480> Agency,
• > Havaii Emergency Management Agency, Havaii Emergency Management Agency, James<00:42:43.520> Barrows
• This is technology-based. There's no biological involvement. >> Yeah.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Transportation heard several bills, beginning with SB 2010, which would authorize impoundment of motor vehicles for certain alleged or committed traffic violations. The Department of Transportation supported the bill, while the Department of the Attorney General asked for clarification in section 4 on who could seek remedies and what remedies would be available. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the measure, citing unclear officer-initiated impound criteria, potential strain on judicial or administrative resources, and concerns about hardship for families and indigent owners; the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill with amendments, saying it should be limited to traffic offenses and could serve as an alternative to fines or imprisonment. The chair then recessed before moving to the next items. The committee next heard SB 2527 on commercial driver licensing, which would require state and county firefighters exempt from CDL requirements to be subject to an alcohol and substance abuse policy equivalent to or stronger than federal DOT standards. DOT, the Department of Human Resources Development, county officials, and the Hawaiʻi Firefighters Association all indicated support. SB 2697, which would prohibit driving on roadway shoulders except in limited circumstances, also drew DOT support, with the Attorney General, judiciary, and others submitting comments. SB 2812, requiring driver license applicants to be tested on the dangers larger vehicles pose to pedestrians and bicyclists, was supported by DOT but opposed by the Public Defender, who argued the excessive-speeding portion was too broad for first offenses and that the DUI-related language was unnecessary because DUI relicensing already requires re-examination. SB 291, clarifying that drivers whose licenses were revoked for certain alcohol-related offenses must undergo re-examination before relicensing, received DOT support. The committee then took up SB 3044, which would remove references to pedestrian countdown timers and the requirement that pedestrians begin crossing before the timer starts. DOT opposed the bill, but Hawaiʻi Appleseed supported it, arguing the current rule is confusing and can lead to citations even when pedestrians can safely cross. The Department of Health submitted late comments emphasizing the importance of pedestrian-friendly infrastructure and physical activity, and the chair noted the split in testimony. Finally, SB 2995 proposed a zero-emissions rideshare rebate program funded by a rideshare fee and administered by DOT. Earthjustice strongly supported the bill, describing it as a fee-and-rebate structure to help rideshare drivers transition to zero-emissions vehicles. A witness for Tom Yamachika suggested that if the state wants to tax ridesharing, it should amend existing tax law instead of creating a new chapter, but the bill’s supporters said DOT was better suited to administer the rebate program and that similar models exist in California and Washington. The committee also heard SB 3153, which would authorize DOT to designate airport special district zones at airports statewide to improve security and enforcement; DOT’s airports deputy director supported the measure, saying it would clarify jurisdiction and help address trespassing and hazards, and senators asked about boundaries, mapping, and coordination with the Attorney General. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• Many patients who come to the emergency room are not medically stable.
• But there's also language in here that defines what an emergency is.
• For example, COVID would be considered an emergency.
• In the emergency rooms, thank you, Madam Chair.
• Three patients to one nurse in the emergency rooms, are we going to lose emergency rooms?

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• We really do try to protect our technology.
• And how can we impact the world with this new technology?
• and engineering. technologies throughout our company.
• , which is now the Technology and Innovation Office.
• Great one: information technology.

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• we make healthcare more accessible and affordable and how, how we, um, innovate and use, utilize technology
• provision of the drug, um, enabled a licensed physician to treat a pregnant woman during a medical emergency
• situations might, might be, but the one that I'm focused on mainly is if in the case of a medical emergency
• And, and I, and that's, uh, the medical emergency is, is in, uh, subsection 5, and I, I understand that
• I think you're saying that if it's in a medical emergency, this law doesn't apply if it's a physician

Bills: HB 229, HB 3990, HB 5082, HB 5510

Keywords: biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, flags, display, state law, municipalities, government buildings, drug enforcement, local control, home rule, municipal charter, county policy, ordinance preemption, state preemption, attorney general enforcement, civil penalties, mandamus

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• On the list go technology, technology director, guidance counselor.
• On the list go technology, technology director, guidance counselor.
• No, this is implementing emergency.
• > emergency.
• financial emergency. financial emergency.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• this environment, Delmarva will be forced to shift from proactive planned maintenance to reactive emergency
• So when we talk about reliability, planned reliability work that hasn't, it's not emergent, that hasn't
• If our power goes out right now and we send a crew out here to fix it, it's an emergent repair.
• Yeah, one of his conclusions is Delmarva, quote, is adding significant new technology without preparing
• She added that emergency failures are also not affected by the cap.

Bills: SB287

Keywords: solid waste, recycling, universal recycling, single-stream recycling, multifamily housing, apartment recycling, commercial recycling, waste diversion, recycling grants, low-interest loans, Delaware Recycling Fund, Delaware Solid Waste Authority, DNREC, waste hauler, curbside recycling, yard waste, source-separated recycling, pay-as-you-throw, extended producer responsibility, waste bans

Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met and considered three Senate bills. SB 287 with Senate Amendment 2, a DNREC cleanup bill on recycling, would tighten recycling collection rules for haulers and commercial generators, require multifamily recycling education, repurpose the Delaware Recycling Fund, and add annual reporting; after brief questions and no public comment, the committee motion to release did not initially receive enough votes, so the bill was circulated for signatures. SB 346, which would speed Environmental Appeals Board hearing and decision timelines so DNREC secretary decisions become final if deadlines are missed, drew support from the Nature Conservancy and also failed to get enough votes at the meeting, so it too was circulated for signatures. The committee then took up SB 326, a major utility-regulation bill sponsored by Senator Hanson and Representative Heffernan that would cap certain non-mandatory utility spending, limit interim rates, increase oversight and transparency, and streamline rate-setting. SB 326 generated extensive testimony and debate. Supporters, including the Public Advocate, Sierra Club, PSC staff, and some legislators, argued that Delmarva Power’s spending on non-mandatory infrastructure has risen far faster than inflation, that the company is a regulated monopoly, and that the bill would help restrain future delivery-rate increases without harming reliability because mandatory reliability, storm response, and vegetation management spending would remain allowed. Opponents, including Delmarva Power, business groups, contractors, labor representatives, and the Delaware Contractors Association, argued the cap would delay needed reliability and capacity projects, hurt economic development, reduce jobs, and interfere with utility planning; they also said supply costs, not distribution spending, are the main driver of recent bill increases. After public comment and additional questioning, the committee voted to release SB 326 on a split roll call, but because several members were absent the bill was also walked for additional signatures. The committee then adjourned.

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• Network, we have documented a growing number of people in DHS custody who have experienced medical emergencies
• Madam Chair, members, Tim Madden representing the California chapter of the American College of Emergency
• Local governments are on the front lines of providing services such as health care, emergency shelter
• It's made foundational contributions to the invention of major technologies, including the internet,
• In 2024, California researchers patented more new technologies than every other state combined.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• members of the public body participating in the all-virtual public meeting and, when audiovisual technology
• lead agency for such a response and required cooperation from VDACS as well as the Department of Emergency
• sure that... ...there may be some coordination gaps in making sure that we did not overlap with emergency
• management or any type of guidance and make sure that we close in that emergency management.
• Some of it might be to shift because newer technologies might be out.

Keywords: Virginia Commission to End Hunger, 976, house, all

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• This was an interesting, novel situation that was emerging, but the regulatory framework had to exist
• And I know that some of it is just because this was an emerging market and people threw regulations in
• So it was an emerging market and regulations.
• I'm here today representing the California Emerging Technology Fund, sponsors of this measure.
• I'm Sunny McPeak, the president and CEO of the California Emerging Technology Fund.

Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee heard three bills. SB 371 by Senator Cabaldon would reduce uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage requirements for transportation network companies from $1 million to $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident, with committee amendments adding findings and declarations, higher limits than originally proposed, and a joint study on UM/UIM impacts. Supporters, including Uber, Lyft, business groups, and some consumer advocates, argued the bill would lower fares and increase driver earnings by reducing insurance costs. Opponents, including consumer attorneys, labor groups, and consumer watchdog organizations, warned it would cut protections for riders and drivers and might not guarantee savings would be passed through. The committee approved SB 371 on a due-pass basis and re-referred it to Appropriations by a 9-0 vote. The committee then heard SB 716 by Senator Durazo, which would create a Home Internet Lifeline Program to let eligible low-income households apply Lifeline subsidies to home broadband service. Proponents said the bill addresses broadband affordability after the federal Affordable Connectivity Program expired, and that it would help students, workers, and families access reliable internet. Opponents from the wireless industry objected to the funding mechanism, arguing the surcharge would fall unfairly on wireless consumers, while one broadband group moved to neutral after amendments. The bill was approved on a due-pass basis and sent to Appropriations, but the roll was held open and later completed with the bill passing 7-1. The committee also took up SB 480 by Senator Archuleta relating to autonomous vehicles as a consent item, with no presentation or debate. It was approved on a due-pass basis and re-referred to Appropriations by a 9-0 vote. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly focused on affordability, consumer protection, and whether savings from the bills would actually reach riders, drivers, or households.

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• and non-emergent calls in the 911 call center.
• and non-emergent calls in the 911 call center.
• > in calls emergent and non-emergent calls in calls emergent and non-emergent calls in the<00:
• handle a call in crisis mode in emergent mode.
• handle a call in crisis mode in emergent mode.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• shared past and collaborative future together in policies ranging from agriculture and labor to technology
• shared past and collaborative future together in policies ranging from agriculture and labor to technology
• They shared about their investments in innovation and technology.
• This bill provides up to $25 million in one-time emergency grant funding for distressed hospitals that
• They're simply left with fewer options, longer drives, and greater risks during emergencies.

Summary: The Assembly met in session after a quorum call, heard a prayer and pledge, and then moved through a large daily file of bills and resolutions. Early procedural motions were adopted, including re-referrals and a motion to allow the Appropriations Committee to notice SB 73, which passed 46-15. Members also introduced several guests, including young legislators, schoolchildren, a championship girls’ basketball team, realtors, and CASA advocates. On the floor, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1389, a tribal gaming compact urgency bill for the Yurok Tribe, which passed 55-0 on the urgency and measure. The body then passed a series of bills on topics including trespass enforcement (AB 1632), pest control fees (AB 2380), county investment authority (AB 2080), pupil achievement gap reporting (AB 2149), transit board stipends (AB 1625), e-filing for workplace violence restraining orders (AB 2179), election eligibility restrictions for registered sex offenders (AB 2753), juvenile firearm possession and deferred entry of judgment (AB 2636), court access and First Amendment issues (AB 1544), physician medical record integrity (AB 1637), forced marriage protections (AB 2534), and local authority to restrict under-12 e-bike use in San Mateo County (AB 2595). Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition, with votes ranging from 53-0 to 63-0. The Assembly also adopted ACR 173, reaffirming California’s sister-state relationship with Jalisco, Mexico, after adding 50 coauthors. Later, it adopted ACR 163 designating May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous People Awareness Month after extensive testimony from the author and multiple caucus members emphasizing the crisis, data gaps, tribal sovereignty, and the need for more resources and action; 64 coauthors were added before the resolution passed by voice vote. The chamber likewise adopted ACR 180 designating Compost Awareness Week and ACR 182 establishing Youth Mental Health Awareness Week, both after coauthor roll calls and voice votes. The day concluded with urgent action on AB 108, which provides up to $25 million in one-time emergency bridge funding for distressed hospitals facing imminent closure. Members from both parties spoke in support, citing rural access, prior hospital closures, and the need to protect community health care; the bill passed 59-0 and was sent to the Governor immediately. The Assembly then handled consent calendar items, heard an adjournment in memory for labor leader Larry Mazzola Sr., and adjourned until Monday, May 11 at 1 p.m.

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• will make a meaningful difference by enhancing access, strengthening the workforce, modernizing technology
• We'll continue to tackle modernization of our technology systems with the aim of spending less and accomplishing
• How’s your organization in terms of using technology and, you know, AI, you know, to deliver... ...and
• So we are excited to be able to use more of those kinds of technologies to help support the workforce
• transparency and efficiency, strengthen customer engagement, and enhance the commission's role in the state emergency

Summary: The committee met to consider a large slate of appointments, with the main discussion centered on the confirmation of Chavon Harris as Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). Harris testified about her background in state service and outlined agency priorities including Medicaid financial accountability, transparency, managed care oversight, behavioral health redesign, rural health access, workforce recruitment, and use of technology and AI. Senators questioned her extensively about the Hope Florida/Medicaid settlement controversy, opioid settlement-funded advertising campaigns tied to marijuana prevention and the 2024 Amendment 3 election, public records compliance, abortion reporting and enforcement under the Heartbeat Protection Act, managed care denials, value-based purchasing, and Medicaid funding pressures. After debate, the committee voted to recommend her confirmation, with Senator Polsky voting no. The committee then considered Anna Ortega and Robert Payne for the Florida Public Service Commission. Ortega, a current PSC commissioner and former staff advisor, discussed utility regulation, data center load issues, ratepayer protections, transparency in PSC decisions, and lessons from other states. Payne, a former legislator and longtime utility co-op employee, emphasized his technical background and the need to balance utility returns with consumer affordability. Both nominees were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous votes and recommended favorably to the full Senate. Next, the committee heard from Jeffrey Aaron for reappointment to the Public Employees Relations Commission. Aaron described PERC’s role in public-sector labor disputes and said his work had been upheld in appellate courts without reversal. Senators questioned him about his law firm’s state contracts, his role as chairman of Attorney General James Uthmeier’s PAC, and his connection to the Hope Florida Foundation matter; he declined to discuss the pending investigation. Public testimony included opposition from Florida Voice for the Unborn. The committee nevertheless recommended his confirmation, with several no votes. Finally, the committee approved the remaining appointees on tabs 5 through 46 in a single vote, postponing Dr. John Littell and DCF Secretary Hatch, and then adjourned.

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• The New Mexico Institute of Mining Technology is also on this panel.
• As a result, many of the resources required to address an emergency are taken out of service.
• So that was a fairly novel project; it would have enabled direct air capture technology.
• I know he understands the technology applications and things that might be done.
• include not just facilities to house firefighting equipment, but also to serve as shelters during emergency

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• /c><00:08:13.360> Hawaii draft 1, relating to the Hawaii draft 1, relating to the Hawaii Technology
• <00:08:15.840> Is Technology Development Corporation.
• Is Technology Development Corporation.
• Standing Committee Report No. 1651, third reading of House Bill 1026, Senate Draft 1, making emergency
• Standing Committee Report No. 1652, third reading of House Bill 1055, Senate Draft 1, making an emergency

Keywords: 912, senate, all