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• It requires platforms to use the same technology that they are already using to analyze, addict, and
• technology technology that<00:32:27.920> they<00:32:28.320> are<00:32:28.720> already
• technological aspects of social<00:34:11.840> media<00:34:12.159> that<00:34:12.399>
• It's hard to get the balance right with new technologies and speech issues and other freedom issues,
• To Small Business and Information Technology, House Bills 809 and 810.

Keywords: 958, all

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• requirements of our DL examiners on things that they just don't have to do anymore with the digital technology
• requirements of our DL examiners on things that they just don't have to do anymore with the digital technology
• requirements of our DL examiners on things that they just don't have to do anymore with the digital technology
• But then to go back to Senator Barrett's uh point, you know, it all goes back to technology and communication
• Senator Barrett's uh point, you know, it all goes back to technology and communication and putting things

Keywords: Judiciary, Division B - Room 409, 28 January, 2026; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 21104, a Gaming Commission criminal penalties bill presented by Commissioner Jay McDaniel. He said the measure is essentially the same as a bill passed by the Senate last year and would keep penalties low for people merely playing gaming, but make it a felony for operators of illegal online gaming platforms, with a $100,000 fine per conviction and forfeiture authority for funds tied to the crime. The committee substitute was described as clarifying that the penalties target the operator rather than the platform being used. After no questions, the committee moved and adopted the bill. The committee then heard three Department of Public Safety bills from Commissioner Tindle. Senate Bill 2232 would raise seat belt fines from $25 to $100 and direct the additional revenue into existing driver education-related funds, with the stated goal of supporting driver education programs and improving teen road safety. Members asked about the revenue impact and whether the money would be appropriated back to the department and schools; Tindle said the funds would still be subject to legislative appropriation. The bill was moved and adopted, though some members raised concerns about redirecting local fine revenue. Senate Bill 2314 was described as a cleanup bill for driver’s license statutes, updating outdated references, removing obsolete paperwork requirements, allowing first-class mail and optional digital notice through mobile ID, and reflecting the department’s move from Jackson to Pearl. Members questioned whether first-class mail could shorten response time for suspension notices and how mobile ID notices would work; Tindle said the change was intended to save money and allow electronic notice if users opt in. The committee also adopted this bill. Senate Bill 2817 would reorganize DPS by consolidating several divisions into a new Mississippi State Bureau of Investigations, combine equipment and software purchases, raise autopsy fees from $1,000 to $1,200, increase salvage title inspection fees from $75 to $125, and open a broader discussion about the Highway Patrol’s future role. It was also moved and adopted. The committee then heard Senate Bill 2230 from Senator Hill, which would extend electronic warrants to misdemeanors; members discussed efficiency, warrant databases, and Fourth Amendment concerns, but no final action on that bill was shown in the excerpt.

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• When that data was found, it was—we did not have the technology that we have now.
• We've come a long way in technology.
• AB 1086 would rapidly advance ocean and field testing of promising technology, such as what I was able
• And further research, again, as mentioned, is required to determine which of these technologies can be
• So, as with any technological breakthrough, there are potential risks and benefits, which can only be

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of water, parks, transportation, species protection, and fisheries bills. AB 430 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to publish an economic and environmental impact study when emergency water regulations are extended over multiple years; the author and supporters from agricultural and water groups said it would add transparency without limiting emergency authority. AB 1139 would expand a CEQA exemption to let county park agencies open existing roads and trails for non-motorized recreation, with supporters emphasizing access to nature and opponents warning about impacts to sensitive habitat, tribal resources, and fire risk. AB 929 would temporarily exempt small community water systems and managed wetlands from certain SGMA pumping reductions and fines; supporters said it would protect vulnerable communities and wetlands, while farm and water coalition opponents argued it would undermine basin-wide groundwater management and shift burdens to other users. AB 1225, creating an Accessibility Advisory Committee for State Parks, drew broad support and passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 514, which would encourage local water suppliers to develop emergency water supplies for drought and service interruptions; it passed with broad support, though one member cautioned against using scientific research as a loophole. AB 550 would let developers seek incidental take permits for species under consideration for listing, aimed at reducing delays for clean energy projects; environmental groups supported the goal but asked for clearer standards, limits on using research as mitigation, and a fee provision, and the bill passed as amended. AB 697 would authorize an incidental take permit for the State Route 37 interim project in Solano and Marin counties, balancing congestion relief and habitat restoration; supporters stressed long commutes and urgent restoration deadlines, while opponents raised climate, sea-level-rise, and tribal concerns. The bill passed, with some members noting they would continue to work on the measure. Other measures discussed included AB 975, which would give Sutter County a narrow, temporary exemption from streambed alteration agreements for certain damaged small bridges and culverts; county officials described repeated flood damage and long permitting delays, and the bill passed as amended. AB 1056 would phase out transferability of set gillnet permits after 2027, allowing only a final family transfer; supporters framed it as a gradual response to bycatch concerns, while fishing industry opponents said it would unfairly target an existing fishery and set a bad precedent. The committee also took up AB 1146, described by the author as a response to politically motivated water releases; supporters from conservation and water organizations backed the bill. Several bills were voted out to Appropriations, some were left open for later action or add-ons, and the committee repeatedly noted it was working through the agenda without a quorum early in the hearing.

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• <04:22:57.920> We to steal and exploit US technology.
• areas such as semiconductors technology areas such as semiconductors and<04:25:58.159> AI.
• own goods and technologies against us. own goods and technologies against us.
• <08:12:26.478> And technologies to get all of it out.
• And technologies to get all of it out.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Yes, technology has advanced significantly.
• Yes, technology has advanced significantly.
• Yes, technology has advanced significantly.
• But regardless, yeah, the technology is certainly there.
• But regardless, yeah, the technology is certainly there.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused primarily on House Bill 1087 and House Bill 123, both related to firearms. HB 1087 was introduced as a Second Amendment measure, but after questions from the chair and discussion with law enforcement, the sponsor agreed it should be set aside and referred to a study committee for further review, rather than advanced as written. The New Hampshire Chiefs of Police Association testified in opposition to the bill as written, while also indicating support for the sponsor’s proposed amendment or a study approach. The bulk of the discussion centered on HB 123, which would require the return of firearms after a not guilty verdict or dismissal. The sponsor and several members described the bill’s purpose as speeding up the return of property, but law enforcement and judicial branch witnesses raised concerns about federal law, the need to ensure a person is still legally eligible to possess firearms, and the bill’s 24-hour return requirement. Witnesses from the State Police and judicial branch explained the current process, including background checks through the state police gun line, and said the existing procedure already aims to return firearms promptly while allowing time to verify disqualifying information. Members and witnesses discussed possible amendments, including removing language that would bar background checks and instead tying return of firearms to completion of the check within a set time frame. Judicial branch and State Police witnesses said a process that requires a background check and return within a reasonable period, with notice if there is a delay or denial, would better address safety and legal concerns. The hearing ended without a vote; the committee closed the public hearing and indicated it would continue working on the language before executive session.

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• J1A is Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of State Technology.
• It’s for a $3 million transfer from various line items to a telecommunications technology delivery line
• J1A is Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of State Technology.
• It’s for a $3 million transfer from various line items to a telecommunications technology delivery line
• Jay Harton, Director of the Office of State Technology, and James Caldwell, CFO, Shared Administrative

Summary: The committee reviewed a large slate of appropriation, transfer, and continuation requests across multiple sections. In Section B, members considered temporary FY27 appropriations for agencies including Health, DHS, Education, Treasury, Public Safety, State Police, Emergency Management, Aeronautics, Military, Economic Development, Game and Fish, and others, covering items such as maternal health outreach, LIHEAP overpayment returns, Wynne High School tornado rebuilding, senior food services, cybersecurity, crime victim claims, airport grants, conservation incentives, and emergency tower maintenance. Questions focused on the DHS senior services carry-forward and Treasury custodial banking fees tied to lower balances after COVID funds were spent down. All Section B items were approved. The committee then approved continuation requests, ARPA reallocations, and federal grant-related items in Sections B2, C1A, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3, F1A, G1, H1A, I1A, J1/J2, K1/K2/K3, L1/L2, M1/M2, N1/N2, O1A, and P1A. These included university nursing and workforce programs, environmental and recycling grants, highway safety and emergency management grants, a transfer to the Merit Teacher Incentive Program, restricted reserve transfers for military, agriculture, UAPB, Game and Fish, and AETN, and various cash-fund and budget classification transfers. Several members asked for more detail on the State Police highway safety grant, VOCA victim compensation funding, the NSGP nonprofit security grant, and the Office of State Technology’s E-Rate-related transfer; agency officials explained the uses and noted that some funding levels depend on federal awards and collections. A notable discussion occurred on the Department of Commerce reallocation, which shifts 68 positions and $3 million among divisions to support an organizational realignment and avoid shortfalls. The committee also reviewed a state central services deduction request to keep the rate at 2%, a DHS overtime request for child protection caseloads, and a year-end adjustments request authorizing up to $1 million in temporary actions to close FY26 books without disrupting payroll or vendor payments. Most items were approved or, in some sections, simply reviewed without objection. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• This will support business process improvement through their future technology modernization plans.
• Number 49 is with Gainwell Technologies.
• plan. 54 is Division of Provider Services and Quality Assurance with DHS, with DNS Diversified Technologies
• DHS, with Handle Information Technologies, has an amendment to an existing contract, and it is to deploy
• This is to support strategic objectives of streamlining collaboration and improving information technology

Summary: The committee met to review a supplemental agenda, procurement rule revisions, methods of finance, discretionary grants, contracts, and a member disclosure. The Office of State Procurement presented rule changes tied to 2025 legislative changes, including Act 782, with updates to sole-source definitions, unrealistic bids, protest requirements, debarment procedures, and recodification references; the committee voted to accept the supplemental agenda and approve the rules. Members also approved eight methods of finance covering university repairs, equipment replacement, property purchase, and capital projects, along with a large slate of discretionary grants for courts, health, DHS, historic preservation, and tobacco prevention programs. The committee then reviewed RFQs and six ratifications. The ratifications included a Workforce Connections payment to ACT WorkKeys, Department of Health costs from an ice-storm-related water leak, a large Department of Public Safety ratification for Motorola’s Arkansas Wireless Information Network upgrade, Veterans Affairs HVAC and medical-service payments, and a UA Little Rock painting contract. The Department of Public Safety ratification drew extended questioning about why the expired Motorola contract had not been renewed sooner and why the issue took months to reach the committee; agency officials said the project was bond-funded, had not been tracked in ASIS, and involved ongoing negotiations and system updates. Despite concerns, the committee approved the ratifications. Members also reviewed a long list of construction, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including numerous university, DHS, health, corrections, and state agency agreements. Several contracts were discussed in more detail, including an SAU custodial contract question about sales tax and transparency reporting, and Department of Corrections aerial application contracts for Tucker and Cummins farms, which officials said served separate facilities in different parts of the state. The committee approved the contract lists, reviewed reports, and accepted a disclosure from Representative Andrew Collins regarding his investment interest in a company leasing property to Arkansas Rehabilitation Services before adjourning.

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• know that, um, um, um, they are investing millions and millions and millions of dollars into this technology
• ><00:15:57.959> this and millions of dollars into this and millions of dollars into this technology
• technology technology just<00:16:00.880> for<00:16:01.760> fun?
• And House DFLers can step in and regulate some of this technology before it is too late.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: House DFL leaders held a press event outlining an affordability agenda focused on housing, child care, health care, groceries, energy, and taxes. Speakers argued that Minnesota families are being squeezed by rising costs and income inequality, and said the caucus would pursue policies aimed at lowering everyday expenses and shifting more costs onto corporations and wealthy residents. Representative Bierman said health care costs are pushing people to skip care and called for system reforms, including moving toward a more universal model and reducing the role of insurers and pharmacy benefit managers. Representative Kotiza-Wazhushk said the caucus is pushing for universal or low-cost child care, expanded pre-K and community-based care, and a bill to stop grocery surveillance price gouging. Representative Acomb and other energy leaders said the House DFL wants to lower utility bills through more energy assistance, weatherization, renewable energy support, limits on utility cost recovery for lobbying and executive pay, and stronger PUC authority to prevent shutoffs and limit rate increases. Representative Agbaje described housing as unaffordable for many renters and homeowners, cited a shortage of housing units, and said the caucus supports restricting private equity and corporate purchases of single-family homes. Leader Stevenson framed the agenda as a response to a budget picture that he said reflects gains for corporations and wealthy Minnesotans, and he criticized federal tax policy and Medicaid cuts. In response to questions about cost, he said several proposals would not require state spending, while others could be funded by looking at new revenue and at those who benefited most from recent tax changes. The event also included a detailed explanation of the grocery surveillance pricing proposal, which would restrict the use of personal data and AI to set individualized prices and limit rapid electronic shelf price changes. No votes were taken.

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• It would also go to acquiring digital forensic technology and investigative tools specific to this area
• As technology has improved and how we've moved as a society to more convenient ways of doing business
• And one form is using technology, whether it's computers, whether it's their cellphones.
• talk to law enforcement, when you talk to OSBI, they're dealing with more and more cyber-related, technology-related
• And what we do see is the cyber-related, technology-related crimes.

Bills: SB1936, SB1612, SB1543, SB1260, SB1988, SB1859, SB2041, SB1257, HB4272, HB3277, HB3148, HB3651, HB3323, HB4287, HB4105, HB3304, HB3345

Keywords: forfeiture, criminal offenses, law enforcement, Class D1 offenses, property seizure, SB1612, mandatory reporting, violent injury reporting, gunshot wound, stab wound, poisoning, burn injury, explosive injury, medical reporting, healthcare providers, law enforcement notification, evidence preservation, patient video records, confidentiality waiver, misdemeanor penalty

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• This bill is actually a technology bill because it has to do with remedies.
• It was not just for electioneering; it was from a technology standpoint. Bluetooth came into play.
• This is a technology bill.
• But I also recognize the technology issue. That's right.
• So it's really, from my standpoint, I'm like, why are we using this massive technology?

Bills: HB186, HB201, HB229, HB796, HB1506, HB2702, HB2885, HB3225, HB3909, HB4285, HB5138

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

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• ADDITIONALLY, IT ALLOWS MEMBERS TO ATTEND MEETINGS USING COMMUNICATION MEDIA TECHNOLOGY AND SHARING THAT
• AMENDMENT IS TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL AND WORKSHOP USING COMMUNICATION MEDIA TECHNOLOGY
• SENATE BILL 7008 ON OGS OUR FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY SANDBOXED BY BANKING INSURANCE.
• SALES REPEAL PUBLIC RECORDS EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN RECORDS RECEIVED BY OIR RELATED TO FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
• AND THE PROVISIONS OFFER FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS AT A MORE FLEXIBLE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO OPERATE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The inventory management system using technology will allow dealers and tax assessor collectors to order
• So leveraging some technology, we hope that some efficiency will be real.
• that we can print a paper plate or someone can fraudulently print a paper plate, but what with technology
• There are new technologies in paper that are more difficult, I wouldn't say impossible to reproduce,
• Anything is counterfeitable, but there is newer paper technology that makes it more difficult. to reproduce

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• What about this, our technologies? They seem to be driving isolation.
• , even though we know all of these things, is there any evidence that you've seen about how our technology
• Taking perspective across technology, I'm also the chief medical information officer at my organization
• But I want to come to the other part of technology for our older adults.
• The wearable technologies are rapidly accelerating.

Keywords: health policy, lifespan, quality of life, community health, public testimony

Summary: The committee meeting was marked by discussions surrounding health policies aimed at enhancing the lifespan and quality of life for the community members. The chairperson initiated the session with personal reflections on the importance of extending not just the years of life but also the quality of those years, especially from the perspective of parents and grandparents. Members engaged in thoughtful dialogue regarding potential legislative measures that could address public health in a more holistic manner, emphasizing the need for community outreach and effective health education programs.

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• If you look at the bottom right of the screen here, you'll see some unique technology that Florida Highway
• That's a technology-based university USF has their job, their cyber capability.
• trooper, you know, I think about my 35 year career in law enforcement, helpings of change Hill technology
• Aircraft sets as director Colonel mention of the technology is analyst and software and artificial intelligence
• important that we drive the safest vehicles on the road that are the best equipped with the best technology

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We used multiple types of non motorized data technology counters.
• to support Bird reports and airfields for landings and takeoffs identified routes and corridors, technology
• with some of the other things as it relates to local governments interactions with some of these technologies
• mean, we've seen some of the pitfalls as it relates to, you know, these these steps forward and technology
• quaternary effects of this Im pulling people off the grid, moving them into dissimilar way utilizing new technology

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• If you look at the bottom right of the screen here, you’ll see some unique technology that the Florida
• We have UCF, that's a technology-based university. USF has their cyber capability.
• Technology has changed. We talk about drones, aircraft assets, as Director Turner mentioned.
• The technology is in analysts and software and artificial intelligence, and just how things have progressed
• important that we drive the safest vehicles on the road that are the best equipped with the best technology

Summary: The committee heard a series of domestic security and law enforcement presentations from the Florida Sheriffs Association, Florida Police Chiefs Association, Florida Highway Patrol, and FDLE. Sheriff Rob Hardwick outlined the sheriffs’ legislative priorities, focusing on adding xylazine to Florida’s trafficking statute and increasing penalties for luring or enticing a child under 12 from a misdemeanor to a felony. He also discussed domestic security coordination, fusion center intelligence sharing, and jail-based reentry efforts. Members asked about xylazine prevalence in Broward County and whether canine units can detect it; Hardwick said he would follow up with data and noted that dogs are not specifically trained for xylazine, though fentanyl-certified dogs may alert on mixtures. Chief Charlie Vasquez of the Florida Police Chiefs Association presented three priorities: stronger protections for law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, and their families when threatened because of their jobs; faster and more consistent access to blood-borne pathogen testing results after exposure incidents; and mandatory life without release for anyone convicted of murdering a police or correctional officer, reviving a version of the Jason Raynor Act. Senators asked about delays in blood testing after exposure, and Vasquez said officers can be forced to take prophylactic medication while waiting for results and that the process should be streamlined. Florida Highway Patrol Director Dave Kerner described FHP’s domestic security role, including criminal interdiction, canine units, traffic homicide investigations, aviation, drones, border operations, and responses to threats such as human smuggling and the October 7-related security posture at synagogues and campuses. He said staffing remains constrained by vacancies and pay disparities, so he was not seeking more authorized troopers at this time. FDLE Deputy Commissioner David Binder then reviewed the state’s domestic security structure, fusion centers, critical infrastructure assessments, and grant funding, warning that federal homeland security dollars have declined sharply while threats remain high. He highlighted work on drone mitigation, radiological detection, vehicle barriers, and school security assessments, and emphasized the need for continued interagency coordination. The committee took no formal votes and adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• agency um of those technology agency um of those technology reductions.<00:21:22.799> Um<
• Agency 14, Miners Hospital, had no changes other than a reduction in technology replacement.
• In addition to reductions to technology, JAC reduced $48,000 of pension revenue for flex compensation
• c> to reductions to technology, to reductions to technology, um<01:42:08.560> the<01:42:08.880
• agency 77 and uh enterprise technology agency 77 and uh enterprise technology services?

Keywords: 916, all

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• he believes he has a good understanding of the lack of funding needs when it comes to upgrading technology
• Due to the limited tax base, competing demands for upgraded technology, and local fire departments not
• I will also be representing technology I will also be representing the<00:02:37.879> following
• and our local fire upgraded technology and our local fire departments<00:03:36.200> not<00:03
• quickly to cover the cost of Technology quickly to cover the cost of Technology enhancements<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• technology and elections resources<00:15:05.880> account<00:15:06.160> or<00:15:06.320
• The technology exists today, and it's much more advanced than producing a Word document or a PDF and
• that technology exists today and<00:39:28.079> it's<00:39:28.400> much<00:39:28.640>
• and deep fakes that around technology and deep fakes that are<00:40:33.200> concerning<00:40:
• It has long been my contention in my time in office that the law is not keeping up with technology.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We're asking for school security grants, including new technological approaches like the Shield Act.
• We're asking for school security grants, including new technological approaches like the Shield Act.
• So there has been a Supreme Court ruling on the technology arguments, and it was Caetano v.
• All three of those justices said that the technology argument was not valid.
• All 3 of those justices said that the technology argument was not valid.

Keywords: 1183, house