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HI
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- We have created a strong community partnership and, with the available testing technologies, vaccination
- We have created a strong community partnership and, with the available testing technologies, vaccination
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Summary:
The Committee on Health heard testimony on several bills. On SB 1441, which would repeal the transfer of the Oahu Regional Health Care System from HHSC to the Department of Health, the Department of Health said it strongly supports the measure and requested clarifying amendments. HHSC/Oahu Region also supported the bill and said it had no objection to the department’s amendments. In response to questions, witnesses said the agencies have been working on an MOU to support transfers of long-term care patients to Leahi, with the current goal being about 10 to 15 patients, but transfers would occur only as space and staffing allow; one patient was reportedly being admitted at the time, and the process was described as slow and case-by-case.
The committee then heard SB 1443 on payment rates for state hospital patients and related Department of Health services. The hospital administrator said the bill would allow rates above Medicaid for community or foster-home placements if patients cannot be placed at Leahi or elsewhere, and would set Medicaid-level reimbursement for outside medical services used by state hospital patients. He said at least one provider was interested in offering services at that rate and that the population involved is largely non-ambulatory long-term care patients. Members asked about availability and training, and the witness said special training could be provided.
SB 1322, a broad mental health bill, drew mixed testimony. The Department of Law Enforcement supported giving crisis-intervention-trained officers more discretion to transport people to medical care instead of arresting them. The Attorney General supported the bill but recommended revisions to emergency-transport language and restoring liability protections. HHSC and Queens Hospital supported the overall goal but sought amendments to preserve the mental health emergency worker role in decision-making and to avoid negative impacts on emergency departments. The Disability Rights Center and ACLU opposed parts of the bill, arguing that it weakens due process, reduces protections in involuntary treatment and transport, and should retain a three-person treatment panel rather than reduce it to one. A Queens representative said the current program works well and reported that more than 90% of MH1 cases once went to hospitals, but that figure has dropped to about 60-70%, with about 20% now diverted to community settings or the behavioral health crisis center. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion provided.
MN
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MN
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- Uh, the bill's aim is to modernize the way in which we, um, produce and issue, um, PCR refunds. thank
- the way in which we um um modernize the way in which we um um produce<00:38:16.200>
and <00:38 - In 2024, a modernization bill passed both bodies but didn't make it across the finish line.
- In 2024, a modernization bill passed both bodies but didn't make it across the finish line.
- They will just modernize and add the PCR form to that online filing capability.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (02/18/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
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- I'll let you talk a modernizations.
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Education Finance May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- They've got certainly the support system, the technology to update data.
- They've got certainly the support system, the technology to update data.
- That means that programs like Cal Grant C have the opportunity to be modernized.
- And what about the actual technological expertise for the specialist?
- It's also the reason why I brought in the California Department of Technology.
Summary:
The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time.
The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later.
Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.
NH
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- This bill would have created an act to protect blockchain technology and its users and established a
- This novel technology allows New Hampshire to remain competitive in an everchanging global financial
- This novel technology allows New Hampshire to remain competitive in an everchanging global financial
- Thank you, Madam President. technologies and a way for downtown technologies and a way for downtown businesses
- And that was a full budget cycle ago, and we have done nothing. libraries, technology, transportation
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1046, amending Title 18, A.R.S., by adding Chapter 4 relating to information technology.
- the concept of digital assets and believe Arizona should continue exploring responsible ways to modernize
- My opposition is not to digital assets, blockchain technology, or the idea of strategic reserves.
- I would welcome future legislation that establishes a fair, competitive, and technology-neutral framework
- Relating to government information technology. You have heard the final read of House Bill 2592.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Banking and Finance Committee Apr 20th, 2026
Banking and Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, banks have very sophisticated information and technology that protects them from being scammed
- So we know that they have incredible technology to be able to protect folks.
- unions the tools to offer digital asset services and establish a consumer protection framework for modern
- AB 2335 does two important things that matter for California's fiscal and technological future.
- With my passion and focus on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, I thought it appropriate to move
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Assembly Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee and Assembly Agriculture Committee Oct 24th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We've worked with specialty crop growers adapting to water scarcity, small dairies seeking to modernize
- The universities are also very concerned with ag business, ag economics, and ag technology to help in
- Yeah, technological developments are happening.
- competitive because of our investment in the technology, robotics, and everything else, mechanization
- There is a lot of emphasis today when it comes to the tractors and the equipment... ...of technology.
Summary:
The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committees on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact and Agriculture, held at Fresno State, focused on cost pressures in California’s food system, household affordability, and the Central Valley’s role in agriculture. Opening remarks emphasized Fresno State’s regional importance, the Central Valley’s outsized contribution to food production, and the connection between agricultural health, food security, and the broader economy. Members also noted the impact of the federal shutdown on CalFresh benefits and the state’s efforts to respond with food assistance funding and National Guard support for food banks.
The first panel featured academic and policy experts who described agriculture’s economic importance in the San Joaquin Valley and the rising pressures on farms and households. Dr. Conduro highlighted agriculture’s large share of regional GDP, farm receipts, jobs, exports, and food manufacturing, while identifying water scarcity, SGMA-related land fallowing, labor shortages and rising labor costs, market volatility, invasive pests, and production cost inflation as major barriers. Caroline Danielson of PPIC said food prices remain about 30% above 2019 levels, food insecurity affects about 1.8 million California households, and nutrition programs such as CalFresh, WIC, and school meals are essential in reducing poverty, especially in the Central Valley. Susie Pryor of the Central California Small Business Development Center described technical assistance, capital access, and training for small food and farm businesses, while warning that reduced funding limits support for rural and immigrant entrepreneurs.
The second panel brought testimony from a small produce business owner, a food entrepreneur, and the Fresno County Farm Bureau. They said input costs for fertilizer, fuel, irrigation, labor, land leases, and compliance have risen sharply while commodity prices have remained flat or fallen, squeezing small farms and food businesses. Panelists stressed the need for small-batch processing facilities, local supply chains, education on food manufacturing compliance, land access for small farmers, and more pathways into agriculture through trade programs, community colleges, and FFA. Ryan Jacobson said California agriculture is facing a prolonged downturn, with farm bankruptcies, weak commodity prices, export-market uncertainty, water reliability problems, and costly ag-burning rules all contributing to financial strain. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with discussion of possible policy solutions and continued engagement with stakeholders.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session May 27th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Although California has long been the national leader on technology, other states are now...
- Although California has long been the national leader on technology, other states are now making direct
- And as I've learned, quantum computing is a critical part of our technology infrastructure.
- Although California has long been the national leader on technology, other states are now making direct
- And as I've learned, quantum computing is a critical part of our technology infrastructure.
Summary:
The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Members then moved through guest introductions, including students and fellows from California Lutheran University, UC Merced’s CAPE program, the Maddy Institute, and Madera High School’s Madtown Robotics Team 1323, which was recognized for multiple robotics world championships. The chamber also adopted an adjournment in memory and took up the daily file.
Several bills and resolutions were considered and passed, including AB 1390 on school board compensation thresholds, AB 1338 on air district cost recovery for fence-line air monitoring, AB 648 on community college housing, AB 1207 on cap-and-trade price ceilings, ACR 66 recognizing Skin Cancer Awareness Month, AB 49 on keeping ICE out of public schools, AB 317 on a CEQA exemption for certain single-family homes, AB 527 on geothermal exploratory wells, AB 665 on the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ombudsman report, AB 940 creating quantum innovation zones, AB 1021 on workforce housing for education agencies, AB 1112 on property tax apportionment in Rancho Mirage, AB 1318 on nonprofit eligibility for public funding, and AB 1470 on using student housing loan funds for affordable housing in downtowns and commercial districts. Most measures passed with broad support; AB 49 and AB 1318 were urgency bills and passed with the required higher vote threshold.
The floor also adopted H.R. 40, declaring May 25 as Rosenda’s Day to honor a teen killed by a drunk driver, and H.R. 42, recognizing May as Behavioral Health Awareness Month. Both drew extensive personal testimony from members about mental health, suicide, substance use, and the need to reduce stigma and expand access to care. Additional health-related bills passed, including AB 408 creating a physician health and wellness program, AB 546 requiring coverage for HEPA purifiers for certain enrollees after wildfire disasters, AB 967 expediting licenses for out-of-state physicians, and AB 968 expanding pharmacist authority to provide non-hormonal contraception.
The Assembly also debated AB 1056 on phasing out gill net fishing and AB 1376 on limiting juvenile probation terms, with supporters framing both as conservation or rehabilitation measures and opponents warning about economic harm or public safety concerns. Both bills ultimately passed. Throughout the session, members repeatedly emphasized public safety, education, housing, climate, health care access, and support for immigrant and youth communities, with recorded roll-call votes and voice votes taken on each measure.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- The fourth reform modernizes the Medicaid-prescribed drug services program.
- work requirement; third, expanded home- and community-based care for mental illnesses; fourth, modernization
- Committee substitute for Senate Bill 1694, a bill to be entitled an act relating to technology education
- The bill requires that general education core courses that integrate the use of technology must include
- That law included vaccines created with mRNA technology and the prohibition against mandates.
Summary:
The Senate convened with a quorum, opening with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, including recognition of the day’s doctor of the day, an intern, and a resolution honoring the late Bob Graham and firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also adopted a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day. After routine announcements, the Senate moved to the special order calendar and took up a series of bills, many of them with House companion bills substituted in place of Senate versions.
The first major floor action was passage of a tax-related bill conforming Florida’s Internal Revenue Code to federal changes while excluding certain provisions from H.R. 1; it passed 34-0. The Senate then considered CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid, which proposed stronger fraud enforcement, a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral health services, pharmacy and drug rebate reforms, and SNAP fraud reduction measures. A Berman amendment to require Medicaid expansion before work requirements was rejected, as was an Osgood amendment to add photo-ID protections and exemptions for certain SNAP users. The bill remained on the calendar for third reading after extensive debate and questioning about implementation, exemptions, and potential impacts on beneficiaries.
The chamber also passed bills on technology education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry and related public records exemption, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the sunset on gold and silver legal tender, public records exemptions for financial institutions and custodians, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, local government finance transparency, digital voyeurism, and insurance customer representative licensing. Most of these measures were adopted after brief explanation, minor amendments, or substitution of House companions, with votes generally in favor and several passing unanimously or by wide margins.
Later, the Senate took up CS/SB 1756 on medical freedom, which would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin access, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition. The bill’s first amendments clarified anti-kickback rules for vaccine manufacturers and required informational materials to address risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy; the transcript ends during consideration of this bill, before final passage is shown.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/20/2026)
Science, Technology and Energy
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- Massachusetts has a technology requirement.
- Massachusetts has a technology requirement.
- Massachusetts has a technology requirement.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 16th, 2026 at 09:09 am
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- And then just Trying to watch the rapid changes of technology nationally.
- I want New Mexico in two years to be the center of fusion technology.
- Steve Lanier is an icon of technology growth and technology in the world. We can win that.
- But I'm glad we're looking at the technological advances as we are.
- The education and technology notes are for fiscal year 24, 25, and 26.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (03/18/2026)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, recently we've seen the impact of technology in automobiles, and also, uh, we know that a person
- I'm just wondering if you know of any technology that would enable a policeman who's in pursuit to push
- So in modern day cases where return.
- So in modern day cases where we're<01:07:25.920>
generally <01:07:26.240>writing <01:07: - Right now, the way that the statute is written, it doesn't reflect modern workflows.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 21, 2026 - PM
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
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- responsible economic growth to modernize responsible economic growth to modernize ize<01:11:26.480
- Oftentimes it's not like if there is a technology or an alternative technology, it's right or an alternative
- Oftentimes it's not like if there is a technology or an alternative technology, it's right or an alternative
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AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Home to Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama has long been a leader in space technology, where groundbreaking
- I can tell you there is no better vehicle for getting young students interested in science and technology
- than to intrigue... science and technology than to intrigue them with space.
- Whereas Alabama continues to secure the nation's role as a front runner in advancing industry technology
- It allows the board to have a more efficient election process for their membership and also modernizes
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, May 14, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We've seen firsthand in Fresno what can happen when law enforcement has the tools, the technology, the
- That's why we... the tools, the technology, the training, the tools, the technology, the training, and
- and technology and recruitment and prevention<01:04:35.680>
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US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 13, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We have the resources, we have the technology, and now we just need to act.
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ready have transformative Technologies ready have transformative Technologies - AI and other data-intensive technologies are driving massive increases in energy consumption, as Vice
- We have the resources, we have the technology, now we must act.
- now we must act America can technology now we must act America can and<03:33:23.399>
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NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And thus far, um, our narcotics investigation unit has made use of the technology for approximately four
- use of the technology for approximately four<00:09:32.240>
months. - I'm ignorant to this technology, so I'm asking you how you could use that day to day. Yes, sir.
- We did utilize that technology when we were looking for a homicide suspect that was fleeing the state
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MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Combatting Antisemitism Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- But, in modernism, But it must also fight the rule of law to process and constitutional protections that
- based on priority life at this time, and lack of equipment inside the structure, start infusing technology
- agree or disagree with Israel, officially redefining anti-Semitism to mean criticism of Zionism, a modern
- It's simply a modern form of the classic anti-Semitic blood libel. ...same, by the way, with a part of
- I'm working in school technology. I was born in Israel and I have family.
Summary:
The meeting focused on the commission’s work addressing antisemitism in Massachusetts, including security, education, victim services, and legal responses. A major presentation came from former federal prosecutor Eric O’Sham, who described the 2018 Tree of Life synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, the attack’s planning and execution, the 11 victims killed, the defendant’s white supremacist and antisemitic online activity, the federal prosecution, and the long aftermath for the victim community. Commissioners asked about prevention, radicalization online, security for houses of worship, and how to support victims; O’Sham emphasized the limits of law enforcement when speech is protected, the importance of public education, security grants, and victim-witness support. The commission also heard from Ariel Holman of Agudath Israel, who described a wide range of antisemitic incidents affecting Orthodox Jews, including assaults, threats, vandalism, school harassment, and zoning barriers, and urged expanded security personnel grants, mental health resources, kosher food access, and support for synagogue development. Other speakers included advocates and local officials who supported Holocaust education, the planned Boston Holocaust Museum, cemetery protection, and broader public education efforts, while some public commenters criticized the commission’s focus or raised concerns about definitions of antisemitism and free speech. The meeting concluded with approval of prior meeting minutes and the start of public comment, which was limited to three minutes per speaker due to time constraints.