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• provided many informative updates in regards<00:18:35.280> to<00:18:35.480> high<00:18
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• All the manufacturers have the technology to scale this up.
• <01:04:18.359> to manufacturers have the technology to manufacturers have the technology to

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• It prohibits governmental contracts with foreign sources of concern for information technology that can
• It prohibits governmental contracts with foreign sources of concern for information technology that can
• Representative Persons-Mulicka offers the first amendment. for information technology that that doesn't
• Read the next bill: State Affairs Committee; Information, Technology, and Budget Policy Subcommittee;
• CS for CS for House Bill 1197, a bill to be entitled an act relating to information technology procurement

Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Chester Clem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and quorum confirmation. Members then adopted the special order report for the day and approved a Rules and Ethics Committee report amending House Rule 15.3 to allow fundraising under certain circumstances during extended or special sessions. The chamber then took up several bills. HB 1405 on a statewide project for missing persons with special needs passed unanimously. CS/CS/CS/SB 290, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services bill, passed 94-10 after debate focused on conservation land surplus procedures and agricultural use of state lands. CS/CS/CS/HB 905, the “Fire Act” on foreign influence, foreign gifts, critical infrastructure, sister city agreements, and related restrictions, passed 80-20 after the House adopted an amendment adding a prohibition on certain surrogacy contracts involving citizens or residents of foreign countries of concern. CS/CS/HB 1197, dealing with information technology procurement and contracting, passed 109-0. HB 1103 on local administration of vessel restrictions passed unanimously. The House also debated CS/CS/CS/HB 399 on land use and development regulations. Supporters said it would limit development fees, standardize compatibility rules, allow manufactured homes in RV parks, and lower voting thresholds for comprehensive plan changes to address housing affordability; opponents argued it would preempt local control, weaken voter-approved urban boundary protections, and risk conservation lands. An amendment to preserve Orange County’s boundary rules failed, while a technical amendment on manufactured homes passed. The bill then passed 71-38. The House also passed several local bills, including measures for the Pace Fire Rescue District, Avalon Beach/Mulat Fire Protection District, East Point Water and Sewer District, Fellsmere Water Control District, and Headwaters Water Control District, with votes ranging from 83-27 to unanimous approval. The transcript also included farewell remarks from Representative Angie Nixon before the House returned to remaining business.

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• <00:31:12.279> we're have some of that information we're have some of that information we're
• years by helping consumers informally years by helping consumers informally mediate<00:37:31.599
• You should have a one-page document with more detailed information.
• Next up, we have the informational presentation on the governor's anti-fraud package.

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• Human Services and labor and Technology Human Services and labor and Technology I<00:13:52.040><
• format, and so inaccessible information and communication technology effectively excludes people with
• format, and so inaccessible information and communication technology effectively excludes people with
• format, and so inaccessible information and communication technology effectively excludes people with
• and for the labor and Technology and for the labor and Technology committee<00:24:42.559> same

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Summary: The joint Housing and Health and Human Services hearing began with Senate Bill 878, which would extend the sunset date for the state rent supplement program for kupuna to June 30, 2028. Testimony was uniformly supportive, including from the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, Hawaii Public Housing Authority, Executive Office on Aging, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and others. Catholic Charities described a waitlist of seniors at imminent risk of homelessness and said the program helps seniors retain housing or secure units with landlord support. Members asked whether the bill would expand the number of households served; staff said the contract allows up to 127 households and that additional pending households could be funded, but applicants must still go through the program process. Both committees voted to pass SB 878 unamended. The committees then heard Senate Bill 1610 on Ohana Zones. The Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions supported the measure so long as it did not supplant existing funding, and described the funding as supporting homelessness services and wraparound supports. The Department of Human Services and Department of Land and Natural Resources offered comments, with DHS suggesting a definition of “kali” be added for clarity. The committee chair said the bill would receive technical amendments for clarity and consistency and accepted proposed amendments related to including “tales” in the program; the measure was advanced with amendments, with members voting in favor in both committees. In the joint Health and Human Services and Labor and Technology hearing, Senate Bill 1496 on civil rights and website accessibility drew support from disability advocates and organizations, including the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the National Federation of the Blind, the Deaf and Blind Task Force, and the Disability and Communication Access Board. Testimony emphasized the need for stronger state protections amid concerns about federal enforcement, while one testifier raised concerns about jurisdiction, minimum contacts, the use of WCAG 2.1 standards, and the bill’s immediate effective date. The committees decided to pass SB 1496 with technical amendments, including adding a defective date to allow further work before conference, and the recommendation was adopted in both committees. Later, the joint Health, Human Services, and Commerce and Consumer Protection hearing took up Senate Bill 404 on service animals. The Attorney General’s office raised a possible constitutional issue and the lack of an enforcement mechanism, while DHS deferred to other agencies. DCAB supported the bill but recommended amendments to identify an enforcement agency and require notices from professionals and sellers of service-animal or emotional-support-animal paraphernalia. Several advocacy and real estate-related groups testified in support. After discussion, the chair recommended deferring SB 404 for further work because of the Attorney General’s concerns, and the hearing adjourned without a vote on the measure. The final joint Transportation, Culture and the Arts, and Health and Human Services agenda heard SB 1526 on a drug and alcohol toxicology testing laboratory and SB 1492 on mobility management; both measures were advanced with amendments or as-is, with SB 1526 sent forward with technical amendments and SB 1492 moved ahead after members noted blank dollar amounts and requested the Department of Transportation provide figures.

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• <00:01:24.240> which use sensitive business information which use sensitive business information
• <00:01:44.479> from sensitive business data information from sensitive business data information
• I'm here today in technology firm.
• <00:07:35.599> Personally, proprietary information. Personally, proprietary information.
• We need this information.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This was also information that came out and was produced by the Department of Energy Resources.”
• This is, I think, a very reasonable framework to inform better policy in the future.
• The volunteer Newton Gas Pipes Team provides accessible information about gas company activity.
• Our information has helped Newton officials improve their engagement with the gas company.
• to tap—that hot resource that there is a growing effort to create such technology.

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Summary: The hearing focused on several climate and utility-related bills, especially H. 3449/S. 2292 to expand the municipal fossil fuel-free building demonstration program from 10 to 20 communities and related home rule petitions for Somerville and other municipalities. Witnesses from Somerville, Salem, Worcester, Cambridge, Newton, Arlington, Wellesley, Watertown, and the Massachusetts Municipal Association argued that local governments should be allowed to opt into fossil fuel-free or net-zero building standards, citing climate goals, environmental justice concerns, housing production, and data showing all-electric construction can cost about the same as or less than mixed-fuel construction. Committee members repeatedly pressed witnesses for cost data and asked for written follow-up, while also discussing whether strong environmental standards affect housing supply; witnesses responded that the main housing constraints are financing and that they would provide more data from local projects and state studies. A second major topic was H. 3564, which would require gas companies to provide municipalities with detailed multi-year pipe replacement plans, allow local review and objections, and limit reimbursement for projects not previously disclosed except in emergencies. Municipal leaders and advocates said the bill would improve coordination of street work, reduce disruption and costs, and help cities plan for electrification, network geothermal, and non-pipeline alternatives. Testimony from Wellesley, Cambridge, Arlington, Newton, and others emphasized repeated problems with last-minute gas main work, the need for advance notice, and the value of municipal participation in planning gas system retirement and alternatives. The committee also heard testimony on the “tactical transition” bills, S. 2249/H. 3539, aimed at managing the gas-to-clean-energy transition. Supporters from Gas Transition Allies, Rewiring America, and 350 Mass said the bills would require joint gas-electric planning, create an advisory council, eliminate subsidies for new gas hookups, shift investment toward repairs and clean alternatives, protect workers through retraining, and make utility plans more transparent. They argued these changes would reduce ratepayer costs, avoid stranded gas assets, and support orderly decarbonization. In addition, HEET testified on H. 3541, which would update greenhouse gas accounting to better reflect methane’s short-term climate impact, and H. 3543, which would establish a framework for managing shared thermal resources and thermal energy networks; committee members asked several questions about the meaning, ownership, and consumer-cost implications of the proposed “thermal commons.” No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• But I will follow up with you on that and provide you with some additional information.
• of that Medicaid management information of that Medicaid management information system,<00:53:21.520
• <00:55:18.079> technology<00:55:18.640> to department of information technology to
• department of information technology to build<00:55:19.119> a<00:55:19.280> scalable<00
• <01:04:22.119> center regional 14 applied technology center regional 14 applied technology

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• I can get you the detailed information. if you would like that, ma'am.
• And you'll see that we have some Technology needs.
• The next thing that we'll talk about is the technology modernization.
• And as you can imagine, you probably don't run any technology from 2014, right?
• The more information we have to understand that, the better we can answer.

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• Congressional District 2: Jaden Hwang, Patrick Taylor Science and Technology Academy; Amanda Erzari,
• Technology. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. But we appreciate your patience.
• and the funding kind of followed stem um ...to these professions—science, technology—and the funding
• Julian, that's exciting resource information for our groups.
• Technological issues. We'll watch this first video about who was Bernardo de Galvez.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Summary: The Louisiana Commission on Civic Education met with quorum, approved the minutes from its previous meeting, and took several action items related to the Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LIAC). The commission unanimously approved the 2026-27 LIAC membership slate after reviewing recommendations from the selection committee, and it also approved the council’s budget and mileage reimbursement guidelines, noting the only change was an updated IRS mileage rate. Members thanked the legislature for continuing to fund LIAC after earlier years when it relied on outside donations. The meeting featured presentations on civic education resources and America 250 programming. Brandon Burris, representing the Lieutenant Governor’s office, highlighted Louisiana state parks, the Checkout Louisiana library backpack programs for parks and museums, Keep Louisiana Beautiful’s anti-litter campaign, and Homework Louisiana. Liam Julian of the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute discussed national civics education trends, teacher discomfort with controversial topics, and the institute’s teacher training, student camps, debate programs, and civics app. Louisiana Public Broadcasting’s Katie Stark and Nancy Torren presented America 250-related materials, including a PBS Kids feature on a Louisiana child and LPB’s “Louisiana’s Hidden History” videos and teacher resources on Bernardo de Galvez and Spanish Louisiana. LIAC members then reported on their work, including school safety efforts, digital service-hour tracking, AP self-study access, minor work permits, AI-generated harassment concerns, and local civic engagement projects. Peggy Cotonia of the Louisiana Center for Law and Civic Education reported 87 Law Day presentations and 287 total Law Day and Constitution Day presentations reaching about 9,400 students, along with updates on awards and a shortened but still free summer institute for teachers. Barry Irwin reported that legislation to clean up outdated commission membership and quorum language had passed the House and been heard in Senate Education, moving toward final passage. The commission adjourned after no further business.

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• The next two items both relate to two of our really critical information technology systems and the operation
• As these aviation assets increase in power and technological advancement, so do the cost to maintain
• We have one full-time equivalent for the entirety of information technology and cybersecurity for an
• We just received from the grants panels that review the grant applications that information on Friday
• at all of our interchanges, pedestrian safety. and bicycle detection, wrongway driving technology at

Summary: The committee met to hear the Governor’s proposed budget for the Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development silo and to consider one bill. The Governor’s Office outlined a $117.4 billion state budget, including $18.3 billion for the TED area, with major allocations for the Department of Transportation, Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, State, Military Affairs, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard. Agency heads then presented their priorities, including housing and disaster recovery funds at Commerce; pay, vehicles, aviation, and data systems at Highway Safety; facility modernization, recruitment, retention, and maintenance at Military Affairs; election audit, conservation lab, and historic preservation funding at State; transportation, aviation, seaport, and safety investments at DOT; and emergency response, flood mitigation, grant systems, and alerting at Emergency Management. Members asked questions about Visit Florida’s private match, FHP’s role in immigration enforcement and body cameras, National Guard deployment tempo and staffing, State Guard staffing and facilities, arts grant rules, rail funding, and the number of detainees at the Everglades detention site. Several notable positions were expressed during questioning. Visit Florida said it met and exceeded its private match requirement and described the match as important to ensuring value from public dollars. The Highway Patrol said its aviation assets have been used more heavily in immigration enforcement and that in-vehicle camera systems were a higher priority than body cameras at present. The National Guard and State Guard both emphasized heavy operational demands, readiness needs, and the importance of additional funding for facilities, personnel, and equipment. The Department of State said its audit funding would help counties move to automated post-election audits and that its arts grant rule changes were intended to create more consistent scoring rather than reduce access. The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units. The bill requires local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, limits parking restrictions, and extends density bonus incentives to housing for military families receiving basic housing allowance. An amendment was adopted removing reusable tenant screening reports and clarifying that compliant ADUs are allowed by right without a separate hearing or permit. Testimony from the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, especially the long-term rental requirement, as a tool to help workforce housing. The committee reported the bill favorably by a roll call vote, and then adjourned.

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• You may recall Governor Ayotte did highlight the need for expanded technology in her recent state of
• You may recall Governor Ayotte did highlight the need for expanded technology in her recent State of
• I’m president of government affairs for Aspire Technologies, and I’m very pleased to support SB 656.
• But by using current state-of-the-art technology solutions, combining license portability legislation
• seamless manner with their technology a seamless manner with their technology makes<00:49:33.200>

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• There's plenty of information there.
• There's plenty of information there.
• So we call the metering and the technology they open a foundational technology.
• We live in the information age. People want good information. It's like we all have smartphones.
• People want good information age.

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• <00:48:24.400> can um how criminal justice information can um how criminal justice information
• <01:03:39.079> can actors in an age where information can actors in an age where information
• private personal information private personal information demonstrates<01:03:58.799> the<
• extending the same personal information extending the same personal information protections<01:16
• <01:20:16.920> was home all of his information was home all of his information was available

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Do you guys Share information. With other state agencies.
• That information should be considered law enforcement sensitive.
• to say that they validated that information.
• No sector is more targeted by China than communications and information technology, which both play a
• I can give that you guys' office that information. Um.

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• As discussed at length in an Assembly informational hearing in January and acknowledged by agency and
• The ranchers send me information and photographs.
• ...contributions to the invention of major technologies, including the Internet, CRISPR, and AI.
• In 2024, California researchers patented more new technologies...
• So, but I do agree with you that we need to fund science and technology.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1135, which would reestablish the California Wildlife Coexistence Program to promote nonlethal human-wildlife conflict reduction and support coexistence efforts for species such as wolves, bears, and mountain lions. Supporters, including wildlife groups and local government representatives, said the prior program was effective and that proactive tools like fladry, guardian animals, deterrents, reporting, and outreach reduce conflicts and costs. Ranching and agricultural groups were opposed unless amended, saying they supported the concept but wanted changes to the wolf-livestock compensation program, including clearer practicability standards, protection of compensation funds, and more flexibility on nonlethal requirements. The bill was moved to Appropriations on a 2-0 vote, with the measure left on call. The committee then took up SB 1085, which would preserve water supply assessments for large development projects even when those projects are exempt from CEQA, so local agencies still receive information about whether sufficient water exists for the project. The author and sponsor argued the bill would keep water planning and land use planning linked and prevent “paper water” problems, while the California Building Industry Association opposed it, warning it could add delay, uncertainty, and litigation risk for housing projects already subject to other water-supply safeguards. Members discussed how the bill would affect different local structures, especially cities that also operate their own water systems, and whether the assessment adds value in those cases. The bill passed 4-1 to Local Government and was left on call. SB 1270 was next, expanding the California wildfire mitigation home-hardening pilot beyond the original six counties to include four additional high-risk counties identified by Cal OES and Cal Fire, and directing future funding toward those areas. Supporters said the recent Los Angeles fires showed the need to broaden access to home-hardening assistance, while members discussed whether the program should remain geographically targeted or be made available statewide based on need. The bill was amended in committee and passed 5-0 to Emergency Management, left on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 895, a major proposal to place a $23 billion bond on the ballot to create a California Foundation for Science and Health Research and stabilize scientific research funding in the state. The author, UC, UAW, and many research, labor, health, and university groups supported the measure, arguing that federal cuts and instability threaten California’s research workforce, innovation, and economy. Some members raised concerns about the size of the bond and about political issues involving one sponsor, but the author said the foundation would operate under California law and the bill is intended to keep science funding open and collaborative. The bill was moved out of committee on a 5-0 vote and left on call.

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• SB 1678, health facilities, group homes, resident information.
• SB 1743, campaign finance, individual contractor information.
• It's staff, technology, training, audits, and all of that takes money.
• It's staff, technology. Election integrity is not just a slogan.
• It's staff, technology, training, audits, and all of that takes money.

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• I'd love to have that information. I'll give that to you. I don't know off the top of my head. OK.
• We just don't have the accommodations; we don't have the technological accommodations when we do it.
• So you guys, you said you use video technology.
• I love the technology aspect of what you guys are doing and several others where it allows people...
• I think access to records and access to any of the information, if we're reaching out to our attorney

Bills: HB1835, HB2561, HB3630

Keywords: manufactured housing, HUD-code, zoning, local government regulations, installation permits, municipal utility district, board meetings, public access, meeting location, transparency, fire prevention, agriculture, local government, fire safety, regulations, 1184, house, all

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• Creation of a new state-only benefit would require extensive information technology system changes.
• Creation of a new state-only benefit would require extensive information technology system changes.
• That would require extensive information technology system changes.
• Business, Labor, and Technology.
• >> business, labor, and technology. >> business, labor, and technology.

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• That information is absolutely necessary before we can make a decision.
• Thank you for that information.
• have access to that data information.
• We have provided the Department of Technology with a plethora of information showing the planning that
• Yeah, they've requested a lot of information.

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• Information technology.
• <01:42:38.719> information<01:42:39.440> technology.
• I am the commissioner for the Department of Information Technology.
• <01:43:22.239> With<01:43:22.480> me<01:43:22.639> is Information Technology
• With me is Information Technology.

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