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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House DFL Press Conference 3/25/26

Transcript Highlights:
  • With surveillance pricing and ESLs powered by AI, mass data collection, and automation, consumers don't
  • an electronic shelf label, workers, if there are any left, shouldn't be left to try to explain why AI
  • have now all heard the case against AI have now all heard the case against AI powered<00:13:25.040
  • And I'm not an expert on AI. I lead a local union. I negotiate contracts.
  • I I lead a local not an expert on AI.
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The meeting focused on proposed Minnesota legislation to ban surveillance pricing and restrict AI-powered electronic shelf labels in grocery stores. Speakers from UFCW 1189 and UFCW Local 663, along with Rep. Samantha Sencer-Mura and Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, argued that these technologies could enable real-time price increases based on consumer data, undermine budgeting and privacy, and worsen affordability for families. They also said the technology could reduce hours or eliminate jobs for grocery workers who currently handle pricing and store knowledge, with UFCW Local 663 estimating about 500 affected jobs among its members alone. Testimony emphasized examples such as baby formula, diapers, bananas, and milk to illustrate how fluctuating prices could hurt families, seniors on fixed incomes, and people in food deserts. Speakers also argued that grocery workers provide essential customer service and that automation should be introduced responsibly, not at the expense of workers or consumers. Murphy and Sencer-Mura framed the bill as a response to corporate greed and big tech surveillance, saying Minnesota should act proactively before the practices become widespread. During questions, lawmakers and advocates discussed whether the issue was proactive or reactive, whether disclosure requirements like those used in New York would be sufficient, and how surveillance pricing differs from loyalty programs or coupons. Speakers said disclosure alone would not prevent tracking or price manipulation and that the goal was to stop the practice altogether. The transcript ended with the advocates saying they would continue meeting with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle; no vote or final committee action was recorded in the excerpt, though one question referenced a related bill stalling in committee earlier that morning.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 01/23/25

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • , and we've talked about AI before.
  • work that we've done in AI.
  • I will have you note we do not use generative AI because we don't trust, uh, generative AI giving tax
  • I will have you note we do not use generative AI because we don't trust, uh, generative AI giving tax
  • use generative AI because we don't use generative AI because we don't trust<01:05:00.039> uh<
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Regulating Artificial Intelligence – Senator Eric Lucero Mar 17th, 2025

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • you describe AI for those who are a you describe AI for those who are a little<00:00:46.480> more<
  • So we've talked about some of the drawbacks of AI, some of the benefits of AI.
  • So we've talked about some of the drawbacks of AI, some of the benefits of AI.
  • So we've talked about some of the drawbacks of AI, some of the benefits of AI.
  • So we've talked about some of the drawbacks of AI, some of the benefits of AI.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • There will be AI compute in a data center but it won't be exclusively dedicated to AI. Mr.
  • William O: Because any site that can crypto can also be for AI and the economic value of AI is far higher
  • So there are AI applications happening within data centers. We are not doing crypto and AI and...
  • And Texas and America will win the AI race.
  • AI workloads require computing power at enormous scale, and the nation that leads in AI infrastructure
Keywords: 1184, house, all
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Energy Development and Transmission Committee Jun 2nd, 2026 at 09:00 am

Energy Development and Transmission Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because I find it a little ironic that the anti-data folks are using AI to counteract AI.
  • Thirty minutes of AI use, roughly 2.6 cups of water are used.
  • Regarding the data center buildout specifically, the book *Empire of AI* chronicles the history of AI
  • These are examples of AI model hallucinations based on having bad data points training the models.
  • out there with the compute power and AI billbo.
Keywords: 908, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Labor - 04/16/26

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • this bill would also enact very basic protections for workers by regulating what employers may use AI
  • Second, the AI and electronic monitoring provisions are extremely expansive.
  • Second, the AI and electronic monitoring provisions are extremely expansive.
  • Our provisions around the AI that right?
  • <00:36:41.920> in uh, in regard to how generative AI in uh, in regard to how generative AI
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Jun 10th, 2025

Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Concerns arising from the use of AI in people's lives.
  • Um, how AI is used and affects access to housing.
  • Um, AI, I think is another big thing.
  • AI, um, to see what's happening in our backyard, um.
  • They have an AI team, they have a cybersecurity team.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • AI-powered grooming will allow offenders to manipulate children at scale.
  • the challenge of AI-generated CSAM poses for law enforcement and tech companies?
  • It's going to be hard to tell what is AI and what isn't.
  • And as we talk about using AI generated. pornography.
  • summit in Paris was called the AI security summit rather than the AI safety summit, which had taken
Summary: The committee meeting focused on the pressing issues surrounding child safety online, with a particular emphasis on recent legislative efforts aimed at curbing child sexual exploitation and harmful content accessible through social media platforms. Senators engaged in a heated discussion regarding the implications of Big Tech's lobbying efforts against vital bills such as the Stop CSAM Act and the Kids Online Safety Act. Noteworthy testimonies highlighted real-life impacts of online dangers, including tragic cases of child exploitation and drug-related fatalities linked to social media interactions. The bipartisan nature of the committee's commitment to address these issues showcased a collective determination to make the digital environment safer for the younger generation.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 29th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • AI.
  • Okay, but on the AI, that would— It is not opt-in. On the AI, it's automatically there.
  • One of the newest and most potentially harmful uses of AI is companion AI.
  • used to train AI models.
  • to policies like the EU AI Act and the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills related to reproductive access, child safety online, immigration enforcement in schools, health privacy, location data, digital provenance, reparations, and age assurance. AB 54 would protect the medication abortion supply chain and shield providers and others from liability; AB 1137 would strengthen reporting and enforcement tools for child sexual abuse material on social media; AB 49 would limit ICE activity at California public schools; AB 82 would expand privacy and safety protections for gender-affirming care patients and providers; AB 1355 would restrict the collection, use, and sale of precise location data; AB 853 would expand provenance requirements for AI-generated and authentic content; AB 62 would create a pathway for restitution for racially biased eminent domain takings; and AB 1043 would create a device-based age assurance framework for online services. Supporters generally framed the bills as necessary responses to current harms: reproductive rights advocates emphasized California’s role as a safe haven; child safety witnesses described the persistence and re-victimization caused by CSAM online; immigrant rights and education advocates said schools should remain safe from immigration enforcement; health and LGBTQ+ advocates stressed privacy and safety risks tied to tracking and harassment; privacy and consumer groups backed limits on location data and stronger provenance tools; and reparations advocates said AB 62 would help address historic injustices. Opposition came from family policy, tech, business, law enforcement, and industry groups, who raised concerns about safety claims, constitutional issues, implementation burdens, transparency, law enforcement access, and the need to preserve existing privacy frameworks and voluntary standards. The committee members largely expressed support for the policy goals while noting implementation concerns on some measures. Several members asked for or were offered coauthor status on bills. AB 1137, AB 54, AB 49, AB 82, AB 1355, AB 853, and AB 62 all received do-pass votes to Appropriations, with some members voting no or not voting on certain bills. AB 1355 and AB 853 were advanced with amendments or ongoing work promised with opponents, and AB 1043 was presented with discussion of possible amendments on parental consent and age assurance details, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Feb 18th, 2026

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • AI governing powers...
  • AI governing powers... ...young Americans said in a recent poll that they would give AI governing powers
  • It's a bipartisan concern about AI. That is why... It's a bipartisan concern about AI.
  • So getting the framework of any AI bill is very important.
  • I mean, that is just insane that an AI chatbot is encouraging... ...that is just insane that an AI chatbot
Summary: The committee heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2026-2027 budget, SPB 2500, with chairs outlining major spending in K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Highlights included a $115 billion overall budget, pay raises for state employees and public safety workers, major K-12 funding increases and enrollment supplements, higher education workforce and nursing investments, expanded Medicaid/KidCare and behavioral health funding, corrections and law enforcement operational funding, transportation and housing investments, and significant environmental and water quality spending. Members asked about civic education funding, declining enrollment, professor retention, APD waiver waitlists, cultural grant allocations, and other line items. Public testimony also addressed HIV/AIDS drug assistance funding and prison air conditioning. SPB 2500 was adopted as a committee bill after amendment consideration and a roll call vote. The committee then took up implementing and related budget bills, including SPB 2502 (implementing the General Appropriations Act), SPB 2504 (state employee bargaining placeholder), SB 7028 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and related retirement changes), SPB 2506 (fuel tax distributions), SPB 2508 (state agency law enforcement radio system surcharge), SPB 2510 (termination of an unused court trust fund), SPB 2512 (new judgeships), SPB 2514 (K-12 conforming changes), SPB 2516 (higher education conforming changes), and SPB 2518 (health conforming changes). Most were explained as technical or conforming measures tied to the budget, and all were reported favorably as committee bills, with SB 7028 amended to direct a portion of increased contributions to disability and line-of-duty death benefits in the FRS investment plan. The committee also heard and passed several member bills, including CS for SB 1074 on rounding rules for cash transactions in a world without pennies, CS for SB 678 restoring the alcohol loss deduction framework for distributors, and SB 964 on firefighter cancer benefits and prevention. SB 964 drew the most discussion, with questions about the one-year death-benefit window, the separate $25,000 cancer diagnosis payment, and whether the bill could create gaps in coverage for firefighters diagnosed or dying just outside the new time limits. Firefighter representatives testified in support, saying the bill would provide clearer protections for members and families. All of these measures were reported favorably.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

State Affairs Apr 9th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • AI is the way we describe it.
  • Dan Diorio: There will be AI compute in a data center, but it won't be exclusively dedicated to AI.
  • That's all AI.
  • of AI, I'm not saying you shouldn't be.
  • AI workloads require computing power at enormous scale, and the nation that leads Mark Whitman: in AI
Summary: The Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss data centers and their impact on Texas's energy infrastructure. The meeting featured testimony from key representatives of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and ERCOT, who outlined the evolving landscape of energy generation and the challenges posed by the rapid growth of data centers. Notably, ERCOT reported over 450,000 MW of generation resources planned for connection, with a significant portion attributed to data centers, which now represent around 87% of new large load interconnection requests. The committee explored proposed changes to the interconnection process, including a new 'batch study' approach aimed at streamlining the approval of multiple projects simultaneously. This change is intended to address the challenges of managing numerous simultaneous requests and to provide more certainty for developers regarding their energy needs. Testimonies emphasized the importance of ensuring that the costs of infrastructure upgrades are borne by the data centers rather than residential ratepayers, with discussions around the financial commitments required from developers. Several data center developers also provided testimony, highlighting the economic benefits of their projects, including job creation and increased local revenues. They expressed concerns about the potential for a moratorium on future growth due to the new interconnection rules and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to address water usage and environmental impacts. The committee plans to continue discussions on these topics in future hearings, with a focus on balancing economic growth with energy reliability and resource management.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • The substitute aligns the definition of AI systems within existing statutes.
  • The other thing I'd share with you is that today we have this enormous challenge with AIAI and the management
  • of AI from a governance perspective.
  • They will be AI-enabled; they are AI-enabled, and they're already dramatically outmanning us.
  • When used correctly, AI can improve efficiency and reduce research. needs.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 10, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • we used AI today and where we're going in the future?
  • It specialists they were AI specialist.
  • So while we view AI in that committees activity is ongoing. Important.
  • We don't want AI squeezing out in a bunch of different directions.
  • What is the process for validating AI out puts but is the process for validating AI outputs?
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • AI is the way we describe it.
  • Dan Diorio: There will be AI compute in a data center, but it won't be exclusively dedicated to AI.
  • That's all AI.
  • , and the economic value of AI is far higher.
  • AI workloads require computing power at enormous scale, and the nation that leads in AI infrastructure
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Energy Development and Transmission Committee Jun 2nd, 2026

Energy Development and Transmission Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Because I find it a little ironic that the anti-data folks are using AI to counteract AI.
  • Regarding the data center buildout specifically, the book *Empire of AI* chronicles the history of AI
  • out there with the compute power and AI buildup.
  • development and deployment. a monopolistic dominance over AI development and deployment.
  • there with the compute power and AI billbo.
Summary: The committee met in Grand Forks, approved the February 26 minutes by voice vote, and recessed for a tour of the Mincota Power Cooperative headquarters before returning for presentations on large energy consumers, especially data centers. The first presentations focused on how North Dakota should respond to rapid growth in energy-intensive projects, with speakers emphasizing the need for reliable transmission, local decision-making tools, and factual information for county and township officials who are being asked to weigh major projects with limited staff and technical support. The North Dakota Transmission Authority director said local governments are being asked to make high-impact decisions on pipelines, transmission lines, large agriculture, wind, solar, carbon dioxide pipelines, direct-air capture, and data centers, and urged development of simple statewide decision tools and support from the League of Cities and Association of Counties. The Department of Environmental Quality’s air division director said North Dakota’s air remains among the cleanest in the nation, but large data centers can create air-quality concerns because of diesel backup generation; he said the department is requiring air monitors at some facilities and expects grid power and, potentially, cleaner natural gas backup to reduce emissions. Members asked about emissions standards, misinformation, monitoring costs, and staffing succession at DEQ. The Department of Water Resources director said North Dakota’s water law is based on common ownership and prior appropriation, and that data centers generally use relatively small amounts of water, often in closed-loop systems. He said the Missouri River and groundwater supplies are ample for projected needs, that the department’s permitting process protects senior water rights, and that even a worst-case data center scenario would use a very small share of Missouri River flow. Members asked about downstream impacts and compared data center water use with fracking. Later, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson urged the committee to study how other states regulate data centers, warned against litigation-driven delays and overly broad local ordinances, argued reclamation bonding should be handled at the state level if at all, and said data centers can bring jobs and tax base but should remain subject to local zoning. The committee ended the morning session for lunch and later heard an EERC update from CEO Charles Gorecki on the center’s 75 years of work in energy and environmental technologies, especially oil and gas development and related research.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part I) Apr 8th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • using AI CSAM to exploit school-age children.
  • Or AI CSAM.
  • using AI CSAM to exploit school-age children.
  • Created using AI technology.
  • AI curriculum needs to be important.
Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard several bills focused on school finance, transparency, student safety, and educator misconduct. SB 843 by Senator Kolkhorst would create a centralized TEA database for school bond elections, tax rates, and project details; supporters said it would improve transparency for taxpayers, while members discussed the fiscal note and suggested adding charter schools. SB 1224 by Senator Sparks would require superintendents to report alleged romantic, sexual, or abusive conduct between staff and students directly to law enforcement within 48 hours, with penalties for failure to report; testimony from advocates and survivors strongly supported the bill and urged that it also apply to private and charter schools. SB 747 by Senator Paxton on behalf of Senator King would require school district policies addressing AI-generated sexually explicit images of minors as cyberbullying and direct the School Safety Center to develop guidance; the committee heard emotional testimony from a student victim and discussed school authority to discipline off-campus conduct and the role of cell phones. The committee also heard SB 1636 by Senator Hinojosa, which would limit use of interest and sinking tax revenues to debt service for voter-approved capital projects and not deferred maintenance; school finance witnesses raised concerns that the bill’s language could restrict needed facility maintenance spending and asked for a clearer definition of deferred maintenance. SB 2185, also by Senator Hinojosa, would expand access to the bilingual education allotment for dual-language programs; district officials and educators testified in support, saying it would remove barriers to funding and better support bilingual instruction. SB 604 by Senator West would require the Permanent School Fund Corporation to publicly track bonds backed by the state guarantee program that are downgraded to speculative or junk status, with West arguing the information would provide an early warning sign of district financial distress. Across the hearing, much of the testimony centered on student protection and accountability in schools. Multiple witnesses described educator misconduct cases, failures to report abuse, and the need for outside law enforcement involvement rather than internal district investigations. Committee members repeatedly discussed extending reporting and safety requirements to private and charter schools, and several witnesses urged independent oversight. No bills were voted out; each measure heard was left pending, and the committee recessed subject to the call of the chair.
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 097 Apr 21st, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • person, but very likely an AI chatbot. person, but very likely an AI chatbot.
  • conversational AI services must conversational AI services must regularly<01:54:04.719> disclose<
  • Sends a selfie to AI and says, "How does it look?" And the AI says, "Oh, it looks great.
  • 30% of teens report using AI every day. 30% of teens report using AI every day. around<01:57:25.119
  • is that where the user responds, the AI is that where the user responds, the AI chatbot<02:21:37.200
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, and approved the journal. Members then made several announcements about upcoming committee meetings, including Appropriations, Agriculture/Water/Natural Resources, State/Civic/Military/Veterans Affairs, and Finance. The chamber also observed a moment of silence honoring the 13 victims of the Columbine High School shooting on its anniversary, with names read into the record. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 19, which celebrates Colorado’s sister-state relationship with Taiwan, supports stronger trade and academic ties, supports the double-taxation agreement, and endorses Taiwan’s participation in international organizations. Supporters highlighted Colorado exports, especially beef, and the long-standing economic and democratic ties between Colorado and Taiwan. The resolution passed on a 60-yes vote with five excused. The House then moved into special orders, including House Bill 1346, which would allow the Department of the Treasury to use a third-party purchaser to sell remaining insurance premium tax credits. Supporters argued the bill would help fully place the credits and avoid a revenue shortfall, while opponents criticized it as a form of borrowing against future revenue and market gaming. After debate, House Bill 1346 passed. The chamber also began consideration of Senate Bill 40, a Prop 123 cleanup bill related to affordable home ownership and land banking. Amendments L16 and L17 passed, while amendment L18, which would have required more reporting on project costs and outcomes, failed. Debate on the bill centered on housing affordability, program flexibility, and whether the state is effectively measuring results.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services May 20th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • uh, in the Congress, it has a provision that keeps states from enforcing or enacting legislation on AI
  • The AI one. Um, so are there questions on that?
  • Madam Chair, In the AI community today. It's where the internet was 20 years ago. Largely.
  • I think that the AI horse is out of the barn, there's no slowing it down. It's just a.
  • What is the State Department that is charged with executing AI? Do it. Do it.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Legislative Commission on Data Practices 1/22/26

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , everything that you use AI for stays in AI to build more and more and more.
  • So because AI is evolving, the day will come when more trust is put into AI than into humans.
  • As far as AI, nationally AI has not been standardized, so you talk a lot about AI, but it's standardized
  • As far as AI, nationally AI has not been standardized, so you talk a lot about AI, but it's standardized
  • now as far as AI now as far as AI nationally<02:03:50.480> AI<02:03:50.880> has<02
Keywords: 919, house, all
Summary: The committee continued its hearing on enforcement and compliance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, first taking additional public testimony from Melissa Zimmerman and Matt Senot of the East Side Corridor residents in Owatonna. They described submitting roughly two dozen data requests across several government entities related to a proposed highway project, saying some agencies responded but others did not, and that even after they substantially prevailed in a data practices complaint and the court imposed a maximum civil penalty, they still did not receive meaningful access to the records. Zimmerman said the lack of access harmed their ability to comment on the project’s environmental review, and both witnesses argued that the law needs stronger enforcement, realistic timelines, better communication, and more accessible remedies for requesters who cannot afford repeated litigation. They also raised practical barriers such as inaccessible file formats, missing software on a county-provided laptop, and the need for electronic delivery options. The committee then heard from Eric Johnson of Anoka County, who testified about Chapter 13 issues involving third-party polygraph data used in probation monitoring. He argued that when the state relies on third-party-generated summaries, the responsible authority’s obligations for access, retention, and correction are unclear, and there is no effective remedy when the third party does not respond. Johnson said the county directed him to seek raw data from the third party, which had not responded, and he warned that short retention periods can make data subject rights unenforceable if the records are destroyed before a request is resolved. Members asked about statutory citations and retention schedules, and several commented that the issue may warrant review of data-retention rules. During member discussion, legislators broadly agreed that the Data Practices Act’s enforcement mechanisms are not working well enough and that many requesters cannot afford to pursue administrative or court remedies. Co-Chair Scott suggested staff compile the testimony into a report to identify possible legislative fixes, while Senator Lucero said there may be some “low-hanging fruit” that could be addressed quickly in the short session. The chair also floated the idea of involving the Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution in a mediation role to improve communication and reduce gridlock, though members noted that any process would still need to produce results consistent with the law. The committee then moved on to its next agenda item, a discussion of the BCA Fusion Center and its annual reporting requirements.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Special Session D Apr 28th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Protecting Floridians from the dangers of artificial intelligence, including an AI Bill of Rights for
  • I think that this bill weakens protections for parents and for consumers when it comes to AI.
  • AI, then they say, wait a second, the Florida Legislature said they did something about this.
  • AI, then they say, wait a second, the Florida Legislature said they did something about this.
  • Senator Leake did, that this is not going to be the last time we do an AI bill.
Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then administered the oath of office to newly elected Senator Brian Nathan of District 14, who was welcomed by the chamber. The Secretary read the governor’s amended special session proclamation, which expanded the call to include legislation on artificial intelligence protections, an AI Bill of Rights, related public records exemptions, and medical freedom, in addition to congressional redistricting and related litigation funding. The chamber then read the bills filed within the call: SB 2D (Artificial Intelligence Bill of Rights), SB 4D (public records), SB 60 (medical freedom), and SB 8D (congressional districts). The Rules Chair moved SB 2D and SB 4D forward, and the Senate took up SB 2D first. On SB 2D, the sponsor said the bill was intended to protect parents and children from deceptive AI practices, safeguard personal information and image rights, and ensure technology serves rather than deceives Floridians. Senator Grall opposed the bill, arguing it weakened protections and gave parents a false sense of security, while Senator Busillo supported it as a necessary but imperfect first step that should be implemented carefully. After debate, the Senate passed SB 2D by a vote of 37 yeas and 1 nay. The Senate then passed SB 4D, the companion public records exemption bill, after brief discussion about which investigative files would be exempt during enforcement proceedings; the vote was 33 yeas and 4 nays. The Rules Chair announced committee scheduling, noted SB 60 (medical freedom) would be temporarily postponed in Rules, and the Senate also set SB 8D for special order on Wednesday, April 29. The chamber adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 29.