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• Marked in purple on the map, at least 10 states have enacted statutes, and that includes Minnesota.
• As you can see on this map, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, followed by Georgia have enacted legislation
• homeowners to set money aside, state income tax-free, to pay for qualified catastrophe expenses. see on this map
• , South Carolina, see on this map, South Carolina, Alabama,<00:31:00.720><c> then</c><00:31:01.120><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There is a plan and you all have shown the maps, you know, that State Police has provided.
• all<00:25:52.080><c> have</c><00:25:52.240><c> shown</c><00:25:52.480><c> the</c><00:25:52.720><c> maps
• c><00:25:53.039><c> you</c><00:25:53.200><c> know</c><00:25:53.279><c> that</c> all have shown the maps
• you know that all have shown the maps you know that state<00:25:53.679><c> police</c><00:25:54.000><

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03 Approve Minutes from July 10, 2025- 00:02:41 Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System Testimony- 00:03:38 Investment of State Funds- 00:46:13 Department of Juvenile Justice Update- 1:11:34 Adjournment- 1:54:08, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call, welcomed a new member, approved the July meeting minutes, and then took up testimony on the statewide emergency responder voice system, also described as the state police radio system replacement project. John Hicks, secretary of the governor’s executive cabinet and state budget director, testified that the project is unusually complex because it combines multiple IT replacements, land acquisition, and tower construction. He said the existing system dates to the early 1970s and that the administration is treating the project as a priority, with work proceeding in phases and weekly coordination among the Justice Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, and Finance and Administration Cabinet. Hicks said the project has already spent about $110 million, with nearly 1,900 portable radios acquired, microwave replacement completed at 56 sites and underway at 76 more, and routers, switches, and network upgrades addressed. He explained that because the State Police are not set up to handle real property work, the administration brought in outside real property consulting vendors through an RFP, and three vendors are now qualified to help identify and negotiate sites. He said the goal is to speed up land acquisition and tower construction while the State Police continue the technology work, and he emphasized that the project is intended to close coverage gaps for state police first and later benefit local governments and other first responders. Members of the committee expressed concern about the project’s cost and pace. Representative Petri noted that about $218.8 million has been authorized since 2018 and questioned whether the project could stretch into 2030 or later, asking what more the General Assembly could do to help. Representative Blandon also raised concerns about the long timeline and the risk of the project becoming another costly, delayed infrastructure effort, while asking when the vendor RFP was completed and whether any sites had been acquired since then. Representative Sharp asked whether there was a detailed plan and timeline, and Hicks responded that the technology side is well defined but the property acquisition side must proceed site by site because each location depends on ownership, access, power, and other factors. Hicks said the west-to-east phasing has been a smart approach and that the executive branch should improve performance to beat the current timeline expectations.

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• Uh, how and if it's going to mainly rural areas, then there should be a map of mileage and destinations
• mainly rural areas then there should<00:25:42.480><c> be</c><00:25:42.559><c> a</c><00:25:42.799><c> map
• </c><00:25:43.120><c> of</c><00:25:43.360><c> mileage</c><00:25:43.840><c> and</c> should be a map of
• mileage and should be a map of mileage and destinations<00:25:44.880><c> and</c><00:25:45.200><c> how

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 10 minutes, and then handled a routine agenda of contracts and agreements. It deferred one Kentucky Educational Television contract to the August 2025 meeting because the vendor was not registered with the Secretary of State, and then approved the remaining routine items on the PSC green list and related contract lists without objection. The most detailed discussion involved two personal service contracts for the Kentucky Employees Health Plan. Officials from the Personnel Cabinet and Department of Employee Insurance explained that the contracts were designed to identify claims errors and overspending, with vendors paid a percentage of validated savings recovered for the plan. Senators asked how the savings were calculated and whether the contracts had changed plan processes; staff said the contracts had produced realized savings, some errors had been corrected going forward, and the vendors report quarterly. The committee approved those contracts. The committee then took up a retroactive Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority contract for a customized College Info Road Show bus. Members questioned why the contract was being presented months after execution, why it involved an out-of-state vendor, and whether the purchase was reasonable and timely. KHEAA staff said the delay stemmed from the need to finalize sustainability and safety details after the RFP, and acknowledged internal process and staffing issues. Several members criticized the retroactive approval process and said they could not validate the purchase from the information provided, but the committee ultimately approved the contract after debate. A final KHEAA discussion focused on the purpose and value of the mobile outreach bus. Staff said the bus supports college and financial aid outreach, especially in rural areas, and has been used for 26 years. Some members questioned the return on investment and whether the state should rely more on broadband and remote outreach, while others supported the program as a way to reach students and families. The committee approved the KHEAA contract, with Senator Douglas voting no and explaining concerns about whether such outreach programs are the proper role of government and whether they are the best use of public funds.

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• Uh, she was very accommodating in helping this with a map and a picture on the other side of where this
• and helping<01:26:46.239><c> this</c><01:26:46.960><c> uh</c><01:26:47.120><c> a</c><01:26:47.560><c> map
• and</c><01:26:48.880><c> a</c><01:26:49.199><c> picture</c><01:26:49.920><c> on</c> helping this uh a map
• and a picture on helping this uh a map and a picture on the<01:26:50.320><c> other</c><01:26:50.560>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This move, this bill, moves towards unifying state policy by requiring clear mapping and designated trails
• This bill moves toward unifying state policy by requiring clear mapping and designated trails.
• This bill moves toward unifying state policy by requiring clear mapping and designated trails.
• announced a proposed ATV trail that was already designated as the main route on printed and online maps

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You'll see in your packet there is a map showing where existing PRTFs are within the state, and there
• 53:28.280><c> an</c><00:53:28.480><c> existing</c><00:53:29.040><c> facility</c> If you look on the map
• I believe in your packet you have the map that Senator Kupec addressed, and just again please note the
• I believe in your packet you have the map that Senator Kupec addressed, and just again please note the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's much harder to be able to say, okay, I need to pull up a map where I can see block by block, does
• c> to</c><00:53:16.880><c> pull</c><00:53:17.119><c> up</c><00:53:17.280><c> a</c><00:53:17.520><c> map
• </c> able to say okay I need to pull up a map able to say okay I need to pull up a map um<00:53:19.119

Bills: HF484, HF483, HF1447, HF1496, HF554

Keywords: natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption, municipal regulation, county ordinance, electrification, climate policy, housing development, building codes, energy source, utility infrastructure, Minnesota Statutes chapter 326B, propane, utility service, building permits, local government, energy choice

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• You'll see those represented in aqua on the map, and our neighbors to the west.
• in</c><01:13:46.920><c> aqua</c><01:13:47.440><c> on</c><01:13:47.600><c> the</c><01:13:47.800><c> map
• </c><01:13:48.440><c> and</c><01:13:48.639><c> our</c> represented in aqua on the map and our represented
• in aqua on the map and our our<01:13:49.080><c> neighbors</c><01:13:49.400><c> to</c><01:13:49.600><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's all over the map.
• done it's all survey what other IGS have done it's all over<00:48:04.040><c> the</c> over the over the map
• :48:08.119><c> that</c><00:48:08.319><c> will</c><00:48:09.319><c> put</c><00:48:09.640><c> out</c> map
• you have IGS that will put out map you have IGS that will put out information<00:48:10.760><c> let's

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• As you look at the map in the green there, you can see counties that have employees at the Department
• Minnesota counties and so as you look at Minnesota counties and so as you look at the<00:30:10.240><c> map
• :12.240><c> there</c><00:30:13.120><c> uh</c><00:30:13.240><c> you</c><00:30:13.399><c> can</c> the map
• uh in the green there uh you can the map uh in the green there uh you can see<00:30:15.080><c> uh</c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So that’s $500 million for Blatnik, our share of Blatnik, plus another $700 million for airports, MAP
• blatnik plus another 700 million for blatnik plus another 700 million for airports<01:36:36.760><c> map
• </c><01:36:37.239><c> projects</c><01:36:37.560><c> local</c> airports map projects local airports map

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The most common norm-referenced test in Texas is the MAP test by NWEA. 800-something public ISDs take
• the MAP test and pay extra money to take the MAP test because it's a better measure.
• I don't care if it's the STAAR, MAPS, or Iowa. It's the assessment.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Members from both parties emphasized education as a major issue, while several Republicans framed the committee’s work around school choice and parent empowerment. Senator West and other Democrats stressed protecting public schools, listening to Texans, and considering the effects of vouchers or education savings accounts on school districts and communities. Chairman Creighton laid out Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, describing it as a universal education savings account program modeled on similar programs in other states. He said the bill would provide about $200 million for a universal eligibility pool and additional funding for students with disabilities and lower-income families, with priority weighting for former public school students. He also highlighted anti-fraud measures, vendor pre-approval, criminal background checks, cybersecurity protections, annual testing requirements for participating students, and the use of the Comptroller rather than TEA to administer the program. Creighton repeatedly said the bill is not a voucher and argued it would not take money from public schools, which he said would receive separate historic funding increases. Members questioned Creighton about the 500% of federal poverty line definition, the adequacy of the $10,000 ESA amount, whether the program would favor students already in private school, how microschools and homeschool pods would fit, and whether the bill protects religious liberty and private-school autonomy. Democrats raised concerns about disability protections, 504 students, foster children, public-school funding, open records, and the historical context of vouchers. Republicans generally supported the bill as a way to expand options for parents and students, while also asking about administration, fraud prevention, and data security. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, with EdChoice President Robert Inlow presenting in support of SB 2 and citing the growth and reported success of school choice programs nationwide.

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• presentation<01:05:37.760><c> shows</c><01:05:38.440><c> the</c><01:05:38.880><c> road</c><01:05:39.240><c> map
• </c><01:05:39.839><c> uh</c><01:05:39.920><c> to</c> presentation shows the road map uh to presentation
• shows the road map uh to reducing<01:05:40.520><c> our</c><01:05:40.799><c> recidivism</c><01:05:41.799
• She pointed to their catchment map so members could see where those programs are located and their contact

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• the cities and counties on how that would be done and how long would you anticipate that that kind of map
• And could we map out?
• The state's already been mapped out, so it's a matter of, yeah, you could identify areas.

Keywords: 908, all

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• owner-operator identification, a project narrative, an acoustic impact report, a site plan, a half-mile use map
• She also has a bachelor's degree from Bismarck State, and she has a GIS mapping degree.
• This is just another way of visualizing it with a map.

Keywords: 908, all

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• owner-operation identification, a project narrative, an acoustic impact report, a site plan, a half-mile use map
• She also has a bachelor's degree from Bismarck State, and she has a GIS mapping degree.
• This is just another way of visualizing it with a map.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, establishing its purpose as a study and policy-development body rather than one aimed at producing many bills. Majority Leader Hogue urged members to move quickly, focus on federal and other states’ AI laws, consider possible federal preemption, child protections, and the siting and economic impacts of data centers. Committee leadership echoed that the goal is practical, balanced governance that protects North Dakota while allowing innovation to continue. Legislative Council staff provided a background memo and NCSL presented a detailed overview of AI concepts and the current state legislative landscape. The presentations distinguished narrow AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and theoretical AGI/ASI, and summarized major state policy themes: comprehensive AI laws in states such as Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois; targeted laws on deepfakes, chatbots, health, education, notifications, and digital likeness; and growing use of appropriations and agency inventories. Members asked about Colorado’s repeal and reenactment, Texas’s sandbox and training provisions, oversight structures, and whether AI regulation is bipartisan; presenters said most issues cut across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfakes but more division on broader regulatory approaches. The federal update focused on executive orders, preemption, and congressional activity. NCSL described a White House framework favoring a single federal standard, a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department review of state laws, and possible funding conditions tied to state AI policy, though no formal state-law challenge had yet occurred. The presentation also covered a recent executive order creating a voluntary federal vetting process for advanced frontier models after safety concerns, and congressional proposals including a failed 10-year state moratorium, Senator Blackburn’s child-safety bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, a House-passed children’s digital safety package, a Senate data center moratorium proposal, and a House ratepayer/data-center bill. The committee took no formal action beyond receiving testimony and asking questions.

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• operation identification, a project narrative, an acoustic impact report, a site plan, and a half-mile use map
• She also has a bachelor's degree from Bismarck State, and she has a GIS mapping degree.
• This is just another way of visualizing it with a map.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, established a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from Majority Leader Hogue and the chair about the committee’s charge. Members said the goal was to build a factual foundation on AI, hear from experts and stakeholders, and develop practical North Dakota-focused recommendations rather than simply produce a large volume of bills. Legislative Council also reviewed interim committee rules and procedures before the informational presentations began. Staff and NCSL presenters then gave overviews of AI concepts and the state and federal policy landscape. The background memo and presentations covered AI categories and terms, state laws in areas such as consumer protection, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, chatbots, children’s safety, health, education, and government use, as well as data center siting and economic impacts. NCSL described a growing number of AI bills introduced and enacted across the states, with comprehensive laws in places like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois, and noted recurring issues around transparency, privacy, liability, and protections for minors. A major focus of the discussion was federal preemption and the tension between state regulation and national AI policy. NCSL said a recent White House executive order and related federal framework seek a light-touch, innovation-friendly national standard, with possible challenges to state laws and possible funding conditions tied to compliance, though no broad federal preemption has yet been enacted. Members asked about Commerce Clause concerns, industry pushback, oversight models, and whether AI policy is bipartisan; presenters said the issue cuts across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfake restrictions but more disagreement on broader regulatory approaches. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting, and the committee recessed briefly for technical issues during the second presentation.

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• to do here is to gather this data so we could better track what is happening so we can create a heat map
• do here is to gather this data so we could better track what is happening, so we can create a heat map
• We can create a heat map because even though we might not see these events occurring on the news, they

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on artificial intelligence, child safety, mental health, and privacy. SB 574 by Senator Umberg would require transparency and human oversight when attorneys, judges, and court neutrals use AI; it drew support from privacy advocates and committee members, with no opposition. SB 1276, the End Child Exploitation Act, would update child sexual exploitation laws to cover live-streamed and AI-generated abuse material and clarify that viewing such content can be criminally punishable; prosecutors, child advocacy groups, and others supported it, while no one appeared in opposition despite opposition on file. SB 813 would create a California AI standards and safety commission and a voluntary two-tier certification framework for AI safety standards; supporters said it would create scalable, independent oversight, while TechNet and CalChamber opposed it as duplicative, under-defined, and likely to create a de facto mandate. The committee discussed market pressure, federal preemption concerns, and the role of voluntary standards, but no final vote was taken in the excerpt. Senator Padilla also presented SB 300, which would strengthen protections for minors from sexually explicit chatbot content by moving from a reasonableness standard to an affirmative duty to prevent such exposure and to prohibit facilitation. Supporters said new evidence showed greater risks and that companies can and should build stronger safeguards; opponents, including TechNet and CCIA, argued the bill was premature because SB 243 had only recently taken effect and warned it could create strict-liability-like exposure. Padilla then presented SB 903, which would bar AI chatbots from being advertised as therapists, require licensed clinician oversight and informed consent for AI use in psychotherapy, and protect patient confidentiality; it received broad support from mental health professionals and labor groups, while industry and health associations were opposed unless amended over triage and crisis-detection language. The committee members emphasized the need for human judgment in mental health care and noted ongoing negotiations on amendments. The committee also heard SB 1119, a companion to AB 2020, which would require annual risk assessments, crisis-response protocols, default child settings, parental controls, limits on data use, public incident reporting, and third-party audits for chatbots used by children. Supporters argued the bill would address documented harms and improve transparency, while industry groups objected to ambiguous standards, liability exposure, and the private right of action. A roll call vote was taken on SB 1119 after quorum was established; the motion to pass to Appropriations succeeded on a 5-1 vote, with one no vote and the measure left on call for absent members. Finally, SB 354, a privacy bill for insurance consumers, would modernize outdated insurance privacy rules, bar sale of personal information, and expand consumer rights to know, correct, and delete data. Supporters said it would implement Proposition 24’s privacy mandate, while a large coalition of insurers, agents, brokers, and related businesses opposed unless amended, mainly seeking a small-business exemption and narrower treatment of publicly available information; members and the author said negotiations were ongoing and the bill had already been substantially revised.

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• And as the chair pointed<01:02:31.200><c> out</c><01:02:31.440><c> the</c><01:02:31.599><c> map</c><01
• </c><01:02:32.160><c> you'll</c><01:02:32.480><c> see</c><01:02:32.640><c> that</c> pointed out the map
• uh you'll see that pointed out the map uh you'll see that those<01:02:33.119><c> are</c><01:02:33.280

Bills: HF1669, HF4709, HF3531, HF4048

Keywords: tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, electricity generation, property tax exemption, renewable energy, incentives, economic development, fuel delivery, tax exemption, retail transactions, diesel exhaust fluid, fuel lubricants, healthcare tax, gross receipts tax, hospitals, chiropractors, healthcare providers

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• 19.200><c> the</c> their story and to put their name on the their story and to put their name on the map
• :20.759><c> in</c><01:09:20.880><c> turn</c><01:09:21.160><c> reduce</c><01:09:21.600><c> their</c> map
• , um it will in turn reduce their map, um it will in turn reduce their foot<01:09:22.040><c> traffic,

Keywords: 1187, senate, all