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• ><c> that</c><00:08:48.000><c> the</c> Federal Reserve data shows that the Federal Reserve data shows
• </c><00:34:53.040><c> that</c> is I'm wondering in our our data that is I'm wondering in our our data
• </c><00:35:23.680><c> team</c> data.
• I could check with our data team data.
• </c> &gt;&gt; unfortunately we have flags and data &gt;&gt; unfortunately we have flags and data &gt;

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

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• </c><00:13:41.120><c> dis</c> to be used to develop data dis to be used to develop data dis segregation
• </c> allow for Effective alignment of data allow for Effective alignment of data across<00:14:06.440>
• </c> make the things that go in the data make the things that go in the data centers<01:00:08.400><c>
• ><c> to</c> other relevant data allowing agencies to other relevant data allowing agencies to act<01:
• </c> investigation process investigative data investigation process investigative data and<01:40:38.199

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

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• In the report, we really did try to break down the data on timelines in a pretty granular way.
• Is that all encompassing of the publicly available data from the MPCA?
• Do you have the data broken out by pre-COVID, during COVID, and post-COVID? Mr.
• We just didn't have access to that data to be able to do that kind of state-to-state analysis.
• I think that could help develop better data.

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

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• Within ETSS, we have a data task force, and the purpose of that data task force is to establish data
• Data sharing is critical, as you know, to inform decision-making, having the right data at the right
• task force is establish<00:48:06.960><c> data</c> establish data establish data guidelines<00:48:08.960
• :48:11.200><c> um</c> guidelines um data sharing guidelines um guidelines um data sharing guidelines
• -</c> know to inform data inform decision- know to inform data inform decision- making<00:49:03.000><

Committee: House Finance

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• You know, the data centers, Hyundai steel plant, and then this other one in Vermilion, which shall not
• To build upon that data-driven regional report, the special committee To build upon that data-driven
• To build upon that data driven regional report, the special committee To build upon that data driven
• repository of all the data that we compiled for each port.
• repository of all the data that we compiled for each port.

Summary: The Louisiana Ports and Waterways Investment Commission met on May 14, 2026, with a quorum present and approved the July minutes. Leadership gave opening remarks welcoming new members and noting that the commission is now administratively housed with the Office of Multimodal Commerce, which is expected to provide staff support, resources, and help restart the commission’s strategic planning work. Commissioners said the next major agenda item will likely be consultant support and further work on the strategic plan. The commission then repealed a prior July resolution that had requested a Louisiana Ports Infrastructure and Development Fund and identified critical projects for international trade and economic development. Members said the resolution was well-intentioned but premature because the projects had not been fully vetted, LED had not been sufficiently involved, and there was no clear funding plan. The repeal passed by motion and vote, with commissioners emphasizing that the projects themselves remain supported and will be revisited in a more thorough format through the strategic plan. A major portion of the meeting focused on the collaborative marketing study for the five Lower Mississippi River ports. Joe Toomey and Ken Erickson of Polaris described a regional marketing strategy built from cargo analysis, stakeholder interviews, and port data, aimed at increasing trade, economic growth, foreign direct investment, infrastructure funding support, and long-term coordination. Commissioners and LED representatives said the effort shows stronger cooperation among the ports, will live at LED with a cooperative endeavor agreement, and is already being used in foreign investment outreach and as a possible template for other port regions. The commission also received an update from the navigation and safety task force. Steve Wall, the new NOBER president, said he would continue the work begun by the late Captain Toby Waddington, who was honored with a moment of silence. Commissioners reported that recommendations from the task force are being implemented, including air gap sensors, bridge-related planning, and bundled dredging projects in the current capital outlay process. The meeting ended with no public comment and adjourned after commissioners indicated they would meet again in the next quarter.

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• of such data, and actually engage with the data that is there, as well as the need for there to be more
• to be there for the water purveyors and provide technical assistance to them, to be able to track data
• and analyze that data more efficiently, and also to reduce staff turnover.
• Identify and address gaps in data, right?
• This was a broad look across... ...and address gaps in data, right?

Committee: House Agriculture & Natural Resources

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• They can start collecting this data going forward. I'm sorry to interrupt.
• They they can start collecting this<00:05:06.639><c> data</c><00:05:07.360><c> going</c><00:05:07.680
• </c><00:05:08.160><c> Hi,</c> this data going forward. Hi, this data going forward.
• And all the pieces of paper are there, but maybe some engineering data isn't quite right or something
• </c><00:08:18.160><c> or</c> to you know give us this new data or to you know give us this new data or

Summary: The committee took up Senate Bill 74, which requires agencies to report annually on permits that are significantly delayed. An amendment was offered and adopted to replace the bill’s original permit-by-permit reporting with a summary report by category, including counts of permits taking more than 60, 120, or 180 days and general reasons for delay. The amendment also delayed the first report until April 30, 2027, so agencies would report only on future permitting activity rather than reconstructing past files. Members discussed whether delays caused by incomplete applications or requests for additional information should be included in the reporting categories. The sponsor and others said the bill is intended to measure delays after an application is administratively complete, but that reasons such as waiting on applicant-provided engineering data could still be captured under the summary reasons. Several members praised the amendment as a substantial improvement and said it would produce more useful information with less burden on agencies, while one member said they would support the amendment but not the bill because agencies already face budget constraints. The committee first approved the amendment unanimously by show of hands, then voted 7-1 to report Senate Bill 74 ought to pass as amended, with one member opposed and one absent. Afterward, the committee briefly discussed a separate Senate message on House Bill 67, noting that the Senate version had no additional general-fund cost and that any remaining issues would be handled with the election law committee before concurrence.

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• and some of snapshot of some of the data and some of the<00:02:57.400><c> trends</c><00:02:58.000><c
• number, every bit of statistic, every data point that I am talking about today represents people just
• And it represents the highest numbers that we've seen in a couple of decades. data and all of that, I
• want everybody data and all of that, I want everybody to<00:03:15.320><c> remember</c> to remember to
• </c> Data. And the answer is very simple. It's both.

Summary: Senator Judy Seeberger and traffic safety officials held a press conference focused on a deadly Minnesota motorcycle season and urged both drivers and riders to take greater care. Seeberger described several near-misses and a preventable crash at an intersection near her home, and asked motorists to put phones down, avoid impaired driving, and look twice or three times at stop signs, lane changes, and intersections. Mike Hanson, director of the Department of Public Safety’s Office of Traffic Safety, said 37 motorcyclists had been killed so far this year, compared with 24 at the same time last year, and warned the state could approach 90 motorcycle fatalities if current trends continue. He said about half of motorcycle deaths are single-vehicle run-off-the-road crashes, often tied to speed, inattention, or skill level, while the other half involve a motorcycle and another vehicle; he also noted passenger fatalities are higher than usual and that riders over 60 are now being killed more often than younger riders. Hanson and others emphasized education, training, visibility, helmets, high-visibility gear, and sober driving. He said the state’s motorcycle safety training program is expanding with 11 additional basic rider courses, which should train about 121 more riders, and that safety materials are available to clubs and community groups. He also highlighted the new lane filtering and splitting law, saying it is limited to 25 mph or less and must be done within a rider’s skill level; he said he has seen it done both safely and unsafely and urged riders to follow the law and not be “knuckleheads.” Representatives from the Saint Croix Valley Riders and the Litas St. Croix Valley also spoke. Don Morley said his group promotes safety and awareness, reimburses members for rider training, and supports the new lane filtering/splitting law while stressing that riders and motorists must share the road. Heather Sevlin and other speakers tied the safety message to the death of Dana Milan, saying her crash was preventable and calling for justice and accountability in the impaired-driving case involving Robert Rodriguez, who they said was on a second DUI offense. In response to questions, Seeberger said she would support stricter penalties for repeat impaired or reckless drivers but would not support mandatory helmet legislation. Hanson said the legislature should continue to rely on rider experts and training advocates when considering motorcycle safety policy.

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• When these events happened, there was no training data.
• Like, I mean, I would like to see some data.
• But, you know, I like to see apples to apples and data.
• The Data Center Coalition is a national industry voice for the data center industry, and our companies
• represent leading data center owners and operators and companies that lease large amounts of data center

Summary: The Senate Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications heard a long agenda of energy, water, housing, and technology bills. SB 952 (Laird, presented by Perez) would give the Department of Water Resources more flexibility to meet the State Water Project’s 100% clean energy procurement goal by 2035 while managing costs; it drew support from the State Water Contractors and California Municipal Utilities Association and no opposition. The committee also heard SB 1417, which would extend transparency, notice, and public meeting requirements to mutual water companies’ rate increases; Senator Perez and supporters tied the bill to post-Eaton Fire recovery in Altadena, while the California Association of Mutual Water Companies opposed it, citing conflicts with tenant billing laws, privacy concerns, and burdensome meeting requirements. SB 1417 was approved on a split vote and the roll was left open. Members then considered SB 924, a low-income utility assistance/weatherization bill by Hurtado, which would require measurable affordability outcomes and better tenant-focused benefits; it passed to Appropriations with broad support from clean energy and community groups and no opposition. SB 925 (McNerney) would direct the California Energy Commission to develop a statewide roadmap for fusion energy; supporters from General Atomics, Clean Air Task Force, and TAE Technologies argued it would help keep fusion investment in California, and it passed unanimously to Environmental Quality. SB 1011 (McNerney) would require CPUC standards for human review and labor consultation before utilities deploy AI in operations; labor and utility engineer witnesses supported guardrails, while business and utility groups opposed or sought more review, warning of overregulation and overlap with other laws. The bill passed to Privacy, Digital Technology and Consumer Protection on a divided vote. The committee also advanced SB 1168 (McNerney), a study bill directing the CPUC to examine how data centers can pay their fair share of grid costs; data center and utility groups were opposed or neutral pending amendments, while climate advocates supported it, and it moved to Revenue and Taxation. SB 1196 (McNerney) would speed utility hookups for ADUs and JADUs by allowing earlier applications and setting timelines and penalties; housing advocates supported it and it passed to Local Government. SB 1350 (McNerney) would allow renewable portfolio standard credits for power plants using green hydrogen, drawing strong support from hydrogen, labor, utility, and local government interests, but opposition from TURN over greenwashing and tracking concerns; it passed to Environmental Quality. Finally, SB 1158 (Stern) would expand quarterly reliability reporting by the CEC and CPUC to include transmission and grid upgrade status; it was presented as a common-sense reliability measure and moved forward with support.

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• There's data centers. There are other large development buildings.
• The bill also removes the authority of the director to examine modeling and data organizations.
• The bill also removes the authority of the director to examine modeling and data organizations.
• This bill renames entities into the modeling and data... Yeah.
• This bill renames entities into being modeling and data... model and data organization, super groovy,

Committee: Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee approved the March 9, 2026 minutes and held HB 29 and HB 2939 at the sponsor’s request. It then took up HB 2016, which would bar late-filing penalties when a taxpayer’s income tax liability is zero; after an amendment narrowed the bill to income tax filers, the Department of Revenue was neutral on the bill but supported the amendment, and members debated whether removing the penalty would reduce incentives to file. The committee adopted the amendment and returned HB 2016 with a do-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard HB 2289, which updates the property-value examples used in bond/override election pamphlets and truth-in-taxation notices from older low values to a $300,000 home example. The sponsor and Arizona Tax Research Association said the update would better reflect current home values and improve voter understanding, while some members argued the bill could confuse voters or that the second example should be closer to the current median home price. The committee passed HB 2289 on a 4-3 vote. Several bills related to school district bonding and agricultural property classification were then considered. HB 4103 would prohibit school districts from calling bond elections if enrollment is below 50% of capacity; supporters said districts should use or monetize excess space before seeking more debt, while school administrators and several senators argued it would block needed maintenance and local voter choice. HB 2104 and HB 2105 would give agricultural property owners a temporary reprieve from repeated reclassification and inspections after winning an appeal, with farm groups supporting the measures and county assessors opposing them as limiting oversight; both bills passed 4-3 after amendments. The committee also passed HB 2256 on a 7-0 vote, which creates a process for salvage auction dealers to obtain abandoned titles when insurers do not complete salvage title transfers, and HB 2979 and HB 2996 unanimously, addressing credit union regulatory timelines and clarifying that certificates of insurance do not alter policy coverage. Finally, the committee heard HB 2174 on insurance modeling organizations and HB 2477 on AZ 529 plan updates, with HB 2174 discussed at length over regulatory treatment of models and HB 2477 described as a conformity bill expanding K-12 and credentialing uses and rollover options.

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• But that's a great example of then that data being vulnerable. And so cybersecurity is...
• Are we collecting data on patient satisfaction when they're encountering AI?
• Are we collecting data on patient satisfaction when they're encountering AI?
• So the first being the technology, we have systems, instruments, data, software.
• If that is something that you would like to get in terms of data, we can certainly pull that.

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• This is data from our MIS system.
• One is the Common Cloud Data Platform.
• But we'll get you that data. Okay, appreciate that.
• Um, I have data, but it may be outdated.
• And so, but we'll get you that data. Okay. Appreciate that. up and so, but we'll get you that data.

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• Proposal regarding pharmacy benefit manager licensure and data requirements.
• HCAI would be responsible for data reporting and cost transparency requirements.
• HCAI has extensive experience in collecting and reporting prescription drug data.
• The next item is the Health Care Payments Data Program Funding Adjustment.
• Those resources will be used to make adjustments to data reporting as required.

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• And over the years we've found data.
• We have data that this plan intends to collect.
• But show data.
• data.
• So, in God we trust; I said, let's show the data.

Bills: SB397 , SB481 , SB596 , SB760 , SB855 , SB1195 , SB1196 , SB1233 , SB1257 , SB1318 , SB1368 , SB1388 , SB1398 , SB1524 , SB1558 , SB1589 , SB1677 , SB1792 , SB2034

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• You have data that we don’t have, and so I’m really confused as to what students we’re really talking
• that was requested um some of the data that was requested um of<00:10:28.839><c> us</c><00:10:29.000
• </c><00:10:42.959><c> for</c> you uh so we had provided uh data for you uh so we had provided uh data
• That is the number that was reported regarding State Grant data.
• </c> Commissioner Olsen said this was data he was going to present with their financial aid programs

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• We're always looking at data to lower exposure.
• We're always looking at data to lower exposure.
• We always look at numbers, and we look at quantitative data.
• data information systems and any kind of data that we're housing in our school district.
• Student data services is housed through PAEC as well.

Committee: Senate Education Pre-K - 12

Summary: The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee met to discuss the needs of rural school districts and the role of Florida’s three regional education consortia: the Panhandle Area Education Consortium, Northeast Florida Educational Consortium, and Heartland Educational Consortium. Executive directors and several rural superintendents described the consortia as member-led organizations that provide shared services, professional learning, leadership development, grant support, cooperative purchasing, risk management, IT/cybersecurity help, and back-office assistance that small districts could not afford to provide on their own. They emphasized that rural districts are often very small, have limited staff, and must still meet the same state reporting and compliance requirements as large urban systems. Testimony focused heavily on teacher recruitment and retention, alternative certification, and the difficulty of staffing specialized roles such as CFOs, MIS directors, IT staff, and content-area teachers. Superintendents said many new hires are career changers or alternatively certified teachers who need consortium-supported training, and several argued for more flexibility in funding so districts can raise salaries and compete with neighboring districts and nearby states. Members also asked about the impact of declining enrollment, homeschooling, and voucher-related school choice; superintendents said those trends are reducing FTE and creating budget instability, while also requiring districts to right-size staff and programs. Several speakers described the financial strain on rural districts, including rising insurance costs, transportation costs, and the challenge of forecasting budgets when enrollment changes after the school year begins. One superintendent recounted major hurricane damage and said consortium risk-management support was essential to recovery. Others said the consortia help districts pool resources for property and health insurance, payroll, student data systems, and procurement, and that this shared approach saves money and improves services. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.

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• </c> indications and that the alome data indications and that the alome data stinks<04:15:38.319><c>
• He said she gave them a presentation that has a lot of the data, and that is where they got the data
• He said she gave them a presentation that has a lot of the data, and that is where they got the data
• He said massage is a little more tenuous in terms of getting the data for that.
• In fact, I get data from New Hampshire every month.

Summary: The committee first heard testimony on House Bill 167, a PFAS-related measure to add ski, snowboard, and boat wax to the state’s list of banned consumer products containing PFAS. The sponsor said the product is already banned in many other places, alternatives exist, and the concern is that these products go directly into water rather than landfills. She cited high PFAS levels in several New Hampshire lakes and argued the bill would help stop further contamination. A member of the public also described personal experience with ski wax products disappearing from the market, suggesting PFAS may have been the reason. The chair then closed the hearing on HB 167. The committee next opened a hearing on House Bill 312, dealing with college athletes’ name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Representative Moffett explained the bill was prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court’s NCAA v. Alston decision and was modeled on New Jersey law. He said the bill would prevent colleges from restricting NIL compensation, require athletes to use licensed attorneys or registered sports agents, and limit certain endorsements involving addictive drugs, adult entertainment, firearms, and weapons. He framed the measure as a proactive response to a changing college sports landscape and noted possible future conflicts involving schools, agents, and endorsements. Committee members raised several concerns and suggested changes. One member questioned the bill’s exclusion of two-year institutions, another objected to the weapons restriction, and others asked how the bill would affect scholarships. The sponsor said the intent was to protect scholarships, especially athletic scholarships, and clarified that need-based scholarships were not meant to be affected. He also acknowledged discomfort with the endorsement restrictions and said the committee might want to broaden or revise the language. The hearing remained open for further consideration, with no vote taken in the excerpt.

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• </c> seen before it's a significant data seen before it's a significant data point<00:37:41.240><c> that
• So this is the data over the last, dating back to 2005.
• </c><00:41:14.640><c> point</c> State uh this is also um a data point State uh this is also um a data
• </c><00:42:37.680><c> the</c> some some Twin Cities region data the some some Twin Cities region data
• </c> um uh Mr chair members uh this is data um uh Mr chair members uh this is data from<00:43:05.880>

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

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• </c> really just to be doing that data really just to be doing that data collection,<00:47:32.080><c>
• </c><01:06:22.440><c> more</c> Participants learn to use data more Participants learn to use data more
• </c> And the third pathway, Data-Driven And the third pathway, Data-Driven Attendance<01:07:32.120><c
• Teams work through structured data.
• A major with what the data reveal.

Bills: HF3776 , HF3557 , HF3585

Committee: House Education Policy

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• We'll see electricity like data centers.
• Um, but do just one data point there.
• and non-data center customers.
• </c><01:24:36.719><c> center</c> be allocated between data center be allocated between data center customers
• </c> customers and non-data center customers. customers and non-data center customers.

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy