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• consumer spending. consumer spending.
• And consumer sentiment and business sentiment, especially consumer sentiment for 2025 as we approach
• And consumer sentiment and business sentiment, especially consumer sentiment for 2025 as we approach
• And consumer sentiment and business sentiment, especially consumer sentiment for 2025 as we approach
• The wealthy's consumers are hurting. The wealthy's consumers are doing<01:23:13.120> fine.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• It's not that the technology isn't possible; it just leads to more processing fees.
• It's not that the technology isn't possible; it just leads to more processing fees.
• Um, so as technology moves forward open.
• technology, etc., etc. technology, etc., etc.
• Um, we do have an abandoned consumer.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm convinced that a nation that does not manufacture technology cannot maintain a technological and
• technology.
• There's great technology.
• New technologies win wars. wars.
• Is it recognized that there are many technologies, emerging technologies, that DOD can actually become

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• I've heard the author talking about that he wants the people who are being regulated and perhaps consumers
• I've heard the author talking about that he wants the people who are being regulated and perhaps consumers

Bills: HB2268, HB3000, HB3043, HB3066, HB3078, HB3143, HB3144, HB3244, HB3298, HB3320, HB3467, HB3321, HB3329, HB3431, HB3464, HB3499, HB3500, HB3586, HB3590, HB3650, HB3671, HB3695, HB3700, HB3701, HB3764, HB3767, HB3834, HB3931, HB3934, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB3985, HB4113, HB4294, HB4302, HB4317, HB4324, HB4359, HB4426, HB4427, HB4430, HB4431, HB4434, HJR1077, SR42, SR35, HJR1023, HB1225, HB1374, HB1381, HB1590, HB1675, HB2153

Keywords: HB2268, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, OHCA, appropriation, General Revenue Fund, PACE, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, elderly care, aging Oklahomans, long-term care, Medicaid, health care funding, provider reimbursement, rate increase, low-income seniors, senior services, integrated care, emergency measure, cosmetology, barbering

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, gallery introductions, and extended farewell remarks from Senator Jett, who reflected on his six years in the Legislature, his focus on representing constituents, protecting families, and holding government accountable. Several senators responded with personal tributes, praising his conviction, faith, family involvement, and willingness to ask difficult questions. No votes were taken during the farewell portion. The chamber then considered House Bill 2268, a PACE appropriation to support comprehensive care for low-income seniors and expand services in rural Oklahoma. The bill was amended to restore the title, advanced, and passed 34-9, then passed as an emergency measure 36-7. House Bill 3000, a cosmetology and barbering measure, made multiple changes including board reorganization, adding a human trafficking specialist and massage therapist, shifting some licensing functions to Service Oklahoma, and eliminating the massage therapy advisory board. It drew significant debate over process and policy, especially from senators concerned about late changes, lack of board input, and the human trafficking rationale; it passed 25-19 and then as an emergency 33-11. The Senate also passed House Bill 3043, allowing the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs to hire prorated seasonal staff for veterans homes, 37-6; House Bill 3066, creating a revolving fund for federal workforce training money for behavioral health recruitment and retention, 38-6 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3078, allowing donation options on state payment forms for the ODVA revolving fund, 45-0 and as an emergency. Additional measures passed included House Bill 3143, extending the moratorium on new medical marijuana business licenses to 2028, 39-7; House Bill 3144, capping medical marijuana commercial grower licenses at 2,550 after amendment, 34-12; House Bill 3244 on identity theft, 46-0; House Bill 3298 on child interview procedures in court cases, 46-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3320, replacing the traditional sunset process with more immediate legislative review of agencies, 33-13 and as an emergency; House Bill 3321, requiring county data collection and reporting related to court costs and financial obligations, 45-0 and as an emergency; House Bill 3329, a trailer bill adding a repealer and a sunset for the Board of Psychological Examiners, 33-10 and as an emergency; House Bill 3431, expanding restrictions on foreign entities owning or leasing land and critical minerals, 43-0; House Bill 3464, setting safety and training requirements for certain projects involving fire code compliance and decommissioning, 43-0 and as an emergency; and House Bill 3499, expanding special judges’ authority over vehicle title orders, which was presented and advanced as the transcript ended.

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• Ship Commander Captain Ryan McCurley, Director of Transformation, Tracy Hanlon, and Innovation and Technology

Bills: HB1800, HB2095, HB1158, HB1518, HB1752, SCR23, SCR24, SCR25, SCR26, SCR27, SCR28, SCR29, SCR30, SCR31, SCR32, SCR33, SCR34, SCR35, SCR36, SCR37, SCR38, SCR39, SCR40, SCR41, SCR42, SCR43, SCR44, SCR45, SCR46, SCR47, SCR48, SCR49, SCR50, SCR51, SCR52, SCR53, SCR54, SCR55, SCR56, SCR57, SCR58, SCR59, SCR60, SCR61, SCR62, SCR63, SCR64, SCR65, SCR66, SCR67, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR71, SCR72, SCR73, SCR74, SCR75, SCR76, SCR77, SCR78, SCR79, SCR80, SCR81, SCR82, SCR83, SCR84, SCR85, SCR86, SCR87, SCR88, SCR89, SCR90, SCR91, SCR92, SCR93, SCR94, SCR95, SCR96, SCR97, SCR98, SCR99, SCR100, SCR101, SCR102, SCR103, SCR104, SCR105, SCR106, SCR107, SCR108, SCR109, SCR110, SCR111, SCR112, SCR113, SCR114, SCR115, SCR116, SCR117, SCR118, SCR119, SCR120, SCR121, SCR122

Keywords: supplemental appropriations, state budget, Hawaii budget, biennial budget, capital improvement projects, CIP, general fund, special fund, green fee, special land and development fund, clean energy revolving loan fund, agricultural development revolving fund, community grants, nonprofit grants, Office of Community Services, housing, affordable housing, homelessness, health care, mental health

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• The The other thing I'd like to highlight is we're creating innovative technologies and advancements
• I am a graduate of New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, which is now called New Mexico Tech
• It's the embers that are embedded on consumable materials, whether it be those pine needles that are
• There are some strategic investments we could make to really use the technology that's available that
• There was movement on the governing committee. to add a consumer advocate to the board.

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• To keep pace with the rising costs, particularly for technology-integrated learning essential to 21st-century
• Administrative mandates from the PED have increasingly consumed the.
• This bill will include a consumer price index increase.
• we're going to address the future of education in our states in our country with AI and all the technology

Keywords: 996, all

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• from the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
• But that was my concern with C E for like new building codes or new technology.
• Architecture, Interior design and as Mr Lovech mentioned, there's 5 architects, 3 interior designers and 3 consumer
• Many of those are the new building techniques, the new products, the new technologies, they're the most

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• Okay, good morning, everyone, and welcome to Science, Technology, and Energy on this Monday, April 13th
• They just shut it down, and now they're consuming three, four, five megawatts.
• 35:10.719> four,<01:35:11.040> five they're consuming three, four, five they're consuming
• I do think it's sometimes treated as a low-hanging fruit because it is such a novel technology.
• But the fact is we novel technology.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• , security technology, and emergency generators.
• <01:08:58.480> in was to make sure that the consumers in was to make sure that the consumers
• > cost<01:47:32.000> of good thing. um technology the cost of good thing. um technology the
• for any communication system technology for any communication system technology or<03:32:59.600>
• ensure current and future technologies ensure current and future technologies that<03:33:26.479>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• These formulas are essential life-sustaining nutrition for individuals who are unable to consume food
• by Assembly Member Berman would reinforce existing state law and require the implementation of technology
• REP funding for direct aid to students for basic needs, such as housing, food, clothing, diapers, technology

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee heard a regular order agenda with 101 bills and first took up AB 2215, which would extend the time for the Department of Water Resources to fully develop its State Water Project water rights. The author and supporters argued it would improve water reliability and affordability for millions of Californians and could save ratepayers money, while opponents said it would bypass the Water Board’s administrative process, set a precedent for other water rights holders, and potentially facilitate costly projects like the Delta Conveyance Project. The bill was moved on a do pass vote, with Mr. Hoover voting no and Ms. Krell not voting. The committee then approved two consent calendars and heard several bills with little or no opposition. These included AB 2038 on extending insurance nonrenewal/cancellation protections for wildfire victims; AB 2322 on clarifying which commercial, industrial, or institutional sites are subject to municipal stormwater permits; AB 1794 on direct home shipment of enteral nutrition; AB 1696 on clarifying that nurse midwives do not need physician supervision within their scope of practice; AB 1860 on allowing county offices of education to use design-build methods; AB 1876 on codifying nondiscrimination protections in health care; AB 2281 on election cybersecurity resources; AB 2448 on protecting sensitive medical records and reproductive health data; AB 1994 on providing victims with information about federal immigration relief options; and AB 1829 on expanding how CalWORKs community college funds may be used to support student parents. Most were supported by sponsoring organizations and related stakeholders, with limited opposition noted on AB 1696 and AB 2281. The committee also placed a large suspense calendar on approval, listing dozens of additional bills, and then opened public comment on bills not heard that day. No members of the public came forward, and the hearing was adjourned. Several bills were reported out on roll call votes, with some members not voting or voting no on particular measures, but the transcript does not provide full vote tallies for each bill.

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• And since that time, there have been new advances in technology, new advances in advances in and and
• And we also have their consumer satisfaction scores there.
• One of things you you correctly noted was that times of change needs change, technologies change in so

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• Senator Bar, our most illustrious expert for Bitcoin and other technological matters, tell us about SB282
• It's like a heat-not-burning technology for cigarettes. I think we had a dinner... Cigarettes.
• treatment to reduce the price compared to other tobacco products to make them more attainable to consumers

Bills: SB282, SB300, HB72, HB396, SB282, SB300, HB72, HB396

Keywords: virtual currency, cryptocurrency, tax exemption, state tax law, digital assets, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, business incentives, economic impact, firefighter, license plate, fees, funds distribution, support programs, memorial, disabled veterans, property tax exemption, debt-to-income ratio, homestead, veterans affairs

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• There is consumer choice in the law, but there's deficit and growth-based thinking.
• At the point of intake, it can be done through technology.
• So that person doesn't have to fill out five different forms, and it just works based on the technology
• Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's my understanding that if there were federal funds paid for a technology
• and then again making them not be about one program, about all the programs, and then using the technology

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Nick Moore, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Office of Career and Technical Education, on efforts to better align workforce, education, and human services programs. Moore argued that WIOA, Perkins, and ESSA were designed to function as an integrated talent system, but that federal and state bureaucracy has kept them siloed. He said the Department of Labor and OCTAE are working on more integrated state plan guidance, including a 2026 plan modification timeline, combined Perkins/WIOA plans, and greater use of labor market information to align training with in-demand jobs and Workforce Pell. Moore emphasized reducing overhead, cross-training staff, using common intake and integrated case management, and focusing on the “shadow labor force” of people facing benefit cliffs, child care barriers, or other obstacles to work. He repeatedly urged states to use waivers and flexibility where possible, to consolidate or streamline local workforce structures, and to hold programs accountable through measures such as labor force participation, training-related employment, retention, and cost per successful outcome. Members asked about the balance between flexibility and accountability, the role of employers versus postsecondary institutions, rural “training deserts,” state waivers, and data systems such as Mississippi Spark and Arkansas Launch. Moore said states should use technology and integrated intake to co-enroll eligible participants in multiple programs and better match people to jobs. In response to questions, Moore said some federal rules cannot be waived, but many reporting and administrative requirements can be streamlined, and he encouraged Arkansas to propose ideas for waivers or state-level integration. He also discussed the need for enhanced wage records and state longitudinal data systems to improve workforce planning and economic development. After Moore’s presentation, DHS Secretary Janet Mann and Director Jay Hill gave a brief update on reimbursement rates, saying the department had compiled more than 100 public comments, recommended holding the current rate, and was awaiting executive review; they estimated the process could take 30 to 60 days. The committee then adjourned, noting a later audit presentation scheduled for the afternoon.

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• Um and especially now with<00:34:15.200> modern<00:34:15.599> technology with modern technology
• with modern technology um<00:34:17.520> and<00:34:18.159> other<00:34:18.480> issues
• Uh, HB 427 is a consumer protection bill.
• So this bill would include cell phones as well as consumer lines, business lines if so added.
• lines, business lines if so as consumer lines, business lines if so added.<01:15:20.560> Also,

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• This is unfair to both the consumers and the licensees.
• The intent behind the real estate commission, as all commissions, is to protect the consumer.
• The intent behind the real estate commission, as all commissions, is to protect the consumer.
• I think when protect the consumer.
• Consumers don't know who all have had.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee opened a hearing on Senate Bill 185, which would add timelines to Office of Professional Licensure and Certification (OPLC) investigations. Senator Howard Pearl said the bill was prompted by concerns from the New Hampshire Association of Realtors about delays at the Real Estate Commission, and he explained that the proposal would require OPLC staff to make an initial determination within 30 days and, if misconduct is found, complete an investigation within 60 days. He said the goal is to improve transparency and give consumers and licensees more timely information, while preserving the board’s adjudicatory role. He also noted that the bill had been amended to delay implementation to give OPLC time to work through its backlog. Committee members questioned how the bill would work when an investigation is incomplete and whether the board could send a case back to OPLC without a firm deadline. Pearl said the board would have discretion to continue the investigation or make a final determination, and that the bill was intended to streamline OPLC’s process rather than impose a hard cap on complex cases. OPLC Executive Director Deanna Durus and General Counsel Nicholas Fry then testified that the agency has already changed its procedures under prior legislation, including a facial review of complaints and monthly board review of dismissal memos. They said the bill would substantially alter the current structure, could conflict with existing limitation periods and board duties, and would be difficult to implement without additional staff and funding. Durus said the agency’s backlog is large, that new complaints are being triaged and prioritized, and that some urgent matters are moved ahead based on risk and statutory deadlines. She said OPLC had completed a review of about 500 backlog cases that would now be dismissed under current screening standards, and that those cases are being turned into memos for board review. Board of Medicine public member Nina Gardner testified in favor of the bill but said the backlog is significant and that the agency needs more resources to make the process work effectively. She said the board is seeing progress, but not fast enough, and suggested the bill may not go far enough without additional staffing and funding. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• little over 12,000 cattle, 170... 1,000 chickens, and we process about 130,000 eggs a day that we consume
• we're working very hard with TDCJ to ensure that we implement appropriate technology in the classroom
• Currently, four of our 100 campuses have technology in the classrooms that contains computers.
• Art Technology Training Grant, which is a re-entry initiative where we are teaching technology skills
• I just I think that we need to implement that same type of technology at our prisons.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I think we need to be able to utilize more technology.
• Utilize more technology, and we are continually looking at ways that we can better serve industry and
• Much of the work becomes highly manual and time-consuming.
• Going through that restructure within our business office has been time-consuming for them.
• Going through that restructure within our business office has been time consuming for them.

Keywords: 908, all

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• by things I thought have been consumed by things I thought only<00:10:39.839> happened<00:10:
• I'm not technologically brilliant. The association strongly supports this bill.
• I'm not<00:29:51.120> technologically<00:29:52.000> brilliant.
• <00:29:53.039> Um,<00:29:54.080> the not technologically brilliant.
• Um, the not technologically brilliant.

Bills: HB0008, HB0009

Keywords: stalking, minors, felony, protection orders, criminal penalties, grooming, sexual offenses, child protection, 916, all

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• we'd have to it what type of Technology we'd have to use<01:13:09.239> to<01:13:09.520> treat
• And let me just preface that by saying expecting individual action and individual consumers recycling
• recycling things they buy that consumers recycling things they buy that is<01:17:14.520> not<
• I just think sometimes you get distracted by the shiny technology solutions that really just take care
• distracted by the the shiny Technology distracted by the the shiny Technology Solutions<01:20:36.840

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The informational briefing focused on the City and County of Honolulu’s effort to site a replacement landfill for Oahu before Waimanalo Gulch landfill closes in 2028. Department of Environmental Services officials outlined the solid waste system, including curbside collection, convenience centers, transfer stations, H-POWER, and the existing landfill, and explained that H-POWER reduces the volume of waste going to the landfill by about 90%. They reviewed the siting history, including the 2019 Land Use Commission deadline, the 2020 enactment of Act 73 with landfill setback and conservation-district restrictions, and the 2021-2022 landfill advisory committee that evaluated six sites but recommended none because they were within the Board of Water Supply’s no-pass zone. The city said it ultimately selected a site in central Oahu, on agricultural land near Wahiawa and the Dole Plantation, as the best legally permissible option and described it as requiring about 150 acres, with 90 acres for the landfill itself. City officials also described the proposed landfill design and safeguards, emphasizing a modern sanitary landfill with double liners, leachate collection, groundwater monitoring wells, and post-closure monitoring. They said the ash from H-POWER is dry and that leachate would be pumped to a wastewater treatment plant. They stated the site is away from residences and groundwater wells, accessible by highway, and can be permitted under state and federal rules, though they acknowledged that a full environmental review, public hearings, and multiple permits would still be required. When asked whether the new landfill could be operating before the 2028 closure date, the city said it did not yet know and that an extension of Waimanalo Gulch might be needed if the new site is not ready in time. The Board of Water Supply strongly opposed the city’s decision to site a landfill above Oahu’s freshwater resources. Its representative said the agency’s mission is to protect safe, dependable water for the future and that it had disapproved all six previously proposed sites because they were located over freshwater aquifers. In response to questions from legislators, the Board said it could not guarantee the liner system would remain impermeable forever and warned that leachate can contain hazardous chemicals, including so-called forever chemicals. The Board characterized the proposal as a long-term risk to the island’s drinking water supply and compared the decision to past infrastructure choices that later proved problematic. No votes or formal actions were taken during the briefing.