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TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Select Committee on Veteran Affairs Aug 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I really like that data. Yes.
- Here is recent data, and I got more data.
- But here's some data.
- So data is very important that we capture the data. We capture the success of what we're doing.
- And then data decay is real.
Summary:
The Senate Select Committee on Veteran Affairs met on August 26, 2026, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks honoring veterans, military families, and service members who died in a recent Fort Hood helicopter crash. The committee then took up interim charge number two on military-to-civilian transition, with invited testimony from university and community leaders from Wichita Falls and Texas A&M. Witnesses described programs such as Midwestern State University’s Military Education Center, the Sheppard Military Affairs Committee’s community connections, Texas A&M–Central Texas’s military talent pipeline, and campus veteran services that help service members and veterans move into higher education, employment, and community life. Members emphasized that transition should begin well before separation, with better data-sharing, stronger local “warm handoffs,” and more coordination among bases, schools, workforce systems, and community organizations.
Testimony focused on practical ways to keep transitioning service members in Texas and match their skills to workforce needs. Witnesses urged earlier outreach before the TAP window, better tracking of service member skills and destination plans, and stronger use of peer mentors and community partners. Several witnesses highlighted the need to recognize military training for civilian credentials, including proposals for a Texas medic/corpsman-to-nursing pathway modeled on Wisconsin’s WISMAC program, and broader reciprocity or competency-based credit in fields such as nursing, aircraft maintenance, trucking, teaching, and other trades. Members asked about AI and future job skills, and witnesses said Texas should better prepare service members for emerging technology jobs and use existing programs more effectively.
The committee then heard from Texas Veterans Commission and transition experts on the role of the Military Veteran Peer Network, the Governor’s Challenge on suicide prevention, and the need for more resources and better access to bases. Witnesses said the transition period, especially the first 12 to 18 months after separation, is a high-risk time for suicide, unemployment, housing instability, and loss of purpose. They recommended installation-specific transition plans, stronger coordination between TAP, Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Veterans Commission, and local partners, more trained counselors, expanded College Credit for Heroes use, and better employer apprenticeship pipelines. One witness from Onward Ops said its program has shown an 80% reduction in suicidality among participants and asked for more Texas community partners and certified mentors. No formal votes were taken beyond adopting the committee rules.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Jobs and Economic Development - 02/25/26
Jobs and Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- that data?
- that data?
- that data?
- </c><00:44:35.760><c> and</c> focus is really to provide data and focus is really to provide data and
- </c> boutique might be included in the data. boutique might be included in the data. >> Okay.
Committee:
Senate Jobs and Economic Development
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/24/26
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Just briefly, we some additional data.
- So, we'll have two months of data to reflect on.
- So, we'll have two months of data to reflect on.
- So, we'll have two months of data to reflect on.
- So, we'll have two months of data to reflect on.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/26
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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- </c> the data. the data. >> Thank<00:24:09.600><c> you.
- </c> has the program shown us as far as data has the program shown us as far as data points?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes the omnibus education policy bill, SF1740 5/16/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And we've got data that take away from.
- </c> right decisions to make because the data right decisions to make because the data was<01:28:04.800
- The data did not lie that was accurate.
- </c> that there's not a lot of data yet. that there's not a lot of data yet.
- Um and those from people about data.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division III (02/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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- c> for</c> data collection for data collection for us<00:13:48.079><c> so</c><00:13:48.440><c> would<
- We went all out on rapid response because we had data and we wanted to show you data.
- We went all out on rapid response because we had data and we wanted to show you data.
Summary:
The House Finance Committee’s Division 3 held a public work session on the Behavioral Health budget on February 27, 2025. The chair opened by explaining the schedule, materials, and deadlines for the budget process, and noted there would be no motions or votes in the division that day. Division of Behavioral Health Director Ktia Fox and DHHS CFO Nathan White then walked the committee through the division’s mission, structure, and budget materials, describing the division’s four bureaus: Mental Health Services, Children’s Behavioral Health, Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homeless Services, along with the policy unit. They emphasized the division’s role in oversight, technical assistance, quality assurance, contracting, and the continuum of care from prevention and early intervention through crisis and residential services.
Much of the discussion focused on major programs and funding lines, including the 988 Lifeline contract with Headrest, a technical assistance contract with UNH, Medicaid pass-through payments to New Hampshire Hospital and Glencliff, crisis response services, cold-weather homeless responses, housing supports, and the children’s system of care. Members asked about the UNH contract, the 988 program, crisis stabilization centers, and the peer certification program; Fox explained that the peer certification is a training-and-credentialing pathway for people with lived experience to enter community-based behavioral health work, not a volunteer program. The committee also discussed the “Choose Love” program, which Fox said was created after the Sandy Hook tragedy to build resilience and strength-based emotional regulation in schools and communities.
On the children’s side, Fox described the system of care account as the place where many contracted services are budgeted, including community mental health centers, care management entities, rapid response services, and residential programs. Members asked about temporary staffing, and Fox said roughly $500,000 in temporary staff costs shown in the current year would not be spent next year because the money came from a nonlapsing appropriation in HB 1573 for oversight of children’s residential services. She also said provider rate increases were a prioritized need but were not funded in the governor’s current budget, and that the Children’s Behavioral Health Resource Center was not funded, resulting in about a $1 million reduction. The session ended while the division was still moving through the children’s behavioral health slides, including questions about the Fast Forward high-fidelity wraparound program and medication management.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Policy data, non-investigative data, closed investigative data.
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- ><c> data.
- data.
- This data has closed investigative data.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Health Effects of Xylazine Mar 24th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- And continuing to move on, we did receive some feedback on the timely and responsive integration of data
- And perhaps, I mean, in this first instance, we're talking about the lack of data This first instance
- , we're talking about the lack of data regarding the prevalence and location of hotspots.
- Like, local patterns, if we have that data, we can and do comment on that, right?
- There's been a lot of research and data available on harm reduction sites across the Commonwealth, so
Summary:
The Special Commission on Xylazine held its final public meeting to review and approve the final draft of its report before submission to the House and Senate clerks. Chair Mindy Domb opened the meeting, noted Senator John Velis’s absence due to National Guard deployment, and the commission approved the minutes from the February 9 meeting. Staff then walked commissioners through the report’s redline changes, which were mostly technical or clarifying edits, along with several substantive updates on xylazine’s public health effects, state and federal actions, harm reduction, emergency response, wound care, and education and training.
Commissioners discussed several language changes, including clarifying that xylazine is an active adulterant rather than a bulking agent, replacing “non-clinician” with “non-clinical staff,” and revising references to “hotspots” to better reflect the limits of available data. They also refined recommendations to emphasize oxygenation and ventilation in overdose response, continued naloxone use, referrals to harm reduction services, language access in wound care materials, and clearer discussion of medical consequences and financial costs related to delayed wound treatment. Staff also described the appendices, including a letter from Senator Velis supporting the report and noting he could not vote because of active duty service.
The commission then voted to approve the final report, with members present voting in favor and Deputy Director Sarah Ruiz abstaining on the earlier minutes vote. After the report vote, commissioners offered brief remarks thanking staff and one another for the collaborative work and the quality of the final product. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 11:11 a.m., and staff said the final report would be submitted to the clerks and posted online.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Legislative Republican Leaders Media Availability Mar 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I mean, obviously the issue with the data center bill is concerning for us.
- "For their energy, and this has nothing to do with data centers, and I think a lot of people like to
- talk about how data centers are causing all of these rate increases across Washington State.
- "The data center piece, but it's 100% on state policies due to CETA and CCA issues.
- It has the risk of driving off data centers.
Summary:
Senate and House Republican leaders used the weekly media availability to criticize the Democratic majority’s budget and tax proposals, framing the session around affordability and fiscal restraint. They said the operating budgets rely on unsustainable one-time money, rainy day funds, and an income tax proposal they argued is unconstitutional and likely to drive businesses and wealthy residents out of Washington. They also said House and Senate Republicans offered budget amendments aimed at property tax relief, restoring money to public works, and reducing reliance on new taxes, but those efforts were rejected.
The lawmakers also highlighted several bills they said failed to advance, including juvenile rehabilitation reforms, child endangerment/child fatality reporting measures, and tort reform. Braun said he plans to raise those issues, along with the income tax and budget concerns, in a meeting with the governor, and asked whether the governor would veto the income tax if his conditions are not met. Connors and Abbarno added that Republicans are still working with some Democrats, including on a constitutional amendment approach to any income tax, but said the majority is moving too quickly and without adequate safeguards.
Other topics included the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on California transgender policies, which Republicans described as a win for parents’ rights and potentially relevant to Washington school policy, and a House bill affecting data centers, which they opposed as harmful to jobs, energy innovation, and local tax bases. They also criticized additional taxes under consideration, such as nicotine, prescription drug, bag, bottle, and data-center-related taxes, arguing these would worsen affordability. The session ended with Republicans saying they had little influence in the budget conference process and vowing to keep fighting the income tax and other tax increases through the final days of the session.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 2nd, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- Instead of collecting different data in 10 different locations, we've got all the data right here, and
- Instead of collecting different data in 10 different locations, we've got all the data right here, and
- Surely they can have the data out there from other projects and ongoing with this project to give us
- And once we get them specific data, what specific goals we want to go for, so we have to set out what
- And once we get those data points, then we can move forward and get some specific... Yeah, awesome.
Summary:
The committee met to review an audit and recommendations from the Alliance for Opportunity on reforming Arkansas workforce and social service delivery. Members discussed creating a more integrated, regional, “one-door” system that would combine eligibility screening, job training, and service referrals across DHS, workforce, health, and related programs, with an emphasis on reducing administrative overhead and redirecting more funds to direct services and training. Several members raised the need to include groups such as people in generational poverty, rural residents, reentry populations, and people involved in the court system, while also ensuring access for those without digital skills or technology.
Artificial intelligence was a major topic. Members suggested using AI and a centralized database or virtual hub to pre-populate forms, identify program eligibility, notify workforce agencies, and improve efficiency, while still maintaining case managers and in-person support for those who need it. There was also discussion of benefit cliffs, DHS processes that may hinder employment, and the need for industry input and working groups to study AI and other issues. Members repeatedly asked for measurable outcomes, including return-on-investment estimates, cost savings, and performance metrics tied to the number of people moved into self-sufficiency and employment.
The committee then reviewed a draft consultant services agreement with Work Ed Consulting LLC, represented by Mason Bishop, to assist with the study under Act 145 of 2025. The contract would run from March 20, 2025 through June 30, 2027, with a maximum amount of $158,000 plus possible additional services up to 10% if approved. Bishop said his work would include ongoing ROI updates and that his experience included helping create Utah’s workforce department and assisting Louisiana with similar reforms. After questions about oversight and deliverables, Representative Beck moved to advance the contract, Senator Sullivan seconded, and the committee approved it by voice vote before adjourning.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Mar 2nd, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- We can get out, instead of collecting different data in 10 different locations, we've got all the data
- Instead of collecting different data in 10 different locations, we've got all the data right here, and
- And I think that if it's done right, AI is just... ...data. So that always works better.
- And once we get the specific data, what specific goals we want to go for us?
- And once we get those data points, then we can move forward and get some specific... Yeah, awesome.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
9-1-1 Management Authority Feb 5th, 2026 at 01:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- So this is our normal yearly process that we use in order to collect the data mandated in.
- NG911, kind of the state of the state of where we're at with the NG911RP, and then also CAT to CAT data
- All pieces must have their GIS data remediated.
- There's just a lack of communication there with plot data and new addressing. So we...
- Interoperability, data, data interoperability. All these things are coming to fruition.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 10, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- SUPPORTS HOUSING FOR MILITARY FAMILIES AND DIRECTS OPPAGA TO EVALUATE TINY HOME STRATEGIES FOR REAL DATA
- WE DO HAVE SIX YEARS WORTH OF GROWTH DATA AND OUR MODEL HAS SIX YEARS OF COLLECTIVE DATA THAT A PHD STUDENT
- THIS IS CALLED A SMART OYSTER THIS OYSTER HAS 9° OF FREEDOM, IT IS NOT JUST A DATA RECORDER BUT THIS
- >> WAS THE QUESTION DO I HAVE ANY DATA ON THE ACCURACY OF HUMAN LABOR? >> Rep.
- I DON'T HAVE ANY DATA FOR CITRUS UNFORTUNATELY BUT THE TECHNOLOGY IS RAPIDLY IMPROVING.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue (1-8-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there population data that is accessible, or look at, say, like in the last few years or since we've
- </c><00:10:52.200><c> that</c><00:10:52.399><c> is</c> um is there population data that is um is there
- population data that is accessible<00:10:53.079><c> or</c><00:10:53.279><c> look</c><00:10:53.440><c
- higher-income people at the expense of very lower-income people, and that he wants to look at the data
- Representative Gentry said he is going to pass right now because he is looking at data.
Summary:
The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue met on January 8, 2025, with a full roll call and a welcome to new members. The committee took up its only agenda item, House Bill 1, sponsored by Chair Jason Petrie, which would implement a further 0.5% reduction in the individual income tax rate, effective January 1, 2026, with conforming date changes tied to the state’s existing tax-cut framework under House Bill 8 and the budget director’s certification of reserve and revenue conditions.
Jason Bailey of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy testified against the bill, arguing that Kentucky’s recent permanent income tax cuts were enacted during an unusual period of temporary pandemic-era revenue surpluses and federal aid, and warning that another cut could worsen future budget pressures. He said the proposed reduction would cost about $718 million annually when fully phased in and would increase risk to state services, especially in poorer rural areas that rely heavily on state funding. In response to questions, the sponsor and other members described the bill as limited to the income tax rate and said any future reversal would require statutory change.
Representative Gentry asked about the broader policy goal of moving toward a more consumption-based tax structure and whether the income tax cuts were intended to support growth and population retention. He said he had seen anecdotal signs of housing and population activity in Jefferson County and surrounding areas, though he acknowledged the difficulty of proving causation. He ultimately passed on the bill, saying he wanted more data and was concerned about benefits flowing more to higher-income taxpayers. The committee then voted 17-0 with 3 pass votes to report House Bill 1 favorably to the House floor.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Local Government Committee Aug 28th, 2026
Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to compile a standardized core set of statewide spatial data
- The bill would make more efficient and affordable access to this data for regional and local agencies
- It would make more efficient and affordable access to this data for regional and local agencies, and
- From our perspective, somewhat arbitrarily, a series of data sets that are not necessarily applicable
- The data sets are not necessarily applicable to a local planning process.
Bills:
SB677
Committee:
Senate Local Government
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you help me understand where that data is coming from or who's overseeing that to know how this is
- And that's from, I mean, what kind of data are you collecting?
- And while I respect the author's voice on it, I would Love to see hard data making these, especially
- I don't have data for this. I just try to use some common sense.
- So, but as far as data on what we had before, we've never had that.
Committee:
Senate Revenue and Taxation
Keywords:
education funding, linked deposits, education infrastructure, charter schools, nonprofit organizations, Oklahoma Education Infrastructure Program, rounding, cash payments, public finance, Oklahoma Common Cents Act, political subdivision, youth entrepreneurship, tax exemption, small business, income tax, Oklahoma Youth Entrepreneurs Promotion and Development Act, HB3661, Oklahoma sales tax, sales tax exemption, revenue and taxation
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/04/2026 - House International Trade
House International Trade Committee of Reference
Transcript Highlights:
- I was here last year and shared some of our data.
- Today, I wanted to share some trade data with you.
- This is very basic population data.
- There's a lot of data in here, and I know I didn't want to oversaturate you with data, but we will be
- But in any case, they keep me like in a basement just doing data.
Summary:
The Committee on International Trade heard a presentation from Monica Villalobos, president and CEO of the Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, who shared trade and economic data on Hispanic businesses and consumers in Arizona and nationally. She emphasized that Hispanics represent a major economic force, that small and medium-sized businesses are key exporters, and that tariffs or border disruptions can significantly affect Arizona businesses. She also highlighted Arizona’s trade relationship with Mexico, major import/export sectors such as computers, electronics, transportation, and machinery, and the need for more state support for small businesses through capital access and technical assistance. Villalobos noted the Chamber’s upcoming business engagement tour to Mexico City and said the organization would provide district-specific trade profiles to legislators.
Members asked questions about top Mexico trade products, transportation equipment, and how the state could better support small businesses. Villalobos said major Mexico-related trade areas include automotive electronics, transportation, and service-oriented business opportunities, and she pointed to the need for microloan access and funding for technical assistance programs that have lost federal support. She also offered to share additional data and connect members with experts on transportation infrastructure and trade.
The committee then considered HB 2754, which would add the chairs of the Senate Finance Committee and House International Trade Committee, or designees, to the Arizona Commerce Authority board; shift trade office oversight and the Arizona Competes program to legislative appropriation; require annual reporting on trade office activities; and remove the Competes program’s termination date. The bill sponsor argued the legislature should have more direct oversight of trade offices and the Competes Fund. After discussion, the committee voted 5-0 with 2 present and 3 absent to give HB 2754 a do pass recommendation, and the committee adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026 at 10:04 am
Senate Indian, Rural & Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- And there were questions before about the, in some sense, about the data...
- going to turn it over to Keeley because she can give you a wider history and kind of the secretive data
- As Elena and Senator Pinto mentioned, I was privileged to do several years of research and data collection
- And today there is no state in the nation that has investigated the data on this that has issued a formal
- Data sovereignty Or data sovereignty, survivor testimony, and historical records are essential to ensure
Bills:
SM14
Keywords:
forced sterilization, coerced sterilization, Indigenous women, Native American women, women of color, reproductive justice, reproductive sovereignty, truth and reconciliation commission, memorial, trauma-informed care, reparative justice, human rights, bodily autonomy, Indian Health Service, Indian affairs, Commission on the Status of Women, survivor testimony, reproductive health access, genocide, transitional justice
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Ethics and Elections Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So, as mentioned, under Chinese law, all Chinese tech companies are required to spy and share data with
- Ultimately, this section helps protect Florida businesses, protect citizen data, and taxpayer dollars
- The ability to bed in our critical infrastructure provides the CCP with tremendous access to data, but
- Additionally, Chinese telecom companies are notorious for spying and data collection.
- And then once their telecom infrastructure is installed, they use it to steal yet more data and more
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 1178, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act. Senator Grohl explained that the bill expands state restrictions and disclosure requirements related to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, including foreign-agent registration, gift bans for public officials, ethics training, procurement limits for IT and critical infrastructure, restrictions on sister-city/sister-state affiliations, changes to linkage institutes and in-state tuition provisions, and new criminal penalties for certain offenses committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist organizations. Senator Polsky raised questions about higher education, election technology, federal FARA overlap, and whether the bill would affect candidates or events involving CARE; the sponsor responded that the bill focuses on foreign countries of concern, ownership/control, and gifts, and does not prohibit speaking at events. An amendment clarifying definitions, willful violations, and ethics-training content was adopted, and after supportive testimony from Kelly Curry and Robert Pierce, the committee reported CS for SB 1178 favorably.
The committee then considered Senate Bill 1622, which provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine for a late-filed financial disclosure if the filing is made before the maximum fine accrues and the filer has not previously received such a waiver or accrued the maximum fine in prior years. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified that the bill supports transparency and makes the fine and appeals process more efficient, noting it was a commission recommendation. The bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee held confirmation hearings on appointments in Tabs 3 through 26. No senator requested separate votes on any appointee, no public testimony was offered, and the block of appointments was approved and recommended favorably to the full Senate.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Ultimately, this section helps protect Florida businesses, protect citizen data, and taxpayer dollars
- The ability to bed in our critical infrastructure provides the CCP with tremendous access to data, but
- Additionally, Chinese telecom companies are notorious for spying and data collection.
- Additionally, Chinese telecom companies are notorious for spying and data collection.
- And then once their telecom infrastructure is installed, they use it to steal yet more data and more
Committee:
Senate Ethics and Elections
Keywords:
financial disclosure, statement of financial interests, ethics, late filing, late-filed disclosure, automatic fine, waiver, Florida Commission on Ethics, public officials, state officers, local officers, state employees, ethics enforcement, government transparency, sunshine law, reporting persons, penalty reduction, first-time offender, election ethics, general revenue fund