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TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session Feb 25th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Technology has changed. Other tests were developed the last 10 years.
  • nation in many areas of research in aerospace and communications, and many other cutting edge technologies
  • HB 120 by Bella Kaufman relating to the career and technology education programs in public schools and
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Finance (Part I) Feb 13th, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • recommends an additional $0.4 million in general revenue to maintain current obligations for shared technology
  • exceptional items address the ongoing workload that the chairman referred to, including both staffing and technology
  • Finally, regarding technology, our requests aim to create or modernize systems to improve transparency
Bills: SB1
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to review Article 8, regulatory agencies, and began Article 9, general provisions, before recessing for floor action. The committee first heard budget presentations from the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC). The PUC budget recommendation was about $5.07 billion in all funds, including an additional $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, plus funding for staffing and technology needs tied to contested cases, infrastructure resiliency, and outage mapping. PUC witnesses emphasized the agency’s growing workload, the need for more staff and modern systems, and oversight of the Texas Energy Fund. OPUC’s recommendation was about $6.9 million, with a reduction in authorized FTEs to better match actual staffing; the agency requested additional funding for salaries, expert witnesses, and budget flexibility, and members highlighted OPUC’s role representing residential and small commercial consumers in utility proceedings. The committee then heard from the Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), whose recommendation was just over $11.2 million. BHEC’s main requests included funding to fill vacant positions, money for continuous National Practitioner Data Bank queries, and a proposed Texas-owned psychology licensing exam in response to concerns about changes to the national exam. Agency leaders also discussed a rider request that would shift responsibility for certain judgments or settlements to the comptroller. Members asked about prior complaint backlogs, and BHEC said those backlogs had been cleared. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners followed, with a recommendation of just under $2.4 million; the board sought support for staffing, training, broadband, and salary retention, and described its work regulating chiropractors and workers’ compensation-related doctors. The Board of Dental Examiners was the last agency heard before the committee recessed. Its recommendation was just under $10 million, and it requested a 10% salary increase for eligible staff, three additional licensing staff, one staff member to handle required background checks, an additional attorney, and an executive director salary adjustment. Dental board witnesses said licensure growth, increased complaints, and low salaries were straining licensing and enforcement operations, even though the agency reported strong performance and high case completion rates. The chair ended the hearing early because the Senate had to return to the floor, and the committee remained in recess.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • AND PART OF HOW WE DO THAT IS WITH THE BUILDING INNOVATIONS SYSTEMS THEY ARE TECHNOLOGIES THAT CONTROL
  • INSTEAD OF BEING TIED TO A VENDOR OR A TYPE OF EQUIPMENT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT NEW TECHNOLOGIES
  • SO TIED INTO SOMETHING FOR 3 TO 5 YEARS THE TECHNOLOGY CHANGES, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT THE BALANCE
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Feb 4th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • THAT'S WHY HAVING THIS KIND OF PARTNER WITH THIS KIND OF BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE TO LEVERAGE THE TECHNOLOGY
  • CREDIT TO FL DS AND WHAT THEY HAVE DONE SINCE WE BEGAN AND WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH THE SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY
  • IT IS COOL BECAUSE OF THE TECHNOLOGY OF IT.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Informal House Session 22 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • social media accounts for persons under 16 years of age to the Committee on Advanced Information Technology
  • social media accounts for persons under 16 years of age to the Committee on Advanced Information Technology
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Rules Committee reports. Members adopted resolutions congratulating Auburn on the 100th anniversary of the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket launch and welcoming Boston’s new National Women’s Soccer League team, the Boston Legacy, to Massachusetts. The House also adopted orders extending the reporting deadlines for the Committee on Revenue on two House documents into 2026. The chamber suspended joint rules to allow several petitions to proceed, including proposals on social media regulation for minors, a sick leave bank for a Department of Children and Families employee, retirement credit for a probation employee, taxation of certain foreign government pension benefits, and naming the American lobster the official crustacean of the Commonwealth. The Steering, Policy and Schedule Committee then listed bills for consideration, including measures on private road maintenance in Gloucester, property valuation and assessment fairness, municipal tax collectors, preservation of historic resource information in community preservation funds, and Salem liquor license changes. The House advanced those bills through second and third readings, then passed to be enacted local bills involving compensation for a Revere widow, a Wellesley senior tax deferment change, and a Hopkinton library trustees charter amendment. It also engrossed a bill directing the Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for a specific applicant, Edney Joseph. The session ended with a moment of silent tribute to Adrian Dolan of South Boston and an order to adjourn until the next Thursday morning in informal session.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

State Powers Feb 11th, 2026 at 09:00 am

State Powers

Transcript Highlights:
  • And they could if that technology was actually able to pass information off the way that some people
  • getting mad at China and flipping the switch on the opportunity for us to utilize the existing technology
Bills: HB4193
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, of course, streamlining processes, leveraging technology, and reducing costs are win-win scenarios
  • Additionally, they could conduct the inspection in person or leverage technology to do so virtually through
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • The students were teaching me about HBAC, Marine Service Technology, Engineering, and Cooking.
  • We're teaching you about HBAC, Marine Service Technology, Engineering, and Cooking.
  • Improving the experience of educators and families also requires investments in updated technology.
  • Improving the experience of educators and families also requires investments in updated technology.
  • Technology. They know from upstairs that we might need some.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts. Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students. Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:20:28.080> or<01:20:28.560> other utilized through technology or other utilized
  • through technology or other means<01:20:29.200> of<01:20:29.320> finding<01:20:29.680>
  • That was worked out many years ago, and it was pre-technology, let's say, 14 years ago.
  • That was worked out many years ago, and it was pre-technology, let's say, 14 years ago.
  • technology, let's say, 14 years ago. technology, let's say, 14 years ago.
Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the August 26 minutes, and then took up a discussion of county jail funding. KACO representatives and county officials said jail operations are an ongoing strain for counties because they must pay for inmate care, facilities, and mandated standards, while many counties also rely on jail revenue to offset costs. They described Kentucky’s jail system, including 77 jails, 43 closed counties without jails, and the mix of county, state, federal, and controlled-intake inmates. KACO emphasized that counties remain financially responsible for inmates even when they must contract with other jails, often at costs above the state’s per diem rate, and said it is developing a broader proposal to present later. The testimony focused on rising expenses and shrinking revenue. KACO said counties spent about $374 million on jail operations in FY24, up 24% from FY19, and about $41 million on jail medical costs, up 40%. General fund support for jails was said to total $147 million in FY24, more than double pre-COVID levels. Speakers also noted that state inmate populations in county jails have fallen from about 11,500 in 2019 to 7,212 in 2025, while federal inmates have increased because they are more lucrative for counties. The state jail per diem of $35.34 was described as insufficient to cover actual costs, especially medical care. County judges from Webster, Knox, and Hardin counties gave examples of local budget pressure. Webster County said it now houses 114 state prisoners, 47 county prisoners, and 24 out-of-county prisoners, and that it transferred $512,000 from its general fund to the jail last year, about $77 per taxpayer. Knox County said its jail budget has grown from an initial $2.8 million projection to $5.7 million, with $3 million coming from occupational tax revenue. Hardin County said its jail has an approximate $11 million expense budget against $5 million in revenue, creating a $6 million deficit, driven by higher payroll, medical, and insurance costs and a 29% drop in state prisoner revenue. The judge said the county has responded with property tax increases and an expanded occupational tax district, but still uses reserves to cover other county services. A Grant County magistrate then began speaking from the perspective of magistrates and commissioners, describing her background working at a local jail before serving in county government. The discussion remained centered on the fiscal burden of jails and the need for counties and the legislature to work together on a long-term solution.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, so we will get started here with the Information Technology Oversight Committee and today's agenda
  • I'm the director of planning and project management in the Office of Education Technology.
  • <00:03:28.159> Um,<00:03:29.040> and Technology System. It's KS KS.
  • Um, and Technology System. It's KS KS.
  • They made projections based upon the technology at the time that anybody who knows technology would not
Summary: The Information Technology Oversight Committee met to hear a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education officials David Couch and Mike Lingham on the history and current status of Kentucky’s K-12 internet network, including its relationship to KentuckyWired. They described the original KETS design from 1995, when KDE established district internet hubs and left local districts to connect to them, and said that model helped Kentucky become a national leader in school connectivity and cloud-based services. They also emphasized the importance of E-rate eligibility, saying it has saved the state substantial money and remains central to KDE’s network contracting. Couch and Lingham said the current “next generation Kentucky K-12 internet” contract with Education Networks of America is more reliable, offers more functionality, and costs less than the prior system, including lower bandwidth and firewall costs. They explained that the transition was complicated by build-out and provisioning issues, especially the need for more “type two” connections through local providers, which pushed some implementation past the June 30, 2024 E-rate deadline. As a result, 39 sites remain on type two connections, and KDE absorbed the loss of federal discount dollars for the portion of the transition that extended into July. The witnesses also discussed home internet access for students. They said KDE has tracked home access for about 20 years and estimates about 4.5% of students still lack adequate internet at home, with roughly 3% able to reach access nearby and 1.5% having no access. They said the biggest barrier is usually cost rather than lack of available lines, and noted that temporary hotspot support during COVID helped students continue schoolwork. Senator Williams asked about the costs of the transition, the current type two sites, and the potential cost of any future transition, but the transcript cuts off before a full answer was given.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 4/8/25

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • This provides that the technology grants currently available for child care programs can also be used
  • Um, unfortunately, efficiency when it comes to technology is not vulnerable to um care for our kids and
  • Technology and intense workarounds to try to get the data that we have just entered into the system.
  • This technology platform is critical to everything we do in child protection.
  • > critical<01:14:55.040> to This technology platform is critical to This technology platform
Bills: HF2436
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law Committee 3/27/25

Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is particularly concerning with their safety and security with the rise of digital technology.
  • From automatic emergency braking systems to lane-keeping technology to forward-facing event cameras,
  • And while the technology and the accountability of trucking companies have changed dramatically, one
  • From automatic emergency braking systems to lane-keeping technology to forward-facing event cameras,
  • And while the technology and the accountability of trucking companies have changed dramatically, one
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means (01/21/2026)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section 179 is just about capital investment, getting the equipment, machinery, and the technology that
  • <00:12:28.000> that machinery, and the technology that machinery, and the technology that
  • it's whether it's uh technology it's whether it's uh technology companies<04:05:51.520> whether
  • product or technology to come to market. product or technology to come to market.
  • mission statement than a technology mission statement than a technology type. type. type.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Transportation (04/22/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Is that something that is within the realm of technology? Yeah.
  • So it's really not out of line given the technology.
  • So it's really not out of line given the technology.
  • What we're line given the technology.
  • That's why we 100,000 in the technology.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The hearing began with SB 12, which would let certain veterans who already qualify for a disabled veteran license plate use that VA disability determination to obtain a walking disability placard without having to undergo a second physical or submit additional proof. Senator Waters, the prime sponsor, said the bill was prompted by a constituent and would reduce redundant paperwork. Melinda Sims of United Spinal and Leo Pacquin of the State Veterans Advisory Committee both supported the bill, saying veterans already go through an extensive VA certification process and should not have to repeat it for the state. A DMV representative said the department had no known objection and explained that the change would let the placard travel with the veteran in another vehicle. The hearing on SB 12 was then closed. The committee then took up SB 40, which would allow safe boater education certificates to be completed and tested online, rather than requiring an in-person final exam. Representative Coker and Senator Tim Lang described the bill as a cleanup measure to make a COVID-era online process permanent and said it would improve convenience and keep more revenue in New Hampshire. Tom Praol, representing the vendor, said the state lost significant revenue when the online option ended and argued that online proctoring can verify identity and prevent cheating. The New Hampshire Marine Trades Association supported the bill, saying it would help boaters learn New Hampshire-specific laws and keep dollars in-state. The Department of Safety Marine Patrol was neutral: Captain Tim Dunlvy said the current system includes classroom and online coursework followed by an in-person proctored final exam, and he raised concerns about safety, exam integrity, and lower scores in computer-only testing, while noting New Hampshire’s strong boating safety record. Committee members asked about reciprocity, proctoring methods, costs, and crash data, but no vote was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, March 27, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • America should be leading the world in creating and adopting innovative technologies, especially ones
  • <00:45:03.359> and<00:45:03.760> then<00:45:04.079> move the latest technology
  • We want these things to be manufactured here by American workers using American technology, American
  • Encourage investment in technology, not support regulations that make it impossible to do business.
  • We have u the technology to do it areas.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Mon Jan 13, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:11:02.560> Garrett<00:11:03.000> Yoshimi information technology Garrett Yoshimi
  • information technology Garrett Yoshimi vice<00:11:04.279> president<00:11:04.600> for<
  • <00:20:34.600> which including Electronics technology which including Electronics technology
  • A lot of the assets are going to be some technology-based process improvements, an IT platform.
  • A lot of technology went in.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Finance Committee held an informational briefing with the University of Hawaiʻi, led by new President Wendy Hensel and Vice President for Budget and Finance Calbert Young. Hensel outlined the university system’s scope, student demographics, research activity, and campus missions, emphasizing four strategic priorities: serving Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi, student success, workforce development, and economic diversification through innovation and research. She highlighted the system’s enrollment, research funding, and the roles of Mānoa, Hilo, West Oʻahu, the community colleges, and specialized institutions such as JABSOM and the Cancer Center. Young then reviewed the budget request, focusing largely on making prior one-time appropriations permanent and supporting recurring needs. Items included funding for Mānoa athletics, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology, K-12 teacher education, Pamantasan Council support, Hilo programs, Windward’s mental health technician certificate, Maui’s practical nursing bridge program, and student support positions such as financial aid and admissions counselors. He also described workforce-related requests tied to nursing expansion at Mānoa and West Oʻahu, as well as facilities support at West Oʻahu. A major portion of the testimony addressed the university’s two Kakaʻako medical facilities. Young explained that declining tobacco settlement and cigarette tax revenues are no longer sufficient to cover debt service for JABSOM and the Cancer Center, so the governor’s budget includes general fund support to supplement those obligations. He also described a regents-approved request not included in the governor’s proposal: expanding the Hawaiʻi Promise financial aid program to the four-year campuses, estimated at about $11–12 million. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Apr 9th, 2025

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is a very important thing as technology in agriculture is increasing, and this will enhance existing
  • and new programs in training for agricultural technology.
  • Read the next bill: Senate Bill 7026, a bill to be entitled an act relating to information technology
  • ASSET will also house the state chief technology procurement officer with an entire division dedicated
  • Read the bill: Senate Bill 7026, a bill to be entitled an act relating to information technology.
Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several gallery introductions before taking up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, on mental health. Senator Bradley explained that the bill is intended to divert clinically appropriate defendants with mental illness from jail to treatment, create pretrial mental health diversion programs, expand grant uses for mental health and substance abuse reinvestment, require evaluations and treatment follow-up in certain probation and prison settings, add Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, and establish a Florida Behavioral Health Data Repository. Senators from both parties spoke in support, emphasizing treatment over incarceration, public safety, and the Murphy family’s role in the bill. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 and then recorded 37 co-sponsors. The chamber then moved into presentations on SB 2500, the 2025-26 General Appropriations Act. Chair Hooper said the Senate budget totals $117.4 billion, reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, keeps employee health contributions level, and includes major investments in water quality, transportation, education infrastructure, and nearly $1 billion in education capital outlay. Committee chairs outlined their portions of the budget, including increased funding for K-12 schools and scholarships, higher education workforce programs, Medicaid and health services, corrections and courts, transportation and housing, and environmental restoration such as Everglades and water quality projects. Members then asked extensive questions, especially about education funding, school choice, AP/IB and accelerated programs, the Family Empowerment Scholarship, and the FEFP calculations. Senator Burgess repeatedly explained that scholarship funding is being moved “below the line” to improve tracking and that the Senate position is to preserve funding while giving districts more flexibility. Senators also questioned the APD wait list for disability services, opioid settlement spending, arts funding, the My Safe Florida Home condo pilot, and proposed IT and agency restructuring. Several chairs said some issues would be resolved in conference, and no final vote on the budget was taken in the portion provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Education Finance - 03/26/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • school library aid and provides that electronic computer and audiovisual equipment, information technology
  • 26:30.080> and<00:26:30.720> um<00:26:31.039> information<00:26:31.600> technology
  • equipment and um information technology equipment and um information technology infrastructure<00
  • library media specialist at Ian High School, and I'm also the president of the Information and Technology
  • ,<00:45:06.240> and needs like classrooms, technology, and needs like classrooms, technology
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EEP-TRN-AEN-TCA Informational Briefing 06-25-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to ensure that we and with technology to ensure that we can<00:27:54.480> maximize<00:27:55.440
  • We want to make sure we take advantage of all the technologies that are available.
  • I mean, that's the technology that's available. That's the market. The hydrogen, sorry.
  • the technologies that are available. the technologies that are available.
  • > that's mean, that's the technology that's mean, that's the technology that's available.<01:42
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint informational briefing focused on the Hawaii Department of Transportation’s work under the Navah settlement, which was described as a first-of-its-kind climate agreement tied to the state’s constitutional public trust and clean-environment obligations. Speakers said the settlement was intended to accelerate progress toward Hawaii’s 2030 and 2045 clean energy goals, especially by addressing transportation, the state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. They emphasized that the agreement formalizes milestones, reduces dependence on changing administrations, and includes a role for the legislature alongside the courts and executive branch. DOT and Earthjustice representatives outlined the main settlement deliverables: creation of a new Office of Energy Security and Community Outreach, formation of a youth council, and development of an emissions reduction plan that will be updated over time. They also highlighted a new project-level greenhouse gas/VMT scoring tool, described as the first of its kind in the nation for DOT-wide use, to evaluate the climate impact of transportation projects. The presentation tied these efforts to prior legislative actions, including the state’s climate emergency declaration, net-zero/net-negative targets, and Act 131’s requirements for multimodal network planning and emissions reporting. A substantial portion of the briefing was devoted to the youth council, which reported 20 members selected from 83 applicants, representation from across the islands, and work on bylaws, committees, and outreach. Youth members described feedback they gave on the energy security plan, a student leadership summit presentation, and future plans to meet with legislators and participate in the Climate Future Forum. DOT also said the settlement’s transportation strategies include clean fuels, electrification, aviation sustainable aviation fuel, marine shore power, and carbon sequestration, including expanded native tree planting and fire mitigation work. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken during the briefing. Members discussed implementation challenges, including cost and supply constraints for aviation and marine decarbonization, but DOT said industry stakeholders were not rejecting the goals, only raising affordability and timing concerns. Officials also noted that a GIS map for network gaps was in development and that the settlement’s pedestrian, bike, and transit connectivity requirement would compress roughly 15 years of work into five years, with an estimated annual commitment of $40 million to $50 million.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Labor - 02/27/25

Labor

Transcript Highlights:
  • Information technology: a lot of those are related to social media marketing.
  • a lot of those are related to Technology a lot of those are related to social<01:17:46.639> um
  • because we went through all Technologies because we went through all of<01:29:21.920> the<01:
  • shifts technology and Industry shifts registered<01:31:53.119> apprentiship<01:31:53.600>
  • I finally earned an associate's degree in electrical construction from Dunwoody College of Technology
Keywords: 1187, senate, all