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• And we have the best higher education system in the world, right?
• And we have the best higher education system in the world, right?
• So, you know, and again, we have the best higher education system.
• In this case, it’s dollars that have been put into the system by teachers.
• We are on item number six: Electronic Resources Augmentation. Yes.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And we have the best higher education system in the world, right?
• And we have the best higher education system in the world, right?
• So, you know, and again, we have the best higher education system.
• "In this case, it's dollars that have been put into the system by teachers.
• We are on item number six: Electronic Resources Augmentation." "Yes.

Summary: The hearing focused on the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz) and several related budget proposals. Director D.D. Myers described the California Jobs First economic blueprint, regional planning efforts across 13 regions, and the state’s strategy to target sectors such as ag tech, space, life sciences, semiconductors, and emerging technologies. She also discussed the California brand campaign, export promotion, film tax credits, and the California Civic Media Fund, emphasizing job creation, regional equity, and business attraction/retention. Members raised questions about support for journalism, arts and creative industries, AI’s impact on jobs, foreign direct investment, manufacturing, tariffs, and how the Jobs First framework is being implemented across regions. Go-Biz then presented trailer bill language to extend the encumbrance deadline for remaining Jobs First administrative funds and to codify the Office of Regional Economic Development Initiatives. The department said $95 million of the $100 million Jobs First appropriation had already been deployed to grants for counties and tribes, and members asked for more information on regional outcomes, including Orange County and the North State. Public comment supported Jobs First and the Small Business Development Centers’ role in helping businesses access capital and create jobs. The committee also heard a request for ongoing CalExport funding to replace uncertain federal STEP support; the LAO noted the Legislature may want to weigh whether to backfill federal reductions, while Go-Biz argued the state program is needed because federal support appears unlikely to continue and demand exceeds available funding. The committee next heard the film and television tax credit staffing request. Go-Biz asked for funding for three permanent positions to manage the expanded program, and the LAO recommended approval given the increased workload. The Film Commission reported a sharp rise in applications after AB 1138 and the program expansion, with productions taking place both inside and outside the Los Angeles 30-mile zone and activity spread across the state. Finally, Go-Biz presented a request for one permanent position and one graduate student assistant to support innovation and emerging technologies, including quantum and fusion. Members asked about the use of the state’s quantum funding, and staff explained it would support microgrants, state capacity-building, and workforce education. No formal votes were taken in the portions provided, and the chair indicated some items would be moved and heard later in the agenda.

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• The next sentence, however, says data centers increased energy demands will likely increase system costs
• demands will likely increase system demands will likely increase system costs<00:12:58.720> for
• I think we do have a problem with electronic waste in Minnesota generally.
• transparency this kind of system transparency this kind of system eliminates<00:47:25.240> transparency
• needs real funding the child care system needs real funding and<00:58:26.599> scholarships<00

Bills: HF1277, HF1006

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision, 1183, house

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• septic systems septic systems um<00:16:18.440> more<00:16:18.680> affordable<00:16
• system subaccount.
• vehicle charging system subaccount. vehicle charging system subaccount.
• to the EV charging system subaccount. to the EV charging system subaccount. Okay.
• increase, you know, moving electrons increase, you know, moving electrons around<00:47:35.040>

Bills: HB1736, HB1620, HB1695

Keywords: animal control, spay and neuter, pet overpopulation, sterilization, counties funding, tax designation, veterinary care, electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, energy policy, rebate program, environmental impact, renewable fuels, sustainable aviation fuel, tax credit, greenhouse gas emissions, local production, energy resilience, agricultural innovation, job creation

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1737, which clarifies allowable uses in agricultural districts for farm dwellings and farm employee housing, and HB 1604 HD2, which creates an agricultural workforce housing working group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity. Testimony on HB 1737 was overwhelmingly supportive, with county agriculture officials, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and Hawaii Farmers Union backing the measure; one witness asked for a definition of “affordable” to guard against misuse of farm housing. For HB 1604, the Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Hawaii Farmers Union, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, with OHA requesting disaggregated data and a seat on the working group. Committee discussion focused on housing shortages, possible misuse, affordability, and whether innovative housing models such as modular, tiny, and container homes should be considered. The committee then took action on both measures. HB 1737 HD3 was recommended to pass with amendments that would limit farm employee housing to agricultural employees and their immediate family members actively engaged in the farm operation, add a grandfathering provision for existing permitted housing, preserve county zoning authority, clarify that ag tourism must be secondary and not occur in employee housing, delete a square-footage-per-acre ratio, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. HB 1604 HD2 was also recommended to pass with amendments adding OHA and a housing-shortage organization to the working group, expanding its scope to include modular, tiny, and container homes and permitting/zoning streamlining, and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. Both motions were adopted unanimously by the members present. The joint hearing then moved to HB 1736, which would establish a spay and neuter special fund and require sterilization and declaration provisions for cats, with some discussion of dogs. DLNR and the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill, while Pacific Pet Alliance objected to the broader requirements and the inclusion of dogs; the Hawaiian Humane Society and American Bird Conservancy supported cat-focused sterilization and the special fund, while some testifiers opposed mandatory sterilization as too costly or intrusive. Members raised questions about toxoplasmosis, trap-neuter-release, enforcement, neighbor-island access, and funding needs, and DLNR indicated additional funding and third-party contracting would likely be needed. The transcript then began HB 1620 HD2 on energy, which would increase the environmental response energy and food security tax and shift funds from the hydrogen fueling subaccount to EV charging infrastructure; state agencies generally stood on written testimony in support, while the Tax Foundation objected to special fund earmarks and noted the bill raises only one part of the barrel tax structure.

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• Yeah, I know the judicial system likes January for anything they have to address.
• Yeah, I know the judicial system likes Yeah, I know the judicial system likes January<00:59:12.559>
• It says medical records mean physical medical records and electronic medical records. Period.
• Which the electronic is the portal, right? Portal is different than medical records.
• They don't have access to the portal, but they will pull electronic records from the portal to give to

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES, ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK SHOULD COMPLETE AN APPEARANCE FORM AND HAND IT
• IT IS NOT A DEFAULT SETTING IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM. IT IS A CHOICE.
• THE SAME TIME MAKE SURE THE STUDENTS LEAVING OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM GETS A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION.
• BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEM AND WE LOOK AT P.M.
• AND IT CONTINUES TO ADD TO THE RED TAPE THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Please silence all electronic devices.
• What where is the system breaking down where people running into roadblocks?
• The treatment outcome system capacity performance and more.
• Take up Tab. 3 SB 886, uncoordinated systems of care by Senator leak Senator leak.
• Well, some of the third-party systems, a searchable catalog organized by agency listing job classes,

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Number two, the bill still requires written or electronic permission to fish.
• Number two, the bill still requires written or electronic permission to fish.
• relating to fishing and lakes or ponds located on his or her lands to any person in written or electronic
• relating to fishing and lakes or ponds located on his or her lands to any person in written or electronic
• relating to fishing and lakes or ponds located on his or her lands to any person in written or electronic

Keywords: Meeting start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:37 SB 39 discussion: 04:10 SB 39 vote: 26:35, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Labor met with a quorum and first heard a brief presentation from Vice Chair Frommeyer on a resolution recognizing January as Kentucky Mentoring Month. She highlighted mentoring as important for personal, academic, and professional development and cited partnerships such as Northern Kentucky University’s Norse Network Hub and local community mentoring efforts. The committee then took up Senate Bill 39, sponsored by Senator Gary Boswell, which would treat fish in private lakes and ponds as the property of the landowner and allow landowners to extend fishing rights by written or electronic permission. Boswell and supporter Jason Kenner argued the bill would strengthen property rights, reduce burdensome regulation, support selective harvest and stocking decisions, and could boost tourism, local economies, and aquaculture. Kenner also described bass fishing’s economic impact, youth fishing growth, and examples of tournaments and habitat projects in Kentucky. Boswell said the bill does not change fishing license requirements and does not alter invasive species rules except to clarify that largemouth bass, including F1 Florida bass, are not invasive. Commissioner Rich Storm and other members raised concerns that the bill’s language could affect the Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fee-based funding, federal grant eligibility, enforcement authority, and creel-limit cases, especially if written permission on private waters were interpreted broadly. Senator Webb said she supported the idea of bass stocking but wanted more guardrails and a pilot approach. Senator Howell asked whether Boswell would consider further work on the language, but Boswell declined to accept a committee substitute or amendment at that time. The committee then voted 8-1 with one pass to report the bill favorably, and the chair announced the bill would be reported with favorable expression that it should pass.

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• the attention by various school systems the attention by various school systems and<01:24:12.320
• system?
• system?
• their system. their system. >> Yes,<01:25:38.000> ma'am. >> Yes, ma'am.
• dealing with the issues, the systemic dealing with the issues, the systemic issues<03:01:27.200>

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please silence all electronic devices.
• funds and sponsors the law enforcement information exchange, also called LInX, which is a secure system
• Beyond the Bars, a human rights organization that represents the people impacted by the carceral system
• Beyond the Bars, a human rights organization that represents the people impacted by the carceral system
• When people are denied access to stable, dignified employment, the risk of continued system involvement

Bills: S1080, S1112, S1324, S1338, S1582, S1672

Keywords: traffic safety, school zones, speed detection systems, license plate recognition, yellow signal timing, data privacy, municipal powers, labor pool, employment, temporary work, placement fee, Department of Commerce, limited liability companies, corporations, principal office, registered agent, Florida Statutes, charitable giving, endowment agreements, donor restrictions

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism considered several bills. SB 1338 by Senator Burton would strengthen enforcement of written endowment agreements for charitable gifts and require legislative approval for new filing or reporting requirements on charities. The sponsor and Philanthropy Roundtable testified in support, emphasizing donor intent and protections for nonprofits; the bill was reported favorably. SB 1324, which was expected to address principal offices of LLCs, was temporarily postponed. The committee also passed CS/SB 1080 by Senator DeSigley, which directs FDOT to adopt rules allowing direct payments to first-tier subcontractors in specified circumstances. A transportation industry representative supported the measure, saying the situations are rare but need a statutory remedy. CS/SB 1582 by Senator Yarbrough, as amended, requires secondhand dealers, secondary metal recyclers, and pawnbrokers to submit transaction data to FDLE for statewide sharing through systems such as LInX; the amendment and bill were both reported favorably, with one witness from the Florida Recycler’s Association opposing the amendment. Senator McLean’s SB 1672, creating a home buyer workforce tax credit for employer contributions to help employees with first-time Florida home purchases, was reported favorably with support from the Florida Chamber of Commerce. SB 1112 by Senator Garcia, relating to the Florida Labor Pool Act, drew extensive testimony from workers, reentry advocates, and supporters who argued it would prohibit placement fees when workers are hired permanently, require annual registration of labor pools, improve accountability, and support stable employment and reentry; the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adjourned after recording votes and other closing business.

Transcript Highlights:

• Let's please silence all electronic devices.
• the Department of Education when we were using some of the opportunity to invest in the education system
• So what this bill does, the goal of it really is to improve the support system that we have by requiring
• schools... ...the support system that we have by requiring school districts to systematically screen
• characteristics of dyslexia. ...screening system to identify students exhibiting characteristics of

Bills: S0564, S1062, S1340, S1646, S1718

Keywords: student volunteers, polling locations, election administration, community service, Florida statutes, speech education, debate, high school, Florida Debate Initiative, civics, competitive teams, student participation, educational advancement, dyslexia, dyscalculia, education, screening, intervention, student support, educational facilities

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 met with a quorum present and heard several education-related bills. The committee first considered CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which would create a Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, designate Speech and Debate Week, authorize a teacher endorsement, require FLVS to establish an institute for speech and debate, direct development of related coursework and credentials, and require annual district reporting. Supporters, including a parent and representatives of the Florida Debate Initiative and school groups, emphasized the academic and civic benefits of debate and the need for funding for travel and training. The committee adopted a delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard and reported favorably SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, with testimony from an Orange County principal and others supporting a proposal to let educators bank professional learning hours, and SB 1646 on educational facilities, which revises how facility funding is calculated and prioritized, including safety and planning considerations. The committee then took up CS/SB 564 on student volunteers at polling locations. An amendment clarified that high school students who are registered or pre-registered to vote may volunteer at polling places and count the service toward graduation or postsecondary financial aid requirements. Testimony from a county supervisor of elections and civic groups supported the bill as a way to engage students in elections and expand volunteer opportunities, while clarifying it would not conflict with existing election funding rules. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1340 on coordinated screening and progress monitoring, which requires school districts to screen students for characteristics of dyslexia and dyscalculia, place identified students on support plans, and use evidence-based interventions, with State Board of Education rulemaking to implement the process. The sponsor and a supporting parent group stressed early identification and intervention. The committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also recommended confirmation of Laila Collins to the State Board of Education, and then adjourned.

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• The way they adjust to the stresses on their system.
• the stresses on their system. the stresses on their system.
• The courts accept warrants electronically.
• The second part is actually related to the electronic service of the warrants to electronic service.
• Warrants to electronic service providers.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• c><02:38:07.680> that<02:38:07.840> controls system that is the system that controls system
• <02:39:08.399> is reason Mr musk got into the system is reason Mr musk got into the system
• Treasury Department's electronic payment systems that data records every citizen's private financial
• 01:03.600> every systems that data records every systems that data records every citizens<03:01
• <03:39:00.319> is<03:39:00.479> under today our system is under today our system is

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• We have other systems in place for that.
• Butt, about bias in these systems.
• health system with less bargaining power.
• As I mentioned, electronic medical records were very much the province of very large health systems and
• This has such promise for our entire system.

Summary: The joint informational hearing of the Assembly Health and Privacy Committees focused on generative AI in health care, with opening remarks emphasizing both its potential to improve care and its risks around privacy, bias, liability, workforce impacts, and unequal access. Chair Bauer-Kahan and Chair Bonta framed the discussion around how California can encourage beneficial innovation while protecting patients, especially given the sensitivity of health data and the possibility that AI could worsen existing disparities if not carefully governed. The first panel featured representatives from Cedars-Sinai, Kaiser Permanente, Penguin AI, and Google, who described current uses of AI such as ambient clinical scribes, nursing documentation tools, imaging triage, maternal-fetal risk prediction, and administrative automation. Speakers said these tools can reduce clinician burden, improve patient experience, speed treatment, and in some cases improve outcomes, including a reported mortality benefit from a Kaiser predictive model and faster thrombectomy times at Cedars-Sinai. Members raised concerns about accuracy with accents and multilingual visits, whether predictive tools could reinforce bias or lead to more interventions such as C-sections, and how to ensure a human remains in the loop for important decisions. The second panel, including representatives from the California Health Care Foundation, UC Berkeley, and Stanford, focused on policy and governance challenges. Testimony highlighted examples of AI supporting homelessness outreach and community health work, but also warned that biased algorithms can encode inequities, especially when trained on data that reflect under-treatment of Black, rural, or low-income patients. Witnesses urged clearer standards for trustworthy AI, stronger monitoring and governance structures, better data access for accountability, and attention to the safety net’s limited resources. Several speakers argued that states should require health systems to have AI governance processes, clarify liability between developers and deployers, and regulate downstream uses of AI while preserving access to data for lifesaving research and oversight.

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• What we do know is today's system doesn't work.
• Local agencies have used ADS systems in their workplace for decades, such as SCADA systems and water
• treatment systems.
• We're in these systems because consumers, Californians, want trust, they want trusted systems, they want
• So the biggest example today is the use by the Medi-Cal system to use automated decision systems to automatically

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Don't force all new demand into one system.
• But the legislation says battery system, right? And the installation of the battery system.
• You already said battery systems, right? Do you have to, like, take a picture of all the systems?
• Grid systems.
• We've seen the consequences: water systems lose power.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• That's the frustration in the system.
• Item twelve would be an information management system for our old CAHPS system.
• know how to play the system.
• And I'm done with kids in your system getting by with it because they know how to play the system.
• Chair: ...the required reporting electronically, along with renewal for our SPSS system, and also the

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• House Bill 1123, a bill to be entitled, An act relating to sewer collection systems.
• municipalities to utilize revenue generated from the operation of the municipality's central sewage system
• for the expansion of the central sewage system.
• House Bill 1123, a bill to be entitled, An act relating to sewer collection systems.
• You've ingested hemp, and you end up in an emergency room because you have too much hemp in your system

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into special order and returning messages. Early floor action included passage of HB 6503 (relief for Mandy Penny Lamon by Sarasota County), HB 1123 (sewer collection systems), HB 211 (farm products), and a joint resolution on ad valorem tax exemption for agricultural tangible personal property, all approved without opposition. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the chamber recessed and later returned to messages from the House. The Senate then took up a series of House amendments and conference-style motions on major bills. SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response was amended and concurred in after debate over hurricane recovery, local government moratoriums, evacuation timing in the Keys, and property tax and redevelopment provisions; it passed 34-1. CS/HB 1609 on waste incineration and auxiliary containers was heavily debated over plastic and polystyrene preemption, local beach and park regulations, and landfill/incinerator provisions, then passed 26-10. CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiatives was amended to allow volunteers to carry up to 25 petitions without registration/training and passed 28-9. The Senate also refused to concur in a House amendment to SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, and in SB 116 on veterans, seeking to restore funding for veteran suicide prevention. Later, the chamber approved or advanced several education and health-related bills. CS/HB 1255 on education was amended and passed, with changes to school readiness and other education provisions. CS/HB 875 on educator preparation passed after discussion of cognitive science, classroom management, teacher excellence programs, and the phaseout of the general knowledge test. CS/HB 1105, a large education package, passed after debate over charter school conversions, cell phone restrictions, and other school governance changes. In health care, CS/HB 1427 was introduced as a comprehensive package combining multiple health-related provisions, though the excerpt ends before final action on that bill. Throughout the day, the Senate also concurred or refused to concur in various House amendments on mental health, financial institutions, land development, brownfields, and out-of-network provider legislation, with votes generally recorded and several measures passing on divided but mostly favorable roll calls.

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• <02:31:37.600> signatures and uh developed electronic signatures and uh developed electronic
• , with uh cell phones and uh electronics, with uh cell phones and uh electronics, we<03:19:11.040
• and this is for a billing system and this is for a billing system software<03:39:58.960> upgrade
• , that um ETS and that TRP design system, that um ETS and that TRP design system, but<03:40:48.319
• And then 9, to this new system or not.

Keywords: 916, all

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• . >> Okay, we're gonna put a little weight on 519, which is the drone system.
• <00:22:58.799> is<00:22:59.039> the<00:22:59.840> drone<00:23:00.400> system
• <00:23:01.280> Senator 519, which is the drone system.
• Senator 519, which is the drone system.
• artificial intelligence system. artificial intelligence system.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all