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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, there are updates to data practices to clarify what application data is public, protect sensitive
- I'm voting no on a data center moratorium. We've had data centers in this state, Mr.
- I'm voting no on a data center moratorium. We've had data centers in this state, Mr.
- I'm voting no on a data center moratorium. We've had data centers in this state, Mr.
- Those data We need the base power.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Executive Departments and Administration (04/09/2025)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- All that data that is required to be reported is data that is easily available.
- This will just give them a bit more data to put into a spreadsheet.
- So it is important to have objective data that informs our policy.
- All that data that is required to be reported is data that is easily available.
- So it is important to have objective data that informs our policy.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Commerce and Tourism Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- to the Department of Law Enforcement for statewide data sharing purposes.
- Under current law, these entities submit transaction data only to local law Sharing purposes.
- As a result, transaction data may not be readily accessible to law enforcement officials across county
- The system is a secure platform that supports cross-jurisdictional data sharing and is available at no
- Submission of the data to FDLE would allow the information to be integrated into LInX, expanding access
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Commerce and Tourism considered several bills. SB 1338, by Senator Burton, would strengthen protections for charitable endowment gifts by creating a legal pathway to enforce written donor agreements and by requiring legislative approval for certain charity reporting requirements. The sponsor and Philanthropy Roundtable supported the measure as a way to honor donor intent while protecting nonprofits, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1080, by Senator DeSigley, would require FDOT to adopt rules allowing direct payments to first-tier subcontractors in certain circumstances; transportation industry testimony supported it as a rare but needed statutory remedy, and it also passed favorably.
The committee also adopted a strike-all amendment to SB 1582, by Senator Yarbrough, which would require secondhand dealers, secondary metal recyclers, and pawnbrokers to submit transaction data to FDLE for statewide sharing through systems such as LInX. The sponsor said the bill was developed with law enforcement to improve theft and fraud investigations, while a recycler representative spoke against it. The amended bill was reported favorably. SB 1672, by Senator McLean, creating a home buyer workforce tax credit for employer contributions to help employees make a first-time Florida home purchase, drew support from the Florida Chamber of Commerce and was also reported favorably.
A large portion of the meeting focused on SB 1112, by Senator Garcia, which would amend the Florida Labor Pool Act by prohibiting placement fees when a temporary worker is hired permanently by a client employer and by requiring annual registration of labor pools with the Department of Commerce. The sponsor and many speakers from Beyond the Bars, labor advocacy, and reentry communities argued the bill would improve worker protections, transparency, and pathways to stable employment, especially for formerly incarcerated workers. A few cards were filed against, but the bill received broad supportive testimony and was reported favorably. SB 1324 was temporarily postponed, and the committee adjourned after recording members who wished to be noted as voting in the affirmative on the day’s bills.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Jan 22nd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The first is that we are the only state, to our knowledge, with data-sharing agreements to identify these
- I don't think we have that, but I'd be happy to consult with a colleague who has better data and get
- Do we have any additional data on that? No.
- So 95.2%—this is based on 2023-24 data. That's the most recent information I have.
- So 95.2% this is based on 2324 data. That's the most recent information I have.
Summary:
The Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee began with a work session presentation from the Washington Student Achievement Council on the Passport to Careers Program. Staff explained that Passport serves youth who experienced foster care at age 13 or later or unaccompanied homelessness, and that the program provides scholarships and campus support services for college, apprenticeship, and pre-apprenticeship pathways. WASAC said the program is a national model because it uses data-sharing agreements to identify eligible students automatically, is funded by the state, and partners with the College Success Foundation and campus networks to provide support. Officials reported that about 2,000 students will be served in 2025-26, with awards capped at $2,000, and cited an evaluation finding that 31% of participants graduate within eight years, compared with much lower rates for similarly situated students outside the program.
Committee members asked about graduation rates for all students, the share of Passport students who are parents, how unaccompanied homelessness is identified, where campus support staff are housed, and how funding is used. WASAC said most students are single without children, unaccompanied homeless youth are identified through McKinney-Vento liaisons, and campus support structures vary by institution. Staff also described how the program has grown 131% since unaccompanied homeless youth became eligible in 2019, while appropriations have remained around $7 million annually, forcing reductions in the maximum scholarship award from $5,000 in 2023-24 to $2,800 and then $2,000 in 2025-26. Officials emphasized that students still face significant unmet need and that campus support funds are often used for basic needs, academic support, and emergency aid.
The committee then moved through executive session on several bills and advanced each one with a do pass recommendation to Ways and Means. The bills included SB 5826 on medication abortion access at public postsecondary institutions, SB 5828 on Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship awards at private four-year institutions, SB 5909 on low-enrollment undergraduate programs, SB 5931 on WIA board co-chair terms and dashboard requirements, SB 5954 on tuition waivers for certain veteran dependents and survivors, SB 5963 on Passport to Careers funding and eligibility changes, SB 6082 on a state financial aid fraud performance audit, and SB 6090 establishing the Heritage Orchard Program at Washington State University. The committee adopted the proposed substitute for SB 5931 before passing it, and all measures were reported out subject to signatures.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
January 20, 2026 - 10:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- And so this bill now requires the health care providers. to submit identified uterine fibroid data to
- In analyzing the data, Florida's top errors were due to income, such as wages and salary, followed by
- Importantly, the department now leverages QA and performance data to.
- The department also strengthened data verification tools as part of the performance management efforts
- Again, informed by data, which identified rent and utilities as a top driver for error rates, Florida
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public land survey system monument grant program bill, HF1478, heard in committee 3/6/25
Transcript Highlights:
- More precise data creates informed records for land management, accurate taxation.
- Monument uh approximately $1,800 per Monument uh more<00:01:19.400><c> precise</c><00:01:19.799><c> data
- </c><00:01:20.079><c> creates</c><00:01:20.439><c> informed</c> more precise data creates informed more
- precise data creates informed records<00:01:21.520><c> for</c><00:01:22.200><c> Land</c><00:01:22.479
- with more accurate data and improve uh<00:04:10.239><c> Land</c><00:04:10.519><c> Management</c><00:
Summary:
The committee took up House File 1478, a bill to continue and expand a grant program for locating Minnesota’s public land survey system (PLSS) monuments and survey corners. The author explained that many of the state’s 325,000 PLSS monuments have unknown locations, which contributes to boundary uncertainty, lawsuits, and inaccurate land records and taxation. The bill, as described, would add criteria for counties, allow tribes to access the program, and continue funding it. The committee also noted Senate authors and bipartisan support for the measure.
An A1 amendment was offered by Representative Fryberg to put the bill in the desired form, and it was adopted without objection. Testifiers from the Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors and county surveying offices supported the bill, saying better monument location improves maps, property transfers, land management, and tax accuracy, while reducing disputes and lowering survey costs for landowners and public projects. One testifier said the work is important but often underappreciated; another emphasized that more monuments can make surveys much cheaper and more accurate.
Committee members expressed support for the bill’s goals, with several indicating they would sign on. The chair repeatedly referenced uncertainty around the budget forecast and said the committee would have to consider practical fiscal realities. In the end, Representative Fryberg renewed his motion, and House File 1478, as amended, was laid over for possible inclusion.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- wrestling with during the session as it relates to both water usage and energy consumption with our data
- Within data centers, there are three different types of cooling systems.
- I have a question: do we know how many data centers we have in Idaho?
- With the Conservation League, are you aware of environmental concerns involving data centers and what
- I'm not an expert on data centers.
Committee:
Senate Resources and Environment
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- meaning of section 480-2, and also accept the OCP's recommendation to add a definition of personal data
- There is a detailed definition in their testimony, and they would amend the data minimization provisions
- c> There</c><00:04:56.800><c> is</c><00:04:57.280><c> a</c><00:04:57.600><c> detailed</c> personal data
- There is a detailed personal data.
- </c> would amend the date the data would amend the date the data minimization<00:05:03.040><c> provisions
Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Summary:
The Judiciary Committee met in decision-making only session and considered several Senate bills, generally following recommendations to pass measures with or without amendments. SB 2981 would prohibit minimum off-street parking requirements for new development in urban districts and was adopted unamended, with Senator Awa voting no. SB 2982, which bars foreign entities and foreign-influence business entities from making election-related contributions or expenditures, was adopted with an amendment adopting Attorney General language for required advertisement statements.
The committee also advanced SB 2983, creating a misdemeanor offense for criminal destruction of a tree on state or county property; one member opposed it, suggesting a replanting requirement would be a better environmental remedy, but the bill was still adopted unamended. SB 2986, concerning Land Use Commission authority to amend or revise district boundary amendment decisions when conditions are not met, passed with an amendment addressing a defective effective date. SB 2991, on driver’s license revocations for certain alcohol-related offenses and re-examination requirements, passed with amendments clarifying revocation orders and re-examination procedures.
Members then approved SB 3001, which regulates conversational artificial intelligence services by requiring disclosures and protocols to prevent suicidal ideation, with amendments incorporating AG and OCP recommendations, including a personal data definition and broader data minimization language. SB 3010, allowing officials and in some cases private citizens to enter unattended vehicles to protect endangered pet animals, passed with amendments. The committee also adopted SB 3014 on higher fines for taking or harassing protected turtles, SB 3032 clarifying beach and marine deposit prohibitions, and SB 3033 allowing petitions to review beach structure integrity despite a bad effective date; Senator Awa again voted no on SB 3033. The meeting adjourned after the committee noted a later joint hearing with Ways and Means.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- So you basically specifically mentioned data centers.
- centers or construct data centers inside the base?
- the examples that we have is the Department of the Army has announced several companion projects, data
- Are there current plans for data... You mentioned Fort Bliss.
- Are there current plans for data centers in New Mexico at any of these bases?
Summary:
The House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee heard House Bill 29, which would appropriate $8 million to the military base impact fund. The sponsor and supporters said the money would help local communities around New Mexico’s military installations compete for federal grants and fund mission-readiness infrastructure such as utilities, roads, water treatment, and other defense-critical projects. Support came from the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, the New Mexico Veterans and Military Families Caucus, the Kirtland Partnership, and others, who argued the investment would strengthen military readiness, protect jobs, and bring federal dollars into the state. Committee members asked about the types of projects eligible, whether data centers or clean-energy projects could be involved, how water and local regulations would apply, and how the grant process would work. The bill was reported out with a due pass recommendation and no opposition.
The committee then heard House Bill 221, which would remove the $30,000 cap on the New Mexico income tax deduction for military retirement pay. The sponsor said the change would cost about $6 million annually but would help attract and retain military retirees, many of whom retire relatively young and may start businesses or remain active in the state economy. The Department of Veterans Services and the New Mexico Veterans and Military Families Caucus testified in support. Committee questions focused on how many retirees would be affected, the fiscal impact, and longer-term projections; department staff said the veteran population in New Mexico is gradually declining over time based on VA modeling. HB 221 also received a due pass recommendation with no opposition.
After both bills were approved, the chair announced the committee was nearing its dinner hour and adjourned the meeting.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
April 1, 2025 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- DCF collects information from the managing entities and other sources through numerous reports and data
- From the managing entities and other sources through numerous reports and data points.
- Many of the existing reports are based on age data or limited visibility.
- It also clarifies key data points that must be reported.
- It also clarifies key data points that must be reported related to services paid for by the managing
Summary:
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee met and took up four bills. First, CS/HB 633 by Rep. Koster on managing entity reporting and transparency for behavioral health services was amended to clarify reporting requirements and timing, and to address the bill’s fiscal implementation through conferencing. Members and one public speaker supported the measure, emphasizing accountability and better use of state funds. The bill was reported favorably.
Next, CS/HB 531 by Rep. Hunschofsky on background screenings was amended with a strike-all that would require ACCA to create a public webpage with screening education, level-two screening standards, and a searchable catalog of positions requiring screening. Because the amendment changed the bill’s relating-to clause, the chair noted it would be temporarily postponed under House Rule 7.11D and returned to the committee later.
The committee then heard HB 1089 by Rep. Booth, which adds Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the recommended newborn screening panel, subject to appropriation. A parent testified in strong support, describing the benefits of earlier diagnosis and treatment, and several members spoke in favor. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, CS/HB 907 by Rep. Anderson created the Sunshine Genetics Program, an opt-in newborn whole-genome sequencing program, and established the Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases at FSU and a Sunshine Genetics Consortium. An amendment made funding contingent on appropriations and added Nicholas Children’s Hospital and Florida International University to the consortium board. After supportive testimony and debate, the bill was also reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Finance and Tax Feb 5th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS CENSUS DATA FOR STATE REVENUE.
- THE NEXT CHART HAS DATA FROM THE TAX FOUNDATION.
- THIS IS THE DATA FROM 2022.
- THIS IS SOME OTHER DATA THE CENSUS BUREAU PROVIDES.
- >> YES, I BELIEVE THE DATA IS AVAILABLE.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/6/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- of this data with you.
- So here's another way of looking at data.
- So we'd like to see some data; the data next year will be really important to look at.
- </c><00:19:16.280><c> looks</c> graphs and charts and that data looks graphs and charts and that data
- This is a year-old data, so you can see salaries from last year.
Committee:
House Higher Education Finance and Policy
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- So the EUP/FARS data is a very powerful data system and has given the state a very reliable set of information
- So Minnesota has a relatively rich system of data, with the accounting data in EUP/FARS, the MARS data
- </c> eup fars data is a very powerful data eup fars data is a very powerful data system<00:19:32.159>
- </c><00:29:01.279><c> Series</c> 1985 and as a result our data Series 1985 and as a result our data Series
- Would that change this data at all, or is this just purely the number of students?
Committee:
House Education Finance
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
Tourism and Gaming Working Group (TGWG) - Thu Jun 18, 2026 @ 10:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- ><c> for</c><00:37:27.000><c> that</c><00:37:27.280><c> and</c> I'm getting data already for that and
- I think there's enough data out today.
- There's some more stuff I tried to put lots of data in here. I'm sorry.
- </c><01:13:09.880><c> I'm</c> put lots of data in here. I'm sorry. I'm put lots of data in here.
- Um, so I'm curious, you know, do you have any data? Did you have a lot of data here?
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (04/09/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> for the sake of collecting data, right? for the sake of collecting data, right?
- We're collecting data. We're going to do something with that data.
- We're collecting data. We're going to do something with that data.
- </c> this data this data already, but<00:24:04.240><c> Okay.
- </c> a lot of data already. That's right. a lot of data already. That's right.
Summary:
The committee first heard Senate Bill 74, which would require state agencies, especially the Department of Environmental Services and other permitting agencies, to report more detailed data on permit applications, approvals, denials, pending applications, and permits taking longer than 90 days. The sponsor’s representative and a lawyer who helped draft the bill argued that the legislature needs comprehensive permitting data to evaluate whether current timelines are reasonable and whether regulatory delays are burdening property owners and economic activity. They said the information should already be tracked within existing budgets, despite a fiscal note claiming additional staff would be needed. A Business and Industry Association representative supported the bill, saying better data is needed to understand actual permitting timelines and to help streamline the process, especially in light of housing and development concerns.
Members asked whether the bill was simply collecting data without a clear next step, and the response was that the data would allow lawmakers to judge whether existing deadlines, extensions, and exemptions are justified and whether changes to permit timelines are needed. Several members agreed the information would be useful and that agencies should already be tracking it. The committee then voted to pass Senate Bill 74 on a roll call, with the motion approved and the bill placed on consent for further consideration, with a note that it would go to finance for review of the fiscal note.
The committee then took up Senate Bill 196, which would raise the threshold for certain in-house construction projects handled by the Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services and two other departments from $500,000 to $1 million, described as an inflationary update. The sponsor said the department’s existing staff can handle these smaller renovation-type projects and that the bill should not require new positions; the deputy adjutant general later confirmed the department does not need additional staff and said the projects are typically roof, boiler, and similar repairs. Members asked about a fiscal note suggesting new positions and about revenue/expenditure impacts, and the sponsor explained that the fiscal note language appeared to reflect an earlier draft and that the budget effect is largely a shift in where the work is performed. The committee recessed briefly for the deputy adjutant general’s arrival, then continued discussion of the bill.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/21/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- We'd be keeping it private data on individuals or non-public data.
- We'd be keeping it private data on individuals or non-public data.
- We'd be keeping it private data on individuals or non-public data.
- </c> that data would be um equally useful. that data would be um equally useful.
- That's the data classification.
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs May 11th, 2026
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- We think, and we’re getting data. I’m getting that data for this property tax conversation.”
- We're continuing to gather data, and we can share it with the committee as we continue to gather data
- Some of it is about data reporting.
- It's not bad at all, not compared to a data center. Well, but data centers—don't get me started.
- Not compared to a data center. Well, but data centers, don't get me started.
Committee:
Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:21:58.400><c> or</c> not been able to gather any data or not been able to gather any data or
- We're going to need the additional data, and we'll need the ability to not only have the data but to
- We're going to need the additional data, and we'll need the ability to not only have the data but to
- SB 3246, relating to hospital discharge data.
- Like to move hospital discharge data.
Bills:
HB1853 , HB1591 , HB1961 , HB1854 , HB1965 , HB1962 , HB1959 , HB2505 , HB2576 , HB1801 , HB1804 , HB1864 , HB2319 , HB2314 , HB2115
Committee:
House Health
Summary:
The committee heard testimony on SB 2047, relating to pharmacy benefit managers. The Insurance Division said the bill would require new enforcement resources and estimated an appropriation of about $1.5 million and five positions. Kaiser Permanente asked for an amendment to exclude HMOs from the definition of third-party PBMs, saying the bill should not interfere with integrated care models. PCMA and the Hawaii Pharmacist Association supported narrowing amendments, with pharmacists objecting to section 3 and warning the bill as amended could create major operational burdens and a significant general fund cost. No vote was taken in the portion provided, and the chair moved on to the next measure after questions.
The committee then took up SB 2080, which would allow Hawaii to join the psychology interjurisdictional compact. Supporters, including DCR, the Hawaii Association of Health Plans, the Hawaii State Association of Counties, the Grassroot Institute, and others, said the compact would expand access to psychology services, especially for people in rural areas or those needing continuity of care while traveling. Opponents, including the Board of Psychology and a Shamanad University psychology professor, raised concerns about client safety, crisis-response procedures, enforcement costs, FBI background checks, and possible loss of state control over training and specialization standards. The board said Hawaii’s current 1,900-hour internship/postdoc requirement is higher than the compact’s standard and that the state is still implementing a separate provisional licensing law that may address some access issues. The discussion focused on whether the compact would meaningfully reduce shortages and whether Hawaii should instead pursue changes within its existing licensing system.
Finally, the committee heard SB 2277 on hospital price transparency. The Office of Consumer Protection initially noted the bill could require significant staffing, but later testimony from SHIP suggested the measure could be handled more simply by working with the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and publicly posting violations. The Healthcare Association of Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing hospitals already must comply with federal CMS transparency rules and that adding state requirements would increase costs and legal exposure, especially if violations were treated as unfair or deceptive trade practices. Steve Fenberg testified in support, saying the bill would simply codify existing federal requirements in state law and that he was open to amendments removing state enforcement and the unfair trade practice language. No final action was taken in the excerpt provided.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- They had a big data breach. What are we doing?
- And then our students' data is safe, not their DNA and data. Very good question.
- They've had data breaches.
- That's a very data-intensive process.
- We do have the data. We could do that.
Committee:
House Budget
MS
Mississippi 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations - Room 216, 13 January, 2026; 1:45 PM
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- They're going to do the data analysis.
- They're going to do the data analysis.
- They're going to do the data analysis.
- , but we do have that data, and particularly CPS.
- And one uh last— get the data by your districts, but get the data by your districts, but >> that's
Committee:
Joint Appropriations