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• My name is Nicole Rocha, and I'm here on behalf of Tech Oversight California.
• Tech Oversight is an advocacy organization that champions meaningful tech accountability reform.
• So people are growing more and more distrustful of big tech.
• Furthermore, the restriction on retaining or using age estimation data is over... ...tech platforms.
• I'm guessing tech nights out in the hall. All right. So we'll bring back to the committee.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills focused on privacy, AI, consumer protection, and public safety. AB 1979 would require a licensed health care professional to retain final clinical judgment when using AI tools in health care and would limit chatbot access to medical records; supporters, including nurses and TechEquity, said it preserves human decision-making, while hospitals and industry groups opposed it unless amended, citing burdens and training concerns. The bill passed 6-1 and was placed on call. AB 2624 would expand the Safe at Home confidentiality program to immigrant service providers and workers facing harassment and doxing; supporters described threats against advocates and their families, while one senator raised concerns about a private right of action and penalties. The bill passed 4-1 and was placed on call for further committees. AB 2103 would make Engaged California a permanent statewide public engagement program; supporters said it broadens civic participation and transparency, while concerns were raised about partisan balance in topic selection. It passed 6-0 and was placed on call to Appropriations. The committee also considered AB 2, which would set statutory damages and other financial accountability measures for large social media platforms when negligence causing harm to children is proven in court. The author and supporters, including a parent who lost her daughter and child-safety advocates, argued that stronger remedies are needed because social media design features are harming children and existing enforcement has been insufficient. Opponents, including TechNet, CCIA, CalChamber, and others, argued the bill blurs content and conduct, could increase litigation, and is unnecessary given existing lawsuits and verdicts. Several senators said the bill was a consumer-protection measure and supported it; it passed 5-0 and was placed on call. AB 883, as amended, would use California’s Delete Act/DROP system to help elected officials and judges remove personal information from data brokers, while also shortening the deletion timeline for all Californians from 45 to 30 days. Supporters said the bill responds to rising threats against public servants and improves privacy tools broadly; some opponents removed or softened opposition after amendments, though CalChamber and CCIA remained opposed unless amended, largely over the private right of action. The bill passed 4-0 and was placed on call. The committee then recessed briefly before taking up AB 2023, a chatbot safety bill for children that would require age verification, safety audits, default protections, parental controls, crisis-response measures, and limits on targeted ads and data sharing. Supporters said it builds on prior AI and child-safety legislation and is needed to prevent harms like self-harm and manipulation; opponents raised concerns about vague harm standards, audit requirements, and liability. The hearing continued with testimony and committee discussion, but no final vote on AB 2023 was shown in the transcript.

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• Kelly Keel, who is here, is a big reason why I agreed to go over to TCEQ.
• That is a big question.
• Of course, and it is a big deal.
• 25 years, yes, ma'am, that is a big concern.
• I mean, it's visual; it's big enough that you can see.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• You know, when it comes to situations like this, my community takes a big hit.
• this, my community takes a big hit. this, my community takes a big hit.
• Um, tech amendments as necessary and we will defect the date. Hold on one second. Um, sorry.
• Um, tech amendments that definition out.
• Um this is made some big changes here.

Bills: HB2611, HB2102, HB1710, HB1868, HB1920, HB1812, HB1733, HB1715, HB1723, HB1724, HB1727, HB1711

Keywords: HB2611, Hawaii antitrust, rental housing, rent price-fixing, algorithmic pricing, algorithmic rent-setting, property management software, pricing algorithms, rent coordination, price-fixing, collusion, cartel, multifamily housing, landlord software, occupancy levels, lease terms, Attorney General, public education program, consumer protection, housing affordability

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2611, which would prohibit algorithmic price-setting in Hawaii’s rental market, require public education by the Attorney General, and establish fines and penalties. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying its language was too unclear and could expose landlords and agents to criminal and civil liability for ordinary rent-setting practices based on public information or assistance from property professionals. Members asked about antitrust standards, tacit agreement, and whether using county-published affordable-rent schedules would be unlawful; the AG said that would not be unlawful if based on public information and without collusion. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Realtors with comments, 50501 Hawaii and General Strike Hawaii, Haloha Project, 13 individuals, and one opponent. The committee then heard HB 2102, which clarifies that residential projects involving ground disturbance in high-risk areas remain subject to state historic preservation review and removes an exemption for lands presumed nominally sensitive. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and the Department of Planning and Permitting supported the measure, saying it would improve clarity and ensure review focuses on projects most likely to affect historic properties or iwi kupuna, while also urging language refinements to better define sensitive sandy-soil areas and balance preservation with housing timelines. NAP Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing it would undo progress made last session and that the current process already includes protections for inadvertent discoveries and efficiency for lower-risk areas. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported HB 2102, explaining it was responding to beneficiary complaints about late-added language in last year’s law and saying the nominally sensitive-area language should be removed because it was adopted without sufficient stakeholder input and could be harmful to iwi kupuna protections. Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and several individuals also supported the bill. Committee discussion focused on how “nominally sensitive” areas are determined, whether project proponents could self-certify areas as exempt, and how high-density residential projects should be treated; SHPD said it uses survey and monitoring data to map sensitivity, that highly sensitive areas like Kīauea are not nominally sensitive, and that some high-density projects should remain exempt if they do not involve new ground disturbance. The hearing included no final vote in the portion provided, but the chair noted 48 individuals in support and continued questioning on the bill’s definitions and implementation.

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• tax breaks for billionaires and big tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.<00:07:28.639
• 53.040> tech<00:42:53.359> and<00:42:53.520> AI American and tech company tech and
• AI American and tech company tech and AI companies<00:42:54.800> can<00:42:55.200> compete
• Nine, it blocks state AI regulations and is a giveaway to big tech, completely trampling over state legislators
• <03:18:37.920> big<03:18:38.319> beautiful these attacks on one big big beautiful these

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Guard to be able to pursue certification through the career tech system.
• education, but then would be able to take that skill set and get a state certification through career tech
• Yeah, that's my big concern.
• I Think that's the big concern.
• To big questions on the bill.

Bills: HB2947, HB3257, HB3264, HB3834, HB3940, HB3944, HB3979, HB4003, HB4118, HB4326, HB4346, HB4421

Keywords: behavioral health, Medicaid expansion, clinical interns, mental health services, licensing requirements, veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, criminal justice, minimum sentences, parole eligibility, violent crimes, Oklahoma statutes, HB3834, Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy Act, ibogaine, ibogaine-based therapeutics, ibogaine analogs

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• But okay. >> There's a big agenda.
• We have again a large tech appearance forms Dr.
• So like a big concern I have with this bill.
• I feel like this will be a big have access? I healthcare.
• We were her big brother's the she could count on right now.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• If drinking water is polluted downstream of a data center in Minnesota, it won't matter to tech bros
• The tech companies are getting massive taxpayer subsidies, and unless this legislature takes action on
• Americans' anger overseeing their country handed over to billionaires of big tech is visible.
• And that, yes, we do have tech, and we have a lot of need for those, but those are not essential.
• The piece around how excited I am to hear a 40% energy reduction from base code, that's a big deal.

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability

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• Aerospace and defense is obviously a big piece of our history.
• High tech and emerging technology is obviously another area of great importance. to digitize and the
• That's really big in education.
• It's not about a zero-sum game or some big competition.
• I'm a big student government geek so I just want to acknowledge Ileana Carmona.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• too big. too big.
• really us getting in between the tech really us getting in between the tech companies<01:12:48.640
• We are currently in a battle for student attention against a clear villain, Big Tech.
• <01:24:00.680> Tech.
• villain, Big Tech. villain, Big Tech.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But the plan is to follow what the feds required in the big beautiful bill.
• And I'm a big proponent of that.
• So anytime that we try to do something big and bold, you have to find a funding source for it.
• It'll also give kids more opportunities for career tech and apprenticeship programs.
• Ultimately, the property tax issue has been a big deal at home.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Pulaski Tech.
• So there's three institutions involved here: UALR, Philander Smith, and Pulaski Tech.
• But, you know, faithful in small things, you're faithful in big things.
• So again, I understand you're not going to have faithful in the big things either.
• And thank you. faithful in the big things either. So the small details do matter.

Summary: The committee first adopted prior minutes and then heard several standing committee audit reports. The executive committee report noted audit and special reports scheduled for the month, one outstanding committee-requested report, and a request to gather information on a possible special report for February. The city/county/local report covered delinquent private water and sewer audits, including reinstatement of turn-back funds for 17 entities, 59 of 64 delinquent 2023 entities filing reports, and action on the town of Daisy requiring repayment of misused street funds. The education report filed three higher education audit reports and deferred one Northwest Arkansas Community College report. The state agencies report filed four reports and deferred audits of the Department of Human Services and the Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism for more information on corrective actions. The committee then received a special audit review of the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at UA Little Rock. Auditors said the program received $10 million in desegregation funding and a $50,000 grant, awarded $1.87 million in scholarships to 379 students, and saw 116 students graduate. The review found many scholarship eligibility exceptions, including awards above the maximum and to students who did not meet GPA, enrollment-hour, or full-time requirements, and numerous disbursement documentation and authorization problems. Committee members sharply questioned the program’s oversight, the role of former staff, the use of funds for travel and cultural activities, and whether any improper spending should be referred for criminal review. UALR representatives said the program was overseen as a sponsored program, that some controls were later strengthened, and that Philander Smith only verified enrollment rather than eligibility. The committee voted to table the report until the next meeting and asked staff to gather the federal court order and additional information. Finally, the committee reviewed the annual report on matters referred to prosecutors and the Attorney General for 2024. Staff said 164 matters were referred, with 28 criminal charges filed, 39 still under review, 3 dismissed, 5 pending in court, and 96 not charged; convictions in 20 cases led to fines, restitution, audit costs, and some bond trust fund payments. Prosecutor representatives explained that many referrals do not become criminal cases because of intent, timing, or other legal limits, and said they generally seek restitution even when charges are not filed. Members asked for more standardized reporting, including whether restitution was recovered and why cases were not prosecuted, and discussed possible training and a checklist for future reports. The committee then voted to file the report and adjourned, with the next meeting set for February 12-13.

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• Bill 2961 is a tuition waiver for Goldar recipients, waiving public tuition and service and career tech
• We have aviation tech 1, 2, 3, and 4. Are those the same levels that you're talking about?
• This bill aims to provide an alternative funding mechanism for capital projects in career tech.
• Representative Ranson, in middle schools, commonly offered at tech course. Would you agree? Yes.
• Could something like this be incorporated in a standard tech course? I'm sure that it could be.

Bills: HB1242, HB1250, HB1590, HB1752, HB1979, HB1983, HB2952, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3240, HB3404, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3671, HB3704, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB3920, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB4092, HB4118

Keywords: HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty, special livestock sale, tax relief, farm products, rural economy, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund

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• These ranching lands are not that big in totality of your entire portfolio.
• <00:35:57.280> in ranching lands are not that big in ranching lands are not that big in totality
• We are going to have some tech amendments for clarity, consistency, and style, and defect the date to
• We are going to have some tech amendments for clarity, consistency, and style, and defect the date to
• We will do tech amendments for clarity, consistency, and style, and defect the date to July 1, 3000.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Kadanasi, it's confirmed your experience as a Navy officer and as a business leader in a high-tech field
• So, artificial intelligence presents big opportunities and big risks for national security.
• Federal agencies should benefit from AI innovation, but instead, a few big tech companies could lock
• A big tech contractor could build its cloud tool so that it works only with its own AI, which would trap
• tech that could threaten our economy?

Keywords: defense industrial base, small business, workforce development, acquisition processes, national security, cybersecurity, critical minerals

Summary: The meeting of the committee revolved around critical discussions on enhancing the defense industrial base, focusing on small business engagement and the importance of streamlined processes in defense contracting. There was a significant emphasis on the need for more investment in the defense manufacturing sector, particularly in the face of competition from countries like China. Some members expressed frustration over the treatment of small businesses, citing barriers that prevent these innovative companies from effectively participating in defense contracts. The need for a workforce capable of meeting the common challenges posed by evolving technologies and geopolitical threats was also highlighted throughout the meeting.

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• 00:22:54.240> is tech platforms accountable is tech platforms accountable is understandable,<00
• big social media<01:20:35.719> companies.
• There's big piles of money up there, and we got to go get them.
• There's big piles of money up there, and we got to go get them.
• Um, there's big piles of money up envy.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The<00:01:10.840> A4<00:01:11.320> amendment<00:01:11.720> is<00:01:11.840> tech
• <00:01:12.280> a<00:01:12.400> technical The A4 amendment is tech a technical The A4
• amendment is tech a technical amendment<00:01:13.520> that<00:01:13.680> was<00:01:13.880
• issue that—sorry, I'm super emotional—but like it's a really big issue at the heart of what is wrong
• issue that Sorry, I'm It's a really big issue that Sorry, I'm super<00:03:55.760> emotional<00

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 1082, which was being handled as the committee budget bill. Members first reconsidered and then adopted the previously approved DE4 amendment so the bill could be updated with a new amendment package. The committee then adopted several amendments, including A4, a technical reviser’s amendment; A3, which added LELS representatives to a task force related to House File 3095; and A9, which extended a spending deadline for a Ramsey County appropriation tied to dual status youth/crossover youth programming. Vice Chair Feist said the deadline change was needed because the original grant timing had been shortened, and she also criticized delays in spending youth justice funds. The committee also adopted A11, which Chair Mohler described as language previously seen in the domestic violence policy/task force bill, narrowed from an indefinite period to 28 days and then to 14 days for the gun-on-arrival arrest provision. A12 was then adopted to continue work on Department of Corrections changes related to the MinCorp program from House File 4031. A Department of Corrections representative explained that a disputed provision no longer used a percentage but instead used a ratio, and that the language reflected stakeholder agreement; a member confirmed the relevant line numbers and raised no objection. After the amendments were adopted, the committee withdrew the DE4 version, adopted the DE6 amendment as amended, and then re-referred House File 1082 as amended to the Ways and Means Committee. All motions were approved by voice vote, with no recorded opposition.

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• I think that was the money that was the big energy producers like Seabrook.
• So this is a good big picture of the Education Trust Fund, especially for the new members.
• This is a good big picture of the Education Trust Fund, especially for the new members.
• There is also thought to be a small set-aside that is supposed to help tech ed programs.
• <01:24:01.159> education that have a career in Tech education that have a career in Tech education

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Education’s Bureau of School Finance provided an adequacy-funding training for Division II, led by Mark Mello. He walked the committee through the adequacy formula using Albany, Allenstown, and Alton as examples, explaining average daily membership, base adequacy aid, and differential aid for free/reduced-price meals, special education, and English language learners. He also noted a recent change requiring home-education differential aid and emphasized that these aid streams are generally unrestricted district funding rather than money tied to specific students or programs. A major focus was the ongoing litigation over the adequacy base amount and the statewide education property tax, or SWEPT. Mello explained the historical basis of the current base amount, the 2008 legislative report that set the original methodology, and the later court ruling that the adequacy amount should be $7,356, which is now before the Supreme Court. He also described how SWEPT currently raises a fixed statewide amount of $363 million and how that revenue is used to offset the state’s adequacy obligation. For the example towns, Albany and Allenstown receive state adequacy grants because their SWEPT revenue is below their calculated adequacy cost, while Alton is an excess SWEPT community because its local SWEPT revenue exceeds the cost of adequate education. The discussion then turned to the pending “excess SWEPT” issue in the Supreme Court and what would happen if excess collections had to be remitted to the state. Mello said the Department is preparing a hypothetical walkthrough and explained that, if the court upholds the Superior Court ruling, DRA would likely be directed to collect excess SWEPT. Members raised concerns about whether SWEPT must be used for educational purposes and about the cash-flow burden on towns if money had to move from municipalities to the state and then back to districts. Mello and members discussed possible administrative workarounds, such as credits against other state aid distributions, and noted that the committee would continue reviewing the mechanics if the court decision comes down during budget work.

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• So, I mean, that is available, but obviously the problem is very, very big.
• Big Tech does everything possible to make sure that people are engaged. as long as possible; it's how
• We've regulated kids working as social media influencers, and we've required Big Tech to disclose various
• But more meaningful progress has been stymied by Big Tech every step of the way.
• If this is a First Amendment right for Big Tech to continue to target kids, we need to reevaluate what

Bills: HF2779, HF1645, HF1885, HF1289, HF1534, HF2707, HF1675, HF3046

Keywords: health care transparency, ownership disclosure, control reporting, health care consolidation, private equity, management services organization, MSO, provider organization, health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, hospital system, affiliate reporting, financial disclosure, public reporting, market concentration, horizontal consolidation, vertical consolidation, health care ownership, corporate practice, health care regulation

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• One thing that's big in our field is having your own set of tools, and I spent probably $2,500 on a set
• in<00:04:40.440> our<00:04:40.560> field<00:04:40.800> is one thing that's big
• in our field is one thing that's big in our field is having<00:04:41.080> your<00:04:41.200><
• Uh, there are a couple, a handful go to a tech college.
• Uh, there are a couple, a handful go to a tech college.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 1791 was presented as a scholarship/grant program for students in postsecondary technical or career programs offered through their high schools. Representative Scott and Representative Lawrence described it as a way to help students transition into careers or further education by covering costs such as tools, boots, books, and other work-related expenses. The chair noted the bill would be laid over, with limited time for testimony because of a full agenda. Testimony strongly supported the bill. Steve Collina of the Minnesota Precision Manufacturing Association said manufacturing is a major Minnesota industry and that the bill fills a gap by supporting K-12 career pathways; he emphasized the proposal would not cost the state or taxpayers. Trevor Quennell, a Centennial High School graduate now at Dunwoody College, said the bill would have eased the burden of buying expensive tools and balancing work, school, and transportation. Eric Trost, an instructor at St. Francis High School, explained that Saints Manufacturing is a student-run, elective business-style program that teaches estimating, quoting, logistics, welding, machining, and employability skills, and he said the grant portion is especially important because many students go directly into the workforce. Naomi Brasky, a St. Francis student and Army National Guard enlistee, said the program has given her real-world problem-solving and communication experience and that grants would help cover costs not included in tuition. Members responded positively, with one noting broader trends away from four-year college and calling the bill common sense. In closing, Representative Lorentzen credited instructor Eric Trost for originating the idea and thanked an audience member, Mr. Yost, for supporting the program. The chair then laid House File 1791 over.

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• putting Just locally into this, these problems out there and we've gotten some additional money from tech
• You couldn't fund enough to do in Martin County, but you've got Big Spring on one side of it.
• We have a program that we created through Texas Tech that we fund locally.
• Text, it, it always helps when you and the rest of the legislative delegation, you know, go to Tech dot
• Uh, in South Texas is, is we're, we're playing a big game of catch up, uh, after years of, uh, maybe

Bills: HB188, HB 265, HJR35

Keywords: emergency preparedness, flood-prone communities, Texas Rural Emergency Preparedness Fund, disaster relief, funding, youth camp, safety regulations, advisory committee, child welfare, health standards, summer camp, camp safety, child abuse reporting, child neglect, mandatory reporting, background check, criminal history check, sex offender registry, CPR training, first aid