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ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Jul 15th, 2026 at 09:00 am
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- China decided to make AI infrastructure a national mission.
- So they treat infrastructure like they would railroads. A national mission.
- So they treat infrastructure like they would railroads.
- Number two, the infrastructure for the electrical grid.
- One thing I don't see is that they're really considering the impact on local infrastructure.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Committee Jul 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- China decided to make AI infrastructure a national mission.
- So they treat infrastructure like they would railroads.
- So they treat infrastructure like they would railroads. So, I mean, they're looking at AI...
- Number two: the infrastructure for the electrical grid.
- Number two: the infrastructure for the electrical grid.
Summary:
The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, established a quorum, and heard introductory remarks from Majority Leader Hogue and the chair about the committee’s charge. Members said the goal was to build a factual foundation on AI, hear from experts and stakeholders, and develop practical North Dakota-focused recommendations rather than simply produce a large volume of bills. Legislative Council also reviewed interim committee rules and procedures before the informational presentations began.
Staff and NCSL presenters then gave overviews of AI concepts and the state and federal policy landscape. The background memo and presentations covered AI categories and terms, state laws in areas such as consumer protection, algorithmic discrimination, deepfakes, chatbots, children’s safety, health, education, and government use, as well as data center siting and economic impacts. NCSL described a growing number of AI bills introduced and enacted across the states, with comprehensive laws in places like Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois, and noted recurring issues around transparency, privacy, liability, and protections for minors.
A major focus of the discussion was federal preemption and the tension between state regulation and national AI policy. NCSL said a recent White House executive order and related federal framework seek a light-touch, innovation-friendly national standard, with possible challenges to state laws and possible funding conditions tied to compliance, though no broad federal preemption has yet been enacted. Members asked about Commerce Clause concerns, industry pushback, oversight models, and whether AI policy is bipartisan; presenters said the issue cuts across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfake restrictions but more disagreement on broader regulatory approaches. No votes or formal actions were taken at the meeting, and the committee recessed briefly for technical issues during the second presentation.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Ways and Means Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am
Joint Committee on Ways and Means
Transcript Highlights:
- The proposed $39.84 million investment for our Holyoke home supports the staffing, infrastructure, and
- So it has required us over the past almost 12 years now to build out this whole infrastructure.
- We are also migrating our eligibility system to a more stable infrastructure that will provide faster
- The vast majority of benefits stable infrastructure that will provide faster, more reliable tools for
- We're tackling it from, obviously, staffing and technology and infrastructure.
Summary:
The hearing was a FY27 budget session on Health and Human Services held in Mattapan, hosted by the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. Opening remarks from Senator Lydia Edwards, Representative Brandy Fluker-Reed, Representative Russell Holmes, and Boston Public Library President David Leonard emphasized the significance of holding the first Ways and Means hearing in Mattapan, the importance of community access, and the role of libraries as human services institutions. Committee members and attendees introduced themselves before agency testimony began.
MassAbility testified first, describing its mission to support people with disabilities through employment, independent living, and disability determination services. The agency highlighted federal funding uncertainty, a modest FY27 budget reduction, and a proposed reworking of its home care program, which it said is outdated and should better target those most in need. Members questioned the home care cut, staffing reductions, and federal coordination. MassAbility also shared a participant story about recovery and community support to illustrate the impact of its services.
The Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing then presented its FY27 request, focusing on interpreter and captioning access, workforce development, emergency communication, aging-related hearing loss, and transition services for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth. Members asked about interpreter shortages, after-hours emergency coverage, ASL education, and community training; the commission said it is expanding mentorship and referral systems but still faces staffing and vendor challenges. The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind followed with a $30.8 million request, describing services for nearly 9,000 consumers, peer support groups, vocational rehabilitation, and Turning 22 services, while noting federal funding uncertainty and a 7% budget cut. Members raised concerns about maintaining services with fewer resources, and the commissioner said the agency had trimmed overhead and could manage the proposal.
The Office for Refugees and Immigrants closed the segment, outlining expanded legal, housing, workforce, citizenship, and financial literacy supports for immigrants and refugees, including Know Your Rights trainings, legal defense initiatives, and the Massachusetts Access to Counsel Initiative. Members discussed the effects of federal policy changes, the loss of refugee resettlement funding, and the need for state support to fill gaps. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the hearing consisted of agency presentations and committee questioning.
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 9, February 19, 2026-AM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate File 69, Waste and Storm Water Infrastructure Study, an act relating to water, sponsored by water
- Senate File 69, Waste and Storm Water Senate File 69, Waste and Storm Water Infrastructure<01:35:16.080
- Study, an act relating to Infrastructure Study, an act relating to water,<01:35:18.719>
sponsored - We've heard a lot about the need for replacing aging water infrastructure.
- So far, our efforts have been focused on irrigation infrastructure.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Air Mobility & Aviation Economic Development Task Force (11-4-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- 2010, including infrastructure 2010, including infrastructure and<00:04:47.680>
compensation< - We've built infrastructure to support a fleet of electric GSSE and ground service equipment, which is
- and policies to support infrastructure and policies to scale<00:16:20.000>
the <00:16:20.240>< - We have that kind of an infrastructure.
- We have that kind of an infrastructure.
Summary:
The task force met on November 4, 2025, approved the prior minutes without objection, and then heard a presentation from Amazon on its Kentucky aviation and logistics operations. Amazon described its statewide footprint, including its Boone County air hub at KCVG, its investment of more than $60 billion in Kentucky since 2010, about 20,000 jobs in the state, and its use of Amazon Air as a middle-mile network supported by third-party carriers. The company also highlighted small-business support, community relief efforts, and workforce development through Career Choice, including partnerships with Kentucky schools and aviation maintenance training.
Members asked about Amazon’s most in-demand workforce needs, future operational challenges, and whether autonomous vehicles are used on the KCVG ramp. Amazon said it would follow up on workforce-demand details, identified customer-driven innovation and culture as ongoing challenges, and said autonomous vehicles are in testing but are not part of regular KCVG operations. Amazon also emphasized sustainability efforts, including alternative aviation fuel, and said it wants to work with the legislature to expand AAF production and supply in Kentucky.
The task force then heard from Secretary Jeff Noel of the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development and Matt Wingate on the state’s aviation economic development strategy. They said aviation and aerospace are central to Kentucky’s logistics and economic-development goals, with aerospace identified as the state’s top export and air cargo as a major strength. They discussed outreach to general aviation airports, support for local grant matching, airport funding projects, workforce and education partnerships, and efforts to market Kentucky at aviation trade shows such as Paris Air Show and MRO America. No formal votes or other actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.
MI
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill will be referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- The bill will be referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- The bill will be referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Summary:
The Senate met with 29 members present and a quorum, opened with invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved several temporary and full excusals for absent senators. During introduction and referral, the chamber received a large number of new Senate bills and House bills, covering election law, public health, occupational and skilled trades regulation, school code and school aid issues, child protection, cemetery and funeral regulation, insurance, estates, food law, political activity, credit unions, social welfare, transportation, natural resources, and a veterans hyperbaric oxygen therapy grant/fund proposal. All of these measures were read and referred to the appropriate committees; no substantive debate occurred at this stage.
The Senate then moved into the Committee of the Whole and considered Senate Bills 480, 517, and 278. SB 480, dealing with child care organization licensing and regulation, received and adopted a committee substitute and advanced. SB 517, a Revised School Code bill, received and adopted a floor substitute and advanced. SB 278, amending the State Housing Development Authority Act, was reported without amendment and advanced. The Committee of the Whole reported SBs 480 and 517 with amendments and SB 278 without amendment, and the Senate concurred in those recommendations.
On third reading, the Senate took up Senate Bill 49, amending the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act, and Senate Bill 50, amending the Code of Criminal Procedure. Senator Albert offered an amendment to SB 49 to require citations within six months of a violation, arguing it would align with federal standards and provide certainty; the amendment failed. Both SB 49 and SB 50 then passed by votes of 20-15, with three senators excused. The Senate also suspended the rules to immediately consider Senate Resolution 134, which recognized June 23-29, 2026 as Grassroots Week; Senator Kavanaugh spoke in support, citing civil rights history and modern grassroots organizing, and the resolution was adopted. The chamber then proceeded to statements and adjourned until Wednesday, June 24 at 10 a.m.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Elections Committee May 6th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 73 further protects our elections infrastructure by safeguarding voter lists, ballots, and voting
- to polling places, while at the same time watching the expansion of DHS detention enforcement infrastructure
- to polling places, while at the same time watching the expansion of DHS detention enforcement infrastructure
Summary:
The Assembly Elections Committee met on May 6, 2026, with a quorum present and heard one bill, SB 73. The author described the measure as a response to perceived threats to California elections, including restrictions on armed or non-uniformed personnel at polling places, protections for ballots and voting equipment, and limits on law enforcement access to election materials without a court order. The chair reviewed a set of agreed amendments, including removing a section conflicting with AB 1664, deleting proposed criminal penalties, clarifying the role of the Attorney General and Secretary of State, and refining language on signature challenges, law enforcement support, and certified voting technology. Supporters, including AAPI Force, CHIRLA, the League of Women Voters of California, and Common Cause, argued the bill would protect voters from intimidation and preserve election integrity. Opponents from CALA argued the bill was unnecessary, would hinder legitimate investigations, and reflected distrust of law enforcement and federal oversight.
Committee discussion focused heavily on whether the bill was responding to real-world threats and on the ballot seizure in Riverside County. Members questioned how the measure would affect signature challenges, chain of custody, and investigations into possible fraud. The author and supporters said ballots should remain in election officials’ custody and that federal or local agents should not be able to interfere with election materials or intimidate voters. The chair and other members also discussed the urgency clause and the need to move the bill quickly despite the proximity of the June election.
The committee voted to do pass and re-refer SB 73 to the Committee on Public Safety. The roll call initially showed the bill passing 5-1, then after the absent member arrived, the final vote was 6-2, and the bill was reported out of committee.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 73 further protects our elections infrastructure by safeguarding voter lists, ballots, and voting
- to polling places, while at the same time watching the expansion of DHS detention enforcement infrastructure
- to polling places, while at the same time watching the expansion of DHS detention enforcement infrastructure
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Natural Resources Subcommittee REVISED: HB4155 (Hasenbeck) added Feb 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- The revenue is then deposited into a dedicated grid modernization fund to help cover infrastructure costs
- And so now we are creating a community music infrastructure and events development revolving fund, although
- This is going to be to build up our music festival infrastructure.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-08
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- governor's suggested fourteen million from the 911 fund on a one-time basis for maintaining critical infrastructure
- I also appreciate the inclusion of the Armory infrastructure funding that will help support the backbone
- concerned for the future of our ability to adequately service Minnesota's crime victim services infrastructure
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- following: diversify our view of what economic development looks like in rural Florida; focus on infrastructure
- following: diversify our view of what economic development looks like in rural Florida; focus on infrastructure
- marketing assistance to small rural and agritourism businesses, and expands eligibility for rural infrastructure
Summary:
The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and first considered CS/SB 7012 on child welfare, presented by Senator Graal. The bill addressed three areas: child welfare workforce shortages, higher-acuity children in out-of-home care, and services/data for commercially sexually exploited children. It would create a CPI and case manager recruitment program aimed at former public safety and service workers, convene a workforce work group, establish a four-year treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits identified by DCF based on removal and placement data, and require more detailed, extractable child-level data on commercially sexually exploited children along with a bed capacity study and service gap analysis. Two amendments were adopted: one clarified record retention for redacted assessments, and another attached the appropriation.
The committee then heard CS/SB 110 on rural communities from Senator Simon. The bill proposed a broad rural development package, including a state office of rural prosperity, a Renaissance grant program for counties with declining populations, increased housing support, major rural road funding, school consortium funding, and additional health care resources for rural facilities and training. A delete-all amendment was adopted that expanded and refined several provisions, including local sales tax trust fund distributions, county connectivity projects, agritourism marketing support, disaster-impacted rural infrastructure eligibility, insurance and provider eligibility changes, and increased funding for critical access hospitals and rural medical education reimbursement.
Both bills drew broad support from local government, education, health care, housing, and rural advocacy representatives. Supporters said the rural bill was especially comprehensive and would help small counties, schools, roads, housing, and health care, while one witness cautioned that road expansion should be balanced with protection of agricultural and natural lands. Senator Bradley and Senator Simon emphasized local control and the importance of strengthening rural Florida without imposing mandates. CS/SB 7012 and CS/SB 110 were both reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII Feb 26th, 2025
Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII
Transcript Highlights:
- I want to focus on two main areas today, contested cases and strengthening infrastructure resiliency
- were going on, we were able to. start cross-training with the electricity rates experts and and infrastructure
- legal, office of policy and docket management, compliance and enforcement, energy efficiency, the infrastructure
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
PBS Info Briefing - Mon Aug 18, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But the second thing is, um, as we are also building the infrastructure to do two things, one of them
- <00:39:28.880>
to building the the the infrastructure to building the the the infrastructure - within a few months you infrastructure within a few months you know<00:39:50.800>
just <00:39: - And so it's really the coordination that's needed immediately, and there has to be an infrastructure
- ready to do that and infrastructure ready to do that and there<01:16:57.679>
has <01:16:57.840
Summary:
The House Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on the second anniversary of the Maui wildfires, with Chair Dela Alani framing the discussion around emergency preparedness, recovery, and lessons for future disasters. The main presentation came from researchers involved in the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study, who described the project as a grassroots academic-community partnership that has enrolled more than 2,000 adults and children for health screenings, social assessments, and biomonitoring. They said the study has documented elevated mental and physical health conditions, housing instability, unemployment, barriers to care, and exposure to heavy metals and other toxicants, while also noting some modest improvement in adult mental health and self-rated health compared with the prior year.
The presenters emphasized that wildfire impacts remain severe two years later. They reported that about half of adult participants had worsening health since the fires, roughly 40% had direct or frequent fire exposure, and many adults showed chronic disease burdens such as hypertension, diabetes, and respiratory impairment. They also said about half of adult survivors reported depressive symptoms, about a quarter had moderate to severe anxiety, more than 4% had considered suicide in the prior month, and nearly one in four had PTSD. A clinician from the Lahaina Certified Community Behavioral Health Center described the clinic’s no-turn-away model, with case management, therapy, psychiatric evaluation, and medication management for anyone who needs it, and urged lawmakers to fund and expand that approach.
The researchers also highlighted environmental findings, saying urine testing of more than 1,200 adults found heavy metal signatures that differed between burn-zone residents and those on the perimeter, with higher levels associated with displacement and ash re-exposure. They said about 20% of participants had higher-than-expected heavy metal levels 6 to 12 months after the fires, and cited a negative association between nickel levels and lung function. They argued for long-term monitoring, better cleanup methods, and a centralized health surveillance system tied to community outreach. No vote or formal committee action was taken during the briefing; the chair said the presentation materials and related reports would be posted for public access, and members were invited to ask questions after the presentation.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans Broadband and Rural Development - 03/12/25
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- so as I was looking to infrastructure so as I was looking to invest<00:26:04.080>
in <00:26:04.240 - >
much <00:26:04.520>needed <00:26:04.799>infrastructure <00:26:05.399>for the state already uh with infrastructure the state already uh with infrastructure how<01:53:21.040- > invest in much needed infrastructure for invest in much needed infrastructure for the<00:26:05.679>
- But you're also adding new stuff where you've got infrastructure already. How do we balance that?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- , energy, and telecommunications infrastructure work.
- , energy, and telecommunications infrastructure work.
- Last year, we conducted an analysis of the problem of underground infrastructure damage in Minnesota
- found that telecommunications installation was the leading cause of damage to buried infrastructure
- we didn't make this data infrastructure we didn't make this data up<00:37:10.640>
what <00:37:
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 01/23/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- <00:15:31.920>
and <00:15:32.079>cultural <00:15:32.519>resource infrastructure - is still in Council on infrastructure is still in the<00:16:00.600>
process <00:16:00.880> - And one of the things that we're seeing just from an infrastructure perspective, based and supported
- an infrastructure perspective uh based<00:35:34.400>
and <00:35:34.560>supported <00:35 - bill that allowed uh for infrastructure bill that allowed uh for smaller<00:48:10.880>
school
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (02/03/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- have them build jobs and infrastructure have them build jobs and infrastructure and<00:08:31.720
- there's a high or power infrastructure there's a high upfront<00:25:45.679>
cost <00:25:46.640 - The impact of submerging the coastal infrastructure and communities as our sea levels rise, and killing
- additional grid infrastructure additional grid infrastructure to<01:42:36.840>
support <01 - or system that's there infrastructure or system that's there that<04:48:41.840>
enables <04:48
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- to determine if adequate infrastructure to determine if adequate infrastructure services<01:11:18.880
- infrastructure in the school district. infrastructure in the school district.
- infrastructure. I also am from Raymond. infrastructure. I also am from Raymond.
- It's because we know that when they build, the infrastructure will be impacted.
- and and infrastructure and things like<02:20:33.280>
that.
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
PBS Info Briefing - Mon Apr 20, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- that uh we might be um infrastructure that uh we might be able<01:31:26.640>
to <01:31:27.520> - right now and leverage the infrastructure that we already do have.
- to put infrastructure in that's going<01:39:46.000>
to <01:39:46.080>give <01:39:46.360 - that we already do the infrastructure that we already do have.<01:39:53.000>
And <01:39:53.160 - <01:40:15.480>
we <01:40:15.600>have as good as the infrastructure we have as good
Keywords:
healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Commission to Study Stable Tokens (02/10/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- Is this technology suitable for that, or is this really a banking infrastructure product?
- Is this technology suitable for that, or is this really a banking infrastructure product?
- Is this technology suitable for that, or is this really a banking infrastructure product?
- Is this technology suitable for that, or is this really a banking infrastructure product?
- infrastructure product? infrastructure product?
Summary:
The meeting began with roll call and approval of the prior meeting minutes, which passed unanimously. Members then introduced the day’s presentations, including one on the Canton network and another on tokenizing real-world assets, with a focus on how blockchain systems can support regulated financial institutions and asset tokenization.
Julie, the director of policy and government affairs at Digital Asset, presented on the Canton network, describing it as a privacy-enabled public blockchain designed for regulated finance. She said tokenization should preserve the same legal and economic rights as the underlying asset, and argued that blockchain-based books and records can shorten settlement times, improve 24/7 trading, and reduce friction in capital markets. She identified three main barriers to institutional adoption of public blockchains: lack of privacy, limited throughput/scalability, and lack of control for compliance purposes such as freezing assets, pausing transactions, and meeting AML/sanctions obligations. She explained Canton’s structure as a public, permissionless network with application-level privacy controls, a global synchronizer, and super validators chosen by vote. She also highlighted current ecosystem participants and use cases, including Broadridge, Circle, and the DTCC’s planned tokenization of U.S. Treasuries on the network.
Members and online participants asked about the relationship between tokenized assets and the Clarity Act, tokenized deposits, safeguards for faster settlement, and whether the platform could be used for municipal or property records. Julie said Digital Asset was not taking a position on rewards, but supported clearer statutory definitions because tokenized securities should carry the same rights as the underlying assets and investors need to know whether a token is a true tokenized security or a synthetic/reference token. She said the company is agnostic on whether the cash leg is stablecoins or tokenized deposits, though it expects both to develop. In response to concerns about rapid settlement, she pointed to institution-level permissions and SEC disclosure expectations as safeguards. She also said the technology could be used for other records, including potentially property-related records, if those assets can be tokenized.