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Keywords: HI Senate YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub4Zt80swj4, 2026-07-02T01:22:44+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/hearingnotices/HEARING_HMS_06-22-20_.pdf, 912, senate, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• So there are two ways we review data affordability.
• So there are two ways we review data affordability.
• So there are two ways we review data affordability.
• This is actually older data.
• We started preparing this um older data.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• services such as real-time bus tracking, mobile ticketing, advanced scheduling software, and detailed data
• passenger counters, currently we use Genfare, so they have like our fare boxes, who we get all of our data
• response services on Sundays and holidays following the same schedule guidelines as our paratransit users
• Services on Sundays and holidays will follow the same schedule guidelines as our paratransit users.
• In 2025, we transported 1,945 wheelchair users. 21,848 senior citizens and 28,660 ADA-certified riders

Summary: The committee met as a study subcommittee on fixed-route public transportation and first approved the December 11 minutes. It then heard detailed presentations from transit leaders in Grand Forks, Bismarck/Mandan, and Fargo about their systems, including route structures, paratransit service, ridership trends, fare changes, funding sources, fleet replacement needs, and operational challenges. Grand Forks described Cities Area Transit’s 17 routes, university shuttle service, expanded paratransit coverage, a 2025 fare increase, and rising costs for labor, fuel, parts, and new buses. Bismarck/Mandan’s Bisman Transit outlined its fixed-route and paratransit operations, recent service expansions approved for April 1, fare structure, ridership recovery since COVID, and major funding streams including mill levies, federal grants, and new local sales tax revenue. Fargo’s MATBUS representative emphasized the importance of continued state support for urban fixed-route transit. Members asked extensive questions about cost per ride, fare increases, school transportation, veteran service partnerships, app-based ticketing, local funding formulas, and whether ride-share or microtransit could replace fixed routes. Transit officials said fixed-route service remains essential because it provides reliable capacity, supports jobs and access to services, and preserves federal funding tied to public transit operations. They also said paratransit is costly but necessary for riders with disabilities, and that vehicle and maintenance costs have risen sharply. Minot’s transit superintendent added context on the state’s existing transit aid formula, explaining that it is weighted more toward rural and paratransit providers and that urban fixed-route systems are seeking a separate, dedicated funding source rather than changes to the current formula. The committee also heard public testimony from North Dakota Protection & Advocacy supporting both fixed-route and paratransit service for disabled riders, and from Minot staff on refurbished buses, CDL driver recruitment, and why the agency is not pursuing full electric buses. Near the end, members discussed whether to recommend additional state funding for the four urban fixed-route systems. A motion passed to have Legislative Council prepare a summary of the subcommittee’s activities for inclusion in the Government Finance Committee’s report to Legislative Management. Members then continued discussing possible recommendations, including a separate funding source for urban fixed-route transit and whether the four urban systems should meet to develop a proposed amount.

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• Diversions, you know, data is only good as the input. We’re always working on our data.
• I serve on a data subcommittee, I think two different data subcommittees.
• I’m hopeful that with our data projects that we’re working on... ...that data point.
• Now, the FINS data is accurate.
• More user-friendly, and I think our data will continue to improve.

Summary: The Senate and House Joint Committee on Children and Youth met to approve prior minutes, confirm Representative Mary Bentley to the Child Maltreatment Investigations Oversight Committee, and receive several presentations. The Arkansas Infant and Child Death Review team reported on unexpected child deaths in Arkansas, saying its 2023 review covered 148 of 170 non-natural deaths, with the remainder unavailable due to criminal investigations or missing records. Of the reviewed deaths, 69 were accidents, 14 suicides, 18 homicides, and 47 undetermined, and members discussed how the report’s recommendations could be used by agencies and nonprofits for prevention work and grant applications. Committee members also asked about age breakdowns and how the data could be shared without identifying individual cases. The committee then took up HCR 1010 and a broader discussion of juvenile justice reform. Representative Shepard said the resolution was intended to confront data on juvenile incarceration and system outcomes. Senator Missy Irvin, judges Troy Braswell and Kathy Hess, and AOC Juvenile Division Director Burke Steen described the state’s long-running reform efforts, including the SAVRY risk assessment, diversion programs, and efforts to keep more youth in their communities. They said the reforms have reduced delinquency filings, DYS commitments, and revocations, while increasing diversions, but also emphasized ongoing gaps in mental health, substance abuse, and school-based supports. Members raised concerns about school data sharing, behavioral health access, and how to better identify youth with disabilities or trauma earlier. Judge Braswell and others stressed that many youth in the system have significant trauma, family instability, or unmet treatment needs, and that judges need individualized information to make decisions. Several members discussed the role of schools, the school safety dashboard, and the need for stronger community providers, especially in rural areas. The committee then heard from DYS Director Michael Crump, who provided data on commitments, facility use, demographics, offense levels, length of stay, education outcomes, recidivism, dual DCFS/DYS custody, and costs. He said commitments rose after the pandemic and then began to decline, while secure and detention costs increased with the need for more beds; he also noted that most youth in custody have behavioral health needs and that DYS works closely with DCFS, courts, and providers. No final action was taken on HCR 1010 during the discussion.

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• And the data changed.
• And I believe that the data still show that the vast majority of users with that bill are coming from
• Your data analyzing, have you also analyzed the data from like 2013-14 for public schools?
• I'm telling you what the data show.
• Would you agree that the data, you know, analyzing that?

Bills: HB3, HB3

Keywords: education savings account, educational expenses, certified educational assistance organization, school choice, funding, special education, tuition reimbursement, emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management

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• This would kind of allow some people to maybe kind of pay as they go if they're, say, like a data center
• 20:21.080> a of pay as they go if they're say like a of pay as they go if they're say like a data
• 20:21.880> wants<00:20:22.120> to<00:20:22.200> come<00:20:22.480> into data
• center that wants to come into data center that wants to come into Eastern<00:20:23.200> Kentucky
• That I would like to see every company have its generating capacity to cover its Kentucky users.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:38 SB 213 Discussion 00:01:23 SB 213 Roll Call Vote 00:20:45 SB 8 Discussion 00:26:23 SB 8 Roll Call Vote 00:58:16, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the prior minutes, and first heard Senate Bill 213 from Senator Phillip Wheeler. He described the bill as a response to rising electric bills, especially in Eastern Kentucky, and said it would give the Public Service Commission more tools to push utilities toward least-cost planning, require stronger integrated resource plans, and address utility service territories, utility sales, and generation contracts. He argued that monopoly service territories are privileges granted by the Commonwealth, not irrevocable rights, and said the bill would help prevent ratepayers from bearing the cost of poor utility decisions or sale premiums. He also said the bill would allow large new loads, such as data centers, to choose alternative power sources in certain areas to encourage economic development. Members asked questions about how the bill would work, especially the section stating that service territory rights belong to the Commonwealth and the provision dealing with utility sale premiums. Senator Wheeler explained that if a utility is sold at a premium, that premium should not simply be passed on to customers, and he said the bill aims to reduce costs for ratepayers and create more competition. Several members spoke in support of the bill’s goals while noting the complexity of utility regulation. Senator West said some companies had not been responsive to concerns about rates, Senator Williams said he would pass but wanted utilities to have enough generation to serve Kentucky users, and Chair Smith said the bill was a smart approach within the legislature’s limited authority. The committee then voted to report Senate Bill 213 favorably with the expression that the same shall pass. The committee then took up Senate Bill 8 from Senator Brandon Smith, which would modernize the Public Service Commission. He said the bill and committee substitute were intended to help the PSC handle increasingly complex utility regulation, infrastructure investment, and rate cases by expanding the commission from three to five members, with three gubernatorial appointees and two appointed by the Auditor of Public Accounts. He also said the bill would adjust the threshold for PSC review of electric transmission construction from one mile to five miles, to reduce delays while preserving oversight of major projects, and would update appointment terms and other language in the substitute. Smith said the changes were meant to improve staffing and expertise at the PSC and speed transmission buildout. The discussion was still underway when the transcript ended, and no final vote on Senate Bill 8 appears in the provided excerpt.

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• And we know that, for a fact, when we look at the data and the information about people buying homes,
• And we know that, for a fact, when we look at the data and the information about people buying homes,
• And we know that, for a fact, when we look at the data and the information about people buying homes,
• Student loan debt, and we know that, uh, for a fact, when we look at the data and the information about
• tax that now Management this is a user tax that now generates<00:16:01.279> over<00:16:01.519

Bills: HF1359, HF1829, HF290, HF1933, HF926

Keywords: solid waste management, resource management account, environmental fund, taxation, Minnesota statutes, homestead, property tax, classification, disability, resort properties, recreational use, commercial property, tax refund, estimated tax, interest on refunds, income tax, corporate franchise tax, S corporation, partnership, corporation

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• Then, beneath the general fund items, you can see the effect on the highway user tax distribution fund
• than being pointed towards<00:04:36.720> the<00:04:36.880> highway<00:04:37.160> user
• <00:04:37.440> tax towards the highway user tax towards the highway user tax distribution<
• Then, on the next few lines, lines 111 through 113, is the impact on the Highway User Tax Distribution
• For today's testimony, I have data from three companies delivering propane and refined fuels.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Minnesota House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee met on January 22, 2025, for its first meeting and took up House File 5, introduced by Representative Jim Joy and moved to the Tax Committee. Joy said the bill would make Minnesota more affordable by eliminating the Social Security tax, repealing the motor fuels tax inflator, removing the retail delivery fee, and changing vehicle-related taxes and metro-area sales tax allocations. Committee fiscal staff reviewed the bill’s fiscal effects, including impacts on the general fund, the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund, the Transportation Advancement Account, and the split between Metropolitan Council and metropolitan counties. Testimony was largely divided along stakeholder lines. The Minnesota Grocers Association and Minnesota Propane Association supported repealing the retail delivery fee, arguing it creates administrative burdens, requires costly software changes, and raises costs that are passed on to consumers; propane representatives said the fee is especially burdensome because most of their deliveries are exempt but still require tracking and reporting. In contrast, the League of Minnesota Cities, Minnesota Association of Small Cities, Metro Cities, and Minnesota Association of Townships emphasized the need for stable, predictable transportation funding for local roads and said they support the Transportation Advancement Account and related revenue streams, though some were neutral on the exact source of funding. The League and small cities groups said local governments need reliable annual revenue and that past funding has been inconsistent. Committee members asked about who pays the delivery fee, its exemptions, and how much revenue it has generated versus earlier forecasts. Fiscal staff said current estimates for delivery fee revenue are below original projections, and explained the fee’s exemptions and $100 transaction threshold. Representative Joy said his intent was to keep small cities and townships whole as the bill moves forward. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the bill was heard and referred as noted at the outset.

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• c> and<00:29:08.560> we<00:29:08.640> need<00:29:08.840> to the other end users
• , and we need to the other end users, and we need to train<00:29:09.360> the<00:29:09.440>
• And we have another project that is going to try to bring together, with data analytics, the two major
• sources of data that we're using to understand how we're doing in health care.
• That is not being funded by rural health, but it's a tool we'll use to connect to the clinical data in

Bills: HB2246, HB2119, HB1929, HB1953, HB1572, HB2549, HB2594, HB2551, HB2595, HB2548, HB2459, HB1931, HB1604, HB1616, HB1736, HB2233, HB2241, HB1891, HB1803, HB2567, HB2534, HB2399, HB2172, HB1595, HB1811, HB2168, HB1780, HB1781, HB1785, HB2122, HB2012, HB2398, HB1779, HB2296, HB1894, HB1925, HB2019, HB1896, HB2294, HB2298, HB2300, HB2344, HB2345, HB2391, HB2037, HB2201, HB1941, HB1635, HB1943, HB2325, HB1926, HB2490, HB1710, HB2545, HB1976, HB2173, HB1804, HB1563, HB2015, HB1619, HB2475, HB1889, HB2367, HB2187, HB1765, HB1452, HB2231, HB1700, HB1705, HB1626, HB1897, HB1642, HB1523, HB2593, HB815, HB1655, HB1596, HB1732, HB1842, HB2476, HB2478, HB2022, HB1588, HB2575, HB1163, HB2153, HB772, HB1519, HB2050, HB2309, HB2147, HB2329, HB2274, HB2280, HB2547, HB2275, HB2452, HB2306, HB2148, HB2088, HB1764, HB2438, HB2117, HB1860, HB2604, HB2118, HB2017, HB2155, HB1832, HB2216, HB1601, HB1934, HB2297, HB2397, HB1893, HB2533, HB1890, HB2454, HB2004, HB2427, HB2207, HB1810, HB1840, HB1644, HB1645, HB1946, HB1648, HB2324, HB2323, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB2164, HB2165, HB2283, HB1691, HB2386, HB2423, HB2121, HB1984, HB1593, HB1671, HB2619, HB1481, HB2314, HB2319, HB1643, HB2558, HB1864, HB1898, HB2214, HB2167, HB2488, HB2009, HB2007, HB322, HB1964, HB2218, HB2616, HB1535, HB1574, HB1977, HB2054, HB2046, HB146, HB2094, HB2181, HB2250, HB2515, HB2444, HB2385, HB1740, HB1724, HB1733, HB1799, HB1725, HB2049, HB2161, HB1970, HB2519, HB1790, HB2416, HB1873, HB2001, HB2151, HB1603, HB1880, HB1753, HB2198, HB1511, HB1991, HB2546, HB1615, HB1939, HB2140, HB2429, HB1870, HB1850, HB1782, HB2137

Keywords: agriculture, federal grants, Hawaii, grant administration, revolving fund, department of agriculture and biosecurity, grant compliance, financial support, coffee, pest control, subsidy program, coffee berry borer, coffee leaf rust, economy, biosecurity, invasive species, Molokai, advisory board, quarantine, environmental protection

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• How would users know that?
• Because the users, they can go and use the, the, the, um, the third party administrator would set up
• It mandates clear disclosures for public-facing AI systems and standardized notices about data use and

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• An example of this is the Highway User Tax Distribution Fund.
• Minnesota continues to give tax breaks to the largest companies in the world, like data centers, who
• Transportation, which have both clearly shown that Minnesota drivers already contribute more to the Highway User

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• The funds went down a little bit in fiscal years 24 and 25; we're just getting some more actual data
• um<00:09:27.079> and<00:09:27.240> then<00:09:27.399> you more actual data
• there um and then you more actual data there um and then you can<00:09:27.640> see<00:09:27.880
• was used to uh the fiscal year 24 data was used to calculate<00:10:32.519> fiscal<00:10:32.880
• I'm new still, so just curious if that data is available. Yes, it is.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• the Rutgers Center for Gambling Studies, where his work focuses on analyzing large-scale gambling data
• His work reflects a practical, data-driven approach to policy and its long-term community policy and
• And when I say data transparency, I don't mean exposing proprietary operator information publicly.
• But there are things that you can do just to start collecting data to say, "Hey, like I said, I can't
• Yeah, and that speaks to, you know, like let's get that initial data.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING MORE FACTUAL THAN THAT THEN PLEASE SHARE THAT DATA WITH ME.
• YET WE ARE ONE OF THE TOP USERS IN THE NATION.
• IS THERE DATA THAT GIVES US AN IDEA OF HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET NEW PATIENTS IN?
• THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC DATA BEHIND IT.
• WE LOOK AT THE DATA PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING TO THE STATE IT IS AN OLDER POPULATION.

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• ENSURE THAT WE CAN DESIGNATE GENERATED PHONE NUMBERS AS EMERGENCY NUMBERS SO WE CAN USE GEOLOCATION DATA
• EACH HAS ITS OWN DATA AND TIME FRAME AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES.
• DATA SHARING INCLUDING PAWN DATA IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT TO EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ENSURING ONCE AGENCIES
• BILL 1252 ORIGINALLY WAS CALLING FOR FDLE TO CREATE THE CENTRALIZED STATEWIDE SYSTEM TO SHARE PAWN DATA
• I BELIEVE THIS BILL OPENS WIDE A DOOR IF NOT A MASSIVE PORTAL TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OF USERS WHO WANT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• In October of last year, Minnesota's Department of Health released data showing that overdoses decreased
• What data shows that we have a problem? Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Senator, for the question.
• You know, members, I just heard that we're not basing this on data; we're basing it on feelings.
• <00:29:43.399> we're we're not basing this on data we're we're not basing this on data we're
• the platform looks really great and user the platform looks really great and user friendly<00:54

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• require social media platforms to add a disclosure statement on posts made by bot accounts notifying users
• amount of time spent using the service to one hour each day, prohibit unsolicited messages from unknown users
• Prohibiting unsolicited messages from unknown users, prohibiting the public display of a minor's list
• and look for information, but if you want to be able to enter listings on the back end and pull sold data
• They have data sharing agreements all over the state.

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• Senate Bill 2637 would require a statement on posts made by bot accounts notifying users that the post
• This will also prohibit unsolicited messages from unknown users, prohibit comments, likes, or reactions
• clear, limiting the amount of time to enable. an hour, prohibiting unsolicited messages from unknown users
• and look for information, but if you want to be able to enter listings on the back end and pull sold data
• If you join, say, the MLS down in Houston, they have data-sharing agreements all over the state.

Bills: SB1361, SB2105, SB2690, SB2713, SCR38, SB2637, SB2881

Keywords: SB 1361, Texas disaster recovery loan, small business loan, micro-business loan, community development financial institution, CDFI, economic disaster assistance, post-disaster financing, business recovery fund, Texas Economic Development Bank, zero-interest loan, working capital, payroll support, health benefits, job retention, declared disaster, small business relief, microenterprise, franchise exclusion, private equity-backed business

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• The data is clear.
• According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, 26% of bicyclist fatalities occur at
• A bill which would not just help us achieve our mission, but would help improve safety for road users
• and ensure that we continue to lead in outdoor recreation access in a way that protects all trail users
• that, um, And from more than a dozen park superintendents we've talked to that, uh, they manage trail user

Bills: HB 535, HB 2120, HB 2822, HB 3243, HB 3457, HB 3544, HB 4089, HB 4192, HB 4669, HB 4868, HB 4955, HB 5253, HB 5669, SB 1371, SB 1919, SB 2001

Keywords: motor vehicle, pedestrian, bicycle, traffic safety, municipality, criminal offense, pedestrian safety, traffic regulations, municipal law, bicycle regulations, motor vehicle passing, traffic law, municipalities, bicycle operation, traffic laws, municipal regulations, port commission, Corpus Christi, Nueces County, San Patricio County