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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 01/29/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- but</c> using arrest data or charging data but using arrest data or charging data but these<00:09:25.399
- 33.440><c> data</c><00:10:33.760><c> by</c><00:10:34.000><c> race</c> new data set offender data by race
- Data that's not about people gets less protection in our Data Practices Act than data on people.
- Data that's not about people gets less protection in our Data Practices Act than data on people.
- And what that opinion said is if the data doesn't exist, well, there's no data for the Data Practices
Committee:
Senate Judiciary and Public Safety
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 23rd, 2026 at 10:30 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- SB 6171 also requires data centers to report new data to Ecology.
- Quincy is the home of multiple data centers.
- The Quincy miracle is real, thanks to data centers.
- This bill, importantly, isn't anti-data center.
- The data center's proprietary operations.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology
Keywords:
energy facilities, large energy consumers, regulation, environment, sustainability, retail bags, pollution, customer impact, consumer-owned utilities, clean energy, port districts, market customers, energy transformation, renewable energy, public entities, electric generation, contracting, SB 6010, Washington energy siting, EFSEC
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- They come from data centers.
- </c> we are providing tax incentives for data we are providing tax incentives for data centers<00:05:
- data centers; it just creates a new category of large-scale data centers, and for those qualifying data
- </c><00:15:16.560><c> the</c><00:15:16.680><c> data</c> under current law the data the data under current
- law the data the data center<00:15:17.720><c> exemption</c><00:15:18.320><c> is</c><00:15:18.839><c>
Committee:
Senate Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
HF16, legislation to regulate data centers in Minnesota, passes House 6/9/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> think 2025 was the year of the data think 2025 was the year of the data center.<00:04:10.400><c>
- So, data centers would help with that.
- So, data centers would help Minnesota. So, data centers would help with<00:08:54.800><c> that.
- </c> technologists so that we do get the data technologists so that we do get the data centers<00:09:
- I am not anti-data centers.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs Feb 3rd, 2026
House Rural Development, Land Grants And Cultural Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- data.
- Yes, Madam Chair, Representative, the data.
- And so I think part of that is really being able to see the data and see the power of that data.
- It seems to me by providing this data it... ...take the data and put it on the website, and that would
- Data is a powerful thing, and I think we talk about data a lot in the large... ...powerful thing, and
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 110, as amended by a committee substitute, which would require quarterly public reporting of housing development and permitting data by Class A counties and municipalities over a population threshold. The sponsor and supporters said the bill is intended to improve transparency, identify bottlenecks in housing approvals, and help policymakers and developers understand permitting timelines and staffing needs. Support came from home builders, realtors, economic development, housing advocates, and some local officials, who argued that consistent data would help address New Mexico’s housing shortage and support better policy decisions. Opponents, mainly from the Municipal League and several smaller cities, argued the bill was an unfunded mandate, a step toward state preemption of local control, and a burden on municipal staff; they also warned it could expand to smaller communities later.
Committee members raised concerns about rural impacts, the lack of penalties in the bill, whether the data already exists and could be obtained voluntarily, and what the state would do with the information after collection. The sponsor said the bill was only a reporting measure, not a preemption bill, and that the data would help identify where resources or staffing support are needed. During discussion, the sponsor agreed to amendments discussed with the Vice Chair to raise the population threshold from 30,000 to 40,000 and add a five-year sunset, which would remove several smaller municipalities from coverage. The committee then voted 4-3 to give the committee substitute a do pass recommendation, with the bill itself receiving a do not pass recommendation; several members explained their votes by emphasizing either support for the data effort or concern about mandates and future expansion.
The committee then heard HM 24, which asks the Guadalupe Hidalgo Treaty Division of the Department of Justice and the Land Grant Council to study the potential consequences of restructuring the Las Vegas land grant. The sponsor and witnesses explained that the Las Vegas land grant is uniquely managed through the Fourth Judicial District Court and that the memorial would help explore the historical basis for that arrangement and possible paths toward greater autonomy. Supporters said the study could help the land grant move toward independent governance and clarify procedures and policies. The committee approved the memorial on a do pass motion without opposition, and the meeting adjourned afterward.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Water, Parks and Wildlife
Transcript Highlights:
- data are extremely. ...provided some estimates for data centers, though I would note that data are extremely
- you some informative data based on our prior research and public data.
- Another data center is here, another data center in West Des Moines, Iowa.
- But in California, most of the data centers today are co-location data centers.
- In California, most of the data centers today are co-location data centers.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Taxes Committee debates bill to modify tax breaks for MN data centers, HF1277 2/27/25
Transcript Highlights:
- centers to include a new category of data centers termed large-scale data centers.
- data center.
- data center.
- data center.
- about data centers.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
December 9, 2025 - 08:30 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- DATA CENTER INDUSTRY REPRESENTING LEADING DD HE SENT DATA CENTERS AND OPERATORS AS WELL AS THESE COMPANIES
- TO THE OPERATION OF DATA CENTERS.
- A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE MEMBERSHIP IS A MULTITENANT DATA CENTER BUILDING OUT DATA CENTERS AND LEASING
- TO THE EDGE DATA CENTERS.
- WE HAVE OUR STANDARDIZED SECURITY CYBER SECURITY FRAMEWORK AND DATA GOVERNANCE THAT PROTECTS OUR DATA
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education Policy Committee hearing on HF1999 3/26/25
Transcript Highlights:
- So what is a data request?
- data.
- data.
- data.
- </c> the personnel data section. It's 1343. the personnel data section. It's 1343.
Summary:
The committee heard House File 1999 informationally only, with no formal action taken. Representative Green explained that the bill addresses large and sometimes anonymous data requests made to school districts and other government entities, arguing that while public access to data is essential, some requests create significant staff and cost burdens when requesters do not follow through. She described examples from districts that spent thousands of dollars preparing data that was never inspected, and said the bill aims to add accountability while preserving open government and press access.
Testifiers largely supported the bill’s goals but discussed technical changes. Matt Eling of Minnesotans for Open Government said the amendment largely codifies existing guidance on handling large requests by breaking them into components and allowing inspection or copying in stages. Superintendent Jeff Felson of Owatonna Public Schools said his district had received 12 anonymous requests in three years, nine of which were abandoned, costing about $40,000, and one large request cost more than $400,000 and required significant staff time. Rich Newmeister also supported the effort but raised concern about language referring to providing data on a “rolling basis,” suggesting training and clearer guidance for districts instead.
Members asked whether school districts already set their own data-request policies, whether anonymous requests must be answered, and how the bill would affect private personnel data. Representative Green said districts do have their own policies, anonymous requests are allowed under current law, and the bill is meant to provide clearer statutory guidance. She also said she was open to removing the “rolling basis” language after feedback. The discussion ended with general support for the bill’s intent and a reminder from the chair that the hearing was informational only.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
01/29/2026 - House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Artificial Intelligence & Innovation
Transcript Highlights:
- Data centers on average are about 400 megawatts.
- Data centers on average are about 400 megawatts.
- Data centers on average are about 400 megawatts.
- Data centers on average are about 400 megawatts.
- So Virginia might stop the most data centers, but Phoenix will have the most data centers of cities.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Mar 11th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- These are data from... for large commercial buildings. These are data from the U.S.
- we just give you some informative data based on our prior research and public data.
- Another data center is here, another data center in West Des Moines, Iowa.
- But in California, most of the data centers today are co-location data centers.
- In California, most of the data centers today are co-location data centers.
Summary:
The informational hearing focused on California’s future water supply and, in particular, how the state tracks and manages commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) water use, including data centers. The chair and members framed the issue as a “trifecta” of climate-driven supply uncertainty, limited monitoring of CII uses, and rapidly changing industries with significant water demands. Committee members emphasized the need for better data before imposing broad regulations, while also expressing concern about protecting ratepayers and ensuring new large users pay their fair share.
Representatives from the Department of Water Resources and the State Water Resources Control Board reviewed the state’s existing framework: urban water management plans, water supply assessments for large projects, SBX7-7’s 20% by 2020 conservation goals, and the 2018 Making Conservation a California Way of Life law. They explained that process water, including data center cooling water, is statutorily excluded from some conservation targets, and that current CII reporting is aggregated rather than facility-specific. They also noted that local water suppliers and land use agencies retain major responsibility for approving development, while state rules and groundwater sustainability requirements provide additional checks.
Committee members pressed the agencies on whether data centers should be treated differently, how recycled water is categorized, whether process water should remain exempt, and whether the state has enough information to understand the water impacts of new facilities. The agencies said they could not recommend specific water sources for individual facilities, but could support community-by-community planning and best management practices. They also said the Legislature could direct additional data collection if needed. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational only.
The second panel, from CalWEP and California Water Service, described how suppliers are implementing CII programs in practice. They said CII use varies widely by sector and location, making one-size-fits-all benchmarks difficult. They highlighted tools such as AI-assisted customer classification, mapping of disclosure buildings, outreach guides, and customized rebate programs for high-use customers. Examples included water-saving projects at a hydrogen plant, a commercial laundry, and fire department training systems. Speakers stressed that CII conservation work is resource-intensive, often takes years, and works best when paired with local planning, customer outreach, and targeted incentives.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:19:02.120><c> use</c><00:19:02.360><c> data</c> de-identified data or limited use data de-identified
- Um as<00:20:00.360><c> the</c><00:20:00.480><c> data</c> as the data as the data uh<00:20:02.240><c>
- :21:29.160><c> health</c> selling personal claims data, health selling personal claims data, health data
- the data, but also to prevent additional data coming onto the system.
- So, the lowest-price data is a fixed-format data set that we require.
Committee:
House Ways and Means
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assessment data in property tax litigation 2/26/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> this is a very sensitive business data. this is a very sensitive business data.
- Right now, the data at issue is protected by the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. data, including
- </c> to um um say um to hold that data close. to um um say um to hold that data close.
- You know, the generic data, to have it, uh, aggregated data. >> Aggregated. >> Yeah, aggregated data.
- </c> have it uh collective data have it uh collective data >> aggregated.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- centers to include a new category of data centers termed large-scale data centers.
- data center.
- centers to include a new category of data centers termed large-scale data centers.
- data center.
- It says data center...
Committee:
House Taxes
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Rep. Brad Tabke Press Conference 3/17/26
Transcript Highlights:
- data can be<00:04:32.560><c> used.
- </c> Axon and searches our residents data Axon and searches our residents data without<00:09:46.399><
- </c><00:10:07.680><c> sharing</c> access and requiring data sharing access and requiring data sharing
- But the ACLU of data can be used.
- It's that data sharing.
Summary:
At a morning press conference, lawmakers and advocates discussed a bill by Rep. Tabke aimed at tightening Minnesota’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) laws. Speakers argued that license plate data is being misused, especially in connection with immigration enforcement and “Operation Metro Surge,” and said motorists expect privacy for the personal information tied to their plates. Several individuals described incidents in which they believed federal agents used ALPR data to identify their homes, photograph their houses, or otherwise intimidate them after they had observed ICE activity.
John Beler of the ACLU of Minnesota said ALPR systems capture plate numbers, time, date, and location, and that private vendors and out-of-state agencies can access the data with little oversight. He cited public records showing large numbers of searches, including one metro agency with about 425,000 searches in six weeks and another with nearly 100 searches explicitly for civil immigration enforcement. He said the bill would prohibit sharing ALPR data outside Minnesota unless authorized by a court order or judicial warrant, require data-sharing agreements among agencies, require signage for private ALPR use, and bar sale or transfer of the data without consent or legal process.
In response to questions, speakers said the bill is intended to regulate local law enforcement and private vendors rather than federal agencies directly, by limiting how data is shared and accessed. They compared the issue to prior bipartisan concerns about driver’s license lookups and said they hoped the measure would advance out of judiciary later that morning and then to public safety, though they said they could not guarantee support or passage.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Ten years ago, a big data center was a 40 megawatt data center. That was a big one. Okay. Yeah. Mr.
- And I know data centers use water.
- of data center capacity.
- But on this map, you can see the sort of a map of some existing data centers from a data source.
- Scott: Vantage is a leading developer of data centers and we operate hyperscale data centers.
Committee:
House State Affairs
Summary:
The Committee on State Affairs convened to discuss data centers and their impact on Texas's energy infrastructure. The meeting featured testimony from key representatives of the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and ERCOT, who outlined the evolving landscape of energy generation and the challenges posed by the rapid growth of data centers. Notably, ERCOT reported over 450,000 MW of generation resources planned for connection, with a significant portion attributed to data centers, which now represent around 87% of new large load interconnection requests.
The committee explored proposed changes to the interconnection process, including a new 'batch study' approach aimed at streamlining the approval of multiple projects simultaneously. This change is intended to address the challenges of managing numerous simultaneous requests and to provide more certainty for developers regarding their energy needs. Testimonies emphasized the importance of ensuring that the costs of infrastructure upgrades are borne by the data centers rather than residential ratepayers, with discussions around the financial commitments required from developers.
Several data center developers also provided testimony, highlighting the economic benefits of their projects, including job creation and increased local revenues. They expressed concerns about the potential for a moratorium on future growth due to the new interconnection rules and emphasized the need for a collaborative approach to address water usage and environmental impacts. The committee plans to continue discussions on these topics in future hearings, with a focus on balancing economic growth with energy reliability and resource management.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Republican Press Conference 2/20/25
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:01:12.799><c> even</c> they are able to protect uh data even they are able to protect uh data
- on</c> classify data as private data on classify data as private data on individuals<00:04:03.959><c>
- data, and they don't get to hide it as private data on individuals.
- It can be any data, even data that doesn't implicate any particular person.
- </c><00:09:40.480><c> even</c><00:09:40.760><c> data</c> individuals it can be any data even data individuals
Summary:
House Majority Leader Harry Niska discussed House File 20, a bill he said would amend Minnesota’s Data Practices Act by adding the words “on individuals” to clarify that the private-data exemption applies only to information actually tied to an individual person. He argued the bill would overturn a 2022 Minnesota Supreme Court decision in Energy Policy Advocates v. Allison that, in his view, allowed the Attorney General’s office to withhold policymaking and closed investigative data even when no individual privacy interest was involved. Niska framed the measure as a transparency and democracy issue, saying the Attorney General’s office should not have a special secrecy privilege that other state agencies and prosecutors do not have.
In response to questions, Niska said the Attorney General opposed the bill, citing concerns about the cost and burden of data practices requests and raising a broader question about whether some businesses might have privacy interests similar to individuals. Niska said the bill is not meant to eliminate legitimate privacy protections for actual individuals, including sensitive investigative information, but to prevent the office from using the private-data category to shield non-personal information. He also said the issue arose in part from information about outside influence on the Attorney General’s office, including funding for positions through NYU and the Bloomberg Foundation.
Niska said the bill had been introduced by Republicans two years earlier but did not receive a hearing, and he expected it to come to the House floor because Republicans now control committees. He said Democrats were expected to vote as a bloc against it, and he suggested the vote would show where members stand on transparency. He also said other GOP priorities may move through committees and to the floor as they are ready, mentioning permitting reform, repeal of the nuclear moratorium, and an OIG-related bill, but he did not provide a detailed schedule. No vote on the bill was taken during the exchange.
KY
Kentucky 2026 Regular Session
Healthcare Transparency Dashboard Subcommittee (7-16-26)
Transcript Highlights:
- The data I looked at today was the data.
- that data?
- , but to public health data, vital stats data.
- Do we need data sharing data. Do we need data sharing agreements?
- to</c><00:30:30.240><c> be</c> appropriate data and data sources to be appropriate data and data sources
Summary:
The subcommittee held its first meeting to discuss creating a Healthcare Transparency Dashboard focused largely on Kentucky Medicaid. Members introduced themselves and described their interest in using data transparency to improve policy, access to care, and program efficiency. The co-chairs said the dashboard should begin with a basic framework and expand over time, with a mission centered on collaboratively designing and maintaining a secure, data-driven dashboard housed with the Legislative Research Commission.
Discussion focused on what should be measured and how data should be organized. Members agreed the dashboard should segment Medicaid populations rather than aggregate them, with separate attention to aged and disabled enrollees, expansion adults, and children. Suggested measures included emergency department utilization and follow-up, cancer screenings, child and adolescent well visits, adult well visits, postpartum care, newborn screenings and follow-ups, hospitalization and readmission rates, pharmacy, behavioral health, and claims data. Several members emphasized the need to include demographic and geographic information, while noting some items such as education may not be readily available in Medicaid data and that HIPAA and access issues will affect how detailed the public-facing dashboard can be.
Members also discussed existing data sources and warned against duplicating work already being done by the cabinet, the Office of Data Analytics, CMS scorecards, and university Medicaid directed payment reporting. The group was encouraged to review the Medicaid and CHIP scorecard, which includes quality, administrative, and program characteristic measures, as a possible model. No formal votes were taken, but the subcommittee agreed to continue refining the mission statement, identify priority metrics, and consider benchmarking, outcomes, data-sharing, and technical platform issues before the next meeting.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
JLARC – Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee May 14th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Inaccurate and incomplete data limits the Liquor and Cannabis Board's capacity for data-driven regulation
- RAND used other data from LCB, data from other sources, and made assumptions where no data was available
- RAND used other data from LCB, data from other sources, and made assumptions where no data was available
- We also found that the weight data for wholesale cannabis is unreliable, which means the data cannot
- We also found that LCB's data system does not support a data-driven approach to regulation.
Summary:
At the May 14, 2025 JLARC meeting, members approved the January 9 minutes and adopted the 2025–27 biennial work plan with a minor typo correction. Staff reviewed the new work plan studies, including a drug take-back program fee/expenditure review due in December 2025 and a state energy performance standard compliance review due in June 2027, and noted JLARC’s recent session activity, including several bills passed related to JLARC work and recommendations.
The committee then heard a preliminary cannabis market study showing Washington businesses likely produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023. Staff and RAND said LCB’s data systems are incomplete and unreliable, limiting regulation, tax verification, and diversion tracking; they recommended that LCB submit a plan by year-end for collecting accurate data by the end of 2026. Members and LCB discussed the long timeline for a new traceability system, the causes of missing sales and weight data, overproduction, diversion, and the social equity program’s effect on producer licenses.
JLARC also presented a preliminary hospital oversight report concluding that the Department of Health is late on many hospital inspections, does not verify third-party inspection standards, does not review adverse health event correction plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. The committee discussed fee funding, language access, and inspection timing, and DOH said it would work on a strategic plan and continue coordinating with JLARC. Members also heard a preliminary report on the public records survivor exemption, which found agencies are using it but need more guidance; JLARC recommended keeping the exemption and having the Attorney General provide additional training. Finally, the committee approved the DDA processes and staffing final report for distribution, which recommended performance metrics, stronger data quality controls, and workforce planning; DDA concurred. JLARC also introduced proposed study questions for a future DCYF juvenile rehabilitation review focused on safety, security, programs, staffing, education, and contraband, and the meeting adjourned after members asked about scope and facility conditions.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on State Government (6-24-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- the</c> and data stewards. data owners are the and data stewards. data owners are the folks<00:12:03.440
- . data. data.
- the data.
- </c> um inform data that what kind of data um inform data that what kind of data are<00:36:03.359><c>
- data.
Summary:
The Interim Joint Committee on State Government met for its first meeting and heard a presentation from the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KY Stats) by Executive Director Matt Barry and Legislative Director Calli Arnold. The presentation reviewed KY Stats’ statutory background, its evolution from KESUS, its board membership, and its role in housing Kentucky’s longitudinal data system and labor market information office. Barry explained that KY Stats links data from multiple state sources, validates and cleans it, deidentifies it, and uses it to produce reports, evaluations, and responses to data requests for policymakers, practitioners, and the public.
Barry described the scale of the system, noting more than 6,000 active data elements, 178 unique file types, and data from 48 sources across 26 agencies. He highlighted the agency’s privacy and security practices, including separate servers for source data and deidentified reporting data, and said KY Stats does not use real-time data. He also outlined the types of reports produced, including the annual high school feedback report and a recent life outcomes report tracking the 2017 public high school cohort’s postsecondary education, completion, wages, and employment outcomes.
Members asked about the timeliness and availability of data, especially SNAP and Medicaid information, and Barry said most data arrive annually or quarterly and that Medicaid data had been used in a limited one-time project rather than as an ongoing feed. Questions also focused on artificial intelligence; Barry said KY Stats has not integrated AI but is exploring it cautiously because of privacy and security concerns. Several members encouraged further work with AI tools, while Barry emphasized that any use would need to protect confidentiality.
The committee also discussed staffing and funding, with Barry saying KY Stats has about 49 total staff and annual funding of roughly $3.1 million in state general funds, plus federal labor-related funding. Committee members praised the agency’s work and suggested legislators may not fully understand its capabilities. No votes or formal actions were taken.