Video & Transcript Research : 'Innovation'
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session Jun 8th, 2026
California Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- SR 104 promotes efforts focused on improving quality of life by supporting research and innovations for
- healthy aging, and formally recognizing aging itself, and innovations for healthy aging, and formally
- SR 104 encourages us to support the research, innovation, and partnerships needed to improve health span
- Today we are joined both on the Senate floor and in the Senate gallery by researchers, innovators, and
- industry leaders working to advance healthy aging and medical innovation, including representatives
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Commerce May 4th, 2026
Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm the chief innovation officer of Jost Chemical Company in St. Louis.
- We're going to have to really be innovative and hardworking to get that profit to be able to take advantage
- Well, like, for example, like the API Innovation Center or like even Jost Chemical, maybe we could build
- Chair, members of the committee, my name is Matt Thompson here on behalf of the API Innovation Center
- Just a little background: the API Innovation Center, API stands for active pharmaceutical ingredients
Summary:
The committee first established a quorum and heard Senate Bill 1553, sponsored by Senator Curtis Gregory, which would provide incentives related to reshoring critical supply chains for pharmaceuticals and critical minerals/materials. Gregory said the bill is aimed at national defense and clarified that the relevant materials would be tied to federal critical-material and FDA lists. Witnesses in support argued that Missouri has an opportunity to expand production of pharmaceuticals and critical minerals, but that foreign competition, especially from China and India, makes domestic production difficult without incentives. Several witnesses emphasized national security concerns, supply-chain vulnerabilities, and the need for state support to help existing Missouri companies expand into these markets.
Support testimony came from Jost Chemical, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the API Innovation Center, Doe Run Company, and Associated Industries of Missouri. Testimony highlighted the difficulty of competing with subsidized foreign producers, the long lead times and capital needs for mines and production lines, and the importance of transferable tax credits and possible future federal support. One witness noted that the bill’s grant component may be more limited and would likely be useful for startup, testing, or initial development rather than fully funding a mine. Another witness suggested that tariffs or price floors could also help create a market for domestic production.
There was no opposition or informational testimony. After closing the hearing, the committee moved into executive session and voted Senate Bill 1553 do pass by a unanimous 9-0 roll call vote.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- So allow this kind of innovation in these business organizations' opinion is absolutely essential.
- Can programs and schools already innovate right now?
- So is it possible for public schools to already try some of these innovative programs? Mr.
- I appreciate the innovation.
- I am all for innovation, but it should be innovation that can actually make sure that you're teaching
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The fourth item in the agenda is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act adjustments.
- Eric Jarvis, Deputy Director for Operations at the Office of Data and Innovation.
- This allowed us to be nimble and quickly work on small, innovative projects.
- This allowed us to be nimble and quickly work on small, innovative projects.
- Well, it means ODI provides hands-on support to state departments for high-impact innovation projects
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation.
Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs.
The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration May 19th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The fourth item in the agenda is the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act adjustments.
- Eric Jarvis, Deputy Director for Operations at the Office of Data and Innovation.
- I'm the head of legislative and external affairs with the Office of Data and Innovation.
- This allowed us to be nimble and quickly work on small, innovative projects.
- This allowed us to be nimble and quickly work on small, innovative projects.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Michael Faulkender, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine the nomination of Mehmet Oz, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Centers Mar 14th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Finance Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We discussed in Washington state how you had a very innovative. program before the Affordable Care Act
- Roz, and having a really great discussion talking about the innovation and the experience you bring to
- I want to talk about Medicare coverage for new technologies and innovation.
- And we should be innovative and explore ideas.
- It's only there because we've incentivized innovation.
Keywords:
Michael Falkender, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, IRS, taxpayer privacy, nomination process, committee hearing
Summary:
The committee convened to discuss critical issues surrounding the nomination of Michael Falkender for the position of Deputy Secretary of the Treasury. This meeting included a series of remarks from committee members who expressed divergent views on Falkender's qualifications and the implications of his appointment. Senator Wyden voiced strong opposition, arguing that Falkender represents harmful policies expected to be perpetuated under the current administration, especially concerning taxpayer privacy and IRS tactics. Meanwhile, other members defended Falkender, noting his extensive experience, including a commitment to transparency in government operations if confirmed.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Senator Menendez: You know, I would be more than happy to support something innovative as this is after
- As we continue to grow and learn more, let’s be open to being innovative, to growing the marketplace,
- So they're very innovative in how they accept families.
- This is an exciting opportunity for innovation, and it allows for a more tailored educational approach
- It opens doors for innovations that may not fit within traditional frameworks and encourages different
Bills:
SB 2
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And we allow this innovation to happen.
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state working on different innovative state working on different innovative - We’re innovative in policy.
- We can use our policy innovation to bring business and life-saving business here.
- We can use We're innovative in policy.
MD
Transcript Highlights:
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Summary:
The Senate convened in a pro forma session, called the roll, and noted that the chamber doors had been secured. Members exchanged brief announcements, including birthday wishes for Senator Feldman, and the body proceeded through routine calendar items. Senate Bill 520, concerning property tax limits in charter counties and public safety budget taxation, and Senate Bill 570, relating to baby food testing and the definition of baby food, were read and referred to their appropriate standing committees.
The Senate also considered a bond initiative for Senator Hershey’s Aaron’s Place Food Hub and Innovation Campus, which was referred to the capital budget subcommittee. On the House side, House Bill 444, prohibiting certain immigration enforcement agreements in judicial proceedings, was referred to the appropriate standing committee, and House Bill 488, dealing with election districts and representation in Congress, was sent to the rules committee.
After a quorum call confirmed three members present and that the Senate remained in session, the majority leader moved to adjourn. The Senate adjourned without objection until Thursday, February 5th at 10:00 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 1/21/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- She said Minnesota’s business community has been stepping up with innovative ways to expand electric
- Additionally, Minnesota has long been a center of innovation.
- The next major innovation is not on the horizon; it is at our doorstep.
- Additionally, Minnesota has long been a center of innovation.
- The next major innovation is not on the horizon; it is at our doorstep.
Summary:
The House Energy Finance and Policy Committee met to approve the January 16 minutes and then heard House File 9, which was referred to the Committee on Taxes after the committee’s action. The bill was presented as an energy policy measure aimed at reliability and affordability. It would expand hydroelectric power’s eligibility under the state’s energy standard, delay certain carbon-free compliance requirements for utilities that do not meet a retail rate benchmark, prohibit local permits to demolish fossil fuel plants under certain conditions, state support for carbon capture and sequestration without creating a state funding obligation, end the nuclear moratorium, and expand the sales tax exemption for residential natural gas and electricity used as primary heat year-round starting after June 30, 2026. The committee also took up and adopted the A1 author’s amendment, which clarified that the carbon capture language does not obligate state spending.
The bill’s sponsor argued that Minnesota’s current energy policy is driving up costs and threatening reliability, especially during extreme cold, and said the bill would create “off-ramps” from existing mandates to protect ratepayers and businesses. He cited reliability concerns, MISO/NERC risk assessments, rising utility rates, and the need for an all-of-the-above energy approach, including hydro and nuclear. He also said the bill would reduce taxes by broadening the sales tax exemption for residential heating.
Testimony was mixed but generally focused on reliability, affordability, and the role of nuclear power. The Minnesota Rural Electric Association and the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce supported the bill’s emphasis on keeping power reliable and affordable, with both saying Minnesota needs dispatchable, carbon-free resources and noting concerns about high electricity costs and future demand from data centers and AI. The Prairie Island Indian Community opposed lifting the nuclear moratorium without a viable waste solution, describing the long-term burden of spent nuclear fuel on its community and asking for more consultation. Xcel Energy said its nuclear plants have operated safely and reliably for decades, support low-cost and low-carbon power, and could be part of the state’s energy transition, but it emphasized the need for tribal participation and said decisions about retiring fossil plants should remain within the existing Public Utilities Commission resource planning process.
AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 18th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- And then finally, innovating to meet rapid changes in employment, labor markets, skills needed for jobs
- On the workforce side right now, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act is currently the statute
- So we have the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, and that continues to be mired by challenges
- So how do we move beyond just the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act?
- We worked through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act reauthorization.
Summary:
The committee met to hear an update from consultants Mason Bishop and Cameron Christie on Arkansas’s “one door” or “no wrong door” workforce and social services modernization effort. The discussion focused on moving the state toward a work-first system that better connects job seekers, employers, education, and public assistance programs, with goals of increasing upward mobility, improving labor force attachment, reducing inefficiencies, and adapting to changes such as AI and other economic disruptions. The consultants argued that Arkansas’s current system is fragmented across multiple offices, portals, agencies, and funding streams, and that people often have to navigate separate doors for workforce services, TANF, SNAP, Medicaid, and related supports.
Bishop repeatedly pointed to Utah as the model, describing how that state integrated workforce and human services into a single department, used cost allocation to blend funding behind the scenes, and saw improved customer service and outcomes after reform. He said TANF should be treated as a workforce program, not just a benefits program, and suggested that Arkansas could use TANF and other tools to cross-train DHS staff, co-locate services, and create a more unified service delivery model. Members asked about federal flexibility, waivers, and whether the state could use one large waiver or a broader restructuring to simplify the system. Bishop explained that a federal pilot authority proposal failed in Congress, so the current approach relies on waivers, cost allocation plans, and possible state-level changes.
The committee also discussed the relationship between DHS and workforce offices, the role of local workforce boards, how disability and vocational rehabilitation cases would be handled, and how the governor’s Restore Hope/Hope Hub and faith- and community-based initiatives might fit into the broader plan. Bishop said Arkansas already has rehabilitation services within the workforce department and emphasized that case managers should focus on people rather than programs. No votes were taken. The chair said the committee would revisit case management at its August meeting and adjourned the meeting after thanking the consultants.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivers State of the State address 4/28/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- But as industries, business practices, and jobs are transformed by innovation, we need to be taking bold
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- of the AI economy that would help guide us on how we invest funds to keep Minnesota a leader in innovation
- while making sure the innovation while making sure the benefits<00:20:58.360>
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Summary:
This was Governor Tim Walz’s final State of the State address to the Minnesota Legislature. He opened by recognizing legislative leaders, constitutional officers, tribal leaders, the judiciary, and members of his administration, then asked for a moment of silence for the Hortman family and spoke at length about recent tragedies, including the Annunciation Church shooting, political violence, the COVID-19 pandemic, and what he described as the impacts of federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. He framed the address around resilience, unity, and the state’s response to grief and disruption.
Walz reviewed major accomplishments from his time in office, emphasizing investments in education, child care, free school meals, housing, infrastructure, climate initiatives, paid family leave, voting access, and worker protections. He also highlighted tax cuts, rebate checks, Social Security tax relief, medical debt protections, and efforts to lower costs for families. Looking ahead, he proposed expanding the dependent care tax credit, cutting the statewide sales tax for the first time, adding housing and first-time homebuyer support, and providing aid to businesses and households affected by Operation Metro Surge.
A major portion of the speech focused on public safety and fraud prevention. Walz said he wanted lawmakers to reestablish the binary trigger ban, pass additional gun violence measures including bans on weapons of war and high-capacity magazines, and strengthen safe storage and insurance requirements for firearms. He also urged passage of his anti-fraud package, which would increase penalties, create a centralized fraud prevention office, and restructure human services administration to improve oversight and program integrity. He closed by urging lawmakers to act on these proposals during his remaining months in office and said the next governor would inherit a fiscally strong state.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- Right now, it pays for innovation zones, it pays for the CTE pilot project, it pays for work-based learning
- For innovation zones in the Public Education Reform Fund, they are reducing that $40 million bucket to
- around, I believe, about $11 million only for innovation zones.
- On row 130, you'll see innovation zones in the LFC column.
- the CTE pilot project, it supports student organizations, it supports work-based learning, and innovation
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
House Chamber - Tue Mar 18, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 34
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- She is a PBS Digital Innovator All-Star and a CSTA Equity Fellow who emphasizes real-world applications
- Iiohi’s extensive recognition is a true reflection of her commitment to fostering an inclusive, innovative
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digital competitions she is a PBS digital competitions she is a PBS digital innovator - All-Star and csta Equity innovator All-Star and csta Equity fellow<00:16:53.120>
who <00:16:53.319 - fostering an inclusive Innovative fostering an inclusive Innovative classroom<00:17:04.280>
environment
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
All aboard for K.C. and Fargo? 3/23/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, we just had a pretty robust conversation about, um, pro-business and pro-innovation.
- And I can't think of anything more pro-business and innovation than to bringing rail and connecting regions
- You know, we just had a pretty robust conversation about, um, pro-business and pro-innovation.
- And I can't think of anything more pro-business and innovation than to bringing rail and connecting regions
- You know, we just had a pretty robust conversation about, um, pro-business and pro-innovation.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Our members are health technology innovators and manufacturers who work every day to improve health care
- We are heavily relied upon to support education and innovation. and consistently do so without incident
- They have to keep innovating and learning for their patients' benefit.
- We need to help innovate and meet our regulatory obligations.
- Those fees go to fund the oral assessors; they go to fund the innovation and the programs.
Keywords:
e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Senate Committee on Business and Commerce (Part II) Apr 3rd, 2025
Business & Commerce
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1964 is designed to promote that innovation. ...while at the same time providing guardrails
- By narrowing our scope to higher-risk AI, we preserve innovation for everyday low-risk systems.
- To further support innovation, this bill establishes a... ...AI sandbox, a program where agencies and
- Senator Parker has been leading on this issue, balancing ethics and innovation in AI for years now.
- This bill strikes the right balance between enabling innovation and assuring... Accountability.
Bills:
SB231, SB584, SB600, SB668, SB841, SB986, SB1003, SB1244, SB1625, SB1960, SB1963, SB1964, SB2026, SB2056, SB2368
Keywords:
temporary emergency electric energy facility, temporary generation, emergency power, backup generation, mobile generator, portable generator, grid resilience, power outage restoration, transmission and distribution utility, TDU, Public Utility Commission of Texas, PUCT, Utilities Code Section 39.918, competitive bidding, lease authorization, emergency procurement, bulk power system, locational marginal pricing, reliability model, black start
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Education Funding (01/14/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- so on on this third page Innovation so on on this third page number number number three<01:16:08.159
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over needs for Workforce and Innovation over needs for Workforce and Innovation - That would, I think, be terrible for innovation in the state.”
- in the state but terrible for innovation in the state but um<01:44:29.880>
we'll <01:44:30.119 - But we have folks who have been working with employers in the state in fairly innovative ways.
Summary:
The meeting was the first session of a newly created House Education Funding Committee, which also handles career technical education and higher education legislation. The chair explained that the committee was split off from the larger education committee because of the high volume of bills in the prior biennium, and said its focus would be on education funding policy and related fiscal issues. He noted that the committee had already reviewed major topics with the Department of Education, including the foundation formula, building aid, career technical education, special education aid, catastrophic aid, and higher education funding, and that chancellors from the university and community college systems were scheduled to appear later that morning.
The bulk of the meeting was an orientation on committee procedures and decorum. The chair reviewed attendance and replacement rules, hearing procedures, time limits for testimony, and how the committee would handle crowded hearings, early bills, and fiscal notes. He emphasized that hearings are not debates, that sponsors and co-sponsors may present but should not use their position to dominate questioning, and that the chair controls whether additional technical questions are asked of witnesses. He also stressed neutrality, saying members should not display buttons or placards or engage in running debates with testifiers, and that the committee should treat all testimony respectfully regardless of party or viewpoint.
Additional housekeeping guidance covered security procedures, use of cell phones and computers during hearings, breaks and hydration in the dry hearing rooms, and courtesy toward the clerk and other staff. The chair also asked members to notify leadership in advance of absences and explained that some bills may require larger rooms or overflow arrangements. No votes were taken and no bills were acted on during this portion of the meeting.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jan 13th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- The broadness of this bill risks chilling that innovation by creating legal uncertainty around whether
- The broadness of this bill risks chilling that innovation by creating legal uncertainty around whether
- For these reasons, we oppose AB 1159 for its potential to undermine education, innovation, and disadvantage
- California's broader innovation economy.
- California's broader innovation economy.
Summary:
The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard two bills. AB 1159 by Assemblymember Addis would update California student data privacy law to extend protections to college students, limit how ed tech companies can collect and use student information, and add restrictions around sensitive data and generative AI use. Supporters, including Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, CFT, labor, civil rights, and education groups, said students and educators need stronger safeguards against invasive data collection and misuse. Opponents, including College Board, TechNet, CalChamber, and ACT Education, argued the bill was overly broad, could interfere with legitimate educational services and AI development, and raised concerns about a private right of action and impacts on adult students and recruitment opportunities.
AB 883 by Assemblymember Lowenthal would expedite deletion of personal information for elected and appointed officials under California’s data broker deletion system by having state agencies provide official lists to the privacy agency and requiring brokers to delete the information within five days. Supporters said the measure responds to rising threats, harassment, and violence against public officials and would help reduce exposure of their personal data. TechNet and TechC.A. opposed unless amended, citing concerns about exemptions for lawful data sharing, the five-day timeline, and litigation risk, while the author emphasized the bill does not create a new right but streamlines access to an existing deletion process.
Both bills were advanced after committee discussion and roll calls. AB 1159 passed 11-2 and was sent to the Judiciary Committee. AB 883 passed 14-0 and was sent to the Appropriations Committee.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- identifying support mechanisms to farmers before and after disasters like hurricanes, investing in innovative
- the product continues to grow, we are challenged to access capital with good terms to allow us to innovate
- Enhanced grant opportunities to innovate and expand products would allow our producers the opportunity
- very hard in conjunction and collaboration with our local partners and with our communities to be innovative
- Our local partners and with our communities to be innovative, to streamline our processes, and to expedite
Summary:
The Committee on Agriculture convened, took roll, and heard Senate Bill 58 by Senator Harrow, which would create regulation for companion animal cremation. Harrow described a case involving mishandled pet remains and said the bill would require written service descriptions, prohibit false or misleading statements, require certification with returned remains, authorize Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services rulemaking, and impose civil penalties for violations. With no questions or public opposition, the committee voted the bill favorably.
The committee then heard presentations on robotics in agriculture and aquaculture. Dr. Nathan Boyd of UF/IFAS discussed the rapid growth of agricultural robotics, including AI-driven weed detection, targeted spraying, autonomous tractors, and harvesting technology, emphasizing reduced pesticide use, lower input costs, and labor-saving automation. Dr. Nicole Kirchoff of Live Advantage Bait and Adrian Johnson of the Florida Shellfish Aquaculture Association highlighted aquaculture’s economic and environmental value, Florida’s strong position in the industry, and challenges including hurricane losses, lack of insurance, land-use instability, capital access, and water quality. They urged support for working waterfronts, risk mitigation, and policies to help the sector commercialize and expand.
The committee also heard from dairy producers Kevin Lusher and Jacob Larson. Lusher described his family’s dairy and artisan cheese business, noting reliance on USDA grants, rising costs, labor shortages, and regulatory burdens, and asked for more grant support, marketing for Fresh From Florida products, and permanent funding for Farmers Feeding Florida. Larson discussed the broader dairy market, declining herd sizes due to efficiency gains, high production costs in Florida, and competition from out-of-state processing, suggesting incentives for local processing and supply management. Finally, FDOT Chief Planner Wayway Schen presented on arterial and local road funding programs, including ART, ARTW, SCOP, SCRAP, CIGP, and TRIP, and said rural road needs remain significant, with more than $16 billion in unfunded or partially funded project needs. The committee adjourned after brief discussion and thanks to the presenters.