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• chairman touched on, and as we see the increasing prevalence of AI and the increasing quality of the technology
• As technology advances, people can now create highly realistic, fake videos, audio recordings, and images
• This bill keeps pace with emerging technologies that threaten the trust in our elections and, quite frankly
• mislead the public to prevent full participation in our democracy, including through these new technologies

Summary: The House first suspended Joint Rule 12 to send a petition naming the Dorchester Division of the Boston Municipal Court as the Judge Leslie E. Harris Courthouse to the Judiciary Committee. It then took up two Ways and Means bills on election integrity: House Bill 76, renamed House Bill 5093, to protect against election misinformation, and House Bill 846, renamed House Bill 5094, to enhance disclosure requirements for synthetic media in political advertising. Supporters said both bills were a response to AI-generated deepfakes and misleading election content, emphasizing transparency, disclosure, and protection of voters without banning political speech. Opponents argued the measures could be overbroad and raise First Amendment concerns, especially for smaller campaigns and organizations. House Bill 5094 was amended to exempt certain broadcasters and streaming services when paid to air materially deceptive election-related communications, and a separate amendment to move Massachusetts primaries earlier was rejected 131-25. Another amendment narrowing the bill’s scope was also defeated 145-12. After debate, House Bill 5094 passed to be engrossed by a vote of 153-3. House Bill 5093, which prohibits deceptive AI use in the 90 days before an election, also passed to be engrossed after debate and the defeat of amendments. The House also passed several engrossed local bills to enact: a Rockland charter amendment, a Williamstown senior property tax exemption measure, and a Rochester bill allowing continued employment of Fire Chief Scott Royal. Later, the House rejected Senate amendments on a teacher preparation and student literacy bill, declined concurrence, and appointed a conference committee. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for former Quincy public servant Arthur Tobin before adjourning until the next day at 11 a.m.

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• So just because we've got hundreds of years of oil and gas technology, we're taking oil and gas out of
• 08:46.800><c> gas</c> got hundreds of years of oil and gas got hundreds of years of oil and gas technology
• 08:48.880><c> oil</c><00:08:49.040><c> and</c><00:08:49.200><c> gas</c><00:08:49.440><c> out</c> technology
• , we're taking oil and gas out technology, we're taking oil and gas out of<00:08:49.760><c> the</c><00

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• Our technological advancements and electronics particularly need our gold and silver resources.
• I have toured the mine on multiple occasions, and they are using the latest technology and are very conscientious
• Our technological advancements and electronics particularly need our gold and silver resources.
• I've turned the mine on multiple occasions, and they are using the latest technology and their very conscientious

Summary: The Senate convened with 31 members present, establishing a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The journal was approved as corrected, and the chamber moved through routine orders, including referral of Senate Concurrent Resolution 115, which supports consolidating the Soil and Water Conservation Commission into the Department of Water Resources, to Judiciary and Rules for printing. Committee reports also advanced Senate Bills 1222 and 1225, and House Bills 491 and 492 were received from the House and referred for introduction. The Senate then considered several gubernatorial appointments. By voice vote, it adopted committee reports confirming Scott Smith to the Commission of Pardons and Paroles, Megan Ronk to the Idaho Commission on Human Rights, Salvador Cruz to the Treasurer’s Investment Advisory Board, Dylan Hobson to the Commission of Pardons and Paroles, and Cynthia Fairfax to the Idaho Health Insurance Exchange Board. Senators speaking in support emphasized each nominee’s professional experience and qualifications, particularly in corrections, finance, human rights, and health care. The chamber also adopted Senate Joint Memorial 107, which urges support for the permitting process for reopening the Delamar Mine in Owyhee County. Supporters highlighted the mine’s potential economic benefits, including jobs and tax revenue, and argued for a timely federal permitting process. During first reading, Senate Bills 1232, 1233, and 1234 were introduced and referred to Judiciary and Rules, along with House Bills 491 and 492. The Senate then moved to miscellaneous business, heard announcements, and adjourned until the next day.

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• Business, Labor, and Technology. Mr.
• Governor, &gt;&gt; business,<00:31:06.720><c> labor,</c><00:31:07.039><c> and</c><00:31:07.279><c> technology
• </c> &gt;&gt; business, labor, and technology. Mr. &gt;&gt; business, labor, and technology. Mr.

Keywords: 981, all

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• County repurposed vacant space to create a courtroom designed for large multi-party trials with technology
• address the physical security needs, the judicial branch has continued parallel efforts on the technology
• trust, ensuring a safe and secure work environment, fostering a strong workforce, and finally using technology
• trust, ensuring a safe and secure work environment, fostering a strong workforce, and finally using technology

Keywords: 989, all

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• Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units; Review of the Residual Risk and Technology
• In the proclamation, I determined that the technology to implement the rule is not available.
• Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units; Review of the Residual Risk and Technology
• In the proclamation, I determined that the technology to implement the rule is not available.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• protect the environment, which include the groundwater, air, and food, and add a list of alternative technologies
• :33.840><c> list</c><00:20:34.080><c> of</c><00:20:34.320><c> alternative</c><00:20:35.039><c> technologies
• </c> add a list of alternative technologies add a list of alternative technologies to<00:20:36.000><c

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Health, Human Services, and Agriculture and Environment heard testimony on SR 85, which requests the Department of Health to form a working group on solid waste management, and on SCR 19, which asks the Tax Review Commission to identify ways to implement Hawaii’s long-term care financing program. SR 85 drew broad support from the Department of Health, the Board of Water Supply, environmental groups, and numerous individuals, with one commenter asking that a military representative be added to address possible landfill use of military lands. For SCR 19, testimony came in support from the Executive Office on Aging and another supporter. For SR 85, the chair recommended passage with amendments. The amendments revised landfill-location language, removed certain lines, expanded the report’s scope to include materials management policies, environmental protections, and alternative technologies for waste that cannot be recycled or composted, and changed the working group membership language to include representatives from specified sectors. The committee also agreed to add invited participants such as Zero Waste USA, the reuse and deconstruction industries, a landfill leachate expert, a unit-based pricing expert, and a military representative, and to require the governor or designee to convene the initial meeting. The committee adopted the recommendation by vote, with members voting aye and one member excused. For SCR 19, the chair recommended passage with an amendment adding reference to findings in a 1991 report on financing long-term care. The committee approved the measure with amendments by vote, again with members voting aye and one member excused. The joint session then adjourned.

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• the administrator of the telecommunications access system to distribute more modern and updated technologies
• , incorporates definitions for technology not contemplated by the original act, revises outdated terms
• TASA was set up in 1991, and for now, believe it or not, it's a very antiquated law regarding new technology

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum present and took up three measures. First, it considered SB 160 on public accountancy, which would create additional pathways to CPA licensure in Florida without lowering standards. The committee adopted a technical amendment clarifying the licensure application process and effective date, heard a waiver in support from the Florida Institute of CPAs, and then reported the committee substitute favorably by roll call. Next, the committee heard SB 344 on telecommunications access system modernization. The bill updates the Telecommunications Access System Act of 1991 to reflect newer technology, revise outdated terms, broaden eligibility for the advisory committee, and implement recommendations from the Public Service Commission. After adopting a technical amendment, the committee heard supportive testimony from Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc., including comments that the law is outdated, landline use is declining, and the system should accommodate wireless and other modern accessibility options. The committee then reported the committee substitute favorably. Finally, the committee considered SPB 706, a proposed committee bill on public records and meetings exemptions for NG-911 systems. The bill continues exemptions for certain building plans, maps, and related records and meetings involving 911 and public safety communications infrastructure, while updating the language to include next-generation 911 systems and extending the exemption review period to October 2, 2030. After no questions or debate, Senator Calatayud moved to submit the proposal as a committee bill, the motion was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably as a committee bill. The meeting then adjourned.

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• So one of the things that I think this is doing then is kind of we're harnessing technology as well to
• It's harnessing technology.
• This technology has already been successfully proven in many other states.
• I think as we move forward to embracing new technology, They're all kind of similar.
• to stifle new technological innovation, technological invention, just because we don't feel we're not

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• So one of the things that I think this is doing then is kind of we're harnessing technology as well to
• It's harnessing technology.
• This technology has already been... ...and they don't drive while looking down at their phone.
• This technology has already been successfully proven in many other states.
• new technological innovation, technological invention, just because we don't feel we're ready for it

Summary: The House first established a quorum after several member introductions and announcements, including recognition of guests from foster care, a Bayless High School Scholar Bowl team, public utility representatives, and family members. The chamber then moved into House Bills for Perfection, beginning with HB 1812, a voter-roll maintenance measure that requires the Department of Health and Senior Services to send deceased-voter lists to the Secretary of State every 30 days for distribution to election authorities. An amendment added a 10-day processing deadline, and the bill was supported as an election-integrity measure before being ordered perfected and printed. Members also advanced HCS for HB 3308, a sales-tax exemption for materials used to construct facilities or improvements for public use that will be deeded to a political subdivision, such as parks. Supporters said it would help public-good projects while limiting the exemption to public-use construction; questions focused on fiscal impact and ensuring there is a formal agreement to transfer the property. The substitute was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The House then took up HCS for HB 3010, a prior-authorization reform bill for health care providers. Supporters said it would reduce administrative burden, add an API-based tracking component, and create a gold-carding process for providers with high approval rates; members from both parties emphasized the strain prior authorization places on physicians and patients. The committee substitute and bill were adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The chamber next considered HCS for HB 2872, a major literacy bill centered on the science of reading. The bill requires phonics-based instruction, early screening in grades 1-3, teacher training, and retention for students who are not reading on grade level by the end of third grade, subject to exemptions for students with disabilities, English learners, IEPs, 504 plans, prior retention, and other good-cause cases. Amendments clarified that three-cueing cannot be the primary instructional strategy and added parent involvement and earlier intervention language; the most contentious debate focused on retention and parental rights, but the amendment passed 103-27-1 and the bill was then adopted and ordered perfected and printed. Finally, the House advanced HCS for HB 1826 and related bills to expand authorized epinephrine products beyond EpiPens to include nasal spray and other approved forms for use in schools, child care centers, nursing homes, and by first responders; supporters cited allergy emergencies and needle fear, and the substitute was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. The chamber also began debate on HCS for HB 2069/2208, a bill to authorize autonomous vehicles in Missouri, with the sponsor describing safety and economic benefits and the first amendment adding liability, jurisdiction, and U.S.-based operator requirements; a second amendment removed commercial vehicles and made technical changes. Debate on the underlying autonomous-vehicle bill continued, with supporters emphasizing modernization and opponents raising concerns about local control, surveillance, and the lack of independent safety data.

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• to a judicial officer, and the judicial officer says yes, it is reasonable for you to use this technology
• in this way when there is an technology in this way when there is an emergency<00:15:07.680><c> an</
• So, I think we're better off just saying use whatever tools, human or technological, to find someone
• So, I think we're better off just saying use whatever tools, human or technological, to find someone
• , if you got one officer and technology, if you got one officer and you<00:27:01.760><c> can't</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And so that's included in one of our requests, along with technology refreshes, furniture and appliance
• The next rider request is capital budget flexibility related to information resource technology.
• We are requesting for 26 additional IT staff to support. the technology that we have out there in the
• We have been able to who use some one-time calls to increase the technology that's in our classrooms,
• Specifically, women through technology upgrades.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have Energy, Environment, and Technology has passed the rules except for the exceptions you can see
• , probably... ...to a facility that uses cloud seeding technology probably more than anybody else in
• House Environment, Energy and Technology Committee will meet Thursday, March 12th, 1:30 p.m., East Wing
• House Environment Energy and Technology Committee will meet Thursday, March 12th, 1.30 p.m.
• House Bill 888, by the State Affairs Committee, is an act relating to information technology, amending

Keywords: 989, all

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• The program creates a powerful economic incentive to use cleaner, more efficient technologies, and it
• clear and steady price signal that encourages investment in cleaner energy and more efficient technologies
• for the necessary investments that we need companies to make in order to implement these CCUS technologies
• , as long as we can get the rules right for building that technology and avoid unintended consequences
• AB 207 was clear: the board must achieve technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions.

Committee: Senate Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies

Summary: The committee heard an overview of CARB’s proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest program, implemented under AB 1207 and SB 840 after last year’s reauthorization through 2045. CARB said the draft rule changes are intended to support affordability, market certainty, and the state’s 2030 and 2045 climate targets, while also addressing offsets, utility allowance transfers, leakage protections for industry, and post-2030 allowance budgets. Members emphasized the importance of completing the rulemaking on schedule this spring so the changes can take effect by September 1, 2026. A major focus was how allowances are allocated among electric utilities, natural gas utilities, industry, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. CARB explained that the proposal transfers natural gas utility allowances to electric utilities over time to support electrification and ratepayer protection, while maintaining free allowances for industry to reduce leakage risk and preserve in-state manufacturing and refining. Several members and panelists questioned whether the proposed utility changes could raise rates, whether the transition from gas to electric credits should happen faster, and whether the industrial allocation changes reduce climate credit and GGRF revenues more than necessary. CARB and panelists said they were open to additional data and comments, and noted that the proposal is still in public comment. The committee also discussed carbon capture, carbon removal, and refining. Members asked CARB to ensure that CCUS and CDR are clearly recognized as viable compliance pathways and to keep SB 905 rulemaking on track. On refining, members raised concerns about imported gasoline, leakage, and the need for better data on the carbon intensity of imported fuels; CARB said cap-and-invest applies to fuel suppliers at the rack, while life-cycle accounting issues are handled more through the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and related modeling. CARB said it is continuing technical work on those data tools. In the second panel, the LAO, IEMAC, EDF, and SCAPA representatives generally agreed that the program faces real tradeoffs between affordability, ambition, and leakage protection. The LAO and IEMAC stressed that the Legislature should scrutinize how CARB divides the allowance “pie,” since more free allocations to utilities or industry mean less revenue for GGRF. EDF argued the program could be somewhat more ambitious in the near term without harming affordability, while SCAPA said the proposal would reduce allowances for publicly owned utilities and could undermine early decarbonization investments and ratepayer benefits. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• The program creates a powerful economic incentive to use cleaner, more efficient technologies, and it
• clear and steady price signal that encourages investment in cleaner energy and more efficient technologies
• for the necessary investments that we need companies to make in order to implement these CCUS technologies
• , as long as we can get the rules right for building that technology and avoid unintended consequences
• AB 207 was clear: the board must achieve technologically feasible and cost-effective reductions.

Committee: House Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies

Summary: The Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policy heard an overview from CARB on proposed amendments to California’s Cap-and-Invest program, which was reauthorized through 2045 by AB 1207 and SB 840. CARB said the draft rules are intended to preserve affordability, market certainty, and progress toward the state’s 2030 and 2045 climate targets. The agency described the program’s main features, including the declining emissions cap, utility and industrial allowance allocations, offset changes, the allowance price containment reserve, and new reporting and oversight requirements. CARB also said the rulemaking is on a public comment timeline, with board consideration planned for late May and an effective date targeted for September 1, 2026. Committee members focused heavily on electricity affordability, the planned shift of free allowances from natural gas utilities to electric utilities, and whether the proposal would raise rates for investor-owned and publicly owned utilities. CARB said the proposal is meant to protect ratepayers from compliance costs and that the utility allocation is based on updated data showing utilities are greener than before, but members and utility representatives argued the transition should happen faster and that the current draft could reduce expected revenues and disrupt long-term planning. Members also pressed CARB on carbon capture and sequestration, asking that the regulations clearly recognize it as a compliance pathway, and on whether the SB 905 rulemaking for carbon capture should move forward on schedule. A second major topic was industrial allocations, especially for refiners and other sectors at risk of leakage. CARB said it is keeping all industries at high leakage risk through 2030, maintaining the current cap-adjustment approach, and leaving room for additional comments and data on whether refiners need more allowances to avoid economic leakage and preserve in-state refining. Members also questioned how imported gasoline is treated, and CARB explained that transportation fuel is regulated at the rack and through the low-carbon fuel standard, while cap-and-invest covers in-state tailpipe and smokestack emissions rather than full life-cycle emissions. CARB said it is open to using additional data, including SB 253 reporting, to improve fuel carbon-intensity estimates. The panel of outside experts largely agreed that the program must balance affordability, ambition, and leakage concerns, but they differed on how much allowance value should go to utilities, industry, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The Legislative Analyst’s Office emphasized that the Legislature should scrutinize CARB’s allocation choices now because they will be hard to change later. An IEMAC representative said the proposal appears to shift more allowance value to industry and utilities, which could reduce GGRF revenues, while EDF argued the cap could be tightened further in the near term without triggering price containment. SCAPA, representing publicly owned utilities, warned that the proposal would reduce utility allowances and could raise costs for ratepayers and undermine early decarbonization investments. No votes were taken at the hearing.

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• Home to Marshall Space Flight Center, Alabama has long been a leader in space technology, where groundbreaking
• I can tell you there is no better vehicle for getting young students interested in science and technology
• than to intrigue... science and technology than to intrigue them with space.
• way to get... you heard there's no better way to get our young students interested in science and technology
• Whereas Alabama continues to secure the nation's role as a front runner in advancing industry technology

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• Um, do we have a— to<00:06:54.280><c> on</c><00:06:54.560><c> this</c><00:06:55.560><c> technology</c
• is</c><00:06:56.160><c> not</c><00:06:56.319><c> our</c><00:06:56.479><c> friend</c> to on this technology
• is not our friend to on this technology is not our friend today um<00:07:02.199><c> let's</c><00:07:
• Yeah, Commissioner, don't I think we need a fiscal note on our technology services? Mr.
• here for our next through the technology here for our next presenters<00:25:29.919><c> because</c><00

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Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 61, relating to swimming pools, but initially had no representative from the governor’s office or cabinet available to explain the fiscal estimate. Senators questioned why the executive branch’s estimate was $4.25 million to $8.5 million while the committee’s internal fiscal note showed little or no impact. When Department for Public Health staff later joined, they explained their estimate was based on a roughly $85,000 cost for a large outbreak investigation, using a 2014 outbreak as a benchmark, and said the bill could increase workload and outside laboratory costs if private swimming pools became more common as rental properties. They reported 822 waterborne cases in 2024, with 8 tied to private swimming pools, and later corrected an earlier figure to 14 private-pool-related investigations over five years. Senators pressed on the discrepancy between those numbers and the projected 50 to 100 incidents, and staff said the higher figure was a ballpark estimate. The discussion also clarified that private pools are generally excluded by definition, while pools held out for rent may be treated as public pools under current definitions. No vote on SB 61 was taken in the portion provided. The committee then heard Senate Bill 13, concerning the reprocurement of managed care organizations for Medicaid. Department for Medicaid Services officials said the bill would require work on a new RFP, system changes, and oversight improvements, and estimated the cost at $2.8 million based on prior procurement spending of about $2.5 million in 2018-2019, with a 10% growth adjustment. They explained that the work is administrative and therefore matched at 50/50 federal-state funding, not the 80/20 rate used for benefits, and said the expense would be incurred whether the bill passed or not if the state proceeded with an RFP. Senators discussed possible savings from reducing the number of MCOs from five to three, but agency staff said those savings were hard to quantify and that provider and member disruption could create offsetting costs. The committee later moved on to Senate Joint Resolution 25, which would ask the Revenue Department to report on the cost of issuing farmers a wallet-sized tax-exempt card instead of a paper certificate. The resolution was adopted by roll call, with all members present voting aye, and it was reported favorably to the floor.

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• process and that just $75 million one time isn't sufficient to meet the ongoing infrastructure technology
• Uh, it will move us out of the Oregon Trail era and the green screen era of technology for state workers
• infrastructure needs of the technology infrastructure needs of the state.<00:14:08.400><c> So,</c><00
• </c><00:14:37.720><c> It's</c><00:14:37.880><c> a</c> uh technology for state workers.
• It's a uh technology for state workers.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The technology already exists.
• As technology keeps up, the scammers... ...hide the numbers.
• As technology keeps up, the scammers seem to be always a few steps ahead.
• Okay, and then the other part, I see now that the technology is there for all the major box stores in
• So I see where the technology is going to be a lot, even a year from now, Reverend Jordan, I think that

Bills: HB471 , HB798 , HB947 , HB1140 , HB1186 , HB1195 , HB1222

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: surveillance, price discrimination, consumer protection, automated decision systems, data privacy, broadband, cable service, price increase, notification, digital assets, abandonment, custodian, escheatment, blockchain, cryptocurrency, unclaimed property, state treasurer, telecommunications, spoofing, call authentication

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• The technology sector tripled it.
• We lead the U.S. and many business sectors, including technology, aerospace, manufacturing, agriculture
• We will not reach the millions of homes we need to build without the technological innovation and the
• We will not reach the millions of homes we need to build without the technological innovation and the
• Much of this technology was not something that has a formal education program to teach at any level,

Summary: The committee held its second hearing on housing construction innovation, focusing on factory-built and modular housing as a way to lower costs, speed delivery, and expand housing supply. The chair framed the effort as a search for practical innovation paired with land use, financing, and regulatory changes that could make housing more affordable for working families. Government witnesses from HCD, the Strategic Growth Council, and the tax credit and bond allocation agencies explained how factory-built housing is regulated, how California standards and third-party approvals work, and how state programs are trying to build regional demand and financing pipelines for modular production. Testimony from investors and developers emphasized both the promise and the risks of modular construction. JP Morgan Chase and the Housing Accelerator Fund described projects that achieved meaningful time and cost savings, but said lenders still see elevated risk because of manufacturer solvency, upfront deposits, transportation and installation issues, and the need for standardized designs and experienced teams. They urged more standardization, more local factories, better alignment between financing timelines and construction schedules, and state support such as backstops, top-loss capital, and scoring preferences in tax credit and bond programs. Several speakers noted that recent federal changes to the 4% tax credit program increased production capacity, but warned that without continued state investment the pipeline could face a future funding cliff. The workforce panel, including union contractors, factory supervisors, and labor representatives, said modular construction can support good jobs if it is paired with union labor, training, and fair standards. They described benefits for workers such as steadier schedules, less commuting, improved safety, and better work-life balance, while also stressing the need for wages, health coverage, retirement benefits, and apprenticeship opportunities. Union representatives supported a model that keeps both factory and on-site work unionized and said the industry could create more jobs overall if California builds more factories and develops a stable, long-term demand pipeline. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing.