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MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Financial Services Jun 21st, 2026 at 12:30 pm

Joint Committee on Financial Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • This vital technology was already inaccessible to so many people.
  • to handle these critical interactions, and children will not face the issue of having this vital technology
  • You made it through surgery, but are still adapting to... ...through the life-saving process of getting
  • You made it through surgery, but are still adapting to having a piece of your intestinal tract now exposed
  • that listening, or in my case often trying to listen, is exhausting, even if you have assistive technology
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a public hearing on a wide range of bills, with testimony first focused on H. 1315/S. 824, which would require insurance coverage for pain management options during IUD insertion. Representative Sabadosa, Planned Parenthood clinicians, and policy advocates said sedation can reduce fear and trauma, improve access to effective contraception, and should be reimbursed so providers can continue offering it. A Tufts OB-GYN resident also testified that pain control should be standard care for intrauterine procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee then heard extensive testimony on firefighter health bills, especially H. 1230/S. 690 requiring insurance coverage for cancer screenings for firefighters. Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts leaders, a Dana-Farber oncologist, and firefighters themselves described occupational exposure to carcinogens and personal stories of late-stage cancer detection, arguing that early screening can save lives and reduce long-term costs. Representative Crichton and Representative Howitt also spoke in support, and Representative Ayers testified for H. 4012, which would require neurological disorder screenings for firefighters. Committee members expressed support and sympathy, but no action was taken. The hearing also covered H. 3946/S. 756 on hearing aid coverage, with testimony from students, adults with hearing loss, disability advocates, and HLAA representatives describing the educational, social, and financial barriers caused by lack of coverage and urging broader insurance mandates. Later, Representative Donahue and Representative Vargas testified for H. 1337 to expand insurance coverage for opioid antagonists and related medications, including naloxone dispensed at discharge. The committee additionally heard testimony on H. 1134 to improve chronic pain care coordination and non-opioid access, and H. 4162 to improve ostomy supply coverage and access to certified ostomy care, with patients and clinicians describing denials, quantity limits, and non-medical switching. The transcript ends while testimony on H. 1315/S. 824 is still ongoing; no votes or formal committee actions are recorded in the excerpt.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Mar 18th, 2025

Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • , incorporating definitions for technology not contemplated by the original act, revising outdated terms
  • Solar radiation management is a very new technology, Senator Garcia did bring this up briefly.
  • Solar radiation management is a very new technology.
  • It's a technology that has existed for 80 years in the United States.
  • And by the way, I appreciate you mentioning the technology, Mr. Chairman and Senators.
Summary: The committee considered and reported favorably several bills, most of them sponsored by Senator Rodriguez. CS/SB 164 on vessel accountability was presented as a measure to help law enforcement identify vessel owners, create a free long-term anchoring permit program, increase penalties for derelict vessel violations, and authorize grants for local governments in FWC’s prevention program; it passed without amendment. SB 388, dealing with FWC trust funds, was also reported favorably after Senator Berman asked whether non-game wildlife funds would support immigration enforcement; Senator Rodriguez said they would not. CS/SB 1320 was amended to recreate the Resilient Florida Trust Fund and then passed favorably. CS/CS/SB 344 modernizing the Telecommunications Access System was amended to define new terms and reduce the maximum surcharge from 25 cents to 15 cents, then reported favorably. CS/SB 86 on peer support for first responders expanded eligibility to support personnel and passed with broad support from law enforcement and related groups. The committee also took up CS/CS/SB 92, a hit-and-run accountability bill by Senator Gruters. The adopted amendment added a front license plate requirement, lowered the damage threshold from $5,000 to $2,500, and retained reporting requirements for repair shops. NFIB testified in opposition to parts of the bill, citing concerns about the lower threshold, short reporting deadlines, and potential license revocation, while supporters argued the bill would improve accountability and help solve hit-and-run cases. The bill was reported favorably after debate. The final and most contentious measure was CS/SB 56 by Senator Garcia, which would prohibit geoengineering and weather modification activities in Florida, repeal older weather-modification statutes, create a public reporting system at DEP, and impose penalties for violations. Supporters, including individuals identifying with weather-watch and anti-geoengineering concerns, argued that the bill would address public fears and environmental risks. A cloud-seeding company representative testified that cloud seeding is distinct from solar radiation management and said permitting should exist for responsible weather modification, while warning the bill could hinder beneficial precipitation enhancement. Despite skepticism from some members about the bill’s premise and scope, the committee reported it favorably. The meeting then concluded after members recorded missed votes and the committee adjourned.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Courts, Corrections and Justice Sep 23rd, 2025

Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are able to do that, obviously, through the wonders of technology, specifically...
  • as part of implementing the Behavioral Health Reform Investment Act, she is also looking at how to adapt
  • A lot of it is health services research in terms of how to adapt systems focusing on diverting people
  • the evaluators now because they have to opine whether our clients are committed civilly or go to the ADAPT
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • potential benefits that this technology potential benefits that this technology offers<00:18:46.400
  • I'll come back to you on that. technology that really provides enhanced technology that really provides
  • <00:55:32.880> control with an integrated technology control with an integrated technology
  • here when you introduce a new technology here when you introduce a new technology or<00:56:00.160
  • to not just the technology, management to not just the technology, but<00:57:12.960> the<00:57
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The commission met to review stable tokens, real-world asset tokenization, and blockchain-based trust, approved the agenda and December 12 minutes, and heard a presentation from Anchorage Digital after postponing a planned Bitco presentation because of its IPO quiet period. Anchorage’s Melinda Delos, Joe Mioli, and Kevin Wasaki introduced the firm, describing it as a global digital assets platform and the first crypto-native institution in the U.S. to receive a federal banking charter. They said their approach emphasizes security, regulated custody and trading services, and responsible innovation for institutional clients, banks, states, and sovereigns. The presentation focused on post-Genius Act momentum in the stablecoin market. Anchorage said the law provided regulatory clarity and helped spur activity with major clients, including Athena, Tether, and Western Union. The speakers highlighted Western Union’s planned stablecoin as especially significant because it reflects adoption by a long-established traditional payments company, and they said the project illustrates how stablecoins can support programmable, real-time, interoperable payments. They also noted that Anchorage is providing issuance infrastructure for the Western Union project. The commission and presenters also discussed government uses of tokenized assets, including reserve legislation, digital assets for tax collection and fees, and a Marshall Islands initiative to use a tokenized sovereign bond for direct citizen payments. In response to a question, Anchorage said it would follow up on which states are using digital assets for revenue collection, mentioning Louisiana and Pennsylvania as examples. The banking discussion centered on remittances, instant payments, and interbank settlement, with Anchorage arguing that stablecoins can reduce settlement time, fees, and foreign exchange risk while improving traceability and auditability.
NY

New York 2025-2026 Regular Session

New York State Senate Session - 04/29/2026

New York Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The compulsion for technology to interfere with Americans' reading habits is in a new conflict.
  • The third law: use technology intellectually to enhance services.
  • We must balance nostalgia for the pre-digital past with the need to embrace new technologies.
  • THE THIRD LAW, USE TECHNOLOGY, INTELLECTUALLY TO ENHANCE SERVICES.
  • increases, and as they have to adapt in some older buildings to newer technologies, they're going to
Keywords: 993, senate, all
Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and discharged several identical Assembly/Senate bills from committee so they could be substituted on the calendar. The chamber then took up and previously adopted two commemorative resolutions: one designating April 2026 as Sikh Heritage Month and another honoring Korean War veterans. Senators from both parties spoke in support of the Sikh resolution, emphasizing the community’s contributions, service, and the need for recognition and inclusion; the resolution was opened for co-sponsorship and the Sikh guests in the gallery were recognized. The Korean War resolution drew remarks from members recalling family service and the sacrifices of veterans, with repeated calls to preserve their stories and honor their legacy. The Senate then moved through the calendar, passing a series of bills. Among them were measures related to charter bus safety and seat belt awareness, coverage for doula services under insurance, social services/EBT-related changes, education, navigation, highway, public service, and hospital-closure reporting. Several bills passed unanimously or with only one dissenting vote; the social services bill drew the most opposition, with Senator Murray objecting that New York should first address EBT chip technology and skimming before adding new vendor requirements. One bill on the calendar was laid aside for the day. The chamber also adopted a supplemental bill authorizing the South Country Central School District to finance certain deficits, described by Senator Murray as a necessary rescue to keep the district operating and pay staff. Senators discussed the state budget impasse during debate on an extender bill, with the sponsor explaining it was a “clean extender” to keep government running through May 4 and cover payroll, health, education, and other essential payments. Senator Helming raised concerns about the lack of rural health transformation funding and the consequences of the delayed budget for schools, local governments, and hospitals. The extender passed, and the Senate adjourned until Monday, May 4, 2026.
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Related technology, research, and innovation that is so important to this country. Thank you.
  • So if someone wants to buy AI technology, for example, it's unclear if the law will include that.
  • About half of SBIR grantees actually produce commercialized technology.
  • SBIR awards lead to commercialized technology, but half don't.
  • Way to these important technological breakthroughs, whether in the area of bioscience, technology, AI
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Education Commission Apr 30th, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Oklahoma Education Commission

Transcript Highlights:
  • At our last meeting, we discussed the technology inside the rooms and when we found lots of different
  • Will the facility allow us to bring in technology?
  • It doesn't take much technology anymore to turn something into a projector. It's pretty amazing.
  • So, schools will have to adapt to that.
  • I am the district instructional technology.
Keywords: 914, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Jan 14th, 2026

Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Even as we strengthen our borders, drug trafficking organizations continue to adapt, shifting routes,
  • Next, we have the Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse technology upgrade.
  • Next, we have missing endangered persons information clearinghouse technology upgrade.
  • FDLEs... endangered persons information clearinghouse technology upgrade.
  • , very important technology to help us combat and mitigate security threats within our facilities. $5
Bills: S0054, S0156, S0296, S0298
Summary: The committee first heard a presentation on the Governor’s fiscal year 2026-27 public safety budget, which totals about $8.2 billion within a $117.4 billion overall state budget. Caitlin Dawkins of the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget outlined funding and reductions across the public safety silo, including the Department of Corrections, Juvenile Justice, FDLE, Legal Affairs, the courts, and related entities. Agency heads then presented their requests, with FDLE seeking funding for fentanyl enforcement, career offender registry staffing, alert system upgrades, alcohol testing equipment, officer mental health, criminal alien detection, and statutory staffing needs; DJJ requesting money for the Florida Scholars Academy, uniforms, residential contract rate increases, a new Broward detention center, and facility maintenance; and DOC requesting major funding for correctional officer pay increases, 500 additional FTE, facility construction and maintenance, communications and security technology, offender information system modernization, inmate health care, pharmaceuticals, and food service. Members discussed staffing shortages, prison conditions, immigration enforcement, public records burdens, mental health and substance use treatment, and the need for continued investment in corrections. A member of the public also testified about poor conditions in some prisons, including clothing, food, medical care, and maintenance issues. The committee then considered and passed CS/SB 156, the Jason Rayner Act, which would clarify that a person may not resist a law enforcement officer with violence when the officer is performing official duties and would increase penalties in cases involving violence against officers. The bill sponsor described the case of Officer Jason Rayner and said the measure was intended to prevent defendants from using claims about unlawful detention or arrest to justify violence. An amendment conforming the bill’s language was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably after support was noted from several law enforcement and municipal groups. Next, the committee passed CS/SB 54, which addresses use of substances affecting cognitive function. An amendment narrowed the medical-records language to records relevant to investigations of violent offenders and clarified privacy protections. The bill was then reported favorably. The committee also passed CS/SB 296, the Haven Act, which would direct a study of a secure web-based alert system for domestic violence victims so they can contact 911 without alerting an abuser, and would expand the Address Confidentiality Program to include dating violence victims. Testimony from survivors and advocates emphasized the danger victims face when trying to leave abusive situations. Finally, the committee passed CS/SB 298, the public-records companion bill, which extends confidentiality protections for participants in the Address Confidentiality Program to dating violence victims as well. All three bills were reported favorably, and the committee adjourned after no further business.
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <04:10:34.319> feasible<04:10:34.720> and technologically feasible and technologically
  • efficiency technologies. efficiency technologies.
  • New standards must be technologically feasible and economically justified.
  • And over time, technology has improved time and time again.
  • time<04:41:40.718> and<04:41:40.878> time technology has improved time and time technology
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2025-04-01

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Auditor Blaha is figuring out technology. So, Madam Auditor, welcome to the committee.
  • Apparently, technology is your April Fool's Day joke. It is. It is.
  • Technology, you all know about our technology from the last meeting. I was here.
  • change item goals: You see the change items that we put forward in October, which is when we have to adapt
Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:09:53.120> would<00:09:53.280> be blockchain technology would be blockchain technology
  • Our intent was to use the technology Our intent was to use the technology that<00:14:16.040>
  • <00:19:48.000> to presentation is the way we adapted to presentation is the way we adapted
  • the technology that you're using. the technology that you're using.
  • . technology. technology.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
Summary: The meeting opened with roll call, confirmation of a quorum, and approval of the April 6 and May 4 minutes, with minor corrections noted to the May minutes. The main presentation came from JD of Link Network, introduced by Dan Cohen, who described Link’s work with crypto.com and other market participants on tokenized money market funds and real-time settlement for institutional clients. JD gave a detailed history of his earlier work developing the Arca U.S. Treasury Fund and ArCoin, emphasizing that the project was built within existing SEC and 1940 Act frameworks and was intended to use blockchain technology for a traditional asset rather than create a crypto product. He said the effort involved years of discussions with the SEC, multiple custodians, and partners such as U.S. Bank, T-Zero Securities, and Tassat, and that the model eventually led to Link’s settlement system. He highlighted concerns that shaped the design, including regulatory compliance, privacy for institutional users, and the need to bridge traditional banking hours with 24/7 digital asset markets. The presentation also described Link’s features, including segregated and bankruptcy-remote fund structures, tokenized deposit and treasury fund settlement, and “yield in transit,” which allows interest to accrue and be distributed daily down to a two-second block. JD said the platform is being expanded for use cases such as exchange liquidity, cross-border capital movement, off-exchange collateral, stablecoin bridging, treasury management, and peer-to-peer settlement. He closed by posing policy questions for the commission about the use cases for stablecoins versus tokenized money market funds in New Hampshire and whether the state could issue or administer a security-based program with appropriate compliance controls.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

State Committee Meeting - 2026-04-07

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And that's not uncommon; that's pretty common, especially in a technology space, that we're constantly
  • Technology evolves. recommendations that result from recommendations that result from non-compliance<
  • <00:29:55.000> Technology know, absolutely, right? Technology know, absolutely, right?
  • <00:48:03.720> in<00:48:03.920> in But also, the legislature adapted in in But also
  • , the legislature adapted in in the<00:48:04.320> previous<00:48:04.640> biennium<00:48
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine certain pending nominations. May 1st, 2025 at 08:30 am

Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel

Transcript Highlights:
  • Despite my background, I've been startled by just how much has changed and developed technologically
  • encourage the enterprise to reassess established analytical frameworks, fostering innovation and adaptive
  • I do think there's general consensus that the alliance has to adapt.
Summary: The meeting was primarily focused on discussing nominations for key positions within the Department of Defense, specifically for roles such as the Undersecretary of the Air Force and the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. Senators expressed urgent concerns about global security threats, the need for robust military readiness, and the emphasis on effective collaboration with NATO allies amidst rising tensions with adversaries such as Russia and China. Several senators highlighted the challenges facing military infrastructure and defense capabilities, suggesting a critical need for improvements and investment in these areas to ensure national security.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Agriculture and Wildlife Apr 20th, 2026 at 10:00 am

Agriculture and Wildlife

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so the research that I do in this space as it relates to CWD is powered by the same technology and
  • And so we had to build all this technology to even be able to do this because it didn't exist.
  • And so in our first sort of study after we built all that technology, one of the most important things
  • I have more than one technology for this.
  • One is a big R&D technology, and the other is a technology that we put into a 501c 5 agricultural nonprofit
Bills: HB3270, HB3145, HB3056
US
Transcript Highlights:
  • Now, what I will tell you from my time as undersecretary, I dealt with technology in multiple things.
  • All of those had a technology component. I focused in on three things. One was accountability.
  • improved, so I spent a lot of time improving the technology.
  • I think technology is great, but it's not the end-all and be-all.
  • I implemented technology.
Summary: The meeting involved detailed discussions on various veterans' issues, particularly focusing on the challenges faced by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amidst a backdrop of significant staffing changes. Members expressed deep concerns over the recent layoffs of over 1,000 VA employees, emphasizing the crucial nature of these positions in the context of mental health support for veterans, particularly amid rising suicide rates. Senators articulated the need for transparency and effective communication between the VA and Congress to avoid further breakdowns in services. The session also spotlighted the ongoing modernization of VA systems and the urgent need to streamline processes to benefit veterans effectively.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Other - PSCOC Mar 11th, 2026

Public School Capital Outlay Oversight Task Force

Transcript Highlights:
  • will primarily be used for contractual services support, including project management, information technology
  • mention that there are scopes of work that we've been actively working on related to the information technology
  • design professionals and the staff who are more knowledgeable about how these modifications and adaptations
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Health Oct 23rd, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • significant gap that we find is lack of foster homes equipped to care for the medically fragile or the technology-dependent
  • current coverage hours are not enough for these families that care for these medically fragile and technology-dependent
  • population some of our most vulnerable patients have nowhere to go and receive that Finally, we recommend adapting
Summary: The meeting focused on hospital “avoidable days” and the difficulty of discharging medically stable patients who still need post-acute placement or social services. Presenters from Saint Anthony Hospital Midtown, the Oklahoma Hospital Association, City Care, and OU Health described common barriers including lack of skilled nursing, rehab, long-term care, behavioral health, and hospice placements; insurance prior authorization delays; Medicaid and Social Security eligibility delays; guardianship and Adult Protective Services bottlenecks; limited home health and private duty nursing; and the challenge of placing unhoused, uninsured, or medically complex patients. Several speakers emphasized that these delays reduce bed availability, increase emergency department boarding, contribute to staff burnout, and expose patients to hospital-acquired conditions and other harms. The testimony included multiple examples of patients remaining in acute care for days, weeks, or even months after being medically ready for discharge, including patients awaiting guardianship, disability determinations, or placement in facilities willing to accept them. Speakers also highlighted special populations such as patients with behavioral health or substance use disorders, medically fragile children, patients with criminal histories, and unhoused individuals who need respite or hospice care. City Care described its planned 40-bed medical respite facility, set to open in 2027, as a way to provide clinical support and housing navigation for patients too sick to recover on the street or in shelters. Witnesses recommended policy and system changes such as standardizing preauthorization protocols, expanding rural swing-bed and home-based services, increasing public guardianship resources, improving data collection on homelessness, expanding private duty nursing hours, and creating more placement options for complex patients. They also suggested better coordination between hospitals, DHS, APS, the Health Department, and post-acute facilities, including a database of facility services to improve discharge planning and keep patients closer to home. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the transcript, but the chair indicated the issue would require collaboration across multiple agencies and partners.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Mihoko on behalf of the Consumer Technology Association.
  • Mihoko on behalf of the Consumer Technology Association.
  • Mihoko on behalf of the Consumer Technology Association.
  • Mihoko on behalf of the Consumer Technology Association.
  • on basically any other energy technology on basically any other energy technology I've<01:33:29.280
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The joint hearing covered three measures. SB 1602 would appropriate funds to DLNR for monitoring wells for the Koho aquifer system; DLNR and HHFDC supported it, and written testimony from several organizations and individuals was also in support. Members asked whether monitoring wells are a statewide function rather than a county function, and staff confirmed they are done statewide. The second bill was an administration measure clarifying that criminal water pollution enforcement remains with the Department of Health rather than DLNR. The Attorney General’s office said it was a cleanup clarification and that DOH has stronger enforcement powers and better testing capability; DOH and DLNR supported it, and there was no opposition noted. The final and most heavily debated measure was SB 1074 on environmental impact statements. The bill would let previously authorized or permitted commercial activities continue for up to one year while an agency determines whether environmental review applies after a challenge, and would allow permit renewals during that review. DLNR said it stood on written comments and suggested aligning the bill with similar House language. Supporters, including several ocean tourism and Maui business representatives, argued the bill would provide certainty and keep families and small operators working while environmental review is completed, especially in the wake of the Lahaina fires and ongoing business losses. Some supporters said the measure should be narrowed with a sunset or limited to recently renewed permits. Opponents, including the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Earthjustice, the Sierra Club, and other environmental advocates, argued the bill was overly broad and could weaken HEPA/NEPA-style environmental review, especially for fisheries and other commercial activities. They said the bill could be used as a “Trojan horse” to avoid review and that DLNR could resolve the underlying disputes more quickly through settlement or existing exemption processes. No votes were taken during the hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Jun 23rd, 2026

Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

Transcript Highlights:
  • has remained stagnant, our small businesses, including those providing services and information technology
  • Act is helping fund clean energy projects, advanced manufacturing, hydrogen development, battery technology
  • representing Silicon Valley, I see firsthand how investments in research, innovation, semiconductor technology
  • counties, schools, nonprofits, health care systems, farmers, and community organizations are all adapting
Keywords: 988, house, all