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• communities.
• They're coming from those communities and they want to get back to their communities and they want to
• I mean, there's a lot of ways that we're trying to reach people in communities: community-based organizations
• and yeah please is I mean there's a lot of ways that we're trying to reach people in communities community-based
• Do we see differences in urban communities or suburban communities?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Information technology operating environment.
• </c><01:02:24.480><c> operating</c> Information Technology operating Information Technology operating
• </c><01:13:01.520><c> a</c><01:13:01.639><c> Clear</c> areas such as communicating a Clear areas such
• He said that would surprise him with technology today, and that is another great finding.
• He said that would surprise him with technology today, because that does not happen.

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You have a community that Rep.
• This decision gave the community hope.
• They are part of the Canton community. We integrate. Part of the community.
• They know the local community.
• Out in the community. Community, and uh, can you hear me? Yeah, I can hear you again.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The special legislative commission on the future of Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children held a hybrid public hearing focused on the hospital’s future, admissions, staffing, infrastructure, and whether the facility should be preserved, expanded, or reimagined. Opening remarks from legislators, commissioners, parents, and union representatives emphasized that Pappas provides a unique combination of medical, rehabilitative, educational, and residential services for children with complex needs, and several speakers argued that the hospital is effectively being depopulated through reduced admissions and ongoing discharges despite public assurances that it remains open. Multiple speakers urged the commission to extend its authorization and continue its work before any closure or major change can occur. Testimony from labor leaders, including AFSCME, SEIU Local 509, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association, described a “silent closure” in practice, with staff reporting confusion about the hospital’s status, declining census numbers, blocked admissions, and uncertainty about the workforce’s future. They called for immediate action to stop admission denials and unnecessary discharges, and some proposed short-term solutions such as temporary modular structures to address infrastructure barriers and allow admissions to resume. Parents and former patients testified that Pappas provided life-changing independence, specialized therapy, and campus-based supports that they said could not be replicated elsewhere, and they criticized alternative placements as inadequate. Commissioner Robert Goldstein of the Department of Public Health said the administration supports keeping Pappas open and funded while the commission works, but he argued that admissions must comply with hospital-level-of-care rules and that the campus’s deteriorating infrastructure limits the kinds of children who can safely be served there. He said the department is continuing admissions for appropriate patients, working to expand outreach and services, and exploring long-term options, including broader statewide models of care. Commissioners pressed him on whether discharge status or lack of a clear discharge plan had been used as a barrier to admission, and requested de-identified data on patients recommended for admission but denied. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• That's for technology and the testing of fentanyl.
• That's for technology and the testing of fentanyl.
• That's<00:21:22.240><c> for</c><00:21:22.400><c> technology</c><00:21:23.039><c> and</c><00:21:23.360
• ><c> the</c><00:21:23.520><c> testing</c><00:21:23.840><c> of</c> That's for technology and the testing
• of That's for technology and the testing of fentanyl.<00:21:24.960><c> And</c><00:21:25.120><c> then

Bills: HB44 , HB400 , HB444 , HB487 , SB249 , SB252 , SB58 , HB44 , HB400 , HB444 , HB487 , SB249 , SB252 , SB58

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: teachers retirement, credit purchase, St. Clair County, DAY Program, pension reform, dental insurance, benefit rollover, healthcare, insurance policy, annual maximum, HB444, vaccines, vaccine exemption, religious exemption, religious liberty, private school, church school, faith-based school, parochial school, school immunization

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• I think this is old law that we didn't have technology back years ago, and today we're taking advantage
• of technology.
• We don't have to have a... ... technology, and we don't have to have a warrant in hand.
• If this passes, you said technology, so do...
• If this passes, you said technology, so do... does that mean that they're going to be able to scan and

Bills: HB2 , HB43 , HB49 , HB94 , HB137 , HB156 , HB200 , HB250 , HB3 , HB42

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: vaccination, parental consent, minors, medical consent, guardian approval, criminal procedure, split sentencing, probation, Class A felony, Class B felony, minimum confinement, HB49, Alabama criminal code, capital offense, capital punishment, death penalty, rape in the first degree, sodomy in the first degree, sexual torture, child sexual abuse

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• However, Technology is evolving. The investment landscape is shifting.
• We have led the way in technologies like fracking in the oil and gas sector.
• the defense industry, aerospace and space exploration, artificial intelligence, and blockchain technology
• Autonomous platforms are strengthening security through development of new technologies, leading space
• Looking forward on the horizon, Texas can be expected to play a role in such bold technological initiatives

Bills: SB 21 , SB 72 , SB 140 , SB 262 , SB 370 , SB 372 , SB 495 , SB 627 , SB 703 , SB 764 , SB 842

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Keywords: cryptocurrency, bitcoin, investment reserve, economic resilience, financial security, vehicle rental, damage waiver, consumer rights, business regulations, refund policy, telephone solicitation, telemarketing, text message marketing, SMS marketing, robotext, spam text, consumer protection, deceptive trade practices, DTPA, Business & Commerce Code

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• and a facility advance a technology and a facility that's<03:23:12.520><c> going</c><03:23:12.600><c
• I don't have an amendment with me, but I know the prime sponsor, in communication with Miss Hennessy,
• That communication is protected, right?
• </c><05:32:33.558><c> such</c> do have to deal with Technologies such do have to deal with Technologies
• </c> your service to our community your service to our community um<05:33:23.840><c> so</c><05:33:24.080

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2 provisions affecting the New Hampshire Retirement System, focusing on Group 2/Tier B retirement changes in pages 25 through 39 of the bill. NHRS Executive Director Jan Goodwin and deputy chief counsel Mark Kavanaugh explained that the 2025 bill is largely similar to prior versions and to HB 727, with the main difference being that the 2025 version does not include the earlier increase in the maximum benefit. They also said the fiscal note for HB 2 is based on earlier actuarial work and that an updated valuation was expected later in the week. A major topic was whether the bill accidentally removed an anti-spiking or special-duty compensation limit. NHRS said the omission appears to be a scrivener’s error caused by moving language between Group 1 and Group 2 definitions, and they planned to flag it in the fiscal note. Members also reviewed the bill’s intent to restore Tier B members to pre-2011 benefit rules, including changes to earnable compensation, average final compensation, and the comp-over-base rule. Some members questioned whether restoring those older rules was appropriate, arguing the 2011 changes were meant to curb pension spiking and that undoing them could be problematic. The committee also discussed the bill’s cost and funding assumptions. NHRS said the 2025 bill would reduce unfunded actuarial liability by about $98.2 million and would have a more favorable effect than the 2023 version, while employer contribution impacts would remain relatively small. Members noted the bill assumes annual appropriations of $27.5 million for 10 years, but House Bill 1 currently provides only $5 million in the first year, and NHRS had not yet analyzed the effect of that shortfall. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on clarifying the bill’s language, intent, and fiscal impact.

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• House Joint Memorial 18 and House Bill 841 were referred to the Environment and Technology Committee.
• We're still allowing CC&Rs and communities to do with what they wish.
• Senate Concurrent Resolution 120 is referred to the Environment and Technology Committee.
• Amending Section 63-3065A, Idaho Code, to provide for secure electronic communication as a means for
• as a means for transmitting tax collection communications, providing severability, and declaring an

Keywords: 989, all

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• Gene has faithfully devoted time and energy to his community, serving in many roles.
• Agriculture remains the backbone of our state's economy and our rural communities.
• Agriculture remains the backbone of our state's economy and our rural communities.
• Agriculture remains the backbone of our state's economy and our rural communities.
• A 14-year-old child of a community—actually, it was a city councilor in the next community—had one sexual

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• has robust community renewable programs that expand access to solar to all Californians, while Community
• The term community solar can be misleading.
• Community solar and storage programs work.
• put solar in their own homes, to be able to buy into community solar and have that serve their community
• In New York, 2.4 gigawatts of community solar. Minnesota, 932 megawatts of community solar.

Summary: The committee heard several energy-related bills, with AB 1715 drawing the most discussion. That bill would require the CPUC to create a searchable database of utility advice letters, protests, responses, and resolutions going back to 2020, and to require utilities to report state, federal, and other public financing so ratepayer savings from loans, grants, and similar funding can be tracked and passed through. The author and TURN said the bill is aimed at transparency, affordability, and preventing double recovery; committee amendments removed some language, and labor said the amendments would remove its opposition. Senators pressed on how “financial benefits” would be defined and whether the bill would require refunds to ratepayers, and the author said the CPUC would determine the details. The bill was later moved out of committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations. AB 1301, a CPUC/Public Utilities Code cleanup bill, was presented as a housekeeping measure to remove obsolete references, align deadlines, eliminate duplicative requirements, and extend the Energy Conservation Assistance Act sunset. The Public Advocates Office and Golden State Power Cooperatives supported it, and the committee advanced it do-pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2463, which would require the CPUC to disclose the models and analysis used to set utility authorized return on equity, was described as a transparency measure for a process that is currently a “black box.” EDF and the Utility Wildfire Survivor Coalition supported the bill, while members noted the importance of understanding how utility profits are set; it also passed to Appropriations. AB 1813, on community solar and storage, generated substantial debate. The author said the bill is intended to fix a CPUC program that he argued is unworkable and inconsistent with the Legislature’s earlier direction, while supporters including San Diego Community Power, TURN, and many clean energy, labor, and local-government groups said it would make community solar viable for renters and others who cannot install rooftop solar. Opponents, including the Public Advocates Office, Southern California Edison, SDG&E, and PG&E, argued it would raise rates, create cost shifts to non-participating customers, and conflict with a recently adopted CPUC decision. The bill was moved out on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with some senators indicating support but also concern about affordability and pending amendments. AB 2111, which would require the CPUC to plan transmission using multiple demand and resource scenarios instead of a single forecast, was supported as a way to reduce bottlenecks, improve reliability, and avoid costly under-planning as electrification grows. Supporters said better scenario planning would help avoid transmission constraints that block new generation, while the committee raised questions about cost impacts and the role of current CPUC planning processes. The bill passed to Appropriations. The committee also took up AB 2266, which would consolidate related CPUC compliance reporting, require consistent reliability valuation across programs, and direct an evaluation if CAISO uses backstop procurement; supporters said it would reduce confusion and improve consistency, while opponents warned against forcing one valuation method across different resource types. AB 2266 was also moved to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2175 was taken up on consent and advanced without discussion.

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• </c><00:08:12.720><c> college</c> were going on to community college were going on to community college
• </c><00:43:14.400><c> fields,</c> trades or specialized technology fields, trades or specialized technology
• </c> parents and families and communities parents and families and communities saying,<02:05:14.400><
• </c> pronouns in any form of communication." pronouns in any form of communication."
• <04:24:21.120><c> engineering,</c> is science, technology, um, engineering, is science, technology, um

Committee: House Education Policy and Administration

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• THE LAW BUT WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE PROHIBIT OTHER COMMUNICATIONS.
• WASN'T SPECIFIC ON COMMUNICATION.
• IT'S PART OF OUR TECHNOLOGY TODAY.
• THE CASE DECIDED EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS WERE NOT COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS LAW, ALLOWING COMMUNICATIONS
• I THINK THIS IS A GOOD BILL AND ADDRESSES A REAL PROBLEM COMMUNITIES ARE FACING.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I think the technology is there or not; I think it is.
• No, I mean, I'm telling you in a community that may have an undocumented community, and a crime occurs
• They shared community stories.
• I will never not defend the immigrant community. It's the only community I've ever known.
• Our state prides itself on technology and innovation.

Bills: SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , SB2405 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB2166 , SB2148 , SB535 , SB777 , SB827 , SB1141 , SB1330 , SB1352 , SB1664 , SB1862 , SB1936 , SB1453 , SB1448 , SB1398 , SB2137 , SB2111 , SB53 , SB226 , SB1677 , SB1723 , SB1839 , SB36 , SB38 , SB815 , SB1856 , SB552 , SB646 , SB37 , SJR84 , SJR87 , SJR27 , SB8 , SB10 , SB227 , SB261 , SB15 , SB12 , SB25 , SB57 , SB127 , SB293 , SB441 , SB3059 , SB512 , SB241 , SB1718 , SB140 , SB2055 , SB2075 , SB2018 , SB1534 , SB1567 , SB785 , SB1233 , SB1580 , SB1663 , SB413 , SB447 , SB519 , SB467 , SB1579 , SB1191 , SB1021 , SB1838 , SB2807 , SB2835 , SB546 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2035 , SB2024 , SB1032 , SB1049 , SB1266 , SB1400 , SB1302 , SB401 , SB1596 , SB1281 , SB1242 , SB1343 , SB310 , SB1346 , SB2753 , SB2703 , SB2221 , SB1719 , SB2177 , SB800 , SB790 , SB748 , SB571 , SB1957 , SB1923 , SB1896 , SB1760 , SB1335 , SB2368 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB2965 , SB1563 , SB1467 , SB1164 , SB1137 , SB614 , SB705 , SB961 , SB918 , SB955 , SB869 , SB850 , SB863 , SB1610 , SB1055 , SB2206 , SB457 , SB2337 , SB1362 , SCR9 , HB5560 , HB762 , HB 107 , HB 114 , HB300 , HB138 , HB4386 , HB2495 , HB581 , HB3348 , HB5323

Keywords: higher education, curriculum review, governing board, faculty council, ombudsman, tax exemption, property tax, homestead, fire damage, constitutional amendment, bail reform, criminal justice, felony offenses, public safety, judicial conduct, state commission, judicial misconduct, commission membership, immigration enforcement, ICE agreements

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• to include an examination of alternatives, including, without limitation, advanced transmission technologies
• The utility would be required to utilize advanced transmission technologies if necessary and economical
• , and the commission may consider those technologies and their costs when evaluating the project.

Committee: Senate Energy, Industry and Mining

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• </c> about the timelines and communities about the timelines and communities needing<00:28:01.960><c>
• </c> There may have been some communities There may have been some communities that<00:37:06.160><c>
• It's just that communication was going It's just that communication was going so<00:39:01.800><c> well
• </c> and the communities. and the communities.
• cost communities.

Committee: Senate Capital Investment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So it's more like for a startup or some kind of technology or testing or something.
• The Missouri Chamber, we run the Missouri Chamber Technology Alliance, a consortium of private industry
• partners that are on the cutting edge of technology in a variety of different sectors. ...Alliance,
• a consortium of private industry partners that are on the cutting edge of technology in a variety of

Committee: House Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment

Summary: The committee first called the roll and established a quorum, then heard Senate Bill 1553, sponsored by Senator Curtis Gregory. The bill is aimed at reshoring critical supply chains to the United States through tax credits and related incentives for production of pharmaceuticals, critical minerals, materials, and metals. Gregory said the Senate version added clarifying language tying eligible materials to federal critical-materials and FDA lists. Witnesses in support described the bill as a national security measure and an economic development tool for Missouri, citing dependence on China and India for medicines and materials, forced labor concerns in cobalt supply chains, and examples of Missouri companies and institutions already working in pharmaceutical and mineral production. Several supporters noted the bill’s incentives would be difficult to use without additional federal support, and one witness said the transferable tax credits were a key strength, though the scope could be narrowed in the future. Support testimony came from Douglas Jost of Jost Chemical Company, Jared Hankinson of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Matt Thompson of the API Innovation Center, Michael Givens of Doe Run Company, and Matthew Smith of Associated Industries of Missouri. Their comments emphasized supply-chain vulnerability, national security, and Missouri’s existing manufacturing base. No opposition or informational testimony was presented, and there were no substantive questions after the witnesses. The committee then moved into executive session and voted unanimously, 9-0, to report Senate Bill 1553 do pass.

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• I know we have a lot of technology out there that helps us run plates and do those things.
• I know we have a lot of technology out there that helps us run plates and do those things, but a lot
• His last point was that sometimes being able to do things with technology does not mean it is better.
• And the last point I want to make is sometimes when we can do things with technology doesn't mean it's

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 629 from Representative Joe Palmer, which would let vehicle owners choose not to receive a paper registration card from ITD and instead keep an electronic copy on a phone or print one themselves. Palmer said the change was intended to give drivers flexibility and save ITD about $800,000, with the savings redirected to highway-related funds. He also said the bill would not require electronic registration, only allow it as an option, and noted that commercial vehicles already have a similar option. Chief Deputy Zach Hesing of the Ada County Sheriff’s Office testified in opposition on behalf of the Idaho Sheriffs Association. He said officers need a paper registration during traffic stops because phones, computers, or DMV systems can fail, especially in rural areas, and because handling a driver’s phone raises practical and officer-safety concerns. Several senators questioned how the bill would work if a phone was unavailable or if officers had to take a phone back to a patrol car; Palmer responded that drivers could still print a copy and that officers could radio in information if needed. During debate, supporters argued the bill was a modern convenience and a cost-saving measure that did not change the underlying requirement to provide proof of registration. Opponents raised privacy, Fourth Amendment, and officer-safety concerns, and some said registration should remain with the vehicle rather than be stored on a personal phone. A motion by Senator Kaiser to send HB 629 to the floor with a due pass recommendation failed on a voice vote, and the bill remained in committee.

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• Those frameworks do not exist today, but as technology advances, frameworks do not exist today, but as
• technology advances, that is where a lot of power generation is headed.
• Commerce, which is in charge of the program called Local Updated Census Addresses, or LUCA, has the technology
• The appropriations for this bill would go towards that staffing and that technology. ...to make sure

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of bills, mostly on a due-pass basis. Representative Grego’s bill to keep a prescribed-burn indemnity fund framework alive, with no state cost and hopes of private or insurance funding, passed 6-0 after discussion about wildfire risk and encouraging safer burns. Representative West’s HB 2962, removing time limits and refund caps for certain tax overpayment claims and extending refund rights for tribal members and former wards, also passed 6-0, with the sponsor saying it would apply retroactively. Representative Archer’s HB 3175, as a committee substitute, would begin creating a state nuclear regulatory framework in anticipation of future federal court changes; it passed 4-3. Representative May’s HB 3336 to remove the salary cap on the OMES CIO failed 2-5 and remained in Appropriations and Budget, while his HB 3831 to create a revolving fund for Oklahoma Task Force One equipment upgrades passed 6-1. Representative Wolfley’s HB 3566 raising tag agent title-transfer fees from $2.25 to $3.75 passed 6-1, and Representative Lawson’s HB 3621 to recreate a state data center for census preparation and LUCA support passed 6-1 after he agreed to amend it to be subject to available funds. Other measures advanced included HB 2958, a 9% pay raise for state employees, which passed unanimously 8-0; HB 3047, making LOFT the clearinghouse for statutorily required agency reports, which passed 6-1; HB 4301, strengthening the VA escape clause by requiring earnest-money refunds when a VA-financed home does not appraise, which passed 7-0; and HB 1979, creating a two-year task force to consolidate early childhood programs across agencies, which passed 4-2. The committee also heard a bill allowing the Attorney General’s Office and District Attorneys Council to buy vehicles without going through OMES, and it passed 6-2. After finishing the agenda, the committee announced a short recess before reopening for an Emergency Management budget hearing.

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• , 4, 5, and 6, which are the different statutes where prosthetics, orthotics, and complex rehab technology
• There was also a section when we separated the complex rehab technology from the prosthetics or orthotics
• Which are the different statutes where prosthetics, orthotics, and complex rehab technology were separated
• There was also a section when we separated the complex rehab technology from the prosthetics or orthotics

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and first took up the committee substitute for HB 38, a complex insurance bill concerning coverage for prosthetics, orthotics, and complex rehab technology. The sponsor and expert witness explained that the substitute made technical clarifications across multiple sections of law, including explicit coverage language, restoration of services and supplies, and replacement timing rules to avoid overuse while preserving access when a patient’s medical needs change. They said the changes had been reviewed and supported by the Office of Superintendent of Insurance and insurers, and there was no opposition from the public. Members asked about the need to return the bill to committee because of the number of statutory changes, and the sponsor said the Speaker wanted a clean committee substitute before floor action. The committee adopted the substitute and then approved a do pass recommendation on the committee substitute for HB 38, with no opposition. The committee then heard House Memorial 59, which requests a study of fair compensation for foster parents, including consideration of a cost-of-living allowance, with findings due to the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee by November 30. CYFD testified that the study would likely use a contractor and that the department already has related recruitment, retention, and placement work underway. Members asked about foster parent numbers, foster care plus stipends, Social Security benefits for children in care, and clothing allowances; CYFD explained current payment structures, including a $50 monthly clothing amount built into the rate and separate vouchers in some cases. The committee heard supportive testimony from the New Mexico Child First Network and then voted do pass on HM 59 without opposition. The chair announced there would be no meeting the next day and adjourned the meeting.

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• you look at the bill, you can see it's fairly detailed with, in terms of the color, and there's technology
• color and<00:02:07.600><c> um</c> and um and um there's<00:02:10.319><c> uh</c><00:02:10.800><c> technology
• </c><00:02:11.360><c> that</c><00:02:11.599><c> I'm</c><00:02:11.840><c> not</c> there's uh technology
• that I'm not there's uh technology that I'm not familiar<00:02:12.400><c> with</c><00:02:13.040><c>

Committee: Joint Tourism

Keywords: Tourism - Room 210, 2 February, 2026; 4:00 P.M., 925, all