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• It maintains $36.5 billion in combined total reserves, responsibly budgeting for economic security in
• It's balanced through two fiscal years with a positive State Fund for Economic Uncertainty, or SFEU,
• Have you modeled the aggregate fiscal impact on counties from this budget and H.R. 1?
• users of medical software.
• Yerlei Mangayon with Political Solutions on behalf of the Business Software Alliance.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• This bill is going to be really helpful to our whole-person model of care for people with HIV.
• We provide software to many child care agencies and learning programs across California.
• We provide software to many child care agencies and learning programs across California.
• The motion is due pass to the Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee.
• Do pass to the Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee. Lee, aye.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Human Services heard several bills focused on homelessness, child care, food security, public assistance, immigration legal services, and veterans’ benefits. SB 479 would allow city-based local health jurisdictions, including Berkeley and Oakland, to use multidisciplinary homeless response teams and share specified information across departments; supporters said the change would improve coordination and outcomes, and no opposition testified. SB 902 would allow electronic signatures for child care and development services paperwork while preserving paper options; supporters said it would reduce burdens on families and providers, and the bill passed to the Assembly Education Committee 4-0. The committee also heard SB 1025, creating an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate California’s food assistance efforts, and SB 1030, repealing the CalWORKs “man-in-the-house” rule. Supporters of SB 1025 said the state’s food system is fragmented and needs a coordinated strategy; SB 1030 supporters argued the rule is outdated, redundant, and rooted in racist and sexist assumptions. Both bills received no opposition testimony and were approved on 4-0 votes, with SB 1025 sent to the Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee and SB 1030 to Appropriations. The committee then approved SB 1077, which would require CDSS to create a communications and contingency plan for CalFresh disruptions during federal government shutdowns, including a public webpage and planning for state-funded benefits; it passed 4-0 to Appropriations. SB 1194 would codify the Immigration Legal Fellowship Project to expand immigration legal services in underserved areas, and supporters emphasized the need for legal representation in rural and Central Valley communities; it passed 4-1 to Judiciary. SB 1201 would seek federal waivers to protect veterans from CalFresh time limits, require referrals to county veterans service officers, and adjust treatment of job-search expenses; it passed unanimously 6-0 to Military and Veterans Affairs. The consent calendar, including SB 557 and SB 1051, also passed unanimously. After all items were heard, the committee completed roll calls for absent members and adjourned.

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• This bill is going to be really helpful to our whole-person model of care for people with HIV.
• We provide software to many child care agencies and learning programs across California.
• We provide software to many child care agencies and learning programs across California.
• The motion is due pass to the Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Committee.
• Our families are already carrying the weight of rising rent, grocery costs, economic uncertainty, and

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• No sir, so what we would need is software.
• at least how highlight the potential through software?
• piece of software.
• Okay, and Major Dixon also, could this software be used to detect other crimes as well?
• Governors' Cup for the most economic development projects.

Bills: SB29, SB406, SB447, SB875, SB893, SB1033, SB1346, SB1362, SB1539, SCR22, SB 29

Keywords: business organization, internal management, corporate governance, partnerships, liability reduction, birth certificate, biological sex, gender identity, health and safety, sex assignment, SB 875, Texas, independent school district, ISD, school board trustee, superintendent, campus administrator, electioneering, political signs, early voting

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• Then I came across the fact that the model language that's out there has already been adopted.
• One of them included the active military, because in the model language, it was only the spouses.
• Looks like that's coming from software changes within the OAITSD contract with DESE.
• And does your software package do all that? And if it doesn't, then you have to modify it.
• Because computer software, it's always— I mean, that would be my explanation.

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• and they must submit a structured safety case demonstrating the safety of the vehicle's hardware, software
• the department with any terminal evaluations from the CHP. the safety of the vehicle's hardware, software
• But the flawed economics are only part of the problem.
• Over those miles, we've seen that the safety, sustainability, and economic benefits are real.
• They actually expanded economic opportunity, maybe grew the economic pie, for example, and created new

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We have NDSU do an economic impact study.
• So they use economic modeling and plant software to go out and survey our industry from the power plants
• We have NDSU do an economic impact study.
• So they use economic modeling, implant software. economic impact study.
• So they use economic modeling in-planned software to go out and they survey our industry from the power

Summary: The committee met at the Coteau Freedom Mine in Mercer County, approved the June 2 minutes, and heard an overview of the mine from Coteau Properties president Andrew Hawbaker. He described the Freedom Mine as the largest lignite mine in the United States, supplying coal to Dakota Gasification, Antelope Valley Station, and Leland Olds Station. He emphasized the mine’s scale, safety record, reclamation work, workforce needs, community involvement, and economic impact, including payroll, taxes, royalties, scholarships, and local hiring. Members asked about how long land stays in production, how quickly it returns to agriculture after reclamation, labor shortages, and how mining affects groundwater and water wells. Hawbaker said most tracts are mined for about three to five years, reclamation is coordinated with landowners, and the company continues to struggle to find electricians, welders, mechanics, operators, and engineers. The committee then heard from Public Service Commission Chairman Randy Christman on coal mining reclamation and permitting. He reviewed North Dakota’s coal mining history, the state’s reclamation laws, federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act primacy, bonding, permit renewals and revisions, prohibited mining areas, inspection and enforcement, and contemporaneous reclamation requirements. Christman stressed that North Dakota’s program is professional and thorough, with frequent inspections, financial assurance, and a 10-year revegetation monitoring period before bond release. He also discussed federal coal ownership issues that can delay mine plans, the treatment of prime farmland, and how reclamation differs for wind and pipelines. In response to questions, he said one challenge is sometimes releasing land too soon before long-term compaction issues are fully understood, and he noted that data centers do not currently have a comparable reclamation model because they typically own the land. In the afternoon, the committee received an update from Lignite Energy Council president Jonathan Fortner on the lignite industry. He said North Dakota’s lignite sector supports five commercial power plants, four mines, about 12,000 direct and indirect jobs, and more than $5.5 billion in economic activity, while helping keep the state’s electricity rates among the lowest in the nation. Fortner reviewed coal severance and conversion tax revenues, the lignite research fund, federal regulatory rollbacks, carbon capture policy, and the industry’s legal costs fighting federal rules. He also highlighted a study on large-load development, saying new data centers and critical mineral processing facilities could create major local tax revenue and help justify new baseload generation. Members asked whether new gas pipelines would crowd out coal plant development and whether the economic study included jobs and broader local impacts; Fortner said the industry sees room for both and that the study did include construction, operations, jobs, and tax effects.

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• NEXT WE HAVE BETH FLORIDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL WAVES IN SUPPORT. ANYMORE PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
• NEXT UP WAIVING IN SUPPORT WE HAVE BETH FLORIDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ANY FURTHER PUBLIC TESTIMONY?
• THIS IS A GREAT FIRST STEP FOR THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN FLORIDA MODELING THIS AFTER THE FLORIDA
• YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT SOFTWARE.
• ARE YOU MENTIONING LAW ENFORCEMENT WOULD PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE AND HOW OFTEN WHEN THEY NEED TO REPORT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Advanced forensic tools can create detailed three-dimensional models of crime scenes.
• So it's a software that kind of facilitates response.
• So there's a number of different components to the ActiveNet software.
• So it's a software that kind of facilitates response.
• So there's a number of different components to the ActiveNet software.

Summary: The committee held a hearing on active and mass shootings in California, focusing on prevention, response, training, communications, and gaps in preparedness across law enforcement, schools, campuses, fire, EMS, and state agencies. Opening remarks emphasized the frequency and impact of gun violence, the need for faster coordinated response, and the importance of learning from recent tragedies such as the Stockton-area mass shooting described by Sheriff Patrick Withrow. The first panel included representatives from police, sheriff, and campus public safety agencies, who discussed incident command, interoperable communications, next-generation 911, threat assessment, emergency notification systems, and the value of joint drills and cross-agency planning. Witnesses also highlighted differences in training and authority across jurisdictions, especially for private university public safety departments versus public campus police. Campus representatives said they rely heavily on municipal law enforcement for armed response, while also using run-hide-fight protocols, text alerts, surveillance, and threat assessment teams. Members raised concerns about standardized training, after-action reviews, mental health resources, school resource officers, and whether campus safety plans and drills are sufficiently consistent or workable. Sheriff Withrow argued that early intervention and accountability are being weakened by well-intentioned laws, while other witnesses stressed prevention through relationships, diversion, and coordinated support services. The second panel from Cal OES, the Department of Education, POST, and EMSA described statewide systems and standards. Cal OES outlined its Reduce the Risk initiative, gun violence restraining orders, mutual aid, unified command, after-action reporting, and nonprofit security grants. The Department of Education explained California’s statutory school safety framework, annual safety plans, regulated armed assailant drills, and local flexibility, while acknowledging compliance gaps and the need for more mental health support. POST described the new requirement for 16 hours of standardized active shooter training for recruits and ongoing local training options. EMSA explained its role in medical response and terrorism training standards. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Regarding better data and models, I'll focus on models of the atmosphere that predict precipitation.
• Regarding better data and models, I'll focus on models of the atmosphere, Regarding better data and models
• The Weather Service runs several models, of short range to long range, the shorter range models have
• National Water Model.
• The software was, they had the actual software engineers.

Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness and flooding hearing opened with quorum calls, prayer, testimony time limits, and remarks from legislative leaders emphasizing decorum, respect, and the goal of learning from the July 4 flood to prevent future loss of life. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows said the special session and hearings were intended to hear directly from local officials and residents, and that the state would pursue immediate and longer-term legislation and continue working beyond the current session. The committee then heard invited testimony from Kerr County, Kerrville, Kendall County, Real County, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, followed by member questions. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, and emergency management coordinator William B. Thomas described the flood as a sudden, unprecedented event that overwhelmed local systems before many officials or residents understood the danger. They said the county received multiple National Weather Service and IPAWS alerts, but the rain fell in remote upstream areas with limited gauges, and the flood rose too quickly for normal response. They detailed the emergency response, including dispatchers handling heavy call volumes, deputies and volunteer firefighters conducting rescues, and state and federal partners assisting. County officials said 108 people died, including 37 children, and two remained missing. They called for better real-time flood detection, stronger rural emergency management resources, improved broadband and cell coverage, and more funding for swift-water rescue and warning systems. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and City Manager Dalton Rice said the city had floodplain rules, emergency plans, and prior preparedness efforts, but the event exposed gaps in communications and regional warning capacity. They urged the Legislature to fund a flood warning system, whether sirens, automated alerts, or a hybrid, and asked for support for predictive weather modeling, broadband expansion, a hazard mitigation fund, and disaster recovery resources. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority said it had long funded gauges and pursued flood-warning and mitigation projects, including a new software-based flood prediction system and possible retention dams, and planned to dedicate reserve funds to feasibility studies and infrastructure improvements. Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk said his county’s emergency action plan and early alerts helped prevent deaths there, and he recommended easier access to alerting tools, a river-wide warning system, simpler grant applications, and regional coordination. Real County Judge Bella Rubio said rural counties face major challenges because of limited cell service, broadband, staffing, and funding, especially for camps and visitors along the Frio and Nueces rivers, and argued that reliable alert systems should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. Members asked about the timeline of the flood, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and funding, and several witnesses said the key lessons were better communications, better warning systems, and more investment in rural flood mitigation and emergency response.

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• We are requiring generative AI software providers to automatically add provenance data to any content
• We are requiring generative AI software providers to automatically add provenance data to any content
• We're requiring generative AI software providers to give users the option to add provenance data to an
• Did this come from model legislation? For example, we often do that.
• I wish I could say it came from some model legislation, but I haven't seen any legislation like this.

Summary: The committee first took up SB 702, as amended by a strike-all amendment on digital content provenance and authenticity. Senator Burgess said the bill would require generative AI providers to add provenance data to content wholly generated by AI, allow provenance tags on AI-modified images, require social media platforms to retain and display provenance data in an accessible format, and apply content credentials to online election advertisements. He also described a two-year pilot program for the Division of Emergency Management to test provenance data in emergency communications, and said the bill would be enforced only by the Attorney General with no private right of action. Supporters from Microsoft and Adobe waived in support, while TechNet and the James Madison Institute raised concerns about broad definitions, implementation burdens, and the possibility that the rules could be easily circumvented. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS for SB 702 favorably. The committee next considered CS for SB 282 on home and service warranty association financial requirements, which would allow extended warranty companies to use multiple insurance policies to back obligations and let companies with a $100 million net worth satisfy proof requirements through SEC filings or an audited financial statement. The Florida Service Agreement Association supported the bill, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee also passed CS for SB 678, which allows pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital; the Florida Pawnbrokers Association and a business representative supported the change, the amendment was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1132, the Portable Wireless Device Repair Act, which would require manufacturers to provide diagnostic tools, repair information, and parts to owners and independent repair providers, and would also extend right-to-repair concepts to agricultural equipment through an amendment. Supporters argued the bill would expand consumer choice and repair access, while opponents including TechNet, the Repair Done Right Coalition, the James Madison Institute, and the Taxpayers Protection Alliance warned about privacy, cybersecurity, trade secret, safety, and compliance concerns. After debate, the committee reported CS for SB 1132 favorably. Finally, the committee took up SB 676, which would create a framework for employees to knowingly and voluntarily waive the Florida minimum wage in certain internship, apprenticeship, and work-study settings, with a parent or guardian sign-off for minors. The sponsor said the bill was intended to expand job training and first-job opportunities for young people and others seeking experience, but multiple speakers and senators argued it conflicted with the Florida Constitution and existing case law, could be exploited by employers, and would undermine the voter-approved minimum wage. The committee continued extensive debate on the bill, with strong opposition testimony and questions about constitutionality, definitions, and enforcement.

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• SAWs Locate System is modeled.
• So they're at best chance is working by phone, but that's still an option some of the software that's
• Well, I can't speak to what the software has. as itself, as far as protections.
• I mean, a lot of the software out there available, one in particular that we use.
• A lot of the ways they made this economically viable is by centralizing their technology.

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• this, what we would generally do is we look at an analysis of all the charges, wires, you know, software
• This bill is about economic justice. Inflation steals the wealth of the people.
• There’s no lack of their business model expanding through the state.
• You are now doing work for that company for a pre-arranged ride using their app, their software, their
• , their systems, to, for a pre-arranged ride, using their app, their software, their systems to start

Summary: The committee heard several bills and amendments, beginning with CS/SB 498 on trust fund interest for IOTA accounts. The sponsor said a 2023 Florida Supreme Court rule sharply increased interest paid into legal aid funding, creating a windfall and making participation difficult for banks. An amendment was adopted requiring savings institutions to pay the higher of 0.25% or the highest comparable rate offered on certain non-IOTA accounts, and the bill then passed favorably after testimony from banks, legal aid representatives, and other stakeholders both supporting and opposing the measure. The committee also approved CS/SB 232, which clarifies Florida’s consumer collection law applies only to phone calls during restricted hours and not emails or text messages, after a delete-all amendment and supportive testimony from industry groups. It then approved SB 132, as amended, to designate gold and silver as legal tender and set rules for custody, audits, electronic transfer, and government acceptance of payments; supporters called it a sound-money measure, while the banking association said it still had unresolved technical concerns. Later, the committee passed SB 1466 to create a trust fund for the My Safe Florida Home Program, with an amendment funding it from 20% of collected insurance premium tax revenue. It also considered SB 1206 on transportation network company insurance, reducing coverage during the “dead-leg” period before a rider is picked up from $1 million to lower limits; the bill drew sharp opposition from trial lawyers and support from insurers and some business groups, and the committee adopted a clarifying amendment before reporting the bill favorably. Finally, CS/SB 924 on fertility preservation for cancer patients was amended several times to narrow scope and clarify coverage rules, then passed favorably after debate over cost, preauthorization, and post-treatment storage obligations. The committee adjourned after allowing technical and conforming changes to implement the adopted amendments.

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• What model do you use in home visiting? Mr.
• model of assessments and follow-up.
• that the legislature has purchased, like the Remy software.
• We have an economic development manager position.
• And those, we call them economic development leases.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: feed bill, legislative appropriations, legislative branch, New Mexico Legislature, general fund, legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, house chief clerk, senate chief clerk, per diem, mileage, session expenses, interim committees, district staff, capitol complex, capital outlay data system, legislative processing system, redistricting, census redistricting

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• And we could also hardware and software.
• Um the modeled conditions materialize.
• <00:45:52.880> conditions and so right now the model conditions and so right now the model
• your risk analysis model a little bit. your risk analysis model a little bit. uh<01:13:54.000>
• that much do you model that much do you model that >> Mr.<01:23:27.920> Seafford<01

Bills: HF3296, HF3802

Keywords: energy conservation, data centers, electric sales, energy optimization, utility regulations, energy regulation, certificate of need, renewable energy, power production, energy efficiency, Minnesota statutes, 1183, house

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• Regarding better data and models, I'll focus on models of the atmosphere that predict precipitation.
• They take the NWS model models, and forecasts, and apply them specifically to customer needs.
• Probably other models didn't do much. better.
• Software was They had the actual software engineers Came in on their own time and actually programmed
• And we are a model of unity in a fractured world.

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• The final component is around software that we'll need for the OIG so the Office of Inspector General
• can conduct in-depth investigations and use advanced software to combat fraud, waste, and abuse, and
• that we'll need uh for the uh software that we'll need uh for the oig<00:31:32.200> so<00:31:
• to combat fraud waste and abuse software to combat fraud waste and abuse um<00:31:41.399> and
• MDE began work on a mentorship and induction model with federal ARP funds, so again, with those funds

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• is the number one issue and we should allow businesses to make those decisions based on their own economics
• make those decisions based on their to make those decisions based on their own<00:18:41.919> economics
• own economics. own economics.

Bills: HR11, HB1872, HB2171, HB2161, HB2416, HB2518, HB2617, HB2159, HB2606, HB2362, HB2385, HB2476, HB1923, HB2444, HB1608, HB1967, HB1968, HB2502, HB1782, HB2357, HB2445, HB1870, HB1838, HB2137, HB2208, HB2458, HB1972, HB2007, HB2160, HB2343, HB2315, HB2505, HB1857, HB469, HB1452, HB814, HB1621, HB1880, HB1831, HB1572, HB2119, HB2139, HB2459, HB2194, HB2561, HB2017, HB1931, HB1700, HB1719, HB1726, HB1737, HB1742, HB2049, HB2383, HB2116, HB2446, HB2249, HB2255, HB2320, HB2360, HB2581, HB2443, HB1531, HB2622, HB9, HB2290, HB2291, HB2235, HB2263, HB2498, HB1579, HB1728, HB1900

Keywords: 808 Elite, youth football, American Youth Football National Championships, AYF, Hawaii football, youth athletics, sports recognition, commendation, House resolution, student-athletes, sportsmanship, teamwork, state pride, Hawaii youth sports, national championship, early learning, apprenticeship, child care, education funding, workforce development

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• So blockchain can be like software, and there's lots of stuff that goes on that has nothing to do with
• RBFC recommends that rather than simply state communications, California follow-up the model used in
• As has been pointed out, this is supposed to be modeled on New York law.
• Behind the scenes, that contractor is acting as a loan agent for the lender, using the lender's software
• I'm a staff attorney with Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, or HERA.

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