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CA
Transcript Highlights:
- Services to provide grants supporting evidence-based... ...with the Office of Emergency Services to
- At the end of the day, this is what this measure is about, and technology is advancing significantly
- Despite being home to the world's leading technology and innovation economy, California ranks 43rd in
- Technology offers access to information, and with the diversity that exists among families across the
- state, it is important to ensure that families who need access to technology have that.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh, Cody, it's my understanding in some of this technology, advanced nuclear technology, they can actually
- You hear a lot of good things about these new reactor technologies.
- And we also have battery technologies moving ahead very rapidly.
- Could be it's carbon-free, but it too is an up and coming technology.
- There'll be a technology that'll come along after that.
Bills:
HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51
Keywords:
nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, July 17, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
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NM
Transcript Highlights:
- I am here with Department of Information Technology Cabinet Secretary Manny Barretas.
- These are all examples of us just really dwarfing how we have our information technology managed within
- It's going to modernize secure services for agencies and citizens. reduce risk of failures and emergency
- need for emergency fixes.
- So it's basically an emergency relief fund. I'm sorry, Equipment Relief Fund. What about this?
Keywords:
SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Rules and Administration - 04/10/26
Rules and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- And it also has a section of appropriations that are one-time funding for a list of information technology
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systems modernize information technology systems modernize information technology - to kind of keep up with the technology. to kind of keep up with the technology.
- in other states as this is an emerging in other states as this is an emerging issue. issue. issue
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jun 11th, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- And now a new generation of stars is emerging, ready to carry the game forward.
- And now a new generation of stars is emerging, ready to carry the game forward.
- Gauteng’s universities, green energy sector, and technology corridors are producing the next generation
- Assembly Member Jackson continued: Gauteng’s universities, green energy sector, and technology corridors
- has become the heart and soul of South Africa’s economy and the hub for financial services, for technology
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, offered prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then handled a series of procedural motions, including re-referrals of several bills and permission for committee notice changes. Members also made guest introductions, including anesthesia residents, family members, and a legislative intern. The body then took up House Resolution 118 by Assembly Member Garcia, welcoming the 2026 FIFA World Cup to California and highlighting the state’s host cities, economic benefits, and international goodwill. Several members spoke in support, emphasizing local hosting roles, cultural connections, and anticipated tourism and revenue. The resolution received 64 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote.
On the daily file, the Assembly passed and retained or continued a number of items, then considered Assembly Concurrent Resolution 193 by Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry proclaiming 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer. Supporters described the role of women in California agriculture and the barriers they face; the resolution received 69 co-authors and was adopted. The Assembly also adopted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 210 by Assembly Member Jackson, establishing a sister-state relationship with Gauteng province in South Africa, with members speaking to economic, educational, and cultural ties; it received 65 co-authors and was adopted by voice vote.
The second-day consent calendar was then taken up. House Resolution 113 by Assembly Member Jeff Gonzalez, on focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, was added to by 68 co-authors and the consent calendar passed 73-0. The remaining consent items were listed, and the Assembly proceeded to adjournment in memory statements for Norman L. Ford, Jr. and James McCain, Sr., followed by a moment of silence for each. The desk was ordered to remain open for budget-related business, and the House adjourned until Monday, June 15, upon the call of the Speaker.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- The children and the people in that community, and it's a low economic community that had an emergency
- The requirement for cooling technology and perinatal bereavement care counseling options could expand
- While this technology is available in many facilities, the cost is prohibitive for others, particularly
- This technology gives families the gift of time.
- One of the most promising developments in medicine is the emergence of a field called pairing.
Bills:
HB18, HB742, HB754, HB1644, HB2187, HB1887, HB 1275, HB37, HB1503, HB1699, HB1700, HB2735, HB1741, HB1731, HB1675, HB18, HB37
Keywords:
rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services, financial stability, human trafficking, first responders, health care, training, reporting, protection, trafficking prevention, medical assistant training, health care facilities, hospital compliance, clinic compliance, anti-retaliation, whistleblower protection, employee reporting, good faith report
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Technology healthcare and other crucial industries in addition.
- Since its founding in 1981, the TAA has been a driving force. in advancing emergency medical services
- We as the Texas House want to thank the local the Texas Forest Service and Texas Department of Emergency
- Services, Emergency Management for their incredible work under the worst fire conditions that we have
- of law enforcement agencies that respond to such emergencies.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health May 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Treatment and healing teams, or units, which streamline emergency department assessment of the health
- I believe the system is bridging individuals to go to emergency rooms and psychiatric facilities.
- We are going to move on to issue two, which is the Emergency Medical Services Authority.
- I'm Gabrielle Santoro, Chief Deputy Director of the Emergency Medical Services Authority, or EMSA.
- Completely deteriorated, so we do have to conduct emergency repairs on it since it is leaking.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- it says is that if they design a facility that utilizes the more efficient water and wastewater technology
- So it's not new technology; it's something that is used across the state and the country all the time
- One of the barriers home builders find in using this technology is... is the impact fees they pay.
- It's a pathway for emergency services districts that have not already adopted collective bargaining;
- I'm the executive director of the State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts.
Bills:
HB158, HB714, HB 1198, HB1630, HB1998, HB3509, HB3788, HB3875, HB3948, HB3977, HB4097, HB4313, HB4314, HB4317, HB158
Keywords:
housing, veterans, surplus government property, affordable housing, funding sources, housing assistance, homeless prevention, landlord incentives, rural housing, domestic violence, community development, tenant readiness, program participants, financial assistance, homelessness, rental support, Texas Tenant Readiness Program, tenant assistance, housing stability, Texas Department of Housing
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- These have had far too often escalate into violent behavior, but has now emerged is a troubling top form
- If you look at the bottom right of the screen here, you'll see some unique technology that Florida Highway
- It helps contrast where we are with emerging threats in issues that we know we need to deal with.
- One of the other things is we don't need to be the only game in town and emergency preparedness.
- That's a technology-based university USF has their job, their cyber capability.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Appropriations Committee May 14th, 2026
Appropriations
Transcript Highlights:
- AB 1558, Arambula, Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, holding committee.
- AB 2647, Calderon, Nuclear Technologies Assessment, do pass out on an A roll call.
- AB 2471, Committee on Emergency Management, Seismic Safety Commission, do pass.
- AB 2472, Committee on Emergency Management, catastrophic plans, held in committee.
- AB 2473, Committee on Emergency Management, wildfire forecasting, do pass.
Summary:
The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 14, 2026 suspense-file hearing and considered 637 Assembly bills, plus several committee bills and one Senate bill. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors guiding decisions: fiscal impact, return on investment, avoiding added costs to constituents, and protecting the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online.
The committee then took action on a very large number of measures, with many bills receiving do pass or do pass as amended recommendations and many others held in committee. Topics covered a wide range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, public safety, labor, environmental regulation, wildfire mitigation, water, transportation, cannabis, AI, and state governance. Several bills were amended to reduce costs, narrow scope, remove provisions, or make them contingent on appropriations or existing resources; some were advanced on A or B roll calls, while others were held.
Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on Medi-Cal, CalFresh, child care, school and higher education programs, wildfire and fire safety, housing financing, and various criminal justice and public safety measures. It also moved forward a number of bills related to tribal issues, consumer protections, energy and utility policy, and environmental programs. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved a large number of bills to the Assembly floor and adjourned.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- The Committee on Appropriations and Technology reports that Senate Bill 1850 do pass.
- Senate Bill 1852 is reported do pass by the Committee on Appropriations and Technology.
- The Committee on Appropriations and Technology reports that Senate Bill 1854 do pass.
- House Bill 2311, relating to Title 18, chapter 8, linked information technology.
- House Bill 2311, relating to Title 18, chapter 8, linked information technology.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 04:01 pm
Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- The bill also provides that the total appropriation for the purposes of improving instructional technology
- The bill also provides that the total appropriation for the purposes of improving instructional technology
- Finally, the bill would require legislative and emergency rules to the Secretary of the Department of
- Finally, the bill would require legislative and emergency rules to the Secretary of the Department of
- The first fund is named the County Emergency Medical Services Fund.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Oct 8th, 2025
Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Technology, I think, is what's going to win this war on invasive species, and technologies that are not
- I'm really excited to see how AI traps and other technologies will be beneficial.
- That's another species that's going to be technology dependent, in my opinion.
- Technologies that are cost-prohibitive. And the... Senator Sharief, may I have got one hotline?
- New and emerging, like the rock hyrax or something that we want to act quickly and remove.
Summary:
The Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government convened with a quorum present and excused Senators Arrington and Pizzo. The committee first took up confirmation hearings for appointments on tabs 1 through 4, and Senator DiCeglie moved to recommend confirmation of all appointees together. The motion passed unanimously, and the appointees were favorably recommended.
The main presentation was from FWC Chief Conservation Officer George Wharton on invasive species management in Florida. He described the scale of the problem, including more than 500 non-native species reported in the state, and outlined FWC’s prevention, containment, removal, outreach, and research efforts. He highlighted risk screenings, the conditional/prohibited species framework, enforcement actions against illegal wildlife trafficking, and public programs such as the Florida Python Challenge, lionfish outreach, the Exotic Pet Amnesty Program, and the “I’ve Got One” reporting app. He also noted ongoing removal efforts for pythons, tegus, lionfish, and iguanas, and discussed new technologies and partnerships aimed at improving control efforts.
Members asked follow-up questions about FWC issues beyond invasive species, including the status of special activity licenses for threatened species and giant manta rays, the upcoming bear hunt, and whether the committee could help reduce barriers to invasive species removal on federal lands. Wharton said all SAL permits for threatened species are currently suspended pending Commission review, that Florida is on track for a bear hunt this December with 172 permits issued across four subpopulations, and that bear management is based on scientific data while urban bear conflicts still require separate management. He also said federal partners are increasingly cooperative on python control, including commercialization of hides, and that drones, sentinel snakes, robotic lures, and AI-based traps may improve future invasive species removal. Senator Sharief and Senator Burton later requested to be recorded as voting affirmatively on tabs 1 through 4, and the committee then adjourned.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Transportation Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am
Joint Committee on Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- It's time our laws reflect today's technology and transportation needs without compromising on safety
- It's about ensuring that as drone technology evolves, it does so with responsibility and safeguards.
- The new technology could pose new risks to public safety, privacy, and security in our schools.
- That's just like talking about the Chinese technology we have in our phones here.
- It's no different, and they have done so many technology researches and developments against that.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 36 bills covering aviation, commercial vehicles, school buses, veterans license plates, and related transportation issues. Chair Jim Arciero and Senate Chair Brendan Crighton outlined the hearing procedures, then the committee heard testimony on a range of measures, including a bill to modernize alternative student transportation for vulnerable students such as those covered by McKinney-Vento, foster children, and students with disabilities; a bill on unmanned aerial systems that would define drones and restrict weaponization, interference with aircraft, and certain surveillance; and a bill addressing airplane noise and reporting at Beverly Regional Airport. Supporters of the student transportation bill argued it would update outdated school bus requirements while preserving safety standards, while drone-related testimony was split between sponsors and public safety advocates who supported stronger restrictions and industry representatives who warned the bills could conflict with federal law and harm legitimate commercial uses.
The committee also heard testimony on workforce and school transportation bills. Representatives and industry witnesses supported a proposal to create a grant program and career outreach for the trucking industry, citing a persistent driver shortage and the importance of trucking to the state’s economy. Teamsters Local 170 supported a bill to ease unemployment job-search requirements for school bus drivers and monitors who are expected to return to work within a short period, saying the current rules create unnecessary burdens during summer layoffs. Another school transportation bill would create an under-the-hood exception for CDL licensing of school bus drivers; several chiropractors testified in support, saying they already perform DOT-style exams and should be explicitly authorized to do school bus driver medical certifications.
Veterans-related testimony focused on license plate and disability-definition bills. Advocates supported a Medal of Fidelity license plate for Gold Star families and a separate bill to create an air medal plate. The Office of the Veteran Advocate testified in favor of revising the state’s definition of disabled veteran for RMV purposes, arguing the current language is tied to special monthly compensation categories and does not adequately reflect modern service-connected disabilities, including invisible wounds. The American Legion also urged clarification of the definition, while opposing a separate women veterans plate on the grounds that it could divide veterans unnecessarily. The committee took no votes during the hearing and ended with a motion to adjourn.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine children's safety in the digital era, focusing on strengthening protections and addressing legal gaps. Feb 19th, 2025 at 09:15 am
Senate Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- Even though technology brings amazing opportunities for education and growth.
- Just as new technologies are being developed that exacerbate... to children on lines, so too are technologies
- It wasn't sort of something that just emerged from the internet.
- New threats continue to emerge, while all ones remain unaddressed.
- Of this technology. We know what technology was when you and I were much younger. Everything.
Summary:
The committee meeting focused on the pressing issues surrounding child safety online, with a particular emphasis on recent legislative efforts aimed at curbing child sexual exploitation and harmful content accessible through social media platforms. Senators engaged in a heated discussion regarding the implications of Big Tech's lobbying efforts against vital bills such as the Stop CSAM Act and the Kids Online Safety Act. Noteworthy testimonies highlighted real-life impacts of online dangers, including tragic cases of child exploitation and drug-related fatalities linked to social media interactions. The bipartisan nature of the committee's commitment to address these issues showcased a collective determination to make the digital environment safer for the younger generation.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 04/01/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
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in widespread issues that have emerged in widespread issues that have emerged - The statute spells out minimum technology standards necessary for the technology platform to be capable
- The statute spells out minimum technology standards necessary for the technology platform to be capable
- The statute spells out minimum technology standards necessary for the technology platform to be capable
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Rules Apr 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm turning those with James Madison Institute of Technology Policy.
- Statutorily required to the guests to reflect current technology.
- technology such as smart contracts blockchains cryptocurrency a non-fungible tokens.
- Firearms turn to question state of emergency at most.
- Have 43 SB 7008, and GSR financial technology sandbox. I banking insurance and go.
UT