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KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Families & Children (2-27-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- It wasn’t a good system for accountability.
- It wasn’t a good system for accountability.
- It wasn’t a good system for accountability.
- It wasn’t a good system for accountability.
- </c><00:15:49.360><c> for</c> it wasn't a good system for it wasn't a good system for accountability<
Keywords:
00:11 Call to Order/Roll Call
01:02 Discussion of 25RS SB 26
07:48 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 26
08:43 Discussion of 25RS SB 85
28:04 Roll Call Vote on 25RS SB 85
29:37 Discussion of 25RS HB 805
40:30 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 805
41:32 Adjournment, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 26, presented by Senator Brandon Storm, Family Court Judge Marcus Vanover, and Crystal Adams on behalf of the Kentucky Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The bill would ensure Kentucky complies with the ADA by prohibiting disability alone from being used to terminate adoption petitions, parental rights, or child-placement petitions. Testimony cited Kentucky Supreme Court and Court of Appeals cases involving parents with intellectual or developmental disabilities and national data showing high removal rates for parents with psychiatric, intellectual, or physical disabilities. The committee approved the bill 15-0 with favorable expression.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 85 from Senator Steve Meredith and State Auditor Allison Ball, which continues the transition of the Office of the Ombudsman from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to the Auditor’s office. Testimony focused on completing the transfer by clarifying access to the ITWIST database, ensuring complaints go directly to the Ombudsman, adding whistleblower protections, and making the office a separate office within the Auditor’s office for efficiency. Members asked about the prior conflict of interest when the Ombudsman was housed within CHFS, the database access dispute and lawsuit, and whether the office still remained independent. The bill passed with favorable expression after some members voted pass.
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 805, with Representative Nick Wilson and Representative Sarah Stalker explaining a committee substitute and amendment. The bill would set timelines for the Cabinet to physically locate children reported at immediate safety risk and require annual kinship-care reporting to be automatically provided to the legislature and posted publicly. Wilson said the bill also cleans up language from last year’s House Bill 271, including changing “threats” to “risks” in the safety-plan definition and other terminology fixes. The committee adopted the substitute and amendment and advanced the bill with favorable expression.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The AMA is in strong, steady hands, and I know that together we could build a health care system that
- Let us embrace an immigration system worthy of the nation we aspire to be.
- Many of them face a huge impact or harm within our immigration system.
- Speaker, I know the pain that families separated by a cruel, inhumane immigration system endure.
- Let's shake the system up.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-05-19 - 11:55AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- They're looking at things like a system of heat pumps in their house.
- </c><00:27:51.720><c> of</c><00:27:52.160><c> uh</c> looking at things like um a system of uh looking
- </c><00:28:22.240><c> and</c> um in changing their fuel systems and um in changing their fuel systems
- before next winter and heating systems before next winter and in<00:28:26.080><c> winters</c><00:28:
- </c> system this bill continues to expand. system this bill continues to expand.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Transportation Committee Apr 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- with the harms. ...if there's a way to balance the benefits of the navigation systems with the harms
- The California DMV uses the negligent operator treatment system, also known as NOTS, to assign points
- This makes California's current system comparatively more burdensome.
- And the three-class system is flawed, and I want to acknowledge that.
- At that time, we were concerned that there wasn't data that supported an age-based system.
Summary:
The committee heard several transportation and public safety bills, largely focused on traffic violence, e-bike regulation, and DUI enforcement. AB 1588 on sideshows and street takeovers drew support from the author, San Francisco officials, law enforcement, and the League of California Cities, who said the bill would close loopholes, add motorcycles and dirt bikes to the sideshow framework, and align penalties with speed contests. ACLU California Action opposed it, but members generally supported the bill, noting the need for stronger tools against dangerous takeovers. The committee also heard AB 1654 on commercial driver’s licenses and federal verification rules, with the author arguing California must comply with federal law to avoid losing CDL authority; the chair and others objected that the bill could wrongly affect U.S. citizens and codify changing federal rules. The bill was discussed but not advanced in the portion provided.
AB 1976 sought to speed delivery of bicycle and pedestrian safety projects by limiting some public meetings, restricting cancellation of contracts without findings, lowering petition thresholds for traffic calming, and updating the Pedestrian Mall Act. Supporters said current procedures delay life-saving projects and give too much power to opponents, while counties and cities opposed the limits on local public input and budget authority. After discussion, the committee voted to send AB 1976 to Local Government, with several members expressing support but also concerns about preserving community participation.
The committee also heard AB 2015, which would direct Caltrans to study the effects of navigation apps on local roads and safety. Supporters said apps can divert traffic onto residential streets and undermine local traffic calming, while members suggested the bill should also consider built-in vehicle navigation systems. AB 2168, on the Active Transportation Program, would update the definition of safe routes to transit, prioritize transit-rich and underserved areas, and add stronger spending accountability; it drew support from bicycle and transit advocates and some local agencies, with a few technical concerns left to resolve. Finally, AB 1942 on e-bike registration and license plates for Class 2 and 3 e-bikes drew strong support from law enforcement and medical witnesses citing rising injuries, but broad opposition from bicycle groups, micromobility advocates, and some local governments who said it would burden lawful riders, create DMV problems, and not address illegal e-motos. The committee also heard AB 1685 and AB 1687, both DUI-related bills from the same author: AB 1685 would increase DMV points for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and AB 1687 would extend license revocation for a third DUI conviction to eight years with an interlock option after four years. Both bills received strong support from law enforcement and victims’ advocates, with ACLU California Action opposing them as duplicative or overly punitive; both bills were advanced by committee vote.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment Apr 8th, 2026
Natural Resources & Environment
Transcript Highlights:
- And basically he... ...systems from the data.
- Okay, so you believe now is that the tracking system that's in place doesn't speak to the accuracy of
- We've got a state-of-the-art electronic catch-logging system. GPS tracking and connectivity.
- We've standardized hose cage excluder systems to prove to deliver measurable improvements in bycatch
- Similar to the enforcement of other vessels and the systems, either VMS or AIS, it's a systems, either
Committee:
House Natural Resources & Environment
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- c><00:10:24.160><c> tax</c> economic strength depends on a tax economic strength depends on a tax system
- altering systems that's ever been<00:15:25.760><c> created.
- A fully funded system would allow us to support staff much better than we do now.
- A fully funded system would allow us to support staff much better than we do now.
- A fully funded system would allow us to support staff much better than we do now.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (10/23/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- ><00:02:56.480><c> um</c> This bill is looking to bring back hard labor into our criminal justice system
- At the end of the day, the prison system as a whole is meant to be a deterrent.
- At the end of the day, the<00:07:24.240><c> prison</c><00:07:24.639><c> system</c><00:07:24.960><c> as
- as a whole is meant to the prison system as a whole is meant to be<00:07:26.479><c> a</c><00:07:26.639
- Great. >> That authorizes the commissioner to define um what is hard labor uh within the prison system
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Summary:
The public hearing was on an SP 15 replace-all, non-germane amendment to Senate Bill 15, a proposal to require hard labor for certain serious offenses in the New Hampshire prison system. Representative Jennifer Rhodess, the co-sponsor, said the bill is intended to make incarcerated people productive, help reduce costs, and serve as a deterrent; she also noted a two-year effective date for implementation and said anyone who refuses hard labor would receive a 50% sentence increase. She framed the work as ordinary labor already done by many people in the state and said the committee would later hear related testimony and possible amendments.
Committee members questioned how the proposal would work in practice, especially for people already incarcerated, the difference between current prison work and the bill’s “hard labor,” and the impact on prison security and staffing. Rhodess said the bill only applies going forward, not retroactively, and that the Department of Corrections could better address operational details. Members also discussed the terminology, noting that “capital murder” is not a current New Hampshire charge and that the relevant offense is first-degree murder with mandatory life without parole.
Department of Corrections officials Jane Graham and Nicholas Duffy testified in a neutral position but raised significant implementation concerns. They said the department would need more resources, vehicles, security equipment, and possibly armed supervision for higher-risk crews, and noted a 47% corrections officer vacancy rate. Duffy described current work programs inside prisons and in the community, including correctional industries, kitchen and education jobs, transitional work crews, and community service projects such as road work and landscaping. He explained that current community crews are limited by custody level, court approval, staffing, and safety, and said C1 and C2 inmates are already in transitional or work-release settings, while C3 and higher inmates would pose greater risks if taken outside the walls. No vote was taken during the hearing.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Government Contract Review Committee (6-10-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><00:29:13.520><c> Thank</c> in this particular system. Yes. Thank in this particular system.
- </c><00:30:11.840><c> those</c> That system is what allows those That system is what allows those retailers
- That's children uh in the school system.
- are putting into the system, it's pretty doggone onerous.
- </c><02:00:08.639><c> will</c> available, the school system will available, the school system will bring
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum and first approved the minutes from its May 13 meeting. Members then reviewed a deferred contract with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy for the Kentucky Pharmacist Recovery Network (KYPRN), a program that provides monitoring and support for pharmacists and pharmacy interns with substance abuse or mental health issues. Board representatives explained that the contract is a long-running arrangement, renewed periodically, with an option for two additional two-year renewals. Senators asked about the program’s structure, participation trends, follow-up, and consequences for noncompliance. The board said enrollment has remained fairly consistent at about 52 participants, with roughly 500 participants over the life of the program, weekly and monthly check-ins during the five-year typical enrollment period, and possible additional sanctions if participants fail to meet obligations. The committee then approved the contract.
The committee next considered a group of economic development contracts, including items from the Cabinet for Economic Development. Secretary Jeff Null and general counsel Matt Wingate testified about contracts tied to regional innovation and entrepreneurship hubs. Members focused on the large differences in funding between regions and pressed for more support for rural and eastern Kentucky. Null said the cabinet is working on a more tailored, non-one-size-fits-all approach, including possible changes to capital support, build-to-suit options, and additional resources for rural areas. He said the hubs have helped 193 startups over the last two years and helped attract nearly $350 million in private capital, and he agreed to provide a written report by hub district on startup viability. The committee approved the economic development contracts.
The Kentucky Lottery Corporation then presented its contracts with vendor IGT for retail and internet sales systems. Lottery officials said the contracts are mission-critical, cover both the traditional retail system and iLottery, and are structured as a percentage of sales so no payment is made until revenue is earned. They described planned equipment upgrades, including refreshed terminals, new ticket checkers, cashless vending and bill acceptors, and connected-play features that would link retail and online wallets. Officials said keeping the same vendor reduces the risk of business disruption and that the arrangement has already produced cost savings. They also said the lottery continues to see year-over-year growth and expects to meet its annual contribution target of $360 million for scholarships and grants. The committee approved the lottery contract after discussion.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (03/05/2025)
Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:38:13.320><c> infections</c> cause central nervous system infections cause central nervous system
- That gets to systems like VAERS, the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which is a federal system
- </c> and this gets to the issue of um systems and this gets to the issue of um systems that<01:41:41.080
- </c><01:41:52.199><c> that</c> System uh which is a federal system that System uh which is a federal
- so there is them in her computer system so there is a<03:23:55.600><c> system</c><03:23:56.040><c> that
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> money, it was to fix the Hback system. money, it was to fix the Hback system.
- </c><00:59:25.040><c> more</c> about trying to make our system more about trying to make our system more
- Representative Harter, um, we have the same sort of system, complementary system in place with our retail
- Representative Harter, um, we have the same sort of system, complementary system in place with our retail
- </c><01:46:22.639><c> Um</c> revenue system. All right. Um revenue system. All right.
Committee:
House Taxes
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
Senate Floor Session-Day 4, February 12, 2026-PM
Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> the back governs how the entire system the back governs how the entire system operates<01:07:54.000
- </c><01:23:45.360><c> that's</c> certified mass appraisal system that's certified mass appraisal system
- Uh, folks, docket management system.
- </c><02:39:06.479><c> research</c> for the environmental system research for the environmental system
- </c><03:43:09.520><c> Seeing</c> System Tests? Any discussion? Seeing System Tests? Any discussion?
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- ability now to add salmon as part of the ecosystem has been really incredible, because what we've... ...system
- work that you're doing on the Commission and also for farmers because it's created this synergistic system
- work that you're doing on the Commission and also for farmers because it's created this synergistic system
- And our system is frankly outdated. CDFA's C3PA study that was just released...
- And our system is, frankly, outdated.
Committee:
Senate Agriculture
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
03/23/2026 - Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
Military Affairs and Border Security
Transcript Highlights:
- Arizona HB 2960 represents an important step in supporting veterans who enter the criminal justice system
- that they are not only aware but have access to the support and assistance navigating the veteran systems
- What happens is when a veteran is going through the system, if they are a veteran, and the prosecutorial
- You know, that alone will bridge the gap for our veterans that are coming out of the jail system.
- We put the data in the HMIS system. And so right then we would be able to flag those veterans.
Committee:
Senate Military Affairs and Border Security
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- hospital association would pick a representative to be on the board from a hospital or health care system
- body is actively engaged in, but also addresses the uniquely positive way a problem our delivery system
- House Bill 4460 helps to mitigate the threats that are applied to the emergency departments in a system
- I mean, would you agree that it's sort of how the system works now, that the cost-sharing portion isn't
- So if any, you know, it's the opposite of a concierge system.
Committee:
House Insurance
Keywords:
licensure, criminal history, public safety, occupational certification, rehabilitation, state regulations, insurance, regulations, certification, long-term care, mergers, consumer protection, property safety, vision insurance, optometry, reimbursement, healthcare policy, ophthalmic materials, provider agreements, captive insurance
Summary:
The committee first took up HB 3794 and HB 3796, both Oklahoma Insurance Department request bills. Members adopted PCS drafts for each without objection, heard brief explanations that the measures cleaned up and clarified insurance licensing and other statutory provisions, and then advanced both bills on unanimous or near-unanimous votes.
The committee then considered HB 3928, as amended, which would require optometrists to be reimbursed at Medicare/Medicaid levels and address payment parity for certain vision plans. Representative Tedford raised concerns about premium increases and interference with private contracts, while the author argued the bill would create a fairer level playing field and would not significantly raise consumer costs. The bill passed on a recorded vote and was recommended to the next committee. HB 2955, updating the Oklahoma Captive Insurance Company Act to make Oklahoma more competitive, also passed after OID confirmed a questioned travel reimbursement provision was current law and unchanged.
HB 4453 proposed creating an all-payers claims database board to analyze health care spending, use the health information exchange, and make recommendations to OID. The author described changes to board appointments and reporting language, and members asked about consumer representation, fiscal impact, and the board’s advisory role. The bill passed and was recommended onward. HB 4460, which would shift collection of copays, deductibles, and other cost-sharing from providers to insurers, drew extensive testimony from an emergency physician supporting the measure as a way to reduce medical debt and simplify billing, but members raised concerns about ERISA preemption, premium impacts, implementation, and broader market effects. After discussion, the author laid HB 4460 over for later consideration, and the meeting adjourned.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 4, 2026 - 09:00 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- shall allow a certified educator seeking to renew or reinstate his or her certificate to use the system
- at no cost and submit any in-service points earned by the educator to the system to the Department on
- Additionally, the center shall provide information on school district professional learning systems that
- shall allow a certified educator seeking to renew or reinstate his or her certificate to use the system
- at no cost and submit any in-service points earned by the educator to the system to the Department on
Summary:
The Pre-K-12 Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and considered three bills. HB 157, School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program, would create a Department of Education program allowing school districts and charter schools to place current or retired high-performing teachers in D- or F-rated schools as mentors, with a proposed $3,000 stipend per mentor per mentee. Members questioned the funding source and contract-time implications; the sponsor said the program would use previously decategorized education funds and that mentoring could be done within existing planning, before-school, after-school, or weekend time. An amendment clarifying that the bill would use a contract template rather than a DOE contract was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably.
The committee then heard CS/HB 859, Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools, which would require school boards to adopt policies for video cameras in self-contained ESE classrooms upon a parent request, with redaction of other students from footage. Public testimony strongly supported the bill, including emotional accounts from a parent of a nonverbal adult with autism who described past abuse in a classroom and from the Autism Society of Florida, which argued cameras are a necessary safety measure for vulnerable students and noted other states already allow or require them. Members emphasized student safety and the need to fund the policy, and the bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee considered HB 561, Educator Certification, which aims to reduce barriers for experienced educators returning to the classroom by expanding temporary certificate eligibility to those with expired Florida certificates, allowing prior subject-area exam results to count for reinstatement, and updating references related to educator professional learning support. The sponsor said the bill preserves standards while making reinstatement more efficient and less costly. There was broad support from members, who noted the value of retaining experienced teachers, and HB 561 was also reported favorably. The committee then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Feb 2nd, 2026
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- like to congratulate President Armstrong, who I believe is the longest-serving CSU president in the system
- families who support all of these amazing students who are representing not just Cal Poly and the CSU system
- He would talk to anyone and everyone about the water system in California, something that he knew a whole
- dedicated funding stream for children ages 0 to 5 and laid the foundation for an early childhood system
- For children ages 0 to 5, and laid the foundation for an early childhood system that families across
Summary:
The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and dispensed with the reading of the previous day’s journal. Members handled routine procedural motions, including permission for guest seating and adjournment-in-memory remarks. A motion by Assemblymember Tangipa to suspend the rules so ACA 12, described as preventing double taxation on roads, could be taken up without reference to file failed on a roll call vote of 17 ayes to 46 noes.
The floor then featured several guest introductions and recognitions. Assemblymember Elhawary honored Los Angeles Trade Technical College on its centennial, highlighting its role in accessible education, workforce training, and reentry programs. Assemblymember Addis recognized Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Maritime for Cal Poly’s 125th anniversary and its students and leadership. Assemblymember Haney welcomed representatives from Heel Palestine and six children from Gaza receiving medical care in California, describing the organization’s humanitarian work and the children’s resilience.
The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment-in-memory tributes. Members honored former Congressman Doug LaMalfa, emphasizing his long public service, rural advocacy, and work on agriculture, water, wildfire prevention, and local representation. The Assembly also remembered Alan Stewart Hammond IV for his civil rights and media policy work, and Rob and Michelle Reiner for their contributions to early childhood programs, equality, and public service. The House then adopted the adjournment motion and recessed until Thursday, February 5 at 9 a.m.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Commerce and Tourism Jan 28th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- funds and sponsors the Law Enforcement Information Exchange, also called LInX, which is a secure system
- The system is a secure platform that supports cross-jurisdictional data sharing and is available at no
- Beyond the Bars, a human rights organization that represents the people impacted by the carceral system
- Beyond the Bars, a human rights organization that represents the people impacted by the carceral system
- When people are denied access to stable, dignified employment, the risk of continued system involvement
Summary:
The Senate Committee on Commerce and Tourism considered several bills. SB 1338, by Senator Burton, would strengthen protections for charitable endowment gifts by creating a legal pathway to enforce written donor agreements and by requiring legislative approval for certain charity reporting requirements. The sponsor and Philanthropy Roundtable supported the measure as a way to honor donor intent while protecting nonprofits, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1080, by Senator DeSigley, would require FDOT to adopt rules allowing direct payments to first-tier subcontractors in certain circumstances; transportation industry testimony supported it as a rare but needed statutory remedy, and it also passed favorably.
The committee also adopted a strike-all amendment to SB 1582, by Senator Yarbrough, which would require secondhand dealers, secondary metal recyclers, and pawnbrokers to submit transaction data to FDLE for statewide sharing through systems such as LInX. The sponsor said the bill was developed with law enforcement to improve theft and fraud investigations, while a recycler representative spoke against it. The amended bill was reported favorably. SB 1672, by Senator McLean, creating a home buyer workforce tax credit for employer contributions to help employees make a first-time Florida home purchase, drew support from the Florida Chamber of Commerce and was also reported favorably.
A large portion of the meeting focused on SB 1112, by Senator Garcia, which would amend the Florida Labor Pool Act by prohibiting placement fees when a temporary worker is hired permanently by a client employer and by requiring annual registration of labor pools with the Department of Commerce. The sponsor and many speakers from Beyond the Bars, labor advocacy, and reentry communities argued the bill would improve worker protections, transparency, and pathways to stable employment, especially for formerly incarcerated workers. A few cards were filed against, but the bill received broad supportive testimony and was reported favorably. SB 1324 was temporarily postponed, and the committee adjourned after recording members who wished to be noted as voting in the affirmative on the day’s bills.
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Jan 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not exactly sure where that is within the court system now, but that was a big challenge that took
- work with parents who might have struggles to make sure we're not getting them into the foster care system
- And then finally, line 20, that Medicaid eligibility system change. It's $1.9 million.
- This will allow the department to make the system changes they need to meet the new requirement of expansion
- And then finally, line 20, that Medicaid eligibility system change. It's 1.9 million.
Summary:
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee first considered the gubernatorial reappointment of Clayton Steele to the Board of Environmental Quality. Steele described his background in environmental work at DEQ and Clearwater Paper, his experience with air quality and rulemaking, and said he brings a balance of public- and private-sector perspectives to the board. Senators asked about major challenges, including a contested case involving Perpetua, and whether his employment created any conflicts of interest; Steele said he had not encountered conflicts. The committee thanked him and indicated the vote on his reappointment would likely occur at the next meeting.
The committee then received a Legislative Services Office presentation on the Department of Health and Welfare budget, with emphasis on non-Medicaid programs. LSO analysts reviewed the department’s staffing, expenditures, and the state budget process, then outlined FY 2027 requests. Highlights included no-change maintenance budgets for Youth Safety and Permanency, Licensing and Certification, Substance Abuse Services, and the independent councils; a $16 million one-time federal request for Idaho Child Care Program capacity plus ongoing staffing for program integrity; a $600,000 ongoing general fund request for court-ordered evaluation and treatment; $180,000 for the Kinship Navigation Grant; $4.2 million for the Idaho Home Visiting Program; and a larger ongoing dedicated-fund request for the Immunization Assessment Fund, along with ARPA grant funding scheduled to sunset.
Members asked several questions about the Home Visiting Program, including the source of the $1 million general fund transfer and whether it was being counted toward the department’s 3% holdback. The chair explained the program’s history as a prevention effort and expressed concern about the department’s treatment of the pass-through funds. The presentation also covered Division of Welfare requests tied to H.R. 1, including a $4.3 million general fund shift for SNAP administration, $1.8 million for Medicaid expansion work requirements, and a one-time $1.9 million eligibility system change. Mental health and psychiatric hospitalization budgets were noted as decreasing on the general fund side while relying more on dedicated endowment funds.
Finally, LSO outlined the Rural Health Transformation Program, a new federal grant under H.R. 1. Idaho received $925 million over five years, with an initial $185.9 million award, and the governor recommended a FY 2026 supplemental and FY 2027 enhancement to begin implementation, including 12 limited-service FTPs, $1.3 million ongoing personnel costs, and $294 million one-time for program activities. Senators asked about allowable uses, timelines, tribal participation, and oversight, and the chair noted additional legislative proposals would be coming. The committee adjourned after indicating it would meet again the next day.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans Jan 13th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans
Transcript Highlights:
- and very accurately, removing the need for our human talent to conduct manual data entry into our systems
- Algorithmic bias and discrimination can occur because AI models use historical data to train these systems
- Any biases or unfair training... ...to train these systems.
- of people that exist in the training data can be perpetuated or even worse, amplified in these new systems
- It's been architected to not access any external systems, contract or vendor information.
TX
Texas 89th 2nd C.S.
S/C on County & Regional Government Apr 28th, 2025
S/C on County & Regional Government
Transcript Highlights:
- If the commission is under-resourced or its authority is unclear, then the entire system is at risk,
- For employment protections, employees covered under a civil service system would not need to requalify
- It would ensure fair treatment of our hardworking law enforcement professionals while keeping systems
- These are troubling statistics that point out a systemic failure that demands urgent attention.
- I've worked in the government system for 22 years. I'm a big woman. Next week I'll be 58.
Committee:
House S/C on County & Regional Government