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• so that'll be its next stop. so that'll be its next stop.
• some of the technology that you think may take us into a new generation.
• some of the technology that you think may take us into a new generation.
• you want to move the amendment next now? you want to move the amendment next now?
• Uh, next on the list, we have Philip Holt from Generation Atomic.

Bills: HF4308, HF4153, HF4703, HF4711

Keywords: HF4308, Monticello nuclear plant, Prairie Island, renewable development account, RDA, nuclear waste, spent fuel, dry cask storage, utility tax, commercial-industrial property tax, state general levy, property tax exemption, residential heating fuels, natural gas tax exemption, electricity sales tax exemption, year-round sales tax exemption, distributed solar energy standard, solar mandate, community solar, grid modernization

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• I am here with Department of Information Technology Cabinet Secretary Mani, but at us, and we are here
• We are seeking simply to add the word software to the information, excuse me, the information technology
• It also allows for better planning by departments, by the Department of Information Technology.

Bills: SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• Just a general answer. We don't have to get... Mr.
• There's no general fund impact on that item.
• But the next larger item is in PED on page 21.
• Moving on to the next section, Mr.
• On to the next section, Mr.

Bills: SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• The next farm up the road, still small conventional dairy. The next farm, large dairy.
• The next farm, large dairy. But dairy. The next farm, large dairy.
• I've been in next book right now.
• uh make sure that the the next uh make sure that the the next generation<00:57:53.200> of
• in you'll just see the corn right next in you'll just see the corn right next to<01:02:58.880>

Bills: HF3718

Keywords: veterinary medicine, veterinary technology, animal care, licensing, client consent, continuing education, emergency services, teletriage, 1183, house

Summary: The Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee met with quorum present, approved the March 2 minutes, and then heard a presentation on economic consolidation in agriculture from Austin Ferk, who said he was not taking additional public testimony. Ferk argued that consolidation in meat, dairy, and grain markets has squeezed farmers on both input and output prices, raised consumer prices, and reduced product quality. He used charts and examples to claim that concentrated markets lead to price gouging, that farmers now receive a historically low share of each food dollar, and that industrial production has contributed to environmental problems, especially in Iowa. Ferk focused on several large agribusiness firms, especially JBS and Cargill. He described JBS as a dominant meatpacker with a history of bribery allegations and market power across beef, pork, poultry, and leather, and said its ownership of brands can obscure who is actually selling the product. He also criticized Cargill as an opaque, privately held company with enormous influence over grain and food markets, and said the farm bill and crop insurance system have been shaped to favor overproduction of corn and soy rather than diversified farming. He argued that these policies, along with ethanol demand and export-oriented livestock production, have harmed rural communities, increased manure and nitrate pollution, and contributed to health problems. In the latter part of the presentation, Ferk discussed antitrust and policy responses, including concentration studies, a proposed packer ban that would prevent meatpackers from owning the animals they slaughter, and restrictions on slotting fees and other pay-to-play practices in grocery retail. He also referenced the failed Kroger-Albertsons merger as an example of consolidation harming local communities. No committee vote or formal action was taken on the presentation beyond approving the minutes.

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• Science and Technology is called to order. Secretary, please note the roll.
• to pursue consumer fraud violations involving technology produced by a foreign adversary.
• You know, I'm generous, like five minutes. How's that? Oh, man.
• Yes, I just was wondering, so this is the Foreign Adversary Technology Rip and Replace Fund.
• What are the impacts of these representations on government, just in general, I guess?

Bills: SB1308

Keywords: foreign adversary, consumer fraud, technology security, critical infrastructure, Arizona attorney general, fraud office, appropriations, 1182, all

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• There are almost 20,000, and more are discovered every day with technology.
• We talk a lot about preserving generational farms.
• What happens to the next generation and beyond?
• So, you didn't generate any of your own data, you just evaluated somebody else's data? We did.
• Texas, we are prepared to do that, and that would be at no cost to the general revenue.

Bills: HB1341, HB1674, HB4028, SB2321

Keywords: hydrogen sulfide, public health, environmental regulation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, ground level concentrations, emissions limit, emissions limits, ground-level concentrations, air quality, PFAS, agriculture, environmental protection, health risks, criminal offense, chemical regulation, preproduction plastic, water quality, pollution control, industrial waste, emissions

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• We are fighting a global technology race against communist China.
• explosive technology and Director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute
• Technology innovation reconfigurable technology will revolutionize spectrum use.
• I was trying to say that myself but I was being generous.
• And we just won't have the technology to prevail in that case.

Keywords: spectrum policy, FCC auction authority, national security, innovation, technology development, 9-1-1 modernization, adaptive technologies, China competition

Summary: The meeting centered on the critical examination of spectrum policy and its implications for innovation and national security. The committee discussed the lapse of the FCC's spectrum auction authority, which has been in effect since March 2023, emphasizing the urgency of restoring this authority to maintain U.S. technological leadership against competitors like China. Witnesses provided testimony regarding the need for adaptive and reconfigurable spectrum technologies to enhance communication capabilities for both civilian and military applications. Senator Klobuchar highlighted the importance of modernizing 9-1-1 systems and ensuring robust emergency communication frameworks leveraging new spectrum innovations.

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• I'm the General Counsel of the Department of Finance and Administration.
• Okay, next we're going to go to Representative Sariñana. Thank you, Mr.
• Okay, next I'm going to go to Representative Brown. Thank you, Mr.
• I just—it’s pretty generous of you to say that. I grew up riding horses.
• Next, we're going to go to Representative. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

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• 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
• Like, what fund do you pay it out of, not just your general budget?
• Madam Chair, unfortunately, We really don't have much of a general fund.
• Our general fund is mostly funding our EPMO program.

Bills: SB132, SM16, SM17

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

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• General Brumman, I have questions about these policies.
• We also directed the FAA to develop a plan for accelerating airline equipment with next-gen technologies
• And I thank you, General, for your service.
• Thank you General.
• General Brayman.

Keywords: aviation safety, midair collision, American Airlines Flight 5342, Army Black Hawk helicopter, NTSB, FAA, ADS-B technology, safety protocols

Summary: The meeting focused on the discussions surrounding the tragic midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, which resulted in the loss of 67 lives. Testimonies were provided by key figures including NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and FAA Acting Administrator Chris Richelieu. The committee expressed grave concerns regarding the existing safety protocols, questioning why the FAA failed to act on numerous warnings and data indicating potential collision risks. Members emphasized the need for urgent reforms in aviation safety to prevent such tragedies in the future. Specific highlights included the recognition of the importance of ADS-B out technology and concerns about the operational practices of military helicopters in controlled airspaces.

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• This is because many will have backup generation.
• There's generation, there's load, and most of the year, there's a lot of excess generation.
• or backup generation.
• Um, it's a very great new technology.
• course of the next 15 years.

Bills: HB 1951, HB 2715, HB 3092, HB 3237, HB 3278, HB 3511, HB 3592, HB 3675, HB 3778, HB 3782, HB 3826, HB 3970, HB 4016, HB 4049, HB 4341, HB 4344, HB 4406, HB 4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• Technology and societal habits are changing.
• This is because many will have backup generation.
• There's generation and there's load, and most of the year there's a lot of excess generation across our
• Additionally, they can flip to this new. generation or backup generation.
• We're going to need more traditional generation.

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• I'm the proud owner of a... ...generation electrical contracting company in San Antonio.
• generations of skilled trades workers.
• It's almost tripling the size of the ERCOT grid in the next six years.
• So if we can then look at the next slide, slide 11.
• Today, there's a lot of generators out—over 35,000 megawatts of generation. is out right now doing maintenance

Bills: HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427

Keywords: collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction

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• Up next, Representative Sterling. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Let's go to the next.
• Up next, Representative Heffner with House Bill 3904.
• Up next we have House Bill 1782, presented by the prote.
• We will lay that over until our next meeting. Snacks.

Bills: HB1242, HB1250, HB1590, HB1752, HB1979, HB1983, HB2952, HB2961, HB2967, HB2973, HB2988, HB3031, HB3047, HB3052, HB3066, HB3086, HB3175, HB3177, HB3178, HB3240, HB3404, HB3429, HB3548, HB3638, HB3671, HB3704, HB3759, HB3831, HB3904, HB3920, HB3944, HB3969, HB3973, HB3975, HB3976, HB3978, HB3983, HB3984, HB4092, HB4118

Keywords: HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, Oklahoma Tax Commission, agriculture, producer sales, private treaty, special livestock sale, tax relief, farm products, rural economy, local law enforcement, Public Safety Technology Revolving Fund

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• , Senate Bill 1097 is the annual name claimants' bill and appropriates $370,211.08 from the state General
• The next bill is 1308. Please move it. Mr.
• The bill appropriates $500,000 from the State General Fund to the Foreign Adversary Fraud Fund in fiscal
• Have we seen—Attorney General Mays has gotten a number of settlements, some very large, millions, tens
• attorneys general potentially more resources to do this work, allows them to have the funding to go

Bills: SB1097, SB1308

Keywords: appropriation, claims, relief, state funding, named claimants, foreign adversary, consumer fraud, technology security, critical infrastructure, Arizona attorney general, fraud office, appropriations, 1182, all

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• Any fines or penalties that have been collected are then put in the general fund.
• We've been offsetting the general fund.
• Why are we putting these funds in the general fund instead of ETF?
• The line item that is in the Ways and Means general fund is for the education training.
• Next... given a favorable report as substituted. Next bill, HB587, Representative Shaw.

Bills: HB297, HB587

Keywords: cash transactions, money transmission, regulatory compliance, criminal penalties, Alabama Securities Commission, information technology, auditors, financial institutions, cybersecurity, certifications, state regulations, 1136, house, all

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• This bill revises general education core standards for public post-secondary institutions by adding technology
• This bill revises general education core standards for public post-secondary institutions by adding technology
• The amendment requires that any general education core course that integrates technology include opportunities
• So I just want to understand: your original bill had a sixth general education core course.
• With the amendment, there would no longer be a sixth general education core course.

Bills: S7038, S1694

Keywords: education, Florida College System, tuition waivers, vocational rehabilitation, state universities, accreditation, public safety, technology education, digital literacy, artificial intelligence, computer science, high school graduation

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary heard and approved CS/SB 1694, which would revise general education core standards at public postsecondary institutions to incorporate technology-related instruction. The adopted amendment shifted the bill away from creating a sixth core course and instead required technology integration within existing core courses to include digital literacy, AI tool application, and related instruction in areas such as software engineering, networks, databases, and cybersecurity as applicable. For high school computer science courses, the amendment added guidance on critical evaluation of AI results, AI limitations, and ethical use of AI. The committee adopted the amendment and then voted the bill favorably. The committee also took up confirmation appointments on tabs 1 through 2 and, on one motion, recommended confirmation of all appointees favorably. In addition, it considered SPB 7038 on postsecondary education and workforce development, which addresses tuition and fee policies, consumer protections, career and technical education, student acceleration, and institutional operations. Members asked about dual enrollment expansion, CIE licensure exemptions, and the removal of the Classic Learning Test as a fee-waiver qualifier; staff said the dual enrollment change was intended to expand student options without necessarily increasing enrollment, the CLT removal was an error to be corrected, and a Florida Dental Association representative raised concern about preserving the long-standing exemption for dental assisting programs. The committee moved SPB 7038 as a committee bill and reported it favorably.

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• The next bill is a little easier.
• Next, Next, Next, we<00:35:51.280> do<00:35:51.480> have<00:35:51.800> Representative
• <01:08:29.520> before<01:08:29.839> the<01:08:29.960> next on it at the next
• before the next on it at the next before the next committee<01:08:30.560> stop.
• Next, we move on to House File 4060. Next, we move on to House File 4060.

Bills: HF3455, HF3936, HF3860, HF3656, HF4060

Keywords: public television, funding, Minnesota, operations, appropriation, cybersecurity, state government, legislative commission, extension, technology, civil law enforcement, attorney general, record custody, government transparency, legal services, 1183, house

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• Next, we're going to go to Merlene Gallegos. Buenas noches, Presidente y Miembros del Comité.
• Relieve the early childhood trust fund rather than increase general funds.
• And then the next question I have is same page. On after less than 24 hours per day.
• We'll go next to Representative Silva, Chair. We have two people. Missing.
• Next, we're going to Representative Herndon. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you, Madam.

Bills: SB132, SB241

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

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• Equalization is $200, and the Board of Equalization is the group that looks at any kind of appeals that the General

Bills: HB236, HB236

Keywords: HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem, supplemental compensation, county board, ad valorem tax, property tax appeal, tax assessment, mileage reimbursement, Consumer Price Index, CPI adjustment, local legislation, equalization board, taxpayer protests, property inspection, county revenue, education appropriations, supplemental appropriation, Education Trust Fund