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• Senate Bill 1620, amending section 9-461.17, A.R.S., relating to telecommunication utilities.
• Senate Bill 1620, amending section 9-461.17, A.R.S., relating to telecommunication utilities.
• utility to relocate its facility, or if it is in any circumstance in which the telecommunication facility
• is required to relocate because of a municipality, I think it's entirely appropriate that the telecommunication
• having that uncertainty on whether this would apply, whether in the circumstance in which the telecommunication

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior journal, and recognized Dr. Corinna Saldana as Doctor of the Day. Members also offered several points of personal privilege, including introductions of guests and a proclamation congratulating Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on its centennial anniversary. The chamber briefly highlighted the House softball championship trophy and discussed the upcoming charity softball game. The House then took up a series of Senate bills in Committee of the Whole. Bills receiving due pass recommendations included SB 1038, SB 1042, SB 1133, SB 1327, SB 1431, and SB 1447. SB 1429 and SB 1566 were amended before receiving due pass recommendations, and SB 1167, SB 1214, SB 1315, SB 1635, and SB 1763 were also amended and recommended for passage. SB 1501 was retained on the calendar. Debate on several measures focused on foreign funding and university research (SB 1327), local initiative disclosure requirements (SB 1429), school-law enforcement interoperability systems (SB 1315), and a public-safety/immigration-related bill (SB 1635), with opponents raising constitutional and policy concerns while supporters emphasized transparency and safety. After the Committee of the Whole report was adopted, the House moved several bills to engrossing or third reading. On third reading, SB 1067, SB 1160, SB 1235, SB 1620, and SB 1668 all passed the House, with SB 1160 drawing a floor explanation of vote over First Amendment concerns and SB 1620 drawing concern about reimbursement language. SB 1235 and SB 1668 passed with broad support, and the House adjourned until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

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• <00:31:15.760> service<00:31:16.480> with<00:31:16.720> their telecommunication
• An information service or telecommunication service is defined in 47 USC 153 for content provided by
• An information service<00:43:39.040> or<00:43:39.280> telecommunication<00:43:40.160>
• > service<00:43:40.560> is service or telecommunication service is service or telecommunication
• or telecommunication service as defined<00:44:07.839> in<00:44:08.079> 47<00:44:08.640

Bills: HB0076, HB0102, HB0115

Keywords: annexation, landowner rights, municipal law, city planning, property, local government, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, cardiac emergency, defibrillator, school safety, training, public health, 916, all

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• revised fiscal note come in related to the employer contributions for the new probation and telecommunications
• new employer contributions for the new probation<00:06:42.280> and<00:06:42.400> telecommunications
• probation and telecommunications plan. probation and telecommunications plan.
• 15.480> new<00:08:15.720> probation<00:08:16.280> and<00:08:16.400> telecommunications
• the new probation and telecommunications the new probation and telecommunications sub<00:08:18.160

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• We are creating a low-income telecommunications assistance program in light of the, the only word I can
• I'm the CEO of Plateau Telecommunications.
• This bill modernizes the Rural Telecommunications Act in a smart, disciplined way.
• This is part of eligible telecommunication carrier status.
• Just a quick question: Who gives the eligible telecommunications carrier the ETC... designation?

Bills: HB2, SB152

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

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• <00:20:35.159> services<00:20:35.559> and telecommunications services and telecommunications
• damage being done to telecommunication damage being done to telecommunication systems<00:20:52.720
• <00:21:36.600> equipment or theft to telecommunications equipment or theft to telecommunications
• Our current statutes separate chapters for telecommunications and for cable and broadband.
• Our current statutes separate chapters for telecommunications and for cable and broadband.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• under $50,000 for cybersecurity training for all PSAPs in the state of Oklahoma, for all 911 telecommunicators
• Cybersecurity training for all PSAPs in the state of Oklahoma, for all 911 telecommunicators and staff
• So the line item is to fund cybersecurity training for all telecommunicators in the state of Oklahoma
• Technical School in-person training curriculum and training simulator that meets the minimum telecommunicator
• training requirements for a 911 emergency telecommunicator, which has been vetted by the Operations

Keywords: 914, all

Summary: The Oklahoma 911 Management Authority met with a quorum and approved the April 2 regular meeting minutes and financial reports for February through April 2026. The board then adopted the FY 2027 budget, which included a 5% staff increase, reclassifying the 911-98 liaison into a training coordinator role, adding a GIS specialist position, higher funding for training, travel, NG911 deployment, cybersecurity training, recruitment, and the 911 coordinator workshop, along with increased GIS repository funding and a new technology roadmap allocation. The budget also set aside $3 million for a one-time PSAP distribution and maintained grant closeout and reserve funding levels. The board approved the $3 million PSAP one-time distribution and its guidelines, using the statutory population-and-land-area formula, with funds restricted to GIS, eligible technology items, or grant matching rather than salaries or construction. Members also denied Washington County 911’s request to waive the 20% match for a radio console grant after staff found the county had sufficient carryover and other funding sources. The board approved an in-person 911 telecommunicator training curriculum and simulator for technical schools, with a requirement for a full simulator and NENA-approved certification, and approved a $249,820 statewide recruitment campaign with ICG Advertising to promote 911 careers. On GIS compliance, the board authorized staff, with legal counsel, to begin enforcement steps against PSAPs that do not complete required GIS data remediation and repository uploads by the June deadline, including notice and possible escrow action by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The board also approved several individual grants, including projects for fiber/NextGen 911 transition, ADA furniture, NextGen 911 equipment, a consolidation feasibility study, recorder upgrades, and radio console upgrades for multiple counties and PSAPs. Committee and staff reports highlighted 911 Day at the Capitol, upcoming POP grant availability, new grant categories for FY 2027, cybersecurity training planning, NG911/GIS tool development, 988 outreach, and ongoing project and standards work.

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• , and a officers, 911 telecommunicators, and a host<00:02:41.320> of<00:02:41.440> Minnesotans
• It's for probation and telecommunicator probation officers and telecommunicators.
• Article 5 is another new pension plan for probation officers and telecommunicators.
• .<00:10:45.960> This<00:10:46.120> is<00:10:46.280> administered telecommunicators
• This is administered telecommunicators. This is administered by<00:10:46.960> PERA.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 152, introduced by Senator Padilla, an act relating to telecommunications, amending the Rural
• Telecommunications Act of New Mexico to establish a low-income telecommunications assistance program
• Senate Bill 152, introduced by Senator Padilla, an act relating to telecommunications, amending the Rural
• Telecommunications Act of New Mexico to establish a low-income telecommunications, Telecommunications
• Act of New Mexico to establish a low-income telecommunications assistance program and restructured the

Keywords: 996, all

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• That's a sort of a unique animal right there, and I did leave out is telecommunication We have 9,544
• I want to go. back to the current statistics page, 2787 lawn enforcement agencies, 9,544 telecommunications
• The telecommunicators, when they're asked to, they can work a couple of buttons and boom, they can hear
• We represent over 33,000. law enforcement professionals, peace officers, jailers, and telecommunicators
• So 1,000 jailers, corrections officers, 8-ish, 9,000. telecommunicators.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Telecommunications Program and declaring the urgency thereof to take effect immediately.
• Copper landline phones have served the public for generations, but no longer meet the modern telecommunications
• Just as telecommunication needs are evolving, it is time for our telecommunication laws to evolve.
• Members, AB 470 will change telecommunication in California, and it would change it for the better.
• What I've said before is this transition away from copper networks to advanced telecommunications infrastructure

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And also telecommunications.
• We invest in roads, we invest in water, we invest in telecommunications; we also have to be willing to
• The PUC also has a role in regulating telecommunications and broadband.
• On the telecommunications side, we actually have very limited involvement with broadband; most of that
• A lot of the companies, obviously, that are providing broadband also provide other telecommunications

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Grants open to all telecommunication companies, fiber telecom companies, fixed wireless, and cell providers
• as long as they are certified as an eligible telecommunication carrier as certified by the PRC.
• Smith Bagley plays a vital role in providing essential telecommunications services to San Juan and McKinley
• All the companies, any company that has eligible telecommunications carrier status, is able to apply.
• to support the 988 crisis intervention hotline. and ensures the increased revenue from the telecommunications

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• <01:01:39.240> process Department's telecommunication process Department's telecommunication
• ability to process telecommunications ability to process telecommunications revenues<01:01:45.440
• process and adopt a Telecommunications process and adopt a comprehensive<01:01:56.440> manual
• I think with the telecommunication revenues and expenditures, they're less than the total DOIT revenues
• He added that with the telecommunication revenues and expenditures, they are less than the total DOIT

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on January 30, 2025, and first organized itself by electing Senator Jim Gray as vice chair, electing Representative F as clerk, appointing Michael Caine as legislative budget assistant, and adopting the committee’s rules and procedures. The committee also adopted an amendment to the rules allowing audits to be automatically released to the public once placed on the Fiscal Committee agenda, with members discussing that the change would improve transparency and reduce paper handling. The minutes from the November 15, 2024 meeting were approved, with members who were absent abstaining. The committee then worked through a consent calendar and several individual items. It removed or noted withdrawals on a few items, including item 25004 for further discussion, item 25016 withdrawn by the Department of Education, item 257 removed by Representative F, and item 25001 removed under Tab 4. Item 25004, concerning the newborn screening program, prompted testimony from the Department of Health and Human Services explaining that the program is mandatory with an opt-out provision; officials said 99.2% of newborns were screened in 2023, meaning the opt-out rate was under 1%. The committee also approved item 25007, related to DHHS community health workers and telework policy, after hearing that the workers are not placed in schools and that DHHS follows statewide telework policy. On the regular calendar, the committee approved a Department of Administrative Services request to extend the release date for fiscal year 2024 numbers to March 31, and approved a Department of Fish and Game item. It also approved winter maintenance funding for the Department of Transportation after hearing that the $5.7 million request might not last through the winter if additional storms occur; DOT said even a small storm can cost more than $1 million and that crews are dispatched based on road conditions and supervisory judgment. The committee then approved items for the Judicial Council and the Office of Legislative Budget Assistant. The final discussion focused on the Health and Human Services dashboard and the Youth Development Center claims. DHHS acknowledged a data error in the APS client line and said Community Mental Health Center caseload data is still not fully accurate because two centers are undergoing EHR conversions. Members also asked about the low census at the Sununu Youth Development Center and about the process for managing future claims related to the YDC settlement fund. Witnesses from the Attorney General’s office said the fund is handled through a unique arrangement involving DOJ appropriations and judicial branch staff, that current judicial budget cuts are not yet affecting the litigation pace, and that the average resolution so far has been about $500,000, though future claims may vary. No votes were taken on the discussion items beyond the approvals noted above.

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• first would extend our authority to collect the surcharge that funds the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications
• Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program. Thank you very much. All right.
• I'm happy to answer questions you might have on the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and
• So when we look at the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program trailer bill language, I actually
• I will look at the adds, but again, we've added people in positions in telecommunications, transportation

Summary: The hearing was an informational budget session on energy agency proposals, with no votes taken. Early discussion focused on Proposition 4 climate bond implementation, including funding for demand-side grid support, offshore wind development, and transmission financing. The Department of Finance said the budget includes allocations for demand-side grid support and offshore wind, but not yet for the $325 million transmission financing piece pending a required study. The Legislative Analyst’s Office urged the Legislature to consider whether to wait on offshore wind funding, whether to keep shifting funds into demand-side grid support, and how to direct future transmission financing. Members also raised concerns about local technical assistance for offshore wind, Salton Sea priorities, and the need for more information before final decisions. The California Energy Commission and CPUC then reviewed the broader energy package. The CEC highlighted the demand-side grid support program’s growth, distributed energy backup assets, long-duration storage, hydrogen grants, and the SIRP clean energy reliability program. CPUC testimony emphasized affordability, wildfire mitigation costs, rooftop solar cost shifts, and efforts to reduce rates while maintaining reliability and clean energy goals. Members questioned CPUC staffing, delays in proceedings, coordination with the CEC and CAISO, and the impact of rate increases on customers. The agencies also discussed the AB 3264 transmission financing study, with CPUC saying work on the study had already begun and was on track for the July 1 deadline. Several trailer bill and implementation items were also discussed. The committee reviewed a proposal to extend the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program surcharge, with members split over whether it should be handled in budget trailer bill language or policy legislation; the administration said the surcharge supports a critical program serving about three-quarters of a million Californians. The committee also heard a CPUC data-sharing proposal to allow nondisclosure agreements for transmission and reliability data, which members generally supported as a technical fix. DWR explained a proposal to clarify language for the Electricity Supply Strategic Reliability Reserve so it can potentially sell three gas-fired units it owns, and the CEC presented a federal transmission grant proposal tied to grid-enhancing technologies and ratepayer cost recovery. Finally, the committee discussed California Lifeline and possible broadband pilot reforms in light of uncertainty around federal Universal Service Fund support, with CPUC saying it is exploring a statewide standalone broadband option for eligible customers.

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• And I did leave out as, uh, telecommunicators, we have 9,544 of those.
• Um, 22,787 law enforcement agencies, 9,544 telecommunications, and then there's thousands of part-time
• That can be quite problematic, but the dispatchers, the telecommunicators.
• We represent over 33,000 law enforcement professionals, police officers, jailers, and telecommunicators
• roughly 80,000 police officers, 20+, 24, 25 or so 1000 jailers, corrections officers. 8 9000 telecommunicators

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• So with that, we will move into the Division of Telecommunications with us today.
• I'm the director of DivTel, and I spent over 17 years in the private telecommunications industry before
• For fiscal year 2024-25, DivTel was appropriated almost $336.9 million for telecommunications services
• Florida's enterprise telecommunications system provides voice, data, video, and radio traffic services
• That's part of the telecommunication services that are required. Okay. And one last follow-up?

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting to examine Florida’s information technology governance, budgeting, cybersecurity, data management, and telecommunications operations. Chair Schneider and other members framed the panel as a new joint policy-and-budget forum focused on reducing jargon, improving accountability, and asking whether technology investments are feasible, aligned with state goals, cost-controlled, and secure. State Affairs Chairman Will Robinson and members emphasized that the committee should avoid buying “shiny new objects” without clear business cases and should focus on long-term value, cybersecurity, and operational efficiency. Florida Digital Service and Department of Management Services leaders provided an overview of the state IT enterprise. Secretary Pedro Allende described DMS as the state’s business, workforce, and technology service provider, while State CIO Warren Spanholz outlined Florida Digital Service’s four core areas: cybersecurity, project success, data interoperability, and enterprise architecture. Chief Data Officer Ed Ryan said the state data catalog is about 400,000 elements and roughly half of agencies are participating, and he described efforts to identify authoritative data sources and improve interoperability. Chief Information Security Officer Jeremy Rogers discussed the state cybersecurity operations center, enterprise risk management, incident response exercises, and a recurring $35 million cybersecurity resiliency budget. Chief Technology Officer Leo Schoonover described oversight of major IT projects over $10 million, updated project management standards, and a shift toward smaller phased implementations and more flexible methodologies to reduce delays and overruns. Other presenters covered telecommunications, data center operations, and cybersecurity workforce development. Director Denise Atkins said the Division of Telecommunications manages Suncom and MyFloridaNet, with nearly $336.9 million appropriated for fiscal year 2024-25, and is procuring the next network contract while emphasizing security controls and vendor flexibility. Tim Brown said the Northwest Regional Data Center operates on a chargeback basis, serves state and local customers, and returned surpluses to customers in recent years. Cyber Florida Director Ernie Ferraroso described training, workforce pipelines, K-12 outreach, a cyber range, and research programs aimed at building Florida’s cyber workforce and improving public-sector readiness. Members asked about budget setting, project delays, change orders, cybersecurity reporting, data catalog participation, interoperability, and expanding cybersecurity operations centers. Officials said chargeback rates are based on actual direct and indirect costs, project delays often stem from unclear scope and insufficient upfront planning, and cybersecurity success is measured by mean time to detect, respond, and recover. They also said the state is moving toward more modular project delivery, broader agency participation in shared cybersecurity services, and expanded CSOC locations within existing staff and budget where feasible.

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• our action calendar today is House Bill 898, an act relating to copper-based to fiber-based telecommunications
• H. 898, an act relating to copper-based to fiber-based telecommunications network transitions and consumer
• Section two is the effective date, which takes effect upon passage and applies to telecommunications
• and<00:29:54.399> the legislative council, and the legislative council, and the telecommunications
• <00:29:55.440> and<00:29:55.760> connectivity telecommunications and connectivity telecommunications

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with devotional remarks from Representative Mark Higley, who read poems about maple sugaring and Groundhog Day and offered a Valentine’s Day reminder to give maple sugar candy. The chamber then recognized the first class of legislative pages for their service during the 2026 session, presented them with pins, and took photos. Several guests and groups were welcomed, including representatives from Vermont’s natural resources conservation districts, members of the St. Albinstown Fire Department for its 50th anniversary, and the Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition, which highlighted housing, land conservation, and historic preservation work supported by the Housing and Conservation Board. The House also recognized former legislators in the gallery and several members’ birthdays. On the legislative calendar, H.900, relating to exempting Social Security benefits from Vermont income tax, was introduced and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. HCR 164, congratulating the St. Albinstown Fire Department on 50 years of service, was read and adopted. The House also voted to relieve the Committee on Education of H.750, relating to school districts pursuing construction projects during the moratorium on state aid, and commit it to Ways and Means. Later, H.527, extending the sunset of 30 V.S.A. § 248A, passed third reading, and J.R.S. 37, supporting gender equality in Nordic combined Olympic competition and urging gender-equal new Olympic sports, was adopted in concurrence. The House then took up H.898, concerning copper-to-fiber telecommunications network transitions and consumer protections. The committee explained that the bill requires advance written notice to customers and state agencies, reporting on backup power and E911 issues, public safety coordination, consumer education, and ongoing monitoring by the Department of Public Service. The committee reported an 8-0-1 vote, and after a question about whether the bill would affect provider-of-last-resort obligations, the House ordered the bill to third reading. The session ended with announcements about an upcoming report on Women, Work, and Wages and a motion to adjourn until the next meeting day, which was agreed to.

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• first would extend our authority to collect the surcharge that funds the deaf and disabled telecommunications
• Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program. Thank you very much. All right.
• On the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program and the trailer bill that we proposed.
• So when we look at the Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program trailer bill language, I actually
• Telecommunications, transportation, water, energy, all safety, and administrative law judges are across

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We had a numerous amount of vacancies with telecommunicators or dispatchers at all 16 of our posts.
• :50.079> Telecommunicator<01:04:51.119> Academy<01:04:51.920> we State Police Telecommunicator
• You mentioned that KSP has really upped the telecommunicators and their footprint.
• and really up the telecommunicators and their<01:26:41.520> footprint.
• or whether it be when telecommunicator or whether it be when that<01:29:07.040> telecommunicator<

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Roll Call: 00:00:07 Office of the Attorney General Update: 00:04:52 Department of Kentucky State Police Update: 00:44:57, 958, all

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• service charges; develop, offer, or make recommendations to the Mississippi Board of Emergency Telecommunication
• of Emergency Telecommunication of Emergency Telecommunication Standards.
• I've been in telecommunications from a technical aspect since 1997, so I've had a few years under my
• I started a career in public safety in 1998 in law enforcement, telecommunications.
• You got to think about emergency telecommunicators. They're the unsung heroes.

Keywords: Technology - Room 216, 18 March, 2026; 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee first considered the reappointment of Thomas Allen Wicker to the IT Board. Members praised his long service, industry knowledge, and the importance of the state’s information technology operations. After a brief question about his past as editor of the Daily Mississippian, the committee voted to advise and consent, and the nomination was reported out. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to confirming the initial members of the new Mississippi Emergency Communications Authority board created under the next generation 911 law. The chair reviewed the board’s duties under Section 6 of the act, including budgeting, grant administration, setting and revising technology standards, improving interoperability and consolidation of 911 systems, recommending standards for public safety answering points, collecting performance data, coordinating technical assistance, addressing GIS mapping and standards, and developing a CMRS grant program for NG 911 implementation. The chair and Senator Deleno emphasized that the board will be responsible for statewide planning, sustainable funding, and helping local governments understand the costs and benefits of NG 911 and shared GIS infrastructure. The committee then heard brief statements from the nominees, who described backgrounds in emergency communications, law enforcement, GIS, EMS, county administration, and local government. Nominees included Danna Diaz, Chief Chad Norman Dorne, Eric Hollingsworth, Paul Sheffield, Scott Trapalino, Terresa Windham, Paul Mosley, Matt Haley, Brian Roberts, W. Willis Willard Johnson, Beatatric Prior, and Sheri Hoampamp. One nominee, Paul Sheffield, had a self-reported bankruptcy from 2002 that had been resolved in 2004, but the committee still moved forward. Each nominee was asked if there were questions, and the committee repeatedly voted to advise and consent, with no opposition recorded. Senator Deleno closed by stressing that the board’s work is critical to the future of first responders in Mississippi, especially the development of a statewide GIS standard and a grant framework for using NG 911 funds responsibly. He said the legislature wanted to avoid piecemeal purchases and instead ensure accountability, efficiency, and a sustainable funding source. The chair thanked the nominees and Senator Deleno, and the meeting concluded after the confirmations were completed.