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• On top of that, following last year's deployment of one-third of the Army National Guard, we anticipate
• an attrition increase of 5 to 7%, which is not uncommon following any deployment.
• of a one-third of the Army deployment of a one-third of the Army National<00:02:27.599><c> Guard,</c
• </c> not uncommon following any deployment. not uncommon following any deployment.
• deployment. and upon returning<00:02:51.280><c> will</c><00:02:51.519><c> face</c><00:02:51.680><c>

Bills: SF0012, SF0013, SF0067

Keywords: military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, Wyoming state guard, emergency response, governor authority, state council of defense, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• that the Committee on Finance be relieved of H. 727, an act relating to sustainable data center deployment
• the Senate Finance Committee be relieved of H. 727, an act relating to sustainable data center deployment
• an act relating to sustainable data an act relating to sustainable data center<00:07:46.440><c> deployment
• ><c> that</c><00:07:47.480><c> the</c><00:07:47.560><c> bill</c><00:07:47.880><c> be</c> center deployment
• , and that the bill be center deployment, and that the bill be committed<00:07:48.520><c> to</c><00:07

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• It adds a definition of pre-deployment, impact assessment, and system card.
• activities regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and we think it will help the developer, deployer
• And so I am hoping that we have some sort of a guideline in our laws that shows developers and deployers
• And so I am hoping that we have some sort of a guideline in our laws that shows developers and deployers
• He said they can work with stakeholders and developers and deployers to make sure the bill fits their

Summary: The Technology, Economic Development, and Veterans Committee first met in executive session on House Bills 2157, 2351, 2365, 2357, and 2446. Staff briefed proposed substitutes and amendments for each bill. HB 2157, concerning high-risk AI systems, was amended to exempt activities regulated by the Fair Credit Reporting Act and covered entities under HIPAA; members discussed balancing consumer protections with flexibility for developers and deployers. HB 2351, addressing protections for emergency responders and emergency operations, was described as clarifying definitions and procedures, including a mental health crisis defense and changes to emergency operation zone notifications; some members raised concerns about deconfliction and implementation details. HB 2365, on digital equity, was amended with several definitional and data-sharing proposals, though some amendments were rejected over fiscal concerns. HB 2357, creating the Washington Division of Civil Air Patrol within the Military Department, passed without amendment. HB 2446, on developing a quantum technology industry strategy, was amended to extend the strategy deadline, broaden who Commerce may contract with, and correct terminology; members noted concerns about industry involvement in the strategic plan and fiscal impacts. All five bills were reported out of committee with do pass recommendations, with recorded votes of 8-5 on HB 2157, HB 2351, and HB 2365, unanimous support for HB 2357, and 12-1 for HB 2446. The committee then held a public hearing on HB 2523, which would make the community reinvestment program ongoing, require periodic updates and reporting, and direct a study of fund distribution and use. Testifiers from workforce boards, tribal programs, reentry services, community organizations, and Commerce described successful uses of the program for job training, reentry, small business support, legal services, and economic mobility, and urged the bill’s passage. Some suggested strengthening accountability, reporting, and access for new organizations. Commerce staff said the program has served more than 190,000 people and supported over 400 organizations, and asked for technical adjustments to keep administrative costs low. The bill was then closed for hearing. The committee also heard HB 2606, which would revise the Office of Privacy and Data Protection’s duties and performance measures, remove some reporting requirements, and add review of agency AI projects. The prime sponsor described it as a “stay-in-your-lane” cleanup bill responding to JLARC recommendations, and the state chief privacy officer testified in support, saying the office could implement the changes within existing resources. After questions about local government support and public resources, the hearing on HB 2606 was closed and the committee adjourned.

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• Deployment at the Clean Air Task Force.
• My name is Nicole Pavia, and I'm the Program Director for Clean Energy Infrastructure Deployment at the
• the provisions of NEPA are not to blame for the most delays and inefficiencies in transmission deployment
• The permitting process is not keeping up with the deployment rates of transmission that we need to unlock
• They might not be, you know, 100% ready for deployment, but I think this all stems from a process that

Keywords: environmental review, permitting process, infrastructure, bipartisan legislation, economic growth, Nucor, West Virginia

Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.

Transcript Highlights:

• certified, and compliant workforce in the field and that we will do so without interrupting broadband deployment
• certified, and compliant workforce in the field and that we will do so without interrupting broadband deployment
• will do so without interrupting uh will do so without interrupting uh broadband<00:08:12.400><c> deployment
• </c><00:08:12.800><c> or</c><00:08:13.039><c> the</c><00:08:13.199><c> bead</c> broadband deployment
• or the bead broadband deployment or the bead program.<00:08:14.240><c> So,</c><00:08:14.639><c> appreciate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• myself, we don't really have to look terribly far back to see kind of the danger of a careless deployment
• myself, we don't really have to look terribly far back to see kind of the danger of a careless deployment
• myself, we don't really have to look terribly far back to see kind of the danger of a careless deployment
• discussed by Sam Gordon as well, workers face potentially life-altering job displacement due to the deployment
• discussed by Sam Gordon as well, workers face potentially life-altering job displacement due to the deployment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This is our broadband equity access and deployment program.
• What specific interactions are we allowed to have with the deployment?
• Because each one of these environments would be a completely separate deployment.
• We're not maybe looking at a three-, five-, six-, seven-year deployment anymore.
• We're not maybe looking at a three, five, six-seven-year deployment anymore.

Summary: The committee received several informational reports from NDIT and DPI. Justin Data reviewed the quarterly major IT project portfolio, noting the portfolio was slightly under budget and behind schedule overall, with three red schedule items: Bed Management System and Vital Records were essentially complete and being closed out, and the Roadway Capital Planning Project was delayed by vendor bug fixes after testing. He also summarized recent project startups and closeouts, including the Victim Notification System, Medicaid data exchange, Highway Patrol’s motor carrier permit system, and several completed HHS and RIMS projects. Members asked for follow-up on ADA compliance work, the public-facing RIO website, and the state’s mainframe retirement timeline, and staff agreed to provide updates later. Craig Falkley reported on coordination of services with political subdivisions and higher education, including StageNet, cybersecurity, radio/911 services, and PeopleSoft coordination. He also explained distributed ledger technology as a tool for transparency and fraud prevention, but said it is not widely used in state government and suggested the report be modernized to focus more broadly on emerging technologies such as AI and cybersecurity. The committee generally agreed that the topic should be updated. Chris Gurgan presented the mandatory cybersecurity incident reporting program created by HB 1314, explaining how agencies and political subdivisions report incidents through NDIT’s website or service desk. He said 77 incidents had been reported since 2021, 47 met the statutory definition, and most were phishing-related; most reported incidents were resolved, with one recent ransomware matter still open. He also reviewed notable incidents since the last report, including the PowerSchool compromise, a SimpleHelp intrusion at a school district, a court intrusion, a WSUS vulnerability, a business email compromise, and a recent ransomware incident involving a non-state critical infrastructure entity. Members asked about recovery of stolen funds, early warning signs, smishing, training, MFA, conditional access, and cybersecurity maturity assessments; Gurgan said the state uses MFA and conditional access, provides awareness training to state employees, and would return with more information on maturity assessments. Tony Ambrose then updated the committee on the K-12 student information system bridge project. He said district implementation of Infinite Campus had begun statewide, but the data migration vendor originally selected was terminated for poor performance and replaced by Aurora Educational Technology, which had experience with similar statewide migrations. He also said DPI is migrating special education data from Tynet into Infinite Campus, and that some SLDS-based tools such as e-transcripts and Choice Ready may not function exactly as they do now at July 1, requiring interim or alternative solutions. Members raised concerns about summer school disruptions, the timing of the cutover, and whether the new system would support existing reporting and transcript functions; DPI said it was working on identity, authentication, data-sharing agreements, and post-go-live integrations, and would continue to refine the plan beyond June 30.

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• You have developers, and then you have deployers, and then you have users.
• The deployers would typically be associated with, like, for example, if they have a built-in system prompt
• know, give me a recipe for something that will make somebody sick, well, that's the user, not the deployer
• Developer and deployer are the more commonly accepted language, not manufacturer or owner.
• So the liability would lay on the person, not on the developer or the deployer. Does that help?

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House Committee substitute for House Bills 2404 and 2172, then voted the substitute do pass by a roll call vote of 10-2. The bills were not discussed in detail, but the action advanced them out of committee. The committee then took up House Bill 2989, a large gaming-related bill sponsored by Representative Hardwick. Hardwick described numerous changes in the substitute, including removing references requested by the Highway Patrol, clarifying tax reporting, extending local opt-out time, changing the effective date from August 2027 to August 2028, reducing a felony penalty to a misdemeanor, increasing a casino-related fee from $2 to $4 with the extra amount going to the Missouri Veterans Commission, and adding non-severability language. Members adopted three committee amendments, including language barring previously illegal gambling machines from being licensed as video lottery terminals and requiring games to be out of line of sight from the front entrance, then adopted the revised substitute and voted HCS HB 2989 do pass by an 8-5 vote. The committee then moved to public hearing on House Bills 1746 and 1769, both related to artificial intelligence. Representatives Miller and Amato presented the bills as an effort to establish that AI has no personhood and to create a framework for responsibility and accountability. They said the legislation was informed by outside experts and other states’ efforts, and Miller emphasized using the National Institute of Standards and Technology AI risk management framework as a baseline. Members questioned how liability would work, especially for developers, deployers, and users, and raised concerns about undefined terms such as “harm” and about possible conflict with federal policy discouraging a patchwork of state AI laws. The sponsors said the bill would be cleaned up further and that liability should generally rest with the person using or deploying the AI, not the AI itself. During public testimony, one witness spoke in favor of the AI bills, arguing that states should act proactively rather than wait for problems and noting concern about prior federal efforts to limit state AI legislation. No witnesses spoke in opposition during the hearing. The committee then closed testimony and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• beginning of 2025, however, those funds have been cut by more than one-half, with $814 million going to deployment
• has been introduced in the United States Senate to claw back everything that was not released for deployment
• has been introduced in the United States Senate to claw back everything that was not released for deployment
• has been introduced in the United States Senate to claw back everything that was not released for deployment
• has been introduced in the United States Senate to claw back everything that was not released for deployment

Summary: The Special Committee on Rural Issues met with a quorum and heard testimony on several measures focused on agriculture, broadband, public health administration, and utility eminent domain. Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1383, sponsored by Senator Barbara Washington, would expand a DESE agricultural education pilot program from 20 schools to allow voluntary K-12 agriculture curriculum statewide. Washington said the bill builds on a successful pilot and is intended to help students understand agriculture as a STEM field and broader community issue. Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri N.A., Missouri Corn Growers Association, Missouri Soybean Association, Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, and Missouri Pork Association all testified in support; there was no opposition, and the hearing closed without a vote. The committee also heard House Concurrent Resolution 38 from Representative Louis Riggs, which urges that Missouri’s broadband funding remain in the state and be used for deployment. Riggs said Missouri received $1.7 billion in broadband funding but that more than half had been cut or left uncertain, and he argued the money should stay in Missouri to bridge the digital divide. Missouri Farm Bureau and Missouri Electric Cooperatives supported the resolution, and there was no opposition testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 1699 from Representative Maisie Christensen, a constituent-driven bill to clarify when county health officers/directors’ authority ends if they are not reappointed. Christensen explained the bill addresses ambiguity in older statutes governing different county public health structures; no witnesses testified for or against the bill. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2169 from Representative Brad Pollitt, which would bar electrical corporations from using eminent domain for wind or solar generation facilities while still allowing grid connection. Pollitt and Farm Bureau argued the bill closes a loophole and protects landowners from having property taken for large renewable projects; Missouri Soybean Association and Missouri Corn Growers Association also supported the measure. Ameren testified for informational purposes only, saying it has no plans to use eminent domain for wind or solar and appreciates the grid-connection language. Several members debated whether the bill should also address nuclear energy or broader utility siting concerns, and one witness noted transmission and battery-storage limitations as reasons renewable projects are not built everywhere. The hearing on HB 2169 closed with no vote taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• First, HB 149 fills the Texan leadership void on AI by focusing on a human-centric design and deployment
• So first, HB149 fills the Texan leadership void on AI by focusing on a human-centric design and deployment
• of artificial intelligence. by focusing on a human-centric design and deployment of artificial intelligence
• This is going to continue to grow as companies continue the responsible development and deployment of
• terms with current data privacy statutes, add clarity to AG enforcement, and clarify the intent of deployers

Bills: HB12, HB149, SB229, SB1361, SB1749, SB1897, SB2113, SB2566, SB2677, SB1652, SB2327, SB2344, SB2696

Keywords: artificial intelligence, regulation, biometric data, ethical AI, consumer protection, AI governance, automobile sales, finance, retail seller, motor vehicle purchase, motor vehicle sales, pricing restrictions, third-party financing, education, funding, student assessment, accountability, standards, motor vehicle, financing

Summary: The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce heard testimony on HB 149, the Artificial Intelligence Governance Act. Senator Schwertner described the bill as an outcomes-based AI framework that would require disclosure when people interact with AI, prohibit manipulative or social-scoring systems, address biometric capture, discrimination, and deepfake child exploitation, and give the Attorney General enforcement authority. It would also create an AI Sandbox and AI Council. Witnesses from the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a Houston attorney, TechNet, and the Texas Association of Business strongly supported the bill, praising its stakeholder process and pro-innovation approach, while Texas Appleseed suggested regulators should have more examination authority over sandbox participants. The bill was left pending. The committee then heard SB 229, which would prohibit motor vehicle dealers from conditioning a sale on dealer-offered financing or charging more because a buyer uses outside financing or cash. Senator West said the bill is meant to stop forced financing and bait-and-switch pricing, and he noted the bill passed the committee and Senate in the prior session. The Texas Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill, arguing it would force dealers to accept any third-party lender or cash transaction on terms they cannot control. The Texas Credit Union Association supported the bill, saying consumers should be able to choose outside financing without hidden fees or pressure. After questions about cash purchases and dealer practices, the bill was left pending. The committee also took up SB 2566, which would clarify legislators’ access to information from executive agencies, including confidential information, by setting response deadlines, limiting confidentiality agreements to statutory terms, requiring a standard AG form, and creating a complaint and penalty process for noncompliance. No witnesses testified, and the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 1749, as substituted, would let certain court-related employees and judicial conduct commission personnel keep personal information such as home addresses and phone numbers confidential, with work addresses used in place of home addresses for certain purposes. District clerk and judicial conduct commission witnesses described threats and harassment as the reason for the bill, and a court administration witness answered questions about how the address protections would work with voter registration and precinct records. That bill was also left pending, and the committee recessed without further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• Our soldiers and airmen are expected to be ready for domestic response, overseas deployment, cyber defense
• During our short notice Air Guard deployment in 2022 to support the NATO air policing mission to counter
• , they continue to step deployments, they continue to step forward. forward. forward.
• During our short notice airguard<00:35:33.520><c> deployment</c><00:35:33.839><c> in</c><00:35:34.079
• airguard deployment in 2022 to support the<00:35:35.440><c> NATO</c><00:35:35.760><c> air</c><00:35:

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a clear, deliberate timeline designed to test thoroughly before deployment.
• timeline designed to test<00:07:29.039><c> thoroughly</c><00:07:29.520><c> before</c><00:07:29.919><c> deployment
• </c> test thoroughly before deployment. test thoroughly before deployment.
• will allow us to identify any areas needing improvement and refine our processes before real-world deployment
• environment allows us to validate the system under real conditions while managing risk across a limited deployment

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:14 Approval of Minutes 00:00:40 State Board of Elections 00:00:56, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met to hear an update from the State Board of Elections on its Bluegrass Books electronic poll book system. Rachel Pointer and Richard House described the project as an in-house modernization effort intended to improve security, customization, integration with the voter registration system, reduce voter wait times, streamline supplemental and provisional ballot processing, and provide year-round local support to county clerks and poll workers. They emphasized that the system is already a working product, not just a concept, and showed a workflow demonstration of voter lookup, signature capture, ballot issuance, manual lookup, and handling voters who have already voted. The agency also outlined the financial rationale for the project, saying the state currently lacks dedicated funding for replacing the iPads used for election-day poll books and that counties now bear vendor maintenance and support costs. Under Bluegrass Books, the state would seek to cover hardware replacement, maintenance, and on-site support through future appropriations, potentially using bulk purchasing to lower costs. When asked about the size of the appropriation request, the presenters said it was not yet finalized but noted roughly 7,000 devices are deployed statewide and replacement would likely be phased rather than done all at once. Members asked about security and whether the e-poll book could affect vote totals. The Board explained that the e-poll book is separate from ballot casting, that voting machines themselves are not connected to the internet, and that the poll book is networked only to update check-ins and prevent double voting. They said the device is locked down to the poll book application and can operate offline until connectivity returns. A member also asked how to recruit more poll workers; the response suggested higher pay is the main incentive, along with outreach to schools, community colleges, and possible pilot programs involving professionals. The meeting concluded without any votes or formal action beyond approval of minutes, and the next meeting was announced for January 29, weather permitting.

Transcript Highlights:

• They also face unpredictable schedules, solo parenting during deployment, and hidden financial strain
• Military families often experience frequent relocations, deployments, and periods of single parenting
• kids first, preserving entitlement slots, and adding thoughtful prioritization criteria focused on deployment
• and those dealing with spouse employment instability during permanent change of station moves and deployments
• 2099 also prioritizes families facing the greatest strain, including those households experiencing deployment

Bills: HB2099, HB2317, HB2318, HB2350

Keywords: military families, early childhood education, access, assistance program, education equity, HB2317, early learning, child care licensing, day care, preschool, Head Start, DCYF, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Washington State, RCW 43.216, child care center, family home provider, family child care, outdoor nature-based child care, school-age child care

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• </c> Broadband Equity access and deployment Broadband Equity access and deployment program<01:02:32.720
• </c><01:15:36.159><c> and</c> ahead of us for Broadband deployment and ahead of us for Broadband deployment
• </c> uh investments in Broadband deployment uh investments in Broadband deployment the<01:19:30.440><
• </c><01:25:20.159><c> um</c> and hurdles to broadband deployment um and hurdles to broadband deployment
• <01:25:57.639><c> affordability</c><01:25:58.239><c> and</c> deployment affordability and deployment

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• No, I don't see there are things that they do in the deployment to make sure that there's redundancy.
• </c><00:09:41.160><c> in</c><00:09:41.440><c> rural</c> with next gen 911 deployment in rural with next
• gen 911 deployment in rural communities<00:09:43.040><c> like</c><00:09:43.480><c> T</c><00:09:44.480
• </c><00:09:51.160><c> to</c> things that they do in the deployment to things that they do in the deployment
• to be best-in class and to be deployment to be best-in class and to be an<00:32:15.639><c> example</

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard and discussed three nominations to the 911 Board: Matthew Kurara (Governor’s Message 505), Re Mahuna (Governor’s Message 614), and Rebecca Liberman/Weberman (Governor’s Message 661). Kurara, a Honolulu Police Department communications captain, said he would bring PSAP and dispatch experience to the board, with a focus on Next Generation 911, better coordination among PSAPs, and recruiting and retaining telecommunicators. Mahuna, a longtime Hawaiʻi Police Department officer and current board member, emphasized his emergency-response experience during disasters on the Big Island and his support for improving communication through Next Generation 911, including the new joint call center on Hawaiʻi Island. Liberman, the board’s VoIP representative and a Charter/Spectrum government affairs director, said she was continuing her second term and would keep working on legislative and government issues, including the statutory change removing “enhanced” from the board’s name to better support Next Gen efforts. Members asked each nominee about rural coverage, redundancy, training, broadband, radio-system limitations, and how Next Generation 911 would affect service in places like Puna and other rural areas. The nominees generally said the system is designed with redundancy so service would revert to backup systems if new technology fails, and that the main challenges in rural areas are often broader communications or radio issues rather than 911 itself. Kurara and Mahuna both said each PSAP currently handles much of its own training, though there is interest in more standardization and national best practices. Liberman explained that VoIP calls generally work over the internet and may benefit from Next Gen, but that location/address issues for some internet-based calling services may still need further review. The committee also discussed public education about text-to-911, the use of technologies such as FirstNet, and whether the E911 special fund ceiling needed to be raised again. Mahuna said he did not see a current need to raise the ceiling further. Written testimony was received in support of all three nominees, including support from public officials, law enforcement, county agencies, and private individuals. No opposition testimony was noted, and the chair said decisions would be made later with the other nominees.

Transcript Highlights:

• Up next is House Bill 727, which is an act relating to sustainable data center deployment.
• Up next is House Bill 727, which is an act relating to sustainable data center deployment.
• H. 727, an act relating to sustainable data center deployment.
• Please listen to the third reading of the bill. deployment. Please listen to the deployment.
• </c> data center deployment. data center deployment.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• I was a sergeant in the Marine Corps, served for just over five years, did two deployments, one to the
• I went on terminal leave a month before that, so this was two months post-deployment.
• Turned from deployment next week, transition, seminar, and then was out in two months.
• Coming back from a military, from a deployment, trying to transition to just normal military life and
• Both of my deployments were successful. or two combat zones.

Keywords: veterans, mental health, suicide prevention, Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Grant Program, HOPE Act, BRAVE Act, Every State Counts for Vets Mental Health Act, advocacy, legislation, mental health resources

Summary: The committee meeting focused primarily on the critical issues surrounding veterans' mental health and suicide prevention. Discussions centered on the reauthorization of essential programs aimed at providing non-clinical support services to veterans, particularly the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program. Senators emphasized the urgent need for adequate mental health resources as the suicide rate among veterans remains alarmingly high. Key testimonies were provided by various advocates and officials, illustrating both successful implementations of these programs and areas needing improvement.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I'd like to give a little bit of a history of the deployment of the project so far.
• As our recent challenges OES faced during deployment and what they propose to do next.
• It's a mischaracterization to think of deployment of the next-generation 911 system as having an end
• Additional deployments followed in 2022 and early 2023.
• It is important to note that incidents that occurred during early deployment were not concentrated in

Summary: The subcommittee met to hear budget-related updates from the Judicial Branch and the Office of Emergency Services, with no votes taken. The Judicial Council supported the Governor’s proposed budget, highlighting $70 million for increased trial court operating costs, additional funding for court-appointed counsel, Court of Appeal case processing, and courthouse construction and facilities. Trial court representatives emphasized staffing retention problems, especially in counties like San Bernardino, and said stable funding is needed to avoid delays and maintain access to justice. Members also discussed the branch’s remote proceedings program, which has been used in more than 6 million hearings statewide since 2022 and was described as especially important in rural areas and for vulnerable litigants; several members urged making the authority permanent rather than extending it temporarily. A major portion of the hearing focused on Proposition 36 implementation. Finance said the Governor’s budget maintains the $130 million provided in the 2025 Budget Act for court workload and pretrial services, but adds no new Prop. 36 court funding. Judicial Council staff reported nearly 35,000 felony Prop. 36 filings in 2025, with most cases still pending and only a small share of treatment-mandated cases already dismissed after treatment. Witnesses said courts are using the funds for staffing, coordinators, clerks, and treatment-court operations, but that workload varies widely by county and that data collection is limited because courts report aggregate information rather than case-level outcomes. The LAO raised a technical concern about the Department of Finance’s Prop. 47 savings estimate and recommended revising the methodology at May Revision. The committee also reviewed the Orange Central Justice Center facility modification project, where the Judicial Council explained that hidden construction deficiencies and fire-life-safety issues caused costs to rise substantially after demolition began. The LAO said the project itself was supportable but recommended that the Legislature set an ongoing funding level for court facilities, require a long-term facilities plan, and consider more oversight of facility modification projects. Finance said it continues to fund courthouse projects individually and through the State Public Works Board, while acknowledging project delays and cost increases. Finally, Cal OES and advocates discussed victim services funding. Cal OES said it administers about $315 million annually for victim service programs, including VOCA-funded services, but federal VOCA allocations have fluctuated sharply and the state has used one-time General Fund backfills to maintain services. Trauma recovery center advocates warned that an 85% reduction in funding would sharply reduce services for survivors of violent crime, while human trafficking advocates urged reauthorization of the Human Trafficking Victim Assistance Program before funding reverts to pre-pandemic levels in July 2026. Members asked about federal and state funding stability, referral pathways, and the long-term value of these programs in preventing worse outcomes and reducing public costs.

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• The deployment is limited due to the cost and complexity, but interest is growing.
• The<01:07:39.040><c> deployment</c><01:07:39.760><c> is</c><01:07:40.080><c> limited</c><01:07:40.720
• ,</c><01:12:08.289><c> [snorts]</c><01:12:08.400><c> which</c> rural deployment, [snorts] which rural
• ,</c> for voluntary detector deployment, for voluntary detector deployment, especially<01:12:28.520><
• :24.880><c> people</c> Successful deployment depends on people Successful deployment depends on people

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . >> Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1681, the Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment
• H.R. 1681, the Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act, will help ensure this happens.
• And today I rise in strong support of my bipartisan bill, the Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment
• BUT TOO OFTEN BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT IS DELAYED OR PREVENTED DUE TO UNNECESSARY RED TAPE IN THE FORM OF
• The Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act addresses these concerns by requiring NTIA to develop a

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, April 20, 2026, 1012, house, all