Transcript Highlights:

• Budget cycles, so public safety radios the radio replacement.
• funds to make ADA improvements at various prisons. as well as about $20 million in ongoing to fund a radio
• going to have to do the ADA improvements are necessary to comply with an ongoing action lawsuit the radio
• longer available and at the time stated that it believes that the reduction in the number of usable radios
• And then with regard to the radios, we also see that as a priority, but due to the state of the budget

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Um, and there are other initiatives like emergency radios under the armor system that right now we don't
• And some of those radios allow jurisdictions and allow agencies like firefighters and EMTs and police
• Those uh radios right now are getting obsolete. Um, they're end of life. They need to be replaced.
• allow jurisdictions and allow radios allow jurisdictions and allow agencies<00:23:10.880> like
• radios right now are getting obsolete. radios right now are getting obsolete.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Luneau continued: A few years ago, I wanted to listen to an LSU football game on a radio.
• So I went to Radio Shack before I went to a little camp I have.
• I found that Radio Shack no longer sells radios.
• And the radio is immovable. I think the sound waves that came out of that speaker are not movables.
• And the radio is immovable. I think the sound waves that came out of that speaker are not movables.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• DPS does as well where they've got equipment where they can make those radios work together.
• There's gotta be specials gotta be professionals and equipment where they can make Ludox radios work
• with Beaumont's radios.
• Radio interoperability has been a problem for how long? OK, I understand the answer, so.
• Oh, I don't even have a radio. The Bottom line is it's some, somebody has to address this.

Transcript Highlights:

• Two proposals will be revisited in future budget cycles: public safety radios, the radio replacement.
• funds to make ADA improvements at various prisons, as well as about $20 million ongoing to fund a radio
• In January, the department reported that much of its radio equipment has exceeded its useful life cycle
• In January, the department reported that much of its radio equipment has exceeded its useful life cycle
• And then with regard to the radios, we also see that as a priority, but due to the state of the budget

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision presentations for the Office of Emergency Services, Judicial Branch, CDCR, and the Department of Justice, with the LAO offering comments and recommendations throughout. For Cal OES, the administration outlined funding for relocating the Red Mountain communications site, increased FEMA reimbursement authority, cybersecurity grants, next-generation 911 support, and a reduction to the Flexible Cash Assistance for Survivors of Crime program. Members raised concerns about VOCA backfill and disaster reimbursement, while the LAO recommended approving the 911 request with reporting, adding contingency planning for cybersecurity grants, clarifying the FEMA reimbursement language, and increasing reporting on emergency spending. For the Judicial Branch, the May Revision included funding for implementation of the Trial Nations Access to Justice Act, reductions tied to court facilities and employee benefits, and General Fund solutions such as a reduction to the pretrial release program, a reversion from the Trial Court Trust Fund, and elimination of the jury duty pilot program. The LAO cautioned that the pretrial reduction could affect detention and release decisions and recommended tighter legislative oversight over the trust fund transfer and reallocation language. Members questioned the impact of the pretrial cut, the lack of Prop. 36 court funding, and the rationale for the jury pilot elimination; the Judicial Branch said it was generally supportive of the budget as proposed. CDCR presented requests for roof repairs, fire alarm replacements, CalAIM-related costs, and trailer bill changes on incarcerated college students, mental health hiring, and tuberculosis testing, along with a planned prison closure by October 2026. The department also proposed reducing or delaying several items, including radio replacement, ADA improvements, COVID mitigation, and some facility upgrades, while adding a $125 million placeholder for consultant-driven operational savings. The LAO recommended rejecting or reducing several San Quentin-related proposals, questioned the staffing and contract medical requests, and urged more transparency on the consultant savings plan; members expressed concern about the realism of the savings targets and the potential legal or operational risks from delaying ADA and radio projects. For DOJ, the May Revision proposed ongoing funding and 44 positions to defend against federal actions, IT and accounting system upgrades, implementation funding for AB 1877, and a special fund loan. The LAO supported the KLETS connection but asked for a contingency plan if the new DMV link is delayed, noted that AB 1877 would not be fully implemented without additional funding, and recommended limiting and reporting on the federal accountability workload. Members questioned the size and permanence of the DOJ request, the use of the earlier $25 million special session appropriation, and the pace of federal litigation; DOJ said the new request would support ongoing litigation, expert assistance, and coordination across multiple cases and states.

Transcript Highlights:

• Brugger, Senate Bill 2508E, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the state agency law enforcement radio
• Members, this is a law enforcement radio system conformity bill that is. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Members, this is a law enforcement radio system conformity bill that passed the Senate on February 20
• Brugger, Senate Bill 2508E, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the state agency law enforcement radio
• A bill to be entitled an act relating to the state agency law enforcement radio system.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• You said public radio, and it is so important, too.
• Frankly, same with public radio and Frankly, same with public radio and acknowledge<02:03:57.480>
• You said public radio, need to chime in.
• driver, but radio is important as well. driver, but radio is important as well.
• radio occasionally. radio occasionally.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, one I know I'm here to talk about the state police radio system replacement project, but you all
• We've spent $110 million already on this project, almost 1,900 mobile portable radios are acquired.
• <00:08:01.199> Uh mobile portable radios are acquired.
• Uh mobile portable radios are acquired.
• <00:22:49.760> systems,<00:22:50.880> but radio systems, but radio systems, but I'm<00:

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call- 00:00:03 Approve Minutes from July 10, 2025- 00:02:41 Statewide Emergency Responder Voice System Testimony- 00:03:38 Investment of State Funds- 00:46:13 Department of Juvenile Justice Update- 1:11:34 Adjournment- 1:54:08, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened with roll call, welcomed a new member, approved the July meeting minutes, and then took up testimony on the statewide emergency responder voice system, also described as the state police radio system replacement project. John Hicks, secretary of the governor’s executive cabinet and state budget director, testified that the project is unusually complex because it combines multiple IT replacements, land acquisition, and tower construction. He said the existing system dates to the early 1970s and that the administration is treating the project as a priority, with work proceeding in phases and weekly coordination among the Justice Cabinet, Kentucky State Police, and Finance and Administration Cabinet. Hicks said the project has already spent about $110 million, with nearly 1,900 portable radios acquired, microwave replacement completed at 56 sites and underway at 76 more, and routers, switches, and network upgrades addressed. He explained that because the State Police are not set up to handle real property work, the administration brought in outside real property consulting vendors through an RFP, and three vendors are now qualified to help identify and negotiate sites. He said the goal is to speed up land acquisition and tower construction while the State Police continue the technology work, and he emphasized that the project is intended to close coverage gaps for state police first and later benefit local governments and other first responders. Members of the committee expressed concern about the project’s cost and pace. Representative Petri noted that about $218.8 million has been authorized since 2018 and questioned whether the project could stretch into 2030 or later, asking what more the General Assembly could do to help. Representative Blandon also raised concerns about the long timeline and the risk of the project becoming another costly, delayed infrastructure effort, while asking when the vendor RFP was completed and whether any sites had been acquired since then. Representative Sharp asked whether there was a detailed plan and timeline, and Hicks responded that the technology side is well defined but the property acquisition side must proceed site by site because each location depends on ownership, access, power, and other factors. Hicks said the west-to-east phasing has been a smart approach and that the executive branch should improve performance to beat the current timeline expectations.

Transcript Highlights:

• Everything runs through that radio room.
• radio room is the heart of a post. radio room is the heart of a post.
• They're on our radio system out there.
• They'll have they call a county radio.
• > communications, have that radio communications, have that radio communications, basically<01

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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• network, and the ESC3 has largely deferred its radio-related oversight to that committee.
• You know, a lot of these things are sort of known: the SIEC takes care of radio, the ESC3 takes care
• Which included both the telephone side of it and the radio side of it.
• So we did set up a temporary tower site, dual circuits, dual radios, antennas, everything.
• We did set up a temporary tower site, dual circuits, dual radios, antennas, everything.

Summary: The Information Technology Committee approved the March 26 minutes and received a series of reports from NDIT on major IT projects, the annual report, mainframe modernization, and cybersecurity services. The project portfolio was reported at 116 major projects with a baseline cost of $546 million, overall under budget but modestly behind schedule. Several projects that had been in variance status last quarter were said to have closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning. New startup reports were mostly HHS efforts tied to refugee data management, technical debt cleanup, and legacy application decommissioning, while closeouts included HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT projects with mixed budget and schedule results. In the annual report discussion, NDIT described its service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management reporting, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how revenues and grants flow through the service fund, how NDIT charges agencies for services, and whether customer satisfaction or CSAT scores are tracked and could be reported more regularly. NDIT said it does track service-team CSAT and survey data, and committee members encouraged more regular reporting of those metrics. The committee also discussed application portfolio management, statewide IT planning, and whether agencies should slow new system replacements while the state pursues an ERP system. The mainframe update focused on the state’s ongoing effort to retire legacy systems by about 2030. NDIT and HHS said the work is being managed as a tech-debt program, but progress is slowed by data cleanup, integration complexity, staff retirements, vendor capacity, and federal requirements. Members asked whether there is a coordinated commitment and whether additional vendor support or consultants are needed; NDIT said it is working jointly with HHS and is seeking an RFP to help accelerate modernization. The cybersecurity presentation then shifted to statewide maturity assessments and services. NDIT said it provides endpoint protection, vulnerability scanning, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that assessments are based on CIS controls. Members raised concerns about low participation in the self-assessment process, the lack of mandatory reporting or audit authority, and whether insurance incentives through Enderf or possible State Auditor involvement could improve compliance. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, talk a little bit about the way the National Weather Service NOAA weather radios work.
• They're a VHF-based radio. There are about seven different channels.
• Capability to activate the National Weather Service NOAA weather radios.
• in canyons that that EHF radio won't work.
• The bill pattern does include a NOAA weather radio in it.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• And on line 94, we have $1 million each year for two years only for local radio assistance grants.
• only<00:08:12.479> um<00:08:12.639> for<00:08:13.039> local<00:08:13.520> radio
• <00:08:14.080> assistance only um for local radio assistance only um for local radio assistance
• to help support the backbone of our go to help support the backbone of our armor<00:25:15.440> radio
• Um, and the state armor radio network.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The state charges roughly $20 per radio per month to use the state radio system.
• we are with the P25 radio.
• But, you know, our radio team with Mike Robacher, our director, they've built out the system.
• Specifically for the Navajo Nation, they're looking at a new radio system right now.
• But you know about the radio towers and stuff.

Bills: SB211, SB131, SB183, SB222, SB246, SB254

Keywords: appropriation, local government, Las Vegas, Rodriguez Park, public facilities, zoning reform, building regulations, residential apartments, commercial use, multigenerational housing, local government authority, healthcare, urgent care, emergency services, feasibility study, medical facilities, physician training, medical residency, New Mexico, massage therapy

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:18:50.080> Um<00:18:50.640> I your mind off, shut your radio off.
• Um I your mind off, shut your radio off.
• When you're pulling into the hospital with one patient and dispatch is on the radio saying, "I've got
• <00:25:07.760> saying,<00:25:07.919> "I've<00:25:08.159> got is on the radio
• saying, "I've got is on the radio saying, "I've got another<00:25:08.480> one<00:25:08.640>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Roy Karuba, former chair, current board chairman, was on 870 radio last weekend.
• On 870 radio last weekend, last week said that they were fired because they were stealing money.
• So I just want to make that clear, because I’ve heard that on explanations on the radio that, hey, Civil
• “A little advice from me: don’t go on the radio and accuse people.
• Don't go on the radio and accuse people that, you know, this is taxpayer dollars. That's right.

Summary: The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee met on May 6, 2026, approved the April 28 minutes, and heard several bills before moving into confirmation hearings. HB 205, by Rep. Bacala, would allow local governing authorities to supplement election commissioners’ pay by up to $100 per day; supporters from clerks of court and the Secretary of State’s office said the increase is needed to recruit and retain qualified commissioners amid longer days, training demands, and election security changes. The committee also reported HB 210, a cleanup bill clarifying retroactive application of a prior ethics law, and HB 228, which recreates the Department of State Civil Service and related entities through 2033. It likewise reported SR 86, which bars eyeglasses with audio/video recording capability in the Senate chamber without the Senate President’s permission, and HB 1177, which protects the identities of lottery hunt winners until after the drawing. HB 1045, limited to Pointe Coupee Parish, raises an audit threshold for certain water districts from $500,000 to $600,000 to reduce audit costs, and HB 813 would move Orleans Parish sheriff terms so the sheriff takes office in January instead of waiting until May; all were reported favorably. Senator Miller also announced that SB 491 would not be taken up that day. The committee then questioned nominees to the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority East. The first group, including Peter Vicari and Ronald Schumann, was asked extensively about recent personnel actions, an internal investigation, and the authority’s handling of a report that members said would likely be released after a board vote. Senators focused on the firing of the chief of police/operations personnel, allegations of payroll fraud, and whether the authority had improperly combined the chief of police role with compliance duties in a way that may conflict with statute and Civil Service guidance. Committee members also raised concerns about the chief’s contract, whether it had board approval, and whether the authority’s bylaws and salary practices complied with law. The nominees and counsel said some matters were still under review and that a separate compliance position was being considered. The committee later heard from additional nominees, including David Martin, Gregory Marsiglia, and Elton Jude Myers, who described backgrounds in engineering, law, procurement, and governmental contracts. Senators again pressed them on the need to separate compliance/auditing duties from the chief of police role, and the nominees generally agreed that those functions should be distinct and that the authority should have qualified auditing expertise. The meeting ended with no public comment and adjournment after the confirmation discussion.

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• Dibble: I believe that what she says is truthful, and I heard her say on Minnesota Public Radio this
• 00:12:33.440> ask<00:12:33.680> them<00:12:33.920> how Austin Erikson with WDY Radio
• 27.440> wdy tie um all right Austin Erikson with wdy tie um all right Austin Erikson with wdy radio
• 29.199> why<00:14:29.320> should<00:14:29.519> house<00:14:29.720> stellers radio
• why should house stellers radio why should house stellers boycotting<00:14:30.800> the<00:14:

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: On January 27, 2025, Speaker-designate Melissa Hortman and Representative D. Dibble said they had resumed negotiations after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a quorum in the House is 68. They said the ruling brought Republicans back to the table and clarified that actions taken by Republicans between January 14 and January 24 had no legal effect because the House was not validly organized. Both said they had spent several hours over the weekend and that talks were making gradual progress, though no final agreement had been reached. The main issue remained power-sharing in a tied House. Hortman said the DFL wants Republicans to run the chamber only until the House returns to a 67-67 tie, at which point the parties would implement the previously negotiated shared-governance agreement with co-chairs, equal committee membership, and a co-speaker. She said Republicans instead want to continue operating as if they had a majority. Hortman also said the DFL was looking for ways to make the interim Republican-majority period meaningful, including possible permanent committee arrangements, while still preserving the principle of shared power once the tie is restored. A second major topic was the GOP effort to remove Representative Brad Tabke. Hortman and Dibble said Tabke had won his seat three times—on Election Day, in a recount, and in court—and argued that removing him would be an undemocratic precedent. They also said the Supreme Court’s ruling confirmed that Secretary of State Steve Simon was properly presiding over the House under the quorum rules. In response to questions about pay for absent members, Hortman said legislative pay is set by the Constitution and statute and that no action without a quorum could change it. They said they had exchanged roughly 10 written offers since January 13 and hoped to reach an agreement soon, possibly by the end of the week.

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• Resolutions filed by Representative Ferrante of Gloucester and other members of the House, honoring amateur radio
• operators as they commemorate Amateur Radio Week and Amateur Radio Field Day.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up a series of ceremonial resolutions reported by the Committee on Rules. These included congratulations and honors for Deborah M. Russell as a 2025 Commonwealth Heroine, amateur radio operators for Amateur Radio Week and Field Day, Anne Kavino Goldenberg on her 100th birthday, Nancy G. Hill on her retirement from the East Bridgewater Council on Aging, Kate Fitzpatrick for 35 years of service to Needham, and the 300 Committee Land Trust Incorporated on its 40th anniversary. The House suspended the rules and adopted the resolutions. The chamber then considered a concurrent report to suspend Joint Rule 12 on two petitions: one concerning fraternal organizations conducting bazaars and another establishing a municipal tax amnesty program. The House approved the suspension of the rules and then suspended Joint Rule 12, allowing the petitions to proceed to the Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies and the Committee on Revenue, respectively. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn today and reconvene on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. After the order was adopted, the House adjourned to meet Thursday next at 11 a.m. in full formal session.

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• Tarr, resolutions commending amateur radio operators in the Commonwealth on their recognition of June
• 23rd through June 29th as Amateur Radio Week and June 28th through June 29th as American Radio Relay

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate adopted two resolutions: one honoring the Honorable David T. Donnelly for his service to the Commonwealth, and another commending amateur radio operators for Amateur Radio Week and ARRL Field Day. The chamber then took up several House measures, including two bills establishing sick leave banks for Massachusetts Department of Transportation employees Daniel Yende and Mark Kratman; both were advanced to a third reading after the rules were suspended. The Senate also suspended General Rule 12 and referred a House petition by James J. O’Day concerning access and continuity of care to specialists in hospital services for eligible individuals to the Committee on Public Health. Later, the Committee on the Judiciary reported a bill, Senate No. 2522, related to strike and health care protection in the Commonwealth, ought to pass, and the Senate referred it to the Committee on Ways and Means after suspending the rules. Finally, the Senate adopted an order to meet again on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in a formal session with a calendar, and then adjourned.

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• That’s what goes over radio and TV and activates NOAA Weather Radio. rain in 4 hours?"
• That’s what goes over radio and TV and activates NOAA Weather Radio.
• That’s what goes over radio and TV and activates NOAA Weather Radio.
• and TV and activates NOAA weather radio and TV and activates NOAA weather radio.<00:31:37.160> And
• <02:02:04.840> So, radio, get your phone. So, radio, get your phone.

Bills: SCR21, SCR75, SCR50, SCR149, SCR47, SCR163, SCR169, SCR170

Keywords: healthcare, rural clinic, feasibility study, access to care, community health, Volcano community, Hawaiʻi Health Systems Corporation, emergency services, health assessment, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, health care, interdepartmental collaboration, public awareness, support services, education, health insurance, affordable healthcare, working group, Hawaii Health Plan, Medicaid expansion

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• most challenges we have are<00:10:58.000> regarding<00:10:58.360> our<00:10:58.519> radio
• <00:10:58.880> system<00:10:59.680> uh<00:10:59.800> in are regarding our radio
• system uh in are regarding our radio system uh in rural<00:11:00.320> areas<00:11:00.959>
• c><00:11:08.079> to<00:11:08.320> improve You know, use our resources to improve our radio
• We've heard the conversation about rural access issues, and radio may not be the VoIP issue, but since

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.