Video & Transcript Research : 'adaptive technologies'

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CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Importantly, these technologies are not theoretical.
  • or less-than-clean technologies.
  • We adapt our programs as technology adapts. We move with the industry.
  • We see a lot of potential for hydrogen technologies.
  • I want to tell you a little bit about our technology.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy held an informational hearing on California’s hydrogen leadership, with Chair Bob Archuleta framing hydrogen as a complementary clean-energy pathway for hard-to-electrify sectors and emphasizing the need for balanced policy, community benefits, and strategic use of public funds. The first panel of private-sector witnesses from the California Hydrogen Business Council, Bosch, Hyundai, and Sierra Northern Railway described existing deployments in buses, trucks, rail, ports, and industrial uses, and argued that the technology is commercially ready but needs stable policy, faster permitting, stronger demand signals, and more infrastructure. They highlighted projects such as Hyundai’s NorCal Zero freight trucks, Bosch’s hydrogen components and refueling technology, and Sierra’s hydrogen switcher locomotive, while also noting major cost barriers, especially for fuel and equipment, and the need for continued state incentives and coordinated infrastructure planning. Committee members focused on labor standards, community engagement, and the current scale of hydrogen vehicles and fueling infrastructure. Witnesses said they work with labor groups, building trades, and safety organizations, and that early community involvement and first-responder training are important. In response to questions, panelists estimated roughly 15,000 to 16,000 light-duty fuel cell vehicles in California, around 100 hydrogen trucks, and growing bus deployment, with South Korea cited as having much larger fleets. They also discussed hydrogen fuel costs, with one rail operator saying delivered fuel had fallen from more than $60 per kilogram to about $35 per kilogram but would need to drop below $10 per kilogram for broad commercial viability. CARB’s incentive and regulatory programs, including heavy-duty vehicle subsidies and low-carbon fuel standards, were described as important supports, though federal tax credit changes and uncertainty were said to be slowing progress. The second panel addressed hydrogen’s public-health, air-quality, and climate role. CAPCOA, the Coalition for Clean Air, the building trades, and a UC Berkeley researcher argued that hydrogen should be used selectively in the most polluted, diesel-heavy settings such as ports, freight corridors, rail yards, transit depots, and backup power for data centers. They stressed that fuel cell applications provide zero tailpipe emissions, but cautioned that hydrogen produced from fossil fuels or used in combustion rather than fuel cells reduces the environmental benefit. The UC Berkeley witness presented modeling suggesting large reductions in NOx and particulate exposure, with significant avoided premature deaths and health savings if hydrogen displaces diesel in heavy-duty sectors. Panelists also urged that hydrogen not delay direct electrification, that environmental justice be central to deployment, and that infrastructure and safety planning include community engagement and measurable local benefits. The final panel featured public-sector updates from SamTrans, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Port of Long Beach, and the First Public Hydrogen Authority. SamTrans described its transition of more than 300 buses to battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses, including a large order of 108 hydrogen buses, but said the loss of expected ARCHES funding created a major gap for fueling infrastructure and that state support is needed for grants, tax exemptions, and axle-weight rule changes. GoBiz said the federal cancellation of ARCHES funding disrupted the market, but that private capital remains available if demand and cost-reduction signals are strong; it pointed to permitting streamlining and targeted state action as key next steps. The Port of Long Beach reported 106 hydrogen fuel cell trucks in port drayage, a $10 million hydrogen truck grant program, and a request for proposals for a public fueling station, while warning that high costs, fuel shortages, and the Colton incident have slowed momentum. First Public Hydrogen Authority described efforts to aggregate municipal demand, support green hydrogen production projects, and create long-term market certainty for suppliers and off-takers. Committee members repeatedly pressed witnesses on where state funding should go next, with several suggesting that near-term support for transit fleets, fueling infrastructure, and targeted high-impact corridors would be the most effective way to keep hydrogen deployment moving.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Jan 21st, 2026

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • And our artificial intelligence technology company is prohibited from selling or disclosing personal
  • Technology is moving faster than any generation before us has ever experienced, and AI is no longer a
  • Children should not be the testing ground for emerging technology.
  • Children should not be the testing ground for emerging technology.
  • I serve as a technology policy analyst at the James Madison Institute.
Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism heard and advanced several bills focused on economic development, consumer protection, workforce issues, and technology. SB 1076 would raise Florida’s research and development tax credit cap from $9 million to $50 million beginning with the 2027 allocation, and it was reported favorably. SB 1266, as amended, creates a cybersecurity experiential internship and clearance-readiness program with Cyber Florida and was also reported favorably. SB 554, a Florida Bar-backed update to the not-for-profit corporations statute, was approved without opposition. SB 1004, aimed at protecting buyers of dogs and cats from deceptive sales practices and predatory financing at retail pet stores, received supportive testimony from animal welfare advocates and was reported favorably. SB 1074, which sets rounding rules for cash transactions if pennies are unavailable, also passed favorably. The committee also considered SB 998, the Department of Commerce package, which combines updates to the Small Cities CDBG program, clarification of rural community eligibility, an exemption from a reverter clause for military-related land conveyances, and revisions to E-Verify enforcement. The E-Verify portion drew the most debate, with questions about employer cure periods, treatment of current investigations, and whether the bill creates a loophole for independent contractors. Senator Smith opposed the bill, arguing it creates unequal enforcement between employers and immigrant workers, while Senator Wright supported the military-related provisions. SB 998 was reported favorably on a divided vote. SB 214, which expands the rural community definition to include special districts in rural counties, was reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 482, an artificial intelligence consumer-protection bill that creates an “AI bill of rights” covering companion chatbots, parental controls for minors, data privacy, de-identified data, unauthorized use of likeness, and enforcement by the Attorney General, with a limited private cause of action for minors. The bill drew extensive testimony both in support and in opposition, including concerns about privacy, age verification, and enforcement, but it was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7030, a public-records exemption tied to Department of Legal Affairs investigations under the AI bill, and adjourned after members requested to be recorded on certain votes.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Science, Technology and Telecommunications Nov 12th, 2025

Science, Technology & Telecommunications Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • The science and technology roadmap does highlight some priorities, but that is for science and technology
  • On technology that we saw.
  • Number two: climate adaptation. Hotter temperatures reduce water capacity.
  • The developer market is doing what it can, and they're adapting.
  • There are many adaptable things that we need to consider.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JDC-AEN Informational Briefing 11-03-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • change mitigation and adaptation change mitigation and adaptation commission.<00:04:44.240> And
  • And if you start thinking long term, Leah mentioned mitigation and adaptation.
  • That's adaptation, which would be a tragedy because of people like Leah.
  • mitigation and adaptation. mitigation and adaptation.
  • That's adaptation, which would be a it.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Judiciary and Agriculture and Environment committees held an informational briefing on how recent federal policy changes, funding delays, cancellations, and layoffs are affecting Hawaii’s climate mitigation and adaptation efforts, and on the legality of some of those federal actions. Chair Carl Rhodes and Chair Mike Gabbard opened the meeting by framing it as part of an interim series on the rule of law and Hawaii’s response to federal actions. They noted there would be no public testimony, only invited presenters, and that questions would be held until the end. No votes or formal committee actions were taken. State climate change coordinator Leah Laramie described broad impacts from federal actions, including grant cancellations, litigation over terminated funding, staff cuts at NOAA and EPA, and the effect of the federal tax and spending law she said would raise energy costs, reduce grid reliability, and threaten renewable energy and transportation projects. She highlighted the loss or expiration of incentives for EVs and other clean-energy technologies, the termination of the Solar for All program and other rescissions, and the risk to major Hawaii projects such as Carbon Smart Commodities and other energy and land conservation programs. She also said the state’s attorneys general had taken numerous climate-related legal actions, including suits challenging federal cuts and the oil companies’ role in the climate crisis. Retired Justice Michael Wilson focused on the rule of law and climate justice, arguing that Hawaii is on the front line of climate change and that fossil fuel companies pose the greatest long-term threat. He said the state lacks a comprehensive climate protection plan despite the urgency of the crisis, cited UN and scientific warnings about a limited time horizon and severe warming, and pointed to projected local harms such as sea-level rise, beach loss, infrastructure damage, and major economic losses in Waikiki. His remarks emphasized the need for stronger planning and legal accountability, especially in light of federal rollbacks and the influence of fossil fuel interests.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Education K-16 (Part II) Apr 10th, 2025

Education K-16

Transcript Highlights:
  • Samsung believes that we can grow and adapt and support the long-term requirements for a semiconductor
  • Samsung believes that we can grow and adapt and support the long-term requirements for a semiconductor
  • As economic and technological changes accelerate, it is crucial that our educational institutions equip
  • I have a technology consulting firm and a massage school.
  • just you have a smarter workforce, a more intelligent workforce, and then people that are able to adapt
Summary: The Senate Education K-16 Committee heard Senate Bill 1961, which would expand reporting on post-secondary outcomes and workforce data, including employment, earnings, regional labor demand, and credentials of value. Senator Bettencourt said the bill is intended to close data gaps and improve alignment between education programs and workforce needs. Witnesses from Opportunity Austin, Texas 2036, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, and the Fort Worth workforce community testified in support, saying better data would help students, parents, schools, employers, and regional economic development efforts. After questions from members about regional workforce pipelines and semiconductor talent needs, public testimony closed and SB 1961 was left pending. The committee then took up several pending bills and reported them favorably, including SB 1325, SB 604, SB 1832, SB 747, SB 2185, and SB 2395, with committee substitutes adopted where needed. SB 1325 was amended to remove the DSHS commissioner’s authority to issue standing orders for respiratory distress medication in schools. SB 1832, relating to school transfer or private-school funding options for students victimized by a public school employee, and SB 747, relating to intimate visual material policies, were both advanced on recorded votes. SB 2185, on the bilingual education allotment, was initially moved to a local calendar but was later backed up and reported to the full Senate after a fiscal note was noted. SB 2395, on school district general obligation bonds, was also reported favorably and then moved to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee also heard SB 646, which would expand the Mental Health Professional Loan Repayment Program to additional professions, increase award amounts, and add stipends for rural and bilingual service. Senator West said the bill responds to mental health workforce shortages and inflation. The Texas Counseling Association supported the measure, and a Hogg Foundation representative said participation has grown sharply since prior changes. SB 646 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2647, which would create a Texas state accrediting agency and interim oversight system for higher education accreditors; supporters from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and a massage school owner argued it would improve accountability and reduce accreditor overreach, while Senator Menendez raised concerns about effects on law and medical school accreditation and student opportunities. SB 2647 was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2786, which would exempt first responders from the Texas Success Initiative entrance exam, and SB 2615, which would standardize remote-work policies across public higher education institutions. The Texas State Association of Firefighters supported SB 2786, saying it would remove an extra step for career advancement; the bill was left pending because the committee substitute had not yet been adopted. SB 2615 was presented as a way to ensure more consistent in-person staffing expectations while preserving exceptions for illness, disability, and some non-teaching roles; it too was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 3, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • PERSPECTIVE WE WILL CONSOLIDATE DISPARATE TECHNOLOGIES, REDUCE TECHNICAL DEBT AND REMAIN AGILE AS THE
  • TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE EVOLVES.
  • THE EDW USES INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALLOW NEAR-TERM ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND EXTERNAL SYSTEMS
  • AGAIN WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW FAR TECHNOLOGY HAS COME OVER THE LAST DECADE THIS MODULAR CONCEPT WAS
  • SO I THINK THEY ARE REALIZING THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO ADAPT AND THE COSTS CAN GET CHANGE TO ADAPT TO STATE
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Legislative Health and Human Services Jun 25th, 2025

Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • Um, there's also the brain injury, uh, I'm sorry, the New Mexico Technology Assistance Program.
  • true expertise on technology.
  • And so NMTAP is the acronym for the Technology Assistance Program.
  • , or you want to do adaptive kayaking to learning devices.
  • They have a learning library, so folks can actually take the technology with them to try it out.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Aug 15th, 2025

Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact

Transcript Highlights:
  • And we should be amplifying the trades because we live in a technology and we don't have kids or students
  • trained for this emerging technology right now.
  • There's a demand for those kinds of technology schools and those trades.
  • the support from an SBDC advisor is what helps a business access capital, secure a fair lease, or adapt
  • We need to grow, adapt, and thrive.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Policy - 02/23/26

Education Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <01:16:09.920> our number four and it's adapting our number four and it's adapting our portfolio
  • The evolution of technology classrooms.
  • <01:45:23.920> and flexibility and ability to adapt and flexibility and ability to adapt and
  • We cannot remove technology from it.
  • Students adapted quickly.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Technology, right? Minor mishap. Thank you, Mr. **Mr.
  • It’s important that we all stay engaged and act quickly to adapt.
  • It’s important that we all stay engaged and act quickly to adapt.
  • It’s important that we all stay engaged and act quickly to adapt.
  • Technology is moving very, very rapidly.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I mean, it's a technology hearing, so you've got to mention artificial intelligence.
  • And so we have technologies that work specifically on the IoT connections. Well, that was...
  • I am the Deputy State Chief Information Security Officer of the California Department of Technology.
  • “Well, we do have an outreach program that really encompasses all the technology stacks, and that’s,
  • Technology providers as circumstances and needs evolve.
Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity and the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management held a joint informational hearing focused on maximizing the value of state cybersecurity investments, especially by fully using security features already included in existing vendor contracts. The first panel included representatives from Microsoft, Zscaler, and Palo Alto Networks, who described the products and services they provide to California and generally agreed that agencies often have strong adoption in some areas but still face challenges from tool overlap, limited staff, lack of awareness of available features, and the need for ongoing training and configuration support. They also discussed major threats such as ransomware, data loss, attack-surface exposure, IoT/OT vulnerabilities, and the growing role of AI in both attacks and defenses. Members pressed the vendors on whether state departments underuse purchased cybersecurity tools, how to improve utilization, and how to address the cybersecurity workforce shortage. The vendors said utilization is often constrained by staffing, procurement complexity, and the need to align tools with agency missions and maturity levels, but emphasized that training, leadership buy-in, and regular vendor-agency collaboration can improve results. They also discussed how AI can help with phishing triage, data-loss prevention, and security operations, while warning that agencies must manage AI safely and with human oversight. The second panel featured officials from the Department of Technology, Cal OES/CalSIC, and the California Military Department. They described statewide oversight efforts including audits, independent security assessments, continuous monitoring, advisory services, vulnerability disclosure programs, and workforce development initiatives such as the Information Security Leadership Academy and Cybersecurity Education Summit. Officials said some underutilization is real, but it is often tied to differing agency maturity, overlapping tools, and deliberate feature restrictions to reduce attack surface and complexity; they emphasized a balanced approach using people, process, and technology, with plans of action and milestones to hold departments accountable. They also noted federal uncertainty around MS-ISAC and the state and local cybersecurity grant program, saying California is advocating through federal partners and monitoring the impact. The hearing ended after public comment and adjournment.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-20 (9:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The budget also addresses a range of operational technology and workload needs for entities under the
  • mention, and this is more of an elaboration, you did mention the $118 million that's here for the ADAPT
  • And as it relates to the ADAPT program, our hope in our conversations with them has been.
  • ADAPT crisis of Florida patients living with HIV who are facing deep cuts from the Department of Health
  • Who are on ADAPT right now, which pays for their life-saving medications.
Keywords: 998, house, all
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Oklahoma Education Commission Apr 2nd, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Oklahoma Education Commission

Transcript Highlights:
  • Upstream of this, with innovation and technology, we still don't really know how to design technology
  • We have a very huge opportunity with technology and innovation to get it right.
  • And I think it's really critical to reevaluate that because right now, technology is like.
  • Technology is spending a lot and having to invest in these things.
  • You know, and a lot of my technology experiences are here.
Keywords: 914, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Border Security (Part II) Apr 10th, 2025

Border Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • The evolving landscape of organized crime demands adaptation by the state, The evolving landscape of
  • organized crime demands adaptation by the state and law enforcement agencies.
  • confined in or committed to a penal institution, or, six, evidence that the individual's use of technology
  • The key takeaway of the proposed changes ensures that the law reflects the evolution of technology and
  • the use of technology to communicate and recruit criminal activity.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard several bills related to border security, law enforcement databases, DPS aviation maintenance, and transportation motor fuels. SB 2199, after brief invited testimony from the Texas Trucking Association and DPS, was left pending at first and later reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote. SB 2332, relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety, was laid out by Senator Parker, with DPS and TechSOT witnesses explaining that it would centralize DPS aircraft maintenance under DPS, align state law with FAA responsibility rules, and potentially reduce costs and downtime; it was later reported favorably on a 5-0 vote and placed on the local and uncontested calendar. SB 2949, relating to the regulation of transportation motor fuels, was also adopted as a committee substitute and reported favorably on a 4-1 vote, with a member noting continued interest in refining port-of-entry transloading issues. The committee spent the most time on SB 2201, which would revise Texas intelligence database criteria for criminal street gangs and foreign terrorist organizations. Senator Birdwell described the bill as adding safeguards such as requiring officer identification on submissions, setting retention and validation rules, and updating criteria to reflect technology and social media use. Invited witnesses from the district attorney’s office, DPS, and the Texas Anti-Gang Center generally supported the bill and said it would improve reliability and accountability. Public testimony included support from the Texas Public Policy Foundation and opposition from the Texas Civil Rights Project and the ACLU of Texas, which argued the bill’s language on implied or demonstrated self-admission and other criteria was vague, overly broad, and could lead to erroneous inclusion in the database and downstream consequences. After debate, SB 2201 was reported favorably to the full Senate on a 4-1 vote, with Senator Eckhardt voting no. During questioning on SB 2201, members discussed how gang-database entries are used in investigations and prosecutions, the meaning of “family member,” the scope of self-admission, and how “previously documented areas” would be identified in practice. Opponents raised concerns about due process, First and Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and possible federal consequences if state database information is shared. Supporters emphasized that the database is a law-enforcement tool for identifying organized criminal activity and that the committee substitute adds training, audits, and accountability measures. The committee then completed its business and recessed subject to the call of the chair.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary C May 12th, 2026

Judiciary C

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if later on medical technology or basically is, as we, as we, it's, as we, it's, it's a plus, it's
  • , but it can go up to plus minus five, five. medical technology or basically as we progress and learn
  • While adaptive behavior was partially restored for individuals with IQ scores between 75 and 80, the
  • Requires evaluation of intellectual functioning, adaptive behavior, and developmental onset together.
  • So they had increased adaptive behavior, so you have a score plus adaptive behavior to be a very comprehensive
Keywords: 974, senate, all
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Judiciary C May 12th, 2026

Judiciary C

Transcript Highlights:
  • So if later on medical technology or basically is, as we, as we, it's, as we, it's, it's a plus, it's
  • , but it can go up to plus minus five, five. medical technology or basically as we progress and learn
  • It was allowing for the adaptive behavior testing to be done if someone scored between 75 and 80.
  • So they had increased adaptive behavior.
  • So you have a score plus adaptive behavior to be a very comprehensive analysis.
Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 137, which would strengthen penalties for knowingly making threats against schools, school activities, students, or school employees. The author said the bill responds to repeated false threats that disrupt schools, frighten families, and divert law enforcement, and it adds education and parental acknowledgment requirements. Members discussed possible juvenile consequences such as public service or physical work at schools, and the bill drew support from law enforcement, district attorneys, and Catholic bishops. It was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 321 followed, addressing Louisiana’s Safe Harbor law by expressly exempting minors from prostitution offenses and treating them as trafficking victims rather than offenders. The author, clergy, trafficking advocates, and a survivor testified that children involved in commercial sex are typically coerced, groomed, or controlled by traffickers, often family members or caregivers, and should receive protection and services instead of arrest. Witnesses described statewide advocacy and crisis-response services created in 2022, and committee members asked about prosecution of perpetrators and the prevalence of trafficking in rural areas. The bill was reported favorably without objection. The committee then approved House Bill 1246, a response to a fatal drunk-driving crash involving Jada Bright, which would allow law enforcement to keep intoxicated offenders in jail if they are not safe to release. An amendment was adopted to clean up the language, and the bill was reported favorably. House Bill 1104, creating a misdemeanor for possession of motor vehicle key-programming or emulating devices used to steal cars, also passed favorably with support from prosecutors and police. House Bill 552, a cleanup measure replacing references to intoxication with impairment in prior drug-related statutes, was reported favorably as well. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 310, which would require random reassignment when a defendant waives a jury trial in districts with more than two judges, unless the prosecutor agrees otherwise. Supporters said it would prevent judge shopping and address concerns about unusually high acquittal rates before particular judges, while opponents argued it raises due process concerns and effectively lets prosecutors choose the judge. Despite the opposition, the bill was reported favorably. The last major item was House Bill 1107, dealing with post-conviction death penalty cases involving claims of intellectual disability; the bill would set a 75 IQ threshold and create procedures for Atkins claims. Supporters said it would bring finality to long-pending capital cases and follow U.S. Supreme Court guidance, while opponents argued it would be unconstitutional under Atkins, Moore, and Hall because intellectual disability cannot be reduced to a single number. After extensive testimony and debate over amendments, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported the bill favorably.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • which has the bio remediation technology which has the bio remediation technology invented<00:04
  • <01:15:54.760> um development of tools and Technology um development of tools and Technology
  • Schools and buildings need to adapt to extreme heat.
  • <01:18:57.159> to schools and buildings need to adapt to schools and buildings need to adapt
  • SB 677 is relating to the climate adaptation resilience plan.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint committees first heard SB 1146, which would appropriate funds to the University of Hawaiʻi to develop an action plan and pre-engineering concept plan for debris management and water quality control in the Ala Wai Watershed. Testimony was largely supportive from DLNR, a UH student, and a special improvement district representative, while one speaker suggested the work should be coordinated with existing efforts to avoid duplication. Committee discussion focused on the multi-jurisdictional nature of the watershed, existing debris-trap work that captures only about 20 to 30 percent of debris, the role of the university in capstone projects and recommendations, and the relationship to the existing Geni project and other community efforts. Members also asked about costs, tracking progress, and the difference between water-quality improvements and the larger debris problem. The committees then voted to pass SB 1146 with amendments, including blanking out the appropriation and deferring the effective date to July 31, 2050. The motion passed in both committees, with votes recorded in support and no opposition noted during the decision-making. The committees also heard SB 321, which would deem certain fee simple privately owned lands transferred to adjacent property owners or community associations if specified conditions are met. Testimony was in support from several individuals, but members raised concerns about the lack of input from counties and the state, and about how the bill might affect roads already used by the public or maintained by local governments. After discussion, the committees voted to advance SB 321 unamended to the next committees, with the measure adopted in both committees despite one recorded no vote in the Water and Land committee.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 7th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • As the committee considers what's needed to support growing demand and advancing technology in the state
  • conditions; they have backup generation, they have the wherewithal and the means to theoretically adapt
  • Or to the way they adapted when ERCOT was rucking all the time over the last three years.
  • But that chart that ERCOT has is not going to adapt in 30 seconds.
  • As someone who sat at the PUC, you set the conditions for the market, and the market will adapt to those
Bills: SB6, SB11, SB33
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

IC - Water and Natural Resources Sep 11th, 2025

Water & Natural Resources Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • And some of the technologies and the controllers themselves, the technology from 2010 is not the same
  • as the technology in 2025.
  • So, technology is going to drive that.
  • Number two, the Technology.
  • May have that technology, and I think it's both.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 04/23/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • trying to find ways that we can adapt trying to find ways that we can adapt and<00:37:54.240>
  • would uh require that the technology would uh require that the technology account<00:39:17.400><
  • um, information technology um, information technology infrastructure<00:39:45.840> and<00
  • information [music] technology information [music] technology infrastructure<00:40:30.000> and
  • technology applications to be applied. technology applications to be applied.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all