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• It's a very different kind of deployment class. Microreactors.
• It's a very different kind of deployment class.
• They tend to be much higher cost, but much more deployable.
• So, you know, development interests can come before deployment.
• So, you know, development interests can come before deployment.

Keywords: 908, all

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• It's a very different kind of deployment class. Microreactors.
• It's a very different kind of deployment class.
• They tend to be much higher cost, but much more deployable.
• So, you know, development interests can come before deployment.
• So, you know, development interests can come before deployment.

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to review prior minutes and hear a series of presentations on advanced nuclear technology and state readiness. The committee approved the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon’s William Bridge outlined the advanced nuclear landscape, distinguishing near-term light-water SMRs from more advanced Gen 4 reactors and microreactors, and emphasized that fuel supply, especially HALEU, remains a developing supply chain. He said light-water designs are the most deployable in the near term, while advanced reactors may be better suited for industrial heat applications and could face a 2- to 3-year delay from fuel availability. Representatives from NASEO described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, pilot programs, financing tools, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and regional coordination. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and stressed that states are focusing early on emergency preparedness, community engagement, waste management, affordability, and consumer protections. They also noted that some states are creating nuclear-ready community programs and cost-recovery guardrails, while public utility commissions are examining long-term lifecycle costs and rate impacts. North Dakota agencies then outlined their potential roles. The Public Service Commission said it would likely be involved in public-interest review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted current statutes may not fully address long-term nuclear projects, co-location, or decommissioning. The Department of Environmental Quality said it would continue to regulate radioactive materials and likely support emergency planning, while fission reactor oversight remains federal. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, needing a radiological emergency program, training, exercises, equipment, and possibly industry funding. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota has sufficient surface water, especially from the Missouri River, but that water planning would be important; it did not recommend statutory or budget changes at this time. The committee recessed for lunch after these presentations, with no additional votes or actions taken.

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• This demonstrates the growing need for community resilience solutions, including the strategic deployment
• The microgrid project deployment still remains limited, and state agencies continue to identify interconnection
• That was intended to facilitate the development and deployment of microgrids.
• First, it expands the authority of the consortia to support all aspects of broadband, from deployment
• While significant progress has been made on deployment, our communities need support navigating adoption

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• rely on specialized, flexible, and rapidly deployable care teams to respond to unpredictable and often
• to natural disasters or emergencies or assigned to extensive training in preparation for future deployment
• Our service members face unique challenges that go beyond foreign deployments.
• The goal of AB 2656 really is to promote a thoughtful and transparent approach to the use and deployment
• This is the AI Deployment and Workforce Development Assessment bill.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• We have led in R&D for decades, but we don't do the commercialization; we don't do the deployment here
• It's not just quantum and advanced energy; there are 6G deployment capabilities.
• Line 16: basically this is to put money for research, development, and deployment.
• Uh, Senator Padilla mentioned HB 93 with the microgrid legislation, utility pre-deployment, SB 170 that
• So I've already approved six different sites or expedited PRC review for utility pre-deployment since

Keywords: 996, all

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• but we passed, two years ago, the clean energy permitting reform in Minnesota, speeding up the deployment
• It's a smaller deployment, but if it saves people money and moves us in the right direction, we'll take
• It's<00:14:25.000><c> a</c><00:14:25.040><c> smaller</c><00:14:25.600><c> deployment,</c><00:14:26.120
• ><c> but</c><00:14:26.240><c> if</c><00:14:26.360><c> it</c> It's a smaller deployment, but if it It's
• a smaller deployment, but if it saves<00:14:26.800><c> people</c><00:14:27.080><c> money</c><00:14:27.360

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The interview focused on Minnesota’s clean energy policy, energy affordability, and the state’s path toward its 100% clean electricity goal. The senator said Minnesota’s clean energy reputation comes from environmental concern, job creation, and lower long-term costs, noting that wind is now the lowest-cost generation source and that solar costs have fallen sharply. He said rising electricity demand has led to some increased coal use, but argued the state can still meet its 2040 clean energy target through continued renewable buildout, permitting reform, conservation, and demand response. A major topic was data centers. The senator emphasized both concerns and benefits, saying hyperscale data centers can bring substantial construction jobs, property tax revenue, and, under the 2025 law, payments to low-income energy assistance. He cited the Pine Island Google data center as air-cooled, with no water concerns, and said it will pay $5 million annually while funding 1,600 MW of wind, solar, and battery resources at its own expense. He also said Xcel’s filing projected a $1.1 billion ratepayer savings over 10 years, while urging the public to weigh both pros and cons, especially around water use and local tax impacts. The discussion also covered nuclear power and climate costs. The senator said the Senate has passed a nuclear study three years in a row and expects it to advance, while the moratorium on new nuclear plants remains tied to the Prairie Island Indian Community and unresolved nuclear waste storage. He argued Minnesota likely cannot reach its emissions goals without nuclear in the mix, though he acknowledged current nuclear is not cost-competitive and said future advanced or small modular nuclear could change that. On affordability, he pointed to climate-driven costs such as higher homeowners insurance and storm damage, and described Senate energy omnibus provisions including conservation, plug-in solar, and renewable development account projects such as a Como Zoo clean energy project. No votes were taken in the interview itself, but the senator referenced the recently announced budget deal and said he still needed to negotiate a renewable development account agreement between the House and Senate.

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• approve the technology roadmap that will be used as a guide for technology needs to support NG 911 deployment
• GIS graphic information systems, GIS data remediation, and upload to the state repository for the deployment
• required graphic information systems GIS data remediation and upload to the state repository for the deployment
• required graphic information systems GIS data remediation and upload to the state repository for the deployment
• internally within the state and then eventually getting to the point that we're able to have an actually deployable

Summary: The Oklahoma 9-1-1 Management Authority met in special session, confirmed a quorum, welcomed new member Josh Huffines, approved the prior meeting minutes, and accepted financial reports for September through December 2025. The chair and staff also presented recognition awards, including thanks to former legal counsel Austin and outgoing chair Mark Sharpton, and honored Leachin Lockwood of Tulsa 911 as the state’s third-quarter Emergency Telecommunicator of the Quarter. The board addressed compliance and funding issues for several PSAPs. It authorized notice and a public-hearing process for Chokota Police Department and Pawnee Police Department if they did not complete required annual audit/reporting documents by the stated deadline. It also approved a recruitment campaign for the 9-1-1 profession, including a website landing page and media outreach, and transferred $150,000 from reserves to support that effort. In addition, the board approved a technology roadmap outlining statewide priorities such as mapping, GIS integration, satellite emergency communications, push-to-talk interoperability, and CAD sharing. Several grants were approved, including GIS remediation and maintenance for Drumright and Love County, a Next Gen 9-1-1 call-handling solution for Muskogee 911, and CAD integration for Sand Springs and Mercy EMS. A Love County public hearing on GIS noncompliance was rendered moot after the grant approval, and the board voted to take no action on escrowing Love County funds. Staff reports highlighted boundary verification letters, the upcoming 911 Day at the Capitol, cybersecurity training, 911/988 integration progress, Virtual Academy training totals, and ongoing work on NG911 RFPs, coordinator workshops, and county-level implementation projects. The meeting also included legislative updates on HB 4092 and HB 2710, with the latter described as creating a parallel state radio/911 structure, and the session adjourned with no public comments or new business.

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• There's a board that is to advise on the direction of the NG 911 deployment throughout the counties.
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• </c> direction of the NG 911 deployment direction of the NG 911 deployment through<00:02:18.239><c> throughout

Keywords: Technology - Room 210; 28 January, 2026: 9:00 AM, 925, all

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• reactors, similar to a university size or around those source-term quantities, to help streamline deployment
• We need to have these autonomous pipelines developed for material discovery, qualification, and deployment
• And in the near term, we will have our microreactor deployment, so Marvel and PAYO...
• And in the near term, we will have our microreactor deployment, so Marvel and Paley.
• So getting from, you know, for critical minerals and materials from early research through full deployment

Summary: The meeting opened with remarks about the value of public engagement and the quality of questions from the group, followed by a series of technical presentations from Idaho National Laboratory staff. Joe Renovitz described recent nuclear regulatory changes tied to presidential executive orders, including NRC Part 53 for advanced reactors, the forthcoming Part 57 for very small reactors, and DOE updates to reactor authorization standards. He emphasized efforts to align DOE and NRC processes, use risk-informed and performance-based licensing, support reactor deployment for AI/data centers and national security, and use AI to speed communications and crosswalks between DOE and NRC requirements. In response to questions, he said there was no plan to merge agencies, but rather to improve coordination and public outreach through groups like GAIN and NEI. David Tolman then discussed the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, conversion, enrichment, fuel fabrication, spent fuel storage, transportation, disposal, and reprocessing. He explained high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU), why it is needed for advanced reactors, and DOE’s HALEU Availability Program and related investments in enrichment, transportation, deconversion, and supply chain development. He also covered spent fuel management, the possibility of centralized storage or a fuel-cycle campus, the Center for Used Fuel Research, and ongoing work on high-burnup cask testing and reprocessing technologies. Tolman described aqueous, pyrochemical, and fluoride-volatility reprocessing approaches, noting the advantages and waste characteristics of each, and said several companies are working with INL on these technologies. Ashley Shields presented INL’s AI and nuclear work, focusing on the Genesis initiative and the Prometheus effort to use AI to design, license, build, and operate reactors with far less human intervention. She described INL’s broad use of generative AI tools, the need to manage large volumes of legacy technical data, and applications in reactor design, materials discovery, autonomous laboratories, and digital twins. Shields said AI is being used to reduce the enormous documentation burden in nuclear licensing and to support autonomous or remotely operated reactor demonstrations, while stressing that humans remain in supervisory roles. In discussion, she addressed data security, model access, and the continued need for software engineers. The session then recessed briefly and resumed with Mitch Kerman beginning a presentation on critical minerals and materials.

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• Seventeen years combined service in both the reserves and active duty, two deployments to Iraq, 2006–
• My wife is also a veteran, 24 years of service herself, and two deployments.
• I often tell folks of my own story of coming back from deployment and seeking services and not always
• I often tell folks of my own story of coming back from deployment and seeking services and not always
• I've been there, I've done that, including those deployments.

Summary: The committee heard updates from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Navy Region Northwest, Fairchild Air Force Base, the Coast Guard, state licensing agencies, the Professional Educator Standards Board, the Washington National Guard, and a veterans behavioral health presenter. Across the military briefings, common themes were readiness, infrastructure, and quality-of-life issues for service members and families, especially child care, housing, food insecurity, medical and dental access, and military spouse employment. JBLM highlighted its role in Indo-Pacific readiness, ongoing PFAS cleanup, 212 new family housing units under construction, efforts to expand child care, and continued work to keep the Lewis Army Museum open. Navy Region Northwest discussed its major installations and economic impact, the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan, future carrier and submarine homeporting needs, and asked the legislature to continue support for licensure compacts, educational stability for military children, housing, and medical access. Fairchild emphasized its tanker and survival missions, child care shortages, food insecurity, aging housing, and concerns about wind turbine development near flight paths, while the Coast Guard focused on rebuilding Base Seattle for new icebreakers and on rural access to housing, medical care, and child care at dispersed stations like Neah Bay. Members repeatedly raised food insecurity and asked for follow-up on solutions. JBLM and Fairchild both described increased demand for food assistance during the shutdown, and committee members noted progress in getting mobile food vans onto JBLM. The presenters also praised state action on military spouse licensure and child care, including Senate Bill 5545 and related compact and portability efforts. The Department of Licensing reported about 9,000 self-identified military members or spouses licensed, with average time-to-license just under nine days, and said applications are prioritized when military status is self-identified. The Department of Health said its military-to-civilian crosswalk now covers more than 35 health professions, that temporary practice permits and expedited processing are in place, and that 1,300 credentials were issued to military spouses and domestic partners and 129 to military-trained health professionals in the last fiscal year, all within 30 days. The Professional Educator Standards Board explained that military spouses and service members can receive expedited teacher certification with reduced documentation, and that they are moved to the front of the review queue when they self-identify. Members asked about verification, and staff said the process relies on attestation with investigatory safeguards if needed. The Washington National Guard briefed on its dual state and federal mission, the impact of the recent shutdown on nearly 700 employees who worked without pay, and policy and budget requests including youth academy protections, alignment of the Washington Code of Military Justice with the UCMJ, making Civil Air Patrol a division of the Military Department, 911 funding, disaster assistance, and capital funding for headquarters and readiness facilities. The Guard also warned about drone threats and said it wants authority to identify, track, and monitor suspicious drones. A veterans behavioral health presenter, an Army combat veteran and clinical social worker, described high suicide risk, barriers to care, and the need for more culturally competent services, especially for women veterans and caregivers. He said Washington veterans’ suicide rate remains above the national average and emphasized that childcare, transportation, and provider shortages can prevent timely treatment. Members generally responded supportively throughout, asked for follow-up on food security and other issues, and encouraged agencies to bring forward legislative ideas for future sessions.

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• The amendment is necessary for the university to continue implementation, deployment, updating, and ongoing
• Elysian Consulting Services allows the university to continue enhancements, upgrades, and deployment
• Elysian Consulting Services allows the university to continue enhancements, upgrades, and deployment

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget met on March 19, 2006, and first approved a fiscal status statement and five-year baseline budget with no changes. The committee then approved several B.A. 7 budget adjustments, including additional authority for the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for cultural development activities, a federal Rural Health Transformation Program grant for the Department of Health with 15 added positions, and a $1 million increase from the major events incentive fund to reimburse costs tied to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The committee also reviewed a Louisiana Military Department project to convert Building 2013 at Jackson Barracks into a cyber warfare operations facility, increasing total funding authority to $29.7 million to add a SCIF component. Members approved clarifications of legislative intent for several prior appropriations, including parish drainage and local government items, and approved extensions or amendments to contracts for tourism advertising, the Office of Risk Management’s third-party claims administrator, and a DEQ contract with RTI International. The committee heard presentations on two university-related items: Louisiana Tech’s plan to shift campus buildings from its aging in-house cogeneration system to utility service from the City of Ruston and a local gas provider, which is expected to save money even after debt service, and UL Lafayette’s request to extend a consulting contract for continued support of its Banner ERP system. Members asked questions about the Louisiana Tech project’s scope and savings, but no objections were raised on the items before the committee. The meeting concluded with adjournment after a motion by Senator Fesi.

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• Representative Mayhew asked whether the World Cup deployment was a request from Kansas City and whether
• He asked whether the same was true for the World Cup deployment.
• Of course, Operation Lone Star was a state deployment, but we're also getting deployed federally.
• This corrections emergency response team is especially trained, readily available, and deployable staff
• It is substantially additional training requirements and, obviously, deployment situations.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard the Missouri National Guard’s FY27 budget request. Brig. Gen. Bob Payne described the Guard’s readiness, federal funding, overseas deployments, state missions, counter-drug work, and infrastructure needs. Members questioned spending priorities, including whether federal and other funds should be used before general revenue, the need for an internal auditor position, funding for a World Cup-related deployment, and a Rosecrans Airport base operations match. The committee then entered executive session, adopted a House committee substitute and amendments, and voted the substitute do pass on House Bill 2014 by a vote of 24-0-1. During the House Bill 2014 budget markup, members debated several amendments. One amendment to fund the Great American State Fair with a swap from the Ag Business Development Fund and the Division of Tourism Fund was defeated, while an amendment to remove $50,000 in general revenue for House and Senate legal expenses was adopted, and a separate amendment to broaden budget information distribution to all committee members was rejected. The committee also discussed technical corrections, a Walmart gift for America 250, state fair bonding language, and other fund and language changes before final passage of the substitute. The committee then began the Department of Corrections FY27 presentation. DOC officials outlined requests for a CERT stipend increase, staffing and retention measures, education grant uses, restitution payments, utilities, food service, overtime, and institution operations. Members asked about PREA allegations, staffing vacancies, the prison nursery, canteen funds, food contract costs, and whether non-general-revenue funds are used first when available. The discussion also included a broader exchange about housing mentally ill offenders in state facilities versus county jails, with DOC saying it lacks legal authority to house pre-sentence individuals and that its existing facilities are needed for current prison populations.

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• unemployment insurance benefits to military families to help them manage the real-life impact of deployment
• to natural disasters or emergencies or assigned to extended training in preparation for future deployment
• These include not only overseas deployments, but also extended training missions, state-level activations
• Members are called away, and sometimes deployment is overseas.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs met on June 22 with several members initially absent, so the committee began as a subcommittee and later established a quorum. The committee first heard AB 1775, which would provide California support for transgender service members and veterans affected by a federal executive order requiring their separation from service. The author and witnesses described the policy as discriminatory and destabilizing, and supporters from civil rights and LGBTQ+ organizations urged passage. No opposition testimony was offered, and the chair and members expressed support for helping affected veterans with discharge upgrades, housing assistance, and expedited professional licensing. The committee then heard AB 2022, which expands the disabled veterans property tax exemption by creating a full exemption for certain totally disabled veterans meeting income limits and a 50% exemption for others, while preserving existing benefits. The author, a disabled Marine veteran, and multiple veterans’ organizations testified that the measure would help veterans remain in their homes and keep them in California; a Gold Star spouse also spoke in support. The bill was moved on a due pass motion to the Committee on Appropriations, with the roll held open until additional members arrived, and the consent calendar was later approved 4-0. Next, the committee heard AB 2054, which updates the definition of covered active duty for paid family leave purposes so military families can qualify when service members are deployed, activated for emergencies such as wildfires, or sent to extended training. Supporters, including Department of Defense and veterans’ representatives, said the bill reflects modern military service and protects families during disruptions. The committee also heard AB 2531, which would expand an existing uncompensated care grant program so veterans denied abortion care through the federal VA system can access support, and would add abortion resource information to CalVet materials. Support came from Planned Parenthood, the California Medical Association, the Lieutenant Governor’s office, and others; one member of the public raised concerns about coercion but did not clearly oppose the bill. All three bills were advanced on due pass motions to Appropriations, and the meeting adjourned after the final votes.

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• We I had one soldier this current deployment for state active duty.
• <00:05:35.039><c> current</c> this with this just last current this with this just last current deployment
• </c><00:05:38.639><c> And</c> deployment um for state active duty.
• And deployment um for state active duty.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• But for us... ...as they build up, and we can do fewer deployments when they're signed to Operation Lone
• It's a nine-day deployment, so they get two days of 24 hours of straight overtime.
• the Department of Public Safety (DPS), is crucial. a number of moves back and forth and temporary deployments
• We've adjusted many times, and we're used to deployments—hurricanes, wildfires, border operations—but

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Modern military deployments don't fit neatly in that box.
• This bill makes crystal clear that when someone comes home from an extended deployment, they return to
• taking on a much bigger complication in taking a member of the Guard or Reserve that is subject to deployment
• An emergency deployment would be covered under a different set of regulations.
• The deployments, okay. A tornado-type environment would be covered under a different law. Okay.

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on House Bills 2940 and 3083, both aimed at expanding military leave protections for public employees who serve in the National Guard or Reserves. The sponsors said current Missouri law’s 120-hour paid military leave cap works for typical 8-to-5 employees but falls short for firefighters, police, EMS, and other shift workers, especially those on 24-hour schedules. The bills would raise the cap to 38 working days and clarify that employees returning from service keep their job, seniority, and benefits; a companion Senate bill was noted as already heard in committee. Members asked about whether the bills applied to private employers, emergency activations, and how the 38-day figure was calculated, and the sponsors explained the measure is intended mainly for routine drill and annual training, not emergency call-ups. Some members raised concerns about fiscal impact and whether the bill could create extra compensation or make military personnel less attractive to hire, while others said the change was a fair way to protect public servants from having to use personal leave for required military duty. Support testimony came from the Missouri State Council of Firefighters, whose secretary-treasurer said the bill would help recruitment and retention and better align military service with public safety careers. He described firefighters’ varied schedules and said many departments already value military experience because it translates well to stress management, discipline, and commitment. Committee members also discussed how the bill would affect firefighters, police, EMS, county employees, and other shift workers, and the sponsors emphasized that the measure is meant to help employees keep their personal leave for personal use while still meeting military obligations. After the bill hearing, the committee heard an informational presentation on Camp Hope, a Farmington-area nonprofit founded in 2007 to serve wounded veterans at no cost. The presenters described the camp’s hunting, fishing, hiking, and other outdoor programs, its volunteer and donor-based funding, and its role in helping veterans with PTSD, TBI, and other injuries through camaraderie and peer support. Members asked about the camp’s budget, veteran capacity, caregiver participation, and location, and the presenters invited the committee and public to visit the camp’s open house and help spread the word. The committee then adjourned.

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• Frequent changes in duty status create gaps in coverage, which directly impact medical readiness and deployable
• That was unique because of the three hurricanes, obviously, and some of the deployments and extended
• of days that National Guardsmen have worked this year or in prior years, you have to think about deployments
• of days that National Guardsmen have worked this year or in prior years, you have to think about deployments
• You have to think about deployments in pretty much virtually every single continent.

Summary: The committee met to hear the Governor’s proposed budget for the Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development silo and to consider one bill. The Governor’s Office outlined a $117.4 billion state budget, including $18.3 billion for the TED area, with major allocations for the Department of Transportation, Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, State, Military Affairs, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard. Agency heads then presented their priorities, including housing and disaster recovery funds at Commerce; pay, vehicles, aviation, and data systems at Highway Safety; facility modernization, recruitment, retention, and maintenance at Military Affairs; election audit, conservation lab, and historic preservation funding at State; transportation, aviation, seaport, and safety investments at DOT; and emergency response, flood mitigation, grant systems, and alerting at Emergency Management. Members asked questions about Visit Florida’s private match, FHP’s role in immigration enforcement and body cameras, National Guard deployment tempo and staffing, State Guard staffing and facilities, arts grant rules, rail funding, and the number of detainees at the Everglades detention site. Several notable positions were expressed during questioning. Visit Florida said it met and exceeded its private match requirement and described the match as important to ensuring value from public dollars. The Highway Patrol said its aviation assets have been used more heavily in immigration enforcement and that in-vehicle camera systems were a higher priority than body cameras at present. The National Guard and State Guard both emphasized heavy operational demands, readiness needs, and the importance of additional funding for facilities, personnel, and equipment. The Department of State said its audit funding would help counties move to automated post-election audits and that its arts grant rule changes were intended to create more consistent scoring rather than reduce access. The committee then took up CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units. The bill requires local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, preserves homestead treatment for the primary residence portion, limits parking restrictions, and extends density bonus incentives to housing for military families receiving basic housing allowance. An amendment was adopted removing reusable tenant screening reports and clarifying that compliant ADUs are allowed by right without a separate hearing or permit. Testimony from the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, especially the long-term rental requirement, as a tool to help workforce housing. The committee reported the bill favorably by a roll call vote, and then adjourned.

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• So we really have very good deployment.
• technical service teams that sit next to state agencies, make sure that they're getting adoption and deployment
• excited about innovation, and that's great, and then we started thinking about security after its deployment
• So we have 98% deployment, 75% utilization. Okay, 75%.
• So incorporating, we often think of partners in IT deployment as the vendor and the IT team.

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.

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• Commission, or NRC, and planned SMRs in the U.S. are in pre-licensing phase, with none expected for deployment
• Commission, or NRC, and planned SMRs in the U.S. are in pre-licensing phase, with none expected for deployment
• Commission, or NRC, and planned SMRs in the U.S. are in pre-licensing phase, with none expected for deployment
• pre-licicensing phase with none expected pre-licicensing phase with none expected for<00:33:26.480><c> deployment
• </c><00:33:26.960><c> until</c> for deployment until for deployment until 2030<00:33:29.360><c> at</c

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• After two decades of high operating tempo and continuous overseas deployments, the readiness of the Air
• My first deployment came as I was pulled off of Strategic Nuclear Alert and sent to support convention
• The Air Force announced that Seymour Johnson Air Force Base will be one of Air Force's first deployable
• combat wings, ready for deployment in fiscal year 2027.
• In view of the deployable combat wing concept.

Keywords: Air Force modernization, fighter aircraft, autonomous systems, air superiority, national security, recapitalization

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on military procurement and modernization, with significant discussions surrounding the Air Force's capabilities and strategic needs. Key topics included the urgent need for recapitalization of the Air Force's fighter squadrons, as well as the importance of integrating new technologies like autonomous systems to bolster military effectiveness. Several senators raised concerns about the current resources available to the Air National Guard and the potential loss of skilled service members if recapitalization plans are not swiftly developed. There were also discussions on the importance of maintaining air superiority in light of evolving threats, particularly from adversaries like China.