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• <02:14:19.360> that we expect them to use technology that we expect them to use technology
• servers technology technology cools as servers technology technology cools as servers themselves<
• evolving<02:30:54.640> and The technology is always evolving and The technology is always
• It's not untested<03:14:25.040> technology.
• It's proven untested technology.

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• The technology is not there.
• Um, but the technology is not there yet.
• Um, just talking about technology changes.
• I mean the about uh technology changes.
• is just looking at battery technology is just looking at battery technology and<01:19:03.440>

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• their own technology systems.
• So technology is a part of service delivery, and we need to use technology for efficiency so that we
• <00:17:50.960> that of the technology supports that of the technology supports that potentially
• their own technology systems.
• So technology is a part of service delivery, and we need to use technology for efficiency so that we

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• Artificial intelligence is changing the world faster than almost any technology in modern history.
• Artificial intelligence is changing the world faster than almost any technology in modern history.
• Faster than almost any technology in modern history. We must pause and ask at what cost.
• Artificial intelligence and disruptive technology, right?
• Keep the technology here in America. And vote. Keep the technology here in America.

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, recognized several guests in the gallery, and then took up a series of committee reports, referrals, and floor actions. Early business included concurrence in committee reports on bills and resolutions from Game and Fisheries, Professional Licensure, Health, and Children and Youth, along with referral of Senate Bill 1377 to Transportation. The chamber also signed House Bill 1344 after the Senate returned it without amendment. Later, members announced caucus and committee meetings, including Rules, Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations, Insurance, and Appropriations, before recessing and then reconvening for floor votes. The House adopted several resolutions, including House Resolution 537 designating Rail Safety Week, House Resolution 449 recognizing the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and House Resolution 568 designating Javei Syndrome Awareness Day. The chamber also considered House Bill 2037 on cryptocurrency corruption, where Amendment A03882 narrowing the bill to public officials and immediate family members was adopted, while two later amendments were tabled or failed. House Bill 2198, repealing the sales and use tax exemption for computer data center equipment, was amended to take effect immediately and to bar KOZ use for data centers, then agreed to. House Bill 2559, concerning a university conveyance and other conveyances, was agreed to after out-of-order amendments were ruled on. A major portion of the session focused on data center policy. House Bill 2496, creating a 180-day pause on data center proposals to give municipalities time to update zoning and planning, drew extensive support from members emphasizing local control, environmental concerns, and the need for time to assess impacts; it passed final passage 201-1. House Bill 2650, creating the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development certification for data centers, also generated lengthy debate over energy use, water, community benefits, and tax treatment; it passed 134-68. The House also passed House Bill 2162 on temporary licensing for drug manufacturers before FDA approval, House Bill 2388 on rounding cash payments when pennies are unavailable, House Bill 2437 on county and municipal bridge repair funds, House Bill 2555 on equine dealer recordkeeping, and House Bill 2621 directing a Department of Health survey on maternal and infant outcomes. Other actions included final passage of House Bill 1006 on milk tester and wearer sampler certification periods, House Bill 2014 on opportunities for minors and emergency service organizations, House Bill 2512 prohibiting ride-share pricing based on device condition, House Bill 2644 authorizing itemized capital bridge projects, and Senate Bill 1058 updating the E85 flex-fuel reference. The House also adopted House Bill 2162, House Bill 2388, House Bill 2437, and House Bill 2555 by recorded votes, and several committee reports were agreed to throughout the day. The session ended with additional committee referrals, a motion to recommit several bills to Appropriations, and adjournment until the next morning.

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• 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.

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• Number two is a new agriculture science building, and number three is a new space science technology
• , information computer technology, information computer technology, construction<00:08:28.479>
• three is a new space science technology three is a new space science technology building.<00:09:
• Uh, you mentioned the request for the space technology program.
• technology program. technology program.

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Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education met to hear from Morehead State University President Jay Morgan, who outlined the university’s budget and capital priorities. He described Morehead as a Kentucky-serving, largely low-income student institution with an aging campus, and said the university’s long-term plan is to renovate existing facilities, decommission older buildings, and replace outdated space with more efficient construction. He thanked the General Assembly for prior support, especially asset preservation funding, fire and tornado insurance premium support, and a prior university inflationary adjustment. On the operating side, Morgan asked that insurance premium support continue, that the earlier inflationary adjustment roll forward, and that the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education’s request for a minimum distribution in the performance funding formula be supported. He noted Morehead has received little or no performance funding in recent years and said that if no additional formula funds are added, the university would prefer a line-item appropriation. On the capital side, he requested continued asset preservation funding and outlined several construction priorities: a new applied science building, a new agriculture science building, a new space science technology building, and a cost-share replacement for the aging Maze Hall residence hall, with the state covering $10 million of a $20 million project and Morehead matching the rest. Morgan also discussed the Craft Academy, saying the current appropriation supports 200 students and that the university would like to increase the line item to expand enrollment by about 20 students. In response to questions from Chairman Tipton, he said Morehead had previously explored but ultimately rejected a public-private partnership model for housing, preferring to own and control its residence halls to keep housing costs manageable for students. He also explained that the land surveying courses in the applied science proposal are a popular part of related programs and that Morehead’s space science program is a major research-and-contracts-driven operation with about 250 students, federal and private research ties, and graduates working both in Kentucky and elsewhere. The committee then approved the prior meeting minutes and discussed that upcoming postsecondary budget meetings would continue over the next several weeks to gather input on the new budget process.

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• But again, with modern-day technology and the computer systems, we know if we’ve had contact with that
• And then finally, I'll finish with technology.
• We have had a very difficult time funding our technology projects over these last several years.
• Everything we do at DOT is based and founded in some sort of technology.
• The other is any alternative modes that arise from technology...

Summary: The committee held a panel discussion on micro-mobility device regulation and enforcement, focusing on e-bikes and e-scooters. Sheriff Robert Hardwick and Chief Jamie Cruz described serious injuries involving children, including crashes at high speeds, and argued that current law is outdated because it folds e-bikes into the bicycle statute. They urged a separate statewide framework with clearer age limits, licensing or training requirements, helmet rules, and penalties for modifying devices to go faster. Both also emphasized that parents should bear responsibility and that enforcement should include education, progressive discipline, and, if needed, civil citations. FDOT District 6 Secretary Daniel Iglesias and DHSMV representative Lonnie Groner said their agencies are prioritizing education, outreach, and better data collection. They noted that micromobility devices are increasingly common, create safety and accessibility issues on sidewalks and shared-use paths, and are difficult to track because crash reports often do not identify them consistently. Members discussed whether motorized devices should be barred from sidewalks, whether riders should be licensed and insured, and how enforcement could be made uniform statewide. The panel also said manufacturers have not been meaningfully engaged and that local approaches vary widely. The committee then heard 2026 legislative priorities from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue and DHSMV Executive Director Dave Kerner. Perdue outlined FDOT’s large five-year work program, ongoing congestion-relief projects, investments in ports, airports, rail, workforce, heavy equipment, facilities, and cybersecurity, and the need to do more with flat revenues. Kerner summarized DHSMV’s agency bill priorities, including requiring a Florida address and proof of residence for vehicle registration, updating identification requirements, aligning tank vehicle and motor carrier rules with federal standards, improving IFTA administration, raising the crash-report damage threshold, and allowing electronic notices. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• I am really getting tripped up with technology. Please trust me.
• It requires technology and then it requires the people that know how to run the technology.
• And our top 4 majors include nursing radiologist, logical technology, cybersecurity and Information Technology
• And then we had some the AI technology from Unf area. And so is just line grant funding.
• we have with all of our technology is all 28 of our colleges.

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• Yolanda Jones-King, as a member of the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents
• Mining and Technology Board of Regents. I now yield to Senator Stefanik.
• Yolanda Jones-King to the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Board of Regents.
• King, has worked to strive to enhance women in science, technology, engineering, and math, both at the
• I will tell you that I spent about 10 years in this body chairing or vice chairing the Science, Technology

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• Technology, 2 manufacturing, transportation, agriculture and beyond.
• programs and extending through our partnerships, preprint, a ship's crew certificates, applied technology
• So from career certificates, industry certifications, college credit certificates applied technology
• It includes a range of credentials from industry certifications and applied technology deployments to
• For example, when a student earns a industry-recognized certification, whether an information technology

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• Since that bill took effect, our commission has used remote technology for meetings extensively.
• . survey findings, we recommended that the law be changed to facilitate greater use of remote technology
• Since that bill took effect, our commission has used remote technology for meeting extensively.
• Carruthers can speak to this, of other boards and commissions using this technology very productively
• We think that this technology assists in making state government look more like California.

Summary: The Committee on Governmental Organization heard several bills related to outdoor advertising, open meetings, and San Francisco economic development. SB 364 by Senator Strickland would speed up processing of outdoor advertising permits by allowing Caltrans to act on applications as freeway projects are completed in segments, and clarifies customary maintenance of signs. Supporters said the bill would reduce permit backlogs and help local governments and the billboard industry; there was no opposition. The committee passed SB 364 to Appropriations, with the roll left open for additional votes. SB 470 by Senator Laird would extend until January 1, 2030 the sunset on the alternative Bagley-Keene open meeting rules adopted in SB 544, allowing state boards and commissions to continue using remote participation under specified conditions. Supporters from the Little Hoover Commission and the State Council on Developmental Disabilities said the current law has increased public participation, saved money, and improved access for people with disabilities and caregivers. Opponents, including ACA of California Action, the California News Publishers Association, and media and transparency groups, argued the bill weakens in-person public access and accountability. The committee approved SB 470 to Appropriations, with some no votes and the roll held open. SB 395 by Senator Wiener would let San Francisco create a hospitality zone in Union Square/Yerba Buena with up to 20 additional non-transferable liquor licenses for restaurants to support downtown recovery. City and business representatives said the measure would help fill vacancies, attract restaurants, and boost foot traffic, while remaining temporary and geographically limited. The bill passed to Appropriations with broad support and no opposition. SB 783 by Senator Rubio would extend until January 1, 2029 the special outdoor advertising rules for signs in former redevelopment areas; supporters said it would give affected communities time to find a permanent solution, while billboard industry opponents warned about compliance and federal highway funding risks. The committee passed SB 783 to Appropriations as amended, and then adjourned at 2:45 p.m.

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• very different from any period in the past, especially considering our reliance on information technology
• Department has found a number of challenges, including integration of software and information technology
• for production, we have to focus less on requirements... and have more adaptive ways to create technologies
• McKenzie, we are much more reliant upon information technology and software-based systems today than
• And, you know, what won World War II for us wasn't the capability of our technology, it was our ability

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• any hydroelectric facility, regardless of size or operational date, to qualify as a carbon-free technology
• any hydroelectric facility, regardless of size or operational date, to qualify as a carbon-free technology
• She adds that modern hydroelectric facilities use advanced technologies to safely generate significant
• <00:05:02.360> to<00:05:02.600> safely use Advanced Technologies to safely use Advanced
• Technologies to safely generate<00:05:03.440> significant<00:05:04.000> amounts<00:05:

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• aftermarket ISA technology. aftermarket ISA technology.
• c> recognize location-based technology to recognize location-based technology to recognize speed<
• Active ISA technology<00:19:28.720> establishes technology establishes technology establishes
• for habitual and reckless technology for habitual and reckless drivers. drivers. drivers.
• Senate File 3691 offers common-sense technology that will make Minnesota roads safer.

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• So to begin, Platforms and all the other platforms underneath this emerging technology.
• And we wouldn't want to risk discouraging technological innovation in New Jersey.
• labels. ...of a variety of retail technology, including electronic shelf labels.
• I struggle to understand what the threat of a technology is if it can continue to be used and can be
• And as Jessica can certainly explain better, it's not technologically possible with these tags.

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• So, my question is about the technology.
• technologies that you described.<00:26:34.960> Okay.
• Uh, and and those types of technologies.
• medical devices and medical technology. medical devices and medical technology.
• . many of whom knew what technologies. many of whom knew what assistive<01:53:53.679> technologies

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• agriculture technology and energy agriculture technology and energy infrastructure<00:08:04.400>
• Talis has deployed and technology today.
• <00:29:52.640> In how long does this technology last?
• In how long does this technology last?
• >> Minnesota could utilize that technology >> Minnesota could utilize that technology

Bills: HF2103, HF4508

Keywords: energy, renewable energy, ammonia, hydrogen, certificate tracking, funding, environment, elk, cervidae, cervid importation, chronic wasting disease, CWD, animal health, livestock, wildlife disease, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, state veterinarian, zoo, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, AZA

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• > approach<00:24:15.919> with above technology solutions approach with above technology
• a range of different technology types.
• But then the next technology types.
• , and any other technology.
• Technology, and Energy Committee. The Technology, and Energy Committee.

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• expands income verification technology expands income verification technology and<00:04:54.200><
• , including lost technology systems, including lost federal<00:05:09.080> support<00:05:09.560
• <00:08:54.600> of modernization and alignment of modernization and alignment of technology
• <00:09:06.640> modernization cross-agency technology modernization cross-agency technology
• <00:35:54.680> for resources to improve our technology for resources to improve our technology

Bills: HF4525, HF3002, HF3665, HF4420

Keywords: human services, background studies, NETStudy 2.0, licensing, license suspension, license revocation, provider enrollment, program integrity, fraud, medical assistance fraud, Medicaid, payment withholding, credible allegation of fraud, background check, disqualification, variance, set-aside, foster care, family foster setting, adult foster care

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• And then establishing a longer-term fund that would set aside money for technology modernization on an
• ongoing basis and have it focused on technology modernization.
• ongoing basis and have it focused on technology modernization.
• ongoing basis and have it focused on technology modernization.
• ongoing basis and have it focused on technology modernization.

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Summary: House Republican leaders unveiled their “North Star Comeback” budget plan, describing it as a focused effort to make Minnesota more affordable, reduce government waste, and strengthen the economy. They said the package would include a $3.8 billion tax cut proposal with one-time property tax relief, elimination of taxes on tips and overtime, childcare relief, lower car tab fees, and funding for schools through scholarship-granting organizations. They also framed the plan as a response to rising costs for groceries, housing, energy, insurance, and childcare. A major emphasis of the rollout was government accountability, especially a strong Office of Inspector General bill and IT modernization to reduce fraud. Leaders said the OIG proposal had moved out of committee and was now in Ways and Means, with a working group continuing to reconcile House and Senate differences. On IT modernization, Chair Paul Torkelson said the plan would likely use a two-pronged approach, with about $15 million for near-term needs and a longer-term fund for ongoing technology upgrades; he said many such investments could qualify for federal matching dollars. The leaders also highlighted Medicaid conformity, saying Minnesota should align with federal changes to avoid losing funding, and they discussed a property tax rebate proposal as a one-time $1 billion return to taxpayers to offset higher property taxes. In response to questions, they said many of the budget items were still moving through the process and some had not met finance deadlines, while others were already in bills. They repeatedly criticized House Democrats for blocking or delaying Republican proposals and said they wanted bipartisan cooperation to pass the plan this year.