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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Technology should... Technology should make life easier, not block people from getting help.
- We all appreciate technology.
- We appreciate the advancements in technology, but we can't lose our humanity.
- Other bills have dealt with specific technologies, but not the online world as a whole.
- Other bills have dealt with specific technologies, but not the online world as a whole.
Summary:
The committee heard several bills, with most of the discussion focused on public safety, consumer protection, and youth harms. AB 1557 by Assemblymember Papin would clarify e-bike motor power limits and set lower speed-related standards for Class 1 and 2 e-bikes. Supporters, including the California Police Chiefs Association, cities, the California Medical Association, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, argued the bill would reduce severe injuries and deaths among young riders. Opponents from People for Bikes warned it could conflict with federal law, create legal uncertainty, and disrupt the bicycle market. The author and committee members acknowledged industry concerns and urged continued work on the bill.
AB 1770 by Assemblymember Garcia would place large health care service plan arbitration under California Department of Justice oversight and require compliance with the California Arbitration Act. Supporters described cases where patients were forced into private arbitration with little transparency or accountability, arguing the bill would make the process fairer and more neutral. Kaiser Permanente and the Civil Justice Association of California said they were still reviewing amendments and had not settled on a final position. Committee members expressed sympathy for the personal stories shared and encouraged continued negotiations.
The committee also heard AB 2075, which would require fire suppression equipment to be kept closer at hand during brush work, and AB 1864, which would require screening of gene synthesis orders to prevent misuse for bioterrorism. AB 2075 was presented as a response to a Ventura County wildfire, with support from the Ventura County District Attorney’s office and no opposition heard. AB 1864 was backed by the author, Stanford biosecurity expert Dr. Milana Trout, and Encode AI, while Biocom opposed unless amended and California Life Sciences remained neutral. Members discussed implementation details and the role of the Department of Public Health.
A major portion of the hearing was devoted to AB 1709, which would set a minimum age of 16 for social media accounts on platforms with harmful features and create an e-safety advisory commission. Supporters, including youth advocates, parents, medical groups, and Common Sense Media, said addictive design features are harming children’s mental health and safety. Opponents, including EFF, the ACLU, TechNet, and other civil liberties and industry groups, argued the bill is overbroad, raises First Amendment and privacy concerns, and could limit access to important online communities. Despite those objections, the bill was moved forward after committee discussion, with members emphasizing the need to protect children while continuing to work on carveouts and implementation details.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- You know, the technology changes so fast.
- And again, our suggestion is this more in rules and regulations than statute because this technology
- Technology.
- Digital Innovation Technology, and Digital Innovation Technology.<01:29:13.440>
I'm <01:29:13.640 - I'm here to advocate for Technology. I'm here to advocate for this<01:29:15.040>
bill.
Keywords:
gun control, Second Amendment, constitutional rights, misdemeanor, law enforcement, virtual currency, kiosk, financial institutions, regulation, Wyoming Money Transmitters Act, penalties, death benefits, retirement, survivor support, public safety, guardianship, monitoring, ward protection, financial independence, case management
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- He adds that the company also sells heat pumps and other water-heating technologies, including solar
- He concludes by saying his suggested amendment is that if the two technologies are mandated equally,
- He asks that the bill not be eliminated, but that any water-heating technology mandated be brought up
- <01:26:15.440>
including um water heating Technologies including um water heating Technologies - most efficient water heating technology most efficient water heating technology that's<01:28:00.320
Summary:
The House Committee on Housing held a public hearing on several bills. HB 576, relating to restrictions on the transfer of real property under chapter 201H, drew support from HHFDC and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, which said the bill would waive transfer restrictions that conflict with DHHL’s program implementation. HB 421, relating to contractors, drew opposition from the Contractors License Board and DCCA/RICO, who said the measure would weaken owner-builder restrictions meant to prevent circumvention of contractor licensing laws; Hawaii Roter and the Grassroot Institute supported it. Members questioned whether the bill would still bar resale within a year and whether subcontractors would still need licenses. HB 367, relating to building permits, received support from the Hawaii Farm Bureau and Grassroot Institute, with comments from DLNR; testimony urged the bill to be expanded to include zoning permits as well as building permits to avoid confusion, especially on Kauaʻi.
HB 826, relating to housing, received mixed testimony. HHFDC and several local and advocacy groups supported it, while the Sierra Club raised concerns about converting agricultural lands to residential use, possible impacts on food security, property values, taxes, and the need to account for public trust and traditional practices. HB 525 also drew support from HHFDC and three individuals, with no opposition noted. HB 252, relating to managing agents, was supported by the Hawaiʻi Council of Community Associations and opposed by the Community Associations Institute and several individuals, who argued that commercial management experience is not the same as condominium management and preferred language tied to industry certifications and a later effective date.
HB 709, relating to trespassing, was opposed by the Honolulu Police Department, which said officers would have difficulty verifying ownership or tenancy in the field, that the bill could require a separate enforcement team, and that the sheriff’s division is better suited to handle evictions. Hawaiʻi Realtors and the Grassroot Institute supported the measure. Finally, HB 431 HD1, relating to housing, received broad support from the Hawaiʻi State Council on Developmental Disabilities, HHFDC, DHS, the Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions, OHA, county housing offices, and multiple nonprofit and political groups. Supporters emphasized the bill’s funding for housing and supportive services, with the homelessness office describing the measure as unprecedented and saying it could help the state cut homelessness in half over the next few years.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- So synthetic media technology can include AI behind it, but it doesn't have to.
- , not just AI-based synthetic media technology.
- so that non AI software is technology so that non AI software is covered<03:12:52.880>
as <03: - media technology and with the synthetic media technology and with the chair's<03:13:09.800>
permission - HB 630-FN recognizes these realities by defining synthetic media technology to include any digital technology
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Information Technology Oversight Committee (8-13-25)
Transcript Highlights:
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that's Is there anything any technology that's Is there anything any technology - The company that we work with brings a lot of technological enhancements.
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The real world technologies nowadays. - The real world technologies nowadays.
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Meeting Start 00:00:00
Roll Call 00:00:27
Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15
KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30
Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15
Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55
Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all
Summary:
The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library.
The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider.
Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25
Higher Education Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Personnel Information Technology Personnel Information Technology infrastructure<00:18:58.760>
- which then moves and the technology which then moves forward<00:47:32.480>
to <00:47:32.720>- ready in five six years the technology ready in five six years going<00:48:10.359>
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and that Innovation and Technologies and that Innovation and Technologies and- Then that technology can move out into the public, either in small startup businesses or be taken over
- which then moves and the technology which then moves forward<00:47:32.480>
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration May 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the approved project plan that are needed to further implement and support the new information technology
- developed utilizing an application that, in present day, is running on obsolete and unsupported technology
- and security issues for the department and challenges the ability to find qualified information technology
- The current technology has evolved significantly since the system was created, thus integration of the
- legacy system with the current and future technology and possibly third-party systems is impractical
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Appropriations and Budget Transportation Subcommittee Jan 20th, 2026 at 09:30 am
A&B Transportation Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- And then last but not least is our new technology integration, as I like to call it.
- How can we, as the lead state agency for that activity, implement technologies to support the testing
- And this isn't just cool research and technology. It is cool research and technology.
- They met a person that was very technologically savvy when it came to 3D printing, and they started buying
- and their technology STEM programs.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Aug 11th, 2025
New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- Delivery System, a platform technology. We're based in Santa Fe.
- When these technologies pan out, right now we're working on a cure for dementia and Alzheimer's, which
- could be an incredibly valuable thing. technology once we have it proven out.
- At the technologies and turn them commercial.
- Yes, House Bill 20 that was passed creates the Office of Technology Innovation.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health Apr 3rd, 2025
S/C on Disease Prevention & Women's & Children's Health
Transcript Highlights:
- innovations that are being developed for acute and chronic kidney disease in Texas with new spatial technology
- Using augmented intelligence technology to scan medical images for cancer can increase cancer detection
- I think embracing these modern technologies and this technological revolution we have is going to save
- credentials, Representative Pierson, I'm also a failed CPRIT grant recipient, times two, on similar technology
- Using emerging technology, and by the way, comparing that to.
Keywords:
maternal health, maternal care, pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, doula, birth worker, midwife, obstetric care, women's health, rural health, health workforce, workforce development, trauma-informed care, public outreach campaign, health equity, minority health, underserved communities, Texas Department of State Health Services, HHSC
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine restoring Boeing's status as a great American manufacturer, focusing on safety first. Apr 2nd, 2025 at 09:00 am
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- second crash. months in the U.S. as Boeing worked with the FAA on a software fix to prevent the technological
- The FAA needs to continue to play that strong oversight role and the FAA needs to keep pace with technology
- If the FAA, and I think NASA could be playing a larger role here in helping on technology, but the Department
- as a really game-changing, manufacturing, technology focus. Is it really what people are saying?
- And so I think it is an important, one of those major important technology areas we should be investing
Keywords:
Boeing, aviation safety, safety management system, military aviation, air traffic control, transparency, oversight, accountability
Summary:
The meeting primarily focused on significant safety concerns surrounding Boeing and its compliance with federal aviation standards. Lawmakers expressed frustration over the Army's failure to provide requested operational transparency regarding helicopter operations near Washington, D.C., amid recent incidents indicating a strained air traffic control situation. Several members called for reform in Boeing's oversight, emphasizing the need for a robust safety culture and mandatory safety management systems to prevent future disasters like the 737 MAX crashes. The discussions were passionate, with survivors and families impacted by past accidents present, highlighting the urgency and seriousness of the issues at hand.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Blanco, can you walk us through some of the technologies?
- Are any of the technologies more advanced?
- Yes, the technologies, the control.
- , so they're using a technology that reduces NOx significantly to meet those standards.
- Yeah, on the technology. Let me, Mr.
Keywords:
rock crushing, permits, air quality, environmental monitoring, aggregate production, seismicity, public meeting, land use, SB 1758, cement kiln, portland cement, aggregate production operation, aggregate quarry, semiconductor wafer manufacturing, chip fabrication, semiconductor plant, vibration, seismic disturbance, liability limitation, TCEQ
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- I spent a lot of time with this bill last night trying to make Sense of this technological novelty that
- Secondly, uh, as technology evolves, we may need to revisit the statute.
- Moreover, the advent of artificial intelligence and deep fake technology has added a new dimension to
- Chairman, um, what about Meta, Google and Microsoft, like technology companies?
- I mean, reason being is, you know, technology is consistent, it evolves constantly, so just wanting to
Keywords:
HB 207, Texas Government Code, Section 411.201, license to carry, LTC, handgun license, concealed carry, federal judge, immigration judge, immigration court, U.S. immigration court, judicial security, firearm carry permit, Texas handgun license, federal judiciary, HB235, Texas, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, disabled veteran
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, certainly, as technology evolves, we may need to revisit the statute.
- To ensure our laws keep pace with technological developments in this area? Absolutely.
- These technologies can be used to create highly realistic... and convincing fake images and videos of
- I think some of my questions still deal with technology.
- I mean, the reason being is... ...you know technology is consistent, it evolves constantly.
Bills:
HB207, HB235, HB324, HB449, HB463, HB502, HB 1121, HB1445, HB1465, HB1778, HB1977, HB2000, HB2066, HB2596, HB207, HB235
Keywords:
child protection, sexual offenses, obscenity laws, visual material, anatomically correct dolls, mannequins, robots, criminal offenses, sexually explicit material, minors, artificial intelligence, sexually explicit, doll, mannequin, robot, law enforcement, healthcare, insurance, affordable care, access
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- We are at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technology. technology to combat high-tech crime.
- Despite advances in technology, fraud prevention and detection remains a challenge.
- Beyond technology, customer education is one of the most effective tools to combat fraud.
- One customer, an elderly veteran, fell victim to these fraudsters. a technology support scam, which is
- In addition to your testimony, what's really amazing to me is today's technology.
Keywords:
mail theft, postal theft, package theft, identity theft, negotiable instrument, check theft, mail receptacle key, mailbox lock, postal key, delivery service, courier, USPS, United States Postal Service, fraud, property crime, elderly victims, disabled victims, identity information, rebuttable presumption, felony enhancement
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Hearings to examine the posture of United States Northern Command and United States Southern Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed ses Feb 13th, 2025 at 08:30 am
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel
Transcript Highlights:
- Second, evolving technologies demand that NORAD and NORTHCOM rapidly adjust our defense posture.
- You get into the safe city technology.
- So they continue to do this and when our partners use Huawei and safe city technology, now they're in
- threat of having Chinese technology on their critical infrastructure.
- the use of these new technologies.
Keywords:
national security, China, Russia, cybersecurity, border security, military deployment, transnational crime, defense modernization, military strategy
Summary:
In this meeting, key topics included national security concerns with an emphasis on threats from China, Russia, and transnational criminal organizations. Senior military officials provided testimony on the evolving risks posed by these adversaries, particularly focusing on cybersecurity and advancements in weaponry. The discussion highlighted the importance of a cohesive strategy among government departments to effectively respond to the challenges presented by these threats, emphasizing the need for modernization in defense capabilities. Committee members grilled the witnesses on border security and the implications of deploying military resources in domestic operations.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a few pilots for scanners, different scanning technology.
- We have a few pilots for scanners, different scanning technology.
- And there's vendor presentations of all kinds of the latest technology.
- But there's a lot of technology out there. It comes with a price.
- We've exercised a lot of that technology recently in our system.
Summary:
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee met with Vice Chair Smith presiding in Chair Martin’s excused absence. After opening remarks from several senators, the committee heard a presentation from Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon on the state’s incentivized prisons program and related population-management efforts. Dixon said the department now operates eight incentivized prisons, which use enhanced privileges and programming for well-behaved inmates, and reported major reductions in disciplinary reports, staff assaults, inmate-on-inmate assaults, and uses of force compared with average institutions. He also described administrative management units for more disruptive inmates, short-sentence correctional institutions for those with less than a year to serve, and a reentry strategy that places inmates closer to home within 18 months of release. Dixon said Florida’s recidivism rate has fallen to about 21 percent, among the lowest in the nation, and emphasized that staffing, programming, and facility repairs remain ongoing needs.
Committee members asked about access to education and workforce training, staffing levels, contraband, technology upgrades, heating and air-conditioning maintenance, and whether incentivized prisons could be expanded. Dixon said educational access is improving but remains limited by eligibility and staffing, that the incentivized facilities are at capacity, and that expansion depends on adding more administrative management unit beds. He also said the department is increasing use of technology, improving maintenance oversight, and continuing efforts to reduce contraband and improve staff recruitment and retention. Several senators praised the department’s work and urged more funding for prison infrastructure and officer pay.
Public testimony largely supported the incentivized prisons model while calling for more seats, better staffing, and broader reforms. Family members of incarcerated people said the facilities were safer, more stable, and better for rehabilitation, though they asked for more programming, better treatment by staff, and clearer access to education and release-related opportunities. A Florida PBA representative emphasized that programs can only succeed with safe staffing levels and better pay and retention for correctional officers. No formal committee vote or bill action was taken, and the meeting ended after public testimony and closing remarks.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Transportation - 05/19/2026
Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- And you know, it's interesting with technology on one hand it can become helpful.
- I mean, this might just be something that it's a victim of technology, but I think it can prove problematic
- Can you believe this, that this technology, some people are, I mean, we've talked about distracted driving
- Do you believe this, that this technology, some people are, I mean, we've talked about distracted driving
- And we want to make sure technology is helpful, but sometimes you can be distracted.
Summary:
The Senate Transportation Committee held its final meeting of the 2026 session, with Chair Jeremy Cooney noting quorum and thanking staff and members. The committee considered a large agenda of transportation-related bills, including measures on school construction notice from NYC DOT, inspection station disclosures, electronic signatures for vehicle registration forms, sex trafficking awareness and prevention, passenger notification after sexual assault incidents involving transportation network companies, hazardous materials rail notifications, ATV seasonal use, highway dedications, disabled-person license plates, a DMV study of inspection stations and fees, lighting requirements for e-bikes and e-scooters, school speed zone cameras in New Rochelle, work zone safety instruction for new drivers, removal of registration stickers in favor of electronic certificates, complete streets considerations, hands-free device rules for bus/taxi/livery drivers, bans on virtual reality headsets while driving, early registration renewal for deployed service members, and road salt distribution requirements.
Most bills were reported from committee by voice vote, often with bipartisan support. Several members offered brief comments supporting bills aimed at public safety, worker protection, distracted driving prevention, and trafficking awareness. Senator Gallivan opposed the bill eliminating registration stickers, citing concerns that the stickers help law enforcement quickly identify registered vehicles; that bill was referred to Finance. The committee also referred the road salt bill and the supplemental rail-worker protection bill to Finance, while some other measures were referred onward to Codes or Consumer Protection.
The meeting closed after the supplemental rail-worker protection bill was added at the end of the agenda and reported with bipartisan support. Overall, the session emphasized transportation safety, worker protections, and administrative updates to vehicle and highway law.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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system - They would have to append some sort of technology on top of that or build something, and their current
- have to append some sort of Technology have to append some sort of Technology on<00:37:12.040>
- Again, there's a loss of revenue to DVS and the operating and technology accounts on lines 3.8 to 3.11
- I don't know whether technology will help the DMV to a large degree, but I say it should be a benefit
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee 11/19/25
Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- So, people, process, technology is one lens you can take.
- Um, you know, the slides technology.
- The technology is one lens you can take.
- We we technology is the brains, right?
- <01:18:49.520>
behind really understands the technology behind really understands the technology