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• Judicial and public safety are approving the rules submitted by February 1st due date for the agencies

Bills: HJR1086, SB392

Keywords: judicial rules, public safety, state agencies, permanent rules, legislative approval, 914, all

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• We as an agency need to know what they are doing.
• When systems can align spatially and temporally, agencies can't reliably coordinate audit decisions or
• Agencies retain control, jurisdictions maintain boundaries, and privacy is preserved by design.
• Additionally, it ensures that agencies do not impose such requirements on other government devices or
• We'll do one agency at a time. But it's really that simple.

Bills: HB2809

Keywords: cybersecurity, post-quantum encryption, CMMC 2.0, state agencies, data protection, US-based vendors, 1182, all

Summary: The Committee on Science and Technology heard two informational presentations before taking up its only bill, HB 2809. The first presentation, from the University of Arizona, focused on fusion energy research and commercialization. The presenter described fusion as a clean, safe, long-term energy source with major potential for Arizona, emphasized growing U.S. and Chinese investment in the field, and argued that Arizona could become a hub for fusion supply chains, talent, and deployment. Members asked about timelines, regulation, and how fusion might compare with small modular reactors and other energy sources; the presenter said fusion could be commercially deployable in roughly 12 to 15 years if public-private investment continues. The second presentation, from XRDNA, described a spatial-temporal addressing system for physical objects and events, aimed at improving coordination across space, infrastructure, logistics, and defense. The company said it is testing with Space Force and launch providers, uses AI provenance tools, and sees its main near-term use case in logistics and space operations. HB 2809 would require state agencies handling sensitive data, including elections, public safety, benefits, finance, and infrastructure information, to implement post-quantum encryption meeting or exceeding CMMC 2.0 validation, using a U.S.-based vendor and U.S.-developed, manufactured, or maintained components. An amendment clarified that agencies would not be required to connect offline systems to the internet to install encryption, and that agencies could use offline methods such as removable media. The sponsor argued the bill is needed because Arizona’s legacy systems are vulnerable, cited prior cyber incidents and audit findings, and said the bill would secure data even on older systems while keeping the encryption key with the Auditor General. Members generally supported the concept but raised questions about implementation, costs, the Auditor General’s role, and the need for more stakeholder input. No one signed in opposition; the Secretary of State’s office was noted as neutral. The committee adopted the Pingarelli amendment and then passed HB 2809 as amended on a 9-0 vote, giving it a due pass recommendation. Several members explained their yes votes as support for the bill’s goal while emphasizing the need for careful implementation and broader discussion. The meeting then adjourned.

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• No federal agency should have the power to cut off access to our financial services industry simply .
• It also requires these agencies to submit an annual report to Congress detailing regulations. regulatory
• The Bipartisan Safer Banking Act and this amendment would prohibit the banking agencies from debanking
• people unless the agencies have a, quote, valid reason to do so.
• My amendment would help ensure that the banking agencies will continue to have all the authority that

Bills: SB875

Keywords: banking regulation, federal agencies, reputational risk, financial services, supervision, FIRM Act, bank supervision, depository institutions, federal banking agencies, FDIC, OCC, Federal Reserve, NCUA, CFPB, credit unions, Operation Choke Point, financial discrimination, safety and soundness, supervisory guidance, examination manual

Summary: This meeting focused on the markup of the Genius Act and the FIRM Act, two significant pieces of legislation addressing stablecoin regulation and the financial industry's regulatory framework. The Chairman noted the importance of providing clarity to the digital asset community and protecting American consumers, while also promoting innovation and competition within the financial sector. Members of both parties expressed varying viewpoints, with some highlighting concerns related to national security and the potential risks associated with stablecoins.

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• For that reason, our agency license for me is four times what it would be for the little guy who only
• Development and the other agencies?
• Banker, I love it, you know, but these agencies are different, and some of them are being sued more.
• They don’t have a state agency option.
• They don't have a state agency they can go to and say, "I need help."

Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, 911

Bills: HB0143, HB0129

Keywords: health care providers, free speech, discrimination, governmental agencies, civil remedies, physician access, internationally trained physicians, medical licensing, provisional license, healthcare workforce, 916, all

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• > or<00:04:15.519> commission agency, department, board, or commission agency, department
• <00:10:52.880> that are there any government agencies that are there any government agencies
• , it's just an agency of the state.
• , it's just an agency of the state.
• , it's just an agency of the state.

Bills: HB0143, HB0129

Keywords: health care providers, free speech, discrimination, governmental agencies, civil remedies, physician access, internationally trained physicians, medical licensing, provisional license, healthcare workforce, 916, all

Bills: SB 324, SB 1978, SB 2139, SB 2401, SB 2587, SB 2610, SB 2858, SB 3016

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, state contracts, immigration, labor compliance, Sunset Review, government accountability, Texas Lottery Commission, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Ethics Commission, government agencies, regulatory review

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• House Bill 4319 Primarily does two things: one, it requires that agencies have specific and explicit
• authority for every agency rule that they propose.
• Two, it requires that all agencies inventory all existing rules within the next three years.
• Committee members on these rules after these agencies responded to initial questions both in the House
• If you got one issue that you run across, get with the agency, contact them, let me know that you're

Bills: SJR49, HB3281, HB4319, HJR1086

Keywords: wildlife, conservation, Oklahoma, regulations, permanent rules, administrative procedures, guidance documents, transparency, public inspection, rulemaking, rulemaking authority, specific authority, legislative review, agency rules, judicial rules, public safety, state agencies, legislative approval, 914, all

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• Again, this is not the advertising agency, and what this says is that the state agency engages with an
• advertising agency... ...engages with an advertising agency to distribute their dollars to different
• We're just saying if that advertising agency says, "Well, these networks score high risk," we're not
• But anyway, again, it may be an advertising agency in Alabama that is not...
• And so it's just saying that when that state agency would not knowingly spend state dollars with an agency

Bills: HB134, SB217, SB180, HB157, HB92, HB335

Keywords: vehicle registration, disability access, fines, law enforcement, public accommodation, bond financing, municipal bonds, county debt, local government debt, debt service schedule, bond disclosure, public finance, bond underwriter, county commission, city council, refunding bonds, swap agreements, interest rate swaps, derivatives, fiscal transparency

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• Chairman, members, Senate Bill 1520 requires the state and its agencies to share any data requested by
• The bill requires the state and its agencies to share any data requested by the federal government regarding
• I would have to check with our agencies. Mr.

Bills: SB1216, SB1391, SB1493, SB1520

Keywords: trauma, public safety, counseling, mental health, employee benefits, law enforcement, stress management, suicide prevention, workforce readiness, disciplinary action, appeals, termination, superior court, investigative process, reinstatement, immigration, data sharing, federal government, undocumented immigrants, visa overstays

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety and Law Enforcement heard several bills related to public safety personnel. SB 1520, which would have required state agencies to share certain immigration-related data with the federal government and sunset in 2029, was set aside after a proposed strike-everything amendment was defeated. The committee then voted 7-5 to give the underlying bill a do pass recommendation. SB 1216, which removes the sunset from traumatic event counseling programs for peace officers, firefighters, and 911 dispatchers and expands eligibility to crime scene and digital forensics technicians, drew support from police and fire representatives and passed 12-1 with a do pass recommendation. SB 1391 would create an AZ POST-administered law enforcement stress management pilot program, funded with a $950,000 general fund appropriation and operated through one Arizona nonprofit. The sponsor described it as a preventive, peer-support-focused program, but several members objected that the bill was overly prescriptive and looked like a vendor-specific measure. The committee voted 5-7 against giving SB 1391 a do pass recommendation. SB 1493, as amended, would require employers to pay taxable costs, attorney fees, and expert fees when a law enforcement officer who was terminated without just cause prevails through the administrative appeal process and then in Superior Court after the employer refuses reinstatement. Supporters argued it was a fairness and due process measure for rare cases where officers must litigate twice to be reinstated. After adopting a chairman’s amendment, the committee approved SB 1493 as amended with a due pass recommendation by an 8-3 vote, with one member changing from yes to no before the final tally.

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• Footnote number two is on the agency, and it specifies the appropriation is for one year, basically,

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• Let's uh let's go to the agencies next. Is there uh agency members that need to opine on this?
• this bill before I get to agencies? this bill before I get to agencies?
• Is there uh agency members that next.
• Johnson is coming on now." agencies to be able to talk to each agencies to be able to talk to each other
• includes any of those agency requests. includes any of those agency requests.

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• going into each individual agency.
• Moving on to agency 6.
• Moving on to agency 6. special revenue. Moving on to agency 6.
• This is the again a agency 11.
• Next, in agency 27, State agency 24.

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• agencies must provide it within 7 days. agencies must provide it within 7 days.
• <00:58:25.000> In moment agencies won't provide it. In moment agencies won't provide it.
• agency did not bulk at your requests. agency did not bulk at your requests.
• Budget Office and for agencies. Budget Office and for agencies.
• labor intensive for an agency. Is that labor intensive for an agency. Is that correct?

Bills: HF1234, HF3528, HF3672, HF3679, HF3680, HF1944

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, data transparency, Legislative Budget Office, state agencies, fiscal notes, public data, standard time, federal law, time zone

Bills: SB175, SB195, SB196, SB199

Keywords: aircraft, tax exemption, sales tax, lease tax, maintenance, Alabama, health insurance, Medicare, retirees, public education, contracts, education, high school, community college, dual enrollment, secondary credit, Move on When Ready, parental leave, state employees, local education agencies

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• <00:01:54.000> depending agencies six or seven agencies depending agencies six or seven agencies
• at the executive branch staff in agency at the executive branch staff in that<00:21:19.400> agency
• Um, or Fraser, um, that is being worked on agency by agency right now.
• internal Auditors within our agencies internal Auditors within our agencies can<01:18:08.040>
• state agencies are doing if agencies state agencies are doing if agencies fail<01:32:18.520>

Bills: HF25, HF1, HF428

Keywords: pregnancy support, women's health, maternity homes, nonprofit organizations, grant funding, abortion, family services, Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices

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• Now, we primarily have referrals on entire agencies, sometimes four or five agencies under control by
• the different agencies and departments? the different agencies and departments?
• different agencies and departments? different agencies and departments?
• , agencies, agencies, issue<01:24:08.600> subpoenas<01:24:09.400> and<01:24:09.560>
• review processes for agency programs. review processes for agency programs.

Bills: HF1338

Keywords: Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, state oversight, government accountability, fraud, waste, abuse, audit, investigation, subpoena, whistleblower, public integrity, transparency, state agencies, executive branch, public funds, taxpayer funds, law enforcement oversight, public safety programs, advisory council

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• Yes, we’re just getting it out for state agencies. This is just for state agencies.
• So we want our state agencies to be apolitical.
• Viewership, and if I understand correctly, this bill only pertains to state agencies.
• But then there are other agencies that say, "We have this pool of..." ...agencies that say we have this
• But there are certainly lots of ways that those agencies could advertise... ...ways that those agencies

Bills: HB282, HB283, HB95

Keywords: government contracting, state agencies, local agencies, procurement, marketing contracts, advertising contracts, media monitoring, fact-checking, news ratings, bias ratings, misinformation, journalistic standards, news accuracy, vendor certification, contractor certification, public relations, media analytics, government procurement, Alabama, data privacy

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• House Bill 3545 sets responsible standards for state agency use of AI.

Bills: HB2293, HB3176, HB3545, HB3546

Keywords: broadband, Oklahoma Broadband Office, broadband access, statewide broadband plan, internet connectivity, funding, grant programs, expansion council, termination plan, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, state agencies, high-risk AI decisions, deepfakes

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• Agencies. We've been meeting with them.
• And what this means is that referring agencies, instead of hearing cases within their agency themselves
• It incentivizes agencies to resolve conflicts within their agency as much as possible to avoid the bill
• And what this means is that referring agencies, instead of hearing cases within their agency themselves
• It incentivizes agencies to resolve conflicts within their agency as much as possible to avoid the bill

Bills: HF1151, HF1239, HF1240, HF2020, HF2514, HF2515, HF2451

Keywords: Compensation Council, salaries, state officials, judicial compensation, legislative process, public funds, misuse, law enforcement, accountability, state government, legislative auditor, compliance, transparency, retirement benefits, health insurance, dependents, state employees, Medicare, legislative studies, government oversight