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House OKs bills to launch advanced‑technology grant programs and a compute credit center
Summary
Lawmakers passed two companion bills to create an Advanced Technology Review Committee, a grant fund and a virtual state IT research center to support AI, machine learning and quantum computing proposals; appropriations were removed for further budget discussion.
The House unanimously passed two bills Friday that set policy to encourage advanced technology research and grant programs while deferring funding decisions to department budgets later in the session.
What lawmakers did: House Bill 14‑48 would create an Advanced Technology Review Committee, an Advanced Technology Grant Program and an Advanced Technology Grant Fund, with language prioritizing artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing proposals. House Bill…
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