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• portal for Washington residents, Washingtonians, to gain access to the services they need and the content
• So that personalized and content-driven functionality is really So that personalized and content-driven
• There's also potential for bias or discriminatory content created unbeknownst to the user.
• We make sure the policy includes that AI-generated content will be reviewed and validated, verified by
• We make sure policy includes AI-generated content will be reviewed and validated, verified by a human

Summary: The committee held a work session focused on technology in government, AI, broadband, and digital equity. Seattle CTO Rob Lloyd described the city’s AI strategy, emphasizing responsible use, privacy, security, community input, and data strategy. He said Seattle is using small pilots and partnerships to test AI for tasks such as public records processing, infrastructure inspection, and permitting, while keeping humans as the final decision-makers. Members asked about bias, liability, training on best practices, labor involvement, and public records; Lloyd said AI should remain an assistant tool, not a replacement for human judgment, and that Seattle is still testing solutions for records requests and permitting. WATech CTO Nick Stow and Deputy Director Mark Quimby discussed the state’s broader AI policy, the generative AI executive order, a sandbox with more than 15 agencies, and use cases including a resident portal, cybersecurity, and wildfire detection. They stressed consent, closed systems, human-centered design, and the need to govern all forms of AI, not just generative AI. Committee members raised concerns about federal data access, labor issues, and wildfire detection effectiveness. Spokane County IT staff described a more restrictive approach to AI, citing privacy, bias, and cyber risks. The county standardized on Microsoft Copilot as its only approved chat-style AI tool, blocked other AI chat platforms, and requires human review of all AI-generated content. They said AI is also being used by criminals for phishing and deepfakes, underscoring the need for strong policy and security controls. The committee also received an update from the Attorney General’s AI Task Force. Yuki Ishizuka said the task force has 19 members and eight subcommittees covering ethics, consumer protection, labor, health care, public safety, education, government efficiency, cybersecurity, and industry/energy. The task force is working toward an interim report due December 1, 2025 and a final report due July 1, 2026, and is reviewing recommendations through public forums and advisory committees. Ishizuka warned that a federal budget reconciliation provision could bar states from enforcing AI regulations for 10 years, and several members voiced support for state authority and asked about possible 2026 legislation. The committee then heard updates on broadband and digital equity. Commerce’s Dave Pringle said the BEAD broadband program is being reshaped by new NTIA guidance, which removed or reduced emphasis on several prior priorities, and Washington is now working under an expedited process to submit its state application by September 4. He noted that no projects have been built yet, that four counties did not receive applications in round two, and that the state is trying to keep applicants engaged through office hours and a shortened review window. The Office of Equity and the Digital Equity Forum reported increased participation, new members, and ongoing outreach to tribal, rural, and underserved communities, while previewing recommendations such as creating an interdepartmental digital equity team and improving data use. Finally, Lumen’s Robert Thoms described private-sector broadband deployment challenges, including permitting, regulation, and the economics of extending fiber, while noting continued investment in overbuild projects, a $30 low-cost service option tied to the former ACP, and work with the state, tribes, and libraries. No votes were taken; the meeting consisted of presentations and member questions.

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• and have been altered with artificial intelligence to show non-consensual, intimate, or explicit content
• the covered entity that if there's duplicates of that, if there's additional copies of that same content
• This is the first time we're legislating this type of user-generated content on a covered platform, on
• This type of user-generated content on a covered platform, on a website, on a mobile app.
• I think it's important that in service to the Floridians who are being victimized by this type of content

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism took up several measures, beginning with SB 1666, which would adopt Florida’s version of UCC Article 12 to address commercial transactions involving digital assets such as cryptocurrency, smart contracts, blockchain, and NFTs. The committee adopted a technical amendment and then reported the bill favorably. It also approved CS/SB 480, a proposal to create affordable health coverage options for farmers and ranchers through a nonprofit agricultural organization model; the bill drew significant questions about preexisting conditions, ACA coverage, costs, and whether the plans would function like insurance, but it was ultimately reported favorably despite opposition from some members and outside groups. The committee then unanimously advanced CS/SB 1172, which expands business development incentives for veterans and military spouses, including procurement preferences, fee waivers, tax exemptions, and an entrepreneurship program; an amendment added military-spouse hiring preferences and protections for private employers that adopt them voluntarily. The committee also approved CS/SB 1400, a bill aimed at non-consensual AI-generated sexual deepfakes. The measure requires covered platforms to provide a removal process, post clear notice of that process, and remove identified content within 24 to 48 hours, with liability under the Florida Unfair Trade and Deceptive Practices Act for noncompliance; an amendment carved out internet service providers from liability. Members raised concerns about repeat uploads and the meaning of “reasonable efforts,” but the bill was reported favorably. The committee then adopted SM 1488, a memorial urging Congress to create a sovereign wealth fund, despite testimony opposing it as unnecessary and constitutionally questionable. It also passed SB 1252, which would create a centralized statewide system for sharing pawn and secondhand dealer data among law enforcement agencies; the sponsor said the first step would be a $250,000 feasibility study, and the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee considered SB 922, which revises Florida’s restrictive covenant laws by creating a streamlined process for certain non-compete and garden leave agreements involving employees with access to sensitive information and higher wages. The bill drew extensive debate over worker mobility, global scope, and whether it would strengthen employer leverage too much; after a technical amendment, it was reported favorably. The last major item was SB 1776, a Florida Whistleblowers Act revision that adds a notice-to-cure requirement, narrows retaliation and employer definitions, and limits claims where another statutory remedy exists. Members and public speakers raised concerns that it could make whistleblower claims harder to bring and give employers time to destroy evidence, but the bill was amended and then reported favorably.

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• That's my up with this content?
• Not certification, but this content, and then they would fall off.
• Not certification, but this content, and then they would fall off.
• Not certification, but this content, and then they would fall off.
• Not certification, but this content, and then they would fall off.

Bills: HF1767, HF2068, HF4725, HF4637, HF4638

Keywords: human services, community support, integrated care, disability services, stakeholder consultation, homeless youth, grants, funding, Minnesota, mental health, substance use disorder, education, workforce development, licensure, direct care services, healthcare, long-term care, personal care assistants, employment support, medical assistance

Summary: The Human Services Finance and Policy Committee approved the April 8, 2026 minutes and then heard House File 1767, as amended by the DE4 amendment. Representative Garande explained that the bill, originally intended to codify Integrated Community Supports (ICS), was being redirected because of concerns about fraud vulnerability and program integrity. The DE4 would create a smaller legislative study group to redesign ICS, pause DHS changes for about six months while the group develops a transition plan, continue DHS fraud investigations and enforcement, and ultimately terminate ICS as currently structured. Testimony in support came from Mr. Buck and Zania Harut of the Residential Providers Association of Minnesota, both of whom argued that ICS is unstable, inconsistently implemented, and in need of a new statutory foundation. They said the current system mixes different service models under one rate framework, lacks clear codification, and has shifting policy guidance that creates compliance problems for providers and risks to people receiving services. They emphasized that the bill would preserve oversight and enforcement while allowing time to build a replacement service with clearer rules, documentation standards, and guardrails. Members asked about effects on counties, providers, data, audits, and fraud enforcement. Representative Curran and Mr. Berg said the bill would not change funding structures or DHS’s existing authority to audit, request documentation, investigate fraud, or sanction bad actors, and that the study group would use existing data to identify where problems are concentrated. Vice Chair Gillman supported the study-group approach as a bipartisan, public process and raised concerns about whether the bill would prevent DHS from acting on known fraud; Curran responded that the language was intended to preserve those enforcement actions. The discussion ended without a final vote on the bill in the portion provided, beyond adoption of the DE4 amendment.

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• They can put standards and core expectations in a certain content area into these tools, and these tools
• area into these tools and these content area into these tools and these tools<00:49:45.119> can
• and contents of those people of the and contents of those people of the state<01:41:15.119> workers

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• And I just showed the table of contents, but it basically outlined everything we talked about.
• They're not responsible for their content; that's Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
• But anyway, the purveyors of the information, the platforms, weren't responsible for the content because
• Their whole point, their whole existence, is its content, so they're on the hook... ...their whole existence
• is its content, so they're on the hook.

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• But then after the storm's phase, one content captured crews and we get video and photos and we time
• Should they need them here in the state or as their content as are approaching the decision to move to
• So it gets more impact, exponential impact content creation. Also important part of what we do.
• I had on that content slide to be has dispersed as possible into content creation source at the other

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• However, what this bill does is dictate content in statute.
• They're asking us to teach clear, factual, age-appropriate, academic content, and to be transparent about
• When I taught this content to my students, it was one of my students' favorite subjects.
• This statute requires schools to teach social-emotional learning content.
• She left the classroom because she knew teaching them content was empowering them, and what they wanted

Keywords: 1182, all

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• through the bipartisan work in the House and the work in the Senate that there's a lot of really good content
• lot of work in the Senate that there's a lot of really<00:08:35.519> good<00:08:35.680> content
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• that we're also really good content that we're also anxious<00:08:37.120> to<00:08:37.279>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The meeting focused on delays in finalizing major budget bills, especially the health and human services bills, which speakers said are highly complex and require extensive review by the revisor, legislative chairs, and agency staff. Transportation was described as nearly complete, with technical language issues slowing its posting. Leaders said the special session agreement would not be negotiated until the bills are posted in final form, and that the agreement will likely specify the items of business for the session. Speakers emphasized that the extra time is being used to carefully review the legislation and avoid mistakes, noting the bills cover large portions of the state budget and affect vulnerable populations. They also said they want to preserve some previously agreed-to technical, non-money provisions from the tax bill. There was discussion of unresolved policy items, including a question about a non-compete rollback, which was said not to be under discussion. On timing, one speaker said the special session was unlikely to happen the next day, gave only a small chance of Thursday, and said Saturday was the most realistic target. The urgency was tied to avoiding additional layoff notices for state employees before June 10. Leaders said the special session would ideally last one day, with enough votes to pass bills and suspend rules in both chambers, and noted that the tied legislature has made cooperation more necessary than in the prior session, when a majority-minority conflict led to a long filibuster.

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• And we're discussing one of those issues in that this bill doesn't talk about content, okay?
• There's no content explicitly laid out of what this could talk about.
• There's no content. We've already discussed that issue.
• I mean, I would think that the content, if you're going to have that, the...
• , so define the content.

Keywords: 908, all

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• So we looked at digital content, library books, and classroom libraries.
• we would love to continue to collaborate with this body in ensuring that sensitive materials and content
• Anything that we do in the sensitive materials area in regards to content filtering also just builds
• So if I'm teaching a philosophy class, we have conversations on the side about the philosophical content
• Content and the ideas there, that is absolutely student learning that you do not get if you're not in

Keywords: 985, all

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• Well, I think it does because obviously if you have a higher alcohol content.
• These are mixed beverages that have an alcohol content below 17%, just like many other mixed beverages
• The alcohol content is the same.
• In many cases, the alcohol content is lower than some of these drinks that are already sold, so we're
• One, this has 3 times the alcohol content and it's in a convenience store.

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• So things like recognizing patterns, making predictions, creating content, and generating recommendations
• Content generation: obviously, we can help with rapid updates and differentiation, but also there's quality
• differences was the top area that they mentioned, and then creating quizzes and assessments, suggesting content
• So I can offer the information about the content.
• So I can offer the information about the content, but what I would say is listen to the districts around

Summary: The Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 held a panel discussion on artificial intelligence in K-12 education. Dr. Maya Israel of the University of Florida gave an overview of AI literacy, emphasizing that AI can support personalized learning, school operations, and teacher efficiency, but also raises concerns about data privacy, overreliance, mental health, and the need for human oversight. She described the Florida K-12 AI Task Force, which has produced guidance on policy, ethics, privacy, cybersecurity, classroom integration, and professional development, and is now working on district surveys, webinars, case studies, and teacher/family resources. Superintendents Van Ayers of Hillsborough County and Kevin Hendrick of Pinellas County described district-level implementation. Hillsborough outlined a governance council, a district AI policy, and an implementation guide; it prohibits generative AI for students below eighth grade, allows limited use for older students with teacher permission and district-vetted tools, and uses models for classroom AI expectations. The district also reported growing student enrollment in AI courses, teacher training through summer academies and quick learns, and pilots with tools such as Magic School and Microsoft Copilot. Pinellas emphasized academic integrity, student data privacy, digital responsibility, and the importance of human interaction in learning; it said state assessments already limit technology use and that districts need clear governance and parent transparency. Committee members asked about whether AI improves academic performance, the risk of student dependence, the possibility of returning to more paper-based testing, and who should set guardrails. Witnesses said reliable achievement data is still limited because the technology is new, though districts reported anecdotal gains in tutoring and early literacy. They also said there is no established statewide baseline for teacher AI training yet, so districts are using professional development, stipends, and partnerships with universities to build capacity. The committee also heard from Drew Andrew of FSU’s Inspire program, who argued that industry is moving faster than schools and that education should focus on teaching how AI works, building teacher confidence, and aligning training with workforce needs. No bills were considered and the meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which was adopted.

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• So while we made the necessary content changes, we also took the opportunity to improve the usability
• Three types of content changes were needed.
• :19.519> the signed off on the forms confirming the signed off on the forms confirming the content
• :20.800> that<00:15:21.040> the<00:15:21.199> forms<00:15:21.600> was content
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• has been altered with artificial intelligence to know shown non consensual, intimate or explicit content
• One 53 for content provided by another person.
• This type of user generated content on a covered platform on a website on a mobile app. >> Senator Davis
• I think it's important that in service to the Floridians who are being victimized by this type of content
• creation that we provide the easiest way for them to for them to remove content that is not theirs.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• And when altered or generated content is used in political advertising, and I repeat, political advertising
• political advertisements that include altered images, videos, or audio recordings to disclose that the content
• Candidates and campaigns can still use such content, but they They must be up front with voters when
• Without proper safeguards, voters may be unable to distinguish between authentic and manipulated content
• simply requires disclosure when political advertising contains artificially generated or manipulated content

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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Keywords: 910, house, all

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• to have, we're able to start a little bit later here this morning, but we do have quite a bit of content
• The refreshed website and some of the content that it'll have on it. So, thanks, Ms. Smith.
• And, Scott, for your content, is it through January 31 of 2026? That's correct.
• It's not because the content has changed that significantly.
• for... ...to content, and that is we updated the policy statement for changes in legislation.

Keywords: 908, all

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• I can see down here the original content. and translated version, and when the parent responds back in
• develop Canvas We're in the process of doing that right now, to provide a wider range of training content
• Year two builds on the foundation by monitoring presentation to ensure content accuracy and quality while
• PED Canvas training, Canvas training with two hours of PE to develop content by specialists at PED.
• It upholds content integrity by ensuring all training materials are pre-approved, accurate, engaging,

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• If you think about that broad variation in one teacher trying to teach all of that content to a group
• But you're doing that with content that is very diverse.
• But you're also dealing with content that oftentimes ends up meaning that the teacher is either teaching
• Someone online can deliver great content instruction.
• Access to the adult content that you're referencing happened in the first couple months of operations

Summary: The Justice Budget Committee heard detailed presentations from the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Corrections on staffing, services, and budget needs. DJJ Secretary Hall emphasized that the agency’s main public safety strategy is education, along with prevention and recidivism reduction. He described major staffing improvements after pay increases for probation, detention, residential care, and prevention workers, and outlined DJJ’s mental health, aftercare, and education continuum, including the Florida Scholars Academy and Florida Youth College. He said the new statewide education model is showing early gains in progress monitoring, high school graduation, and postsecondary enrollment, while also noting ongoing operational issues such as IT connectivity, rural staffing gaps, and the need for geographic pay adjustments for teachers. He also discussed detention center replacement plans in Hillsborough, Broward, and Palm Beach, and said DJJ would transition the Broward JAC to a security contractor after the sheriff’s office pulls sworn officers from the site. Members asked about campus performance differences, teacher pay, detention education quality, and concerns about the rollout and leadership of the Scholars Academy. Hall said some campuses face rural access and infrastructure problems, but the blended learning model provides continuity when internet or staffing issues arise. He defended the superintendent’s qualifications and said early problems with inappropriate online content were addressed. Representative Porras raised concerns about educational quality and the superintendent’s past disciplinary history, while Representative Barrera urged more mentorship and fatherhood-focused programming in juvenile facilities. DOC Secretary Dixon said the prison system is under pressure from rising inmate populations, staffing shortages, and overtime costs. He argued that the system needs funded posts for every functioning housing unit, noting that the department has added housing units without enough staff and now relies heavily on overtime, mobile officer deployments, and shift conversions to keep facilities operating safely. He highlighted that many officers are new, that outside-hospital transports have risen sharply, and that mental health units require additional staffing. DOC’s mental health chief described a large and growing treatment system with outpatient, inpatient, intensive outpatient, and court-ordered services, saying about a quarter of the prison population has a diagnosed mental illness. Community corrections staff described treatment programs, employment specialists, mobile probation and reentry units, and a new mental health first aid training initiative. Reentry staff reported expanded substance abuse, education, CTE, chaplaincy, and digital learning programs, including Edovo and a forthcoming Work Bay platform. No votes were taken.