Transcript Highlights:

• A read-only internet is not necessarily community.
• For many of these young people, the internet is both a risk and a lifeline.
• And third would fall along the line of digital literacy and safety education.
• And so I started to, you know, educate people, like, flip the script, that sort of thing.
• Young people are able to have direct messages to continue that conversation.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ecosystem here on the internet, right? ecosystem here on the internet, right?
• You may continue. Yeah.
• You may continue. Yeah.
• You may continue. Yeah.
• You may continue. clear. Yeah, I swear. You may continue.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Porn is not an educational tool.
• Porn is not an educational tool. Porn is not an educational tool.
• Porn is not an educational tool. Porn is not an educational tool.
• group sex on the internet. group sex on the internet. 67%<00:11:50.320> of<00:11:50.440><
• <00:11:58.720> porn accidental exposure to internet porn accidental exposure to internet porn

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The school board is really trying to educate the kids.
• The school board is really trying to educate the kids.
• It touches upon Internet Crimes Against Children programs.
• Continue. Thank you.
• It's a new soul, but it continues at conception.

Bills: S0164, S0656, S0892

Keywords: wrongful death, unborn child, civil liability, medical provider, parental rights, habitual felony offenders, violent crimes, enhanced penalties, criminal justice, recidivism

Summary: The committee heard a lengthy presentation from Miami-Dade State Attorney Catherine Fernandez-Rundle on human trafficking, describing Florida’s high victim counts, the role of online recruitment, common victim and trafficker profiles, and several case examples involving sexual exploitation, labor trafficking, and interstate trafficking. She highlighted Miami-Dade’s task force model, partnerships with law enforcement, schools, businesses, and shelters such as Camillus House’s Project Phoenix and the Thrive Clinic, and said the office relies heavily on technology, training, and victim-centered prosecution. Members asked about school-based trafficking, warning signs, social media platforms, and information-sharing about offenders across states; Fernandez-Rundle said more training and better interstate communication are still needed. The committee then took up CS for SB 656, which would codify FDLE’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Funding Program and rename/expand the online sting operations grant program to better support investigations, training, technology, and personnel. The bill was supported as a timely tool to combat online child exploitation and was reported favorably on a unanimous roll call. The committee also passed SB 892, which streamlines sentencing procedures for habitual felony offenders and related violent offender designations by clarifying notice and clemency-related paperwork requirements; it too was reported favorably unanimously. The remainder of the meeting focused on SB 164, which expands Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow parents to recover civil damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to recognize unborn children in civil law and allow recovery when a pregnancy is lost due to another’s negligence. Opponents from the ACLU, reproductive rights groups, medical insurers, and domestic violence advocates argued the bill is overly broad, could function as fetal personhood legislation, and could expose doctors, friends, family members, businesses, and abusive partners to lawsuits while chilling medical care, IVF, and pregnancy-related treatment. Supporters from pro-life organizations urged broader language and stronger protections for unborn children. No vote on SB 164 was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, why did the DOD decide to cancel the non-secure internet?
• And I just encourage you to say no to this today and continue to work on making voting... ...continue
• Well, to educate you, it is not a hypothetical scenario.
• So if they weren't connected to the internet, it wouldn't matter.
• Powell, you really can't block the Internet.

Bills: HB2006, HB2165, HB2245, HB2348, HB2806, HB2901, HB2902, HCR2016

Keywords: sample ballots, elections, primary election, general election, mailing deadline, ballot mailing, county election officials, board of supervisors, secretary of state, early voting list, election administration, voter information, postal service, USPS processing center, city elections, town elections, special district elections, Arizona election law, ballot proofing, party chair

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• And anyone tuning in over the Internet.
• So they're allowed to continue to do the chatting in the game.
• Go ahead and continue. Okay, great. Thank you. I appreciate it.
• So it's not unreasonable for them to be able to continue to comply.
• We do this through community awareness, employer education, and advocacy.

Bills: AB52, AB76, AB163, AB388, AB483

Keywords: health insurance, claims process, insurance regulation, admin penalties, healthcare access, cannabis, cannabis establishment, medical cannabis, adult-use cannabis, advertising regulations, packaging requirements, unlicensed cannabis activities, state prosecution, confidentiality, Cannabis Compliance Board, disciplinary proceedings, mental health, counseling, interstate practice, telehealth

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• This type of selective taxation raises concerns under the Federal Internet Tax concerns under the Federal
• Internet Tax Freedom Act, which prohibits discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce.
• And lastly, I won't go on to everything else, but uh this tax raises concerns under the federal Internet
• Representatives Bacon and Lucans concerning state public education K- through 2 funding, in connection
• therewith increasing appropriations for state public education K- through 2 for 10 years, allowing the

Keywords: 981, all

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• It delays the date by which a local education agency must receive scores and data from student statewide
• Madam Chair and members, HB 2203 requires the Department of Education to review each statutory reporting
• HB. 2133, subjects, a commercial entity that publishes or distributes sexual material on the internet
• Madam Chair and members, House Bill 2155 continues the Arizona Beef Council until July 1, 2034.
• I will continue to fill in the gaps. I know we're doing this as we're moving along.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of bills and resolutions, with members frequently asking to pull measures from consent and noting party-line or unanimous votes. Topics included medical and vaccination restrictions (HB 2248, HB 2086), state investment and conflict-of-interest rules for the treasurer (HB 2303), budget and reporting requirements (HB 2688, HB 2015), procurement limits involving China-linked companies (HB 2170, HB 2134), homelessness administration (HB 2533), traffic and transportation measures (HB 2109, HB 2574, HB 2210), school testing and education policy (HB 2032, HB 2033, HB 2075, HB 2266, HB 2395, HCR 2003), and several health-care bills involving lactation services, gender-transition care for minors, abortion-related restrictions, and hospital immigration-status reporting (HB 2072, HB 2085, HB 2364, HB 2689, HB 2796). Members also discussed water policy, including desalination, groundwater transport, and water-use limits (HB 2052, HB 2056, HB 2098, HB 2758, HB 2328), as well as food and agriculture measures such as SNAP restrictions, cultivated-cell food labeling and bans, and the Beef Council extension (HB 2396, HB 2762, HB 2791, HB 2155). Several members criticized bills as unconstitutional, costly, or harmful to affordability, while sponsors described them as clarifications, consumer protections, or administrative fixes. The caucus also considered a number of bills affecting labor, property, and consumer issues, including unemployment eligibility changes, mobile home park submetering fees, appraisal management company rules, digital goods seller requirements, property tax clarifications, and protections for minors in online content creation (HB 2690, HB 2459, HB 2501, HB 2010, HB 2120, HB 2192, HB 2261, HB 2279). Other measures addressed sexual extortion penalties, name-change procedures for sex offenders, and restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs and gender-transition procedures for minors (HB 2666, HB 2223, HB 2364, HB 2085). Members repeatedly raised concerns about federal preemption, constitutional issues, implementation costs, and unintended consequences, and several sponsors or members indicated they were working on amendments or stakeholder discussions. At the end of the meeting, the caucus also heard memorials and resolutions, including a proposal to limit voting centers and precinct voting, and memorials urging withdrawal from the United Nations and defunding the IMF (HCR 2016, HM 2001, HM 2004). The meeting concluded with caucus announcements, including an affordability-themed award recognizing Rep. Betty Villegas, a Black History Month sign-up request, and reminders about upcoming affordability and Latino Caucus events. No final floor votes were taken in the transcript, but multiple bills were pulled from consent or noted for opposition.

Transcript Highlights:

• We got one in education. No money at all, right? Mm-hmm.
• Sorry for all the questions, but it's a good time to get educated, Representative Zerang.
• And then we're continuing to do this year in and year out that we're not equal.
• And what's happened the whole time I've been here is we've continued to be off by a year.
• And all the amendment actually does is include Internet bidding. Mr. Chairman. Okay.

Bills: HB27, HB143, HB205, HB308, HB311, HB417, HB430, HB562, HB812, HB1129

Keywords: inmates, department of public safety, per diem, local correctional facilities, jail funding, insurance premiums, Municipal Fire and Police, dedicated fund, assessments, Louisiana legislation, hazardous waste, cleanup fund, environmental protection, state treasury, Consumer Price Index, law enforcement, firefighters, health insurance, survivors benefits, Lafayette

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:05:04.160> to challenges which we're continuing to challenges which we're continuing to
• continue without interruption. continue without interruption.
• Uh thank you again for your continued Uh thank you again for your continued support<00:50:10.000
• this or continuing it on? this or continuing it on?
• Who's going to continue to pay the balance on all the extras?

Bills: SB1, SB4, SB6, SB9, SB16, SB17, SB20, SB22, SB28, SB29, SB36, SB41, SB45, SB77, SB85, SB87, SB96, SB98, SB110, SB126, SB139, SB143, SB164, SB167, SB171, SB186, SB188, SB195, SB197, SB198, SB204, SB205, SB206, SB207, SB209, SB210, SB211, SB217, SB219, SB220, SB225, SB231, SB237, SB238, SB241, SB244, SB246, SB247, SB272, SB294, SB315, SB346, SB364, SB366, SB367, SB386, SB392, SB403, SB415, SB427, SB431, SB437, SB457, SB459, SB469, SB471, SB478, SB484, SB489, SB502, SB503, SB507, SB508, SB510, SB516, SB517, SB518, SB519, SB521, SB535, SB543, SB550, SB564, SB568, SB570, SB575, SB577, SB578, SB590, SB607, SB616, SB621, SB634, SB644, SB647, SB649, SB652, SB655, SB656, SB663

Keywords: agricultural lands, foreign ownership, state agriculture policy, real estate regulation, land conservation, SB4, Royal Mausoleum, Mauna Ala, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, OHA, Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR, stewardship, Hawaiian affairs, cemetery, burial site, ancestral remains, cultural preservation, state land management, agency transfer

Transcript Highlights:

• contribution to education? contribution to education?
• contribution to education has gone up. contribution to education has gone up.
• you increase the state's education will you increase the state's education funding.<00:53:07.920>
• Just continue. Yes, sir.
• So, with an internet service provider.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We're looking at educating people to be at the top of the hill on that.
• Education outside the normal public school system.
• We're buying it for kids, not for the state department of Education or higher education.
• I just want to continue to bring it up.
• In the industrial age, business and education were separate ways.

Keywords: 914, all

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• <00:06:42.160> the 2060 so that we can continue the 2060 so that we can continue the important
• ,<00:10:41.040> educate<00:10:41.519> trusted education, educate trusted education, educate
• <00:14:58.320> to medically complex children continue to medically complex children continue
• smartphones, laptops or internet access. smartphones, laptops or internet access.
• > care recognizes that continued care recognizes that continued care management<00:43:32.240><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• ,<00:36:37.200> and The noted writer, lawyer, educator, and The noted writer, lawyer, educator
• intelligence and children's internet intelligence and children's internet safety<01:15:33.920>
• Whereas AI continues to be deployed in new capacities across social media and the internet.
• their education.
• education program. Okay. Okay. Okay. education program. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber also recognized guests, including members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and employees of the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative. A senator then delivered a Black History Month-style presentation highlighting James Weldon Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Jan E. Matzeliger, and Percy Lavon Julian for their contributions to civil rights, labor, industry, and science. The Senate received House messages referring two Archives and History board appointments to the Committee on Confirmations, then took up numerous committee reports. Several bills from Finance and Taxation, Judiciary, Education Policy, Agriculture, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Healthcare, Tourism, Veterans and Military Affairs, State Government Affairs, and Local Legislation received favorable reports, some with amendments or substitutes, and were advanced to second reading and placement on the next legislative day’s calendar. The chamber also recommitted Senate Bill 266 to the Tourism Committee. The Senate confirmed multiple appointments, including Llaya McNair to the Alabama Trust Fund Board, several members to the Credit Union Administration Board, and Elizabeth Smithart, Leslie Sanders, and Wayne Sers to the Alabama State Board of Human Resources. It then adopted several resolutions, including commendations and memorials, such as resolutions honoring Mary Francis Holland, the Stanhope Elmore boys bowling team, and Alicia Cannon for more than 50 years of service to the Alabama judicial system. The Senate also adopted a resolution creating the Study Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Children’s Internet Safety, after discussion about its purpose, membership, and duties; an amendment to the commission resolution was adopted before the resolution itself was adopted.

Transcript Highlights:

• All of our grant funds provide an opportunity to provide educational opportunities, telehealth and health
• One thing to recognize is we can't do it without the partnership of our Internet service providers and
• This currently is in hand at the Department of Education for approval.
• with building out those frameworks and partnering with the industries and Internet service providers
• So when we are educating and have a footprint on those literacy training efforts workforce development

Summary: The Committee on Commerce and Tourism met briefly and first announced that Senate Bill 232 by Senator Rodriguez was temporarily postponed at the sponsor’s request. The main item was a presentation from Leo Garcia of the Office of Broadband on Florida’s broadband programs, current deployment progress, and upcoming funding opportunities. Garcia said the office is administering multiple grant programs that have awarded hundreds of millions of dollars for broadband infrastructure, community facilities, and digital device access, with a focus on rural areas, workforce development, and digital literacy. He also described the state’s strategic plan and partnerships with local governments, ISPs, workforce boards, community colleges, and community action agencies. Garcia explained that Florida has already deployed over 1,100 miles of fiber and enabled about 4,300 connections, and said the remaining unserved and underserved locations should drop significantly by the end of 2026 before the BEAD program addresses the rest. He said BEAD is a fully federal program for Florida, providing $1.16 billion from NTIA, with most of it reserved for infrastructure and additional amounts for workforce training and cybersecurity/digital literacy. He noted that Florida is prioritizing fiber but will also use fixed wireless or satellite where fiber is not cost-effective or feasible. He also said the office is seeking additional spending authority for the Digital Capacity Grant Program. Members asked about county coverage, especially Duval County, and Garcia said Duval and Monroe had not yet received funds because they currently have limited unserved or underserved areas, but they are expected to be addressed through BEAD and related workforce and literacy efforts. Senator Davis raised permitting delays as a major challenge, and Garcia said the office is exploring ways to help local communities process permits more quickly. Senator Wright asked about competition with satellite-based broadband providers, and Garcia said the state is technology-agnostic but prioritizes fiber for reliability. There were no public comments, no votes or formal actions taken, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:24:22.799> Um, internet? Um, internet?
• But this uses of the drone to continue.
• So, um pervasiveness of the internet.
• > um the education department uh education um the education department uh education um commission
• Most recently in Gofftown and internet.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They're catching up on their education.
• And so I would encourage you To continue to do that. I don't know.
• Those arguments over the Internet spill over into real life.
• This is a continuation of that same conversation.
• I spoke about internet clout. Part of that internet clout is the gang culture.

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:15:53.679> to of this is is only going to continue to of this is is only going to continue
• advised by the state board of education advised by the state board of education and<02:07:11.920
• of educator and and all in this. of educator and and all in this.
• education, which is defined by statute. education, which is defined by statute.
• for the purposes of the of our education for the purposes of the of our education funding.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting covered two committee of conference items. On HB 1260, the House and Senate debated a Senate amendment dealing with sealing certain divorce-related financial records. House members argued the amendment conflicted with the Keane Sentinel decision and would improperly flip the burden of proof on public access to court records, raising constitutional concerns under the state constitution’s open government and privacy provisions. Senate members responded that the privacy amendment and modern conditions support more protection for sensitive financial information, especially in limited uncontested divorces, but several members agreed the issue should be studied in a separate bill with a full hearing next year rather than resolved in conference. The committee ultimately voted unanimously to have the Senate recede and pass HB 1260 in the form originally passed by the House, preserving the underlying bill without the Senate amendment. The committee then took up HB 1574, which extends free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs and provides funding for SNAP administrative costs. The main dispute was the Senate’s addition of $4.4 million for SNAP administration. Senator Gray and DHHS officials said federal changes will shift more administrative costs to the state and that underfunding administration could raise the SNAP error rate, which could trigger future federal penalties and larger state costs; DHHS reported a current error rate of 7.57%, below the national average, and said a higher error rate could cost the state roughly $12 million in a partial fiscal year and nearly $16 million in a full year. Representative Papovich said he understood the department’s needs but was reluctant to support the bill as amended, noting the Senate language resembled a prior bill that had already failed in the House. The discussion ended with the committee still considering the Senate amendment, with members weighing the immediate appropriation against possible future costs.

Transcript Highlights:

• education piece. education piece.
• do that through education and training. do that through education and training.
• 07:53.160> the<00:07:53.240> primary internet safety, one of the primary internet safety
• continuation of the service in jeopardy. continuation of the service in jeopardy.
• also provide education in schools. also provide education in schools.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Obviously, I grew up in a family of educators, I'm married into a family of educators.
• The committee on Higher Education, HB 3702 by Alma Allen, regarding the applicability of educator certification
• for the Committee on Higher Education.
• Higher Education.
• System, referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

Keywords: 1184, house, all