Transcript Highlights:

• , and disclosure of sexually explicit<00:39:40.800><c> images</c><00:39:41.200><c> without</c><00:39:
• Vermont statute on non-consensual disclosure encompasses what is often called revenge porn, as well as
• H. 626 allows victims of non-consensual disclosure of explicit images to have access to the same civil
• of those recordings or disclosure of those recordings or images,<00:44:22.800><c> non-consensual</c>
• <00:44:23.800><c> disclosure</c><00:44:24.280><c> of</c> images, non-consensual disclosure of images,

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• When everything is labeled, disclosures can become less meaningful.
• A materiality standard would improve focus on disclosures that matter the most.
• And like I said, the disclosure part makes absolute sense to me.
• So I think the protections are absolutely needed, at least the disclosures.
• So I think the protections are absolutely needed, at least the disclosures.

Committee: Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection

Summary: The committee convened for its first hearing, took roll, and heard several privacy- and AI-related bills. SB 1106 by Senator Cabaldon would shorten the Delete Act data broker deletion deadline from 45 days to 30 days; it drew support from a technology and democracy group, no opposition testimony, and was moved out on a due pass to Appropriations vote. SB 923 by Senator Becker would expand the CCPA deletion right to cover all personal information held by a business and require online-only businesses to offer a web form or similar method for privacy requests; supporters included the California Privacy Protection Agency and privacy advocates, while business groups raised concerns about scope, compliance, and the email/web-form requirement. The bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations, with some members noting they were laying off or wanted further amendments. The committee also heard SB 1142, the Digital Dignity Act, which would regulate digital replicas and deepfakes on large online platforms, including takedown and revocation procedures and penalties. Supporters said it would protect Californians from fraud, harassment, and nonconsensual synthetic likeness use; opponents, including the Motion Picture Association, CCIA, TechNet, and others, raised First Amendment, due process, Section 230, and overbreadth concerns, especially around deceased persons and the 48-hour takedown process. Members said they supported the bill but wanted further work before Judiciary, and it passed 6-0 as amended to Judiciary. The committee also adopted its rules without objection. Later, SB 867 by Senator Padilla would impose a four-year moratorium on the sale and manufacture of AI chatbot-powered toys for children, citing research showing unsafe, sexually explicit, or privacy-invasive behavior; child advocacy and consumer groups supported it, while retailers and civil justice groups sought narrower definitions and liability protections. It passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 1247 would give child influencers, once adults, a right to request deletion or modification of images and likenesses used in monetized social media content; it drew no support testimony but was opposed by a civil justice group over the creation of a new private right of action, and it passed 7-0 to Judiciary. SB 930, the consent-calendar item, was approved 7-0. The committee then heard SB 1114, which would restrict sharing of state-collected data related to LGBTQ Californians absent an enforceable order, with supporters arguing it would protect sensitive data from misuse by federal agencies and preserve trust in state programs. It passed 6-0 to Appropriations. SB 1159 would let local governments treat AI bots and agents differently from people for Brown Act, public records, and related civic participation laws, in response to AI-generated comment floods; supporters from environmental, local government, and nonprofit groups said it was needed to preserve human participation, while opponents argued the bill should focus on fraud rather than AI and warned about overreach. The bill passed 9-0 to Appropriations. Finally, SB 1050 would require disclosures when synthetic performers are used in advertisements; labor and consumer advocates supported it as a truth-in-advertising measure, while media and industry groups objected that it was overbroad and should be narrowed to misleading ads and aligned with existing law. Members signaled support for the bill’s goal but also raised concerns about scope and consistency with current false-advertising rules.

Transcript Highlights:

• A disclosure is required when a person publishes or distributes synthetic media that the person knows
• A disclosure is required when a person A disclosure is required when a person publishes<00:37:11.920>
• [clears throat] The<00:37:22.079><c> disclosure</c><00:37:22.800><c> must</c><00:37:23.200><c> be</c>
• <00:37:23.440><c> the</c><00:37:23.760><c> following</c> The disclosure must be the following The disclosure
• For audio recordings, the disclosure must be read in a pitch and pace that can be easily heard by the

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• </c> and have to do that and disclosure and have to do that and disclosure statements<00:25:49.120><c
• But I could support the making disclosures.
• But I could support the making disclosures.
• But I could support the making disclosures. I could support the making disclosures.
• Um but so I can't support disclosures.

Committee: Senate Elections

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Simple disclosure bill, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. The bill...
• The bill is a simple disclosure bill, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• It requires disclosure of the companies controlled through these investments, and it requires disclosure
• Disclosure requirements do not dictate investment decisions.
• None of that Undercuts this bill strictly on transparency and disclosure.

Summary: The committee heard SB 921, which would create a tax credit to help agricultural employers offset overtime wage costs for farmworkers. Senator Grove and supporters, including farmworkers, the California Farm Bureau, Western Growers, and other agricultural groups, argued that California’s ag overtime law has reduced take-home pay by limiting hours and that the credit would help employers continue offering overtime while putting more money back into workers’ paychecks. Opponents, including the California Federation of Labor Unions and CRLA Foundation, argued the bill would subsidize employers for complying with the law, shift costs to taxpayers, and set a precedent for industry-specific carve-outs. The bill was held in subcommittee and taken up later when more members arrived. The committee then considered SB 1083, a follow-up to last year’s school employee misconduct database law. Senator Perez said the bill would add due process protections for classified school employees by requiring an administrative law judge review before placement in the statewide egregious misconduct database, require notice when an employee leaves during an investigation, and extend vetting to some contractors and non-permanent workers. Supporters, including the California School Employees Association and California Federation of Teachers, said the bill balances student safety with fairness for employees who could be wrongly accused. Opponents, including school business officials, joint powers authorities, administrators, and school employers, warned the bill could delay investigations, create conflicting timelines, and weaken child-safety protections. The committee approved SB 1083 on a 3-0 vote and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1089, authored by Senator Richardson, would require CalPERS health plans to cover GLP-1 medications for chronic weight management and direct CalRx to help make the drugs more affordable. The senator described the bill as a response to personal experience with coverage denials and high out-of-pocket costs, and said broader access could improve health outcomes and reduce long-term costs. The American Diabetes Association and other medical groups supported the measure, citing diabetes prevention and treatment benefits, while a pharmaceutical industry representative said there were still concerns but noted ongoing discussions. The committee passed SB 1089 4-0 to Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar. The committee next heard SB 954, which would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by narrowing the definition and adding environmental, tribal, labor, and community protections, including prevailing wage, skilled-and-trained workforce requirements, and review for projects near disadvantaged communities. Support came from labor unions, environmental groups, and community organizations, which said the bill would restore oversight and prevent harmful projects from bypassing CEQA. Business groups and chambers of commerce opposed, arguing the bill would make the exemption too restrictive, discourage investment, and worsen California’s manufacturing job losses. The bill passed 3-1 to Appropriations. Finally, the committee began hearing SB 1299, which would codify training and certification standards for fire sprinkler fitters after a court decision invalidated prior regulations on procedural grounds; the author and supporters said the bill is needed to protect public safety and ensure qualified installation of fire suppression systems.

Transcript Highlights:

• Simple disclosure bill, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. The bill...
• A significant and growing share of worker retirement savings operates in a disclosure gap.
• It requires disclosure of the companies controlled through these investments, and it requires disclosure
• Disclosure requirements do not dictate investment decisions.
• when we passed AB 2833 fee disclosure for private equity firms.

Committee: Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Bills: HB146 , HB322 , HB469 , HB1183 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1510 , HB1511 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB1516 , HB1520 , HB1522 , HB1524 , HB1531 , HB1535 , HB1548 , HB1550 , HB1559 , HB1573 , HB1574 , HB1590 , HB1593 , HB1601 , HB1603 , HB1615 , HB1628 , HB1643 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1648 , HB1663 , HB1667 , HB1671 , HB1678 , HB1679 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1691 , HB1692 , HB1695 , HB1696 , HB1697 , HB1716 , HB1721 , HB1724 , HB1725 , HB1728 , HB1730 , HB1733 , HB1737 , HB1738 , HB1739 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1742 , HB1752 , HB1753 , HB1764 , HB1768 , HB1769 , HB1777 , HB1782 , HB1790 , HB1799 , HB1810 , HB1823 , HB1824 , HB1832 , HB1839 , HB1840 , HB1844 , HB1845 , HB1850 , HB1851 , HB1858 , HB1860 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1873 , HB1875 , HB1877 , HB1878 , HB1880 , HB1881 , HB1886 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1892 , HB1893 , HB1898 , HB1921 , HB1934

Keywords: judiciary, Hawaiian language, Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, language access, cultural preservation, voter registration, automatic registration, state agencies, electoral participation, opt-out system, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Bills: HB146 , HB322 , HB469 , HB1183 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1510 , HB1511 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB1516 , HB1520 , HB1522 , HB1524 , HB1531 , HB1535 , HB1548 , HB1550 , HB1559 , HB1573 , HB1574 , HB1590 , HB1593 , HB1601 , HB1603 , HB1615 , HB1628 , HB1643 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1648 , HB1663 , HB1667 , HB1671 , HB1678 , HB1679 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1691 , HB1692 , HB1695 , HB1696 , HB1697 , HB1716 , HB1721 , HB1724 , HB1725 , HB1728 , HB1730 , HB1733 , HB1737 , HB1738 , HB1739 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1742 , HB1752 , HB1753 , HB1764 , HB1768 , HB1769 , HB1777 , HB1782 , HB1790 , HB1799 , HB1810 , HB1823 , HB1824 , HB1832 , HB1839 , HB1840 , HB1844 , HB1845 , HB1850 , HB1851 , HB1858 , HB1860 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1873 , HB1875 , HB1877 , HB1878 , HB1880 , HB1881 , HB1886 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1892 , HB1893 , HB1898 , HB1921 , HB1934

Keywords: judiciary, Hawaiian language, Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, language access, cultural preservation, voter registration, automatic registration, state agencies, electoral participation, opt-out system, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Bills: HB146 , HB322 , HB469 , HB1183 , HB1481 , HB1509 , HB1510 , HB1511 , HB1514 , HB1515 , HB1516 , HB1520 , HB1522 , HB1524 , HB1531 , HB1535 , HB1548 , HB1550 , HB1559 , HB1573 , HB1574 , HB1590 , HB1593 , HB1601 , HB1603 , HB1615 , HB1628 , HB1643 , HB1644 , HB1645 , HB1648 , HB1663 , HB1667 , HB1671 , HB1678 , HB1679 , HB1682 , HB1688 , HB1691 , HB1692 , HB1695 , HB1696 , HB1697 , HB1716 , HB1721 , HB1724 , HB1725 , HB1728 , HB1730 , HB1733 , HB1737 , HB1738 , HB1739 , HB1740 , HB1741 , HB1742 , HB1752 , HB1753 , HB1764 , HB1768 , HB1769 , HB1777 , HB1782 , HB1790 , HB1799 , HB1810 , HB1823 , HB1824 , HB1832 , HB1839 , HB1840 , HB1844 , HB1845 , HB1850 , HB1851 , HB1858 , HB1860 , HB1864 , HB1870 , HB1873 , HB1875 , HB1877 , HB1878 , HB1880 , HB1881 , HB1886 , HB1888 , HB1890 , HB1892 , HB1893 , HB1898 , HB1921 , HB1934

Keywords: judiciary, Hawaiian language, Ōlelo Hawaiʻi, language access, cultural preservation, voter registration, automatic registration, state agencies, electoral participation, opt-out system, disability, parking, travel placard, accessibility, mobility, retirement, pension, law enforcement, public safety, Hawaii Revised Statutes

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, we had the commissioner and also her amazing staff who helped us.
• </c><00:54:44.160><c> to</c> and requires the commissioner to and requires the commissioner to establish
• </c> commissioner to develop an commissioner to develop an individualized<00:58:07.200><c> budget</c>
• a</c><01:03:05.359><c> study</c><01:03:06.000><c> and</c> commissioner to conduct a study and commissioner
• You can just say that the commissioner must submit a waiver. We think that, as Mr.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• current law, members of Congress are required to publicly disclose their stock trades, but these disclosures
• current law, members of Congress are required to publicly disclose their stock trades, but these disclosures

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• have, I believe it's around the technology component, and when those are renewed, it's kind of a disclosure
• Please take up Tab 1, senators, on penalties for late-file disclosures or statements of financial interest
• if the reporting individual filed his or her financial disclosure late, but before the maximum automatic
• , and the... ...the maximum automatic fine for the late filing of the financial disclosure.
• The financial disclosure process and transparency compliance goals for our public officers and employees

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 1178, the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement Act. Senator Grohl explained that the bill expands state restrictions and disclosure requirements related to foreign countries of concern and designated foreign terrorist organizations, including foreign-agent registration, gift bans for public officials, ethics training, procurement limits for IT and critical infrastructure, restrictions on sister-city/sister-state affiliations, changes to linkage institutes and in-state tuition provisions, and new criminal penalties for certain offenses committed to benefit foreign governments or terrorist organizations. Senator Polsky raised questions about higher education, election technology, federal FARA overlap, and whether the bill would affect candidates or events involving CARE; the sponsor responded that the bill focuses on foreign countries of concern, ownership/control, and gifts, and does not prohibit speaking at events. An amendment clarifying definitions, willful violations, and ethics-training content was adopted, and after supportive testimony from Kelly Curry and Robert Pierce, the committee reported CS for SB 1178 favorably. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1622, which provides a one-time waiver of the automatic fine for a late-filed financial disclosure if the filing is made before the maximum fine accrues and the filer has not previously received such a waiver or accrued the maximum fine in prior years. Carrie Stillman of the Commission on Ethics testified that the bill supports transparency and makes the fine and appeals process more efficient, noting it was a commission recommendation. The bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee held confirmation hearings on appointments in Tabs 3 through 26. No senator requested separate votes on any appointee, no public testimony was offered, and the block of appointments was approved and recommended favorably to the full Senate.

Transcript Highlights:

• and four, state an educational entity or administrator that knowingly withholds or falsifies a disclosure
• Holds or falsifies a disclosure statement, talk to me what withholds looks like in practice and how that
• exist everywhere around the state, that there may be background checks may not entirely cover a disclosure
• And a lot of other jobs, even attorneys, they have to sign a disclosure statement if they've had any
• subsection four on page one, prior to hiring and employing an educational entity, shall obtain disclosure

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:23:28.000><c> Jared</c> that you had sent to Commissioner Jared that you had sent to Commissioner
• Now, in full disclosure, Ways and Means also tacked on the state parks out-of-state fee onto that bill
• Um now in full<01:43:52.560><c> disclosure</c><01:43:53.440><c> uh</c><01:43:53.679><c> ways</c><01:43
• :54.000><c> of</c><01:43:54.159><c> means</c><01:43:54.400><c> also</c> full disclosure uh ways of means
• also full disclosure uh ways of means also tacked<01:43:55.119><c> on</c><01:43:55.840><c> the</c><01

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Big market team, superstar faces, a tidy storyline for the league office and the league commissioner
• </c><05:10:02.160><c> than</c> provide more extensive disclosures than provide more extensive disclosures
• I rise in strong support of H.R. 3357, the Enhancing Multiclass Share Disclosures Act.
• I rise in strong support of H.R. 3357, the Enhancing Multiclass Share Disclosures Act.
• And I want to thank Disclosures Act.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• CCRCs to forward their marketing materials, contracts, and disclosure statement to us at age, and that
• So those types of, I guess I would put out those types of caveats as the importance of disclosure for
• And Malkra is actually encouraging a disclosure process at the point of admission.
• And maybe this disclosure bill that there's a hearing about on the 12th will address some of that.
• And maybe this disclosure bill that there's a hearing about on the 12th will address some of that.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Continuing Care Retirement Communities met for its third meeting, focused on regulations, oversight, and enforcement. Staff and agency presenters reviewed the current framework: the Executive Office of Aging and Independence explained that assisted living regulations generally do not apply to CCRCs unless an assisted living component markets itself separately, and that CCRCs must submit marketing materials, contracts, and disclosure statements for public posting. The Attorney General’s office described Chapter 93A consumer protection standards and noted it is working on draft assisted living-specific regulations. DPH outlined its oversight of licensed nursing facilities associated with some CCRCs, including routine surveys, complaint investigations, and enforcement tools such as admissions freezes, fines, receivership, and license actions, along with federal CMS sanctions for certified facilities. Commission members and presenters then discussed gaps and ambiguities in how CCRCs are defined and regulated, especially whether communities without on-site skilled nursing should still be treated as CCRCs, how assisted living-like services within CCRCs are classified, and whether residents have enough clarity about the services they are buying. A major theme was disclosure: members raised concerns about entrance fees, refund timing and conditions, whether skilled nursing is on-site or provided by contract, and how residents can compare communities. Several participants suggested more standardized disclosure and possibly broader consumer protection rules, while others cautioned that overly rigid requirements could affect community finances and development. The commission also explored enforcement and resident protections. Some members argued that independent living residents are already covered by landlord-tenant law and that existing complaint systems and community education may be sufficient, while others said residents in supported or assisted settings within CCRCs should have clearer access to ombudsman services and oversight. The discussion turned to closure and ownership transfer, with members citing recent national examples of sales and bankruptcies that changed resident terms. DPH explained its closure process for licensed nursing facilities, and members noted that Chapter 197 of 2024 adds oversight for facility transfers and financial disclosures. The meeting ended with logistics for the next session at Brookhaven at Lexington on June 2, a public hearing on June 16, and a request to circulate the hearing notice broadly to residents and stakeholder organizations.

Transcript Highlights:

• Or the bill that we're going to be exacting out has some disclosure requirements, maybe some layman's
• terms, disclosures. ...has some disclosure requirements, maybe some layman's terms disclosures, kind
• ...has some disclosure requirements, maybe some layman's terms disclosures, kind of bullet-pointing for
• They would have liked to have had more time to have their attorney respond to the disclosures and the
• disclosure language.

Committee: House Insurance

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Forget about disclosure.
• </c> state requiring disclosures state requiring disclosures for<03:43:38.080><c> private</c> for private
• The other &gt;&gt; Forget about disclosure.
• The disclosure would be onerous.
• But I think disclosure doesn't seem terrible.

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• By far, the most common has been a disclosure requirement.
• Texas also enacted HB 149, which requires specific disclosure of AI use and prohibits developers from
• They revolved around their deepfake disclosure requirements for materials used in political messaging
• There's also transparency and disclosures when AI is being used.
• There's also transparency and disclosures when AI is being used.

Committee: House Artificial Intelligence & Innovation

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It increases a lot of disclosure to the residents so they know what's going on with the financials to
• It increases a lot of disclosure to the residents so they know what's going on with the financials of
• plan, took out ERISA from here and just put insurance plans subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner
• of benefits whether the claim relates to an insurance plan subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner
• ends on line nine on page commissioner ends on line nine on page two<01:28:13.320><c> page</c><01:28

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 1191, senate, all