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• members have a grave concern regarding sections 5, 6, and 7, or sections 5 and 6, excuse me, and the privacy
• That's what we're asking at the very bare minimum for, to have a standard in place of care to the consumer
• This puts in place additional protections for consumers or the folks that should have a higher standard
• for firearms recreation, like shooting sports or hunting, and they're not appropriate for civilian consumers

Bills: SB4, SB7, SB9, SB17

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, medical education, salaries, graduate education, clinician pay, health sciences, education funding, faculty salary, University of New Mexico, healthcare funding, general fund, state budget, New Mexico legislation, gun control, firearm safety, dealer regulation, illegal trade, background checks, 996

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• They are deliberate schemes designed to defraud customer, consumers.
• Manipulation of the fuel pumps can deliver inaccurate volumes, leaving consumers vulnerable to fraud.
• It is a forward-thinking measure that safeguards our economy, protects consumers, and reinforces Texas
• They should have their own privacy and be able to play without the threat of someone videoing them or

Bills: HB316

Keywords: Medicaid, healthcare, affordable care act, medical assistance, federal funding

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• year. those who are truly unable to access full federal financial aid because of real student data privacy
• Ongoing FAFSA challenges and emergency data privacy concerns.
• financial aid proposal to help. qualified students who opted out of FAFSA due to the ongoing data privacy
• And another one time support community college students who miss out on FAFSA and CADA due to privacy
• financial aid proposal to help FAFSA qualified students who opted on a FAFSA due to ongoing data privacy

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• There's also a privacy interest, which I think Mr. Hopkins kind of alluded to.
• There's also a privacy interest, which I think Mr. Hopkins kind of alluded to.
• There's also a privacy interest, which I think Mr. Hopkins kind of alluded to.
• Minnesota's domestic abuse privilege needs to be amended so we can honor their privacy.
• Minnesota's domestic abuse privilege needs to be amended so we can honor their privacy.

Bills: HF1917, HF1083, HF367

Keywords: data practices, public official, transparency, government accountability, employment data, domestic abuse, domestic violence, battered women, victim advocate, advocacy, confidentiality, privilege, evidence law, witness privilege, court-ordered disclosure, shelter, crisis intervention, sexual assault counselor, victim services, protective services

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• Student privacy is protected. No individual can be identified from school-level data.
• And more importantly, the opposition's comments around student privacy: this bill has been structured
• to ensure that we have utmost student privacy protection.
• This bill has been structured to ensure that we have utmost student privacy protection.
• structured, has done so in a very thoughtful and smart way that ensures we have the maximum protection of privacy

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a full agenda of bills focused on school health, funding, expanded learning, special education, bilingual teacher pipelines, regional representation, and student mental health. AB 2651, by Assembly Member Bonta, would require schools to notify parents when school vaccination rates fall below herd immunity thresholds; supporters said it would give families timely, school-specific information, while opponents raised privacy, stigma, and administrative burden concerns. The bill passed the committee on a 7-1 vote after amendments. AB 2509 would add a five-year rolling average option for calculating funded average daily attendance; the author said it would stabilize school funding amid attendance declines, and the bill passed 7-2. AB 2430 would expand after-school and expanded learning access, especially for high school students, and passed 9-0 after testimony about youth mentorship and program gaps. AB 2526 would expand the low-incidence special education funding category to include students eligible for the California alternate assessment; supporters said it would better align funding with student need, and it passed 9-0. The committee also approved AB 2325, a bilingual teacher pipeline bill creating competitive grants for local partnerships among school districts, community colleges, and universities to recruit and train bilingual teachers. Supporters emphasized the shortage of bilingual educators and the value of multilingual instruction; the bill passed 9-0 after a vote change. AB 2460, presented by Assembly Member Pellerin for Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez, would update school referral protocols to address student mental health needs related to immigration enforcement and family deportation trauma; the bill passed 9-0. The consent calendar, including AB 2324 and AB 2429, also passed unanimously. AB 2404, which would have required at least one Central Valley representative on several governor-appointed bodies including the State Board of Education, drew the most debate. Supporters argued the Central Valley is underrepresented on statewide boards and deserves a voice; opponents said the bill could create geographic quota problems and that board appointments should balance expertise and statewide representation. The committee did not advance the bill, and it failed on a 2-5 vote. Several bills were pulled or not heard, including AB 1644, AB 2362, and AB 2197.

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• Student privacy is protected. No individual can be identified from school-level data.
• More importantly, the opposition's comments around student privacy: this bill has been structured to
• ensure that we have utmost student privacy protection.
• This bill has been structured to ensure that we have utmost student privacy protected.
• structured, has done so in a very thoughtful and smart way that ensures we have the maximum protection of privacy

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a lengthy agenda of education-related bills, with quorum established at the start and several measures taken up on consent or special order. The committee also announced that AB 1644, AB 2362, and later AB 2197 were pulled from the hearing. Members reminded the public of hearing rules and limited testimony to two witnesses each in support and opposition. AB 2651, by Assemblymember Bonta, would require schools to notify parents when school vaccination rates fall below herd-immunity thresholds. Supporters, including physicians, the California State PTA, public health groups, and school employee organizations, argued that families need timely, school-specific information to protect children and vulnerable community members. Opponents raised concerns about privacy, stigma, and whether school-level snapshots could be misleading. The bill passed the committee 5-1 and later 7-1 on the roll call. AB 2509, by Assemblymember Schultz, would allow districts to use a five-year rolling average for ADA funding calculations; supporters said it would stabilize funding amid attendance declines, while one member noted concerns about masking long-term enrollment problems. It passed 5-1 and later 7-2. The committee also approved AB 2430, which would expand after-school access, especially for high school students, improve funding and transparency, and create a work group on program quality. Testimony emphasized the value of expanded learning for youth development and working families, and members discussed the need to address middle school access as well. AB 2526, focused on special education funding, would expand the low-incidence fund to include students qualifying for the California alternate assessment; supporters said it would better align funding with student need, while some concerns remained about over-identification. AB 2325, the Pathways to Bilingual Teaching Act, would create a grant program to build bilingual teacher pipelines through partnerships among schools, community colleges, and universities; it received strong support and passed unanimously. AB 2460, presented by Assemblymember Pellerin for Assemblymember Celeste Rodriguez, would update school mental-health referral protocols to address trauma related to immigration enforcement; it also passed unanimously. AB 2404, which sought to require Central Valley representation on several governor-appointed bodies, drew debate over geographic representation and board composition and ultimately failed on a 2-5 vote.

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• We have an act relating to H. 639, an act relating to genetic data privacy, introduced by Representative
• Listen to the first reading of the bill. >> H. 639, an act relating to genetic data privacy.
• ><00:08:50.399> to<00:08:50.640> genetic<00:08:51.120> data<00:08:51.440> privacy
• an act relating to genetic data privacy. an act relating to genetic data privacy.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• you for providing me with an opportunity to lay out. 1495, this is a bill designed to protect the privacy
• Under current law, civil... jurors do not have the same privacy protections that criminal jurors do.
• This bill strengthens our trust in our legal system by providing civil jurors with the same privacy protections
• The integrity of a jury is crucial to a functioning democracy, and reasonably Protecting jury privacy
• SB 1495 is about safeguarding privacy, protecting individuals, and strengthening trust in our legal system

Bills: HB170, HB865, HB748, HJR112, HB 1110, HB1495, HB786, HB 1130, HB170

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• and helps ensure that responses are timely, consistent, and effective while preserving strong data privacy
• :03.960> preserving<00:25:04.560> strong<00:25:04.960> data<00:25:05.240> privacy
• while preserving strong data privacy while preserving strong data privacy protections.<00:25:07.160

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 729, an omnibus policy bill, and walked through a series of amendments before moving the bill forward. Early amendments addressed adult maltreatment accountability, senior nutrition flexibility, MA provider enrollment and fraud prevention, Direct Care and Treatment data and staffing provisions, disability and aging policy changes, technical corrections from DHS, behavioral health language, and MDH policy updates. Most amendments were adopted without public opposition, and several members and testifiers described them as clarifications or technical fixes to existing policy. Testimony focused on the practical effects of the bill’s provisions. Direct Care and Treatment representatives said the changes would help with data sharing, governance, staffing, patient care, and longer return stays for certain patients. Several witnesses from the substance use disorder and health care provider community supported changes to discharge summary deadlines and claims recoupment rules, arguing that business-day timelines and limits on late clawbacks would reduce administrative burden and financial uncertainty. A disability advocate also urged passage of the bill, saying services for people with disabilities were at risk if it did not advance. After public testimony and member discussion, the committee adopted the DE2 amendment as amended and then approved the bill as amended. Chair Noor renewed the motion to re-refer House File 729 to the Committee on Ways and Means, and that motion passed.

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• Will the spill be traveling to Judiciary if we're talking about data and data privacy as well?
• talking about data Judiciary if we're talking about data and<00:15:15.880> data<00:15:16.199> privacy
• well<00:15:17.120> chair<00:15:17.399> Robbins<00:15:18.240> I and data privacy
• as well chair Robbins I and data privacy as well chair Robbins I do<00:15:18.519> not<00:15:18.720

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 23, authored by Representative Robbins, was heard on a motion to advance it to the next committee. The bill, as amended by the A1 author’s amendment, would clarify the statutory definition of abuse, fraud, and waste and expand whistleblower protections for state employees who report those issues to legislators, the legislative auditor, or constitutional officers. Robbins said the measure is intended to protect state workers and align whistleblower language with existing Inspector General definitions; he also cited recent fraud investigations as the backdrop for the bill and noted a Senate companion, SF 475, with bipartisan support. Devon Bruce of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees testified in support of the bill’s protective intent but raised concerns that it only covers classified state employees, creating uneven treatment between classified and unclassified workers and between state and local public employees. Bruce also warned that the bill does not fully address data practices issues, including the handling of nonpublic, private, or proprietary information, and suggested broader privacy protections for whistleblowers’ identities. In response to questions, Robbins said the bill was not meant to change data practices law and that those issues should be addressed separately. Members debated whether the bill was ready for further consideration and whether it should also go to the fraud oversight committee or Judiciary. Motions to lay the bill over and to re-refer it to the fraud prevention and state oversight committee both failed. After a roll call vote, the committee approved the bill 7-6 and sent House File 23 to Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development.

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• which is looking at the value of those properties and the reduced risk of those properties being consumed
• We need to be creating information and then guarding privacy in a way that's appropriate, but creating
• Kim Stone of Stone Advocacy on behalf of Consumer Watchdog, thanks to the chair and members for a really
• And one of the solutions that Consumer Watchdog has proposed is to reward homeowners who do harden their
• And Consumer Watchdog also urges fair and prompt payment of insurance claims and urges the legislature

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Behind each license is a discovery and inventor, a company, and in many cases, a patient, consumer, or
• For example, a $400 bill, which isn't unusual these days, consumers are paying $9.54 for clean energy
• Speaker, bundling these into base rates makes it harder for consumers to understand what is driving their
• which means the definition of domestic worker in this bill does not apply to any employee providing consumer-directed-related
• The Senate amendments add additional privacy protections for these files and add a technical amendment

Keywords: March 11, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• We have the balancing of privacy rights versus rights of those accused of criminal conduct.
• We have the balancing of privacy rights versus rights of those accused of criminal conduct.
• I appreciate our focus on privacy of data, appropriate privacy in terms of the um... law then you can
• uh privacy of data appropriate privacy uh privacy of data appropriate privacy in<01:31:42.840>
• solely officer rights under the Privacy solely officer rights under the Privacy Act<01:50:01.320

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 01:53:33.040> bill<01:53:33.520> violates<01:53:34.400> the<01:53:34.639> privacy
• that this bill violates the privacy that this bill violates the privacy rights<01:53:35.599>
• I co-sponsored Senate Bill 482 establishing consumer protections for digital asset transaction kiosks
• <05:25:26.000> protections<05:25:26.638> for establishing consumer protections for
• establishing consumer protections for digital<05:25:27.440> asset<05:25:27.840> transaction

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Bills: SB1287, SB1983, SB1796, SB1806, SB1558, SB2135, SB483, SB1198, SB1265, SB2154, SB2139, SB1552, SB2118, SB1775, SB259, SB1344, SB1380, SB2007, SB1572, SB2074, SB1423, SB1425, SB1502, SB1503, SB1833, SB1561, SB1555, SB2044, SB1749, SB904, SB1565, SB1500, SB667, SB1484, SB1562, SB1644, HR1045, SB227, SB1627, SB1475, SB1966, SB2049, SB1531, SB80, SB1734, SB1630, SB1894, SB1975, SB1432, SB1437, SB1812, SB346, SB710, SB1489, SB1614, SB2045, SB1250, SB1304, SB1501, SB1946, SB592, SB65, SB1257, SB444, SB640, SB2178, SB1242, SB1642

Keywords: abstraction, licensing, Oklahoma Abstractors Board, criminal background, good moral character, SB1983, foster care, resource family partner, resource family partners, Department of Human Services, DHS, child welfare, foster homes, foster children, placement data, data sharing, de-identified data, aggregated data, sibling groups, placement disruptions

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• Committee on Commerce and Consumer Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection<00:08:33.039>
• Committees on Protection and the Joint Committees on Commerce<00:08:34.479> and<00:08:34.640> Consumer
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• and Consumer Protection and Energy<00:08:36.320> and<00:08:36.640> Intergovernmental<00

Bills: SB2060, SB2342, SB2577, SB2580, SB2809, SB2397, SB2315, SB2442, SB2152, SB2380, SB2462, SB2055, SB2438, SB2533, SB2203, SB2087, SB768, SB877, SB1139, SB787, HB963, SB277, SB2663, SB2555, SB2140, SB2115, SB2761, SB2198, SB2032, SB2579, SB2671, SB2835, SB2356, SB2095, SB2093, SB2318, SB2323, SB2485, SB2309, SB2321, SB2405, SB2153, SB2129, SB2170, SB2259, SB2578, SB2544, SB2701, SB2861, SB2108, SB2089, SB2106, SB847, SB3326, SB2047, SB2695, SB2667, SB2919, SB2446, SB2146, SB2723, SB2210, SB2527, SB2645, SB3331

Keywords: rental housing revolving fund, HHFDC, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, mixed-income housing, mixed-income rental project, affordable housing, low-income housing, housing finance, housing development, preservation, rehabilitation, pre-development, construction financing, equity investment, credit enhancement, collateral, gap financing, area median income, AMI, perpetual affordability

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• You're relying on a lot of changes in consumer behavior.
• And to date, in Texas, that consumer behavior has been a little bit of a tough tough change, right?
• documents that serve as the foundation... for sex-based protection in sports, medical care, and our privacy

Bills: SJR 12, SCR 39, SB 7, SB 8, SB 27, SB 29, SB 125, SB 241, SB 371, SB 396, SB 406, SB 464, SB 568, SB 578, SB 608, SB 617, SB 660, SB 689, SB 693, SB 707, SB 731, SB 732, SB 763, SB 779, SB 836, SB 854, SB 857, SB 875, SB 878, SB 879, SB 906, SB 920, SB 921, SB 922, SB 942, SB 965, SB 985, SB 996, SB 1029, SB 1035, SB 1036, SB 1059, SB 1084, SB 1098, SB 1101, SB 1185, SB 1188, SB 1321, SB 1332, SB 1366, SB 1388, SB 1396, SB 1453, SB 1484, SB 1494, SB 1536, SB 1563, SB 1596, SB 1610, SB 1619, SB 1737, SB 1738, SB 1741, SB 1816, SB 1822, SB 1841, SB 1939, SB 2155, SB 2188, SB 2230

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border, National Guard, state guard, border wall, border barriers

Summary: In this meeting, significant discussions revolved around the passage and modification of various Senate Bills, including SB1388, which pertains to family support services under the Health and Human Services Commission. Senator Kolkhorst advocated for the bill, emphasizing its focus on pro-life, family-centered care. The committee passed the bill after thorough examination, showcasing a collaborative effort among the members to ensure its alignment with successful past initiatives. In another session, Senator Hughes presented SB942, aimed at retroactive child support linked to prenatal care, which sparked a constructive dialogue reflecting bipartisan support for maternal and child welfare.

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• plate, when they're driving through the state of Minnesota, that they will have an expectation of privacy
• plate, when they're driving through the state of Minnesota, that they will have an expectation of privacy
• license plate when they're driving through the state of Minnesota that they will have an expectation of privacy
• /c><00:08:17.680> vehicle I'm here today to support Representative Tabke's bill because my privacy

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: At a morning press conference, lawmakers and advocates discussed a bill by Rep. Tabke aimed at tightening Minnesota’s automatic license plate reader (ALPR) laws. Speakers argued that license plate data is being misused, especially in connection with immigration enforcement and “Operation Metro Surge,” and said motorists expect privacy for the personal information tied to their plates. Several individuals described incidents in which they believed federal agents used ALPR data to identify their homes, photograph their houses, or otherwise intimidate them after they had observed ICE activity. John Beler of the ACLU of Minnesota said ALPR systems capture plate numbers, time, date, and location, and that private vendors and out-of-state agencies can access the data with little oversight. He cited public records showing large numbers of searches, including one metro agency with about 425,000 searches in six weeks and another with nearly 100 searches explicitly for civil immigration enforcement. He said the bill would prohibit sharing ALPR data outside Minnesota unless authorized by a court order or judicial warrant, require data-sharing agreements among agencies, require signage for private ALPR use, and bar sale or transfer of the data without consent or legal process. In response to questions, speakers said the bill is intended to regulate local law enforcement and private vendors rather than federal agencies directly, by limiting how data is shared and accessed. They compared the issue to prior bipartisan concerns about driver’s license lookups and said they hoped the measure would advance out of judiciary later that morning and then to public safety, though they said they could not guarantee support or passage.

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• one question: how are we going to balance student safety, which is extremely important, with the privacy
• But again, the privacy concerns of the other students are very clearly stated: their faces will be blurred
• nothing that's going to be revealed publicly as investigations are ongoing, so we understand that privacy
• I just hope that we can continue to work on how to get it funded, and then address the privacy issue

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• permanently exempts the software developer supervisor in the Department of Taxation and the data privacy
• supervisor in the in do tax uh and<00:09:08.480> the<00:09:08.640> data<00:09:08.959> privacy
• <00:09:09.519> officer<00:09:09.920> and<00:09:10.240> tax and the data privacy
• officer and tax and the data privacy officer and tax business<00:09:11.600> analysis<00:09:12.399

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Labor and Technology Committee heard testimony on several bills, mostly related to workers’ compensation, labor relations, retirement, and employment exemptions. HB 423 would clarify selection of certified rehabilitation providers and require automatic approval of vocational rehabilitation services when likely needed for suitable gainful employment; the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations supported the bill but requested timeline amendments, including advancing the plan within 90 days of the initial evaluation and filing it with the employer, employee, and director within two days. HB 480 would let an attending physician request a functional capacity exam without employer permission and deem licensed occupational and physical therapists qualified to perform such exams; it drew support from the department, the Hawaii Insurance Council, and the Hawaii Medical Association. HB 162 would expand the pool of interest arbitrators for collective bargaining disputes by allowing the HLRB to request a list from FMCS as well as the ABA, and testimony from labor groups supported that change. HB 164 concerned indebtedness to the state and wage deductions; HGA supported it with comments, while the Department of Accounting and General Services raised concerns about the percentage structure but said it could implement the requested changes. The committee also heard HB 1152, which would permanently exempt three specialized Department of Taxation positions from civil service; the department supported the measure and said the positions are not currently civil service positions. HB 214 would allow certain retirees to work in school resource officer or investigator roles without losing retirement benefits, subject to conditions; ERS expressed concerns about shortening the required separation period from 12 months to 6 months and about uniform administration and cost implications, while the Department of the Attorney General and Department of Education supported the bill, and the Department of Law Enforcement asked to include its investigators as well. HB 874 would amend the Uniform Custodial Trust Act for child performers, requiring trust accounts for minors meeting certain earnings thresholds and making misuse of funds a fiduciary breach; SAG-AFTRA Hawaii, HGEA, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, and the Hawaii Nurses Association supported it, and members discussed that enforcement would likely need further research, possibly through labor or the film office. HB 159 would cap the civil service exemption for personal service contracts with qualified community rehabilitation programs at $850,000 in the aggregate per private person or entity; United Public Workers, HGEA, and the Hawaii State AFL-CIO supported it. No final votes were taken because the committee lacked quorum. After recessing and reconvening, the chair announced that decision-making on the agenda would be deferred to Wednesday, March 12 at 3:01 p.m. in Room 224.