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• And I think we should be trying to catch up with the technology of today.
• I don't support the Kratom Consumer Protection Act.
• Okay, we're going to go back to see if Susan Cave's technology is working.
• I've been a responsible kratom consumer for eight years.
• Eighteen states have passed the Consumer Protection Act, and I hope that...”

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a lengthy hearing on several juvenile justice and parole-related bills, with much of the testimony focused on H. 2051/S. 1087 to end lifetime parole for juveniles and emerging adults, and H. 1923 to raise the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 18-, 19-, and 20-year-olds. Chairs Brandy Fluker-Reid and Lydia Edwards opened the hearing by noting the large number of bills and witnesses, the need to keep testimony moving, and special procedures for incarcerated witnesses and sensitive testimony. They also acknowledged the historic nature of the hearing being chaired by two Black women attorneys. No votes were taken during the hearing itself. Many incarcerated speakers and advocates supported ending lifetime parole, arguing that young people can change, that lifetime supervision creates constant fear of technical violations, and that it undermines rehabilitation, family stability, employment, and reintegration. Several testified about their own trauma, youth, and growth in prison programs, while others emphasized the costs of decades of supervision and the racial disparities in the system. Support also came from elected officials, UTEC, the Transformational Prison Project, United Way, CPCS’s Youth Advocacy Division, the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, and others, who said juvenile systems are better suited to developmentally appropriate treatment and that the bills would improve public safety and reduce recidivism. There was also opposition, including testimony from family members of a murder victim who argued that lifetime parole should remain for serious violent crimes and that some offenders are not sufficiently rehabilitated. One virtual witness described a family tragedy involving the kidnapping and murder of her infant nephew and warned that ending lifetime parole could remove needed long-term supervision for dangerous offenders. In addition to the juvenile justice bills, the committee heard testimony on H. 1867, a bill related to continuing care for severe mental illness, and H. 2063, which would increase penalties for assaults on correction officers and other prison staff; the correction officers’ union supported H. 2063 and related safety bills. The hearing continued with many more witnesses and bill topics, but no final committee action was announced in the portion provided.

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• He also appreciates the provisions about water conservation measures and technology, noting that many
• conservation measures and technology conservation measures and technology many<01:10:26.800>
• Data centers rely on water-intensive cooling systems that consume millions of gallons of drinking water
• Data centers rely on water-intensive cooling systems that consume millions of gallons of drinking water
• Data centers rely on water-intensive cooling systems that consume millions of gallons of drinking water

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm with the DCCA Office of Consumer Protection.
• <01:21:13.840> safety jobs, public public and consumer safety jobs, public public and consumer
• judgment, especially when it's consumed judgment, especially when it's consumed in<01:32:40.880>
• So, uh, technology,<01:38:55.360> right?
• technology, right? Thank you very much. technology, right? Thank you very much.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 888, which would bar operators of smart household security devices from sharing user data with law enforcement unless the user consents or police obtain a warrant. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection offered comments and Judiciary submitted written support. Several individuals also submitted written support. The committee recommended passage with amendments clarifying that the Office of Consumer Protection may enforce violations and adopting Judiciary’s recommended changes, while also deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among members present, with one senator excused. The committee then took up SB 2777 on insurance disclosures. The bill would require authorized insurers to disclose claim-handling data to consumers, including claims open at the start of a period, closed with payment, closed without payment, and open at the end of the period. The committee described amendments to clarify the bill, remove a requirement for the DCCA insurance division to handle publication, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. The measure was passed with amendments and the recommendation was adopted, with one member voting no and another excused. In a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Judiciary hearing on SP2738 relating to tax haven abuse, the Department of Taxation offered comments and the Tax Foundation testified in opposition, arguing the state should rely on IRS audits and existing worldwide reporting rules rather than create a separate state approach. Other written testimony was noted in both support and opposition. The committees recommended passage with amendments adopting Taxation’s technical changes and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050; the recommendation was adopted, with one senator noting reservations. The joint hearing then moved to health-related bills, including SB 2690 on primary care spending, SB 3103 on energy assistance, SB 3137 on Department of Health authority over food, drugs, and cosmetics, SB 3164 on child welfare service organizations, and SB 3206 on cannabinoids. SB 2690 drew strong support from physicians and advocates who said it would address primary care shortages, especially on neighbor islands, while HMSA and others warned a fixed spending percentage could raise costs and suggested a working group. SB 3164 drew support from child welfare providers and opposition from the Attorney General over indemnification language, and SB 3206 drew mixed testimony: state agencies raised federal-law and vagueness concerns, while hemp and cannabis advocates and some farmers supported the measure and urged broader legalization or amendments.

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• As we all know, California is the birthplace of technology.
• As we all know, California is the birthplace of technology.
• Technology is not a luxury in education.
• learning and... speak in support of the Education Technology Empowerment Act.
• Technology is not a luxury in education.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard several education bills, with AB 887 by Assemblymember Berman proposing that every school district and charter school adopt a plan so all high schools offer at least one computer science course by 2029-30. Supporters, including a teacher and student, argued California is falling behind other states and that computer science is essential for student opportunity and workforce readiness. ACSA opposed the bill, citing the shortage of qualified computer science teachers and administrative burden. The bill passed the committee on a 6-0 vote and was sent to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 1390 by Assemblymember Solache, which would allow local and county school boards to raise trustee compensation above long-standing statutory minimums that have not changed in decades. Supporters said the current stipends are too low to make board service accessible to working families and younger community members. There was no opposition testimony, and the bill passed with five votes, with the roll left open for additional members. AB 865 by Assemblymember Gonzalez would create a $5 million, three-year grant program for dual-language immersion instructional materials, split between high-demand languages and other languages. Supporters said districts often lack standards-aligned materials in languages beyond Spanish, forcing teachers to create their own. The bill passed 7-0 to Appropriations. AB 857 by Assemblymember Gibson, requiring annual cultural competency training for K-12 staff, also passed 5-1 after supporters linked it to the state reparations task force report and argued it would improve trust and student outcomes. The committee additionally approved AB 677 by Assemblymember Bryan, which would make it easier for unhoused students to access school-based vision and dental screenings by allowing directory information to be used for that purpose with an opt-out process; it passed 8-0. AB 903 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, directing the Department of Education to develop best practices on education technology and digital equity, passed after amendments and with some opponents indicating they would remove opposition once the amendments were in print. Finally, AB 917 by Assemblymember Avila Farias, extending permanent-status protections to certain educators in small districts and county programs, drew significant opposition from small districts and regional occupational programs over flexibility and funding concerns; the bill still passed 5-2 with the roll held open for additional votes.

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• the fact obviously that he had consumed the fact obviously that he had consumed uh,<00:02:24.560
• Someday hopefully the technology will catch up to that. I know there are people working on that.
• Someday hopefully the technology will catch up to that. I know there are people working on that.
• Someday hopefully the technology will catch up to that. I know there are people working on that.
• :15.520> will Someday hopefully the technology will Someday hopefully the technology will catch

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• responsible innovation, ensure consumer responsible innovation, ensure consumer protection,<02:39
• From protecting consumer privacy Always.
• regulation and ensure critical consumer regulation and ensure critical consumer protections<03:17
• <03:17:52.880> without without direction and consumers without without direction and consumers
• Keep these camps going. technology to come out and help in the technology to come out and help in the

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Thank you. technology, I'm very sympathetic to technology, I'm very sympathetic to people<03:05:32.800
• this is about consumer protection. this is about consumer protection.
• It's it's about consumer nutshell.
• It's extraordinarily time-consuming.
• the sale and proper use and consumer the sale and proper use and consumer protection<04:50:33.440

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Additionally, SpaceX is a big water consumer.
• We think that technology is there.
• Consumer protection is the other, and food and nutrition would be the third one.
• In our Consumer Protection Division, we oversee various responsibilities, including inspecting scales
• A couple more programs in Consumer Protection include the hemp program.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• HCA and DSHS are working together to understand what those, honestly, technological work orders are in
• So leveraging technology that we already have today through things like our ProviderOne, our payment
• I'll share, and I think we've shared in other forums, that costing out the technology, we're looking
• So leveraging technology that we already have today through things like our provider one, our payment
• Initiative four is related to adopting technology and data solutions.

Summary: The committee met to hear introductory briefings from the Department of Health and the Health Care Authority on agency priorities, federal changes, and implementation challenges. Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham said his department’s listening tour is focused on strengthening governmental public health, improving health care quality and access, and responding to federal funding disruptions and the shutdown’s effects on programs such as WIC. HCA Director Ryan Moran said the agency is prioritizing coverage preservation, oversight of major contracts, affordability, behavioral health integration, rural health transformation, and internal agency operations. Members asked about licensure delays; Worsham said the backlog had been reduced from about four months to six weeks and should be caught up by January 1, with possible further process changes if needed. A major portion of the meeting focused on H.R. 1 and its Medicaid-related implementation. Governor’s health policy advisor Caitlin Stafford, HCA staff, and interim Medicaid Director Trinity Wilson said the state is working with DSHS, the Health Benefit Exchange, tribes, and other partners to prepare for eligibility changes, work requirements, and six-month redeterminations. They said the state expects up to 30,000 Apple Health enrollees could lose coverage under the law’s non-citizen eligibility changes, and that the work requirement/redetermination provisions could affect about 620,000 adults, with roughly 80,000 also enrolled in SNAP. HCA said it hopes to automate most verification, but about 15% to 20% of cases may require manual review, with technology costs estimated at up to $30 million. Staff also said they are trying to keep H.R. 1 implementation mostly in budget language rather than statute, and that communication and navigator support will be important to minimize confusion and coverage loss. The committee also received an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program created in H.R. 1. HCA said Washington submitted its application to CMS on November 5 after extensive stakeholder engagement, including more than 310 written comments, webinars, and tribal consultation. The application centers on six initiatives: rural hospital innovation, community care and prevention, tribal investments, technology and data, workforce development, and rural behavioral health. HCA said the state is likely to receive less than the full $200 million annual amount assumed in the federal program, and that an advisory committee may be created to help guide spending over the five-year program. Members asked about palliative care, small business impacts, and communication with enrollees; HCA said it expects to share outreach toolkits and that no 2026 statutory changes are currently anticipated, though that could change. The final panels covered organ donation and transplant services. Department of Health staff explained the 2023 “Lights and Sirens” law for organ transport vehicles, including licensing, driver qualifications, insurance requirements, and use of emergency lanes and traffic preemption; the department said one company is currently licensed and there have been no complaints. LifeCenter Northwest described the organ procurement process, the legal framework under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, and the rarity and complexity of deceased donation, noting Washington has seen strong growth in donation and transplants over the past decade. University of Washington Medical Center staff then outlined its transplant programs for kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, and multi-organ transplants, describing the multidisciplinary evaluation and waitlist process and the coordination required with donor organizations and hospitals.

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• protect consumers from corporate abuse. protect consumers from corporate abuse.
• I yield myself as much time as I may consume. Mr.
• myself as much time as I may consume. myself as much time as I may consume.
• as much time as I may consume. as much time as I may consume.
• time as I may consume. time as I may consume.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 21, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• <03:23:58.239> I consumer cost associated with it. I consumer cost associated with it.
• for the consumer? for the consumer?
• . consumers. consumers.
• consumers. Re uh uh followup. consumers. Re uh uh followup.
• That's why we're not consumers.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And Kate, also my Israel, I'm a professor of educational technology and computer science education at
• They're already interacting with technology with media. >> Thank you, sir. Okay.
• The expectation is that the technology companies are transparent that the technology companies are providing
• These are all things that you're technology department has to have implemented.
• Are there any are we using advanced technology like that?

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• California's beer wholesalers play a vital role in ensuring consumers have access to a wide variety of
• California's beer wholesalers play a vital role in ensuring consumers have access to a wide variety of
• market stability, and threatens investments wholesalers have made in building brands and expanding consumer
• Flora's bill deals with entry, and technology is being used at a greater clip when it comes to these

Summary: The Assembly Governmental Organization Committee met with a quorum present and first took up routine business. Members adopted the committee rules and approved three measures on the consent calendar: AB 77 (Aguiar-Curry), AB 233 (Gibson), and AB 720 (Rogers). The committee then heard AB 344 by Assemblymember Valencia, which would update and clarify the definition of “successor beer manufacturer” in California alcohol law to address a recent court ruling that supporters said created a loophole affecting wholesalers’ fair market compensation when breweries are sold. The California Family Beer Distributors supported the bill, while the California Craft Brewers Association said it was neutral based on ongoing negotiations and sponsor commitments. AB 344 passed the committee on a due pass to Appropriations vote, with the roll left open for additional members. The committee also heard AB 509 by Assemblymember Flora, which concerned alcohol service training and verification procedures. The California Restaurant Association supported the bill, saying it would recognize good-faith use of technology in entry and verification processes and help restaurants meet their obligations. There was no opposition testimony. The author accepted committee amendments, and the bill was moved on a due pass as amended to Appropriations. Additional members later added votes to the consent items, committee rules, AB 344, and AB 509 before the committee adjourned at 2:07 p.m.

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• Who is my age should be should be consuming them because it provides an alternative. source of energy
• But the clinics can actually literally take the technology out to the patients.
• So I don't know of genetic technology, DNA technology, as it exists today, that will allow me to do that
• And so I left academia and I started a company to make brain stimulation technology. We just got.
• So part of the reason we have developed this technology.

Bills: HB5, HJR3, HB155, HB513, HB5, HB155

Keywords: dementia, research, health care, Texas Institute, grants, medical breakthroughs, oversight, prevention, funding, healthcare, Texas, autopsy, confidentiality, public records, medical examiner, law enforcement, HB 513, surgical smoke, surgical plume, smoke evacuation

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• It provides new consumer to secure disability
• It provides new consumer protections against
• But they also need a clear set of consumer
• of consumer protections when they get that
• Space, Florida technology areas related to