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• you, NetChoice is the one is the entity you, NetChoice is the one is the entity and<00:04:51.760
• It's government regulating private entities that shouldn't be regulated, okay?
• It's government regulating private entities that shouldn't be regulated, okay?
• It's government regulating private entities that shouldn't be regulated, okay?
• It's government regulating private entities that shouldn't be regulated, okay?

Keywords: Judiciary, Division A (Part 2) - Room 409, 3 March, 2026; 4:15 P.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 1752, which had already passed Judiciary A, gone to Appropriations, and returned with an amendment. The chair explained that the amendment froze a rate increase that had been included by LBR and instead set the amount at $150,100 on a two-year schedule for further review. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed the bill on a title-sufficient-do-pass motion. The committee then considered House Bill 1603, described as a cleanup measure related to last year’s squatters law. Counsel explained that it removed language stating that a squatter who commits trespass or remains on another person’s property shall not accrue property rights based on that conduct. After a brief question about what the bill removed, the committee passed it on a title-sufficient-do-pass motion. The main discussion centered on House Bill 1224, a strike-all for the Keeping Kids Safe Online Act, which the chair described as a revised version of the Walker Montgomery law. The chair said the original House bill raised serious constitutional concerns, especially around age verification, First Amendment issues, and overbreadth, and noted Justice Kavanaugh’s comments in the Walker Montgomery litigation suggesting the prior law was likely unconstitutional. He said the strike-all would create a task force, include a reverse repealer, and use language modeled on laws in Florida and Virginia, with the goal of producing a bill that could withstand legal challenge. Several senators questioned whether the committee should move forward with a bill that might still be vulnerable, while others emphasized the need to protect children online and referenced Mr. Montgomery’s advocacy and the book Anxious Generation. The chair said industry representatives from Google, Facebook, TikTok, and NetChoice had expressed willingness to discuss a workable compromise, and he indicated the committee could still go to conference and potentially return to the House version if needed.

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• carry out the office's mission and to ensure staff have no conflicts of interest with CYFD or any entity
• Yes, it's clear that the OCA is the entity that has the authority to make decisions about what to do
• Prior years estimated the cost of a similar entity to be $650,000 annually, which would allow the office
• They can, of course, file complaints. with the entities within CYFD as well.
• To make sure that the department is now responsible for reporting to a specific entity.

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• , limited partnerships, LLCs, any form of entity, including nonprofit entities.
• , limited partnerships, LLCs, any form of entity, including nonprofit entities.
• , limited partnerships, LLCs, any form of entity, including nonprofit entities.
• , limited partnerships, LLCs, any form of entity, including nonprofit entities.
• nonprofit entities.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 00:08:08.160> judicial<00:08:08.639> branch entity within within the judicial branch entity
• It shouldn't just be limited to research entities for access to that.
• It shouldn't just be limited to research entities for access to that.
• It shouldn't just be limited to research entities for access to that.
• It shouldn't just be limited to research entities for access to that.

Bills: HF3901, HF962, HF4428, HF4478, HF1775

Keywords: foster care, ombudsperson, investigative powers, children's rights, complaint process, HF4428, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, community engagement, work requirement, work mandate, employment requirement, community service, 80 hours, half-time student, income threshold, federal minimum wage, eligibility verification, benefit suspension, benefit termination

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• history, TV viewing, vehicle data, and more are available on the open market and sold by private entities
• Private entities like data brokers have grown into a $200 billion-a-year industry.
• as easily as it can from a public entity?
• As it can from a public entity? That's a great question.
• done, but if it's on their own without supervision and under leadership and instructions from an entity

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee held a series of informational briefings on information management and technology issues. It first heard from ACLU representatives on data privacy, who argued that Oregon should strengthen protections against private data brokers, government purchases of personal data, reverse warrants, automatic license plate readers, and local police surveillance. They urged data minimization, limits on data sales and retention, and broader transparency and accountability measures. Members asked about practical uses of license plate readers, state sales of data, and how Oregon’s approach compares with other states; the presenters said similar proposals have been adopted elsewhere, including data minimization in Maryland and a state version of the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act in Montana. The committee then received a detailed update from the Department of Administrative Services and Enterprise Information Services on licensing system modernization for 14 boards and commissions with the most immediate need. DAS said it is seeking a shared procurement approach through an RFP that would create either one scalable system or two tiers of systems, depending on agency needs and security requirements, with contracts expected by September. Committee members emphasized the need for a more unified, user-friendly statewide login and service experience for businesses and residents, and raised concerns about small agencies “figuring it out on their own” without sufficient cybersecurity or technical expertise. EIS said it is overseeing the investment review, security and architecture review, and future implementation planning, and noted that multiple agency requests may still come back to the legislature in the next session. The committee also discussed a revised cybersecurity incident notification concept. Staff explained that the earlier bill had raised stakeholder concerns, so the co-chairs directed further interim work with the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council and other local government and K-12 stakeholders. The goal is a narrower, voluntary “911-style” notification process that would let public bodies alert peers and potentially receive assistance after cyber incidents; a temporary voluntary process is being tested now, with a work group developing language for possible 2027 consideration. Finally, the committee heard updates from the new state chief data officer on data governance, data sharing, geospatial work, and the state transparency website, followed by a briefing on data centers from NCSL and the Technology Association of Oregon. The data officer described efforts to expand data inventories, data governance plans, data literacy, and interagency sharing, along with statewide aerial imagery, geospatial standards, and the open data portal. The data center discussion focused on national and state trends, including rapid growth in data centers, rising electricity and water demand, and legislative responses such as new rate classes, reporting requirements, and cost-allocation rules to protect ratepayers. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• So, captive insurers are what entities may set up as a sort of self-insurance.
• This is applicable to for-profit entities as well.
• This is applicable to for-profit entities as well.
• This is applicable to for-profit entities as well.
• for-profit entities as well. for-profit entities as well.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, March 26, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with 39 members present and a quorum. The session opened with an invocation by Bishop Antonio Palmer of Kingdom Celebration Center, whose remarks were journalized. The President and members also welcomed several guests to the chamber, including former Delegate Sean Terrence, students from Charles H. Flowers High School and Garrison Forest School, Dr. Lee Snyder as doctor of the day, and Dr. Barbara Ann Palmer in recognition of Women’s History Month. The President also noted that the next day would be pro forma and that some scheduled items would be moved to the following week. The Senate considered Executive Nominations Report No. 6, covering gubernatorial nominees for boards and commissions including the State Board of Education, MEDCO, and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. On motion of the committee chair, the report was special ordered to Tuesday, with members asked to review the list for recusals or related issues. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 890, which concerns an insurance premium receipts tax exemption for captive insurance procured by nonprofit hospitals and health care systems. On SB 890, the Senate adopted the committee amendments and then adopted a floor amendment offered by the bill sponsor. The amendment was described as replacing the bill’s earlier approach with a two-year moratorium on collection of any related liabilities, followed by a Maryland Insurance Administration report back on ongoing investigations. One senator raised concern that the amendment’s language could require the state to refund taxes already paid by hospitals and others, potentially costing millions, and asked for more time to review it; the motion to special order the bill was defeated. After discussion, the amendment was adopted and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. At the close of the floor session, committee and delegation announcements were made, including Finance, Triple E, Judicial Proceedings, Budget and Tax, Executive Nominations, and several county delegations. A senator from District 6 also spoke about the anniversary of the Key Bridge collapse and thanked colleagues for bipartisan work on related legislation and recovery efforts.

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• And then, um, but also when you look at just the organization of a school entity, I can't, I would be
• Because there are some non-profits or some entities that come in and they do food donations.
• I know that local law enforcement entities go to our community neighborhood meetings. ...provide the
• So, if there's confusion on how to use it, like with these tribal entities, yeah, we can't force them
• So I think that's where we've got to bring in that entity as we move forward, because these guys are

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• I've worked with a lot of private entities.
• I can transfer the cost of goods or the cost of services between those entities multiple times.
• organizations, that provide administrative services allowing them to function almost as a single entity
• We've been having this discussion for so long regarding the PBMs for that middle entity.
• It may put the fear in the MCOs and other entities, but that's what our job is.

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• In a agreements with a private entity.
• <00:04:22.000> about are having with private entities about are having with private entities
• between private and government entities between private and government entities wouldn't<00:42:41.599
• <00:44:57.280> that includes um governmental entities that includes um governmental entities
• So if property values go up, entities.

Bills: HF4077, HF3798, HF3886

Keywords: municipal nondisclosure agreement, NDA, public records, transparency, local government, county, city, town, school district, housing and redevelopment authority, economic development authority, port authority, economic development, land development, public financing, tax increment financing, TIF, abatement, municipal bonds, debt obligations

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• Right now, we have 11 administrative entities.
• This would reduce that down to one administrative entity. Currently, we have 10 planning regions.
• So, other questions: the 11 administrative entities, do we have names of those?
• Administrative entities? Did they go through legislative audits?
• Yeah, the whichever one, I mean, the 11 administrative entities under your waiver package.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• We have consulted with other universities and entities who have private partners for their utilities.
• have<00:07:29.080> private<00:07:29.919> partners<00:07:30.360> for entities
• who have private partners for entities who have private partners for their<00:07:30.880> utilities
• entity Provident. entity Provident.
• space for private and corporate entities space for private and corporate entities uh<00:19:41.880

Keywords: 0:00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:54 Approval of Minutes 0:01:08 Information Items 0:03:18 Postsecondary Institutions - UK 0:18:10 Finance and Administration Cabinet 0:30:13 KY Infrastructure Authority 0:37:30 Cabinet for Economic Development 0:52:11 Office of Financial Management 0:59:20 Remaining 2026 Mtg Dates 1:00:49 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the April 27 minutes and then received several informational reports, including University of Kentucky medical equipment purchases, UK’s use of $200 million in Ever funds for a public-private partnership, school district debt issuances, UK’s planned use of construction manager-at-risk delivery on five projects, Kentucky Communications Network Authority capital projects under House Bill 6, and 14 UK lease improvements. Members were told the House Bill 6 item was also being discussed in the Information Technology Oversight Committee and could return later if needed. The main action item was University of Kentucky’s request to approve a $600 million public-private partnership for central plants and utility infrastructure tied to the Chandler expansion. UK said it would shift $200 million from previously authorized restricted funds into the P3, leaving the project financed through private equity and nonprofit debt with no UK or Commonwealth debt. UK representatives said the project is necessary to support 24/7 hospital operations, expand and modernize utility systems, improve redundancy and efficiency, and reduce long-term operating risk. Members asked about the source of the availability payments, which UK said would come from UK Healthcare revenues, and the committee approved the P3 agreement unanimously. The committee also approved a UK lease renewal for a 20,000-square-foot College of Medicine annex near the Bowling Green Medical Center. UK said the lease costs $38 per square foot, or $912,000 annually, and supports medical education expansion in the region, including growth from 120 to 160 students over four years. Members voiced support for the local impact, and the lease passed unanimously. Later, the committee approved a Transportation Cabinet aviation project for two medium box hangars at Capital City Airport, funded by $1,153,000 in federal money and $950,000 from the Aviation Economic Development Fund, which is supported by a 6% jet fuel tax with a $1 million annual cap per company. Members asked about the fund balance, the cap, and airport revenue sources, and staff said the airport also receives entitlement and federal infrastructure funds and earns revenue from hangar rent and fuel sales. The committee then approved two Finance and Administration Cabinet pool projects: a roof and skylight replacement at the Libraries and Archives building and exterior repairs at several state buildings. Finally, the committee approved six Kentucky Infrastructure Authority action items after hearing about one loan increase for the Springfield Wastewater Treatment Plant and five grant reallocations tied to Cleaner Water Program and county allocation pool funds. Members asked why one project approved in 2024 was only now increasing, and KIA explained that design, water division review, environmental review, and bidding can take one to two years. KIA also reported additional no-action items, including a Brandenburg water grant split among two projects and 17 Kentucky Waters projects provided for information. The meeting ended with approval of the action items and no further action on the informational grants.

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• 2% of our entities, 7% of the awards, and almost 20% of the funding that's been made to date.
• And there are other entities outside of our authority that have reserved the difference between what
• They wanted us to get that constructed so that the other entities, counties, and municipalities that,
• That's handled through really, officially on an individual entity basis.
• So if you're a private entity, you're coming in through one application system, you're being analyzed

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• Uh I share for those disease entities.
• Making sure that our public health entities have the resources they need to educate Minnesotans on the
• that, uh, our public health entities that, uh, our public health entities have<00:19:28.559>
• It would expand the private classification to commercial entities, the HOA management company, and the
• ,<00:34:57.920> the uh to uh uh to commercial entities, the uh to uh uh to commercial entities

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's one entity that has 2,000 cases that we have. And the anatomical side of the house, correct.
• So, one entity is responsible for 2,000 anatomical cases. Okay.
• this entity used a method of cremation that is illegal. And it was performed on 2,000 decedents.
• They were a regulated entity of the Texas Medical Board, were they not?
• entity and by the state of Texas to regulate Texas positions.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments
• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments
• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments
• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments
• So it creates a shared database of individuals and entities ineligible to receive government payments

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the uh Hawaii energy environment, we do have concerns about the overbroad definition of acquiring entity
• case that there was an outside entity case that there was an outside entity that<00:21:06.039>
• of acquiring entity on page five<00:21:15.720> lines<00:21:16.200> 15<00:21:16.600>
• So we're happy to support whatever entity you think is most appropriate.
• So we're happy to support whatever entity you think is most appropriate.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on March 19, 2025, and first heard SB 137 SD2 HD1 relating to electric utilities. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the Public Utilities Commission said they stood on their written comments, IBEW Local 1260 supported the bill, and Ulupono Initiative also supported it. Hawaiian Electric supported the intent but asked for an amendment, saying the bill’s definition of “acquiring entity” was too broad and could unintentionally cover purely local utility transactions. A later witness from Life of the Land supported the bill only if the merger/acquisition language were removed, arguing the PUC would not have a workable mechanism to let a cooperative intervene in a utility sale process. Committee members questioned whether the bill could still work without that section, and Ulupono said it was open to clarifying language but did not seek to remove the provision; the discussion ended without a vote in the excerpt provided. The committee then took up SB 1220 SD2 relating to a renewable gas tariff. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the PUC again stood on written comments. HGas strongly supported the measure, saying it would create a faster, more cost-effective path for a voluntary renewable gas tariff without requiring a full rate case, while preserving PUC oversight and consumer protections. The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas also supported the bill, emphasizing that it would expand consumer choice and help Hawaii’s clean energy goals while keeping the program voluntary and shielding non-participating customers from costs. Henry Curtis of Life of the Land opposed the bill, arguing that HGas already had an active rate case and could have raised the issue there, and that the proposal did not increase renewable gas supply or speed up acquisition; he called it a gimmick. In response, HGas said the bill was mainly a mechanism to speed filing and that the details would be worked out in a PUC docket. Committee members pressed HGas on whether the measure would actually add renewable gas, what source would be used, and whether customers would simply be paying more for the same gas; HGas said it had two projects in development, including banagrass and hydrogen-related work, and that the tariff would be a voluntary opt-in rate for customers seeking renewable natural gas to meet sustainability goals. No vote was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Robert Harrell: Another entity that has occasionally been looking at this in the past is the Consumer
• former head, Rohit Chopra, was named a month ago by the governor to be the new agency head for the entity
• that will oversee DFPI, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and a number of other entities.
• Robert Harrell: ...and it undermines the very entity that you all said should be overseeing this.
• I can't speak for any blockchain or crypto entity, only for myself.

Summary: The committee took up AB 2285, a bill related to cryptocurrency staking and broader crypto regulatory issues. The author said the amendments would give California clearer guidelines for staking-as-a-service, maintain consumer disclosures, and remove a fee cap to make the business model workable. Supporters, including representatives of the Crypto Council for Innovation and the Satoshi Action Fund, said the bill would provide needed clarity and help Californians participate in blockchain-related opportunities. Opposition came from the Consumer Federation of California and credit union representatives, who argued the bill would weaken consumer protections, create an uneven playing field for state-chartered institutions, and move California into the middle of unresolved federal debates over the Clarity Act. They also raised concerns about fraud, money laundering, and the effect of the bill on DFPI’s authority and pending litigation involving Coinbase. The author responded that staking is distinct from buying crypto, that blockchain can improve traceability, and that the bill was still a work in progress with room for further amendments. Members discussed preemption, the pending federal framework, and whether the bill should wait until federal law is settled. The chair emphasized California’s role in setting policy and said other states were allowing consumers to benefit from staking. The committee ultimately adopted a due pass as amended motion and sent AB 2285 out on a 7-2 vote.

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• And another entity that has occasionally been looking at this in the past is the Consumer Financial Protection
• former head, Rohit Chopra, was named a month ago by the governor to be the new agency head for the entity
• that will oversee DFPI, the Department of Consumer Affairs, and a number of other entities.
• going to have a fundamental impact that weakens consumer protection. ...and it undermines the very entity
• I can't speak for any blockchain or crypto entity, only for myself.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The committee heard AB 2285, a bill focused on cryptocurrency staking and related consumer protections. The author said the amendments would give California clearer guidelines for staking-as-a-service, preserve disclosure requirements, and remove a fee cap to allow a workable business model. Supporters, including the Crypto Council for Innovation, said the bill would give Californians access to an important blockchain utility and provide needed clarity. Opposition came from the Consumer Federation of California, bankers, and credit unions, who argued the bill would weaken consumer protections, create an uneven playing field for state-chartered institutions, and move California into an unsettled federal debate over the Clarity Act. They also raised concerns about fraud, money laundering, and the bill’s effect on DFPI oversight, especially given pending litigation involving Coinbase and the state. The author responded that staking is distinct from buying crypto, that blockchain can improve traceability and security, and that the bill was still a work in progress with room for further amendments. Members questioned whether the bill was premature given the evolving federal framework and whether it could be aligned with future federal law. The author said California should act where federal law is unclear and that the state should continue to lead on consumer protection and blockchain policy. The committee then adopted a due pass as amended motion on a 7-2 vote, and the bill was reported out.

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• Another entity that I'm finding missing is the need for support with childcare with DHS.
• at Diamondback, at the Diamondback facility, and they are operating essentially as a pass-through entity
• supplemental that we passed out of this committee earlier this year, that was for a specific instance of an entity
• On top of the philanthropic donation by the Dale family or if a local business entity would also want
• and foremost, I just do want it not not that you're putting this out there, but there have been entities

Bills: SB1177, SB1177

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, 914, all

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• there's been a confusion between policy changes to specific taxpayer funding towards one particular entity
• is a specific— this case is all about a specific funding request of taxpayer dollars towards one entity
• taxpayer dollars funding request of taxpayer dollars towards<00:07:52.560> one<00:07:52.800> entity
• c> wasn't<00:07:54.080> just<00:07:54.879> a<00:07:55.520> a towards one entity
• that wasn't just a a towards one entity that wasn't just a a uh<00:07:57.120> a<00:07:57.440>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all